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Preserving our history 7KH IRUPHU RQH URRP VFKRROKRXVH RQ &DVH 6WUHHW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ KDVQœW KRVWHG FODVVHV IRU QHDUO\ VL[ GHFDGHV 7KH GHVFHQGDQWV RI LWV IRUPHU VWXGHQWV are  hoping  to  resurrect  the  venerable  structure  as  a  spot  for  community  JDWKHULQJV DQG DV D WRRO IRU HGXFDWLQJ 9HUPRQWHUV DERXW DQ LPSRUWDQW SDUW of  our  past.  See  our  story  on  the  former  Quarry  Hill  School  on  Page  18A.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 20

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

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Addison County

By the way

The  North  Branch  School  in  Ripton  is  receiving  The  Harvard  Book  Award  for  the  second  year  in  a  row.  North  Branch  is  the  only  middle  school  in  the  United  States  to  receive  this  award.  Carol  Calhoun  of  the  Harvard  Club  of  Vermont  will  be  coming  to  the  in-­ dependent  middle  school  to  pres-­ ent  the  award  to  this  year’s  ninth-­ grade  class. Congratulations  also  go  to  two  RWKHU $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ WHHQV ZKR WKLV ZHHN ZHUH QDPHG E\ 86$ /XJH WKH JRYHUQLQJ ERG\ RI WKH ZLQWHU VOHGGLQJ VSRUW WR WKH -XQLRU 1DWLRQDO & 7HDP *UDFLH :HLQEHUJ RI 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG (OLMDK 3HGULDQL RI 1HZ +DYHQ KDYH EHHQ WUDLQLQJ ZLWK WKH OXJH WHDP LQ /DNH 3ODFLG WKLV SDVW ZLQWHU 7KH RQO\ 9HUPRQW-­ HUV QDPHG WR WKH WHDP WKH\ ZLOO continue  to  workout  with  the  elite  racers  in  this  Olympic  sport. More  than  125  bike  riders  rode  from  South  Burlington  to  King-­ sland  Bay  State  Park  in  Ferris-­ burgh  this  past  Saturday  as  part  of  the  Lund  Center’s  5th  Annual  (See  By  the  way,  Page  15A)

Index Obituaries  ................................ 6A &ODVVL¿HGV  ....................... 8B-­12B Service  Directory  ............ 9B-­11B Entertainment  ........................ 14A &RPPXQLW\ &DOHQGDU  ...... 8A-­10A Sports  ................................ 1B-­4B 0,''/(%85< &2//(*( 678'(176 DQG FRPPXQLW\ PHPEHUV DERYH ULJKW PDUFK DURXQG 2OG &KD-­ pel  last  Friday  during  a  protest  urging  college  trustees  to  divest  from  companies  selling  fossil  fuels  and  ZHDSRQV $PRQJ WKH VSHDNHUV DW WKH SURWHVW ZDV 0LGGOHEXU\ HFRQRPLFV SURIHVVRU 3HWHU 0DWWKHZV above  left. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

PAGE  2A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  16,  2013

Student  charged  with  Sexting IHORQ\ VH[XDO DVVDXOW MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Twenty-­two-­ year-­old  Middlebury  College  senior  Dong  Song  on  Monday  pleaded  in-­ nocent  in  Addison  County  Superior  Court  to  a  sexual  assault  charge  stem-­ ming  from  an  encounter  with  a  fe-­ male  Middlebury  student  on  campus  early  Sunday  morning. Song,  a  citizen  of  the  Republic  RI .RUHD IDFHV D MDLO VHQWHQFH RI WKUHH \HDUV WR OLIH DQG D ÂżQH RI XS WR $25,000  if  convicted. +LV DWWRUQH\ 3HWHU /DQJURFN RI /DQJURFN 6SHUU\ :RRO LQ 0LGGOH-­ bury,  said  Song  contests  the  allega-­ tions. “We  believe  further  investigation  will  show  that  this  is  all  a  misunder-­ standing  between  college  students,â€?  /DQJURFN WROG WKH Independent  on  be-­ half  of  his  client. $Q DIÂżGDYLW SUHSDUHG E\ 'HW .ULV-­ tine  Bowdish  of  the  Middlebury  Po-­ lice  Department  details  the  encoun-­ ter  between  Song  and  a  19-­year-­old  female,  also  a  Middlebury  College  student,  which  occurred  in  the  early  hours  of  Sunday,  May  12. According  to  Song’s  and  the  un-­ LGHQWLÂżHG DOOHJHG YLFWLPÂśV DFFRXQWV the  pair  met  while  dancing  at  a  party  earlier  that  night  and  went  to  Song’s  room  in  Forest  Hall.  Both  accounts  state  that  the  pair  engaged  in  some  consensual  sexual  activity  and  the  woman  verbally  expressed  at  least  once  that  she  did  not  wish  to  en-­ gage  in  intercourse,  and  that  at  one  point  Song  covered  her  mouth  with  KLV KDQG $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH DIÂżGDYLW

Song  told  police  that  the  woman  was  PDNLQJ QRLVHV KH LQWHUSUHWHG DV HQ-­ MR\PHQW DQG WKDW KH KDG FRYHUHG KHU mouth  because  he  was  afraid  his  hall  PDWH LQ WKH DGMRLQLQJ URRP ZRXOG EH disturbed. The  woman  alleges  that  Song  par-­ tially  penetrated  her  as  she  struggled  WR JHW DZD\ DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH DIÂżGD-­ vit.  Song’s  account  to  police  differs,  alleging  that  the  woman’s  movements  DQG EHKDYLRU LQFOXGLQJ NLVVLQJ KLP and  removing  her  clothing,  led  him  to  believe  that  she  had  changed  her  mind  about  having  intercourse  and  that  he  twice  attempted  penetration.  He  de-­ nied  some  details  of  her  account. Song  told  police  the  room  was  GDUN ERWK VXEMHFWV VDLG WKH\ KDG FRQ-­ sumed  alcohol. After  the  encounter,  the  woman  called  a  friend  in  considerable  dis-­ tress.  Three  other  Middlebury  Col-­ lege  students  brought  the  alleged  victim  to  the  home  of  a  Middlebury  College  staff  member  who  mentors  groups  of  students  on  campus.  The  staff  member  escorted  the  al-­ leged  victim  to  Porter  Hospital,  where  D UDSH NLW ZDV DGPLQLVWHUHG 7KH DO-­ OHJHG YLFWLP LGHQWLÂżHG 6RQJ RQ )DFH-­ ERRN DIWHU KHU IULHQGV VHDUFKHG IRU him  using  a  mobile  phone. 6RQJ D VHQLRU HFRQRPLFV PDMRU slated  to  graduate  at  the  end  of  May,  is  next  scheduled  to  appear  in  court  RQ -XQH /DQJURFN VDLG KLV FOL-­ ent’s  nationality  has  â€œno  bearingâ€?  on  KLV DELOLW\ WR PDNH LW WR KLV VFKHGXOHG court  appearances.

Bristol  teen  faces  drug  charge BRISTOL  â€”  A  Bristol  17-­year-­old  pleaded  innocent  in  Addison  County  Superior  Court  on  Monday  to  charges  of  delivering  drugs  to  minors  and  con-­ tributing  to  the  delinquency  of  a  minor.  =DFKDULDK 5XVN LV EHLQJ WULHG DV DQ adult  and  faces  charges  of  up  to  15  \HDUV LQ SULVRQ IRU WKH ÂżUVW FKDUJH DQG XS WR WZR \HDUV LQ SULVRQ SOXV D ÂżQH of  $2,000  for  the  second  charge.  He Â

LV UHSUHVHQWHG E\ 3HWHU /DQJURFN RI /DQJURFN 6SHUU\ :RRO LQ 0LGGOH-­ bury. 5XVN ZDV DUUHVWHG WKLV SDVW 6DWXUGD\ night  by  Bristol  police  after  the  Bris-­ tol  Rescue  Squad  had  been  dispatched  to  attend  to  a  13-­year-­old  female  who  was  having  a  â€œmedical  reaction  fol-­ ORZLQJ WKH FRQVXPSWLRQ RI PDULMXD-­ (See  Bristol,  Page  3A)

Flower  power ARTIST  KLARA  CALITRI,  a  current  member  and  past  president  of  WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ *DUGHQ FOXE SDLQWV ZRRGHQ Ă€RZHUV LQ SUHSDUDWLRQ for  the  garden  club’s  annual  plant  sale  this  Saturday,  May  18.  The  popular  sale  â€”  featuring  locally  grown  hydrangeas,  peonies,  ground  covers  and  other  perennials  as  well  as  vegetable  starts  and  some  an-­ nuals  â€”  runs  from  9  a.m.  to  1  p.m.  on  the  village  green,  across  from  WKH SRVW RIÂżFH

(Continued  from  Page  1A) she  called  â€œvery  provocative  posesâ€?  exhibited  by  a  \RXQJ JLUO LQ WKH ÂżUVW VH[WLQJ FDVH VKH WRRN RQ ODWH last  year.  One  of  her  cases  involved  a  13-­year-­old  girl.  Most  have  featured  young  women  14  and  15  years  old.  The  photos  are  often  accompanied  by  suggestive  text  messages. “I  was  stunned,â€?  Whitney  said. Addison  County  State’s  Attorney  David  Fenster  FRQÂżUPHG WKH UHFHQW VSLNH LQ VH[WLQJ FDVHV “It’s  concerning  because  it’s  not  clear  that  peo-­ ple  involved  realize  it’s  an  offense,â€?  Fenster  said.  â€œIt  is  an  offense,  and  it  can  have  some  very  ad-­ verse  consequences  down  the  road.â€? :KLOH ÂżUVW WLPH MXYHQLOH RIIHQGHUV FDQ HPHUJH from  court  with  little  more  than  a  slap  on  the  wrist,  the  nude  photos  can  bring  consequences  for  the  YLFWLP ORQJ DIWHU WKH PDWWHU KDV EHHQ DGMXGLFDWHG That’s  because  the  provocative  photo  can  literally  last  forever  â€”  especially  if  posted  on  the  Internet,  RIÂżFLDOV VDLG “Imagine  you  are  in  middle  school  and  all  of  \RXU SHHUV KDYH VHHQ QDNHG LPDJHV RI \RX ´ 0D-­ son  said,  noting  this  is  an  age  group  in  which  children  are  dealing  with  body  image  issues  and  sometimes  fragile  emotional  states. In  December  of  2009,  13-­year-­old  Hope  Witsell  of  Florida  hanged  herself  after  being  persecuted  by  her  peers  following  the  spread  of  a  topless  photo  of  herself  that  she  had  sent  to  a  prospective  suitor. That  same  year,  18-­year-­old  Jessica  Logan  of  &LQFLQQDWL WRRN KHU RZQ OLIH DIWHU KHU H[ ER\-­ friend  e-­mailed  nude  photos  that  she  had  sent  him  by  cell  phone. “Kids  of  this  age  don’t  quite  understand  the  consequences  involved,â€?  Bowdish  said. 0LGGOHEXU\ 6FKRRO 5HVRXUFH 2IÂżFHU &KULV Mason  recently  handled  a  case  in  which  the  nude  photo  of  a  local  teenage  girl  found  its  way  from  a  FHOO SKRQH WR WKH ,QWHUQHW 7KDW LPDJH QRZ ÂżJXUHV to  haunt  the  girl  in  perpetuity. “We  try  to  tell  these  young  people  that  when  WKH\ JHW D OLWWOH ROGHU DQG DUH DSSO\LQJ IRU MREV prospective  employers  are  Googling  potential  RUTH  WHITNEY,  WHO  heads  up  the  Addison  County  Unit  for  Special  Investigations,  and  Chris  FDQGLGDWHV DQG VRPHWLPHV WKH\ DUH DVNLQJ IRU SDVVZRUGV WR WKHLU )DFHERRN DFFRXQWV WR VHH 0DVRQ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV VFKRRO UHVRXUFH RIÂżFHU KDYH VHHQ D VSLNH LQ VH[WLQJ FDVHV LQ WKH FRXQW\ involving  local  teens. what  these  people  are  all  about,â€?  Whitney  said.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell “Once  the  toothpaste  is  out  of  the  tube,  you  well  as  victims. out  to  be  a  half-­dozen  or  more.â€? FDQÂśW JHW LW EDFN LQ WKHUH ´ “It’s  so  dangerous  and  it’s  so  easy,â€?  said  the  par-­ Alarmingly,  some  of  the  youths,  when  inter-­ Authorities  also  are  not  positive  if  they  can  per-­ ent,  who  was  tipped  off  about  her  child’s  behavior. viewed  by  police,  say  â€œWhat’s  the  big  deal?  Ev-­ manently  delete  inappropriate  images  from  com-­ The  parent  said  her  child  engaged  in  sexting  in  HU\RQH LV GRLQJ LW ´ VDLG %RZGLVK ZKR TXLFNO\ puters  and  cell  phones. spite  of  several  prior  family  discussions  about  safe  added,  â€œ Just  b ecause  â€˜ everyone  i s  d oing  i t’  d oesn’t  ³<RX FDQ GHOHWH WKH LPDJHV EXW SHRSOH FDQ use  of  the  Internet  and  electronics. mean  it’s  OK.â€? recreate  them,â€?  Bowdish  explained. Âł-XVW EHFDXVH WKH\ VDLG WKH\ ZRXOGQÂśW HQJDJH Investigators  have  run  into  several  cases  in  This  means  that  cell  phones  used  in  sexting  LQ VH[WLQJ VL[ PRQWKV DJR GRHVQÂśW PHDQ WKDWÂśV ZKLFK MXYHQLOHV KDYH VHQW LQWLPDWH SKRWRV RI cases  can  be  out  of  commission  for  quite  a  while. JRLQJ WR EH WKHLU RXWORRN LQ VL[ PRQWKV RU QLQH Âł7KLV FDQ UHVXOW LQ VRPH XQKDSS\ NLGV DQG SDU-­ themselves  to  girlfriends  or  boyfriends  who  have  month  or  12  months,â€?  the  parent  said.  â€œKids  are  in  turn  shared  the  material  with  others. ents,  because  when  we  seize  these  cell  phones,  we  being  offered  things  for  photographs.  It  can  be  a  ³, WKLQN WKH IRUZDUGLQJ RI WKH SKRWRV LV WKH FDQÂśW JLYH WKHP EDFN EHFDXVH ZH FDQÂśW EH VXUH WKRVH way  to  obtain  alcohol  or  drugs.  It  can  be  a  way  for  problem  we  are  having,â€?  Bowdish  said.  â€œWe  have  images  are  permanently  deleted,â€?  Whitney  said. SHRSOH WR WKLQN WKH\ FDQ DWWUDFW VXLWRUV RU SHRSOH teenagers  who  are  in  relationships  and  are  in  this  â€œAnd  they  are  illegal  images  to  possess,â€?  WKH\ DUH LQWHUHVWHG LQ 7HHQDJHUV DUH MXVW VR LPSXO-­ ‘consenting’  exchange  of  photographs,  but  by  the  Bowdish  added. VLYH WKH\ DUH QRW VWRSSLQJ WR WKLQN ´ time  w e  h ear  a bout  i t,  i t’s  u sually  b ecause  i t’s  b een  Authorities  are  currently  re-­ $UHD VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV DUH QRW RQO\ UHIHUULQJ forwarded  to  another  person  searching  what  might  be  done  sexting  cases  to  police,  they  are  discussing  the  and  it’s  not  OK. to  allow  for  return  of  the  cell  â€œKids are being offered “Tomorrow  you  might  offense  on  campus  as  part  of  assemblies,  special  SKRQHV EXW LW LV D WULFN\ TXHV-­ things for photographs ‌ It SUHVHQWDWLRQV DQG KDYLQJ H[SHUWV LQ WKH ÂżHOG FRPH not  be  friends  with  that  per-­ tion  fraught  with  legal  and  pri-­ can be a way for people to in  for  some  Q  and  A. son,  and  then  it’s  out  of  your  vacy  issues.  So  Whitney  is  cur-­ Bill  Lawson,  principal  of  Middlebury  Union  think they can attract suitcontrol,â€?  she  added,  noting  rently  holding  four  cell  phones  High  School,  said  the  issue  is  discussed  as  part  the  fragility  of  some  teen  ro-­ ors or people they are inin  evidence;Íž  Mason  has  three;Íž  of  a  health  education  credit  students  must  obtain  terested in. Teenagers are mances. and  Bowdish  has  one. before  graduation.  He  said  he’s  pleased  that  many  Mason  sees  the  repercus-­ “Right  now,  they  are  in  evi-­ just so impulsive; they are students  feel  comfortable  enough  to  volunteer  in-­ VLRQV RI EDG EUHDN XSV ZKLOH dence  at  least  until  the  court  not stopping to think.â€? formation  when  they  or  their  peers  are  in  trouble. ZDONLQJ WKH KDOOV RI 0LGGOH-­ FDVHV ² ZKHWKHU LWÂśV MXYHQLOH — Parent of a local teenager bury  schools. Âł)URP WLPH WR WLPH VH[WLQJ GRHV RFFXU DQG ZH or  adult  â€”  are  completed,â€?  PDNH VXUH LWV LV KDQGOHG SURSHUO\ ´ /DZVRQ VDLG “Teenage  relationships  can  Whitney  said. Andy  Kepes,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  swiftly  degenerate  into  ha-­ Âł,WÂśV SRVVLEOH WKH\ PD\ QHYHU JHW WKHP EDFN ´ School  principal,  said  sexting  is  addressed  as  part  tred,â€?  Mason  said.  Based  on  what  he’s  observed,  $QG SHRSOH DUH PLVJXLGHG LI WKH\ WKLQN WKH\ DUH of  the  10th-­grade  Human  Development  class  and  SURWHFWHG E\ SURJUDPV OLNH Âł6QDSFKDW ´ ZKLFK DX-­ girls  and  boys  are  sexting  in  about  equal  numbers,  through  an  8th-­grade  class  dealing  with  bullying  EXW WKH ER\V DUH PRVW OLNHO\ WR VKDUH WKH SKRWRV RI tomatically  deletes  an  electronic  image  a  certain  and  harassment.  Bristol  police  also  offer  cau-­ the  girls. number  of  seconds  after  it  is  opened.  Investigators  WLRQDU\ DGYLFH RQ WKH VXEMHFW ZKHQ WKH\ YLVLW WKH ,URQLFDOO\ PDQ\ WHHQV VHHP WR WKLQN LW LV PRUH QRWH VRPHRQH FDQ WDNH D VFUHHQ VKRW RI WKH LP-­ school. SULYDWH WR WDNH DQ LQWLPDWH SKRWR RI WKHPVHOYHV age  before  it  is  deleted.  And  from  there,  the  image  But  a  lot  of  the  education  on  this  topic  has  to  and  share  it  via  cell  phone  than  being  in  a  room  could  be  posted  on-­line  or  sold  to  an  out-­of-­coun-­ occur  at  home,  police  said.  with  somebody,  according  to  Mason. try  pornography  site  that  domestic  law  enforce-­ :KLWQH\ VDLG SDUHQWV VKRXOG WDON WR WKHLU FKLO-­ “It’s  mediated  by  the  equipment,  by  the  devic-­ ment  can’t  shut  down. dren  about  appropriate  use  of  their  electronic  de-­ es,â€?  Mason  said  of  the  photo.  â€œBizarrely,  it  is  psy-­ 6H[WLQJ FDVHV DUH SURYLQJ GLIÂżFXOW DQG WLPH YLFHV IURP WLPH WR WLPH PDNLQJ RYHUVLJKW D FRQ-­ consuming  for  law  enforcement  and  prosecutors  FKRORJLFDOO\ GLIÂżFXOW IRU WKHP WR DSSUHFLDWH MXVW dition  of  their  possession  of  a  cell  phone  and/or  how  public,  potentially,  it  is.â€? WR WDNH RQ ,W FDQ LQYROYH ZULWLQJ VHDUFK ZDUUDQWV computer. A  PARENT  REACTS to  seize  the  phone,  then  forensically  examining  %XW VRPH SDUHQWV VWLOO SUHIHU WR WDNH D KDQGV RII The  Addison  Independent  interviewed  the  Ad-­ what’s  in  the  phone,  then  interviewing  suspects  approach. dison  County  parent  of  a  teen  whose  sexting  case  DQG YLFWLPV EHIRUH WDNLQJ WKH FDVHV WKURXJK WKH “I  have  had  parents  say  to  me,  â€˜It’s  my  son  or  LV FXUUHQWO\ ZRUNLQJ LWV ZD\ WKURXJK IDPLO\ FRXUW court  process. GDXJKWHUÂśV SULYDWH SKRQH , GRQÂśW ZDQW WR LQYDGH The  concerned  mom  is  at  peace  with  the  fact  that  â€œAnd  it  generally  snowballs,â€?  Whitney  said.  their  privacy,’â€?  Whitney  said.  â€œI  have  had  parents  ³:H JHW RQH UHSRUW WKDW FRPHV LQ DQG WKHQ ZH ÂżQG her  child  â€”  a  sender  and  receiver  of  nude  images  DVN PH Âľ:K\ DUH WKH SROLFH LQYROYHG" 7KLV LV QRW via  cell  phone  â€”  is  being  prosecuted  for  the  of-­ out  after  interviewing  the  people  involved,  more  a  police  matter.’â€? fense,  along  with  another  involved  party.  Sexting  photos  were  sent  to  more  people  or  more  photos  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addi-­ is  one  of  the  few  crime  categories  in  which  the  were  received  from  other  people.  So  what  you  sonindependent.com. MXYHQLOHV IHDWXUHG LQ WKH SKRWRV DUH RIIHQGHUV DV WKLQN LV PD\EH RQH RU WZR NLGV LQYROYHG FDQ WXUQ

