Thursday, July 4, 2019

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Downtown Middlebury’s Yogurt City is offering a new way to beat the heat. See Arts + Leisure.

An OV standout tops the Independent Baseball Team for a second time. See Page 1B.

St. Stephen’s is getting ready for its annual Peasant Market this Saturday. See Page 10B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 73 No. 27

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City tax rate up 10 percent Council postpones budget, police decisions

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — When the dust settled this past Friday evening at the end of the second contentious Vergennes City Council meeting of the week, council members did not agree on a budget, but did approve an 8.5-cent tax increase to the city’s municipal rate.

That means that in the fiscal year that began Monday, Vergennes property owners will pay a rate for taxes to cover non-school spending

that rose by a little more than 10 percent from 83.5 cents per $100 in property value to 92 cents.

City Council members set the rate after the discovery of accounting miscues — they were not entirely the city’s fault — that revealed Vergennes’ finances were in better shape than believed earlier in the week.

Council members on Friday were working with an anticipated $90,000 surplus from the fiscal

year that ended on June 30, not on what had been believed three days before to be a deficit of at least $60,000.

City Manager Matt Chabot on Monday said he will prepare a new draft budget for the council to review at its July 23 meeting.

It will be based on the revenue generated from the new 92-cent tax rate and other sources, such as interest on city funds. The previous (See Vergennes, Page 13A)

Magicians bring joy to refugees Lincoln couple entertains young migrants at border

DURING A RECENT trip to Colombia, Magicians Without Borders founder Tom Verner teaches a young man how to do a trick.

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS LINCOLN — Tom Verner and Janet Fredericks performed magic at the U.S.–Mexico border last December.

Not the kind of magic that allows tired, hungry and fearful refugees to simply waltz across the border to new lives in America. The Lincoln couple, working as Magicians Without Borders, staged a show of sleights-of-hand and humor designed to not only entertain, but also to provide a light of hope in dark circumstances.

Since that December trip, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has encountered more than half a million additional migrants hoping to enter the (See Joy, Page 11A)

Middlebury train derails; no spills or injuries

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Railway officials are pointing to “metal fatigue” in a track switch as the cause of the derailment of two freight train cars — one of them containing limestone, the other one empty — on tracks off Seymour

By the way Law enforcement agencies are conducting impaired driving checkpoints and saturation patrols throughout Addison County from July 3 to 7 as part of the Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety 4th of July Holiday Campaign. Officers will also be vigilant for distracted driving offenders as well as those who are not wearing seatbelts.

Make sure to drive responsibly, wear your seatbelts, don’t drink and drive and don’t use your cell phone while driving.

(See By the way, Page 14A)

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Street in Middlebury at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2.

A crane was en route to the accident scene, located behind the Danforth Pewter property at 52 Seymour St., as the Addison Independent went to press on Tuesday mid-afternoon, according to Vermont Rail officials.

Selden Houghton, vice president of Vermont Rail, said the crane would be used to lift the cars back onto the track.

The two cars were part of a lengthy string of freight cars headed north that day. Houghton said the (See Train derailment, Page 11A)

HUNDREDS OF LOCAL children will benefit from free breakfasts and/or lunches offered at 20 sites throughout Addison County this summer. Here, 7-year-old Grant Windsor, right, of Monkton and 6-yearold Draco Lewis of Bristol enjoy their lunch at Mount Abe on Monday.

Independent photos/Steve James

Kids receive free summer food Program picks up slack for schools

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The start of summer vacation fills kids with the joy of freedom, but it can also instill hunger pangs in children who depend on subsidized school breakfasts and lunches during the academic year.

Fortunately, low-income families in several Addison County communities can lean on a federal program that is serving up free breakfasts and/or lunches to anyone aged 18 or younger throughout the summer. There are a combined total of 20 dropin meals sites in seven Addison County communities that are providing what advocates contend is a critical bridge to late August when children will return to their usual source of educational and nutritional sustenance.

“It’s absolutely imperative,” Anne Gleason said of the free summer meals program. Gleason is School Age Assistant at Mary

MONDAY’S FREE LUNCH at Mount Abe featured turkey sandwiches with raw snap peas, a bag of Sun chips, plus apple slices with cinnamon sugar for dessert.

Johnson Children’s Center (MJCC).

“If (the program) wasn’t happening, we’d have to be working a lot harder to make it happen.”

Operated under the United States Department of Agriculture, the free summer meals program

serves youngsters under age 19.

Under USDA rules, a free site can be located in a low-income area where at least 50 percent of all of the children are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. The site is then free to all of the children in the community, regardless of (See Meals, Page 13A)

Summer begins at Shoreham celebration

By CAROLINE KAPP SHOREHAM — No one is really sure how long the Shoreham Strawberry Festival has been going on. Guesses of half a dozen folks we asked ranged from 15 to 50 years. But one thing is for sure, lots of strawberry-filled smiles greeted my friend Nora and me as we walked into the basement of the Shoreham Congregational Church last Thursday for the annual celebration of the juicy red fruit.

Community members of all ages gathered around tables draped in red-and-white checkered tablecloths to fill up on strawberry shortcake, pie and other tasty treats (all topped with heaps of whipped cream and ice cream, of course).

“Look at the excitement,” said church member and event volunteer Ginny VanHazinga, as we surveyed the room humming with lively conversation.

People may have come for the strawberries, but they stayed to catch up with friends and neighbors.

For the Rev. Christina Del Piero (See Shoreham, Page 14A)

The art of stone

STONE CRAFTSMAN JAMIE Masefield uses a brick hammer to shape a piece of stone in a wall he is rebuilding at Miller Hill Farm in Sudbury on Monday. He expects the wall to last another century once he finishes it. See more photos on Page 2A.

Independent photo/Steve James

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Mount Abe eyes energy upgrades ‘Performance contracting’ proposed

A SOMETIMES MUSICIAN, Jamie Masefield has been a full-time builder of stone walls for 14 years. He is shown here rebuilding a fallen-down old rock wall at Miller Hill Farm in Sudbury on Monday. The farm and garden center’s owner, Nan Jenks-Jay, said Masefield was planning to stack the stones around a tree that had grown up in the former path of the wall.

Independent photos/Steve James

Monkton mason specializes in dry stone walls

By STEVE JAMES SUDBURY — Dry stone walls are a familiar tradition in New England, but who builds and repairs them nowadays?

Jamie Masefield, for one!

The mason from Monkton was working on Monday at rebuilding a stone wall at Miller Hill Farm nursery and gardens

off Route 73 in Sudbury. Masefield has been building and repairing stone walls full-time for 14 years. He has become so accomplished in his craft that Masefield is certified by the Dry Stone Wallers Association of Great Britain, where he has worked on similar walls with no mortar in the Lake District and

Scotland.

Masefield explains that the process evolved as farmers needed to clear their fields of rocks and it made sense to use the rocks to build walls to keep in livestock and mark the boundaries of their property.

A well-built wall, he says, could last 100 years and the

beauty is that after a century, it could be rebuilt using the same recycled stones.

Masefield works stone into barn foundations, retaining walls, stone trees and patios, along with restoring historic field walls to their original glory.

Orwell man pleads in arson, assault case

Shaw cited for multiple felonies

ORWELL — An Orwell man pleaded innocent on Tuesday in Addison Superior Court, criminal division, to felony charges — including arson and aggravated domestic assault — following an alleged drug-fueled incident at a home on Fisher Road in Orwell on Sunday.

Dustin M. Shaw, 33, was ordered held without bail following his arraignment on four charges, including felony unlawful mischief, felony first-degree domestic assault, felony third-degree arson and misdemeanor domestic assault.

Shaw was also wanted on three separate outstanding warrants, for simple assault, driving with a suspended license and unlawful trespass, according to court documents.

Shaw was unable to make $10,000 bail and was returned to the Chittenden Regional Correctional Center following his arraignment.

He is next scheduled to appear before the court on Sept. 23.

It was at around 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, that Vermont State Police responded to the Fisher Road home on a report of a man — later identified as Shaw — who had al-

legedly “poured chemicals all over from the floor of a basement the house and set the laundry basket bathroom. The bathroom floor was and couch on fire,” according to completely covered in water. court documents.

“I observed many needles laying Witnesses at the scene told on the ground in the bathroom,” police that Shaw had left the home Murdock states in her affidavit. running up the road “with blue dye • Jars of open kitchen spices all over him” and dressed only in that had been dumped onto the steps underwear, according to an affidavit leading up to the main floor. prepared by State • The strong smell Police Trooper Mae of bleach that had “At the hospital, it been poured on the Murdock.

A family member was determined floor, along with told authorities Shaw Dustin’s behavior flour, sugar and dog “may be under then was due to drug food. influence of pre• A laundry basket use and not a scribed Ketamine and and couch in the Morphine,” according mental health living room “that to court documents, episode.” had been lit on fire,” and that prior to — State Police along with dye that leaving home he Trooper Mae Murdock had been dumped on had warned that law the floor. enforcement “would “While standing in not be taking him alive” and that he the upstairs of the house, where the would “was going to put up a fight,” extent of the chemicals was poured according to Murdock’s affidavit. on the floor, I developed a burning State police searched for Shaw in the back of my throat and nasal with the aid of a police dog, but passages,” Murdock wrote in her were initially unsuccessful, accord- affidavit.

Total damage has been placed at ing to court documents.

At that point, police said they upwards of $7,500, according to inspected damage in the home police.

Family members called state allegedly caused by Shaw.

State police, according to court police back to the Fisher Road home later that morning confirming documents, found: • A toilet that had been ripped Shaw’s return, according to court

documents. Police took Shaw into custody for the three outstanding warrants and drove him to Porter Hospital for a mental health evaluation, according to court records.

Shaw admitted to police that he had abused Ketamine — a drug that had been prescribed to him — by removing it from his inhaler and then snorting and drinking its contents, according to state police investigators.

“At the hospital, it was determined Dustin’s behavior was due to drug use and not a mental health episode,” Murdock wrote in her affidavit.

That behavior, according to court records, allegedly included instances of Shaw telling family members that someone was chasing him, according to court records. For example, Shaw allegedly told family members on June 30 that “people were poisoning him,” according to Murdock’s affidavit.

Police said the assault charges against Shaw stem from allegations he struck a family member with a crutch and poked another family member in the face, according to court records.

Shaw was ordered lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility pending his Tuesday arraignment.

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS given them.”

BRISTOL — As officials in the Elder said he plans to continue Mount Abraham Unified School investigating the idea.

District mull the possibility of MAUSD Superintendent Patrick proposing a fourth bond to renovate Reen was more cautious, and Mount Abraham Union Middle/ wondered aloud at the June 25 High School, a group of 5-Town board meeting about the “political energy committee members have ramifications” of proposing a bond come up with a proposal of their for energy efficiency, then turning own. around and asking for big money to It’s called “performance contract- fix up Mount Abe. ing,” and it’s touted as a no-moneySince 2014 the school district has down, pays-for-itself strategy for three times asked 5-Town voters to increasing energy efficiency. approve multi-million-dollar bonds “We’ve been looking at the to renovate the 50-year-old high performance contracting concept school, and the voters have three as a way to pay for improving our times turned it down. schools, through saving energy,” “While I still have some questions said Starksboro Energy Committee about performance contracting I am chair Richard Faesy not at all opposed to during a May 28 exploring the idea,” presentation to the “Over the past Reen told the IndeMAUSD board. “The year our four pendent in an email. concept is basically (ANWSD) schools “For me the concern that we have firms combined have is pursuing energy that are willing to saved $35,000 in efficiency as a stand come in and take the alone pursuit outside electricity costs, risk that their energy of the larger context improvements will just from the of our facilities generate enough conversion to LED needs. It seems clear savings to bring that lights and adding to me conversations forward and invest new HVAC about the larger millions of dollars in controls.” facilities context will our schools.” begin in the 2019–20 — ANWSD Facilities school year, with an Faesy cited the Ve r g e n n e s - a r e a Director Ken Sullivan emphasis on comAddison Northwest munity engagement.

School District (ANWSD) as a As these conversations evolve into successful example of the practice. action I think performance contractIn March 2018, ANWSD voters ing should certainly be considered.” approved a $7.63 million bond to DIFFERENCES upgrade the district’s school buildSome key issues make it difficult ings, including: to draw comparisons between • converting to LED lighting.

Bristol-area schools with the • building a 74-watt solar array. Vergennes-area schools, however.

• installing more efficient Chief among them is access to HVAC controls. natural gas service.

• switching from fuel oil to Switching from fuel oil to gas has natural gas. resulted in the greatest portion of • replacing boilers. the ANWSD’s energy savings, said But because of projected energy ANWSD Facilities Director Ken savings and the retirement next Sullivan. year of a previous renovation bond, Bristol, on the other hand, lacks the new bond was not expected to gas service, and does not expect to increase the burden on taxpayers. have it anytime soon, if at all.

MAUSD board member Caleb This past March, the Bristol Elder (Starksboro) was intrigued. selectboard, which was a co-defen“This has the potential to be dant in a lawsuit aimed at blocking a great opportunity,” he told the the construction of a gas distribution Independent last week. “We’ve pipeline, withdrew from a license heard loud and clear from the voters agreement it had signed with Verthat cost is an issue where bonds are mont Gas Systems the year before. concerned. They need a stronger Still, Sullivan said, electricity-on(See Mt. Abe, Page 3A) proposition than the ones we’ve

Brandon resident charged after multiple shots fired BRANDON — A Brandon man was arrested over the weekend after police said he fired a gun at someone on Saturday night. No one was reported injured in the incident.

Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, Brandon police responded to a call of multiple shots fired at the mobile home park on Conway Terrace in Forest Dale.

After investigation, police said the suspect, Cale P. Quenneville Jr., 26 of Brandon, fired multiple shots at a person as he was driving away from Conway Terrace.

No one was injured, but police said that several rounds hit two separate residences as well as a

vehicle.

Quenneville Jr. was taken into custody after turning himself in at 3 a.m. Sunday morning. Two vehicles were seized during the investigation and Brandon police have applied for search warrants for further investigation.

Quenneville Jr. was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and driving with a criminally suspended license. He was temporarily held without bail in the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland pending arraignment on Monday, July 1, at the Rutland Superior Court, Criminal Division.

Addison Independent, Thursday, July 4, 2019 — PAGE 3A

DMV adopts new manual for inspection process

MEMBERS OF THE UVMHN Porter Medical Center Birthing Center accept a donation of a new “Cuddle Cot” from three area couples who have experienced infant loss, and who raised funds to purchase one of these special cots for Porter patients.

Photo/UVMHN Porter Medical Center

Porter receives donation to help grieving families MIDDLEBURY —The Cuddle Cot, which looks like a conventional bassinet, is a cooling unit that allows parents experiencing a loss an opportunity to spend precious time with their infant, before they say their final goodbye according to Katie Irwin of Woodbridge, Conn. Irwin is the founder of Scarlet’s Mission, a non-profit organization which is

named in memory of her daughter, Scarlet Suzy McGonigal.

Irwin’s organization connected donor families with hospitals in Vermont, including Porter Medical Center.

During a brief ceremony at Porter on July 1, Katie explained that her experience in a Connecticut hospital was difficult, with a number of decisions having to

be made while she was in labor and in the midst of the emotional pain of learning that their child was gone. “It became my mission to make sure this didn’t happen to another family again,” said Irwin. “By outfitting hospitals with Cuddle Cots, families have the option of spending more time with their infant; time to process their grief and time to make the

right decisions for their family and their baby.”

Porter Birthing Center manager Linda Havey expressed her appreciation to Katie and the donor families. “This will provide another important resource for our local families who experience loss and provide them with the most valuable thing they could wish for — more time.”

State officials say fuel tank leaks can be prevented

MONTPELIER — Every year in Vermont, there are between 70 and 100 preventable heating fuel leaks from aboveground storage tanks (ASTs).

Nearly all are avoidable.

Leaks can contaminate drinking water or surface water, release toxic odors that affect residents, and impact home values.

In 2017, Vermont adopted new rules to help prevent fuel leaks to keep Vermont’s residents and environment safe. These rules apply to the 120,000 aboveground fuel oil storage tanks in Vermont. The rules specify standards for new installations and require periodic inspections of existing systems.

“Early indicators show the program is helping to decrease the number of leaks in the state, which reduces state cleanup costs for uninsured releases,” said Matt Moran, manager of the Vermont Petroleum Cleanup Fund. “The new rules are helping tank owners

identify and fix problems before they impact residents and the environment.”

Most of the heating fuel tanks in Vermont have already been inspected ahead of the 2020 deadline. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and fuel dealers have worked with homeowners to replace, upgrade, or remove faulty tanks before they had a chance to leak into drinking water wells or lakes and rivers.

“While we are making great progress, about 30 percent of the tanks in Vermont still need to be inspected,” said Matt Cota of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association. “If you’re not sure if your tank has been inspected, give your local heating oil supplier a call. This summer is great time to get your tank inspected. We don’t want anyone to find out next winter that they can’t get fuel delivered because their tank isn’t safe to fill.”

Tank owners who have not had their systems inspected yet need to do so by August 15, 2020. Tank owners can find a certified tank inspector online at vermontfuel. com/tank.

If a tank passes inspection, the system is good for three years and then must be inspected again. If the tank does not meet minimum safety requirements, the tank cannot be filled and cannot receive any deliveries of fuel until the cited issues are addressed. This is called ‘red-tagging’ a tank.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) offers financial assistance to eligible tank owners with annual incomes below $65,000 to help replace ASTs. The State can award up to $2,000 for both indoor and outdoor tank replacements. The Department for Children and Families (DCF) Weatherization Program also provides funding for low income homeowners

subcommittee as part of an overall facilities assessment. Ultimately the school district chose to incorporate performance contracting into a window-replacement project, which was paid for in part by the resulting energy savings.

Knowing what he does about

MAUSD’s recent bond history, however, Davey cautioned that this would not be a “panacea” for the school district.

“It’s not a magic bullet to get a $25 million bond passed.”

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.

Mt. Abe (Continued from Page 2A) ly upgrades might make sense for MAUSD. “Over the past year our four (ANWSD) schools combined have saved $35,000 in electricity costs, just from the conversion to LED lights and adding new HVAC controls,” he said.

The big question for Sullivan is how much infrastructure at Mount Abe would need upgrading before a project like this could work.

“When there’s a lot of stuff needing fixing, the risk is that the principal ends up covering deferred maintenance costs,” he said. “It might be a hard sell.”

The Independent was unable to reach MAUSD Facilities Director Joel FitzGerald for comment in time for this story.

Supporters of performance contracting in the 5-Towns are urging the MAUSD to invite Mike Davey of New Hampshire–based Energy Efficiency Investments (EEI), who oversaw the ANWSD project, to give a presentation.

“Schools have used this in different ways,” Davey told the Independent, citing recent EEI projects in Mill River and Bennington in Vermont and Plymouth, N.H. In Plymouth, Davey said, the school district began by making budget-neutral HVAC and lighting upgrades, then were able the following year to approach taxpayers with a smaller bond for other work.

In Bennington, Davey pitched a number of options to a school board

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experiencing heating emergencies between Nov. 1 and April 30 each year.

If a red tagged tank is causing an emergency, the program can assist eligible homeowners with both upgrades and replacements. The Vermont Fuel Dealers Association also offers a $250 rebate for Vermonters that replace their tank.

MONTPELIER — The revised Vermont Periodic Inspection Manual (PIM) has been adopted under the Administrative Procedures Act process and will go into effect on July 1. As part of ongoing modernization efforts to improve motorist convenience, DMV collaborated with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Vermont Automotive Dealer Association (VADA), independent dealers and inspection stations, and other relevant partners to review and update Vermont’s three Periodic Inspection Manuals.

“This is the latest effort at DMV to provide the public with clear information pertaining to the safe and lawful operation of motor vehicles,” said DMV Commissioner Wanda Minoli. “By collaborating with our key partners, we have been able to produce a single manual that aims to serve the traveling public more

effectively.”

The main goals of the review were to remove items that are not critical to the safe operation of a motor vehicle; modernize, simplify, and clarify language; and educate motorists on the importance of the safety inspection process, the relevance of the inspection criteria, and Vermont motor vehicle laws.

The new manual organizes criteria into three categories: Pass, Reject, and Advisory. “Advisory” is designed to inform and/or educate the customer about a recommended repair or potential violation of law.

An advisory result does not prohibit a customer from passing inspection.

Numerous changes were made, and the three previous manuals have now been consolidated into a single comprehensive PIM. The new PIM can be downloaded from the DMV website at dmv.vermont.gov/document/periodic-inspection-manual.

Swimming taboo at fishing access areas MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds the public not to swim at fishing access areas due to safety concerns. The primary use of the fishing access areas is for launching and retrieving motorboats.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department maintains 196 developed fishing access areas on lakes and rivers throughout the state. These areas have allowed uses determined by law, and swimming is not one of them.

Fish & Wildlife regulations prohibit certain uses of fishing access areas including, but not limited to — swimming, littering, camping, picnicking, making a fire, parking of vehicles not related to priority uses, and commercial activity.

“It’s great that people want to get out in the water, but a boat ramp is not the right place to go swimming,” said Mike Wichrowski who oversees

the Fishing Access Area Program.

“There’s a reason motorboats aren’t allowed in swimming areas, and swimming isn’t allowed at fishing access areas — it’s simply not safe.”

Vermont game wardens often respond to incidents involving people swimming at fishing access areas.

In some cases people, including children, are swimming right at the boat ramps while boats were being launched, risking injury or preventing the launching of boats.

“We understand that people want to go swimming, especially during hot weather, but we are urging folks to swim at locally approved swimming areas,” said Colonel Jason Batchelder. “Finding a safe swimming area is easy in most communities. Just ask at a general store or other place where people gather.”

The fine for swimming at an access area is $162.

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Magical inspiration We’ve told this story before, but it never ceases to amaze.

Lincoln residents Tom Verner and Janet Fredericks had traveled to another troubled spot in the world bringing fun, humor and, most important of all, hope and revived dreams, through the power of magic — and we caught up with them to hear the latest.

It’s another in the ongoing saga of Magicians Without Borders, which was founded by Verner 17 years ago, and is told by reporter Christopher Ross on Page 1A in today’s Addison Independent. This time Verner and Fredericks returned in March from their second trip to the nation’s southern border with Mexico to perform for refugees huddled at the border.

He hopes to return this August for another performance. Why is evident when you hear him talk.

“These refugees didn’t want to leave their homes,” Verner told the Independent this week. “They’re fleeing murderous violence, political oppression and grinding poverty, and they’re coming to the closest place where, as the Statue of Liberty says, they can ‘breathe free.’”

Since founding Magicians Without Borders in 2002, Verner and Fredericks have traveled to more than 40 countries and performed for “over 1 million of the most forgotten people in the world,” Verner says, adding that their mission is to “entertain, educate and empower.” His performances have led him to teach others, and they in turn are now teaching others. As a result, Magicians Without Borders now has programs in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica and two more programs are evolving in India.

The stories told redeem one’s faith in mankind just as the tragedies around such dark circumstances reflect human desperation and the ruthless actions of others who have caused such suffering.

Through it all, Verner and Fredericks keep their approach simple and with humility: “We’re not trying to teach them to be magicians,” Verner said. “We’re trying to build their confidence in themselves. What happens is that these kids start studying and performing, and something starts to happen, you start to see all these benefits. It awakens dreams.”

They are funded through donations and grants. Two such local fundraisers will be held in the coming weeks: the first at Bixby Library in Vergennes on July 25, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., which will lead off with a performance for children, followed by a brief talk about their work. Then on Aug. 1, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., an event geared toward adults will be held at the Bixby featuring travel stories, performance history and a little magic thrown in.

Read the story, again and again, and attend one of the fundraisers, if you can. Or go to their website: magicianswithoutborders.com to learn more. Above all it’s a breathtaking story of how one couple saw a need and have used their talents and resources to bring moments of joy, and sometimes lasting hope, to others who are facing troubled times. Each of us can also play a role.

Angelo Lynn

Free meals meet real need Here are a few numbers to remember: In Addison County, 20 program sites will serve free breakfasts and/or lunches in seven communities to more than 250 children five days a week for just the program in Middlebury. Statewide, more than 7,800 children consume free-or reduced-priced meals. It’s a summer substitute for the free meals programs offered at our schools throughout the academic year.

It’s a terrific program for two reasons: it relieves financial stress for far more families than you might think, and it does so in a way that doesn’t cause those receiving the meals to feel ashamed or awkward. That’s so because the program, operated under the United States Department of Agriculture, stipulates that a free meals site can be located in a low-income area where at least 50 percent or more of all of the children are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. The site is then free to all of the children in the community, regardless of household income level.

In Addison County, Vergennes is home this summer to six free meal sites, Bristol has five, Starksboro has three, Middlebury has three, and there are one each in Leicester, Bridport and Shoreham. An estimated 7,800 Vermont children consume free summer meals at sites throughout the state.

The good news, of course, is that the program exists, as is reported by reporter John Flowers in today’s issue on Page 1A. The shocking news is that the need is there, and the need is real.

Angelo Lynn

Of trains and thinking ahead News Tuesday of another incident on the train tracks near Middlebury’s downtown will always revive thoughts that something catastrophic could occur in the downtown. This time the incident was minor. A faulty rail switch with “metal fatigue” broke and two freight cars capsized.

That one was empty and the other was filled with non-toxic limestone was the luck of the draw. It was a long train strung together by multiple cars carrying a wide assortment of goods, of which explosive fuels and toxic substances are often part of the mix. The disturbing part is that section of track was recently inspected and upgraded; only the part that was faulty was missed.

This isn’t said to raise unwarranted fear in Middlebury. Rather it is to suggest that operational measures be put into place to prevent even the most remote likelihood of a deadly accident within the town’s industrial, commercial or residential space. The tracks come within feet of the town’s water-treatment and sewage plant, parades through our industrial park and the heart of what we all dearly hope is a vibrant and bustling downtown, and then on past the district’s high school and near the hospital, which while far enough away to prevent personal harm at either institution, could prompt evacuations from both if gaseous toxic substances were released.

If the safest option, a bypass around the town, was not in the cards for whatever financial and state policy reasons as could be contrived, then at least our town fathers should insist that future trains make their way ever-so-gingerly through town. Like those wonderfully effective signs that tell drivers to “Drive like your kids live here,” railway officials should have that same sense of caution.

That message and those specific guidelines should be set in stone now, not in 2021 when the railway will use any excuse it can to blaze through town at the fastest speeds, and least maintenance, federal and state guidelines allow.

Angelo Lynn

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Growth is not a panacea; it hurts The U.S. Energy Information administration reports the U.S. fossil fuel consumption increased 4 percent from 2017 to 2018, to the highest ever. Economic development without fuel use growth theoretically may be possible, but instead of slowing climate change we are driving the heedless bulldozers of development straight to oblivion.

If the Vermont population has in fact stabilized (the 2020 census will tell), that will be a blessing.

“Undeveloped” lands are the heart and lungs, indeed, the limbs and bodies of our life support systems.

We can’t live on computers and iPhones, nor on asphalt and concrete. We must have breathable air, clean water, fertile soil and forests that are neither burning nor drowning.

Conservation, clean energy conversion and small families should be the priorities for planning.

David Tier Middlebury

Reducing trash a crucial task

Rome wasn’t built in a day

AS THE WET spring makes way for a sunny summer (for the most part), volunteers on Tuesday afternoon take advantage of the wonderful conditions to raise a wall at one of the two Habitat for Humanity homes that are going up on Seymour Street in Middlebury.

Independent photo/Christy Lynn

Unified, childcare progress made A few weeks ago, our daughter’s show “Hadestown” won 8 Tony Awards, including best musical. In her acceptance speech she called out the huge number of people who have been involved over the years and shared a closing thought that creating a great musical is like creating significant social change: No one does it alone It takes time It is worth it At dinner with friends this week, we were talking about regrets and failures. I confessed a deep sense of failure that after years of work, we are still at such a crisis point for childcare.

By “crisis point” I mean these facts: • Caregivers don’t earn enough to enter or stay in this most critical

By Cheryl of all professions.

Mitchell • Parents can’t afford the current tuition, let alone what it might be if caregivers were properly paid (70 percent of the cost of care comes from parents’ pockets).

• Lack of appropriate, affordable care is a huge stress for families.

• Local businesses struggle to attract and retain employees, because of child care concerns.

Then my friend shared a teaching from Thomas Kelley: “Don’t waste time with self-recrimination.”

Look squarely at mistakes and failings for what you can learn and then move forward. It reminded me that we have an incredible opportunity in Addison County

Ways of Seeing

to get this right, and that it is time to move forward: • Our legislators unanimously supported increased public funding for CCFAP (the Child Care Financial Assistance Program) and an expansion of the number of families eligible.

• Our local childcare programs have joined together and are moving toward a shared services model.

• Our local hospital and physicians are working to better link families with available care.

• Building Bright Futures is working to recruit great new caregivers and better support those already in the field.

• Our business community has begun meeting together to learn from one another and to create new solutions.

• The research community, including Middlebury College, is developing a study to help us learn ways to assure all families receive the information and support they need to raise happy, healthy children.

• And, finally, we are exploring ways that health care funding can be used preventively to promote the health of children and families and reduce the long term health care costs of family hardship experiences.

When I think about it more positively, this is actually a great time to be living and working in Addison County. A world of possibility is opening up for new ways to work together. We may not win an award as nationally recognized as the Tonys, but we will surely (See Ways, Page 5A)

Road trip offers fresh perspective

What do you say to the first friend you ever had, your When I was little, I got impatient on family road trips.

Like most kids, I’d start asking, “Are we almost there?” bestie before they were called besties, whom you haven’t seen since she moved to California in the ’80s? about two minutes after the car left the driveway.

We met when I was three and Leila was four, at what My attitude toward long drives has evolved since then.

An avowed homebody, I don’t do many solo road trips. was then known as “nursery school.” We hit it off despite But I like them. It feels good just to strike out on my our different upbringings.

