Thursday, October 4, 2018

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Jason and Polly had a dream, and with a budget they made it a reality. See Section C.

The Tiger girls’ soccer team tamed the T-Birds on a wet Tuesday. See Sports, Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 72 No. 40

INDEPENDENT Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, October 4, 2018  62 Pages

Officials to help residents clear pot convictions

Now cancer-free, Buker gives back

Middlebury will host ‘Expungement Days’

Mixes donations into October business plan

By JOHN FLOWERS and Buker was intimidated by the MIDDLEBURY — Jenn Buker on prospect of someone sticking a needle Monday reflected back to 2002, the into her breast to take out a sample of most tumultuous year of her life. the lump for analysis.

The Lincoln native’s world that “I didn’t think much of it,” Buker summer had been turned upside down said of the lump. “When you’re in by four soul-searing words delivered your 20s, you really don’t think about clinically through a telephone line by the ‘C’ word.” her physician.

Fast forward around “You have breast five years. Buker was “All of a cancer.”

31 and residing Del Rio, Sixteen years, a double- sudden, we Texas, with her future mastectomy, two sons, were dealing husband, a U.S. Air Force and a divorce later, Buker with these pilot in training. There is not only healthy, she’s big, grownup were an abundance of left an enduring legacy voluptuous women in the issues.” for fellow breast cancer area, according to Buker, — Jenn Buker survivors: The knowledge and breast augmentation that while a disease might appeared to be the norm. have robbed them of their ability to “I was kind of joking around one nurse, their babies needn’t go without day and said, ‘I think I’m going to get a mother’s milk. some fake boobs,’” she recalled with Buker’s health scare began during a chuckle. her mid-20s, when she discovered Her now ex-husband Brandon a pea-sized lump in her left breast called her bluff. during a self-exam.

“He said, ‘Well, if you want to do She said she reminded doctors it, I’ll pay for it,’” Buker said. about the mystery lump during her So she went for a consultation with regular annual physicals. But the docs a surgeon. It was during that visit, in at the time didn’t raise any red flags, (See Buker, Page 18A)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Addison County residents who have difficulty landing a better job or securing federal tuition assistance because of a marijuana-related blemish on their criminal record, please take note.

Addison County State’s Attorney Dennis Wygmans and a plethora of local attorneys will convene two special events this month to guide area residents through the process of getting their criminal records cleared of any past misdemeanor pot convictions. The pair of “Addison County Cannabis Expungement Days” are in line with recent state laws that have not only decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, but now allow Vermonters to possess up to an ounce of the substance and grow up to two mature plants on their property.

Bennington, Chittenden and Windsor counties have already held similar expungement sessions, Wygmans noted. And like Bennington’s session, Addison County residents will also be able to apply to have their criminal records cleared of other misdemeanor convictions, including petit larceny and retail theft.

The expungement sessions are set for Friday, Oct. 12, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the probate court headquarters (See Convictions, Page 12A)

Wells are drying up in northern county towns

Panton to get new tax bills after mistake

By ANDY KIRKALDY PANTON — An accounting error made in Panton Town Hall that slipped past the Panton selectboard when the board adopted its tax rate resulted in the town in August sending out incorrect tax bills. Town officials confirmed on Wednesday those bills were based on a rate about 13 cents lower than it should have been.

Now they are asking Panton’s 320 taxpayers not to pay their tax bills until new ones arrive, probably early next week. The bills for Panton’s annual taxes will also have a new due date for the first installment, Nov. 9 instead of Nov. 1.

At a special meeting on Tuesday the Panton selectboard adopted a new, higher municipal portion of the rate of 56.80 cents per $100 of assessed value for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

(See Panton, Page 14A)

By the way The same good folks who launched the “Take It Or Leave It” free farm stand in Lincoln have come up with another idea (See By the way, Page 14A)

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Muggle match

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE HOSTED its annual Middlebury Classic Quidditch Tournament Saturday. The tournament features the muggle version of Quidditch, a fictional and magical sport from the world of Harry Potter. More than a dozen teams from around New England participated. See Page 15A for more photos.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS There hasn’t been any water ADDISON COUNTY — The since. drought that continues to plague “I just had the water plumbing in northern Vermont has begun to my house repaired because it kept affect Addison County. freezing up in the winter Residents in “I’ve lived here and now I don’t even Ferrisburgh, Monkton 40 years and have any water to run and Starksboro reported never seen it through the pipes.” that their wells have run Lewis Creek, which this dry.” dry. runs across the northern – Penny Penny Oosterman said tier of Addison County, Oosterman her well in Ferrisburgh looks low for this time dried up about a month ago. of year, too, Oosterman said. The “I had just bought a brand-new rain doesn’t seem to be replenishing washer and dryer. Then one day I it. ran a load of laundry and nothing “I’ve lived here 40 years and but dirt water came into the washer. never seen it this dry. I used to It gunked everything up,” she said.

(See Wells, Page 12A)

Group seeks to instill ‘resiliency’ skills in local children Effort could stem risky behavior

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Feeling like you don’t belong, that no one cares.

Keeping a major problem private, to the extent that it devours you from the inside out.

These are some classic symptoms in an increasing number of Addison

County children who are hurting and aren’t asking for help, according to local human services providers.

Left unchecked, these symptoms can lead to depression and descent into risky behavior — like drug addiction and self-harm, advocates noted.

With that in mind, the Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) and the Addison County division of the Vermont Department of Health

(DOH) are partnering with a variety of other local organizations to teach “resiliency” skills to young people, so that they can more effectively bounce back from life’s setbacks.

The idea for this resiliency project sprang from a Dec. 7, 2017, gathering of around 50 representatives of the many Addison County nonprofits that regularly advocate for health care reform at the local and state levels. Those officials poured

over the latest health data for area residents, including children and adolescents. Sources included the Vermont Blueprint for Health and the 2017 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior survey that featured student input from Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Middlebury union high schools.

Local human services officials found the overall information and survey results quite alarming.

“Almost half of Addison County

kids feel like they don’t matter to their community,” Addison County DOH Director Moira Cook said, pointing to one of the most striking findings.

Cheryl Huntley, director of youth and family services for CSAC, said this is the first year advocates have been able to gather such a wealth of information on youth resiliency.

And that’s largely a product of the (See Youth, Page 17A)

More than 200 take to the streets to combat hunger Annual CROP Walk raises nearly $28,000

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — About 215 Addison County residents came together on Sunday afternoon not just to enjoy a leisurely, 2.8-mile walk around their shire town, but to support a cause.

Collectively, organizers of that group stroll — the county’s Annual CROP Hunger Walk — estimate participants raised through their own donations and sponsorships an amount that should approach $28,000 once all pledges are collected. Those funds will help fight food insecurity in the county and beyond.

CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty.

Church World Service, an Indiana international relief, development and refugee resettlement agency that according to its website supports

“grassroots development efforts,” launched CROP Hunger Walks back in 1969.

Since then about 2,000 towns, counties and cities around the U.S. have begun to host the annual walks, typically as inclusive inter-faith efforts. They have raised collectively more than $4 million over time.

Addison County’s effort in Middlebury has become Vermont’s most successful. The 2017 Addison County walk raised $27,859, the 56th largest total in the U.S. Middlebury College’s Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life took over organizational responsibilities for the Middlebury event in 2004.

“It’s been growing every year,” said Scott Center Program Manager Ellen McKay, who co-chairs the (See CROP Walk, Page 17A)

WEYBRIDGE RESIDENT AND pastor of the Congregational Church of Middlebury Andy Nagy-Benson celebrates during Sunday’s CROP Hunger Walk. Organizers expect when all pledges come in the event will have raised close to $28,000.

Courtesy photo

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018

Regulators consider e-cars & affordability

By ELIZABETH GRIBKOFF electric vehicles without having to VTDigger.org make large financial commitments, As Vermont’s regulators, utilities, said Levine. Walke noted that the used industry reps and nonprofits gear up electric vehicle selection will continue for the electric vehicle revolution, ac- to grow as the market matures. cessibility for lower income people to While purchasers of electric veaffordable e-vehicles remains a major hicles and plug-in hybrids receive a challenge. $7,500 federal tax credit, most lower “If vehicle electrification becomes income Vermonters would not be able a solution that’s only available to to take advantage of that, said Erhard the wealthy, it will fail,” said Sandra Mahnke, coordinator of the Vermont Levine, senior attorney at Conserva- Affordable Housing Coalition. tion Law Foundation, during a Public “I think for most low-income Utility Commission (PUC) workshop Vermonters, just keeping a safe, held in the Statehouse on Monday. functioning vehicle on the road is hard “We will not achieve the goals that enough,” he said. “With the lowest we have set out to reduce greenhouse priced electric models in the $30,000 gas emissions and provide a clean range new, even after tax credits I environment for ourselves and future would think that puts them out of generations.” reach.

The PUC held the workshop as part Bosco noted that direct rebates for of an ongoing investigation into how lower or moderate income people, like regulators can work with utilities and California and Oregon have, are more others to spur electric practical.

Although vehicle use in Vermont “I think for most Vermont does not have with minimal impact to low-income a state-specific incenelectricity customers. tive, utilities and dealVermonters, just The investigation was erships have partnered mandated in Act 158, keeping a safe, to offer incentives for a general transportation functioning vehicle ratepayers interested bill passed last session, on the road is in switching to electric and will culminate in hard enough. With vehicles. Both Green a report next July. As the lowest priced Mountain Power and transportation accounts Burlington Electric for the majority of Ver- electric models Department offer mont’s greenhouse gas in the $30,000 specific rebates for emissions, the report range new, even lower income people, must include a strategy after tax credits I representatives said. to encourage electric would think that Access to home vehicle adoption at a charging was another puts them out of pace in line the state’s barrier discussed. Josh emissions reductions reach.”

Castonguay, chief — Erhard Mahnke innovation officer of goals.

PUC Commissioner GMP, said that the Margaret Cheney queried a panel of utility offers free home chargers for car and charging station industry repre- customers and special pricing packagsentatives on whether the state should es to encourage off-peak charging. focus initially on promoting electric But people living in apartment vehicles or developing a network of buildings face additional challenges in fast chargers. installing a charging station where they “What has to come first?” Cheney park, noted Travis Allan, vice presiasked. “Are we having a chicken dent of Canadian charging network and egg problem in terms of lack of FLO. On average, renters have lower (charging) infrastructure for the cars, household incomes than homeowners. and therefore fewer cars, or vice According to Allan, changing versa?” building codes is a way to address During the workshop, panelists pro- that issue. Requiring buildings to have vided examples of both electric vehicle enough electrical capacity to charge incentives and charging station rollouts vehicles and conduits that would bring from other states and provinces which power to charging stations in parking have more aggressively promoted areas could allow for more charging in electric vehicles, like neighboring apartments and workplaces.

Quebec. While the average driver does Jen Hollar of the Vermont Housing 80 percent of charging at home, access and Conservation Board, which is a to fast charging stations along high- key affordable housing funding source ways is key to assuage drivers’ fear of in Vermont, said in an interview that running out of juice by the side of the while VHCB funded projects have road – a dread called “range anxiety,” strict efficiency standards, capacity noted multiple panelists. for electric vehicle charging is not Jennifer Bosco, attorney at the Na- a current requirement. Proximity to tional Consumer Law Center, said that downtown areas or public transit is the “shift to electric vehicles presents a another criteria the board uses when lot of potential benefits that we see for selecting housing projects to fund. lower income consumers.” One major Bosco cautioned that short term benefit was lower maintenance and “electric rates (could) go up as a result operational costs as electric vehicles of those investments” if utilities invest have fewer parts and make use of in electric vehicle infrastructure. technologies like regenerative braking, “So utility investments should be which put less wear on parts. limited to those that are in the public But the “sticker shock” of the higher interest and would not otherwise be purchase price is still a barrier, said Pe- taken by private investors,” she added. ter Walke, deputy secretary of the state Most states that have looked into this Agency of Natural Resources, because have predicted “small” rate increases, there remains “a lack of understanding and that building on existing energy about the overall price structure.” assistance programs could shield Additionally, many lower-income lower income customers, said Bosco. people rarely buy a new vehicle or The state is using a portion of do not own one to begin with, noted Volkswagen settlement funds to put Bosco. “Currently the average vehicle out $2.4 million in grants for charging age in the U.S. is over 11 years old, station projects in downtowns, park which indicates how long consumers and rides, colleges, apartment buildhold on to their cars and how this ings and other high-use areas. might not be a fast transition for a lot Bosco and Levine pointed to electriof consumers,” she said. fication of buses as a way that people A “reasonable cost” car subscription who don’t have cars or who use public service could be a way to provide transit could access zero or low emislower income drivers with access to sions vehicles without purchasing one.

Downtown rally A CROWD GATHERS at College Park in downtown Middlebury, above, last Thursday before the start of a rally in support of women’s voices. The rally, similar to others around the country, was held during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing featuring testimony from Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford.

Below, supporters of Blasey Ford processed to the nearby roundabout in downtown Middlebury and gathered there to wave signs at passing motorists the confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Participants held signs supporting sexual assault survivors and women’s voices. See a video of the demonstration on the Addison Independent’s Facebook page.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Vermont dairy cooperatives hail U.S.-Canada pact

By MICHELLE MONROE St. Albans Messenger ST. ALBANS — While Canadian dairy farmer organizations expressed dismay at the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiated between Canada and the U.S. and announced Sunday night, in Vermont dairy cooperative leaders were pleased.

“Overall, we feel that the USMCA trade agreement is very positive,” said Kiersten Bourgeois of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery. “Maintaining strong trade relationships with Canada and Mexico is important for our industry, cooperative and membership. We are hopeful that this will provide new opportunities for our dairy farmers — although

we realize that it will take some time before the agreement is fully implemented.”

“I would give it a very positive rating,” said Bob Wellington, vice president of the Agri-Mark/Cabot co-operative, which runs a big cheese plant in Middlebury.

Canada, like the U.S., has been experiencing a high demand for butterfat, the cream used in products like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

When butterfat is separated from whole milk, skim is left behind.

Just as in the U.S., Canadians have been turning that skim milk into milk powder.

Because the Canadian government subsidized the powder market, Canadian processors were able to undercut the U.S. price

on the world market, Wellington explained, driving down the price of powder.

“They were selling subsidized, cheap powder on the world market,” said Wellington.

Because of the way the U.S. dairy market is structured, a low price for powder brings down the price for fluid milk (Class I) and milk used to make products such as ice cream (Class II).

USMCA establishes a new formula determining Canada’s price of skim milk powder, effectively ending Canadian powder subsidies.

The agreement may also open up some of the butterfat market in Canada to butterfat from the U.S. While Mexico is already moving

to implement the agreement, Wellington wasn’t certain the USMCA will ultimately meet with Parliamentary approval in Canada.

“I’m not sure Canada will acquiesce so easily,” he said. “They’re going to need some arm twisting, I think.”

While Canada has been very protective of its dairy market, Mexico is one of the largest markets for U.S. dairy. Its purchase of powder produced in the western U.S. has been critical for northeastern farmers and cooperatives, according to Wellington, because it kept western producers from shipping powder east and competing with powder from St. Albans and Agri-Mark.

USMCA still needs Congressional approval.

Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018 — PAGE 3A

Recent rainfall won’t quench long drought 73 percent of Vermont is still very dry

MONTPELIER — Despite a rainy is also funding available for farmers week, Vermont is still grappling with affected by the drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural drought.

According to the U.S. Drought Resources Conservation Service Monitor (drought.gov), approximate- announced that livestock producers ly 73 percent of Vermont is expe- impacted by drought are encouraged riencing dry or drought conditions. to apply to receive assistance through Eight percent of the state, primarily the Environmental Quality Incentives in north central Vermont, is in severe Program (EQIP) (go to tinyurl.com/ ycva6hno) by Oct. 19. drought while moderate This financial assistance drought conditions Drinking water will help farmers install extend further west and conservation practices south covering nearly 41 wells that run low or dry can like pipelines, wells, and percent of the state. pumps to help alleviate The state has a be dangerous. limited water supplies.

Drought Task Force that If a well runs Drinking water wells helps coordinate infor- dry and loses that run low or dry mation and responds pressure, it can be dangerous. If a to emerging drought issues. Officials are may draw in well runs dry and loses asking Vermonters to be contaminated pressure, it may draw mindful of water use and water from in contaminated water take steps to conserve nearby sources from nearby sources water. such as a septic such as a septic system, “Low levels of preor through small leaks cipitation can be made system, or in the system. If a resworse by high tempera- through small ident notices sediment tures and evaporation leaks in the or a change in the taste or color of the water, it rates. This can lead to a system. may be a sign that the range of impacts from stunted lawns, poor water supply is running crop and tree health, and depleted low.

Vermonters can adopt four easy surface and groundwater supplies,” said State Climatologist Lesley-Ann habits to conserve water at home: 1. Repair leaking faucets, pipes, Dupigny-Giroux on Wednesday. She is a professor at the University of toilets, or other fixtures as soon as Vermont and member of the state’s possible.

2. Run the dishwasher or washing task force.

Some wells in northern Addison machine only with full loads and County have gone dry (see story on reduce the number of loads per day.

3. Install simple, cost-effective Page 1A).

The state is asking Vermonters to tools to decrease household water consumption like aerreport low or dry wells ators for kitchen sink using a newly created a crowd-sourced drought If a homeowner faucets and efficient showerheads. map that can be found has a well that 4. Installation of rain online at tinyurl.com/ has gone dry, barrels along gutters and ybotpocu. The map col- the state’s water spouts. Use this lects data on where waOnsite Loan recycled water when ter supply shortages are watering plants and garoccurring, serving as an Program has dens or when washing early warning system. loans available cars.

This information helps that may help More information: the state to recommend pay for a new • To evaluate posconservation practices well. sible health risks, test early in a drought event, your drinking water for potentially avoiding widespread water outages for others bacteria. To order a drinking water test kit call 800-660-9997, or visit in the same area.

The data also helps identify areas healthvermont.gov/enviro/ph_lab/ of concern or areas with repeated water_test.aspx.

• To find water conservation outages. This can lead to improved planning and development of future tips, visit anr.vermont.gov/about_us/ sustainable water supplies for both special-topics/drought or call the Drinking Water and Groundwater private and public systems.

If a homeowner has a well that Protection Division at 802-828-1535.

• For private drinking water has gone dry, the state’s Onsite Loan Program has loans available that may well and other safe drinking water help pay for a new well. More infor- resources and information, visit mation on the program can be found healthvermont.gov/enviro/water/ online at tinyurl.com/yabxeutt. There safe_water.aspx.

BRISTOL-BASED BEE’S Wrap has moved its production and shipping operations to the former Sears Hometown Store location on Middlebury’s Exchange Street. Bee’s Wrap CEO Sarah Kaeck, seen here in the new space, hopes to consolidate all her operations under one roof soon.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Bee’s Wrap seals deal on new digs Growing company shifts production, shipping and storage to Middlebury

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — It’s as busy as a beehive in the former Middlebury Sears Hometown Store at 383 Exchange St. The 10,000-square-foot space, vacated by Sears this past July, is now hosting the production, shipping and warehouse functions of “Bee’s Wrap,” a fast-growing manufacturer of an all-natural alternative to plastic wrap that’s made Bristol its home for the past four years.

Brian Carpenter, owner of 383 Exchange St., confirmed the Bee’s Wrap tenancy late last week.

On Tuesday, Bee’s Wrap founder and CEO Sarah Kaeck had already fired up production at the new location, which offers the company more room to grow than the combined total of 7,500 square feet of available space it’s had within two buildings off Bristol’s Rockydale Road. She said Bee’s Wrap will continue

to maintain its administrative with beeswax, organic jojoba oil, offices at 394 Rockydale Road, and tree resin, she created a washbut hopes to consolidate all of its able, reusable, and compostable activities under one roof within alternative to plastic wrap.” the next six to 12 months.

And Bee’s Wrap has taken off “We’ve been looking for a new in a big way, thanks to a growing space for a long time,” Kaeck environmental ethos among the said during a Tuesday phone world’s population and some nainterview. tional exposure that’s But recent events “We’ve been recently included a prompted Kaeck to video on Buzzfeed looking for a act with more urgenand a partnership cy in pinning down a new space for with the National a long time.” new, larger spot.

Geographic Society.

— Sarah Kaeck First, Bee’s Wrap Buzzfeed — an onhas been growing at line media company a frenetic pace as demand for its covering news, entertainment, product grows. pop culture and other subjects Kaeck — a mom of three, avid — posted a video about Bee’s gardener, seamstress and small- Wrap last spring that has thus far scale farmer — founded Bee’s garnered more than 86 million Wrap in 2012 with the idea of views. offering a healthier, more susBee’s Wrap is a part of National tainable way to store food.

Geographic’s “Planet or Plastic?”

“What she discovered is a lost campaign, a global initiative tradition made new again,” reads aimed at raising awareness of the a product narrative on beeswrap. plastic pollution crisis. com. “By infusing organic cotton Kaeck said her company has

Bristol, New Haven land generous bequests

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS ADDISON COUNTY — Two county towns are wondering what to do with a windfall after receiving large bequests from a late resident.

The estate of longtime Bristol resident Andrew Johnson recently notified the town of Bristol that it would receive $103,008.83, and the town of New Haven was told it will get $34,336.28.

Bristol is where Johnson once served as a selectman and where his family’s business, A. Johnson Lumber Co., is located. He also served on the Addison Regional Planning Commission and the Mount Abraham Union High School board.

Johnson, who died Dec. 27, 2014, at age 89, made his final home in New Haven.

“We’re very grateful “This was a very generous gift from a for this gift and though longtime resident,” we’re not sure yet how said Bristol selectboard we will use it, we will Chair Peter Coffey. “It put some good thought gives us an opportunity into it,” he said. to look at something Johnson’s son Ken that can help the Johnson said he didn’t town and honor his think his father had memory. We’re asking any particular use in the townspeople for mind when he made suggestions about how his gifts to the towns. we might do this.”

The specific bequest The town office has amounts were deteralready received sugmined by percentages gestions in this regard, ANDREW JOHNSON specified in the will. he added, though he But he had a great did not enumerate them. love for public service, Ken Johnson The town of New Haven might added. also solicit ideas its residents, said “As a selectman, my father had selectboard Chair Steve Dupoise. great respect for people who volun-

teer their time and energy to conduct the business of our towns,” said Johnson, who lives in Bristol and works in the family business. “He knew that budgets are always an issue and he thought that if he could give those selectboards 20 seconds of breathing room on any given day he was happy to do it.”

According to his obituary in the Addison Independent, Johnson helped start the grassroots movement that culminated in the Vermont billboard law.

“He considered public service one of the most important parts of being a citizen, helping to maintain the institutions that form the backbone of our society,” read the obituary.

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.

swelled from nine workers just three years ago to around 30 fulltime employees who today make sure Bee’s Wrap is exported throughout the world.

“It’s caused people to want to make changes in their lifestyle,” Kaeck said proudly of the impact of her product.

The other big factor in Bee’s Wrap’s migration to Middlebury is the Hopothecary Brew Company’s acquisition earlier this year of the former Rockydale Pizza building that Bee’s Wrap had been renting for storage. Hopothecary founders Jamie and Sam Sawyer will make a beer using exclusively local ingredients. Their plans also call for a taproom.

If business continues to soar as it has, Kaeck could soon be faced with the enviable dilemma of finding an even bigger hive for Bee’s Wrap.

“We are looking at long-term options to accommodate our expansion,” Kaeck said.

PAGE 4A — Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018

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Canada, trade pacts, dairy and Trump’s histrionics During an imagined press briefing of the recently revised North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) between Canada, Mexico and the U.S., Trump stood with Canadian Premier Trudeau at the podium, when a frenetic American reporter raised her hand to ask excitedly: “I hear it’s the best deal ever! Please tell me, do we get Trudeau?!”

Now that would be a great deal, even if it were tagged with the phonetically challenged USMCA. But, no, it didn’t happen. We don’t get Trudeau. ********** What happened was Trump took a wonderful relationship between two strong North American neighbors and caused a lot of bad blood.

He threatened to scrap Nafta, a trade agreement in place for the past 24 years and one that has boosted trade between the U.S. and Canada to record levels, incorporated Mexico into the mix and created a threeway pact that has benefited American consumers significantly. While it has caused 500,000-750,000 lost American jobs (garnishing a lot of negative press from Fox and company), it has also created more than 5 million new jobs and Nafta created 800,000 new manufacturing jobs in the first four years (facts ignored by Fox and conservative media.)

Nafta also quadrupled trade between Canada, Mexico, and the United States, eliminated tariffs or taxes between the three countries, and trade jumped to $1.14 trillion by 2015. And, among other things, direct foreign investment more than tripled between the three countries. U.S. businesses invested $452 billion in Mexico and Canada, and companies in Mexico and Canada invested $240.2 billion in the United States.

Nafta wasn’t perfect. Along with the job losses here, the free trade agreement gave American agriculture huge advantages and forced a lot of Mexican farmers out of business — a lot of whom became migrant workers in the U.S. And while Nafta is good for the consumer in driving down prices of goods, it also depressed wages and arguably led to greater harm to the environment.

But putting the pros and cons of Nafta aside, it’s been Trump’s caustic approach that has made UMSCA so controversial.

For the past two years he has blasted Nafta with the same approach he uses to denigrate people — with falsehoods, lies, exaggerations, and bullying antics that belittle and malign. Trump’s playbook is well known: he creates the impression something is terrible, then creates an intolerable environment for it to exist, then backs off quietly, makes concessions and minor adjustments, and finally claims major success out of the near disaster he created.

In the new trade deal, which has yet to be ratified by Canada’s Parliament or the U.S. Congress, American dairy farmers would be able to sell slightly more milk into Canada, though details are still thin and the upside is unsure. As one Vermont farmer put it, American dairy farmers produce 220 billion pounds of milk annually, compared to just 20 billion pounds produced in Canada, noting that the Canadian market is so small it would be “lapped up” by America’s giant farms with barely more than a burp — and it’s unlikely the agreement would allow the U.S. to seriously threaten Canada’s dairy farms. In short, the full impact is unclear, but it’s unlikely to benefit American dairy farms significantly.

With automobiles, the new deal increases the portion of a car that needs to be produced in North America to 75 percent to avoid tariffs, up from 62.5 percent. It also requires at least 40 percent of that to come from factories where the average wage is $16/hour. While that’s a new provision for Nafta, and an improvement, similar progressive labor provisions were encompassed in the Pacific Trade agreement that President Obama had championed and passed, but Trump pulled out of during his first year in office; hardly ground-breaking initiatives.

Trump also tried to force a sunset clause that would kill Nafta after five years unless the countries agreed to extend it. Instead Trump compromised and extended it to 16-year term with a chance for a deal extension after six years — almost no change, at all. ********** In the aggregate, Trump negotiated minor concessions, gave up a few of his own, and wrecked long-established trust between the U.S. and Canada, as well as Mexico — a trust that will take a long time to rebuild.

And that’s just what has happened with our trade agreements between two of our neighbors — Mexico and Canada. The trade war with China and others continues to erode the faith and confidence in America as a trading partner, has hurt specific American businesses, and has made Trump the laughing stock of the world with his boastful claims of greatness.

Trade agreements will be modified and forgotten as time goes by, but what will be remembered are Trump’s histrionics; the damage done will linger for years.

Angelo Lynn

ADDISON COUNTY

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Wilson listens well, works hard I am writing to support Barbara Wilson’s campaign to be our new representative in Montpelier, representing Benson, Orwell, Shoreham and Whiting.

Barb has been going door-todoor since July, in all four towns, meeting with people one on one and listening to their concerns. She is a thoughtful listener, with an open mind combined with a background in business and budgeting.

In her work last year in favor of universal primary health care, she attended many legislative sessions in Montpelier, learning a great deal about this and related “safety net” topics.

She is non-ideological and facts-based in her approach to problem-solving. She brings a commitment to Vermont-based solutions such as increased apprentice and training programs for the skilled trades. She supports investments in our infrastructure and family health, to make a decent standard of living available to all.

I think she will be an active, open-minded and hard-working advocate for the variety of people living in our four towns, and I am proud to be supporting her.

Carolyn Schmidt Whiting

Independents stand for what?

Faces in the crowd

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School students and community members fill the school’s gym recently for the annual VUHS Peace One Day rally.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

What makes a community special In the late ’70s we bought a small house and moved to Ripton. One of our first tasks was to arrange for a post office box, as Ripton did not have home delivery. The Ripton Post Office was then located in the front section of a house in the town’s center.

As we entered to make our application, a woman in her late 50s stood behind the counter and introduced herself as the Postmaster, Hilda Billings. We explained our errand, but she stated that no boxes were available at that time, so we would have to use General Delivery.

I had been living in Vermont for about 10 years and was well aware of the various responses and reactions of native Vermonters to the influx of young people from other parts of the country. I vaguely wondered if the lack of available boxes was a way of saying

By Laurie “your kind” are not welcome here.

Cox However, using General Delivery had the effect of giving us direct contact with Hilda each day as we went to get our mail, and she was unerringly welcoming. In fact, it wasn’t long before a box came available and we were granted an auspicious number: 100!

Meanwhile, we had gained the opportunity to know Hilda a bit, and she us. As summer came to an end, she asked if we might be interested in taking square dancing lessons over in Rochester, such dancing being a passion of her and her husband. The dancing was only a part of the scenario, however, because she was also lining up a few other young couples in town to take part.

With those dance lessons, we not only got to know a variety of older people from both sides of Middlebury Gap, but also struck up friendships with our age peers from

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Ripton. That winter, when we returned from our honeymoon trip to the Yucatan, Hilda arranged for us to show our slides alongside one of her locally famous wildflower slide shows at the Ripton Community House. A short time later, we were invited to her house for a gathering.

Wow! She had welcomed us, helped us meet our local peers, and connected us with the wider community, yet we had not even been in town for a year. Was it any surprise that we felt we had found home? Is it any surprise that we are still living in Ripton?

This town has an especially deep feeling of community, and I used to think the main component was our geographical separateness, but now I am not so sure. Now I think that maybe it is really because of Hilda.

You see, Hilda died recently, at the age of 98. She was definitely Ripton’s matriarch, having been born here, lived almost all of her life here, and finally died here. Further, she was actively involved right up to the end. At her memorial service, many people spoke of her warmth, her spirit, involvement and love.

One grandson referred to her as a “community maker.”

That caught my ear. That’s exactly what she was!

Perhaps spurred by her, we have always tried to welcome our new neighbors, with a pie, some cookies, or a jug of syrup. At an annual gathering we hold at our home each fall, we encourage people to invite anyone new to town so they can meet and connect with other folks, both new or long established. Hilda loved a community potluck, and we certainly carry on that tradition.

I have a firm belief in strong communities. A communi(See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

Trump fuel rules likely a disaster With all the attention in recent weeks to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Rod Rosenstein’s future as Deputy Attorney General, and trade negotiations among the U.S., Canada and Mexico, many other important stories have received less news coverage than they deserve. One such story involves the Trump Administration’s plans for automobile fuel-efficiency standards and projections of global warming.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department have proposed freezing federal fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks at the levels planned for 2020 model year vehicles, which will start going on sale next year. Regulations put in place by the Obama Administration in 2012 would have increased the fuel-efficiency standards through 2025; would have encouraged manufacturers to build more hybrid, electric, and other alternatively-powered vehicles; and By Eric L. Davis would have allowed California and other states (including Vermont) to impose more stringent fuel-efficiency standards than the federal ones. All of these measures, designed to halt the growth of greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, have been put on hold by the Trump Administration.

In August, environmental and transportation regulators released a draft environmental impact statement on the effects of this regulatory freeze. The statement acknowledged that the regulatory freeze would lead to increased emissions of greenhouse gases. However, the statement went on to say that, because global warming is already so far advanced, not imposing the additional restrictions on

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vehicle emissions would not matter.

The statement assumes that, if current trends continue, average global temperatures would rise by 4 degrees Celsius, or about 7 degrees Fahrenheit, from late nineteenth-century levels to 2100. For context, the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which President Trump has denounced, pledges participating nations to try to restrain global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius. In other words, Trump’s own regulators say that the administration’s own actions will contribute to a rise in global temperatures that is more than twice as great as that considered by the Paris Agreement signatories to pose significant threats to the planet.

At a local level, consider the impact of a 7-degree temperature increase on Vermont’s economy. How would the winter recreation industry, so important to Vermont, cope with such a massive change? Would maple syrup production be affected if winters were less cold and spring came earlier?

What would be the impact of far more frequent 90-degree summer days on Vermont’s electricity usage? Would droughts affecting agricultural production be more frequent if temperatures were warmer?

Globally, temperature rises to the extent forecast in the report could be catastrophic. Coastal cities all around the world could be at risk from rising sea levels. Natural resources such as coral reefs could dissolve as a result of increasingly acidic oceans. Extreme cyclones and hurricanes could be more common, threatening inundation and destruction in regions such as the Caribbean, the southeast (See Davis, Page 5A)

What’s Behind that Independent Label?

Recently two well-known Democrats used this space to endorse the two independents running for the Vermont State Senate from Addison County. It would be a mistake for voters to assume in any way that this means Audet and Ralston are running on a progressive, forward-looking platform.

In fact, when politicians run without party label it is hard to know just what they do stand for.

And Audet and Ralston’s advertising does not help much. Their ads are full of feel-good rhetoric and criticism of the political process, but they don’t have much in the way of constructive policy initiatives. We are left to guess what they would do if elected.

One broad hint is that their campaign has been embraced by our Republican governor, Phil Scott, who hosted an elaborate fund raiser in Middlebury on their behalf.

This is the same governor who twice vetoed a state budget that had overwhelming legislative support, even from many of his fellow Republicans. It is the same governor who vetoed at least ten other bills, including ones that would have increased the minimum wage, protected children from toxic chemicals, countered systemic racism, and regulated toxic substances and hazardous materials.

Do Audet and Ralston agree with these damaging vetoes? Aren’t Addison County citizens looking for positive policy initiatives, not just a series of vetoes, from their elected representatives?

I am sticking with our excellent Democratic ticket. I will be voting for Senator Chris Bray and Ruth Hardy.

Spence Putnam Weybridge

Dear Kelly: Bias claim incorrect Note: Regarding the Community Forum by Kelly Brush.

Dear Ms. Brush, May I be the first (male!) to re-welcome you to the state of Vermont. Regarding your comments in the Adi-Indi printed in the Sept. 24 edition “Offer help right way, for right reasons.” I take umbrage at your comment “was he offering me help because I was in a wheelchair or because I was a young female.”

Let me enlighten you. This (50s) year old man did not assume your weakness; in fact he wanted to be sure he was not invading your possible need, much less the fact that you are a female. He stated that “I don’t want to be presumptive, but just want to be sure.”

That sounds a lot like a Vermonter: Offering help because that’s what we do.

We don’t ask, “Wait, are you LGBTQ?” (See Levine letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018 — PAGE 5A

‘Passion’ is good in an election In last Thursday’s edition of those times. That is why Marie this paper, columnist Greg Dennis and I are running, and that is why published a commentary entitled we are running as independents.

“Passions running high in the In his column, Greg Dennis State Senate race,” which began tries to equate my support of with the line, “Call it the Trump moderate Republican Phil Scott effect.” to “the Trump effect.”

Who or what is I like Phil Scott. I’ve Dennis referring to? known him for years What does Trump and worked with him have to do with our when I served in the This week’s writer local election?

Vermont House. One We are in the midst is New Haven of the things I like of an interesting and resident Paul Ralston, most about Phil is exciting race for chief executive officer he is the antithesis the two seats in the of Vermont Coffee Co. of Trump – quiet, Vermont Senate to and an independent collaborative, and represent the Addison candidate for the careful.

District. There are Vermont Senate.

For his column, six candidates vying Dennis sent his for votes. Marie Audet and I are questions to two of the six two of those candidates, and we candidates – Marie and me, and are running as independents. The then published just the parts of his race also includes two Democrats, email correspondence that fit his a Republican, and Libertarian. purpose.

I had considered running in the Dennis’ claims that Marie Democratic primary (I had my and I won’t work for solutions signatures), but it somehow didn’t to improve water quality or the feel right. Then Marie happened. effects of climate change are Marie Audet pushed me, false. What’s true is we both challenged me, and we agreed to oppose big new tax programs, run – together – as independents. like the carbon tax. That doesn’t The two-party system is mean we don’t understand climate fundamental to our system of change or the importance of a government, but every once in a conscientious response. It’s just while the parties need an injection that our experience tells us there from outside, a non-partisan vision is a better way. of the public good that challenges People respond to the status quo and the status of encouragement and support. They parties. Now is clearly one of are more apt to change their

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behavior if educated about alternatives and if given incentives to adopt new approaches. We’ve seen this clearly with Efficiency Vermont programs.

We may need additional revenue in the long run for large capital projects, but first we must prioritize public and private spending on changing old practices, adopting new technologies, and stimulating innovations in remediation.

Marie and I are running because we believe we have experience and insight to offer. We aren’t running “against” something, we just think we have a more costeffective, pragmatic approach to addressing the major challenges that most Vermonters agree on: progressively increasing water quality, providing for greatly expanded early childhood education (and getting workforce “child care” in the bargain), systematically developing and deploying true Vermont renewable energy, and stimulating and supporting advancements in our quest for broad economic growth and affordability. (You can read about our ideas in the ongoing series in this paper.)

Yes, we are different, our campaign is different, our approach will be different. And, yes, we are passionate. Despite how Dennis tries to frame the race, Marie and I believe we can do better.

Davis (Continued from Page 4A) United States, and southeast Asia.

Trump’s regulators wrote in the report that avoiding these sorts of effects “would require substantial increases in technology innovation and adoption compared to today’s levels and would require the economy and the vehicle fleet to move away from the use of fossil fuels, which is not currently technologically feasible or economically

feasible.”

Halting promising near-term actions such as increasing fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks represents a head-in-the-sand attitude. Longer-term, the Trump Administration has adopted, if not completely ceded governmental authority to, the views of the fossil fuel and coal industries.

Trump’s successors will have a lot of work to do cleaning up the

messes he and his administration will have left behind, in economic policy, international relations, and energy and environmental policy, to mention just a few areas. Hopefully global warming will not have accelerated to such an extent that a new administration, when it arrives, will be unable to mitigate the damage.

Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.

Levine letter (Continued from Page 4A) I also want to note that you contradict yourself. In one sentence you state: “I once dropped my phone and it slid under my car where I couldn’t reach it … there are times when help is greatly appreciated.” Then you state: “… it is much easier to accept help when it is offered than it is to ask for help.”

Of course that same man would

have offered if (you) were a guy, in a chair. Reversed sexism?

We are not mind readers, Ms. Brush. We Vermonters are not going to think “should I or should I not offer help?” I take great pride in offering anybody assistance if I think they might need assistance.

I drive a very rough and rocky road at the end of my day. If I see any vehicle parked on the side of the road I roll down my window

and ask “you all Ok?” I don’t think twice about gender or sexual orientation. A person is a person.

I appreciate your point of view.

In closing, however, I think you should take heed of your own advice to readers: Just catch yourself before making any gender stereotypes, those are off limits.

Kenneth Paul Levine An 81-year-old gentleman Ripton

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) ty works together to solve problems.

In a community we help each other.

Communities are alive, with a past, present and future. The more that we engage with our neighbors, the more satisfied we are with ourselves and our situation. We might not agree with every choice others make, or they with ours, but working together, talking together, we can often achieve a balance, a harmony over time.

Another of Hilda’s grandchildren spoke of her name, which means “warrior,” but said she was not a warrior in the traditional meaning; rather, she was a warrior of love. I think we need more such warriors, more such love — bringing people together rather than pulling them apart.

Her memorial service ended with the whole group singing that Helen

Reddy anthem from the early ’70s: “I Am Woman.” This is a true song for a warrior of love, underlining the strength of women to unite us.

Imagining life in a small mountain town 98 years ago, you know it was not one of ease. Hilda was very connected to the past, to her own and the town’s history, but she also was someone who embraced the present and looked forward to the future, for herself and her family, and, truly, for

the whole community.

Let’s all become “community makers!”

Laurie Cox is a retired school counselor and long-time Ripton selectboard member. Besides occasional writing, she sings with Maiden Vermont, pursues art, takes long hikes with her dog(s) and seasonally gardens. She also is about to become more actively involved in things political, environmental, and just.

