Thursday, June 7, 2018

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Some talented singers/actors deliver a memorable American opera. See review, Arts + Leisure.

A singer who has seen America will be in Bristol to talk about rebuilding small towns. Page 3A.

The Eagle softball team broke out their bats to earn a repeat date in the Division II final. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 72 No. 23

INDEPENDENT Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, June 7, 2018  44 Pages

Group is committed to survival of downtown

Sen. Bray reflects on 2018 session

Hopes to win another two-year term

By JOHN FLOWERS the long-term health and well-being MONTPELIER — Sen. Chris of Vermonters. A lot of these things Bray, D-New Haven, was thinking happen slowly.” big when he first ran for the Vermont Bray is hoping to win re-election Senate six years ago. His goals in November to his seat representing were pretty much all predicated on Addison County, Huntington and producing systematic Buel’s Gore. The changes to Vermont’s field of candidates agricultural, includes fellow economic and Democrat Ruth environmental Hardy of Middlebury landscapes. and Republican So it’s no Peter Briggs of coincidence he has, Addison. Vermont during his legislative Coffee Company career, taken a lead CEO Paul Ralston role in the Farmis considering to-Plate, renewable entering the field as energy, Act 250, and an independent, a clean water bills — declaration he won’t initiatives designed need to make until to prove their worth Aug. 8. in the next five to 10 Incumbent years.

Sen. Claire Ayer, SEN. CHRIS BRAY “A lot of the work D-Addison, has I’ve been doing since decided to take a I got to Montpelier has been oriented pass on re-election after 16 years in to long-term planning,” Bray said. the state’s highest chamber.

“This is part of why I want to go Bray sat down recently to talk back — to make sure we put in about his re-election bid and place sound planning processes for (See Bray, Page 12A)

‘Neighbors Together’ rallies for Middlebury

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury officials have long chanted the mantra “We’re all in this together,” when it comes to enduring the massive downtown rail bridges project that will create some hardship before culminating in a more alluring and utilitarian village core by 2021.

So it’s no coincidence that the citizens’ group that will help the downtown weather the construction storm is calling itself “Neighbors Together.”

The group — made up of area residents and representatives of numerous local businesses, religious institutions and civic organizations — is spearheading a series of activities and programs designed to encourage commerce in downtown Middlebury while workers are replacing the Main Street and Merchants Row bridges with a concrete tunnel. The $72 million project is expected to take around three years to complete, with the most invasive work to occur during the summer of 2020.

Preliminary work has already begun with the drilling of a drainage system for the rail bed, which borders the (See Downtown, Page 11A)

City youth club set to buy a home – at last

Permanent HQ offers yard, prime site

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — When the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes was founded in 2000 its teen members could take a short stroll across Monkton Road from Vergennes Union High School to the club’s first home, in the National Guard Armory.

If all goes well that walk will be recreated within about three months, just as the school year begins.

The club has agreed to purchase a former medical office on 1.87 acres at 20 Armory Lane, a building that is, according to Google Maps, a three-minute walk from VUHS. The 3,400-square-foot, one-story building, which includes a rental unit that will provide income to the club, is just a few steps from the Armory, which housed the club until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, (See Youth, Page 14A)

Bristol eyes land for new rec. center

Coming down

THE ROUTE 17 bridge over Otter Creek between New Haven and Weybridge is dismantled Monday afternoon. The crossing will be closed until early August while it is replaced.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Van Vorst tapped as new director of United Way

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Until recently, Helena Van Vorst was helping the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) find resources to weather stormy financial weather.

She’s now taken the helm of a different nonprofit — the United Way of Addison County — which will rely heavily on her fund

raising skills in its mission to help area agencies get the resources they need to assist local folks struggling to make ends meet.

Van Vorst, born and raised in Ferrisburgh, was one of 40 applicants for the top UWAC job vacated in December by Kate McGowan, now the interim director of the Brattleboro-based Center for New Leadership. Van Vorst, 38,

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was one of more than 40 applicants for the position, according to UWAC board Chairman John Dale.

The agency’s search committee was impressed with the quality of candidates, which included Nancy Luke, UWAC’s manager of development and marketing. Luke had served as interim director prior to Van Vorst’s appointment and helped carry the UWAC past its

2017 fundraising goal of $650,000 to help Addison County nonprofits dispensing services ranging from child care to counseling.

“It was a difficult choice, but we’re very excited about Helena coming on board,” Dale said of the search process.

Van Vorst said she’s pleased to have landed the job and wants to help the organization build on its

current successful programs and fundraising techniques. She likes the idea of leading an organization that helps many people receive a variety of services.

“That’s where my passion rests — making a whole community as healthy as possible,” Van Vorst said. “There are some pressing issues facing Addison County, but (See Van Vorst, Page 11A)

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — If all goes well the Bristol Recreation Department will get a new home in the next couple of years, including a new teen center and skate park.

At its May 28 meeting the town selectboard voted to pursue a purchase-and-sale agreement — contingent upon voter approval — for the property at 76 West St., which is adjacent to land owned by the Bristol Recreation Club.

A sale price would be determined through a town assessment process, Bristol Town Administrator Valerie Capels told the Independent. In a townwide reappraisal completed last month the property was valued at $166,500.

(See Bristol, Page 13A)

Ripton teenager nominated to join By the way the U.S. ski team

Habitat for Humanity of Addison County invites you to its first benefit dinner of 2018 at Mary’s at Baldwin Creek (1868 Route 116 N, Bristol) this Friday, June 8. In addition to having a great meal, you’ll be supporting Habitat, as Mary’s will donate 50 (See By the way, Page 14A)

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Abi Jewett to be joined by Ryan Cochran-Siegle of Starksboro

By ABAGAEL GILES RIPTON — Abi Jewett of Ripton started ski racing at age 10, after several years of “ripping around with friends” at Middlebury Snow Bowl. The 18-year-old will soon be joining a new group of friends to “rip around” with on some much bigger mountains.

Last week the United States Ski Team nominated Jewett as one of 41 members of the official American Alpine ski racing team that will represent the country in international competitions. With the nomination, Jewett, who just graduated from Green Mountain Valley School this past Saturday, will get elite coaching, have access to sport science and sports medicine resources, and be afforded the opportunity to train at the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Center of Excellence.

Speaking with the nonchalance expected in an athlete who plummets down icy ski slopes up to 80 mph, Jewett expressed her excitement at the nomination pretty simply.

“It’s been something I was working toward for a (See Abi Jewett, Page 13A)

RIPTON’S ABI JEWETT turns through a gate in a Giant Slalom race this past winter. The 18-year-old was just nominated to the U.S. Alpine Ski racing team.

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, June 7, 2018

Solid waste district offers composting aid

WomenSafe is over half way toward $1.2M goal

Workshops set through summer, fall

By RACHEL COHEN Have you ever wanted to get rid Solid waste of food scraps and other organic district composting household leftovers, but weren’t sure where to start? workshop schedule Addison County Solid Waste June 9, 10 a.m., Bixby Library, Management District (ACSWMD) Vergennes is continuing its free backyard composting workshop series, offering July 12, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial multiple workshops in Vergennes, Library, Shoreham Shoreham and Middlebury throughout the summer and fall.

July 21, 2 p.m., ACSWMD The workshops are aimed at smallOffice, Middlebury scale, backyard composting, so you Aug. 18, 2 p.m., ACSWMD can finally learn how to divert your Office, Middlebury apple cores and tea bags from the landfill.

Sept. 15, 2 p.m., ACSWMD “Composting doesn’t have to be Office, Middlebury difficult or expensive,” ACSWMD Public Outreach Coordinator Annina Oct. 20, 2 p.m., ACSWMD Seiler said.

Office, Middlebury The workshops consist of an informational overview about why composting matters and how to do scraps in the garbage beginning in it effectively. Then participants will 2020, under Vermont’s Universal see a live demonstration, featuring Recycling Law, signed in 2012.

Also in 2020, haulers offering some of the composting equipment curbside trash pickup will have to ofthat ACSWMD has for sale.

The next workshop will take place fer collection of food scraps as well.

There are two haulers in Addison at Bixby Library in Vergennes this County that currently offer collection Saturday, June 9, at 10 a.m. of food scraps, Draft Trash and Seguin WHAT IS COMPOSTING? Services. All municipal Composting is an drop offs in the county, aerobic method of “Compost is like except for Monkton, decomposing organic waste into humus, a having a handful take food scraps, and you can also bring living ecosystem full of almonds, of bacteria and micro- whereas fertilizer your food scraps to the ACSWMD transfer staorganisms.

Bacteria is like having tion off Route 7 South does 99 percent of the a handful of in Middlebury for free. composting job, genSkittles. Which Or, attend erating heat to break ACSWMD’s workdown the organic one is going to shop to learn how to give you energy matter. compost your food Compost’s ingredi- for longer?” ents include one part — Annina Seiler, scraps yourself, so you greens — food scraps, ACSWMD can have what gardeners call “black gold” at coffee grounds, grass, your fingertips. etc. — that provide Just locate an area in your yard, nitrogen, and three parts browns — dry leaves, wood chips, straw — that choose a container, and compost away. provide carbon.

“No one has a problem with having Once the bacteria breaks down the scraps into humus (after around one too much compost,” Seiler said. “If year, when your backyard compost you don’t think you have a use for it, will be ready), the resulting brown one of your neighbors or the farmer soil-like product can be mixed into down the road will gladly take it off garden beds or the soil that your your hands.” houseplants are growing in to foster their growth. Compared to regular fertilizer, which can wash away and contribute to chemical run-off, compost retains its high diversity of nutrients.

“Compost is like having a handful of almonds, whereas fertilizer is like having a handful of Skittles,” Seiler said. “Which one is going to give you energy for longer?”

WHY COMPOST? Composting reduces the methane gases from landfills, strengthens soils and reduces the need for pesticides and fertilizers.

“Composting your food scraps will allow you to save money on your trash bill, reduce your impact on the environment, and comply with Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, which bans food scraps from the landfill in July 2020,” ACSWMD wrote in their newsletter advertising the workshops.

According to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, 28 percent of the materials that Vermont residents send to the landfill could be composted instead. There is only one landfill in Vermont — in Coventry — and it receives about two-thirds of the yearly trash that Vermonters throw away.

If the environmental and economic reasons aren’t enough, all Vermonters will be banned from putting food

ADDISON COUNTY SOLID Waste Management District will offer free backyard composting workshops throughout the summer and fall. Public Outreach Coordinator Annina Seiler, left, and AmeriCorps member Sarah Lundquist, who run the workshops, pose with ACSWMD’s composting bins for sale.

Independent photos/Rachel Cohen

Correcting common misconceptions about composting You don’t need to purchase a new container.

Dig a pit, lay the waste on a garden bed, or cut holes in an old bin.

Don’t forget the brown stuff! Compost requires three parts brown material. On their own, your food scraps will rot and likely smell.

You can’t stop all pests, but there are ways to manage pests. Is it bear proof? “Well, not really,” said ACSWMD Public Outreach Coordinator Annina Seiler. “But there are ways to make it less attractive.”

Compost isn’t quite dirt or soil. Add it to soil

in a garden bed, or mix with water to water your plants.

Compost doesn’t require sunlight. Just find a well-drained area, not too close to the house or garden, but close enough that you will actually use it.

You can put your meat in the trash to avoid pests. Keeping meat, bones, fish, and dairy out of your compost keeps pests away. You can throw these items in the garbage, or you can check to see if your hauler or drop-off site accepts food scraps.

By JOHN FLOWERS MNIDDLEBURY — WomenSafe has officially passed the halfway mark in its biggest-ever fund drive, a $1.2 million effort to renovate its administrative offices, create transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, and deliver anti-violence education to a greater number of school children in Addison County.

Kerri Duquette-Hoffman, executive director of WomenSafe, confirmed on Monday the organization has raised more than $640,000 toward its goal. The money will be used to purchase and renovate the agency’s new Middlebury headquarters, establish two transitional apartments for victims in its former headquarters, and create a reserve fund to pay for long-term maintenance of its facilities. Those funds will also help WomenSafe expand its prevention programs into additional Addison County schools.

“Knowing your community is behind you is phenomenal,” Duquette-Hoffman said of the support to date.

The Middlebury-based nonprofit raised the first $500,000 over two years during a silent campaign.

WomenSafe officials went public with the fund drive last fall. Many area residents and businesses have rallied behind the organization with contributions ranging from volunteer help to gifts ranging from a few dollars to a few five-figure checks. One anonymous donor gave $100,000 during the early stages of the campaign.

The effort has now reached what WomenSafe advisors had warned would be the trickiest phase: That portion between the $600,000 and $800,000 marks.

Thanks to wise planning and sound advice, WomenSafe has expanded the number of donation options open to supporters. Along with the traditional check or credit card contributions, people can grant bequests, make WomenSafe a beneficiary of a will, and/or sign over stock.

“We picked up a lot of different ways of increasing the momentum,” said Duquette-Hoffman, who gave special shout-outs to the Middlebury consulting group Community Barn Ventures and volunteer Chris Dayton for helping with outreach efforts.

WomenSafe board chairperson Amy Mason and Duquette-Hoffman have both been amazed by the support from the community and the creative contribution concepts that have sprung from the community.

For example, the Vermont Book Shop held a pop-up fundraiser on Mother’s Day titled “Blind Date with a Book,” through which supporters purchased tomes with concealed titles. Stonecutter spirits hosted a “Gal-entines” event this past February to benefit the campaign.

Renowned local artist Carol Calhoun of Weybridge donated a painting, titled “Affordable Housing,” to the WomenSafe campaign.

The painting — which starred on WomenSafe’s annual Mother’s Day card this year — will be raffled off on June 13.

Middlebury Frame Shop & Gallery did a “March Madness: Hoops for Charity” promotion that collected hundreds of dollars for three local (See WomenSafe, Page 3A)

McKibben takes stand at ‘Poor People’s’ rally

Explains impacts of climate change

By ELIZABETH GRIBKOFF VTDigger.org MONTPELIER — Health care access and climate change were at the top of the agenda Monday during an unseasonably chilly afternoon outside Vermont’s Statehouse, where the state chapter of the national Poor People’s Campaign held its fourth protest in as many weeks.

“Seems a little disconnected, right, health care and the environment?” Kate Kanelstein, co-director of the Vermont Workers’ Center, asked approximately 75 protesters gathered on the capitol steps, clutching brightly painted banners being buffeted by the wind.

This week’s theme was “ecological devastation and the right to health.” The protest is part of a nationwide revival of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign, which he began in 1968.

The protests have been met with multiple arrests as participants have staged sit-ins after Statehouse closing time.

Speakers at the rally, including Ripton author and environmentalist Bill McKibben, highlighted the connection between an unhealthy environment, an unhealthy populace and the economic system they say has fuelled both.

Sylvia Knight, a Burlington resident who has spent over two decades working to ban pesticides in Vermont, pointed out the irony that pharmaceutical companies can profit off diseases linked to environmental toxins produced by other chemical companies.

“So if we eat food, drink water or breathe air contaminated with (herbicide) atrazine, then AstraZeneca has a remedy if we get cancer,” said Knight.

McKibben, founder of climate justice organization 350.org, talked about the disproportionate impact of climate change on the world’s poor, as far afield as Southeast Asia, where global warming is accelerating the spread of Dengue fever, and closer to home. When Hurricane Irene swept through Vermont, the poor got the worst of it, McKibben said.

“In Vermont, when the

temperature got too high and the Johnsbury, incited the crowd with water off the Atlantic seaboard got the fact that medical debt is the too warm and we had our hurricane in number one cause of bankruptcy in 2011, one of the things we learned… the country. was who lived in the floodplain,” he “Do you know what it’s like to said. “And who lived sit with somebody in the floodplain were Elissa LuCozzi, who says ‘I’d rather people who lived die than have to put in trailer parks, and pastor at the my family through that’s who got washed United Community bankruptcy,’” said away in our greatest Church in St. LuCozzi. natural disaster.”

Johnsbury, incited Hannah Burnham, Kanelstein of the the crowd with an educator from Vermont Workers’ Newark, said she the fact that Center has been came to Monday’s working since 2008 medical debt protest because to push for publicly is the number she feels the Poor financed universal one cause of People’s Campaign health care in bankruptcy in the focuses on the Vermont, an effort country. “intersectionality” of that the group says sometimes disparate has been reactivated social movements. in light of threats from the Trump Burnham went to Standing Rock administration. with 350Vermont, where she saw Kanelstein referred to former Gov. indigenous leaders fight to protest Peter Shumlin’s abandonment of the Dakota Access Pipeline’s single-payer health care law, which intrusion onto their land. he signed on the same steps in 2011, “There are a lot of white, wealthy as the “elephant in the room.” environmentalists who don’t Elissa LuCozzi, pastor at the understand that it’s also a system United Community Church in St. of oppression,” said Burnham.

“The whole organization (of the Poor People’s Campaign) has been educating people in all of these different factions.”

Kanelstein, towards the end of the rally, read a lengthy quote from Martin Luther King that ended with the admonition “an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.”

“Not quite an accident, some of the stories we’re hearing today,” said Kanelstein. “It’s one system that creates an immense amount of wealth for a powerful few while leaving the rest of us fighting for crumbs and under attack.”

Ten protesters were arrested at last week’s protest for refusing to leave the statehouse once it closed.

Five protesters who were previously arrested on the same trespassing charges in connection with the Poor People’s Campaign were arraigned last week at the Washington County Superior Court, which referred them to Montpelier Community Justice Center’s reparative program, according to a statement released by state’s attorney Rory Thibault.

DAR WILLIAMS

Musician to speak about building up small towns at conference in Bristol

RIPTON RESIDENT BILL McKibben speaks at Poor People’s Campaign protest at the statehouse on Monday.

VTDigger/Elizabeth Gribkoff

WomenSafe (Continued from Page 2A) charities, including WomenSafe.

“These are creative, unique initiatives that the board and staff didn’t have anything to do with other than showing up and helping promote them,” Mason said.

She added Community Barn Ventures co-founder Mary Cullinane, rich in contacts, is trying to recruit some Broadway talent to perform at a future benefit for the WomenSafe cause, according to Mason.

“It’s a big undertaking for a small organization to raise $1.2 million,” Mason said. “When you have folks coming out of the blue doing some of the brainstorming for you, that makes the work much more pleasant and easier.”

Officials are chalking up some of the campaign success to heightened awareness of domestic violence issues at the national level. Mason specifically cited the “Me Too” movement and renewed calls for gun control in wake of recent mass shootings.

“It’s a different landscape where we’re doing our work right now,” Mason said. “It’s much more public and much more about getting those

Addison Independent, Thursday, June 7, 2018 — PAGE 3A

dark subjects out into the light, when building confidential given some it’s safe for people to do so. We’re clients are fleeing ex-partners who here at a time when people want to might want to harm them. talk about this more.”

Having design The WomenSafe “It’s much more concepts in hand fund drive has offered has given boosters public and much a way for people to tangible evidence act locally to battle a more about of progress, as has getting those dark recent creation of the national problem.

“The sheer number subjects out into reserve fund. The of people who’ve been the light, when it’s new fund, overseen supporting us is grow- safe for people to by the Vermont Coming,” Mason said. “It’s munity Foundation, really meaningful. do so. We’re here is off to a $117,000 at a time when We’re grateful.” start, according to people want to TRANSITIONAL Duquette-Hoffman.

APARTMENTS “It’s really exciting talk about this Vermont Integrated more.” for the agency,” she Architecture recently — Amy Mason said. “We’re hoping produced conceptual WomenSafe board it grows. It provides designs for the two stability, chairperson financial transitional apartments which was one of our that will give domestic goals in starting the violence victims a safe, affordable capital campaign.” and comfortable place to stay while While WomenSafe officials they get their lives back in order and haven’t set a formal date to close find permanent housing. The sketch- out the fund drive, they hope to hit es depict one- and two-bedroom the $1.2 million mark sooner than options with bath, kitchen and living later. That’s in part because there’s a room area. WomenSafe is keeping shortage of affordable housing in the the exact location of the apartment county, and WomenSafe wants to act

on the town permits it has received to put its renovation plans into motion.

“It’s hard to see a building not being used that could house two families,” Duquette-Hoffman said of the transitional housing portion of the campaign.

WomenSafe wants to hear from anyone interested in helping the organization — both during and after the fund drive. The organization recently expanded its board from eight to nine members. There are currently three vacancies on the panel, which draws folks from all walks of life.

“We support people across the gender spectrum,” Mason said. “Although we’re ‘WomenSafe,’ it’s a bit of a misnomer because we help anyone of any age, and not just women, who are experiencing domestic or sexual violence. We are seeking to have our board be representative of that diversity as well.”

For more information about WomenSafe and how to contribute to its capital campaign, go to womensafe. net or call 388-9180. Contributions can also be made through the organization’s Facebook page.

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BRISTOL — Singersongwriter Dar Williams is coming to Holley Hall for a soldout event this Friday, June 8.

Williams, who has performed her pop folk tunes around the country for two decades, this time will give the keynote address at the 2018 Historical Preservation and Downtown Conference in Bristol.

Her 2017 book, “What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities,” examines the plight of postindustrial towns. In the book, she discusses what she has learned after 20 years of touring in countless towns and cities, fundraising for libraries, public radio and community gardens, and supporting the renovation of old theaters. Williams is big on building social capital, what she calls “Positive Proximity,” that allows towns to become unique, prosperous and self-reliant.

In her talk from 9:30-10:15 a.m. at Holley Hall, Williams is expected to muse on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. Her goal is to offer real solutions to rebuild

declining communities.

The day-long conference is organized by the Preservation Trust of Vermont in partnership with the Department of Housing and Community Development, the town of Bristol and Bristol CORE. Other events will include: • Lunch mini tours of Bristol Cohousing and of three Main Street Bristol Mill properties.

• Village Greens Matter, a discussion on the importance of public spaces.

• Trails to Towns, a presentation and guided walk of the Coffin Factory Historical Walking Trail.

• Pop-Ups to Permanency, an exploration of “pop-up” retail shops.

• Time to Adapt, a panel on repurposing Bristol’s architectural resources.

• Decoding Designations, a demystification of various federal, state and local designations.

• The Creative Connection, a session focusing on Bristol’s vibrant downtown arts scene.

A full schedule is online at ptvermont.org.

Williams will speak in Randolph the following day and perform in concert there that night.

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A DDIS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Letters

Guest Editorials

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The bigger issue

Dan MacArthur is a member of the Marlboro School Board, which oversees the town’s elementary school. The school has 76 students, or a little over eight students per grade. St. Albans City Elementary, by comparison, has almost 800 students.

Mr. MacArthur represents one of about 44 schools in Vermont that depend on small school grants to keep the doors open. The grants have been available since the 1990s and as school enrollments decline their importance has increased. Mr. MacArthur is urging the State Board of Education to resist the current effort to restructure or eliminate the grants. He says the fate of his school hangs in the balance.

“Do we want communities to remain small and vibrant? … Close down these little schools, people are no longer going to be moving here. So, you know, we’ve got to decide which way to go,” he said.

This is the debate Vermont doesn’t want to have, and it tracks at a variety of levels.

Marlboro, like much of Vermont, is highly rural and home to few people; Marlboro’s population is right around a thousand people.

There is little or no industry and the prospects of growth are minimal.

Mr. MacArthur is right in that if the school is closed and the students are bused elsewhere that Marlboro loses; if the town struggles to maintain the population it has, then closing the school makes the prospects dimmer.

This is a story being repeated throughout Vermont. The more rural the town, the greater the challenges. It’s also part of our history; Vermont has almost 83 percent of its population that lives in a rural setting. We’re the most rural state in America.

We have towns with such small populations that in most states, they would not exist. That, too, is part of our history and attributable to an agricultural past that no longer exists at the same level.

We’re trying to adjust.

But we’re also prisoners of where we sit. Mr. MacArthur sits on the Marlboro School Board and he is vested with the responsibility to protect what still exists in Marlboro. Mr. MacArthur’s example is prevalent throughout the state. He’s not advocating for something that contributes to Marlboro’s growth, he’s advocating for something the would prevent further deterioration.

No one blames him, or others, for making the same argument.

If the argument were confined to Marlboro, that would be one thing. It’s not. The small school grant is paid by all Vermont taxpayers, and keeping schools open is also the responsibility of taxpayers statewide.

But the argument goes beyond schools to a vision of how Vermont addresses its vulnerabilities, specifically life in rural Vermont.

It’s a focus on capacity, and strength, and applicability and it can’t be done town by little town. It has to be done regionally — towns have to align with other towns, counties have to realign with other counties.

We also cannot allow ourselves to be drawn down the rabbit hole of cost comparisons. Marlboro, for example, may be able to show that its per pupil costs are the same as some larger schools. But the issue isn’t just costs, it’s educational opportunity. We should put a higher value on the school’s ability to offer languages, or higher math classes, etc. We should be looking at our educational systems as something that could be better than what they are.

That requires a vision that extends beyond keeping things as they are, which is little more than inertia.

This is the somewhat undefined or unintended mission of the State Board of Education as it considers how the small school grants should be divvied up. There are instances in which small schools are so geographically isolated that consolidation is not a realistic option.

But in cases where consolidation is a possibility, the board needs to push the schools in that direction.

Not only would it save money, it helps focus the conversation where it needs to be focused, which is on the broader discussion as to how our rural areas can be more competitive. Demographic trends nationally show that our youth are moving to urban areas, to large cities with the amenities they desire. How do we compete?

Education is the dominant variable in any equation the state might develop. Schools absorb much of the available money and much of the bandwidth of any economic development discussion. But we too often let schools be the start and the finish of such discussions, and that’s a mistake. When we forego the links beyond the classroom, we limit the potential. We never have the “what if” discussion. We’re too preoccupied with turf protection.

This is not the fault of the MacArthurs who want to protect the Marlboros of Vermont. They are not being given the latitude to think any differently, or any bigger. They are doing what they have always done, which is to protect what they have.

That’s the discussion that needs to change.

The State Board of Education also has its focus on education, and the cost thereof. It needs to hold to its mission, which is to push as many schools as it can toward consolidation. In so doing, it also pushes the state toward the larger and more important debate, the one referenced by MacArthur: “We’ve got to decide which way we want to go.”

Indeed.

— Emerson Lynn St. Albans Messenger

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Tree-cutting did Ferrisburgh favor As I continue to read about the ongoing tree issue on Arnold Bay Road in Ferrisburgh I wonder why the tree warden, Mr. Mix, fails to see all the rotted and broken hanging trees on the other side of the road that are a danger to cars and walkers? If this is the town’s “right of way” why hasn’t the town done something about them?

A good storm will and can take these down. This is a very highly traveled road to Basin Harbor, for people from New York as well as walkers.

It still looks to me the Vorstevelds did the town a favor by doing someone else’s job.

The plan to replant trees should be looked into very carefully so as not to have the same mess as before.

If someone would take a few minutes to walk or drive this road they would see for themselves what trees need to come down.

I walk this road often and stay close to the Vorstevelds’ side to avoid the danger, especially on a very windy day.

Pat Steele East Middlebury

Fees could save recycling center

End of the road

A MAJESTIC TREE and a farmhouse sit at the end of a ground-stone road in Panton.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

The news omnivore has a dilemma When I was a junior in high school, I read Michael Pollan’s book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” At the time, Vermont’s local food movement was growing and it seemed plausible that what and how we eat defines us in profound ways.

Fast forward to 2016. I was working at a weekly newspaper called The Sheet in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. I was the youngest person in my office by about 10 years. I was learning to lay out the newspaper. I asked my boss, publisher-owner Ted Carleton, for a list of things he thinks about when placing stories on the inside of the newspaper.

ByAbagael “Balance,” he said. “I guess I’m old Giles fashioned that way.”

According to Ted, picking up a newspaper should offer someone the opportunity to read something that challenges them.

If they see one impassioned letter to the editor, it’s the paper’s job to publish another right next to it espousing a different or opposing view.

A lot of my younger peers would argue that social media has allowed for freer exchange of information than newspapers or other traditional media outlets ever did. Voices traditionally stifled by societal institutions can now be heard.

However, a lot of older journalists I’ve worked with seem convinced that the internet has allowed people to expect that they can insulate themselves from experiences and people they disagree with. So often, on Facebook or Twitter, we talk passionately to no one in particular,

and in response, we hear similar voices to our own echoed back.

The more we click on what we “like,” the more we get to interface with things we like. Companies like Facebook and Google stockpile information about what we like so they can help advertisers show us more of what we like. Everything is personalized and catered to you and what you want.

And, it’s free. According to Ted, this if anything, could spell the demise of newspapers. A collective disinterest in listening to each other.

As a Millennial journalist, I’d like to think otherwise.

However, a January 2016 Pew Research Center Survey found that just 5 percent of U.S. adults who had learned about the presidential election in the previous week named print newspapers as their “most helpful” source — trailing social media and news websites, among other outlets. And we all know how that worked out. It didn’t end up spreading diverse, challenging stories among readers. Instead, people on all sides of the election were fed stories that served their existing bias.

Another line from “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” comes to mind: “Cheapness and ignorance are mutually reinforcing.

And it’s a short way from not knowing who’s at the other end of your food chain and not caring to the carelessness of both producers and consumers.”

(See Clippings, Page 5A)

Clippings

Summertime, and the eating is lazy It’s only the beginning of June, and already the frame- several reasons: work around which I arrange my daily life — dinnertime Late sunsets. While technically there are the same — is shot. number of hours in a day in December as in June, I can’t In the colder, darker months, I generally take a few remember ever slipping into my PJs at 6 p.m. in June. minutes on Sunday to plan the week’s meals. Yes, I’m a Every day in the summer feels like some sort of extended boring, nonspontaneous old biddy. But more specifically, vacation — in a way that makes me uncomfortable — I’m a boring, nonspontaneous old biddy who wants to where schedules are lax and time doesn’t matter. make sure that if we want burritos later in the week we The heat. Summer is often hot, especially in our poorly have tortillas on hand. ventilated, fan-cooled house. The thought of turning on Meal planning is like solving a the stove at all makes me break into a puzzle. If I roast a chicken on a Sunday, sweat on top of the actual sweat I’m for example, I have to anticipate how usually in. While I could plan ahead I’ll use the leftovers on Tuesday night. for such days by stocking up on sandCasserole? Soup? The possibilities are wich ingredients, I find lying on the intriguing. Sometimes — if I’m feeling floor complaining about the heat takes racy — I might even save the leftovers up much of my free time and mental for Wednesday. energy. Cereal it is.

Since we rarely leave the house beGolf. Now, this doesn’t apply to tween November and April, this routine

By Jessie Raymond everyone, but many of you could serves us well. I like knowing when I just replace this with “AAU/summer get up in the morning what we’ll be sports for the kids” for a similar dinner having for dinner that night. When I plan meals, the world challenge. If the weather is clear, Mark and I like to head makes sense. up to the golf course after work to spend a couple of hours But as the weather warms up and the days grow longer, hitting balls into the woods and then crawling around lookthings change. Life turns into a free-for-all, where anything ing for them. As a result, “dinner” is most often an energy goes and sometimes we find ourselves having creemees at bar on the sixth hole, followed by popcorn when we get 5 p.m. It’s madness. home. It’s shameful.

I’d like to transform my orderly, homebound winter self Social events. Starting with Memorial Day and running — picture Emily Dickinson, but in layers — into a devil- straight through Labor Day, the weekends overflow with may-care summer self along the lines of Zelda Fitzgerald, graduations, weddings and any excuse for a cookout. who probably never got anxious about her just-picked to- (“Josh got a new riding mower. Help us celebrate with a matoes rotting because she was never home at dinnertime BBQ on Saturday!”) And now that families mark the end to use them. But it goes against my nature. of not only college and high school but also middle school, Like it or not, meal planning suffers in the summer, for (See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

After reading “City Recycling Center Could be Shut Down,” I am writing to offer a suggestion to cover Casella’s increased cost to the city of Vergennes to collect and haul recyclables. I use the Vergennes recycling and trash drop off because it saves me significant costs for waste disposal and recycling. I am a 30-year Ferrisburgh resident who used Casella as my trash hauler for many years until I discovered the Vergennes recycling center. Casella bi-weekly service costs $34/month or $408 per year in Ferrisburgh.

At the Vergennes center, I pay an average of $4 every two weeks to drop off trash and the recycling has been free. This is a savings of $304 a year.

I, for one, would have no objection to paying a reasonable user’s fee to drop off my recycling, just as I do for trash. I would certainly prefer a reasonable fee as an alternative to having to once again pay for curbside pickup. A user’s fee would also address the “equity issue” mentioned in the article of households and businesses who choose not to use the center paying double for recycling through both taxes and curbside pickup bills. The article claims that the fee will increase by $34,600. From other information in the article, I estimate that about 1,100 families in the 5-town area use the center.

Assuming they drop off recycling once a month, a fee of $3.00 would more than cover the increase. If the fee is based on bi-weekly drop off, it could be $1.50.

Richard Kerschner Ferrisburgh

Hardy offering positive message Last week I attended the campaign kick-off gathering for Ruth Hardy and was so pleased with her message. It was a wonderful exciting atmosphere at American Flatbread filled with people of all ages. I’ve known Ruth for a few years and was glad to hear that she was running for the seat that Senator Ayer will be stepping back from.