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Middlebury  to  update  its  zoning Ordinances  must  mirror  town  plan By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  One  would  think  that  Middlebury  Planning  Com-­ mission  members  could  rest  a  little  after  spending  the  past  three  years  updating  the  community’s  compre-­ hensive  town  plan.  But  the  panel  is  now  turning  its  attention  to  another,  complementary  task:  ensuring  that  Middlebury’s  zoning  laws  dovetail  with  the  principles  laid  out  in  the  town  plan. The  commission  has  been  steadily  chipping  away  at  its  zoning  rules  up-­ date,  which  it  hopes  to  deliver  for  the  selectboard’s  approval  sometime  this  fall.  Much  of  the  work  will  be  of  the  â€œhousecleaning  variety,â€?  according  to  Middlebury  Zoning  Administrator  Ted  Dunakin.  That  means  cleaning  up  language  and  organizing  the  zoning  rules  into  proper  categories. Once  the  housecleaning  gets  done,  the  commission  will  take  up  â€”  and  invite  public  feedback  on  â€”  more Â

substantive  zoning  issues,  with  the  future  of  retail  store  development  looming  as  perhaps  the  toughest  nut  WR FUDFN ,W ZDV UHWDLO DQG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ the  issue  of  whether  the  town  plan  VKRXOG UHĂ€HFW DQ H[LVWLQJ ]RQLQJ RU-­ dinance  stipulation  that  future  retail  proposals  be  limited  to  50,000  square  feet,  that  generated  the  most  contro-­ versy  and  feedback  during  the  recent  town  plan  review. The  updated  town  plan  OK’d  by  the  selectboard  does  not  include  a  50,000-­square-­foot  limit  on  future  retail  projects,  but  it  does  call  for  UHĂ€HFWLQJ ÂłLQ WKH ]RQLQJ RUGLQDQFH a  means  to  identify  the  appropriate  locations  for  industrial,  commercial  RIÂżFH RU FRPPHUFLDO UHWDLO GHYHORS-­ ment  and  specify  characteristics  con-­ sistent  with  all  themes  and  objectives  in  the  town  plan.â€? Commission  Chairwoman  Nancy  Malcolm  said  the  Better  Middlebury  Partnership  has  formed  a  commit-­ tee  to  study  the  retail  issue  and  make  some  recommendations  to  the  com-­ mission. “We  gave  (the  issue)  to  a  group  that Â

can  really  work  with  it,â€?  Malcolm  said. Another  potentially  meaty  zoning  issue  with  which  the  commission  will  contend:  Accessory  apartments.  'XQDNLQ H[SODLQHG WKDW FXUUHQW ]RQ-­ ing  laws  allow  for  accessory  apart-­ ments,  but  include  square  footage  and  percentage  limits  that  preclude  some  homeowners  (with  smaller  abodes)  from  creating  a  living  space  for  a  family  member.  The  commission  might  consider  tweaking  and  better  GHÂżQLQJ WKH OLPLWV 'XQDNLQ VDLG 2IÂżFLDOV GR QRW DQWLFLSDWH DQ\ sweeping  zoning  changes  to  be  pro-­ posed. Anyone  interested  in  weighing  in  on  the  zoning  laws  can  do  so  at  plan-­ ning  commission  meetings,  held  the  ¿UVW DQG WKLUG 0RQGD\V RI WKH PRQWK at  5  p.m.  at  the  Middlebury  Police  Department  conference  room  off  Sey-­ mour  Street. Commission  members  vowed  to  do  a  thorough  job. “It’s  a  long  process,â€?  Malcolm  said.  â€œIt’s  going  to  be  done  right.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

Ammatuna  picked  for  Brandon  selectboard By  LEE  J.  KAHRS Brandon  Reporter BRANDON  â€”  As  a  Brandon  lister  and  member  of  the  Otter  Val-­ ley  Union  High  School  Board,  Maria  Ammatuna  already  had  her  hands  full.  Now,  she  can  add  selectboard  member  to  her  resume. The  Brandon  selectboard  chose  $PPDWXQD WR ÂżOO WKH YDFDQW ERDUG seat  left  when  Richard  Baker  agreed  to  become  interim  town  manager  late  last  month.  The  appointment  to  WKH WKUHH \HDU VHDW H[SLUHV RQ 7RZQ Meeting  Day  in  March  2014. “I  look  forward  to  joining  the  team,â€?  Ammatuna  said  on  Monday  after  the  board  announced  its  deci-­ sion.  â€œI  have  a  true  love  and  appreci-­ ation  for  our  town.  I  also  realize  and Â

respect  the  large  job  of  the  select-­ ERDUG WR HQVXUH JRRG DQG EHQHÂżFLDO programs  and  services  for  the  greater  and  total  population  of  Brandon.â€? $PPDWXQD ZDV RQH RI VL[ %UDQ-­ don  residents  who  wanted  to  be  con-­ sidered  for  the  post  and  sent  a  letter  of  interest  to  the  board.  The  other  candidates  vying  for  the  board  seat  included  Brian  Fillioe,  June  Kelly,  Jim  Leary,  Alan  Leavitt  and  Buzz  Racine. Brandon  selectboard  chair  Devon  Fuller  said  he  felt  that  Ammatuna  was  the  right  person  for  the  job. “We  feel  that  Maria  will  be  a  very  good  addition  to  the  board  and  will  be  helpful  in  moving  Brandon  for-­ ward,â€?  he  said. Ammatuna  owns  Creative  Fiber Â

Designs,  and  creates  hats,  scarfs  and  other  woven  products.  Before  start-­ ing  Creative  Fiber,  she  spent  more  WKDQ \HDUV LQ FRUSRUDWH ÂżQDQFH and  planning,  including  nine  years  DV D ÂżQDQFLQJ VHUYLFHV PDQDJHU ZLWK Hewlett-­Packard  Co.  She  has  a  bach-­ elor’s  degree  in  management  and  a  master’s  degree  in  public  administra-­ tion.  She  also  sits  on  the  board  of  the  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  She  has  two  children  and  four  grandchil-­ dren. Ammatuna  will  vacate  her  seat  as  lister.  She  joins  the  selectboard  at  a  FUXFLDO WLPH DQG KHU ÂżQDQFH H[SHUL-­ ence  will  come  in  handy.  The  board’s  immediate  task  is  cutting  the  town  budget,  which  was  defeated  on  a  re-­ vote  last  month.

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$20.  The  male  minor  also  told  po-­ lice  that  Rusk  had  provided  a  gravity  bong  and  used  it  to  smoke  marijuana  ZLWK WKHP LQ WKH EDVHEDOO ÂżHOG VHFWLRQ RI WKH UHFUHDWLRQ ÂżHOG 5XVN UHSRUWHG-­ ly  left  the  scene  when  the  13-­year-­old  girl  began  having  a  bad  reaction  and  emergency  services  were  contacted. $FFRUGLQJ WR KLV DIÂżGDYLW 2WH\ UH-­ sponded  to  the  scene  and  found  a  cell Â

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located  Rusk  at  his  family’s  Pleas-­ ant  Street  residence  and  searched  his  room.  They  seized  what  Otey  said  were  parts  of  the  gravity  bong,  which  later  tested  positive  for  marijuana  use. Police  also  found  numerous  plastic  baggies  with  marijuana  residue  and  other  paraphernalia  around  the  room,  DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH DIÂżGDYLW DV ZHOO DV DQ $SSOH L3RG ZLWK D WH[W PHVVDJLQJ application,  Pinger,  that  matched  the  messages  received  on  the  cell  phone  IRXQG HDUOLHU DW WKH GXJRXW 2IÂżFHUV took  Rusk  to  the  Bristol  Police  De-­ partment  for  processing. $FFRUGLQJ WR 2WH\ÂśV DIÂżGDYLW 5XVN claimed  the  gravity  bong  had  been  constructed  at  the  dugout  and  that  parts  of  it  belonged  to  the  other  mi-­ nors.  Photographs  of  a  gravity  bong  on  Rusk’s  iPod  taken  May  8  depict  ZKDW RIÂżFHUV EHOLHYHG WR EH WKH VDPH device,  already  constructed,  causing  police  to  believe  Rusk’s  statement  was  partially  false  or  not  truthful. Rusk  was  previously  issued  a  no-­ trespass  order  in  July  2012  after  staff  at  The  Hub  teen  center  suspected  him Â

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Making  the  best of  a  bad  situation I  am  always  astonished  to  observe  how  separate  individuals  recol-­ lect  the  same  situation  in  distinctly  different  ways.  This  occurs  in  families,  audiences,  classrooms  and  work  environments.  Such  was  the  case  when  I  read  the  May  6  Ad-­ dison  Independent  and  learned  of  the  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union’s  $100,000  settlement  with  a  disgruntled  employee,  and  of  an  undisclosed  monetary  amount  awarded  to  yet  another.  It  was  like  reading  a  fairy  tale  in  which  some  will  seemingly  live  more  happier  ever  after  than  others. For  the  district  and  the  insurance  company,  it  is  a  very  good  thing  that  not  all  the  people  who  toler-­ ated  humiliation,  disrespect  and  intimidation  in  this  work  setting  ¿OHG OHJDO SURFHHGLQJV 7KH IXQGV involved  and  the  time  invested,  nei-­ ther  of  which  contributes  to  positive  educational  outcomes,  could  have  been  mind  boggling. For  me,  this  is  sort  of  a  fractured  fairy  tale  that  ends  with  a  few  obtaining  rewards  in  the  interest  of  closing  out  a  painful  chapter  in  the  history  of  the  district.  Everyone  does  want  to  move  on,  and  most  of  us  who  shared  this  toxic  experience  will  do  so  with  a  clear  conscience,  our  reputations  intact,  and  the  knowledge  that  we  did  the  right  thing  for  the  children  who  are  at  the  center  of  our  work  â€Ś  and  you  can’t  live  any  more  happily  ever  after  than  that. Louise  Vojtisek Middlebury

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When  a  man’s  fancy  turns  to  mowing  Is  it  just  me,  or  can  springtime  seem  a  little  over-­ using  an  old-­fashioned  reel  mower  â€”  the  kind  you  push  whelming? with  no  assist  from  a  motor,  and  no  noise  or  gas  fumes.  I  get  the  part  about  how  green  and  warm  and  wonder-­ I  went  to  Aubuchon  last  week  to  explore  what  they  had  ful  it  is.  I’m  reveling  in  it. in  the  way  of  reel  mowers.  I  wanted  a  green-­ Even  my  cat  is  juiced  about  spring.  er  alternative  to  a  motorized  noise  machine. When  I  wouldn’t  let  him  out  one  recent  But  I  hated  using  a  push  mower  when  I  morning,  he  launched  himself  from  an  open  was  a  boy.  That  boyhood  lawn  was  huge,  second-­story  window  and  landed  on  the  stone  the  grass  the  thickness  of  a  rain  forest,  and  I  patio,  15  feet  below.  I  found  him  down  there,  would  much  rather  have  been  playing  base-­ no  worse  the  wear  for  his  Superman  imita-­ ball. tion,  licking  his  paws  and  purring. , ÂżJXUHG ,ÂśG HQG XS LQVWHDG ZLWK D 1HXWRQ We  all  feel  the  stirrings  of  the  season.  In  electric  mower  bought  from  the  DR  Factory  spring,  as  Tennyson  put  it,  â€œA  young  man’s  Store  in  Vergennes.  fancy  lightly  turns  to  thoughts  of  love.â€?  But  Diane,  the  Aubuchon  store  manager  For  that  matter,  in  spring  this  older  man’s  who  knows  everything  there  is  to  know  fancy  also  turns  to  thoughts  of  love. about  anything  hardware,  pointed  out  to  me  But  amid  the  splendor  in  the  grass,  it  seems  that  I  had  three  choices  in  a  reel  mower.  And  like  there’s  hardly  a  moment  to  enjoy  it.  We  that  these  mowers  were  greatly  improved  are  called  both  by  new  duties  and  new  op-­ since  I  was  12  and  breaking  down  in  tears  at  portunities  for  fun. the  frustration  of  trying  to  mow  through  the  At  the  present  moment,  for  example,  I  am  Amazon,  with  blades  that  hadn’t  been  sharp-­ trying  to  decide  among  mowing  the  lawn,  by Gregory Dennis ened  since  my  father  was  a  boy. taking  up  golf  yet  again,  buying  a  new  pair  It  turns  out  that  Fiskars  â€”  which  I  thought  RI ÂżVKLQJ ZDGHUV DQ LWHP ZKLFK DV FDUHIXO specialized  in  orange  scissors  â€”  also  makes  readers  will  note,  is  still  on  hold  from  the  last  column),  an  orange  reel  mower.  And  while  the  Fiskars  is  easily  the  planting  landscaping,  putting  in  a  vegetable  garden,  and  ugliest  mower  on  the  planet,  its  funky  design  appealed  taking  out  the  buckthorn  trees  that  are  obscuring  the  view  to  me. of  oaks  and  birches. I’ve  mown  the  lawn  once  already,  and  so  far,  no  tears. Just  writing  that  list  makes  me  feel  like  giving  up  and  Inside  the  house,  too,  there’s  too  much  to  be  done. taking  a  nap. The  place  may  soon  be  overrun  by  insect  life.  The  There  are,  of  course,  small  pleasures  to  be  found  in  wasps,  spiders  and  carpenter  ants  are  making  regular  as-­ each  of  these  activities.  And  someday  before  the  hot  VDXOWV RQ WKH LQWHULRU DQG LWÂśV QRW HYHQ EODFN Ă€\ VHDVRQ ZHDWKHU KLWV , KRSH WR ÂżQG D PRPHQW WR HQMR\ WKHP yet. For  now,  though,  I’m  anticipating  a  month  of  yard  0\ FORVHWV DQG GUHVVHUV DUH VWLOO IXOO RI Ă€HHFH YHVWV DQG work,  in  what  songwriter  John  McCutcheon  called  â€œthe  long  underwear.  I  seem  to  recall  that  somewhere  upstairs,  season’s  battle  with  the  weather  and  the  weed.â€? I  stored  a  summer’s  worth  of  T-­shirts  and  shorts.  But  I’ll  (See  Dennis,  Page  5A) One  surprise  has  been  to  discover  how  much  I  enjoy Â

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Missteps  weaken  Obama’s  hand Successful  presidencies  are  characterized  by  effective  management  of  the  administration.  While  the  president  cannot  be  expected  to  intervene  in  every  instance  of  bu-­ reaucratic  malfeasance  and  incompetence,  when  a  pat-­ tern  of  such  activities  continues  over  time,  the  impres-­ sion  created  is  that  of  a  president  who  is  not  on  top  of  the  job.  When  the  sequestration  budget  cuts  went  into  effect  in  late  March,  President  Obama  demonstrated  the  same  pas-­ sive-­aggressive  approach  to  Congress  that  has  character-­ L]HG PXFK RI KLV WLPH LQ RIÂżFH :KLOH Obama  denounced  sequestration  in  campaign-­style  speeches  around  the  country,  his  administration  made  few  attempts  to  work  with  Congress  to  develop  alternatives.  Granted,  House  Republicans  may  not  have  been  in-­ terested  in  any  such  alternatives,  but  the  White  House  did  not  stop  some  By  Eric  L.  Davis federal  agencies  from  implementing  sequestration  in  ham-­handed  ways,  such  as  the  FAA’s  furloughs  of  air  WUDIÂżF FRQWUROOHUV WKDW UHVXOWHG LQ GHOD\V IRU WKH WUDYHOLQJ public.  The  end  result  was  that  Congress  passed  legis-­ lation  exempting  the  FAA  from  sequestration,  allowing  Republicans  to  gain  political  credit  with  travelers,  while  Obama  has  done  nothing  beyond  rhetoric  to  respond  to  the  cuts  in  programs  for  lower-­income  Americans. Accounts  of  the  FBI’s  and  CIA’s  responses  to  intel-­ ligence  passed  on  by  Russian  security  services  regarding  Tamerlan  Tsarnaev,  the  Boston  Marathon  bomber,  indi-­ cate  that  those  agencies’  approaches  to  intelligence  shar-­ ing  continue  to  be  characterized  by  the  â€œsiloâ€?  and  â€œstove-­

