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Thursday, March 1, 2018  64 Pages

Lawmakers consider gun control bills Confiscation among three proposals

By JOHN FLOWERS VERGENNES — The national and statewide debate about gun control reverberated to America’s littlest city on Monday, as local lawmakers and Vergennes-area residents talked about potential laws that could expand background

The annual masked ball at the Vergennes Opera House gets wild. See Arts + Leisure.

The Tiger boys’ and girls’ Nordic teams ruled the trails again, taking Division II titles. See Page 1B.

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checks and provide for confiscation of firearms from citizens the court deems should not possess deadly weapons.

Gun control emerged as the main topic at the legislative breakfast at the St. Peter’s Catholic Church parish hall, spurred by the fatal shooting

on Feb. 14 of 17 staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and the arrest of a Poultney teen last month in connection with the threat of a mass shooting at Fair Haven Union High School.

Sen. Christopher Bray, D-New Haven, said there are now three bills in the Senate relating to gun safety.

None had reached the Senate floor as

of Monday, according to Bray. The three bills are: • S.221, which would allow a police officer to obtain an “extreme risk protection order” that would prohibit a person from possessing a firearm for up to one year if the Family Division of the Superior Court finds by “clear and convincing evidence” that the person poses a (See Gun control, Page 17A)

Two Lincoln women run for one school board seat

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS LINCOLN — In the only contested election in Lincoln on Town Meeting Day, two women are vying to represent the town on the district school board.

Sarah McClain and Annie Svitavsky are running to replace

ANWSD makes cuts to control spending

BOSTON — At the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s annual meeting this past weekend in Boston, the Addison County Independent won 16 awards, including six first places, while its sister publication, Vermont Ski + Ride Magazine, won nine awards, including five first places.

Angelo Lynn, owner and publisher of the Addison Press, which is the parent company of the Independent, Vermont Ski + Ride Magazine, (See Addy Indy, Page 3A)

Barry Olson for his seat on the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board.

If elected, they will oversee governance of the high school and the district’s five elementary schools, prepare budgets for the (See Lincoln, Page 18A)

Addison Northwest seeks $7.6M school bond To pay for district-wide energy, security work

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Vergennes-area residents on Tuesday will weigh in on a $21.1 million Addison Northwest School District budget that reduces current spending by $10,000, eliminates three teachers and about four other full-time jobs, reduces the hours of two principals, and could raise residential school tax rates by about 8 cents in the five district towns — a year after rates dropped by more than that in three of them.

When the ANWSD board approved that budget in January it gave Superintendent JoAn Canning and her administrative team leeway on how to make the numbers work.

Canning said the teaching cuts are being made at the elementary school level because Vergennes Union High School has borne the brunt of most (See ANWSD, Page 18A)

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ICE DANCERS KATARINA DelCamp and Maxwell Gart, who compete as juniors at the national and international level, skate in the Middlebury College Winter Carnival Ice Show in Chip Kenyon Arena Sunday afternoon. For more ice show photos see Page 2A.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Residents of the five Addison Northwest School District communities will be asked on March 6 to support $7.6 million in energy-efficiency, security, safety and kitchen improvements to the four district schools, with most of the spending devoted to Vergennes Union High School.

If voters back this measure in Australian balloting held in each ANWSD community on Town Meeting Day, ANWSD officials said the work would be done this summer.

ANWSD board members have repeatedly said in recent months that the upgrades are critical — the VUHS heating and ventilation system is described as “in failure” by a consultant’s report, for example — and that if residents back the bond their taxes will not rise.

Bond members cite both the guarantee by project contractor, Energy Systems Inc. (EEI) of New (See Bond, Page 17A)

HOPE closes in on $600K to repair its Boardman St. building

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — For 53 years Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects has built HOPE for residents through a variety of housing, clothing and other critical services.

Now the Middlebury-based nonprofit is seeking help from residents to fortify its Community Services building at 282 Boardman St. The $600,000 “Building HOPE”

capital campaign is more than threequarters of the way to the finish line, thanks in large part to a $250,000 challenge grant through the Hoehl Family Foundation and other big gifts harvested during a silent phase

of the fund drive that began this past November. HOPE officials are counting on area residents to push the campaign across the finish line so that construction work can begin this summer.

That work will, among other things, produce a substantial redesign of existing spaces, add 442 square feet of space to the agency’s perennially busy food shelf, and put (See HOPE, Page 17A)

School budgets, town trucks and one big bond On Town Meeting Day Addison County residents get a say in what gets done Maple sugaring season is here so Vermont’s town meetings can’t be far behind. Do your civic duty and share your views with others in your municipality at the upcoming town meetings. These local gatherings get under way this Saturday in Starksboro, Ferrisburgh, Monkton and Salisbury and continue in our various towns until Tuesday evening when Whiting residents call a close to their annual meeting. Prepare for your town meeting by reading about the issues and budgets that will be discussed — follow our town-bytown previews, which are oganized alphabetically.

races to decide.

The Addison Town Clerk’s Office will be open that Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. to allow voters to have their say.

Residents may also gather in the Addison Central School gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Monday to discuss town business.

All significant decisions will be made at the ballot box on Tuesday, including the selectboard’s twopart town spending proposal.

The board is proposing to spend $332,213 on all General Fund items, an increase of a little less than $17,000. The board voted to raise full-time employees’ salaries by 3 percent and parttime employees’ pay by $1 an hour, accounting for much of the increase.

The selectboard also proposes to use about $35,000 of unspent funds to reduce taxes, and after it combined that with anticipated (See Addison Page 11A)

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★ Addison ★ FERRISBURGH RESIDENTS MAKE their opinions known by a show of hands during a standing-roomonly town meeting last year.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

ADDISON — In Australian balloting on March 6 Addison residents will decide whether to support town and Addison Northwest School District (ANWSD) spending proposals, but will have no contested

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By the way Some Middlebury Union High School students are expected to join their peers throughout the country in a coordinated school walkout on Wednesday, March 14, beginning at 10 a.m. The walkout is in protest of Congressional inaction on gun legislation. The act of civil disobedience will last 17 minutes — one minute for each of the 17 lives lost during the latest school shooting incident, (See By the way, Page 18A)

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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE’S 2018 Winter Carnival passed into the record books with last weekend’s annual ice show. This year’s skating extravaganza, titled “Force of Nature,” featured local elementary school through high school skaters, their parents, college students and out-of-town guests. Featured here, along with costumed kids, are Essex High School student Evan Marnell, right; Middlebury College freshman Arielle Warren, below; Middlebury College sophomore Francesca Napoli, left; and the Catamount Blades from UVM, bottom left.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

New security features added to the front entrance of OVUHS

By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — Major changes are planned for the front entrance at Otter Valley Union High School in light of the recent school shooting threat in Fair Haven and the tragic mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. The plan comes just days after Gov. Phil Scott issued a memo to legislators proposing several gun restrictions and school safety measures, including school security reviews and grant funding for security improvements.

In a letter to parents on Feb. 22, OV Principal Jim Avery wrote that he and the rest of the OV community are still shaken by the school shooting on Feb. 14 at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in which 17 people were killed, as well as the averted school

shooting plan locally that came to would be installed at the entrance of light on Feb. 15. Jack Sawyer, 18, of the school.

Poultney was arrested and charged “The events of last week have made after police uncovered an elaborate me realize that not only do we need to plot to commit a foster and build the mass shooting at kinds of relation“We as a school and Fair Haven Union ships with students community continue to High School. that allows them struggle with the fear “We as a school to share with us and anxiety these events and community when they have a have created when we continue to strugconcern, but that see one of our most gle with the fear we also must put sacred environments and anxiety these in place practices violated so tragically.” events have created that will improve — Jim Avery, when we see one the safety of our Otter Valley Principal of our most sacred children.” environments For many years, violated so tragically,” Avery wrote.

OV has locked all perimeter doors In the letter, Avery also announced during the school day, except the front that a video screening security system door. The new system will require

school visitors to request entry, be seen on a video monitor, and then be buzzed in.

In addition, School Resource Officer Ann Bandy will be posted in the front office area to regularly monitor the entrance.

“This will be a change to our existing way of life,” Avery wrote, “but sadly one that I believe is necessary.”

In an interview Monday, Avery said he, Rutland Northeast Superintendent Jeanne Collins, and the school’s facilities manager will meet with an architectural firm on Friday about the design for the new front entrance.

Gov. Scott has proposed that $5 million in state funds be made available for School Security Grants. The grants would be administered by the

Department of Public Safety and used to pay for security upgrades including hiring school resource officers, video monitoring, threat assessment and security software, prevention planning and risk reduction.

Avery said the administration and staff at OV have diligently worked to achieve a positive school environment where students can be comfortable sharing their concerns about themselves as well as other students.

“Throughout my 24 years as an administer at Otter Valley I have always felt that one of the school’s most powerful attributes is the faculty and staff’s ability to develop important, supportive relationships with our students,” he wrote in the letter. “I am extremely proud of the

school environment that we have, and continue to believe that positive caring relationships are the foundation for our work with students.”

On Monday, Avery reiterated that position, saying relationships are key.

“It’s ‘The Big R,’” he said. “It’s the one component of our philosophy that everything else is based on.

The same motto that Gov. Scott wrote about in his Feb. 22 memo is one that OV continues to embrace as well: If you see something, say something.

“That’s something that’s been important for us forever,” he said, “and I think of all the situations that have come up where kids have had somebody in the building to talk to.

And now, we have to do more.”

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Good Point revises its building plan; Connor eyes growth; auction planned

By JOHN FLOWERS grade-level docks.

MIDDLEBURY — Good Point Neri said he’d take the remaining Recycling has tabled plans to build 10,000 square feet in the front (Route a new headquarters in Middlebury’s 7) portion of the building and turn industrial park and appears poised it into a food hub, where people to grow its electronics recycling could legally develop their products business in Massachusetts, as opposed under the supervision of the Vermont to Addison County.

Department of Health and the United Meanwhile, Connor Mill Built States Department of Agriculture.

Homes is starting to pick up steam It would be Neri’s second major as a tenant in the current Good investment in a former Middlebury Point building at 227 Pond Lane, business site in less than a year. Last a 50,000-square-foot facility that July, he acquired the former Greg’s Connor founder and CEO Mike Meat Market at 3 Elm St. from TD Connor hopes to purchase as soon as Bank. this fall.

Connor said he has no interest in As previously reported in the his former place of business on Route Addison Independent, Connor re- 7. He’s happily making a go of it at established his company — the Good Point property. which designs and makes “Our investors here are colonial reproduction “kit” “We’re interested in purchasing homes — in Good Point’s busy.We’re this building; in fact, Pond Lane building last still in start- they’re trying to put May. The business had up mode together a program to do ceased operations as that by this fall,” Connor “Connor Homes” four in many said. “I think this is a much months earlier, citing regards. better location for us, and financial reasons. An We’re better sized.” investment group led by Now roughly 10 months getting local businessman Sam into its makeover, Connor Pryor assumed ownership there.”

Homes has a workforce of — CEO Mike 26. of the company’s assets, Connor including its former “We’re busy,” Connor 11 6 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t said. “We’re still in start-up headquarters at 1741 Route 7 south. mode in many regards. We’re getting In an added twist, the 1741 Route 7 there.” south property is scheduled to be sold Connor Mill Built Homes has at a foreclosure-related public auction of late been supplying homes to a on Tuesday, March 27, at 11 a.m. development in Maine. Demand for Local business man Tony Neri on the company’s products has been Tuesday confirmed his interest in steady and Connor believes the the property, which has been on the construction industry is surging right market for more than a year. now.

Should he become the winning “There are a lot of good things going bidder, Neri said he’d divide 105,000 on,” he said. “The whole residential square feet of the structure into five building economy is very red-hot. It or six independent spaces to lease sounds like a good thing, but there to businesses wanting to lay down are down sides to that as well. We see roots in Middlebury. He named Good increases in material costs, increases Point as one of the businesses he in labor and general contractor costs could accommodate at the facility you have to deal with. It’s more of the once it is repaired. According to typical cycle we’ve seen for the last Thomas Hirchak Company auction 50 years, where a red-hot economy ad, the structure is equipped with generally results in a downturn in a 11 overhead doors, including nine year or two. truck-level loading docks and two “I see some good signs it’s going to

be a good two years before we see a bit of a downturn,” he added. “None of us in this industry pretend that we can predict anything anymore.”

Ingenthron is pleased Connor is still committed to buying his Pond Lane building. He said the five-year lease provides financial incentives for Connor Mill Built Homes to purchase the building during the first two years.

Business is going well for Good Point, spurred in large part by its expert recycling of flat screen TVs. Good Point has become a national goto repository for flat screen TV parts, which its employees dutifully extract from the discarded televisions. The company has exclusive contracts with Vermont and several large communities in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, to take the TVs and extract useful components that are then sold primarily to television repair people.

Ingenthron had hoped to sell his Pond Lane building to Connor last summer. He said he would have used that money to pay for a new, smaller building for Good Point in the Middlebury industrial park. For now, he’s content to remain in a portion of the Pond Lane facility, but hasn’t closed the door on other options — such as becoming a potential Neri tenant on Route 7, if that deal pans out.

Current plans call for Good Point to ramp up its workforce to 75 people.

Ingenthron had hoped to base 50 of those workers in Middlebury and 25 in Brockton, Mass. Since Good Point’s Middlebury location is still in flux, and due to what Ingenthron called “some uncertainty surrounding Vermont’s recycling procedures for flat screen TVs,” it looks like the company will instead move to 50 workers in Brockton and 25 in Middlebury.

He doesn’t plan to leave Middlebury.

“As long as we have the Vermont contract, we’ll definitely have a home here,” Ingenthron said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Addy Indy 6,000, including such publications (Continued from Page 1A) Vermont Sports Magazine, The as the Providence Business Journal, Reporter in Brandon-Proctor- Worcester Magazine and Seven Pittsford, and the Mountain Times in Days, many of which are two or Killington, said he was pleased with three times the Independent’s size.

In advertising, the Addison the recognition.

“In an era of fake news, social Independent also placed second for media feeds coming from thousands an advertiser campaign for Fire & Ice of unknown sources, and the Restaurant, and third for a real estate credibility of cable news, Congress ad for Champlain Valley Properties.

In news, the and the presidency Independent took strained to the breaking the unusual honor of point, it’s heartening sweeping all three places that the Addison for Sports Columnists, Independent and our with Matt Dickerson sister publications can taking first, Andy retain the confidence Kirkaldy placing second of the communities and Karl Lindholm we serve, be seen as grabbing the third spot. a trustworthy source Jessie Raymond was of news, and receive a repeat winner as a accolades from our Humor Columnist, and peers throughout New publisher Angelo Lynn England,” Lynn said. repeated as first-place The newspaper winner for editorial ANGELO LYNN received two firstwriting. place awards in Thirty-year veteran reporter John the advertising and marketing category, including one for Business Flowers won first for his spot news Innovation for the production of coverage of the aftermath of a fatal its Middlebury seasonal recreation plane crash in East Middlebury, and guides and another for Specialty Gaen Murphee took third place for Publication Promotion for ads done a piece she wrote on the harrowing

by Elsie Lynn Parini in the Arts journeys migrant farm workers often + Leisure section produced each make when traveling from Mexico to area dairy farms. At our sister paper Thursday.

Graphic designer Maxx Steinmetz in Brandon, editor Lee Kahrs took won second place for Best Graphic third place for spot news coverage in Designer among all weekly the under-6,000 circulation division.

Other awards for the Addison newspapers in the largest circulation category, and Lynn Parini placed Independent were for third place in second in Infographics published in headline writing, third for special the Arts + Leisure section. The large section for our graduation section weekly category competes against called “Where Are They Now?” (in publications with circulation over which we profile area high school

graduates from 10 years ago), and second place for our Addison County Fair and Field Days program.

At Vermont Ski + Ride Magazine, a New England-wide magazine that is produced in the Addison Independent offices in Middlebury, the two-person editorial team of editor Lisa Gosselin Lynn and assistant editor Emma Cotton earned a bevy of awards, including a first place for Emma Cotton as a columnist covering the après-ski scene. The duo also earned first-place honors for headline writing, pictorial and sports photography and best front page. The quarterly magazine took second places for entertainment reporting and a personality profile on Jake Burton Carpenter (Lisa Lynn), and the team won third place for General Excellence among all specialty publications throughout New England.

Finally, our sister paper the Mountain Times won a first place, two seconds and a third in the largest weekly category, all in advertising and design.

“With hundreds of newspapers throughout the six New England states competing in this annual competition, it’s an honor just to place in the top three in any category,” said Angelo Lynn, “and to be among the best is a real tribute to the hard work, talent and effort our teams exhibit every day of the year. It continues to be a challenging business and we’re beyond fortunate to have such a dedicated and community-focused team.”

EXCESS NATURAL GAS is burned as it escapes from the Vermont Gas pipeline gate station behind the Smart Move Storage bays of Route 7 north of Middlebury on Tuesday. The gas, being pushed out by a tool traveling through the pipeline, should dissipate and the fire extinguish by late this week.

Independent photos/Megan James

Vt. Gas ignites flame in Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Folks driving south on Route 7 Tuesday from New Haven into Middlebury were doing a double-take as they passed near Smart Move Storage, north of the Exchange Street intersection. A huge, smoke-free flame was shooting from the Vermont Gas gate station, in what company officials were calling a controlled burn related to an ongoing inspection of the Addison Natural Gas Project pipeline.

Vermont Gas spokesperson Beth Parent said the burn was tied to the recent insertion of a “smart tool” at the Colchester end of the pipeline, which is feeding natural gas to Middlebury and eventually to Vergennes and other Addison County communities. The smart tool is being pushed, by pressure, through the pipeline.

The residual gas from the pressure within the pipeline is being burned at the Middlebury gate station, according to Parent.

The burn is odorless and will not produce smoke, Parent said. The burn is slated to peter out sometime this Friday, March 2.

Lincoln LINCOLN — Join us for a “Rocking for Roxanne!” benefit concert this Friday, March 2, from 7–10:30 p.m. at Burnham Hall, featuring music by BandAnna and The Welterweights. Raffle items include gift certificates from local businesses, a two-night stay at a Lincoln Airbnb and more. Beer, wine and food available for purchase; $15 suggested donation at the door. All proceeds benefit Roxanne Smith of Lincoln.

Girl Scout Cookies are now available. Lincoln Troup 52030 will be selling cookies at their booths on Sunday, March 4, from 12-3 p.m. inside the Lincoln Library, March 17 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at Joann’s Fabric on Hinesburg Road in South Burlington, and March 24 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at the University Mall.

Cookies are $5 per box. Can’t make it to a cookie booth? Don’t worry, you can still get your cookie fix by emailing the troop at lincolnvtgs@ gmail.com to place your order.

The selectboard has officially posted our dirt roads for weight limits due to extreme temperature changes. Please contact Road Foreman Dave Cavoretto at 453-3703 to obtain permission for overweight vehicle travel if necessary.

Would you like to win a dream vacation to Ireland? Win a seven-day/ six-night trip for two plus airfare.

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School News Demonstrating their technical savvy, two Addison County residents, Jackson Radley of North Ferrisburgh and Kenneth Alexopoulos of Vergennes were named to the dean’s list at the Rochester Institute of Technology made for the fall semester. Radley is in the Biomedical Science Program, while Alexopoulos is studying Computer Engineering. Degreeseeking undergraduate students are eligible for dean’s list if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400, they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F,” and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. has named several Addison County residents to its dean’s list for academic for the fall 2017 semester.

They include Conservation Biology major and Vergennes Union High School graduate Phoebe E. Plank of North Ferrisburgh, Morgan K. Pratt of New Haven, who graduated from Mt. Abraham Union High School, and fellow Mt. Abe graduate Bailey Sherwin, a Psychology major from North Ferrisburgh.

To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least four courses and have an academic average of 3.6 based on a 4.0 scale for the semester.

Benefit Bake Wednesday, March 14, 2018 A portion of the proceeds will benefit families in Addison County Dine-in or Take out • Time: 5p.m. - 9p.m. www.addisoncountypcc.org

Have a news tip?

Call Dawn Mikkelsen at 453-7029 NEWS

Tickets are $25 and on sale at the Lincoln General Store. All proceeds benefit Addison County Home Health & Hospice and Hospice Volunteer Services.

Lincoln Town Report omission: There are TWO candidates for the Mt. Abraham Unified School District, Lincoln Director, race on the ballot for March 6. Annie Svitavsky and Sarah McClain are both running for this position. Voters are reminded that you may only vote for one of these candidates.

REMINDERS: Solar Sweet Maple Farm’s pancake breakfast

is Saturday, March 3, from 8-11 a.m. at 3841 South Lincoln Road.

Adults $10, Children 6-12 $5, Kids 5 and under are free. Town Meeting is Monday, March 5, at 6 p.m. upstairs at Burnham Hall. Election of Lincoln’s town and school officers

by Australian ballot voting will be held on Tuesday, March 6. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the town office. Don’t forget to grab some goodies at the Lincoln Library’s Election Day Bake Sale.

Until next time … Don’t forget to vote. Every day is a second chance.

Rock on!

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Gov. Scott’s bold support of gun control tests Dems ability to deliver “We will remember in November.” That was the political threat gun-rights leader Ed Cutler issued to Vermont’s Republican governor, Phil Scott, in the wake of the governor’s gutsy and stunning announcement this past week that he was determined to “do all he could do” to prevent a mass shooting at a Vermont school.

“If I have to pay a political price for this, I’ll endure it,” he said in his announcement. “I just know that this is the right thing to do... I would have a difficult time living with myself if something like this happened in Vermont and I hadn’t done anything to prevent it.”

It was not empty rhetoric.

Gov. Scott has surpassed even the expectations of moderate Democrats by advocating several common sense measures, including: gun confiscation bills that would empower law enforcement officers to take weapons from people who pose an “extreme risk” to themselves or others (one bill of which passed the Vermont Senate late Wednesday); banning bump stocks; raising the legal age to buy a guy from 18 to 21; appropriating $5 million for school security grants; possibly banning the sale of high capacity magazines; and he said he would “probably support” some version of a universal background checks bill.

Scott’s evolution came after reading the troubling affidavit of 18-year-old Jack Sawyer, the teen who had purchased a pump-action 12-gauge shotgun at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Rutland, with the alleged intent to kill as many students as possible at Fair Haven Union High school. That intent, which was fortuitously prevented, has shocked Vermont’s governor and Legislature into action.

That’s great news for Vermont, and Gov. Scott’s proposed measures, if passed, would be a groundbreaking achievement.

But it won’t be easy.

Just as students and parents around the state take up the call to action — all to avoid further mass shootings in our schools — the forces against such laws are ginning up their supporters, usually under bogus claims that the Second Amendment is being eroded.

Ed Cutler is one such foe.

As president of Gun Owners of Vermont, he is using Gov. Scott’s call for reasonable gun-control measures to rile up his base and is intent on seeing Scott defeated in the next gubernatorial race. “As far as we’re concerned,” he told Seven Days in a recent story, “he’s a one-term governor.”

But it’s not the governor who is the easiest target for gun-rights groups.

Some political analysts believe Gov. Scott might benefit from his stance by gaining support from moderate Democrats, Independents and many reasonably minded Republicans (and any Democrat who runs against him is likely to adopt the same stance). Who it puts in jeopardy are House members who may be outgunned by the NRA and other pro-gun advocates in their reelection bids.

To that end, gun-control activists like the students, parents and teachers holding marches in the streets, and all gun-control supporters, need to let their state senators and representatives know where they stand and how important this issue is to them. They need to be ready to fight off pro-gun activists at that level — not just in a statewide conversation, but as a key issue in every House and Senate race across the state.

“I think it’s gonna be hard in the days leading up to that vote for us to pull people along,” Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D-Bradford), a former majority leader, told Seven Days. “And I also think it’s going to be really hard on the campaign trail when the NRA money and the Gun Owners of Vermont work their people up into a frenzy. I mean, it is not fun to be in their sights.”

Then again, the political landscape on this issue seems to be changing. Due to the rise in mass shootings, particularly at America’s schools, the pendulum is swinging from America’s gun-obsessed culture to one seeking a more moderate balance.

And balance is what Gov. Scott, Vermont Democrats and other guncontrol supporters are talking about. There is no discussion that would limit a responsible adult from owning a gun that would not be classified as a militarystyle assault weapon. And it would seem reasonable for any gun-owning patriot to admit that mass shootings in this country have gone too far; that our gun laws have become so lax than any disgruntled or lonely or mentally instable or suicidal person can too easily buy weapons that enable them to kill and injure dozens of people within minutes of opening fire.

Not mentioned by Gov. Scott is a consideration to ban or restrict the sale of assault rifles. And surprisingly, Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the largest sports retailers in the country, announced this Wednesday that their stores would no longer sell guns to people under 21, and would eliminate all sales of military assault weapons, such as the AR-15 and AK-47, throughout their group of retail stores. (WalMart also announced Wednesday that it not sell guns to people under 21.)

Edward W. Stack, CEO and chairman of Dick’s Sporting Goods, said in a statement that while the company extended its thoughts and prayers to victims of shootings, he knew “thoughts and prayers are not enough…

Clearly (the recent shooting at Parkland, Florida) indicates on so many levels that the systems in place are not effective to protect our kids and our citizens.”

And that is the nut of the issue. What is currently in place is not working.

Even the most ardent gun advocate has to agree that mass shootings should not be accepted as the “norm” in our culture. We must do better.

In Vermont, Gov. Scott has put gun control on the front burner with meaningful and decisive action. If the Democratic Legislature fails to pass bills this session that measure up to Scott’s leadership and courage, it will be a missed opportunity and a serious blow to the party’s stature.

Angelo Lynn

PS. In late-breaking news Wednesday evening, President Trump stunned Republicans on live television Wednesday by declaring his support for several gun-control measures long opposed by the GOP and NRA. Among measures Trump supported were: comprehensive gun control legislation that would expand background checks to weapons purchased at gun shows and on the internet; keeping guns from mentally ill people; restricting gun sales to people 21 and over; and he opened the door to a ban on assault weapons. Call it a dramatic ploy by a media-savvy chameleon, it will nonetheless supercharge the debate and put proNRA policies under fire.

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Board candidates have fresh voices I endorse Lindsey Fuentes-George and Farhad Khan for Middlebury selectboard. These fresh voices will infuse us with diversity and vitality during our rail bridge construction project. Geographically, these candidates represent the southern and eastern parts of our town that are important to have at our table. Socially and economically, they represent equally important sectors toward helping us build an affordable, responsive Middlebury.

Both are raising young families and are committed to our reorganizing schools and expanding public library and recreation programs.

Please vote for them early at our net-zero town office or on election day, March 6. Meet them during the social hour at 6:15 p.m. preceding town meeting at Mary Hogan School on Monday, March 5.

Laura Asermily Middlebury

Energy fund to help Weybridge

Whip her hair

MOUNT MANSFIELD UNION High School skier Alexandra Priganc, her hair flying, starts the anchor leg of the girls’ classic relay race at Monday’s state championships held at Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton.

For full coverage of the championships see Page 1B. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Historical perspectives on migration

In preparation for a manuscript workshop this week, I read a draft of a book about Texas history by a woman named Sarah Rodriguez. I am a historian of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands (and a Texan by birth), so my friend and colleague asked if I would attend a workshop to give my comments on her book before she published it. I was happy to oblige.

The risk with writing about Texas, U.S., and Mexican history or a book about the Texas Revolution is that the

By Mary E. topic has been well covered by histoMendoza rians. It is old hat, as we Texans say.

But this book is different, and it shifts our understanding of how U.S. history unfolded.

It turns out that Stephen F. Austin, the man who brought the first U.S. Anglos to settle in Texas in 1821, fully intended to flee the United States, along with 300 others, to become Mexican citizens. That’s right, Americans fled the United States for Mexico with the intention to immigrate there, not settle Texas for the United States.

Facing huge debt and in the wake of economic turmoil, Austin and his compatriots felt as if they could no longer prosper living in the United States, so they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping for a better life and the Mexican government welcomed them with open arms. It was not until a good 15 years later, when a second wave of settlers entered Mexican-Tejas hoping to bring slaves into a country that did not allow slavery, that a series of rebellions resulted in the Texas Revolution and prompted secession from Mexico, ultimately leading to Texas’s annexation to the U.S. and then the U.S.-Mexican war.

The rebellions of the 1830s, it turns out, happened much to the dismay of the original 300 settlers. They

were ambivalent about secession from Mexico because they had made it their home.

Why does this matter and why would I write about it here? It matters because the narrative that we hear in our history classes growing up is that Americans all embraced a notion of Manifest Destiny and happily “settled” — or more realistically, robbed — indigenous, Mexican, and other diverse peoples of their land over the course of the 19th century with the intention of expanding the United States. U.S. Westward expansion was bound to happen, we are told. But it wasn’t.

In fact, it turns out that originally Americans felt the need to flee the U.S. for Mexico. This might seem a bit ironic, given that migration streams have shifted from north-to-south to a steady stream from south-to-north.

And Americans seem to be in a bit of panic about that.

Conservatives tout that one way to “make America great again” is to build a wall to stem the tide of these migrants crossing the border. This history tells us that that America hasn’t always been great, and when it wasn’t for Stephen F. Austin and the 300 others who traveled with him, our southern neighbor made space for them. As one of the largest nations on the continent at the time (second only to Brazil), the Mexican government officials viewed migration as a means for making their country stronger. So, what’s our problem?

Mary E. Mendoza is an assistant professor of history at the University of Vermont and the David and Dana Dornsife Fellow for Historical Work in the American West at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. She lives in Weybridge.

Ways of Seeing

Don’t have what it takes & that’s fine

Last week I saw an article claiming that, in living none of these. rooms all around the country, viewers were watching So, while I can be amazed at the snowboarder who Olympic performances and saying to themselves, “I does a backside triple cork 1440, I never think, “I could think I could do that.” do that.” Hell, half the time I can’t carry a laundry basket Really? I didn’t even feel that way when the games cut through a narrow doorway without skinning my knuckto a commercial for mopping. les.

I do stand in awe of the Olympic I don’t have what it takes. But athletes, but I’ve never felt that I what does it take? Natural ability? could be one. When a future OlympiOpportunity? A flair for looking good an is 8 or 9, their parents, recognizing in branded merchandise? the child’s potential, pack up the I avoided sports throughout my family, move to Colorado and build a childhood, but I somehow ended up regulation ski jump in the back yard. at a private high school that — cruWhen I was 9, my only skill was elly — required participation in three spelling, which my parents recogsports per year. The joke, however, nized without interrupting whatever

By Jessie Raymond was on them: I diminished the quality they had been doing. No matter of every team I was forced to play on. how well I could spell, there was no One year, I exploited a loophole chance they were going to move us across the country so that allowed students to substitute the school play for a I could grow up closer to the more competitive spelling sport. But I got the best of them there, too: I was as bad bees. an actor as I was a right-fielder. I had a motto: “You can I’ve always lacked athleticism. Look at gold-medal make me participate, but you can’t make me excel.” snowboarder Red Gerard. He does multiple insane The school’s rationale, I suppose, was that playing airborne moves and lands on his feet, and he’s only 17. sports is good for your body, plus it teaches you about When I was 17, I almost tried out for cross-country, teamwork and builds character. which I thought sounded lovely until I found out that it That sounds reasonable, but it was lost on me. As involved mostly (entirely) running. the weakest competitor on the thirds soccer team, for It’s not just that these athletes are, for the most part, example, I never experienced the same sort of euphoria quite young. They also have strength, speed, coordina- that the better athletes seemed to feel. I rarely made it tion, competitiveness and blindingly white teeth. I have (See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

On the warning for Weybridge Town Meeting on Monday night, March 5, is an article that, if approved by the voters, will create an Energy Fund for the town of Weybridge. The purpose of the Energy Fund will be to support energy-saving and renewable energy initiatives to benefit the residents of Weybridge. It would be funded by a one cent addition to the tax rate for a period of four years. According to our town assessor, this would add approximately $42 annually to the tax bill of a $200,000 home and we anticipate it will produce a total of about $52,000 over the four years. The Energy Fund would be overseen by the Weybridge Energy Committee with any expenditures to be approved by the Weybridge selectboard.

Some examples of projects that the Weybridge Energy Fund could support include: improving the energy efficiency of town buildings, installing solar panels on town buildings, installing electric vehicle charging stations at the Weybridge school and the town office, and providing training for members of the Weybridge Volunteer Fire Dept. on different techniques for fighting fires in houses with roof-mounted solar panels. There would also be money available to take advantage of matching grant opportunities offered by Efficiency Vermont for assisting individual Weybridge homeowners with energy audits, upgrading insulation, and other energy conservation initiatives.

I urge all Weybridge voters to attend town meeting on Monday, March 5, to hear more about the proposed Weybridge Energy Fund, ask questions, and hopefully support its creation. Town meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Weybridge School.

Come early at 6 p.m. to chat with your neighbors over coffee, cider and dessert.

Gale Hurd Weybridge

Experience a plus for Baker Gary Baker deserves your vote for Middlebury selectboard. He has served our town for many years in several capacities, including as a member of the Development Review Board and the Infrastructure Committee and as a past member of the selectboard.

His service has always been thoughtful and reasoned. He is a dedicated and hardworking public servant, just the type of person we should have representing us on the selectboard. Please join me in supporting Gary on Tuesday.

Ken Perine Middlebury

Time to get rid of assault weapons As a citizen of Bristol in Addison County, I sent this letter to my Vermont representatives. I’m sick and tired, like many of you are, of no one doing anything about this or being too timid to speak out.

Someone has to.

Dear......, I’m contacting you because you represent the district I live in.

Please introduce and/or support legislation this session to eliminate (See Acciavatti letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, March 1, 2018 — PAGE 5A

Clean water investments vital Sen. Christopher Bray, D-New now in order to ensure we are Haven, represents Addison County, logistically and financially capable Huntington and Buel’s Gore and of continuing the state’s required serves as chair of the Senate clean water work in FY20 and Natural Resources and Energy beyond. The Scott Administration Committee. He is the lead sponsor offered testimony stating it believes that organic growth in the state’s of S.260.

For the second year in a row, economy will generate increased state revenue sufficient to the Vermont legislature fill this gap. The Senate is building the budgets Natural Resources and and laws to deliver the Energy Committee was strongest, best-funded unanimous in its hope water quality program to see such growth, but in the state’s history. as such growth is specuThis increased level of lative, and as the budget work is essential. While faces other pressures the well-publicized (e.g. pension obligations, disaster of toxic blooms and growing health care that closed Lake Carmi costs), we concluded that for three months are an fiscal prudence demands obvious cause for alarm we develop a “Plan B,” and action, hundreds which is what Vermont of less dramatic water Senate Bill S.260 proquality failures are affecting every county by Senator Chris Bray vides.

D-New Haven S.260 addresses the in the state. anticipated funding The current enhanced level of clean water investment gap by mapping out one or more relies on temporarily doubling our future revenue sources, including use of capital dollars for this work. a per-parcel fee. The principles These extra capital dollars will guiding this work are (1) “polluters no longer be available beginning should pay to clean up the damage in fiscal year 2020 (FY20). If we they cause,” and (2) “everybody in/ make no other adjustments, there everybody pays.”

The funding plans will be prewill be a fall-off in clean water funds of approximately $17.5 mil- pared as draft legislation by both lion in FY20. Such a diminution the legislature and the Administraof funds and work would run afoul tion on or before Nov. 15, 2018, of our legal obligations to the U.S. so that timely legislation can be Environmental Protection Agency introduced on the opening day of — and to Vermonters who want all the next biennium.

If the Administration’s anticipatstate waters to be safe for drinking ed new revenues materialize, S.260 and recreation.

The $17.5 million potential will have been precautionary; if the funding gap needs to be addressed anticipated new revenues do not

Legislative Review

materialize, S.260 will provide a fully formed legislative mechanism for consideration for adoption by the next legislature in order to fulfill the state’s ongoing legal obligations for clean water.

S.260 tackles more than clean water funding, it also makes changes to enhance the quality and efficiency of our clean water work by: (1) expanding the Water Quality Board to add more people with expertise in water quality science and engineering; (2) creating a “living laboratory” at Lake Carmi, where we will deploy all of our best tools for watershed management while also experimenting with new techniques; (3) offering new legal tools to assist in the enforcement of existing water quality rules; and (4) developing a suite of “Future of Farming” practices, including improved soil health, to get at the root cause of our agricultural water quality problems, rather than spend so much time, money and effort mitigating and managing already polluted waters.

All in all, S.260 creates a pathway to sustainable long-term funding and better practices throughout Vermont — from farms and forests to towns and cities — to meet Vermont’s legal obligations to clean up and maintain the waters of the state. The time is now to commit to this balanced, carefully constructed pathway and, in so doing, to live up to our role as stewards of the land for ourselves and future generations.

Letters to the Editor U.S. once banned semi-automatic weapons, can again

Students in Florida have a real sense of urgency to ban all semi-automatic firearms. We should all have that same urgency and know it is possible to ban these weapons because we have done it before.

For ten years (1994-2004), we had a federal ban on semi-automatic weapons and I believe we can accomplish this again. There is even Supreme Court language supporting bans on weapons.

Semi-automatic weapons have one purpose and that is to kill people. No one except the military and law enforcement needs these weapons. Semi-automatic weapons are disproportionately involved in murders and wounding of multiple innocent people. Vermont law prohibits hunters from using machine guns and auto-loading rifles (defined as rifles using magazines with over six rounds).

In 1994, a Democratic Congress and a Democratic President amended the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act to “prohibit the manufacture, transfer or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon as defined or listed under this Act.” The law also prohibited large

capacity ammunition magazines.

The law did not apply to already purchased firearms. Two former Republican presidents, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, supported the legislation.

Constitutional challenges to the Act were not successful. In 2004, the law automatically sunset. Unfortunately, the Republic Congress and Republican President George W. Bush did not renew it.

In 2008, the Supreme Court (District of Columbia vs Heller), by a 5-4 vote, overturned the D.C. ban on handguns. However, the court acknowledged that certain types of weapons could be banned. “Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues (similarities).”

The Court went on to say that its opinion to overturn the D.C. handgun ban “should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding

the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.”

Justice Breyer, in a minority opinion, concluded that “firearm laws (need to) be reviewed by balancing the interests of the Second Amendment protections against the government’s compelling interest of preventing crime.”

Our neighboring states, Massachusetts and New York, prohibit the sale of “large capacity weapons,” as do five other states. What is Vermont doing? Regrettably, still only talking about it!

There is significant support in the country and Vermont for banning semi-automatic firearms.

The Supreme Court has signaled that weapon bans can be constitutional.

Applying common sense to gun safety is a complicated issue that needs to be addressed in different ways.

What is the downside to banning the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic firearms? None. Let us stand with the students!

Paul Forlenza Lincoln

Acciavatti letter (Continued from Page 4A) the sale and possession of assault weapons in Vermont NOW!!! It’s only a matter of time before another demented or angry gun owner or kid decides to wreak havoc in the schools, the streets, in public buildings, or wherever. Only a matter of time! We’re not talking about guns used for hunting or self protection here, just the kinds of arms designed to kill people that never should have been allowed to be owned in the first place! This is common sense!

Please don’t use the same old “mental illness” NRA talking point excuse. These guns are lethal and need to be controlled. Anyone who possesses one can and will use it eventually to do harm. Look at what New York and Connecticut have done — violent gun crime has decreased in the past five years due to stronger regulations there. Don’t wait until there is a school shooting like almost happened at Fair Haven High the other day after the recent Florida shooting (the 30th or so since the beginning of the year!). I know these are hard words, but if you don’t stand up and speak out, the Vermont State Legislature and Gov. Scott will be held accountable, if something happens. Oh, and if Scott vetoes the bill, override it by a wide margin. This has to happen state by state, since the NRA ( a terrorist organization) owns the GOP in Congress, and it will never happen on a national level until the Democrats take back the country.

Our government needs to protect its citizens, and public safety should trump gun ownership.

Thank you for your service.

Bruce Acciavatti Bristol

Schools, climate change & Town Meeting School budgets and climate change pay dearly for fossil-fuel energy will be among questions before produced out of state and imported Addison County voters next week. here. By contrast, wind and solar In Cornwall, Bristol, Lincoln, energy create jobs and produce Monkton and 32 other towns, voters energy locally. will be asked to approve a resolution There’s also plenty of precedent for calling for an end to new fossil fuel this sort of vote. During the Iraq War, infrastructure throughout Vermont. for example, many Vermont towns It’s an issue that’s passed resolutions of highly relevant to Bristol, opposition. where the selectboard is Several years ago in moving closer to signing Cornwall itself, voters a license agreement with joined many towns Vermont Gas Systems to throughout New England bring a new gas pipeline in approving a resolution to town. The Public against new oil pipelines Utility Commission is that would snake through considering a proposal New England and for a gate station and ship dirty tar sands oil distribution pipelines in overseas. The Cornwall Monkton. resolution passed by Cornwall, too, is no unanimous voice vote. stranger to the dirty Let’s turn now to tentacles of fracked school budgets. gas. Not all that long A couple of year ago, ago, Vermont Gas was the legislature and Gov. proposing to ram a by Gregory Dennis Peter Shumlin got the dangerous gas pipeline bright idea to financially through the town, incentivize the state’s tunnel under Lake Champlain, and tiny school districts to unify with deliver climate-polluting gas to the their neighbors. The reasoning was Ticonderoga paper plant. that this approach would provide New Haven is still dealing with the some measure of local control while existing gas pipeline, which appears trimming administrative duplication. to have been improperly buried in Perhaps, its proponents felt, it might parts of town. In the Vermont House, one day cut taxes.

