Monday, Feb. 12, 2018

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 29 No. 42

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, February 12, 2018

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Fed up with city council, mayor quits Kelly’s band to rock Midd • The acclaimed saxophonist and singer will perform in town. See Arts Beat on Pages 10-13.

Daniels: ‘I will no longer be a puppet’

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — In an unexpected and unprecedented move, two-time Vergennes Mayor Michael Daniels resigned on Thursday, alleging in a statement a poor working relationship with the

Vergennes City Council and citing a disagreement with council members on how a recent complaint against city hall employees was handled.

“I was told right at the beginning by several council members that we are all equal; stop running out

in front and work with the council.

I will no longer be a puppet,” read one sentence in Daniels’ statement.

Senior Alderman Renny Perry, who will serve as mayor until at least Town Meeting Day, said although the council and Daniels agreed on many issues, different points of view are inevitable.

Perry said Daniels, a longtime council member who also served three terms as mayor between 2007 and 2013, should have understood this when he successfully unseated Bill Benton a year ago.

“It really was a total surprise he would have done something like (See Mayor Daniels, Page 35)

MUHS junior is essay finalist • Read Maisie Newbury’s submission to Bernie’s State of the Union essay contest on Page 18.

Bristol sized up for gas pipeline

• Selectboard members, public to meet with Vt. Gas officials on Monday evening. See Page 25.

Chairlift commencement

TWO MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE “Feb” students — Michelle Yang, left, and Jessie Klinck — dressed in graduation robes ride a chairlift at the Snow Bowl on Feb. 3 before the start of the college’s annual February Ski Down celebration. The college graduated 121 “Febs” during the day’s festivities.

Photo by Teddy Anderson/Middlebury College

Basketball rivals meet at VUHS

• The game between the Eagle and Commodore boys proved to be surprisingly one-sided.

See why on Page 19.

Middlebury recreation leader lands new job Arnold transformed a stagnant department

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Terri Arnold’s love for Vermont and her eagerness to take on a challenge were what motivated her to take the helm of the Middlebury Parks & Recreation

Department in late 2012.

A little more than five years later, Arnold, 60, has placed the department on a solid foundation in a brand new recreation facility.

(See Arnold, Page 15)

Bristol to vote on 1.5% town spending increase

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — At the annual town meeting next month, Bristol voters will be asked to approve a fiscal year 2019 municipal spending plan that represents an increase of 1.5 percent to $2,609,402, and would require a projected increase of 2.7 percent in the municipal tax rate.

While the budget warned by the selectboard would make small changes in the big-ticket highway and general fund spending items, the biggest shifts would be in spending on the recreation department (down 10.3 percent) and voter appropriations (up 11.7 (See Bristol budget, Page 17)

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Panton set to decide on town hall upgrades

Spin United surpasses goal again

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Fitness hosted and sponsored the 5th annual Spin United in support of United Way Addison County and its programs and partners on Sunday, Jan. 21. To date, 76 spinning fundraisers and 153 donors raised $11,440 for the Addison County community, surpassing the $10K goal.

The event made possible with the help of many volunteer spinners and the generosity of the Middlebury Fitness owner Jerrod Rushton. Along with his facility and team of volunteer instructors and staff, including Ashley LaDuke, Megan Sears, Janice Rushton, Tamara Chase, and Lauren Ringey, spinners were kept energized and entertained throughout the event.

Sponsors also included the Addison Independent, WhistlePig, Frog Hollow Bikes and Juice Amour who provided delicious samples of their products and provided prizes for quizzes and giveaways.

Abby Murphy volunteered her services as a massage therapist and provided the much-appreciated service of working out kinks and soothing tired muscles for spinners. Volunteer Max Kraus was the ‘staff photographer’ for the day.

Fourteen teams from all over Addison County and representing several businesses and organizations took part in the event, including; BreadLoaf Spinners, Counseling Service of Addison County, FlyWheel, Frog Hollow Bikes, Juice Amour, Team

THE OLD SPOKES team of Bethany Menkart, left, Michael Chamberlain, James Cole, Andrew Menkart and Bud Reed pedal away at the recent United Way of Addison County Spin United fundraiser.

Photos by Max Kraus

MiddFit, MiddSpin, Milo Memorial, Old Spokes, Out Spokin’ and Dr. K, Porter Peddlers, SpinCycle, Sweating for Good, and United We Spin.

The top three fundraising teams were Abby Blum’s Sweating for Good with $1,615, Ann Hanson’s MiddSpin with $1,450, and Jen Peterson’s United We Spin with $1,320 — a combined total of $4,385. The $1,000 plus club also included Porter Peddlers.

Honorable Mention goes to Team MiddFit with $955, and BreadLoaf with $740.

MiddSpin has chosen to donate their fundraising efforts to the Charter House Coalition in memory of Suad Teocanin. Sweating for Good and United We Spin have chosen to donate theirs to the general fund to be dispersed among all of UWAC’s programs/partners.

SPIN CYCLE TEAM members Suzanne Waldren, left, Tracy Corbett and Lee Bilson are all smiles during United Way of Addison County’s Spin United fundraiser at Middlebury Fitness on Jan. 21.

By ANDY KIRKALDY PANTON — Panton residents will make key decisions about the future of their town hall in March — but they won’t make them in town hall, and one decision will have to wait for another day.

Panton selectboard Chairman Howard Hall said the board recently decided to hold town meeting at a site that is “an officially ADA-qualified location.”

That statement on the Americans with Disabilities Act does not apply to Panton Town Hall because it lacks handicap access to the second level, and that second level lacks handicap-accessible bathrooms. Australian balloting, however, will still be held in the clerk’s office in the town hall basement, which does have handicap-access provisions.

Hall said the Panton town garage, which is accessible, is a leading contender to host town meeting, but he could not yet confirm a site.

At the same time, he regrets many town residents will not see the many new energy improve(See Panton, Page 3)

Bristol to vote on reduced police budget BRISTOL — The Bristol selectboard has proposed spending $461,374 on the police district in fiscal year 2019, which reflects a decrease of $1,588, or 0.34 percent, from the budget year that ends June 30.

Residents of the Bristol Police District, which encompasses a large part of the village, will vote on the budget proposal by Australian ballot on Town Meeting Day, March 6.

Though the Bristol Police Department will see administrative, facilities and communications cost increases, the overall budget is lower because of adjustments in personnel costs, said Town Administrator Valerie Capels.

The new budget includes the projected salary and benefits for a new police chief; officials said they would be less than this year. Longtime Chief Kevin Gibbs retired this past August after three decades on the force.

Lt. Bruce Nason is the department’s Officer-in-Charge until the town hires a new chief.

A job description and recruiting strategy will be reviewed at the Feb. 19 selectboard meeting, Capels said.

At this time the town intends to maintain its current staffing level of three police officers.

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Panton (Continued from Page 2) zens will enjoy it,” Hall said. “But by the higher cost of employees’ ments to town hall, mostly done it’s the citizens’ choice, not neces- health insurance. with the help of Green Mountain sarily ours.”

Meanwhile, Hall estimated that The board at the last minute the current project to fix the stairs Power.

“I’m disappointed because I’d also removed an article that was love to show off our new heat popular when town residents were surveyed: installing pumps and how our a $55,000 kitchen building looks,” Hall area in the second said.

“The board level, one that could One of the finan- is saying you be used “for public cial decisions to be functions.” made at town meet- will put a ramp Hall said relevant ing would correct the and put in the information expectproblems that led the ADA bathrooms from Panton’s selectboard to move because that is ed Town Hall Committhe meeting. tee by the end of last The board is asking federal law. I residents to approve don’t even know week did not arrive: What was needusing $100,000 from what we would ed was confirmaa surplus — called tion from the state an “undesignated do if it were whether town hall’s fund balance” — in voted down.” the town’s general — Selectboard septic system could fund to pay for a new Chairman handle an additional handicap access ramp Howard Hall wastewater source.

With that informato the second level tion uncertain, Hall and the renovation of that floor’s two bathrooms to be said the selectboard was not comhandicap accessible. If any funds fortable putting the question on the are unspent, the board would like warning. And because financial them to remain in a fund dedicat- decisions must be warned, with a ed to town hall repairs and main- deadline of this past Friday, Hall said, the kitchen cannot be considtenance.

Hall said board members believe ered at this town meeting.

“We had not received that conthe town must dedicate these funds — which he said derived from a firmation as of noon as of Friday, good deal on a paving contract two so the warning went out,” he said, years ago and savings on winter adding the cost is also uncertain at road maintenance from recent mild this point. “There’s some disapwinters — toward creating man- pointment on this. Until we know dated handicap access to Panton exactly what regulations we have to follow, we can’t say if we can Town Hall.

“The board is saying you will build this.”

Hall acknowledged once all the put a ramp and put in the ADA bathrooms because that is federal information is in hand the selectlaw,” Hall said. “I don’t even know board could call a special meetwhat we would do if it were voted ing at some point to deal with the kitchen question, but said it was down.”

That surplus totals about not his call alone to make.

“I don’t want to speak for the se$141,000, according to town officials, and the board will ask at lectboard,” he said.

The selectboard is also propostown meeting for another $40,000 to be put into the town’s Highway ing a $686,102 general fund budCapital Equipment Fund to help get, one that calls for an increase pay for a new Mack truck with a of $38,700 that is largely driven plow and other attachments. The board also will ask permission to borrow another $25,000 to complete the purchase.

The board is also looking for permission to borrow $100,000 to finally put Panton Town Hall’s cupola back on its roofline. It was removed a number of years ago to reduce the cost of a roofing project.

Bristol Electronics designed and installed a photovoltaic system on our Panton still has $15,000 remainhouse in New Haven. ing on a $25,000 Cerf Foundation grant to use toward the project, We could not be more pleased with the staff and the installation of our once roughly estimated at $75,000. system.

But Hall said the board wants to be sure to have enough funding Right from the start we understood what we were buying and what on hand to complete the work if the installation process was about. The staff filled out all the necessary residents support it — he called paperwork required by Green Mountain Power and the State of $100,000 a “safety net” number.

Vermont. This in itself made our experience with Bristol Electronics an “We haven’t had official bids,” easy and pleasant one. he said. “You never know what The installation was professional and clean. The service did not end you’re getting into, especially with with installation. We were contacted to insure that everything was an older building.” satisfactory and if we had any questions.

Hall said the selectboard did not want to take an official position on We highly recommend Bristol Electronics. the cupola.

“If the citizens want to put that Mike and Helen Hanley – New Haven, VT on the building, I’m sure the citi-

to town hall’s second level is between 70 and 80 percent complete, and he hope residents are happy about that and other work already

done to town hall as well as the proposed upgrades.

“I’m really excited, and I hope people are excited, also,” he said.

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Editorial

Raining on Trump’s parade: It is ‘third-world bulls..t’ Perhaps it should not be surprising that Donald Trump, the misguided leader of the free world, has directed the U.S. Department of Defense to organize a large Bastille Day-type military parade.

The parade would be complete with missiles, tanks, heavy weapons, troops, bands and flags — similar to those staged in Russia, North Korean or banana-republic dictatorships. It’s projected to cost millions of dollars.

What’s the point?

Critics say it’s to shore up Trump’s emotional insecurity; another sign of a man whose ego constantly needs stroking.

An experienced and respected opinion comes from former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who was part of the team who organized the last military parade under Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1991 following Desert Storm — the successful military campaign that pushed Iraq out of Kuwait.

“America doesn’t need to convince the world how powerful we are with a display of our most powerful weapons. That is not who we are,” Hagel writes in the latest issue of “U.S. News and World Report.” “In fact, it makes us look weak. Would the point be to thank and recognize the men and women who serve in our military?

Or would it be entertainment for our president, who told French President Macron that he so enjoyed the French parade that he too wanted a grand military parade like the Bastille Day parade he attended? Not a good reason.”

Hagel continues: “It might be instructive to look back at our country over the last 100 years. One of America’s strongest presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, had a simple, clear national security policy. ‘Speak softly, and carry a big stick.’ President Roosevelt led America, an emerging global power, into the 20th century. He led with the power of America, but also the purpose of America.

“It has been America’s purpose, not its power, that the world has respected. Roosevelt led with the wisdom of a leader who understood his country; a changing world and the need to unify not divide. He also understood the serious and solemn responsibility of the use of power. Wise leaders balance purpose and power.

“History has seen many nations that emphasized their power, but they never lasted,” added Hagel. “In our volatile, complicated and interconnected world today we need friends, trading partners and alliances based on common interests and mutual respect. Not leading with the intimidation of military power or threats, dismantling trade, nuclear and environmental agreements, or other both tangible and intangible agreements. Military power is important. But the power of noble purpose, economic strength and a vibrant, inclusive society governed by values and the rule of law are all more important.”

And, of course, Trump’s parade wouldn’t be cheap. Back in 1991, the cost was between $8 million and $12 million. With Trump’s lavish tax cuts, debt ceiling expansion and a $1.1 trillion deficit facing the country in 2019 (almost triple what it was in 2015) setting Trump’s pattern, expect Trump to blow the previous parade expenses out of the water — all in the name of “making America great again.”

The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden may have aptly described what many of the country’s armed forces — and most civilians — are thinking when he described Trump’s idea of a military parade as “third-world bulls..t. We prepare. We deter. We fight. Stop this conversation.”

If only we could.

Angelo Lynn

ADDISON COUNTY

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Cast away

TWO CORNWALL TREES cast their shadows on the side of a metal-clad building last Thursday afternoon.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Income tax shouldn’t be used to finance education I am writing to express concern regarding the state Legislature’s potential plan to fund schools via an income tax as a way to reduce property taxes. Let me state up front that simplifying the tax code and reducing our taxes are both commendable ideas that most people can easily support.

However, given already precarious school budgets (most of our area schools are facing significant cuts to programs, personnel, or both), this plan could easily lead to further financial challenges in our

schools.

A full 15 percent of homes in Vermont are second homes. The property taxes from those homes help to support our state education system, but second homeowners do not pay income taxes in Vermont unless Vermont is their permanent residence. While not all second home owners are affluent, it stands to reason that families choosing to own a vacation home in beautiful Vermont as an escape from the monotony of Massachusetts or the confines of Connecticut can

afford the annual tax bills on those homes. Reducing that stream of tax revenue without a way to replace it will naturally lead to requiring Vermonters to pay a significant income tax in order to make up for those funds. Or, worse, the net loss of those funds could mean additional losses to our schools.

Vermont’s current property tax system already has measures in place to subsidize tax bills for lower-income families. If we feel that lower-income Vermonters (See Letter, Page 5)

Addison Independent, Monday, February 12, 2018 — PAGE 5

Vandals should change their ways

Letters to the Editor State uses flawed logic on farm waste management I am responding to Paul Ralston and Vermont ANR Secretary Moore Community Forum commentaries on water quality issues. At one point Mr. Ralston says, “the manure from an organic farm is no different than the manure from a conventional farm in terms of the impact it has on water quality.” This reveals a fundamental misunderstanding about the potential benefits of organic production methods on farms with regard to water quality.

But it also gives the false impression that some conventional farms are not currently utilizing these same “organic” methods while preserving their ability to use conventional tools to manage their nutrients and herd health. Mr. Ralston presents an all or nothing picture while artificially driving a wedge between “organic” and “conventional” farming practices.

The point here is nutrient management should be just what it implies, a management strategy, and a

one-size-fits-all proposal that relies heavily on centralized technological fixes for on-farm management is discriminatory, may be extremely cost prohibitive and in the end may not solve the problem as planned.

The idea that we will haul, separate, and commoditize the target pollutants as a criteria for “management” is simply ridiculous. It creates a whole new industry that relies on the perpetuation of the problem for its very existence. Sound familiar?

Biologic farming methods inherently manage nutrients through best practices. But transition to these methods involves investments. And there are simple local materials and technologies that can help. As an example, there exist natural minerals in economic supply right in the Champlain Valley that have been scientifically proven to be powerful selective sorbents for Solution Reactive Phosphorus (SRP).

Additionally, biomass to bio-carbon technologies that convert natu-

ral biomass forestry by-product or on-farm biomass to fuels (energy) with a carbon capture potential can augment and in some cases out perform conventional anaerobic methane digesters. And these methods are scalable. Small holders as well as industrial operators can deploy them “as needed, where needed”.

This is where significant State funding should be allocated. Farms need financial incentives and outright financial help to transition to effective nutrient management strategies that do not rely on costly centralized technological fixes or wholesale watershed re-engineering. The problem now seems to be a question of legislative priorities, and the Vermont agencies’ resolve to rapidly develop and deploy strategies for cost effective and workable on-farm nutrient management methods without destroying the agricultural economy altogether.

Thomas Vanacore Bridport

New candidate emerges for Middlebury selectboard My name is Lindsey Fuentes-George, and I am running for Middlebury selectboard. My family has lived in Middlebury for seven years, and three years ago, chose East Middlebury to buy our home. I work full time providing client support with the Counseling Service of Addison County. My husband, Kemi, teaches at Middlebury College. We have three children, Xavier, Aldan, and Bennet. Xavier and Aldan attend Mary Hogan School, and Bennet will begin attending Sunshine Preschool this fall.