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pipeâ€?  mentalities  that  were  criticized  so  heavily  after  the  9/11  attacks.  Also,  the  limited  intelligence  that  was  obtained  by  federal  agencies  was  apparently  not  shared  ZLWK VWDWH DQG ORFDO RIÂżFLDOV LQ 0DVVDFKXVHWWV ZKR FRXOG have  used  that  information  to  investigate  Tsarnaev  and  his  activities.  Again,  while  the  White  House  was  not  aware  of  this  intelligence  before  April  15,  the  subsequent  criticism  of  federal  security  agencies  does  not  help  the  administration  to  portray  itself  as  an  effective  manager  of  homeland  security. Investigations  by  Congress  and  the  press  into  the  attack  on  the  U.S.  consulate  in  Benghazi,  Libya,  on  Sept.  11,  2012,  indicate  that  the  ad-­ ministration  may  have  had  a  much  more  sanguine  view  of  the  security  situation  in  Benghazi  than  was  actu-­ ally  the  case,  in  part  because  of  its  desire  to  portray  conditions  in  Libya  as  quickly  returning  to  normal  â€”  not  unlike  some  of  the  Bush  White  House’s  approaches  to  Iraq  soon  after  the  fall  of  Saddam  Hussein.  In  any  case,  the  ad-­ ministration’s  response  to  Benghazi  seems  to  have  been  conditioned  as  much  by  politics  as  by  foreign  policy  con-­ siderations,  with  political  staff  in  the  White  House  and  the  State  Department  trying  to  put  a  much  different  spin  on  the  events  on  the  ground  from  that  portrayed  by  the  FDUHHU GLSORPDWV LQ WKH ÂżHOG Last  week,  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  admitted  that  it  had  subjected  conservative  political  organizations  to  especially  searching  scrutiny  of  their  applications  for  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

New  Haven  votes  on  how  to  vote 0DQ\ 1HZ +DYHQ YRWHUV EHOLHYH it  is  time  to  reconsider  returning  to  voice  vote  on  money  articles  at  town  meeting. 3ULRU WR DERXW 1HZ +DYHQ voted  everything,  town  and  school  DUWLFOHV IURP WKH Ă€RRU DW WRZQ meeting.  We  voted  by  voice  vote  or  by  paper  ballot  as  the  moderator  determined  the  desires  of  the  voters.  But  because  attendance  was  steadily  dropping,  a  very  small  number  of  voters  were  deciding  huge  budgets  for  the  town  and  the  schools.  So  we  voted  to  change  to  the  Australian  bal-­ lot  resulting  in  a  town  meeting  that  is  only  informational.  The  notion  that  moving  to  Australian  ballot  would  engage  more  townspeople  in  our  re-­ sponsibilities  as  a  citizen  legislature  KDV EDFNÂżUHG :H KDYH HYHQ IHZHU people  attending  town  meeting  than  before.  Of  the  approximately  1,300  UHJLVWHUHG YRWHUV LQ 1HZ +DYHQ RQO\ about  50  to  100  have  been  attending  Monday’s  town  meeting.  Between  320  and  480  cast  their  vote  by  Aus-­ tralian  ballot,  most  of  whom  have  not  attended  town  meeting  to  discuss  the  issues.  ,Q 0DUFK 1HZ +DYHQÂśV WRZQ meeting  agenda,  both  town  and  school,  was  completed  in  less  than  90  minutes. Town  meeting  is  not  just  about  YRWLQJ $W D Ă€RRU PHHWLQJ ZH KDYH the  opportunity  to  speak  with  the  se-­ lectboard  and  understand  the  warned  items  better.  And  selectboard  mem-­ bers  get  a  much  clearer  sense  of  the  voters’  will.  Town  meeting  improves  understanding  and  communication  all  around,  in  a  way  that  a  poorly  attended  â€œinformational  meetingâ€?  never  does. The  Australian  ballot  completely  eliminates  any  opportunity  to  change  a  warned  article.  Contrary  to  what  PDQ\ YRWHUV WKLQN XQGHU WKH Ă€RRU voice  vote  process,  articles  may  be  amended  to  increase  or  decrease  funding  as  long  as  the  amendment  is  â€œgermaneâ€?  as  determined  by  the  moderator. So  how  do  we  increase  voter  par-­ ticipation  at  town  meeting? I  realize  not  everyone  wants  to  or  can  attend  town  meeting.  They  don’t  have  the  time  or  inclination  to  hang  in  there  for  the  time  it  may  take  to  reach  a  vote  on  each  article.  Others  Ă€DW FDQÂśW JHW WKHUH GXH WR WKHLU KHDOWK job,  military  duty  or  family  demands.  Is  it  possible  that  technology  may  help  us?  What  if  we  had  the  means  to  allow  people  at  home  or  even  over-­ seas  to  attend  town  meeting  online?  It  shouldn’t  surprise  anyone  that  such  technology  has  been  around  for  years.  In  fact  the  Vermont  League  of  Cities  and  Towns  ran  a  training  session  on  technology  for  town  meet-­ ings  at  this  year’s  moderator  training. The  town  of  Middlesex  has  been  doing  what  they  call  â€œRemote  Town  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  16,  2013  â€”  PAGE  5A

Should Legislature have access to tax returns? Editor’s  note:  This  letter  was  submitted  before  an  amendment  was  passed  on  the  day’s  last  session.  It  was  revised  slightly,  with  the  author’s  consent,  to  recognize  that  change. By  William  Sayre As  often  happens  in  Montpelier  in  the  month  of  May,  a  little  noticed  provision  in  a  major  piece  of  legislation  erupts  in  controversy  as  lawmakers,  with  a  little  help  from  the  people  who  would  be  affected  by  the  new  law,  discover  the  unintended  consequences  of  what  the  law  proposes  to  do. This  year  is  no  exception.  The  little  noticed  provision,  which  was  attached  to  a  bill  as  an  amendment  and  passed  on  the  last  day  of  the  session,  is  one  that  would  require  the  Tax  Department  to  give  the  Legislature,  for  the  purpose  of  VWDWLVWLFDO DQG ÂżVFDO DQDO\VLV DFFHVV to  our  personal  and  business  income  tax  returns.   In  response  to  swift  and  vehement  criticism  from  taxpayers  and  others  who  see  the  danger  in  this  proposal,  the  Legislature  proposed  to  redact  identifying  names  and  addresses  from  individual  returns,  and  also  proposed  to  allow  only  staff  and  DJHQWV RI WKH OHJLVODWLYH ÂżVFDO RIÂżFH to  have  direct  access  to  individual  returns.  This  is  progress,  but  the  core  of  the  problem  remains.   Legislators  will  still  have  indirect  access,  and  very  likely,  in  the  fullness  of  time,  direct  access.   The  U.S.  Congress  understands  why  this  is  a  problem,  and  does  not  give  itself  access  â€”  indirect  or  direct  â€”  to  federal  tax  returns.  Almost  every  state  Legislature  in  the  nation  also  understands  the  problem,  and  so  does  not  give  itself  access,  indirect  or  direct,  to  their  state  tax  returns.   Recent  revelations  by  the  Internal  Revenue  Service,  as  to  the  possible  misuse  of  their  power,  remind  us  of  why  it  is  important  for  government  to  take  great  care  LQ KDQGOLQJ FRQÂżGHQWLDO SHUVRQDO tax  information.  That  example  also  reminds  us  that  the  temptation  to  use  tax  information  for  political  purposes,  inevitably,  is  too  hard  to  resist.   We  in  Vermont  should  not  be  H[SDQGLQJ DFFHVV WR FRQÂżGHQWLDO personal  tax  information  â€“  to  our  legislators,  to  their  staff  or  agents,  or  anyone  else.  If  anything,  we  should  be  reducing  such  access. The  Vermont  Tax  Department  prepares  reports,  including  reports  for  the  Legislature,  using  aggregated  information  from  individual  returns.  If  the  Legislature  is  unhappy  with  the  reports  they  receive  from  the  Tax  Department,  let’s  work  together  to  make  the  reports  better  and  more  timely.  Let’s  not  give  the  Legislature  access,  indirect  or  direct,  to  our  personal  and  business  tax  returns.   Why  is  legislative  access  a  problem?   Whether  or  not  to  allow  the  Legislature,  including  legislators  or  their  staff,  to  examine  our  tax  returns,  is  a  far  more  momentous  decision  than  some,  perhaps  most,  may  realize.  Why?  Because  doing  so  would  violate  the  long  standing  policy  that,  except  in  the  case  of  a  criminal  investigation,  our  Vermont  income  tax  returns  will  be  examined  only  by  Vermont  Tax  Department  professional  staff.  Not  by  staff  in  other  branches  of  government,  and  FHUWDLQO\ QRW E\ HOHFWHG RIÂżFLDOV who  for  better  or  for  worse,  might  be  tempted  to  use  the  personal  information  they  discover,  for  political  purposes. Upholding  this  policy  in  Vermont,  and  a  similar  policy  in  Washington  D.C.,  for  federal  tax  returns,  is  essential  if  taxpayers  are  to  be  FRQÂżGHQW WKDW WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ WKH\ provide  on  their  tax  returns  will  not  be  used  for  purposes  other  than  calculating  taxes  due,  and  taxes  paid.  Not  for  political  purposes,  nor  for  other  potentially  mischievous  purposes. Why  is  this  important?   When  taxpayers  lose  this  FRQÂżGHQFH WKH\ FDQ EHJLQ WR ORVH FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKH UXOH RI ODZ DQG XOWLPDWHO\ FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKH LGHD that  they  can  trust  their  government. Â

It  also  can  affect  the  economy,  which  affects  us  all,  including  those  of  us  who  don’t  pay  income  taxes.  If  entrepreneurs  begin  to  lose  FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKH FRQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ of  their  tax  returns,  they  are  less  likely  to  invest  in  capital  â€“  buildings,  machinery,  equipment  and  technology  â€“  in  growing  their  companies.  They  are  less  likely  to  create  new  jobs,  and  to  improve  the  productivity,  and  therefore  the  income,  of  the  jobs  they  already  have  created.  And  they  are  less  likely  to  create  the  very  tax  base  that  the  Legislature  wishes  to  examine. Has  the  Legislature  attempted  to  correct  the  problem  they  propose  to  create?  In  response  to  taxpayer  criticism  of  this  proposal,  legislators,  good  people  with  good  intentions,  are  attempting  to  limit  who  among  their  staff  would  be  allowed  to  examine  tax  returns,  and  also  to  conceal  the  identity  of  the  individuals  and  EXVLQHVVHV ZKR ÂżOHG WKH WD[ UHWXUQV WKH\ ZDQW WR H[DPLQH 2QFH DJDLQ the  intent  is  good,  but  the  core  of  the  problem  remains.   How  is  it  that  the  core  of  the  problem  still  remains?  While  it  may  be  possible  to  limit  the  Legislature’s  direct  access  to  tax  returns,  it  is  nearly  impossible  to  limit  indirect  access.  For  example,  suppose  a  powerful  legislator,  who  does  not  have  direct  access,  asks  LQFUHDVLQJO\ VSHFLÂżF TXHVWLRQV RI D subordinate  staffer,  who  does  have  direct  access.  It  is  naĂŻve  to  think  this  will  never  happen,  perhaps  innocently,  perhaps  with  good  intentions,  at  least  in  the  eyes  of  the  legislator  asking  questions.  What  is  a  staffer,  the  subordinate,  and  wanting  to  be  helpful,  to  do?   Then,  there  is  the  likelihood  that  there  will  come  a  time  when  legislators  seek  the  authority,  as  in  the  original  version  of  the  legislation  this  year,  to  view  for  themselves  the  personal  and  business  tax  returns  they  want  to  see.  Risk  of  breach  rises  exponentially  with  the  number  of  people,  and  the  number  of  departments,  who  have  access  to  individual  returns.   It  will  be  more  likely  that  there  will  be  innocent,  unintentional  breaches  RI FRQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ 7KH PRUH SHRSOH who  can  examine  tax  returns,  the  greater  the  risk  of  breach,  with  the  risk  rising  exponentially. And  because  both  the  Tax  Department  and  the  Legislature  ZLOO KDYH DFFHVV WR FRQÂżGHQWLDO information  from  personal  and  business  returns,  if  there  is  a  breach,  it  will  be  unlikely,  if  not  impossible,  to  isolate  where  the  breach  occurred,  whereas  now  there  is  no  question.  This  will  make  future  breaches  more  likely,  not  less  so. It  also  is  important  to  remember,  I  believe,  that  Vermont  is  a  relatively  small  state,  and  with  a  little  effort,  it  will  be  possible  to  work  backwards  from  the  tax  data,  to  identify  a  particular  group  of  taxpayers,  and  particular  taxpayers,  even  if  their  personal  or  business  names  are  redacted. :K\ LV FRQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ OHVV RI D problem  for  Tax  Department  staff  than  for  Legislative  staff?   It  has  taken  decades  to  create  and  QXUWXUH D FXOWXUH RI FRQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ in  the  Tax  Department,  and  to  build  and  reinforce  an  ethic  within  that  department  in  which  all  concerned  employees  are  committed  to  safeguarding  information  from  individual  tax  returns.  Even  within  the  Tax  Department,  though,  I’m  sure  there  have  been  times,  when  people  have  been  tempted  to  ask  IRU FRQÂżGHQWLDO LQIRUPDWLRQ ZKLFK then  might  be  used  for  political  purposes.  But  the  honor  and  integrity,  and  the  political  will,  were  always  there  to  resist  the  temptation  to  cross  the  line.   Lead  us  not  into  Temptation.  Legislative  staffers  are  honorable,  GHFHQW DQG JRRG WRR 2I FRXUVH WKH\ are.  That’s  not  the  question.  The  Legislature  is  a  different  institution  than  the  Executive  Branch.  The  diversity  of  political  views  is  much  greater,  naturally.  And,  therefore,  so Â

The  special  town  meeting  on  Monday,  May  20,  has  four  articles  on  the  agenda.  Article  3  states:  â€œShall  the  Town  of  New  Haven  vote  all  monetary  items  for  the  General  and  Road  Funds  including  outside  agencies  by  voice  vote?â€? I  recommend  you  vote  yes  on  this  article.  I  also  recommend  the  select-­ board  begin  the  process  of  provid-­ ing  a  system  that  permits  absentee  voters  to  hear,  speak  and  vote  at  town  meeting. I  strongly  encourage  New  Haven  voters  to  attend  this  special  town  meeting,  which  starts  at  7.  Ed  Mcguire New  Haven

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Look  around  for   our  energy  needs It’s  not  complicated.  Energy  is  all  around  us.  The  shining  sun,  the  blowing  wind,  the  growing  trees,  even  the  animals  are  energy.  Millions  of  years  ago,  decompos-­ ing  plants  and  animals  were  trapped  between  layers  of  rocks.  They  are  still  trapped  there  in  the  form  of  oil,  gas  and  coal.  When  we  bring  those  forms  of  energy  to  the  surface,  we  release  all  the  carbon  and  methane  and  other  gasses  from  eons  past  that  had  been  safely  stored  away.  This  throws  off  the  balance  in  today’s  at-­ mosphere  and  environment.  We  are  making  our  world  toxic  to  ourselves. The  answer  is  obvious.  We  need  to  pull  our  heads  out  of  the  tar  sands  and  look  around  us  for  our  energy  needs.  Solar  panels,  wind  turbines,  wood  pellets,  and  Cow  Power  are  real  sources  of  energy.  Not  for  â€œsomedayâ€?  when  the  world  is  too  toxic  for  humans.  For  today.  We  don’t  need  a  â€œbridge  fuelâ€?  from  a  million  years  ago.  We  need  to  harness  the  energy  around  us  with  technology  that  is  available  to  us  today. What  are  we  waiting  for?  We  look  to  our  leaders:  our  elected  represen-­ tatives,  Middlebury  College,  local  industries;Íž  but  they’re  not  always  moving  in  the  right  direction.  We  have  to  look  to  ourselves.  Today. Claire  M.  Adams Middlebury

Dennis (Continued  from  Page  4A) EH GDPQHG LI , FDQ ÂżQG WKHP SDFNHG in  there  deep  in  the  eaves  behind  the  snowboard  and  ice  skates. 'DUNQHVV ZKHQ LW ÂżQDOO\ GRHV DU-­ rive  around  9  p.m.,  brings  no  rest  for  the  weary.  At  least  not  for  the  weary  sports  fan.  I’m  not  one  to  obsess  over  NBA  basketball  or  NHL  hockey  during  the  regular  season.  But  even  a  casual  fan  ¿QGV LW KDUG WR WXUQ DZD\ IURP WKH intensity  of  the  playoffs.  It’s  that  time  of  year  when  pro  KRFNH\ SOD\HUV VWRS ÂżJKWLQJ DQG DF-­ tually  play  the  game.  And  when  pro  basketball  players  amp  it  up  enough  to  engage  in  the  occasional  shoving  matches. This  is  undoubtedly  the  best  time  of  year  to  be  a  casual  fan  â€”  from  NCAA  March  Madness  through  the  Masters  and  the  Stanley  Cup,  all  the  way  up  to  the  NBA  Finals.  Which,  if  memory  serves,  end  sometime  around  Labor  Day. , ÂżQG P\VHOI WXQLQJ LQ WR ZDWFK

sports  for  an  hour  or  so  every  eve-­ ning.  But  sometimes  it  gets  a  little  confusing.  I  can’t  remember,  for  example,  if  we’re  waiting  for  Derrick  Rose  to  come  back  from  a  knee  injury  in-­ curred  while  going  up  for  a  rebound,  or  to  recover  from  a  concussion  he  got  when  he  was  slammed  into  the  boards  behind  the  net.  And  did  Sidney  Crosby  break  his  jaw  when  he  got  hit  by  a  puck,  or  was  he  going  up  for  a  dunk  and  hit  the  rim? If  you  know  the  answer,  please  email  me.  In  the  meantime,  I  just  no-­ ticed  that  the  grass  has  grown  to  a  height  where  I  can  no  longer  see  out  the  windows. I’ll  be  outside  mowing  the  lawn.  Gregory  Dennis’s  column  appears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.greg-­ dennis.wordpress.com.  Email  him  at  *UHJ'HQQLV9W#\DKRR FRP RU ÂżQG him  on  Twitter:  @greengregdennis.

