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Vol. 71 No. 43

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Porter sees some affiliation benefits

Economies of scale are saving funds

By JOHN FLOWERS through, UVM Health Network MIDDLEBURY — Two of the CEO Dr. John Brumsted and Porter state’s most prominent health care President Dr. Fred Kniffin told the CEOs on Monday gave Porter Addison Independent during an Medical Center’s nascent affiliation interview on Monday. with University of Vermont Health “If you didn’t know, you couldn’t Network (UVMHN) tell,” Brumsted said a sterling six-month of the seamless way checkup and promised Porter and UVMHN the new collaboration officials have blended would produce big their talents. changes in Middlebury “There is really no as it matures during grinding of the gears the next five or six at all.” years.

Brumsted and It was in May Kniffin gave their that Porter officially affiliation update just became an affiliate a few hours before with UVMHN, an soliciting feedback association of six on that process from medical centers that members of the now includes Porter; Porter Medical Center University of Vermont community Monday Medical Center in evening.

KNIFFIN Burlington; Alice During the Hyde Medical Center in Malone, interview, Kniffin confirmed he will N.Y.; Central Vermont Medical be part of a UVMHN contingent Center in Berlin; Champlain Valley that on Nov. 6 will urge the Green Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, Mountain Care Board to greenN.Y.; and Elizabethtown (N.Y.) light a $150 million plan over six Community Hospital. Porter officials years to convert PMC and three reasoned the partnership could offer other network affiliates to an Epic PMC such things as long-term electronic records system. financial stability, more diverse Being part of the Epic network health care services, a new medical would allow Porter patient records to office building and an upgrade to its be shared seamlessly between other electronic medical records system. network affiliates at which these That payoff is starting to come (See Porter, Page 12A)

Public asks execs about the future of health care

By CHARLIE MITCHELL MIDDLEBURY — While the heads of Porter Medical Center and University of Vermont Health Network came to Monday evening’s community forum to talk about how the affiliation of the two institutions has gone over the past six months, many of those at the event where looking at their health care going forward.

One prominent question from the audience of around 60 at the

Middlebury Regional EMS building was how their care will change as Porter transitions to an “all-payer” system.

Under such a system doctors and hospitals sign up to manage their payments through an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) that allocates insurance money on a percapita basis, rather than the standard “fee-for-service” reimbursement model. The hope of such a system is (See Future, Page 13A)

Middlebury asked to take reins of local teen center

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury officials will study the prospect of merging the local teen center with the municipal Parks & Recreation Department as a way of giving the youth friendly operation long-term financial and organizational stability.

The selectboard on Tuesday voted

unanimously — with members Brian Carpenter and Nick Artim absent — to consider the merger, with the caveat that Middlebury should not be expected to take on a bigger financial stake in the Addison Central Teens (ACT) center.

The non-profit ACT and its teen (See Teen center, Page 13A)

A CAT INVOLVED in an animal cruelty case peeks out through a window at Homeward Bound, the Humane Society of Addison County, Wednesday morning. The cat and more than 20 other animals seized from a Ferrisburgh home are now being cared for at Homeward Bound.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Trio accused of animal cruelty; 29 pets seized

By ANDY KIRKALDY assisted in the VSP investigation.

FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh Amblo told VSP the Fergusons residents Katherine Ferguson, 61, had moved into the property in and Thomas Ferguson, 51, pled September, when he said the innocent to 12 counts of animal Fergusons told him they had only cruelty in Addison Superior Court’s one dog.

Criminal Division on Monday, The affidavit said Amblo went when also Bridport with Trooper June resident Roxanne State police to the property on Clark, 36, pled Oct. 4, when she seized 11 dogs, innocent on one count discovered a number of animal cruelty in including four of cages and crates, puppies; nine the same case. some containing They face a year birds; two cats; multiple dogs, birds in prison and a fine two ferrets; two and ferrets, and one of $1,000, or both, guinea pigs; a with a bearded dragon on each charge, each lizard. She wrote the of which includes hamster; and a crates all contained depriving an animal bearded dragon, little or no food or “of adequate food, a lizard that water, and that what water, shelter, typically ranges food and water there rest, sanitation, or in size from 12 to was available to the necessary medical animals was tainted 24 inches long. attention.” by feces and urine.

Vermont State Also several cats Police cited the trio into court were roaming loose, according to following an Oct. 7 search of the June. trailer the Fergusons rent at 510 Many of the animals appeared to Burroughs Farm Road, and after have medical conditions, such as interviews with all three at VSP’s missing hair, a cyst on one dog and New Haven barracks. missing feathers on the birds, June According to an affidavit filed by wrote, and the animals appeared VSP Trooper Jacqueline June, the to be left in the trailer without owner of the trailer, James Amblo, (See Animals, Page 14A)

HOMEWARD BOUND EXECUTIVE Director Jessica Danyow greets some of the dogs that were seized from a Ferrisburgh home whose owner has been charged with animal cruelty. The animals are now being cared for by Homeward Bound. The accused pleaded not guilty on Monday.

Mt. Abe pupils share views on old building By the way Bond vote looms; report from front lines

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School students file out of the school through the lobby at the end of classes last week. The proposed Mount Abraham renovation project would include a glass-fronted library and office walls looking out onto the lobby, as well as a staircase to connect the first and second floors.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Editor’s note: Next Thursday, Nov. 2, residents of the five towns of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro will vote on a $35 million bond to renovate the Mount Abe facility. How do students experience the facility? What do they notice? What do they have to say about the place that away from home forms the center of their lives, five days a week? To find out, the Independent’s five-towns reporter hung out in the lunchroom to hear what any students had to say.

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — It’s lunchtime at Mount Abraham Union High School and the large cafeteria is abuzz with students eating, chatting, laughing and catching a few fun moments with

friends before the next bell rings and they troop off to classes.

More than anything, it’s loud.

Deafeningly so. But it’s a lively loud, with so many students happy to be out of class, get some food, sit with buddies and take a break.

During the first lunch period the middle schoolers share their thoughts on how the heating, air conditioning, ventilation system leaves them feeling.

“It’s pretty bad because there’s not really good ventilation, and it gets really hot in here. It makes it hard to focus,” said 8th-grader Elliot Nezin of Lincoln.

Riley Wells, an 8th-grader from Bristol, observed: “I actually did (See Mt. Abe, Page 7A)

We’re sure that many people in the area perked up while watching the TV quiz show “Jeopardy!” on Tuesday when host Alex Trebek (See By the way, Page 11A)

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Panton solar battery advances

By ANDY KIRKALDY The effort centers on a $3 milPANTON — Green Mountain lion, 1 megawatt Tesla battery that, Power officials are now working according to GMP Vice President on completing a final, and key, step Josh Castonguay, will be installed involved with siting a 5-megawatt in a small structure within the sosolar array on a Panton farm not far lar array, which lies on Vorsteveld from the town’s office Farm land west of Panton building and highway gaRoad’s west end.

“It’s a rage.

“It’s a really small footAs part of an effort really small print. It actually sits incalled eVolve Panton that footprint. It side the solar array so you grew out of discussions actually sits won’t see it behind screenwith the town’s selecting,” Castonguay said. inside the board, GMP agreed to That battery, he said, partner with Efficiency solar array will be strong enough to Vermont to offer Panton so you won’t serve the area around Panhome, farm and business see it behind ton’s town buildings in the owners energy audits and screening.” case of an outage. With design work; help fund the solar array operating — Josh and design energy imand recharging the battery, Castonguay provements to Panton’s the battery could keep protown buildings; and inducing power indefinitely. stall a car-charging station and so“It might be 20 or 30 buildings in lar lighting at the park-and-ride lot between there, and they could ride across the road from Panton Town through many hours. With the solar Hall. Those efforts are largely com- they could go for days, basically,” plete.

Castonguay said.

Now GMP is turning its attention Once completed, the Panton comon providing a battery-backed emer- munity battery project will be GMP’s gency backup system to town and second. The first is in the Stafford surrounding buildings, one that can Hill Solar Project in Rutland. also supply energy to the larger grid Carlson also recently told Vermont when needed.

Public Radio that batteries like those

in these two projects can be used to supply additional power to the larger grid during periods of peak demand and become an important part of the state’s alternative energy plan.

“We want to go toward a future that’s home-, business- and community-based, and battery storage is a really important component of that,” she said.

GMP has applied to the Public Utilities Commission (until recently the Public Service Board) for the Certificate of Public Good the company needs to proceed in Panton, and Carlson said GMP is optimistic moving forward about getting the green light late this year or early in 2018.

“We’re just working through the regulatory approvals on that,” Carlson said.

GMP held a public hearing on the battery project at Vergennes Union High School on Monday, but no one attended to ask questions about an idea that GMP and the Panton selectboard have discussed since at least March 2016.

Once approval is forthcoming, Carlson said work could be completed in the “2018 spring-summer time frame.”

Middlebury supermarket review begins MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Development Review Board on Monday took its first look at a preliminary proposal by local businessmen Tony Neri to resurrect a supermarket at the former Greg’s Meat Market property at 3 Elm St. The panel listened to Neri’s pitch, which includes: • Relocating or razing the adjacent, 105-year-old building that houses Pool World — a business Neri would like to continue to ac-

commodate as an on-site tenant or in another one of his rental properties.

• Creating a larger, 50-space parking lot on the roughly 1-acre parcel. Neri also wants to maintain the handful of spaces fronting the Elm Street/Exchange Street intersection, spaces he’d like to reserve for disabled customers.

• Establishing a new main entrance to the supermarket on the western side of the building (fronting the parking lot).

Neri wants to sign up a tenant to run the store.

Around a dozen citizens listened to Neri’s presentation. The DRB will reserve specific feedback until it completes its deliberations on Neri’s draft plan. That feedback will guide Neri in preparing a final application for the panel to review, according to Middlebury Town Planner Jennifer Murray.

The DRB is expected to revisit the Neri proposal at its Nov. 13 meeting.

Autumn steeple

FALL LEAVES FRAME the steeple of the Congregational Church of Middlebury last week.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Bristol food shelf needs a major boost New faces lining up for free provisions

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — The cupboards are just about bare at Bristol’s Have a Heart Community Food Shelf. Literally. With the exception of some canned and packaged foods in reserve for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, last Friday’s regular monthly distribution cleaned out the food pantry that serves the 5-town area.

Organizers say that this weekend’s 10th annual “Fill the Firehouse” food drive is critical to helping neighbors in need. Firefighters in Bristol and the surrounding towns are collecting food and money to buy food to help those less fortunate (see box on jump page).

“Nobody should be hungry,” said niors, most of the rest are working Have a Heart Director Rebecca families with children.

Stude-Price, who’s volunteered with “I will say that they’re not the the organization for 17 same 60 families evyears. “No one in this “This is an ery month. I see new country should be hunpeople coming all the gry. And when there’s amazing time,” she said. kids involved — that’s community we Food shelf use goes when my heart breaks.” live in. If I need down in the summer Housed in the base- something, I put and back up fall through ment of St. Ambrose the word out spring, she said. Each Catholic Church just off and Decemand stuff comes November the town green, Have a ber, the numbers spike.

Heart Community Food in.”

“We give out 100 — Rebecca Stude- turkey Shelf has been operating baskets at for around 25 years, said Price, Have a Heart Thanksgiving, and at Food Shelf Christmas it’s 100 ham Stude-Price. It serves households in Bristol, baskets,” Stude-Price Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and said.

Starksboro — on average, 60 to 70 While Have a Heart benefits from families (an estimated 200 people) cash and food donations year round, each month. According to Stude- donations — like food shelf use — Price about a third of those are se(See Donations, Page 3A)

CORRECTION: A caption for two photos in this past Monday’s edition incorrectly identified two Middlebury College students as

actors in a college production of “Glengarry Glen Ross”; they actually are playwrights. The college in April will stage “The Wolves,”

written by Sarah DeLappe, and in May will stage Lucy Prebble’s “Enron.”

Addison Independent, Thursday, October 26, 2017 — PAGE 3A

Donations (Continued from Page 2A) typically go down over the summer.

That makes the annual “Fill the Firehouse” food drive the most important of the year. Last year the drive pulled in 4,630 pounds of food and $1,571 in cash donations.

“Saturday the firemen are hoping for 5,000 pounds of food,” she said.

They also hope to raise $1,600.

Community is truly at the heart of the Bristol-based enterprise.

“This food shelf is solely supported by the five-town region,” said StudePrice, who explained that Have a Heart has no affiliation “whatsoever” with the Vermont Food Bank.

“This is an amazing community we live in. If I need something, I put the word out and stuff comes in,” Stude-Price said.

ACTING LOCALLY Community is also an important part of what connects volunteers.

“I just wanted to do something local to help,” said Bristol resident Pat Sharpe. Sharpe said what she enjoys most is “just community involvement — knowing that it’s helping somebody.”

Fellow Bristol volunteer Kathy Burritt said she too enjoys the opportunity to lend a hand and get out in

‘Fill the Firehouse’ Food Drive Five-town firefighters hope to bring in 5,000 pounds of food and $1,600 in cash donations. The drive is the most important of the year for the Have a Heart Food Shelf, which serves the five-town community.

When: Saturday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m. to noon Where: Fire stations in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro. Drop-off in front of Shaw’s in Bristol, as well.

What: Nonperishable food items, cash.

Have a Heart is especially looking for: • Peanut butter • Spaghetti sauce • Canned tuna • Canned veggies • Canned soup • Canned fruit • Dried beans the community.

Have a Heart distributes food on the third Friday of each month (timed to cover that last week or so when 3 Squares federal food assistance funds run out). So volunteers gather the day before to get the bags of groceries ready for pick up.

BRISTOL VOLUNTEERS KATHY Burritt, left, and David Furney pack nonperishable staples at the food shelf last week. Have a Heart hopes to restock its bare shelves with donations at Saturday’s food drive.

• Rice • Mac & cheese • Cereal • Pet food • Personal items, including toilet paper, deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brushes, shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, dish soap, bath soap • Holiday items, including canned pumpkin, stuffing mix, cranberries, evaporated milk, gravy, pie crust Have a Heart Food Shelf distributes food the third Friday of the month, 5-7 p.m.

For more information about the “Fill the Firehouse” food drive, contact Mark Bouvier at bouv@ gmavt.net. To learn more about Have a Heart Community Food Shelf, contact Rebecca Stude-Price at wprice@gmavt.net.

Last Thursday afternoon found a small group of volunteers at Have a Heart hard at work putting together 60 bags of groceries. Moving in and out of the storage area, each loaded up a cart or sturdy box with a staple like rice, pasta, canned green beans, canned fruit, soup, boxed mac ‘n’ cheese, tuna, peanut butter or spaghetti sauce and methodically distributed it into the waiting bags.

Once the staples are all distributed, in go the miscellaneous items like coconut milk or cake mix or horseradish sauce or seaweed snacks — whatever’s been donated.

At 4 p.m., 60 large brown grocery bags stood empty, lined up on three long tables waiting for food. By 5 o’clock, all 60 bags stood stuffed and ready to go. Other tables held still more bags, filled with bread (donated

by Bimbo Bakeries in Williston) and cold cereal.

“There’s enough food in the bags for probably three or four days,” Stude-Price said.

At the top of the stairs several boxes held donated winter squash, harvested locally.

Just before the food shelf opens on Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. volunteers will organize fresh foods, including ground beef from Doug Butler’s

HAVE A HEART Food Shelf Director Rebecca Stude-Price has been volunteering at the nonprofit for 17 years. She said the “Fill the Firehouse” Food Drive at five-town firehouses this Saturday is critical to getting food back on Have a Heart’s shelves.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

PAT SHARPE PACKS canned green beans into grocery bags last Thursday afternoon in the basement of St. Ambrose Church in Bristol.

Have a Heart Food Shelf distributes food the third Friday of each month.

farm in Middlebury, along with local eggs and cheese. These items are purchased monthly. Each household gets a numbered ticket to redeem at Bristol Beverage for a half gallon of milk. Bristol Beverage also partners in ordering the eggs and cheese. The school district food services handles the purchasing of foods that go through Have a Heart’s “Bites in a Bag” program, which sends kids in food-insecure households home

each weekend with healthy snacks.

Vermont Coffee Company donates coffee throughout the year.

In November and December, the grocery bags will include all the fixings to make a holiday meal to accompany the Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas hams, along with special items like pickles, olives and candy. Stude-Price said November and December grocery bags always include coffee “because you want to

make it a special meal.”

Individual volunteers, businesses and groups around town pitch in in multiple ways. Some groups sign up to make a hot soup or casserole that gets packed in to-go containers on distribution nights (and so far this fall Yarn and Yoga, Eastern Star and New Haven Dairy 4-H are signed up). Stude-Price said she’s still looking for groups to sign up for February, April and May of 2018.

New volunteer David Furney drives to Williston to pick up the donated bread. Some deliver food to those unable to make it to St. Ambrose.

Boy Scout and local church volunteers come each month to help cart groceries up the stairs and out to waiting cars (volunteers from the LDS church in Middlebury have sent volunteers). Some volunteers brave the cold to give out frozen turkeys, held in nature’s refrigerator straight from the back of the truck. New Haven Dairy 4-H will not only make a hot soup or casserole for November and December, they’ll be baking holiday cookies as well.

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A DDIS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Letters

Guest editorial

to the Editor

Sen. Flake’s speech seeks to

Deferring work wouldn’t be wise

rouse nation’s ‘better angels’ Editor’s note: Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, announced on Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in 2018. He delivered a statement from the Senate floor, along with an indictment of the political discourse under President Trump, and called on fellow Republicans and all Americans, to stand up for the nation’s core values. We encourage our readers to read its entirety. For the full speech, see www.nytimes. com/2017/10/24/us/politics/jeff-flake-transcript-senate-speech.html. We reprint parts of it below.

By Sen. Jeff Flake At a moment when it seems that our democracy is more defined by our discord and our dysfunction than by our own values and principles, let me begin by noting the somewhat obvious point that these offices that we hold are not ours indefinitely. We are not here simply to mark time. Sustained incumbency is certainly not the point of seeking office and there are times when we must risk our careers in favor of our principles. Now is such a time.

It must also be said that I rise today with no small measure of regret.

Regret because of the state of our disunion. Regret because of the disrepair and destructiveness of our politics. Regret because of the indecency of our discourse. Regret because of the coarseness of our leadership.

Regret for the compromise of our moral authority, and by our, I mean all of our complicity in this alarming and dangerous state of affairs. It is time for our complicity and our accommodation of the unacceptable to end. In this century, a new phrase has entered the language to describe the accommodation of a new and undesirable order — that phrase being “the new normal.”

But we must never adjust to the present coarseness of our national dialogue with the tone set up at the top. We must never regard as normal the regular and casual undermining of our democratic norms and ideals.

We must never meekly accept the daily sundering of our country. The personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedoms and institution, the flagrant disregard for truth and decency...

If we simply become inured to this condition, thinking that it is just politics as usual, then heaven help us. Without fear of the consequences and without consideration of the rules of what is politically safe or palatable, we must stop pretending that the degradation of our politics and the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. They are not normal. Reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is when it is actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified.

And when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. It is dangerous to a democracy. Such behavior does not project strength because our strength comes from our values.

It instead projects a corruption of the spirit and weakness. It is often said that children are watching. Well, they are. And what are we going to do about that? When the next generation asks us, ‘Why didn’t you do something? Why didn’t you speak up?’ What are we going to say?

Mr. President, I rise today to say: enough. We must dedicate ourselves to making sure that the anomalous never becomes the normal. With respect and humility, I must say that we have fooled ourselves for long enough that a pivot to governing is right around the corner, a return to civility and stability right behind it.

We know better than that. By now, we all know better than that...

(Alexander) Madison wrote: “Ambition counteracts ambition.” But what happens if ambition fails to counteract ambition? What happens if stability fails to assert itself in the face of chaos and instability? If decency fails to call out indecency? Were the shoe on the other foot... would we Republicans meekly accept such behavior on display from dominant Democrats? Of course, we wouldn’t, and we would be wrong if we did…

A Republican president named Roosevelt, had this to say about the president and a citizen’s relationship to the office: “The president is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able and disinterested service to the nation as a whole...

President Roosevelt continued, “To announce that there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand by a president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ...When a leader correctly identifies real hurt and insecurity in our country, and instead of addressing it, goes to look for someone to blame, there is perhaps nothing more devastating to a pluralistic society.

Leadership knows that... a good place to start in assigning blame is to look somewhat closer to home. Leadership knows where the buck stops. ... Humility helps, character counts. Leadership does not knowingly encourage or feed ugly or debased appetites in us. Leadership lives by the American creed, “E pluribus unum” — From many, one. ... These articles of civic faith have been critical to the American identity for as long as we have been alive. They are our birthright and our obligation… To betray them or to be unserious in their defense is a betrayal of the fundamental obligations of American leadership and to behave as if they don’t matter is simply not who we are. … It is also clear to me for the moment that we have given in or given up on the core principles in favor of a more viscerally satisfying anger and resentment. To be clear, the anger and resentment that the people feel at the royal mess that we’ve created are justified. But anger and resentment are not a governing philosophy.

There is an undeniable potency to a populist appeal by mischaracterizing or misunderstanding our problems and giving in to the impulse to scapegoat and belittle — the impulse to scapegoat and belittle threatens to turn us into a fearful, backward-looking people. In the case of the Republican Party, those things also threaten to turn us into a fearful, backward-looking minority party. ...We were not made great as a country by indulging in or even exalting our worst impulses, turning against ourselves, glorifying in the things that divide us, and calling fake things true and true things fake. And we did not become the beacon of freedom in the darkest corners of the world by flouting our institutions and failing to understand just how hard-won and vulnerable they are.

This spell will eventually break. That is my belief. We will return to ourselves once more, and I say the sooner the better… Until that day comes, we must be unafraid to stand up and speak out as if our country depends on it, because it does…

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Breakin’ out

A BIRD INVOLVED in an Addison County animal cruelty case nibbles on its cage bars at Homeward Bound, its new home for now. For the full story see Page 1A.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Shining a light produces top results

It’s October, and once again I find myself rubbing the right side of my forehead. I can feel the slight grooves in my skull where it hit the banister and broke it from the wall at the bend in our stairs. Nine or ten years have passed, and yet a subtle ache returns every autumn — or should I say fall?

It was late at night. I had been reading in the next room, waiting to get drowsy enough to sleep, and then I realized I was nodding, ready for bed. Turning off the bright lamp, my eyes perceived nothing but blackness.

I knew precisely where I was going, so I ignored this temporary blindness.

Through the door, along a short stretch of hallway, and then into our bedroom.

By Laurie I took my next step forward, but the Cox bedroom floor was not beneath my feet. There was nothing beneath my feet — an abyss. I instantly knew it was the stairs, but I was already heading into space; it was too dark and I was too disoriented to have any hope of catching myself. The best I could do was yell for my sleeping husband as I fell forward into nothingness, into the corner of the stairs, the banister, the wall.