Letters to the Editor SCOTUS hearing shows need for rebirth of civic duty No one of sound mind who watched the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford before the Senate Judiciary Committee can deny that everything she said was credible. Her very manner and way of speaking showed her to be a truthful person, a shy academic most comfortable in a scientific laboratory or a study or a library; and in quiet conversation with colleagues, friends and family — a decent, gentle person. Someone I would be happy to know and count as a friend. She spoke the truth.

She reluctantly came forward solely out of a sense of duty to her country at great cost to herself and her family.

But if she spoke truly, then the events she recalled did really happen as she described them, and in his testimony before the same committee either Brett Kavanaugh lied, or, if he in fact had no memory of what happened, then he was declaring his

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Our current president, who also has a truth problem, has boasted of his privilege to be a sexual predator. Bill Clinton is a liar and sexual predator.

Richard Nixon was a crook. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered. Racism, xenophobia, sexual predation and other infamies persist, overlaid with a chronic narcissism, elitism, and a fatuous moral sentimentalism.

There is only one thought that keeps me from total despair. We are all citizens. And every citizen’s duty is to do the right thing. It is our highest obligation in life. Christine Blasey Ford has shown it can be done.

The rebirth of a sense of civic duty in the people of the United States and their legislative representatives could change this moment of national shame into a redeeming moment.

The possibility exists; it requires only a national will to make it happen.

Victor Nuovo Middlebury

Crowded county Senate field, coverage, draw praise Voters in Addison County owe thanks to the six candidates who have stood up to represent us in the Vermont State Senate. It is unusual to have such interest in public service, which is vital for Democracy.

We also owe the Addison Independent a tip of the hat for its important decision to give the six candidates an opportunity to spell out their views clearly and succinctly between now and Election Day, Nov. 6.

This kind of voter information from our local newspaper is an important public service for voters who are trying to sort out the views

of the individual candidates. There will also be upcoming forums throughout the county so voters can see for themselves how each candidate answers questions and engages in debate.

As one voter, I look forward to these forums because answering questions in real time is an important skill set that must be judged before casting a vote.

One more observation: I have been observing politics in Vermont for more than 50 years, starting as a statejouse reporter in 1965.

Innovation in political campaigns has been a scarce commodity

over those years. However, the decision by two Independent Senate candidates, Marie Audet and Paul Ralston, to run as a team represents an innovation in Vermont.

It is one new political development locally that deserves watching as historically an Independent candidate runs alone and not as a team as the Democratic incumbent State Senate candidates are doing this election year in Chittenden County.

Please get yourself informed and please vote.

Steve Terry Middlebury

Former governor: Don Turner ‘a true public servant’ As a former state representative, secretary of state, state treasurer and governor, I’ve worked with many elected officials in Vermont.

High among them is Rep. Don Turner — a true public servant by any standard.

I first met Don when I was filling a vacancy for state representative from Milton. I remember interviewing him for the position and I was incredibly impressed with his deep dedication to his community — including serving as a volunteer firefighter for his entire

adult life. I knew right away that I’d met a dedicated, practical and common-sense leader with a bright future ahead.

I gladly appointed Don to the House. Since then, he has been elected six times overwhelmingly.

He has risen through the ranks to House Minority Leader, where he’s been the voice of reason, helping Gov. Scott put the brakes on excessive spending and taxes. Don is truly committed to focusing on our state’s economic challenges and making Vermont affordable.

As town manager of Milton, Don has brought his problem-solving skills to a managerial level, where he’s helped lead his community forward. Whether it’s in his hometown or under the Golden Dome, he’s always focused on building bridges and getting things done.

We need this type of leadership in Montpelier, which is why I’m proud to endorse Don Turner for lieutenant governor. I hope you’ll join me in voting for Don on Nov. 6.

Gov. Jim Douglas Middlebury

Time for our candidates to better reflect our population We need more women in politics — today!

I am the proud father of two teenage girls — emerging into a very messy world.

While often I worry about the world that they will grow into, the other night I saw an amazing glimmer of hope that I feel compelled to share. My oldest daughter Anna is 18 and doing a gap year before heading off to college.

She has always been political and interested in social justice. She is very fortunate to be interning with Ruth Hardy, who is running for

Vermont State Senate for Addison County. Ruth is also the director of a great organization called Emerge Vermont, which is dedicated to helping women succeed in politics.

The other night Anna worked with Ruth Hardy to celebrate Emerge’s anniversary. The event was attended by about 30 of the most influential women in state politics including former Gov. Madeleine Kunin and candidate for governor Christine Hallquist.

Anna mingled with these powerful women, all supporting one another on their journey in state politics,

with incredible passion and ability to guide our community and the community at large to a better place.

My daughter came home totally excited and empowered. Thrilled to have “literally shared Madeline Kunin’s birthday cake,” and more importantly to be part of a group of incredible, impactful, political women. That alone made me proud and happy; but given what is happening in Washington these days it was a bright star in an otherwise depressing sea of old (See Browdy letter, Page 7A)

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innocence out of ignorance. But this is very doubtful. More likely he was lying.

Indeed, we can dispense with probability: he lied in public, before the world. This ambitious, well-connected man, educated at elite schools and the Ivy League, lied because he wants to be a Supreme Court justice. The motive is obvious, if not self-evident.

What, then, is the duty of every Senator? This also is obvious: to vote “No” on his nomination. Will this happen? Probably not. And if not, then Brett Kavanaugh, a public liar, will become a Supreme Court justice. His swearing in will become an infamous moment in the checkered history of this unhappy nation, a moment of shame.

I write this letter not because I believe it may change things. It is a cry from the heart. This nation is corrupt and has been for a long time.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries Georgene Gill, 98, Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — Georgene H. Gill, 98, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury.

She was born March 5, 1920, in Walpole, N.H., the daughter of George and Agatha (Ellis) Rogers.

She married Carl E. Gill on January 4, 1942, and they moved to Charlotte in 1952. She owned and operated Charlotte Beauty Nook for almost 30 years.

She was predeceased by her husband Carl E. Gill on April 7, 1997.

Georgene is survived by her son Mike Gill of Spring Hill, Fla.; Carlene Emmons of Hermon, Maine;

a granddaughter Gretchen Clark of Santa Monica, Ca.; a grandson Master Sgt. Jason Clark of Cumming, Ga.; two great-grandchildren Ethan and Makayla Clark of Calif., and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters.

The family would like to thank the staff at Helen Porter Memory Care for their compassionate and loving care of our mother for the past several years.

There will be no public calling hours and the burial will be private.

To send online condolences to her family please visit brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com. ◊

GEORGENE H. GILL

Joseph Claude Brassard, 83, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Joseph Claude Brassard, 83, of Middlebury, Vt., passed away peacefully on Aug. 18, 2018, at Helen Porter Nursing Home.

Claude was born on March 14, 1935, the son of Arthur Brassard and Zena (Berthiaieme) Brassard.

He graduated from Bristol High School and began his life in Connecticut. His family in Vermont always looked forward to his visits

home. He worked for many years at Milford Hospital as a security guard, always making sure to take care of the nurses. In his later years he was always a fan of a good joke and good friends.

He is survived by his sons, Craig Brassard of Florida and Cory Brassard of Connecticut, his grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his son,

Christopher and his wife, Judy; the mother of his children, Barbara Siegal; his sister Jeannine and brother Harris.

Special thanks to Helen Porter Memory Care for being so kind and loving to him.

A graveside committal will take place at a later date. Memorial Contributions can be made to The Bristol Historical Society 19 West St. Bristol, VT 05443◊

Harriet Jean Rosane, 91, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Harriet Jean Seaton Rosane was born on Nov. 21, 1926, in Putnam, Conn., and passed away on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, in Middlebury, Vt. She was 91.

Jean grew up in Moosup, Conn., where her father worked for his fatherin-law’s firm, The Cranska Thread Company. Jean adored her childhood, and reflected often with great fondness on her early years in Moosup and on summer forays to family properties in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, and Isle La Motte, Vt. She was educated at Moosup Grammar School, Plainfield High School, Lincoln School in Providence, R.I., and Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., where she majored in History and minored in Russian.

She married her husband, Robert E. Rosane, on Sept. 17, 1949, and spent the first year of married life in Wellington, New Zealand, where she worked in the National Archive while Bob pursued a Masters in Economics.

Jean never stopped traveling the world, following Bob’s career in the aluminum industry and storing up many happy memories, from Arvida (Jonquieres), Quebec, to Kitimat, British Columbia, to Mackenzie, Guyana, to Montreal, Quebec, and finally to Aix-en-Provence, France.

They traveled widely in Europe and retired to Pollença, Mallorca, and Richford, Vt., where they had two beautiful, beloved homes. In 2008 they moved to The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury, where they spent the final chapters of their lives.

Jean’s great loves were her family, “Mother Nature”, opera, the Boston Red Sox, and the novels of Jane Austen, especially “Pride and Prejudice,” which she reread twice every year. She had a particular fondness for wildflowers and trees and often recited a line she attributed to Bernard Berenson: “If I had loved my fellow man half as much as I have loved trees, I would have been called a saint.” She was an incurable romantic, could make herself understood in four languages, and had a gift for turning the many houses and apartments she inhabited throughout her life into cozy homes.

Jean outlived her husband of 61 years, Bob, her three siblings, Evelyn Treiber, Isabel Baum, and Thomas Jackson Seaton, and a dear friend, Bill Bertolet, as well as her brother and sister-in-law Dick and Marge Rosane. She will be greatly missed by her three sons and their partners, Andrew (Elizabeth Brinkley), Douglas (Catherine Rousset) and

David (Anne Lisbet Tollanes), and her four grandchildren, Olivia, Louise, Paul, and Manny, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

The date and time of a celebration of life service for Jean has yet to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean’s name can be made to the Nature Conservancy of Vermont or the Middlebury Congregational Church Memorial Fund, 2 Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

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called “Catch the Wind.” The three tall sails painted red, yellow and blue are nestled among a bed of rocks at the Centennial Trail Trailhead of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and offer an inviting welcome to the city. The cornerstone of Patty’s life in Vermont was her interaction with members of the Brandon Artists Guild and the marvelous kinetic artworks that she created at the Brandon Granary and in her Vermont studios.

Patty’s easy smile, quirky sense of humor and creative imagination were the impetus for delightful moments of revelry and fun that resulted in lasting friendships wherever she lived. Patty’s mischievous sense of humor and kindness will be missed by all whom she touched. Anyone wishing to learn more about Patty’s art work can do so by visiting her website “Mobiles and More” at patriciasgrecci.com.

A memorial service will be conducted at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury, Vt., on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. The public is invited.◊

Muriel Emmons, 81, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Muriel May Emmons, age 81, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at EastView at Middlebury.

Mrs. Emmons was born in Richford, Vt., on Nov. 5, 1936. She was the daughter of Philip and Leona (Goodhue) Clough. She grew up in Richford where she received her early education and graduated from Richford High School, class of 1955.

She earned her degree from Johnson State Teachers College. She taught school for several years. She did clerical work at Porter Hospital as well as Middlebury College.

She married Jacob Emmons on July 15, 1977, in Vergennes, Vt., and resided on their farm in Whiting until retiring to Middlebury in 2011. Mr. Emmons predeceased her on May 21, 2018.

She is survived by her daughter; Lauri Lee Mather of Keene, N.H. and a sister, Gloria Lauzon of Bennington;

four grandchildren, Arielle Mather, Joshua Mather and Jessica Mater all of Quincy, Mass., and Yanna Mather of Sunapee, N.H. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her. She was also predeceased by a brother, Charles Clough, and two sisters, Marjorie Dubrule and Virginia Day. A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m., at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.

The Rev. Bill Bartholomew, pastor of the Brandon Congregational Church will officiate. The graveside committal service and burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery.

MURIEL MAY EMMON Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made in her memory to EastView at Middlebury, designated for the Employee Appreciation Fund, 100 EastView Terrace, Middlebury, c/o Jamie Kellogg, Finance Director, VT 05753.◊

Chris Ladieu, 52, New Haven NEW HAVEN — Our great friend, Chris A. Ladieu, 52, passed away unexpectedly early on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 25.

Chris worked in Addison County for years, most recently at Packard of Vermont in New Haven. He was a skilled carpenter and auto detailer. His attention to detail was impeccable.

Chris enjoyed listening to podcasts, talking politics, and re-purposing found objects. He was a hard worker and always willing to help with any task, whether it be taking care of pets or helping spread mulch on the school playground.

Chris’s presence will be greatly missed by his friends-who-becamefamily at Packard of Vermont. He leaves behind his friends, John

and Margo Roleau, and their children Camden, Dylann and Lincoln who absolutely adored him. Chris always had a stash of lollipops to sneak to the kids and would drop anything to set them up with a car wash station for their toys, repair a broken bike, replace a battery in a toy or just listen to them talk about their day.

Chris will be missed by all of his friends at Packard of Vermont and Village Green Market including Zachary Parks, Gary Briggs, Amos Roleau III, Joshua Thorpe and Patty Lawrence, as well as members of the Morse and DeVoe families, both of New Haven.

A celebration of life will be held at Packard of Vermont on Friday, Oct. 12, from 4-7 p.m. ◊

In Loving Memory of

Scott Alan Cousino Oct. 6, 1970 – Jan. 28, 2005

“Happy 48th Birthday Scottie” We celebrate another birthday without you, but know you are ALL having a celebration in heaven. We miss you and love you more and more everyday.

SENATE RACE AUDET Chris BRAY Peter BRIGGS

CORNWALL — Patricia Ann Sgrecci, 61, daughter of Dominick and Anna Sgrecci of Watkins Glen, N.Y., passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Burlington, Vt. Born on Oct. 14, 1956, Patty is survived by her husband, John Burton; mother, Anna; brother, Henry Sgrecci; mother-inlaw, Shirley Burton; sisters-in-law, Susan Hertzler and Leslie Burton; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father.

Patty was a 1974 graduate of Watkins Glen Central High School and a 1978 graduate of Syracuse University where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Art. She had made homes in Boston, Idaho, Montana, and Washington before settling on a country property in Cornwall, Vt. Patty was a caring daughter, wife, sister, aunt, and a devoted friend to many. She spun her childhood interests in art and drama into a lifetime of creativity, becoming a respected artist in the realm of kinetic sculptures. Patty’s creations — especially her suspended mobiles — grace

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Patricia Sgrecci, 61, Cornwall

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ADDISON COUNTY

Letters to the Editor

Obituaries Mary Shutts Bentley, 100, Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY — Mary Shutts Bentley passed away peacefully at age 100 on Friday, September 21, 2018.

Mary was born in Lancaster, Pa., to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shutts and raised along with her four sisters in Wayne, Pa., in a home located next door to The Valley Forge Military Academy.

Mary attended the local public schools before attending Penn State University. Subsequently, she learned secretarial skills at Pierce Business College in Philadelphia, allowing her to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad and then become the secretary to the General Manager of the Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.

She fondly remembered her days at the Bellevue when it served as the headquarters for the Republican National Convention. She often saw Wendell Wilkie and was once asked to take dictation from Col. Theodore Roosevelt (R) as he spoke out in stark opposition to his cousin, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D).

She married Charles W. Bentley in 1942 and shortly thereafter moved to Middlebury, where her husband practiced dentistry, and they raised their two daughters, Barbara and Peggy.

Mary enjoyed her time in Middlebury volunteering at Porter Hospital as a Grey Lady and serving on the board of The Ilsley Library. (In those days, Board members usually read the books before purchasing them!).

Mary was a lifelong Democrat and remembered the days when she was one of just four Democrats in the town of Middlebury. She also enjoyed her summers on Lake Dunmore where

MARY S. BENTLEY she loved to entertain family and friends.

Shortly after turning 50, Mary moved back to her hometown of Wayne, Pa., where she was secretary to the Superintendent of Schools and later secretary for the Radnor Township, where she took notes at all of the public meetings. She also delivered Meals on Wheels. She loved both jobs and all the people she came to know in Wayne.

At age 90, Mary moved back to Middlebury to be near her two daughters. She was the first resident of The Lodge (now The Residence) at Otter Creek, where she spent ten wonderful years. At The Residence, Mary was an enthusiastic bridge player and avid reader. She also volunteered at the Round Robin thrift shop.

When berry season arrived in

Vermont, Mary was one of the first to be out picking strawberries, blueberries and sour cherries. Her daughter, Peggy, would climb the tree and shake the sour cherries out of it for Mary to pick up. It was a special time of the year for her. Cooking was also a love until she gave it up at age 98.

Throughout her life, Mary also loved all things sports related.

While living in Pennsylvania, she followed the Phillies and also golfer Patty Sheehan, who grew up in Middlebury. Back in Vermont, she avidly followed Tom Brady and the Patriots as well as the Boston Red Sox. She enjoyed good health her entire life and remained physically active into her late nineties.

Mary was predeceased by both her parents, her husband and two of her sisters, Betty Casselberry and Kate Hiester, as well as her son in law, Whitney Blodgett, Jr. Mary is survived by her daughter, Peggy Cox and her partner, Larry Quesnel of Salisbury, Vt., and her daughter Barbara Blodgett of Middlebury, Vt., her grandson, Rusty Cox of Middlebury, Vt., her sister Annamay Austin of Melbourne Beach, Fla., her sister, Nancy Calhoun of Wyomissing, Pa., and 13 nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Mary’s life will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at The Residence at Otter Creek at 2:30 p.m. Contributions in her memory may be made to Elderly Services at 112 Exchange St. in Middlebury. Mary so enjoyed the classes she took there and was impressed with how wonderful they were to all the seniors who sought their services.◊

Independent candidates would serve people, not party Vermonters pride ourselves on being independent and this year I am voting Independent for Vermont Senate — Audet and Ralston.

I was born In Barre 70 years ago, a time Vermont voted mostly Republican — today we tend to vote Democrat. My dad worked in the granite quarries and used to say, “The only difference between the Democrat and Republican parties is the Democrats will at least pretend they’re for the little guy.”

I don’t know if that is true or not, but I do know members of both parties can be restrained from doing something they think is right if it does not go along with the party line. Folks as old as I am will remember how that worked out for Jim Jeffords. Folks today see what is happening to Governor Scott for not siding with the NRA-backed Republicans.

I have known Paul Ralston for over 40 years and have never seen a single instance where he has been

less than caring, pragmatic and professional. Paul listens, learns from mistakes, and knows how to solve problems. The fact that he is teaming up with Marie Audet, of the Audet farm, convinces me that Addison County will be well served if we can send two independent senators to Montpelier.

Get out to vote — and vote Audet and Ralston — Independents for Senate.

Cliff Adams Bristol

Browdy letter (Continued from Page 5A) white men hunkering down and protecting their power.

This country has been run by old white men for far too long.

It is time for them to step aside (or be pushed aside) and for our representatives to become truly representative of the entire popu-

lation. If this country is going to move forward to better, healthier, more unified times we will have to do so together … with all the great diversity that this country is known for. It is time for women and minorities to emerge. It is time for all of us (including men of all ages) to support great women like

Ruth Hardy and Christine Hallquist and thousands of others across this country during the upcoming election. Take a stand not just for the women in your life, but for ALL people of this land, who need their wisdom and leadership.

Dan Browdy Middlebury

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Lake program seeks proposals for water quality grants GRAND ISLE — The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for projects that improve water quality and ecosystems in the Lake Champlain watershed. The program anticipates awarding more than 75 grants totaling more than $890,000 to local organizations, municipalities, and educational institutions. The grants will support projects that advance the goals of the long-term Lake Champlain management plan Opportunities for Action (plan.lcbp. org).

Grants will be awarded in five categories: • Pollution prevention & habitat conservation grants (up to $20,000 per award), • Aquatic invasive species spread prevention grants (up to $15,000 per

award), • Small education and outreach grants (up to $10,000 per award), • Large education and outreach grants ($15,000-$50,000 per award), • Organizational support grants (up to $4,000 per award).

Local organizations play a critical role in implementing projects on the ground to achieve water quality and habitat protection goals. Since 1992, LCBP has awarded more than $8 million to more than 1,100 projects in New York and Vermont.

Grant guidelines and applications for each category can be found on the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s website at lcbp.org/grants. Volunteer peer reviewers will evaluate the proposals and develop the funding recommendations for the Lake Cham-

Re-Elect Alice George Assistant Judge

ALICE GEORGE I would appreciate your vote on November 6 for Addison County Assistant Judge.

(Reminder, early voting begins Sept 24.)

Thank you for your support!

Experience • Integrity • Compassion www.votealicegeorge.com Paid for by the committee to re-elect Alice George Assistant Judge, Dean George treasurer

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Electronic versions of proposals must be received by grants@lcbp.org no later than 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 20.

Leicester NEWS

LEICESTER — The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo on Saturday, Oct. 20, one week later than usual. Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. at the Four Corners. Refreshments available, all are welcome.

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY SELECTBOARD

Creek Road Site Visit Middlebury Recreation Center Tuesday, October 9, 2018 • 5:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, October 9th, the Middlebury Selectboard will conduct a site visit of Creek Road. The Board will convene at the Middlebury Recreation Center, 154 Creek Road, at 5 p.m. and travel the length of Creek Road by bus, stopping at locations in need of repair along the way. The Board will return to the Recreation Center at 6:15 p.m. and then return to the Town Offices to re-convene for its regularly-scheduled meeting at 7 p.m.

The purpose of the site visit is to review the condition of the road and the extent of erosion of the banks of Otter Creek running along Creek Road as a follow-up to a 2017 study of options for sustainable solutions for reopening the road. A summary of the background of the issue and the 2017 study are available on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, under Latest Events on the home page.

If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 388-8100 x-202 as early as possible.

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calendar Haven. Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.‑noon, 84 Mitchell Drive. Come run and play on the land of Treleven Farm, meet other families with young children, and enjoy tea and light refreshments.

Cecilia Conrad speaks in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., Robert A. Jones ’59 House Conference Room, Middlebury College. Conrad, the managing director at the John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation will give the second D. K. Smith ‘42 Fall 2018 Economics Lecture on “Economics of Philanthropy: How to Give Away 100 Million Dollars?”

Harvest/ham buffet dinner in Monkton. Saturday, Oct. 6, 5‑6:30 p.m., Friends Methodist Church, Monkton Ridge. Adults $9/Children 5‑12 $5. More info call 802‑453‑2870.

memorials and will offer his insights regarding the changes in how our veterans are publicly honored in a talk presented by the Sheldon Museum. Part Mandolin storytelling with Paul Cavitt of the Sheldon’s series of noon‑time talks offered in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 4, 3 p.m., in conjunction with its current exhibit “Doughboys The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Rd. Paul Cavitt has been playing mandolin for 25 Home and Battlefront.” More info at 802‑388‑2117 or years and holds a Master’s degree in History. Paul is HenrySheldonMuseum.org. a “preservationist”, not a songwriter, whose passion Local history talk in Lincoln. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1 is preserving multiple folk traditions encompass‑ p.m., Lincoln Community Library, 795 E. River Rd. ing a variety of American musical genres, includ‑ Come hear about out a check writing scam that ing Old‑Time Appalachian and other traditional affected a number of local residents (causing bank‑ Americana, as well as Celtic and traditional Gospel ruptcy for a few).

Hymns. Free and open to the public. Fully acces‑ Candidate forum in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 10, sible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220 or pryan@ 6‑8 p.m., Middlebury Union High School. 73 Charles residenceottercreek.com.

Ave. The Addison County Chamber of Commerce Confronting Racism in Vermont and Addison County Economic Development in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 4, Corporation hosts candidates for Senate and Addison 6‑8 p.m., Fenn House, Champlain 1, 2 and Add‑Rutland House districts candidates. The Valley Unitarian Universalist public will be asked to write a topic Society, 2 Duane Ct. From the on a card. During the candidate MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult Classes: Bookbinding area recent decision by Vermont State introductions, the moderator will with Jane Ploughman, Block Printing with Ashley Wolff, Mon PM Oils, ask questions related to the most Representative Kiah Morris to not seek re‑election in the face of racist Weds AM Paint, Thurs AM Oils, Drawing, Friday Expressive Painting, requested topics. Questions from threats against her family, to wide‑ Abstract Painting, Clay Kids: Experimental Multi Media Printing, Clay the floor if time allows. Tim Buskey spread racial slurs at a state mental moderate.

Wheel & Hand Building middleburystudioschool.org Contact Barb will health facility in Berlin, Vt., to state‑ Reading the Autumn Night Sky 247‑3702, ewaldewald@aol.com wide racial disparities in school in Salisbury. Wednesday, Oct. 10, discipline, policing and incarceration, 7‑8:30 p.m., Turner Residence, 662 Vermont has a serious racism prob‑ Leland Rd. Crispin Butler, retired lem. Join Mark Hughes, of Montpelier‑based Justice Middlebury College physicist, will give a short intro‑ for All, for a community discussion on how we can do duction to the night sky. Look for the passage of the better. RSVP to joanna.colwell@gmail.com. international space station, find stars, constellations, Middlebury Mischords a capella group Habitat for Humanity of Addison County info and planets, and ponder the universe. Bring a tele‑ in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m., The session in Vergennes. Thursday, Oct. 4, 6:30‑7:30 scope or binoculars, although they are not needed.

Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Live p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. Learn It is free and open to all ages of the public, weather choral performance by Middlebury College’s oldest more about Habitat houses and how you may qualify. permitting.

All‑Female A Cappella Group, founded in 1962. Free Light refreshments and babysitting provided. More and open to the public. Part of The Residence’s info call 802‑388‑0400.

Sunday Music Series. Fully accessible. RSVP to Town safety forum in Lincoln. Thursday, Oct. 4, Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220 or pryan@residenceot‑ 6:30‑8 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. An evening Noonmark Mountain hike in Keene tercreek.com. of information and a panel discussion about commu‑ Valley, N.Y. Thursday, Oct. 11, meet at nity safety and the substance abuse epidemic in Annual Rabbi Reichert Bible Talk in Ripton. Sunday, 9 a.m. at the parking area at the intersec‑ Oct. 7, 3‑4:30 p.m., Ripton Community Church, Addison County. Everyone is welcome to come listen tion of Routes 17 and 125 on the Vermont side of Route 125. Danielle Stillman, Rabbi and Associate and ask questions. the Crown Point Bridge. Take advantage of peak Chaplain at Middlebury College, will deliver this WWI Centennial memorial service in Cornwall. foliage when you join the Green Mountain Club year’s Talk. The annual talk is a unique local interfaith Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Ethan and Mary Baker Breadloaf and Adirondack sections for this 5.6‑mile tradition in which the invited speaker will reference Allen DAR Chapter House, Route 30. The General round trip hike with an elevation gain of 2175 Ft. A and discuss one of the books of the Hebrew Bible John Strong Chapter of the DAR and Porter Hospital strenuous hike that presents the hiker with close‑up common to Jews and Christians. More info contact invite the public to honor James J. Porter, U.S. Army panoramic views of the heart of the Adirondack Norm at 802‑388‑0338.

Lieutenant, WWI, brother of Helen Porter and son of High Peaks. More info contact leader Barry Francis William Henry Porter, founder of Porter Hospital, who at 802.349.9206 or barryfrancis@gmavt.net. More was killed in action in the Argonne Forest of France activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. on Oct. 5, 1918. Desserts from Otter Creek Bakery Financial Aid Workshop in Bristol. Thursday, Oct. provided. Free.

Candidate’s reception and roast pork 11, 6:30 p.m., Room 2049, Mt. Abraham Union High MiddMUG meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 4, dinner in Vergennes. Monday, Oct. 8, School, Airport Rd. Vermont Student Assistance 7 p.m., Conference Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 5:30‑6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 Corp. offers this free workshop to help families fill out Main St. Middlebury’s Macintosh User Group will S. Maple St. Addison County Farm Bureau hosts the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student review new Apple products, and how to use the this is opportunity for voters to meet the candidates Aid, and the Vermont State Grant application. emergency medical aspects of the iPhone. The rest running for office and help make the decision as Students and parents should sign up for a FSA ID at of the evening will be for Q & A. All levels of skills are to who to vote for in November. Coffee, cider, and fsaid.ed.gov prior to the workshop. Space is limited, welcome. More info at MiddMUG2018.

Cabot Cheese available. A roast pork dinner to at so call Guidance to reserve your spot.

6:30 p.m. followed by Farm Bureau annual meeting.

Tickets $15 with reservations/$18 at the door. More info contact Bill Scott at 802‑881‑8836.

Green Mountain Club Hike in/near Annual rummage and bake sale in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 5. Leader’s choice Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m.‑5 p.m., to hike a small mountain near Middlebury with Middlebury United Methodist Church, 43 N. great foliage and views. Moderate difficulty. Lunch Lecture on Trump and Russia at Pleasant St. Bake sale runs from 9 a.m.‑2 p.m. at the top, 3‑4 hours total. More info contact David Middlebury College. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 4:30 Andrews at vtrevda@yahoo.com or 802.388.4894. p.m., McCardell Bicentennial Hall Room 220.

Rain date Sunday, Oct. 7. More activities at Vermont native Garrett Graff, director of the Aspen gmcbreadloaf.org.

Institute’s cybersecurity and technology program Ladies Aid Industria rummage sale in Lincoln.

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. and a contributor to “WIRED,” Longreads and CNN, Friday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m.‑6 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 E. Saturday, Oct. 13, 8‑10 a.m., Otter View will deliver a talk titled “Decoding Robert Mueller’s River Rd. Park, corner of Weybridge St. and Pulp Russia Investigation.”

Diabetes Management Program in Vergennes.

Mill Bridge Rd. Help Otter Creek Audubon and the Begins Friday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m., Bixby Memorial “Northern Forest Canoe Trail: the ‘Wrong’ Way” in Middlebury Area Land Trust survey birds and other Middlebury. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 258 Main St. Diabetes can cause serious wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland.

Library, 75 Main St. Join Peter Macfarlane and expe‑ health problems like heart disease, blindness, and Meet Otter View parking area. Shorter and longer rience all aspects of his trip this summer through kidney failure. This Diabetes self‑management routes possible. Beginning birders are welcome. the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, making him the workshop provides the tools and support you need Come for all or part of the walk. More info at first recorded person to through‑paddle the Trail to manage your diabetes and prevent these seri‑ 802‑388‑1007 or 802‑388‑6019. from east to west. Photos and snippets of video will ous problems. Free. Registration is required. More Fall Open Studio weekend in Addison County. accompany the talk. info registration contact Michele Butler, Community Saturday, Oct. 13. The Vermont Arts Council invites Health Team, 802‑388‑8860 or mbutler@portermedi‑ you to combine fall foliage viewing and harvest activi‑ cal.org. ties with seeing and Italian immigrants in Barre lecture in Middlebury. purchasing from local Friday, Oct. 5, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, International Walk & Roll to School Day artists across 350 Lodge Rd. Join Ilaria Brancoli‑Busdraghi, profes‑ Ve r m o n t . in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 10. Join sor of Italian at Middlebury College when she talks Look for children around the world in walking and biking about the Italian and other immigrant communities the to school. Form a walking school bus route from your that formed around the marble and granite industries neighborhood or join one of Mary Hogan’s estab‑ in the Barre, Vt., area. Free and open to the public. lished routes departing by 7:40 am (South Village Refreshments & Social Hour to follow. Handicap State Health Office entrance or Middlebury accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220 or Physical Therapy corner on Washington pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

St Ext). Participation counts toward Knights in Italy spaghetti dinner in Bristol. Friday, Way to Go! School Challenge.

Oct 5, 5‑7 p.m., St . Ambrose Parish Hall. proceeds More info contact Laura go toward causes from Coats for Kids to the Special Asermily a lasermily@ Olympics. $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and yahoo.com. under, and $25 for a family.

Democratic candidate meet and greet in Bridport. Tim Spears on Ve t e r a n s ’ Friday, Oct. 5, 6‑8 p.m., Pat and Bob Zeliff resi‑ memoridence, 2209 East St. The public is invited to meet the als in Democratic candidates for Vermont Senate: incum‑ bent Senator Chris Bray and Ruth Hardy. A repre‑ sentative from Christine Hallquist’s campaign team will also attend, as well as Barb Wilson, candidate for House representing Shoreham, Orwell, Leicester, Whiting and Benson. Light refreshments served.

More info contact Bob Zeliff at 802 758 2108.

Community movie night in Lincoln. Friday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m., United Church of Lincoln, 23 Quaker St. Come see “Hotel Transylvania.” Drinks and popcorn will be served. This is a free event. All are welcome.

Border of Lights vigil in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 5, 7‑9:30 p.m., Old Chapel, Middlebury College Initiated by Julia Alvarez, this vigil commemorates the 1937 Parsley Massacre of 20,000 Haitians in the Dominican Republic. Meet in front of Old Chapel and walk towards Mead Chapel and the amphitheater nearby for an open mic of remembrance, healing and reflection on how to bridge divides.

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Ladies Aid Industria rummage sale in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 a.m.‑noon., Burnham Hall, 52 E. River Rd. $2.00 bag day.

Soup, book, bake and pumpkin sale in Orwell.

Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m.‑1 p.m., Orwell Public Library, 473 Main St. Purchase used books, baked goods, homemade soup and pumpkins at the Library’s annual fall fundraiser.

Harvest season sale in Orwell. Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m.‑1 p.m., Orwell Free Library, Main St. Books, baked goods, soups, pumpkins, gourds and more will be for sale to benefit the Orwell Free Library. More info at 802‑948‑2041 or OrwellFreeLibrary.org.

Ferrisburgh Fire Department open house in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.‑2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Fire Station, Route 7. Fire station tours, equipment demonstrations, fun activities for the kids, and hot dogs and drinks.

Wren’s Nest Forest Preschool open house in New

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Wednesday, Oct. 10, noon, Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Spears, Middlebury College Vice President for Academic Development and Professor of American Studies, recently embarked upon visit to European and American veterans’

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ADDISON CANOE DESIGNER and builder Peter Macfarlane will talk about how he successfully completed a month-long solo paddle of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail as well as show photos from the trip during a lecture at Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m.

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Annual rummage sale bag day in Middlebury.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m.‑noon. Middlebury United Methodist Church, 43 N. Pleasant St. Orwell Village School Booster Club Golf Tournament in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m.‑2 p.m., Neshobe Golf Club, 224 Town Farm Rd. In this fundraiser for the Orwell Village School, play 18 holes in a 4‑player scramble format beginning with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. All abilities welcome. Prizes for best team theme, best dressed individual and more surprise awards.

Sign up online at ovsbc.weebly.com or Contact Stefanie Wilbur at ovsboosterclub@gmail.com or 802‑683‑9631 for details.

Charter House Coalition open house in Middlebury.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 9:30‑11:30 a.m., Charter House, 27 North St. All are invited for refreshments and a tour of the facilities, including the new commercial‑grade kitchen. Board members and staff will be available to talk about programs and answer questions. More info at charterhousecoalition.org.

Apple Day in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.‑2 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. This is a free event.

All are welcome to this free event. Bring your own apples to make cider, applesauce and pie filling. If you have a cider press you would like to bring, and wish to participate – great. Bring your own containers to take your apple goodness. There will also be recipes avail‑ able to take home. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times for safety reasons. More info contact Jim Brown at 802‑453‑4563.

“An American in Paris” in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2 and 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. This Tony Award‑winning Broadway musical, filmed at London’s West End Theater, is the story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’. Featuring the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, stun‑ ning designs, and show‑stopping choreography.

Tickets $12 adults/$5 students (+ $1 preservation fee), available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802‑382‑9222, Monday‑Saturday, noon‑5 p.m.

“Lemonade” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, Mara is faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself: how far would you go to get what you want? Director and Middlebury College assistant professor of Film & Media Culture Ioana Uricaru and lead actress Mãlina Manovici will host a conversation after each screening.

Roast Turkey Supper in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct. 13, 5‑6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main St., across from the Vergennes Opera House.

Menu includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes, stuff‑ ing, vegetable, rolls, beverage and dessert, served buffet style. Adults $9/children $5. Take out available.

More info call 802‑877‑3150.

Chicken Pie Supper in Granville. Saturday, Oct. 13, 5‑7 p.m., Moss Glen Grange Hall, 82 Post Office Hill Rd. Enjoy a chicken pie supper with the works.

“King Pede” card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center, Route 7. A sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun and card games. King Pede is an unusual game that involves “trick‑taking” techniques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. This is a game of fun and skill so come prepared to use your strategic thinking.

“Masquerade Ball” in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7‑10 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. A joint fundraiser for the Brandon Town Hall and the Brandon Public Library. Music by Bill Moore. Beverages and snacks, a 50/50 raffle, door prizes, cash bar and prizes for costumes. No costume? Arrive at 7 p.m. to decorate a mask with provided materials. Tickets: individuals $12 no costume/$10 in costume; couples $20 no costume/$18 in costume; students 16 and under in costume free.

Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7‑9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. An evening of contra mayhem featuring Peter Stix from Albany call‑ ing to live banjo and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5‑10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. Questions? call 802‑462‑3722.

Vermont Blues Jam in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Come hear some of the best Vermont musicians to ever accumulate on a single stage for one night of unforgettable music. Doors and cash bar provided by Bar Antidote open at 6:30 p.m., concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Come one, come all and bring your appetite for epic Vermont‑style blues.

Twangtown Paramours in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. A hybrid of the Nashville and Austin music scenes. This husband and wife acoustic duo is known for their well crafted and award‑winning songs, top‑notch lead sing‑ ing, and fine harmonies. Show $20. Dinner and show $45. Reservations required for dinner and recom‑ mended for the show. BYOB. Call 802‑247‑4295 or email info@brandon‑music.net to reserve.

Red Hot Juba in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. Red Hot Juba will perform eclectic swing for the Burnham Music Series.

Tickets $10 adults/teens and kids are free. More info at 802‑388‑6863.

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Fall Open Studio weekend in Addison County. Sunday, Oct. 14. The Vermont Arts Council invites you to combine fall foli‑ age viewing and harvest activities with seeing and purchasing from local artists across Vermont. Look for the bright yellow signs along Vermont’s roads marking the studios of craftspeople and fine artists.

More info at vermontcrafts.org.

Potato Hill Park opening celebration in Lincoln.

Sunday, Oct. 14, 12:30‑2:30 p.m., Lincoln Community School, 795 E. River Rd. Everyone is invited to join the celebration and enjoy this new public park. Come and enjoy the collaborative efforts that made this

Big building, shiny trucks

CITIZENS ARE INVITED to tour the Ferrisburgh fire station and see the equipment, like this two-year-old, $450,000 fire truck shown by Fire Chief Bill Wager, during and open house at the Route 7 station this Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Independent file photo/Evan Johnson

community resource a reality. More info contact Tory Riley at 802‑453‑2119 or tory.riley@mausd.org.

Hike into History in Orwell. Sunday, Oct. 14, 1‑3:30 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site, 472 Mt. Independence Rd. Enjoy the last day of the 2018 season with a guided hike into history. Stephen Zeoli is your guide.

“Colonial Meetinghouses of New England” in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m., Union Meeting House, Route 7. Using photographs of the few surviving “mint condition” meetinghouses as illustrations, this presentation by photographer Paul Wainwright tells the story of the society that built and used Meetinghouses, and the lasting impact they have had on American culture.

Moose Crossing in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Come delight in the sounds of Moose Crossing, the go‑to group for the jazz aficionado looking for clas‑ sics. From Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra, to Miles Davis and John Coltrane, as well as some hard driv‑ ing funk tunes from Josef Zawinul to Herbie Hancock, performance includes some original jazz music too.

Part of The Residence’s Sunday Music Series. Fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220 or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

“Normal” staged reading in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 14, 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Come see the staged reading of Katie Pollock’s play “Normal,” the first winner of the Ingenious Grant for Playwriting, whose mission is to increase the qual‑ ity and quantity of roles for young women. Starring Addison County teens Chloe Clark, Talin Teague and Amanda Kearns. Free. Donations gladly accepted.

Free community dinner in Bristol. Sunday Oct. 14, servings between 5 and 6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Menu includes Shepherd’s Pie made with potato, corn and hamburger, served with salad, rolls, dessert and beverages. Bring a friend and/or neighbor to enjoy an evening out. All are welcome.