Bill H.746 seeks to halt new fossil fuel Addison County voters infrastructure throughout Vermont. enthusiastically embraced unified The Town Meeting resolutions districts. We’re finally seeing the call on the state to “firmly commit to results. developing renewable energy for all In sharp contrast to past years, people in Vermont” and to “ensure voters will be asked to approve school that the transition to renewable energy budgets that call for substantial cuts is fair and equitable for all residents, in staff and some teaching positions. with no harm to the lowest income Bristol-area voters, for example, people” or rural areas. will give thumbs up or down to a “No new fossil fuel infrastructure.” spending plan that cuts the equivalent That may sound like a radical idea to of about 16 full-time positions. The some. But this is an advisory, “sense newly created district covers Mt. of the people” measure.

Abe middle and high schools plus Moreover, if Vermont is to meet its elementary schools in Bristol, New goal of 90 percent renewable energy Haven, Starksboro, Monkton and sources by 2050, gas pipelines and Lincoln. other dirty forms of energy will have Budget trimming for its counterpart to give way to clean energy. Indeed, — the new Addison Central School a widespread transition is imperative District — will cut more than 20 if we’re going to slow the kind of positions and slightly decrease climate change that threatens food spending.

ACSD encompasses sources and political stability around Middlebury Union middle and high the globe. schools plus elementary schools in As the resolution notes, Vermonters Cornwall, Middlebury, Bridport,

Between The Lines

Salisbury, Ripton, Shoreham and Weybridge.

The massive cuts in staff — but not in taxes — would reverse a trend that has brought annually growing budgets. Those burgeoning budgets have also been accompanied by a steady creep in additional staffing and taxes.

Adding to 2018 budget pressures is a decline in fiscal support from Montpelier and Washington. There’s also talk of shifting school funding to the income tax rather than local property taxes. Alternative education programs are on the chopping block, and legislators are wisely looking to more efficient ways to fund education of students with special needs.

While taxes aren’t yet heading downward, staffing growth looks like a thing of the past.

Voters have been poised to say that enough is enough, especially as student numbers continue to decline.

(The ACSD student population is set to drop by more than 50 pupils.)

Our new school boards have read the tea leaves and come to this realization: Unless we move to flat or declining budgets and smaller staffs, the school funding situation has become both financially and politically unsustainable. Perhaps even tax cuts will follow.

So far, the county’s newly constituted school boards haven’t been afraid to say that it’s time to realign and reduce staffing levels, to better match the reduced student population.

The old days of local control over our tiny local elementary schools are coming to an end. That now appears to be the inevitable consequence of declining student numbers.

(A sad coda about what’s happening in our schools on a separate issue: The Cornwall school recently sent an email to parents saying that due to concerns about gun violence, the school is telling students not to open the school door for anyone — even their parents.)

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

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) off the bench, and, to be honest, I didn’t want to. When I got put in the game, I was expected to know what position I was playing and what “offsides” was. Who needs that kind of pressure?

Watching the Olympics, I noticed that the athletes all said the same thing right before they went for the gold: “I’m just going to throw everything down.”

Hm. I’ve never “just thrown everything down,” unless you count last Thursday, when I tried to get the laundry basket through that stupid door again. (I threw down the laundry, and I kicked the wall, too.

Knuckle scrapes hurt.)

Wait. Now that I think of it, I unintentionally threw everything down — in an athletic sense — the other morning while trying to go for a walk on the Trail Around Middlebury. I found that, despite the warm temperatures, the trail was still solid ice — and wet — and I hadn’t worn my ice cleats.

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But not long into the proceedings I lost my grip and found myself adrift in the center of the slick trail. Flailing

as I gained momentum, I caught my toe on an exposed root and inadvertently launched — and briefly landed — a flying camel before coming to rest in a snow bank.

That night, watching the Olympic athletes compete, I applauded their performances.

“I can’t do any of that,” I thought.

“And that’s OK.”

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Ralph Teitscheid, 83, Cornwall CORNWALL — Ralph John Teitscheid (Opa), 83, of Cornwall, VT, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2018, in Burlington, Vermont, at UVM hospital due to a heart condition. Ralph was born on June 7, 1934, in Newark, New Jersey, son of Frederick Gottfried and Luise (Wadle) Teitscheid.

Ralph spent his childhood in Union, NJ. He attended Connecticut Farms School in Union and worked with his father as a house painter at an early age. After graduating high school, Ralph attended Upper Iowa University, joined the Army in 1954, and was stationed in France and Germany in the Chemical Corps for post-World War II cleanup. During his time of service to our country, Ralph also played first trumpet in the 118th Army band and documented much of his time overseas on 8 mm film. While stationed in Germany, he was able to visit with relatives in Clausen and Koln, and during his time in France, met his future wife, Anne-Marie Germaine Boucher, in September of 1956.

They were married in Verdun, France, in June of 1957 and then returned to the United States and were blessed with three children. In Union, New Jersey, he worked as a house painter, and years later, after a vacation to Vermont, Ralph and Anne-Marie decided to buy a farm and move the family to Cornwall, Vermont, in 1967.

Passionate about music from an early age, Ralph was a trained vocal tenor, studied music theory and opera under the tutelage of the renowned Donald Gage.

He was a member of the Union Congregational Church Choir, performed leading roles at St. Michael’s Church in Union and sang with the Bloomfield Civic Opera in New Jersey. He loved the theatre and appeared in several musical comedies and performed leading roles in Middlebury’s community productions of “Lady Audley’s Secret,” “The Magic Apple,” and “The Beautiful People.” Ralph was an accomplished trumpet player and enjoyed playing the standup bass and saxophone as well.

Ralph and Anne-Marie renovated their historical home in Cornwall and remodeled various family homes in Oceanside, CA. Interested in art from an early age, Ralph developed into an artist of note. In the early 1970s Ralph and his wife opened Middlebury Art Gallery on Bakery Lane, where he showed his oil and watercolor work as well as a variety of local potters’ and silversmiths’ ware. Later in life, Ralph worked in ceramics at Palomar College and went on to master the art of glass blowing and created many incredible pieces of glass sculpture.

An avid traveler, Ralph made countless trips driving across the country, and obtained his private pilot’s license. For many years, Ralph enjoyed flying his airplane

William Spear Jr., 86, Charlotte

Kenneth Ernest Tuttle, 83, Panton

RALPH JOHN TEITSCHEID from coast to coast. His love of the ocean led him to sail his boat, The Prima Donna, up the coastline of California. Intrigued with the exploding world of computers, he attended Mira Costa College and became proficient in several computer languages.

Ralph John Teitscheid was a friend to many during his life, and his door was open to those in need.

A good friend mentioned after Ralph’s passing ... “I was flooded with memories of sunny afternoons at the Laurel house, your mom, the kids, Joe…the whole gang was there. And of course I remember your dad, the most — he was never a man to shrink into the background. Like a lot of people, I knew your dad in a much more personal way than any of my other friends’ parents. He didn’t give any currency to social constructs that pitted the generations against each other. I liked him immediately. I thought you were lucky to have such a great family… I grew to love and respect him. I’ll miss him, but he lives on in my memories.”

Ralph spent his final years in Cornwall, VT, enjoying the beautiful farm that had served as an anchor to his many travels and adventures in the company of his life-long and devoted friend Linda Cohoes. He is survived by his younger brother Fredrick G. Teitscheid II, and sister Elizabeth Kuhn, his ex-wife, Anne Marie Boucher, their three children, Anne-Marie, Renee and Andre, his six grandchildren, Saphire, Sydnee, Kaycie, Geneva, Sofia, Gianni and his great-grandson, Sevann.

Our beloved Opa lived life with a great appreciation for the beauty surrounding him and a sincere relationship with the Creator. He dearly loved his family, his home and prayed for a peaceful world.

Ralph John Teitscheid was a great man both in character and accomplishment.

His family, friends, and caregivers will miss him immensely.

“The search of life is for reality; only this supreme knowledge will give me peace.” RJT ◊

2018 Addison County RABIES CLINICS A number of rabies vaccination clinics are being sponsored by the Addison County veterinarians during the month of March. Each clinic is open to all residents of all towns. Dogs should be leashed and cats in carriers for the safety of all. To avoid confusion and delay, please bring a copy of the pet’s most recent Rabies Certificate. Payment by CASH only– please no checks.

PANTON — Kenneth Ernest Tuttle, age 83, passed away at UVM Medical Center on Friday, February 16, 2018, surrounded by his family.

Born in Winooski on September 7th, 1934, son of William and Bernice (Sadlier) Tuttle. He was married to the mother of his children, Barbara (Dubois) Tuttle, and in 1988 he married the love of his life, Peggy (Baker) Tuttle.

He is survived by his children and their spouses, Sheryl Kimball (Marcel), Donna Forrest (Harold), and Cathy Bird (Chris); a stepdaughter, Sharon Brown (Bill); 7 grandchildren: Hether Gagnon, Wendy Christenson, Jeremi Forrest, Samantha Gilmore, Ashlee Bird, Nicole Brown, and Danielle (Dani) Brown; 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Bonnie Tuttle; many nieces and nephews; and a very special cousin Sonny Sadlier.

Much of his younger years were spent farming alongside his father; together they owned and operated their own farm but eventually moved on to become farmhands, still side by side. A farm accident prevented Ken from continuing to farm so he put his love for cars to work. Ken worked for Denecker Chevrolet and Shea Motors where he shared his love of cars with many.

Ken was a Master Mason, a Shriner 32nd Degree, belonged to the Scottish Rites, and was a member of the North East Shrine Clown Association. Known as “OZOB,” he loved to clown around with his unit.

He had many passions in his lifetime, hunting, spending time with his grandchildren, and his favorite,

KEN TUTTLE mowing his lawn and tinkering on his mowers.

He was predeceased by his loving wife Peggy Tuttle, his parents William and Bernice Tuttle, his sister Beatrice Heath, brother-in-law Floyd Heath, nephew and hunting partner Floyd Heath Jr. and great-grandchild Wesley Burt.

In lieu of flowers please send donations to Shriners Hospital for Children (2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607) or The Ronald McDonald House (Charities of Burlington, 16 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington, VT 05401).

A celebration of life for family and friends will be held on Sunday, March 11th, 2018, at the American Legion in Vergennes, VT, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. ◊

Bradley Mierop, 59, Bristol BRISTOL — Bradley Mierop, 59, passed away peacefully on Feb. 21, 2018. He was born Nov. 26, 1948, to Abraham and Margaret Mierop at Newton Hospital in New Jersey.

He graduated from Newton High School in 1969. He moved to Bristol, Vt. Despite his handicap, he was a great help on the family farm, Mierop Farms, Inc. He was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in Vergennes. He loved vintage airplanes, the Olympic Games, and the TV show Across the Fence. His family was very important to him. He greeted everyone he met with a smile and hello. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his mom, brothers Abe and David (Crystal) of Bristol; John (Kathryn) of Lincoln; and nieces Jackie, Jenifer, Tiffany, BRADLEY MIEROP Samie, Tianna and Kennedy.

He was predeceased by his father and his sister Susie. of the family. To send online A private memorial service condolences to his family visit will take place at the convenience brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com.◊

Lynn Wing, 70, Charlotte CHARLOTTE — Lynn O. Williams Wing passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at her home.

Born May 16, 1947, to Kathrine Horsford O’Neill and John O’Neill. Her husband John Wing, the love of her life, predeceased her.

She is survived by three sisters, Nancy Ryan and spouse, Carol

O’Neill and Kitty O’Neill; five children, Martha Greene and spouse, Leah Deering and spouse, Rebecca Heflin and spouse, Steve Williams and spouse, and Shelbie Wing; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at the Williams Homestead, 361 Col. Williams Way Charlotte, Vt., on Thursday, March 1, at 1 p.m.

CHARLOTTE, VT — William ‘Bid’ Spear Jr., 86, of Charlotte, died peacefully in the comfort of his home on Monday, February 19, 2018.

Bid was born on May 3, 1931, on his parents’ farm in Charlotte, to the late William Sr. and Irene (Fales) Spear.

The Spears’ love story started when he was 15 years old. On Valentine’s Day in 1951, Bid married the love of his life, Helena Mack. Together the two raised their four children, William, Jon, Kimberly and Darcy in their home in Charlotte, at the base of Mt. Philo.

Bid grew up in Charlotte and was an active member of the community. He was Chief of the Charlotte Volunteer Fire Department, member of the Charlotte Police Department, Charlotte Fire Warden, and coached Babe Ruth baseball. He was also in the Navy, a member of the American Legion, the NRA, Ducks Unlimited and was involved with the Charlotte Masonic Lodge. Bid and Helena also owned/operated Uncle Sam’s Creemee Stand for over 38 years, employing generations of area kids. His family also owned Spear’s garage, where he worked as a mechanic for years with his father before taking the helm. As a businessman, he was unique by today’s standards — he trusted and believed in people. He believed a man’s word meant something and made deals with a handshake not a pen. If they were multi-year deals, they would meet once a year and renew the deal with a handshake.

Bid’s real passions, however, were hunting and fishing. He loved the outdoors and spending time at deer camp or on his boat fishing. He spent many hours on Lake Champlain as the captain of his boat, Shee-Agreez, with friends and family. He loved the lake and was known to load up the pickup with the neighborhood kids and head to the lake for a swim.

When he wasn’t fishing, Bid was at home talking to his fishing buddies on the radio to see what they were catching. In the fall, you’d find him at deer camp sharing stories and playing a few hands of poker (and fitting in time for a little hunting as well).

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SEBRING, Fla — Cecilia L. Curry, formerly of Middlebury, Vt., went to her rest with the Lord at age 93, on Feb. 25, 2018. Cecilia, the fourth daughter of James and Josephine (Counter) Culver, was born in Weybridge, Vt. She graduated from Middlebury High School’s class of 1943 and Champlain College for Business in Burlington.

She and her first husband William R. Rogers founded and operated Rogers Fuel on Exchange Street in Middlebury until retirement. They resided half the year in Sebring and the other half in Middlebury and Ripton.

Cecilia loved her family and was able to be a positive example and mentor to her many nieces and nephews. She was an avid golfer at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course, where she placed in many competitions over the years. She traveled with her sisters as well as her golf and bowling teammates.

In the mid-1990’s she moved to Florida full time to enjoy the warm weather and golf year round. It was in Sebring where she met and married her second husband, Lillard Curry.

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his Winchester collection was lost to a house fire, you could find him in his collection room cleaning his guns and admiring their craftsmanship.

He will always be loved and remembered by his loving wife of 66 years, Helena of Charlotte; their children, son William of Charlotte, son Jon and wife Karen of Panton, daughter Kimberly and husband Gary of Bristol, and son Darcy and wife Terry of Bristol. He also leaves a brother Sam and sister-in-law Priscilla of Sebastian, Florida; ten grandchildren: Sarah, Kaci, Jazmin, Dakota, Stephanie, Leslie, Taylor, Derek, Gaige and Camarie; seven greatgrandchildren (with two more on the way): Riley, Aiden, Audrey, Gabriel, Jackson, Lincoln and Finleigh; many nephews and nieces; a couple of special cousins, Susan Horsford and Mary Brown; and sister-in-law Mary Helen Mack.

A celebration of Bid’s life and a time to share stories with family and friends will be at a later date once a time and location have been decided.

Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Vermont Nurses Association at 1110 Prim Rd., Colchester, VT 05446 or the Addison County Humane Society at 236 Boardman St., Middlebury, VT 05753.

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Latest Mt. Abe renovation plan is still unaffordable

Letters to the Editor Proposed $7.6M bond would upgrade all four schools

To the voters of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham, The school board of the Addison Northwest School District is asking for your approval for a $7.6 million bond to repair and improve the facilities at the four schools in our district. The bond will allow us to repair the heating and ventilation systems at Vergennes Union High School, to install a solar array on the roof of the high school, and to upgrade the efficiency of our energy usage, safety and security systems at all four schools in the district. There are a couple of reasons we think you should vote for this bond.

This is work that needs to be done.

As is well-known, our high school has an old, fragile and inefficient heating system. Significant parts of it, including the boilers, date back to the construction of the school in the late 1950s. The steam pipes are fragile, many of the water pipes are clogged with iron, and many of the roof top heating coils have broken over the years they have been in service.

Several years ago, three classrooms were significantly damaged and school was closed for two days

from a steam leak. Poor circulation in the pipes was a major contributing factor to the leak, which damaged the gym floor in January, and due to the broken heating coils on the roof it is all but impossible to keep the high school properly heated, meaning parts are way too hot and parts are way too cold. None of this is conducive to good learning, and we will have to fix the school regardless.

These are projects that improve the sustainability of our communities, the efficiency of their energy usage and the safety and security of our students. While the heating problems at the high school drove our initial planning, we have taken the opportunity to think about the energy usage and needs of all the schools in our district. The projects in this proposal will allow us to use much less energy (thereby saving money), produce some of our own, install a fire suppression system at Vergennes Union Elementary School, and install security upgrades at all four schools (including door alarms), among others.

This is a project that is fiscally responsible. We are proposing a substantial set of projects, but it will be budget neutral. We can promise

this because this is an energy performance contract, which means that the energy savings through these upgrades are guaranteed by the general contractor, Energy Efficiency Investments (determined through a competitive bidding process in 2017). After these projects are complete, EEI guarantees that we will use $212,000 less in energy expenses. These savings, in combination with a retiring bond from 2001, means that the cost of this bond will not affect the district’s annual budget.

In sum, this is a proposal that is necessary, significantly improves the conditions of the facilities in our district and is budget neutral.

We hope that you will support the students, teachers and staff of the district by voting for this bond.

For more information on the proposed project, please go to the school district website, ANWSD.org.

There we have a short video about the project, as well as a list of the proposed projects.

Tom Borchert (on behalf of the ANWSD School Board) Waltham Representative and Chair of the Facilities Committee ANWSD School Board

Baker is a dedicated, knowledgeable problem-solver As Town Meeting approaches and we consider the budgets, projects, and assorted elections in our community, I hope you will join me in supporting Gary Baker with one of your votes for the Middlebury Selectboard.

As a life long resident of Middlebury and business owner Gary has served the Town of

Middlebury in a number of roles and is presently a member of the Development Review Board (DRB). Gary regularly attends a variety of committee meetings to stay on top of the important issues facing the town. It is important to have people on our Selectboard who understand the importance of making priority choices for the

town’s budget pressures, and who will help find solutions to problems that do not place undue burdens on our municipal property tax rate.

Having worked with Gary in the past I am confident he will continue to be diligent in that effort on our behalf.

Dean George Middlebury

Time for Bristol-area voters to support Mt. Abe bond These days it’s easy to feel a sense of helplessness in the face of seemingly planetary forces.

Things like global warming, natural catastrophes, international economic cycles, and national politics come to mind as forces that appear beyond our control. They careen headlong into the future with little regard for our plans. But of course there are things we can control here.

How we support and encourage the education of our children in these Five Towns, and how we nurture the idea of education, for young and old and in between, in these Five towns, now these are things that are within our control.

Some look at the arc of our demographic over the last 20 years, and see empty classrooms ahead, a dis-economy of scale that will force us to mothball our schools and possibly merge with another district in order to shed excess capacity.

Others look at the proposal before us on Town Meeting Day and see needless extravagance that we can’t afford. That we should have a shorter term bond or tweak the proposal this way or that. Perhaps we should even build an entirely new building, state of the art, right next to Mt Abe and rent out parts of the current building to businesses. But do we really need another building on that beautiful site, when the current building can accommodate a thousand students?

And is our future so dismal that we can’t convince ourselves to believe in it?

Voting in favor of the Bond will not only make for a healthier, safer and more effective place for student learning, it will increase the utility of Mt Abe as a center for teaching and learning for all of the citizens of our district. Though the building definitely has shortcomings, many

of them can be addressed in a thorough renovation. The recently renovated Lincoln Elementary School uses half the energy per square foot that the rest of the district uses on average. The Mt Abe renovation, with continued and focused community and student involvement, should be able to bring Mt Abe to that same level.

We are also at the beginning of a transformation in the way we utilize our public schools.

The recent excellent article by Charlie Mitchell in these pages quoted Maine researcher Catherine Biddle on the crucial importance of developing the Community/School connection. Mt Abe can become the place where students, teachers, mentors, community representatives and local business owners come together to improve student learning to the benefit of the community.

This ongoing work, in addition to increasing opportunities for adult learning at Mt Abe, will help us to better utilize the facility going forward. However student

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population trends pan out, we will need every square foot of Mt Abe to truly meet the educational needs of our five towns. Whatever threats, pitfalls or opportunities the future may hold, it is certain that continued, sustained investment in our educational infrastructure will pay off over the long term. It is time for Five Town residents to step up to the plate, come together and build the future we want.

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The March 6 vote on the revised $29.5 million Mount Abraham Union High School renovation bond brings to mind the quote often attributed to Albert Einstein, who may or may not have said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

And indeed, here we go again with yet another round of the same Mt. Abe remodeling madness and another largely identical bond issue just as objectionable as those before and for the same familiar reasons.

While officials of the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) are presenting this as a different vote on a new bond for a lower amount, in both spirit and expense, this “new” bond remains much the same as the others, one with an equally unaffordable budget and the same general level of unacceptable liability that taxpayers have already vetoed twice.

Much has been written and said about this “bond of the living dead” and the two that failed before it. Our community and its cash-strapped citizens have spoken out wisely about the alarmingly outsized burden a more than $30 million public debt represents in a community our size. The dubious merits of spending such an excessive amount in an era of declining student enrollment have been well discussed. And the unacceptable toll any additional education taxes would take on family budgets and housing security at a time when those taxes are already ballooning beyond the ability of many to pay — an estimated $0.07 statewide increase this year alone — has been correctly pointed out.

These arguments should all be foremost in every voter’s mind as he or she confronts this “new” Mt. Abe bond ballot. But there are two more factors to consider, and though they have received little attention, they may be the most important of all.

First, it has become increasingly apparent that the traditional public education model employed by Mt. Abe is failing our kids. According to 2017 figures from the Vermont Department of Education, a startling 53 percent of Mt. Abe 11th graders scored “below proficient” in language arts testing. At 67 percent, the figure for math non-proficiency was even more alarming. Clearly, the old educational ways no longer work in today’s world. We need to

dramatically reinvent the way we teach our young people — new educational thinking, innovative teaching approaches, and much different learning tactics. It would be criminal to spend $29.5 million on such a clear, backward-looking boondoggle.

Second, and equally important, I resent the apparent current intent of MAUSD officials to govern by fatigue. The operative approach to the Mt. Abe renovation dilemma is one of unaccountable defiance.

The thinking of the administration seems to be that if they just keep foisting the same problematic bond on the public for vote after slightly altered vote, eventually they’ll wear our community down to the point of exhaustion with the process and get what they want by default and quite regardless of the taxpaying majority’s wishes.

Such a management approach by a public entity is not just ill conceived and insubordinate, it is damaging to the fabric of our community. The troubling we-know-better attitude that sits between the lines of yet another de facto $30 million bond proposal belittles public concerns and completely disregards the now twice expressed will of the voters.

Worse, these recalcitrant attempts to repeatedly flog a dead bond-issue horse despite clear majority public opinion against it leaves us all banging our proverbial heads against the metaphorical wall and slowly drains everyone of the will to participate in the process at the very moment when that participation is needed most.

Our democracy suffers the consequences of this frustration and the apathy it engenders, and our schools and its students do, too. Our community must stand strong against this repeated public agency refusal to yield to the voters’ explicit democratic wishes.

And that’s really the crux of the issue: it’s our money and our school. We, the community, pay for it, and we, the community, own it. That’s why we vote on school budgets and boards in the first place — because everyone at the district and its high school ultimately works for us.

The reappearance at the ballot box may signal another need entirely, one for a new administrative regime that will actually listen to what our community has been consistently saying and produce the

type of rational bond proposal its voters have repeatedly asked for, one built on the fiscal prudence and outside-the-box thinking that have been sadly lacking in this process.

That spirit of economic sanity and creative imagination is not hard to find. It was on abundant display on Jan. 6, where astonishingly more than 70 members of our Five-Town community defied absolutely bone-breaking temperatures to participate in a forum at Bristol Elementary School focused on designing a renovation plan that would cost half as much and get at least 60 percent of the voting public’s support. So far as I can see, in a single morning, this citizen-led effort was far more constructive, productive, and respectful of our community’s very real concerns and wishes than its school officials have been throughout most of this bond ordeal.

No one, myself included, is questioning the urgent need for certain necessary repairs and improvements at Mt. Abe. There’s much work to be done. But like the previously rejected bond issues, the “new” bond proposal once again goes beyond essentials to include too many wish-list luxuries like a second gymnasium, a swankier lobby and front office, and a relocated library. In refusing to budge on these and other items, officials continue to ignore taxpayers’ mandate and traffic in the unrealistic, the unnecessary, and the unaffordable. They’re refusing to yield to what is now a clearly expressed taxpayer directive and wasting our community’s time with repeated re-votes that do nothing but defer vital maintenance while the clock ticks needlessly on and our local high school falls further into disrepair.

We can have a high school building everyone can be proud of, one that our children can use as a springboard to bigger and better things, one that won’t bankrupt homeowners, and one that taxpayers will fully support. But we won’t get it until and unless our school officials begin to sincerely listen to the community they are supposed to serve and respond accordingly.

That’s the only route to a genuinely viable solution that will work for all, and at this point a “no” vote on the bond seems to be the only way to halt the insanity and get there.

Geoff Davis New Haven

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Courageous Stage carnival in Middlebury. Thursday, March 1, 5:307:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant St. A family-friendly launch party celebrating Courageous Stage, a new, innovative education organization affiliated with Town Hall Theater. Music

by Clint Bierman of the Grift, carnival entertainment, creative games, fire tricks, balloon swords, cotton candy and ice cream, millions of Mardi-Gras beads, a bar and many more surprises. Don’t worry about dinner — there will be tacos. More info contact Lisa Mitchell at 802-388-6124 or lisa@middunderground.org or courageousstage.org/.

Universal primary care talk in Bristol. Thursday, March 1, 7-8:30 p.m., Community Room, 2nd floor, Bristol Fire Station, West St. Join Dr. Deb Richter, single payer healthcare advocate, and Mike Fisher, chief health care advocate at the health care office of Vermont Legal Aid, in a conversation on the universal primary care bill being debated now in the VT House and Senate. Come get informed. All are welcome. Please park only in designated visitor spaces, or along the East side of Firehouse Lane in IN “SEEING THROUGH the Wall: Meeting Ourselves in Palestine & Israel,” screening in order to leave firefighter-designated spaces open Middlebury on Sunday, March 4, at 3 p.m. at Havurah House, a group of Americans travel to for emergency use.

Israel and Palestine in 2016 to see what life is like for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meeting in and in East Jerusalem. A Q&A with filmmaker Anne Macksoud and special guest Palestinian Middlebury. Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m., American Mohsen Mehdawi follows the screening.

Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. “Show and Tell” followed by a general meetreview the history of pine martens in Vermont and ing. Workshops on drum carding, clarify their difficult relationship with fishers. Free and hand carding, wool combing and open to the public. Sponsored by using a blending board will follow Otter Creek Audubon. the meeting.

MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION — a suite “1968, Fifty Years of Struggle,” MAC User Group re-boot in of meditative practices improving wellness, offered at conference in Middlebury.

Middlebury. Thursday, March 1, Thursday, March 8, 4:30-8:30 p.m., Vergennes Movement Studio, 179 Main St., Vergennes, 7-9 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Public Library, 75 Main St. Share weekly beginning Thursday, March 29th - May 17th @ 6:00 Center, Middlebury College . The knowledge, stimulate minds, solve p.m. – 8:30. Visit www.ronidonnenfeld.com, 802 793 Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs problems, and have fun re: Apple will host 15 experts to present on 5073.

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University professor Todd Gitlin, author of “The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage” will give the keynote address. Free and open to the Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners 50+ in public. More info at tinyurl.com/yawvuq9d or contact Bristol. Begins Monday, March 5, 1 p.m., Karlo Skarica at 802-377-9457 or kskarica@middleAge Well Senior Luncheon in Holley Hall. A series that runs on Mondays and bury.edu.

Middlebury. Friday, March 2, 11 a.m., Wednesdays through April 30. Sponsored by Bristol “The Jina as King or the Jina as Renouncer: Seeing VFW, 530 Exchange St. Musical guests Rec. Department and Age Well. Free. Register at and Ornamenting Temple Images in Jainism” O’hAnleigh. Join in for a choice of corned beef or 802-453-5885. lecture in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 4:30 cheese ravioli, boiled potatoes and carrots, wheat p.m., Sabra Field Lecture Hall, Mahaney Center for roll, and Irish cake. Bring your own place setting. the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. John Cort, Professor $5 suggested donation. Advanced tickets required. of Asian and Comparative Religions at Denison Call Michelle Eastman at 802-377-1419. Open to University will talk about the sectarian differences anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age.

Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinic between different Jain branches. Free.

Lenten fish dinner in Vergennes. Friday, March 2, in Brandon. Tuesday, March 6, 9:30 a.m., Addison County Right to Life meeting in Middlebury.

5-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. Brandon Senior Center, 1591 Forest Dale Rd. Thursday, March 8, 6:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Come and battered baked haddock, fries, macaroni Foot clinic $10. No appointment necessary. More info 326 College St. Visitors are welcome. More info and cheese, green beans, coleslaw, rolls, punch, call 802-770-1536. contact Chris Holden at 802-388-3563 or bobbillmilk and coffee. Adults $12/$6 children under 12/ Artist opening reception in Middlebury. Tuesday, chris@rwch.net. children under 6 free/immediate family only $35.

March 6, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Julian Barnett’s “FootNotes” performed in Bring a dessert to share. More info call 802-877Lodge Rd. Come view Nancy Custer Carroll’s works Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 6:30 p.m., Dance 2367. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus. at this reception. Refreshments served. Free, open Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field “Beguiled” on screen in Vergennes. Friday, March to the public and accessible to those with disabilities.

Rd. A lecture-performance about unfolding commu2, 6:30 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@resinication, language, subjectivity, practice, empathy, A Civil War soldier arrives at girls’ school and havoc denceottercreek.com. isolation and potential. For mature audiences. Free ensues. Free, with comfy chairs and popcorn. Part and open to the public. of Bixby’s Friday Night Movies series.

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Job Hunt Helpers in Middlebury.

Saturday. March 3. 10 a.m.-noon, computer area, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Job Hunt Helper Briana Hanley will be on hand to help job-hunters write a resume or a cover letter, assist in searching for local job opportunities, apply for jobs online, or find education and training opportunities.

Soup and Sandwich Lunch and Bake Sale in Shoreham. Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Enjoy the fellowship of friends and neighbors and choose from four kinds of soup, several kinds of sandwiches, beverages, and dessert. Tickets $8 adults/$4 children/$20 for families. Bake sale items available separately. Take-out available.

Little League assessment in Middlebury. Saturday, March 3, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Middlebury College field house. For children intending to play softball or baseball in the Middlebury Area Little League.

Softball assessment for minors and majors, league ages 8-12, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Baseball assessment for major and minors, league ages 8-12, from noon-1 p.m. Registration required at Middleburyparksandrec.org or email middareall@ gmail.com.

Try Hockey for Free in Middlebury. Saturday, March 3, 11:0a.m.-12:30 p.m., Memorial Sports Center, 296 Buttolph Dr. Hosted by the Middlebury Amateur Hockey Association, Try Hockey for Free is designed to provide kids between the ages of four and nine with a completely free experience to try youth hockey. A limited amount of equipment is available to borrow. MAHA coaches will be on the ice to assist the children in learning the basics.

Youngsters do not need any previous skating or hockey experience. More info at middhockey.com or registrar@middleburyhockey.org.

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Wednesday, March 7, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Join UVM professor Lisa Holmes as she explains how presidents have long used judicial appointments to tilt the judiciary in one direction or another, and on occasion gaining great political benefit from appointing judges for ideological reasons. Part of the Vermont Humanities Council First Wednesdays series.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes.

Thursday, March 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo, tai chi, and coffee hour.

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Lecture on pine martins in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., Ilsley Library, Main Street. Chris Bernier, Fish and Wildlife Department fur-bearer biologist, intrigued audiences with the story of Canada lynx in Vermont last winter. This time, as part of Otter Creek Audubon’s Cabin Fever Lecture Series, he will

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Age Well senior luncheon in Bristol.

Friday, March 9, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116. 11:30 meal served at noon. Fresh kale Caesar salad, meat lasagna, garlic bread, and warm banana bread with vanilla ice cream. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Advanced reservations required.

Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age.

“James Whistler, Walter Greaves, and the Invention of the Nocturne” talk in Middlebury. Friday, March 9, 12:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. In the 1870s, James Whistler and his sometime rival Walter Greaves developed the visual genre of the nocturne. Borrowing its name from Chopin’s piano sketches, it aims to capture the moody stillness of the night, explained in this presentation by Professor Pieter Broucke as part of the Fridays at the Museum series. Free.

Poetry Reading in Middlebury. Friday, March 9, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. In “Sunshine and Shadows,” local poet Carol Milkuhn reads work born from experiences after her retirement to Vermont. Her powerful poems range from “tasting wildness” on a Burlington bike ride to an unsettling insight gleaned while “stabbing an escargot.” Refreshments and social hour to follow.

Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Lenten fish fry in Bristol. Friday, March 9, 5-7 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Come to the 18th annual season of Fish Frys sponsored by St. Ambrose Church. The all-you-can-eat meal includes fired or baked haddock, French fries, cole slaw, beverage and dessert. Tickets $12.50 adults/children 9 and under $6/immediate family of five $37. More info contact St. Ambrose at 802-453-2488.

SUNDAY

Woodchucks’ Revenge in Middlebury.

Sunday, March 4, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Three friends combine their lifelong love of music to offer their audiences an eclectic and refreshing mix of traditional and contemporary folksongs played with spirit and an old time country sensibility. Part of the Sunday Music Series. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

“Seeing Through The Wall: Meeting Ourselves in Palestine & Israel” on screen in Middlebury.

Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m. Havurah House, 56 North Pleasant St. This film follows a group of Americans who traveled to Israel and Palestine in 2016 to see what life is like for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and in East Jerusalem.

Q&A with filmmaker Anne Macksoud and special guest, Palestinian Mohsen Mehdawi, follows the screening. *Cancelled* MNFF Oscar Red Carpet Party in Middlebury. Sunday, March 4, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Free Community Meal in Vergennes. Sunday, March 4, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. Choice of turkey or beef pot pie, tossed salad, rolls, and dessert. More info at 802-877-2367.

Queue up for lunch

SENIORS MOVE THROUGH the buffet line at a senior luncheon at the new Middlebury Recreation Center on Creek Road in 2016. Age Well will host its latest senior luncheon in Middlebury on Wednesday, March 7, at 11 a.m., at the Middlebury Recreation Center.

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SATURDAY

Green Mountain Club walk in Ripton.

Saturday, March 10, Spirit in Nature Trails, Ripton-Goshen Rd. An easy 2-3 miles depending on the number of paths we choose to explore. Gently rolling terrain at a moderate pace.

More info contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@ gmail.com or 802-388-5407. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

“I can be a writer?” An Intro to Creative Writing workshop in Orwell. Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m.-noon, Orwell Free Library, 473 Main St. Join librarian, poet, and founder of Zig Zag Lit Mag, Muir Haman for a two-hour intro to the creative writing process. Explore some basic concepts, techniques, and at least one writing prompt to help spark your creativity. Bring a writing utensil and paper. Free.

“I, Daniel Blake” on screen in Middlebury.

Saturday, March 10, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. While fighting to collect welfare benefits, Daniel befriends Katie, a single mother who has just moved from a homeless shelter in London.

Through their friendship, an unconventional family takes shape. Free.

Corned beef and cabbage supper in Vergennes.

Saturday, March 10, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main St. across from the Opera House. Menu includes corned beef, boiled potatoes, carrots, onions, rolls, dessert and beverage. Tickets $9 adults/$5 children. Takeout orders available. More info at 802-877-3150 for more information.

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St. Peter’s Parish Breakfast in Vergennes. Sunday, March 11, 8-10 a.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. Featuring Dakin Farm Ham, a delicious breakfast of eggs, omelets (to order), hot cakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and more. Bring family and friends.

Adults $8.50/Seniors over 60 $7.50/ kids 6-12yrs. $6/children under 6 free/immediate families of five or more $28. More info contact 802-877-2367.

Hosted by the Knights of Columbus.

Open barn in Weybridge. Sunday, March 11, noon-5 p.m., Duclos and Thompson Farm, Sheep Farm Rd. Get a glimpse of life on the farm and see more than 200 new lambs frolic. Barn mural by Danielle Rougeau will also be on display.

Champlain Valley glacier lecture in Ferrisburgh.

Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, US Route 7 FHS and. Dr. Will Amidon will speak on “The Deglacial History of the Champlain Valley - Setting the Stage for Human Occupation.” More info contact Silas Towler at 802-425-3380.

Red Clover Jazz Trio performs in Middlebury.

Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. This trio performs a wide variety of jazz styles including traditional New Orleans (Dixieland), swing, fusion, and contemporary. Performances are tailored to the interests of the audience present. Part of the Residence’s Sunday Music Series. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Timothy Cummings and Guests perform in Middlebury. Sunday, March 11, 4 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College. Piper Timothy Cummings celebrates the traditions of Ireland and Cape Breton with fellow affiliate artists Pete Sutherland (fiddle, song) and Dominique Dodge (harp, song); Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano); Mary Wesley (dance caller); and guests. Audience participation in both singing and dancing is encouraged. Free.

Free Community Dinner in Bristol. Sunday, March 11, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Come enjoy roast pork, applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, peas, cheddar biscuits, desert and beverages. Bring a friend and/or neighbor to enjoy an evening out. All are welcome.

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MONDAY

Legislative breakfast in Orwell.

Monday, March 12, 7-8:45 a.m., Orwell Fire Station, 604 Main St. Meet with Addison County legislators and discuss issues important to Addison County. Purchase of breakfast not required to attend but helps our hosts to defray the cost of opening their hall. Sponsored by Bridport Grange 303 and the Addison County Farm Bureau.

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, March 12, 11:15 a.m., KB Café, Kennedy Brothers, Main St. Enjoy meat loaf, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, dinner roll, and fruit salad. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Lane. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo, tai chi, and coffee hour. VASA meeting at 11:30. Meal served at noon. Come enjoy a winter barbeque featuring beef and cheddar burgers, baked beans with hot dog pennies, coleslaw with green peppers, wheat bread, and melon. Bring your own place setting. Free transportation may be provided. Call ACTR for more info 802-388-1946. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age.

“The Palace of Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti” in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 13, 4:30 p.m., Sabra Field Lecture Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Using unpublished archival sources and a photographic survey undertaken in 2017, this talk by Gauvin Alexander Bailey reconstructs the circumstances, influences, and builders of this monument to demonstrate its position at the nexus of a global network of cultures at the dawn of Caribbean and Latin American independence.

Free.

Growing Mushrooms presentation in Orwell.

Tuesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., Orwell Free Library, 473 Main St. Local mushroom farmers Heather Ewing and Jimmy Horton will share their experiences growing mushrooms. Come learn about the many ways to grow mushrooms, including in your backyard. Free.

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Diabetes management program in Bristol. Wednesday, March 14, 9-11:30 a.m., Bristol Federated Church, 37 North St. Seize the opportunity and join this free

self-help program to help you manage your condition. Registration required. Contact Michele Butler at 802-388-8860 or mbutler@portermedical.org.

“Crime and Punishment” book group in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 14, 10-11 a.m., Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Michael Katz, author of a new translation of Dostoevsky’s classic Russian novel leads this group for those who wish to read and discuss the book during March and April (March 14, March 21, March 28 and April 4). Register by calling the Library at 802-388-4095. Copies of the book available to borrow at the library.

Age Well senior luncheon in Shoreham.

Wednesday, March 14, 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. Enjoy a lunch of homemade meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, beverage, and dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age.

