Thursday, June 20, 2019

Reel classic

Banner year

There they go

A Vergennes man directs his love for cinema into a new ‘movie about movies.’ See Arts + Leisure.

Seven banners were unfurled at VUHS graduation for the track team, six from 2019. See Page 2B.

Section C features names of 2019 grads from all four high schools plus stories of alums from past years.

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Locals lead search for Lake Seneca shipwrecks

Filmmakers festival is gearing up for year five

Organizers receive 340 movie entries

Underwater mapping to solve mysteries

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Organizers of the fifth annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) are setting the stage for what they believe will be one of the best-ever showcases of budding cinematographic talent, to be displayed on five screens this coming Aug. 22-25.

Festival Producer Lloyd Komesar and Artistic Director Jay Craven last week reported receiving 340 film submissions.

Judges are whittling those down to what they believe are the 75-85 best submissions (to go along with around 20 curated films) that will vie for “VTeddy” awards in several categories, including Best Feature Narrative, Best Short Narrative, Best Feature Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Audience Award Feature and Audience Award Short categories. The festival will also confer multiple cash prizes and in-kind awards to feature and short film directors.

This 2019 MNFF features a new $1,000 cash award, the Shouldice Family Prize for best Vermontmade film.

This year’s 340 film submissions will be easier to manager than last year’s all-time high of 475, Komesar noted.

The 2019 festival, like its predecessors, will include lively panel discussions covering a variety of topics. One of those topics will focus on the role of Public Television in advancing films.

Ron Bachman, senior director of WGBH Public Television in Boston, will lead that discussion.

Other panels are still taking shape, and will likely follow a couple of themes that are emerging from this year’s film entries, according to Craven. One of theme is “our changing natural world,” driven in part by a film called “The Pollinators,” which explores the importance of bees, whose numbers (See Filmmakers, Page 10A)

By JOHN FLOWERS FERRISBURGH — Addison County researchers are leading a two-week effort to map the bottom of Seneca Lake in New York State, a project that could uncover dozens of shipwrecks and re-write the history of the lake as a 19th-century commercial waterway.

The team, lead by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Senior Scholar Art Cohn, left on Monday aboard Middlebury College’s research vessel David Folger for “It’s a a weeklong wonderful journey opportunity through the locks and for a under bridges partnership to get to between the Seneca Lake. maritime There they museum and deployed the vessel’s Middlebury multi-beam College, sonar scanner which I have to reveal the been working u n d e r w a t e r with for 30 terrain of the years.”

38-mile-long — Art Cohn lake and all that reposes there.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for a partnership between the maritime museum and Middlebury College, which I have been working with for 30 years,” Cohn said last week during an interview at his Ferrisburgh home.

Participants include Tom Manley, assistant professor of geology at Middlebury College.

Manley, his wife and colleague Geology Prof. Pat Manley, and Cohn have made headlines for their underwater mapping of Lake Champlain. That effort yielded more than 300 shipwrecks — including the Revolutionary War gunboat Spitfire. The immense collection of underwater artifacts included many sailing canal boats, which were a chief means of (See Divers, Page 10A)

By the way Summer must really be here.

The Vergennes City Band will open its season of Monday evening concerts this coming Monday, June 24. Not only will VUHS band director Sue O’Daniel begin her 37th year leading the orchestra, but City Park will, at the same time, host (See By the way, Page 7A)

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THE 80 MEMBERS of the VUHS Class of 2019 celebrated their graduation in style on June 14. Above, friends gather around Cedar Winslow’s phone for the traditional selfie. Pictured, from left, in the front, are Ashley Cray, Winslow, Ciara McClay, Madeline Smith and Bess Gramling. Behind them are Lillian Goodyear, left, and Emma Bryant. Left, Colby Bushey shows off the pink suit he chose to match his favorite footwear. Principal Stephanie Taylor enjoys the moment. Two years ago Bushey’s brother Camden rocked a bright orange suit on the VUHS gym stage to celebrate his graduation.

Independent photos/Steve James

VUHS grads celebrate their years together Speakers cite community, successes

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — The themes of change, achievement and community intertwined as friends and loved ones gathered on June 14 to honor the 80 members of the Vergennes Union High School Class of 2019 as they graduated in a standing-room-only VUHS gymnasium.

Addison Northwest School District Superintendent Sheila Soule introduced the idea of change right away, pointing to the fact that there were no smart phones when the seniors on the stage were born, nor had many

of the careers they might pursue been created.

“Jobs like app deliverer, social media marketer, social media influencer, data media scientist, search engine analyst, podcast producer did not exist,” Soule said. “So if the world has changed that much in that amount of time, how much will change in the next 10 or 20 years? It’s hard to imagine, except that it will be yours to decide.”

Speakers from the class touched on the seniors’ accomplishments in traditional (See VUHS, Page 12A)

Lincoln revives its theater tradition Comedy on tap for this weekend

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS LINCOLN — Two Lincoln institutions — the Burnham Foundation and resident Harriett “Hattie” Brown — both celebrated 100th birthdays this year. Thanks to a dedicated group of community members, those milestones will intersect this weekend.

“Silas Takes the Air,” a 1927 play set in small-town New England and written by Donald Jacobus, opens Friday night at Lincoln’s Burnham Hall, followed by a second performance of the comedy on Saturday. Both shows begin at 7 p.m.

“This is my first time performing, and I’m having so much fun — everyone is,” said Lincoln resident Sally Ober, who hopes “Silas” will spark a revival of Lincoln-based theater.

This is not the first time Burnham Hall has hosted a production of “Silas.” Though program and casting details are lost to time, Hattie Brown once acted in the play. In fact the playscript used for this weekend’s production came from her personal collection.

“We invited Hattie to come see the play, but the starting time is basically her bedtime,” Ober said.

Still, the cast and crew hoped the former thespian might catch one of their dress rehearsals and be reminded of her own days treading the boards at Burnham Hall.

“We’re dedicating our performances to her,” Ober added.

Though “Silas” isn’t set in Vermont, co-directors Martha (See Lincoln play, Page 9A)

ACTORS SHAWN KIMBALL (left) is confronted by Ian Freeman (right) and Aidan Warren (background) during a rehearsal of “Silas Takes the Air” on Monday night at Burnham Hall in Lincoln. Staged in part as a celebration of the Burnham Foundation’s 100th anniversary this year and filled with Lincoln residents on stage, the play runs Friday and Saturday nights.

Independent photo/Christopher Ross

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, June 20, 2019

Middlebury narrows master plan search

Mount Abe CFO leaving the district

Downtown visioning effort progresses

By JOHN FLOWERS Zoning Jennifer Murray.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury “We’re running out of room in officials have selected three finalists our downtown; we’re not one of to vie for a contract to design a mas- these downtowns that has a whole ter plan for downtown Middlebury, block to that can be demolished a document that will shape the shire and we build anew,” Murray said. town’s village for the next 20 years. “Ours are little infill development This master planning process opportunities here and there. So comes at a critical time in Middle- I think the more we can try to use bury’s history. Work will begin in the master planning process to work earnest this spring on a $72 million with the community to visualize project to replace the what they want the build Main Street and Merenvironment to look chants Row rail bridges “We’re like, the better direction with a concrete tunnel. we can give a developer running out This project will result of room in our who might be interested in more green space downtown; in Middlebury.” fronting St. Stephen’s Murray earlier this Episcopal Church, a we’re not spring sent out a rereimagined Triangle one of these quest for qualifications Park, and a new park downtowns (RFQ) from companies off Printer’s Alley that that has a interested in designing will be named for the whole block Middlebury’s downtown Lazarus family. plan. Seven firms to that can be master It should also be responded. Local plannoted there’s been a lot demolished ning officials reviewed of change in the village and we build the applicants’ credensince Middlebury’s last anew.” tials and picked three comprehensive down— Middlebury that will submit specific town planning effort was Director of proposals to the town by conducted in 2000.

Planning & July 3. They include SE There’s been the creZoning Group out of Burlington, ation of Riverside Park Jennifer Murray Stevens & Associates in 2014, construction of from Brattleboro, and the Cross Street Bridge Town Planning & Urban and traffic roundabout in 2010, Design Collaborative based in renovation of Town Hall Theater Tennessee. in 2012, construction of a new “We were very fortunate,” Murmunicipal office building in 2016, ray said of the caliber of applicants and streetscape projects in 2004 and for the master plan contract.

2011.

Local officials plan to have a Middlebury recently was award- finalist on board by the end of July. ed a total of $108,333 in grants to The chosen company will have conduct its master planning. Around until next March to deliver a final $75,000 of that amount came from product, one that will be shaped by Vermont’s Better Connections public feedback from several public Grant Program, while an additional forums during the coming months. $33,333 came through the state’s The town’s planning commisClean Water Initiative Fund. That sion will serve as the company’s clean water money will be used to steering committee, and two begin the design of environmentally Middlebury College interns will sensitive stormwater upgrades help survey downtown merchants in the downtown, according to and stakeholders on their visions Middlebury Director of Planning & (See Middlebury, Page 3A)

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ON TUESDAY EVENING Desiree (5) and Michael Plouffe (15) and their three-year-old niece Leonne take their Jersey calf Bella and their other cows down to pasture at Plouffe Family Farm in Bridport. It was good preparation for the girls, who will be showing Bella in the PeeWee class at Addison County Fair and Field Days in August.

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Board error stymies MAUSD

After 3 months, problem persists

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — What might have been an open-and-shut grievance case in the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) has led instead to a public dispute between the head of the teachers union and MAUSD board and superintendent, which has raised new questions about transparency in the district.

At issue is not the grievance, itself, which apparently was a personnel matter that was discussed in executive session and was denied at the March 11 school board meeting. The issue is what happened immediately afterward: The board directed Superintendent Patrick Reen “to collaborate with MAEA (Mount Abraham Education Association) to find a solution by March 26, 2019,” and to “prepare to report the solution to the board.”

At the March 26 meeting, MAEA Co-president Tom Learmonth reported during public comments that no collaboration had occurred.

Furthermore, he added, “It says that there’s going to be a report for the solution to this board, but I don’t see that report in the agenda.

So I’m wondering if I should stay because that report’s going to happen?”

No, said board chair Dawn Griswold.

“The board has not had further discussion,” she explained. “There may be a statement at some later date, but not tonight.”

Two months passed and still no statement was issued, and

Learmonth reported at each of the following two board meetings that the non-collaboration situation remained unchanged.

“I would just caution the board that as they talk about the Strategic Plan and the language you use around the Strategic Plan, especially around directives and collaboration, that you need to stand behind your words,” Learmonth said during public comments at the May 28 meeting.

The subject came up again later in the meeting, during a discussion of the report Reen had submitted regarding “Treatment of Staff.”

“I’m just curious if this might be an appropriate time to talk about how we resolve Mr. Learmonth showing up at every meeting and giving the same spiel,” said Steve Rooney, a board member from Starksboro. “There’s got to be a way to resolve this.”

After a brief discussion, Griswold revealed the problem.

“We made an error in our motion,” she said. “We made a mistake in our language.”

The board had overstepped its authority, Griswold explained in a June 10 email responding to questions from the Independent.

“The Board’s goal ... was to encourage the ongoing collaboration (that had been happening) to reach a solution,” Griswold wrote on behalf of the board. “Our intent was to show support for the continuing conversation.”

Griswold declined to say how long the board had known about the error.

After Griswold mentioned the error at the May 28 meeting, discussion turned to finding solutions,

including the possibility of rescinding all or part of the directive it had issued.

But then Reen interjected.

“As far as I’m concerned the board did see information and was satisfied with that information,” he said. “It’s just the nature of the information that was shared couldn’t be shared publicly, which was why it happened in executive session.”

When asked separately about when the board saw this information and in what context it was presented, Griswold declined to comment.

“So from my perspective,” Reen continued, “mission accomplished, board satisfied. That message just hasn’t been conveyed yet to Mr. Learmonth, so he keeps coming and making his statement — that’s the disconnect.”

Learmonth confirmed that he had received no correspondence from Griswold on the matter.

When asked separately if the board agreed with Reen’s assessment, and if so why nothing had been conveyed to Learmonth, Griswold did not to comment.

Reen suggested at the May 28 meeting that the MAUSD might want to “confer with legal counsel ahead of whatever action it is we plan to take.”

When asked separately if the district had consulted an attorney, or whether it planned to, Griswold declined to comment.

Though the May 28 discussion had not been linked to a specific agenda item, Griswold allowed it to proceed anyway, she said.

“I let it go because I know we (See MAUSD, Page 3A)

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — After five years serving as the chief financial officer of the Mount Abraham Unified School District, Howard Mansfield has resigned, effective July 5.

Mansfield’s two-sentence resignation letter, dated March 25, did not specify his reasons for resigning, but it did request “an exit meeting/interview exclusively with the board prior to leaving my position.”

The MAUSD board refused his request. After accepting his resignation on March 26, the board directed Mansfield to “submit an exit interview letter to the administration” instead.

Mansfield did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

MAUSD Superintendent Patrick Reen praised Mansfield’d dedication.

“In his time at ANESU/ MAUSD Howard was instrumental in our “In his time transition at ANESU/ to a unified s c h o o l MAUSD d i s t r i c t Howard and helped was prepare in- instrumental formation in our for three transition bond votes to renovate to a unified Mt. Abra- school ham Union district M i d d l e / and helped H i g h prepare School,” Reen said information in an email for three to the Inde- bond pendent. votes to I n s t e a d renovate Mt. of hiring Abraham a new CFO, the Union district has Middle/High decided to School.” do away — Patrick Reen with Mansfield’s position and replace it with a new one — Business Manager.

“The change from CFO to business manager is simply to better reflect the realities of the job,” Reen explained in a separate email. “The vast majority of the responsibilities of the job are the same. As I see it, the greatest difference is in the level of autonomy and authority of decision making.

A business manager, as I see it, works more in support of the superintendent while a CFO may have more autonomy.” In the end, he added, “It’s mostly semantics.”

On June 7 Reen announced he had hired Floyd Davison to fill the new position.

“Floyd’s sense of community and interpersonal skills along with his background in finance make him a great addition to the MAUSD team,” Reen said in a public statement.

A Bristol resident with children in MAUSD schools, Davison is a former employee of the Vermont Agency of Human Services.

Addison Independent, Thursday, June 20, 2019 — PAGE 3A

City artists to close up storefront after decade

Middlebury

Creative Space group to seek other projects

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Vergennes resident Eloise Beil said she and the other artists who have operated the Creative Space Gallery on Main Street in her hometown for the past decade are doing their best to look on the bright side as their venture prepares to close up shop on July 7.

To start with, it’s not every start-up that lasts almost 10 years, not to mention in the meantime operates or helps run programs that introduce local children to art, all the while providing a cost-effective way to present local artists’ work to the public.

“I really think it’s been a successful 10 years, with what we’ve been able to do for the artists and for community. We’ve had some amazing projects,” said Beil, who has been the president of the Creative Space Gallery since it opened in October of 2009.

Beil, whose co-founders included Karin Hardy, Marsha Chase and Eileen Corcoran, also works as the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Director of Collections and Exhibits. And Beil said many of the other artists who are members of the Creative Space Gallery also have careers as well as create art.

And ultimately that is one of the factors that led to the decision to shut down, Beil said, along with lagging sales due to online competition.

As people moved, switched jobs, or saw changes in family or health circumstances, Beil said it became increasingly harder for the roughly three-dozen member artists to cover shifts and handle the other tasks of running the business.

“Probably the bigger contributing factor is that lives change, and our business model has been all-volunteer,” she said. “It was run by artists for artists, and increasingly the lim-

SEAN DYE AND Marsha Chase are two of the artists in the nonprofit group that has operated and displayed work at the Creative Space Gallery for the past decade; Dye has also painted at and taught part-time in the Main Street gallery in recent years. Creative Space will close on July 7 after a largely productive era of programming and collective displays.

Independent photo/Andy Kirkaldy

itation of that is you have constant turnover of who has the available time. Because most artists have day jobs or other commitments in their lives.”

Over the years the gallery and its artist members have done more than hang their art at 214 Main St., after moving there from 235 Main St. five years ago.

For example, two years ago Creative Space co-sponsored with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes a well-attended printmaking workshop in which finished prints were created by steamrolling them outside in the Kennedy Brothers parking lot.

For several years Creative Space helped the Vergennes Partnership operate a thriving summertime downtown Arts Walk, and for a while took the project on itself until the burden became too great a couple years back.

“It was once a month coordinating with the artists and businesses and doing installations in anything from 10 to 12 to 14 places, plus at the gallery,” Beil said, adding the effort introduced many new visitors to Vergennes. “By the end we were getting crowds of 45, 50 people at the end of the evening.”

But now Beil and the other artists must adjust; as Beil said, they hope as Creative Space’s doors close, others will open.

“That’s kind of the mantra for all of us. What we’ve been thinking as an organization is that we’ll close the gallery, and the organization will be dormant, except for commitments we already have, such as the (Lake Champlain) Chamber Music Festival benefit show, during the summer,” she said. “And then in the fall and winter we’ll start to investigate other opportunities for gatherings.”

Beil will co-curate that benefit show and then focus more on her own long-neglected oil paintings, which she hopes to sell to benefit some of her favorite causes.

“My emphasis shifted to running the gallery rather than painting, so I’m thinking now my emphasis can shift back to making artwork.

Wouldn’t that be interesting?” Beil said. “And there are a lot of really worthwhile causes to which artists can contribute artwork to benefit.”

ART IN OTHER VENUES Certainly, artists will have to scramble. Dye, who has his own studio in his home and won’t be inconvenienced by the loss of the storefront workspace, said he has hung artwork in The Antidote and Strong House Inn in the past and will look to again. Beil has also displayed her oil paintings at those city businesses.

Beil said Panton silversmith and painter Kathy Smith will put more

on what steps were being taken to ensure that the issue will be resolved as transparently as possible.

Whether or not the board rescinds the original directive remains to be seen.

“I’m not sure where things stand now,” Learmonth told the Independent last week. “The minutes of the 5/28 meeting seem to suggest that either the board will rescind their directive or they will declare that they received a report in executive session. Well, if they received a report, why would they rescind the directive? And if they received and accepted the report based on the premise that collaboration

occurred, then I worry about the interpretation of ‘collaboration’ as the District works to implement its new Strategic Plan.”

In addition to suffering a series of high-profile setbacks, most notably the firing of Superintendent David Adams in 2015, the school district has in recent years endured a number of accusations regarding a lack of transparency.

At its annual meeting in February the MAUSD came under fire for failing to make the entire 201819 budget publicly available.

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.

MAUSD (Continued from Page 2A) have to get to the bottom of it,” she said.

When questioned separately by the Independent, Griswold wouldn’t specify how long she had recognized the issue as something that needed to be gotten to the bottom of.

According to the agenda for its June 25 meeting, the board plans to “accept evidence provided by superintendent regarding board directive to collaborate with MAEA,” though it’s not clear why, in light of the erroneous directive, such action might be necessary.

The board declined to comment

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of her inventory in Art on Main in Bristol, for example, and also sells online, while jeweler Suzanne Stone will focus on shows this summer and fall and then evaluate her options after this winter’s holiday season.

“Most of the artists exhibit in more than one place, so we’re not the only string in their bow. So it’s mostly a question of where they’ll shift their inventory,” she said.

Beil said options for the Creative Space Gallery group if it continues to work together could include cooperating on more workshops with the Boys and Girls Club, or pop-up exhibits without the “ongoing administrative time and energy” of running a shop 20 hours a week.

“We really like to think it’s a transition, not an end,” Beil said.

In the short term, Creative Space Gallery will be running a 20-percent-off sale on most of its offerings starting next week and running through July 7. The current exhibit is titled, “Nature In Flight.”

The business hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

(Continued from Page 2A) for the village.

As part of their final report, the chosen company will be asked, among other items, to deliver a master plan map of the downtown, showing infill development opportunities, potential trail/path/ sidewalk connections and links and options for public parking. The firm will also be asked to give special attention to a few specific downtown areas, including: • The so-called “Bakery Lane municipal area,” which features a town-owned parcel located between the municipal building and Otter Creek that has been set aside for an economic development project.

• Weybridge Street, considered the western gateway into the downtown. It’s bordered by the Middlebury College campus to the west and downtown to the east. The road’s southern end is now zoned to encourage single-family homes, but contains several parcels with development potential as commercial, school/office and higher-density residential uses.

In the RFQ seeking planning firms, the town noted the planning commission has been considering revising zoning in the area, and the RFQ ask for help “visualizing” how the neighborhood, which it refers to as a “transitional zone,” was better integrated into its surroundings, possibly with the inclusion of improved bicycle and pedestrian connections as well as zoning recommendations.

• Seymour Street, also considered the downtown’s northern gateway.

The neighborhood includes both residential and commercial uses.

According to the RFQ, the town seeks help “to create a publicly supported vision for a mixed use, bike-ped friendly corridor that will handle vehicular traffic demands as well as creating an active transportation link connecting the downtown core with biking/hiking destinations to the north” through this area.

The town also seeks the company’s “knowledge of urban design to assist the planning commission and other participants to visualize alternatives and preferences for new mixed-use development along this street.”

• East of Court Street (Route 7).

Immediately east of downtown are several neighborhoods and destinations that produce significant bicycle and pedestrian traffic that need better connection to downtown, according to the RFQ. The consultant will be asked to work with stakeholders to imagine better ways of doing so.

Murray acknowledged the challenges.

“It was hard designing the scope (of work) because there is so much to be done,” Murray said. “So we’re just focusing on some critical pieces and hopefully this becomes a living document moving forward that we update before the 20 years is up. Because the downtown is changing fast.”

CORRECTION: In the Summer Guide that we published last week we had the correct date for the Great Brandon Auction in the calendar, but we gave the wrong date in a story. The 30th annual auction will be held Tuesday, July 16, at Estabrook Park, 1 mile north of downtown. Preview at 2 p.m.; gavels falls at 4 p.m.

CLARIFICATION: An article in the Thursday, June 13, issue of the Independent failed to list the Cornwall Fire Department as one of the mutual aid responders for the suspected arson fire at 74 Court St. in Middlebury on June 10. Firefighters from Middlebury, Salisbury, New Haven and Cornwall battled the blaze.

PAGE 4A — Addison Independent, Thursday, June 20, 2019

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Here’s how to create a viable economic development strategy

By Bill Schubart Vermont has no long-term, well-articulated economic development strategy nor the funding capacity to execute one.

It’s not that we don’t spend money on economic development. There are many earnest people working hard to generate economic activity in Vermont, although we often confuse economic and community development; a Greensboro Pride Parade or town green replanting is not “economic development.”

The modest state budget we do have for economic development is doled out and jealously guarded by small fiefdoms operating regionally and, to some extent, statewide. Each time there is an executive or legislative attempt to implement a broad, strategic, statewide economic development plan – one that acknowledges regional and international realities – it’s opposed by existing beneficiaries which assail the Legislature to protect its mission and what’s left is inadequate to fund a statewide strategic initiative.

Complicating the lack of funds to develop and implement such a strategy are several negative socio-economic indicators that inhibit our growth: • Demographics. Vermont’s annual birth rate in the last 20 years has dropped from 7,000 to some 5,400. Our median age is five years older than the national average. Our workforce, markets and population are shrinking. Urbanization is propelling our once thriving rural communities into our few urban centers for employment. There are more jobs than qualified people to take them.

• Broadband deployment. A modern economy requires ubiquitous and affordable broadband access. In the past, the federal government took the lead on rural electrification and universal phone service, but has punted on broadband access leaving it to the impoverished states and municipalities.

Vermont is a patchwork.

• Affordable housing. Vermonters cannot afford to live where they work and there’s not enough public transportation buildout to allow them to easily commute.

• Child care. One clearly documented problem for workers – and therefore employers – is the lack of affordable quality child care statewide.

• The business community itself, when recently polled, has a dominantly negative view of near-term business prospects.

Because we have no overall strategy, our priorities for business growth and our message to potential partners is unclear. I attended a recent Grafton Conference on the Arts and Humanities which focused on their ability to tell the story, bring to life the human impacts our challenges pose, and dream large about solutions. A big take-away for me was about our traditional definition of a “Vermonter,” to which – not being one – I had always subscribed … a white man or woman probably with agrarian roots whose family dates back at least several generations.

Wow! there’s an exclusionary definition. Imagine if our vision of a “real Vermonter” were someone of any age or color who chose Vermont for its opportunities, lifestyle and values.

WHAT’S A FEASIBLE STRATEGY? A feasible strategy must start with an in-depth assessment of all of Vermont’s businesses, from convenience stores to major employers. It would include the nonprofits, which account for 20 percent of jobs. (Of the four largest Vermont employers, three are nonprofits: the University of Vermont Medical Center, the State of Vermont, Global Foundries, and the University of Vermont.)

This database would include a core business descriptor, the number of employees, and gross sales. It would also accommodate employer-option inputs for enterprise goals, challenges, and sought partnerships. It would be open to research by businesses or nonprofits seeking partners, products, acquisition, or new markets.

Productive economic policy would also maintain a similar network of significant regional research entities and colleges that could partner with existing businesses to solve challenges or entrepreneurialize intellectual property assets. A business is a practical laboratory. By way of example: A grass-fed beef farmer might find the answer to a specific challenge in research being done by a soil scientist at Cornell, UVM or Sterling College.

How do we rise above “business as usual” and develop a statewide strategy and communications plan for economic development? It will necessitate some reallocation of current resources which will, no doubt, trigger a defensive response from legacy recipients.

What if, instead of just annually allocating money across a dozen entities, a central economic development authority were to use its resources to fund development projects based on their intrinsic worth, measurable outcomes, and their consistency with a Vermont strategic plan?

There’s a model for this.

Some years back, the then-Chittenden County United Way recognized it couldn’t continue to fund all the nonprofits requesting money. It laid out a countywide list of challenges and invited nonprofits to apply for grants that would remediate the outlined challenges and then held them accountable for outcomes. It was radical at the time, but it reallocated scarce resources with much greater efficiency and effect.

We must do the same in economic development if we are to ever make a dent in our economic well-being.

Some have suggested we move economic development out of the government sector. I struggle with this. Our socio-economic challenges usually end up being solved cooperatively between the business, nonprofit and government sectors. To simply abandon a manifest government function and toss it to the nonprofit sector or privatize it is no solution.

Good news is … a growing economy will address many of the socio-economic problems that bedevil us.

Bill Schubart is a regular columnist for VTDigger. He is a retired businessman and active fiction writer, and was a former chair of the Vermont Journalism Trust.

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Trent’s photos sorely missed

Dear Trent, It is at times like these that people — you — need to know in no uncertain terms what you mean to this whole community.

Your masterful, artful, magnificent capture of the glorious moments of our lives — the most fleeting, the most cherished — has filled us all with joy incomparable.

How many parents, how many athletes, how many performers, have you thrilled with your gifts?

You have given us our children and ourselves framed in the glory we knew in a moment — lost — now found by your eye, by your hand.

What a magnificent brain you must have, to hold us all in your love like that.

Thank you.

Come back!

Patty Smith Whiting

Town hall site a bad choice

Almost summer

GRADES 4 AND 5 teacher Catherine Canavan goes through papers in a box in her classroom at Weybridge Elementary School on Tuesday. Now that school is out, teachers around the county are cleaning their classrooms before heading out for summer.

Independent photo/Bethany Palmer

Pint-sized pup is a fun challenge Question: What’s cuter than cute, is as big as a size12 shoe, is covered with fur and commands constant attention?

Answer: A miniature golden doodle puppy named “Roxie,” who for the past two weeks has put bags under our eyes big enough to pack for a vacation.

I credit our son’s partner, Sarah, for steering us to Roxie. Sarah owns perhaps the best dog I have ever met, a miniature golden named “Maple.” She’s a 30-pound bundle of love, brains, energy and loyalty.

Maple, her curly coat a grade-“A” fancy variety of the sweet product for which she’s named, never barks, sits with you when you’re sad, loves to fetch a tennis ball, and follows basic commands — whether you offer a treat reward or not.

By John There’s only one Maple, so my Flowers wife and I agreed to take a gamble on a member of her breed. We waited patiently until Maple’s breeders had announced a new litter of minis and put down a deposit for a pup a couple of months ago.

Two weeks before puppy pickup day, we were invited to choose our little girl during an electronic FaceTime introduction.

My cell phone screen nearly melted from the dangerously high cuteness factor.

The first images were of a teeming scrum of sevenweek-old miniature golden doodles, moving in unison toward a communal water bowl. Ten tiny tongues darted into the water. The little rascals then dispersed

and we quickly zeroed in on our preferred puppy.

Precocious while sporting an inquisitive look, there was something about Roxie that said, “I’m a little heartbreaker, but I’m also a mystery wrapped in an enigma encased in a box of milk bones.”

Fortunately, Roxie was still available and we asked that she be set aside for us.

When we told our son, Mark, that we had named our new pup “Roxie,” he had a good laugh.

“That’s a stripper’s name,” he said.

Really?

True, the little squirt walks around in her birthday suit, but I promised to keep her away from glitter.

Before we knew it, it was time to collect Roxie from her Pennsylvania breeders. My wife, Dottie, helped break up the monotony of our 6.5-hour drive by reciting some of the dos and don’ts of puppy rearing. We got a sense of what Roxie would eat, her vaccination schedule and (gulp) potty training.

Our two senior citizen dogs are in their teens and our kids are in their mid-20s, so it’s been years since we’d seen a scrub cloth, crate or a diaper.

Oh well, who’s afraid of a mess or two, right?

Roxie was snoozing last Saturday when we plucked her from the playpen she’d been sharing with her seven sisters and two brothers. Tipping the scales at an “astonishing” 5 pounds and covered with car(See Clippings, Page 7A)

Clippings

One rooster can spoil the flock

I got a new batch of day-old chicks in early May, more like pets than the indifferent lawn ornaments and I’ve been watching them carefully — like a hawk, I’m used to, and for once it looked like I’d scored an you might say, although I try to avoid such imagery all-female flock. around chickens — for signs of roosterishness.

Not that there’s anything wrong with roosters. They When you order chicks for a flock of laying hens, look quite majestic. In fact, if you’re a flatlander going you are told you have a one in 10 chance of ending up for a Vermont country homestead aesthetic, a rooster with a rooster. is practically mandatory.

I’d say the real odds are considerably higher.

And if you don’t mind the crowing — which goes Until this year, I’ve never ordered more than six on throughout the night, regardless of what you may chicks at a time, and I’ve always have heard about “nature’s alarm gotten a rooster in the bunch. And clock” — you might even enjoy this year, I pressed my luck by having a rooster around. ordering eight birds.

With a rooster, you’ll always It seemed inevitable that I’d have fertilized eggs on hand, end up with at least one male. But either for your hens to hatch or for my probability-challenged brain you to incubate and brood in your reasoned that after all these years, still-unfinished pantry.

I was due for a rooster-free batch.

But if you just want eggs for

By Jessie Raymond eating, a rooster wastes a spot in The chicks spent their first three weeks brooding in our pantry. your laying roster.

This is not to be confused with the Also, roosters are cads. They’ll brooding I do in the pantry — I’m just bitter because find a juicy worm or grub and then call a hen over with Mark still hasn’t finished the cabinetry. Their brooding a flirty cluck and seductive dance. The hen, who never was limited to staying warm and safe until they were learns, comes running. But the moment she zeroes in old enough to move into the coop. on the treat, the rooster drops the act.

In an effort to make them more tame than past I hate to be indelicate — at least in print — so let’s flocks, I’ve spent a lot of time hand feeding and han- just say he will take advantage of her, in a noncondling them. One chick in particular has taken a liking sensual and unromantic manner, and then strut away, to me. Whenever I visit them in their pen, she scurries straightening his tie and moving on to his next victim. up my arm and perches on my shoulder or nestles in It’s not a scene you’ll ever see in a Warren Kimble the hood of my sweatshirt. So cute. print.

