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ADDISON COUNTY

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Vol. 30 No. 47

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, April 8, 2019

Paid family leave law takes steps toward reality in Vt. Disc sport takes flight

• Utlimate, the game played with a flying disc, moves from a club activity to a varsity sport at MUHS. See Page 20.

Search on for new teen center leader

Rep. Scheu was leader in promoting bill H.107

By JOHN FLOWERS, Addison Independent, and XANDER LANDEN, VTDigger MONTPELIER — The Vermont House late last week advanced legislation that would establish a statewide paid family leave benefit funded by a payroll tax paid by workers, or employers who volunteer to cover the cost. In a vote of 92-52 on Friday, lawmakers approved the program, which

would be administered by a private insurance carrier and grant employees 12 weeks of family leave or eight weeks of medical leave per year. The body gave final approval on Friday. While the paid family leave bill, H.107, won a wide margin of support, the vote demonstrated that Democrats may fall just short of the support they would need to revive the measure if the bill is vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott. Rep. Robin Scheu, D-Middlebury, was lead sponsor of H.107. A member of the House Ways & Means Committee, (See Family leave, Page 26)

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Couple recovering after attack by rabid coyote By JOHN FLOWERS SALISBURY — George Gilman, 79, has harvested game and wood from his property off Hubbard Road in Salisbury for decades. He’s dealt with everything Mother Nature could throw at him. He remains undefeated, but a little worse for wear, in the aftermath of an attack by a rabid coyote on Monday, April 1. He and his wife Priscilla, 76, are now going through a progression of rabies shots after having been bitten by the coyote, which George was able to kill with a shotgun blast so that its remains could be tested at the Vermont Department of Health lab in Burlington. “I think it was an isolated thing, but I do keep a closer watch,” (See Rabid coyote, Page 26)

• Around 12 candidates have applied thus far for the post serving Middlebury-area youth. See Page 2.

Salisbury eyes conservation fund • A local couple has provided seed money for a plan to preserve important parcels. See Page 3.

Taking the lead Civic-minded youth recognized • More than two dozen Salisbury Community School students win the Good Citizen Challenge. See Page 23.

THE VANGUARD OF the “Next Steps Climate Solutions Walk” leaves the Middlebury town green Friday morning to begin the first leg of a five-day, 65-mile walk to Montpelier. More than 270 climate justice activists signed up to make the 350Vermont-sponsored walk in order to bring attention to the climate change crisis and highlight solutions. See more photos on Page 15. Independent photo/Steve James

Clean water, low milk prices put dairy in a bind By MICHAEL FRETT St. Albans Messenger JAY — Dairy farmers have a role in the water quality debate in Vermont, but they might not survive to participate in that debate if market pressures continue as they are. These conclusions could be drawn from presentations at the Jay

Peak resort last week, where, after state officials opened the Agency of Agriculture’s Northern Tier Dairy Summit on Monday, three work groups were invited to present abridged versions of their reports to the 150 dairy farmers and many others in the audience. The first of those workgroups, the Vermont Dairy and Water

Collaborative, presented their call to action studying the intersection of stabilizing agriculture and improving water quality in Vermont. “We all know the importance of ag in this state,” said Mark Magnan, a dairy farmer from Fairfield and one of five farmers in the collaborative working group. “I also think we’re

all here today because we know the importance that ag plays in water quality.” Per their report, farmers’ roles in land stewardship meant that, through conservation-minded practices, farmers could positively impact their respective watersheds. At the same time, however, that (See Dairy farming, Page 18)

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Fire destroys home off Rt. 17 in Addison By ANDY KIRKALDY to the other end,” Clark said, addADDISON — Firefighters from ing, “It was the fastest I’ve ever Addison, Bridport and Vergennes seen. I’ve never seen a structure go on Wednesday evening responded that quickly.” to a home fire on Route 17 near Firefighters found the closest Lake Champlain, but were unable wall of a garage about 15 to 20 to save the structure from what feet west of the home beginning to Addison Fire Chief Brad Clark burn, but were able to put out that called the fastest-moving blaze he fire and preserve that building. has seen in his 36 years serving the But the home and just about department. everything inside were lost. The doublewide home destroyed “We were able to save a few photo was on the Chimney Point Farm, albums,” Clark said. about a half-mile As of late on north of the ChamThursday county fire plain Bridge marina, “The biggest investigators had not and owned and occu- thing is that yet determined the pied by Peter Smith. smoke detectors cause of the fire. Clark said firefighters “We’re waiting on were called out at save lives.” the results of their — Addison Fire findings,” Clark said. about 5 p.m. and Chief Brad Clark could do little by All five of the Adthe time they arrived dison department’s shortly afterward. trucks and about “At the point we got there it was two-dozen Addison firefighters just to protect other structures,” responded, plus five Bridport and said Clark, who arrived from his four Vergennes trucks and firejob in Vergennes just after the first fighters from those departments. wave of responders and added, Firefighters were on the scene for “According to the guys who got a little more than four hours. there the house was pretty well Home fires are relatively rare in involved.” Addison, but it was the second in No one was injured, and Clark Addison in recent weeks and during said the only home occupant inside Clark’s tenure as chief, which began at the time escaped the fire after in January, when he took over from hearing a smoke detector sound. longtime department head Chris “The biggest thing is that smoke Mulliss. detectors save lives,” Clark said. The other fire came in March and The fire spread quickly through also damaged a doublewide, that the one-story home because of one on Town House Road. But withwinds from the west that gusted up out wind like this past Wednesday’s, to 40 mph. Clark said firefighters Clark said damage was still major, believe the fire started in the but more limited. The most recent home’s west end, and the windy fire in Addison before then came in conditions quickly fanned the July 2018. flames. “Two fires in a couple months is a “It pushed the fire right through lot for us,” Clark said.

Governor, diplomat, writer

FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR and three-term Vermont Gov. Madeleine May Kunin signs copies of her memoir, “Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties,” after giving a talk to a room full of 90 people at the Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury on March 26. Two Otter Creek residents were former classmates with Madeleine at U Mass Amherst, and shared memories. Other residents had connections with her from their careers at both UVM and the National Audubon Society.

Photo courtesy of Suzanne Bennett

New teen center leader sought Middlebury’s ACT solicits candidates By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Addison Central Teens (ACT) is in the market for a new executive director, and those interested in the job still have time to apply. Former director Zoe Kaslow stepped down from the position three months ago after just short of a year on the job. She enjoyed her time with

the organization but elected to take a post with Planned Parenthood, according to ACT board President Al Zaccor. Addison Central Teens operates a teen center at 77 Mary Hogan Drive in which Middlebury-area teens can hang out and sample safe, supervised after-school programs. The organization also runs a summer camp, special events, and has forged strong partnerships with Middlebury College, Middlebury Union High School, the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center,

Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department and Middlebury Indoor Tennis, among others. Zaccor said around a dozen people have applied for the director’s vacancy thus far, and the board will likely start interviewing the most promising prospects within the next few weeks. But he stressed resumés are still being accepted and should be emailed to rpoduschnick@addisoncountypcc.org. In the meantime, Zaccor said ACT’s teen center and programming will continue unabated. Devon Karpak is serving as the organization’s interim program manager. AmeriCorps volunteer Cicilia Robison, a recent Middlebury College graduate, is providing additional support to ensure visiting teens are well served. “We’ve had very strong numbers this year,” Karpak said of student participation in recent months. “We have a good group of kids.” The teen center has been drawing an average of 15-20 students during its open hours of 3-6 p.m., according to Karpak. The center is available to youths in grades 2-12 and operates each afternoon that classes are in session in the Addison Central School District. ACT’s diverse programming is both recreational and educational, covering such topics as financial literacy, cooking, movies, and boat building. Attendees can also just hang out, do homework and play games. The center also hosts an LGBTQIA group. More information about ACT can be found at middteens.org. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Report: Construction didn’t hurt Middlebury buildings MIDDLEBURY — A Massachusetts-based company charged with monitoring the condition of buildings in downtown Middlebury has issued a report stating those structures weren’t adversely affected by preliminary construction work on the Main Street and Merchants Row rail bridges project. That news was confirmed on Friday by Jim Gish, community liaison for the $72 million Middlebury rail bridges project, which will get into full swing this summer after a couple of years of preliminary work that largely involved excavating a drainage system for the rail line that borders Otter Creek. Owners and stewards of buildings closest to the project area voiced concerns about how construction blasting and use of heavy equipment might affect the structural integrity of the vulnerable buildings, including the National Bank of Middlebury, the Post Office, St. Stephen’s Church, the Seymour Street fire station, the Gas House (aka the stone building at the bottom of Printer’s Alley), and the former State Farm Insurance offices in the Marble Works next to Round Robin. The company Geocomp put in place seismograph machines, crack gauges, and acoustic mi-

crophones to monitor in real time the impacts of 2018 construction, according to Gish. The company documented every preexisting structural defect with photographs and written notes. The buildings were then continuously monitored throughout the year. Last week, Geocomp was back in town to give the buildings a thorough inspection. “When their work was completed on Wednesday afternoon, they could report that the post-construction condition of each building was unchanged,” Gish reported in his most recent email update on the project. The buildings are, of course, not out of the woods quite yet; there remain another three years of construction to go before the two rail overpasses will be replaced by a concrete tunnel. But the early news is good. Gish said Geocomp will be back in Middlebury in a couple of months to prepare downtown buildings for the main project that will kick off this summer. In other rail-related news, the organization Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects has received wood from the trees removed last months from the rail corridor between Cross Street and Elm Street. A new passenger rail platform will eventually be built in that vicinity.

Salisbury conservation fund pitched Advocates note benefits of protecting key parcels in community By JOHN FLOWERS Proposed fund uses include: SALISBURY — Members of • Protecting and enhancing town the Salisbury Conservation Com- water resources, including surface mission are pitching the idea of a and ground waters, riparian and local conservation fund that would shoreland areas, floodplains and allow the community to perpetually river corridors. protect select local properties that • Supporting biological diversity have special environmental, scenic, and protecting and enhancing wildrecreational, agricultural and/or life habitat. wildlife qualities. • Providing outdoor Local residents recreational opportuPreston and Chris “We need to live nities. Turner have gener- mindful of the • S p e a r h e a d i n g ously donated $5,000 conservation projects. in seed money for the planet that gives • Providing local proposed fund, ac- us life.” matching funds need— Heidi Willis ed to leverage private, cording to commission member Heidi Willis. state or federal grants Preston serves on the for significant conserconservation commission, while vation projects. Chris is the community’s Green-Up • Purchasing lands or conserDay organizer. vation easements in Salisbury, in “It’s in the birthing stages,” Willis cooperation with landowners and/or stressed of the fund. nonprofit organizations. Organizers recently presented the “A major benefit of this Conservatown selectboard with ideas on how tion Fund is that it will help attract to subsidize and use the proposed additional funds for conservation fund. They said the fund could be projects because many state, federal sweetened through occasional vol- and private sources of conservation untary contributions, fundraising, funding require a financial match grants from public or private sourc- from the community,” conservation es, and/or municipal funds voted at fund boosters stated in a recent proannual or special town meetings. posal narrative. “The conservation Neighboring Middlebury is one of fund positions our town to take several Addison County communi- advantage of these opportunities ties to maintain a conservation fund. for the benefit of current and future

generations.” The conservation commission would manage the funds. Transactions would need selectboard approval. Willis hopes the fund earns townwide support and continues to grow to benefit future generations of Salisbury residents. “We need to live mindful of the planet that gives us life,” she said. In other Salisbury Conservation Commission news, the panel is working with its counterparts in neighboring communities, and with state environmental officials, to re-designate the so-called “Cornwall Swamp” as a Class 1 wetland. Cornwall Swamp Wildlife Management Area is currently designated a Class 2 wetland. It’s located along the west bank of Otter Creek in the towns of Cornwall and Whiting. It’s part of a vast swamp in the flatlands of the Otter Creek Valley. The 1,566-acre wildlife management area is part of a larger wetland that touches Middlebury, Leicester, Brandon and several other communities, Willis noted. Advocates said a Class 1 designation — which must be granted by the state Legislature — would give greater protections to the swamp area, which Willis called a “jewel of its kind” in New England.