“Walking to Listen: 4,000 miles across America” lecture in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 14, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read “Walking to Listen.” Come hear his stories about the trek and the fascinating people he met along the way. Free, open to the public and accessible to the with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-3881220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Middlebury Community Music Center Salon in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 14, 6:157:15 p.m., Middlebury Community Music Center, 6 Main St. Students from a variety of studios gather in MCMC’s salon to perform pieces they have been studying in their lessons.

Light refreshments are provided and it’s free and open to the public.

Book club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference Room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. Jesmyn Ward’s “Sing, Unburied, Sing” is the latest selected book. All interested readers welcome. More info at 802-758-2858.

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FRIDAY

Poor Lost Circus Performers in Middlebury. Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Start Join Poor Lost Circus Performers their inaugural production, “Anne of Green Gables - The Musical!”

Follow the exploits of plucky and exuberant orphan Anne Shirley as she comes to be part of the Green Gables family and changes the world for all who meet her. Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 student (plus $2 preservation fee) available at bit. ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircusperformers.com.

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Addison County River Watch Collaborative meeting in Middlebury.

Saturday, March 17, 9-11:30 a.m., Addison County Regional Planning Commission offices, 14 Seminary St. Training session for volunteers interested in collecting water samples on the Otter Creek, Middlebury River, Lemon Fair River, New Haven River, Lewis Creek, and Little Otter Creek.

Collections April – Sept. Local bagels and coffee served starting at 8:30 a.m. More info at acrpc.org/ programs-services/natural-resources/acrwc/.

Little league assessment in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, 1-3 p.m., Middlebury College field house. For children intending to play softball or baseball in the Middlebury Area Little League.

Softball assessment for minors and majors, league ages 8-12, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Baseball assessment for major and minors, league ages 8-12, from noon-1 p.m. Registration required at Middleburyparksandrec.org or email middareall@ gmail.com.

Poor Lost Circus Performers in Middlebury.

Saturday, March 17, 2-4 p.m., and 7:30-9:30 p.m. Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Start Join Poor Lost Circus Performers their inaugural production, “Anne of Green Gables - The Musical!”

Follow the exploits of plucky and exuberant orphan Anne Shirley as she comes to be part of the Green Gables family and changes the world for all who meet her. Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 student (plus $2 preservation fee) available at bit. ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircusperformers.com.

Sister to Sister in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, 2-4 p.m., Chellis House, Middlebury College. All middle school girls are invited to join Middlebury College’s Sister-to-Sister team to celebrate St. Patricia’s Day: including a scavenger hunt around campus, riddle solving, and green treats. Free.

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THURSDAY

Organ concert in Middlebury.

Thursday, March 15, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. St. Stephen’s 7th annual noonday recital series presents Frederick DeHaven of Cornwall, organist emeritus of Christ Church, Gross Pointe, Mich., in a program of Couperin, Bach and Brahms. Free.

A Walk in their Shoes: Dementia Simulation in Middlebury. Thursday, March 15, 4-5 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Understand how it feels to manage the many challenges dementia presents as Certified Dementia Practitioners guide you through the challenges of compromised vision, hearing and dexterity. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Vergennes for Responsible Educated Decisions (VRED) dinner & community night in Vergennes. Thursday, March 15, 5:15-6 p.m., VUHS Cafeteria.

Community dinner and dialogue night. VRED students will perform a skit related to suicide prevention. A free spaghetti dinner precedes the discussion. Not recommended for younger children.

Black and White Cabaret in Vergennes. Thursday, March 15, 6:30 p.m., VUHS Middle School Gym. Critically acclaimed Black and White Cabaret features solo and small ensemble performances created by students, the Commodore Jazz Ensemble and the Commodore Singers. Gourmet desserts served in a Cabaret-like setting. Admission is by donation and proceeds benefit scholarships for 2019 VUHS Music trips.

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King Pede party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, March 17, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, U.S. Route 7.

Join in for a sandwich supper and an evening of fun and card games.

Prydein on stage in Vergennes. Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Enjoy St. Patrick’s day with this Celtic rock band, along with the Catamount Bagpipe Band. Doors and cash bar open at 6:30 p.m.

Ian Ethan Case performs in Brandon. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come hear the acoustic double-neck guitarist and Candyrat recording artist who has wowed audiences and packed the barn at Brandon Music since 2014. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-247-4295 or e-mail info@brandon-music.net.

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Hockey Skate Rental: Youth size 8J to Adult 13

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KIDS FROM 4 to 9 years old can try out hockey for free in Middlebury on Saturday, March 3, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Memorial Sports Center in Middlebury. Seen here Tyler Munson, 5, of Lincoln hones his hockey skills a few years ago.

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LIVEMUSIC The Welterwieghts and BandAnna in Lincoln.

Friday, March 2, 7-10:30 p.m., Burnham Hall Yann Falquet and Pascal Gemme in Ripton.

Saturday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

Paul Orgel in Middlebury. Friday, March 2, 7:30-9 p.m., Middlebury Community Music Center Bill in Middlebury. Saturday. March 3, 10 p.m., Notte (formerly Two Brothers).

Woodchuck’s Revenge in Middlebury. Sunday, March 4, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

The “window recital” in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

Runa in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

Starline Rhythm Boys in Lincoln. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall.

Music From China in Middlebury. Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Red Clover Jazz Trio. Sunday, March 11, The Residence at Otter Creek.

Heliand Consort in Brandon. Sunday, March 11, 2:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Timothy Cummings & Guests in Middlebury.

Sunday, March 11, 4 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Organ concert in Middlebury. Thursday, March 15, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

Black & White Cabaret in Vergennes. Thursday, March 15, Vergennes Union High School.

Prydein in Vergennes. Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

Ian Ethan Case in Brandon. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Windsong in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall.

Blue Velvet in Middlebury. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Chunhogarang in Middlebury. Wednesday, March.

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Letters to the Editor Hardy endorses local candidates

This year Middlebury voters will fill two seats on our town’s selectboard. I am supporting Lindsey Fuentes-George, an East Middlebury social services professional and mother, who will bring an open-mind and fresh perspective to her work on the board.

Lindsey’s professional experience working with people with developmental disabilities, families affected by domestic abuse, and communities with a shortage of affordable housing will bring much-needed expertise to the table on these and related issues. As a mother of young children, Lindsey will advocate for town services and priorities that are family-friendly and youth-oriented. Most importantly, Lindsey is devoted to an inclusive local government and listening to all voices in our town.

Lindsey is smart, hard working, and a fast learner.

I also support Farhad Khan to fill the seat to which he was appointed a year ago. As a father and small business owner, Farhad’s experience

and perspective would dovetail nicely with Lindsey’s, and he’s proven himself to be a dedicated and open-minded selectboard member. The election of Farhad and Lindsey will help ensure our town board’s membership is fairly diverse and reflective of the population of Middlebury.

Finally, while the ACSD school board seats are, unfortunately, uncontested, I am heartened that both Davina Desmarais and Jori Jacobeit have stepped up to run. I don’t know either candidate well, but as mothers of young children and with a professional background in social services and education, each will bring relevant skills and current-day knowledge of the experiences of children in our schools. I hope more candidates with relevant skills and diverse perspectives will step up to run in future years.

Please vote for Lindsey, Farhad, Davina, and Jori on Town Meeting Day. Ruth Hardy East Middlebury

McVeigh deserves library position

The March 6 election for Ilsley Library Trustee is hotly contested, and I’m writing to urge voters to please consider Joe McVeigh.

I served with Joe on the Bridge School board and found him to be highly engaged, fiscally responsible, and dedicated to upholding the school’s mission and vision. Joe has also served on the boards of the Middlebury Community Players, St. Stephen’s Church and a worldwide association of English language teachers.

As a published author and

editor, Joe’s professional path and perspective is rooted in books, learning and absorbing and sharing information. He’s also the parent of a middle-school student and is in touch with the needs of youth and families.

Joe would bring excellent and energy and ideas to the Ilsley Library board. Vote for Joe on March 6. He’ll do great work on behalf of our community library.

Lisa Mitchell Middlebury

Nation needs sensible gun control In the 1980s when the threat of nuclear war caused great anxiety about our children’s safety, even survival, I remember a cartoon that is applicable to our epidemic of school shootings.

Panel 1: A father asking his child, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Panel 2: Child responding, “Alive — if it’s not too much trouble.”

No one wants to take guns away from legitimate owners who use them safely. We regulate motor

vehicles to make them safer — seatbelts, airbags, speed limits.

Why not do the same for guns? Our children are pleading with us. Let’s be good parents and protect them with sensible gun control.

Jack Mayer Middlebury Editor’s note: The writer is a Middlebury pediatrician, author and 1982-1984 New England Delegate to the anti-nuclear Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Teachers to add to job description?

To make schools safe: send teachers and staff to ten weeks of Basic Training, since taking down a military assault requires a military response. Basic Training, however, is only basic. Also required are Advanced Training and some practical experience. That would take at least a year, rotating through actual combat operations. We have several available from which to choose.

During an urban house-to-house search, teachers would learn to deal with insurgency, returning to class wearing the gear, carrying arms in the ready position. As I recall, there’s often friendly fire involved

in search and destroy, although I concede that’s more often at night.

In hallways we would need to accept unintended collateral damage from high velocity ammunition.

Get ready for more shots fired that go right through the target without slowing down. That’s what happens.

For those civilian owners of AR-15’s who find a personal high pulling the trigger, I recommend joining the service and hunting while being hunted, which is an adrenaline boost unequaled at the firing range.

Alexander Lyall Middlebury

Baker should return to selectboard I am writing to support Gary Baker’s candidacy for Middlebury selectboard. I previously served with Gary on the selectboard and have served on committees with him. He is one of the few individuals I have known in politics who comes to the table open minded, listening and digesting information before making a decision. We have

not always agreed on issues, but I have great respect for Gary’s integrity and work ethic. He does not operate from a personal agenda but always puts Middlebury first.

A vote for Gary is a positive vote for the welfare of the greater Middlebury community.

Donna Donahue Middlebury

Cheering section

FANS LINE UP along the start of the boys’ classic relay race at Monday’s state high school Nordic championships in Ripton. For full coverage of Middlebury Union High School’s Division II wins see Page 1B. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Mount Abe renovation project should be defeated Residents of Bristol, New Haven, Lincoln, Starksboro and Monkton will once again be asked to pay for an unneeded expansion of the Mt. Abe school building. This is the school where both enrollments and academic results continue to decline.

The $29.5 million debt figure on the ballot excludes the additional interest expense of 17.5 million dollars — costing you over $47 million — the real cost of this bond.

The tax effect for this bond is more than double what the school says — since almost half of the funds to pay the bond are already improperly built into the budget.

What does that mean to you?

If your assessment on your house is $350,000 this will cost you an additional $502.80 on your property tax every year for the next 30 years.

This estimate does not include any increase in other educational or town spending (New Haven education tax going up 4 percent this year before any bond). With the Act 46 funding decrease, we already face a built-in tax increase of 5 percent over the next 4 years. Add to that the existing state educational fund deficit of $80 million plus the general fund deficit of more than $50 million, any carbon tax, additional income taxes, required funding for the lake cleanup, ever increasing per-pupil spending (up over $1,000 per student last year with a declining population) and any

other plan created in Montpelier, and you have a “Perfect Storm” of unaffordable taxation.

We can’t afford what we pay now.

This bond proposal demands far too much money for things that are unneeded and extravagant. Do we need to spend multiple millions of dollars on architect fees alone?

Instead of adding space, we should pay attention to what is going on inside that building.

From an independent source, Mt. Abe is doing poorly for our kids: Greatschools.org rates Mount Abe a four (1=worst and 10=best) Vergennes is a six.

Middlebury earns a nine.

We used to be a five — and the decline in measurable student education continues.

Adding space when student enrollment continues to plummet will not help educate our kids. There will be no improved outcomes from a second gym.

As Mt. Abe already spends 165 percent of the state standard, the additional debt will increase per-pupil spending, further increasing property taxes.

This year’s budget has an increase of $295,533 in salaries — Professional Staff Code 5111 — a 13 percent increase when student count is going down.

Last year, our per-pupil spending increased by 2.69 percent yet our school taxes went up over 18

percent. The educational property tax funding is a broken system, hiring ever more staff and paying them ever more money, and adding $47 million to our tab will cause property taxes to skyrocket even more than estimated above. This bond leads to higher property taxes, which ruins your property value.

The elementary schools that feed students into Mount Abe are experiencing declining enrollments; a trend that will continue. Adding space and frills is not a common sense solution.

If you are a renter, and think this doesn’t apply to you, you are mistaken. Property tax increases invariably are passed along to the tenants by the landlords.

If you think you are protected by income sensitivity, you are also mistaken. The annual cap keeps shrinking, and these levels of spending will put more citizens into the category of paying more in property taxes.

Please consider this: When your family size is shrinking, and the kids have moved out of the house, do you add massive amounts of square footage onto your house? Of course not. Which is why you should vote “no” on the $29.5 million plus $17 million interest = $47 million school bond on Town Meeting Day in our five towns.

Doug Tolles New Haven

Fuentes-George is energetic, courageous and smart I hope Middlebury voters will join me in voting for Lindsey Fuentes-George for Middlebury selectboard.

As the national political scene seems to go from bad to worse, I take heart in the wave of grassroots, local, first-time candidates

who are determined to serve their communities with integrity and compassion.

Lindsey is a mother of three, so you know she can handle multitasking, prioritizing, and making money stretch, in the service of a family-friendly Middlebury.

Early voting is happening now, so please pop in to the Middlebury town offices and cast your ballot for the energetic, courageous, whip-smart Lindsey Fuentes-George.

Joanna Colwell East Middlebury

Khan has always taken Middlebury’s interests to heart I am very pleased to endorse Farhad Khan for Middlebury Selectboard. Although I live in Rutland, I work in Middlebury and have had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Khan for over 5 years. Despite the influence of the internet and big-box development in Vermont, Farhad, his wife, Amtul, and their One Dollar Market have consistently contributed to the economic health of the retail presence in

Middlebury.

Mr. Khan is dedicated to promoting the Middlebury community and creating a welcoming presence for attracting new families and businesses. Mr. Khan chose Middlebury for a home; he and his wife raised their three children in Middlebury schools. He takes an active interest in his community; he is dedicated to ensuring safe streets and schools.

His welcoming nature has encouraged communication and acceptance. When Mr. Khan interviews an applicant, he considers the desire to work hard as the fundamental requirement of employment.

In addition to hiring a diverse

staff throughout the years, the One Dollar Market has welcomed community partners who are tasked with assisting job seekers. Mr. Khan has helped to develop job training experiences for individuals with a limited work history or have disabling conditions that make paid employment challenging.

Mr. Khan represents the very best of the Middlebury business community; he is civic-minded, innovative, motivated and thoughtful. This is the kind of representation that the town of Middlebury deserves.

Vote Farhad Khan for Middlebury Selectboard on March 6.

Julie Durkin Merritt Rutland

CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES POLICYHOLDERS’ ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON

All policyholders of the Co-operative Insurance Companies are invited to the policyholders’ annual meeting and luncheon. The annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the home office, 292 Colonial Drive, Middlebury, VT. Cameron Russell will speak at the office following the meeting about his 2017 bike trip from Argentina to Vermont.

The Luncheon will take place at 12:00 p.m. at the Middlebury Inn. Please RSVP to Mary Micklas at (802) 385-1622 or mmicklas@ciui.net by Friday March 23.

Fuentes-George a wise choice

I was heartened, amidst a political climate where more and more elected officials seem only to listen to people who already agree with them, to read that Lindsey Fuentes-George has launched a campaign for Middlebury selectboard centered on seeking out the opinion of — and listening to — the entirety of our diverse community.

Our selectboard will have to take on many difficult issues in the coming years. To effectively solve our shared problems, it will be critical that all voices — and especially voices of dissent — be welcomed into the political process.

I urge my friends and neighbors to march down to town offices and cast their Town Meeting Day ballot for Lindsey Fuentes-George (early voting is open!). By challenging the status quo, together, we can make Middlebury the welcoming and inclusive town that we all want it to be.

Dave Silberman Middlebury

Teacher fires a poetic shot

Why I Won’t Take a Bullet for My Students I won’t take a bullet for my students Not because I’m scared necessarily, Though I’d like to be around a while longer, To teach some more, Direct a few more plays, I’ve yet to tackle Ibsen or Williams, not to mention Beckett Each day we dutifully stand for the Pledge, Some students recite along with the principal, others like me, silent Allegiance? Liberty? Justice? For All? I won’t take a bullet for my students, I like them, value their ideas, their energy, their creativity, Though at times they drive me mad, (will they ever let go of their phones)?

But I am not Captain America, the Black Panther, or Wonder Woman I am a twenty-year veteran of public schools Each day I try to engage them, challenge them, and laugh with them, I remember a day after Columbine, looking out at my still new class, They were anxious, somehow different I was too, But we got through, that class graduated and others, And still others, have continued Moving on, past high school, this ritual, this step toward possibility, Toward hope, I won’t take a bullet for my students, They deserve better.

Peter Bruno Weybridge

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(Addison continued from Page 1A) revenue the board is asking for approval to raise $240,367 through property taxes. That amount will appear on the ballot under General Fund spending.

That figure does not include a total of $57,706 of charitable requests on the ballot that are routinely approved.

As for highway spending, the selectboard is seeking voter approval for $769,911, an increase of roughly $27,000. Wages, health insurance and a boost in the line item for sand and salt factor into the higher request.

After applying a highway department surplus of almost $33,000 and expected revenues, the board will ask residents to approve $650,480 of property taxes for road spending.

Also on the ballot is a question that asks if residents support trading a town-owned 0.33-acre parcel near Addison Central School with another 0.33-acre parcel near Addison’s former town hall that is owned by ANWSD. Both the selectboard and the ANWSD board have signed off on the deal, which would increase the size of the school parcel and also make the town hall parcel a legal lot. Increasing the size of the former town hall’s lot would allow it to be subdivided in the future if Addison decides to renovate the structure and use it once again as its town hall and community hub.

On the ballot incumbent selectboard members Jeff Kauffman and Roger Waterman both filed petitions for re-election without opposition.

The term of one of Addison’s representatives on the ANWSD board expires in March, that of Laurie Childers, but no one filed for her seat. According to statutes, the selectboard and ANWSD board would work together to fill the vacancy if no successful write-in candidate emerges.

The ANWSD board has proposed a $21.1 million budget that school officials estimate could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions.

The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes. Addison’s homestead school tax rate dropped 13.25 cents in 2017.

About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates.

The ANWSD proposal shaves $10,000 from the current spending level, but a statewide tax rate increase and declining district enrollment is driving the local tax rate higher.

The adopted budget calls for eliminating three elementary school teaching jobs, the equivalent of three special education aides, and part-time administrative and nursing positions, for a total of 6.8 full-time equivalencies.

The ANWSD board is also proposing a $7.63 million bond that board members said would address a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools.

Board members have emphasized that payments on a bond can be funded without increasing taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and revenue generated

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Barry Varian is the one candidate for the Brandon representative on the board. Voters can also vote for a three-year at-large seat on the board; current occupant Greg Bernhardt is the only name on the ballot.

There are no challengers for town board seats on the Town Meeting Day ballot in Brandon and only one new face. Newcomer Laura Miner is running for Trustee of Public Funds, replacing longtime trustee Carolyn Whittaker, who is stepping down after many years of service.

Selectmen Seth Hopkins and Brian Coolidge are each running uncontested for re-election to oneyear terms. Selectman Tracy Wyman is running for re-election to a threeyear term.

Bill Moore is once again running for town moderator for a one-year term. Sharron Kenney is running for re-election as library trustee.

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from a solar array proposed for the Vergennes Union High School roof, and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.

★ Brandon ★ BRANDON — There are no challengers for town board seats Brandon, but voters will have plenty of money issues to decide next week.

When Brandon residents gather at 7 p.m. on Monday at Brandon Town Hall for town meeting, there will mostly be presentations for money items decided by Australian ballot on Tuesday. Residents will vote on whether to exempt the Stephen A. Douglas Birthplace from education and municipal taxes.

The next day at the polls, residents will weigh in on a proposed municipal budget of $3,138,185, which represents and increase over this year of $138,199 or 4.6 percent.

That budget would require property taxes of $2,578,045, which is less than $20,000 more than the current year, or about 0.7 percent.

Brandon taxpayers will be asked to approve a $1.4 million bond to pay for long-awaited repairs on historic Park Street. Town officials said the amount to be bonded should be much less because grants are expected to offset some of that sum.

Park Street, which is also Route 73 to Marble Street, will be resurfaced

in 2020 by the Vermont Agency of Transportation, which is repaving all of Route 73 over the Brandon Gap and down to Brandon. But before that happens, the town plans to replace and improve the water, wastewater, and stormwater systems under the dilapidated road.

Voters will be asked to OK $100,000 for road paving. There are 13 appropriations on the ballot, the largest of which are $95,000 for the Brandon Free Public Library, $20,735 for the Brandon Area Rescue Squad and $13,500 for the Brandon Senior Citizens Center.

Also at the polls, Brandon will vote on the budget for Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which includes the towns of Brandon, Goshen, Pittsford, Sudbury, Leicester and Whiting. Voters will be asked to approve $19,223,835 OVUUSD spending plan, which represents a roughly $550,000 cut in spending, or 1.22 percent, from the current budget.

The proposed budget calls for Whiting Elementary School to become a preschool center. Sudbury and Leicester schools will split kindergarten through third grade at one school and grades four to six at the other, although a decision has not been made about which will host which grades.

An original proposal to merge Brandon’s Neshobe Elementary and Pittsford’s Lothrop Elementary was nixed based on pushback from parents and staff.

Brandon is also casting ballots on a representative to the OVUUS board.

BRIDPORT — Bridport residents at their town meeting will decide a contested race for their selectboard and will be asked to invest in two major construction projects in their community.

David Bronson and Bruce Stocker are vying for a three-year term on the selectboard. There are no other contested elections on the ballot.

Town officials are asking voter approval to spend up to $340,000 to replace the Sunderland Bridge on Crown Point Road. The request is contingent on the town receiving $175,000 in state money to go along with $165,000 in local funds to finance the project.

The selectboard is also asking residents’ permission to spend up to $85,812 toward replacing the Basin Harbor culvert located at the west branch of Dead Creek. Officials plan to use accumulated reserves from a recent storm mitigation grant to cover its $85,812 share of the $429,160 project.

Voters will be asked to OK $958,736 and $280,558 for the local public works and general fund budgets, respectively. That amounts to a combined total of $1,239,294, of which $1,081,259 is to be derived from local taxes. Last year, those combined budgets required a local tax levy of $1,009,815, so that represents a 7 percent increase in taxes collected.

Other articles on the 2018 warning seek: • $23,500 to help pay for painting the local salt shed, Hearse House and Masonic/Community Hall, as well as replacing lights at the town garage through the Efficiency Vermont program. The article also calls for the purchase of a new stove for the Masonic/Community Hall. Officials propose to tap some accumulated budget surplus funds to apply to the cost of the above projects.

• A combined total of $45,273 for the Bridport Volunteer Fire Department and a variety of Addison County-based social service agencies that help local residents.

Bridport residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. Those residents will vote on a 2018-2019 ACSD budget of $36,762,479, which reflects a 1.32 (See Bridport Page 12A)

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(Bridport continued from Page 11A) percent spending decrease, the elimination of more than 20 fulltime-equivalent jobs, and a spending rate of $16,907.29 per equalized pupil.

The town of Bridport is among the Addison County communities served by the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center. So residents will vote on a proposed 2018-2019 PHCC budget of $3,498,524, which reflects a spending rate of $21,466 per fulltime equivalent student. That FTE student spending rate is 6.47 percent higher than this year’s.

Those running unopposed in local elections this year include Michael Lawton, two years, selectboard; James Walker, three years, water commissioner; and James Craig Sr., one year, first constable.

Four candidates are running at-large for the ACSD board. All are unopposed. The candidates are incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham.

Bridport’s annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the Masonic/Community Hall. Australian ballot voting will take place that same day and location, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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BRISTOL — Bristol voters will convene at Holley Hall on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. for the annual town meeting, which will also include the last official school meeting for the independent Bristol School District.

Voting by Australian ballot will take place at the same place on the next day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Bristol voters are being asked to approve $2,609,402 in town spending, which represents a 1.5 percent increase in total expenditures over last year.

Highway fund spending, if approved, would increase by less than 1 percent to $775,541, and general fund spending would decrease by less than 1 percent to $926,739.

Bristol Recreation Department spending is budgeted to decrease by $25,802, or 10.3 percent, to $224,393. Adjustments to personnel — including the departure of longtime Rec Director Darla Senecal — account for the unusually large shift.

Moderator Fred Baser will suggest adjourning town meeting after Article 7, so the town school board can hold its last official meeting, and afterward reconvening town meeting to discuss the remainder of the articles on the warning.

Article 8: Voters will be asked to appropriate what after an expected amendment will amount to $310,000 for the town reserve fund, a $5,000 increase over what voters approved last year.

Articles 9-13 address some of the most significant spending increases in the town budget.

A new line item for the Fire Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund would appropriate $70,000 — a 20.6 percent increase over the revenue raised last year.

Lawrence Memorial Library asks the voters to approve a 2 percent spending increase to $137,872.

To accommodate an increase in mowing costs, the Bristol Cemetery Association is requesting a 214 percent budget increase to $22,000.

And the town has added a new appropriation ($2,100) for the Charter House Coalition to provide emergency shelter and meals.

There is no change in the proposed spending for the 27 items listed in Article 15.

ADDISON-2 HOUSE REP. Peter Conlon presents updates from Montpelier to Goshen residents during town meeting 2017 while selectboard members Kevin O’Classen, David McKinnon and Jeffrey Cathcart look on.

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At Monday’s meeting, residents will also be asked to support a nonbinding resolution urging the state of Vermont to develop renewable energy, support energy efficiency, delay any natural gas pipeline expansion that would interfere with Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan, and ensure that the state’s transition to renewable energy is fair and equitable for all.

People who live in the Bristol Police District (primarily the village) on Town Meeting Day will consider a proposed budget of $461,374 — a 0.34 percent decrease over last year.

There will be one contested election. Kevin Hanson and Krista Siringo are running for a single three-year seat on the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board.

There are no candidates, however, for a two-year term on the same board. According to Bristol Town Clerk Jen Myers, if no votes are cast for the position, the town will be underrepresented on the new board.

Two members of the Bristol selectboard are running unopposed to keep their seats: Joel Bouvier for a three-year term and Peter Coffey for a two-year term.

Town meeting agendas will no longer include budget discussions for individual schools. The new MAUSD Board scheduled its own annual meeting for this Feb. 28, as well as a public information hearing on the bond proposed for the renovation of Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School. On Tuesday, when Bristol residents go to their polling places to approve town meeting business, they — like residents in the other four school district towns — will also be asked to adopt a $28,343,828 MAUSD budget — a 1 percent spending increase per equalized pupil — and the $29.5 million bond. The bond would cover renovation of the 50-year-old Mount Abe high school building. Voters in the school district have rejected two similar bonds — both for more money — in the past three years.

★ Cornwall ★ CORNWALL — For the second year in a row, Cornwall’s town meeting should be a low-key affair.

Cornwall leaders are proposing a 2018-2019 highway budget of $404,975, which represents a slight increase from the $400,950 that was

approved for the current fiscal year.

The general fund spending proposal comes in at $473,329, up less than $20,000 from this year’s spending plan of $454,249.

Other articles on the 2018 warning seek: • The transfer of $74,400 to help pay operating expenses for the Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department.

• $15,000 to pay for replacement

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of a portion of the roof and for painting of the Cornwall Fire Department’s Route 30 Fire Station.

• $4,000 to support the Cornwall Free Public Library.

• A combined total of $26,920 to support various Addison County social services agencies.

• A non-binding resolution asking the Vermont Legislature to commit to developing renewable energy, delay any new expansion of natural gas pipelines unless or until it is determined that it will not cause Vermont to exceed the goal of no more than 10 percent of the state’s energy coming from fossil fuels by the year 2050, and ensure the transition to renewable energy is “fair and equitable for all residents.”

There are no contested elections on the ballot. Those running unopposed this year include Cy Tall, moderator, one year; Susan Johnson, town clerk and treasurer, three years; John Roberts, selectboard, three years; Benjamin Marks, selectboard, two years; and Laura Fetterolf, library trustee, two years.

Cornwall residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. Those residents will vote on a 2018-2019 ACSD budget of $36,762,479, which reflects a 1.32 percent spending decrease, the elimination of more than 20 fulltime-equivalent jobs, and a spending rate of $16,908 per equalized pupil.

The town of Cornwall is among the Addison County communities served by the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center. So residents will vote on a proposed 2018-2019 PHCC budget of $3,498,524, which reflects a spending rate of $21,466 per fulltime equivalent student. That FTE student spending rate is 6.47 percent higher than this year’s.

Four candidates are running at-large for the ACSD board. All are unopposed. The candidates are incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham.

Cornwall town meeting will be held at the Bingham Memorial School at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5. Australian ballot voting will take place the next day, also at the school, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh offers the only major contested race for office among the communities that make up the Addison Northwest School District, and town residents will also weigh in on a major truck purchase as well as the selectboard’s proposed 2018-2019 budget.

A Ferrisburgh selectboard race was created because Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence chose to step down after 17 years on that board, a tenure that followed seven years on the Ferrisburgh zoning board.

Two residents filed petitions for her seat: Dennis Armell, who has twice run for the selectboard, and

first-time candidate Jessica James.

Voters will make that choice and decide on Addison Northwest School District spending by Australian balloting on Tuesday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ferrisburgh’s Route 7 town offices.

Armell, 63, most recently ran in 2015, when he lost to Michael “Red” Muir, who is running unopposed for another three-year term this March.

Armell retired from the Vermont Army National Guard 2015, and has also worked as an auto dealership department manager and as a dairy farmer. A member and former officer of Vergennes American Legion Post 14, he served on the Ferrisburgh Conservation Commission for 10plus years and has worked with the county’s Riverwatch program and the Lewis Creek Association.

James, 36, is a fourth-generation Ferrisburgh resident and University of Vermont graduate who has worked for the past six years as a legal secretary and administrative assistant for Ouimette and Runcie in Vergennes. She said Lawrence encouraged her to run while James was visiting her two children at FCS, where James also volunteers.

Residents will make decisions on town spending from the floor of town meeting at Ferrisburgh Central School, which will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 3.

The Ferrisburgh selectboard is proposing a roughly $1.935 million town budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year that would raise spending by about 4.1 percent assuming voters also back charitable contributions on the ballot.

Selectboard members also adopted a town meeting warning that includes two more measures that could boost spending by another 1.8 percent: a $115,000 purchase of a loader at $23,000 a year for five years, and an increase in the highway department contingency fund by $10,000 to $40,000.

Officials said if voters approve all spending articles the increases would total roughly $110,000 more than this year’s spending. They estimate that increase will translate to almost 3 cents more on the Ferrisburgh municipal tax rate.

The ANWSD board has proposed a $21.1 million budget that school officials estimate could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. Ferrisburgh saw a decrease in its school tax rate of almost 14 cents in the current year.

The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes.

About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates.

The ANWSD proposal shaves $10,000 from the current spending level, but a statewide tax rate increase and declining district enrollment is driving the local tax rate higher.

The adopted budget calls for eliminating three elementary school teaching jobs, the equivalent of three special education aides, and part-time administrative and nursing positions, for a total of 6.8 full-time equivalencies.

The ANWSD board is also proposing a $7.63 million bond that board members said would address a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools.

Board members have emphasized that payments on a bond can be funded without increasing taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and revenue generated from a solar array proposed for the Vergennes Union High School roof, and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.

★ Goshen ★ GOSHEN — Goshen residents will consider small changes in their town and highway budgets during this year’s town meeting — both will see decreases.

After the customary 5:30 p.m. potluck at Goshen Town Hall on Monday, March 5, voters will gather at 7 p.m. to decide whether or nor to pass a general fund spending plan of $229,253, a 1.5 percent decrease from last year’s approved budget of $232,817.

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(Goshen continued from Page 12A) spending plan that is $1,500, or 0.7 percent lower than last year’s road budget; the figure up for vote this year is $209,200.

When Goshen residents return to town hall for Australian ballot voting from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday they will see a sparse slate of candidates for town offices. The biggest hole they will be filling is a gaping one — selectboard chair and town moderator Kevin O’Classen died this past Dec. 25. Jeff Whiting, who served as moderator at last year’s town meeting when O’Classen was unable to lead the meeting, is running for the spot of town moderator. Diane O’Classen, Kevin’s widow, has filled in on the selectboard since his passing; but she chose not to run for the post on Town Meeting Day; instead she will be on the ballot for trustee of public funds. No one has stepped forward to run for the open three-year term on the selectboard; a write-in candidate must receive 1 percent of the registered voters; that means at least two votes.

Current Second Constable Shawn Martin’s name is not on the ballot for that spot, but Town Clerk Rosemary McKinnon said he would like to retain that spot and hopes to get a few write-in votes to secure it.

Goshen is also looking for a representative to the board that oversees Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which includes the towns of Goshen, Brandon, Pittsford, Sudbury, Leicester and Whiting. There are no candidates on the ballot, and a write-in for this post would have to get at least 30 votes to legally qualify. McKinnon said that if no one is written in for the spot, she may consider offering herself to the school board to be a school director for a year.

Residents will also vote on the OVUUSD budget via Australian ballot on Tuesday.

Voters will be asked to approve $19,223,835 OVUUSD spending plan, which represents a roughly $550,000 cut in spending, or 1.22 percent, from the current budget.

town’s student population should not negatively affect budgeting and tax rate,” reads the school board’s letter in Hancock’s 2018 school report.

Hancock’s annual meeting will be held at the town hall on Tuesday, March 6, beginning at 10 a.m.

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★ Granville ★ GRANVILLE — Residents of Granville will have some big decisions to make at their annual town and school meetings next Tuesday evening. The school meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall, and the town meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m.

The first big task at the town meeting, residents will decide whether to start a town highway department; currently roadwork is contracted out. The decision will come in response to a request to spend $199,800 to purchase road equipment and hire a full-time road foreman. In the town report, the selectboard laid out more than 20 benefits Granville would gain from having its own Highway Department, including that repairs would be done in a timely manner and costs will be managed better.

If residents shoot down that move, they will move to Article 5 in the warning which asks voters to approve spending of $398,264, of which $191,319 would go toward general town spending and $209,108 would go toward highway spending.

That represents an increase of $13,246, or 7.4 percent, in town spending and increase of $41,308, or 24.6 percent, in highway spending.

If residents approve the new highway department, Article 5 will have to be amended to lower the amount budgeted for road costs.

Another weighty issue at town meeting will be a decision to add to two seats to the three-person selectboard. Petitioners asked that this question be put on the warning.

If approved, the two new selectboard

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members would be added at the next town meeting — whether that is the annual meeting in March or a special town meeting if one comes up in the next year.

At Tuesday’s meeting, residents from the floor will elect one selectboard member to a three-year term. Incumbent Sean Linskey’s term is ending and he has said he would be interested in being reelected, Town Clerk Kathy Werner said.

The annual town school meeting will be the last. Granville is joining with a neighboring town to form the Granville Hancock Unified School District, which will have its own six-member school board.

The unified district will replace the Granville School District on July 1. School directors said that having the two towns merged will smooth out spikes and valleys in student numbers. Twenty years ago Granville had more than 70 students, then it dropped to 22 and today it is 50. This makes budgeting difficult.

★ Hancock ★ HANCOCK — Hancock residents at their town meeting will vote on a fiscal year 2019 town-highway budget of $371,088, which represents a substantial reduction from the current, $417,470 spending plan.

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But town officials noted the town’s books are currently being independently audited, so the $371,088 budget number to be voted next week is likely to change.

Hancock Selectwoman Monica Collins explained the town’s finances have gone through a recent transition between the past and present town clerk/treasurer. Collins said all town funds are safe and sound; they just need to be traced to their proper accounts.

The town/highway budget vote looms as the top item on an otherwise low-key annual meeting warning.

Residents will be asked to approve a combined total of $30,121 for various social services organizations that serve Hancock.

The local election picture won’t be known until the annual meeting, as nominations are accepted from the floor. Elected officials with expiring terms this year include those of Shelley Twitchell, selectboard, three years; Rose Juliano, school board, three years; Maurice Eaton, budget committee, three years; Larry Bettis, cemetery commission, three years; Joanne Lanpher, library trustees, five years; James Leno, town moderator, one year; and Robert Laird, road commissioner, one year.

Details on Hancock’s 2018-2019 school budget won’t be known until the annual school meeting in May. And there are some big changes on the horizon.

As of July 1, the Granville Hancock Unified District School Board will replace the Hancock School Board, as a result of governance consolidation mandated through Act 46. The new six-member board will be made up of three elected residents from each town. There will be one combined budget for the entire district. The board will be responsible for tuitioning all students Pre-K through grade 12 to the approved schools of their choice.

Tuitioning towns must pay whatever the tuition receiving schools set with no obligation to parents or guardians, according to the annual school report.

There are currently a combined total of around 100 students in the two towns, who attend more than 15 schools, according to school board officials.

Hancock residents last year approved a 2017-2018 school spending plan $847,654.

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LEICESTER — Voters at Leicester’s annual town meeting next week will consider a proposed $638,224 municipal budget, and a $40,000 paving question.

The municipal budget would include general fund spending of $281,274, which represents a decrease of $1,682, or a half a percent from last year. It would also include $356,950 in highway spending — $10,615, or 3 percent, more than last year.

All together, municipal spending would require raising $472,617 in taxes from Leicester property owners. That is $1,975, or fourtenths of a percent, higher than the tax bill for the current year.

There are no challengers for any Leicester town seats, and all the incumbents are running for re-election. Those on the ballot are Richard Reed, moderator one-year term; Brad Lawes, selectboard, three-year term; Ronald Fiske, selectboard, two-year term; Deb Miner, auditor, three-year term; Beth Swinington Ripley, delinquent tax collector, one-year term; Mike Rakowitz, grand juror, one-year; Rakowitz, town agent, one-year term.

Leicester town meeting will be held on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the Leicester Meeting House to vote on financial items.

Polls will be open on Tuesday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Leicester Town Office to vote on town candidates by Australian ballot.

Also at the polls, Leicester residents will vote on the budget for Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which includes the towns of Leicester, Brandon, Goshen, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting.

Voters will be asked to approve $19,223,835 OVUUSD spending plan, which represents a roughly $550,000 cut in spending, or 1.22 percent, from the current budget.

The proposed budget calls for Whiting Elementary School to become a preschool center. Sudbury and Leicester schools will split kindergarten through third grade at one school and grades four to six at the other, although a decision has not been made about which will host which grades.

Leicester is also casting ballots on a representative to the OVUUS board. Leicester doesn’t have a seat on the board up for election this year, but local voters can also vote for a three-year at-large seat on the board; current occupant Greg Bernhardt — a Leicester resident — is the only name on the ballot.

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LINCOLN — The annual town meeting in Lincoln will be held upstairs in Burnham Hall on Monday, March 5, at 6 p.m.

Voters will be asked to approve a 14 percent increase in general fund spending to $385,102, and a 4.4 percent decrease in highway fund spending to $978,893.

The selectboard proposes to both increase the bookkeeper’s salary, commensurate with an increase in hours, and offer health insurance

benefits for the position, which would account for most of the $44,044 increase in general fund spending. Highway spending would decrease by $45,042 to reflect a reduction in the number of full-time road crew positions.

Nine additional articles on the agenda ask for voter approval on 27 specific line items, including $44,000 for the Lincoln Library and $55,896 for the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Company, both of which are level funded.

At Monday’s meeting, residents will also be asked to support a resolution urging the state of Vermont to halt any new or expanded fossil fuel infrastructure, commit to the goal of using at least 90 percent renewable energy in the future, and ensure that the state’s transition to renewable energy is fair and equitable for all.

Lincoln residents Sarah McClain and Annie Svitavsky are running for a three-year term on the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board, to fill a seat vacated by Barry Olson.

Two Lincoln selectboard members are running unopposed: Paul Forlenza for a three-year term and James Needham for a two-year term.

Town meeting agendas will no longer include budget discussions for individual schools. The new MAUSD Board scheduled its own annual meeting for this Feb. 27, as well as a public information hearing on the bond proposed for the renovation of Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School on Feb. 28. On Tuesday, when Lincoln residents go to the polls to approve town business and elect town officials, they — like residents in the other four school district towns — will also be asked to adopt a $28,343,828 MAUSD budget — a 1 percent spending increase per equalized pupil — and the $29.5 million bond. The bond would cover renovation of the 50-year-old Mount Abe high school building. Voters in the school district have rejected two similar bonds — both for more money — in the past three years.