I named her Daphne.

I’ve had several roosters over the years, and most (See Jessie, Page 5A) Things were looking good. My birds were acting

Around the bend

I am not sure who to address this to — selectmen, town planners or Middlebury College — whoever it was who thought squeezing the Town Hall next to the Library, surely didn’t think it through.

Every time I’d like to go to the library, I find myself riding around in circles. If you find a space on the upper level, it’s almost like winning the lottery and we all know how often that happens. So, you head to the lower level only to find there is not one single space there either.

If we had built that lovely Town Hall on the space that is now another park, the one with the cement balls, it would have been very accessible and would have provided enough parking for an army.

I know it’s done and can’t be undone. I just hope next time a decision like this is to be made someone engages their brain!

Karlene Callahan Middlebury

U.S. needs new political diet

The U.S.A. appears to have turned into a fat, angry, prosaic, soulless country that is suffering from a severe case of indigestion.

Some think that King Mac-Don the Con is the perfect POTUS for the occasion. Others think we need simply consume large quantities of milk of magnesia to address our collective upset stomach and settle our bulging tummy. Biden is their guy.

I think what we need now is to go on a lean diet of fresh, leafy vegetables, a bright assortment of organic, plant-ripened fruit, coupled with a touch of mixed nuts, dark chocolate, and strong Irish tea.

I favor some combination of Bernie, Warren, Harris, and AO-C to get the political compost pile working again while cultivating a green, vibrant, intelligent, enchanted new deal diet for the people and the planet.

David Brynn Bristol

Tax system is hurting seniors

Regarding your May 27 article, protests at the legislature, it is understandable that not everyone feels that issues of concern to them are being addressed. The Democratic Party is a “big tent,” meaning members can at times vary widely in their views. (A few decades ago there were such things as “liberal” Republicans).

One issue, which seems to get very little attention from the current Legislature, is the inequitable burden the current “income sensitive” property tax adjustment places on the many Vermont seniors who subsist entirely or mainly on Social Security. Social Security was designed as a means of sustenance for retirees, not as a source of property tax revenue.

At present all Social Security payments are included as “house(See Letter, Page 5A)

Sex education an evolving curriculum In August of 2017, I spent a weekend in Boston being trained to teach sex education to teenagers.

This sex positive, consent-based, gender-affirming curriculum was first conceived of over 40 years ago by two faith communities, The United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Society.

These religious organizations wanted their young congregants to have accurate, age-appropriate information about sexuality, to encourage lifelong healthy decisions about sex and intimacy. The program, called Our Whole Lives (OWL), is the opposite of so-called abstinence-only teachings. Instead, we teach all about sex, knowing that people of all ages make the best choices when we have all the information we need.

The Our Whole Lives curriculum is built around three core values: Respect, Relationships, and Responsibility. The ideal is that these values guide our decision making in every aspect of life, but especially in how we express our sexuality.

Looking over the OWL material as I prepare for my second year of teaching the curriculum to 7th and 8th graders in Middlebury, I am struck by how badly I want our whole country to have access to these essential teachings.

Back in Fall of 2017, just a few short weeks after receiving our training to teach OWL, my fellow facilitator and I nervously awaited our first group of middle schoolers.

We knew that most likely these kids wouldn’t be too excited to wake up early on Sunday mornings to come talk about sex with two old people.

In fact, if I could travel back to my own 13 year old self, it would probably be my worst nightmare. We had posted materials on the wall, placed chairs in a circle, and put the Question Box in a prominent place.

When the kids came in, we would explain how the Question Box worked. At the end of every single class, each teen would receive an index card and a pen. If they had any question at all, they would write it on the card. If they didn’t have a question, they would write “I don’t have a question.” That way, writing on the cards was something the whole group would participate in, no one would know who asked questions, and we facilitators would answer any questions from the Question Box at the next meeting.

Little did we know, as we planned

Ways of Seeing

By Joanna Colwell our lessons for the 2017/2018 school year, that this would be the year that would see one after another prominent journalist, movie executive (the Harvey Weinstein story broke during our first week of OWL), politician and so many more, accused of weaponizing their sexuality against women in their spheres of influence. It seemed like each time we would meet, there was another story of a grown man causing terrible harm. I felt determined that these kids would know they had a right not to be treated that way, wherever they might go.

Spending time with these middle school students made me remember back to my own early teen years.

Did I have caring adults who taught me that human sexuality and desire express themselves in a rainbow of different ways? Did anyone tell me it was fine to love people of the opposite gender, the same gender, or both/neither genders? Did the grown ups in my life understand that gender is NOT an either/or duality, that many humans identify as outside the gender binary? Did anyone ever tell me explicitly that if I wasn’t feeling safe, that if I wasn’t enjoying myself tremendously, it was my human right to get out of that situation, NO MATTER WHAT the other person wanted? No, I never got that. How about you, Gentle Reader?

This month is the 50th annual Pride Celebration, marking the Stonewall Rebellion, when patrons of a gay bar in New York City fought back against a police crackdown. An Elder Stateswoman named Miss Major, who was there at Stonewall, described it like this: “Looking at the riot squad was like watching Star Wars storm troopers, but they were in black with riot gear, sticks, guns, mace, helmets, and shields. The brutalization as they moved across and down the street was like a tidal wave hitting a coastline city. It just hit and rolled over you. If you fought, you’d wind up down, and if you were down, they would keep beating on you.”

It was queer, gender non-con-

forming, people of color who lead the spontaneous uprising against police brutality for these three consecutive nights, now known as the Stonewall Rebellion. It was queer, gender non-conforming, people of color who, in so many ways, brought us to this moment in history where LGBTQIA+ people don’t have to live closeted lives, have the freedom to marry, and are represented in the media.

But we still have such a very, very long way to go. Trans Women of Color have a life expectancy of only 35 years, and 57 percent of transgender women of color make below $10,000 a year. Miss Major is angry that all these years after Stonewall, trans people are still fighting to survive.

In many ways, today’s queer and gender non-conforming youth are growing up in a different world than the one their parents knew. If they don’t live in a religious fundamentalist community, they can be out to their parents, teachers, and friends. They can go to the prom with their sweetie, even if they both are wearing tuxes. They can see queer characters on TV. If they feel isolated, they can be part of a group that offers online support.

How much of this positive change in society do we owe to those brave drag queens at Stonewall, who had had enough of being violently targeted for simply being themselves?

The freedom to be who you are, to enjoy basic human rights and comforts, should never be denied.

The middle schoolers who will take part in OWL in the coming school year are very lucky, even if they don’t feel like it when their parents are waking them up on Sunday morning. As their teacher, it is my responsibility to make sure they understand how much of their freedom to be who they are is due to the courage of people who are still struggling to get free.

Joanna Colwell is the director of Otter Creek Yoga in Middlebury’s Marble Works District, and is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher.

Joanna serves on the Board of Directors of WomenSafe, and enjoys working with her allies to dismantle the Patriarchy. She lives in East Middlebury with her family, and welcomes feedback for this or any column at joanna@ ottercreekyoga.com.

Jessie (Continued from Page 4A) of them were quite well behaved, at least toward humans. Only one of our roosters, who had started off quite sweet, turned nasty when he grew up.

The first time he really came at me, talons first, I responded (more out of panic than strategy) by roaring at him and chasing him around the yard screaming gibberish. The surprise factor seemed to work, and he settled right down after that.

A few days later, however, a fox got him, so I’m not sure if the lesson really took.

Every day I analyzed the girls for any roostery characteristics.

These include, among other things, standing up tall instead of freezing when faced with an unfamiliar sight or sound, growing faster than the other birds and developing long and stringy neck feathers (called “hackles”) that resemble the hair of

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) hold income” so as to reduce the amount of any such adjustment.

There is a proposal to resolve this by exempting some portion of social security from “household income.” This issue has been addressed by other states. In Vermont it is often difficult for seniors to afford our high property taxes and some lose their homes.

Both nationally and in our state, the demographics are changing, and any political party which hopes to remain relevant might be well advised to keep these changes in mind. Inaction is equivalent to acquiescence, and acquiescence in the face of injustice is unacceptable.

A great many of us might very much welcome public comments on these points from our elected representatives.

Bob Anderson Bristol

an unshowered 14-year-old boy.

Until recently, I saw nothing like that.

Last week, however, I noticed that Daphne was looking quite a bit taller than the other girls. Also, she kept charging at them and knocking them out of her way.

I told myself she was just bigboned and clumsy.

Then, Sunday morning, when I opened the coop door, Daphne muscled her way out first. Standing at the top of the little ramp, she surveyed the yard, took a deep breath and in a preschooler’s voice made

a tentative and squeaky sound: a rudimentary but unmistakable rendition of the classic “cock-adoodle-doo.”

It figures.

Daphne, I hereby dub thee “Duke.”

Addison Independent, Thursday, June 20, 2019 — PAGE 5A

Washington a towering figure Editor’s note: This is the 23rd own body of law and system in a series of essays on the history of government, and that they and meaning of the American deserved proper respect in keeping with the law of nations political tradition.

No narrative of the founding — the very idea of international of this nation is complete that law was relatively new, invented doesn’t take account of George in Holland by Hugo Grotius during the previous Washington. Yet of century in his all the founders, he influential work, is the most difficult The Right of War to represent. As the and Peace. It served historian Joseph as a guide to the Ellis has written, European settlers to the trouble with North America.

Washington as a Washington also subject of history is foresaw that, as that it is hard to find European settlers the man beneath the acquired more and monument, which more of the land was being erected and developed it over him even while for agriculture, he was still living. In The American an activity that his most recent book, American Dialogue, Political Tradition he engaged in An essay by on a grand scale, Ellis sums up the thereby greatly historical problem Victor Nuovo succinctly: “There Middlebury College enriching himself, the economic was a man named professor emeritus prospects of these George Washington of philosophy indigenous peoples who walked the earth would decline with during the last twothirds of the eighteenth century, the loss of hunting grounds and but he has been transformed the diminishment of wildlife. into an otherworldly demigod The remnant of native peoples whose wisdom is silence”; would continue to live in their and he concludes this with this much diminished territories, remark: “There are no words and to survive they would on the Washington Monument.” have to change their mode of Perhaps this is why accounts life and take up agriculture or of the nation’s founding, focus animal husbandry and become on Adams, Hamilton, Jefferson acculturated to a European and Madison as agents who mode of life. This policy is best promoted the main outlines of described as economic genocide, the American Republic while enforced by brutal acts of assigning Washington the passive savagery.

When contemplating the role of presiding demigod.

But in fact not only did European settlement of America Washington have a well- and the western expansion, it is considered idea of what this important to ask, “Who were the nation should become, but as savages?” But I digress.

The dominant theme of the the first President, he, perhaps more than any other, set it on its Farewell Address is the union course, so much so that it can be of the states under the federal said that, for better or for worse, constitution. Washington depicts much of what the United States the union of states under one has become is what he intended government, thereby making it and worked for. What did he one nation, as “the Palladium of [the people’s] political safety and intend?

He intended that the United prosperity,” endowing it with a States of America should religious, albeit nonsectarian “Palladium” refers become a great continental quality. power, continuing on its western to Pallas Athena, the mother expansion, and that, in this course goddess of Athens, whose statue presided of development, white Protestant enormous Englishmen would displace the over the citadel of classical indigenous nations that had been Athens. The more perfect union settled here for millennia. He brought about under the new acknowledged that the land was Constitution, included a national originally theirs by right, and name “American,” and a new insisted that their displacement identity for every citizen — a should be accomplished only cultural identity “you have the through legal means: through same Religion, Manners, Habits purchase or through treaties and political Principles” and a carefully executed and faithfully “common cause.” The benefits observed, for he acknowledged that would derive from this that the indigenous peoples union were not only political had constituted themselves into but also economic, for this new sovereign nations each with its nation would not only increase

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in territory and fertile land also rich in resources, but in access to the sea; hence, it would become a leader in world commerce.

Washington envisioned The United States as what it has become: an international economic powerhouse.

Washington’s Farewell Address was his valedictory.

It included a defense of what he hoped would become his legacy, for it was under his direction that in accordance with the Constitution that the organization and practices of the federal government first took shape. He acknowledged that the government he celebrated was a government of the people and that its chief purpose was, in accordance with the Constitution, “to secure the blessing of liberty” for all the people, now and hereafter. But he was emphatic that in the enjoyment of liberty the people must make this government and its law a standard for all their future actions. “This government, the offspring of our own choice uninfluenced and unawed … completely free in its principles, in the distribution of its powers, uniting security with energy, and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and your support. Respect for its authority, compliance with its Laws, acquiescence in its measures, are duties enjoined by the fundamental maxims of true liberty.” Or again, “The very idea of the power and the right of the People to establish government presumes the duty of every Individual to obey the establishment of Government.”

Washington’s Address was not greeted with universal applause, hence another prominent theme in the Address was a warning against factions and party politics. What he warned against was already a reality.

Jefferson regarded the Address as a Federalist tract, and he was not wrong. When he became president in 1800, Jefferson went about dismantling Federalist policies and institutions. But in his second term, he found it necessary to restore much of what he dismantled.

It has been noted that Washington did not write the Farewell Address by himself.

He had two noteworthy collaborators: James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. In 1792, near the conclusion of his first presidential term, he planned to retire and had asked Madison to draft a valedictory.

Circumstances brought a change of mind, and he served a second (See Nuovo, Page 7A)

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Raymond Ethier, 74, Brandon

Donald Dolliver Jr., 66, lumberjack, sugarmaker, storyteller STARKSBORO — Duffy often quipped that each of us has an invisible bar code on our foreheads with an expiration date — Duffy’s code read May 16, 2019. He died while working in the woods in the spring sunshine surrounded by the smell of splitting firewood and the sounds of the birds.

Duffy was born Nov. 7, 1952, the son of Donald C. and Charlotte Sheehan Dolliver. His father, a Vermont state employee, had various postings, and during Duffy’s early years the family lived in Fair Haven and Springfield before settling in Calais. Duffy’s love of nature and the Vermont way of life began in childhood. Summers were spent swimming and fishing on the shores of Lake Champlain near Thompson’s Point with his family and Sheehan grandparents.

Duffy also spent considerable time at Stanley Morse’s farm in Calais, where he learned agricultural skills and became interested in maple sugaring. He was a proud graduate of UVM and a U.S. Army veteran.

Few people have a chance to pursue a hobby so extensively and passionately that it guides the course of their life toward interesting people and cultures around the globe. Duffy was introduced to lumberjack competitions as a teen visiting local Vermont competitions with his family. In 1974, after serving in the Army, he took up the sport himself as a member of the UVM Woodsmen’s Team, and soon entered local contests at county fairs and regional events. As his skill in the sport grew, he teamed up with others to travel to larger competitions, first around New England, then across the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

An excellent storyteller in his own right, he especially enjoyed the Aussie woodchoppers whose storytelling skills and exceptional humor equaled his own. When Duffy visited Australia, he was welcomed by these Aussie friends and stayed in their homes experiencing Australian life differently and more fully than most tourists.

His greatest wins were typically in the sawing events, both with traditional crosscut saws where

he had great success with perhaps a dozen different sawing partners over his 40-year career, and with his super-modified chainsaw, where he made the finals of the World Championships many times. Later in his career, he worked for Granite State Lumberjack Shows, Inc. producing lumberjack competitions nationally and serving as head judge in many events. In this capacity, he was able to travel to nearly every state in the country and work with competitors from around the world.

To say he was a great champion would diminish his role in the sport.

His gift to the sport was his integrity as a competitor and judge, his friendly nature, and his intelligent input into the structure and fairness of competition. To seasoned competitors, he was a trusted friend.

To newcomers he was a sage, a historian, and a mentor. He was still competing in the sport and planning for this summer’s events.

Duffy was an avid, ungreedy hunter who enjoyed the time spent afield with hunting friends nearly as much as the harvest. Always the first out of camp and the last one in regardless of the weather. And always the first to congratulate you on your successful day.

He was also a passionate racquetball player, and spent many mornings in the early bird league at The Edge for over 30 years. He was well liked, and had many partners over the years in the doubles league. He was a constant figure, always ready to play as hard and fast as he could.

He was a staple there and will be tremendously missed by the 30-plus players that continue to battle in the early mornings.

Duffy wandered into a sugar maker’s woods in the fall of 1990, introduced himself and said that he was interested in sugaring. He was buying a woodlot in Starksboro. He had a Pepperidge Farm bread route, but was looking into getting into something that had been a childhood passion, having grown up just north of Montpelier, and sugaring with Stanley Morse. He loved the woods and woods-work, and he approached maple with a dual sensibility, combining his passion for the woods with making a good

DONALD C. (DUFFY) DOLLIVER and meaningful living for decades.

Duffy carefully, methodically and lovingly thinned his woods, and designed his tubing system.

That first summer was particularly memorable and meaningful, as father and son, Duffy and Don, spent the summer together building the sugarhouse.

Within a few years, with a lot of work, research and passion he became immersed in maple. He networked with other elite sugarmakers in Vermont and throughout the Northeast, toured sugarhouses in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Quebec, and quickly absorbed the best of what he saw, making numerous and enduring friendships along the way.

Duffy became active in the maple community, volunteering on the county and state level. He was the guy in the corner of the Addison County Sugarhouse at Field Days who cheerfully made and handed you your annual milkshake when it was humid and 88 degrees. And behind the scene, he always did the little necessary things that made the Addison County Sugarmakers Association the strongest in Vermont.

He became the Addison County Director for the Vermont Maple Sugarmakers Association. As a state Director, he wasn’t happy just occupying a seat at the table,

he wanted to make a difference, and he did. While always friendly and humorous, he cared enough to stand up for what he believed, even if he knew his view or opinion was not popular. This is rare, and Don did it naturally and repeatedly, and was known and respected for it. Sugarmakers throughout the state counted on Duffy to have a thoughtful, clear, humorous, strong, sometimes contrarian voice. His combination of humor and clarity made his opinions count. His voice and presence were greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed in the maple world.

Duffy’s clarity and moral sense was always respected. He didn’t waiver. He didn’t cut corners.

He always helped his friends. He looked at life with a twinkle in his eyes.

Duffy met Chris Marion in November of 2016. They had many adventures, and spent time together doing the things that matter. He became an integral and loved member of Chris’s immediate and extended family, including becoming “Grand Duff” to his cherished Ophelia Rose. They will take the lessons offered by this incredible man and carry them in their heart forever.

Duffy will be sadly missed by all who were lucky enough to have had a chance to be near him while he was here.

Those giving thanks for Duffy’s life, and mourning his passing, include his sister and brother-inlaw, Debbie and Frank DeVolder, beloved Chris Marion, her children Stephen and Michelle Cobb, Cassie Marion, and Jake Mahoney, numerous cousins and many dearly-loved friends. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Don and Charlotte, and his cousins, Patrick Sheehan and Andrew Marshall.

A celebration of life will take place on July 7, at 11 a.m., in the first field on the right, on Brown Hill West, Starksboro, Vt. All who knew him are welcome and encouraged to stay for a potluck meal following the service. Duffy’s ashes will be placed in a favorite spot amidst the maple trees that he tended and cherished.◊

Bernard Pockette, 83, formerly of Middlebury someone’s face. He loved to bake for family and friends, and invite people into his home. He loved the outdoors, gardening, playing golf, fishing, hunting and bird watching. He dedicated his life to his family and friends, and the many cats, dogs and other animals that he took in over the years. He was a kind and generous man, who always lived his life putting others before himself. His loving and gentle nature will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years Anita (Many) Pockette; his four children, sons Alfred Pockette and wife Paula, Michael Pockette and wife Darcy, and daughters Terri Pockette and her partner Richard James, and

RUTLAND — Bernard J. Pockette, 83, died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 30, at his home in Rutland Vermont. He was born to Frederick and Anne (Thompson) Pockette on March 21, 1936, in the city of Rutland, Vt. Bernie served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He married Anita Many of Middlebury in 1958, and they raised their family of four children. Beyond being a loving father and husband he had many work experiences throughout his life. He was a baker, a bar owner, a car salesman, a mobile home salesman, and a bus driver.

Bernie’s love of a good joke and his endless sense of humor was always sure to put a smile on

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Charlene Pockette and her partner Jody Conant; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren; and his sister Patty Costello and her husband Brian.

He was predeceased by his parents Frederick and Anne Pockette, and three siblings; Theresa Falco, John Pockette and Charles Pockette.

We will celebrate his life on Tuesday, July 2, at Saint Mary’s Church in Middlebury, Vt., at 11 a.m., and invite family and friends to join us immediately following the service at the American Legion in Middlebury.

In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to Rutland County Home Health and Hospice and Bayada of Rutland.◊

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Brandon; three brothers, Richard Ethier of Wallingford, Rodney Ethier of West Haven and Ralph Ethier of Brandon. Many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins also survive him.

A private graveside committal service and burial will take place, at a later date in Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.◊

Robert Leon Ryan celebration of life BRIDPORT — The Celebration of life for Robert Leon Ryan, 77, who died May 6, 2019, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 3 to to 8 p.m. at the Middlebury V.F.W. on

Exchange Street. Everybody who knew him is welcome, and please bring your stories, and pictures to share of Dad. A small meal will be served, and there will be a cash bar.

Warren Greene, 58, formerly of Salisbury SALISBURY — Warren Scott Greene, age 58, died May 30, 2019, at his home in Burlington.

Warren was born in Santa Rosa, Calif., on January 21, 1961. The family moved to Vermont in 1968 and purchased the Waybury Inn in East Middlebury. He always maintained a love and strong connection to the Inn. He graduated Middlebury Union High School, class of 1979.

He grew up fishing the river behind the house, skiing at Snow Bowl and playing Little League Baseball.

His passion for the game continued throughout most of his life, as he played high school baseball, Babe Ruth, legion baseball and on softball leagues, and a favorite; playing with the Coyote Baseball Team.

He married Janice Audet in 1988 and became a father to two wonderful children. He loved the outdoors and camping. He liked to bowl and was quite a good guitarist and singer. Warren had many gifts. He was a talented sewer and upholsterer and together with his mother started “Greene’s Upholstery” at Fern Lake. Eventually he built a shop at his Salisbury home and worked there for many years, until moving to Burlington, where he continued his work at Rags and Riches.

Warren was a kind-hearted soul and loved his family immensely.

He liked helping people and was a volunteer at Brandon Area Rescue Squad in the 1990’s.

He is survived by his son Mitchell Greene and daughter Erin

WARREN SCOTT GREENE Audet-Greene. He also leaves his partner of 12 years, Sheri Curtis and five sisters; Linda Billings, Claudia Riley, Sandra Wimett, Donna Seibert and Julia Emilo. Many nieces and nephews also survive him. He was predeceased by his parents, Bud and Betty Greene and a sister, Marcia Schuppert.

A private memorial service will be held, at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in his memory to a little league team of one’s choice or to the Special Olympics.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.◊

Roger LaRock, 87, Forest Dale native

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“A few of his favorite things,” a celebration of the life of Ernest J. Franzgrote who died on August 14, 2018,will be held on Sunday June 30th from 3:30 to 5:00 pm at the Platt Memorial Library in Shoreham.

Burial will take place at 2:30 at Lake View Cemetery in Shoreham.

All are welcome.

BRANDON — Raymond “Pete” Leon Ethier, age 74, died Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Our House Too in Rutland.

Mr. Ethier was born in Addison on Jan. 11, 1945. He was the son of Leon and Dorma (Levarn) Ethier.

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Following his honorable discharge, he returned home and attended Vermont Technical College in Randolph.

He lived in Connecticut for a while and worked at Pratt-Whitney Aircraft Corporation. He again returned home and became the largest hog producer in the state. He later worked at General Electric in Rutland as a machinist. He lived in Chino Valley, Ariz., from 1984 until 1994, where he worked as a carpenter of Allied Signal.

He is survived by his daughter; Susan LaRock Lurvey of Rutland; son Rupert J. LaRock of Sudbury; three grandsons, four great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. also survive him. He was predeceased by his wife Blenda Helen LaRock; FUNERAL MEMORIAL SERVICE CREMATION PRE-PLANNING SERVICES

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Honoring his wishes, there will be no public funeral service.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made in his memory to Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.◊

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Lois Naomi Reed Foster, 97, of Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Lois Naomi Reed Foster, 97, passed away with family near by on June 13, 2019.

Lois was born March 7, 1922, the second daughter of Bernice Douglas and Roland (Leslie) Reed of Fair Haven, Vt., where her dad owned the Reed Oil and Coal Company. Their mother was a photographer and artist.

Lois and her sister Helen spent happy summers on Lake Bomoseen. Helen (wife of Howard C. Foster) and Lois both attended UVM with Lois graduating in 1945 with a major in education. She taught in Fair Haven and Pomfret, Vt., and a small school in Three Oaks, Mich., before returning to Vermont.

Lois was predeceased by her husband Ben in 2011. Benjamin Foster married Lois on April 14, 1956, after losing his first wife, Esther Douglas, to kidney failure.

Walking into a family full of grief was not an easy transition but the close farm family ties with lots of cousins and family nearby was eased with farm chores, apple canning, 4-H and music.

Lois served ten years as the Middlebury Congregational Church’s Education Director as well as a local 4-H leader. Lois

LOIS NAOMI REED FOSTER donated countless hours to the rummage sales and Christmas bazaars and prayer circles of the Church she and Ben so loved.

In later years, Lois and Ben traveled throughout the U.S. in their RV and often would spend summer months at reservations helping indigenous tribes wherever needed. As a lifelong member of Kings Daughters, Lois served at the national leadership level and was

the Director of North American Indigenous Peoples Programs for four years — a position she was immensely proud of.

Lois is survived by her stepchildren Luella (Wes) Proctor, Ted (Deborah N.) and David D. Foster, nine grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. Lois was predeceased by her sister Helen R. Foster and leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews and many friends from Kings Daughters and the Congregational Church.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: The Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury, VT 05753.; Elderly Services, PO Box 581, Middlebury, VT 05753; and End of Life Services of Addison County (previously Hospice Services). Attn. Shirley, at Box 772, Middlebury, VT 05753.

A memorial service will be held Friday, June 21, at 1 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Middlebury. The Rev. Andrew Nagy Benson will officiate. There will be no calling hours and interment will be at a later date.

Arrangements under the direction of Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. Online condolences at Sandersonfuneralservices.com. ◊

Spencer Wright memorial service SALISBURY — A memorial service will be held for Spencer Wright, who died May 14, 2019, on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m., at

the family cottage on Leisure Lane, Lake Dunmore. The road is next to the Branbury Beach entrance and anyone interested in attending can

follow the signs leading to the site.

The service will be held rain or shine.

7 p.m. It’s being described as the “Summer in the Little City Blender.” According to leaders of the partnership — the group charged with enhancing the city’s downtown and economy — the event is a chance to “network, brainstorm, meet and mingle with city leaders, business owners and more in a casual, open-house setting.” And see the Vergennes Partnership office, too, of course.

on the spacious, manicured grounds of the Middlebury College athletic fields, behind the Mahaney Arts Center, 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.

Fireworks at dusk. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, flashlights, and picnic dinners. Plenty of free, convenient parking. Rain site: The college’s Kenyon Arena. Adult tickets are $25 (after June 25, $30), Youth ages 12 - 18 only $10, and Children under 12 free thanks to our business and individual sponsors.

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) the 45th Annual Strawberry Festival with homemade strawberry shortcake and a beverage for $6. The concert is free. The berry sales begin at run from 6 to 8 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m.

Gov. Phil Scott early this week signed Bill S.40, a new law calling for testing and remediation of lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. The bill benefitted from the support and testimony of several Addison County lawmakers and citizens, including Middlebury College Prof. Molly Costanza-Robinson.

A professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Costanza-Robinson provided key testimony at the Vermont Statehouse this past winter on her experiences testing water at Middlebury-area schools and on the importance of preventing people — especially children — from ingesting lead.

Sen. Ruth Hardy, D-Middlebury, was also a champion of the bill.

City residents on Wednesday, June 26, will be offered an informal look at recent Vergennes City Hall renovations — including the new conference room — and a chance to chat with city officials. The Vergennes Partnership is organizing the event, which will run from 5 to

Attention Lincoln residents: You’re invited to pull poison parsnip along Lincoln’s roadsides from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday, June 22. This non-native plant doesn’t just squeeze out native plants, it also produces a nasty rash if you’re unfortunate enough to make contact with its sap when the sun is shining (the burning reaction is activated by sunlight). There’s not much in Lincoln yet, so there’s good chance of keeping it at bay with a regular pulling process for the next few years. The group will meet at the sports pavilion behind the firehouse. Bring a shovel and gloves, and be sure to stay for lunch (noon-1) and giveaways.

The Henry Sheldon Museum invites you to celebrate Independence Day at its annual Pops Concert featuring the Vermont Philharmonic.

This popular family event takes place

administrative genius. He was the American Pericles.

The Farewell Address ended with a caution to avoid special relations or alliances with other nations.

“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake.” “The Great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations is in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.”

One of his legacies, for good or ill, is American nationalism.

Postscript: Read Washington’s Farewell Address for yourself online at avalon.law.yale. edu/18th_century/washing.asp.

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her two humans. And let’s just say that can be one-sided and a little painful.

Roxie never met a finger she didn’t like to tenderize with her tiny piranha teeth. A bare toe will do. She clamps her jaws on a trailing pant leg or nightgown hem for a quick chew-and-drag down the hall. We try not to indulge her, so mini-Jaws is quickly unhitched and given a more suitable plaything.

We spend half our day trailing behind the diminutive varmint, pulling things out of her little Hoover mouth that scoops up anything and everything in its path. Grass, pebbles, tin foil, spare change, paper, a dropped ice cube, a dead worm, lint and the list goes on. I’ve perfected the motion of gently unclenching puppy jaws

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Sounds like raindrops falling on a sponge.

Yes, Roxie can be a challenge.

We get less sleep these days, and we’re constantly checking ourselves for puncture wounds. But when she wags her tail in gratitude or falls asleep in the crook of your arm, there’s no doubt she’s worth it.

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To suppose that the final product did not contain Washington’s thoughts and purposes would be a mistake. His genius was as an organizer and leader in war and peace. His achievements were extraordinary just because his modest sense of himself enabled him to rely on the exceptional talents of others to fulfill his own purposes. The Farewell Address is an expression of Washington’s

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Indeed, Roxie is already having to dodge the “pupparazzi.” I’ve had strangers come up and ask to take a picture of the Rox-star. She makes an appearance at a party and her four legs never hit the ground; she’s passed around and hugged like a newborn human.

But Roxie grows weary of the adulation, because she’s all about discovering new things at this point — beginning with our two granddame dogs who are considerably older and more stationary than she.

Still clueless about fear, Roxie introduced herself to 90-pound Bertha — a 12-year-old black lab mix — by jumping on her back.

Bertha growled, Roxie wagged her tiny tail and pawed at her face.

Bertha growled again and this time displayed her teeth. Message received, although Roxie continues to poke the bear through sneak attacks from behind. Bertha’s long bushy tail is a perfect wrestling dummy for the fuzzy termite.

Our smaller 16-year-old lab mix, Libby, is also sending signals that just because she’s going through second childhood doesn’t mean she wants to play. Roxie tries to climb on Libby, who tolerantly wags her tail for a moment and then walks off, as if to say, “I’m retired, kid.”

We bought Roxie a bundle of puppy toys, including chew ropes, balls and a bunch of stuff that squeaks. She gives them a nibble, but she’s got the attention span of a hummingbird and has learned that her toys don’t push back. So her primary playmates end up being

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MIDDLEBURY — Ellen and David McKay of Middlebury have announced that their daughter Nora McKay will marry Devyn Workman of Hammond, N.Y., later this summer.