I live in Hancock, one of the two easternmost towns of Addison County. We are often an afterthought when someone speaks of Addison County. But we’ve been fortunate in having​wonderful representatives and sometimes senators who are willing to make the trip “over the mountain” to hear our concerns. I know that Ruth will follow suit and am looking forward to seeing what she can accomplish in Montpelier for all of her constituents. I know she’ll represent us well.

Monica Collins Hancock

Full rail station, not just platform I would like to voice my agreement with David Carlson (Letters, May 31) on the importance of providing a covering for the new rail platform, and would go a step further.

(See Letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, June 7, 2018 — PAGE 5A

King, RFK and the American Dream 1968, it has that ring Of RFK and Martin Luther King Where the dream went down on a hotel floor Dreams are what we’re living for — John Stewart, “Irresistible Targets”

I was 15 years old at the time. And I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of crazy country I had been born into.

That insane year also brought a huge escalation of the Vietnam War courtesy of LBJ. Riots followed King’s death and stalked the DemoOne of Bobby Kennedy’s last cratic Party convention in Chicago.

Wallace’s presidential public appearances was in San George Diego before the California primary, campaign gave voice to the blatant 50 years ago this week. Standing on racism haunting America. And a stage at the El Cortez Hotel, he Richard Nixon topped it all off by called for an end to the Vietnam War winning the presidency.

A prize Robert Kenneand racial injustice. dy should have won.

But just a few minutes It’s impossible to look into his speech, the back at that June day in senator from New York 1968 and not wonder sat down near the edge what might have been. of the stage. Exhausted Kennedy’s multiple from 80 days of camprimary victories, paigning, he put his topped by his California head in his hands and win, offered the best momentarily passed out. hope to elect a president After being helped to who was committed to an off-stage bathroom ending the war. where he washed his Campaigning with face with cold water, Kennedy, singer-songKennedy walked back writer John Stewart out and resumed his recalled, “was like being speech. with a panther in the Andrew Young, then a close aide to Dr. Martin by Gregory Dennis middle of a hurricane.”

“In many ways he Luther King Jr., recalls a appears to have been the day in 1966 when King and thousands of others were trying right leader at the right time,” says to integrate the schools of Mississip- Joseph Palermo, a history professor pi. A white mob had attacked black at Sacramento State. “RFK had a schoolchildren in Grenada, Miss., sense of moral outrage at injustices breaking a 12-year-old boy’s leg in the United States, yet he did so in with a lead pipe and pummeling a a way that was patriotic, calling out in 1968 that the country was not livsmall girl.

King was so depressed by that day, ing up to its own creed and ideals.”

Kennedy’s support for civil rights Young says, that he couldn’t even ran even deeper and longer than his get out of bed.

We remember King and Kennedy opposition to the war. As attorney as the strongest of men, champions general, for example, he sent U.S. of liberty and equality, peacemakers marshals to rescue King when yet in a time of war. But before they ulti- another white mob attacked a church mately laid down their lives for what where King was inside.

When King was shot, it fell to they believed, they suffered, too.

We honor King, a preacher man, Kennedy to deliver the news to a campaign crowd in Indianapolis. as the compassionate soul he was.

In that brave, impromptu speech, Bobby Kennedy could be ruthless, but he had that compassionate side he reminded the crowd of King’s efforts to “replace that violence, that to him, too.

When Kennedy was shot in that stain of bloodshed that has spread L.A. hotel hallway and fell to the across our land, with an effort to unfloor, his first words were not about derstand with compassion and love.” himself but about the people around He added this: “What we need in the United him. “Is everybody OK?” he asked.

RFK’s run for the presidency was States is not division; what we need one long call to end the killing in in the United States is not hatred; Vietnam and erase the poverty and what we need in the United States is racism that, to this day, oppress mil- not violence or lawlessness, but love lions of Americans, black and white. and wisdom, and compassion toward Less than two months before one another, and a feeling of justice Kennedy’s assassination, King was towards those who still suffer within killed while working to get a fair our country, whether they be white contract for the largely black sanita- or whether they be black.”

Imagine that today — that a promtion workers of Memphis.

Between The Lines

inent presidential candidate would stand up and call for love, wisdom and compassion for one another.

It’s a far cry from having a president who sends his lawyer out to say that he could assassinate the FBI director in the Oval Office and still remain above indictment. That he’s able to pardon himself for murder and any other illegal action he might take.

Looking back 50 years, we remember Martin Luther King Jr. for the constancy of his work to redeem this country. He preached the dignity of all human beings. He fought for the honor and value that lie in equality and justice for all.

Looking back now at Bobby Kennedy’s life and career, I’m struck not so much by his constancy as by his ability and willingness to evolve into a better man.

Bobby was known for his sharp elbows as he made his way through Washington, D.C. He may have been involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and an effort to assassinate Fidel Castro. In 1964 he carpetbagged his way into New York state to capture a U.S. Senate seat.

He entered the 1968 race only after Sen. Eugene McCarthy challenged Johnson in the New Hampshire primary and showed how vulnerable LBJ was.

But his early commitment to civil rights found a broad new platform when he ran for president. And he gave us the best hope that the Vietnam War could be brought to a quick denouement.

A lot of people have said this week that the dream died with King and Kennedy. “For my parents’ generation, King was the dream. And then he was gone,” recalls Boston Globe columnist Renee Graham.

But dreams truly are what we’re living for. We still long for a peaceful and just world that’s inspired by the American example.

Yet it’s also true that at a time when the Oval Office is occupied by a president elected by a minority of voters and styles himself closer to a king — who calls it unconstitutional to investigate his actions and who claims to be above the law — at a time like this, we are facing another test.

A half-century from now, in 2068, will people be able to look back and say that the American dream survived this test, too?

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

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) grade school, preschool and their dogs’ obedience classes, June has become an endless series of graduation parties.

None of these things are inherently bad. Some people would even argue that nothing beats laidback evenings, outdoor hobbies and large family gatherings. But life without limits doesn’t come easy to me.

I’ve tried countering the unpredictability of summer with even stricter dinner planning, but too often it means that a scheduled meal gets preempted by some last-minute inconvenience, like having to go out on a friend’s boat to watch Fourth of July fireworks.

I’m starting to think that my insistence on routine meals may be detrimental to my enjoyment of summer.

So this year I’m trying to let things go.

Now when we’re out and about at dusk and someone asks what we’re doing for dinner, I don’t complain that it’s too late for a real meal. Instead, with a practiced nonchalant wave of the hand, I just say, “Oh, we’re playing it by ear” (code for “We’re having Ben & Jerry’s”).

It feels wrong, but I just take a deep breath and tell myself it’s what Zelda Fitzgerald would do.

to become its own destination, as we see in Waterbury.

Rob Carter, President

Addison County Chamber of Commerce Middlebury

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) In order to foster the use of rail as an alternative means of transportation, and at the same time encourage tourism, I would suggest that we consider a rail station instead of a simple platform.

A little more information on the Waterbury station — first of all this station was already in existence but needed extensive renovations. In order for this to happen, a non-profit organization took on the task.

This opened up state funding that wouldn’t have been available to a for-profit company. Once the station was ready for use, this organization leased the majority of the station space to Green Mountain Coffee.

The remainder of the space is for a visitor’s center.

In Middlebury we already have an historic railroad station, we have a non-profit organization with extensive experience running a visitor’s center, we have an initiative in town working toward alternative means for transportation to protect the environment, and we have a coffee company and various bakeries capable of providing refreshments for waiting train passengers.

Cooperation across the community is essential in order for us to end up with the best solution for Middlebury, one that will strengthen the downtown and encourage the use of alternative forms of transportation to ease the parking crisis. And the potential is there for this station

Please stop and offer a helping hand A few nights a month, we long loop,” five and a half miles welcome guests into our home. Re- with the same pattern of right hand cently we hosted a young woman, turns. No Marissa. We began to Marissa, and her grandfather, who imagine some bad scenarios. We were visiting Marissa’s younger began to look at the side of the road for that reflective vest. brother at Middlebury College.

Maybe she missed the second It was clear from first meeting them that members of this family turn. We drove the impossibly-long route past both are well educated potential right hand world travelers. turns, and again Marissa is a Harvard around the long graduate, currently loop. No Marissa. living on her own But when we apin South America, proached the house, working for an inthe guest room ternational company light was on. She — smart and savvy, was home. She was used to navigating unharmed. unfamiliar places.

But what she told So when she us was disturbing, asked for directions and her story has for a good running stuck with me. route, I felt confident She had missed in recommending some turns and was “the short loop” — lost. It was past go down this road, dusk. She realized take your first right, she needed help to go up the hill, take

By Abi Sessions get oriented, and another right and maybe help to get go along the ridge, take another right and come back home. She did just what I would to the highway. Three and a half have done: as a car approached she miles. You have 45 minutes of waved her arms and jumped up and daylight. “Sounds perfect,” she said down, trying to flag down the car. and trotted off at 8 p.m., wearing a But the driver did not stop. And the next five drivers did not stop! Finalreflective vest I lent her.

The grandfather and I sat in the ly someone did, and kindly brought yard talking. 8:45 arrived and Ma- her home.

Of course I was grateful for the rissa had not returned. “It’s getting kinda dark,” I said. “Let’s go meet generous neighbor who brought her her on the loop.” We hopped into home. But my gratitude was overthe car and started driving the loop shadowed by my shock over the six backwards. We drove the whole drivers who had not stopped.

Imagine yourself behind the loop. No Marissa.

Hmmm. Maybe she missed the wheel of one of those cars. You are first turn. We drove around “the driving along a quiet town road on

Ways of Seeing

Clippings (Continued from Page 4A) If we care so much about what we consume as food, and acknowledge that consumers vote with their dollars, why don’t we apply that same argument to the way we consume information? If we are comfortable paying more for locally grown or organic produce from people we know than people we don’t, does the same logic apply to our consumption of media?

Working as a reporter in a small community is a good lesson in accountability. Sometimes errors or stories told with an unfair slant get into print. In my experience, if they do, you’ll probably hear about it in the produce section of the local grocery store, or while getting a cup of coffee, or once, in my case, at a belay ledge on a granite dome in Yosemite.

They lead to more opportunities to listen and learn, and for humility.

So who would you trust to give you the whole story? Someone you can heckle at the grocery store, or someone you can only troll?

Of course, newspapers and magazines have to navigate relationships with advertisers who provide them with revenue, just as online news outlets do. And there are plenty of really good online media outlets that are changing the way we take in news. They are certainly worth our clicks.

In today’s age of pay-per-click advertising and information tracking, we vote with our mouse as much as with our wallet. Click-bait is like a McDonalds Big Mac. It’s practically

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free, and it caters to our desire to feel validated and comfortable. But does it really bring us closer to each other?

In all of the conversation about fake news and big media, I wonder about the responsibility of consumers. Are we complicit in making bad information or bad reporting profitable if we click on it and share it? If we don’t eat foods that contain GMOs, maybe we shouldn’t give our time to unethically sourced news.

I certainly use social media. My own guilty pleasure is scrolling through Instagram. This last quote from Michael Pollan made me think about why: “So you eat more and eat more quickly, hoping somehow to catch up to the original idea of

a cheeseburger or French fry as it retreats over the horizon. And so it goes, bite after bite, until you feel not satisfied exactly, but simply, regrettably, full.”

I don’t yet have the decades of experience my mentors have, but I believe that good storytelling and good reporting and even good layout should push us to listen to voices we don’t want to hear. They should inspire us to put down our phones and look around us.

We spend so much of our lives looking at screens, and so little giving our attention to each other.

How can we tell good stories if we don’t consume them? For my part, I’m experimenting with limiting my intake of processed junk food.

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Suddenly you see a young woman, hair pulled back into a pony tail, wearing a T shirt, running pants, and running shoes, jumping up and down and waving her arms.

What is your first thought? a) this person wants to rob me? b) this person wants to kill me and steal my car? c) this person needs some kind of help?

How can you not choose option c?

Then quickly run through your mind some possibilities for what kind of situation she might be in.

She is being stalked or threatened by someone? Someone she loves is hurt in a nearby house? She is hurt?

She has come across someone’s pet injured at the side of the road? She is lost and needs directions?

How can you not stop? What are you thinking as you drive on by?

Have we so learned to fear one another that we can no longer reach out to a stranger in need? Have we learned that someone else will step in to fix it; it’s never up to us?

Please consider: this young woman in the pony tail and T shirt could be your sister, your daughter, your granddaughter. She is jumping up and down and waving her arms at the side of the road. She is asking for help. Don’t drive by. Stop. You can help.

Abi Sessions is a retired educator who lives in Cornwall with her husband, Bill. If you wish to join others in Addison County with an interest in creating a welcoming community, email Abi at abi.sessions@ gmail.com.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

William ‘Bill’ Muzzy, 81, of Shelburne

Ida Washington, 93, Weybridge WEYBRIDGE — Ida Harrison Washington of Weybridge, wife, mother, and life-long educator, scholar, and author, passed away peacefully in her home on May 30, 2018. She was 93.

Ida Harrison Washington was born in Port Washington, New York, on November 19, 1924. Her father, Henry C. Harrison, was a leading inventor for Bell Labs and her mother, Ida J. Harrison, had a passion for languages and literature. She attended Wellesley College, starting as a physics major, then music, and graduated in 1946 with a degree in Mathematics.

She attended graduate school at Radcliffe College in Mathematics.

While there, she took a course in German for reading knowledge where the professor used German literature as material for the course.

She realized that this was her true calling and left Radcliffe in 1948 to attend Middlebury College’s summer German language program.

While there, she met her husband, Lawrence, a WWII combat veteran studying on the GI bill, and they were married on December 26, 1948.

They both received their master’s degrees from Middlebury in 1950.

After bearing four children, she returned to graduate school, earning her Ph.D. in German literature from Columbia University in 1962 and defending her thesis while seven months pregnant with her fifth child.

She was an inspiring teacher and had a distinguished academic career, teaching at the Emma Willard School, Bristol High School, University of Minnesota, Drew University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Seton Hall University, and New York University, before spending 20 years at what is now the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. After retiring as professor emerita in 1986, she and Larry moved full time to Weybridge, Vt. Always energetic, Ida did not stop work with retirement. She served on the board of directors of the Vermont Council on Humanities; secretary, vice president, president, and on the board of directors of the Northeast Modern Language Association; and President of the Vermont UCC Women’s Fellowship. She headed the Vermont Women’s Fellowship

IDA HARRISON WASHINGTON literacy program, Adventures in Reading, for many years. She also taught a literature course at the Community College of Vermont.

For several years she volunteered at Middlebury’s Sheldon Museum. She had a love of music and played violin and flute in the AMO Community Orchestra and the Vergennes City Band, and regularly participated in a string quartet. She passed along this love of music to all six children.

Ever since arriving in Vermont as a graduate student, Ida had a love for Vermont, its people, its culture, and its history. In 1952, she and Larry built the beginnings of a house in Weybridge, using boards salvaged from an old horse barn. Several additions and modifications brought the house to its present structure, where the family spent every summer and also many weekends during the winter, and where Ida and Larry resided for the last 30 years.

Ida was a prolific author. She wrote “Dorothy Canfield Fisher: A Biography” about one of her favorite writers, a Vermont-based author who was very popular in the first half of the twentieth century, and edited “Early Stories of Dorothy Canfield.” She wrote two books, “Carleton’s Raid” (with her son Paul Washington) and “Brave Enough,” about a British raid in Vermont in 1778.

Her books “History of Weybridge,

Vermont” and “Vermont Vignettes in Word and Line” (with Germaine LeClair and Shelia Mitchinson), along with a history of the Weybridge Church, and her English translation (with her daughter Carol Washington) of Alice HerdanZuckmayer’s “The Farm in the Green Mountains,” continued her writings on Vermont history and culture.

She wrote a biography of her 100-year old Aunt Grace, entitled “Amazing Grace.” She also authored a short novel, “Squirrels in the Attic,” and the scholarly treatises “Echoes of Lucian in Goethe’s Faust” and “Otto Ludwigs komische Oper ‘Die Koehlerin.’” She published her translation of the operetta “Die Koehlerin as Barbi,” or “The Charcoal Burner’s Daughter.”

For several years, she ran a small, independent publishing company, Cherry Tree Books. At the time of her death, she was working on a book about the secret Beecher mission to Europe during the Civil War. Ida felt a deep connection with the Weybridge Congregational Church, and she was always grateful for how the community cared for her and Larry in their early years as struggling graduate students. During most of her life, she was active in church activities, including serving as deacon. Several times, she organized Vacation Summer Bible School at the church and often wrote the play and poem for the Christmas Eve service. After retiring to Vermont, she started the Weybridge Handbell Choir, which is still active 30 years later and performs at church services and several other venues.

Ida is survived by Lawrence, her husband of 69 years; six children: Carol (Weybridge, Vt.), Lawrence (Rockville, Md.), Paul (Mill Hall, Pa.), Ida (Morgantown, W.Va.), Ruth (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), and Richard (Saint Nom la Breteche, France); 16 grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.

Interment will be at the Weybridge Cemetery on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at 12:30 p.m., followed by a ceremony to celebrate Ida’s life at the Weybridge Congregational Church at 2:00 p.m. and a reception in the church hall.

Online condolences can be sent at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

SHELBURNE — William “Bill” Muzzy died peacefully at Respite House in Colchester, Vt., on June 2, 2018, due to congestive heart failure.

He was 81. Present at the time of death were his wife of 59 years, Ramona “Mona” Muzzy and his youngest son Raymond Muzzy.

Bill was born August 9, 1936, in Middlebury, Vt. to his parents George F. Muzzy and Flora (Perkins) Muzzy. He graduated from Edmunds High School in 1955 and worked at Brewer Bothers Motors until 1965 when he went to work for IBM in Essex Junction, Vt., as a machinist and tool-maker.

While there he became interested in the industrial glass shop. He applied for a transfer, trained and became an expert industrial glassblower. He spent most of his career there, making many improvements and contributions to the processes at the glass shop and eventually travelled throughout the U.S. conducting trainings at other IBM sites.

He married Ramona Sears in 1959 and together they raised three sons, three dogs, and three cats at their home

in Shelburne, where he resided until just a few weeks prior to his death. He enjoyed camping, cars, and country music. In his later years he developed and maintained many friendships on Facebook.

He is survived by his three sons and their families: Brion and Nancy Muzzy, Michael Muzzy and Maris Rose, and Raymond and Carol Muzzy. Also eight grandchildren; Daniel, Douglas, Dalton, Kristi, Amanda, Will and Ben Muzzy, and Samantha Laurencelle and her husband Avery; three greatgrandchildren, Lily Blair, Oliver and Azaria Laurencelle, a niece: Jennifer and Mike Staats and daughter Holly, a nephew: Seth Muzzy and husband Ron Amato, and several cousins and their families. He is preceded in death by his brother Ralph Muzzy.

A Catholic mass and burial will be held at St. Catherine of Sienna church in Shelburne, Vt. on Friday June 8, at 12:15 p.m. There will be a reception at the church hall immediately after. Per his request there will be no calling hours.

WILLIAM “BILL” MUZZY In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Shelburne Rescue, 154 Turtle Ln., Shelburne, VT 05482 802-985-5125 or McClure Miller VNA Respite House, 3113 Roosevelt Hwy, Colchester, VT 05446, 802-879-0943.◊

Claudia DeMers, 76, New Haven NEW HAVEN — Claudia Louise DeMers, age 76, died Friday, June 1, 2018, at her home in New Haven.

Mrs. DeMers was born in Torrington, Conn., on August 14, 1941. She was the daughter of Winston and Lila (Tanner) Browne.

She grew up in Torrington, where she received her early education.

She came to Vermont in 1964 moving from Ashby, Mass. She worked as a nurse’s aide at Porter Hospital and later at Porter Nursing Home for many years. She retired in 2006. She enjoyed Project Independence in Middlebury. She was an avid reader and loved collecting stuffed animals, especially elephants.

Surviving her are two daughters; Catherine Wall of Sudbury

and Debra Taylor of New Haven; two sons, Harrie Scott DeMers of Decatur, Texas and Christopher Allen DeMers of Mountain Home, Ark.; and her brother, William Browne of Terryville, Conn. Twelve grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her. She was predeceased by her parents; a sister, Sandra Spiegelhalter; and a brother, Winston “Skip” Browne, Jr. A gathering in celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at 11 a.m., at the New CLAUDIA LOUISE DEMERS Haven Congregational Church. The Rev. Edward Hilbert will officiate. A private graveside committal Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers service and burial will take place on may be made, in her memory to; Saturday, June 9, 2018, at 10 a.m., in Project Independence, 112 Exchange Hillside Cemetery in Torrington.

Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

Robert Bergesen memorial services

Walter Jr. and Sherry Gibbs burial services

MIDDLEBURY — A memorial service for Robert Bergesen, who died on April 15, 2018, at age 80, will be held this Saturday, June 9, 1 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Church in downtown Middlebury.

HAGUE, N.Y. — Burial services for Walter H. Gibbs Jr. and Sherry A. Gibbs, both formally of East Middlebury/Cornwall, will be held Saturday, June 9, at 11:30 a.m., at Evergreen Cemetery, Route 74, West Cornwall. A gathering will be in Ticonderoga, N.Y., at the American Legion Post 224, 104 Montcalm St., following SHERRY A. AND WALTER H. GIBBS the service.

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Lawrence Grace

August 23, 1932-June 7, 2011 I thought of you today, but that is nothing new.

I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.

All I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is a keepsake from which I’ll never part.

God has you in His arms, I have you in my heart.

Love, Your family

A Celebration of

Dick Nadeau’s life will be held by his family on Saturday, June 16, from 2 p.m. to 5p.m. It will be held at the Bridport Town Hall. Please bring pictures and Stories to Share.

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Larry Gile, 73, Bristol

Obituaries Mark Alford, 72, East Middlebury

EAST MIDDLEBURY — Mark Powers Alford, 72, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on May 26, 2018, following a battle with cancer. Mark was born on July 10, 1945 in Southampton, N.Y., the son of Frank and Mary Alford. He graduated from Southampton High School, class of 1963 and went on to study marine engineering at Maine Maritime Academy, class of 1967.

Mark retired after a 33-year career as a Chief Engineer for the United States Merchant Marine. He traveled the world keeping the engines running on steam vessels and later on diesel container ships. When not at sea, his favorite place to be was his home on the North Branch Road in East Middlebury, Vermont. Mark

enjoyed alpine skiing, sailing, and was a licensed ham radio operator.

He was known for his quick wit, his ability to fix anything, and his quiet strength. He was devoted to his family and a true friend to many.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Emmy; his son and daughterin-law, Matthew and Paige Alford and their children, Lily and Luke; his daughter and son-in-law, Lauren and Carl Vickerson and their daughter, Mya; his sister, Carroll Chandigian; brother and sister-inlaw, Peter and Betty Alford; many nieces, nephews, and friends.

There will be a celebration of Mark’s life this summer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Addison County Home Health and Hospice (achhh.org). ◊

MARK POWERS ALFORD

Nancy Lambeth, 92, native of Forestdale MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Nancy B. Lambeth, 92, formerly of Mechanicsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018, at the Gardens at Blue Ridge, Harrisburg.

Born on October 24, 1925, in Burlington, Vt., she was the daughter of the late Myrle and Irene (White) Brown and she was the widow of Austin Lambeth, who passed away in 2008.

Nancy was raised in Forestdale, Vt., and in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a graduate of Penn Hall Junior College in Chambersburg, Penn., and attended the Parsons School of Design. Early in her career she was a window designer and

later a buyer for several department stores in New York City. She went on to become a production manager for a newspaper company in Long Island.

Nancy loved to work with crafts and, upon returning to Vermont with her family in 1974, started her own company teaching the art of beaded flowers and selling her elaborate designs. She was widely noted for her leadership and organizational skills and became president of every club, organization, or committee with which she was ever involved.

Among her leadership roles, she was past president of the Middlebury College Friends of Art, and of Vermont

Handcrafters, Inc. Nancy was a member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Middlebury, Vt., and ran its annual Peasant Market for many years.

Nancy is survived by a daughter, Wendy Meehan and her husband James Wabol, of Colbert, Ga.; a son, Craig Lambeth and his wife Rosalie, of Camp Hill, Penn.; a step-daughter, Linnea Stanley, of California; and a grandson, Nicholas Meehan, of Berlin, Germany.

A memorial service for Nancy is being planned for a later date in Vermont. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choosing that benefits rescued animals.◊

Gertrude Jackson, 92, Middlebury

GERTRUDE JACKSON MIDDLEBURY — Gertrude (Birchard) Jackson, born February 19, 1926 in Shoreham, Vt., to Harry and Emma (Jones) Birchard, died peacefully at Helen Porter Health and Rehabilitation on June 3, 2018, with family present.

She was 92.

Gert, also known as Dirty Gertie and as Sweetie Pie to her grandchildren, married the love of her life, Herbert

Jackson on July 3, 1943. Their union lasted 67 years until Herbert’s passing in 2010. They made their home and farmed in Bridport for many years, raising their children there. Gert was active in the Bridport Fire Auxiliary. Gert worked for 25 years at Porter Hospital as a nurse’s aide and then as a Unit Clerk on evening shift.

They were blessed with two children, Crystal Jackson and Evan Jackson. They made their home in Bridport until they moved to Middlebury in the early nineties to take over management of the Commons. Herbert and Gert were an integral part of the Commons community. One ambulance member remarked Gert was often there to greet the ambulance squad at the door when residents were in need.

They resided at the Commons until Herbert’s death in January 2010. Shortly thereafter Gert’s declining health necessitated the need for more care and a move to “ Helen’s Place.”

Gert was an avid and prolific knitter. Hundreds, perhaps more, of hats and mittens were knit as a volunteer for RSVP and distributed through Addison County Community Action Group to

warm area residents and their children.

Gert was a Goodwill Ambassador for Helen Porter. She would hold hands with others and was active in Bingo and participated in many activities up until a week prior to her death.

Gert was predeceased by her parents and brother; husband, Herbert; grandson, Nathan Jackson and special cousin, Pat. Gert is survived by her daughter, Crystal and husband Reid Peck and her son Evan and wife Robin. She is also survived by grandchildren, Sky, JJ and Ashley and great grandchildren Gwen, Zoe, Mac and Maci.

Many thanks to everyone who loved Gert, especially to the staff of Helen Porter.

Donations in Gert’s name can be made to the Activities Department at Helen Porter Health and Rehabilitation, 30 Porter Drive, Middlebury, Vermont 05753.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 11, at 11 a.m. at Sanderson Funeral Home in Middlebury followed by burial in Bridport Central Cemetery, Bridport, Vt. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

Theresa Turner graveside service MIDDLEBURY — The private graveside service for Theresa O. “Tot” Turner, 75, of Poultney, who died Tuesday afternoon, April

17, 2018, at the Pines in Rutland following a brief illness, will be held at the St Mary’s Cemetery in Middlebury. The Father Luke P.

Austin, pastor of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Middlebury will officiate.

Kathleen Altobell, 83, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Kathleen Ann Altobell, age 83, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at Helen Porter Health and Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury.

Mrs. Altobell was born in West Rutland on January 3, 1935. She was the daughter of Francis and Margaret (Powers) Mumford. She grew up in West Rutland where she received her early education. She graduated from West Rutland High School, class of 1953. She afterwards attended Radiology School in Glens Falls, N.Y. She worked as an x-ray technician in Glens Falls Hospital and later at Rutland Hospital.

On April 24, 1965, she married John Louis Altobell Sr., in St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in West Rutland.

They lived in Vergennes and later in Shelburne. They made their home in Middlebury since 1971. She has lived with her daughter Mary in Brandon since 2015. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Middlebury. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and knitting.

Surviving are three daughters; Angela Elizabeth Bartolotta of New Hartford, Conn., Margaret Elizabeth Hayward of Rutland and Mary Kathleen Stanley of Brandon; one son John Louis Altobell Jr., of Jackson Hole, Wyo.; two sisters, Mary Elizabeth Zak of Mendon and

KATHLEEN ANN ALTOBELL Margaret Agnes Collins-Lebenbaum of Middlebury. Nine grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her.

The family would like to give special thanks to her care providers Lisa Nolan and Patsy Munson. She was predeceased by her husband John Altobell Sr. in 2007, her brother James Mumford and a grandson Lean Louis Hayward.

A mass of Christian burial will be

celebrated on Friday, June 8, 2018, at 2 p.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Middlebury. The Rev. Justin Baker will be the celebrant. A private graveside committal service and burial will take place at a later date in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

There are no public calling hours.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in her memory to; Project Independence, 112 Exchange Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

BRISTOL — Larry Kenneth Gile, 73, died peacefully Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Helen Porter Health Hospice and Rehabilitation services with his family by his side after a five year battle with COPD. He was born in Burlington, Vt., the eldest son of the late Homer and Virginia (Phelps) Gile, October 12, 1944. He was raised in Richmond, Vt., with his three brothers and graduated from Richmond High School in 1964.

Larry began his apprenticeships in funeral services in Richmond, Rutland and Bristol, Vt. He then served four years in the U. S. Navy, including a one-year tour in Vietnam as a hospital corpsman receiving the Navy Achievement Award for Bravery.

After graduating from the New England Institute in 1971, Larry began his long career in funeral service in St. Johnsbury, Vt. In 1973, he became associated with the Brown-McClay funeral home and purchased it in 1986, where he remained until retiring in 2007.

His profession was far more than a career for Larry — it was his calling to serve as a source of strength, support and comfort for many over the years.

Larry served as president of the Vermont Funeral Directors Association and at the time of his death was the current chairman of

the Vermont Funeral Service Board of Professional Regulations and Licensing. As a FEMA employee, he served in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Larry was a 40-year member of the Bristol Federated Church, serving on various committees. Has was also a member of the Libanus Lodge 47 F. & A. M., and the Bristol Rotary Club, where he received the Paul Harris Award.

He was a loyal member of the Old Farts Club until his illness. Larry considered being a co-founder of the Great Bristol Out House Race, along with the late Bill Paine, one of his greatest accomplishments and was its announcer every year until his illness. Larry and four fellow Vietnam servicemen were recently honored at Mt. Abraham High School for their annual presentation to the American Studies History class on their experiences in Vietnam.

Larry is survived by his wife of almost 49 years, Donna Parent Gile, his two sons Carl (Theresa) and Neil (Suzanne); and four grandchildren, Colby, Madison, Ava and Grace. He is also survived by three brothers, Dennis (Sherry), Bradley (Barbara) and Bryant. He is also survived by his sister in law Adelaide Shepard and several nieces. He is predeceased by a sister-in-law Judy Gile and brother-in-law Dr. Harley Shepard.

LARRY KENNETH GILE Calling hours will be on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Brown-McClay Funeral home in Bristol from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Friday, June 8, 2018, at The Bristol Federated Church at 11 a.m. with burial to follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bristol Federated Church or Bristol Rescue. To send online condolences to his family visit brownmcclayfuneralhomes. com.◊

Sally Bruch, 87, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Sally Bruch, 87, of Middlebury, Vt., passed quietly the afternoon of April 21, 2018.

She was born to George and Irma (Rath) Rounds on October 7, 1930, in Chattanooga, Tenn. She and her two younger brothers spent their early childhood in Providence, R.I. before moving as a family to Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Sally attended Hathaway Brown, a college preparatory private all-girls school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio. It is during this time Sally’s love of the arts — especially dance — developed. At a ‘mixer’ organized by upper classmate, Cookie White, with the boys from University School, Sally met her future husband, Frank Osborne Bruch.

Upon graduation from Hathaway Brown Sally entered Bennington College to continue her education in the arts. Sally studied dance under Martha Graham and was offered a position in her company upon graduation in 1952. Fortunately for her husband and future children she declined the opportunity, instead marrying her sweetheart, Frank, on March 27, 1953, during his second year of medical school at Case Western Reserve.

In 1970 Sally’s husband left his private medical practice in Ohio, moving the family to Storrs, Conn., to join the University of Connecticut Student Health Services. With her six children now older, Sally was able to reconnect with her love of dance by joining the faculty at UConn as a dance teacher.

In 1974 she began choreographing for the Nutmeg Summer Theater professional productions, including “Richard the III,” “Oliver,” and “Promises, Promises.” She was a gifted choreographer and a favorite of the summer stock casts. Sally, along with several like-minded contemporaries, founded the Mansfield Creative Council that later became the Mansfield Creative Arts Council with a mission of bringing dance and the arts to the community.

In 1977 the family moved to Middlebury, Vt., when her husband became the physician and sports

SALLY ROUNDS BRUCH medicine doctor for Middlebury College. Sally continued teaching dance at Middlebury College and she also volunteered her choreography talents to several musical productions at Middlebury Union High School.

She taught dance and movement to a group of ‘her senior ladies’, as well as spin classes. She also worked with the Middlebury College football team utilizing movement and dance to limit potential sport injuries.

Sally took up pastels and enjoyed capturing the beauty of the Vermont countryside and barns in a collection of work. Her childhood love of horses was reignited and in her 50’s she took up eventing and then dressage and rode well into her 80’s. At 72 she and her daughter spent a week in England jumping cross country fences across the hilly countryside.

