Monday, September 17, 2018

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 30 No. 21

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, September 17, 2018

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Racism and related ills

• A book by a Nobel Prize winner is sparking conversation at Middlebury College this week. See Page 18.

Business panel gets extension

• Middlebury’s Economic Health Committee will get two years to fulfill its charge. Page 2.

Kids wanted for robots building • Nine-to14-year-olds are invited to join a STEMfocused local team. See story on Page 17.

Local elevens clash in Bristol

• Otter Valley football visited the Mount Abe/VUHS co-op squad on Friday. See what happened on Page 21.

Sing-along Scouts

SOME OF THE more than 10,000 Girl Scouts who attended a Scouting roundup at Button Bay in 1962 gathered at the Basin Harbor Club last week for a reunion. The women are seen here singing before lunch on Thursday.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Vermont family recalls terror of riding out hurricanes

By EVAN JOHNSON PITTSFORD — After surviving two of the worst hurricanes in recent memory, enduring a move of nearly 2,000 miles and contending with life in a new part of the world, the Blas family of Pittsford is getting back on their feet thanks to their community, family, friends and a 2005 Toyota Camry.

“It is incredible, the liberty this vehicle gave us,” Peter Blas said. “I will never forget about this thing.”

To hear their story on the anniversary of Hurricanes Irma and Maria is to understand why.

Peter Blas, 61, is from New York City but was raised in Puerto Rico. His wife, Heather, 33, moved to Puerto Rico at the age of 12 from Middlebury,

Bristol taps Nason as full-time police chief Citizens plan the future of the city

• Around 60 people came to give input and help update the Vergennes City Plan. See Page 3.

Lieutenant takes helm after long search

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — The town of Bristol has promoted one of its own.

As soon as a few contractual details get ironed out, Bristol Police Lt. Bruce Nason will begin his new job as chief of the police department — likely by the end of this month, said Town Administrator Valerie Capels.

A final salary figure has not been determined, Capels added.

A job posting last spring set the

salary range at $55,000 – $65,000, commensurate with experience.

Nason, who has been officer in charge of the department since former chief Kevin Gibbs retired in August 2017, said he’s looking forward to serving in his new role.

“I love community policing in a small town,” he said. “I appreciate the opportunity to serve as chief.”

Nason joined the Bristol Police Department part-time in November (See Bristol, Page 26)

Vt. A year ago, they and their daughters Natalia, 12, and Sofia, 5, were living not far from Puerto Rico on the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas. At their home in Charlotte Amalie, the capital city of the U.S. Virgin Islands, strong tropical storms were a fact of life.

“The houses are made of concrete,” Peter said.

(See Family, Page 24)

Australian playwright wins THT prize with ‘Normal’

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Katie Pollack is the winner of Town Hall Theater’s “Ingenious Grant for Playwrighting” competition, but you’ll forgive her if she’s unable to physically attend the upcoming staged reading of her winning entry, simply titled “Normal,” in Middlebury on Oct. 14.

Pollack lives almost halfway around the world, in Sydney, Australia.

(See Pollack, Page 26)

KATIE POLLACK

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Economic health panel gets two-year extension

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard is giving the community’s Economic Health Committee a two-year extension to come up with recommendations to spur business growth in Addison County’s shire town.

The 11-member panel — made up of local residents, officials and business leaders — had been tasked with furnishing a report by Nov. 13. But committee leaders on Sept.

11 persuaded the board to push out that deadline until August 2020.

While the committee will provide the board with quarterly progress updates and perhaps some interim suggestions, members believe the two-year extension will give them more time to execute their charge and look at the “‘bigger picture” of how Middlebury could make itself more attractive to prospective employers.

It was in June that the selectboard formed the new Economic Health Committee and charged it with, among other things, with considering ways of retaining and expanding existing retail operations, providing a basic analysis of the economic viability of Tax Increment Financing to support infrastructure improvements in the

downtown that could serve as a magnet for future enterprises, and exploring use of Vermont Community Development Program revolving loan funds to support economic development.

Officials reasoned the new 2020 deadline will better dovetail with the scheduled completion of a regional economic survey now being engineered by the Addison County Economic Development Corp.

Economic Health Committee Chairman Fred Kinney Kenney is also executive director of ACEDC. Middlebury selectboard members on Sept. 11 also voted unanimously to make a few “tweaks” to the committee’s charge and to give the panel a $2,500 budget (to start off) for minor expenses it might incur.

“We felt the timeline was way too short to adequately address the issues we’ve been asked to address, and we felt really strongly there needed to be a very modest budget,” committee member Becky Dayton told the board.

That budget is being carved from the approximately $82,000 remaining in Middlebury’s Business Development Fund.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Neat Repeats awards $23K in grants MIDDLEBURY — The directors of Neat Repeats Consignment Shop in Middlebury, have announced the Neat Repeats grant awards for the summer 2017 cycle. A total of $23,068 was awarded in Addison County, as follows: A total of $5,000 went to the Friends of Middlebury Hockey; $3,750 was pledged to HOPE-Housing Solutions; $3,250 went to Porter Hospital’s ARCH room; $2,700 in Scholarship money to MAUHS, MUHS, and VUHS; $1,500 went to Vermont Symphony Orchestra in-

school programs; $1,000 supported the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes; $1,000 to the Charter House Coalition; $1,000 in dental assistance (2 grants); $873 for family assistance (6 grants); $845 to fund educational opportunities; $500 to help fund the Spooktacular; $400 to ACTR Dial-a-ride; $400 for Mary Hogan School playground repair; $300 to Middlebury Foods; and $50 other.

All this was made possible by Neat Repeat’s volunteers, donors and shoppers.

Performers kick off church fund-raising New roof needed for Bristol sanctuary

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — It’s never a good sign when a roof needs a tarp.

Unfortunately that’s exactly what happened this summer at the Bristol Federated Church. Wind and water have taken their toll on the building at 37 North St. and the roof has begun to fail.

“Small things had started happening,” said Diana Bigelow, a member of the church’s fundraising committee. “Then earlier this year it became a major issue.”

Phase one of the roof-replacement project is estimated to cost $40,000, half of which is due in the early autumn.

The news was “a real wallop,” said Jim Stapleton, Diana’s husband, who is also a member of that committee.

Phase one of their fundraising campaign was a resounding success, however. In fact, it received two standing ovations.

On Aug. 26, Bigelow and Stapleton, along with fellow performers Ali Dawson, Mark Gibson, Robin Hewitt, and Vernita and Tim Weller, hosted a buffet dinner and music/ comedy variety show.

Dawson and Gibson performed a jazz-folk program; Hewitt performed a Lily Tomlin routine; the Wellers performed show tunes; and Bigelow and Stapleton performed a scene from the one-act comedy “You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running.”

More than 60 people attended and the event raised about $1,100 for the church roof.

“They filled the sanctuary,” said Stapleton, who with Bigelow organized the entertainment. “We were pleasantly surprised. The event was an unknown. We didn’t sell tickets and had no idea what the turnout would be.”

The variety show kicked off what church officials told their membership this summer would be a “monumental fund-raising campaign to fund our

MEMBERS OF THE Bristol Federated Church fundraising committee, Robin Hewitt, left, Jim Stapleton, Diana Bigelow and Eva Mastalos, are helping the church raise $40,000 for a critical roof repair.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

roof project.”

Bristol Federated Church will reach out not only to its own commu-

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nity but also to the wider community, Bigelow said.

“What has happened is not as sexy as a hurricane,” she said. “But the result is the same — a shot roof.”

The church is itself a community serving the larger community, lay leader Robin Hewitt pointed out.

“Over the years we have hosted many Boy Scout troops, cooking classes, Thursday Morning Coffee and Conversations and recovery groups such as AA, NA, and Overeaters Anonymous,” she said. “We open our doors on Halloween for bathrooms, hot cocoa and candy to over 800 trick-or-treaters and their families. We help out with Have a Heart Food Shelf and provide a safe place for DCF and Easter Seals to meet.”

Other efforts to raise money have included collecting broken jewelry to sell in Burlington, which Stapleton said has raised $150 so far, and scaling up this year’s Christmas bazaar.

A GoFundMe campaign is also forthcoming, Hewitt said.

Anyone interested in donating or helping fund-raise may contact Bristol Federated Church at 453-2321.

Vergennes begins revising city plan Citizens, planners consider new lot sizes, setbacks in some districts

By ANDY KIRKALDY (HDR) zone, which includes downVERGENNES — Around 60 town and an undeveloped area on Vergennes residents and officials Comfort Hill. Planners also want to on Thursday discussed the future of offer friendlier “density bonuses” to the city, including how many new developers that could allow more homes to allow and how to make homes if more affordable or elderly Vergennes more pedestrian-friendly. housing units are built.

The occasion was a public forum • Merging the city’s Agricultural in the Vergennes Opera District with the Rural House hosted by the Residential district. The Vergennes Planning “We are very most significant change Commission. Planners would mean a reduction motivated to were seeking input on in the minimum lot size changes they are consid- make the city from 5 to 2 acres. ering to the city plan, a more friendly The city’s agricultural rewrite of which is due to walkers zone includes one area in

by September 2019. the southwest quadrant and bikers.”

Despite a few mixed — Planner and another spanning reviews on some proposCarrie Comfort Hill and also als, commission chaircovering much of the Macfarlane land north of Macman Shannon Haggett said planners were happy donough Drive. Much to get feedback from strong turnout of both tracts is now hayed, but is possibly boosted by free food from not owned by farmers. The state of Hired Hand Brewery and Three Vermont owns most of the northern Squares and door prizes from Three district, but the land closer to ComSquares, Shacksbury Cider and fort Hill is privately owned.

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• Examining potential provisions “I was thrilled with the number for “accessibility/connectivity/ of people who showed up,” Haggett pedestrian safety/multi-modal said. “The comments were construc- resources,” including improving tive and lively.” and extending sidewalks, creating The forum focused on four areas walking and biking options such to which planners are looking to as trails and paths, and looking at make changes to the plan that could vehicle speeds and crosswalks. affect residents: • Meeting “the community’s • Reducing lot sizes and setbacks energy needs in the future.” and in the High Density Residential Haggett stressed that although

planners have already made proposals they are ready to listen.

“We’re really hoping to get your feedback early in the process so it can really guide the process,” Haggett said.

City zoning is based on the plan.

Adoption will not mean immediate changes, but zoning would be rewritten to reflect the plan. Haggett (See City plan, Page 34)

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Thanks to a generous gift from Bruce & Michele Bayliss, Days of Caring Volunteers will eat free! Porky’s Backyard BBQ and Mediterranean Mix will be there.

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Editorial

Deane Rubright: ‘that guy’ While driving to Cider Mill road in Cornwall last Friday to attend services for Shoreham resident Deane Rubright, I had been following a steady stream of cars that been jammed up around the roundabout in Middlebury’s downtown. By the time the lot of us had turned onto Cider Mill, there was a line of cars 20 deep in front of me, and another 20 stacked up from the other direction. We were parking in the field at Woody and Ingrid Jackson’s house, where eventually 350 cars would harbor, plus over 50 motorcycles, proudly lined up along the ¼ mile driveway — in solidarity with Deane and one of his true loves: motorcycles and motorcycle racing.

Shuttle buses were on hand to taxi those who preferred to ride, but many just hoofed the ½ mile to Churchill and Janet Franklin’s house, where Deane had been the property manager and Janet and Churchill’s right-hand man at Bread Loaf View Farm and more recently at the Pink House Farm. Along the roadside a steady mass of friends, neighbors and family acquaintances made their way with heavy hearts at Deane’s passing the previous Sunday in a tragic traffic accident on Route 125. We passed more parked cars, 15 here, another 20 there and more parked to the east. The mood was somber, but everyone was also filled with awe — awe that so many took off in the middle of the day to pay their respects.

As I approached the shed-like barn where the service was held, the sea of people — some in casual dress, others in summer casual — were from all walks of life: college officials, lawyers, doctors, judges, local business owners, farmers, landscapers, mechanics, tradesmen, handymen and lots of females with tears in their eyes. The diversity was humbling.

Through the sadness one point was clear: You don’t have to be mayor to have a large impact in your community.

But how did Deane touch so many so that he drew a crowd fit for a king?

The 1,000-plus in attendance stood in the sun on a sky-blue, cloudless day — or ducked into the shade of the nearby trees — as we listened to those who knew Deane best.

He was that guy, Churchill reminded friends and family, who was always there for you. That guy who dropped anything he was doing to help you when you called. He was kind and thoughtful, yet gregarious and genuine.

He made friends in an instant, gave bears hugs to seal the deal, and went about brightening everyone’s day.

He was that guy who lit up the room when he entered, who led cheers in every situation you might imagine (from ball games to celebrations), and who brought a smile to your heart. He was the life of the party, lived large, and as one speaker said, “embraced his wild.”

He loved cars, motorcycles, mountain bikes and skiing (water and alpine), to name a few of his passions. He loved going fast and doing tricks in whatever sport he took up. He was an accomplished athlete. He lived life with gusto — never halfway, rarely with hesitation. And he loved telling stories, some maybe exaggerated, but then maybe not. When you were around Deane, he was never pretentious, but just naturally larger than life.

Everyone had a story in which Deane was at the epicenter, even if it was but for a moment — and even then, it felt personal, memorable, special.

That he had such impact is even more remarkable in that he had no defined audience. He wasn’t a town official or leader; not a teacher or coach; not a minister of a congregation, a rock star with adoring fans, nor the president of a company who employed hundreds.

He was a guy doing his job, raising his family, having fun along the way, and giving everything he could to a whole lot of people.

That such love was given back to Deane and the Rubright family is not surprising in small-town Vermont, but the volume was. It makes you question if you’re doing enough for others, or if your concerns are too much your own?

The community deeply mourns the loss to the Rubright family, and will sorely miss a good friend, a helping hand, a bright light in your day whenever you saw him — that guy, Deane.

Angelo Lynn

ADDISON COUNTY

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56 years and counting

IN 1962 10,000 Girl Scouts from around the world attended a Scout roundup at what is now Button Bay State Park. Last week more than 100 gathered at Basin Harbor Club for a reunion. One of the former Scouts at the reunion, Chris McClain, front center, came to the roundup in 1962 from Missouri, fell in love with Vermont and moved here in 1978. McClain now lives in Ferrisburgh.

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Letters to the Editor Bray and Hardy make a dream team for the Vt. Senate Sen. Chris Bray’s dedication to public service and his deep experience in the Vermont Legislature are the perfect match for Ruth Hardy’s community service, energy and enthusiasm as they run for the Vermont Senate.

Chris has amassed an impressive record of accomplishments in the Vermont Legislature, starting with his Farm to Plate Bill in 2009, which has helped add 6,400 new jobs statewide,

to the Clean Water Act, which takes an “Everybody In” approach to improving water quality. He listens to all Vermonters and represents us fairly and with great attention to detail.

Ruth brings vital knowledge of our public education system and of how to craft collaborative budgets. She has given 16 years of public service to our local community, serving on the boards of early childhood programs and

school boards.

Together, Chris and Ruth offer a unique blend of experience and enthusiasm and will work hard to create excellent jobs, a good life for families and children, and a clean and healthy environment.

I’m casting my two votes for Sen. Chris Bray and for Ruth Hardy for the Vermont Senate on Nov. 6.

Fran Putnam Weybridge

Addison Independent, Monday, September 17, 2018 — PAGE 5

Letters to the Editor

would not be a significant change to how many parking spaces you can fit on Merchants Row. I have begun to find the emphasis on the lost parking spaces in downtown Middlebury over the last year to be quite tiresome. It almost seems downtown road stretch where as though people are surprised to bikers/skateboarders are required find that the construction resulted to ride in the streets. With this in in lost spaces. It was only talked mind, and considering that parts of Merchants Row would be quite about for several years leading up to the project’s commencement. wide for a one-way road, I think Suggestions like providing you are presented with a golden opportunity to give deeper thought parking on the Battell Bridge are very backward thinking. I would to keeping all travelers safe on expect that if parking was ever this street. Perhaps it could be Middlebury’s pilot toward having allowed on that bridge, there was likely only one, if any, sidewalk bike lanes. Maybe try a different available for pedestrians. style of parking that makes it While I am talking about easier for drivers to see the travel lane(s) as they enter from a parked pedestrians, I would like to mention one other location I position. have been concerned about for a I think with completion of the few years now. Along the North rail tunnel project a couple years Pleasant street (Route 7 North) out, there should be ample time for you to put a little more thought approach to Middlebury, there is a considerable stretch between into this location. I have only heard of a couple of meetings that the first and second cross walks across the road. The first one is at you have had for this plan. the traffic light with Elm Street I suspect if planned well, there and Stewart Lane, and aside from

Middlebury project a good time for safety upgrades To the Middlebury selectboard: My family first moved to Middlebury in 1994, and I have since either lived or worked in Middlebury for all except four years of that time. I have walked, run, biked or driven the roads of Middlebury regularly for many years. I have also had chances to teach my children how to navigate Middlebury’s streets. While I now live in Cornwall, life still brings me into the shire town several times a week; in some cases multiple trips in one day. So I think it is safe to say I am very familiar with the obstacles and hazards of traveling in Middlebury.