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No time to waste on inaction As 120 hearty souls make their way from Middlebury to Montpelier for the five-day Next Steps climate walk, the purpose will come into focus on the steps of the state capital this Tuesday: there’s no more time to waste on political inaction. “Climate delayers aren’t much better than climate deniers,” Tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, a few weeks ago. “With either one if they get their way, we’re toast.” It’s an argument those at the forefront of the movement are hammering home — and students are among those most attuned. Vermont students picked up on the theme last month as they staged a statewide protest on March 15 with more than 200 students from half a dozen high schools, including Mount Abraham middle and high school as well as Middlebury College students, marching to the state capitol. At the press conference held that Friday afternoon, students expressed frustration with the lack of action taken on the issue. According to a report in the Montpelier-Barre Times Argus, Gabe Groveman, a student at Montpelier High School, “described hurricanes in the Caribbean, droughts and wildfires in California and increased ticks in Vermont as impacts of climate change already being felt,” and then asked the question: “How much longer will the list have to get for us to finally take action and do something?” It’s a question those same students put to Democratic House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, which elicited an answer befit of her climate-delayer status. According to the Times Argus, she told the students one of the “hurdles” in “enacting climate change legislation is that there are many issues — such as child care, clean water, and the mental health crisis — competing for limited state dollars.” Later, she told the students the state would not have time to pursue significant legislation this year to curb the state’s carbon footprint. Students were not impressed. Noting that Johnson said the House “doesn’t have time for a carbon tax,” Montpelier High School sophomore Maple Perchlik countered: “What do they have time for, then? We, the youth, are ready to see the solution for this climate crisis, because doing nothing is not an option.” According to the same report, Max Sabo, a U-32 senior, also noted that “the top five priorities of House Democrats this session did not include any proposed action on climate change.” Even in progressive Vermont. Even with a Democratic majority in the Legislature that is veto proof. Still almost no meaningful action will be taken. What needs to happen? We need a tax on carbon that has a dual purpose: to tax a substance harmful to our environment that subsequently raises funds to promote programs that reduce our carbon footprint: developing renewable energy programs, promoting weatherization and other programs to make where we live and work more energy-efficient, and to devise programs that will reduce carbon emissions in our automobiles or reduce our use of the same. Less won’t move the needle. There was such a bill making the rounds in Montpelier earlier this year. Rep. Diana Gonzalez, P/D-Winooski, has said the state needs to redirect money going out of state to pay for fossil fuels for heating and transportation, which account for over 70 percent of Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions. She said the carbon tax and reinvest bill, H.477, she sponsored would redirect $1.6 billion to the state’s economy. That’s the type of bold action that’s needed in Vermont, in the nation, and throughout the world, if we are to have any hope of avoiding worst case scenarios — which are becoming daily realities right before our eyes: Wild fires every year, melting ice caps, floods in the Midwest, island nations becoming engulfed in rising seas. It’s difficult to put aside the pressing issues of the day — affordable housing, childcare, education, health care, etc., — to focus on an issue that still seems decades away. But that time has come: It’s too late to keep delaying; too late for inaction; too late for more excuses. What can you do? Listen to what these climate marchers say in Montpelier this Tuesday. Become attuned to the issue as if it’s the most important issue of your time, because it is. And start pressing for action. The only hope is people becoming involved and forcing the issue, because, as we’ve seen, politicians are beholden to other issues with much stronger lobbyists — the Earth only has the citizenry, and it’s up against tough odds. Angelo Lynn

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Marching for action

OVER 150 PEOPLE gathered Friday morning in Middlebury’s common to kick-off a five-day climate march to Monpelier. The march was organized by 350Vermont with a mission to motivate legislators in Vermont to actively address climate change issues.

Independent photo/Angelo Lynn

Letters to the Editor Hearing set to explore future of Brandon public trails Please come to the public hearing on April 8, at 6:30 p.m., at the Brandon Town Hall to save our public trails in Brandon. Please also write to the Brandon Selectboard at 49 Center Street, Brandon, VT 05733, to express your wishes to keep our Brandon public lands available for public use. The Selectboard is considering a request to give away a trail on Pearl Street. Class 4 roads are the roads of yesteryear that were not upgraded

to current road standards because they weren’t needed. The Brandon Selectboard can vote to give them away or convert them to public trails, requiring no town maintenance. If this request goes through, others may make a similar request and we could lose our history and our trails all over town. Other towns in the state have proactively converted their old roads to public trails, preserving them forever. Come to the meeting

and write to the Selectboard and let them know we don’t want our trails givean away. Everyone is welcome that has an interest in the trails and it is not required that you are from Brandon. These trails are the history of our town and should be preserved for many future generations to enjoy. I hope to see you on April 8th at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Hall. Sharon Stearns Brandon

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Why take the college application process seriously?

Like many of you, I cannot stop reading about the massive college admission scandal dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues” by the FBI. The FBI. It’s hard to believe getting into college is now associated with undercover operations and federal offenses. As I dig through the details of parents, coaches, test proctors, and one morally bankrupt college admission counselor, I am appalled and furious at the self-absorbed people involved in this unbelievable betrayal of college admission. As a college admission counselor, teacher, and former guidance counselor I want to share another side to this story. I want to talk about what the young adults involved in this scam missed out on and what an honest college search and application process offers the rest of us. The students caught up in this scandal were robbed the journey of self-discovery that evolves from an authentic college search. I ask students I work with to ask themselves questions they often cannot readily answer: What are you looking for in your college experiences, what passions drive you, what kind of environment will help you thrive? Some students answer tentatively, some have no idea. Some students answer with confidence and then

completely change their mind over termination that gets these students the following six months. But over through college, something only 47 the course of our time together, percent of students who start college pushed to research and visit colleges actually do. and repeatedly analyze what they The students caught up in the read, see and hear, they come to scandal will not develop the resilientheir own answers. And cy and perspective that it’s always a revelation comes from dealing worth the time and with a college rejeceffort it takes. tion. (Good practice The students caught for other rejections up in the scandal that will inevitably This week’s Com- come.) Nor will they missed the opportunity to develop grit and munity Forum is by experience the self-addetermination that Andrea L. Torello, vocacy that is inherent Guidance in choosing which of comes from challeng- former counselor at Rice their multiple college ing themselves. The Memorial High acceptances they will students I work with set their own (reasonable) School and Senior respond yes to. Many goals for their SAT and Associate with Strat- of my students go to ACT tests, study over egies for College. multiple Accepted Stua prolonged period of dents Days and spend time, and take the test the month of April multiple times. When their scores go weighing their offers and deciding up, they are proud of their progress. which one is the best fit for them. And oh-by-the-way, they actually This is an invaluable life lesson filled in a few holes in their math that will serve these students well learning and increased their vocab- throughout adulthood. ulary along the way. They challenge Finally, the students caught up in themselves with more rigorous this scandal’s greatest loss is their coursework in the subjects they own sense of agency. There is so are most interested in. Not because much joy and celebration in a hardit looks good on their application, earned college acceptance. I see it but because it will prepare them for all the time in students’ eyes, I hear the more rigorous expectations of it in their voice, and I can tell by college. This is the same grit and de- the number of “!!!!” in their emails.

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Letters to the Editor Consider the benefits of using solar energy, again

I hear people say that they can’t afford solar. Wrong. It costs more to keep paying the current electric rates at around $0.15/kWh than to get solar electric panels. However, this past year has been very cloudy. Lets say, using my approximate numbers, that your electric bill was an average of $80/month and panels to cover your usage would cost $15,000. First deduct the 30 percent Federal incentive. Then, if you have savings in the bank at close to zero percentage (which doesn’t pay for

inflation), it is OK to use some of that to save more on something else, like a down payment, you should be able to get a bank loan very close to the $80/mo. Search around for a loan with payments of $75/mo. That means 80 minus 75 equals 5 dollars saved, in the bank, unspent. The first day I had them I was saving money. In other words, it is costing you money not to get electric solar, unless global warming causes more clouds. The Federal incentive goes down each year, it might be 25 percent next year, so call up now. They

are guaranteed for 25 years. Cut down the trees that would shade your location. Don’t put them too high on the roof so you can’t use a roof rake to get snow off them. Put a fence around them so the horses don’t kick them. Then you can consider all the fossil fuel you aren’t burning and causing CO2 . Then get enough panels to support your electric car and drive for free. To heat your house there are a lot of things to consider. Peter Grant Bristol

Invest in community programs that help the poor Being poor is hard. Asking for help is hard. Meeting new people and navigating tough systems when you are at a low point is demoralizing. Asking for welfare to feed and house your baby makes you a failure in many people’s eyes. Systems to help people have their own challenges: the people who have, tell people who don’t have, what to do. So many people who live in generational poverty have been failed by these systems — schools, doctors and state systems. Not because they are bad or lazy or dumb, but because the systems are not made for or by them. We live in a culture where being poor is often blamed on

the individual living in poverty. This could not be further from the truth. The poorest people in our country are people of color, women and children. This does not mean that there are not poor white men. There are, but our dominant culture creates systems most readily associated with white middle class values. The governor has proposed cutting Reach Up contracts to Parent/Child Centers (PCCs). This is a real set back for the state’s community partners and, more importantly, to families. Reach Up is the welfare-to-work program that has federal and state requirements. The contracts we hold allow PCC

workers help make sure that people stay on the rolls, as it is easy to miss something and be let go from the program. PCCs have access to the computer system and the incentives and supports available to the participants in the program. Staff are trained to do necessary screening, including substance use. PCCs are the advocates and support people for our youngest, most at-risk families. We make change happen with families. Preventing a young family from being involved with state systems for a lifetime is a cost saving. More importantly, having a family receive wrap around services and watch them (See Letter, Page 7)

But their greatest reward is knowing that they own that acceptance, they belong on that campus, and they executed every step to make it happen (with an appropriate amount of help from adults in their corner). Every student deserves the opportunity to have that feeling. I love being a college counselor. I love meeting new families, seeing the promise in young adults, learning about how I might help a family overcome their challenges and reach their goals. I love listening to their hopes and dreams, answering the questions that I can, and leading them to the answers they need to find for themselves. I am inspired by their stories, their discoveries, and their successes. And every year, over and over, I tell my clients that they can trust the process. I tell them that if they start by understanding what they are looking for, do their homework by researching and visiting schools, they will find the right schools for them. I still believe that.

Yes, special considerations have always be a part of college admissions. But overall, I’ve always felt that there’s a balance between open opportunity and special consideration. Having been in this business for over 25 years, my overwhelming experience is that college admission counselors are incredibly thoughtful and devoted to making fair decisions and that students are admitted to schools where they will thrive. Experience has repeatedly confirmed my firm belief that there is a post-secondary experience for all students, from all walks of life, all socio-economic groups, all academic profiles. Going to college is about wanting it, working for it, and finding the right fit. I will continue to share my beliefs and my experiences with students and parents, despite this unfortunate news. These unethical few are the exception, not the rule. The reward of getting into college the right way is well worth it.

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Witness to lawmaking

LATE LAST MONTH students and teachers from Middlebury’s Bridge School visited Montpelier to receive an award. The alternative elementary school on Exchange Street received third place in the “Innovatice Schools” contest as part of National School Choice Week. As a reward, school representatives got to visit the Statehouse and were introduced and acknowledged on the floor of the Vermont House of Representatives, which is shown here. Courtesy photo

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Beat (Continued from Page 11) melodic instrumentals on mandolin, electric guitar, and acoustic guitar. The Rutland Herald commented on their third CD, “Endless Sky”: “Michele’s voice continues to be smooth and entrancing … and harmony vocals only serve to strengthen the songs. While the band’s playing is top-notch, there’s a reason it’s called the Michele Fay Band, and that’s Michele’s voice … another impressive CD from a band that seems to keep getting better.” The band’s performances are both energetic and unpretentious, appealing to a wide audience. Its growing musicianship is increasingly being well received throughout the region as it continues to gather its welldeserved recognition. “Michele is now recognized as a performer who knows how to write strong songs and deliver them entertainingly.” (Art Edelstein, Rutland Herald.) “There is something so reassuring about this kind of music … these tunes are Grand Ole Opry worthy. They make me think of the kind of songs country folks would love to dance to on a saw-dusted wooden floor.” (Kimmy Sophia Brown, The Noise-Boston.com.) Admission $10 for adults, teens and kids free. Refreshments are served. For more information, call 802-388-6863. SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS AT BRANDON MUSIC Snake Mountain Bluegrass will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at Brandon Music. Bluegrass music is rightly regarded as a truly American evolving art form. Whether you enjoy traditional bluegrass or a more eclectic flavor, Snake Mountain Bluegrass easily combines the best

of great traditional and modern bluegrass. With harmonies and songs that vary in tempo from “breakdown” to ballad, this popular Addison County group consistently puts on an authentic and enjoyable show for everyone. This concert at Brandon Music will feature tunes from their recent album, “For Keeps,” as well as many traditional favorites. Retired Middlebury College Professor Gregg Humphrey and Middlebury construction company owner Mike Connor formed Snake Mountain Bluegrass about thirty years ago. At the time, both Humphrey (guitar and vocals) and Connor (banjo and vocals) were living near Snake Mountain and someone asked them what style of bluegrass they played. “Snake Mountain Bluegrass,” was their immediate response and the name has been theirs ever since. They are joined by Earle Provin and Jacob Blumberg. Provin is a graphic artist living in Poultney. He plays mandolin and resophonic guitar. Blumberg plays bass. He recently moved to Middlebury from Brooklyn. He works as a producer, mastering engineer and multi-instrumentalist for Mason Jar Music with studios in Brooklyn and Nashville. Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 802247-4295 or e-mail info@brandonmusic.net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon. INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES The 2018-2019 Hirschfield International Film Series

A storytellers ‘Vox Pop’ to be held on April 13 MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Folklife Center will offer the workshop “Vox Pop,” on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m.4 p.m., at the Folklife Center, 88 Main St. in Middlebury. “Vox pop” from the Latin phrase “vox populi,” means “voice of the people.” In the context of media-making and storytelling, the vox pop is used to hear many different answers to the same question. The workshop will use the vox pop as an entry point to learn the concepts and methods behind interviewing, audio-recording and audio-editing. It will also focus on how vox pops and other audio stories can be shared through podcasting and other audio-based platforms. Participants will put their skills to work immediately when

they hit the streets to practice interviewing folks around Middlebury, and then come back and begin the process of editing their vox pop recordings into a short audio piece. By the end of the day they will have learned the basics of interviewing, audio recording and editing as well as ideas for how to share and distribute your audio. This workshop is intended for anyone interested in developing collaborative documentary or digital storytelling skills. This includes students, community members, staff members of organizations doing cultural, community and social-service work or anyone looking to make a first effort at media production. No prior experience is needed. For more information: go to vtfolklife.org.

continues on Saturday, April 13, at Middlebury College with the 2019 China/France/Japan film, “Ash is Purest White,” directed by Zhangke Jia. Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off. It’s free. The film, in Chinese and Mandarin with English

subtitles, will be shown at 3 and again at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium at Sunderland, 356 College Street in Middlebury. Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children. BLUES JAM IN BRANDON The monthly (second Saturday of the month) Blues Jam, hosted by Tom Caswell at Sister Wicked in Brandon will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. A signup sheet for musicians is available. Singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers,

keyboardists, harmonica players; everyone is welcome to come and play the blues. Nothing but the blues from 8 until late. For more information, call 802-236-3368. Sister Wicked is a unique venue. Not a bar, not a club, but a store located on 3 West Seminary Street in Brandon. At the back of the store there is a large music space with plenty of room for seating and dancing.