She was also the oldest individual at the time to spend a month as a working student for Denny Emerson, Olympian and well-known equestrian. In 2004 and 2005 Sally was the Vermont Quarter Horse Association Dressage Champion with her beloved Quarter horse ‘Shot Gun Blues’.

Always up for adventure, in her 70’s, Sally whitewater rafted in the Grand Canyon and canoed on the Black River with dear friend and trip organizer, Judy Rowe.

Sally also enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, especially at the beach, and could be found body surfing, building sand castles and sea glass hunting with them. Sally had a great love for all animals and supported several animal welfare organizations as well as other non-profits donating her time, artwork, etc. to support local and international causes.

Social justice issues were also important to Sally and she and husband Frank actively supported the civil rights movement including hosting gatherings of leaders at their home in Cleveland. Sally was a mom to many and frequently kids in addition to her own would seek her advice and friendship. She connected easily with people and her warm smile and generous spirit touched many.

The depth of her love and kindness knew no bounds and she wore a hat like no one else. Sally will be greatly missed by her husband, Frank O. Bruch of Middlebury, Vt.; her children Matthew Bruch and wife Kylie Bruch of Weybridge, Vt.; Elizabeth Davis and husband Steve Davis of Lander, Wyo.; Amy McWilliams and partner Christopher Gramza of Springfield, Va.; Sarah Sparks and husband Alec Sparks of Addison, Vt.; Josh Bruch and wife Jennifer A. Bruch of South Salem, N.Y.; brother George Rounds and wife Jean Rounds of Evanston, Ill.; brother Dennison Rounds and wife Paulette Rounds of Springfield, Vt.; as well six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Sally was predeceased by daughter Jennifer Bruch and Jennifer’s husband Bryan Schofield of Bridport, Vt. In lieu of flowers donations in her name can be made to Heifer International (heifer.org), Mid Atlantic Horse Rescue (midatlantichorserescue.org) or environmental or social justice groups of choice.

The family would like to thank Lisa Ward and family for their amazing care of Sally. A celebration of Sally’s life will be held over Labor Day weekend; date, time, and location to be announced one month prior.◊

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Gala Dinner JUNE 15, 2018

An evening at the Middlebury Inn with a four course dinner beginning with a cash bar from 6:00pm to 7:00pm and dinner commencing at 7:00pm. $65.00 per person.

Grants being given to Addison County nonprofits Featured speaker: Robby Mook Campaign Manager for Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign and CNN Commentator

For Reservation: Call Scott Needham 802-349-0001 or email at scottneedham@mac.com Travel arrangements for Mr. Mook compliments of Milne Travel.

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THURSDAY

Carnival in Brandon. Thursday, June 7, 5-9 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. Carnival kick-off fun run 5 p.m. World of Hurt Wrestling takes the stage at 7 p.m. Free admission and parking. More info at townofbrandon.com.

Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meeting in Middlebury.

Thursday, June 7, 6 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Join the guild for its annual potluck at 6 p.m. followed by a show and tell, general meeting, and spin/knit-in at 7 p.m. All are welcome. More info call 802-453-5960.

“Bobcats in Our Backyard” in Starksboro. Thursday, June 7, 7 p.m., Starksboro Public Library, 2827 Route 116. Join wildlife biologist Laura Farrell for this illustrated program offered by the Starksboro Historical Society, Public Library, and Conservation Commission. Learn more about these secretive creatures. Where do they live? What affects their population? What are their habits? Do they prey on our livestock and pets? Free. All are welcome. Lights refreshments.

MiddMUG meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, June 7, 7-8:30 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The first monthly meeting of the newly official Middlebury Macintosh User Group, which can now take advantage of discounts, ideas, and support from Apple. A demo about Apple Pay and an evening devoted to questions and answers and problemsolving. All levels of skills are welcome. More info contact Barbara Clearbridge at 802-324-9149 or clearbridge@fastmail.com.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Bristol.

Friday, June 8, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116. Doors open at 11:30, meal served at noon. Lunch will feature chilled strawberry soup, summer salad plate with BBQ chicken, and carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Carnival in Brandon. Friday, June 8, 5-9 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. MSJ Rock band 6 p.m., Arthur Cantrell and the What Dudes at 7 p.m. Free admission and parking. More info at townofbrandon.com.

Habitat for Humanity fundraiser in Bristol. Friday, June 8, 5-8:30 p.m., Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116. Come out for dinner and support Addison County Habitat for Humanity. Fifty percent of all food sales will be donated to the local organization. A special HABITAT brownie a-la-mode for $20 with 100 percent of all brownie sales donated. More info or reservations at 802-453-2432.

Jeff Salisbury Band in New Haven. Friday, June 8, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Road.

Vineyard opens at 5:30 for picnicking. Bring a lawn chair and relax at the end of your week with a glass of wine and great music. Free. Wine by the glass and hot food and available for purchase.

Photography opening reception in Middlebury.

Friday, June 8, from 5-7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Come meet photographer Peter Wildey, a former Cornwall resident and MUHS class of ’82 graduate and view his exhibit of landscape photography, on display through July 7.

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Vermont Days. Saturday, June 9. Free admission to all state-owned historic sites and day-use state parks.

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section’s Spring Trail Work in Ripton. Saturday, June 9, meet at Ripton Community House, Route 125. Contact Trail Manager David Morrissey at dfmorrissey117@gmail. com or 802-352-1060 to confirm participation and allow planning for an adequate number of tools and helmets. Bring water and snacks/lunch. Rain date Sunday June 10.

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section hike in Charlotte. Saturday, June 9, Mt. Philo State Park, 5425 Mt. Philo Rd. Easy/moderate two-mile hike and with an elevation gain of 636 feet with views of the Lake Champlain Valley and New York’s Adirondack mountains. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, a snack and hiking poles, if needed. More info contact Ralph Burt at rburt@gmavt.net or 802-355-4415.

More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Affix geolocators in Weybridge. Saturday, June 9, 8 a.m., Bob Collins Conservation Farm,. Net and affix geolocators on Golden-winged Warblers. Park at 8 a.m. at the TAM kiosk on the southwest side of Route 23, just west of Sheep Farm Rd. Joint event of Audubon Vermont, MALT and Otter Creek Audubon Society. More info. call Ron Payne at 802-388-6019.

Mount Independence Coalition Annual Meeting in Orwell. Saturday, June 9, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. The site friends group host their annual meeting. All are welcome.

“From Farm to Forest” at Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, June 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. In 1830 hundreds of acres had been cleared on the Rokeby farm for sheep grazing. Now nature has reclaimed much of this, but the subtle signs of human use still remain. On a guided walk, master naturalist Jacob Holzberg-Pill will provide insights into the transition of the land, the many different types of trees and plants that have arisen, and point out the often hidden “footprints” of man. Sturdy or waterproof boots and insect repellent are recommended.

Senior Meal in Bristol. Thursday, June 9, noon, the First Baptist Church of Bristol, Park St. Menu includes roast pork, sweet potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, homemade bread and rhubarb dessert. Suggested donation $4. Call Nancy at 802-453-5276 to reserve a spot. Come early to talk with friends and make new ones.

Carnival in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, noon-11 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. Battle of the bands at noon, One for the Road at 5 p.m., Ben Fuller at 7 p.m., and Jamie Lee Thurston at 9 p.m. Free admission and parking.

More info at townofbrandon.com.

“Rabble in Arms” book discussion in Orwell.

Saturday, June 9, 12:30-1:45 p.m., Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. The Orwell Free Library offers a group book discussion of this noted 1933 historical Revolutionary War novel by Kenneth Roberts. A key character is Benedict Arnold.

Much of the action is about the Northern Campaign and takes place in this area. Bring your book and a picnic lunch. More info at 802-948-2041.

Revolutionary power couple

DIANA BIGELOW AND Jim Stapleton will perform “My Dearest Friend” in Bristol on Saturday, June 9, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 10, at 2 p.m., at Lawrence Memorial Library, 40 North St. The piece, written by Stapleton, is based on the letters and diaries of Abigail and John Adams and includes popular songs of the Revolutionary period.

Photo courtesy Lawrence Memorial Library

Benedict Arnold in history and fiction in Orwell.

Saturday, June 9, 2-3:30 p.m., Mt. Independence State historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. Historian and Benedict Arnold biographer Willard Sterne Randall will offer the annual J. Robert Maguire Lecture. Randall will talk about how the fictional Benedict Arnold stacks up against the historic Arnold.

In preparation you might like to read Randall’s book, “Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor.”

New England Review annual gathering in Middlebury. Saturday, June 9, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Room 229, Axinn Center, Route 30. Come to the NER’s annual gathering of Middlebury College alumni and faculty authors, including Salena Casha, Laura Irei, Peter Knobler, and J. T. Price, along with Russian translator and Middlebury College professor emeritus Michael R. Katz. The authors will read from a range of poems, stories, essays, and translations. More info at nereview.com.

Otter Romp in Middlebury. Saturday, June 9, 5-8 p.m., Tail Feather Farm, 1740 Route 7 North. The annual fundraiser for Otter Creek Child Center with music by The Kowalskis, a 50/50 raffle, buffet-style burger night food and homemade pies. Adults $18/kids ages 9-12 $10/kids ages 5-8 $6/kids under 5 free. Reservations not required, but appreciated at 802-683-6436.

Chicken and Biscuit Supper in Vergennes. Saturday, June 9, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main St. across from the Opera House. Menu includes chicken and biscuits, stuffing, vegetable, roll, and dessert. Adults $9/children $5. Served buffet style. Takeout available. More info at 802-877-3150.

King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, June 9, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center, 3279 U.S. Route 7. Hosted by the Ferrisburgh Grange. A sandwich supper followed by an evening of fun and card games.

Buster Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” on screen in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. Pampered Buster returns home from college to help his father, a tough riverboat captain, battle to save the business; falling for the archrival’s daughter doesn’t make things easier.

Climaxed by an eye-popping cyclone sequence.

Silent film expert Jeff Rapsis will play live accompaniment. Free. Donations accepted, with proceeds to help continuing preservation work.

“My Dearest Friend” performed in Bristol. Saturday, June 9, 7 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library, 40 North St. Diana Bigelow and Jim Stapleton will return to the Lawrence Memorial Library to present a performance piece by Stapleton based on the letters and diaries of Abigail and John Adams. The piece includes popular songs of the Revolutionary period. Admission is by voluntary donation to benefit the Library.

Refreshments will be available.

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Vermont Days. Sunday, June 10. Free admission to all state-owned historic sites and day-use state parks.

New exhibit celebration in Addison. Sunday, June 10, Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Time to celebrate Chimney Point’s two new permanent exhibits, “Crossing Paths” and “Point of Contact.” Come visit, meet the Vermont State Archaeologist Jess Robinson, bring your artifacts for identification, and enjoy light refreshments.

Race for Sundaes in Middlebury. Sunday, June 10, 9 a.m.-noon, Battell Woods/Trail Around Middlebury, Route 7 trailhead, across from Denecker. MALT, Addison County Bike Club and The Better Middlebury Partnership host this family run/bike race, including trail bike or run, ice cream sundaes, music, games, raffle prizes and more.

Registration 8:20 a.m. the day of the race. Adults $8/children $5.

Carnival in Brandon. Sunday, June 10, noon-3 p.m., Estabrook Field, Route 7. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more. Cosplay at noon, YouTube karaoke begins at 1 p.m. Free admission and parking. More info at townofbrandon.com.

“From Revolution to the Bill of Rights” in Hubbardton. Sunday, June 10, 2-3 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. Historian and site interpreter Paul Andriscin traces the road from the American Revolution to the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Questions and moderated discussion to follow.

Addison Town Historical Society meeting in West Addison. Sunday, June 10, 2 p.m., DAR John Strong Mansion Museum, 6656 Route 17. Take a guided tour of the building. The ground floor is handicapped accessible, the second floor is not.

Those planning to attend contact Geoff Nelson at 802-759-2399 before June 10.

“My Dearest Friend” performed in Bristol. Sunday, June 10, 2 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library, 40 North St. Diana Bigelow and Jim Stapleton will return to the Lawrence Memorial Library to present a performance piece by Stapleton based on the letters and diaries of Abigail and John Adams. The piece includes popular songs of the Revolutionary period. Admission is by voluntary donation to benefit the Library. Refreshments will be available.

Joan Hutton Landis Summer Reading Series in Rochester. Sunday, June 10, 5-8 p.m., Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Come hear authors Sydney

Lee and Chard deNiord read from their work. More info at bigtowngallery.com.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, June 11, 11: 15 a.m., KB Café, Kennedy Bros, Main St. Enjoy a chicken sandwich on a brioche bun with lettuce and tomato, potato salad, fruit salad, and a pecan sandy cookie. Advanced reservations required, call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Fall 2018 musical comedy auditions in Middlebury.

Monday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Middlebury Community Players will hold auditions for their fall production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Auditioners should be prepared to spend 2-3 hours. A perusal copy of the script will be available at the Town Hall Theater box office two weeks before auditions. More info at middleburycommunityplayers.org.

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TUESDAY

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, June 12, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. VASA meeting at 11:30. Meal of Swedish meatballs with mushroom sauce over rotini noodles, green beans, wheat bread, and mandarin oranges with cream served at noon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Fall 2018 musical comedy auditions in Middlebury.

Tuesday, June 12, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Middlebury Community Players will hold auditions for their fall production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Auditioners should be prepared to spend 2-3 hours. There are nine male roles and five female roles, as well as a flexible number of ensemble parts. A perusal copy of the script will be available at the Town Hall Theater box office two weeks before auditions. More info at middleburycommunityplayers.org.

Author Yvonne Daley in Middlebury. Tuesday, June 12, 7 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Daley will present her new book, “Going Up the Country,” part oral history, part nostalgia-tinged narrative, and part clear-eyed analysis of the multifaceted phenomena collectively referred to as the counterculture movement in Vermont. Discussion and book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.

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WEDNESDAY

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Shoreham. Wednesday, June 13, 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. Enjoy a lunch of spaghetti & meatballs, hot vegetable, garlic wheat toast and dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-3771419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Book Discussion in Middlebury. Wednesday, June 13, 6 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St. The Mystery Reader’s book club will meet and discuss “Istanbul Passage” by Joseph Kanon.

Open to everyone.

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THURSDAY

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, June 14, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Singers from VUHS at 11:30. Meal served at 12 noon. Enjoy potato and leek soup with chicken and bacon, crackers, spring vegetable mix, roll and pineapple chunks.

Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Park bench dedication ceremony in Vergennes.

Thursday, June 14, 11 a.m.-noon, McDonough Park. The Seth Warner - Rhoda Farrand Chapter of the DAR has placed a park bench honoring our Korean War veterans in Macdonough Park. The public, particularly veterans of the Korean conflict, are invited to attend this ceremony.

Party like it’s 1968 in New Haven. Thursday, June 14, 6-9:30 p.m., Tourterelle, Route 7. Get out those bell bottoms and tie dye for this groovy event in support of the United Way of Addison County.

Dinner and music and the chance to bring out your

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FRIDAY

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Ferrisburgh. Friday, June 15, 10:30 a.m., Basin Harbor Club, Basin Harbor Rd. Grounds open at 10:30 a.m., dining room open at 11:30 a.m., meal served at noon. Enjoy minestrone soup, fresh dinner roll, chicken breast, mashed potatoes, local vegetables and fruited pie. Advanced tickets required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. A collection for Meals on Wheels will be taken up at this meal. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Robby Mook speaks in Middlebury. Friday, June 15, 6-9 p.m., Middlebury Inn, Court Sq. Mook is the former campaign manager for Hilary Clinton’s presidential bid and a political commentator on CNN. He will talk about his part in the 2016 campaign at Middlebury Rotary Club’s annual gala dinner. Seats still available and include hors-d’oeuvres and a four-course dinner for $65. More info contact Scott Needham at 802-349-0001 or scottneedham@mac. com.

O’hAnleigh in Brandon. Saturday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. This Middlebury trio with traditional Irish Folk style is injected with U.S. immigrant influences producing music with depth and character Tom Hanley, Becca Hanley and Cindy Hill all play a multitude of instruments, their individual vocals and harmonies are superb. Tickets adults, $8/seniors & students $6.

“Moth Event!” in Middlebury. Saturday, June 16, 8 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Enjoy the huge diversity and abundance of moths in Vermont with an outdoor black light session to see what moths are active in early summer. Local moth experts will be on hand to help us with moth identification and biology. More info contact Ron Payne at 802-388-6019.

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SUNDAY

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section hike in South Lincoln. Sunday, June 17, Cooley Glen Trail. Moderate/strenuous. 6.8 mile round trip with an elevation gain of approximately 1,500 feet. Hike upstream on an old wood road along the New Haven River that gradually climbs away from the river and ascends steeply on to a junction with the Long Trail.

Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, lunch and hiking poles, if needed. More info contact Ivor Hughes a t

5:30-8 p.m., on the town green. More info contact Cecil Foster at 802-453-4877 or cecil@gmavt.com.

Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, June 20, 7-8:30 p.m., town green. A Vermont tradition since 1870, Come early and enjoy a pre-concert dinner in town or bring a picnic.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, June 21, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Spaghetti & meatballs, broccoli florets, Italian bread and fresh fruit salad will be served at 12 noon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Vermont Civil War historian Howard Coffin in Bristol. Thursday, June 21, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St. Join Coffin and The Bristol Historical Society, in cooperation with the Vermont Humanities Council, for a discussion of “Vermont’s Remarkable Sharpshooters.” Free and open to the public. More info call Steve Ayotte at 802-453-7709.

“Proof” on stage in Middlebury. Thursday, June 21, 8 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Middlebury Community Players’ Company Be stages this David Auburn play, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. Tickets $10 cash or check at the door. More info at middleburycommunityplayers.org.

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Yummy motivation

RACE FOR SUNDAES will take place in Middlebury on Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m.-noon, at the Battell Woods/Trail Around Middlebury Route 7 trailhead, across from Denecker Chevrolet. It is a family run/bike race, including trail bike or run, ice cream sundaes, music, games, raffle prizes and more.

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SATURDAY

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury.

Saturday, June 16, 7-9 a.m. Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland, Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife. Meet at Otter View Park parking area. Shorter and longer routes possible. Beginning birders welcome. More info at 802-388-1007 or 802-388-6019.

Summer breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, June 16, 8-10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Get your fill of blueberry pancakes, French toast, quiche, sausages, home fries, beverages, and a surprise as while chatting with friends and neighbors. Tickets $8 adults/$4 children/$20 families. Donations of non-perishable food are also being accepted for the local food shelf.

Book, plant, and pie sale & summer reading kickoff party in Shoreham. Saturday, June 16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, Main St. Join Platt Memorial Library for their annual book, plant, and pie sale, this year combined with a kick-off for our summer reading program. Register for summer reading, pick up reading logs, do an activity, get a prize.

Thousands of books for sale by donation. Rhubarb pie, and a few plants to fill in your garden.

Repair Café in Middlebury. Saturday, June 16, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Middlebury Union High School, Charles Ave Volunteer repair experts work with community members to learn basic repair skills and fix broken household items. Refreshments, kids’ activities, and raffle prizes. Join Addison County Solid Waste Management District in their efforts to promote repair and keep fixable items out of the landfill. Free. More info at 802-388-2333. To volunteer contact Sarah Lundquist at sarah@acswmd.org or 802-388-2333.

Non-fiction comics mini-fest in Middlebury.

Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. Join the Vermont Folklife Center as they present a diverse group of Vermont and New Hampshire cartoonists engaged in non-fiction work, including political cartoons, memoirs and diaries, and covering such topics as science, graphic medicine, history, cooking and much more. Free and open to the public, and ADA accessible. More info at vermontfolklifecenter.org/non-fiction-comics-minifest.

The JACK Quartet and soprano Tony Arnold in Brandon. Saturday, June 16, 2 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. Part of Point Counterpoint’s New Music on the Point festival, these musicians will perform cutting-edge works by Vermont composer Eve Beglarian, George Lewis, Juraj Kojs and Amy Williams. Free will donation. Limited seating.

Pocock Rocks music festival & street fair in Bristol.

Saturday, June 16, 3-8 p.m., downtown. Celebrate Bristol as a great place to shop, dine, live, work, and visit. Live musical performances from six bands — The Starline Rhythm Boys, The Eames Brothers Band, Steady Betty, The Welterweights, Tim Brick, and Richard Ruane & Beth Duquette. Over 30 vendors from microbrews, hard ciders and spirits, to specialty foods, gifts, and crafts. More info at 802-760-6076 or facebook.com/pocockrocks.

Northern Third Piano Quartet in Brandon. Saturday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. This quartet returns to Brandon Music for the fifth year in a row, with music by Schubert, Honegger, Britten, and Fauré. Show $20. Dinner & show $45.

Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net to reserve.

Solar and lunar astronomy night in Hubbardton.

Saturday, June 16, 7:30-11 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. Join the Green Mountain Astronomers to explore the sun before it sets and the moon, which will be visible until 11:19 p.m. Bring a flashlight and blanket if you like. Call 802-273-2282 to confirm. Admission by donation.

brhughes@gmvat.net or 802-453-4412. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Campaign for Smart Justice — ACLU Vermont in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, June 17, 3 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. Nationwide, Black and Latino communities are over-represented in the prison system. Come hear about the national initiative that seeks to cut the number of people in prison by half.

Learn about a variety of solutions in this screening of three short films telling the first-hand stories of three people who have been incarcerated.

New Music on the Point in Salisbury. Sunday, June 17, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Come hear this Camp Point Counterpoint composers’ concert overlooking Lake Dunmore.

Free.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Bristol.

Monday, June 18, 10:45 a.m., Cubbers, 8 Main St. Doors open at 10:45 a.m., meal served at 11 a.m. Chef’s Choice — always delicious. Includes beverage and dessert. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity.

Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 New Music on the Point in Salisbury. Monday, June 18, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Come hear this Camp Point Counterpoint composers’ concert overlooking Lake Dunmore. Free.

Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, June 18, 7 p.m., City Park.

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TUESDAY

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, June 19, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. SASH Health Awareness Program 11:15 a.m. Lunch, served at noon, will be roast pork cutlet, whole beets, mashed potatoes, sour dough Italian bread and carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

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WEDNESDAY

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Middlebury. Wednesday, June 20, 11 a.m., Middlebury Rec. Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11 a.m. Program featuring Annie Hopper from Schuttleship Farm. Meal served at noon of pulled BBQ chicken, vegetable rice pilaf, baby carrots, roll and pineapple tidbits.

Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

James Blair on photography in Middlebury.

Wednesday, June 20, noon, Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Join James P. Blair, retired “National Geographic” photographer, as he discusses some of the 36 photographs from the Sheldon Museum’s collection now on view in the exhibit Our Town: Love, Joy, Sadness, and Baseball — 100 Years of Photography from the Sheldon Museum. Limit 20. Reserve your spot at 802-388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

Chicken Barbeque in Bristol. Wednesday, June 20,

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Junior Fishing Derby in Vergennes.

Friday, June 22, 5 a.m.-9 p.m., Otter Creek. Bring your kids aged 3-15 to Otter Creek for a day of fun, and the hope of catching the biggest fish. Register at tinyurl.com/ybozx6rd.

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Middlebury. Friday, June 22, 11:30 a.m., Rosie’s, Route 7 South. Doors open at 11:30, meal served at Noon. Meal includes turkey salad cold plate with coleslaw, fresh fruit, roll and cookie. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287.

Preschoolers at the Point in Addison. Friday, June 22, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Bring your preschooler to enjoy story and craft time. Topics relate to the history of Chimney Point, and may include archaeology, bridges, boats, clocks, post offices and lighthouses.

A parent or other responsible adult must be with the child. Ages 3 to 5. Well-behaved siblings welcome.

Bring snacks if you like. Call (802) 759-2412 for the topic. Suggested donation $5 per family.

Table of Grace community meal in Vergennes.

Friday, June 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church, 30 S. Water St. Menu includes cold ham, salads, bread and dessert. Free.

Saboutouma in New Haven. Friday, June 22, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Rd. Vineyard opens at 5:30 for picnicking. Bring a lawn chair and relax at the end of your week with a glass of wine and great music. Free. Wine by the glass and hot food and available for purchase.

Bixby Gala in Vergennes. Friday, June 22, 7-11 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Get out the fancy clothes and Bixby Gala is “Sail to Summer” at this annual fundraiser for the library. Delicious food and plenty of dancing local favorite The Grift. Tickets available now at bixbylibrary.org.

“Tales from India” on stage in Rochester. Friday, June 22, 7:30 p.m., Spice Studio, 482 South Main St. Bald Mountain Theater presents Stories You Should Know ’18, classic stories from a far-off corner of the world: stories about a misanthropic princess, a couple fighting over an imaginary cow, a boy who sells wisdom, the dangers of a tiger choosing a bride for his adopted human son, and a demon who’s really handy around the farm, until he’s bored…

Tickets $15 adults/$10 children under 10, available at the door. More info at baldmountaintheater.org.

“Proof” on stage in Middlebury. Friday, June 22, 8 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Middlebury Community Players’ Company Be stages this David Auburn play, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. Tickets $10 cash or check at the door. More info at middleburycommunityplayers.org.

L IV E M U S I C Alex Larrow and Nico Brayton in Middlebury.

Thursday, June 7, 7-8 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

Jeff Salisbury Band in New Haven. Friday, June 8, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

Northern Flyer on stage in Lincoln. Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 Burnham Hall.

All Types of Kinds in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Toast in Middlebury. Saturday, June 9, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Notte.

Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 8 p.m., Sister Wicked.

USAF Heritage Band of America Clarinet Quartet in Vergennes. Thursday, June 14, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

The JACK Quartet and Soprano Tony Arnold in Brandon. Saturday, June 16, 2 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Pocock Rocks in Bristol. Saturday, June 16, 3-8 p.m., Main St. Northern Third Piano Quartet in Brandon. Saturday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

O’hAnleigh in Brandon. Saturday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

New Music on the Point in Salisbury. Sunday, June 17, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church.

New Music on the Point in Salisbury. Monday, June 18, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church.

Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, June 18, 7 p.m., City Park.

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Middlebury College grads return to read their published work

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS MIDDLEBURY — Exposed to such world-class literary institutions as the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Bread Loaf School of English and the New England Review, not to mention a dedicated and accomplished undergraduate faculty, it’s inevitable that every spring another flock of aspiring young writers takes flight from Middlebury College.

But where are they now?

Carolyn Kuebler, editor of the New England Review (NER), makes it her job to find out. Every year she assembles a handful of these alumni writers to read from their work during

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college reunion weekend.

“The event always comes with surprises,” Kuebler said. “We’ve presented some wonderful poets and fiction writers, as one might expect from a NER reading, but we’ve also had writers whose books are about, say, mushroom-hunting, neuroscience, or time spent in a Syrian prison.

One year a playwright had a couple of other alumni come in and read the parts, which made for a particularly lively event. Other times we’ve had young adult novelists — their books were a big hit for the parents who’d left their kids at home.”

The ninth annual NER Alumni Reading will take place this Saturday, June 9, at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited to come to Room 229 in the Axinn Center on the Middlebury campus to hear the authors read from a range of poems, stories, essays, and translations.

In addition to former Middlebury undergraduates, the NER readings also typically includes one or more faculty members.

“The alumni are always glad to see their professors again,” Kuebler said.

In addition to Prof. Emeritus of Russian & E. European Studies Michael Katz, whose acclaimed translation of Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” was published last fall, this year’s lineup includes four alumni from the classes of 1968, 2001 and 2013.

‘FROM ONE ADOLESCENT PASSION TO ANOTHER’ Peter Knobler (’68) began writing

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Eaton, Allen DANVERS, Mass. — Molly Elizabeth Eaton and Alexander Brian Allen were married in a double ring ceremony on Jan. 1, 2018, in Sanbornton, N.H. Eaton is the daughter of Lucinda and Timothy Eaton of Bristol. She is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and works in as on Operations Controller for JetBlue Airways in Boston, Mass.

Allen is the son of Lynda and Brian Allen of Billerica, Mass. He graduated from Westfield State University and works as a police officer in Billerica.

The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Dennis Bailey of Milford, N.H. The couple reside in Danvers, Mass.

milestones

J.T. PRICE about the New York City music scene for the Middlebury Campus newspaper as a way of keeping his hometown “alive in myself,” he said. He also felt it was his calling to “bring the latter half of the 20th century to Middlebury College,” he said with a chuckle.

In the 1970s Knobler wrote for a succession of “generational magazines,” including Crawdaddy, for which he conducted the first major interview of Bruce Springsteen — before Springsteen became “The Boss.”

“We were on the way to Sing Sing prison, where he was supposed to play this concert, and it was me and Bruce in the backseat of this car,” Knobler recalled. “He was three years younger than me, and I looked at him and I was thinking, ‘This is just a kid.’”

From Crawdaddy Knobler moved to Inside Sports — “from one adolescent passion to another,” as he put it. There he profiled basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who liked the piece and eventually engaged Knobler to help him write his memoir. The project launched Knobler on an unexpected career path: autobiography collaboration. His partners over the years have included Texas governor Ann Richards and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger.

J.T. Price (’01) remembers the “ah-ha” moment that spurred him to follow a professional writing career.

Middlebury College Professor Stephen Donadio was “tearing up while reading aloud from the first epilogue of ‘War and Peace.’

Literature is uniquely powerful: that’s what the moment said to me.

A pursuit well worth undertaking.”

Price published some of his very first writing in the Addison Independent.

“During the spring of my senior year at Middlebury, I’d meet with Angelo Lynn every few weeks, at which time he’d assign an article and off I’d go. I did modest reporting work on town governance, as well as (book and CD reviews). It was fortifying work on deadline and helped me to build confidence in my voice before I moved to New York City.”

In 2015 NER published a chapter from his novel.

“I went to cloud nine on learning I would have fiction appearing in its pages,” Price said. “The immediacy of that feeling may recede, but I will not forget it.”

READER TO WRITER Salena Casha (’13) “was one of those writers who began as an engaged reader,” she said. “I was the kid who stayed up half the night reading books with a flashlight under the covers.”

Casha lucked out at Middlebury and landed novelist and memoirist Kathryn Kramer as her freshman adviser.

“I basically followed her around for the rest of my college career. She provided great feedback and was so supportive. Even to this day I occasionally send her emails.”

As an undergraduate Casha interned at NER. “It was an invaluable experience from an editorial standpoint. The quality of submissions blew me away every time I dug into the slush pile, and it was eye-opening to see what life as an editor looks like.”

Later that same year she won a student scholarship to the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

“The feedback I received really took my writing to the next level.

It was the work we did on my short

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It “made me realize that most of us write about the same things and that it’s the telling that sets a story apart. I was also inspired by just how many people care about literary writing and are willing to work for its presence in our communities” LAURA IREI story that earned me a Pushcart Prize nomination.”

Laura Irei (’13) arrived at Middlebury thinking she would major in international studies, but then found herself looking forward to her literature courses.

“I took my first creative writing class during my sophomore year and almost decided to drop it because I didn’t know if I had the courage to share my work. I stayed in, though, and fell in love.”

Novelist and story writer Robert Cohen was Irei’s most inspiring professor, she said.

“I very much appreciated his taste, perspective and the kindness he showed me when reading anything, whether it was Nabokov’s writing or my own.”

While at Middlebury Irei also interned for NER. It “made me realize that most of us write about the same things and that it’s the telling that sets a story apart. I was also inspired by just how many people care about literary writing and are willing to work for its presence in our communities.”

NER was founded in 1978 by Vermont poets Sydney Lea and Jay Parini and came under the full sponsorship of Middlebury College in 1990. Many highly regarded authors, including Rita Dove, Jennifer Egan and Louise Erdrich, were published in NER before they achieved international recognition.

Editor’s note: Reporter Christopher Ross is married to NER’s Carolyn Kuebler.

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(Continued from Page 1A) was looking at ways of maximizing Otter Creek. community use of church facilities.

“I think it’s really important to It’s an exercise that took on an mention that in a small community added dimension as the bridges like Middlebury, everything is tied to project became more defined. everything else,” Neighbors Together “It became evident that we were member and Better Middlebury sitting on top of the railroad tracks, Partnership Marketing Director and in 2015, a lot was still being Karen Duguay said discussed (about through a recent the rail bridges “We made a Q&A prepared and project),” Malcolm Kiera Kirkaldy, daughter of Andy circulated by the conscious decision recalled. “We were from the start to and Kristine Kirkaldy of Middlebury, group. concerned about the recently graduated summa cum “This isn’t just a not weigh in on the whole community, laude from Simmons College in downtown issue,” she pros and cons of and thought we Boston, Mass., with a Bachelor of added. “The health the project. It was could use our church Science. Kirkaldy was also named to and vibrancy of a as a place for forums the dean’s list for the spring semester downtown impacts strictly, ‘How can … So we invited and invited to an honors convocation everything else in we support the people to join us.” for in September 2018 for all 2018 the community, just community and the And join they graduates named to the spring dean’s like the health and businesses through did. Representatives list. She will remain at Simmons for vibrancy of other the rail and bridge of the Better the next two years as she pursues a industries have a M i d d l e b ury project?’” doctorate in Physical Therapy. direct impact on a Partnership, — Nancy Malcolm Middlebury College, downtown.