I feel that while Middlebury has taken good steps toward encouraging all travelers to work in tandem to provide safer streets, there is still a great deal more that can be done. I must applaud the

efforts of everyone involved with the Walk/ Bike Council of Addison County and other community leaders who have taken an active role in improving the situation.

A site of particular interest to me at this time is Merchants Row. While I was hesitant about the idea of keeping it one way after construction is completed, being an out-of-towner, I likely didn’t have much say in that process.

Given that the one-way plan is preferred and being hashed out, I would like to suggest that the selectboard spend a bit more time looking at it.

I am pleased to hear that at least one wider sidewalk is being considered for pedestrians on Merchants Row after construction is completed. However, that is just one stakeholder to consider.

I believe Merchants Row is a

A classic New England family: A celebration Almost every community in New England, it seems, boasts at least one family that embodies New England’s founding and cherished ideals: integrity, decency, industrious work, service to others, a web of loving friendships, bonds of enduring love within the family circle.

In Addison County, that family would be the Rubrights.

Jim and Cathy, and their children Brett, JJ, Ryan, and Lindsay. And until the mid-afternoon of Saturday, September 9, Deane.

The cars, the rows upon rows upon rows of cars, and the long phalanx of motorcycles, that came and went and filled a rolling meadow on Cider Mill Road last Friday— and the hundreds of mourners who spilled from those cars and bikes to embrace the family and offer words of loving solace—provided a vast visual poem of eulogy to Deane, and a human mural of affirmation to this beautiful, exemplary family.

My son Dean and I arrived near the end of the memorial gathering for Deane Rubright. We felt awestruck yet not surprised to take in the sunlit acres that were alive with the Rubrights’ friends, gathered in small clusters, waiting in the long line to sign the guest book, waiting to press the family’s flesh. Alive with

Deane’s spirit.

We had a special reason for coming to celebrate Deane Rubright’s memory. I suspect that nearly everyone on the grounds had a special reason of some sort.

Ours was this: the Rubright family reached into the Powers family at a critical time in our lives.

I’m sure that we are not alone in this experience, either.

In the summer of 1998, our Dean—then 16—was the pariah of the county. He had been at the wheel of a car that struck a tree and seriously injured the girl in the passenger seat. (After months of painful therapy, the girl recovered.)

Vengeful forces were pillorying our son in handbills and reports to the media—and falsely—as a drunk driver. Dean was distraught, under house arrest, and aware of demands that he serve a six-year prison term.

The Rubright family, including Deane, made a humanitarian gesture to our son that my family will never forget, a gesture that restored Dean’s battered self-image and may have forestalled, for a while, the schizophrenia that eventually gripped him. Jim invited Dean to continue his work behind the counter of the Middlebury Bagel and Deli— which, as everyone in Addison

County knows, was founded by Jim and Cathy, and staffed by their children. Narratives and wordportraits of this luminous place are available online.

Our son stepped up gladly and gratefully—and looked the people of the county in the eye each morning as he helped serve up bagels and doughnuts and coffee. It was Deane Rubright, robust and larger than life even then, who confirmed Dean’s membership at the Bakery by slapping a nickname on Dean: “Junior,” to keep the two of them distinct. Dean bore that nickname with pride for years. Junior modeled his sense of manhood on the selfreliant, work-with-your-hands vigor and brio of Deane, Jim, and J.J., and Brett, and Ryan. He kind of admired Lindsey, too.

The Powers family never got around to thanking Deane Rubright for the bond he created with our son. But we can thank Jim and Cathy Rubright for emblemizing all that is good in Addison County and America, and for supplying the world with five magnificent souls in their image. And in fact, that is what we’re doing right now!

Ron Powers, Castleton

All vermonters are served well by Sen. Chris Bray I have worked with Chris Bray as my fellow chair of Natural Resources Committee for six years, he in the Senate and I in the House.

I have found him cooperative, balanced, knowledgeable, and a strong supporter of a clean environment. He respects using a transparent process for deciding public policy about natural resource issues. When, for example, the new rules for agricultural water (RAPs) quality were written, Chris chose an approach that ensured that farmers

themselves were at the table as the guidelines were written.

Chris also recognizes that our natural environment is not one to be “locked up,” but rather one that should be used and enjoyed, contributing to a healthy rural economy. His work over the last decade embodies the belief that a healthy economy and a healthy environment can, and must, go hand-in-hand.

Perhaps most importantly, Chris is the embodiment of a sound

citizen legislator in that those of us who serve know we could not possibly know everything, but the good ones are willing to take the time and make the effort to learn what we do not know. Chris is one of the good ones. Based on my experience with him, the environment, and all Vermonters, will be well served with his reelection.

Rep. David Deen, Chair House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife D-Putney

painted crosswalks, there is no indicator system for pedestrians there to utilize. From there vehicles can then barrel down Route 7 for approximately two blocks, right past the Seminary Street/Methodist Lane intersection before having a pair of crosswalks where Main Street (Route 30) dead ends into North Pleasant Street. I would propose placing at least one well-marked crosswalk at the Seminary Street/Methodist Lane intersection. This should make it easier for pedestrians to cross a very busy road without having to walk considerably out of their way or feel like they are risking their lives to get to their desired destination. That area does house many residents, quite a few of whom are low-income or may have disabilities.

As always, I very much encourage pedestrians to do the safe and legal thing, and actually cross at crosswalks when they are in a reasonable range to one’s location.

Thank you.

Ian Ross Cornwall

Letters to the Editor can be found on Pages 4, 5 and 16.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries Shirley Dwyer, 83, Bristol

Catherine Childs, 98, Morrisville MORRISVILLE — Catherine Childs, 98, died on Wednesday, Sept.

12, 2018. at The Manor, Morrisville, Vt. Fondly known as “Catchi” to family and friends, she was born August 27, 1920 to William Henry Harrison Childs and Catherine Oeland Childs in Philadelphia, Pa. Her grandfather, Eversley Childs, was co-founder of the Bon Ami Company and a well-known philanthropist. Catchi, an only child, was raised on Long Island where her nextdoor neighbor was illustrator John R. Neill, best remembered for his “Wizard of Oz” characters. Mr. Neill used Catchi and his own daughters as models for “Oz” children, paying them twenty-five cents an hour, a good wage at that time. She attended Briarcliff Preparatory School and graduated from Friends Academy, Locust Valley in 1938.

She discovered her love of art while in her early teens. The family wintered in Miami Beach, Florida, and she would collect seashells on the beach and work them into place cards to sell at a Miami gift shop. She saved her profits to pay for art lessons. She ultimately studied with Paul Wood in Port Washington, Leon Kroll and Hans Hoffman in New York City, and Angelo Savelli in Italy.

Art became a life-long occupation and led to a long, illustrious career. She spent many years staying in Pietrasanta where she not only painted gorgeous landscapes, but also learned printmaking and how to sculpt in marble. Her work has been exhibited in the United

CATHERINE STUART OELAND CHILDS States House of Representatives and many important galleries in United States, Europe and Asia. She was a past President of the National Association of Women Artists, a past President of the New York Society of Women Artists, and a member of the Board of Directors Artists Equity.

She is listed in Who’s Who in American Art, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in the East, and the World Who’s Who of Women. In addition to her many memberships in important professional artistic associations, Catchi was the recipient of numerous awards and honors.

With advancing age, Catchi developed another passion — rug hooking.

She brought her love of color and creativity to the craft. She enjoyed attending week-long workshops up and down the East Coast, developing new friendships, and occasionally having a four generational hookin with her daughters, grandchild, and great grandchildren. She often demonstrated the technique at the annual Cow Neck Historical Society fair. She loved calling herself a “happy hooker”.

Catchi is survived by daughter Diane Neuse of Middlebury, Vt., daughter Heather Sargent of Morrisville, Vt., and son, Charles E. Willis (“Trip”) of Leicester, Vt. She was predeceased by son, Jeffrey C. Willis in 1969 and by three husbands, Charles E. Willis, Jr., Donald Twomey, and Mel Fowler. She was the grandmother of eight and greatgrandmother of twenty-one.

A private memorial service will be held in the Chapel at the Memorial Cemetery of St. John’s Church, Laurel Hollow, N.Y., with internment to follow. Charitable gifts in Catchi’s memory may be made to The National Association of Women Artists, 315 W 39th Street, Suite 508, New York, NY 10018 or the North Shore Animal League America, 25 Davis Avenue, Port Washington, NY 11050.

Assisting the family is the PerkinsParker Funeral Home in Waterbury Vt. To send online condolences visit perkinsparker.com or the funeral home Facebook page.◊

BRISTOL — Shirley Mae (Murray) Dwyer, 83, loving mother and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 10, 2018 with her family by her side.

Shirley was born in Middlebury, Vt., to Kenneth Murray and Rena (Whittemore) Murray. She was married to her love Thomas Dwyer for 37 years before his passing. She worked in the Admissions office at Middlebury College for over 25 years.

Shirley came from a family of 11 children and her husband came from a family of eight children. Many of their siblings have passed but are not forgotten. Her large family, including over 50 nieces and nephews, were very special to her.

Shirley was known as “Grammie” to many. She loved being with her grandchildren, spending time with her neighbors, reading any mystery that she could get her hands on, winning at cards and eating sweets, especially chocolate.

She is survived by her daughters Cheryl Dwyer and her husband Norman, their two daughters Cathryn and Erin Dunn and by her daughter Beth Ekroos, her significant other Jerry Henderson and her two sons, Brady and Patrick West.

She is also survived by her sisters, Nancy Abbot of Bristol, Vt., and Molly Flagg of Massena, N.Y. She loved wildflowers and

SHIRLEY MAE DWYER zinnias, so in lieu of donations or flowers, we know that she would be pleased if people would sow such seeds in her memory.

A graveside service according to her wishes will be held in her memory on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m. at Prospect Cemetery in East Middlebury, Vt. A gathering for friends and family will follow the service at the American Legion Post 28 in Middlebury from 12-2 p.m.

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

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Obituaries Murray Stavenow, 83, Ferrisburgh

FERRISBURGH — Murray Stavenow, 83, passed away on June 19, 2018 surrounded by family.

He was born in Toronto, Canada, May 18, 1934. He graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a degree in Forestry and married his college sweetheart, Mary Charlene Hallett, on Sept. 10, 1960.

Murray had a long career in the Hardwood Plywood Industry. He was a true salesman and for over 50 years his love of people, his work, travel and adventure led him to make many lasting friendships

with customers all over the world.

Murray’s quick wit, frugality and penchant for story telling were all legendary as was his love of the outdoors. He was fun to be around and all who knew him will miss his enthusiasm for life.

Murray is missed by his wife of 57 years Charlene Stavenow, daughter Kelli McArdle and husband Scott McArdle of Ferrisburgh, Vt., daughter Heather Gowette and husband Paul Gowette of Hamburg, Mich., granddaughter Amanda Brigan and fiancée John Jerger, and

granddaughters Chelsea and Megan Finkbeiner.

A sky lantern memorial celebration was held on Gallagher Lake in Michigan on June 21. A memorial will be held in Vermont on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Ferrisburgh Center United Methodist Church, 3323 VT Route 7, Ferrisburgh, at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Vergennes United Methodist Church or the Ferrisburgh Center United Methodist Church.◊

Michael Joseph Plankey, 57, Ferrisburgh VERGENNES — In the early morning of Sept. 13, 2018, surrounded by a houseful of family and friends, Michael Joseph Plankey passed through the gates of Heaven and into the arms of God. Born in Burlington, Vt., on November 1, 1960, Michael was the son of William J. Plankey and Rose A. Stone. Michael is survived by his mother, and his four children: Jacob Plankey and Matthew Plankey of Vergennes, Vt.; David Plankey and his fiancée Chelsea Lowell of Shelburne, Vt.; and Abbey Plankey-Smith and her husband Courtney Smith of Spokane, Wash.

Michael was so proud of his new granddaughter Harper Rose Smith, of Spokane, Wash.

Michael is also survived by his four sisters and their families: Kathy and Bill Gourlie of Maryland; Barbi and Barry McDonald of Ferrisburgh, Vt.; Susan P. Hatch and her partner Mike Gingras of Bristol, Vt; and Diana and Drew Hirshfeld of Reston, Va. His family also consisted of the entire Plankey and Heath clans and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He had a tremendous circle of dear friends and all will miss him forever.

He was predeceased by his father William Plankey Sr., his brother

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MICHAEL JOSEPH PLANKEY William Plankey Jr., his nephew Stephen McKay and his father inlaw Wayne Heath.

Michael grew up in Vergennes and graduated from Vergennes Union High School in 1978. He attended SUNY Morrisville where he studied automobile technology.

He worked as a parts manager for several local dealerships. He will live on for so many of us through his work as the Occasional Artist.

His passion however was for the world of soccer, beginning as

a player on the Vergennes JV and Varsity teams, and later as their head coach. He was instrumental in the development of youth soccer in Vergennes, including the Vergennes Area Youth Soccer and Addison United groups. Over the years, Michael mentored and coached many young players and left a lasting impact on his community.

A soccer scholarship is being setup for deserving students at VUHS. In lieu of flowers, please send your donations to “Goals for Success” in care of Amanda Coyle and Richard Ambrose at 141 Stove Pipe City Road, Vergennes, VT 05491.

Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m on Monday, Sept. 17, at Brown-McClay Funeral Home on Maple Street in Vergennes. Michael’s funeral will be on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m., at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Vergennes.

Michael’s family is grateful for the outpouring of support they have received from his friends and the community at large over the last four years during his courageous battle with cancer. He rocked ‘til his very last day. PLANKEY STRONG! “Don’t forget to learn something.”◊

BRIDPORT — The Bridport Historical Society will hold its 2018 annual meeting and pot-luck lunch on Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Bridport Community/Masonic Hall. Featured will be a program by Donald Wickman on “Lake Champlain Over the Years: A Visual & Historical Narrative.”

Wickman is a historian from Rutland specializing in the American Revolution and the Civil War. In this program, he explores the heritage of Lake Champlain, one of the most historic bodies of water in the

United States. The talk is a Vermont Humanities Council Program.

The Annual Meeting begins at 1 p.m. with a pot-luck lunch — bring a dish to share. Wickman’s program begins at 2 p.m. The Bridport Historical Society Annual Meeting will follow the program. The meeting is free and open to the public, and the Community/Masonic Hall is accessible. The Community/Masonic Hall is located at 52 Crown Point Road on the Village Green in Bridport. For more information, call 758-2218.

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Multimedia talk (part two) in Middlebury. Monday, Sept. 17, 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m. 100 EastView Terrace, EastView Community Room. Jerry Shedd, local composer, teacher, and conductor presents a multimedia talk on “Goldberg Variations” of Johann Sebastian Bach. Free and open to the public. Info: programming@eastviewmiddlebury.com.

Addison County Traumatic Brain Injury meeting in Bristol. Monday, Sept. 17, 5:30-7 p.m., Howden Hall, West St. More info contact Larry Buck at 802-349-7392. Subsequent meetings held every third Monday.

“Vermont vs. Hollywood: 100 Years of Vermont in Film” in Monkton. Monday. Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Monkton Fire Station, 3747 States Prison Hollow Rd. Amanda Kay Gustin of the Vermont Historical Society Vermont will examine the wide variety of films made in Vermont, providing interesting and fun insights into the hold Vermont has had on imagination in the media age. Gustin will provide background and share clips ranging chronologically from 1919’s “Way Down East” to 2005’s “Thank You for Smoking.”

Free.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m., Vergennes Ares Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for coffee hour and Stay Steady Falls Prevention program followed by individual assessments. Bingo will start after the program. Meal served at noon of breaded pork chop, white sauce, mashed potatoes, spinach, biscuit, and pears. Bring your own place setting.

Advanced reservations required. $5 suggested donation. Call Michelle 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.

Blood pressure and foot care clinic in Brandon.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m., Conant Square.

American Red Cross blood drive in Middlebury.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Hunger Council of Addison County meeting in Middlebury. Tuesday, September 18, 3-5 p.m., Counseling Services of Addison County, 109

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Catamount Park. Meet to review opportunities and set the group’s direction in the coming year and share updates on some of the work being done in the region with candidates running for state legislature, including a review of local gleaning efforts and an update on the Farm Bill reauthorization, and more.

Candidates debate in Whiting. Tuesday, Sept.

18, 6:30-7:45 p.m., Whiting Town Hall, Route 30.

Terry Norris (I) and Barb Wilson (D) will debate and take questions from the audience. Norris and Wilson are candidates for the AddisonRutland state legislative seat (representing Benson, Shoreham, Orwell and Whiting). The moderated event will focus on poverty and economic development, the opioid epidemic, health care and regulatory issues (environment and safety). More info contact Gale Quenneville, Whiting Town Clerk at 802-623-7813 or townofwhiting@shoreham.net.

Middlebury College Community Chorus in Middlebury. Tuesday, Sept.18, 7 p.m., Room 221, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Come join the chorus for its first regular Tuesday rehearsal of the new season. Sing works by American and British composers written during the past two decades, and classical choruses by W.A. Mozart. Open to all (high school, college, and adults) without audition.

More info contact conductor Jeff Rehbach at 802-989-7355.

Joseph Olshan in Middlebury. Tuesday, Sept.