To elect all town and school officers by Australian ballot voters should report to a new polling place this year, the Lincoln town office, which will be open on Tuesday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

★Middlebury★ MIDDLEBURY — Hotly contested races for selectboard and the Ilsley Library Board of Trustees will headline an otherwise low-key town meeting in Middlebury next week.

Incumbent Selectman Farhad Khan, former Selectman Gary Baker and resident Lindsey Fuentes-George are competing for two available three-year terms on the selectboard.

Incumbent John Freidin and fellow Middlebury residents Joseph McVeigh, Amy Mincher and David Munford are competing for two available three-year terms on the Ilsley Library board. In a separate bracket, Patricia Chatary, incumbent Barbara Doyle-Wilch and Alice Eckles will vie in a runoff for one available one-year term on the library board.

Middlebury residents will consider a fiscal year 2019 municipal budget of $10,574,426, of which $7,331,905 would be raised through local property taxes. It’s a proposed spending plan that would result in an increase of about one-third of one penny in the community’s current (See Middlebury Page 14A)

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★ Monkton ★ MONKTON — Monkton will hold its annual town meeting at the Monkton Central School on Saturday, March 3, at 10 a.m. Voting

by Australian ballot on seven articles will take place at the Monkton Fire Station on Tuesday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters are asked to approve $1,356,037 in overall town spending for fiscal year 2019, a $42,095, or 3 percent, decrease from the amount approved for the current year.

As part of that overall budget, the selectboard spelled out some components. For instance, proposed spending for salaries and expenses would increase by about 8 percent to $345,979. Highway expenses would decrease by about 6 percent to $832,758.

Russell Memorial Library is asking for $30,800, a 30 perent increase in spending over last year.

Also up for approval in a separate article is $24,399 for 27 social service agencies; the largest individual request is for $5,000 for the Bristol Rescue Squad.

At Saturday’s meeting, residents will also be asked to support a resolution urging the state of Vermont to halt any new or expanded fossil fuel infrastructure, commit to the goal of using at least 90 percent renewable energy in the future, and ensure that the state’s transition to renewable energy is fair and equitable for all.

The resolution also lists specific strategies for meeting these goals.

Tim Earl and Bill Martin are running to replace selectboard member Henry Boise, who is not seeking reelection.

Other current town officials are running unopposed for re-election.

Neither Monkton seat on the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board expires this year.

Town meeting agendas will no longer include budget discussions for individual schools. The new MAUSD Board scheduled its own annual meeting for this Feb. 27, as well as a public information hearing on the bond proposed for the renovation of Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School on Feb. 28. On Tuesday, when Monkton residents go to the polls to elect town officials, they — like residents in the other four school district towns — will also be asked to adopt a $28,343,828 MAUSD budget, which represents a 1 percent spending

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(Middlebury continued from Page 13A) municipal rate of 98.2 cents.

It continues a pattern of what have essentially been level-funded municipal budget requests during much of the past decade.

Major financial drivers for the proposed budget include a combined $184,790 increase in contracted salaries and benefits for municipal employees, and a $57,484 bump in investments in town roads, bridges, culverts and other capital projects.

Voters — through a separate article on the town meeting warning — will be asked to apply $57,484 in local option tax surplus to pay for the proposed bump in capital improvements.

Aside from the budget and local option tax surplus votes, the warning features only one other notable item — a selectboard request to borrow up to $122,400 over five years to replace a police cruiser, a street sweeper, a skid steer and an asphalt hot box.

Middlebury residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. Those residents will vote on a 2018-2019 ACSD budget of $36,762,479, which reflects a 1.32-percent spending decrease, the elimination of more than 20 full-timeequivalent jobs, and a spending rate of $16,907.29 per equalized pupil.

The town of Middlebury is among the Addison County communities served by the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center. So residents will vote on a proposed 2018-2019 PHCC budget of $3,498,524, which reflects a spending rate of $21,466 per full-time equivalent student. That FTE student spending rate is 6.47 percent higher than this year’s.

Four candidates are running at-large for the ACSD board. All are unopposed. The candidates are incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham.

The annual meeting will be held on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at Mary Hogan Elementary School. Australian ballot voting will take place the next day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the town offices at 77 Main St.

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approved for this year. Spending per equalized pupil would also go up, from $13,785 in 2017-2018, to $15,087 in 2018-2019, which represents a 9.9 percent hike.

That per pupil spending figure would rise a little more if voters also approve a separate $20,000 appropriation to pay for preliminary design and cost estimate for a new facility.

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increase per equalized pupil.

On Tuesday they will also vote on the $29.5 million bond for renovation of the 50-year-old Mount Abe building. Voters in the school district have rejected two similar bonds — both for more money — in the past three years.

Finally, on Tuesday at the polls, Monkton residents will be asked to approve the Unified Planning Document that the selectboard OK’d on Jan. 26. The documents, which can be read on the town website, monktonvt.com, provides zoning and subdivision regulations designed for orderly development in town.

Union Middle/High School on Feb. 28. On Tuesday, when New Haven residents go to the polls to vote on budgets and elect town officials, they — like residents in the other four school district towns — will also be asked to adopt a $28,343,828 MAUSD budget, which represents a 1 percent spending increase per equalized pupil.

On Tuesday they will also vote on the $29.5 million bond for renovation of the 50-year-old Mount Abe building. Voters in the school district have rejected two similar bonds — both for more money — in the past three years.

★New Haven★ ★ NEW HAVEN — New Haven’s 256th annual town meeting will take place Monday, March 5, at 6 p.m., at the New Haven Town Hall. Voting by Australian ballot on budgets and office holders will take place in the same location Tuesday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters are asked to approve Road Fund spending of $1,160,886 — $104,194 less than last year. The 8 percent decline reflects a shift in project focus, including a Plank Road project that has been put on hold, said selectboard Chair Kathy Barrett.

General Fund spending, if approved, would increase by about 1 percent to $729,174.

Two articles seek approval to spend up to $100,000 from the Reserve Facilities Fund on improvements to the Town Hall, half to replace the furnace and half to repair drainage.

Twenty-two additional articles address smaller appropriations.

Two selectboard members are running unopposed to keep their seats: Jim Walsh for a three-year term and John Roleau for a twoyear term.

New Haven resident Sarah LaPerle is running unopposed to keep her seat for a three-year term on the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) Board.

Town meeting agendas will no longer include budget discussions for individual schools. The new MAUSD Board scheduled its own annual meeting for this Feb. 27, as well as a public information hearing on the bond proposed for the renovation of Mount Abraham

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ORWELL — On big-ticket item that Orwell residents will decide at town meeting on Tuesday is

pretty typical for small Vermont towns — whether to purchase a big new truck.

Article 5 at the town meeting, which will begin at 10 a.m. at the Orwell Town Hall, asks voters to approve $165,900 on a five-year loan at 2.75 percent interest for a 2019 Mack tandem truck with equipment.

Those who come to the meeting will also decide whether to adopt proposed town spending of $1,126,833. That figure represents and increase of $84,149, or 8 percent, over the current year.

Selectman Ted Simmons said two drivers of the increase are the payment of an Orwell Rescue Squad vehicle (last year’s payment was a separate article on the warning) and the ever-declining payments from the Agency of Natural Resources, Highway Aid and other state funds.

There are also requests for appropriations from five civic organizations, including the Wright Library Building ($14,000), books for the library ($3,500), St. Paul’s Cemetery ($200), Parade Committee ($2,100) and SixtyPlus Club ($750).

Eighteen town officials are up for election by Australian ballot.

Among them are selectboard members Thomas Audet and Paula Barnes, school directors Robert Quesnel and Sarah Tetzlaff, Town Clerk Betty Walker and Town Treasurer Mark Young. All are unopposed.

The Orwell Town School District Meeting will be held Monday night in the same venue at 7 p.m.

Tops on their agenda is a school budget; voters will weigh in on proposed spending of $2,170,400.

That figure is $237,223, or 12 percent higher than spending

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PANTON — Panton voters will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6, when they will make several decisions about their town hall.

But they won’t be meeting in Panton Town Hall.

Because of ongoing work to the building and the fact that its handicap ramp is currently unusable, the Panton selectboard decided to move town meeting to a site that is “an officially ADA-qualified location.”

That would be Panton’s town garage, and it will host town meeting this March.

There residents will decide whether to spend $100,000 from a surplus in the town’s general fund to pay for a new handicap access ramp to town hall’s second level and for the renovation of that floor’s two bathrooms to be handicap accessible.

If any funds are unspent, the board would like them to remain in a fund dedicated to town hall repairs and maintenance. The selectboard strongly supports this article.

The board is also asking residents whether the town should 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.

Panton still has funding remaining on a $25,000 Cerf Foundation grant to use toward the project, once roughly estimated at $75,000.

Board Chairman Howard Hall said the board wanted to be sure to have enough funding on hand to complete the work if residents support it.

Town Hall Committee Chairman David Raphael said the actual cost of the project is lower than $100,000 especially considering the grant funds. Raphael also said money (See Panton Page 15A)

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(Panton continued from Page 14A) available to the town from funds related to the Green Mountain Power solar array could be put toward the project, which enjoyed support in a survey of town residents.

A third project, a $55,000 effort to install a kitchen on the main level of town hall, did not make it onto the ballot, according to the Hall, because the selectboard did not have needed information by the deadline to file the warning.

Raphael said information is available, and some residents are considering amending the warning to allow consideration of that project at town meeting.

As for the rest of the $141,000 surplus, the selectboard is asking residents to approve another $40,000 from that fund balance to help pay for a new Mack truck with a plow and other attachments. The board also will ask permission to borrow another $25,000 to complete the purchase.

The selectboard is also proposing a $686,102 general fund budget, one that calls for an increase of $38,700 that is largely driven by the higher cost of employees’ health insurance.

Another $61,000 of financial requests face residents for various Town Reserve Funds, including $20,000 each for the Highway Capital Equipment Fund and the Highway Capital Project Fund and $15,000 for the Town Hall Restoration Fund.

One term expires in Panton, that of Selectwoman Teresa Smith. Smith reportedly is willing to be nominated from the floor of town meeting.

Panton residents will also weigh in by Australian ballot from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the town clerk’s office in the basement of town hall (which is handicap accessible), on Addison Northwest School District spending.

The ANWSD board has proposed a $21.1 million budget that school officials estimate could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. Panton’s homestead tax rate rose by 0.59 cent in 2017.

The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes.

About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates.

The ANWSD proposal shaves $10,000 from the current spending level, but a statewide tax rate increase and declining district enrollment is driving the local tax rate higher.

The adopted budget calls for eliminating three elementary school teaching jobs, the equivalent of three special education aides, and part-time administrative and nursing positions, for a total of 6.8 full-time equivalencies.

The ANWSD board is also proposing a $7.63 million bond that board members said would address a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools.

Board members have emphasized that payments on a bond can be funded without increasing taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and revenue generated from a solar array proposed for the Vergennes Union High School roof, and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.

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RIPTON — Ripton residents at their town meeting will be asked to support a general fund budget of $255,362 and a highway spending plan of $359,400 for fiscal year 2018-2019.

The combined proposal of $614,762 is up around $40,000 from the $574,547 that residents approved

PANTON SELECTBOARD CHAIR Howard Hall answers a question during town meeting 2017.

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last year for town services.

Other articles on the meeting warning seek: • $41,000 for the Ripton Volunteer Fire and First Response Department.

• $7,000 for the Ripton Cemetery Commission.

• A combined total of $22,316 for various Addison County human services agencies.

There are no contested elections on the Ripton Town Meeting Day ballot this year.

Running unopposed are Ronald Wimett, selectboard, three years; Alison Dickinson, town clerk, one year; Carolyn Smith, town treasurer, one year; Kathleen Sullivan, delinquent tax collector, one year; and Timothy Hanson, town moderator, one year.

Ripton residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middleburyarea towns. Those residents will vote on a 2018-2019 ACSD budget of $36,762,479, which reflects a 1.32-percent spending decrease, the elimination of more than 20 fulltime-equivalent jobs, and a spending rate of $16,907.29 per equalized pupil.

The town of Ripton is among the Addison County communities served by the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center. So residents will vote on a proposed 2018-2019 PHCC budget of $3,498,524, which reflects a spending rate of $21,466 per fulltime equivalent student. That FTE student spending rate is 6.47 percent higher than this year’s.

Four candidates are running at-large for the ACSD board. All are unopposed. The candidates are incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham.

Ripton’s annual meeting will be held at the Ripton Community House at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5, beginning at 7 p.m. Australian ballot voting will take place the next day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., also at the community house.

★ Salisbury ★ SALISBURY — Salisbury voters at their town meeting will field a proposed highway budget of $490,143 and a suggested general fund spending plan of $204,440.

The informational portion of Salisbury town meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the Salisbury Community School; a community pot luck will follow.

Australian ballot voting on budgets and town officials will take place on Tuesday, March 6, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the town office.

The 2018-2019 general fund request is down more than $13,000

from the $218,019 voters approved last March. Proposed highway spending is up around $24,000 from the $466,004 that residents approved for such services last year.

Other articles on Salisbury’s town meeting warning seek: • Creation of a new “town hall renovation fund.” The selectboard is proposing the fund be sweetened by at least $1,000 per year to use — along with future grants and gifts — to repair the community’s historic town hall building at 918 Maple St. It’s a 2.5-story, wood frame, Greek Revival-style structure erected in 1869. It needs some major improvements before it can again host major gatherings.

• A combined total of $77,785 to benefit the Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department and a variety of Addison County social services agencies.

There are no contested elections on the ballot in Salisbury. Those running unopposed include Wayne Smith, moderator, one year; Susan Scott, town clerk, one year; Ramona “Pedie” O’Brien, selectboard, three years; Patrick Dunn, selectboard, two years; and Mindy Goodrich, delinquent tax collector, one year.

Salisbury residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. Those residents will vote on a 2018-2019 ACSD budget of $36,762,479, which reflects a 1.32-percent spending decrease, the elimination of more than 20 full-timeequivalent jobs, and a spending rate of $16,907.29 per equalized pupil.

The town of Salisbury is among the Addison County communities served by the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center. So residents will vote on a proposed 2018-2019 Career Center budget of $3,498,524, which reflects a spending rate of $21,466 per fulltime equivalent student. That FTE student-spending rate is 6.47 percent higher than this year’s.

Four candidates are running at-large for the ACSD board. All are unopposed. The candidates are incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham.

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budget $752,939, reflecting an almost $75,000 increase compared to this year’s spending plan.

Local officials pointed to three major reasons for the increase.

First, the selectboard agreed to increase one of the highway crew positions from part-time to full-time.

Second, the board decided to raise highway department salaries to put them on par with crews in other municipal highway departments.

Shoreham Town Clerk Julie Ortuno said the board took a survey of highway departments in several other communities, which revealed Shoreham was paying at the lower end of the scale. Officials believe the bump in pay will better allow the town to retain is workforce.

The budget also reflects part of a $40,000 local match for a $400,000 grant through the Vermont Agency of Transportation to make significant repairs to a culvert bridge on Buttolph Road. The town will need to include another $40,000 match in

its fiscal year 2020 highway budget, according to Ortuno.

Residents will field a proposed town budget of $310,652, up from the current $287,117.

Other articles on the warning ask for: • $20,000 to boost the town’s Highway Equipment Reserve Fund.

• $10,000 for the town’s Fire and Rescue Vehicles and Equipment Reserve Fund.

• $5,000 for the town’s Sand and Salt Shed Reserve Fund.

• $5,000 for Shoreham’s Building and Grounds Repair Reserve Fund.

• A combined total of $23,793 for various Addison County social service agencies serving Shoreham.

There are no contested races on Shoreham’s ballot.

Running unopposed are Will Stevens, town moderator, one year; Julie Ortuno, town clerk, one year; Kathleen Brisson, town treasurer, one year; Loren Wood, selectboard, three years; Karen Shackett and Will Stevens, selectboard, both for one year; Jim Ortuno, selectboard two years; and Cora Waag, library trustee, five years.

Shoreham residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middleburyarea towns. Those residents will vote on a 2018-2019 ACSD budget of $36,762,479, which reflects a 1.32-percent spending decrease, the elimination of more than 20 fulltime-equivalent jobs, and a spending rate of $16,907.29 per equalized pupil.

The town of Shoreham is among the Addison County communities served by the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center. So residents will vote on a proposed 2018-2019 Career Center budget of $3,498,524, which reflects a spending rate of $21,466 per full-time equivalent student.

That FTE student spending rate is 6.47 percent higher than this year’s.

Four candidates are running at-large for the ACSD board. All are unopposed. The candidates are incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham.

Town meeting will be held in the Shoreham Elementary School auditorium on Monday, March 5, at 6 p.m. Australian balloting will take place the next day, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., at the town office.

★Starksboro★ STARKSBORO — Starksboro will hold its annual town meeting in the Robinson Elementary School multipurpose room on Saturday, March 3, at 9 a.m. Voting by Australian ballot to elect town and school district officers, and to approve the unified school district budget and Mt. Abe renovation bond, will take place on Tuesday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., also at the Robinson School.

Voters are asked to approve a 4 percent increase in General Fund spending to $1,110,385.

Contributions to the Fire Equipment Reserve Fund would increase by 3 percent to $45,993, but would stay roughly the same for the Road Equipment Reserve Fund, at $89,072.

If approved, the Starksboro Public Library would see a 4.7 percent increase in spending to $28,750.

The selectboard is also asking to borrow two sums: $167,000 to replace a utility truck and $45,000 to purchase a three-quarter-ton dump truck with plow and sander. Both loans would be repaid over five years from the Road Equipment Reserve Fund.

In addition to level-funded in-town requests totaling $40,925 and outof-town requests totaling $29,588, voters are asked to set aside $2,000 to purchase food for the Starksboro Food Shelf.

And looking ahead to the replacement of Fire Station No. 2 and the renovation of the historic Jerusalem Schoolhouse, voters are asked to appropriate $25,000 for surveying and other preparations.

Nancy Boss and Eric Cota are running to replace Susan Jeffries for a two-year term on the selectboard, and Koran Cousino is running unopposed to keep her selectboard seat for a (See Starksboro Page 16A)

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★Vergennes★ VERGENNES — A big question — one worth $500,000 — on the March 6 ballot in Vergennes is whether residents will support the purchase of a new pumper truck for the Vergennes Fire Department.

The Vergennes City Council is asking voters to back a bond in that amount to fund a new fire truck to replace the department’s Engine 1, a 24-year-old pumper. Department leaders said the 1994 truck is becoming unreliable and expensive to repair.

City officials plan to seek a 20-year bond that should cost about $45,000 a year, assuming interest would be about 4 percent a year from now, when a truck would be built from scratch and then delivered if Vergennes voters back the proposal.

City Manager Mel Hawley said estimates are tricky, but he guessed the truck could add a penny to the city’s municipal tax rate, and possibly the same amount in Panton and Waltham. The impact on Ferrisburgh

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Stephen Rooney is running unopposed to keep his seat on the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board.

Town Meeting Day agendas will no longer include budget discussions for individual schools. The new MAUSD Board scheduled its own annual meeting for this Feb. 27, and a public information hearing on the bond proposed for the renovation of Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School on Feb. 28. On Tuesday, Starksboro residents voting on town business will also, along with residents in the other four school district towns, be asked to adopt a $28,343,828 MAUSD budget — a 1 percent spending increase per equalized pupil — and the $29.5 million bond. The bond would cover renovation of the 50-year-old Mount Abe high school building. Voters in the school district have rejected two similar bonds — both for more money — in the past three years.

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roof, and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.

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would be less, he said.

Residents will weigh in on that issue and on Addison Northwest School District spending measures by Australian ballot at the fire station on Tuesday. Voting hours will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

No contested races are on the ballot. Three city council incumbents are running without opposition: Lynn Donnelly, Matt Chabot and Renny Perry, who as senior alderman recently took over as mayor following Michael Daniels’ resignation.

The terms of one of the city’s representatives on the ANWSD board, Mark Koenig, also expires on March 6. Koenig, also an alderman, filed to seek re-election without opposition.

The same list of nonprofit organizations will be requesting funding, with only one such organization seeking an increase: The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes is hoping residents will support a request of $5,000, up from $2,000.

Residents can also attend the annual city meeting on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Vergennes Opera House to discuss, but not conduct, city business. The city council will

approve a Vergennes municipal budget at the end of June.

The ANWSD board has proposed a $21.1 million budget that school officials estimate could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. The Vergennes residential school tax rate rose by 2.13 cents in 2017, or about 1.3 percent.

The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes.

About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates.

The ANWSD proposal shaves $10,000 from the current spending level, but a statewide tax rate increase and declining district enrollment is driving the local tax rate higher.

The adopted budget calls for eliminating three elementary school teaching jobs, the equivalent of three special education aides, and part-time administrative and nursing positions, for a total of 6.8 full-time equivalencies.

The ANWSD board is also proposing a $7.63 million bond that

board members said would address a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools.

Board members have emphasized that payments on a bond can be funded without increasing taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and revenue generated from a solar array proposed for the Vergennes Union High School roof, and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.

★ Waltham ★ WALTHAM — Waltham residents will gather at Waltham Town Hall at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 5, and make decisions from the floor on town spending, one selectboard vacancy, and potential spending on town hall repairs.

Selectman Andrew Martin’s term will expire at town meeting, and Martin reportedly is open to being nominated to serve again.

The selectboard is proposing a 2018-2019 budget of $235,084 that is down almost $20,000 from current spending. That budget includes charitable donations.

Residents are being asked to make the same nonprofit donations they favored in 2017, including $10,962 for the Bixby Library and a combined $3,809 of other bequests.

Waltham residents will also be asked to authorize up to $25,000 of spending “for needed repairs” to Waltham Town Hall, with the nature of that work to be determined by a grant-funded study conducted by the Preservation Trust of Vermont.

Town officials expect information to be available by March 5 to allow an informed discussion on what work should be prioritized, how much it might cost, and what grants might be available to help fund it.

Voters will return to town hall on Tuesday for Australian balloting from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Addison Northwest School District spending measures.

The ANWSD board has proposed a $21.1 million budget that school officials estimate could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions.

The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes. Waltham’s homestead rate dropped 10.61 cents in 2017.

About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates.

The ANWSD proposal shaves $10,000 from the current spending level, but a statewide tax rate increase and declining district enrollment is driving the local tax rate higher.

The adopted budget calls for eliminating three elementary school teaching jobs, the equivalent of three special education aides, and part-time administrative and nursing positions, for a total of 6.8 full-time equivalencies.

The ANWSD board is also proposing a $7.63 million bond that board members said would address a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools.

Board members have emphasized that payments on a bond can be funded without increasing taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and revenue generated from a solar array proposed for the Vergennes Union High School

WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge residents at their town meeting will decide a contested race for library trustee and will be asked to create a special fund to support future energy saving initiatives for the community. The energy fund would be bankrolled through an additional penny on the municipal tax rate over a period of four years.

The fund would be overseen by the Weybridge Energy Committee, though any expenditures would have to be green-lighted by the town selectboard.

The Weybridge town meeting begins at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5, at the Weybridge Elementary School. Australian ballot voting on Tuesday runs from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the town clerk’s office.

Residents will be asked to support a fiscal year 2019 highway budget of $509,119, up slightly from the $500,119 being spent for such services this year.

The proposed general fund budget comes in at $126,123, down slightly from this year’s spending plan of $126,358.

Other articles on the Weybridge warning seek: • $25,000 to help support the Weybridge Fire Department.

• $13,000 to continue the community’s volunteer recycling program.

• $5,000 to create a maintenance fund for town-owned buildings.

• A combined total of $25,075 for various Addison County social services agencies.

• Clarification of the town’s property tax payment schedule.

Taxes are due by Oct. 15 of each year. Taxes paid later than that are assessed an 8-percent delinquent fee, plus a 1-percent charge per month for the first three months of delinquency and 1.5 percent per month thereafter.

In the lone contested race on this year’s ballot, Diane Dapolito, Phyllis Bowdish and T. Charles Jordon are vying for one available five-year term on the library board of trustees.

Running unopposed for offices are Spencer Putnam, town moderator, one year; Bruce Paquin, selectboard, two years; and Daniel James, selectboard, three years.

Weybridge residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. Those residents will vote on a 2018-2019 ACSD budget of $36,762,479, which reflects a 1.32-percent spending decrease, the elimination of more than 20 full-time-equivalent jobs, and a spending rate of $16,907.29 per equalized pupil.

The town of Weybridge is among the Addison County communities served by the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center. So residents will vote

on a proposed 2018-2019 Career Center budget of $3,498,524, which reflects a spending rate of $21,466 per full-time equivalent student.

That FTE student spending rate is 6.47 percent higher than this year’s.

Four candidates are running at-large for the ACSD board. All are unopposed. The candidates are incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham.

★ Whiting ★ WHITING — Whiting voters will gather at town hall at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday to choose town officers, weigh in on proposed town spending, and to discuss two possible building projects.

Officers will be selected by nomination from the floor of town meeting. Town Clerk Gail Quenneville said she believes most or all of those elected officials whose terms are expiring are willing to serve again, including selectboard Chairman Bob Wood, Road Commissioner Paul Quesnel, Lister Dennis Ethridge, and Auditors Elizabeth Curran and Alison Remy. Five other offices are also on the ballot.

Curran is also the moderator and is willing to accept that task as the first order of business.

The selectboard has proposed $328,962.50 of spending for the 20182019 fiscal year, with $233,689.10 to be raised by taxes.

Current spending called for $351,923 of spending, with $227,941 to be raised by property taxation, an amount that translates to an increase of about 2.5 percent in the money to be collected despite the smaller budget.

According to the meeting warning, the selectboard would also like to discuss a loan to fund a new town garage and a rebuild of a portion of the fire station. That discussion is described as non-binding.

Polls will be open on Tuesday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Whiting Town Hall to vote by Australian ballot on the budget for the Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which includes the towns of Whiting, Leicester, Brandon, Goshen, Pittsford and Sudbury. Voters will be asked to approve $19,223,835 OVUUSD spending plan, which represents a roughly $550,000 cut in spending, or 1.22 percent, from the current budget.

The proposed budget calls for Whiting Elementary School to become a preschool center. Sudbury and Leicester schools would split kindergarten through third grade at one school and grades four to six at the other, although a decision has not been made about which will host which grades.

Whiting is also casting ballots on a representative to the OVUUS board.

Whiting representative Rebecca Bertrand is uncontested for reelection. Local voters can also vote for a three-year at-large seat on the board; current occupant Greg Bernhardt — a Leicester resident — is the only name on the ballot.

TOM BORCHERT, WALTHAM’S representative to the Addison Northwest School District unified board, stands and speaks at Waltham’s annual town meeting last year.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

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“What made me want to help with this campaign is the fact that it will increase the safety, privacy, and dignity of service delivery to HOPE’s clients,” said capital campaign Co-chair Sue Byers. “I firmly believe that if we are to help people get to a better place, we must do it in a way that allows them to feel respected. The improvements to HOPE’s offices and food shelf, which include reclaiming a large amount of unused space, will do just that. “ Project results, according to HOPE Executive Director Jeanne Montross, will allow for a more streamlined delivery of the nonprofit’s many services for Addison County residents needing shelter, groceries, fuel, or help with their utility bills.

“These improvements are badly needed,” said HOPE board Chairman Steve Reigle. “Our building was constructed nearly 20 years ago.

While it met our needs at that time, the growth of the organization’s services, the number of people in need of assistance, and the need to replace aging components of the facility have caused us to determine that now is the time to do this work.”

HOPE officials about 18 months ago began thinking seriously about repairs and reconfigurations to its building, which hosts a food shelf, the annual holiday gift store, the RetroWorks retail store, and several nonprofit social-services agencies that are tenants. The building is big enough, but it has wasted space, according to HOPE officials. The upcoming project will knock down

some walls to increase food storage capacity and privacy for clients.

“When I started work here in 2000, the food shelf was serving around 150 people per month,” Montross recalled. “We’re now serving around 700 per month.”

Once completed, the construction will produce a distinct area for food shelf clients to wait for their turn to walk through. The current HOPE reception area will be pulled out closer to the main entrance of the building, thus allowing more privacy for clients having confidential talks with HOPE workers.

“It’s going to make things a lot more efficient and dignified for people,” Montross said of the project.

Two parts of the project have almost been completed.

Until recently, the Addison County Transit Resources bus stop took up six parking spaces in the HOPE parking lot. Some of HOPE’s frailest clients were worried about walking close to a large, moving bus.

Now the bus stop has been moved to Boardman Street. The Middleburyarea Rotary Club has offered to build a complementary bus shelter this April, according to Montross.

Workers have poured a loading dock equipped with a wider ramp leading to the outside food shelf door, and more sidewalk has been laid on the property.

“The improvements to HOPE’s sidewalks, bus stop, loading dock, and warehouse will vastly increase the safety of the many people who come to the building, and will allow us to much more efficiently manage the stream of food, clothing,

furniture, and other items that move into and out of the building in large quantities,” said capital campaign committee Co-chair John Betz.

As of Tuesday, HOPE was $81,000 short of its $600,000 goal. In addition to the Hoehl Family Foundation, contributors have included the Amy E. Tarrant Foundation, the Hannaford Charitable Foundation, the Windham Foundation, the Agnes M. Lindsay Trust, and local individuals who have made generous anonymous donations.

In a related development, Montross noted a donor has put up $50,000 in seed money for a HOPE endowment fund that will be managed by the Vermont Community Foundation.

That donor, according to Montross, recognized HOPE’s potential need for emergency funds to plug a shortfall or pay for a special piece of equipment. The aim, Montross stressed, is to preserve (and add to) the principal and only spend the fund’s dividends when needed.

HOPE officials want to cap the $600,000 campaign by the end of June and begin construction this summer. Montross believes the project will take four months and will hopefully conclude before client services — including the holiday gift shop — get under way late this fall.

Those who would like to contribute to the campaign may visit www.hope-vt.org or mail a contribution payable to “HOPE” to: HOPE, Building HOPE Campaign, 282 Boardman Street, Suite 1A, Middlebury, Vt., 05753.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

ventilations system for VUHS. EEI concluded 40 percent of the VUHS ventilation system does not work on top of a failing boiler.

Related expenses include replacing three aging rooftop ventilation units with new heat pumps that can supply either warm or cool air to the building, with a price tag of $187,650.

Controls for the heating and ventilation (HVAC) system — the current controls barely function, per EEI — will cost $342,000.

“Some of the schools’ systems are unsuitable. They are not functioning properly,” Stroup said at the council meeting.

Included in the proposal is a $550,000 solar array to be placed on the newer sections of VUHS roofing. EEI projects the array through net-metering will save ANWSD $334,000 per year.

Sullivan said on Feb. 13 that estimate could be conservative.

“We’re hoping that’s on the small side,” Sullivan said. “They’re guaranteeing that.”

Other items at VUHS include security ($265,200), lighting (a $293,000 item projected to save $22,000 per year), and insulation ($50,540 and projected to save $4,000 annually).

VUES and Ferrisburgh Central share a number of similar proposed improvements, including gym ventilation systems ($243,750 at VUHS and $226,100 at FCS), improved kitchen ventilation (some items are not currently up to code, according to officials, and a state fire marshal identified fire

hazards in each kitchen), electrical and controls upgrades, walk-in cooler controls, and the lighting and security improvements.

VUES also gets a new boiler and hot water heater, plus modified piping ($358,410); air cooling in offices and year-round classrooms ($105,336); replacement of 1970 vents with energy recovery units; and a sprinkler system ($334,800).

Sullivan said at the council meeting it was more efficient to do the sprinkler system at the same time as the other work.

“Let’s do it while it’s open rather than come back a year from now,” he said.

The proposed work at Addison Central is limited to a controls upgrade, LED lighting, and security improvements.

Board members also note EEI, which was hired after a competitive bidding process, has completed similar work in the Bennington School District and at Otter Valley Union High School.

Details on the bond and what is proposed are available at anwsd. org, including a FAQ page, a school-by-school breakdown of the project elements and their cost, and a 12-minute video featuring a look at some of the VUHS issues and comments by Sullivan, VUHS Principal Stephanie Taylor and ANWSD Board Chairwoman Susan Rakowski.

“Please do check out the website,” Stroup told council members.

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

Bond (Continued from Page 1A) Hampshire, of at least $212,000 a year in energy savings, and the upcoming expiration of the 2001 bond that paid to expand and renovate VUHS. Plans to pay for this bond call for two years of interest-only payments of about $200,000 that the energy savings will offset, followed by $600,000 payments that will equal the combined total of the expiring payments on the 20-year-old VUHS bond and the energy savings..

“We see cost savings over the life of the loan,” board member John Stroup told the Vergennes City Council at its Feb. 13 meeting.

“We see this as revenue neutral.”

The proposal calls for about $4.8 million to go toward VUHS, $1.96 million toward Vergennes Union Elementary School, $565,000 to Ferrisburgh Central School, and $89,000 to Addison Central School.

All four will get upgrades to heating controls, LED lighting, and new security measures. Enhanced security would include alarms that would sound if doors were propped open for more than two minutes, card-access entrances, and security cameras on driveways, main hallways and other critical areas.

At the Feb. 13 Vergennes council meeting ANWSD buildings and grounds head Ken Sullivan described security as a district sore spot.

“We really don’t have any,” Sullivan said.

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• S.6. Proposes to require a majorities in both the House and background check on the proposed Senate. purchaser of a firearm, unless the On the other hand, he said transfer is between immediate family Republican Gov. Phil Scott declared members, by or to a law enforcement a willingness to consider gun safety agency, or by or to a law enforcement legislation the day the FHUHS officer or member of the U.S. Armed incident.

Forces acting within the course of his Van Wyck said he would support or her official duties. legislation that would • H.422. Proposes “We can do better allow confiscation to require a police at ensuring that (following due officer to confiscate a process) of guns from Vermonters dangerous or deadly persons whom police weapon from a person in general, and courts determine who is arrested or cited particularly kids should not have for domestic assault if in school, are access to them. Such the weapon is in the safer. We do a bill has been voted immediate possession have existing out of the Senate and or control of the is now in the House. person being arrested laws and need to “It’s conceivable or cited, is in plain ensure that we the House could get view of the officer, or enforce them as (the bill) out and get is discovered during a well. It’s not just it to the governor’s consensual search. about adding new desk by the end of Bray said the Senate this week.” Van Wyck laws.” was scheduled to act said. “That would — Sen. Christopher on the three gun safety require a lot of speed Bray, D-New Haven bills by March 1. up (in the legislative “I support common process.” sense gun control,” Bray said, Rep. Terry Norris, I-Orwell, noted adding he believes hunters and his House district includes two sports shooters should continue to communities (Orwell and Benson) have access to guns. served by FHUHS. “We can do better at ensuring that Norris said he knows several Vermonters in general, particularly people who own AR-15 rifles. kids in school, are safer,” Bray said.

“They are perfectly legal and “We do have existing laws and need they use them for a lot of different to ensure that we enforce them as things,” Norris said. well. It’s not just about adding new Area residents also weighed in, laws.” hoping to give lawmakers food for Rep. Diane Lanpher, D-Vergennes, thought as they consider new laws was clearly moved in recalling two during the coming days. recent visits to the Statehouse of Addison resident Mark Boivin hundreds of Vermont high school said he is opposed to any new students urging lawmakers to take laws that might weaken people’s action on gun safety. Addison Second Amendment rights. He said County students will be participating the reason the Parkland shooter in a March 14 walkout from their perpetrated the crime at Marjory schools to bring attention to the need Stoneman Douglas High School was for gun control. because it’s located in a “gun-free “It was a very, very powerful zone.” act, and I give them a lot of credit,” “That meant it was easy targets,” Lanpher said. “And Gov. Scott has Boivin said. “The reason (the responded to that call.” shooter) was able to do that was Lanpher, a member of the House because there was no enforcement Appropriations Committee, noted of the laws we already have on the Scott has asked lawmakers to find $5 books. The police and the FBI had million in the fiscal year 2019 state ample warning.” budget to make safety improvements Boivin criticized actor George to Vermont public schools.

Clooney’s decision to offer $500,000 Rep. Warren Van Wyck, to help student protestors spread their

gun control message to Washington D.C. and beyond.

“The culture comes from the First Amendment people that do all these movies, videos and everything else,” Boivin said. “If we’re going to limit the Second Amendment, we should be looking to limit the violence that is in the movies and the video games.”

Middlebury resident Margaret Klohch said new laws should not target Vermont hunters, the majority of whom she said deserve credit for using their firearms responsibly and keeping them under lock and key. But she called semi-automatic weapons, such as the AR-15, the “elephant in the room.”

“It is not meant for hunting,” she said of the AR-15. “It is not to anyone’s benefit to have one unless they want to kill people.”

She criticized President Donald Trump’s suggestion that some classroom teachers be armed.

“I think is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard,” Klohch said.

“What is one teacher, with a hidden gun in their pocket, going to do against somebody that comes in the room with an AR-15? It’s like a pea-shooter. They’re not going to even get a chance to take it out of their pocket.”

Jim Papagni is a former U.S. Department of Defense worker who said he retired to Ferrisburgh after learning Vermont was the second-safest state in the union. He doesn’t believe gun laws should be weakened and said a semi-automatic weapon can be a useful tool even in rural Vermont, where he said a single-shot firearm will not bring down a nuisance bear. Papagni added he’s seen a mountain lion in his back yard and said there are some 90-pound, cross-breed coyotes in Ferrisburgh.

“You’ve got to remember there’s different needs for self-defense,” Papagni said. “And yes, an open discussion needs to be had on what’s going on, but that open discussion needs to be made on an educated, intelligent level, not the types of discussions where it’s all emotion.”

Weybridge resident Spence Putnam called gun control “the third rail of politics,” and praised lawmakers for taking on the issue this session.

“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up and talk about gun safety legislation,” Putnam said.

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Lincoln (Continued from Page 1A) district, and deal with the outcome of another important Town Meeting Day referendum — the outcome of the $29.5 million Mount Abrham Union High School building renovation bond. This will be the district’s third attempt to fund critical maintenance and updates for the 50-year-old high school in Bristol.

McClain, 37, moved back to Lincoln nine years ago. Both of her daughters attend Lincoln Community School.

“I’m, of course, invested in my children’s education,” she said.

McClain decided to run for the district board at the suggestion of Addison Northeast Supervisory Union board member Christie Sumner.

“I looked into it, decided I had the time and space for it, and decided I’d like to serve,” McClain said.

McClain, for work, imports olive oil from Italy, and she spends time at home with her kids.

She has served on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice, the FiveTown Health Alliance board and the Lincoln Cooperative Preschool board.

She also coaches Girls on the Run. Asked about the Mount Abe bond, McClain said, “We need to invest in our schools rather than simply

maintain them. We need to look at innovative ways to keep costs down while never losing sight of the success of our students.”

McClain envisions a school district that both attracts new families and supports talented educators in an environment where students can succeed.

“The burden on taxpayers is real,” she said, “but the needs of our kids are real.”

McClain acknowledges that rising education property taxes could discourage new families from settling in the district, but she’s also concerned that partially funding education with a new income tax would be less predictable and more difficult to budget for.

Svitavsky, 32, attended church in Lincoln while she was growing up in Ripton. She moved to Lincoln two and a half years ago.

She is a child therapist for Counseling Service of Addison County in both Middlebury and Bristol, where she works with children from varying backgrounds, family situations and developmental needs. She’s also a consultant at Mary Johnson Children Center in Middlebury.

“Serving in the unified school

district would give me the opportunity to share my unique perspective on a wide range of student issues, especially those that might otherwise go unrepresented on the board,” she said. “I want to be a part of the conversation.”

Of the Mount Abraham renovation bond, she said, “A school’s physical environment really impacts children and their ability to focus. Schools should be safe and healthy places, and we should take the necessary steps to ensure they will be.”

Svitavsky’s vision for the school district includes a system in which each school can “pull on the strengths of the other schools,” she said. “What is each school doing really well? And how can we help other schools mimic that?”

She’d also like to see the district board focus on developing better relationships between teachers and the administration.

Svitavsky sees some value in generating education revenue through an income tax, because it distributes the cost burden among everyone, not just landowners.

This year Lincoln voters report to a new polling place on Tuesday: the Lincoln town office. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

memo from Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe suggesting that only schools of 179 students or more should have full-time principals. She also noted long-range plans in the Addison Central School District call for three smaller elementary schools to share two principals.

“According to Rebecca Holcombe, when you’ve got a school of 179 kids you can justify a full-time principal.

But when you’re got a school of 61 students it’s a little difficult to justify a full-time principal,” Canning said.

“And Ferrisburgh is also declining.”

Ferrisburgh parent Mary Neffinger said she and others in that community are concerned it’ll be difficult to attract candidates for a less-than-fulltime job.