Nora graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 2010 and received a B.A. in Women’s Studies and French from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2014. She completed her Master’s in Nursing at Yale University in May 2018, and is a Certified Nurse Midwife at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, N.H. Devyn also graduated from

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, with a Master’s in Education in 2016. He is a Special Educator at Woodstock and Barnard Elementary Schools. The couple now lives in Quechee, Vt. An Aug. 17 wedding in Geneva, N.Y., is planned.

milestones

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• Ardenia (Atkins) and Roy Murdock of Brandon, June 13, a boy, Kurtis William Murdock.

• Halie Nolan and Joseph Cornet of Bristol, June 14, a boy, Christopher Kyle Cornet.

Kids, cops and creemees

ON A RECENT Friday morning a Vergennes Union Middle School class visited the Vergennes Police Department, and they came bearing cookies as gifts for the police officers, including Jason Ouellete, front, and Mark Stacey, middle. They left with $2 coupons for creemees, courtesy of Vergennes police and the Vermont Department of Agriculture’s Creemee from a Cop Program, redeemable at Lu Lu in Vergennes, Goodies Snack Bar in Addison and Cookie Love in Ferrisburgh. Police Chief George Merkel said Vergennes police will continue to promote positive relationships between kids and police officers.

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The Slanted Fields of Ripton

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I felt pulled into this poem right away — and pace we might wish to bring into the to the place of it, the dust of it, the old beams, present for a while. cracking leather harness, and rusting tin The poem is full of specific concrete basin. But I also felt transimages, yet from the beginWe took down the barn at Homer Nobel’s farm. ported beyond the poem and ning also carries a sense of its immediate setting, to the the intangible, of an energy It was a large post ’n beam, falling in surrounding property and and spirit that seems to with stuff from another life strewn like garbage. greater milieu of early and infuse it all. Some of it mid 20th century Vermont. could be Robert Frost’s, Mack’s old pick-up pulled out the center beam, I could see the dapple gray who owned the property for cracking the hand-made pegs, tumbling swallows’ grazing in the meadow, over 20 years, but also that the forest from which the of other people who worked nests. In the settling dust we worked, beams likely came, and the farm, and of those who snaking out rough-sawed beams like trees from a forest. the swallows darting out of owned it before him. Some the rafters taking nightly of it could be the energy of There were horse harnesses of rotted leather swoops for insects. I know the land itself. and great rounded collars. I found a tin basin. the Homer Noble Farm in One senses from the first Ripton from walking and few lines that the barn’s It wore the name Blueberry, after a horse skiing its fields and woods, tearing down is a thoughtful I imagined as a roan or dapple grey, working and occasionally wandering enterprise, and not all will his life out on the slanted fields in the 1940’s light. with groups of writers, but I be lost. Indeed not all is lost, never knew the barn. I feel as we see in the poem’s last

By Susan Jefts We saved the tin from the roof and made our stairway of beams I do now. stanza. The plowshare now Even though the poem graces the poet’s garden. and our flatlander friends referred to it as the Robert Frost Memorial stairway. opens with the first pull from the truck that Friends collect stones from the farm and They filled the hole and from the foundation, made will take the barn down, we are able to build a useful wall. Beams are saved to a stone wall straight across to park the visitors. sense its previous life. We can feel the pres- make a stairway. And we have the art and ence of the workhorses and plowshare, and poetry that this farm — before, during, and There’s a plowshare at the edge of my garden picture the animals working in the “slanted since Frost’s era — has inspired. fields of the 1940s light,” a beautiful phrase, and a wind chime made of farm implements. perfectly placed. We learn the name of one It clangs like ghosts singing, rusty. of the horses: Blueberry. We breathe in the Susan Jefts is a poet and educator living I remember how we stood in the dim stalls barn dust, maybe even Blueberry’s own near Middlebury, whose work has been as though to say a grace before gleaning. warm snorts of breath. published in various regional and national Then it was gone.

The poet’s words take the reader on a literary journals. She facilitates workshops meandering, nonlinear journey through around the Middlebury area and else— Kathleen Angier time. We move back and forth between where on exploring our relationship with several temporal points, to a more recent nature through poetry. She also uses poetry Kathleen Angier is a long-time resident of Ripton, where she raised her four children and feels a one. But this winding movement does not with individuals and groups for exploring deep sense of place. She has also spent time in Florida, Mississippi and Nevada. She received her feel disorienting. It feels like the way life is themes of growth and change. For more B.A. from Norwich University and has worked toward her Master’s in Art Therapy at Goddard. Her and how the mind works, especially when info, contact her at sjefts7@gmail.com. Her recalling an era that held a kind of meaning website is manyriverslifeguidance.com. motto is a quote by Wendell Berry: “Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.”

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WHITING — Three area students were chosen to receive the 2019 Clarence F. Birchmore Memorial Scholarship Awards: Walker Whittemore and Roman Mayer, both of whom graduated from Mount Abraham Union High School on June 8, and Benjamin Crawford, who graduated from Middlebury Union High School on the same day.

Whittemore will be attending Castleton University’s medical program with the goal of becoming a Nurse Practitioner specializing in cardiac medicine. Mayer plans on attending Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., to pursue an MBA degree.

Crawford plans on studying engineering at Montana State University. All three students were recognized for their strong leadership, good grades and qualities of volunteerism.

The Clarence F. Birchmore Memorial Award came into existence in 2004, following the death of Mr. Birchmore.

Living and farming in Whiting, Vt., Birchmore was active in town affairs and was Whiting’s Fire Chief for 30 years. He suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a fire call in 2002.

He was a special person and the family of Mr. Birchmore wished to award those qualities in high school graduates pursuing careers or continuing their education beyond high school.

The $500 award is given to at least two students each year, with plans to raise the award amounts to $1,000 in 2020.

The Scholarship committee has awarded 37 awards to Addison County and Orwell graduating students.

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Lincoln play (Continued from Page 1A) Chesley and Andrea Gordon (who recently retired as directors of the Mount Abe Fall Musical) have given the script a few creative tweaks to make it feel more local.

“So for instance, when a character says, ‘I’m off to suchand-such,’ we changed it to Burlington,” Chesley explained.

Other serendipitous connections required no tweaking.

Ober, who is Lincoln’s town clerk, plays the wife of a town clerk in “Silas.” And two of the families in the play have last names that will be familiar to many Vermonters: Deming and Lathrop.

The cast of “Silas” includes Todd Goodyear, Sally Ober, Leeya Tudek, Megan Harris, Andrew Morris, Shawn Kimball, Nancy Stevens, Grace Freeman, Ian

Freeman and Aidan Warren.

Throughout the rehearsal process they’ve also had an unofficial “scene partner” — Stevens’s 14-plus-yearold rescue dog, Georgia (“part lab, part pit, part sumpin’ else,” according to her owner).

“Georgia has been to every rehearsal, right up there onstage,” Chesley said. “We thought about including her for the performances, but we worried that someone might trip over her during the chaos.”

This weekend’s dramatic extravaganza is only the latest in a series of Burnham Legacy celebrations in Lincoln this year.

“For the past 100 years, the Burnham Foundation has been a major part of the reason our community is so enriched, and it is my pleasure to help facilitate our celebration of it,”

wrote Ober in press release last winter. “With support from the Burnham Foundation, the Lincoln selectboard, Neat Repeats and other donors, you can expect to see a lot of activity in 2019 focusing on Burnham.”

So far, the foundation has helped organize a talk and historical display at the Lincoln Library, text for this year’s Lincoln Town Report and February’s Hill Country Holiday.

The foundation is also open to suggestions for future events, Ober said.

Seating for “Silas” is general admission, first come, first served.

Instead of tickets there will be a donation jar at the door.

“We hope people will consider making a generous donation in honor of the Burnham centennial

RESIDENTS OF LINCOLN and nearby communities will perform the 1927 comedy “Silas Takes the Air” this weekend at Burnham Hall to help celebrate the Burnham Foundation’s 100th anniversary. In a Monday evening rehearsal, from left to right, are Todd Goodyear, Nancy Stevens, Megan Harris, Shawn Kimball, Sally Ober, Leeya Tudek and Andrew Morris.

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fundraising campaign, but even if your pockets aren’t feeling very deep, we want you to come see the show!” wrote organizers in the event announcement.

Special front-row seating in “extra comfy chairs” will be available for those who donate $100 to the fund. Reservations can be made by calling Sally Ober

at (802) 349-3440, but space is limited.

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@ addisonindependent.com.

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(Continued from Page 1A) are unfortunately dwindling.

That environmental theme will continue with another 2019 MNFF film titled “The Biggest Little Farm,” which is about a California couple that organizes a communal effort to turn a sterile, 200-acre piece of land into a superproductive agricultural enterprise.

Agriculture is the centerpiece of yet another MNFF film, “The Blueberry Farmer,” about a man named Bernie Ellis and his effort to grow medical cannabis on land in Tennessee, in spite of the federal government’s objections.

Festival passes and opening night tickets went on sale May 20.

Opening night always sells out, and this year won’t be different, Komesar said.

“We’re down to just a few (opening) tickets, then we’ll be going to a waiting list,” he said.

Organizers have raised the festival pass price by $5, from $80 to $85 — if you order it online by the end of July. Beginning Aug. 1, that pass will cost $95.

“It’s still a bargain compared to other festivals, where passes are (upwards of) $200,” Craven said.

Of course, attendees will also be able to purchase day passes and tickets for specific films. For more information on that and all things MNFF, log on to middfilmfest.org.

Festival leaders are putting together a “kids & family day” at the Marquis Theater on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Three family friendly films will be screened, and children will be able to participating in a filmmaking project.

The MNFF’s complete film lineup and related trailers will be featured on the MNFF website by early August. Judging, headed

by Craven, should be completed within two weeks, according to Komesar.

As was the case last year, the MNFF venues will be the Marquis Theater, the Town Hall Theater, and Middlebury College’s Dana Auditorium and Twilight Hall. And

(Continued from Page 1A) transporting goods throughout the region during the 19th century.

“With our past 30 years of work, I don’t think it’s un-humble to say we have become probably the world’s foremost experts on the construction, changes and evolution of canal watercraft,” Cohn said, who has penned books on the subject and leads voyages on the Lois McClure, a full-scale replica of an 1862-class sailing canal boat.

Cohn is a master storyteller. He spins a yarn like a seasoned mariner.

His salt-and-pepper beard and a deeply tanned visage — earned through countless hours on the water — seem to add authenticity to his animated accounts, delivered with a booming voice. Perched on his shoulder during this interview is not a pirate’s parrot, but rather his trusty miniature Dachshund Josie, who seems equally spellbound by her master’s nifty narratives.

“Our universe has been intimately tied to these 19thcentury tractor trailers, for more than a century the indispensible links between communities and countries,” Cohn said.

This Seneca Lake adventure is the byproduct of a project Cohn undertook last year for Corning Corp., the legendary glassware company. It also dovetails with the bicentennial anniversary of construction and opening of the Champlain Canal and Erie Canal.

Corning Corp. wanted to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the company’s move from Brooklyn — via canal boats — up the Hudson River, through the Erie Canal, to Seneca Lake, through the Chemung Canal, to its eventual base in Corning. They tasked Cohn with writing that history and bringing the story to Finger Lakes communities.

FINDING THE FRANK BOWLEY Several researchers fed Cohn valuable info while he was penning the history of the Corning

organizers will have a home base for MNFF operations: The former Diner restaurant on Merchants Row, now owned by THT. Plans call for the alley between the Diner and THT to be decorated and feature tables and seats for moviegoers to take a rest and perhaps purchase food and drink from the Kitchen Evolution food van that will be parked in the alley.

REPUTATION It’s clear the festival is gaining traction by reputation, as opposed to merely through publicity.

“We’re getting a larger number of films resulting from word of mouth, filmmakers who have been here before who are telling other filmmakers,” Craven said.

“There is a ‘family’ aspect of the festival that is growing, in terms of filmmakers who have been here more than once. Lloyd is great about reaching out and making sure that family stays intact.”

While entrants lose their eligibility after their second submitted film, some become fans and return for the experience. And film producers have found MNFF a good place to network and spot talent. Among those producers is Beth Levison, a Middlebury College graduate.

“This will be (Levison’s) third year here,” Komesar said. “She’s becoming a go-to producer in the world of independent documentary filmmaking. We’re happy to have her as a staple, because she’s doing high-quality work.”

The festival each year honors successful, established filmmakers for specific works and/or lifetime achievement. For example, twotime Academy Award winning documentarian Barbara Kopple will be back this year for her fourth consecutive MNFF. “We’re interested in what our honorees continue to do, so we will bring them back,” Craven said.

“We want the festival to be accessible, friendly, familial,” Craven added. “We don’t just (See MNFF, Page 11A)

SONAR ON MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE’S research vessel, David Folger, is scanning the 600-foot-deep Seneca Lake in search of sunken 19th-century sailing canal boats and other historic shipwrecks.

Photo courtesy of Middlebury College

ART COHN, SENIOR Scholar and director emeritus of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, is leading an underwater mapping survey of New York’s Seneca Lake, an effort he believes will yield discoveries of many shipwrecks. Cohn here displays a book that chronicles some of his group’s initial findings from a 2018 trip to Seneca Lake.

Independent photo/John Flowers

move. One of those helpers pored over late-1860s newspapers in an effort to find clues. He didn’t fund much info on that subject, but sent along what Cohn described as a “breathtaking account” of

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a tugboat called the A.L. Griffin going down on Seneca Lake amid gale-force winds in November of 1869. A tugboat would have similarly pulled vessels containing Corning’s inventory.

The A.L. Griffin had eight vessels in tow at the time, and one of them was the Frank Bowley canal boat that sank that day along with her cargo of 220 tons of coal. No casualties, fortunately. Newspaper accounts placed the shipwreck site 150 feet off Lodi Point.

Cohn was fascinated by the report and traveled to Seneca Lake to retrace the A.L. Griffin’s movements during its final, fateful voyage. Confident he could find the Frank Bowley, he asked New York officials for permission to launch an official search. He reasoned that locating the canal boat would add to the Corning story.

“It would tie everything together,” Cohn said. “It’s a canal boat of the type that would have been involved in the movement of the company.”

New York officials green-lighted the proposed search last summer.

The Manleys — always game for an adventure — signed up, and Middlebury College agreed to provide the David Folger.

Turns out the 150-year-old newspaper accounts of the shipwreck were on point. Thanks to the searchers’ considerable skills, their stellar equipment and a little bit of luck, Cohn and company found the Frank Bowley during the first day of their budgeted four-day exploration, on July 11, 2018.

Not only did they find the old canal boat remarkably intact, she was still bearing her coal cargo — a testament to the preservative powers of Seneca Lake’s waters, which run 618 feet deep in some locations.

With their objective realized, Cohn and his colleagues decided to spend the balance of their allotted time exploring more of the lake’s depths to see what they might find.

After all, they were playing with house money at that point, and Cohn was curious to see the extent to which sailing canal boats might have been used in Seneca Lake.

His research both in and out of the water was suggesting an entire class of locally built sailing canal boats might have traveled across the lake and through her canals.

During the ensuing three days, Cohn and his team used uncovered seven additional intact canal boats — underwater time capsules that Cohn believes will yield a bonanza of new information about the region’s rich history as a commercial waterway.

TREASURE TROVE Indeed, officials believe the eight wrecks discovered last July might hint at an archaeological treasure trove.

“We’ve demonstrated to regulators that there’s going to be a collection of submerged cultural resources here that should be inventoried so they can be managed and shared with the

public,” Cohn said.

And that inventory needs to happen quickly, Cohn stressed.

Seneca Lake is unfortunately rife with zebra and quagga mussels, mollusks that affix themselves to underwater shipwrecks.

New York authorities — including the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) — agreed with Cohn’s sense of urgency. They OK’d Cohn’s team to undertake a comprehensive underwater mapping of Seneca Lake that began on June 17. This mapping will not only reveal any additional shipwrecks, it will chart the submerged contours of the deep body of water.

It’s an exercise that will clear up mysteries and help scientists, officials said. It will generate a Bathometric map to help the New York DEC better manage the environment of its lakes. It will add to the scientific knowledge of the Finger Lakes. And it could fill in gaps in the understanding of economic development in the area.

“The knowledge will be brought back to the museums, the historical societies and the classrooms,” Cohn said. “We’ve already started a dialogue with the middle school system out there (about a related educational program).”

“We’re hoping to unravel some of the mysteries of the lake and provide a lot of information to the public and researchers in that area and push the educational component a lot farther,” Manley said during a phone interview while preparing the David Folger for its trip.

And that task was not a easy as it might seem. Manley learned that planners of the rustic, lock-filled route never imagined it would accommodate a boat with the dimensions of the David Folger.

“Our biggest problem was not that we couldn’t move it to Seneca Lake; it was the air draft for the bridges and the canals,” Manley explained. “The last several bridges we have to go under are the lowest ones. We had to do a few modifications to the boat in order to get the air draft down to specifications. So it’s been a challenge all across the board here to get the boat out there.”

The David Folger will take on visiting scholars and officials during its mission, including students from Hobart & William Smith Colleges and folks from the New York DEC, the New York State Canal Corp., and the New York Division for Historic Preservation, all of which are sponsoring the survey.

Cohn believes a successful underwater mapping survey could add to the Finger Lakes Region’s list of distinctions. It’s an area widely known for its beauty and vineyards.

“People know about the vineyards, the beauty, but this whole commercial, blue-collar world (of canal boat commerce) has been largely invisible,” Cohn said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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School News

Surrounded by family, friends, and teachers, Amelia Kerin of Monkton and Sophia Pedriani of New Haven, graduated from Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne on Saturday, June 8.

They were among 15 students to complete their studies there.

Continuing her record as an excellent student-athlete, MaKalya Foster of Middlebury was inducted into three different academic honor societies for her work during the 2018-19 school year at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester. Foster was one of seven

St. Mike’s students to garner three honors. She was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society), Kappa Delta Pi (education), Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts and sciences).

Foster will begin her senior year at St. Mike’s this fall

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THE FIFTH ANNUAL Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will take center stage in Addison County’s shire town this August. Pictured, left to right, are MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven, new Associate Producer Isabel Merrell and Producer Lloyd Komesar.

Independent photo/John Flowers

MNFF (Continued from Page 10A) want to open the door to a retail operation each year; we want to actually advance the dialogue that includes people who have been part of that dialogue for several years.”

It’s a dialogue that Komesar and Craven were confident would emerge after the inaugural festival in 2015.

“Neither of us thought this should be a one-off,” Komesar said. “It’s too much work for a one-off. But we didn’t have a clear sense of how much traction we would get, and how quickly.”

The inaugural festival in 2015 drew great reviews that inspired Komesar and Craven to make MNFF a yearly entertainment staple, and, more importantly, an important means by which aspiring filmmakers can get discovered.

Through trial and error, contributions from volunteers and sponsors, the MNFF has established itself as a bona fide draw on the regional film festival circuit.

“We have found a niche that works,” Komesar said. “The quality of films we’re receiving continues to reflect the value of this niche. There are very few festivals completely dedicated to new filmmakers. So this to us seems like a very worthy place to be, and we’ve stayed as true to this formula as we possibly can.”

A NEW FACE Planning for the next festival always seems to start right after the preceding extravaganza concludes.

This year’s MNFF team includes a new face: Associate Producer Isabel Merrell. The Middlebury College senior served last year as the festival’s business production intern, which saw her help participating filmmakers pin down housing, get their work promoted on the MNFF website, and other related tasks. As associate producer, she helps coordinate press inquiries and makes sure things are running smoothly at the

film venues.

Upcoming work on the downtown Middlebury rail bridges project won’t affect the MNFF either this summer or next, Komesar stressed. No construction work will take place during the festival, he noted, and the scheduled 10-week shutdown of Main Street and Merchants Row in 2020 will have concluded by the time next year’s festival rolls around.

“The show will go on,” Komesar said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

VERGENNES — Vergennes police are investigating a fraud case that they said began with a June 12 phone call to a Main Street resident from a man posing as a police officer who informed a resident that a Social Security number had been compromised. Police said the caller then persuaded the resident to send about $2,400 in gift debit cards to him.

As always, police advised residents not to send any money or to reveal any personal information to unknown phone callers, and to report such calls promptly.

Between June 10 and 16 police also conducted eight more special patrols throughout the city intended to enhance traffic safety, issuing one warning and writing four tickets. During that week they also continued to step up foot patrols, and found one unlocked business door on June 12, and on June 11 found a man sleeping in a car behind a Panton Road business, but determined there was no ill intent.

In other incidents during those seven days, Vergennes police: On June 11 helped Northlands Job Corps security deal with a student who had been drinking; because the student was of age

police did not take any enforcement action.

On June 12: • Helped Vermont State Police at a Route 7 accident scene.

• Responded to a complaint of a delivery truck blocking traffic on South Water Street; it was gone when they arrived.

• Dealt with a minor two-car accident on New Haven Road.

• When a woman who said she was in an abusive relationship came into the station, gave her information on how to get help.

• Checked on the welfare of a man who had been sitting in a car in Falls Park for hours; he agreed to go with the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad to Porter Hospital for counseling to deal with a crisis.

• Stood by while a man going through a break-up retrieved belongings from a Monkton Road residence; police helped him again on June 14.

• Talked to a distraught woman who had parked behind a vacant city business and said she had left home after a family dispute; police worked by phone to calm all parties.

On June 14 • Early in the morning worked with city firefighters and VARS

personnel, 15 people in all, to find an elderly man with dementia who was missing from a First Street home. Police said a firefighter found the missing man in nearby woods after a little more than an hour.

• Dealt with a parking problem near the East Street skate park.

• Helped state police by dealing with a two-car accident with injuries at the intersection of Routes 7 and 22A. On June 15 responded along with VARS to help a woman who was reported to be feeling suicidal at the John Graham Shelter; VARS took her to Porter Hospital to meet with a counselor.

On June 16: • Issued diversion paperwork to a minor for driving with an open container of marijuana in a car, an action taken after a Route 22A traffic stop that followed an alert for erratic driving on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh.

• Cited a juvenile female Northlands student for domestic assault for allegedly attacking another female student, causing a bloody nose and injured hand.

Police said they issued the citation for domestic assault because the students lived in the same dormitory.

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VUHS (Continued from Page 1A) academics, technical education, music, drama, athletics, and community service.

In Valedictorian Bess Gramling address, “A Break-up Letter to the Class of 2019,” she pretended to be a jilted girlfriend upset the class had been so preoccupied doing great things it had ignored her.

“You have the busiest schedule I’ve ever seen. You challenge yourself constantly at school, taking honors classes, playing in the band and singing in chorus, all while applying to colleges or training for your future careers.

And on top of that, you participate in every club or group known to man.

“You’re in NHS, you’re in the volunteer fire department, you’re half of the state FFA officer team, you’re an EMT, and you’re in the military. Also, you’re so dramatic, taking every opportunity you can to showcase your talents on and off the stage. Is there anything you can’t do? It is no wonder that we have to part ways,” Gramling said.

Facts back her statement. Of the 80 who received diplomas that evening, 15 graduated with honors, 16 became members of the National Honor Society, and 11 earned membership in the National Technical Honor Society.

Meanwhile, musical productions and concerts featuring seniors earned rave reviews, including performances at the graduation ceremony. Three sports teams made state finals during the school year, and one won. Senior track and field athletes helped the program earn seven banners that were unfurled that Friday evening.

But Salutatorian Madeline Smith said in her graduation address all that just begins to tell the story of the Class of 2019. She pointed to an annual senior Walkathon, done this year in honor of classmate Michael Alexopolous, who has a traumatic brain injury due to a childhood automobile accident. Last fall’s Walkathon raised $4,000 for the Love Your Brain Foundation.

MEGAN VORSTEVELD CELEBRATES receiving her VUHS diploma by holding it up for all to see, especially her vocal family contingent, during Friday’s graduation ceremony.

And Smith noted the seniors’ enthusiastic participation in this spring’s VUHS day of community service, in which they took on projects at sites such as the Bixby Library, Rokeby Museum and Evergreen Preschool. She added a number of class members traveled on service trips to Ghana and Costa Rica.

“This senior class of individuals, all with drastically diverse interests, thoughts and lives, have come together and have made a huge impact on this school and the surrounding community,” Smith said, adding later, “Our diversity yet simultaneous oneness is what makes this class so special. We have all created our own stories, and we have all come together and created the story of the VUHS Class of 2019, and let me be the first to tell you it is an exciting one.”

Cedar Winslow, who earned third honors in the class and spoke after

the graduates received diplomas in front of the cheering crowd, reminded her classmates not to rest on their laurels.

Winslow said technically she was declining the offer to deliver the class challenge because she wanted to offer it to all who showed up. She said if we “just talk” to others, especially to those we have not before and to those with whom we might not agree, we can “emerge changed” and learn from the experience.

“My challenge to every person sitting in this room starts rather simply: engage with the people in your community. Take the time out of your busy schedule to learn about the people we’ve spent years with, but may have never taken the time to really know,” Winslow said.

“I dare each of you to engage in conversations which make you uncomfortable, which challenge your ideas, which make you think … Conversation allows us to trace how each individual’s truth came to be. This is how we reach understanding, and it is one of the most beautiful aspects of our existence.”

SAM QUINN RETURNS The class invited 2007 VUHS graduate Sam Quinn to speak.

Quinn, younger son of recently deceased VUHS counselor and coach Peter Quinn, went on to earn a bachelor’s in astronomy and astrophysics from Harvard, discovered his first planet while worked at NASA’s Keppler Mission at Harvard after graduation, and then attended Georgia State University to obtain a master’s in physics and a Ph.D. in astronomy.

In 2016 he returned to Harvard to work at the Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics to work for TESS, NASA’s most recent planet-seeking mission.

Quinn, too, had a challenge for the Class of 2019. But first he talked about how much had changed since he attended VUHS, offering a long list that ended with a friendly poke at the school’s newest assistant principal, a former

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VUHS SENIOR EMMA Bryant has an emotional moment as she and several of her classmates sing “Father and Son,” by Cat Stevens during the VUHS graduation ceremony on June 14. Pictured, from left, are Wade Mullin, Jack Halpin, Bryant, Cedar Winslow and Caitlin Walsh.

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physical education teacher at the school, that drew the evening’s biggest laugh.

“Facebook didn’t even exist yet, and now it’s for old people. In 2003 LeBron James was one of the most talked about NBA players, and Tiger Woods was winning majors. OK, not everything has changed,” Quinn said. “There is one change that no one, I mean no one, saw coming: Mr. Cook trading in the gym shorts for a shirt and tie. I guess you can have physical education without Ed.” He then poked fun at his own graduation address in 2007, which he called too self-centered.

“I’m pretty sure I encouraged my classmates to focus on themselves and their own interests in the next step in their lives,” Quinn said.

“Boy, if I could talk to high school Sam now, I’d have something to say to him.”

Instead, Quinn said he should have focused on what he has learned and what the Class of 2019 could learn from their home community.

“You should take care of yourselves and follow your dreams, but all of those goals will be more easily achieved when you engage with those people around you, when you lean on others for support, and in turn support them,” Quinn said. “I certainly felt that support when I was here at VUHS, and that’s what’s so special about

CHRISTIEN PAQUIN GIVES the thumbs-up and makes sure everyone can see there is a diploma inside the cover during the VUHS graduation ceremony on June 14 in the school gym.

this community.”

Quinn said, “People here aren’t inherently better or nicer … But our community has cultural norms that foster those behaviors. A community is constructed by the behavior of the people living in it.

And that means you can construct community wherever you go.”

Quinn said he has applied those values to an international astronomy work force that must make use of limited large telescope time and could easily duplicate research and compete. Instead, Quinn and others have established a cooperative ethic that allows for a more effective search pattern for

new planets and shared research.

Quinn’s point? A group of 300 astronomers on six continents “explicitly discusses the common goals and values we share,” which he likened to those of the greater Vergennes community.

“So if you’ve been listening closely, then I’m suggesting that Vergennes can claim some credit for discovering new planets,” Quinn said. “So give yourselves a round of applause.”

His final words of advice?

“Seek out community, and build it if you have to,” he said. “You’re the lucky few who already know what it looks like.”

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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019 ANDY KIRKALDY

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Soccer gripes a double standard Between 1983 and 1992 only two Super Bowls were decided by fewer than 10 points. Scores included 389, 46-10, 42-10, 55-10 and 52-17.

The 46-10 game was a beatdown of the New England Patriots by the Chicago Bears in which the Bears gave the ball to an offensive lineman (Refrigerator Perry) and allowed him to score a touchdown when the game was already out of hand.

Back in those days, the newspapers were full of stories every year bemoaning the lack of sportsmanship of those teams, how they were being bullies and showing poor sportsmanship by running up the score on their hapless opponents.

Just kidding.

The constant complaint back then became how boring the Super Bowls were every year. Some stories said the Bears should have given the ball to Walter Payton instead and allowed him to score a touchdown (See Kirkaldy, Page 2B)

Faster & further

Sports BRIEFS

MARY HOGAN SCHOOL held its annual 6th-grade track and field meet at Middlebury College’s Dragone Field on June 11.

Clockwise from above, Lila Cook-Yoder races to the win in the girls’ 100 meter-race; Cam Whitlock passes the baton to Kaden Wright in the relay race; Angus Blackwell cruises to the boys’ 100-meter win; Aiden Burke soars in the boys’ long jump; and Finn Myers stretches for every inch in the boys’ long jump.

Golfers prevail at Ralph Myhre

MIDDLEBURY — The foursome of Jim Hadeka, Deb Hadeka, Dave Wemette and Mary Kinson prevailed on June 14 Friday Night Mixer play at Ralph Myhre Golf Course.

Finishing second was the quartet of Georgia Best, Jay Best, Wes Smith and Cindy Wemette.

Dave Wemette had a good week, as his foursome that also included John Davis, Josh Newton and Ric Wheeler won the Wednesday Evening Men’s Scramble two days before.

Taking second were Jeff Jones, Hogan Beazley, Caleb Burkie and Mike Reeves, followed by the group of Dayton Contois, Tom Beauregard, Steve Cooper and Ray Rovi in third.

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Girls’ lax players named all-stars ADDISON COUNTY — Six Middlebury Union High School girls’ lacrosse players were named to the Division I All-State team, and eight members of the Vergennes-Mount Abraham cooperative team were recognized as D-II All-State athletes.

Three Tiger seniors were named to the D-I First Team, midfielders Ada Anderson and Lacey Greenamyre and attacker Emily Laframboise.

Tiger sophomore defender Kaitlyn McNamara and freshman midfielder Carlisle Brush made the D-II Second Team, and freshman defender Ivy Doran earned Honorable Mention.

From the D-II champion Commodores three midfielders earn D-II First Team honors, senior Jalen Cook and freshmen Grace Harvey and Txuxa Doherty-Konczal.

Receiving D-II Second Team honors were sophomore attacker Marley Keith and two freshmen, defender Molly Laurent and attacker Ryley Olsen.

Two Commodore sophomores, midfielder Hannah Kelley and defender Savannah Scrodin, received D-II Honorable Mention.

AC hits tough patch on road

ADDISON COUNTY — The Addison County American Legion baseball team endured a rough stretch of early-season road games, dropping four straight away from home over the weekend an on Tuesday.

AC (1-4) was set to play at South Burlington on Wednesday and will visit Franklin on this

Thursday before finally hosting a game this weekend — Montpelier will visit on Sunday at 11 a.m.

A doubleheader vs. Barre scheduled for this coming Saturday was postponed due to Spaulding High School’s graduation. According to AC Coach Cam Curler they were rescheduled as 5:30 p.m. home games on Friday, June 28 and

Friday, July 12.

AC plays its home games at Middlebury College’s South Street diamond, near Porter Hospital.

On this past Saturday host Orleans-Essex-Caledonia, known as OEC, swept a doubleheader from AC, 8-4 and 11-6. Nolan (See Baseball, Page 3B)

Sodbusters tourney draws a crowd; Brown is on target BRISTOL — Former World Champion pitcher Debra Brown of Bristol is in good form again this season. On Sunday she won Class A in the Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club’s Father’s Day Open Tournament at the club’s home courts in Bristol. Brown earned a perfect 6-0 record while tossing ringers 68.85

percent of the time.