My parents, who were a decade older than hers, wore own, rock out to some tunes (or listen to an audiobook, which sounds less rad but is nonetheless an entertaining polyester clothes. Her parents drove a powder-blue VW bus. My parents listened to Frank diversion) and have an adventure.

Sinatra and watched The Carol Of course, I wear my seatbelt and Burnett Show. Hers listened to sitar follow the speed limit. But in my music; they didn’t own a TV. My heart, I’m a wild mustang. mother made Kraft macaroni and Last Friday, I took a road trip to cheese. Hers made whole-grain my hometown in the Berkshires. bread from scratch.

It’s a straight shot south on the big Still, we managed to find shared highway (Route 7) to just before the interests, such as a love of swings, Connecticut border, and it takes a

By Jessie Raymond crayons and clapping games. little over three hours.

I motored along, the audiobook I was looking forward to not droning on beneath my memories. just the weekend — I was meeting up with a childhood friend I had only seen once since Someone’s nosy aunt got murdered behind the vicarage, I think, but I had missed it. I rewound the story and tried elementary school — but also the ride.

Before I leave Middlebury on a trip like this, I fill up to focus.

In a photo taken at my fourth birthday party, in 1972, the tank and grab a coffee and a snack at the gas station.

I vow not to touch the snack until Manchester, but I al- I’m wearing a pinstriped sailor dress and Mary Janes ways wolf it down before I’ve reached East Middlebury. with lace-trimmed ankle socks. Leila is wearing a midi Once I hit the road, I have three hours and 15 minutes dress and clogs, with wooden beads strung around her of glorious “me” time. I don’t have to compromise on neck. Arms around each other, we’re convulsed with the A/C setting. I don’t have to make small talk. I can giggles; we knew how to party back then.

As the odometer ticked off the miles, my mind wanjust enjoy the scenery and listen to a good mystery. And on this particular trip, the ride gave me time to mentally dered back to the zany times we used to have, coloring prepare for the upcoming reunion.

(See Jessie, Page 5A)

Around the bend

The July/August issue of the Sierra Club’s “Sierra Magazine” has a review of the trash/recycling situation. It used to be that U.S. companies could take reusables from our trash and even pay money for that stuff. We had to clean and presort it by plastic type and metal type, but then automatic trash sorting was invented. However, this created sloppiness with unwashed materials contaminating clean things like paper and make them useless. Our trash was sent to countries where cheap labor would sort it and the rest was dumped near streams that washed it into the ocean. Now the ocean has a big garbage gyre where a state sized collection of our trash turns like a slow record in mid ocean.

Now some or most of those garbage countries don’t want our trash any more. One and maybe more big ocean-going ships are filled with our trash and no countries will let them land, since the original contract ran out to handle this trash.

One city tried to divert disaster by turning land near the Hudson River into a landfill until they calculated that it would take just a few years till they could go mountain climbing on their new landfill. Their motto of “garbage capital of the Hudson Valley”, wasn’t well liked.

We can start to avoid this problem by being sure we and neighbors only put real recyclables in the recyclable collectors. That means that they are CLEAN. Wash the cans and stuff first. Keep paper separate, especially white business type paper. Most collectors now use the sorting methods that allow mixing it all together and let them sort it, but that is not working and lots of your recyclables get dumped in a landfills or oceans. If we get clean stuff to the collectors, when they can no longer send bad stuff to anyone (already happening) they will be happy to get clean saleable stuff.

Other solutions are to compost food wastes, and take your own shopping bags to the store and don’t buy over-packaged items and let manufacturers know too much packaging reduces sales.

Think of many ways to reduce the trash stream. Lets hear your ideas to reduce the waste stream so you don’t have to set out cans full of waste every week.

And maybe suggestions for what to do when all landfills are mountains.

Peter Grant Bristol

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Franklin, the ‘presiding genius’ Editor’s note: This is the public and therefore practical, 24th in a series of essays on often concluding with some the history and meaning of the practical benefit; and it was non-dogmatic. At its root was a American political tradition.

The principal founders of this profound moral seriousness and nation played different but com- a preoccupation with human plementary roles in its creation. conduct.

Overall, Franklin’s stance Adams was its chief theoretician; Jefferson and Hamilton, is skeptical. Thus, while his no less knowing, excelled at researches into the nature of electricity were putting theory into constructive and practice, although important, he never moving in contrary seems to have ways; Washington pursued a more as chief executive general inquiry into made it actual. the nature of things, What of Benjainto what was then min Franklin? He known among played many roles: philosophers as drafting the Declaspeculative physics ration of Indepenor metaphysics. In dence, concluding this respect, he is a peace with Great much like his friend Britain, framing David Hume. He the Constitution, The American did not believe that and securing a prominent place for Political Tradition humans, in spite of An essay by their intelligence, the United States are so well situated, among the internaVictor Nuovo tional community Middlebury College or so penetrating in their insight to gain of nations, and professor emeritus a knowledge of the more, much more: of philosophy fundamental laws he was this new by which nature nation’s presiding genius, which is a fitting role operates, how it originated and what its end might be. for a philosopher.

Franklin was a professed theIt is often overlooked that even before his eminence ist, and he repeatedly expressed among the founders Franklin belief in a universal providence, had gained international repu- believing that a wise and unitation as a philosopher. David versal intelligence governed Hume (1711–1776), who is the course of events in nature arguably the most eminent and history. He had little use British philosopher of the 18th for religious dogma, which he Century, in a personal letter considered doubtful and morto him recollecting his visit to ally repugnant; as a youth he Edinburgh in 1762 wrote this: repudiated the strict Calvinism “America has sent us many in which he was nurtured. He good things: gold, silver, sugar, doubted the divinity of Christ, tobacco, indigo, etc.; but you but admired Jesus’ moral teachare the first philosopher and ing. He valued religion because indeed the first great man of let- it was for many the only secure ters, for whom we are beholden way to be sufficiently motivated to her.” Franklin excelled at to sustain a morally upright “natural philosophy,” and life. Yet he had only mockery gained international reputation for those who supposed that for his investigations into the their good behavior and good nature of electricity; a product works were a source of divine of this inquiry is the lightening pleasure, as though God should rod, which he invented. He also require such things and still be invented the Franklin stove, God, all-wise and in need of bifocal glasses, and the urinary nothing.

His writings were devoted catheter, all of which are evidence of his study and insight almost entirely to practical mointo the workings of nature. rality and they led to his fame In the early modern period in and fortune. This all began Europe (the 17th and 18th cen- almost by chance, and as the turies) philosophers did more result an ingenious deception.

While still a youth — he was than deal with abstractions.

To promote such studies he 16 — he submitted a letter to helped found the American the editor of a local newspaper Philosophical Society and the which was owned and managed University of Pennsylvania. He by his older brother James to was elected a member of the whom he was apprenticed as a Royal Society of London and printer. The letter was rejected. was awarded honorary degrees He then invented a fictitious by the University of Edinburgh, persona, “Silence Dogood,” a and by Harvard and Yale, which middle-aged widow, and subcommissioned a portrait of him mitted letters over her name, slipping them under the door that still hangs in its library.

What sort of philosophy did of the press room. They were Franklin profess? It was moti- printed. They contained practivated by an insatiable curiosity cal reflections on everyday life that knew no limits and could in the colonies and on the hube satisfied only by free enquiry man comedy generally and they and free expression. It was also excelled in homespun wisdom.

In 1733, he published Poor Richard’s Almanack under the pseudonym Richard Saunders, and followed it by a new edition every year for a quarter century.

It made him rich. An almanac is a book of useful knowledge, containing a calendar, astronomical and astrological information, household information, and everyday practical wisdom. It was a fitting work for a philosopher of Franklin’s bent to write, a skeptic, one who knows only that we are creatures of time, cast adrift in a changing and therefore uncertain world, and who must every day take our bearings anew and recognize the challenges we face, which differ with the changing seasons and situations in life. Philosophically, Franklin the philosopher might be described as an existentialist, but of a purely American kind, uninfected by the narcissism and romanticism of his later European counterparts.

The most enduring part of Franklin’s almanacs are his moral teachings, which consist not of general rules or abstractions, but of apothegms, which are concrete, specific, observations of character that contain implicit rules of behavior; they are universal in meaning and soul searching in intent. There is no adequate way to describe them, for each has its own idiom. I conclude this essay with some examples: “The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart”; “Humility makes men twice honorable”; “Full of courtesie, full of craft”; “Most of the learning in use, is of no great Use”; “Hunger is the best Pickle”; “Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy”; “If you would be revenged of your enemy, govern yourself”; “Would you live with ease, Do what you ought, and not what you please”; “Without justice, courage is weak”; “A rich rogue is like a fat hog, who never does good ‘til dead as a log”; “He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas”; “Kings [Presidents] and Bears often worry their keepers.”

————— Postscript: The main virtue of maxims is their apparent self-evidence, they foster belief without thinking. However, in promoting this sort of homespun morality, one wonders whether in this respect Franklin might be considered as a founder of American anti-intellectualism, unintended by him, but perhaps inevitable, for the maxim is the ancestor of the soundbite, which has become a staple of our culture.

Avenues for success are ‘VAST’

There is a free college tuition As I attended the graduation, I program that still is one of the was concerned to see the lack of best-kept secrets in Vermont. Did representation from across our you know that Vermont students Vermont counties. Our counties interested in STEM with the most careers can go to population had the college AND finish least representation their high school in the program. degree at the same VAST is an time? Tuition free? independent, This week’s As I attended the Community Forum is fully accredited 30th graduation by Janet Bombardier, high school with ceremony for the Chief Technology the authority to Vermont Academy Officer at Chroma grant diplomas. of Science and Technology Corp.

As Vermont’s Technology (VAST) and a member of first early college at Vermont Technical the Vermont State program approved College, I was amazed Colleges System by the Legislature, by the students’ Board of Trustees.

VAST students may accomplishments and graduate with dual future plans. Seventyhigh school diplomas, one bright young Vermont girls allowing the students to stay tied and boys were each completing the into their sending high schools, year with at least 30 college credits play sports, participate in clubs, in some of the most challenging and walk with their friends at their fields, including engineering home high school graduation in technology, biological sciences, front of their community. and agricultural management. As VAST provides a unique diplomas were awarded, future opportunity for Vermont high college plans for these students school students interested in were announced at institutions STEM fields to study in an such as RPI, WPI, Clarkson, and academically stimulating, handsUVM, as well as our State College on learning environment, all System. Fifty percent of the while earning credit (and saving students continue on at Vermont money) toward a college degree or Tech. industry-recognized credential. In

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fact, 98 percent of VAST students complete a degree or credential after the program.

VAST can open doors for more young Vermonters to pursue STEM studies and careers. It reduces future post-secondary education costs and future debt for participants. Fully enrolled, VAST has the potential for becoming a robust and reliable workforce pipeline for Vermont industry. The majority of them will complete their studies in Vermont, 50 percent at Vermont Tech alone.

As a trustee for the Vermont State Colleges System, I am proud of the accomplishments of this year’s impressive VAST graduates and the VT Tech staff who support them. And, as an industry leader in Vermont, I see very clearly the value of this gem for boosting STEM education and building our future workforce.

This opportunity needs to be widely shared and widely offered to all high school students in our state. Spread the word and see Vtc.edu for more information.

The combination of a challenging year of college combined with your senior year of high school at no cost? This shouldn’t be a secret to anyone in Vermont.

Jessie (Continued from Page 4A) and whatnot. I now have grandkids who are older than I was when Leila and I first met. Would she and I instantly connect again, or had we changed too much over the years?

The road hummed under my wheels as I passed farms and fields.

My mind drifted. Again, I reached the point in the audiobook where the chief inspector arrives on the scene. Wait, was it the nosy aunt who had been murdered, or was she the one who discovered the body? I rewound once more.

I couldn’t keep my attention on the story. This is how it works when you’re alone in a car for an extended period of time. The physical freedom you feel as you zoom down the road brings with it mental openness. Your brain flits between past and present, real and remembered.

I tried to embrace this rare sense of boundlessness. But my legs were starting to ache, and I needed to find a gas station with an indoor restroom. My stomach growled; I knew I should have waited to eat that power bar.

As fatigue set in, my initial Jack Kerouac spirit began yielding to my entrenched Emily Dickinson. I always forget how tiring long drives can be.

Squirming in my seat, I came back to that old familiar whine: “Are we almost there?”

Just then, a green sign whizzed by. It said, “PITTSFORD. Rutland, 8 miles.”

Huh. On the bright side, I could stop worrying about seeing my old friend. Turns out I haven’t changed that much after all.

Getting out is good for you!

Ways (Continued from Page 4A) make a huge difference for the families of our youngest children and the economic vitality of our community.

If you would like to be part of this Early Care and Learning Partnership, please let me know by emailing me at cheryl.w.mitchell@ gmail.com. Everyone has a skill or experience to contribute.

Creating a great system to nurture young children and their families is like creating a Tonywinning musical or any significant social change: No one does it alone It takes time It is worth it Together we can create something stunning.

Cheryl Mitchell is president of Treleven, a retreat and learning program located on her family’s sheep farm in Addison County. She does freelance consulting on issues related to children, families, social policy and farm to community work. She can be reached at cheryl.w.mitchell@gmail.com.

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Obituaries

Scott Whitney, 61, Salisbury

Robert Ratti, 94, Brattleboro BRATTLEBORO — Robert Joseph Ratti (Bob), 94, passed away on June 25, on his 70th wedding anniversary, surrounded by his family.

Bob was born in Proctor, Vt., on July 5, 1924, the younger son of Premo Francis Ratti and Margaret (Casey) Ratti. He was raised and educated in the Proctor/Pittsford/Florence, Vt., area until his sophomore year when his family moved to Brattleboro.

Bob graduated from Brattleboro High School, Class of 1942 after excelling in basketball and baseball, both of which he captained. After high school he attended Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt., until March of 1943 when he was drafted into the U.S. Navy, where he served as an Aviation Ordnanceman in the South Pacific on Saipan and Tinian Islands.

Following his honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946, Bob returned to Brattleboro and played basketball for the Spaulding Cardinals, a semipro basketball team.

During his time as a Spaulding Cardinal, Bob was chosen as one of the seven best players in the league, which consisted of teams from the tristate area. Ernie Johnson, his life-long friend, classmate and member of the Spaulding Cardinals, was the leagues’ most valuable player. The Spaulding Cardinals won the league championships in 1946 and 1947.

On June 25, 1949, he married Mary Elizabeth (Mary Liz) Coombs at St. Michael’s Church in Brattleboro, Vt. They moved to Burlington, Vt., in order for Bob to complete his education at the University of Vermont.

While there he earned his varsity letter in golf and captained the freshmen basketball team. At that time, freshman students were not allowed to play on varsity teams. However, he made the varsity basketball team his

ROBERT J. RATTI sophomore year. While at UVM, Bob was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated in 1952 with a B.S. in Commerce and Economics.

After graduation they moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where Bob embarked on a lifelong career in the insurance business. In 1962 he was hired by The Richards Group (formerly Richards, Hoffman & Clay Insurance Agency) and retired from the organization in 1995 at the age of 70.

Bob was a past member of the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce and, at one time, served as the Division Chairman for the United Way Fund drive. Bob joined the Brattleboro Country Club in 1946 and for 16 years, he served on their Board of Directors.

He also served on the VT State Golf Association Board for two years. Bob had many golf achievements, including two VT State Amateur championships (1959 and 1970), one VT State Senior Championship (1985) and two

father-son golf championship titles playing with his father, Premo. Yet of all his golfing achievements, Bob was most proud of his career seven holes-in-one (the last being in 2008 at the age of 84) and for being Medalist at the Equinox Country Club during a qualifying round for the N. E. Golf Tournament in 1959.

Bob was predeceased by his beloved wife, Mary Liz (2011), his parents, Premo F. Ratti and Margaret Casey Ratti, his brother, Francis (Sass) Ratti, his brother-in-laws, Charles Coombs, (1967) and Joseph Coombs (2019) and many aunts and uncles.

Bob is survived by his three loving and devoted children and their families: Jo Carol Ratti and her husband Wayne Farrell, of Brattleboro; Casey Ratti and her husband, Tim Bicknell and their children, Max Ratti-Bicknell and Robbie Bicknell, of Ferrisburgh, Vt.; and Stephen Ratti, of Brattleboro, and his son, Michael Ratti of Boylston, Mass. He is also survived by nieces and nephews, cousins and his sisterin-law, Patricia Ratti, of Brattleboro, as well as his favorite companion and grand dog, Maggie Mae. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, July 6, at 11 a.m. at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church. Calling hours will be on Friday, July 5, from 4p.m. to 6 p.m. at Atamaniuk Funeral Home Memorial contributions may be made in Bob’s honor to the Vermont Golf Association Scholarship Fund (vgasf.org/802-497-3897) or to The Windham County Humane Society, 916 West River Road, PO Box 397 Brattleboro, VT 05302 (windhamcountyhumane.org).

To sign an online guestbook with messages of condolence visit atamaniuk.com.◊

Michael Goodwin, 59, Salisbury SALISBURY — Michael A. Goodwin, 59, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at his home. Michael served in the United States Navy as a Hull Tech from 1977-1981.

He worked for many years doing roofing, welding, metal fabrication and firefighting. He was a contract fire fighter working in Iraq from 2005-2006 and Saudi Arabia from 2010-2011. He enjoyed being

an instructor at the Vermont Fire Academy and a training officer for the Fair Haven Fire Department.

He was a military history buff, especially of World War II and the Civil War, a passion he shared with his son Karl. Michael also enjoyed collecting miniature fire trucks with his son. He had a passion for meticulously improving and maintaining his property and was a talented

carpenter. Michael was an avid dog lover — he had many during his life.

Michael is survived by his wife of 27 years, Ralena Goodwin of Salisbury, and his son Karl Goodwin of Shrewsbury, Vt. He was predeceased by his parents Forrest and Marion (Twigg) Goodwin. As per Michael’s wishes, no services will be held.◊

SALISBURY — Scott David Whitney, age 61, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019, at his home on Lower Plains Road in Salisbury, Vt. Scott was born April 24, 1958, in Middlebury, the youngest of six children, to Herbert Fred Whitney and Laurette Elizabeth Supernois.

He spent his early years exploring the rivers and hills surrounding his family home on the North Branch Road in East Middlebury. He spent his summers at the gorge and up to Sandy Beach, at the end of the Old Iron Forge Road. It was here he fell in love with fishing, his favorite pastime.

His first venture in the employment world was his newspaper route throughout the village.

Scott attended grade school in Middlebury and graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 1976. Fresh out of school, he began employment with Commission Sales on Rte. 116, then later with Tom Dwyer at his scrap yard on Ossie Road in East Middlebury. He next worked a short time for Browns Novelty then started his long career at Polymers Plastic Shop.

Scott retired from the shop in 2009 and enjoyed his later years

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LEICESTER — Margaret (Peggy) Hubbard Oliver was born in Littleton, N.H., on March 19, 1927.

She was the daughter of Melvin and Isabelle (Derby) Hubbard.

She graduated from Brandon High School and Becker College in Worcester, Mass. She worked at the Internal Revenue Service in Burlington and the Addison County Draft Board. She married Robert Oliver on Nov 11, 1951.

After her children were out of school she worked for thirteen years for the Rutland Area Visiting Nurses Association.

Peg enjoyed the Leicester Historical Society, volunteering to help the activities of the town and especially the company of her grandchildren.

She was a member of the Salisbury Congregational Church.

Peg leaves her husband Bob

after 67 years of marriage. She leaves her daughter Susan Oliver Eckhardt, of Rutland, daughter Jayne Fjeld and husband Peter, of Leicester, daughter Karyn Ferguson and husband Jonathan, of Clarendon and daughter Mary Moore, of Charlotte, N.C. She also leaves here grandchildren Miles Eckhardt, Eliza Eckhardt, Per Fjeld, Grayce Fjeld, Harley Fjeld, Robert Fjeld, Randi Fjeld, Oliver Moore and Mackenzie Moore.

At the request of the deceased there will be no services. She would like people to celebrate life and pray for peace all over the world.

Sixty years ago Peg arranged to have her body donated to Dartmouth Medical Center for MARGARET (PEGGY) research upon her passing.

HUBBARD OLIVER “Forget yesterday, live today and direction of the Miller & Ketcham trust tomorrow.”

Arrangements are under the Funeral Home in Brandon.◊

Walter and Marie Wood memorial service MIDDLEBURY — Vermont natives Walter Fuller Wood and Marie Cooke Wood of Norwich, N.Y., formerly from Cornwall, Vt., will be laid to rest following a public memorial Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Middlebury on Saturday, July 6, at 10 a.m.

Walt and Marie were loving spouses for sixty-six years and the parents of Chris, Craig, Donna, Mark and Alyson. They were grandparents of ten, and great-grandparents of three. Walt and Marie also leave behind

siblings Anna Cooke Reynolds and Alan Cooke.

“Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them,” wrote George Elliot. Our family will love and remember them always and thus they will never die. If you have fond memories of Walt and Marie please share them with the family by emailing: dwoodcraig@hotmail.com or write to Donna Wood-Craig, 14 Coomes Street, Norwich, NY 13815.

WALTER FULLER WOOD MARIE COOKE WOOD

Nancy Witherell, 84, Middlebury native WILLISTON — Born in Middlebury, Oct. 9, 1934, Nancy Mackenzie Witherell, daughter of Stuart and Jessie Witherell, passed away on June 12, 2019. She enjoyed a rewarding life as a nurse, mom, wife, crafter and active member of her Congregational

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being outdoors, hunting, fishing, telling stories and spending time with his family. He was an excellent botanist, naturalist and trapper.

He often boasted about receiving an award for being the “highest quality trapper” in the northeast, a distinction he received from the North America Fur Auctions in 2016, for

Margaret ‘Peggy’ Oliver, 92, Leicester

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the quality of his fur.

Scott is survived by a wonderful woman, partner and love of his life, Gina, and their special basset hound Hunter. He is also survived by his brother Barry Whitney Sr. and sister-in-law Pam of Salisbury, sister Jill Smith of Middlebury, many nieces, nephews, greatnieces/nephews and great-greatnieces/nephews. Many cousins also survive him.

He was predeceased by his parents, brothers John and Rodney and sister Linda. A truly honest and good man, he will be sorely missed by a vast circle of people including one devastated nephew.

The graveside committal service and burial will be held on Sunday July 7, at 11 a.m., at the Holman Cemetery, in Salisbury, Vt. Following the ceremony, the family will receive friends in a celebration of his life at the Middlebury V.F.W. Post on Exchange Street in Middlebury.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in his memory to the Salisbury Historical Society, P.O. Box 40, Salisbury VT 05769.

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

Church. She is survived by sons Ronald and Scott Hunt and families and sisters Susan Julian and Sarah Hildebrand.

Funeral service Aug. 10, 12:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 1 Church Street, Essex Junction. Burial service, Mt.

Pleasant Cemetery, 256 Ranney Rd, Stockbridge. Gathering will follow, Stockbridge Meeting House.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Assocation in Nancy’s honor: act. alz.org/goto/NancyHunt.

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White nationalist loses bid to nullify Vt. weapons ban

Judge says bullet limit constitutional

limits on the permissible magazine size.

Rick Burgoon, an attorney representing Misch, declined comment Monday, saying it would

By ALAN J. KEAYS be “premature” to comment until a VTDigger.org A Vermont judge has denied a decision is made whether to appeal bid by Max Misch, a self-professed the ruling.

Misch, in an email message late white nationalist online troll, to throw out charges that he illegally Monday afternoon, said he intends possessed high-capacity maga- to appeal it.

Vermont Attorney General TJ zines.

Judge William Cohen issued the Donovan, whose office is proseruling Friday, following a hearing cuting the case, issued a statement in Bennington County Superior Monday saying he was pleased with the court’s ruling. criminal court in late “This was comMay where Misch’s “Those freedommon sense legislaattorneys challenged tion necessary for the constitutionality loving people public safety,” he of the magazine ban recognized the said in the statement. that went into effect need to cede While the civil in Vermont on Oct. 1, a measure of lawsuit filed by 2018. freedom in gun rights supportMisch is believed ers has attracted to be the first and exchange for the only person charged benefits conferred high-powered legal interest and backing under the magazine by association of the NRA, Misch provision of a gun and community.” control law, Act 94, — Judge is represented in that passed the DemWilliam Cohen his criminal case by a public defender ocratic-controlled and Burgoon, who Legislature and was signed by Republican Gov. Phil argued the motion to dismiss before the court in May. Scott in April 2018.

Burgoon was described at that Cohen’s seven-page decision denying the motion to dismiss the hearing as an “intern,” an attorney charges means Misch still faces two licensed in California who has been misdemeanor counts of possessing working in the office of Misch’s magazines over the size limits set public defender Frederick Bragdon in Bennington. in the new law.

Vermont Solicitor General Ben Each charge carries a possible maximum penalty of one year in Battles argued the case in court for the Attorney General’s Office. jail and a $500 fine.

“Over 240 years ago, the people He said Monday that the court has of Vermont inscribed on their scheduled a status conference for basic law their right to bear arms the case for later this month.

The case, Battles added, could and their commensurate right to circumscribe that right through take any number of different paths reasonable legislation,” the judge now. He said options include having the case proceed to trial or wrote.

“Those freedom-loving people Misch’s attorneys could seek to recognized the need to cede a mea- appeal the judge’s ruling on the sure of freedom in exchange for the motion to dismiss to the Vermont benefits conferred by association Supreme Court.

The magazine charges were and community,” Cohen wrote, then added, “This balance is con- brought about a month after sistent with the State’s basic law Donovan announced at a press conference in Bennington that he and will not today be disturbed.”

In addition to the criminal case wouldn’t be bringing any charges involving Misch, the high-capacity against Misch, or anyone else, for magazine provision of the new racial harassment against former law is also being challenged in a Vermont state Rep. Kiah Morris.

Misch’s attorneys have alleged state civil court lawsuit pending in Washington County brought by that the magazine charges were a political move in response to the gun rights supporters.

Prosecutors in Misch’s case have backlash against Donovan for his disputed that new law was uncon- decision not to bring harassment stitutional, contending that it didn’t charges. Donovan has denied that.

Morris, a Bennington Democrat, prevent someone from using a firearm in self-defense, and just set had been the only black woman

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in Vermont’s Legislature before deciding not to run again last year.

Donovan, at that press conference earlier in January, said while Misch had been identified as the person responsible for the harassment of Morris, there was insufficient evidence to file charges against him due to free speech protections in the First Amendment.

The magazines charges against Misch were brought the following month.

Donovan has said that a “law enforcement source” came to his office with “new information” the week of Jan. 22. Donovan said he then asked the Vermont State Police to initiate the investigation into Misch.

Vermont State Police went to a store where they believed the magazine purchases were made, Runnings in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, and viewed receipts and security footage that showed Misch and his ex-wife shopping there on Dec. 1.

The purchases included two 30-round magazines, according to court filings.

Police, armed with a warrant, went to Misch’s Gage Street apartment and searched it. There, according to police, they seized two 30-round magazines “consistent with what was purchased” on Dec. 1 from Runnings.

The provision of the law that went into effect Oct. 1 set limits for magazine sizes of 15 rounds for handguns and 10 rounds for long guns. The measure also contained a “grandfather” clause that exempts from the law magazines purchased before the provision went into effect.

Misch’s attorneys argued that the cap on a firearm’s magazine size violates Article 16 of the Vermont Constitution, which says that “people have the right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the state.”

In addition, his lawyers contended that the new law also

violated Article 7’s Common Benefits Clause by prohibiting him from obtaining new high-capacity magazine while allowing other Vermonters to keep those they owned before the measure became effective.

Cohen, in his ruling, dismissed both contentions.

The judge wrote that the case is “fundamentally about achieving a balance between conflicting rights, the right to bear arms and the commensurate right to live in a community with a measure of safety.”

On one hand, the judge wrote, the Vermont Constitution grants people the right to bear arms for their defense and the defense of the state. This right has a long history in this State and has been

recognized on multiple occasions, albeit without much elaboration,” he added.

Also, Cohen wrote, the Constitution provides “that the people of this state by their legal representatives, have the sole, inherent, and exclusive right of governing and regulating the internal police of the same.”

On the other hand, the Constitution also provides that “the people of this state by their legal representatives, have the sole, inherent, and exclusive right of governing and regulating the internal police of the same.”

This provision, the judge wrote, authorizes the Legislature to pass measures for “the general welfare of the people and making the Legislature itself the judge of the

necessity or expediency of the means adopted.”

He then added, “This police power is the practical manifestation of each individual’s agreement, as part of the social compact, to subject his rights to the common good when a conflict arises.”

Cohen wrote that it is “clear” that the “legislative purpose” of the high-capacity magazine limits, as one of a package of gun control provisions, was to protect the public from gun violence, particularly mass shootings.

“The grandfather provision,” the judge added, “allowed the Legislature to gradually curtail the availability of large-capacity magazines while lessening the burden on individuals that already possessed these” devices.

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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.

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Battle of Hubbardton Revolutionary War encampment in Hubbardton. Sunday, July 7, 8 a.m.4:30 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. A living history weekend encampment honors the 242nd anniversary of the July 7, 1777, Revolutionary War battle. Reenactors portray the American, British, and German soldiers. Tactical military and other special demonstrations, guided camp and interactive battlefield tours, camp life activities, children’s activities, sutler’s row shopping, and illustrated talks. Food stand on site. More info at 802-273-2282.

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Re-Bag sewing Pop-Up in Middlebury. Monday, July 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bundle, 60 Main St. Join us in Sewing for Change, making Re-Bags out of donated fabric. If you have a sewing machine, bring it — if not, come anyway fabric, thread, instruction sheets, enthusiasm and mentoring provided. Questions? Contact Bethany at 802-462-2000 or bethanybarryvt@ comcast.net.

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Green Mountain Club Breadloaf section hike in Keene Valley, N.Y. Saturday, July 6, Noonmark Mountain.

A strenuous 5.6-mile hike round trip with an elevation gain of 2,175 feet. Approximately two hours each way, with great panoramic views.

