Monday, July 9, 2018

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 30 No. 11

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, July 9, 2018

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Shoreham seeks ideas for land

Guitars, cello, uke and more

• Jazz vocalist Barbra Lica will sing Wednesday at Festival onthe-Green. See the whole week’s lineup in Arts Beat, Page 10.

312-acre ‘Farnham’ parcel has potential

Foster homes sought for dogs

By JOHN FLOWERS SHOREHAM — Shoreham officials are seeking their fellow residents’ input on how to use a 312-acre piece of town-owned land in and near the village that could accommodate a variety of uses, including affordable housing, a nature trail and/or a small commercial development.

At issue is the so-called Farnham, or “Connor” property, which Shoreham residents voted 271-58 to purchase at the 1999 town meeting for $130,000.

Local leaders recommended the purchase because of the parcel’s close proximity to the village and because a portion of it could be used for a $2 million municipal sewer system, which residents also approved in 1999, by a 272-61 tally.

At the same time, the Shoreham selectboard created a committee to do some master planning for the property, which borders a sizable stretch of Route 22A and a small portion of Main Street. It extends west into a section of Cedar (See Shoreham, Page 15)

• A non-profit group is trying to place animals saved from kill shelters down South. See Page 19.

ICE takes worker from local farm • Federal officials detained another Mexican who works in the dairy industry. See Page 2.

Bristol housing getting makeover • More than $2 million will be spent on renovations to two apartment complexes in Bristol. See Page 18.

Massage therapist faces new allegations Bristol’s all in at outhouse race • Racers battled each other and the heat on July 4 and a familiar face came out on top.

See Pages 20-22.

Star spangled parade

SHRINERS RIDE THEIR flag Jeep down Bristol’s Main Street during Wednesday’s parade. See more pictures from the Fourth of July parade on Pages 16-17.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Farmers: It’s hot for the cows, too

By NICK GARBER ADDISON COUNTY — The record-breaking heat wave that hung over Vermont last week may have mostly broken, but local farmers say its effects could be felt for weeks more.

Pete James, the farm manager at

Monument Farms in Weybridge, said his cows are reacting just like any hot human being would.

“They’re just like we are,” he said. “When it’s hot you don’t want to do anything, you’re not overly energetic, you don’t feel like eating.

In their case, when they don’t eat,

they don’t produce — they want to stand in front of the fans and milk production drops.”

Over the past week or so, James said Monument Farms’ milk production has dropped by 10 to 20 percent. For a farm that processes (See Cows, Page 15)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — A former Middlebury massage therapist has pleaded innocent to an additional 30 misdemeanor charges of voyeurism and one count of possessing child pornography in connection with an ongoing investigation of his alleged use of video equipment to record women clients in various states of undress at Rogers Relaxing Massage Therapy LLC, formerly located at 31 Court St. Roger A. Schmidt entered his plea on July 2 in Addison County Superior Court, criminal division, and was released on conditions. This latest (See Schmidt, Page 31)

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Pipeline inspection scheduled MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Gas will conduct another lengthy inspection of its new Addison Natural Gas Project pipeline beginning on Monday, July 9. Officials said the procedure this time won’t involve the emission of a loud, 15-foot-tall flare at its gate station off Route 7 in Middlebury that startled neighbors and many passersby this past February.

This latest inspection will use a “smart testing tool” that will travel through the 41-mile pipeline (from Colchester to Middlebury), allowing Vermont Gas and a third-party contractor to survey the condition of the conduit in a “safe, non-disruptive manner,” according to company spokesperson Beth Parent.

It’s a departure from the last inspection, which included a “controlled flare” to burn off natural gas as the inspection tool was pushed through the pipeline.

The current inspection is expected to run around the clock for an entire month, according to Parent. A total of four inspection tools will travel through the pipeline.

The first two will clean the pipe in advance of the smart tools. The second two are the smart tools that will provide Vermont Gas with a visual inspection of the conduit.

Middlebury’s current 800 natural gas customers should not experience any disruption in service during inspection process, according to Parent.

More information about the inspection can be found at vermontgas.com/inlineinspection.

Mexican farmworker remains in custody ICE arrests dairy hand in country

By NICK GARBER ADDISON COUNTY — A local farmworker from Mexico remains in custody after his arrest on Sunday, June 24, by agents from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Alejandro Hernández Ventura, a 25-year-old employee at an Addison County dairy farm, is being held at a detention center in Strafford County, N.H. “We’ve been in constant contact with him,” said Enrique Mesa, an immigration lawyer in Manchester, N.H., who is representing Hernández Ventura. “He’s very frustrated and very scared.”

Unlike many other ICE detainees, who are frequently held without bond, Hernández Ventura’s bond is set at $14,000, which Mesa says is an indication that ICE does not view him as a threat.

“It helps prove our point that he’s ICE custody had more than 1,100 not a danger to the community, and signatures as of Friday morning, and he’s not a flight risk,” Mesa said. the group is also raising money in an Mesa said that the arrest took place effort to help Hernández Ventura’s as Hernández Ventura and his girl- family with legal fees and bail costs. friend were leaving their home on the And at the June 30 rally in Burlingfarm, whose name and ton against President exact location have not “We’re going to Trump’s immigration been disclosed, to go be showing his policies, some on a date. According to marchers carried signs a press release from the community ties protesting Hernández advocacy group Migrant in Vermont and Ventura’s arrest, acJustice, ICE agents be- all the work that cording to Seven Days. gan following their car, he’s done with According to Mesa, before pulling it over Migrant Justice.

Hernández Ventura’s and placing Hernández arrest is a likely result I think we have Ventura in handcuffs. of the Trump adminThe release also alleges a very good shot istration’s escalated that ICE agents grabbed at bringing down enforcement practices the woman’s cell phone the bond from on noncriminal undocfrom her hands when where it is.” umented immigrants. she attempted to call her “During the Obama — Enrique Mesa lawyer. era, ICE had specific Hernández Ventura’s priorities. Go after case has spurred community support. criminals: that’s your mandate,” Mesa A Migrant Justice petition calling for said. “Unfortunately, since (Trump), Hernández Ventura’s release from they basically don’t care. They will

pick up anybody and everybody that is undocumented and they will put them in jail and they have to wait two to three weeks before getting a hearing.”

Mesa hopes that Hernández Ventura will be granted a hearing before a judge this week, where Mesa will ask that the bond be lowered.

“We’re going to be showing his community ties in Vermont and all the work that he’s done with Migrant Justice,” Mesa said. “I think we have a very good shot at bringing down the bond from where it is.”

UNCERTAIN FUTURE Even if Hernández Ventura is released soon from ICE custody, his future in the United States remains uncertain. Mesa said a hearing would likely be scheduled for sometime in 2019, where he would argue that Hernández Ventura should be granted asylum based on his fear of violence back home in Mexico. But given last month’s announcement by U.S. (See Farmworker, Page 3)

ICE boosts staff as tip line sees more action

By ELIZABETH HEWITT VTDigger.org The tipster called in to report his ex-girlfriend.

For years, the man had known the woman was in the country without proper documentation. But the relationship had recently ended, and he decided to alert federal immigration authorities that his ex had overstayed a visa, and now was living and working in the United States without documentation.

As the caller relayed details about his ex’s employment and address, a telephone operator took notes in an unremarkable brick office building a few hundred yards from a Bed, Bath & Beyond in Williston.

The Homeland Security Investigations Tip Line began as an initiative designed to crack down on child predators in 2003. It has since expanded into a catchall hotline for a broad range of tips, including reporting

undocumented immigrants, to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Calls to the tip line from around the country and world are answered by workers in Williston.

While ICE says there have been no changes in the program under the Trump administration, staffing was bolstered with contract employees last year and the number of tips has increased by 27 percent.

Civil liberties advocates have raised concerns about tip lines that solicit reports from the public.

“They turn neighbors and everyday people into an extension of ICE,” said Arjun Sethi, an activist and civil rights lawyer at Georgetown Law School in Washington.

On its website, ICE invites members of the public to report “suspicious criminal activity” to the Homeland Security Investigations Tip Line. The program also plays a role in immigration enforcement.

Customs and Border Patrol, another branch of the Department of Homeland Security, refers people seeking to report “illegal aliens” to call the same tip line. From inside the U.S. and Canada, tips can be called into a toll-free 866 number. For callers from the rest of the world, the number begins with Vermont area code 802.

President Donald Trump has aggressively enforced immigration laws and has instituted a zero tolerance policy for immigrants entering the U.S. without authorization. In the past six weeks, more than 2,500 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their families in a crackdown that has prompted widespread outrage. In late June, Trump stopped the practice under pressure from advocacy groups, law enforcement officials and members of Congress from both parties. He promised to reunite the children and parents.

In lieu of the separation policy, the

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president has said entire families will be detained at military bases.

One of Trump’s first actions as president was to sign an executive order that boosted the ranks of ICE officers and dramatically expanded the categories of undocumented immigrants considered a priority for removal from the country. Under the Obama administration, the agency focused on expelling immigrants with criminal convictions.

ICE was directed by the president to prioritize the arrest of any undocumented immigrant who faced criminal charges for any offense, who “abused” public benefits programs or who poses “a risk to public safety or national security.” In 2017, the first year after Trump took office, national immigration arrests increased by 30 percent.

ICE spokesperson Matthew Bourke said the tip line program hasn’t changed in the transition from the Obama administration to the Trump presidency.

Data from ICE, however, shows that the number of calls has increased by 27 percent between fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The program took in 129,890 calls in fiscal 2016. In the year since Trump took office, the total rose to 165,285. Two-thirds of the way into the current fiscal year, the tip line has received more than 100,000 calls.

Bourke said the demands on the tip line may merit bringing new resources to the program. “As ICE has observed a steady increase in tips, ICE will evaluate the need to increase staffing or invest in more technology,” he said in an email.

Late last year ICE did just that. It bolstered the program’s staff of 34 full-time federal employees — all of whom are located in Williston, according to Bourke — with an additional 20 customer service representatives hired by a Maryland contractor to work in Vermont.

In an announcement about the (See ICE, Page 32)

Addison Independent, Monday, July 9, 2018 — PAGE 3

Art exhibit is tribute to folklorist Greg Sharrow MONTPELIER — The Vermont Arts Council, in partnership with the Middlebury-based Vermont Folklife Center, is opening a new exhibit, “New American Artists: Celebrating Tradition and Culture.”

The exhibit, opening July 10 in the Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier, is a tribute to the work of Gregory Sharrow, who established the Vermont Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program during his 30-year tenure at the Vermont Folklife Center. The program ensures the cultural retention of Vermont’s traditional arts — including those of new Americans — by providing support to master artists working with apprentices in their communities.

Sharrow died this past April 2 after a 12-month struggle with multiple myeloma.

In the exhibit, vivid and personal photographs by Ned Castle, Jeff Woodward and Kathleen

Haughey highlight the work of seven cultural groups participating in or involved with the Vermont Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. From a Burundian choral and dance group to a Burmese weaver, each set of photos and accompanying text expresses the artists’ devotion to preserving and sharing these art forms.

“Greg saw the opportunity to embrace the artistic traditions of new Americans through the Apprenticeship Program,” said Haughey, who is executive director of the Folklife Center. “He recognized that by practicing and sharing their cultural expressions, new Americans could sustain their cultures and enrich the creative fabric of Vermont.”

“New American Artists: Celebrating Tradition and Culture” opens Tuesday, July 10. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Council’s Spotlight Gallery.

The exhibit runs through Friday, Aug. 31.

MASTER ARTIST MASITI Mohamed continues the tradition of Somalian needlework, called farsama, by teaching young women in her community.

Photo by Ned Castle

Farmworker (Continued from Page 2) Attorney General Jeff Sessions that fear of gang violence can no longer considered grounds for asylum, such an argument may not be enough to stop deportation.

“No matter what, it’s going to be an uphill battle for Alejandro,” Mesa said.

According to Migrant Justice, Hernández Ventura left Mexico at the

age of 16 to live and work in the U.S., and frequently sent money to his family in Mexico before his arrest.

“Because of Alejandro’s sacrifice, his two younger siblings have been able to stay in school,” the press release read. “Since his grandmother fell ill several years ago with complications from diabetes, Alejandro has provided the funds needed for her medical care.”

Mesa said the loss of Hernández Ventura’s income during his detention has already created difficulties for his family.

“It’s already been two to three weeks and that money has run out, and these people are suffering,” he said.

For undocumented immigrants like Hernández Ventura, who Mesa said has had no prior contact with

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“He has no run-ins with the law.

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“These people are scared out of their mind, because they’re like, ‘Why am I here? Why am I in this predicament?’”

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Editorial

A heated send-off for Pruitt Before we relax into the relative comfort of this week’s milder temperatures, let’s remember the record-setting heat wave that Vermont and much of the northern hemisphere experienced last week.

It wasn’t just hot, in Africa temperatures soared to 124.3 degrees in Ouargla, Algeria (51.3 Celsius), a record high for that area. But that single record wasn’t the story. The story was that record temperatures were set over several days throughout the eastern two-thirds of the United States, in Canada, the British Isles, Europe, Euroasia, and Russian, including Siberia, where highs in the 90s saw polar ice melting like ice cubes on a hot griddle.

Well, almost. Consider these record-highs: • Burlington, Vt., set its all-time warmest low temperature ever recorded of 80 degrees on July 2, while Denver, Colorado tied its all-time hightemperature record of 105 degrees on June 28.

• Montreal recorded its highest temperature in documented history, dating back 147 years, of 97.9 degrees (36.6 Celsius) on July 2. The city also posted its most extreme midnight combination of heat and humidity; and provincial officials proclaimed 34 deaths in the Montreal area were due to the heat wave.

Across the pond in Europe, the heat torched the British Isles late last week, causing roads and roofs to buckle and sparking wildfires, according to the Weather Channel, with record highs in Glasglow, Scotland (89.4 degrees. In Euroasia, temperatures in Yerevan, Armenia (north of Turkey and Iran), the capital city, soared to 107.6 degrees (42 Celsius) on July 2, a record high for July and tying its record for any month. In the Middle East, Quriyat, Oman, posted the world’s hottest low temperature ever recorded on June 28—109 degrees (42.6 Celsius), which, if you can imagine sleeping in that heat, was the coolest time of the day.

But last week’s heat wave isn’t isolated. Rather, those records add to a growing list of heat-related milestones set over the past 15 months that, weather scientists say, are part of a trend of a hotter Earth as greenhouse gas concentrations increase. Those trends include: • In April, Pakistan posted the hottest temperature ever observed on Earth during that month of 122.4 degrees.

• Dallas, Texas had never hit 90 degrees in November before, but it did so three times in four days in 2017.