18, 7 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Critically acclaimed author Joseph Olshan will read from, discuss and sign his new literary mystery “Black Diamond Fall,” at the launch event for his book that is based on two real events that occurred at Middlebury College; the disappearance of a student during winter break; and the vandalism of the Robert Frost cabin.

Free and open to the public. Book signing to follow.

Book talk in Brandon. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m., Brandon Public Library, 4 Franklin St. Meet and discuss “Gone: A Girl, A violin, A Life Unstrung”

by Min Kym.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m., Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors open at 11 a.m. Program TBA at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon featuring Pastichio (pasta, beef, onions, and tomatoes

in a cheese sauce, Brussels sprouts, wheat bread, and melon. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle 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 Bristol.

Wednesday, Sept. 19, noon-5 p.m., American Legion Bristol Post 19, 56 Airport Drive.

“Pope Francis: A Man of His Word” on screen in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1, 3:30 and 6 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Mains St. A one-day screening special event. This film “is intended to be a personal journey with Pope Francis, rather than a biographical documentary about him. The pope’s ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to today’s global questions.”

Bereavement Group in Middlebury. Begins Wednesday, Sept. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hospice Volunteer Services, Marble Works. Free 8-week group meets every Wednesday. More info and to register contact Margaret Olson at 802-3884111 or mrgrt.olson@gmail.com.

Habitat for Humanity benefit dinner in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 5:30-9 p.m.

Jessica’s at the Swift House, 25 Stewart Ln. Have a great meal and supporting Habitat for Humanity of Addison County. The Swift House will donate a portion of their profits to support Habitat’s work.

Paint N Sip in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6-8 p.m., VFW, 538 Exchange St. Paint a farm scene on a wooden milk can cutout or canvas with local artist Jackie Rivers. No experience required. A fundraiser to help local veterans programs. Snacks and all painting materials provided to use during class. Bring home a finished project. Tickets $35 in advance or $40 at the door. More info at learntopaintwithjackie. com.

Triangle park design public meeting in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m., Large Conference Room, Town Offices, 77 Main St. The Town of Middlebury and Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) officials will discuss and seek input on the landscape design aspects of the Bridge and Rail Project focused on the Triangle Park section of the Town Green and Printers Alley Park areas.

Bees Besieged: A History of Beekeeping in Shoreham. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Beekeeping goes

back 10,000 years, but bees have been much in the news recently as a multi-pronged scourge has devastated many of the nation’s 2.5 million colonies. Meanwhile, hobby beekeeping has grown exponentially in the country. Bill Mares, writer, and a beekeeper for 45 years, will tell of the origins and evolution of beekeeping, sometimes referred to as “farming for intellectuals,” with a particular emphasis on his research in Vermont. A Vermont Humanities Council event.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Thursday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee hour. SASH health awareness program at 11:15 a.m. Meal served at noon featuring stuffed chicken breast, mashed potatoes, glazed diced beets, wheat roll, vanilla fluff with pineapple and mandarin oranges. Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle 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.

First Lego League meeting in Middlebury.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m., Room 208, Hannaford Career Center, Charles Ave. Come to the informational meeting for the newly formed First Lego League Middlebury/Addison County Team for students ages 9 to 14 and their parents. Guided by adult coaches, league teams research a real-world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, etc., and are challenged to develop a solution. They also must design, build and program a robot using Lego Mindstorms technology, then compete on a table-top playing field.

“Lincoln Hill Settlements” talk in Bristol.

Thursday Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St. The Bristol Historical Society will welcome Elise Guyette, Vermont historian and author as she traces African-American farmers settling and working the land in Hinesburg, Vt., from 1790-1890. Free and open to the public.

More info call Steve Ayotte at 802-453-7709.

“The Foreigner’s Home” on screen in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Old Chapel Rd., Middlebury College. This film explores Toni Morrison’s artistic and intellectual vision through “The Foreigner’s Home,” her 2006 exhibition at

2018 Garden Game

CATEGORIES & FRONTRUNNERS • Beets (circumference)-Peter Fournier 19 ½” • Broccoli (diameter)-No entries yet • Cabbage (circumference)- George Tucker 38” circumference • Cantaloupe (circumference)-David Quenneville 26” • Carrot (length x circumference)-Gwenn and Ryan Rheaume 6.5” x 8” • Cauliflower (diameter)- No entries yet • Cucumber (length x circumference)-Lisa Valley 10.5” circ by 28.75” length • Eggplant (circumference x circumference ) Gary and Maggie Miller 7” circ. x 31” circ.

• Green Bean (length)- Gary, Maggie and Daisy Miller 31 3/4” length • Onion (circumference)-No entries yet • Potato (length x circumference)-No entries yet • Pepper (circumference x circumference) David Quenneville 11” circ x 20” circ.

• Pumpkin (circumference x circumference)-No entries yet • Radish (circumference)-Pam Thomas- 19” circumference • Rutabaga (circumference)-Benson Heights Senior Center 13” circumference • Summer Squash (length x circumference) Lisa Valley 14” x 33.5 “ • Sunflower (diameter)-Pam Thomas 19” diameter • Tomato (circumference)-Donna Fournier 16.5” circumference • Turnip (circumference)-Benson Heights Senior Center 16” circumference • Zuchini (length x circumference) David Quenneville 20” length x 17” circumference

We have so many entries here for the Garden Game that they can’t all make the paper!

But we will continue to compile entries, so keep the vegetables coming to our offices!

Tucker & Griffin Sheldrick, who have been in our paper before for their arm wrestling at Addison County Fair and Field Days, showed off their crazy cucumber at 49” long!

They said they also help their grammy in her garden.

Donna Fournier brought in beets and her husband brought in tomatoes! That beet was apparently Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” as they accidentally planted something on top of them, dug these up and were very surprised!

Sunflowers galore!

Both Barbara and Pam brought in sunflowers! We all know how huge sunflowers can get, and these two are gigantic!

NEW CATEGORIES • Melon (circumference)- David Quenneville 36.5” circumference • Winter Squash (length x circumference) Pam Thomas 19” circ. x 13” long • Leafy Greens (length x width)-Pam Thomas 19 1/4” horshradish

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Benson Heights Senior Center brought in their veggies, a turnip, a tomato and a rutabaga.

They said their garden is from the UVM Master Gardener Project out of the UVM Extension. And they water daily!

Gale Quenneville brought in her husband David’s Zuchini. David is a retired farmer and we had mistakenly run in a previous Garden Game ad that he got his vegetables from a retired farmer, but in fact he grew them himself! We apologize for the error.

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Re-Storying The Earth Through Wildlife T r a c k i n g in Lincoln.

Friday, Sept.

21, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Anderson Wells Farm, 2542 Quaker St. Vermont Family Forests invites you to join renowned tracker Mike Kessler for this introduction to the expansive art and science of wildlife tracking. Rediscover our natural human capacity to engage in the stories written upon the land each day. $25, includes wood-fired pizza lunch.

Atlatl Workshop in Addison. Friday, Sept 21, noon-5 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Atlatl experts Bob and Cheryll Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl teach traditional and modern techniques of atlatl and dart construction, flint knapping, hafting stone points, and cordage making. Enjoy atlatl lore and coaching on the use of your new atlatl. Pre-registration required. $70 Fee includes instruction and materials.

“Robert Wyatt: The Cotton Club in 1920’s Harlem” in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 21, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Join Wyatt as he shares his knowledge and musical talents in this presentation about The Cotton Club, favored by the city’s elite, and dubbed “the Aristocrat of Harlem.” Film and sound clips will partner with colorful stories that illustrate the musical and social life of New York in the 1920s and 30s. Free and open to the public. Refreshments and social hour to follow.

Fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-3881220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

Spaghetti dinner in Shoreham. Friday, Sept. 21, 5-7 p.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Feast on spaghetti with meatballs or vegetarian spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage for only $10 adults, $7 for youth (ages 7 to 17) and under 7 free. Come support the young people in our midst for their efforts.

“Recitatif” on stage in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. An interdisciplinary adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story, created by Middlebury graduate Michole Biancosino of theater, Christal Brown of dance, and Matthew Taylor of music. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Pierre Vachon comedy in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m., Marquis theater, 65 Main St. Hear frequent Marquis comedy event host Vachon in a one-man show.

Stargazing open house in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 21, 8:30-10 p.m., weather permitting, Mittelman Observatory, McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Route 125. Saturn and Mars will be in the evening sky along with a variety of interesting stars, star clusters, and nebulae, all visible through the Observatory’s telescopes. Free and open to the public. Check the Observatory web site at go.middlebury.edu/observatory/ or call 802- 443-2266 after 6:30 p.m on the evening of the event for weather status.

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Hike to Rattlesnake Point/Cliffs above Lake Dunmore in Salisbury.

Saturday, Sept. 22. Green Mountain Club Breadloaf Section hosts this is a 4-mile hike of moderate difficulty. A generally gentle hike but with several steep inclines to gain the cliff area. 1160 ft. ascent. Views of Lake Dunmore, Silver Lake, Otter Creek watershed and the Adirondack Mountains. For more information contact leader Anne Christie at achristie1026@ gmail.com or 802-388-4347. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Harvest Festival in Bristol. Saturday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on the green. Crafters, vendors,

Join the league

LEGO LOVERS AND aspiring makers from ages 9-14 are invited to the First Lego League meeting in Middlebury on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m., in room 208 at the Hannaford Career Center on Charles Avenue. The League teams research real-world problems, are challenged to develop a solution, and design, build and program a robot using Lego Mindstorms technology.

children’s venue, bandstand music, demonstrations & more. More info at BristolHarvestFest. com.

23rd Annual Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship in Addison. Saturday, Sept.

22, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Participate in or watch this annual atlatl championship, testing skills in accuracy and distance. Newcomers to experts welcome. Children’s activities. Workshops and demonstrations on flint knapping, Woodland pottery, and other crafts and skills. Tickets: competitors $7 pre-registered/$8 same-day registration; visitors: $5 adult/free under 15. Call 802-759-2412 to register.

Teddy Bear Picnic in Shoreham. Saturday, Sept.

22, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Bring your Teddy Bear and a picnic lunch to the library for a special Teddy Bear picnic. Enjoy crafts, stories, a game, and decorate special cookies to share with the bears.

“Recitatif” on stage in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. An interdisciplinary adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story, created by Middlebury graduate Michole Biancosino of theater, Christal Brown of dance, and Matthew Taylor of music. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

2018 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 22, 3 and 8 p.m., Axinn Center 232, Old Chapel Rd, Middlebury College. See seven short films selected from the Sundance Film Festival, including fiction, documentary, and animation from around the world, from laugh-out-loud comedy to contemplative reflections of the world we live in. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Bingo in Vergennes. Saturday, Sept. 22, 6-8 p.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 South Maple St. All cash prizes, 50/50 raffle. Refreshments sold — mac ’n’ cheese, chili/cornbread, hot dogs, cookies, brownies, water and soft drinks. Sponsored

by St. Peter’s Cemetery Committee to benefit the on-going effort to repair headstones. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Brandon Has Talent in Brandon. Saturday, Sept.

22, 7 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. This fundraiser for the Town Hall will showcase

the multi-talented community members from Brandon and the surrounding area. Come see neighbors, friends, and family as they sing, dance and entertain you for the Town Hall’s new stage. Tickets adults $8/seniors and students $6/children 5 and under and accompanied by an adult, free, available at the door.

Joel Cage on stage in Brandon.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come hear award-winning guitarist Joel Cage, a veteran singer-songwriter and guitarist from Boston who stands alone. Show $20. Dinner and show $45.

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

Krish Mohan “Empathy On Sale” in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Stepping out our bubbles can be hard.

Nationally Touring Comedian, Krish Mohan is exploring bubble culture and the current divide in today’s political climate.

He uses his sharp wit, storytelling and comedy to illustrate how capitalism, identity politics, immigration and misunderstanding progressive ideals has led to unnecessarily splitting us apart. Pierre Vachon opens the show. $5 suggested donation.

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Young Adventurers Club Hike at Texas Falls in Hancock. Sunday, Sept. 23, Texas Falls, Forest Rd. 39.

Green Mountain Club Breadloaf Section hosts this hike in the Green Mtn. National Forest.

While the pace is geared towards younger adventurers (ages 4-8), everyone is welcome.

Call or email YAC Leader Lauren Bierman for meeting location and details at 802-349-7498 or laurenbierman1218@gmail.com. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Taconic Mountains Ramble hike in Hubbarton. *Rescheduled from Sept. 16* Sunday, Sept.

16, 321 St. John Rd. Green Mountain Club Breadloaf section hosts this hike at VT’s newest state park. About 4 miles with some ascents.

Group can choose from many trails: some are steep, rocky and moderately challenging. Hike includes a stop at the park’s Japanese water and rock garden. Contact Beth Eliason at betheliason@gmail.com or 802.989.3909 for meeting time and possible carpooling. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Vermont Sun Half Marathon in Salisbury.

Sunday, Sept. 23, 8:45 a.m., Branbury State Park, 35 70 Lake Dunmore Rd. Challenge yourself in a 5k, 10k, or half-marathon.

Pre-registration/bib pick-up from 8:45-9:45 a.m. sharp at Branbury State Park on race morning.

All runs start at 10 a.m.

Better L8 Then Never Car Show in Bristol.

Sunday, Sept. 23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bristol Recreation Field, Airport Rd. More than 250 classic cars and trucks. Vendors, great food, live DJ, raffle drawings, piston toss, kids’ activities, bake sale and more. Fun for the whole family. Free for spectators. Donations accepted for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. More info at betterL8thannever.com Basswood Bark Strip Basket making in Addison. Sunday, Sept 23, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site, 31 Route 17. Learn to make a basket of 32-inch long basswood outer bark strips from basket maker Barry Keegan. You will be handling wet materials; dress appropriately. Limit 15 students. $60 fee includes instruction and materials.

Pre-registration required. Call 802-759-2412.

Chicken pie dinner in West Addison. Sunday, Sept. 23, 12:30 p.m., West Addison Community House, Adults $10/children6-10 $5/5 and under free. Sponsored by the U.M.W. of the United Methodist Church of West Addison.

“Lake Champlain Over the Years: A Visual and Historical Narrative” in Bridport. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m., Bridport Community Hall, 52 Crown Point Rd. Lake Champlain is one of the most historic bodies of water in the United States. Come hear Vermont historian Don Wickman share tales of the lake’s heritage coupled with illustrations. A Vermont Humanities Council event.

Red Clover Jazz Trio in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Come hear a wide variety of jazz styles including traditional New Orleans (Dixieland), swing, fusion, and contemporary.

Performances are tailored to the interests of the audience present. Playing flute, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, sousaphone, string bass, and piano (keyboard). Part of the Residence’s Sunday music series. Free and open to the public. Fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek. com.

Secrets of Mt. Philo in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m., Rokeby, 4334 Route 7. In this virtual tour, join Judy Chaves to learn about the landscape history of Mt. Philo, Vermont’s first state park. From the devastating deforestation of the “sheep fever” of the mid-1800s to today’s popular day hike, Mt. Philo is the landscape history of Vermont, in miniature.

Chicken & Biscuit Supper in Middlebury.

Sunday, Sept. 23, 5-6 p.m. Middlebury United Methodist Church, 43 N. Pleasant St. A buffetstyle dinner. Donation suggested. Proceeds raised go to mission and outreach activities.

MCMC Faculty concert in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 23, 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Come heart the Middlebury Community Music Center faculty demonstrate their skills at this benefit for the center. Tickets $10/$20 generous admission, available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802-382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Middlebury College Community Chorus in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., Mead Chapel, Middlebury College. Come join the chorus for its first regular Tuesday rehearsal of the new season. Sing works by American and British composers written during the past two decades, and classical choruses by W.A. Mozart. Open to all (high school, college, and adults) without audition. More info contact conductor Jeff Rehbach at 802-989-7355.

LIVEMUSIC Blues Jam in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Rough Cut. Deb Brisson and the Hayburners Acoustic.

Friday, Sept. 21, 7-9 p.m., Notte.

Joel Cage in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Red Clover Jazz Trio in Middlebury. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Mark Sikora in Middlebury. Wednesday, Sept.

26, 7-9 p.m., Notte.

Mellow Yellow performs in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater Voice of the Violin: Beginnings and Now” in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts The Doughboys in Brandon. Saturday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Chanticleer in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., Mead Chapel.

The Dick Forman Jazz Group in Middlebury.

Saturday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

John Funkhouser & Friends in Brandon.

Saturday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Robin Gottfried Band in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 29, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Notte.

Jamaican Hymn Sing in Shoreham, Sunday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Shoreham Congregational Church.

See a full listing of

O N GO IN GEV ENTS in the Thursday edition of the

Addison Independent

and on the Web at www.addisonindependent.com

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Joel Cage to perform at Brandon Music Saturday Spend an evening with the BLUES JAM IN MIDDLEBURY virtuoso guitarist and impassioned Leicester-based English vocalist, Joel Cage, at 7:30 p.m. bluesman Tom Caswell will be on Saturday, Sept. 22, at Brandon hosting a Blues Jam in Middlebury Music. at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Cage is an award-winning veteran Rough Cut. This is a revival of the singer-songwriter and guitarist legendary blues jam hosted between from Boston who stands alone. You 2011 and 2017 at what was 51 Main can’t compare Cage to At The Bridge, now any other player. He Rough Cut. inspires amazement.