It was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me: not the fall, per se, or even the injuries sustained. No, it was that moment of nothing under my feet when I had expected floor, the hurtling into what seemed for a moment (an eternity?) like boundless space. I am someone who likes to know where I am going.

As I stopped falling, my biggest concern was that I be alive, not paralyzed, no major brain injury, nothing to impact my self-sufficiency. The ambulance, ER, and the prospect of having a face as scary as a Halloween mask

Ways of Seeing

— just in time for that holiday — were simply footnotes to me. Luckily, I was OK and was going to heal. All was well. We immediately bought some nightlights for the hallway and stairs.

Looking back, I think: what can be worse than feeling safely confident in what is about to happen, but entering a different and perilous reality? Perhaps you can avoid it (put in a nightlight!). Maybe there is no avoidance (a hurricane destroying an entire island). You can make plans, preparations, be pro-active, but you also need to realize there are things you can and cannot control. Your control is not always complete, but I say use your power to control what you can.

Sometimes you just need to be willing to bring a bit of light on your concept of reality to find out if it is illusion, delusion, or solid. A politician may promise to bring back jobs, manufacturing, to help the “working man.” That sounds good. Those kinds of jobs used to pay pretty good wages, even for someone right out of high school. But let’s not step into the dark here. What kind of history does this person have in helping the “working man”? How does he feel about the unions that helped make those jobs strong? Do you really want to step out into an illusion and find yourself plunging into an abyss of chaos, threats of nuclear holocaust, losing your healthcare, clean water, fresh air, and — of course — no jobs actually brought back? When someone tells me they are a single issue voter, I wonder: Do you think ahead? How easily one issue may be lost by the flood of others that follow.

(See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

‘Friendly skies’ tough on stomach

During a layover in the Newark airport on the way phone at the moment the driver turns sharply into a parkback to Burlington Monday, I had one thought: “Stop the ing space, I’ll be grimacing and fighting the spins for the rest of the day. world, I wanna get off.”

It only takes one unexpected lurch to send me from I didn’t mean it in a metaphorical sense. I meant the world before me was literally spinning, the result of “stable” to “just shy of hurling.” To my dismay, that’s the several consecutive days of carsickness, capped off by state I maintained for much of our recent trip. Each day, a rambunctious flight during which the attendants spent we’d hop in the car for a new adventure, and my stomach most of the time strapped into their jump seats, praying. would be flip-flopping before we even made it out of the We had taken a brief trip to see family in Oklahoma. neighborhood.

I survived. But I groaned every time a stoplight turned And it had all started there, riding in their car. I tend to forget how sensitive my inner ears (and stomach) get red.

Monday morning, my stepson when I’m a passenger rather than the dropped us off at the airport before driver. I have to grit my teeth and will dawn, and I congratulated myself on my last meal to stay in place until we making the hour-and-a-half ride with arrive at our destination — and even only a mild flutter in my tummy and then, the wooziness lingers for hours. a dull pain behind my eyes. Things I’ve suffered from motion sickness would get better from there. since I was little. Bus trips, carnival I wasn’t worried about the flying, rides and even the playground nausesince planes generally don’t swerve or ated me. I used to have to lie down after swinging.

By Jessie Raymond — one hopes — make sudden stops.

The pilot, however, warned of heavy Eventually, I learned to steer clear turbulence, and he wasn’t exaggeratof any contraption that made sudden, unexpected changes in direction or speed. And once I got ing. It was the first time I had ever seriously considered my license, I found I didn’t get sick behind the wheel. using the paper bag in the seat pocket in front of me.

So all I had to do to avoid motion-induced nausea was to I powered through it by closing my eyes, clutching my stay away from boats and amusement parks, and never armrests and remembering that once we landed, I’d feel ride in a car that someone else was driving. sick all evening, but at least things would get better from As an adult, my vestibular system is still so wimpy that there.

I can’t even look at a merry-go-round — much less ride Wrong again. on one — without turning into a dead ringer for the “Mr. The second flight was, in fact, even more turbulent Yuk” poison warning sticker. than the first. When we landed in Burlington, I staggered In cars, I have to sit in front and never, under any cir- off the plane to baggage claim. Seeing the suitcases pacumstances, look down. If I so much as glance at my (See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

Thirty-five million might seem like a lot of money, and it is a lot of money. But a vote for the Mt. Abe Renovation Bond on Thursday, Nov. 2, will be less expensive by far than continuing to put off work that is desperately needed. Like the homeowner who refuses to fix a leaky roof in order to save in the short term and ends up paying way more than the original roofing bill, for sheathing, rafters and rot repair, we cannot afford to kick this can down the road.

There are costs of having inadequate and outdated ventilation, plumbing and heating systems, like having to repair plumbing disasters and replace gym floors while school is in session. And there are risks, financial and otherwise, in having fire and safety systems that are barely at or below code standards for public buildings. These costs and risks are not always easy to calculate, but they show up in things like increased sick days for students and staff, distracted learners and educators and heating and electricity bills that are higher than they need to be.

Besides these direct and indirect costs, putting off this needed investment puts a hit on our property values relative to our surrounding districts. Though the Administration and Staff have been doing their best to make small ongoing improvements in the building, a short visit by a prospective home buyers can be enough to make them look for a home elsewhere. We can’t let this situation continue.

The Mount Abe Renovation Committee, made up of a diverse group of citizens from our five towns, looked long and hard at the shortcomings of the building and the opportunities for improving conditions for learning as well as improving community access. Let’s respect their considerable effort, and the affirmation provided by the Unified Board in putting this proposal before the voters, by supporting this investment in a better future for our kids and our communities.

Louis DuPont Chair, Robinson Elementary School Board Starksboro

Golden Spurs

His ticket out – those lucky bone spurs in his heels good for five deferments a free pass from the hot lead of Viet Nam Not for him the brotherhood of the fallen Golden Spurs to match the golden locks combed over the barren dome of the Commander in Chief stout in his demand that NFL players stand for the flag he so loves for the country he never served for the right to protest that he holds in contempt as he treads the plushfairway of the seventh hole.

Charles Sabukewicz Middlebury

Free easements aren’t deserved There is not a single good reason to give easements to Vermont Gas at no charge. If you agree, please vote NO on Article 1 on Nov. 7, (or during early voting Monday-Thursday between now and November 3rd).

Part of the reason such a lousy deal was approved by the Middlebury Select Board was because Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) gave the Select Board the impression that none of the other communities they serve ever ask them to pay for easements to use town land for distribution lines. The implication was that Middlebury would be an outlier if we required easement payments.

I have contacted numerous cities and towns in both Addison and Chittenden County, and not one city or town manager can remember VGS ever asking for an easement to install distribution lines on municipal land. It turns out that the company almost always uses the road Rightof-Way when installing distribution lines, as they have already done for (See Letter, Page 4A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, October 26, 2017 — PAGE 5A

When gay love blooms later in life Dan and I met during a draft wonderful daughters. They moved counseling session at Middlebury to North Carolina so he could work College. We were both freshmen at Outward Bound, then to North— first-year pups — and at that ern California so he could help run point he hadn’t even turned 18. the company that his wife’s father As with every young American had founded. man of that time, we were facing Soon after the move to Califorthe prospect of being drafted and nia, however, his once-happy marsent off to kill people. riage cratered.

Individuals and famiIt took several years lies whom we had nevafter the divorce for er met and who lived Dan to see a deeper thousands of miles truth about himself: away on the other side He wanted to live on of the planet. a different point of the I came to draft counromantic compass. As seling sessions because he told me during a I had been deeply inlong walk when I was fluenced by my own visiting him in San antipathy to the VietFrancisco, “I’ve fignamese War and war ured out that I want to in general. Through start dating men.” the Society of Friends Even in the (Quakers), I had also gay-friendly Bay found a more formalArea, that’s the start of ized expression of my a long, lonely journey beliefs, and I knew I by Gregory Dennis at age 45. wouldn’t ever be wearDan was tempoing a military uniform. rarily unemployed, Even if it meant I had to go to jail. his wife had left him, his young By comparison, Dan was there daughters were in danger of being on a fact-finding mission. We knew crushed in the divorce, and he was that college would keep us out of trying to figure out his new sexual the draft for awhile (a grossly un- identity. He knew about as much fair situation, but that’s another of the gay world as he did about column). He wanted to know what Mars. might come next.

Dan “came out” to just a few of Unlike the rest of us there that us ahead of our 25th college renight, Dan was a Republican. union, in 1999. But he told classComing to hear about resisting the mates who knew about his transidraft was just his way to get edu- tion that he wasn’t yet ready to say cated. anything publicly.

Dan and I soon became such Nonetheless, he was put on the good friends that I found his puz- spot by a classmate, who was not zling political affiliation to be just in the know, during a public pana minor annoyance. As if he insist- el at reunion weekend. Why, our ed on parting his hair on the wrong classmate wanted to know, had side. He was from a Wall Street Dan just said he would never get family, I reasoned. A genetic Re- married again? publican.

Dan demurred. But those of us A couple of years after college, who knew his circumstances unhe and I were having one of those derstood what was going on. We whimsical conversations, about recognized that gay men would what we would do if we knew the never be able to marry. We were world would end in 24 hours. certain that we would never see I knew right away what my an- same-sex marriage in our lifetimes. swer was. “I’d want to spend 24 Nonetheless, there would always hours making love with my girl- be love. And a few years later, friend,” I said. along came Geoff.

Dan thought about it for moHe and Dan had met on Match. ment, and then announced that he com. They’d only been dating for a would want to spend those last few weeks when I was in town and hours “reading a good book.” joined them for a hike in the Marin Which, if our conversation had Headlands north of San Francisco. occurred within a novel, would be I could see right away that Geoff called foreshadowing. was a keeper: cute, smart, feet on Many years later, Dan realized the ground. A native Vermonter he was gay. who lived in Silicon Valley, a faBut in the mid-1970s, we barely ther of boys and a man who had knew anybody who was gay. We himself come out of the closet in barely knew what it meant to be midlife. gay. And it almost never occurred Their relationship soon blosto young men like Dan — who was somed into love, the kind of big acraised in a large Catholic family — tions and small kindnesses that one that they themselves might be gay. provides for a life partner. A slow A few years after the “we might uniting of their families, Dan’s and be dead in 24 hours” talk, Dan Geoff’s children.

Somewhere in there, too, the married a woman from this hometown in New Jersey. They lived the tide turned on how our society perManhattan high life and had two ceived gay people: We saw them

Between The Lines

not as unnatural, but as the ordinary people they are. Not as unworthy of legal protections, but as entitled as straight people are to the safe harbor of love relationships that are publicly honored.

Forced by a far-seeing decision of its Supreme Court, Vermont became the first state to honor civil unions on a par with marriage, in 2000. Then we were the first to legalize same-sex marriage through legislative action — when Democrats, Progressives and even a few Republicans formed a two-thirds majority to repudiate then-Gov. Jim Douglas’s veto of marriage equality.

A ceremony last week on the State House lawn in Montpelier marked the unveiling of a historic marker to commemorate these milestones.

Last week also saw the marriage of Dan and Geoff.

In a ceremony in the Marin Headlands overlooking a Pacific Ocean that reflected the cloudless blue sky above, 120 of their best friends watched as Dan and Geoff were joined in matrimony.

One of the groom’s mothers, who lives in Vermont and is in her mid-80’s, was wheeled uphill to the ceremony in something that looked like the go-carts that astronauts used on the surface of the moon. A bagpiper played, and a couple of drones, cameras on board, circled overhead.

One of the officiants read a portion of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, that made marriage equality the law of our land: “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice and family.

In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions.

They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.”

It is true that our country faces many challenges, and that bigotry is one of them. But it also part of the abiding hope of the American experiment that tolerance — and love — can win the day.

Gregory Dennis’s column appears here every other Thursday and is archived on his blog at www.gregdennis.wordpress.com.

Email: gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.

Twitter: @greengregdennis.

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) free throughout Middlebury.

VGS hardly ever has to pay for easements to install distribution lines across municipal property because they hardly ever ask to do so, not because it is commonly allowed and business as usual among other towns and cities. VGS has already paid for easements in 2014 and 2016 to install their distribution lines on property owned by Middlebury College and a couple local businesses. Why are they treating the Town of Middlebury differently?

The primary reason municipalities have traditionally allowed utilities to have access to public land at no charge is because the services they provide greatly improve the quality of life for its citizens. If Green Mountain Power were unable to hook up to buildings downtown for example, there is no other company that can take its place and provide electric power to those locations.

In the case of VGS however, most of the customers they seek to reach with these easements are already enjoying the benefits of a gas fuel/energy source in the form of propane. Rather than greatly improve their quality of life, VGS will be offering an alternative gas fuel source that can save these folks money. That is all well and good, however, as far as I know, when a company provides the opportunity

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for residents and landowners to save a few dollars, it does not qualify that company to receive special treatment from the town such as getting free access to public land to profit from for decades to come. The town should be consistent in how we treat our business community.

Vote NO on Article 1 on Nov. 7 at the Middlebury municipal building and give our Selectboard the opportunity to renegotiate the easements so they include compensation for the town.

Ross Conrad Middlebury

Letters to the Editor Poor financial decisions led to Porter affiliation I attended the Porter Medical Center “Community-Wide Town Hall Meeting” Monday night and appreciate the time that both medical center president’s spent before the sizable gathering. Unfortunately, I perceived the distinct body language of a proud small fish being swallowed by a very large fish, no matter how well meaning that fish.

Sadly, the Porter Hospital/ Medical Center volunteer board of directors inflicted some of this state of affairs on itself (and the community) under James Daily, for instance by first agreeing with the strategy of purchasing most of the surrounding medical practices only to then blame the losses from operating those same medical practices for the need to seek an affiliation

with a larger institution. I would not be surprised if well paid consultants were paid very well on both ends of this, all with the approval of the board.

In the vein of “knowledge is power,” I highly suggest that folks sign up for a free account on the Guide Star website (and there might be others) where anyone can gain access to the public IRS Form 990’s that all 501(c) (3) non-profits must file, including Porter. These forms publicly indicate, for instance, during the period that nurses were being laid off and the viability of Porter’s finances truly questioned, the board approved budgets paying staff as much as either side of halfa-million dollars each of the three fiscal years between 2013 and 2015.

(2016 is not on the website yet).

One would hope that an organization under financial stress would distribute some of that financial pain across its highly compensated core, not just in the vulnerable staff (which is always known by the layoff notices in this newspaper). Use of these IRS Form 990’s may help answer that question. They may also help explain why health care is so expensive for all of us...

To end, I express my appreciation to Fred Kniffin, M.D. and Porter President, who seems to be trying very hard in a tough situation. And who has certainly turned around the public perception of the institution.

Craig Allen Bristol

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) Even Presidents can be lured into missteps. Watching the Ken Burns documentary on the Viet Nam War, I realized how a series of Presidents stated their misgivings and sense of hopelessness in carrying out that war, and yet each believed that he would not be re-elected if he pulled our country out. In pursuit of their dreams of re-election, their sense, perhaps, of their own greatness, they caused vast numbers of American soldiers, Vietnamese soldiers and civilians to lose their lives. And what of their re-elections? Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson decided not to run, and Nixon resigned. Each in his own way fell down the abyss, taking thousands of people along with them.

We may not be able to predict

that a 150-year-old house is going to wash away in the next flood, but we would be wise to not re-build it in the same location. When I take a step now, I want to know my foot is landing on something solid enough to support me. I carry flashlights. I look where I am going. I hope so much that our nation will do the same.

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 becoming more actively involved in things political, environmental, and just.

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) rading by on the carousel made me queasy, so I turned my back. I had come so far; I couldn’t throw up now. At least things would get better from there. (Would I never learn?)

As we stepped out of the terminal, a traveler brushed past us, exhaling a cloud of cigarette smoke directly in our path. My stomach clenched. At the same time, we walked through a miasma of hot exhaust from a nearby idling motor coach.

Oh, no.

I could see the parking garage.

Soon I’d be behind the wheel and no longer at the mercy of my fragile vestibular system. But this final, foul-smelling double-whammy was just too much. That busload of passengers had no idea how close I came to dropping to my knees and showing them what the grand finale to five straight days of motion sickness looked like.

We’re home now, and I’m mostly better, although I feel like I’m wearing someone else’s prescription glasses.

For those of you who can take your children on the tilt-a-whirl, who have never embarrassed yourself on a whale watch, who can read while riding in the back seat, congratulations. I’m green with envy.

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Agnes Lacey, 93, New Bedford, Mass.

Obituaries

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Former Middlebury resident Agnes G. (Walsh) Lacey, 93, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 in the town of New Bedford, Mass. She was the wife of William Lacey, Sr., who preceded her in death. Agnes leaves behind one son, William Lacey Jr., his wife Lynne; two grandchildren, Connor and Tara, and her husband Shane. She leaves behind her daughter-niece, Patricia (Lacey) Walsh, her son, Roger, and her partner, Sandra.

Remaining behind are seven nieces and nephews.

Agnes was born in Newfoundland and grew up in the town of Carbonear.

“Gert” studied Nursing in St. John’s, Newfoundland, graduating in 1947 with a degree in Psychiatric Nursing.

Kathryn Atwood, 86, Brandon BRANDON — Kathryn Mae Atwood, 86, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Our House Out Back in Rutland, after battling Alzheimer’s disease for several years.

Mrs. Atwood was born in Proctor on March 4, 1931. She was the daughter of Albert and Mary (Casey) Wetmore.

She grew up in Brandon, where she received her early education and graduated from Brandon High School class of 1950. In her earlier years she worked at the Brandon Theatre and later for Sid Rosen at the Five and Dime.

She was very musically gifted and played the piano, organ and Cordovox Accordion. In the 1960’s she began playing professionally with Preseau’s Orchestra in Sudbury. In 1964 she and her family formed their own band known as “The Atwoods.” They played at all of the fraternal clubs throughout the Champlain Valley from Rutland to Burlington, as well as, entertaining at Lake Bomoseen, Lake St. Catherine and local ski areas.

Over the years she was honored to entertain such dignitaries as Senator

Patrick Leahy and Gov. Jim Douglas.

She was an accomplished seamstress, having made all of the clothing required for the family band’s renowned showmanship. Later, after her husband retired, they worked for many years as Super Samplers at Price Chopper in Rutland. She loved animals, sewing and cooking. She had been a past member of the Ladies Shrine in Rutland.

Surviving is her husband Kenneth Atwood of Brandon, whom she married on July 1, 1950; one son, Stephen Atwood of Brandon; and two daughters, Jeanette Devino of Brandon and Brenda Haskell of Salisbury. Three grandchildren, three great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her.

She was predeceased by her parents and a brother; John Wetmore.

A private funeral service will be held at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon. A private graveside committal service and burial will take place, in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 4-6 p.m.

KATHRYN MAE ATWOOD Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in her memory to Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733 or the Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT 05763.◊

Denny Pouliot, 41, Addison ADDISON — Denny Allen Pouliot, 41, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday Oct. 19, 2017.

He was born February 2, 1976, in Burlington, the son of Cheryl Pouliot.

Denny’s enjoyment in life was spending time with family and friends, especially his mother.

He is survived by a brother Gene and his wife Joy Pouliot; niece and nephew Shay and Connor Pouliot; two sisters, Jennifer Steady Arthers

and Dennielle Steady Brinkman and their families; an uncle and several cousins; his close friends Alan and Juliette Reynolds and thier daughter Hannah; and Billy and Joanne Smits and family.

He was predeceased by his mother, grandparents, aunts and a cousin.

A graveside service will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. at Gage Cemetery, Little Chicago Road, in Ferrisburgh.◊

DENNY ALLEN POULIOT

Christopher Smith, 67, Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — Christopher W. Smith, 67, of Ferrisburgh, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 20, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his beloved wife Rene Ives Smith and his daughter Suzele, her husband John Atkins and their two children, Arlene and Jaskia.

He also leaves behind his daughter Deborah and her husband Andy Whitney and their two children Andy Jr. and Holly.

He is also survived by his great grandchildren Maddy, Chloe and Brian Jr. and he leaves behind his

sisters Darlene Smith, Sally (Denis) Mailloux, Lori (Jeff) Turner and his niece Kathryn and his nephews Reggie, Todd and Thomas. He was predeceased by his parents William R. and Arlene R. (Turpin) Smith and infant son Christopher Jr. He leaves behind his special family friends Ardenia, Roy and Keith Murdock as well as Maddy and Joe Martell.

He worked at the original Simmonds Precision and made many good friends in the 37 years he was employed there. He enjoyed traveling

and made trips to Las Vegas, Florida, and Atlantic City, with his wife, daughter Suzele and crazy Sister-inlaw Susie.

Chris will be truly missed by all who were fortunate to meet this amazing individual.

There will be no calling hours a celebration of Chris’s life will be announced at a later date. Donations in his memory can be made to Vergennes Area Rescue Squad, PO Box 11, Vergennes, VT 05491. To send online condolences to his family please visit brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com.◊

She was awarded a commendation for outstanding work in the field of mental health. Prior to the family’s emigration to the U.S., Gert was in charge of the hospital pharmacy. She greatly enjoyed singing in the St. Mary’s choir and held many friends in her heart during the years after her husband’s passing.

Visitation will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9–10:30 a.m., at Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home, 117 S. Main St., Middlebury, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Middlebury. The Rev. Luke Austin will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

Leonard Lamonda, 84, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Leonard Kent Lamonda, 84, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at Helen Porter Health & Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury.

Leonard was born in Glover on July 14, 1933. He was the son of Wesley and Lois (Dewing) Lamonda. He grew up in Glover, where he received his early education. He worked the family farm in his earlier years. In 1947 the family moved to Bridport, where he continued farming. He later moved to Sheffield, Mass., where he farmed.

He returned to Vermont and work in the custodial department at Middlebury College and later worked for over 20 years at Polymer’s Plastic’s in East Middlebury. He retired in 1996. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved animals.

He volunteered at Addison County

Humane Society.

Surviving is his son; Stephen Lamonda of Milton; two daughters, Anita Lamonda of Whiting and Denise Headen of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; and his former wife and mother of his children, Theresa LaDuc of Brandon. Seven grandchildren, three great grandsons and many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive him. He was predeceased by his sister Blanche Stone and four brothers; Harry, Roy, Wayne and Merton Lamonda.

The graveside committal service and burial, with military honors, will take place, on Monday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m., at Holman Cemetery in LEONARD KENT LAMONDA Salisbury.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in his memory to 234 Boardman Street, Middlebury, Addison County Humane Society, VT 05753.◊

Saturday is prescription disposal day NEW HAVEN — The United Way of Addison County and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Anyone wishing to participate can bring their pills for disposal to the New Haven state police barracks on Route 7 on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. (Note that the DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps — only pills or patches).