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Otter Valley searches for new director of curriculum By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is looking for a new director of curriculum. Former Mount Abraham Union High School principal and RNESU Director of Curriculum Andy Kepes has taken a job to be the new Ferrisburgh Central School principal. Kepes’ hire became official in mid-March, when the Addison Northwest School District board endorsed the unanimous recommendation of its search committee to replace Beth Brodie. Kepes, a 52-year-old 1990 Middlebury College graduate and Canton, N.Y., native, is wrapping up his fifth year at Rutland Northeast, a stint that followed a combined 10 years as a Mount Abe principal and science teacher. The RNESU will now go

through the difficult process of trying to replace the energetic former principal. “We are aggressively looking at candidates and trying to move quickly on this,” RNESU Superintendent Jeanńe Collins said at the Otter Valley school board meeting last week. “The reason for that is most teachers sign contracts around April and we’d like to have a candidate before they sign new contracts with someone else.” The district has received 23 applications for the position and interviewed five candidates last Friday and five more on Monday. They have narrowed the applicants down to a short list and will invite them to tour the district the week of April 8 through 12. “I hope to bring a recommendation to the RNESU board at the April 29 meeting,” Collins said.

Nominate a Vermonter for Con Hogan award MIDDLEBURY — Nominations are now being accepted for the $15,000 Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial Community Leadership. Initiated in 2015 by the Vermont Community Foundation, the annual award is a tribute to Con Hogan’s life’s work and commitment to public service. The goal of the award is to encourage and reward leaders who share Con’s vision of a better Vermont — one that places the highest value on

the public good — who seize the responsibility for making that vision real, and who mentor emerging leaders. The $15,000 award may be spent however the selected individual chooses. The awardee must be a Vermont resident. Nominations will be accepted through June 27. The award will be presented Oct. 2 in Montpelier. For more information or to submit a nomination visit vermontcf.org/conhoganaward.

Police warn teens about sharing nude photos after Snapchat case By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — An alert was sent out to parents and students on March 29 from the Facebook page of the Brandon Police Department. The alert told about someone trying to lure students into sending nude photos over the social media app Snapchat. Snapchat is a photo sharing application that allows users to send photos or videos to others on the app. The photos last for a short amount of time and are then deleted, although users can take shots of their phone screens to capture the image. The alert sent to parents was also shared from the Facebook page of the school and read: ALERT TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF OTTER VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL The Brandon Police Department received word today from staff at Otter Valley of an unidentified person(s) contacting students, especially females, asking for nude photos through the phone app “Snapchat.” The requests have been from two separate accounts with names that students are not familiar with, however, the person making the requests have been making veiled threats specifically towards females telling them if they do not send nude photos, he will publish photos of them that he already possesses. The person has already published a

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nude photo of a young female from another school district. To all students: Please do not send nude photos of yourself online or through chat apps to anyone. If you are threatened to do so, please report your information to the police and your parents. To all parents: Please speak with your kids about this issue and report any concerns you have to the police. We are working as quickly as possible to determine the person(s) responsible, however be mindful that once the photo is sent, it is out there forever. ————— Otter Valley Principal Jim Avery said the school starts educating students in middle school about the dangers of social media. The middle school covers topics such as Cyber Safety, Cyber Bullying, and Social Media Netiquette. Students take surveys and react to real life situations to identify how others may perceive their cyber behaviors, while also creating informative Cyber Safety Guides through various media forms. Avery said the middle school student council has also coordinated professional speakers in the past. “Most recently, we have had presentations from John Halligan (father of Ryan Halligan, one of the first victims of cyber bullying as social media began to emerge),” Avery said. “Also, Jared Campbell, an award winning singer/songwriter from upstate New York and has been traveling the country performing for thousands of people and hundreds

of schools over the past decade.” Avery said in the high school they talk about the digital footprint. Students use current events (admissions, employment, scholarship candidates, celebrities) to illustrate the lasting effects of online posting. “This spring they even looked at the old yearbook photos that surfaced; it’s not just online conduct,” he said. “They have conversations and share cyber guidelines as related to current events and issues in the national news.” Late last week, Brandon police said in another Facebook post, “While we cannot reveal identities due to their ages, police learned the accounts that were making these requests and threats were actually accounts created by a juvenile male. The original photo the juvenile had posted to a “Snapchat story” is being investigated by another law enforcement agency as well as reports which were made to (Department for Children and Families).” “This investigation was resolved quickly due in part to the excellent relationship the police department has with the staff at Otter Valley. Even more critical was the students who were contacted by these accounts that were courageous enough and willing to speak with police and school staff that helped us investigate the complaint,” the post continued, “Again, we encourage all parents to talk with their children about appropriate use of their phones and online presence. Remember, they are kids and at times don’t fully think things through to understand the consequences of their actions.”

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Climate walkers spread the word More than 100 people walked from the Middlebury town green to the Bristol town green on Friday on the first day of a five-day walk to the state capital. Their goal was to get people to not only recognize and talk about climate change, but to actually do something about it. After the first stop in Bristol, the activists drew attention to the recently abandoned (for now) plan to extend a natural gas pipeline into the town. The message was that building infrastructure to support fossil fuels would make climate change worse. Participants in the “Next Steps Climate Solutions Walk” walking in Middlebury included environmentalist Bill McKibben, below, and students from the North Branch School, bottom right, in addition to many regular citizens.

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STARKSBORO — The Vermont Land Trust has dedicated a new award in honor of a Starksboro farmer who died suddenly last summer. The Land Trust is accepting applications for the Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award, which has been established to honor Rozendaal, a creative, innovative and enterprising farmer from Starksboro. After he passed away July 10, his family and friends raised funds to create an award in his memory, which is now managed by the Vermont Land Trust. One $5,000 award will be given annually for the next 10 years to a Vermont farmer who demonstrates Eric’s values of land stewardship, giving back, and entrepreneurial farming. Rozendaal was a pioneer of the farm-to-plate movement in Vermont, and one of the first to sell directly to restaurants, stores and hospitals. He was also an early advocate of greenhouse growing. A longtime vendor at the Burlington Farmers’ Market, he developed new products: he grew artichokes, made farm-fresh donuts, and peeled and cubed butternut squash for customers’ convenience. He also expanded to a food fair in New York City. In addition to his creativity in diversifying farm products and markets, he worked to improve the soil on his farm, built enduring connections with his customers and farm laborers, and was known for sharing his knowledge with others.

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Bristol Beat New Haven may add town administrator

Zoning would be a key part of duties By CHRISTOPHER ROSS NEW HAVEN — New Haven is having a hard time hanging on to zoning administrators lately. Three have resigned in the last two years. The 25-hour-a-week position comes with no benefits, but the New Haven Planning Commission has asked the selectboard to change that, hoping that more robust compensation will lead to less turnover. One option the selectboard has begun to explore is creating a new position — town administrator — that would combine the duties of the zoning administrator with other duties that are shared by an

increasingly overburdened staff, some of whom work on a volunteer basis. “We have a small subcommittee that is investigating the issue right now,” selectboard chair Steve DuPoise told the Independent. “There are other (small Vermont) towns that have combined zoning administrators and town administrators.” That subcommittee will meet next week, he added, but it’s premature to start talking about specific job duties or advertising for the position. At the moment they’re assessing the possibility of a 40-hour-perweek job.

The town could use the extra help, anyway, DuPoise said. “A lot of people do a lot of work that’s above and beyond what the statues call for. With new rules and laws, things get more complex every day.” Other options under consideration include creating a town administrator position that would be shared by three towns. But DuPoise emphasized that everything is still in the planning stages. Whatever proposal the subcommittee comes up with, if any, would then go to the selectboard for consideration, and the planning commission would still be required to review and recommend candidates for the job.

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WORKERS TEAR DOWN the vinyl shell that stretches across the top of the New Haven town salt and sand shed this past Tuesday, replacing the roof that was damaged in a wind storm last spring. Town officials hoped to finish the job by week’s end, but on Thursday they said strong winds were slowing them down. The entire cover project costs just over $50,000, Selectman and Road Commissioner John Roleau said. Insurance paid $40,000 of that bill, but town opted to kick in the additional $10,000 to include new end pieces (which were not damaged last year) in order to have the entire roof be new, Roleau said. Such roofs typically last 20-25 years, which was almost how long this old one last he said, noting that the puffy, white edifice was sometimes called “the marshmallow.” Independent photo/Todd Warnock

40-piece wind ensemble to perform in Bristol Concert band to also play in Middlebury BRISTOL — The Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble will present a free spring concert in Bristol this Wednesday, and another in Middlebury on Sunday. The 40-piece concert band,

which is made up of college, high school and community musicians, feature a program at both venues featuring exciting programmatic works including “The Lord of the Rings” (arranged by P. Lavender) and “Mt. Everest” (arranged by R. Galante). They will also perform rich standards such as Gordon Jacob’s

“William Byrd Suite.” Join MiddWinds, conducted by Catherine Ott, on this musical journey on Wednesday, April 10, 7 p.m. at Mount Abraham Union High School, and again on Sunday, April 14, 4 p.m. at Robison Concert Hall in Middlebury College’s Mahaney Arts Center.

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Dairy farming (Continued from Page 1) role is threatened by increasing costs of production, depressed milk prices and “an overarching consumer expectation that food should be cheap” — market forces compounded by global competition and regulatory pressures, according to their report. A second group, represented by the University of Vermont Extension’s director and former Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross, sought to start “a

conversation on the future of agriculture,” namely its viability under current market conditions and the implications of a struggling dairy economy on rural Vermont. “It reflects an ongoing conversation that a number of us have in the state of Vermont,” Ross said. “We had a conversation that we thought was significant enough that we wanted to put it on paper and share it with the rest of the state.” That “conversation,” held

between members of UVM Extension and a number of other Vermont-based economic and agricultural organizations, is now organized through the Vermont Farm to Plate Network, the organization charged by the legislature with implementing a statewide food plan. Diane Bothfeld, the Agency of Agriculture’s Director of Administrative Services, followed with a sprint through the report of the Vermont Milk Commission, which

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Future of ag (Continued from Page 18) others are encouraging members with its pessimism. of the agricultural community to “We anticipate that a combination participate in the Farm to Plate of unfortunate market forces and a Network’s future conversations. generational transfer of assets will “There’s no silver bullet to this transform our agricultural sector problem,” Ross said. “It’s going to in the next decade, in many ways take many of us working on many that Vermonters will not like,” the solutions to make progress.” report reads. Ross said their working group While the report focuses namely was looking to have a formal list of on the conventional dairy industry, recommendations drafted by next it notes that other sectors of the December. agriculture industry — vegetables, VT MILK COMMISSION livestock and organic dairy — are The Vermont Milk Commission sharing similar was convened market challenges. under legislative Ross was orders to “If we see this trend blunt about the explore a supply i m p l i c a t i o n s , going forward, the management which echoed concern is we’re program as a many of the going to wake possible answer to c o n c l u s i o n s up… to a different the primary driver presented by Vermont. One for economic the other two collapse in the work groups where our economy dairy industry: presenting at Jay: is fundamentally a five-year farms provided eroded, one where oversupply that’s ecological and our communities are left federallyeconomic benefits, not as strong as they governed milk and the loss of prices below the were before and one those farms could cost of production. d r a m a t i c a l l y where the culture of As previously impact the state’s this state is different reported in the future. Messenger, the than where it was “If we see today.” Vermont Milk this trend going — Chuck Ross C o m m i s s i o n forward, the h i n g e s concern is we’re stabilization of the going to wake dairy industry on up… to a different Vermont,” Ross a mandatory, nationwide supply said. “One where our economy is management program that would fundamentally eroded, one where charge farmers for producing milk our communities are not as strong above a certain threshold. as they were before and one where Such a program would likely the culture of this state is different require federal orders overseen than where it was today.” by the USDA — an explicit Their report came to many of the recommendation of the Vermont same conclusions as the Vermont Milk Commission. “It can’t be Dairy and Water Collaborative’s done in just the state of Vermont,” did, endorsing an ecological Bothfeld said. “We make a lot of services program akin to those great milk, but nationally, we’re too promoted by the collaborative small.” among other more generally While previous attempts to build defined goals. a supply management program Ross, however, warned there were squashed at the national would be no single answer level, and while the sitting U.S. for salvaging the agriculture Secretary of Agriculture recently industry, which is why he and dismissed supporting a national

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the U.S. dairy glut. “We’ve got… 1.3 billion pounds of cheese in storage,” Bothfeld said. “How are cheese prices ever supposed to come up with that much cheese in storage? “We can’t eat our way out of it, we can’t export our way out of it.”

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New varsity sport takes flight at MUHS, and in Vt.