“I know that many of my fellow FCS parents left the budget meeting last night feeling pretty dejected,” Neffinger wrote in an email. “There is a certain cost of doing business when it comes to our principals. We will not be able to attract quality candidates for our school if our district can’t provide stable positions. Strong school leadership correlates with strong academic achievement and I’m hopeful that we can work with the board and the superintendent to come to a better solution.”

An FCS Parent-Teachers Organization memo also expresses concern about the issue, although it also supports the budget because “a ‘No’ vote typically only results in further cuts.”

Canning said she understands the frustration, but added ANWSD must also be mindful of taxpayers and perpupil costs.

“When you have a school that has a declining enrollment you just can’t justify the same level of teachers that you’ve had, and supports and services. Something’s got to change,” she said.

Canning’s message to parents is, “I am hearing you,” and that if grants come in that allow the district to, for example, increase hours for the principals by assigning them curricular work over the summer, that route will be considered.

Other new details include periods during the summer where operations at ACS and FCS will be briefly suspended in order to save money, Canning said. The VUHS assistant principal position will also go to 80 percent, a move that had been announced earlier, as had reductions equivalent to three special education aides, a 60-percent administrative post, and a 20-percent nursing

position.

The spending plan also assumes using $650,000 of what a draft audit stated was a district-wide fund balance of about $1.63 million at the end of the 2017 school year to offset what otherwise would be a larger tax rate increase, according to ANWSD officials.

The board intends to use the remainder of the surplus to retire food-service debts at all four ANWSD schools and to create a “Fiscal 2018-2019 Capital Projects Fund.”

TAX IMPACT School officials estimate passage of the budget could increase the ANWSD homestead tax rate by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions and taking into account local Common Levels of Appraisals (CLAs). They caution the Legislature could adjust the statewide tax rate, now estimated at 9.4 cents, at the end of the session.

Any increase will follow a decrease in 2017 in three ANWSD communities and small increases in the other two: • Addison’s homestead school tax rate dropped 13.25 cents in 2017.

• Ferrisburgh homestead rate decreased by almost 14 cents in 2017.

• Panton’s homestead rate rose by 0.59 of a cent in 2017.

• The Vergennes homestead rate rose by 2.13 cents in 2017, or about 1.3 percent.

• Waltham’s homestead rate dropped 10.61 cents in 2017.

A homestead tax rate increase of about 8 cents would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes.

About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates.

Canning noted a new school funding plan has just been floated, but she believes — and certainly hopes — that it will not take effect until 2020, thus allowing voters to make informed financial decisions next week.

As for the ANWSD budget, Canning said she believes it appropriately balances the needs of taxpayers and students.

“I want to assure the community that quality is not going to suffer in this budget,” she said. “This is a responsible budget. I certainly hope people will be in agreement with that.”

is “Radio Free Vermont,” while Halpern’s novel —profiled in last Thursday’s Addison Independent — is called “Summer Hours at the Robbers Library.” McKibben’s flight of fancy, sub-titled “A Fable of Resistance,” follows a band of Vermont patriots (headquartered in Starksboro) who decide their state might be better off as its own republic. “Robbers Library” is set in a small-town New Hampshire library. The book features a colorful cast of characters who help each other and bond as a family in the library setting. This Hinesburg event is free and refreshments will be served so reservations are appreciated. Please call the Public House at 802-4825500 for reservations.

The D.C.-based Food Research and Action Center recently released its School Breakfast Scorecard report showing that Vermont is a leader in the nation for serving school breakfasts to students from low-income households. Vermont rose in the rankings from 9th to 4th, in large part because of the success of the Vermont Breakfast After the Bell Challenge launched in the 20152016 school year. The School Breakfast Scorecard reports that more than 18,038 Vermont lowincome children ate a free school breakfast on an average school day in 2016-2017, a 4.1 percent increase over the previous year.

ANWSD (Continued from Page 1A) recent budget reductions and because enrollment drops at Ferrisburgh and Addison central schools allow classes there to be combined. FCS enrollment is expected to dip to 126 or 127 from 144 this year and 151 last year. The number of pupils at Addison are projected to drop next year to 61, which is consistent with the last few years, but low compared to the 100 students ACS had a decade or so ago.

The loss of teaching jobs does not mean changes to educational offerings at those schools, she said, but rather an attempt to align the number of teachers to the number of students at each school.

“We’re going to be able to maintain our programs,” Canning said.

Because the three teachers with the least seniority in ANWSD work at Vergennes Union Elementary School, two FCS teachers and one ACS teacher will move into those VUES positions.

It’s possible retirement decisions made by district employees next month will allow some positions to be eliminated by attrition instead of layoffs.

“If any of our teachers want to retire that’s certainly our preference if we have to make reductions,” Canning said.

At least one or two teachers have also declared retirement plans, according to Canning.

“Who is going where remains to be seen,” she said. “I have gotten some volunteers for transferring, but I can’t give you any more details related to that. But I was pleased at least a couple people stepped forward.”

PRINCIPAL REDUCTIONS The cuts to the principals’ hours — Beth Brodie at FCS and Travis Park at ACS — sparked the biggest reaction at the Monday ANWSD meeting devoted to the budget and the proposed $7.63 million school improvement bond that will also appear on Tuesday’s ballot.

That measure will be revenueneutral due to many energy improvements at all four schools, officials say, and will include security measures, as reported in the Feb. 26 Independent.

The budget calls for a reduction in the two principals’ jobs from fulltime to 80 percent. Canning said the principals will work full-time during the school year and take summers off.

Canning said ACS previously has operated with a part-time principal even when it had a higher student count, and also pointed to a statewide

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Members of the Middlebury College community are scheduled to march, in solidarity, from the campus to the Cross Street Bridge.

There they will stand with the students for 17 minutes. Who knows, maybe Congress will act before then and negate the need for such a protest.

On Sunday, March 11, the Ripton husband and wife team of Bill McKibben and Sue Halpern will discuss their recently published books during a signing at the Hinesburg Public House, from 2 to 4 p.m. McKibben’s new novel

ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018

KARL LINDHOLM

SPORTS

ALSO IN THIS SECTION:

• School News • Legal Notices

• Classifieds • Police Logs

A century of hoop at Middlebury Basketball, unlike our other major sports, has an actual creation story: our Canadian friend, Dr. James Naismith, really did invent basketball in the gym at the Springfield (Mass.)

YMCA in 1891.

Only two score and seven years after Naismith nailed those peach baskets up in the Y, Middlebury College had a basketball team and an intercollegiate schedule.

In that inaugural season, 1917-18, the Middlebury team was undefeated, playing six games, two each against UVM, Norwich, and Saint Michael’s, outscoring their state rivals, 200-83.

In Middlebury’s first intercollegiate basketball game in February 1918, the Panthers defeated Norwich 49-13.

The Campus newspaper reported: “The Blue and White showed a snappy brand of passing and time after time worked the ball under the Cadets’ basket where Heath and Miske dropped it in.” (Winford Heath and George Miske each had seven baskets.)

The game was played in two 20-minute halves, then as now. The Cadets managed only five goals.

The coach of that team was Simeon “Simmie” Murch, one of the first fulltime coaches at the College, primarily a baseball coach, but pressed into action to lead the basketball team just that first year.

Murch was a colorful character, a giant for his time at 6’4” 225 pounds, and primarily the baseball coach, who in his four years compiled the highest winning percentage in team history in that sport — .639 (37-21).

He was a much beloved coach, “genial and big-hearted.“ After his four years at Middlebury, he spent 16 years at Phillips Exeter. There too he was much beloved: “All of us knew the integrity of Sim, . . . (but) few of us realized the extent of his goodness,” an Exeter faculty minute declared upon his death at 58.

So this year is basketball’s centennial at Middlebury — a hundred years of hoop, over 2000 games: 933 wins and 1,100 losses, a .458 winning percentage.

The era of greatest glory in ten decades of basketball at Middlebury is right now!

In the past decade, under Coach Jeff Brown, Middlebury has become (See Lindholm, Page 3B)

ScoreBOARD

Girls’ Basketball Playoffs Division I 2/27 #1 St. J vs. #16 MUHS.................77-22 Division II 2/27 #4 Enosburg vs. #13 VUHS..........53-35 2//28 #15 OV at #2 Mt. Abe....................Late Boys’ Basketball 2/26 Milton vs. MUHS...........................80-70 2/26 VUHS vs. Enosburg......................59-50 2/27 OV vs. Woodstock........................49-46

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey Division I Playoffs 3/2 #7 MUHS at #3 St. Albans.............. 7 PM 3/6 or 7...........................................Semifinal 3/13.......................................................Final Boys’ Hockey Division I Playoffs 3/3 #6 MUHS at #3 Stowe............... 6:15 PM 3/6 or 7...........................................Semifinal 3/14.......................................................Final Girls’ Basketball Playoffs Division II 3/3 Mt Abe/OV vs. TBD................. 12:30 PM 3/7 Semifinal at Barre..................... 8:15 PM 3/10 Final at Barre........................... 3:45 PM Boys’ Basketball 3/1 St. Albans at MUHS........................ 7 PM 3/1 VUHS at Mt. Abe............................ 7 PM 3/2 OV at MSJ...................................... 7 PM 3/5................................. Playoff Pairings Set COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Midd.

3/3 Midd. vs. Bowdoin......................... 1 PM 3/3 Amherst vs. Conn........................... 4 PM 3/4 Final................................................ 2 PM 3/5....... NCAA Tournament Field Announced Men’s Basketball NCAA D-III Regional at E. Conn.

3/2 Midd. vs. Lebanon Valley.......... 5:30 PM 3/2 E. Conn. vs. Johnson & Wales.. 7:30 PM 3/3 ........................................................Final Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Thomas Hussey hustles away from the start of the boys’ classic relay at Monday’s state Nordic meet held at Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton. The Tiger boys and girls both won Division II state titles.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Nordic teams sweep state titles!

MUHS boys claim third straight Division II championship, girls surge to capture second in a row

By ANDY KIRKALDY RIPTON — A huge day on their home course gave the Middlebury Union High School Nordic teams a sweep of the Division II championships on Monday — for the second straight winter.

Skiing in the classic discipline in soft snow at Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton, the Tiger girls overcame the 21-point lead (28-49) that rival U-32 had amassed in Friday freestyle racing at Craftsbury Nordic Center to edge the U-32 Raiders, 7884, clinching the state championship with a dominant relay performance.

The Tiger boys entered Monday ahead of U-32 by just three, 41-44, but like the girls’ team placed all four scorers in the top 10 in the classic race and then cruised to a big relay win to pull away for a final 69-94 margin over the Raiders. It was the third consecutive year for the boys team to win the state championship.

The Tiger girls’ and boys’ teams times would have been good enough to defeat Mount Mansfield Union High School, which won both of the D-I titles.

The Tigers’ Hodges brother-sister duo led both teams in the freestyle and classic events.

Tiger senior Sam Hodges swept both individual boys’ 5-kilometer races and anchored the Tiger boys’ relay wins in both disciplines, while classmate Tom Hussey finished third on both days. Seniors Julian Schmitt and Cade Christner cracked the top 10 on Monday for the boys, were the third and fourth scorers on Friday, and joined Hodges and Hussey in winning both relays.

For the Tiger girls, sophomore Malia Hodges won the 5K skate skiing on Friday and finished second in the classic 5K on Monday. Seniors Isabel Rosenberg and Caroline Kimble (See Nordic, Page 2B)

Women’s hockey to host NESCAC final four

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The top-seeded Middlebury College women’s hockey team brushed aside eighth-seeded Wesleyan this past Saturday, 5-0, in a NESCAC quarterfinal and will host the league’s final four this Saturday and Sunday.

Middlebury, at 18-4-3 ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division III, will face fifth-seeded Bowdoin at 1 p.m. on Saturday in one semifinal, and No. 2 seed Connecticut College (15-5-5) and No. 3 seed Amherst (15-6-4) square off at 4 p.m.

The winners will meet at 2 p.m. on Sunday for the NESCAC crown and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Connecticut is the only team in the field that has defeated the Panthers this season. The teams split two early-season games at Kenyon Arena, with the Panthers winning on a Friday, 3-0, before the Camels fought back the next day to prevail in overtime, 4-3.

The Panthers picked up a 4-2 win and a 1-1 tie at Amherst, and 1-0 and 3-0 home victories over Bowdoin

during the regular season.

On this past Saturday Middlebury advanced to the NESCAC semifinal round for the 16th time in 17 years with the 5-0 win over Wesleyan (615-4).

Maddie Winslow put Middlebury on the board first with a shorthanded goal 4:32 into the contest. Winslow pounced on mishandled puck at the Panther blue line and fed it to Jessica Young, who carried it to the Polar Bear right circle and fed Winslow for a one-timer out front.

The Panthers broke the game open

with four goals in the second period.

Ellie Barney skated in from the left wing and scored with a short-side shot, Madie Leidt netted a power-play blast from the top of the zone on a feed from Haley LaFontaine, Sydney Portner knocked in a Young rebound, and Leidt took a pass from Winslow and snapped a shot home off the back crossbar.

Middlebury goalie Lin Han made 10 stops for her sixth shutout of the season. Two Wesleyan goalies combined for 31 saves.

Tiger hockey teams to hit the road for D-I quarterfinals MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ and girls’ hockey teams will open in road quarterfinals this weekend in their quests for Division I titles.

The 11-8-1 Tiger boys earned the No. 6 seed and will travel to meet No. 3 Stowe (15-3-2) at 6:15

p.m. on Saturday. The Tigers faced Stowe twice this winter, tying them at home, 2-2, and falling on the road, 4-1.

A win on Saturday would send the Tigers to a semifinal on next Tuesday or Wednesday, almost certainly against No. 2 Essex (16-

3). The final will be played at the University of Vermont at 8 p.m. on March 14.

The 7-12 Tiger girls team received the No. 7 seed and will head to St. Albans to face the No. 2 Comets (16-3-1) on Friday at 7 PM. BFA defeated MUHS twice

this season, 6-0 and 3-0, but if the Tigers turn the tables this time they would probably face No. 3 seed Rutland (14-6) in a semifinal on next Tuesday or Wednesday. The girls’ final is set for UVM for 8 p.m. on March 12.

Sports BRIEFS

Men’s basketball earns NCAA bid

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball on Monday afternoon was awarded an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III tournament and will play this weekend at a Regional hosted by Eastern Connecticut State. The Panthers will be making their ninth trip to the NCAA tournament in the past 11 years.

The Panthers (19-6), who tied for the regular-season NESCAC crown but lost in the first round of the league tournament, will play Lebanon Valley (18-9) in a first-round game on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

The other Regional semifinal pits Eastern Connecticut (25-3) against Johnson & Wales (19-9) at 7:30 p.m.

The winners meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the same location.

Mount Abe wrestles to fourth at Vt. meet

Three Eagles, one Otter in top three

EAGLE JUNIOR ROMAN Mayer pins Williamstown junior Shawn Martin during last weekend’s state wrestling championships held at Otter Valley. Mayer finished second at 132 pounds.

Photo by Luke Mayer

By ANDY KIRKALDY BRANDON — Nobody stopped Mount Anthony Union High School from winning its 30th straight Vermont championship at Otter Valley this past weekend, but a team from another school named after a Vermont peak fared pretty well — Mount Abraham.

Coach Nick Mayer’s Eagles brought seven wrestlers to Brandon and all of them reached the podium as the Eagles placed fourth at the tournament, moving up a position from 2017 and once again finishing as the top program among schools that normally compete at a Division II level.

MAU coasted with 274.5 points, followed by Essex (168). St.

Johnsbury (120.5) edged the Eagles (105.5) to take third place among the 21 schools at the event.

Middlebury (33), the host Otters (31) and Vergennes (24) were 13th, 14th and 16th, respectively.

Leading the Eagles was junior Roman Mayer, who finished second at 132 pounds. Mayer won at 120 in 2017, but this time lost to MAU’s Noah Call in the final at the heavier weight, 16-8, after coasting in his first two matches.

Mount Abe senior Benjamin Murray at 126 and junior Kevin Pearsall at 182 each took thirds. Murray, the No. 2 seed at 126, was upset by Essex wrestler Calvin Leo, 3-2, in his semifinal after he had defeated Leo (See Wrestling, Page 3B)

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, March 1, 2018

TIGER SENIOR CAROLINE Kimble keeps her cool as she starts her leg of the girls’ classic relay at Monday’s state championships in Ripton.

The Middlebury girls and boys both won Division II titles.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School sophomore Malia Hodges won the 5K skate race on Friday and finished second in the classic 5K on Monday to help the Tiger girls win the Division II state Nordic championship.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Nordic (Continued from Page 1B) cracked the top 10 on both days, and senior Katherine Koehler reached the top 10 on Monday and was the fourth scorer on Friday. Those four won the decisive relay on Monday by almost two minutes and finished second to U-32 in Friday’s skate relay.

First-year Coach Linnea Manley said the Tiger girls believed they could overcome their big deficit on Monday.

“We knew that they had a really good fighting chance. The team in general is really well at classic skiing,” Manley said. “And we knew 20 points was not unreachable.

They knew that. They kept telling themselves that. They knew that was a doable goal.”

The Tiger boys, Manley said, believed they had the upper hand on Monday, but took nothing for granted against the Raiders, who had raced them neck-and-neck all winter.

“I don’t think the boys were too cocky about it. I think they knew they were going to have to work hard and keep it up,” Manley said. “They kept that in their mind. That was great.”

Overall, Manley said the Tigers’ work ethic and love of Nordic skiing made the difference, with some help from their home course.

“They really, really wanted it.

They had a lot of drive. They’re just really dedicated to the sport, which I think makes a huge difference,” Manley said. “Also the fact that this was on our home course was really nice. It gave us a little home advantage. But I would argue a lot of it was their dedication and hard work on the

TIGER SENIOR SAM Hodges swept both individual 5K races and anchored both winning relay races during Friday and Monday state championship Nordic races.

Independent photo/Angelo Lynn

team’s part.” were: MUHS, 69; U-32, 94; WoodManley would argue Rikert’s stock, 196; Stowe, 296; Harwood impact probably was greater ear- and Lamoille, 362; Burr and Burton, lier in the winter than on Monday. 374; Lyndon, 385; and BFA-Fairfax, Several meets were canceled due to 428. cold weather and big storms, but the Girls’ top 10, 5K classic on Tigers were able to stay on their skis Monday at Rikert were: 1. Jordan and keep working.

Kulis, Harwood, 16:24.3; 2. Hodges, “We kept practicing and focusing MUHS, 17:03.4; 3. Olivia Brooks, on our end goal and focusing on Woodstock, 17:49.1; 4. Addy Harris, doing the best we could and skiing as Independent, 17:50.1; 5. Ruby Lamb, much and as well as we U-32, 18:30.5; 6. Rosencould,” Manley said. “We “They’re a berg, MUHS, 18:31; 7. are lucky in getting to ski good bunch.

Erin Magill, Harwood, at Rikert because they 18:33.1; 8. Koehler, I’m going to had snow for us basically MUHS, 18:44.7; 9. Kimmiss being out ble, MUHS, 18:47.7; all the way through.”

She also credited there on the 10. Kyle Marie Hekeler, veteran assistant coaches snow every Harwood, 18:50.6.

Barney Hodges, Bruce day with Girls’ classic relay (all Ingersoll, Ben Rosenberg them.” were 4x2.5K): 1. MUHS and Keith Wilkerson.

Koehler, — Coach (Rosenberg, “I had some really great Kimble, Hodges) Linnea Manley coaching staff around 37:38.1; 2. U-32, 39:30; me who had such great 3. Harwood, 41:51.3; 4. knowledge and great experience,” Burr & Burton, 44:22.2; 5. Fairfax, Manley said. “I just kind of got to be 46:22.8; 6. Peoples, 46:49; 7. Lamthere for the ride and be there for the oille, 47:05.9. experience, which was wonderful.”

Boys’ top 10 classic 5K: 1. Hodges, And she’s happy for the Tigers.

MUHS, 14:37.4; 2. Nathan Smoller, “They’re a good bunch. I’m going U-32, 15:25.1; 3. Hussey, MUHS, to miss being out there on the snow 15:48.3; 4. Nathaniel Wells, Stowe, every day with them,” she said. 15:52.6; 5. Matthew Bassette, Wood“I’m really excited for the team and stock, 15:57.1; 6. Julian Schmitt, looking forward to what’s going to MUHS, 16:08.9; 7. Trevor Patterson, happen next year.”

U-32, 16:21.9; 8. Cade Christner, MONDAY RESULTS MUHS, 16:26.4; 9. Greyson Davis, The final D-II girls’ team scores U-32, 16:30.8; 10. Makail Tipton, were: MUHS, 78; U-32, 84; Har- Independent, 16:39.6. wood, 131; Burr & Burton, 255; Boys’ classic relay: 1. MUHS Peoples, 269; BFA-Fairfax, 325; and (Hussey, Christner, Schmitt, Hodges) 30:10.5; 2. U-32, 32:06.3; 3. WoodLamoille, 373.

The final D-II boys’ team scores stock, 32:59.7; 4. Stowe, 34:45.2;

TIGER SENIOR ISABEL Rosenberg stays ahead of competitors during Monday’s classic relay. She finished sixth in the 5K Classic race.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

5. Lamoille, 36:49.6; 6. Fairfax, 36:52.6; 7. Lyndon, 37:21.8; 8.

Harwood, 37:27.8; 9. Burr & Burton, 39:01.4.

FRIDAY at Craftsbury Girls top 10 freestyle skiing: 1. Hodges, MUHS, 16:10.3; 2.

Brooks, Woodstock, 16:29.4; 3.

Kulis, Harwood, 16:36; 4. Harris, Independent, 16:38.3; 5. May Lamb, U-32, 17:00.7; 6. Rebecca Thompson, U-32 17:04.3; 7. Julia Oliver, U-32 17:10; 8. Ruby Lamb, U-32 17:43.9; 9. Kimble, MUHS, 17:55; 10. Rosenberg, MUHS, 18:19.5; 16: Koehler, MUHS, 18:40.4.

Girls’ freestyle relay: 1. U-32, 22:44.6; 2. MUHS (Rosenberg, Kimble, Koehler, Hodges), 23:52; 3. Harwood, 24:41.8; 4. Peoples, 26:59.8; 5. Fairfax 27:58.3; 6. Burr & Burton, 29:05.6; 7. Lamoille, 30:20.8.

Boys’ top 10 freestyle skiing: 1. Hodges, MUHS, 12:57.1; 2.

Matthew Bassette, Wood 13:43.2; 3.

Hussey, MUHS, 14:00.4; 4. Trevor Patterson, U-32 14:02.7; 5. Nathan Moller, U-32 14:09.6; 6. Justice Bassette, Wood 14:15.8; 7. Jacob Bradley, U-32 14:17.7; 8. Waylon Kurts, U-32 14:30; 9. Nathaniel Wells, Stowe 14:47.2; 10. Jed Kurts, U-32 14:49.

Boys’ freestyle relay: 1. MUHS (Hussey, Schmitt, Christner, Hodges), 19:00.5; 2. U-32, 19:10; 3. Woodstock, 19:35.4; 4. Burr & Burton, 22:16.9; 5. Stowe, 22:17.7; 6. Lyndon, 22:31.6; 7. Harwood, 22:51.7; 8. Lamoille, 23:10; 9. Fairfax, 23:48.

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

TIGER SENIOR JULIAN Schmitt maintains a lead in the second leg of the boys’ classic relay, and claimed sixth place in the 5K classic race.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Tiger School senior Katherine Koehler competes in the girls’ classic relay Monday. She finished eighth in the 5K classic race.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

TIGER CADE CHRISTNER powers his way through the third leg of the boys’ classic relay. He was eighth in the 5K classic race.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Addison Independent, Thursday, March 1, 2018 — PAGE 3B

No. 2 seed for Eagles; MUHS, VUHS ousted

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — The Middlebury and Vergennes union high school girls’ basketball teams bowed out of postseason play after first-round losses on Tuesday, while in a first-round Division II game played after the deadline for this newspaper No. 2 Mount Abraham hosted No. 15 Otter Valley on Wednesday.

Barring a stunning upset of the 16-4 Eagles by the 4-16 Otters, who lost at home by 18 to Mount Abe early this season, Mount Abe will be hosting a quarterfinal at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The Eagles’ potential opponents are No. 7 Bellows Falls (16-4 against mostly D-III and IV competition) or No. 10 Lamoille (911). Mount Abe did not play either those teams during the regular season.

The D-II semifinal on the Eagles

side of the bracket will be played in Barre next Wednesday at 8:15 p.m., and the final is set for 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 10.

TIGERS Top-seeded St. Johnsbury (19-2) dispatched the No. 16 Tigers on Tuesday, 77-22, in a first-round D-I game. Josie Choiniere (22 points and seven steals and Neva Bostic (20-points and five steals) led the Hilltoppers.

Keagan Dunbar wrapped up her outstanding four-year MUHS career by scoring 21 points for the 7-14 Tigers.

COMMODORES In a first-round D-II game No. 4 Enosburg (16-5) ousted the Commodores on Tuesday, 53-35. Eleven Hornets scored in the game, led by 13 points from Sophie Burns.

Emily Gosliga and Kate Gosliga led the 4-17 Commodores with seven points apiece.

Middlebury ski team takes third place at own carnival HANCOCK — The Middlebury College ski team this past weekend finished third at its own Middlebury Carnival, which doubled as the eastern ski championships. Events were held at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl and the Riker Nordic Center.

Dartmouth won the carnival with 979 points, followed by Vermont (841) and the Panthers (816). Middlebury will next compete at the NCAA championships from March 7 to 10 in Colorado.

Caroline Bartlett picked up a win for the Panthers on Saturday in the giant slalom. Bartlett’s victory in 2:06.71 was the fourth of her career in the event and led the women to a second-place finish. Lexi Calcagni earned a career-best fourth-place finish in 2:08.98, and Lucia Bailey was 12th in 2:11.34.

Erik Arvidsson placed third for the second time in the carnival with a two-run time of 2:04.45. Riley Plant and Angie Duke finished 10th (2:05.35) and 11th (2:05.36), respectively, as the men’s team claimed third place.

Cate Brams led the Middlebury

women in the Nordic freestyle by taking fifth in 40:15. Katie Feldman was sixth in 40:21, and Annika Landis took 16th in 42:14.

Adam Luban finished fifth in 46:35 to pace the Panther men in the 20K freestyle race. Sam Wood claimed eighth in 46:46, and Lewis Nottonson was 12th in 46:5.

On Friday both slalom teams took third in the slalom. For the men Arvidsson finished third in 1:34.63, Plant was 14th in 1:36.67, and Max Stamler took 18th in 1:37.51.

Bartlett’s ninth-place finish (1:39.38) led the women, and Lucia Bailey and Madison Lord were 15th (1:40.52) and 16th (1:40.54), respectively.

The men’s Nordic team took second in the 10K classic as Jacob Volz put in a career-best fourth-place finish in 24:39. Peter Wolter was ninth place in 24:56, and Lewis Nottonson finished 15th (25:08).

Brams paced the Middlebury women’s third-place effort by taking fifth in 14:04 in the 5K classic.

Feldman was 10th in 14:30, and Alexandra Lawson took 13th (14:34).

Vermont Sun series adds new event SALISBURY/LEICESTER — This summer, a new paddle, bike, run event has been added to The Vermont Sun Triathlon Series that is held in and around Lake Dunmore.

The Branbury Classic Triathlon will be held Sunday, July 15, at Branbury State Park on Lake Dunmore in Salisbury. Vermont Sun Fitness Centers will donate 25 percent of entry fees to the Lake Dunmore Fern Lake Association’s Lakes Alive Now And Forever Capital Campaign. The 1.5-mile paddle (kayak, canoe or paddle board), 14-mile bike, 3.1mile run event is open to teams and Individuals.

Vermont Sun is committed to continuing it’s support of the lake

and the association. The fitness center, located in Middlebury and Vergennes, has contributed to the Lakes Alive Campaign and has been corporate Lake Association members for many years.

In additional, Vermont Sun will contribute 25 percent of all day and weekly use fees to their centers, paid

by Lake residents. When any lake resident joins Vermont Sun they will also contribute 50 percent of the membership fee to the capital campaign.

For information about the Run and Triathlon Series visit vermontsun. com or call 388-6888. For information about the Lake Association visit ldfla.com.

Wrestling (Continued from Page 1B) three times this winter. But Murray regrouped to win the consolation final over Eric Godin of Milton, 9-0.

Pearsall equaled his seed by blanking Zeb Winot of St. Johnsbury in his consolation final, 8-0.

Earning fourth-place finishes for the Eagles were sophomore Parker Gero at 120, sophomore John Bent at 145, and freshman Nate Lavoie at 152. Lavoie was unseeded, Coach Mayer noted, and knocked off a wrestler to whom he had lost several times this winter to earn his podium placement. “(He) finished off his season with flying colors, taking fourth place in a tough weigh class as an unseeded wrestler,” Mayer said.

The final Eagle competitor was junior Gary Conant, who finished fifth at 138.

The high point for the host Otters was the performance of junior Josh Beayon, who wrestled to his seed by finishing third at 170 pounds after two close matches. After an easy opening win, Beayon lost a tough bout to No. 2 seed Colby Giroux of Mount Mansfield, 3-0. Beayon came back to edge Mount Anthony’s Stephen Brillon in the consolation final, 3-1.

OV Coach Cole Mason said Beayon “showed a lot of guts” after the semifinal loss.

“Josh Beayon lost a heartbreaker in the semis but battled back to finish third,” Mason said.

By virtue of his top-three finish Beayon will join Mayer, Murray and Pearsall this weekend in Providence,

R.I., for the New England Championship Meet.

OV freshman David Williams finished sixth at 120. He won his opening match handily, but then was forced to default his remaining matches.

Tiger senior Dustin Davio’s fourth-place finish at 132 topped the Middlebury results. Davio had been seeded third, but lost in the consolation final after falling to Mayer in the semifinal round. Senior Joe Whitley compiled a 3-3 record in the stacked 160-pound class to finish fifth there, and Tiger freshman Michael Whitley was fifth at 106 without winning a match.

Freshmen Aidan Gebo and Jeremiah Moulton recorded the only podium finishes for Vergennes, earning fifths at 113 and 120, respectively.

Also competing for the local teams this past weekend were: • At 138 MUHS junior Justin Jackson, compiling a 1-2 mark.

• At 145 VUHS junior Sarah Rathbun (0-2).

• At 152 VUHS freshman Barret Barrows (1-2).

• At 160 VUHS sophomore Zander Wildasin (0-2).

• At 182 OV sophomore Gadge Puro (1-2) and VUHS freshman Dominic Kandzior (0-2).

• At 195 VUHS freshman Gabriel Payne-Vinick (0-2).

• At 220 OV sophomore Jake Jones (0-2) and VUHS junior Brady Gebo (1-2).

• At 285 OV sophomore Jared Denis (0-2).

SIMEON “SIMMIE” MURCH

Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) a national power, with over 20 wins a season (226-54, 790 percent), four NESCAC championships, eight NCAA tournament appearances (13 wins, so far), a Final Four appearance in 2011, three All-American players (Ben Rudin ’09, Ryan Sharry ’12, and Matt St. Amour ’17).

Over 400 colleges play basketball in Division 3, and last year, Middlebury was ranked third in the country at the end of the season.

Led by its dynamic backcourt of Matt St. Amour and Jake Brown, the Panthers finished 27-4 and won four games in the NCAA tournament, all home games before big enthusiastic crowds.

Middlebury has become a basketball town, here in the heart of ski country.

This season, the Panthers led the conference in attendance as they have throughout the decade, averaging over 750 spectators at home games overall, and 950 at NESCAC games.

This year’s team is 19-6 with at least one more game to play. The Panthers were ranked as high as 5th nationally before dropping its last three games against tough NESCAC opponents.

Now ranked 18th, Middlebury will take on Lebanon Valley College (PA) at Eastern Connecticut College in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday, hoping to make another deep run in the tournament. A win Friday earns the Panthers a game on Saturday against the winner of the game between Eastern Connecticut and Johnson and Wales.

At the other end of the won-loss spectrum was the 1960s, the nadir of Middlebury basketball, the era when I played. (Cause and effect?

Absolutely.)

From 1960-69, Middlebury won only 33 games in the whole decade.

In my senior year, we were 1-24 with a 14-point win over Brandeis our only victory (Brandeis was coached

by Celtic great KC Jones).

We weren’t that bad, as I will tell you at the drop of a hat. We lost to the University of Vermont, up there, by five points and then excruciatingly at home by just one point. We had a dynamic young coach Gerry Alaimo who taught us the game and worked us hard.

After Gerry righted the ship and departed for Brown, his alma mater,

JACK DALY

SONNY DENNIS AND COACH TONY LUPIEN Middlebury was at the very least Dartmouth, Harvard, Boston Univercompetitive for the next four de- sity, Universities of Massachusetts, cades: Tom Lawson (1970-78) won Connecticut, Vermont). nearly 60% of his games — and Russ Tony had three magnificent playReilly (1978-97) was 40% against ers: Sonny Dennis — fourth in allthe toughest schedule of teams he time scoring with 1,554 points; Tom could put together every year (UVM, Hart — the leading rebounder in the Dartmouth, St. Michaels). history of college basketball (who An era of great distinction was also scored 1,005 points in three the five years Tony Lupien was the years of play); and Charlie Sykes coach, 1951-56. His teams won near- (1023 points) — a silky smooth ly two-thirds of their games against forward. Dennis and Hart are in all-comers regardless of size (Brown, Middlebury’s four year-old Athletic

GEORGE MISKE Hall of Fame.

My all-time favorite Middlebury team is that 1955 squad with Dennis, Hart and Sykes joined by backcourt mates Zip Rausa and John Hoops (that’s right, Johnny Hoops). How I would love to be able to travel back in time to watch some of their epic games.

I’ve seen a lot of Middlebury teams and games in its first century of basketball. I’m looking forward to many more in the second.

OV boys seal home court; VUHS wins, MUHS defeated ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school boys’ basketball play earlier this week Otter Valley and Vergennes picked up wins, but Middlebury came up short. Mount Abraham was idle, but will host VUHS on Thursday.

Teams will play their final regular season games late this week, and the Vermont Principals’ Association will announce playoff pairings on Monday morning.

OTTERS On Tuesday OV edged visiting Woodstock, 49-46, in a game that was

close throughout. Josh Letourneau’s big night helped carry OV: He sank eight threes and scored 28 as the Otters used a big third quarter to erase a 27-24 halftime deficit before holding off the Wasps down the stretch.

Payson Williams chipped in 10 points as OV moved to 12-7 and clinched at least the No. 7 seed for the Division II playoffs with what was the Otters’ sixth win in seven outings. OV will wrap up with a game at Mount St. Joseph on Friday.

Woodstock dropped to 10-9.

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On Monday the Commodores rallied past host Enosburg, 59-50.

VUHS erased a 43-41 Hornet lead entering the fourth quarter with an 18-7 margin in the final eight minutes. Lance Bergmans scored 17 points to lead the Commodores, while Noah Swainbank netted 15 to pace Enosburg (8-10).

The Commodores will wrap up with a visit to Mount Abe on Thursday. Both teams will carry 6-13 records into that contest and enter the D-II playoffs seeded somewhere between No. 11 and No. 14.

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TIGERS FALL The Tiger boys lost at home to visiting Milton, 80-70, on Monday.

Details on that game were not available. Milton improved to 14-5 with the win and locked down at least the No. 3 seed for the D-II playoffs. The Tigers dropped to 6-13 heading into their regular-season finale at home on Thursday vs. BFA-St. Albans, the Lake Division’s first-place team.

MUHS will enter the D-I playoffs seeded between No. 12 and 14 depending on its and other teams’ results late this week.

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‘Science experiments’ land city man with three citations VERGENNES — Vergennes police cited a city resident with three counts of reckless endangerment on Feb. 19, charges that police said stemmed from Feb. 14, when the man conducted what they alleged he called “science experiments” with his three children that included starting fires with hand sanitizer.

Cited into court was Levi Dykema, 29. Police said they investigated after receiving a complaint from a woman they described as Dykema’s exwife, and they alleged the evidence included a Facebook video. Police said that none of the children, ages 5, 7 and 11, were hurt or burned.

In other incidents between Feb. 19 and 25, Vergennes police: On Feb. 19: • Convinced a woman reported to be suicidal to accept transportation to Porter Hospital to meet with the Counseling Service of Addison County.

• Were told someone had seen a Snapchat of what looked like an assault at Northlands Job Corps.

With the help of Northlands security police identified the people involved and determined what had happened was horseplay and no one had been injured.

On Feb. 21: • Took a report of a phone scam in which a caller reported that $17,000 had been placed in a resident’s account and then asked the resident to buy Walmart gift cards and mail them

Good messages

CHILDREN FROM VERGENNES-area schools were named winners in the Vergennes Knights of Columbus Substance Abuse Poster Contest for 2018. Showing their winning entries are, left to right, Front row Age 12-14; Carlyn Rapoport 3rd, Ila Collette 2nd, Reese Gernander 1st (Vergennes Union Middle School), Age 8-11; 1st Nora Nelson, Josephine Chauvin (Ferrisburgh Central School), 2nd Phoebe Raphael, and 3rd Myrah Pitkin (Vergennes Union Elementary School). In the back row are Vergennes Chief of Police George Merkel, Bill Scott and David Palmatier of the Vergennes K of C. In December the Knights presented a short program to students, including from Addison Central School and Champlain Valley Christian School, to educate students about the problem of drugs and alcohol use and how they can help prevention abuse. 1st place winners received $50 checks from the Vergennes Knights; 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners also received pizzas from Luigi’s or subs from Subway in Vergennes.

Middlebury man cited for DUI • Investigated a hit-and-run MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Jason S. Bishop, 31, incident involving two vehicles in a of Middlebury for driving under Washington Street parking lot on Feb. 22. the influence (second • Enforced the offense), following town’s winter parking a traffic stop at the ban on College Street on intersection of Bakery Police Log Feb. 22.

Lane and Cross Street on • Conducted a welfare check on a Feb. 25.

Police report that Bishop’s blood suicidal woman in East Middlebury on alcohol content tested above the level Feb. 23. Police said the woman was for drunk driving in Vermont, which is not there, but was located later in the Saranac Lake, N.Y., area.

0.08 percent.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional In other action last week, Middlebury EMS with a patient in the South police: • Helped a woman who visited Pleasant Street area on Feb. 23.

• Were informed of the alleged theft Middlebury police headquarters on Feb. 19 complaining of a mental health of a paycheck from a member of the Middlebury College community on issue.

• Responded to a report of a Feb. 23.

• Helped Vermont Department For suicidal woman at a North Pleasant Street home on Feb. 20. Police said the Children and Families officials check a Valley View Road home on Feb. 23. woman was taken to Porter Hospital.

• Were informed of a suspected • Investigated a possible phone domestic violence/stalking incident on scam in East Middlebury on Feb. 20.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional Middlebury College campus on Feb. EMS at a Case Street home on Feb. 20. 23. Police continue to investigate the • Helped a Middlebury College matter.

• Were informed Two Brothers student who was receiving “unwanted electronic communication” on Feb. Tavern workers had confiscated a fake identification card from a customer on 21.

• Began an investigation into an Feb. 23.

• Warned a man for having an open alleged online scam reported by a Washington Street resident on Feb. 21. container of beer on Main Street on • Responded to a report of a vehicle Feb. 23.

• Issued court diversion paperwork leaving the scene of an accident on to an underage man who was found in Court Street on Feb. 21.

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possession of alcohol on Feb. 24.

• Helped Middlebury College Public Safety on Feb. 24 with three juveniles on campus who had been drinking alcohol.

• Responded on Feb. 24 to a report of a “noisy party” at a home on Weybridge Street featuring guests who were allegedly shouting and urinating in the yard. Police contacted one of the hosts, who was in the process of breaking up the party.

• Conducted a welfare check on a suicidal woman at a Valley View home on Feb. 24. Police put the woman in contact with Counseling Service of Addison County officials.

• Responded to a report of cars racing on the Middlebury State Airport runway at around 5:45 p.m. on Feb. 24.

• Arrested Kalyn T. Stephens, 44, of Tucker, Ga., on an active warrant out of Rutland County on Feb. 24.

• Responded to a noise complaint in the Court Street area on Feb. 25.

• Helped a driver who had veered off Route 125 East on Feb. 25.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS officials with a man who was having trouble breathing in the South Village Green development on Feb. 25.

• Helped a local man who was having some mental health problems on Feb. 26. Police took the man to Porter Hospital to receive counseling.

Wellness

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Call Mary Burchard at 352-4541 NEWS

SALISBURY — Salisbury’s town meeting will be held on Saturday, March 3, at the community school beginning at 3 p.m. Folks should come at 2:30 to get checked in before the start of the meeting. If you are not certain that you are a registered voter check the list posted on the Salisbury Post Office’s bulletin board or contact the town office. Early or absentee voting ends on Thursday, March 1, at 6 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, March 6, and the polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Following the meeting on Saturday there will be a potluck supper; bring your favorite dish to share.