• In late October 2017, temperatures soared to 108 degrees in Southern California, the hottest weather on record so late in the season in the entire United States. On Sept. 1, 2017, San Francisco hit 106 degrees, smashing its all-time hottest temperature. A few months earlier, in July 2017, Death Valley, Calif., endured the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.

• In late July 2017, Shanghai, China registered its highest temperature in recorded history, 105.6 degrees (40.9 Celsius). In mid-July, Spain posted its highest temperature recorded when Cordoba Airport (in the south) hit 116.4 degrees (46.9 Celsius).

• In late May 2017, the western town of Turbat in Pakistan hit 128.3 degrees (53.5 Celsius), tying the all-time highest temperature in that country and the world-record temperature for May. Add it all up, and the world’s temperatures have been escalating at an alarming rate for the past decade, with several of the hottest years ever recorded occurring in the past few years.

The heat spell across America was a fitting send-off to disgraced Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Scott Pruitt, who was finally encouraged to resign last week after 18-months of a scandal-ridden tenure in the Trump administration. During that time he wreaked havoc on the EPA’s policies meant to protect the nation’s air, water and environment, as well as grossly misusing taxpayer money on excessive travel, lavish office furnishings, and courting favors for his wife.

Pruitt, following in the footsteps of his boss, President Trump, has consistently denied the science of climate change and has steadily tried to roll-back polices put in place by President Obama to curtail greenhouse gases. It’s just one more wrong-headed policy under the Trump administration that will have dire consequences on Americans and the world for years to come.

Angelo Lynn

ADDISON COUNTY

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Cool down

A GOOSE AND a gosling cool off in a Monkton pond during a recent hot and humid day.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Sens. Ayer, Bray endorse Hallquist as new governor The last two legislative sessions have concluded with periods of confusion, rancor and extra expense brought on by a record-setting number of last-minute gubernatorial vetoes, inflexible demands and a general lack of engagement by the administration. This experience has confirmed for us that we need a governor with successful executive experience, a clear and steady vision, and the ability to work with colleagues to get there — and we see a candidate with these qualities.

Christine Hallquist, Democratic candidate for governor, is our

choice for Vermont’s next governor.

In accepting the job of CEO for Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC), Christine took on a company with high electric rates, poor service and financial difficulties. Working with staff and line workers across Vermont, she led the transformation of VEC into a company that has earned high national ratings for service, has cut power outages by two-thirds, and that hasn’t asked for a rate increase in five years.

Christine’s leadership also earned the utility recognition for

environmental leadership: the VEC grid is now 96 percent carbon-free.

In addition, she demonstrated that good business and good stewardship go hand in hand, as Standard and Poor’s promoted VEC from a “Triple B-” financial rating to “A+ with a positive outlook.”

Vermont is facing challenges as a state, and we believe it too needs strong leadership in the state’s highest office to help us come together to improve the lives of Vermonters.

It is crucial to raise the conver(See Letter, Page 5)

Addison Independent, Monday, July 9, 2018 — PAGE 5

Children again torn from parents In 1942 a Polish Catholic social heroes. The babies were the heroes worker, Irena Sendler organized a of their mother’s hearts.” network of nine other social workIrena was arrested by the Geers and a group of young Catholic stapo in 1943 and tortured, but and Jewish liaisons, mostly wom- survived the ordeal and the war. en, to rescue 2,500 Jewish children Others in her rescue network did from certain death in the Warsaw not. All but one of the children she ghetto. Parents were desperate to rescued survived. save their children; Irena’s history of some even flung baheroic rescues was bies over the ghetto forgotten after the wall. Irena and her war. In communist co-conspirators Poland one did not knocked on doors in admit to rescuing This week’s the ghetto and asked Jews. A resounding Community Forum parents to give them silence shrouded is by Jack Mayer, their children to save the Holocaust and M.D., M.P.H., a them. the victimization of Vermont primary I interviewed IrePoland and its Jews. care pediatrician na Sendler in 2005, Yad Vashem, Israel’s and the author of when she was 95 Holocaust authority “Life In A Jar: years old, and the recognized her as a The Irena Sendler last survivor of her Righteous Gentile in Project” and rescue network. She 1965 and planted a “Before The Court told me of the antree in her honor in Of Heaven.” guish of the parents 1983, beside the tree and grandparents of Raoul Wallenberg. at being separated Seventy-four years from their children. They and later the U.S. Justice Department, Irena knew that this desperate the Dept. of Homeland Security, act of love was necessary to ICE, and Customs and Border save their lives and it caused her Patrol are forcibly tearing children great suffering. Tears came to from their mothers’ arms — as her eyes when she told me of the cruel an act as I can imagine. As moment when parents held their a pediatrician I am horrified that children for the last time before my country would have such little letting them go. She lamented regard for the safety and well bethat for every child they saved, ing of innocent children, inflicting almost 100 went to their deaths horrific trauma on families fleeing at the Treblinka extermination for their lives from Central Amercamp where Warsaw’s Jews were ica. They have the right to seek murdered. asylum in our country. It is what When I said she was a hero, Ire- our Statue of Liberty stands for in na Sendler said, no, she was only New York harbor. It is the foundadoing the decent thing. She was tion of our national integrity. following a “need of her heart.” As The American Academy of she remembered that time she said, Pediatrics (AAP), the organiza“It was the parents. They were the tion that speaks for the nation’s

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Letter (Continued from Page 4) sation about the 2018 elections now. While the official primary voting day is Tuesday, Aug. 14, early voting has begun, and you can vote now by mail or by walk-in at your town clerk’s office. Your vote is your voice, and you need to be heard.

We support Christine Hallquist because she is a strong leader who will work well with legislators and everyday Vermonters. We have confidence that she can win the election for governor.

Please consider Christine Hallquist — she is the leader we need.

Sens. Claire Ayer & Chris Bray Addison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore

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pediatricians, has taken a firm stand against this cruelty in a “Statement Opposing Separation of Children and Parents at the Border” (5/8/18). AAP President Colleen Kraft, M.D. was very clear. “Separating children from their parents contradicts everything we stand for as pediatricians — protecting and promoting children’s health. In fact, highly stressful experiences, like family separation, can cause irreparable harm, disrupting a child’s brain architecture and affecting his or her short- and long-term health.

This type of prolonged exposure to serious stress — known as toxic stress — can carry lifelong consequences for children.”

I believe the heart and soul of democratic jurisprudence is a balance of justice and compassion.

Are we so consumed by fear and xenophobia that we will allow our government to perpetrate such violence against children in the name of “justice?” As citizens we are accountable for our government’s actions and for our inactions.

“Never again” as words is a facile response to historical injustice and cruelty. Without action, our words are meaningless. Worse yet, if we remain silent, this cruelty indicts us all.

Irena Sendler knew the pain of separating children from their parents and it caused her heart crushing sadness. But she acted for the benefit of the children and as a way of resisting those who sought to harm them. Shouldn’t it be a “need of our hearts” to reverse this cruel policy?

Shouldn’t we, too, do “the decent thing.” Not to do so should be unbearable.

Letters to the Editor Family separation is bad policy A damaging and tragic health crisis is unfolding at the United States/Mexican border and in detention centers across the country, where thousands of children remain separated from their parents, families, and loved ones.

Research clearly shows that such separations can cause significant long-term damage to physical brain development, cognitive functioning, mental health, and the medical wellbeing of these children. The longer the separation lasts, the more severe and damaging the consequences.

The Vermont Psychological Association is appalled by the treatment of these children and their parents, and we object to the current administration’s practices in this regard.

Because Vermont is a border state, we have a particular interest in seeing this practice discontinued immediately, and we have very real concerns about this practice spreading to other borders, particularly since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently stopped motorists to question their citizenship in New Hampshire and Maine. Vermont

may be next. We join thousands of other associations of mental health providers, organizations, and individuals in our concern.

President Trump signed an executive order on June 20, 2018, purporting to end the practice of separating children from their parents, but these families have not been reunited, and news reports of parents trying to find their children are disturbing. VPA applauds ending the practice of separating children from families, but stopping the practice is not enough. We urge all Vermonters to appeal to our federal legislators and to the administration to immediately take steps to reunite these suffering families.

VPA understands the need for enforcement of the laws established in this state and country but we must have laws and enforcement mechanisms that are just and respectful of human welfare, regardless of citizenship or nationality.

Gus Jordan, Ph.D. President, Board of Directors Vermont Psychological Association Middlebury

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BRISTOL — Between June 18 and July 1, Bristol police completed 17 foot and car patrols at various locations, mostly on Main Street and surrounding areas. Officers also conducted and hour and 35 minutes of directed patrols in the eastern and western parts of the police district, as well as three hours and 30 minutes of town-contracted patrol outside the village, specifically on Monkton Road, and in the south, northwest, west and east areas of town.

During that same period, offi‑ cers checked security at Mount Abraham Union High School 11 times and completed three finger‑ print requests.

In other recent activity, Bristol police: • On June 18 assisted Hinesburg police by re-citing a resident for court action.

• On June 18 looked into an alarm at Mount Abraham Union High School; no issues were found.

• On June 18 checked busi‑ nesses on Main St. and surround‑ ing areas.

• On June 19 served an abuse prevention order without incident.

• On June 19 received found property, owner identified and contacted.

• On June 19 helped a person get into a vehicle after the owner locked their keys inside.

• On June 19 spoke about inter‑ net safety concerns with a local group.

• On June 19 received a motor vehicle complaint, located the vehicle and discussed concerns reported.

• On June 19 conducted two child passenger seat inspections / installations at the police station.

• On June 19 received a report

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of a vehicle that was taken without permission and failed to return it when told to.

• On June 20 received a report of a person passing a school bus with red lights flashing that occurred on June 15.

• On June 20 completed a records check of a person for another law enforcement agency.

• On June 20 investigated a report of the theft of a credit card.

• On June 20 assisted the Bristol Rescue Squad on a call.

• On June 20 discovered an unsecure work trailer, told the owner about it and secured it.

• On June 21 looked into a vandalism report.

• On June 21 served a no tres‑ pass notice upon person prohibited from a property.

• On June 21 assisted the Bristol Rescue Squad on a call.

• On June 22 received a report of damage to a vehicle. Vandalism case initiated and investigation is continuing.

• On June 22 assigned an offi‑ cer to begin an internet investiga‑ tion that is on-going.

• On June 23 were told by a citi‑ zen that they had loaned their car to a friend but didn’t get it back.

An officer contacted the subject and arrangements were made to return the vehicle.

• On June 24 went to check on three vehicles on the side of road; a federal law enforcement agency had a vehicle stopped.

• On June 24 received a report of repeated unwanted phone contact. An officer contacted the caller and advised them to stop or face possible charges.

• On June 25 responded to a report of a dog being abused by its owner. Contact was made with the owner, and no signs of injury, abuse or neglect were noted.

• On June 25 responded to a North Street resident who reported hearing a loud bang, possibly a shotgun. An officer determined that it appeared to be fireworks.

• On June 25 spoke to a person regarding unwanted texting.

• On June 26 assisted citizens at a bus stop related to a bus schedule.

• On June 26 responded to the town park for a report of a male with an open container of alcohol.

The officer was unable to locate the man.

• On June 26 received a Vermont license plate that was found. The owner was contacted and arrange‑ ments made for the plate to be retrieved.

• On June 26 completed busi‑ ness checks on Main Street and surrounding areas.

• On June 27 assisted a motorist who had locked their keys in their car.

• On June 27 found some property, located the owner and returned the property.

• On June 27 responded to a local address for possible domestic disturbance. The person involved provided information related to Refrain from Abuse orders. At the time the officer took no actions because he determined the inci‑ dent did not rise to the level of an offense violation.

• On June 28 completed a VIN verification for a local business without incident.

• On June 28 responded to a report that someone drove away from a gas station without paying for gas. The person was identified and was able to pay the gas.

• On June 28 assisted a home‑ owner with questions about resi‑ dency issues of tenants at their home.

• On June 28 checked busi‑ nesses on Main Street and surrounding areas.

• On June 29 received a report of a physical dispute between two people in a white car, possible a Toyota, on West Pleasant Street.

The officer was unable to locate vehicle or persons involved.

• On June 29 completed busi‑ ness checks on Main Street and surrounding areas.

• On June 30 responded to a local business parking lot for a two-car accident with property damage. Police will complete a report.

• On June 30 received a report from a Bristol resident who said their vehicle had been hit in a parking lot. A report was made.

• On June 30 went to the area of Prince Lane for a report of an animal left inside a vehicle with the windows partially open. Upon arrival the owner was contacted, the dog did not appear to be in distress at that time.

• On June 30 assisted Vermont State Police.

• On July 1 went to a local home in response to a complaint and determined it was a civil issue.

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Retiring OV teacher to begin new chapter

Dwyer earned much respect in 30 years

By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — In front of the wall of windows in Room A1 at Otter Valley Union High School, a large black plastic trash can was filling up as the school year came to a close last month.

OV English and History Teacher Michael Dwyer had been going through the file cabinets and book shelves for a week, throwing out and sorting 30 years of accumulated materials as he prepared to retire once school was out.

As usual, Dwyer was dressed nattily in a green and white checked dress shirt, a vintage lime green vest, and blue and green paisley silk tie. He sat down in his classroom with a reporter before his 10 a.m. class. “I like to dress up,” he said. “It’s an important part of my classroom persona.”

That persona has made Dwyer, 58, one of the most popular teachers at OV over the last 30 years, where he has taught hundreds of students in advanced placement English, history and in the American Studies Program.

It was that program that brought Dwyer to OV in 1998 as a young teacher. Dwyer’s partner of 37 years, George Valley, was hired at the College of St. Rose, and Dwyer was teaching at Mount St. Joseph’s Academy in Rutland. Both were originally from Massachusetts.

“In May of 1988, when there were more jobs open to teachers than there are now, I had three job offers in one week,” Dwyer said. “Poultney, Fair Haven and here.”

He chose OV because of the American Studies program, and interdisciplinary course that teaches American History and English by integrating music, film and literature into the curriculum. Dwyer taught the history side when he was first hired.

He moved to the English side of the program in 1996 when he became head of the English Department.

“So for instance, if you were teaching the Great Depression, you would also teach Steinbeck’s ‘The Grapes of Wrath’,” Dwyer explained. “For most major eras of American history, we like to pair it with literature, art, music, even architecture. And I can tell you, a lot of the visual learning stays with the students.”

His enthusiasm for the curriculum is evident, even 30 years later.

“Very few people can say over 30 years that they’ve been able to teach everything they love,” he said.

STUDENT CHALLENGES It’s no secret that many educators have seen a rise in behavioral issues in the classroom over the last decade, and Dwyer is no exception. But his approach to dealing with those students, in keeping with his classroom persona, is inherently rational, and he says it works.