Ultimate disc game earns official status

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — As Middlebury Union High School Ultimate Coach Michelle Steele pointed out, when the Vermont Principals’ Association last fall approved Ultimate (the game played with throwing discs, but no one is supposed to use their trademarked name, Frisbee) as an official varsity sport it was a big deal among the sport’s fans and players across the nation. “Vermont is the first state in the country to sanction Ultimate,” said Steele, a language teacher at MUHS when she’s not coaching or still playing Ultimate at the women’s masters level. “We’ve gotten a lot of attention for it. We even got a shout-out on SNL’s ‘Weekend Update.’ It’s really fun because the Ultimate community at large is really looking at Vermont to see how we handle this.” Steele said the VPA took a little convincing that Ultimate deserved respect, despite the sport’s obvious athletic challenge. This is how it works: Ultimate is typically played on a football-sized field and can be coed or single-sex. In fact MUHS Ultimate plays on the MUHS football field. Or, as Steele, who played Ultimate in high school in New Hampshire and then at the University of Vermont, puts it, “We play on the MEMBERS OF THE Middlebury Union High School Ultimate team, Jacob Galvin, above left, and Thomas Ash, practice the Frisbee-based Ultimate field.” sport that is marking its first year as an official varsity sport this spring. Other members of the team are Jack Christner, below left, and Seven-member teams play to 15 points with Jack Singh, below right, who is the team’s “spirit captain.” Independent photos/Steve James a 90-minute time limit, with a point scored for catching a disc that is thrown by a teammate into seconds or hand it over to the opposing team. An incomplete pass or a traveling call gives is following the rules. If there are contentious the end zone. One of the game’s essential twists The other players are “cutters.” Because the disc to the defending team from where the calls they can talk to the person and calm them is that once a player catches the disc, he or she Ultimate is a non-contact sport, except for the handler threw the disc. A completed pass or a down, tell them to take a deep breath and tell cannot run and must establish a pivot foot, as incidental variety, defenders may not impede defensive foul advances the disc to the spot of them what happened,” Steele said. in basketball. The player with the disc is called cutters’ progress or interfere with them catch- the catch, attempted catch or foul. If things do begin to spiral out of control, the handler, who must throw the disc within 10 ing the disc. verbally or physically, the Spirit Captains or the CALLING YOUR OWN coaches can take steps to reset the game. But about the VPA and those fouls: There “The Spirit Captain also has the power to are no officials, even at the highest levels of the sport. Ultimate players make their own calls. call a Spirit Timeout, and that’s something the The VPA had to understand a sport without coach may suggest also. That’s if for example (See Ultimate, Page 21) officials before it approved Ultimate. Steele explained how it works: “Ultimately we have something called the spirit of the game, which is a lot like sportsmanship, but is a little different because it does involve the self-officiating piece and having the integrity to make honest calls even in highly competitive situations. So it’s really important for all our players to learn and know the rules, which is also considered good spirit.” If a player makes a call, his or her opponents may accept or contest the call. Coaches do not get involved, Steele said. “Generally speaking the rules are — the people on the sidelines may not make calls. Coaches may not make calls. And it’s considered really poor spirit for coaches to get involved in the calls. Really, we leave it all up to the kids. So they’ll call travels or fouls, and there’s a whole system when a call is made,” she said. If the parties do not agree, both teams’ “Spirit Captains” can get involved — senior Jack Singh fulfills the role for MUHS. “The Spirit Captain is just someone who keeps an eye on the spirit, makes sure everyone

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Ultimate (Continued from Page 20) the game is getting disrespectful, if we feel like there’s been some contentious calls, some bickering, some trickiness,” Steele said. “Both teams might go over to their benches and take a minute to cool off and talk about what’s going on. Sometimes we get both teams together in one big circle to talk about what’s going on and what to do to move forward.” Steele said with that unique game-management system it took three years rather than the customary two for the VPA to sanction Ultimate. “The biggest hurdle for us to overcome with the VPA in becoming a varsity sport was the concern of no refs and the concern of safety. There were a lot of questions about how we were going to keep it safe, how do we keep it from getting it from getting out of hand? If there are no refs on the field how do you handle safety? And the Spirit Captains and the Spirit Timeouts were part of the answer to that question,” Steele said. “It is a system that has been tested, even at the world level they still use the self-officiating system.” ULTIMATE GROWS Really, Ultimate at MUHS has been tested, too. It began in 2012 and has gradually grown and become more formal.

all the local games and setting up the schedules for the high school clubs. In 2018 there were 20 boys’ teams and nine girls’ teams statewide at varsity, but this year there are only seven girls’ teams, according to Steele. The Tigers plan to operate as an “open team,” as opposed to a “mixed” or “women’s” team. “‘Open’ is really what it sounds like. Any gender can play,” Steele said, as opposed to mixed, which imposes a specific gender ratio of at least three of either sex on the field at a given time. With only seven girls out of the more than 30 students who turned out (despite 12 seniors graduating after last season), the Tigers will run varsity and JV open teams. The varsity team consists of two girls and 10 boys. Steele said the program hopes to combine with six girls from the Mount Mansfield program to compete in a couple all-girls’ tournaments. Teams can be structured, with assigned handler and cutter positions, but Steele plans a more fluid look for her team this spring. “We’re running a new offense this year which looks at the positions a MUHS COACH MICHELLE Steele, a long-time Ultimate player, encour- little differently and doesn’t necesages senior Audrey Huston during a practice in the Memorial Sports sarily assign specific roles,” she said. “We’re looking at what’s called a Center last week. Independent photo/Steve James flow offense. It’s a really fun offense “At that point it was very informal. and more serious and attended more to run.” Steele hopes fans will come and It was just a bunch of kids who want- and more games. And then Vermont see for themselves how much fun ed to play,” Steele said. “And over Ultimate Youth League was formed, the sport is. The Tigers’ first home the years we’ve kind of gotten more VUYL, and they started organizing game is under the lights on Friday,

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, April 9 12 a.m. VT State House & Media Exchange 5:20 a.m. State House - Weatherization for All 8:40 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 10 a.m. Selectboard 12:10 p.m. Development Review Board 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Vermont Energy Investment Corp. 7 p.m. Selectboard (LIVE) 9:45 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 11 p.m.Green Mountain Care Board Wednesday, April 10 3:30 a.m. Vermont State House 5 a.m. Development Review Board 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 9:30 a.m. Vermont Energy Investment Corp. 10 a.m. Selectboard, Legislative Breakfast 1:30 p.m. VT Media Exchange & VT State House 6:40 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 8 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board 10:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Thursday, April 11 12 a.m. VT State House & Media Exchange 5 a.m. Energy Week 6 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Eckankar 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 9:30 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 12 p.m. Selectboard, VT State House, VMX 3:30 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board 8 p.m. Development Review Board 10 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Friday, April 12 12 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange, VT State House 7 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 8:20 a.m. Public Affairs 10 a.m. Selectboard, DRB 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 6:34 p.m. VT State House, VMX 10 p.m. Energy Week 11 p.m. VMX & State House Through the Night Saturday, April 13 6:30 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 8 a.m. Judge Ben 9:13 a.m. Plan VT - Green Mt. Boys 10 a.m. Selectboard, DRB, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 7 p.m. Catholic Mass

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Tiger boys’ lax opens with win BURLINGTON — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ lacrosse team opened its season this past Wednesday by rallying past host Burlington, 7-6. Bode Rubright scored the tying and winning goals for the Tigers, who made new Coach Matt Rizzo’s debut successful. Rubright finished with four goals to lead MUHS, and Kolby Farnsworth and Ian Ploof added a goal and an assist apiece. Tiger goalie Jack Rizzo stopped six shots. James Hammond and Curtis Plante each scored twice to lead the Seahorses, and BHS goalie Sullivan Weston made 12 saves. The Tigers were set to host Burr & Burton on Saturday, and will visit Essex this Monday. May 3, and the program plans to offer concessions and arrange for an announcer to call the action. “It will be a showcase game to hopefully introduce Ultimate to our community,” Steele said. “That will be a fun opportunity for people who are interested in learning more to come and check it out.” Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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Yoga for You Two Towns Garden Tour Master Angler - Cooking Poached Trout Sheldon Talk: Brian Cadoret - Fly Fishing Sarah Stroup - Arguing About Civility Two Towns Garden Tour For the Animals Growing Bright Futures Vermont Media Exchange (VMX) Two Towns Garden Tours For the Animals All Things LGBTQ Crowd-Sourced Cinema, VMX At The Ilsley OCAS: Gary & Kathy Starr - Antarctica 11 p.m. At The Ilsley - How to Weed Your Attic Sunday, April 14 5 a.m. The Story Matters Sampler 6 a.m. Two Towns Garden Tour 6:31 a.m. Yoga for You 7: a.m. At The Ilsley OCAS: Gary & Kathy Starr - Antarctica 8:30 a.m. For the Animals 10:45 a.m. Sarah Stroup - Arguing About Civility 12 p.m. Sheldon Talk: Brian Cadoret - Fly Fishing 1:30 p.m. Local School Board Meetings 4 p.m. The Story Matters 5:30 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 6:30 Sarah Stroup - Arguing About Civility 8 p.m. TM Wood Gallery - When Women Were Furniture Monday, April 15 12 a.m. VT State Board of Education 6:09 a.m. Yoga for You 6:30 a.m. Transformational Yoga 1 & 2 8:33 a.m. OSHER - The Meaning of Maps 9:15 a.m. Master Angler - Cooking Poached Trout 9:30 a.m Amphibians 10:30 a.m. Local School Board Meetings 2 p.m. TM Wood Gallery - When Women Were Furniture 5 p.m. All Things LGBTQ 6 p.m. At The Ilsley - How to Weed Your Attic 7:15 p.m. Master Angler - Cooking Poached Trout 7:30 p.m. Sheldon Talk: Brian Cadoret - Fly Fishing 9 p.m. TM Wood Gallery - When Women Were Furniture 10:03 p.m. The Story Matters Sampler

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PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND

Addison County’s Humane Society Dean. 8 years, American terrier mix, neutered male. Dean is a super cute, friendly and active 8 year old American Terrier mix. His current guardian has to move out of the country and if he went with her would have to endure more stress than he could handle. This big guy is smart, playful, house and kennel trained. Dean struggles with some separation anxiety; he’ll just want to be where you are. Dean has lived with other dogs (cats aren’t his thing) and does best with larger, female dogs. Dean is staying with his current guardian while we help to find him a new home. For more info or to arrange a visit, call (860)810-9083 or email coll.alexandra@yahoo.com.

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Auggie. 4 years, Coonhound mix, neutered male. Auggie was described lovingly by his last owner as “a slobbery goober.” Due to financial issues, Auggie is looking for the perfect spot to call home. He enjoys playing with toys, his family, and would love to be in a home with another dog who could become his best friend; he wants to roughhouse one minute and snuggle down for a nap the next! Auggie hates to be alone or isolated, he is human-centric and dog-social (cats are not his thing). Harold. 1 year, short hair black, neutered male. If you are looking for a bold, social young cat with a big personality, then Harold just might be your guy! He has lived with children, dogs, and other cats and so far hasn’t met a soul he doesn’t get along with- two legged or four. He is playful and affectionate, and just loves being in the thick of things! Harold is a little gymnast at heart- when you pet him he somersaults on to his back, wiggles his little back end around, and makes air biscuits. His great big chipmunk cheeks are icing on the cake! Momma Kitty. 1.5 years, short hair calico, spayed female. This little mama is sweet, petite, and ready to meet! Momma Kitty came to us as a stray with 4 kittens. She was a good mama, but now it’s her turn to be in the center of attention! Momma Kitty is a laid back gal who enjoys playing, but also enjoys a nice soft place to snooze the hours away. We don’t know how she is with dogs, but at the moment all signs point to her getting along with other cats. She can be a little timid, so she wouldn’t be a good match for a home that has a dominant cat who likes to rule the roost. Momma Kitty is such a sweet little thing you can’t help but fall in love! Maple & Louie. 3 & 4 years, English Lop & Lop/American mix, neutered males. Maple and Louie are a pair of bonded male rabbits who are looking for a home together. Both are sweet, enjoy human company, and are litter box trained! Louie loves to be held and while Maple doesn’t enjoy being picked up he will settle in for snuggles once he feels secure. Maple is blind and relies on his brother Louie for safety and security, so this duo must be adopted together. All rabbits adopted from Homeward Bound are indoor pets that aren’t suited for life in an outside hutch. Belle. Belle is a gorgeous white bunny that came in with her two sisters, Ariel and Snow White. A bit of an introvert, Belle can be tentative at first, but after she gets comfortable with you she is all love. Curious and even-tempered, a medium to busy home would be best for her. She would do great with kids, dogs, and cats. Belle can go as a single bunny or go with her sisters. They all enjoy each other’s company, and they really enjoy their snacks!

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My name is Juju. Aside from being a green-eyed contortionist, I bring lots of happiness and power purring to my home … and a lot of corpses. My younger days began as a barn kitten, so I learned a lot about hunting from my brothers and sisters. My person chose me because of the little tufts on my ears, like a bobcat’s. I look like a Maine Coon Cat, and there probably is some of that in the mix somewhere. I like to sit on windowsills or on any soft thing. I like to wake my people up by tapping them in the face at random hours, and I just can’t seem to do that with my claws retracted, so when I do I may be a little bit less endearing than one would think. I am particularly fond of warm laps — what cat in their

right mind wouldn’t be? — and I prance around the house with my lovely fluffy tail sticking straight up most of the time. I try to play with the other cat here, but he is very old and cranky and doesn’t appreciate me most of the time. And the dog? What dog? Oh, you mean that giant fluffy thing that makes all sorts of loud noises? Let’s just say I do my best to ignore her. I got my name because when my person brought me home I just hung out under her seat in the car, calm as can be. She thought I had good juju. And I do. Sarah Pope Middlebury

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Local kids earn good citizen nod MONTPELIER — More than 70 Vermont students who completed the 2018 Good Citizen Challenge gathered at the Statehouse in Montpelier on March 27 to be recognized for their accomplishment. Among them were a Middlebury youth and 29 students from Salisbury Community School. The challenge invited K-12 students to earn points by doing a variety of activities related to civics, history, advocacy and media literacy — all crucial elements of being an

informed citizen. These activities included attending city council meetings, picking up litter, reading local news articles, writing a letter to an elected official and naming the five freedoms specified in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Seven Days and Kids VT organized the initiative, with support from the Vermont Community Foundation. Its goal? To incentivize youth to educate themselves about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, using their communities as a classroom.

WINNERS OF THE 2018 Good Citizen Challenge — including kids from Salisbury and Middlebury — met with Gov. Phil Scott in his ceremonial office and posed for a group photo recently. Photo courtesy of Seven Days

SALISBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOL students earned points in the 2018 Good Citizen Challenge by picking up roadside trash as part of Green Up Day.