Last April Americans turned in 450 tons (900,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,500 sites operated by the DEA and more

than 4,200 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 13 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in over 8.1 million pounds — more than 4,050 tons — of pills.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse.

Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.

Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are

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2017 CSAC Annual Meeting

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4:15 – 5:00 pm: Hors d’oeuvres and Social Time 5:00 – 6:30 pm: Welcome, Introductory Remarks, Program & Awards

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This Year’s Award Recepients Are:

Wilton W. Covey Staff Award Patricia Sargent, Employment Representative, Employment Associates

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Offering Treatment for Opioid Dependence

MHC is very pleased to announce that we now offer Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid and alcohol dependence.

This includes on-site counseling, support, and prescription of buprenorphine (Suboxone), naltrexone or Vivitrol.

Wilton W. Covey Community Award Doug Sinclair, Executive Director, Charter House

The public is welcome to attend Please RSVP by November 1st Ann Kensek • akensek@csac-vt.org • 802-388-0302 x442 Jenn Staats • jstaats@csac-vt.org •802-388-0302 x413 Auxiliary aid and reasonable accommodations will be made upon request to ensure that all benefits, services, and activities of CSAC are fully accessible to all .

Member Agency – United Way of Addison County

who provided ten pew cushions for the Salisbury church. We now have about a third of the needed cushions.

If you would like to help, the cost of a cushion is $150 and may be mailed to the church.

There will be a Household Hazardous Waste collection at the landfill on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Pedie O’Brien at 802-352-4244 for a list of accepted items.

From humble beginnings based on affordable, trustworthy services, we have grown into a reliable resource your family can depend on. Rooted in our traditions, we stay firmly connected to the families we serve and the care we provide. We continue serving all faiths and all families in the only way we know how – by staying true to our heritage.

Kirk Alumni Center, Middlebury College

Holly Clook Award Kolleen Hobbs, Service Coordinator, Community Associates

Have a news tip?

Call Mary Burchard at 352-4541

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William J. Lippert, Jr. Advocacy Award Senator Claire Ayer, Chair, Committee of Health and Welfare

obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines — flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash — both pose potential safety and health hazards.

For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the Oct. 28 Take Back Day event, go to the DEA Diversion website at deadiversion.usdoj. gov/ or call the United Way of Addison County for more details at 802-388-7189.

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SALISBURY — Join the Fire Department at the Salisbury school on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. for a lasagna dinner followed by a trunk or treat. Dinner is $10, $5 for children, and children under five years old are free. This dinner is to help raise funds for the new fire truck needed by the department. Everyone is encouraged to wear Halloween costumes; the fire trucks will be in the parking lot for viewing and trunk or treat.

Thank you to the anonymous donor

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Jessica Lindert Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner For more information and to schedule an appointment, please call: 802-453-5028. Currently, No Waiting List. Your call will be kept strictly confidential!

The Independent will publish paid obituaries and free notices of passing. Paid obituaries cost 25 cents per word and will be published, as submitted, on the date of the family’s choosing. For those who do not wish to purchase an obituary, the Independent offers a free notice of passing up to 100 words, subject to editing by our news department. Photos (optional) with either paid obituaries or free notices cost $10 per photo. Obituaries may be emailed to obits@addisonindependent.com.

Submissions must be received by 11 a.m. on Wednesday for publication in the Thursday paper and 11 a.m. on Friday for Monday’s paper. Email obits@addisonindependent.com or call 802-388-4944 for more information.

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(Continued from Page 1A) the hallways as an eighth-grade server room.” notice when it was really hot, I was basketball player: “We would do Monkton senior Aidan May in math class and I couldn’t really do lots of conditioning, running around, and a number of science buffs anything. Then when it got cooler, I doing springs, doing workout stuff. described the chemistry and was getting everything done, one of We would talk about plays, but you biology classrooms as possibly the first people to. The heat really couldn’t run through the play.” Even unsafe and definitely outdated. throws me when I’m trying to learn.” during the 30 minutes of gym time, The pipes that used to carry gas for Kaia Companion, Bristol 8th- Masse reported that “we couldn’t do Bunsen burners are sealed off, the grader adds: “It affects your learning certain things. We couldn’t do full- fume hoods are used for storage because it can make you feel really court scrimmaging because we only and the space has to be cleaned out drowsy. It can make you feel like had half a gym.” before you can use the fume hood For high schoolers who play for an experiment. you don’t want to learn anything.

You just want to stay home and relax winter sports, practices can start as “In one of the biology rooms, there early as 6 a.m. or go as late as 10 used to be sinks on the desks but kind of thing.”

Many older students at other lunch p.m. they covered those up with pieces of “Last year I was on wood. And there’s holes in there, and periods said much the JV (basketball), and JV people put garbage down into where same thing.

“I think we kind of gets a rough the old sinks used to be.”

According to have great practice schedule. We Monkton 10th-grader science May also noted that because had like 20 or 15 6 the chemistry classroom is set up Chloe Johnson: “There’s a.m.’s. You have to for a lab (with groups clustered like no circulation of air teachers. wake up at five and around lab tables), it doesn’t work through the building, I think the that really impacts your well for lecture/discussion and if and it just feels really whole program gross, and it’s super would really be sleep schedule and your someone wants to start a lab but home schedule. It’s others are doing paperwork, all the hot, up to like 82 improved from also a bummer for my paperwork has to be moved off the degrees. I remember a new facility parents because they desk before the lab work can begin. one day at soccer had to drive me, and practice we couldn’t for our safety “I think we have great science that’s not a fun thing.” go outside because it and for the teachers,” May said. “I think the Tenth-grader Emma whole program would really be was 86 degrees outside improvement of but in the gym it was learning.”

Campbell from improved from a new facility for Starksboro described 70-something, so it our safety and for the improvement — senior what it’s like to have really wasn’t much of a of learning.”

Aidan May practices at the other AUDITORIUM difference.” end of the day.

Starksboro 11thSeveral students talked about “Sometimes we have late enjoying being in musicals and what grader Elizabeth Siminitus shared a story about one classroom in practices, too. We had a couple 7:30 a large performance space Mount particular: “Our French classroom to 9 (p.m.), and that was difficult Abe offers for students and for the is sort of located under a staircase. because you’d have homework to community. But they giggled when And there’s a tiny little window but do afterwards. You could do some they described frequent enough not any air flow and in the early, of it before. And that also affected mishaps with the auditorium’s very beginning of the school year your sleep schedule and homework seating. and at the very end when it’s really schedule and such.”

“I’ve witnessed at least twice hot out we’ve actually had to leave MATH AND SCIENCE where people have sat Cora Funke, a “The leak in the classroom because it’s too hot to down on a chair and 11th-grader, have class. The new wing actually Monkton to stand up and the ceiling was gone has air conditioning, and we’ve had has a math class in the the whole chair came class sitting in the hallway of the back class of a tandem definitely like a with them. And the classroom. To get in or distraction, but little desk things are new wing just to be able to focus.” out of her class, she has I wouldn’t say SHARING ONE GYM broken off of some This year Mount Abe’s 664 to walk through someone it was like a big chairs. They’re just not students share one gym. So what’s else’s. great,” said 11th-grader difference for “It is not good,” she that like if you’re a student athlete?

Elizabeth Siminitus of “It kind of affects the way I said. “I have calculus, me.”

Starksboro. Siminitus, — 9th-grader who does the fall participate, mostly during basketball which is behind another Hannah Marcum musical every year season. It’s pretty tough,” said Coby classroom. So I have to LaRose. Now in grade 9, he hasn’t walk right through the and is in the band, forgotten what it’s like to be a middle other classroom. If I have to get also noted that “the stage has a few a drink or go to the bathroom or problems where we’re not allowed school basketball player.

“We have half a gym and then we compost something, have to disrupt to go barefoot on the stage because share with the 7th-graders the other that entire class. And you have to do of splinters and safety issues.” half of the gym. We only get half an it twice (coming and going). It’s a May noted that “every year hour in the gym, so it’s kind of not significant issue.” a couple (of auditorium chairs) good.”

Chloe Johnson, and many break for sure. Sometimes they’ll With 30 minutes in half a gym other students, mentioned that the just tip over on people. I think my during an hour and a half of practice, emergency shower in the chemistry grandfather came to a play one year LaRose said that the rest of practice room has no drain. and his chair broke underneath him.” “we went out in the hallways and ran “In our chemistry room, there’s OK AS IT IS up and down the hallways because an emergency shower in case you Some students offered the opinion we didn’t have room in the gym to get chemicals on you and you’re that things are just fine as they are. do it.” burning. And if you turn it on there’s “I don’t see the point of the Ninth-grader Camilia Masse of no drain for the shower. So it will renovation, really. Like we already New Haven describes the time in just leak down to the library and the have a library, and we have a town

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library so why would you put it at the front of the school for other people to use? I think that’s just a hassle,” said Bristol 9th-grader Hannah Marcum.

She continued: “I think people want the renovation because it’s kind of like an old school. And there’s some things that are like — well the ceilings they leak and they break and they have holes and there’s cracks in the floor and the locker rooms are really dirty.”

Marcum described a leak in the ceiling in her English class last year. Asked if that detracted from her learning, she said no: “The leak in the ceiling was definitely like a distraction, but I wouldn’t say it was like a big difference for me.”

Starksboro student Will Martin said he thought the renovation plan was “excessive.”

“There’s no secret about it, this school is old. But I think the big thing is we work around a lot of things. There are some things I think should be changed. But there are also plenty of things that maybe they’re not what you would see in a Burlington high school or the Middlebury high school, but for a community as small as the five towns I think it works. I think we make it work. And I think we do a great job with that as a school.”

HUMOR, SPIRIT, RESILIENCE

Nevertheless, for many the overall look and feel of the school doesn’t match the spirit and education that students find inside.

Said Aidan May: “The school doesn’t look especially welcoming, which is sad to me because we are a very welcoming school. From the outside it looks a little intimidating and utilitarian. I think we’ve tried to improve it and make the space bright and happy because that’s what kind of school we are. I just don’t think the school really reflects who our teachers are and what we can get from this school.”

But perhaps 11th-grader Joe Berg’s story takes the cake in demonstrating students’ determination to keep the focus on their studies whatever the built environment might or might not bring.

“I was in Spanish class and a snake came out from under the windowsill from the wall in the new wing,” Berg said. “So, yeah, from that I can only wonder what’s going on in the walls of the old wing. I feel like it kind of fits into the renovation piece because I don’t think we want snakes coming in and out of the walls.”

Reporter Gaen Murphree is at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police cited a Burlington man for driving under the influence on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh this past Saturday night.

Police report that on Oct. 21 at sometime after 10 p.m. a trooper pulled over a car driven by 59-year-old Daniel G. Delanty near Monkton Road after observing several driving violations. The trooper reported seeing signs of impairment in Delanty, so he screened him for DUI, took him to the Vergennes Police Department for processing and cited him for the offense. State police don’t provide a blood alcohol content test results when they cite drivers for DUI, but do include the information in court records that are released after arraignment.

State police also responded to two separate motor vehicle crashes recently; neither resulted in serious injuries.

First, on Oct. 18 at around a quarter to noon, troopers went to a car vs. dump truck collision on Richville Road in Shoreham. Police said a dump truck driven by David Hendee, 56, of Fair Haven was westbound on the road followed by a 2013 Subaru Crosstrek driven

by Cheyenne Cormia of Florence.

The truck stopped and the Subaru stopped behind it, then the truck backed up and struck the front of the Subaru.

No one was injured.

Police issued Hendee a ticket for unsafe backing.

The second crash was on Oct. 20 at around 10:45 a.m. State police said David Bearor, 68, of Bridport was driving a 1999 Freightliner tractor-trailer northbound on Basin Harbor Road near Town Line Road in Addison at approximately 35 mph. Bearor told police that he saw a southbound vehicle drifting into his lane. To avoid a collision, Bearor steered his vehicle further right catching the edge of the roadway, and, due to the weight of

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The Leicester Selectboard is seeking an individual to serve as a delegate to the Addison County Regional Planning Commission.

Duties include attending a monthly meeting and reporting periodically to the Selectboard. For more information, call Board Chair Diane Benware at 802-247-3786.

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the tractor-trailer, he was unable to maintain control and subsequently overturned.

The driver of the other vehicle failed to stop.

Bearor’s vehicle was totaled, but he was uninjured.

Due to the crash, Basin Harbor Road was closed for several hours.

Possibly in response to requests for more information on what they are up to, state police have begun to issue a daily log of a selection of their activities. In Addison County, those activities included: • Oct. 17, citizen assist, Davis Road, Monkton.

• Oct. 18, directed patrol on Route 125, Cornwall.

• Oct. 18, citizen assist, Route 7, New Haven.

• Oct. 18, citizen assist, Keewaydin Road, Salisbury.

• Oct. 19, larceny, Route 22A, Bridport.

• Oct. 19, citizen assist, Town Line Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Oct. 19, burglary/forced breaking and entering, Fuller Mountain Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Oct. 19, fraud, Route 17 East, Addison.

• Oct. 19, accident with damage, Route 7 and Middlebrook Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Oct. 19, directed patrol, Routes 22A and 73 in Orwell.

• Oct. 20, suspicious person or circumstance, Route 7, Ferrisburgh.

• Oct. 21, directed patrol, Burpee Road/Route 116 South, Bristol.

• Oct. 21, citizen assist, Shacksboro Road, Shoreham.

• Oct. 22, suspicious person or circumstance, Rotax Road, Monkton.

• Oct. 22, agency assist, Cedar Drive, Addison.

• Oct. 23, agency assist, Smead Road, Salisbury.

• Oct. 23, citizen assist, Tulley Road, Cornwall.

• Oct. 23, delivered a message, Ferrisburgh.

Have a news tip? Call the Addison Independent at 388-4944.

LEICESTER — Town Clerk Julie Delphia reminds residents that the due date of property taxes is now Nov. 15, based on a decision reached at Town Meeting. Taxes, in full, are due Wednesday, Nov. 15. Payments in the drop box after midnight on the 15th are considered delinquent.

Before Nov. 15, payments can be dropped in the drop box with a selfaddressed stamped envelope and

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CORRECTION: In previous editions of the Addison Independent Community Calendar we erroneously listed the Henry Sheldon Museum’s “Bear-a Palooza” as occurring on Oct. 28. The event took place on Oct 8.

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Pre-registration is required. Ages five and up. More info contact Rachel Plant at 802-877-2211 or go to bixbylibrary.org/owl-youth-program/.

“The Microbial Worlds Inside Us” talk in Middlebury.

Thursday, Oct. 26, 4:30 p.m., Room 216, Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College. Dr. Libusha Kelley, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will discuss how the microbes living in our body can influence human health Free and open to the public.

Greater Middlebury Climate Economy Initiative community meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 26, 6:30- 9 p.m., American Legion Post 27, 49 Wilson Rd. How does a Vermont community become a national model by pioneering initiatives that increase economic opportunity and affordability while also tackling climate change? This is the opportunity for Addison County citizens to come together to choose priorities and line up for action.

Bat party in Bristol. Thursday, Oct. 26, 6-30-8 p.m., Bristol Elementary School cafeteria, Mountain St. Cadette Girl Scout Troop 30594 is sponsoring a free family fun night, sharing what they have learned about bats in Vermont through questions and answer, games and activities for all ages. Yummy bat-theme treats will be for sale. There will be no live bats or vampire/costume themed characters attending.

Scott Symposium in Middlebury. Thursday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Conference Room, Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College. “The Protestant Reformation and its Legacies” will be the subject of this lecture for general audiences, explaining the MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — cultural and theological significance Drawing, Weds AM Paint/Pastels, of the events of 1517 in late medieval Hand Creams, Origami Ornaments. and early modern European context.

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AGENCY: Rural Business and Cooperative Services, USDA ACTION: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the RBCS, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act, is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) in connection with possible impacts related to a project proposed by Next Generation Solar Farm, LLC (NGSF) of New Haven, Vermont. NGSF is a project of Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC. The proposal is for construction of a 2.2 megawatt AC solar facility on a parcel on Field Days Road. NGSF has submitted an application to RBCS for funding of the proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Temple Lynch, Business Programs Specialist, RBCS, 87 State Street, Suite 324, PO Box 249, Montpelier, VT; 802-828-6044; karen. lynch@vt.usda.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Next Generation Solar Farm, LLC proposes to construct a 2.2 megawatt AC solar farm on 22 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to a residence on the east side of 688 Field Days Road. The proposed project would use ground-mounted, single-axis tracking solar arrays, consisting of 9,954 325-watt solar modules, one 2,200-kilowatt inverter, and associated racking and electrical equipment. The facility would have capacity to generate 4,700 megawatt-hours of energy per year for sale to VEPP/Green Mountain Power on a long term power purchase agreement. When constructed, the solar arrays and associated components would be no more than 9 feet in height and surrounded by 6 foot tall security fencing.

True North Consultants, Inc., an environmental consultant, prepared an environmental assessment for RBCS that describes the project, assesses the proposed project’s environmental impacts, and summarizes as applicable any mitigation measures used to minimize environmental effects. RBCS has conducted an independent evaluation of the environmental assessment and believes that it accurately assesses the impacts of the proposed project. No significant impacts are expected as a result of the construction of the project.

Next Generation Solar Farm’s proposed project was reviewed through Vermont’s Act 250 Section 248 review process, and a Certificate of Public Good (CPG) was issued January 27, 2017. VHB’s Section 248 Natural Resources Assessment which provided critical information for the project is a critical supporting document to True North’s environmental assessment. The Section 248 review process, public meetings, and appeals to the Vermont Supreme Court resulted in additional conditions in the CPG relating to aesthetics, system reliability, wetland buffers, and restricted construction hours to limit noise. Remaining outstanding appeals to the Supreme Court to reconsider issuance of the CPG were withdrawn September 1, 2017.

Questions and comments should be sent to RBCS at the address provided. RBCS will accept questions and comments on the environmental assessment for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice.

Any final action by RBCS related to the proposed project will be subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all relevant Federal environmental laws and regulations and completion of environmental review procedures as prescribed by 7 CFR Part 1970, Environmental Policies and Procedures.

A general location map of the proposal is shown below:

28, Snake Mountain trailhead. A moderate 3.5-mile hike with a gradual ascent of 980 feet. Great views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. A familyfriendly and dog-friendly hike. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, a snack and hiking poles if desired. More info contact David Andrews, vtrevda@ yahoo.com or 802-388-4894, or Mike Greenwood mike802vt@comcast.net. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

“Fill the Firehouse” food drive in 5-Town area.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-noon, firehouses in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro.

Five-town area firehouses will be open and accepting donations of non-perishable items for the Have A Heart Food Shelf in Bristol. There will also be a drop off site in front of the Bristol Shaw’s.

Local Travel Group trip to Rokeby in Ferrisburgh.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 9:45 a.m., ACTR Park & Ride, Exchange St. Take the ACTR bus to Rokeby for the 11 a.m. tour. Have a picnic lunch then go through the new museum and exhibits. Return bus at 2:15 p.m.

Bus fare $4 each way/$2 for 60 or over. Museum entry fee $10/$9 for 65 and over. Contact Jan Walker at janwalkervt@together.net or 802-388-4220.

Living with chronic pain workshop in Middlebury.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Terrace. The first session of a free six-week workshop focused on those who suffer from chronic pain, to understand the characteristics of chronic pain and to assist with pain management. Workshop continues on Saturdays through Dec. 9. No class Nov. 25. Pre-registration required.

More info contact Susan Bruce at 802-382-3406 or sbruce@portermedical.com.

Ripton Historical Society annual Meeting in Ripton.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-noon, Ripton Community Church, Route 125. The society is seeking new members and invites anyone interested in local history to attend.

Morgan Horse open barns in New Haven/Bristol/ Weybridge. Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1087 Otter Creek Rd. (VT Route 17 West). Several barns will open their doors to the public as part of a nationwide event organized by the American Morgan Horse Association. Addison County locations will be

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Join the fun on Middlebury town green this Sunday, Oct. 29, from 1-3 p.m. There will be music, games, lots of great costumes and a trick or treat parade down Main St.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 7-11 p.m., Eagles Club, 67 New Haven Rd. Doors open at 6:30 for light snacks. Music

by Joe River Mobil DJ. Prizes for best costumes.

Proceeds go to the Addison County Eagles scholarship fund. Tickets $10 in advance/$15 at the door.

More info at 802-877-2055.

Magpie in concert in Bristol. Saturday, Oct. 28, 7-9:30 p.m., Vermont Tree Goods, 27 Main Adult: Thurs PM St. Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner beautiful music from tradiMake your Own perform tional songs to vintage blues, swing Mon PM & Thurs to folk classics, and stirring original AM Oils, Weds PM Wheel, Thurs Pastels. Children: After compositions with beautiful arrangeSchool Clay Classes ‑ Mon & Weds Wheel, Tues Clay Hand ments on guitars, mandolin, harmonica, dulcimer, and concertina. Tickets Building. middleburystudioschool.org Contact Barb $20, available at Recycled Reading 247‑3702, ewaldewald@aol.com of Vermont, 20 Main Street, or call 802-453-5982.

Scott Symposium in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 27, 3-6 p.m., Conference Room, Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College. A cross-disciplinary round-table discussion on the Protestant Reformation and its relevance across the curriculum.

“Stranger Things” party in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 27, 4-6 p.m., Stonecutter Spirits, 1197 Exchange St., Suite A. Get pulled into the Upside Down with Stonecutter Spirits for the launch of season two of the favorite 80’s-inspired thriller. See the tasting room transformed with dark decorations, buckets of Halloween candy, and a one-night-only “Stranger Things” inspired cocktail menu. Haymaker Bun Company will provide dark chocolate and savory deliciousness for purchase. Costumes always welcome.

Children’s Halloween party in Bristol. Friday, Oct. 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Holley Hall. Bring your ghosties and ghoulies for games, music, food and face painting.

Dux the Balloon Guy will be there. Goodie bags and costume parade will wrap up the event. Free.

Pizza Bake in Ripton. Friday, Oct. 27, 5-6:30 p.m., Ripton Elementary School, 753 Lincoln Rd. Friends of Ripton School, Inc. will be having a Pizza Bake to raise money for school related events and field trips for Ripton Elementary School students. The pizza is made on-site in a wood fired pizza oven and is available for take out. Options include cheese $12/ Pepperoni $15/ Harvest Special (roasted root veggies, onion and goat cheese) $15. Call 802-388-2208.to place your order by 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct 27.

Table of Grace free meal in Vergennes. Friday, Oct. 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church.

The menu will include roast pork, scalloped potatoes, applesauce, vegetable and dessert. Come and bring your friends. Free.