“When a student acts out, I say, ‘I know your behavior today has nothing to do with me,’” he explained, “‘So, let’s sort it out and figure out a

way to deal with it.’”

Dwyer said he has noticed a rise in the emotional needs of students and the challenges facing teachers.

“At a time when we’re upsizing the student/teacher ratio, the irony is the needs of the kids are exponentially increasing,” he said. “And that takes a lot out of you.”

OUT AND ABOUT Dwyer said he has faced fewer challenges being a gay man in the classroom.

“I’m comfortable being out,” he said matter-of-factly. “I can’t say I developed a thicker skin, but I have become more resilient.”

Dwyer recounted an interaction with the mother of one of his students a few years back.

“She said, ‘I think you are a wonderful teacher, but I hope you know you are going to hell,’” he said.

“That hurt, but I think when someone has that much anger, there’s usually something else shaking the fist.”

Deeply religious, Dwyer and Valley were first members of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Rutland before moving to Trinity Episcopal Church in the city. They met at seminary after Dwyer graduated from Boston University.

“I think there’s a lot to be said for faith training, but it doesn’t mean institutional membership,” Dwyer said.

A DIFFERENT PASSION There is another part of Dwyer that taps into all his interests and skill in history, English, and writing: genealogy. It began as a hobby years ago, as Dwyer said he became fascinated with uncovering the true stories of Vermont’s settlers, with an emphasis on fact rather than legend.

“I think we have a responsibility to be honest and document our history,” he said. “When facts are available, we shouldn’t discard them because they don’t fit our story.”

OTTER VALLEY HISTORY and English teacher Michael Dwyer sits in his classroom a few days before he retired after 30 years at the Brandon school.

Reporter photo/Lee J. Kahrs

In 2016, Dwyer became the editor of “Vermont Genealogy,” a journal of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. He also writes a blog called “Vita Brevis,” a genealogy resource for family history from americanancestors.org.

“At 50, I thought, ‘What do I want to do that I haven’t done yet?’”

Dwyer said. “I wanted to get some of these long-smoldering stories into print.”

Perhaps Dwyer’s crowning achievement in genealogy happened in 2014, when he was named as one of only 50 living fellows in the American Society of Genealogists.

“There is what I call ‘genealogical healing,’” he said. “Among the emotions people experience in find-

ing their ancestors is curiosity. It’s a puzzle, but when people find out about their ancestors, there’s some healing involved, and some shock sometimes.”

TEARS OF SATISFACTION He will not be replaced at OV, at least not this year. On one of the last mornings of the school year, Dwyer thumbed through some of the art books he is donating from his classroom to local library used book sales. He said he doesn’t know who will be teaching in Room A1 next year. He had already given away a number of posters, books and videos to students who wanted a piece of his classroom.

He began to tell the story of the open house that parent Jean Corbett

threw for him over the weekend, and his voice broke. His eyes wet with tears, Dwyer said he was incredibly moved.

“The kids and the parents who were there, I had all I could do not to bawl the whole time,” he said, choking back tears. “You can’t put a price on that, and there are colleagues in this building who will never understand that. And how good to have such a full heart at the end of it.”

He wiped his eyes.

“Not all my friends can look back on a career with as much fulfillment as I have,” he said proudly. “I have no regrets. I followed my vocation to teach. It’s the start of a new chapter.”

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Rik Palieri plays in Middlebury.

Monday, July 9, noon, on the town green.

Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with Palieri, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, storyteller and member of “The Mythical Order of The Rose Tattoo.” Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, July 9, arrive after 11:15 a.m., KB Café, Kennedy Bros., Main St. Enjoy pulled pork with coleslaw, vegetable pasta salad, wholegrain roll, and a flag cake with berries. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-3771419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided.

Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

James Hill and Anne Janelle in Middlebury.

Monday, July 9, 7 p.m., on the town green.

Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with this Canadian Folk Music Award-winning ukulele/cello duo. Free.

More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen. org.

“School of Rock” on screen in Shoreham.

Monday, July 9, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Check out a movie in our air conditioned library. Popcorn will be served. Free.

Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, July 9, 7 p.m., City Park.

The Bengsons on stage in Middlebury. Monday, July 9, 8:30 p.m., on the town green. Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with this indie-folk band with a footstomping, feel-good folk vibe. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

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

VASA meeting at 11:30 a.m. Meal served at noon includes sweet-n-sour chicken over rice pilaf with vegetables, oriental sugar snap vegetable blend, wheat bread, and grapes. Bring your own place setting. Advanced reservations required. $5 suggested donation. Call Michelle to reserve at 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.

American Red Cross Blood Drive in Middlebury.

Tuesday, July 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Children’s Books Distribution in Bristol. Tuesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m. Bristol Elementary. The Children’s Literacy Foundation will be distributing books and telling stories for young people attending the Mary Johnson summer camps. Kids’ books and some great pictures to be had. More information/details contact Anne 802-388-2853 or schoolage@mjccvt.org Jon Gailmor sings in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 10, noon, on the town green. Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-theGreen with Vermont’s own troubadour. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

Children’s Books Distribution in Middlebury.

Tuesday, July 10th, 1:30 p.m. Mary Hogan Elementary. Kids’ books and some great pictures to be had. For information/details contact Anne 802-388-2853 or schoolage@mjccvt.org Night Tree performs in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 10, 7 p.m., on the town green. Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-theGreen with one of the most exciting roots-based music groups offering Celtic-tinged fusion. Free.

More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen. org.

Genticorum on stage in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 10, 8:30 p.m., on the town green. Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-theGreen with this energetic and original Québécois musical trio. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or

TAEKWON DO KICKS is offering basic self-defense workshops for pre-teens and adults throughout the area, $40 per person or $70 for two. Paid pre-registration required. July 14th in Middlebury from 1:00 - 5:00; July 28th in Hinesburg from 1:00 - 5:00; August 4th in Vergennes from 1:00 - 5:00; August 11th in Orwell from 1:00 - 5:00.

Call 802-377-0476 or email: tkdkicks101@yahoo.com. festivalonthegreen.org.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Shoreham. Wednesday, July 11, 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. Enjoy a lunch of chicken and biscuit, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, and dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-377-1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

No Strings Marionette Company in Middlebury.

Wednesday, July 11, noon, on the green.

Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green in Middlebury with No String’s annual festival appearance. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

Middle Grade Book Club in Middlebury.

Wednesday, July 11, 5 – 5:45 p.m., Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. For kids ages 8 to 12.

Read “See You in the Cosmos” by Jack Cheng and come to discuss over Nino’s pizza. First of three. Come to one or all three meetings. Parents are welcome (but not required) to attend. Contact jenny@vermontbookshop.com to RSVP or for more info.

Rebecca Makkai in conversation with Stephen Kiernan in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 11, 6 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. The Vermont Book Shop and Pride Center of Vermont invite all to hear Makkai, discuss her third novel, “The Great Believers,” a tale of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss during and after the AIDS crisis, with Kiernan, a Middlebury College and Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus, novelist, and award-winning journalist. Books, food & drink will be available for purchase. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Pride Center of VT’s Health & Wellness program.

“Music at the Riverbend” presents Extra Stout in Brandon. Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. The Brandon Town Band will open the concert at 6 p.m. Extra Stout brings all of the variety that Irish music has to offer from raucous drinking songs to ballads of home and county; from slow and haunting airs to rocking reels, jigs and polkas. More info contact the Brandon

Chamber of Commerce at 802-247-6401 or info@ brandon.org.

“The 1957 Dunmore-area Plane Crash” in Salisbury. Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St. Come experience this illustrated lecture by Bill Powers and Brian Lindner of the Salisbury Historical Society. Free.

Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman on stage in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m., on the town green. Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with this pioneering harp/guitar duo rooted in the Irish tradition. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, July 11, 7-8:30 p.m., town green. A Vermont tradition since 1870, Come early and enjoy a pre-concert dinner in town or bring a picnic.

New Haven Historical Society Meeting in New Haven. Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m., New Haven Community Library, North St. Come hear Revolutionary War stories from Robert Rodgers.

Refreshments served. All are welcome.

The Barbra Lica Quintet in Middlebury.

Wednesday, July 11, 8:30 p.m., on the town green.

Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with this fast-rising star in the Canadian Jazz scene. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon-in Vergennes. Thursday, July 12, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. Meal served at noon of BBQ chicken breast, home fries, broccoli florets, wheat bread, and strawberry shortcake with cream. Bring your own place setting.

Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve at 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.

Robert and Gigi: Sing-a-long in Middlebury.

Thursday, July 12, noon, on the green. Bring the kids and celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with festival

regulars Robert & Gigi. Free. More info at 802-4623555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

“Patient Care: Death and Life in the Emergency Room” in Middlebury. Thursday, July 12, 3 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Ter. Paul Seward, M.D., has been a physician for nearly fifty years, and has spent the majority of those years working in Emergency Rooms on both coasts. Seward is an Emeritus member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians. “Patient Care” is his first book.

The 24th annual Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Thursday, July 12, 5 p.m., Basin Rd. Corey Zink and County Line open this year’s festival. Lots of events, activities and above all, music. Day and weekend ticket prices. Celebrate all things Bluegrass in the Basin. On the web at: basinbluegrassfestival.com. More info at 802-2473275 or basinbluegrass@yahoo.com.

QuickBooks pop-up tutorial in Middlebury.

Thursday, July 12, 5-7 p.m., Second Floor Conference Room, Suite 8, 1590 Route 7 South.

The first of a monthly series offered by The Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC). Bring your QuickBooks questions and problems and network with other QuickBooks users and get assistance from QuickBooks advisers. Free. Registration required at addisoncountyedc.org/register/1612.

Starline Rhythm Boys in Hancock. Thursday, July 12, 6:30 p.m., on the green. Bring a chair and a picnic. Free. Rain site available. Part of the Hancock Green Summer Concert series.

Addison County Right to Life meeting in Bristol.

Thursday, July 12, 6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Church, 11 School St. Use the front door and take the elevator down to the Parish Hall. Primary agenda items are review of participation in the Bristol 4th of July parade and preparations for the Field Days booth.

All members are encouraged to attend and visitors are welcome. More info contact Chris Holden at 802-388-3563 or bobbillchris@rwch.net.

The Ballroom Thieves play in Middlebury.

Thursday, July 12, 7 p.m., on the town green.

Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with this harmony-driven spirited blues, folk and rock trio. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

Composting in your backyard workshop in Shoreham. Thursday, July 12, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Annina Seiler of ACSWD will lead this workshop on creating garden gold.

The Mammals on stage in Middlebury. Thursday, July 12, 8:30 p.m., on the town green. A festival favorite, come celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with this Indie-roots trailblazing, high-octane Americana quintet. Free. More info at 802-4623555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

“Beauty and the Beast” on screen in Bristol.

Thursday, July 12, dusk, on the town green. The next installment of Bristol’s movies in the park for 2018. Bring a chair, a blanket and some popcorn for plein air movie viewing. Rain location Holley Hall.

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BILL POWERS AND Brian Lindner of the Salisbury Historical Society will give an illustrated lecture on the “The 1957 Dunmore-area Plane Crash” on Wednesday, July 11, at 7 p.m., at the Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple St.

FRIDAY

The 24th annual Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Friday, July 13, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Basin Rd. Lots of events, activities and above all, music. Day and weekend ticket prices. Celebrate all things Bluegrass in the Basin. On the web at: basinbluegrassfestival.com.

More info at 802-247-3275 or basinbluegrass@ yahoo.com.

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Bristol. Friday, July 13, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, Route 116. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., meal served at noon, featuring feature Caesar salad, turkey burger with Boursin cheese and pickled onions, potato salad, coleslaw, and strawberry shortcake with whipped cream. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve at 802-3771419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided.

Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Magician Tom Verner in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, noon, on the town green. Verner returns once more to entertain and delight as part of the 40th

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Annual Festival on the Green. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

Artist’s reception in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater on the Green, 6 Merchants Row. opening reception for “Jonathan D. Ebinger: Breathing Life Into Metal” In conjunction with reception at Edgewater on the Falls.

Artist’s reception in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater at the Falls, 1 Mill St. Opening reception for “Scott Addis: Solo Exhibition” In conjunction with reception at Edgewater on the Green.

Artist’s opening reception in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 5-7 p.m., The Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Janet Fredericks’ “Land Marks: The Land We Mark, Marks Us” is a series of works on paper and canvas that explore the marks we make on the earth. Exhibit runs from July 13 through Sept. 9. More info at 802-3829222 or townhalltheater.org.

Hans Uwe Hielschier carillon in Middlebury.

Friday, July 13, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns, Middlebury College.

Hielschier has been Organist and Carillonneur at the Marktkirche (Protestant Church) of the Hess since 1979. Come hear this a staple of summer life on the Middlebury campus. Free. More info at go.middlebury.edu/carillon.

The Welterweights play in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 7 p.m., on the town green. Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-theGreen with Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompsonfronted Vermont-based rockin’ country band. Free.

More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen. org.

Rakugo night in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 7:30 p.m., Seeler Studio Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Rakugo is a traditional Japanese art of storytelling, where performers sit in front of the audience and tell humorous, scary, or moving dramatic stories, using vivid facial expressions and body language to convey different characters. Basic English subtitles provided.

Help students respect the language pledge by limiting the speaking of English during this event.

Free.

“Bernard Malamud: Tales of the City” on stage in Rochester. Friday, July 13, 7:30 p.m., Spice Studio, 482 S. Main St. Short story author Malamud captured the passion and diversity of mid-century New York City. Ethan Bowen and the talented actors of Bald Mountain Theater will bring these stories to life with jazz and klezmer live music to envelop audiences in the sounds and energy of the city. Tickets $10, available at the door. More info at baldmountaintheater.org.

Stone Cold Roosters on stage in Middlebury.

Friday, July 13, 8:30 p.m., on the town green.

Celebrate the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green with this Modern, oldschool, swing and honky-tonk band. Free. More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen.org.

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Monthly Wildlife Walk in Middlebury.

Saturday, July 14, 7-9 a.m., Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland, Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife at Meet at Otter View Park parking area.

Shorter and longer routes possible. Beginning birders welcome. More info at 802-388-1007 or 802-388-6019.

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section Young Adventurers Club hike in Shelburne. Saturday, July 14, Shelburne Farms. A hike along Shelburne Farms trails followed by “Raptors in Residence” presentation. Pace is geared towards younger adventurers (ages 4-8). Everyone is welcome.

Tailored to the individual participants, and fun for the whole family. More info contact Lauren Bierman at 802-349-7498 or laurenbierman1218@gmail. com. See cost of admission at shelburnefarms. org/visit. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Raise a roof for Haiti Walk-a-thon in Bristol.