Students finished the Challenge by earning 251 points, the number of towns in Vermont. The Statehouse event was part of their reward. The Good Citizens met with Gov. Phil Scott in his ceremonial office and posed for a group photo. “I think it’s important for all of us to get involved and be good citizens, be public servants,” said the two-term Republican. And anyone can run for office, he said. “I certainly didn’t envision myself being in the position I am today when I was your age, not by a long shot.” Speaker of the House Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) also addressed the group. Representative Peter Conlon (D-Cornwall) introduced the students from the House chamber floor; legislators gave them a round

of applause. Afterward, each student received a medal, a T-shirt, a sticker and a pocket-sized U.S. Constitution, donated by Phoenix Books. Addison County students who completed the Good Citizen Challenge include: Middlebury: Henry Weston Salisbury: Riley Amerio, Thomas Bishop, Sophia Boise, Channing Brush, Meredith Cameron, Kayla Charbonneau, Keenan Chicoine, Ethan Delorme, Owen Flanagan, Josie Gaiotti, Chris Gile, Natalie Gillette, Vance Larocque, Jameson Maguire, Addison Moats, Emma Morrissey, Luke Nuceder, Yankee Rheaume, Sutton Rubright, Mercedes Sheldrick, Pela Slater, Makyliah Tellier, Tyreese Tucker, Gabe Velez, Cody Warner, Ada Weaber, Matt Whelan, Mykayla White and Holly Whitney.

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Young singers to perform opera in English & Italian

MIDDLEBURY — The inaugural Youth Opera Workshop of Vermont, a satellite program of Middlebury Community Music Center, will present an evening of opera scenes in Middlebury this week. The program will feature six talented teens from Harwood Union High School, U-32 High School, Colchester High School, CVU High School and Middlebury Union High School on Wednesday, April 10, from 6-7 p.m. at Middlebury’s Memorial Baptist

Church. The program includes selections in English and Italian from some of opera’s funniest and most tragic works: Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” and “The Magic Flute,” Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” and Monteverdi’s “Il Ballo delle Ingrate. The presentations are free and open to the public. Donations to support the program are welcome. The church is located at 97 S. Pleasant Street.

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Watch out for frogs and Manure spreading OK after April 1 farmers need salamanders on the road But to check conditions

MONTPELIER — One of the great numbers of frogs and salamanders wildlife migrations is happening right that cross the road all at once. They now in Vermont, and it’s taking place can either report them through the right at our feet. Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas You may have already website at VtHerpAtlas. heard the spring peepers or “Frogs and org or by emailing Jim wood frogs calling in your salamanders Andrews at jandrews@ backyard. Amphibians vtherpatlas.org. are on the move, but their become “We work hard to spring breeding migration active on identify these hotspots and can often become deadly. rainy spring to mitigate the problem Amphibians migrate by nights. whenever possible to help the thousands each spring Drivers give these animals a better in search of breeding of survival,” said should slow chance pools. This migration Hilke. frequently takes them down on The Fish & Wildlife across roads and highways roads near Department is working where they are killed by ponds and with the Vermont Agency cars, which contributes wetlands.” of Transportation and to the species’ decline conservation — biologist other in Vermont, according partners to include culverts Jens Hilke to biologist Jens Hilke and wildlife barriers in with the Vermont Fish & road construction plans Wildlife Department. that allow wildlife, from frogs to “Frogs and salamanders become moose, to more safely cross the road. active on rainy spring nights,” said Conservation officials and volunteers Hilke. “On these nights, drivers also work together on rainy spring should slow down on roads near nights to slow traffic and manually ponds and wetlands, or try to use move amphibians across the road. an alternate route. These amphibian Vermonters who want to contribute ‘hotspots’ can lead to the death of to the Fish & Wildlife Department’s thousands of animals on a single work to help frogs and amphibians night.” can donate to the Nongame Wildlife Hilke is asking drivers to report Fund on their state income tax form these hotspots, or areas with large or directly at vtfishandwildlife.com.

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MONTPELIER — Vermont’s winter manure spreading ban ended April 1, but with another cold and wet March having brought adverse field conditions to most of Vermont, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is issuing a spring stewardship reminder to Vermont farmers and custom manure applicators. VAAFM advises farmers and custom operators that water quality rules will restrict manure spreading activities until individual field conditions improve. The Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) prohibit the application of manure to frozen or snow-covered fields, as well as on saturated ground where field conditions are conducive to runoff into Vermont’s waters. While snow and ice have thawed in many areas of the state, some fields, especially in the northern part of that state, are still snow-covered and farmers are urged to take extra caution when spreading through the spring months. Timing of crop nutrient application is important not only to avoid runoff from farm fields, but also to achieve efficient nutrient uptake and maximize crop yield. The RAPs outline that manure cannot be applied to fields that are frozen or snow-covered, nor to fields that are saturated, likely to runoff, or are conducive to any other off-

site movement regardless of nutrient management plan recommendations. Farmers concerned about storage capacity in their waste storage facilities this spring are encouraged to call the Agency to discuss options available for managing, transferring, or developing emergency manure spreading exemption plans. VAAFM has the following additional reminders for farmers this spring: • If you still have capacity in your manure pit, wait for the optimal weather and field conditions for spreading. • If you do not have capacity in your pit, reach out to VAAFM to seek alternative management options or an exemption. • Do not spread manure on saturated ground that will runoff to surface water or ditches, or before major rain events. • After spreading any nutrient (liquid or solid manure, compost, or fertilizer) be sure to keep accurate records of the manure or nutrients applied. When evaluating fields over the coming weeks to assess appropriate manure spreading conditions, the most important question that farmers and manure applicators should ask is: “When applied to this field, will manure runoff to surface water or a ditch?” Individual field conditions will vary significantly across the State, and farmers need to assess their fields carefully and take action to ensure that they are in compliance

with the rules and are protecting Vermont’s waterways. For more inform about the RAPs, the winter manure spreading ban, or for recommendations regarding early season spreading practices, visit: agriculture.vermont.gov/RAP. To request an emergency exemption to the prohibition from spreading manure on frozen or snowcovered ground, please contact your farm coordinator directly or call the VAAFM Water Quality Division at 802-828-2431.

Lt. Danoski is back in county

NEW HAVEN — Vermont State Police Lt. Jeff Danoski last week resumed command of the VSP’s New Haven barracks after spending five months as the interim leader of the force’s Rutland headquarters. Danoski was pressed into service in Rutland last fall after then-Lt. Michael Studin was placed on temporary paid leave on Oct. 29, 2018, as part of an Internal Affairs Office investigation into an incident reported in Bennington County the day before, according to the Rutland Herald. The incident under investigation allegedly keyed on an off-duty rookie trooper from the Rutland barracks who was discovered passed out at the wheel of his private car behind Cumberland Farms on Northside Drive in Bennington at about 6:30 a.m. Oct. 28, 2018, the Herald reported. Adam Silverman, the VSP’s public information officer, has confirmed Studin’s recent demotion and reassignment to the Royalton barracks. In a related move this past Monday, state police confirmed the promotion of Detective Sgt. Michael Dion to lieutenant. He is the new commander of the VSP’s Rutland barracks. Dion served briefly as a sergeant at the New Haven barracks in 20142015. State Police Sgt. Matthew Daley led the New Haven barracks during Danoski’s absence.

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

Middlebury Union High School introduces Suzie Klemmer as its Student of the Week. Suzie resides in Middlebury with her parents, Tom Klemmer and Beth Stanway. Her older brother, Jacob, is a student at McGill University in Montreal. Suzie will follow her brother to Canada in the fall when she enrolls at Bishop’s University in Sherbooke, Quebec. She plans to pursue a major in Theater and Secondary Education at Bishop’s. Suzie has contributed to all aspects of the MUHS community, most specifically as a participant in the school’s theatrical productions. She has been in each of the school’s musicals, “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Hello, Dolly,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Into the Woods,” during her four years at MUHS. Additionally, Suzie had a lead role in the senior play, “High School Musical,” which was performed in mid-March. Suzie loves acting and as a senior, opted to enroll in ART at the Hannaford Career Center. She says it was a wise decision. She loves working closely with Eric St. John, the program director, and the program allows her to combine her love of theater with directing. She Suzie Klemmer and her fellow students have been writing and directing their own MUHS one-act plays, which they performed in March. As a member of the school’s marching band, Suzie plays the bass clarinet. Suzie says a highlight has been traveling to New York City in her sophomore and senior years to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. She serves as the drum major for the Tigers in parades. One might ask what this entails; Suzie describes it this way, “I am in charge of keeping the band together and directing the band as we march.” Suzie guided her fellow band members down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan during one of the largest parades in the country. Suzie is also a member of the varsity dance team, an activity she especially enjoys. She has served as a peer leader to entering ninth-graders as they transition from middle school to high school in the fall. Academically, Suzie says that mathematics is a favorite subject and she has especially enjoyed her three Advanced Placement courses in Calculus and Statistics. She has rounded out her curriculum with an array of interesting classes including Choir, American Literature, and Music Theory. Looking back at her time at MUHS, Suzie says she is grateful to her teachers for a memorable four years. We know a bright future awaits Suzie and wish her well in all her endeavors.

Vergennes Union High School

Vergennes Union High School recognizes Marin Howell as its Student of the Week. Marin lives in Addison with her mom, Rev. Dr. Stephanie Allen, and dad, Mr. Mitch Howell. Marin has five younger brothers: Caden (14, Vergennes Union Middle School), Cohen (10, Addison Central), Ranen, (7, Addison Central), Tobin, (6, Addison Central), and Soren (3). Throughout high school, Marin maintained high honors or honor roll. She has taken four AP classes beginning in sophomore year (U.S. History, European History, Calculus AB, and Language and Composition) as well as Humanities, and two dual enrollment classes. Marin has been a member of the National Honor Society since her junior year. She currently serves as the National Honors Society Treasurer. She received underclass awards for outstanding achievement in Mathematics (9th and 11th grade), Social Studies (10th grade), and Language Arts/English (11th grade). Marin is an active member of the VUHS community. She is a member of the outdoor and indoor track teams. She runs cross-country and rowed. She is also a member of the Math Team and is currently the Marin Howell Co-Captain. She was class treasurer her junior year and is now the VUHS class vice president Marin this year did an internship at the Addison Independent, where the staff said she did an excellent job as a reporter; in addition to writing she took some photos that were published, as well. Seasonally, Marin volunteers as a coxswain at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, taking novice rowers out on the water when the museum needs extra help. “In high school, I learned that all you can do is all you can do,” says Marin. “There’s only so much control you have over the test you failed or the race you lost or the relationship that didn’t work out. It’s really important to know your limits and to stop stressing about everything that didn’t go the way you wanted it to.” Michael Thomas, an English teacher at VUHS says, “Marin is an outstanding student who thinks deeply in a very principled way; a powerful, almost professional writer, she gives voice from the heart and from the center of her beliefs.” Following graduation from VUHS, Marin plans to study journalism. The faculty, staff and students of VUHS wish Marin Howell the very best in the future.

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THIS COYOTE, WHICH attacked and bit a Salisbury couple on April 1, has tested positive for rabies. George and Priscilla Gilman are now receiving a series of post-exposure rabies shots.

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(Continued from Page 1) Gilman said during a Friday morning phone call. “It happened awful quick.” It was at about 8:45 a.m. on that Monday that the Gilmans were walking back to their house from their nearby barn, where they had just fed their horse. The small to mid-sized coyote, which Vermont Fish & Game Warden Dale Whitlock estimated to have weighed 40 pounds, emerged from some bushes and charged at the couple with no warning or provocation. George and Priscilla sustained multiple puncture wounds from the coyote’s teeth, according to Whitlock. Priscilla’s most serious injury was a bite to her right forearm. George sustained a nasty strike to the lower part of his right leg. Both husband and wife tried to ward off the coyote with their hands and legs. But the coyote was bent on causing damage. “The critter jumped up and tried to bite my head,” George Gilman said. The couple was ultimately able to get inside their home, whereupon George grabbed his shotgun. Undeterred, the coyote came at George again, at one point grabbing the barrel of Gilman’s gun in his teeth, according to Whitlock. Gilman was able to shoot the animal in the head, a blast that fortunately didn’t damage the coyote’s brain to the point where that organ couldn’t be tested for rabies, Whitlock said. While Whitlock collected the coyote’s remains for analysis at the state lab, the Gilmans were whisked to the Porter Hospital Emergency Department, where their wounds were treated. They received the first in a series of post-exposure rabies shots, even before the coyote’s brain had been tested. Health care officials take no chances with rabies, a disease that is almost always fatal if left untreated, said Vermont Fish & Wildlife

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Commissioner Louis Porter. The Gilmans as of Friday had each received four vaccinations, with another two remaining. Whitlock is impressed by the elderly couple’s courage and resiliency. “It was definitely a terrifying ordeal for them,” Whitlock said. “They are lovely people, so nondramatic and wonderful to deal with.” Fish & Game officials weren’t surprised to hear on April 3 that the coyote had tested positive for rabies, given its unusual behavior. They’re unsure how the Gilmans’ assailant had contracted rabies, but Whitlock said he detected an odor of skunk on the coyote. Perhaps the coyote had been bitten by a rabid skunk, he theorized. Thanks to periodic drops of rabies vaccine bait and other efforts, rabies cases are few and far between in Vermont, with skunks one of the most likely carriers of the disease. But Porter and Whitlock both agreed it’s very rare to see a rabid coyote. Coyotes, they noted, are intelligent by nature and tend to be very timid and skittish. “In my 22 years (as a Fish & Wildlife official), I have never had an incident like this,” Whitlock said. Porter and Whitlock offered basic advice to folks who like to hike in the woods. “Avoid animals that are acting strangely,” Porter said. Obviously, all bets are off if an animal has rabies; it will attack without reason. But officials stressed that if you see an animal such a bear or a coyote, don’t corner it or provoke it. If the animal feels threatened or has offspring nearby, it might come after you. “Admire them from a distance,” Whitlock. And don’t let this isolated incident discourage you from enjoying the Vermont outdoors experience, officials said. “There’s no reason for people to be afraid to go into the woods,” Porter said.