There will be a rabies clinic at the town office on Tuesday, March 20, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Cost is $15 per animal, cash only; dogs must be on leashes and cats in carriers. Dogs may be licensed at the same time, $13 for intact animals or $9 for neutered animals; cash only. Dogs must be registered by April 1; the town office will be open on Saturday, March 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

People who chose to pay their property taxes in two installments are reminded that the second installment is due Thursday, April 5.

Vergennes Police Log

to him.

• Sent the department Drug Recognition Expert to help Vermont State Police at their New Haven barracks.

On Feb. 22: • Ticketed four cars left overnight on city streets in violation of the city’s wintertime parking ban.

• Took a report that items were stolen from a New Haven Road home.

• Checked the welfare of a Short Street resident, who was found to be fine.

On Feb. 23: • Checked the welfare of a Cataract Place resident, who was found to be fine.

• Called a bank manager to help a cleaning person who was locked out of the business.

• Ticketed a driver for possession of marijuana at a West Main Street traffic stop.

On Feb. 24: • Went to Addison Four Corners to help state police by directing traffic around a jackknifed truck.

• Took a report that a vehicle had been struck while parked at Vergennes Union High School.

On Feb. 25 helped a woman get into her locked car on North Street.

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Business News

Olivia’s Crouton settles into Brandon BRANDON — The owners of Olivia’s Crouton Company this month announced they have completed a move to their newly renovated state-of-the-art commercial bakery in Brandon.

The company began making its award-winning croutons in New Haven in 1991 and opened a production facility in Middlebury in 2013. Late in 2016 company owners Francie and Dave Caccavo bought the former Tucel building on Route 73 near the Neshobe School in Brandon.

They planned to makes use of the 45,000-square-foot manufacturing plant.

“This move really represents the next big step for our company,” Francie Caccavo said in a press release. “We are excited about the possibilities our new production facility offers.”

Caccavo explained that the newly renovated space gibes Olivia’s:

increased capacity, a dedicated glutenfree facility, organic certification, better packaging and portion control capabilities, expanded cutting and seasoning ability, improved research and development space, and the ability to do co-packing and private label production.

Timed with the move to their new facility, Olivia’s also unveiled a complete packaging redesign, which they debuted at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco last month. The trademark gable top box has been replaced with a modern, rectangular flat top box, reducing merchandizing obstacles for retailers.

The packaging also has a new look to better differentiate flavors and dietary preferences.

“The product remains true to Olivia’s Crouton’s promise of baking with only ‘clean, real’ ingredients,” Caccavo said.

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

Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

Bring a friend in recovery.

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

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

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

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

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

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

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

Came to Believe Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 1‑2pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, www.aavt.org .

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm.

Discussion Meeting, Bran‑ don, St. Thomas Episco‑ pal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.

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

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

12 Step Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm.

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

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.

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) 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.

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 ANONY‑ MOUS, 4 WEDNESDAY. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 7:15‑8:15am. Discus‑ sion Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. 12 Step Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 7‑8pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternat‑ ing Format Meeting, Fer‑ risburgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm. Speaker Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiri‑ tual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Big Book Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. Discussion Meeting, Mid‑ dlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 10‑11am. Beginner’s Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm.

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Learn more about local volunteer opportunities!

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

Volunteers of any age can contact The United Way of Addison County’s Volunteer Center at www. unitedwayaddisoncounty.org and click on VOLUNTEER!

NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednes‑ days, 9 am, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) big book meet‑ ing. Thursday’s, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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

FEMALE BEAGLES LOST 2/12/18 at Dead Creek Mgt. Area. Gypsy is tri colored, Amy is mostly black. Please call 802‑872‑3793 with any info.

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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Position Requires: • Maintenance Technician “B” skills • Experience with tires, brakes, exhaust and other preventative maintenance • Willingness to learn new skills • CDL Class C with Passenger Endorsement, but we are willing to train • A high level of professionalism Benefits include: • Modern, well-equipped shop • Competitive salary, Monday-Friday schedule • 100% employer paid health insurance • Up to 36 paid days off annually • Long term disability • 403B retirement plan • Vision insurance For more information and for an application, please visit us at http://actr-vt.org/job-openings/.

Employment is contingent upon passing required background checks and preemployment drug testing.

TVT/ACTR is an AA/EO Employer Addison County Transit Resources, Human Resources 297 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT 05753

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

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Best prices. References.

802‑989‑5803.

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

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Road Foreman Bristol, Vermont

ADDISON COUNTY TRANSIT, a Division of Tri-Valley Transit, is hiring!

The Town of Bristol is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Road Foreman to manage a 5-person Highway Department.

Bristol (pop. 3,894) is a steadily growing, vibrant community located in the Champlain Valley in Addison County, Vermont.

This “working” Foreman position requires experience with personnel management, all aspects of highway and bridge construction and maintenance, employee and contractor oversight, equipment operation and maintenance, job safety, mechanical ability, record keeping and communication skills, assistance with budget development, and any other tasks assigned by the Selectboard. The position is full-time, requiring a flexible schedule which will include nights, weekends and holidays.

A detailed job description is available at www.bristolvt.org. Salary: $55,000 to $65,000 commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits package.

To apply, please e-mail a confidential cover letter, resume, and three references to townadmin@bristolvt.org with Bristol Road Foreman Search in the subject line or send to:

Bristol Road Foreman Search PO Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443

Deadline to apply is Friday, March 23, 2018. The Town of Bristol is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Pepsi Beverages Company has immediate openings for CDL Class A Drivers or Class A Permit in South Burlington, VT Driver-Relief Schedule covers open routes/vacations and sick calls. Position delivers product to stores on scheduled route. Requires Lifting 20-45lbs, pushing/pulling product.

Basic Qualifications: 21 Years or older Valid CDL A or Permit upon hire Pass DOT physical and DOT Road Test Please Apply by visiting www.pepsijobs.com

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Gardening Volunteers Needed If you enjoy gardening, there is much planting to do in the spring! The Charter House Coalition is looking for several dedicated community volunteers to help with their gardens from mid-April through the end of September. Tasks would include planning, watering, weeding, weighing, processing and harvesting the Charter House and Porter gardens. During the summer and fall, some tender loving care and help with the harvest, preservation and food distribution is needed. This volunteer opportunity is well suited for individuals, groups or families. For more information, please contact RSVP of Addison County at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org.galaxydigital.com/need/.

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DIRECTORY

Business Service Roofing

Tree Service

Marcel Brunet & Sons, Inc. Windows & Siding

44 School House Hill Road, E. Middlebury

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To get your ad space call 388-4944 TODAY

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Stamps

Phone (802) 537-3555

Rubbish & Recycling Randall Orvis

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Serving Addison County Since 1991

24 Hour Emergency Service 453-7014

Rt. 22A, Orwell • 948-2082 Rt. 7 So., Middlebury •388-2705

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Property Line Surveys • Topographical Surveys FEMA Elevation Certificates 135 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 388-3511 ssi@sover.net

Jason Barnard

Michael Gervais

Licensed Designer

Licensed Surveyor

Dave’s Tree Service Serving Addison County & Area Lakes Dangerous trees our specialty!!

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STORAGE 4 Sizes ~ Self-locking units Hardscrabble Rd., Bristol

Environmental Consultants – Licensed Designers Steve Revell CPG, LD#178 BW Jeremy Revell LD#611 BW • Tyler Maynard LD#597 B

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• Water Supply - Location, Development and Permitting • On-Site Wastewater Design • Single & Multiple Lot Subdivision • Property Development & Permitting • State and Local Permitting • Underground Storage Tank Removal & Assessment

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FREE ESTIMATES FOR TREE SERVICES

Stump Grinding, Trimming, Tree Evaluation, Storm Damage, Firewood & Lot Clearing

Septic & Water

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2744 Watch Point Rd • Shoreham, VT 05770 Email: BR213@yahoo.com

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Dangerous Trees Cut & Removed Stumps Removed Trusses Set Trees Trimmed Land Clearing

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Also a good selection of used vehicles

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Laundromats

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Painting

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Addison Independent

For Sale

CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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

1‑800‑578‑1363, Ext. 300N.

COSTELLO’S MARKET IS looking for an experienced person to wrap subs, do prep‑work, deep frying, dish‑ washing and other duties.

Please apply in person to Costello’s Market, Marble‑ works, Middlebury.

U S E D R E S TA U R A N T EQUIPMENT plus chairs, tables and hood systems.

802‑388‑4831.

FORKLIFT CERTIFIED? OUR company is looking for a friendly, energetic, safe‑ ty‑conscious and hard work‑ ing shipping and receiving captain. Good pay and bene‑ fits await the right candidate.

Any age, any language, any gender. Overtime and part time. Good Point, PO Box 1010, Middlebury, VT 05753 or goodpointrecycling.com.

Our busy pediatric office is looking for a reliable part-time receptionist to join our team.

Must have excellent phone & customer service skills and must be able to multi-task cheerfully.

Hours are Monday & Wednesday evenings 4:30 - 7 and Thursday & Friday 8-5. Occasional weekends required.

Please send resume and 3 references to:

Rainbow Pediatrics

Attn: Lisa Ryan 44 Collins Drive, Suite 202 Middlebury, VT 05753 OR Email them to: lisaryan@sover.net

GREENHOUSE WORKERS WANTED part or full time.

Seasonal. March 1 ‑ June 15. First Season Green‑ houses. Call 802‑475‑2588.

Best time to call is between 5pm ‑ 6pm.

GREENHOUSE WORK‑ ERS‑SEASONAL Full time positions. Includes planting, watering, loading trucks.

Must be strong, depend‑ able, motivated. Please call Paul at 759‑2294 between 9am and 6pm.

PART‑TIME CAREGIVER FOR 17 year old disabled boy in Middlebury. Appli‑ cants must have child care experience, references and be reliable. Some lifting required. Flexible hours.

Criminal background check. Send resume to: sstone7716@gmail.com.

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NOW HIRING: Reliable, responsible Full-Time Closer and Part-Time deli help needed for flexible schedule – the ability to work nights, weekends and holidays is essential. Benefits included in competitive compensation package.

Apply in person at:

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

SNAKE MOUNTAIN EN‑ TERPRISES is looking for an experienced CDL driver.

Benefit packages offered.

Competitive pay. Small local company. Short haul in state only. Please contact Brian at 802‑349‑7387.

TIRED OF SITTING around Twittering your thumbs? We are a group of people do‑ ing human service support‑ ing people with cognitive disabilities in Addison and Rutland Counties. Reap the benefits of making real con‑ nections with folks dealing with everyday challenges.

Contact Specialized Com‑ munity Care at 324‑5692 or send an email to djscarpenter2@comcast.net for more information.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bot‑ tler. Eye for detail and ac‑ curacy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unas‑ sisted lifting of 25 pounds.

Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

Help wanted at bustling charity resale store. Full time retail associate, 40 hours a week, including Saturdays. Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to us at 282 Boardman Street or email to receptionist@hope-vt.org. Equal Opportunity Employer.

NOW HIRING!

Summer Market Jobs run MayOctober, applications due March 9. If you love our quality Farmers’ Market please consider the following positions. Learn more about them, including compensation, at our website: www.middleburyfarmersmarket.org, on our facebook page, or email middleburyfarmersmkt@yahoo.com: Site Coordinator: Correspond with, arrange, and collect table fees from all vendors for every outdoor Saturday market.

Sign Coordinator: Place, remove and store all yellow market signs and traffic cones for every Saturday and Wednesday markets.

Promotions: Arrange musicians, coordinate special events, and promote the market weekly via social and print media.

DOG TEAM ORIGINAL RECIPE Sticky Buns for Easter. Call 802‑349‑9473 for order and pickup time.

658 Exchange Street, Mid‑ dlebury.

CAREGIVERS WANTED IN the Addison County area to assist seniors in their homes. Competitive pay, flexible scheduling. Please call At Home Senior Care at 802‑747‑3426 and ask for Jean or Diane.

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Receptionist

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185.

802‑989‑5803.

For Rent

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802‑558‑6092.

For Rent

For Rent

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

ATTENTION!

For Rent

Real Estate

TWO BEDROOM APART‑ MENT, central location near schools and stores.

Includes stove and refriger‑ ator. Available immediately.

Call 802‑349‑7555.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residen‑ tial Development. One is a beautiful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream. Lots are supported with village water and ap‑ proved for simple in‑ground septic. Located in East Mid‑ dlebury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

RIPTON, SMALL ONE bed‑ room house. No smoking or pets. $800 per month plus utilities. 802‑388‑2641.

TWO BEDROOM APART‑ MENT one mile from Mid‑ dlebury Village. A/C, inclu‑ sive with high speed inter‑ net. No smoking. $1,250.

388‑3193.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green. 802‑282‑9110.

SIMPLY READY‑2‑BURN™ Everyday low prices; free delivery ‑ free kindling; sea‑ soned, clean, split, mixed hardwood. Small orders OK. Click www.MIDDMEN.com or call 1‑855‑MIDDMEN™.

BLACK LAB PUPPIES 2 males. 6 females. Parents both big. Ready to go March 9th. No papers. $900, tak‑ ing deposits. Scott Myrick, 802‑349‑4246.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

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

Tom Broughton Auctioneer

For Rent

For Rent

• Home • Estates • Commercial • Consignments

WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lake‑ front. Washer, dryer. No smoking. Available Septem‑ ber through May. $1,000/ month. 860‑878‑9580.

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Bridport, VT • 758-2494 tombroughtonauctions.com

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BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT Heat, trash, snowplowing, lawn care, parking included. $1,185/ mo. 802‑453‑2566.

For Rent

It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing.

Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

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

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

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

Talk to our sales professionals.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com

2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEE‑ TLE Diesel. 50 miles to the gallon, 5 speed standard.

Good condition. Best offer.

Call 802‑468‑0278. Leave message.

Wanted LIONS CLUB NEEDS stuff for their annual auction.

Please NO appliances or electronics. Call for pick up, 388‑7124. Help us, help others.

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ izing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, an‑ tique collectibles, etc. Visit bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Con‑ sulting/appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.

Auctions

A D D I S O N , P R I VAT E SUITE IN large house.

Bedroom, private bath‑ room and sitting area, skylights. Shared kitchen, laundry. Includes utilities/ internet. $600 monthly, se‑ curity deposit, references.

802‑759‑2133.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown.

A p p l i a n c e s , o ff s t r e e t parking, lease. No pets.

Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

Cars

WANTED: LARGE PRINT books for senior citizens.

802‑897‑5021.

2 BEDROOM, FIRST FLOOR apartment with full private basement.

W/D hookups. Located in Middlebury, close to town on Court St. Off street park‑ ing, lawn care and snow plowing included. $1,100 per month plus utilities.

No smoking or pets. One year minimum lease.

802‑352‑6678.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Ad‑ dison. Available storage space in my barn for sum‑ mer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or run‑ ning water. The barn is also available for lease. The en‑ trance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Animals

2 B E D R O O M A PA R T‑ MENT, 1 mile south of Brandon. $700/mo. plus utilities. Absolutely no pets or smoking. One year mini‑ mum lease. 802‑352‑6678.

BRIARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 2 BR apartments in Mid‑ dlebury. All income/as‑ sets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laun‑ dry. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website w w w. s u m m i t p m g . c o m .

Equal Housing Opportunity.

Att. Farmers

LIGHT‑FILLED GROUND floor one bedroom apart‑ ment attached to our home on Chipman Hill.Ten minute walk downtown, 1 mile from Middlebury College cam‑ pus, near Battel Woods hiking trails and the TAM. Everything is new, including appliances. Fully furnished and professionally decorat‑ ed. All utilities included plus trash, lawn care and snow removal. Washer/Dryer in apartment. Shared patio and yard plus a private balcony in quiet, friendly neighborhood. Off‑street parking. No smoking. $1395/month. One month security deposit. Available March 15th. Will send pho‑ tos. References required.

802‑989‑7644.

MIDDLEBURY 3 BED‑ ROOM apartment, fully furnished, all inclusive except internet/TV. Call 802‑388‑4831.

COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE available to rent in Bristol. Great for catering or food product production.

Includes a licensed com‑ mercial kitchen, separate prep room, private bath‑ room, large walk‑in cooler and shared (with one other tenant) loading dock. Lots of parking, very short walk to downtown, available May 1 or possibly before. Ap‑ proximately 720 s.f., rent is $750/month. Tenant pays heat (propane) and electric‑ ity. Call 453‑4065 or email carol@wellsmountain.com for more information or to schedule a showing.

MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE for rent. 400 sq.ft., second floor. Available Jan‑ uary 1, 2018. Contact Eric at 802‑388‑6054.

ONE BEDROOM, FIVE‑STAR energy efficient apartment in Salisbury, close to Lake Dunmore.

One half of duplex. Large bedroom with full bath up.

Living room and kitchen with all appliances on first floor. Heated basement with W/D. Private sun deck. $850/month, plus utilities.

Absolutely non‑smoking, no pets on premises. Deposit and references required.

One year minimum lease.

Available 4/1/2018. Call 802‑352‑6678.

EXECUTIVE 1 BEDROOM APT with office (not a bed‑ room) in Brandon. Beauti‑ ful location, close to town. MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ All brand new. Complete OFFICE space for rent. with all appliances: stove, 1,303 square feet. Front refrigerator, microwave, door parking. Contact Eric dishwasher, washer and at 388‑6054. (Countryside dryer; energy star rated. Carpet and Paint) Long term lease. No smoking and no pets on 5/11) lished: 5/ NEW HAVEN, SUNNY, ef‑ Ads (Pub property.

Classified $850/mo. plus Views, utilities. Credit check, refer‑ ficient apartment. nt college. floors. No pets, For Reand hard e towood T os EN Cl .

TM ences deposit required. ed AR furbish OM AP 1 BEDRO Middlebury, newly re 00. no smoking. References. , 00 802‑352‑6678.

Main Street , includes heat. 000th y $925/month utilities. on urplus $750/m of Middleb T, mile north posit. 000-0000.

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section appears every Mon. & Thurs. in the Addison Independent

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for February 22 & February 26 BEEF J. Connor Nop Bros. & Sons Kayhart Farms Lucas Dairy Farm Blue Spruce Farm Monument Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb Dollars 1235 .665 821.28 1500 .66 990.00 1005 .66 663.30 1865 .65 1,212.25 1355 .625 846.88 1645 .61 1,003.45

CALVES Defreest Farms Quarry Rd. Farm R. Allen Barnes Bros.

M+L Quesnel

Lbs. 100 110 107 109 101

Costs per lb Dollars 1.30 130.00 1.05 115.50 1.05 112.35 1.025 111.73 .90 90.90

Total # Beef: 273 • Total # Calves: 335 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

Addison Independent, Thursday, March 1, 2018 — PAGE 9B

Public Notices Index Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Pages 9B & 10B.

Addison (1) Middlebury (2) Addison County Courthouse (1) Middlebury Cemetary Association (1) Addison Co. Superior Court (1) Mount Abraham Union Middle/ Addison Co.Probate Court (2) High School (1) ANNUAL MEETING KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FATHER DALEY BUILDING ASSOCIATION On March 6, 2018 at 7:30 pm at the American Legion in Middlebury, Vt. to elect a trustee for 7 years, a clerk for 1 year, and to transact other business proper to come before the meeting.

President Building Association 2/22

CITY OF VERGENNES WARNING – PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING

Pursuant to 17 V.S.A. §2680(g), the qualified voters of the City of Vergennes are hereby warned and notified that a public informational hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. at the Vergennes Fire Station Meeting Room located at 50 Green Street for the purpose of hearing comments and addressing questions regarding a bond vote to replace an existing fire truck. The estimated cost of the new fire truck is $500,000.00.

The article as it appears on the City’s Australian ballot is as follows: Shall the bonds of the City of Vergennes, in an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), be issued for the purpose of purchasing a new firetruck to replace Engine 316?

The above article will be voted by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Vergennes Fire Station located at 50 Green Street. The polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Dated at Vergennes, VT this 23rd day of January 2018.

Vergennes City Council 2/15

To publish a legal notice in the

Addison Independent, please email information to legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

New Haven (1) Vergennes (2) Vermont Secretary of State (1) Whiting (1)

WARNING ANNUAL CITY MEETING MARCH 5, 2018

The qualified voters of the City of Vergennes are hereby warned and notified that the Annual City Meeting will be held at the Vergennes Opera House in City Hall on Monday, March 5, 2018, commencing at 7:30 p.m. for the following: Article I: To elect by Australian ballot three Aldermen for respective two-year terms; one Lister for a three-year term; one Auditor for a three-year term; one Grand Juror for a one-year term; one Commissioner to the Vergennes-Panton Water District Board of Water Commissioners for a three-year term; and one Director to the Addison Northwest School District Board of Directors for a three-year term.

Article II: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the bonds of the City of Vergennes, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, be issued for the purpose of purchasing a fire truck to replace Engine 316?

Article III: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $3,290 to Addison County Home Health & Hospice, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article IV To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $2,000 to the Addison County Humane Society, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article V: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $3,074 to Addison County Parent/Child Center, said sum to come from City funds?

Article VI: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $600 to Addison County Readers, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article VII: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $850 to Addison County Restorative Justice Services, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article VIII: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $2,500 to Age Well, formerly known as CVAA, said sum to come from City funds?

Article IX: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $5,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, said sum to come from City funds?

Article X: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $2,500 to Counseling Service of Addison County, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article XI: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $2,000 to Elderly Services, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article XII: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $2,000 to HOPE, said sum to come from City funds?

Article XIII: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $2,000 to Hospice Volunteer Services, said sum to come from City funds?

Article XIV: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $1,725 to John W. Graham Emergency Shelter, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article XV: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $1,000 to Open Door Clinic, said sum to come from City funds?

Article XVI: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $1,000 to Otter Creek Child Center, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article XVII: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $950 to support RSVP of Addison County, said sum to come from City funds?

Article XVIII: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $1,500 to Vergennes Area Seniors Association, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article XIX: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $890 to Vermont Adult Learning, said sum to come from City funds?

Article XX: To vote by Australian ballot on the following: Shall the City appropriate $4,000 to WomenSafe, Inc., said sum to come from City funds?

Article XXI: To transact any other non-binding business that may come before the meeting.

Ballot boxes will remain open from nine o’clock in the forenoon until seven o’clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Vergennes Fire Station on Green Street for voting by Australian ballot on Articles I through XX. The legal voters of the City of Vergennes are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting shall be as provided in Chapters 43 and 51 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Dated at Vergennes, Vermont this 23th day of January 2018.

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WARNING ANNUAL MEETING MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28

(Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven, Starksboro) The legal voters of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28, are hereby notified and warned to meet at Mt. Abraham Union High School in Bristol, Vermont on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 6:00 PM to discuss and transact the following business. Article 5 requires a vote by Australian ballot to occur at the official polling places in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro,* on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM. *Official Polling Places: Bristol Holley Hall Lincoln The Town Office Monkton Monkton Volunteer Fire Department New Haven New Haven Town Hall Starksboro Robinson Elementary School ARTICLE 1: To receive and act upon the reports of the Union High School District Officers.

ARTICLE 2: To establish the salaries for elected officers of Union High School District No. 28 for the period from their taking office to the date the District ceases to exist pursuant to the Merger Study Report and Articles of Agreement as approved by the Vermont State Board of Education on September 20, 2016.

ARTICLE 3: To elect officers, following nominations from the floor, each for a term that will expire on the date the District ceases to exist pursuant to the Merger Study Report and Articles of Agreement as approved by the Vermont State Board of Education on September 20, 2016, as follows: A Moderator; A Clerk; and A Treasurer.

ARTICLE 4: To elect a community representative to serve on the Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District Board of Directors for a term that will expire on the date the District ceases to exist pursuant to the Merger Study Report and Articles of Agreement as approved by the Vermont State Board of Education on September 20, 2016.

ARTICLE 5: FOR DISCUSSION ONLY: To be voted on by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 6, 2018: The Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 Board of School Directors has determined that public interest and necessity demand incurring bonded indebtedness to finance the final design, permitting, site work and construction of renovations, capital improvements and additions to Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School at an estimated total project cost of Twenty-nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($29,500,000.00). It is expected that 0% of the project costs will be eligible for state school construction aid because there is presently a moratorium on state school construction aid funding. Therefore, the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 will be responsible for 100% of the project costs ($29,500,000.00) which the Board recommends be funded through the issuance of up to Twenty-nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($29,500,000.00) of general obligation bonds and with funds previously and to be budgeted for Construction Services. So: Shall general obligation bonds of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($29,500,000.00) be issued for the purpose of financing, together with other funds of the District, the final design, permitting, site work and the construction of renovations, capital improvements and additions to Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School together with related eligible project expenses?

State funds are not available at this time or this project is not eligible to receive state school construction aid. The Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 will be responsible for all costs of any borrowing and the costs of the improvements and additions to the Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School.

Article 6: To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

Article 7: To adjourn the Annual Meeting.

Upon closing of the polls, the ballot boxes will be sealed, transported to and re-opened at the Superintendent’s Office in the Town of Bristol, where the ballots will be commingled and publicly counted by representatives of the Boards of Civil Authority of the Towns of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro under the supervision of the Clerk of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28.

The legal voters of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 are further warned and notified that a public information meeting will be held for the purpose of explaining the proposed school building improvements and the financing thereof on February 28, 2018 at Mt. Abraham Union High School Large Cafeteria at 7:00 pm.

The legal voters of Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting relative to said annual meeting shall be as provided in Sections 706u-706w of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

Adopted and approved at a meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 held on January 10, 2018. Received for record and recorded in the records of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 on January 11, 2018.

ATTEST: ATTEST: Dawn Griswold, Chair Karen Wheeler, Clerk Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 1/29

MIDDLEBURYCEMETERY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Middlebury Cemetery Association will be held at the offices of Langrock, Sperry and Wool, 111 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT on Tuesday, 2/26 March 13, 2018.

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 37-1-18 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF CHERYL WESEMAN NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Cheryl Weseman late of Orwell, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: February 22, 2018 Wayne L. Weseman 24 Pearl Street Orwell, VT 05760 (802) 948-2235 wweseman@yahoo.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: March 1, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 3/1

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 9-1-18 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY W. YANDOW NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Jeffrey W. Yandow late of North Ferrisburgh, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: February 26, 2018 Sandi Yandow 3771 Lake Street Addison VT, 05491 (802) 578-9518 sandiyandrow@gmail.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: March 1, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 3/1

STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

PROPOSED STATE RULES By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record.

The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/ rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Rules Governing Ignition Interlock Program.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P004 AGENCY: Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles CONCISE SUMMARY: The proposed amendment modifies the process by which Ignition Interlock Device (IID) manufacturers make application to the Commissioner to Conduct IID business. The minimum amount of breath per blow regarding the medical reduction is adjusted to reflect the standards according to Association of Ignition Interlock Program Administrators (AIIPA) recommendations. The proposed rule amends the period of time required between the “initial” breath test, the first “rolling retest” and the subsequent rolling retests. The proposed rule amends the period of time between initial installation of the IID and subsequent calibration visits. The proposed rule requires the written permission of the owner of the vehicle in which the IID is to be installed when that owner is not the applicant.

The proposed rule amends requirements of the manufacturers and standards as well as the “Standardized Best Practice Recommendations” set forth by AIIPA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michael Smith, Director of Operations Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles 120 State Street, Montpelier VT 05603-0001 Tel: 802-828-2066 Fax: 802-828-2170 Email: michael.smith@vermont.gov.

URL: http://dmv.vermont.gov/proposed-administrative-rules.

FOR COPIES: Michael Charter, DMV Project Coordinator Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles 120 State Street, Montpelier VT 05603-0001 Tel: 802-8280496 Fax: 802-828-2826 Email:michael.charter@vermont.gov.

Fire Safety and Prevention.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P005 AGENCY: Agency of Human Services, Department of Corrections CONCISE SUMMARY: The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) is proposing the repeal of the current Fire Safety Rule, APA Rule #78-120 / 13-130-004. The rule is outdated and no longer represents current practice. Updated DOC policy and administrative directive outline fire safety standards and prevention practices for correctional facilities. Setting these standards in DOC policy and directive allows more responsive updates as fire safety and prevention standards evolve. The DOC is not statutorily required to promulgate a rule concerning fire safety and prevention. Repealing the rule would allow the DOC to more quickly conform to new standards as best practice changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Matthew Nault, Agency of Human Services Department of Corrections 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Tel: 802-241-0068 Fax: 802-241-0020 Email:matthew.nault@vermont.gov. URL: http://corrections.vermont. gov/about/policies.

FOR COPIES: Christine Cowart, Agency of Human Services, - Department of Corrections 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Tel: 802-477-3850 Fax: 802-241-0020 Email: christine.cowart@vermont.gov.

Inmate Access to Publications.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P006 AGENCY: Agency of Human Services, Department of Corrections CONCISE SUMMARY: The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) is proposing a revision and renaming of APA Rule #10-029, Inmate Possession of Printed Materials, to ensure that the DOC’s restriction of inmates’ access to publications do not unnecessarily deny inmates access and complies with the First Amendment. The definition of “nudity” in the current rule is overly broad and unnecessarily restricts inmates’ access to some publications. The proposed rule more narrowly defines “nudity.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Matthew Nault, Agency of Human Services Department of Corrections 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Tel: 802-241-0068 Fax: 802-241-0020 Email:matthew.nault@vermont.gov. URL: http://corrections.vermont. gov/about/policies.

FOR COPIES: Christine Cowart, Agency of Human Services, - Department of Corrections 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Tel: 802-477-3850 Fax: 802-241-0020 Email: christine.cowart@vermont.gov.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P007 AGENCY: Agency of Human Services, Department of Corrections CONCISE SUMMARY: It is the policy of the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) to encourage and permit inmates to correspond with family, friends, officials, and other significant community contacts. The DOC recognizes that the maintenance of pro-social relationships with family, friends, officials, and other significant community contacts can help assist in an inmate’s community reintegration. As a result, the DOC shall only limit an inmate’s access to mail that interferes with the safety, security, or order of the facility, or that contains nudity or sexually explicitly material. This rule sets forth the DOC’s guidelines concerning inmate mail, including: its inspection, privileged correspondence, inmate-to-inmate correspondence, and negative contact lists. The rule also addresses the provision of writing materials and postage for indigent inmates and the disposition of funds received through inmate mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Matthew Nault, Agency of Human Services Department of Corrections 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Tel: 802-241-0068 Fax: 802-241-0020 Email: matthew.nault@vermont.gov. URL: http://corrections.vermont. gov/about/policies.

FOR COPIES: Christine Cowart, Agency of Human Services, - Department of Corrections 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Tel: 802-477-3850 Fax: 802-241-0020 Email: christine.cowart@vermont.gov.

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VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 670-11-14 ANCV

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-7 v.

HARRIE S. DEMERS, SUZANNE M. DEMERS, CACV OF COLORADO, LLC, CENTURION CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SCOTT C. MITCHELL OCCUPANTS OF: 159 High Pond Road, Brandon, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered March 10, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Harrie S. Demers and Suzanne M. Demers to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., dated March 26, 2007 and recorded in Book 191 Page 365 of the land records of the Town of Brandon, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. to The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-7 dated February 28, 2012 and recorded in Book 215 Page 343 of the land records of the Town of Brandon for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 159 High Pond Road, Brandon, Vermont on March 13, 2018 at 12:30 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to David A. Lee and Jacqueline Lee by deed of Gary W. Dean , David A. Dean , Robert M. Dean and Nancy Dean Jakiela, dated September 13, 1986 and recorded at Book 95, Page 482 of the Brandon Land Records, and described therein as follows: Being a part and parcel of the lands and premises conveyed to the herein Grantors by Decree of Distribution in the Estate of Allyn W. Dean from the Rutland District Probate Court, Dated April 2, 1980, recorded at Volume 93, Page 47 of the Brandon Land Records. The lands and premises herein conveyed are described as follows: Beginning at a point marked by a marble monument, said point lying within the southwestern terminus of a stone wall , and said point being the approximate northwestern corner of lands now or formerly belonging to one gale Parmalee and said point lying approximately within the northeasterly right-of-way of High Pond Road, so called ; and said point being 25 feet from the edge of the pavement of High Pond Road, so called ; thence from said point and place of beginning proceed along the said Parmalee’s northwesterly border and said stone wall a distance of 302 feet; at that point said stone wall and said Parmalee’s boundary line turns easterly, thence continues in the same course through the herein Grantor’s lands an additional 298 feet to a point marked by a marble monument ;thence turn and go northwesterly through the herein Grantor’s lands on a line parallel with High Pond Road, so-called a distance of 700 feet to a point marked by a marble monument ; thence turn and go through the herein Grantors’ lands on a course approximately parallel with the first mentioned course 600 feet to a point marked by a marble monument, said point lie within the approximate northeastern right-of-way of High Pond Road, so-called ; thence continues on the same course distance of 25 feet to the edge of the pavement of said road; thence go southeasterly along the northeasterly edge of High Pond Road so-called 700 feet to a point ; thence turn and go northeasterly a distance of 25 feet to the point and place of the beginning.

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: February 8, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljungrenn, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 2/22, 3/1, 8

PAGE 10B — Addison Independent, Thursday, March 1, 2018

Salisbury man dies in one-car crash ADDISON COUNTY — A Salisbury man was killed in a one-car crash on Route 30 in Whiting this past Saturday evening.

Nathan Jackson, 35, was driving a 2002 BMW 325i northbound on Route 30 near the Cornwall town line at around 5:15 p.m. on Feb. 24 when the car went off the west side of the road and struck a tree head on, Vermont State Police report.

A Middlebury Regional Emergency Medical Service ambulance rushed Jackson to Porter Hospital in Middlebury, where he was pronounced dead.

State police said the road was partially wet but there was no standing water. Troopers also report that Jackson was not wearing a seat belt.

The car was a total loss.

The Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department assisted state police.

This crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police at the New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919 or submit a tip anonymously at: vsp. vermont.gov/tipsubmit.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On Feb. 21 at approximately 2:25 p.m. stopped Christopher Crowningshield, 47, of Middlebury on Pleasant Street in Middlebury for a motor vehicle infraction. The trooper approached Crowningshield and police said the Middlebury man refused to comply with orders to get back in his vehicle. After a brief struggle he was placed in handcuffs; cited for disorderly conduct, aggravated assault on a police officer, violation of conditions of release and resisting arrest; and jailed for lack of $5,000 cash bail.

• On Feb. 21 at approximately 10:52 p.m. stopped a car on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh and ended up citing Michael Walker, 39, of Panton for driving under the influence.

• On Feb. 24 at approximately 12:23 a.m. stopped a speeding car on Route 7 in Salisbury and cited Kevin Vargas, 56, of Forestdale.

• On Feb. 24 at 6 a.m. were

dispatched to the report of a jackknifed tractor-trailer on Route 22A in Addison. Initial reports indicated that the vehicle had also struck a utility pole.

Police report that Robert Wiggins, 51, of Sanford, Fla., as driving the tractortrailer northbound on Route 22A at an

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approximately 50 mph when he saw a deer crossing the road and swerved to avoid the animal. Wiggins was unable to correct the vehicle after swerving, traveled left of center, left the roadway and struck a utility pole as well as several trees.

Wiggins was unhurt, but he was issued a ticket.

Route 22A was closed in both directions until approximately 11 a.m. hours as a result of the motor vehicle crash.

This crash remains under investigation.

• On Feb. 24 at approximately 8:22 a.m. responded to a motor vehicle crash on a wet and icy Route 22A in Panton. Police said a car in line of traffic behind two slow-moving tractortrailers attempted to pass the slower moving tractor-trailers, lost control on the icy road and traveled and traveled into the culvert. Upon striking the culvert, the car created a large spray of mud that struck a second car that was also attempting to pass the tractortrailers. The spray of mud momentarily obscured the driver’s vision and caused damage to his vehicle’s windshield and his vehicle bumped into the first car.

Both drivers estimated their speeds to be approximately 30 mph at the time of the crash. No injuries were reported.

No court action was expected.

• On Feb. 24 cited Cassandra Keyes, 29, of Sudbury for driving with a criminally suspended license on Route 30 in Whiting.

• On Feb. 28 at approximately 3:07 a. m. responded to a report that a car crashed into a utility pole at the

intersection of Route 22A and Norton Town Road in Addison.

Police said a man came upon the scene of the collision and attempted to render assistance to the driver and two passengers. At this time, police said, driver George N. Diaz, 20, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Christopher Regalado, 20, of New York along with the female passenger fled the scene of the accident in the Good Samaritan’s 2014 silver Mitsubishi Outlander without his permission. Anybody who has information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Vermont State Police New Haven barracks at 802-388-4919.

State police operating out of the New Haven barracks release a daily log of a selection of their activities. In Addison County, those activities included: • Feb. 21, simple assault, North Pleasant Street, Middlebury.

• Feb. 21, DUI, Route 7, Ferrisburgh.

• Feb. 22, false alarm, Bristol Road, Monkton.

• Feb. 23, consent search, Route 7, Ferrisburgh.

• Feb. 23, vehicle driven with no insurance, Route 7 and Stage Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Feb. 23, consent search, Notch Road and Route 116, Bristol.

• Feb. 23, DUI, Route 7 and Lake Dunmore Road, Salisbury.

• Feb. 24, traffic accident with damage, Route 22A, Panton.

• Feb. 24, driving with a criminally suspended license, Route 30 and Stickney Road, Whiting.

• Feb. 24, citizen dispute, Route 7, New Haven.

• Feb. 24, citizen assist, Monkton Road, New Haven.

• Feb. 25, public speaking engagement, North Street, New Haven.

• Feb. 26, directed patrol, Route 30 and Park Hill, Cornwall.

• Feb. 26, citizen assist, Young Road, Orwell.

• Feb. 26, motor vehicle/disturbances, Route 22A, Addison.

• Feb. 26, welfare check, Columbus Smith Road, Salisbury.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Public Notices can be found on Pages 9B & 10B.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Town of Middlebury (Owner) 77 Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of: Charles Avenue Improvements Project will be received by The Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department at: 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 until 1:00 pm (prevailing local time) on Friday, March 23, 2018 if mailing, or to the Public Works Department at 1020 South Route 7 if hand delivering, and then at Middlebury Public Works Dept. publicly opened and read aloud.

Each BID must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the OWNER for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the BID. A BID bond may be used in lieu of a certified check. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Green Mountain Engineering, Inc., 1438 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 Town of Middlebury, Public Works Offices, 1020 South Rt. 7, Middlebury, VT 05753 Works in Progress, 20 Farrell Street, Suite 103, South Burlington, VT 05403 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Green Mountain Engineering, Inc., located at 1438 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 upon payment of $120.00 for each set. A Performance BOND and a Payment BOND each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, will be required.

Federal minimum wage rates and public work employment laws are applicable.

Any BIDDER, upon returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS within 30 days after the actual date of BID opening and in good condition, will be refunded the payment, and any non-bidder upon so returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS will be refunded $60.00.

A pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held at the Municipal Office Building, located at 77 Main Street in Middlebury, at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 .

Representatives of Green Mountain Engineering and the Town of Middlebury will be present to answer questions from bidders and discuss participation requirements.

February 13, 2018 Town Manager 2/19

Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

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TOWN OF NEW HAVEN WARNING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF HEARING

A public hearing before the Development Review Board of the Town of New Haven will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on, Monday, March 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the application of: All Star Group LLC, Jay Jipner of 8 Elm Street, Bristol, Vermont to subdivide a 9.186 acre lot at 1451 Hallock Road into 2 lots: one with 3.481 acres and one with 5.684 acres.

Participation in local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. The above applications are available for inspection at the Town Clerks office during normal business hours. Persons wishing to appear and be heard by the Board may do so in person or be represented by an agent or attorney. Communications about the above applications may also be made in writing to the board on or before the date of the hearing.

Donald Johnston, Clerk New Haven Development Review Board 3/1

TOWN OF WHITING – NOTICE OF TAX SALES

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD l, Rani Fallon, Collector of Delinquent Taxes for the Town of Whiting, Vermont, pursuant to my duties, hereby state that I have filed a true and attested copy of my Warrant in the Whiting Town Clerk’s office together with a list of all delinquent taxes relating to the properties hereinafter described.

I further state that by virtue of the tax warrant and bills committed to me, I have extended these warrants and do hereby levy upon the properties described hereinafter and so much of it as will satisfy said delinquent taxes will be sold by public auction on March 26, 2018 at 6 o’clock in the PM at the Town Clerk’s office 29 South Main Street, Whiting, Vermont.