Saturday, July 14, 9-11 a.m., Bristol town green.

Help raise funds to build a roof for the Orphanage of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, near Port-auPrince. More info contact Karen Wheeler at 802-349-9351 or raisaroofforhaiti@gmail.com.

The 24th annual Basin Bluegrass Festival in

Fab Four frolic

CATCH JOHN, PAUL, George and Ringo in the classic 60’s animated film “Yellow Submarine,” when it screens at Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant Street in Middlebury, on Sunday, July 15, at 2 and 7 p.m.

Brandon. Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Basin Rd. Lots of events, activities and above all, music. Day and weekend ticket prices. Celebrate all things Bluegrass in the Basin. On the web at: basinbluegrassfestival.com. More info at 802-2473275 or basinbluegrass@yahoo.com.

Instrument petting zoo with Miss Cusson in Shoreham. Saturday, July 14, 1 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Come explore some brass, woodwind, and stringed instruments with the music teacher at Shoreham and Bridport Elementary Schools. Fun for all ages.

Opening Receptions in Rochester. Saturday, July 14, 5-7 p.m., Big Town Gallery, 99 N. Main St. Meet the artists and see the new shows — Hyper Flora – JoAnn Carson and Light & Paper/Mes Plantes – Peter Moriarty. More info at bigtowngallery.com. *CHANGED FROM JULY 7* Cold roast turkey and salad supper in Vergennes. Saturday, July 14, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main Street, across from the Vergennes Opera House. The menu includes cold roasted turkey, potato salad, broccoli salad, rolls, dessert and beverage served buffet style. The cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children. Take out orders available. More info at 802- 877-3150. *CANCELLED* Summer dinner in Brandon.

Saturday, July 14, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Thomas and Grace Episcopal Church, 19 Conant Sq. A public dinner featuring cold salads with ham and turkey, pickles, and rolls with brownies and ice cream for dessert. A good will offering will be taken at the door to benefit Rutland Meals on Wheels and the local Senior Citizens Center Floor Fund. Parking available along Route 7 and Prospect Street, and behind the red brick house on the corner of Prospect St. and Route 7.

Mars astronomy night in Hubbardton. Friday, July 14, 7-11 p.m., Hubbardton Battlefield, 5696 Monument Hill Rd. Mars will be at its best for viewing in mid to late July as it approaches Earth.

Enjoy seeing a sliver of the moon set before 10 p.m. The Green Mountain Astronomers are on hand to share their telescopes and knowledge as you explore the night sky. Bring flashlights and a blanket if you like. Call 802-273-2282 to confirm.

Admission by donation.

Vermont Jazz Ensemble street dance in Middlebury. Saturday, July 14, 7 p.m., Main St. The final event the 40th Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green, with Big Band tunes to dance the night away; come early for swing-dance lessons with Jim Condon. Free.

More info at 802-462-3555 or festivalonthegreen. org.

20th Annual Bach Bash in Granville. Saturday, July 14, 7 p.m., Granville Town Hall, 4157 Route 100. The Rochester Chamber Music Society presents professional and amateur musicians celebrate the music of Bach and others. Free will donations gratefully accepted. More info at 802-767-9234 or rcmsvt.org.

Brillhart and Smith in Brandon. Saturday, July 14, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. This duo is the project of fiddler Jake Brillhart and singer-songwriter Alex Smith. The two have toured extensively for the past five years performing Brillhart’s Cape Breton-influenced fiddle tunes and Smith’s finely-crafted folk ballads. Show $20.

Dinner & show $45. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music. net to reserve.

Two Forrests & Three Sues in Brandon. Saturday, July 14, 7:30 p.m. Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. The Three Sues, Sue Clarke, Sue Ribaudo and Susan Rule, unique singers each with a solid and varied musical history, meet on common ground to deliver a unique sound that is by turns mellow, energetic, nostalgic and jazzy. They join the Two Forrests: Michael and Scott for an evening of great music. Tickets adults, $8/seniors and Students $6.

“Bernard Malamud: Tales of the City” on stage in Rochester. Saturday, July 14, 7:30 p.m., Spice Studio, 482 S. Main St. Short story author Malamud captured the passion and diversity of mid-century New York City. Ethan Bowen and the talented actors of Bald Mountain Theater will bring these stories to life with jazz and klezmer live music to envelop audiences in the sounds and energy of the city. Tickets $10, available at the door. More info at baldmountaintheater.org.

LIVEMUSIC Rik Palieri in Middlebury. Monday, July 9, noon, on the green.

James Hill and Anne Janelle in Middlebury.

Monday, July 9, 7 p.m., on the green.

Vergennes City Band in Vergennes. Monday, July 9, 7 p.m., City Park.

The Bengsons in Middlebury. Monday, July 9, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Jon Gailmor in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 10, noon, on the green.

Night Tree in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 10, 7 p.m., on the green.

Genticorum in Middlebury. Tuesday, July 10, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Bristol Town Band in Bristol. Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m., on the town green.

Brandon Town Band in Brandon. Wednesday, July 11, 6 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Extra Stout in Brandon. Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m., behind the Brandon Inn. Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman in Middlebury. Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m., on the green The Barbra Lica Quartet in Middlebury.

Wednesday, July 11, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Robert & Gigi in Middlebury. Thursday, July 12, noon, on the green.

Starline Rhythm Boys in Hancock. Thursday, July 12, 6:30 p.m., on the green.

The Ballroom Thieves in Middlebury. Thursday, July 12, 7 p.m., on the green.

Corey Zink and County Line in Brandon.

Thursday, July 12, 8 p.m., Basin Bluegrass.

The Mammals in Middlebury. Thursday, July 12, 8:30 p.m.

Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Friday, July 13, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Basin Rd. Hans Uwe Hielschier in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 6 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns.

The Welterweights in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 7 p.m., on the green.

Deb Brisson and the Hayburners in Middlebury.

Friday, July 13, 7-9 p.m., Notte.

Stone Cold Roosters in Middlebury. Friday, July 13, 8:30 p.m., on the green.

Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Basin Rd. Vermont Jazz Ensemble in Middlebury. Saturday, July 14, 7 p.m., Main St. Twenty-first Annual Bach Bash in Granville.

Saturday, July 14, 7 p.m., Granville Town Hall Brillhart and Smith in Brandon. Saturday, July 14, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Two Forrests and Two Sues in Brandon. Saturday, July 14, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, July 14, 8 p.m., Sister Wicked.

Basin Bluegrass Festival in Brandon. Sunday, July 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Basin Rd. Twenty-first Annual Bach Bash in Rochester.

Sunday, July 15, 4 p.m., Rochester Federated Church See a full listing of

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Guitars, cellos, ukulele & more at Festival on-the-Green Middlebury’s exciting Festival onthe-Green continues its 40th season on Monday, July 9, with a noon Brown Bag performance by Rick Palieri, a talented singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and storyteller who captivates audiences of all ages with his stories and songs. Then, at 7 p.m., the Festival kicks into high gear with James Hill and Anne Janelle, a ukulele and cello duo that might seem like an odd combination, but only until you hear the music these two create. Finally, at 8:30 p.m., The Bengsons take to the stage. This husband and wife duo blend rousing, all-join-hands group choruses, spry melodies and energetic, frenetic rhythms to create rock/art/theater performances.

On Tuesday, July 10, at noon, Jon Gailmor, will present a Brown Bag NIGHT TREE TAKES the stage at Middlebury’s Festival on-the-Green on Tuesday, July 10, at 7 p.m.

Special musical performance for the whole family. At 7 p.m., Night Tree hits the stage with their unique for kids young and old. Then, at 7 evening, July 14, at 7 p.m. with the representation and incorporation p.m., The Ballroom Thieves will Vermont Jazz Ensemble Big Band of traditions from Irish, Classical, entertain. “A rock band in a folk Street Dance. Come promptly at 7 Swedish, jazz, Klezmer, and Afro- suit,” The Ballroom Thieves have p.m. to learn a few dance steps with Cuban music. Then, at 8:30 p.m., been releasing their own fresh blend Jim Condon.

Genticorum, the traditional Quebec of spirited blues, folk and rock since Although all festival events are group, will entertain with precise 2012, and were recently nominated free, donations are always gratefully and intricate fiddle, flute for five Boston Music accepted. For more information and accordion work, 802-462-3555 or visit Awards. Then, at 8:30 call gorgeous vocal harmonies, p.m., the high-octane festivalonthegreen.org. energetic foot percussion, Americana quintet and BEATLES’ ‘YELLOW guitar accompaniment and Indie-roots trailblazers, SUBMARINE’ RESURFACES a great sense of humor.

The Mammals, hits AT THT On Wednesday, July Originally presented in wide the stage. In an era

by Greg Pahl of disconnect, The release in 1968, “Yellow Submarine” 11, at noon, No Strings Marionettes, the husbandMammals work to re- is back on the big screen this summer wife team of puppeteers connect thru their truth- at Town Hall Theater on Sunday, Dan Baginski and Barbara Paulson, telling lyrics, off-the-cuff storytelling July 15, at 2 and 7 p.m. for the 50th CARILLONEUR HANS UWE presents entertainment for the and euphoric instrumentals. anniversary of the worldwide smash Hielscher will perform from whole family. At 7 p.m., Máire On Friday, July 13, at noon, hit.

Middlebury College’s Mead Chapel Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman magician Tom Verner will present “Yellow Submarine,” based on on Friday, July 13, at 6 p.m. will offer a breathtaking blend of magic for the kids in all of us. Then, a song by John Lennon and Paul traditional Irish music, hot jazz, at 7 p.m., The Welterweights, a McCartney, is a fantastic tale bluegrass and baroque, coupled favorite for music lovers of rock & brimming with peace, love, and hope, Is Love,” and “It’s All Too Much.” with striking new compositions and roll and alt country, will perform. propelled by classic Beatles songs, When the film debuted, it was Newman’s delightfully subversive Their weekly shows at Hatch 31 including “Eleanor Rigby,” “When instantly recognized as a landmark wit. Then, at 8:30 p.m., Festival in Bristol have become legendary I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lucy in the Sky achievement, revolutionizing a audience members will be treated events, drawing fans from across the With Diamonds,” “All You Need genre by integrating the freestyle to The Barbra Lica Quintet. Juno- state. They will be followed at 8:30 nominated artist Barbra Lica is a p.m. by The Stone Cold Roosters. fast-rising star in the Canadian music Classic country, swamp-rock, scene and was runner-up in the 2013 hillbilly-funk, blues, western swing Sarah Vaughan International Jazz and honky-tonk are just a few of the Vocal Competition. stops the Roosters make on their On Thursday, July 12, at noon, continental tour.

Robert & Gigi (Robert Resnik and As always, the festival comes to Gigi Weisman) will play music a spirited conclusion on Saturday

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approach of the era with innovative animation techniques.

Tickets are $10 and $5 for students, and may be purchased at townhallteater.org, by calling 802382-9222, at the THT box office (Monday - Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.) or at the door, if available.

BRANDON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce free summer concert series, “Music at the Riverbend,” located behind the Brandon Inn continues this Wednesday, July 11, at 6 p.m. with the Brandon Town Band, who will be the opening act for Extra Stout, Vermont’s premier Irish Band, at 7 p.m.

Based in the Green Mountains of Vermont’s Rutland County, Extra Stout is a traditional Irish band that has been playing together for upwards of twenty years. They bring all of the variety that Irish music has to offer, from raucous drinking songs to ballads of home and county; from (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

CELLO AND UKULELE duo James Hill and Anne Janelle will perform on Monday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Middlebury’s Festival on-the-Green.

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Cosmic Forecast For the week of July 9

PERENNIAL FAVORITE THE Starline Rhythm Boys will play on the Hancock town green on Thursday, July 12, at 6 p.m.

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) slow and haunting airs to rocking reels, jigs and polkas.

Join the folks who come out and relax with quality music, friends and neighbors; everyone enjoys free popcorn. Adult beverages are served up by the Brandon Inn, available in the outdoor lounge area, so you won’t miss a single note of the music.

For more information, contact the Chamber at 802-247-6401 or info@ brandon.org.

LAND MARKS EXHIBIT AT JACKSON GALLERY A new exhibit of works by Janet Fredericks, “Land Marks…The Land We Mark, Marks Us,” opens on Friday at the Jackson Gallery in Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

There will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

Continuing her interest in markmaking, these works on paper and canvas reveal the artist’s invented vocabulary of marks as they meet the marks of the land and the human marks we leave upon it. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 9.

The Jackson Gallery is located in the lower level of Town Hall Theater in the center of Middlebury. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday noon to five, and an hour before any public events in the building. For

further information call 802-3829222 or consult townhalltheater.org.

BRANDON MUSIC PRESENTS BRILLHART & SMITH Brillhart and Smith is the duo project of fiddler Jake Brillhart and singer-songwriter Alex Smith, who will perform at Brandon Music on Saturday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m.

The two have toured extensively for the past five years performing Brillhart’s Cape Breton-influenced fiddle tunes and Smith’s finely crafted folk ballads. The result is a show that is both energetic and contemplative, and one that has captivated audiences from Iowa to Maine.

Concert admission is $20. Dinner and show $45. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or e-mail info@ brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon.

BASIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL The 24th Annual Basin Bluegrass Festival will take place from Thursday, July 12 through Sunday, July 15 in Brandon. Featuring 11 different bands, morning and afternoon workshops on Friday and Saturday, and much more. The (See Beat, Page 13)

ARIES: March 21-April 20. Aries, your head is in the stars and your feet are on the ground, but this outlook is working for you. Just do not live in fantasyland too long.

TAURUS: April 21May 21. Taurus, just when you thought a relationship had gone as far as it could go, things start to change this week.

Plenty of excitement is coming your way.

GEMINI: May 22-June 21. You might get word of something exciting or new coming your way, Gemini. A chance to socialize with others or even a job opportunity may be on the horizon.

Keep an eye out.

CANCER: June 22July 22. This is a week for having fun and letting loose, Cancer. These may be things you haven’t done in some time and you can certainly use a break from the norm.

LEO: July 23-Aug. 23.

You may be reticent to go back to work, especially if you are coming off of an extended vacation, Leo. But putting off the inevitable will only make the transition tougher.

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CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20. Capricorn, there is strength in numbers. If you can rally together a team, you can accomplish much of your to-do list for the week in half of the time.

AQUARIUS: Jan. 21-Feb. 18. Thoughts about how you can work less but earn more may have been swirling through your mind, Aquarius. Write down your plan and determine how to make it happen.

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Beat (Continued from Page 11) festival is held at the end of Basin Road and will be well signed from Brandon. Food and craft concessions and cover for rain or shine are provided. Tenters are welcome.