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“The 2018 Midterms: A Referendum On Trump?” in Middlebury. Monday, Oct. 15, 4 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Professor Matthew Dickinson will discuss the current unprecedented political instability in the U.S., with voters seemingly unwilling to give one party control of Congress and the Presidency beyond two years. Will 2018 end this cycle, or will voters continue their recent habit of voting the majority party out?

Free and open to the public. Fully accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220 or pryan@residenceot‑ tercreek.com.

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Financial Aid Workshop in Vergennes.

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m., Computer Lab, Vergennes Union High School, Monkton Rd. Vermont Student Assistance Corp. offers this free workshop to help families fill out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and the Vermont State Grant application. Students and parents should sign up for a FSA ID at fsaid.ed.gov prior to the work‑ shop. Space is limited, so call Guidance to reserve your spot.

Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna perform in Vergennes.

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery, 221 Main St, Lyn and Sanna will perform “Coral Suite,” hailed as “ground‑breaking” and “burst‑ ing with creativity” connecting the dots between their experience as composers and improvisers in New York City’s rich musical community and their deep admiration for traditional Irish music. More info at northerndaughters.com.

Book talk in Brandon. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., Brandon Public Library, 4 Franklin St. Meet and discuss “Howards End” by E. M. Forster.

Ashley Wolff in Middlebury. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7‑8:30 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Author and illustrator Wolff will present “An Artist’s Inheritance: What I’ve learned, so far.” The daughter and granddaughter of artists, Wolff reflects on what she has inherited, what she has done with it and what she hopes she is passing on.

Democratic candidate meet and greet in Starksboro.

Monday, Oct. 15, 7‑8:30 p.m., Starksboro Public Library, 2827 Rtoue 116. The public is invited to meet the Democratic candidates for Vermont Senate: incumbent Senator Chris Bray and Ruth Hardy.

Also present will be Mari Cordes and Caleb Elder, House candidates for Addison 4. All will be available to answer your questions. Mingle and enjoy some refreshments. More info contact Alan Quittner at 802‑453‑2732.

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WEDNESDAY

Artist Fran Bull in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, noon, Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Bull, an inter‑ nationally‑known artist from Brandon, discusses her art installation “In Flanders Fields,” on view at the Sheldon Museum. The work is based on her interpretation of the well‑known poem by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel, John McCrae, M.D., who wrote the poem after witnessing a comrade blown to bits at the 1915 battle of Ypres. Part of the Sheldon’s series of noon‑time talks offered in conjunction

with its current exhibit “Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront.” More info at 802‑388‑2117 or HenrySheldonMuseum.org.

“Touch, Caring & Cancer: Simple Instruction for Family & Friends” in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 1:30‑3 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. In this free interactive class, discover how easy it is for patients and caregivers to use simple massage, mindful breathing, acupressure, and aromatherapy to relieve stress, pain, anxiety, and nausea for them‑ selves and each other. Pre‑registration required at 802‑249‑7071 to register.

A Vietnam conversation in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 3‑4:15 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Vietnam veteran O. John Betz answers questions and shares reflec‑ tions about his service in the Vietnam War, from beginning his training at Parris Island in S.C. in Oct. 1967 to his deployment in Vietnam in March 1968, and his progression to squad leader six months later. Free and open to the public.

“Ulysses: A Visual Schema” in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Designer James MacDonnell has created a new “visual schema” for James Joyce’s “Ulysses.” Developing a unique graphical system, MacDonnell’s prints form a minimalist visual repre‑ sentation that dispenses with the need for explana‑ tory text or illustrations. Free. More info at middle‑ bury.edu/arts or 802‑443‑3168.

Jason Lutes and Jack Mayer in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m., The Marquis, 65 Main St. Jason Lutes, Vermont‑based cartoonist of the graphic novel omnibus “Berlin,” a 20 year literary masterpiece of historical fiction about the decline of the Weimar Republic and the rise of fascist extrem‑ ism in 1930s Germany in conversation with local author Jack Mayer, author of the award‑winning “Before the Court of Heaven.” Free and open to the public. Book signing to follow.

Candidate forum in Bristol. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 6‑8 p.m., Mount Abraham Union High School.

220 Airport Rd. The Addison County Chamber of Commerce and Addison County Economic Development Corporation hosts candidates for Senate and Addison 4 and 5 House districts candi‑ dates. The public will be asked to write a topic area on a card. During the candidate introductions, the moderator will ask questions related to the most requested topics. Questions from the floor if time allows. Tim Buskey will moderate.

“New England Impressions: Art & the Making of Regional Identity” in Orwell. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m., Orwell Public Library, 472 Main St. The Vermont Humanities Council sponsors this talk with William Hosley on how for several genera‑ tions, aspiring New England artists used our history, landscape, environment, and traditional industries as subject matter and muse — drawing inspiration from their environment and helping to shape New England’s image at home and abroad.

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L IV E M U S I C Jerusalem Quartet in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

The Tom Caswell Blues Band in Middlebury.

Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Rough Cut. Sarah King & Zoe Miller in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 5, 5 p.m., Rough Cut. 1/2 the Band in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m., Rough Cut. Dissipated 8 in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Vermont Symphony Orchestra in Middlebury.

Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Eli West and Ben Winship in Ripton. Saturday Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House Middlebury Mischords in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Sarah King in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7‑9 p.m., Notte.

Kelly Ravin in Middlebury. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m., Rough Cut. Left Eye Jump in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m., Rough Cut. Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., Sister Wicked.

Vermont Blues Jam in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

Twangtown Paramours in Brandon. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Red Hot Juba in Lincoln. Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall.

Soulstice in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 13, 9:30 p.m.‑12:30 a.m., Notte.

Moose Crossing in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna in Vergennes. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery.

Blues Jam in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m., Rough Cut. Maiden Vermont in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek.

Medicine Tribe Trio in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m., Rough Cut. Go online to see a full listing of ONGOINGEV ENTS

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SNAP changes people’s worlds

She is a single mom. Her daugh- paying rent. ter was seven years old and stood SNAP began in 1933 as a form of by her side. They were about to relief during the Great Depression. leave the CVOEO Food Shelf Food Stamps were formalized in when staff overheard the little 1939 under President Franklin girl say to her Mom in a whisper D. Roosevelt. President Kennedy “You forgot to pay”. Then with a strengthened the program in 1961. smile that changed The need was still our world she said great. In 1991 the “Mom, we’ve got program was cut. to come to this In 2000 the Food grocery store more Stamp Program was often.” expanded. The EBT SNAP is the card was introduced Supplemental and with it more N u t r i t i o n respect for those A s s i s t a n c e using these benefits.

Program, more In that year qualicommonly known fied immigrants as Food Stamps. were eligible as It is part of the were some children Federal Farm Bill under 18. In 2014 and is in danger of new provisions to

By Jan Demers being decimated by enhance nutrition people who don’t were introduced.

Executive Director worry about paying One of the Champlain Valley Office of their grocery battles going on in Economic Opportunity bills.

Decisions Washington right are being made in now is a battle over Washington by people who can food: Who gets it? Who deserves choose between chicken and beef, it? Who doesn’t need it? Vermont’s fish and the freshest of vegetables: Congressional Delegation, led by not by people who go into a food Senator Patrick Leahy, is fighting shelf and are limited by what is to maintain benefits that will feed on the shelves, who count every those in poverty. There are others penny, who often have to choose pushing to reduce or eliminate between purchasing food and that source of nourishment for

Bridging gaps, building futures

children, the disabled, elderly and for those who care for them. “In the richest nation in the world, no one should have to struggle to put food on their table,” the Senator said, arguing the House bill would “increase food insecurity” to the detriment of both families and farmers.

Here in Vermont, SNAP is our 3Squares Vermont Program or Food Stamps. Eligibility is based on 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. The benefit amount depends on household size, income, and expenses. An average monthly benefit per household is about $235.

Still we see children eating the food just gathered from the Food Shelf shelves even before they leave to go outside. They come through CVOEO doors hungry.

The State of Vermont has supported the SNAP Program with outreach efforts and with the Farm to Family coupons to get fresh fruits and vegetables from the farmer’s markets onto the tables of Vermonters. CVOEO has supported the Seed to Seedlings program to promote gardens in backyards, in window boxes and throughout the community.

In the “richest nation in the world” there is enough food for all.

That decision should be settled.

SCOTT WEIDENSAUL, founder of SNOWstorm, a project to tag and track Snowy Owls, will be the featured guest at the Otter Creek Audubon Society’s annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8, and Middlebury College’s Kirk Alumni Center.

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Snowy owl expert speaks to bird lovers Weidensaul will address Audubon annual meeting

MIDDLBURY — The Otter Creek Audubon annual meeting and dinner will be held this year at Middlebury College’s Kirk Alumni Center on Thursday, Nov. 8. Nationally known author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul will be the featured guest.

Addison County nature enthusiasts were treated to an unusual phenomenon during the winter of 2013-2014: an irruption of Snowy Owls. While these Arctic inhabitants normally migrate into central Canada during the winter months, that year exceptionally large numbers went further south, one even as far south as Florida.

In Addison County at least 24 owls took up residence on the arctic-like snow-covered fields, giving birders up-close looks at this engaging bird. For Weidensaul this irruption was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study the species more closely.

To do this, he co-founded Project SNOWStorm.

Since that winter the project has tagged 70 Snowy Owls in 14 states and provinces, fitting them with GPS/ GSM transmitters. The data gathered led to unexpected discoveries about the owl’s life history. As the keynote speaker, Weidensaul will share these research results at Otter Creek Audubon’s annual dinner on Nov. 8.

During his 30 years as a licensed bird bander Scott has focused his research on the movements of other species as well. Each fall, Northern Saw-whet Owls are banded by three Pennsylvania research crews under Scott’s direction. That project has banded 11,000 owls, adding significantly to our knowledge of their migration patterns. Another project bands western hummingbirds that are increasingly appearing in the east, well beyond their traditional ranges.

And since 2015, Scott’s Critical Connections project uses tiny geolocators to track migration patterns of various birds that nest in Alaska and winter as far south as Northern Argentina and Bolivia.

As the author of over two dozen books, Scott is perhaps best known for “Living on the Wind: Across the

Hemisphere with Migratory Birds,” which was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2000. Most recently, the “Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean” was published in 2015. Scott is currently working on a new book looking at global bird migration and conservation.

In addition to Scott’s presentation, Otter Creek Audubon will be honoring science teacher Amy Clapp with its Silver Feather Award for her outstanding accomplishments in teaching and promoting environmental education at the Salisbury Community School and across the Addison Central School District.

Thanks to her years of enthusiastic and skillful teaching, Salisbury students are eagerly learning about birds and the natural world.

Weidensaul’s presentation begins at 7:45 p.m. and is free. Dinner at 6 p.m. is $25, or $20 for those 12 years old and under, and requires a reservation. Contact Sue Rasmussen by Nov. 2 at OCAS, Box 938, Middlebury VT 05753, or call 897-5411. Call also for availability of walk-in dinner reservations.

Staying in the lines

UNITED WAY OF Addison County Day of Caring volunteer Michele McHugh paints the front entrance ramp at the John Graham Shelter in Vergennes last Thursday. Volunteers spread out around the county last Thursday to support local non-profit agencies.

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Local students graduate from a variety of Governor’s Institute programs SOUTH BURLINGTON — Every year hundreds of Vermont students participate in the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV). The institutes provide intensive, handson learning experiences for young people on college campuses across the state, allowing them to dig into a topic they are passionate about, experience life on a college campus,

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This year, 406 Vermont high school students graduated from the 11 summer GIV institutes, including these students from across Addison County: Architecture, Design & Building: Joseph Findlay, MUHS; Eliana Ginsburg, MAUHS; Hale Hescock, MUHS; Richmond

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Monkton MONKTON — Willowell is hosting an open house for the Wren’s Nest Forest Preschool, on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at 84 Mitchell Drive, New Haven. For more information e-mail info@willowell.org.

Mark your calendar for the Monkton Friends Methodist Church annual Fall Supper on Saturday, Oct 6. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m., featuring baked

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ham, homemade baked beans, rolls, squash, macaroni and cheese, plus coleslaw. This delicious meal will finish with up with a dessert of apple crisp and ice cream.

As in past years, a portion of the profits will be donated to a worthy group or organization that is doing good works for people in the local area as well as across the country.

Families impacted by Tropical Storm Irene, other natural disas-

ters, cancer and addiction have been helped by prior donations.

Prices for dinner are as follows: adults and children over 12 years old $9; children between 6 and 12 years old $5; children 5 years old and under are free. All are welcome. Come eat, visit and enjoy the fall harvest.

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FERRISBURGH — Visit the Fer- goings-on via the Commodore PTG risburgh Fire Department for some distribution list. You will receive not fun this October. On Saturday, Oct. only agendas of monthly meetings 6, the Fire Department will host an but also periodic requests for help Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with different school initiatives that There will be tours of the fire station, might be a better fit for you and your equipment demonstrations, fun schedule. Contact Lynne Rapoport activities for the kids, and hot dogs at lrapoport@anwsd.org if you are and drinks. On Saturday, Oct. 27, the interested or you are welcome to just Fire Department’s annual pancake attend any of the meetings. breakfast fundraiser Consider joining will be held serving the Commodore Oct. 6: Fire up lots of pancakes Boosters. The purpose Department Open and Vermont maple of the Boosters is to syrup. Come to both House, Fire Station, support, encourage, these events, visit with Rt. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and advance athletics your neighbors, and at the Vergennes Oct. 6- 7: Lois support our Fire De- McClure of Lake Union Middle and partment and its many Champlain Maritime High Schools. Over dedicated volunteers. the years the Boosters Museum at All are encouraged Burlington have funded uniforms, to visit the Bixby goal posts, dugouts, Oct. 10: Soup Library, online bixby- to Nuts at Bixby wresting mats, and a library.org, to see the Library, 10:30 a.m.whole host of other schedule of all their noon. items and events that fall and winter events. support our students Oct. 13 and 27: Consider attending the in their sports and session with writer Ferrisburgh Grange physical activities Rebecca Rupp on Oct. King Pede card programs.

Booster 10, who will present parties, 6:30 p.m.

Club meetings are “Soup to Nuts: An scheduled for the Oct. 14: eccentric history of Ferrisburgh Historical second Tuesday of food.” The history Society “Colonial each month during the of what and how Meetinghouses” 2 school year. Meetings we eat encompasses p.m. are usually in the everything from the VUHS Library, from Oct. 27: Pancake prehistoric mammoth Breakfast, 7-8 p.m. Check the luau to the medieval Ferrisburgh Fire VUHS Sports Calenbanquet to the modern Station 7:30-10:30 dar to verify time and three squares a day. a.m. location each month This talk explores the at vergennesuhsd5. rocky evolution of tandem.co/. table manners, the not-so-welcome Rokeby Museum will be open invention of the fork, and the sur- until the end of October, so there is prising benefits of family dinners. still time to visit its many exhibits What’s the story of chocolate? and to tour this historic home of Why do Irish eat corned beef and the Robinson family. The permacabbage on St. Patrick’s Day? Why nent exhibition of “Free and Safe: are turkeys called turkeys? And what Underground Railroad in Vermont” are sugarplums anyway? Visit the chronicles the stories of Simon and Bixby for this event and many other Jesse, two fugitives from slavery goings-on such as children’s story who found shelter at Rokeby in the hours, the famous Bixby book sale, 1830’s. The 2018 special exhibit and a session on fiction writing this is “The Fabric of Emancipation,” fall. featuring pieces by eight of the Are you looking for a way to country’s preeminent fiber, textile get involved at VUHS? The Com- and needle artists. The works are modore Parent Teacher Group is defined by some element of thread always looking for new members construction, but are diverse in to work toward their mission of presentation, including quilting, promoting family involvement in embroidery, mixed media, costume, the school, improving communi- and fiber fusion. Each work speaks cation between parents, teachers to the artist’s view of the African and administrators and providing Diaspora and his or her own personenrichment programs for students. al historical interpretation.

If you can’t commit to meetings On Sunday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m., the but want to get involved, follow the Ferrisburgh Historical Society will

host Paul Wainwright, who will discuss “Colonial Meetinghouses and their role in the community.”

New England’s colonial meetinghouses embody an important yet little-known chapter in American history. Built mostly with tax money, they served as both places of worship and places for town meetings and were the centers of life in colonial New England communities.

Using photographs of the few surviving “mint condition” meetinghouses as illustrations, this presentation by photographer Paul Wainwright tells the story of the society that built and used them, and the lasting impact they have had on American culture. Paul Wainwright holds a Ph.D. in physics from Yale, and his book, “A Space for Faith: The Colonial Meetinghouses of New England,” was published in 2010. This event will be held at the Ferrisburgh Town Offices and Community Center and is free and open to the public.

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum continues its 2018 season into October. Visit their website for fall events and activities at lcmm. org. Of special note is the return of the 1862 replica canal schooner, the Lois McClure to Burlington.

She will have returned from her summer-long journeys along the Hudson River and Erie Canal. The public can tour the Lois McClure on the weekend of Oct. 6 and 7 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Burlington waterfront.

The “King Pede” card parties as held by the Ferrisburgh Grange are scheduled for the Saturdays of Oct. 13 and 27. These get-togethers are held at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center and begin at 6:30 p.m. with a sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun and card games. King Pede is an unusual game that involves “trick-taking” techniques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. This is a game of fun and skill so come prepared to use your strategic thinking!

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

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Four car crash on Route 7, no one hurt ADDISON COUNTY — Rain apparently was a factor in a four-car crash on Route 7 in Leicester on the afternoon of Sept. 25. No one was injured.

At a few minutes before 4 p.m. that Tuesday, troopers from the New Haven Vermont State Police barracks responded to a report of the crash near Fern Lake Road. It was raining at the time of the collision and the roadways were wet.

Troopers reported that all four vehicles were travelling northbound on Route 7 when a 2008 Chevy Colorado pickup driven by Lawrence Ziegler, 59, of Bridport stopped, signaled a left turn into a driveway and waited for traffic to clear in the southbound lane. A 2017 Dodge Caravan travelling behind Ziegler at the posted speed limit attempted to break, but was unable to avoid the collision. Police identified the Caravan driver as 17-year-old Jessica Grover of Mendon.

Michael Castelli, 45, of Middlebury was driving a 2006 Scion TC behind Grover’s minivan, and seeing brake lights he was able to maneuver around both the Caravan and the pickup and avoided the collision.

There was no damage to his vehicle.

Jacob Sweatt, 23, of Leicester was driving a 1986 GMC truck behind the Scion, saw the car in front of him make a sudden swerve into the southbound lane, revealing the two crashed vehicles stopped in the northbound lane. Sweatt attempted to swerve to the right and avoid a collision, but was unsuccessful; his truck rear-ended Grover’s Caravan causing extensive damage to both vehicles.

Neither alcohol nor drugs were deemed to be factors in this collision.

The Brandon Area Rescue Squad and the Brandon Fire Department assisted Vermont State Police on scene.

Troopers issued three traffic tickets: to Ziegler for misuse of a farm registration, which carries a $249 fine, and expired registration $162 fine); to Grover for following too closely-accident resulting ($220 fine and three points on her insurance); to

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Sweatt for following too closely-accident resulting ($220 fine and three points).

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On Sept. 26 at 9:15 a.m. stopped motor vehicle on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh for a vehicle inspection decal violation. Police cited Codey Paquin, 26, of Ferrisburgh for driving with a suspended license and ticket him for an inspection sticker violation.

• On Sept. 27 at approximately 2:30 p.m. were conducting motor vehicle law enforcement in the area of Route 7 and Little Chicago Road in Ferrisburgh and saw a vehicle run a red light. Police identified the driver as 28-year-old Christopher Fitzpatrick of Middlebury. State police pulled over Fitzpatrick, but he fled and led troopers on a pursuit that lasted approximately 2 miles.

Fitzpatrick stopped his vehicle a second time, and police put him in handcuffs. Police cited Fitzpatrick for driving with a criminally suspended license, possession of two ounces of marijuana, negligent driving, attempting to elude a police officer and three counts of violating conditions of release.

• On Sept. 27 at 10:40 p.m. saw a car drive into the Jiffy Mart on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh and cited the driver, identified as Brandon Kulak, 25, of Ferrisburgh, with driving under the influence, second offense, and driving with a suspended license.

• On Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. observed a vehicle passing several vehicles at a high rate of speed on Route 7 in Salisbury. The trooper clocked the faster vehicle at 74 mph in a 50 mph zone. State police stopped the vehicle and cited Tia Sutherburg, 27, of Brandon for driving with a suspended license and issued her a ticket that carries a waiver amount of $241 and 2 points on her insurance.

• On Sept. 29 at a little past 8 p.m.

were dispatched to a 22A home in Panton for a family fight complaint.

Police allege that Richard Marszalkowski, 55, of Panton had assaulted a family member; they cited him for domestic assault.

• On Sept. 30 at approximately 4:34 a.m. responded to a one-car crash on Quaker Village Road in Weybridge. Troopers found a 200 Subaru Legacy in the ditch lying on the driver’s side. Evidence suggested to the officer that the vehicle had rolled before coming to a position of rest.

State police later identified the driver Johannah Schneider, 25, of Middlebury. When they talked to Schneider at a residence she told them that she was travelling too fast on Quaker Village Road and tried to avoid a deer. While speaking with her, troopers detected signs of impairment, screened Schneider and cited her for driving under the influence.

• On Oct. 1 at approximately 5:15 p.m. responded to a minor motor vehicle crash involving a farm truck on Plank Road in New Haven.

Police report that Brian Jewell, 22, of Bristol was hauling corn in 2003 Western Star farm truck when he field to yield to oncoming traffic as he entered Plank Road, colliding with a 2006 Toyota truck driven by Calvin Bessett, 27, of Bristol. No one was injured; both vehicles were driven from the scene. A traffic ticket was pending.

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Convictions (Continued from Page 1A) marijuana or anything else, that at the Addison County Courthouse, record follows them around forever,” and on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 2 to noted Middlebury attorney Dave 4:30 p.m. at Middlebury College’s Silberman, an ardent supporter of Kirk Alumni Center. drug policy reform Organizers are who will be among hoping for a hefty those providing turnout, and numbers counsel at the two show there’s no sessions. shortage of potential It used to be fairly candidates who could costly and complicated benefit from the for employers to learn events. Wygmans on about a prospective Tuesday said there worker’s past, but not are approximately any more.

740 misdemeanor “When you look at marijuana convictions things that occurred 50 on the books at the years ago, this is the county courthouse, sort of thing that unless dating back to 1990. (an employer) went And he knows there out and hired someone are many others who to do a background were tagged for minor “When you’ve check, you wouldn’t pot-related offenses paid your debt find anything about during the 1970s and it,” Wygmans said. to society, 1980s.

“Now, it’s a simple “When we talk you shouldn’t as doing a quick little about justice, and any longer be check on the Internet, what justice means, encumbered by and you can find part of justice is (the that conviction.” out almost anything conviction) doesn’t — State’s Attorney about anybody. And haunt you forever,” Dennis Wygmans someone could be Wygmans said. “When denied a job, or a loan you’ve paid your debt or an apartment — all to society, you shouldn’t any longer based on one mistake.” be encumbered by that conviction.”

Silberman agreed, adding some The record cleansing offer employers aren’t keen on giving a doesn’t extend to felonies. But chance to anyone with any kind of past convictions for minor pot criminal past. transgressions can wreak more “Employers these days — havoc on a person’s life than some especially the larger employers might realize, organizers noted. It — almost invariably do precan affect employment, loans and employment criminal background financial aid, among other things. checks on applicants, and many “Anyone who has a criminal employers don’t distinguish between conviction on their record for things like murder and growing a

couple of marijuana plants in your financial aid as a result of pot backyard; there’s a huge distinction convictions, Cannabis Expungement between screening your potential Days organizers added.

Data from the U.S. Department employees for past conduct like embezzlement, versus someone who of Education show that around got caught with a quarter-ounce 1,000 students nationwide lose of pot in their car.” he said. “And full or partial access to Title IV aid a criminal conviction is a stain on because of a drug-related conviction, your record. It implies you’re a bad according to a 2017 report by “Inside person, untrustworthy, a bad element Higher Ed,” an online publication providing news, opinion, job postings to have around.” and other information And past related to colleges misdemeanor drug “There’s a huge and universities. The convictions tend distinction report also noted many to have the biggest other prospective impact on people of between college students don’t color and of limited screening apply for federal means, according your potential financial aid believing to Silberman. As an employees for example, he referred past conduct like a past drug conviction will automatically to a 2017 report disqualify them. titled “Driving While embezzlement, Those who attend Black and Brown in versus someone the upcoming Vermont,” authored who got caught sessions will get free

by Prof. Stephanie with a quarterguidance on how to Seguino of the ounce of pot in fill it out their criminal University of Vermont their car.” record expungement Economic Department, — attorney Dave application.

The and Nancy Brooks, Silberman court charges a $90 a visiting associate fee to process that professor at Cornell University. That report, among application, but income-based fee other things, asserted black drivers waivers are available, and organizers are four times more likely to be are looking for sponsors to help pay searched, subsequent to a stop, than fees for cash-strapped folks who don’t qualify for waivers. Wygmans white drivers in Vermont.

“The lower you are on the socio- said the non-profit Pennywise economic ladder, the more this Foundation has agreed to provide impacts you,” he added, explaining some financial aid.

Other sponsors of the two events low-income citizens are more likely to be flagged for past criminal include Vermont Legal Aid and the behavior filling out applications Center for Justice Reform at Vermont for entry-level jobs, as opposed to Law School. more affluent people moving up the Reporter John Flowers is at corporate ladder. johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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showers off-site,” she said. “It’s (Continued from Page 1A) gauge water levels by looking at easy to take it for granted until it’s nearby ponds, but you can’t see the gone.”

The Orvises had to take out a loan ponds from the road anymore.”

Oosterman’s neighbor has been to have a new well drilled, she said. delivering water to her house in Chevalier is scheduled to do the a 250-gallon sap tank, and her work in about three weeks.

Chevalier is struggling to keep up brother-in-law has also brought water. It could be worse, her well with demand, said service manager water is non-potable and she Dave Chevalier. The drilling normally only uses it for bathing company is about 50 percent and washing but buys her drinking busier than normal and they have a water in bottles from Kinney Drug. backlog.

“Spring/shallow wells are more “It’s just me and my little dog. affected by seasonal rainfall,” We don’t need much,” she said.

Oosterman lost her garden this he said. “Even shallower drilled wells — 50 to 60 feet — are being year, as well.

“The whole thing is quite an impacted. A lot of wells will come inconvenience, and it can get back when it rains, but it takes expensive if you’re not aware several days of soaking rain, which you’re low on water,” she said. “I’m we haven’t gotten (especially in 65 years old and disabled. It’s not northern Vermont).”

Chevalier has easy to lug water into peered down a few the house. Thankfully wells and seen I have wonderful kids “We’ve been “nothing but rocks,” and neighbors. But hauling water he said.

I hate going to the and doing The company’s Laundromat when I laundry and backlog will shrink have a new washer and taking showers when rain comes, dryer.”

In response to a few off-site. It’s easy Chevalier predicted.

Last year a client phone calls and emails to take it for canceled an to town officials, granted until it’s had appointment with the the Ferrisburgh gone.” selectboard discussed — Traci Orvis company after rain had replenished his “water shortage issues well. That same client for town residents with private wells” at its Oct. 2 made an appointment this year and meeting. Selectboard member Steve again canceled.

Gutkowski said he was unaware of LESS RAINFALL Though historic rainfall totals any town resources available to address the issue. Board chair Rick for individual towns, especially Ebel concluded that it “was not small ones like those in Addison an emergency situation.” He had County, can be difficult to compile, spoken with Fire Chief Bill Wager, data from the weather station at the who suggested that residents Middlebury State Airport suggests experiencing shortages could that between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2018, the area has received 22 contact local water haulers.

“Thankfully, we’ve got some rain percent less precipitation than usual — 21.11 inches, compared with coming down now,” Ebel said. a historic average of 27.14 over WATER FROM FIREHOUSE In Monkton, it also was a washing those nine months — according meteorological website machine that tipped off residents to Nana Kristen and Dave Bristol in weatherunderground.com.

In northern Vermont the drought has August.

“We could hear it having trouble become severe (see story, Page 3A).

The Stowe Reporter on Sept. pumping water and then there was 20 reported that springs and wells no water left,” Kristen said.

Kristen and Bristol’s well, which were drying up all over the northern was 25 feet deep, had served the third of the state, the result of “one previous owners fine for 30 years, of Vermont’s worst droughts in two decades.” Some locations had she said.

The couple managed to get a seen less than half their normal well-drilling appointment with precipitation, according to Mark Chevalier Drilling Co., which is Breen, senior meteorologist at the based in Highgate Springs. While Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium they waited, Monkton Town Clerk in St. Johnsbury. Breen added that Sharon Gomez let them into the fire there’s no indication the state will station to get water from the kitchen experience extremely dry or wet conditions this fall. sink there.

In the meantime, according to the “Sharon was really helpful to us,” Reporter, Jericho-based well drillers Kristen said.

Two weeks ago, Chevalier drilled Spafford and Sons has pulled crews from its station near Middlebury to a new well on their property.

“It’s 320 feet (deep),” Kristen cover areas with severe drought. said. “They hit a stream so we have Spafford Vice President Jeffrey enough water for eight houses. We Williams could not be reached for this story. have great water pressure.”

In Ferrisburgh, Penny Oosterman In Starksboro, Traci Orvis and her family live in the house that is hoping for more rain.

“Vermonters are pretty good used to belong to her husband’s about taking care of themselves,” grandparents.

“Old farmhouse, shallow well,” she said. “But I feel like this is Orvis said. “They never had trouble getting close to an emergency.”

Local forecasts are calling for with it, but now we are two adults less than an inch of rain over the and two teenagers.”

Their well ran dry at the end of next 10 days in Middlebury, but weather in Vermont, as everyone July. knows, is always subject to change.

“It just died,” she said.

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Rabbi Stillman to offer Bible talk RIPTON — Danielle Stillman, Rabbi and Associate Chaplain of Middlebury College, will deliver the annual Rabbi Victor E. Reichert Bible Talk at the Ripton Community Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7.

Rabbi Stillman is in her second year at the College, where she works with students to build Jewish community and to foster interfaith connections. She was ordained as a rabbi at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2009 and holds a Master in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, where she studied Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. She also holds a BA in Religion from Oberlin College. In keeping with Rabbi Reichert’s traditional practice, Rabbi Stillman will challenge her listeners to discern what scripture or text from the Hebrew Bible she will present in her talk.

The annual Reichert Bible Talk is a tradition that reaches back to the years just after World War II, when poet Robert Frost invited Rabbi Reichert to visit him at the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference in Ripton. Frost had met Reichert while giving a reading in Cincinnati, where Reichert was rabbi of the Rockdale Temple, the oldest synagogue west of the Alleghenies, from 1924 to 1964. Their friendship deepened, and Rabbi Reichert and his wife Louise eventually bought an old

RABBI DANIELLE STILLMAN one-room schoolhouse near Bread Loaf as a summer cottage.

For many summers, the Reicherts attended the nearby Ripton United Methodist Church, and Rabbi Reichert was invited to give a talk in the late summer on one of the books of the Hebrew Bible, of those scriptures common to Jews and Christians. The “Bible Talk” became an annual event, and the Ripton congregation named Reichert the church’s “Rabbi in Residence.”

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Since Rabbi Reichert’s passing in 1990 at the age of ninety-three, Havurah — The Jewish Community of Addison County — and the United Methodist Churches of Middlebury, East Middlebury and Ripton have collaborated to sustain this interfaith tradition by co-sponsoring the Bible Talk every year.

The Ripton Community Church is located on Route 125 in the village center. Call Norm Tjossem at 802388-0338 for further information.

Free films on environmental topics offered at Marquis

MIDDLEBURY — The Marquis Theater has partnered with Middlebury Mountaineer/ Green Mountain Adventures and the Middlebury Area Land Trust to present two free documentary films on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m.

The first film, “Blue Heart,” was made by Patagonia and tells of the struggle to protect the last pristine rivers of Europe. It focuses international attention on the potential environmental disaster that could affect Europe should these rivers be tampered with dam projects among others. It is the centerpiece of the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign, which has enjoyed tremendous success. To date, the campaign has collected more than 120,000 signatures, delivered to the London office of the European Bank

for Reconstruction and Development, to protect the last pristine rivers of Europe from numerous projects related to dams.

The film was launched at an outdoor public screening next to a disused dam in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April 2018. It was screened at festivals and film events around the world, from Europe to the United States, from Japan to Australia.

The Second film, “The Last Hill,” a 15-minute film about biking and skiing/boarding from Reno to Mt. Whitney, tells the story of a new kind of journey. “We wanted to see the simple scenery that not many see — the saddle vista. I wanted to re-approach my approach to skiing.

Gear, [bike]gears, grub, water and the will to keep pedaling, instead of packing the car and driving to

the trailhead. We started on bikes from Reno, Nevada, and pedaled to the base of the Sierra, loaded down with ski and snowboard gear, ready to summit peaks and rip lines under our own power. We biked through winds that knocked us around, up hills that would never end, on roads that shook us; and we skied ice, corn and everything in between. We made it all the way to the top of Mount Whitney — the tallest peak in the lower 48 states.” says film subject Max Hammer.

While admission is free, those willing and able can make a suggested donation of $5 for individuals, $10 for families. All proceeds go to benefit MALT. Doors at 6 p.m. Movies begin at 7 p.m. The Marquis Theater is located at 65 Main St. in Middlebury.

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We appreciate Chris’s thorough and thoughtful approach to passing laws that benefit our county and the state-at-large, both in his four years in the Vermont House and now in his three terms in the Senate.

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Apple for Apple

REBECCA RACINE, RIGHT, of East Middlebury stands with Happy Valley Orchard’s Mary Pratt just after she found the wooden apple that won her a new iPad at the orchard last Thursday morning. The Apples to iPad giveaway promotion is sponsored by Small Dog Electronics, the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture.

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Lincoln LINCOLN — Community Movie Night will feature “Hotel Transylvania” on Friday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m., at the United Church of Lincoln. Drinks and popcorn will be served. This is a free event. All are welcome.

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, there will be a local history talk at 1 p.m. at the library. The discussion will be about a historical check writing scam that affected a number of local residents (causing bankruptcy for a few). Rowland Robinson mentions this in his book about Danvis. There are some other written references, including a tie in with Walter Burnham.

A small group of people have met a few times to discuss what, in addition to the Take It or Leave It Farm Stand, could be done to promote neighbor helping neighbor.

Thus the Neighbor to Neighbor group was formed. Their next event is Lincoln Apple Day on Saturday,

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Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burnham Hall. This is a free event.

All are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times for safety reasons.

Bring your own apples to make cider, applesauce and pie filling. If you have a cider press you would like to bring, and wish to participate — great! Each participant will be able to make cider, applesauce, and apple pie filling, so bring your own containers to take them home in.

There will also be recipes available to take home with you. Each recipe will use apples as a main ingredient.

Contact Jim Brown at 453-4563 if you have any questions or would like to help.

Potato Hill Park’s opening celebration will be held at LCS on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Festivities begin with a picnic lunch — bring your own — followed by the ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:15 p.m. Come

celebrate the new community park and enjoy the walking path, the climbing structures, the soccer field, the pavilion and sandbox, swings, the garden-to-be, the river and the circular seating. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 28.

SAVE THE DATE: The 11th Annual Fill the Firehouse Food Drive will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27. The five-town area firehouses (Lincoln, Bristol, Monkton, New Haven & Starksboro) will be open from 9 a.m. to noon, accepting food and non-perishable donations to benefit the Have A Heart Food Shelf in Bristol. Cash/check donations will also be accepted.

REMINDER: The Ladies Aid Rummage Sale will be Friday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 6 from 8 a.m. to noon. Saturday is $2/bag day.

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(Continued from Page 1A) That is now a 1.64-cent increase over the 2017-2018 rate rather than a major decrease.

The mistaken town-only rate that Panton residents and non-residential property owners had seen in their August tax bills — not including the part of the rate supporting school spending — was 43.82 cents.

That had been a decrease of about 11 cents from the past year’s municipal rate and is almost 13 cents lower than the town rate to be printed on new bills.

The school portion of Panton’s rates remained the same, $1.65 for homeowners, roughly a 9.5-cent increase from a year ago; and $1.5819 for non-residential property owners, including owners of second homes along Lake Champlain, an increase of about 12 cents.

Bills with a new rate and a letter of apology will go out on Saturday, according to Selectboard Chairman Howard Hall.

Hall said the board is sorry for both its failure of oversight and the mistake made by Town Clerk/ Treasurer Pam Correia in calculating

the rate, something he said a Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) official told him happens more than occasionally.

“Nobody wakes up in the morning to smash the truck into the wall, and goes, ‘That’s what I’m going to do.’

And nobody woke up in the morning and say, ‘You know, I’m really going to put the town in a tizzy and screw up the tax rate.’ This is a mistake someone makes, and talking to VLCT, they’re basically understanding. He said, ‘This happens a lot,’” Hall said.

“Our letter says we apologize for the mistake.”

Town officials said an accounting mistake involving a $140,000 fund balance from the 2017 fiscal year was behind the earlier incorrect tax bills.

Essentially, that fund balance was used as revenue to calculate a lower tax rate, but town voters had dedicated those funds at town meeting in March to be used toward repairs to and upgrades of Panton Town Hall ($100,000) and purchase of a truck for the town highway department ($40,000).

“That number should not have been in that calculation, because by being

in there it dropped the rate,” Correia said on Wednesday. “I corrected that spreadsheet and sent it to the board last night without that number in there.”

Correia said she and the selectboard are acting as quickly as possible to minimize inconvenience.

“The important thing is we’re fixing it now,” Correia said. “We’re being proactive about the whole thing.”

Hall said installments on about 20 of the town’s 320 tax bills have been paid, and adjustments will have to be made for those taxpayers.

Hall also acknowledged that taxpayers who make monthly payments to banks that include escrowed taxes will have to rework those payments, and the town is working quickly to get corrected tax bills out and send information to lenders. Town officials will be able to help answer questions early next week, he said.

“We will have all the corrected tax bills on Friday, and they will be going out probably Saturday morning,” he said.

Questions? Email riptonridgerun@ gmail.com, or call the school at 802-388-2208. All proceeds of this event benefit the Ripton Elementary School student community and it’s hosted by the Friends of Ripton School Inc.

Starksboro. Previous recipients have included local libraries, schools seeking funding for special events or artists-in-residence, elder projects, teen projects, as well as other community groups and individuals. Preference is given to projects and events that reach as many folks as possible, with an emphasis on children.

Grant applications are due on or before Oct. 15. They must be sent to 5-Town Friends of the Arts at 25 Main St., Bristol, VT 05443, or dropped off at Art on Main.

Applications can be downloaded from the organization’s website.

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) to help their neighbors: Lincoln Apple Day. Slated for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Burnham Hall, the event will teach local residents how to make cider, applesauce and apple pie.

Participants are asked to bring their own apples; any extra food at the end of the day will be distributed to those who need it.

Anyone with questions about the event should call Jim Brown 4534563.

The 31st annual Ripton Ridge Run will be held this Sunday, Oct. 7; registration sign-in is from 11 a.m. to noon and all race events begin 12:30 p.m. at the Ripton Elementary School. This event allows runners of all ages to enjoy the fresh air, foliage and country roads of Ripton.

Come for a 10.4-K loop run, a 5-K run and a 5-K “Fun Walk,” plus the Kids’ Race around the school. The courses begin and end at the school, with convenient parking. Lunch is included with registration and available to purchase for non-racers both during and after the races.

Registration also includes a t-shirt for the first 175 entries. Festivities, a raffle and the awards ceremony will follow the races with prizes for top runners and medallions for winners in each age group. Visit riptonridgerun.org to find forms.

Just a reminder that early voting for the Nov. 6 mid-term elections has begun. Registered voters can visit their town clerk’s office during business hours to cast their ballots in a variety of county, state and federal races.

Those who read the story in our Monday edition about the “Cocoon” storytelling event — inspired by “The Moth” — and wanted to go to the show this Friday at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center, take note that we had the wrong time for the show. The curtain goes up at 8 p.m.

— a half hour later than what we published. So you can dawdle over your dessert and still make the show.