I am running for selectboard to be sure everyone in Middlebury has a voice in our government. Many working families struggle to make a home here due to high costs of living. New families, who may reflect the increasing diversity in our town, often struggle just to feel at home.

With the current national political

situation, we need to ensure that our local government is responsive to, and representative of, everyone in our community. I would bring this resolve to my work on the selectboard.

Our town has many strengths and much to be proud of. Middlebury is a safe and welcoming place to raise a family. Our schools, library, college, recreation department, and community organizations provide a range of opportunities for learning, enrichment, and cultural connections. We benefit from a small, close-knit community.

At the same time, we face many challenges. We need to find ways to make housing and transportation affordable for working families. We need to sustain a local economy that grows and attracts varied, long-term job opportunities, while also preserving a healthy environment. We

need to ensure that our children will be able to choose Middlebury when it is their turn to find work, invest in a home, and start a family.

I hope to bring a fresh, progressive perspective to the Board; to be not only a new voice, but a new set of ears, as well. I’d like to maintain a selectboard that is as diverse as our community, and responsive to the needs of all its members. I look forward to getting to work building a stronger, more vibrant Middlebury. I ask for your vote on March 6th.

Lindsey Fuentes-George East Middlebury

I came back from a delightful hike in the Bristol Watershed/ Norton Brook area yesterday around 2 p.m. to find the driver’s window of my car smashed in and the car full of broken glass and snow. Nothing appears to have been stolen. Probably a couple of unthinking kids doing stupid things on a snow day, or someone desperate for drug money who was interrupted in his activities. Aside from a nasty clean up job and a very cold ride home, the window will cost about $250 to fix, which insurance won’t pay for. Worse than that, I’m likely to shy away from that area although I have come to enjoy the Ridge Trail and use it regularly.

Part of me wants to get back at whoever did this — hide in the

bushes with a tire iron — that sort of thing, or just stay away from the area. The smarter side of me will go ahead and hike there anyway, but place a trail or security camera hidden high in a tree or secured in the car and beam photos to me in real time as I enjoy my hike.

Rather than look over my shoulder, I’d like the vandals to be looking over theirs. As Allen Funt used to say, “Smile: you’re on candid camera.” And yes, I would press charges.

Please read this to your own kids so that the word gets out to others.

Vandalism is mean, stupid, and ... could get the vandal in danger with the law. Better to seek help if you need it.

Harry Chaucer New Haven

Letter (Continued from Page 4) require additional help in paying their property taxes, then adjusting the current system makes more sense than giving a tax break to a number of property owners who do not necessarily need that break.

Vermont’s schools have challenges that we all must face in the coming years, but we absolutely cannot afford to risk the quality of our public schools any more than current financial constraints are causing us to risk.

Asking Vermonters to subsidize a property tax cut for out-ofstate owners of ski homes on the backs of our kids’ schools would be a mistake. I hope to read in future Addy Indy articles that the proposed new tax system will not result in any net-loss to our education funding and that the income tax burden on families will not outweigh any possible property tax savings we could see.

Sam Prouty Weybridge

Letters to the editor

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

John Gosselin, 90, Greens Farms, Conn.

GREENS FARMS, Conn. — John Gosselin, 90, of Greens Farms, Conn. — husband, father, IBM employee of 38 years and a lifelong teller of stories — passed away peacefully at Bridgeport Hospital on Feb. 6, 2018.

John was born in 1927 in West Hartford, Conn., the son of Dr. George Adelor Gosselin, MD, a neurologist who graduated from the University of Vermont School of Medicine, and Edith Terry Nelson, who hosted a radio show.

John often visited his grandfather, Ferdinand Gosselin, who ran a grocery emporium in Rutland, Vt., in the building across from what is now the Paramount Theater, and his cousins, the Tetas and Belleroses, who had a camp on the south end of Lake Dunmore.

John graduated from The Choate School in Wallingford, in 1945, and attended Williams College. During the Korean War, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He received an honorable discharge in 1954, returned to Williams and graduated in 1955.

John went to work for International Business Machines in Waterbury, Conn., selling office equipment. He made the 100 Percent Club and was invited to a national conference where was recruited to work on international trade relations. By 1959, he was stationed at IBM’s European headquarters in Paris, France. It was the start of a career that would take him to five continents as he negotiated patent licensing and trade deals that led to the advancement of microchips and other computer technology.

On January 21, 1961, he married Elizabeth Hoyt “Betty” Miller. Two years later, after the birth of their first child, Lisa, they moved from Paris to New York City, where George and Jennifer were born and all three children attended school. In 1975, John was transferred back to Paris where the family spent 10 years before returning to the farmhouse in Greens Farms they had bought in 1964, and where he lived until recently.

John retired at age 67, after serving as Director of Commercial Relations for IBM World Trade. He continued to work after that, consulting with IBM, Hewlett-Packard and other technology companies and serving as an expert witness in a number of international patent law cases.

When asked what he was most proud of in his career, John replied

JOHN GOSSELIN without hesitation, “getting to know the inventors we worked with and making sure they were successful.”

While he traveled the world on business, he was always a devoted father, spending his free time with his family, whom he was inordinately proud of.

He attended Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport, Conn., served on the board of the Greens Farms Association and was a member of the Pequot Yacht Club for five decades.

John Gosselin was predeceased by his sister, Elizabeth Ann Gosselin, and his parents. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty; daughter Elizabeth “Lisa” Gosselin Lynn and her husband, Angelo, of Middlebury and Stowe, Vt.; son George Gosselin and his wife, Annette, of Fairfield; and daughter Jennifer Gosselin and her husband, Reed Maltzman, of San Francisco, Calif. He also leaves four grandchildren: Sam and Jack Gosselin, Zoe and Max Maltzman; and step-grandchildren Polly Lynn Mikula and her husband Jason, Christy Lynn and her husband Sam Ostrow, and Elsie Lynn Parini and her husband Oliver.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport, followed by a reception for family and friends. Come spring, John will be buried at the Gosselin family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rutland. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 651 Pequot Ave., Southport, CT 06890. ◊

State reports on opioid addiction battle BURLINGTON — An evaluation of the Care Alliance for Opioid Addiction, Vermont’s Hub and Spoke system of care, has shown that people in treatment for opioid addiction reported a 96 percent decrease in opioid use, and a 100 percent drop in overdose incidences, according to a new report that the Vermont Department of Health announced on Jan. 22.

The 185-page report details the findings of a study conducted in 2017 to better understand the impact that the addiction treatment services model has had on the lives of those in treatment and that of their families. The evaluation and report were done by Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D., a research professor with the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health at the University of Vermont.

The study was funded by a grant from the Vermont Department of Health. The $199,200 grant was made up of $150,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and $49,200 from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The evaluation found that while there is still a great deal more to do to address opioid addiction and substance use disorder in Vermont, the four-year-old Hub and Spoke system has made a significant positive impact in many important personal and public health and safety indicators.

“This report gives me hope,” said Mark Levine, M.D., Vermont’s health commissioner. “All across the country, our friends, neighbors and communities are struggling against

the toll brought about by addictive and all-too-plentiful illicit drugs. By reviewing the data, and listening to the people who are working hard to recover, we see that our Hub and Spoke system is beginning to bend the curve against the opioid epidemic.”

Vermont’s Hub and Spoke system of care focuses on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) — with methadone or buprenorphine — at one of the state’s six regional treatment centers (Hubs), and with buprenorphine in physician offices (Spokes). This approach has been shown to be the most effective treatment for people with opioid use disorders. People who are addicted to opioids suffer painful withdrawal when they stop using, and powerful cravings even after withdrawal has ended.

Key findings among Hub and Spoke system study participants: • 96 percent decrease in opioid use.

• 92 percent drop in injection drug use.

• Statistically significant reductions in the use of alcohol and illicit drugs — except cannabis/marijuana, which stayed relatively unchanged.

People who were not in treatment reported no significant changes in any measure.

• 89 percent decrease in emergency department visits.

• 90 percent reduction in both illegal activities and police stops/arrests.

• Zero participants in treatment had overdosed in the 90 days leading up to the study interview, compared to 25 percent who had overdosed in the 90 days before entering treatment.

• Family conflict, feelings of depression, anxiety and anger decreased, and participants reported being much more satisfied with their lives.

The report also provides recommendations for continued improvement of the care system, many of which are already the focus of state policy makers, including Governor Scott’s Opioid Coordination Council, which last month issued its strategic recommendations.

This new report points out the need for ensuring both Hub and Spoke services are adequately available in all regions of the state, and the need for greater emphasis on integrating mental health services into the system, as well as help for people in treatment to find employment and housing.

“There is no question that Vermont’s comprehensive approach to addressing drug addiction and substance abuse disorder has saved hundreds of lives,” said Levine. “I’m encouraged with how far we have come in just a few years, and pleased that our Hub and Spoke system is a national model for access to effective treatment, when and where needed. But we have much left to do,” Levine said. “Every overdose death is one too many. We can’t stop until we ensure everyone can get the treatment they need, and that people don’t set foot on the road that can lead to the tragedy of addiction.”

Find addiction & substance abuse disorder treatment services go to healthvermont.gov/alcohol-drugs/ help.

For the Hub and Spoke evaluation summary brief and full report, go to tinyurl.com/yaro3w8v.

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Ferrisburgh, farmers eye mediation in tree-cutting case

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh selectboard Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence said last week that the owners of the Vorsteveld Farm have accepted the town’s offer of mediation as a way to resolve the dispute over whether the farm had the right to clear-cut trees and shrubs this past spring in the town right-of-way along Arnold Bay Road’s east side.

The selectboard met behind closed doors on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and Lawrence confirmed on Wednesday the board discussed the Vorstevelds’ acceptance of the board’s offer of mediation.

Coming out of executive session, Lawrence said the board voted to authorize town attorney Jim Carroll to contact the Vorstevelds’ lawyer, Jim Foley of Middlebury, and work toward setting up a mediation meeting.

“It’s the first best step,” Lawrence said. “Hopefully we can sit down and resolve our concerns and issues through mediation.”

The timetable is uncertain, she said.

“That’s to be determined. We’ve got to talk and agree on a mediator and set up things,” Lawrence said.

That said, Lawrence said some time in March might be reasonable.

“We’d like to get it done sooner than later,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll be successful through mediation.”

What is certain is that the Vorstevelds hired a company to cut down almost all the trees and shrubs on a three-quarter mile stretch of Arnold Bay Road running north from the Panton town line. That act prompted many neighbors to complain to the selectboard.

One of the farm owners, Hans Vorsteveld, told the Independent that he believed the farm had the right to remove what he described as an “overgrown hedgerow” from their land. Vorsteveld said the work was

done to add cropland and improve drainage, and the finished product would be attractive.

Town tree warden Clifton Mix estimated up to $1 million of “public shade trees” had been illegally removed based on a statute that states landowners may not cut trees in a town right-of-way without first receiving permission from a town tree warden or a selectboard, and sets the fine as up to $500 per tree for “any person who willfully critically injures or cuts down a public shade tree without written permission.”

In the first of two certified letters to the Vorstevelds, Carroll cited that figure. In a second letter in Novem-

ber requesting a response, Carroll wrote the farm owners “as individuals and partners of Vorsteveld Farm, LLP, are subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each tree so injured or removed, as well as an award of damages … for the trespass and removal of the shade trees, as well as other injunctive relief to assure that the damage caused is mitigated through a replanting plan.”

Per the letter, the contractors the farm hired removed 306 shade trees with trunks at least 6-inch diameters and another 1,870 trees and shrubs along Arnold Bay Road.

There could be reason for compromise.

Carroll cited several statutes, but also acknowledged in an earlier public meeting that although he was confident in the town’s position the tree statutes are “not black and white.”

Another tree warden in the region, who prefers to remain anonymous, identified a statute that appears to support the Vorstevelds’ position.

That statute, 19 V.S.A. § 901,

refers to “Removal of roadside growth,” and it reads: “A person, other than the abutting landowner, shall not cut, trim, remove, or otherwise damage any grasses, shrubs, vines, or trees growing within the limits of a State or town highway, without first having obtained the consent of the Agency for State highways or the selectmen for town highways.”

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Middlebury Parks & Recreation Director Terri Arnold

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RECEPTION TO THANK PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR TERRI ARNOLD FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY Reading of the Middlebury Selectboard’s Resolution Recognizing Terri’s Service & Words of Thanks from Members of the Community at 5 p.m..

All are invited to attend and join us in thanking Terri for her service!

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perform on guitar and fiddle. Free, open to the Call Michelle at 802-377public and accessible to those with disabilities.

1419. $5 suggested donaRSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@ tion does not include gratuity.

Open dream circle in Bristol. Monday, residenceottercreek.com.

Open to anyone age 60 and Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m., ARTSight, 6 South Elinor Steele Tapestry openup and their spouse of any St. Bring dreams and curiosity Buffalo ing reception in Middlebury. age.

SWING DANCE, LEVEL II Add to your swing portfolio!

Dreamers and explore the personal dream landFriday, Feb. 16, 5-7 p.m., Lake Baikal presentation in Dance benefits brain & body while having a great time scape. Led by Annie Perkins and Karla Van Vliet, Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. both longtime Integrative Dreamwork practitioners, Theater, 68 South Pleasant 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Franklin to boot. Classes held at the Vergennes Opera House on the group uses an active form of dream engageSt. Vermont designer/weaver Environmental Center 103, Thursdays, Feb. 15-March 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Partners ment that is fun, powerful and safe. Meeting will Elinor Steele Friml will display Middlebury College, 531 not necessary. $10 per class. Open dance for 1 hour after continue to meet meets the second Monday of examples representing forty College St. Anna Ogorodnikova, all classes. Open to the public! Call Jim Condon for more each month. Suggested donation $20, but circle is years of dedication to the art director of Baikal Interactive open to all. More info contact Annie at 802-238of contemporary hand-woven Eco-Center, will talk about information at 802-475-2349 or email jscondon@mac.

6607 or perkolander@gmavt.net, or Karla at tapestry. The exhibit will Lake Baikal (the deepest and com, also on Facebook under James Condon.

802-989-1333 or karla@artandthedream.com. include works from several of the oldest lake in the world), Discover Girl Scouts event in Lincoln. Monday, her series, including abstract protected areas around the Feb. 12, 6-7 p.m., Lincoln Community School, and impressionistic images, lake, its current environmental 795 E. River Rd. Girl Scouts of the Green and landscapes, and geometric compositions. More problems and the work of local non-profits to White Mountains host this free information session info at 802-382-9222 or townhalltheater.org. solve or mitigate some of these problems.

Age Well Senior Luncheon in “Restoring for girls and parents. Girls and their families can The Balance: Environmental Tobacco Cessation Program in Bristol.

Vergennes. Thursday, Feb. 15, 10 meet local Girl Scouts and volunteers, learn about Personhood and the Rights of Nature” in Wednesday, Feb. 14, 4:30 p.m., Mountain Health a.m.-1 p.m., Armory Lane Senior Housing, expanded STEM and outdoor programs, enjoy fun, Middlebury. Friday Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m., Unity Center. 74 Munsill Ave., Building 1. Seize the 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo, tai girl-led activities, explore programs, and register to Hall, the Congregational Church of Middlebury, 30 opportunity and join this free program to help chi, visiting, and coffee hour. Meal served at noon become a Girl Scout. More info 888-474-9686 or North Pleasant St. Explore two potentially transyou quit. Registration required. Contact Michele of pork vegetable stew, four bean salad, biscuits girlscoutsgwm.org. formative concepts: the personhood of the natuButler at 802-388-8860 or mbutler@portermediand pineapple tidbits. Bring your own place setting. ral world, and the development of legal rights for cal.org.

Free transportation may be provided. Call ACTR nature. Explore how millennia-old beliefs of Native MALT benefit bake in Middlebury. Wednesday, at 802-388-1946. Advanced reservations required.

Americans could transform the consciousness of Feb. 14, 5-9 p.m., American Flatbread, 137 Maple $5 suggested donation. Call Michelle at 802-37721st century people and affect environmental law St (Marbleworks). American Flatbread hosts a 1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their Working with Distributors workshop and policy. Free and open to all. Light refreshments benefit for Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT). spouse of any age. in Middlebury. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m.provided. More info contact Marc Lapin 802-443For each flatbread purchased, a portion of the noon, UVM Extension Office, 23 Pond Ln. 3239, lapin@middlebury.edu or Carolyn Schmidt proceeds goes to MALT and their mission of work- School Maker Faire in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 15, 4-7 p.m., Hannaford Career Center, 51 Charles Suitable for fruit, vegetable and value added 802-623-8075, cschmidt@ecologia.org. ing with our community to conserve natural and Ave. A kick-off event in support of creating a maker The Grace Kelly Quartet in Middlebury. Friday, producers seeking a better understanding of distriproductive landscapes and to enhance scenic, space in Middlebury. Coinciding with the Career bution variables in reaching new markets, ACORN Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for recreational, and educational opportunities.