Bring lawn chairs.

Day tickets are $25 Friday and Saturday, $12 Sunday, purchased on site. Weekend at the gate, $60. Much more information is available at basinbluegrassfestival. com, or contact Linda Berry at basinbluegrass@yahoo.com, or 802236-1096.

BRISTOL BAND CONCERT The Bristol Band Concert Season continues this Wednesday, July 11, at 7 p.m., on the town green. Concerts are held every Wednesday evening to the Wednesday before Labor Day (August 29). 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.

It’s free.

There is often a fundraiser barbeque before the concert. Check bristolrec.org for details.

LIVE MUSIC AT NOTTE There will be one live musical performance this week at Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar, located downstairs at 86 Main Street in Middlebury, with a dinner show on Friday featuring Deb Brisson and the Hayburners Acoustic, at 7 p.m.

Brisson and the Hayburners play a unique mix of original songs and covers. Led by Deb Brisson, the band can perform acoustically with a light drum and percussion addition.

There is a $3 cover charge. For more information, call 802-388-0002.

VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN BRANDON Two Forrests & Three Sues will perform at the Brandon Town Hall on Saturday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m.

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Tickets, $8 adults, $6 seniors and students. The Brandon Town Hall is located at 1 Conant Square (Route 7) in downtown Brandon.

BLUES JAM IN BRANDON The monthly (second Saturday of the month) Blues Jam, hosted by Tom Caswell at Sister Wicked, 3 West Seminary Street in Brandon, will take place at 8 p.m. this Saturday, July 14. A signup sheet for musicians is available. Singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists, harmonica players; everyone is welcome to come and play the blues.

Nothing but the blues from 8 until late. For more information, call 2363368.

CHAMBER MUSIC IN ROCHESTER The Rochester Chamber Music Society hosts Vanessa Holroyd, flute, Mary Rowell, violin and Cynthia Huard on piano, Sunday, July 15, at 4 p.m. in the Rochester Federated Church located at 15 North Main Street (Route 100) in Rochester.

Programming will include Nino Rota’s Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano. The RCMS concert series continues through August 5. For information visit rcmsvt.org or call 802-767-9234.

HANCOCK GREEN SUMMER CONCERT The Hancock Town Pride Committee presents its Hancock Green Summer Concerts on the Hancock Town Green on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. First up are the Starline Rhythm Boys, this Thursday, July 12. The series runs through Thursday, August 9. All concerts are free. Bring a chair and a picnic. A

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CARILLON SERIES AT COLLEGE Last but not least, The Middlebury College Carillon Series continues with a performance by Hans Uwe Hielscher, Carillonneur and Organist, Marktkirche Hess, Germany on Friday, July 13, at 6 p.m. All of the concerts are free and open to the public, and can be enjoyed on the steps of Mead Chapel or on the surrounding lawns.

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PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND

Addison County’s Humane Society Maya. 5 years, Lab mix, spayed female.

Maya is a sweet, playful retriever mix who came to Homeward Bound because her guardian became too ill to care for her.

She loves walks, playing with toys, and racing around the enclosed yards here at the shelter. Maya listens well, enjoys hugs and having her back scratched, and rolling around in the grass! We are unsure what her history is with cats and other dogs, but her interactions with both here at the shelter have been nothing but positive. Maya is crate trained, too!

Shasta. 1 year, American Pit Bull mix, neutered male. If you are looking for a stunningly handsome young dog, Shasta just might be the pup for you! Shasta loves his walks, playing out in the yards, and snuggling with people he is familiar with. He is a little slow to warm up to new people but once he does, you are his forever! We feel he would do well in a home with respectful children and dogs he has been properly introduced to, though according to his previous guardian he could be protective of his toys when other dogs are present. He might be ok with cats, but proper supervision would be a must- this guy is just starting to grow up!

Peekaboo. 15 years, short hair, spayed female. I spy Peekaboo! This wise woman was described by her previous family as an affectionate, quiet, and friendly couch potato. She peacefully coexisted with the dog in her previous home but did not like the little kittens. Here at the shelter, Peekaboo tolerates the calmer cats but does not like the playful younger ones. Who can blame her, though? At 15, Peekaboo deserves peace!

Peekaboo is a talkative girl who would be happy to hold long conversations with her new guardians. Will that be you? If you are age 55+ you can adopt Peekaboo with a donation in lieu of her adoption fee through our Senior to Senior program!

Bertita. 3 years, short haired Tortie, spayed female. After being transferred to St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter in New Jersey all the way from Puerto Rico, and then finding her way to us, it would be easy for this gal to feel sad, lonely and scared. But living up to her name, which means a distinguished and cheerful leader, Bertita has only shown tolerance and love.

Bertita is a petite gal who is social, friendly and talkative. She does well with the other cats here at the shelter and is eager to greet all who come to visit her. Bertita loves spending her days on a chair out on one of our covered porches, listening to birds, watching the dogs and napping peacefully. This lovely lady will make a great companion!

Mrs. Weasley. 1.5 years, Ferret, female.

Meet Mrs. Weasley … this lively, 1.5 year old inquisitive girl is also beautiful with her silvery, apricot trimmed coat. If you love ferrets, you’ll appreciate Mrs. Weasley’s spunk and smarts.

Summer pet safety tips

By DR. ERIN FORBES Ahh, summer in Vermont — chance to relax, soak up the sun, enjoy the beautiful Vermont countryside, and have as many creemees as your heart desires. However, there are some important safety tips to keep in mind for your pets.

Excessive heat and increased outdoor activities could spell disaster for your pets. As the mercury rises, take just a few moments to ensure that your pets are safe and prevent an urgent trip to the animal ER with a summertime emergency! The most common heat related problem for pets is heat stroke. Also known as heat stress or hyperpyrexia, heat stroke is a real emergency for dogs. Even on moderately warm days, an excited dog might show a body temperature increase of 2-5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Since dogs don’t sweat like we do, they are unable to dissipate the excess heat, and heat stroke may soon follow.

Any outdoor pet can overheat on a warm summer day, but short-faced breeds, such as Pugs and Bulldogs, are at a higher risk. In addition, every year thousands of pets succumb to heat stroke because they were left in cars while their owners ran “just a few” errands. Many cities and states have now made it a crime to leave your pet unattended in a vehicle. These are

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summer months are often preceded by and celebrated with fireworks.

The bright flashes and loud bangs are terrifying to some pets and can cause anxiety and stress and they may try to escape. Likewise, some pets react in a similar way to thunderstorms.

Normally calm pets may become distressed, destructive and even bite to get away from the noises. While running, they are at risk for being hit by a car, becoming lost or encountering another animal who might be aggressive. If you are planning to take your pets to any outdoor celebrations or cook-outs, find out first if pets are welcome or if fireworks are planned.

It might be easier to simply leave the dogs at home rather than risk a runaway or injury.

The warm summer season also brings out many pests that will actively seek out your pets. Fleas and ticks are two examples, but some species of biting flies are very fond of dogs’ ears. Repeated bites can cause a condition that can be serious and difficult to control known as “fly strike”.

All your pets should be on year-round flea and tick and heartworm prevention to help prevent flea infestations, heartworm infection, and tick bites.

Summer is lots of fun and can be for your pets too. Just make sure to follow the tips provided and contact your veterinarian with any questions or concerns.

Erin Forbes, DVM, practices at Mountain View Animal Hospital in Essex Junction. She is a member of the Vermont Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA), founded in 1898, as a professional organization of 370 veterinarians dedicated to compassionate animal care and quality medicine.

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important laws as even on a 70-degree day, temperatures inside a car can soar to over 110 degrees in less than one hour!

Always be aware of the weather forecast.

Knowing the high temperature can help guide your plans for the day. Don’t leave your pet unattended outside or plan heavy exercise on hot, humid days. If your pet is left outdoors, he must have access to adequate shade and fresh water. When it’s time to run errands, leave your pet at home. Even a few minutes in a hot car is enough to increase your pet’s body temperature dramatically. If you find your pet disoriented, panting excessively or collapsed in the yard, move her immediately to a cooler environment. Use cool wet towels over her back, armpits and groin to help bring her temperature down.

Fans are often helpful too. Get her to your veterinarian immediately so that they can assess her status and begin lifesaving treatments.

Some owners try to help their pets by shaving the dog’s long coat.

Although this seems like a good idea, a well-groomed and clean hair coat can insulate the dog from the heat and help keep them cooler. Veterinarians will recommend shaving specific areas in long haired breeds. In some cases, shaving the hair coat could expose a lightly pigmented dog to potential sunburn. For short haired lightly colored breeds, canine solar dermatitis can be a problem. Boxers, Pit Bulls and Dalmatians are just a few examples of dogs that are at risk. In these cases, chronic exposure to hot sunny days damages the skin and causes tender, red scaly lesions.

Eventually, the skin becomes thickened and scarred. There is dog safe sunscreen you can purchase for dogs at risk for sunburn and ask your veterinarian for more information on how to protect your pet from the sun.

When the sun goes down and the temperatures start to cool, your pets still face many summer challenges.

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(Continued from Page 1) and distributes its own product, such a decline can pose serious problems, especially since cows can be slow to recover.

“They might not come back into full production for a month or couple months,” James said. He added that there isn’t any foolproof way of mitigating the heat’s effects — just a number of small fixes.

“You adjust their feed ration a little bit — maybe they don’t have to eat as much to get the same energy requirements. You make sure that all your fans are operating, and you try not to group them up in large groups to make them any hotter than they need to be. That’s about all you can do.”

If big farms rely heavily on barns and cooling fans, smaller operations aren’t so lucky. John Hammond of the Doolittle Farm in Shoreham noted that animals kept outdoors have an even harder time staying cool.

“They suffer,” said John Hammond, a co-owner of the Doolittle Farm. “You have no choice, it’s what it is.”

For his two dozen cows, the only solution is finding shade.

“As long as they can get out of the sun, it’s OK,” he said.

“They pant a lot and the flies are terrible, they’re just all over them,” he said. “But they’re Dexter cows and they take care of themselves really well — they’re tough animals.” His 500 or so chickens, too, are capable of finding their own shady spots, he said.

Cheryl Cesario, a grazing specialist at the UVM Extension Office in Middlebury, said she’s been fielding plenty of calls from farmers employing various strategies to keep their animals healthy amid the heat and humidity.

“Animals on pasture, it’s pretty critical to find shade for them,” she said. “Farmers might have shady paddocks that they have reserved for weeks like this, or they try to fence animals near hedge rows so they have shade during the day. Another part of it is just making sure they have plenty of good clean water available.”

“Obviously it is a stress, but you have to manage that stress to minimize loss,” Cesario said.

As temperatures finally fall below the 90s, it seems that a stressful time for both farmers and their animals may be coming to a merciful end.

(Continued from Page 1) Task force members believe Swamp. It includes a copious they’ve already found an ideal use amount of farmland, including for a small portion of the land. some expansive hay fields just Members are evaluating a narrow, west of 22A. approximately 5-acre strip of Linda Oaks is a member of property in the village to use as a the “Farnham Task Force II,” municipal park. The park would representing the town’s latest begin at Main Street and run along effort to put the 312-acre parcel to Route 22A, on the east good use for Shoreham side of the Farnham residents. The task “We’re talking property. force has been meeting about perhaps “There’s not much since last 2016, that can be done picking up where the a picnic area, with that property 1999 group left off. and a dog because of ledge and Chaired by Selectman park was topography,” Oaks Will Stevens, the six- mentioned by explained of the person panel will targeted park acreage. present a report — someone as “We felt it would also including a menu of a possibility, offer us a chance to possible uses for the maybe a have a green perimeter land — to the town on that side, separating nature trail selectboard by Dec. 22A from the Farnham 31. In the meantime, for kids at the property.” he and his colleagues (Shoreham) While too small want to get more school.” to accommodate ideas and opinions ball fields, the park — Linda Oaks from residents at the land could host task force’s regularly some walking trails, scheduled meetings and at the according to Oaks. annual Shoreham Apple Fest on “We’re talking about perhaps Sept. 16. The task force meets the a picnic area, and a dog park second Monday of each month at 7 was mentioned by someone as a p.m. at the town offices. possibility, maybe a nature trail “There are no limitations,” Oaks for kids at the (Shoreham) school,” said of the ideas people might want she said. to submit for the property.

Oaks noted that if endowed And the task force has jotted with some trails and related down a lot of ideas during the past crosswalks, the new park could year and a half. provide Shoreham pedestrians Residents have pitched such with clear and safe passage to Drawn 2/13/18 Ben J.Haigh options as a memory center, village amenities like the bank, gas senior housing, low-cost housing station/convenience store, clinic the task force in its park planning. The board could choose to give and affordable housing through and historical society headquarters.

Stevens said it will be up to residents a say through a townwide Habitat for Humanity. Others “There’s potential there,” she the selectboard to decide which vote. have recommended a solar array, said. if any of the Farnham property Reporter John Flowers is at ongoing agricultural uses and The Addison County Regional recommendations it decides to johnf@addisonindependent.com. conserving the property through a Planning Commission is helping pursue on behalf of the community. land trust, according to Oaks.

Indeed, current zoning and a nearby municipal sewer system allows Shoreham residents to dream big about what the Farnham property could deliver.

Approximately 174 of the total 312 acres is zoned agriculturalresidential — though an estimated 92 acres of that is swamp, according to a municipal inventory of the property. Around 30 acres is in the low-density residential district, with 22 acres in the villagecommercial district. The remaining 81 acres is in the village-residential Hybrid Repair Center zoning district, of which 63 acres could potentially be developed, FAMILY OPERATED SINCE 1982 according to town officials.

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Burlington-based nonprofit developer Housing Vermont, which purchased Pleasant Hills in 2014 and has just announced its intention to purchase Bristol Family Housing, is planning major renovations for both complexes.

Built in 1980, the 16-unit Pleasant Hills complex provides Section-8 housing for low- and fixed-income seniors, who pay no more than 30 percent of their income toward rent.

Construction on Mountain Street, which is scheduled to begin in September and will require several months to complete, is aimed at increasing energy efficiency, said Housing Vermont Vice President for Development Kathy Beyer.

Buildings will get new windows and siding, as well as improvements to their thermal shells.

Each unit will also get a new kitchen and bathroom.

Funding for the $1.3 million project comes from a variety of state and federal sources, including the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

While their apartments undergo renovation Pleasant Hills residents will have to relocate for a short period of time. Those unable to stay with friends or family have the option of relocating to one of Housing Vermont’s properties in Middlebury or to the Sonesta hotel in Williston.

Housing Vermont intends to pay residents’ moving costs, Beyer said.