The 5-Town Friends of the Arts is now accepting grant applications for its fall round of community grants. The community grants program helps fund events in the fine arts, performing arts, and other cultural experiences to enrich the lives of people living in Monkton, New Haven, Bristol, Lincoln and

The Middlebury-based Havurah Hebrew School will gladly take any unwanted stamps associated with the latest Shaw’s Supermarket promotion. Customers receive a certain amount of stamps per grocery purchase, which can then be cashed in for glass food storage containers.

If you have stamps you’re willing to part with, please contact the Havurah director of education at HhEdDirector@gmail.com to arrange drop off/pick up. Havurah Hebrew School currently has around a dozen students. Containers will be used for a variety of projects, including prepping food for Charter House, bringing holiday food items to local elder care facilities, and ensuring the school can preserve any snack leftovers generously provided

by New Leaf Organics.

The Bristol Conservation Commission is looking for two members to replace incumbents who’ve decided to step down after many years of serving the community. Anyone interested in the workings of the commission and who might be interested in serving can get a glimpse of the panel’s activities when it meets on the second Thursday of each month at the town offices, from 6 -7:30 p.m. For more information, visit bristolvt.org, which has a link to the commission web page that includes a lot of information about the panel and important issues facing the town.

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Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018 — PAGE 15A

Varsity fantasy

QUIDDITCH, THE FICTIONAL sport featured in the Harry Potter books and films, was turned into a sport for non-flying muggles at Middlebury College in 2005. On Saturday the college hosted its annual Middlebury Classis Quidditch Tournament and hosted more than a dozen teams from around New England. Seen here is the Vermont grudge match between Middlebury and UVM. Independent photos/Trent Campbell

presents the

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)-Gary Miller 20.5” length x 5.5” circumference • 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)-Peter Demong 13.5” circumference • Potato (length x circumference)-John Schmitt 10.5” Circ x 8” length • 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)-Kanyarat Menard 20” circumference • Summer Squash (length x circumference)-Lisa Valley 14” x 33.5” • Sunflower (diameter)-Pam Thomas 19” diameter • Tomato (circumference)-(A TIE) Ed Blechner 18” circumference

Kenyarat Menard brought in gigantic root veggies! What a delicious-looking turnip!

and Matthew Biette 18” circumference

• Turnip (circumference)-Kanyarat Menard 20.5” circumference • Zuchini (length x circumference)-David Quenneville 20” length x 17” circumference

NEW CATEGORIES • Melon (circumference)- Gary Miller 39” Watermelon • Winter Squash (length x circumference-Pam Thomas 19” circ. x 13” long • Leafy Greens (length x width)-Wendy Goodwin 29” length by 10.5” wide Horseradish leaves

Gary Miller- One of our most prolific Garden Gamers, has come in quite often lately! Bringing in loads of veggies!

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Richard Lilly-Holy sunflowers! Look at those giantic flowers!

They ended up providing lots of food for neighborhood birds.

We love seeing our neighbors and friends bring in their vegetables! The Garden Game doesn’t end until the first hard frost-so there is plenty of time to bring in some broccoli, cauliflower, and the seasonal favorite PUMPKINS!

PAGE 16A — Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018

Spotlight on the race for the Vermont Senate The six candidates for the Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore were asked to comment on five important issues.

Today, for the second issue, we asked each of the six local candidates for the

Vermont Senate to address water quality with the following prompt: Several years ago, the EPA gave Vermont the option of coming up with its own plan to clean up the Lake Champlain water basin, or they would

Marie Audet — Independent It’s been said that what we do to the earth, we do to ourselves. That is, if we become disconnected from protecting our water, which we depend on to survive, we are only hurting ourselves. Vermont farmers who care for our natural resources know this best. Chuck Ross, Director of UVM Extension, often says, “We don’t get to water quality without agriculture.”

I support the EPA’s plan for guiding how much phosphorus can go into the lake for it to be healthy — called the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The EPA found that agriculture has been the greatest contributor of phosphorus to Lake Chaplain at 41 percent. In the last two years, as a dairy farmer, I’ve seen firsthand that agriculture is the biggest and most economically feasible way to reduce phosphorus going into the lake. Estimates are by as much as 60 percent. Phosphorus reduction from agricultural land also costs 44 times less than improvements to developed land practices.

Bigger returns with a smaller investment — it’s a no brainer.

I also support the pathway to achieve this drastic reduction that was legislated in 2016, called the Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs). These RAPs are the most robust laws and rules in the country.

Following the RAPs is not optional.

It is a requirement for all farms no matter the size or type, and the state is the regulatory authority for enforcement. Farmers need more support in implementing these practices — like planting crops on fields all year long to prevent erosion of soil in the winter and spring. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and UVM Extension have reported that farmers have increased winter cover crops by more than 60 percent since 2015 and conserved more than 150 tons of nutrients in the soil just last year, but we can do more. Recently, on our farm, we’ve invested in equipment that plants seeds without tilling, thereby reducing erosion and carbon emissions from soil, as well as a manure application system that prevents run-off.

The EPA is monitoring the progress of agriculture and other sectors with annual assessments.

Last April, the EPA reported that the Agency of Agriculture met all its milestones. Yet, we know that legacy phosphorus in the lake from practices decades ago will not disappear overnight. We are steadfast on our mission. We have the needed funding through 2021. I will work to find creative ways to fund this work for 2022 forward.

What about other ways phosphorus gets into the lake? Streambank erosion makes up 21 percent, developed land is 18 percent, forests are 16 percent, and waste water treatment facilities are 4 percent.

Regular reports of discharges from waste water treatment plants are alarming. Unlike agriculture, it is legal and within their permits.

There is no doubt that it needs to be fixed. Yet, in this critical time, what improvements will give us the biggest return on our investment?

The answer lies in investing in improvements to the state’s thousands of acres of agricultural land. As a Vermont Senator, alongside Paul Ralston, I will strongly encourage our fellow elected leaders to find innovative solutions that will have the greatest, most cost effective impact to improve our lake.

impose their own solution on the state.

The Legislature took that demand seriously and came up with several ideas, though no plan was passed to raise adequate funding. If you are elected to the Senate, would you take the EPA’s

demand seriously? If you believe that it’s necessary to improve the water quality, what specific measures would you support and how would you fund those initiatives? What would you do to help farmers further address the

Christopher Bray — Democrat In 2015, the Vermont General Assembly passed the Vermont Clean Water Act (VCWA). As Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee, I was responsible for the Senate’s work on this comprehensive blueprint for protecting and cleaning up all the waters of the state. In Vermont, water is held “in the public trust,” meaning it is owned by all of us in common. Every citizen has the right to expect clean water, and likewise, every citizen has an obligation to do their part in protecting and cleaning up our waters.

As we developed the VCWA, the theme was “Everybody In.” And as I walked that bill from Senate Natural Resources down to Senate Finance, I revised that theme — with the broad support of others — to “Everybody In. Everybody Pays.”

This obligation to protect and clean up our waters resides in both state and federal law. Beyond the law, I believe that this work is our moral obligation: we have been “gifted” a beautiful natural environment upon which all living things depend, and in our lifetimes, we have a stewardship duty to protect it.

Let us acknowledge, as did the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources this past spring, that in Vermont “our water quality generally continues to decline.” We can and must do better. And we can and must fund a program adequate to turn around our water quality problems.

If re-elected, I will again introduce a bill to raise the necessary dollars based on the “everybody in, everybody pays” philosophy. My proposal last year raised $14.4 million by asking the owners of each parcel of land to pay approximately 10 cents per day. This creates a strong, broadbase revenue for our water quality work. I hope others bring alternative proposals; I will carefully review each with an open mind. A categorical “no new fees” will not solve the very real and present task we are confronting.

Given adequate funding, how do we spend the money well?

Over the last three years, we have

developed detailed plans for improving water quality based on science — tailoring our work to reflect the sources of pollution, region by region. Here in Addison County, 53 percent of the phosphorus that helps create algae blooms and grow weeds like milfoil comes from agricultural land; therefore, our largest clean-up efforts will be farm-based. We also need to address the other major sources (in declining order: forest land, stream banks, developed land, and wastewater treatment plants).

When we turn our focus to other pollutants, such as the bacteria E. coli, found in fecal matter, then the science tells us to shift our focus to storm water and waste water treatment plants.

Regardless of the pollutant, we must use science to measure the sources of pollutants and their impacts on water quality; then we must prioritize our clean-up work to make the most progress as quickly as possible by selecting the most cost-effective projects first. This is precisely what we are doing now.

We must commit to this essential work, which when rightly viewed, is a decades-long infrastructure investment that will pay dividends in tourism, health, and quality of life.

Paul Ralston — Independent Let’s remember…our goal is clean water. The goal is not to create a big new tax increase. Yes, we need to spend money on cleaning the waters of the state. The responsibility of state government is to make clean water a funding priority — to direct our resources to remediation and forward practices that actually result in cleaner water.

We learned a big lesson after Tropical Storm Irene.

We learned we need to change many long-accepted practices, to direct future public and private spending on projects that were designed with climate change in mind.

These aren’t all high-tech or highcost changes. The most important thing we learned from Irene is that culverts and stream crossings must be sized to handle heavy, localized rain events — one of the realities

of climate change. Those changes, now being made in an organized, ongoing budget process, will help reduce the impact and damage of future climate events.

To oversimplify a complex problem, we need to reduce nutrient erosion, runoff and releases from our land-based activities. We are all responsible, in part, for these activities. They include community developments like impervious surfaces of roads, sidewalks, school buildings and parking lots; community wastewater treatment facilities; commercial developments like buildings and parking; farming; forestry; and erosion from streams and riverbanks.

We are all contributing, and we all have to make changes to adapt.

It’s convenient to blame farm and forestland owners. A better approach

is to help farmers and foresters adopt changes that actually help reduce nutrient loss. Anyone who thinks a farmer doesn’t care about nutrient erosion from their land doesn’t know much about farming. Nutrients — phosphorous, nitrogen, potassium, and others — are valuable. They cost money. When they are lost to erosion, it hurts.

Removing nutrients from our water is difficult and expensive. The search for new technologies that can remediate nutrient-rich water needs to be encouraged and incentivized.

Challenges that use the “power of the prize” are showing promise — even in our small state with the Phosphorus Challenge. Still, our current task must be to reduce erosion, runoff, and wastewater releases; that is the only cost-effective solution.

Some simple but effective solutions are already at hand. Best management practices for farm and forestland are in place and must be promoted and supported. Where costs are a constraint, we must consider the public good of investment in practices like: closing out steep logging roads and installing water bars and properly-sized culverts; leasing farm and forest riparian zones for long-cycle, deep rooted biomass growth; underwriting costs the market won’t bear in advanced manure and food waste management practices (Act 148); and improving the health of soils to retain water and soluble nutrients.

Commercial production and use of biochar in Vermont is an exciting possibility, something that has been used for millennia as a soil amendment. Adding biochar to soil increases soil’s capacity to fix soluble nutrients, creates long-term carbon sequestration, and represents a new market for our struggling forest-products industry.

phosphorus coming off their farms, and how would you address run-off from cities/developed properties, municipal water treatment plants, forests and other natural sources? How would you pay for your plans? Write 350-500 words.

Peter Briggs — Republican I am serious about lake cleanup and the water quality improvements that will be required. There is not good data on how well things are working (as a recent Douglas Hoffer audit (May 21, 2018 / Rpt. No. 1803) pointed out (read it here: tinyurl. com/ydawcwz6), but I believe there are things that need to be done such as increasing phosphorus removal from municipalities, stabilizing stream banks and preventing runoff, increasing soil fertility and removing phosphorous from Lake Champlain.

Algae holds great potential to extract phosphorous from effluent and combining water reuse technology (like that being developed in Israel) would reduce the amount and the cost of processing municipal sewage.

I support using existing funds for pilot projects for such technologies at municipal treatment plants.

The sediment eroded from our Addison County stream banks is often high in phosphorus and is destined to end up in the lake. Protecting stream banks is important. Increasing the fertility of soil is paramount to reduce the phosphorous levels of runoff.

Soil microbes die in water-logged fields. Tile drainage is a must to increase water quality. Combined with irrigation to keep crops and microbes growing and healthy, tile drainage dramatically increases the ability of farm fields to make use of available phosphorous. Farmers bear the costs of tile drainage and irrigation.

Removing phosphorous from the lake is an enormous challenge. Agriculture is necessary to use the phosphorus mined out of the lake, a must if we are going to see any impact in our lifetimes. The mining of the lake can be done by dredging, algae harvesting and floating gardens. I support using existing funds for pilot projects for phosphorous removal.

Dredged slurry can be pumped ashore and processed into topsoil that will boost the fertility of the fields it is put on.

Algae when left to die and rot in the lake contributes to the problem as when it rots, it releases nutrients to continue the cycle and adds to the sludge settling at the bottom of the shallow bays where algae blooms occur. Harvesting the algae would solve this problem and provide a valuable product that will have many uses, not the least of which is oil and energy.

Floating gardens will provide an opportunity for the young people that want to move to Vermont to farm, (crucial to replacing the aging farm demographic). I attended a workshop on this issue just this week in Starksboro. Besides the nutrient uptake from the crops, the gardens will provide shading in the shallow waters that will prove useful as Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae) is highly dependent on sunlight and cannot survive without it.

Ruth Hardy — Democrat Vermont’s waterways are crucial to the well-being of our state and its residents. Clean water promotes personal health, economic vitality, agriculture and forestry initiatives, recreation opportunities, and important wildlife habitats. I take the challenge of cleaning up Lake Champlain and other waterways seriously because doing so is vital to the future of Vermont.

The EPA has required Vermont to reduce its total maximum daily load (TMDL) of phosphorus into the Lake Champlain Basin from all sources including agriculture, developed lands, wastewater, streams, and forested lands. Excess phosphorus promotes toxic algae blooms and water that is unhealthy for drinking, wildlife, and recreation. Because all land-use contributes to phosphorus contamination, all landowners should be required to be part of the solution.

Vermont has promoted an “all-in” approach, and a significant amount of work has already been done to lay the groundwork for water quality improvements. Act 64 of 2015, the Vermont Clean Water Act, strengthened regulatory authority, established the Clean Water Fund, and created state-level administrative structures to oversee this work.

In Addison County, there is evidence of progress. Middlebury’s efforts to protect the Otter Creek wetlands and also implement restoration of the Middlebury River in East Middlebury will mitigate future flooding and reduce sediment and contamination in waterways. State work along Route 7 in North Ferrisburgh established roadway plantings and improved culverts and buffers to better capture and filter highway runoff. Vergennes is in the early phases of planning a sewer upgrade which would reduce overflows into Otter Creek. Farmers across the county are using best management practices such as cover cropping, rotational grazing, conversion to organic, and anaerobic biodigesters.

These and similar methods for reducing phosphorus contamination and mitigating water pollution are crucial, and need to be recognized, incentivized, and supported. Because so much work has already been

done, best practices have been established and regulations are generally in place. Now we must establish 1) clear and fair enforcement measures; 2) cross-sector, public-private partnerships that ensure entities are working together; and 3) a long-term funding source that is equitable, effective, and stable.

The annual all-source funding gap was estimated at over $60 million in early 2017. At that time, the State Treasurer’s report identified numerous existing revenue sources that could be tapped for short-term funding, consisting of a mix of bonds, loans and grants from a variety of governmental and some private sources. Using existing revenue sources is optimal, but insufficient.

Public resources are important to ensure universal progress and offset the cost for those struggling to meet requirements. I would support the State Treasurer’s recommendation of some type of parcel or impervious/ paved surface fee because of the connection to stormwater runoff and ability to ensure everyone contributes toward these efforts.

Finally, water quality issues are a statewide challenge, and are also impacted by toxic chemicals that leach into drinking water. To ensure the health of Vermonters and particularly children, who are most susceptible to environmental contamination, we should take a statewide, holistic approach to clean water issues.

Libertarian candidate Archie Flower did not respond to today’s question in time to be included this week.

Look for candidates’ thoughts on more issues in next Thursday’s Addison Independent.

Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018 — PAGE 17A

CROP Walk (Continued from Page 1A) event with community volunteer Patty Hallam. “Every year the amount we raise grows.”

Of that total 25 percent goes to local food programs. This year, assuming the $28,000 goal is met, seven groups will share $7,000: the John Graham Shelter, the Middlebury Summer Lunch Program, Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (H.O.P.E.), the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf in Bristol, the Vergennes Community Food Shelf, and the Charter House Coalition, which offers Middlebury Community Suppers.

Nationally, the CROP Hunger Walks have raised well over $4 million for hunger fighting programs throughout the world, particularly in developing nations.

According to the CROP website, “When CROP began in 1947 (under the wing of Church World Service, which was founded in 1946), CROP was an acronym for the Christian Rural Overseas Program. Its primary mission was to help Midwest farm families to share their grain with hungry neighbors in post-World War II Europe and Asia.”

Middlebury College President and honorary county Crop Walk Chairperson Laurie Patton (who along with her husband, Shalom Goldman, donated $1,000) raised that history during her opening remarks before the walk began at 1 p.m.

Patton’s remarks resonated with Alex Wolff, a Cornwall resident and longtime CROP walker along with his family, including son Frank and daughter Clara. He said her talk made him look at the walk in “a new light.”

“She pointed out how we walk both for our neighbors and for people we don’t know around the world, and added that there’s something sacred about acting on behalf of someone you don’t know.

And then she said this, which caused the tumblers in my head to fall into place: Crop Walk can be traced to the aftermath of World War II, when Church World Service fed hungry people in Europe and Asia,” Wolff said in an email to the Independent.

“And I realized that people like us had once upon a time fed my father (Frank and Clara’s grandfather), aunt and grandmother, who were food insecure in Germany in 1945 and ’46 and ’47. So you walk for people you don’t even know, and maybe even some you will know but don’t yet realize it.”

Wolff team, “The Wolff’s Den,” according to the Addison County Crop Walk website was the third most successful among fundraising groups walking, with a total of $850 in pledges. The Weybridge Wanders led the groups with $1,945, and the members of the Middlebury College track and field team, 15 of whom walked, pulled in $1,048.

Senior track team captain Lucy Lang, a Lexington, Mass., resident with “a connection to” the

Middlebury Congregational Church, said it was the second year the team walked, and she hoped it wouldn’t be the last for a squad that prides itself in community involvement.

“A lot of the people on the team are really passionate about the issue of food security, given how prevalent it is in Middlebury, Vt., and are working in the local organizations

and food shelves,” Lang said. “So it’s something our team really cares about.”

Individually, walker Liane Barrera raised $1,030, and Patty Hallam, the co-chairwoman, pulled in $900.

Couple John and Peg Myhre were listed third and fourth separately, but between them raised $945.

McKay said the final total won’t

be known until all the pledges trickle in over the course of the next month or so, but she expects a tally in line with last year’s record amount.

“We expect to raise anywhere from $26,000 to $28,000,” McKay said. “We have some very generous anonymous donors.”

McKay said the high level of cooperation and participation among

members of various faiths makes the annual walk a success.

“Its one of the things that brings all of the county’s faith-based communities together,” McKay said.

“It’s everybody getting together to solve this problem of food insecurity.”

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

Huntley warned.

“You realize that long-term, when any population of people doesn’t feel like they can bounce back, that they’re having a hard time coping, that they don’t feel connected to their community, that’s when you see the opiate problems, mental health problems, increases in depression and (thoughts of suicide) occur,” Huntley said.

Instilling better resiliency skills in people at an early age could help stem drug addiction, alcoholism and suicide rates later on, officials reasoned.

“It’s not a quick turnaround; it’s a long-term process,” Huntley acknowledged.

But you have to start somewhere, and here in Addison County, it began with this month’s series of workshops for parents to learn resiliency skills they can pass on to their children.

The remaining Thursday gatherings will be held at Vergennes Union Elementary School from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. on Oct. 11, 18 and 25.

Participants will learn seven “building blocks for resiliency” that can help children better handle the bumps and bruises that life has

in store. The “seven Cs,” as offered

by Kenneth Ginsburg in his book, “Building resiliency in Children and Teens,” include: • Competence — teaching children the skills to trust their judgments, make responsible choices and face difficult situations.

• Confidence — developing a deep sense of security in one’s ability to confront challenges.

• Connection — a sense of belonging to, and feeling safe in, a wider world.

• Character — learning the ability to make wise choices.

• Contribution — realizing that giving back to one’s community contributes to a sense of belonging.

• Coping — adopting positive, rather than destructive, strategies to handle life’s crises.

• Control — instilling in children the knowledge that they enjoy a great measure of control over themselves and their actions, thus allowing them to better live with the consequences.

Cook, Huntley and their colleagues are brainstorming other ideas and events to promote resiliency in kids.

Some examples include developing community service opportunities, training educators how to impart resiliency skills, and giving students more information about building confidence and self-esteem.

Planning is under way for a “resiliency story telling” event

on Nov. 8, at which youths will be invited to share their powerful stories of bouncing back in tough times. The time and location of that event is still being worked out.

Ultimately, organizers want children to be comfortable asking for help when they are in a difficult or dark place.

“I think we have a great foundation in this community for (children) to do that,” Cook said.

Parents interested in attending one or more of the resiliency sessions at VUES are urged to RSVP, especially if childcare is needed, to Elissa Best at ebest@anwsd.org or (802) 877-3761.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

MANY MEMBERS OF the Middlebury College Track and Field team walked in Sunday’s CROP Hunger Walk and collectively the team raised more than $1,000 to fight food insecurity.

Courtesy photo

Youth (Continued from Page 1A) schools, the Department of Health and CSAC specifically framing their surveys and programming to hone in on resiliency issues.

“The thing that struck us about all (the data sources) is that they were saying the same thing,” Huntley said. “It all said ‘low resiliency.’ To think that half of our kids don’t think they matter to somebody is not OK. It was kind of a wake-up call.”

Feeling insignificant, alone and powerless can lead individuals into a lengthy tailspin from which some never fully recover, Cook and

MOIRA COOK, LEFT, of the Vermont Department of Health and Cheryl Huntley of the Counseling Service of Addison County have helped organize a series of events to help instill resiliency in local children.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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Buker

JENN BUKER RECENTLY celebrated 16 years of being cancer-free.

Her Middlebury business, Pro Skin Studio, is donating $16 to breast cancer research for every 90-minute service it provides throughout October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

(Continued from Page 1A) 2002, that Buker decided she’d take a pass on a “boob job,” but the surgeon advised her to have the lump removed from her left breast.

Buker had the biopsy done on the pea-sized growth in July of 2002.

A week later, her physician delivered the news no one wants to hear.

“He said “Jennifer, I really hate to tell you this over the phone, but you have breast cancer,’” Buker said, her eyes pooling from her mental replay of that terrible call.

“It was literally like a punch in the face,” she said. “I immediately burst into tears. I can literally remember exactly where I was standing in front of my desk… It was a lot of information I wasn’t prepared to listen to.”

She began processing the information through a fog of incredulity. She had a condition known as “ductal carcinoma in side shoe,” meaning a very early stage of cancer. Of chief concern: The tumor had “dirty margins,” indicating this was a tricky medical situation.

A subsequent exam and biopsy further clarified the situation. It turned out that while the lump itself was benign, the breast tissue underneath was cancerous.

A vivacious and positive person by nature, Buker knew she wasn’t going to wallow in self-pity.

She decided to be proactive about her condition and recovery process.

“I’m a fixer,” she said.

‘A REALLY BIG DEAL’ And the safest fix, according to her

physician, was a mastectomy.

Again, clouds had blotted out a ray “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a really big of sunshine during this stormy period deal,’” Buker recalled. “But I’ll still of her life. have one breast and will still be able Always trying to see the glass as to breast feed.” half full, Buker was heartened by the Still, Buker sought a second knowledge she could get pregnant opinion from a different physician — and did, again, in April of the who reviewed her medical records following year (2003). When it was and pitched an even more clear she was going to severe course of action. keep this baby, a son she “He said, ‘I’m going “The and her husband would to recommend a double generosity of name Grayson, Buker mastectomy,’” she the time and turned her attention to recalled. how she’d feed her firstthe love to Buker took the advice. born.

Surgeons removed both donate milk to She knew that breast her breasts, immediately another mom milk was the most natural replacing them with that couldn’t and nutritious thing she implants. could give her child, (nurse) “It was the hardest was truly but didn’t have a way of decision I had ever had to providing it herself. staggering.” make,” Buker said.

“I was at a point — Jenn Buker where, ‘How am I going “I was a 31-year-old woman that just had to breast feed, because I removed the thing that defines you as don’t have any nipples?’” she said. a woman, and as a mother.”

One of her mom’s friends, a But as the Iranian poet Saadi said, lactation consultant, told her about “The rose and the thorn and sorrow seven facilities nationwide that and gladness are linked together.” store and sell surplus mother’s milk Two weeks after losing her breasts, for parents unable to produce their Buker learned she’d be gaining a own. Buker immediately looked child. into her chances of making some A month after her operation, on withdrawals, but at $3.25 an ounce, Oct. 31, 2002, she and her longtime she knew it was out of her price boyfriend married. range. Her health insurance company “All of a sudden, we were dealing had denied her coverage for the with these big, grownup issues,” milk purchases, stating it “wasn’t Buker said. considered medically necessary.”

But Buker’s rollercoaster ride was So Buker faced paying for the far from over. And this time the tracks mom’s milk on her own dime. And took another nosedive. considering a healthy, growing baby Three weeks after saying, ‘I do,’” can consume around 32 ounces daily, Buker miscarried. she was looking at a tab of more than

$17,000 for a six-month supply.

FEEDMYBABY.COM Undaunted, she launched a (nowdefunct) website called “feedmybaby. com” that featured her story and a request for donations to pay for a three-week supply of mother’s milk.

Her appeal touched hearts throughout the country. She shared her story with newspapers like the Wall Street Journal, People magazine, and TV shows that included “Good Morning America.”

“It just exploded,” Buker said.

The publicity didn’t really translate into a financial windfall. But it did result in many offers of surplus milk from nursing mothers far and wide.

These “milk mommas,” as Buker called them, were more than happy to go through the careful screening process to make sure their milk was appropriate for Grayson. Several donors even covered the costs of packaging the milk in dry ice and sending it to Buker.

“The response was insane,” she said of the milk donations that poured in so steadily, she had to buy a large freezer to store it all. Forty moms ultimately pumped surplus milk into Buker’s supply. One of them was a surrogate mom whose breast milk wasn’t desired by the parents of the child she bore. Another mom came over to personally breastfeed Preston, her second child, born in December of 2004.

“I sat there just next to her, crying tears all over (Preston),” Buker said. “It mattered so much to me; it probably mattered more because I couldn’t do it.”

She’s still friends with a couple of those moms and occasionally visits with them. Buker ended up moving back to Lincoln in 2006.

So abundant was the milk supply that Grayson consumed only breast milk for all but one of his first 52 weeks. The donations continued during Preston’s infancy.

“The generosity of the time and the love to donate milk to another mom that couldn’t (nurse) was truly staggering,” Buker said, wiping tears from her face. “I couldn’t thank them enough.”

BREAST CANCER DONATION Buker, now 47, runs Pro Skin Studio, a Middlebury business that offers a range of dermatological services, like peels, waxing and massage. She wants to help other women battling breast cancer, so her business is donating $16 (a dollar for every year she’s been cancer-free) to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation during the entire month of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Grayson and Preston are currently on the cusp on 15 and 14 years old, respectively. She hopes the experience of having had milk mommas makes them better husbands and fathers.

“I hope they think about this when they’re dads and that they’re able to support their wives in being able to breastfeed,” Buker said.

Substance disorder services expanded

MONTPELIER — Ten Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Vermont — including one in Bristol — were recently awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to further expand access to substance use disorder and mental health services in response to the national opioid crisis.

The $2.8 million in new funding, announced in late September, will expand access to integrated services by increasing personnel and enhancing infrastructure.

HRSA recognizes that primary care settings, like the community health centers supported by HRSA’s Health Center Program, have increasingly become a gateway to integrated care for individuals with substance use disorder and primary care needs.

The Vermont FQHCs receiving HRSA’s 2018 Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services awards include Mountain Health Center in Bristol.

“HRSA is committed to fighting this crisis by supporting our grantees with resources, technical assistance, and training,” said HRSA Administrator George Sigounas.

“These funds enable HRSA grantees to continue to implement or expand substance use disorder and mental health services across the Nation.”

In 2017, more than 1,500 Vermonters received medicationassisted treatment at a Vermont FQHC.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018

MATT DICKERSON

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One-fish afternoon Alex and I had spent a couple hours fishing our way slowly up the Middlebury River. Though Alex had seen several small fish nipping at his flies, neither of us had yet slipped anything into the net.

Summer was stumbling to an end.

A few streamside trees were showing off varying degrees of fall foliage.

However, thanks to the drought that had plagued the state throughout 2018, much of the hillside was transitioning straight from green to brown, skipping all the orange, yellow and especially bright red that make our state famous. The stream was also flowing low even by summer standards.

Much as I delight in Vermont’s landscapes and colorful fall hillsides, what I really hoped for that afternoon was to come upon a fat brown trout or brook trout taking on its own fall foliage: the deep rich spawning brook-trout hues of red and yellow, or the rich golden tone of the trout named for its color. I had tied on the classic late-summer early-fall “hopper-dropper” fly combination: an imitation grasshopper floated on the surface as a dry fly, with a small mayfly nymph drifting underwater a couple feet below it on a long piece of tippet. Neither fly had elicited any sort of strike so far, and I was considering changing flies when I came up to a large boulder in the middle of the river. The current swirled around both sides. On the near side, it plunged through a narrow gap with a deep hole filled and covered in roiling white foam. I launched my flies up toward the top of the foam, dropping them down in the narrow channel of slightly calmer water up against the boulder. I could see the hopper floating along the surface.

Somewhere below it, my other fly drifted in the column of water, invisible to my eyes, hopefully down close to the bottom.

When my hopper sudden plunged below the surface, I lifted my rod tip hoping that some foraging trout had nipped at the nymph beneath the surface. I was not disappointed.

(See Dickerson, Page 2B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 10/2 Mt. Abe at Colch. ............ Ppd. to 10/20 10/2 Burlington vs. MUHS............... 1-0 (OT) 10/2 Fair Haven at OV..................Postponed Boys’ Soccer 10/3 VUHS at Milton...............................Late 10/3 MUHS at Missisquoi.......................Late 10/3 Fair Haven at OV............................Late 10/3 Mt. Abe at Spaulding......................Late Girls’ Soccer 10/1 Leland & Gray vs. OV............ 3-2 (2OT) 10/2 Rice at Mt. Abe.................. Ppd. to 10/8 10/2 MUHS vs. Missisquoi........................4-0 10/2 GMVS at VUHS................. Ppd. to 10/3 10/3 Long Trail at OV..............................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Soccer 9/30 Midd. vs. Maine-Farmington.............6-0 Women’s Soccer 9/30 Midd. vs. New England Coll..............2-1 10/3 Castleton at Midd............................Late

(See Schedule, Page 3B)

Sports BRIEFS Bellows Falls runs past OV football

MUHS SENIOR MIDFIELDER Ada Anderson pursues a loose ball with a Missisquoi opponent in Swanton on Tuesday. The Tigers pulled away in the late going for a 4-0 victory that was their second of the season. MVU remained winless.

St. Albans Messenger photo/ Ben Kaufmann

MUHS girls’ soccer shuts out Missisquoi Second-half surge nails down victory

By DONNA FLANDERS SWANTON — Strong defense and goaltending by the Missisquoi Valley girls’ soccer team held visiting Middlebury Union High School to one first-half goal on Tuesday, but the Tigers pulled away for a 4-0 victory Tuesday despite 19 saves

from Thunderbird keeper Madison Conley.

Ivy Doran gave Middlebury a 1-0 lead with 18:47 left in the opening half, the only shot Conley would let by before the break. Doran then converted a Michelle Skovsgaard assist two minutes into the second half as the Tigers began to take charge.

Assistant coach Ron Vincent said MVU’s defense had a good game: “Middlebury had some nice passes

and a couple of nice touch passes, and those are hard to defend. But the defense played well.”

MUHS Coach Wendy Leeds said her Tigers left some goals on the table by failing to finish good setups and hit the corners, but she was pleased with some elements of her team’s performance.

“We were able to execute some things that we’ve been working on, like one-touch passing, triangles

of support, and pass-backs to the goalkeeper,” Leeds said.

MVU forwards Brianna Parent, Bailey Bergeron and Mercedes Slack made runs but couldn’t work past enough of the Middlebury defense to get good shots. Tiger first-half goalie Carly Burger did not make a save, and in the second half Julia Bartlett stopped two shots.

With 13 minutes left Ada Ander(See MUHS, Page 2B)

Former VUHS standout to assist Panther nine MIDDLEBURY — Former Vergennes Union High School and Castleton University baseball standout Devin Hayes has joined the Middlebury College baseball program as an assistant coach.

A 2017 Castleton graduate and four-year starting pitcher for the Spartans, Hayes helped Castleton win four straight North Atlantic Conference titles. He compiled a career record of 19-4, a 2.66 earned run average and struck out 183 batters in 203.1 innings for the Spartans.

During his senior season Hayes posted a 7-1 record with five complete games, a 1.58 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 62.1 innings of work, earning First Team All-NAC and several regional honors.

After graduating from Castleton,

Hayes spent the At VUHS Hayes summer playing in played a key role as the Alaskan College the Commodores won Baseball League, regthe 2012 Division II istering a 3.03 earned baseball title, winning run average in 32.2 a complete-game innings, striking out 30 three-hitter in the final. batters and tallying a Hayes also played for 2-2 record. the VUHS basketball In the summer of team that won the 2013 2018, Hayes helped the D-II basketball chamIrish National Baseball pionship. team win Pool C of the Panther Head Coach European ChampionMike Leonard welships, striking out 10 comed Hayes to the DEVIN HAYES batters in five innings program. of work against Norway. He plans “Devin Hayes will be an outstandto continue competing with the Irish ing addition to our coaching staff,” National team as well as pursuing said head coach Mike Leonard. “He professional baseball opportunities in was a tremendous competitor as a the U.S. player, and his work ethic will make

him an excellent coach. He had a solid career at Castleton and knows what it takes to compete at a high level.”

Hayes becomes the second former Commodore standout to join a Panther coaching staff this year following the summer hire of 2010 VUHS graduate Connor Merrill to assist the Middlebury men’s basketball program.

The Panther baseball program also hired former professional baseball pitcher Devin Burke to assist Leonard. Burke competed for six seasons in the Colorado Rockies’ minor league organization, making it as high as the AAA level, and also pitched for the New Britain Bees in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball this summer.

Burke was a college standout at Virginia Tech.

BRANDON — Visiting Bellows Falls rolled to a 58-21 victory over the Otter Valley Union High School football team on Saturday in the Otters’ homecoming game.

The Terriers took a 14-0 lead in the Division II matchup on their first two possessions, but OV answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Rowe to Nate Hudson, a play set up by a long completion to Dylan Mackie.

The Otters then recovered an onside kick, but failed to move the ball, and the Terriers regained momentum and piled on 23 unanswered points before halftime.

Nathaniel Blake scored two second-half touchdowns for the Otters, one on a 75-yard kickoff return and one on a 15-yard run.

Terrier back Jed Lober ran for 94 yards and two TD, quarterback Griffin Waryas threw a 60-yard TD pass and ran for a score, Brady Clark ran for 87 yards, and Julian Christianson rushed for 60 yards and a score as the Otters could not contain the 4-1 Terriers’ offense. The Bellows Falls defense also sacked Rowe five times.

The Terriers host Mount Abraham/ Vergennes on Saturday afternoon, and at the same time the 1-4 Otters will entertain Mount Anthony.

Tiger field hockey falls in overtime BURLINGTON — Host Burlington on Tuesday scored late in overtime to deal the Middlebury Union High School field hockey team a 1-0 setback.

Grace Kahl scored the game-winner for the 1-6-1 Division I Seahorses, with an assist from Hamdi Jafar.

According to Burlington stats, Seahorse goalie Rotha Ibraham stopped eight shots, and goalie Cassie Bettis made 16 saves for the Tigers.

MUHS dropped to 1-6 headed into a Thursday game at Mount Abraham.

The 5-0-2 Eagles’ Tuesday game at Colchester was postponed until Oct. 20. Otter Valley’s home game vs.

Fair Haven was also postponed, with a makeup date to be announced.

OV girls’ soccer bested in 2 OTs TOWNSHEND — The Otter Valley Union High School girls’ soccer team fell on Monday, 3-2, in double overtime to host Leland & Gray.

Arin Bates scored with 1:17 left in the second overtime to give the 6-3 Colonels the win. Leland & Gray outshot OV, 32-14, and got two regulation strikes from Ellie Longo.

Olivia White notched her 14th and 15th goals of the fall for OV, one on a penalty kick and the other by finishing after a long solo run. The Otters dropped to 3-6 heading into a Wednesday home game vs. Long Trail.

Teams share titles at Ralph Myhre

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football 10/5 MUHS at Burr & Burton................ 7 PM 10/6 Mt. Abe/VUHS at B. Falls............. 1 PM 10/6 Mt. Anthony at OV........................ 3 PM 10/12 BHS/SBHS at MUHS.................. 7 PM 10/13 NCU at Mt. Abe/VUHS................ 1 PM 10/13 Mill River at OV........................... 7 PM Field Hockey 10/4 MUHS at Mt. Abe..................... 3:45 PM 10/4 OV at Burr & Burton...................... 4 PM 10/8 MMU at Mt. Abe....................... 3:45 PM 10/8 S. Burlington at MUHS............ 3:45 PM 10/9 Windsor at OV.............................. 7 PM 10/10 Colchester at MUHS.............. 3:45 PM 10/10 Mt. Abe at Essex.................... 3:45 PM 10/12 MUHS at CVU....................... 3:45 PM 10/12 Rice at Mt. Abe...................... 3:45 PM 10/13 Spaulding at OV........................11 AM Boys’ Soccer 10/6 MUHS at Spaulding...................... 3 PM 10/6 VUHS at Mt. Abe.......................... 3 PM 10/9 VUHS at MUHS............................ 4 PM 10/9 OV at Woodstock.......................... 4 PM

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ADDISON’S MICHAEL DAVIS, second from right, claimed his third straight NRA Junior World Shooting Championship at a competition in Glengary, W.Va., between Sept. 20 and 22. Davis, a Vergennes Union High School junior, once again earned the $1,000 first-place prize in the three-day, 12-stage, multi-discipline competition designed to test all-around shooting ability with a variety of firearms. Davis has been competing successfully in a variety of local, regional and national events for the past eight years.

MIDDLEBURY — The duos of Joan Guertin and Nicole Laberge and Eileen Sims and Kathy Mackey were the big winners on Sunday, when the Ralph Myhre Golf Course staged its annual women’s member-member tournament.

Guertin and Laberge were the Low Gross winners, with Sims and Mackey in second place, while Sims and Mackey posted the best Low Net score, with Guertin and Laberge finished second in that race.

On Saturday Ralph Myhre hosted an alternate-shot tournament, with the tandem of Dick Crumb and Tim Etchells posting the best Low Gross score, and the team of Jeff Stetson and Russ Reilly winning the Low Net contest.

On Sept. 27 the Thursday Bill Davidson Men’s Golf winning team was Mike Adams, Tom McGinn and Richard Hodgston, while Paul Politano posted the day’s best low net score.

On Sept. 28’s Friday Mixer the foursome of Deb Hadeka, James Hadeka, Father Skip Baltz and Jim Craig were winners.

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, October 4, 2018

Panther field hockey wins twice

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Middlebury College field hockey team won two recent games to improve to 9-0, 5-0 in NESCAC play. The defending NCAA Division III champions have won 25 straight games.

The Panthers remain No. 1 in the NCAA rankings, but will face a challenge at home this weekend: No. 3 Tufts, which is 8-0 overall and at 5-0 in league play the only other unbeaten team in NESCAC, will visit Middlebury at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

On this past Saturday the Panthers scored four times in the second half in a 4-1 win at NESCAC rival Colby (4-4, 1-4 NESCAC).

Colby scored on its only shot on

goal of the first half, when Merel van Gijzen converted on an early penalty corner. Middlebury pressed for the equalizer, but Mule keeper Riley Whitmyer (11 saves) held the fort.