Medieval Castle and Pumpkin party in Middlebury.

Friday, Oct. 27, 6-8:30 p.m., Helen Porter Nursing Home, 30 Porter Dr. This year the lobby and community room will be dressed up like a medieval castle for this largely indoor event. Free and open to the public.

Live Storytelling in Middlebury. Friday, Oct. 27, 6-7:30 p.m., Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. In conjunction with his exhibition, “Driving the Back Roads: In Search of Old-Time Vermonters,” photographer, documentarian and author Ethan Hubbard will share stories about the people he met and photographed against a backdrop of projected portraits. The event is free and open to the public. Complimentary food and drink will be served as well.

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Jim McClay and Kathy Dorman, New Haven; Alan & Cindy Mayer, Bristol; and the UVM Morgan Horse Farm, Weybridge. Free to the public at all locations.

Some locations will have light refreshments. More info at 802-985-4944 or morganhorse.com.

Halloween fun in New Haven. Saturday, Oct. 28, 4-8:30 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. The event begins with trunk or treat decorating at 4 p.m., followed by trunk or treating from 5:30-6:30 p.m., and other activities until 8:30 p.m. Check out the decorated vehicles and collect candy from tricked out trunks. Prizes for scariest and most interactive trunks, by people’s choice. Cars and costumed people needed. Free. More info at 802-453-5978.

Fairy Godmothers and Wizards meet and greet in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct 28, 5-6 p.m., Vergennes Residential Care Home, 34 North St. These community elders only dress to greet young visitors on Halloween. The fairy godmothers and wizards have been working all year collecting and creating surprise treats to make the evening extra special. No reservations needed.

Harvest supper in Starksboro. Saturday, Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m., Robinson Elementary, 41 Parsonage Rd. The Starksboro Conservation Commissions offers fresh Stonewood Farm turkey, served with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, Lewis Creek Farm roasted root vegetables, butternut squash Rockville Market Farm soup. Homemade apple crisp and pies, and hot and cold beverages. Tickets sold at the door. Family (2 adults, 2 children) $25/adults $10/$5 children 12 and younger. Take out available.

Medieval Castle and Pumpkin party in Middlebury.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., Helen Porter Nursing Home, 30 Porter Dr. This year the lobby and community room will be dressed up like a medieval castle for this largely indoor event. Free and open to the public.

Halloween costume dance in New Haven. Saturday, Oct. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., New Haven Town Hall, 78 North St. Join in on the spirit of Halloween following the town’s annual Trunk-n-Treat. Dinner options available at the Village Green Market. All are welcome. Doors open at 6 p.m., dancing from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Prizes awarded. Tickets $5 per person/$20 per family. All proceeds benefit Beeman Elementary School.

Truck-or-Treat and a lasagna dinner in Salisbury.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., Salisbury Community School, 286 Kelly Cross Rd. Put on that Halloween costume and join Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department to trick-or-treat through fire trucks and meet the firefighters. Tickets $10 adults/$5 for kids/five and under free. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. and Truck-or-Treat starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Halloween party in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 29, noon-2 p.m., Swift House Inn, 25 Stewart Ln. Middlebury College’s Page One Literacy Program invites the community to come play games, decorate cookies and pumpkins, read spooky stories and celebrate Halloween. Costumes are encouraged for all ages. Coffee and cider will be provided. All minors need to be accompanied by an adult.

Spooktacular in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m., location TBA. Bring your hobgoblins, grumpkins and snarks out for an afternoon of Halloween fun. Music, games and a costume trick or treat parade down Main Street.

Costume Dance Party and Trunk or Treat in Vergennes. Sunday, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m., American Legion Post 14, 100 Armory Ln. Start with the costume karaoke dance party with DJ Amanda Rock, followed by trunk or treat in the parking lot. For people who live out of town and don’t get trick or treaters, and anyone with ambulatory issues. All vehicles must arrive half an hour in advance. Prizes will be given for the top three trunks. Trunk providers are responsible for their own candy or treats. To register a vehicle for trunk or treat, contact Martha DeGraaf at 802-349-0299 or email at marsulli@aol.com.

St. Peter’s Harvest Supper in Vergennes. Sunday, Oct. 29, 4 and 6 p.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 South Maple St. Come enjoy a homemade meal without all the work. Feast on Turkey with all the fixings and homemade pie for dessert. Tickets $10 adults/$5 children 6-12/5 & under free. Tickets available at St. Peter’s Rectory 85 South Maple St., or call the rectory at 802-877-2367 to reserve tickets.

“Who is a Jew?” talk in Middlebury. Sunday, Oct. 29, 5 p.m., St. Stephen’s Church, 3 Main St. Shalom Goldman, Professor of Religion at Middlebury College, will talk about his new book, “Jewish-Christian Difference and Modern Jewish Identity,” exploring the question through stories of creative and influential “converts and apostates.” Cider, wine and appetizers will be served.

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Economic opportunity in climate action talk in Middlebury. Monday, Oct. 30, 6 p.m., Danforth Pewter, 52 Seymour St. Join Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) and Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) for an interactive public event and informative panel discussion focusing on the economic opportunities for Vermont in combating climate change. Panelists available for pre- and post-event interviews. More info contact Amber at acollett@vnrc.org.

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Cyber Security Seminar for business in Middlebury. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 8-10 a.m., National Bank of Middlebury, 30 Main St. A free, informative seminar for businesses to help owners get up to date on the latest critical cyber security information, and equip them with the know-how to keep their businesses and their customers safe. Todd Sears from Vermont Emergency Management will speak. Breakfast snacks will be provided. RSVP at nbmvt.com.

Trick and trunk gathering in Middlebury. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m.. Middlebury United Methodist Church, 43 North Pleasant St.

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BRISTOL’S CADETTE GIRL Scout Troop 30594 will present a free family fun night from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Bristol Elementary School cafeteria, sharing what they have learned about bats, like this little brown bat, through questions and answer, games and activities for all ages.

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Dance master class with Alexandra Beller in Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 4:30 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Beller, Artistic Director of Alexandra Beller/Dances for the past 15 years, was previously a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company from 1995-2001, performing in over 50 countries and throughout the US. All experience levels welcome. Free. More info at middlebury.edu or 802-443-3168.

MALT annual meeting in Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Unity Hall, Congregational

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“Considering all Things …” lecture in Middlebury.

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College. NPR’s Robert Siegel reflects on his thirty years as co-host of the daily news program All Things Considered and the journalistic changes he has seen along the way.

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“Ancient Egypt at Middlebury College: Art, Religion, Reception” in Middlebury.

Friday, Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

Professors Shalom Goldman and Pieter Broucke and Director and Curator Rebekah Irwin (Special Collections & Archives) present the college’s richness of resources pertaining to Ancient Egyptian culture.

Free. museum.middlebury.edu or 802-443-2291.

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Green Mountain Club Mt Philo hike in Charlotte. Saturday, Nov. 4, Mt. Philo State Park. An easy/moderate two-mile hike and with an elevation gain of 636 feet with breathtaking views of the Champlain Valley and New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Wear appropriate clothing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking poles, if used. This is a dog friendly event. More info contact Ralph Burt at 802.355.4415 or reburt@gmavt.net. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Annual Diversified Occupations yard sale in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 4, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Hannaford Career Center, 51 Charles Ave. Now accepting donations for their yard sale. Items may be dropped off at the Diversified Occupations classrooms or call 802-382-1069 to arrange for pick up.

Holiday bazaar in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 2 Main St. Handmade clothing, accessories and home items, jewelry and scarves, woodcrafts, luncheon, gardening center, and Santa from 10 a.m.-noon. All proceeds to benefit Charter House Coalition community lunch and supper outreach and winter emergency shelter programs.

Backcountry Forum in Rochester. Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Pierce Hall Community Center and Brandon Gap. Back country enthusiasts unite for a day of trail work, coffee and donuts, gear swap, forums, Catamount Trail Association annual meeting, a raffle, new trail and hut unveiling, potluck supper with bar, raffle and more. More info at catamounttrail. org or rastavt.org/events/.

Try Hockey for Free in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Memorial Sports Center, 296 Buttolph Dr. Hosted by the Middlebury Amateur Hockey Association, Try Hockey for Free is designed to provide kids between the ages of four and nine with a completely free experience to try youth hockey. A limited amount of equipment is available to borrow.

MAHA coaches will be on the ice to assist the children in learning the basics. Youngsters do not need any previous skating or hockey experience. A second session will be held in March. More info at www. middhockey.com or registrar@middleburyhockey.org.

St. Peter’s Penny Fair in Vergennes. Saturday. Nov. 4, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 South Maple St. Come for a fun-filled day. Chance to win a variety of great prizes for pennies a chance. Drawings begin at 6:30 p.m.

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Annual turkey dinner in New Haven.

Sunday, Nov. 5, sittings at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. Turkey with all the fixin’s. Takeout available. Adults $12/children 6-12 $6/children under six free. Reservations recommended but walk-ins are welcome. More info contact Betsy at 802-453-2724.

Chicken and biscuit dinner in Middlebury. Sunday, Nov. 5, 5-6 p.m., Middlebury United Methodist Church, 43 North Pleasant St.

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Auditions for “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” in Middlebury. Monday, Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Try out your acting chops for Steve Martin’s Off-Broadway absurdist comedy where Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meet in a Paris bar the year before Einstein presents his theory of relativity and Picasso transitions to cubism. Come either day, but not both. More info contact beancorcoran@yahoo.com or at middleburycommunityplayers.org.

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Blood Pressure and foot clinic in Brandon. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m., Forestdale Senior Center, 1591 Forestdale Rd. No appointment necessary. Foot clinic cost: $10. More info at 802-770-1536.

“Apocalyptic Sublime” talk in Middlebury. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 4:30 p.m., Sabra Field Lecture Hall (Room 125), Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Internationally-admired photographer David Maisel presents a talk in conjunction with the exhibition Land and Lens: Photographers Envision the Environment.

Known for his books and exhibitions, Maisel has focused on aerial and x-ray photographs of environmentally impacted sites since the 1980s. Free. More info at middlebury.edu or 802-443-3168.

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ACORN Producer and Buyer Forum in Middlebury. Thursday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, 14 Old Chapel Rd., Middlebury College. Panelist insights and round table discussions on emerging local food market opportunities with breakout sessions with panelists and producers. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.; presentations begin promptly at 9 a.m.

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“Rubens: An Extra Large Story” on screen in Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Filmmaker Waldemar Januszczak explores the details of Rubens’ life and how it helps in interpreting and understanding his art. Tickets adults $13/students

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Auditions for “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” in Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Try out your acting chops for Steve Martin’s Off-Broadway absurdist comedy where Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meet in a Paris bar the year before Einstein presents his theory of relativity and Picasso transitions to cubism. Come either day, but not both. More info contact beancorcoran@yahoo.com or at middleburycommunityplayers. org.

Book Club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday Nov. 8, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference Room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. This session’s book: “Crossing to Safety” by Wallace Stegner. All interested Readers welcome. More info at 802-758-2858.

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“Weimar Germany and the Rise of the Third Reich” presentation in Middlebury.

Thursday, Nov. 9, 10:30-noon, Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Jack Mayer, Vermont pediatrician and author of “Life in a Jar” and “Before the Court of Heaven” will give a free talk on the rise of fascism in Germany.

Otter Creek Audubon Society annual dinner and meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Nov. 9, 5:158:45 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Speaker Michael Winslow will highlight the health of Lake Champlain in his presentation “Lake Champlain: How We Got Here”. Reservations needed for dinner at 6 p.m. No fee for talk at 7:15. More info contact Sue Rasmussen, 802-897-5411.

Addison County Right to Life meeting in Vergennes.

Thursday, Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m., on St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 84 S. Maple St. All members are encouraged to attend and visitors are welcome. More info contact Chris Holden at 802-388-3563 or bobbillchris@rwch. net.

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” in Middlebury.

Thursday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Edward Albee’s landmark play live from the Harold Pinter Theater in London.

Will Schwalbe in Middlebury. Thursday, Nov. 9, 7-8:30 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. New York Times bestselling author Will Schwalbe reads from and discusses his latest book, “Books for Living: Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life.”

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Green Mountain Club day trip to Bolton, GMC Headquarters & hike Stowe Pinnacle. Friday, Nov. 10. Carpool from Middlebury to the Winooski LT Footbridge in Bolton, then drive Stowe to hike the Stowe Pinnacle trail. Moderate 2.8 miles, 1520’ elevation gain. Views of the Worcester Range, the Green Mountains and Waterbury Reservoir. Wear appropriate clothing; bring water, food and hiking poles if desired. Day trip will include a stop at GMC Headquarters in Waterbury Center. More info contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@gmail.com or 802-388-5407. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Chuck Miller and Friends in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Middlebury favorite Chuck Miller brings his friends together for an evening of music.

NER Out Loud in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Original prose and poetry from the New England Review literary magazine, read aloud by Middlebury College students from Oratory Now. Stay for the “s’more readings” reception with contributions from student magazines. Free. middlebury.edu/art or 802-443-3168.

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Green Mountain Club Taconic Mountain Ramble hike in Hubbardton. Saturday, Nov. 11, (rescheduled from Oct. 21), Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park. Experience Vermont’s newest state park, still under development. A two- to four-mile hike with some ascents. A choice of trails, many of them steep, rocky and moderately challenging, available to choose from. Meditative time included at the Japanese water and rock garden within the park. For more information contact Susan Jefts at sjefts7@gmail.com, 518-232-6776 or Wendy Warren at wwredhead@yahoo.com, 609-751-7633. For more activities, visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 11, 8-10 a.m. Otter View Park, Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help us survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Shorter and longer routes possible. Beginning birders are welcome. Come for all or part of the walk. More info at 802-388-1007 or 802-388-6019.

Sister-to-Sister summit in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kirk Alumni Center, 217 Golf Course Rd. A day of fun activities that brings together middle school girls from around Addison County and female Middlebury follow-up events are offered throughout the school year. Free. More info contact Karin Hanta at 802-443-5937 or khanta@middlebury.edu.

Vendor fair in Bristol. Saturday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Holley Hall. A new event sponsored by the Bristol Rec. Department. More info at 802-453-5885 or bristolrec. org.

Pie, soup and bake sale in Lincoln. Saturday, Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lincoln Library, 222 West River Rd. The Library’s annual sale of delectables. Stop by for some hot soup and purchase a fresh piece of pie, or a whole pie to have in the freezer for the holidays.

“Julieta” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 11, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunderland Language Center, Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College. Julieta discovers that her long-lost daughter has returned to Madrid, forcing her to reflect on her checkered past. Free. middlebury. edu/art or 802-443-3168.

Lasagna Supper in Vergennes. Saturday, Nov. 11, 5-6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, Main St. (across from the Opera House). Menu: lasagna, vegetable, salad, Italian bread, dessert and beverage, served buffet style. Tickets $9 adults/$5 children.

Takeout available. More info at 802-877-3150.

Friends of the Art Museum Purchase Party in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 11, 5:30 p.m., Lower Lobby and Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. The annual Museum Friends event to determine what addition it will make to the museum collection. Members only, RSVP required. Membership info: 802-443-2309 or museum.middlebury.edu.

Turkey Supper in Orwell. Saturday, Nov. 11, 5:30 p.m., Orwell Town Hall, 436 Main St. Menu includes turkey with gravy and all the fixings, including homemade rolls and apple crisp. Adults $12/$5 children under 10.

Take-out orders available by calling 802-989-3322.

Sponsored by the First Congregational Church of Orwell.

Lazyman’s lobster and baked ham dinner in Shoreham. Saturday, Nov. 11, seatings at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. Feast on either lazyman’s lobster or baked ham, complete with homemade rolls, salad, squash, potato, and luscious homemade desserts.

Both seniors and veterans get a special price for this Veterans’ Day meal. Lobster dinner $22/$20 for seniors and veterans. Ham Dinner $12/$10 for seniors and veterans. Reservations required. Call Judy at 802-349-9957.

Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, Nov. 11, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. Featuring Lausanne Allen calling to live banjo and fiddle music

by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. More info at 802-462-3722.

Grant Stinnett plays in Brandon. Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. The contemporary singer-songwriter has a passion for creating a powerful full-band sound with a single acoustic guitar through the use of a customized guitar and looper pedal. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music.net or brandon-music.net.

Matt Flinner Trio performs in Lincoln. Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. Tickets are $10 adults/teens and kids are free.

Food for Thought Tour in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St. Two of Vermont’s prominent Hip Hop artists, Jarv of Windsor, and Mister Burns of Burlington, stop in Middlebury as part of their month-long tour to raise money for local food shelves.

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Gang of Thieves in Vergennes. Saturday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

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The Addison County Chamber of Commerce presented its annual awards Tuesday night at the Vergennes Opera House. Pictured from left to right are: Dan Brown and his wife, Michelle, for Buster Brush Citizen of the Year; Chamber Executive Director Sue Hoxie; Meg Brash, Jeannie Pelsue, Lizbeth Ryan, Mary Beth Hamilton, Julie Basol and Liz Markowski of Women of Wisdom, who earned the Community Achievement Award; Bob Feuerstein and Lillian Kennedy of Kennedy Brothers, Business of the Year; and Chamber President David Donahue.

2017 Chamber of Commerce Award recipients honored in Vergennes VERGENNES — Kennedy Brothers, Sweet Charity and Swift House Inn owner Dan Brown received top honors at the annual meeting of the Addison County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night at the Vergennes Opera House. The event drew a crowd of about 70 for dinner, silent auction and the awards presentations.

Kennedy Brothers received the 2017 Business of the Year Award, which recognizes businesses that have grown, sometimes despite adversity, while providing excellent products or services while doing well by their employees and the community.

Bob Feuerstein and Lillian Kennedy are the owners of the Vergennes-based Kennedy Brothers, which is now a 41,000-square-foot building for commercial space and, after five years of significant capital improvements, is nearing 100 percent occupancy.

The space is home to a variety of businesses such as Shacksbury Cider, the Addison Northwest School District, two gyms, a retirement counselor, CPA,

family therapists, chocolate maker, and a clock shop.

There’s also a café serving coffee, tea, baked treats, and sandwiches, as well as co-working and conference space. Vergennes’ weekly Farmers’ Market is held in its parking lot.

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR The Addison County Chamber presented its 2017 Buster Brush Citizen of the Year Award to Dan Brown, co-owner of the Swift House Inn. Brown exemplifies the criteria for which the award is given —a history of getting things done to make the community better in a variety of ways with no intention of personal reward or recognition.

In addition to Brown’s many civic contributions, he was especially noted for his recent work with the Charter House Coalition and Town Hall Theater.

For last year’s massive “Charter House Challenge” project, Brown coordinated a successful effort to remove three sides of Charter House’s clapboards and replace them with new

siding and paint the porch and trim as well. “Long hours, unpaid, getting the best out of 40-plus volunteers, for 2-plus weeks, during the hot summer of 2016, for a project he believes in,” is how Steve Jewett, president of the Charter House Coalition’s board of directors, described Brown’s commitment and skill.

“Dan is close to being a logistical genius, if he isn’t one. He’s more than a nice guy, he’s a great leader.”

Brown’s work tor Town Hall Theater has also been astonishing, said Bill Cunningham, adding that Brown has been described as a “tireless board member” who has been the chair of a committee “that is mapping out Town Hall Theater’s strategies as it heads into its second decade. He is dedicated, inspired, hard-working, and a real blessing to the theater.”

“Perhaps it’s his years flying planes in the service of this country,” said Doug Anderson, executive director of the Town Hall Theater. “Perhaps it’s the unique perspective an innkeeper has when it comes to selflessly

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Forrest, Plouffe SHOREHAM/BRIDPORT — Mr. and Mrs. David and Robin Forrest of Shoreham are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Lauren Forrest to Pierre Plouffe, son of Paul and Rebecca Plouffe of Bridport. Forrest is a 2012 Middlebury Union High School Graduate and studied Allied

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“For years I have been in awe of the amazing things going on at the Parent-Child Center for the youth of Addison County. So when a chance to serve on the board came up, I jumped on it. Now that I’m on the board I realize I didn’t know the half of the sevices this organization offers young parents and families. From the childcare to the parenting education to the outreach and more, the center offers opportunities that would not otherwise be available to the county’s young parents. I’m proud to be a part of it!”

Chamber Executive Director Sue Hoxie, Dan Brown, Bill Cunningham (presenter and last year’s Citizen of the Year), and Chamber President David Donahue pose after the awards ceremony.

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serving the needs of others. Perhaps it’s just genetic: he was born a caring, dependable, community-minded guy. Whatever the cause, he is one of Middlebury’s great resources.”

COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT The Chamber’s Community Achievement Award is given to a non-profit organization that provides a significant and sustained contribution to the wellbeing of the area. This year’s award was presented to Women of Wisdom, the non-profit organization that operates Sweet Charity resale shop in Vergennes. The award was accepted

by Jeannie Peluse, Meg Brash and its board of directors.

Women of Wisdom, known affectionately as WOW, was formed in 2007 by a group of civic-minded women intent on giving back to their community. They pooled their resources and set out to make a difference in the towns in which they live. They launched Sweet Charity, a non-profit resale shop filled with pre-loved goods for the home.

Located on Vergennes’ Main Street, the proceeds from Sweet Charity fund a giving circle that uses its resources to empower women and children in need.

Fast forward 10 years, Sweet Charity continually provides a revenue source for funding local philanthropic projects chosen by Women of Wisdom and for the work offered by Hospice Volunteer Services of Addison County, which helped fund the creation of the store.

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CORNWALL — Charles Foote and Claudette Latreille of Cornwall are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica Olive Latreille to Joshua Reed Riney, son of Robert and Mary Lou Steenrod of Denver, Co. Ms. Latreille is employed at U.V.M. Medical at Autumn Gold. An October 2018 Center. Mr. Riney is a goldsmith wedding is planned.

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Executive board: Geoff Conrad, Middlebury Inn; Bethany Dever, Dever Accounting Services; David Donahue, Middlebury College, Board Chairperson; Judson Hescock, Neuse, Duprey & Putnam, P.C.; Hannah Manley, Homeward Bound; Shawn Oxford, Bristol Financial Services, Past Chair; and members Don Devost, Addison Advisors; Karen Duguay, Better Middlebury Partnership; Renny Perry, Vergennes Partnership; Bill Sayre, Addison County Regional Planning Commission; and Len Schmidt, Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center.

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Health at the Community College of Vermont. She is employed as a front office representative at the UVM Health Network/Porter Medical Group.

Mr. Plouffe is a 2010 Middlebury Union High School Graduate and is employed at the Plouffe Family Farm in Bridport. An August 25, 2018 wedding is planned and will be held at the Vermont Wedding Barn at Champlain Valley Alpacas in Bridport.