Meet at the Crown Point bridge to carpool for the 45-minute drive. Contact leader Morris Earle at morrisearle@gmail.com or 802-7340984 for more information and meeting time.

More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Saint Stephen’s Peasant Market in Middlebury.

Saturday, July 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., town green.

A fun family festival day filled with food and bargains of all kinds — good food, music, and shopping for treasures. Something for everyone: Silent auction, garden, art, jewelry, kids clothes, toys and books, linens, furniture, household, white elephant, antiques, sports and kids carnival. Paddle Board Raffle Drawing at 1 p.m. Proceeds support local charities.

Free. More info at ststephensmidd.org.

Battle of Hubbardton Revolutionary War encampment in Hubbardton. Saturday, July 6, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. A living history weekend encampment honoring the 242nd anniversary of the July 7, 1777, Revolutionary War battle. Reenactors portray the American, British, and German soldiers.

Tactical military and other special demonstrations, guided camp and interactive battlefield tours, 802-273-2282.

Independence Day Celebration in Brandon.

Saturday, July 6, 10 a.m.-dusk, Park Village, 1 mile north of town. Parade begins at 10 a.m., followed by a huge variety of foods, music, activities, silent auction, and fireworks at dusk.

Free shuttles. More info at brandon.org.

King Pede card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, July 6, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Community Center, Route 7. The evening begins with a sandwich supper and then on to the games.

King Pede is a unique game that involves “trick-taking” techniques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. A game of fun and skill. Come prepared to use your strategic thinking.

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“America Alone: A Winning Strategy?” talk in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 9, 3-4:30 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Join former diplomat George Jaeger when he discusses how America’s role in the world is changing at a breathtaking rate.

Concerned ACSD citizens meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, July 9, 6-7:30 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. A group formed to explore options, directions, and constructive responses to the state’s pressure for local boards to close their small, outlying schools. Citizens from all ACSD towns — Ripton, Middlebury, Salisbury, Shoreham, Bridport, Salisbury, and Weybridge — are invited to join the effort.

Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Friday, July 12, all day, Basin Rd. Lots of events, activities and above all, music. Day and weekend ticket prices.

Celebrate all things Bluegrass in the Basin. More info at basinbluegrassfestival.com, 802-2473275 or basinbluegrass@yahoo.com.

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Bristol. Friday, July 12, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s, Route 116. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., meal served at noon of watermelon feta salad, turkey burger with cranberry orange relish, potato salad, coleslaw and strawberry shortcake. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity.

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

Middlebury Community Music Center House of Rock Campers in Middlebury.

Friday, July 12, 11:30 a.m., on MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Kids Art Camps: Art of Israel; the green. Come hear what Nature Based Art; Welcome to the Zoo-animals real and imaginary; these campers are up to.

5 Days of Fun-mosaics, stained glass, sand art, prints and puppets; Magician Tom Verner in Friday, July 12, World of Color; Art is Everywhere! New Adult Classes: Coptic Stitch Middlebury. noon, on the green. Addison Bookbinding, Basket Making, Watercolors, Oils, Daytime Clay Hand County based magician Tom Building and Wheel Classes. KIDS: Colored Pencil Drawing, Clay Wheel Verner’s Magicians Without and Hand Building. REGISTER ONLINE at middleburystudioschool. Borders performs magic shows for children in refugee camps, org or studioschool2377@gmail.com or call Barb 247-3702. orphanages and hospitals

“What to the Negro is the 4th of July?” in Ferrisburgh. Friday, July 5, 3 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 Route 7. A unique opportunity to experience history by reading aloud Frederick Douglass’s most famous speech, originally delivered on July 5, 1852. Douglass castigated the United States for decades of slavery and injustice. Come and add your voice to this statewide public reading sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council, and learn about when Frederick Douglass gave a speech in Ferrisburgh in 1843. Free.

The Great Brandon 4th of July Street Dance Under the Stars. Friday, July 5, 6-10 p.m., Seminary Park (just around the corner and up the hill from Town Offices. Family friendly street dance with music for all ages by DJ Jam Man Entertainment, food vendors. Fun for all ages. Off street parking available with free shuttles.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, July 9, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour.

VASA, Inc. monthly meeting at 11:30 am. Meal served at noon of sweet and sour chicken, rice pilaf, oriental sugar snap blend, wheat bread and oatmeal raisin cookie. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age

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THE HISTORIC BATTLE of Hubbardton will happen again when re-enactors portray the American, British, and German soldiers involved during the Revolutionary War encampment in Hubbardton, Saturday and Sunday, July 6 and 7, at Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, 5696 Monument Hill Road.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Shoreham. Wednesday, July 10, 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. Doors open and meal served at 11 a.m. until all are served. Chipped beef gravy on toast with mashed potatoes, vegetable, and dessert. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802- 377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire. Meeting of the Bridport Senior Citizens, Inc. will follow.

“Pictorial History of Silver Lake” in Salisbury.

Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Meeting House, 853 Maple St. The Salisbury Historical Society present this lecture by Williams Powers. Free.

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Age Well Button Bay picnic in Ferrisburgh. Thursday, July 11, 10:30 a.m., Button Bay State Park, Button Bay Rd. Music by Deuces Wild starts at 11 a.m. BBQ served at noon of BBQ chicken, cheeseburger sliders, baked beans, broccoli salad, pasta salad, watermelon and cookie. Milk and ice water also served. Music, 50/50 raffle and door prizes sponsored by Vergennes Area Seniors Association. No early birds. Advanced tickets only by Monday, July 8. Park admission free with Green Mountain Passport, otherwise entry free of $4/person.

Call Michelle to arrange 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.

Diabetes Self-Management Program in Middlebury. Begins Thursday, July 11, 4-6:30 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury, 2 Main St. For those who struggle with the daily tasks of managing diabetes, this program is designed to help. The six-week session begins Thursday, July 11 and is free and open to everyone in the community. To participate contact Courtney Thorn at 802388-8860 or cthorn@portermedical.org.

Coyote talk with Chris Schadler in Middlebury. Thursday, July 11, 6-7:30 p.m.

Community Room, Ilsley Public Library. 75 Main St. Schadler’s 30 years of wolf and coyote research provides unique insight the eastern coyote. Learn the true story of how and when it arrived in New England, how it lives among us but is rarely seen, and how it contributes to keep our forests and fields healthy. Free and open to the public.

The Michele Fay Band in Hancock. Thursday, July 11, 6:30 p.m., Hancock town green, Route 100. Come hear the Michelle Fay Band’s original and Americana music for the Hancock Summer Concert series. Fee and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy. More info at 802-388-6863.

around the world — often in war torn places where love, laughter and magic are desperately needed. A Festival on the Green event. Free.

Artist’s reception in Brandon. Friday, July 12, 5-8 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr. Opening reception for “Carolyn Shattuck: Into My Space.” Shattuck presents a selection of her still life paintings, several of her skillfully colored, patterned and layered prints and textured collages, and her meticulous and sculptural Book Art. The exhibit runs July 12 through Sept 7.

Tatiana Lukyanova, carillon, in Middlebury.

Friday, July 12, at 6 p.m., Mead Chapel, 75 Hepburn Rd. Lukyanova is the carillonneur at the Congregational Church, New Britain, Conn., and Former Associate Carillonneur, St. Petersburg, Russia. The sounds of the carillon bells are a staple of summer life on the Middlebury campus.

Free. More info at go.middlebury.edu/carillon.

Soule Monde in Middlebury. Friday, July 12, 7 p.m., on the green. Soule Monde is avant funk erupting from the syncopated minds of power drummer Russ Lawton and B3 wizard Ray Paczkowski. This is fluid funk, crafted for the dance floor but supported by an extensive grasp of jazz improvisation. A Festival on the Green concert. Free.

Big Night in Middlebury. Friday, July 12, 8:30 p.m., on the green. Inspired by past and current music and dance from southwest Louisiana and Texas, and dedicated to the idea that every person deserves an opportunity to two-step, Big Night is a group of Burlington-based musicians playing a mix of Cajun, western swing, Zydeco and classic country. Come out and dance to one of the hottest new bands making it’s way through New England. A Festival on the Green concert.

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Green Mountain Club Breadloaf section dog-friendly hike in Hancock. Saturday, July 13, Long Trail and Burnt Hill. A moderate to strenuous 6- to 7-mile hike on the Long Trail and Burnt Hill. Bring snacks and water. Plan for an early start. Dog friendly. Contact leader Ellen Cronan at ecronana@yahoo.com or 908-595-2926 for details.

More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Saturday, July 13, all day, Basin Rd. Lots of events, activities and above all, music. Day and weekend ticket prices. Celebrate all things Bluegrass in the Basin. More info at basinbluegrassfestival. com, 802-247-3275 or basinbluegrass@yahoo. com.

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, July 13, 7 a.m., Otter View Park, intersection of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. More info at 802-388-6019 or 802-388-1007.

Dinoman in Vergennes. Saturday, July 13, 10:3011:30 a.m., Community Room, Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Dinoman Space uses dinosaurs,

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Preregistration required online or at the library, for ages 4 and up. Kids under 8 must have an adult (16 years or older) with them at the library or at any library program. Free, Registration required.

Questions? Contact Rachel Plant, rachel.plant@ bixbylibrary.org or 802-877-2211, or register at tinyurl.com/Bixby-dinoman-space Gallery talk by Eva Garcelon-Hart in Middlebury.

Saturday, July 13, noon, Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Sheldon Archivist, Garcelon-Hart, will discuss a recently discovered unique crystoleum photographic portrait of Joseph Battell as part of the Sheldon’s Hidden Treasure Series.

Battell (1839-1915) was a local philanthropist, Morgan horse breeder and responsible for many Middlebury architectural landmarks. Free with museum admission. More info at henrysheldonmuseum.org.

“Woman in the Moon” on screen in Brandon.

Saturday, July 13, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq.. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, come see this 1929 silent film directed by Fritz Lang (“Metropolis”), a grand sci-fi adventure epic about the first rocket ship to the moon. The final silent feature from German filmmaker Lang laid the groundwork for all outer space movies to come.

The Vermont Jazz Ensemble in Middlebury.

Saturday, July 13, 7 p.m., Main St. Take to the street and dance the night away when the 17-member Vermont Jazz Ensemble performs music in the jazz and “big band” and other styles.

Get out your dancing shoes, bring the entire family, and enjoy a special Festival on the Green finale on New England’s most unique dance floor.

Come right at 7 p.m. to learn a few dance steps with Jim Condon!

Twangtown Paramours in Brandon. Saturday, July 13, 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.

Moth Night in Middlebury. Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Guest speaker and Vermont moth expert JoAnne Russo will give an informative presentation on the vast diversity of moths in Vermont, their lives and how you can observe them. Jennifer Murdoch will be on hand with live caterpillar and moths. After the presentation, we will move to a nearby Middlebury location for a live moth viewing.

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Vermont Sun Triathlon Series in Salisbury. Sunday, July 14, Branbury State Park, 3570 Lake Dunmore Rd. Sprint distance. Includes new aqua/bike option and the return of the Branbury Classic paddle option. More info at vermontsuntriathlonseries. com or info@vermontsun.com.

Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Sunday, July 14, all day, Basin Rd. Lots of events, activities and above all, music. Day and weekend ticket prices. Celebrate all things Bluegrass in the Basin. More info at basinbluegrassfestival.com, 802-247-3275 or basinbluegrass@yahoo.com.

Green Mountain Bicycle Club Monkton Ridge Ride through Addison and Chittenden counties. Sunday, July 14, meets at 8:45 a.m., Shelburne Village Shopping Center. Three options: 23 (E), 38 (M) and 43 (M) miles. Rides travel some familiar roads and some less traveled. The short ride will not ascend to Monkton Ridge but all rides will have some nice descents.

Lots of food stops available along the way. More info contact Brian Howard at 802-505-1148 or bjhowd@gmail.com, or Matt Kuivinen at 802-8819045 or mattkui@earthlink.net.

Finding the Green Mountain Boys Project in Orwell. Sunday, July 14, 2-3:30 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mount Independence Rd. Members of the Green Mountain Boys Project will talk about their work the past three years on researching the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont, and their recent focus on Shoreham, looking for their tombstones, cemetery clearing, and their new project in Orwell.

With the Shoreham Historical Society.

Richard Ruane and Beth Duquette in New Haven.

Sunday, July 14, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Relax on the porch with wine and live music. Wine is available by the glass. Music is rain or shine on the covered porch (we’ll move indoors if it’s pouring).

Exhibit opening in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, July 14, 2-4 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. A reception for Amassed and Up-ended: Decoding the Legacy of Stuff. The show gathers objects, artworks, and documents representing four generations of one Vermont family to explore how what we save over a lifetime gives voice to some of our stories and silences others. Curators Jane Williamson and Catherine Brooks will give a gallery talk at 2 p.m., and Elizabeth Dow and Lucinda Cockerel authors of “How to Weed Your Attic: Getting Rid of Junk without Destroying History,” will present at 3 p.m.

Kimberly Paul, end of life author, in Middlebury.

Sunday, July 14, 3-5 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Paul, an author, podcaster and speaker on the end of life, will lead a community conversation on “The Three Things We Have in Common” as part of her Vermont tour. Free and open to the public.

More info contact Laurie Borden at 802-388-4111 or lborden@endoflifevt.org.

Twentieth Annual Bach Bash in Rochester.

Sunday, July 14, 7 p.m., Granville Town Hall, 4157 Route 100. Professional and amateur musicians celebrate the music of Bach and others in this Rochester Chamber Music Society concert.

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Kimberly Paul, end of life author, in Middlebury. Monday, July 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury 100 EastView Ter. Author, podcaster and speaker Kimberly Paul gives at presentation for caregivers, Presentation “Lessons I Learned From the Dying,” a bridging the gap book presentation. Free and open to the public. More info contact Laurie Borden at 802-388-4111 or lborden@endoflifevt.org.

Age Well senior luncheon in Bristol. Monday, July 15, Cubbers, Main St. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Meal served at 11 a.m. Chef’s Choice — always delicious. $5 suggested donation does

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CHRIS SCHADLER HAS 30 years of wolf and coyote research under his belt and will provide unique insights into the eastern coyote on Thursday, July 11, from 6-7:30 p.m., in the Community Room at Ilsley Public Library. Learn the true story of how and when it arrived in New England, how it lives among us but is rarely seen, and how it contributes to keep our forests and fields healthy at this free presentation.

not include gratuity. 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.

Kimberly Paul, end of life author, in Middlebury.

Monday, July 15, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury 100 EastView Ter. Paul, an author, podcaster and speaker on the end of life, will lead a talk on “Advance Care Planning -Facing the Elephant in the Room” A movement starts with an empowered community. Free and open to the public. More info contact Laurie Borden at 802-388-4111 or lborden@endoflifevt.org.

Vergennes City Band concert in Vergennes.

Monday, July 15, 7 p.m., City Park.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, July 16, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. SASH Health Awareness program at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at 12 noon of cheese tortellini alfredo, zucchini, wheat roll, and watermelon. 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.

“Recycling Right” presentation in Middlebury.

Tuesday, July 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Ter. Jessie-Ruth Corkins, Public Outreach Coordinator for Addison County Solid Waste Management District, will deliver a presentation and answers questions on proper waste and recycling procedures. Free and open to the public.

Blood pressure and foot care clinic in Brandon.

Tuesday, July 16. 11 a.m., Conant Sq. The cost of the foot clinic is $10. No appointment necessary.

Great Brandon Auction in Brandon. Tuesday, July 16, 2 p.m., Estabrook Park, 1 mile north of Town. Brandon’s 30th annual benefit auction offering quality goods and services. Special items and the regular collection of attic treasures and barn bargains. New art, merchandise, gift certificates, antiques, furniture and lots of surprises. Preview at 2 p.m., gavels falls at 4 p.m. Cash or good check accepted. Auctioneer Barb Watters. Rain or shine.

More info at 802-247-6401 or Brandon.org. The Brandon Chamber’s main annual fundraiser.

“Understanding American Politics in the Age of Trump” in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 16,12:30-2 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Ter. Middlebury College Professor Matt Dickinson returns to Eastview for the fourth in a series of six biweekly, lively and engaging “Political Luncheon” talks. Free and open to the public.

Middle Grade Book Club in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 16, 5-6 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. A summer book club for kids ages 8-12 that reads fun, engaging books. Read “Reformed,”

by Justin Weinberger, prior to the meeting and come prepared to talk about it … and eat Nino’s pizza. Watch your back. Hide your underwear.

Only the fearless survive in Weinberger’s novel.

Led by Jenny Lyons. Parents are welcome (but not required). More info and RSVP to jenny@ vermontbookshop.com.

Rise and Walk in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 16, 5:15 p.m., Mary Hogan Elementary School, Mary Hogan Dr. The kickoff for getting healthier in Middlebury. Walk 30 miles in 30 days this summer and enter to win great prizes. Learn where to park for a quick one-mile walk into the downtown, join group walks with UVM-Porter doctors talking about specific health-related topics and have fun getting yourself moving. At this walk meet Porter Medical Center President Seleem Choudhury, President/ COO Porter Medical Center. Free. More info at experiencemiddlebury.com.

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Bixby Story Hour Field Trip in Vergennes. Wednesday, July 17, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Vergennes Falls Park, 103 Mechanic St. Meet at the library and walk over to the park together to explore and play. Event is weather dependent. Bring a picnic lunch and a drink. Kids under 8 must have an adult (16 years or older) with them. Free, registration required.

Questions? Contact Rachel Plant, at rachel. plant@bixbylibrary.org or 802-877-2211, or register at https://tinyurl.com/Bixby-storyhour-fieldtrip.

Age Well senior luncheon in Middlebury.

Wednesday, July 17, 11:15 a.m.

Middlebury rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon of Pork chow mein, brown rice with veggies, broccoli cauliflower blend, wheat bread and grapes. 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.

Mystery Readers Book Group in Middlebury.

Wednesday, July 17, 6 p.m., Shafer’s Market and Deli, 54 College St. In “A Duty to the Dead,” the first book of an exciting new series set in England during World War I, Charles Todd introduces Bess Crawford, a spectacular female protagonist. Come enjoy smart, literary mysteries (none too gruesome), lively conversation and snacks. Open to the public. New members always welcome.

The Plumb Bobs in Brandon. Wednesday, July 17, 7 p.m., Behind the Brandon Inn. A creative mix of folk, rock and eclectic sound. Free.

Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, July 17, 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.

L I V E M US I C Lyn Elder in Middlebury. Friday, July 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

Sergei Gratchev, carillon, in Middlebury. Friday, July 5, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel.

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.

Keith “Papa Grey Beard” Williams in New Haven.

Sunday, July 7, Lincoln Peak Winery.

Sam Reider and the Human Hands in Middlebury.

Sunday, July 7, 7-9 p.m., on the green.

Rik Palieri in Middlebury. Monday, July 8, noon, on the green.

Windborne on stage in Middlebury. Monday, July 8, 7 p.m., on the green.

Vergennes City Band concert in Vergennes.

Monday, July 8, 7 p.m., City Park.

Bon Débarras in Middlebury. Monday, July 8, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Marguerite Schenkman Memorial Concert in Rochester. Sunday, July 7, 4 p.m., Federated Church of Rochester.

Jon Gailmor in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 9, noon, on the green.

The Small Glories in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 9, 7 p.m., on the green.

Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio in Middlebury.

Tuesday, July 9, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Brandon Town Band in Brandon. Wednesday, July 10, 6 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. The Handy Men in Brandon. Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn Joe Davidian Trio featuring Amber deLaurenti in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m., on the green.

Matt Flinner Trio in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 10, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Thursday, July 11-14, all day, Basin Rd. The Michele Fay Band in Hancock. Thursday, July 11, 6:30 p.m., Hancock town green OKAN in Middlebury. Thursday, July 11, 7 p.m​., on the green.

LowDown Brass Band in Middlebury. Thursday, July 11, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Middlebury Community Music Center House of Rock Campers in Middlebury. Friday, July 12, 11:30 a.m., on the green.

Tatiana Lukyanova, carillon, in Middlebury. Friday, July 12, at 6 p.m., Mead Chapel Soule Monde in Middlebury. Friday, July 12, 7 p.m., on the green.

Big Night in Middlebury. Friday, July 12, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

The Vermont Jazz Ensemble in Middlebury. Saturday, July 13, 7 p.m., Main St. Twangtown Paramours in Brandon. Saturday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Richard Ruane and Beth Duquette in New Haven.

Sunday, July 14, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

Twentieth Annual Bach Bash in Rochester.

Sunday, July 14, 7 p.m., Granville Town Hall Vergennes City Band concert in Vergennes.

Monday, July 15, 7 p.m., City Park.

The Plumb Bobs in Brandon. Wednesday, July 17, 7 p.m., Behind the Brandon Inn. Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, July 17, 7 p.m., on the green.

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The Van Vleck family would like to thank everyone who helped pull together the service and party for our parents’ memorial service and celebration of life on Saturday, June 15th, at the Town Hall Theater. Big thanks to the THT gang: Doug, Mary, Mark, and Haley for providing the space and the slide show and Broadway tunes. More big thanks to Chris, Gwen et al from Rosie’s who put on a fabulous snack and drink offering for all the guests. Still more thanks to the Middlebury Community Players who helped clean up afterwards, and Bruce Byers for attending to the beverage bar throughout. Many thanks to Deb Barone for helping set up the VV memorabilia at the THT. Cole’s provided gorgeous flowers all week to our house and to the celebration of life. A big thanks to Reverand Andrew Nagy-Benson who led the memorial service and Susan Mason who provided the hymn music at Mead Chapel. You all made our day happily memorable, and everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly!

Mom and Dad would have had a great time!

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Tour the Morgan Horse Farm on 4-H Day WEYBRIDGE — 4-H Day at the University of Vermont (UVM) Morgan Horse Farm is planned for July 24 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

The event, which is open to the public, offers a chance for 4-H’ers and other visitors to tour the farm, located at 74 Battell Dr., Weybridge, to learn about the Morgan horse, the breed’s history and the farm’s breeding program. Farm staff also will

share information about apprenticeship and internship programs.

In addition to guided tours of the barns and grounds, visitors will learn about tractor safety and how to properly muck out a stall, watch a driving demonstration and have an opportunity to groom and pet the horses. Equine-related educational exhibits will teach about breeds, knot tying, the anatomy of a horse, parts of an

English and Western saddle, feeds and parts of a harness and a cart.

Teens with UVM Extension’s TRY for the Environment also will be on hand to talk about this environmental leadership program.

TRY (short for Teens Reaching Youth) provides training to grade 7-12 students interested in teaching elementary school students about environmental topics relevant to Vermont.

4-H members and leaders will be admitted free with a 4-H membership card. For the general public, admission is $5 for adults, and $3 for children 5-17 years old, and free for children under 5.

For questions on 4-H Day or the Vermont 4-H horse program, contact Wendy Sorrell, UVM Extension 4-H livestock educator, at wendy.sorrell@uvm.edu.

THIS HANDMADE GLASS snowflake was made by the 8th-graders at Middlebury Union Middle School and will hang in a public spot for future classes to enjoy and muse about.

MUMS students offer their art to future generations

Salisbury’s Project Dunmore

FIFTH- AND SIXTH-GRADE students at Salisbury Community School this spring undertook a pretty cool art and science project called “Project Dunmore.” The students explored their connections to our water and then designed interesting images and painted 55-gallon rain barrels. Grade 5/6 students fashioned the 10 decorated barrels with the appropriate hardware, and then created a brochure and online auction site for people to bid on the barrels. One goal was to raise awareness about water conservation.

The barrels were displayed at the Addison Central School District’s Spring into the Arts event at Middlebury College in late May (shown here), as well as at the Middlebury Parks and Rec building, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-Op, Paddler’s Pub and Kampersville. They then auctioned the barrels off through the online auction site, raising $658 to be donated to the Lake Dunmore Fern Lake Association.

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Summer wild cooking classes offered to Vermonters VERMONT — Vermont streams, lakes and woods are teeming with high-quality, local food that is rooted in the Vermont’s heritage — as long as one knows how to cook it. That’s why the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is partnering with Rooted in Vermont, a program of the Vermont Farm-toPlate Network, for “Field-to-Fork: Wild Food Cooking Series” this July and August.

The series is designed to help Vermonters learn more about what game foods are available all around them and how to

make them into a delicious meal.

“Similar to sourcing food from our local farms, hunting provides many of the same personal and landscape benefits,” said Nicole Meier, information and education specialist with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. “We want interested Vermonters to identify their own local food opportunities and understand that delicious, nutritious food can be found in our forests, fields, and waters.”

Three hands-on seminars will take place: July 30 at the Barre Fish and Game Club, Aug. 7

at the Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury, and Aug. 14 at City Market’s South End campus in Burlington. Each seminar will feature experts in preparing wild game who will help participants learn the basics of preparing and cooking fish, bear and deer and will also include time to enjoy the tasty creations made during the seminar. The seminars are free and open to the public and no previous experience is necessary to attend.

“Vermonters have been hunting and fishing for food since people

have lived here, but for those who haven’t grown up with it, the prospect of catching or hunting your own food can be daunting,” said Shane Rogers, Rooted in Vermont project manager. “That’s why these seminars are a perfect first step for anyone who is interested in learning more about all the wild foods that surround us, how easy it can be to cook with them and how good they taste.”

Learn more and register at vtfishandwildlife.com or email Nicole Meier at Nicole.Meier@vermont. gov.

Editor’s note: During the 8th-grade graduation ceremony at Middlebury Union Middle School in June, 8th-grader Camilla Blanco delivered the following address.

Before the conclusion of our ceremony I would like to invite Dalton Rheaume and Lille Gee to join me.

The Class of 2023 would like to donate a very special piece of artwork that will be hung in our main lobby for all to admire. Many students worked together to create this beautiful handmade glass snowflake. Several more students worked together to write the following dedication and they asked me to share it with you today.

Middle school is like a snowstorm and sometimes the flakes fall fast and furious, blurring our path, but only just for a moment. If we lose sight of the path it is important to pause and reflect and it will become clear again. Sometimes we may need to uncover a hidden talent or work hard using a familiar toll to reveal a new path, but nonetheless a path is always there for us to follow.

The Class of 2023 represents one individual snowflake in the snowstorm. Each member of our class

is represented in this collaborative piece. It is stronger and more dynamic together than the individual pieces that make it up just like we are stronger together as a class than we are as individuals apart.

Graduation will send this snowflake on to new adventures in the storm of life, but we will always find our way because we have each other. We need to remember to celebrate each other rather than judge one another.

We hope this snowflake will serve as a reminder for all who view it that together we can withstand any storm life brings. If we stick together and help each other any blurred or snow-covered pathway can be found and will be found.

All MUMS students in the Class on 2023 created this piece of stained glass that will be permanently hung in the halls of MUMS as a reminder for future classes. Stick together, don’t let the drama of life blur your path because we all need each other.

Each tiny piece of glass in fragile until it connects with another.

Thanks you to all our teachers, classmates, friends and families for reminding us of what is really important.

July 9 Weybridge picnic for food, fun and stories WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge will hold its 20th annual town picnic on Saturday, July 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Weybridge School. This free event is rain or shine.

The picnic will have something for townspeople of all ages. Come enjoy live music, communitybuilding games, food, and fun.

There will be a book swap bin if for those who like to participate.

The Weybridge Energy Committee will have a table and there will be a table where residents can sign up

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The town provides meats, drinks, and some desserts for the picnic. Residents are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert to share, along with reusable place settings. Organizers are aiming for a zero-waste event.

All past, present and future residents of Weybridge are encouraged to attend. For more information, or to volunteer for the set-up or cleanup crew, call Kirsten Hendy at 349-7167 or email kirstenhendy@ gmail.com.

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(Continued from Page 1A) U.S. The vast majority of these refugees were arrested and detained

by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in facilities that a growing number of experts, including Holocaust scholars, have compared to concentration camps.

Performing at the border last year, and again this past March, has helped Verner and Fredericks better understand the issues there.

“These refugees didn’t want to leave their homes,” Verner told the Independent this week. “They’re fleeing murderous violence, political oppression and grinding poverty, and they’re coming to the closest place where, as the Statue of Liberty says, they can ‘breathe free.’”

During their March trip, Verner and Fredericks met a six-year-old boy named Sebastian, whose family had fled Honduras. Because Sebastian has cerebral palsy and cannot walk, his father had carried him on his back — for more than 1,800 miles.

The conditions and political climate of the U.S. border are nothing, however, compared with those in Honduras, Sebastian’s father told Verner.

It’s the kind of story the Lincoln residents have encountered over and over again — all over the world.

Since founding Magicians Without Borders in 2002, Verner and Fredericks have traveled to more than 40 countries and performed for “over 1 million of the most forgotten people in the world.”

Their mission is to entertain, educate and empower.

BEGINNINGS In 2001 Verner, then a professor of psychology at Burlington College, was traveling through the Balkans, performing magic shows in refugee camps in Kosovo and Macedonia.

“It was a transformative experience,” he said.

In one Macedonian camp, which sheltered about 2,000 people, mostly Roma, Verner met a little girl named Fatima who became his “assistant” for the day.

“We couldn’t understand each other’s languages, but we understood each other,” Verner said.

When it came time for Verner to move on to the next camp, however, he could not find Fatima to say good-bye. Disappointed, he returned to his car, only to find Fatima hiding in the back seat. She begged Verner to take her with him, but he could not.

Verner’s driver then suggested they visit Shutka, Macedonia, which the driver said was “swollen with refugees.” Within 10 minutes of their arrival in the main square more than 300 people had gathered to watch him perform, Verner said.

Afterward, he recalled, “a Roma woman who’d seen me multiplying things in my show, came up to me holding a five-dinari Macedonian coin. ‘Make more money,’ she said.

She thought if I could make things multiply, why not money?”

Verner performed a trick producing a 50-dinari coin — the equivalent of about 80 cents at the time — and the woman was genuinely thrilled.

After she walked away, two Roma men who’d been watching asked Verner if he could produce visas to America.