But 1:32 into the second half Whitmyer could not stop Marissa Baker, who knocked in a pass from Danielle Brown. At 13:28 Julia Richards made it 2-1 by tapping the ball home at the right post.

About a minute later Middlebury keeper Megan Collins stopped Myri Skodock’s turnaround shot from point-blank range.

Middlebury added late goals from Erin Nicholas and Brown.

On the previous Wednesday the

Panthers also surrendered a first-half goal on a penalty corner, but erupted in the second half with five goals in a 5-1 win at Skidmore.

Thoroughbred Mariah Redler gave Skidmore the lead on her team’s only shot on goal, and Skidmore goalie Elizabeth Coughlin made a number of her 13 saves in the first half.

At 1:23 of the second half Molly Freeman cashed in a pass from Erin Nicholas. Just 1:24 later Emma Johns knocked in an assist from Isabel Chandler. Brown, Grace Jennings and Erin Hogan added goals for Middlebury. Middlebury earned advantages of 25-1 in shots and 16-1 in penalty corners.

when I’m fighting a fish. I’m never a good judge of how long it takes me to land a fish. I once fought a 40-pound king salmon in Alaska on a fly-rod for an hour and a half. By

the time I landed it, it had pulled me a quarter mile down river, out of sight of where I first hooked it. I would have had almost no idea how long it took me to land except that my father videoed some of the battle and his video had time stamps.

This Vermont fish now on my line somewhere below my hopper was not a 40-pounder, but when — after something between five seconds and five minutes — I managed to lift it briefly up out of the foam to the surface of the pool and caught a glimpse of it, I was pretty sure it would be my largest Vermont trout so far this year. But only if I could land it. I was fishing with a small fly and light tippet that would not take much to break, and so I had to be careful. Over the next minute or so — or perhaps it was 10 minutes — I managed to lift the behemoth of the deep up to the surface a couple more times, and get enough glimpses to know my original assessment was accurate.

My heart beat fast, like the pulsing of my rod tip connecting me to that fish. Even from the quick view, I could see that it was a brown trout in bright spawning garb. The size and beauty of the fish put more pressure on me not to lose it.

Eventually I enticed the fish out of the foam-filled plunge pool and out into a wider pocket of water.

After another minute or four, I was able to lead it into my net. Though my heart still beat fast, I breathed a sigh of relief as I admired a golden male trout with hints of blue on its gill-plate and black circles giving way to vivid chocolate-brown spots on the lower back side.

Alex took a few photos as I unhooked the fish, and then measured it against the handle of the net. The measurement told us 21.5 inches. I wasn’t sure I was holding it steady, so I downgraded it to a mere 21 inches — still the largest trout I’d caught in Vermont this year. It also proved to be the only fish we caught that day. But that was OK with me.

It was enough fall foliage viewing, at least until the following weekend.

Dickerson (Continued from Page 1B) And when the rod bent over hard with throbbing tugs, I knew I had a good-sized fish.

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TIGER SOPHOMORE DEFENDER Mardi Horne looks upfield to make a play during the MUHS girls’ soccer team’s 4-0 win at Missisquoi on Tuesday. Horne and the rest of the back line allowed only two shots on the Tiger net.

St. Albans Messenger photo/ Ben Kaufmann

MUHS (Continued from Page 1B) son went one-on-one against Conley and slipped one past her to make it 3-0.

T-Bird Bartlett made back-to-back saves with 7:55 to go. Leeds called the second one spectacular: “(She)

went corner to corner and slid to keep a toe-poked ball from rolling into her opposite low corner.”

Alice Ganey finished the scoring with 1:55 left, and Isadora Luksch assisted both hers and Anderson’s strikes.

Conley made diving saves throughout the game.

“Unbelievable, like usual,” Vincent said. “She is just amazing and some of the stuff she comes up with just blows your mind. She is the best goalie in the league by far.”

Men’s soccer nets tie, victory on the road WATERVILLE, Maine — The Middlebury College men’s soccer team netted a tie and a win on the road this past weekend to improve to 3-2-2 overall, 2-2-1 in NESCAC play.

The Panthers’ league record puts

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Middlebury took the lead at 21:48 of the first half on a Daniel O’Grady penalty kick. Colby’s Cam Cloude tied the game 10:32 into the second half.

In the first overtime Colby hit the crossbar, and Panther keeper Matthew Hyer (three saves) stopped Asa Berolzheimer’s bid on the rebound.

In the second overtime Hyer tipped a Colby shot over the crossbar.

Middlebury held advantages in shots of 16-8 and of 13-2 in corner kicks. Colby goalie Dan Carlson made nine saves.

On Sunday the Panthers picked up a 6-0 win at host non-league foe Maine-Farmington (3-6-0). Brandon Reid and Ben Potter converted Drew Goulart assists in the first 21 minutes, and late in the half the Panthers stretch the lead to 4-0 on a Shams Mohajerani strike and a Maine-Farmington own goal.

In the second half Henry Wilhelm, by converting a Fazl Shaikh corner kick, and Brendan Barry added Panther scores. Maine-Farmington goalie Michael Pingree stopped two shots, while Hyer and Marco Kaper were untested in the Panther net.

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Middlebury football whips Mules WATERVILLE, Maine — The Middlebury College football team on Saturday scored 21 fourth-quarter points and forced five turnovers to defeated host Colby, 31-14. The win moved the Panthers to 2-1 heading into a 1:30 p.m. home game vs.

Amherst on this coming Saturday.

The Panthers scored the only points of the first half early on.

Will Jernigan recovered a fumbled Colby punt reception after the Panthers failed to move on their first possession. One play later, Panther quarterback Jack Meservy connected with tight end Frank Cosolito on a 20-yard scoring strike. The touchdown was Cosolito’s third in three games and the fifth-straight game he has scored dating back to last season.

The Mules drove to the Middlebury 12-yard line on their next possession, but Panther Colin Paskewitz forced a fumble that was picked up by teammate Zander Bailey. The Mules returned the favor by stopping Middlebury on fourth-and-goal from

the Colby one, and the half ended with Middlebury up, 7-0.

Colby quarterback Matt Hersch threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Smith at 7:12 of the third quarter as the Mules knotted the score at 7-7.

Middlebury fumbled the ensuing kickoff, but the Middlebury defense held, and Michael Carr blocked a 19-yard field goal attempt.

Late in the quarter Panther kicker Carter Massengill converted a 25yard field goal to put his team up 10-7, points that came after a Charles Roselle interception at the Mule eight-yard line.

After holding Colby on fourthand-two from the Panther 11-yard line, Middlebury marched 90 yards on eight plays in 3:31, taking a 17-7 lead on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jernigan, now in at QB, to Cosolito with 6:22 remaining.

Just over a minute later, Panther Matthew Daniel picked off a pass and returned it 32 yards for a touch-

down to make it 24-7.

Roselle picked up a Colby fumble on its next possession, and Roselle returned it 14 yards to the Mule six-yard line. Jernigan scored on a six-yard run on the next play to make it 31-7. Hersch hit Andrew DeFranco for a late Colby touchdown to create the final score.

Jernigan rushed for 79 yards on 11 carries and also completed seven of 12 passes for 95 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Meservy finished four for nine for 36 yards, also tossing a TD and an interception. Peter Scibilia rushed for 72 yards on 13 carries.

Panther Jonathan Hobart led all tacklers with 10, while Bobby Ritter and Kevin Maxwell each had seven stops.

Colby QB Hersch completed 20 for 36 passes for 182 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Panthers limited Colby back Jake Schwern to 82 yards on 29 carries.

Women’s soccer extends best-ever start

COMMUNITY BANK N.A. Regional Manager Anita Bourgeois cuts wood from a fallen tree during the banks observance of National Good Neighbor Day this past Friday.

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Middlebury College women’s soccer team picked up two road wins this past weekend to improve to 9-0, the Panthers’ best start in program history.

They were ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division III in last week’s poll, and at 5-0 in NESCAC play are the only team without a loss or tie in league action.

The Panthers will face a tough match at home this Saturday at 1:30 p.m.: Tufts (6-2-1, 3-1-1 NESCAC) will visit Dragone Field at 1:30 p.m.

They were also set to host Castleton on Wednesday after the deadline for the sports section.

On this past Saturday the Panthers

Bank volunteers help out in Bristol

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BRISTOL — Community Bank N.A. branches across New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Massachusetts celebrated National Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28, by engaging in neighborly activities and donating to community causes.

In total, Community Bank N.A. donated $55,250 to local nonprofits throughout its fourstate footprint, with 32 branches across New England contributing $8,000 to local nonprofits of their choice.

From raking leaves and washing windows to hosting bake sales and food drives, more than 90 branches joined the celebration to spread neighborly spirit.

Locally, the Bristol and Vergennes branches participated by collecting cold-weather clothing throughout September for Addison Community Action Group.

The team also spent time around the town helping local seniors with yard work.

“As a community bank, being a good neighbor and an active participant in our community is part of our core values,” Community Bank N.A. Vergennes and Bristol Branch Manager Stepheni Newton said.

“We’re not just your local teller or branch manager — we live here in Addison County and we’re invested in our region’s future. National Good Neighbor

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10/9 Mt. Abe at Milton........................... 4 PM 10/12 Missisquoi at VUHS.................... 4 PM 10/12 MUHS at Mt. Abe........................ 4 PM 1012 Mill River at OV............................ 8 PM Girls’ Soccer 10/5 VUHS at Mt. Abe.......................... 4 PM 10/5 MUHS at Spaulding...................... 4 PM 10/8 Rice at Mt. Abe............................. 4 PM 10/9 OV at Bellows Falls...................... 4 PM 10/10 Mt. Abe at Missisquoi.................. 4 PM 10/10 Spaulding at VUHS..................... 4 PM

MARYROSE MAYNARD, A teller with Community Bank N.A., which has branches in Vergennes and Bristol, rakes a lawn on Friday during National Good Neighbor Day.

Day was a chance to thank and highlight our neighbors who do so much for our community.”

National Good Neighbor Day was created in 1971 by Becky Mattson from Lakeside, Montana, and proclaimed a national day by

President Jimmy Carter in 1978 to raise public awareness that good neighbors help achieve human understanding and build strong, thriving communities. It is celebrated annually on Sept. 28 as a day of gratitude and community building.

surrendered an early goal before topping host Colby, 4-1, in a NESCAC contest. The Mules dropped to 3-4, 1-4 in league play.

Colby’s Kara Wilson made it 1-0 in the fifth minute with a long, curling shot from the right side. In the 29th minute Sara DiCenso touched in a cross from Olivia Miller to make it 1-1.

Middlebury took the lead in the second half’s 11th minute, when Leah Salzman touched in an Alex Barber cross from the left. In the final 15 minutes Eliza Robinson ran onto a long kick by Panther goalie Ursula Alwang (three saves) and lofted

home a shot from distance, and Eliza Van Voorhis pinged a 15-yard shot in off the left post. Colby goalie Dani Lonati made five stops.

On Sunday the Panthers visited New England College (6-6-1) and claimed a 2-1 victory. Van Voorhis chipped a shot home in the third minute, and Simone Ameer converted a DiCenso pass from the left in the 37th minute. NEC scored from long range in the second half.

For Middlebury, Eva Shaw (one save in the first half) and Sachi Howson (made five saves in the second half) shared time in net. Pilgrim goalie Emily Sashko stopped 11 shots.

10/10 Mill River at MUHS..................... 4 PM 10/12 Windsor at OV............................ 6 PM 10/13 Mt. Abe at Spaulding.................10 AM 10/13 MUHS at Rice............................10 AM 10/13 VUHS at Milton........................... 7 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey 10/6 Tufts at Midd................................. 1 PM 10/9 Midd. at RPI............................. 6:30 PM 10/13 Midd. at Trinity...........................11 AM Men’s Soccer 10/6 Tufts at Midd............................ 1:30 PM

10/8 Midd. at Utica........................... 4:30 PM 10/13 Midd. at Trinity...........................11 AM Women’s Soccer 10/6 Tufts at Midd............................ 1:30 PM 10/13 Midd. at Trinity............................ 2 PM Football 10/6 Amherst at Midd....................... 1:30 PM 10/13 Midd. at Williams........................ 2 PM Late events occurred after deadline.

Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

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City police look into assault case VERGENNES — Vergennes police handled a variety of mostly minor cases between Sept. 24 and 30, but are looking into one case of alleged simple assault and advised a city resident about a phone scam.

During that week, Vergennes police: On Sept. 25 accepted drug paraphernalia consisting of a hypodermic needle, rubber band and needle cap that a resident had found in an alley behind a Main Street apartment building.

On Sept. 26: • Locked a door they found open at Vergennes Union High School and left a card to inform school officials.

• Took a report from Northlands Job Corps security that a student had driven a center golf cart recklessly around the campus.

• Heard from a South Water Street resident that a phone caller told him he owed the federal government

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money and that he would be arrested if he did not pay; police advised the resident it was a scam and that he should ignore it.

• Were told a man’s ex-wife had struck his girlfriend while they all met on a South Street sidewalk; police said they are investigating this alleged simple assault.

On Sept. 27 backed up Vermont State Police while they searched a vehicle on Tuppers Crossing in Ferrisburgh.

On Sept. 28: • Dealt with a complaint that a dog had jumped a fence and bitten a dog being walked; police said both dogs had their shots, and the owner of the offending dog agreed to pay

vet bills for the bitten dog.

• Directed traffic for the VUHS homecoming parade.

• Checked out a report of a car burning rubber in the VUHS parking lot.

• Looked for a car reported to be weaving on Route 7, but could not find it.

• Backed up state police while they made an arrest for domestic assault on Route 22A in Panton.

• Stopped a car that had been reported as being driven erratically and processed the driver for driving under the influence of drugs when he admitted to having smoked marijuana. The driver passed roadside testing, however.

On Sept. 30: • Checked a report of a possibly suicidal woman in Vergennes and determined she was fine.

• Helped a motorist get into a locked car on Main Street.

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This three-year project began with landscape architect Deina Olsad’s design, which, with community input, was a beautiful, functional and diverse space. The school then received a $100,000 grant from the Vermont Land and Water Conservation Fund, which required a match of cash and in-kind donations.

Friends of the Lincoln Community School president Andrew Furtsch spearheaded a vigorous fundraising campaign that brought in $120,000.

Furtsch also worked closely with design team members, the ANESU finance team, and contractors to insure a viable and thorough project.

Throughout the course of the effort, other major funding sources included $11,500 from the LCS Playground Committee, and $7,500 from the Fieldstone Foundation.

Deina Olstad and Mary Beth Stilwell of MB Architecture + Design contributed significant inkind donations of landscape design and architectural services. Owner’s Representative Steve Harris of Harris and Harris Consulting donated his services to oversee the entire project. The Addison Northeast Supervisory Union contracted with Acker Excavating for the site work and Bobby Stoddard Construction for construction of the play elements.

A schedule of events includes: 12:30 pm — bring a picnic to enjoy 1:15 pm — Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 12:30-2:30 — play on the new climbing structures, walk (or wheelchair) the perimeter path along the New Haven River; join a soccer game; explore the new timber-frame pavilion, circular seating, and garden beds.

RAIN DATE School officials have set a potential rain date of Sunday, October 28, 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., and school principal Tory Riley invites everyone to “come and enjoy the collaborative efforts that made this community resource a reality!”

For more information, contact Riley at 453-2119 or tory.riley@ mausd.org

A TEAM IN the Granville Town Clerk’s Office organizes 150 years of Granville’s 10 former one-room schoolhouse registry records dating from 1859 to 2010. Shown from left are Christine Millard, Vermont Archives consultant Rachel Onuf, Steve Mishkit, Corner School Resource Center President Ronald Millard and Town Clerk Kathy Werner.

One-room schoolhouse records organized GRANVILLE — A group of Granville town clerk. community members recently archived The earliest school registries date the annual registries of Granville’s 10 to 1859 with consecutive annual former one-room schoolhouses so they registries continuing to 2010 when will be available for future research Granville’s last one-room school, the projects.

Lower Village School, Rachel Onuf, Vermont closed. They contain The earliest Archives Outreach and names, school budgets, Community Archives school registries attendance records consultant, met with date to 1859 and other interesting members of the with consecutive historical notations.

Granville community annual registries Today, three of the on Aug. 30 to examine continuing to 10 former schoolhouses and organize a wealth still stand at their 2010 when of records from the original locations. One Addison County town’s Granville’s last additional school (North original one-room one-room school, Hollow School, 1859schoolhouses going the Lower Village 1913) was reportedly back to the middle of School, closed. sold to a private party the 19th century. The after closing and moved Corner School Resource to a residential site in a Center of Granville Inc. sponsored the neighboring town. meeting at the town clerk’s office.

Granville’s three remaining The schoolhouse records are now schoolhouses are: the Lower Village available to researchers seeking School (active from 1859 to 2010) information on teachers, students repurposed into the Granville Town and other academic concerns of this Office, the South Hollow School fascinating era in central Vermont (1859-1936) converted into a history. Interested parties should make private residence, and the Corner an appointment in advance with the School (1871-1951) in Granville’s

Upper Village. The Corner School, one of a handful of unaltered schoolhouses in the entire state, is currently the focus of a multi-stage major restoration and repurposing project for community benefit by the Corner School Resource Center, a nonprofit foundation.

Ron Millard, president of the Corner School Resource Center of Granville, said his organization would host a series of community engagement meetings in Granville over the next several months as a way to instill forward momentum in a one-room school renovation project, and as initial efforts that could lead one day to the establishment of the Granville Historical Society.

The Corner School restoration project continues to seek funding, inviting prospective donors to visit the newly painted building at 75 Post Office Hill Road, Granville, and send tax-deductible donations payable to the Corner School Resource Center, c/o Diane Eramo, Treasurer, 3522 North Hollow Road, Granville, VT 05747.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police investigated a report on Sept.

26 of an out-of-state individual convincing a Middlebury College employee to transfer what authorities simply described as a “large sum” of the college’s money into a bank account.

Fortunately, the college was able to recover the money that had been transferred, according to police.

Authorities are warning people to be wary of people or companies requesting money transfers.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Were informed someone had stolen a blue R&L recycling bin from the side of Seymour Street Extension on Sept. 24.

• Responded to a multi-vehicle

• Responded to a dispute between some Halladay Road neighbors on Sept. 25.

• Were informed of the theft of some marijuana plants allegedly stolen from the back yard of a Washington Street Extension residence on Sept. 25.

• Assisted with traffic control for a tractor-trailer truck that had broken down on Case Street on Sept. 25.

• Helped a Jayne Court resident get rid of a guest who was refusing to leave her apartment on Sept. 25.

• Received a report of a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident on Court Street in Sept. 26.

• Responded to a noise complaint in the South Village Green neighborhood on Sept. 27.

• Received a report from the Vermont Department For Children & Families about a man who was allegedly threatening suicide in the South Village Green neighborhood on Sept. 27. Police said the man was taken to Porter Hospital for treatment.

• Responded to reports of loud parties in the Weybridge and Seymour Street Extension areas on Sept. 28.

• Found a minor in possession of tobacco on Middlebury Union High School grounds on Sept. 28.

• Assisted the Counseling Service of Addison County with a client who was refusing to enter her residence in Birchard Park on Sept.

28.

• Provided a courtesy ride to a woman who was sitting near North Pleasant Street on Sept. 28.

• Responded to a report of an out-of-control student at Mary Hogan Elementary School on Sept.

28.

• Told a Skyline Lane resident to turn down their loud music on Sept.

28.

• Responded to a dispute between some Cross Street residents over the sale of a bicycle on Sept. 28. Police said the parties agreed to work out their problem.

• Checked on a report of a person allegedly seen walking in the middle of Exchange Street on Sept. 30.

• Investigated a reported theft from Aubuchon Hardware on Sept.

30. Police said the culprit stole an electrical outlet tester.

• Responded to a report of a 3-year-old child alone near the edge of Creek Road on Sept. 30. Police helped reunite the child and parents.

• Broke up an argument between a man and woman on Elm Street on Sept. 30.

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collision, resulting in minor injuries to three people, at the intersection of Route 7 North and Exchange Street on Sept. 24. Police said the accident occurred when a vehicle rear-ended another vehicle as it was turning from Route 7 onto Exchange Street.

The three slightly injured people were taken to Porter Hospital, police said.

• Responded to a dispute on Sept.

25 between some Foster Circle neighbors concerning some “safe dig” flags.

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PETE BROOKS, LEFT, and Riker Wikoff stand in the space that is becoming the brewing space for Red Clover Ales, a new microbrewery in downtown Brandon slated to open this fall.

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Duo opening brewery in Brandon

By EVAN JOHNSON BRANDON — Looking around a collection of freshly unboxed tanks, fixtures and other equipment in the Conant Block building one day last month, Pete Brooks said the space was finally starting to look like a brewery.

“It’s a nice change of pace,” he said. “We’ve been waiting for so long.”

The three massive barrels arrived last month from Oregon. The boxes were so big they had to remove one of the massive windows at the front of the building to accommodate the delivery.

“Some of it could’ve fit through the door, but we didn’t want to uncrate it all on the sidewalk,” he said. “This stuff’s heavy too.”

A BOX OF fixtures that will Brooks is one of a three-man go into the new Red Clover Ale team behind Red Clover Ales, a new microbrewery sits on the floor of micro-brewery opening in downtown the downtown Brandon business Brandon this fall. Recently, the team ready for installation last month.

Independent photo/Evan Johnson took a break from their installation work to describe their plans for what they hope will be a thriving local features painted silver on the ceiling, wooden floors and a back wall business opening this month.

Brooks has been home-brewing custom stenciled with their clover. beer for the past six years. After In the summertime, the windows are developing brews with his two open to the sounds of the Neshobe brothers-in-law, Riker Wikoff and River, which runs directly under the Andrew Gates, they are taking building. The brewery will feature their passion from casual hobby a bar with eight of their beers on tap and seating for 45 to fulltime profession. people.

The trio named their ADDISON COUNTY In developing their operation after the state brewing style, the team flower of Vermont, the has brewed kegs of beer Red Clover, a symbol of the state’s farms and fields. While for friends’ parties and weddings.

“It’s been a good place to get managing a goat dairy farm in West Pawlet, they often encountered the feedback,” he said. “At most of small flower as a pasture and hay the weddings we do, we know the people getting married, but we don’t crop favored for rotational grazing.

The group has set up a small three- know most of the people there and barrel brewing system in the Leary they don’t know us. It’s nice to hear Building on the Conant Block in people tell us the beer is good.”

The brewery plans to produce a downtown Brandon. The space was formerly occupied by Blue Moon variety of styles of beer ranging from and Pale Horse Tattoo (both have stouts to pale ales. Brooks is a fan of since relocated in town). The space hop-forward tasting beers, but not gets ample natural sunlight and the higher alcohol content typical of

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the style.

“You shouldn’t have to wait for your palette to calm down before you take another sip,” he said. “We like to brew drinkable beers that are also really flavorful.”

The space will allow visitors to bring their own food from local restaurants to enjoy at the brewery.

Both Riker Wikoff and Brooks described visions of food trucks parked in front.

“We want to get the space open, get people in and serve them a product that we get great feedback on,” Wikoff said.

Red Clover Ales is the recipient of two loans that will help get the brewery up and running. In April, company received approval for a $40,000 loan from the town’s Revolving Loan Fund Committee and an additional $95,000 loan from the Vermont Economic Development Authority.

“It feels good to be paying that money back to the town and then it can go into the gap fund for someone else to start a business,” Brooks said.

“It’s a cool way for us to start our business and keep the money in the town.”

Red Clover Ales will sell their beers by the glass and four-packs of cans exclusively from their brewery.

They will not be using a distributor and won’t have to compete with other brands for shelf space.

“Part of our business model is to do it all on the premises,” Brooks said.

“The profit margins are better and we feel like with this location we’ll have enough people stopping by to have a beer or grab a four-pack.”

In their first year Ultimately, Riker Wikoff said the commitment is to the beer.

“I consider it a success if people are driving to drink our beer as well as if people in town are drinking our beer,” he said.

Brooks agreed: “Anytime someone comes through the door a second time it’s a success.”

Sivan Cotel to lead Porter Medical Center’s board MIDDLEBURY — The board of directors of the UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center elected a new slate of officers at its monthly meeting in September.

Elected to be board chairman was Sivan Cotel, the co-founder and director of operations for Stonecutter Spirits in Middlebury.

A craft spirits veteran focused on growing startups into businesses, Cotel was previously the chief operating officer and chief financial officer of WhistlePig Whiskey of Shoreham.

Cotel also continues as an independent business consultant and enjoys helping new companies develop their operational and business planning. In addition to his roles as the new chairman of the board of directors of Porter Medical Center, he also is a member of the boards of directors of the

NEW PORTER BOARD CHAIRMAN SIVAN COTEL Green Mountain Secure Retirement Plan (state of Vermont) and the Burlington-based Main Street

Alliance of Vermont.

“It’s been an honor serving on Porter’s board for the past few years, and especially so to be asked to lead us through the next phase of strengthening Porter and providing much-needed care to our community,” Cotel said.

He spent the first part of his career in financial services at Bear Stearns, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, after graduating with honors from Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s degree double-majoring in Psychology and Music and a master’s degree in Psychology. He resides in Vergennes and continues to play music in his spare time.

Other officers elected to the Porter board were: Linda Schiffer, vice chair; Maureen McLaughlin, treasurer; Dr. Linn Larson, secretary; and Jud Bartlett, member-at-large.

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Public Meetings

ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders.

Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

Bring a friend in recovery.

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

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

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

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

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AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking.

Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

NA (JUST IN TIME) Mon‑ days, 6:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ 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, Bran‑ don, St. Thomas Episco‑ pal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Daily Reflection Meeting, Vergennes, Congregational Church, Water St. 7‑8pm.

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

Spiritual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

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

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

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternat‑ ing Format Meeting, Fer‑ risburgh, 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.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiri‑ tual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm.

Big Book Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. Discussion Meeting, Mid‑ dlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, Beginner’s Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm.

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NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NARCAN ‑ are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm or by appointment at the Turning Point Cen‑ ter 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 Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

SHELBURNE SERENITY AL‑ANON. Trinity Episco‑ pal Church, Shelburne.

5:30‑6:30pm, Friday eve‑ nings. Use back door. Meet‑ ing is upstairs. Handicap accessible. Meeting #5171.

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

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

PAINTING SEASON IS here. Wet Paint, interior and exterior quality paint‑ ing. 30 years experience.

References and insured.

802‑458‑2402.

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PROFESSIONAL PAINT‑ ING; interior/exterior, resi‑ dential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experi‑ ence. Best prices. Refer‑ ences. 802‑989‑5803.

VALLEY HANDYMAN SER‑ VICE: electrical, plumbing, carpentry. Resolve projects and that honey‑to‑do list today. Property manage‑ ment upon request. Mowing, landscaping, snow removal.

Quality workmanship and references. 802‑458‑2402.

Free 11‑ TWO YEAR OLD lay‑ ing hens and one Bantum rooster. 453‑3406.

FREE ‑ 20 PURPLE Martin gourds. 50 gallon drum, 1/4 full of paint. 759‑2355 after four rings, leave message.

HENRY F. MILLER upright piano with bench. Excellent condition. 802‑758‑2354 or email: treetops@gmavt.net

Lost and Found Found a set of walking poles at the parking area for Silver Lake trail. Please call Rick at 802‑922‑8450 leave a message and describe the poles or text.

Opportunities STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Middlebury. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities.

Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

Help Wanted

Garage Sales

FIRST TIME BARN SALE

“Off the Beaten Path”

Friday, October 12th 9am-4pm; Saturday, October 13th 9am-4pm.

Rain or Shine!

2841 Watch Point Rd Shoreham,Vermont Antiques, yard sale items, home décor, tires, primitive décor, hand-made items, gifts, furniture, and much more!

Garage Sales GARAGE SALE, RAIN OR SHINE. 3 Upper Plains Road, Salisbury; across from Kampersville ball field. Sat‑ urday, October 6, 9am‑2pm, possibly Sunday, Oct. 7.

1969 Dodge Dart, 4 door, 6 cylinder, 68,000 original miles, great shape, $5,000.

Portable dishwasher. Like new futon mattress (only mattress), 32” flat screen TV like new. Boating ac‑ cessories including new boat docks. Misc. kitchen and household stuff. Large selection of Vera Bradley handbags and accessories.

Tarps, tools, tool boxes, hand tools, rakes, shovels, staging planks, forming planks, building materials, trim, PVC pipe. Woods back‑ hoe bucket (new). Lots of other new items never seen here before. 802‑352‑6678, 802‑349‑7431.

Garage Sales GARAGE SALE, RAIN OR SHINE. 3 Upper Plains Road, Salisbury; across from Kampersville ball field. Sat‑ urday, October 6 9am‑2pm, possibly Sunday, Oct. 7.

Items from new location nev‑ er seen here before: Antique steel frame twin bed, wood 3’ high 4‑drawer bureau, 5’ long wood dining room table, wood bench seat for 2 with matching chair, 6’ tall corner shelf unit, metal frame glass top coffee table, small micro‑ wave, Casio keyboard with stand, projection screen, much more.

HOLIDAY ITEMS OF all kinds and much more. Dec‑ orations, Candle holders, candles, holiday tins, dish‑ es, craft items of all kinds, snow blower, walk behind snow plow, tires, & other men’s equipment or tools plus many other items. West Ferrisburgh ‑ next to Basin Harbor. Oct. 5th – Oct 8th.

9:00 am – 3:30 pm. 1473 Kellogg Bay Road.

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Foster a kitten!

Late spring through mid-autumn is unofficially called “Kitten Season”. During this time period the shelter receives many kittens that are too young or too under socialized to be immediately available for adoption. Before they can be adopted, kittens must be at least two months old and two pounds. Fostering is a labor of love. Foster families donate their time and a loving, temporary home and Homeward Bound provides food and other necessities for the cats and kittens. Anyone from the region who is looking for an opportunity to help homeless animals during their time of transition and would like to foster a kitten, is welcome to contact Mshubert@homewardboundanimals.org .

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CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

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Mary Johnson Children’s Center

Positions Available Immediately INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANTS

Middlebury, New Haven, and Weybridge After-School programs Up to 15 hours weekly; 3-5:30 p.m. time frame.

Work to support an individual child in maintaining social/emotional/behavioral goals in afterschool program. Candidates must meet education and experience requirements, and pass background records check.

Competitive rates of pay and paid training are offered. Three references are required.

Please respond by October 18th.

Contact: Anne Gleason MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN’S CENTER 81 Water Street; Middlebury, VT 05753 or e-mail schoolage@mjccvt.org ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT RIPTON ELEMENTARY

THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT IS SEEKING AN

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Custodian Addison Central School District is seeking a part-time Custodian at the Ripton Elementary, Monday through Friday second shift. Experience is a plus, but not required.

Apply by sending a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to: Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

E.O.E.

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APPRENTICE POSITION available with concrete/stone polishing company. Looking to teach someone hand skill work with dignity and style.

The company is based out of Middlebury and services New England. Please email, Nathan@mergecrete.com.

BARISTA/BAKERY Coun‑ ter Service ‑ Full time & part‑time openings. Join our terrific team serving our awesome loyal customer’s coffee, pastry, lunch and lots of smiles. Great op‑ portunity to meet commu‑ nity members and find out what’s going on in town.

Coffee is on us. Send as an e‑mail for more details. info@ottercreekbakery.com.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT ‑ Provide 1:1 support to in‑ dividuals with developmental disabilities in a community setting. Help them increase independence through skill acquisition, create friend‑ ship and connections, and achieve personal goals. This job requires dependability, mentoring skills, commit‑ ment to building relation‑ ships, respect for individual choices, and abilities to think on your feet and set clear boundaries. Seeking people who enjoy outdoor activities, and can provide personal care assistance. Need good driving record, use of per‑ sonal vehicle and GED. M‑F daytime hours, 30 plus more hours with comprehensive benefit package. To apply, visit www.csac‑vt.org.

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

Help Wanted

NOW HIRING!

Part Time opening, ideal for someone who knows Middlebury well.

Job Duties include: • Shuttle Driving • Detailing Rental Cars • Cleaning up the shop

BUSY LANDSCAPING FIRM seeking skilled, mo‑ tivated and reliable person to join our lawn care, ex‑ cavation team. Must have commercial mowing and or excavation experience and valid driver’s license. Wage based on experience. Mail or email resume: Tom Bodette Landscaping, 6 Lower Plains Rd., Middlebury, VT 05753, tombodettelesinc@gmail. com or call 802‑388‑4529.

CHOCOLATE DISTRIBU‑ TION route (Hershey’s & Nestle) 1000 active cus‑ tomers provided free of charge by company.

Estimated annual profit $100,000. Support for your success. Exclusive terri‑ tory, investment required. l o c a l c a u s e . u s .

1‑800‑590‑4595.

To apply, stop in for an interview at: Foster Motors Service Department Route 7 South Middlebury

Help Wanted ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Paraprofessional

Full and part-time openings for materials handlers at HOPE’s resale store. Must have excellent customer service skills, be able to stand for long periods of time, able to lift heavy items, and be detail oriented. EOE.

Are you looking for an engaging position in a busy office where you can be part of an award-winning team that publishes community news every day?

Are you a problem solver always looking to lend a hand?

Do you have a can-do attitude where you’re always looking for the next way to help out?

Then you might be JUST who we’re looking for!

The Addison County Independent is hiring a parttime administrative assistant to help in the advertising department. This gold star individual will work with our team of on-the-go sales executives and the rest of the office team to keep operations running smoothly and help get the paper to press smoothly!

20-30 hours depending on schedule and availability of the right applicant.

Excellent organizational skills necessary, good command of spelling and grammar and a knack for creativity is helpful. Willing to train all specific skills.

This is a great opportunity to get to know the ins and outs of the media business or hone your office skills.

Please send letter of interest and resumé to Christy Lynn, Director of Sales/Associate publisher: christy@addisonindependent.com

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com

COMMUNITY MORTGAGE LENDER A rare opportunity awaits you at National Bank of Middlebury. We are now accepting applications for our next Community Mortgage Lender, and we encourage you to apply if you: • have a year or more of direct mortgage lending experience; • have three or more years of financial industry experience or equivalent education; • crave the opportunity to develop lasting professional relationships in our local communities; and • thrive in a fast-paced work environment.

The candidate who joins our well-respected team of professionals will: • have strong organizational skills and attention to detail; • display strong follow-up skills; • proactively and positively connect with customers and coworkers; • build and leverage relationships through consultative selling; • remain calm and productive under pressure; • work well independently and collaborate easily with others; and • be curious, resourceful and self-motivated.

National Bank of Middlebury offers a competitive salary and benefit package with an incentive compensation program, all in a stimulating work environment. Please note, this position is not commission based.

Applications may be completed on NBM’s website www.nbmvt.com/Careers.

EOE

To apply, email cover letter and resume to: receptionist@hope-vt.org or mail to 282 Boardman Street, Ste 1A, Middlebury.

Please, no phone calls or drop ins.

NOW HIRING FULL TIME EXPERIENCED

HVAC Technician/Installer/Troubleshooter & Licensed Master Plumber Get Paid to Work While Training for Your License

We offer: • Excellent Pay • Training & Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Vacation & Holidays • Paid Sick Days • 401K & Retirement • Short Term Disability • Life Insurance • Health Insurance • Phone Reimbursement

Addison Central School District is seeking a Paraprofessional at Salisbury Community School to provide 1-1 behavioral supervision and supports in literacy and mathematics in a 5/6 classroom for the 20182019 school year. In addition to two years of college, or its equivalent, candidates must have attributes necessary for employment in a small, rural school setting. These include: the desire to work with children and adults, patience, flexibility, and collegiality.

Apply be sending a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, through Schoolspring.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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COSTELLO’S MARKET IS looking for an experienced person to wrap subs, do prep‑work, deep frying, dish‑ washing and other duties.

Please apply in person to Costello’s Market, Marble‑ works, Middlebury.

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DRIVING POSITION for route sales & delivery 4 days a week. Class B CDL preferred but not required.

This is a salaried position with benefits, pay is com‑ mensurate with experience.

Apply in person at Maple Meadow Farm, 518 Maple Street, Salisbury.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregivers to provide hands‑on care in our dynamic retirement community. Openings: full‑time evenings, part‑time weekends. Email acoyle@ eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7502.

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FULL TIME, YEAR around General Farm labor posi‑ tion available. Experience with farm equipment, basic mechanical & electric knowl‑ edge preferred. Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Pay commensurate with experi‑ ence. Apply in person at Maple Meadow Farm, 518 Maple Street, Salisbury.

Help Wanted

Assistant Editor/Reporter If you’re committed to good news reporting and making a positive impact on your community, join our team at Addison Press Inc., to cover the Brandon-Pittsford-Proctor and southern Addison County communities.

You’ll be working with an award-winning team of 25 out of our Middlebury office with room for professional growth.

Journalism experience or degree required, photography experience and basic social media skills preferred.

Send resumé to Angelo@addisonindependent.com

A NEW CAREER IS JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY

Help Wanted IN‑HOME CAREGIVER for 90 year old female in Charlotte. Sunday through Thursday. 7am ‑ 2pm. Job begins in January 2019.

Call for further details.

802‑734‑8881.

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LOOKING FOR A person to work in fast paced egg processing room. 20‑25 hours each week. Appli‑ cant must be a reliable, responsible self starter with good references and reli‑ able transportation. Apply in person at Maple Meadow Farm, 518 Maple Street in Salisbury.

LOOKING FOR EXPE‑ RIENCED carpenter/ construction worker. Mini‑ mum 2 years experience.

Must be willing to do all aspects of construction work. Must have reliable transportation. Pay based on experience. This is a full‑time year‑round po‑ sition. Contact Chris at Summit Up Construc‑ tion, 802‑558‑0784 or send resume to: csumner8405@gmail.com.

ROUSE TIRE SALES in Middlebury, (28 Willow Drive) and Williston cur‑ rently have immediate openings for the following positions: tire changers (car, light and commer‑ cial truck and farm tires), service truck drivers (com‑ mercial and farm tires), delivery drivers, mechanic (car and light truck), ware‑ house foreman. Drivers must have medical card/ CDL and have a clean driv‑ ing record. Applications can be filled out at either location or resume.

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SHARD VILLA IS seeking part‑time caregivers for the day and evening shifts, Friday through Sunday. We are a close knit team of caregivers who ensure our residents receive the high‑ est quality of care. If you are interested in a career that will help satisfy your desire to serve others, we would love to hear from you. Competitive compen‑ sation, beautiful surround‑ ings and a positive upbeat work environment. Please apply in person at Shard Villa, 1177 Shard Villa Rd., Salisbury VT. SHARED LIVING PROVID‑ ER for a woman in her 50’s with a mild developmental disability. She needs to transition from indepen‑ dent living, and would like support in ensuring safety, medication oversight, and getting to her part‑time job in Middlebury. Experience with Alzheimer’s desirable.

She loves to listen to rock’n roll and Christian music, read the Bible, watch game shows, and spend quiet time in nature. She smokes, and has an indoor cat. A county setting is ideal.

Generous tax‑free stipend, monthly room and board payment and a respite bud‑ get. Call Donna Quesnel at Community Associate.

(802)388‑4021.

802-388-2296 Forward resume to: Shannon.pbms@gmail.com or stop by at

1786 Route 7 S, Middlebury VT 05753

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Serving Addison County, Vt., Since 1946

Help Wanted

Shafer’s Deli & Market & The Daily Grind Is Looking to Hire…YOU… for the following positions: Line Cook • Dishwasher • Prep Cook Barista • Counter Help Please email your resume to Shafersmarket@gmail.com, or apply at, Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 Market St. Middlebury, VT or at our newest location, The Daily Grind, 24 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT 05753

Retail Help PERMANENT PART-TIME

We are looking for parttime employees in our busy Shelburne store.

Various shifts available.

Stop by our store on Route 7 for an application, or call 985-2000 for more information.

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For Rent

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THE UPS STORE in Middle‑ bury is seeking a self‑mo‑ tivated team member for 20‑30 hours/week. The ideal candidate will be friendly, a self‑starter, tech savvy and able to lift 50 lbs. un‑ aided. This is a fast‑paced job with a varied work de‑ tail including packing and shipping to UPS Standard, printing and photocopying, retail sales and use of a POS register. Starting rate will be commensurate with experience. Serious inqui‑ ries only, this is a long‑term position. Email resume to: store2601@theupsstore.com or drop by 105 Court Street, Middlebury for an application.