Center open house, this event will provide opporis sponsoring this workshop designed to clarify the the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Experience saxophonMiddlebury Community Music Center Salon in tunity to showcase local makerism, create connecroles of distributors and help emerging businesses ist, singer, and composer Kelly, who plays with the Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 6:15-7:15 tions in the local maker web and gauge interest to decide if they are ready to move away from selfheart and passion of an old soul yet with the genrep.m., Middlebury Community Music Center, 6 in having the resources of the Career Center distribution. Cost $10. All payments are a donation bending zest and energy of a 25-year-old. Tickets Main St. Students from a variety of studios gather available to the community after school. More info to ACORN’s mission and tickets are non-refund$28 adults/$22 Middlebury College faculty, staff, in MCMC’s salon to perform pieces they have contact thexfactoryvt@gmail.com. able. More info at acornvt.org. emeriti, and alumni/$10 youth 18 and under/$6 for been studying in their lessons. Light refreshShrove Tuesday pancake supper in Shoreham.

Middlebury College students. Available at 802-443ments are provided and it’s free and open to the Hannaford Career Center open house in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb/ 15, 4-7 p.m., Main Tuesday, Feb. 13, 5-7 p.m., Shoreham MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/tickets. public.

Campus, 51 Charles Ave. and North Campus, Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Come Book club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, 372 Mainelli Rd. Come see what programs the celebrate, prepare for Lent and feast on good food.

Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Hannaford Career Center has to offer, browse the Enjoy pancakes or French toast with maple syrup, Conference Room, Crown Point Road at Short Maker Faire, and enjoy refreshments, prizes and sausages, latkes with applesauce or sour cream, St. “ Every Man Dies Alone” by Hans Fallada more. More info at 802-382-1012.

Green Mountain Club Mt. Philo and beverages. Tickets $8 adults/$4 children/$20 is the selected book. All interested readers “A Walk in their Shoes: Dementia Simulation” hike in Charlotte. Saturday, Feb. 17. for a family. Open to all. welcome. More info at 802-758-2858. in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 15, 4-5 p.m., The An easy/moderate two-mile hike with an Shepard’s Pie community dinner in New Haven.

“13th” screening and discussion in Lincoln.

Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Allow elevation gain of 636 feet and breathtaking views Tuesday February 13, 6:30 p.m., New Haven Wednesday, Feb. 14, 7-9 p.m., Lincoln Library, Certified Dementia Practitioners to take you of the Lake Champlain Valley and New York’s Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. Come and West River Rd. Come see the film by Ava through an experience to better create a positive Adirondack Mountains. Wear appropriate clothenjoy vegetarian or beef Shepard’s Pie, salads, DuVernay that chronicles the progression from the environment for those with dementia. We will guide ing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking brownies and beverage. More info contact Donna second qualifying clause of the 13th Amendment you through the challenges of compromised vision, poles, if used. For more information contact Ralph at 802-877-2712. to the horrors of mass criminalization and the hearing and dexterity, which all affect cognition.

Burt at 802-355-4415. For more activities visit Community Chorus in Middlebury. Tuesday, Feb. sprawling American prison industry. With a potent Free, open to the public and accessible to those gmcbreadloaf.org.

13, 7-8:30 p.m., Mead Chapel. Join the chorus for mixture of archival footage and testimony from a with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388- Winter wildlife tracking workshop in Middlebury. its first Tuesday rehearsal to prepare music for its dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, 1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Saturday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., meet at MALT spring concerts in early May, as well as a special and formerly incarcerated women and men. More “Jewels of Ecuador” lecture in Middlebury. office, 63 Maple Street, Suite 3B. Join MALT and appearance with the Middlebury Wind Ensemble info at bridgesoflincoln@gmail.com.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 7-8 p.m., Ilsley wildlife tracker Sophie Mazowita for a day-long in mid-April. Open to all, high schoolPublic Library, 75 Main St. Otter Creek exploration of the winter woods through the eyes ers and adults, who love to sing.

Audubon’s Cabin Fever lecture series of deer, coyote, otter, fisher, foxes, and other winter Plan to attend at least one rehearsal welcomes Hank Kaestner and his residents. We’ll examine tracks in the snow, feedweekly on Sunday and/or Tuesday. brother, Peter, who will review highlights ing and foraging sign, territorial marking, and more More info contact conductor Jeff of a bird-viewing trip to Ecuador taken as we read the stories of our wild neighbors. Cost: Rehbach at rehbach@middlebury. last April, where they saw almost 400 $35 MALT members; $45 non-members. More info edu or 802-989-7355. species of birds, including 45 different at tinyurl.com/ya3p27qu. hummingbirds. Free.

Indoor yard sale in Bristol. Saturday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., American Legion Hall, 56 Airport Dr. Find treasures at bargain prices and help raise “David Hockney at the money for trade school scholarships and equipRoyal Academy of Arts” ment for area rescue squads. Everything from “‘[She Is] Beautiful:’ The on screen in Middlebury. gently used tools to clothing and more. Homemade Double Pipe in Greek Wednesday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m., soups, chowders and chilis. Theme basket raffle.

Music, Religion, and Vase Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant All proceeds benefit the Brendon P. Cousino Painting” in Middlebury. Friday, St. In-depth and intimate interviews Med47 Foundation.

Feb. 16, 12:30 p.m., Dance Theater, “L’Elisir d’Amore” live stream in HD in Middlebury. with Britain’s most popular artist Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 during his hugely successful shows Saturday, Feb. 17, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Porter Field Rd. Professors Damascus at the Royal Academy of Arts in Pleasant St. The MET’s production of Donizetti’s Kafumbe, Pavlos Sfyroeras, and Pieter 2012 and 2016. Part of THT’s Great comedy. A free talk about the opera will be given in Broucke team up for a multi-pronged Art Wednesdays series. Tickets: the studio on the lower level before the broadcast contextualization of the musical ritual adults $13/students $8 available at at 12:15 p.m. Tickets: adults $24/$10 students, and on an alabastron by the Emporion 802-382-9222, townhalltheater.org, are available at 802-382-9222, townhalltheater.

Painter that was recently acquired by at the box office Monday-Saturday org, at the box office Monday-Saturday noon-5 the museum. Part of the Fridays at the noon-5 p.m., or at the door. p.m., or at the door.

Museum series.

Free.

Age Well senior luncheon in “American Honey” on screen in Middlebury.

VIBRANTLY PLUMED HUMMINGBIRDS will be the subject of Josh and Rose Tabor: Old Hymns Shoreham. Wednesday, Feb. 14, Saturday, Feb. 17, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana auditorium, Hank and Peter Kaestner’s “Jewels of Ecuador” lecture in Midand Fiddle Tunes in Middlebury.

11 a.m., Halfway House, Route Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. In dlebury on Thursday, Feb. 15, 7-8 p.m., at Ilsley Public Library, Friday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m., The Residence 22A Shoreham Enjoy Spaghetti an attempt to escape her troubled home, Star, a 75 Main St. The lecture is part of Otter Creek Audubon’s Cabin at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Enjoy w/ meatballs, green beans, garlic teenage girl, joins a crew of traveling salespeople Fever lecture series. an afternoon of delightful and familtoast, beverage and dessert. and gets caught in a whirlwind of law-breaking, Photo courtesy Hank & Peter Kaestner iar music when Josh and Rose Tabor Advanced reservations required. partying, and love. Free.

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Green Mountain Club Young Adventurers Silver on why food scraps should be diverted from Lake hike in Goshen. Sunday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. the landfill, what compost is, how to set up and The Young Adventurers Club is geared towards manage a pile, uses for finished compost, and Age Well senior luncheon in adventurers 4-8 but all are welcomed. Outings are troubleshooting tips. Free.

Vergennes. Thursday, Feb. 22, 10 tailored to individual participants. More info contact Community Chorus in Middlebury. Tuesday, a.m.-1 p.m., Armory Lane Senior Housing, YAC Leader Lauren Bierman at 802-349-7498 or Feb. 20, 7-8:30 p.m., Mead Chapel. Join the 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo, laurenbierman1218@gmail.com. For more activiand prepare music for its spring concerts in early tai chi, and coffee hour. SASH Health Awareness. ties visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

May, as well as a special appearance with the Program at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon. Enjoy Champlain Valley Fiddlers in Middlebury. Sunday, Middlebury Wind Ensemble in mid-April. Open BBQ pork over rice pilaf, broccoli florets, wheat Feb 18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. to all, high schoolers and adults, who love to bread, and applesauce. Bring your own place Jam session from 11 a.m.-noon followed by music sing. More info contact conductor Jeff Rehbach setting. Free transportation may be provided. Call and dancing. Refreshments available. All fiddlers at rehbach@middlebury.edu or 802-989-7355.

ACTR at 802-388-1946. $5 suggested donation. welcome. Come and enjoy the fun and dancing. Championship Round: Spencer Prize in Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at $3 donation.

Oratory in Middlebury. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 7:30 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up “I Am Evidence” on screen in Middlebury. p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, and their spouse of any age.

Sunday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. 72 Porter Field Rd. In honor of the late profesPleasant St. The MNFF Winter Screening Series sor emeritus and former trustee John Spencer, Lynnette Combs performs in Middlebury.

Thursday, Feb. 22, 12:15-12:45 p.m. St. Stephen’s present this documentary directed by Trish Adlesic Oratory Now will hold its first annual speech Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. St. Stephen’s 7th and produced by Mariska Hargitay. Watch the trailcompetition for first-year students. January elimAnnual noonday recital series presents Combs, ers, read more about the films and buy tickets at ination rounds culminate in this face-off among organist of Christ Church Montpelier, who will middfilmfest.org. A series pass, covering admisthe final five contestants. Free. perform “800 Years of Organ Music in 30 sion to all six films, is available for $60.

Minutes.” Free.

Individual tickets to the films are $12.

“Look and See” on screen in Also available on the THT website, at Ferrisburgh. Thursday, Feb. 22, the THT box office or day of show.

7-8:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Offices, Bob Recupero and Michael Corn 3279 Route 7. Join the Ferrisburgh in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 18, 2 Conservation Commission and p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, Shelburne Farms for a cinematic portrait 350 Lodge Rd. Michael and Bob play by filmmaker Laura Dunn of the changing a wide range of tunes including jazz landscapes and shifting values of rural from the 1930s & 40s, some stanAmerica in the era of industrial agriculdards and some fun sing-a-longs. ture, as seen through the mind’s eye of Maybe a cowboy song or two. Free, writer, farmer, and activist, Wendell Berry. open to the public and accessible to More info at lookandseefilm.com or cirillo. those with disabilities. Part of The jec@gmail.com.

Residence’s Sunday Music series.

“Cultivating an Arborist’s Eye RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, Understanding and Caring for Trees” or pryan@residenceottercreek.com. in New Haven. Thursday, Feb. 22, Natasha Koval Paden, piano, 7-8:15 p.m., New Haven Town Office, performs in Middlebury. Sunday, North St. Join local arborist Adam Becker Feb. 18, 4 p.m., Robison Hall, to discuss all things, learn proper techMahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter niques to use when choosing, planting, Field Rd. In “Song, Dance, and Story” pruning and removing trees of your own, Ukrainian native and affiliate artist and help plan future community treeNatasha Koval Paden will feature the related activities, inlcuding New Haven’s rhythms of song, dance and story in first annual town-wide tree contest. a selection of works by Liszt, Chopin, Broadway show “Daddy Long Legs” and Liapunov. Free. in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 22. 7:30Community Chorus in Middlebury.

9:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Sunday, Feb. 18, 7-8:30 p.m., Mead Pleasant St. Come see this new musiChapel. Join the chorus and prepare cal about orphans, inheritance, family, music for its spring concerts in early LAKE BAIKAL IS the oldest and deepest lake in the world. On charity, shame, resilience and personal May, as well as a special appearance Wednesday, Feb. 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m., at the Franklin Environmengrowth. A family-friendly show. Tickets with the Middlebury Wind Ensemble in tal Center, Middlebury College, 531 College St., Anna Ogorodare $18 (plus $2 preservation fee) at mid-April. Open to all, high-schoolers nikova, director of Baikal Interactive Eco-Center, will talk about townhalltheater.org, 802-382- 9222, at and adults, who love to sing. Plan to protected areas around the lake, its current environmental probthe THT box office, or at the door before attend at least one rehearsal weekly lems and the work of local nonprofits to solve them. showtime. on Sunday and/or Tuesday. More info contact conductor Jeff Rehbach at rehbach@middlebury.edu or 802-989-7355.

Josh and Rose Tabor in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Age Well senior luncheon in The Grace Kelly Quartet in Middlebury. Friday, Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 11 Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. a.m., Middlebury Recreational Center, 3 Ravens in Bristol. Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m., The Age Well senior luncheon in 154 Creek Rd. Live entertainment and a noonVergennes. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 10 Walkover Gallery and Concert Room. time meal of roast pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, Paul Asbell in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Armory Lane Senior Housing, broccoli salad, dinner roll, and birthday cake.

50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo, p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested Del Rue in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 17, 10 tai chi, visiting, and coffee hour. Meal served at donation. Advanced reservations required. Call noon, including beef steak, mashed potatoes, p.m.-1 a.m., Notte.

Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age Bob Recupero and Michael Corn in Middlebury. peas and carrots, wheat bread, and apple cake.

60 and up and their spouse of any age.

Bring your own place setting. Free transportation Sunday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-1946. Green Mountain Club Taylor Outdoor Adventure Creek.

Series in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7 Natasha Koval Paden in Middlebury. Sunday, $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open Feb. 18, 4 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Society, 2 Duane Ct. This year’s Taylor Series Chunhogarang in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of Lecture will be “Walking the Coast to Coast any age.

21, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Path” by GMC members Deb Van Schaack & Lynnette Combs performs in Middlebury.

“The Far Traveler, Voyages of a Viking Woman” Nancy Custer Carroll. They will share images presentation in Middlebury. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Thursday, Feb. 22, 12:15-12:45 p.m. St. and stories of their fifteen-day, self-guided walk 3:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Stephen’s Episcopal Church. across northern England. Accessible parking at Formosa Folk in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. Lodge Rd. Join author Nancy Marie Brown for Middlebury Union High School. For more activithis lecture on Gudrid the Far-Traveler, sister-in24, 7:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian ties visit gmcbreadloaf.org. law of the explorer Leif Eriksson, who tried to Universalist Society. set up a colony on the shores of the Gulf of St. Broadway show “Daddy Long Legs” in The Christine Malcolm Band in Brandon.

Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7:30-9:30 Lawrence around the year 1000. Free, open to Saturday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Twist of Fate in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 24, 10 the public and accessible to those with disabiliCome see this new musical about orphans, ties. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or p.m.-1 a.m., Notte. inheritance, family, charity, shame, resilience Paul Asbell in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2 pryan@residenceottercreek.com. and personal growth. A family-friendly show.

The Dirt on Backyard Composting talk in p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Tickets are $18 (plus $2 preservation fee) at Orwell. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., Orwell Go online to see a full listing of ONGOINGEVENTS townhalltheater.org, 802-382- 9222, at the THT Free Library, 473 Main St. A workshop from box office, or at the door before show time.

Addison County Solid Waste to cover the basics www.addisonindependent.com of backyard composting, including information

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Isn’t she lovely?

IN “‘[SHE IS] Beautiful:’ The Double Pipe in Greek Music, Religion, and Vase Painting,” Middlebury College professors Damascus Kafumbe, Pavlos Sfyroeras, and Pieter Broucke team up for a multi-pronged contextualization of the musical ritual on this alabastron by the Emporion Painter that was recently acquired by the museum. Part of the Fridays at the Museum series, the talk takes place on Friday, Feb. 16, 12:30 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Feb 17, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center, 3279 Route 7. The socializing begins at 6:30 with a sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun and card games. All are welcome.

Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” in Brandon.

Saturday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come hear Barn Opera’s debut performance. Vermont-based opera professionals will stage this tragically romantic work as a benefit for the Compass Music and Arts Foundation.

Invitations sent to anyone making a donation of $50 or more to the Foundation. More info at barnopera@brandon-music.net or at 802-247-4295.

2 Ravens in concert in Bristol. Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m., The Walkover Gallery and Concert Room, 15 Main St. The next installment of Walkover’s Cabin Fever Series. Tickets $15 in advance and $20 day of the show. For reservations or more info call 802-453-3188, ex2.

Paul Asbell in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. National recording artist and affiliate artist Paul Asbell performs his unique blend of blues, jazz, and American roots music. Free.

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‘Madama Butterfly’ flies to Brandon’s Barn Opera Barn Opera will be making its debut at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, with Puccini’s timeless and tragically romantic Madama Butterfly at Brandon Music with professional singers and piano.

This performance and all subsequent performances of Barn Opera will benefit the Compass Music and Arts Foundation to provide opportunities for local and regional talent, as well as to raise funds for cost-free arts education for Vermont residents.

The evening’s event will begin at 7 p.m. with a cash bar. At 7:30 p.m. the performance will begin, with 10-minute intermissions between acts, and at approximately 10 p.m. a complimentary glass of prosecco will be offered to toast the performers, who will be available to greet the audience.

Invitations to attend the performance will be sent electronically to anyone who makes a donation of $50 or more. There are no tickets available to the general public and seating is limited to the first 50 donors.

Donations accepted until Friday, February 16, and can be made

online via PayPal or by calling 802-247-4295. Copenhagen.