Description of properties to be sold: Property no. l: 5 acres on the North of Leicester Road (T.R.#l) Parcel #006-017 Elita Quelch Book 17, Page L33 Property no. 2: 3.6 acres on the South of Leicester Road (T.R.#1) Parcel #006-054 Elita Quelch Book 17, Page 133 Property no. 3: 3.44 acres on the East side of Barnes Road (T.R.#8) Parcel #003-021Jill Rawson Book 14, Page 112 NOTICE OF TAX SALE– TOWN OF WHITING The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Whiting in the County of Addison are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by such town for the years 2014 through 2017 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described lands in such town, to wit: 5 Acres on the North of Leicester Road (T.R. #1) Parcel# 006-017 3.6 Acres on the South of Leicester Road (T.R. #1) Parcel# 006-054 Land described in the Warranty deed from Laurence & Madeline Denis to Leslie & Elita Quelch to Elita Quelch, January 12, 1990 and recorded in Book 17 Page 133 of the Land Records of the Town of Whiting.

Pursuant to 32 VSA S 5254 so much of such lands will be sold at public auction at the Town of Whiting Clerk’s Office, a public place located at 29 South Main Street Whiting, Vermont on the 26 day of March, 2018 at 6 o’clock PM as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid.

NOTICE OF TAX SALE– TOWN OF WHITING The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Whiting in the County of Addison are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by such town for the years 2015 throu gh 2017 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described lands in such town, to wit: 3.44 Acres on the East side of Barnes Road (T.R. #8) Parcel #003-021 Land described in the Warranty deed Robert L & Jill E Rawson and recorded in Book 14 Page 112 of the Land Records of the Town of Whiting.

Pursuant to 32 VSA § 5254, so much of such lands will be sold at public auction at the Town Clerk’s Office, a public place located at 29 South Main Street, Whiting, Vermont on the 26th day of March, 2018 at 6 o’clock PM as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid.

Dated at Whiting Vermont, this 2lst day of February, 2018 Rani Fallon, Collector of Delinquent Taxes 3/1, 8, 15 Whiting, Vermont

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FERRISBURGH — The Bixby The Grades 7-12 Instrumental information from the Vermont Youth Library’s Friday Night movie series Concert will be held on Tuesday, Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) on March 2 at 6:30 p.m. features March 27 (Snow Date March 28) and help to inform the commuthe movie “Beguiled.” Produced and will feature the Middle and nity on resilience and prevention in 2017, it is the story of the unex- High School Jazz and Concert factors. The YRBS is given to pected arrival of a Civil War solider Bands. Thursday, April 5, will be youth in grades 7-12 (throughout at a girls’ school in Virginia that the Grades 7-12 Choral Concert Vermont and nationally) to gather leads to jealousy and betrayal. (rescheduled from March 13) featur- information that informs commuThese Bixby movie nights are free ing the Middle and High School nities about strategies to increase and include comfy chairs, free Choirs. Both concerts will be at 7 the resiliency of their youth by popcorn. They reducing highare a great risk behaviors and way to relax at promoting healthy the end of the choices.

The March 2: Friday Night Movies Bixby 6:30 p.m. week.

VRED students March 3: Town Meeting at FCS: 10 a.m.

T h e have been workMarch 3 and 17: Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede card party 6:30 p.m.

Ferrisburgh ing hard to prepare March 6: Voting at Town Hall 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Historical a skit related to the March 6 and 20: Ferrisburgh Town Selectboard meeting 6:30 p.m.

S o c i e t y Vergennes survey March 11: FHS and Dr. Will Amidon Lecture Ferrisburgh Town Hall 2 p.m. welcomes Dr. data. The main March 15: VRED Dinner & Community Night, VUHS Cafeteria 5:15 p.m.

Will Amidon, topic on March March 15: Music Dept. Black & White Cabaret, VUHS Middle School assistant 15 will be suicide Gym, 6:30 p.m.

Professor of prevention, which March 18: FHS and Bixby Windsong Concert Ferrisbugh Town Hall 2 p.m.

Geology at is a sensitive topic March 27: Instrumental Concert, Grades 7-12, VUHS Auditorium 7 p.m.

Middlebury and so it is not April 5: Choral Concert, Grades 7-12, VUHS Auditorium 7 p.m.

College, on recommended that Sunday March younger children 11, at 2 p.m., at the Ferrisburgh Town p.m. in the VUHS auditorium. The attend. A free spaghetti dinner Office and Community Center. A whole community is encouraged to precedes the discussion.

Charlotte native, Dr. Amidon will come out and support our student It is time to start planning for speak on “The Deglacial History musicians and enjoy these wonder- the amazing summer camp opporof the Champlain Valley — Setting ful performances. tunities at the Lake Champlain Also, on April 13-14, the VUHS Maritime Museum. The Champlain the Stage for Human Occupation.”

Deglacial refers to the retreat of the high school musicians will go on Discovery Kayak Program, June glaciers that once covered this area. their Cultural Trip to New York 18-July 21, is a 5-week summer This event is a follow up to last City. To support our students in program where participants age year’s lecture by Dr. Ray Coish, a their musical talent, please consider 13-16 build their own 17’ sea retired Middlebury College geol- donating to Commodore Friends of kayak and then embark on a 10-day ogy professor, which reviewed our Music via PayPal at tinyurl.com/ paddling adventure exploring Lake local geological history up to the y7od75gf.

Champlain from Whitehall, N.Y. to The STEAM After School Club Burlington, Vt. time of the glaciers. Come and hear this presentation on the geology is now available for VUHS students Expedition Champlain — A of our area of Vermont and how it in grades 9-12. STEAM stands for Rowing/Wilderness Voyage of affects our lives today. For more Science, Technology, Engineering, Discovery is seven days of rowing information, contact Silas Towler Art, and Math. What makes STEAM a six-oar 32’ rowing boat. This trip, different from STEM is the added for youth ages 13-16 from of July at 802-425-3380.

The Ferrisburgh Historical focus on creativity. The goal is to 25-Aug. 1, will start at the Lake Society is also co- sponsoring, with provide opportunities for students Champlain Maritime Museum and the Bixby Library, a concert on to learn basic skills that are neces- venture north towards Canada, Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m., at the sary in the world of technology and camping and exploring along the Ferrisburgh Town Hall. Windsong, design. This is meant as a place for way. a renowned woodwind quintet of independent creativity, and as the Wind, Oar and Explore — A area musicians will perform. For students learn all the basics, they are Rowing/Sailing Wilderness Voyage more information contact call Gail encouraged to use their imagination of Discovery, will run from Aug. 4 – Blasius at 802-425-4505 and creativity to fully benefit from Aug. 11, for youth ages 13-16. This The VUHS music students have the STEAM framework. The Club experience allows youth to explore been busy preparing for their meets after school on Mondays, the wonders of Lake Champlain spring concerts and other musi- 3-4:30 p.m. in Room B2. The Club for seven days in traditional cal offerings. On Thursday, March is currently working on program- 29’ rowing/sailing Whaleboats.

15, the critically acclaimed Black ming Arduinos, making remote This trip will start at the Lake and White Cabaret will be held control boardfoam airplanes, and Champlain Maritime Museum and at 6:30 p.m. in the VUHS Middle making electronic wearables. For venture north towards Canada, and School Gym. The program features more information, contact Wendy the participants will learn firsthand solo and small ensemble perfor- Bruso at wbruso@anwsd.org or how to row and sail in a traditional mances created by students, the Ben Clark at beclark@anwsd.org. whaleboat.

Commodore Jazz Ensemble and Vergennes Union Middle School The Maritime Museum Summer the Commodore Singers. This is a is hosting a community dinner and Apprenticeship Program gives high wonderful event with not only great dialogue night on Thursday, March school students the opportunity to music but also gourmet desserts 15, from 5:15-6 p.m. in the cafete- live aboard the replica canal schooserved in a Cabaret-like setting. ria. Vergennes for Responsible ner Lois McClure as she sails from Admission is by donation and the Educated Decisions (VRED) is a New York City out to Buffalo on proceeds benefit scholarships for prevention group of middle school the Erie Canal and back to Lake the 2019 VUHS Music Trips. students who assess Vergennes Champlain by the fall. Students will be able to join the crew for a one-week section of this journey, learning about history, interpretaPUBLIC NOTICE tion, and maritime skills. For more TOWN OF ADDISON The Addison Planning Commission will hold a monthly meeting on Monday, March 19, 2018 information all these programs such at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office. as registration, fees, and scholarTo consider the following: ships, visit lcmm.org. or contact 1. To approve the meeting minutes of the February 12, 2018 meeting.

Nick Patch at 802-475-2022 x113 2. To transact any business found necessary before the board: or nickp@lcmm.org.

3. To allow time for public comment interaction at beginning of meeting.

The Ferrisburgh Grange “King 4. The Zoning Regulations for discussing a future presentation of the 2013 copy of revisions.

Pede” card parties are scheduled We are working on the “Zoning” Regulations page by page & section by section. We need for the Saturdays of March 3 and to work on updating & referencing correctly according to VSA 24 Chapter 117.

17. These get-togethers are held 5. Continue working on items that are considered to be projects in progress. We will read at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall and and discuss the rough draft of “Density-zoning” as prepared with suggestions from the Z.A. for our town to implement in the Town Plan & invite him to the March meeting.

Community Center and begin at We will continue looking over the next 25 pgs. or so at the next meeting.

6:30 p.m. with a sandwich supper 6. We will continue working on Zoning Regulations (2013 copy) & Subdivision Regulations to and then on to an evening of fun bring them into compliance with the revised Town Plan. and card games. King Pede is an Frank Galgano, Chair unusual game that involves “trickStarr Phillips, Secretary taking” techniques such as in Hearts Addison Planning Commission 3/1 and Spades or Pitch. This is a game of fun and skill so come prepared to use your strategic thinking.

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT NOTE: We are always interWARNING ested in including a variety of ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Ferrisburgh-related news in this MARCH 5 AND MARCH 6, 2018 column, so if you have news that The legal voters of the Town of Middlebury, in the County of Addison, the State of Vermont would be of interest, contact Sally are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Mary Hogan Elementary School Cafeteria/ Kerschner at smwkersch@comcast.

Gymnasium, 201 Mary Hogan Drive on Monday, March 5, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. to act on net. You are able to access these Articles 1 through 6; and on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 7:00 A.M. through 7:00 P.M. at columns and other information the Town Offices, 77 Main Street in Middlebury, to vote by Australian ballot on Article 7 as about Ferrisburgh news and events provided by the Middlebury Town Charter. by viewing the Ferrisburgh Town Article 1 To act upon the reports of the Town Officers.

Website at ferrisburghvt.org.

Article 2 Shall the Town vote to adopt the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2019

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(July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019) in the amount of $10,574,426 with a portion thereof in the amount of $7,331,905 to be raised by taxes?

Article 3 Shall the voters authorize the Selectboard, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §1786a(b), to replace Town Vehicles and Equipment in accordance with the schedule hereinafter set forth and to finance the purchase of same by borrowing funds in a total amount not to exceed $122,400 over a term not to exceed five (5) years?

[The Schedule of Vehicles and Equipment is: a). One (1) police cruiser and related equipment; b). One (1) Street Sweeper; c). One (1) Skid Steer and d). One (1) Asphalt Hot Box].

Article 4 Shall the Town vote to collect taxes on real property for fiscal year 2018/2019 in three equal installments due in the Treasurer’s Office on the 15th day of August 2018, the 15th day of November 2018 and the 15th day of March 2019?

Article 5 Shall the Town vote, pursuant to 24 VSA § 2804(a), to authorize the Selectboard to apply $57,484 in surplus funds from the Cross Street Bridge Fund to offset increased spending for Capital Improvements in the FY19 General Fund Budget?

Article 6 To transact other business proper to be done.

[For voting by Australian Ballot on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, polls open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.] Article 7 To elect officers as required by the Middlebury Town Charter.

Dated at Middlebury, Vermont this 23rd day of January 2018.

Brian Carpenter, Chair Susan Shashok, Vice Chair Nick Artim Laura Asermily Heather Seeley Victor Nuovo Farhad Khan MIDDLEBURY SELECTBOARD 2/1

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LEICESTER — Town meeting will be held at the Leicester Meeting House, starting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 5. Voting will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6.

A rabies clinic will be held on March 20, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the town office.

Dogs will also be registered at that time; $11 for an altered dog, $15 if not altered. All dogs are to be registered by April 1. Contact Town Clerk Julie Delphia at 247-5961 for more information.

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March 1, 2018

The Addison Independent

A guest of last year’s Carnevale Vergennes used amazing makeup techniques in place of a mask to assume her character. This year’s Carnevale will take place on Saturday, March 3, at the Vergennes Opera House. The theme of this year’s event is “Bungle in the Jungle” — get creative, get wild!

LAUREN SIVO PHOTOGRAPHY

Fifth annual Carnevale Vergennes goes wild

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he Vergennes Opera House will welcome intricately masked guests into a fantastical scene on Saturday for its fifth annual Carnevale Vergennes. Like last year, the event will ring with festive music as partygoers feast on local food and drink, play games for the chance to win prizes and enjoy a late night of partying with friends. No need to feel guilty for this night out on the town — all proceeds benefit the Vergennes Opera House, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes and the Vergennes Partnership.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

This year’s theme is “Bungle in the Jungle” — think animal print costumes, masks and

makeup. Food will be supplied by Provisionary Market and Vergennes Laundry CK. (Bring cash if you’re extra hungry). A cash bar will be hosted once again by Bar Antidote.

“Previous Carnevale Vergennes themes included ‘Venetian Carnevale,’ ‘Marco Polo Returns’ and ‘Circus of Life,’ so why not a ‘Bungle in the Jungle’ next,” asked Susan Schaefer, a member of the Carnevale planning committee representing the Opera House board of directors. “Each new theme challenges and inspires ever more creative decor, costumes and masks — they’re not required but lots of fun!”

25 years. He’s the creative genius behind the decks at the famous “Retronome” ’70s and ’80s dance parties on Saturday nights at Club Metronome in Burlington. Whatever he spins on Saturday night, it’s sure to have a wild, danceable groove.

Other entertainment will include surprise acts by local entertainment, and specialty games and contests — with prizes, of course. Guests pay $1 for a ticket to play a game. When they win, they take their ticket to the prize table where they get to roll the dice and then pull the prize out of the corresponding box it is hidden in.

So what can you win?

Music this year will be by DJ Fattie B. Don’t know him? His real name is Martin Kyle Thompson.

He’s a Bristol native living in Burlington and has been a DJ, emcee and visual artist for over

“It could be maple syrup, a bottle of wine, a candle, a gift certificate or item from a SEE CARNEVALE ON PAGE 3

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ART Local photographer seeks ‘Beautiful Mothers’ BEAUTY REVIVED MAGAZINE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF 50 BEAUTIFUL MOTHERS IN AMERICA

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s part of “Beauty Revived,” a photography movement, Megan Owen is asking for nominations for beautiful mothers in Vermont to be featured in a national magazine.

welcome via Owen’s website. Go to meganmariephotographer.com then click on the “50 Beautiful Mothers Nomination Form” tab.

The mother chosen will be an example of real beauty and will have shown their beauty by their service when weary, grace in defeat and kindness when tried. Owen will donate a photography session to this mom and her story will be featured in the magazine.

The beauty of these women will not be measured by their waist size or flare for fashion. Instead, these women will be chosen because of their inner beauty, their courage and their countenance. The winner will be given a free photo session with Megan Marie Photography (Owen’s two-yearold professional photography business) and a feature in the Mother’s Day issue of “Beauty Revived” the magazine.

Owen, a former resident of Lincoln who now resides in Williston, is a self-taught photographer who picked up the camera about five and a half years ago — just after her 6-yearold daughter Averie was born.

“She’s my muse and the reason I started photography,” Owen explained.

Owen was selected from hundreds of photographers who applied to be a part of the Beauty Revived 50 Beautiful Mothers campaign.

“I heard about the 50 Beautiful Mothers

Megan Owen is accepting nominations for “beautiful mothers in Vermont.” She will select one mom, who will be photographed and featured in the Mother’s Day issue of “Beauty Revived” magazine.

Campaign from a fellow photographer and knew I had to get involved,” said Owen, who also works as gallery manager at PhotoPlace in Middlebury. “I am incredibly honored to have been chosen as one of the 50 photographers to highlight the beauty, grace and strength of what it means to be a woman.”

Owen is accepting nominations now through March 10. All nominations are

“Beauty Revived” was started four ago as a way for photographers to use their lens for good and shine light on the real beauty that was happening in local communities. In the last year and a half, more than 800 women, girls and children have been featured on “Beauty Revived’s” website and magazine.

“Photography has given me a voice that I didn’t realize I had,” Owen explained. “I’ve learned that it’s not always about the photograph itself, but the emotions and healing that often take place through the process.”

“The photographers who participate in our campaigns not only have great technical and artistic talent, but also have big hearts and a desire to be more than just a picture taker,” Michelle Gifford, “Beauty Revived” founder, said.

“They want to be photographers who change the world with their work.”

BigTown Gallery prepares to leave Vergennes BigTown Gallery will end its one-year pop-up residency in Vergennes at the end of March.

Opening on March 3, the gallery will bring a final exhibition of work by Rick Skogsberg a visionary mixed-media exhibit artist from Vermont. An opening reception for “Can’t Lose Shoes” will be held on Saturday, March 3, 3-6 p.m. Then on Thursday, March 15, at 6 p.m., the gallery will host Gregg Blasdel (their art expert in the field of visionary artists) to give a talk on the final exhibit. The gallery will close its doors with a party on Friday, March 30, 3-6 p.m.

“It was super fun for BigTown Gallery to be in the Little City,” said Anni Mackay, owner and director of BigTown Gallery. “BigTown’s aim is always to help celebrate and add to the buzz of the creative vitality and progress of community life. We had a lot of fun curating six modern and

contemporary exhibitions within those 12-foot walls. Our Rochester galleries only have 7.5-foot ceilings so it was a fun space to present our larger works. And we were really happy to have an opportunity to share our unique perspective to an expanded audience.

“We made new friends, attracted collectors and had a good time with a different space. We’ll pop-up again in the future,” Mackay promised.

BigTown Gallery’s primary location is on Main Street in Rochester, where it’s been for 15 years.

RIGHT: “Can’t Lose Shoes” will be the final exhibit at BigTown Gallery in Vergennes. See work by Rick Skogsberg from March 1-30. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 3, 3-6 p.m.

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Vergennes Main Street CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 business, ya never know,” said Vergennes Opera House President Gerianne Smart.

CARNEVALE

If you’re feeling lucky, guests can put their ticket into one or all of three “Tree Top” prizes for a chance to win $500 in Vergennes Green, a sailing trip in Rhode Island with a B&B stay or a stay at a Venice 14th Century Palace Ca’ Sagredo Hotel — yes, Venice, Italy!

Not feeling very lucky? Plan your own fun with friends at one of the nine Carnevale Vergennes Experiences offered this year.

These are local upcoming events that you can purchase. Events include: Vegas Night at the Back Barn on June 8, Champlain MidSummer Celebration on July 21, The Perfect Summer Picnic on Aug. 5, Sunset & Song on Aug. 11, Afternoon Tea with a Twist on Aug. 19, Sunset BBQ on Sept. 8, Girls’ Night in Panton on Oct. 12, Mystery at the Carriage House: Once Upon a Murder on Nov. 3 or Mystery at the Carriage House: Ho Ho Homicide on Dec. 1.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. First it’s Carnevale Vergennes.

Last year this popular event raised $20,000, which was divided equally between the three non-profit beneficiaries.

did you know?

CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA IS AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL HELD IN VENICE, ITALY. THE CARNIVAL ENDS WITH THE CHRISTIAN CELEBRATION OF LENT, 40 DAYS BEFORE EASTER, ON SHROVE TUESDAY (A.K.A. MARDI GRAS). THE FESTIVAL IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITS ELABORATE MASKS. — Wikipedia

“The word has spread and the event grows bigger and better each year with the support of our amazing and enthusiastic community,” Schaefer said. “The fifth edition of this unique community event will feature even more fun and games; and the theme, “Bungle in the Jungle,” will no doubt inspire some very creative decor and costuming. This night is not to be missed!”

Tickets for this year’s Carnevale Vergennes are $35 per person and are available at Classic Stitching (on Main Street in Vergennes) or online at vergennesoperahouse.org.

A guest plays a giant Plinko game at last year’s Carnevale Vergennes. This year’s event will also feature games and prizes, along with music, food, drinks and festivities.

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OUT OF TOWN Urban Bush Women bring modern dance to Flynn

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odern dance troupe Urban Bush Women contemplate American values and the narrative of the African Diaspora in “Hair and Other Stories,” on the Flynn MainStage Friday, March 9, at 8 p.m.

Urban Bush Women’s uniquely bold and boundary-pushing storytelling weaves contemporary dance, music and text with the history, culture and spiritual traditions of African Americans and the African Diaspora.

Tickets start at $15 and are available through the FlynnTix Regional Box Office; call (802) 863-5966 or visit flynncenter.org.

The Brooklyn-based contemporary dance company Urban Bush Women bring “Hair and Other Stories” to the Flynn MainStage in Burlington on March 9.

PHOTO / HAYIM HERON

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IN TOWN

‘Hamlet’ and ‘Saint Joan’ come to life in Middlebury

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e is a dark, enigmatic prince obsessed with seeking revenge for his father’s death. She is a steadfast rebel who challenged the powers of the church to restore France to greatness. Iconic figures from two great dramatic classics — Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Shaw’s “Saint Joan” — are brought vividly to life in riveting strippeddown stagings by four actors from the acclaimed New York theatre company Bedlam. These two plays will be presented by the Middlebury Performing Arts Series in Wright Theatre on Friday, March 2 (“Hamlet”) and Saturday, March 3 (“Saint Joan”).

Committed to the immediacy of the relationship between the actor and the audience, Bedlam creates works of theatre that reinvigorate traditional forms in a flexible

space, collapsing aesthetic distance and bringing its viewers into direct contact with the dangers and delicacies of life. In this new, fresh, active environment, storytelling becomes paramount and the result is a kinetic experience of shared empathy.

Eric Tucker and Andrus Nichols co-founded Bedlam in 2012, presenting George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan” on a shoestring budget with only four actors playing over 25 characters. The show received instant recognition and was extended four times.

In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” Bedlam creatively reimagines The Bard’s story by focusing on the rich text. Using innovative staging, minimal props, and boundless energy, the four actors make this masterpiece extraordinarily engaging, fast-paced, and often laugh-out-loud funny, all while maintaining the

integrity of the play.

The Bedlam cast performing in Middlebury will include Aubie Merrylees in the lead role as Hamlet, Aundria Brown as Gertrude/Ophelia and others, Kahlil Garcia as Polonius/Horatio and others, and Sam Massaro as Claudius/Rosencrantz and others.

Don’t miss these two Bedlam performances. “Hamlet” will take place on Friday, March 2 followed by “Saint Joan” on Saturday, March 3. Both shows begin at 8 p.m. in the Wright Memorial Theatre, on the campus of Middlebury College. Wright Theatre is located at 96 Chateau Road in Middlebury, just off Route 125. Tickets are $28 for adults; $22 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni; $10 for youth 18 and under, and $6 for Middlebury College students, and are on sale at 802-443-MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/tickets.

Yann Falquet and Pascal Gemme will perform on fiddle and guitar this Saturday evening at the Ripton Community Coffee House.

Duo takes the stage in Ripton Yann Falquet and Pascal Gemme will play at the Ripton Community Coffee House this Saturday, March 3. The duo started their musical journey 20 years ago, busking on the streets of Montréal. They have since played over a thousand shows in 20 countries with the Quebecois trio Genticorum.

On Saturday evening, Falquet and Gemme return as a duo to present an intimate show based on the close musical bond forged by years of touring together. Both are both master entertainers and this format provides plenty of space for their musical personalities to shine. Gemme’s fiddling, Falquet’s guitar accompaniment, and the duo’s vast repertoire of traditional songs and tunes are all presented with elegance and effortless musicianship.

Saturday’s concert begins at 7:30 with an open mic session followed by the feature performers. General admission is $10, $15 if you’re feeling generous and $3 for kids under 12. For more info visit rcch.org. To sign up for open mic call (802) 388-9782.

one more thing YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK

BIXBY LIBRARY BEGINS CONSTRUCTION

Bedlam theater company will perform “Hamlet” and “Saint Joan” at Middlebury’s Wright Theater on March 2 and 3.

PHOTO / ELIZABETH NICHOLS

Phase 1 of the construction in Bixby Library’s Community Room began Feb. 26. The library will stay open as long as it is safe to do so, Check in with the library online at bixbylibrary.org or on Facebook to see if it is open. For more info call (802) 877-2211.

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CALENDAR

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MONTHLY WILDLIFE WALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 10, 8-11 a.m. Otter Creek Audubon and Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland.

Meet at the parking area of Otter View Park at the intersection of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Road in Middlebury. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. For more information, call 3886019 or 388-1007.

ANIMALS BIRDING CAMP IN BRANDON. Sunday, March 4, 4 p.m., Brandon Inn, 20 Park St. Naturalist and regular VPR commentator Bridget Butler, aka Vermont’s Bird Diva, will lead a this camp teaching songs and how to view birds of the area.

DANCE “MOVEMENT MATTERS: PERSONAL POETICS” WITH JULIAN BARNETT IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 3, noon-2 p.m., Room 109, Mahaney Center for the Arts 72 Porter Field Rd. Barnett has been exploring the intersections between the voice and body, language and movement, meaning and abstraction, form and content. The workshop will place these areas of research within the context of performing, through the lens of practice. Free and open to the public.

CONTRA DANCE IN CORNWALL. Saturday, March 10, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30.

Featuring Fern Bradley calling to live banjo and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. More info at 802-462-3722.

FILM “GASLAND: THE MOVIE” ON SCREEN IN BRISTOL. Friday, March 2, 6:30 p.m., Bristol Firehouse, West St. An award-winning documentary that takes viewers on a brave tour of the foundational practices of the natural gas industry, questioning the truth the gas companies tell us and why we would choose gas over the available non-polluting energy systems that are less destructive to health, the Earth and social justice. Free.

“MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 3, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. In this animated film, Zucchini is taken to a foster home after his mother dies. At first he has trouble adjusting to his new life, but with the help of other orphans, he learns how to love and trust. Free.

“HOLBEIN: EYE OF THE TUDORS” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, March 7, 11 a.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Henry the VIII’s court painter recorded the most notorious era in English History. This film examines the life and work of Hans Holbein. Part of THT’s Great Art Wednesdays series. Tickets: adults $13/students $8 available at 802-382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office Monday-Saturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door.

“STEP” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, March 7, 4 and 7 p.m., Marquis Theater 65 Main St. Some see the fourth film in Seeing Color/Seeking Justice Racial Identities Film Series. “Step” is an inspiring film about the transformative power of art. Suggested donation of $10. Proceeds benefit Black Lives Matter VT and Middlebury SURJ. “NOVITIATE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The MNFF Winter Screening presents this narrative drama directed by Maggie Betts.

Watch the trailers, read more about the films and buy tickets at middfilmfest.org. A series pass, covering admission to all six films, is available for $60. Individual tickets to the films are $12. Also available on the THT website, at the THT box office or day of show.

JUST FOR FUN COURAGEOUS STAGE CARNIVAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant St. A familyfriendly launch party celebrating Courageous Stage, a new, innovative education organization affiliated with Town Hall Theater. Music by Clint Bierman of the Grift, carnival entertainment, creative games, fire tricks, balloon swords, cotton candy and ice cream, millions of Mardi-Gras beads, a bar and many more surprises. Don’t worry about dinner — there will be tacos. More info contact Lisa Mitchell at 802-388-6124 or lisa@ middunderground.org.

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GAME DAY IN BRISTOL. Saturday, March 3, 2:3011:30 p.m., Bristol Fire Station, West St. Have fun and play games of all sorts — board games, Euro games, card games, social deduction games, and more. All ages welcome. Bring a favorite game with or stop in to play what’s there. Space limited to 50 people at a time. Parking behind station in designated spots only or along Firehouse Drive.

Snacks and drinks will be provided or bring your own.

CARNEVALE VERGENNES “BUNGLE IN THE JUNGLE” IN VERGENNES. Saturday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. An annual fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, The Vergennes Partnership and the Vergennes Opera House. Great Music, unusual acts, interesting prizes, food, cash bar and dancing, with or without Carnevale costumes.

Tickets $35 per person.

MUSIC THE ADDISON APPLE PIANO QUARTET PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 1, Start Time: 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. Pianist Gareth Cordery, Violinist Emily Sunderman, Violist Carol Harden and Cellist Wheeler Jarvis will play their favorite movements of piano quartets by Dvorak, Mahler, and Schumann. Free.

BENEFIT CONCERT IN LINCOLN. Friday, March 2, 7-10:30 p.m., Burnham Hall. As a benefit for Roxanne Smith, a young mother of two that has cancer, the Welterweights and BandAnna will play their music. There will be wine, beer and food available for purchase and a raffle with many wonderful donations from local businesses. $15 suggested donation. Information from Brenda at 989-6697.

PIANIST PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 2, 7:30-9 p.m., Middlebury Community Music Center, corner of Main and Seymour streets.

Paul Orgel will play music by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Janáček, Schumann and Chopin, Tickets at the door by suggested donation: $10, $20 generous tickets. Proceeds benefit MCMC’s scholarship fund.

YANN FALQUET AND PASCAL GEMME IN RIPTON. Saturday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Rte. 125. From Montréal street buskers to globally recognized musicians, Falquet CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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and Gemme present an intimate show based on the close musical bond forged by years of touring together. Tickets $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. More artist info at rcch.org. Open mic sign up call 802-388-9782.

THE “WINDOW RECITAL” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 8, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. As part of St. Stephen’s 7th annual noonday recital series. George Matthew Jr., organist of St. Stephen’s, plays works reflecting scenes of the new chancel window, including “Leid to the Mountains” by Flor Peeters, Bach’s choral prelude “Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam,” and “Cwm Rhondda” by Paul Manz. Free.

RUNA ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Come hear the Innovative Irish folk group as they interweave tunes from Scotland and Ireland with jazz, bluegrass, and even flamenco. Tickets $20 (+ $2 preservation fee) available at townhallteater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office (MonSat, noon-5 pm) or at the door, if available.

THE STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS IN LINCOLN. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. Help the Boys celebrate their 20th anniversary when they take the stage for the Burnham Music series. Tickets $10 for adults; teens and kids are free. Refreshments will be served. More info call 802-388-6863.

JULIA MARK PERFORMS IN BRANDON. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. A singer-songwriter and pianist of jazzinflected folk/pop, Mark writes lyric-driven, optimistically dissonant songs about life on the moon, loss of memory, shifting homes, and palindromes. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show.

Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-247-4295 or e-mail info@ brandon-music.net.

MUSIC FROM CHINA IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. The Music From China ensemble has carved a unique place in the music world by playing not only traditional repertoire, but also the latest in contemporary works as well. Tickets: $22 General public/$16 Midd ID holders/$10 Youth (18 and under)/$6 Midd students. *Tickets purchased for the Moody Amiri concert originally scheduled for this date/time will be honored.

HELIAND CONSORT PERFORMS IN BRANDON. Sunday, March 11, 2:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Flutist Berta Frank, oboist Katie Oprea, clarinetist Elisabeth LeBlanc and bassoonist Rachael Elliott perform “Old World/ New World Legends,” an eclectic mix of chamber music and song inspired by old world mythology and new world folk and dance music. More info at heliandconsort.org or 802-735-3611. Tickets $20, may be reserved by calling 802-247-4295 or at info@brandon-music.net.

READINGS “WITTENBERG” CONCERT-STYLE READING IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 11, 3-5 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Join the actors of Vermont Shakespeare Festival for a concert-style reading of this play. At Wittenberg University in October of 1517, Hamlet, his mentor John Faustus, and Faustus’ colleague and Hamlet’s instructor and priest Martin Luther collide in this comedy by David Davalos. Part of Vermont Shakespeare Festival’s 2018 Salon Series.

A discussion will follow the reading. $10 suggested donation. Refreshments available.

THEATER “HAMLET” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 2, 8 p.m., Wright Memorial Theatre, Middlebury College, 96 Chateau Rd. The Bedlam Theater Company presents Shakespeare’s classic play about the emotionally tortured Prince of Denmark. Tickets $28 adults/$22 Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni/$10 youth 18 and under/$6 for Middlebury College students. On sale at 802-443-MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/tickets.

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“ST. JOAN” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 3, 8 p.m., Wright Memorial Theatre, Middlebury College, 96 Chateau Rd. Shaw’s “Saint Joan,” the story of a divinely inspired woman who challenged the powers of the church, will be staged by the Bedlam Theater Company. Tickets $28 adults/$22 Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni/$10 youth 18 and under/$6 for Middlebury College students. On sale at 802443-MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/tickets.

“SEMIRAMIDE” LIVE IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 10, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. A rare MET production about the murderous Queen of Babylon. A free talk about the opera will be given in the studio on the lower level before broadcast at 12:15 p.m. Tickets $24 (plus $2 preservation fee)/$10 students (plus $1 preservation fee) available at townhallteater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office (Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm) or at the door, if available.

“QUILTERS, THE MUSICAL” IN BRANDON. Saturday, March. 10, 4 p.m., Brandon Inn, 20 Park St. A tender, moving play about a pioneer woman and her daughters that portrays the lot of women on the prairie through music, dance and drama.

Free will donation.

WRITING “I CAN BE A WRITER?” An Intro to Creative Writing workshop in Orwell. Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m.-noon, Orwell Free Library, 473 Main St. Join librarian, poet, and founder of Zig Zag Lit Mag, Muir Haman for a two-hour intro to the creative writing process. Explore some basic concepts, techniques, and at least one writing prompt to help spark your creativity. Bring a writing utensil and paper. Free.

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Meet the chef

Christian Kruse from Vergennes Laundry CK

W

hen you imagine a meal in a Laundromat it’s not glamorous. Maybe you have a candy bar and a bottle of warm soda as you watch your clothes spin around, or perhaps a smashed hamburger from a fast food joint down the road.

Either way, it’s not awesome.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

That is, it wasn’t awesome until 2010, when Didier and Julianne Murat transformed the original Vergennes Laundromat at 7 Main St. into a Frenchinspired bakery.

A wood fired oven replaced the laundry machines and the old, soapy smells were cleansed by freshly baked breads and pastries.

OK, so it wasn’t really a Laundromat anymore, but the name stuck.

The Murats ran Vergennes Laundry until October 2017 when Chef Christian Kruse (aka Chef Chris) took the reigns.

“I was mentored by a chef who didn’t deal with fame,” Kruse said of David Merrill, who he worked with at Basin Harbor. “It’s better to put your head down and do your job … once you get into the fame and celebrity of cooking you loose focus.

“Plus,” Kruse added, “I’m a little shy anyway.”

Originally from Westford, Kruse attended Essex High School and then graduated from Rice High School in 2002. He attempted a year at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, but wasn’t ready to take it seriously. He transferred to the University of Vermont, but didn’t do so well there either.

“I KEPT A LITTLE OF WHAT THEY DID AND ADDED A LOT OF WHO I AM… IT’S VERGENNES LAUNDRY CK BECAUSE NOW IT HAS MY TOUCH.” — Chef Christian Kruse

“I have a lot of respect for what Didier and Julianne did here,” the 33-year-old said in an interview last month.

“I kept a little of what they did and added a lot of who I am … It’s Vergennes Laundry CK because now it has my touch.”

That “touch” also earned Kruse an invitation to cook at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City in 2016, won him the “Chef of the Year” award from the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and the Culinary Cup at the annual Culinary Classic event at the University of Vermont.

But Kruse doesn’t let that recognition go to his head.

“I was living near the top of Church Street where all the (New England Culinary Institute) students used to park to go to class,” Kruse said. That was back when NECI had a restaurant at the top of Church Street.

Kruse got inspired and enrolled in the NECI program in 2005.

“As a kid trying to find my way, culinary school was so inspiring,” said Kruse, who grew up with two parents who loved to cook.

“I remember telling my dad, ‘I’m gonna do it!’ Now I don’t know if there’s anything else I could do!?”

After graduating from the two-year NECI program, Kruse worked in Seattle and Salt Lake City and began his 13-year stint at Basin Harbor in Ferrisburgh.

Basin Harbor is where Kruse met Chef Juan Carlos Brenes, Pastry Chef Rebecca Chamberland and front of house manager Julio Beltran; they all now work with Kruse at Vergennes Laundry CK.

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did you know?

CHEF CHRISTIAN KRUSE IS LEADING THE VERGENNES UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL’S JUNIOR IRON CHEF TEAM AGAIN THIS YEAR. THE GROUP MEETS AT VERGENNES LAUNDRY CK ONCE A WEEK TO PREPARE FOR THE MARCH 17 COMPETITION AT THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EXPOSITION IN ESSEX JUNCTION. very blessed every day she walks in the door,” Kruse said.

Chef Brenes is the master of soup, and Kruse’s right hand man.

“I throw in a lot of love and let it simmer,” Brenes said. “The flavors do the rest.”

Even with three new cooks, new decor and a new menu, Kruse said the biggest challenge is being compared to the old Vergennes Laundry.

“I didn’t open this restaurant to carry someone else’s dreams,” explained Kruse, a father of two. “I did it for my dreams and making space for my cooks’ dreams and creativity.

“We don’t want to come off as pretentious and only fancy food,” he said. “We’re a local bakery serving brunch items, small plate tapas, seasonal dinners and good comfort food… It’s contemporary American food with New England influences.”

With his dynamic team and a supportive community, Kruse walks happily into his restaurant every day.

“We all support each other,” he said of his staff and the larger Vergennes restaurant network. “We want this place to do well and we’d love for Vergennes to be a culinary destination.”

But most of all Kruse believes cooking should be fun every day. “The day cooking becomes too serious is the day I should stop,” Kruse said with a smile. Thank goodness, it doesn’t look like that day will come anytime soon.

The quote behind Chef Christian Kruse is one he’s taken with him through all of his culinary experiences.

It reads: “A chef, must think like a scientist, organize like and accountant, inspire like a warrior, move like a trackstar, plate like an artist and cook like a grandma.”

— Anonymous chef

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Thu 3/1 5:30pm – 7:30pm Free

COURAGEOUS STAGE LAUNCH PARTY AND CARNIVAL!

Come celebrate the beginning of a new theater arts education organization with games, food, live music and more!

Wed 3/7 11am $13/ $8 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAY

HOLBEIN: EYE OF THE TUDORS

As Henry VIII’s court painter, Hans Holbein witnessed the most notorious era in English history. He painted most of the major characters of the age and created the famous image of the King himself that everyone still recognizes today. But who was he, really?

Thu 3/8 7pm $20

RUNA: CELTIC ROOTS MUSIC

AN EARLY ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION! Celtic Folk Band Runa offers a thrilling and redefining take on traditional Celtic music.

Sat 3/10 1pm $24/ $10 Students MET LIVE IN HD:

SEMIRAMIDE

This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance—its first in nearly 25 years—with Maurizio Benini on the podium.

Sun 3/11 2pm $12

EXHIBITS 10 YEARS: THE CAMERON PRINT PROJECT. On view Jan. 9-April 29, featuring 29 works of art produced over the past decade in a series of annual collaborations between visiting artists and advanced printmaking students. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, located in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early fifteenth-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

CAN’T LOSE SHOES. On view March 1-30, featuring mixed-media

by Rick Skogsberg. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 3, 3-6 p.m., followed by a talk by Gregg Blasdel on Thursday, March 15, 6 p.m. The gallery will celebrate their final day in Vergennes on Friday, March 30, 3-6 p.m. BigTown Gallery, 245 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 349-0979 or bigtowngallery.com.

CREATIVE SPACE WINTER SHOW. On view Jan. 1-Feb. 22, featuring the work of over 40 Vermont artists in all types of media including oils, acrylics, encaustics, prints, glassware, woodenware and jewelry. Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main Street, Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or creativespacegallery.org.

ELINOR STEELE TAPESTRY. On view Feb. 10-March 31, featuring Elinor Steele Friml’s 40 years of dedication to the art of contemporary hand-woven tapestry. The exhibit will include works from several of her series, including abstract and impressionistic images, landscapes and geometric compositions. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 16 from 5-7 p.m. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

STUDENT ART SHOW. On view Feb. 2-27, featuring the annual show of new artwork by local students from grades K to 12.

Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

MNFF WINTER SCREENING SERIES:

NOVITIATE

Vatican II in the early 1960’s. As young Cathleen progresses from postulant to novitiate within the fraught confines of a cloistered community, her faith is challenged by the harsh, often inhumane realities of being God’s servant.

In the Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater

ELINOR STEELE TAPESTRY

Now through March 31, 2018 Vermont designer/weaver Elinor Steele Friml will display examples representing forty years of dedication to the art of contemporary hand-woven tapestry.

UP HOME. On view Jan. 16-March 31, featuring hand-colored photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport of Minnie Griswold and her perfectly preserved life in Pawlet. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter. org.