(Continued from Page 1) only 15 percent of employees are offered paid Scheu believes that bill — if passed into leave benefits by their employers. law — will “change people’s lives.” “The focus of this legislation is to provide “I am so excited about this bill,” Scheu access to this benefit to those Vermonters said during a phone interview. “I was thrilled who struggle the most,” Rep. Tom Stevens, to be asked to be the lead sponsor last fall. D-Waterbury, told House lawmakers It’s something I very strongly believe in. Thursday. “This program allows all working This is one of the most meaningful things Vermonters to access a benefit that only a few I’ve done since I’ve been in the Legislature. lucky Vermonters have today.” I’ve been honored to work on this and so The mandatory 0.55 percent payroll thrilled to see it pass out of the House with tax used to fund the $76 million program the kind of support that you want to see for would be paid by workers, unless employers a bill like this.” volunteered to cover some or all of the benefit. A slate of more moderate Democrats and Employees on leave would receive 90 independents joined Republicans in voting percent of their weekly wages if they make at against the program, expressing concerns over or below the Vermont livable wage, which is the cost of the program and currently $13.34 an hour. requiring employees to opt in. Employees would receive Among the Addison County only 50 percent of what they delegation, only Rep. Harvey earn above that, unless they Smith, R-New Haven, and make 2.5 times the liveable Terry Norris, I-Shoreham, wage (an annual salary of voted against the bill. about $70,000 or more), when The bill now goes to the the program stops replacing Senate, where it’s expected to wages. The most anyone could pass by a comfortable margin. receive under the paid leave It will then head to Gov. Phil program is $1,334 per week. Scott’s desk. Scott has stated By giving the largest portion his discomfort with legislation of the benefit to people who that makes paid family leave a make about $27,000 a year or state mandate on businesses. less, Democrats designed the He instead threw his support program so that low-income behind a voluntary, bi-state earners would be able to take family leave proposal with New advantage of it. Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, “Research has In some other states with a fellow Republican. That paid family leave systems, bi-state effort faces an uphill shown that the rate of employee wage climb, as both the Vermont and businesses reduce replacement is uniform, New Hampshire legislatures turnover costs but lower, offering workers are currently entertaining their and save money 60-70 percent of their wages own mandatory family leave when they have while they’re on leave. bills, Scheu noted. Democrats say a lower rate programs like Scheu hopes Scott signs makes it more challenging H.107, as there might not this. They retain for low income residents to be enough votes for a veto employees and afford using the program. override. The House, she attract them. “I “I think by taking the said, made several changes to think it’s a good resources that we have and make H.107 more palatable, thing for everyone concentrating them on lower including giving businesses wage workers ... I think more flexibility in their — Rep. Robin Scheu that really gets to the heart contributions, and allowing of the problems that really businesses to opt-out if needed addressing in other their own paid family lave programs are states, while really ratcheting back the cost equivalent or more generous than the terms of the program and easing the burden on of H.107. employers,” House Speaker Mitzi Johnson “We heard from lots of businesses that want said Thursday. to have this (benefit) for their employees,” House Republicans voted in a block against Scheu said. “Research has shown that the measure and opposed the policy because businesses reduce turnover costs and save the tax used to fund the program would be money when they have programs like this. mandatory, and employees would not be able They retain employees and attract them. to opt out of paying into the system each year. “I think it’s a good thing for everyone; I see The Joint Fiscal Office estimates that an it as a win-win.” employee making the median income in Scheu has an extensive background in Vermont, about $58,000 per year, would business. She worked for Bank of Boston pay about $318 annually to cover the 0.55 as a commercial lender and director of percent payroll tax. retail banking for 14 years before moving to “It’s a mandatory tax on the very people Middlebury in 1992. She was a senior vice that we’re trying to protect,” House Minority president at Bank of Vermont for two years, Leader Pattie McCoy said before the vote. worked as a nonprofit board consultant, “I mean we’re just saying here it is folks, an was executive director of the Addison and you’re going to pay in and you may or County Economic Development Corporation may not be able to ever get any money out for almost a decade. of the system.” She is past chair of Smart Growth Vermont Others said that the total cost of the new and is a member of the Vermont Sustainable paid leave system represents the largest new Jobs Fund board. investment the House has been willing to For the past two years, Democrats in the make this year — yet only a small portion House have made enacting a statewide paid of the population will be able harness the family leave program a top priority. 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Executive Director Addison County Restorative Justice Services is seeking an Executive Director who shallhave overall responsibility for the administrative and fiscal management of the agency, including all personnel matters and oversight of all client services. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • The ACRJS Executive Director will develop excellent working relationships with other agencies, Vermont Courts, Law • Enforcement and Community Stakeholders. • Is responsible for assuring that programs operate within and implements the statutory, regulatory, and policy guidelines of the agency and all its programs. • Create and develop new and innovative programs appropriate to the mission and goals of ACRJS. • Responsible for recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation, and support of all ACRJS staff. • Coordinate the development of effective community restorative panels through active volunteer recruitment and training. The successful candidate will possess excellent Leadership skills, compatible to a teamwork environment, and excellent verbal and written communications skills. Excellent fiscal management skills and ability to seek new revenue sources including grant writing. Excellent organizational and computer skills and ability to work independently. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and relevant work experience. Previous experience in Restorative Justice or the Criminal Justice System preferred. Must have a valid Driver’s License, own transportation, proof of insurance, able to pass a criminal and financial background check. The Executive Director will report directly to the Board of Directors. Interested individuals may apply by sending a cover letter, writing sample and resume to PO Box 957, Middlebury, VT 05753. Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2019. ACRJS is an equal opportunity employer. ACRJS is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing restorative justice programs to residents of Addison County. More information about ACRJS is available at: www.acrjs.org Please send a Cover Letter, Resume, and Writing Sample.

SUBSCRIBE!

Call 388.4944 today!

Help Wanted LANDSCAPERS‑ COLBY HILL Landscape Company is now hiring for the 2019 season. We are a landscape construction company, spe‑ cializing in the installation of patios, walkways, walls and plantings, as well as mainte‑ nance. Applicants must have vaild drivers license and reli‑ able transportation. Starting pay $14/hr. Pay may com‑ mensurate with experience. Call Dave at 802‑363‑9958. LOOKING FOR EXPERI‑ ENCED carpenter/construc‑ tion worker. Minimum 2 years’ experience. Must be willing to do all aspects of construction work. Must have reliable transportation. Pay based on experience. This is a full‑time year‑round position. Contact Chris at Summit Up Construction, 802‑558‑0784 or send resume to: summitupconstruction@gmail. com. MOOSE RUBBISH AND Re‑ cycling is looking for a recy‑ cling attendant on Saturday’s. 8:30‑12 noon. Call Randy 377‑5006. PAINTERS WANTED ‑ Acorn Painting is now hiring for the 2019 exterior season. Expe‑ rience preferred but willing to train. Please have a valid drivers license, your own re‑ liable transportation, good work ethic and good attitude. 453 5611. PERSON TO ASSIST with flooring manufacturing and saw milling of wood products. Part time, possibly full time for the right individual. Lots of team work and heavy lifting involved, 50 lbs. frequently. Lathrop’s Maple Supply. 453‑2897 ext. 2 for Tom, for more information.

Help Wanted

Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, and three current reference letters via School Spring or send to: Jennifer Kravitz Bingham Memorial 49 Charles Avenue, Middlebury,VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until position is filled. E.O.E.

Food Service Director/Cook 2019-2020

Addison Central School District is seeking a part-time (4.5 hrs/day) Food Service Director/Cook at Ripton Elementary for the 2019-2020 school year. The successful candidate should have experience in preparing nutritional meals, breakfast and lunch, and managing a meals program for 30-55 students. The candidate must also be organized, have strong communication, collaborative and computer skills, as well as an interest in participating in school wide health and nutrition initiatives. If you have questions, please contact Tracey Harrington at 802-388-22018 or tharrington@acsdvt.org.

WhistlePig is dedicated to crafting a premier whiskey and is looking for passionate, dedicated people to help us as we grow. First and Second Shift Bottling Team To meet our growing demand we are looking for quality, detail oriented team members for our bottling line. Must be able to lift 25 pounds unassisted and stand during your shift. First Shift: hours are M-F, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm. Second Shift: hours are M-F, 3:30 pm - 11:30 pm Second Shift offers a wage differential in addition to standard wage

Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, and three current reference letters via School Spring or send to:

Benefits include health care package, 401K, wellness benefits and more.

Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue, Middlebury,VT 05753

Full listing at www.whistlepigwhiskey.com/work-with-us Please submit a resume with references to jobs@whistlepigrye.com.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled. E.O.E.

No phone calls, please.

OUTREACH WORKER Join the Addison County Parent/Child Center Team! We are seeking a social worker to work with young families as an outreach worker on our highly skilled, creative and energetic team. You will work in coordination with parents in the home, community, and in our program in Middlebury in order to ensure that children are growing healthy and strong in our community. Candidates must have a solid understanding of child development, family systems, communication skills and flexibility. A Master’s Degree in Social Work is required. Please contact Donna Bailey: dbailey@addisoncountyparentchildcenter.org

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EXECUTIVE CO-DIRECTOR The Addison County Parent/Child Center (ACPCC) is continuing the search for a new Co-Director to lead this well-known and highly respected nonprofit located in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1980, the ACPCC is a member of the Vermont Parent Child Center Network dedicated to providing family support services, therapeutic childcare and education, prevention and support for youth, adults and children in Addison County.

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Tri-Valley Transit Inc., DBA Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR), is seeking a highly motivated leader to be the Operations Manager for its community transportation operations. The ideal candidate will support ACTR in its mission to enhance the economic, social and environmental health of the region by providing public transportation services that are safe, reliable, accessible and affordable for everyone. The Operations Manager reports to the Regional Director and will manage the day-to-day operations involving buses and drivers. Overall responsibilities include: • Safety • Personnel management • Maintenance budget management • Scheduling • Vehicle maintenance management • Vehicle related procurement Candidates should have at least three (3) years’ management experience. Transit experience is a plus but not required.

This is a great opportunity for an energetic and engaged community leader who is passionate about making a difference in the community by leading an organization in a co-directorship model. The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills, a team-oriented work style, a passion for working with families and children, and a dedication to social justice issues. The candidate will have experience working with human services and state agencies, experience in all aspects of human resource and personnel management and experience in managing and overseeing data collections and analysis. Candidates must also demonstrate understanding of financial management of multiple funding streams and fund development. Preference will be given to candidates with a graduate degree in social work, nonprofit management, education, or a related field. For more information, including a full job description, please contact Donna Bailey at dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org Interested applicants are expected to submit their letter of interest, resume, and contact information, sent by regular mail to: ACPCC Search Committee, P.O. Box 646 Middlebury, VT 05753 or by email to: dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org

ACTR highly values leaders who can be both team players and work well independently. Salary will be dependent upon experience. Excellent benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, long-term disability, retirement plan, paid time off and paid holidays.

For Rent

VERMONT SOAP IS also hiring Production Team Mem‑ bers. Must be detail oriented, work well as part of a team and an eye for quality con‑ trol. Competitive pay, paid time off, gym membership, employer matched IRA and more. Send resume to: nichole@vtsoap.com.

ROOFERS WANTED No experience needed. Will‑ ing to train the right person. Excellent pay and benefits. Basic hand tools and valid driver’s license needed. Call 802‑388‑2903.

2, 3 AND 4 bedroom apart‑ ments available June 1st. In the heart of downtown Middle‑ bury. Walking everywhere, including to college. Text Baba 802‑373‑6456.

VERMONT SOAP IS look‑ ing for a full‑time Shipper/ Receiver. Experience in both shipping and receiving freight, small packages and use of Starship is preferred. Com‑ petitive pay, vacation & sick time, paid holidays, gym mem‑ bership and more. Please send resume and cover letter to nichole@vtsoap.com.

For Sale BARRELS ‑ 55 GALLON food grade. Great storage for sap/ syrup, water, grain, compost. $25/each. Call 453‑4235. UPRIGHT FREEZER ‑ 20.3 cubic inches. Asking $200 obo. 388‑2754. PRIVACY HEDGES ‑ spring blowout sale. 6ft. Arborvi‑ tae ‑ reg. $179, now $75. Beautiful, nursery grown. Free Installation/Free de‑ livery. Limited Supply. Or‑ der now: 518‑536‑1367, lowcosttreefarm.com.

SMALL OFFICE SPACE, 656 Exchange Street, Middlebury. $500/month. 802‑388‑4831. DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

CHARMING STUDIO APARTMENT in the heart of downtown Middlebury. Tile bath and kitchen. Avail‑ able June 1st. Text Baba, 802‑373‑6456. LARGE 4 BEDROOM co‑ lonial house, Salisbury. 1 3/4 bath. Large living room, dining room, kitchen and family room with attached 2 car garage. Secluded setting. 11 minutes to MUHS .$1,800. monthly. References and deposit. 802‑989‑8399. MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY 3 BEDROOM ground floor apartment with deck and parking, in the center of town. $1,800/ mo. all inclusive. No pets. 802‑349‑8544.

MIDDLEBURY, 2,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., cen‑ tral location, parking. Can be subdivided. Real‑Net Man‑ agement Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

Selected candidate must pass required background checks and Drug/Alcohol testing. Confidentiality is a must. Please submit resume and cover letter to: Human Resources Director via email to: gina@trivalleytransit.org No phone calls, please TVT/ACTR is an AA/EO Employer www.trivalleytransit.org

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BRISTOL VILLAGE, HIGH‑ LY Visible Retail/Office street level space on the Main Street. Approx. 1,800 SF plus basement storage. Available March 1, 2019. $1,370 mo. Call Tom at Wallace Realty 453‑4670 or Tom@Walla‑ ceRE.com.