Brandon Music is located at 62 Country The concert is free. The Mahaney Center Club Road in Brandon. To learn more about for the Arts is located at 72 Porter Field Road. this event or Barn Opera, contact Edna Parking is available.

Sutton, acting executive director for the “L’ELISIR D’AMORE” AT Compass Foundation via email at TOWN HALL THEATER barnopera@brandon-music.net or The MET Broadcasts Comic at 802-247-4295.

Opera Favorite, L’Elisir d’Amore PAUL ASBELL AT COLLEGE at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater Guitarist Paul Asbell performs on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m.

“Steel String Americana” on “L’Elisir d’Amore” has been Saturday, Feb. 17, in Middlebury among the most consistently College’s Robison Hall in the popular operatic comedies for

by Greg Pahl almost two centuries. The story Mahaney Center for the Arts, at 8 p.m. deftly combines comic archetypes “Steel String Americana” with a degree of genuine character will delight music lovers across genres development rare in works of this type. with Asbell’s fresh takes on blues and jazz A free talk about this opera will be given standards, old-timey country tunes and in the studio on the lower level before the original pieces from the “American roots” broadcast at 12:15 p.m. (45 minutes before tradition. the start time) by Scott Morrison. The opera In his 50-year career, Asbell has run time is two hours, 39 minutes (Please note recorded three solo CDs, “Steel String that this date and time vary from the MET’s Americana,” “Roots and Branches” published schedule). and “From Adamant to Atchafalaya,” Tickets are $24, $10 students, and are on sale which have received through the THT box office at townhalltheater. numerous rave reviews. org, or in person at 68 South Pleasant Street, He has played and recorded Middlebury, call 802-382-9222 Monday with Muddy Waters, John - Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., or at the door Lee Hooker, Howlin’ starting one hour before show times.

Wolf, Lightnin’ “I AM EVIDENCE” AT THT The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Hopkins, continues its popular 2017/18 Winter P a u l Screening Series at Town Hall Theater in Butterfield, Middlebury with the urgent and timely D a v i d documentary, “I Am Evidence,” on Sunday, Bromberg, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m.

M a r y Directed by Trish Adlesic and produced by McCaslin and Mariska Hargitay, “I Am Evidence” sharply many others. portrays the story of four sexual assault His jazz- survivors whose rape kits went untested for fusion group years, following them as they navigate their Kilimanjaro way through the criminal justice system and has released learn that, so often, the system is broken. s e v e r a l The screening will be introduced by its a w a r d - director, Trish Adlesic. Documentary director w i n n i n g Bess O’Brien will moderate a Q&A following r e c o r d i n g s , the screening with Adlesic. a n d Tickets are $12 and are available at the PAUL ASBELL BRINGS his signature performed at MNFF website, middfilmfest.org, or at the guitar style to jazz festivals Town Hall Theater box office, either in person, Middlebury College’s w o r l d w i d e , Monday - Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., by phone Mahaney Center for i n c l u d i n g at 382-9222 or online at townhalltheater.org. the Arts on Saturday, M o n t r e u x , GRACE KELLY QUARTET AT Feb. 17, at 8 p.m.

A t l a n t a , MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Montreal and There will be a performance by the Grace Roskilde in Kelly Quartet at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16,

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THE GORGEOUS HARMONIES of 2 Ravens will feed your soul when they play at the Walkover Gallery and concert Hall in Bristol on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. Due to an illness, only 2 Ravens will perform, instead of the usual three.

in Robison Hall at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Saxophonist, singer and composer Grace Kelly plays with the heart and passion of an old soul, yet the genre-bending zest and energy of a 24-year-old. A regular on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s band — Jon Batiste and Stay Human — Kelly recently released her 10th CD as a bandleader, and performs around the globe.

Tickets are $28 for the general public.

The Mahaney Center is located at 72 Porter Field Road, just off Route 30. Free parking is available curbside on Route 30 or in the Center for the Arts parking lot. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 802443-6433 or visit go.middlebury.edu/arts.

3 RAVENS IN BRISTOL The Cabin Fever Series presents 2 Ravens in concert on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m., in The Walkover Gallery and Concert Room, 15 Main St., in Bristol.

This duo is typically a trio known as 3 Ravens, which is the joining of three exceptional folk musicians, Donna Hebert, Lui Collins and Max Cohen. Unfortunately, due to a medical emergency Donna Hebert won’t be able to perform this Saturday, but Lui and Max will take the stage as 2 (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

“L’ELISIR D’AMOUR” is the latest MET opera to stream live at Town Hall Theater on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m.

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Cosmic Forecast For the week of February 12

IN “SONG, DANCE and Story,” pianist Natasha Koval Paden will perform Liszt, Chopin and Liapunov on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m., in Robison Hall at the Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Photo/Anastasiya Prokhorenko

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) Ravens. Their rich voices blend into harmony while telling stories that draw from life and fantasy. 2 Ravens will guide you on vocal and instrumental journeys that often end with the audience singing along to beloved standards. Wanda Adams Fischer of WAMC-FM’s “Hudson Valley Sampler” called their music “Just gorgeous!”

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 day of the show. For reservations call 802-453-3188, extension 2.

TAPESTRY EXHIBIT AT THT Vermont designer/weaver Elinor Steele Friml displays examples representing 40 years of dedication to the art of contemporary handwoven tapestry in an exhibit that just opened in the Jackson Gallery at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. The exhibit, “Elinor Steele Tapestry,” includes works from several of her series, including abstract and impressionistic images, landscapes and geometric compositions. There will be an opening reception on Friday, Feb. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Jackson Gallery is in the lower level of Town Hall Theater located in the center of Middlebury.

Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m., and an hour before any public events

in the building. For further information call 382-9222 or visit townhalltheater.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT NOTTE There will be two live performances this week at Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar (formerly Two Brothers Lounge and Stage) located downstairs at 86 Main Street in Middlebury. On Wednesday, The Open Mic is hosted at 9 p.m. by the ever talented, Mark Sikora. Play solo or join Sikora and friends for a jamming good time. All talent levels are welcome. It’s free to enter and there is no cover charge.

Then, on Saturday, Feb. 17, Notte presents Del Rue at 10 p.m.

Del Rue is an American alternative band specializing in a blend of jazz and punk. The three members are currently touring across the Northeast and working on recording their first full length album. There is a $3 cover charge. For more information, call 802-388-0002.

DAVID HOCKNEY/ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS AT THT Town Hall Theater continues its Great Art Wednesdays series with a vibrant documentary on living legend David Hockney on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m.

Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a (See Beat, Page 13)

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They will brighten your mood and make you more inclined to interact with the people you love.

GEMINI: May 22June 21.

Gemini, someone you haven’t seen in a while makes an appearance in your life.

You don’t know if you should be excited or just a tad cautious about what to expect.

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SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. 21. Sagittarius, getting your point across may seem like your primary goal, but you can let things simmer for a little bit. Others have things that they want to share as well.

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A relationship gets to the next level.

AQUARIUS: Jan. 21-Feb. 18. Aquarius, you can be the voice of reason if family life has gotten a bit chaotic. You may be called on to sort things out and put a plan in place.

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ELINOR STEELE’S TAPESTRIES are on display at Town Hall Theater’s Jackson Gallery. An opening reception for Steele will be held Friday, Feb. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m.

(Continued from Page 11) global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide. Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Art in London.

Tickets are $13/$8 students and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, over the phone at 802-382-9222 or in person at the THT box office (daily except Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.).

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES The 2017-2018 Hirschfield International Film Series continues on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Middlebury College with the 2016 U.S.A. film, “American Honey,” directed by Andrea Arnold.

Star (Sasha Lane), a teenage girl from a troubled home, runs away

with a traveling sales crew that drives across the American midwest selling magazine subscriptions door to door. Finding her feet in this gang of teenagers, one of whom is Jake (Shia LaBeouf), she soon gets into the group’s lifestyle of hard partying, law-bending and young love.

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

PIANO RECITAL AT COLLEGE There will be a performance, “Song, Dance and Story,” by pianist Natasha Koval Paden in Robison Hall at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m.

The rhythms of song, dance and story are featured in this selection of works by Liszt, Chopin and Liapunov, presented by Ukrainian native and affiliate artist Natasha Koval Paden.

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Arnold building, and the (former) gym was at the other end,” she said.

Middlebury Parks & Rec offered around 10 solid programs when Arnold arrived. There are now more than 50, according to Arnold, who credited the community and her small staff for helping her bump up the offerings.

When Arnold arrived, recreation programs Coordinator Dustin Hunt was a part-timer. She successfully lobbied for Hunt to become a full-time employee with benefits. Increased offerings and related revenue have allowed the recreation department to add a part-time assistant program coordinator, Brian Hald.

Arnold as a newcomer was stunned to see Middlebury hadn’t yet transitioned to online registration for its programs. Folks were queuing up in interminable lines to sign themselves or their kids up for seasonal recreation activities.

That quickly changed under Arnold’s leadership. Within six months, people could register electronically for recreation programs. She partnered with the Addison Independent on publication of the department’s activities guide.

“There was a lot happening to put the foundation in place for what I was planning as a premier parks & recreation department,” Arnold said.

Less than a year into her tenure, town officials began planning in earnest for a new municipal building at 77 Main St. and a new recreation facility off Creek Road. Arnold joined the building committee that would

MIDDLEBURY PARKS AND Recreation Director Terri Arnold stands in the Rec. Department gym during Tot Time last Thursday morning. Arnold is stepping down from her position after overseeing big changes at the department over the last five years.

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spend months assisting architects and the selectboard in designing the two spaces. After an at-times polarizing debate and two townwide votes, workers in 2016 completed the pair of new structures.

The new, 11,500-square-foot recreation center includes an addition with changing rooms and showers for school sports teams. It also includes a multi-purpose room housing programs for local seniors who used to meet in the Russ Sholes center in the old Municipal Building, which

has been torn down.

Clearly, the new center has been instrumental in allowing the department to grow and embrace new trends and community requests for recreation. For example, the cavernous gym includes two painted pickleball courts. Some Middlebury officials were skeptical about committing such space to the game, in which participants use paddles to volley a perforated plastic ball back and forth. It is a hybrid sport that is equal parts Ping-Pong and tennis.

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(Continued from Page 1) Never one to rest on her laurels, Arnold will be leaving Middlebury at the end of this month to pursue a new professional challenge clear across the country. She’ll soon become deputy director of parks, recreation and cultural services for the city of Edmonds in Washington state, where she spent most of her life prior to her arrival in Middlebury.

“After five years, I believe I have accomplished what I had in mind for Middlebury,” Arnold said during an interview on Thursday. “I think it’s time for somebody else to take the department to the next level.”

Indeed, there was really nowhere to go but “up” for Middlebury Parks & Rec when Arnold took the helm.

The department was crammed into a corner of the former Middlebury municipal building at 94 South Main St. “When I was given my first tour of that building, I simply couldn’t believe it,” Arnold recalled of the worn-out old town offices, which had served as Middlebury High School until a fire gutted the top floor during the 1950s.

“When I was shown my office and what I had to do to clean it, it was even more frightening,” she said with a smile. “But in spite of things, you move forward.”

Her old office, which she had inherited from her predecessor Tom Anderson, was dank, dusty and had tiles that were peeling away from the floor.

“My office was at one end of the

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Arnold was one of handful of serious pickleball players in Middlebury five years ago. More than 150 regulars now compete in a series of pickleball contests held at the recreation center from October to April. Participants shift to outdoor courts at the rec park during the summer.

And it’s not just pickleball. Show up at the recreation center at any point during the week, and you’ll witness a beehive of activity. There’s (See Programs, Page 17)

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

Vergennes Union High School

Sophia Marks, a senior at Middlebury Union High School and resident of Cornwall, is the daughter of Elizabeth Morrison and Ben Marks, and our Student of the Week. Sophia is a talented student and her name regularly appears on the school’s honor roll. She has continually challenged herself with some of the school’s most rigorous courses and is currently enrolled in AP Statistics and AP World History.

Sophia contributes to the MUHS literary magazine, “Calliope,” and has participated in Scholars Bowl and is president of SCHOR, the Student Coalition on Human Rights. Athletically, Sophia participates as a member of the Tigers cross country and track teams.

An avid reader, Sophia’s favorite authors include Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, and Jeanette Walls. She especially enjoys reading memoirs. One of her favorite classes was Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition, a Sophia Marks class she took her junior year. She also successfully completed MUHS a course at the University of Vermont in the summer between her junior and senior year.

She highly recommends that her fellow students consider participating in the Vermont Governors Institute programming. Sophia enrolled in two GIV offerings, one at Castleton University focused on the arts, animation, and filmmaking. A second, held in Brattleboro, was centered on current issues and social justice.

Looking ahead to next year, Sophia is focusing her college search on liberal arts institutions in a variety of locations. She has a bright future ahead and her many contributions at MUHS have set the course for wonderful journey in college.

Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize Casey Kimball as its Student of the Week. Casey’s dad is Michael Kimball of New Haven and his mom is Jessica Kimball of Vergennes. Casey has an older brother, Devon, who is a freshman at Castleton University; a younger sister, Jordan, a freshman at VUHS; and a younger brother, Tyler, a 6th-grader at Vergennes Union Elementary School.

One of Casey’s greatest achievements was being selected to represent VUHS at Boys State last summer. He felt honored to be recognized as a leader by the faculty. Casey was inducted into the National Honor Society this year. Casey was selected to represent the Mt. Abraham/Vergennes football team at the annual North/South Senior All-star Game. It had been a goal of his since the beginning of the season. Casey has been part of the varsity football team since his freshman year. He has also been on the varsity basketball and baseball teams. Outside of school Casey volunteered at youth football and basketball camps. Casey has also helped at the Junior Fishing Derby held in Vergennes.

Casey has one piece of advice for fellow students at VUHS: “Get involved.

Casey Kimball One of my biggest regrets is not becoming more involved in my community.

VUHS Volunteer, give back, and really appreciate this community we live in.”

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Following graduation from VUHS, Casey intends to attend Castleton University and major in Physical Education, and play on their football team. Casey would like to stay in New England after graduating from college.

The faculty, staff and students of VUHS wish Casey the very best in the future.

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Programs (Continued from Page 15) Zumba, unicycling, chess, “Tot Time” for kiddies, tai chai, a Bone Builders class, swing dance, yoga, dancing, gymnastics, basketball and a bevy of other happenings. A full list of programs can be found at middleburyparksandrec.org.

“It’s almost impossible to book time in our gym,” Arnold said. “Since we moved into this building, we’ve been able to offer programs to every age on the spectrum.”

BUSY RECREATION CENTER With the closing last year of Whirlie’s World, a family fun space off Exchange Street, Middlebury residents have been increasingly looking for entertainment at the recreation center, according to Arnold. For a nominal fee, families can hold a birthday party at the center

and have access to play spaces for a couple of hours. This has in turn provided an additional revenue stream to help sustain recreation department services.

Last October, the “Milk & Honey Quilt Show’ rented almost every inch of space at the center for a big show, and plans on doing so again next fall.

Arnold wasn’t actively seeking to relocate, but she’s always enjoyed browsing through job postings in the recreation industry. She became intrigued upon seeing the opening in Edmonds. She used to live in Langley, Wash., where she served as director of South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District on Whidbey Island. Arnold knows some of the people with which she will be working in Edmonds, and still has

Bristol budget (Continued from Page 1) percent).

If approved as warned, Bristol taxpayers should expect would see their municipal tax rate increase 2.7 percent. A home valued at $250,000 would see a $51.01 increase in annual municipal taxes.

But these numbers are projections only. Town Administrator Valerie Capels noted that since Bristol is in the midst of a townwide property reappraisal, and the Bristol grand list will change before taxes are levied this summer. The town expects to finish its reappraisal of properties by April 1.

Bristol residents will vote on town spending at the annual meeting, slated for Monday, March 5, at Holley Hall beginning at 7 p.m.

The budget for the Bristol Recreation Department, if approved, would decrease spending by $25,802, or 10.3 percent, to $224,393 for the fiscal year that begins July 1. After a number of retirements, including that of director Darla Senecal, the selectboard reduced the staff budget by $20,000 and now envisions a department with only three staff, according to Capels.

Proposed spending for the department is the lowest in seven years.

However, a number of voted appropriations account for the greatest increases in the budget.

A $35,000 Sidewalk Fund (Article 11) would replace a former $17,000 line item in the Highway Department budget, Capels said, an $18,000 increase.

Anticipating a significant increase in mowing costs, the Bristol Cemetery Association has asked that its budget be increased from $7,000 to $22,000.

Article 13 introduces a new voted appropriation: $2,100 for the Charter House Coalition to provide emergency winter shelter and meals for those in need.

The Lawrence Memorial Library budget would increase by 2 percent, or about $2,800, to $137,872.

Another new item in the budget would appropriate a specific amount, $70,000, for the Fire Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund, instead of continuing

with the current two-cent levy, which according to Capels did not produce enough revenue to meet the projected schedule.

“A lump sum allocation is more predictable and is the more traditional approach,” she said.

Article 8 of the warning details the Town Reserve Fund requests of $310,000, which is $10,000 more than last year.

The General Fund budget is set to decrease by $6,662, or 0.71 percent, to $926,739.