Here in Middlebury, our Michelle Black of Middlebury town government, graduated with a master’s degree/ merchants are our neighbors and Addison County Chamber of MAE in Learning Disabilities from their success is our success as a Commerce and other stakeholders Northern Michigan University at their community. We all live here for a added their voices and opinions to reason — and I think most of us a common cause: How to help the commencement ceremony in May. really love living here. If we want to downtown survive, and even thrive, Worcester Polytechnic preserve what we love, we need to amid three years of construction Institute (WPI) began its 150th prioritize our community over cost disruption?

Commencement celebrations with and convenience whenever possible.”

Organizers were committed to the graduate students ceremony on The origins of Neighbors Together making it a non-partisan effort.

Thursday, May 10, awarding nearly can be traced to St. Stephen’s “We made a conscious decision 830 master’s and doctoral degrees. Episcopal Church, which is at the from the start to not weigh in on Kelsey McGlashan of Ripton, geographic epicenter of the rail the pros and cons of the project,” was awarded a master of science bridges project. Resident Nancy Malcolm said. “It was strictly, ‘How degree in Electrical and Computer Malcolm three years ago was part can we support the community and Engineering. of a St. Stephen’s subcommittee that the businesses through the rail and bridge project?’”

Malcolm said “hundreds” of ideas emerged from a series of four Neighbors Together forums held during 2016. Some of those ideas have already been implemented, such as a Midd Summer Movie Series and recruitment of volunteers to direct shoppers and visitors Are you thinking about having Central Air Conditioning to their downtown destinations.

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The Independent in its Monday, June 4, issue provided an overview of this year’s Neighbors Together initiatives, which include a block party, financial rewards to shoppers, downtown beautification efforts and some outdoor movies and concerts.

As always, all efforts are designed to drive more visitors to the downtown area in spite of occasional detours, noise and fewer parking spaces.

“We recognize that this is not easy and we are not naïve to the challenges that we face,” Malcolm said, acknowledging that retail businesses were dealing with market forces like Amazon.com even before the rail bridges project came to the fore.

“The reality is that retail is tough and business during a major disruptive project is even tougher,” she added. “Many downtowns have struggled with the exodus of brick and mortar businesses leaving, and Middlebury has not had to deal with this in the same manner as other communities. It is a reminder that it is even more important to support our local businesses.”

Neighbors Together is now meeting monthly and has welcomed new members. They include representatives of Town Hall Theater, Addison Central Teens and the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, to name a few. And the group is already starting to pivot to next year and beyond, when construction will intensify. Neighbors Together goals for 2019 and 2020 include bringing Wi-Fi to the downtown, bringing small conferences to Middlebury, and trying to get legislative approval for some tax free days for the town during the scheduled 10-week shutdown of Main Street and Merchants Row in 2020.

“In the fall we will assess how the summer has gone and determine our course for 2019 by building on what we have done,” Malcolm said.

Folks who want to contribute to the Neighbors Together effort can email karen@bettermiddleburypartnership. org. Neighbors Together is currently revamping the experiencemiddlebury. com website, expected to go live within the next week or two.

Malcolm is hoping for a lot of input and support from the public.

“It is apparent that we need the backing of the community to be successful,” she said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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It turned out to be a brief return, (Continued from Page 1A) the people who live here have all owing to her interest in the UWAC the heart and the strength they need job.

Prior to joining the LCMM, to address those issues. What’s so admirable about the United Way Van Vorst spent two years helping of Addison County is that they’re the Vergennes-based Champlain drawing on those strengths and Valley Christian School with a bringing people together to address capital campaign.

She holds a bachelor’s in those issues.” communications from Van Vorst joined Dordt College a masters the LCMM as its in communications and development director In her role leadership studies from back in 2006, helping with Unite Gonzaga University. the organization apply Way, Helena Van Vorst, her for grants, develop Van Vorst husband Matthew corporate sponsorships will oversee a and their children and solicit gifts to sustain its budget. She staff of six full- Isabelle (age 9) and Hendrick (age 5) live left that job in 2011 and part-time in Vergennes. to join the Burlington workers.

In her role with Partnership for a UWAC, Van Vorst will Healthy Community, a nonprofit focused on “reducing oversee a staff of six full- and partthe causes and consequences of time workers. She and Dale gave substance abuse” in the Queen City. a lot of credit to that staff for its “But I never really left the fundraising efforts. The crew had Maritime Museum; I was always raised $652,000 — $2,000 clear of helping them out if they had a tight the 2017 goal of $650,000 — with deadline or any turnover, to help still three weeks left to sweeten the them through any changes,” Van pot.

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than $50 million of the unanticipated (Continued from Page 1A) on the commission’s suggestions. the highs and lows of the 2018 It’s this kind of look into the future revenues to offset a liability in the legislative session. He chairs the that keeps Bray’s legislative motor state’s education fund.

Advocates said backfilling Senate Natural Resources & Energy running. He noted a person spends Committee and is a member of the roughly 20 years raising a child, some of the deficit in the teachers’ Senate Education Committee.

20 years paying off a mortgage and pension fund will save Vermonters While it spent a lot of its time on 17 years in kindergarten through $100 million in future payouts.

Bray warned that Scott’s idea of S.260, the so-called “Clean Water college.

Bill,” Senate Natural Resources “Most of the really meaningful applying the one-time money to the focused on a lot of other issues things that happen in our lives happen education fund will create a more during the past over a long timeframe,” dramatic increase in school taxes for biennium, according to Bray said. “So while Vermonters in ensuing years when/ Bray. The panel passed “Sitting it out it’s important to have if there’s no more one-time money out 26 bills during and coming smaller bills to take on available to help soften the blow.

The vetoed state budget had passed the 2017 and 2018 in at the last smaller issues with a 27-0 in the Senate and 117-14 in the sessions. short-term focus, I think moment with a “We did a lot of work the most helpful thing House.

“The governor may have made a that I think is going to ‘take-it-or-leave- we can do is also make campaign pledge (of no new fees or have a positive impact it offer’ is just sure we’re looking on public health,” Bray not the Vermont long-term and making taxes), but he didn’t make it on behalf of the 180 people who represent said. way of working steady progress.” every Vermonter,” Bray said.

He cited successful … No one has ‘CLEAN WATER Bray leveled sharp criticism at bills targeting aquatic BILL’ nuisances (like milfoil), stiff-armed the So Bray is Scott for the vetoes and his perceived through the and calling for more Legislature u n d e r s t a n d a b l y “disengagement” stringent testing of well before.” disappointed the legislative session. He said special water before it can be — Sen. Chris Bray Legislature didn’t sessions have been rare in Vermont’s deemed potable. The make a lot of progress history and have usually been committee also passed on a funding plan for triggered by natural disasters, newly an initiative that allows farmers to S.260, the so-called “Clean Water declared wars, or to make changes to diversify their operations through Bill.” S.260 calls upon the state to state law to make it compatible with accessory uses like “farm stays.” fulfill a federally mandated cleanup federal programs.

“It’s a very unusual moment in Cheaper loans are now available to of its waterways, including Lake those needing to make septic system Champlain. The Legislature is still at Vermont history,” Bray said, noting repairs. Lawmakers also passed an odds with Gov. Phil Scott on funding only three budget vetoes in Vermont’s “appliance efficiency” bill that’s Vermont’s portion of that estimated history, and Scott has delivered two expected to save consumers $17 $2.6 billion cleanup plan. Scott of them.

“This is anything but ordinary,” he million annually by 2025. has called for no new fees or taxes All of these bills, while not this year, while lawmakers believe said.

Bray also believes Scott and his headline-grabbers, will make additional revenues — possibly a Vermonters safer and/or put more per-parcel tax — will be needed for top cabinet members have been more money into their pockets, according Vermont to finance its waterways reactive than active in the legislative process. to Bray. cleanup tab.

“There has to be a balance and The committee set into motion “In the end, we didn’t get the what Bray called “a complete funding stream that we wanted to respect between the executive branch re-write” of Act 250, Vermont’s build in it, but we still did a lot of and the legislative branch,” Bray 50-year-old land use law. A other work in terms of reorganizing said. “The way you achieve that is you work together commission will be appointed to and improving how the productively. Sitting it recommend changes in Act 250 so it state does its clean water “While it’s out and coming in at can better serve Vermonters during work,” Bray said. the last moment with important to the next 50 years. Lawmakers will The Legislature has a ‘take-it-or-leave-it draft new Act 250 legislation based been meeting in special have smaller offer’ is just not the session in recent weeks bills to take on Vermont way of to try and reconcile a smaller issues working.

I don’t know handful of bills vetoed by what to call it. It’s not Scott. The most notable with a shortlike anything any of us ones are the proposed term focus, I have seen before. fiscal year 2019 state think the most “No one has stiffbudget and tax bill. helpful thing armed the Legislature Bray is among a large we can do is before,” he added. group of Democratic Bray has already lawmakers to take issue also make sure we’re looking hit the campaign trail with the vetoes and their and has earned Ayer’s underlying reason — the long-term and support for another governor’s insistence making steady term. that there be no new fees progress.”

“Sen. Bray has been or taxes this year.

— Sen. Chris Bray great to work with The state budget and on issues affecting tax bills passed by the Legislature propose to use one- residents of Addison County, time surplus revenues totaling $79 Huntington and Buel’s Gore,” she million to draw down debt, including said. “He’s a man of his word, a major liability in the teachers’ meticulous with the facts, and tireless Mon-Sat 7:30am-5:30pm Sun 9-4 pension fund. The budget/tax bills in his hard work. The Addison district has had a strong team in place greenhavengardenandnursery.com passed by the Legislature would add an estimated 2.5 cents to the state’s for years. I certainly support him to represent the Addison district again.” residential property tax rate.

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Abi Jewett (Continued from Page 1A) long time,” she said.

Jewett was nominated for the C Team, and is one of only nine new skiers nominated to the U.S. Team. Two other Vermonters were also among the 41. Veteran Ryan Cochran-Siegle, 26, of Starksboro was nominated to the B Team and newcomer Ben Ritchie of Waitsfield was named to the Development Team. And, of course, Burke Mountain Academy grad Mikaela Shiffrin, who lives in Colorado, is nominated for the A Team. An official team roster will be announced in the fall.

“Ski racing is Vermont’s sport,” said Jewett’s father, Willem.

“I’ve always loved that our little state sends these young kids, ambassadors out to the world, competing on the world stage and representing Vermont.”

Abi Jewett learned to ski at the Middlebury Snow Bowl, and enrolled at GMVS, a ski school, in seventh grade. Willem Jewett recalled Abi’s first race season.

“I had to outfit her three different times,” he said. “She’d snowboarded the year before, and within a week decided she wanted to ski. A week later, she wanted to ski race.”

From her very first race, which took place about seven minutes from the house she grew up in, Abi

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ABI JEWETT stood out for her athleticism and passion for the sport. She asked her parents if she could join the Middlebury Ski Club. According to Willem, the club’s good coaching and the Snow Bowl’s steep terrain breed good skiers.

“For young kids, those big (Giant Slalom) rolls on the Allen (Trail) have a quick turnaround,” he said.

“It’s steep, but they learn to love it.

That trains good technique.” race,” Willem confessed.

The Allen must have made an The former collegiate ski racer impact on Abi because her favorite said he’s used to watching his discipline is Giant Slalom, which daughter move at elevated speeds, involves skiing through gates set but that “it’s a tough sport and I further apart than in a slalom race, know how hard she works … you but closer together than in Super G. can’t make errors in ski racing.

“It’s cool because Recovery is slow. So you’re moving at high “I am so at each turn, you’re speed, but it’s really grateful to watching, just hoping technical skiing,” she everything stays on have had the course.” told the Independent.

Abi said it was her opportunity When she races in coaches and community to go to Vermont, Willem likes at GMVS made her the volunteer for race those places. to skier she is today. crew to keep himself “I am so fortunate to But I love distracted and “stay have been able to go home. I love out of her way.” there,” she said. “If you Vermont. It When she’s not really want to reach skiing, Abi likes to your full potential, you will probably hike in the Green have to put everything always be my Mountains. In the into it.” favorite place summer, she cross That said, her favorite in the world.” trains by road biking. place to ski in Vermont She started mountain — Abi Jewett bike is still the Middlebury racing last Snow Bowl, “because summer. it’s home.”

“I have a need for speed. I think I On the night before a race, Abi might be a little bit of an adrenaline said she studies tapes of herself junky,” she said. and skiers she admires skiing in the Abi said she is excited event she’s about to compete in. for the opportunity to travel “I work on visualizing the course internationally with the U.S. Ski and make a plan.”

Team. She was one of eight women On race day, she combats her selected to compete in the Alpine nerves by focusing her attention on Junior World Ski Championships one or two objectives per event. in Davos, Switzerland, this past “It’s brutal to watch your kid January. That was her first time

competing outside of the US. Her dad woke up at 3 in the morning to watch the live stream from Ripton, and hopes to see her compete live next year.

So far, ski racing has taken Abi to Patagonia, Norway, Sweden, Austria and Germany. She’ll spend this summer training in Park City, Utah.

“I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to go to those places,” Abi said. “But I love home. I love Vermont. It will probably always be my favorite place in the world.”

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Bristol (Continued from Page 1A) No target date for a community vote was set.

At last week’s meeting the board discussed the possibility of building a new skate park on the land, as well as consolidating the Bristol Hub Teen Center, Bristol Clay Studio, and Recreation Department offices into a new building to be built there.

“We need a clean, safe, warm place for our kids to go,” said selectboard member John “Peeker” Heffernan, who added that the current Hub

Teen Center building, located at 110 Airport Drive, “is not worth putting money into.”

The current building needs about $1,500 worth of cosmetic work, but it should last until a new building can be built, said Hub Program director Brian LaClair.

New town Recreation Director Meridith McFarland agreed at the meeting that the Hub “is in a rough spot.” In a follow-up interview with the Independent she said the Recreation Department is excited

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about exploring the feasibility of the project.

“This could lead to lower costs, improved efficiencies and more diverse programming over time and allow the Rec. Department to be more accessible to the community,” she said.

The selectboard agreed to use a portion of the Capital Building Fund to pay for the preliminary design of a new building, so that town voters will have a sense of the total project cost and how it will affect their taxes.

Her US Ski Team nomination means she won’t be heading to Dartmouth College until after her ski tour. Jewett says she’s interested in political science and government, and sees herself being a politician or getting a law degree — once she’s done competing on the international ski racing circuit.

Abi said she’ll miss Ripton but is excited for what’s ahead, while not forgetting where she’s come from.

“It’s a great place and community to come home to.”

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We got a sad follow up to the deadly crash on Route 116 in Bristol on May 25. A friend of the family of Kasech Alemayehu called to inform us that the 70-year-old killed in the crash was a woman, not a man as we reported (apologies to the family). The friend also gave some backstory: Alemayehu had come to Vermont from Ethiopia to see her grandson Beemnet Amdemicael graduate from Middlebury College that weekend — he earned a degree in neuroscience and Spanish. She and her husband Gebru Gebregziabher (who is over age 80) were traveling in an SUV with several other family members and friends to some of the pre-graduation festivities, when the car was involved in a crash with a pickup truck. Alemayehu was taken to UVM Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries later that day. The family has started a gofundme campaign to raise money to send Alemayehu’s remains back to her native Ethiopia. The friend told us that Middlebury College has been very supportive of the family.

The Mount Abraham Union High School class of 1978 will be hosting its 40th reunion on Sunday, July 1, at the Button Bay State Park Pavilion. If you would like to help organize and get the word out, there’s a meeting on Thursday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Robin (Prescott) Hewitt. Please call 989-8521 or email robinaya226@gmail.com for more information or if you need to update your contact information from five years ago.

Contestants from the Middlebury Highway Department excelled in the 36th Annual VHMA Equipment Show & Field Day held on May 9 in Barre. Contestants had to maneuver a highway plow truck with full wing attachment through a series of turns and chutes while knocking over obstacles with both front plow and side-wing without disturbing surrounding objects. Scoring was a combination of overall time to run through the course with deductions for missed items.

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The Addison County Chamber of Commerce is warning businesses to be on their guard for calls from a company called Hometown Productions, which has been soliciting money.

Chamber President Rob Carter said Hometown Productions is alleging a listing in “the Addison County Map” while claiming to be working for the chamber of commerce. The caller then tries to collect money supposedly owed for an ad. This company doesn’t represent the Addison County Chamber, and is not part of the Addison County Visitor’s Guide or the Discovery Map. There are online complaints about Hometown Productions dating to 2011. If you receive a call like this, please don’t pay them anything.

Addison County Home Health & Hospice has earned a Five Star Rating by Medicare, according to Maureen Conrad, the organization’s director of development. In the last survey conducted by medicare.gov, Home Health Compare, Addison County Home Health and Hospice was voted one of two 5-star agencies in Vermont for patient satisfaction.

Ninety-percent of patients surveyed said they’d recommend the agency to their friends and families, Conrad said. The 5-star rating is the highest available, and the national average for patient satisfaction ratings is 78 percent, according to Conrad.

The Middlebury Rail Platform Steering Committee will hold its first public meeting at the Middlebury Town Offices at 77 Main St. on June 19 at 7 p.m.

This will be the first in a series of public meetings and will provide a feedback opportunity for people interested in the process of siting a passenger rail platform in Middlebury village. Representatives from the consulting firm VHB, who will be assisting with the project, will be facilitating the meeting.

BOYS AND GIRLS Club of Greater Vergennes Executive Director Jill Strube stands in front of the 20 Armory Lane buiding for which the club has a contract to purchase as a new clubhouse. The Boys and Girls Club hopes to purchase the building in early July and open to members in September.

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Youth (Continued from Page 1A) 2001, had the side effect of sending club officials scrambling for a new place to welcome members.

For most of the past decade the Boys & Girls Club has rented space on School Street, in the same building that houses Bar Antidote and now the Hired Hand Brewery.

The club has grown there in the past couple years, but neither that space nor any of its previous homes — including the Masons’ building nearby on School Street and the basement of the Bixby Library, as well as briefer stops — has what 20 Armory Lane can offer, according to Executive Director Jill Strube and board Chairman Jeff Fritz.

“Our biggest excitement is we’re going to have a yard. There’s almost 2 acres of property,” Strube said.

“We’ll be able to have kids go out and play in the yard. We’ll be able to put in soccer goals, baseball or kickball bases. We’re going to try to put up basketball hoops in the parking lot so the kids will have some hoops to shoot at, put out picnic tables in the

yard … We can do some gardening with the kids. We’re super excited about having outdoor space.”

There will also be more space indoors, according to Fritz, which he said is a good thing considering average daily attendance has grown in three years from nine to 27, and after renovations in 2016 to the School Street clubhouse overall membership grew from about 80 to 150. “(At 20 Armory Lane) We are able to expand meeting our goal, which is to reach every child we can, and we can’t do that now because we are out of space,” Fritz said.

The club can make the finances work to buy a building that more recently hosted Tapestry Midwifery, at least in part because of Panton couple Philip and Roberta Puschel, who Fritz called “very generous donors for many years.”

The Puschels have long had a standing offer in place to make a $100,000 down payment for the club on a property, and just added to that an $87,500 matching grant to help fund the transition and needed renovation.

“Without their financial support, and passion for our mission, a permanent home for the club would not be possible,” Fritz said.

Other financial factors are working in the club’s favor, according to Strube. She said the club has enjoyed a good relationship with landlord Hans Vorsteveld, and is currently paying a little more than $2,000 per month in rent. Meanwhile, Hired

Hand and Bar Antidote owner Ian Huizenga — according to Fritz and Strube, as Huizenga did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment — will take over the club’s space, and the club can walk away from its lease.

On Armory Lane, tenant Breen Systems will stay on board to provide income after a projected July 2 closing, and Strube said building owners are financing the sale of a property with an asking price of $399,500 with favorable terms.

“They have given us a very generous rate,” Strube said.

Fritz said even with additional costs of ownership — such as insurance, utilities, maintenance and trash and recycling, as well as the mortgage — the club should actually come out around $600 a month ahead on its cash flow.

“We’re, really, really excited about this,” Fritz said.

After the closing in early July, club officials hope to complete renovations — small offices and exam rooms must be transformed into larger spaces for the club’s teen and elementary-age members, including a devoted teen area now lacking — and install a kitchen in time to open to members for the new school year.

“We’ll be removing a lot of the interior walls. We’ll open up the space,” Fritz said.

The club does need a conditionaluse zoning permit before work can begin in earnest, but has done

homework to prepare for the process.

Club officials held a preliminary meeting with the Vergennes Development Review Board on May 21, and Fritz said DRB members made two major recommendations, that a sidewalk be added on the property to connect to city sidewalks and downward-facing lights be installed around the parking area.

The DRB set a public hearing for June 18, and the club falls under the permitted conditional use category of Community Center.

The club also commissioned a traffic study that Fritz said showed the club would generate less traffic than the property’s previous use as a medical office, in part because club members would not drive. Vergennes Union Elementary School members would ride on a bus that already passes the site, or could walk, Strube and Fritz said.

“We feel very confident,” Fritz said, adding, “I think we’re going to present them with a concept everyone will like.”

The club will have to close for most of August to allow for packing and moving a number of items, including new kitchen and laundry appliances, new kitchen cabinets, and the club’s entry cubbies, to Armory Lane — for a re-opening right after Labor Day. “Hopefully by then the contractors will have finished the renovation and we will be moving in,” Strube said.

“We are very excited.”

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

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B Section

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018

KARL LINDHOLM

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A calm place in a world of flux Who’s that tall slender fellow in the Red Sox hat?

Why, it’s Bill McKibben of Ripton, the environmental activist and writer, back home after five weeks in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Pacific Islands, Canada and California, fighting coal mines and working for fossil fuel divestment.

Bill McKibben, baseball fan.

Next month, he’s off to the Vatican where he will deliver one of the keynote addresses at a conference marking the third anniversary of the Pope’s remarkable encyclical on global warming, “Laudato Si,” or “On the Care for Our Common Home.”

McKibben travels the world, near and far, with the purpose of saving it, and he has done so for some time, in earnest since the publication of his seminal book, “The End of Nature,” in 1989.

How does one with a mission and a message so truly global, cosmic, urgent, maintain equilibrium amid all the complications such a life involves and the formidable opposing forces encountered continually?

Baseball, it seems, helps.

“I love baseball,’ he says. “It’s not about highs and lows. My work is all about flux and change. We are going through the biggest change in our environment in 10,000 years of recorded history.

“Baseball is an unchanging constant in this world of change. It stays more or less the same.”

Bill grew up in Boston, so has always been a Red Sox fan. He remembers when he was in elementary school his dad pointing at the TV and saying, “That man (Carl Yastrzemski) is the best player on the planet.”

“So the sandwiches I took to school had to be made with Yaz Bread,” Bill says (Arnold Bread made “Big Yaz Special Fitness White Bread,” circa 1968).

Bill has had other favorites over the years: “Big Papi,” he says, “became part of my mental furniture.”

Of today’s players, his favorite is Jackie Bradley Jr. for his “elegant play. I like players who remind me of the continuity of the past. It’s like he stepped out a 1964 baseball card.

He’s like Dom DiMaggio. I hope he hits.”

His all-time favorite Red Sox is not a player at all: “I’m a big Joe Castiglione fan,” he says with conviction. Castiglione is the radio (See Lindholm, Page 2B)

EAGLE FRESHMAN CAMILIENNE Masse smacks a three-run double against Enosburg Falls Tuesday in Bristol. Masse drove in five runs in the 29-2 Eagle win.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Eagles bash their way back to D-II title game Top seed to face No. 2 Slaters in final

By ANDY KIRKALDY BRISTOL — The 15-run mercy rule does not apply after the first round of the Vermont high school softball playoffs, but if Vermont Principals’ Association officials review the video of Tuesday’s Division II semifinal between No. 1 Mount Abraham and No. 4 Enosburg they might consider changing it.

By the time Eagle senior shortstop Katelynn Ouellette tripled home three runs to top off the defending champion Eagles’ six-run fourth inning they led by 21-1.

It didn’t get better for the visiting Hornets after that. By the time the Eagles finished drilling 22 hits, seven for extra bases, and benefitting from 12 walks and a dozen wild pitches from two Enosburg hurlers, they had won, 29-2, even with Coach Don McCormick substituting freely

and telling his runners not to score on fly balls and wild pitches.

The win was the 17-2 Eagles’ eighth straight, and their only two losses have been to D-I Missisquoi, and Mount Abe is 7-2 vs. D-I teams.

Enosburg fell to 15-3, but played a schedule that included 11 D-III or D-IV teams and lost to the only D-I team it faced, Lyndon.

The Eagles will face a stiffer challenge in the D-II championship game, which will be played at 5 p.m. on Friday at Castleton University: No. 2 Fair Haven (16-3) edged No. 6 Randolph, 6-5, in the other semi.

The Eagles and Slaters, who feature 700-strikeout senior ace Olivia Bowen, have met in the semifinal round each of the past two years, with Mount Abe winning tight games each time — a year ago Mount Abe (See Softball, Page 2B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse Division I Semifinal 6/6 #3 MUHS at #2 Brattleboro..............Late 6/6 #5 South Burlington at #1 CVU........Late Softball Division II Playoffs 6/5 #1 Mt. Abe vs. #4 Enosburg.............29-2 6/5 #2 Fair Haven vs. #6 Randolph..........6-5

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse Division I Playoffs 6/8 Final at UVM.....................................TBA Softball Division II Playoffs 6/8 #1 Mt. Abe vs. #2 Fair Haven......... 5 PM Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

MEMBERS OF THE Mount Abraham Union High School softball team cheer from the dugout during Tuesday’s Division II semifinal game against Enosburg Falls. The Eagles won the game, 29-2.

Shoreham driver wins at Devil’s Bowl

EAGLE SENIOR JACKSON Counter makes a winning throw in the javelin at Saturday’s Division II state championship track and field meet. Counter also won the shot put title.

Photo by Josh Kaufman/St. Albans Messenger

also finished second, and the Tigers’ other three relay teams also placed.

Tiger senior sprinter Chloe Kane was third in the girls’ 100 and fifth

By ANDY KIRKALDY CHESTER — A victory by junior Wade Mullin and a close second-place finish in the boys’ four-by-400-meter relay provided the biggest highlights for the Vergennes Union High School track and field team at Saturday’s Division III championship meet, hosted by Green Mountain Union High School.

Mullin was joined by senior Lance Bergmans and juniors Ezekiel Palmer and Spencer Hurlburt in finishing just 0.21 second behind Thetford in the 4x400 relay.

Palmer also picked up a point for VUHS with a sixth-place individual finish in the 400, and the girls’ 4x100 relay team of juniors Munro McLaren and Cedar Winslow and sophomores Marlie Hunt and Amber Krumrie also finished sixth.

Many of the Commodores set personal bests on Saturday, and in all 18 of 20 members of the team posted regular-season results strong enough to qualify for the D-III championship meet.

The Commodores results were: BOYS’ EVENTS • 100 meters: 10. Josias Salomao, 12:43; 26. Luke Bergmans, 13.39.

• 1,500: 8. Hurlburt, , 4:31.56; 10.

Lance Bergmans, 4:32.55; 13. Gabe Praamsma.

• 400: 6. Palmer, 55.97; 17. Xander DeBlois, 58.69; 19. Ethan Sausville, (See VUHS, Page 2B)

Rubright sinks ace in Thursday golf

Counter, Pitts excel; Tigers take seconds

UBIQUITOUS GLOBAL WARMING activist Bill McKibben often shows up at climate change rallies wearing the cap of his beloved Boston Red Sox.

Mullin win highlights VUHS track in D3 meet

Sports BRIEFS

Mount Abe seniors net gold at D2 track meet

By ANDY KIRKALDY SOUTH BURLINGTON — Mount Abraham Union High School seniors Jackson Counter and Lydia Pitts claimed individual championships to highlight local athletes’ efforts at the Division II championship track and field meet on Saturday at South Burlington High School.

Counter won both the boys’ shot put and javelin, while Pitts won the girls’ long jump and also placed second in the 100-meter hurdles and third in the triple jump. Pitts’ title was the 18th of her remarkable indoor and outdoor Mount Abe career.

Their senior teammate Emma Radler took second in the girls’ pole vault and did not defend her 2017 title, losing on a most-misses tiebreaker to the winner. Classmate Derek Jackson placed in both the boys’ discus and javelin.

Middlebury picked up four second-place finishes. Senior Caroline Kimble took second at 800 meters and also ran on the girls’ four-by-800- and four-by-400meter relay teams that also placed second, along with senior Helen Anderson, junior Ailey Bosworth and sophomore Isabel Olson.

The Tiger boys’ 4x100 team of senior Tristan Durante, sophomore Anthony Garner, junior Ben Balparda and freshman CJ Bryant

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in the 200, and senior Bastiaan Phair ran on the fourth-place 4x400 team and placed fourth in both the (See Meet, Page 2B)

WEST HAVEN — Shoreham’s Colby Beinhaur became a first-time winner at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, dominating the 15lap Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprint feature race. Beinhaur led by as much as a half-lap over the rest of the field, outdistancing runner-up Cody O’Brien and first-time Devil’s Bowl racer Brandon Emerson for the win.

In a 30-lap Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified feature veteran New York drive Kenny Tremont Jr. won his all-time record 80th race on the track, passing second-place finisher Josh Sunn of White River with 10 laps to go.

Orwell’s Tim LaDuc took third and Brandon’s Joey Scarborough was 10th in a 29-car event.

Paolo Pascarella of Troy, N.Y., came home a first-time Devil’s Bowl winner in a 20-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsman feature.

Salisbury’s Brent Warren took fifth, and Leicester’s Adam Piper was fifth.

Billy Duprey of Hydeville earned his 50th Devil’s Bowl victory by winning the 20-lap Rosen & Berger Super Stock feature. Michael Clark Jr. of Salisbury was seventh in that race.

Jason Porter of Freeport, Maine, was the overall winner of the annual “3x10” segmented event for the Portland Glass Mini Stock division.

Porter put together the lowest three-segment total score by finishing second, second, and ninth in the three 10-lap segments, for a total of 13 race points.

Leicester’s Derrick Counter scored 14 points (fourth, fifth, fifth) to take the overall runner-up spot. Original third-place finisher and Panton racer Mike Preston’s car failed post-race inspection and was disqualified.

MIDDLEBURY — Jim Rubright’s hole-in-one on Hole No. 12 highlighted May 31 Bill Davidson Thursday Men’s Golf play at Ralph Myhre Golf Course.

Rubright’s ace was witnessed by playing partners Marsdin Van Order, George Ramsayer and Tom Maxwell.

The threesome of Neil Mackey, Bill Brown and Eric Bergland prevailed that evening, with the trio of Mike Adams, Tom Maxwell and Nick Causton taking second, and Bob Smith, Chuck Beazley and Don Dayton finishing third.

Pete Damone was the day’s low net winner, and Joe Bartlett claimed low gross honors.

On May 29 Ralph Myhre hosted the annual Spring Middlebury College Employee Scramble. On the front nine the foursome of Sarah Raunecker, Rob Alberts, KJ Krasco and Katie Ritter won; finishing second and third, respectively, were the quartets of Bruce Costello, Ray Gale, David Mahmuljin and Brad Lambert, and Jean Gross, Karen Carpenter, Marc McDonough and Rick Carlson.

On the back nine the group of Brent Raymond, Luther Tenny, Steven Thurston and Hogan Beazley prevailed, followed in order by the foursomes of Paul Gurney, Bill Hill, Carsen Sanchez and Chuck Beazley, and Kyle Kelton, Dave LaRose, Mike Pixley and Shelly Payne.

Karen Carpenter and David Provost won closest-to-the-center contests, and Patty Murray, Mary Stanley and Kelton won closest-tothe-pin competitions.

Legion baseball to host two tryouts MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County American Legion baseball team will be holding tryouts this coming Sunday and Monday on AC’s home field, the Middlebury College baseball diamond on South Street in Middlebury, close to Porter Hospital.

Tryouts will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning and 5 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Players must be born on Jan. 1, 1999, or later to be eligible to participate.

Those interested in more information may email Coach Mike Estey at mestey@smcvt.edu.

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, June 7, 2018

Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) Voice of the Red Sox, and has been for 35 years. “Every night, he brings a certain pleasant continuity. I like hearing him.”

Bill’s approach to the game today is decidedly old fashioned. He’s a throwback. He catches Red Sox games almost exclusively on the radio, like in the old days before saturated TV coverage when radio was just about all there was.

Joe is latest in the line of Red Sox “Voices.” In my day, it was easy-going Curt Gowdy, practically a member of the family, always referred to by his first name.

Once each summer, Bill and his wife Sue Halpern, herself a wonderful writer, head “to the spiritual heart of New England (Fenway Park) for a few hours, and then wind our way across the ganglia back to Ripton.”

In this way, Bill says, “I have locked in what it all looks like,” so useful to him as he watches the game on the radio in the summer.

While Bill was not a baseball player himself growing up, he is an athlete, still. He’s a skier and continues to compete in the winter as a cross-country racer. His book “Long Distance” goes into his passion for training and competing in this endurance sport.