Housing Vermont also plans to purchase and rehabilitate Bristol Family Housing, which has nine two- and three-bedroom apartments on a 25-acre site on the edge of town.

Using $250,000 in VHCB funds, $90,000 in HUD funds and $705,000 in National Housing Trust funds, Housing Vermont will purchase the Bristol Family Housing property and perform renovations that will increase energy efficiency and accessibility and address deferred maintenance. A small office will be added for on-site property management functions.

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Children’s events will be held in Bristol

BRISTOL — Two events for children are coming up in Bristol.

First, the Children’s Literacy Foundation will be distributing books and telling stories for young people attending the Mary Johnson summer camps in Bristol on Tuesday, July 10. Bristol’s event is at 10:30 a.m., at

the BASK program, housed at Bristol Elementary School. That same day, the foundation will distributing books in Middlebury at 1:30 p.m. at Mary Hogan Elementary.

On Wednesday, July 18, at 1 p.m., Bristol Summer School Age program (housed at Bristol Elementary

School) is hosting an Emergency Services Day. The event will feature firefighters, police officers and rescue squad personnel from Bristol for children in program to learn about their community, and about the people who help protect them.

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ETHAN DEWITT, LEFT, and Brent Crum go all out with their Bristol Youth Sports outhouse in Bristol Wednesday morning. Jack Crum was the rider.

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PUSHER JOANNA FERRERI and rider Sherry Paquette get a thrill during the Great Bristol Outhouse Race Wednesday. Ferreri and Paquette were on the Addison County Home Health & Hospice team.

THE IN STITCHES outhouse, pulled by Jessie Otis, left, and Calvin Bessette and ridden by Kayla Bessette charges down Bristol’s Main Street during Wednesday’s outhouse race.

Six-time winner claims water-closet crown

By JAMES FINN BRISTOL — At last Wednesday’s 40th iteration of the annual Great Bristol Outhouse races, a perennial water-closet racer extraordinaire emerged victorious from a competitive field characterized by closely contested finishes and unexpected upsets.

Of the eight times Chris Berry

of Bristol has participated in the event — casually referred to as the “world championship” of outhouse racing by organizers — he has taken home six crowns that attest to his porta-potty-pushing dominance.

“He’s been off the past two years so he’s trying to get back out here and get his crown back,” Casey Babcock of New Haven, Berry’s racing

partner for the day, said before the event’s final round that saw the two friends walk away with the championship trophy.

That the Needles in Motion-sponsored trio of Berry, Babcock and Lizzie Russell, the team’s rider, took home the crown didn’t necessarily come as a surprise to most who attended. When asked before the race

RUNNER EMMA CARTER dictates a fast pace for the Carter Insurance outhouse with rider Lexi Perlee during the 40th annual Great Bristol Outhouse Race Wednesday. Perlee, Carter and fellow pusher Nate Selby won their heat and advanced to the finals.

who they saw as the most daunting competitors across the field, though, other contestants mostly pointed

to returning champions Bristol Financial Services and frequent (See Outhouse race, Page 21)

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HENRY WAGNER, LEFT, Henry Swan and Alex Loomis bring up the rear in the second heat of Wednesday’s outhouse race with the STEAM Vermont Summer Camp entry.

Outhouse race (Continued from Page 20) finals presence Hatch-31 as the clearest obstacles on the path to outhouse-racing glory.

But Hatch-31 was sent packing in the fourth heat — teams race in one of four preliminary heats with winners of each heat moving on to the final — by Needles in Motion, and Bristol Financial Services ultimately fell to Berry, Babcock and Russell in the final round.

After racing in the fourth heat, Berry and Babcock had just minutes to rest weary legs before taking on Bristol Financial, the Carter Agency and Bristol Youth Sports in the final.

“It was definitely really tiring racing back-to-back like that,” Berry said after crossing the finish line to claim his sixth crown. “Could have used another 15 minutes or so for a break. Legs are Jell-O.” That final round was fiercely competed; the Carter Insurance Agency trio of Emma Carter, Nate Seley and Emily Crowe finished just feet behind Needles in Motion; and Coleman Russell, Sofie Wolak and Chris Wood of Bristol Financial Services came in seconds behind the Carter team.

As is tradition, each crew was composed of one rider and two runners responsible for moving their decorated outhouses-on-wheels from a starting line in front of St. Ambrose Catholic Church on West Street to the traffic light just beyond Holley Hall. Time-tested strategy dictates that one runner push the rolling contraption from behind and the other pull from the front, the better to provide both power and steering on a course that can get treacherous.

TREACHEROUS COURSE Once a heat begins, as contestants will tell you, it’s essential to gain position in the middle of West Street: anyone who doesn’t risks nasty spills brought about by the sloped surfaces and grates that punctuate the street’s shoulders.

Bristol Youth Sports’ Brent Crum, head track coach at Mount

Abraham Union High School, was rudely reminded of this during the final round: As the four neck-andneck teams jostled for advantageous position, he lost his balance and fell to the ground as the Bristol Financial outhouse surged past.

He re-gained his footing quickly, though, and he and Ethan Dewitt hauled rider Jack Crum across the finish line to the cheers of a crowd that was clearly as happy to support those simply embracing the challenge of the day as those who finished victorious.

PUSHERS ADAM RAINVILLE, left, and Andrew Rainville give a thrill to their rider Carrie Stearns during Bristol’s Great Outhouse Race Wednesday. The Maple Landmark outhouse won the best decorated award at the event.

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This reporter got a taste of the dangers of outhouse racing for himself when, in a harrowing turn of events during the fourth heat, the off-balance Hatch-31 outhouse

came barreling toward him after failing to establish position in the center of the street. A rolling outhouse presents no small hazard to life and limb when moving at full-

speed with a rider inside, and his life flashed briefly before his eyes until a more-alert friend whisked him out of the way just in time.

(See History, Page 22)

NEEDLES IN MOTION, powered by Chris Berry, right, and Casey Babcock and ridden by Lizzie Russell compete in the fourth heat of Wednesday’s Great Bristol Outhouse Race.

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History (Continued from Page 21) FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, FAMILY HISTORY The atmosphere in downtown Bristol on the morning of July 4 was one of family cheer, with hundreds of spectators braving near-90-degree heat in order to support friends and relatives participating.

“The great thing about the July Fourth celebration in Bristol is it’s a real family affair,” Brent Crum said.

“Everybody gets together, decorates the outhouses, then we come together and all have fun at the races. It was a real family event for us.”

The race was a family affair in more ways than one. Race co-founder Larry Gile, a longtime resident of Burlington, Richmond and Bristol, died on June 3 and was remembered at Wednesday’s race by his son Carl, who was working to get racers organized and call out starts in front of the church.

“They asked me to do this in his memory, so I’m honored to be here,” the younger Gile said.

Gile shared memories of early races, thinking back to the days when participants used real outhouses that he said would make the simple, wheeled wooden frames of today look light and maneuverable.

“This is the only place in the country, from what I understand, that does these outhouse races,” he said. “It’s an incredible history.

When they first started this, they used to use real outhouses and they would go all the way around the park. It got pretty dangerous back in the day.”

NOBLE WESTBROOK, FAR left, and Shamus Hayes burst off the start line with their Village Creemee Stand outhouse as rider Sophie Wolak and pushers Chris Wood and Coleman Russell stay just a step behind with their Bristol Financial Services outhouse during Wednesday’s race in Bristol.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Gile and other volunteers walked around between heats, selling raffle tickets for each team in order to raise money for the town’s Fourth of July festivities. An announcer updating spectators on race progress sprinkled jokes into his commentary. (“I hear

the Bristol Financial team trained for 10 or 20 minutes yesterday. That should give them a serious leg up in this final round.”)

How do racers prepare for competition as technical and specific as outhouse-push-pulling, you ask?

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, July 10 5 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange (VMX) 7 a.m. Energy Week 8 a.m. Moccasin Tracks 9 a.m. Vote for Vermont 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Selectboard (LIVE) 10 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board Wednesday, July 11 5 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 9 a.m. Moccasin Tracks 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 6 p.m. Bulletin Board 6:25 p.m. UVM Nurses Meeting 8 p.m. Selectboard 11 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board Thursday, July 12 5 a.m. Selectboard 8 a.m. Congregational Church Services 10 a.m. Eckankar 10:30 a.m. Lifelines 12 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 6:15 p.m. Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board 10:30 p.m. Energy Week 11:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Friday, July 13 5 a.m. Green Mountain Care Board 7:30 a.m. UVM Nurses Meeting 9:15 a.m. Recovery Rockstars 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Bulletin Board 9:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange

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The answer is that among the athletes vying for victory at the Great Bristol Outhouse Races, training doesn’t play quite the same role it does in other sports.

“It took a lot of willpower and adrenaline, a lot of preparation,”

Coleman said when asked what it took to win his preliminary heat.

“Just kidding, no preparation.”

Babcock agreed.

“We don’t really prepare,” he said.

“Had a piece of watermelon before the race. I imagine that helped.”

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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednes‑ days, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

Bring a friend in recovery.

For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turningpointaddisonvt.org.

AL‑ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by some‑ one’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. Newcomers wel‑ come. Confidential. St. Ste‑ phen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

A LC OH OLIC S A N ON Y‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm.

Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm.

Discussion Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.

A LC OH OLIC S A N ON Y‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Daily Reflec‑ tion Meeting, Vergennes, Con‑ gregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Spiritual Awak‑ ening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am.

A LC OHOLIC S A N ON Y‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meet‑ ing, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am.

Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Alternating Format Meeting, Ferrisburgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm. Speaker Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30pm.

A LC OH OLIC S A N ON Y‑ MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am.

Discussion Meeting, Mid‑ dlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 10‑11am.

Beginner’s Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm.

MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and discussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understanding of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs.

AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free.

At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

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

Discussion Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hol‑ low Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, www.aavt.org .

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A LC OH OLIC S A N ON Y‑ MOUS, 4 WEDNESDAY. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 7:15‑8:15am. Discussion Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 7‑8pm.

A LC OHOLIC S A N ON Y‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiritual Awakening Meeting, Middle‑ bury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. Discussion Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Big Book Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm. Discus‑ sion Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.

ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednes‑ day at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confi‑ dential, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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United Way Day of Action in Vergennes!

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes has a new home and we are celebrating with a Day of Action! On Saturday, July 21st (rain date July 28th) community members are invited to join us for a day of sweat equity. Weʼll gather from 9-5 at 20 Armory Lane (previously Tapestry Midwifery) to paint, landscape and more to get the Club kid-ready. Please bring work gloves and any tools or paint brushes you can lend to the efforts. Lunch and drinks will be happily provided!

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. OPIATE OVERDOSE RES‑ CUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required.

For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turningpointaddisonvt.org.

OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) big book meeting.

Thursday’s, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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CLASSIFIEDS

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OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) Monday’s at 5:30pm. Located at the Bris‑ tol Federated Church in the conference room, 37 North St., Bristol. Enter the church from Church St.

HOUSE CLEANING ‑ SMALL or large jobs. Ref‑ erences available. Call 802‑558‑6136 or email at: ennis987@gmail.com.

BABY GRAND PIANO, Vic‑ trola, large rustic hutch. Come take one or all. 802‑989‑8363.

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, tap‑ ing, skim coat plastering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

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

STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Mid‑ dlebury. Approved for seat‑ ing for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities. Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

Help Wanted

PERMANENT SALES POSITION Busy retail store looking for a customer focused individual.

Great work environment. Four day work week including one weekend day. Must be able to climb stairs, lift boxes and stand for extended periods. Drop off resume at Sweet Cecily, 42 Main St., Middlebury, VT. Or email resume to: nanciedunn@aol.com.

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ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE FOR FULL & PART TIME We are seeking people with winning personalities Full & Part-time positions available with flexible scheduling. Must be willing to work some nights & weekends.

Maplefields –– Shoreham Service Center

VALLEY HANDYMAN SER‑ VICE: electrical, plumbing, carpentry. Resolve projects and that honey‑to‑do list to‑ day. Property management upon request. Mowing, land‑ scaping, snow removal. Qual‑ ity workmanship and refer‑ ences. 802‑458‑2402.

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Full & Part-time Cashiers & Deli Employees needed.

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING; interior/exterior, residential/ commercial, pressure wash‑ ing. 20 years’ experience.

Best prices. References.

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Audy Trucking LLC Audy Trucking LLC is hiring for an

experienced class A driver. Our fleet hauls grain, minerals, and aggregate with dump and hopper bottom trailers. The job requires weekly overnights and home weekends.

We offer health benefits, paid vacation, as well as mileage and safety bonuses.

Please inquire by email to Jeff Audy at audytrucking@hotmail.com or call Jeff at 802-989-5024. Clean Driving Record A MUST!

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WINE & BEER SALES REPRESENTATIVE Calmont Beverage is a statewide distributor with an extremely strong portfolio of highly sought-after wines & beers from around the world. We are seeking a self-motivated individual for an established route covering portions of Addison & Chittenden County.

Qualifications include: ◊ Previous wine & beer sales experience ◊ Extensive knowledge of both wine & beer ◊ Outstanding customer service skills ◊ Ability to meet and exceed monthly sales goals ◊ College degree preferred ◊ Excellent time management and presentation skills ◊ Strong computer and internet skills ◊ Reliable transportation with clean driving record and active insurance ◊ Must be able to lift 40+ lbs on a regular basis ◊ Applicants must live in the defined territory Above average to excellent compensation based on experience.

Please submit resume and cover letter to: jobs@calmontbeverage.com

JOB FAIR

NURSING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES JOB FAIR Explore RN, LPN, LNA, housekeeping, and laundry opportunities at Porter Medical Center!

Sign-on bonuses for select LNA positions available!

10–11am & 5–7pm Tuesday, July 10 115 Porter Drive, Middlebury For more information on available job opportunities, visit UVMHealth.org/PMC and click on “Careers.”

FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions: MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled lumber mill positions due to employee retirement. You must be in good physical condition, have a desire to learn, be reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others. We will teach you the skills you need to use the technology investments we are putting in place. Mill work has a production bonus.

SKILLED FORKLIFT OPERATOR to run large forklifts at our operation in Bristol. Other work includes light construction, planing, lumber stacking. Must be reliable, energetic, work well with others and have good safety awareness. Previous experience operating heavy machinery is a plus but not required, we will teach you the skills you need.

NOW HIRING:

Benefits available for F/T staff

Apply in person at:

Maplefields of New Haven Route 7, New Haven, VT Ask for Sherry or pick-up an application EOE

Help Wanted

Shard Villa

A Level 3 Residential Care Home Now Hiring Medicine Technician/Care Giver 3-11 shift – including weekends Full Time & Part Time 7-3 shift – Part Time, Fri-Sun Must be a reliable & compassionate team player. At Shard Villa we are a close knit team of caregivers who rely on each other to ensure our residents receive the highest quality of care. We only hire committed professional caregivers who love working with the elderly during all hours of the day and night.