“They were completely serious,” Verner said. “As if I could wave a magic wand and Condoleezza Rice would suddenly sign the necessary paperwork.”

These and other encounters led

(Continued from Page 1A) limestone-bearing car didn’t spill any of its non-toxic cargo, and noone was hurt during the derailment.

He estimated the train was traveling less than 10 miles per hour at the time of the accident.

“It was a metal component that failed on a switch… We’re still investigating everything, but from what we can tell, metal fatigue was a factor,” he told the Independent as his colleagues secured the site.

Middlebury officials were breathing a collective sigh of relief that the derailment did not turn out to be a more serious affair. It was on Oct. 22 of 2007 that a broken section of rail line caused a train accident that toppled 18 cargo cars in downtown Middlebury, releasing hundreds of gallons of gasoline into Otter Creek. The accident paralyzed the downtown for several hours as emergency responders worked feverishly to contain the site and prevent the fuel from igniting.

JANET FREDERICKS, RIGHT, entertains children in India during a performance by Lincoln-based Magicians Without Borders. The group, which uses magic to open up a world of possibilities to people in difficult situations, was not allowed to take photos at the U.S.-Mexico border during their recent trip there.

to an epiphany for Verner, which he distills into a quote from fellow magician Harry Houdini — himself a refugee from Hungary: “In certain circumstances, magic not only amazes and amuses but it has the power to awaken hope that the impossible is possible.”

Upon his return to Vermont, Verner obtained a year’s leave from Burlington College to found Magicians Without Borders.

“That one year has turned into 18,” he said happily.

TEACHING MAGIC In 2004, Magicians Without Borders (MWB) visited El Salvador, which was still reeling in the aftermath of a 12-year civil war that had been fought in large part by child soldiers.

The founder-director of the Salvadoran Rural Health Association was so impressed with Verner’s school performances that she asked him to teach some magic tricks to children participating in a program called “Barefoot Angels” (so named because many of the children had been working barefoot in a garbage dump). Verner readily agreed.

At the end of that daylong workshop, one of the students, 14-year-old Jaime Zumba, asked, “When are you coming back?”

Verner, who had had no return plans, hesitated, then said, “How about May?” That moment, Verner said, changed the course of MWB. Since then he’s visited El Salvador more than 30 times.

Soon, some of the children wanted to do more than just learn a few magic tricks. They were aspiring to teach it to other children. As a result, MWB now has programs in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador and Costa Rica.

Two more programs have evolved in India, as well — one at a night-care shelter for the children of brothel workers who are trapped in the sex trade.

“These were children who had been sleeping under mom’s bed while she was working,” Verner recalled soberly.

That program’s Hindi name, Prerana, translates into English as “Inspiration.”

DREAMS “We’re not trying to teach them to be magicians,” Verner said. “We’re trying to build their confidence in themselves. What happens is that these kids start studying and performing, and something starts to happen, you start to see all these benefits. It awakens dreams.”

Verner spoke of children who’ve gone on to pursue studies in nursing,

culinary arts and social work.

None of this would have been possible, however, without the generous support Verner and Fredericks have received over the years, both abroad and at home.

In the coming weeks, for instance, allies of MWB have scheduled two fundraising events at Bixby Library in Vergennes, which they hope will help fund another trip to the U.S.– Mexico border in August.

Magicians Without Borders will perform for children at the Bixby on July 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., then give a brief talk about their work.

An event on Aug. 1, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., will be geared toward adults: travel stories and performance history, with some magic woven in.

Verner hopes MWB can make

multiple trips to the border in the future, in part because he knows what’s at stake. After all, even his own sources of hope and inspiration have emerged from deeply, shockingly tragic circumstances.

Jaime Zumba’s enthusiasm in El Salvador 15 years ago may have changed the course of MWB, but the young man’s lived experience, like that of so many thousands who have fled their homes, is all too familiar in that part of the world and often inspires too little notice.

“It is not uncommon,” he once told Verner, “for me to walk over a decapitated naked body on my way to school.”

For more information about MWB’s work — which far exceeds the scope of one humble newspaper article — visit magicianswithoutborders.com.

The rail line through Middlebury hosts four daily train trips — two headed north, two south. The line in question received a major upgrade just a few years ago, according to Houghton, who added the rail switch in question was not a part of those improvements.

“This is what we consider to be a minor derailment; it’s more of an inconvenience than anything,” Houghton said.

He called the inconvenience to freight traffic “minor,” as traffic was able to bypass the disabled train on a parallel track, according to Houghton.

Houghton estimated the rail cars would be righted and removed by Tuesday evening, followed by track repairs that would make the main line ready for regular train traffic by Wednesday morning.

“We’re very fortunate,” he said.

Middlebury Fire Chief Dave Shaw echoed those sentiments.

“Every once in a while, you get lucky,” he said.

VERMONT RAIL OFFICIALS cited “metal fatigue” in a track switch as the cause of the derailment of two freight cars on track off Seymour Street in Middlebury on Tuesday morning. No one was hurt and there was no spillage from either of the cars.

Independent photo/John Flowers

Market Perspective Q2 2019

Trade Winds Carry Stock Market to New Territory It was anything but smooth sailing, but stock markets ended the second quarter in positive territory and posted their best first half since the dot-com era of the 1990’s. The S&P 500 logged gains of 4% for Q2 and 18% for the first half, and most major indexes broke records set last October. The bull market that began in March of 2009 is now on the cusp of becoming the longest in recorded history.

The outlook was darker in the middle of the quarter as trade tensions simmered between the U.S. and virtually all of its major trading partners. A short list of Trump’s activities in the month of May includes raising tariffs on $200B of Chinese imports from 10% to 25%; threatening 25% tariffs on $325B of additional imports; declaring imported cars from Europe and Japan a threat to national security; and threatening 5% tariffs on all Mexican imports. During this period US stocks lost 7%. Anxiety ran so high that Senate Republicans began openly discussing an override of Trump policy on tariffs for Mexico and formally rescinding his authority to raise tariffs for the purpose of national security. Sensing a backlash, Trump reversed himself on Mexican tariffs in early June and again on Chinese tariffs on June 30.

While stocks markets cheered each time, this kind of impulsive policy-making isn’t exactly conducive to long-term planning. Business investment, which had been accelerating in the wake of the tax cuts that went into effect last year, has since cooled to levels typical during the Obama presidency. Furthermore, even optimists are calling the current situation a truce, not a resolution, suggesting more conflict in the near future. And that’s not all we have to look forward to! If new spending bills are not passed by October 1st, the government will shut down, just as it did in January.

The real economy is already showing signs of weakness with both job growth and manufacturing output slowing. More than half of economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect a recession within two years. It’s not as though investors are oblivious to the situation. An analysis of investment fund flows suggests that the stock market’s strong performance this year seems driven less by enthusiasm for stocks than by a lack of compelling alternatives. Interest rates are once again closer to all-time lows than recent highs, making bonds less appealing. Residential real estate is also cooling off, especially in high tax states that were impacted by the new tax law’s limits on the deductibility of local income and property taxes.

So what should an investor do? Same as always: focus on the long-term, diversify investments broadly, and keep enough money in stable investments like cash and bonds to provide liquidity during a possible sustained drop in stock prices. And brace for more volatility; the next major market move may be just a tweet away.

TOM VERNER EDUCATES a young assistant during a recent performance by Magicians Without Borders, which has done magic for children and adults on five continents.

Don Devost and Matt Wootten are investment advisors and principals of Marble Trail Advisors LLC in Middlebury. This is a paid column supplied by Marble Trail Advisors to help educate readers on current market trends.

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PAGE 12A — Addison Independent, Thursday, July 4, 2019

Lincoln LINCOLN — The Lincoln Conservation Commission would like to extend their X Out Xotics Day to do an even better job of controlling invasive wild chervil and poison parsnip. If you are willing to adopt a section of road on an ongoing basis near your home, please contact Tina Scharf at cmscharf@yahoo. com.

Even if you’re not up for that kind of commitment, it would still help if everyone pulls parsnip near their driveways and in their yards.

It is blooming now, and easy to see.

Help keep these two exotics from taking over our roads and crowding

THIS IS A stretch of Lewis Creek in Starksboro that was recently protected by dairy farmers Eric and Jane Clifford, Vermont Land Trust and the Department of Environmental Conservation. The Cliffords gave up the right to dredge or build on the banks of the creek.

Lewis Creek protected by dairy farmers STARKSBORO — Dairy clean water through river corridor farmers Eric and Jane Clifford conservation. worked with the Vermont Land Over 30 miles long, Lewis Creek Trust and the Vermont Department runs through public and private of Environmental Conservation to forests as well as agricultural protect 1.7 miles of Lewis Creek land in Addison and Chittenden frontage on their farm. counties, and ultimately The protections create flows into Lake a 33-acre “river corridor Jane and Champlain at Hawkins area”—land where Eric Clifford Bay in Ferrisburgh. the river can meander operate a The state has identified and change its course medium-size Lewis Creek as a naturally, without dairy farm priority stream for clean disruption or constraint. water protection. This with modern While most of the land conserved river corridor can still be farmed, the infrastructure. on the Cliffords’ farm river cannot be dredged, They have is an important step and no structures can be 235 cows toward this effort. built along the banks. In and about “Back in 2001, when addition, land within 50 200 young I started working with feet of the river must be (the state) as a recent kept naturally vegetated stock. Eric college grad, we … is the eighth with trees and shrubs. walked the entire creek In the past, generation to from stem to stern,” embankments were run the farm. recalled Shannon Pytlik, often built to straighten a river scientist with the rivers. Large storms, Vermont Department of such as Tropical Storm Irene, showed Environmental Conservation. “The that rivers need natural floodplains stream section where the Clifford — space to accommodate the rise Farm is located stood out in my and fall of water levels — to reduce mind as a place in the watershed flood and erosion risks, and to where, due to the soils and geology, protect water quality. As a result, the creek was especially susceptible farmers, government agencies to instability and water quality and conservation groups have issues … Much progress has been been addressing ways to better made over the years, due to the prepare for floods and to promote cooperation of the Cliffords, and

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now a river corridor easement and a 50-foot riparian buffer will forever protect the river and its banks.”

Jane and Eric Clifford operate a medium-size dairy farm with modern infrastructure. They have 235 cows and about 200 young stock. Eric is the eighth generation to run the farm.

“The Cliffords are very conservation-minded farmers,” said Al Karnatz of the Vermont Land Trust. “They’ve been working with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. For example, they recently installed a new manure handling system, they cover crop all their corn land to reduce erosion, and now they’ve gone a step further by ensuring the integrity of the river. We are grateful to have the opportunity to protect this farm and Lewis Creek, thanks to the Cliffords.”

The Cliffords were paid $92,439 for the easement. Funding for the river corridor easement was provided by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.

The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service also provided funding for a conservation easement on surrounding land. All told, 190 acres were protected.

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Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — Join Judy Chaves for a hike up Mt. Philo on Sunday, July 14, from 10 a.m.-noon. Chaves, a Ferrisburgh resident and noted historian and naturalist, will give a guided tour about the history of this landmark.

The hike will be mostly on the paved up-road and should take about two hours. There will be frequent stops along the way to view and discuss various sites, look at old photos, and review the various writings from early 20th century hikers and lovers of the mountain.

At the end of the hike, copies of Chaves’ guidebook, “Secrets of Mount Philo: A guide to the history of Vermont’s first state park” will be on sale, courtesy of the Flying Pig Bookstore. The number of hikers is limited to 20. To reserve your spot, register at tinyurl.com/ Mt-Philo-hike.

The next Ferrisburgh Grange “King Pede” card party will be held on Saturdays July 6 and 20.

The community is invited to enjoy these get-togethers at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a sandwich supper and then on to the games.

King Pede is a unique game that involves “trick-taking” techniques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. This is a game of fun and skill so come prepared to use your strategic thinking Rokeby Museum is in full swing with its regular exhibits plus several special events. The ongoing exhibit of “Free and Safe: The Underground Railroad in Vermont” and also regular tours of the Robinsons’ living quarters are ongoing throughout the summer and fall.

Rokeby invites the public to participate on July 5, at 3 p.m. in the statewide public reading of Frederick Douglass’ most famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” In 1852, Douglass, a passionate abolitionist and orator, declined an invitation to speak at the traditional Fourth of July celebrations. Instead, on July 5, he castigated the United States for decades of slavery and injustice by delivering this speech with a message much different than the usual celebratory narrative.

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out our beautiful native roadside wildflowers.

Don’t be overly afraid of this plant — just wear gloves and long sleeves to pull it to avoid getting the sap on your skin. It is not as easy to get a rash or burn from parsnip as it is to get it from poison ivy — just keep the sap from broken leaves and stems off your skin. If you can’t physically pull the plants, snipping off the flowers before they seed will also keep new seed from forming. Just check the plants a second time for resprouting flowers. Thank you, everyone.

The Lincoln Historical Society

will be open the 2nd and 4th Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. thru the middle of October. You can also call 453-7502 to make an appointment.

Stop by the library to enjoy their glass display case for July as it will feature a presentation of historical flag and patriotic postcards from Lucinda Cockrell’s amazing collection.

Until next time ... The Greater Your Storm, The Bigger Your Rainbow. Take Time To Do What Makes Your Soul Happy. Take The Risk Or Lose The Chance.

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Come and add your voice to this someone dies or it is time to move statewide public reading spon- — or just time to clean out the attic, sored by the Vermont Humanities garage, or basement — what papers Council. Also learn about when and objects should we save for the Frederick Douglass gave a speech sake of family history and what can in Ferrisburgh in 1843. This event we safely toss?

On Sunday, July 28, at 3 p.m., is free and open to the public.

Rokeby’s exhibit “Amassed and Rokeby is sponsoring Teresa M. Up-ended” gathers objects, art- Mares, Associate Professor of Anworks, and documents representing thropology at the University of Vermont, who will four generations speak about food of the Robinson Public Reading of “What insecurity experifamily to explore to the Slave is the Fourth of enced by migrant how what we July?” Friday, July 5, 3 p.m., farmworkers in save over a Rokeby. the northeastern lifetime gives Ferrisburgh Grange King borderlands of voice to some of the United States. our stories and Pede card party. Saturday, Mares’ research is silences others. July 6, 6 :30 p.m., town hall. based on Latinx The exhibit feaExhibit opening: The farmworkers who tures Robinson Legacy of Stuff. Sunday, July labor in Vermont’s family paintings, 14, 2-4 p.m., Rokeby. dairy industry. heirlooms, and Curating Rokeby’s: Sunday, She will illumiitems used in nate the complex everyday life that July 14, 2 p.m., Rokeby. and resilient ways How to Weed Your Attic are usually spread throughout the Presentation. Sunday, July 14, workers sustain themselves and densely furnished 3 p.m., Rokeby. their families historic home Hike up Mt Philo with Judy while also serving that is central to Chaves. Sunday, July 14, 10 as the backbone Rokeby Museum. a.m. of the state’s Curated and Ferrisburgh Town agricultural econrearranged in a gallery setting, Selectboard meeting, Tuesday, omy. Copies of her book “Life on these objects July 16, 6:30 p.m., town hall. the Other Border” inform us about Ferrisburgh Grange King will be available this family of art- Pede card party. Saturday, for sale and signists, farmers and July 20, 6:30 p.m., town hall. ing. abolitionists. The Food Insecurity Migrant The Lake exhibit provokes Champlain Marithe question of Farm Workers Presentation. time Museum has what of your life Sunday, July 28, 3 p.m., a wide array of is likely to be Rokeby. events and camps saved, and what will it tell of you? There will be for the 2019 Summer/Fall season. two presentations as related to the Visit their website to learn what exhibit on Sunday, July 14. At 2 exhibitions and workshops are p.m., curators Jane Williamson, being offered, such as community Catherine Brooks and Steve rowing, fishing, and bladesmithWetherby will discuss the many ing. In addition, the full museum levels of curation at play in Rokeby campus, with more than a dozen Museum’s special exhibit — from exhibit buildings, will be open to the Robinson family’s effort to the public.

The museum has an incredible preserve their history, to early caretakers of Robinson memory, variety of events and exhibits this to present-day choices of what to summer, in addition to its regular exhibits detailing the maritime exhibit and how.

At 3 p.m., authors Elizabeth Dow history and nautical archaeology and Lucinda Cockerel will present of the Champlain Valley. The “How to Weed Your Attic: Getting Museum is offering several proRid of Junk without Destroying fessional development courses for History.” This discussion will pro- educational credit in collaboration vide answers to the question: when with Castleton University, on such topics as steamboat technology or Abenaki culture and history.

To plan your trip to the museum, first spend time searching through the Museum’s website to learn of these amazing events and opportunities at lcmm.org.

Bixby Library is ready for the summer with a wide variety of programs for children, youth and adults. Visit their website and FB for information on writing workshops, First Friday Movies, and children’s story hours. The Library also has passes for free and reduced costs for admission to many Vermont museums and state parks, which is a great offering for the summertime.

To commemorate the moon landing of fifty years ago, Bixby Library is holding an array of space themed events, including puppet shows, dinosaurs in space, aliens, and more. This will be great fun for families so visit the website to see the schedule and to register. For more information go to bixbylibrary.org.

NOTE: We are always interested in including a variety of Ferrisburgh-related news in this column, so if you have news that would be of interest, contact Sally Kerschner at smwkersch@comcast.net. You are able to access these columns and other information about Ferrisburgh news and events by viewing the Ferrisburgh Town Website at ferrisburghvt. org.

Addison Independent, Thursday, July 4, 2019 — PAGE 13A

Vergennes

SARAH ANDERSON, THE manager of summer food services for the program at Mount Abraham Union High School, heaves a tray of sandwiches to the lunch line for distribution to kids on Monday.

Independent photo/Steve James

Meals (Continued from Page 1A) household income level.

According to information provided by the non-profit organization Hunger Free Vermont, Vergennes is home this summer to six free meal sites, Bristol has five, Starksboro has three, Middlebury has three, and there are one each in Leicester, Bridport and Shoreham.

A full list of the county’s site locations and their hours of operation can be found with this story online at addisonindependent. com.

Locations tend to reflect typical summer gathering spots for children, including libraries, public parks and pools, churches, camps and schools.

Some of the locations offer just breakfast, some offer just lunch, and several offer both meals.

Middlebury’s three sites — at the town’s recreation park, Middlebury Union High School and at the Counseling Service of Addison County’s property at 89 Main St. — have been up and running since June 24, according to Gleason. They’ve been attracting a combined total of around 250 children per day, a number that will

likely swell later this month with the launch of local summer camps.

An estimated 7,800 Vermont children consume free summer meals at sites throughout the state, according to Becca Mitchell, manager of child nutrition initiatives for Hunger Free Vermont. It’s a number she believes would be even higher if many low-income families didn’t face transportation hurdles getting their kids to the specific dining sites. As previously reported by the Independent, the Middlebury-based organization Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects, or HOPE, is exploring ways to get food to hungry, homebound children.

Advocates like Mitchell and Gleason said the free summer meals take a lot of financial pressure off low-income families whose budgets don’t have the flexibility to pick up two months of their kids’ meals.

“When I tell (parents) the food is available at no charge, a lot of the time there’s this audible sigh,” Gleason said of the sense of relief she hears from her clients.

And access to free food — regardless of income level — is a “great equalizer” for children from

different economic households, according to Gleason.

“It builds a sense of normalcy,” she said.

Summer meal menus follow USDA nutrition guidelines and can be served hot or cold.

Breakfast typically includes a fruit or vegetable, dairy and a grain or bread item. Recent Middlebury lunches have featured pizza, chicken tenders, cheese sticks and fresh fruit.

A crew of five people prepares the food for the Middlebury sites, with additional support from Middlebury Parks & Recreation and other organizations.

Gleason has seen the summer meals program evolve during her 30 years with MJCC. She recalls the days when child care advocates worked with HOPE — then known as Addison County Community Action Group — to make sandwiches for kids. The USDA meals sites have gained a lot of momentum during the past 12 years, she said.

“It’s in a new league,” she said, “and I hope it’s not going to go backwards.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

ROWERS ON THE Northern Sun had a little extra encouragement in their boat during the Rowathon for Teen Suicide prevention.

Photo courtesy Nick Patch

Rowathon brings awareness to suicide FERRISBURGH — Community from around Vermont and New England gathered at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum on Saturday, June 29, to raise money and awareness for teen suicide prevention. This first “Hope for TomorROW” rowathon was a collaboration between Project HOePpnEr and the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in honor of Paul Hoeppner, a Hinesburg resident and Champlain Valley Union High School rower who took his life last fall.

Paul was a devoted member of the Lake Champlain Maritime

Museum rowing program for all of his high school career at CVUHS. Over 200 participants and over 100 spectators showed up to support this life-saving adventure, raising a total of over $18,000 for the cause. Participants rowed a total of two nautical miles to New York and back, coming up with creative team names and remembering Paul along the way.

That morning, the forecast looked forbidding, but the thunderclouds miraculously held off, exceeding all expectations.

When all made it back to shore, prizes were awarded to the most

successful fundraisers and the teams with the most team spirit.

Chabot and Mayor Jeff Fritz by on “just enough to survive for a (Continued from Page 1A) draft budget came in at $2.246 thanked Hawley for coming in to number of years.” million, exclusive of user-funded city hall and helping to ferret out Small said other departments accounting problems last week. But “don’t have as much to cut,” and sewer spending.

Chabot said he was working to on Monday Chabot took issue with reductions “would be at Matt’s pin down that new budget number another of Hawley’s statements at (Chabot’s) discretion.” the Friday meeting. and would have it Chabot noted in an email, While opposing hotly “There was a majority consensus ready by late this week or early next “I would have debated proposed cuts to modify my proposal to reduce 1 to the police department FTE (full-time equivalent), that fell week. He said based to say the — cuts that remain apart Friday night.” on the new grand list management uncertain at this point number a penny on of the budget Chabot said it would be up to the — Hawley said it was council to decide how to proceed the tax rate will raise has been as “just ridiculous” that on July 23. $22,600, not the higher officers who might lose MEETING FEEDBACK figure reported in the good as ever. their jobs would receive June 27 edition of the Everyone Input from the roughly threeworked only two days notice if dozen attending the Friday Independent. the council approved the council meeting mostly, but not What is certain now very hard cuts. is that the Vergennes under very unanimously, favored maintaining Chabot said potential the police department size and municipal rate rose challenging cuts were no secret, budget. to 92 cents. That’s enough to add $85 in circumstances and he, Police Chief Department proponents said the George Merkel and force could slide backward without taxes per $100,000 this year to council members started what they saw as adequate funding, of assessed value to assist in the discussing them in mid- praised its work in community Vergennes property, transition.

May. or about $212.50 to a And I’m policing and outreach to youth, Chabot said that if and said the staffing level was $250,000 home.

The homestead pleased where the council had voted to necessary for the safety of the school tax rate is we ended up.” reduce the department community and its officers. expected to rise by Former mayor Michael Daniels — City Manager size, or if it did so in about 9 cents, meaning Matt Chabot the future, any affected suggested freezing employee employee would receive wages, finding cuts elsewhere, and homeowners are looking at an overall increase of adequate notice. making up revenue from tickets in “Accommodations would have order to preserve the department’s roughly 17.5 cents. That translates to $170.50 per $100,000 of assessed been made to give appropriate size. value for residents who pay based notice,” he said. “I’ve been in Chabot and council members on the value of their homes and not management for over 30 years. called the wage freeze a nonThat’s (two days notice) on their income. starter, Chabot said About two-thirds of homeowners not how it’s handled, “I have ticket revenue had in most communities pay based on and that’s not how I consistently fallen always felt their income and receive prebates would have handled it.” short of projections, safe in this and thus do not pay based on the RATE SET, and Fritz described the city. I would full value of their houses. Prebates DEBATED overall budget as lean.

Council member like you when typically reach four figures.

Merkel said for Of the 8.5-cent increase almost Lynn Donnelly made you make safety reasons no 4.2 cents is directly due to a $94,000 the motion for the 92- your decision officers should be asked rise in the cost of providing health cent tax rate. Donnelly to be the sole person on insurance to Vergennes employees, said it could cover the not to think duty. He added layoffs officials said. On Friday they said it health insurance cost too hard about would lead to morale increases, fully fund fear-based was a 15 percent increase. problems, including the police force at its arguments.” possible further ACCOUNTING ISSUE defections.

The tax rate numbers are lower current size, and pay — citizen “It’s going to than originally projected because for other priorities in Amy Barr adversely affect us all of an error in calculating the grand the budget.

Donnelly had the way down the line,” list for which the software company NEMRC, that provides data to forcefully defended the police he said.

Hawley received applause when Vergennes and most Vermont department’s performance and towns, is at least partly responsible. professionalism, and said cuts he concluded: “Keep the police Chabot had at the council’s would be a step backwards; department full, move on, and let’s Tuesday meeting projected a deficit Alderman Lowell Bertrand joined get the tax bills out.”

Others who said the department from the 2018-2019 fiscal year of her in backing the department.

“I totally think this is done could survive a reduction in force between $60,000 and $90,000.

But on Friday, June 28, he was incorrectly. This is done wrong,” also received some applause.

Amy Barr said she appreciated confident — after help from former Donnelly said. “It’s horrible.”

But her final motion did not the police department, but that city manager Mel Hawley — in announcing the surplus of around specify budget provisions. And at some of the “fear-mongering” she one point or another four of the had heard bothered her. $90,000.

“I have always felt safe in this Chabot apologized for the seven council members backed accounting mistakes on behalf of some level of police cuts — Fritz city,” Barr said. “I would like you NEMRC and the city. and Aldermen Bill Benton, Mark when you make your decision not “Neither of us are proud of the Koenig and David Small. to think too hard about fear-based fact that we released bad data,” Benton, Koenig and Small spoke arguments.”

Chabot said this Monday.

Cheryl Brinkman told the before the motion was adopted, On the other hand, Chabot but made no motion on police council the police department said — despite Hawley’s criticism spending. could function as a smaller force. at Friday’s meeting of the snafu Benton on Tuesday had proposed “I don’t think the police as “a bit embarrassing, and quite a reduction of one officer, and department fits the size of the city frankly a bit disturbing” — he and Koenig and Small expressed … We have a lot of wonderful his department heads could report interest in that suggestion on things in the city, and the police good final fiscal year numbers after Friday. After Donnelly spoke, department is one of them,” she his first partial year on the job.

Benton suggested the council could said. “I think your proposal is very “I would have to say the adopt the 92-cent rate and ask all responsible, and I support you.” management of the budget has department heads to make cuts, Fritz said council members been as good as ever,” Chabot said. and that tax rate would give the had all been contacted by many “Everyone worked very hard under council time to “analyze the police residents on both sides of the issue very challenging circumstances department in more detail.”

— feedback for which they were this year to assist in the transition.

Koenig said he was not sure it grateful.

And I’m pleased where we ended was possible to make “an equitable “We have heard from a lot of up. Again, I’m not pleased we had reduction across the board” because people,” he said. “Thank you to all bad data and shared that bad data.” other departments had been getting of you.”

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State police pursue tool thieves

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS NEW HAVEN — Mike Dunbar, president of Middlebury Fence Company, is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever stole approximately $10,410 worth of tools from a company worksite last month.

On the morning of June 19, the New Haven-based construction firm reported to Vermont State Police that the trailer on their worksite at the former Wildflower Farm, property at 3488 Route 7 in Charlotte, had been broken into and relieved of 40 tools belonging to various laborers, according to the state police incident report.

Soon afterward, Dunbar posted a plea for information on Facebook.

“I am offering a reward for any info that leads to a conviction,” he wrote. “If you see or hear anyone that is selling tools real cheap, let me know because they are probably mine. Please share this to get the word out quickly.”

Dunbar later updated the post to include the $3,000 reward figure.

The post has been shared more

than 400 times.

On June 20, two people alerted Dunbar to a Craigslist advertisement posted by someone claiming to be in Milton: “I HAVE SEVERAL TOOLS FOR SALE I BOUGHT FROM MIDDLEBURY FENCING IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, I WONT POST ANY PICTURES BUT I WILL SHOW IN PERSON TO SERIOUS CASH BUYERS ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” the ad said.

“DONT MESSAGE ME AND ASK WHAT THEY ARE OR FOR PICTURES, I WANT CASH ONLY NO EMAILING BACK AND FORTH.” The ad, which was forwarded to Vermont State Police, has since been removed.

State Police Corp. Andrew Leise of the Williston barracks is investigating the case. Leise would confirm to the Independent only that state police are looking into an “internet lead.”

“We’re actively looking into that and waiting to hear back,” Leise said in a phone interview. Because the investigation is still ongoing, he

could not comment further.

Police urged Dunbar to file an insurance claim. Dunbar told the Independent he wants justice.

“I want to find out who did it and make them pay,” he said.

The $3,000 reward is coming out of his own pocket, he added.

This isn’t the first time Middlebury Fence has been the victim of theft, according to Dunbar. Last summer a generator was stolen from a company worksite, which was located on government property in Burlington, he said.

“Tool theft is rampant.”

A number of comments on Dunbar’s Facebook post would seem to support that statement.

One sympathetic poster wrote, “My brother is a contractor and his tools get stolen all the time,” while another wrote, “I’ve had tools stolen off my job sites too.” Others shared security advice based on their own experiences.

Anyone with information in the case is encouraged to call the Williston barracks of the Vermont State Police at 1-802-878-7111.

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) Along with their usual story hour and summer programs, Bixby Library’s Youth Services will have two additional offerings this summer. During the Vergennes Farmer’s Market, Youth Services Librarian Rachel Plant will be at the City Park with a collection of books suitable for preschoolers to first-graders depending on the audience gathered, unless it’s raining. Bixby will also offer free bag lunches from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from July 3 through 31. Lunch includes two servings of fruit or vegetables, one serving of grain or bread, one serving of a protein, and one cup of fluid milk. Meals are served in the Otter Creek Room on the lower floor of the library. For both programs, kids under 8 must have an adult (16 years or older) with them.

bag to get ready for Vermont’s new law banning the use of single-use plastic bags? If your answer is “yes,” join the “Sewing for Change” gathering at the Bundle pop-up location at 60 Main St. in Middlebury, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this coming Monday, July 8. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own sewing machines and will make “re-bags” out of donated fabric. Vermont’s plastic-bags ban doesn’t go into effect until July of 2020, but Sewing for Change organizers want folks to make the transition earlier for the sake of the environment.