The selectboard increased its request for highway spending by $18, to $775,541. Road Foreman Peter Bouvier, who will retire on April 13, 2018, “made a conscious effort to level fund as much as possible,” Capels explained. The budget no longer includes the Sidewalk Capital Reserve Fund, which has been introduced this year as a Voted Appropriation.

Separately, those Bristol residents who live in the Bristol Police District, which encompasses much of the village, will also vote on a police department spending plan in Australian ballot voting on Tuesday, March 6.

If approved, spending on the Bristol police would fall $1,588, of 0.34 percent, from the current year to $461,374.

family and friends in Washington.

“I have the background, skills and ability to do the (Edmonds) job,” she said.

Asked what she’ll miss most about Middlebury, she replied “The people.” A gregarious, energetic and positive person, Arnold bonded with many of the folks she served. She’s going through a ton of emails from locals thanking her for her service in Middlebury and wishing her the best in Washington.

Hunt was among Arnold’s many well-wishers. He thanked her for helping change his status to full-time and for being a friendly, solid and attentive manager.

“Terri has been an absolute pleasure to work with; she has always been a team leader,” Hunt said. “She’s been an amazing leader, and even better friend to me. We’re going to miss her, but look forward to visiting her out on the West Coast.”

Hunt is interested in applying for Arnold’s job. Arnold has endorsed him.

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Greg Boglioli is chairman of the Middlebury’s recreation committee.

He agreed Arnold is leaving some big shoes to fill.

“I think the town of Middlebury owes a lot to Terri, as far as raising up parks and rec in this town to where it is well-respected and well-used,” Boglioli said. “I think the people of Middlebury will miss her greatly. She really connected well with the people here.”

Middlebury Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay is turning her attention to the search for a new parks and rec director. She joined the chorus of voices lavishing praise on Arnold.

“One of Terri’s most valuable contributions has been her effort to expand the number and diversity of recreation department programs, most notably those serving the youngest in our community as well as active seniors,” Ramsay said. “There is no question that Terri’s presence, commitment and helping hands will be sorely missed by the community

she served so well and that she leaves some big shoes to fill.”

Were she not leaving, Arnold’s next major goal for parks and rec would have been to lobby for improvements to the municipal pool. She praised the town for having invested in the pool’s heating system and other aspects of its operation, but believes the facility should be covered — with either a bubble or a building — and endowed with some new amenities (like a slide) to make it a year-round draw. Arnold said renewed interest in the pool would generate sufficient revenues to pay off the capital debt and ultimately generate new resources for the facility.

Arnold plans on returning in the future to see how things have changed.

“I’ll be back to visit — probably as a leaf-peeper,” she said.

The town will salute Arnold for her service during a “thank you reception” scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. All are welcome.

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MUHS junior a finalist in annual State of the Union essay contest Maisie Newbury, a junior at Middlebury Union High School, last week was named one of 20 finalists in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ eighth annual State of the Union essay contest, which gives Vermont high school students an opportunity to describe which issues they would prioritize if they were president.

This year, 585 students from 47 Vermont high schools submitted 250500 word essays — more schools than any prior year.

Sanders has invited Newbury and the other finalists to join him for a roundtable discussion at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Saturday, Feb. 10, to discuss the issues they wrote about in their essays.

“I always enjoy speaking with these students about what they would change to make our country a better place,” said Sanders, who serves on the Senate education committee.

“We need our students to help find solutions for the problems that face our country. That’s what democracy is all about.”

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MAISIE NEWBURY The winners and finalists will have their essays entered into the Congressional Record — the official archive of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Here is Newbury’s essay:

“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (The Great Gatsby, p. 1) This was one of my father’s favorite quotes when I was growing up. He always cautioned me to think before I spoke or better yet, “think before you think.” While some might call this inauthentic, my father called it sensible.

I am not blind to the privilege I possess. Though, living in the big house atop the hill with my two healthy, living parents in the sheltered town of Weybridge, Vermont, it would be an easy thing to forget — if it weren’t for my brother, Robbie.

Robbie does not talk much. He cannot read. He cannot write. He has “Severe, Regressive Autism,” a developmental disorder that inhibits his literacy and communication skills. When I was younger, my parents explained to me that the world looked different to Robbie.

It was louder, brighter and so much bigger. Living with Robbie, I am constantly reminded of my privilege.

Every time I speak, run, ski, read, write… I’m doing something that he cannot. All the things I do on a daily basis are insurmountable obstacles to him. Yet, even without these luxuries, my brother smiles and laughs — he enjoys his life and his experience because he owns it. No one should be allowed to take that from him.

Yet, my brother’s access to the care he needs has decreased immensely in the last year. His weekly appointments with his occupational therapist, which used to be covered by insurance, are now unaffordable as my parents must continue supporting him in their retirement. Learning this, I was upset. How could something so fundamental be removed from our insurance policy without a second thought?

In our society, mental health challenges are often dismissed as illegitimate and fixable. Words like psycho, idiot and lunatic are

thrown around as diminutive insults rather than seen as impactful and potentially harmful. Because of this, mental healthcare is considered a luxury rather than a necessity, and therefore not something that should be covered by insurance.

The union we live in does not value mental healthcare simply because society does not. This issue starts with us. I cannot stay silent and watch my parents sacrifice my brother’s future stability and independence in order to be able to support him in the long run; nor can I do this alone. I know that until society begins placing value on the lives of people like Robbie, no one will — especially not large-scale insurance providers. However, I believe that there are other people like me who, if we band together, can create a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens ready to take on the world. For, unlike my brother, my privilege has given me a voice, and it is my duty to use it to fight for him. I owe him that much.

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SPORTS MONDAY

Addison Independent, Monday, February 12, 2018 — PAGE 19

3rd quarter outburst raises Eagle boys over Commodores

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — All signs pointed to a tight boys’ basketball game at Vergennes Union High School on Thursday.

Mount Abraham came in at 5-8,

and the Commodores at 3-7. The Eagles lost at Middlebury, but the Commodores recently won there.

And the Commodores had homecourt advantage: Their fans filled most of the packed bleachers in the

school’s middle school gym, where the game was played due to repairs in the main gym.

But Mount Abe had different ideas. The Commodores trailed by just 29-22 at 3:24 of the third period when the Eagles went on a 26-3 tear over the next 7:04 on the way to a 61-34 victory.

Eagle senior forward Dustin Whitcomb said the Eagles were thrilled to earn bragging rights in what has become a friendly rivalry, but still one in which games are hotly contested — and one in which the Commodores h a v e

historically held the upper hand.

“That was a lot of fun,” said Whitcomb, who scored 19 points and led a strong Eagle rebounding effort. “It’s been a lot of time since we’ve done that.”

The Eagles closed the third quarter with a three from senior forward Jackson Counter and two putbacks of fast-break misses by Whitcomb, one of which he converted into a three-point play.

Ahead by 37-22 after three periods after that 8-0 run, the Eagles kept flying. In the first 3:40 of the fourth quarter Counter sank three three-pointers and two free throws, while sophomore Liam Kelleher banked home a transition jumper as the Eagles took a 50-25 lead.

In the meant i m e t h r e e lonely

points dotted the VUHS side of the scoresheet: two free throws by senior guard Bailey Smith and one by senior forward Lance Bergmans.

Despite that offensive outburst, Whitcomb said the Eagles’ defense played as big a role. They played man-to-man with a half-court trap in the first half while holding VUHS to 13 points, forcing 10 turnovers, and taking a nine-point lead. They switched to a 1-3-1 zone for most of the second half and forced another 12 turnovers.

“We did really well in man, and we’ve been practicing our press lately,” Whitcomb said. “We love 1-3-1 and it’s really effective.”

Mount Abe Coach Martin Clark said the Eagles have been improving on defense, something that helped in an upset of Milton in their previous outing.

“We changed a couple things, did some things on some of our defenses, and it’s starting to pay off. We’ve got good quickness on the court most of the time, so we have to take advantage of that. I think the boys did a great (See Hoop, Page 20)

COMMODORE SENIOR LANCE Bergmans comes down with his own rebound during last Thursday’s game against Mount Abraham Union High School. Bergmans had 11 points in the Commodore loss.

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Score BOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 2/9 Burlington/Colchester vs. MUHS........3-1 Boys’ Hockey 2/9 Burr & Burton vs. MUHS.....................4-1 Girls’ Basketball 2/8 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS..........................54-43 2/8 Hartford vs. OV...............................47-23 2/9 Mt. Abe vs. VUHS...........................53-23 2/10 North Country vs. MUHS..............42-19 2/10 Brattleboro vs. OV........................52-39 Boys’ Basketball 2/8 Mt. Abe vs. VUHS...........................61-34 2/9 OV vs. MSJ.....................................63-60 2/9 Enosburg vs. MUHS.......................47-45

2/10 Missisquoi vs. Mt. Abe..................45-40 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 2/9 Williams vs. Midd....................... 2-1 (OT) 2/10 Williams vs. Midd..............................2-1 Women’s Hockey 2/9 Midd. vs. Colby...................................2-0 2/10 Midd. vs. Colby.................................7-2 Women’s Basketball 2/9 Midd. vs. Hamilton..........................53-44 2/10 Amherst vs. Midd..........................68-41 Men’s Basketball 2/9 Hamilton vs. Midd.........................102-83 2/10 Amherst vs. Midd..........................80-68

EAGLE SENIOR DUSTIN Whitcomb puts up two of his 19 points against Vergennes last Thursday night.

The Eagles won the game, 61-34.

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Mount Abe girls claim local basketball wins

Hoop (Continued from Page 19 job,” Clark said.

It was a rough night for the Commodores, who have failed to build on their comeback win at MUHS on Jan. 30.

Coach Peter Quinn credited the Eagles, but said his team has been hit hard by the flu bug and hamstrung by the loss of the school’s main gym.

“Our practice time is reduced.

We’ve got a lot of illness,” Quinn said. “So we look like a team that has not practiced much, and that’s how we played tonight. It’s kind of that simple. I said to the guys we kind of have to start over again tomorrow in practice and to develop a little more intensity. They outplayed us with their hustle and their heart.”

In the first period Whitcomb helped the Eagles take off with eight points. Guard Parker Hines contributed strong defense, a bucket and two assists, and Logan Rodriguez put in four of his 10 points and added a steal to set up Hines.

VUHS senior forward Lance Bergmans scored four points late to keep the lead to 12-9 after one.

The Commodores scored just four points in the second period, but worked hard on defense to stay in the game: They forced 11 Eagle turnovers in the first half. Whitcomb stayed hot with six more points, and the lead was 22-13 at the half.

One reason the Eagle offense thrived in the second half was they took better care of the ball. Clark credited his team for adjusting to

ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham swept rivalry games against Middlebury and Vergennes to highlight local high school girls’ basketball action late last week. In other action MUHS lost a road game.

EAGLES ROLL On Thursday three Eagle forwards reached double figures as Mount Abe topped visiting MUHS, 54-43.

Emma Carter led the way with 24 points and also chipped in eight steals, Jalen Cook scored 13, and Emma Radler contributed 10 points and eight rebounds.

Keagan Dunbar led the Tigers with 26, and Ashley Sunderland added eight as the Tigers’ five-game winning streak was snapped.

On Friday the host Eagles improved to 12-4 by topping visiting Vergennes, 53-23. Carter led a balanced Eagle attack with 12 points and added eight rebounds and seven steals as Mount Abe won its fifth straight and improved to 12-4. The Eagles also maintained their hold on a top-four spot in Division II. Brianna Vanderway scored six to lead the Commodores, who dropped to 3-13 TIGERS LOSE On Saturday host North Country (12-4) remained unbeaten in Lake Division play by defeating the Tigers, 42-19. Kylie Wright led the Falcons with 16 points and nine boards.

Shannon Sunderland scored 10 for the 6-9 Tigers.

Otter boys beat no. 1 MSJ; Tigers loose in last seconds

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School senior Ethan Sausville, above, tries to avoid Mount Abraham defender Jacob Thomas under the basket last Thursday night in Vergennes. Below left, Eagle senior Lucas Livingston puts up a shot against the Commodores.

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the VUHS man defense and press.

“Vergennes was playing hard, and it pushes you out of your comfort zone a little bit,” Clark said. “I thought we did a great job of just hanging in there and keeping plugging, and eventually it all started working for us.”

For VUHS Bergmans finished with 11 points and at least as many rebounds. Senior forward Ethan Sausville scored seven and took three charges; he leads the team in that department with about 20 this season. Smith scored five, and junior forward Ezekiel Palmer rebounded and defended well.

Quinn said his team will go back to the drawing board, and he credited the Eagles.

“I thought they played well. They played well defensively. They moved the ball. They rebounded,” he said.

The Eagles lost on Saturday (see boys’ basketball wrap-up), but Whitcomb said on Thursday the template is there for more victories.

“When we move the ball around and forget about being selfish, that’s when we win games,” Whitcomb said.

And the Eagles have now won more games than this past season, and Whitcomb remembers his sophomore season with the varsity, when Mount Abe went winless: This is more fun.

“It’s been a long time coming, and I’m just glad that we’re in games. Games like these, that’s what it’s all about,” he said.

Clark said the Eagles have earned their fun.

“They’ve been working day in and day out. They come in with great attitudes and they just hustle all practice long,” he said. “We’re getting better each day.”

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

ADDISON COUNTY — A huge win for Otter Valley highlighted local high school boys’ basketball games played on this past Friday and Saturday, when also Mount Abraham was upset and Middlebury lost yet another heartbreaker.

OTTERS On Friday the Otters knocked off visiting Mount St. Joseph, Division II’s first-place team, 63-60. The 11-3 Mounties suffered their first loss to another D-II team, while OV headed into a Monday game at Vergennes with an 8-6 mark. They will also host D-II’s second-place team, Fair Haven (10-4) on Wednesday.

Senior guard Josh Letourneau sparked the Otters with 31 points, including five three-pointers and 10 OV points in the fourth quarter as the Otters stretched a 42-39 lead to 54-45, enough to stave off a late Mountie surge.

Payson Williams scored 17 for OV, and Dylan Mackie added eight as part of a strong all-around game. Leo Carranza scored 14 for the Mounties.

EAGLES On Saturday the Eagles failed to build on their momentum from a big win at VUHS two days before (see story on Page 19), and they fell to previously winless Missisquoi, 45-40.

Patrick Hines scored all eight of his points for the Eagles in the fourth quarter to help them rally to take a 40-39 lead with 1:16 to go, but T-Bird Gabriel Unwin (10 points) snuck in for an offensive rebound on the next MVU possession to restore his team’s lead, and Patrick Walker (11) sealed the 1-12 T-Birds’ victory with four free throws in the final minute.

Eagle Coach Martin Clark said MVU played well but the 6-9 Eagles “beat ourselves” by missing open shots and turning the ball over. “Impatience offensively really hurt us,” Clark said.

Liam Kelliher scored a team-high nine for Mount Abe. TIGERS On Friday visiting Enosburg got five points from Parker Snow in the final 2.2 seconds to stun the Tigers, 4745. It was the third straight loss for the Tigers by one or two points in a game decided at the final horn.

Snow’s three-pointer made it 4545 with 2.2 seconds to go, and after a Tiger violation on the inbounds play gave the ball back to the Hornets, Snow sank a shot on Enosburg’s inbounds play to lift the 7-5 Hornets to the win.

Noah Swainbank scored 13 to lead the Hornets. Skyeler Devlin paced the 3-10 Tigers with 10 points.

Schedule High School Girls’ Hockey 2/14 Rutland at MUHS.......................... 5 PM 2/17 MUHS at Northfield.................11:30 AM High School Boys’ Hockey 2/12 MUHS at Rutland.......................... 4 PM 2/14 Rice at MUHS............................... 7 PM 2/17 MUHS at CVU....................... 12:45 PM High School Girls’ Basketball 2/12 VUHS at Milton............................. 7 PM 2/12 Mill River at OV............................. 7 PM 2/14 Colchester at VUHS..................... 7 PM 2/14 Mt. Abe at MUHS.......................... 7 PM 2/15 OV at Windsor.............................. 7 PM 2/17 Mt. Mansfield at Mt. Abe........ 12:30 PM 2/17 MUHS at Colchester.............. 12:30 PM High School Boys’ Basketball 2/12 OV at VUHS................................. 7 PM 2/13 Milton at VUHS............................. 7 PM

2/13 MUHS at Missisquoi..................... 7 PM 2/13 Mt. Abe at St. Albans............... 7:30 PM 2/14 Fair Haven at OV.......................... 7 PM 2/16 OV at Mill River............................. 7 PM 2/16 VUHS at Missisquoi...................... 7 PM 2/16 MUHS at Mt. Abe.......................... 7 PM 2/17 MUHS at Colchester................ 3:45 PM High School Gymnastics 2/17.......State Championship Meet in Essex COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 2/17 Hamilton at Midd........................... 4 PM 2/18 Amherst at Midd............................ 4 PM Women’s Hockey 2/16 Midd. at Williams.......................... 7 PM 2/17 Williams at Midd........................... 7 PM Women’s Basketball 2/17 NESCAC Quarterfinal at Midd........TBA

MUHS girls’ hockey falls to Sea Lakers

By ANDI BOE MIDDLEBURY — The Tiger girls’ hockey team fell to the visiting Burlington/Colchester Sea Lakers, 3-1, on Friday night.