A total of 71 pitchers took part.

Most were from Vermont, but there were also competitors from Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire.

The full results for local pitchers in the June 16 competition, with win-loss record and ringer percent(See Sodbusters, Page 2B)

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Kirkaldy (Continued from Page 1B) against the Patriots.

After touchdowns in all those Super Bowls players spiked the ball or danced in the end zone. No one whined about those big, mean football players bullying their opponents.

So, what’s different when columnists clutched their pearls, put the other hand on their foreheads, and collapsed on their fainting couches after the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team scored 13 times in a World Cup game and celebrated each goal?

Hint: There’s one key word in that last sentence.

OK, on to more fun stuff, starting with the U.S. women’s team. The women played great, and not only in finishing, in their walk-over first two wins. They hustled relentlessly, won seemingly every loose ball, defended fiercely, and moved the ball creatively. They probably will have gotten past Sweden by the time you see this in print.

My only knock on the group so far is I wish the coaching staff had figured out a way to get both Alex Morgan and Carly Lloyd on the field at the same time, rather than subbing Lloyd in late for Morgan as they did in game one and in the run-up to the tournament.

It’s almost certainly too late to consider a different formation,

but a 4-4-2 (four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers) might have allowed those two lethal scorers to work together and possibly maximize the team’s potential.

Christen Press and Megan Rapinoe as overlapping outside mids working with them could have been a good look, too.

Regardless, the U.S. will need everything to work to perfection to win the tournament. Somehow FIFA managed to set up the draw to pit the World Cup’s best teams to meet in the quarterfinals: The U.S., ranked No. 1 in the world, will almost certainly meet No. 2 France in that round.

What I have seen and read of the commentary has made little mention of the 3-1 hurting France put on the U.S. in Le Havre in January. The home French side well earned that result; it was 3-0 before a late goal

by U.S. youngster Mallory Pugh.

Another French victory would hardly come as a shock.

And no matter what the result, one of the two biggest draws in the tournament will be eliminated early.

As always, it’s hard to say what FIFA was thinking. Or if FIFA was thinking.

On a local note, what local farmers and athletic directors alike agree was the worst spring weather in history ended with good weather and results for several local teams. I

hope the farmers can say the same when everything finally dries out and warms up.

Five area teams reached finals, and two of them won. Meanwhile the Vergennes track and field team’s hard work, often in school corridors, paid off with three banners at the Division III meet.

And one Mount Abe senior, Jalen Cook, joined a short list that as far as I know consists of only two other local team-sport athletes — winning championships in each of the three sports seasons.

Cook’s Vergennes-Mount Abraham girls’ lacrosse team, of course, went undefeated and won the Division II title this spring. Her Eagle field hockey team won the 2018 D-II title, and her 2018 Mount Abe girls’ basketball team claimed the D-II crown.

The other two? Both Austin Olson and Mount Abe Athletic Director Devin Wendel played on that school’s 2007 boys’ basketball team and 2006 baseball teams, both of which won titles. Olson played for the 2004 Eagle boys’ D-II soccer title team, and Wendel played football for the 2005 D-III champs.

Are there more three-team champs out there? Maybe football or field hockey, downhill skiing and lacrosse in the 1990s at Middlebury Union? Please let us know.

VUHS SENIOR WADE Mullin prepares during the school’s June 14 graduation ceremony to unfurl one of the two individual championship banners he earned during his running career on the Commodore track and field team.

Sodbusters (Continued from Page 1B) age, were: Class A: 1. Debra Brown, 6-0, 68.85; 2. Gale Greene, 5-1, 68.11; 7. Michael Devino, 0-6, 42.41.

Class B: 5. John Remy, 3-3, 40.18; 6. Vicki Pelletier, 1-5, 34.02.

Class C: 1. Dawn Coleman, 7-1, 39.34; 2. Brianna McCormick, 6-2, 35.52; 3. Nate Pelletier, 4-3, 36.47; 4. Jennifer Bassette, 4-3, 31.99; 6.

Ken Cassidy, 3-4, 36.30; 7. Jeffrey Woodcock, 1-6, 25.59; 8. Denny

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Young, 0-7, 31.52.

Class D: 1. Mistylee Baird, 5-1, 37.02; 2. Samantha Coleman, 4-2, 33.48; 4. Derek Mcdonald, 4-2, 29.41; 5. Wade Hill, 2-4, 21.96; 6.

Leon Ross, 1-5, 25.00.

Class E: 5. Ron Williamson, 3-3, 18.70; 6. Matt Coleman, 2-4, 25.22.

Class F: 1. Donna Lewis, 5-1, 23.81; 3. Damon Young, 4-2, 27.78; 4. Maurice Cyr, 4-2, 23.75; 5. Brad Hill, 3-3, 22.69; 6. Joe Hill, 1-5, 21.30.

Class G: 6. Lou Cousino, 2-4, 10.50.

Class H: 4. Steve Cross, 4-4, 17.16; 5. Jeremy Mentiply, 3-3, 15.83; 6. Jackie Gorton, 2-4, 10.66.

Class I: 4. Jeremy Lapan, 3-3, 15.00; 5. Cindy Drake, 3-3, 12.50; 6. Barry Bassette, 2-4, 6.67; 7.

Vanesia MacArthur, 1-5, 7.92.

Class J: 1. Robert Bergeron, 5-1, 21.62; 3. Jay Gassaway, 3-3, 11.25; 6. Christopher Hudson, 2-4, 5.56; 7.

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VERGENNES — Vergennes Union High School track and field runners unfurled seven championship banners during the school’s graduation ceremony, held on June 14 in VUHS’s main gymnasium.

Graduating senior Wade Mullin had a hand in six of those banners, two of them as an individual and four as a member of Commodore relay teams.

One banner honored Mullin for winning the Division III outdoor 800-meter championship in the spring of 2018, and another for winning the D-II indoor 600-meter race this past winter.

Another banner recognized senior Ezekiel Palmer for winning the D-III 400-meter championship this June.

Two more banners honored Commodore wins from this June’s D-III title meet. Both Palmer and Mullin ran with underclassmen Ben Huston and Xander DeBlois to prevail in the four-by-400-meter relay.

And Mullin joined Huston and underclassmen Erich Reitz and Gabe Praamsma to prevail in the 4x800 relay.

The final two banners came from this winter’s D-II indoor title meet.

The 4x800 team of Mullin, Huston,

VUHS SENIOR WADE Mullin won two individual state championships and ran on four title-winning relay teams during his Commodore track career. He was named the senior class’s top athlete.

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Reitz and Praamsma set a new D-II record while winning gold, and senior Spencer Hurlburt joined

Palmer, DeBlois and Mullin on the winning 4x400 squad.

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Instruction in tennis offered in area towns MIDDLEBURY — Area tennis professionals Franz Collas and Heather Potter are offering tennis programs for children ages 4 through 13 at the Middlebury Recreation Park this summer, starting next week, while the Bristol Recreation Department will be offering youth programs in August.

Collas, a certified tennis professional, and Potter, an associate tennis professional, are offering three programs: Tiny Swingers, for ages 4-5; Little Aces, ages 6-9; and Hot Shots, with a recommended age range of 10-13.

In Tiny Swingers, children will use starter balls and the focus will be on hand-eye coordination and ball control. Five five-day, halfhour sessions are offered from 8:30 to 9 a.m.: from June 24-28, July 1-5, July 8-12, July 15-19, and July 29-Aug. 2. The cost is $60 for residents of Middlebury and $69 for non-residents.

In Little Aces, children will also use starter balls but also progress to basic groundstrokes and volleys and learn play-based games and basic rules. The first five sessions run the same days as the Little Aces sessions, but from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Two sessions are added with the same hours, from Aug. 12-16 and from Aug. 19-23. The cost will be $95 for residents and $109.24 for non-residents.

Hot Shots will develop consistency with groundstrokes and volleys, practice shot placement, and learn to serve and return. The sessions will run for the same seven weeks as Little Aces, but from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The cost will be $115 for residents and $132.25 for non-residents.

Information for any of these programs may be obtained from Collas at 802-349-7794 or sojotennis@gmail.com or from Potter at hpotter897@gmail. com. Discounts are available for

Police seek tips on Rt. 125 house fire

KAREN KENNA TEES up a serve to her daughter during a friendly family match Tuesday at the Middlebury Rec Park tennis courts, which will host tennis instruction in the mornings beginning next week.

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attendees of many other summer activities and Mary Johnson Child Center or Camp Kookamunga.

Bristol will offer two tennis camps, one for ages 10 to 12 and one for ages 6 to 9, both at the Bristol Recreation Field tennis court.

The camp for children between the ages of 10-12 will run daily from Aug. 5 and 9 between 11

a.m. and noon. The cost will be $65 for residents and $75 for nonresidents.

The camp for children between the ages of 6-9 will run the same days, Aug. 5 to 9, but between 10 and 11 a.m. The cost will be the same.

More information is available at recdirector@bristolvt.org or 802453-5885.

MUHS, OV players on Vt. baseball team WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Two local standouts are among the 18 Vermont senior high school baseball players who have been selected to represent Vermont against New Hampshire in the 2019 Twin State Baseball Classic on Saturday in White River Junction.

Middlebury pitcher/shortstop Wyatt Cameron and Otter Valley pitcher/first baseman Josh Beayon will take the field for Vermont in a pair of seven-inning games that will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the

Maxfield Complex in White River Junction.

Originally held from 1983 to 2004, the Twin State Baseball Classic returned to the diamond in June of 2015. Vermont won a pair last season, 8-1 and 10-3, the first sweep since its resumption, after the two teams split six one-run games in the three previous years.

Also on the Vermont team are Colby Brouillette of BFA St. Albans, Zach Paul of Black River, Adam Newton of Brattleboro, Daniel Hatheway and Chandler

Pouk of Burr and Burton, Robby Meslin and Tyler Millette of Essex, Aaron Szabo of Fair Haven, Becket Hill of Mount Mansfield, Cody Grant of Oxbow, Matt Guyette and Griffin McDermott of Rice, Justin Aker of Rutland, and Ian Parent, Aiden Johnson and Tyler Skaflestad of Champlain Valley.

The Vermont coaches are Nick DeCaro (Danville), Shawn French (Oxbow), Edward Lewicki (Burr and Burton) and Roy Sargent (Missisquoi).

Twin State field hockey includes locals

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Four local standout seniors were selected to play for Vermont in the Twin-State Field Hockey game, which will be contested on Friday at 6 p.m. at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, N.H. Three members of the Division II state champion Mount Abraham team were chosen: midfielders Casondra Dykstra and Evan Laurent and goalkeeper Chessley Jackman.

They will be joined by Tiger forward Grace Widelitz and help Vermont take on its New Hampshire counterparts.

Division I champion Bellows Falls will be well represented. BF

Coach Bethany Coursen will lead the Vermont team, and Terriers Abigail Cravinho, Molly Kelly and Madison Streeter were selected. Otter Valley Coach Stacey Edmunds will assist Coursen.

Also selected for the team were Charleigh Carthy and Brianna Mayne from Burr & Burton; Caroline Desautels, Kate Hall, Hanako Memon and Odessa O’Brien from South Burlington; Essex’s Sarah Coulter and Hannah Neddo; Rice’s Lisa McNamara; St. Johnsbury’s Michaela Roy; Mount Mansfield’s Amelia Sanborn; and CVU’s Nora Weisman-Rowell.

New Hampshire leads the series 22-9-3, but in 2018 Vermont de-

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feated the Granite State, 4-1, in a game hosted by the University of Vermont.

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are looking into the cause of a house fire last Thursday in an unoccupied Hancock home that was being sold for non-payment of taxes.

On June 13 at around 4:15 p.m. the Hancock and Granville fire departments responded to a structure fire at 1513 Route 125 in Hancock. Upon their arrival firefighters discovered flames coming from the rear of the two-story, single-family home. The fire had spread from the back of the house toward the interior of the home, according to a press release from VSP Det. Sgt. Todd Ambroz of the Department of Public Safety Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit.

Once the fire was extinguished, the Hancock fire chief contacted the Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit for an origin and cause investigation. An examination of the fire scene determined the fire began on the exterior of the home in an enclosed back porch. The fire spread into the home from the rear, but a quick response by the firefighters kept the blaze contained to one floor of the vacant, unoccupied home.

The cause of the fire is not known at this time, but does appear to be intentionally set. The house was in the process of being sold by the town of Hancock due to non-payment of taxes, according to Ambroz.

Anyone with information regarding the fire is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Todd Ambroz at the state police barracks in Williston at 802-878-7111, by email at todd.ambroz@vermont.gov or by contacting the Vermont Arson Tip Award Program by calling 1-800322-7766. Information leading to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist can be rewarded with a monetary payment up to $5,000.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On June 5 at 2:47 p.m. were notified of a possible car crash on Route 100 at the top of the Granville Gulf, just south of Plunkton Road. Granville and Hancock fire departments responded to the scene along with first responders.

Upon arrival they discovered an unoccupied a silver 2014 GMC Acadia with a Vermont license plate located in the ditch off the east side of the road.

Police said evidence at the scene indicated the driver exited the vehicle and may have begun walking in a northerly direction toward the town of Warren.

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they couldn’t locate the driver nor reach the registered owner of the vehicle. A wrecker was called to remove the vehicle. Anyone with information about this crash is asked to call the VSP Royalton Barracks 802-234-9933.

• On June 7 spotted a disabled motor vehicle on the northbound shoulder of on Route 7 in New Haven. Troopers stopped to assist the motorist, and immediately recognized the operator as Alara Bourgeois, 25, of Bristol, who was known to have a suspended driver’s license. Police cited Bourgeois for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On June 9 at around 8:30 p.m. responded to report of a one-car crash on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh.

Police said Nathan Redmond, 34, of Panton was driving southbound on Route 7 when his pickup truck left the roadway and collided with a guardrail near Loven Lane.

Redmond was not injured, but his 2008 Chevy sustained significant front-end damage.

Investigation into the cause of the crash is on going. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Vermont State Police at (802) 388-4919.

• On June 9 at around 10 p.m. received a complaint of domestic assault that had taken place over the course of several months

by Robert Meacham, 38, of Starksboro. Police alleged that Meacham on June 9 prevented the victim from contacting emergency services over the course of an hour and took the victim’s car keys, making it so that she could not leave. During the early morning hours of June 10 police arrested Meacham and cited him for 1st degree aggravated domestic assault, unlawful restraint, and interference with access to emergency services. Bail was set for $7,500. A full story on this incident appeared in the June 17 Independent.

• On June 10 at 3:47 a.m. alerted the public that Court Street in Middlebury was blocked in the area of Monroe Street because of a house fire. Middlebury firefighters, with help from Cornwall, Salisbury and New Haven firefighters, extinguished the blaze, and state police broadcast a message that the road was fully open at 12:54 p.m.

• On June 12 at shortly after

1 a.m. responded to the area of Lemon Fair Road in Weybridge for a report of a single-vehicle crash. Troopers located a blue 2004 Subaru Legacy with extensive contact damage to the entire vehicle. No driver or passenger was on site. With the assistance of Middlebury police, troopers located the operator at his residence and identified him as Roger Towle, 32, of Middlebury. While speaking with Towle about the collision troopers detected several signs of impairment, so they screened him for driving under the influence and subsequently arrested him, took him to the Vergennes Police Department for processing and cited him for driving under the influence of drugs.

• On June 16 at approximately 12:41 a.m. stopped a vehicle on Route 7 in New Haven after observing a motor vehicle violation.

Police ended up citing Nathan Fefee, 21, of Bristol for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On June 17 at approximately 4 p.m. responded to the intersection of Route 7 and Monkton Road in Ferrisburgh for a two-vehicle collision with injuries.

State police were initially scant on details of the crash, but said that Elaine Viscido, 65, of Vergennes was taken to UVM Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. The crash involved a 2014 Mercedes that Viscido was driving and a 2010 Chevy 3500 pickup truck driven by Orion Chabot, 20, of Vergennes. Chabot was reported to be uninjured, but his truck sustained heavy frontend damage and was considered a total loss.

The exact cause of the collision remains under investigation and anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Trooper Silva at 802-388-4919.

• On June 17 at a few minutes before 7 p.m. observed a vehicle traveling southbound on Route 22A in Shoreham. A check of Vermont DMV records showed the registered owner, Brian Ingerson, 55, of Whitehall, N.Y., was actively wanted with an arrest warrant. Troopers stopped the vehicle, confirmed the driver was Ingerson, and arrested him. Police lodged Ingerson at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility with bail set at $1,000.

• On June 17 at 11:05 p.m. stopped a white 2008 Lincoln Navigator on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh and ended up citing David McGregor, 33, of South Burlington for driving with a criminally suspended license.

Baseball (Continued from Page 1B) Whitcomb took the loss in the opener, and Jarret Muzzy was the losing pitcher in the nightcap.

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On Sunday host Colchester blanked AC, 10-0. Dustin Whitcomb suffered the loss, and Nolan Whitcomb poked a pair of hits for AC.

On Tuesday host Essex scored three unearned runs in the fifth inning to pull away and take a 6-3 victory over AC. Wyatt Cameron struck out five but was the toughluck loser. Kimball and O’Brien led the AC offense by each driving in a run and scoring a run.

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in Addison. Sunday, June 23, 3 p.m., Chimney Point State Historical Site, 8149 VT Route 17W. Meeting includes a guided tour of the building. Come enjoy Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the treasures of our local museum. Free admission Middlebury. Thursday, June 20, 10-11 for Green Mountain Passport holders. Tour begins at a.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church. All are 3 p.m. welcome, open to all.

Foodaroo in Middlebury. Sunday, June 23, 4-9 “Understanding American Politics in p.m., Marble Works. It’s Foodaroo’s 5th year. Sample the Age of Trump” in Middlebury. food and drink from the state’s most talented culinary *RESCHEDULED FROM TUESDAY, artisans and beverage makers, with an emphasis JUNE 18* Thursday, June 20, on Addison County and 12:30-2 p.m., Community Room, MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL —New Summer Classes: Chittenden County vendors EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview farms. Attendees taste Digital Photography, Daytime Clay Hand Building & Wheel Classes, and Ter. Middlebury College Professor Matt their way through a huge Colored Clay: Neriage & Nerikomi, Watercolors, Oils, Bookbinding, diversity of vendors while Dickinson returns to Eastview for the second in a series of six biweekly lively Basket Making. ART CAMPS: Dragons, Art is Delicious, Art of musicians, street performand engaging “Political Luncheon” Israel, Nature Art, Welcome to the Zoo, 5 Days of Fun, World ers, cooking competitions, talks. Free and open to the Public. dancers and more showcase of Color, Art is Everywhere KIDS: Colored Pencil Drawing, Clay the best of Vermont’s thriving Gill Coates in Bristol. Thursday, June Wheel & Hand Building. Register online at middleburystudioschool. maker movement. Tickets 20, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St. The Bristol Historical Society hosts $5, kids 12 and under free. org or studioschool2377@gmail.com or call Barb 247-3702.

Gill Coates, president of Monkton Historical Society, and the documentary “Forgotten Farms,” which examines how dairy architects in Middlebury. Saturday, June 22, farmers remain the backbone of agriculture in New 2 p.m., Middlebury Town Offices, Main St. In Age Well senior luncheon in England, but they are fighting for survival. Free and conjunction with the Museum’s summer exhibit Middlebury. Friday, June 24, 11:30 a.m., open to the public. More info call Steve Ayotte at “The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Dan Kiley,” Rosie’s, Route 7 South. Doors open at 11:30 802-453-7709. this panel discussion includes three Vermont landa.m., meal served at noon of a cold salad plate Cinema Italiano in Brandon. Thursday, June 20, 7 scape architects, all of whom worked for Dan Kiley featuring turkey salad, fruit salad, coleslaw, and p.m., Brandon Town Hall, One Conant Sq. Explore over the years - Terry Boyle, Peter Meyer and a cookie. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call the best Italian films — with subtitles — while David Raphael. They will reflect on their experiMichelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested enjoying BYOB refreshments, all for free, each ence working with Kiley. Tickets $5 general public/ donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone week through August. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and Sheldon Museum members free. More info at age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free the movie begins promptly at 7 p.m. This week’s henrysheldonmuseum.org. ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 film is “Amarcord.”

Chicken barbecue in Brandon. Saturday, June to inquire.

Bear Irwin and his youth jazz band in Middlebury.

22, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Congregational Church, 1 Thursday, June 20, 7:15-8:30 p.m., Community Carver St. Menu includes barbecued chicken with American Red Cross blood drive in Brandon.

Monday, June 24, noon-5 p.m., Brandon American Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Ter. baked beans, assorted salads, strawberry shortLegion Post 55, 55 Franklin St. The Red Cross Join Irwin and his students from Standard Jazz and cake and beverages. Bring family and friends. A always needs donations. Call 1-800-Red-Cross Improvisation 5.0. at the Middlebury Community free will offering will be taken.

(800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to schedMusic Center, as they play standards of the King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, ule an appointment. Streamline your donation and American Popular Music Songbook and test their June 22, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Community save up to 15 minutes by visiting redcrossblood.org/ improvisational skills. Free and open to the public.

Center, Route 7. The evening begins with a sandrapidpass. wich supper and then on to the games. King Pede is a unique game that involves “trick-taking” tech- Veterans’ luncheon in Middlebury. Monday, June 24, 1 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge niques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. A Rd. A monthly complimentary luncheon to serve game of fun and skill. Come prepared to use your Green Mountain Club bike ride in those who have served. Come meet other Veterans strategic thinking.

Bridport. Friday, June 21. A chance to and friends and enjoy a delicious meal. Free and “Silas takes the Air” on stage in Lincoln. Saturday, stretch your biking legs on a mostly flat open to all Veterans. Fully accessible. RSVP to Pat June 22, 7 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 E. River Rd. 25-mile ride with great views out by the lake in Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceotterCome see this 1920s romantic comedy featuring Bridport. Includes 1.9 miles of unpaved road, but creek.com.

Lincoln residents. A fundraiser for the Burnham pace will be easy with breaks for views and water.

Foundation and part of the Burnham Centennial Strawberry festival in Vergennes. Monday, June 24, More info contact leader Jill Vickers at jvickers@ 6-8 p.m., Vergennes City Park. Homemade strawCelebration. No ticket necessary, first come-first gmavt.net or 802-989-2840. More activities at berry shortcake and beverage, $6. The Vergennes served seating, donations appreciated. Extragmcbreadloaf.org City Band will provide entertainment. Proceeds comfy chair in front row for $100. More info: Sally Pre-schoolers at the Point in West Addison. benefit Champlain Valley Christian School. More Ober at 802-349-3440.

Friday, June 21, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., Chimney Point info: Wendy at 802-759-2980.

State Historic Site, 8149 Route 17W. Bring your preschooler to enjoy story and craft time at Chimney Point. 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. For Ages 3 to 5. Well-behaved siblings welcome. Bring snacks if you like. More info call 802-759-2412.

Suggested donation $5 per family.

“Silas takes the Air” on stage in Lincoln. Friday, June 21, 7 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 E. River Rd. Come see this 1920s romantic comedy featuring Lincoln residents. A fundraiser for the Burnham Foundation and part of the Burnham Centennial Celebration. No ticket necessary, first come-first served seating, donations appreciated. Extracomfy chair in front row for $100. More info: Sally Ober at 802-349-3440.

“Got Bats? Management and Recovery of Endangered Bats” workshop in Ferrisburgh.

Friday, June 21, 8 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 Route 7. Learn about Vermont’s rare insecteating bats, their natural history, the threats they face, and ways the public can help conserve bats and enhance their habitats. Program will be both indoors and outdoors, so dress accordingly.

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Abenaki Heritage Weekend in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, June 22, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Abenaki visual and performing artists showcase their creative works alongside Abenaki scholars, culture bearers, historians, and leaders, sharing an indigenous perspective on life in the Champlain Valley from past centuries to the present. Presented by Vermont Abenaki Artists Association. Included with museum admission.

More info at lcmm.org or 802 475-2022.

Vermont Sun Triathlon Series in Salisbury.

Saturday, June 22, Branbury State Park, 3570 Lake Dunmore Rd. Sprint and Olympic distance.

Includes new aqua/bike option. More info at vermontsuntriathlonseries.com or info@vermontsun.com.

Beginners’ bird walk in Middlebury. Saturday, June 22, 8:30 a.m., Wright Park, Seymour Street Ext. Start the summer vacation off right with Otter Creek Audubon Society’s annual beginner’s bird walk. Spend the morning with experienced birders who can help identify the warblers singing from the treetops. Meet at the parking area. More info call Carol Ramsayer at 802-989-7115.

Town-wide yard sale in Bristol. Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., locations around town. Empty the piggy bank and come to Bristol for a day of bargain hunting.

“From the Tailgate: Post Harvest Visit” in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, June 22, 9-11 a.m., Lower Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Sand Rd. View the results of a timber harvest with wildlife in mind. Biologist Dave Sausville and Forester Matt Leonard will showcase the different forest and habitat management techniques used to manage this property for wildlife. Free and open to the public. Registration not required but appreciated. More info contact Lisa Sausville at 802-8772777 or info@vtcoverts.org.

City-wide yard Sale in Vergennes. Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., locations around town and on city green. The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes invites all to come to Vergennes, where both businesses and households sell their wares all around the city and on the green. Official map will be available for pick up at 8:30 a.m. from the info booth on the green or online at bgcvergennes. org. Rain or shine.

Lake Champlain Bridge guided walk in West Addison. Friday, June 22, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 8149 Route 17W. Learn about the history of what you see walking across the Lake Champlain Bridge. Crown Point, NY, site manager Lisa Polay and Chimney Point

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Abenaki Heritage Weekend in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, June 23, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Abenaki visual and performing artists showcase their creative works alongside Abenaki scholars, culture bearers, historians, and leaders, sharing an indigenous perspective on life in the Champlain Valley from past centuries to the present.

Presented by Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.

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Snake Mountain Botanical Walk in Addison.

Sunday, June 23, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Explore the unique flora of one of the Champlain Valley’s largest remaining forest blocks. There are plants found here that are rare and interesting and aren’t commonly seen elsewhere in heavily-developed Addison County. Everett Marshall, a scientist with Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s Natural Heritage Inventory, will lead the group up the side of this popular mountain. Sign up at get meeting point at vtfishandwildlife.com.

Champlain Valley Fiddlers in Middlebury. Sunday, June 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. Held the 4th Sunday this month. Listen to people sing and play instruments and have a fun day.

Refreshments available, 50/50 raffle, Door prizes. $3 donation.

The First Amendment talk in Hubbardton. Sunday, June 23, 2-3 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. This year’s talk and discussion on basics of the Constitution looks at the First Amendment. When was it passed?

What does it cover? Is speech free? How was it perceived then and is it different now? Historian and site interpreter Paul Andriscin provides the history of the amendment. Questions and a discussion moderated by site interpreter Bob Franzoni. After enjoy a battlefield walk guided by Franzoni.

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Smart Driver class in Middlebury.

Tuesday, June 25, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. A class designed to address road safety issues that come with changes that come as Vermont drivers age. Class participants are asked to bring their questions and concerns to the class.

Pre-registration required. Space is limited. Fully accessible. RSVP required to Pat Ryan at 802-3881220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

“The Red Scare in the Green Mountains: Vermont in the McCarthy Era” in Bristol. Tuesday, June 25, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library, 40 North St. Find out what happened in Vermont when the anti-Communist fear known as the “Red Scare” swept the country. Author Rick Winston explores some forgotten history as we see how a small, rural “rock-ribbed Republican” state with a historically libertarian streak handled the hysteria of the time.

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Teddy Bear Picnic in Bristol.

Wednesday, June 26, noon-1 p.m., on the green. Ted E. Bear of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company is coming to Bristol for a Picnic.

Bring your favorite bear and join us at the Veterans Memorial on the Town Green where Ted will lead the parade to the playground for stories, songs, and fun. Free lunches for the first 30 children.

A Walk in their Shoes: Dementia Simulation in Middlebury. Wednesday, June 26, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Certified Dementia Practitioners guide you through the challenges of compromised vision, hearing and dexterity which all affect cognition. Free, and open to the public and fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220 or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

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Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, June 26, 7 p.m., on the green. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or picnic dinner and enjoy an evening of small town entertainment — a summer tradition that has continued since shortly after the Civil War. There is often a fundraiser barbecue before each concert. Call 802-453-5885 for details.

Stargazing open house in Middlebury.

Wednesday, June 26, 9-10:30 p.m., Mittelman Observatory, Bicentennial Hall, Bicentennial Way. Get a closer view of Jupiter, a variety of interesting stars, star clusters, and nebulae through the Observatory’s telescopes. Free and open to the public as long as the sky is mostly clear. To confirm go to go.middlebury.edu/observatory/ or call the Observatory at 802-443-2266 after 7 p.m. on the evening of the event.

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Informal gallery talk with photographer Jim Blair in Middlebury. Friday, June 28, 1:00 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. Join Blair for a free informal talk on his exhibition, “Being There: Photographs by James P. Blair.” on display through Aug. 11.

Dr. Gavin Noble lectures in Middlebury. Friday, June 28, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Dr. Noble specializes in cardiovascular disease, general and consultative cardiology, and non-invasive cardiac testing.

He plans to address exercise and the heart, the benefits of exercise for prevention and after diagnosis of heart disease. Free, open to the public and fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek. com.

“Havel: the Passion of Thought” in Middlebury.

Friday, June 28, 6 p.m., Seeler Studio Theatre, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. See a workshop of this New York-bound production

by Middlebury affiliated, off-Broadway theatre company PTP/NYC. The show includes plays

by Vaclav Havel, Harold Pinter, and Samuel Beckett. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

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Green Mountain Club bike ride in northern Addison County. Saturday, June 29. A Moderate 20-mile loop through Vergennes, Ferrisburgh and Panton, mostly flat with a few small hills. The ride will take about two hours. Rear bike light and helmet required. Bring water and snacks if desired.

Contact leader Ginny Heidke at ginnypots@ comcast.net or 802-989-7272 for details. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Vermont Gran Fondo in Addison County.

Saturday, June 29. Road cycling over Addison County mountain gaps: Appalachian, Middlebury, Lincoln. Choose from three courses. Details at vermontgranfondo.com.

Hope for TomorROW row-a-thon in Ferrisburgh.

Saturday, June 29, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4427 Basin Harbor Rd. A row-a-thon to benefit Project HOePpnEr, a community organization that works to prevent teen suicide. More info at 802 475-2022.

Middlebury Community Players auditions in Middlebury. Saturday, June 29, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Mary Hogan Elementary School, Mary Hogan Dr. Come audition for “HONK!” The classic story of the Ugly Duckling comes to life in this musical, a heartwarming tale of being different and the lessons we can all learn. Registration at 9:30 a.m., auditions begin at 10 a.m. Auditions also held Wednesday, June 26. Aspiring performers invited to audition either date. More info at info@middleburycommunityplayers.org.

“Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth” in Middlebury. Saturday, June 29, 1p.m., Seeler Studio Theatre, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. See a workshop of this New York-bound production by Middlebury affiliated, off-Broadway theatre company PTP/NYC. Tom Stoppard’s play features. Three schoolboys who speak only Dogg confuse a lorry driver who speaks only English. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

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Champ’s Challenge in Ferrisburgh.

Sunday, June 30, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Basin Harbor Club, Basin Harbor Rd. Ride, walk or run for a good cause, helping people with Cystic Fibrosis. There will also be a raffle, giveaways, and a BBQ lunch overlooking the Lake. 100 percent of proceeds raised go towards funding recreation grants that are awarded to people with cystic fibrosis across.

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22nd Annual Challenge Race in Ferrisburgh.