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 receptionist@hope‑vt.org, or mail it to us at 282 Boardman Street, Suite 1A, Middlebury.

No phone calls or walk ins please.

For Sale ANTIQUE OAK PRAYER chairs, pair. Rush seats. 38 inches high. Have photos.

Brandon, VT. 802‑247‑0279.

ENGLANDER PELLET STOVE, model #25‑PDVC. Asking $500. 2 years old.

Heats up to 500 sq.ft.

Weights 290 pounds.

24”wx28.5”hx28” deep, Call 802‑497‑1237 evenings af‑ ter 7pm or weekends. Ask for Bob. THE BARREL MAN; plastic and metal barrels, 275 gallon food‑grade totes. 55 gallon plastic food‑grade barrels with spin‑on covers. Great for rain barrels. A barrel for every need. 802‑453‑4235.

U S E D R E S TA U R A N T EQUIPMENT plus chairs, tables, booths and commer‑ cial hood systems with ansul and roof fan. 802‑349‑8544.

Vacation Rentals ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp.

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

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I’M A NATIVE boy (MUHS ‘87), now living in sunny San Diego CA. We are looking to swap homes during this Thanksgiving break. We have a lovely historic home in San Diego’s Mission Hills neigh‑ borhood, close to beaches and the zoo. 3+ bedrooms, 4 beds, 2 baths. If interest‑ ed in a swap, please call 805‑252‑6777.

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

2‑1/2 BEDROOM CONDO‑ MINIUM at Otterside Court, Middlebury, Vt. Rent includes water, garage, in‑ground pool, gardening, plowing and land maintenance.

Washer/dryer in unit. Heat and electricity not included.

Available October 15. Secu‑ rity deposit and first months rent required. $1,200./month.

802‑558‑0874.

BRANDON ‑ FURNISHED small efficiency apartment.

Non‑smoking. No pets. Heat, lights and cable included. $175/week. 802‑247‑3144.

For Rent

For Rent

BRANDON ‑ SUNNY, spa‑ cious two bedroom/1 bath apartment w/ washer and dryer hookup. Heat includ‑ ed. Ample off street parking.

Close to center of town. No pets. Lease, security, first and last months rent. $900 per month. Call 247‑3708 and leave message.

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.

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

No pets. No smoking. $850 per month. 802‑349‑9624.

BRISTOL FAMILY HOUS‑ ING: $1,035 3 BD Apartment.

Rent includes heat, hot wa‑ ter, trash and snow removal.

Washer dryer hookup & stor‑ age space. Income restric‑ tions 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 Oct. 1st. $985/mo. Security and ref‑ erences, credit check. No pets/smoking. 802‑352‑4266, please leave message.

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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LARGE OFFICE RENTAL available in Marbleworks.

Rent $525. Call Charlotte at 388‑0929 or 453‑4991.

MIDDLEBURY ‑ PROFES‑ SIONAL office suite. 1,205 sq. ft. office space. Conve‑ niently located in Middlebury ‑ Court St./Creek Rd. 2 private offices, large reception area, large central open space for additional offices/cubicles or boardroom. Private bath‑ room. Ready to move in. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BEDROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit.

Some utilities included.

388‑0401.

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

MIDDLEBURY‑ SPACIOUS multi‑bedroom apartment. 2 baths. Walking distance to village. $1,000 per month. $500 deposit. 802‑897‑7861.

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

MIDDLEBURY, BUILD TO SUIT. 12,000 sq.ft. building in the industrial park. Call for information. 802‑388‑4831.

MIDDLEBURY: IN TOWN 1‑BR second floor apart‑ ment with porch near Mar‑ ble Works. Includes heat, off‑street parking, large lawn/ garden space, storage, plow‑ ing and lawn maintenance.

No pets or smoking, requires lease, references, and secu‑ rity deposit. $795/month. Call or text Andy 802‑355‑4164.

F O R R E N T: B R I D ‑ P O R T, C o m m e r c i a l / retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu.

N E W H AV E N S U N N Y, special apartment. Gar‑ den space, views. No pets, no smoking. References. $925/month plus utilities.

802‑236‑2040.

ORWELL: SEEKING a housemate who could pro‑ vide light housekeeping, nighttime presence & some companionship for senior man in exchange for a re‑ duced rent. Must be cat‑ and dog‑ friendly. Furnished.

Private bath. 863‑5625, HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background check required. EHO. SHOREHAM LARGE 2 bed‑ room. 15 minutes to Middle‑ bury. Many new renovations.

Large kitchen, bedrooms and baths. $975 per month plus heat and electric. No smok‑ ing. 802‑897‑5447.

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.

Elderly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green.

802‑282‑9110.

Real Estate HUNTING LAND FOR sale in Salisbury, VT. 6.8 acres.

Hillside on top of mountain.

Western facing, remote but easy access. Half price of town evaluation. Ask‑ ing $18,000. Cash only.

802‑352‑6678.

NEW 2018 ENERGY Star display models, modular, doublewides and single‑ wides. Open 7 days a week.

Beanshomes.com.

600 Rte. 7, Pittsford, V T. 1 ‑ 8 0 2 ‑ 7 7 3 ‑ 2 5 5 5 . tflanders@beanshomes.com.

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HEATED CAR/ motorcycle storage; monthly, seasonal, yearly rates. Flexible drop off/ pick up dates. 802‑318‑0026.

Att. Farmers HAY FOR SALE Small square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281.

LAKE DUNMORE, SALIS‑ BURY Enjoy the tranquil win‑ ters on the Lake. Fully fur‑ nished winterized 2 bedroom house. Available starting Oct. 13th. to end of school year in June. You pay your own utili‑ ties, (propane heat). Ice skat‑ ing & Fishing Derby in winter.

Located directly on water.

General store, Laundromat in walking distance. You will need references, 1st month’s rent and security deposit. No smoking or Pets allowed. Call for Application. Rent for $950. mos. Directly on the Lake.

Please call 802‑352‑4697.

For Rent

MIDDLEBURY: SHARE a lovely home w/active, retired professional who enjoys cul‑ tural events. $500/mo, plus small amt. of utilities. Seek‑ ing a housemate willing to lend a hand w/snow shovel‑ ing & gardening. 863‑5625, HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background check required. EHO.

HAY FOR SALE. 1st, 2nd and 3rd cut. Small squares $2.‑$4.; 4’ rounds $30.‑$50.

Mike Quinn, Middlebury.

802‑388‑7828.

For Rent

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Public Notices Addison (1) Addison County Courthouse (1) Addison Northwest School District (1) Middebury (2) Notice of Abandonment (2) Ripton (1) Shoreham (1) Vermont Public Utility Commission (1) Vermont Secretary of State (1)

TOWN OF RIPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Ripton Selectboard hereby provides notice of a public hearing pursuant to 24 VSA 117 §4384 and §4441 for the purpose of hearing public comments concerning the proposed amendment to the Ripton Unified Development Bylaw.

DATE: 8 October 2018, 7:00 pm LOCATION: Ripton Town Office, 1311 Route 125, Ripton, Vermont 05766 Statement of Purpose: The proposed 2018 Amendment to the Ripton Unified Development Bylaw will modify and replace the current Unified Development Bylaw, adopted October 8, 2012 and amended March 11, 2013. The purpose of these regulations is to provide for orderly community development and growth, to further the purposes established in 24 VSA 117 §4302, and to implement the Ripton Town Plan. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on the amended regulations and to discuss any comments provided by the public.

The primary purpose of the proposed amendments is to clarify the existing zoning and subdivision regulations, meet the requirements of state planning laws (24 VSA 117) and to comply with the Ripton 2015 Town Plan.

Contents: Article I: Enactment, Intent, Repeal of Former Zoning Bylaws Article II: Establishment of Zoning Districts and Zoning Map Article III: Administration and Enforcement Article IV: Amendments, Interpretation, Severability Article V: General Regulations Article VI: Subdivision and Planned Unit Development (PUD) Article VII: Transportation, Access, Safety, and Parking Article Viii: Signs Article IX: Performance Standards Article X: Flood and River Corridor Regulations Article XI: Towers and Telecommunications Facilities Provisions Article XII: Definitions Changes: Two significant changes are proposed. A rare species overlay zone has been added to the zoning map. The purpose of the zone is described in new Section 251. Article X Sections 1-10: Flood and River Corridor Regulations utilize new template language provided by the Rivers Program of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Watershed Management Division.

Changes were made to a number of sections. To see a one line summary of each change contact the Ripton Town Clerk at 802-388-2266 or ajdickinson@riptonvt.org for a copy of the Unified Development Bylaw revision report.

09-20

STATE OF VERMONT RUTLAND UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 510-10-17 ANCV

CITIBANK, N.A. v.

PATRICIA L. RUDOLPH, WILLIAM ARTHUR RUDOLPH AND FRED DANIELLO OCCUPANTS OF: 51 Forestdale Road, Brandon VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered , in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Patricia L. Rudolph and William Arthur Rudolph and to Citibank Federal Savings Bank n/k/a Citibank, N.A., dated January 18, 2006 and recorded in Book 180 Page 631 of the land records of the Town of Brandon, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 51 Forestdale Road, Brandon, Vermont on October 23, 2018 at 11:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: A certain piece of land in Brandon, County of Rutland and State of Vermont, described as follows: PARCEL 1: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Marilyn M. Quinn and O. Elmo Quinn by Warranty Deed of Rolland R. Rudolph and Helen E. Rudolph dated May 15, 1986 and recorded in the Brandon Land Records in Book 92 at Page 254.

BEING also all and the same lands and premises conveyed to a certain Declaration of Trust (dated August 5, 1987 and recorded in the Brandon Land Records in Book 97 at Page 80) by Quit Claim Deed of Marilyn M. Quinn and O. Elmo Quinn dated June 19, 1986 and recorded in the Brandon Land Records in Book 97 at Page 79, and therein described as follows: Bounded on the South or Southerly side by 615 feet more or less, by land owned now or formerly by Helen E. and Rolland R. Rudolph.

Bounded on the East or Easterly side of 645 feet 6 inches more or less, land owned by Clara Frances Keefe.

Bounded on the North or Northly side by 379 feet more or less, by the Catholic Cemetery Road.

Bounded on the West or Westerly side by Route 73 East to Forestdale by 527 feet more or less.

PARCEL 2 Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Marilyn M. Quinn by Decree of Distribution of the Rutland Probate Court dated April 8, 1987 and recorded in the Brandon Land Records in Book 95 at Page 219.

Being also all and the same lands and premises conveyed a certain Declaration of Trust (dated September 16, 1987 and recorded in the Brandon Land Records in Book 97 at Page 82) by Quit Claim Deed of Marilyn M. Quinn dated September 16, 1987 and recorded in the Brandon Land Records in Book 97 at Page 81, and therein described as follows: “A dwelling with 8.2 acres more or less located on Route 73 East (Marble Street) Brandon, Vermont and being the same lands and premises deeded to Clara F. Keefe from Frank L. Bunting by deed dated February 10, 1966 recorded in Book 78 Page 78 [sic], Page 20 of the Town of Brandon Land Records.”

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: August 31, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 9/27 Farmington, CT 06032

STATE OF VERMONT

SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT IN RE: ABANDONED MOBILE HOME OF PATRICK McKNIGHT

NOTICE OF HEARING

CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 167-9-18 Ancv

A hearing on ACCT’s Verified Complaint to declare as abandoned the mobile home of Patrick McKnight located at Vaughn’s Mobile Home Park, 13 Vaughn Court, Lot #3 in Monkton, Vermont has been set for October 11, 2018 at 1:30 pm at the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, Vermont.

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM Date: September 18, 2018 FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ Kim LaDuke, Deputy Clerk tating, liquid manure haul‑ VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR ABANDONMENT ing, drag line aerating. Call PURSUANT TO 10 V.S.A. § 6249(h) (Auction) for price. 462‑2755, John NOW COMES Addison County Community Trust (“ACCT”), by and through its counsel Nadine L. Scibek, and hereby complains pursuant Whitney. to 10 V.S.A. § 6249 as follows: 1. ACCT, a Vermont nonprofit corporation with a principal place of business in Vergennes, County of Addison, State of Vermont, is the record owner of a mobile home park known as Vaughn’s Mobile Home Park (the “Park”) located in Monkton, Vermont.

Cars 2. Patrick McKnight (“McKnight”) is the record owner of a certain mobile home, described as a 1994 Skyline, Claridge, 14’ x 70’ mobile home (the “Mobile Home”), located on Lot #3 at Vaughn’s Mobile Home Park, 13 Vaughn Court in Monkton, Vermont according to the 2014 FORD C‑MAX hybrid, Monkton Land Records. See attached Vermont Mobile Home Uniform Bill of Sale.

74,980 miles, plus winter tires. $12,000. 802‑382‑8644.

3. McKnight leased a lot in the Park for his mobile home from the Park pursuant to an oral lease. ACCT holds a security deposit on the Lot in the amount of $315.00.

4. McKnight’s last known mailing address is 13 Vaughn Court, North Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05473.

CLASSIC 1969 DODGE 5. The mobile home has been abandoned. The home is empty. The last known resident of the mobile home was Patrick McKnight. McKDart. 4 door, 6 cylinder. night was evicted from the Park for non-payment of rent on or about May 31, 2018. A Judgment for outstanding rent and court costs 68,000 original miles. Excel‑ was entered against him on May 9, 2018 in the amount of $3,387.11. See Addison County Community Trust, Inc. v. McKnight, Vermont lent condition. $5,000 OBRO. Superior Court, Addison Civil Unit, Docket No. 61-4-18 Ancv. See attached Amended Judgment, Writ of Possession and Sheriff’s 802‑352‑6678.

Return of Service. McKnight has made no efforts or attempts to remove the home from the Park.

6. The Park’s counsel has attempted to communicate in writing with McKnight and he has failed to respond.

7. The following security interests, mortgages, liens and encumbrances appear of record with respect to the mobile home: Wanted a. Addison County Community Trust, Inc. v. McKnight, Judgment Order dated May 8, 2018.

8. Uriah Wallace, a duly licensed auctioneer, is a person disinterested in the mobile home and the mobile home park who is able to sell TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ the mobile home at a public auction. izing in jewelry, watches, 9. Mobile home storage fees continue to accrue at the rate of $344.00 each month. Rent, storage fees and late charges due the Park as silver, art, military, an‑ of August 22, 2018 total $4,549.90. Court costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the Park exceed $1,500.00. tique collectibles, etc. Visit 10. The Park sent written notice by certified mail to the Town of Monkton on July 16, 2018 of its intent to commence this abandonment bittnerantiques.com or call action. See attached.

Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Con‑ WHEREFORE, the Park Owner ACCT respectfully requests that the Honorable Court enter an order as follows: sulting/appraisal services 1. Declare that the mobile home has been abandoned; available. House calls made 2. Approve the sale of the mobile home at a public auction to be held within 15 days of the date of judgment, pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § free of charge.

6249(h); and 3. Grant judgment in favor of the Park Owner and against the mobile home for past due and unpaid rent and mobile home storage charges through the date of judgment, together with Park Owner’s court costs, publication and mailing costs, auctioneer’s costs, winterization costs, lot cleanup charges, attorney’s fees incurred in connection with this matter and any other costs incurred by Park /5/11) Owner herein. blished: 5 u (P s d A Classified DATED AT Burlington, Vermont this 13th day of September, 2018. .

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Pizza and fun night planned to help Addison Central Teens MIDDLEBURY — The school year is in full swing at the Teen Center, and there’s no better way to celebrate the school year than pizza.

Join Addison Central Teens for a night of pizza and fun on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at American Flatbread Middlebury for the Addison Central Teens Benefit Bake and show your support for the Teen Center. For every Flatbread sold that evening Flatbread will donate $3 for large, $2 for small to Addison Central Teens.

Addison Central Teens provides a teen center and after-school alternatives that are welcoming, safe and fun for all teenagers in the community. Teens have a place to hang out as well as opportunities to plan and participate in activities, special events and community service at the Teen Center and throughout the community. It’s open every day after school from 3-6 p.m.

Events like the benefit bake allow Addison Central Teens to provide programming such as cooking workshops, gaming clubs, and ice

skating days as well as support healthy after-school snacks. “We love these types of events, as they allow the community to not only show their support for us, but we can then show how much we care about our community,” says executive director, Zoe Kaslow. The benefit b ake gives Addison Central Teens the opportunity to share stories about their work and hear about community needs in addition to supporting a local business.

Danielle Boyce, general manager and owner of American Flatbread Middlebury, expressed her excitement about the event, “We’re so happy to support the teen center in this way. These could be kids that have played in our back yard or watched their pizza baking in our oven. Investing in them now means investing in their future — the community’s future as a whole.

There are few things that are more important than that!”

For more information on the Teen Center, visit middteens.org.

Public Notices

can be found on Pages 8B & 9B.

ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS

The following schedule of the Board of School Directors’ meetings is announced for the month of OCTOBER, 2018.

Thursday, Oct 4 10:30 AM Negotiations Committee Meeting

At the ANWSD Office Friday, Oct 5 7:30 AM Facilities Committee Meeting

At the ANWSD Office Monday, Oct 8 4:00 PM Negotiations Committee Meeting At Vergennes Union High School 4:30 PM Policy Committee Meeting At Addison Central School 6:00 PM ANWSD Regular Board Meeting At Addison Central School Monday, Oct 15 6:00 PM ANWSD Regular Board Meeting At Vergennes Union High School Tuesday, Oct 16 5:00 PM Negotiations Committee Meeting At Vergennes Union Elementary School Thursday, Oct 18 5:30 PM Community Engagement Committee Mtg. At the Bixby Library Tuesday, Oct 30 5:00 PM Negotiations Committee Meeting At Vergennes Union Elementary School 10/1

VERMONT PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON RATE DESIGN CHANGES PROPOSED BY GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORPORATION

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 7:00 PM - Rutland The Vermont Public Utility Commission will hold a hearing to gather public input on the Investigation into Green Mountain Power Corporation’s tariff filing proposing rate design changes, to take effect April 1, 2019.

(PUC Case No. 18-2850-TF).

Hearing location: The public hearing will be on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, conducted at the Rutland Free Library, Fox Room, at 10 Court Street, Rutland, Vermont.

Prior to the public hearing, at 6:30 P.M., the Vermont Department of Public Service will host a presentation by Green Mountain Power Corporation during which time the utility will describe the proposed rate design changes and be available to answer questions.

Hearing sites are handicapped accessible. Please contact the Clerk of the Commission if you require accommodation (802-828-2358).

10/4

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY SELECTBOARD CREEK ROAD SITE VISIT MIDDLEBURY RECREATION CENTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2018 5:00 P.M.

On Tuesday, October 9th, the Middlebury Selectboard will conduct a site visit of Creek Road. The Board will convene at the Middlebury Recreation Center, 154 Creek Road, at 5 p.m. and travel the length of Creek Road by bus, stopping at locations in need of repair along the way. The Board will return to the Recreation Center at 6:15 p.m. and then return to the Town Offices to re-convene for its regularly-scheduled meeting at 7 p.m.

The purpose of the site visit is to review the condition of the road and the extent of erosion of the banks of Otter Creek running along Creek Road as a follow-up to a 2017 study of options for sustainable solutions for reopening the road. A summary of the background of the issue and the 2017 study are available on the Town’s website, www. townofmiddlebury.org, under Latest Events on the home page.

If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 388-8100 10/1 x-202 as early as possible.

STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

TOWN OF SHOREHAM SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

The legal voters of the Town of Shoreham are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Shoreham Elementary School in said Town on October 23, 2018, at 7:00p.m. to transact the following business from the floor: Shall voters of the Town of Shoreham authorize the Select Board to spend not more that $55,351 from the Building and Grounds Repair Reserve Fund for the purpose of purchasing up to 103 solar panels as part of the ACORN Energy Solar 2 Project?

Dated this 18th day of September, 2018 By the Selectboard members of the Town of Shoreham Stephen Goodrich Loren Wood William Stevens 10/4 Check out the Public Notices section every Monday and Thursday in the

Addison Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON

Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

The Addison Development Review Board will convene a public hearing on Monday, October 22, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Addison Central School on VT RTE 17 W to address the following application: Application (#18-10) Mark & Deborah Malmros for conditional-use approval of the conversion of an existing detached utility/workshop building on their property located on Algonquin Drive (tax map ID# 13-00-01.000) to a single-bedroom accessory dwelling in accordance with the provisions of S.2.4, Table 2.4 (C) and S.S. 4.1 and 5.7 of the Town’s Zoning Regulations.

The application is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal office hours. Interested parties who wish to appeal or to be heard at the hearing may do so in person, or may be represented by an agent or an attorney. Communications relating to the application may be filed in writing with the Board either before or during the hearing.

N.B.: Participation in a hearing is necessary to establish status as an “interested person” and the right to appeal a decision rendered in that hearing, according to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. 117 S.S.4464 (a) (1) (C), 4465(b) and 4471 (a). Participation consists of offering, through oral or written testimony, evidence or a statement of concern directly related to the subject of the hearing.

Respectfully Submitted, John Spencer, Chair Starr Phillips, Board Secretary E. W. Hanson, Administrative Officer 10/4

802-388-1966

PROPOSED STATE RULES

Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm

STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 133-8-16 ANCV LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC v.

RONDA GUYETTE OCCUPANTS OF: 5 Bowman Road, Vergennes VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Ronda Guyette to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB, dated January 22, 2009 and recorded in Book 68 Page 74 of the land records of the City of Vergennes, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB to Matrix Financial Services Corporation dated April 19, 2016 and recorded in Book 79 Page 486, and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Matrix Financial Services Corporation to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC dated October 21, 2016 and recorded in Book 80 Page 402, both of the land records of the City of Vergennes for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 5 Bowman Road, Vergennes, Vermont on October 23, 2018 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Ronda Guyette

by Warranty Deed of Gretchen E. Naylor dated January , 2009 and to be recorded in the Land Records of the City of Vergennes.

Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Gretchen E. Naylor

by Warranty Deed of Diane R. Boettcher dated July 17, 2006 and recorded in Volume 63, Page 239 of the Land Records of the City of Vergennes.

Being Apartment No. 103 in Crosby Farms Condominium together with the twelve and one-half (12.5%) of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto.

Crosby Farms Condominium is a condominium established under 27 V.S.A. Chapter 15, the Vermont Condominium Ownership Act, pursuant to a Declaration of Condominium dated September 25, 1989, and of record in Book 38, Pages 549-579 of the Land Records of the City of Vergennes as the same is now or may hereafter be amended from time to time. Reference is also here made to the Lot Plan and the Floor Plans annexed as Exhibits B and C to the aforesaid Declaration, which Lot Plans are of record in the Vergennes Land Records.

To said deed, the records thereof, and to the deeds and records referred to therein, reference is hereby made in further aid of this description.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: August 15, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 9/27

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 50-3-18 ANCV

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE3 v.

BRADLEY N. BEDARD OCCUPANTS OF: 71 East Street, Bristol VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered , in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Bradley N. Bedard and the late Jean A. Bedard to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AEGIS Lending Corporation, dated November 10, 2006 and recorded in Book 122 Page 145 of the land records of the Town of Bristol, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AEGIS Lending Corporation to LaSalle Bank, NA as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 2007-HE3 dated July 1, 2008 and recorded in Book 127 Page 324 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from LaSalle Bank, NA as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 2007-HE3 to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-HE3 dated November 29, 2017 and recorded in Book 154 Page 253, both of the land records of the Town of Bristol for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 71 East Street, Bristol, Vermont on October 16, 2018 at 1:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: The land referred to in this Commitment is situated in the State of VT, County of ADDISON and is described as follows: A CERTAIN PIECE OF LAND IN BRISTOL IN THE COUNTY OF ADDISON AND THE STATE OF VERMONT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, VIZ: A LOT OF LAND TOGETHER WITH DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE THEREON, SAID PREMISES SITUATED IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BRISTOL ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF EAST STREET, SO-CALLED, SAID LAND AND PREMISES FURTHER DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF EAST STREET, SO-CALLED; ON THE EAST BY LAND AND PREMISES OF CHARLES F. LAMB; ON THE SOUTH BY LANDS OF DRAKE, SMITH COMPANY; ON THE WEST BY LAND AND PREMISES OF MINNIE M. SMITH. SOURCE OF TITLE: BOOK: 71, PAGE: 156, RECORDED DATE: 11/15/1991.

PARCEL NO. 235160 Stewart Title Guaranty Company 71 EAST ST. BRISTOL, VT 05443-1315 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : September 5, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 9/20

By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

Note: The six rules listed below have been promulgated by the Agency of Natural Resources who has requested the notices be combined to facilitate a savings for the agency. When contacting the agency about these rules please note the title and rule number of the rule(s) you are interested in.

Wastewater and Potable Water Supply Rules: 18P051 Water Supply Rule: 18P052 Indirect Discharge Rules: 18P053 AGENCY: Agency of Natural Resources CONCISE SUMMARY: The Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Rules were last updated in 2007. This amendment comprehensively reorganizes and revises the rule to increase clarity. It incorporates legislative directives adopted after the last rule update, including requirements that permit applicants notify other landowners of pending applications, that groundwater potable water sources be tested for water quality prior to use, and that surface water can be a source for potable water supplies serving single-family residences. The amendment also establishes new water quality sampling requirements; adds provisions specific to non-pathogenic wastewater; expands options for the design of wastewater systems; creates additional permitting exemptions to reduce administrative burdens on the public; and consolidates provisions on potable water supplies. The Water Supply Rule is concurrently amended to remove provisions on potable water supplies and the Indirect Discharge Rules is concurrently amended to clarify they will not regulate small sewage and non-sewage wastewater systems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ernest Christianson, Agency of Natural Resources, 1 National Life Drive, Main 2, Montpelier VT 05620-3521 Tel: 802-585-4884 Fax: 802-828-1541 Email: ernest.christianson@vermont.gov URL: http://dec.vermont. gov/water/ww-systems.

FOR COPIES: Diane Sherman, Agency of Natural Resources 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2, Montpelier, VT 05620-3521 Tel: 802-505-0125 Email: diane.sherman@vermont.gov.

Regulations for the Designation and Operation of Home Health Agencies.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P054 AGENCY: Agency of Human Services, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) CONCISE SUMMARY: This proposed rule amends the Regulations for the Designation and Operation of Home Health Agencies, which were last amended July 1, 2007. Given the extensive modifications to the existing Rule, the Agency of Human Services (AHS) and the Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living (DAIL) are proposing a strike-all. The proposed rule seeks to address both technical and substantive issues.

Examples of the former include re-organizing existing content and editing for enhanced clarity. Substantive changes include adding and deleting definitions; modifying definitions to replicate federal definitions where appropriate; modifying terminology; to avoid redundancy, deleting provisions that are required by the Federal Conditions of Participation (CoPs), with which all agencies must comply; and amending and clarifying the appeals provisions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Suzanne Leavitt, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living, Div. of Licensing and Protection 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671 Tel: 802-241-0346 Fax: 802-241-0343 Email: suzanne. leavitt@vermont.gov URL: http://www.dail.vermont.gov.

FOR COPIES: Stuart G. Schurr, Esq. Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living, Commissioner’s Office HC2 South, 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2020 Tel: 802-241-0353 Fax: 802-241-0386 Email: stuart.schurr@vermont.gov.

10/4

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE PURSUANT TO 29 V.S.A. §563(G) AND (H)

Name of Record Owners of Interest: AMOCO Production Co. 200 Amoco Court Farmington, NM 87401 Name of Property Owner: Michael W. Reed Description of the Land: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Michael W. Reed by Warranty Deed of Charles W. Reed and Pauline Y. Reed dated December 30, 1980 and recorded in Book 40 at Page 296 of the Addison Land Records.

Nature of the Interest: Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease of Michael W. Reed to AMOCO Production Co. dated December 14, 1981 and recorded in Book 41 at Page 119 of the Addison Land Records.

Name and Address of Person Giving Notice: Benjamin H. Deppman, Esq. Deppman Law, PLC 2 Park Street Middlebury, VT 05753 It is presumed that this Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease is abandoned.

Dated, at Middlebury, Vermont, on this 2nd day of October, 2018.

Submitted by: Benjamin H. Deppman, Esq. Agent for Michael W. Reed 4/16

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 22, 2018 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Town Offices, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1. An application (file #2018-21:001.010) request by David Hohenschau and Claire Tebbs for a side yard setback waiver pursuant to Section 724. Applicants propose to construct a 2-story addition to the back side of their existing non-conforming one-family dwelling. This property is located at 53 Seymour Street in the HDR zoning district, parcel ID# 21:001.010.

2. An application (file #2018-21:001) request by Habitat for Humanity of Addison County for final conditional use and subdivision approval, pursuant to Sections 540 and 560, for two (2) separate residential units on one parcel, to be held as common land for the benefit of residents. Applicants also request a front setback waiver pursuant to Section 724. Previous to this hearing the Applicants received a Preliminary Determination from the DRB, dated June 7, 2018. The property is located at 51 Seymour Street in the High Density Residential district (HDR), parcel ID# 021:001.000 3. An application (file #2018-05:107.000) request by the Aurora Learning Center for amended conditional use approval pursuant to Section 540 and 610, to add the Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) business offices to the property and expand educational opportunities for Pre-K- 6th grade programming. No changes are requested to the building footprint or site plan. The property is located at 238 Petersen Terrace in the High Density Residential District (HDR), parcel ID# 005:107.000.

Plans and additional information regarding these applications may be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office in the Town Offices or by calling 388-8100, Ext 226. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

David Wetmore Assistant ZA 10/4

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Group helps put local news on Wikipedia MIDDLEBURY — A group of nonexistent Wikipedia entries as well Middlebury College students are as 25 California papers (The Addison working to expand the number of County Independent is already legitimate sources where digital media included on Wikipedia). consumers can verify a news story. The Collier notes that those who want students are part of an international to substantiate a lesser-known or effort called NOW (Newspapers on local news source frequently turn Wikipedia), whose goal is to create to Google, where the search results 1,000 Wikipedia pages by Dec. 15 for typically include an information local newspapers that are currently not box on the right. That data comes included in the free online from a similar box, encyclopedia.

Several “NOW gives called an info box, on faculty members have students a the Wikipedia page for also incorporated the the same news source. project into their classes. chance to Numerous listings on “NOW gives students contribute to the USNPL, a directory a chance to contribute Wikipedia of thousands of media to Wikipedia as writers, as writers, outlets, do not have researchers, and editors,” researchers, Wikipedia pages, said Amy Collier, and therefore Google and editors.” associate provost for searches for these do — Amy Collier not produce easily digital learning and the leader of Middlebury’s accessible info boxes.

NOW team. “Their work increases Currently, four Middlebury College Wikipedia’s capacity to help people students work as interns on the NOW verify what they see online, an project: juniors Nadani Dixon, Caleb important step in fact checking.”

Turner and Olivia Jin, and sophomore The Middlebury NOW team Alfredo Torres. Katie Caulfield, includes students and staff from a student at Western Washington Middlebury College and the University who wanted to collaborate Middlebury Institute of International with the Middlebury team, as well Studies at Monterey in California. as Ianthe Duncan-Poole, a student The group will host a Wikipedia at the Middlebury Institute, are also edit-a-thon on Oct. 26 on both part of the group. Collier expects campuses with a goal of writing or other Middlebury students to join the finishing pages for 27 remaining project this fall.

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and curricular technologist for Middlebury’s Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry (DLINQ), helps lead the group, and Bob Cole, director of exploratory initiatives and partnerships for DLINQ, recently joined the initiative. Cole is based at the Middlebury Institute.

The students and staff on the Middlebury NOW team have created 16 new Wikipedia pages for local newspapers that previously had no entries, edited or WikiGnomed 16 existing pages, and added 24 information boxes to pages that had none.

“I enjoy working on the NOW team because, as a college student who does research for her classes, I understand the importance of finding credible and reliable news sources,” said Dixon. “Having a Wikipedia page makes a local paper more visible and thus easier for users to consult.

Through the project I’m also able to practice my own research and writing skills, and contribute factual and dependable information to the web.”

Individuals at other colleges and universities have participated in NOW, said Collier, but to her knowledge Middlebury is the only school that has a formal team focused on the project.

Two faculty members at the Institute have incorporated the NOW initiative into courses. Marie Butcher, visiting assistant professor, has made Wikipedia editing a part of her class titled Advanced Editing and Writing.

Gabriel Guillen, assistant professor of Spanish, also included NOW in a course called “Spanish Fake News and Persuasion.” Matt Lawrence, assistant professor of sociology at Middlebury College, has plans for students in one of his current classes, “Social Life in the Age of Big Data,” to create info boxes for newspaper Wikipedia pages.

Collier says that the NOW team plans to continue its work through the spring.

“We’re hoping to grow the Middlebury NOW team’s contributions to local newspapers outside of the United States with articles in languages other than English,” she said. “This is an area where Middlebury has distinct opportunities to lead, as an institution with exceptional language programs and a robust global network.”

Editor’s note: This story is courtesy of Middlebury College Communications.

“Jug-o-Rum!”

By SUSAN SHEA If you walk by a pond on a summer evening, you may hear the deep “jug-o-rum” of a bullfrog or the “tung” of a green frog, sounding like a plucked banjo string. Sometimes you’ll hear a whole chorus of frogs, the songs competing with each other for attention.

The frogs are not singing for our enjoyment, of course.

Most frog sounds we hear are advertisement calls to attract mates, and the callers are usually males. In some species, these vocalizations also help male frogs maintain territories against other males. If you look closely around the shore of a pond, you often see male green frogs spaced at regular intervals.

Frogs make sound by shunting air from their lungs over their vocal chords, causing them to vibrate. The mouth and nostrils are kept closed. Slits in the floor of the mouth allow air to pass to an expandable throat. In many frogs, the elastic skin of the throat balloons out as a translucent, round sac, or in some species, a pair of sacs. The vocal sac reverberates the sounds, serving as a resonator.

Some species, such as the tiny spring peeper and the warty American toad, have external vocal sacs. Others like the bullfrog, our largest frog, have an internal sac; the throat merely swelling when the frog calls.

Songs are quite varied, ranging from the quacking of the wood frog to the musical trill of the toad and the soft, grating snore of the pickerel frog. The differences in pitch, timbre, duration, intensity, and spacing of calls help frogs distinguish members of their own species. The calls also provide information on a frog’s individual identity, reproductive status, location, and the resources in its territory.

Frogs in our region have two basic breeding strategies. Some, such as the wood frog, a brown

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frog with a black mask that spends also select a mate based on the most of its time on land, are known quality of his territory and whether as explosive breeders. On the first it is a good site for egg-laying. warm rainy nights of spring, all Male frogs on the other hand, are the sexually mature adults migrate not so discerning, says Vermont to fishless, often temporary pools. herpetologist Jim Andrews. He has Within a few days, they go through seen them clasping salamanders, a frenzied courtship, the females dead mice, and the tops of cattails lay eggs, and then they all migrate floating in the pond. back into the woods.

Male frogs assess the threat Male wood frogs float posed by other males by listening around on the surface to the properties of their calls of the pool, some even that imply body size, strength, sitting on floating and willingness to fight. Vocal sheets of ice, and call exchanges between males may to attract females. The precede bouts of wrestling such as first time I heard one the one described between the two of these loud, quacking bullfrogs. choruses, I thought it was a flock Frogs make other sounds in of ducks. addition to mating and territoriality Other species such as bullfrogs calls. They will emit an alarm call and green frogs are prolonged as they leap off a pond shore into breeders. Males set up and defend the water to escape a potential territories in permanent bodies of predator. The call may startle the water. They wait for females to predator and warn other frogs. If move into the breeding grounds a frog is caught by a predator or over a period of weeks during even held by a person, it may emit spring and summer. In “A Guide a distress call — a loud scream to Amphibians and (unlike other calls, the Reptiles,” author Male frogs scream is produced Thomas Tyning with the mouth open). describes a territorial assess the A male frog will croak skirmish he observed threat posed or chirp when in the between two huge male by other males frenzy of the breeding bullfrogs: “They were by listening to pool another male only six inches apart the properties clasps it, attempting to when we first noticed mate. This functions of their calls them. Suddenly they as a release call. lunged at each other; that imply body You can learn to they hung on tightly size, strength, identify the frog with their front legs and and willingness songs in your area feet. The water boiled to fight. by listening to with their activity as recordings, such they wrestled for half as those on Lang a minute before breaking apart. In Elliott’s website musicofnature. another minute they started again com/calls-of-frogs-and-toads-of… Eventually one of the two frogs the-northeast. took several leaps away. The other Susan Shea is a naturalist, followed closely on his heels. The writer, and conservation consultant territory dispute was over.” who lives in Brookfield, Vermont.

In both types of breeders, female The illustration for this column frogs select mates partly on the basis was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. of call characteristics such as pitch, The Outside Story is assigned and rate, or length of the call. Females edited by Northern Woodlands prefer calls that are energetically magazine: northernwoodlands. costly to produce. A male frog that org, and sponsored by the produces these calls shows he has Wellborn Ecology Fund of the substantial energy reserves and New Hampshire Charitable is healthy and vigorous. Females Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.

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October 4, 2018

The Addison Independent

Claudia Carl, an artist from Cornwall, designed and installed this piece of chain link fence art in late August. Her, and fellow artist Kate Gridley’s, artwork are beautifying the construction zone in downtown Middlebury.

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Claudia Carl claims space on the fence for art

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ot every artist likes to be boxed in. In fact, very few do. But for Claudia Carl, designing a mural on an 8-by-10-foot grid — er, chain link fence — with small plastic cups sounded, well, fun.

“I have always enjoyed doing designs on graph paper,” said Carl, an artist from Cornwall. “I love geometrics and I love color. Trying to figure out how to do art on the fence sounded like such a fun idea.”

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

If you pass through downtown Middlebury, you’ve probably seen her work, but maybe you didn’t slow down to enjoy the view. What at first looks like a construction zone — is a

construction zone — but it’s also the “Chain Link Gallery.”

There are four sections of chain link fence surrounding Triangle Park, as construction continues to supplant the Main Street and Merchants Row rail bridges with a tunnel. Carl’s piece — of mountains, sky and a river as seen through the trees — is on one of those four fence panels. Fellow artist Kate Gridley also has a Mondrian-esque piece (you know, with large rectangles of red, blue and yellow) on one of the panels.

The project was spearheaded by a citizens’ group called Neighbors Together and Town Hall Theater in the spring of this year. The idea is to have rotating artists put up work on the fence panels for the duration of the construction — which is estimated to be about three years.

Carl was one of many local artists to receive an email from Town Hall Theater’s past executive director Doug Anderson calling for artists to submit ideas. She jumped at the opportunity.

“I had a hard time in the beginning trying to translate my designs into that format,” Carl admitted. But she was able to get her hands on charts that have the exact grid of a 8x10 chain link fence. And while visiting her daughter in San Francisco, she sat down with her markers and the charts, and made several designs.

“The trick is putting the design in pixels and it still being readable,” she said. “You have to be able to understand the design from a distance.”

Carl sent a few of her sketches to Anderson, and they settled on one they liked the best.

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ART Dimensional Dialogues SCULPTURE AND PAINTINGS BY DON AND JUSTIN PERDUE ON VIEW AT THE JACKSON GALLERY

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he Jackson Gallery presents “Dimensional Dialogues” — an exhibition of Donald Perdue’s modernist, abstract and figurative sculpture, and Justin Perdue’s paintings, collages and mixedmedia constructions. As father and son, the two Vermont artists display a complimentary sense of design as both create works that range from abstract to figurative genres, inspired by cultural observations, jazz music, contemporary dance and creative explorations of the artists’

respective visual experiences.

Don’s work includes wood carvings and constructions, cast stone pieces, bronze and aluminum castings, relief works in fired clay and carved foam with faux stone surfaces, plus maquettes and photos of a variety of his large format, site-specific commissions. Don has been studying, practicing and creating sculpture as well as the related visual arts for 55-plus years. His work has been widely exhibited in art centers, galleries, museums and is included in private and public collections.