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Recently Women of Wisdom presented Hospice Volunteer Services with a 3rd quarter funding check of $4,000. To date this year, WOW has given HVS $18,000 in much needed funds.

ANNUAL BUSINESS Chamber attendees also voted on a new board of directors for the 20172018 year. New to the board this year, serving one-year terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting are Tim Brownell, Addison County Home Health & Hospice; Robert Feuerstein, Kennedy Brothers; Meaghan McLaughlin, National Bank of Middlebury. Other board members include:

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Youth hunting weekend coming Nov. 4-5 MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is urging young deer hunters to help scientific management of Vermont’s deer population by bringing the deer they take during the state’s Nov. 4 and 5 youth deer hunt to a biological reporting station.

“We encourage young hunters to bring their deer to a biological reporting station to get the deer weighed, aged and examined by a state wildlife biologist,” said Vermont’s deer biologist Nick Fortin.

“Examining deer during youth deer hunting weekend is our best opportunity to assess the deer herd because young hunters are allowed to harvest any deer on that weekend, including spike bucks.”

“The information collected will

help biologists assess the physical condition of Vermont’s deer, and the age, weight and antler development data will help guide future deer management decisions.”

Anyone, resident or nonresident, who is 15 years old or younger on the weekend of the hunt and who has successfully completed a hunter education course may purchase a hunting license and obtain a free youth deer hunting tag. The requirements apply to all interested young hunters, including the children of landowners.

The young hunter must be accompanied by an unarmed adult who is over 18 years of age and who holds a Vermont hunting license. The adult may accompany up to two young hunters. The law requires the adult to

have direct control and supervision of the young hunters, including the ability to see and communicate without the aid of artificial devices such as radios or binoculars.

Landowner permission is required in order to hunt on private land during the youth deer hunt weekend, and youth are encouraged to secure permission well in advance.

The youth hunter may take one deer of either sex on youth deer weekend, and the antler restriction that applies in other deer seasons does not apply during youth deer weekend.

Violation of the youth deer hunting law can result in a doubled fine that is assessed against the adult who accompanies the youth.

Fish & Wildlife will have personnel at the 25 biological reporting stations

are encouraged for all ages!

Coffee and cider will be provided.

Organizers ask that all minors be accompanied by an adult.

reduced-price eligible students.

Sixty-nine Vermont schools currently offer school lunch at no cost to all students. The statistic that caught our eye was the one that said Vermont schools served 7,779,277 school lunches in the 2016-2017 school year — that’s a lot of dishes to wash.

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) gave this answer, to which a contestant had to respond in the form of a question. “Moderating a 2017 discussion with Charles Murray at this Vt. College, Professor Allison Stanger ended up concussed.” Contestant Nan Bower, a writer from Michigan, answered correctly: “What is Middlebury College.”

Vergennes Union Elementary School students will be trick-ortreating for UNICEF this year.

Organizers wanted to alert Vergennes residents to be ready on Tuesday evening when kids come around begging for candy some of them will be collecting money for the United Nations Children’s Fund. Apparently many of them were spurred to do this in the wake of a devastating hurricane season in the Atlantic that left many of our global neighbors with limited or no access to clean water, food, shelter, and schools.

Middlebury College’s Page One Literacy Program invites families to come to its annual Halloween Event on Sunday, Oct. 29, from noon-2 p.m. at the Swift House Inn. Kids and their caregivers are invited to come play games, decorate cookies and pumpkins, read spooky stories and celebrate Halloween. Costumes

Those interested in the future of retailing in Vermont may want to attend the fall meeting of the Vermont Community Development Association and the Vermont Retail & Grocers Association, which will be held at the Vergennes Opera House next Thursday, Nov. 2, all day. Speakers will talk about trends in the industry. Serious inquiries only — the registration fee is $50 and it is due by Oct. 27. Call 802229-9111 if you’re interested.

If you saw more photos of friends’ kids’ school lunches on Facebook one week this month you can credit (or blame) the Vermont Agency of Education.

The agency was encouraging all Vermont schools to share photos on social media of their healthy and farm-fresh school lunches in celebration of National School Lunch Week, Oct. 9-13. According to the 2015 USDA Farm to School census, 83 percent of Vermont school districts have a farm-toschool program — the highest percentage in the nation. In 2013, Vermont became the first state in the nation to cover the student cost for school meals for all

Turns out that week was also National Fire Prevention Week.

The American Red Cross is asking every household in America to take some simple steps that can help prevent home fires and save lives.

The two most important steps are 1. Install and test smoke alarms in every level of your home, and 2. Make a plan that will allow everyone to escape a fire from your home in two minutes.

The Vergennes Farmers Market has closed for the summer/fall season, but it will be open again for the winter on a new day and time.

Beginning Nov. 18, the market will be open Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, inside Kennedy Brothers at the KB Café. Please note, the market will not be open Saturday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving weekend) but will start again Dec. 1 through March. For more information, contact Christopher Reck at vergennesfm@gmail.com or call (802) 233-9180.

listed below between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., unless the store closes earlier, for youth weekend, Nov. 4 and 5. Along with having their deer examined and aged by a biologist, youth hunters visiting a biological reporting station will receive a 2017 Vermont Hunter Cooperator Patch.

REPORTING STATIONS IN ADDISON COUNTY: Middlebury — Vermont Field Sports, 1458 Route 7 South.

Orwell — Buxton’s Store, Main Street.

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Porter (Continued from Page 1A) Kniffin said. “We have just been patients might seek care. moving the deck chairs around and “This is a huge part of affiliation,” around during the past 15 years.”

Kniffin said of Epic. “This was a The long-range capital plan will deal-maker. It really makes it all also underscore the need for upgrades make sense from a physician’s point for the emergency department and of view and a patient’s point of medical surgery area, where there view.” are currently no private rooms for Brumsted stressed the advantages patients, according to Kniffin said. of the UVMHN affiliates being able ECONOMIES OF SCALE to better communicate with each Affiliation advocates cited savings other. advantages through economies “Anybody with a need to know of scale. Kniffin confirmed those will be able to figure out where savings are starting to materialize, someone else has largely thanks been in the system, to UVMHN’s “There’s a which will be a thing considerable buying of beauty, having basic tenet that power. practiced here for we’re trying “We have more years than I care to keep care documented $200,000 to admit,” Brumsted to $300,000 in savings said with a smile. “To local, whenever in these first six be able to go on the appropriate. months, just in terms desktop and figure (Oncology) is of medical-surgery out what happened to a really good supplies,” Kniffin said. this person when they Officials at Helen were in Northern New example.”

Porter Healthcare & York and then slipped — Dr. John Brumsted, Rehabilitation have UVM Health Network reported a 2-percent over the bridge and made a little stop at discount on food, the Middlebury ER, directly attributable to UVMHN would be great. It’s all there in one affiliation. spot.”

“It’s not a ton of money, but it’s 95 Officials also discussed planning people, three meals a day, 365 days for a new medical office building a year,” Kniffin said. “It starts to add as part of a new master plan for up.” future capital upgrades on the Porter Porter hasn’t laid off any campus. The new building would workers since affiliation took help consolidate some physicians effect, according to Kniffin. At the offices and medical services — same time, the organization has such as physical therapy, podiatry, been trimming some jobs through orthopedics, pediatrics and obstetrics attrition. It has not filled two vice — in a single location. president posts recently vacated.

Kniffin said he and others will “We probably would have begin sharing some details of that replaced (the two VP posts) if we master plan with Porter medical were independent,” Kniffin noted. staff and trustees during the next ONCOLOGY SERVICES few weeks. The Independent will Brumsted and Kniffin spoke report that news as soon as it is made enthusiastically about new and public. improved services that affiliation “We don’t have enough space,” might bring to Porter. Among them:

Treatment for cancer patients.

Kniffin said fewer than 20 percent of Addison County cancer patients are currently served locally. That means the vast majority of local cancer patients — already weakened physically and emotionally — have to travel varying distances for treatment.

“People are traveling up and down the road for treatments that can be done safely here,” Kniffin said. “I find that unacceptable. It’s not going to be a quick fix, but I would say if we tried to build our own cancer treatment program going it alone it would be impossible, or at least a big challenge.”

He explained Porter hasn’t been able to offer chemotherapy at its Middlebury infusion center in large part because it is not equipped with an Epic-brand Beacon software that helps oncologists document a patient’s disease and prepare personalized treatment plans.

That is one of the reasons why conversion to an Epic electronic medical records system is one of the top priorities in Porter’s affiliation portfolio. “(Chemotherapy at Porter) is a huge, multi-phased project,” he said.

“I would never promise that this will happen in any specific timeframe.

But it seems like a really worthy service.”

Porter, according to Kniffin, could use around three days of oncology services per week, as opposed to hiring two or three on-staff oncology physicians. That would mean “integrated services” with some care in Middlebury and “wrap-around services” delivered in Burlington.

He warned such programming can’t happen overnight, however.

He hopes PMC will be able to offer chemotherapy treatment within five years.

Brumsted agreed it would be a

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Health Network CEO Dr. John Brumsted, left, and Porter Medical Center President Dr. Fred Kniffin gave the community a six-month update on PMC’s affiliation with UVMHC on Monday.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

good idea to have better oncology • Opioid addiction programming. services Addison County.

The clinical faculty at the University “There’s a basic tenet that of Vermont Medical Center has we’re trying to keep care local, developed an Addiction Treatment whenever appropriate,” Brumsted Program to serve prescribers across said. “(Oncology) is a really good the entire state — regardless of example. It does whether they work take some work on within the UVM the labor and facility “This (electronic Health Network — sides. If you’re going medical records to disseminate best to do chemotherapy, system) was a practices and promote you’ve got to have Medication Assisted deal-maker. It a special branch of Treatment. your pharmacy and so really makes • UVMHN leaders you’ve got to factor it all make are working with the in all of these things.” sense from a Agency of Human PALLIATIVE and the physician’s point Services CARE Department of Mental Kniffin and of view and a Health to partner on Brumsted cited patient’s point of strategies that would palliative care as view.” address access to a service that has appropriate mental — Dr. Fred Kniffin, health services. grown at Porter Porter Medical Center PAYMENT during the six months REFORM since affiliation.

And it’s clear that Porter and The program is being led by Dr. Diana Barnard and includes respite UVMHN are on the same page when care at the hospital and Helen Porter it comes to health care payment Healthcare & Rehabilitation, run in reform.

Porter has, since February, collaboration withy Addison Respite Care Home, Ltd. Kniffin hopes to been piloting a “next generation” gradually increase Barnard’s time on payment model for its Medicaid patients. Porter spokesman Ron the Porter campus.

Officials added PMC will benefit Hallman said Porter is believed to from some other, statewide initiatives be the only critical access hospital in the country to have volunteered spearheaded by UVMHN:

for this new payment model, through which PMC has received around $4 million in Medicaid funds to pay the medical costs of around 2,600 at-risk, Addison County patients who are enrolled in that federally subsidized health insurance program.

This new pilot program epitomizes the current health care payment reform effort that is being advanced by the state of Vermont and through the federal Affordable Care Act. At its center is the notion of giving hospitals incentives to take preventative measures that will keep their population base healthy, as opposed to the current system that rewards medical institutions for performing often-costly medical procedures.

Kniffin, in his most recent weekly message to the PMC community, said Porter is upping its ante in the payment reform arena.

“In fiscal year 2018 we will be going ‘all in’ with this model involving payments to Porter from Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross all coming through the allpayer model,” he wrote. “This is about a quarter of our total patient revenue.”

Brumsted praised Porter’s budgeting innovations.

“I’m obviously a big believer in moving the acute care delivery system and other components in the continuum of care to more of a capitated, global budget approach,” Brumsted said. “It puts pressure on the delivery system to reduce costs and be as efficient as you possibly can. The best way to do that is to keep people healthy so they don’t need services. For me, it aligns incentives in the absolutely right way. If you’re a physician and believe in keeping people healthy … that really is the right way to go.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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ACT leadership sees turnover

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — In addition to looking for financial stability (see story on Page 1A), Addison Central Teens is looking for a new administrative team to run its teen center at Middlebury’s former warming hut.

The ACT board needs a new executive director to replace longtime leader Colby Benjamin and a program director to succeed Erin Morrison. The two teen center staffers recently left ACT, with Benjamin accepting a job as property manager for the Addison County Community Trust and Morrison is moving into a full-time gig as programs and communications manager for the non-profit Addison Community Athletics Foundation.

Rik Poduschnick, treasurer of the ACT board, said he’s received a few applications from candidates for the two jobs. The executive director post is a full-time position, while the program director is a 0.6-full-time equivalent post.

“I’m trying to hold up the ship as best as possible,” Poduschnick said light-heartedly of the vacancies.

Benjamin had been involved with the teen center since 2010, first as co-director with Jutta Miska. He explained he hadn’t

been aggressively looking for a new job, but happened to spot the Community Trust help-wanted ad in the Independent. He believed his skills matched what the Community Trust was looking for in a property manager.

He’s confident he is leaving ACT at a strong juncture in its brief history.

Programming options are on the rise, thanks in part to a three-year, $32,000 grant from the Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation.

The Middlebury Lions Club recently donated some funds to help renovate the back room in the warming hut so that it can now host programming.

ACT has forged some strong and lasting partnerships with Middlebury Union High School, the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center and Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department, among others.

“We have a great relationship with the town, schools and Middlebury College,” Benjamin said.

He agrees with the ACT board’s suggestion that the teen center merge with Middlebury Parks & Recreation as a way of sustaining a service he said has had a “major, positive effect on the lives of

youth.”

Benjamin offered an anecdote to illustrate that positive effect.

He spoke of a usually ebullient teen center regular who showed up one day downcast.

“It was a red flag,” Benjamin recalled.

The youth confided his family had been evicted from their home and had nowhere to go. Benjamin was able to refer the family to social services providers who were able to secure housing for the family.

“We were able to let him know that he wasn’t alone,” Benjamin said.

He’ll miss the relationships he’s forged with teen center visitors through the years, and he plans to remain involved with ACT as a booster.

“It was heartbreaking talking to the kids and saying, ‘I’m not going to be here after this date,’” he said.

Morrison began working at ACT in March of 2016. She said she’ll miss making connections with the teens who drop in at the center.

Anyone interested in applying for the two teen center vacancies should email Rik Poduschnick at rpoduschnick@outlook.com.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Teen center (Continued from Page 1A) center serve students in grades 7-10 from the Addison Central School District-member communities of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge.

Dozens of students from Middlebury Union middle and high schools converge on the teen center after classes. The center was first established more than a decade ago in the basement of the former Middlebury municipal building. It is now located in the former warming hut structure in Middlebury’s recreation park, close to Mary Hogan Elementary School.

Al Zaccor, chairman of the ACT board, said the popular, safe hangout for youths has become known as “Middlebury’s” teen center.

“That’s how we think of it, and that’s how people see it,” Zaccor told the board.

He stressed ACT’s request for the teen center to fall under the town’s stewardship is not being made because the operation is in crisis. Zaccor noted the center has substantially expanded its programming in recent years to include such offerings as tennis, ice skating, cartooning, yoga and building computers. ACT has also launched a successful summer camp.

Having centralized, supervised activities — or simply a good spot to catch up on homework — keeps participants in a safe, social setting until they can return home for the evening. The center is led by a board of directors, a full-time executive director and a part-time program manager. The ACT board is currently recruiting to fill those recently vacated administrative positions (see related story).

Addison Central Teens operated on a budget of $122,100 last year. The budget is covered through grants, donations, in-kind contributions, fundraising, help from the United Way of Addison County, a major gift from an anonymous benefactor, and annual payments from ACSDmember towns that are in proportion to the number of students they each send to the teen center.

It’s a financial formula that saw Middlebury pay around half ($61,800) of ACT’s budget last year. Its local taxpayers contributed $30,000 and the town made $31,800 in in-kind contributions related primarily to the warming hut space.

The other six ACSD communities contributed a combined total of $10,000, based on their youths’ participation at the teen center.

ACT officials said they’ve been pleased with the financial support the teen center has been receiving. But there are a few clouds looming on the budgetary horizon. The center’s anonymous benefactor has served notice that he will gradually reduce his annual gift from the $18,000 range this year to $12,000 in 2020.

Zaccor said the gift reduction has been expected and is in line with the philanthropic principle of gradually weaning support from a cause so that it does not become overly reliant on a single source.

With that in mind, ACT officials believe an affiliation with Middlebury Parks & Rec would place the teen center on a more secure footing, in terms of providing some economies of scale in managing the operation.

“We would look to the town to guarantee our staff expenses, and keep the (teen center) doors open,” Zaccor said, adding ACT would still maintain an advisory board that would continue to aggressively raise funds to ensure that Middlebury taxpayers’ financial outlay for the teen center does not increase.

Merging with Middlebury Parks & Rec emerged as the ACT board’s top choice of alternatives to guarantee the teen center’s future. The panel also considered ramping up fundraising, seeking independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, and affiliation with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes.

But officials noted the difficulty of competing with other local nonprofits for limited charitable dollars, the cost of achieving 501(c) (3) status, and the potential loss of autonomy that could result from a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club.

Zaccor and his colleagues told the selectboard they don’t believe Middlebury can afford to lose the teen center. The alternative could be some area at-risk youth potentially delving into illegal activities and/or drug abuse.

“We don’t think it’s an option not to have a teen center,” Zaccor said.

John Barstow, a long-time teen center booster, said he’s had some informal discussions with Parks & Recreation Director Teri Arnold about a potential affiliation. Her feedback thus far has been positive, according to Barstow.

“That’s a key constituent in this whole thing,” he said of Parks & Rec. LIMITED FUNDS Selectboard members acknowledged the importance and success of Addison Central Teens, but warned Middlebury’s generosity is not unlimited.

Selectman Victor Nuovo urged ACT leaders to ask the other Addison Central towns to maintain — and perhaps increase — their financial stake in the teen center.

“It is important that whatever we work out, to keep (the six other ACSD towns) a part of this,” Nuovo said.

“The tax burden is heavy and needs to be shared.”

Selectwoman Heather Seeley agreed.

“It doesn’t seem like we’re asking those towns to pay their fair share now,” she said.

Seeley said Middlebury already provides citizens from surrounding towns bargain amenities through its library and recreation department.

“If this is truly ‘Addison Central Teens,’ it has to be more (equitably) funded by the surrounding communities, in my opinion,” Seeley said. “I don’t see any reason why they shouldn’t step up to the plate and provide — especially considering the in-kind contributions Middlebury is making. We’re doing a lot.”

She added “taxpayer dollars are finite,” and there are “a lot of pressure on those dollars as it is.”

Selectwoman Laura Asermily asked ACT officials if they had considered asking the school district to partner with the teen center.

Zaccor said such a scenario is worth exploring, but he had not found any models of such a partnership.

Ultimately, ACT officials believe the teen center could become selfsustaining through fees for some of its programming. But in the meantime, the organization needs a helping hand, they said.

“We believe there are even more kids who need this,” Zaccor said.

Tuesday’s vote by the selectboard merely opens a dialogue between Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay, ACT and Parks & Rec about the potential viability of a partnership.

The selectboard would have to endorse such a move.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Future (Continued from Page 1A) to encourage health care providers to collaborate on keeping people healthy since they are paid per person rather than per procedure.

In May Porter officially became an affiliate with UVMHN, an association of six medical centers in Vermont and upstate New York.

On Monday, Dr. John Brumsted, president of the UVM Health Network, and Dr. Fred Kniffin, president of Porter Medical Center, asserted that in just a few years, under an all-payer system doctors were going to be financially rewarded for keeping a panel of patients healthy rather than treating the sick and injured, a symptom of the fee-forservice model that relies on unhealthy patients for financial sustainability.

This incentive alignment is what Kniffin and Brumsted are most excited about, and as they repeated, are “just getting started.” At the start of 2018, they said, the transition to the all-payer system is kicking into high gear. Brumsted was very clear that the new all-payer model is “totally intertwined” with the goals of Porter/UVMHN integration and with improved population health.

The UVM Health Network is taking on a significant portion of the patients adopted into the new system and is “totally at the table” to make sure that primary care stays accessible and high quality with sufficient funding.

Brumsted and Kniffin said they expected that the average patient may well see little change in their own health care other than better access to preventative programs, while patients requiring complex care will benefit from better communication and integration.

Porter’s new walk-in Urgent Care facility was presented as a win-win on the financial side as well as improving care, which tied in to the all-payer discussion. Community members at Monday’s meeting expressed the concern that Urgent Care was being used as an “overflow” for patients who weren’t able to see their primary care doctors in a timely fashion.

Dr. Carrie Wulfman, from Porter’s Primary Care Brandon office, spoke

up to say the doctors’ offices were still doing everything they could to see as many patients as possible, even if Urgent Care provided a helpful backup. Wulfman also gave a convincing anecdote that provided her perspective on the merits of integrated, all-payer care that are changing the incentives for doctors and helping pay them to keep people healthy.

“I want (my patients) not to need me,” she told the audience.

AFFILIATION UPDATE Brumsted and Kniffin also hit on other aspects of the affiliation, telling the full house that this new union couldn’t be stronger.

Both leaders took some time to address the progress toward five goals the affiliation was intended to advance. Those goals are to improve healthcare access, integration, savings, facilities improvements and reform.

Kniffin highlighted the arrival of a new cardiologist as evidence of improved access to care. He also sketched some long-term goals for leveraging the UVM Health Network’s resources to bring new services to the Middlebury area to eliminate the patient’s burden of traveling to either Rutland or Burlington.

As explained by Brumsted, a critical goal for achieving strong integration across the network is making sure that every practice and hospital uses the same medical records software. A proposal is in to finance the implementation of topof-the-line software made by Epic over the next three years. It is up for approval by the Green Mountain Care Board and Brumsted says “we are in the starting blocks” and waiting for the green light.

On the financial front, Kniffin said “we are realizing savings” promised by the new affiliation, including savings of several hundred thousand dollars in medical-surgical supplies and a 2 percent kickback from food distributors for dining, which he said adds up when serving nearly 100 meals every day year round.

Kniffin described the conclusion of a six-month master facility planning

process carried out by his office with a consulting team made possible by the new affiliation. The plan resulted in an affirmation of the need for a new medical office building, which will begin a more concrete planning phase soon, but it also brought some new goals to the forefront.

Brumsted spoke about the seamless transition of Porter staff and trustees onto the new boards and teams the affiliation has demanded.

He emphasized that when it comes to affiliates, his priority is to work with health care providers who share “the same burning desire to serve our communities as best we can” and are trying to “thoughtfully look at the way we deliver care across the region.”

OTHER QUESTIONS Community members working in substance recovery and emergency medical services wanted to know if new doors for collaboration and support would be open soon. Kniffin and Brumsted assured them that they were always open for conversation even if they could provide no guarantee on the financial side. They pointed to experiments like the UVM Medical Center’s recent purchase of a motel in collaboration with the Champlain Housing Trust as proof of the possibility for well-thoughtout preventative projects that made savings possible.