Sunday, June 30, 9 a.m., Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Rowing and paddling enthusiasts take to the water for a three-mile race open to all humanpowered boats. The triangular course crosses Lake Champlain from Vermont to New York and back and covers some of the most beautiful scenery in the region. Registration at 9:30 a.m., race begins at 11 a.m. $25/participant fee,

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Strawberry Festival in Shoreham.

Thursday, June 27, 5-7 p.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Enjoy strawberry shortcake, strawberry pies (with or without ice cream or real whipped cream), strawberry sundaes, the works, or just plain strawberries. Prices vary according to the items purchased. All servings are made to order. A limited number of whole strawberry pies available for purchase. Bring a non-perishable food or personal item for the Food Shelf.

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Strawberry festival in Monkton. Sunday, June 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monkton Volunteer Fire Department, 3747 State’s Prison Hollow Rd. Chicken barbecue in Cornwall. Sunday, June 30, noon-3 p.m., Cornwall Fire Station, Route 30. Join the Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department for their annual barbeque and fundraising event.

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Rick Klein & Peter Macfarlane in New Haven.

Sunday, June 30, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Part of The Sunday Sessions at Lincoln Peak Winery. Relax on the porch with wine and live music. Wine available by the glass.

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“The Song and the Sorrow” on screen in Middlebury. Sunday, June 30, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. This documentary about music and mental illness features singer Catherine MacLellan, the daughter of Canadian singer/songwriting legend Gene MacLellan, who committed suicide when she was 14. The film follows her as she tries to come to terms with her father and his legacy while facing her own struggles with mental health. Tickets $10/$8 seniors plus fees, available at townhalltheater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office Mon-Sat, noon-5 p.m., or at the door one hour before show time. MacLellan will be appearing live at Town Hall Theater Sept. 12.

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Blood pressure and foot care clinic in Brandon. Tuesday, July 2, 9:30 a.m., Brandon Senior Center, 1591 Forest Dale Rd. The cost of the foot clinic is $10.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes.

Tuesday, July 2, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal served at noon of meatballs in garlic parmesan sauce, mashed potatoes, carrots, wheat roll, and berry crisp. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice 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 to inquire.

“Understanding American Politics in the Age of Trump,” in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 2, 12:30-2 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Ter. Middlebury College Professor Matt Dickinson returns to Eastview for the third in a series of six biweekly, lively and engaging “Political Luncheon” talks.

Free and open to the Public.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 3, 11:15 a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon of broccoli onion quiche, green beans, wheat bread, and sliced apples. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice 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 to inquire.

Vermont Philharmonic pops concert in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 3, gates open at 5:30 p.m., behind Middlebury Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. The Henry Sheldon Museum’s annual Fourth of July celebration features the Vermont Philharmonic playing on the spacious, manicured grounds of the Middlebury College athletic fields. Concert begins at 7:30. Fireworks display begins at dusk. Rain location, Kenyon Arena. Fireworks rain or shine. Tickets Adult $25 ($30 after June 25,)/youth 12 – 18 $10/under 12 free. Evening includes a raffle for seven one-ofa-kind picnic baskets — filled with local foods, gift certificates, and picnic items — painted by local artists. More info at Sheldon Museum at 802-388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, July 3, 7 p.m., on the green. The Bristol Band has presented outdoor summer band concerts in the gazebo on the Town Green every Wednesday evening in the summer since shortly after the Civil War. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or picnic dinner and enjoy an evening of small town entertainment. There is often a fundraiser barbecue before each concert. Call 802-453-5885 for details.

Gumbo YaYa in Brandon. Wednesday, July 3, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. The kick-off of Brandon’s free summer concert series, Music at the Riverbend, Gumbo YaYa plays a rock and roll stew, cooking up soul calypso, ska, reggae and world funk. More info at brandon.org/events Free Summer Concerts. Brandon Town Band opens at 6 p.m.

Vermont Philharmonic Pops concert and fireworks in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 3, 7:30 p.m., behind Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. The Sheldon Museum’s annual Pops Concert. Lou Kosma conducts the Vermont Philharmonic in a medley of contemporary music, light classics, Broadway and film favorites. The event features a raffle of picnic baskets painted by local artists and filled with local foods, gift certificates, and picnic items. Grounds open at 5:30 p.m. for picnics; Concert begins at 7:30.

Bring chairs, blankets, and flashlights. Tickets adults $30, $25 if purchased before June 25/ youth $10/children under 12 free, available at 802-388-2117, henrysheldonmuseum.org or in person at the museum, 1 Park St. Fireworks in Bristol. Wednesday, July 3, dusk.

Stargazing open house in Middlebury.

Wednesday, July 3, 9-10:30 p.m., Mittelman Observatory, Bicentennial Hall, Bicentennial Way. Get a closer view of Jupiter, a variety of interesting stars, star clusters, and nebulae through the Observatory’s telescopes. Free and open to the public as long as the sky is mostly clear. To confirm go to go.middlebury.edu/observatory/ or call the Observatory at 802-443-2266 after 7 p.m. on the evening of the event.

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THURSDAY

July 4th celebration in Bristol.

Thursday, July 4, locations around town. Paradee road race, 7:30 a.m.; outhouse races, 9 a.m.; parade at 10:30 a.m., themed “Music of the ‘60s.” Activities on the green — food, music, crafts Silent, etc. to follow the parade. More info at bristol4th.com.

45th Annual Ice Cream Social in Salisbury.

Thursday, July 4, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Salisbury Congregational Meeting House, 853 Maple St. An afternoon of cones, sundaes and homemade desserts. Rain or shine.

LIVEMUSIC Bear Irwin and his youth jazz band in Middlebury. Thursday, June 20, 7:15-8:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

Rick Ceballos in Middlebury. Friday, June 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

Tony Trischka in Middlebury. Friday, June 21, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble in Brandon. Saturday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Sarah King in New Haven. Sunday, June 23, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

Keith Williams in Middlebury. Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

The Good Parts in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, June 23, 6 p.m., Basin Harbor.

Corey Gottfried in Middlebury. Monday, June 24, 2 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, June 26, 7 p.m., on the green.

Point Counterpoint Faculty Ensemble in Salisbury. Friday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. Salisbury Congregational Meeting House.

Caroline Cotter in Brandon. Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Middlebury Chamber Music Festival in Middlebury. Saturday, June 29, 7:30 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury.

Rick Klein & Peter Macfarlane in New Haven.

Sunday, June 30, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

Vermont Philharmonic pops concert in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 3, 7:30 p.m., behind Middlebury Arts Center Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, July 3, 7 p.m., on the green.

Gumbo YaYa in Brandon. Wednesday, July 3, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Lyn Elder in Middlebury. Friday, July 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

Atlantic Crossing in Salisbury. Friday, July 5, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Meeting House.

David Rosane & the Zookeepers in Rochester.

Saturday, July 6, Rochester Public Library.

Moira Smiley in concert in Ripton. Saturday, July 6 at 7:30 pm, Ripton Community House.

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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 experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve common problems.

Newcomers welcome. Con‑ fidential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dug‑ way 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, New Haven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm. Discussion Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Daily Reflection Meeting, Ver‑ gennes, Congregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternating Format Meeting, Ferris‑ burgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm.

NARCAN KITS are avail‑ able at the Turning Point Center of Addison County FREE of charge. Narcan (Naloxone) is a nasal spray used to reverse an opi‑ oid overdose in progress.

These kits are specifically intended for public distri‑ bution and can be used by anyone to save a life.

Easy training is provided at Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, and takes approximately 10 minutes.

Wednesdays between 9 a.m. ‑ noon, or call for an appointment (802) 388‑4249.

HANDYMAN ‑ LIGHT carpentry, insulation, yard clean up, junk removal, dump trailer services. Call Eugene 802‑453‑8546.

BRISTOL; SATURDAY, JUNE 22, Meadow Lane.

9am. Garden items, 5 Ameri‑ can Girl dolls and accesso‑ ries, Bryer horses and ac‑ cessories, furniture, clothes and many odds and ends.

YARD SALE ‑ MULTIPLE family’s. 5 South Gorham Lane, Middlebury. Satur‑ day June 22nd. 8:30am till 2:00pm. Bikes, baseball cards, books, Nordic Track, Tuntori treadmill, bread ma‑ chine, kitchenware, linens, towels, furniture, framed artwork, mirrors, lamps, clothing, quilts, towels, rugs.

A L ‑ A N O N F A M I LY GROUP For families and friends of problem drinkers.

Anonymous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday evenings.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am.

Discussion Meeting, Bris‑ tol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, aavt.org.

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PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am.

We meet at The Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

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REFUGE RECOVERY ‑ TUESDAYS 6‑7 p.m. A non‑theistic, Buddhist‑in‑ spired approach to recov‑ ery from addictions of all kinds. Dedicated to the practices of mindfulness, compassion, forgiveness, and generosity, this recov‑ ery meeting uses medita‑ tion and kindness to heal the pain and suffering that addiction has caused. Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. (802) 388‑4249.

SPANISH AA MEETING June 22, 2019 at St. Mary’s Church in Middlebury, 10‑11 a.m.(lower level), open to all. Parking on site or street.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All as‑ pects of construction, also property maintenance. Ste‑ ven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.

BRISTOL TOWN WIDE yard sale. Pleasant Street ‑ look for balloons! Satur‑ day, June 22nd, 9am‑3pm (rain or shine). Featuring 1903 to 1959 Danbury Mint, Franklin Mint and Fairfield Mint die cast cars and trucks from personal col‑ lection. Selection includes 1913‑1949 Ford vehicles plus Ford Model A’s/T’s and 1925 Model T Paddy Wagon, 1904 Mercedes Simplex, 1905‑1929 Rolls Royce vehicles including the 1910 Balloon Roadster, and Mack, Studebaker, and Ford trucks. Excellent con‑ dition. Extremely reason‑ able prices.

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JUNE 22 AND 23 9‑3. 12 Mt. Independence Rd., Or‑ well. John Deere toys, quilts, treadmill, dishes, vases, lawn‑care tools, computer desk and printer and much more.

MOVING/GARAGE SALE wood planks, snow blow‑ er, variety of many home items. 829 West Shore Road, Lake Dunmore, Salis‑ bury. Saturday, June 22, 8am‑4pm. Sunday, June 23, 10am‑3pm.

YARD SALE BOUTIQUE - This Saturday, June 22, 8-12. Jewelry, bedding, tables, all season cloth‑ ing, kitchen items, some antiques. 1205 Three Mile Bridge Road, Middlebury.

Help Wanted TAG SALE ‑ CHOICE AS new: Dyson cordless vacu‑ um (animal), DeWalt power tools, rotating fan, LCD TV monitors, camp furniture.

Light use: clothes, books, electronics (all cords $1).

Plus: very good comics and collectibles. Saturday June 22‑ Sunday 23 (weather per‑ mitting). Corner S. Pleasant & Cross, Middlebury.

TAG/ARTS/QUILTS sale.

Multi‑Family yard sale with various household, garden‑ ing, adult clothing, some tools and marine items.

Something for everyone.

Will also have arts/crafts/ quilts for sale. Plunder Bay Marina ‑ 250 Mt. Indepen‑ dence Road, Orwell. June 22‑23 ‑ 9am‑3pm.

Shard Villa Hiring for Caregiver positions.

Please visit our website for a list of open positions and information on how to apply. www.shardvilla.org

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CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEEDED Looking for dependable hardworking individuals with a valid driver’s license for con‑ crete & carpentry con‑ struction. Experience a plus but will train. Wages based on experience. Paid holidays. Call Donnie at 802‑453‑6426.

The Addison Independent is looking for a substitute driver to cover Monday & Thursday deliveries for our Bristol / Brandon route (4-5 hrs. per delivery day) on an “as-needed” basis.

Requirements are: valid driver’s license, high school diploma or equivalent, able to lift bundles of newspapers and customer service skills. Must be dependable, with a clean driving record and provide own transportation. Compensation includes a free print + online subscription and free placement of your classified ads in our paper.

Please email resume to lisar@addisonindependent.com.

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS WANTED Bridge School Preschool is looking for substitutes for the sum‑ mer or year round. Ex‑ perience and degree in early childhood education or related field preferred or willing to get required training. $15 per hour. Send cover letter, resume, and three written references to Bridge School, 1469 Exchange St, Middlebury, Vt., 05753 or via email to jenne@bridgeschoolver‑ mont.org. For more in‑ formation, contact Jenne Morton at 388‑3498.

Community Mental Health Nurse

Employment Opportunity (Part-Time / Full-Time)

Sales and Reservations Associate Middlebury Transportation Group, a provider of luxury ground transportation with offices in Middlebury, Stowe and Burlington is looking for a team player to assist with sales, reservations, and dispatch.

Serving a global client base, this is a fast paced, public facing position that requires a strong sales and customer service orientation. Other responsibilities include providing support to other operational functions as required.

The candidate should be a detail oriented, self starter with the ability to work both alone and on a team. Excellent sales and communication skills and experience with Microsoft Office required. Experience in the luxury transportation and hospitality industry a plus.

Please submit your application at: https://www.csac-vt.org/careers/

FLOR A L M ER C H A N DISER P/T Middlebury area morning hours. Fun, creative, flexible posi‑ tion ideal for a candidate who can work indepen‑ dently with honesty and integrity. Please submit resume to: Claudette at simplyreadyflowers@gmail. com.

SHARED LIVING PROVIDER for a woman in her 50’s with a mild developmental disability. She needs to transition from indepen‑ dent living, 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 listen to rock’n roll and Christian music, read the Bible, watch game shows, and spend quiet time in nature. She smokes, and has an in‑ door cat. A county setting is ideal. Generous tax‑free stipend, monthly room and board payment and a re‑ spite budget. Call Donna Quesnel at Community Associate. (802)388‑4021.

Counseling Service of Addison County The CRT Program at CSAC is seeking an RN to be part of dynamic community based teaming in working with adults coping with life impacting mental health conditions. The role would include oversight of medications at our residential programs, facilitation of healthcare follow up for clients, and help with wellness engagement. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and who would welcome being part of a collaborative and innovative work environment.

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This is currently a part time position in the Middlebury Operations Center.

(32 hours per week with benefits) May become full time in the near future.

This position can include a flexible week- day schedule.

Some weekend hours required.

If you thrive in a multitasking environment, and would enjoy the challenges of helping us with the operation of Vermont’s largest luxury transportation company, we would like to meet you.

Apply in person, Monday through Friday - 10:00AM to 2:00PM 1396 Route 7 South (across from Greystone Motel) 802-388-3838

Middlebury Transportation Group is an equal opportunity employer

Part Time Cook Our FarmStay guests enjoy a unique Vermont experience that includes a variety of fun and educational activities topped off with farm-to-table style meals.

We’re looking for someone friendly and outgoing who is capable of taking care of the meals.

Job Requirements • Capable of executing the kitchen end of these meals independently (serving, presenting, clean up) • Average of 15-20 hours weekly.

• The schedule would vary with the guest flow, which can be predictably consistent.

• Preferably looking to fill evening shifts but some morning & lunch shifts (4-5 hours) could become available.

• Interests in farm sourced products, hosting dinner parties, craft spirits and cocktails are a plus.

Join the Parent/Child Center Team

VAN DRIVER/ CHILDCARE WORKER

We are seeking a van driver/childcare worker who will transport children and their parents as well as provide childcare at our Center. Strong candidates must have knowledge of child development, family systems, adolescent development, mental health issues, and excellent judgment.

This is a full- time position with generous benefits, total hours negotiable. A clean driving record and experience with children and families a must.

Contact Info: Please contact Donna Bailey at dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org Deadline July 1, 2019

Goodro Lumber Co. seeks a

CDL Truck Driver Full-time position open for a delivery truck driver. CDL Class B license required. We are looking for a positive, hard-working, dependable individual with good customer service skills to join our team.

We offer competitive wages and benefits including health insurance.

Please email your resume to: goodrolumber@goodrolumber.net or stop in and fill out an application.

• Candidates must be 21 or older and have a clean driving record.

The Addison County Independent is currently hiring a full-time graphic designer.

Experience required. This gold-star individual will work with our team of award-winning designers 32-40 hours a week, creating advertising and page layouts.

Health care and other benefits offered. Excellent organizational skills and creativity necessary, as is a good command of spelling and grammar. Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite for print and web required.

Must be able to work well under the pressure of weekly and daily deadlines.

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Contact Your U.S. Senators

Sen. Patrick Leahy 1-800-642-3193

433 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

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Please send cover letter and resumé to Sue Leggett, production manager: suel@addisonindependent.com.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders 1-800-339-98343

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ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Custodians Addison Central School District is seeking one part time Custodian and a full time Lead Evening Custodian, Monday through Friday second shift.

Experience is a plus, but not required.

Apply through Schoolspring or by sending a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to: Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753

• Wage starts at $20/hour

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Graphic Designer needed

Governor Phil Scott 1-800-649-6825 (Vt. only)

Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

E.O.E.

Do you want a job with a competitive wage, predictable schedule, paid time off, top notch medical insurance, and a fun, lively work atmosphere where you can do something that makes a difference?

If so, we want to talk with you. HOPE is seeking a few dedicated, hardworking, team members who have good communication skills, and an eye for details. Mechanical ability, cash register experience, and customer service skills are a plus.

To apply, send resume and brief letter of interest to receptionist@hope-vt.org, or mail to or drop off at 282 Boardman St., Middlebury.

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FIRE DISTRICT #1 OF EAST MIDDLEBURY

Water System Operator (Class 2) Fire District #1 of East Middlebury is accepting applications for a part time Water System Operator.

The operator will be required to perform tasks related to the operation and maintenance of the water system. Minimum requirements are: High School diploma or equivalent, a clean driver’s license and reliable transportation, effective communication skills, strong work ethic, basic math and computer skills.

Ideal candidates will possess a Vermont Class 2 Water Operator’s license or have water operations experience. A maximum thirty minute emergency response time to East Middlebury is preferred.

For questions please contact, Jason Larocque at 802-236-3387.

Please send resume to: EMFD#1 PO Box 306 East Middlebury, VT 05740 Fire District #1 of East Middlebury is an equal opportunity employer.

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For Sale

VERMONT SOAP IS hiring a part‑time Retail Store Associate. Saturdays & Sundays from 10am‑4pm.

Must be computer literate, have retail sales experi‑ ence as well as excellent customer service skills.

Background check will be conducted. No phone calls. Please email Cover Letter, Resume and Refer‑ ences to nichole@vtsoap. com.

REFRIGERATOR, KEN‑ MORE 2 years old, top freezer, black stainless, runs perfect. 30” wide.

New $800. Asking $400.

802‑989‑5773, leave mes‑ sage.

For Sale 4 BRIDGESTONE INSIG‑ NIA TIRES P205/70R15.

Used only one season ‑ approximately 6,000 miles, in great shape. Fits Subaru Outback, etc. $150 (firm) for all four. Call /text Mi‑ chael at (802) 989‑6744.

ARE YOU A WINE maker?

Used grape de‑stemmer, carboys, wine bottles and glasses available for $1,200. 462‑2077.

FOR SALE: FIRESTONE all season tires. Like new. $375. 989‑7279. shov‑ elthree@comcast.net.

MOTORIZED WHEEL CHAIR Pronto brand with new battery. Can de‑ liver locally. $500. OBO. 802‑989‑8634.

POOL TABLE, SLATE 46”x78”. New felt, balls, c u e s , c o v e r. U p r i g h t freezer. Wine making equipment: 5 gallon glass bottles, corker, bubblers, bottles, etc. 802‑453‑3504.

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SAPRANO SAXOPHONE JUPITER JPS recondi‑ tioned black/gold and case ‑ $750. Also cherry blossom fine china, 147 pieces, new ‑ best offer.

Men’s snowmobile helmets ‑ $5 each. 453‑3504.

TO Y O TA F O R K L I F T, DUAL hard filled tires.

5,000 lb. lift with side shift and auto fork lev‑ elers. Runs real good. $8,500. Nissan forklift, rebuilt motor. 5,000 lb. lift.

Hard filled tires. $7,500.

518‑569‑0957. Will take most anything in trade.

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 2,500 SQ. FT. AVAIL‑ ABLE in industrial zone.

Exchange Street, Middle‑ bury. 802‑388‑4831.

4 BR, 2 1/2 BATH fin‑ ished basement, secluded cul‑de‑sac, minutes to Mid‑ dlebury. Available mid July, $1,800 per month + heat and utilities. Pets nego‑ tiable. references required.

For Rent 5,000 SQ. FT. AVAIL‑ ABLE. Retail, light in‑ dustry/commercial, office space, food operation.

Route 7, Middlebury.

802‑349‑8544.

BRIARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 2 BR apartments in Middle‑ bury. All income/assets must be verified to de‑ termine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

NS/NP, onsite laundry. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

BRIDPORT: SUNNY, SPA‑ CIOUS 1/br. apartment.

Beautiful views, garden space. All utilities included except heat. Washer/dryer.

No pets. No smoking. $900 per month. 802‑349‑9624.

BRISTOL VILLAGE, HIGHLY visible retail/of‑ fice street level space on the Main Street. Available now. $1,370 mo. Approx.

1,800 SF. Basement space also available. Call Tom at Wallace Realty 453‑4670 or Tom@WallaceRE.com.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addison. Available stor‑ age space in my barn for summer/winter storage.

The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

Sunny Downtown Middlebury, 1 bedroom, all utilities included.

Very Convenient 1 bedroom apartment.

Upstairs in renovated, charming, historic cottage. Located literally steps from downtown shops and restaurants, The Marbleworks, two blocks from Middlebury College. All new, top of the line appliances (washer, dryer, range, dishwasher). Private entrance, off street parking. All utilities included. No pets.

References and credit report required. Call for showings. 802-9892234. $1200 a month.

For Rent

For Rent

It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing.

Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say.

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the nation’s Fair Housing Law. Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944.

Talk to our sales professionals.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

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For Rent

For Rent

E A S T M I D D L E B U RY ‑ FURNISHED room to rent. All included in a lovely, classic home.

Shared kitchen, shared bath. Includes wifi, cable, w/d and parking. $450/ mo. Call/text Susan 802‑989‑8941.

MIDDLEBURY, 2,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., central location, park‑ ing. Can be subdivided.

Real‑Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

EAST MIDDLEBURY, SPACIOUS 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, quaint neigh‑ borhood. W/D hookup, yard space, screened porch. New carpet, paint.

Lawn care and trash re‑ moval included. First, last plus deposit. Credit reference. 1 year lease. $1,200/mo. Available June 1st. 802‑352‑4124, leave message.

FERRISBURGH, 5 B E D R O O M , 2 B AT H farmhouse, large ga‑ rage, 6 miles west of Vergennes. $1,300/mo.

802‑475‑2176.

FERRISBURGH ‑ 2 BED‑ ROOM 2 bath mobile home. 1/2 mile south of Button Bay State Park.

Nice location. $800/mo.

802‑475‑2176.

FORESTDALE UNFIR‑ NISHED apartment for rent. $750/mo. 2 bed‑ room. Clean. No smok‑ ing. No pets. Utilities not included. 247‑9111.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown.

Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets.

Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

MIDDLEBURY, 2 BED‑ ROOM apartment avail‑ able July 10, 2nd floor.

Off‑street parking. Heat, hot water, garbage and recycling included. Walk‑ ing distance to stores, bank and downtown Middlebury. $1,200/mo.

802‑989‑1171.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-4248590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500.

For Rent

RIPTON: SHARE A HOME w/woman in her 60s who enjoys VPR & gardening. $400/mo. (all inc.) plus help w/ yardwork. No smoking.

No deposit. 863‑5625, HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refs, background check required. EHO. SHOREHAM: SHARE A home w/ woman who enjoys animals & the out‑ doors. $500/mo. Seek‑ ing a house‑mate who is cat & dog friendly. No additional pets/smoking.

Shared bath. No deposit.

863‑5625. HomeShareV‑ ermont.org for applica‑ tion. Interview, refs, back‑ ground check required.

EHO.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $220./cord green. 802‑282‑7906.

Real Estate 2019 ENERGY STAR homes, modular, dou‑ ble‑wides and single‑ wides. Open 7 days a week. Beanshomes. com. 600 Rte. 7, Pitts‑ ford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@beanshomes. com. Down payment as‑ sistance now available.

EAST MIDDLEBURY, DAISY Lane Lot #11.

Beautiful, level 1/2 acre building lot with good southern exposure on a private lane. Town water, power and cable hookups at curbside.

Site approved for four bedroom home with con‑ ventional (no mound nec‑ essary) septic system. $68,000. Call Jack Brown 388‑7350.

P O R T H E N RY, N . Y. lake view home. Own‑ er financing. Asking $32,500. Hardwood floors throughout. Six miles to Champlain bridge. Pay‑ ment less than rent.

518‑597‑3270.

LAND FOR SALE in Weybridge.

802-349-9566

Att. Farmers BRIAN’S FARM SUPPLY net wrap, bale wrap, baler twine and bunker covers.

802‑355‑2076.

GOT MUD? NEED GRASS? Custom no‑till drilling for pasture rehab and renovation in Cen‑ tral Addison County. Call 989‑2341.

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

802‑453‑4481.

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating.

Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Wanted LIONS CLUB NEEDS stuff for their annual auc‑ tion. Please no appli‑ ances or electronics. Call for pick up, 388‑7124.

Help us, help others.

Public Notices Index Addison County Superior Court (2) Goshen (1) Monkton (2) Mountain Fresh Cleaners (1) Panton (1)

Found on Pages 10B & 11B.

Ripton (1) Shoreham (1) Starksboro (1) Waltham (1) West Pawlet (1)

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT

CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 6-1-19 Ancv

The Bank Of New York Mellon Fka The Bank Of New York, As Trustee For Certificateholders Of Cwabs Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-5 Plaintiff vs. Alan Bean Sr.; Kim Bean and OCCUPANTS RESIDING AT 1435 Rattlin Bridge Road, Bridport, VT 05734 Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Alan N. Bean Sr, and Kim M. Bean, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., dated February 23, 2007, and recorded in Book 69, at Page 64, of the City/Town of Bridport Land Records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by Assignment of Mortgage recorded in Book 79, Page 95, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at July 19, 2019 at 4:00PM at 1435 Rattlin Bridge Road, Bridport, VT 05734 all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To Wit: A certain piece of land in Bridport, in the County of Addison and State of Vermont, described as follows, viz: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to the Grantors herein by Warranty Deed of Ernest E. Delphia, recorded June 10, 1971 at Book 23, Page 407 of the Bridport Land Records, and the lands herein conveyed being more particularly described in said deed as follows: “Being a parcel of land containing one (1) acre, more or less, located on the southerly side of Town Road Number 5, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the southerly line of the aforesaid highway, said point marking the northwesterly corner of land and premises herein conveyed and the said lands of Ernest Charlebois 108.7 feet to a point; thence easterly approximately at right angles 208.7 feet; thence northerly approximately at right angles 208.7 feet to a point in the southerly line of the aforesaid highway; thence westerly approximately at right angles of the aforesaid highway 208.7 feet to the point of beginning.

Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named mortgator(s) by deed recorded with the Addison Town Office - Land Records in Book 50, Page 422.

The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.

The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, without further court order, and without publication or service of a new notice of sale, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid by certified check by the purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

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

Other terms to be announced at sale The Bank Of New York Mellon Fka The Bank Of New York, As Trustee For Certificateholders Of Cwabs Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-5 Sheldon M. Katz, Esq., Bar No. VT Bar#4784 BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 1080 Main Street, Suite 200 Pawtucket, RI 02860 Phone: 401-217-8701 Fax: 401-217-8702 Sheldon.Katz@brockandscott.com 06/06, 13, 20

MONKTON PUBLIC NOTICE

Read the Addison Independent legal notices every Monday and Thursday to take action!

The Monkton Selectboard is starting the process of throwing up or downgrading the classification of unused roads in Monkton that no longer have a public function following the procedures laid out in 19 V.S.A. §708-711. Written requests regarding roads, or portions thereof, to be considered are being accepted by the Monkton Selectboard through June 28th.

Email Selectboard@monktonvt. com or send mail to P.O. Box 12, Monkton VT 05469.

MONKTON PUBLIC NOTICE

The Monkton Selectboard is interested in candidates for the following positions to represent Monkton at the Addison County Regional Planning Commission (‘*’ indicate one or more open positions): Delegate (2 positions) Alternate (2 positions *) Transportation Advisory Committee (1 position) If you have an interest in volunteering for any of these positions please send an email to Selectboard@monktonvt.com , attend a Selectboard meeting, or reach out to any member of the Selectboard. You do not have to be a resident of Monkton to apply. Positions will be appointed on June 28, 2019.

6/13

SUPERIOR COURT Addison

STATE OF VERMONT

6/13, 20

Civil Division UnitDocket No. 97-6-18 Ancv

LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC. Plaintiff, v.

RICHARD MARTELL SUSAN MARTELL OCCUPANT residing at 46 Ossie Road East Middlebury VT 05740 Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE According to the terms and conditions of the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale (the “Order”) in the matter of LoanDepot.com, LLC v. Richard Martell, et al., Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division, 97-6-18 Ancv, foreclosing a mortgage given by Richard Martell and Susan Martell to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for LoanDepot.com, dated November 24th, 2015 and recorded in Book 280 at Page 596 of the Town of Middlebury Land Records presently held by the Plaintiff, LoanDepot.com, LLC, via a Assignment of Mortgage Agreement, the real estate with an address of 46 Ossie Road, East Middlebury, Vermont 05740 will be sold at public auction at 10:00 AM on July 11th, 2019 at the location of the Property.

Property Description. The Property to be sold is all and the same land and premises described in the Mortgage, and further described as follows: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ADDISON, STATE OF VERMONT, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY LEADING FROM ROUTE #7 NEAR THE POOR FARM BRIDGE TO EAST MIDDLEBURY, BEING THE LANDS DESCRIBED IN A DEED FROM SHERIDAN S. NEWTON ET AL TO CLIFTON W. NEWTON ET AL RECORDED IN MIDDLEBURY LAND RECORDS BOOK 49, PAGE 60, SAID LANDS ARE THEREIN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE HIGHWAY LEADING FROM EAST MIDDLEBURY VILLAGE TO H.E. SESSIONS FARM ON ROUTE 7 WHICH POINT IS 85 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF A LOT OF LAND CONVEYED BY DEED OF EVEN DATE HEREWITH TO GEORGE SCARBOROUGH AND WIFE, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID HIGHWAY 85 FEET TO STAKE AND STONES; THENCE SOUTHERLY 150 FEET TO STAKE AND STONES; THENCE WESTERLY PARALLEL WITH SAID HIGHWAY 85 FEET TO STAKE AND STONES; THENCE NORTHERLY 150 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. PARCEL ID: 030017.000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS 46 OSSIE ROAD, EAST MIDDLEBURY VT 05740 Terms of Sale. The Property shall be sold “AS IS WHERE IS”, to the highest bidder for cash or wire funds only. The sale of the Property is subject to confirmation by the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division. The Property is sold subject to unpaid taxes, municipal assessments, and superior liens, if any.

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, without further court order, Antique dealer special‑ and without publication or service of a new notice of sale, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each izing in jewelry, watches, adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale.

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Addison Independent, Thursday, June 20, 2019 — PAGE 11B

Public Notices Index are found on Pages 10B & 11B. RIPTON SELECTBOARD MEETING AGENDA JUNE 24, 2019 6:30 P.M RIPTON TOWN OFFICE

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for June 13th & June 17th, 2019 BEEF Vosterveld Farm Danyow Farm LLC Blue Spruce Farm Tudhope Farm H. Degraaff Gosliga Farm Wilcon Farm

Lbs. 1435 1620 1380 1230 1225 1510 1400

CALVES LBS. Deer Valley Farm 85 Kayhart Bros Farm 84 Pinello Farm 102 Elysian Fields 108 M. Ferris 107

Cost /lb $ .75 1076.25 .70 1134.00 .68 938.40 .665 817.95 .655 802.38 .63 951.30 .625 875.00 Cost /lb $ 1.50 127.50 1.30 109.20 1.30 132.60 .85 91.80 .85 90.95

Total # Beef: 149 • Total # Calves: 325 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

1. Special Meeting time/place - 6:30 p.m. meet at town office, carpool to Old Town Rd/Potash Bridge (B25) for ACRPC TAC Bridge Study feedback meeting with Dubois & King 7:00 p.m. return to town office.