A “perfect year” for Bill would have only two seasons: early snow, arriving just after the end of baseball season, lasting until baseball’s Opening Day in the spring: baseball and skiing. “Thanks to Mike Hussey and his snowmaking at Rikert,” he says, “our ski season is really holding up.

“On skis through the woods,” he says, “I’m 13 minutes from Bread Loaf on a fast day.”

Bill confirmed his Ripton bona fides recently when he wrote a piece for The New York Times on the Ripton Country Store, up for sale after more than 42 years of dedicated ownership by Dick & Sue Collitt.

There had been very little movement for nearly a year, but Bill’s

article produced over 50 potential buyers within days of its publication, and a deal was consummated.

Of Ripton, Bill wrote in the Times: “We’re a small place — 600 or so souls — on the spine of the Green Mountains in the center of the state, not far from Middlebury College.”

Bill and Sue have called that “small place” home since 2001.

They live in that place with another baseball-loving sage, at least in spirit, the Bard of Ripton, Robert Frost, who wrote: “When I was young, I was so interested in baseball that my family was afraid I’d waste my life and be a pitcher.”

In baseball, there’s no place like home. It is the destination of all those hardy travelers around the bases.

So consider the peripatetic Bill McKibben settled in at home, up there in Ripton, on a summer’s evening, amid the sounds of the night birds and peepers — and the Voice of the Red Sox, Joe Castiglione.

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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College athletic program finished fifth among 329 NCAA Division III colleges and universities that registered points in the 20172018 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, which measure how well schools’ men’s and women’s teams competed overall in NCAA postseason action.

The Panthers earned their 15th straight top-10 finish, including winning the cup in 2011-2012.

Middlebury has also finished in the top five 17 times since the 1995-96 academic year.

Williams won its sixth straight and 21st overall title with 1,126.5 points, followed by MIT (1,001.5), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (939.5), Emory (936.5) and Middlebury (905). Four NESCAC schools cracked the top 10, with Tufts placing eighth and Amherst in ninth.

The fall season opened with five Middlebury teams participating in NCAA play. The field hockey team won its second NCAA Championship in the past three years and third overall, finishing the season at 20-2.

The Panther women’s soccer team won an NCAA game and finished at 12-4-2, while the men’s squad was edged in the opening round of the NCAAs and posted a 12-7 mark. On the cross-country course, the women placed 11th and the men were 15th at the NCAA championships.

The winter season saw the Middlebury men’s basketball team make it to an NCAA Sectional semifinal and finish at 21-7. The women’s hockey team took home its third-straight NESCAC crown and 10th overall, finishing at 20-5-3 mark with a trip to the NCAA tournament. The Middlebury ski teams finished eighth at the NCAA championships, while the swim and indoor track & field squads combined for 118 points in the Directors’ Cup standings.

Middlebury capped the year with three teams making deep NCAA runs during the spring season, including a men’s tennis championship. The team finished its spring with a program record 25 wins (25-4).

The women’s team advanced to the NCAA semifinals, tying a program record with its 17 victories (17-4). The Panther women’s lacrosse team won four NCAA games before being edged in the final, finishing with a 20-3 record and a NESCAC crown. The men’s track and field team boasted All-American 800-meter runner Nathan Hill.

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THE VERGENNES UNION High School quartet of Munro McLaren, left, Cedar Winslow, Marlie Hunt and Amber Krumrie celebrate their sixth-place finish in the 4X100 at the Division III state meet in Chester this past Saturday.

Photo courtesy of Lou McLaren

VUHS (Continued from Page 1B) 60.14.

• 300 hurdles: 13. Salomao, 48.27.

• 800: 1. Mullin, 2:04.68; 9. Erich Reitz, 2:13.4; 10. Praamsma, 2:24.14.

• 200: 11. Salomao, 25.99; 20.

DeBlois, 26.95.

GIRLS’ EVENTS • 100 meters: 11. Winslow, 14.10; 12. Krumrie, 14.17; 15.

McLaren, 14.53.

• High jump: 10: Olivia Hawkins, 4-2.

• 1,500: 11. Ashley Cray,

6:06.24.

• 4x100: 6. VUHS, 55.76 (McLaren, Winslow, Hunt, Krumrie).

• 800: 19. Cray, 3:01.10.

• 200: 10. Winslow, 29.27; 20.

McLaren, 31.55.

• 100 hurdles: 1. Ileana Sirois, 15.26, Hartford; 2. Pitts, 15.35, Mt. Abe. • 300 hurdles: 1. Isabelle Sullivan, 49.62, Lamoille; 7. Meredith Kimble, 52.06, MUHS. • 4x100: 1. Burr & Burton, 52.12; 6. MUHS, 54.97 (Kane, Ginny Patz, Journey LaRose, Emily Pottinger).

• 4x400: 1. Rice, 4:09.84; 2.

MUHS, 4:18.76 (Anderson, Bosworth, Olson, Kimble).

• 4x800: 1. Rice, 9:59.94; 2.

MUHS, 10:05.86 (Anderson, Bosworth, Olson, Kimble).

• Shot Put: 1. Molly McCreedy, 45-11.25, U-32; 7. Emma Carter, 29-03, Mt. Abe. • Pole Vault: 1. Abigail Benoit, 8-0, Spaulding; 2. Radler, 8-0, Mt. Abe; 4. Lucy Guy, 7-00, Mt. Abe; 7.

Abby Perlee, 6-06, Mt. Abe. • Long Jump: 1. Pitts, 17-03, Mt. Abe. • Triple Jump: 1. Kennedy Mullen, 35-07.75, Hartford; 3. Pitts, 34-10.50, Mt. Abe. BOYS’ RESULTS The winners and top local boys’ finishers’ results on Saturday were: • 100 meters: 1. Trent Holmes, 11.65, Missisquoi; 8. Garner, 11.92, MUHS. • 200: 1. Abayomi Lowe, 23.18, Hartford; 10. Ross Carr, 25.42. Mt. Abe.

• 400: 1. Lowe, 50.45, Hartford; 4. Phair, 54.73, MUHS; 6. Joseph Findlay, 54.77, MUHS; 9. Carr, 55.69, Mt. Abe. • 1,500: 1. Andrew Crompton, 4:13.85, U-32; 14. Julian Schmitt, 4:42.23, MUHS. • 110m Hurdles: 1. Dane Liebermann, 17.37, U-32; 8. Hunter Heffernan, 18.6, MUHS. • 300m Hurdles: 1. Ian Maier, 40.68, Burr & Burton; 5. Heffernan, 46.27, MUHS. • 4x100 Relay: 1. Milton, 45.76; 2. MUHS, 45.98 (Durante, Garner, Balparda, Bryant).

• 4x400: Milton, 3:44.55; 4.

MUHS, 3:49.23 (Bryant, Findlay, Hodges, Phair).

• 4x800: 1. U-32, 8:45.72; 4.

MUHS, 9:04.52 (Findlay, Phair, William Carpenter, Hodges).

• Shot Put: 1. Counter, 46-03, Mt. Abe; 5. Jackson, 38-01.25, Mt. Abe. • Discus: 1. William Frank, 137-04, Burr & Burton; 3. Jackson, 109-09, Mt. Abe. • Javelin: 1. Counter, 167-09, Mt. Abe; 9. John Bent, 115-05, Mt. Abe. • High Jump: 1. Dane Liebermann, 6-2, U-32; 4. Phair, 5-08, MUHS. • Pole Vault: 1. Joe Wray, 11-6, Lyndon Institute; 4. Gabriel Cason, 10-0, MUHS; 5. Oliver Roy, 10-0, Mt. Abe; 9. Ian Fenster, 9-0, MUHS.

Meet (Continued from Page 1B) 400 and high jump.

Also of note senior Sam Hodges ran on the fourth-place 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams before hustling down to Hinesburg to play for the Tiger boys’ lacrosse team in its quarterfinal match vs. Champlain Valley.

Rice cruised to the girls’ title with 151 points. The Tiger girls were fifth with 39 points, with the Eagles just behind in sixth in the 14-team field. The U-32 boys rolled to a win with 142 points. The MUHS boys were 7th with 31 points, edging Mount Abe in 8th with 30.

GIRLS RESULTS • 100: 1. Sonia John, 13.12, Rice; 3. Kane, 13.36, MUHS. • 200: 1. S. John, 26.42, Rice; 5.

Kane, 28.26, MUHS. • 400: 1. S. John, 58.29, Rice; 7.

Olson, 64.25, MUHS; 8. Anderson, 64.42, MUHS; 10. Bosworth, 66.30, MUHS. • 800: 1. Dina John, 2:23.84, Rice; 2. Kimble, 2:27.01, MUHS; 4.

Olson, 2:28.19, MUHS. • 1,500: 1. Emily Bloom, 4:55.45, Rice; 10. Katherine Koehler, 5:29.68, MUHS. • 3,000: 1. Konstanze Wendeln, 10:20.19, Rice; 5. Camille Malhotra, 11:44.56, MUHS; 9. Koehler, 12:16.73, MUHS.

Softball (Continued from Page 1B) rallied for an 8-5 victory on the way to the program’s first-ever state championship title.

Against the Hornets on Tuesday, Eagle senior pitcher Audrey Shahan continued her playoff dominance, although she surrendered her first run in three outings; in the fourth inning Hornet Emily Lussier walked, stole second, and scored when Liza Blake’s ground ball bounced up the middle. In all Shahan allowed three singles and two walks and struck out four before sophomore Ruby Ball allowed one run in two innings of relief.

Shahan, who also knocked in four runs and singled three times as the cleanup spot hitter, said the Eagles have not looked ahead this spring to what many have expected all along, a meeting with Fair Haven for the title — and that has been one of the secrets to their success.

“We really focused on each game.

And what we’ve really done to do that is get each other amped up. We text each other the night before a game to say, ‘All right, guys, another game tomorrow,’” Shahan said. “It’s things like that that really make the difference, having really productive practices and really defining what it means to be a team.”

Shahan has also bounced back from a tough late-season outing at Middlebury in which the Eagles rallied to win behind Ball with four straight pitching victories. She credits a better pitch mix, especially an increased use of her changeup, which was particularly effective vs.

Enosburg.

“I’m definitely mixing in my changeup a lot, because that seems to really confuse people. But sometimes I’ll do it the first pitch, sometimes the third,” she said. “I try to make things random, so there’s not a set pattern.”

McCormick also noted Shahan’s velocity has ticked back upward as she recovers from back tightness, and said he is confident in his team’s pitching, defense and hitting going

EAGLE SENIOR JENNA McArdle scores from third on a wild pitch during Tuesday’s game against Enosburg Falls.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

against the Slaters and Bowen, a four-year varsity pitcher who has committed to Castleton University.

“If we hit Olivia we win that game. (We have to) be aggressive.

She doesn’t walk anybody. We can’t sit there and take pitches and wave the bat around, because she’s been there and done that,” he said. “But I’ve got a really good hitting team, and the pressure is kind of on her.”

Certainly Enosburg won’t argue against McCormick’s description of the Eagle offense. In the first inning nine of the first 10 batters reached and scored against losing pitcher Rylee Combs, who allowed 25 runs on 18 hits, 10 walks, a hit batter and 11 wild pitches in four-plus innings.

Senior Emily Aldrich doubled in the first run, freshman Camilienne Masse drilled a three-run double, and Shahan capped the rally with a two-run single.

The Eagles parlayed three walks and RBI singles by senior Erika Tracey, Aldrich and Masse, into five runs in the second inning. Masse lined a solo homer in the third, and triples by Aldrich, senior Jenna McCardle and Ouellette highlighted their six-run fourth.

Combs mercifully left the mound in the fifth after walking two, tossing

three wild pitches and allowing RBI triples to senior Brooke Perlee and sophomore Addy Harris. Kayla Lovelette relieved and allowed an unearned run on an RBI single to Aldrich that made it 27-1.

Enosburg got a run in the sixth when Ball walked Lussier and she eventually stole home after the Eagles picked her off third, but Lussier eluded them in the rundown. Ball got defensive help from two outstanding catches by sophomore rightfielder Justice Green. Mount Abe added its final two runs in the sixth on a Molly Murray single, an Ally Hoff double, a groundout and a wild pitch.

By then the Eagles and their coach were thinking about Friday.

McCormick said the Eagles chemistry on the field as well as talent will help them.

“I feel really confident in this group,” he said. “When they’re out there they play together. They’ve got each others’ backs.”

Shahan explained the Eagles’ plan.

“Get sleep. Lots of focus. We’re really going to focus on the game.

We’ve made it this far,” she said.

“For the seniors we’ve been playing since we were four. And we’re going to do the best we can. That’s all we can do.”

Addison Independent, Thursday, June 7, 2018 — PAGE 3B

June is Dairy It’s time to nominate VanderWey and DeVries receive ag. awards Vt. Ag. Hall of Famers VLT recognizes young farmers

ADDISON/FERRISBURGH — Since 2005, the Vermont Land Trust has been recognizing outstanding high school juniors and seniors who are studying the fields of agriculture and forestry.

This year, senior Raymond VanderWey of Vergennes Union High School and Cody DeVries of the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center received the Land Stewards Award from the land trust in recognition of their agricultural studies and work, along with a check for $250.

VanderWey was nominated for the award by his Agriculture teacher Bill Van De Weert, who taught him in three classes: Welding and Electricity, Small Engines, and Tractor and Equipment Operations. “He is very observant, and takes time to do his work well,” said Bill.

VanderWey lives in Ferrisburgh and helps his family crop 300 acres of hay. The VanderWeys sell the majority of their hay to local farmers and people with horses, and use the rest to feed the young beef and dairy cows that they raise as replacement farm animals and pets.

“I have witnessed Raymond working long days, trying to get the hay baled before an impending rainstorm,” said Bill. “He takes pride in putting up good quality hay.” He also works for Deer Valley Farm, a dairy with 600 acres of grass and legumes and 500 acres of corn.

DeVries grew up on his family’s dairy farm in Addison, learning the trade from his grandfather.

The land is no longer a dairy, and Cody has been helping to raise beef cattle there now. He is also building a maple sugaring operation on the property, investing time and money into this new business venture.

“Cody is very attached to this land,” said his Agriculture Instructor, Janice Bosworth, who nominated Cody for the Land Stewards Award. “He loves the farm and sees it as a valuable resource that he intends to use and manage as he graduates and moves on to young adulthood.”

RAYMOND VANDERWEY OF Ferrisburgh shakes hands with Vermont Land Trust’s Allen Karnatz when he received the VLT Land Steward award on May 16. VanderWey was tapped for the award because of his outstanding work in his agricultural studies.

Photo courtesy Vermont Land Trust

CODY DEVRIES of Addison receives his Land Steward award from Allen Karnatz of the Vermont Land Trust. DeVries received the award for his outstanding work in his agriculture and forestry studies.

Photo courtesy Vermont Land Trust

This year, Cody was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society for his academic achievement in Sustainable Agriculture.

“The Vermont Land Trust is grateful that young people like

Raymond and Cody are choosing to work hard, and build skills, to maintain and manage the working landscape,” said Nick Richardson, president of the land trust. “They represent the future of innovative

and thoughtful land stewardship, which is to the benefit of all Vermonters.”

The Vermont Land Trust protects farms and forests from commercial (See VLT, Page 5B)

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June is Dairy Schools look to serve local milk

By TREVOR AUDET, Vermont Agency of Agriculture A report released by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets suggests schools would like to serve more milk with Vermont’s name on it. The survey of school food service managers identified the challenges in milk service, and the interest among schools in changing how they serve milk.

A recent article by the American Agriculturist, laid out the obstacles these schools face: “The biggest obstacle appears to be federal standards that schools have trouble meeting. USDA eliminated low-fat flavored milk from the National School Lunch program six years ago, and milk consumption dropped.

Under current regulations, schools must serve 1 percent and non-fat milk.

Only fat-free is now allowed for flavored milks — chocolate, maple and strawberry. Revised standards

will permit 1 percent flavored milk as of July 1.”

Ali Zipparo, manager of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture’s Farm to School Program, spearheaded the survey and administered the report.

“Fat content is a big issue,” Zipparo says. “If fat content restrictions could be eliminated, we might see an increase of milk produced by Vermont farmers in Vermont school cafeterias.”

The impact is felt by Vermont dairy farmers. If schools could offer more milk options, and “locally” branded product, then it’s possible more Vermont kids children might drink more milk.

Some schools have tried serving Vermont milk in bulk. But the American Agriculturalist article points out the challenges created by more regulations: “Federal regulations require schools to serve a specific quantity of milk, making it difficult to serve bulk milk. Cups holding 8.3 ounces

were a no-no. USDA says students aren’t able to fill that size cup with 8 ounces of milk, so the school had to go to a larger size.”

In the agency’s survey, food service managers reported repeatedly spending money on repairing old milk coolers, having difficulty finding funds for a new cooler, having coolers that are not properly temperature controlled leading to wasted milk.

The reports suggest milk distributors might consider discussing potential equipment leases with schools that have outdated or aging milk coolers. Vermont schools can also access funding for new milk coolers through the Vermont Agency of Agriculture’s Milk Cooler Grant Program.

For more recommendations from the report and information on Vermont’s farm to school grant opportunities head online to agriculture.vermont.gov/vermont_farm_to_school_program.

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Jogger breaks free from alleged abductor Vergennes Police Log Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a young woman jogger by the arm on South Street Extension at around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 31.

Police said the woman — a teenager — was approached by two men in a grey/green, four-door vehicle. The passenger in the vehicle asked her for directions, and he allegedly grabbed her arm while she was responding, according to police. Fortunately, the woman was able to break free of the man’s grip, police said.

The passenger was described as being in his 30s, white, wearing no shirt and had short brown hair and brown eyes, according to police. The victim said the driver resembled the passenger, but was wearing a plain white T-shirt.

No further information on the vehicle or people involved is available at this time and the investigation continues, according to police. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Middlebury police at 388-3191.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Responded to a report of a drunken man chasing cars on Washington Street on May 28. Police returned the man to his home.

• Received a report of an alleged assault in the Valley View Drive area on May 28. Police said the alleged victim has decided not to cooperate in the investigation.

• Investigated a burglary at the “Ollie’s Other Place” store on Washington Street on May 29. Police said someone forced their way into the store and stole an unspecified amount of cash. Anyone with information should call police at 388-3191.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS officials with a person having a seizure in the Court Street area on May 30.

• Responded to the Residence at Otter Creek on May 30 on a report of a person hinting at self-harm. Police spoke with the person, whose family was notified.

• Found a missing bike that was returned to its owner at Middlebury College on May 30.

• Deployed the drug Narcan in a successful effort to revive a man suffering a heroin overdose in the Court Street area on May 30.

• Noted a senior class prank at Middlebury Union High School at around midnight on May 31. Students painted a shed near the school football field and labeled it in honor of Walter “TJ” Duncanson, who took his own life as a 9th-grader back in 2014 and would have graduated this month.

• Warned a person who was carrying an open container of alcohol on the town green on June 1.

• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS with a woman in the Washington Street area on June 1 who had overdosed on her medication.

• Responded on June 2 to the gazebo on the town green on a report of some men allegedly drinking and acting rude. Police told the men to gather their litter and leave.

• Helped an Addison County Transit Resources driver with an “agitated” passenger who he didn’t want on the bus on June 2.

• Assisted Vermont State Police with a domestic disturbance off Route 7 in New Haven on June 2.

• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS officials with a man in the Seymour Street area who had made some comments about taking his own life on June 2.

• Notified the Vermont Depart-

ment for Children & Families about a possible child abuse case in the South Pleasant Street area on June 2.

• Removed people from the town gazebo on June 2 because it was around 3 a.m. and the people has been drinking alcohol.

• Helped a drunken man who required medical care at Porter Hospital on June 3.

• Were informed of the theft of a bike from the Main Street area on June 3.

• Received a report of a mother bear and three cubs near a Quarry Road home on June 3.

• Returned a runaway dog to its owner on Court Street Extension on June 3.

• Responded to a report that a bike had been stolen from a benefit ride event in the Buttolph Drive area on June 3. The bike is a white Moulton, with custom-made folding frame with custom accessories that include wooden hand grips. Anyone with information about this should call Middlebury police at 388-3191.

• Found a Honda car key with Avital key fob in the Washington Street area on June 3.

• Were informed someone had vandalized a tool box at the Middlebury State Airport on June 4.

sponded to a property-line dispute but observed no violations.

• On May 14, at 9:45 p.m., talked with a resident about loud music, which was turned down.

• On May 14, at 11:00 p.m., responded to a noise complaint and advised the person of the violation.

• On May 15, at 8:39 a.m., discovered U.S. currency on Main St. The owner is asked to contact Bristol police at 453-2533.

• On May 15, at 11:47 a.m., served court paperwork to a resident who had been ordered to appear for a hearing.

• On May 15, at 11:46 a.m., responded to the reported theft of a passport card and other personal documents at a local residence. A case was opened.

• On May 15, at 2:05 p.m., responded to a local parking lot for a dog reported inside a parked vehicle.

The window was open and the dog was not in distress.

• On May 15 contacted the owner of a wallet that had been turned in to the police.

• On May 16, at 11:41 a.m., responded to a vandalism complaint at a local address, found damage to a parked vehicle, and opened an investigation.

• On May 16, at 3:18 p.m., received Vermont vehicle registration plates that had been found, and planned to contact their owner.

• On May 16 assisted a Vermont State Police officer on a call for service.

• On May 16, at 11:20 p.m., assisted Vermont State Police during a traffic stop.

• On May 17, at 10:31 a.m., responded and facilitated the resolution to a disagreement between a juvenile and an adult.

• On May 17, at 4:40 p.m., responded and facilitated the resolution to a disagreement between a juvenile

and an adult.

• On May 18, at 12:13 a.m., assisted South Burlington Police in locating a Bristol-area resident they wished to speak with.

• On May 18 verified a Vehicle Identification Number upon request.

• On May 19 an officer attended training and received certification in technology-related topics.

• On May 19 spoke with a district resident about a disagreement they had with a guest in their home.

• On May 19 unlocked a door at Holley Hall for an event, upon request.

• On May 20, at 5:07 p.m., assisted a person who had locked their keys in their vehicle.

• On May 20 in the evening completed business checks on Main St. and surrounding areas.

• On May 20, at 9:53 p.m., checked and secured the door of a local business.

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Bristol Police Log BRISTOL — Between May 14 and May 20, Bristol police completed 21 foot and car patrols at various locations, namely on Mountain Street, Main Street and surrounding areas, including near Bristol Elementary School.

Officers also completed 3 hours and 35 minutes of directed patrol, traffic enforcement and patrols of the police district and the town under a contract funded by Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

During that same period, officers checked security at Mount Abraham Union High School four times and completed a total of nine fingerprint requests.

In other recent activity, Bristol police: • On May 14, at 2:39 p.m., responded to a 911 hang-up, which appeared to be an equipment malfunction.

• On May 14, at 7:26 p.m., re-

June is Dairy VLT (Continued from Page 3B) farms and forests from commercial and residential development, so that fertile soils and forestland can continue to support a vibrant working economy. The Land Stewards Award celebrates the dedication of young people who will continue to steward Vermont’s working landscapes.

VanderWey and DeVries have both been actively involved in Vermont FFA throughout high school. VanderWey has participated in competitions for Dairy Cattle Judging and Safe Tractor Operation, and DeVries has competed in Soil Evaluation, Dairy Products, and Agricultural Mechanical Science.

DeVries is thinking about ways to diversify income streams from the family property. He has ideas for the land including re-designing the old dairy barn, setting up a rotational grazing system, and improving the soil’s productivity while minimizing

erosion and run-off.

Allen Karnatz of the Vermont Land Trust presented the award to each student at their families’ farms on May 16.

After graduation this year, VanderWey will seek a job as a diesel tech-

nician working on farm equipment.

He plans to continue helping his family hay. DeVries has a job with a local crop farmer and a custom fieldwork operator, and plans to pursue the diesel mechanics program at the University of Northwest Ohio.

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VERGENNES — As more thefts of cash and items from unlocked vehicles or unsecured areas continue to occur regularly in Vergennes, City Police Chief George Merkel said officers have increased foot patrols during nighttime hours. He also recommended that residents be more careful.

Especially, Merkel said vehicles should be locked, and valuables and cash should not be left in them.

On May 31 food, tools and a backpack police were told contained $650 in cash were taken from a deck behind the Black Sheep Bistro, and a laptop computer that had been delivered to a North Main Street home was stolen off a porch.

On June 1 three unlocked vehicles were entered. Police said small amounts of cash were taken from a vehicle parked on Main Street and from two vehicles in a New Haven Road driveway.

In other incidents between May 28 and June 3, Vergennes police: On May 28: • Helped Vermont State Police try to track down a suspect who fled on foot after a vehicle pursuit on Hawkins Road in Ferrisburgh. City police used their canine to track the suspect to Sand Road, but believe an accomplice picked him up there.

• Accepted a Fitbit wristband a citizen found near Vergennes Union High School; it is being held at the station in hopes its owner will claim it.

• Responded to an illegal burn of lawn debris on Thomas Circle.

• Helped a motorist get into a locked vehicle at Shaw’s Supermarket.

• Told a motorist to move a vehicle parked in the Shaw’s fire lane.

• Locked up an art gallery found unsecured after hours.

• Drove a woman to the Hill House in Middlebury who was stranded in Vergennes.

On May 29: • Began working with a Kinney Drug Store supervisor to investigate an alleged theft at the store.

• Opened a vehicle on Green Street for parents who had accidentally locked two children inside it.

• Helped a motorist get into a locked vehicle on Union Street.

• Responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle behind the Bixby

Library.

On May 30: • Cited Yona B. Feldbaum, 29, of Moden, Israel, for negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failure to yield. Police allege Feldbaum was driving a northbound Chevrolet Suburban on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh that veered into the opposite lane and struck a southbound Toyota Tundra pickup, causing heavy damage and minor injuries to a passenger. The Suburban flipped over, but police said Feldbaum and children in the vehicle were unhurt.

• Went to the Vergennes Animal Hospital to calm a man whose dog had been running loose and then impounded there; he had complained when it wasn’t released, but it needed to be vaccinated and was released after it received shots, police said.

• Were told of an alleged drug deal near a Ferrisburgh store.

• Administered a breath test to an underage Northlands Job Corps student and issued court diversion paperwork when he tested positive for alcohol use.

• Looked for a suspicious man reported to be looking into a Main Street home, but found no one.

On May 31 received a complaint from United Technologies security that a terminated employee had taken a company laptop; the employee said it was his to take, and police determined it was a civil dispute.

On June 1 cited Brian Warner, 44, of Rutland for driving under the influence of drugs. Police said he initially refused a blood test, but they obtained a warrant for the procedure.

Police also cited him for possession of marijuana.

On June 2 responded to two reports of people who needed assistance. The Vergennes Area Rescue Squad took a woman lying on a Green Street sidewalk vomiting and apparently highly intoxicated to Porter Hospital, and rescue personnel also took an unconscious man in a Main Street apartment to Porter.

On June 3: • Performed a background employment check on behalf of Prescott, Ariz., police.

• Cited Darrell Tucker, 61, of Vergennes for driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop near the intersection of Panton Road and West Main Street.

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Whitley, Schmitt earn top honors at MUHS

THE VERMONT PHILHARMONIC will delight listeners at the Henry Sheldon Museum Pops Concert on Monday, July 2, at the Midlebury College athletic fields.

Annual pops concert on tap July 2 MIDDLEBURY — The Henry Sheldon Museum will hold their annual Independence Day celebration at a Pops Concert on Monday, July 2, featuring the Vermont Philharmonic. This popular family event takes place on the Middlebury College athletic fields, nestled between and with views of the Adirondack and Green Mountains. The grounds open at 5:30 p.m. for picnics and the Concert begins at 7:30 with fireworks at dusk.

New this year will be a display of vintage cars and a raffle for six one-of-a-kind picnic baskets painted by five local artists: Robin Kent, Warren Kimble, Kathy Mitchell, Danielle Rougeau, and Ashley Wolff. Baskets are filled with local foods, gift certificates, and picnic items. The drawing will take place during the Pops Concert. Raffle participants don’t need to be present to win.

The concert will feature contemporary music, light classics, Broadway and film favorites, and WWI patriotic songs that will appeal to all ages and musical tastes.

The celebrated Vermont Philharmonic is led by energetic Director Lou Kosma, who has spent his career specializing in musical education for children.

Joining the Vermont Philharmonic for the concert is guest soloist Marc Dalio, an accomplished Broadway singer and actor.

Dalio’s award-winning stage

credits include playing Gaston and the Beast in the Broadway national tour and the German premiere of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” as Marius in the Broadway national tour of “Les Miserables,” and Chris in the International Company’s Miss Saigon. Marc is the Coordinator of Musical Theatre Studies and Professor of Voice at New Jersey City University.

This year the Sheldon Museum is pleased to recognize Nancy Rucker as the honorary chair of the event for 40 years of both staff and volunteer service.

Adult tickets are $20 ($25 after

June 26), youth 12–18 $10, and children under 12 years of age free thanks to our generous business and individual sponsors. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, flashlights, and picnic dinners. Pulled pork sandwiches from Pratt’s Store will be available in the food tent.

Should the weather interfere, the concert is held in the adjacent Kenyon Arena of Middlebury College’s Peterson Family Athletic Complex.

For more information contact the Henry Sheldon Museum at 802-388-2117 or visit henrysheldonmuseum.org.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union High School has announced its Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the 2017-2018 school year. The two students will address their classmates, families and friends at MUHS Graduation on Saturday, June 9.

Laura Whitley of Weybridge has been named class Valedictorian.

She is the daughter of Pat and Lisa Whitley. Laura is an academically talented and intellectually curious young woman who has pursued a rigorous curriculum during each of her four years at the high school.

Her coursework has included some of the school’s most demanding courses, including six Advanced Placement classes, four years of Latin, and Psychology at Middlebury College. MUHS teachers describe Laura as attentive, thoughtful, smart, and positively engaged in the classroom. They respect her thoughtfulness and find her to be a motivated student.

Outside of the classroom, Laura captained the school’s gymnastics and field hockey teams, served as a peer leader, is a member of the National Honor Society, and has been active in her church where she teaches Sunday School. Laura was recently named a recipient of the Governor Phil Hoff Honor Scholarship from VSAC. Criteria for selection is based on scholastic excellence and participation in extracurricular and community service activities. She will enroll in the Honors Program at Northeastern University in Boston in the fall and

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MUHS VALEDICTORIAN LAURA WHITLEY AND SALUTATORIAN JULIAN SCHMITT pursue a major in the sciences.

The Salutatorian honors go to Julian Schmitt of Middlebury. He is the son of Samantha FarrellSchmitt and John Schmitt. Julian is academically gifted and a talented musician. While enrolled at the high school, Julian has taken some of the school’s most demanding classes and his teachers describe him as committed, confident and dedicated to his educational endeavors. Julian has completed eight Advanced Placement courses and taken a college course at Middlebury.

He’s a member of the school’s National Honor Society, he plays lead trumpet in Midd Jazz and the All State Jazz Band, has participated

in the Discover Jazz Festival and a summer program at Berklee College of Music with his fellow Tigers. He captains both the varsity cross country and track teams and has participated in Boys State. Julian will head to Cambridge, Mass. in the fall to enroll at Harvard University, where he will pursue coursework in mathematics.

Both Laura and Julian were part of a team of MUHS seniors who participated in the M3 Math Modeling Team. Their team made it to the final six of 900 teams in a nationwide competition. They were recognized by the United States Department of Education and were named as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

School Briefs

Nearly 520 students received bachelor degrees from St. Lawrence University during Commencement ceremonies held on May 20 in Canton, New York. Among them were three Addison County residents. Clayton D. Duclos of

Middlebury, who graduated from Mount Abraham Union High School, received a bachelor of arts in English.

Receiving a bachelor of science degree in Conservation Biology, cum laude, was Pheobe E. Plank

of North Ferrisburgh. Plank is a Vergennes Union High School graduate. Her classmate at both schools, Samara Sausville of Vergennes, received a bachelor of arts degree in Economics and Business.

Vergennes to hold Junior Fishing Derby

BROADWAY SINGER AND actor Mark Dalio joins the Vermont Philharmonic when it perform its annual Independence Day Pops concert as a benefit for the Henry Sheldon Museum on Monday, July 2.

VERGENNES — The Vergennes Junior Fishing Derby will be held Friday, June 22, and Saturday, June 23, in the Vergennes Falls Basin.

This year marks the 33rd time the event has come to Vergennes, and it won’t be just about casting a fishing line into Otter Creek. Music, food, seminars and an award ceremony will keep anglers busy over the course of the weekend.

Fishing each day will be held from 5 a.m.-9 p.m. in the basin. The evenings will include a Karaoke Dance Party with DJ Amanda Judith Rock on Friday night and a community street dance with

Twist of Fate on Saturday night.

Since fishing is hungry work, Mama Dogs food truck we be on hand both days selling their wares, and at 12:30 p.m. both days the Vergennes Lions Club will hold a free barbeque lunch on both sides of the river. Big River Bait and Tackle also will be on hand with all items fishing for sale.

Seminars offered include a session on walleye populations in local waterways and Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s “Let’s Go Fishing” program. Local fishing celebrities Chase Stokes and Tim Eriksen will tell their fish stories in “Chat with

Chase” and “Talk With Tim,” held at 2 and 4 p.m. respectively.