Mental health was a discussion topic. Brumsted and Kniffin both acknowledge the “ongoing problem” of lack of counselors and availability of psychiatric beds, saying “we’re working really hard on this.”

Paramedics were vocal about the need for special attention for complex patients who were “frequent flyers” on the ambulance system, a debilitating drag on critical resources.

Community care providers spoke up about the round tables that had already begun through the Blueprint for Health and invited further discussion in this venue.

Brumsted also pledged to fight for policy at the state level that would provide paramedics the flexibility to transport patients to the appropriate care facility in order to reduce strain on the emergency department.

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A DOG AND one of its puppies seized in the Ferrisburgh animal cruelty case await placement with a foster family Wednesday morning at Homeward Bound.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Animals (Continued from Page 1A) attention for long periods of time.

The affidavit also stated a witness saw Katherine Ferguson lift a dog by a metal chain around its neck and yell at it, and Amblo said on a day he worked around the home Ferguson was there “most of the day with the animals still kept in their enclosures.”

When June — along with personnel from the Burlington Emergency and Veterinary Specialists and the Addison County Humane Society, or Homeward Bound — returned on Oct. 7 they seized 11 dogs, including four puppies; nine birds; two cats; two ferrets; two guinea pigs; a hamster; and a bearded dragon, a lizard that typically ranges in size from 12 to 24 inches long.

Homeward Bound in Middlebury has been caring for most of the animals, with exceptions including the bearded dragon, which went to the Chittenden County Humane Society.

Homeward Bound Executive Director Jessica Danyow said the animals are doing well now that they are in the shelter.

“They’re in good hands now, and

they’re coming around,” Danyow said.

According to Trooper June’s affidavit when the animals arrived and were examined by a veterinarian, all of them “showed signs of neglect to include dental diseases, fleas, long nails, missing feathers and mammary masses.”

Danyow said the state’s attorney’s office has given Homeward Bound permission to seek temporary foster homes for the animals, but that their legal status remains up in the air.

“The animals have not been surrendered yet,” she said.

In the meantime, Danyow said caring for many of the animals seized is a financial burden for the nonprofit humane society.

“We’re certainly going to have to do some fundraising around it,” Danyow said. “Financial contributions to their care would be great.”

HISTORY OF NEGLECT? According to the court documents this is not the first time the Fergusons have had a brush with the law over keeping multiple animals in crowded

ONE OF TWO ferrets seized from a Ferrisburgh home is now housed at Homeward Bound in Middlebury pending the outcome of an animal cruelty case.

and questionable conditions.

June wrote in the affidavit that based on information on collars and dog tags at the home she contacted officials in Franklin County, Penn.

She learned that 20 dogs had been registered to the Fergusons there in 2014, and they had been found guilty of operating a kennel without a license, failing to vaccinate animals against rabies, and failure to license a dog over three months of age.

According to June she spoke to a Pennsylvania dog warden who told her “that at the time the Fergusons were keeping their dogs in small crates,” and “while their living conditions were not good she didn’t have enough based on the Pennsylvania laws to pursue the case since the dogs appeared to have been fed.”

Roxanne Clark also told VSP “she knew the Fergusons had ‘20-something’ animals removed from their home in New York in Johnsonville.” According to the affidavit Clark also said when the Fergusons lived in Mooers, N.Y., “that the Animal Control Officer was called often, and one of the issues with the dogs is that they were told that there were too many being kept in one crate.”

June also spoke with “Trooper Francisco of the New York State Police,” and he told her of an “animal welfare case involving the Fergusons a couple years back.” According to June’s affidavit Francisco described the Fergusons as “animal hoarders” because of “numerous dogs both inside and outside their residence on Angelville Road,” apparently referring to Mooers. Francisco said a dog warden described the dogs as “fairly healthy, but had poor living conditions.”

Katherine Ferguson told VSP that a veterinarian had given her dogs shots five years ago and had advised them not to treat a cyst on one dog. VSP confirmed with the vet he had not seen the animals in years.

Clark was charged with only one count because she owned only one animal, a dog, on the scene. According to the affidavit, Clark said her dog had “only been there for the day.”

But Amblo, who was concerned shortly after his tenants moved in, provided video evidence the dog was at the home on Sept. 4. And June found the dog at the home on Oct. 4 in the same crate it was found when she obtained a warrant and conducted a formal search on Oct. 7.

Clark also admitted to state police

HOMEWARD BOUND CANINE Coordinator Terry Phelps gets a kiss from one of the dogs seized in an animal cruelty case Wednesday morning.

her dog was at the home on Sept.

26, and Clark acknowledged her dog “isn’t left there often but has been there multiple times.” June also wrote Clark tried to mislead her about whether Clark had attended an appointment with the Department for

Children and Families.

Judge Helen Toor released both Fergusons and Clark with conditions that included that they not own, possess or care for any animals. The next action in their cases is scheduled to be Nov. 27 status conferences.

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B Section

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017

KARL LINDHOLM

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Meditations on postseason baseball Don’t you just love this time of year — baseball’s post-season: the best teams playing for high stakes, win or go home, big noisy crowds, performances for the ages.

Don’t you just hate the post-season — all that hoopla, the regular season devalued, mere excellence tantamount to failure, the endless rounds of playoffs extending the season interminably.

If not a love/hate relationship to the postseason in sports, I have a powerful ambivalence, almost always overcome by the games themselves.

The Red Sox won 93 games this year (and last year too), meaning only four of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball performed better. They qualified for the playoffs and lost to the Astros.

That constitutes failure: off with the head of Manager John Farrell! He failed to bring his team to the pinnacle. But he did just that four years ago in 2013! What have you done for me lately?

MLB teams play 162 games in 180 days. Imagine that. Those 162 games are rendered meaningless if they are not followed by success in the postseason.

I have been to one World Series game in my long life: the fourth game of the 1975 Series (the Carleton Fiskwaving-his-home–run-fair-Series) when Luis Tiant threw 163 pitches in a 5-4 win at a damp Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

I was a teacher and the baseball coach at a secondary school in Cleveland. The father of one of our players procured five tickets to this game. So I took his son and three of his teammates down I-71 four hours to the Queen City, and a good time was had by all.

My other in-person postseason baseball experience was a playoff game in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) in 1986 in Fenway, an 8-1 loss to the Angels: Clemens pitched so lousy, it was so cold, and the drunks in the bleachers with us so obnoxious that Russ Reilly and I left early for the midnight ride home to Vermont.

(I have hereby broken a promise never to admit that we left a postseason Major League game before it ended.)

(See Lindholm, Page 4B)

ScoreBOARD Field Hockey D-II Playoffs 10/24 #9 MUHS vs. #8 U-32.....................3-1 Girls’ Soccer D-I Playoffs 10/25 #9 MUHS at #8 N. Country...........Late D-II Playoffs 10/25 #13 L. Region at #4 Mt. Abe.........Late D-III Playoffs 10/24 #2 Thetford vs. #15 OV..................5-0 10/24 #12 VUHS vs. #5 Fairfax ...............5-1 Boys’ Soccer D-I Playoffs 10/25 #12 Brattleboro at #5 MUHS........Late D-II Playoffs 10/24 #5 Mt. Abe vs. #12 Montpelier........1-1 .............................Mt. Abe Wins on PKs, 3-0 10/24 #7 Woodstock vs. #10 OV..............3-0 D-III Playoffs 10/25 #10 Hazen at #7 VUHS ...............Late COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 10/24 Midd. vs. Williams...........................1-0 Men’s Soccer 10/24 Midd. vs. Williams...........................1-0 Field Hockey 10/24 Midd. vs. Williams...........................6-2

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey D-II Playoffs 10/26 #6 Mt. Abe at #3 OV.............. 3:30 PM 10/27 #9 MUHS at No. 1 B. Falls.... 3:30 PM 10/30 Semis at Middlebury Coll......... 3/6 PM Football D-I Quarterfinal 10/27 #5 MUHS at #4 St. Albans.......... 7 PM 11/3.................................................Semifinal D-II Wildcard Game 10/28 OV at Mt. Abe............................. 1 PM

(See Schedule, Page 3B)

EAGLE SENIOR NICK Catlin gets behind Montpelier goalkeeper Nelson Brown and scores a goal during Tuesday’s Division II playdown game.

Mount Abraham won the game on penalty kicks.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Eagles use PKs to get past Solons DeWitt, Catlin, D make the plays

By ANDY KIRKALDY BRISTOL — Strong wind and high drama marked Tuesday afternoon’s first-round Division II boys’ soccer game at Mount Abraham.

The host No. 5 Eagles received two saves from sophomore goalie Ethan DeWitt and successful “Ethan DeWitt came c o n v e r s i o n s from Weston up huge.

Allred, Eric He’s a great McKean and, goalkeeper. finally, senior Nick Catlin to He’s got defeat No. 12 great o n t p e l i e r, instincts. He M 3-0, on penalty reacts well.” kicks.

— Coach Eighty minMike Corey utes of regulation and 40 minutes of overtime had failed to settle matters: The 10-5 Eagles had more possession and looked like the better team overall, but could not translate their ball control into anything except a 1-1 tie vs. the 5-10 Solons before the PKs settled matters.

Catlin’s first-half goal tied the game, and he had the honor of clinching the win by pounding a shot through the rain and wind and off shootout goalie Max Kissner’s hands into the left side of the net.

But Catlin was more excited to talk about DeWitt, who dove to his left (See Soccer, Page 2B)

EAGLE JUNIOR KAI Dobek knocks the ball past Montpelier defender Rory Hynes Tuesday afternoon in Bristol.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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VUHS girls move on in playoffs; OV girls ousted

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — The No. 12 Vergennes Union High School girls’ soccer team advanced in the Division III tournament on Tuesday, while No. 15 Otter Valley came up short.

In Wednesday action after the deadline for this paper Mount Abraham, at 10-4 the No. 4 seed in D-II, was set to host No. 13 Lake Region (3-11). If the Eagles avoided the upset they would most likely host No. 5 Harwood (11-3) on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Also on Wednesday afternoon, the 7-7 Middlebury girls, the No. 9 seed in D-I, were set to visit No. 8 North Country (7-7). A win would mean the Tigers will visit No. 1 Champlain Valley on Saturday at 1 p.m.

COMMODORES The Commodores coasted past No. 5 BFA-Fairfax, 5-1, after getting an early spark from two Sydney Weber goals. Kaitlyn Brace added a pair of goals, and Munro McLaren also (See Playoffs, Page 3B)

Otter boys fall; MUHS, VUHS host ADDISON COUNTY — The Otter Valley Union High School boys’ soccer team, seeded No. 10 in the Division II playoffs, bowed out on Tuesday.

Mount Abraham, at 9-5 the No. 5 seed in D-II, also played on Tuesday; see story on this page.

Middlebury (9-1-3) earned the No. 5 seed in D-I and had been scheduled to host No. 12 Brattleboro (5-8-1) on Tuesday. But Tuesday’s early forecast of afternoon thunderstorms and the Colonels’ long drive led school officials to postpone that game to Wednesday, after the deadline for this paper. If the Tigers won they will almost certainly travel to meet No. 4 Burlington (11-2) on Friday at 3 p.m.

Vergennes (6-6-1) earned the No. 7 seed in D-II and was set to host No. 10 Hazen (5-9) on Wednesday afternoon. If the Commodores prevailed they will travel to meet No. 2 Stowe on Saturday at 1 p.m.

The Otters were originally seeded No. 11, but the seeds were re-evaluated and they were bumped up to No. 10 after the pairings were originally released, with Stratton dropping from No. 10 to No. 11.

That meant OV visited Marble Valley League rival Woodstock on Tuesday, and the 9-4-2 Wasps defeated the Otters for the third time this fall, this time by 3-0.

OV concluded its most successful season in at least two decades with an 8-6-1 mark.

Panther women topple Williams

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s soccer team picked up two home shutout wins as the Panthers’ regular season concluded, including a Tuesday upset of previously undefeated Williams, the No. 3 ranked team in NCAA Division III. The Panthers are on a 10-game unbeaten streak (9-0-1).

With an overall record of 112-2 (6-2-2 in NESCAC play), the Panthers have not been ranked, but were the fourth team listed as receiving votes out of the top 25. They will enter the NESCAC tournament as the No. 3 seed and host a quarterfinal on Saturday; a win in that game could vault Middlebury into the rankings.

Games played on Wednesday after the deadline for this edition (See Panthers, Page 3B)

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE Ursula Alwang made 13 saves to earn a shutout against Williams Tuesday afternoon. Middlebury won the game, 1-0.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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PANTHER FRESHMAN LEAH Salzman clears the ball during Tuesday’s game against Williams. Middlebury handed Williams its first loss of the season.

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Soccer (Continued from Page 1B) twice to deny Solon shooters. His stop of Nathan Grutchfield’s third shot, a low bullet, had an exceptionally high degree of difficulty.

The second Solon shooter missed wide left.

Catlin talked about DeWitt’s “absolutely phenomenal” effort.

“For a sophomore he’s incredible. It was beyond anything else I’ve seen,” Catlin said.

Eagle Coach Mike Corey also praised his goalie, and said DeWitt (seven saves during the run of play) had prepared for the occasion.

“Ethan came up huge. He’s a great goalkeeper. He’s got great instincts. He reacts well,” Corey said.

“We’ve been working on little strategies on where a shooter is going, and he executed well today.”

Corey also said Montpelier was a tough opponent — the Solons recently defeated No. 4 seed U-32 (the Eagles’ probable opponent on Saturday at a time to be announced) and competed well in their losses.

“Everybody I’ve spoken to said they way underachieved this year,” Corey said. “I think it’s a confidence booster for these guys (the Eagles). These guys (the Solons) play everybody even over there.”

The Eagles controlled most of the first half even against the wind, particularly through the midfield, with Catlin, Owen Maille, McKean and Sam Paradee doing good work with and without the ball.

Backs Will Schoenhuber and Jackson Counter in the middle and Sam Schoenhuber and especially Eli Rickner on the flanks rarely allowed threats except on Solon restarts.

But the Solons took advantage of one of those set plays. An Eagle miscue led to a corner kick, and at 9:57 Davor Vukoja headed home a loose ball from close range.

The Eagles answered four minutes later when Catlin and striker William Wright, who had threatened consistently, teamed up.

Wright, just outside the 18, flicked a ball to Catlin breaking into the

EAGLE JUNIOR WILLIAM Wright fires a shot on goal while under heavy pressure from Montpelier defenders Tuesday afternoon.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

left side of the Solon box. Catlin beat Solon goalie Nelson Brown to the ball by inches and touched it past him. The ball rolled into the open goal with Catlin shepherding it home.

The Eagles played against the wind in the first half, but did not adjust well to having the wind at their backs in the second. Although they possessed more than the Solons, many serves and through balls sailed out of bounds or bounced harmlessly to Brown (six saves).

The Eagles also had a goal waived off for an offsides violation.

And the Solons had two golden chances, both from Vukoja. In the sixth minute DeWitt dove to his right to deflect a Vukoja shot wide, and with seven minutes to go his long shot grazed the crossbar.

The Eagles had all the chances in the overtimes. In the first OT, Brown stopped a Catlin direct kick and beat the Eagles to the rebound, and he made a kick save on a McKean free kick. In the second OT Catlin shot after another McKean free kick — the Solons were under

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Ultimately, the Eagles dominated the PKs and celebrated with their friends in the bleachers after Catlin was on target with the clincher.

“I just told myself to not miss,” he said. “PKs are a little scary for me, but I’m glad it worked out in the end.”

Catlin said he thought the Eagles had the edge in play, but credited the Solons, too.

“I think we deserved to win. We just couldn’t find the goal. It was a super windy day, really tough conditions out there,” he said. “I think we were the better team in the end,

but Montpelier really played a great game.”

If the Eagles get past their expected foe in U-32, No. 1 Lake Region would probably be next. Catlin acknowledged the road is not easy.

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Corey said he shares that belief.

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Playoffs (Continued from Page 1B) found the net for VUHS, which got eight saves from goalie Anya Sonwaldt. Goalie Bri Mossey stopped 10 shots for the 10-4-1 Bullets.

The VUHS coaches were pleased with the performance of the Commodores, who are playing without three-year starting central midfielder Emily Rooney, who will also miss the basketball season with an injured knee. “The girls played a great game,” said Co-coach Peter Maneen.

The 5-10 Commodores will next face No. 4 Rivendell (13-1-1) on Friday at 3 p.m.

OTTERS Also in D-III on Tuesday No. 2 Thetford blanked OV, 5-0. Five Thetford players scored as their team improved to 12-2. OV goalie Gabby Poalino made nine saves. The Otters had won three of their past four games, all by shutout, and finished at 5-9-1. “OV showed real growth this season,” said Coach Rick Hedding.

Schedule (Continued from Page 1B)

PANTHER SOPHOMORE ELLIE Greenberg gets pushed from behind as she breaks in on the Williams goal Tuesday afternoon on Dragone Field.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Panthers (Continued from Page 1B) of the Independent determined the Panthers’ Saturday foe and the game time. Williams (13-1-1, 8-1-1), barring an upset on Saturday, will host the NESCAC final four on Nov. 4 and 5.

On Tuesday, with 7:21 to go, Anna Glovin knocked a 20-yard free kick off Eph goalie Whitney Lincoln’s hands, off the underside of the upper right crossbar and in.

That strike, Glovin’s first in college, stood up as the game’s only goal as Middlebury upset the Ephs, 1-0, despite being outshot, 24-7. Panther goalie Ursula Alwang made a career-high 13 saves. As time wound down Eph Victoria Liano’s closerange shot from the right side sailed just wide, and Janie DeVito blocked a shot near the penalty stripe.

In the first half, Eph Alison Lu hit the left post, and Panther Ellie

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE Virginia Charman controls the ball during Tuesday’s game against Williams. Middlebury won the game, 1-0.

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Greenberg nearly broke in alone but was defended on a physical play.

In the second half Alwang dove to stop a header from Natalie Turner-Wyatt and punched away a Sarah Kelly scoring bid. Alwang extended a personal scoreless streak to 395:54.

Lincoln made two saves for the Ephs.

On Saturday the Panthers blanked Bates, 5-0. The Panthers outshot the Bobcats (7-7-1, 3-6-1) got two goals apiece from Virginia Charman and Greenberg, a goal and an assist from Sabrina Glaser, and assists from Alex Barber and Amanda Dafonte.

Charman’s first goal, from Glaser, gave Middlebury the lead 2:31 into the game.

Alwang made one save in the opening half in goal for the Panthers, while Eva Shaw made two stops in the final 45 minutes. Sarah McCarthy made four saves for the Bobcats.

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RUSS REILLY AND the author take a break between innings in a post-season game at Fenway Park in October 1986. They left early!

Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) That was the year the Red Sox improbably came back to win that playoff round and take on the Mets in the World Series. They came within an out of ending their 68-year Championship drought, and instead made a wonderful player named Bill Buckner an object of derision for decades.

In October 1967, I was in the Army Reserve learning to be a medic at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, when the Red Sox faced the Cardinals in the World Series. Growing up, I was as avid a Red Sox fan as it was possible to be, and here I was, far from my New England home, in a place where the World Series was barely an afterthought.

That was only the second World Series appearance for the Red Sox in my lifetime and the previous time, 1946 (a loss to the Cards in seven games), I was only one year old, so have little recollection of that event, though I’m sure the radio was on for every inning in our

house. Osmosis maybe.

I went AWOL the afternoon of Game Seven in ’67, just didn’t show up for the classes, and went to the PX to watch on TV there Bob Gibson and the Cardinals beat Jim Lonborg (pitching on just two days rest), 7-2.

I was expecting at every moment to be clasped on the shoulder by an MP and dragged off, but no one had missed me. I was disconsolate, but found little sympathy.

That game in 1967, the last game of the baseball season, was played on Oct. 12. By contrast, last year, Game Seven of the Series, the Indians-Cubs thriller, was played on Nov. 2, and if this year’s Series goes the distance, it will also go into November. Lucky the games this year are in warm weather climes.

In 1967, there were 10 teams in either league, American and National, and only the winners played in the post season. One round.

That ’67 season was marvelous.

On the last day of the season the Red

Sox and Twins were tied for first with 91 wins and 70 losses, and the Tigers were one back at 90-70. On Oct. 1, the Red Sox won their game against the Twins, 5-3, and the Tigers won the first game of their double-header against the Angels.

The Red Sox and all of New England awaited the outcome of the second Tigers-Angels game. When the Angels won 8-5, there was dancing in the streets. The Boston Globe headline read, “The Impossible Dream.”

Carl Yastrzemski won the Triple Crown, playing heroically in August and September, batting .521 in the last 12 games of the season. Just the year before, the Red Sox had finished ninth, 26 games out of first (the only consolation for Boston fans was that the Yankees finished 10th, last place, in 1966!).

That was 50 years ago this month.

As journalist Peter Gammons wrote: “It wasn’t always the way it is now, and might never have been but for ’67.”

Williams had a good look in the 23rd minute, but Yeager knocked away Nick Ranieri’s 30-yard free kick.

Goulart scored at 26:18 of the first half. Eph keeper Bobby Schneiderman blocked Ben Potter’s 30-yard shot and Goulart knocked home the rebound.

Early in the second half Yeager stopped the Ephs’ best chances, diving to deny Bobby Fabricant’s 15yard shot, and on the ensuing corner kick snaring Liam Bardong’s header.

Williams had a 7-6 shots advantage after being outshot by 4-0 in the first half. Schneiderman made three saves for Williams.

On Saturday host Bates (7-5-2, 2-5-2) defeated the Panthers, 3-0.

The Bobcats scored on an early pen-

and Jennings added the final goal.

Panther goalie Abby Furdak made one save, while Adelae Durand had 10 stops for Bates. Middlebury held edges of 23-5 in shots and 13-1 in penalty corners.

On Tuesday the Panthers increased their winning streak to nine with a 6-2 win over visiting No. 8 Williams (11-4, 6-4 NESCAC).

The Ephs’ Libby Dolan scored 2:23 into the contest. Goals from Lauren Schweppe; Annie Leonard, from Nicholas; and Emma Johns made it 3-1 at 14:55.

Eph Hannah Goodrick made it 3-2 later in the half, but Nicholas scored before the break to restore the two-goal lead.

In the second half Middlebury added goals by Jennings, from Baker, and Nicholas. Furdak made five saves, while Abby Lloyd (4-4) made eight stops for the Ephs as Middlebury outshot Williams, 21-10.