Organizers will provide fabric, thread, instruction sheets, irons, ironing boards, enthusiasm and mentoring. For more information, contact Bethany at 462-2000 or bethanybarryvt@ comcast.net.

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Volunteers are needed to pull wild parsnip on the playground, lower ball field, and walking path

areas near Monkton Central School next Wednesday, July 10, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wear long pants, a longsleeved shirt, and bring gloves.

Organizers will have a number of the “Parsnip Predator” shovels to try out, or bring your own favorite shovel. If you are concerned about the kids at Monkton Central getting exposed to wild parsnip — which can cause wicked blistering — or if you just want to spend a few minutes learning how to handle the nuisance plant, please stop by.

Organizers of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is still in need of housing hosts. The festival has always looked to put up filmmakers in local homes, so that they can afford to come and also get a real sense of Vermont.

Also, filmmaker hosts are provided with one free festival pass. The festival will be held Aug. 22-25. If you’re interested in hosting filmmakers, please reach out to bw@middfilmfest. org.

STRAWBERRY DESERTS BRING smiles to the faces of David and Cora Waag and their grandkids Zoey and Justin at the Shoreham Strawberry Festival this past Thursday.

Independent photo/Nora Peachin

Shoreham (Continued from Page 1A) of the Congregational Church, the strawberry festival means that summer has officially started, a seasonal marker the entire church and community look forward to each year. “I’ve met some really wonderful people,” she said of the event and reflecting on her four years with the church. Del Piero, who’s last service at the church was on Sunday, said she is constantly inspired by the members of her community and the hard work of the church volunteers who help organize events like the festival.

Why strawberries?

“Because everybody’s been waiting for spring, and summer, and strawberries!” said church member and festival volunteer Mary Jane James. Everyone was particularly excited this year at the sight of the bright red berries after a long cold spell carried into late spring and delayed berry harvests.

This year, the berries came from Full Belly Farm in Monkton, as the Shoreham-based Douglas Farm, where the festival used to get its strawberries, has stopped growing them.

James, who is in charge of baking the large, fluffy shortcake biscuits, spent much of the event floating near the kitchen door. But that didn’t stop people from peeking in to say hi and exchange hugs.

“We’re like a family,” said James, who has been a member of

SHOREHAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH member and festival volunteer Mary Jane James is hard at work in the kitchen preparing homemade biscuits for the strawberry shortcake.

Independent photo/Nora Peachin

the church for nearly 50 years and whose husband, Edwin, has been going there his whole life.

Even as a total newcomer, everyone was happy to sit down, chat, and welcome Nora and I to the family.

And the strawberries?

The huge serving of James’s strawberry shortcake may be the best summer desert we’ve ever tasted. It took a lot of self-restraint not to go back for seconds (and thirds).

WARM STRAWBERRY PIE and shortcake await hungry customers.

ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019

KARL LINDHOLM

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The NBA African connection and the ‘Cameroon Crazies’ “Peter, Duala is guarding Yaounde!”

That was the text to my son during the Philadelphia ’76ersToronto Raptors Eastern Division semi-final series in the recently concluded National Basketball Association (NBA) post-season tournament.

How many know what I was referring to?

Not many I bet — so I’ll tell you.

“Duala” was Pascal Siakam of the Raptors, who is from Duala, the commercial center and largest city in Cameroon, West Africa. He was checking Joel Embiid of the ’76ers who is from “Yaounde,” Cameroon’s political capital and second-largest city (population 2.8 million).

This was an exciting moment for us as our family spent the academic year 2013-14 in Yaounde (Yah (See Lindholm, Page 2B)

Sports BRIEFS

Local golfers vie at state tourney

MIDDLEBURY — Two Ralph Myhre Golf Course members posted strong finishes on June 25 at the Women’s State Day tournament hosted by Sugarbush. In the second flight Eileen Sims posted the second-best gross, and Kathy Mackey earned the first-place net score.

In regular weekly action, the foursome of Robert Kirkpatrick, James Hadeka, Bill Brown and Pete Damone prevailed in Thursday Bill Davidson Men’s Golf on June 27.

Mike Davis shot the best net score on the day.

In the Friday Night Mixer the next day, the winning quartet was Charlene Bryant, Dale White, Jill Jesso-White and Joan Guertin.

Muzzleloader permits available MONTPELIER — Vermont’s muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website vtfishandwildlife.com.

The December 7-15 muzzleloader deer season will have 23,000 antlerless permits distributed in 18 of Vermont’s 21 Wildlife Management Units, which is estimated to result in 3,540 antlerless deer being taken.

Landowners who post their land may not apply for a landowner priority muzzleloader antlerless deer permit, but they are eligible to apply in the regular lottery for an antlerless deer permit.

“The winter of 2019 was severe in central and northeastern Vermont, causing the permit allocation to be 51 percent less in those areas than in 2018,” said Nick Fortin, deer project leader for the Fish & Wildlife Department. “Elsewhere, the permit allocation is similar to 2018 as little change is expected in the deer population in those areas.”

The deadline to apply for a muzzleloader antlerless deer permit is Aug. 14.

OV SENIOR JOSH Beayon repeats as the Addison Independent Baseball Player of the Year after another outstanding season on the mound and at the plate. Beayon is pictured here during the Division II final at UVM’s Centennial Field.

Independent photo/Steve James

Beayon repeats as best in baseball Otters, VUHS top Independent team

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — Once again the Otter Valley baseball team proved to be the best locally, even though a heartbreaking loss in the Division II final left the talented Otters one win short of the top prize.

Still, Coach Mike Howe’s Otters won 18 games. They were led by four members of the 2019 Addison Independent Baseball All-Star Team, including senior Josh Beayon, who repeats as the Addison Independent Player of the Year. The other three Independent all-stars teamed up with Beayon not only this year, but also during the past four years for an outstanding run that included the

2017 D-II title. winning streak and a big firstCoach Dwight Burkett’s young round road upset of D-II’s No. Vergennes team also excelled this 6 seed. But a lack of offensive spring, surging all the way to the consistency ultimately led to a D-III title game before falling and seven-win season. A two-way settling for a 14-6 record Eagle is recognized here. that included a Lake Choices were Division championship. made based on Four Commodores made observation, statistics the Independent team. and consultation Coach Charlie with the coaches.

Messenger’s Middlebury Congratulations to the group couldn’t match following: 2018’s 11-win campaign, JOSH BEAYON, OV but bounced back from SENIOR, PLAYER a slow start to finish the OF THE YEAR. Notes: regular season at .500 The best pitcher and BEAYON and almost knock D-I’s close to the best hitter No. 4 seed out of the playoffs. among local players … Batted Two Tiger standouts are honored .431 with thump (eight extra-base here. hits, including a couple homers), Coach Jeff Stetson’s Mount driving in a 24 runs and scoring Abraham squad had good 20 while compiling an on-base moments, including a four-game percentage (OBP) of .514 …

Struck out just eight times during his entire high school career …

Lefty who this spring went 10-1 record on the mound, using a three-pitch arsenal keying off a strong fastball … Struck out 87 in 63 innings and finished with an earned-run average of 0.78 …

Hard-working team leader who also played well at first base and will take his talents and 4.0 GPA to Keene State College.

Howe’s Quotes: “Most of Josh’s talent comes from his dedication.

He just works so hard at being good … He’s the most humble 18-yearold kid I’ve ever been around in my life. Never takes credit, always gives credit to his teammates …

He’s a special player, no doubt about it … The way he drives the ball to the opposite field and hits it where it’s pitched, it’s studying (See All-stars, Page 3B)

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Panther pitcher inks professional contract

MIDDLEBURY — Recently graduated Middlebury College baseball pitching ace Colby Morris has signed a professional baseball contract to play with the Trois-Rivières Aigles in Quebec, Canada, a member of the CanadianAmerican League, an independent professional baseball league.

The Can-Am League has a long history in minor league baseball.

The first Can-Am League was formed in 1936 with cities in upper New York state and Ontario and existed until 1951. The Can-Am was reformed in 2005 with many of the teams from the former Northeast League and now features three teams in the Northeastern U.S. and three in Canada. The rosters are typically comprised of former Major League Baseball players as well as rookies.

Morris was a First-Team Colby A l l - N E S C A C Morris selection in ranked 2018, when he second in was also named strikeouts the NESCAC Pitcher of the with 174 Year as well as a and was d3baseball.com tied for All-New England fourth Region third- with 14 team honoree.

As a senior he complete went 5-3 with a games.

3.25 ERA while setting a single-season Middlebury record with 72 innings as he earned Second-Team All-NESCAC honors in 2019. Morris’s 56 strikeouts this spring were the third-most in school history.

Morris ended his career as a Panther as the school’s all-time leaders in wins (18), games started (39), innings pitched (256) and appearances (49). He ranked second in strikeouts with 174 and was tied for fourth with 14 complete games.

During the summer of 2018, Morris played for the Green Bay Bullfrogs in the Northwoods League, finishing with a 2.57 earned run average and 21 strikeouts in 28 innings. Later this past summer, he pitched for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League.

Legion nine splits four home contests Pitching strong in weekend action

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County American Legion baseball team split four home games over the weekend, including dealing South Burlington its first loss, and stood at 4-7 heading into a Tuesday game at Colchester played after the early holiday deadline for this edition of the Independent.

AC swings back into action this weekend at home. The county Legion team will host Franklin County for three games: first at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and then at 11 a.m. for a Saturday doubleheader. Nonleague foe The Bulldogs will take on AC at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Coach Cameron Curler said he will confer with the Bulldog coach on whether the teams will play one nine-inning game or a doubleheader.

This past weekend AC opened on Friday with a 7-0 victory over visiting Barre in which Wyatt Cameron pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout and faced one batter over the minimum. Cameron struck out seven, walked none and threw only 75 pitches. Barre’s Dalton Cody had both hits, a leadoff singe in the fourth inning and a two-out double in the sixth inning after which Cameron picked him off.

AC played errorless ball behind the team’s ace.

Nolan Whitcomb paced AC offensively with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. Nolan Whitcomb and Ryan Whitcomb both poked RBI singles in AC’s five-run fifth inning, which broke open a 2-0 game.

(See Legion baseball, Page 2B)

ADDISON COUNTY FIRST baseman Cooper O’Brien stretches to make the game-ending tag of a South Burlington runner in AC’s 3-2 win over SB in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader. AC won two of four home games this past weekend.

Photo courtesy of Suzanne Whitaker

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, Junly 4, 2019

Locals fare well at Devil’s Bowl

WEST HAVEN — New York two years in the 20-lap Super Stock Sportsman cars. Driving a 1980s, racer Kenny Tremont Jr. won the feature. Scott FitzGerald came from Gremlin-bodied car, John Flach of 54-lap Charlie LaDuc Memorial at deep in the field to finish second, Ravena, N.Y., completed a decisive Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, with Orwell’s Garrett Given in third. pass of Rob Sanford with four laps a night during which local drivers Shawn Moquin of Milton left to take the overall victory and settled for a series of top-three continued his hot start in the Mini the Modified division win. Sanford, finishes, including Middlebury’s Stock division’s 20-lapper. Moquin in a Jeff Hoetzler tribute car, Justin Comes in that 54-lap main flew from 10th at the start to take finished second, and Kevin Perry of event. the lead just four laps Hampton, N.Y., finished third to take Tremont was in 13th After being into the race, and he the Sportsman win. place at lap 29, but took stuck outside had an easy go after The winners and local finishers the lead seven circuits that; Moquin now were: later and was never the top 10 all has two wins and two • Pepsi Sportsman Modified behind after that. Alex race, Kenny runner-up finishes in Feature (54 laps): 1. Kenny Tremont Bell dominated the first Tremont sliced four starts. Panton’s Jr.; 3. Comes, Middlebury; 9. Mike half of the race, but through the Mike Preston edged Palmer, Salisbury; 10. Brent Warren, several caution periods pack three-wide Middlebury’s Jake Salisbury; 23. Vince Quenneville hit just past the midway Barrows for second Jr., Brandon; 24. Jimmy Ryan, more than once point and the race place, but his car was Shoreham; 26. Tim LaDuc, Orwell. and reached the disqualified in postchanged dramatically.

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited After being stuck lead by lap 36. race inspection for a Sportsman Feature (20 laps): 1. outside the top 10 all weight violation, and Parodi; 2. Warren, Shoreham; 3. race, Tremont sliced Barrows moved up to second.

Hanson, Orwell; 4. Snow, Brandon; through the pack three-wide more Shawn McPhee of Rutland 5. Piper, Leicester; 7. Comes, than once and reached the lead by became the first repeat winner in the Middlebury. lap 36.

500cc Mini Sprint division’s with • Super Stock Feature (20 laps): 1.

A scary wreck with five laps a victory in a 20-lap race. Rookie Bussino; 3. Given, Orwell; 7. Kaleb remaining drew the red flag as Jack Koponen led the first nine laps Shepard, Vergennes; 12. Alger, Walter Hammond lost a wheel and before Cody O’Brien took over, but Orwell. took out three other cars; none of McPhee grabbed the lead on a lap • Mini Stock Feature (20 laps): 1. the drivers were injured. That restart 12 restart and cruised to the win. Moquin; 2. Barrows, Middlebury. put Tremont and Comes on the Samantha Mulready finished second • Friend Construction 500cc Mini front row, but Tremont was never while Koponen held on for third.

Sprint Feature (20 laps): 1. McPhee; seriously challenged and drove to his The Champlain Valley Vintage 4. Kevin Smith, Brandon; 8. Alyza third-straight win in the annual race Dirt Modifieds made their maiden McKeighan, Brandon. honoring the memory of longtime voyage to Devil’s Bowl with a • Champlain Valley Vintage Dirt driver Charlie LaDuc. 15-lap race for both Modified and Modified Feature (15 laps); 1. Flach.

Pierson made a late move to steal the runner-up finish from Comes, marking the second week in a row for a Tremont-Pierson 1-2 result in the division.

Mike Parodi of South Glens Falls, N.Y., claimed the win in the 20-laph Limited Sportsman race. Parodi was able to successfully pass leader Anthony Warren of Shoreham after a restart with six laps left. From there, he ran a smooth line to take his first Devil’s Bowl victory and first in a Modified race.

Warren claimed the runner-up finish after leading the first 14 laps.

James Hanson of Orwell took third ORWELL DRIVER RONNIE ALGER (No. 54) takes the inside position with Brandon’s Dave Snow fourth in his white Monte Carlo, with Kevin Elliott (No. 98) and Andrew and Leicester’s Adam Piper fifth.

FitzGerald (No. 55) race up top through Turn 2 in Super Stock action Josh Bussino of Belmont landed in at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday.

Alan Ward photo courtesy of Devil’s Bowl the winner’s circle for the first time in

PITCHER DUSTIN WHITCOMB fires to first base during the host Addison County Legion baseball team’s 3-2 win over South Burlington in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader. AC split two games with SB and four games overall over the weekend.

Photo courtesy of Suzanne Whitaker

Legion baseball (Continued from Page 1B) On Saturday AC split a doubleheader with visiting South Burlington, winning the opener, 3-2, before falling in the nightcap by the same score. SB entered the day with a 5-0 record.

Dustin Whitcomb started the opener for AC and tossed three innings, allowing one earned run in the second that gave SB a 1-0 lead.

AC tied the game in the bottom of the third, when Tucker Stearns led off with one of his two hits and eventually scored on a Dustin Whitcomb sacrifice fly.

With Coach Curler being mindful of pitch counts, Nolan Whitcomb came on in the fourth to pitch and ended up being the winning pitcher after allowing one hit over 1.2 innings.

AC scored three runs in the fourth, an inning keyed by Cooper O’Brien’s lead-off walk and stolen base, Hale Hescock’s RBI hit, and a misplay on a ball hit by Stearns.

Payson Williams relieved Nolan Whitcomb with a 3-1 lead and two outs and one runner on base in the fifth. Williams got out of the inning

and gave way to Hescock with a runner on third and one out in the sixth. Hescock induced two fly ball outs on two pitches to end the inning, with one run scoring.

In the seventh, SB’s first two batters singled, one on a bunt, to reach base. Hescock, who earned a save, struck out the next batter, and then AC ended the game with a double play. The next batter hit a fly to Stearns, who threw to third base as both runners tagged. Cameron, the shortstop, cut-off the throw and caught the trail runner in a rundown between first and second, and O’Brien at first base tagged him to end the game. Cameron also had two hits in the game.

In game two vs. SB Stearns again led off with a single, and this time after he stole second Cameron singled him home.

Adam Mansfield started on the mound for AC and threw three scoreless innings. But the first four SB batters reached in the fourth inning, and three of them scored.

Ryan Whitcomb came on in relief and escaped the jam. Whitcomb held SB at bay, tossing four score-

less innings, allowing four hits and striking out two.

AC tried to cut the deficit in the fifth inning, but O’Brien was thrown out trying to score from second base on a Nicholas Kaufmann single. AC made it 3-2 in the sixth, when Wyatt Cameron, who finished with two hits, doubled with two outs to score Robbie Bicknell, who had singled and stolen a base. Cameron was stranded when SB’s centerfielder snagged Dustin Whitcomb’s drive to center field, making a running catch with his back to home plate.

AC got the tying run to second in the seventh on a Casey Kimball leadoff walk and a sacrifice, but SB held on.

On Sunday the Colchester Cannons breezed past AC, 10-0, in five innings. Colchester opened the game with three straight extra-base hits in a five-run first inning off losing pitcher Nolan Whitcomb.

Williams allowed two runs in the 3.1 innings pitched in relief and also doubled for AC. Hale Hescock tossed the fifth inning and allowed one run.

draft, perhaps as the very first player selected.

Stimulated by a desire to report from Cameroon in this space, I explored the basketball scene in Yaounde in the spring of that year. With the help of Valentine, a basketball-obsessed student of Brett’s, and Richard, our indispensible driver and fixer, we spent Saturdays visiting the courts around Yaounde. (Links to my hoop dispatches are in the box on this page).

Despite losing two years to injury, Joel Embiid is one of the most exciting players in the NBA,

perhaps the best big man in the league. Last season, he averaged 27.5 points a game (4th most in the league) and 13.4 rebounds (2nd).

He is a remarkably agile sevenfooter with an excellent outside shot.

His inspiration in basketball — no wonder as they possess many of the same gifts — was the first African to play in the NBA and one the greatest players ever, Hakeem “the Dream” Olajuwon from Nigeria. In his accelerated education into the game, Embiid watched tapes of Olajuwon and (See Hoops, Page 3B)

Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) OON-day), as my wife Brett had a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship at the national university there. Peter, 18 at that time, and Annie, 16, attended the American School of Yaounde (ASOY), where I found a half-time teaching gig.

ASOY is built around a covered outdoor basketball court where Peter spent all of his free time at school, shooting hoops, playing pickup, and making friends.

During that year, we became absorbed with Embiid’s story (he only began playing at age 15) and his impending entry into the NBA

Addison Independent, Thursday, July 4, 2019 — PAGE 3B

All-stars

PICKUP ACTION AT Yaounde 1 (the Cameroon National University) is often as good as at just about any playground in the United States.

Photo by Karl Lindholm

Hoops (Continued from Page 2B) tried to duplicate his dynamic moves around the hoop.

Pascal Siakam emerged for the NBA Champion Raptors in these playoffs as a bona fide star, averaging 19 points and 5.5 rebounds a game in the post-season.

Last week, the NBA announced their top awards for the season and Siakam was named the Most Improved Player in 2018-19.

The hero in the stories of both Embiid and Siakam is Luc Mbah a Moute (BAH ah MOU-tay), from Bafia, Cameroon, who has played 11 years in the NBA for six teams, most recently the LA Clippers. Mbah a Moute played on great teams at UCLA that went to the Final Four three times. His teammate was another outstanding Cameroonian player, Alfred Aboya, leading the UCLA fans to call themselves the “Cameroon Crazies” (after the Duke University Cameron Arena cheering section): they held up signs that read “Moute kicks Boute.”

Mbah a Moute has been a mentor to both Embiid and Siakam. He conducts basketball camps in Cameroon every summer. Embiid attended Mbah a Moute’s camp in 2011 and Siakam in 2012: “Without that camp,” Embiid has said, “how does anyone find me?”

If you find this Cameroon hoop connection interesting at all, do check out two terrific sources of information: a lively 23-minute video produced by VICE Sports titled “Joel Embiid’s Rise and the Prince that Fueled it” at tinyurl. com/y3ms3z69. You’ll find out that Mbah a Moute’s father is a village chief or Fon so his sons are princes and see lots of wonderful footage of Yaounde. Also check out an article in ESPN the Magazine in 2017 by veteran basketball writer Jackie MacMullan, “Cameroon Calling,” that traces the paths of Mbah a Moute, Embiid, and Siakam; it is online at tinyurl.com/y3ufr7x7.

The first Cameroonian to play in the NBA was Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (certainly on the All Great-Name Team), who excelled at Georgetown, and played three years for the Portland Trailblazers and another seven years in Europe.

Vermont hoop fans no doubt remember their Catamount stalwart from Cameroon, Germain Mopa Njila (MO-pa JEE-la), who starred in the most glorious victory in UVM history, their 60-57 win over Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament in 2005. In that game, Mopa Njila scored 20 points on 9-10 shooting, and had nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals.

Now that’s just Cameroon:

Innocents in Africa Follow the links to read Karl Lindholm’s 2014 columns from Cameroon Does Kansas connect to Boston — through Cameroon? tinyurl.com/y3al5yqn ‘Big game, small world’: Hoop in Cameroon, Part I tinyurl.com/y57qo82h Hoop in Cameroon Part 2 — The City Game tinyurl.com/yylmq8te

interest in basketball throughout Africa is exploding — and interest in Africa by basketball is likewise exploding.

The NBA reports that there are “more than 80 current and former NBA players from Africa or with direct family ties to the continent.”

Of course, it could be argued that a high percentage of NBA players have “family ties to the Continent” (over 70 percent of players in the league are African-Americans).

Nine Africans were selected in the two rounds of the NBA draft just a couple weeks ago, including 18-year-old Sekou Doumbouya drafted No. 15 overall, and Bol Bol, who went at No. 44. Doumbouya was born in Conakry, Guinea’s capital, and grew up in France; he has been playing high-level professional basketball in France since he was 15. Bol, who attended Oregon University last year, is the son of Manute Bol from Sudan, the tallest player ever in the NBA at 7-foot, 7 inches (Bol Bol himself is only 7-foot-3).

The Basketball Without Borders Program, a partnership between the NBA and FIBA (the international governing organization in basketball), has maintained a site in Africa for the past 15 years.

The NBA has played an exhibition game in Africa, Team Africa vs.

Team World, since 2015.

Next year, the NBA/FIBA is launching the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with 12 teams from nine countries. According to the journal Quartz Africa, “Former U.S. President Barack Obama, an avid basketball fan, is expected to play a role in strengthening the operations of new league.”

I have often speculated, imagined, that if my tour in Cameroon had been longer, I’d have found a way to be involved with basketball there in Africa, which is still well behind, but gaining fast in interest on the world-wide sports leviathan: football (soccer in the States).

Me and Barack.

(Continued from Page 1B) and learning … Obviously, he throws hard … He moves the ball around really, really well … He’s just a competitor … It’s been a lot of fun with Josh. He’s just a coach’s dream.”

JEFFREY STEARNS, VUHS JUNIOR. Notes: Team leader and excellent defensive catcher whose batting average of .545 and OBP of .649 were local bests …

Pounded 13 doubles, a triple and a homer, stole nine bases, drove in 23 runs and scored 20 … Caught every inning of every game this spring, blocked balls e f f e c t i v e l y, improved his throwing to catch runners s t e a l i n g regularly, and was entrusted J. STEARNS by the coaches to call the pitches for the effective VUHS mound staff.

Burkett’s Quotes: “He was rock solid back there. Not much got by him … He called the pitches.

He did an awesome job of that …

Obviously the kid’s a real hard worker, and he kind of came into his own this year … This year in particular he particularly came into it (as a leader). We keep having to remind ourselves he’s only a junior.”

WYATT CAMERON, MUHS SENIOR. Notes: Tiger ace on the mound who struck out 42 in 33 innings while allowing only four earned runs, 19 hits and 10 walks in five regular-season starts …

Finished the regular season with an earned-run average of 0.85 and a 303 record and pitched an outstanding game vs. Rice in the playoffs, leaving after CAMERON 10 innings in a 2-2 tie … Team leader who batted .302 with an OBP of .375, scored 10 runs, knocked in seven runs, stole seven bases, and did an outstanding job at shortstop.

Messenger’s Quotes: “He had big hits at the right time for us …

He was lights-out on the mound.

We had a lot of confidence when he was on the mound … He developed his curveball this year … He’d throw in the knuckleball.

He had a change. When he used his off-speed stuff he was pretty devastating. His fastball set all the off-speed stuff up … He was a top shortstop defensively … He was a leader … He was a good captain.”

TUCKER STEARNS, VUHS SOPHOMORE. Notes: Excelled at the plate, on the basepaths, at shortstop and on the mound for the Commodores … Batted .476 with an OBP of 569 and led all local players by scoring 35 runs … Belted six doubles, a triple and a homer and stole 15 bases in 15 tries …

T. STEARNS On the mound went 4-4, usually facing stronger foes, with an ERA of 2.20, allowing 38 hits

and 19 walks in 47.2 innings while striking out 55 … Showed range and a good arm at shortstop.

Burkett’s Quotes: “We definitely lined him up (on the mound) against the tougher teams … He was a solid defensive player …

He definitely came into his own at shortstop … He’s a hard-working kid with a positive attitude …

Tucker led by example. He came in early and left late.”

REILLY SHANNON, OV SENIOR. Notes: Fine outfielder who put his quickness to good use offensively and defensively and excelled at the plate this spring …

SHANNON Scored 27 runs and stole a local-best 27 bases while batting .403 with a .434 OBP out of the leadoff spot, and also drove in 17 runs from the top of the order …

Showed a great first step in getting to balls in left field.

Howe’s Quotes: “I gave Reilly the green light on base … He’s just a great base stealer, and he reads the ball in the outfield tremendously well … I knew if he got on base there was a great chance he would score because he always turned walks and hits into doubles and doubles into triples … He is fast, but his reads and how quick his first step is are really good … He’s going to be missed at the top of the lineup.”

NATE HUDSON, OV SENIOR. Notes: Table-setter out of the No. 2 spot in the OV order who put up a batting average of .475 batting average and an OBP of .533 …

Scored 25 runs, stole 20 bases and drove in 15 runs …

Steady, reliable defender at third base who HUDSON will always be remembered for his two-out, walk-off RBI single in the 2017 D-II final … Three-year starter and tri-captain who leads by example.

Howe’s Quotes: “He’s constantly in the right place and constantly makes very difficult plays look easy … He’s one of those kids who will give you every ounce of energy that he has … He’s really worked hard on becoming just a great overall high school baseball player … He’s just the epitome of what you look for in a baseball player … He always makes the big play in the big spot.”

PATRICK MCKEIGHAN, OV

SENIOR. Notes: Came on strong his senior year on the mound, at shortstop and at the plate …

Finished with a 6-1 pitching record and an ERA of 2.35, striking out 45 in 35.2 innings …

Showed range, a strong arm and smarts at shortstop … MCKEIGHAN Moved to the No. 3 spot in the order and batted .344 and drove in 23 runs, scored 16 times, and knocked out five extra-base hits.

Howe’s Quotes: “He pitched really well … He gets outs. He gets ground-ball outs, and he’s got an excellent change-up … He doesn’t walk a lot of guys and he just goes out and pounds the zone … He hit behind runners really well, hit balls in gaps … His confidence really grew from junior year to senior year … Defensively he’s excellent.

His footwork is great. He does everything the way you want a shortstop to do … He just had an outstanding season.”

JARRET MUZZY, VUHS SOPHOMORE. Notes: All he did on the mound was win, going 8-0 with an ERA of 0.70 while baffling batters with his sharp control and pitch mix …

Struck out 72 and allowed just 31 hits and 12 walks in 53.1 innings … Also batted MUZZY .304 with an OBP of .360, scored 20 runs, stole 11 bases and drove in six … Played a sound defensive shortstop.

Burkett’s Quotes: “Any other year he would have been our good, solid (starting) shortstop. He’s got a good arm over there … He didn’t leave much up and over the plate.

He hit his spots well … What he had for a breaking pitch, I don’t know what to tell you what it was, except it was really deceptive …

He’s another really good kid, hard worker, really positive attitude.”

NOLAN WHITCOMB, MT. ABE JUNIOR. Notes: Compiled a 3-3 pitching record over 33.3 innings, striking out 38 and walking 10 … An ERA of 2.52 was inflated by one tough outing at OV …

Picked up the complete-game WHITCOMB

playoff-win by allowing only one run … Batted .268 with an OBP of .400 and led the Eagles with 12 RBIs … Drilled a two-run homer to spark a comeback at Spaulding in the final game of the regular season.

Stetson’s Quotes: “He was our most effective pitcher … He had an almost four-to-one strikeout-towalk ratio … He throws pretty hard.

We’re really working hard with him to get a little more difference between his off-speed stuff and his fastball, and when he gets that he’s going to be really tough … Nolan’s a competitor. He battled everybody really hard.”

AIDAN GARDNER, VUHS JUNIOR. Notes: Fast centerfielder with excellent range and a powerful throwing arm … Stepped up offensively as the season progressed and added valuable length to the VUHS batting order …

Finished with a .380 batting average and GARDNER .483 OBP …

Slugged three doubles, a triple and a homer; stole eight bases; scored 15 runs; and drove in 13.