An awards ceremony will wrap up the Derby on Sunday, June 24, at 1:30 p.m., at American Legion Post 14, 100 Armory Lane.

The derby is free and open to any kids ages 3-15. Fishing gear is available at the registration tent for anyone who is in need of it.

Anyone interested can preregister at anytime by visiting Shear Cuts or downloading and mailing in a registration from the Vergennes Partnership website or Facebook page or at tinyurl.com/y83vzsrg.

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A Center for Independent Health Care Practitioners

Massage Therapist

“Wellness is more than the absence of illness.”

50 Court St • Middlebury, Vt 05753

Jim Condon ................... 388-4880 or 475-2349 SomaWork Caryn Etherington ..................... 388-4882 ext. 3 Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Nancy Tellier, CMT .. 388-4882 ext. 1........................ or 989-7670 Therapeutic Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Ortho-Bionomy®, Soul Lightning Acupressure Donna Belcher, M.A. ............................ 388-3362 Licensed Psychologist - Master, Psychotherapy & Hypnosis

Brian Slavin Massage Therapist

Charlotte Bishop ....................... 388-4882 ext. 4 Therapeutic Soft & Deep Tissue ...or 247-8106

Solos Salon 42 Court Street • Middlebury, VT 05753 802-989-5792 • slavinmassage@gmail.com

JoAnne Kenyon ......................................388-0254 Energy Work. www.joanne.abmp.com Karen Miller-Lane, N.D., L.Ac. .............. 388-6250 Naturopathic Physican, Licensed Acupuncturist, CranioSacral Therapy.

Ron Slabaugh, PhD, MSSW, CBP........ 388-9857 The BodyTalk™ System Irene Paquin, CMT 388-4882 ext.1 or 377-5954 Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, OrthoBionomy®

Brian recognizes the pain and stress that accompany our human condition. His mission is to honor each person’s life story, encourage the development of a peaceful mind, and restore balance to the body through the use of therapeutic massage and movement education. He has been a Kripalu yoga instructor and massage therapist since 1999 and is certified through Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. He brings his heart, knowledge, and healing hands into his practice and looks forward to sharing his gifts with you. All are welcome!

Solos Salon

42 Court Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802-989-5792 • slavinmassage@gmail.com

If you’d like to be listed in this Wellness Directory, call the Addison Independent at 388-4944.

Business&Service

Addison Independent, Thursday, June 7, 2018 – PAGE 7B

DIRECTORY

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Jack Alexander

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New Construction Remodels and Additions Window and Siding Installation Smaller Home Repairs

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Call Vicki at 388-4944 or stop by our office in the Marble Works between 8am & 5pm Monday- Friday.

Quaker Village Carpentry Siding, Windows, Garages, Decks & Porches New Construction, Renovations and Repairs

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Celebrating 31 Years

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Also a good selection of used vehicles 44 School House Hill Road, E. Middlebury

388-0432 • 388-8090

roofing Michael Doran

Marcel Brunet & Sons, Inc. Windows & Siding Vergennes, VT

as seen at Addison County Field Days!

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Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS Public Meetings

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

Public Meetings

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Services

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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders.

Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

Bring a friend in recovery.

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

AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking.

Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

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

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm.

Discussion Meeting, Bran‑ don, St. Thomas Episco‑ pal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Daily Reflection Meeting, Vergennes, Congregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm.

12 Step Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm.

Spiritual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confidential, we share our experience, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Babysit‑ ting available.

LOCAL HOUSE CLEAN‑ ING. Weekly, monthly or one shot deals. Honest, reliable, dependable. References provided. 802‑349‑5757.

VALLEY HANDYMAN SER‑ VICE: electrical, plumbing, carpentry. Resolve projects and that honey‑to‑do list today. Property manage‑ ment upon request. Mowing, landscaping, snow removal.

Quality workmanship and references. 802‑458‑2402.

AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free.

At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am.

Discussion Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hol‑ low Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, www.aavt.org.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternat‑ ing Format Meeting, Fer‑ risburgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm. Speaker Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiri‑ tual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Big Book Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am.

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

OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) big book meet‑ ing. Thursday’s, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) Monday’s at 5:30pm. Located at the Bris‑ tol Federated Church in the conference room, 37 North St., Bristol. Enter the church from Church St. PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

Services

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Seeking Classroom Aides in Addison County

Services

Help Wanted

MAKE YOUR OWN de‑ licious kefir with my free starter grains. Instructions included. Call Shirley at 545‑2249 after 5pm.

Garage Sales JUNE 8 AND 9, DOWN‑ SIZING a large amount of everything. Salisbury Village, 896 Maple Street. 9am, no early birds.

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TV trays, rockers, prints, spinning wheel. Free items.

802‑343‑4008.

MOVING SALE: FURNI‑ TURE, tables, and dress‑ ers. Vintage dishes like iron‑ stone. Lots of stuff with great prices. Saturday June 9th from 8am to 3pm. 69 Court St., Middlebury.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL NUTRITION COOPERATIVE

OPEN POSITION

School Nutrition Program - School Year 2018-2019 Position now open for child nutrition cook/manager at the Ferrisburgh School. 30-35 hrs/week.

Looking for an enthusiastic and positive leader with culinary skills and a strong interest in healthy food. Motivated individuals are committed to feeding children well, working as part of a two-person team, and creating a healthy food environment in school. This position is fast paced and requires some lifting as well as standing for long periods of time. We are looking for an organized and energetic individual who loves being around children, preparing healthy foods, and bringing a positive influence to the school community.

Contact Kathy Alexander at kalexander@anesu.org or 802-233-4439.

Recreation Department Assistant Bristol, Vermont

HOME AND OFFICE clean‑ ing services. 6 years expe‑ rience. Willing to do deep cleaning, light cleaning and clean outs. References available. 802‑999‑6687.

PAINTING SEASON IS here. Wet Paint, interior and exterior quality paint‑ ing. 30 years experience.

References and insured.

802‑458‑2402.

Services

Every year RSVP provides volunteers for Addison County Fair and Field Days. Volunteers will assist vendors by staffing their booths during the lunch and dinner hours. Each volunteer receives free entry in exchange for working a shift. When you’re not on duty, you may enjoy all that Field Days has to offer! For more information, please contact RSVP of Addison County at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org.

The Town of Bristol is seeking highly motivated candidates for the position of Recreation Department Assistant.

Bristol (pop. 3,894) is a steadily growing, vibrant community located in the Champlain Valley in Addison County, Vermont.

The Selectboard is seeking an individual with strong interpersonal and organizational skills to provide general administrative assistance to the Bristol Recreation Department to carry out a diverse, year-round community recreation program for youth, adults, seniors, and visitors, including physical activities, special interest classes, summer programs, and seasonal community events that serve residents of the five-town area. The Recreation Assistant will assist all areas in planning, organizing, and implementing programs, including activities at the Hub Teen Center and the Bristol Clay Studio. Participation in occasional evening and weekend activities will be required.

A detailed job description is available at www.bristolvt.org. Wage: $15.00 $17.00 per hour, commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits package.

To apply, please e-mail a confidential cover letter, resume, and three references to townadmin@bristolvt.org with Bristol Recreation Department Assistant Search in the subject line or send to:

Bristol Recreation Department Assistant Search PO Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443 Deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 20, 2018. The Town of Bristol is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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Looking for a fulfilling volunteer position? We are looking for classroom aides to assist with pre-school and school aged children through the Foster Grandparent Program. FGP is a federally funded program that has successfully placed thousands of volunteers in schools nationwide. Individuals must be at least 55 and willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week. Volunteers will receive travel reimbursement, fifty paid vacation/sick days and a small tax-free hourly stipend if they meet income guidelines. This position requires an interview, application and background check. FGP consistently receives positive reviews from principals, teachers, students, parents and Volunteer Grandparents alike! Sign up this spring to begin in the fall. For more information, please contact RSVP of Addison County at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.

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June 10th, 9‑3. Furniture, tools, lamps, antiques, art books, easels, pottery, paint‑ ings, cool stuff. Tour the stu‑ dio, watch demos.

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C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

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DUMP TRUCK DRIVER Experience and Class B or higher CDL required. Year-round position, mechanical ability a plus. Benefits included. Call (802) 482-2335 for more information or send resume to: Hinesburg Sand & Gravel, Co., Inc., 14818 Route 116, Hinesburg, VT 05461.

Help Wanted ALL‑ AROUND FARM HAND, 802‑233‑1249 or 802‑233‑3849.

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AUBUCHON HARDWARE, MIDDLEBURY part‑time positions available. Please apply in person. 40 Court Street. Please ask for man‑ agement.

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

ADMINISTRATIVE PRO‑ FESSIONAL/ Paralegal.

WhistlePig Whiskey Distill‑ ery is growing and needs an administrative profes‑ sional/paralegal to work at our lovely farm location in Shoreham, Vermont. Ap‑ plicants must be organized, proficient with Excel and Word. The individual will be working with finance and our CEO to support our regulatory and shareholder reporting requirements. Our employees enjoy our infor‑ mal surroundings and vari‑ ous benefits, including 401k and medical benefits. Send resume and 3 references to: info@whistlepigrye.com.

BUSY LANDSCAPING FIRM seeking skilled, mo‑ tivated and reliable person to join our lawn care team.

Must have commercial mowing experience and valid driver’s license. Wage based on experience. Mail or email resume: Tom Bodette Landscaping, 6 Lower Plains Rd., Middlebury, VT 05753, tombodettelesinc@gmail. com or call 802‑388‑4529.

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BASIN HARBOR IS now hir‑ ing for dishwashers, cooks, front desk, night audit, and an HR Coordinator! We will train the right person for the job. If you are in‑ terested in the hospitality industry or starting a new career, we want to hear from you. Interested appli‑ cants please apply online at: basinharbor.com/jobs/.

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FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions: MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled lumber mill positions due to employee retirement. You must be in good physical condition, have a desire to learn, be reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others. We will teach you the skills you need to use the technology investments we are putting in place. Mill work has a production bonus.

SKILLED FORKLIFT OPERATOR to run large forklifts at our operation in Bristol. Other work includes light construction, planing, lumber stacking. Must be reliable, energetic, work well with others and have good safety awareness. Previous experience operating heavy machinery is a plus but not required, we will teach you the skills you need.

Activities Guide WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey is looking for a part time Activities Guide for WhistlePig Farm Stay. WhistlePig Farm Stay is a tailored program including guided tour of the farm and distillery, superb meals, and outdoor adventures for our brand advocates. The objective of this program is for our visitors to establish a deeper sense of the Vermont lifestyle by experiencing everything our farm and community has to offer. This highly energetic and positive person will oversee all activities and curate a one-of-a-kind experience on our farm in Shoreham, Vermont.

You must be willing to work an irregular schedule over a seven-day week, however you will be given varying days off during the week/weekend. Having an interest and knowledge in craft whiskey and farm-to-bottle movement is favorable.

Responsibilities: • Planning and scheduling farm-based outdoor activity programs and products for different groups • Leading/instructing individuals or groups on a particular activity (e.g. hiking, kayaking, biking, etc.)

• Driving groups and equipment to the activity site • Cleaning, maintaining and preparing equipment and vehicle • Assisting with catering and housekeeping duties Requirements: • Sound knowledge of the area • Must be 21+ year of age • High school diploma or equivalent • Current driver’s license and excellent driving record • Excellent leadership, group management, and communication skills • Reliability and time-keeping skills • Excellent physical fitness • Passion for the outdoors • High level of customer service and the ability to build rapport • Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Compensation: • Hourly wage $18 per hour Please send resume’ and cover letter to info@whistlepigrye.com No phone calls, please.

Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Are you interested in working in a team-oriented environment where “The World’s Best Cheddar” is made?

Then we have the perfect career opportunity for you!

Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery has full-time immediate openings for SECOND SHIFT (4pm-12am) and THIRD SHIFT (12am-8am) Maintenance Mechanics.

Flexible work schedule required, including rotating weekends, and working scheduled holidays.

• The preferred candidate on second or third shift will be well versed in PLC & VFD’s.

• The other position on second shift should be well versed in pneumatics, hydraulics, servicing motors, gear boxes and other general equipment maintenance.

Mechanical background is a must. Excellent troubleshooting with a strong safety record and awareness. There is a wide variety of work to do. Willing to train the right candidate on the specific equipment. Must have ambition to learn and be willing to work both independently and as a strong team member.

Position provides 40+ hours per week, paid leave and holidays. We offer a competitive starting wage and excellent benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and much more. Apply in person, by email to ajacobs@agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:

Agri-Mark Attn: Ashley Jacobs 869 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE M/F/D/V For more information about this position or other employment opportunities at Agri-Mark / Cabot Creamery, please visit our website at www.cabotcheese.com.

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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR The Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District is looking for a student-centered automotive instructor to join our collaborative team for the 2018-19 school year. The successful candidate will have experience and proven success working with young people in addition to a minimum of two years of experience in general automotive or power sports repair. Experience with electrical concepts and vehicle electronic systems is highly desirable. ASE Certifications also highly desirable. Candidates must have a viable path to earning a Vermont Licensure endorsement in Career and Technical Education in Transportation 11-17C This position offers some flexibility and can accommodate candidates interested in both 1/2-time and full-time employment. Excellent benefits and family-friendly work schedule.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, résumé, three letters of reference, and any applicable transcripts and/or certificates to: Dana Peterson, Interim Superintendent Hannaford Career Center 51 Charles Avenue, Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE These positions will remain open until filled. A candidate’s packet must be complete before an interview will be granted.

CITY OF VERGENNES

interim zoning administrator

The City of Vergennes seeks a part-time (up to 12 hours weekly) public service professional to carry out duties related to zoning and planning.

- Answer applicant and/or citizen questions regarding City zoning and subdivision regulations - Process, rule, and monitor compliance on permit requests - Provide administrative support for the Planning Commission and for the Development Review Board - Investigate reported and potential zoning violations and take appropriate action - Complete position description may be found at www.vergennes.org.

Minimum Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with experience working with State or federal programs, or an equivalent combination of education and experience - Thorough knowledge of the Vermont Planning and Development Act, 24 V.S.A., Chapter 117 and related provisions - Computer and data base competence - Independent means of transportation.

Apply with detailed cover letter and resume to pgaron3@comcast.net, subject title Vergennes ZA Search Commitee will begin processing applications on June 25, 2018.

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Mary Johnson Children’s Center Farm to Preschool Position: COOK Busy early childhood program with a progressive farm to school food program is seeking a cook to prepare and serve nutritious lunches to children and staff. 30 hours per week, preparing scratch-cooked meals using as many unprocessed local foods as possible. Yearround position. Knowledge of food preparation, federal nutrition guidelines, meal planning, purchasing, daily record keeping, ability to work in a busy environment.

Competitive wages, benefit package.

Please send letter of interest or resume to:

Search MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN’S CENTER 81 Water Street; Middlebury, VT 05753 or e-mail office@mjccvt.org EOE employer

Financial Aid Counselor/ Student Resource Advisor Middlebury Academic Center The Community College of Vermont (CCV) is looking for a dynamic and engaging individual to join CCV, as a Financial Aid Counselor/Student Resource Advisor. This is a 60% position based in our Middlebury center and the schedule may be arranged to work around a K-12 calendar. The fast-paced duties handled in this position require flexibility, strong computer skills, solid decisionmaking abilities, a positive attitude, and a willingness to adapt and change to the ever-moving cycles of an academic year.

The ideal candidate will have a history of working in financial aid, possess strong interpersonal skills, enjoy working with students, and an ability to use humor in the workplace. Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline, plus two to three years of relevant experience required.

To see the full posting and apply: http://ccv.edu/learn-about-ccv/ employment/

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IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR part time AM house‑ keeper, weekends and some midweek days. Looking for stable work history. Call the Strong House Inn at, 802‑877‑3337.

ATTENTION PCA’S: PART TIME and full time, day shift.

On the job training, com‑ petitive wages and flexible scheduling. Call Marlene at 802‑877‑1363 or e‑mail ringerhomecare@gmail. com.

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C O L L E G E S T. C H I L ‑ DREN’S Center is seeking an early childhood educator to join our team of high qual‑ ity early care and education teachers. Associates degree in ECE and experience pre‑ ferred but not required. We are also seeking substitute teachers. Please send re‑ sume and cover letter to: CSCC, 228 College St. Middlebury VT 05753 Attn: Amethyst.

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Accountant Needed WhistlePig is growing and needs an accountant with good analytical skills. Experience with SAP Business One or similar ERP software and/or manufacturing process/COGS/inventory experience preferred. Would also help with GL reconciliations, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and expense account audits and general office tasks.

Please send resume and three professional references to: info@whistlepigrye.com with the subject line “Accounts Position”.

Maintenance Supervisor We are seeking a Building and Grounds Maintenance Supervisor to assist our Shoreham Operations team with special projects and ongoing upkeep around the farm. This position can be part time, but full time includes a generous benefits package, paid time off, and 401K. A member of the WhistlePig Operations team is reliable, flexible, and industrious. The successful applicant is an assertive identifier and solver of problems, and an effective communicator and leader. He or she must also have a keen eye for aesthetic and practical detail, and be willing and able to contact and work with outside agents. Practical knowledge of hand and power tools is necessary, as is knowledge and experience in construction and maintenance of all manner of structures.

Interested individuals, please email your résumé and three professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com No phone calls please.

Respite Support and/or Life Skills Aid Substitute Wanted 56 YO gentleman with Frontal Lobe TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) former business owner looking for an easy going, friendly, patient, kind, nurturing Respite Provider in your home up to two weekends per month, possibly occasional weeknights with an LSA support to take him during the weekdays.

Possibly some PT weekday LSA substitute hours available. Your home would need more than one bathroom and be subject to State home inspection for safety.

He enjoys getting out and doing things like going for short walks (30 minutes), fishing, going to car shows, working around the yard, etc. Medication Management experience a plus but not required.

In-person interview to meet with client, family, and support worker, references, and background checks. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Stipend provided per diem or hourly for LSA sub. Within 40 mile radius of Bristol, VT. Contact his home care provider, Robin: 802-3985957 or robin@budvarinvt.com or LSA Robin at robinaya226@gmail.com

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MILNE TRAVEL IS looking to add to our staff in Middle‑ bury. Please send resume with a thoughtful cover letter to: jobs@milnetravel.com.

SEEKING A FULL‑TIME Bookkeeper in support of Addison County Community Trust’s (ACCT’s) mission of providing affordable housing.

Under the supervision of the Director of Finance, the bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining financial re‑ cords of the organization and affiliated housing entities.

Proven bookkeeping experi‑ ence required; Associate’s Degree or higher preferred.

Must have a strong sense of teamwork and the ability to work independently; flexibili‑ ty and good judgment; desire to work in a mission‑driven environment and be highly organized. Excellent ben‑ efits; based in Vergennes.

EOE. Respond with resume and cover letter by 6/11/18 to jobs@addisontrust.org.

STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Middlebury. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities.

Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

MIDDLEBURY; 3 BED‑ ROOM apartment, 2nd floor, newly renovated. $1,300. monthly includes plowing, lawn care, W/D hookup. Deposit. Referenc‑ es. 802‑989‑8399. Available July 2.

WALK TO TOWN, for rent: renovated, energy‑efficient house in Chipman Park, off South St. 4 bedrooms/2.5 baths. $3,350 per month.

All utilities included. Avail‑ able August 15, 2018. Call Christina at 802‑458‑2558.

HAY FOR SALE Small square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281.

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MIDDLEBURY: ONE BED‑ ROOM apartment, within walking distance of down‑ town and college. Second floor, above professional office. No smoking and no pets. Off street park‑ ing. $1100.00 per month, includes heat and rubbish removal. References and deposit required. One year minimum lease. Contact: 388‑7268.

WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront.

Washer, dryer. No smok‑ ing. Available September through May. 860‑878‑9580.

W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

EXPERIENCED MECHAN‑ IC NEEDED. must have own tools. Wrecker rotation is involved. Pay comparable with experience. Apply in person or send resume to: 19 1/2 Elm St., Middlebury.

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MENTAL HEATH PEER SUPPORT position.

Part‑time position. Alyssum, Inc., Rochester, VT. Please see our job opportunities page at: alyssum.org/jobs for more information.

HOUSEKEEPER ‑ PART‑TIME AFTERNOON position cleaning rooms at Bristol Suites in downtown Bristol. Tasks would also include doing laundry (hotel linens), cleaning public areas of the inn, re‑stocking mer‑ chandise in lobby store and other tasks. Approximately, 20 hrs/week (4 hours for 5 afternoons), $16/hr. Send resume or letter of interest to carol@wellsmountain.com.

BUSY LAW FIRM seeks qualified applicants for full time administrative/legal assistant position. Duties include: interacting with cli‑ ents and professionals in person, by phone and writ‑ ing. Daily trips to the bank, post office and court, order‑ ing supplies, general admin‑ istrative support. Experience preferred, but will train the right candidate. Applicants must have strong work ethic, be friendly, courteous and professional in a fast paced setting. Must be proficient with computers; particularly Microsoft Suite. Maintain‑ ing confidentiality is a must.

Salaried position(dependent upon experience) with benefits(health, 401k, vacation). Interested par‑ ties please submit letter of interest and resume to: kcarr@lynchandfoley.com.

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VT YouthWorks Summer Job with Professional Training for Youth 18-24 years old Earn $2,000 this summer!

32 hrs./wk

July 9 - Aug. 16

Hands on work experience • Agriculture • Automotive APPLY NOW! • Building Trades 802-388-4392 • CAD (Computer Aided Design) A partnership between Vermont Adult Learning, ReSOURCE, United Way of Addison County, The Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center and Vermont Department of Labor

ADDISON COUNTY TRANSIT, a Division of Tri-Valley Transit, is hiring!

BUS MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN/BUS DETAILER Are you interested in doing valuable work that supports our community and environment?

Position Requires: • Basic Maintenance Technician skills • Experience with tires, brakes, exhaust

and other preventative maintenance desired, but we are willing to train • Bus detailing • Ability to lift up to 25 pounds Benefits include: • Modern, well-equipped shop • Competitive salary • 100% employer paid health insurance • Up to 36 paid days off annually

• CDL Class C with Passenger Endorsement, Onsite CDL training available for the right candidate • Back up driving of routes when necessary • Willingness to learn new skills • A high level of professionalism • Long term disability • 403B retirement plan • Vision insurance

For more information and for an application, please visit us at http://actr-vt.org/job-openings/.

Employment is contingent upon passing required background checks and preemployment drug testing.

TVT/ACTR is an AA/EO Employer Addison County Transit Resources, Human Resources 297 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT 05753

SHARED LIVING PROVID‑ ER for a woman in her 50’s with a mild developmental disability. She needs to tran‑ sition from independent liv‑ ing, and would like support in ensuring safety, medication oversight, and getting to her part‑ time job in Middlebury.

Experience with Alzheimer’s desirable. She loves to lis‑ ten to rock’n roll and Chris‑ tian music, read the Bible, watch game shows, and spend quiet time in nature.

She smokes, and has an indoor cat. A county setting is ideal. Generous tax‑free stipend, monthly room and board payment and a respite budget. Call Donna Quesnel at Community Associate.

(802)388‑4021.

SMALL DIVERSIFIED CON‑ STRUCTION BUSINESS looking for a person with some construction experi‑ ence. This person should have excellent work skills, completely responsible and willing to learn. We offer an environment for learning and improving your con‑ struction skills. We design and build four season resi‑ dential greenhouses, we do interior and exterior painting and renovations. You must have transportation, a valid driver’s license and provide a resume/work history and some references. Contact: Jonathan Hescock, email hescock@shoreham.net Cell phone 802‑989‑9107.

THE LARGEST, FAMILY owned, Commercial Clean‑ ing Company in Addison County is continuing to grow.

We are looking to hire in‑ dependent, self motivated and reliable individuals who are able to work nights. All applicants must pass a background check. Applica‑ tions are available online at mrmikescleaningser‑ vicevt.com or in person at Mr. Mike’s Cleaning Ser‑ vice, Monday‑Friday from 9am‑3pm. $1,500 Sign on Bonus to eligible individuals.

VERMONT SOAP IS hir‑ ing a full time Accounting Assistant. Candidate must possess a background in accounting. Knowledge of spreadsheets is a must.

Attention to detail is cru‑ cial. We offer competitive wages, paid vacation time and free gym membership after a satisfactory introduc‑ tory period. Please email cover sheet and resume to nichole@vtsoap.com.

VERMONT SOAP IS hir‑ ing a full time, entry level, Factory Floater. This per‑ son would work in both our production and packaging departments. Candidates must be able to lift 50# and sit or stand for 2 hours at a time. Reliable team players and attention to detail is crucial. We offer competitive wages, paid vacation time and free gym membership after a satisfactory introduc‑ tory period. Please email cover sheet and resume to: nichole@vtsoap.com.

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WE HAVE IMMEDIATE opening for a Land Survey‑ ing Professional to work in our office in Bristol. Profes‑ sional will perform data col‑ lection, CAD, and fieldwork for topographic, boundary, construction, and septic design surveys. Preferred applicants will have a BS or AS and/or related ex‑ perience. We offer a com‑ petitive salary, paid time off, and retirement plan.

Please send resume to larosesurveys@gmail.com.

DEBBIE MEYER’S GREEN BOXES, food storage con‑ tainers. Never used. 20 containers with lids. $20.

802‑382‑9105.

INTEX EASY SET POOL, 15’x48” includes 1 ladder used, 1 new ladder still in box, 1 pump, 3 pool cov‑ ers, 2 skim nets, 8 filters, various inflatables and noodles. $125. Also, Savior NCSF55 solar pool pump and filter system, $225.

802‑388‑6967.

IPHONE X 64 GB brand new in box. $950. Contact john@fihp.com.

SLEEP NUMBER MAT‑ TRESS and foundation

by Select Comfort, queen size. Nice condition. $300.

802‑453‑5053.

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends.

802‑349‑4212, no texts.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802‑558‑6092.

BRANDON ‑ IN THE VIL‑ LAGE, large 2 bedroom du‑ plex. Sunny three level living.

South facing deck. Washer/ dryer. $1,150/mo. Includes heat, water and sewer. batesproperties@yahoo. com.

BRANDON, BEAUTIFUL GROUND floor 1 bedroom apartment. Cable, wi‑fi, electric, heat, W/D, rubbish, plowing and lawn care all included. Enclosed porch. $1,100. monthly. Referenc‑ es. Deposit. 802‑989‑8399.

BRIDPORT MOBILE HOME on quiet road. $900. month incl. water, elec. and heat.

No smoking, no pets. 1 month rent + security de‑ posit. References. Available June 22. 802‑758‑2369.

MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ OFFICE space for rent.

1,303 square feet. Front door parking. Contact Eric at 388‑6054 (Countryside Carpet & Paint).

PENTHOUSE/ROOF TOP apartment. One bedroom roof top apartment avail‑ able for rent July 1st in a quiet, convenient location situated close to downtown Middlebury. Secure off street parking and laundry on site.

Heat included along with lawn care, trash, recycling and snow removal. No smoking, no pets. One year lease. 950.00 monthly with one month security deposit.

Please do not stop by. Call 989‑0337.

SUGARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/ assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

NP/NS. W/D hook‑ups. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

F O R R E N T: B R I D ‑ P O R T, C o m m e r c i a l / retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu.

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MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown.

Appliances, off street park‑ ing, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

MIDDLEBURY 3 BED‑ ROOM house, 1 1/2 bath, full basement, spacious ga‑ rage, deck. Close to schools. $1,550. per month. Available July 1. 802‑462‑3373.

MIDDLEBURY RETAIL ‑ great location. Ollie’s other place. 13 Washington St. next to The Middlebury Ba‑ gel and the Co‑Op. Across from Shaw’s. Great parking and visibility. Light and ap‑ pealing space, easy to heat.

802‑425‑3400.

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

STARCRAFT V‑HULL 14FT aluminum boat. Minor gu‑ nale damage. Excellent lake boat. $400 obo. Also, used boat trailer with 12” tires.

Minkota electric towing mo‑ tor. Two paddles, anchor, storage rack for motor and 2x4 frame for tarp for winter. $775 obo. 453‑4235.

PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION Saturday, June 9 @ 9am.

Register from 7:30am.

300± Vehicles Expecte.

Repos, dealer trades, do‑ nations, fleet & more. Wil‑ liston, VT. 802‑878‑9200.

THCAuction.com.

Wanted OLD LICENSE PLATES. If you have very old Vermont plates that the new genera‑ tion does not cherish, why not sell to a life long collector.

Cash buyer. Conrad Hugh‑ son, Putney. 802‑387‑4498.

Please leave a message or chughson@svcable.net.

NEW HAVEN SUNNY, special apartment. Garden space, views, 2 porches.

No pets, no smoking. Ref‑ erences. $925/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

ONE BEDROOM, FIVE‑STAR energy effi‑ cient apartment in Salis‑ bury, close to Lake Dun‑ more. One half of duplex.

Large bedroom with full bath up. Living room and kitchen with all appliances on first floor. Heated basement with W/D. Private sun deck. $850/month, plus utilities.

Absolutely non‑smoking, no pets on premises. Deposit and references required.

One year minimum lease.

Available 4/1/2018. Call 802‑352‑6678.

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MIDDLEBURY: SHARE A lovely home w/ active, re‑ tired professional who en‑ joys cultural events. $400/ mo, plus utilities. Seeking a housemate who might enjoy walking together & sharing occasional meals. 863‑5625, HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background check required. EHO.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease.

The entrance door measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high.

For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BED‑ ROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit. Some utilities in‑ cluded. 388‑0401.

WEYBRIDGE: SHARE A home w/ a senior man who enjoys VPR, reading, cross country skiing. $450/ mo, plus utilities. No pets/ smoking. 863‑5625 or Ho‑ meShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background checks required. EHO.

HAY FOR SALE; small square bales. Some from first cut 2016, some are old‑ er. $2/bale. 802‑453‑2054.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green.

802‑282‑9110.

SIMPLY READY‑2‑BURN™ Everyday low prices; free delivery ‑ free kindling; sea‑ soned, clean, split, mixed hardwood. Small orders OK. Click www.MIDDMEN.com or call 1‑855‑MIDDMEN™.

Real Estate NEW 2018 ENERGY Star display models, modular, doublewides and single‑ wides. Open 7 days a week. Beanshomes. com. 600 Rte. 7, Pitts‑ ford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@beanshomes. com.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. The building season is upon us. If you’re considering a new home you should look at our two remaining lots on East Middlebury’s Daisy Lane. This is an established residential development with town water, nearby tennis courts, playground and only minutes away from the Snow Bowl and Lake Dunmore.

Call Jack at 388‑2502 or 388‑7350.

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

House calls made free of charge.

FARM MARKET MANAG‑ ER ‑ Champlain Orchards.

June‑November; should be willing to commit to the full duration of the market sea‑ son. Full‑time, most week‑ ends expected. Outgoing, enthusiastic, self‑motivated, dedicated and dependable with an interest in working with people. An interest and knowledge of local foods desirable, work with team and as leader, enjoy retail and multitasking. Coordi‑ nate orchard tours and serve customers on a daily basis.

Maintain the beauty of the landscaping around the mar‑ ket. Manage Farm Market inventory. Keep all items stocked – displays full and interesting, oriented to sales.

Help organize Pick Your Own and other on site events.

Visit our website for a more comprehensive description champlainorchards.com.

Please email your re‑ sume and 3 references to: hr@champlainorchards. com.

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Vermont Writers’ Prize open to all Vermont residents, deadline is Nov. 1 COLCHESTER — Entries are being accepted for the Vermont Writers’ Prize, an annual competition sponsored by Green Mountain Power and “Vermont Magazine” that provides an opportunity for Vermont writers to celebrate the state while highlighting their talent.

“Every year writers across Vermont send us wonderful stories, poems and essays that give insights into this wonderful state we live in,” said Dorothy Schnure, spokesperson for Green Mountain Power and

organizer of the Prize since its start in 1989. “We are always thrilled to see that the Vermont Writers’ Prize encourages so many regional writers and that we are able to showcase their work for all to enjoy.”

The Vermont Writers’ Prize is considered by Vermont writers to be one of the state’s premier literary honors. It was created in honor of Ralph Nading Hill, Jr., a Vermont historian and writer who published numerous books and magazine articles on the subject of Vermont

Public Notices ACT 250 Notice (1) Addison (3) Addison County Courthouse (1) Addison County Probate Court (2) Addison Northwest School District (1) PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 221-5-18 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF VIRGIE BOOSKA NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Virgie Booska of Vergennes, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: June 2, 2018 Tracey L. Booska-Moulton 1140 Maple St Waltham, VT 05491 (802) 877-6228 traceyinvt2008@yahoo.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: June 7, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 6/7

and was a longtime member of Green Mountain Power’s Board of Directors.

The contest is open to all Vermont residents, including seasonal residents and students enrolled in Vermont colleges. Entrants may be amateur or professional writers. The most recent winner was “Maybe Lake Carmi,” by Frederic Martin of Richmond, Vermont, and is in the March/April edition of “Vermont Magazine.”

Phil Jordan, editor and publisher Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on this Page 10B, 11B &12B.