The Middlebury Union High School skaters dropped to 4-10 and will face Rutland at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at home and visit Northfield on Saturday as the regular season reaches its final two weeks.

On this past Friday the Sea Lakers took an early lead on a Madison Chagnon breakaway goal 5:19 into

the game.

Middlebury responded six minutes later, when senior Abby Gleason cut across the zone and fired a forehand shot into the upper right corner of the net to tie the game going into the second period.

At 5:12 of the second, the Sea Lakers struck again. Freshmen Brynn Coughlin found herself on the Tiger blue line with no defenders in front of her, leaving an easy path to the net where she put away what would prove to be the game-winning goal.

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Burlington/Colchester scored once more in the third to close out the game at 3-1. Senior Tatum Vachereau, with an assist from Coughlin, ripped a high shot from the point to secure her team’s victory. The Tigers, however, continued to battle, outshooting the Sea Lakers, 13-8, in the third period and coming close to scoring on several occasions.

Junior goalie Ally Peters stopped 31 shots for the 6-7-2 Sea Lakers, while Middlebury freshmen Abby Hodsden made 17 saves.

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Abigail Gleason charges up the ice during Friday’s game against Colchester/Burlington.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Bulldog boys beat Tigers, 4-1

TIGERS TAYLOR MOULTON, left, and Helen Anderson try to capitalize on a loose puck in front of the Colchester/Burlington goal last Friday night in Middlebury. The Tigers lost the game, 3-1.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, February 13 6 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange (VMX) 9 a.m. Energy Week 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Congregational Church Services 5:30 p.m. Public Affairs 7 p.m. Selectboard (LIVE) 10 p.m. Development Review Board (DRB) Wednesday, February 14 5 a.m. Development Review Board (DRB) 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service, VMX 10 a.m. Selectboard, Vermont State House, VMX 7:17 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7:30 p.m. Betty Nuovo 8 p.m. Selectboard, Green Mt. Care Board Thursday, Feburary 15 8 a.m. Congregational Church Services 9:30 a.m. Eckankar 10 a.m. Public Affairs 12 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 6:15 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Development Review Board 9:30 p.m. Eckankar 10 p.m. Energy Week 11 p.m. Vote for Vermont Friday, February 16 5 a.m. Vote for Vermont 6 a.m. Green Mt. Care Board, VMX 10 a.m. Selectboard, DRB, Public Affairs 3:30 p.m. Lifelines 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:15 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange 8 p.m. Development Review Board

Saturday, February 17 5 a.m. Development Review Board, VMX 7:30 a.m. For the Animals 8 a.m. Lifelines 8:30 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 9:47 a.m. Community Bulletin Board 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 3 p.m. Vote for Vermont 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Energy Week 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 7:30 p.m. Vermont State House 11 p.m. Green Mt. Care Board Sunday, February 18 8 a.m. For the Animals 8:30 a.m. Eckankar 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9:30 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 12:30 p.m. Vote for Vermont 1:30 p.m. Development Review Board 4 p.m. Congregational Church Services 6:15 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. For the Animals 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 7:30 p.m. Selectboard 10 p.m. Energy Week Monday, February 19 5 a.m. Vermont State House 6 a.m. Public Affairs from VMX 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Public Affairs 7:30 p.m. Lifelines 8 p.m. Public Affairs

By ANDI BOE MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team suffered a 4-1 loss against visiting Burr and Burton Academy on Friday night.

The Bulldogs improved to 12-3 in Division I, while the Tigers dropped to 8-6-1. The Tigers, who still are in sixth place and in position to host a first-round playoff game, will host last-place Rice Wednesday at 7 p.m.

On Saturday they will travel to visit seventh-place Champlain Valley in a key late-season matchup.

On this past Friday the Bulldogs got on the board early. At 4:09 of the first period freshmen Hans Pederson and junior Jordan Eisenman got the puck to senior Alex Carpenter, who deked and slid the puck past Middlebury goalie Jeffrey Stearns.

Just two minutes later, Carpenter

set up junior Egan Schmitt, who made it 2-0.

With three minutes remaining in the period, Middlebury junior Kolby Farnsworth ripped a shot under the bar to bring the deficit to one goal entering the second period.

The second period went in Burr and Burton’s favor. Schmitt tallied again on a two-on-one play that stemmed from a quick Bulldog transition, and the Tigers ended the period down by 3-1.

The Bulldogs were not satisfied with a two-goal lead. At 11:53 Schmitt got the puck to freshman G Russo who scored in transition to secure the victory.

The Tigers lost despite outshooting the Bulldogs: They got 14 saves from Stearns, while Bulldog junior Shailer Evans made 32 stops.

MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY TELEVISION: P.O. Box 785, Middlebury, Vt. 05753

Please see the MCTV website, www.middleburycommunitytv.org, for changes in the schedule; MCTV events, classes and news; and to view many programs online. Submit listings to the above address, or call 388-3062.

MCTV Channel 16 Tuesday, February 13 5 a.m. Vermont State Board of Education 11:45 a.m. Osher: The Mueller Investigation 1 p.m. What’s Race Got to Do With Medicine?

2:45 p.m. At the Ilsley: Amy Trubeck 4 p.m. The Story Matters 5 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange 9 p.m. Rare New England Conference: Improving Health Care Experiences in the Rare Disease Community Wednesday, February 14 6 a.m. At the Ilsley: Amy Trubek 7:30 a.m. What’s Race Got to Do With It? 9 a.m. Osher: The Mueller Investigation 10:30 a.m. HCC & ACSD Board Meeting 3:30 p.m. Abled and On Air 4 p.m. The Indian World of George Washington 5:30 p.m. OCAS-Bird Friendly Maple 8:30 p.m. The Indian World of George Washington 10 p.m. Vermont State Board of Education Thursday, February 15 5 a.m. Rare New England Conference 9 a.m. Osher: The Mueller Investigation 10:10 a.m. At the Ilsley 1:30 p.m. What’s Race Got to Do With It? 3 p.m. Abled and On Air 5 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 6 p.m. HCC Board Meetings Friday, February 16 5 a.m. Osher, VMX 12 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 1 p.m. At the Ilsley 2:20 p.m. Osher: The Mueller Investigation 3:30 p.m. The Story Matters 5 p.m. HCC & ACSD Board Meetings

9 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 10 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society OCAS 11:30 p.m. First Wednesdays Saturday, February 17 5 a.m. The Indian World of George Washington 6:30 a.m. What’s Race Got to Do With It? 9 a.m. At the Ilsley 10:30 a.m. ACSD, HCC Board Meetings 2:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange 5 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 8 p.m. Vermont State Board of Education Sunday, February 18 6 a.m. All Things LGBTQ 7 a.m. The Story Matters 8 a.m. Vermont Media Exchang (VMX) 9:30 a.m. At the Ilsley 11 a.m. HCC & ACSD Board Meeting 3:30 p.m. Abled and On Air 4 p.m. Osher: The Mueller Investigation 5:30 p.m. The Indian World of George Washington 7 p.m. At the Ilsley 9 p.m. Rare New England Conference: Improving Health Care Experiences in the Rare Disease Community Monday, February 19 5:45 a.m. Tiger TV 6 a.m. ACSD, HCC Board Meetings 10 a.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 11:30 a.m. Tiger TV, Project Independence 12:30 p.m. At the Ilsley 2:50 p.m. Osher: The Mueller Investigation 4 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 6 p.m. Tiger TV 7 p.m. Rare New England Conference: Improving Health Care Experiences in the Rare Disease Community

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PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND

Addison County’s Humane Society Cocoa. 4 years, Lab mix, spayed female.

Cocoa is a beautiful gal who got along really well with the dog and cat in her previous home. They all slept near each other, groomed each other, and played together. We are continuing to assess how she does with the other dogs here at the shelter. Cocoa’s previous guardian described her as an active, playful, and friendly cuddle bug. Here at the shelter, Cocoa loves to run around out in the play yard and play fetch with anyone willing to throw her a ball. Cocoa will benefit from training and a patient new family.

Diesel. 6 years, Hound mix, neutered male.

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

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

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

Anita. 4 years, Dwarf Lion Head Rabbit, female. Anita is a gorgeous and super sweet Dwarf Lion Head rabbit. She is slightly shy when first meeting new people but once she gets to sniff you, she is perfectly content being held and petted. Anita is an indoor pet who would love a home where she will get lots of fresh veggies and exercise time outside of her cage. She is the cutest little bunny ever!

Luna. 2.5 years, shorthaired tiger, spayed female. Luna is a curious and outgoing lady who loves to have her head and neck scratched. Her previous owner stated that she is fearless, active and loves to fetch toys and play with things that crackle like paper bags. Here at the shelter, she loves when staff or visitors give her attention, and she spends her days wondering around the shelter keeping tabs on things. Luna would do best in a home with a cat who will either leave her alone or match her playful energy.

She has lived with a dog before and they peacefully coexisted. Luna is a spunky gal who will make a great companion for someone looking for an active cat!

Sissy. 1 year, Standard Hamster, female.

Sissy is the cutest hamster around! Her previous guardian noted that Sissy likes peanuts, raisins and sunflower seeds. She really likes to run on her hamster wheel, and in her ball while her cage is being cleaned.

Sissy is a bit shy, so she would do best with a family that will be patient and spend some time socialize her slowly. You’ve got to meet this little golf ball-sized bundle of fuzz!

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The loss of a pet can bring as much grief as the loss of some human friends and family members.

This makes sense when you consider the role our animal companions play in our everyday lives. You cared for your pet’s every need and, because they could not speak, you learned to communicate in other ways. Such caring builds intimacy similar to that found between a parent and their infant; love without conflict, jealousy, or any of the other complications found in most relationships. So when a pet dies, the depth of your grief reflects your loss of a special relationship.

“When we lose a pet, we lose a relationship unlike any other,” says Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio, a family therapist and author of “The Pet Loss Companion: Healing Advice

From Family Therapists Who Lead Pet Loss Groups.”

“Many of us love our pets the way we love our children. But in the immediate aftermath of this unique loss, too often family members and friends say things like, ‘Just get another one.’ Instead of devaluing your grief over the loss of this important relationship, as others may advise, embrace your sorrow.

Your grief is important, for it will lead you to healing and teach you important things about what matters most in life.”

Dolan-Del Vecchio offers these tips for those grieving the loss of a pet: • Share your grief with empathetic friends. Spend time with people who understand your closeness with your pet. Even some friends

may be insensitive, so be careful to avoid “get over it” types of people.

“Unfortunately, many people see animals as if they were non-living objects,” Dolan-Del Vecchio says.

• Attend a pet loss support group. Pet loss groups provide a concentrated dose of social support.

Meeting with others who also grieve and share similar emotions can boost one’s healing greatly.

• Keep moving. Exercise is a healer. It boosts feelings of wellbeing and calm, improves sleep and brightens your mood.

• Be creative. Whether you lean toward writing, scrapbooking, ceramics, photography or making collages, creative projects may contribute to healing.

• Spend time in nature. Nothing quiets the mind and soul like a stroll through a park, nature preserve, or by the seashore. “The natural world brings special benefits when your heart has been torn by grief,” DolanDel Vecchio says. “The sights, sounds, and smells of nature connect us to eternal, circular stories of life and death in ways that go beyond our usual thoughts and feelings, and this experience brings solace to many people.”

“It’s important to care for yourself when you’re grieving your pet,” Dolan-Del Vecchio says. “This requires some planning and acts of will, as grief can diminish energy and motivation. You can lessen your distress through self-care. Above all else, be gentle with yourself.”

If you’d like to include your pet as “Pet of the Week” simply include your pet’s name, gender, approximate age (if you know it), along with comments about the pet’s favorite activities, your favorite activity with the pet, what the pet enjoys eating, and any particular stories or incidents you might like to share concerning your pet.

Send the photo and story to the Addison Independent, Pet Page, 58 Maple St., Middlebury, Vt., 05753, or email a high-resolution jpeg to news@ addisonindependent.com.

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Bristol Beat Forlenza confirms House bid

Vermont Gas officials to explain plans for Bristol BRISTOL — The Bristol selectboard will host a special meeting on Monday evening to consider how, or whether, it should encourage distribution of natural gas in town.

The meeting will be held upstairs at Holley Hall beginning at 6 p.m. on Feb. 12.

The Bristol selectboard is considering a memorandum of understanding between the town and Vermont Gas Systems Inc. regarding VGS’s proposed construction of a gas distribution facility in Bristol. The gas line would link up to the major natural gas distribution line that the company completed last year from Colchester to Middlebury.

VGS is adding a pipeline spur to Vergennes, and it had long been expected that it would consider a similar extension to Bristol.

Officials from Vermont Gas will be present at Monday’s meeting to provide details of the proposal and

answer questions. Those VGS officials expected to be on hand Tom Murray, vice president of Customers and Communities; Tim Vachereau, vice president of Construction; and Karen Kotecki, right of way manager.

The public is welcome at the meeting.

At a selectboard meeting this past Dec. 4, people raised some concerns and questions to the anticipated extension of the Addison Natural Gas Project pipeline to Bristol. At that well-attended meeting some people also offered their support for a natural gas pipeline in Bristol.

A plan to post relevant documents to the town website has been delayed, but Town Administrator Valerie Capels said those documents are available upon request from her office in Holley Hall; call her at 5432410.

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For 15 years, he worked at IBM on policy issues, including health care.

He has also spent time advocating for the use of health information technology as a way to advance health care reform.

Forlenza is a strong advocate for universal healthcare for all Vermonters. He also intends to be a voice for (See Forlenza, Page 26)

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Learning software company welcomes public to Bristol HQ BRISTOL — SchoolHack Solutions, an education technology company founded by Addison County educators, has relocated to the former Vermont Bicycle Tours property at 614 Monkton Road in Bristol. SchoolHack offers personalized learning software to school districts across the U.S. and internationally.

SchoolHack co-founder and CEO David Lipkin said the new location is and ideal setting for taking the next step in the company’s growth while establishing an even deeper relationship with the local community.

“We’re thrilled to have a dedicated office space in the same town where many of our team members have served for decades as educators and counselors,” he said.

This Thursday, Feb. 15, SchoolHack will host an open house with food and refreshments at its new Monkton Road headquarters from noon-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Contact Ed McGuire at 1-888-502-5438 for details about the open house.

When SchoolHack realized it was outgrowing the VCET co-working space in Middlebury, Gregg Marston, former president and owner of VBT, saw the opportunity to

“We’re thrilled to have a dedicated office space in the same town where many of our team members have served for decades as educators and counselors.”

— David Lipkin nurture a promising young company. According to Marston, “We are delighted to have the SchoolHack

team occupying our space and are confident that the culture and soul of this special property will incubate success for SchoolHack just as it did for VBT.” SchoolHack participated in the selective LearnLaunch accelerator in 2017 and serves 15,000 students and teachers at 75 schools across 10 states. The company has received recognition from educational leaders for promoting a holistic approach to education where learners gain essential skills by pursuing their unique goals and interests.

Company co-founder Josie Jordan was a long-time Mount Abra-

ham Union High School teacher who helped launch the innovative Pathways Program.

“We’re on a mission to make education more personalized, meaningful and transformative for students,” Jordan said. “I’m so grateful to my colleagues, students and their families who inspired this shift in educational values that is taking place in Vermont and beyond.

We’re honored to continue this important work from Bristol where it all began.”

More information about SchoolHack is online at schoolhack.io or via email at info@schoolhack.io.

Forlenza (Continued from Page 25) increased funding for mental health and drug addiction, support of family paid leave and decreasing state tax on Social Security.

Forlenza is announcing early so he has time to talk to residents and local businesses in his district to learn about their everyday challenges.

“I already hear from local business about their need for better access to capital and help training workers,” he said in a press release.

Teenagers told Forlenza the same thing many adults did: “They want

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Vermont to keep down the cost of living and increase the availability of interesting and good-paying jobs.

“Lincoln has been kind to my family and me and I want to give back to the community,” Forlenza added.

“I would be honored to serve my neighbors in the state legislature.”

Forlenza lives in Lincoln with his partner, Kathleen Kolb. They each have two adult children, and Forlenza has a granddaughter. For more information, he can be reached at paul@forlenza.us and online at forlenza.us.

School Briefs

Mary-Katherine Clark, an Ithaca College student majoring in Health Sciences and a Bristol resident, was named to the dean’s list in Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance for the fall 2017 semester.

Amy Pitts of New Haven, a member of the Class of 2020 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., has been named to the fall 2017 dean’s list. Pitts is majoring in Applied Mathematics.

Addison Independent, Monday, February 12, 2018 — PAGE 27

Public Notices Index

Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Pages 27, 33 & 34.

Addison County Courthouse (1)

Lincoln (1)

Monkton (1)

Addison County Superior Court (1)

Middlebury (2) Addison Northwest School District (2)

Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center (1)

Ferrisburgh (1)

The legal voters of the Town of Ferrisburgh are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Ferrisburgh Central School, in said town on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. to transact the following business. NOTE: Polls for the Australian ballot voting will be open from 7:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the Town Hall.