Davis (Continued  from  Page  4A) tax-­exempt  status,  in  part  selecting  organizations  for  review  because  their  names  included  words  such  as  â€œTea  Partyâ€?  or  â€œpatriots.â€?  These  reviews,  which  raise  memories  of  the  Nixon  White  House’s  â€œenemies  lists,â€?  do  not  help  the  IRS’s  reputation  for  probity  and  even-­handedness,  and  could  turn  out  to  be  a  major  headache  for  the  ad-­ ministration,  especially  considering  the  IRS’  major  role  in  the  implemen-­ tation  of  health  care  reform. The  combination  of  stories  about  the  FAA,  FBI,  CIA,  IRS  and  State  Department  raises  continued  ques-­ tions  about  the  competence  of  the  administration’s  middle-­level  appoin-­ tees,  and  the  motivations  of  its  politi-­ cal  appointees.  The  congressional  and  press  responses  to  these  stories  will  PDNH LW GLIÂżFXOW IRU 2EDPD WR FRQWURO the  news  cycle  in  the  weeks  ahead.  A  president  forced  to  play  defense  is  a  politically  weakened  president.  Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries Elizabeth Peno, 79, Vergennes

VERGENNES  â€”  Elizabeth  Agnes  Peno,  79,  of  Vergennes  died  peacefully  on  Monday,  April  29,  2013,  at  The  Hospice  of  Wake  County,  N.C.  Betty,  as  she  was  known  to  everyone,  moved  to  Raleigh,  N.C.,  in  July  2012  from  Vergennes,  where  she  and  Reginald  L.  Peno  (John),  her  husband  of  61  years,  lived  for  25  years. Betty  was  born  Sept.  14,  1933,  in  Starksboro  to  Mary  and  Earl  Liberty.  Betty  and  John  had  a  farm  on  East  Street  in  Huntington  before  moving  to  Monkton  where  the  loving  couple  became  the  proud  owners  of  a  dairy  farm  for  20  years.  They  retired  to  a  home  in  Vergennes  where  Betty  could  often Â

be  found  baking,  gardening  and  canning. Betty  is  preceded  in  death  by  her  husband,  John,  and  daughter,  Wynita  Lanona.  She  is  survived  by  her  daughter  and  son-­in-­law,  Nina  and  John  Gilroy  of  Raleigh,  and  their  four  children,  Corey  Chandler  and  his  wife  Jen  Chandler  and  their  two  children,  Kinsey  and  Robin,  Elizabeth  Gilroy,  Andrea  Gilroy  Powell  and  her  husband  David  Powell  and  Jonathan  Gilroy. She  will  be  interned  at  the  Huntington  Cemetery.  The  family  asks  that  any  donations  be  made  in  Betty’s  name  to  the  SPCA  at  www.chittendenhumane.org/get-­ LQYROYHG GRQDWH ¸

Ella May Lacey graveside service MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Graveside  services  for  Ella  May  Lacey,  who  died  March  12,  2013,  in  Freeport,  Maine,  will  be  conducted  at  1  p.m.  on  Friday,  May  17,  2013,  at  St.  Mary’s  Cemetery,  Middlebury,  with  the  Rev.  William  R.  Beaudin,  pastor  RI 6W 0DU\ÂśV &KXUFK RIÂżFLDWLQJ

LEONARD  G.  PEARSON Surviving  are  his  wife,  Judy  Pearson  of  Brandon,  whom  he  married  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  on  Sept.  19,  1964;Íž  two  daughters,  Julie  Ann  Johnston  and  her  husband,  Scott,  of  Gainesville,  Fla.,  Tammy  Sue  Pearson  of  Brandon;Íž  two  sons,  Mike  S.  Pearson  and  his  wife,  Melinda,  of  Brandon  and  Randy  L.  Pearson  and  his  wife,  Karen,  of  North  Clarendon;Íž  a  sister,  Katherine  Truman  of Â

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MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Lee  A.  Maiden  Jr.,  89,  a  onetime  resident  of  Middlebury,  died  March  11,  2013,  in  Fort  Myers,  Fla.  He  was  a  longtime  employee  and  branch  manager  of  Boyertown  Casket  Company. Funeral  services  will  be  conducted  at  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  May  18,  2013,  at  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  Main Â

St.,  Middlebury.  Burial  will  follow  with  military  honors  at  Middlebury  Cemetery. The  family  suggests  that  memorial  donations  be  made  to  Hope  Hospice,  9470  Health  Park  Circle,  Fort  Myers,  FL  33908,  or  to  Alvin  A.  Dubin  Alzheimer’s  Resource  Center,  12468  Brantley  Commons  Court,  Fort  Myers,  FL  33907.

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Leonard Pearson, 70, Brandon BRANDON —  Leonard  â€œLennyâ€?  Guilford  Pearson,  70,  died  Friday,  May  10,  2013,  at  his  home  in  Brandon. He  was  born  in  Williston  on  July  11,  1942.  He  was  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Anna  (Shonio)  Pearson  Sr.  He  grew  up  in  Williston  where  he  received  his  education  in  local  schools.  He  worked  on  several  area  farms  in  Williston  and  Middlesex  in  his  earlier  years.  He  entered  the  United  States  Army  in  January  1962  and  served  in  Europe.  Following  his  honorable  discharge  he  returned  to  Vermont  and  made  his  home  in  Montpelier. He  worked  for  several  years  at  The  Lobster  Pot  Restaurant.  He  moved  to  Florence  in  the  1960s  and  worked  at  White  Pigment  as  a  miller  until  1978.  He  joined  the  staff  at  General  Electric  in  1978  as  an  inspector  of  military  aircraft  parts.  He  retired  in  2008  as  a  quality  control  inspector  following  30  years  of  service.  He  was  a  member  of  Brandon  American  Legion  Post  55  where  he  was  very  active,  having  served  in  various  positions  including  sergeant  at  arms.  His  relatives  say  he  enjoyed  hunting,  camping,  gardening  and  taking  care  of  his  property.  He  loved  spending  time  with  his  family,  especially  spending  time  with  his  grandchildren.

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Lebanon,  N.H.;Íž  and  four  brothers,  Wayne  Pearson  of  Ravena,  N.Y.,  Thomas  Pearson  of  Hickory,  N.C.,  Theron  Paul  Pearson  of  Rutland  and  Kenneth  Pearson  of  Montpelier.  Six  grandchildren  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  him. He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents  and  two  brothers,  Leroy  â€œJoeâ€?  Pearson  and  Clifton  Pearson,  and  a  sister,  Joan  Milford. The  funeral  service  was  held  on  Wednesday,  May  15,  2013,  at  9  a.m.  at  the  Brandon  Congregational  Church.  The  Rev.  Richard  White,  SDVWRU ZLOO RIÂżFLDWH $ SULYDWH JUDYH-­ side  committal  service  and  burial,  with  military  honors,  followed  in  Riverside  Cemetery  in  New  Haven.  Following  the  ceremony  the  family  received  friends  at  the  Brandon  American  Legion  Post  55  from  11:30  AM  until  1:30  p.m. Friends  were  invited  to  call  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon  on  Tuesday,  May  14,  from  5-­8  p.m. Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  Brandon  American  Legion  Post  55  Memorial  Fund,  P.O.  Box  25,  Brandon,  VT  05733,  or  the  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  &  Hospice,  7  Albert  Cree  Drive,  Rutland,  VT  05701.

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BRANDON  â€”  Philomena  â€œPhyllisâ€?  Wiechniak,  97,  of  Brandon  died  Monday,  May  13,  2013,  at  Rutland  Health  &  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Rutland. She  was  born  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  on  May  22,  1915.  She  was  the  daugh-­ ter  of  Giuseppe  and  Lucia  (Cancella)  Mancinni.  She  grew  up  in  Worcester  where  she  received  her  early  educa-­ tion.  She  was  a  housewife,  home-­ maker  and  mother. Surviving  are  two  sons,  Anthony  J.  Schiavone  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  Joseph  N.  Arduca  of  Brandon,  with  whom  she  had  made  her  home;Íž  four  daughters,  Josephine  Alloco  of  Keystone  Heights,  Fla.,  Connie  Lessard  of  Spencer,  Mass.,  Phyllis  Parslow  of  Leicester,  Mass.,  and  Barbara  Troy  of  Holden,  Mass.;Íž  and  IRXU VLVWHUV $PHOLD %HOFXÂżQH RI Arizona,  Angie  Burdick  of  Clinton,  Mass.,  Lucy  Donisvitch  of  Auburn,  Mass.,  and  Rita  Smith  of  Webster,  Mass.  Twenty  grandchildren,  47  great-­grandchildren  and  several  great-­great-­grandchildren  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her. She  was  predeceased  by  her  ¿UVW KXVEDQG $QJHOR 6FKLDYRQH her  second  husband,  Nicholas  Arduca;Íž  her  late  husband,  Benjamin Â

PHILOMENA  WIECHNIAK Wiechniak;͞  a  daughter,  Lucy  Grudzinski;͞  two  brothers,  Barney  and  Justin  Mancinni;͞  and  one  granddaughter. A  private  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place,  at  a  later  date,  in  the  family  lot  at,  Notre  Dame  Cemetery  in  Worcester,  Mass. Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  The  Brandon  Area  Rescue  Squad,  P.O.  Box  232,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

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Middlebury  selectboard  cites  reasons  for  supporting  gas  pipeline During  this  time  we  have  listened  to  tes-­ Editor’s  note:  The  Middlebury  selectboard  considered  and  endorsed  this  letter,  drafted  timony  from  concerned  citizens,  read  ar-­ by  Selectmen  Dean  George  and  Victor  Nuovo,  ticles,  public  letters  and  advertisements  by  individuals  and  groups  who,  for  a  variety  of  endorsing  a  proposed  natural  gas  pipeline. On  May  14,  2013,  the  Middlebury  Select  reasons,  are  opposed  to  the  gas  line.  But  we  Board  authorized  the  following  statement  have  also  individually  and  collectively  heard  clarifying  the  Board’s  position  on  the  Ver-­ from  many  residents  who  eagerly  await  the  mont  Gas  Pipeline  and  its  impact  on  Middle-­ chance  to  connect  to  the  natural  gas  service  bury  by  a  vote  of  6  in  favor  (George,  Nuovo,  to  save  on  their  heating  (average  $1,200-­ Artim,  Bingham,  Baker,  Forbes)  and  1  op-­ $2,000  annually  per  home)  while  simultane-­ ously  reducing  emissions.  Heating  assistance  posed  (Shashok). As  members  of  the  Select  Board  of  the  programs  are  in  place  to  facilitate  these  sav-­ town  of  Middlebury,  we  believe  our  primary  ings  for  more  weatherization  and  even  great-­ duty  is  to  work  for  the  prosperity  and  well-­ er  savings.  Administrators  of  Porter  Medical  being  of  all  who  live  here.  We  were  elected  Center  envision  a  large  reduction  in  the  an-­ for  this  purpose  by  the  voters,  who  also  make  nual  heating  budget,  now  above  $1,000,000;Íž  WKH ÂżQDO MXGJPHQW DERXW KRZ ZHOO ZH GR so  do  local  school  facilities  personnel  of  their  $300,000  annual  heating  The  Select  Board  is  a  delibera-­ budget.  Employers,  large  and  tive  body  that  develops  policy  small,  tell  us  that  the  avail-­ and  makes  decisions  for  the  ability  of  natural  gas  will  al-­ public  good.  To  that  end  we  low  them  to  remain  competi-­ are  listeners  and  learners,  at-­ tive  and  stay  in  business  in  tentive  to  public  needs  and  de-­ Middlebury.  sires  and  the  best  information  Opponents  of  the  proposed  available  to  us.  There  are  oc-­ gas  line  have  decried  our  casions  when  there  is  no  easy  country’s  reliance  on  fossil  harmony  among  the  things  we  fuels  and  its  effect  on  climate  hear  and  learn  and  we  must  change,  and  stress  the  need  PDNH KDUG MXGJPHQWV %XW DO-­ to  develop  renewable  sources  ways,  it  is  the  public  good  as  of  energy  such  as  wind,  solar  far  as  it  can  be  assessed  that  and  bio-­fuels.  We  understand  GHWHUPLQHV RXU MXGJPHQW this  and  agree  that  renewables  Since  May  2011,  it  has  been  are  necessary  for  a  sustain-­ well  known  that  Vermont  Gas  VICTOR  NUOVO able  future.  However  studies  was  planning  to  bring  natural  by  research  universities,  gov-­ gas  delivery  south  from  Chit-­ tenden  County  through  Middlebury  to  Rut-­ ernmental  organizations  and  private  industry  land.  Recently  the  town  and  the  Select  Board  show  that  we  are  several  years  from  having  were  informed  of  the  details  of  Phase  I  that  YLDEOH DOWHUQDWLYHV LQ VXIÂżFLHQW DEXQGDQFH would  bring  service  to  Middlebury.  We  have  for  all  of  our  energy  needs.  This  is  especially  also  been  advised  of  Phase  II,  a  gas  line  to  true  for  meeting  the  thermal  energy  demand  the  International  Paper  Mill  in  Ticonderoga;Íž  that  is  necessary  for  industrial  production. Thermal  energy  is  the  consistent  supply  of  Phase  II  would  accelerate  the  completion  of  3KDVH , WR EULQJ WKH EHQHÂżWV RI QDWXUDO JDV WR heat  energy  that  is  needed  to  make  the  steel  Middlebury’s  residents,  businesses  and  insti-­ WKDW JRHV LQWR HIÂżFLHQW FDUV DQG ZLQG WXUELQHV tutions.  The  Select  Board  was  requested  to  the  plastics  that  are  used  for  solar  panels,  in-­ support  permitting  Phase  I  by  the  Public  Ser-­ sulation  materials,  cell  phones  and  comput-­ vice  Board.  It  did  so  in  a  letter  signed  by  all  ers;Íž  the  pasteurizing  and  sterilizing  of  foods  the  members  of  the  Select  Board.  It  is  avail-­ as  well  as  the  manufacture  of  bottles  and  other  containers,  and  the  creation  of  lifesaving  phar-­ able  at  the  town’s  website.

maceuticals.  Our  well  being  depends  upon  products  made  through  thermal  processes.  These  processes  require  constant  and  precise  heating  and  for  many  applications  cannot  be  achieved  with  current  solar  and  wind  technol-­ ogies.  Biofuels  represent  a  partial  solution  but  WKH PDMRULW\ RI WKHVH DUH H[SHFWHG WR EH XVHG to  power  transportation  systems.  Airplanes  of  the  future  may  be  able  to  carry  hundreds  of  passengers  with  biofuel  powered  engines  but  solar  or  wind  engines  are  unlikely.  According  to  a  United  Nations  Industrial  Development  Organization  report  on  the  future  of  alternative  fuels  in  manufactur-­ ing,  by  the  year  2050  renewables  will  likely  represent  up  to  21  percent  of  total  industrial  energy  usage.  We  are  aware  that  other  stud-­ ies  may  give  a  slightly  larger  number  but  the  overall  message  is  that  for  many  years  to  come,  a  large  part  of  our  industrial  energy  needs  will  depend  on  the  use  of  coal,  oil,  natural  gas  or  nuclear  power. Manufacturing  represents  a  critical  part  of  Middlebury’s  economic  stability  and  fu-­ WXUH 2XU FRPSDQLHV PDNH VRPH RI WKH ÂżQHVW products  in  the  world  including  cheese  (Ag-­ rimark  Cabot),  Hard  Cider  (Green  Mountain  Beverage)  and  ales  (Otter  Creek  Brewing).  These  companies  currently  employ  more  than  three  hundred  people,  providing  them  ³JRRG MREV FORVH WR KRPH ´ 7KH\ EX\ IURP local  suppliers,  among  them  local  dairy  farmers  who  could  not  otherwise  sustain  their  iconic  Vermont  farms.  These  compa-­ nies  are  participants  in  our  eat  local  move-­ PHQW DQG WKH VDYLQJV WKDW WKH\ H[SHFW IURP gas  use  (Agrimark  estimate  of  $3  million  per  year)  will  help  them  compete  against  larger  producers  in  states  that  include  California  and  Wisconsin.  These  companies,  as  well  as  the  other  qual-­ ity  manufacturers  that  we  want  to  attract,  will  KRSHIXOO\ UHSODFH WKH PRUH WKDQ ORVW MREV SURYLGH VLJQLÂżFDQW JURZWK WR RXU JUDQG OLVW $ greater  grand  list  brings  greater  revenues.  Bet-­ WHU SXEOLF VHUYLFHV DQG SHUKDSV ORZHU WD[HV We  also  recognize  that  the  employees  of  these  companies  contribute  to  our  regional  HFRQRPLHV DV WD[SD\HUV DQG FRQVXPHUV They  are  an  important  part  of  our  social Â

IDEULF VHUYLQJ DV YROXQWHHU ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV DQG We  have  heard  some  speak  of  the  danger  emergency  medical  technicians,  Scout  troop  that  the  proposed  natural  gas  pipeline  will  leaders  and  coaches  for  youth  sporting  ac-­ present,  but  the  facts  don’t  support  the  state-­ tivities.  Their  ability  to  provide  good  paying  PHQW ,Q WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV WKHUH H[LVWV PRUH ORFDO MREV JLYHV WKRVH HPSOR\HHV WKH RSSRU-­ than  305,000  miles  of  natural  gas  transmis-­ tunity  to  provide  all  of  us  with  the  gift  of  sion  lines,  serving  the  nation  safely  and  reli-­ their  time,  and  we  are  a  better  place  because  DEO\ 1DWXUDO JDV SLSHOLQHV KDYH DQ H[WUHPHO\ of  them.  These  are  our  companies  and  our  impressive  safety  record  that  is  unmatched  in  citizens  and  they  deserve  our  other  transportation  systems.  support. We  have  greater  safety  con-­ Among  the  intriguing  as-­ cerns  with  the  motor  transport  pects  of  the  natural  gas  pipe-­ RI SURSDQH OLTXHÂżHG QDWXUDO line  is  its  ability  to  provide  a  gas  and  oil  through  our  towns.  conduit  for  transporting  lo-­ Motor  carriers  operate  with  cally  produced  bio-­methane,  very  high  safety  standards,  but  similar  to  solar  panels  on  cannot  control  the  variables  homes  and  businesses  that  and  hazards  on  our  busy  pub-­ produce  and  add  electricity  lic  highways,  such  as  distract-­ LQWR WKH JULG )RU H[DPSOH HG LPSDLUHG RU LQH[SHULHQFHG manure  generated  methane  drivers.  Pipeline  operators  from  dairy  farms  may  be  in-­ manage  the  entire  transporta-­ MHFWHG LQWR WKH SLSH QHWZRUN tion  process  through  secured  for  transport  to  homes  and  pipeline  to  achieve  the  high-­ businesses.  In  Middlebury  est  level  of  safety.  Ironically,  we  have  started  discussion  to  many  of  the  pipeline’s  critics  DEAN  GEORGE determine  if  methane  that  is  live,  or  previously  lived  in  produced  at  the  town’s  waste  communities  where  natural  water  treatment  plant  can  be  captured  and  JDV VHUYLFH ZDV DYDLODEOH DQG HQMR\HG WKH sent  through  the  pipe  network.  We  can  en-­ EHQHÂżW DQG VDYLQJV IURP WKDW IXHO VRXUFH vision  the  possibility  of  using  a  locally  de-­ Our  citizens  deserve  the  same  opportunity  to  rived,  renewable  product  to  heat  our  schools  choose  natural  gas. and  public  buildings.  The  construction  of  Finally  there  has  been  criticism  of  Vermont  Vermont  Gas’  pipeline  brings  this  closer  to  Gas,  a  company  with  more  than  45  years  of  reality. H[SHULHQFH SURYLGLQJ QDWXUDO JDV WR 9HUPRQW Some  have  criticized  the  proposal  for  sup-­ residents  of  Chittenden  and  Franklin  coun-­ plying  natural  gas  to  the  International  Paper  WLHV 2XU H[SHULHQFH ZLWK 9HUPRQW *DV RQ 0LOO LQ 1HZ <RUN H[SUHVVLQJ RSLQLRQV WKDW ,3 route  discussions  and  system  capabilities  has  LV D EDG QHLJKERU ZKR GRHV QRW EHQHÂżW XV :H been  very  professional  and  informative.  Cur-­ however  know  of  Vermonters  who  rely  on  that  rently  the  company  is  working  with  Middle-­ plant,  directly  as  employees  and  indirectly  as  bury’s  Department  of  Public  Works  to  es-­ contractors  and  suppliers,  for  the  income  that  tablish  how  gas  service  can  be  implemented  provides  housing,  clothing,  food  and  educa-­ in  town  with  the  least  amount  of  disruption.  tional  opportunities  for  their  families,  and  we  These  discussions  are  proceeding  well. know  that  they  would  disagree  with  the  nega-­ In  conclusion,  we  believe  that  the  greater  tive  opinion  of  IP.  These  Vermonters  as  well  economic  vitality,  reduced  energy  use,  lower  as  our  friends,  family  members  and  neighbors  emissions,  and  public  and  private  savings  that  in  nearby  New  York  state  are  contributors  to  the  proposed  Vermont  Gas  service  will  make  our  local  economy  when  they  come  to  Mid-­ possible  constitute  a  public  good.  We  there-­ dlebury  to  shop,  visit  our  restaurants  and  en-­ IRUH UHDIÂżUP WKH SURMHFW DQG UHFRPPHQG LWV MR\ RXU HQWHUWDLQPHQW RSSRUWXQLWLHV approval  by  the  Public  Service  Board.