MIDDLEBURY‑RTE 7 ef‑ ficiency apartment. Heat, water and trash removal in‑ cluded. No pets. No smoking. $700/month. Available May 1. 802‑388‑1917.

This is a 40 plus hour/week position. Normal schedule will be Monday through Friday either 5am to 1:30pm or 10:30am to 7pm with some flexibility. Position requires 24/7 availability in emergency situations and the ability to be on call during scheduled weekends.

Help Wanted

For Rent

MIDDLEBURY: IN‑TOWN 1‑BR, Second‑floor apart‑ ment near Marble Works. Includes heat, off‑street parking, large lawn/garden space, storage, plowing and lawn maintenance. No pets or smoking, requires lease, references, and security deposit. $795/month. For more information, call or text 802/355‑4164.

Searching for someone to complete your team? or

Are you searching for a job? Either way you are on the right track with the

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2,500 SQ.FT. LIGHT IN‑ DUSTRIAL or food‑based business. Vermont state or USDA inspected. 656 Ex‑ change Street, Middlebury, Vermont. Call for information 802‑388‑4831.

BRISTOL 2+3 BEDROOM apartments. Heat, lawn care, snow removal, parking, small storage space included. 802‑453‑2566.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BEDROOM, fully furnished apartment, all inclusive, W/D. $1,250/month. 802‑349‑8544.

NEW HAVEN, TWO one bed‑ room apartments. All utilities included. W/D on site. First and last month rent plus de‑ posit required. No pets. One at $975/mo. One at $1,075/ mo., this one fully furnished. Call 453‑3870. VALLEY VIEW APART‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Ver‑ gennes. All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. Elderly or dis‑ abled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

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Auctions Complete Dispersal Auction of the great line of

Equipment & Cattle of the Yates Family Farm 3906 Pond Rd. Sheldon, VT 05483

P.O. Box 156 • Vergennes, VT 05491

VERGENNES, VT 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT - RENT: $1,066.

Friday, April 19, 2019 - 10:30 am

Second story apartment located on Main St. in Vergennes. All basic utilities included except electricity. Nicely remodeled apartment with new flooring. Includes trash, recycling, lawn care, snow removal, professional management and 24-hour emergency maintenance. Income limits apply. References required. To request an application visit www.addisontrust.org, call (802) 877-2626 or email info@addisontrust.org

70lb average - 144 Head of Holsteins 80 tie stall cows shipping 13000 per pickup-4%f-3%p-SCC 140,000, 50 fresh and springing, balance in all stages, good udders with over 50% 1st & 2nd calf, 21 bred and exposed heifers, 19 breeding age, 9 yearlings, Jersey stock bull. This is a closed herd and has been for many years. Fresh and bred heifers are a special group. All will be vaccinated and preg. checked.

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For Rent

Wood Heat

Att. Farmers

FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green. 802‑282‑9110.

HAY FOR SALE. Small square bales, first cut + mulch. 802‑349‑9281.

Real Estate 2 0 1 9 E N E R G Y S TA R homes, Modular, Dou‑ blewides and Single‑ wides. Open 7 days a week. Beanshomes. com. 600 Rte. 7, Pitts‑ ford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@beanshomes. com. Down Payment As‑ sistance Now Available.

Want to Rent PROFESSIONAL FEMALE WISHING TO share two bedroom apartment. Rent $650. including utilities. 978‑489‑5810.

EAST MIDDLEBURY, DAISY Lane Lot #11. Beauti‑ ful, level 1/2 acre building lot with good southern ex‑ posure on a private lane. Town water, power and cable hookups at curbside. Site approved for four bedroom home with conventional (no mound necessary) septic system. $68,000. Call Jack Brown 388‑7350.

WH IT 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.

Trucks 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA Florida truck. 118,000 miles. Excellent shape. Asking price $12,995. 802‑468‑0278.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collect‑ ibles, etc. Visit bittneran‑ tiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/ appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.

Public Notices Index Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Pages 32, 33, 34 & 35.

Addison County Superior Court (2) Brandon and Leicester (1) New Haven (2)

Middlebury (3) Monkton (1) P. Hannaford Career Ctr. (1) Weybridge Cemetery (1)

TOWN OF NEW HAVEN INVITATION TO BID

78 North Street New Haven, Vermont 05472 (802) 453 – 3516 SEALED BIDS FOR: Reclaiming, and furnishing and placing asphalt at noted locations will be received at the New Haven Town Offices at 78 North Street, New Haven, Vermont 05472 until 7:00 pm on May 7, 2019, and will be publically opened at the Selectboard meeting on May 7, 2019 on or after 7:00 pm at the New Haven Town Offices listed above. Specifications for bidders and bid forms may be obtained without charge at the New Haven Town Offices, 78 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472. The Town of New Haven, VT reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject any and all bids, or to accept the bid deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of New Haven. 4/8, 11, 15, 18

Equipment Case IH MX255 Magnum 4x4 with duels-18 speed power shift-left hand and reverser-300 hp-6300 hrs-sells with reserve, Int 1586 with cab, Int 986, Int 684 2wd with loader, Farmall 706 diesel, Kuhn Knight Reel Auggie 3136 mixer with scales, NH FP 240 tandem chopper with processor-9’ grass head-3PN 3 row corn head “like new”, sells with reserve. NH 570 baler with #72 kicker, Kuhn GA 4521 GTH Masterdrive gyro rake, Vicon Andex 423T gyro rake, PZ Fannex 500 tedder, Hesston 1345 hydro-swing disc, Case IH 8312 hydro-swing disc, 3 Flexi Metal rear dump wagons, Richardton 700 dump, 2 steel kicker wagons-1 Pronovost tandem, Int 710 5 bottom plows, Case IH 9 shank chisel plows, White 8106 6 row planter with liquid fert, 3pth rubber tire scraper, 30.5LR32 tires, rims, wheels for 86 series tractor, Quick hitches. Directions: Watch for signs on Rte. 105, 3 miles east of St. Albans. Pond Rd. Follow to second farm on the left. Terms: Cash or Good Check Sale Day

Owners: Yates Family Farm Sheldon, Vermont. Steve 802-782-3887, 802-524-4937 Lussier Auction Service Reg & Toby Lussier Reg: 802-626-8892 Cell: 802-535-6100 Cell: 802-535-9567

Ringman Jon Lussier 802-371-7403 Jim Young-Assisting Cell: 274-0179 Mark Stanley-Assisting Cell: 782-4939

www.lussierauction.com

for pictures, updates, and email mailing list.

NEK Sales Jim Young 802-525-4774 Cell: 274-0179

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found on Pages 32, 33, 34 & 35. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY

REGULAR SELECTBOARD MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL. 9, 2019 • 7:00 P.M. ROOM 116 - LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM 77 MAIN STREET

AGENDA

7:00 1. **Call to Order 2. *Approval of Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of March 25, 2018 Special Selectboard Meeting 4. **Citizen Comments [Opportunity to raise or address issues that are not otherwise included on this agenda] 7:10 5. *2019 First and Second Class Liquor License & Outside Consumption Permit Applications from Tavern on the Tee LLC (dba Tavern on the Tee) at 317 Golf Course Road 7:15 6. *Nominations to Appointed Boards, Committees, Commissions & Official Positions 7:25 7. *Michael McAullife, President, Friends of Middlebury Hockey, Request for Approval of Loan Documents for Memorial Sports Center Improvements 7:35 8. *Updates from Policy Review Committee: Brief Overview of New Employee Guidebook; Recommendation to Amend Town Personnel Policy; Summary of Planning Discussion for Ordinance to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags 7:50 9. *Approval of Grant Agreement with the State of Vermont for the 2019 Communities Caring for Canopy Grant for Ash Tree Replacement 7:55 10. *Follow-up to March 25, 2019 Selectboard Subcommittee Appointments & Board Representatives 8:00 11. **Review and Finalize Agenda for April 11, 2019 College Lunch 8:05 12. *Approval of Check Warrants 13. *Town Manager’s Report 14. **Board Member Concerns 15. *Executive Session – Contracts & Personnel – Anticipated 16. **Action on Matters Discussed in Executive Session 8:30 17. *Adjourn * Decision Item ** Possible Decision If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 388-8100 x-202 as early as possible. Additional information about most Agenda items is available on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, on the Selectboard page. 04/08

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION ADDISON UNIT DOCKET NO: 131-7-18 ANCV REO Trust 2017-RPL1 Plaintiff vs. VICKI GENIER; SHAWN T GENIER AND OCCUPANTS RESIDING AT 55 HOOKER ROAD, LEICESTER, VT 05733 Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SALE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Vickie A. Genier and Shawn T. Genier, to Beneficial Homeowner Service Corporation, dated January 20, 2007, and recorded in Book 63, at Page 310, of the City/Town of Leicester Land Records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by Assignment of Mortgage recorded in Book 81, Page 148, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at April 26, 2019 at 4:00PM at 55 Hooker Road, Leicester, VT 05733 all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To Wit: EXHIBIT A BEING ALL AND THE SAME LANDS AND PREMISES CONVEYED TO VICKI GENIER AND SHAWN T. GENIER, WIFE AND HUSBAND, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, BY QUIT CLAIM DEED OF VICKI GENIER DATED OCTOBER 30, 2003 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 2003 IN BOOK 58, PAGES 389-341 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF LEICESTER, VENNONT, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL AND THE SAME LANDS AND PREMISES CONVEYED TO VIOKI GENIER BY WARRANTY DEED OF LEMUEL H. PALMER AND DONNA M. PALMER DATED AUGUST 18, 2003 OF RECORD AT BOOK 58, PAGE 45 OF THE TOWN OF LEICESTER LAND RECORDS. MEANING AND INTENDING APPROXIMATELY 4 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF WEST SHORE ROAD IN THE TOWN OF LEICESTER AND Designated LOT #2 AND BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT MARKED BY AN IRON PIN AT OR NEAR THE EASTERLY EDGE OF SAID WEST SHORE ROAD AND MARKING THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LANDS CONVEYED TO ARNOLD AND ELENE TRUDEAU (LOT #3); THENCE RUNNING EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID TRUDEAU LANDS (LOT #3) MARK PARTIALLY BY A STONE WAIL 850 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO AN IRON PIN MARKING THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LANDS OF SAID TRUDEAU (LOT #3); THENCE TURNING AND GOING SOUTHERLY 200 FEET, MORE. OR LESS, ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF THE BRANDON FIRE DISTRICT #1 TO AN IRON PIN WHICH MARKS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LANDS PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED BY WILLIAM AND BRENDA DUTTON TO DONNA PALMER AND LEMUEL PALMER DATED OCTOBER 13, 1993 AND RECORDED IN THE LEICESTER·LAND RECORDS AND DESIGNATED LOT #1; THENCE TURNING AND GOING WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LANDS OF SAID LEMUEL AND DONNA PALMER, (LOT #l) 905 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO AN IRON PIN LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE EASTERLY EDGE OF’ SAID WEST SHORE ROAD AND MARKING THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT #1; THENCE TURNING AND GOING NORTHERLY 200 FEET, MORE OR LESS, ALONG THE EASTERLY EDGE OF SAID WEST SHORE ROAD TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY OVER AND UPON A STRIP OF LAND FORTY FEET WIDE FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE ABOVE PREMISES; SAID STRIP OF LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE BEGINNING OF SAID STRIP OF LAND LIES ADJACENT TO AND SOUTHERLY OF THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE OF THE PARCEL PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED BY WILLIAM AND BRENDA DUTTON TO DONNA PALMER AND LEMUEL PALMER, ABOVEMENTIONED AND DESIGNATED LOT #1 AND THAT PARCEL OF LAND WHICH WAS CONVEYED BY MARTHA J. DUTTON TO WILLIAM E. DUTTON BY QUIT CLAIM DEED DATED MARCH 15, 1991, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 41, AT PAGE 418 OF LEICESTER LAND RECORDS; THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID STRIP LIES FORTY (40) FEET SOUTHERLY OF AND PARALLEL TO SAID COMMON BOUNDARY AND SAID STRIP EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERLY EDGE OF THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY, KNOWN AS WEST SHORE ROAD, EASTERLY FOR A DISTANCE OF 330 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE REAR LOT LINE OF THAT PARCEL HERETOFORE CONVEYED TO WILLIAM B, DUTTON BY MARTHA I. DUTTON, ABOVE-MENTIONED; THENCE GOING IN A GENERALLY NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS THE LANDS PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED TO WILLIAM AND BRENDA DUTTON, ABOVE-MENTIONED; THENCE GOING IN A GENERALLY NORTHEASTERLY DIRECT ACROSS LANDS PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED BY WILLIIAM AND BRENDA DUTTON TO DONNA PALMER AND LEMUEL PALMER; AND DESIGNATED LOT #1 HEREINABOVE MENTIONED, FIFTY-FIVE (55) FEET, MORE OR LESS; THENCE GOING IN A GENERALLY EASTERLY DIRECTION A DISTANCE OF THREE HONORED (300) FEET, MORE OR LESS TO A SECOND ANGLE IN SAID STRIP OF LAND THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF WHICH LIES ABOUT ON (SIC) ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) FEET DISTANCE FROM THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT #1 HEREIN ABOVEMENTIONED; THENCE GOING NORTHEASTERLY AGAIN, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THE PARCEL HEREIN CONVEYED AND DESIGNATED LOT #2.