The jam will feature His command over his both local and statewide guitar is incredible — blues musicians and is an original, completely open to anyone wanting subsumed by the to hear great music. This instrument.

by Greg Pahl is a monthly event on the Cage’s music is both third Wednesday of the evocative and raucous. month.

He spans the gamut from sounding If you are a musician or singer like a full rock band to “hear your planning to take part in the jam, own heartbeat” intimacy. He is there will be a sign-up sheet located also a master interpreter of other near the stage. The host band, The people’s music, spanning a wide Tom Caswell Blues Band, will field of musical genres, garnering begin the proceedings at 7 p.m. him the oft used moniker “Acoustic before people are called up from Rock Song Stylist.” the sign-up sheet to form bands and Cage has released five CDs play the blues. The jam will end and has appeared at some of the with the host band taking the stage most prestigious folk and acoustic once more to wrap things up. venues and festivals in the country, Although the music begins at 7 including the Kerrville Folk p.m., an earlier arrival is advised.

Festival in Texas where he was Admission to the jam is free. For awarded top prize in the Kerrville more information, visit facebook.

New Folk Competition. Among com/tomcaswellblues. his many accolades: the top prize INTERNATIONAL FILM in the John Lennon Songwriting SERIES Contest, three-time winner of the The 2018-2019 Hirschfield USA Songwriter’s Competition, and International Film Series continues multiple nominations for the Boston on Saturday at Middlebury College Music Awards. with the 2018 Sundance Film Concert tickets are $20. A pre- Festival Short Film Tour. concert dinner is available for The 2018 Sundance Film Festival $25. Reservations are required for Short Film Tour is a 91-minute dinner and recommended for the theatrical program of seven short show. Venue is BYOB. Call 802- films selected from this year’s 247-4295 or e-mail info@brandon- Festival. For more than 30 years music.net for reservations or for Sundance has been widely more information. Brandon Music considered the premier showcase is located at 62 Country Club Road for short films and the launch pad for in Brandon. many now-prominent independent

arts beat

THE TOM CASWELL Blues Band revives Middlebury’s Blues Jam tradition on Thursday, Sept 21, at 7 p.m., at Rough Cut, 51 Main St.

filmmakers.

Including fiction, documentary and animation from around the world, the 2018 program offers new audiences a taste of what the Festival offers, from laughout-loud comedy to contemplative reflections of the world we live in.

The Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour will be shown at 3 and again at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium at Sunderland. It’s free. Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children.

LIVE MUSIC AT NOTTE There will be two live performances this week at Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar located downstairs at 86 Main Street in Middlebury. On Wednesday, Sept.

19, Open Mic is hosted at 9 p.m. by the ever-talented Mark Sikora.

Play solo or join Sikora and friends (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

JOEL CAGE RETURNS to Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Road in Brandon, on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m.

DEB BRISSON AND the Hayburners play a dinner show on Friday, Sept. 21, from 7-9 p.m. at Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar in Middlebury.

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Cosmic Forecast For the week of September 17

FACULTY WILL PERFORM a benefit concert for the Middlebury Community Music Center at Town Hall Theater, 68 Pleasant Street in Middlebury at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23.

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) jamming good time. All talent levels are welcome. It’s free to enter and there is no cover charge.

Then, on Friday, Sept. 21, Notte presents Deb Brisson & The Hayburners for a dinner show at 7 p.m. Brisson is joined by Mark Pelletier on guitar and vocals; Carl Boss on bass and vocals; John Wallace on drums; and Doug Wilhelm on harmonica, congas and percussion. The band’s repertoire, arranged and rehearsed in the loft above Brisson’s Weybridge horse barn, ranges from Americana and alt-country to rollicking R&B, with soulful vocals, fine harmonies, and driving bass and percussion.

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THE FOREIGNER’S HOME AT COLLEGE

The 2018 film, “The Foreigner’s Home,” will be shown in Wilson Hall at Middlebury College’s McCullough Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m.

This film by Rian Brown and Geoff Pingree explores Toni Morrison’s artistic and intellectual vision through “The Foreigner’s Home,” her 2006 exhibition at the Louvre. Through exclusive footage of Morrison in dialogue with artists, along with extensive archival footage, music and animation, the film presents a series of candid and incisive exchanges about race, identity, “foreignness” and art’s redemptive power.

The film producers will introduce the film at 7:30 p.m. — with the film starting at 8 p.m. — and take part in a post-screening (See Beat, Page 13)

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TAURUS: April 21-May 21. Conversations with friends the next few days prove to be a great moodlifter, Taurus. Things in your life will continue in a positive direction for some time afterwards.

GEMINI: May 22-June 21. Gemini, even though work life and home life are separate, there are some instances when they might overlap. Use this time wisely to build deep relationships.

CANCER: June 22-July 22. You have a trustworthy circle of friends, Cancer. If the going gets a little tricky this week, call upon the people who just can’t wait to support you.

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SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. 21. You may have taken on too much, Sagittarius, and now you think you can’t get it all accomplished. It may take a few long nights, but your initial goal is still attainable.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20. It is okay to seek perfection, Capricorn, but not when others are helping out. Be grateful of all they have to offer, even if you may need to fix something along the way.

AQUARIUS: Jan. 21Feb. 18. Aquarius, you must follow through when you say you are going to do something this week. If not, others may associate you with empty promises, and that reputation is not easily remedied.

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SUNDAY SESSIONS AT LPV The Last Train to Zinkov performs on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Lincoln Peak Vineyard. With violin, viola, banjo, and vocals, David and Nathan Gusakov — father and son — create sparkling folk music that reflects their love of traditional Appalachian old-time, gypsy jazz, and swing, as well as their own Eastern European roots. They play original songs and old tunes about life and death and the beauty of the hills featuring clawhammer banjo, fiddle and family harmonies.

Wine is available by the glass, and there is a good selection of Vermont cheese, sausage, crackers and chocolate available. Music is rain or shine on the covered porch (we’ll move indoors if it’s really pouring).

No alcohol may be brought onto the grounds. Lincoln Peak Vineyard is located at 142 River Road in New Haven. More information is at lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

“RECITATIF” AT COLLEGE There will be a performance, “Recitatif,” on Friday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dance Theater at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts. The performance will repeat on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m.

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Saige Twombly, Psy.D., of Middlebury, has completed the Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree at the College of Health Sciences (CHS) of Midwestern University. An official graduation ceremony and conferring of degrees took place on the Midwestern University campus in Glendale, Arizona, on Aug. 23.

Dr. Twombly is the daughter of Middlebury resident Michael Twombly and Cave Creek, Ariz. resident Rhonda Reisman. She graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 2010, and earned a B.A. in Psychology from Castleton University in 2014. After graduation from Midwestern, she plans to practice psychology at Life Skills Psychological Services in Cadillac, Mich.

interdisciplinary adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story, created by Michole Biancosino of theater, Christal Brown of dance and Matthew Taylor of music. Two girls become friends despite the racial and social differences of their mothers. As they grow into women and mothers themselves, an old memory comes back to haunt them. Presented as part of the 2018 Clifford Symposium, “Toni Morrison: The Origin of Others.”

It’s free. For more information, call 802-443-3168.

MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER FACULTY CONCERT There will be a benefit concert for the Middlebury Community Music Center at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, featuring the music center’s faculty members.

MCMC’s talented musicians will perform classical, jazz, and more, sharing lots of great music to kick off their 5th year.

Performers may include Bear Irwin, trombone; Dayve Huckett, guitar; Glendon Ingalls, trumpet; Jessica Allen, voice; Sadie Brightman, piano; Karen Kevra, flute; Robert Wyatt, piano; and Ron White, bass.

Tickets are $10 general admission, $20 generous admission. Tickets may be purchased at townhalltheater. org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 pm, or at the door one hour before show time.

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WARREN REINHARDT’S “CRANE” stands at the entrance to the gardens at the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury.

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Local sculptor’s whimsical iron crane greets Sheldon visitors MIDDLEBURY — While still an orthopedic surgeon in Utica, N.Y., Dr. Warren Rinehart used a team of Belgian draft horses to work his farm. He soon tired of hiring a local blacksmith to shoe the horses, and took up blacksmithing and forging.

His childhood had been spent on a farm in Kansas and Dr. Rinehart was comfortable tackling the multiple chores associated with animals and crops. Before retirement he settled in Vermont to join the Medical Center at the University of Vermont.

Rinehart’s utilitarian hobby soon became an artistic passion. He has created imaginative metal sculptures that adorn public and private collections. From his studio located on the grounds of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, he also teaches forging to eager students of all ages.

His own creations range from the utilitarian — metal railings, lighting fixtures, key chairs, and gates to those reflecting his love of nature — waterfowl, birds, leaves, and flowers. His “Crane” in the Sheldon Museum’s garden can be found beneath the

flowering crab apple tree waiting to greet visitors at the garden’s entrance.

Sculptures also on display in the garden are Marty McGowan’s “Big Fish” and John Matusz’s “Anyman.”

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Students of the Week from area High Schools Middlebury Union High School

Middlebury Union High School is pleased to introduce Ada Anderson of Middlebury as its student of the week. Ada is the daughter of John and Theresa Anderson and she has an older sister, Helen, who is a first-year student at Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. Her brother Abel is a sophomore at MUHS, and her youngest brother, Iver, is in seventh grade at MUMS. Ada has pursued a challenging curriculum at Middlebury Union High School, including seven Advanced Placement courses, four of which she is taking her senior year including World History, English, Environmental Science and Statistics. She enjoys school and says that Mr. Krahn’s teaching style has further promoted her love of reading and writing. Ada notes that she loves all of her classes, but tends to favor English. She is not yet sure what she might major in when she heads to college next year, but she is focusing her search on liberal arts institutions in the Northeast.

An active member of the Tiger varsity soccer and lacrosse programs, Ada serves as a co-captain of both teams. Ada notes that winning the Division I state championship in lacrosse her Ada Anderson sophomore and junior years was a highlight. Ada was recognized MUHS for her athletic and academic talents in the spring of her junior year when was named a recipient of the school’s Dorey Cup, given annually to a male and female student based on their academic record, athletic ability and leadership skills.

Outside of school, Ada enjoys spending time with family and friends, skiing at the Snow Bowl, swimming and serving as a volunteer gymnastic coach to a group of middle school girls. At MUHS, she is involved in the Debate Club and is active in the National Honor Society. Ada spent the summer working at Songaweedin in Salisbury as part of the kitchen crew. She did a variety of jobs including meal preparation, dishes and general cleanup of the dining hall.

Ada serves as a Peer Leader this year and her advice to the entering ninth-graders is to take full advantage of all the offerings at MUHS. We wish Ada well in the year ahead and know a bright future awaits as she contemplates college study.

Vergennes Union High School

Vergennes Union High School is pleased to recognize Wade Mullin as its Student of the Week. Wade lives in Vergennes with his dad, Jason Mullin, and his mom, Tania Bolduc. Wade has an older brother, Silas, a junior at UVM. At VUHS, Wade has excelled in English and Social Studies. He has challenged himself by taking advanced placement classes, including AP History in his sophomore year, and AP English in both his junior and senior years. Wade is branching out this year by taking AP Biology. His favorite class is German, which he received a class award for in his junior year. Wade received class awards for Computer Aided Design and AP Literature. Wade consistently makes the honor roll.

Wade has represented VUHS in multiple ways over his past four years.

Wade attended Boys State last summer. He attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Association. As a 10th grader he went to the New England Young Writers Conference at Bread Loaf.

Wade participates in many school related activities. He is a member of the Indoor and Outdoor Track team. Last year Wade and three other teammates were the Vermont State Champions for the 4X800 Relay.

Wade Mullin He has run cross-country since his 10th grade year. Wade has been a VUHS member of the band for all four years. The past three years he was part of the chorus.

In the summer, Wade worked the past two years at Kingsland Bay State Park. Wade was Vermont State Park Employee of the Year in 2017. Wade also enjoys spending his free time helping out at Otter Creek Wildlife Rescue, a non-profit rehabilitation center for injured small birds and mammals.

Wade says this about his high school career: “If there is one thing I learned in the last three-plus years, it’s that it’s very hard to stay motivated in high school. Your personal work ethic is entirely dependent on you and it is much too easy to let it slip away.” Janet Kepes, the German teacher at VUHS says, “Wade learns new things like a dry sponge soaks up water, absorbing and retaining new information easily. Not satisfied with a superficial understanding, he often asks questions to completely master a concept. Additionally, he is astutely observant and notices things about people, or situations that others often miss. He uses this information to form rare insights.”

Following graduation from VUHS Wade plans to study geography at UVM, enroll in the ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) program, and enter the U.S. Army upon graduation. The faculty, staff and students of VUHS wish Wade the very best in the future.

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Vote on high court judge is critical

I am sure that you know that your vote on the current candidate for the supreme court is by far the most important senatorial decision you will ever make. We all know that, if he is confirmed, then Roe V. Wade will be overturned, and you will be seen by history to be primarily responsible. Why? Because most of the old men of the senate oppose Roe v Wade in the first place and none of them particularly care about women. But you both do care. Also, the math is precise: if you two vote against his confirmation, then he will not be confirmed; if you vote for confirmation then he will.

In this sense your vote is very much like the vote Senator McCain took, which saved Obamacare.

Until that vote, he would have been remembered as an American hero and a man of honor, courage and a deep sense of service — but not for any particular legislative accomplishment.

However, since that vote, every history book, every discussion of the present situation of our government, will show the picture of Senator McCain putting his thumb down, and thereby saving health care. It — correctly — outshines every other political act of a great career.

Rightly or wrongly, it is the same for you. One thing is certain:

Whatever you have previously accomplished or will accomplish in the future pales beside the vote you are about to take. If you vote against the confirmation, then you will be remembered forever for having the courage to protect women’s rights. Likewise, if you vote to confirm, that act will also define how you are remembered.

I think Justice Kennedy is making that discovery. Until this year, his place in history was unique and special: a conservative in every sense of the word, but nonetheless one who defended the rights of women — and all people — to control their own lives.

But now that has changed. What he has become instead is the Justice who let himself be persuaded to resign in time for this president to appoint his successor, and in so doing may have given his seat to the man who will destroy his legacy. I wonder if he thinks it was worth it? I wonder what his son thinks as well.

It will require courage to do the right thing. But why should that matter? Since when should defending your job outweigh your moral responsibilities? It certainly did not for Senator McCain.

Paul N. Seward, M.D. Middlebury

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Letters to the Editor Pence’s visit provided jolt for folks on Lake Hortonia The second weekend in September my partner and I went to a Lake Hortonia to visit a friend’s island camp. When we arrived we were told that we were sharing the lake with Vice President Pence.

We brushed it off as a rumor, but the next two days we encountered uniformed officers of all types.

There were state police, overzealous game wardens, secret police and men in blue. There were speed boats, surveillance boats, a cavalcade of saluting police followed by swat teams and a bomb squad.

Pence was here and it was evident for us, but little did anyone else in America know.

We stayed the evening watching the sun set on the hills across the lake. Slowly the lake quieted down after the hubbub of the day. We made a fire, sat back and cooked over wood coals. Out of the south with a ripping sound came a fast speed boat. By the time I looked up the boat arced into a tight turn in front of the island with three standing officers and headed back

in the direction from where it had come from. It dipped near the Pence compound as if to acknowledge the vice president then continued it’s trajectory down the lake. It might be safe to say that it was one of the fastest boats I had ever seen.

As dark descended we watched another boat with an odd periscope type light that changed colors every 200 yards, hug the opposite shore, turned slowly and slid by our island. I’m sure with all the latest technology on night vision we were very visible and exposed. We would have to say we felt uneasy.

That uneasiness continued the next day when police blocked the road ahead. When an officer was asked what was going on we received an evasive reply. In a long line of cars, Pence passed by headed for the airport, the bomb squad in tow.

The evening before we rowed into the placid lake to leave the island. The island stood dark and still in the water. The night was warm and the stars glittered and sparkled in the sky that stretched

into eternity. Down the lake on the far left shore was the lit up Pence compound, bathed in a steel cocoon of electronic protection.

Why did Pence come to Vermont?

Did he come too find peace? Or to encounter something the rest of the country did not have? Did he come to encounter nature and the space to allow one to reflect upon himself?

Did Pence order everyone at the compound to be silent, turn the lights off and walk to the edge of the lake to stare up at the sky alone? Did he look at the stars to witness the sky as we saw it at that moment? If he didn’t go out and look at the sky as such, he missed a great opportunity and his trip would merely be a vacation. If by chance he had taken that walk, looked at the Milky Way, let the quiet of the night and the magic of Vermont and Lake Hortonia to settle and sink in, then there is a possibility that this troubled world would benefit greatly from his trip.

Dhyan Nirmegh Starksboro

House candidate reiterates his campaign priorities On Aug. 14, I was proud to cast my ballot in our state’s mid-term primary election. We all must do our part to ensure a bright future for our community, and voting is one of the most basic and fundamental ways for us to exercise our great freedom and fulfill our civic responsibility.

Vermont has been improving voting access over recent years, making it both easier and more secure to register and vote, but it’s still work.