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“We  are  hoping  to  draw  other  high  quality  companies  â€Ś  and  they  all  say  that  having  natural  gas  is  a  KXJH EHQHÂżW WR WKHLU DELOLW\ WR UH-­ PDLQ FRPSHWLWLYH ´ $UWLP VDLG Artim  said  Middlebury  schools  ¿JXUH WR VDYH D FRPELQHG per  year  on  fuel,  while  Porter  Hos-­ pital  could  bank  on  seeing  a  sub-­ stantial  reduction  in  its  current  $1  million  annual  fuel  bill. Industries  that  cannot  remain  competitive  in  Middlebury  might  leave,  according  to  Artim,  thereby  reducing  the  town’s  grand  list  and  LWV FDSDFLW\ WR JHQHUDWH SURSHUW\ WD[ revenues  to  maintain  quality  police,  public  works  and  social  services. While  he  acknowledged  safety  concerns  about  natural  gas,  Artim  said  he  believes  there  are  more  in-­ herent  dangers  with  the  transport  of  fuel  by  tanker  trucks. “That  risk  (of  tanker  truck  mis-­ haps)  is  greater  than  that  pipe  in  the  ground  that’s  professionally  man-­ DJHG ´ $UWLP VDLG Selectman  Craig  Bingham  ac-­ knowledged  some  residents’  con-­ cerns  over  potential  safety  and  HQYLURQPHQWDO LPSDFWV RI H[WUDFW-­ ing  natural  gas  and  conveying  it  through  a  pipeline.  But  he  said  that  LQ KLV RSLQLRQ WKH EHQHÂżWV RXWZHLJK the  potential  negatives. “We  have  competing  interests  that  we  have  to  weigh  and  when  it  comes  down  to  it,  we’re  called  upon  WR PDNH D FDOO ´ %LQJKDP VDLG “In  the  end,  I  believe  this  pipeline  can  be  built  safely  and  can  be  built  in  such  a  way  that  organic  farm-­ HUV ZRQÂśW EH LPSDFWHG QHJDWLYHO\ ´ Bingham  said. “There  are  many  people  who  will  be  impacted  positively  by  lowering Â

their  energy  costs  through  the  use  is constructed,â€? Shashok said. “This RI QDWXUDO JDV ´ KH DGGHG Âł7KHUH answer runs counter to Vermont are  plenty  of  people  in  this  town  Gas’s assurances to the public that who  have  negative  feelings  about  they are interested in feedback on the  use  of  natural  gas  as  well.  But  I  any areas of concern and are willing stand  by  our  decision  to consider adjusting last  December  about  the pipeline route if the  pipeline.  I  think  â€œWe are hoping to needed.â€? that  on  the  whole,  it  draw other high ‡ + R Z can  be  built  in  such  quality companies Vermont Gas arrived a  manner  that  is  safe  â€Ś and they all say at the estimate that and  provides  much  that having natural the pipeline would needed  energy  to  our  save Addison County gas is a huge WRZQ ´ customers $20 milSelectwoman  Su-­ EHQHĂ€W WR WKHLU lion over 20 years. san  Shashok,  who  ability to remain Shashok said she has sits  on  a  multi-­town  competitive.â€? been told that the committee  that  is  â€” Selectman supporting informamonitoring  Vermont  Nick Artim WLRQ LV FRQĂ€GHQWLDO Gas’s  proposed  Phase  â€œI don’t underII  pipeline  to  Interna-­ stand why this infortional  Paper,  dissent-­ mation is unavailable to the public ed  from  the  rest  of  the  board,  citing  and Addison County in particular,â€? too  many  unanswered  questions,  Shashok said. such  as: ‡ 7KH H[WHQW WR ZKLFK DQ\ HVFDS‡ Whether there are any areas on ing gases from the pipeline could the pipeline route with high concen- negatively impact a landowner’s ortrations of people, such as schools, JDQLF FHUWLĂ€FDWLRQ IRU FURSV licensed day care, licensed elder ‡ :KHWKHU WKH SRWHQWLDO HVFDSH care, prisons or hospitals. of gases would affect the town’s ef“Vermont Gas’s answer was that forts to reduce its greenhouse gas they do not know because they will emissions. RQO\ EH LGHQWLĂ€HG DIWHU WKH SLSHOLQH ‡ 7KH SRWHQWLDO HQYLURQPHQ-

tal impacts of drilling under Lake Champlain for the Phase II project. “I  want  to  acknowledge  there  is  a  VWURQJ JURXS WKDW LV REMHFWLQJ WR WKLV and  I  don’t  want  their  voice  to  be  ORVW LQ WKLV ´ 6KDVKRN VDLG But  Selectboard  Chairman  Dean  George  said  Middlebury  residents  should  be  given  the  choice  to  tap  into  natural  gas.  He  said  the  re-­ source  could  present  vital  savings  to  many  local  residents  who  are  living  below  the  poverty  line  as  well  as  a  tool  in  recruiting  new  businesses  to  replace  the  more  than  300  â€œgood  paying  manufacturing  MREV´ ORVW ORFDOO\ GXULQJ WKH SDVW decade.  â€œIn  conclusion,  we  believe  that  the  greater  economic  vitality,  re-­ duced  energy  use,  lower  emissions,  and  public  and  private  savings  that  the  proposed  Vermont  Gas  service  will  make  possible  constitute  a  pub-­ OLF JRRG ´ UHDGV WKH FRQFOXVLRQ WR the  position  letter  signed  by  George  DQG ÂżYH RI KLV VL[ FROOHDJXHV Âł:H WKHUHIRUH UHDIÂżUP WKH SURMHFW DQG recommend  its  approval  by  the  Pub-­ OLF 6HUYLFH %RDUG ´ Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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provided.  Info:  388-­2510.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  May  18,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  â€œPeeper’s  Rendezvousâ€?  annual  pig  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  roast  and  silent  auction  in  Cornwall.  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Thursday,  May  16,  5:30-­8:30  p.m.,  at  the  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  home  of  Woody  Jackson,  1301  Cider  Mill  Road.  donation:  $2.50.  Fundraiser  for  the  Addison  County  Havurah  Fun(d)raiser  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  Parent  Child  Center,  with  live  music  18,  7-­9:30  p.m.,  Havurah  House,  56  North  Pleasant  and  entertainment  by  the  Yo-­Yo  Guy.  St.  A  gala  auction  and  cocktail  party  by  the  Addison  Tickets  $40  each  or  $80  per  family.  County  Jewish  Congregation  to  Tickets  and  info:  388-­3171.  raise  funds  for  the  2013-­2014  Educational  seminar  on  the  stock  NATURAL FIRST AID & SIMPLE HEALTH SOLUTIONS — ÂżVFDO \HDU $GXOWV RQO\ (QWUDQFH market  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  Discover easy, holistic methods to help you cope with daily GRQDWLRQ RI SHU SHUVRQ 16,  6-­7:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Learn  health needs and emergencies. You’ll leave with a “tool kitâ€? of per  couple,  includes  wine,  hors  about  the  stock  market  in  simple  terms,  great techniques and products. Saturday, May 18, 9:30–noon, d’oeuvres,  desserts  and  music,  including  its  basic  structure  and  three  as  well  as  bidding  on  nearly  principles  that  can  help  you  become  MVAA. Instructor is Barbara Clearbridge. By donation. More 100  objects,  services  and  tutori-­ successful  in  investing.  Reservations:  information: www.FeelingMuchBetter.org; (802) 324-9149. als.  Cash  or  check.  Part  at  the  877-­6559.  Refreshments  and  snacks  will  Methodist  Church.  Info:  388-­2986  KUMON MATH AND READING — An affordable academic or  ejoselson@langrock.com.  be  served.  Red  Cross  disaster  shelter  training  in  enrichment program preschool through 12th grade for students Cornwall.  Thursday,  May  16,  6-­8:30  who wish to be challenged or need help catching up. Enroll p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Cornwall  is  the  third  Addison  County  community  to  join  your child in May to take advantage of our FREE REGISTRATION the  Red  Cross  Local  Disaster  Shelter  month. 4 Frog Hollow, Middlebury. For more information contact Green  Mountain  Initiative.  Cornwall  residents  interested  Zelia van den Berg 388-6517. Bicycle  Club  ride  in  training  to  open  and  manage  a  local  in  Addison  County.  disaster  shelter  should  attend.  To  attend,  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL – Children’s: Thurs. Hand Sunday,  May  19,  9:45  a.m.-­2  call  462-­2182  or  email  gieges@shore-­ Building May 23-June 6, Bark Painting June 17-21. Sign up for p.m.,  meet  at  Vergennes  Union  aham.net.  School,  east  parking  lot.  summer camps and classes at the Rec. Dept Registration on May High  Author  Sue  Halpern  in  Middlebury.  Two  routes:  The  26-­mile  rolling  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vermont  21st from 5-7 in the Municipal Gym. Adult: Watercolors, Weds. AM Vergennes  Voyager  route  or  the  Book  Shop.  Halpern  will  be  on  hand  Oils, Weds. Night Wheel, Digital Photography, Summer Classes PLOH Ă€DW WR UROOLQJ UXUDO URXWH to  discuss  and  sign  copies  of  her  new  are on the website. Contact Barb 247-3702, email ewaldewald@ Both  ride  along  Otter  Creek  to  book,  â€œA  Dog  Walks  Into  a  Nursing  Middlebury  for  a  bakery  stop.  Home:  Lessons  in  the  Good  Life  from  an  aol.com, check out: middleburystudioschool.org The  longer  route  heads  out  to  Unlikely  Teacher.â€?  Info:  388-­2061.  Kingsland  Bay  State  Park  before  Historical  society  meeting  in  Bridport.  heading  south.  No  big  hills.  Info:  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bridport  Historical  Plant  sale  in  North  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  May  18,  (802)  864-­0101  or  jo.bertel@gmail.com.  House.  Business  meeting  followed  at  7:30  p.m.  by  the  8:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Renaissance  a  cappella  concert  in  Middlebury.  program  â€œCivil  War  Letters.â€?  Methodist  Church.  Sunday,  May  19,  2-­3  p.m.,  Congregational  Church  Historical  society  presentation  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Brady’s  Blanket  event  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  18,  of  Middlebury.  The  Mountain  Ayres,  a  Middlebury  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Howden  Hall,  19  West  St.  Bristol  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  College  group,  sings  madrigals  and  motets.  Free.  +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ SUHVLGHQW 6\OYLD &RIÂżQ ZLOO VSHDN Mothers  Without  Borders  Vermont  and  Brady’s  Smile  Post-­concert  reception  downstairs.  about  the  Bristol  Pond  Association,  using  recently  invite  the  public  to  this  daylong  project  to  make  no-­sew  Rokeby  Museum  Education  Center  grand  opening  uncovered  information.  Handicap  accessible.  Free.  Ă€HHFH EODQNHWV IRU \RXQJ SDWLHQWV DW WKH 9HUPRQW in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  May  19,  2-­4  p.m.,  Rokeby  Refreshments  will  follow.  Info:  453-­3439  or  453-­2888.  Children’s  Hospital  and  to  children  and  families  at  Museum,  Route  7.  Ribbon  cutting  for  the  museum’s  Horticulturalist  Charlie  Nardozzi  in  Ripton.  Thursday,  Camp  Knock  Knock.  No  sewing  skills  necessary;  new  education  center,  as  well  as  an  opening  reception  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  Church.  come  for  all  or  part  of  the  day.  for  the  new  exhibit,  â€œFree  and  Safe:  The  Underground  Renowned  horticulturalist  and  Vermont  treasure  Garden  club  plant  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  Railroad  in  Vermont.â€?  Info:  rokeby@comcast.net  or  Charlie  Nardozzi  will  give  a  brief  presentation  and  18,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Middlebury  town  green  across  877-­3406.  answer  audience  questions.  All  are  welcome.  IURP SRVW RIÂżFH 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ *DUGHQ &OXE RIIHUV Climate  change  talk  in  Weybridge.  Sunday,  May  19,  Suggested  donation  $5.  Vermont-­grown  perennials,  including  hydrangeas,  3-­5  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Kathryn  Journaling  for  Self  Discovery  group  in  Lincoln.  peonies,  ground  covers,  grasses  and  other  unique  Blume  presents  â€œFinding  Courage  and  Hope:  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Kristen  plants  as  well  as  vegetables  starts  and  some  annu-­ Responding  Effectively  to  Climate  Change.â€?  Dessert  Lavigne,  holistic  wellness  coach,  hosts  this  free  group  als.  Proceeds  support  the  garden  club’s  community  reception  follows.  Suggested  donation  $20  or  what  in  which  participants  will  learn  how  journaling  can  projects.  \RX FDQ DIIRUG 0DNH FKHFNV SD\DEOH WR $&'& F R deepen  their  self  care,  heal  old  wounds  and  keep  them  Green  Mountain  Club  spring  work  party  in  Ripton.  Meakin,  1910  Quaker  Village  Road,  Weybridge,  VT  connected  to  their  higher  selves.  This  group  will  meet  Saturday,  May  18,  9  a.m.-­noon,  meet  at  Ripton  05753.  Info:  388-­1644.  every  third  Thursday  of  the  month.  Info:  453-­2665.  Community  House.  Green  Mountain  Club  annual  â€œMeet  the  Singersâ€?  opera  event  in  Middlebury.  Maiden  Vermont  chorus  rehearsal  in  Cornwall.  clean-­up  offers  work  for  all  abilities;  tools  provided.  Sunday,  May  19,  5-­7  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Thursday,  May  16,  7-­9:30  p.m.,  Cornwall  School.  The  Rain  date  May  19.  Contact  Heather  Bessette  at  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  The  Opera  Company  area’s  popular  a  cappella  women’s  barbershop  chorus  453-­3919  or  hbessette@yahoo.com  so  she  will  have  of  Middlebury  hosts  a  reception  with  the  cast  of  the  LV RSHQ WR ZRPHQ RI DOO DJHV &RPH ÂżQG RXW PRUH 7KH enough  tools  available.  upcoming  production  of  Tchaikovsky’s  â€œEugene  group  meets  every  Thursday  evening.  Info:  989-­5435  &ODVV RQ QDWXUDO ÂżUVW DLG DQG VLPSOH KHDOLQJ VROX-­ Onegin.â€?  Hors  d’oeuvres  and  performances  of  the  or  visit  www.maidenvermont.com.  tions  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  18,  9:30  a.m.-­ singers’  favorite  arias.  Cash  bar.  Tickets  $25,  available  Retirement  savings  strategies  class  in  Middlebury.  noon,  MVAA.  Barbara  Clearbridge  offers  easy,  natu-­ DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH-­ Thursday,  May  16,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  ral,  holistic  methods  and  products  to  help  you  cope  ater.org,  or  at  the  door,  if  available.  &RPPXQLW\ +RXVH 6DJH %DKUH ÂżQDQFLDO DGYLVHU ZLWK with  daily  health  needs  and  emergencies.  By  dona-­ the  Vermont  Agency,  helps  retirees  get  the  most  out  of  tion.  More  information  at  www.feelingmuchbetter.org,  their  retirement  income.  Repeats  on  May  16.  RSVP  at  (802)  324-­9149.  (802)  861-­7987  and  include  names  of  people  attend-­ Bike  rodeo  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  18,  10  a.m.-­3  ing  and  on  which  date.  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Church  parking  lot.  The  Vergennes  Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Monday,  Student  travel  presentation  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Knights  of  Columbus  present  â€œGold  Prospecting,â€?  May  20,  10:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Cubbers  May  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  VUHS  a  bike  rodeo  with  prizes  for  those  who  collect  the  Restaurant.  CVAA  sponsors  this  monthly  senior  Mary  Langworthy  presents  â€œBahamas  Bound  most  gold  nuggets  by  competing  in  various  bike  event  for  down-­home  cooking  and  friendly  service.  with  the  â€™Rents,â€?  an  illustrated  talk  in  which  she  contests.  Bike  decoration,  safety  inspection,  games.  Menu  TBA.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  discusses  the  9-­month  sailboat  trip  she  took  with  her  Registration  from  10  a.m.  to  noon.  No  rain  date;  event  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  parents  to  the  Bahamas  and  back.  Questions  and  light  will  take  place  even  in  light  rain.  Registration  forms  Artists’  reception  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  May  20,  refreshments  follow.  Free.  Info:  877-­2211.  available  at  area  schools.  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Celebrating  the  Talk  on  parenting  teens  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  May  Kids’  auditions  for  â€œA  Midsummer  Night’s  Dreamâ€?  in  annual  K-­12  ANwSU  Student  Art  Exhibit,  which  runs  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  18,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Holley  Hall.  May  20-­June  7.  Refreshments;  music  by  Jeff  Spencer.  3DUHQWLQJ H[SHUW DQG DXWKRU 9LFNL +RHĂ€H SUHVHQWV The  Bristol  Gateway  Players  have  parts  available  for  All  are  welcome.  â€œFrom  Tween  to  Teen:  Helping  Your  Child  Transition  boys  and  girls  for  this  Shakespeare  production  on  the  Into  High  School.â€?  A  lively  and  informative  evening  for  Bristol  green  Aug.  15-­17.  See  character  descriptions  parents  of  students  in  grades  6-­8.  Registration  appre-­ DQG DXGLWLRQ SLHFHV RQOLQH DW ZZZ IDFHERRN FRP FLDWHG DW ZZZ YLFNLKRHĂ€H FRP PW DEH RU BristolGatewayPlayers.  ext.  2016.  Refreshments  provided.  Childcare  with  Woofstock  2013:  Festival  of  Fidos  in  Ferrisburgh.  advance  reservation  only.  Saturday,  May  18,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  The  Caswell  Sisters  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  A  fundraising  3K  walk  or  5K  run,  with  or  without  your  May  16,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  The  reper-­ dog,  followed  by  a  festival.  Dog  demonstrations,  pet  toire  of  vocalist  Rachel  and  violinist  Sara  covers  music  contests,  vendors,  food,  music  and  more.  Pledge  from  the  Great  American  Songbook  to  contemporary  forms  at  the  shelter  or  at  www.homewardboundani-­ jazz,  including  their  own  compositions,  propelled  PDOV RUJ RU UDLVH IXQGV RQOLQH DW ZZZ ÂżUVWJLYLQJ FRP by  arresting  improvisation.  Admission  $15.  Info  and  KRPHZDUGERXQGDQLPDOV %HQHÂżWV WKH VKHOWHU ,QIR reservations:  465-­4071.  388-­1100  or  www.homewardboundanimals.org.  â€œBlessing  of  the  Bikesâ€?  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  18,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Vergennes  Eagles  Club.  Presented  by  the  Vermont  Chapter  IV  Red  Knights  International  )LUHÂżJKWHUV 0RWRUF\FOH &OXE +RW GRJV DQG GULQNV Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  available  for  purchase  (sponsored  by  Eagle  riders).  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  17,  10:30  a.m.-­1  Info:  802-­373-­0273  or  802-­578-­1650.  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  spon-­ MayFest  celebration  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  May  sors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  18,  1-­4  p.m.,  New  Haven  town  green.  Celebrate  beef  Stroganoff,  rotini  casserole,  Harvard  beets,  Italian  spring  with  live  music  by  Old  Bones,  maypole  bread  and  pineapple  chunks.  Suggested  donation  $4.  GDQFLQJ Ă€RZHU FURZQV IDLU\ KRXVHV DQG PRUH Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  Also,  plant  swap  and  local  vendors.  Free.  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  7DEOHV VSDFHV DYDLODEOH IRU FDOO 6DUD DW ACTR:  388-­1946.  877-­3080.  Addison  County  Seed  Savers  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Family  movie  night  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Friday,  May  17,  6-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  This  month:  May  18,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  saving  eggplant  seeds.  Info:  388-­6601.  United  Methodist  Church.  A  screening  of  Bixby  Library  Gala  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  May  17,  WKH ÂżOP Âł&RXUDJHRXV ´ 6RXS DQG 6-­11  p.m.,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  Annual  fundraiser  with  salad  potluck  with  rolls,  music,  dining,  dancing  and  fun.  Cocktails  6  p.m.,  dessert  and  beverage  dinner  7  p.m.,  dessert  and  dancing  to  live  music  by  the  Grift  8:30  p.m.  Tickets  available  in  Vergennes  at  the  Bixby  Library  or  Linda’s  Apparel,  or  online  at  www. bixbylibrary.org.  Info:  877-­2211.  Strumstick  gathering  in  Bristol.  Friday,  May  17,  6-­8  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont,  25A  Main  St.  All  are  invited  to  come  for  a  great  evening  of  play-­ ing,  learning  and  sharing  this  awesome  instrument.  Strumsticks  available.  Drop  in  any  time  between  6  and  8  p.m.  Documentary  on  Lyme  disease  in  Brandon.  Friday,  May  17,  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall  and  Community  Center.  This  documentary,  â€œUnder  Our  Skin,“  takes  a  look  at  the  science  and  politics  behind  this  controver-­ sial  epidemic.  Free.  Refreshments  and  educational  literature  available.  Not  suitable  for  children.  Info:  vermontlyme.com  or  (802)  483-­4050.  Teen  movie  night  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  May  17,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  This  month’s  title:  â€œThe  Guilt  Tripâ€? 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Early  bird  nature  walk  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  May  18,  8-­10  a.m.,  Mt.  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Bird  expert  Sue  Wetmore  leads  a  walk  to  introduce  the  birds  of  spring  and  spring  migration.  Wear  sturdy  shoes  and  dress  for  the  weather.  No  pets,  please.  Fee  $5  adults,  free  for  children  under  15.  Friendly  5K  Challenge  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  18,  8:30-­10  a.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School. Â