Middlebury eleven tops Bates LEWISTON, Maine — The MidPanther quarterback Jack dlebury College football team on Meservy threw his first career Saturday dismissed winless Bates, touchdown pass on the team’s next 43-14, and has a chance to earn a drive, connecting with Jimmy Marshare of first place in NESCAC tinez for a 56-yard strike and a 20-0 this Saturday when the lead at 11:27.

Panthers host Trinity at Middlebury took 1 p.m. advantage of a forced The Panthers The Panthers im- improved to 5-1 fumble by Matthew proved to 5-1 and can and can put Daniel on its next drive, put themselves in the driving 35 yards for driver’s seat in the themselves in a 27-0 lead on a sevleague by knocking off the driver’s seat en-yard rush from Peter in the league Trinity (6-0).

Scibilia.

At Bates the Pan- by knocking off Bates made it 27-7 thers scored the game’s Trinity (6-0). late in the half when first 27 points. They quarterback Brendan scored on their first Costa found Marcus drive on a 1-yard touchdown pass Ross for a seven-yard touchdown from quarterback Jared Lebowitz to pass.

Maxim Bochman, and on their third The Panthers scored on their first possession on an 11-yard pass from drive of the second half, going 88 Lebowitz to Tanner Contois. Leb- yards on 10 plays. Meservy comowitz connected with Aidan Power pleted passes to six receivers on the three times for 35 yards on that 79- drive, and Scibilia scored a fouryard march. yard rush to make it 33-7 lead with

8:39 remaining in the third quarter.

Later in the quarter Daniel picked off a pass at the Bates 37-yard line, setting up a 28-yard Carter Massengill field goal that made it 36-7.

The Panthers added one more score when Will Jernigan raced 55 yards for his first career touchdown to make it 43-7 with 5:18 left to play.

The Bobcats added a 16-yard touchdown pass from Costa to Jason Lopez.

Lebowitz finished the game 12 for 18 for 166 yards, while Meservy went 13-22 for 175 yards.

Jernigan’s 55-yard run led the rushers, while Scibilia gained 44 yards on eight carries. Martinez led the receivers with three catches for 73 yards. John Jackson made eight tackles, while Kevin Hopsicker and Kevin Maxwell had six apiece.

Costa connected on 13 of 24 passes for 141 yards and rushed for 131 yards on 28 attempts.

Tiger field hockey earns first victory

Men’s soccer blanks visiting Williams

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s soccer team split two games as it wrapped up its regular season, including a win on Tuesday in what could be retiring Coach David Saward’s last home game.

The Panthers, 10-5 overall and 5-5 in NESCAC play, will open league tournament play on the road on Saturday. Their opponent was determined by action on Wednesday after the deadline for this edition of the Independent.

On Tuesday the Panthers edged visiting rival Williams, 1-0, as Drew Goulart scored in the first half and goalie Jeremy Yeager made four saves for his eighth shutout of the fall. Williams dropped to 8-3-4, 3-44 in NESCAC play on a rainy and windy day.

MIDDLEBURY — The Middle- winning streak. bury College field hockey team, Bates took an early lead on an now ranked No. 2 in NCAA Divi- Emily Gianunzio goal that snapped sion III, wrapped up what had been a 253:41 its regular season with scoreless stretch two high-scoring home The Panthers, against Middlebury. wins. The Panthers, 13-2 overall Bates made it 2-0 at 13-2 overall and 9-1 and 9-1 in 13:58 of the half on a in NESCAC play, have NESCAC play, Jessie Moriarty strike. earned the top seed in have earned The Panthers tied the league play and will game with two goals in host the No. 8 seed on the top seed in 2:12. Grace Jennings league play and swept in her own reSaturday.

The time and team will host the bound with 10:36 left was determined by No. 8 seed on in the half and soon afaction on Wednesday Saturday. terward Jennings stole after the deadline for the ball and set up Julia this edition of the InRichards. dependent. The NESCAC Final Bates retook the lead 1:43 into Four will be on Nov. 4 and 5 at the second half on a Sydney Beres Middlebury if the Panthers win on strike, but Middlebury closed with Saturday. four straight goals. Marissa BakOn this past Saturday the Pan- er tipped in an Audrey Quirk pass, thers doubled up Bates, 6-3, snap- Erin Nicholas rapped home a Baker ping the 8-6 Bobcats’ five-game pass, Baker scored from Jennings,

alty kick, added another on a corner kick before the break, both from PJ DiBenedetto, and added a pad goal from Nate Merchant on a second-half throw-in. Yeager made five saves, and Bates goalie Robbie Montanaro made one stop.

EAST MONTPELIER — The Middlebury Union High School field hockey team picked a good time for its first win of the season, knocking off host No. 8 U-32, 3-1, on Tuesday in the first round of the Division II playoffs.

The No. 9 Tigers improved to 1-12-1 and advanced to a Friday quarterfinal at top-seeded Bellows Falls (14-0). The Terriers won the D-III title a year ago and have excelled in D-II this season.

On Tuesday Phoebe Smith led the

Tiger attack with a pair of goals, both assisted by Naoko Maruyama, and Blair Stone also scored. Blair Stone also scored for the Tigers, who lost at home to U-32 by 6-2 earlier this fall.

Eva Jessup scored for U-32, which finished the season at 2-13.

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

Bring a friend in recovery.

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

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRANDON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thom‑ as Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRISTOL MEET‑ INGS: Sunday, Discussion Meeting 4:00‑5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00‑7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS MONDAY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Dis‑ cussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discus‑ sion Meeting 10:00‑11:00 AM. Beginners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middle‑ bury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.

OA (OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ day’s at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middle‑ bury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middle‑ bury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NEW HAVEN MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NORTH FERRIS‑ BURGH MEETINGS: Sun‑ day, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hol‑ low Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS VERGENNES MEET‑ INGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Dis‑ cussion Meeting 8:00‑9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St. 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 confidential, we share our experience, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Babysit‑ ting available.

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

NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednes‑ days, 9 am, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NEW SUPPORT GROUP ‑ Grief Anonymous Meeting every Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Grace Baptist Church 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. First Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016

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

Benefits available for F/T staff

Apply in person at:

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

Feed Commodities International in Middlebury, VT is in need of Accountant.

Free FREE BALED MULCH HAY minimum 25 bales.

803‑897‑5151.

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

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

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We are looking for a candidate to fill an Accountant position based in Middlebury, VT. This position will perform a variety of accounting functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, General Ledger, Financial Reporting and Regulatory filings. The Accountant will also provide assistance in Payroll Processing, Fixed Assets, and Month End/Year End Analysis.

The incumbent requires accounting experience and a strong experience with the use Microsoft excel and Accounting software. A Degree in Business or Accounting would be highly desirable. Ability to work independently, with initiative, multitask and prioritize work assignments and manage time.

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

Please send your cover letter and resume to: Irma Higgins, HR Manager ihiggins@feedcommodities.com.

For questions, call 802-458-3916.

FCI is an equal opportunity employer.

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Learn more about local volunteer opportunities!

If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388‑7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org.

Becky Stratton, of Middlebury, has been a HomeSharing Advocate with HomeShare Vermont for the past 9 years. Becky interviews individuals who want to share their homes and potential candidates who would like to provide household help and/or rent in exchange for an affordable place to live. She also assists with background and reference checks, matching, agreements and ongoing support. Becky enjoys her role and describes, “Volunteering for HomeShare Vermont has provided a wonderful opportunity to meet people – both seniors and others willing to open their homes, as well as younger people who are looking for affordable housing and are inspiring in their willingness to be helpful companions!” HomeShare Coordinator, Amy Jelen recognizes the warmth, empathy and care that Becky has brought to her role. “Her helping nature and background as a clinical social worker make her an invaluable part of our team. As a small non-profit, the volunteer component makes it possible for HomeShare to provide its services.”

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Volunteer Drivers Needed for Dial-A-Ride Program!

Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) is seeking Dial-ARide Volunteers to transport residents of Addison County to necessary services such as medical appointments, shopping and community meals. ACTR also transports critical care patients for dialysis, radiation and chemotherapy. An orientation, ongoing Or contact The United training and supervision will be provided. Volunteers will Way of Addison County’s receive mileage reimbursement. Must have at least five years Volunteer Center at www. driving experience and complete a background check. Please unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/ contact RSVP at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org VolunteerDonate for more information. Thank you! and click on VOLUNTEER NOW!

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To apply send cover letter and resume to: linda@tataharper.com

NOW HIRING — MIDDLEBURY LOCATION MACHINE OPERATOR

The Machine Operator at our Hollow core division is a full time position that includes responsibilities to perform Slip former set-up prior to casting on a daily basis as well as operation of Slip former during the casting process.

Other Essential Duties include: • Pressure washing and overall clean-up of Slip former is required as well as routine maintenance.

• Assisting with hollow core bed stripping/ set-up process as well as assisting with all sawing operations.

• Lead all bed laborers during the stripping/set-up process.

• Oversee and assist with all hollow core bed maintenance issues.

Requirements: • Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in construction work.

• It requires heavy lifting and standing/walking for long periods of time in outdoor elements.

CONCRETE LABORERS

A Laborer performs tasks involving physical labor on heavy precast projects.

Operating a variety of hand and power tools is a vital part of this process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE: • Performing manual work in preparing surfaces.

• Placing cables, steel, and then concrete into precast forms.

• Leveling the top of the concrete using a flat tool and straightedge.

• Maintaining a clean job site each day in order to eliminate potential hazards.

• Material handling and storage, including cutting pieces.

• Loading and unloading trucks and hauling and hoisting materials using various hand and powered lifting machines.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: • Some knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in construction work.

• Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule.

• Ability to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time and perform strenuous physical labor.

• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.

Our benefit package includes: Health Insurance/Paid Vacation/401(k) and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan/STD/Life Insurance.

Please email your resume to lynn@carraraconcrete.com Attn.: Lynn/ HR, fax to 802-775-1048 or complete an application at 2464 Case Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 Equal Opportunity Employer

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Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

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

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

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

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Yankee Farm Credit, a leading provider of credit and financial services to the agricultural community in Vermont, western NH and the Champlain Valley of NY is looking for people passionate about agriculture and who want to be involved with supporting local farm businesses to ensure their success.

In our Middlebury office we currently have the following opening: • Customer Support Specialist - responsible for supporting the branch credit function including the complete and timely preparation of loan documents, assisting loan officers with closing loans, and general office administrative support.

For a detailed job description and to apply please visit our website at: https://www.yankeeaca.com/en/About-Us/ Career-Opportunities.aspx Yankee Farm Credit is an equal employment opportunity employer, disabled and veterans.

Monument Farms

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Full-time Delivery Driver CDL-Clean Record

Help Wanted

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CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS IS currently seeking a Sales and Marketing Manager, HR Manager and packers for immediate start. Visit cham‑ plainorchards.com/employ‑ ment for full job descriptions and apply.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY, Vermont’s newest non‑profit retirement com‑ munity, is now interviewing servers and dishwashers for our growing dining services team. Our dining team pro‑ vides residents with a fine dining experience and full table service in a dynamic retirement community. They perform a variety of tasks including, table set‑up, tak‑ ing food orders, food delivery and follow‑up. With superb kitchen facilities, we offer a work environment that is hard to find in the hospitality industry. Needed positions available on all shifts with a focus on evenings and weekends. Email acoyle@ eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7507.

HANDYMAN‑ GOOD AROUND the house and farm. $16/per hour.

802‑349‑4230.

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DENTAL HYGIENIST FOR one or two days per week.

Join our growing practice in Bristol. Fun atmosphere, full hour prophies. Please email resume to debkc@ bristolparkdental.com.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY seeks a FT House‑ keeper who is friendly and detail‑oriented to provide quality cleaning service in our retirement community.

Email acoyle@eastview‑ middlebury.com or call 989‑7507.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLE‑ BURY, Middlebury’s premier non‑profit senior community, is in search of an exceptional Assistant Dining Supervisor.

If you are looking for a great opportunity, you’ve found it.

We’re seeking a very special individual that is motivated, organized and dedicated. If you’re a team player with great leadership & people skills, are service oriented and are available weekends, holidays and evenings we would love to hear from you. acoyle@eastviewmiddle‑ bury.com or call Amanda at 802‑989‑7507.

Apply in person: 2107 James Road • Weybridge, VT 802.545.2119

Counseling Service of Addison County

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATES

FULL TIME OR PART TIME deli positions available.

Set hours, Monday‑Friday 6:00am ‑ 2:00 pm. Prior work experience with food preparation in a commercial kitchen / deli required. Expe‑ rience making pizza a plus.

Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market in Vergennes or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

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GUEST SERVICES PER‑ SON wanted for the Swift House Inn. Responsible for taking phone reservations, checking in guests, which includes walking them to their rooms, light cleaning, helping guests plan their day. Must be able to walk and do stairs. Must be able to work day shifts, evening shifts and weekends. Good computer skills a must. Prior experience a plus. Contact Michele at the Swift House Inn. 802‑388‑9925.

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Check the Classifieds twice a week in the Addison Independent.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Come join the dedicated cadre of human service professionals at CSAC’s developmental services program!

Group Home Manager for a home for 5 women with developmental disabilities in Middlebury. Manage the daily functions of the home that supports individual growth and choice. Responsibilities include staff supervision, direct work with residents, oversight and organization of health care. Positive supervisory style and great organizational skills needed. B.A. degree and two years of relevant experience required. Sun-Thurs with 40 hours per week.

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Middlebury, VT

Agri-Mark has a full-time immediate opening for a THIRD SHIFT (12am-8am) Maintenance Mechanic Technician to work in our Middlebury, VT facility.

Flexible work schedule required, including rotating weekends, and working scheduled holidays.

Mechanical background is a must. Strong welding experience is preferred. Must be able to work both independently and as a team member. Excellent troubleshooting and maintaining plant equipment in a food production environment.

Position provides 40+ hours per week, paid leave and holidays. Offers a competitive starting wage and excellent benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and much more. Apply in person, by email to ajacobs@agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:

Community Support (3) Through 1:1 mentoring, help individuals achieve personal goals and enhance independence and belonging in the community. Have fun and be creative, while helping them access community resources, make friends, and learn new skills. Must have good boundary and judgement. A perfect job for someone who is caring and wants to be active in the community!

Good driving record, use of personal vehicle, and clean background required.

Comprehensive benefits with ample paid time-off, health/dental/vision insurance and FSA, retirement plan, disability and life insurance, on-site gym membership.

To apply, submit resume to apply@csac-vt.org, or visit www.csac-vt.org.

ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE FOR FULL & PART TIME We are seeking people with winning personalities and great attitudes to join our team.

Full & Part-time positions available with flexible scheduling. Must be willing to work some nights & weekends.

Full & Part-time Cashiers & Deli Employees needed.

Apply in person or pick up an application at: Maplefields –– Shoreham Service Center

Corner of Routes 22A and 74 • Shoreham, VT EOE

Agri-Mark

MIDDLEBURY UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL Coaching Positions Middlebury Union Middle School is seeking the following Coaches: 7th Grade Girls’ Basketball Gymnastics and Assistant

Attn: Mrs. Jacobs 869 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE M/F/D/V

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Custodian

Applicants must possess a strong knowledge of coaching principles with previous coaching experience preferred. Must possess strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate and relate to student athletes.

ACSD is seeking a full-time Custodian to work 2nd shift, Monday through Friday. Experience is a plus, but not required.

Interested parties should send a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to:

Apply by sending a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to:

Amy Pyfrom/Athletic Director Middlebury Union Middle School 48 Deerfield Lane Middlebury, VT 05753

Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753

Applications will be accepted until the positions have been filled.

Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

E.O.E.

E.O.E.

Opening Town of Shoreham

Road Crew member Full Time

Must have a clean driving record, current CDL-class B, ability to work flexible schedule with overtime, and experience running heavy equipment.

This job includes health insurance, paid time off and retirement.

Please send a letter of interest including work experience to: Shoreham Town, 297 Main Street, Shoreham, VT 05770 or Email to shorehamtown@shoreham.net Or stop by in person. Questions 897-5841

Self-Storage Assistant 16-20 hours per week

Prime Storage Group, the largest and fastest growing, privately owned, self- storage company in the United States, is currently seeking a storage assistant to join the team.

Primary Functions: The Facility Assistant is the first line representative to the customers. This position is responsible for assisting the manager in all aspects of managing the facility location in a professional manner to achieve profitability goals set by the organization.

Qualifications: • Must be able to work well with people demonstrating a customer care focus.

• Exhibit a professional, positive, team oriented attitude.

• A willingness to learn (and ability to learn quickly) and apply effectively new/revised processes and procedures or skills.

• Computer proficiency (including Microsoft Office) required and ability to learn proprietary software to manage rental receipts and occupancy reports Apply by emailing your resume directly to: brad.galarneau@goprimegroup.com

HOPE HAS AN opening at its resale store for a 25 hour a week textile sorter. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds, to stand, sit and walk for prolonged periods, be able to perform work requiring repetitive hand motion, must be speedy and attentive to detail. Send resume and cover letter to receptionist@ hope‑vt.org.

HOPE IS HIRING‑ HOPE’s growing resale store seeks 2 new team members: a 29.5 hour/week warehouse as‑ sistant, a 29.5 hour a week retail associate. Both posi‑ tions require the ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds, be self‑motivated and detail oriented. To ap‑ ply, send resume and letter of interest to receptionist@ hope‑vt.org.

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR Office Manager posi‑ tion in support of Addison County Community Trust’s (ACCT’s) mission of provid‑ ing affordable housing. In addition to administrative duties, the Office Manager is a critical team member providing executive support to the management team.

Desirable experience in‑ cludes prior administrative experience, financial ser‑ vices, communications, & customer service involving a diverse and challenging residential population. Must demonstrate teamwork, abil‑ ity to work independently, flexibility, good judgment, organization, and ambition to develop new skills. Excel‑ lent benefits; salary based on experience. Respond with resume and cover let‑ ter to jobs@addisontrust. org. EEO. PART TIME MILKER NEED‑ ED for every other weekend on small organic dairy farm.

Tractor and skid steer expe‑ rience preferred but will train.

Salary based on experience.

Call 758‑9230.

SHARED LIVING PRO‑ VIDER sought for a man on the autism spectrum in his mid 30’s. This intelligent and independent man enjoys active games, snowmobiling, poker, as well as watching movies and playing video games. He is eager to par‑ ticipate in household chores and master independent living skills. Tax‑free stipend, room & board payment and respite budget. A quiet and patient home in the Middle‑ bury area would be a great match. Please contact Tim Franklin at Community As‑ sociates, 388‑4021.

SHARED LIVING PROVID‑ ER‑ sought for a long‑time Bristol resident with an intel‑ lectual disability in his 60’s.

His needs have changed, and he would like to share a home with someone, rather than continue to live inde‑ pendently in an apartment.

The home does not have to be in Bristol, but a provider should be able to keep his connections to Bristol. Cub‑ bers, the Creemee stand, and local music are all im‑ portant to him. Support is needed with his health and diet. Generous tax‑free sti‑ pend, room & board pay‑ ment, and respite budget.

Please contact Keiko at Community Associates at 388‑4021.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bottler.

Eye for detail and accuracy.

Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unassisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whis‑ tlepigrye.com.

Mt. Abraham Middle School Boys and Girls

Basketball Coaches Needed Hiring now for the upcoming winter season.

For more information or to apply, please contact Devin Wendel, Athletic Director at 802-453-7330 or dwendel@anesu.org.

For Sale

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ADULT BATTERY ASSIST‑ ED BIKE charger and extra battery included. Like new.

Original cost $1,375. Ask‑ ing $250. For more info call 802‑247‑3211.

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage fire‑ arm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.

ATV RAMPS FOR pick up truck. Never used. Call Tom at 453‑3454.

FOLDING PING PONG TA‑ BLE, good working condition with all accessories. $125.

OBO. 802‑453‑4235.

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/DVD: NorwoodSaw‑ mills.com. 1‑800‑578‑1363, Ext. 300N. SOUTH BEND 10” tool room lathe. Chucks, Col‑ lets, Dro, Aloris AXA. Free delivery 20 miles from Wey‑ bridge. 545‑2460.

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 and hood systems.

802‑388‑4831.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802‑558‑6092.

15 MINUTES FROM MID‑ DLEBURY spacious 2 bed‑ room, 2 bath apartment in country. $975 plus utilities and 1 month deposit. No pets or smoking please.

Available November 1st. Call for photos. 802‑897‑5447.

ADDISON ‑ 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH mobile home with garage on 22A. $1,350 a month. Deposit, first month, last month and references required. Call 802‑482‑3765, afternoons please.

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER. LARGE 2 story, 2 bed‑ room, 2 bath apartment.

12 minutes from Middle‑ bury. Fridge/stove included and washer dryer hookups. $1,050 plus heat and elec‑ tric. No pets or smoking please. 802‑897‑5447.

BRANDON ‑ small efficiency apartment. Non‑smoking.

No pets. Heat, lights and cable included. $150/week.

802‑247‑3144.

BRIDPORT 1 BEDROOM, 4 room apartment with porch/ lawn. Washer/dryer, heat/hot water included. No smoking, no pets. References and credit check. $800/mo. plus security deposit. For more info, Charlie 802‑758‑2218.

BRISTOL APARTMENTS AVAILABLE heat, lawn care, snowplowing included.

802‑453‑2566.

C O R N WA L L H O U S E FOR RENT immediately.

3 bedroom two bath. Full heated basement and large deck. Trash, lawn care and snow removal included. No pets. No smoking. $1,500/ mo. First and security.

802‑352‑4424.

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 measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high.

For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office.

1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. Available Oct. 1.

802‑758‑2494.

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Addison Independent

CLASSIFIEDS For Rent

For Rent

MIDDLEBURY, VT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT Income Limits Apply. No Utilities Included. Modern apartment, carpet/tile, W/D connections plus onsite laundry facility. Efficient gas heat/hot water.

Ample parking and storage. Includes trash, lawn care, snow removal, professional management and 24-hour emergency maintenance. In quiet Middlebury neighborhood. References Required.

To request an application, call 802-472-5016 or e-mail pinemeadow@maloneyproperties.com.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

Public Notices

Wood Heat

For Rent ROOMS FOR RENT in his‑ torical Vergennes Inn. Mid October through Mid May. Perfect for UTC, Travel‑ ing nurses or other travel‑ ing professionals. $650 to $1,000 per month. Call Bill 802‑877‑3293.

STARKSBORO SMALL HOUSE, 1 bedroom with extra room. House on shared owner’s property. $700/mo. plus all utilities. Security de‑ posit, references required.

No smoking, no animals. Call Mellissa at 453‑5526.

SUGARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/ assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

NP/NS. W/D hook‑ups. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

FIREWOOD; SEASONED AND GREEN. Cut, split and delivered. Call for info 802‑282‑9110.

Index

Real Estate BRISTOL VILLAGE BUILD‑ ING LOTS Approved with water, electric and sewer installed. Call Tom or Nancy at 453‑3454.