Local High School

THE PREMISES HEREIN CONVEYED ARE SUBJECT TO A NON-EXCLUSIVE, PERPETUAL EASEMENT IN AND TO A TWE TY-FIVE FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING AND FOREVER MAINTAINING ELECTRICAL WIRES .AND/OR CABLES TO A UTILITY POWER LINE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE ERECTED ON THE PREMISES HEREIN CONVEYED (LOT # 2). SAID TWENTY-LIVE FOOT STRIP OF LAND LIES ADJACENT TO AND NOTHERLY OF THE COMMON BOUNDARY LINE WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE PARCEL HEREIN CONVEYED (KNOWN AS LOT #2) AND LOT #1 NOW OWNED BY DONNA PALMER AND LEMUEL PALMER, THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID STRIP LIES TWENTYFIVE FEET DISTANT FROM AND PARALLEL TO SAID COMMON BOUNDARY LINE. SAID STRIP EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERLY EDGE OF SAID WEST SHORE ROAD AND EXTENDS EASTERLY A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 905 FEET TO THE REAR LOT LINE OF THE PARCEL HEREIN CONVEYED (LOT #2) SUBJECT TO THOSE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY OF RECORD OR IN EXISTENCE THE PARCEL IS SUBJECT TO AND BENEFITED BY STATE OF VERMONT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUBDIVISION PERMIT EC-9-0730 DATED OCTOBER 31, 1995 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 46 AT PAGE 290 OF THE TOWN OF LEICESTER LAND RECORDS. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING TO THE OWNERS OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY, THEIR HEIRS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO USE AND MAINTAIN THE WELLS ON THE HEREIN GRANTED PROPERTY. THE RIGHT TO ENTER IS LIMITED TO ANY REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE TO THE WELLS OR RELATED POMPS AND PIPING WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO RETURN THE LANDS TO THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN BEFORE ENTERING. THE GRANTEES, THEIR HEIRS AND ASSIGNS, ARE ALSO HEREBY GIVEN THE RIGHT TO USE THE EXISTING ROADWAY (40 FEET WIDE) FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN AS NEEDED. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE OWNERS OF THE ADJAENT PROPERTY, THEIR HEIRS AND ASSIGNS. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED INSTRUMENTS, THE RECORDS THEREOF, THE REFERENCES THEREIN MADE, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE RECORDS AND REFERENCES IN FURTHER AID OF THIS DESCRIPTION. The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, without further court order, and without publication or service of a new notice of sale, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or by certified check by the purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. 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 sale REO Trust 2017-RPL1 Jeffrey J. Hardiman, Esq., Bar No. VT#4632 BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 1080 Main Street, Suite 200 Pawtucket, RI 02860 Phone: 401-217-8701 Fax: 401-217-8702 Jeffrey.Hardiman@brockandscott.com

Sports Report

3-25, 4-1, 4-8

Special Section

Thursday, April 11

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ADDISON COUNTY Four Castleton Univeristy students from the Addison Independent coverage area were recognized by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association for

Public Notices can be found on Pages 32, 33, 34 & 35.

WEYBRIDGE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

The Weybridge Cemetery Association Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Weybridge Congregational Church. For information, 4/4, 8, 11 call 545-2502.

STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

StudentBRIEFS their academic achievements in the Fall 2018 term: Gabrielle Ryan of Bristol, Ellie Gevry of New Haven, Allison Lowell of Brandon and Raven Payne of

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77 Main Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Pump Station No. 9 Overflow Metering Structure project will be received by the Town of Middlebury, VT. The project consists of the construction of an overflow metering structure to monitor the duration, peak flow, and total volume of each sewage overflow event. The BIDS shall be received by the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 South Route 7, Middlebury, VT, until 1:00 p.m. April 30, 2019 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. If BIDS are forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the BID must be enclosed in another envelope containing the BID addressed to the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled at the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 at 10:00 a.m. on April 17, 2019. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend this meeting. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: 1. Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 South Route 7, Middlebury, VT 05753. 2. Aldrich + Elliott, PC, 6 Market Place, Ste. 2, Essex Jct., VT 05452. 3. AGC of VT Plan Room, c/o Works In Progress, 20 Farrell Street, Suite 103, South Burlington, VT 05403. Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Blue Prints Etc. located at 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington, VT 05403, upon a nonrefundable payment of $75.00 for each set. Checks shall be payable to Blue Prints Etc. April 8, 2019 Kathleen Ramsay Town Manager 4/8

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 113-7-18 ANCV

COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A Plaintiff v. CHRISTOPHER CAVOLICK AND MARTHA M. COONS OCCUPANTS OF: 1499 Sand Road, Ferrisburgh VT Defendants SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: Christopher Cavolick 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. A copy of the Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is on file and may be obtained at the office of the clerk of this court, Addison Unit, Civil Division, Vermont Superior Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, Vermont. Do not throw this paper away. It is an official paper that affects your rights. 2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM. Plaintiff’s claim is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated September 15, 2014. Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the Town of Ferrisburgh at Volume 149, Page 115. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Addison, State of Vermont. 3. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 41 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail the Plaintiff a written response called an Answer within 41 da s after the date which this Summons was first published, which is March 25, 2019 You must send a copy of your answer to the Plaintiff or the Plaintiffs attorney, LORAINE L. HITE, Esq. of Bendett and McHugh, PC, located at 270 Farmington Avenue, Ste. 151, Farmington, CT 06032. You must also give or mail your Answer to the Court located at 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 04753. 4. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiffs Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer. 5. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT GIVE YOUR WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COURT. If you do not Answer within 41 days after the date on which this Summons was first published and file it with the Court, you will lose this case.You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint. 6. YOU MUST MAKE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF IN YOUR REPLY. Your Answer must state any related legal claims you have against the Plaintiff. Your claims against the Plaintiff are called Counterclaims. If you do not make your Counterclaims in writing in your answer you may not be able to bring them up at all. Even if you have insurance and the insurance company will defend you, you must still file any Counterclaims you may have. 7 LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you should ask the court clerk for information about places where you can get free legal help. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still give the court a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case. ORDER The Affidavit duly filed in this action shows that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the method provided in Rules 4(d)-(f), (k), or (1) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that service of the Summons set forth above shall be made upon the defendant, Christopher Cavolick, by publication as provided in Rule[s] [4(d)(1) and] 4 (g) of those Rules. This order shall be published once a week for three weeks beginning on March 25, 2019 in the Addison County Independent (Publishes Monday’s & Thursday’s), a newspaper of the general circulation in Addison County and The Nassau Guardian a newspaper of the general circulation in the Bahamas, and a copy of this summons and order as published shall be mailed to the defendant Christopher Cavolick, at 1499 Sand Road, Ferrisburgh VT. Dated at Middlebury, Vermont this 14 day of MARCH , 20 19 Hon. A. Arms Presiding Judge Addison Unit, Civil Division

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NOTICE OF HEARING MONKTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD Notice is hereby given that the Monkton Development Review Board will consider the following application at its regularly scheduled Public Hearing on April 23, 2019 at the Monkton Town Hall. At 8:00pm – Application #2017-14-MAJ of Broadview Estates, LLC for Final Plat approval to amend an 8 lot subdivision, Bear Pond Road. The amendment consists of: A boundary line adjustment and minor site plan adjustments. The Tax Parcel ID is #08.105.022.000. Application materials are available for review during normal business hours at the Office of the Monkton Town Clerk. Interested parties who wish to be heard may attend the hearing, or send a representative. Communication relating to the application may be filed in writing to the Board either before or during the hearing. Pursuant to 24 VSA 117 4464(a)(1)(c) and 4471(a) participation in this hearing is necessary to establish status as an Interested Person and the right to appeal. Betsy Brown Clerk-Monkton Development Review Board April 8, 2019 4/8

TOWN OF NEW HAVEN INVITATION TO BID

78 North Street New Haven, Vermont 05472 (802) 453 – 3516 The Town of New Haven is now accepting bids for a one(1) to three (3) year contract for roadside mowing. Roadsides will be mowed two separate times during the summer season as follows: First mowing will be 2 passes; the second mowing will be done with a minimum of 8 feet with a boom or over the rail system to get behind guardrails and partial tree canopy if necessary. Mowing is at the direction of the Road Commissioner, using your own equipment. Proof of insurance required. The first mowing is to begin in early June and the second in September. For more information, please call the Road Commissioner @ (802) 316 – 6125. Please submit your sealed bid to the Town of New Haven by 4:30 on Tuesday April 23, 2019. All bids the Selectboard reserves the right to reject any bids.

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT WASTEWATER PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Wastewater Pump Station Improvements project will be received by the Town of Middlebury, Vermont, at the office of the Town of Middlebury, 77 Main Street, Middlebury VT 05753, until 2:00 p.m. local time on May 3, 2019, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project consists of the rehabilitation of Pump Station No. 6 (Seminary Street), Pump Station No. 13 (Halpin Road) and Pump Station No. 14 (Painter Hills). The work at each station generally includes the demolition and removal of existing pumps and controls, refurbishment and modifications to the existing wet well, new wastewater pumps and controls, electrical, mechanical and earthwork at each site. In addition, the project involves nearly 1,100 feet of force main replacement along Seminary Street Extension, and appurtenances. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, as indicated in the Bid Schedule. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Otter Creek Engineering, Inc. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office, 404 East Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the Town of Middlebury, Department of Public Works, 1020 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and the office of the Engineer, Otter Creek Engineering, Inc., 404 East Main Street, Middlebury, VT, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon payment of $150.00 for each set. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “Otter Creek Engineering, Inc.” mailing address: P.O. Box 712, East Middlebury, VT 05740. Upon request and receipt of the document payment indicated above, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for issuing Addenda, if any, to parties obtaining Bidding Documents from sources other than the Issuing Office. Electronic copies of Bidding Drawings and Documents will be provided to all parties recorded as having officially received the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office, as portable document format (PDF) files, on compact disc. A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 P.M. local time on April 17, 2019 at the Town of Middlebury Department of Public Works, 1020 Route 7 South, Middlebury VT 05753. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Owner: Town of Middlebury, Vermont By: Dan Werner Title: Public Works Planning Director 4/01, 08 Date: April 1, 2019

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Eyeshine in animals lights up the night By SUSIE SPIKOL I’ve taken to wandering the night lately — one of the pleasures of having a puppy. Willow, my pup, and I walk at all hours, from twilight to midnight and into the shadowy early morning. Some nights we walk under the cover of stars and moonlight, and other nights the world is so dark my black dog disappears and I wonder what exactly is on the end of my leash. Void of visual stimulus, any earthbound glimmer of light is noteworthy. One night I saw the glow of two small eyes, like gold coins caught in the arc of my headlamp. I watched the weasel — a long small body, and bold shimmering eyes — disappear down the crevice of a stonewall. Since then I’ve become obsessed with eyeshine. Eyeshine in animals is produced by a special membrane, called the tapetum lucidum (“tapestry of light”), a reflective surface that is located directly behind the retina. When the small rays of light found in the night, like starlight or moonlight, enter the eye, they bounce off the membrane, giving the eye a second chance to use the light. For animals that have this membrane, it is like having a built-in flashlight that lights a path from the inside out. The tapetum lucidum, coupled with big eyes and lots of light-sensing rod cells, allow nocturnal mammals to see well in dark or dim conditions. But eyeshine isn’t limited to mammals. Once, while at the edge of a pond listening to the midnight chorus of frogs, my flashlight caught the glimmering, emerald-green eyes of a huge bullfrog. And in my obsession over eyeshine, I am eagerly looking forward to the summer, when I will be searching the forest floor for the ruby red glow of a wolf spider’s eyes. I only wish that my eyes would glow, a fierce sapphire blue in the darkest of night, but although humans have many interesting adaptations, good night vision is not one of them. Our abundance of cones and lack of rods mean we see more colors than most other animals, but we can’t see in the dark. And we don’t have a tapetum lucidum — when our eyes appear red in photographs, it’s a reflection of the camera’s flash off the red blood

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cells of the choroid, which is a vascular layer behind the retina. Eyeshine color varies by species, from the amber glow of a bobcat to the red glint of a black bear. The different colors are produced by the mineral content and the structure of the tapetum lucidum, as well as varying pigments in the retina. There does seem to be some overlap of colors, like bobcat and raccoon having yellow/amber eyeshine. So is it at all possible to identify an animal by eyeshine color alone? According to ecologist and long-time tracker Dr. Rick van de Poll, eyeshine is somewhat variable so that even within the same species the color can look a bit different. Factors that influence individual eyeshine color, according to van de Poll, include the age and individual chemistry of the animal, as well as seasonal variation and the angle and intensity of the light hitting the eye. But this doesn’t deter van de Poll from using eyeshine as a clue to identifying mammals. “It’s part of the information” he said, “but you have to also be paying attention to the animal’s behavior, the shape and placement of the eyes, and how the animal moves away from the light, or if it even moves away from the light at all.” As we head out into the night, my headlamp strapped on above my eyes, I catch Willow’s red glowing eyes looking up at me. Out in front of us is

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Public Notices found on Pages 32, 33, 34 & 35. BRANDON & LEICESTER HELIPORT HEARING

The Vermont Transportation Board at 9:30 a.m. on April 18, 2019 will conduct a site visit and hearing regarding applications by the BLSG Insect Control District for helicopter landing areas at the following locations: 31 Hollow Road in Brandon, VT and 2141 US Route 7 in Leicester, VT. A single site visit to both proposed locations will commence at 9:30 a.m. Parties interested in attending the site visit should meet at the Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Square, Brandon, VT. A representative of the applicant will escort the Board as well as those attending the site visit to the proposed helicopter landing areas. Immediately following the site visit – at a time on or about 10:30 a.m. on April 18, 2019 – the Transportation Board, pursuant to 5 V.S.A. § 207 and other applicable law, will hold a hearing on both applications at the Brandon Town Hall. At the hearing, the Board will hear from the applicant and the Vermont Agency of Transportation, as well as all parties interested in the question of approval. For more information, contact John.Zicconi at: john.zicconi@vermont.gov or 802-828-2942.

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a field, and we watch a set of green/ white eyes lift up and turn towards us. These eyes are high and wide. There is a stamp and a snort and the eyes are gone – starlight on the move. My light catches the flash of a white tail as the deer disappears into the night. Susie Spikol is Community Program Director for the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, N.H. The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by “Northern Woodlands” magazine (northernwoodlands. org) and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (wellborn@ nhcf.org).

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