Burkett’s Quotes: “Obviously those are good offensive numbers … He came on toward the end. He worked really hard to improve his offensive game, but defensively is where he really shone time and time again … He’s a big, tall kid, sixfoot-three. He’s got a big wingspan and a hell of a stride, and he just got really comfortable running things down out there, plus he’s got a great arm.”

SEAN DEERING, MUHS SENIOR. Notes: Fast defensive center fielder who led the Tigers with a batting average of .325 and an OBP of .460 … Scored a team-best 13 runs, stole a team-high 13 bases and knocked in five runs from the top of the order … Had great range in the outfield and made just one error all season.

Messenger’s Quotes: “He ended up leading off for DEERING us because of his speed and his ability to get the bat on the ball … Once he got the bat on the ball it allowed him to use his No. 1 asset, which was speed … Offensively he was a threat at the plate and on the basepaths … Defensively he flagged down everything … He had Division I defensive skills, speed, catching, and a decent arm … He worked hard, had a good attitude.”

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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.

A L ‑ A N O N F A M I LY GROUP For families and friends of problem drink‑ ers. Anonymous, confi‑ dential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY 12 Step Meeting, Middle‑ bury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meeting, Bristol, How‑ den Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. 12 Step Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, aavt.org.

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 Turn‑ ing Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm. Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm. Discus‑ sion 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, Vergennes, Congrega‑ tional Church, Water St. 7‑8pm.

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NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking.

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July 9 ‑ 14, 2019.

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NARCAN KITS are available at the Turning Point Center of Addison County FREE of charge.

Narcan (Naloxone) is a nasal spray used to re‑ verse an opioid overdose in progress. These kits are specifically intended for public distribution 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.

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802‑545‑2193. Ask for Chuck. OK to leave mes‑ sage.

CONSTRUCTION WORK‑ ERS NEEDED Looking for dependable hardworking individuals with a valid driv‑ er’s license for concrete & carpentry construction.

Experience a plus but will train. Wages based on ex‑ perience. Paid holidays. Call Donnie at 802‑453‑6426.

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Vermont Ride Network is looking for reliable drivers in Addison County to help with school transport. This is an excellent position for semi retired or retired individuals looking to supplement their income. Hours are roughly 7 am to 10 am and 1 to 4 pm Monday through Friday. This is an hourly paid position based on experience.

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CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS new construction, dry‑ wall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway seal‑ ing. All aspects of con‑ struction, also property maintenance. Steven Fi‑ field 802‑989‑0009.

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DO YOU WANT a job with a competitive wage, pre‑ dictable 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, hard‑ working, team members who have good commu‑ nication skills, and an eye for details. Mechanical ability, cash register ex‑ perience, 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 Street, Middlebury.

HIGHWAY MAINTAINER The Town of Hinesburg is currently seeking an individual to fill a highway maintainer position with the Highway Department.

A Class B CDL (commer‑ cial driver’s license) with tanker and trailer endorse‑ ments is preferred. For an application or with ques‑ tions, contact the Town Administrator ’s office (rmarshall@hinesburg. org; 482-2281, ext. 222) or visit the website (www. hinesburg.org). The Town of Hinesburg is an equal opportunity employer.

THE VERGENNES CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UCC, an open and affirm‑ ing, progressive Christian community is seeking a Coordinator of Children and Family Ministries.

This part‑time position carries an expectation (on average) of 15 hours/ week. The successful can‑ didate will be a person of faith with experience in working with children and/or youth, who will coordinate a program of stimulating and nourishing faith formation. For more information, including the Job Description, please contact Skip Masback, Faith Formation Commit‑ tee, Vergennes Congre‑ gational Church at skip. masback@gmail.com.

FLORAL MERCHANDISER P/T Middlebury area morning hours. Fun, creative, flexible position ideal for a candidate who can work independently with honesty and integrity.

Please submit resume to: Claudette at simplyready‑ flowers@gmail.com.

Buy it! Sell it! Find it!

Check the Classifieds twice a week in the Addison Independent.

LOOKING TO MAKE SOME EXTRA CASH?

Shard Villa

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.

NOW HIRING

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.

For additional info, call 388-4944, M-F 8am-5pm.

Full-time Opener and Part-time Deli Breakfast Cook

Med Techs ★ Caregivers ★ ★ LPNs ★ Part-time & Per Diem Please visit our website for information on how to apply. www.shardvilla.org ★

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Help Wanted

Bristol Maplefields

Goodro Lumber Co. seeks a

Full-time and part-time Cashier Positions

CDL Truck Driver

On the spot interviews, application can be done onsite.

Maplefields Bristol, Maplefields New Haven

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.

Opening, closing and mid shifts and weekends.

Maplefields Middlebury & East Middlebury

Middlebury Maplefields 60 North Pleasant St., Middlebury

FULL & PART TIME WORKERS To assist with flooring and lumber manufacturing. Must be able to lift heavy material at times.

Lathrop’s Maple Supply, LLC and Vermont Wood Products, LLC Call Tom for an appointment.

(802) 453-2897

58 Maple Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 addisonindependent.com • 388-4944

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAMPLAIN 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 BEDROOM APARTMENT. Fully furnished.

Court Street, Middlebury.

All inclusive except TV/ internet. $1,600/mo.

802‑349‑8544.

SHARED LIVING PROVIDER sought for a man in his early 60’s with a mild developmental disability and anxiety disorder. He enjoys watching NASCAR and old westerns, mowing, and going to yard sales and the demo derby. He is committed to his part‑time job and receives com‑ munity support services.

Best match would be a home that can provide respect, patience, and firm boundaries, and is without children. Tax‑free annual stipend of approxi‑ mately $31,000, room and board payment of $8,700, and a respite budget.

Call Keiko Kokubun at Community Associates.

(802)388‑4021

Newly Renovated, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury

The Battell Block property offers tenants quick access to local amenities and is only a 5-minute walk to Middlebury College Campus.

Includes modern kitchens, vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows and new energy efficient appliances.

On-site caged storage is also available.

Call for showings.

802-651-6888.

Help Wanted

WANTED

Feed Commodities International is in need of A/R Administrator

Either way you are on the right track with the

REFRIGERATOR, KENMORE 2 years old, top freezer, black stainless, runs perfect. 30” wide.

New $800. Asking $400.

802‑989‑5773, leave mes‑ sage.

Help Wanted

Rt. 125, East Middlebury

Are you searching for a job?

SHARED LIVING PROVIDER for a woman in her 50’s with a mild de‑ velopmental disability.

She needs to transition from independent living, and would like support in ensuring safety, medica‑ tion oversight, and get‑ ting to her part‑time job in Middlebury. Experience with Alzheimer’s desir‑ able. She loves to listen to rock’n roll and Chris‑ tian music, read the Bible, watch game shows, and spend quiet time in nature.

She smokes, and has an indoor cat. A county set‑ ting is ideal. Generous tax‑free stipend, monthly room and board payment and a respite budget. Call Donna Quesnel at Com‑ munity Associates. (802) 388‑4021.

KENMORE FRONT L O A D I N G WA S H E R , 3 years old, like new.

Steam option. $300.

802‑453‑3842.

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

www.addisonindependent.com/classifieds

or

MOOSE RUBBISH IS LOOKING for part‑time, year round positions. One or two positions available.

30+ hours a week. Early morning Field Days work Aug. 6‑11. Contact Randy at 377‑5006 or email at br213@yahoo.com.

For Sale

We offer competitive wages and benefits including health insurance.

Addy Indy Classifieds are online:

Searching for someone to complete your team?

JOIN THE 2020 CENSUS team and get paid to help ensure our com‑ munities are properly rep‑ resented in Congress. To learn more and apply, visit 2020census.gov/jobs.

This position is based in our Middlebury, VT location. The A/R Administrator will perform a variety of accounting functions such as Accounts Receivable, Account Reconciliation, Check Posting, and A/R Reporting. He/She will also provide assistance with A/P functions.

The candidate requires accounting experience, excellent verbal and written communications skills and an extensive experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Accounting software. A Degree in Business or Accounting would be highly desirable. Attention to detail, ability to work independently and manage time.

This is a full time position with benefits including 401k, medical, life and disability insurance, and generous time off.

For more information about the company, visit www.feedcommodities.com Please send your cover letter and resume to: Irma Higgins, HR Manager, ihiggins@feedcommodities.com.

For questions, call 802-458-3916 FCI is an equal opportunity employer.

Circulation manager/Renaissance person who is eager to help grow our subscription base and newsstand paper sales, plus a multitude of other tasks that will make the days fly by and will never leave you bored!

The job entails coordinating distribution of the twice-weekly Addison Independent newspaper and our sister paper The Reporter (covering greater Brandon), as well as Vermont Ski + Ride Magazine and Vermont Sports magazine. Ample opportunities for creative thinking, problem-solving and innovation.

The right person might also help proofread and work with other facets of the organization.

Competitive wage and benefits offered.

Please send a cover letter, resumé and references to: Angelo Lynn at angelo@addisonindependent.com ADDISON COUNTY

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CLASSIFIEDS For Rent

For Rent

Real Estate

3 BEDROOM, RECENTLY remodeled home in Ver‑ gennes. W/D, mowing, plowing included. Year lease required. $1,950/ mo. 802‑382‑9191.

MIDDLEBURY VILLAGE‑ PROF. F. wishes to share new 2 bedroom, furnished apt. W/D, all hardwood floors, housekeeping. $575/ mo., including utilities. Ref‑ erences. Security deposit required. Available July 6.

987‑489‑5810.

EAST M I D D LE B U RY, 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 conventional (no mound necessary) sep‑ tic system. $68,000. Call Jack Brown 388‑7350.

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

Route 7, Middlebury.

802‑349‑8544.

BRANDON, 3 BEDROOM apartment log home. 1‑1/2 bath. $1,400. nothing in‑ cluded. 802‑417‑5334.

BRISTOL 2 BEDROOM HOUSE Private with views. Extra storage, lots of closets, hardwood floors. Under cover park‑ ing. Security deposit, credit check and refer‑ ences required. Available September 1. $985/month.

802‑352‑4266, leave mes‑ sage.

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

Approx. 1,800 SF. Base‑ ment space also avail‑ able. Call Tom at Wal‑ lace 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.

EAST MIDDLEBURY ‑ FURNISHED rooms to rent. All included in a lovely, classic home.

Shared kitchen, shared bath. Includes: utili‑ ties, wifi, cable, w/d and parking. Clean. Serene. $450‑$500/mo. Call/text Susan 802‑989‑8941.

FERRISBURGH, 5 BED‑ ROOM, 2 BATH farm‑ house, large garage, 6 miles west of Vergennes. $1,300/mo. 802‑475‑2176.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown.

Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets.

Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

For Rent

MIDDLEBURY, 2,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., central location, parking.

Can be subdivided. Re‑ al‑Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

SMALL OFFICE SPACE, 656 Exchange Street, Middlebury. $500/month.

802‑388‑4831.

SUGARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/ assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

NP/NS. W/D hook‑ups. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website summitpmg.com.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

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.

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.

LAKE VIEW PORT HEN‑ RY home. Owner financed.

Down payment required.

Brook, 3 porches, hard‑ wood floors throughout.

Asking $29,000. Also, RV lot, gorgeous loca‑ tion and mobile home on 12.6 acres, waterfront and mountain backdrop.

518‑597‑3270.

Att. Farmers 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.

Boats BOAT FOR SALE 12’ Alu‑ minum Boat, Galvanized Trailer, 8 HP Johnson Motor, with all accesso‑ ries. Price neg. Call (802) 247‑3147.

Trucks 1989 FORD RANGER, parts truck. 6’ box liner, standard synchromesh transmission, 115,870 miles. Very good motor, runs smooth. As, where is. BRO. 802‑453‑3183.

Wanted LIONS CLUB NEEDS stuff for their annual auc‑ tion. Please no applianc‑ es or electronics. Call for pick up, 388‑7124. Help us, help others.

TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ izing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collectibles, etc. Visit bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527.

Consulting/appraisal ser‑ vices available. House calls made free of charge.

VT COLLECTOR WILL PAY cash for old wooden bird carvings, goose, duck and shorebird decoys.

802‑238‑1465.

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.

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City resident cited for domestic assault VERGENNES — Vergennes police cited a city man for aggravated domestic assault on Sunday evening for an incident that they say occurred in the presence of two children aged nine or younger.

Police allege that Everett M. Lander, 25, pushed the victim against the wall of a West Main Street residence and held an arm against her throat, at least momentarily preventing her from breathing. Police said they processed Lander and took his statement at the Vergennes police station before citing and releasing him.

As well as ticketing five motorists and warning three others during a continuing series of special traffic patrols, between June 24 and 30 Vergennes police: On June 24: • Referred to Vermont State Police a complaint of excessive mud dropping off farm vehicles onto Jersey Street and Panton Road in Panton.

• Dealt with a minor two-car accident on Armory Lane.

• Heard from a witness in a court case that the witness was told by a third party that by giving testimony in the case he had put himself at risk. Police will keep an eye on the parties.

On June 25 told a game warden about a report that there were three raccoons on a road in Panton.

On June 26 began investigating a report of a possible series of thefts, apparently in mid-June, in which someone had entered a South Maple Street home and taken items that include a laptop computer and a watch.

On June 27: • Spoke to the owner of dogs that had been left in a vehicle parked at Shaw’s Supermarket.

• Took a report of a scam in which

someone had posed as a Vergennes police officer and warned a resident she was in debt and owed money.

• Backed up state police in Waltham at a domestic dispute.

On June 28: • Went to Northlands Job Corps to help the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad (VARS) at a call.

• Checked in at Northlands, where a herbicide spray truck had become entangled with a tree.

• Responded to a report of gunshots and women yelling near the Hillside Drive apartment complex, but found nothing.

On June 29: • Dealt with an unlocked business door found during an after-hours foot patrol.

• Spoke to the owner of dogs that

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had been left in a truck.

• Responded along with VARS and city firefighters to a report of an unresponsive female at Macdonough Park.

Police said she and another Northlands student had been drinking, and both were of age. The second student had performed CPR, and VARS took the student to Porter Hospital.

• Backed up VARS at a call at the Small City Market.

• Took a report from a Hillside Drive apartment resident that a car had been stolen; police said it had apparently been lent out and not returned.

Police returned to the same apartment twice early on the next morning, starting at 4:20 a.m., to deal with noise complaints.

On June 30 responded during the evening to a private dock on Otter Creek, which had been hit by a boat, from which a boater had fallen off, apparently during the collision.

Police take disrobing man for counseling

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police took into custody a man whom authorities deemed in need of an immediate mental health examination on June 25.

Police said witnesses reported the man removing clothing and “hollering and screaming” at construction workers in the East Main Street area. Police took the man to Porter Hospital to be evaluated by Counseling Service of Addison County staff.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Responded to a report of a dog left inside a car on a warm June 24. Police said the vehicle had left upon their arrival.

• Served a temporary restraining order on a local man on June 26.

• Gave a ride home to a reportedly drunken man who had allegedly been bothering customers at the Maplefields store on North Pleasant Street on June 26.

• Received a report on June 26 that someone had allegedly ripped out new handrails that had been installed on the town park gazebo.

• Issued a no-trespass order on a man who, according to police, “was seen yelling obscenities at people and punching items on Merchants Row and Main Street” on June 26. Police said the no-trespass order barred the man from returning to the Charter House on North Pleasant Street.

• Called Middlebury Regional EMS officials to help a woman who had fallen on Court Street Extension and hurt her head on June 27.

• Responded to a reported verbal dispute between two men at the town park gazebo on June 27.

• C i t e d Matthew Rivait, 19, of Addison for driving under the influence, after responding to a report of a vehicle off the road near the intersection of Cobble Road and Munger Street on June 28. Police said they measured Rivait’s blood-alcohol content (BAC) at 0.046 percent. The BAC limit for driving in Vermont is 0.10; but Vermonters younger that 21 years old are prohibited from driving with a BAC of 0.02 percent or more.

• Assisted a woman on Court Street who was headed to the Charter House shelter on June 28.

• Investigated a report on June 28 of a woman flailing her arms for no apparent reason in the Court Square area.

• Cited Peter Lynn, 23, of Chittenden for driving under the influence, following a stop for speeding on Route 7 South on June 28. Police said they measured Lynn’s blood-alcohol content at 0.126 percent.

• Were informed on June 29 that a

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person had stolen a sandwich from the Middlebury Short Stop on Court Street Extension on June 29.

• Cited Scott Tower, 22, of Middlebury for unlawful trespass at a John Graham Court apartment on June 29. Police allege the tenant awoke that morning to find Tower sleeping on her couch.

• Assisted a homeless person in the Main Street area on June 29.

• Helped South Burlington police track down a man who was driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent in the Cross Street area on June 29.

• Assisted a caregiver with a woman

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday July 22, 2019 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Town Offices, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1. An application (file #2019-21:043.100-PUD) request by C&P Brick and Mortar, LLC is an amendment to existing Planned Unit Development approval dated August 2, 2002 for the development of a new one-story 6,889 square foot office building located at 383 Exchange Street. 383 Exchange Street is located in the General Commercial district (GC) on parcel #021043.100.

Application, plans and additional information regarding this application may be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office in the Town Offices or by calling 3888100, Ext 226. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

David Wetmore Assistant Zoning Administrator

PROBATE DIVISION PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 254-5-19 ANPR DOCKET NO. 238-5-19 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE DOUGLAS RICHARD M. MURPHY NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of To the creditors of the estate of Marjorie Douglas of Middlebury, Richard M. Murphy of Middlebury, Vermont.

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I have been appointed to I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred the court. The claim may be barred ) 1 /1 hed: 5/5 within forever if it(P isunot forever if it is not presented within blispresented s d A d ifiefour (4) month period. the four (4) month period.

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who was having a mental health crisis near the intersection of Weybridge and Shannon streets on June 30. Police said Counseling Service of Addison County officials assisted the woman.

• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS officials with a medical call at a Stonegate Drive residence on June 30.

• Assisted Vermont State Police and Brandon police on June 30 in locating a suspect wanted for questioning in connection with several ongoing cases.

• Investigated a burglary at the Exchange Street Car Wash on July 1.

Police said someone forced their way into the car wash’s office to steal an unspecified amount of cash. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Middlebury police at 388-3191.

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.

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 By its attorneys, DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC By: /s/ Andre D. Bouffard 19221873.1

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Investigation into Whiting home assault results in two charges ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police last week reported progress on their investigation into an incident at a Whiting home this past February that resulted in criminal citations issued to a woman and her mother.

On Feb. 19 at a little after 11 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a physical altercation in Whiting. At the time, police reported the call as a “citizen assist.”

Trooper Sean Hauter last week said in a press release that further investigation showed that Kristy Many, 27, of Hardwick assaulted a victim, causing serious bodily injury. Police described that 38-year-old male victim as homeless but said he was living in Middlebury at the time.

The victim reportedly was taken to the hospital. Many was in possession of a knife during the altercation, Hauter reported, though she did not

use it.

In a separate press release last week, state police said they discovered that in the days following the incident Diane Many, 55, of Bridport lied in a sworn, written statement, which Hauter said she did in order to deflect an investigation.

On June 24, Diane Many went to the New Haven state police barracks and was cited to appear at Addison County Superior Court, Criminal Division, on Sept. 16 to answer the charge of making false reports to law enforcement officers.

On June 27, Kristy Many went to the Hardwick Police Department and was cited to answer to the charge of aggravated assault in the same court on the same day.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police troopers: • On June 22 at around 9:30 a.m. responded to a two-car crash on Route

Public Notices found on Pages 8B & 9B. PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 161-4-19 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF RICHARD GIRARD RUBLEE NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Richard Girard Rublee of Bristol, 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: March 18, 2019 Bruce Elliott Rublee, Executor 446 VT Route 17 Bristol, Vt., 05443 802-453-2976 Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: July 4, 2019 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court,7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 7/4

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 277-6-19 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF STEVEN W. WEBER NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Steven W. Weber of Weybridge, 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 25, 2019 Joan Weber 1445 Hemenway Rd. Bridport, Vt 05734 802-758-2220 joanweber23@gmail.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: July 4, 2019 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 7/4

NOTICE OF BIDS. Neagley & Chase Construction is soliciting bids for scopes of work in divisions 2.9 through 12 for our Vergennes Community Housing Project in Vergennes, VT. Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2019 and complete in July 2020.

This project is the new construction of a 24 unit/23,000SF wood-framed 2 and 3-story building of mixed income rental housing.

Davis Bacon residential wage rates will apply. Minority-owned, women owned, locally owned, and Section 3 businesses are strongly encouraged to respond.

Bids will be due at Neagley & Chase until July 24, 2019 at 1PM. Bids may be delivered electronically.

Awards will be based on cost of work and the subcontractor’s ability to support the project schedule. Contract award is contingent upon the owner accepting final GMP and authorizing construction.

Please contact Rob Higgins at 802-658-6320 or email at rhiggins@ neagleychase.com to express interest and request access to bid documents.

7 in Ferrisburgh. Police report that Jacqueline Rivers, 55, of Ferrisburgh was stopped in the northbound lane waiting to turn left onto Tuppers Crossing when a Subaru Legacy driven by Audrey Bean, 84, of Vergennes allegedly collided with the rear end of Rivers’s Nissan Rogue. 2. Neither alcohol nor drugs played a factor in the collision, police said.

Vergennes Area Rescue Squad took Rivers to Porter Medical Center to be treated for minor neck injuries; no injuries were reported for Bean.

Rivers’s Nissan was judged to be a total loss; Bean’s Subaru sustained extensive front-end damage.

Vergennes police assisted on scene.

• On June 26 at around a quarter

passed 7 a.m. received a message to be on the lookout for an erratic driver on Hallock Road in New Haven.

Troopers said they located the vehicle parked in a driveway off Hallock Road, approached the car and identified the driver as Randy Klinger, 34, of Vergennes.

After detecting signs of impairment and screening Klinger for driving under the influence, troopers arrested Klinger, took him to the Vergennes Police Department and cited him for driving under the influence of drugs.

Investigation into this incident is ongoing.

• On June 26 just after 8 a.m. went to check out a report of a two-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Cornwall. Police said that Marthe Fisher, 69, of Bridport

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INVITATION TO BID TOWN OF HANCOCK PO BOX 100, HANCOCK, VT 05748 TOWNCLERK@HANCOCKVT.ORG Sealed bids for the contract work described below and a sample of material must be received at the Town Offices by 3:00 PM, Tuesday, July 30, 2019.

TYPE OF WORK: Supply and delivery of 1000 cubic yards of 3/4 inch road sand (free of all organic material including clay or soils). Prospectus is available for viewing upon request. Contact Town Clerk, Jody Jesso, for information. (802) 767-3660 or Road Commissioner, James Leno (multiman@myfairpoint.net).

Request for bids and prospectus will also be posted on the town website – www. hancockvt.org.

BID OPENING: Sealed bids should be marked “2019 Road Sand” and will be publicly opened and read aloud on Tuesday August 6th, 2019 at 6:30 pm at the Hancock Town Office.

Insurance Requirements and other important requirements: Please see prospectus for this important information.

Contact the Hancock Town Clerk (802-767-3660) for a full copy of the prospectus or visit www.hancockvt.org to download a copy. *The Hancock Select Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids

7/4, 7/11, 7/18

The Waltham Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on July 23, 2019 at the Waltham Town Hall at 7:00 p.m. to consider the adoption of Proposed New Zoning, Floodplain and Subdivision Regulations This hearing will be held pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4441. This notice is issued pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4444(b).

The purpose of the proposed Zoning revisions is to align the zoning regulations with several changes made to the updated Town Plan, adopted in the fall of 2016, The Planning Commission has made a number of significant changes to the Zoning Regulations. Citizens interested in understanding what changes are proposed are encouraged to read the entire proposed regulations within that context. Below is a list of what the Planning Commission believes are the most significant changes.

To provide additional protections for wildlife habitat by creating a Habitat Connectivity Overlay District Creating a High Density Residential District (HDRD) adjacent to the south boundary of the City of Vergennes on Maple Street. The purpose of the HDRD is to provide additional housing opportunities within walking distance of the Vergennes Town Center and support affordable housing goals in the town plan adding wording to clearly define the conditions under which campers may be used for occupancy by landowners Copies of the proposed amendment may be obtained or viewed at the Waltham Town Offices, on Maple Street in Waltham during regular business hours and on the town website. For further information please call the Town Clerk’s office at (802-8773641) Office hours are 9:00am – 3:00 pm on Tuesday’s and Friday’s.

Waltham Planning Commission 7/4 By: Phillip C. Nowell, Chair

TOWN OF ADDISON PUBLIC NOTICE

The Addison Development Review Board will convene a public hearing on Monday, July 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Addison Town Clerk’s Office on VT RTE 17 W to address the following application: 1. Application (19-04) Gerald Grant for a subdivision of a parent parcel of 12.3+/- acres on Norton Town Road (tax map ID# 10-00-25) into two lots of 6.15 +/- acres each in accordance with the provisions of S.S. 220 and 230 of the Town’s Subdivision Regulations. If ready, the Chair is to sign mylar and paper maps.

The application is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal office hours. Interested parties who wish to appeal or to be heard at the hearing may do so in person, or may be represented by an agent or an attorney.

Communications relating to the application may be filed in writing with the Board either before or during the hearing.

N.B.: Participation in a hearing is necessary to establish status as an “interested person” and the right to appeal a decision rendered in that hearing, according to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. 117 S.S.4464 (a) (1) (C), 4465(b) and 4471 (a).

Participation consists of offering, through oral or written testimony, evidence or a statement of concern directly related to the subject of the hearing.

Respectfully Submitted, John Spencer, Chair Starr Phillips, Board Secretary E. W. Hanson, Administrative Officer

Correctional Facility, where she was remanded into the custody into the Department of Corrections. Bail was set at $25.

• On June 28 received information regarding a burglary at a Conkey Hill Road home in Orwell. Police report that “entry was gained into the residence and undisclosed items were taken.” Anyone with information on this burglary is asked to contact Trooper Mae Murdock at the New Haven state police barracks at 802-388-4919. Informants may also submit an anonymous tip online at vtips.info.

• On June 29 at around a quarter to 2 a.m. stopped a motor vehicle on Route 116 in Bristol. In the end, state police cited Jessica LaRose, 40, of Colchester for driving under the influence, and took her to ACT 1 in Burlington where she was held until sober.

PUBLIC NOTICE – MOUNTAIN FRESH CLEANERS

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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.

PROPOSED STATE RULES By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/rules/.The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Rules and Regulations: Visitor Conduct and Fees and Charges for State Park Services and Commercial Activities on Department lands.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 19P051 AGENCY: Agency of Natural Resources; Forests, Parks & Recreation.

CONCISE SUMMARY: Increasing the price of tent sites ($1 per night) and lean-to sites ($3 per site) in state park campgrounds; adjusting minimum reservation and maximum length of stay requirements in certain camping circumstances; expanding the requirement that a pet be constrained on a leash to be at all times in designated state park campgrounds and day use areas; modifying some of the marina slip occupancy rules for Burton Island; and minor editorial and housekeeping changes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Craig Whipple, Agency of Natural Resources 1 National Life Drive, Dewey 2, Montpelier, VT 05620 Tel: 802-343-5318 Email: craig.whipple@ vermont.gov URL: http://vtstateparks.com.

FOR COPIES: Rochelle Skinner, Agency of National Resources 1 National Life Drive, Dewey 2, Montpelier, VT 05620 Tel: 802-522-0841 Email: rochelle.skinner@vermont.gov.

7/4

TOWN OF WALTHAM – NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING REGULATIONS

had stopped her Chevy Equinox in the northbound lane of Route 30 and about to make a right turn onto Morse Road when a Chevy Silverado driven by Kyle Cram, 26, of Brandon apparently attempted to go around the Equinox on the passenger’s side and collided with it. Neither alcohol nor drugs played a factor in the collision, police report.

No injuries were reported, but the Equinox was considered a total loss.

Vermont State Police was assisted on scene by the Cornwall Fire Department.

• On June 27 at approximately 5:30 p.m. stopped a motor vehicle for a misapplied inspection sticker on Route 116 at Quarry Road in Middlebury.

Police said they learned that driver Jamie Trinci, 33, of Bristol had a civilly suspended driver’s license and that she had an active warrant for her arrest. The trooper arrested Trinci and took her to the Marble Valley Regional

07/04

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 HEARING NOTICE TOWN OF ORWELL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

The Orwell Development Review Board will meet on Wednesday, July 17th at 7:00pm at the Town Clerk’s Office to conduct the following business: 1. Permit #6-26-19: Jean McCutchen for a Waiver from setback permit located at 95 Sunrise Lake Road.

Information pertaining to this matter may be viewed M, T, Th, 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 and Fr. 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-6:00 at the Town Clerk’s Office.

Robert Bogdan, Chair Orwell Development Review Board

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PATRICIA A. HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER

Wed., July 10, 2019 • 5:00 PM – A208 Topic/Agenda Item 1. Introduction of Board Members 2. Approve Agenda 3. Visitors Comments 4. Correspondence – Gift of solar mini-vehicles, and equipment Consent Agenda 5. Minutes of June 12, 2019 6. Monthly Accounts Payable for June Building & Equipment Reserve General Fund Revolving Account McClure Grant Makery Grant Payroll (ACH) Payroll (Cash/Check) Action Agenda 7. Action on donation/gift 8. Policy 2.3 Financial Conditions and Activities 9. Review Charge of Community Engagement Committee 10. Proposal for Mission/Vision Development Work Informational Agenda 11. Facilities Report 12. Budget/Policy Report 13. Community Engagement 14. Superintendent’s Report 15. Dean of Student’s Report 16. Adult Tech Ed Report 17. Policy 4.1 Governance Style 18. Executive Session Negotiations 19. Adjourn 20. Board Retreat & Training (to follow business portion of meeting) Upcoming Committee Meetings Budget and Policy 9/17/19 @ 4:00pm, A106 Facilities 8/12/19 @ 9:30 am, A106 Community Engagement 7/17/19 @10:00 am A 208 Board meeting 9/11/19 @ 5:00 pm, A208, 07/4

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MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for June 27th & July 1st, 2019 Elysian Field Farm Clifford Farm J. Allen J. Butler H. DeGraaf Kayhart Bros.