The Select Board will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, July 9, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Orwell Town Office to consider: The proposed changes to the Orwell Land Use Regulations.

The regular Select Board Meeting for July 9, 2018 will follow.

The proposed Orwell Land Use Regulations can be viewed M, T and Th, from 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:00pm and F from 9:30-12:00 and 1:00 to 6:00pm at the Town Clerk’s Office.

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

Deadline for the Monday edition is the previous Thursday at noon. Deadline for the Thursday edition is the previous Monday at 5pm.

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON

The Addison Development Review Board will convene a public hearing on Monday, June 25, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Addison Town Clerk’s Office on VT RTE 17 W to address the following applications: Please note place change for meeting!!!

Application (#17-07) from George & Donna Badore and David & Linda Entrott for approval of a boundary-line adjustment between their residential properties located on King Hill Road (tax map ID# 06-02-17) and (06-02-16 respectively) involving the transfer of approximately 0.1 acres from the Entrott lot to the Badore lot. Both lots are now conforming with the road frontage and minimum lot size requirements of the Town’s Zoning Requirements, and will remain so after the proposed transfer. Final approval for mylar signing & paper maps by board chair.

Application (#18-04) from Michael Lavin for the Board’s conditional-use approval of the replacement and renovation of the storm-damaged garage on his property located on Potash Bay Drive (tax map ID# 04-01-44.000), which involves an increase in the height of the new garage. The increase in the height of the replacement building requires a priori conditional-use approval of the change in accordance with the provisions of S.3.7 (B) (3) and S.5.7 of the Town’s Zoning Regulations.

The application is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal office hours. Interested parties who wish to appeal or to be heard at the hearing may do so in person, or may be represented by an agent or an attorney. Communications relating to the application may be filed in writing with the Board either before or during the hearing.

N.B.: Participation in a hearing is necessary to establish status as an “interested person” and the right to appeal a decision rendered in that hearing, according to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. 117 S.S.4464 (a) (1) (C), 4465(b) and 4471 (a). Participation consists of offering, through oral or written testimony, evidence or a statement of concern directly related to the subject of the hearing.

Respectfully Submitted, John Spencer, Chair Starr Phillips, Board Secretary E. W. Hanson, Administrative Officer 6/7

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #9A0372 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093

On May 15, 2018, Metta Earth, LLC, 334 Geary Rd, Lincoln, VT 05443 filed application #9A0372 for a project generally described as the construction of a 540 sf kitchen addition to accommodate the operation of an educational program and to expand the water and wastewater systems to serve up to 23 people. The project is located 334 Geary Road in Lincoln, Vermont.

The District #9 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications. A copy of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below. The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (http://nrb.vermont.gov) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “9A0372”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before June 22. 2018, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised.

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above.

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by June 22. 2018.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Nonparty participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 29th day of May, 2018.

By: Geoffrey W. Green, District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 802-879-5657 geoffrey.green@vermont.gov 6/7

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 211-5-18ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF BARBARA ANN BROOKER NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Barbara Ann Brooker of Middlebury, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: June 6, 2018

Goshen (1) Middlebury (1) Orwell (1) Shoreham (1) Vergennes (1) Vermont Secretary of State (1)

HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF ORWELL SELECTBOARD

of “Vermont Magazine,” noting that Martin’s story was “pure Vermont” and would resonate with Vermonters as well as those who live out of state, said, “I look forward to reading the many wonderful submissions to this year’s Vermont Writers’ Prize competition.”

The deadline for this year’s Vermont Writers’ Prize is November 1, 2018.

Entries may be submitted at https://tinyurl.com/ybvmsr57.

Submissions need to be essays, short

REQUEST FOR FURNACE REPLACEMENT BIDS NEW HAVEN, VT TOWN HALL

The Town of New Haven, Vt is requesting bids for the replacement of and additions to the heating plant in the New Haven Town Hall. Preliminary requirements are: - Provision of a Hi efficiency hot air furnace, fired by Natural gas, of sufficient size to adequately heat structure to miniumum Federal standards.

- Zoned heat for first floor (ground) - Zoned heat for second floor (main) - Separate thermostat for each zone - Second floor to incorporate re circulation of heat trapped at ceiling, returning it to the first floor level and reintroducing it to the primary supply ducting - Provision for the heating of domestic hot water for the building - Installation of above and all related supply and electrical connections - Coordinating with Vermont Gas Systems for supply connection To inspect the job site, or for questions related to this requirement, please contact Jon Christiano at 802-316-7815 or Jim Walsh at 802-989-9368.

Completed bids must be recieved at New Haven Town Office by 4:30 PM, June 18, 2018.

Town of New Haven 78 North Street New Haven, VT 05472 Clearly identify that envelope contains a sealed bid and is not to be opened prior to June 19, 2018.

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David Brooker C/O Powers & Powers 1205 Three Mile Bridge Rd. Middlebury, VT 05753 Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: June 7, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 6/7

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 25, 2018 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Town Offices, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1.An application (file #2018-25:023) request

by Kenneth and Valerie Hastings for conditional use approval subject to section 690 for an alteration to a historic structure as referred to the DRB by the Administrative Officer. The property is located at 31 Court Street in the Office Apartment District (OFA), parcel ID# 25:023.

Plans and additional information regarding these application(s) may be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office in the Town Offices or by calling 388-8100, Ext 226.

Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

David Wetmore Assistant Zoning Administrator 6/7

ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS

The following schedule of the Board of School Directors’ meetings is announced for the month of JUNE, 2018.

Friday, June 8 7:30 AM Facilities Committee Mtg.

At the ANWSD Office Monday, June 11 6:00 PM ANWSD Regular Board Meeting At Vergennes Union High School Thursday, June 21 5:30 PM Community Engagement Committee Mtg. 6/7 At the Bixby Library

CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given in accord with 32 V.S.A. § 4111, that the undersigned listers within and for the City of Vergennes have this day completed the abstract of individual lists of property owners as of the first day of April, 2018.

The listers have this day lodged the abstract in the office of the clerk of said City for the inspection of taxpayers.

On the 13th day of June, 2018 at 5:00 p.m., the undersigned listers will meet at City Hall in Vergennes to hear appeals of taxpayers aggrieved by actions of such listers from whom timely grievances have been received.

To be timely, such grievance must be in writing and received (postmarks not accepted) by the close of business on the 13th day of June, 2018.

At the close of grievance hearings, the listers shall make such corrections in the abstract as were determined upon hearing or otherwise Unless cause to the contrary is shown, the contents of said abstract will, for the year 2018, become the grand list of said city and of each taxpayer named therein.

Signed at Vergennes in the County of Addison this 29th day of May, 2018.

Listers of the City of Vergennes Karen Quigley William Poquette Christopher Bearor Please call the City Clerk’s Office at 877-2841 for an appointment.

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TOWN OF GOSHEN NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The resident and non-resident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of the real estate in the Town of Goshen, in the County of Addison, and State of Vermont are hereby notified that real estate taxes for the 2017 tax year assessed by the Town of Goshen remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid upon the following described real estate in the Town of Goshen as indicated below, to wit: John Melanson: Delinquent 2017 Property Taxes Being 1 acre of land, more or less, with dwelling and any and all improvements thereon, located at 521 Dutton Brook Road, Goshen, Vermont, and being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Carolyn McGowan Ferris and John Melanson by Quit Claim Deed of Carolyn McGowan Ferris dated November 30, 1994, and recorded in the Goshen Land Records in Book 19 at Page 349.

And so much of said real estate will be sold at public auction at the Goshen Town Office, a public place in said Town on the 14th date of July, 2018 at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid.

Any questions or inquiries regarding the above-referenced sale should be directed to the following address: Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP ATTN: Fritz Langrock, Esq. P. O. Box 351 Middlebury, VT 05753-0351 Telephone: (802)388-6356 Langrock, Sperry & Wool, LLP and the Town of Goshen do not give any opinion or certification as to the marketability of the titles to any of the above-referenced properties as held by the current owner/taxpayer.

The only acceptable forms of bid payment at the day of tax sale are: bank check payable to Town of Goshen, VT or cash. No personal checks will be accepted.

Dated at Goshen, Vermont this 1st day of June, 2018.

Vickee P. Whiting, Town of Goshen Delinquent Tax Collector 6/7

stories, or poems on the themes of “Vermont — Its People, Its Places, Its History, or Its Values.” Entries must be unpublished and less than 1,500 words long. More detailed submission instructions are available at greenmountainpower.com.

The winning entry will be selected by an independent panel of judges and will be published in a special section of the March/ April 2019 edition of “Vermont Magazine.” The author will receive a cash prize of $1,500.

TOWN OF ADDISON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Development Review Board will convene a public hearing in the Addison Town Clerk’s office on Vermont Route 17 West on Monday, June 25, 2018 starting at 7:00 p.m., to consider an application (#18-5) from Michael Reed for the Board’s approval of a boundary-line adjustment between his properties on Vermont Route 17 West (tax map ID#s 09-01-14.100 & 09-01-25.000) and the neighboring agricultural properties of Dubois Farm, Incorporated, involving the transfer of approximately 284.8± acres from the Reed property to the Dubois properties. Both lots are now conforming with the road frontage and minimum lot size requirements of the Town’s zoning regulations, and will remain so after the proposed transfer.

The application is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office. Interested parties who wish to appeal or to be heard at the hearing may do so in person, or may be represented by an agent or an attorney. Communications relating to the application may be filed in writing with the Board either before or during the hearing.

N.B.: Participation in a hearing is necessary to establish status as an ‘interested person’ and the right to appeal a decision rendered in that hearing, according to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. 117 §§4464(a)(1)(C), 4465(b) and 4471(a). Participation consists of offering, through oral or written testimony, evidence or a statement of concern directly related to the subject of the hearing.

Respectfully submitted, John Spencer, Chair Starr Philips, Board Secretary E. W. Hanson, Administrative Officer 6/7

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & PUMP STATION EVALUATION CITY OF VERGENNES, VT

The City of Vergennes is requesting Statement of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms detailing the firm’s qualifications, technical expertise, management and staffing capabilities, references, and related prior experience. Required professional services will include, but are not limited to, evaluation of existing facilities, preliminary engineering, design and construction related services, preparation of bid and contract documents, participation in evaluation of bids received, recommendations for award, observation of construction of the permitted improvements, and construction administration.

An informational meeting for engineering firms is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2018 at the Vergennes Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Qualified firms interested in being considered for this project must submit four (4) copies each of: (1) letter of interest; (2) statement of qualifications and experience of staff persons who will be involved with the project; (3) references; and (4) related prior experience. Submit the requested information to: Mel Hawley, City Manager, 120 Main Street, PO Box 35, Vergennes, VT 05491; no later than 4 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2018.

The proposed project may be undertaken with a Federal and/or State funds and that all work will be performed in accordance with the regulations issued by such agencies.

To receive the Request for Statement of Qualifications, contact City Manager Mel Hawley at mhawley@vergennes.org or 802-877-3637.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

802-388-1966

WARNING TOWN OF SHOREHAM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 7 pm at the Shoreham Town Office to consider the review of application #18-13 in accordance with provisions of Section V of the Town Zoning Regulations. The applicant, Christopher Hill, requests to construct an accessory dwelling at 262 Delong Road (Parcel ID# 04-01-15.000). A site visit will be held at 6:00 pm on the night of the hearing. The application is available at the Town Office for review.

Participation in this proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to make any subsequent appeal.

John Kiernan, Chair Applicant and Property Owner: Christopher Hill 24 Hoover Street Burlington, VT 05401 6/7

TOWN OF ADDISON NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

PROCESS & DATES FOR 2018 GRIEVANCES Grievance hearings will be held at the Addison Town Clerk’s Office Thursday, June 14, 2018 starting at 9:00AM - 3:00PM. All grievance hearings will be by appointment only. Please make an appointment by calling the Town Clerk’s Office at (802) 759-2020 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 9:00AM to 12:00PM & 1:00PM to 4:00PM and Wednesday and Friday from 9:00AM to 12:00 PM prior to June 14. All grievances must be in writing and delivered at your hearing or postmarked before June 14, 2018.

Title 32. Vermont Statutes Annotated. Section 4111 (G) says: “A person who feels aggrieved by the action of the Listers and desires to be heard by them, shall, on or before the of the day of the grievance meeting, file with them his (or her) objections in writing and may appear in person or by his (her) agents or attorneys. Upon the hearing of such grievance the parties thereto may submit such documentary or sworn evidence as shall be pertinent thereto.”

Town of Addison Board of Listers: William Munoff Richard Pratt Billie Jo C. Forgues 6/4

PROPOSED STATE RULES By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record.

The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/ rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Rules for the Certification and Selection of Vote Tabulators by The Secretary of State; the Use of Tabulators Generally; the Use of Tabulators in Recounts; and the Use of Tabulators in Post-Election Audits Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P021 AGENCY: Secretary of State Administration Elections CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule describes requirements for the Secretary of State to follow in his or her certification and selection of vote tabulators for use in the state.

All towns in Vermont that use tabulators use the same uniform tabulator, which is selected for use by the Secretary of State. These rules, in part, set standards for and guide the process of making that selection. The rule also contains requirements regarding the general use of tabulators in any election, recount, or audit. It describes specific rules for use of the tabulator in conducting post-election audits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Will Senning, Secretary of State’s Office - Elections Division, 128 State Street, Montpelier, VT Phone: 802-828-0175 Fax: 802-828-5171 will.senning@sec.state.vt.us URL: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/ elections.aspx.

FOR COPIES: JP Isabelle, Secretary of State’s Office – Elections Division, 128 State Street, Montpelier, VT Phone: 802-828-2304 Fax: 802-828-5171 jp.isabelle@sec.

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Addison Independent, Thursday, June 7, 2018 — PAGE 13B

One driver seriously injured in two-vehicle crash on Route 22A ADDISON COUNTY — A Waterbury man was seriously injured in a head-on crash on Route 22A in Bridport this past Saturday.

On June 2 at approximately 2:51 p.m. Vermont State Police responded to a crash on Route 22A south of Rattlin Bridge Road in which a Chevy Cruze and Toyota Tundra pickup truck crashed head-on.

Police report that Corey Cummings, 25, of Waterbury was driving the 2014 Cruze northbound on Route 22A and crossed into the southbound lane.

Troopers said Phillip Stearns, 40, of Addison was driving the southbound pickup and attempted to avoid the Chevy but was unsuccessful. The vehicles collided near the center of

the roadway.

Cummings was transported to UVM Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries sustained in the crash.

Impaired driving does not appear to be a contributing factor, troopers report.

Route 22A was shut down for several hours. State police were assisted on scene by the Bridport Fire Department and Middlebury Regional EMS. Charges were pending further investigation.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On May 25 at a little before 4:30 p.m. received report of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle at the Jiffy Mart on Route 7 in New Haven.

Salisbury NEWS

Boys & Girls Club offering free meals in Vergennes VERGENNES — The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve basis. Breakfast will run from 9-9:30 a.m. and lunch from noon-12:30 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club at 55 School Street.

Meals will be served Monday through Friday from June 18 through Aug. 3 except for Monday, July 2, through Friday July 6.

Children younger than 4th grade need to be accompanied by an adult. Youth 4th grade and up are encouraged to stay at the club and participate in summer activities.

For additional information contact Jill Strube at 802-877-6344 or jill@bgcvergennes.org.

Free kids’ lunches at Neshobe for summer BRANDON — The RNESUSOAR Summer program (Success through Opportunities, Academics and Recreation) is again participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at a first come, first serve basis, at the site and times as follows: Neshobe School — July 2-Aug 3.

• Breakfast, 8:45-9:30 a.m.

• Lunch, noon-12:30 p.m.

For additional information, contact Nancy Bird at 802-247-3721 Ext 2011 or nbird@rnesu.org.

Police cited Lucci for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

• On May 30 at 6:15 p.m. stopped a vehicle driven by 28-yearold Stephen Young of Ferrisburgh on Route 7 in his hometown and cited Young for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On May 31 at around 10 a.m. stopped a car driven by Cassandra Keyes, 29, on Route 30 in Whiting and ended up citing the Sudbury resident for driving with a criminally suspended license and violating conditions of release.

Vt. State

Police Log

• On June 1 at approximately 12:45 p.m. responded to a crash on Route 22A in Bridport involving a tractortrailer. Police report that Jayzon M. Jones Miller, 30, of Decatur, Ga., was driving a 2018 Freightliner northbound on the highway near Hemenway Road at approximately 55 mph when the vehicle started to wobble and he began to lose control of the truck. The big rig left the road and struck a utility pole. Police said driver impairment appears not to have been a factor in this crash, but speed does. Miller was taken to Porter Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Route 22A was shut down for several hours due to electrical lines being in the roadway. State police

were assisted on scene by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Addison County Sheriff’s Department, Bridport and Shoreham fire departments, Middlebury Regional EMS and Green Mountain Power.

Police expected to issue Miller some traffic tickets.

• On June 5 at a little after 1 p.m. logged a report of a family fight at a residence in Shoreham. Police alleged that Amy Kaufmann, 26, of Orwell had assaulted a household member and that she had operated a motor vehicle in a careless and negligent manner prior to the assault. Troopers cited Kaufmann domestic assault and careless and negligent driving.

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SALISBURY — The first concert of the Salisbury Summer Performance Series will be held on Sunday, June 17. This series, now in its 39th season, is sponsored by the church and the community and all events are held in the historic Meeting House located in the village.

The June 17 performance will feature students and faculty from Camp Point Counterpoint’s New Music session. The second performance of New Music students and faculty will take place on Monday, June 18. Both performances begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

On Wednesday, June 27, Jean Edgerton will present the first of Salisbury’s Historical Society’s lectures, “History of Waterhouse’s Boat Dock and Marina on Lake Dunmore,” at the Meeting House. It begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Students at the Salisbury Community School will finish the school year on Friday, June 15. Three days were added as make up days.

Police report that the motorcycle driver attempted to flag down the at-fault vehicle — described as a small silver car — but it drove away; so troopers notified area law enforcement agencies and asked them to be on the lookout for a vehicle matching the description.

Shelburne police officers saw the vehicle and talked with the driver, identified as Alexander Lucci, 29, of Pittsford. Officers observed contact damage on the vehicle consistent with the crash reported and said they detected signs of driver impairment.

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for May 31 & June 4 BEEF Kayhart Bros.

P. Livingston Four Hills Farm Barnes Bros.

Hatch Farms P. Plouffe Gosliga Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb 1080 .655 1350 .63 1815 .62 1630 .615 1125 .605 1370 .61 1670 .60

Dollars 707.40 850.50 1125.30 1002.45 680.63 835.70 1002.00

CALVES Nolan Family Farm Lucas Dairy Foster Bros. Farm Champlainside Farm M. Russell

Lbs. 109 103 110 105 103

Costs per lb 1.50 1.40 1.10 1.10 1.00

Dollars 163.50 144.20 121.00 115.50 103.00

Total # Beef: 325 • Total # Calves: 386 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

Check the Auctions section every Mon. & Thurs. in the

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JCT. 22A & 125 • BRIDPORT, VERMONT THURSDAY – JUNE 14th 5:15 P.M. 5:15 P.M. 5:15 P.M.

Having decided to sell her home in Bristol, we have been commissioned to the partial contents of Ruth Lathrop home, along with other consignments. The following will be sold….

Fancy early wicker settee – 2 drawer drop leaf parlor table – Morse chair – fancy 2/3 drawer marble top dresser – 3/2 drawer bonnet chest w/mirror – narrow 5 drawer oak chest – 4 drawer leaf pull ash dresser – fancy round claw foot parlor table – ash 3 drawer drop front desk w/glass door secretary – Hoosier style cabinet – commodes – several marble top tables – fancy ash double bed w/ applied carvings – pr. mahogany twin pineapple top bed frame – East Lake wall mirror – flatware – wash bowl pitcher – modern dinette table w/4 chairs – lg. variety of carnival glass – Roseville – nest Pyrex mixing bowls – Lusterware – oil lamps – iron door stop – Addison County Atlas (new) – watering cans – hide-a-bed sofa (like new) – love seat – king size box springs & mattress (like new) recliner – old bottles including Missisquoi, Guilford, Middletown Spring water bottles and more – Metal toy trunks – glass door corner cupboard – lg brass eagle – trunks – pr. iron garden urns – nice Barton highboy – sm. Adirondack backpack – oil on canvas paintings – Chandler prints and others – iron dog and cat door stops – iron Mickey Mouse – large transfer bowl – Victorian Sofa – Lane cedar chest – Walnut roll top glass door secretary – brass candle sticks – variety of rugs – 2 lift chairs (like new)… and much more OUTSIDE LG. Grumman aluminum canoe – Sears Aluminum row boat – kayak – garden cart – Bicycle – wicker chairs and stand – chain saw – Stihl weed trimmer – 6’ x 10’ stepladders – 16’ and 24’ aluminum ext. ladders – Have a Heart trap – variety of garden tools – push lawn mower – seeder and much more ..

AUCTIONEER: Tom Broughton Lunch will be available PO Box 53, Bridport, VT 05734 802-758-2494 Note: This is only a partial listing due to advertising deadlines.

Nice clean sale. Merchandise is still coming in. Preview at 3:30 p.m. day of sale. All items sold as is, where is, with no implied warranty. Terms of sale: Cash, good check or MC/Visa www.tombroughtonauctions.com

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Ferrisburgh

Have a news tip? Call Sally Kerschner at 877-2625 or email her at smwkersch@comcast.net NEWS

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FORMER MIDDLEBURY UNION High School boys’ lacrosse coach Jono Chapin, left, seen here with the school’s former athletic trainer Don McIntosh, speaks during the dedication of three new plaques at Fucile Community Field late last month.

The plaques honor those involved in the effort to build the field.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

FERRISBRUGH — We and insect repellent are recommended.

Rokeby will also host a presentation congratulate all our area students on another successful academic year entitled “Campaign for Smart and wish them well for the summer Justice” by the ACLU of Vermont or for their plans after graduation. on Sunday, June 17, at 3 p.m. The Keep up to date with all the end of the U.S. represents just 4 percent of the school year activities on the schools’ world’s population yet locks up nearly 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. websites.

Ferrisburgh Central School will be Nationwide, Black and Latino holding its annual Family Picnic and communities are over-represented in Field Days on Friday, June 8. Many the system. Vermont’s incarceration fun events will be held, including a rate has followed national trends and performance by the 5th/6th Grade incarcerates African American men at a higher rate than any Chorus. In addition, the students will participate other state.

June 5 and 19: in the American Health Ferrisburgh Town ACLU Vermont is Association’s Jump selectboard meeting, part of the Campaign Rope for Health to 6:30 p.m. for Smart Justice — a promote heart health national initiative that June 6: VUHS Jazz awareness in our Ensemble at Burlington seeks to cut the number community.

Parents Jazz Festival 3:45 p.m. of people in prison by are asked to RSVP for June 8: Family Picnic half though innovative the picnic to ebarnes@ and Field Days, FCS and necessary anwsu.org.

June 9: From Farm to reforms. Learn about The school’s physical Forest, Rokeby Museum, a variety of solutions to this problem. The education teacher, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. presentation includes a Annie Wilson, is June 9 and 23: screening of three short looking for community Ferrisburgh Grange films that premiered volunteers to assist with King Pede card party at the 2018 Sundance the jump rope activity. 6:30 p.m.

Film Festival, telling Call 877-3463 if you June 12: Meeting the first-hand stories of able to help. about ANWSD three people who have The FCS summer elementary age athletic incarcerated: garden organizers are programs, VUHS, 6 p.m. been Lavette Mayes, Jason looking for volunteers June 12: VUHS Hernandez and Johnny to help maintain the Walden Celebration, Perez. students’ gardens. Willowell, 6 p.m.

The annual Contact Judy Elson at June 14: FCS Step commemoration of jelson@anwsu.org to Up Ceremony for Sixth “What is the Negro find out how you can Grade students to the Fourth of July” assist.

June 15: VUHS will be held at Rokeby Over the past few graduation in the high on Sunday, July 1, months, a group of school gym, 6 p.m. community members June 17: Campaign for at 3 p.m. This is a unique and memorable representing the three Smart Justice, Rokeby 3 opportunity to ANWSD elementary p.m. history. schools have been June 22: Bixby Library experience Join all who gather to working to create an Gala, 7-11 p.m. read aloud Frederick equitable district-wide June 23: Ferrisburgh most K-6 athletic program Hollow Family Yard Sale, Douglass’s famous speech, for all students. On 8 a.m. originally delivered on Tuesday, June 12, at July 1: “What is the July 5, 1852. Declining 6 p.m. in the VUHS Negro to the 4th of to speak on the 4th of auditorium, there will July?” Rokeby, 3 p.m.

July, Douglass instead be an informational castigated the United meeting to present this group’s ideas and recommendations States for decades of slavery and to parents. Also, the ANWSD injustice. Come and add your voice athletic program is looking for soccer to this statewide public reading and basketball coaches. If you are sponsored by the Vermont Humanities interested in coaching these sports, Council.

The “King Pede” card parties contact Peter Maneen at pmaneen@ held by the Ferrisburgh Grange are anwsd.org.

Here are a few of the end of year scheduled for the Saturdays of June activities for Vergennes Union Middle 9 and 23. These get-togethers are School and High School. The last day held at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall of school for students will be June and Community Center and begin 15. Vergennes Union High School at 6:30 p.m. with a sandwich supper will hold graduation ceremonies on and then on to an evening of fun and Friday, June 15. The Commodore Jazz card games. King Pede is an unusual Ensemble will perform on Church game that involves “trick-taking” Street at the Burlington Discover Jazz techniques such as in Hearts and Festival on June 6 — this is always Spades or Pitch. This is a game of a fun event so make the trip north to fun and skill so come prepared to use Burlington to support these talented your strategic thinking. musicians.

Enjoy an evening of festivity and The North Ferrisburgh Village fun at the Bixby Library’s annual Association is having its second Gala on Friday, June 22. Experience a annual multi-family tag sale on variety of wonderful local cuisine and Saturday, June 23. The sale runs from move to the sounds of The Grift under 8 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. Some the magic of the Library’s historic households may stay open longer on dome. Relax on the porch or in the Saturday and/or be selling goods on new Community Living Room with a Sunday. Parking will be available glass of wine and check out some of at the North Ferrisburgh Methodist the unique items up for bid.

Church at 227 Old Hollow Road.

This year the theme celebrates Most of the participating households the warm breezes of spring and the are in the Ferrisburgh Hollow, with a proximity of our towns to beautiful few on the side streets.

Otter Creek Falls and the inimitable A week before the tag sale there Lake Champlain. The $60 ticket will be two documents on the North includes two drinks, all the food you Ferrisburgh Methodist Church web can eat, dancing and door prizes. For site, nfumchurch.org: one will list more information on how support our all the participating addresses and region’s library, visit bixbylibrary.org. a summary of what is being sold, It is time to start planning for the other will be a map of the house summer so be sure to look into the locations. amazing summer camps and lake Rokeby Museum will present a expeditions at the Lake Champlain program entitled “Farm to Forest” on Maritime Museum. There is a wide Saturday, June 9, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. variety of Lake Adventure camps By 1830 hundreds of acres had been that involve learning about boating, cleared on the Rokeby farm to make sailing, life on the lake and the history grazing land for Merino sheep. Now, of our area. In June, there are also almost 200 years later, nature has courses in beginners’ blacksmithing reclaimed much of this, but the subtle and blade smithing. Visit the signs of human use still remain. museum’s website to learn more Join Rokeby staff for a walk about these amazing camps, courses, through the trails and fields led by and all the events coming for Summer master naturalist Jacob Holzberg-Pill, 2018 at lcmm.org. who will provide us insights into NOTE: We are always interested in the transition of the land, the many including a variety of Ferrisburghdifferent types of trees and plants related news in this column, so if that have arisen and point out the you have news that would be of often hidden “footprints” of man. interest, contact Sally Kerschner at With degrees from Yale and Harvard, smwkersch@comcast.net. You are Holzberg-Pill teaches ecology and able to access these columns and land stewardship in a variety of other information about Ferrisburgh settings with students and adults. news and events by viewing the Participants should dress for the Ferrisburgh Town Website at outdoors. Sturdy or waterproof boots ferrisburghvt.org.

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ARTS+LEISURE The Addison Independent

June 7, 2018

Gregory Gerbrandt, second from left, plays Stanley Kowalski — at times tender, at times brutal — in “A Streetcar Named Desire” at Town Hall Theater this Thursday and Saturday.

Our reviewer says Gerbrandt, joined here by Carlos Velez, Joshua Collier and James Flora, brings beauty to some of the lyrical lines of this opera and his physicality captures every inch of the masculine role.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

‘Streetcar’ delivers memorable American opera

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lanche Dubois has mysteriously lost her job as a high school teacher as well as her family’s once-grand estate in Laurel, Mississippi, and suddenly penniless she has no one to turn to but her younger sister Stella, who lives in New Orleans in a working-class life with her husband Stanley Kowalski, who turns out to be Blanche’s nemesis.

Blanche lives in a realm of genteel, half-lit make-believe, but her world comes crashing down in the face of Stanley’s glaring lights and animal directness. She says, “Real?

Who wants real? I want magic!” But for Stanley, Blanche’s theatricality

BY JORGE MARTIN

is just lies and fakery.

The Opera Company of Middlebury is celebrating its 15th year of continuous operation by presenting its first modern, American opera. The excitement and joy in the lobby of every performance by this company suggests these folks know they have a treat in store: This company has always delivered, putting on excellent productions with a high degree of polish, bringing young professional singers from around the country and assembling an orchestra of the best players in the region — and beyond. OCM is without a doubt a crown jewel in Vermont’s cultural offerings and has attracted national attention.

And here it is, in Middlebury.

Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzerwinning 1947 play “A Streetcar Named Desire,” was adapted as an opera by composer André Previn with a libretto by Philip Littell (the play is virtually intact); it premiered 20 years ago in San Francisco with renowned soprano Renée Fleming in the starring role.

In Blanche, Williams created one of theater’s greatest roles, a kind of Hamlet-sized challenge for women: a character full of layered complexities, inner demons — and a history. Previn translated this into an equally daunting role for a soprano lucky to take it on: she is onstage almost the length of the opera. The drama gains steam as her conflict with Stanley intensifies and climaxes in their harrowing, fated “date.” Previn’s jazz-tinged music follows the drama

faithfully and allows the power of Williams’ play to grip the spectator.

There are several attractive arias, some ravishing passages and felicitous musical-dramatic effects.

The four leading roles were cast with actor-singers each embodying those roles memorably, creating four very distinct characters. Stanley, a role etched in the collective memory forever by Marlon Brando’s epochal performance in the 1951 film, was sung by Gregory Gerbrandt, a tall, strapping blonde hunk of a man, whose physicality is every inch Stanley Kowalski. Gerbrandt’s vocal performance captured perfectly the character’s masculinity, tenderness and brutality, and even managed to bring beauty SEE OPERA ON PAGE 8

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Some of Klara Calitri’s depictions of Vermont wildlife are on display in the exhibit “Birds, Bees and Butterflies in the Land of Milk and Honey,”

Painter highlights Vermont’s wildlife

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ainter Klara Calitri really wants you to come to the opening of a show of her work at the Jackson Gallery in Town Hall Theater this Friday. The urgency she exudes when she talks about the exhibit, called “Birds, Bees and Butterflies in the Land of Milk and Honey,” is not based in some feeling she has of her own self-importance. Not even close.

The Cornwall artist wants you to come see her art, and the works of other artists that will be on display — and on sale — at the opening reception this Friday, June 8, from 5-7 p.m. because that’s when those works by the other artists will be for sale as a fundraiser for the Audubon Society.

The motivation for creating and selling these works of art is pretty simple — it’s not just to capture for future generations images of the pollinators we all enjoy today, but to fund an organization that is fighting to stop the decline of pollinators so future generations can enjoy it, too.

Klara Calitri

“I would like to have my grandchildren see some of the things that I have seen,” Calitri said. “The butterflies used to come by my house in huge clouds. They stopped doing that a few years ago.”

Calitri is a prolific artist whose work in multiple media has included painting, monotype prints, ceramics, sculpture, and more. Now 95 years old, she has spent decades creating art that is informed by her Austrian heritage and inspired by nature, filled with flowers, birds, and living things of all types. She surrounds herself with the things she loves. Her home and gardens offer a sanctuary for the pollinators and migratory flying fauna she cares about so deeply.

SEE CALITRI ON PAGE 13

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HEALTH Check out a backpack full of tennis equipment

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efore school is out next week, families will be able to check out a backpack full of tennis essentials from the Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury for some summer fun. The backpack (only one will be available at the onset of the program) contains two adult tennis rackets, three youth rackets, a variety of tennis balls for different ages and skill levels, a few books about tennis stars, and a resource guide informing parents of fun tennis games to play with their kids.

BY RACHEL COHEN

The tennis backpack is the newest addition to the five-year-old Community Explore Backpack Program at the library. According to Youth Services Librarian Tricia Allen, the Ilsley Library lends out around a dozen backpacks with various themes, including ones with themes including “kindergarten readiness,” “dragons” and “magic.”

“The backpacks are very popular with kids, parents, and especially grandparents,” Allen said.