2. Add or remove agenda items 3. Questions and comments from visitors/community members 4. Minutes 5. Annual organizational items for July 1, 2019, FY20 a. Annual road maintenance and repair contract b. Annual appointments/ contracts: road commissioner, animal control officer, selectboard administrator, town clerk, treasurer c. Pay policy and pay rates d. Approved contractor and vendor lists 6. Roads a. Road commissioner report b. Grants c. other 7. Old Business a. Tax sale update b. Trash/recycling c. Town properties d. Complaints & violations e. FY20 work plan f. Other 8. New Business a. Correspondence b. Other 9. Next meeting agenda: July 8, 2019 10. Review/approve: Bills/orders

06/20

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 246-5-19 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF ILONA E. DUNN NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Ilona E. Dunn of Waltham, 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: May 20, 2019 Linda K. Dunn, Executor 25 Jackson Heights Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-233-2785 Acctingal@yahoo.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: June 20, 2019 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court,7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 06/20

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 44-2-18 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY P. THAYER NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Shirley P. Thayer of Starksboro, 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 3, 2019 Frank Emmons, Executor c/o Kevin Brennan, Esq., PO Box 256,Hinesburg, Vt., 05461 802-482-2137 kevin@bpd.legal Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: June 20, 2019 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court,7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 6/20

TOWN OF GOSHEN NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The resident and non-resident owners, lien holders 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 2018 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: Roy D. Kinsley and Hannah Rice: Delinquent 2018 Property Taxes Being 4.23 acres, more or less, with dwelling and any and all improvements thereon, located at 184 Hayes Road, Goshen, Vermont, and being all the same lands and premises conveyed to Roy D. Kinsley and Hannah Rice by Limited Warranty Deed is dated May 8, 2012 and recorded in the Town of Goshen Land Records in Book 27 page 292.

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 13th day of July, 2019 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 abovereferenced 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 3rd day of June, 2019.

Vickee P. Whiting, Town of Goshen Delinquent Tax Collector 6/6, 6/13, 6/20

NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASE UNDER 29 V.S.A. §563(G) RESPECTING LOT OF OWNER I. Definitions: Capitalized words and terms used in this instrument shall have the meanings assigned to them in Sections II – IV below.

II. Description of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Interest: 1. All rights, powers, privileges, and interests under an Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease from Frank J. and Annette M. Exline (as “Lessor”) to Cambrian Corporation (as “Lessee”) dated October 10, 1964 and recorded January 14, 1965 at Book 15, Page 302K (formerly referenced as “Page 311”) of the Panton Land Records and at Book 39, Page 266 of the Ferrisburgh Land Records (herein, the “Original Lease”).

PUBLIC ON SITE AUCTION 28 PARK STREET, BRANDON, VERMONT SATURDAY – JUNE 22ND 9:30 A.M. 9:30 A.M. We are pleased to offer at public auction, the contents of Audrey and the late Don LaFlam of Brandon. The LaFlam collection of early furniture and collectibles make this a quality sale.

Harvest table – lg. early 4 door red cupboard – several shelf and mantel clocks - soapstone wood stove – various early corner cupboards through the house (both lg. and small) several oriental rugs and runners – 6’ cherry drop leaf table – 6 Hitchcock chairs – cherry drop leaf table – lg. asst. of Rockingham pottery – salt and butter crocks – yellow ware bowls –oak tapperd mission style bookcase - ironstone and B & W china – misc. sterling silver – cherry drop leaf dining from table w/ 6 chairs – variety of woodware, yokes, measures – cuttery items – tin ware- mahogany drop leaf table and others – rabbit ear chairs – lg. fruit carved hall mirrors – lg. asst. of oil painting of various sizes – drop front secretary bookcase – 7’ modern Victorian sofa – round tilt top tables – George and Martha Washington by Currier and Ives - gold quilt hall and ogee mirrors – Gone with Wind lamps and others – early 7’ Grandfather clock -stoneware ink and beer bottles – brass kettle, teapots, candlesticks – early bottles – 2/4 pine dressers – asst. sm. Stands and side chairs – wash stand – washbowl and pitcher set – oak commodes – 2 drawer lift top blanket chest – 3 modern queen size 4 poster beds (excellent condition) - tiger 2 drawer stands and others – Victorian love seat – pr. of early twin cannon ball beds – 2 lift top commodes – 3 drawer pine dresser – early blanket chest – 1 drawer writing desk – Martha Washington sewing cabinet – cottage commode – assorted lighting – cast iron wood stove – puzzle lots – folding screens – Wicker furniture – trunks – wooden wheel barrel – garden way cart – VT casting outdoor grill – tea cart – hand and garden tools – lg. lot of Christmas decorations – iron outdoor settee – modern 52” Roll top desk (for Computer)- 16’ Acorn superquild 130 stairlift – 6HP Husqvarna push lawn mower – heavy duty battery charger – 8’ fiberglass stepladder and much much more………..

Terms – Cash, good check, MC, Visa Under tent – Bring chairs Food by Brandon-Forest Dale Lions Club Tom Broughton Auctioneer Rtes. 22A & 125 Bridport, VT 05734 NOTE: Preview 8:00 a.m. day of sale – Very Clean sale.

Please do not block driveways.

All items sold as – where is with no implied warranty 10% buyer’s premium cash - 13% buyer’s premium with credit card www.tombroughtonauctions.com

Without limitation, as provided in 29 V.S.A. §563(d), this Notice applies to rights, powers, privileges, and interests respecting minerals, which were created inclusively in the Original Lease.

2. Any rights, powers, privileges, and interests under an Assignment of Royalty Interest from Cambrian Corporation to Cambrian Associates, Ltd. dated October 16, 1981 and recorded at Book 18, Page 501 of the Panton Land Records and at Book 55, Page 309 of the Ferrisburgh Land Records (herein, the “Assignment”).

3. Rights, powers, privileges, and interests (if any) by reason of a Preservation Notice of Cambrian Corporation dated June 15, 1983 and recorded at Book 19, Page 198 of the Panton Land Records (herein, the “Preservation Notice”).

4. The Original Lease, as affected by the Assignment, and as may have been affected by the Preservation Notice, and all rights, powers, privileges, and interests under any of the foregoing, are referred to herein collectively as the “Interest”.

III. Owner of Surface Estate: Roger A. Lowenstein, TRUSTEE OF THE ROGER A. LOWENSTEIN SPECIAL TRUST (the “Owner”), established by a Trust Agreement, dated November 26, 1990, between Roger A. Lowenstein, Settlor, and Alan V. Lowenstein and Jane L. Forsyth (predecessor trustees).

Owner’s address: 1949 Coldwater Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

The Owner is a successor in title to the Lessor under the Original Lease respecting the Lot (defined below).

IV. Description of Lot of Owner: Lot Number 5 depicted on a survey entitled “A Map of a Planned Residential Development for Portions of Lots of Arnold Bay Farms, L.P., Panton, Vermont”, prepared by Kenneth G. Weston, Land Surveyor, dated December 19, 1997, revised to January 28, 1998, and recorded as Map No. 53 in Map Book 1 and located on Map Slide 27 of the Panton Map Records, together with all buildings and improvements thereon.

Being all and the same lands and premises described in a deed to such predecessor trustees from Arnold Bay Farms, L.P dated March 2, 1998 and recorded at Book 25, Pages 443-448 of the Panton Land Records.

PUBLIC NOTICE – MOUNTAIN FRESH CLEANERS

Please take notice that Mountain Fresh Cleaners, located at 10 Washington Street, Suite #4, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, is no longer in business at this location.

Many items of clothing, left behind after Mountain Fresh Cleaners’ closure, have been secured by its landlord, Shaw’s Supermarkets. If you were a customer of Mountain Fresh Cleaners and would like to recover your items, you are notified to contact Brittany Hall at (802) 388-0930. Any items not recovered by July 15, 2019, will be donated to a local charity.

The Public Notices section appears every Monday & Thursday

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TOWN OF SHOREHAM ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARINGS

The Shoreham Board of Adjustment will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, June 27th, 2019, at 7 pm, at the Shoreham Town Offices, located at 297 Main Street (Rte 74W) in Shoreham, VT. Purpose of Meeting is for Hearings on the following two proposals: 1. A request by Michael and Holly Ellis for a waiver of the zoning requirements for a setback, and for approval of a proposed replacement seasonal dwelling on their parcel at 422 Delong Lane in Shoreham. The parcel is a non-conforming lot due to its size and the lack of a 65-foot front yard setback. There will be a site visit at 6:30pm on June 27 prior to the meeting.

2. A request by Roger and Patsy Munson for a waiver of the zoning requirements for setbacks, and for approval of a proposed Conditional Use of their parcel located at 3296 Route 22A in Shoreham, VT. The lot is a pre-existing non-conforming parcel due to the lack of 65-foot front yard setbacks. The Conditional Use is for a proposed commercial and residential Mixed Use of the structure/property.

All applications are available to the public at the Shoreham Town Clerk’s office, 297 Main Street, Shoreham, VT. Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting for either proposal may do so in person, or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent. Please note that in accordance with 24 VSA 117 §4464, of the Vermont statutes, participation in the first Public Meeting for any hearing described above is a prerequisite to the right to make subsequent appeal.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (1108 Vermont Route 149, West Pawlet, Vermont)

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement dated July 21, 2006 (the “Mortgage”), given by CRE JV Mixed Fifteen NE Branch holdings LLC (“Mortgagor”) to UBS Real Estate Investments Inc. (“Mortgagee”), which was recorded on August 15, 2006 in Book 88 at Page 453 of the Pawlet Land Records, of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by virtue of (i) an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgagee to LaSalle Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C7, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-C7, as recorded on May 5, 2011at Book 101, Page 348 of the Pawlet Land Records, (ii) the merger of LaSalle Bank, National Association into Bank of America, N.A., by which Bank of America, N.A. became the successor in interest to LaSalle Bank, National Association with respect to the Mortgage, and (iii) an Assignment of Mortgage from Bank of America, N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C7, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-C7, to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, recorded on October 16, 2017 at Book 115, Page 404 of the Pawlet Land Records, which mortgage is the subject of the Chittenden Superior Court’s Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure By Judicial Sale, Docket 342-4-18 Cncv, dated March 14, 2019 (“Decree”), for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, there will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 A.M., on the 17th day of July, A.D. 2019, at the location of the mortgaged premises, 1108 Vermont Route 149, West Pawlet, Vermont, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, To wit: A certain piece of land lying and being in Town of Pawlet, County of Rutland and State of Vermont and situate on the north side of the highway leading from Granville, New York to Blossoms Corner, Vermont and described as follows: Commencing at a point located in the center of the intersection of the said highway leading from Granville, New York to Blossoms Corner, Vermont and the highway known as the Bullfrog Hollow Road leading from said first mentioned highway northerly to Lake St. Catherine; from said point of beginning westerly along the center of said highway a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet; thence northerly and parallel with the said Bullfrog Hollow Road a distance of one hundred fifteen (115) feet to a point located about twenty-five (25) feet east of the driveway; thence easterly on a line parallel with the first mentioned boundary to a point in the center of the said Bullfrog Hollow Road and which boundary is estimated to be about one hundred forty (140) feet; thence southerly along the center of said Bullfrog Hollow Road 115 feet to the place of beginning.

Being the same land and premises conveyed to Citizens Bank, N.A. by deed from Charter One Bank, National Association dated May 3, 2005 and recorded in Book 84, Page 188 of the Pawlet Land Records.

All as more particularly described in the Decree (the “Mortgaged Premises”).

Terms of Sale: The above described property will be sold to the highest bidder, subject to all unpaid real property taxes or other liens in favor of the Town of West Pawlet, Vermont, on said premises. The disclosure that the sale will be subject to municipal liens and mortgages is not a representation as to the state of the title to the premises to be sold, as to which the mortgagee and its representatives make no representations. The high bidder will be required to make a $50,000 deposit in guaranteed funds at the time of sale, and a total deposit of 10% of the purchase price. The balance owed shall be paid within the time specified in the purchase and sale agreement that the highest bidder will be required to execute at the time of auction.

The Mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the Mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire from Andre D. Bouffard, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, P.O. Box 190, Burlington, Vermont. (802) 8632375.

A copy of the Mortgage may be examined by any interested person at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, 199 Main Street, Burlington, Vermont during regular business hours. To make such examination or for further information regarding the Mortgaged Premises, contact the undersigned.

Pursuant to 29 V.S.A. §563(g), the Owner hereby gives notice that, respecting the Lot, the Interest is presumed abandoned.

June 13, 2019 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS FOR LB-UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-C7, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-C7

Dated this 14th day of June, 2019

By its attorneys,

Such lands and premises, buildings, and improvements, are referred to herein collectively as the “Lot.” NOTICE UNDER 29 V.S.A. §563(G)

Roger A. Lowenstein, Trustee of the Roger A. Lowenstein Special Trust 06/20

DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC By: /s/ Andre D. Bouffard 19221873.1

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FROST MOUNTAIN NORDIC Club members ski in the Bill Koch League Festival in Ripton this past March. Because of the excellent way in which the club ran this event and others, the New England Nordic Ski Association recently named Frost Mountain Nordic as its Club of the Year for 2018-2019.

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Frost Mtn. Nordic is club of the year genuinely like gathering at the Breadloaf Campus to act as one large skiing family.

On top of putting on amazing events, Frost Mountain Nordic has maintained strong programming and involvement from the Bill Koch League up through a successful Junior racing program and their Phatcats masters program. The racing programs are overseen by Ryan Kerrigain, who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. This year Frost Mountain Nordic tied for 7th in the NENSA Club Cup standings, and sent one skier — Elvis Macintosh — to Alaska for Junior Nationals.

The club’s mission to “create a healthier, more active outdoor lifestyle for all ages and abilities” is admirable, and completely in line with NENSA’s mission of sustaining a vital Nordic ski community here in New England.

This year’s New England Bill Koch League Festival had one of the highest turnouts that NENSA has seen in recent years, with the theme of “Glide on the Wild

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Side.” Led by Festival Chair Keith Wilkerson, the crew at Frost Mountain Nordic came together to turn Rikert Nordic Center into a wild and wooly gathering of creatures big and small, with volunteers sporting animal costumes and giving out high fives and cheers to passing skiers.

It was a true festival atmosphere, and a great example of how a kids event can be fun and easygoing, while still offering high level ski racing.

They also hosted a three-day race weekend that included that included an EISA Carnival, an Eastern Cup and a citizen race — no small task — but as an organizer if you’ve done your work things seem easy. The whole weekend ran like clockwork.

“It was a real pleasure to host with Barney Hodges, The Rikert staff, and the Frost Mountain crew. From taking care of the small details like raking the corduroy to perfection and awarding tasty prizes – everyone made sure skiers had a fantastic experience.

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RIPTON — New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) has announced its 2018-2019 Club of the Year Award to Frost Mountain Nordic. The club, which offers ski instruction and racing for children, young adults and adults at the Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton, did an amazing job this year hosting both an Eastern Cup and the New England Bill Koch League Festival.

Both events were wellorganized, inclusive, fun and celebrated the spirit of Nordic skiing and the joy of going fast on skis, NENSA officials said in announcing the award on June 12.

Frost Mountain Nordic always strives to put on the best possible events — the combination of exciting trails, hardlined snowmaking, the Rikert staff and volunteer force always make for memorable days up on the mountain. Perhaps the most striking attribute is the knowledge that they bring to the table as an organizing committee — folks

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Healing Touch Practitioner Betsy Spannbauer is a Vermont native.

Her love of nature has led her to improve her quality of life by becoming a Healing Touch Practitioner [CHTCP], furthering her knowledge of self-care. “It seems I’ve spent a lifetime working with people, as a Master Gardener, in local retail outlets, and for the last 20 years, as a hospice volunteer. For years I dealt with my own arthritis and other common ailments” Now Healing Touch has availed her to be pain and prescription drug free. Her clients have experienced a wide variety of benefits as well.

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By JAY MICHAEL April and May of this year demonstrated how challenging it is to predict the levels of mosquito activity. Mosquitoes go through four “stages” of life (eggs, larva, pupa and adult). In the first three stages, the mosquito lives on or in water and the fourth stage produces a flying, air breathing hungry insect. The females are then especially busy looking for a blood meal, which will provide protein to nourish their eggs.

Early in the season the BLSG field technicians were out sampling (using a dipping cup to scoop cups of water and count the larvae) the larva counts among 70 different sampling sites. By April 24 they were finding numerous locations with 20 to 100 larvae per cup; 20-100 larva per cup is considered high counts indicating likely large outbreaks of mosquitoes in 10 to 14 days. Where possible

these sites were treated with larvicide by hand and boat. The rainfall in April was 5.83 inches (twice the April normal) coupled with a sizable snow pack coming off the mountains, so flooding was inevitable. Many, many acres of land in the Otter Creek watershed would be available for mosquito nesting. While the Brandon Leicester Salisbury Goshen Insect Control District has trapped and received reports of some mosquitoes, those samples and reports don’t reflect not the broadly based, “run to your car” swarms that might have been expected.

By mid-May the larvae counts were coming down. There were still pockets of high counts, but there were also a number of samplings with no larvae found. It is possible the lower-than-normal water temperatures (there was more rain and little sunshine in May) and/or the large quantity of water and therefore

greater movement of the water contributed to the reduced larvae counts. For now, the lower larvae counts are encouraging and areas active with larvae are still being treated with larvicide.

At this time the mosquito larval count is low, but this can change quickly if conditions change. The BLSG technicians are currently setting adult mosquito traps to evaluate the current adult populations. These results are used to help determine where and when spraying is appropriate. Adulticide applications were made on May 30 and June 7, 11 and 12 based on the number of mosquitos trapped within the designated spray routes.

Spray routes are posted online at BLSGmosquito.com under Public Notice by 3 p.m. each day spraying is planned.

Editor’s note: Jay Michael is a member of the BLSG Insect Control District board.

Woman cited for domestic assault MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Johannah Schneider, 26, of Middlebury for domestic assault and interference with access to emergency services, following an incident at a Buttolph Drive residence on June 10. Police said Schneider was lodged at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $200 bail.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Responded to a report of a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident on Washington Street on June 11.

• Served, on behalf of Vermont State Police, two separate no-trespass orders on people at a Paul Allison Lane location on June 11.

• Launched an investigation into allegations of adults using drugs in front of minors at a Kings Row residence on June 11.

• Investigated a stolen vehicle complaint filed by one estranged spouse against another on June 11.

Police said they found the vehicle on Airport Road and returned it to its owner. Police announced no charges in this case.

• Checked the welfare of a Case Street resident who was believed to be suicidal on June 10. Police found the man and said he was OK. • Responded to a dispute between two Valley View Drive neighbors on June 12. Each person complained of being pushed by the other person, according to police, who told the pair to stay away from each other.

• Went to the Charter House warming shelter on June 12 on a report of a drunken man. Police said

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the man had left upon their arrival.

• Interviewed a local woman on June 12 who alleged her ex-boyfriend had withdrawn money from her bank account without her permission.

Police continue to investigate the matter.

• Arrested Scott Racine, 44, of Middlebury on an outstanding warrant on June 12.

• Assisted Vermont State Police with a car crash investigation and subsequent drunken driving investigation in the Jackson Lane neighborhood on June 12.

• Received a report about an adult allegedly slapping a child in the Court Street area on June 12. Police said they were unable to locate the suspect.

• Searched in vain for a purported erratic driver on Court Street on June 13.

• Responded to a noise complaint at an Elm Street business during the evening of June 14. Police said a worker at the business promised to keep the noise down.

• Responded to the Lindale Circle area on June 14 on a report of a bear being videotaped by people who were allegedly getting close to the animal. Police, upon their arrival on the scene, said they saw the bear run off toward the woods on Case Street.

• Received a report of a domestic dispute between a former couple in the Court Street area on June 14.

Lincoln LINCOLN — The Lincoln Library presents “Lions, Elephants, and Rhino’s – Oh My!” on Tuesday, June 25, at 7p.m. Join Dale and Lucinda Cockrell as they take you through the iconic Kruger National Park in South Africa exploring its spectacular African wildlife and vast landscapes. Dale and Lucinda spent this past April on a self-guided safari traveling the entire 2 million hectare (7,523 square miles) park encountering amazing animals and birds, wonderful people, and historical and archaeological sites.

• Were informed a vehicle had left the scene of an accident on Washington Street on June 14.

• Checked the welfare of a man who was located safe at his Benedict Lane home on June 14.

• Notified Middlebury firefighters and Middlebury Regional EMS about a possible propane tank leak at a Kestral Lane residence on June 15.

• Investigated a fraud case on Middlebury College campus on June 15. Police said the victim responded to a posting on the Middlebury College off-campus job board, which turned out to be a scam. The victim received and deposited a check in their account, and was then asked by the sender to return to separate cash amounts to a third party, according to police. The victim was also asked to purchase Google Play Gift Cards, photograph them and send the images to the original person the victim had contacted, according to police.

• Assisted a local man on June 15 who had sent what police described as “compromising images” to another person.

• Received a report of a possible drug overdose at a Valley View home on June 16. Police said there was no overdose at the address, but rather a dispute between two people.

• Interviewed an accident victim who had been taken to Porter Hospital on June 17. Police said the motorcyclist crashed on Route 30 in Hubbardton, so the Vermont State Police are handling the follow-up.

• Responded to an assault complaint on Court Street on June 17.

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You’ll see stunning photographs of all the big five game animals and more. Kruger National Park has more species of large mammals than any other African game reserve — and an outstanding array of the lesser species. It’s truly a magical place and we’ll have tips on how you too can plan a do-ityourself safari trip.

Congratulations to the LCS Class of 2019. It’s been a pleasure getting to know you and witnessing your growth through the years. As evidenced at promotion, you are a smart, funny, and kind bunch of

young adults. As you move into the next phase of your life, work hard, keep growing, and continue spreading kindness in the world.

Best wishes to you all.

Wishing all the LCS students and staff a happy summer break.

Attention all box top collectors: continue to collect box tops this summer. The money earned from box tops allows the LCS library to purchase new books. There is a canister at the Lincoln library in the foyer if you’d like to drop them off during the summer. Thank you all for your continued support.

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June 20, 2019

Co-stars Lauren Patterson, left, and Elsha Van Apeldoorn, right, sit with writer/director David Metzger at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, where Metzger’s film “Silver Screen Roadshow” screened last winter. The film comes to the Vergennes Opera House for a gala evening on Saturday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m.

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Vergennes filmmaker reels in classic success

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oing to the movies is definitely different now than it used to be back in the time of Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant and other classic Hollywood stars. Back when the red carpet was rolled out, the finest duds adorned and, oh, the afterparties. Nowadays we plop on the couch, flip on Netflix and browse until we give up declaring there’s “nothing good to watch anymore.”

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

David Metzger agrees.

“Going to the movies can become such a chore now,” said the Vergennes film enthusiast. “You have to drive to the theater, find a baby sitter, get tickets, popcorn… and then sit through a feature film that’s not even that good.”

Metzger — who works by day in retail at Dick’s

“THIS IS A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIES, BY SOMEONE WHO LOVES MOVIES VERY MUCH.” — David Metzger

Sporting Goods and by nights/weekends/ whenever-he-can as a budding filmmaker — is taking the crummy movie scene into his own hands. Come see his second film, “Silver Screen Roadshow,” in a gala style evening at the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m.

Inspiration for the film struck Metzger on New Year’s Eve Day last year, while he was at Snaps restaurant in Bristol.

“I was there watching this 20-year-old and

9-year-old sitting in a booth across from one another,” he remembered. “The image of them there in that booth sparked the idea for my film.”

Usually Metzger is a filmmaker who will sit on an idea and let it gestate, but not this time.

He wrote the screenplay for “Silver Screen Roadshow” in the spring, shot the film in August and edited it in the fall.

The film features Audrey (played by Lauren Patterson, 29, from Underhill), a filmmaker who is on a quest to find a movie house that can still play 35mm classic films.

“Audrey is determined, passionate, and hopeful,” Patterson explained. “She has a dream, as many of us do, and she is doing everything she can to make even a fraction of it come true.”

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ART Celebrate Abenaki heritage at Maritime Museum

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he Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will host the annual Abenaki Heritage Weekend from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., on Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23. The festival is held in collaboration with Abenaki Heritage Weekend/ VCNAA. The event, presented in partnership with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, gives visitors an Abenaki perspective on life in the Champlain Valley and farther abroad in the traditional homelands. All activities are included with museum admission.

Members of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk, the Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, and the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association work with Museum staff to plan and present the event, with the advice and support of the Vermont Commission on Native

American Affairs.

The Native people at this event are experts in the living indigenous arts and traditions around which they come together to share with one another and with visitors. They have inherited, researched, reconstructed, or apprenticed to learn the techniques with which they create outstanding items for personal use or for sale.

Tribal members will also share songs, drumming, dancing, games, food preparation, and other life skills.

This year’s weekend of festivities will include a talk by Abenaki scholar and activist Frederick M. Wiseman, a storytelling, musical performance by Joe and Jesse Bruchac, the exhibit “Nebizun: Water is Life,” a film “Nebi: Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water,” the arts marketplace and more.

exhibit NEBIZON: WATER IS LIFE Inspired by Wobanaki Grandmothers who have been leading Water Walks to pray for water, the 2019 focus exhibit presented in the LCMM’s Schoolhouse Gallery brings together works by Abenaki artists and artisans of the Champlain Valley to illustrate the Abenaki relationship to water and its importance to the health of the world around us.

During Abenaki Heritage Weekend, June 22-23, guest curator Vera Longtoe Sheehan will host a gallery talk each afternoon.

“My education in traditional fiber arts began when I was six years old,” said Sheehan. “I began to learn about finger weaving and twining textiles from my father, the same way it has been passed down for countless generations. With practice, I grew as an artist, and my passion grew as well.”

The exhibit will be on view through October.

For more information go to lcmm.org.

Scored paintings on view at Jackson Gallery Karla Van Vliet’s exhibit of “Scored Paintings” will be on view at the Jackson Gallery from June 21-Aug. 4. An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 21, from 5-7 p.m.

dendritic form or simple line and shape, keeps me engaged in the practice of expression and in conversation with what is emerging from my unconscious to be communicated.”

Van Vliet uses a technique that she created to have the look and feel of an etching. The process incorporates aspects of both painting and drawing. She scores the surface of the painting and then applies and removes paint, over and over, as the paint fills in the scoring to create line and form. She works with several recurring patterns and images that resonate in her.

Van Vliet’s art has been shown in several galleries including Helen Day Art Center, Still Point Art Gallery, Women in the Arts at the Chaffee Art Center co-sponsored with the National Museum of Women in the Arts and Champlain’s Lake Rediscovered, which toured the northeast. She studied painting and sculpture at Bennington College. She holds a BA from Goddard College and an MFA in poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a co-founder and editor of deLuge Journal.

Her books “From the Book of Remembrance” (Shanti Arts, 2015) and “The River From My Mouth” (Shanti Arts, 2016) are collections of poems and paintings. A collection of her asemic writing is forthcoming from Shanti Arts in 2020.

As a writer and visual artist, Van Vliet’s creativity flows naturally through these various genres, informed by her sensitivity, curiosity and passion for all of life’s experiences and interconnections. From the careful crafting of words in poetry through the gesture of wordless writing, or asemic writing, in a series of her paintings, and to the marking of the blank canvas of her beautifully textured scored paintings, her creations display a unique and thoughtful perspective.

“As both an artist and poet I am intrigued

An opening reception for Karla Van Vliet’s scored paintings will be held on Friday, June 21, from 5-7 p.m., at the Jackson Gallery in Middlebury.

with this transitory realm,” she said. “The act of making the gesture of writing, generating marks on the page, be it letter or character,

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

Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 12-5 p.m., and an hour before any public events in the building. For more info call (802) 382-9222 or visit townhalltheater.org.

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Audrey is tasked with taking her younger half-sister Emma (played by Elsha Van Apeldoorn, 10, from Plainfield) to a foster family after her mother dies.

“After her mom dies she tries to find light by taking pictures on her camera, spending time with her sister and drinking chocolate milk,” Van Apeldoorn said. “I love movies. I also love how the people in this film are caring and are there for each other. When they go through hard times they push through it and try to make it better. It’s helped me a lot.”

The relationship Emma and Audrey develop brings up a warm, sweet tension between old vs. new, film vs. digital, and watching movies on your phone vs. in the theater.

“This is a movie about movies, by someone who loves movies very much,” explained Metzger, a 2005 graduate of Burlington College’s film school. “A love letter to classic films.”

“Nobody cares about movies anymore,” he lamented. “It’s not like it used to be… The Holy Grail of films was the ‘70s. Back then there was something about movies — filmmakers would house important topics in genres and films — now most people are just looking to escape reality for a little while.”

But don’t get Metzger wrong. There’s a place for films that take you out of your everyday too; after all, his favorite film is “Jaws.” “‘Jaws’ was the first movie that really affected me,” Metzger said. “I was probably 7 or 8 years old when I first saw it… but I’ll still watch it today. ‘Jaws’ holds up even now — it’s just so damn entertaining.”

Lauren Patterson (Audrey) and Elsha Van Apeldoorn (Emma) share a moment during the “Silver Screen Roadshow” at Snaps in Bristol. This scene (in real life) is what sparked writer/director David Metzger’s vision for the film.

“Silver Screen Roadshow” is no “Jaws.” Distraction is not the point.

“This is my art,” said Metzger of filmmaking in general. “I want to tell a story.”

More than that, Metzger wants to tell a story that’s his.

“I’m proud of this film. I love it,” he said. “People who know me have said, ‘You’ve finally made your film.’ All the other stuff I have made I can see the strings of other influencers… For ‘Silver Screen Roadshow’ I tried to shoot on instinct. It’s the first time I see me.”

And it’s working. “Silver Screen Roadshow” screened at the Tuesday night free movie series at Main Street Landing in Burlington last winter and Mariah Riggs, the director of The Performing Arts Center, was impressed.

“I love the film. It is a refreshing update on the classic buddy road trip film… Not only is the story compelling, the cinematography and pacing have the marks of a Jim Jarmusch film which feels almost voyeuristic and natural. Where the lens tends to focus more on mood and character development over clear plot progression. Not to say that our characters don’t get there, but the odyssey unfolds with an honesty that will be appreciated by an audience ready to embrace and share in the adventure… It is one of the best examples of narrative film making I have seen come out of Vermont.”

Metzger’s screening of “Silver Screen Roadshow” at the Vergennes Opera House is intentionally grandiose. Moviegoers are encouraged to sport their hottest, red-carpet fashions to celebrate a Hollywood style night at the movies. Drinks provided by Bar Antidote and a post screening Q&A by Metzger, Patterson and Van Apeldoorn.

Tickets are $10 at the door.

“One of the terrific things about having a community space like the Vergennes Opera House, is our ability to showcase and support local talent in its many forms,” said Gerianne Smart, president of the Friends of the Vergennes Opera House. “On June 22 we are supporting the screening of local resident David Metzger’s newest feature film, ‘Silver Screen Roadshow.’

This is a sweet film that features many scenes shot in and around our region which is part of what makes this independent film so unique and enjoyable.”

Audrey and Emma act a scene from “Silver Screen Roadshow” shot partly in Bristol. A screening of the film will be held on Saturday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m.

David Metzger is the writer/director and filmmaker of “Silver Screen Roadshow.” He lives in Vergennes with his wife Robin and their dog Addy and cat Bubba.