In parallel to his creative work Don has taught fine arts and humanities for more than 50 years in a broad variety of venues ranging from early childhood learning opportunities, artist residencies in grade schools and art centers, middle and high school fine arts teaching positions, as well as a BFA college faculty position. In addition, for 30-plus years he has conducted adult sculpture classes in his studio.

“Couple”, acrylic and powdered metal painting on canvas by Dustin Perdue

Justin’s visual art draws inspiration from his professional work as a jazz musician/composer and related work with modern dance. Working in acrylic, powdered bronze, gold, aluminum and other metals, his modernist, abstract, contemporary, figurative art works range from 15-foot multiple canvas paintings to mixedmedia works. These constructions, collages and paintings also incorporate colored tissue and construction papers, mylar, styrofoam and

Canada Goose in Flight, bronze sculpture by Don Perdue.

foamcore, cast plaster, powdered metals and plywood.

Justin has played guitar professionally since the late 1980’s, appearing at venues from New York City’s Knitting Factory and Vision Festival to the Burlington Jazz Festival and the University of Madison Wisconsin. He has also recorded and performed with Arthur Brooks, the So-Called Jazz Sextet, Jack Wright, and has worked and toured with the Middlebury College Dance Co. The father-son exhibit “Dimensional Dialogues” will open with a reception on Friday, Oct. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 11. The Jackson Gallery is located in the lower level of Town Hall Theater. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 12-5 p.m., and an hour before any public events in the building.

For further information call (802) 382-9222 or visit townhalltheater.org or StudioPerdue.com.

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Then came the challenge of the colors of the plastic cups used to create the design on the fence.

“The colors are completely different from my original drawing,” Carl lamented. “The original design looked a lot better — more readable.”

But in the end, she said, they’re just “not comparable.” They’re two separate pieces.

Town Hall Theater supplied Carl with all the cups she needed and then there were four or five volunteers who came to help her set it up in late August.

Carl orchestrated the helpers. “It was like, OK, that green starts here: 17 rows down and two up; the purple starts five down and two over…”

“IT’S REALLY FUNNY HAVING SAT DOWN WITH THESE GRIDS, I HAVE A LOT MORE THAT I WANT TO DO.” — Claudia Carl

After completing the project, Carl is excited to do more.

“It’s really funny having sat down with these grids, I have a lot more that I want to do,” she said. “I know there will be a bunch of leftover cups and boy, have I got the design for leftovers! Hopefully I’ll be able to get another design up on the panels… next time with more colors.”

BEYOND FENCES Aside from her fence art, Carl also works in watercolors and creates hand-drawn geometric coloring pages that she calls “Caleidoscopes.”

Wondering if anyone made a mistake?

Not really.

“My design was vague enough in a sense that it was easy to make it work,” Carl said. “We didn’t really screw up.”

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“They’re good for creative release, stress relief, fun with friends and keeping your small humans entertained,” reads the explanation of her caleidoscopes on her website claudiacarlart.com, where she sells individual pieces for $2.95 or a set for just under 15 bucks.

Claudia Carl, from Cornwall, is one of the artists who’s work is exhibited in the Chain Link Gallery — the chain link fences surrounding construction in Middlebury.

Carl first started drawing these in the ’70s after the New Jersey native graduated from the Fasion Institute of Technology in New York City with a two-year degree in textile design.

“I wish I had more art education,” said Carl, who’s parents were artists. “The year after I graduated they turned my program into a four-year degree instead of a two-year degree… But my parents would just say ‘practice, practice, practice and you’ll get there.’”

So that’s what Carl has done.

She started taking watercolor classes with Ginny Joyner in Hinesburgh about 10 years ago, and has more recently been managing and selling the supplies for the class. Carl is also a member of the Vermont Watercolor Society and participates in their shows.

When Carl isn’t drawing or painting, or installing chain link fence art, she is the caretaker for Willard and Carolyn Jackson’s property in Cornwall.

“I was working at a greenhouse in Panton for a while, and this man came in and bought a bunch of plants. I offered to help him plant them and I never left,” she said. That was 26 years ago.

Claudia Carl’s fence art is installed on one of the four chain-link fence panels in downtown Middlebury. Kate Gridley’s installation can also be seen here in the far left corner.

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“It’s been an absolutely fabulous place to work,” she said. “It’s so inspirational being there.”

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OUT OF TOWN Laurie Sargent in concert at Higher Ground

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aurie Sargent has worn many hats in her life. Pop/rock star, rock and roll singer/songwriter, farmer, volunteer firefighter… but she’s retuned to music to release her new album “Smiley Face” on Oct. 20. Sargent will be performing in support of Americana, roots-rock musician Jeffrey Foucault at Higher Ground in South Burlington on Sunday, Oct. 7.

“I have been making music for lifetimes, but walked away from the business of music several years ago,” Sargent explained. “Songs kept threading through my heart and head however, bubbling up at every opportunity as I plied my new chosen trade as a farmer — the rhythm of the hoe, the counting of the fresh, vibrant fruits of labor, the steady footfalls of my horse as I rode in the vast openness of my new western home. These things became the new record, ‘Smiley Face.’”

Recorded in Boston and featuring long-time musical partners Billy Conway, Jeremy Curtis, Ian Kennedy, Evan Harriman and David Westner, this collection of songs has already garnered critical praise.

Sargent and her partner Conway have toured over the years with Foucault, and their shows together have a natural ease that come from knowing someone for years.

“Laurie plays a Fender Mustang tuned to an open chord through an old Supro amp, and that’s her whole rig, unless you count her voice, an instrument that can heal the sick or take the paint off the walls, just as she likes,” Foucault praised. “In a career that’s included stints fronting famous rock bands, stunt-singing for Diane Lane in an ill-starred feature film, running an organic farm, keeping horses, training dogs, fighting fires, and painting pictures, Laurie just started performing solo for the first time a few years ago. She’s whip-smart and funny as hell,

Laurie Sargent will perform at Higher Ground in South Burlington on Sunday, Oct. 7.

an uncanny writer and performer with a natural connection to the dark fire of life.”

Tickets are available to Sunday’s show at

highergroundmusic.com. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with Laurie Sargent taking the stage at 8 p.m. For more info on Sargent visit lauriesargentart.com.

Altered spaces group exhibit on view in Stowe Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe presents “Altered Spaces,” a group exhibition.

The exhibition opened with a dynamic collection of work in September and will build in layers throughout the fall. The exhibition is curated by Kelly Holt and features artists: Paul Gruhler, Dana Heffern, Ric Kasini Kadour, Lydia Kern, Erika Senft Miller, John M. Miller and

Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa.

Photographic images are collaged to conjure innovative ideas of the surface of space, with homage to architectural detail, street photography and organic references and materials. Installation works with shapes of animal bones and color to create an altered

atmosphere. Paintings vary from sublime journeys in color to working through space with whole-body physical gesture and movement.

An opening reception will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on view though Jan. 7, 2019. For more information on the Altered Spaces exhibit, call (802) 760-4634.

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IN TOWN Eli West and Ben Winship take the Ripton stage

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li West and Ben Winship will return to the Ripton Community Coffee House on Saturday, Oct. 6, to perform their acoustic roots music. West and Winship are both masters of the guitar; combined this duo is technically impressive. But don’t worry, their music is equally entertaining for the novice listener.

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Seattle-based West has become a highly regarded figure in the Americana music scene over the past several years. Old and new, folk and jazz, vocal and instrumental, odd and accessible, subtle and virtuosic…. it takes great skill and care to make music that sounds this natural.

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Winship’s version of string band music is an exploration of crossroads; where raw meets refined, original meets traditional, weird meets familiar, organized meets free ranging. The Boston Globe called his sound “A further leap from traditional hill country music.”

Come listen to West and Winship’s take on roots music and enjoy let yourself be lulled by into an Appalachian calm.

The evening begins with an open mic at 7:30 p.m., followed by the feature performers.

Admission is $10 or $15 if you’re feeling generous; kids 12 and under are $3. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more info visit rcch.org. To sign up for an open mic slot call (802) 388-9782.

Eli West and Ben Winship will perform at the Ripton Community Coffee House on Saturday, Oct. 6.

one two three THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK CHAYA BHUVANESWAR COMES TO BOOK SHOP IN MIDDLEBURY

“AIDA” KICKS OFF MET’S LIVE IN HD SERIES AT TOWN HALL THEATER

MR ROGERS FILM SCREENS WITH SPECIAL GUEST Q&A

Award-winning author Chaya Bhuvaneswar will discuss her debut collection of stories, “White Dancing Elephants,” SATURDAY OCT. with journalist and author Sue Halpern on Saturday, 4 p.m., at The Vermont Book Shop. In 16 remarkable stories, Bhuvaneswar spotlights diverse women of color — cunning, bold and resolute — facing sexual harassment and racial violence, and occasionally inflicting that violence on each other. Free and open to the public. Book signing to follow.

Town Hall Theater begins the Met HD Season with a live broadcast of “Aida.” Set in ancient Egypt and packed SATURDAY OCT. with magnificent choruses, complex ensembles, and elaborate ballets, “Aida” never loses sight of its three protagonists. This performance will be broadcast live at Town Hall Theater at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $24, $10 students and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, by calling (802) 382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door an hour before show time.

In his beloved television program, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” Fred Rogers and his cast of puppets SATURDAY OCT. and friends spoke directly to young children about some of life’s weightiest issues, in a simple, direct fashion.

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” looks back on the legacy of Rogers, and will screen on Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m., at Dana Auditorium in Middlebury.

Dr. François Clemmons, who performed the role of Officer Clemmons on the show will be at both screenings for a Q&A after the films. Free.

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CALENDAR

ACTIVE

RIPTON RIDGE RUN IN RIPTON. Sunday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m., Ripton Elementary School, 753 Lincoln Rd. The Friends of the Ripton School invite runners and walkers of all levels to participate in a 10.4K loop run, a 5K run, or a 5K fun walk during peak foliage season. Lunch will be available during and following the race. A raffle and awards ceremony will follow with prizes for top runners and medallions for winners in each age group.

All proceeds benefit the Ripton Elementary School. Packet pickup and race day registration 11-12, races begin at 12:30. More information at riptonridgerun.org.

ANIMALS

LEARN ABOUT BOBCATS IN FERRISBURGH. Thursday, Oct. 4. 6:30-8 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Offices and Community Center, 3297 Route 7. in “Wild Yet Wonderfully Near Us: Bobcats of the Champlain Valley,” naturalist Sue Morse will present a fascinating, fun and visually stunning slide show and lecture about wildlife in the Champlain Valley. Learn about bobcats and other mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles that live here as well as the habitat they need to survive and thrive. Free and open to the public. More info contact Amy at 802-434-7245.

DEAD CREEK WILDLIFE DAY IN ADDISON. Saturday, Oct. 6, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., 966 Route 17.

Children’s activities and wetland nature at its best. Free and open to the public. More info at vtfishandwildlife.com or 802-759-2398.

ARTS

ARTIST’S OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Oct 5, 5-7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Meet the artists and see the work in Don and Justin Perdue’s show, “Dimensional Dialogues: Sculpture and paintings

by Don and Justin Perdue.” Free.

ARTIST’S RECEPTION IN VERGENNES. Friday, Oct. 12, 5-8 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery, 221 Main St. A reception for Bristol artist Pam Smith, “Moving Still” — still life paintings. More info at northerndaughters. com. Exhibit runs through Nov. 30.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

AUTHORS CHAYA BHUVANESWAR AND SUE HALPERN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 6, 4 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Award-winning author Chaya Bhuvaneswar will discuss her debut story collection, “White Dancing Elephants,” with journalist and author Sue Halpern.

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

BOOK DISCUSSION IN VERGENNES. Monday, Oct. 8, 7-8 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. Come and discuss “Dracula” by Bram Stoker with the Bixby Book Group, volunteer-led, and always open to the public. The library provides free copies for the group. RSVP to Devin Schrock at 610-888-9358 or lvnfree@gmail.com to join the group. Book Club books are given out to attendees at the club meetings first, then the rest are available on a first come first served basis.

MYSTERY BOOK DISCUSSION IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St. Meet and discuss “The Dry” by Jane Harper. Open to everyone, the Mystery Readers Book Group meets on Wednesdays every month.

BOOK CLUB MEETING IN BRIDPORT. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference Room, Crown Point Rd. at Short St. Come discuss John Steinbeck’s classic novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” Meetings are held at the at 7 pm. All interested readers welcome. More info call 802-758-2858.

CRAFTS

TWIST O’ WOOL SPINNING GUILD MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Middlebury at 7pm. The guild’s monthly meeting followed by a workshop on Fractal spinning. All are welcome. Questions?

Call 802-453-6919.

FILM

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Oct. 6, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. A feature documentary about the lessons, ethics, and legacy of iconic children’s television host Fred Rogers. A Q & A with special guest Dr. François Scarborough Clemmons, who performed the role of Officer Clemmons on the Emmy and Peabody award winning television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, will take place after each screening.

“BLUE HEART” AND “THE LAST HILL” DOCUMENTARIES ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. A group project by the Marquis, the Middlebury Mountaineer and Middlebury Area Land trust, these two documentaries with environmental and outdoor themes will be presented free. Donations will not be turned away and will be used to support to the Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT).

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MANUFACTURING DAY FACTORY TOURS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, October 5, 9 a.m.2p.m., Maple Landmark, 1297 Exchange St. On Manufacturing Day, Maple Landmark will hold tours of its 28,000 sq. ft. factory-store every hour, on the hour, with the first tour leaving at 9 a.m. and the last at 2 p.m. The 45-minute tour goes through where we cut, sand, finish, detail, assemble, and package our wooden products. Free and open to the public. Large groups call ahead 802-388-0627.

LECTURES & LEARNING

“HOPS HISTORY IN OUR TOWN” IN STARKSBORO. Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Jerusalem Schoolhouse, just off Route 17. Learn about 19th century hops growing and more about brewing when Kevin Hanson of Bristol gives this illustrated presentation about hops and brewing. Light refreshments. Free and open to the public.

“NORTHERN FOREST CANOE TRAIL: THE ‘WRONG’ WAY” IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Join Peter Macfarlane and experience all aspects of his trip this summer through the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, making him the first recorded person to through-paddle the Trail from east to west. Photos and snippets of video will accompany the talk.

“SOUP TO NUTS: AN ECCENTRIC HISTORY OF FOOD” IN VERGENNES. Wednesday, Oct 10, 10:30 a.m., Bixby Memorial Free Library, 258 Main St. Presented by writer Rebecca Rupp, this talk lets attendees find out about the rocky evolution of table manners, the not-so-welcome invention of the fork, the awful advent of portable soup, and the surprising benefits of family dinners — plus some catchy info on seasonal foods. A Vermont Humanities Council event.

MUSIC

JERUSALEM QUARTET IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. The Jerusalem Quartet makes its Middlebury debut on Fall Family Weekend, performing quartets by Beethoven, Ravel, and Shostakovich. Reserved seating. Tickets: $28 Public/$22 Midd ID holder/$10 Youth/$6 Midd student. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

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founded as a combination of two male quartets in 1952, singing traditional barbershop music. They sing a range of songs, from modern day pop to traditional barbershop songs. Tickets adults, $8/ seniors (60 & up) and students (17 & under) $6.

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: MADE IN VERMONT TOUR IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Internationally renowned violinist Soovin Kim treats all to a Mozart concerto and conducts the ensemble. In collaboration with the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, the concert includes the new film “How We See Water” by Robin Starbuck. Tickets: $25 adults/$10 students (children ages 6–17 and full-time college students with ID)/ free for children ages 5 and under. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

ELI WEST AND BEN WINSHIP ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Saturday Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, 1305 Route 125. Seattle artists West and Winship bring their warm voices and great humor to Addison County. 7:30-open mic followed by featured performers. Tickets $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. More info at rcch.org. Open mic sign up at 802-388-9782.

SHAPE-NOTE SINGING IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Oct. 7, 1-3 p.m., Mitchell Green Lounge, McCullough Student Centre, Middlebury College. Come sing this American traditional style of a cappella, four-part, social and spiritual, community-based, singing that has been called “18th century a cappella heavy metal” and “bluegrass Gregorian chanting.” Loaner books available. More info at FaceBook/Middlebury Shape Note Singers or rosenber@middlebury.edu.

THEATER

“YOU ARE HERE” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, October 4, Friday, October 5, Saturday, October 6, 8 p.m., Hepburn Zoo, Middlebury College.

The Theatre Program presents the 23rd annual First Year Show, “You Are Here,” a collection of short plays and scenes by current students and Middlebury theatre alumni. Directed by Craig Maravich. Tickets: $6, available at 802-443-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts.

COCOON STORYTELLING IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday. Oct, 5, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Inspired by the popular storytelling phenomenon The Moth, Cocoon is a special evening of true stories told live without notes. A reception with the storytellers follows. Tickets: $15 public/$12 Midd ID holder/$8

Youth/$6 Midd student. More info at middlebury. edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

“AIDA” LIVE IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 6, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. It’s a new season of Met Live in HD. In what should be a highlight of the new season, soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, going toeto-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris. Tickets $24 (+$2 preservation fee) adults/$10 students (+$1 preservation fee). More info at townhalltheater.org.

| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, October 4, 2018 — PAGE 7 L’ELISIR D’AMORE (THE ELIXIR OF LOVE) ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Come see the Opera Company of Middlebury as they tour their production of Donizetti’s romantic comedy about a lovesick waiter who tries to win the love of a beautiful woman with the help of a magic “love potion.” Pre-performance talk by Douglas Anderson at Memorial Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $40 orchestra/$50 balcony, available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802-382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

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OCTOBER

PLEASURES IN THE GARDEN

The prolific yellow chrysanthemums, Mary Stoker, all originated from a single plant in Judith’s garden. These are just a few of the many delights in her October garden.

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y October, many people assume all the flowers in the garden are finished for the year. This is the season for the trees and forests to bask in their colorful glory — and for the leaf peepers to take to their cars.

But do not write the garden off too hastily.

October has plenty of delights in store for gardeners too.

WITH PHOTOS BY

BY JUDITH IRVEN

DICK CONRAD

In my Zone 4 Goshen garden I have several varieties of perennials with beautiful flowers that last throughout October, as well as some lovely — and well-behaved — grasses with delicate stems that shimmer in the slanting autumn light.

FALL HYDRANGEAS Fall hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) are the cornerstone of the autumn garden. These are sturdy, long-lasting woody plants, grown either as a shrub (lots of stems) or a small tree (a single stem). Their enormous, round flower-heads start out white in mid-summer, and then, as the season progresses, gradually turn pink (or in some instances pale green).

As a testament to their longevity, fall hydrangeas can be seen in old cemeteries all around Vermont where, unaided by any gardener for a century or more, they still thrive today. When I was studying Landscape Design at Vermont Technical School we called them, no joke, the “cemetery plant.”

And these are complemented by other autumnal pleasures such as the leaves on the blueberry bushes that turn a beautiful bronze, rose-hips on the smooth wild rose (Rosa blanda) along the hedgerow, as well as the seedheads of many summer perennials (such as astilbe and echinacea) that I purposefully leave for the birds to enjoy.

Recently plant breeders have developed a vast array of cultivars from the Hydrangea paniculata species for our gardening satisfaction. My personal favorite is Pink Diamond, with huge conical flowerheads that gradually become delicate pink in late September. Left unchecked it will eventually grow 12 feet or more high and wide, so plan accordingly.

However, if you prune back in late winter to around eight feet high and wide, it will become even more floriferous.

Here are some of my favorite flowers and grasses that grace my autumn garden. Many are well known, others less so. You should be able to find almost all of them at your local nursery.

Some hydrangea cultivars even take on their fall coloration as early as July. Quick Fire has dusky pink flower-heads, while Limelight has greenish tints.

However, since both eventually grow quite large,

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their smaller cousins, Little Quick Fire and Little Limelight, are better suited for most gardens.

MID-SUMMER UNTIL FROST

Most fall-flowering perennials make me wait until September before they start to flower. But the wellknown Black Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia Goldstrum) which began flowering back in August, will keep on blooming until singed by a hard frost.

However the prize for the longest flowering perennial in my garden goes to the amazing Geranium Rozanne. It began flowering in late June and will continue non-stop until felled by the frost. has clear violet-blue flowers and by the end of the season each plant will become a sizable mound.

For a great, long-lasting color contrast plant some Rozanne around your Black-eyed Susans.

HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS

Everyone is familiar with the colorful chrysanthemums — a.k.a. mums — sold at garden centers and supermarkets. They come in lots of pretty colors and are the perfect touch for around the front door. But sadly if, after they have finished flowering, you try planting them in the garden thes varieties are unlikely to be hardy enough to make it through our Vermont winters.

So look a little further. There are plenty of varieties o

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mums that are perfectly hardy in our Vermont winters and which will faithfully return to create a lovely patch of color in your fall garden for years to come.

For instance, Autumn Moon is a clear yellow, Glowing Ember is red and gold, and the taller and vigorous Mammoth Red Daisy is scarlet. Plant some of these this fall as an investment in the future.

NATIVE ASTERS We all know the tall purple New England asters (Aster novae angliae) that brighten our hedgerows at this time of year and they too make lovely garden plants.

Furthermore, plant breeders have developed cultivars in colors other than purple. So, for a stunning effect, include some New England asters with unusual colors, in the mix. Position some salmon pink Alma Potschke (which grows about three feet high) near the front of your bed, and back them with a taller variety, such as dark violet Marina Wolkonsky, which grows four feet high or more.

However, if you have a small garden, you might prefer the shorter drought tolerant Aromatic Aster October Skies (Aster oblongifolius), about two feet high, or even the compact Woods Blue New York Aster that grows about 18 inches high.

ornamental grasses in your garden mix. With their linear lines they contrast beautifully with the perennials we have been discussing. And, at this time of year, most also take on autumnal hues.

Most people are familiar with Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinsensis) and its many cultivars. These are robust coarse-textured grasses, typically six feet or more high, that will stay standing throughout the winter. I am partial to Miscanthus purpurescens which, towards the end of summer, turns an attractive reddish color.

As a complete contrast Purple Moor-Grass (Molinia caerulea’Skyracer’), which grows as high as eight feet, has a delicate lacy texture. Nothing gives me more pleasure than watching a song sparrow swinging to and fro on the Purple Moor grass outside my kitchen window, as it feasts on the ripened seeds.

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excellent garden plants.

I am also extremely partial to Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), a prairie grass with delicate blue leaves between two and four feet high.

For a real standout seek out Blue Heaven — a taller cultivar of Little Bluestem with slender red-tinged leaves even in the summer.

I hope the ideas offered here will inspire you to create autumn beauty in own your garden to give you pleasure for many seasons to come. You can see additional pictures of our garden in fall on Dick’s website, northcountryimpressions.com in the album called “The Autumn Garden.”

There are several wonderful native grasses including Tussock grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) which has airy seedheads atop a mound its mounded leaves, and the many cultivars of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) that all make

Judith Irven and Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together they nurture a large garden. Judith is a Vermont Certified Horticulturist and teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. You can subscribe to her blog about her Vermont gardening life at northcountryreflections.com. Dick is a landscape and garden photographer; you can see more of his photographs at northcountryimpressions.com.

The delicate flowers on the “Pink Diamond” fall hydrangea gradually change from creamy white to dusky pink.

On a chilly mid-October morning these Black-eyed Susans were tinged with frost.

CHEERY SEDUMS Fall-flowering sedums are wonderful garden plants.

Their fleshy water-retentive leaves carry the plants through the dry hot weather of summer without any attention from the gardener. And from September onwards their flowers are abuzz with bees and butterflies enjoying the nectar.

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Like many people I have grown the well-known tall Sedum Autumn Joy — with its rosy pink flowers and substantial green leaves — for many years. Over time I divided my original plants to create clumps of three to five plants together for greater emphasis in the garden.

n Recently I have also been growing the very pretty cultivar Matrona, which has grayish leaves in summer and lighter pink flowers in fall — a nice addition to my autumn garden.

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A PINK FOUNTAIN A few years ago, when browsing the shelves of a favorite local nursery, I came across an unknown plant called Bush Clover (Lespedeza thunbergii).

Always one to try a new plant, I bought one and planted it near our front door. And I could not be more pleased with the result.

Bush Clover begins the season as a mass of slender, delicate stems which, to limit the final size of the plant and make it more bushy, I cut down to half height around mid June. Then, in early October, the plant suddenly explodes into a brilliant pink flowery fountain that lasts until the first heavy frost.

GRACEFUL GRASSES And finally I suggest you also include some

Bush Clover waits until October before it explodes in color.

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

In the Jackson Gallery – Opening Reception Thu 10/5 5–7pm Free

DIMENSIONAL DIALOGUES WITH FORM & SPACE

Don Perdue, sculpture & Justin Perdue, painting and mixed media.

October 5 – November 11, 2018

Sat 10/6 1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

AIDA

In what is bound to be a highlight of the new season, soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, going toeto-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris.

Pre-performance talk by David Clark in the Byers Studio 12:15pm

Wed 10/10 7:30pm $40/$50 OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY

L’ELISIR D’AMORE

Donizetti’s romantic comedy about a lovesick waiter who tries to win the love of a beautiful woman – with the help of a magic love potion – is directed by THT’s Douglas Anderson. There will be a pre-performance talk by Douglas Anderson at Memorial Baptist Church at 6:30

Sat 10/13 2pm & 7pm $12/$5 Students

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

(CAPTURED LIVE FROM LONDON) This breathtakingly beautiful Tony Award®-Winning Broadway Musical, inspired by the Oscar®-winning MGM film, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’.

Sun 10/14 4pm Free (Donations Accepted)

NORMAL A STAGE READING

Katie Pollock’s terrific play Normal is the 1st winner of the Ingenious Grant for Playwriting. Based on a true story, teenager Poppy begins to exhibit spasms and tics. As she worsens, classmates are also stricken. The community begins to fracture. Who/what is to blame?

Should the girls be treated for physical or psychological symptoms?

Sat 10/20 $1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

SAMSON ET DALILA

Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna reunite for another sensual French opera – Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic (this star duo’s Carmen was electrifying)!

Preshow talk by Scott Morrison in the Byers Studio at 12:15pm

FIND OUT WHAT TO SEE AND WHERE TO SEE IT. LOOK HERE EVERY THURSDAY.

EXHIBITS A VALID ATTEMPT. On view in October, featuring Rory Jackson’s paintings.

Come meet the artist, listen to live music and enjoy refreshments at the opening reception on Friday, Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury. (802) 989-7419 or edgewatergallery.com.

DIMENSIONAL DIALOGUES. On view Oct. 5-Nov. 11, featuring sculpture

by Don Perdue and paintings by Justin Perdue. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 5, 5-7 p.m. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

EARTH, WATER AND SKY. On view for the month of October, featuring Philip Frey’s paintings and his book “Here and Now.” An opening reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m., in conjunction with The Vermont Book Shop. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. (802) 4580098 for edgewatergallery.com.

FLYBOYS & DOUGHBOYS: WORLD WAR I STORIES BY VERMONTERS FROM THE HOME AND BATTLEFRONT. On view July 31-Nov. 11, featuring histories, memorabilia, photographs and letters from Addison County residents who were in the service during WWI. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

GROWING FOOD, GROWING FARMERS. On view through November, featuring the exploration of Vermont Folklife Center researchers Greg Sharrow and Andy Kolovos of the grass-roots food movement in Vermont.

Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

MOVING STILL. On view in October, featuring the work of Pamela Smith.

Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 8772173 or northerndaughters.com.

NEW VISIONS: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY WITH THE GALLERY’S MEMBER ARTISTS. On view through Oct. 28, featuring Vermont artists and artisans, experimenting with new media, new subjects and new styles. Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or creativespacegallery.org.

REINVENTING THE VIEW. On view Aug. 31-Nov. 5, featuring Ashley Wolff’s vibrant gouache and watercolor paintings. The Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

WATERFOWL WONDERS AND AMUSING ANIMALS. On view through Nov. 11, featuring work by three local carvers with very different styles — Chuck Herrmann, Bill Holway, and Gary Starr. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

WHAT I SAW: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNE MAJUSIAK. On view Aug. 17-Oct. 8, featuring Bristol resident Anne Majusiak’s photographs of iconic Vermont scenes. Art on Main, 25 Main St., Bristol. (802) 453-4032 or artonmain.net.

WONDROUS WORLDS: ART AND ISLAM THROUGH TIME AND PLACE. On view Sept. 14-Dec. 2, featuring more than 100 outstanding works of art from the Newark Museum’s extraordinary collections of art in the Islamic world.

Middlebury College Museum of Art at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

THE FABRIC OF EMANCIPATION: THE LENS OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH CONTEMPORARY FIBER ARTS. On view through Oct. 28, featuring the work of eight of the country’s preeminent fiber, textile and needle artists expressing what it means to be of African descent in the Americas. On loan from Harlem Needle Arts. Rokeby Museum, 4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh. (802) 877-3406.

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EXHIBITS Rory Jackson exhibits ‘A Valid Attempt’

R

ory Jackson comes from a lineage of talented artists and painters — yet has a style all his own.

At his Bristol studio, music wafts into the hallway as the smell of oil paint greets you at the door. Large windows welcome light onto the canvases as he paints. His inspirations are ignited by travel, value of family and his observation of light in the landscape in his two homes in Lincoln and Cape Three Points, Ghana.

BY KELLY HOLT

Jackson also draws inspiration from Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla, his mentor Max Ginsburg, as well as music. Tunes are a must in Jackson’s studio — music makes him feel at home; the soundscape sets his frame of mind. What kind of music? His favorites include roots reggae artists Vaughn Benjamin, Dezarie and Akae Beka, and music by Malian artists Sona Jobarteh and Fatoumata Diawara.

When it’s warm enough, Jackson says he starts his day with four hours of painting and then has a swim in the river. Swimming hits the reset button and helps the creative juices flow again. He returns to his studio and paints until early evening, takes another swim in the river on the way home; then dinner and time with his kids.

Jackson hopes to expand his work to involve more youth.

“I would love to collaborate with kids — rough out a composition on a large canvas or mural and have them join in with a sense of raw application of paint, true beauty,” he said. “I could envision future projects on a Native American reservation, or in the inner city of the Bronx. In general, I would be interested in painting with others — getting them to feel, rather than to think.”

Jackson also plans to work on larger plein air paintings in Ghana. “I want to push myself outside the habitual scene and observe nature and life more intensely,” Jackson explained.

His current work, now on exhibit at Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury through October, is an effort to capture the Earth’s beauty.

“We cannot capture the beauty that exists, so all paintings are failures to replicate the natural magic of this earth, but in that failure there is a beauty in the attempt,” he said.

Hence the series title “A Valid Attempt.” An opening reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 12, from 5-7 p.m.

Kelly Holt interviewed Rory Jackson this summer for Edgewater Gallery.

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the movie A SIMPLE FAVOR — RUNNING TIME: 1:57 — RATING: R “A Simple Favor” hands us the gift of unpredictability. After dutifully trying to follow its early twists and turns, we realize there’s no point to that so we settle in to enjoy its craziness. What unfolds is quite like movies of the ’40s and ’50s when audiences didn’t ask comedies to make sense; they just asked them to make fun. That happens here.

The story opens with a tall woman in theatrical dress and behavior striding to pick up her little son at school. Her son Nicky (played

by Ian Ho) is the best buddy of Miles Smothers (Joshua Satine) and their mothers meet in what is one of the most unlikely friendships a scriptwriter could imagine. Emily Nelson (Blake Lively), the stately, gorgeous mother of little Nicky introduces herself to Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick), the relaxed mother of Miles. Our initial instinct: these two mothers will detest each other.

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in “A Simple Favor” (2018).

Emily lives in the grand luxury of a modern mansion where she is married to English professor Sean (Henry Golding) who appears rarely and seems to love his wife but doesn’t understand her for a second. Neither do we.

Emily cultivates a friendship with Stephanie that results in Stephanie becoming caretaker for Emily’s little boy along with her own son. And then — wonder of wonders — Emily disappears.

situations created by the principals. Golding is the most appealing of the actors. His Sean loves the mysterious and magnetic Emily without understanding anything about what makes her who she is. As Lively creates an imposing woman always sophisticated in manner, motion and dress. She does it well because we never stop trying to fathom the why of her behavior.

When that happens, Stephanie goes into high gear in search of her new best friend. The police are called, the husband stays on hand, and Stephanie spends the rest of the movie putting the pieces of the mystery together. None of those pieces makes any sense at all, but just forget that and enjoy watching Stephanie as she moves through the search that leads the audience into one silly situation after another. But wait. The whole ridiculous story has become fun — a little like eating a bowl of ice cream instead of your vegetables.

As Kendrick does a fine job of changing her clothes, hairdo and behavior from ordinary school mom to the woman she would like to be as sophisticated friend to both Emily and Sean. The nice thing about the trio is that no one is mean, just wacky. Kendrick masters several personalities for Stephanie as she moves among cultures and people in the search for her friend. Give a big hand to director Paul Feig who somehow sensed at the outset that he could make great fun of a gang of people who had nothing in common. He has given us the fun of the impossible.

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As a child, Lucius Krzelewski, Vienna-bred son of a decorated Polish lancer and his clever and socially ambitious wife, holds “a stone in his pocket as a reminder to smile.” He stutters, but not “when he was alone, nor when he spoke of his science magazines.” And later, when in medical school, a great anatomist declares his “unusual aptitude for the perception of things beneath the skin,” Lucius knows he has found his calling. Two years shy of his becoming an actual doctor, though, the Great War calls him to a field hospital deep in the Polish countryside, very near the front. There, in a village church, he learns from Nurse Margarete — a Sister of Saint Catherine, or so she tells him — how to amputate limbs, forage for food when provisions run out, and to be at ease in her company. At first, theirs is a chaste bond, but as the emotional tolls mount with shared exposure to suffering and brutality, so too does their attraction to one another, forbidden though it may seem. Alas, as the war brings them together, it too tears them apart, and the second half of the novel is Lucius’s desperate search for Margarete. “The Winter Soldier” is a deeply moving novel with a propulsive plot, one I know will touch many readers.

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by Erich Maria Remarque A Farewell to Arms,

by Ernest Hemingway August 1914: A Novel,

by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn A Long Long Way,

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MUSIC Jerusalem Quartet performs in Middlebury CONCERT PROGRAM TO FEATURE WORKS BY BEETHOVEN, RAVEL AND SHOSTAKOVICH

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Performing Arts Series Director Allison Coyne Carroll first encountered the Jerusalem Quartet at a live BBC-broadcast concert at London’s Wigmore Hall in 2016.

“The quartet was a joy to watch; very communicative and expressive while they play, and the audience was rapt throughout — offering a thunderous ovation at the end,” Carroll said. “I was already leaning towards bringing them to Middlebury when I learned from friends Diana and Emory Fanning that the violist, Ori Kam, was a camper at Point Counter Point in his youth. That simply sealed the deal.”

The Jerusalem Quartet will perform at Middlebury’s Mahaney Center for the Arts on Thursday, Oct. 4.

musicians have developed a wide repertoire, carrying on the string quartet tradition with a warm, full, human sound and an egalitarian balance between high and low voices.

The members of the Jerusalem Quartet are Alexander Pavlovsky, violin; Sergei Bresler, violin; Ori Kam, viola; and Kyril Zlotnikov, cello. Since the ensemble’s founding in 1993 and subsequent 1996 debut, the four Israeli

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HOME + DESIGN

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DREAM

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By KATY SAVAGE Shortly after moving to Vermont from Colorado seven years ago, Jason Mikula built a treehouse in his backyard in Killington, complete with a climbing wall, hammock and zip lines.

The treehouse, 100 square feet with a wrap-around porch, was meant for his children, now ages 8 and 10, but Mikula built it big enough so that he and his wife Polly could stand up inside and enjoy it, too.

“Standing up there on the porch looking down at the property gave us a whole new perspective,” said Polly. “We hadn’t anticipated enjoying the view from up there as much as we did.”

That perspective influenced many of their decisions when they embarked on their next project: building their own 2,000 square-foot modern farmhouse-style home. The house was completed this year — a 20year dream the millennial-aged parents achieved in seven years of tactical planning.

The Mikulas started designing their home about two years ago. After scrapping some initial plans, the first sketch of what would become their current home started on a napkin — literally. They moved in this (See Mikula, Page 3C)

Photo illustration by Siobhan Chase

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Make fall clean-up eco-friendly............................................... 4 Quiet down! Soundproof your home........................................ 4 Design a more functional pantry ............................................. 7 Essentials for a DIY spa bathroom........................................... 8 Clever ideas to expand living spaces...................................... 8 Improve entertaining spaces..................................................... 9 How to build your home bar...................................................... 9 Remodel your Basement............................................................. 9 Ideas for winter entertaining...................................................10

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Ask these questions first before DIY.....................................10 Let locations inspire design....................................................10 Make the most of your home improvement dollars...........10 Tips and tricks for applying garden mulch..........................12 Raked leaves have many useful applications......................12 Your garden’s hardscape defines the design......................13 Autumn is a prime time to tend lawns and gardens.........13 An energy audit can help you save money...........................14 Defend against winter freezing...............................................14 Clean indoor air to reduce asthma attacks.........................15

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HOME + DESIGN Mikula (Continued from Page 1C) “Watching a thunderstorm at night from bed is thrillpast April. ing,” said Polly.

“The process of narrowing down our visions and The guest bedroom is like a jungle gym. With 14-foot dreams, to choose just one to move forward with, was high ceilings, it has two bunk beds well in the air with galvery challenging,” said Polly, who noted that her Pinterest vanized steel pipes nailed to the wall for a ladder. board had dozens of posts for most aspects of the house.

“It’s proven to be very popular with the kids,” said Ja“Cost was also a limiting factor, obviously. But we were son, who built many of the Steampunk-style pipe features. able to achieve many of the looks we liked most by being This bunkroom also has the prestigious distinction of becreative.” ing Ostrow’s favorite room in the house.

They needed to stick to a $400,000 budget.

The Mikulas used extra space to make the house seem “From the start, designing from a tight budget was part bigger. A 3-foot high space underneath their daughter’s of the project,” said Sam Ostrow, the Mikulas brother-in- bedroom, which is on a half-level, makes the perfect chillaw, who designed the home. Ostrow is an architectural dren’s fort and play area. designer who works with Vermont InThe Mikulas put in their own labor tegrated Architecture in Middlebury, to stay within budget and were able to though this was an independent project “We talked about source some of the materials creatively, that he took on to help the Mikula’s pursuch as barn wood from an 1800s structhat treehouse sue their dream. ture torn down in nearby Quechee, which “The size, space and materials were feel. We wanted is featured on the living room wall. designed in a way that wouldn’t break it to look like it The kitchen and all three bathrooms that budget.” have soapstone sinks, from Vermont The house, with three different roof had always been Mable and Granite. The cabinets are heights, is atypical, but, “The structure there. The idea a modern shaker style with soft-close was intended to be very simple,” said doors and the kitchen counter is quartz, Ostrow. “Nothing was pushed outside of was to let the from Kitchen Encounters in Clarendon. very typical materials and methods.”

The dining room table is a handmade gift house blend into The location presented challenges, too. from Jason’s father.

The house is built on a cliff, overlooking the landscape The Mikulas wanted Vermont maple the valley. It is within walking distance around it.” wood floors on the main level, but they of a dozen restaurants on Killington bought them rough and stained in place — Sam Ostrow to keep the cost down.

Road and it’s less than a minute to Killington Mountain ski resort, but it feels Sustainability was also important to like it’s deep in the woods. the Mikulas.

For the designer, the site presented the greatest chal“We wanted to build an efficient home to avoid wastlenge and greatest opportunity. ing precious natural resources or money,” said Jason.

“We talked about that treehouse feel,” said Ostrow. “We “We don’t plan to sell this home, ever, so we were lookwanted it to look like it had always been there. The idea ing for it to be cost-effective over our lifetime. We learned was to let the house blend into the landscape around it.” that choosing efficiency doesn’t necessarily have to cost Everything about it was different for the builder, too. more.”

“I hadn’t ever built anything like it,” said contractor Carl The home is well insulated so can be heated and cooled Holmquist, who owns Holmquist Building & Remodeling by electric heat pumps, a highly efficient source, in addiin Pittsford. “It wasn’t a typical design.” tion to a wood-burning stove.