Each backpack comes with theme-centric activities and three to five books, and can be checked out — the tennis backpack for one week at a time, the others for three weeks.

Youth Services Librarian Tricia Allen, left, and ACAF Program and Communications Manager Erin Morrison show off the tennis rackets, balls and books available in the tennis backpacks that will soon be available for families to check out and use on local courts.

“They are a fun way to connect literacy to other activities,” Allen said of the backpacks.

Typically, the backpacks at the library are targeted toward elementary school children, but Allen believes the tennis one might interest a wider age group.

The Addison Community Athletic Foundation (ACAF) provided the rackets and tennis balls for the backpack. The foundation, which owns and operates Middlebury Indoor Tennis (MIT), was established in 2012, but began the bulk of its outreach programming in 2015. Since then, ACAF has partnered with local schools and organizations to generate awareness of and participation in tennis throughout the county.

INDEPENDENT PHOTO/RACHEL COHEN

Families can play tennis at the outdoor tennis courts at the Middlebury Recreation Park near Mary Hogan Elementary School or at the two outdoor tennis courts in East Middlebury.

Additionally, families can use free court time on Sundays from 10:30 a.m.- noon at MIT. MIT provides additional rackets and balls during this time for free.

Tennis courts are also located in other towns such as Bridport, Shoreham, Vergennes and Lincoln, Morrison pointed out.

“It can be daunting to introduce tennis to your family,” said Erin Morrison, program and communications manager at ACAF.

The tennis backpack will sit on the shelves of the children’s department at Ilsley Library with a matter of days, eagerly waiting to be checked out during regular library hours. Ilsley Director Dana Hart is excited to get kids and their families out on the court.

Allen and Morrison both hope the new tennis backpack will encourage participation in a sport for which access to necessary equipment can act as a barrier.

“It’s a great opportunity for families looking to spend time together outside doing something active, but without having to invest money in buying the equipment,” she said.

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OUT OF TOWN Queen City festival offers buckets full of jazz

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re you ready to groove?

The 35th annual Burling– ton Discover Jazz Festival continues this weekend, wrapping up 10 days of high-caliber live music in several venues around the Queen City.

Head downtown during Jazz Fest for free live music on and around Church Street every day, or book tickets for the major headline shows at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and under the tent on Waterfront Park.

Headliners this weekend include Bill Frisell Trio on Thursday, June 7, at FlynnSpace; Leslie Odom Jr., on Friday, June 8, at Flynn MainStage; and Rhiannon Giddens on Sunday, June 10, also at Flynn MainStage.

Bill Frisell is one of the most sought-after guitar voices in contemporary music. The enigmatic nature of his music has drawn collaborators from Elvis Costello and Suzanne Vega to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Brian Eno. His breadth is a testament not only to his singular guitar conception, but his musical versatility. On his recent release, “When You Wish Upon a Star,” Frisell draws upon classic film and television music, exploring how it shapes and informs our emotional relationships to what we see. Tickets for this 9:30 p.m. show are $40.

Grammy- and Tony Awardwinner Leslie Odom Jr. recently completed his run on Broadway as Aaron Burr in the original cast of the blockbuster hit musical “Hamilton.” Odom made his Broadway debut at the age of 17 in “Rent” and is now earning accolades for his roles in shows such

Rhiannon Giddens will perform at Flynn MainStage this Sunday as part of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.

as “Gotham” and “Grey’s Anatomy” and in movies such as “Murder on the Orient Express.” A hypnotic performer on-stage, he is also a golden-voiced

interpreter of jazz and musical standards, which he inflects with a soulful R&B croon. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $25 - $70.

At 8 p.m. on Sunday, Flynn MainStage will feature Rhiannon Giddens, who is reclaiming American roots music. The founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops is instantly recognizable for her impassioned delivery, soaring through a composite of blues and folk via jazz, country and upbeat funk. Her classically trained voice carries African American musical traditions to us with renewed spirit and conviction. In 2015, she joined Aretha Franklin and Emmylou Harris in performing for Barack and Michelle Obama at a White House tribute to gospel.

Giddens’ latest record, “Freedom Highway,” honors bygone and ongoing African American struggles in a musical portrait of power through forbearance.

That barely scratches the surface. Check out more online at discoverjazz.com,

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IN TOWN A race that will have you droolling at the finish

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RACE FOR SUNDAES IS BENEFIT FOR BIKING AND RUNNING GROUPS

ere are two great things about summer: getting outside on the trails and eating ice cream on a hot day. Three local nonprofits are combining those things for a morning of trail racing with ice cream sundaes at the finish line. The aptly named “Race for Sundaes” will take place this coming Sunday morning, June 10, in the Battell Woods on the Trail Around Middlebury. Runners and bikers are invited to meet at the trailhead in Middlebury off Route 7 just south of the village, across from Denecker Chevrolet.

You can enter the 2-mile trail bike race or 1-mile trail running race. Both start at 9 a.m. and finish line celebrations include free ice cream sundaes, music, games, raffle prizes, and a bounce house. The trail fun run and bike race both start at 9 a.m. All racers of all ages receive a free race bib, donated by Middlebury Fitness.

The entry fee is adults, $8; children, $5 (maximum registration fee for a family is $26).

All proceeds benefit three local nonprofits: Middlebury Area Land Trust (which manages the Trail Around Middlebury, or TAM), Addison County Bike Club (also known as ACBC) and Better Middlebury Partnership. Register for your race online at https://bit.ly/2I5mUAZ. Day-ofrace registration begins onsite at 8:20 a.m.

https://bit.ly/2jDMUsw. ACBC, formerly the Middlebury Bike Club, is a group of motivated community members and local riders who have joined forces to revive mountain biking awareness around Addison County. As a chapter of Vermont Mountain Bike Association, ACBC works harmoniously with local land owners and state-owned forests to build and maintain trails while preserving the integrity of the forest and its natural growth. In addition it offers all riders in Addison County an opportunity to connect with each other with group rides, trail work days, clinics and safety programs.

The Middlebury Area Land Trust, in addition to maintaining the TAM, works with our community to conserve natural and productive landscapes, and to enhance scenic, recreational, and educational opportunities.

Better Middlebury Partnership promotes Addison County’s shire town and its eclectic mix of locally owned shops, restaurants, outdoors recreation and artistic opportunities.

Can’t race? Then volunteer for the event:

one two three THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK STAGE AUDITIONS

TRACK BIRDS

VERMONT DAYS

Try out for the Middlebury Community Players’ fall musical comedy. “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

Come to MON & TUES Town Hall JUNE Theater, 68 South Pleasant St., Middlebury at 6:30 p.m. either day to try out and be prepared to spend 2-3 hours. A perusal copy of the script is at Town Hall Theater box office. More info at middleburycommunityplayers.org.

Net and affix geolocators — very light devices that allow biologists to track birds on their migration journeys — on SATURDAY JUNE golden-winged warblers. At 8 a.m. park at TAM kiosk on the southwest side of Route 23 in Weybridge, just west of Sheep Farm Road to join Middlebury Area Land Trust and Otter Creek Audubon in this work at Bob Collins Conservation Farm. Info: Ron Payne at 388-6019.

This state promotion allows anyone to enjoy a free sample of Vermont’s state parks, excellent fishing and SAT & SUN cultural history.

JUNE Bring the family to your choice of Vermont state parks (day use), fish at any Fish & Wildlife fishing access (no license required for the day), and enjoy free entry at State Historic Sites as well as free admission to the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO JUNE 7, 2018

ACTIVE

RACE FOR SUNDAES IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, June 10, 9 a.m.-noon, Battell Woods/Trail Around Middlebury, Route 7 trailhead, across from Denecker. MALT, Addison County Bike Club and The Better Middlebury Partnership host this family run/bike race, including trail bike or run, ice cream sundaes, music, games, raffle prizes and more.

Registration 8:20 a.m. the day of the race. Adults $8/children $5.

ARTS MEET THE ARTIST IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 8, 4-6 p.m. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Meet John Cross, the creator of whimsical wood sculptures featured in the museum’s exhibit “American Wood Sculptor John Cross: A Contemporary Figurative Folk Artist.” More info at HenrySheldonMuseum.org or 802-388-2117.

ARTISTS’ OPENING CELEBRATION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 8, 5-7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. In “Birds, Bees and Butterflies in the Land of Milk and Honey,” Clara Kalitri’s paintings will be on display.

Local artists, poets and writers will donate their work in this fundraiser for the Audubon Society to help protect pollinators.

PHOTOGRAPHY OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 8, from 5-7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Come meet photographer Peter Wildey, a former Cornwall resident and 1982 MUHS graduate and view his exhibit of landscape photography, which is on display through July 7.

NON-FICTION COMICS MINI-FEST IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. Vermont Folklife Center presents a diverse group of Vermont and New Hampshire cartoonists engaged in nonfiction work, including political cartoons, memoirs and diaries, and covering such topics as science, graphic medicine, history, cooking and more. Free and open to the public, and ADA accessible. More info at vermontfolklifecenter.org/non-fictioncomics-minifest.

FILM “ALL THE KING’S MEN” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, June 7, 3:30 p.m.,

Whimsical retrospective WOOD SCULPTOR JOHN Cross graduated from Middlebury College 60 years ago with a degree in Economics. After adding a master’s in Business, he became a copywriter in New York City. Cross began carving wood while watching commercials he wrote being filmed. The Henry Sheldon Museum will celebrate Cross at a reception on Friday, June 8, from 4-6 p.m., at the museum at One Park Street in Middlebury. Come meet Cross and see the Sheldon’s retrospective of his unique work.

PHOTO/KATHLEEN DOOHER

Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. The Middlebury Community Classic Film Club will show this academy award winning film from 1949 — a story of power, corruption and political upheaval in Depression Era America. A discussion of this timely classic will follow immediately afterwards.

BUSTER KEATON’S “STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.” on screen in Brandon. Saturday, June 9, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. Pampered Buster returns home from college to help his father, a tough riverboat captain, battle to save the business; falling for the archrival’s daughter doesn’t make things easier. Climaxed by an eyepopping cyclone sequence. Silent film expert Jeff Rapsis will provide live musical accompaniment.

Free. Donations help continuing preservation work.

THEATER “A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE” OPERA IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, June 7, and Saturday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Opera Company of Middlebury presents André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazzinflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. Tickets: rows B & C $55, Rows D-M $65, Balcony $80/ available at townhalltheater.org or at the box office at 802382-9222. More info at ocmvermont.org.

FALL 2018 MUSICAL COMEDY AUDITIONS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, June 11, and Tuesday, June 12, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Middlebury Community Players will hold auditions for their fall production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

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Auditioners should be prepared to spend 2-3 hours. A perusal copy of the script is available at the Town Hall Theater box office. More info at middleburycommunityplayers.org.

MUSIC PIANO RECITAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, June 7, 7-8 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Come hear Alex Larrow and Nico Brayton, two outstanding young piano students of Cynthia Huard. Free and open to the public.

JEFF SALISBURY BAND IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, June 8, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 142 River Road. Vineyard opens at 5:30 for picnicking. Bring a lawn chair and relax at the end of your week with a glass of wine and great music. Free. Wine by the glass and hot food available for purchase.

NORTHERN FLYER ON STAGE IN LINCOLN. Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. Rescheduled from April 14. Come hear the first-rate harmonies and extensive instrumental expertise when this contemporary bluegrass band composed of four veteran Vermont Musicians takes the stage. Admission $10/adults and teens; younger kids are free. Doors open at 7 p.m., concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Part of the Burnham Music Series.

ALL TYPES OF KINDS IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. This a quartet of alternative singer-songwriters made up of guitarists Billy Conahan, Ray Rubio, and Rocco Stoker, with Berk O on percussion are known for how they engage with the audience, giving highly entertaining concerts. Show $20.

Dinner & show $45. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music. net to reserve.

CLARINET QUARTET OF THE USAF HERITAGE BAND OF AMERICA IN VERGENNES. Thursday, June 14, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. 120 Main St. Four accomplished musicians will be presenting an exciting and polished program that captivates audiences of all ages, including traditional classical, rousing patriotic marches, Klezmer music, Broadway, Jazz, Latin and South American music as well as their own original arrangements. Free.

POCOCK ROCKS MUSIC FESTIVAL & STREET FAIR IN BRISTOL. Saturday, June 16, 3-8 p.m., downtown. Celebrate Bristol as a great place to shop, dine, live, work, and visit. Live musical performances from six bands — The Starline Rhythm Boys, The Eames Brothers Band, Steady Betty, The Welterweights, Tim Brick, and Richard Ruane & Beth Duquette. More than 30 vendors from microbrews, hard ciders and spirits, to specialty foods, gifts, and crafts. More info at 802760-6076 or facebook.com/pocockrocks.

JUST FOR FUN CARNIVAL IN BRANDON. Four days: Thursday & Friday, June 7 & 8, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, June 9, noon-11 p.m.; and Sunday, June 10, noon-3 p.m. At Estabrook Field off Route 7 north of the village. Come to Brandon’s summer kick-off event. Concerts, rides, vendors, food and more.

Music includes Thursday: World of Hurt Wrestling; Friday: MSJ Rock band, Arthur Cantrell and the What Dudes; Saturday: Battle of the Bands, One for the Road, Ben Fuller and Jamie Lee Thurston; and Sunday: YouTube. Free admission and parking — rides and games cost money. More info at townofbrandon.com.

OTTER ROMP IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, June 9, 5-8 p.m., Tail Feather Farm, 1740 Route 7 North.

Annual fundraiser for Otter Creek Child Center with music by The Kowalskis, a 50/50 raffle, buffet-style burger night food and homemade pies. Adults $18/kids ages 9-12 $10/kids ages 5-8 $6/kids under 5 free. Reservations not required, but appreciated at 802-683-6436.

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1968 IN NEW HAVEN. Thursday,

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June 14, 6-9:30 p.m., Tourterelle, Route 7. Get out those bell bottoms and tie dye for this groovy event in support of the United Way of Addison County. Dinner and music and the chance to bring out your inner hippie. Tickets $50, available at app. mobilecause.com/form/Bs6gQw.

BOOKS AUTHOR YVONNE DALEY IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, June 12, 7 p.m., Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Daley will present her new book, “Going Up the Country,” part oral history, part nostalgiatinged narrative, and part clear-eyed analysis of the multifaceted phenomena collectively referred to as the counterculture movement in Vermont.

Discussion and book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.

BOOK DISCUSSION IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, June 13, 6 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St. The Mystery Reader’s book club will meet and discuss “Istanbul Passage” by Joseph Kanon. Open to everyone.

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to some of the lyrical lines.

This is the baritone’s third time portraying Stanley, and he clearly owns the role. His friend Mitch, who’s thinking of marrying Blanche, was sung by James Flora; his gleaming tenor voice shone like a beacon in the surrounding dark and he delivered his sweet aria with refreshing honesty. Soprano Cree Carico brought to the role of Stella, Blanche’s sister, a lively and nuanced interpretation; she gets to express openly the sensuality she shares with her repressed sister.

Meredith Lustig as Blanche scored a triumph: This is her first time singing this massive role, and one hopes she will have more opportunities to add layers to what is already a fine vocal and acting performance. She was most winning in those moments when her voice embodied that vulnerability that makes Blanche so sympathetic,

Soprano Meredith Lustig plays Blanche to James Flora’s Mitch in the André Previn take on “A Streetcar Named Desire” staged by the Opera Company of Midd Lustig earns our reviewer’s kudos for the way she managed the “Hamlet-sized challenge” of playing this complex character.

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but also in those passages where she is either coquettishly flirting or compulsively seducing.

Lustig paced herself well,

delivering not only wistful arias but also scenes of traumatizing memories, requiring reserves of power. Kudos.

The four smaller roles were each also strongly characterized: Olga Perez Flora as the supportive upstairs neighbor; Joshua Collier as her brash poker-playing husband; Cameron Steinmetz as the funnily hapless newspaper boy; and Sara Petrocelli as the eerie, phantasmagorical Mexican woman selling flowers on the street.

Blanche (Meredith Lustig) and her sister Stella (Cree Carrico) share a lighter moment in a relationship in which one represses her desires and the other openly enjoys her sensuality.

For this production OCM assembled its largest instrumental ensemble yet: 29 players arrayed along the back of the stage, allowing for an unimpeded connection between the audience and the stage action. Leading the orchestra in his second OCM production as music director was Michael Sakir, who shaped the score and the flow of the drama with easy authority, and drew a stunning performance from the clearly

engaged players.

Doug Anderson, the artistic director and founder of OCM, has a farm of rabbits to pull out of his stage director’s hat: whether rollicking comedies or searing drama, he always comes up with brilliant ideas and knows when to push and pull, and when to just let a work speak for itself.

In this production, he again demonstrated his uncanny ability to elicit superb acting from his singers, and to create engrossing theater. The OCM staff’s set, costume and lighting design are each impressive: Streetcar is a complex, intricate show and every detail is executed with panache.

The opening night audience clearly hung on every word, rapt in the drama and music, and gave a rousing reception to the cast.

The production opened on June 1, with performances on June 3, 7 and 9 at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. The opera is in English with supertitles (but you won’t need them much at all).

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Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Fri 6/8 5-7pm In the Jackson Gallery

GALLERY OPENING

BIRDS, BEES AND BUTTERFLIES IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY An Exhibition of Poetry and Art featuring Klara Calitri Benefit for the Audubon Society.

On display June 1 – July 8, 2018.

Thu 6/7 & Sat 6/9 Both at 7:30pm $55–$80

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY – 15TH SEASON Douglas Anderson directs André Previn’s faithful opera adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, its jazz-inflected score evoking a highly charged New Orleans setting. Michael Sakir conducts the OCM orchestra.

SUMMER CLASSES

Classes for Rock-Stars, Actors, Dancers, Warthogs and Meerkats: The Lion King Summer Camp Rock-It Science The Glass Menagerie A Spoonful of Sugar THT Kids Hip Hop and Broadway Dance Visit townhalltheater.org or call 382-9222 to register.

EXHIBITS Peter Wildey’s landscape photography on display at Ilsley Public Library.

Beautiful, one-of-a-kind scenes from Vermont and beyond by the former Cornwall resident and 1982 MUHS graduate are on display at the library on 75 Main Street in Middlebury through July 7. Meet the photographer at a reception on Friday, June 8, 5-7 p.m. (802) 388-4095 or ilsleypubliclibrary.org.

1968: The Whole World is Watching at Middlebury College. A year of upheaval and transformation in the U.S. and the world is portrayed through the lens of art, music and literature with prints, photographs, videos, paintings, and sculpture from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s. Also included is a snapshot of Middlebury College in 1968. Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery, May 25-Aug. 12.

“Just Kids: Photographs from the Nicholas Gift” at Middlebury College.

Children have always been a magnet for photographers. Drawn from every corner of the globe and representing a broad spectrum of social and economic circumstances, the images here portray children in good times and bad, in states of blissful play or harrowing isolation. College Museum of Art, Overbrook Gallery, May 25-Aug. 12.

American Wood Sculptor John Cross: A Contemporary Figurative Folk Artist. On view March 20-July 8, featuring the whimsical wood carvings of folk artist John Cross. Reception with the artist on Friday, June 8, from 4-6 p.m. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

The New Paintings of David Fifield: Head in the Clouds. On view May 4-June 26 at the Brandon Artists Guild. Fifield, who grew up in Vermont, says he is fascinated by the infinite possibilities of abstract art, believing it is more about discovery than creation. The BAG is at 7 Center St., Brandon. (802) 2474956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

“Where to Land” at Northern Daughters Gallery. A solo exhibit of oil paintings by Bonnie Baird is on view at 221 Main St., Vergennes, from May 3 through June 10. Baird is known for her authentic, personal paintings of the Vermont landscape. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

Scholarships are available.

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This summer Town Hall Theater turns 10 years old! Join us for a festive, free birthday party. Share some cake, take a walk down memory lane and catch live entertainment as we celebrate 10 years of culture, community and creativity.

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Birds, Bees and Butterflies in the Land of Milk and Honey. An exhibition of paintings by Klara Calitri at the Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, June 1 to July 8. An opening reception on Friday, June 8, 5-7 p.m., will also feature art and poetry by other artists. Jackson Gallery is on the lower level of Town Hall Theater, open Monday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m., and an hour before any public events in the building. 802-382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

The Last of the Hill Farms: Photographs by Richard Brown. On display April 10-June 23, this exhibit offers the chance to experience the Vermont that Brown entered and began to photograph in the 1970s. Fifty years later, the lives, landscapes and time period he so lovingly captured are available for viewing through these large-format, finely detailed, photographic prints. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

Our Town Our Town: Love, Joy, Sadness and Baseball — 100 Years of Photographs from the Sheldon Museum. On view March 20-July 8, featuring three dozen photographs from the museum’s Research Center curated by James Pease Blair. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

“Fish and Feather: The Wildlife Artistry of Painter Nick Mayer and Carver Gary M. Starr.” This exhibit at Art on Main in Bristol reflects the exceptional artistry and technique of a master carver and an award-winning painter, and reveals their passion about the natural world. On display until July 1. 25 Main St. (802) 453-4032.

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MUSIC Northern Flyer tunes to soar into Burnham Hall

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ontemporary bluegrass band Northern Flyer will be performing for the Burnham Music Series at Burnham Hall, 52 River Road, Lincoln, on Saturday, June 9. These four veteran Vermont musicians combine first-rate harmonies with extensive instrumental expertise. Their repertoire includes original songs, unique adaptations of exciting material, and enough traditional bluegrass to testify to their skills playing this demanding traditional music style.

The band appeals to bluegrass and Americana fans, and to all fans of fine vocalizing and strong acoustic musicianship. Band members include: Andy Sacher (mandolin and vocals), Mark Struhsacker (guitar, vocals, and song writing), Andy Greene (banjo, vocals, and song writing), and Kirk Lord (bass).

Andy Sacher started playing the mandolin in the early 1960s. After moving to Vermont in the 1970s, he played in numerous bands, including Dealers Choice, Bob Yellin and the Joint Chiefs of Grass, Stone Coane and Sacher, Bob Degree and the Bluegrass Storm, and as a founding

Mark Struhsacker, left, Andy Sacher, Kirk Lord and Andy Greene comprise Northern Flyer, which will perform at Burnham Hall in Lincoln this Saturday evening, June 9.

member of Breakaway. Andy has a reputation for integrating material from other genres and making it sound like it belongs in the bluegrass framework.

live music ALEX LARROW AND NICO BRAYTON IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, June 7, 7-8 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

JEFF SALISBURY BAND IN NEW HAVEN. Friday, June 8, 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

NORTHERN FLYER IN LINCOLN. Saturday, June 9, at 7:30 Burnham Hall.

ALL TYPES OF KINDS IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Mark Struhsacker nails the demanding role of a bluegrass rhythm and lead guitarist and has mastered the cross-picking solo style made famous by George Shuffler. He founded the WDEV Radio Rangers. In addition to 26 years of weekly broadcasts, they opened shows for Asleep at the Wheel, Kathy Mattea, and Jim & Jesse. When he was working with Elizabeth Von Trapp, Mark sang our national anthem at Fenway Park.

Andy Greene is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He was part of the original Bluegrass Gospel Project and most recently, the founder and guiding light of The Modern Grass Quintet. Andy’s sparkling banjo picking and tenor and baritone harmonies are key elements of the Northern Flyer sound. He is an astute musician and a major contributor to song arrangements.

TOAST IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, June 9, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Notte.

BLUES JAM IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 9, 8 p.m., Sister Wicked.

USAF HERITAGE BAND OF AMERICA CLARINET QUARTET IN VERGENNES. Thursday, June 14, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

THE JACK QUARTET AND SOPRANO TONY ARNOLD IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 16, 2 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

POCOCK ROCKS IN BRISTOL. Saturday, June 16, 3-8 p.m., Main St. NORTHERN THIRD PIANO QUARTET IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Kirk Lord’s professionalism is evident with every solid bass note. One of Vermont’s most in-demand string bass players, he has worked in many of the best known bluegrass bands, including: Big Spike, the Bluegrass Gospel Project, The Modern Grass Quintet, and Bob Degree and the Bluegrass Storm.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30. p.m. The cost is $10 for adults, kids and teens free. For more information, call 802-3886863.

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the movie ADRIFT — RUNNING TIME: 1:38 — RATING: PG-13 Early warning: I loved and admired “Adrift” without any reservation and am thoroughly pleased to be able to write about it. Director Baltasar Kormakur delivers the emotions of a young couple as they fall in love and then as they endure the massive hurricane of 1983 at sea.

Because the Icelandic director triggers audience emotion skillfully and without sentimentality, I urge you to leave your critical eye at home and sink into it. If you’re a sailor, don’t crush the mood by picking a fault here or there. Just get into this one with pleasure.

Tami (Shailene Woodley) is wandering the world supporting herself by doing physical work on docks. She is rootless, strong and independent.

Richard (Sam Claflin) is living his life at sea on the boat he has built with his own hands. Neither has a life plan other than to follow their instincts for water and boats. Both are, at the moment, happily rootless and unable to explain what brought each to this longing for the sea.

Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley play a young couple at sea in a hurricane in “Adrift” (2018).

troubles to be near the sea. Each did that alone.

During a relaxed courtship that unfolds on the water off Tahiti, Richard is offered $10,000 by a couple who need someone to take their boat from there to San Diego. As the couple sails into the rising winds of the hurricane, director Kormakur begins a series of scene shifts between love and hurricane that add up to an extraordinarily moving portrait of these two young people. Nothing about their personalities, their abilities, or their depth of character is a cliché.

The depth and drive that actor Shailene Woodley calls on to create Tami holds us throughout. She is an individual who can be nearly broken by circumstance, but instead, rebounds. She and Sam Claflin create a couple facing death by weather with the same stoicism we saw in the two young people who met as they were building separate lives around the sea. Two lesser actors could easily have turned this couple into a cliché.

Instead, the writers have created two young people who fled early family

The filming of the storm itself and its effects on these two after 41 days adrift silences the theater. The filmmakers have created a hurricane that reveals nothing of pretend. We feel we are there in both the good and bad times, and that is rarely true in love stories or disaster movies. They have brought all of us right into the middle of the storm that threatens two people we care about quite genuinely. How many times a year do you feel yourself disappear from your theater seat into the story on that great big screen?

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When we learn in the final credits that this movie is based on a true story I was surprised to find myself disappointed because I couldn’t quite believe the real players could possibly have been as quietly strong as those created by Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin. Please, just go.

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book THE WORD IS MURDER — ANTHONY HOROWITZ (Harper)

It isn’t that unusual for a person to arrange their own funeral; preplanned funerals are carried out exactly in accordance with the wishes of the deceased, friends and relatives having nothing to do except attend the service. So when Diana Cowper did just that, it wasn’t unusual, but, when some six hours later that same day, she was murdered, that was certainly unusual. Hawthorne, previously a detective with the Metropolitan Police Service in London but now having been let go, is engaged as a consultant, to work the case alongside the police. He in turn contacts Anthony Horowitz, author of this book and an author in real life, to shadow him and write a book about it. “Hawthorne Investigates” is the title suggested, which is promptly scoffed at by the real author. Many such moments abound in this clever meta murder mystery. When Horowitz, English novelist and screenwriter whose work for young adult readers includes the Alex Rider series, agrees to the unpleasant task of writing about this tricky investigation being carried out by a fairly repugnant man, he also finds himself embroiled in murder most foul. A rather enjoyable romp with a good-to-the-last ending.

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

MANY MORE MYSTERY & DETECTIVE NOVELS The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper

The President Is Missing by James Patterson & Bill Clinton

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand The Dry by Jane Harper

Camino Island by John Grisham

The Dante Chamber by Matthew Pearl Providence by Caroline Kepnes A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré Mr. Flood’s Last Resort by Jess Kidd

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HOME A hidden gem: Mountain laurel

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you were fortunate enough to grow up with freedom to roam outdoors, there are likely certain places that stick with you. For me, one of these places is a thicket of old mountain laurels that my brother and I hiked through on our way to an outcrop we called The Ledge. What I loved about them was how their shreddy, redbrown trunks forked and twisted, like trees in a fairy tale, or in the Haunted Forest on the way to Oz. In early summer, they held delicate pink and white flowers that were sticky to the touch — another sign that they were, if not enchanted, at least special.

BY LAURIE D. MORRISSEY

Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is common in northwestern Connecticut, where I grew up, which is one reason it was selected, in 1907, as the state flower.

(Pennsylvania followed suit in 1933.) Along with rhododendron, blueberry, and huckleberry, this broad-leafed

evergreen shrub is a member of the Ericaceae, the heath family. It is common in the eastern United States, and even southern Quebec, although uncommon or rare in the northern part of its range. It is a wellloved species, due to its exquisite flowers and the elongated leaves that give winter color to the woods as well as cover for wildlife.

The mountain laurels I remember sprawled and forked because they grew in a shaded spot. Their flowers were sparse for the same reason. But, although they are shade-tolerant, laurels like sun.

Spectacular stands grow along roadsides The and power lines. Their snowballsized terminal flower clusters typically appear in late May and early June; in the northern edge of their range, they may bloom as late as July.

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At first they’re two-tone, with the sealed buds darker than open flowers. Each cluster contains a crowd of five-sided cups ranging from white to pink, with contrasting dots and streaks of darker pink and

purple.

It turns out my brother and I were right — the mountain laurel’s sticky flowers are special. The plant has a fancy system of dispersing pollen. Before opening, the anthers — the pollen-carrying parts of the flower — are protected from rain and wind inside ten little knobs.

When the flower opens, the anthers are exposed. When a bumblebee enters looking for nectar, an anther springs up and slaps it on its hairy little back, dusting it with pollen. It’s efficient: most of the plant’s pollen ends up on a pollinator.

Some mountain laurel lovers transplant wild specimens, but they can be difficult to establish. Nursery stock is a more reliable option.

About 80 named cultivars exist, according to Dr. Richard A. Jaynes, a horticulturist and plant breeder widely considered the mountain laurel maestro. He developed at least 25 during his career at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and at his Broken Arrow Nursery. The flowers of cultivars offer varied coloration, including bicolor.

MOUNTAIN LAUREL Illustration/Adelaide Tyrol mountain laurel is poisonous, but it is frequently browsed by deer. Kalmia leaves contain andromedotoxin, which is poisonous to livestock, particularly sheep (leading to one of its common names, lambkill).

According to Jaynes the plant is also toxic to deer. “But they use it as a condiment. Somehow they know not to eat enough at one time to be poisoned by it.” He explained that deer typically eat laurel when they’re short of other food. “In my experience, they like the cultivars best.”

Wood carvers also appreciate the plant. It is the favored wood of Dan Dustin, a New Hampshire spoon carver. He often goes out with a pack basket in search of a “spoony” laurel—an old one with branches

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It is this passion that inspired Klara to propose an exhibit of art and poetry on the theme of birds, bees and butterflies. Her desire is to raise awareness for these creatures and their importance in our ecosystem, while warning of the potentially adverse

effects of environmental change to their habitats.

Klara invited artist friends to participate, and included a group of poets who have submitted works on the same theme. Some of the art for sale has been donated by the artists to benefit the Otter Creek Audubon Society.

Packets of milkweed seeds will be handed out

to attendees of Friday’s opening reception so they can plant them on their land in support of the cause. The seeds have been graciously donated by community members.

Along with several works

by Klara Calitri, the exhibit includes paintings, photographs, mixed media and cards by Rachel Elion Baird, Susan Humphrey, Lisa

Calitri, Patty LeBon Herb, Sarah Wesson, Deanna Shapiro, Karla Van Vliet, Molly Hawley, Yinglei Zhang and Phoebe Stone. Poems have been contributed by Rachel Elion Baird, Lisa Calitri, Ann Cooper, Susan Jefts, Patricia LeBon Herb, Kathleen McKinley Harris, Thea Calitri-Martin, Deanna Shapiro, Karla Van Vliet and Nancy Means Wright.

The exhibit will be on display from through July 8. The Jackson Gallery is located in the lower level of Town Hall Theater, a community and cultural venue located in the center of Middlebury.

Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m., and an hour before any public events in the building. More information is available at 802-382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

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as thick as his arm. Mountain laurel also has the name spoonwood, and legend has it that Native Americans carved it for this purpose.

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“It’s lovely carving wood,” Dustin says. “It’s very stable, meaning it doesn’t like to crack as much as some other woods. That makes for easier carving, because it can be carved green. It’s white in color, strong and light and without any taste or perfume.”

He estimates that he’s carved 20,000 spoons out of mountain laurel, and plenty from the wood of its relative, blueberry.

Mountain laurel is lovely wherever you find it, but some of the larger stands are worth a planned visit. Timing of the bloom is affected by elevation and latitude, as well as spring temperatures: an unusually warm, sunny spring moves the flowering season earlier by one to two weeks. There are very large specimens at The Fells, also known as the Hay estate, on the banks of Lake Sunapee.

New Hampshire’s RussellAbbott State Forest, Pisgah State Park, and Wontastaket State Forest have thick stands, as does Vermont’s Black Mountain Natural Area. Maine’s largest stand is in the Bijhouwer Forest in Phippsburg. Spectacular collections are found at Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

Laurie D. Morrissey is a writer in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited

by Northern Woodlands magazine: northernwoodlands. org, and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.

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