Article 1: To hear reports of the Town Officers.

Article 2: Will the town authorize the town Treasurer to collect current taxes?

Article 3: Will the town approve an increase in the Highway Contingency Fund in the amount of $10,000 per year for a total appropriation of $40,000 per year?

Article 4: Will the town authorize the purchase of a loader in the amount not to exceed $115,000, all or a portion of which shall be financed over a period not to exceed five years?

Article 5: Will the town approve general fund expenditures of $1,935,567, of which $1,507,142 shall be raised by taxes and $428,425 by non-tax revenue for the 2018-2019 Selectboard Budget, excluding any other amounts authorized by the voters? Total expenditures will be increased by any separate articles voted independently.

Article 6: Will the voters of the Town approve the following appropriations for the agencies listed below: Gage Cemetery Association 2,500.00 Addison County Restorative Justice $800.00 Green Up Vermont 150.00 Addison County Transit Resources 3,100.00 Homeward Bound (Humane Society) 1,000.00 HOPE (Formerly ACCAG) 2,000.00 Hospice Volunteer Services 500.00 Addison County Economic Development Corporation 500.00 John W. Graham Emergency Shelter Service, Inc. 825.00 Addison County Home Health & Hospice, Inc. 2,983.00 Lewis Creek Association 500.00 Addison County Parent Child Center 1,600.00 North Ferrisburgh Cemetery Association 2,500.00 Addison County Readers, Inc. 600.00 Otter Creek Natural Resources Conservation District 275.00 Addison County River Watch Collaborative 500.00 Retired Senior Volunteer Program 210.00 American Legion - Memoral Day Observation 300.00 Rokeby Museum 1,000.00 Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes 500.00 Union Cemetery 2,400.00 Age Well (Champlain Valley Agency on Aging) 1,100.00 Vermont Adult Learning 785.00 Community Health Services Open Door Clinic 400.00 Vermont Center for Independent Living 250.00 Counseling Service of Addison County, Inc. 1,650.00 Women Safe 1,250.00 Elderly Services, Inc. 1,100.00 TOTAL $31,778.00 The Friends of the Vergennes Opera House 500.00 Article 7: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting at this time.

At the close of the above business, the meeting shall be recessed until March 6, 2018 at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall to vote by Australian ballot on the following matters, to wit:

BY AUSTRALIAN BALLOT Article 8: To elect Town Officers Polls open from 7a.m. to 7p.m.

Dated at Ferrisburgh, Vermont this 24th day of January 2018.

Loretta Lawrence, Chair James Benoit Steve Gutowski Michael Muir Rick Ebel Received for record this 24th day of January 2018 Glora Warden, Town Clerk OFFICES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT March 6, 2018 Moderator – 1-year term First Constable – 1-year term Town Agent – 1-year term Select board – 2-year term Town Grand Juror – 1-year term Select board – 3-year term Auditor – 3-year term ANWSD School Director – 3-year term Lister – 3-year term ANWSD School Director – 3-year term Rogers & Hazard Fund Trustee – 2-year term 2/12

Contact Your U.S. Senators Sen. Patrick Leahy 1-800-642-3193

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Sen. Bernie Sanders 1-800-339-9834

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Contact Your U.S. Congressman Rep. Peter Welch 1-888-605-7270

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TOWN OF STARKSBORO DEVELOPMENT REVEIW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Starksboro Development Review Board (DRB) will hold a public hearing(s) at the Starksboro Town Office on March 8, 2018 beginning at 7:45 P.M. to review the following application(s).

1. Application #2018DRB-05-SD is a request by Kelly and Kathleen Norris for a Sketch Plan hearing review for a 2-lot subdivision on their property located at 1619 VT Route 17, parcel # F41712W. As proposed this is a subdivision of property that requires final plan approval from the Town. The Sketch plan hearing review will be conducted pursuant to the sections #350 and #426 of the Starksboro Land Use and Development Regulations. The current proposed minor subdivision is for Lot 2 (5.05 acres) of Parcel #F41712W in the Medium Density Residential & Commercial District. Lot 2 is to be divided into two separate parcels to be known as Lot #2A and #2B and will be 2.525 acres each with access via private road. Application #2018DRB-05-SD is available for review at the Town Office. This will be the first business item on the DRB’s agenda.

Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing, or send a representative. DRB hearings are conducted in the order they are listed, applicants and other interested parties should be prepared to wait. Pursuant to 24 VSA § 4464(a)(1)(C) and 4471(a), participation in this local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Rebecca Elder, Administrative Officer Dated: February 8, 2018 02/12

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AGENDA PATRICIA A. HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER WED., FEB. 14, 2018 5:00 PM – A208 1.

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Introduction of Board Members Approve Agenda Visitors Comments Correspondence Consent Agenda 5. Minutes of Jan. 10, 2018 6. Monthly A/P for Jan. & Feb. a. Adult Program b. Revolving c. Director’s Orders Action Agenda 7. Policy 2.7 Compensation & Benefits Informational Agenda 8. Facilities Report 9. Budget/Policy Report 10. Superintendent’s Report 11. Dean of Students Report 12. Adult Tec Ed Report 13. Entrance Proficiency Findings Presentation 14. Policy 4.1 Governing Style Upcoming Events Feb. 14th Annual Meeting Following Feb. Board Meeting Feb. 15th Open House 4-7pm 2/12

TOWN OF LINCOLN PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Lincoln Planning Commission will hold a FINAL HEARING for a 2-lot subdivision proposed by Steven Ingber for Parcel #01120114 located on the Ripton Road. Said hearing will be held March 1, 2018 at 7:05 p.m. at the Lincoln Town Office.

Information regarding the hearing may be seen at the Town Office during normal business hours.

The Town of Lincoln Planning Commission will hold a SKETCH PLAN HEARING for Application #18-004 for a 2-lot subdivision proposed by Andrew Tobey for Parcel #43040123 at 296 Biddle Road. Said hearing will be held March 1, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. (or immediately following the above mentioned hearing) at the Lincoln Town Office. Information regarding the hearing may be seen at the Town Office during normal business hours. Persons interested in participating at the hearing must be present or express interest in a letter.

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MONKTON TOWN HELP WANTED ZONING ADMINISTRATOR

REG. SELECTBOARD MEETING TUESDAY, FEB. 13, 2018 • 7:00 P.M.

ROOM 116 - LARGE CONFERENCE RM. 77 MAIN STREET

Starksboro (1)

FERRISBURGH ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARNING

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The Town of Monkton is looking for a Zoning Administrator to fill a part-time position. Must be available to attend evening meetings and have day time hours at the Town Hall. Previous experience desired.

View complete job description at www. monktonvt.com/za. Please submit resume

by February 20, 2018 to: Monkton Planning Commission P.O. Box 12, Monkton, VT. 05469. 2/12

AGENDA 7:00 1. **Call to Order 2. *Approval of Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of January 9th Regular Selectboard Meeting and January 23rd Regular Selectboard Meeting 4. **Citizen Comments [Opportunity to raise or address issues that are not otherwise included on this agenda] 7:10 5. **Assistant Town Manager Chris English with the Policy Review Committee’s Report on the SixMonth Review of Town Personnel Policy 7:20 6. **Project Manager Amy Sheldon, of Landslide Natural Resource Planning, Inc., and Roy Schiff, PE, PhD, of Milone & MacBroom with an update on the East Middlebury Flood Resiliency Project 7:35 7. *Downtown Bridge Replacement Project 7.a.**Update from Community Liaison Jim Gish 7.b. *Consideration of Acceptance of Printers Alley from the National Bank of Middlebury 7:45 8. *Infrastructure Committee Chair Susan Shashok & Director of Public Works Planning Dan Werner with a Report on and Recommendations from the Infrastructure Committee Meeting of February 8, 2018 8.a. *Authorize Signature of Agreement with the DuFresne Group for the Water System Evaluation 8.b. *Authorize Planning Loan Application for Water System Upgrades 8.c *Award Contract for Purchase and Installation of Propane-Fired High-Efficiency Boiler for Public Works Building 8:00 9. *Authorize Signature of Finance & Maintenance Agreement with State of Vermont for Railroad Crossing Improvements at Morse Road (If Available) 10. ** Request from Northeast Archaeology Research Center, Inc. for Deed of Gift of Artifacts Recovered from Native American sites on Town Land During Archaeological Field Work in 2010 and 2012 8:10 11. *Prepare for Public Hearing on Amendments to Middlebury Zoning & Subdivision Regulations at the Wednesday, February 28th Special Selectboard Meeting 8:20 12. *Review First Draft of Agenda for Town Meeting 8:30 13. * Approval of Check Warrants 14. *Town Manager’s Report 14.a. Update on Net Metering (Hartford RFP and Contact with Vermont Law School’s Vermont Community Solar Team) 14.b. Discuss Legislative Updates 15. **Board Member Concerns 16. *Executive Session – None ticipated 17. **Action on Matters Discussed in Executive Session 8:4518. *Adjourn * Decision Item ** Possible Decision If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 388-8100 x-202 as early as possible.

Additional information about most Agenda items is available on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, on the Selectboard page.

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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednes‑ days, 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 turningpointaddisonvt.org.

AL‑ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by some‑ one’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers wel‑ come. Confidential. St. Ste‑ phen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS T H U R S D AY: B i g B o o k Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NEW HAVEN MEETINGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at the Congre‑ gational Church, New Haven Village Green.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRANDON MEETINGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and discussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understanding of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRISTOL MEETINGS: Sun‑ day, Discussion Meeting 4:00‑5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00‑7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meet‑ ing 10:00‑11:00 AM. Begin‑ ners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Method‑ ist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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Seeking Volunteers to Sew & Knit

If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388-7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org.

RSVPʼs supply of walker bags and heat packs has been depleted and we are seeking volunteers to sew new ones! These are invaluable items for clients of Addison County Home Health and Hospice and other local health organizations. Patterns will be provided. We are also seeking knitters to make Or contact The United blankets for Porter Medical Centerʼs Palliative Care Way of Addison County’s Unit and hats and mittens that will be given to Volunteer Center at www. unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/ community members of all ages. Please contact RSVP VolunteerDonate at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org. and click on VOLUNTEER NOW!

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meet‑ ings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleas‑ ant Street. Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Mon‑ day, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednes‑ days, 9 am, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednes‑ day at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confi‑ dential, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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Sean Reising, of Cornwall, volunteers his farrier services to The Horse’s Touch, Inc., an Equine-Assisted Therapy Program serving Addison and Chittenden Counties. He provides regular hooftrimming services to their star therapy horse, Lena.

Sean enjoys helping out and seeing the smiling faces of the children who take part in the program.

Sean began volunteering in church with his father by filling boxes of food and delivering them to families in need during the holidays. He now enjoys doing some gratis horse shoeing and hoof care for a few people who need assistance with their horses. Sean says, “When I see something that’s a good cause, I like to help out. I see it as an act of good will that may come back around.”

Thank you for your contributions, Sean!

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OPIATE OVERDOSE RES‑ CUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required.

For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turningpointaddisonvt.org.

OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) big book meeting.

Thursday’s, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) Monday’s at 5:30pm. Located at the Bris‑ tol Federated Church in the conference room, 37 North St., Bristol. Enter the church from Church St.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Dis‑ cussion Meeting 8:00‑9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St.

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 Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

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SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS MEETING of Alcoholics Anon‑ ymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Fri‑ day, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church, Middlebury, VT.

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

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

WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, tap‑ ing, skim coat plastering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

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.

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

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

GREENHOUSE WORKERS WANTED part or full time.

Seasonal. March 1 ‑ June 15.

First Season Greenhouses.

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KITCHEN OPENINGS. LINE COOK, full time, dinners only.

Wednesday ‑ Sunday. Experi‑ ence with fresh food. Also, entree level prep position. 3 ‑4 nights per week. Email: info@innatbaldwincreek.com or call Doug at 453‑2432.

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

AUDY TRUCKING LLC is seeking a part‑time (30 hours) Office Assistant in our Ver‑ gennes office. A background in the trucking business would be ideal but will train the right person. Please contact Jeff at 989‑5024 or Carol at 382‑8745 (leave message) for details and interviews.

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RESPITE/COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Bright and engaging young woman is looking for assistance accessing her community for social activi‑ ties in her accessible van and assisting her with per‑ sonal care needs/daily liv‑ ing skills at her home. Full time position. No benefits.

Please email your resume to vkcornett@gmavt.net.

CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS IS seeking a strong, organized Production manager for our apple packing, sweet cider, bakery and shipping depart‑ ments. You will manage a staff of dedicated employees ensuring the quality and ac‑ curacy of orders. You will be responsible for organizing production schedules, assess‑ ing resources, maintaining inventory and quality control standards and ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed. Our typical work week is Sunday, Mon‑ day, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. If you are a strong leader with a determination to succeed we really want to hear from you. Please visit our website at champlainorchards. com/employment/ and com‑ plete a job application.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bottler.

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

TOUR DE FARMS MANAGER

The Addison County Relocalization Network, (ACORN) is seeking a Manager to organize the 11th annual Tour De Farms bicycle tour in Vergennes.

The event will take place in mid September 2018. Planning needs to start in late March or April.

Essential duties include: • Enrollment of event sponsors • Farm recruitment • Assisting ACORN board and executive director with marketing plan and publicizing the tour • Route planning • Volunteer recruitment and management • Day of event management • Monthly reports to ACORN Board of Directors • Regular checkins with ACORN Executive Director.

Please send cover letter, examples of past history of event and/or project management, and three letters of reference to: info@acornvt.org.

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WE HAVE ONGOING CAREGIVER JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT HELEN PORTER! If you are interested in RN, LPN, or LNA positions, come to Helen Porter for an interview any Wednesday between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm.

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Mary Johnson Children’s Center AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM POSITIONS

Mary Johnson Children’s Center /School Age Needs motivated, energetic applicants immediately: • PROGRAM SITE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION: Monkton 15-18 hours weekly; afternoons Must hold associates or bachelor’s degree, and have experience working with school-age children; positive references and background check /fingerprinting required. Paid training and professional development hours.

• PROGRAM STAFF PERSON: Salisbury- 12-15 hours weekly Minimum education-- high school diploma, experience working with children. Positive references and background check/fingerprinting required. Rate of pay determined by education and experiences.

• INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANTS: Monkton and Middlebury 8-10 hours weekly; afternoons Work to support an individual child in achieving and maintaining social/emotional/behavioral goals in afterschool program. Candidates must meet education and experience requirements, and pass background records check.

Spend time with great children and youth 5-12 years old! Develop quality programs, invest in young people and have fun doing it. Competitive rates of pay and paid training are offered. Three references required. Please respond by Feb. 16th.

Contact: Anne Gleason MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN’S CENTER 81 Water Street; Middlebury, VT 05753; or e-mail schoolage@mjccvt.org .

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WARNING ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT

(Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham) The legal voters of the Addison Northwest School District are hereby notified and warned to meet on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the polling places listed below, to vote by Australian Ballot on the following Article: Article 5 Shall the voters of the Addison Northwest School District approve the school board to expend of $21,106,26I, which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget and the following article(s), if approved, will result in projected education spending of $17,644 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is .004 (less than half of a percent) higher than spending for the current year.

Article 6. Shall the Board of School Directors of the Addison Northwest School District enter into one or more District school building energy efficiency performance contracts, and for such purpose to incur indebtedness not to exceed $7,630,000, such indebtedness to be repaid by avoided costs attributable to school building improvements made under such performance contracts?

Location Polls Close Polls Open Municipality Addison Town Clerk’s 7:00 PM 7:00 AM Addison Office 7:00 PM 7:00 AM Ferrisburgh Ferrisburgh Town 7:00 PM 9:00 AM Panton Office 7:00 PM 9:00 AM Vergennes Panton Town Hall 7:00 PM 10:00 AM Waltham Vergennes Fire Station Waltham Town Hall Dated at Vergennes, Vermont this 17th day of January, 2018 Addison Northwest School District Board of Directors: Susan Rakowski, ANWSD Chair 2/1

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Middlebury Selectboard hereby provides notice of a public hearing being held pursuant to 24 VSA §4384 and §4441 for the purpose of hearing public comments concerning the proposed amendment to the Middlebury Zoning and Subdivision Regulations.

The public hearing has been scheduled for: DATE: February 28, 2018 at 7:00pm PLACE: Municipal Office Building, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 Large Conference Room Statement of Purpose: The proposed Amendment to the Middlebury Zoning and Subdivision Regulations will modify and replace the current Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The purpose of these regulations is to provide for orderly community development and growth, to further the purposes established in §4302 of the Act, and to implement the Middlebury Town Plan. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on the amended regulations and to discuss any comments provided by the public.

The primary purpose of the proposed amendments is to clarify the existing zoning and subdivision regulations, meet the requirements of state planning laws (24 VSA, Chapter 117), and to comply with the Middlebury Town Plan.