MONDAY

The  milkman  cometh HENRY  SHELDON  MUSEUM  Executive  Director  Bill  Brooks  will  give  a  talk  on  Wednesday,  May  22,  at  noon  on  the  museum’s  new  exhibit,  â€œFrom  Dairy  to  Doorstep:  Milk  Delivery  in  New  England.â€? Image  courtesy  of  the  Henry  Sheldon  Museum

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MONDAY

Memorial  Day  parade  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  May  27,  9-­10  a.m.,  downtown  Middlebury.  Fire  station  open  house  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  May  27,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Middlebury  Fire  Station  No.  1,  Seymour  Street.  The  Middlebury  Fire  Department  invites  the  public  to  tour  the  new  station  after  the  Memorial  Day  parade.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Brandon.  Monday,  May  27,  10-­11  a.m.,  downtown  Brandon.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Hancock.  Monday,  May  27,  10-­11  a.m.,  downtown  Hancock.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  May  27,  11  a.m.-­noon,  downtown  Vergennes.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Bristol.  Monday,  May  27,  1-­2  p.m.,  downtown  Bristol. Â

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28

TUESDAY

StoryMatters  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  May  28,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  local  storytelling  group  gathers  to  share  stories  on  the  topic  â€œ1,  2,  3.â€?  Bring  up  to  three  pictures  to  share  as  part  of  your  story.  Tellers  and  listeners  welcome.  Info:  lar17g@myfairpoint.net  or  388-­8410. Â

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29

Straight  talk CLIMATE  ACTIVIST  KATHRYN  BLUME  â€”  described  by  Bill  McKibben  as  â€œa  living  argument  IRU DUW DQG KXPRU DQG VH[\ VWUDLJKWIRUZDUGQHVV LQ WKH ÂżJKW WR VDYH WKH SODQHW´ ² ZLOO VSHDN at  Weybridge  Elementary  School  on  Sunday,  May  19,  at  3  p.m.,  at  a  fundraiser.

May

21

TUESDAY

Senior  BBQ  day  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  May  21,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  spon-­ sors  this  meal  of  char-­grilled  BBQ  chicken  quarter,  vegetable  pasta  salad,  northern  baked  beans,  dinner  roll  and  cheesecake  with  strawberries  and  cream.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Health  information  session  in  Orwell.  Tuesday,  May  21,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  A  Vermont  Department  of  Health  representative  will  be  on  hand  to  discuss  Lyme  disease,  West  Nile  virus  and  Easter  equine  encephalitis.  Info:  948-­2041. Â

May

22

WEDNESDAY

GED  testing  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  22,  8:45  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Pre-­registration  required.  Call  388-­4392  for  info  and  to  register.  Gallery  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  22,  noon-­1  p.m.,  Henry  Sheldon  Museum.  Bill  Brooks,  executive  director  of  the  Sheldon,  will  lead  a  talk  in  conjunction  with  the  museum’s  current  exhibit,  â€œFrom  Dairy  to  Doorstep:  Milk  Delivery  in  New  England.â€?  Museum  admission  for  nonmembers,  free  to  members.  Info:  388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldon-­ museum.org.  6HQLRU QLJKW PHDO DQG UDIĂ€H LQ %ULGSRUW  Wednesday,  May  22,  4:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Bridport  Grange.  CVAA  sponsors  an  evening  meal  of  roast  pork  loin,  mashed  potato,  green  beans  and  brownie.  'RRU SUL]HV DQG UDIĂ€H 6XJJHVWHG GRQDWLRQ Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Downtown/Recreation  Planning  Forum  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  May  22,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  A  public  meeting  to  GLVFXVV UHFUHDWLRQ DQG GRZQWRZQ SURMHFWV LGHQWLÂżHG in  the  city  plan  that  will  increase  the  standard  of  living  and  community  well-­being  of  Vergennes  residents.  Community  mixer  with  refreshments  followed  by  small-­group  discussion  and  then  a  brief  presentation  by  community  leaders  to  share  the  ideas  brought  up  in  the  small  groups. Â

May

23

THURSDAY

(GXFDWLRQDO VHPLQDU RQ Âż[HG LQFRPH in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  6-­7:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Learn  the  basics  of  ERQGV WKH FRQFHSW RI ODGGHULQJ DQG KRZ Âż[HG income  may  make  sense  as  part  of  an  investment  strategy.  Reservations:  877-­6559.  Refreshments  and  snacks  will  be  served.  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothingâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Students  in  Addison  Repertory  Theater  pres-­ ent  the  Shakespeare  classic.  Sellout  is  likely;  reserve  tickets  soon  at  382-­1036.  Also  on  May  24.  Comedy  for  a  Cause!  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  8-­9:30  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Standup  comedy  UHYXH WR EHQHÂżW WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ $PDWHXU +RFNH\ $VVRFLDWLRQ IHDWXULQJ 9HUPRQWÂśV ÂżQHVW DQG IXQQLHVW standup  comedians.  Doors  open  at  7:30.  Tickets  $15,  available  at  the  door  or  at  388-­7153. Â

May

24

FRIDAY

Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  penne  pasta,  cheese  and  Canadian  bacon,  FUDQEHUU\ PXIÂżQ JUHHQ EHDQV DQG UHG SHSSHUV DQG melon.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  AARP  Safe  Driver  Course  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  24,  11  a.m.-­4:30  p.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  A  refresher  course  open  to  all  drivers  50  and  older.  The  curriculum  addresses  the  normal  physical  changes  brought  on  by  the  aging  process  and  how  to  compensate  for  these  changes.  Some  insurance  companies  offer  discounts  to  drivers  who  have  completed  this  class.  Fee  $12  for  AARP  members,  $14  for  non-­members.  Bring  a  lunch.  Info  and  regis-­ tration:  870-­7182.  ([KLELW RSHQLQJ UHFHSWLRQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  May  24,  5-­7  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  Fran  Bull’s  â€œSound  and  Color,â€?  opera  portraits  on  paper  inspired  by  Japanese  woodblock  prints  of  kabuki  actors,  illustrating  the  duality  of  performers  in  their  roles.  On Â

exhibit  through  July  6.  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  24,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paul’s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Peter’s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Menu:  meat  loaf  with  potatoes,  gravy,  corn  and  dessert.  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothingâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Students  in  Addison  Repertory  Theater  pres-­ ent  the  Shakespeare  classic.  Sellout  is  likely;  reserve  tickets  soon  at  382-­1036.  Senior  Week  choral  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  May  24,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Middlebury  College  Choir  celebrates  its  graduates  with  a  concert  of  students’  favorite  reper-­ toire  from  the  past  four  years.  Free.  Info:  443-­3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts. Â

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25

SATURDAY

School  tag  sale  in  Weybridge.  Saturday,  May  25,  8  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Large  selection  of  clothes,  toys,  housewares,  sports  equipment,  books  and  more.  Donations  can  be  dropped  off  at  the  school  after  May  21.  Info:  545-­2113.  Plant  sale  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­ noon,  Bixby  Library.  Friends  of  the  Bixby’s  annual  sale  with  annuals,  perennials,  herbs  and  more,  plus  Memorial  Day  pinwheels.  Preorder  Audets’  composted  manure,  $7  per  30-­pound  bag,  by  May  18  at  BixbyPlantSale@gmail.com.  Used  books  sale.  Donations  of  plants  welcome  through  Friday,  May  24.  Info:  877-­6392.  Plant,  book  and  bake  sale  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Plants,  used  ERRNV DQG EDNHG JRRGV ZLOO EH VROG WR EHQHÂżW WKH library.  Info:  948-­2041.  School  yard  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­noon,  Quarry  Hill  School,  1622  Quarry  Road.  Sixth  annual  sale.  Kids’  toys,  books  and  stuff;  housewares,  adult  and  kid  clothes,  games  and  more.  3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW 4XDUU\ +LOO 6FKRRO Two-­day  town-­wide  sale  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  lawns  and  garages  through-­ out  town.  Maps  available  starting  May  20  at  the  town  RIÂżFH OLEUDU\ 9LOODJH *UHHQ 0DUNHW DQG -LII\ 0DUW Maps  and  info:  453-­5978.  Continues  on  May  26.  Annual  book,  plant  and  bake  sale  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Annual  Front  Porch  Book  and  Bake  Sale  and  Side  Porch  Plant  Sale,  featuring  annuals  and  perennials.  Local  musician  Lausanne  Allen  will  provide  back-­ ground  music  in  the  morning.  Rain  or  shine.  Gallery  grand  opening  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­7:30  p.m.,  Outerlands  Gallery,  37  Green  St.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  a  new  contemporary  art  gallery  in  downtown  Vergennes.  Exhibits  by  local  and  national  artists  and  craftspeople.  Info:  www.outer-­ landsgallery.com.  Spring  Fling  Carnival  and  Silent  Auction  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  )XQ ÂżOOHG IDPLO\ HYHQW WKDW ZLOO LQFOXGH FDUQLYDO JDPHV IDLU VW\OH IRRG \DUG VDOH RI FKLOGUHQÂśV LWHPV UDIĂ€H DQG silent  auction.  Game  and  food  tickets  $1  for  four  or  $5  for  25.  Auction  items  include  gift  baskets,  Keurig  coffee  brewers,  four  Disney  one-­day  Park  Hoppers,  and  more.  Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  throughout  Vermont.  A  statewide  celebration  of  the  visual  arts  when  Vermont  artists  and  craftspeople  invite  the  public  to  visit  their  studios.  Maps  of  Brandon-­area  open  studies  are  available  at  the  Brandon  Artists’  Guild.  Continues  May  26.  Boat  parade  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  May  25,  11  a.m.-­noon,  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  2Q WKH PXVHXPÂśV RSHQLQJ GD\ 'LYHUVLÂżHG Occupations  students  from  the  Hannaford  Career  Center  will  lead  an  on-­water  parade  of  the  pilot  gigs  they  built  in  LCMM’s  Champlain  Longboats  program  and  will  speak  about  their  experiences. Â

May

26

SUNDAY

Two-­day  town-­wide  sale  in  New  Haven.  Sunday,  May  26,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  lawns  and  garages  throughout  town.  Maps  available  VWDUWLQJ 0D\ DW WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH OLEUDU\ 9LOODJH *UHHQ Market  and  Jiffy  Mart.  Maps  and  info:  453-­5978.  Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Sunday,  May  26,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  throughout  Vermont.  A  statewide  celebration  of  the  visual  arts  when  Vermont  artists  and  craftspeople  invite  the  public  to  visit  their  studios.  Maps  of  Brandon-­area  open  studies  are  available  at  the  Brandon  Artists’  Guild.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  May  26,  1:30-­ 2:30  p.m.,  downtown  Orwell. Â

WEDNESDAY

Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  May  29,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  CVAA  sponsors  this  senior  meal  of  roast  turkey,  gravy,  mashed  potatoes,  Brussels  sprouts,  white  bread,  and  birthday  celebration  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  610.  Transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  %%4 DXFWLRQ DQG UDIĂ€H LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Wednesday,  May  29,  5:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  town  green.  Knights  of  Columbus  and  St.  Mary’s  School  annual  %%4 DXFWLRQ DQG UDIĂ€H /LYH PXVLF EDNH VDOH &OLPDWH FKDQJH ÂżOP VFUHHQLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Wednesday,  May  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  â€œEverything’s  Cool.â€?  Shown  in  cooperation  with  the  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury. Â

May

30

THURSDAY

Two-­day  teen  clothing  swap  and  shop  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  30,  3-­6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  front  hallway.  Addison  Central  Teens  hosts  two  days  of  swapping  and  bargain  shopping.  Students  only  until  3  p.m.;  open  to  the  public  3-­6  p.m.  Bring  in  teen-­friendly  gently  used  clothing,  accessories,  jewelry,  knick-­ knacks,  DVDs,  CDs  and  more,  and  swap  for  other  items  based  on  a  point  system.  Cash  also  accepted;  everything  inexpensively  priced.  Drop  off  items  for  point  cards  at  MUHS,  May  22-­24,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m  or  donate  items  any  day  at  the  teen  center,  94  Main  St.,  3-­6  p.m.  Info:  989-­8934  or  jutta@addisonteens. com.  Continues  May  31.  United  Way  community  celebration  in  Vergennes..  Thursday,  May  30,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  UWAC  will  recognize  individuals  and  busi-­ nesses  for  their  service  to  the  community.  New  this  year:  the  Senior  Youth  Service  Award.  Free  and  open  to  the  public.  Please  RSVP  to  388-­7189  or  nancy@ unitedwayaddisoncounty.org. Â

May

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FRIDAY

Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  stuffed  chicken,  gravy,  mashed  pota-­ toes,  winter  squash,  dinner  roll  and  chocolate  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Rosie’s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosie’s  partner  to  bring  area  seniors  a  monthly  luncheon.  Ham  and  cheese  quiche,  green  salad,  fresh  fruit  and  cookie.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Two-­day  teen  clothing  swap  and  shop  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  3-­6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  front  hallway.  Addison  Central  Teens  hosts  two  days  of  swapping  and  bargain  shopping.  Students  only  until  3  p.m.;  open  to  the  public  3-­6  p.m.  Bring  in  teen-­friendly  gently  used  clothing,  accessories,  jewelry,  knick-­knacks,  DVDs,  CDs  and  more,  and  swap  for  other  items  based  on  a  point  system.  Cash  also  accepted;  everything  inexpensively  priced.  Drop  off  items  for  point  cards  at  MUHS,  May  22-­24,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m  or  donate  items  any  day  at  the  teen  center,  94  Main  St.,  3-­6  p.m.  Info:  989-­8934  or  jutta@ addisonteens.com.  Monthly  Drum  Gathering  in  Bristol.  Friday,  May  31,  6-­8  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont,  25A  Main  St.  Recycled  Reading’s  gathering/circle/jam.  Bring  your  own  drum  or  use  one  of  the  provided  drums  or  shak-­ ers.  All  ages  welcome.  Drop  in.  Info:  453-­5982.  Family  Bingo  Night  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  31,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School  cafeteria.  VUHS  Friends  of  Music  host  this  bingo  night,  with  cards  only  25  cents  per  game.  Prizes  donated  by  local  EXVLQHVVHV &RQFHVVLRQV RQ VDOH 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW the  VUHS  music  department.  ³&ODVVLFDO )DQWDVWLTXHV´ %HQHÂżW FRQFHUW LQ Vergennes.  Friday,  May  31,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Flutist  Anne  Janson,  harp-­ ist  Heidi  Soons  and  organist  David  Neiweem,  along  ZLWK JXHVW Ă€XWLVW $LVRQ +DOH RI WKH 3RUWODQG 0DLQH 6\PSKRQ\ 2UFKHVWUD SOD\ D EHQHÂżW FRQFHUW WR UDLVH funds  for  the  opera  house.  Tickets  $18  adults,  $15  seniors,  those  younger  than  18  free.  Tickets  at  the  VOH  or  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes,  or  online  at  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  Info:  877-­6737.  â€œEugene  Oneginâ€?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  produces  Tchaikovsky’s  most  famous  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  Tickets  $50/$55,  available  at  382-­9222,  www.townhalltheater.org,  or  WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 5XQV WKURXJK -XQH