Send resume to: Admin.assist@shardvilla.org Or apply in person.

1177 Shard Villa Rd. Salisbury, VT

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2018-19 Food Service Director/Cook

Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

Full- and Part-Time Sales Associates for flexible shifts Nights & Weekends included

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Addison Central School District is seeking a full-time Cook in Salisbury with experience in preparing nutritional meals, breakfast and lunch, and managing a meals program.

The successful candidate must be organized, have strong communication, collaborative and computer skills, and have interest in participating in school wide health and nutrition initiatives.

Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, and three current reference letters via School Spring.

Applications will be accepted until July 20, 2018.

E.O.E.

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Paraprofessional-Intensive Needs 2018-2019 Addison Central School District is seeking a fulltime Intensive Needs Paraprofessional for the 2018-2019 school year at Middlebury Union High School. Job responsibilities include supporting basic skills in the areas of academics, communication, prevocational and personal care.

Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, and three current reference letters via School Spring.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Student Behavior Monitor 2018-2019 Addison Central School District is seeking a fulltime Student Behavior Monitor for the 2018-2019 school year at Middlebury Union High School.

Successful candidate must supervise and support students in designated area to optimize appropriate behavior, provide a healthy, educational, supportive environment; develop, implement and monitor behavior plans; maintain records related to behavior; provide academic support; supervise students in cafeteria before school, supervise students during bus dismissal time; ability to work with collaboratively with staff, strong writing, technological and communication skills. Procures substitute teachers on a daily basis and organizes/assigns substitutes on a daily basis. Also must assist with clerical duties as assigned.

Apply by submitting a letter of interest, resume, and three current reference letters via School Spring.

E.O.E.

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BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.

PART TIME CHURCH AD‑ MINISTRATOR Congrega‑ tional Church of Middlebury.

Respond to donnellbelgians@ wildblue.net with resume.

Search closes 7/15/18.

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Well-established, family owned insurance agency in Middlebury seeking ambitious team player.

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BASIN HARBOR IS now hir‑ ing for dishwashers, cooks, front desk, night audit, and an HR Coordinator! We will train the right person for the job. If you are interested in the hospitality industry or starting a new career, we want to hear from you. Interested appli‑ cants please apply online at: basinharbor.com/jobs/.

Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE PRO‑ FESSIONAL/ Paralegal.

WhistlePig Whiskey Distill‑ ery is growing and needs an administrative professional/ paralegal to work at our lovely farm location in Shoreham, Vermont. Applicants must be organized, proficient with Ex‑ cel and Word. The individual will be working with finance and our CEO to support our regulatory and shareholder reporting requirements. Our employees enjoy our infor‑ mal surroundings and vari‑ ous benefits, including 401k and medical benefits. Send resume and 3 references to: info@whistlepigrye.com.

HOPE has openings for the following positions.

Resale Store Associate, 29.5 hours per week. Solid cash handling and customer service skills required.

Warehouse Associate, 29.5 hours per week.

Solid communication skills, ability to multi-task.

Duties include answering phone, assisting donors, cleaning, repairing, and more.

Holiday Shop Coordinator, 20 hours per week. This new year-round position will include a variety of tasks, beginning this summer with assisting at HOPE’s reception desk, as well as holiday program prep, including soliciting items needed for the Holiday Shop. In the fall, the job will shift to focus solely on managing the setup and implementation of the Holiday Shop.

Strong interpersonal and organizational skills required.

To apply for one of these jobs, send resume and cover letter to: receptionist@hope-vt.org or mail to 282 Boardman Street, Ste 1A, Middlebury.

Be sure to clearly indicate the position for which you are applying.

Email resume and references to bill@labergeinsurance.com or jim@labergeinsurance.com.

Basin Harbor is now hiring experienced culinary and pastry chefs, line cooks, dishwashers, or anyone interested in culinary training!

We will train the right person for the job.

If you are interested in culinary work, the hospitality industry, or starting a new career, we want to hear from you.

Interested applicants please apply online at: www.basinharbor.com/jobs

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

EOE

Help Wanted

Want to Make Difference in Your Community? Come Join our Team!

Must hold or be willing to obtain Vermont property and casualty insurance license. Strong customer service and computer skills required.

Excellent benefits!

is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions: Custodian; Must be able to work independently, perform physical cleaning and work in a public-school environment. No experience necessary. This is a full time, year-round position.

Groundskeeper; Works with the facilities manager and the athletic director to prepare and maintain school grounds, athletic facilities, and equipment. Responsibilities include general maintenance and cleaning to keep out buildings, campus, and grounds in top operating condition.

Responsibilities rotate based on the season. Hours are from 7:00-3:30 with occasional flexibility needed.

Maintenance Technician; Responsible for performing routine maintenance of district buildings. Manage mechanical systems to include HVAC, electrical, plumbing, biomass heating and indoor pool. Identify and complete repairs to buildings and grounds and oversees contractor or others to complete repairs as directed. This is a full time, year round position.

MAUSD offers a competitive benefits package.

Please apply on schoolspring.com or by sending a resume to: MAUSD 72 Munsill Avenue, Suite 601 Bristol, VT 05443.

Help Wanted

HELP NEEDED! MAINTENANCE Vermont State Housing Authority needs two top-notch, organized individuals – one full time and part time to handle maintenance & repair needs for residential properties in Middlebury, Brandon and/or Vergennes. Individuals must be able to perform the necessary maintenance & repair work, respond at odd hours, work within budgets & time constraints & maintain records. High School + minimum 3 years related experience, reliable transportation & required level of vehicle insurance, valid driver’s license, clean driving record, your own hand tools & ability to move appliances & lift up to 100 # up or downstairs. For complete details and job description, visit www.vsha.org.

Cover letter & resume to: HR, VSHA, 1 Prospect St., Montpelier, VT 056023556. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK to provide approximately 5 hours per week of front desk and clerical support at the Salisbury Town Office. Must enjoy working with the pub‑ lic, possess great customer service skills, be friendly, or‑ ganized and able to function efficiently in an environment with frequent interruptions.

Proficiency using MS Office required. Prior clerical, office and/or front desk experience beneficial. Interest in town government desired. Salis‑ bury resident preferred but not required. If interested, call 352‑4228 and ask for Sue.

PART TIME ‑ DELI position.

Set hours Saturday 5:45am ‑ 12 noon. Prior work experi‑ ence with food preparation in commercial kitchen/deli required. Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

FULL TIME ‑ YEAR ROUND deli position. Set hours Mon‑ day ‑ Friday 6am ‑ 2pm. Prior work experience with food preparation in commercial kitchen/deli required. Appli‑ cants should apply in person at Small City Market or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW board (DRB) clerk to provide clerical support to the Town of Salisbury’s DRB. Duties include coordinating meetings and site visits, producing and posting warnings, prepara‑ tion of information for public review, written notification to abutting landowners and other parties, agenda development, taking minutes and drafting findings, decisions and condi‑ tions as decided by the Board.

Position is hourly with com‑ pensation set by the Salisbury Select Board. If interested, contact the Salisbury Town Office at 352‑4228.

Help Wanted PART‑TIME CAREGIVER FOR 18 year old disabled boy in Middlebury. Applicants must have child care experience, references and be reliable.

Some lifting required. Flexible hours. Criminal background check. Send resume to: sstone7716@gmail.com.

THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS is looking for a reliable early morning riser to deliver copies of the newspaper in Middlebury. Interested parties must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and li‑ ability insurance. Potential earnings of $1,600 to 1,700/ mo. plus tips. Please contact Monique at 802‑316‑7194 for more information.

For Sale OVER 3,000 BASEBALL cards for sale. For more in‑ formation call 453‑2920.

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Hundreds of uses. On sale for $25. each. 802‑453‑4235.

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Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on Pages 29 and 30.

Addison Northwest Supervisory District (1) Leicester (1) Middlebury (2) New Haven/Evergreen Cemetery (1) ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT ASBESTOS NOTICE

The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 763.93 {g} {4} requires that written notification be given that the following schools have Asbestos Management Plans for the safe control and maintenance of asbestos-containing materials found in their buildings. The Asbestos Management Plans are available and accessible to the public at the administrative office of the school as well as the Superintendent’s office.

Vergennes Union High School 50 Monkton Rd, Vergennes, VT 877-2938 Union Elementary No. 44 43 East Street, Vergennes, VT 877-3761 Ferrisburgh Central School 56 Little Chicago Rd, Ferrisburgh, VT 877-3463 Addison Central School 121 VT Rte 17W, Addison, VT 759-2131 Addison Northwest SD 11 Main St., Suite B100, Vergennes, VT 877-3332 7/9

SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT

STATE OF VERMONT

CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO.: 38-2-09

NATIONAL LOAN INVESTORS, L.P, Plaintiff v.

JOAN A. CAMERON O’NEIL, MICHAEL CAMERON, THE RUTLAND SHOPPER, PIONEER AUTO SALES, INC. AND ALL OCCUPANTS OF 2829 US ROUTE 7, LEICESTER, VERMONT, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage granted by Joan A. Cameron O’Neill to Vermont Federal Bank, dated August 4, 1989, and recorded in Volume 40 at Page 237 of the Town of Leicester, Vermont, land records, as assigned by Charter One Bank, N.A., to National Loan Investors, L.P., by Assignment of record in Volume 64 at Pages 136-138 of the said land records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 p.m. on August 13, 2018, at 2829 U.S. Route 7, Leicester, Vermont, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: “Being a portion of the land and premises conveyed to Joan A. Cameron O’Neil by William O’Neill by Quitclaim Deed, dated January 6, 1989, and recorded at Volume 40 at page 236 of the Town of Leicester Land Records. Reference is made to a Quitclaim Deed from Joan A. Cameron O’Neill to Michael A Cameron and Joan A. Cameron O’Neill which deed is dated July 18, 2005, and is of record in Volume 61 at page 137 of the Town of Leicester land records.

Reference is herein made to a survey entitled “Boundary adjustment of lots owned by Joan C. O’Neil, located in Leicester, Vermont” drafted by Donald B Burchard, dated July 14, 2002, and recorded with the Town of Leicester land records. Said lands are described as follows: “All of those lands identified as the 1.07 acre parcel on the above-mentioned survey. Said parcel is the western most parcel bounding the State of Vermont on its eastern boundary line and a parcel identified as 1.04 acres on its western boundary line, previously conveyed

by Joan A. Cameron O’Neill to Joan A. Cameron O’Neill and Victor R. Gittens by Warranty Deed dated December 6, 2002 and recorded in the Town of Leicester Land Records. The above-referenced survey controls.

The parcel herein is benefited by water rights to the 1.04-acre parcel referenced on the above said survey. Said rights are to take water from a drilled well, which is located just east of the northeast corner of the residence located on said parcel. Said rights include the ability to maintain said well and water lines that service Pioneer Auto, so-called, from time to time.

Said rights include an easement for purposes of any maintenance that is required to allow for necessary excavating equipment to do said maintenance. In the event any maintenance for said water line or said well is needed, the land shall be returned to as near the condition as they were at the time that maintenance began and as soon as it is practicable.

Said conveyance is subject to easements and rights of way of record.

Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned deeds, the references therein and records thereof in further aid of this description.”

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash, a bank treasurer’s check, or certified funds by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Leicester.

The mortgagors are entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to 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 at Clarke Demas & Baker PLLC, 346 Shelburne Road, P.O. Box 4484, Burlington, Vermont 05401, (802) 652-1400.

DATED at Burlington, Vermont, this ___ day of June 2018.

NATIONAL LOAN INVESTORS, L.P. By: Elizabeth M. Demas, Esq. Clarke Demas & Baker PLLC 346 Shelburne Road, P.O. Box 4484 Burlington, Vermont 05401 7/2

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY 77 MAIN STREET MIDDLEBURY, VT 05753

Public Notices can be found on Pages 29 & 30.

NEW HAVEN EVERGREEN CEMETERY

New Haven Evergreen Cemetery Association annual meeting will be held July 12, 2018 at 7pm at the home of Roger Boise - 434 North St.

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Separate sealed BIDS for the removal of trees in the Town Green and Court Square will be received by the Town of Middlebury, VT. The project consists of the removal of seven (7) trees and stumps.

The BIDS shall be received by the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 South Route 7, Middlebury, VT, until 11:00 a.m., July 31, 2018 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. If BIDS are forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the BID must be enclosed in another envelope containing the BID addressed to the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled at the Public Works Department 9:00 a.m. on July 17, 2018.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following location: Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 South Route 7, Middlebury, VT 05753.

June 25, 2018 Kathleen Ramsay Town Manager 6/28

Vt. parks to supply camping gear and sites in free lottery MONTPELIER — Vermont State Parks is excited to launch the new First Time Happy Campers Program at five parks during the months of July and August. Created in partnership with the Outdoor Gear Exchange, this program provides free camping for new campers, whose names will be

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY

REGULAR SELECTBOARD MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2018 • 7:00 P.M. ROOM 116 - LARGE CONFERENCE RM. 77 MAIN STREET AGENDA 7:00 1. **Call to Order 2. *Approval of Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of June 26, 2018 Selectboard Meeting 4. **Citizen Comments [Opportunity to raise or address issues that are not otherwise included on this Agenda] 7:05 5. **Susan Shashok – Request for an Update on the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s Response to the Town’s request for Plantings on Forest Ridge Drive to address concerns about tree and brush trimming during the Airport Improvement Project 7:10 6. *Rewa Worthington, Housing Vermont, regarding Merger of Addison Housing Limited Partnership with Vergennes Limited Partnership & Request for Consent for Assignment of Note Held by the Town 7:15 7. *Policy on Access Control to the Communication Tower on Chipman Hill 7:20 8. *License Agreement with the National Bank of Middlebury for the Use of Printer’s Alley during Construction 7:25 9. *Seymour Street/Pulp Mill Bridge Road Sidewalk Project – Request for Change Order for Engineering Services to cover additional environmental permitting and right-of-way acquisition work 7:30 10. **Correspondence from United States Court of Federal Claims – Official Notice of Class Action Suit regarding Payments In Lieu of Taxes Act for 7:35 11. **Approve Application FY19 Vermont Agency of Transportation Highway & Stormwater Mitigation Program Grant Funds 7:40 12. *Request from Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) for Letter of Support for Food Hub Initiative 7:45 13. *Amendment to Comcast Lease at Chipman Hill, Town-owned property near reservoir off Springside Drive 7:50 14. *Approval of Check Warrants 15. *Town Manager’s Report 16. **Board Member Concerns 8:00 17. *Executive Session – Not Anticipated - TBD 18. **Action on Matters Discussed in Executive Session 19. *Adjourn * Decision Item ** Possible Decision If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 388-8100 x-202 as early as possible.