The house not only fits the landscape, it also fits the Mi“We have 5 acres of trees, wood is a free and renewable kulas’ outdoor lifestyle — perched on the side of a moun- energy source for us,” Jason said. tain, with large windows everywhere looking out into the Residential Energy Consultant Steve Spatz worked canopy of trees. This time, it’s a grown up’s treehouse that with the Mikulas from start to finish. Spatz, who works happens to be kid-friendly. for Efficiency Vermont, provides free consulting serThe master bedroom, which hangs over the steepest part vices to make sure new and existing homes are as susof the cliff, is where the treehouse concept is most appar- tainable as possible. He conducted an energy analysis ent. The bedroom is sparse with only a bed for furniture, of the proposed design of the Mikula home. He then but features large windows on three sides with trees al- worked with the heating contractor to analyze the heat (See Efficiency, Page 5C) most touching.

To maximize space and efficiency, the Mikula’s house utilizes a split level design, with the couple’s master bedroom a half level above the main living space and their young daughter’s room a half level below the main living space. A small sitting nook at the lower half level with tall vertical windows provides a visual connection to the steep slope of the site outside. The split levels are connected by refinished barn boards on the walls between these two half levels, creating a dramatic aesthetic in the core of the home.

Photo by Oliver Parini

The Mikula’s kitchen is wide and open to the rest of the living and dining space on the main floor of the Architectural designer Sam Ostrow was inspired to celebrate the dramatic site of the house in the design. house. A long counter hand crafted from antique hard wood designates the space, but Polly and Jason wanted to create a feeling where they could be cooking or cleaning in the kitchen without being removed from the rest Large windows facing down the slope therefore feature prominently and connection to the landscape is impossible to ignore in this modern, yet cozy home. of the activity in the house.

Photo by Oliver Parini

Photo by Oliver Parini

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HOME + DESIGN Make fall clean-up eco-friendly (MS) — Certain tasks become necessary once autumn arrives. Whereas spring and summer were spent tending gardens and maintaining a yard prime for entertaining, autumn is about preparing properties to survive the winter. Just as with other jobs around the house and yard, fall clean-up can be done in a manner that is respectful to the environment.

LEAVE PLANT STALKS AND LEAVES It is tempting to want to cut back perennials and other greenery so a property looks neat. But as flowers and plants dry and drop to the ground, they help insulate the roots from the cold. They also provide a natural habitat and serve as a winter food source for birds and small animals.

RAKE LEAVES SENSIBLY Power blowers and mulchers make fast work of leaves, but at the expense of the environment. Gaspowered devices discharge fuel exhaust into the air, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, reap the benefits of peace and quiet as well as exercise from manual raking.

While raking, do not feel the need to remove every leaf. A certain amount of organic matter can be beneficial to the soil and even insulate the lawn somewhat.

A leftover leaf here or there also may provide protection for insects and small animals. For example, many native bees spend the winter in tunnels in the ground, cracks in mortar, holes in dead wood, or within hollow stems, and they need lawn and garden litter to survive.

COMPOST IS A FRIEND Spread a thin layer of compost on the lawn and in garden beds. Compost prevents weed growth, insulates and protects the soil and provides nutrients that will be needed once the spring busy season begins. By using compost, homeowners can reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers and weed killers.

CHECK FOR DRAFTS AND LEAKS Fall is an ideal time to check windows and doors for cracks where water, air or insects can enter. Seal up holes and cracks, and ensure there are no drafty areas.

Drafts can cause home heating and cooling systems to work harder, expending more energy than necessary.

COLLECT AND HARVEST Be sure to gather any useable garden vegetables and fruits and prepare them for storage if they cannot be consumed in the next few days. Canning is a timehonored preservation method. Herbs and seeds can be dried and saved for use later on. Vacuum seal fresh basil and parsley.

TAKE INVENTORY Look at which items in the yard have seen better days and prepare to recycle or reuse them in different ways. Faded plastic planters can be used as impromptu bird baths in a garden. An old tire can be mulched and turned into soft material to put around a playset.

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Certain offenders are driving up the noise levels in homes. New building materials that are lighter than those used in the past can make it easier for noise to travel between rooms. In addition, open floor plans make it easy for noise to travel from room to room, while handheld personal devices can make rooms noisy. Homeowners who want more peace and quiet in their home can take the following steps.

ADD MORE DRYWALL Homeowners may not be able to add walls of sturdy brick to block sounds, but they can add more drywall in noisy rooms. Consider adding more drywall to a library or reading nook, which can be used to isolate noisy rooms, such as those where kids practice playing musical instruments.

BEEF UP DENSE MATERIALS Heavy curtains, fluffy furniture and thick carpets can make rooms quieter because they help absorb sound waves. Such items and materials also can help prevent echoes. Bare walls and floors will only make sounds bounce around.

SEAL HOLES AND CRACKS Noises from outside can sneak around gaps in windows, doors and siding. Making sure gaps are sealed will not only make a home more energy efficient, but also help block out some exterior noises.

FIX SQUEAKY FLOORS Wood floors can shrink and expand, leading to movement and the development of squeaky areas. By fixing squeaky floors, homeowners can reduce noise created when people walk through their homes.

Soundproofing a home can be a relatively easy and effective DIY project.

The Mikula’s home appears modest and clean and almost traditional as you approach from the drive.

But the home’s complexity is intentionally just under the surface. It’s three distinct shed roofs pitch in opposing angles to delineate three sections of the home, marked with different siding materials to break up the space. Dark vertical siding on the middle section and steel siding on the lower level reveals some of the more modern design choices the couple made on the home.

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HOME + DESIGN Efficiency (Continued from Page 3C) pump equipment and the ventilation system of the Mikula home.

“They definitely went far above and beyond what code requires and what typical construction would be,” said Spatz.

The Mikulas relied heavily on local experts for help.

Seth Shaw, the owner of Goodro Lumber in Killington, was a valuable advisor in the project, helping the Mikulas pick materials and finishes to stay within their budget.

“They were careful about the planning and did copious amounts of work on the front end to develop a complete knowledge of the costs before they broke ground,” Shaw said.

Jason’s father, Richard Mikula, handcrafted a dining room table to fit perfectly in his son and daughter-in-law’s new home.

A slab of stone from the site serves as the centerpiece with candles and a modern chandelier to complete the look.

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The end result was a home that the Mikulas cherish.

“We wake up each morning feeling very thankful and lucky,” said Jason. “It was a lot of work – we joke that it’s the culmination of about 10,000 decisions, little and big – but it was worth it.”

The Mikulas still have a few details to finish inside (sliding barn doors to the kid’s fort area, shelves and a mirror vanity for the master bathroom, etc.) which they plan to finish over the winter. Then, upon snowmelt, they’ll be ready to move onto the next project: landscaping!

“Outside the house is kind of a disaster right now, but soon it will snow and then it will be look pretty until the spring,” said Polly. “We’ll deal with landscaping then.”

The bunkroom in the Mikula’s house is among the favorite spaces in their new house. With two lofted beds accessible from steampunk ladders and a lower queen size bed below, the room can comfortably sleep six guests.

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Design a more functional pantry (MS) — Many homeowners wish they had more storage space, and kitchens are one area where people seemingly can always use more storage.

Despite a desire for more kitchen space, until recently, kitchen pantries fell out of favor. Builders and architects may have thought that close proximity to supermarkets as well as multi-use cabinets in kitchens would offset the need for pantries. But according to a recent survey from the National Association of Home Builders, a kitchen pantry is the most desirable kitchen feature for buyers in the market for a new home.

According to a 2016 survey, 98 percent of Americans say cooking at home is their preferred way to prepare a meal. And despite the wide array of restaurants, prepared meals and fast food options nearby, more than one-third of people cook at home daily, with nearly 50 percent cooking between three and six days a week.

In order to accommodate for spending more time in the kitchen, homeowners are directing additional attention to kitchen preparation and storage features. In fact, one recent trend in kitchen renovations is creating custom-designed pantries.

LOCATE THE APPROPRIATE SPACE Ideally, pantries should be in or adjacent to the kitchen. But not every home layout allows for this setup. Some homeowners need to move storage pantries into the garage, the basement or a mud/laundry room.

Various factors should be considered before placing a pantry outside a kitchen. What is the climate? Will food spoil? Is there a possibility that vermin or insects can infiltrate the room and access food? These factors will dictate whether to have closed cabinets, air-tight bins or open shelves or if other modifications must be made to the room prior to building.

CHOOSE THE TYPE OF PANTRY Accessibility is essential in a pantry. Everything should be easily reached and grabbed as needed without having to move too many things. Ideally, foods should be arranged in a single layer so that all items can be viewed at a glance. Shelves of various depths and heights can accommodate items of different sizes.

Adjustable shelves are ideal because they can be modified as foods change. Sliding drawers can improve reach in cabinets.

In smaller spaces, French door-style reach-in cabinets are convenient and flexible. In complete kitchen remodels or new constructions, walk-in pantries offer

the most space and flexibility.

MUST-HAVE FEATURES Pantries serve different functions in different homes.

For the bulk shopper, a pantry with plenty of room for large items will be needed.

Lighting can be beneficial in all pantries. Lights can

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Transform Indoor Spaces

Essentials for a DIY spa bathroom (MS) — Relaxing at a spa each week may be a luxury reserved for celebrities and socialites. For many people, a day spa is a treat enjoyed on special occasions or while on vacation. However, home bathrooms can be designed to provide the same types of amenities offered at day spas right in the comfort of one’s home.

The American Psychological Association says that money, work and the future of the country are particularly strong stressors today.

Eighty percent of workers feel stress on the job and learning how to manage stress is a top concern.

Creating a Zen-like retreat at home can help alleviate stress and improve health.

Homeowners whose renovation plans include turning a bathroom into a spa oasis will need to choose which features they desire most. These suggestions can spur on more ideas to create the ideal retreat.

• Soaker bathtub: There’s something to be said about a luxurious soak in a tub. Tubs come in different sizes and shapes, like the highly recognizable clawfoot tub and other freestanding units. These types of tubs, as well as corner tubs, can offer deep-seated luxury by way of a relaxing and restorative soak. Pair with scented bath bombs or salts for a true spa experience.

• Steam shower: Steam showers are self-enclosed units that feature generators that deliver steam through steam heads. The steam

fills the space and can help a person unwind before a refreshing shower or bath. Modern steam showers come with digital controls, which makes it easy for users to activate the shower, adjust the length of time that the shower will operate and adjust temperature controls.

Extra features like music, mood lighting and aromatherapy can be included as well.

• Heated floors: Heated floors provide the utmost in comfort when stepping out of the bath or shower.

They can warm the room and make using the space more comfortable in cold weather.

• Vessel sinks: A vessel sink typically features a bowl or basin that looks like it was placed on top of the vanity. Vessel sinks can elevate the ambiance in spa bathrooms.

• Plush towels and robes: In addition to fixtures and other functional components of the bath, linens are key. Soft-spun Egyptian or Turkish cotton towels and robes are a musthave luxury for the full spa experience.

• Comfortable seat: A bench or chair nestled by a bathroom window is the perfect spot for pedicures or catching up on some light reading.

• Natural light: Skylights or privacy-ensuring windows are a must to create a relaxing space close to nature.

A spa bathroom at home is within reach. With a few touches, any bathroom can be transformed into a luxurious oasis.

Clever ideas to expand living spaces (MS) — Homeowners looking to add more space to their homes do not necessarily need to make major renovations. They simply have to see the possibilities in outdoor living spaces.

Outdoor living spaces are coveted niches in a home. The American Home Furnishings Alliance says more than 70 percent of American households have outdoor living spaces, and nearly 70 percent of people use these spaces at least once per week in-season.

Furthermore, homeowners are increasingly interested in enhancing these spaces to make them more usable and comfortable.

A recent survey from the online home design and remodeling resource Houzz found that more than 4,500 users were planning a landscape update. In addition, 56 percent of homeowners surveyed were making updates to improve their yards for entertaining.

While the creation of outdoor living spaces can cost thousands of dollars depending on the renovation, homeowners have more budget-friendly options at their disposal as well. The following are some ways to create inviting spaces no matter how much squarefootage is present.

REVAMP A GARAGE OR SHED Rather than turning a storage area into a catch-all for items time

forgot, clean out the space and put it to better use. For instance, kids may appreciate their own clubhouse away from the main living area. These spaces also can be handy bonus rooms for when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate and backyard guests need to seek shelter. Wall art, curtains, a pendant light, and some comfortable outdoor-compatible furniture can quickly transform a space.

CREATE A RELAXING NOOK Whether there’s a ledge, overhang, small terrace, or porch off the house, turn it into a relaxing area for reading a book or sipping a beverage. Use a few outdoor pillows, pull up a small folding table and dress the area with hanging lights and potted plants for a quiet retreat.

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Invest in outdoor sofas and chaises to create an outdoor living room right on the porch. If your budget allows, consider closing in the porch as a true three-season room so it can be used throughout fall, spring and summer.

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Make Entertaining Part of your Design

Improve entertaining spaces Some homes are seemingly built for entertaining, while others may need a little help to make them more fit for hosting dinner, holiday gatherings or an evening with friends.

Overall, one-quarter of people entertain guests in their home either daily or weekly across the globe. One-third entertain monthly, according to findings from GFK Insights.

People who open their homes to loved ones may want to make some modifications to their spaces to improve the experience for all involved.

• Tame the clutter. Look for ways to reduce clutter in rooms where entertaining takes place. Built-ins with bookshelves and cabinets can hide electronics and wayward toys or collectibles. Focus attention on the entryway, hanging hooks for collecting coats, keys and shoes, so they do not overrun the foyer. Remove any knickknacks or other breakable items from shelves or on coffee tables to free up more space.

• Improve conversation seating. Arrange tables and chairs to create conversation nooks for guests who want to talk and get to know one another better. Consider moving out big and bulky sofas in favor of love seats or comfortable chairs that will take up less room and improve flow in entertaining areas.

• Find the pieces you like. Think about how you tend to entertain and then cater your space to those preferences. For example, a large dining table with fold-out extensions or leaves is ideal for someone who regularly hosts formal dinner parties. Renovate a room to include a small bar and club chairs for a lounge feel if cocktail parties are typical.

• Improve lighting. Work with an electrician and/or designer who can offer ideas for lighting that can set the mood for entertaining. Rooms that are dull and dim can benefit from overhead lighting fixtures if there are none already available. Task lighting in the kitchen under cabinets can make it easy to prepare food for guests. Wall sconces or focused lighting on artwork can establish a dramatic effect.

• Do major construction. Consider working with a builder to make some changes if you simply don’t have the space to entertain. Taking down a wall can open kitchens to living spaces, while adding a deck or threeseason room off the kitchen or dining room can provide more space for guests to congregate.

• Install a guest bath. Update or add a bathroom near the main entertaining areas. This allows guests to discretely use the bathroom and keeps them from roaming in areas of the house you would prefer they avoid.

How to build your home bar (MS) — Many people enjoy opening their homes to friends or family. In fact, according to the National Eating Trends survey and custom research by the NPD group, in 2016 the average person ate 38 meals at other people’s homes.

Knowing how to cook, set the mood and entertain is increasingly important for many homeowners. Installing and outfitting a home bar can provide guests with the features of a night out, only without the crowds or bar tabs that come at the end of the night. A home bar is a place where hosts and their guests can gather and enjoy great conversation. Such a spot also can serve as a neighborhood hangout — a smart choice for those who want to indulge safely and not have to drive home afterward.

Creating a home bar need not be a difficult project. By investing in basic equipment, stocking up on preferred liquors and gaining some mixology expertise, hosts can impress and entertain their guests.

ESTABLISH A BAR SETUP Home bars can range from rolling carts to built-in wet bars to a single tray of items. Space in a home will dictate the kind of bar homeowners can have. Rolling bar carts are popular and versatile, and they can be kept stationary or rolled in and out of a room as needed. If a bar cart is open, organization is key, as you don’t want it to look unkempt.

A full-blown wet bar will require more construction,

including plumbing and electricity if you need outlets for plugging in appliances. Wet bars are ideal in dens, renovated garages and finished basements.

STOCK UP ON EQUIPMENT A new home bar requires barware and glassware. Various drinks are best served in requisite glassware and prepared with the right equipment. A home bar will benefit from a muddler, jigger, cocktail shaker, strainer, ice cube trays, and bar spoon. Glassware can include short glasses, tall glasses and wine glasses with stems. Martini glasses provide a chic look and are practical for those who prefer cosmopolitans and martinis.

FILL IT WITH SPIRITS No bar is complete without alcohol and mixers.

Homeowners can buy the types of spirits they love and complete their bars with the basics for mixing. When stocking a bar, keep in mind that everything does not have to be top-shelf. Vodka, gin, tequila, rum, and whiskey are some of the more popular spirits. Simple syrup, fresh fruit, club soda, cola, and bitters are examples of versatile mixers.

Entertaining guru Martha Stewart says to have enough supplies on hand for guests. Expect each person to have three drinks (requiring three glasses), use a pound of ice, and three cocktail napkins per two-hour party. Don’t forget to also have nonalcoholic items on hand for those who don’t imbibe.

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Basement (MS) — A basement remodeling project can add valuable and usable space to a home. For many years, homeowners overlooked the potential of a basement remodel, perhaps thinking it would not be a smart return on investment. But that’s no longer the case.

The latest “Cost vs. Value” report from Remodeling magazine says the average basement remodel can cost around $61,000 with a 70.3 percent recoup rate. In addition, architects and contractors indicate the cost of redoing a basement is roughly one-third to one-half less than the price of putting an addition on a home.

Before remodeling a basement, homeowners should think about how they want to use the space.

Homeowners also must focus on some potential obstacles in a basement that will need to be addressed so that the area can be as functional as possible.

Basements can be chilly and damp.

That means moisture issues and heating and cooling needs must be addressed prior to any construction.

Homeowners may have to consider the installation of a dehumidifier and run venting through the basement to allow for proper climate control. If a basement takes on water, either through the walls or a concrete slab, a professional waterproofing company can come in and fix these issues so they will not damage drywall and flooring afterwards.

The presence of insects and pests also must be addressed. Exterminators can help homeowners figure out which insects are in their basements and how to make the space less hospitable to these unwelcome guests so that the room will become

comfortable for human occupants.

Space is often at a premium in basements, which may contain HVAC units, water heaters, filtration devices, ductwork, pipes, and the other appliances. Qualified contractors can suggest solutions for cordoning off appliances and camouflaging pipes and wires so they won’t detract from the finished product. However, building access panels into the design will make it easier to service or repair features as necessary. Homeowners also may want to wrap pipes before drywall is installed to quiet noisy drainage pipes.

Uneven basement flooring will need to be smoothed out and flattened before carpeting or tile can be laid down. A self-leveling underlayment can be applied to fill in gullies, while larger cracks and holes will need to be patched.

Once the structure of the basement is addressed, then the design work can begin. Many professionals advise against drop ceilings, which can take away from ceiling height and look cheap. Basements can be dark, so the addition of plenty of lighting can help brighten the room. Small basement windows can be replaced with larger ones to add more light as well.

Homeowners can mimic builtins and architectural details from elsewhere in the home so the basement is aesthetically cohesive and doesn’t seem like an addition.

Bookcases and shelving can add valuable storage space as well.

Decorate the basement with bright, neutral colors so they make the space feel more inviting.

With some effort and financial investment, basements can be as beautiful and functional as other rooms in a home.

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HOME + DESIGN Let locations inspire design

(MS) — Homeowners looking to add flair to their homes can find inspiration anywhere. Style can even be tailored to reflect places homeowners have visited.

Whether they call to mind the narrow streets of London, the sand-bleached beaches of a Caribbean island or the urban buzz of New York City, designs can reflect one’s travels and evoke some of the same feelings homeowners got when visiting their favorite places.

Professional interior designers often pull inspiration from unique places, and so can homeowners who love to travel.

Those who want to illustrate their wanderlust through their home’s decor can consider these tips.

WORK WITH COLORS Think about the colors that signify a particular locale and bring those hues into the space. The color palettes of the beach, for example, include grays, beiges, blues, and greens. The popularity of gray-tone neutrals allows homeowners to bring in these colors as a neutral backdrop, and then add a splash of whimsy with a few decorative accents.

Ideas for winter entertaining (MS) — Winter entertaining need not end once Christmas and New Year’s Day have come and gone. Getting together with friends and family is still possible even if the weather outside is frightful. When Mother Nature takes a chilly turn, those who don’t want the party can consider the following entertaining ideas.

• Indulge in sweet treats. Comfort foods can make even the most blustery winds easier to tolerate. Invite people over for a dessert party. At a dessert pot luck party, everyone brings along a favorite decadent dessert, from molten lava chocolate cake to warm bread pudding. Serve alongside tea, coffee and hot chocolate.

Adults can enjoy the added punch of spiked beverages, which can warm everyone up instantly.

• Host a “snowed in” party. Spending a day cooped up inside when the roads are covered in snow might not be your idea of fun, but invite a mix of friends and neighbors who live nearby over, and this impromptu party can make the cabin fever disappear. Ask guests to bring one food item or beverage. Light a fire in the fireplace and set out some cozy throw blankets. If possible, invite everyone outdoors to build a snowman.

• Get physical. Get physically active with friends or family members by staging mock Olympic events in the yard. These can be fun “sports” created by participants or variations on fun winter activities. Sledding races, snowball dodging contests, ice skating obstacle courses, and much more can make for an entertaining afternoon.

• Get cooking. Cooking can certainly pass the time, and it can be even more enjoyable when done in the company of others. Send out an invitation for friends to stop by for a meal or plan a meal prep party.

• Host a movie marathon. Handpick some favorite films and invite everyone over for a movie marathon.

Fill the family room, home theater room or living room to capacity and host a group for a film fest. If space permits, set up one room with a children’s movie for youngsters, while the adults retire to another room for movies that are more their speed. A buffet table set up with assorted snacks will help keep bellies full while guests watch some favorite flicks.

Winter days and nights are ripe for entertaining possibilities. These events help squash the cabin fever that can sometimes develop during the colder times of year.

Ask these questions first before DIY

(MS) — Home improvement projects are as popular as ever. In its 2017 True Cost Survey, the home improvement site HomeAdvisor found that, between February 2016 and February 2017, homeowners spent an average of just over $5,000 on home projects. That marked a nearly $1,900 increase from the year prior, indicating that homeowners are increasingly opening their wallets to transform their homes.

In addition to spending money to improve their homes, many homeowners are spending their time on projects as well. While DIY projects can provide a sense of fulfillment and personal attachment to one’s home, prospective do-it-yourselfers should ask themselves some questions before picking up their hammers and getting to work.

• Do I have any physical limitations?

No matter how much home improvement television shows may simplify projects, prospective DIYers should know that such undertakings are typically very difficult and oftentimes physically demanding. Homeowners with existing health conditions or other physical limitations may not be capable of performing certain tasks or may need to take frequent breaks, which can delay projects.

• Do I have the time?

Many home improvement projects require a significant amount of time to complete. Homeowners whose time is already stretched thin with commitments to work and/ or family may not be able to complete projects within a reasonable amount of time. That’s fine if working on a part of the home that won’t affect daily life, but can prove stressful or problematic if the project is in a room, such as a kitchen or bathroom, that residents of the home

use each day. Novice DIYers should be especially honest with themselves about the time they have available to work on the project, as such homeowners are bound to experience a few time-consuming missteps along the way.

• Can I afford it?

While DIY might seem more affordable than hiring a contractor, that’s not necessarily true. Novice DIYers may need to buy or rent tools, costs that can add up.

Contractors already have the tools necessary to begin and complete projects, so the cost savings of DIY might not be as significant as homeowners think. Before going the DIY route, homeowners should solicit estimates from contractors, comparing the estimates to how much a project will cost if homeowners do it themselves.

• Can I go it alone?

Many home improvement projects require more than one set of hands, and it’s risky and even foolish for firsttime DIYers to assume they can begin a project and see it through to completion entirely on their own. Homeowners whose spouses, partners, friends, or relatives are willing to chip in may think that’s enough. However, the DIY skills of those who volunteer may be a mystery until the project begins. Novice DIYers should enlist the help of a friend or family member with home improvement experience. If no such person is available, it may be wise to hire a contractor instead.

Home improvement projects may seem simple on television. But prospective do-it-yourselfers must make honest assessments of their skills, time and budgets before taking on a DIY project.

TRY NATURAL MATERIALS Vacation hotspots like Hawaii, Southern California and other areas of the Pacific tend to put heavy emphasis on natural materials. Items like bamboo, sea grass, stones, and woven baskets can invite the outdoors into a home.

EMBRACE THE VIBE Urban centers are awash in energy and color. This spirit can be reflected with modern architecture, bold prints, metallic accents, and innovative lighting.

PICK AN INSPIRATION PIECE Homeowners can direct their focus to one particular memento from a vacation or excursion. A vivid piece of artwork, a piece of furniture, a sculpture, or even a wardrobe element can serve as a catalyst for an entire room.

Use this piece to match colors and textures.

Remember, to evoke the spirit of an area when decorating, keep it subtle. Too many details or over-the-top replication might seem like one is dressing a stage set rather than his or her home.

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home improvement dollars (MS) ‘Home improvement projects provide homeowners with a chance to put their own stamp on their homes.

In addition, many such projects make homes safer and, in some instances, more eco-friendly.

The opportunity to make a home more comfortable, safer and/or more eco-friendly entices many homeowners to open their wallets.

Homeowners might experience some sticker shock when researching home improvement projects or receiving estimates from contractors. But there are ways for budgetconscious homeowners to transform their homes and still make the most of their home improvement dollars.

• Do your homework. Each year, Remodeling magazine publishes its “Cost vs. Value Report,” a comprehensive study of 21 popular remodeling projects in 149 United States markets. The report notes the value each project retains at resale in 100 markets across the country. Homeowners who want to get the strongest return on investment can access the “Cost vs. Value Report” (www. remodeling.how.net) to see which home improvement projects are best suited for them.

• Do some of the labor yourself.

Homeowners willing to swing a hammer also can stretch their home improvement dollars. Similarly, those willing to do their own demolition before the contractors arrive can

save substantial amounts of money.

A professional contractor may charge $1,000 to demo a 200-square-foot deck, but homeowners who demo their own decks may spend half that much on their own.

• Hire a consultant. The DIY movement is incredibly popular, no doubt thanks to television shows that may hide some of the harder details.

Homeowners with DIY experience may be able to complete projects on their own with little consultation from professional contractors. Some contractors may not offer consulting services, however. The consultation route, which typically requires paying licensed contractors hourly fees to offer guidance, should only be considered by homeowners with legitimate DIY skills, for whom this option can be a great way to save money.

• Schedule renovations during homeowner-friendly times of year.

Summer and fall tend to be contractors’ busy seasons, and homeowners will likely pay more for projects during this time of year. If possible, delay starting projects until right after the new year, when contractors aren’t so busy and might be more flexible with pricing.

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garden mulch (MS) — Homeowners may associate mulch with springtime lawn and garden care, but mulching in fall can benefit a lawn as well. Mulch protects roots against extreme temperatures, and not just those associated with summer heat waves, but winter lows as well.

Mulch is often connected with its ability to help soil retain moisture during especially warm times of the year, when mulch promotes strong roots that can help lawns and plants survive periods of extreme heat. But when applied in the fall, mulch also inhibits freezing and thawing in winter, reducing the likelihood that plants will be injured.

While applying mulch in fall can be beneficial to lawns, homeowners should first consider a few factors.

• Timing: Mulch being applied as winter protection should not be applied too early in the fall, as doing so may delay the soil freezing process. Homeowners should wait until after a hard frost in the fall to apply winter mulch. In many places, hard frost will not appear until late fall.

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Raked leaves have many useful applications (MS) — By the time autumn hits full swing, many trees will have shed their leaves for the season, and the last vestiges of red, yellow and orange magic will have faded to brown. Raking, blowing and collecting leaves becomes the primary chores of lawn and yard maintenance, and presents most homeowners with large piles of gathered leaves to tend to.

It is impossible to count just how many leaves fall to the ground each year, or just how many pounds of leaves get collected curbside, but the numbers are substantial.

Cleaning up leaves is considerable work, but not all of those leaves need to be carted away. In fact, there are several different uses of leaves that can be beneficial.

1. Spread leaves as a protective mulch to cover tender perennials or root crops/bulbs in the ground. The leaves will form a natural insulating cover that keeps the soil and the plants within a bit warmer over winter.

2. Create a pile of leaves that will break down and form a crumbly, compost-like material called leaf mold. Even though leaf mold may sound like blight, it’s actually a good amendment to garden soil, improving its structure and ability to hold water. Leaf mold also attracts beneficial organisms that are vital in healthy soil.

3. Brown leaves can be added to green materials in compost piles to improve the health of the compost being formed. The ideal ratio is 75 percent brown to 25 percent green materials in compost. Turn compost piles regularly to aerate them.

4. Store dried, mulched leaves in a dry spot so they can be used in the spring as a weed barrier for spring plantings. They will keep weeds at bay and help retain soil moisture to ensure small sprouts have the resources to grow.

5. Use shredded leaves as a lawn supplement. Pass a lawn mower over leaves left on the lawn to break them down into pieces too small to rake. This will help keep the lawn healthy throughout the winter without blocking out needed sunlight.

6. Bag dried leaves and pack them tightly together in cold areas of the home, such as basements or garages.

They can act as added insulation. Bags of leaves also can be placed around planting containers to protect them from frost.

7. Gather a few of the best-looking leaves and preserve them. Use an iron on a low setting and press leaves between two pieces of waxed paper until the waxed paper seals together. Or use clear contact paper to achieve the same effect.

Fallen leaves can be used in many different ways throughout the year.

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Outdoor Design Your garden’s hardscape defines the structure that follows your design (MS) — Curb appeal is beneficial in various ways.

Curb appeal can make a home more attractive to prospective buyers and give existing homeowners a place they want to come home to. In its study of the worth of outdoor remodeling projects, the National Association of Realtors found standard lawn care and overall landscape upgrades were most appealing to buyers, as well as the most likely to add value to a home.

Although plants, grass and other items can improve curb appeal, homeowners should not overlook hardscaping.

Hardscaping is an industry term that refers to the non-living features of a landscape. These features can include everything from decks to walkways to ornamental boulders. Introducing paths or paver walls to a property helps develop that home’s hardscape. Hardscape and soft elements often work in concert to create inspiring landscape designs.

DIY landscape designers can heed certain tips to make the most of hardscape features on their properties.

CHOOSE MATERIALS INTENTIONALLY As with many landscaping projects, homeowners must first determine what types of additions they would like on their properties. Common hardscape features include patios, decks, walkways of pavers or bricks, and retaining walls. Hardscape elements can be functional or simply decorative features that add whimsy to the yard.

SELECT A THEME The right style allows hardscaping and softscaping materials to work together. For example, homeowners may want to give their yards an eastern feel, complete with a koi pond and decorative bridge or trellis. A formal English garden, however, may include manicured paths with stepping stones and ornate topiaries. Mixing too many styles together can take away from the overall appeal.

The pros suggest looking at the overall plan of the design, even if all of the work can’t be completed at once.

This way the eventual finished project will be cohesive.

DESIGN WITH PURPOSE Hardscaping can look good but also serve key purposes. Pebbles or gravel can mitigate trouble areas that don’t grow grass or plant life well. Retaining walls hold back soil in yards with sharply inclined hills. Mulch

can set perimeters around trees and shrubs, as well as planting beds. Fencing, another form of hardscaping, is essential for establishing property boundaries and adding privacy.

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While many hardscaping additions can be handled by novices, large-scale projects, such as patios and decking can change the grading of the yard. Professionals can map out how to handle drainage issues and meet building codes. In addition, professional installation

can ensure hardscaping features last for years to come.

Hardscaping should blend with the nature around it and take its cues from the surrounding environment.

This can help softscaping and hardscaping work as one.

Autumn is a prime time to tend lawns and gardens (MS) — Autumn is gardening season. That statement may not seem right to those who think of the spring as the peak time to care for lawns and gardens. However, autumn is an ideal time to get into the garden and ensure that flowers, trees and garden beds will overwinter successfully.

A number of things make autumn a prime gardening season. The cooler days of fall enable gardeners to spend ample time outdoors without the threat of blazing heat. In addition, soil harbors a lot of residual warmth in autumn. Also, the colder temperatures haven’t yet arrived in autumn, nor have the leaves completely fallen, making fall a prime time to assess what’s already in the landscape, what needs pruning back and where to address planting for next year.

Gardening enthusiasts can focus their attention on these areas this fall.

• Pamper perennials. As annuals and perennials start to fall back, mark the spots where perennials are located so they can be easily identified later on. This way, when planning spots for spring bulbs or other spring layouts for next year, perennials won’t be overlooked or covered over.

• Prune shrubs. Look at shrubs and trees and cut out dead or diseased wood.

• Clean up borders. Weed and tidy up borders and lawn edging.

• Install pavers or rock walls. Embrace the cooler temperatures to work on labor-intensive projects, such

as putting in a garden bed, retaining wall or walkway.

• Remove spent summer veggies. Take out vegetable garden plants that have already bloomed and borne fruit. Tidy up vegetable gardens and start to sow cooler weather plants, such as onions, garlic, beans, and sweet peas.

• Rake and compost. Rake the leaves and gather grass clippings to add to the compost pile.

• Plant spring bulbs. Get tulips and other spring bulbs ready for planting so they’ll burst with color next year.

• Dig up herbs. Relocate herbs like parsley or basil to indoor gardens. Otherwise, strip all leaves and freeze for storage during winter.

• Consider mums. Chrysanthemum plants are perennials. While they look beautiful in pots, if planted, maintained and winterized, they can bloom every fall.

• Fertilize the lawn. Fertilizing in autumn helps ensure grass will stay healthy throughout the winter.

• Add mulch and compost to the garden. Replenish spent soil with mulch and compost so garden beds will be revitalized for spring planting.

• Prune hedges. Tidy up hedges, as they won’t be growing much more this year.

• Clean and store equipment. Clean, sharpen and oil all equipment, storing lawn and garden tools properly so they are ready for spring and not lying out all winter.

Autumn may not seem like gardening season, but there are plenty of lawn and garden tasks to tend to during this time of year.

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HOME + DESIGN An energy audit can help you save money and make efficient choices

(MS) — Overconsumption of energy is a problem that plagues many homeowners. Wasting energy can hurt homeowners’ bottom lines and the planet. But many homeowners aren’t aware just how much energy their homes are consuming and even wasting. That’s why a home energy audit can be so important.

A home energy audit or assessment investigates just how much energy a home consumes so homeowners can make their homes more energy efficient. Audits identify where energy is being wasted and can offer suggestions to fix the problem.

The U.S. Department of Energy advises that the average U.S. household consumes around 90 million btus in a year. Of the energy used in homes, nearly 50 percent goes to heating and cooling. Water heating, appliances, electronics, and lighting account for the remaining consumption. Consumers can save between 5 and 30 percent on home energy bills by getting a home energy audit and making the adjustments advised by auditors.

There are two types of energy audits: professional and do-it-yourself. Professional auditors will go roomto-room to assess a home’s energy use. Typical testing includes thermographic scans and infrared cameras to determine air leakage and insulation; a blower door test, which depressurizes the home and simulates the effect of a 20 mph wind to find air leaks; and watt meter measure-

ments to test energy usage by various devices throughout the house.

Before an auditor comes to the house, homeowners can make a list of any problems or concerns they want to discuss with the auditor. The auditor also may interview the homeowner to learn about how the home normally runs and can analyze energy bills to determine typical energy consumption. Windows, doors, HVAC systems, insulation, fireplaces, and lighting fixtures all may be assessed during a professional audit.

Even though a professional audit is usually the best way to determine where a home is losing energy, homeowners can conduct their own audits to detect and fix problems. Locating and sealing air leaks, addressing inadequate ventilation, checking that insulation levels and vapor barriers are at recommended levels, and inspecting HVAC systems should be part of any DIY audit.

If a heating/cooling unit is more than 15 years old, the DOE suggests having it replaced with a newer, energyefficient unit.

An energy audit can identify areas around a home where improvements can be made to reduce energy con(MS) — Freezing temperatures may be good for ice sumption and waste. Upgrading to new appliances, reskating or building snowmen, but sub-freezing temperaplacing light bulbs, sealing drafts, improving insulation, tures can be dangerous for the average person and his or and addressing moisture and water leaks can be good for her home. the environment and help homeowners save money.

Cold weather often leaves people scurrying to do whatever is necessary to safeguard themselves from the big chill. But it’s important homeowners also protect their homes in cold weather.

PLUMBING Plumbing and pipes may be vulnerable to cold weather. Frozen pipes may burst and cause substantial damage to a home, potentially causing flooding and structural damage.

Homeowners should disconnect and drain garden hoses before winter arrives. Water to outdoor hose bibs should be turned off, though the valves on these outdoor faucets should be left open to drain. Also, outdoor faucets can be covered with insulating foam covers.

Pipes that freeze most frequently include those in unheated areas, such as basements, attics, garages, and crawl spaces. Close vents to the outside in areas like attics and basements to limit the amount of cold air that gets indoors. Think about insulating unheated areas, as well as using pipe sleeves, heat tape or wraps on exposed pipes.

By opening kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors, homeowners can allow warm air from a home to reach pipes under the sink. During extreme freezes, keep cold water dripping from a sink to prevent pipes from freezing.

Defend against winter freezing SERVICE HVAC SYSTEMS It’s important to ensure that heating systems are working properly prior to the cold-weather season. It may only take hours for the interior of a home to reach dangerously low temperatures without adequate heat. Homeowners should schedule annual checkups of furnaces and hot water heaters. Inspect the heat exchanger for cracks, install a clean air filter and make sure all thermostats are working properly.

HAVE FUEL READY Homeowners who heat their homes with oil, wood or coal should make sure they have plenty of fuel on hand in advance of winter. Shortages can occur, and it may take some time for new fuel to arrive in the midst of a cold snap.

As a precaution, homeowners can rely on portable space heaters to fill in the heating gaps during freezing temperatures. Exercise extreme caution with these devices, turning them off when leaving the room and remembering to avoid overloading outlets.

PROTECT OUTSIDE Drain birdbaths, clean out downspouts and remove water from other items where water can freeze and cause damage. Inspect roofing prior to the snowy season, but stay off roofs during freezing weather.

Remove snow shovels and other winter gear from storage and make sure the items are easily accessible during snowstorms.

Winter’s bite can be severe. Homeowners can protect themselves and their properties when the freeze sets in.

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HOME + DESIGN Clean indoor air to reduce

asthma attacks

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(MS) — Did you know that, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 25 million Americans, including roughly seven million children, have asthma? It’s true, and those numbers have steadily risen in recent years.

Asthma is more than occasional wheezing or feeling out of breath during physical activity. Asthma is chronic and can lead to coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, fast breathing, and chest tightness, states the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. In the 21st century, people spend significant time indoors at home, school or work, and indoor air environments could be triggers for asthma. Improving indoor air quality can help people breathe clearly.

The AAFA notes that the following agents can adversely affect indoor air quality, potentially triggering asthma attacks.

ALLERGENS Allergens such as mold, dust mites, pet dander and fur, and waste from insects or rodents thrive in many homes. Ensuring indoor air quality is high can cut back on the amount of allergens in the air. People with asthma can invest in an air purifier and vacuum regularly, being sure to use a HEPA-equipped appliance. Routinely replacing HVAC system filters can help prevent allergens from blowing around the house. Also, frequent maintenance of HVAC systems will ensure they are operating safely and not contributing to poor indoor air quality.

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TOBACCO SMOKE Thirdhand smoke, or THS, may be unfamiliar to many people. A 2011 report published in Environmental Health Perspectives says THS is an invisible combination of gases and particles that can cling to clothing, cushions, carpeting, and other materials long after secondhand smoke has cleared from a room. Studies have indicated that residual nicotine levels can be found in house dust where people smoke or once smoked. Studies have indicated that smoke compounds can adsorb onto surfaces and then desorb back into air over time.

Keeping tobacco smoke out of a home can improve indoor air quality and personal health.

VOCS Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are gases released from commonly used products. These can include paints and varnishes, cleaning supplies, air fresheners, new furniture, and new carpet. People with asthma may find that VOCs can trigger attacks. Airing out items, reducing usage of products that are heavily scented and choosing low- or no-VOC products can help. Making cleaning products from baking soda, vinegar and liquid oil soap also can keep indoor air quality high.

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