L I V EM U S I C Toni  Catlin  and  Brett  Hughes  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  May  17,  6-­8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  Mint  Julep  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  17,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Jamie  Kent  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  17,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Rehab  Roadhouse  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  May  18,  9  p.m.-­12:30  a.m.,  Red  Mill,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  The  Edd  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  18,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Cooper  and  LaVoie  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main. Â

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Eight  02  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Joe  Moore  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Bella’s  Bartok  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Moonschein  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  7-­9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Ryan  Hanson  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

ONGOINGEVENTS By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fund-­Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. FARMERS’  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  on  the  green  at  the  Marble  Works,  starting  May  4,  as  well  as  on  Wednesdays  starting  June  12.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www. MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook. HEALTH  &  PARENTING Adult  ADHD  support  group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Wednesday,  7:30  p.m.,  Focus  Research  Center,  135  South  Pleasant  St.  Info:  349-­7222  or  Debbie@focusresourcecenter.com. Alcoholics  Anonymous.  Brandon,  Bristol,  Middlebury,  New  Haven,  North  Ferrisburgh,  Ripton,  Vergennes.  Alcoholics  Anonymous  holds  meetings  seven  days  a  week  through-­ out  Addison  County.  For  times,  locations  and  information  on  twelve-­step,  discussion,  As  Bill  Sees  It,  Big  Book,  women’s  and  men’s  meetings,  call  388-­9284  or  visit  www.aavt.org/ aamtg9.htm#Legend. Al-­Anon  and  Alateen  meetings  in  Middlebury.  See  vermonta-­ lanonalateen.org/meetings.php  for  meetings  days,  times  and  locations. At  Wits  End.  Middlebury.  Mondays,  7-­8:30  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Autism  Support  Daily.  First  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Support  for  families  affected  by  autism.  Online  support  at  www.autismsupportdaily.com.  Lynn  George,  660-­7240;  Milly  Jackson,  545-­2335. Autism  Parent  Support  Group  in  New  Haven.  Second  Thursday.  Sapphire  Center,  87  Rivers  Bend  Road.  Childcare  not  avail-­ able.  Anjanette  Sidaway,  388-­3887. Blood  pressure  and  foot  clinics.  Sponsored  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  basin  and  towel  for  foot  care.  Clinics  that  fall  on  holidays  will  be  held  the  week  after  on  the  same  day.  388-­7259. Brain  Injury  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Tuesday,  6-­8  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center,  Room  A214.  For  survivors,  family  members  and  caregivers.  Info:  388-­9505. Bridport:  Grange  Hall.  First  Wednesday,  11  a.m.-­noon. Bristol:  American  Legion.  Second  Wednesday,  11  a.m.-­noon.  Middlebury:  Commons.  Second  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­noon.  Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes.  Third  Friday,  10  a.m.-­noon.  Vergennes:  St.  Peter’s  Hall.  First  Tuesday,  10:30  a.m.-­noon.  Bone  Builders  class.  Every  Monday  and  Wednesday,  10:30-­ 11:30  a.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  Free. Brain  Injury  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Tuesday,  6-­8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Inn,  Stewart  Library. Brain  Injury  Support  Group  Project  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  Every  other  Thursday,  6:30  p.m.,  1869  Crown  Point  Rd.,  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  Call  (518)  597-­3104  for  dates. Bridport  parent/child  playgroup.  Every  Tuesday  during  the  school  year,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Bridport  Central  School.  For  children  3-­4  years  old.  Younger  siblings  welcome.  Info:  758-­2331. Bristol  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday  starting  Sept.  13,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  First  Baptist  Church.  For  children  from  birth  to  6  years.  Led  by  Ruth  Bernstein  and  David  Sandler.  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171. Car  seat  safety  check  in  Middlebury.  Middlebury  Volunteer  Ambulance  Association,  55  Collins  Drive.  First  Saturday  of  every  month,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m. Childbirth  Classes.  Porter  Hospital  offers  several  options  in  child-­ birth  classes.  Schedules  and  applications:  382-­3413  or  www. portermedical.org/outreach.html. Childcare  Class.  Thursdays  at  4:15  p.m.  Lincoln  Library.  453-­5362. Disabled  American  Veterans  in  Middlebury.  388-­6401.  Otter  9DOOH\ 'LVDEOHG $PHULFDQ 9HWHUDQV &KDSWHU PHHW WKH ÂżUVW Monday  of  the  month,  6-­7  p.m.,  at  the  Middlebury  American  Legion.  New  members  welcome.

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Ripples PHOTOGRAPHER  CALEB  KENNA  captures  a  serene  moment  in  his  image  â€œLake  Ninevah.â€?  Kenna  is  one  of  nine  Brandon  artists  who  will  offer  behind-­the-­scenes  looks  at  their  workspaces  during  the  state-­ wide  annual  Open  Studio  Weekend  on  May  25  and  26. Family  Caregiver  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  388-­3983.  Elderly  Services,  112  Exchange  St.  Third  Fridays. Foot  care  clinic,  also  blood  pressure  and  pulse  monitors.  658-­2421.  Bridport  Grange.  First  Mondays  of  even  months. Hellenbach  Cancer  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Call  for  infor-­ mation  and  meeting  times:  388-­6107. HIV  Testing  in  Middlebury.  Open  Door  Clinic.  388-­0137.  Free  and  anonymous.  Call  for  appointment. La  Leche  League  of  Addison  County  in  Middlebury.  First  Thursday,  10-­11  a.m.,  at  Junebug  in  the  Star  Mill.  Info:  382-­1589. Meditation  &  Mindfulnes  Training  for  Everyday  Life  in  Middlebury.  Fridays,  8:30-­9:30  a.m.,  Windancer  Movement  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  Free.  Info:  989-­8363. Memory  screenings  in  Middlebury.  First  Tuesdays,  by  appoint-­ ment.  Free.  Appointments:  385-­3711  or  nschaedel@hphrc. org. Middlebury  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday  starting  Sept.  13,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Memorial  Baptist  Church,  South  Pleasant  Street.  For  chil-­ dren  from  birth  to  6  years.  Led  by  Meg  Langworthy.  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171. Monday  Playgroup  in  Brandon.  Mondays  when  schools  are  open,  10-­11:30  a.m.  St.  Thomas  Episcopal  Church,  downstairs.  Run  by  Brandon  Recreation  Department,  247-­0228. NAMI-­VT  Family  Support  Group  in  Brandon.  First  Monday.  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Museum  at  the  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  For  family  members  and  close  friends  of  a  loved  one  with  a  serious  mental  illness.  Mary,  247-­0180;  or  NAMI  RIÂżFH Narcotics  Anonymous  Road  to  Recovery  Group.  Middlebury.  6  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Natural  Beginnings  Breastfeeding  Support  Group.  Third  Tuesday,  D P QRRQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI +HDOWK :,& RIÂżFH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Taught  by  Vicki  Kirby,  RN,  IBCLC.  236-­4136  or  948-­2172. Open  Door  Clinic.  Tuesday  and  Thursday  evenings  in  Middlebury.  Free  health  care  for  low-­income,  uninsured  people.  388-­0137. Overeaters  Anonymous  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  1  p.m.  Downstairs  in  the  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Babysitting  available  fourth  Saturday.  349-­4545  or  453-­7088.  No  meeting  Feb.  25. Overeaters  Anonymous  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  noon.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Play  group  for  preschool  children.  United  Church  of  Lincoln.  Wednesdays,  9:30-­11:30  a.m.  Jen  Goodyear,  453-­8589. POSKVT  (Parents  of  Special  Kids  Vermont).  Second  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Parent  support  group.  Topics  include  IEPs,  services  offered  in  Addison  County,  divorce,  parents’  rights,  sleep  problems,  general  teen-­age  issues  and  more.  Join  online  group  at  health.groups.yahoo.

com/group/POSKVT_MEMBERS.  Milly  Jackson,  545-­2335;  Ann  Duclos-­Collier,  453-­7324. Preschooler  Open  Gym  in  Ferrisburgh.  Fridays,  9:30-­11  a.m.  Oct.  3  through  end  of  April.  Closed  school  holidays.  Free  play  in  the  gum.  Bring  trikes,  bikes,  scooters  and  helmets.  Toddler  push  carts,  wagons,  ball  and  Legos  available.  Baby  blanket  area.  Birth  to  5.  Snacks  for  sale.  877-­1534  or  877-­1312. PTSD  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  starting  Aug.  16,  5:30  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. RSVP  Bone  Builders.  Osteoporosis  prevention  exercise  program  is  offered,  several  locations.  50-­minute  classes  are  free  and  open  to  the  public.  www.volunteersinvt.org/bonebuildclasses. html  or  388-­7044. Bristol:  American  Legion,  Monday  and  Wednesday,  10  a.m.;  Bristol  Health  and  Fitness,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  2  p.m. East  Middlebury:  Valley  Bible  Church,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  9  a.m. Middlebury:  Community  Services  Building,  Monday  and  Wednesday,  4  p.m.;  Middlebury  Fitness,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  1  p.m.;  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  Monday  and  Wednesday,  4  p.m. Monkton:  Friends  Methodist  Church,  Monday,  Wednesday,  and  Friday,  5:30  p.m. Lincoln:  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  4-­5  p.m.  Information:  453-­2665. Shoreham:  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  8  a.m. South  Starksboro:  Jerusalem  School  House,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  8:30  a.m. Starksboro:  Starksboro  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  6-­7  p.m.  Information:  Lisa  Daudon,  453-­3732. Whiting:  Town  Hall,  Monday  and  Thursday,  9  a.m. Senior  exercise  class  in  Lincoln.  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  8:30-­9:30  a.m. SOS  (Survivors  of  Suicide).  First  Wednesdays,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Hospice  Volunteer  Services  in  the  Marble  Works.  Grief  support  for  those  who  have  lost  someone  to  suicide.  Info:  388-­4111. Speak  Up!  Addison  County.  First,  second  and  fourth  Thursdays,  St.  Stephen’s  Church  in  Middlebury.  Self-­advocacy  group  for  individuals  with  developmental  disabilities.  Info:  388-­3702. Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis,  grad  class,  in  Middlebury  at  Middlebury  Fitness.  An  ongoing  class  open  to  seniors  who  have  completed  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  Part  1.  Open  to  anyone  50  or  older.  Sponsored  by  CVAA.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Info  and  registration:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  1028. Bristol:  Holley  Hall,  Mondays  11  a.m.-­noon. Lincoln:  Lincoln  Library,  Mondays,  1-­2  p.m.

Middlebury:  Middlebury  Fitness,  Wednesdays  11  a.m.-­noon. Toddler  Playgroup.  Brandon.  St.  Thomas  Episcopal  Church.  Registration:  247-­0228  or  www.town.brandon.vt.us/recreation. htm. Tot  open  gym  in  Ferrisburgh.  Fridays,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  gymnasium.  Info:  877-­1312  or  877-­3247. Turningpoint  Center.  Monday,  9  a.m.-­7:45  p.m.;  Tuesday-­ Thursday,  9  a.m.-­9  p.m.;  Friday,  9  a.m.-­8:30  p.m.;  Saturday,  11  a.m-­10  p.m.  Closed  Sunday.  Marble  Works,  opposite  American  Flatbread.  Community  center  dedicated  to  providing  a  safe  social  and  educational,  substance-­free  environment  for  all.  Free  movie  every  Saturday,  7:30  p.m.  388-­4249.  Potluck  VXSSHU ÂżUVW DQG WKLUG :HGQHVGD\V S P EULQJ D GLVK LI \RX are  able.  Food  shelf  donations  accepted  as  well. Vergennes  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  starting  Sept.  7,  2011.  Congregational  Church,  South  Water  Street.  For  children  from  birth  to  6  years.  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171. Vet  to  Vet.  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  6:15  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works. :LWV (QG 7KXUVGD\V S P $ FRQÂżGHQWLDO VXSSRUW JURXS for  parents  whose  adolescent  or  young  adult  is  using  alcohol,  marijuana  and  other  drugs.  Turningpoint  Center  in  Middlebury.  388-­4249. Women  for  Sobriety.  Mondays,  6:15  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  Self-­help  group  for  women  with  drinking  problems.  Info:  897-­5254. Yoga  class  in  Middlebury.  Third  Sundays,  noon-­1  p.m.  Otter  Creek  Yoga  in  the  Marble  Works.  Free.  388-­1961. Yoga  class  in  Middlebury.  Every  Friday  April  15-­June  3,  10:30-­ 11:30  a.m.,  The  Lodge  at  Otter  Creek.  Free  seated  yoga  class.  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  1058. Yoga  class  in  Monkton.  Sundays,  5:30-­6:30  p.m. Yoga  class  in  Vergennes.  Tuesdays,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Starts  Nov.  22,  2011.  Free.  Info:  877-­2211. Yoga  for  Community  in  Bristol.  Fridays,  6:30  a.m.  or  5:30  p.m.  Phoenix  Rising  Center  on  Mountain  Street.  $5  contribution.  Janet,  453-­2419. MEALS Free  Community  Lunch  in  Middlebury.  Mondays  at  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church,  on  the  green.  Tuesdays-­Thursdays  at  the  Charter  House,  27  North  Pleasant  St.  (just  north  of  the  Middlebury  Inn).  11:30  a.m.-­12:15  p.m.  Eat  in  or  take  out.  Supported  by  area  churches.  Info:  989-­7272. Free  Community  Supper  in  Middlebury.  Fridays,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Fellowship  Hall.  Meals  provided  by  over  35  different  groups.  Info:  388-­7634  or  388-­7613. CVAA  Senior  Meals: Bridport:  Grange  Hall  Community  Room.  Noon  meal  on  Monday  and  Wednesday.  Evening  meals  on  second  and  fourth  Wednesdays  at  5  p.m.  Reservations:  Michelle  Eastman  at  1-­800-­642-­5119  x615.  Transportation  by  ACTR:  388-­1946. Bristol:  American  Legion.  Noon  meal  on  Wednesday.  Barb  Prime,  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  603.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  on  Tuesday  DQG )ULGD\ H[FHSW IRU WKH ÂżUVW )ULGD\ ZKHQ D VSHFLDO QRRQ meal  is  served  at  the  VFW  on  Exchange  Street.  Tracy  Corbett,  1-­800-­642-­5119  Ext.  634.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. Vergennes:  Vergennes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  on  Tuesday  and  Thursday.  Michelle  Eastman  at  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. Bristol  Libanus  Lodge,  F&AM  Breakfast.  Second  Sunday,  7:30-­ 10:30  a.m.  Eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  French  toast,  KRPH IULHV MXLFH FRIIHH DQG WHD %XIIHW %HQHÂżWV ORFDO charities. Middlebury  Congregational  Church  Community  Supper.  Friday,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Free.  388-­7634. Starksboro  senior  luncheon.  Fourth  Thursday,  11:30  a.m.,  January-­October,  Starksboro  First  Baptist  Church.  453-­6354  or  mtgazette@earthlink.net. Vergennes  Masonic  Lodge  Breakfast.  Last  Sunday,  7:30-­10  a.m.  Pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  eggs,  bacon,  sausage  DQG EHYHUDJH $OO \RX FDQ HDW $GXOWV FKLOGUHQ %HQHÂżWV the  lodge’s  charitable  donations. VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  4-­6  p.m.,  Men’s  Auxiliary,  VFW  Post  7823,  Exchange  Street.  $9  per  person.  3URFHHGV WR EHQHÂżW WKH SRVWÂśV FKDULWDEOH GRQDWLRQV VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Vergennes.  Second  Friday,  5-­7  p.m.,  Sons  of  the  American  Legion,  VFW  Post  14,  Armory  Lane.  $10  per  person.  Haddock,  fries,  coleslaw  and  cash  bar. Go  online  to  see  a  full  listing  of   ONGOINGE V E N TS

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Police  station  (Continued  from  Page  1A) RI DVVHVVHG YDOXH D ÂżJXUH KH That  estimate  includes  money  for  Hawley  and  Mayor  Bill  Benton  also  that  tax  impact  in  the  most  costly  year  VDLG ZRXOG JUDGXDOO\ GHFOLQH WR DURXQG EXLOGLQJ PDLQWHQDQFH DV ZHOO DV ERQG noted  that  not  all  city  taxpayers  would  of  a  20-­year  bond  would  be  $59  per  $42.  payments,  Hawley  said.  feel  the  brunt  of  the  increase.  In  a  letter  DGGUHVVHG WR 9HUJHQQHV FLWL]HQV %HQ-­ ton  pointed  to  â€œVermont’s  homestead  property  tax  income  sensitivity  pro-­ JUDP ´ ZKLFK FDSV SURSHUW\ WD[HV IRU those  with  incomes  of  $47,000  or  less  at  5  percent  of  their  income. Hawley  said  some  residents  with  low  property  tax  rates  as  well  as  in-­ FRPHV LQ WKDW UDQJH RU ORZHU FRXOG VWLOO see  an  increase,  but  that  many  property  owners  with  low  or  moderate  incomes  would  not  pay  more  for  the  police  sta-­ tion.  )RU WKRVH ZLWK LQFRPHV KLJKHU WKDQ $47,000,  it  could  mean  $118  in  addi-­ tional  taxes  on  a  $200,000  home,  or  $177  more  on  a  $300,000  home. $OGHUPHQ DQG 3ROLFH &KLHI *HRUJH Merkel  said  they  were  happy  with  Tuesday’s  result.  Merkel  described  himself  as  â€œec-­ $500 Have-a-Heart Food Shelf $19,688 Family Assistance (87 grants) VWDWLF ´ DQG SXEOLFO\ WKDQNHG DOGHU-­ $5,000 VARS $1,200 VSO School Programs men  and  city  residents  at  the  council’s  7XHVGD\ PHHWLQJ $500 Bristol HUB Teen Center $15,000 Addison County Housing Âł,WÂśV D JUHDW ÂŤ VWDUW WR PRYLQJ RQWR RXU QHZ GLJV 7KDQNV DJDLQ IRU DOO Solutions $4,000 MVAA (Capital Campaign) \RXU VXSSRUW ´ 0HUNHO VDLG

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Benton  said  aldermen  were  pleased  that  residents  understood  the  need  for  what  the  council  had  proposed.  â€œI  think  that  the  city  council  is  prob-­ ably  very  proud  of  the  residents  of  the  FLW\ RI 9HUJHQQHV IRU VXSSRUWLQJ WKH ERQG YRWH $QG QRZ ZH FDQ JR IRU-­ ZDUG DQG WU\ WR JHW WKH VWDWLRQ EXLOW DV VRRQ DV SRVVLEOH ´ KH VDLG 7KH FRXQFLOÂśV QHZ GHVLJQ FXW RXW IURP WKH RULJLQDO GHVLJQ RIÂżFHV IRU WKH GHSDUWPHQWÂśV VHUJHDQW DQG GHWHF-­ WLYH ÂżWQHVV DQG LQWDNH URRPV DQG D GULYH LQ HYLGHQFH SURFHVVLQJ JDUDJH The  function  of  the  latter  feature  can  EH KDQGOHG E\ WKH EXLOGLQJÂśV VDOO\ SRUW RIÂżFLDOV VDLG The  station  retains  what  Merkel  and  FLW\ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH VDLG LV D FHQWUDO DQG crucial  feature:  secure  and  separate  ar-­ eas  for  victims  and  suspects  that  will  ensure  victims’  privacy,  and  safety  for  victims,  suspects  and  police.  The  new  station  could  be  subject  to  PLQRU GHVLJQ WZHDNV RYHU WKH QH[W IHZ ZHHNV RIÂżFLDOV VDLG But  its  essential  layout  is  set.  Its  VHFXUH ÂłRSHUDWLRQV´ VLGH ZLOO LQFOXGH the  sally  port,  into  which  a  cruiser  can  drive  and  unload  suspects  for  ques-­

