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JULY 6, 2017
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Wise people sometimes say that it’s not WHAT you know, but WHO you know. Our community is a place filled with interesting, intelligent and often likeable WHOs. The pages in this special “Profiles in Community” section will help you get to know a little bit more about those people in Addison County and Brandon. Community is at the core of what makes Vermont such an extraordinary place to live. Knowing your neighbor, shopkeeper, hairdresser, banker, or car mechanic by name is what helps us stick together. Volunteering and engaging in public conversations, knowing that your voice can actually make a difference, is what keeps us engaged. Each individual and each business, institution or organization has a role to play that’s unique. And through each of our efforts, we create a vibrant community. Why don’t you spend some time with this thick special supplement and put names to some of the faces you see around town. Reflect on the importance of working together to make our towns and state a great place to live and work, while also recognizing that one of the joys of living in small towns is getting to know one another and the sense that we are all part of a greater whole. For the past 30 years, we have published this special section to help our readers know a little bit more about the people who play such a vital role in our communities. In this year’s section, we visited around 150 area businesses to snap their photos, introduce their teams and tell their unique stories. While the particulars of each story varies widely, the general theme is the same — each story serves as a tribute to the hard-working employees and employers who make each business the success that it is. We hope you enjoy these pages and that you take the time to reacquaint yourself with these businesses — and the names of their employees. You’ll find that our community is filled not only with products and services, but also with the smiles of those who greet us each day and the thanks we offer in return. — The Editors
Index of Advertisers # 1 Auto...............................................................................................35 A Johnson............................................................................................36 Accent Travel.......................................................................................43 Addison County Chamber of Commerce..............................................3 Addison County Home Health & Hospice...........................................43 Addison County Solid Waste Management District.............................24 Addison County Community Trust.......................................................36 Addison County Independent................................................................2 American Land Title, LLC....................................................................18 Animal Hospital of Hinesburg..............................................................27 Associates in Orthodontics..................................................................42 Autumn Gold.........................................................................................6 Better Off Bread..................................................................................41 Better Middlebury Partnership...............................................................8 Betsy Spannbauer...............................................................................25 BL Valley Real Estate..........................................................................42 Blue Ledge Farm.................................................................................41 Bourdeau Brothers................................................................................4 Bourdon Insurance..............................................................................26 Brandon Reporter................................................................................14 Bread Loaf View Farm........................................................................15 Brian Slavin.........................................................................................25 Bristol Electronics................................................................................32 Bristol Financial...................................................................................36 Bristol Animal Hospital........................................................................27 Champlain Valley Apiaries...................................................................26 Champlain Valley Equipment..............................................................21 Champlain Valley Motor Sports...........................................................24 Champlain Valley Properties...............................................................22 Champlain Valley Small Animal Mobile Clinic.....................................39 Co-Operative Insurance......................................................................34 Coldwell Banker Bill Beck Real Estate..................................................8 Community College of Vermont (CCV).................................................3 Community Investment Counselors....................................................30 Costello’s Market.................................................................................28 Countryside Carpet.............................................................................14 County Tire Center..............................................................................15 Courtyard by Marriott..........................................................................22 Cyclewise..............................................................................................8 Daly Dental............................................................................................6 DeBisschop Excavating.......................................................................28 Denecker Chevrolet.............................................................................44
Deppman Law.....................................................................................29 Desabrais Laundry & Dry Cleaning.....................................................40 Dever Accounting................................................................................42 Distinctive Paint & Interiors...................................................................9 Dr. Perchemlides.................................................................................25 Dubois and King, Inc...........................................................................23 EastView at Middlebury.........................................................................5 The Eddy Farm ..................................................................................16 Elmer Farm..........................................................................................41 Fire & Ice Restaurant..........................................................................27 Foster Motors........................................................................................3 Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty.....................................39 Freedom Publications..........................................................................36 Frog Hollow Bikes...............................................................................30 Gaines Insurance Agency...................................................................16 Gary Baker Insurance.........................................................................40 Gill’s Place Engine Repair...................................................................19 Goodro Lumber...................................................................................24 Green Peppers Restaurant.................................................................35 Greenhaven Gardens............................................................................6 Holden Insurance..................................................................................7 IPJ Real Estate...................................................................................29 Jackman Fuels....................................................................................39 Jackman’s, Inc.....................................................................................17 Keeping Good Company.....................................................................42 Kiss the Cook......................................................................................35 Lanpher Construction..........................................................................30 LaRose Surveys..................................................................................13 Law Offices of Carroll Boe & Pell P.C.................................................23 Lincoln Applied Geology......................................................................30 MacIntyre Services..............................................................................18 Maple Landmark..................................................................................30 Maple Meadow Farm..........................................................................13 Maple View Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery........................................35 Mary Conlon Consulting LLC..............................................................40 Midd State Towing.................................................................................8 Middlebury Animal Hospital.................................................................26 Middlebury Antiques..............................................................................3 Middlebury Bagel & Deli......................................................................28 Middlebury Farmers’ Market................................................................41 Middlebury Inn.....................................................................................39 Middlebury Sew N Vac..........................................................................3 Middlebury Sweets..............................................................................14 Milne Travel.........................................................................................14 Misasi & Co.........................................................................................26 Monument Farms................................................................................19 Mountain Health Center......................................................................27
Mr. Mike’s Cleaning Service................................................................18 OMYA..................................................................................................31 Open Air Pet Repair............................................................................16 Open Door Clinic.................................................................................42 Optics, Ltd...........................................................................................40 OTT Communications.........................................................................38 Otter Creek Custom Framing................................................................6 Otter Creek Used Books.....................................................................43 The Oxford Rug Hooking School........................................................18 Paige & Campbell Insurance...............................................................16 The PC Medic.....................................................................................16 Peak View Eye Care...........................................................................35 Pike Industries.......................................................................................4 Poole Images......................................................................................28 Porter Medical Center Express Care..................................................29 Quilter’s Corner.....................................................................................3 R&L Rubbish.......................................................................................16 Rainbow Pediatrics..............................................................................13 Raymond Renovations..........................................................................6 The Residence at Otter Creek............................................................33 rk Miles................................................................................................20 Roger Marum Ph.D.............................................................................25 Sanderson Ducharme Funeral Services...............................................9 Sargent Concrete................................................................................23 Sole Solutions.....................................................................................25 South Hardscrabble Farm...................................................................41 Sunrise Orchards..................................................................................5 Sweet Cecily........................................................................................13 Sweet Charity......................................................................................10 United Way of Addison County.............................................................9 Valleywide Veterinary Services...........................................................30 Vergennes Animal Hospital.................................................................18 Vermont Book Shop............................................................................11 Vermont Field Sports...........................................................................23 Vermont Gas.......................................................................................12 Vermont Integrated Architecture............................................................4 Vermont Move Management...............................................................40 Vermont National Education Association............................................43 Vermont Shade and Blind...................................................................26 Vermont Ski + Ride Magazine.............................................................23 Vermont Sports Magzine.....................................................................23 Vermont Sun Children’s Center ..........................................................19 Vermont Sun Fitness Center...............................................................19 Wells Physical Therapy.......................................................................27 Wendy Goodwin..................................................................................25 Whistle Pig..........................................................................................22 Woodware.............................................................................................4