Don’t miss this opportunity to put down your cell phones (heck, leave ’em at home just this once) and enjoy a flick celebrating a classic, more thoughtful movie experience.

More info at vergennesoperahouse.org.

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IN TOWN Drop-In cans tap whimsical names

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ith the summer weather and sunshine (oh the sunshine) comes shorts, sandals and sitting out on the porch with an adult beverage — perhaps a beer.

If you’re looking for a brew that has a fanciful name to match its flavor, check out Drop-In Brewing’s cans. This Middlebury brewery has been coming up with clever names for their unique brews and out now are a couple labels you don’t want to miss.

“NO COLLUSION” RUSSIAN IMPERIAL COFFEE “COVFEFE” STOUT This brew came out in early March. The can is decorated with art from the Berlin Wall and reefs on POTUS and his typos.

“DUDE, ARE YOU OK?” DOUBLE IPA This is an oldie but a goodie. The name came after brewery co-owner Christine McKeever watched dozens of clips from snowboarding videos and kept hearing the phrase, “Dude, are you OK?” This was actually in the running for the name of the whole brewery, but they saved it for this Imperial IPA instead.

Good choice.

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“RIVER SONG” Look for this new clear filtered, golden wheat beer named after a character in the classic BBC fiction TV show “Doctor Who.” “SIX HOLES IN MY FREEZER” This key lime-pie-beer (yup you read that right, keylime-pie beer) is coming out next — sometime in mid to late July. The name comes from a Jimmy Buffett song “Boat Drinks” from his 1979 “Volcano” album for all you JB fans.

“There’s a certain whimsy to our beer’s names — it’s part of the fun of making the beer,” said brewery coowner Steve Parkes. “We pride ourselves on coming up with fanciful names; sometimes they’re tributes, toung in check, lyrics, song titles…”

Gare St Lazare Ireland presents “Moby Dick”

by Herman Melville in a distillation of the great American novel by Beckett on June 26 and 27, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the intimate Playhouse at Vermont Coffee Company, 1197 Exchange Street in Middlebury. Tickets are $20.

Wherever they come from.

We love it! Bonus: the beer’s pretty great too!

— Elsie Lynn Parini

Melville’s allegory is presented in all the glory of his exquisite language directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett who is internationally renowned for her innovative stagings of 11 Beckett novels. In a simply told and hauntingly powerful encounter, this tour de force performance

by Conor Lovett is complemented by the live musical performance of one of Ireland’s premier traditional musicians Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh (The Gloaming) on harbinger d”Amore.

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‘ALL ABOUT EVE’ GETS A REBOOT ON SCREEN Town Hall Theater in Middlebury will screen National Theatre’s “All About Eve” on the big screen Sunday, June 23, at 2 p.m. Directed SUNDAY JUNE

by Ivo Van Hove and Town Hall Theater, Middlebury starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James, this new stage adaptation of “All About Eve” is based on the classic award-winning film.

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“All About Eve” tells the story of Margo Channing — a legend, and true star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers and always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve...don’t you...?

Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, Van Hove asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old.

See the latest adaptation of this classic on Sunday at 2

Coffee, whales and tales, oh my!

See the latest stage adaptation of “All About Eve,” starring Lily James and Gillian Anderson, on the big screen at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Sunday, June 23, at 2 p.m.

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p.m. Recorded from London during the live broadcast on April 11. Tickets are $17/ $10 students plus fees and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, by calling (802) 382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door an hour before show time.

This production was first performed in 2009 and toured extensively. Don’t miss this show when it comes through Middlebury.

For tickets and more details visit vermontcoffeecompany. com and click on the “Playhouse” link.

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MUSIC Banjo artist Tony Trischka plays in Middlebury

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egendary banjo master Tony Trischka is coming to Middlebury to perform at Town Hall Theater on Friday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. Now 70 years old, Trischka has over the past half-century garnered a reputation as one of the most influential figures in roots music.

As a banjoist he set new standards for genre-bending virtuosity, inspiring legions of younger players. Through his tireless efforts as an educator and such divergent projects as his collaborations with his friend and fellow banjoist Steve Martin, he’s helped to elevate and transform his chosen instrument’s profile within American culture. His forthcoming album, “This Favored Land,” is a visionary exploration of Civil War history featuring an all-star cast.

A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Trischka’s interest in banjo was sparked by the Kingston Trio’s “Charlie and the MTA” in 1963. His career has taken him on tour to Japan and back, and he has performed and recorded with Peter Rowan, Richard Green, Béla Fleck, Tony Rice, and others. He has a prolific discography, has appeared on NPR numerous times, including Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, and From Our Front Porch, and also recorded the theme song for Books on Air. In 2011, Trischka was musical director and co-producer for the documentary “Give Me the Banjo,” which aired on PBS stations nationwide, and in 2012 was band leader for Shakespeare in the Park, NYC performances of “As You Like It.”

Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular,” released in 2007, and “Great Big World,” from 2014, feature Martin within a mix of veterans and up-andcoming luminaries. In addition to his Grammy nominations, he’s earned a number of honors, including the International Bluegrass Music Award for Banjo Player of the Year, 2007. In 2012 he was named a United States Artists Friends Fellow.

Trischka’s Grammy-nominated album “Double

Newly-minted banjo players may recognize

Tony Trischka, a 70-year-old legendary banjo musician, will offer an afternoon workshop and an evening concert on Friday, June 21, at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

Trischka from his highly popular online banjo instruction videos. Trischka will be teaching a banjo workshop to a limited number of students at 2 p.m. on Friday before his main concert.

Tickets for the workshop are $30; tickets for the evening performance range from $20-$25 (plus fees). To register for the workshop or purchase tickets visit townhalltheater.org, call (802) 382-9222, stop by the THT box office, or at the door an hour before show time.

live music STEVE KIRBY IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 20, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

RICK CEBALLOS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

KEITH WILLIAMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

THE GOOD PARTS IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, June 23, 6 p.m., Basin Harbor.

TONY TRISCHKA IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 21, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

COREY GOTTFRIED IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, June 24, 2 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

COOIE’S JAZZ ENSEMBLE IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

BRISTOL TOWN BAND IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, June 26, 7 p.m., on the green.

SARAH KING IN NEW HAVEN. Sunday, June 23, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

POINT COUNTERPOINT FACULTY ENSEMBLE IN SALISBURY. Friday, June

28, 7:30 p.m. Salisbury Congregational Meeting House.

CAROLINE COTTER IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

MIDDLEBURY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, June 29, 7:30 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury.

RICK KLEIN & PETER MACFARLANE IN NEW HAVEN. Sunday, June 30, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

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CALENDAR ARTS

INFORMAL GALLERY TALK WITH PHOTOGRAPHER JIM BLAIR IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 21, and Friday, June 28 1:00 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Arts Center, 72 Porter Field Rd. Join Blair for a free informal talk on his exhibition, “Being There: Photographs by James P. Blair.” on display through Aug. 11.

ARTIST’S OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 21, 5-7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. a reception for “Karla Van Vliet: Scored Paintings.” Van Vliet uses a technique that she created to have the look and feel of an etching that incorporates aspects of both painting and drawing. The exhibit will remain on display through Aug. 4. Gallery hours MondaySaturday, noon-5 p.m., and an hour before any public events in the building. More info at 802382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

ARTIST’S OPENING RECEPTION IN BRANDON. Friday, June 28, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St. The Guild’s ne show “Art of Water” opens with a reception for the artists. The allmember, all-media show features pieces linked by the common theme of water, and includes

ceramics, collage, watercolor, oil, photography, glass and more. Free and open to the public.

FILM

“THE SILVER SCREEN ROADSHOW” ON SCREEN IN VERGENNES. Saturday June 22, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Join neighbors and friends and celebrate local filmmaking with the screening of resident David Metzger’s new film. The film is a sweet, funny love letter to cinema that features scenes shot in local Vergennes locations as well as Middlebury and Bristol. Post screening Q&A with writer/director David Metzger. Tickets $10, available at the door.

“RETURN OF THE JEDI” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, June 26, 6:30 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Join Ilsley Library at the Marquis for a free showing of “Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi” on the big screen. Come early to get a picture with the 501st Legion.

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ABENAKI HERITAGE WEEKEND IN FERRISBURGH. Saturday, June 22, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd. Abenaki visual and performing artists showcase their creative works alongside Abenaki

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scholars, culture bearers, historians, and leaders, sharing an indigenous perspective on life in the Champlain Valley from past centuries to the present. Presented by Vermont Abenaki Artists Association. Included with museum admission.

More info at lcmm.org or 802 475-2022.

MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY PLAYERS ANNUAL PICNIC AND MEETING IN SALISBURY. Saturday, June 22, 11 a.m., Branbury State Park, 3570 Lake Dunmore Rd. MCP will provide burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments and soft drinks. They’ll even pay your fee at the gate (just say you are coming to the MCP Picnic — OR if you have a Vermont State Park Pass, please use it). A review of last season, preview next season, awards presentations, 2019-2020 board member elections, and entertainment from fellow MCP members. More info at 802-388-7432 or info@ middleburycommunityplayers.org.

STARGAZING OPEN HOUSE IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, June 26, 9-10:30 p.m., Mittelman Observatory, Bicentennial Hall, Bicentennial Way. Get a closer view of Jupiter, a variety of interesting stars, star clusters, and nebulae through the Observatory’s telescopes. Free and open to the public as long as the sky is mostly clear. To confirm go to go.middlebury.edu/ observatory/ or call the Observatory at 802-4432266 after 7 p.m. on the evening of the event.

MUSIC

RICK CEBALLOS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Ceballos returns with his voice, banjo, harmonica, bones, and button box, and overall fun presence, to perform for the weekly Family Café in Eastview’s Bistro. Chris Prickitt accompanies on guitar and banjo. Free and open to the public.

Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble

Caroline Cotter

Cooie’s beautiful and full voice brings a personalized interpretation to jazz standards.

With a captivating honeyed voice this New England award winning singer songwriter performs travel inspired folk songs.

Saturday, June 22

Saturday, June 29

Tickets are $20. Add a pre-concert dinner for $25.

Reservations required for dinner; recommended for the show.

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802-247-4295 • info@brandon-music.net • 62 Country Club Road, Brandon, VT

TONY TRISCHKA IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, June 21, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Tony Trischka is considered the consummate banjo artist and perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world. For more than 45 years his stylings have inspired a whole generation of bluegrass and acoustic musicians. Tickets $20-25 plus fees, available at townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222, or at the THT Box Office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

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concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info contact Edna at 802-247-4295 or e-mail edna@brandon-music. net. Champlain Valley Fiddlers in Middlebury.

Sunday, June 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. Held the 4th Sunday this month.

Listen to people sing and play instruments and have a fun day. Refreshments available, 50/50 raffle, Door prizes. $3 donation.

SARAH KING IN NEW HAVEN. Sunday, June 23, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Relax on our porch with wine and live music by Sarah King at the winery’s Sunday Sessions music series. Wine available by the glass. Music is rain or shine on the covered porch (we’ll move indoors if it’s pouring).

KEITH WILLIAMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Playing music from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and more. Vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo, ukulele and sometimes even foot drums. Over 300 songs to choose from…folk, country, jazz, blues, rock and more.

Free, open to the public and fully accessible.

RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@ residenceottercreek.com.

COREY GOTTFRIED IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, June 24, 2-2:45 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Guitarist and singer Corey Gottfried performs a wide variety of favorite songs, enhanced by technology that enables on-the-spot layered harmonies. Free and open to the public.

BRISTOL TOWN BAND IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, June 26, 7 p.m., on the green. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or picnic dinner and enjoy an evening of small town entertainment — a summer tradition that has continued since shortly after the Civil War. There is often a fundraiser barbecue before each concert. Call 802-453-5885 for details.

POINT COUNTERPOINT FACULTY ENSEMBLE IN SALISBURY. Friday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. Salisbury Congregational Meeting House, 853 Maple St. This Chamber music concert kicks off the 40th Annual Summer Performance Series in Salisbury.

Free-will donation.

MIDDLEBURY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL OPEN REHEARSAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, June 29, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Unity Hall, Congregational Church of Middlebury, N. Pleasant St. entrance.

Middlebury Chamber Music Festival guest artists Olivia Hajioff, Marc Ramirez, Miho Weber, and Jon Weber will offer a public open rehearsal. The program will include works by Prokofiev, Ravel, Toru Takemitsu and the Beethoven. Free.

CAROLINE COTTER IN BRANDON. Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Concert tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info contact Edna at 802-247-4295 or e-mail edna@brandon-music.net.

THEATER

“EVERY BRILLIANT THING” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Middlebury Actors Workshop presents the Vermont premiere of this one-person show. It has been called “one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression.”

Tickets $20 adults/$10 students, available at Town Hall Theater’s Box Office at: 802-382-9222 or online at townhalltheater.org.

“SILAS TAKES THE AIR” ON STAGE IN LINCOLN. Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, 7 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 E. River Rd. Come see this 1920s romantic comedy featuring Lincoln residents.

A fundraiser for the Burnham Foundation and

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part of the Burnham Centennial Celebration. No ticket necessary, first come-first served seating, donations appreciated. Extra-comfy chair in front row for $100. More info: Sally Ober at 802-349-3440.

“ALL ABOUT EVE” LIVE BROADCAST IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Gillian Anderson and Lily James star in this live broadcast from the National Theater in London’s West End. The show tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan.

Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?

Tickets $17/$10 student plus fees, available at townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222, or at the THT Box Office Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

“MOBY DICK” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, June 26, Thursday, June 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Gare St. Lazarre Ireland returns with this distillation of Herman Melville’s great American novel. Adapted by Judy Hegarty Lovett, performed

by Colin Lovett and accompanied by Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh. Tickets $20, available at Eventbrite. com. More info at VermontCoffeeCompany.com or playhouse@vermontcoffeecompany.com.

“AFTER THE SOLSTICE: A BENEFIT FOR KIND” IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, June 29, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. A marathon of rooted hope, fierce joy and percolating braveries passionately spoken and sung to benefit KIND (Kids In Need Of Defense), a nonprofit organization that offers legal support, protection, comfort and safe passage for children arriving at the border between U.S and Mexico. Tickets sliding scale of $20, $50 or $100, available at townhalltheater.org, 802-3829222, or THT box office (Mon-Sat, noon-5PM). All proceeds go to KIND.

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FOODAROO CELEBRATE THE FIFTH FESTIVAL WITH ERNEST

FOODAROO 5 will take over the Marble Works green in Middlebury for the fifth year on Sunday, June 23. Come celebrate music, food, beverages and bakers at this year festival.

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n Sunday, June 23, FOODAROO 5 comes to Middlebury’s Historic Marble Works District overlooking the falls from 4-9 p.m. Produced by Middlebury Underground (MUD) for the fifth year, this annual event is a family-friendly festival that celebrates Vermont’s culinary artisans and beverage makers, with an emphasis on Addison and Chittenden County vendors and farms. From food trucks to brick-and-mortar operations, FOODAROO is dedicated to showcasing creative, farm fresh cuisine.

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and Haymaker; Farmers and Foragers; ArtsRiot; American Flatbread; Cadja Madera; Ahli Babba’s Kabob; Café Tourterelle Mobile Gourmet; Fork in the Road; Taco Truck All Stars; BTV Ethiopian; Luiza’s Homemade with Love; Thai @ Home; Vermont Soup Company; Broccoli Bar; Aromatica; LuLu; Sisters of Anarchy; Carrier Coffee + Doughnuts; Local Source; Lulu Pouf; Joy Ride Pops; Bridge School Cupcakery; Juice Amour; Savoure Soda; Stone Leaf Teahouse; Aqua ViTea Kombucha, and more.

NEW THIS YEAR: OUTDOOR BEVERAGE TASTING TENT

Attendees taste their way through the festival while enjoying leading local bands, internationally acclaimed street performers, kids’ activities, a fortuneteller, baking competitions and much more. Cover $5. Kids 12 and under admitted free.

Food and beverages for everyone are available for purchase. Foodaroo is proud to donate a portion of proceeds to the United Way of Addison County.

An outdoor adult beverage garden will feature samples from Stonecutter Spirits, Woodchuck Cider, Aqua ViTea Spirits, Halyard Brewing, and Appalachian Gap. At three bars, American Flatbread will offer full pours of beer, wine, hard cider and custom Foodaroo cocktails featuring all of our sampling vendors plus WhistlePig Whiskey.

TASTE VERMONT

FOODAROO is about food and performance that exhilarates and engages all ages. This year’s festival is proud to welcome two internationally acclaimed street performance acts: Alakazam the Human Knot, a comedic contortionist who performs daredevil feats, and her Majesty’s Secret Circus, secret agents on a

FOODAROO 5 features both all-time festival favorites, as well as newcomers, providing a delicious taste of the farm-to-table lifestyle that is a hallmark of our state. Food and beverage vendors include: Evolution Kitchen featuring Arcadian

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A festival goer enjoys a burger from Arts Riot.

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did you know?

Foodaroo started with just 9 vendors the first year.

Now in its fifth year, Foodaroo has 30 amazing Vermont food and beverage vendors. mission who use their extremely high IQs, plunger arrows and a huge stealth unicycle to save the day.

Foodaroo 5 also features three live music performances: Josh Panda presents British Isles, an indie-rock trio combining influences of 70’s guitar riffs and 80’s synth pop; Ernest, the new solo moniker of MUHS grad Mark Daly, formerly of Madaila and Chamberlin, debuting his new double album “I’m Gonna Do It (Anyway);” and Shake, an all-around get-down band with a modern twist on rhythm and blues. All emceed by WVTK’s Bruce Zeman of Bruce and Hobbes.

BAKING CONTESTS, CLASSES AND MORE FOODAROO 5 will host two King Arthur Flour Baking Competitions for adults and kids, featuring the theme ingredient Vermont maple syrup. For contest rules, prizes and to enter, visit: middunderground. org/kingarthur. Other interactive activities include a Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op kids’ cooking class, a fortuneteller, and games and activities that will delight children and adults alike.

For more info, contact Lisa Mitchell at (802) 388-6124, lisa@middunderground.org or visit foodaroo.org.

Middlebury Union High School grad Mark “Ernest” Daly will debut his double album “I’m Gonna Do It (Anyway)” at FOODAROO 5 in Middlebury on Sunday, June 23, at 6 p.m.

MARK ‘ERNEST’ DALY DEBUTS DOUBLE ALBUM AT FOODAROO 5 FOODAROO 5 will debut Mark Daly’s new solo act and double album, “I’m Gonna Do It (Anyway),” under his new moniker “Ernest.” Mark Ernest Daly (a 2004 grad of Middlebury Union High School where he studied under Music teacher Anne Severy) gained critical acclaim and a following as the leader of the bands Madaila and Chamberlin.

Over the past two years, Daly has seen quite a bit of change, igniting the most prolific writing period of his life in an attempt to capture all these wild experiences as they happen. From becoming a husband and father, to his band Madaila going on hiatus, it has been both equally beautiful and challenging. Amidst a life and career crossroads and a reevaluation of the self... it all comes pouring out in his new solo debut, a double LP called “I’m Gonna Do It (Anyway).” The record is released just two days before Foodaroo, on Friday, June 21.

Ernest will play an album release show on Saturday, June 22, at Light Club Lamp Shop at 8 p.m. in Burlington. Daly will then play a hometown show at Foodaroo 5, on Sunday, June 23, at 6 p.m.

“After all these years, from childhood until now, playing in so many different spots and with all my different bands and collaborations, coming back to Middlebury to play this brand new album, which is the most important and personal piece of music I’ve ever created, on the weekend of its release, is nothing short of amazing,” Daly reflected.

Follow Ernest @ernest4eva.

Her Majesty’s Secret Circus will perform at FOODAROO 5.

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Fri 6/21 7:30pm $20-$25

TONY TRISCHKA

Now 70, Tony Trischka has over the past half-century garnered a reputation as one of the most influential figures in roots music.

As a banjoist, he set new standards for genre-bending virtuosity, inspiring legions of younger players, among them Béla Fleck.

Limited spaces available for Tony’s 2pm Banjo Workshop. $30

In the Jackson Gallery Fri 6/21 – Sun 8/4 SCORED PAINTINGS

KARLA VAN VLIET

This artist/writer’s creativity flows through myriad genres, informed by sensitivity, curiosity and passion for experiences and interconnections. Her creations display a unique and thoughtful perspective – from careful crafting of poetry through the gesture of wordless writing, to the marking of the blank canvas of her textured scored paintings. Opening Reception: Fri 6/21 5–7pm.

Thu 6/20 – Sat 6/22 @ 7:30pm; Sun 6/23 @ 2pm $20/$12 Students MIDDLEBURY ACTORS WORKSHOP AT THE VERMONT COFFEE COMPANY

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

A long running hit in both London & New York, this show won the NY Times Critics’ Pick of 2015. The play’s narrator helps her chronically depressed mother see the beauty of life.

EXHIBITS ART OF WOOD. On view May 3-June 25, featuring pieces from the BAG’s exhibiting members, who work in diverse media including paint, fiber, glass, ceramics, collage — and wood. This is part of a series of themed exhibits honoring our planet and celebrating the BAG’s 20th anniversary.

The Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

FANTASY CREATURES. On view through Sept. 1, featuring the briar burl sculptures of Andrew Marks. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

GEORGE B. TODD EXHIBIT. On view May 28-June 30, featuring the work of George B. Todd, Professor Emeritus of Music at Middlebury College.

Upon his retirement in 1997, he decided to shift his compositional energies from the aural to the visual arts, a transition he made with surprising ease as many of the issues confronting a composer also challenge the painter.

Free. Open to the public. Fully accessible. The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road, Middlebury. RSVP required for the reception to Suzanne Bennett at (802) 377-3393 or sbennett@residenceottercreek.com.

HOME: A COMMUNITY ART SHOW. On view through July 4, featuring over 40 Addison County artists in this non-juried community exhibit including painting, photography, textiles and more. Art on Main, 25 Main St., Bristol. (802) 453-4032 or artonmain.net. Walkover Gallery, 15 Main St, Bristol. (802) 453-3188.

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INTENTIONAL SPACES. On view June 20-July 13, featuring 35 images for the gallery and 35 more images for the online gallery selected by juror Laura Moya. This exhibit shows a variety of spaces all that evoke an emotional response. PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 388-4500 or photos@photoplacegallery.com.

Margo Channing’s a legend and true star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…? With Gillian Anderson as Margot and Lilly James as the devious Eve.

KARLA VAN VLIET: SCORED PAINTINGS. On view June 2-Aug. 4, featuring Karla Van Vliet’s scored paintings that look and feel like etchings. An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 21, from 5-7 p.m. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

Sun 6/23 2pm $17/$10 Students

ALL ABOUT EVE

Sat 6/29 7:30pm $20–$100* A BENEFIT FOR KIND

AFTER THE SOLSTICE

Brought to you by the folks who bring you Night Fires, please join us for inspiring words plus passionate, rocking song rooted in hope, fierce joy and bravery.

*Proceeds from event go to KIND (Kids In Need of Defense), a nonprofit organization providing protection, legal support, safe passage, and comfort for children arriving alone or separated from their families at the border. Only $10 from each ticket of whatever price goes toward production expenses. Please contribute all that you feel you can. Thank you!

Sun 6/30 2pm $10/$8 Seniors PRESENTED BY TOWN HALL THEATER

THE SONG AND THE SORROW

Musician Catherine MacLellan — the daughter of Canadian singer/ songwriting legend Gene MacLellan— grew up surrounded by her father’s music. He committed suicide when she was 14. Two decades after his loss, Catherine is finally ready to confront the hurtful mystery of her absent parent and embrace his musical legacy.

NATURAL GRACE. On view for the month of June, featuring a group show of paintings by Hannah Bureau and Jill Matthews. Edgewater Gallery at The Falls, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

NEW GROWTH. On view June 1-July 14, featuring featuring new work from Anna Dibble, Anne Cady, Bonnie Baird, Hannah Morris, Hannah Secord Wade, Julia Jensen, Pamela Smith, and Susanne Strater. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

STEAMBOATS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN. On view along with other permanent exhibits through Oct. 13, featuring portraits of Jahaziel Sherman, 19th century Lake Champlain steamboat pioneer, and his wife Harriet Daggett Sherman. Learn more about the innovations in steamboat technology that changed the world, and were developed right here on Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes. (802) 475-2022 or lcmm.org.

THE ENDURING LANDSCAPE. On view for the month of June, featuring a solo exhibition of Jim Westphalen’s paintings. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchant’s Row, Middelbury. (802) 989-7419 or edgewatergallery.co.

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WHIMSICAL WONDERS: FAIRY HOUSES FROM NATURE. On view May 14-Sept. 1, featuring a selection of fairy houses created by environmental artist Sally J. Smith. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

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the movie LATE NIGHT — RUNNING TIME: 1:42 — RATING: R At last, a good one: “Late Night.” Emma Thompson becomes our guide to contemporary workplace politics and she does it in a fast, light comedy that makes fun of it all. Her character, Katherine Newbury, has been the major star of a late-night talk show that has begun to sink after more than a decade in the spotlight. Thompson injects Katherine with a slew of emotions from arrogance to sadness to wounded pride. Suddenly, she is about to be fired for being oldfashioned in the new culture. Her material is dated, and she is old.

As a first rank TV star, Katherine got away with being arrogant off screen as she delivered her demands like gunshots. Now it’s all downhill as her boss and the writers she has ignored turn nasty.

Against her better judgement, Katherine hires Molly (Mindy Kaling), an earnest young woman who is both a passionate fan of the show and a product of the culture of the moment. Molly plants the comical seeds of change in the routine of her reluctant boss.

As Katherine sinks emotionally, she goes home at night to Walter, a lovely, gentle husband who never criticizes his powerhouse wife but is there for her always. This is a fine performance by John Lithgow who makes it completely believable that his love and support for his wife remain strong and uncritical even in her downfall.

Though Thompson is the atomic explosion that ignites all the fun, the whole cast works in comic tune with the plot. Kaling’s Molly lights all the contemporary emotional sparks that make us laugh as the story reflects the mood of today. She fuels the chemistry that turns the nightmare around.

As we watch the turnaround, we realize what we have heard before: that comedy is the toughest of all performing assignments.

Katherine, whose successful comedian had been an arrogant success, is still a tough nut as she learns the culture of today,

Emma Thompson in “Late Night” (2019).

but she opens her character — if not herself — to change. The result? We root for her when she remodels her humor for the next generation.

The strength of this movie is that it is built around one character who is outrageous and smart as she demands loyalty from everyone else.

If that sounds grim, it isn’t. Everyone around the star has a stake in her success and they jump on board to help bring her into the future.

Today’s comedians must be rooted in the new culture. It’s a time for age to evaporate as a bar to success. This whole comedy is rooted right there and is delivered in a contemporary script by a cast that gets it. It’s a comedy that hits its target.

There aren’t many actors who could carry this off with the humor and grace Thompson wraps around this character. She’s terrific. This is a bright spark in a dull movie season. Grab it.

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Shortly after the death of her mother, Sophie Bukaran is the victim of a horrific crime. She endures a fatally-flawed trial that exonerates the group of footballers who assaulted her, in which the prey is blamed by the actions of the predators. The powerful manager of the football (in the UK) team contracts for Sophie to be killed, but she eludes this attempt, goes on the run, and assumes a new name and life. A happy life, that is, until this morning, when her husband and father of her two children, up and leaves with her best friend. When Fin, ever-so-slightly famous rock star, tragi-comic relief, and also-jilted spouse of said best friend, gravitates towards now-Anna for comfort, the two of them are thrown together to pursue the mystery behind the podcast Anna has been escaping into—the sinking of a luxury yacht with a family on board.

Sophie, when she began her life as Anna, met the man believed to be behind the deaths, and unable to fathom the wreckage of her own life, sets off on an international quest to discover the truth. A classic thriller thrust into a contemporary setting, with a generous helping of truecrime story, this compelling mystery is complex, rewarding and brilliant.

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by Alexander McCall Smith A Forgotten Place, by Charles Todd Lady in the Lake, by Laura Lippman The American Agent,

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“New Growth” features predominantly green work to celebrate the change of season in Vermont. The title is also an acknowledgement to the ways our artists are pushing the boundaries of their work, reaching past a familiar place or comfort

zone. The show will feature a selection of new pieces created by a group of gallery artists.

“The title ‘New Growth’ is a nod to our artists — to all artists — who continue to push their boundaries and remain vulnerable, especially when someone is a professional artist and financially dependent on their work selling,” said gallery co-owner Sophie Pickens. “I have so much respect for the willingness artists have to follow their inspiration and create work that feels necessary instead of playing it safe. Spring felt like the right time for us to honor the capacity to grow.”

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Graduation 2019

& Where Are They Now?

During the high school graduation season we tell the graduates to look forward to the future with hope and optimism, giving an opportunity for those of us who have seen a few seasons to look back to our own years in high school and just beyond.

school graduation ceremonies this month.

The newly minted graduates look forward to the next stages of their lives: moving away from home, perhaps seeing a bit of the world, getting that first post-graduation job, figuring out what it’s all about. It is a time full of promise with a measure of apprehension. Look for those familiar faces in the photos inside from the Middlebury, Mount Abraham, Otter Valley and Vergennes union high

We join in the reminiscing and asked graduates from these four local high schools to tell us a little about where life has taken them in the years since graduation.

Inside you’ll find profiles of a handful of Vermont natives in their mid and late 20s — people you may have known when you were in high school. We chose a selection of

At the same time, parents and alumni see the fresh, young faces and can’t help but look back at how their own lives and those of their friends and acquaintances have progressed over the years.

people who graduated between six and 10 years ago in the hopes that this month’s high school graduates will be able to see something of their own generation in the profiles.

You’ll find a variety of vocations and avocations represented in the profiles, but they barely scratch the surface of the diversity that can be found among the young people produced in the Addison County.

Enjoy the stories and the photos and wish a graduate well.

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MUHS Class of 2019 MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Union High School’s Commencement exercises took place on Saturday, June 8 at Memorial Sports Center. The MUHS graduating class of 2019 was composed of 113 students, including: Ada Anderson, William Barber, Parker Beatty, Hogan Beazley, Samantha Bennett, Jack Berthiaume, Aileen Bosworth, Jacob Broughton, Riley Brown, Trinity Bryant, Isaac Buttolph, Spencer Cadoret, Wyatt Cameron, Danny Campbell-Dickerson, Max Carson, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Ezra Christensen, Niclaus Clark, Heather Cloutier,

Silas Conlon, Brenna Cook, Lillian Cotell, Benjamin Crawford, Rebekah Crossman, Samuel Daly, Sean Deering, Catara Doner, Colin Dowd, Nora Draper and Zachary Dunn.

Also Tristan Durante, Kolby Farnsworth, Lucas Farrell, Derek Felkl, Natalie Fenninger, Ian Fenster, Simon Fischer, Jayden Fitzgerald, Ashley Friend, Bethany Gale, Jacob Galvin, Niccolo Gori-Montanelli, Lacey Greenamyre, Caleb Hamilton, Connor Harris, Anabel Hernandez, Marina Herren-Lage, Deanna Hilaire, Max Hirdler IV, Nanja Horning, Michael Huber, Audrey

Huston, Justin Jackson, Anne Kappel, Larkin Kenney, Josh Kerr, Simon Kiel, Drew Kiernan, Suzanne Klemmer, Justin Koontz and Bryan Krymlak.

And Emily Laframboise, Abigail LaRock, Aaron Larocque, Carly Larocque, Will Larocque, Christian Leggett, Ayanna Mason, Aleta Mathers, Alexis Matot, Eleanore McGarry, Tucker Moulton, Morgan Munnett, Maisie Newbury, Olivia Odell, Peter Orzech, Samantha Paige, Ylexeus Palacio, Colton Paquette, Virginia Patz, Georgianna Pistilli, Emma Pope McCright, Sophie Poppenga, Emily Pottinger, Joel

Pyfrom, Holly Rancour, Ethan Reiderer, Kyra Roberts, Nickolas Roberts, David Robidoux and Jesse Rubin.