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100 91 120 116 99

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1008.75 1284.50 857.50 1020.00 1105.50 1248.00 1150.50 $

1.60 160.00 1.50 136.50 .80 96.00 .80 92.80 .75 74.25

Total # Beef: 213 • Total # Calves: 373 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

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FARM AUCTION HILLTOP FARM COMPLETE DISPERSAL PAUL & KAREN PARENT WHERE: 59 RT 73 SHOREHAM VT 05770 WHEN: JULY 24, 2019 – 9 AM SHARP

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GENEX ARTIFICIALLY SIRED HOLSTEIN HERD, DAIRY CONSISTS OF 400 MATURE COWS-100 BRED HEIFERS200 OPEN HEIFERS SALE COMMENT- THIS IS A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED HERD CONSISTING OF TOP QUALITY HOLSTEIN COWS.

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COMPLETE TOP LINE OF JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT. FEATURING: 7580 JD SELF PROPELLED CHOPPER, 7730 JD 4WD W/LOADER, 7810 JD 4WD TRACTOR, 7510 JD 4WD TRACTOR, 7400 JD 4WD LOADER, 4995 JD SELF PROPELLED MOWER/995 DISC HEAD, AND MUCH MORE!! *A COMPLETE LISTING COMING SOON* *FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE- WWW.ACCSCATTLE.COM* **TERMS OF SALE: CASH OR GOOD CHECK DAY OF SALE, UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PRE-APPROVED** SALE MANAGED BY: ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES INC. TG WISNOWSKI & SON AUCTIONEER: JOHN NOP FOR MORE INFO: 802-388-2661 OR 802-989-1507

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St. Stephen’s church Peasant Market is Saturday MIDDLEBURY—The members of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church are working hard preparing for Peasant Market, their annual community fundraiser, which is coming up this Saturday, July 6. “Donations have been flowing in” said Joe McVeigh, co-chair of Peasant Market 2019, “it seems like a lot of people are taking the advice of Marie Kondo and have been de-cluttering their spaces. That’s been great for us.”

Volunteers have been busy staffing the church through the intake process with carts and hand trucks to bring in the heavier items. “We have some real treasures this year,” said McVeigh, though he hastened to add that the process of accepting donations is concluded for this year. “We have all we can handle!” he said.

Each year church members work throughout the winter to create an item to be raffled off. This year’s project is a beautiful, hand-crafted stand-up paddleboard.

Peasant Market is near and dear to the members of St. Stephen’s because it is the core of their community outreach program. In 2018, the

net profit of peasant market funds provided $18,000 in grant money that went to support several local charities. Church members also use the funds to support a free community lunch on Mondays during the school year.

McVeigh reminds visitors that parking on Main Street and Merchant’s Row right around the Green is restricted to two hours. He noted that there is plenty of parking available on Seymour Street and on North and South Pleasant Streets, as well as in nearby parking lots.

This year Peasant Market is set for Saturday, July 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It features booths full of books, furniture, fabric and linens, toys, flowers and garden items, and clothing. Antiques, jewelry, and a silent auction provide additional shopping opportunities. There is a midway with games to entertain children while parents shop, a fresh squeezed lemonade stand, and a lunch grill with food for everyone. For more information about Peasant Market and to purchase online raffle tickets, visit their website at ststephensmidd.org.

THE TREASURE HUNT is on when St. Stephen’s hold its annual Peasant Market on Saturday, July 6, beginning at 9 a.m.

Photo courtesy Joe McVeigh

Tick-borne diseases on the rise

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most well known and most common.

But now we can add Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Borrelia miyamotoi disease, Ehrlichiosis, and Powassan virus to the list of tick worries.

Vermont and New Hampshire are home to more than a dozen species of ticks. In almost all cases, however, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) — also known as the deer tick — is the one transmitting tick-borne diseases to humans.

“The blacklegged tick is kind of the bad guy,” said Patti Casey, environmental surveillance program director for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. She noted that while some types of ticks feed almost exclusively on one or a few specific animal species, the blacklegged tick “tends to have a very broad menu.”

That menu of hosts includes rodents — white-footed mice are a

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favorite — and other small mammals during the larval stage, and larger ones, ranging from deer to dogs to humans, during the nymph and adult stages. It’s that first host — the small mammals — that typically share the pathogens that cause tick-borne diseases in humans.

The most common tick-borne disease in our region, after Lyme, is Anaplasmosis, whose symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, confusion, and general malaise. Fewer than three cases were reported annually in Vermont from 2008 to 2010, but more than 200 human cases of Anaplasmosis were reported in 2016. Similarly, cases of Anaplasmosis in New Hampshire rose from 88 in 2013 to 317 in 2017.

Babesiosis has also been on the rise in the region, with 76 cases reported in New Hampshire in 2017 (up from 22 four years earlier). In Vermont, fewer than 40 cases have

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By MEGHAN MCCARTHY MCPHAUL Eighteen years ago, when I moved back to New Hampshire, I rarely came across ticks. The dog didn’t carry them unwittingly into the house, and I could spend the day in the garden or on wooded trails and not see a single, hard-shelled, eight-legged, bloodsucking creepy-crawly.

Not so anymore.

Now, from the time of snowmelt in the spring to the first crisp snowfall of autumn — and often beyond — we find ticks everywhere: on the dog, crawling up the front door, along kids’ hairlines, on backs or arms or legs, and occasionally (and alarmingly) walking along a couch cushion or bed pillow.

With the increase in tick numbers has come an upsurge in tick-borne diseases. Lyme disease is still the

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been reported, but the numbers are climbing.

Babesiosis symptoms are similar to those of Anaplasmosis and of Lyme disease.

T h o s e symptoms of general malaise — fever, aches, chills, and fatigue — are also common in Borrelia miyamotoi, a n o t h e r i n f e c t i o n transmitted by black-legged ticks, and of the tick-borne disease Ehrlichiosis, which is transmitted by the lone star tick (so named because of a distinctive light-colored circle on its back, not because of any relation to the Lone Star State of Texas). This tick is beginning to appear in northeastern states.

While still quite rare — with only one human case reported in New Hampshire in 2017 and none yet in Vermont or New York — Powassan virus is causing concern for tick watchers. Although it hasn’t spread yet to people in large numbers, 40 percent of the deer harvested last year in New York showed signs of exposure to Powassan virus.

With the same general symptoms of other tick-borne diseases, this virus can affect the central nervous system and cause meningitis and encephalitis.

How quickly ticks transmit diseases varies and is difficult to study effectively. As Alan Eaton, a retired University of New Hampshire professor and UNH Extension entomology specialist notes, “Nobody wants to volunteer to see how long it takes to have a disease transmitted to them.”

In experimental lab testing using rodents, it takes Lyme disease between 48 and 72 hours to be transmitted. But scientists have documented transmission of Borrelia miyamotoi disease and

Anaplasmosis within the first 24 hours of attachment. Most terrifying is one study that showed Powassan virus being transmitted within 15 minutes of tick attachment.

While there are various reasons why ticks are becoming more abundant, climate change is a likely contributing factor.

Casey said that longer shoulder seasons in April and October, when temperatures are not as reliably cold as they once were, give ticks a longer chance to mate and find a blood meal. Lee Ann Sporn, a biology professor at Paul Smith’s College, adds that one result of warmer, wetter weather trends has been that tick-borne diseases are an “almost year-round risk.”

Eaton points to another factor in the spread of ticks and the diseases they carry: a changing landscape.

“We’ve changed what had been a solid patch of woods decades ago to a situation where we’ve got little openings,” he said, referring to what conservationists call “forest fragmentation.” Eton noted that when people build houses in the woods, they make good mouse habitat in the process. With the mice come the ticks — and the diseases they transmit.

The most effective way to prevent tick-borne disease is to not get bitten. Experts suggest tucking shirts into pants and pant legs into socks when outside, treating clothes with a product that contains permethrin, wearing a repellent containing DEET, and performing daily tick checks, especially during the highest risk periods — from late spring through summer.

“You control a large amount of the risk,” Eaton said. “You decide what you do, what you wear, whether you use repellents, whether you check yourself for ticks. We live in a beautiful state with wonderful things to do.

Understand the risks and continue to protect yourself. But continue to get out and enjoy this wonderful place, too.”

Meghan McCarthy McPhaul is an author and freelance writer based in Franconia, New Hampshire.

The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol.

The Outside Story is assigned and edited by “Northern Woodlands” magazine (northernwoodlands. org) and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (wellborn@nhcf.org).

Area groups receive VCF Spark! grants ADDISON COUNTY — Two Addison County projects, the Addison Allies Network and The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, were recently awarded Vermont Community Foundation Spark! grants. The grants are given to local projects that will nurture their communities and build social capital. These grants — where a small amount can make a big difference — are intended to light the spark that keeps Vermonters healthy and happy.

The Addison Allies Network, awarded $3,000, will hire bilingual high school students from local farmworker families to distribute a comprehensive resource guide and strengthen communications and connections between farmworker families and their community. The program will offer valuable work experience for youth and reduce the isolation encountered by many

of the Spanish speaking together,” says Vermont migrant families in the “Vermonters Community Foundation are good at area.

Vice President for The Boys & Girls volunteering.

Grants and Community Club of Greater We’re good at Investments Sarah Vergennes, also the helping each Waring. “This social recipient of $3,000, fabric is critical to will offer a Summer other and our communities and Club Camp for creating space grows when there is fourth through sixth for youth and local support for such graders. Recognizing adults to come initiatives. We are a community need for together.” proud to support the safe recreation outside — Sarah Waring grantees for Spark! of the school year, the for the spring of 2019, camp will provide a because we believe program where the campers are they’ve all found innovative ways engaged, nurtured, and free to to build community locally.” be themselves. In addition to fun Nonprofits interested in applying activities, Summer Club campers for the next round of Spark! will receive free breakfasts and Connecting Community grants are lunches. encouraged to visit vermontcf.org/ “Vermonters are good at spark for more information. The volunteering. We’re good at second round for 2019 just closed helping each other and creating and the last round for this year has space for youth and adults to come a September 27 deadline.

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Andy and BingBing Li opened Yogurt City in Middlebury four years ago. This summer they’re offering a Taiwanese specialty drink that’s all the rage these days — bubble tea. It’s a sweet concoction of a variety of flavors punctuated with tapioca balls.

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Middlebury locale adds bubble tea and more

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ime for parades, barbecues, fireworks — it’s Fourth of July. Of course, nothing goes better with this trio than a refreshing sweet treat. But, instead of a classic creemee, why not try something a little different this year?

Something that’s sweet, milky, has a variety of flavors and the thrill of slurping one jelly ball after the next through probably the widest straw you’ve ever seen.

BY NORA PEACHIN

What is this magical concoction? Bubble tea, a tea-based drink typically mixed with milk or fruits, sugar, and topped off with tapioca balls. The drink, first created in Taiwan in the mid-1980s, has now made it all the way to

downtown Middlebury.

Husband and wife team Andy and BingBing Li have been serving frozen yogurt at Yogurt City for four seasons. This summer will be their first offering bubble tea, along with milkshakes, smoothies and other beverages.

The Main Street shop, next to the Marquis Theater, has always attracted locals and college students alike. Now, customers are flocking to the store to experience the expansive new menu. The Lis sell bubble teas in traditional flavors like green or black tea, but the options also extend to more original flavors like chocolate or strawberry.

Li and his family first immigrated from China in 1997 to join his family’s restaurant business in Burlington — originally No. 1 Chinese

Restaurant, now renamed Fuda. After living in the Queen City for a few years, the couple searched for a location to open a second restaurant, and found a space on Seymour Street where they opened China House.

In May 2014, the family made the transition from Chinese cuisine to frozen yogurt; they closed China House and opened Yogurt City.

Li cited demand from college students as the main reason for the addition of bubble tea this March.

Don Wyatt, Director of East Asian Studies at Middlebury College, sees this demand as a reflection of how Middlebury College students influence the town.

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or the last Great Art Wednesday film of the season, Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater will screen the new documentary film, “Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche.” This film contrasts the heady sensuality of Klimt’s work with Schiele’s stark, evocative nudes and shows both artists at work during a tumultuous time for both Vienna and the rest of central Europe as well as the art world.

examination of images of extraordinary visual power, from the eroticism of Klimt’s mosaiclike works, to the anguished and raw work of the young Schiele in his magnetic nudes and contorted figures against the backdrop of nocturnal Vienna, full of masked balls and dreams imbued with sexuality.

If you haven’t guessed yet, this film features paintings and drawings of nude figures and sexual situations and may not be suitable for all audiences. Run time is 1 hour, 34 minutes.

“Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche,” recounts the start of the Vienna Secession — a magical art movement formed in the late 1890’s for art, literature and music, in which new ideas were circulated; Freud discovers the drives of the psyche, and women begin to claim their independence. It was a movement that marked a new era outside the confines of academic tradition.

At the heart of Secession were artists Gustav Klimt and his protégé and dear friend Egon Schiele. This exhibition proves an in-depth

The Great Art Wednesday series returns to Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on Sept. 4, at 11 a.m., with “Alexander Calder,” a film about the pioneering mobile artist.

“Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche” will screen at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on July 10, at 11 a.m. This is the last film of the Great Art Wednesdays series this season. The series will resume on Sept. 4.

Come see “Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche” on Wednesday, July 10, at 11 a.m. Tickets are $13/ $8 students and are available at townhalltheater.org, by calling (802) 382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door an hour before show time.

Addison County artists featured at Edgewater at the Falls Edgewater Gallery at The Falls in Middlebury has two solo exhibitions by Addison County residents on view for the month of July.

Vermont artist Homer Wells brings us a new collection of his etched aluminum wall pieces in his show titled “From the Foothills of the Mighty Hogbacks to Thompson Point” and renowned National Geographic photographer James P. Blair will display his most recent work — cloud images taken on a visit to the island of Barbados. An opening reception will be held on Friday, July 5, from 5-7 p.m. Guests are invited to join for a free evening of fine art, and an opportunity to meet and talk with the artists.

HOMER WELLS In homage to the natural beauty of Vermont, Wells captures the essential and emotionally evocative qualities of the rural landscape within the stark medium of etched aluminum.

Working from his studio in Monkton overlooking the hills of Addison County, the artist gains his inspiration from a local’s familiarity with the ever changing elements in the wild New England landscape.Wells has an intuitive feel for subtle variation in line, which allows the viewer to see familiar shapes emerge as the artist’s engraved mark making

“Close To Home” by Homer Wells.

manipulates light refraction across the surface of his “canvas.”

Wells uses recycled metals and automotive paint to create his luminous and durable works which have the versatility to be displayed not only on the interior walls of the gallery but also in exterior settings. He has participated in the Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada and his work has been widely collected.

JAMES P. BLAIR For over 30 years National Geographic

photographer James P. Blair helped readers understand and appreciate the people, cities, and landscapes of countries far away from our own. Well before the advent of the cell phone and the internet, he gave us a window into worlds that we would not have otherwise known. This month, Blair, a Middlebury resident, presents a new collection of work, a series of images of clouds taken during a visit to the island of Barbados. The images in this collection capture the ever changing nature of clouds. There are those that are threatening, those that are light and playful and those that are dramatic. These variations are skillfully and artfully chronicled through Blair’s lens.

A retrospective of the photographer’s work is currently on display at the Middlebury College of Art in “Being There: Photographs by James P. Blair,” on display through Aug. 11. His work hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.,the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Portland Museum of Art in Maine and The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh.

For more info call the gallery at (802) 4580098, email info@edgewatergallery-vt.com or visit edgewatergallery-vt.com.

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“I WANT TO SHARE BUBBLE TEA WITH PEOPLE.” — Andy Li

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which has contributed to the local community becoming more international,” he said.

Li was also inspired by a new bubble tea shop in Burlington at the time, that found great success in selling the beverage. “And, the combination seemed to be good — frozen yogurt and bubble tea,” he added.

So, Li and his wife drove down to New York City in February to partake in a professional bubble tea-making course. They learned about the traditional flavors and preparations, and now order all their bubble tea supplies directly from the company they trained with.

Owner Andy Li serves a customer at Yogurt City.

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At the time of their training, bubble tea had already spread from Taiwan to cities like New York and San Francisco, and become a global phenomenon.

The drink is an emblem of national pride for Taiwan, “largely because it is definitively Taiwanese,” explained Wyatt. “It has become an important symbol for youth culture worldwide, as well,” he continued.

The tea is “something that people of a small island nation can give to the broader world,” Wyatt said. Wyatt personally enjoys the matcha flavor — the finely ground powder of Japanese green tea leaves. “Among the things I appreciate about it is that it is usually made with something other than cow’s milk… and also its versatility, being equally tasty whether hot or cold, in winter or in summer.”

“I want to share bubble tea with people,” said Li — plain and simple. “Some people have never even heard of it, and it’s so popular in Asia.”

Li added that he feels he is bringing something new and different to Middlebury with his business; he provides curious customers with samples and has found that “a lot of people try it and love it.”

Middlebury College student Jackson Evans is one of many appreciative customers. “I come from a place (Melbourne, Australia) that has a large southeast Asian influence, and being able to connect back to home through bubble tea is something that is very impactful on my wellbeing at Middlebury,” Evans said.

“The vegan options and well cooked bubbles

This is bubble tea. Milky, sweet and delicious. The tapioca balls sink to the bottom.

Andy Li dishes toppings onto frozen yogurt.

remind me of home and the staff is incredibly friendly, and willing to help me with my Chinese,” he added.

direction.

“Cuisine is one of those areas where we are seeing the greatest amount of cultural convergence worldwide,” Wyatt said. “People are at ease, even eager, to sample the cuisines of what in earlier times would have been alien cultures. To me, as a historian, that’s something I view as progress.”

For a long time, Chinese restaurants and businesses were ghettoized to particular areas like Chinatowns, Wyatt recounted. “But we have moved beyond that now, such that many Asian cuisines have become part of the national landscape.” Wyatt sees this as indicative of a convergence of cultures, and a step in the right

Beyond the cultural significance of the store, it also serves as a gathering spot day-to-day for locals to enjoy something delicious. Li is proud that his business makes the downtown of “a very quiet town, more lively.”

The new beverages have brought more business to the store. “We’re doing very well — a lot better than when we were just selling frozen yogurt,” Li said, adding that he hopes to continue broadening customer’s culinary horizons and serving refreshing drinks through the hot summer months.

Never had bubble tea before? Stop in and slurp down some sweet tapioca balls with a side of cultural convergence.

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IN TOWN Celebrate independent spirits in Rochester

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uly 14 marks a special occasion in the BigTown universe — a night they are calling, A Celebration of the Independent Spirit. The evening at the Rochester gallery will include readings from Deidre Heekin and Duncan Holaday, a prepared meal in the wood-fired oven by Paula Marcoux, spirits from St. Johnsbury Distillers & Wine, with SUNDAY JULY a special performance BigTown Gallery, Rochester from They Might Be Gypsies performing in a round-up of Vermont-made Gypsy Wagons filling the backyard intimate outdoor amphitheater.

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DEIRDRE HEEKIN Deirdre Heekin is a winegrower, farmer, writer, and photographer. She was co-proprietor and the wine director of Osteria Pane E Salute with her chef husband Caleb Barber

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for the 20 years it ran in Woodstock. She and Caleb own la garagista farm + winery, at their small hillside farm and vineyards in Vermont, Domaine de la Forêt, where they farm with organic and biodynamic practices, making both wines and ciders.

DUNCAN HOLADAY Duncan Holaday is one of the pioneers of the micro-distillery movement in the U.S. He is owner and distiller at Duncan’s Idea Mill, which produces Dunc’s Mill Rum. He founded Vermont Spirits and created Vermont Spirits Gold and White vodkas from maple sap and milk sugar. He has since designed equipment and layout, and developed products for five distilleries including Caledonia Spirits and Appalachian Gap Distillery in Vermont. He is a maple farmer and craft distiller who makes all the alcohol for his products from scratch.

He lives with his wife, poet Chin Woon Ping, in Barnet.

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PAULA MARCOUX Paula Marcoux is a food historian who consults with museums, film producers, publishers, and individuals. Her training is in archaeology and cooking. She enjoys applying the knowledge of past cooks and artisans to today’s food experience.

Her work is exploring bygone pathways of food history and culture, through building, experimenting, playing and eating.

Readings from Heekin and Holaday will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed a meal prepared

by Paula Marcoux including tastings with St. Johnsbury Distillers at 5:45 p.m. They Might Be Gypsies plays at 7 p.m.

All inclusive tickets cost $45 per person.

BigTOwn Gallery is located at 99 North Main Street in Rochester. For more info call (802) 767-9670.

2019 Schedule

Sunday, July 7 7p.m. Sam Reider and the Village Green Human Hands Middlebury, VT Monday, July 8 Noon Brown Bag Singer/ storyteller Rik Palieri 7p.m. Windborne Featured Artist 8:30p.m. Bon Débarras Featured Artist Tuesday, July 9 Noon Brown Bag Vermont featuring Amber deLaurentis troubadour Jon Gailmor Thursday, July 11th, 7:00pm Wednesday, July 10th, 7:00pm 7p.m. The Small Glories 8:30p.m. Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio Wednesday, July 10 Noon Brown Bag No Strings Marionette Company 7p.m. Joe Davidian Trio featuring Amber deLaurentis 8:30p.m. Matt Flinner Trio Thursday, July 11 Noon Brown Bag Mime Chris Yerlig “Pianist Davidian’s trio explorations are exquisitely swinging Taking its name from the word for heart or soul in the Afro7p.m. OKAN and elegantly expressive. World class jazz!”

Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban and other

- Fred Wilbur, The Spiel global rhythms with jazz, folk, soul and classical forms.

8:30p.m. Lowdown Brass Band “With loving care they take the haunting melody and build a “One of the most exciting Cuban projects to have emerged Friday, July 12 priceless masterpiece. In Davidian’s playing the strength of a out of the Toronto Latin scene, OKAN brings powerful vocals 11:30a.m.

MCMC House of Rock Keith Jarrett comes through clearly.” and high-level musicianship to their fusion of traditional Campers

– Paul J. Youngman, jazzreview.com rhythms, jazz and soul.”

Amber deLaurentis’ performances are also drawn to artists Noon Brown Bag Magician Tom – Jose Ortega, Co-Artistic Director, Lula Lounge Toronto like Natalie Merchant, Joan Osborne, Sheryl Crow, Patty OKAN is also a winner of the recent Independent Music Verner Griffin, and Melissa Etheridge -- in other words, female singer/ Awards in both World and Jazz.

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Soule Monde songwriters who are soulful and bring a lot of blues feeling to 8:30p.m. Big Night their work.

To see the full schedule, visit www.festivalonthegreen.org Saturday, July 13 or “Middlebury Festival on the Green” on Facebook.

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IN TOWN The Eagle has landed — at the Sheldon Museum

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etal sculptor Eben Markowski of Panton has installed his life-size “Pipe Eagle” in the garden of the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury.

The installation occurred just as spring arrived. The eagle was greeted by the members of the Middlebury Garden Club, who plant and maintain the flowers, as well as the newly immersed vibrant red tulips and the colorful buds of the flowering crab apple tree.

Markowski combines the skills of an artist with his passions as an environmentalist, ecologist and a naturalist. He often sculpts creatures that have been threatened by man — as hunter or by man-made insecticides.

Over time and before stringent prohibitive legislation was passed, eagles died from ingesting highly toxic pesticides such as DDT and carbofuran. When reflecting on this cycle, Markowski said “The natural world when witnessed takes your breath away, and when carelessly destroyed, ruins any chance we have as a species to continue our existence in a true and honorable manner.”

His “Pipe Eagle,” perched on a cedar wood post serves as a reminder of nature’s fragility, but also its durability when legislators and the citizens heed the warnings of naturalists.

Made almost completely from sections of varying sizes of steel pipe, the goal for

Markowski was to see how much expression he could tease out of these materials while working with their manufactured curves. His most extensive shaping went into hammer forming the Eagle’s beak. “Pipe Eagle” has a revolving head which when repositioned lends differing personalities and expressions to the bird.

Markowski sculpts from off-the-shelf hardware and salvaged metal parts. His carefully crafted bird heads, beaks, and talons, demonstrate his artistry, dedication, physical strength, and creativity. Just across the road from the Sheldon Museum, Markowski’s life-size female elephant “Gravity” commands the terrace of the Middlebury Town Offices. The elephant and the eagle stare at one another across the sidewalks and roadways of Park and Main Streets, enticing entranced visitors. After sculpting “Gravity” from steel plates and chains, Markowski borrowed the basic concept and adapted it to make his perched “Pipe Eagle” during the summer of 2016.

Pipe Eagle, 2016, by Eben Markowski

In the Sheldon’s garden, “Pipe Eagle” joins Martin McGowan’s “Big Fish” and Warren Rinehart’s “Crane.” Watching over all the sculptures is “Anyman” by John Matusz, with a somber Lincolnesque demeanor, a reminder that man is capable of both inventiveness and destruction in the natural world.

Take a stroll through the garden this summer and admire the sculptures and beautiful flowers. For more information call (802) 388-2117 or visit henrysheldonmuseum.org.

one two three THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK 34TH CARILLON SERIES BEGINS

SANDY’S BOOKSTORE WINS AWARD

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The beautiful sounds of ringing bells will fill the air again this summer, as the 34th annual Middlebury College Carillon Series treats audiences to free performances in and around Mead Memorial Chapel. This season kicks off on Friday, July 5, at 6 p.m., with Sergei Gratchev, a carillonneur for the Middlebury Russian School and City Carillonneur, from Hulst, Netherlands.

Performances will continue on Friday evenings through Aug. 16. For more info call (802) 443-3168 or visit go.middlebury. edu/carillon.

Sandy’s Books & Bakery in downtown Rochester was recently awarded Yankee Magazine’s 2019 Best of the New England “Small Town Bookstore.” Sandy’s was recognized for their book selection, their “little café off to the side,” and for their general-gathering-place vibe. Oh and don’t forget the two Maine Coon cats that live in The Bookery (a new annex across the driveway), George and Pipsaluna — they’re pretty great, too. To congratulate Sandy’s, grab a book or a bite, or learn more about these cool cats call (802) 767-4258 or visit sandysbooksandbakery.com.

On Sunday, July 14, Vermont Sun Fitness Center will hold the second annual Branbury Classic Triathlon from Branbury State Park in Salisbury.

The event, for teams and individuals, consists of a 1.5 mile paddle on Lake Dunmore, a 14 mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run. The event will be held simultaneously with the Vermont Sun Triathlon, which has the same bike/run course but, instead of the paddle there is a 600 yard swim. The swim triathlon is the USA Triathlon State championships that is also open to athletes of all abilities. Races start at 8:30 a.m. For more info contact Vermont Sun at (802) 388-6888 or visit vermontsun.com.

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CALENDAR ACTIVE

TAI CHI IN THE PARK IN VERGENNES. Begins Wednesday, July 10, 9:30-10:30, City Park. The first in a series of Wednesdays. Curious about Tai Chi and Qigong? Come give it a try in Vergennes City Park. Rain location, under the dome at Bixby Memorial Library.

ARTS

ARTIST’S OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 5, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater On The Green, 6 Merchants Row. Opening reception for mixed media artist Duncan Johnson’s solo exhibition, on view for the month of July. More info at 802-9897419 or Edgewatergallery.com.

ARTIST’S OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 5, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater At The Falls, 1 Mill St. Opening reception for mixed media artist Homer Wells’ solo exhibition, on view for the month of July. More info at 802458-0098 or Edgewatergallery.com.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

MIDDLE GRADE BOOK CLUB IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, July 10, 5-6 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. A summer book club for kids ages 8-12 that reads fun, engaging books.

Read “A Pup Called Trouble,” by Bobbie Pyron, prior to the meeting and come prepared to talk about it … and eat Nino’s pizza. Fans of classic animal stories will howl over the heartwarming adventures of a coyote pup lost in New York City. Led by Jenny Lyons. Parents are welcome (but not required). More info and RSVP to jenny@ vermontbookshop.com.

CRAFTS

“INSPIRED BY NATURE” PRESENTATION IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, July 9, 2:30 p.m., Middlebury Rec. Center, 154 Creek Rd. Middlebury Garden Club hosts Jaga Smiechowski, a floral designer who has recently opened her own business, “My Flowers for All Events.” She will do several arrangements with a summer theme. These will be auctioned off at the end of the meeting to help cover the cost of the flowers. Free and open to the public.

FILM “KLIMT AND SCHIELE: EROS AND PSYCHE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, July 10, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. This film recounts the start of the Vienna Secession, a magical art movement formed in the late 1890’s for art, literature and

music, in which new ideas are circulated, Freud discovers the drives of the psyche, and women begin to claim their independence. It was a movement that marked a new era outside the confines of academic tradition. A Great Art Wednesday film. Tickets $13/$8, includes a $1 preservation fee, available at townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222, or at the THT Box Office MondaySaturday, noon-5 p.m.

“JUMANJI” ON SCREEN IN BRISTOL. Thursday, July 11, between 7 and 8 p.m., on the green. The first film in Bristol’s summer of Movies in the Park.

FOURTH OF JULY

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.

“WHAT TO THE NEGRO IS THE 4TH OF JULY?” in Ferrisburgh. Friday, July 5, 3 p.m., Rokeby Museum, 4334 Route 7. A unique opportunity to experience history by reading aloud Frederick Douglass’s most famous speech, originally delivered on July 5, 1852. Douglass castigated the United States for decades of slavery and injustice. Come and add your voice to this statewide public reading sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council, and learn about when Frederick Douglass gave a speech in Ferrisburgh in 1843. Free.

THE GREAT BRANDON 4TH OF JULY STREET DANCE UNDER THE STARS. Friday, July 5, 6-10 p.m., Seminary Park (just around the corner and up the hill from Town Offices. Family friendly street dance with music for all ages by DJ Jam Man Entertainment, food vendors. Fun for all ages. Off street parking available with free shuttles.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN BRANDON. Saturday, July 6, 10 a.m.-dusk, Park Village, 1 mile north of town. Parade begins at 10 a.m., followed by a huge variety of foods, music, activities, silent auction, and fireworks at dusk.