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DiCaprio does a great job at being unpleasant in ‘Gatsby’ The  Great  Gatsby;Íž  Running  Time:  WKH ÂżUVW KDOI RI WKH PRYLH LW EHFRPHV a  series  of  unwelcome  exclamation  2:23;Íž  Rating:  PG-­13  Perhaps  it’s  time  we  stop  insisting  points.  Carloads  of  uninvited  guests  that  a  movie  adaptation  be  faithful  to  pour  themselves  into  the  overwhelm-­ the  book.  What’s  wrong  with  directors  ing  excess  of  Gatsby’s  landscape  to  EXLOGLQJ ZLOGO\ GLIIHUHQW ÂżOPV RQ WKH drink  and  dance  under  the  robotic  at-­ bones  of  the  same  story?  We  can  eas-­ tention  of  tuxedo-­clad  butlers. Fitzgerald  bore  the  burden  of  his  ily  imagine  the  results  if  Picasso  and  Sargent  chose  to  paint  the  same  human  lifelong  inability  to  jettison  his  past  as  being.  So  let’s  consider  the  latest  big  he  tried  to  cross  the  cove  to  the  world  screen  version  of  â€œThe  Great  Gatsbyâ€?  he  wanted.  His  writing  is  laced  with  the  sweet  sadness  of  being  born  in  that  light. in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  to  parents  This  is  director  Baz  of  Irish  descent  followed  by  Luhrmann’s  wild-­eyed  take  Catholic  schools  â€”  all  of  on  the  Jazz  Age.  Nick  Car-­ raway  (Tobey  Maguire)  is  By Joan Ellis ZKLFK ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ ÂżQH if  he  had  chosen  any  college  writing  about  Jay  Gatsby  (Leonardo  DiCaprio)  â€”  the  man  with  other  than  Princeton,  where  the  WASP  improbable  millions  from  bootlegging  culture  ruled  in  silent  arrogance  during  and  crime  who  built  his  castle  across  the  â€™20s.  He  carried  the  tender  wound  the  Long  Island  cove  where  his  long  of  their  social  rejection.  â€œOnce  again,  ago  love  Daisy  (Carey  Mulligan)  now  I  was  within  and  without.â€?  Denied  the  lives  with  her  husband,  Tom  Buchanan  acceptance  he  craved,  Fitzgerald,  in  (Joel  Edgerton).  And  so  the  tale  of  lost  KLV ÂżQDO QRYHO FUHDWHG -D\ *DWVE\ ZKR FODZV DQG ÂżJKWV KLV ZD\ WR 'DLV\ E\ love  unfolds.    The  bones  of  the  novel  are  still  in  force  with  a  fabricated  past  and  crimi-­ place:  Gatsby’s  belief  that  the  luxury  nal  fortune.   Leonardo  DiCaprio  creates  a  thor-­ he  has  created  can  win  Daisy  from  Tom,  his  manipulation  of  Nick,  the  oughly  unpleasant  Gatsby.  Joel  Edger-­ accident  with  the  yellow  Deusenberg  ton’s  Tom  is  hideously  effective,  and  (though  Fitzgerald’s  Gatsby  actually  Carey  Mulligan  is  stranded  in  the  role  of  a  thoroughly  empty  vessel.  Of  the  drove  a  Rolls-­Royce). It  is  with  the  parties  that  director  time  she  and  Gatsby  had  lost,  â€œFive  Luhrmann  takes  leave  of  the  book  and  lost  years  struggled  on  Daisy’s  lips,  perhaps  of  his  senses.  He  sees  the  nov-­ but  all  she  could  manage  was  â€˜I’ve  el  as  a  platform  for  the  extraordinary  never  seen  such  beautiful  shirts.’â€?  As  excess  of  the  â€™20s  and  steams  full  bore  narrator/observer  Nick  Carraway,  To-­ into  overkill.  The  musical  score,  an  bey  Maguire  seems  too  weak  to  have  odd  mix  of  occasional  jazz  and  mod-­ written  the  story  of  the  life  he  calls  â€œa  ern  hip-­hop,  may  be  overwhelming,  chemical  madness.â€?  This  movie  is  but  it  does  serve  to  link  that  era  to  our  Baz  Lurhmann’s  imagining  of  the  own.  As  background  for  the  relentless,  Jazz  Age  as  painted  by  Picasso,  not  alcohol-­soaked  parties  that  consume  Sargent. Â

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New  Haven  Divestment (Continued  from  Page  1A) ballot,  also  at  the  town  hall. 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV OHDUQHG DW WKH HQG of  March  that  New  Haven  owed  $218,997  in  school  taxes  to  the  Ad-­ dison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union,  thought  it  was  unclear  which  agency  had  made  a  mistake  with  the  transac-­ tion.  Once  they  were  informed  of  the  error,  the  selectboard  opted  to  go  back  to  voters  to  request  a  supplemental  in-­ crease  to  the  General  Fund  budget  that  was  passed  on  Town  Meeting  Day  on  March  5. 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV UHOHDVHG D OHWWHU ODWH last  month  explaining  the  debacle  to  voters.  â€œDuring  the  budget  process,  the  treasurer  and  selectboard  questioned  the  amount  of  surplus  in  the  General  Fund  since  it  was  so  large  and  unex-­ pected,â€?  selectboard  chair  Kathleen  Barrett  wrote  in  the  letter.  â€œWe  could  not  fully  explain  the  surplus  and  the  RQO\ ÂżJXUH WKDW ZH KDG QR FRQWURO RYHU was  the  amount  paid  to  schools.â€? Treasurer  Barb  Torian  checked  the  paperwork  and  in  January  the  select-­ board  double-­checked  with  ANeSU’s  RIÂżFH WKDW WKH IXOO DPRXQW KDG EHHQ SDLG 7KRXJK WKH GLVWULFW RIÂżFH UH-­ plied  that  New  Haven  had  paid  the  full  amount,  a  mistake  had  been  made.  In  0DUFK WKH GLVWULFW RIÂżFH GLVFRYHUHG the  error  and  informed  New  Haven  that  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  million  dol-­ lars  was  owed. 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV VD\ WKH\ DUH WDNLQJ steps  to  prevent  similar  mistakes  from  KDSSHQLQJ LQ WKH IXWXUH Âł7KH YHULÂżFD-­ tion  of  the  payment  became  compli-­ cated  due  to  the  number  of  agencies  involved,â€?  Barrett’s  letter  explained.  â€œOn  the  state  level  is  the  Agency  of  Property  Valuation,  the  Department  of  Education  and  the  Department  of  Taxation.  Then,  on  the  local  level,  WKHUHÂśV WKH VXSHULQWHQGHQWÂśV RIÂżFH WZR schools,  Beeman  (Elementary)  and  0RXQW $EUDKDP 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO and  the  town  of  New  Haven.  Errors  can  occur  on  any  of  those  levels.â€? And  while  they  were  planning  a  spe-­ FLDO WRZQ PHHWLQJ WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV DOVR put  two  additional  items  on  the  warn-­ ing  for  voters  to  consider:  whether  to  change  the  time  of  the  annual  town  meeting  to  6:30  p.m.  on  the  Monday  EHIRUH WKH ÂżUVW 7XHVGD\ RI 0DUFK DQG whether  to  vote  on  monetary  items  in  the  General  Fund  and  Road  Fund  by  voice  vote. The  town  voted  in  the  late  1990s  to  do  all  budget  voting  by  Australian  EDOORW WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV WROG WKH Indepen-­ dent.  However,  a  petition  was  recently  submitted  to  the  town  requesting  that  the  town  revert  back  to  voice  vote  to  ensure  that  voters  continued  to  come  to  town  meeting  discussions,  thus  pre-­ serving  the  tradition  of  participatory  town  meetings  in  Vermont. New  Haven  voters  will  discuss  those  three  items  at  Monday’s  town  meeting  and  vote  on  changing  the  annual  town  PHHWLQJ WLPH IURP WKH Ă€RRU 7KHQ RQ Tuesday,  they  will  vote  by  Australian  ballot  on  the  increase  to  the  general  budget  and  the  voice  vote  item.

(Continued from Page 1A) role  for  students  in  the  ongoing  logis-­ tical  research,â€?  said  sophomore  orga-­ nizer  Jeannie  Bartlett.  â€œSome  trustees  thanked  us,  and  one  showed  interest  in  continuing  direct  communication  with  us  about  divestment.â€? Middlebury’s  endowment  is  man-­ aged  by  a  third  party,  Investure,  which  commingles  Middlebury’s  funds  with  those  of  over  a  dozen  other  institu-­ WLRQV D VLWXDWLRQ WKDW FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV say  complicates  the  process  of  divest-­ ment.  The  college  has  not  directly  re-­ sponded  to  students’  requests  to  ad-­ KHUH WR D ÂżYH \HDU WLPHOLQH 6WXGHQWV have  asked  the  trustees  to  announce  an  intention  to  divest  now,  and  then  phase  out  the  college’s  investments  in  IRVVLO IXHO FRPSDQLHV RYHU D ÂżYH \HDU period. “The  board  of  trustees  met  Friday  and  Saturday  and  certainly  devoted  considerable  time  to  discussion  of  endowment  management  practices,â€?  college  spokesman  Bill  Burger  told  the  Independent.  â€œNo  decision  has  been  made.â€? Burger  said  not  to  expect  a  hasty  GHFLVLRQ RU DGKHUHQFH WR D VSHFLÂżF timeline,  but  that  the  college  would  continue  to  discuss  and  explore  the  is-­ sue,  and  â€œin  due  timeâ€?  share  a  course  of  action  with  the  community. “It  says  a  lot  for  Middlebury  that  we’re  engaged  in  this  discussion  in  such  an  open  and  transparent  man-­ ner,â€?  Burger  said. Fall  semester  saw  several  notable Â

student-­led  protests  on  Middlebury’s  campus  that  championed  the  divest-­ ment  cause,  including  a  false  press  release  announcing  divestment  circu-­ lated  by  students  posing  as  a  â€œDalai  Lama  Welcoming  Committee,â€?  and  a  demonstration  at  a  talk  by  a  visiting  Shell  executive.  Student  groups  on  campus  nabbed  statewide  media  cov-­ erage  for  some  of  their  actions. Separately  but  concurrently,  Scholar  in  Residence  and  environmental  activ-­ ist  Bill  McKibben  launched  a  cross-­ country  tour  calling  for  colleges  and  universities  across  the  country  to  di-­ vest  from  fossil  fuels.  The  divestment  PRYHPHQW VHHPV WR EH FDWFKLQJ ÂżUH with  divestment  campaigns  active  on  over  350  campuses  nationwide. College  president  Ron  Liebowitz  announced  in  February  that  the  col-­ lege  would  take  formal  steps  to  con-­ sider  divestment,  and  sponsored  pan-­ els  and  other  community  discussions  on  the  topic.  This  week,  Green  Mountain  Col-­ lege  in  Poultney  announced  its  deci-­ sion  to  divest,  causing  Middlebury  student  leaders  to  note  that  the  col-­ lege  â€”  internationally  renowned  for  its  environmental  leadership  â€”  was  falling  behind. “Middlebury  has  been  at  the  fore-­ front  of  the  national  movement  all  year,  but  now  we  are  lagging,â€?  said  sophomore  Teddy  Smyth,  president  of  the  student  club  Divest  for  Our  Fu-­ ture.  â€œTwo  of  our  Vermont  neighbors,  Sterling  College  and  Green  Mountain  College,  have  already  voted  to  divest. Â

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Preserving a legacy

Group seeks to restore old Quarry Hill School By  JOHN  FLOWERS prompting  the  Case  Street  Commu-­ MIDDLEBURY  â€”  It’s  been  59  nity  Club  to  chart  a  new  chapter  in  years  since  classes  were  in  session  the  history  of  the  building,  designed  at  the  former  Quarry  Hill  School  on  and  erected  by  prominent  local  ar-­ Case  Street,  but  if  you  listen  really  chitect/builder  Clinton  Smith  back  closely,  you  can  almost  make  out  the  in  1880.  The  tall,  Victorian  school-­ echoes  of  the  daily  roll  call  bouncing  house  was  one  of  10  Middlebury  dis-­ off  the  now-­bare  plaster  walls  in  that  trict  schoolhouses  that  each  served  single  room. families  within  a  two-­mile  radius,  It  was  here,  during  the  course  of  according  to  research  provided  by  74  years,  that  kids  with  last  names  the  club.  like  Fenn,  Forbes,  Brown,  Dwire  The  one-­room  community  school  and  Highter  gathered  together  to  be  hung  on  longer  in  Vermont  than  drilled  in  the  â€œthree  Rs.â€?  Their  dusty  in  most  other  states.  With  its  iso-­ lesson  books  still  line  a  closet  shelf,  lated  hollows,  long  winters,  muddy  ready  to  be  reopened.  The  coatroom  springs,  and  strong  desire  for  local  hooks  yearn  to  be  adorned  with  a  control,  the  Green  Mountain  State  scarf  or  jacket.  A  dark,  oversized  had  more  than  1,000  small  commu-­ woodstove  sulks  in  the  corner,  beg-­ nity  schools  in  1939  â€”  many  surely  ging  for  a  match  to  spark  a  new  boasting  just  a  single  room. Ă€DPH LQ D YHQXH LQ ZKLFK DOSKD-­ These  schools  not  only  provided  bets  were  recited,  times  tables  were  the  experience  of  a  multi-­age  class-­ learned  and  a  few  pigtails  room  that  is  not  available  to  were  dunked  into  inkwells. “To children  today,  but  also  were  While  it’s  unlikely  the  workplaces  for  the  me, it’s unique  Quarry  Hill  School  will  teachers  who  staffed  them.  ever  be  used  again  as  a  always The  teachers  in  those  schools  teaching  venue,  the  descen-­ been a were  often  women  who,  in  an  dants  of  its  former  students  age  when  many  women  stayed  are  hoping  to  resurrect  the  gem.â€? at  home  or  on  the  farm,  gained  â€” Carol a  degree  of  autonomy  and  sta-­ venerable  structure  as  a  spot  Wood tus  often  not  available  to  oth-­ for  community  gatherings.  They  also  hope  to  preserve  ers  of  their  gender. it  as  an  educational  tool  for  21st-­cen-­ The  relative  isolation  that  prompt-­ tury  students,  to  see  one  of  the  few  ed  the  need  for  these  schools  also  remaining,  untouched  examples  of  a  meant  that  they  were  true  centers  of  Vermont  one-­room  schoolhouse. the  community.  It  was  a  time  when  â€œTo  me,  it’s  always  been  a  gem,â€?  holiday  programs  at  the  school  were  said  Carol  Wood,  who  grew  up  next  an  opportunity  for  people  in  the  door  to  the  former  school  building  community  to  come  together  and  perched  at  the  intersection  of  Quarry  share  some  entertainment,  which  Road  and  Case  Street. otherwise  might  be  hard  to  come  by  â€œIt’s  a  landmark  coming  into  our  in  19th-­century  rural  Vermont. neighborhood,â€?  said  Joan  Forbes,  The  Quarry  Hill  School  in  Middle-­ whose  family  has  long  ties  to  the  bury  was  closed  in  1954  when  what  school. is  now  the  Mary  Hogan  School  came  Wood  and  Forbes  are  president  into  being,  according  to  Wood. and  secretary,  respectively,  of  the  The  Case  Street  Community  Case  Street  Community  Club,  which  Club  has  done  its  best  to  main-­ now  owns  and  controls  the  former  tain  the  old  structure,  which  is  school  property.  Around  a  dozen  listed  on  the  Vermont  Register  people  now  have  a  stake  in  the  build-­ of  Historic  Places.  The  club  held  ing,  acquired  by  their  relatives  from  a  workday  at  the  schoolhouse  this  the  town  of  Middlebury  back  in  1954  past  Saturday,  May  11.  Various  for  $1,000.  Since  then,  it  has  served  jobs  included  a  thorough  spring  as  a  spot  for  bingos,  suppers,  private  cleaning,  yard  work  and  preparing  parties,  kids’  activities  and  commu-­ for  the  installation  of  new  windows.  nity  get-­togethers.  Until  December,  A  carpenter  and  an  electrician  have  it  was  the  home  base  for  the  Sod-­ offered  their  services  and  a  donor  busters  Horseshoe  Club,  which  had  has  graciously  offered  some  wood  to  rented  the  property  for  events  for  the  UHVXUIDFH WKH Ă€RRU ZKLFK DOVR QHHGV past  40  years. to  be  jacked  up.  At  minimum,  a  new  But  the  Sodbusters  have  decided  front  door  will  be  needed,  along  with  to  move  their  activities  to  Bristol,  some  septic  system  updates,  Wood Â

reasoned. Wood  acknowledged  that  the  building’s  complete  needs  remain  unknown. “We  haven’t  had  a  contractor  come  through  yet,â€?  she  said. %XW FOXE RIÂżFLDOV UHDOL]H LW ZLOO likely  cost  a  pretty  penny  to  bring  the  building  up  to  snuff.  For  that  reason,  the  club  is  lining  up  a  series  of  events  to  raise  money  that  will  be  pumped  into  the  former  schoolhouse.  Planned  HYHQWV LQFOXGH D SLFQLF DQG Ă€HD PDU-­ ket  next  month;Íž  a  â€œbig  truck  showâ€?  in  July;Íž  a  musical  fundraiser  and  pie  social  sometime  in  August;Íž  an  apple  festival,  slide  show  and  potluck  din-­ QHU LQ 2FWREHU D ELQJR WXUNH\ UDIĂ€H and  hunters’  dinner  in  November;Íž  and  Christmas  caroling  and  a  hay  ride  in  December. Organizers  hope  these  events  â€”  and  future  ones  â€”  raise  enough  money  to  make  the  Case  Street  property  once  again  a  hub  for  neigh-­ borhood  and  educational  activities.  Wood  would  like  to  forge  an  associa-­ tion  with  the  Henry  Sheldon  Muse-­ um  of  Vermont  History,  to  showcase  the  building  as  a  time  capsule  of  how  kids  were  taught  in  the  olden  days. And  if  enough  money  comes  in,  she’d  like  to  see  a  bell  ring  once  again  in  the  vacant  tower.  The  old  bell  was  stolen  years  ago,  according  to  Wood. The  Case  Street  Community  Club  bylaws  allow  for  the  building  and  its  1.5  acres  to  be  sold.  But  club  mem-­ bers  don’t  want  to  see  that  happen. “We  want  to  continue  to  keep  it  up  as  best  we  can,â€?  Wood  said. “It’s  a  lot  of  work,  but  we’re  ex-­ cited  about  it.â€?

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