WHILE THE TREES RUN. On view Feb. 1-March 11, featuring NoDa’s stable of artists and introducing two new Californian artists: Katie Ruiz and Heather Gordon. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

WINTER INTO SPRING. On view Feb. 3-March 31, featuring paintings by Klara Calitri, Linda Hampton Smith, Molly Hawley, Patricia LeBon Herb and Yinglei Zhang. Isley Public 75 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4095 or ilsleypubliclibrary.org.

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MUSIC Runa brings Celtic roots music to town for St. Patrick’s Day

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own Hall Theater gets a jump on St. Patrick’s Day celebrations by welcoming Celtic band Runa on March 8. Quickly gaining recognition as one of Irish music’s new “super-groups,” Runa has been enchanting audiences by pushing the boundaries of Irish folk music into the Americana and roots music formats since their formation in 2008.

Runa interweaves the haunting melodies and exuberant tunes of Ireland and Scotland with the lush harmonies and intoxicating rhythms of jazz, bluegrass, flamenco and blues.

They offer a thrilling and redefining take on traditional music.

Celtic band Runa gets a jump on St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Thursday, March 8.

Runa consists of vocalist and step-dancer, Shannon Lambert-Ryan of Philadelphia, Dublinborn guitarist, Fionán de Barra, Cheryl Prashker of Canada on percussion, Zach White of St. Louis on guitar, vocals and mandolin, and Maggie White of Kentucky on the fiddle and Mandolin.

individually established band members. Their strive for excellence and creativity blazes a trail for the future of folk music, earning them the reputation as one of the most innovative Irish folk groups of this generation.

Seeking to preserve and continue a traditional culture in a modern age, Runa creates the backbone of its signature roots sound from the musical and geographical diversity of its

The group has been honored internationally, winning Top Group and Top Traditional Group in the Irish Music Awards and four Independent Music Awards including Best

live music THE ADDISON STRING QUARTET. Thursday, March 1, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Middlebury.

YANN FALQUET AND PASCAL GEMME. Saturday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

BILL. Saturday. Saturday, March 3, 10 p.m., Notte, Middlebury.

Live Album, Best World/Traditional Song and Best Bluegrass Song.

Get in the St. Patty’s Day spirit and come see this performance live at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 (+$2 preservation fee) and are available at the THT Box Office (802) 382-9222, online at townhalltheater.org, or in person MondaySaturday 12-5 p.m.

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WINDOW RECITAL. Thursday, March 8, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Middlebury.

STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, Lincoln.

MUSIC FROM CHINA. Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

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the movie FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL RUNNING TIME: 1:45 — RATING: R The Hollywood culture of the 1950s is on full display in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool.” Wrapped in the calculated mannerisms of the era, sexpot actress Gloria Grahame won a supporting actress Oscar in ’52. For women, 25 was retirement time. There were legends who were exceptions, but most young women, like Grahame, fell into sudden oblivion. Women were scripted additions to male stars whose age, of course, didn’t matter.

We watch Annette Bening create Gloria Grahame in her golden days, followed by her affair with the much younger Peter Turner. Eventually, she leaves him for another man, dabbles in all kinds of ludicrous adventures, becomes sick and dies at 55. All this is based on Peter Turner’s memoir of his affair with Grahame after the culture of the era forced her off the screen. His sensitive book about a woman who remained a creature of her time has been filmed with dignity by everyone involved.

The operative word here is atmosphere. When Grahame moves in with Turner in 1979 and says “It’s a long way back to Sunset Boulevard,” we realize that we are in for a mixture of both sadness and appreciation.

We watch snatches of her old movies, hear her memories — and watch her decline. The story unfolds in diminished natural colors as director Paul McGuigan and screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh turn Peter Turner’s memories into a groundbreaking look at what can happen when stardom ends. Theirs is a groundbreaking look behind the scenes in Hollywood’s glory days. They have done it with delicacy and respect.

Annette Bening becomes Gloria Grahame without ever once trying to soften the tough reality that growing older bestowed on Hollywood women. Bening at 55, has known continual success as an actress and as a wife with a husband and four children. As she steps into this part, she leaves behind any of the fakery she might have used in a role that is often unflattering to her. It is a tribute to the culture of today that women of her

Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” (2017).

talent can command the screen at any age.

Jamie Bell creates Peter Turner, the aspiring young English actor who was smitten with Grahame and helped her through her last days after she had left him for another man. Peter and his mother Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave) become Grahame’s custodians while she is dying.

Grahame’s last words, “How do I look?” are the perfect summary of what we have seen.

The acting conveys it all. Annette Bening creates a brave older woman who is living in pretense, caught in her own flawed imagining of who she really is. Jamie Bell does a beautiful job as the younger lover, resisting any temptation to overdo his part. Add to these Julie Walters and Kenneth Cranham as Peter’s parents and Vanessa Redgrave as Grahame’s mother. This is a cast who understood the delicacy of bringing Peter Turner’s book to the screen and they do it with great sensitivity. It’s original. It’s good.

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book TRICK — BY DOMENICO STARNONE, TRANSLATED BY JHUMPA LAHIRI (Europa Editions)

When Daniele Mallarico is asked to travel to Naples, from his home in Milan, to care for his 4-year-old grandson, his first response is to decline, but his daughter insists, and he finds himself enmeshed in almost constant battle with the wily, intelligent young Mario. For the grandfather, the burden is not just caregiving, but the ghosts of his childhood — the ruthless streets and alleys, the coarse destinies of those who lived there, the ceaseless pull of his past — are all at odds with the commercially and critically successful artist he has become. What is heredity and how does it shape our lives? Indeed, the very apartment, in which he trips over the strewn toys and tussles over the TV remote with his charge, is the same one he lived in as a child, the balcony off Mario’s room the same one that courted him with danger and escape. Mario challenges his grandfather, refusing to let him retreat into the thoughts and imaginings that threaten to overwhelm him. The interplay of Mallarico’s inner thoughts and what he chooses to express verbally is just one example of the tricks being played in this slim, engrossing novel.

A brilliant translation (and introduction) by the incomparable Jhumpa Lahiri only enhances this book.

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

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by Min Jin Lee A Separation,

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by Lisa Halliday Only Child,

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I was born and raised in Vergennes and after graduation attended college at UVM. I moved to Pennsylvania to teach physical education and then went on to the University of Maryland to get my Master’s Degree in recreational programming. After having my first child, my husband, Greg, and I moved back to Vermont and bought the Country Kitchen in Ferrisburgh and enjoyed a successful restaurant business for 17 years.

I became an agent with Jack Associates in 2008 and enjoy the real estate business immensely. I am on the board of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, NEREN MLS and was awarded 2015 Addison County Realtor of the Year.

So, if it’s an experienced buyer’s agent you’re looking for, I’m your person!

Professional Organizations: • National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) • Vermont Association of REALTORS® (VR) • Addison County Board of REALTORS® (ACBOR) • Northern New England Real Estate Network, ACBOR Representative to Board of Directors Community Organizations • St Peter’s Church, Choir Coordinator • Vergennes Rotary, 2012/13, 2016/17 President • Addison County Chamber of Commerce

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-424-8590.

For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500.

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Programs, Athletics and Special Events for Adults, Youth and Families Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department

Spring Activity Guide MIDDLEBURY Parks & Recreation move • grow • connect

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General Information Mission Statement

The Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department (MPR) shall provide lands, facilities, and services for community members of all ages and all income levels. It shall provide programs for both sport and leisure. The department shall serve as instructor, facilitator, and partner in efforts to promote and improve quality of life for participants.

MPR will work with an involved public and business community to provide a healthy and aesthetically pleasing environment with opportunities for cultural growth.

The department should be flexible enough to meet the changing needs and tastes of the community, while finding creative ways to deliver recreation programs and facilities that are affordable to the residents of Middlebury.

Contact Us

Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department Offices Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Closed Saturday and Sunday and Holidays Physical Address:154 Creek Road Mailing Address: 77 Main Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Other Contact Info: 802-458-8014 Website:http://experiencemiddlebury.com/play/ middlebury-parks-recreation/ FB@ Town of Middlebury Parks & Recreation

Middlebury Parks & Recreation Committee Greg Boglioli –Chair and East Middlebury Rep. Tricia Allen – Ilsley Library Rep. Bill Ford- Memorial Sports Center Rep. Farhad Khan - Selectboard Rep. Carl Robinson- Member At-Large Mark Wilch - Member At-Large Megan Curran - Member At-Large Megan Mayo - Member At-Large

STAFF Dustin Hunt, Program Coordinator 802-458-8014 (802) 771-7107 (Cell during hours of 9am-5pm) DHunt@townofmiddlebury.org Brian Hald, Assistant Program Coordinator 802-458-8014 Bhald@townofmiddlebury.org ADVERTISING The Addison Independent prints and distributes this publication four times per year. We welcome your advertisement for a business, program or event in our publication for a fee; please contact us for more specific information: ads@addisonindependent.com or 388-4944.

RESERVATIONS- Facilities and Sports Fields Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department requests that all groups planning to use our facilities or fields please notify us in advance by making a reservation.

Anyone wishing to make a reservation must complete a facility use application, available in our offices or online at the Town website. Facility Use Request Forms are considered on a first come, first served basis, depending on availability.

Rental fees may apply. For additional information regarding availability, rates, and reservations, contact the MPR offices at 802-458-8014.

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Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department Spring Activity Guide • The Addison Independent • March 1, 2018 INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

Programs may be cancelled in the event of severe weather or power outages. MPR encourages you to do the following if you have questions: Call: MPR Offices Voice Mail system, 802-458-8015 Check: Facebook, Town of Middlebury Parks & Recreation Check: Town of Middlebury web page, www.townofmiddlebury.org

REFUND POLICY

• Full refunds will be given for all classes by MPR. • If you need to cancel your registration before the second session of the program, we will refund you a prorated registration fee, minus 10% processing fee, or issue a credit, good for one calendar year, for the full class fee. After the second session is attended, eligibility for a refund is void.

• Please be aware that refund requests may take up to 30 days to process.

• Refunds will not be issued from a credit.

• Refunds will not be issued for programs costing $10 or less, unless the program is cancelled by MPR. • One-day programs, trips, or special events are not covered under this policy (i.e., no refunds or credit available) • Contracted programs by community instructors have their own guidelines, call for more detailed information.

• Every effort is made to ensure that the information in this guide is accurate. We reserve the right to add, withdraw, or revise programs or events as needed. For more updated information, please visit our website often.

ACCESSIBILITY Individuals with or without disabilities may register for all programs offered by MPR provided program safety can be met. The Department provides reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Contact MPR offices in advance of the program start date to discuss accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

Non-Resident Policy

Non-Residents of Middlebury are allowed to register for all Parks and Recreation programs. Non-Residents will be charged an additional fee of 15% for each program registered for. A Non-Resident is defined as someone who does not live in Middlebury or pay property taxes to the Town of Middlebury.

Scholarships

Middlebury Parks and Recreation is pleased to be able to offer scholarships to participate in all of our programs. The scholarship guidelines are based on the free and reduced lunch guidelines within the schools. If you’d like to apply for a scholarship or more information, please contact our office.

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Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department Spring Activity Guide • The Addison Independent • March 1, 2018 Dedication

The Parks and Recreation Department would like to dedicate this activity guide to our departing director, Terri Arnold. Terri’s guidance and leadership over the past 5 years has been instrumental in making our department one of the premier ones in the state. Terri brought a wealth of knowledge and skills that helped our department climb to new heights we never thought imaginable.

We will certainly miss her warm smile and welcoming presence, but we are so happy Terri has the opportunity to head back “home” to the Pacific Northwest where she has spent most of her 25+ year career. Thank you, Terri, for your dedication, leadership and commitment to our town; you are certainly leaving Middlebury a much better place than when you arrived!

— Dustin Hunt and Brian Hald on behalf of the Middlebury Parks and Recreation staff

Robert E Collins Award

We are pleased to recognize Susan Veguez as the 2017 Robert. E Collins Award winner. Susan moved to Addison County in 1972 and has been serving our community ever since. She was one of the founding members of the Open Door Clinic in 1993 and has spent the last two decades serving migrant farm workers and under-privileged youth. Susan, known as “Chuchi” to her “grandkids,” has worked tirelessly to make sure these youth have the same access to health care, education, and programming that most of us take for granted each day. She has spent thousands of hours transporting children to programs like dance, soccer, gymnastics and countless others, often paying for these out of her own pocket. In a world surrounded by controversy and doubt for these kids she goes out of her way to make sure they feel welcome. The world would be a much better place if there were more Chuchi’s in it. Thank you, Susan, for your dedication and commitment to our community!

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Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department Spring Activity Guide • The Addison Independent • March 1, 2018 Now Hiring Lifeguards and Camp Counselors We are now accepting applications for the 2018 summer season. Please visit www. townofmiddlebury.org or stop by our office to get an application. Applications must be received

by Friday March 30th. If you have questions please email Dustin Hunt (dhunt@townofmiddlebury. org) or Brian Hald (bhald@townofmiddlebury.org).

Youth Athletics Quidditch- New this Spring!

Ages: 9-12 (No magical ability required) Instructor: Tabitha Mueller and members of the Middlebury Quidditch team Email: quidditch@middlebury.edu What: Come and play the magical sport of Quidditch with Middlebury College’s Quidditch team. Learn how to capture the elusive snitch, score a goal with the quaffle, and throw a bludger at your opponents.

Invented by J.K Rowling and adapted for the muggle world by Middlebury College students, Quidditch is a sport that welcomes all magical abilities!

Fee: $60 for 6-weeks Date: Wednesday’s 3:30-4:30pm.

April 4th through May 9th Location: Middlebury Recreation Park (located behind Mary Hogan Elementary School)

Archery 1

What: A beginner’s introduction to Archery! Learn the fundamentals of range safety, equipment use, stance, shooting and more in a fun and safe environment.

Students will have the opportunity to learn skills as a group and one on one, and practice their new skills on a variety of targets.

When: Two 4 week sessions available, Thursdays 3:30-4:30 April 26th-May 17th and May 31st-June 21st Where: Middlebury Recreation Park Instructor: Melinda Laben is a USA Archery Level 2 certified instructor who has been teaching youth since 2006. Ages 7 & up.

12 students max per class.

Cost is $80.00(Resident) or $92.00(Non-Resident) per 4 week session for each class Register: Online or in person starting August 25th www.middleburyparksandrec.org

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For more info check out www.mmvt.com 56 Main Street • Middlebury, Vt. • 388-7245

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The Panther nine swept a series to earn the program’s first postseason berth since 2011. See Page 1B.

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The temporary bridges plan OK’d by the selectboard on Tuesday is a revised version of a plan officials reviewed in March. That plan called for: • The Merchants Row temporary bridge to be around 60 feet long, endowed with one, 14-foot-wide lane allowing one-way traffic eastbound across the span toward South Pleasant Street. It called (See Bridges, Page 12A)

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By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — The uproar at Middlebury College surrounding Charles Murray’s controversial speaking engagement last month has ignited a conversation — both divisive and necessary, full of conflicting claims and voices — over the value of free speech and the nature of inclusivity not just on campus, but in America today.

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Youth Athletics

Middlebury Area Little League 2018 Baseball and Softball

Online Registration Dates: January 2 - March 15 Cost: $50 per player (max. $75 per family) To Register: visit Middleburyparksandrec.org SPECIAL NOTE – To ensure the continuation of this valuable youth program, Middlebury Area Little League needs YOU! Seeking volunteers for a range of tasks including administrative support, fundraising, coaching, umpiring and much more. Please email middareall@gmail.com if you can help our organization.

Middlebury Area Little League sponsors 4 league levels:

Farm League (ages 4-6) A great first exposure to baseball, Farm League players will meet Saturday mornings to build skills and gain awareness about the game. The focus is fun and caregivers are asked to remain with their player.

Rookie League – (League Ages 6-8) Rookie League teams play an exciting brand of coach-pitch baseball.

Teams will generally meet twice a week and will have an additional game a week once the season gets underway.

Players gain skills that will be helpful to everyone at the next level. There is some travel within Addison County.

Minors Baseball/Softball (League Ages 8- 10) – This is the first level of player-pitch ball. Teams will generally practice two or three times a week with one or two games a week once the season begins. There will be some travel, almost all of it within Addison County.

Majors Baseball/Softball (League Ages 10 -12) - The highest level of Little League play, players can expect to practice several times a week and play in multiple games per week once the season gets underway. There will be travel, some of it outside of Addison County.

There will be mandatory assessments for all Minors and Majors players on Saturday, March 3rd at the Middlebury College Virtue Field House.

11:30am Softball Minors and Majors 12:00pm Baseball Minors and Majors Players must be registered in order to participate.

Parents can register their child at the assessment. For more information email middareall@gmail.com.

Like us on Facebook to stay current on events and information. Not sure of your player’s “League Age”?

Check out www.littleleague.org and search “Age Chart.”

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Youth Athletics

Kindergarten-3rd Grade Panther Lacrosse Clinic

Instructors: Kate Livesay (klivesay@middlebury. edu) Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach and Katie Ritter (kritter@middlebury.edu) Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach and members of the Middlebury College lacrosse teams.

Who: Children in grades 1st through 3rd grade Schedule: All practices will be from 3:15-4:15pm, Mondays April 2nd - April 30th (*no session week of April vacation 4/23) Location: Middlebury College Virtue Field House (Indoor turf area) Cost: $35 Residents $40 Non Residents Description: Varsity lacrosse players and coaches will teach players basic skills such as shooting, passing, and defense during this weekly one hour session. The program will run for 4 weeks

Pre-K and Kindergarten Introduction to Sports

Instructors: Staff from Middlebury Parks and Recreation as well as area coaches Who: Children ages 4-6 Location: Middlebury Recreation Fields 277 Mary Hogan Drive Schedule: Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm May 3rd-June 7th (6 Weeks) Cost: $60 Residents $69 Non-Residents Description: The Middlebury Parks and Recreation department is pleased to offer this program aimed to peak young children’s interest in a variety of sports. Each week we will focus on the basic skills of a new sport while keeping the environment fun and engaging. Sports covered will include basketball, soccer, gymnastics, baseball and tennis! During our last session kids will enjoy a fun day playing all of the games they have learned topped off with a party and a special award for each child.

For more information - please email dhunt@townofmiddlebury.org or call 802-458-8015

Peer Addiction Recovery Support Our mission is to offer peer-to-peer recovery support, social activities, recovery, coaching, education and advocacy to people seeking recovery from substance use disorders, as well as their families and friends.

At the center, our Pathways Guide, staff and volunteers are dedicated to helping those struggling with an opiate addiction.

For a list of scheduled recovery meetings, groups and recovery information, visit: www.turningpointaddisonvt.org

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Youth Athletics GYMNASTICS Instructor: Terri Phelps Phone: (802) 236-1315 Email:terriphelps@ymail.com (yes it is ymail, not gmail) Registration will open Tuesday March 6th at 9:30am, both online and in person. Late registrations will be accepted after this date in the Parks and Recreation office IF there are spots available.

Students will work to improve strength, flexibility, and coordination, as well as skill development in a safe and fun environment. Instruction will be included on uneven bars, beam, floor exercise, springboard, parallel bars, and vault.

Classes will be cancelled if minimum numbers are not met. All classes are held at the municipal gym.

Tuesday and Wednesdays: (10 Weeks) 3/20 – 5/30 (no classes April 24th or 25th) Saturdays: (9 Weeks) 3/17-5/26 (no classes March 31 or April 21st) Preschool (Ages 3-4) Sec A: Saturday 9am

Res $100 Non Res Sec B: Saturday 10am-11pm

Res $100 Non Res Sec C: Saturday 11am-12pm

Res $100 Non Res Young Beginners (Ages 4 ½ - 6) Sec D: Saturday 12pm-1pm

Res $100 Non Res Beginner/Advanced Beginner (Ages 5+) Sec E: Tuesday 3:15pm-4:15pm

Res $100 Non Res Sec F: Wednesday 3:15pm-4:15pm

Res $100 Non Res Sec G: Saturday 1:30pm-2:30pm

Res $100 Non Res Advanced Beginner/Intermediate (Ages 7+) Sec H: Saturday 2:30pm-3:30pm

Res $100 Non Res Intermediate/Advanced Sec I: Tuesday 4:15pm-5:15pm

Res $100 Non Res Sec J: Wednesday 4:15pm-5:15pm

Res $100 Non Res Sec K: Saturday 3:30pm-4:30pm

Res $100 Non Res

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April Break Gymnastics Camps When: April 23rd through the 27th Location: Middlebury Rec. Center Gym, 154 Creek Rd Ages 5+- Times: 9:00-12:00pm

Cost: $125.00 (Half Day) Ages 8+- Times: 1:00-4:00pm Cost: $125.00 (Half Day) Ages 8+- Times: 9:00-4:00pm

Cost: $185.00 (Full Day)

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Drop-In Programs Adult Co-ed 30+ Basketball-

Wednesdays 6:45-8:30 at Midd. Recreation Facility For more information please contact Bryan Jones @ 989-8399 Cost: $2.00 per drop-in or buy punch cards to save money!

Adult Co-ed Volleyball-

Monday’s 6:45-9pm at Midd. Recreation Facility For more information please contact Tom Randall @ 343-2652 Cost: $2.00 per drop-in or buy punch cards to save money!

Tot Time Gym Hours

Who: Children ages 5 and under Location: Midd. Recreation Facility Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am-12pm during school year Cost: $2.00 per drop-in or buy punch cards to save money!

Cost: Suggested $5 donation.

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Age Well Senior Meals

When: First and Third Wed. of the month, 11-1pm Where: Middlebury Recreation Center Who: Open to anyone 60 years up and their spouse of any age.

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Drop-In Programs Inner Wave Silat We promote waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, and provide for the disposal of remaining wastes for our 20 participating towns.

Addison, Bridport, Bristol, Cornwall, Ferrisburgh, Goshen, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven, Orwell, Panton, Ripton, Shoreham, Starksboro, Vergennes, Waltham, Weybridge, Whiting

PROGRAMS

H Solid Waste Planning

H Hazardous Waste Collection

H Product Stewardship Initiatives

H Reuse It or Lose It! (Reuseable Goods)

H Technical Assistance to Businesses & Towns H Compost Bin Sales

H Recycling & Composting Education

CALL US FOR INFORMATION ON: H How to Reduce Waste Generation H Where and How to Recycle H How to Compost at Home H Where to Dispose of Trash

H How to Report Illegal Trash Burning H Household Hazardous Waste

The District Transfer Station accepts:

(Station is open Mon - Fri 7AM to 3PM and Sat 8AM to 1PM)

3 Appliances 3 Asbestos 3 Books 3 Construction and Demolition Debris 3 Cooking Oil 3 Electronic Waste 3 Fluorescent Light Bulbs and Ballasts 3 Food Scraps 3 Furniture and Mattresses 3 Household Hazardous Waste* 3 Household and Automotive Batteries 3 Leaf & Yard Waste 3 Maple Sap Tubing 3 Natural Wood Waste 3 Propane Tanks 3 Reusable Household Goods & Building Materials 3 Scrap Metal 3 Secure Document Destruction 3 Textiles 3 Tires 3 Used Motor Oil, Oil Filters & Antifreeze

*Collected at the Transfer Station Monday through Friday, 8AM to 2PM and Saturday, 8AM to 1PM.

Call us at 388-2333, or visit our website at www.AddisonCountyRecycles.org

Instructor: Michael Bright Contact: 802-377-5159 Who: All abilities welcome When: Friday mornings 9:30-11:00am Where: Middlebury Recreation Center Cost: Please contact instructor for cost Description: Inner Wave Silat is a complete martial art from Indonesia that includes punches, kicks, close quarter combat, yoga, meditation, and weapons training.

Co-ed Dodgeball

Who: Children in Grades K-8, Adults are encouraged to attend as well!

Schedule: Friday’s from 3:30-5:00 starting March 16th Location: Middlebury Recreation Center, 154 Creek Road Cost: Suggested Drop-in Fee of $2.00 per meeting What: We are pleased to be offering drop in dodgeball again this spring! Kids can either ride the ACTR bus to Lacrosse Drive from Mary Hogan for afternoons of dodgeball fun. No need to register, just attend the weeks you would like to participate.

Health, Wellness & Fitness Zumba

Instructor: Amanda Payne apayne.zumba@gmail.com 802-349-5964 Schedule: Monday and Wednesday 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Location: Middlebury Recreation Center Gym, 154 Creek Road Cost: $10 for a drop in, $40.00 for a 6 class punch card or $75.00 for a 12 class punch card.

Description: Zumba is a high energy workout that is more fun than it is work! A dance party vibe with lots of fun people! All skill levels are welcome; you do not need to have any sort of background in dance!

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Health, Wellness & Fitness

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L’il Sprouts Yoga for Kids

Instructor: Lynn Kiel- lbkiel@me.com- 314-608-7275 Who: Children Ages 3-5 (older 2’s welcome!)

Dates and time: Wednesdays 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Session 5: 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 *(Classes are designed to be taken in succession building on each session. Classes will run throughout the year but you can join in at anytime! Repetition builds retention.)

Location: Multi-Purpose Room at Middlebury Recreation Center Cost per session: Resident- $50 Non-Resident- $57.50 Brief Description of Class: Program is designed to introduce yoga to kids (ages 2-5) in a fun, playful & silly manner. I use music, stories and play to engage their hearts and minds as well as their bodies. Classes are noisy and high energy most of the time but also have an element of calm teaching kids self-control and how to listen to their bodies. All they need to do is kick off their shoes and have fun!

Friday Morning Yoga

Instructor: Jaime Parmelee Contact: jaimeparmelee@gmail.com Who: All abilities welcome!

When: Ongoing on Fridays, 8-9am Location: Middlebury Recreation Center Cost: $15 per drop-in.

Fitness Boot Camp

Instructor: Ginger Lambert: www.gingerlambert.com, 802-343-7160 Schedule: Saturdays 8:00-9:00AM Location: Middlebury Rec. Center Gym 154 Creek Rd. Cost: $12 drop in or $60 for 6 classes Description: This workout is never boring! High intensity/interval stations using kettle bells, jump ropes, hula hoops, body weight, dumbbells, and more.

We build strength, agility, cardiovascular endurance, balance and coordination. Great camaraderie if you like working out with others. Class will move out doors to Weybridge as soon as weather permits. Check website for outdoor date, www.gingerlambert.com

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Health, Wellness & Fitness

CALLING ALL CYCLISTS! Bike Smart Training, April 16-20- Get ready for a bikapalooza of a week at the Mary Hogan School side lot. Kohl’s Bike Smart Trailer on hand for kids to borrow bikes and helmets or they can bring their own bikes during Mary Hogan School PE classes and some after-school special sessions. Helmets and safety gear available (some free, some low cost). Hosted by Middlebury Safe Routes with support from Local Motion and Frog Hollow Bikes.

Bike & Outdoor Gear Swap & Sale, Fri May 4, 3-6 pm and Sat May 5, 9 am- 12 pm - Cannon Park. Drop off bikes you wish to give away or sell on consignment at Frog Hollow Bikes Monday April 30 to noon Fri May 4.

Look for displays from local groups and great deals at Frog Hollow Bikes, Middlebury Mountaineer and Forth and Goal. Proceeds benefit Middlebury Safe Routes.

Kelly Boe Memorial Bike Ride, Wed. May 9, 4 pm, departs MUHS Lot -A slow-paced bike ride in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roads, including Middlebury’s Kelly Boe for which the ride was started and named. Goes through Middlebury and Weybridge via Weybridge St and Hamilton Rd, escorted by police and returns to MUHS

by about 5 pm. Rain date May 11.

Middlebury Safe Routes hosts “Walk and Roll to School Day” first Wednesday of month, monitors traffic patterns and student travel behavior, plans activities to teach bike skills and rules of the road, and recommends improvements to Middlebury’s roads, parking lots, drop offs, sidewalks, crosswalks, traffic lights, signage, bus routes, bike routes, bike racks, and more.

Walk/Bike Council of Addison County: The Walk/ Bike Council is a county-wide, citizen-led advisory group which meets every 6-8 weeks in Middlebury.

The Council seeks to build momentum and capacity for safer walking and biking to our towns and villages.

Council members work with state and regional agencies, municipal staff, schools and other interested community partners. We have a great team on the ground but we are looking for representatives from a number of towns/regions in the County. We would also welcome a youth representative. Anyone interested should visit www.walkbikeaddison.org or email Claire Tebbs: ctebbs@acrpc.org

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Free Senior Programs SUN STYLE TAI CHi Moderate-Advanced Level

Certified Instructor: Karen Glauber Dates: March 1 -April 30, 2018.

Mondays AND Thursdays 10:30-11:30am Location: Town of Middlebury Recreation Facility, 154 Creek Rd, Middlebury To register or to inquire about joining the class, contact Karen Glauber at (802)989-7532 What: This class is designed for people who have completed levels 1 and 2 of the Sun Style Tai Chi for Fall Prevention. It will revisit the Tai Chi forms that have been taught in levels 1 and 2 courses, with greater depth into Tai Chi principles, and alignment.

We will look at the subtlety of the forms and how to have greater flow between the forms. The Eight Treasures Qi Gong will be included in our practice.

Mindfulness practices will be explored and developed through our Tai Chi practice. This course can improve strength, balance, agility, flexibility. and range of motion through the slow, flowing Tai Chi movements, Current research suggests that the ancient healing art of Tai Chi harmonizes mind, body, and subtle energies in the body, and has been shown to reduce inflammatory illnesses, heart disease, diabetes, and

Tai Chi for Beginners

Instructor: Susan Wallis, Tai Chi Vermont and Tai Chi for Health Institute Certified To register: Contact instructor by e mail at swallis@wcvt.com or by phone: (802) 453 5600 Dates and Time: Thursdays noon to 1 PM. Feb. 15, 2018 - June 14, 2018 Age: Adult Location: Middlebury Parks and Recreation Building, Multi-Purpose room, 154 Creek Road, Middlebury Cost: Free Class Description: This is a continuation of the Tai Chi for Beginners’ class that started Sept. 15, 2017.

Beginners welcome but some experience with Sun-style tai chi helpful. Tai chi improves balance, strengthens legs and decreases chances of falling. It calms the mind and contributes to a heightened sense of well-being.

Sun-Style 73 Forms Tai Chi

Instructor: Susan Wallis, Tai Chi Vermont and Tai Chi for Health Institute Certified To Register: Contact instructor by e mail at swallis@ wcvt.com or by telephone: (802) 453 5600 Dates and Time: Thursdays 1:15 - 2:15.

Feb. 15, 2018 - June 14, 2018 Location: Middlebury Parks and Recreation Building, Multi-Purpose Room, 154 Creek Road.

Cost: Free Class Description: This is an intermediate, ongoing class. Anyone with experience in the 73 Forms is invited.

high blood pressure while promoting feelings of wellbeing.

This program is a joint sponsorship by Age Well and the Middlebury Town Recreation Department, and is extended to all 50 years of age and older at no charge.

Donations to sustain the program are welcome and can be mailed directly to Age Well, 76 Pearl St, Suite 201, Essex Junction, VT 05452.

Cost: Free What: This is a continuation of the 73 set that started in September 2016. It is open to continuing participants and to anyone with some background in the 73.

Bone Builders Osteoporosis Exercise Program

Who: Adults ages 55+ Schedule: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 3:00-4:00pm Location: Middlebury Recreation Center 154 Creek Rd Cost: Absolutely Free!

What: Bone Builders is a strength training and balance exercise program for men and women designed to address the issue of osteoporosis.

The program is delivered by trained and certified volunteers. Individuals that participated in a weight training program twice weekly gained in bone density, muscle strength, balance, flexibility, energy and well being.

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Special Events/Interests on Halladay Rd. 5 classes per session. Teens welcome.

Hours 6-8PM. Sess. 3- Mondays March 26-April 30 (no class on Apr 16), Tuition $125 Sess. 4- Mondays May 7-June 11 (no class on May 28), Tuition $125

Middlebury Studio School Adult Art and Clay Classes

When: Thursdays 6-8pm Sess. 3- March 15-Apr 12 Sess. 4- Apr 19-May 17 Sess. 5- May 24-June 21 Location: Classes will be held at 2377 Rte. 7 South. Teens welcome. Hours 6-8PM, 5 classes, Cost: Tuition $150

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Monday Night Oil Painting Instructor: Mary Lower This class is for both the beginner and the more experienced oil painter. Working from observation, students will begin by blocking in the composition focusing on placement, proportion, space, and the dynamics of design. Value, intensity, and temperature of color will be emphasized. Instruction will include demonstrations, examples from art history and individual critiques. Oil painting supplies will be provided. Classes will be held at Mary Lower’s studio

Thursday Mixed Media/Pastels Instructor: Sean Dye Have you ever been mesmerized by a pastel painting?

Pure pastel pigment sits vibrantly on the surface. Learn how to effectively use under-painting. Make your own painting using some of Sean’s favorite combinations of materials. Through demonstration and instruction Sean will explain how and why certain supplies were used. Panels, paper, pastels, paint and alternative materials will be provided. Please bring sketches, still life or reference photos.

The Aurora Learning Center and Middlingo will be offering week long summer camps beginning on June 18th and continuing through August 24th. Each week long camp will offer a different experience and will be constructed around a specific theme.

From Chinese crafts and cooking to science, nature and a “Festival on the Green” camp, there should be something for everybody to enjoy and get excited about. Please contact Katie McMurray at the Aurora Learning Center, 388-2637, for details regarding theme weeks and tuition. Leave a message and someone will be sure to get back to you within 24 hours!

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Special Events/Interests Kids Obstacle Course Race

Saturday June 2nd, 2018 Sign your children up for the kid’s obstacle course race. We encourage kids to exercise by jumping, running and helping each other out. Throughout the race the kids conquer obstacles just their size, going over walls as well as under and through things.

Climbing, balancing, carrying, pulling and pushing things are all skills that we be emphasized. First we will do a walkthrough of the course and answer any questions participants might have and then we will do a stretch and warm up and then start the race. It will be broken up in three different age groups.

KIDS AGES 3 TO 5 TIGERS-9:30 -10:30 For children ages 3 through 5, The Kids OCR Race includes 100 yard dash followed by a series of fun obstacles that are just their size a pit of bubbles and bouncy house. * The younger kids will be grouped together

KIDS AGES 6 TO 8 LIONS- 10:30-11:30 For racers aged 6-8 years old, racers will tackle a One-Mile run. Racers will encounter fun obstacles throughout the course and a pit of bubbles bouncy house water and mud.

KIDS AGES 9 TO 11 BEARS- 11:30- 12:30 For racers aged 9-11 years old, racers will tackle a One-Mile run. Racers will encounter fun obstacles throughout the course and a pit of bubbles mud and water too.

All Kids OCR will receive a Kids OCR T-Shirt and Finisher medal at the end of the last Race!

Additional Course Details: a towel, change of clothes and a bag to put dirty clothes in if they get muddy. Obstacles will be optional. * If you feel that your kid can run a mile and is younger, feel free to sign them up for the older race. You feel that your kid can’t run a mile, feel free to sign them up for the shorter race. You know your kid best. * Dress your Kids accordingly to weather/ if weather is real bad then we will reschedule Cost is $35.(Resident) or $40 (Non-Resident)

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Special Events/Interests Intermediate Line Dancing Lessons

Beginner’s Line Dancing Lessons

For all ages – Beginner Level (No Pre-requisites) Instructor: Andrea Warren Phone: 802-870-0324 Email: goodtimelinedancingvt@gmail.com Learn to Line Dance with Good Time Line Dancing! Join us for a 5-week session of beginner line dancing lessons.

Each dance is broken down into step-by-step instructions and then reviewed to the music (country, pop and rock genres). A new dance is taught weekly and all dances will be reviewed on week 5. Line Dancing is a great source of exercise and a fun escape from cabin fever!

Participants will need to bring comfortable clothing shoes for dancing. Music, speakers, and instructions will be provided.

Fee: $5 per class, or $20 for 5 class pass Dates: Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.

March 6 – April 23, 2018 Location: Middlebury Parks and Recreation Building, 154 Creek Road, Multi-Purpose Room

All ages 13 and older – Intermediate Level Instructor: Andrea Warren Phone: 802-870-0324 Email: goodtimelinedancingvt@gmail.com Line Dance with Good Time Line Dancing! Join us for a 5-week session of intermediate line dancing lessons.

Each dance is broken down into step-by-step instructions that then reviewed to the music (country, pop, and rock genres). Dances range from beginner improver to highintermediate. A new dance is taught weekly and all dances will be reviewed on week 5. Line Dancing is a great source of exercise and a fun escape from cabin fever!

Participants will need to bring comfortable clothing shoes for dancing. Music, speakers, and instructions will be provided.

Fee: $5 per class, or $20 for 5 class pass Dates: Saturdays 1:30-3:00 p.m.

March 10 – April 7, 2018 Location: Middlebury Parks and Recreation Building, 154 Creek Road, Multi-Purpose Room

Chess Club of Addison County:

Wednesdays, February 7th through April 25th, 3:30 to 4:45 and 6:30 to 8:30.

Drop-in fee $2 per participant per session.

2018 Vermont Amateur Chess Championship ( a tournament open to USCF members): Saturday, November 3, 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.

West African Dance Class

Instructor: Seny Daffe Contact: senydaffe4@gmail.com 802-349-5941; 802-453-5664 Who: Ages 15 and Up Schedule: Thursdays 5:30-7:00pm on-going Location: Middlebury Recreation Center Cost: $15.00 per class Description: Seny Daffe grew up in Guinea, West Africa where dancing and drumming are inseparable from their culture. He was trained by various master instructors of these arts and has taught throughout W. Africa, Europe and the U.S. This will be an exciting, lively class for all levels of experience, accompanied by live drumming.

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Special Events/Interests DOG TRAINING: Bestbuddyk9training.com

SIGN UP directly for classes online at middleburyparksandrec.org AND to COMPLETE THE SIGN UP process send an email to: bestbuddyk9training@gmail. com to let our trainer know you are in.

ALL CLASSES: April 15-May 27 on Sundays PUPPY KINDERGARTEN. Class One, April 15, is the Seminar on Dog Learning & Behavior, which is required for all classes, and is without your dog.10-11:15am. The following six session are 9am9:45 (4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27) Ages 10-20 weeks by April 22.

Off-leash play and training is critical to your dog’s socialization, which prevents fears and problems later in life. Puppies MUST be socialized with other friendly dogs and adults correctly by four months and continue, to create a well-balanced adult dog that is able to be comfortable around all types of people and other dogs. $85 Res, $89 NonRes. Adult Dog 1 10:00 - 11:00 Class One, April 15, is without your dog 10-11:25 Ages 5 months or older. Learn new skills or brush up on old ones to get your dog to pay attention to you in the face of distractions. Learning to get attention along with teaching cues such as sit, down, stay, come, leave it, drop it, heal, and change directions, will strengthen your communication and bond with your dog to create

a dynamic human dog team! No overly aggressive or overly barky dogs please. $95 resident, $109.25 for nonresidents.

Adult Dog II: Sundays 11:20-12:20 meets OUTSIDE into real life situations where skills need to be applied.

Outdoor recall and training cues are a major focus, and with the distractions and outdoor activity, your dog will learn to listen in many situations. Expand on lessons learned in Level 1, and learn fun games to play with dogs of any age. Our goal is to enable owners to enjoy their dog’s joy for life by re-channeling the dog’s exuberance or poor responsiveness to owners, into equally enthusiastic obedience. Emphasis is based on super-prompt sits and downs, reliable rock-solid stays, and controlled on-leash walking and heeling. Pre-requisite: Adult Dog Level I. Dogs must be friendly with other dogs and people. $95 residents, $109.25 Supply list for classes: Up to Date Copy of Vet Records. *Adults must have current rabies vaccination; puppies must have first two rounds of DHLPP or DHPP. This is a great family activity. Your dog’s regular collar and leash but no choke or prongs please, about 100 pea size training treats, and for strong pullers get the Deluxe Easy Walk Harness available at Amazon.com, and a training pouch is also helpful. Bring your family. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

Clean courts all mud season long.

Middlebury Indoor Tennis.

Group Clinics & Private Lessons for Youth & Adults

Youth clinics available for your 4 years of age through high school — year round Youth Tennis club starts March, 19th - April 18th, Mon. & Wed. 3:30-5p.m., 6th - 9th grade, free Adult clinics available Mon - Friday—year round.

Weekly Drop-in Times, Sun. - Thurs.

Men’s Night Mon. 7-8:30p.m.

Ladies Night Wed. at 5:30 - 7p.m.

Lunch Bunch Wed. 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m. Senior Drop-in Tues. & Thurs. 12p.m.-1:30p.m.

Family Play Sun.at 10:30a.m. - 12p.m. Adult Clinic Drop-in Tues. 6-7p.m., Wed 8:30a.m. - 9:30a.m.

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