No changes are proposed to the zoning map. The proposed amendments include clarifications and minor technical corrections to the following sections: Definitions; Section 510, What Requires a Permit; Section 520, Application and Administrative Review Process; Section 540, Conditional Review Process; Section 550, Planned Unit Developments and Review Process; Section 564, Plat Recording Requirements; Section 620, Lot Area, Width, Coverage, Height and Setback Requirements for Districts; Section 705, Lots Without Frontage; Section 724, Setback Waivers; Section 736, Accessory Apartment Unit; Section 742, Dwellings in the Forest Zone; Section 766, Landscaping and Screening; Section 769, Lighting; Section 780, Agricultural and Forestry Uses – Special Regulations; Section 830, Resumption of Nonconforming Use; Section 835, Nonconforming Structures and Section 930, Certificates of Occupancy and Compliance. Content has been added to the landscaping and lighting review standards. Definitions have been added for Guest House, Hotel and Motel. The maximum allowable square footage for an accessory apartment has been increased. The minimum setback allowed by right in the central business district has been increased from 0ft to 5ft. Certain types of house-sharing have been added to the list of zoning exemptions. Standards have been added for the appearance of survey plats to be recorded with the Town. These amendments apply to all geographical areas of the Town.

Location where full text may be examined: A full report outlining proposed changes to the regulations, and the full text of the proposed regulations can be viewed in the Planning & Zoning Office or the Town Clerk’s Office at 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT. The proposed regulations may also be viewed online on the Town’s web site www.townofmiddlebury.org. Web visitors are advised to click Residents > Proposed Zoning Regulations Amendments > Zoning & Subdivision Regs Amendment - Final Draft 1/29

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STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC v.

SCOTT BOYLE, DORIA M. BOYLE A/K/A DORIA BOYLE AND CITIBANK, N.A. OCCUPANTS OF: 91 Court Street, Middlebury VT

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 152-6-15 ANCV

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 June 1, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Scott Boyle and Doria Boyle to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB, dated December 30, 2003 and recorded in Book 206 Page 255 of the land records of the Town of Middlebury, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB to Flagstar Bank, FSB dated March 6, 2014 and recorded in Book 269 Page 724 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Flagstar Bank, FSB to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC dated May 21, 2015 and recorded in Book 277 Page 72, both of the land records of the Town of Middlebury for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 91 Court Street, Middlebury, Vermont on February 28, 2018 at 10:00AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed of Daniel J. Tiley and Lois Ann Tiley to Scott Boyle and Doria M. Boyle dated May 4, 2001, and recorded in the Middlebury Land Records at Book 182, Page 80, and more particularly described therein as follows: “Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Daniel J. Tiley and Lois Ann Tiley by Executor’s Deed of Charles J. Averill, Executor of the Estate of Howard L. Averill dated August 20, 1968, and recorded in the Middlebury Land Records at Book 64, Page 5 and therein described as follows: `Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Charles O. Adams by Howard L. and Minnie W. Averill, and described in said deed as follows: Being all and the same lands and premises described in a deed from David P. and Ellen B. White and Howard L. and Minnie C. Averill to Allan R. Sturtevant, dated April 5, 1913, recorded in Book 34, Page 775 of Middlebury Land Records, and described in said deed, as follows: (1) The land conveyed by Emma M. Bain and Charles H. Bain, her husband, to said David P. White by warranty deed, dated July 20, 1907, and recorded in Book 34, Page 407 of Middlebury Land Records, being Lot No. 5 in the so-called Fairview part of Middlebury Village. (2) The land conveyed by Frank A. Trudo to said Howard L. Averill by warranty deed, dated July 20, 1907, and recorded in Book 34, Page 406 of Middlebury Land Records, and is a triangular piece of land located northerly of and adjacent to the first mentioned piece of land. (3) The land conveyed by William K. Foster to said David P. White by warranty deed dated August 19, 1907, and recorded in Book 34, Page 411 of Middlebury Land Records, and is land lying easterly and adjacent to the more southerly part of the first mentioned piece of land. (4) The land conveyed by William K. Foster to said David P. White by warranty deed with condition, dated June 7, 1909, and recorded in Book 35, Page 608 of Middlebury Land Records, on the condition that said land be used for driveway and garden purpose only.

Said land lies northerly and adjacent to the third mentioned piece of land. All of said lands are now one piece and on them has been erected a house and barn being the residence property of the said Howard L. Averill, deceased.

Being one and the same land and premises conveyed by quitclaim deed from Charles O. Adams to Howard L. and Minnie W. Averill under date of July 29, 1946, of record in Volume____, Page____, of said Land Records.

To said deed, and the record thereof, and the deeds therein mentioned, and the records thereof, reference is hereby had in further aid of this description.”

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

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

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

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

DATED : January 5, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 2/5, 2/12, 2/19

WARNING ANNUAL MEETING ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT

(Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham) The legal voters of the Addison Northwest School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at 6:00 p.m., on Monday, February 26, 2018, at Vergennes Union High School for a Public Information Meeting on the proposed 2018-2019 budget and to transact the following business: Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of the Addison Northwest School District Officers Article 2. To establish salaries for the Directors and other elected officers of the Addison Northwest School District pursuant to 1-6 V.S.A. 562.

Article 3. To authorize the Board of Directors to give notice that in lieu of distributing the School District Annual Report by mail within ten days of the District’s Annual meeting, it shall give at least thirty days’ notice of the availability of such report by inclusion in the warning of the District’s Annual meeting, commencing with the District’s 2018 Annual meeting.

Article 4. Shall the voters of Addison Northwest School District approve the exchange of parcels of land with the Town of Addison in accordance with the terms of the April 19, 2017 Land Exchange Agreement between the Town of Addison and the Addison Town School District?

Article 5. To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting. This meeting will be recessed until Tuesday, March 6, 2018, for the purpose of voting by Australian Ballot on the remaining Article(s) at the following locations: Location Polls Close Polls Open Municipality Addison Town Clerk’s 7:00 PM 7:00 AM Addison Office 7:00 PM 7:00 AM Ferrisburgh Ferrisburgh Town Office 7:00 PM 9:00 AM Panton Panton Town Hall 7:00 PM 9:00 AM Vergennes Vergennes Fire Station 7:00 PM 10:00 AM Waltham Waltham Town Hall Dated at Vergennes, Vermont this 22nd day of January, 2018.

Addison Northwest School District Board of Directors: Susan Rakowski, ANWSD Chair 2/1

Check out these helpful winter snow blowing tips The recent heavy snowfall reminds us that clearing driveways, sidewalks and parking lots in winter is no small job.

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute is offering tips for safe and correct use of snow throwers, often referred to as snow blowers.

“Weather today is more unpredictable than ever, and you need to have your snow thrower serviced and ready to power up,” says OPEI President and CEO Kris Kiser. “You want to have the right fuel on hand and review your owner’s manual now so you can use your equipment safely.”

Kiser says preparation is key and that home and business owners should consider the following tips.

PREPARE BEFORE IT SNOWS • Review the owner’s manual.

Check your owner’s manual for safe handling procedures. If you lost your manual, you can look it up online (and store a copy on your computer so you have the manual available to reference in the future). Review how to operate the controls. You should be able to shut off your equipment quickly.

• Check your equipment.

The snow thrower should be completely powered off when you are checking it over. If you forgot to drain the fuel last winter before storing your snow thrower, drain the gas tank now. Adjust any cables. Check the auger.

• Put your equipment where you can get to it easily. Move your equipment to a convenient and accessible location, so you can get to it easily when you need it.

• Purchase your fuel. Often gas stations are closed after a storm. Be sure to use the correct fuel, as recommended by your

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY

77 Main Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Well Monitoring Improvements project will be received by the Town of Middlebury, VT. The project consists of the construction of two (2) well monitoring buildings with appurtenances, an addition to the existing Well House No. 3, electrical, site work, and restoration. The BIDS shall be received by the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 South Route 7, Middlebury, VT, until 1:00 p.m., February 27, 2018 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. If BIDS are forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the BID must be enclosed in another envelope containing the BID addressed to the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled at the Public Works Department 10:00 a.m. on February 15, 2018. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend this meeting.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: 1. Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 South Route 7, Middlebury, VT 05753.

2. Aldrich + Elliott, PC, 6 Market Place, Ste. 2, Essex Jct., VT 05452.

3. AGC of VT Plan Room, c/o Works In Progress, 20 Farrell Street, Suite 103, So. Burlington, VT 05403.

Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Blue Prints Etc. located at 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington, VT 05403, upon a nonrefundable payment of $150.00 for each set. Checks shall be payable to Blue Prints Etc. February 5, 2018 Kathleen Ramsay Town Manager 2/5

To publish a legal notice in the Addison Independent please email information to: legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

equipment’s manufacturer — for more information on fueling properly see LookBeforeYouPump. com. Fill up the fuel tank outside before you start the engine and while the engine is cold. Never add fuel to a running or hot engine.

• Store your fuel properly. Place fuel in a fuel container and label it with the date purchased and the ethanol content of the fuel. Fuel that is more than 30 days old can phase separate and cause operating problems. It’s important to use fresh fuel in your snow thrower.

Make sure fuel is stored safely and out of the reach of children.

• Tidy the area you intend to clear with your equipment. Snow can sometimes hide objects.

Doormats, hoses, balls, toys, boards, wires, and other debris should be removed from the areas you intend to clear. When run over by a snow thrower, these objects may harm the machine or people.

• Plan to dress for winter weather. Locate your safety gear now, and place it in an accessible closet or location in your home.

Plan to wear safety glasses, gloves and footwear that can handle cold and slippery surfaces.

OPERATE YOUR EQUIPMENT SAFELY • Never put your hands inside the auger or chute. Use a clean out tool (or stick) to unclog snow or debris from your snow thrower.

Your hands should never go inside the auger or chute.

• Turn off your snow thrower if you need to clear a clog. If you need to remove debris or unclog snow, always turn off your snow thrower. Wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop before clearing any clogs or debris.

• Only use your snow thrower in visible conditions. Never operate the snow thrower without good visibility or light.

• Aim your snow thrower with care. Never throw snow toward people or cars. Do not allow anyone to stand in front of your snow thrower. Keep children or pets away from your snow thrower when it is operating.

• Use extreme caution on slopes and hills. Use caution when changing directions on slopes. Do not attempt to clear steep slopes.

• Know where your cord is.

If you have an electric powered snow thrower, be aware of where the power cord is at all times.

Avoid tripping. Do not run over the power cord.

• Keep pets and children inside.

Kids and pets may love to play in the white stuff, but it’s best to keep them inside your home and under supervision while you are using your snow thrower to clear a path or drive. Do not allow them to play in the snow as it is tossed out of the snow thrower’s chute.

Editor’s note: This story was provided by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute.

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Mayor Daniels (Continued from Page 1) this. Councils aren’t there to agree with one another, including the mayor,” said Perry, once a mayor in New Hampshire as well as a former Vergennes City Manager. “That’s the way the process works.”

Perry takes over as mayor because the other members of the council picked him as senior alderman after he was re-elected two years ago, and because of the following clause in the Vergennes City Charter: “In case of the absence, resignation or inability from any cause of the mayor, the duties of the office shall devolve on the senior alderman, chosen by city council, for the remainder of the mayor’s official term.”

But Perry’s two-year term expires in March: He is running unopposed for another two-year term on the council. According to City Manager Mel Hawley, after his re-election Perry may choose, as the sitting senior alderman, to fulfill the final year of Daniels’ term — or to accept another two-year term as alderman.

If Perry chooses to serve another two years on the council another state law takes effect: “When a vacancy occurs in any town office, the selectboard forthwith by appointment in writing shall fill such vacancy until an election is had.”

In other words, the council can choose another one of its members to fulfill Daniels’ term.

“The council would select who the mayor would be,” Perry said.

Perry said he is weighing many volunteer obligations and travel plans in his retirement against the commitment of being mayor.

“I given thought to it, but I haven’t made any decision,” Perry said on Friday morning.

DANIELS SPEAKS While Perry and other said they were surprised by Daniels’ resignation, he said it was something that he had been weighing for a while.

“It’s not a snap decision by any means. I knew I had a target on my back from pretty much day one just after the election,” Daniels said on Friday.

Not long after he defeated Benton by four votes in March 2017, Daniels said one person told him that a council member said, “He’s not going to be there long.”

Daniels told the Independent that most of the council did not want to work with him, and “There have been times I have been told, ‘We want to work with you. We want you to succeed.’ But actions speak a lot louder than words.”

Daniels said he didn’t want to provide “a laundry list” of examples, but offered one. Daniels said he was “attacked” in emails after he re-wrote a council member’s antihate resolution last year. Daniels acknowledged he made it more specific to Vergennes and softened some language.

“It downplayed it somewhat. But I didn’t think we needed to talk about events in South Carolina and other

MAYOR MICHAEL DANIELS, shown at the Addison County Firefighters Association annual meeting at the Eagles Club last month, resigned from his post as Vergennes’ top official on Thursday.

Independent file photo/John S. McCright

areas. What we needed to talk about was here in the state of Vermont. I also tried to reason with individuals at a council meeting that they needed to talk to individuals and find out facts before they made decisions or accusations about individuals. It had to do with flying the Confederate flag. Nobody wanted to reach out to the persons to find out what the purpose of their flag really was,” he said. “I try to operate on facts.”

On Friday morning Perry, who served as city manager during Daniels’ first tenure as mayor, said he had no personal issues with Daniels.

“I like him as a person,” Perry said. “And we have worked well with each other in the past.”

Perry said he was working on a statement in response to Daniels’ statement. Part of Perry’s statement addressed Daniels’ comments on the council: “While we didn’t always agree I thought he was doing an OK job and certainly had the best interests of the city in mind. He cites in his resignation letter an uphill battle with the council. Well, councils aren’t there to always be in sync with the mayor or each other. There is a city council with seven members, including the mayor, who are there to represent the citizens as best they can and collaborate whenever possible to make the best decisions for the city and its citizens. Most of time we have reached consensus with each other and the mayor. It is the nature of the process to have debate and disagreement. I would have hoped the mayor would have understood that from the outset.”

‘FINAL STRAW’ Daniels also criticized the council’s handling of a recent formal complaint from a downtown business owner against City Manager Mel Hawley and City Clerk Joan Devine. He cited that issue both in his Thursday statement

and in his Friday comments.

His statement read, “One answer is to tell the complainant that this issue was dealt with. But was it?

Does everyone have all the facts from both sides? I know of only three members of the city council that have talked with the City Manager and City Clerk, but yet everyone wants this situation to go away. I have never operated that way and refuse to start now. Due diligence has not been done to the employees or the citizen.”

Daniels said on Friday nothing has been done to clarify “real inconsistencies based on emails forwarded to me from both sides,” adding, “There are other inconsistencies in statements made by the former mayor and the senior alderman to do with a previous complaint and something that was said in a meeting of the three of them.”

Daniels criticized council members for the way they want to handle the complaint.

“It’s been presented a couple times that the message should go back to the complainant that, yes, we have received your complaint, that we have dealt with it, and that’s the end of the story,” Daniels said.

“And to me that’s an inadequate response.”

Daniels said the complaint should be dealt with at this week’s meeting in an “open and transparent” manner.

“I was recommending it was going on this agenda, and Senior Alderman Perry did not want it on this coming agenda. He thought it should be dealt with outside of the council meeting. And to me that is not transparency,” he said.

“It was the proverbial final straw,” Daniels said of the entire situation.

Perry said he and other council members have a different view.

“The mayor should be careful where he is pointing the blame. Had the mayor taken the lead in meeting the complainant as the complainant had wanted perhaps there would have been no reason for the council to have been involved,” Perry said.

“I feel he could have done more in the mayoral position to talk with the complainant and see if this could be resolved.”

Perry said at this point he believes the complaint can still be resolved among the parties with help from the mayor and/or council members.

“The reason I didn’t want it on the agenda is that I thought there was a way we could have it resolved without having it on the agenda, basically,” Perry said. “If there was some way for the council members or the mayor to continue to meet and talk with the complainant, maybe we could get this resolved. And if we couldn’t then it does become a whole council issue.”

Daniels acknowledged his resignation probably lets down those who voted for him, but said he felt he was just unable to continue.

“I am disappointed in myself. I’m retired. I want to do good. I want to

Daniels’ parting message was to encourage residents to participate in their hometown’s affairs: “A word to the citizens of Vergennes: They need to become more involved.”

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

make the world a better place. And I want to do it in a positive manner.

And everything that is coming out now is negative, and I don’t need the hassle,” he said. “I apologize to them for letting them down. They don’t know the impact this job is having on me mentally and physically.”

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Date Night

BlOoPErS Addy Indy Valentine’s Day Contest | 2018

We want to hear your stories of date nights that didn’t exactly go as planned… maybe you discovered a giant piece of kale lodged between your front teeth half way through dinner, or you forgot to fill up your tank and ran out of gas while driving your date home. Whatever the story, we’ll help you laugh it off in our pages and give you a chance to redeem yourself on your next night out.

We’ll choose 10 of our favorite blooper stories and invite our readers and fans to vote on 3 to win incredible date night packages donated by local partners:

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Enjoy the historic and elegant atmosphere at the Middlebury Inn’s Morgan’s Tavern for a date night dinner for two. Add some freshness and beauty to your Valentine’s life with a mixed bouquet from Cole’s Flowers in Middlebury, and in case that’s not enough, add in a sweet reward at the end of the day with chocolates from Middlebury Sweets.

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