Also Anna Scharstein, Camden Schnoor, Kaylee Shum, Jaskaran Singh, Owen Southerland, Jordan Stearns, Katelyn Stearns, Natali Sullivan, Ashley Sunderland, Taylor Sylvester, Diya Taylor, Megan Thomas-Danyow, Joshua Trautwein, Ben Turner, Grace Walker, Katherine Wallace, Serena Welch, Grace Widelitz, Harley Williams, Silas Wisell, Xavier Wyncoop and Carson Yildirim.

Congratualtions to all the graduates.

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Mt. Abe Class of 2019 BRISTOL — Mt. Abraham Union Middle/ High School graduated its class of 2019 on Saturday, June 8, at its commencement ceremonies. Graduating seniors included: Ryan Eric Adams, Savannah Jean Alderman, Ashley Eileen Aldrich, Weston Timothy Allred, Lindsey Marie Armell, Ruby Joan Ball, Joseph Elliot Berg, Ethan Addison Bissonette, Rachael A. Bonvouloir, Josie T. Brennan, Grady Gilhooley Brokaw, Austin E. Brown, Sophie Brown, Thomas Allen Carlton, Hannah Jade Carpenter, Thomas Ross Carr, Miranda Leigh Carter, Quinn Houston Casillas, Danielle Ashley Marie Catella, Lillie O. Chicoine, Brooke Nichole Clark, Gary Alan Conant, Jalen Kendal Cook, Matthew Michael Cota, Maxine Kelly

Cromis and Shelby May CyrSmith.

Also Isaiah Robert DiNapoli, Kai Jackson Dobek, Ryan Durfee, Logan Avery Duval, Casondra Renee Dykstra, Sawyer Eve Forbes, Norman Francis, Jesse Shawn Freegard, Anthony Fuller, Cora Rose Funke, Eva Rae Gadue, Isabelle Nicole Galante Gepfert, Beau Jackman Gevry, Eden Rose Ginsburg, Thomas Henry Gracie, Emma Carlyle Grundon, Autumn Anysie Guimond, Olivia Katherine Heath, Johnathan Wesley Hill, Parker Wesley Hines, Jacob J. Hoag, Grace MacKenzie Hobbs, Claire Ana-Luisa Holloway, Thomas Howard and Caleb Joseph Kostya Hunter.

In addition, Chessley Blaine Jackman, Rogan J. Jackman, Nevin W. Jemison,

Elayna Rose Jennings, Elizabeth Johnson, Katherine Michelle Kandzior, Althea Forest Kane, Peter Otto Koenig, Samual K. LaPoint, Bayly Joseph LaRock, Ray Leonard Latreille, Evan Natalie Laurent, Zachary Thomas Lavoie, Jakub J.M. Lawrence, Shealyn M. Layn, Cameron Michael Leonard, Nicholas Andrew Longar, Dylan Michael Lussier, Owen Andrew Maille, Patrick Rodney Marcotullio, William Austin Martin, Roman Scott Mayer, Cody Alexander McGinness, Erik Patrick McLysaght, Mhairi Anne McMurray, Takumi Ernest Melchior, Andrew Frederick Morris, Jessalyn Murray and Molly Murray.

And also Elizabeth Margaret Nault, Dana Grace Norton, Willem A. Oxford, Olivia

Rae Paine, Kevin Tyler Pearsall, Ethan J. Pomainville, Zackery Allen Preston, Emily Annette Rathbun, Sarah M. Rathbun, Logan J. Rodriguez, Logan Rotax, Ryan Corey Rougier, Shain Owen Sargent, Ethan Wayne Sawyer, Angus Boyd Schwaneflugel, Elizabeth Steers Siminitus, Jasmine Anne Stalcup, Jennifer Lauren Steadman, Emily Ruth Tardie, Jacob Daniel Thomas, Carlotta C. Tow, Erika Lynn Tracey, Hailey Elizabeth Trayah, Rosa Adelaide Tropp, Leeya Luna Tudek, Ethan Lee Venman, Aidan Berkeley Warren, Neo Daniel Weaver, Walker Scott Whittemore, Logan Bauer Willey, Kaiden James Wilson and William Alan Hyun-Ma Wright.

Congratualtions to all the graduates.

MT. ABE WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Aliza Kamman Nedimyer, Mount Abraham Union High School, 2011 Hometown, current residence, age: I grew up in Lincoln and currently live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I am 26 years old.

Family: My parents, Ann Pollender and Alan Kamman still live in Lincoln and my brother Sawyer (class of 2014) lives in Boston. My husband, Matt, is a middle school band director in Chapel Hill.

What I am up to: I am currently working on a Doctorate in Human Movement Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As part of my program I teach undergraduate courses within the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, and do research surrounding injury prevention and sport related concussions in middle and high school student athletes in both the local Chapel Hill community and throughout the nation.

How I got to where I am now: I went to Ithaca College for my undergraduate degree where I majored in athletic training and played field hockey. After graduating from Ithaca in 2015, I moved to North Carolina to pursue a master’s degree in athletic training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During my master’s degree I spent two years working as the graduate assistant athletic trainer for the women’s

soccer and softball teams gaining clinical experience, and completing a research project.

After finishing my master’s program, I took a year off from school to learn more about research, and stayed at UNC to work as a project coordinator for an NFL-funded international research study that looked at the role of active rehabilitation strategies in concussion management, as well as working part-time as a substitute athletic trainer at a local high school. During that year of work, the opportunity presented to enroll in the doctorate program at UNC, and with a desire to have an impact on athlete safety in middle and high schools, as well as teach athletic training at the collegiate level someday, it seemed to fit well as the next step in my career. At the moment I have finished my first year of the program and have three more to complete.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: My family has always been supportive of me, whether it be in the classroom, on the field, or in any other aspect of life. They have been a constant source of support and encouragement always, and a sounding board for when I’ve been not quite sure what the next step should be.

Additionally, there are numerous teachers and multiple coaches who have all provided guidance

and support along the way. Many of them have had impacts that have lasted far beyond high school and impacted me outside of the classroom or off of the field in which I encountered them.

I would not be where I am or the person I am today without the community that I grew up in.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: Vermont will always be home, and

the importance that was placed on community while I was growing up has really stuck with me. It is sometimes hard to explain small town life to people who have never experienced it, but it seems to all come down to the sense of community that exists there. Life isn’t quite the same without a community, and while I have tried to help facilitate a similar community feel (See Nedimyer, Page 3C)

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Hannah Rickner, Mount Abraham Union High School, 2010

matter and spread that infectious enthusiasm onto their students. I also valued and was inspired by my teachers’ relationships they fostered with students. While student teaching at the Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington, teachers like Autumn Bangoura and Ada Leaphart taught me the power of the arts in curriculum. I went back to school and got my Art Education degree and moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., to teach Elementary Art. Through all of these years I continued using all of my vacation time to come to Zeno Mountain Farm and spend time with my friends. I finally decided to stop fitting Zeno in around work and make it my full-time gig.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: I couldn’t possibly thank the entire village who helped get me to where I am today. But I would especially like to thank my parents, Gary and Linda, for keeping me grounded while still supporting my unorthodox plans. I would also thank the Halby’s, directors of Zeno, for their mentorship and for building this community where I’ve grown so much.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: My Vermont roots taught me a lot about the joys of a slower pace of life, the joys of having a familiar face everywhere you go and not to take nice weather for granted when it comes around. Most of all I learned that you can surround yourself with aesthetic beauty all over the

world, but being surrounded by genuine people is what truly makes Vermont special. I just moved back to Vermont because I missed the culture and wanted to be closer to my family. I even convinced my partner, Paco, to move here with me and I think he is falling in love with Vermont’s culture and community, too.

My memories of high school: My biggest hurdles were mental health related, but my family and friends, musical theater, and sports helped me through the tougher years. I know many high school students have similar experiences during these formative years. I hope today’s students feel more comfortable talking about and seeking help during these challenges. The Mount Abe Musicals have always been the highlight of my high school experience looking back. I gained a lot of confidence through this program and met great friends through the process of working hard to make something we could be proud of. The volunteers who support this program give so much and we can’t thank you enough.

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: I would tell this year’s graduating seniors to be open. It’s easy to fall into planning how you want your life to look, but don’t overthink it. You can’t anticipate the twists and turns that will lead you to where you’ll end up. So enjoy the process, you still won’t know where you’re headed when you’re 25.

youth group in Lincoln. Mostly what sticks with me are the friendships that were developed in high school, many of which are still strong friendships today even though we don’t all live in the same area anymore.

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: Be present wherever you are. It’s easy to want to be somewhere else or to be ready to move on to

the next thing, but where you are what you are doing in the present is just as important as what is to come. Also, don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. It isn’t always easy but it is worth it. If that means leaving Vermont for a while, do it. See new places, meet new people, and experience new things, but know that Vermont will always be the best place to come home to.

Nedimyer (Continued from Page 2C) in other places I have lived, nothing seems to be quite the same. I’m very thankful I got to experience it for as long as I did.

My memories of high school: Very few low points stick out when I think back on high school, but highlights include playing field hockey, as well as my involvement in both the music department at MAUHS and the

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diseases.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: The inspiring women mentors I have been fortunate enough to work with in laboratories with, including Mrs. Shelley Snyder at Mt. Abe, Dr. Rona Delay at the University of Vermont, Mrs. Barbara Johnston at the State of Vermont, Dr. Camilla Richmond at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Christine Cheng at Boston University.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: My love for the sciences developed directly from the natural sciences that surrounded me in Vermont.

There is a wonderful community of scientists dedicated to understanding and preserving

Vermont’s natural wonders, and they showed me how important it is to ask the right questions and work hard to find the answers.

My memories of high school: The high point would be my participation in all the extracurriculars Mt. Abe offered, including the EPSCoR research program and the fall musical. They showed me that there are never-ending opportunities right in front of your nose, if you just look for them. The low point would be the number of scars on the back of my hand from those vicious Mt. Abe lockers.

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: Nobody can learn or live for you. Take responsibility for your own life.

Don’t panic.

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Hometown, current residence, age: I grew up in New Haven. I am now 25 years old and reside in Winooski.

Family: I am so lucky to have my whole family living in Vermont for the first time in several years. I enjoy having my siblings Laura and Michael living close enough that we can meet up for backcountry skiing or rock climbing dates. Also to have my parents, Linda and Gary Sundstrom, living close enough for bike rides, dinner dates and to help me when my car breaks down. My amazing boyfriend, Paco Sandoval, and I live in Winooski with our pup, Osa. What I am up to: I just moved back home from Colorado to work as a Program Director at Zeno Mountain Farm in Lincoln. The mission of Zeno is to build lifelong community within marginalized populations. The populations we currently serve are: disability, chronic illness, cancer survivors and veterans. I help to organize and run all of these retreats. We just recently finished our first feature length movie, which is a high school musical, shot in Mount Abe, which will be coming out in September. Zeno envisions a world with greater understanding and inclusion.

How I got to where I am now: After graduating high school I went to Saint Michael’s College to study Elementary Education. I was very inspired by teachers like Caroline Patrie and Willie Lee who had a real passion for their subject

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Emily Sundstrom, Mount Abraham Union High School, 2011

Hometown, current residence, age: Grew up in Monkton, Vt.; current town of residence is Boston, Mass. Age: 26.

Family: Active members of the Five Town community, mother Deb Mager Rickner and father Mark Rickner.

Fellow Mt. Abraham Union High School graduates, sister Julie Rickner and brother Eli Rickner.

What I am up to: Currently a graduate student in the Cell and Molecular Biology Ph.D. program at Boston University, performing research on neurodegenerative disease modeling.

How I got to where I am now: Mt. Abraham Union High School provided me the opportunity that inspired me to pursue a career in the sciences, performing field work with EPSCoR’s Research on Adaption to Climate Change program.

This work in characterizing macroinvertebrate populations in the Lake Champlain watershed carried over into my time as an undergraduate at the University of Vermont’s Honors College from which graduated with a B.A. in Biology with a concentration in neurobiology. During that time I also began working with three other research labs, including the lab in which I would perform my undergraduate thesis research on purinergic signaling receptors in the vomeronasal organ. This work, alongside my training in cell culture at the state of Vermont’s Fish Health Laboratory where I worked part time, led me to a research technician position at Boston Children’s Hospital.

There I worked with the Harvard Digestive Disease Center’s organoid core, dedicated to three-dimensional gastrointestinal modeling. My passion for research has only continued to grow with these experiences, and has led me to the Ph.D. program at Boston University where I now focus on modeling neurodegenerative

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VUHS Class of 2019 VERGENNES — In their commencement exercises on Friday, June 14, Vergennes Union High School presented diplomas to its 80 graduating seniors. Recipients included: Michael Alexopoulos, Jasmine Arel, Joseph Ask, Sepehr Belar, Nathan Philip Bourgeois, Chandler Brigan, Emma Rose Bryant, Kadin Bullock, Colby Bushey, Benjamin Heywood Clark, Holden Clark, Shannon Lane Cole, Devon Coleman, Kylie Ann Comeau, Hunter Coyle, Ashley Patricia Cray, Bethany Philomena Delgadillo, Cyrus

Devine, Cody DeVries, Kaelen Dobson, Raven Willow Duke, Maya Farrell, Dominic Fleming, Trayshawn Floyd and Jody Lee Forbes Jr. Also Brady Hallock Gebo, Connor Gill, Austin Taylor Goodell, Lillian Rachael Goodyear, Bess Olivia Gramling, Jameson Haggett, Jack Halpin, Saige Henderson, Marin Elizabeth Howell, Spencer Hurlburt, Abigail Cora Hutchins, Olivia Lee Hutchins, Josie Jackman, Emily Joyce Jackson, Brandon Jewell, Mackenzie Jewell,

Cheyenne Brooke Jewett-Myers, Kamren Edward Kiefer, Mabel Kile, Rachel Noelle Leete, Olivia Lorrain, Morgan Gail Lynk, Brodie Anne Martin, Cameron McLaughlin, Wade James Mullin and Cooper O’Brien.

And Ezekiel James Palmer, Christien Paquin, Rayven Audrey Perkins, Sarah Elizabeth Peterson, Hannah Justine Philbrook, Gabriel Quinto, Dylan Jacob Rapoport, Richmond Rathbun, Tianna Rose Rivait, Lydia Marie Sabourin, Ruth Claudia Simpson, Abigail Renee Smith,

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VUHS WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Isabelle Langrock, Vergennes Union High School, 2011

Greta Krahn, Vergennes Union High School, 2011 Hometown, current residence, age: Grew Up In: Vergennes; Current Town of Residence: Colchester; Current Age: 25 Family: Gerd Krahn (father), Laura Krahn (mother), Karl Krahn (brother and VUHS alum 2009) What I am up to: Leading the UI/UX (user interface/user experience) design initiative at Vermont Information Processing.

How I got to where I am now: Attended Montana State University for 2.5 years, majoring in architecture.

Realized it wasn’t the path for me and wasn’t sure what was. Took a semester off to re-evaluate and shadow professionals in fields that I had some interest in. Ended up transferring to Rochester Institute of Technology, where I spent another 2.5 years earning my BFA in Graphic Design.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: Kevin Braun: introduced me to

the UX industry.

Jud Bartlett: recommended RIT for further studies in graphic design and UI/UX design.

George Chauvin (current Ferrisburgh resident): former boss/mentor at Allscripts, where I spent four years working on UI/UX design in the field of healthcare IT. How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: Having lived in both Montana and upstate New York, I’ve learned to truly appreciate the natural, unpopulated beauty and tranquility of Vermont. Being able to spend time in the mountains or at the lake, or both in the same day, is a luxury that I no longer take for granted.

My memories of high school: High Points: Being involved in multiple extracurriculars while enrolled in challenging course loads and feeling like I was managing everything really well and truly thriving.

Low Points: Being involved in multiple extracurriculars while enrolled in challenging course loads, and feeling like I was NOT managing anything very well and truly stressed.

Ha! My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: High school is turbulent. Do your best. You’ve learned more than you think you have and you’re probably far more prepared for the next step than you feel. I remember when I was interviewed for my “Student of the Week” article and one of the questions was something along the lines of “where do you see yourself in the future?” My answer was “I’m not sure, but I just hope that I’m successful and happy.” That stuck with me. I think it’s important to have an ambiguous guiding principle like that, because success and happiness is all relative and if I had held myself to more detailed goals I’d probably be feeling a lot less happy and successful right now.

Hometown, current residence, age: I grew up in North Ferrisburgh and currently live in Philadelphia. I’m 26 years old.

Family: My parents, Fritz and Adela Langrock, still live in Ferrisburgh and my brother, Sam, lives and works in Boston.

What I am up to: I’m a doctoral student and research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication.

I’ve just finished up my first year of graduate school and will be spending the summer doing research in Denmark and Germany.

How I got to where I am now: I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2015, majoring in the History and Philosophy of Science. This rather unconventional major provided a great foundation in interdisciplinary work as I had to take courses in physics and math, but also history and anthropology. Not only is this important for my current research, but being accustomed to synthesizing and engaging with a variety of perspectives also proved valuable during my three years at Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit dedicated to closing the gender gap in the tech sector. Girls Who Code introduced me to a whole range of social and cultural issues happening on and because of the internet that I now research full-time.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: There are so many people that have served as mentors, both inside and outside of academia, but my parents and grandparents

have always been the most supportive of my dreams and pursuits. I wouldn’t be where I am without their support.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: Since high school, I’ve lived in three of the biggest cities in the U.S., but I still call Vermont home! While I now research collaboration and community in the context of the internet, growing up in Vermont was my first exposure to these values and remains a major influence on why I think they are important to study.

My memories of high school: Having committed myself to a PhD, my nerdiness is well-

proclaimed so I have to reveal that I remember most fondly my AP Calculus class. We had a lot of fun while learning a lot of math, a spirit that I’ve tried to keep with me throughout my math and physics classes in college and while learning computational methods during grad school. I also treasure memories of participating in the annual musical with so many of my friends. As for low points, there are several regrettable fashion choices from my high school years...

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: Read a lot and definitely learn to code!

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OVUHS Class of 2019 BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School graduated 86 senior class members at their commencement exercises on Saturday, June 8. Those who received their diplomas included: Debra Abare, Jack Adams, Justin Anderson, Evelyn Bart, Joshua Beayon, Michael Bedard, Kollin Bissette, Savanah Blanchard, Patrick Boynton, Alexander Bunker, Kyle Burch, Kenneth Burt, Samuel Buswell, Alexander Carpenter, Ella Chaney,

Meghan Chaney, Nathan Claessens, Douglas Coburn, Chandler Corey, Nathan Depatie, Angus Doaner, Felicity Drew, Angelina Elliott, Collin Elliott, Matthew Fox, Cole Frasier, Madeline Fuller, Anthony Gabriel, Hayden Gallo and Joshua Granger.

Also Clay Hays, Mickeen Hogan, Nathaniel Hudson, Devin Hughes, Hayden Hull, Hunter Johnson, Cayce Kemp, Timothy Kittler, Benjamin Klein, Charles Knox, Chelsea Konarski, Anna Krans-

Gould, Nicholas LaCoille, Gabriella LaGrange, Lauren Lape, Breeanna LaPorte, Jordan Laraway, Christian LaRock, Dylan Mackie, Justin Martell, William Mattsson, Brenna McCullough, Marcus McCullough, Patrick McKeighan, David Mills, Chauncey Moncrief and Riley Moyer.

And Isaiah Nelson, Delshon Norwood, Jacob O’Connell, Ryeli Oudman-Blackwood, Kele Parks, Anna Paynter, Kathryn Paynter, Kexin Qian, Victoria Racine, Anthony Rovi,

Tyler Rowe, Zachary Scarborough, Reilly Shannon, Mikenna Sherwin, Alycin Smith, Colby Smith, Kody Smith, Alec Stevens, Kianna Stone, Kameron Strickland, Ethan Sulik-Doty, Payton Traynor, Maria VanCor, Jacob White, Daniel Whitney, Russell Wilkey, Kassie Williams, Zachary Willis and Heather Wood.

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OVUHS WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Gena Zollman, Otter Valley Union High School, 2008

Sam Zollman, Otter Valley Union High School, 2011 Hometown, current residence, age: I grew up in Brandon, and currently live in Burlington, Vt. I am 26.

Family: My parents are Alyssa and Robert Zollman, and my sisters are Gena and Marley Zollman.

What I am up to: I am running a clothing label called Slow Process where I design, cut, and sew button-down shirts, denim jackets, and just about every other garment I sell. I also work as a server at Honey Road in Burlington.

How I got to where I am now: If you’d asked me this question one year ago, my answer would be completely different. I went to Tufts University outside of Boston after graduating, where I created my own major. It was a combination of Child Development, Environmental Studies and Communications — essentially I studied how to teach children about climate change through media — and I loved the experience. After graduating, I decided against a job in children’s media to instead take a year to teach English in Madrid. That year turned out to be incredibly emotionally challenging, and led me to the epiphany that I was an artist but I didn’t yet have a medium in which I expressed

myself. I remember sitting in my apartment thinking about what my art could be, and realizing how much I’ve always liked clothes. I YouTubed “How to Make a Button down Shirt,” watched a time lapse video (!), and decided it didn’t look that hard (which is not exactly true, if you can believe it).

When I returned to the states, I reached out to Maria Ammatuna (who owned Creative Fiber Design in Brandon) to see if she could give me some sewing lessons.

That summer she helped me work my way up to a button down shirt before I moved back to Boston to take a job at a great children’s educational media studio. I spent about two years working as a Production Assistant, but all the while coming back home after work to sew in my apartment. I decided I wanted to create my first collection, and within a year, made 10 shirts and jackets that I felt actually expressed who I wanted to be as an artist/designer. I called my project Slow Process, had a debut show, then promptly quit my job in Boston, and moved back to Vermont to live with my girlfriend.

And here we are!

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: There are many! Maria for helping me get

started, my parents for trusting that I know myself the best and for encouraging me to pursue whatever I’m passionate about, my college advisor Dr. Julie Dobrow, my girlfriend Noura who helps me look at myself and my work with greater clarity and direction.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: Vermonters cherish community and value hard work. As an artist and one-man business, I wouldn’t be where I am now if I hadn’t sought out a community of friends and artists who share their wisdom and encourage one another. In Vermont, you also have to work hard to survive, and Vermonters appreciate the trades in a way most other places don’t anymore. I’ve had good models of hard working people and artists growing up here.

My memories of high school: High point: Every Walking Stick Theatre production.

Low point: Constantly comparing my academic performance to my peers, and feeling inferior. It’s never a competition.

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: Look beyond school for the people and things that make you happy. Make time for them.

Best of Luck High School Grads!

Hometown, current residence, age: I grew up in Brandon and now live in Burlington. I’m 28 years old.

Family: Parents Rob & Alyssa Zollman. Siblings Marley & Sam also live in Burlington.

What I am up to: I graduated from UVM’s Family Nurse Practitioner program with a doctorate in nursing practice this May! Most recently, I’ve been working as an RN at the Chittenden Clinic, which provides medicationassisted treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder.

How I got to where I am now: I attended UVM, majored in Psychology and worked as a medical assistant in women’s health before making the decision to pursue a career as a nurse practitioner.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: Too many to name! I’ve been incredibly lucky to find several mentors throughout college and now in my professional career and am certain I would not be where I am without their influence.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: Vermonters are gifted at cultivating community and taking care of each other. As a health care provider, I strive to take care of my patients as if they’re neighbors, with the compassion and respect they deserve. I am particularly dedicated to working with individuals impacted by opioid use. While this struggle is not unique to Vermont, witnessing addiction within my community has been a driving force in my work.

My memories of high school: Any minute I spent within OV’s Theater and Music Department was an absolute highlight. It was the first place I felt like I could be myself, in whatever weird, quirky way I wanted. Low point was definitely the day I dressed up like a cowboy thinking that my friends were on the same page ... they weren’t, and cowboy boots are very loud and noticeable in a

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MUHS WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Lea Gipson, Middlebury Union High School, 2010

Ethan Roy, Middlebury Union High School, 2011 Hometown, current residence, age: I guess I grew up in Haddam, Conn., but lived in Middlebury during my time at MUHS. I’m currently living in Middlebury, 26 years old.

Family: I’d like to give a shoutout to my parents, Michael Roy and Lisa Gates; siblings, Anna and Julian; grandmother Barbara Charlamb; and Marge the dog.

What I am up to: I’m currently in transition. I recently finished up a stint serving in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica and am heading to Palo Alto, Calif., to pursue graduate studies in educational neuroscience/educational technology at Stanford University.

How I got to where I am now: After MUHS, I attended Middlebury College where I majored in neuroscience and minored in computer science. Right after graduating from Middlebury College, I moved to Spain for a year to teach English. Though my original goal was to live abroad for a year and practice my Spanish, I became interested in education while working in schools in Spain.

This interest in education led to a position helping out in middle

school math and Language Arts classes at the Grand Isle School in Vermont and then nearly two years of serving as a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: I have to give a huge thank you to my parents.

Even though it was not always well received, without their support, advice, patience and infinite wisdom, I would not have gone on the adventures I went on nor would I be in the position I am today.

I’d also like to say thanks to Frankie Dunleavy, whose French 4 class showed me that learning another language is possible.

Without her enthusiasm for language, I doubt that I would have pursued learning Spanish in college, let alone living abroad in Spanish-speaking countries.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: Having grown up in Connecticut I’m not sure I’m allowed to say I have Vermont roots, but I guess I’d say I have a Vermont stem. My time in Vermont, though, has really left me with a great appreciation for the

outdoors, indoor turf fields (in the winter), locally sourced food, and those wonderful moments in May/ June when you can first sit outside in the sun and not feel cold.

My memories of high school: To be honest, the low point of my high school career was probably moving to Vermont. My family had just moved to Ohio the year before and I was not thrilled with the prospects of being the new kid at school two years in a row.

I’d say the high point of my high school years was finding a group of friends with whom I could play soccer or play music or just generally be silly. Either that or playing on the MUHS 2011 WallBall squad.

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: I may not be the most qualified person to be giving out advice. But if I had to suggest one thing, it would be don’t stop learning. It doesn’t have to be formal, in a classroom learning but always be working on learning something new, whether it be a skill, an instrument, a language, a sport, a recipe, anything really.

Best of luck to all of you with all your endeavors. Congrats!

Hometown, current residence, age: I grew up in Bridport and now live with my fiancé, Sam Stannard, in Benson. I am 26 years old.

Family: My parents are David and Luella Gipson, who both grew up in Addison County, and now reside in Bridport — where they have been for the past 29 years. My father graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 1982. And, my grandparents (now deceased) Ruth Gipson and Pete Gipson were also graduates of this school. My sisters Chantal Gipson (2008) and Jessica Gipson (2012) are also both graduates of MUHS. And, I am getting married on Aug. 3, 2019, so my plan is to stay local in the state that I love!

What I am up to: For the past five years, I have been teaching Social Studies at my alma mater (Middlebury Union High School).

Shortly after graduating from Saint Michael’s College, I had the opportunity to attempt to fill the shoes of the late Michele Forman, and have been here ever since. It has been a whirlwind experience coming back to teach at my former school, and I value the perspective it has given me. The students at MUHS are simply the best.

How I got to where I am now: I attended Saint Michael’s College from 2010 to 2014 because I knew that I always wanted to be a teacher, and their program was rumored to be the best (and, I can tell you now that it absolutely was). I double majored in Secondary Education and History, and played Division II college softball for four years, which was a blast. Upon graduating college, I had a really hard time finding a high school Social Studies position, until Jeffrey Clark and Tara Martin (history teacher at MUHS for many years) reached out to inform me of a potential opening.

Shortly after, I applied, and I owe both of them for advocating for me to get a full-time position here. Jeff Clark and Tara Martin are also Saint Michael’s College graduates, and I owe to them and to that community thanks for opening doors for me.

Without the four years well spent studying at St. Mike’s paired with the connections I made at MUHS, I wouldn’t be teaching today.

Although the profession of teaching seems perplexing to the outsider, I can honestly say that it’s my dream job.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: My parents; 100 percent my parents. As corny as this sounds, I was raised right. The older I get, the more I appreciate everything my parents have done for me. They have taught me an abundance of life skills, but most importantly, they have always modeled the importance of hard work and determination.

I owe everything that I am to my wonderful parents.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: That’s a big question! My Vermont roots are something that I will always value. I have traveled a lot in the last few years, and I have met a lot of wonderful people. But, there is just something about Vermont. My family has been here for countless generations, and I understand why. In my opinion, there is no better place to live in the world.

Vermont is my safe haven, filled with the kindest people. When I visit somewhere else, I always find myself wondering why I ever leave. I have spent time in all parts of Vermont. My mom’s family is from the Northeast Kingdom, I attended college in Chittenden County, and now I live on a farm in Benson, Vermont, (shoutout to Vermont Natural Beef!). No matter where I go in this state, I appreciate

it so much. I couldn’t imagine ever leaving simply because I don’t want to.

My memories of high school: This is an interesting question for me to grapple with since I came back to teach here! In fact, my students ask me this a lot. I definitely had a hard time in high school, I lacked confidence and was super quiet, and I didn’t really ever want to do my homework. I would describe myself as someone who flew under the radar. However, there were definitely high points. The teachers I had here were consistently wonderful. And, I looked forward to my softball season each spring.

I had a great group of friends, and a wonderful support system at home. So, I attribute my low points to my general confusion around what I wanted to do when I “grow up.” However, I am thankful that my high school years weren’t my favorite, and I work each day to try and remember my own perspective.

The teachers who loved and supported me during my time here are the ones who made it doable — and now, as a teacher, I want to do the same thing for my students.

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: The class of 2019 has a special place in my heart, as they are my first class that I have taught all the way up. And, I know that they have heard this from me before, but please just always be kind to one another — our world needs it.

Stephen Peters-Collaer, Middlebury Union High School, 2012 Hometown, current residence, age: Grew up in Middlebury, Current resident of Berkeley California, 25 years old Family: My sister Lauren Peters-Collaer (MUHS class of ’07) is a graphic designer in New York City.

What I am up to: I currently help to manage a lab at University of California at Berkeley that focuses on improving pest management in almond and walnut orchards.

We run studies in the lab and field aimed at making the control of insect pests safer, cheaper and more effective for farmers. I plan to apply to graduate school in the fall to study how climate change is impacting forest ecosystems across the United States.

How I got to where I am now: I went to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and double majored in Biology and French.

I worked for the National Forest

Service in Utah last year, a position that helped to underscore my desire to work outside, researching how our forests, fields and mountains are responding to a changing world.

Adults to whom I can attribute my current success: Jay Harrington at MUHS was an early role model for me. Jay was my math teacher for several semesters, but also led a group of us in the yearly Aiken Engineering challenges at UVM. We worked on these projects after school and during lunch, and during this time out of the classroom I got to know Jay as more than just a teacher at the front of the classroom. His passion for his subject combined with his practical take on problem solving gave me an insight into how to deal with the projects and challenges I’ve faced since high school. Jay was always fun to spend time with and talk to about everything from books to backpacking.

How my Vermont roots have influenced who I am today: Growing up hiking in the Green Mountains and exploring the woods of Chipman Hill helped to instill in me an appreciation for nature and plant biology. Without this easy access to natural areas I would not have studied biology in college or spent the past few years studying and working with plants, both in forests and almond orchards.

My memories of high school: Lunchtime games of Wallball with Dennis Schut, Graham Barlow, Ethan Roy and Addison Tate (who I still hang out with nearly every week in the San Francisco Bay Area).

My advice for this year’s crop of graduating seniors: Learn to cook. It’s cheap, (relatively) healthy, and you can add as much cheese as you want.

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