The best way for us to ensure we are fulfilling our duty and making our voices heard is to make a plan to vote.

To have the most influence on the

well being of our communities, we have to get involved at every level.

This became strikingly clear to me in 2016, when I had the incredible opportunity to represent Vermont as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention. That experience proved to me that all politics is local and our community is strongest when it has representation that shares its priorities.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. It will be here before we know it. I urge my fellow Vermonters to read about the candidates on your ballot. We are lucky in Vermont to have a true citizen legislature. Our lawmakers

and candidates are our neighbors.

Talk to those who are running for office. Make sure you know where they stand on the issues that matter to you.

I care about responsible tax structures to hold large out-of-state corporations to the same standards as our small businesses. I believe every business should be required to pay their fair share and the rules should enforce that. I believe we should be making investments in local infrastructure and supporting our family farmers as they work to adopt more sustainable practices and protect one of our most precious resources: water.

My vote will reflect these priorities on Nov. 6, and so will my work in Montpelier if I earn your support.

Thank you for doing your part to ensure a bright future for our state.

Matt Birong 3 Squares Cafe Vergennes

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We believe a newspaper should be a community forum for people to debate issues of the day.

Because we believe that accountability makes for responsible debate, we will print signed letters only. Be sure to include an address and telephone number, too, so we can call to clear up any questions.

If you have something to say, send it to: Letters to the Editor, Addison Independent, 58 Maple St., Middlebury, VT 05753. Or email to news@addisonindependent.com.

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LEGO League seeks kids to build robots for new team

MIDDLEBURY — Do your Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center, 9-14-year-old kids want to build second floor, Room 208; youngsters robots tor tabletop competitions while age 9 to 14 and their parents are also learning about how to solve real encouraged to attend. Interested problems facing the world today? A parties can look at the program new group is forming to details at firstlegoleague. enable those youngsters. org/about-fll.

There will be an They design, There will be an informational meeting build and informational video/ for the newly formed the program YouTube shown to help in FIRST Lego League, a robot answering questions and M i d d l e b u r y / A d d i s o n using LEGO provoke more discussion.

County Team this coming At the meeting sponsors Mindstorms Thursday, Sept. 20. are trying to gauge Guided by adult technology, the level of interest to coaches, teams in the then compete determine how many FIRST (For Inspiration on a tabletop individuals are interested and Recognition of playing field. in being involved.

Science and Technology) They will also be LEGO League research looking for additional a real-world problem such as food sponsors, adult volunteers and ideas safety, recycling, energy, etc., to create a fun learning community. and are challenged to develop a So come help support our future solution. They also must design, engineers and technicians as they build and program a robot using develop problem-solving skills and LEGO Mindstorms technology, then learn in the FIRST Lego League, compete on a tabletop playing field.

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Book on racism and related ills to spark discussion at college MIDDLEBURY — How has violence become a daily part of American racism? Should we speak and risk being misunderstood, or remain quiet and believe we are unable to effect change?

Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison raises these and other powerful questions in her most recent book, “The Origin of Others,” a collection of essays that will be the subject of this year’s Clifford Symposium at Middlebury College Sept. 20–22. The book was also summer reading for the college’s incoming class. Symposium activities include lectures, a film screening, a student forum, dance performances, and workshops.

“Morrison explores topics in ‘The Origin of Others’ that are relevant to what we are experiencing right now in our society,” said J Finley, assistant professor of American Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and one of three faculty symposium organizers. “She

speaks with an intense voice of the racism of our ancestors and of the present, and asks: ‘Why should we want to know a stranger when it is easier to estrange another?’”

“We’re looking forward to engaging the Middlebury College community — faculty, staff, students, trustees and alumni — as well as members of the public in the Clifford Symposium at a new, deeper level,” said Larry Yarbrough, Tillinghast Professor of Religion and an organizer of the symposium.

“During the new students’ orientation, more than 50 faculty members led discussion groups on ‘The Origin of Others’ with members of the incoming class. We’re making use of our own faculty’s valuable expertise for much of the symposium programming.”

Yarbrough noted that students are also leading one of the events — a student forum — where they will read excerpts from “The Origin of Others” and from Morrison’s other works.

The students will invite comments and discussion based on the readings. The event is sponsored by a variety of student organizations.

On Thursday, Sept.

20, Finley will kick off the symposium with the first keynote talk, a frank conversation about race, titled “‘Yonder they do not love your flesh’: Ghosts, Strangers, and the Specter of Race.” She will draw connections surrounding “Garner,” a surname that two people share over a span of 158 years — Eric Garner, who was killed by New York City police in 2014 while selling loose cigarettes outside a beauty supply store, and Margaret Garner, an escaped slave who murdered her daughter rather than see her enslaved when the family was caught. The dead child is the inspiration for Morrison’s novel “Beloved.”

Will Nash, professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures and a symposium organizer, will immediately follow with the second keynote lecture, “Tending the Roots, Heeding the Call: Why We Must Read Toni Morrison Today.” Nash will discuss the importance that Morrison places on history as we look to the future.

He will also look at her exploration of people’s fears to speak out during an escalation of racist thoughts and actions and how her work

offers guidance toward a better understanding and mutual respect.

The first day of the symposium will conclude with a screening of “The Foreigner’s Home,” a documentary film that explores Morrison’s work through the 2006 exhibition by the same name that she guest-curated at the Louvre. Morrison invited renowned artists whose work also deals with the experience of cultural and social displacement to join her in a public conversation. The film expands upon that and offers exclusive and unreleased footage of

the Nobel laureate in Paris in 2006 and at her home in New York state in 2015.

The film’s producers will attend the event to provide an introduction and to lead a post-screening discussion.

The symposium continues on Friday with a workshop on documentary filmmaking and the student forum. It closes with an arts performance based on an adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story “Recitatif.” Middlebury faculty members Michole Biancosino, assistant professor of Theater; Christal Brown, chair of the Dance Department; and Matthew Taylor, assistant professor of Music, created the performance. After its conclusion, they will discuss the challenges of staging this short story that explores the conflicted ways society deals with race and color.

Saturday’s activities include workshops and discussions on “The Origin of Others,” as well as topics that have originated in the symposium sessions. Events wrap up with a second performance of “Recitatif.”

Published in 2017, “The Origin of Others” is based on Morrison’s 2016 Norton Lectures at Harvard University. In the text, she draws on her own life and novels, a wide range of American and African literature, and contemporary events.

The symposium is an annual event named after Nicholas Clifford, who taught history at the college from 1966 to 1993 and who, in his many years as a member of the faculty and administration, cultivated critical inquiry at Middlebury.

See the full symposium schedule online at middlebury.edu/ clifford/2018.

Addison Independent, Monday, September 17, 2018 — PAGE 19

PETS IN NEED

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For the month of September, all adult cats (age 1 year and up) are available at 50% off their adoption fee. Below is a sampling of some of the cats included in our back to school adoption special- stop by the shelter to see them all!

Elmer. 3 years, shorthaired tiger, neutered male. Elmer is a total lovebug who just LOVES his catnip! He lives peacefully in a community room with other cats and does really well with them. Elmer would like a family who will provide him with the patience he needs to feel comfortable in a new environment and around new people. We think once he feels safe, he will make a great companion for many people!

Kasey. 11 years, longhaired grey tux, neutered male. Kasey ended up at the shelter after his owner died. He is a fluff ball of a cat that loves to be brushed and loves to get lots of attention. He seems to get along with the other cats in the cat community room and adapted to living in a totally new environment very quickly, largely because of his mellow and sweet personality. So if you have room in your house for a really, really nice cat, he would only be too happy to join you there!

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We do too LOST CAT OZZIE wandered as far as Stowe, but with a microchip, the folks who found him were able to return him to his family in Vergennes.

Trixie. 16 years, shorthaired dilute tortie, spayed female. Trixie is a wonderful older cat looking for a laid-back home where she will be able to spend her days loving her person and receiving love in return. Trixie does not love other cats and would prefer to be the only catchild in her home. She loves a comfy place to sleep and adores spending her time observing her surroundings. Her previous family said she is an active clown who loves to lounge on a lap or a couch. Trixie is looking for someone who will shower her with attention and make the remainder of her days unforgettable.

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Microchips are helping return more lost pets MIDDLEBURY — Homeward Bound is offering a microchip clinic on Saturday, Sept. 15. The clinic is open to both dogs and cats.

Statistics show that one in three pets will become lost at some point during their life. Micro-chipping substantially increases the likelihood of a pet returning home by offering secure, reliable, and permanent

identification. Thanks to a microchip Ozzie, pictured here, was reunited with his family in Vergennes after being lost for two weeks this summer. He was found by a good Samaritan in Stowe, who took him to a vet where his microchip was read.

To register for the microchip clinic, interested parties can call 802-388-1100. The cost is $35.

We want to hear about your pets!

If you’d like to include your pet as “Pet of the Week” simply include your pet’s name, gender, approximate age (if you know it), along with comments about the pet’s favorite activities, your favorite activity with the pet, what the pet enjoys eating, and any particular

stories or incidents you might like to share concerning your pet.

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Panda. 8 years, shorthaired black & white, neutered male. Panda is a bear of a cat and is one of the largest cats at the shelter now.

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Addie. 4 years, shorthaired grey tiger, spayed female. Addie is a very sweet young cat who came to Homeward Bound because the dogs in her new home were stressing her out so much that she wasn’t even comfortable using her litter box. Since arriving at the shelter and learning that it is a safe place, the litter box isn’t such a scary thing anymore! The behavior issues that her previous owner saw are gone, and in its place is a very sweet, slightly timid young cat who loves to climb up on your shoulders and snuggle in. Addie does well with respectful children, has been getting along well with the other cats in her community room, and is even leash trained!

Luna. 3 years, shorthaired tiger, spayed female. Luna is funny cat who thinks she is a dog! She will fetch, but will also tap into her inner cat and catch mice and bugs. Luna is affectionate likes to be petted, and has a very expressive tail that starts twitching wen she has had enough. She is a talkative, active, playful cat who is lots of fun to be around! Luna has lived with a dog and another cat, but she should prefer to be the only cat in the home. If you are thinking about adopting one very cool cat, Luna should be your pick!

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Pick for your Neighbor Program helps fill Vermont’s Foodbanks VERMONT — September is afford healthy food. The fresh picked National Hunger Action Month, and apples go to the Vermont Foodbank, here in Vermont local apple orchards which then distributes them to food are teaming up with the Vermont shelves and meal sites throughout Foodbank to give Vermonters a fun the state to provide to people in their way to take action. In partnership local communities. with sponsors, Target “The impact you can and Front Porch Forum, have when you share and 18 local apple “The impact healthy food with people orchards, the Vermont you can is incredible,” says VerFoodbank is mobilizing have when mont Foodbank CEO groups and individuals John Sayles. “Many of you share throughout the state to the people served by the pick apples for people healthy food Foodbank struggle with facing hunger through with people is health issues, so we are the Pick For Your incredible.” working hard to make Neighbor Program. sure all our neighbors — Vermont have access to the fresh Addison County Foodbank CEO food they need to lead orchards participating John Sayles healthy lives.” in the program include Champlain Orchards Food insecurity is and Douglas Orchard in Shoreham closely linked to health. According and Happy Valley Orchard in Mid- to Hunger in America 2014, 72 dlebury. percent of the people served by the During apple harvest season, Vermont Foodbank report having the Vermont Foodbank encourages to purchase inexpensive, unhealthy individuals, families, civic groups food because they could not afford and businesses to visit participating healthier options. Hunger also apple orchards to pick and purchase coincides with diet-related illnessextra apples for people struggling to es, with 23 percent of Vermont

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Foodbank clients suffering from diabetes and 46 percent living with high blood pressure. By meeting the needs of Vermonters with fresh, nutritious foods, programs like Pick For Your Neighbor can help them achieve better health, lower health care bills, and a higher quality of life.

“All year long, we look forward to the harvest season and the bounty it brings our state,” says

Sayles. “Spending a day picking apples with friends and family is always a highlight of the season.

This is a great opportunity to add a great cause to that experience.

As you make your annual orchard visit, take a little extra time to pick a few apples for someone who doesn’t always have access to the incredible fresh food our state has to offer.”

Each year businesses, civic

groups, and community members have come together to participate.

Last year Wood Chuck Hard Cider employees visited Champlain Orchards and picked 2,000 pounds of apples to donate. Since its inception, Pick for Your Neighbor has brought more than 100,000 pounds of fresh, local apples to Vermonters facing hunger. To learn more and to see a list of participating orchards, visit vtfoodbank.org/PFYN.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football 9/14 Mt. Abe/VUHS vs. OV....................... 36-18 9/15 St. J vs. MUHS................................. 44-32 Field Hockey 9/12 Colchester vs. Mt. Abe.......................... 1-1 9/14 S. Burlington vs. MUHS........................ 9-0 9/14 OV vs. Woodstock................................ 1-0 9/15 Mt. Abe vs. Mt. Mansfield..................... 2-0 Boys’ Soccer 9/12 Proctor vs. OV...................................... 2-2 9/13 Mt. Abe vs. Mill River............................ 2-1 9/14 Burlington vs. VUHS............................. 6-1 9/14 Rice vs. MUHS..................................... 2-1 9/14 OV vs. Fair Haven................................ 5-1 Girls’ Soccer 9/12 U-32 vs. Mt. Abe................................... 1-0 9/12 Spaulding vs. MUHS............................ 4-2 9/14 Windsor vs. OV..................................... 4-3 9/15 Mt. Abe vs. Missisquoi.......................... 4-0 9/15 VUHS vs. Spaulding............................. 2-2 COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 9/15 Midd. vs. Amherst................................. 5-4 Women’s Soccer 9/12 Midd. vs. Plattsburgh............................ 3-0 9/15 Midd. vs. Amherst................................. 3-1 Men’s Soccer 9/15 Midd. vs. Amherst................................. 5-4 Football 9/15 Wesleyan vs. Midd. ......................... 52-21

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football 9/21 MUHS at St. Albans........................... 7 PM 9/21 Lyndon at Mt. Abe/VUHS................... 7 PM 9/21 OV at U-32......................................... 7 PM Field Hockey 9/17 OV at Fair Haven............................... 4 PM 9/18 MUHS at Colchester.......................... 4 PM 9/19 St. Johnsbury at OV.......................... 4 PM 9/22 OV at Springfield..............................11 AM 9/22 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield.................... 10 AM 9/22 Burlington at Mt. Abe....................... 10 AM Boys’ Soccer 9/17 Mt. Abe at VUHS.......................... 4:30 PM 9/18 MUHS at Rutland.......................... 4:30 PM 9/18 Leland & Gray at OV.................... 4:30 PM 9/22 VUHS at Missisquoi......................... 10 AM 9/22 OV at Mill River..................................Noon 9/22 MUHS at Mt. Abe............................... 1 PM Girls’ Soccer 9/18 Mt. Abe at Spaulding.................... 4:30 PM 9/18 Milton at VUHS............................. 4:30 PM 9/18 Rice at MUHS............................... 4:30 PM 9/19 OV at Green Mt. Union................. 4:30 PM 9/21 VUHS at Rice............................... 4:30 PM 9/21 Twin Valley at OV......................... 4:30 PM 9/22 MUHS at Mt. Abe..............................11 AM COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 9/22 Bowdoin at Midd................................Noon 9/23 Babson at Midd. ................................ 1 PM Men’s Soccer 9/18 Midd. at Mt. St. Mary......................... 7 PM 9/22 Bowdoin at Midd................................Noon 9/23 Midd. at Hamilton.......................... 1:30 PM Women’s Soccer 9/22 Bowdoin at Midd...............................11 AM 9/23 Midd. at Hamilton..............................11 AM Football 9/22 Bowdoin at Midd................................ 1 PM

THE OTTERS DEFENSIVE line faces off against the Eagles Friday evening in Bristol. The Eagles won 36-18.

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Eagle running game bests Otters’ aerial attack

By ANDY KIRKALDY BRISTOL — In a Friday night Division II high school football game featuring Otter Valley’s potent passing and the host Mount Abraham/ Vergennes team’s bruising rushing, the Eagles’ ground-and-pound approach came out on top, 36-18.

Led by senior Kevin Pearsall’s 30 carries for 157 yards and an offensive line that allowed the Eagles to run for 340 yards on 63 carries, the Eagles offset a strong performance from OV senior quarterback Tyler Rowe.

Rowe completed 17 of 31 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns and ran seven times for another 68 yards and a TD. The Otters also dropped a half-dozen passes, and the Eagle defense sacked Rowe four times and double-teamed OV’s top receiver, senior Dylan Mackie (two catches, one for a TD), forcing Rowe to look for other targets.

OV Coach Kipp Denis said miscues were costly as his team dropped to 1-2.

“That’s all it is. Mistakes, more mistakes, dropped passes, penalties,” Denis said.

Denis said he had just juggled his

offensive line after players returned from ineligibility — other than Rowe OV rushers earned 23 yards on eight carries.

“We’ve got to do some work on the offensive line. We’ve moved some players around,” Denis said.

All that said, Denis said the Eagles, also 1-2, deserved the W. “Mount Abe was looking for a win, and they got it,” Denis said.

“Hats off to them.”