Free shuttles. More info at brandon.org.

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NO STRINGS MARIONETTE COMPANY ​IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, July 10, noon, on the green. The creativity of puppeteers Dan Baginski and Barbara Paulson reaches into every aspect of the production from script writing and puppetry to costumes, soundtracks and set production. They perform in full view of their audience, having found that children are as interested in how the puppets work as they are in the stories unfolding before them. A Festival-on-the-Green event. Free.

CHRIS YERLIG: MIMEALOT! in Middlebury.

Thursday July 11, noon, on the green. Yerlig has traveled the world with his funny, consummate mime routines. A Festival on the Green event. Free.

MUSIC

LYN ELDER PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Multi-instrumentalist, tune and songsmith, and long time entertainer Lyn Elder returns to Eastview for a program with an emphasis on patriotic and military songs entitled “Rally ‘Round the Flag.” Free and open to the public.

SERGEI GRATCHEV, CARILLON, IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 5, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel, 75 Hepburn Rd. Gratchev is the carillonneur for the Middlebury Summer Russian Language School and also for the city of Hulst, Netherlands. The sounds of the carillon bells are a staple of summer life on the Middlebury campus. Free. More info at go.middlebury.edu/carillon.

ATLANTIC CROSSING IN SALISBURY. Friday, July 5, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Meeting House, 853 Maple St. Come hear this folk ensemble. Free-will donation.

DAVID ROSANE & THE ZOOKEEPERS IN ROCHESTER. Saturday, July 6, Rochester Public Library, 22 S Main St. Come see Dave Rosane and the Zookeepers on their tour to support Vermont libraries and to shine a light on their pivotal role in our communities.

MOIRA SMILEY IN CONCERT IN RIPTON. Saturday, July 6 at 7:30 pm, Ripton Community House, Route 125. Doors open at 7 p.m. Addison County native Moira Smiley is a musical polyglot and vocal shape-shifter, her voice — and composing — are heard on feature films, BBC and PBS television programs, NPR and more than 60 albums. When performing solo, she accompanies herself with banjo, accordion, piano, and percussive movement. Refreshments CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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available. Wheelchair accessible. Call ahead for a slot on the open mic list. Admission $15 generous/$10 general/$3 children. More info at 802- 388-9782.

concert. Their musical knowledge spans many continents and cultures, but they remain deeply rooted in American folk singing traditions. A Festival-on-the-Green concert. Free.

KEITH “PAPA GREY BEARD” WILLIAMS IN NEW HAVEN. Sunday, July 7, 2-4 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery, 142 River Rd. Relax on the porch with wine and live music. Wine available by the glass.

Music is rain or shine on the covered porch (we’ll move indoors if it’s pouring).

VERGENNES CITY BAND CONCERT IN VERGENNES. Monday, July 8, 7 p.m., City Park.

MARGUERITE SCHENKMAN MEMORIAL CONCERT IN ROCHESTER. Sunday, July 7, 4 p.m., Federated Church of Rochester, North Main St. Mary Rowell, violin; Paul Reynolds, viola; Emily Taubl, cello; and Cynthia Huard, piano, will play a concert of Schumann, Carolyn Shaw, Beethoven, and Nico Muhly, Admission by donation. More info at rcmsvt.org or 802-767-9234.

SAM REIDER AND THE HUMAN HANDS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, July 7, 7-9 p.m., on the green. The 41st Annual Festival on the Green begins with this American accordionist, pianist, composer, and singer-songwriter. He’s been featured at Lincoln Center and on NPR and collaborated with pop stars, jazz and folk musicians around the world.

RIK PALIERI BROWN BAG IN CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, July 8, noon, on the green. Rik Palieri is a talented singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, storyteller and member of “The Mythical Order of The Rose Tattoo”, who lives the musical life to the fullest. Part of the Festival-on-the-Green. Free.

WINDBORNE ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, July 8, 7 p.m., on the green.

Internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble Windborne is a group of vocal chameleons who specialize in close harmony singing, shifting effortlessly between drastically different styles of traditional music within the same

BON DÉBARRAS IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, July 8, 8:30 p.m., on the green. Bon Débarras brings together a fusion of Quebecois folk music, traditional step-dancing and global influences for a show that is full of fun and inventive energy. On guitar, banjo, violin and harmonica, the trio opens a door to their recollections of America and their music is at the intersection of various traditions. A Festival-on-the-Green concert. Free.

JON GAILMOR BROWN BAG CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, July 9, noon, on the green. Music for humans prenatal through prehistoric, spanning the entire emotional spectrum. Humor and audience involvement are integral parts of any Jon Gailmor performance. A Festival-on-the-Green concert. Free.

THE SMALL GLORIES IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, July 9, 7 p.m., on the green. The Small Glories is a partnership that could almost make you believe in fate. With a stage banter striking a unique balance between slapstick and sermon, these veteran singer-songwriters have a way of making time disappear, rooms shrink, and audiences feel as they are right there on the stage with the band — writing the songs, living the songs, performing the songs. A Festival-on-the-Green concert. Free HEATHER PIERSON ACOUSTIC TRIO IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, July 9, 8:30 p.m., on the green. The Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio features Shawn Nadeau on upright bass and Davy Sturtevant on, as Heather often puts it from stage, “everything else” — guitar, mandolin, dobro, fiddle, cornet, etc. In their able hands, these three veteran musicians have catapulted Heather’s live performances of her deep well of Americana originals — folk, jazz, blues — with intricate instrumental arrangements and stirring three-part vocal harmonies. A Festival-on-theGreen concert. Free.

BRANDON TOWN BAND IN BRANDON. Wednesday, July 10, 6 p.m., Behind the

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON COME CHECK OUT JAGA SMEICHOWSKI’S FLORAL DESIGNS, DURING A PRESENTATION AT THE MIDDLEBURY REC. CENTER, AT 2:30 P.M. SHE WILL DEMONSTRATE SEVERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS — THEN ENTER A RAFFLE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.

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Brandon Inn. Classic band concert music.

THE HANDY MEN IN BRANDON. Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m., Behind the Brandon Inn. Come hear this Vermont trio play the blues, classic rock and New Orleans JOE DAVIDIAN TRIO FEATURING AMBER DELAURENTI IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m., on the green. The Joe Davidian Trio performs a mix of original works and jazz standards. They have been touring internationally since 2000, presenting concerts and giving master classes on improvisation and ensemble playing. A Festival-on-the-Green concert. Free.

BRISTOL TOWN BAND IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, July 10, 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.

MATT FLINNER TRIO IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, July 10, 8:30 p.m., on the green. Matt Flinner Trio has been exploring new pathways and setting new standards for the bluegrass trio sound all around the U.S. and Europe. Their music is guaranteed to be fresh and original, and definitely something you’ve never quite heard before. A Festival-on-the-Green concert. Free.

BASIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL IN BRANDON. Thursday, July 11, all day, Basin Rd. Lots of events, activities and above all, music. Day and weekend ticket prices. Celebrate all things Bluegrass in the Basin. More info at basinbluegrassfestival.com, 802-247-3275 or basinbluegrass@yahoo.com.

OKAN PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, July 11, 7 p.m​., on the green. Taking its name from the word for heart or soul in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban and other global rhythms with jazz, folk and classical forms. Embracing genres and roles that have historically been dominated by men, co-leaders, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne bring a fresh perspective to Latin and world jazz fusion through their powerful vocals, incredible musicianship and potent lyrical content. A Festival on the Green concert. Free.

LOWDOWN BRASS BAND IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, July 11, 8:30 p.m., on the green. LDB brandishes a powerful brass frontline of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, with a funky backline of drums and sousaphone. Combining the poetic ferocity of Billa Camp with stellar vocal harmonies, adventurous improvisation, movement, and grooves, LDB creates an infectious and diverse sound that has something for every listener. A Festival on the Green event. Free.

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MUSIC Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio brings new sound to town

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rom New Orleans jazz and blues to rousing Americana and poignant folk, the Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio is a show you won’t want to miss. They’re coming to town to perform at the Middlebury Festival on the Green this Tuesday, July 9, at 8:30 p.m.

extraordinaire and an accomplished singer/songwriter of his own, wielding both an arsenal of stringed and brass instruments and a gorgeous tenor voice.

With wit and flair, Davy performs in a way that moves listeners to tap their toes, nod their heads, and raise knowing eyebrows.

Hailing from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, the Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio features Healther Pierson, Davy Sturtevan and Shawn Nadeau.

These three musicians bring their skills, quiet charm, and honesty to songs that bring to life the sounds of the streets of New Orleans and the valleys of Appalachia and everywhere in between.

SHAWN NADEAU

HEATHER PIERSON

Together, these seemingly disparate voices draw on their respective experiences of the American musical voice — jazz, blues, folk — to create a unique and memorable experience.

Heather Pierson (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tenor banjo, piano) is an awardwinning singer/songwriter, pianist, and performer. From New Orleans traditional jazz to blues to rousing Americana and poignant folk, Heather’s songs and musicianship embody joy, honesty, and a desire to share from the heart.

DAVY STURTEVANT Davy Sturtevant (cornet, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocals) is a sideman

Shawn Nadeau (bass, harmony vocals) is a self-taught phenom who brings an unassuming rock-solid foundation and a keen awareness to every moment of every song, informed by over two decades of wildly varying musical performances, from punk rock to reggae to jazz.

See them in action on Tuesday night on the green. Middlebury Festival on the Green is located at 3 Park Street. Admission is free, donations appreciated. Support this year’s Festival and learn more at festivalonthegreen.org.

live music LYN ELDER IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

SERGEI GRATCHEV, CARILLON, IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, July 5, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel.

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.

KEITH “PAPA GREY BEARD” WILLIAMS IN NEW HAVEN. Sunday, July 7, 2 p.m., Lincoln Peak Winery.

MARGUERITE SCHENKMAN MEMORIAL CONCERT IN ROCHESTER. Sunday, July 7, 4 p.m., Federated Church of Rochester.

VERGENNES CITY BAND CONCERT IN VERGENNES. Monday, July 8, 7 p.m., City Park.

BRANDON TOWN BAND IN BRANDON. Wednesday, July 10, 6 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. THE HANDY MEN IN BRANDON. Wednesday, July 10, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn

Moira Smiley sings at Ripton Coffee House New Haven’s own Moira Smiley will perform at the Ripton Community Coffee House this Saturday, July 6.

Smiley is a singer/composer who creates and performs new work for voices. A musical polyglot, and vocal shapeshifter, her voice — and composing — are heard on feature films, BBC & PBS television programs, NPR, and on more than 60 albums. She accompanies herself with banjo, accordion, piano and percussive movement, and when she’s not leading her own group (moira smiley & VOCO) The evening kicks off with open mic at 7:30 p.m. followed by the featured performance. General admission is $10; $15 if you’re feeling generous, and $3 for kids under 12. The Community Coffee House now has wheelchair accessible bathrooms thanks to recent renovations. Yea! To sign up for open mic contact (802) 388-9782 or rcchfolks@gmail.com. For more info visit rcch.org.

Atlantic Crossing plays at Salisbury Church On Friday, July 5, at 7:30 p.m., the 40th annual Salisbury Summer Performance Series (at the Salisbury Congregational Meetinghouse) will host the return of the lively traditional music of long-time series friends, Atlantic Crossing.

With their fiddles, guitar, mandolin, whistles, percussion and vocals, Rick Klein, Viveka Fox, and Peter Macfarlane will perform their special mix of songs from Quebec, Maritime Canada, the British Isles, and New England. In recent performances and recordings, they have introduced original songs based on regional lore and arrangements of songs drawn from the Flanders Collection of New England Folk Music at Middlebury College.

This will be the second event in the Summer Performance Series, which will continue, with the exception of July 12, on Friday evenings through Aug. 9 at the historic, but handicapped accessible, 1838 meetinghouse in Salisbury Village. There is no admission charge; a free-will donation in support of the series is appreciated.

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LISTENING R E F L E C T I O N S O N H E A LT H & L I F E S T Y L E

THE ART OF RECEIVING

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ith the final dismissal of 2018-2019 school year complete, summer vacation has officially begun.

My daughter, Ellie, had been counting down the days on her dry erase board since the beginning of June. Interestingly, though, now that the unstructured leisure time has commenced, she has been pacing the house with restless energy.

She finally settled on the creation of an inhome spa one afternoon in late June, which was likely inspired by her decadent treatment at Parlour earlier that day. She created a menu of yard-muddled mint drinks, hair-pulling brushing and braiding, and ticklish foot rubs. And I cannot leave out the Aggie face-licking I received as my treatments required time on the floor.

BY LAURA WILKINSON

“WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO RECEIVE A GIFT, A COMPLIMENT, OR UNSOLICITED GESTURE OF KINDNESS? HOW DOES IT FEEL DIFFERENT FROM THE ACT OF GIVING?”

challenging. It can honestly be uncomfortable. Try this experiment: next time someone gives you a compliment, say only two words: thank you. You can say it quietly or enthusiastically, but say it without adding in self-deprecating excuses that negate the person’s kindness. You can extend this practice to other gestures of kindness: someone buys you lunch or pays for your coffee. Someone offers to do more of the lacrosse carpool pick-ups because they have a less busy week. Once again, “thank you, I really appreciate you doing this!”

REACH OUT

The afternoon held moments of both pleasure and pain, and the gift was much greater than my daughter and loving pup intended. It gave me an opportunity to practice a concept that I have been exploring personally, as well as with health coaching clients recently: receiving.

When you are trying something new, such as incorporating a habit or learning a new skill, support is essential. The most direct way of accessing support is to ask for it. This may mean asking a friend or colleague to be a walking partner. This could also mean asking a spouse not to drink soda or eat sweets in the house when you are working hard to make healthier dietary choices. For me, it means asking my partner to gently say, “hey love, remember how good you feel after your morning bike ride,” when I hit snooze the second time. This simple sentence helps propel me out of bed and into the life that supports my best health and happiness.

What does it feel like to receive a gift, a compliment, or unsolicited gesture of kindness? How does it feel different from the act of giving? Is one easier or more familiar? Let’s go one step further: what does it feel like to ask for something that you need and then let yourself receive?

I will admit, I initially paused before asking for his encouragement. What if he thought I was lame for needing the help — a health coach that doesn’t have the self-motivation to work out? I had to put aside the self-judgement and accept that motivation ebbs and flows.

For many of the clients I work with, their relationships are oriented toward giving and they feel gratification in meeting the needs of others.

They receive when they give.

One client I work with is exploring new career opportunities. She is in the beginning phase of learning about various paths and needs to collect more first-hand information. More precisely, she needs to contact acquaintances in various fields and ask for help. As a self-identified introvert, she feels intimidated about this next step. What if they say no and reject her request? Well, they might say no. They might also say yes.

One thing is certain though: they cannot say yes if they are never asked.

Under the best circumstances, this is a win for all parties. Often though, well-intentioned giving can be done to a fault. Self-care is often secondary to attending to others’ needs. Here are my thoughts on balancing giving and receiving.

NARRATIVE MATTERS If you tell yourself regularly that you are not good at something, you likely will not be. Research has shown, though, that if you change your narrative you change your experience of life. If you are interested in receiving more fully, I invite you to get a piece of paper and pencil, write yourself a note and post it on your bathroom mirror. Write a phrase on it — one that resonates with you. Here are a few examples, “I am open to receiving.” “I am ready— receiving gets easier every day.” Alternatively, “damn, I am good at receiving!” Read or say this aloud every day for at least a month. If you stop noticing the note, move it to new and fresh space in your home. When you notice that you are saying the phrase to yourself spontaneously, thank yourself. You are creating new and selfaffirming pathways in your brain.

PRACTICE MAKES…BETTER Just like all new habits in life, receiving takes practice and can be

Receiving takes bravery. Fear is an essential component of bravery, so step in and step up. For this particular client, the way forward started by making a list of various people that she wanted to learn from and contact. From that list, she picked the top two people that were most likely to say yes. Next, we explored the various ways to contact people and she decided on email and set a date in her calendar for when she would write the email. Lastly, she will follow up with me in two weeks as an accountability partner on her progress in reaching out and making steps forward.

With that, I am off to sit on my front porch and receive the many gifts of summer.

Laura Wilkinson is a Nurse Practitioner and Integrative Health Coach at Middlebury College. Learn more about her and her coaching at middlebury.edu/middleburyintegratedhealthcoach.

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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

Mon 7/8 – Fri 7/12 9am – Noon Ages 12+ $120*

MODERN DANCE

SUMMER DANCE CAMP

A focus on modern dance (concentrating on Martha Graham’s technique) as well as elements of ballet and jazz dance, while learning one full modern dance piece of original choreography that will be presented to the public. *Scholarships available through a generous grant from Middlebury Community Players: education@townhalltheater.org

Wed 7/10 11am $13/$8 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAY

KLIMT & SCHIELE: EROS AND PSYCHE

An in-depth examination of images of extraordinary visual power: from the eroticism of Klimt’s mosaic-like works, to the anguished and raw work of the young Schiele.

Fri 7/12 7:30pm Free – Donations Appreciated

POINT COUNTERPOINT

40TH ANNIVERSARY FACULTY CONCERT SERIES

The outstanding musicians and performers on faculty at Point Counterpoint perform a delightful evening of chamber music..

Fri 7/26 @ 7pm; Sat 7/27 & Sun 7/28 @ 2pm $15/$5 12 & under

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL

The fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so fun it should be illegal!

In the Jackson Gallery Now through Sun 8/4 SCORED PAINTINGS

KARLA VAN VLIET

EXHIBITS 50/50: FIFTY YEARS OF COLLECTING FOR MIDDLEBURY. On view Jan. 25-Aug. 11, featuring one piece of art from every year Middlebury College has formally been acquiring art for its permanent collection. Middlebury College Museum of Art at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early 15thcentury Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

“BARBADOS CLOUDSCAPES.” On view for the month of July, featuring a new body of work from National Geographic photographer James P. Blair. An opening reception will be held on Friday, July 5, 5-7 p.m.

Edgewater Gallery at The Falls, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

FREE & SAFE, IN NEW ENGLAND. A permanent exhibition at the Rokeby Museum that addresses slavery, abolition, and the Underground Railroad.

Rokeby Museum, 4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh. (802) 877-3406 or rokeby.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.

“FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MIGHTY HOGBACKS TO THOMPSON POINT.” On view for the month of July, featuring Homer Wells’ new collection of local landscapes brought to life on etched aluminum. An opening reception will be held on Friday, July 5, 5-7 p.m. Edgewater Gallery at The Falls, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

ICE SHANTIES: FISHING, PEOPLE & CULTURE. On view through the summer, featuring the structures, people and culture of ice fishing seen through the lens of Vermont-based Colombian photographer Federico Pardo — with audio reflections from the shanty owners drawn from interviews conducted by the Vermont Folklife Center.

Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

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.

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..

Fri & Sat Evenings – Now through 10/4

SPINNING PLATES FOOD TRUCK ADVENTURE

This Summer & into early October, visit the alley beside Town Hall Theater on Merchant’s Row on scheduled Friday & Saturday evenings for a taste treat from Tourterelle, Bobcat Cafe and Evolution Kitchen. Go to townhalltheater.org for more info.

FIND OUT WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE TO SEE IT. LOOK HERE EVERY THURSDAY.

KARLA VAN VLIET: SCORED PAINTINGS. On view June 2-Aug. 4, featuring Karla Van Vliet’s unique scored paintings that look and feel like etchings.

Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

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.

POETRY ON AND OFF THE PAGE. On view through the summer, featuring “Object Poems” by Vermont-based poet and translator, Jody Gladding along with fine press poetry broadsides and manuscripts by poets such as Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and William Carlos Williams. Middlebury College Special Collections, Atrium, Lower Level, and Special Collections, Davis Family Library. (802) 443-3028.

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EXHIBITS New exhibit opens at Compass in Brandon CAROLYN SHATTUCK’S EXHIBIT “INTO MY SPACE” ON VIEW JULY 12 AT COMPASS MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER

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monotypes. Using Puritan tombstone imagery where she saw that the tombstones were dissolving because of acid rain she began to explore further the notions of permanence and impermanence as humankind embraces the polarities of life and death. Her message became, “In the midst of Life we live in death. “ a powerful message and one which Shattuck constantly incorporates into her work to affirm the importance of living in the present.

arolyn Shattuck has devoted almost 40 years to creating art.

Using diverse media, her work is expansive, yet constantly transforming, remaining both current and vibrant and revealing her deep rooted inventive and creative energy.

Shattuck splits time between her homes in Rutland and Florida’s Key West, and is offering an exhibit at Brandon’s Compass Music and Arts Center this month. “Into My Space” opens July 12 and will remain on view through Sept. 7, with an opening reception on July 12, from 5-8 p.m.

In this exhibit, Shattuck presents a selection of her still life paintings, several of her skillfully colored, patterned and layered prints and textured collages, and her ingenious, meticulous and sculptural Book Art. Shattuck’s work is synonymous with experimentation, technique, mastery of the medium and messaging. Her artistry reveals an acute awareness and sensitivity to the complexities and fragility of life and her passion as an avid environmentalist. Over several years Shattuck has blended living and experiencing life and loss and her concern for the environment with her art and allowed her cumulative experiences to shape her work.

A significant departure in her journey as an artist was her move to making monotypes.

Frank Howell, an expert in the medium of

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RECENT WORK. On view for the month of July, featuring Duncan Johnson’s constructed wall paintings. An opening reception will be held on Friday, July 5, 5-7 p.m. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchant’s Row, Middelbury. (802) 9897419 or edgewatergallery.co.

STEAMBOATS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN. On view along with other permanent exhibits through Oct. 13, featuring portraits of Jahaziel Sherman, 19th

“Mother and Daughter” by Carolyn Shattuck

monotypes, describes them as: “one of a kind …it is the simplest form of printmaking , requiring only pigments, a surface on which to apply them, paper and some form of press.”

Shattuck found that working with painterly monotypes allowed her, as an artist, greater freedom and flexibility from the rigidity of silk screen printing, a medium which up to that point she had used extensively. At this time she also found herself exploring the emotional depths of grief and loss and the incongruities of life. Shattuck garnered these emotional conflicts through her creation of

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 ART OF WATER. On view June 28-Aug. 27, featuring pieces linked by the common theme of water, and includes ceramics, collage, watercolor, oil, photography, glass and more. An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 28, from 5-7 p.m. The Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LEGACY OF DAN KILEY. On view May 14-Sept. 1, featuring

Book Art became another milestone in Shattuck’s art explorations and a further testament to her inventive process. When referring to Book Art the book, or a booklike object is the work of art and the content and sculptural presentation are at the discretion of the artist. Shattuck’s Book Art is imaginative, reflective and intricate. As an avid environmentalist and at least for the past six years much of Shattuck’s artwork has focused on her concern for endangered species. Her latest Book Art work is an origami book called, “Save the Elephants.”

Shattuck exhibits her work nationally in numerous juried exhibitions. She has received numerous awards including the University of Texas, Purchase award, National Works on Paper and her books can be seen in numerous university Special Book Collections. She teaches Book Art workshops in New England and Florida.

The Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Drive in Brandon.

For more info visit cmacvt.org.

a retrospective exhibit honoring Vermont landscape architect Daniel Urban Kiley (1912 – 2004). During the exhibit, several talks and tours related to Dan Kiley are planned. Space is limited for the talks, reserve your space by calling (802) 388-2117. The talks are free to members of the Sheldon Museum and the Vermont Association of Vermont Landscape Architects; general public $5 (includes Museum admission). Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

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 MAIDEN — RUNNING TIME : 1:37 — RATING: PG It is easy to tell you that “Maiden” is about the first all-woman crew in the in the round-the-world sailing race. It’s far harder to convey the astonishing quality of this documentary on all its many levels. Just go. The ingredients are overwhelming and they are assembled with masterful skill by director Alex Holmes who grabs us right away and never lets us go.

The opener: “The ocean’s always trying to kill you. It doesn’t take a break.” Tracy Edwards signs on for the only possible job she could win back then: cook. She does a good job of keeping the male crew healthy and happy. She’s a maid who is learning about racing.

Tracy Edwards in “Maiden” (2018)

Then her turn comes. She assembles nine dedicated, experienced women as crew for her dream race. No one will lend money to this crew in 1987. Mortgaging houses and taking loans, they buy a damaged old boat and spend a year scraping and repairing it while anyone hearing their plans just laughs. They are referred to by men as “a tin full of tarts.”

After more than three years of work, they set sail in September of 1989 with the crew still lacking confidence in their captain and suffering the laughter of anyone who knows what they are doing. First leg: Uruguay.

“The land disappears and then it’s just you,” Edwards says and that stays with the theater audience that is now emotionally on board. To the astonishment of male crews, they arrive in Uruguay in third place. The questions they asked of themselves in the planning are different from those that float among men.

Our respect deepens as we see the icebergs and 20-degree wind chills in their path. When this skilled crew wins the first leg after 76 tough days at sea, men called it “a lucky leg.” During their 167 days at sea, they hit rough water they describe as “hitting a brick wall without your seatbelt on.” When the boat leaks, they fix it. Every unexpected danger

brings new strength. And when it’s over they and the welcoming crowd in Southampton begin to understand what they’ve done by meeting and beating the unexpected demands of racing at sea for 167 days.

At movie’s end, the theater is silent for a moment before it erupts in applause. The whole film captures both the force and danger of nature and the strength and determination of these women who tackled a challenge the whole world thought they couldn’t meet. As if that isn’t enough, imagine the job of fitting together the film slices of the race, the storms and the problems that faced them every day.

The windup of this grand documentary shows us what happened when the world finally understood what these women did. They have risen beyond any possibility thought to exist for them in the 1980s, and their story is a knockout. Alex Holmes’s film is a stunning tribute to them and a grand experience for us.

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2019

the book

City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert

BUNNY — BY MONA AWAD

The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead

(Viking)

Named a best book of Summer 2019 by Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, LitHub and others — “Bunny” is the book to read if you want to be “in.” This new novel, by the up and coming young author of “13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl” (a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize), introduces Samantha, a talented but friendless grad student who suffers from writer’s block, now, now when she is finally accepted into the writing workshop of her dreams. Thankfully, she bonds with the independent Ava, who encourages Samantha to attack, with scorching disdain and criticism, the cherished “bunnies,” practically an institution themselves — a clingy, sickeningly-sweet self-named clique of writers in the workshop who are intimately bonded. When one bunny critiques another bunny’s writing, their notes are sweet perfection: it’s “sad...but in the best way” or “the adolescent rawness. It’s ... compelling.” But then, the bunnies invite Samantha to participate in one of their own “workshops” so she is forced to navigate the risks of joining in, possibly losing Ava in the process. It’s just so excruciating to be on the outside. This story is wildly inventive, hilarious, original, absorbing and dark. I loved it!

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,

by Ocean Vuong Three Women, by Lisa Taddeo Inland, by Téa Obreht Mrs. Everything, by Jennifer Weiner Recursion, by Blake Crouch In West Mills,

by De’Shawn Charles Winslow The Need, by Helen Phillips The Paper Wasp, by Lauren Acampora A Better Man, by Louise Penny

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1254 TWITCHELL HILL RD., NEW HAVEN $589,000

A LOOK INSIDE ADDISON COUNTY HOMES FOR SALE.

A colonial to call home in New Haven This custom built, center hall Colonial, beautifully combines elegance with traditional styling. Pastoral living on 14 acres with amazing views of the Green Mountains, the Adirondacks and Otter Creek. Owned by a writer, and priced below appraised value, this is a home that will enable you to realize your own bright future and happy ending.

Outbuildings include a small barn, greenhouse, wood shed and gazebo on your own private pond. Gourmet chef’s kitchen with granite counter tops and high-end appliances, formal dining and living rooms, 2 fireplaces, crown molding, mahogany porch, built in sound system and radiant heat. Come home to this sun filled, spacious 4 bedroom, 4 bath house.

This week’s property is managed by Champlain Valley Properties.

More info at champlainvalleyproperty.com.

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realestate HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY

Carpet covered: what you need to know Carpet can add warmth and texture to a room and also provide a little bit of soundproofing. Underfoot, carpeting can be more comfortable than other types of flooring, even though it may require more upkeep. Carpet comes in various forms, but here are the main material components.

NYLON

OLEFIN Olefin is made from polypropylene or polyethylene. It is prized for its strength, resistance to staining and colorfastness.

It is often suited well to loop pile or high, dense cut piles.

WOOL

This is one of the most durable and stain-resistant carpet fibers available and a popular choice among many homeowners.

POLYESTER Carpeting can be made from polyester,

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

which is fashioned to feel and look luxurious.

Wool is durable, albeit less resistant to soiling than some other materials.

However, because it is an all-natural material, it is prized by people who want natural beauty.

— MetroCreative

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-424-8590.

For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500.

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MLS # 4748142 $199,900

ADDISON

Rare opportunity to own 10.1-acre, year-round home on Lake Champlain with easy access to 330 feet of shale beach. The wrap around west facing deck provides great outdoor living when not on the beach. Privacy & open living space are key!

MLS # 4736232 $489,900

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Affordable camp on Lake Champlain!

Great in-town location. $209,500 100’ of lake frontage. $149,000

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MIDDLEBURY – 59 Ossie Road – MLS# 4748551 Spacious Ranch with nice updates!

Convenient location $239,000

CORNWALL – 4440 RTE 30 – MLS# 4681591 Gentleman’s Farm with 20 acres – close to Middlebury. $369,000

BRIDPORT – 4738 Lake St – MLS# 471114 11 Acre waterfront Estate on Leonard’s Bay. $899,000

70 Court Street, Middlebury, VT

802-989-7522 | champlainvalleyproperty.com

FERRISBURGH – 748 Jersey Street – MLS 4513067 Classic 1832 stone home on 10 acres. Beautiful Adirondack views, near Basin Harbor Club. $284,500