Additional information about most Agenda items is available on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, on the Selectboard page.

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chosen at random when they register at vtstateparks.com/happy-camper. html.

The idea for the program came as a recommendation from the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC), a group of outdoor recreation leaders tasked

by Governor Phil Scott to enhance outdoor recreation opportunities and boost the recreation economy in Vermont.

The program is designed to encourage families who haven’t camped before to give it a try. Participants will receive a free campsite, firewood, tents, camp stove, lantern and sleeping pads. If campers don’t have sleeping bags or don’t want to bring bedding from home, they can purchase sleeping bags online from the Outdoor Gear Exchange for a discounted rate of $34.95 for delivery to their home or pick up upon arrival at the park.

“In establishing VOREC, we recognized the opportunity to leverage the State’s exceptional outdoor assets to help grow our economy and further promote outdoor recreation,” said Scott. “So I am very pleased to see this initiative move forward, as it provides greater access to Vermont’s campgrounds for those who may not typically visit. I appreciate the work of our VOREC members, and all those at Vermont State Parks and the Outdoor Gear Exchange who made this possible.”

On Friday night, campers will be met by friendly park interpreters who will show them around and help set up their camp. The park interpreters will provide camping tips and support throughout the weekend. Campers can attend interpretive programs, check out free fishing gear and enjoy all the parks have to offer.

Prior to the trip, participants will receive a packet containing a packing list and tips, meal and recipe ideas and other information to prepare them for their trip.

Participating parks are Bomoseen, Button Bay, Grand Isle, Stillwater and Woodford.

Outdoor Gear Exchange in Burlington procured critical gear donations from their vendors and is helping with gear delivery and sleeping bag purchases.

“Camping is a great experience that blends adventure with fun and relaxation in ways that bind friends and families together and creates lifelong memories,” said Craig Whipple, Director of State Parks. “We want everyone to have the opportunity to have that experience and this program is a terrific way to get started.”

Interested campers can sign up at vtstateparks.com/happy-camper.html and choose the park and weekend of their choice. Two families will be chosen each weekend with campsites located near each other, so they can meet other families new to camping.

If many applicants choose the same weekend, winning entries will be selected at random.

To sign up and learn more, visit: vtstateparks.com/happy-camper.html.

Addison Independent, Monday, July 9, 2018 — PAGE 31

Schmidt (Continued from Page 1) court action comes after Schmidt pleaded innocent this past April to an initial four counts of voyeurism for having allegedly videotaped four clients using a hidden camera at his massage office.

And Schmidt could face still more charges in the case, according to Middlebury Police Det. Kris Bowdish. She confirmed police have in evidence another 25 video files of massage clients who have yet to be identified. Middlebury police (388-4944) want to hear from any of Schmidt’s past clients who have yet to make themselves known to authorities.

Addison County Deputy State’s Attorney Rebecca Otey said some of the as-yet-unidentified victims could be visitors or Middlebury College students who have left the area and not yet heard about the ongoing investigation.

Victims can take some solace in the fact that the unauthorized video doesn’t appear to have made it onto the Internet.

“At this point, there’s no indication (the video) itself has gone beyond the defendant’s computer,” Otey said on Thursday.

Middlebury police launched their investigation back on April 6, when a woman reported she believed she’d been videotaped while undressed during an April 1 visit to Schmidt’s office. The victim had visited Schmidt to get relief from a sore back. While in the changing room, she noted two mirrors on the wall that “seemed out of place” because they were placed so low to the ground, according to court records.

At the end of the massage, the woman said she heard a noise she traced to a “black USB charger” plugged into an outlet, according to Bowdish’s court affidavit. The victim said she became “scared” and “uncomfortable” with the notion that her privacy might have been violated, to the extent she quickly covered her private areas with her hands and dressed very quickly, according to court records.

The woman said she returned later that day to Schmidt’s business saying she believed she had left a piece of jewelry in the dressing room, according to Bowdish’s affidavit.

While there, she told authorities she noticed the USB device had been removed from the wall.

Bowdish on April 10 obtained search warrants for Schmidt’s home, his business and his vehicle, according to court records. Items seized during that search included an Apple iPad, a Lenovo ThinkPad computer, five USB drives of varying sizes, a Digital Spy Pen hidden camera and a cell phone, according to Bowdish’s affidavit.

Preliminary forensic evaluation of the evidence by Bristol police Officer Josh Otey yielded 70 digital video and image files that appeared to have been taken without consent or knowledge of the customers involved, according to court records.

The alleged voyeurism infractions

ROGER A. SCHMIDT for which Schmidt has been charged to date from August 2016 to this past April, according to court records.

Each misdemeanor voyeurism charge carries a penalty of up to two years in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.

The possession of child pornography charge stems from a forensic analysis of evidence allegedly found on an Apple iPad computer seized during a police search of Schmidt’s home on April 10, according to court records.

Police said they found a 30-second video of a naked girl being subjected to sadomasochistic abuse, according to court records. Bowdish and a physician from University of Vermont Medical Center both estimated the girl to be of middle school age (around 13), according to the affidavit.

Conviction on a charge of misdemeanor possession of child porn carries a penalty of up to two years in jail and/or a fine of up to $5,000, according to state law.

Court documents detailing the charges against Schmidt show a repeated pattern of women clients being asked to wear minimal clothing and in many cases expose themselves during massage sessions they hoped would yield pain relief.

The victims told police they had no idea at the time they were being secretly videotaped.

Some of the alleged victims were taped multiple times, according to Bowdish. Schmidt is alleged to have asked some of his victims to not wear their bras for their massage, according to court records, and some of the video footage shows Schmidt working on women patients with their breasts exposed. One of the victims told police she asked Schmidt to allow her to keep her breasts covered during a second visit, and she “could tell that Schmidt was disappointed,” according to court records.

Another woman told police she decided to keep her bra and underwear on under her sheet during a second visit. “(Schmidt) asked me to remove the sheet and when he did I heard an audible sigh from him,” the woman told police, according to court records. “I could sense he was irritated and I knew from the timing of the sigh that it was because of my bra and underwear.”

Another victim told police she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, thus making Schmidt’s alleged infraction even more emotionally painful for her, according to court records.

A few of the victims interviewed

by Bowdish alleged that Schmidt removed — without asking — the sheet that covered their otherwise nude bodies.

“I was … uncomfortable because (Schmidt) would touch me too close to my breasts and my privates,” one of the victims told Bowdish, according to court records.

Some of the women alleged Schmidt placed them in awkward positions on the massage table.

“Another time, Roger had me sit on the massage table and lean all the way back until I was basically upside down,” a victim told to Bowdish, according to her affidavit.

“The sheet was not covering my upper body and breasts and I felt

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I tried to bring my arms up to cover my breasts and my body in general; I think it was a protective instinct.

(Schmidt) moved my arms away from my body and over my head and told me to relax.”

Another victim made a similar allegation to police. She told authorities Schmidt had asked her to lean back against his body and rest her head on his shoulder, at a time when the sheet had slipped off her body, according to court records.

“It did not feel okay,” the woman told police, according to the affidavit.

“It felt to me like he enjoyed this process too much. Like he was taking pleasure in being my only support and he liked how much power he had over me at the time.”

Bowdish interviewed a woman who told her she stopped seeking Schmidt’s services after her first visit because he had asked her to lay on the massage table with her breasts exposed, saying it would better allow him to treat her right shoulder, according to court records.

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The woman said it became clear to her during the procedure there was no reason for her to have had her chest exposed, according to Bowdish’s affidavit.

Other comments gleaned from victims, according to court records, included: Schmidt is alleged to have videotaped two generations of one family, according to the affidavit.

“I feel angry and betrayed and violated by what (Schmidt) did to me,” one of the victims told police, according to court records. “My anger is compounded by the fact that I recommended him to my daughter and he also violated her. I have some guilt about also recommending a friend to him.”

Deputy State’s Attorney Otey is hoping to get a final forensics report on Schmidt’s computer equipment by the end of this month. Schmidt is slated to appear for a Sept. 17 status conference on the case at the Frank Mahady Courthouse.

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Workshop designed to draw women to tennis

By NICK GARBER MIDDLEBURY — An effort spanning all of New England to promote young women’s tennis will arrive in Middlebury later this month, and organizers are encouraging local athletes to register soon.

The one-day workshop is called Women in Tennis Together (WITT) and is sponsored by the New England branch of the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

During its first two years of existence, only one WITT event was held for all of New England, but this year the USTA is helping individual states host workshops.

For Vermont the chosen location was the Middlebury Indoor Tennis center, where the WITT program will be held on July 21 from noon to 4 p.m.

Erin Morrison, programs and communications director at the Addison Community Athletics Foundation, was the main organizer for the Middlebury event, which she hopes will help boost women’s tennis in the area.

“This year, the (girls’) tennis team from Middlebury Union High School had very much a building year — they had 15 players and most of them were brand-new to tennis,” she told the Independent.

“Having an opportunity like this where you’re bringing girls together who are trying to understand tennis, trying to build some sort of community atmosphere, it’s another gateway for our local players to feel more supported and included.”

The event will include both oncourt and off-court components.

Participants will get to play competitively in singles and doubles,

while receiving instruction from an all-female staff that includes college coaches and tennis pros.

Off the court, players will have the opportunity to connect more deeply with their coaches and discuss the value of tennis in their personal lives.

“It’s a chance to discuss how it’s more than just the game of tennis — it’s also about personal growth and development,” said Gail Smith, a longtime tennis coach and athletic administrator at Middlebury College, who helped plan the WITT event. “Athletics is about self-discovery. You learn about yourself as you compete, in how you handle failure, in how you support your teammates in getting them to play at the highest level.”

The event is geared specifically toward young women, Smith said, because their participation in the sport still lags behind men’s.

“USTA has always been promoting youth tennis, but this is a little targeted,” she said. “If you look at the juniors program, you’ll find there are more males participating than females, and because those numbers are higher, it’s going to be a more competitive environment.”

A successful event this year, Smith said, could go a long way toward improving that competitiveness.

Although the event is intended for ages 14-18, Morrison noted that younger girls interested in playing could be accepted as well.

Organizers are accepting up to 24 participants and are encouraging early registration. Those interested in registering or learning more may head online to acafvt.org.

ICE (Continued from Page 2) contract last November, Integral Consulting Services Inc. said the representatives would “service ICE’s internal and external law enforcement customers and the public by answering calls and reviewing, analyzing, and processing tips for further action.”

Federal records show Integral Consulting Services received a six-month contract last September for call center support services in Williston from ICE. The award was for $592,351.

TIPS PROVIDED TO ICE The Homeland Security Investigations Tip Line was established in 2003 as part of an international initiative to crack down on child predators, according to Bourke. Since then, the mission has expanded. Today, the tip line takes complaints from the public on more than 400 federal laws.

The program solicits tips online and over the phone about human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism and trade violations. On recent press releases about efforts to crack down on child sex crimes and to prevent female genital mutilation, ICE asks the public to report human rights abuses and other serious offenses to the tip line.

Bourke said that a detailed breakdown of the types of tips the program receives is considered “law enforcement sensitive.” VTDigger has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for that information.

According to descriptions of tips reviewed by VTDigger, recent calls have involved a range of allegations.

They come from all over the country, with many from Texas, California, Florida and New York.

• One woman called to report an immigrant who was in a relationship with a relative. The caller worried that the immigrant was trying to marry him in order to take advantage of him.

• One caller reported an immigrant who was said to have re-entered the country after he had already been deported. The caller said the subject was a member of an international gang and had threatened the caller.

Some callers alert ICE to individuals who are in the United States without documentation who are using services.

• A worker at a school called the tip line to report parents of children at the school. She felt it was wrong for them to use public schools.

• An employee at a medical facility called to report a patient who did not have legal status and was receiving treatment for more than a year at the facility’s expense.

Tipsters also report businesses that employ workers without legal status.

• A caller reported a plant that she said employs immigrants who don’t have legal status to work and are poorly treated.

• A worker in a restaurant called to report his employer after he learned some coworkers did not have authorization to work in the country.

Other callers file complaints against people with whom they appear to have a personal grievance.

• A woman who was separated from her husband called to report him. She had known about his status for years. They were in a dispute over property.

• A tipster called to report his former girlfriend. He told authorities he knew the woman had received a deportation notice, and decided to call in a tip because he said she had taken advantage of him.

Bourke said that analysts who take the calls pass on information to investigators if there is sufficient indication of criminal activity. They then decide if an investigation is appropriate.

Investigations are prioritized based

on the “seriousness of the allegation,” he said.

One of the offenses about which the tip line solicits information is “criminal fugitive alien,” a status that refers to people who are in the country without documentation, have been convicted of a crime, and received and ignored a final order of removal.

Asked if the agency would investigate tips about people who have committed immigration violations that do not rise to the level of “criminal fugitive alien” status, Bourke said “potentially.” An investigation would depend on the information provided, he said.

When a tip results in an arrest, ICE personnel involved with the case may circulate an email with the subject line “Success Story.”

Civil liberties advocates say hotlines, like the one Homeland Security operates from Vermont, can lead to racial profiling, escalate over-policing and cultivate an environment of fear.

Sethi, the faculty member at Georgetown Law, said there are mechanisms in place for people to report crimes that are clearly taking place, such as 9-1-1.

VERMONT HEADQUARTERS How did Vermont become the headquarters of an ICE program that takes tips from across the nation and the globe?

Bourke said in an email that “like all other federal law-enforcement agencies, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a presence throughout the United States.”

He said Vermont is also host to regional enforcement offices and a program that investigates bulk cash smuggling.

The tip line is located in part of the same building that houses the Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC), an around-the-clock intelligence hub that is used by police across the nation for information about suspects’ immigration status, personal details and criminal background.

While the LESC and the tip line are located in the same building, they are separate operations. The LESC is under the Enforcement and Removal Operations branch of ICE. The tip line is managed under the Homeland Security Investigations arm of ICE. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has been involved with the LESC initiative and played a role in getting the program into its current location in Williston.

Staff for Leahy said that while he was aware of the tip line’s presence in Vermont, he was not involved in decisions that were made to headquarter the program there.

Leahy spokesman Lincoln Peek said Leahy sent a letter to the administration that raised concerns about “how DHS activities are being bent to President Trump’s cynical and extreme anti-immigration policies, not only in Vermont but across the country.”

“Sen. Leahy has deep concerns if the tip line has been tasked by the Trump administration to further its discriminatory, anti-immigrant agenda at the expense of important law enforcement duties,” Peek said in an email.