Both Pearsall and Eagle Coach Lee Hodsden pointed to the offensive line — center Brandon Tierney, guards Cyrus Devine and Brady

Gebo, and tackles Jonathan Lapell and Christien Paquin — as the heart of Friday’s win.

“The kids were controlling the line of scrimmage, and that’s why we won,” Hodsden said.

Pearsall — who also sacked Rowe three times, recovered a fumble, and made a team-high nine tackles — enjoyed seeing the guys up front create so many holes.

“They gave all they could give,” he said. “That’s all I could ask for.”

It took a while for the Eagles to establish control. OV stopped their opening drive at the OV 11, denying

fullback John Bent on fourth-andtwo.

Rowe then completed five passes to move the Otters 89 yards for a 6-0 lead. Rowe twice hit Nate Hudson (five catches) on third down to keep the drive alive, and on fourth-and-10 from the Eagle 12 he found Kameron Strickland at the right pylon for the TD at 3:44.

The Eagles moved to the OV 41, but Otter linebacker Matthew Fox (a game-high 10 tackles) broke up Pearsall’s option pass on fourth down and OV took over early in the (See Football, Page 22)

“Mount Abe was looking for a win, and they got it... Hats off to them.”

— Kipp Denis, OV coach

PARKER HINES FINDS a hole through the Otter defense on Friday.

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Football (Continued from Page 21) second quarter.

From there Pearsall’s first sack, aided by Nick Longar, helped stop OV. The Otters went for it on fourth and three from their 48, but good coverage led to an incompletion.

The Eagles scored eight plays later on a direct snap to Bent, who covered the final two yards at 6:34.

On that drive the Eagles often used direct snaps to Pearsall and Nevin Jameson (12 carries, 83 yards) behind two blockers, with QB Parker Hines on the sidelines.

They used that formation often the rest of the game and on the conversion, on which Pearsall plowed in to make it 8-6.

Two OV penalties led to a OV punt that struck an Otter in the back, and Pearsall fell on the loose ball at the OV 23 with 2:48 left in the half.

Eight plays later, it was 14-6 at 0:10, when Pearsall went in standing from the OV 1.

To start the second half OV moved to the Eagle 45. But a dropped pass and a fourth-down Pearsall sack set the Eagles up on the OV 49. Hines (17 carries for 95 yards) then ran for 19 and 16 yards on a five-play drive before scoring from 8 yards out.

Pearsall punched in the conversion to make it 22-6.

After a Nathaniel Blake kickoff return put OV on the Eagle 47 Rowe completed passes to Hudson and Alex Polli before scrambling for a 5-yard score at 6:40 of the third.

Eagle Brian Larson’s diving pass deflection on the conversion kept the score at 22-12.

The Eagles answered with a 59yard drive to make it 28-12. Hines opened with the Eagles’ second and final pass of the day, a 40-yard bomb to Ira White, and added an 18-yard run to set up Pearsall’s 8-yard TD rumble at 3:53 of the third.

OV scored again. After a big loss and a penalty gave OV a first-and-30 at its own 39, Rowe scrambled for 28 yards. A roughing penalty put the ball on the Eagle 17, and on the next play Rowe lofted an over-theshoulder strike to Mackie in the end zone to cut the lead to 28-18.

In the fourth quarter the Eagles iced the game with a 53-yard, 13play drive that made it 36-18 with 4:44 to go. Pearsall, Nevin Jemison and Hines took turns carrying the ball, and Pearsall scored on a 1-yard

“We still had penalties tonight, but we practiced all week just holding onto the ball on handoffs and everybody working together.”

— Kevin Pearsall,

Eagle senior

run. Hines ran in the conversion.

Sacks by Pearsall and Ryan Stoddard ended any hopes of an OV rally.

Pearsall noted fumbles had derailed an attack that had moved the ball in the Eagle losses, and they took care of the ball on Friday.

“We still had penalties tonight, but we practiced all week just holding onto the ball on handoffs and everybody working together,” he said.

The win gives the Eagles confidence they can make the Division II postseason for the first time, Pearsall added.

“It means everything to us,” he said. “We have a bit of drive in us to go on this week to Lyndon, and go on to the next week and keep winning and hopefully make playoffs this season.”

Hodsden praised the Eagles’ better fundamentals after film study and their execution of the defensive game plan, and agreed with Pearsall the result could give the Eagles a spark.

“It’s just huge. It’s great for the program,” Hodsden said. “The kids finally see what it’s like to win and have fun.”

Denis credited the Eagles and said the Otters would have better days.

“They played tough. There’s nothing fancy. You’ve got to stop the run, and we didn’t stop the run,” he said. “We’ll coach them up and get them ready for U-32. It’s a long season. We’re not going to throw the towel in quite yet, that’s for sure.”

MOUNT ABE’S NEVIN Jemison looks to move into space through the Otter defense during Friday night’s game as Kameron Strickland moves in for the tackle.

Independent photos/Evan Johnson

OTTER DEFENSIVE BACK Dylan Mackie closes in on Eagle Nevin Jemison on Friday.

St. Johnsbury tops Tiger 11 ST. JOHNSBURY — Defending Division I champion St. Johnsbury outlasted the visiting Middlebury Union High School football team on Saturday, 44-32.

Hilltopper QB Jake Cady sparked his team by completing 24 of 29 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for four scores and 106 yards.

The Hilltoppers (2-1) built a 30-12 halftime lead and held off the 1-2 Tigers, who got 106 yards in the air and two passing touchdowns from QB Tim Goettelmann and another passing touchdown from running back Tyler Buxton, a 57-yarder to Zach Dunn. Simon Fischer caught five passes for MUHS, and Buxton rushed for 84 yards.

The Tigers face another road game this coming Friday, at BFA-St. Albans (2-1) at 7 p.m. The Bobwhites have lost at home to Mount Mansfield and won at Champlain Valley and Rutland.

OTTER NATHANIEL BLAKE tries to avoid the incoming tackle during Friday’s game.

Addison Independent, Monday, September 17, 2018 — PAGE 23

Girls’ soccer: Eagles split, VUHS rallies Field hockey: Eagles, OV teams earn big wins ADDISON COUNTY — In area high school field hockey play late last week Mount Abraham picked up a tie and a win vs. Division I competition to remain unbeaten, Otter Valley earned a key D-II win to remain on the Eagles’ heels in the standings, and Middlebury took a tough road loss.

EAGLES On this past Wednesday the Eagles and visiting Colchester settled for a 1-1 tie. Ava Konczal gave Mount Abe the lead, and Laker Hannah Carroll equalized midway through the second half; her strike was the first goal the Eagles allowed in four games. Goalie Ciera Morse stopped seven shots for the 2-0-1 Lakers, and Chessley Jackman made eight saves for the Eagles.

On Saturday the Eagles earned their fourth shutout of the fall, 2-0, as Jackman stopped four shots.

Olivia Heath and Molly Laurent scored for the Eagles, both on assists from Evan Laurent, as the

Eagles improved to 4-0-1, good for first place in the D-II standings.

Goalie Amelia Sanborn made 14 saves for MMU (0-1-2).

OTTERS On Friday the Otters edged previously undefeated host Woodstock, 1-0, when Alia Edmunds converted an Alice Keith assist with two minutes to go in regulation. OV goalie Ellie Ross made 12 saves for the shutout, and Coach Stacey Edmunds said midfielder Bella Falco and defender Gabriella LaGrange played well as the Otters improved to 2-1.

Wasp goalie Maggie Parker made seven saves.

FIELD HOCKEY

Wrap-Up

TIGERS On Saturday host South Burlington overwhelmed the Tigers, 9-0.

The Wolves improved to 3-1, and the Tigers, who put one shot on goal, dropped to 0-3.

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ADDISON COUNTY — The local high school girls’ soccer teams saw mixed results late last week, when Mount Abraham split two games, Vergennes fought back for a road tie, Middlebury couldn’t hold a second-half lead, and Otter Valley lost a heartbreaker.

EAGLES On Wednesday host U-32 edged the Eagles, 1-0, on Sasha Kennedy’s second-half goal. Goalie Jordan Kellett made four saves for the 2-1 Raiders, while Justice Green stopped eight shots for the Eagles.

On Saturday the Eagles blanked winless Missisquoi, 4-0, to move back to .500 at 2-2-1. Juliette Snell scored twice to lead Mount

COMMODORES On Saturday Rhode Miguel’s two second-half goals erased the Commodores’ 2-0 deficit and helped earn them a tie at Spaulding. VUHS goalie Kate Gosliga made seven stops as the Division III Commodores moved to 2-1-1 with the deadlock at D-I Spaulding (2-2-1). Tide goalie Lindsey LaPan made six saves.

TIGERS On Wednesday host Spaulding

scored three unanswered second-half goals to rally past the Tigers, 4-2. Lauren Allen notched all four goals for the 2-2 Tide, and LaPan made four saves. For the 1-3 Tigers, Merry Kimble had a goal and assist, Ailey Bosworth scored, Carlisle Brush picked up an assist, and Carly Burger made six saves.

OTTERS On Friday host OV dropped a back-and-forth contest to visiting Windsor, 4-3, when the Jacks scored the game-winner on a free kick awarded as time expired. Olivia White scored twice for the 1-3 Otters, Julia Eastman converted a breakaway, and Sarah Calvin and Brielle Mackie picked up assists.

Boys’ soccer: Eagles’ Russell nets first win ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham won the consolation of Rutland’s annual tournament and gave new Coach Bob Russell his first win at the varsity level to highlight high school boys’ soccer play late last week.

In other action Otter Valley earned a win and a tie, while Middlebury and Vergennes came up short.

EAGLES The Eagles defeated Mill River, 2-1, to improve to 1-2-1. The Minutemen dropped to 1-2-1 with their first Division II loss.

Eric McKean scored twice, once from Weston Allred to give Mount Abe the lead, and then the tiebreaking game-winner in the 73rd minute, assisted by William

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Wright after the Eagles played a corner kick short. In between Eagle goalie Ethan DeWitt (six saves) stopped an MRU penalty kick.

MRU goalie Tyler Regula stopped 11 shots.

The Eagles will visit the Commodores this Monday afternoon.

OTTERS On Wednesday the Otter and visiting Proctor finished in a 2-2 stalemate. Pat McKeighan and Reilly Shannon scored for the 0-1-1 Otters. Shannon’s second-half goal gave OV the lead, but the Phantoms tied it on a late free kick. The Otters also defeated Fair Haven on Friday, 5-1; details on that game, made up from an earlier postponement, were not available.

TIGERS On Friday visiting Rice scored twice in the second half, once on a penalty kick, to rally for a 2-1 win over the Tigers, who dropped to 2-2.

Eben Jackson scored in the first half for MUHS, and goalie Lucas Palcsik stopped six shots. Rice goalie Ethan Brown made one save.

COMMODORES Visiting Division I contender remained undefeated on Friday by easing past the Commodores, 6-1. Byaombe Shukura and Will Badibanga each scored twice, and two Seahorse goalies combined for four stops. Ezekiel Palmer found the net for the 1-3 Commodores, and goalie Cameron McLaughlin made 12 saves.

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Family (Continued from Page 1) “You have to be prepared for these.”

In September 2017, the Blas family knew about Hurricane Irma a week before it made landfall. Heather’s father, an atmospheric researcher at NASA, had observed the intensity of the storm and its unique trajectory towards the Leeward Islands. After seven years living on Saint Thomas, Heather knew that most storms would miss them.

“You would just see them pass by,” she said. “You never expect one to come right at you.”

But they recognized that Irma was different when it made landfall on Dominica, an island about 300 miles southeast of Saint Thomas, with 160-mph winds. Irma was hitting the Leeward Islands dead-on and now the Blases needed to take shelter on a speck of land that was just 32 square miles. The tallest mountain is just 700 feet high. When they heard Irma had moved up to Saint Martin and destroyed even the strongest buildings, they knew they were in trouble.

“There was nothing to stop this thing,” Peter said.

The family moved to a hotel within walking distance of their home and took a room on the bottom floor, knowing they would be more protected from the wind. The room had a small kitchen and the girls could enjoy the pool.

Heather remembers the moment they had to take shelter.

“It was about 2 p.m. and I was trying to make a whole batch of pancakes, but then I heard a bunch of noise so I couldn’t focus,” she said.

For nine hours, Irma mauled tiny Saint Thomas with 180-mph winds

THE BLAS FAMILY — Heather, left, Sofia, Peter and Natalia — celebrates after receiving a car from the Burlington nonprofit Good News Garage.

After surviving two hurricanes last September, the family has relocated to Vermont.

Photo by Tom Kupfer

and gusts up to 200 mph. The wind scoured paint off of shutters, tore roofs off buildings and skewered telephone poles through buildings.

As the storm advanced over them, they had to scream to each other to be heard over the roar. They could hear the woman next door yelling for help. When the front door began to bend inward, they took shelter in the bathroom. When the ceiling began to leak and part of it fell into the bathtub, they moved chairs and

supplies into the hall. They stayed there for four hours waiting for the storm to pass.

When they emerged from the room, Heather and Peter saw the full devastation Irma left behind.

Buildings and trees were blown away. Wrecked ships and boats clogged the harbor.

The normally green hillsides around Charlotte Amalie had been stripped of all vegetation and were a burnt brown.

The storm had departed, but the trouble was just beginning. Clean water and food were scarce. The hospital was badly damaged from flooding, and Peter still required a treatment for a hernia he had suffered before Irma. Gas stations and grocery stores were broken into and looted of food and supplies.

Three days later, the family returned to their home and found it remarkably intact. The power was out, but there was no flooding inside.

When cell service returned, Heather called her father in Pittsford, Vt. “The first thing I wanted to do was let someone know we were safe,” she said.

She also reached out to her sister in Bridport, who had contacts with ships in nearby Puerto Rico who were helping evacuate survivors with sailboats.

On Sept. 11, the Blas family boarded a catamaran called the East Wind and sailed the 40 miles to Puerto Rico.

They arrived in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, with only a few possessions — a few changes of clothes, important documents, some of the girls’

favorite toys, and as much food as they could carry. Peter instructed his co-workers to take what they needed and to throw the rest away.

Friends met them in the harbor and offered support. One reached out via Facebook with an incredible offer: A couple from Wisconsin had volunteered their vacation rental for them to stay in.

“It was amazing,” Heather said. “I had never met these people.”

For the time being, they had a place to rest and plan their next move.

‘IRMA WAS BAD, THIS WAS WORSE’ Peter and Heather’s daughters still hadn’t started school, Peter still required medical attention and they were recently uprooted from their home. Exactly two weeks later, Hurricane Maria arrived.

In preparation, a friend rented a car for the family and they drove to the southwest corner of Puerto Rico to the city of Cabo Rojo, where they expected they would be more sheltered.

“We wanted to do anything to not be in the eye of the storm,” Heather said.

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Hurricanes (Continued from Page 24) useless without power. They spent They found a guesthouse at a hotel the last of their cash — $100 — on that had a generator and food.

15 gallons of gas.

The second massive storm of 2017 When they found cell service, made landfall Sept. 20 as a Category Heather’s phone rang; it was her 4 hurricane. The eye of Hurricane father.

Maria was 32 miles across and winds “He said, ‘You’re coming to gusted up to 150 miles per hour.

Vermont. I’m going to try and get “If Irma was bad, this was worse,” you out of there as soon as we can,’” Peter said.

Peter said.

The family rode out the storm On Oct. 18, they left an island for 22 hours inside the guesthouse. devastated by the deadliest hurricane Again, the roof began to leak and in Puerto Rican history. the wind rose to deafening volumes. ‘FOCUSED ON HEALING’ The heater was ripped off the roof, The Blases have but remarkably, nothing continued to face hit the car.

They’ve been challenges since arriving Again they were delighted by in Vermont, however faced with cleaning up the slower they have not had to face and moving on, but after all of them alone. two direct hits Puerto pace of life in Four days after an a rural state.

Rico was staggered. operation on his hernia, One month after Heather and Peter collapsed from a Hurricane Maria, all Peter described blood clot in his lungs hospitals were open, but in amazement and was hospitalized. most were on backup The pastor of the local neighbors generators. About half Methodist church of sewage treatment leaving their traveled with Heather plants on the island were cars or houses to Burlington to visit still not functioning. unlocked or a Peter. She spent the Desperation set in farm stand run night in the hospital as people struggled to on the honor with Heather and Sofia. find food, water and Peter continues basic supplies. Grocery system. to suffer from panic stores were closely attacks and is unable guarded and food was rationed. to work full-time. Instead, he and In the aftermath of the storm, the Heather work together cleaning Blas family had just four gallons of some of the local churches in the drinking water.

Rutland area.

“I was rationing what we were “We found it’s the best work for drinking,” Heather said. us because it’s something we can do Puerto Rico suffered massive together and it needs to be done,” flooding and infrastructure damage. Heather said. “They don’t care if he The electrical grid was effectively finishes or if I finish it. So if he he’s destroyed, leaving the island’s 3.4 not feeling well, he can sit down and million residents in the dark. Only I can take over. Our family can stay 400 miles of the island’s roads were together. We’re focused on healing.” passable and the Blases had to wait The family has received assistance a week until the roads were clear from other unexpected sources. enough to drive.

After plans to resettle more Syrian When they returned to the refugees in the Rutland area failed to car rental in hopes of getting a materialize, the church repurposed replacement with a full tank of gas, a stockpile of food, clothes and they learned theirs was the only car furniture to fill the Blases new in the rental fleet that survived the apartment in Pittsford. A woman storm. Debit or credit cards were arrived in a pickup truck towing a

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trailer, both filled with furniture.

More volunteers arrived with bags of warm winter clothes and boots.

While it wasn’t Heather’s first Vermont winter, the family got to experience shoveling, laying down gravel and preventing ice buildup.

The girls got to build their first snowmen.

They’ve been delighted by the slower pace of life in a rural state.

Heather and Peter described in amazement neighbors leaving their cars or houses unlocked or a farm stand run on the honor system.

“We’re very impressed,” Heather

said.

And then there’s the car.

The Blas family’s latest break came on Aug. 24 in the form of a new-to-them car from Good News Garage in Burlington. The silver Toyota Camry was donated by a generous Vermonter and will now help the Blas family move onward and upward while they start a new life in the Green Mountain State.

Peter and Heather no longer have to borrow a car from a family member to get to a work and Sofia and Natalia can now participate in afterschool programs.

Last Friday, when they sat down for an interview with the Reporter, was close to a year after they started their journey.

Today, Sofia and Natalia attend Lothrop Elementary and their parents say they look forward to school every day. At home, sneakers are piled on a mat next to the door; the girls’ artwork hangs on the fridge. It is a home like any other.

“I have never imagined I would live in such a place,” Peter said. “I will never forget about the humanity I have seen here. People won’t let you struggle.”

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Pollack (Continued from Page 1) committee review. Pollock’s play But there’s a good chance she’ll took top honors. But there are really “visit” the THT via Skype when no losers, as the theater world is now a host of young women act out richer by more than 150 scripts that the lines from “Normal,” which could someday provide substantial borrows from a true story involving acting roles for women throughout a mysterious illness that swept the world. through a group of teenage girls in Rice provided the following upstate New York in 2012. description for “Normal”: “I was thrilled “A party is on, and to hear I’d won the “I was thrilled high school student Ingenious Grant — Abigail must have a completely surprised, to hear I’d new outfit like everyone but really thrilled,” won the else in this affluent Pollack said through Ingenious suburb. When her an email exchange single mum refuses to Grant — with the Independent. buy her a dress, Abigail “It’s such an amazing completely steals one. But then and beautiful thing to surprised, something happens to know your work has but really her body. She is gripped touched somebody half by tics, her body a world away and really thrilled.” haunted by a pulsating — Katie Pollack current that pushes out encourages my belief in the power of theater to of her in violent vocal bring people together in this crazy and physical spasms that she is troubled world.” unable to explain or stop. Another THT officials launched the girl presents with similar symptoms, Ingenious Grant for Playwrighting then another, until the community competition earlier this year as an begins to fracture along lines that international appeal for play scripts turn into deep fissures. Who or what that have, at their center, a young is to blame? And should the girls be female lead supported by other treated for physical or psychological young women in meaningful roles. symptoms?

There’s a paucity of such scripts in “Inspired by a true story, the play the theater world, and Haley Rice, explores the phenomenon of mass THT’s operations and marketing hysteria among young women, and director, saw the competition as the ripple effect it might have on a a way of bringing more gender close-knit community. In the entitled balance to the stage. pockets of a sparkling city, what The competition drew an does it take for a teenage girl to fit impressive 230 submissions, in? What does it cost to be normal?”

150 of which advanced to a THT Pollock offered her thoughts on

the subject matter.

“It fascinated me how the situation really divided the town, and the power the illness gave the girls, even as they may themselves have felt like victims,” the playwright said. “Of course I’ve taken it away from the real facts of those events, but I hope it still rings true for the audience.”

The Oct. 14 staged reading of “Normal” will begin at 4 p.m. at THT. Rice is working with director Rebecca Strum and in talks with several young actresses to play the roles.

Pollock and “Normal” are no strangers to success.

Pollock studied theater at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and at Middlesex University in London. “Normal” won the Inscription/Edward Albee Playwriting Scholarship in 2014, the Australian Writers’ Guild’s “What Happens Next” competition in 2015 and was a finalist for the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s Woodward/Newman Award in 2016. Her monologue “Contact” won HotHouse Theatre’s 2014 Solo competition and was nominated for an AWGIE award from the Australian Writers’ Guild in 2014.

Pollack said she’ll apply the $1,000 Ingenious Grant to toward publishing the “Normal” script, “in hopes more people will get to connect with the play — wherever they are.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

PETER MACFARLANE WILL talk about his experience paddling the Northern Forest Canoe Trail from east to west at Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m.

Photo courtesy Peter Macfarlane

Take a virtual canoe trip with a talk at the Ilsley MIDDLEBURY — Peter Macfarlane will be on hand at Ilsley Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m., to present his talk “Northern Forest Canoe Trail: the ‘Wrong’ Way.” In the spring of 2013, Macfarlane through-paddled the Northern Forest Canoe Trail from the Adirondacks to northern Maine, a distance of some 750 miles, in 28 days in a cedar-strip canoe that he designed and built.

This spring he ventured out on the Trail for another through-paddle, but this time took on more of a challenge by paddling from Maine to the Adirondacks. He faced nine

major upstream rivers and only four downstream, not to mention prevailing headwinds, which were to be a significant player in this trek. On the 10th of June he paddled into Old Forge to become the first recorded person to through-paddle the Trail from east to west.

In this presentation he takes the audience on a trip through his planning, and then the roller coaster ride of overcoming challenges, joyful paddling, loss, exhaustion, despair, and some sublime moments, all illustrated with photos and snippets of video. The talk is free and open to the public.

Bristol (Continued from Page 1) 2016 and was promoted to lieutenant July 1, 2017.

This is not his first job as police chief, however.

Before moving to Vermont, Nason served for 20 years with the Saranac Lake, N.Y., police department, more than six of those years as chief, overseeing a department of 12 to 16 full-time officers.

As his tenure there drew to a close, an editorial in the local paper, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, thanked him for his service: “Chief Nason is regularly seen walking the beat, and that’s something we like best about him.

It’s not strictly necessary for every police department to have its chief out on foot patrol, but it’s a great benefit to have this leader be so visible — and to make a priority of foot patrol, and the community interaction that goes along with it.”

Nason has brought that approach with him to Vermont. In addition to increasing foot patrols, the Bristol department has made an effort to

be more visible in front of Bristol Elementary School at the beginning and end of the school day.

Bristol had hoped to appoint a new chief by July 1, but the process this spring was sometimes marred by confusion, which led to tension between the selectboard and the volunteer Police Chief Review Committee.

The delay didn’t affect the police department, though, Nason said.

Throughout the summer it has been business as usual.

“The town had a lot of positions to fill this summer,” he pointed out.

“There was a lot going on. But I am glad we’ve finally been able to address the position of police chief.”

Nason says he’s looking forward to discussing department goals with the town and the current force: “I want all hands on deck.

Everyone should be involved in this.

More people in the decision-making process will make the process better.”

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent. com.

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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.

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.

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.

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 OHOLIC 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 OH OLIC 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.

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.

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.

NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednes‑ days, 9 am, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

A LC OH OLIC S A N ON Y‑ 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, 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 OH OLIC 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.

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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.

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EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregivers to pro‑ vide hands‑on care in our dy‑ namic retirement community.

Openings: full‑time evenings, part‑time weekends. Email acoyle@eastviewmiddlebury. com or call 989‑7502.

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COOK ‑ COLLEGE ST. Chil‑ dren’s Center in Middlebury is looking for a cook who can utilize local seasonal foods and keep to a budget. Includes shopping and adhering to timelines and state guide‑ lines. Paid training time is included. 20 hours a week, 8 am to noon. $15./hr includes 5 weeks paid time off. Send cover letter and resume to Amethyst at cscc1@sover.net.

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ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2018-2019 Licensed Nurse Assistant Addison Central School District is seeking a Licensed Nurse Assistant at Middlebury Union High School. Associate’s Degree or equivalent perferred. Must have the ability to work collaboratively with staff, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, must support teaching basic academic’s, social and communication skills, and provide personal care to student (hygiene, toileting and lifting).

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

Applications will be accepted until October 5, 2018.

E.O.E. The 9 schools of Addison Central School District are candidate schools for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and Diploma Programme and pursuing authorization as IB World Schools. IB World Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision. Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme or the IB Careerrelated Certificate (IBCC). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org ACSD’s applications for candidacy to become an IB World District were approved near the end of the 2016-2017 school year.The candidacy phase is typically a two to three year process.

Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork is looking for an experienced millwork finisher. This is not an entry level position, a minimum of 4 years’ experience with spray finishing lacquer, paint, and glaze is required. Our ideal applicant will have the ability to match colors, develop colors, ensure excellent quality of finished product, understand production timelines, communicate effectively with the team, and abide by safety procedures required by OSHA. Additional requirements include; ability to work overtime as needed, ability to lift minimum of 50lbs, valid driver’s license.

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If you are a highly motivated individual interested in joining a team oriented company, please send your resume to Amanda Locke, Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc 191 Alta Woods Brandon VT 05733 or email to alocke@naylorbreen.com Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork and Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. are equal opportunity employers. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIS‑ TANT‑ College St. Children’s Center in Middlebury is looking for an Administra‑ tive Assistant. You will work directly with the Director, as well as interact with staff and parents. Good written and verbal communication skills required as well as computer skills, including good work‑ ing knowledge of Excel. 30 hours a week; $15.00/hr plus 5 weeks paid time off and flex spending. Send cover letter and resume to Amethyst at cscc1@sover.net.

LOOKING FOR part‑time handy person to do yard work in Middlebury. 388‑2754.

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The Mount Abraham Unified School District, in the northeast corner of Addison County, is seeking an energetic, organized, collaborative individual to fill the position of Director of Facilities and Grounds.

The Director of Facilities & Grounds is responsible for keeping MAUSD facilities and grounds in excellent condition to help ensure a safe, clean, welcoming, productive environment for students, employees and the community.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. More information can be found on SchoolSpring.com, job ID # 3000452.

Applications will be accepted through SchoolSpring.com or by sending a cover letter, resume and three letters of reference to: Patrick J. Reen MAUSD Superintendent 72 Munsill Avenue, Suite 601 Bristol, VT 05443 EOE

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SALESPERSON WANTED Vibrant, energetic person with excellent people skills to sell and market our beautiful flooring and lumber products.

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Exclusively Vermont Wood Products, LLC. For appt call Tom Lathrop 453-2897 ext 2.

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ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT DRIVER Addison Northwest School District is seeking a driver to provide safe and efficient transportation for students to and from their alternative placement in the Burlington area.

Essential duties and responsibilities include: driving school van, obeying all traffic laws and Vermont standards and regulations regarding the transportation of students; keeping van clean; notifying transportation supervisor of mechanical problems, accidents, or lateness; picking up and dropping off designated students at authorized stops; managing students efficiently in a firm, but friendly manner to maintain safety and order on the van; reporting discipline problems to the appropriate administrator; and completing required reports and paperwork in an accurate and timely manner. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid Vermont Driver’s License, a clean driving record, and ability to deal calmly with students while safely operating a vehicle.

Applications will be accepted through SchoolSpring.com or by sending a cover letter, resume and three letters of reference to: Sheila Soule, ANWSD, 11 Main St., Suite B100, Vergennes, VT 05491

Help Wanted RESIDENTIAL INSTRUCTOR sought for a therapeutic home for women with developmen‑ tal disabilities in Middlebury.

Seeking a team player to sup‑ port the home environment focused on empowerment, choice, respect and fun. Must be able to provide support in all types of situations with patience, good judgment and flexibility. Shift includes over‑ nights and weekend hours.

Approximately $29K with very generous benefit package.

To apply, visit csac‑vt.org, or submit resume to: apply@ csac‑vt.org.

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PART‑TIME OFFICE assistant in small law office. Energetic, compassionate, organized team worker with good people skills, proficient with technol‑ ogy, enthusiastic about the work we do, willing to learn and a good sense of humor.

Prior law office experience preferred. If interested, send letter of interest and resume to Marsh & Wagner, P.C., 62 Court Street, Middlebury, Vermont 05753 by September 17, 2018. EOE.

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GUEST SERVICES HELP wanted for the Swift House Inn. Responsible for taking phone reservations, check‑ ing in guests which includes walking them to their rooms, light cleaning, helping guests plan their day. Must be able to walk and do stairs. Must be able to work day shifts, evening shifts, and weekends.

Good computer skills a must.

Prior experience a plus. Call 388‑9925.

WAREHOUSE/CUSTOMER service assistant needed. If you want work that makes a positive difference in the community, come join our team. HOPE is looking for a warehouse assistant, 29.5 hours a week. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds on a regular basis, stand and sit for periods of time, and have good customer service skills.

To apply, send resume to re‑ ceptionist@hope‑vt.org, or mail it to us at 282 Boardman Street, Suite 1A, Middlebury.

No phone calls or walk ins please.

For Sale ARC WELDER ‑ 2 CYLINDER gas powered Lincoln Weldan Power 6000 watt AC genera‑ tor. older machine mounted on trailer. Runs and welds good. $500, OBO. Call Gary at 802‑734‑7837 or email gjsantimore@gmail.com.

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Available immediately. First and last month’s rent required.

802‑453‑2566. Leave mes‑ sage with telephone number enunciated clearly.

EAST MIDDLEBURY; 2 BED‑ ROOM trailer with garage. $775/mo plus security deposit and utilities. Available October 1. No pets, no smoking. Refer‑ ences. 802‑352‑4124.

ENCLOSED 5X8 TRAILER Good shape, $1,200. 4‑ 15” alum. org. rims, $80 for set.

Montgomery Ward air com‑ pressor, $50. Brand new Hom‑ lite electric hedge trimmer, $50. Stihl weedwhacker, $50.

Toro 6 horse snow‑ blower, like new. $400. 802‑468‑0278.

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for week‑ ends. 802‑349‑4212, no texts.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092.

2 BEDROOM, DUPLEX. 10 miles from Middlebury, quiet setting. Wash/dryer hookups.

Large kitchen, living, and baths. $975 per month plus utilities and deposit. No smok‑ ing, no pets. 802‑897‑5447.

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BRIDPORT; 2 BEDROOM upstairs apartment. Heat, electricity, water, lawn care included. No smoking, no pets. 802‑388‑2754.

BRIDPORT: SUNNY, SPA‑ CIOUS 1/br. apartment. Beau‑ tiful views, garden space. All utilities included except heat.

Washer/dryer. No pets. No smoking. $900 per month.

802‑349‑9624.

BRISTOL FAMILY HOUSING: $1,035 3 BD Apartment. Rent includes heat, hot water, trash and snow removal. Wash‑ er dryer hookup & storage space. Income restrictions apply. For further details call E.P. Management Corp at 775‑1100 Ext. #7 or e‑mail shelly@epmanagement.com.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

BRISTOL, 2 BEDROOM HOUSE. Newly renovated.

All new hardwood floors. Up‑ graded kitchen. Large 3 room bathroom. Nice porch and views. Private yard. Washer and dryer. Extra storage. 2 car carport. Snow removal included. Available Sept. 15. $985/mo. Security and ref‑ erences, credit check. No pets/smoking. 802‑352‑4266, please leave message.

3 BEDROOM HOUSE IN Cornwall available October 1, washer/dryer, quiet neigh‑ borhood, pets welcome, nice yard, 7 miles from Middlebury. $1,200/month. First, last and security. 802‑233‑3551.

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CORNWALL QUIET COUN‑ TRY APARTMENT 5 miles from Middlebury. 2nd story, 2 bedroom, 1 full bath with washer/dryer hookup. In‑ cludes everything plus satellite, storage included. $1,250 per month. 1st and last month’s rent and security deposit. No pets, no smok‑ ing. Available immediately.

802‑462‑2924.

FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu.

FOR RENT: IN MIDDLE‑ BURY 2 bedroom, 2 bath with enclosed year round sun room. Private location.

Great yard, attached garage, walk to everything. $1,400 plus utilities. Call 352‑4302 or 802‑349‑2948, Kathy.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

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$1750 PER MONTH Renter is responsible for all utilities garbage and fuel oil and gas, Landlord is responsible for mowing and plowing.

Modern ranch style home with attached 2-car garage on 4.2 acres The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths with large, flowing rooms Gas hot water & gas stove.

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LARGE OFFICE RENTAL available in Marbleworks.

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MIDDLEBURY, 2,600 SQ FT office space. Court St., cen‑ tral location, parking. Can be subdivided. Real‑Net Man‑ agement Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

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PENTHOUSE/ROOF TOP apartment. One bedroom roof top apartment avail‑ able for rent July 1st in a quiet, convenient location situated close to downtown Middlebury. Secure off street parking and laundry on site.

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For Rent VALLEY VIEW APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Vergennes. All income/as‑ sets must be verified to de‑ termine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

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CVOEO’s Champlain Valley Head Start has a 1,440 sq. ft. office space in the historic Marble Works available for sublease or lease takeover. Head Start no longer needs the space due to a change in classroom location.

This beautiful space was newly renovated in 2017 and designed to be an energy efficient office. It has one large office, an open, multidesk area, an ADA compliant bathroom, and small kitchenette. The rent is $1,660 / month plus utilities, or best reasonable offer. Act now, as high quality office space like this in Middlebury is very hard to come by!

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P.O. Box 156 • Vergennes, VT 05491 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AVAILABLE NOW VERGENNES AND MIDDLEBURY All basic utilities included except electricity. Modern apartments, carpet/ tile/hardwood floors. Laundry facilities onsite at most properties. Includes trash, recycling, lawn care, snow removal, professional management and 24-hour emergency maintenance. All income and assets must be verified, income limits may apply. Past landlord references required.

To download an application visit addisontrust.org or to request and application call (802) 877-2626 x104 or email info@addisontrust.org Equal Housing Opportunity

Att. Farmers FOR SALE: KILN dried pine shavings and pine sawdust.

Delivered in 50 cubic yard loads. Call and leave a mes‑ sage at 802‑623‑6731.

H AY F O R S A L E S m a l l square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281.

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Cars FLORIDA CAR‑ 2005 Lincoln Town car. 125,000 miles. Tan with off white leather interior.

Automatic, sun roof. Excel‑ lent condition. No winters. $3,500. 802‑388‑9603.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collect‑ ibles, etc. Visit bittneran‑ tiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/ appraisal services available.

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October 2, 2018 4-6 PM Positions available: Full Time (30-40 hrs) RN or LPN Caregivers (all shifts) Part time Servers Activities Assistant Activities Driver Applicants must be able to work weekends.

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Public Notices Index Found on Pages 33 & 34.

Addison County Courthouse (1) Addison County Fair and Field Days (1) Ferrisburgh (1) Hannaford Career Center- Agenda (1) New Haven (1) Notice of Lien by Auction (2) TOWN/VTRANS TO HOLD SECOND PUBLIC MEETING ON MIDDLEBURY BRIDGE AND RAIL PROJECT LANDSCAPE DESIGN

The Town of Middlebury and Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) officials will discuss and seek input on the landscape design aspects of the Bridge and Rail Project focused on the Village Green and Printer’s Alley Park areas at a public meeting on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Offices, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont.

The project includes replacement of bridges on Main Street and Merchants Row spanning over the Vermont Western Railroad Corridor. The project will create new public park spaces within the Village Green and Printer’s Alley. The intent of the meeting is to briefly review public input received regarding the public spaces, share design concepts that have been developed by the design team, and solicit feedback to further shape the design of public park spaces. The meeting will include a short presentation and an interactive session to solicit feedback.

9/13 LAWRENCE G. BROWN Of WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXERCISE WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN BY AUCTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Chipman Point Marina, LLC, of 68 Chipman Point Road, in Orwell, Vermont, will be conducting a public auction at Noon on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the office of the Marina, of property of Lawrence G. Brown, of Wilmington, Delaware, namely a Thirty foot Boat “Bakajami”, out of Abington, Pennsylvania, manufactured prior to 1970 and bearing registration number VT 4419-R (July 2005), to collect the unpaid balance of $1,100.00 as of September 1, 2018, for storage and related fees.

Chipman Point Marina, LLC also asserts a lien against the above described property in the amount owed, as per 9A V.S.A. §7-209, and if payment arrangements are not made within 10 days of this Notice, will seek to enforce their lien and sell the property to satisfy the debt, as per 9A V.S.A. §7-210.

David C. Venman, Esq. Behrens Venman & Sussman, PLLC PO Box 183 Vergennes, Vermont 05491 (802) 877-2973 9/13

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AGENDA PATRICIA A. HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER WED., SEPT. 19, 2018 5:00 PM – A208

Topic/Agenda Item Introduction of Board Members Approve Agenda Visitors Comments Correspondence Chair’s Update Consent Agenda 6. Minutes of July 11, 2018 7. Monthly A/P for June, Aug. & Sept.

• Adult Program • Revolving • Director’s Orders Action Agenda 8. Policy 2.4 Financial Planning & Budgeting • BERF Budget & Spreadsheet 9. Policy 2.7 Compensation & Benefits 10. Formation of Negotiating Committee 11. Copier Lease Agreement 12. Approve Warnings for Annual Meeting 13. Tractor Bid Acceptance Informational Agenda 14. Facilities Report 15. Superintendent Report 16. Dean of Student’s Report 17. Adult Tech Ed Report 18. Policy 4.1 Governing Style 19. Executive Session • Personnel • Negotiations 1.

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AT A VERGENNES Opera House forum on Thursday, a group of Vergennes citizens discusses potential changes to the city plan aimed to help create affordable and/or elderly housing.

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(Continued from Page 3) also noted city plans have helped Vergennes earn grants for projects that have bettered the city, including downtown streetscape efforts.

“It really is a long-term guide for the city,” Haggett said. “The state makes us do it, but it is also an important document. It helps us figure out how to spend our resources.”

TOWN OF NEW HAVEN INVITATION TO BID SEALED BIDS FOR:

Reclaiming, and furnishing and placing asphalt at noted locations will be received at the New Haven Town Offices at 78 North Street, New Haven, Vermont 05472 until 7:00 pm on September 18, 2018, and will be publicly opened at the Selectboard meeting on September 18, 2018 on or after 7:00 pm at the New Haven Town Offices listed above.

Specifications for bidders and bid forms may be obtained without charge at the New Haven Town Offices, 78 North Street, New Haven, VT 05472.

The Town of New Haven, VT reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject any and all bids, or to accept the bid deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of New Haven.

9/6, 10, 13, 18

DARYL DAVIS Of ADDISON COUNTY, VERMONT

NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXERCISE WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN BY AUCTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Chipman Point Marina, LLC, of 68 Chipman Point Road, in Orwell, Vermont, will be conducting a public auction at Noon on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the office of the Marina, of property of Daryl Davis, of Orwell and/or Shoreham, Vermont, namely a 1997 Seventeen foot Lund ProSports Boat bearing hull ID# WJ-1P0031A797 and registration number VT 9631T (May 2015), to collect the unpaid balance of $2,669.49 as of September 1, 2018, for storage and related fees.

Chipman Point Marina, LLC also asserts a lien against the above described property in the amount owed, as per 9A V.S.A. §7-209, and if payment arrangements are not made within 10 days of this Notice, will seek to enforce their lien and sell the property to satisfy the debt, as per 9A V.S.A. §7-210.

David C. Venman, Esq. Behrens Venman & Sussman, PLLC PO Box 183 Vergennes, Vermont 05491 (802) 877-2973 9/13

HOUSING The forum broke into focus groups discuss each of the four areas.

First, Haggett summed up planners’ position on the HDR and Agricultural zoning proposals. He said a boost to the grand list could translate to lower taxes, and more homes should mean more students for schools and customers for local businesses.

“More development and more housing is generally not a bad thing to have,” Haggett said.

Planners would also like to see Vergennes’ HDR zone become eligible to become a Vermont Neighborhood Development Area, a designation that would require the proposed zoning changes. That designation allows developers to bypass Act 250 reviews and save money on other permit fees and Land Gains taxes. It also gives towns priority for state grants.

In the HDR breakout group one or

two residents wondered if there was demand for more housing. Planner and real estate broker Danelle Birong said there was.

“There’s a huge desire to live in Vergennes. I hear it a lot,” Birong said.

Haggett cited density bonuses in answering a question of what the city can do to ensure developments contain affordable housing.

Another resident said a 5-foot setback might not be enough for a tall, multi-unit building and also suggested reducing further the minimum lot size for buildings with multiple units.

One or two group members also wondered what about the impact of adding more housing units on the owners of apartment buildings if rents went down due to reduced demand. Planners re-emphasized the potential benefits of more homes in creating a larger tax base and boosting school enrollment.

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Town of Ferrisburgh will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Wednesday October 3, 2018 to consider the following applications and other business: 7:00 PM Call to order and approval of minutes from September 5, 2018 meeting.

7:05 PM Application # 18-098 (LaBerge) for placement of shipping container; property ID # 14/01/36.1A; 1335 Sand Road; Rural Agricultural (RA5) and Conservation (CON-25) districts; conditional use.

7:15 PM Application # 18-100 (Global Partners LP) to install a 1000 gallon above-ground diesel exhaust fluid tank on an existing concrete island; property ID # 23/20/36; 2822 U.S. Route 7; Highway Commercial (HC-2) district; conditional use.

7:25 PM Application # 18-102 (Justin and Emily Rose) for a piano repair shop in an accessory building; property ID # 18/20/14; 453 Old Hollow Road; Rural Residential District (RR-2); conditional use.

The above applications are available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office. Persons wishing to appear and be heard may do so in person or be represented by an agent or an attorney.

PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Communications about the above applications may be filed in writing with the Board or at such hearing.

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Some residents also wondered about the effect on the city’s sewer system, which overflows at times during heavy rains. Birong said the issue was separate: There is sewer capacity, but also a storm-water overflow issue that must be addressed regardless.

In the wrap-up portion Birong said there was not full agreement on reducing lot sizes, but in the group most who spoke did not oppose the concept.

There was less agreement on the Agriculture zoning switch.

“I would say our group did not reach consensus,” said planner Mike Winslow.

One resident, a newcomer from the Denver area, said he watched development chew up much of what was open prairie near that Colorado city and did not want to see that happen in Vergennes.

Planners and others said they (See Vergennes, Page 35)

ADDISON COUNTY FIELD DAYS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

All residents of Addison County are hereby given notice of the annual meeting of Addison County Fair & Field Days, Inc., to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018 at the Weybridge Congregational Church, in Weybridge, Vermont.

AGENDA Welcome and Introduction of Board Members Review of 2018 Fair Vote on Bylaw Changes Financial Report Audience Comments and Questions Election of Board Members and Officers Refreshments will be served.

Cara N. Mullin Business Manager 9/17

DON’T MISS OUT! www.addisonindependent.com

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Vergennes the city more friendly to walkers and following 25 pages of guidelines (Continued from Page 34) envisioned Planned Unit bikers,” she said. established as part of 2016 compreDevelopments, or PUDs, that Those who attended the energy hensive statewide energy legislapreserved open land in the city as a group were committed to find- tion. But if approved by the state it better option than ing a way to get would give Vergennes “substantial allowing sprawl in 90 percent of the deference” before the Public Utilities surrounding towns. city’s energy from Commission in issues that include “More develop“You’re taking renewable sources the siting of solar arrays. pressure off of farm- ment and more by 2050, accordAfterward, Haggett said planland in Ferrisburgh, housing is genering to planner ners would take into account not Waltham and Cheryl Brinkman, only verbal testimony from this past Panton,” Winslow ally not a bad and wanted to take Wednesday but also any emailed said. better advantage of thoughts sent to vergennesplan@ thing to have.”

Real estate broker grants, including gmail.com.

— Shannon Haggett, and Alderwoman those that might Planners will probably hold another planning commission Lynn Donnelly said support charging such forum next spring or summer, chairman United Technologies stations for electric commission meetings are always is currently hiring vehicles. open to the public, and both planners more than 100 engineers, and there They also wanted to pursue and the city council will hold formal are no homes in Vergennes to meet an “Enhanced Energy Plan” for public hearings on a final draft before that demand. Their salaries would Vergennes. That would require adoption next September. allow them to afford homes on 2 acres, she said, and prevent an ongoing drain of potential residents to southern Chittenden County.

Another group member said those potential residents could not only provide students and tax revenue, but could be key patrons of downtown shops and residents.

Another resident wondered how 2-acre lots would help create affordable housing, Winslow said allowing greater density in HDR districts at the same time would help work hand-inhand with the Ag district change to create “a diverse market.”

The Denver newcomer made a plea that developers retain open land in the areas if subdivisions were created.

Winslow said tax revenue from more housing would help the city preserve open land and create parks.

WALKABILITY, ENERGY One resident in the “Accessibility/ Connectivity” group suggested a Monkton Road sidewalk extension to the Shaw’s Supermarket plaza, and also cited the city’s problematic truck traffic. Resident Brent Rakowski then ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES mentioned the truck traffic forum set for the opera house on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m.

Planner Carrie Macfarlane said the group prioritized maintaining and Wednesday October 3rd fixing existing sidewalks; pedestrian At Addison County Commission Sales Barns safety; better connection of Main Rt. 125 East Middlebury Vt. • 12 Noon Sharp Street with the Otter Creek basin; maintenance of existing recreation assets; and enhancement of walking and biking options.

Artificially Sired Quality Dairy Cows & Heifers, “We are very motivated to make Already Consigned The Mitch Kelly Herd Of Starksboro, Vt. Holstein Herd Consists Of 75 Mature Cows, Many 1st And 2nd Calf Heifers.

50 Head Due Fresh Or Springing Sept. And Oct. ADDISON COUNTY 41-Bred Heif. 2-4 Mo. / 60-Open Heif. 300Lb. -850Lbs. Select Sire And Alta Genex Used Butterfat 3.7 Protein 3.1 Fresh Cows Milking 70-90Lbs. Nathaniel Beckwith Laughlin of Weybridge recently graduated from Wentworth Institute Also Consigning Beef Feeders of Technology in Boston, Mass.

Beef Feeders/Mature Cows/Bulls Steers/ Heifers-All Breeds Welcome!

Laughlin is now employed with Don’t Miss This Annual Fall Sale Federal Reserve Bank in Boston.

All Quality Consignments Welcome **Cash In On Your Overstock** At the summer commencement A Must Sale To Attend!!! exercises Aug. 19, at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, For more info call 802-388 2661 (ACCS) Mass., two local students Edgar Sale Manager: Tom Wisnowski & Sons - 802-989-1507 Sherman of Bristol and Nathaniel Auctioneer – John Nop Laughlin of Middlebury, received

Real Estate equal housing opportunity All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500.

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Fire and law enforcement team up for Battle of Badges blood drive MIDDLEBURY — Local fire and law enforcement personnel including the Vermont State Police are teaming with the American Red Cross for the first annual Battle of the Badges blood drive to see who can recruit the most eligible donors in their community to donate blood.

Individuals can join the Battle of the Badges blood drive by donating on Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Middlebury American Legion Post located at 49 Wilson Road. People’s blood donations will help decide who wins bragging rights for Addison County.

Battle of the Badges is a friendly competition to encourage community members to join their local first responders and perform their own heroic act with a blood donation.

All presenting donors will have the opportunity to choose whether they want their blood donation to count toward the law-enforcement side or the fire-department side.

Whichever side claims the highest total at the end of the drive wins bragging rights. Addison County law-enforcement agencies want community members to know that their help is needed, because law

enforcement is outnumbered 23 to 5 by fire protection agencies in the county.

“But the real winner will be the Red Cross and the community, since there’s an urgent need for blood supplies,” said Lt. Jeffrey Danoski, commander of the Vermont State Police’s New Haven barracks and an organizer of the blood drive. “This blood drive is a fun way to bring law enforcement and fire departments together to support and give back to the community.”

“The Sept. 18 Battle of the Badges blood drive gives everyone

in Addison County RED CROSS (1-800the chance to be a “Fire and law 733-2767). All blood hero to a patient in enforcement units types are needed need with their blood know firsthand to ensure a reliable donation,” said Randy for patients. how important it supply Stearns, president A blood donor card of the Addison is to have blood or driver’s license County Firefighters readily available or two other forms Association.

“And for emergencies. of identification are firefighters love a required at check-in. challenge. We will By hosting this Individuals who are be on hand that day blood drive, 17 years of age (16 to do everything they are helping with parental consent we can to win this ensure that in some states), competition.” weigh at least 110 “Fire and law blood is on the pounds and are in enforcement units shelves before it generally good health know firsthand is needed.” may be eligible to how important it — Mary Brant donate blood. High is to have blood school students and readily available for other donors 18 emergencies,” said Mary Brant, years of age and younger also have external communications manager to meet certain height and weight of the Northern New England Blood requirements.

Services Region. “By hosting this Blood and platelet donors can save blood drive, they are helping ensure time at their next donation by using that blood is on the shelves before it RapidPass to complete their preis needed.” donation reading and health history HOW TO DONATE BLOOD questionnaire online, on the day of To make an appointment for their donation, before arriving at the the Addison County Battle of blood drive. To get started, follow the Badges, download the Red the instructions at RedCrossBlood.

Cross Blood Donor App, visit org/RapidPass or use the Blood RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800- Donor App.

Chicken Pie Supper to be held in Weybridge Sept. 25 WEYBRIDGE — The Weybridge Chicken Pie Supper, which takes place every September, has been called the “Best Church Supper in Vermont!”

At last year’s sold-out Chicken Pie Supper, one diner told a church member, “I go to these events all over the state. This one is the best.

I’ll be back.”

In fact, people love the food and camaraderie at the Weybridge Congregational Church Chicken Pie Supper so much that they have been known to travel from out of state just to attend.

The Chicken Pie Supper this

year takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Seatings are at 5:30 and 7 p.m., and tickets cost $12 for adults and $6 for children age 10 and younger. The harvest meal includes the church’s renowned chicken pie — made by master chef and caterer Martha Winant — mashed potatoes and squash, salad, a variety of side dishes, and, of course, apple and pumpkin pies.

Church supper organizers promise, “No one leaves hungry!”

Reservations are required. To make a reservation, or for more information, please call Arlinda Wickland at 802-545-2246.