Addison County Courthouse (1) Addison Northeast Supervisory Union – Mount Abraham Union High School (1) Bridport (4) Bristol -116 Self Storage (1) Cornwall (1) Middlebury (1) Shoreham (2) Vergennes (1) Vermont Secretary of State (1) Weybridge (3)

CORNWALL, VT‑ A BEAU‑ TIFUL building lot for sale.

Amazing view. Septic permit in place. Please call between 9a.m‑10a.m 802‑462‑3313.

LAND FOR SALE IRS auc‑ tion. 11/3/17. 12:00pm. Birch Ledge Rd. & RTE 116, Bris‑ tol. Two ‑ 5 acre lots. Min. bid $15,304. www.irsauctions. gov. Tim ‑ 401‑369‑2172.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residential Development. One is a beau‑ tiful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream.

Lots are supported with vil‑ lage water and approved for simple in‑ground septic.

Located in East Middle‑ bury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

OPENING FALL 2017

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 411-9-17 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS.

Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus

IN RE THE ESTATE OF WALTER LEONARD MURRAY

For Rent

HOUSE FOR RENT 2 bed‑ room, fully furnished. Nine month rental from 9/15/17 ‑ 6/16/18. Washer, dryer, all appliances, gas grill, fully equipped kitchen, deck, screened porch, private dock on Lake Dunmore. No smok‑ ing, no pets. Snow plowing and lawn maintenance in‑ cluded. $1,100/month plus utilities, security deposit.

802‑352‑6678.

MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ OFFICE space for rent.

1,303 square feet. Front door parking. Contact Eric at 388‑6054. (Countryside Carpet and Paint)

MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease.

No pets. Available Sept. 1.

Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

MIDDLEBURY; 1, 2, AND 3 bedroom apartments avail‑ able, fully furnished. All inclu‑ sive heat, electric and water.

802‑349‑8544.

For Rent

NEW HAVEN, 2 BEDROOM apartment with all appli‑ ances, heat and rubbish re‑ moval. No pets, no smoking. $800/month, $850 deposit.

802‑453‑2275.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment.

Garden space. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $900/month plus utilities.

802‑236‑2040.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Walter Leonard Murray late of Ripton, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court.

The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: October 13, 2017 Richard Cole 39 Drew Lane Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-7966

IRS AUCTION

11-03-17 • 12:00 PM Birch Ledge Rd & RTE 116 Bristol TWO- 5 Acres Lots Min Bid $15,304.00 www.irsauctions.gov Tim (401) 369-2172

Contact: Christine Golden Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

For Rent

Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON NDEPENDENT on Pages 9B & 10B.

Att. Farmers

Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: October 26, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 10/26

FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

Want to Rent VISITING INSTRUCTOR FOR Middlebury winter term ISO: furnished hous‑ ing. 1/6‑2/10. Must also ac‑ cept 13 year old indoor cat.

Sublets and house‑sitting opportunities welcome. Con‑ tact: merklejulie@gmail.com.

Wood Heat BUY 4, GET 1/2 CORD FREE® ‑ Only $999. Free delivery & kindling‑16” split clean. Click: www.MIDD‑ MEN.com FIREWOOD FOR SALE seasoned 2 years. $275 per cord. 802‑558‑1069.

RIPTON ONE BEDROOM CABIN, furnished or un‑ furnished. No smoking, no pets. $800/mo., plus utilities.

388‑2641.

FIREWOOD; CUT, SPLIT and delivered. Call for infor‑ mation, 802‑247‑9782.

For Rent

For Rent

FIRST‑CUT HORSE HAY small square bales (50 lbs avg). $4 at barn. Delivery at cost. 802‑462‑3912. jwelkey7606@gmail.com.

For Rent

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com

10/26

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

802-388-1966

The Bridport Board of Cemetery Commissioners gives this notice that due to the poor condition of any headstones (gravestones) for the following twenty-two deceased persons whose lots are located in Bridport Cemeteries (first 12 in Central Cemetery, next 3 in Town Line Cemetery, last 7 in Pine Hill Cemetery); the headstones are planned to be replaced beginning as of November 28, 2017: Orin Howe (died 1822 or 181? age 4 months); Abigail M. Ferre (died Feb. 9, 1846 age 45 years); Frederick A.M. Ferre (died Oct. 25, 1842 age 24 years); Josiah Myrick (Jan. 28, 1802 to March 11, 1813); Nancy Cook Craw (died June 19, 1844 age 48 years); Lucy Cook (died March 27, 1803 age 4 years); Priscilla Gray (died March 27, 1852 age 77 years); Pamela Crane (died Oct. 2, 1856 age 59 years); Ferris McCormack (died March 1, 1961 age 55 years); Pheobe Austin Carrier (died April 20, 1906 age 90 years); John W. Shandrow (July 11, 1855 to Aug. 28, 1927); Margaret Smith Shandrow (March 25, 1858 to Feb. 14, 1929); Rebeckah Newton (died July 2, 1790 age 26 years); Hannah Hayward (died June 2, 1855); Pamela Smith (died Sept. 8, 1860 age 63 years); Anna Smith (died June 13, 1855 age 59 years); Mary Brasted (died Dec. 26, 1833 age 63 years); Jane Wilson (died Jan. 12 or 17, 1821 age 54 years); Sir Isaac Henry Baldwin (Sept. 14, 1830 to Aug. 19, 1832); Maryette Parker (died Nov. 13, 1860 age 40 years); Elizabeth Baldwin (died Aug. 2, 1827 age 60 years); and Adelia Wilkinson (died July 27, 1860 age 14 years). If any of the respective relatives of said deceased persons wish to claim any such removed headstones, you need to make arrangements to do so by November 27, 2017, with David A. Bronson, address 991 Torrey Lane, Bridport, VT 05734 and telephone no. (802) 758-2546. This Notice is dated October 17, 2017.

10/26

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Addison

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WARNING AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28 (BRISTOL, LINCOLN, MONKTON, NEW HAVEN, STARKSBORO)

The legal voters of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28, are hereby notified and warned to meet in a Special Meeting at the official polling places in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro, on Thursday, November 2, 2017, between the hours of seven o’clock (7:00) in the forenoon (a.m.), and seven o’clock (7:00) in the afternoon (p.m.), to vote by Australian ballot upon the following Article of business: ARTICLE I The Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 Board has determined that public interest or necessity demands incurring bonded indebtedness to finance the final design, permitting, site work and construction of renovations, capital improvements and additions to Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School at an estimated total project cost of Thirty-six Million Six Hundred Sixty-four Thousand Dollars ($36,664,000).

It is expected that none of the project costs will be eligible for state school construction aid because there is presently a moratorium on state school construction aid funding. Therefore, the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 will be responsible for 100% of the project costs ($36,664,000) which the Board recommends be funded through the issuance of Thirty-five Million Dollars ($35,000,000) of general obligation bonds and the balance with funds previously and to be budgeted for Construction Services. So:

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Vermont Proposed Rule: 17P035 AGENCY: Human Services, Dept. of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) CONCISE SUMMARY: Act No. 136 (2016) amends 18 V.S.A. Chapter 231 to allow for surrogate decision-making for do-not-resuscitate orders (DNRs) and clinician orders for life-sustaining treatment (COLST). More specifically, the Act, among other things, details who may serve as a surrogate, describes the circumstances under which a surrogate may provide or withhold informed consent, and sets forth the rights and responsibilities of a surrogate. In addition, the Act amends 33 V.S.A. § 7306, which details the responsibilities of a resident’s representative when making decisions, including whether to provide or withhold consent for a DNR or COLST, on behalf of a resident.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Suzanne Leavitt Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, Division 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 and Independent Living, Commissioner’s Office HC 2 South, 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2020 Tel: 802-241-0353 Fax: 802-241-0386 Email: stuart.schurr@vermont.gov.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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).

Wanted

Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self-storage units listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid at the 116 Self Storage facility. This sale is being held to collect unpaid storage unit occupancy fees, charges and expenses of the sale.

The entire contents of each selfstorage unit listed below will be sold, with the proceeds to be distributed to 116 Self Storage for all accrued occupancy fees (rent charges), attorney’s fees, sale expenses in relation to the unit and its sale.Any proceeds beyond the foregoing shall be returned to the unit holder.

Contents of each unit may be viewed on December 17, 2017, commencing at 10 a.m. Sealed bids are to be submitted on the entire contents of each selfstorage unit. Bids will be opened onequarter of an hour after the last unit has been viewed on December 17, 2017. The highest bidder on the storage unit must remove the entire contents within 48 hours after notification of their successfull bid. Purchase must be made in cash and paid in advance of the removal of the contents of the unit.

A $50.00 cash deposit shall be made and will be refunded if the unit is broom cleaned. 116 Self Storage reserves the right to accept or reject bids.

G. Doner – Unit 9 C. Olsaver – Unit 20 R. Cote – Unit 36 T. Sears – Unit 40 L. Sargent – Unit 59

BRIDPORT CEMETERIES HEADSTONE REPLACEMENT NOTICE

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NOTICE OF SELF-STORAGE LIEN SALE 116 SELF STORAGE, BRISTOL, VT

Shall general obligation bonds of the Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 in an amount not to exceed Thirty-five Million Dollars ($35,000,000.00) be issued for the purpose of financing, together with budgeted funds, the final design, permitting, site work and the construction of renovations, capital improvements and additions to Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School together with related eligible project expenses?

State funds are not available at this time or this project is not eligible to receive state school construction aid. The Mount Abraham Union High School District No. 28 will be responsible for all costs of any borrowing and the costs of the improvements and additions to the Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School.

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Public Notices can be found on Pages 9B & 10B. TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 13, 2017 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 by Rollason Properties for hearing to amend the 8/28/17 approval for a subdivision, to clarify that the approval is for a 3-lot subdivision and boundary line adjustment. The property is on Foote Street, parcel ID 08:160, and is located in the HDR zoning district.

2. An application by Charles Roy for conditional use approval for the development of a one-family dwelling on a 15.7 acre parcel of land pursuant to section 742. In addition, the Roy final two-lot subdivision review is continued from October 23, 2017. The property is located at 651 Blake Roy Road, parcel ID 11:034, in the FOR zoning district.

3. An application by Fisher Auto Parts, Inc. for conditional use approval for a change of use. Applicant proposes to use the former Whirlie’s World indoor recreation facility for use as a retail auto parts store. The property is located at 1232 Exchange Street, parcel ID 04:027.010.

4. An application by Tony Neri for sketch plan review of a proposal for resumption of use of a retail grocery store at former Greg’s Market. The property is located at 3 Elm Street and 30 MacIntyre Lane, parcel ID 24:199 and 24:201. This is a continuation from October 23, 2017.

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 210. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Jennifer L. Murray Town Planner/Zoning Administrative Officer 10/26

TOWN OF SHOREHAM NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The resident and non-resident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of the real estate in the Town of Shoreham, in the County of Addison, and State of Vermont are hereby notified that real estate taxes for the 2016 tax year assessed by the Town of Shoreham remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid upon the following described real estate in the Town of Shoreham as indicated below, to wit: Thomas E. Clayton and Sally C. Dunn: Delinquent 2016 Property Taxes Being 2.20 acres of land, more or less, with any and all improvements thereon, located off Route 73, Shoreham, Vermont, and being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Thomas E. Clayton and Sally C. Dunn by Warranty Deed of Barbara May Quenneville dated July 26, 2000, and recorded in the Shoreham Land Records in Book 52 at Page 153 (Parcel I.D. #12-01-30.000).

Frederick P. Hart and Kathy M. Hart: Delinquent 2016 Property Taxes Being that certain leasehold interest, with any and all improvements now thereon, located at 4054 Lapham Bay Road, as conveyed to Frederick P. Hart and Kathy M. Hart by Assignment of Lease of Frances M. Hutchins, survivor of Fred and Frances Hutchins, dated August 30, 1991, and recorded in the Shoreham Land Records in Book 40 at Page 265 (Parcel I.D. #20-01-89.000).

And so much of said real estate will be sold at public auction at the Shoreham Town Clerk’s office, a public place in said Town on the 9th day of January, 2018 at 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid.

Any questions or inquiries regarding the above-referenced sale should be directed to the following address: Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C. ATTN: James F. Carroll, Esq. or Wanda M. Murray, Paralegal 64 Court Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753 Telephone: (802) 388-6711 Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C. and the Town of Shoreham do not give any opinion or certification as to the marketability of the titles to any of the above-referenced properties as held by the current owner/taxpayer.

The only acceptable forms of bid payment at the day of tax sale are: bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account; letter of credit from bank followed by bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account; and/or cash. No personal checks will be accepted.

Dated at Shoreham, Vermont this 16th day of October, 2017.

Kathleen Brisson, Town of Shoreham Delinquent Tax Collector 10/26

A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at 7:00 PM, to pursue the following business: To review a subdivision request submitted by the Mary Lew Collins Trust to subdivide her land into a major subdivision of 5 lots as classified by the Weybridge Planning Commission. The property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Route 23 and Perkins Road in Weybridge, Vermont.

Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent; please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464 of the Vermont statutes that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the right to take subsequent appeal.

The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.

Jeff Olson, Chair Weybridge Planning Commission 10/26

A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at 7:00 PM, to pursue the following business: 1. To review a subdivision request submitted by Laurance C. Wyman and Grayson Wyman to subdivide their lands into a minor subdivision of 2 lots as classified by the Weybridge Planning Commission. The property is located at 1336 Quaker Village Road in Weybridge, Vermont.

Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent; please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464 of the Vermont statutes that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the right to take subsequent appeal.

The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.

Jeff Olson, Chair Weybridge Planning Commission 10/26

TOWN OF BRIDPORT PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSION

Residents and non-resident property owners of the Town of Bridport are hereby warned to appear at the Bridport town office at 7:05 p.m. on November 15, 2017 to hear the application on Bartolomeo Mondo.

1. The applicant requests a waiver of setback requirements for application 17-48 parcel 03-003 923 Torrey Lane.

Interested person(s) may forfeit the right to appeal the decision of the Town of Bridport Board of Zoning Adjustment or Planning Commission if they fail to participant by; [attending and speaking, submitting a signed letter of concern or are represented by an authorized person] Edward Z. Payne Zoning Administrator 10/26

TOWN OF BRIDPORT PUBLIC NOTICE

Residents and non-resident property owners of the Town of Bridport are hereby warned to appear at the Bridport town office at 7:05 p.m. on November 15, 2017 to hear the application of Jeff Wagner 504 Cream Hill Road.

The applicant requests a waiver of setback requirements for application 17-36 Interested person(s) may forfeit the right to appeal the decision of the Town of Bridport Board of Zoning Adjustment or Planning Commission if the fail to participate by; [attending and speaking; submitting a signed letter of concern or are represented by an authorized person] Edward B. Payne Zoning Administrator 10/26

Tom Broughton Auctioneer • Home • Estates • Commercial • Consignments Bridport, VT • 758-2494 tombroughtonauctions.com

The Public Notices and Auctions sections appear every Mon. & Thurs. in the Addison Independent

CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that there will be a public hearing on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bixby Memorial Free Library for the following purpose: To consider the request by the Bixby Memorial Free Library Board of Trustees that the two Blue Spruce trees that are in front of the building be allowed to be felled.

The public hearing is called pursuant to 24 V.S.A § 2509.

Mel Hawley, Tree Warden 10/26

TOWN OF BRIDPORT NOTICE OF VACANCY

Town of Bridport is looking to fill a vacancy for Town Auditor.

This position would be about 25 hours a year. Some accounting experience preferred but not required. Letters of interest may be sent to “Town of Bridport, P.O. Box 27 Bridport, VT 05734” 10/26 Bridport Selectment

FIRST INSTALLMENT CORNWALL PROPERTY TAXES

Due November 1, 2017.

The office will be open regular hours from 9 am – 5 pm.

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TOWN OF SHOREHAM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017 AT 7PM

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 7 pm at the Town Clerks office to consider the Change of use review of applications (# 17-36) in accordance with provisions of Section V of the Town Zoning Regulations.

The applicant (Jonathan Hescock) requests to use existing garage area for Business rather than part of the duplex.

The garage area will be used for building Greenhouse Parts and General Construction and storage. Location is 927 Route 74 East. The application is available at the Town Office for review.

Participation in this proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to make any subsequent appeal.

John Kiernan, Chair 10/16

TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSION

TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - PLANNING COMMISSION

A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at 7:00 PM, to pursue the following business: 1. To review a subdivision request submitted by Lawrence B. and Loretta M. Green to subdivide their lands into a minor subdivision of 2 lots as classified by the Weybridge Planning Commission. The property is located at 5224 Snake Mountain Road in Weybridge, Vermont.

Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent; please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464 of the Vermont statutes that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the right to take subsequent appeal.

The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.

Jeff Olson, Chair Weybridge Planning Commission 10/26

Auctions

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for October 19 & October 23 BEEF Stoneholm Farm Standard Milk Four Hills Farm D. Conant Blue Spruce Farm D. Pouliot

Costs Lbs. per lb Dollars 1220 .65 793.00 1765 .62 1,094.30 1775 .60 1,065.00 1435 .60 861.00 1700 .58 986.00 1495 .58 867.10

CALVES Pinello Farm Von Trapp Farm Danyow Farm Vaughan Farm Barnes Bros.

Lbs. 112 96 106 105 98

Costs per lb 1.10 1.10 1.00 1.00 .95

Dollars 123.20 105.60 106.00 105.00 93.10

Total # Beef: 335 • Total # Calves: 405 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661 The Auctions section appears every Mon. & Thurs. in the Addison Independent

PUBLIC AUCTION JCT. ROUTES 22A & 125 • BRIDPORT, VERMONT SUNDAY – OCTOBER 29th 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M.

Having placed their home for sale, we have been commissioned to sell the partial contents of Tom & Ellie Johnson of Addison, along with other consignors. The following will be sold…

Lg. variety of railroad lanterns including Rutland, CV-Dressel, Rutland Amber and many more. Lionel Electric train w/ Engine #1654 – Railway Express signs – RR photos – Lift top blanket chest – early drop leaf table – marble top dresser and parlor table – early secretary/book case – lg. human hair wreath – oil lamps and brackets – full frame portrait tin types and others – stereopticon and cards – pie crust table – early snowshoes and skis – oak stands – oak dresser and commode – iron deer book ends – early dry sink – pantry boxes – oak hall tree – fan back Windsor chair – cedar chest – Victorian settee – walking sticks – decoys – modern oak dining room table w/6chairs – modern oak glass door china cabinet – early single and two door jelly cupboards – mixing bowls – Liberty Blue – ruby glass – Watts – China head planters – Wedgewood – tramp art – 1886 Addison County History (as found) – Stromberg and Carlson radio and others – lg. 48 star flag – 3 tier plant stand – Martha Washington sewing cabinet – shelf clock – oak high back bed frame – early cannon ball bed frame – Firkin bucket – baskets – Chalk ware animals – iron inkwell – lg. clothes bars – crocks – dinette table w/4 chairs – Modern coffee and end tables – sofa table – baby cradle – linens – quilt – Niger wedding blanket – Glider rocker – 4 oak dining room chairs – 45 records – early hired man’s bed – Hanging store lantern – marbles – Oriental doll collections – globes – 7 x 10 oriental style rug – early barn wardrobe – deep walnut frames – silhouettes – trunks – early dress form – early blanket box – JP Sauers Sons double barrel shotgun – Savage 120 22 rifle and more.

COINS – COINS Liberty – Morgan – Peace silver dollars – Silver quarters and dimes PAINTING AND PRINTS Water colors by Tom Johnson – George Lambert – John Hare – 1909 Francis Smith – Prints by Wallace Nutting and others – Folk art by local Jim Bushey OUTSIDE 9:00 A.M. 1970 McClane/Husky 3 wheel chain driven garden tractor Porch rockers – Wrought iron patio set and other – early butter worker – adv. Boxes – air compressor – pole limb trimmer – 28’ aluminum extension ladder – step ladder – aluminum truck rack – misc. power and garden tools – deck and wooden lawn chairs –bookcases and much more Terms: Cash, check, MC, Visa Lunch by Bridport Grange AUCTIONEER: Tom Broughton PO Box 53, Bridport, VT 05734 802-758-2494 AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Preview 7:45 a.m. day of sale. All items sold as is, where, with no applied warranty. 10% Buyer premium with check or cash – 13% credit card www.tombroughtonauctions.com

AUCTION

We will sell at public auction the contents of Sprague Welding & Stone Puddles located at 22 Stowe Hill Rd, Wilmington, VT 05363. At the light go North on Rt. 100 to Stowe Hill about a ½ mile and watch for auction signs.

SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 4TH, 2017 - STARTING @ 9:00 AM

SELLING WELDING EQUIPMENT, SKIDSTEER, ATTACHMENTS

WELDING EQUIPMENT Edward 55T iron worker w/dies, Big Blue hammer blue max 155, Bailigh swivel head band saw, Evalotion metal cutting compound miter saw, Green Mengel swedge block, Miller 252 dual tank rack mig welder, Miller 251 dual tank mig welder, Miller Matic 211 220/110 mig welder, Miller Matic 180 mig welder, Miller Syncrowave 250 DX liquid cooled tig welder, Miller suitcase X-Treme 12VS mig welder, Miller Trail Blazer 302 gas welder/generator, 2-30 amp spool guns, Hypertherm Powermax 65 plasma cutter, Airco K4000 carbon arc gouger, Lincoln Ideal Arc 250 stick welder, 41/2’ x 24’ x 1” one piece top lay out table w/stock storage, Skat Blast sand blast cabinet w/vacuum, Ingersoll Rand 7hp air compressor, Ingersoll Rand 2475 gas air compressor, 2 sets of Victor torches & carts, Steel horses, Budget 1T elec hoist, 1/2 T air hoist, Wellsaw 613 band saw, 3 anvils, curve bending anvil, Mckenzie & Colter eye roller w/23 mandrels, 2 & 3 burner LP gas forges, ballister twister, Power scoll bender, Air vac fume extractor, several sets of rollers, blacksmithing hammers, 8’ sheet metal brake, Acorn

Planten welding table, 4’x8’x1/2” welding bench, hand rail bender/ straightener and more.

EQUIPMENT Bobcat S175 skidsteer w/cab, heat, 1500 hrs; Sky Jack 19’ elec. scissor lift, Q/A Woods 9000 backhoe attachment, Q/A Bobcat 6’ snow blower, Q/A brush mower, Q/A Sweepster sweeper, Q/A wood splitter, Q/A Lowe hyd auger, Q/A grapple bucket, Q/A forks, Q/A snow pusher, Q/A jib pole, 2010 Moritz 14000# tilt trailer w/9500# winch, 2009 Quality 7x14 10000# dump trailer w/ramp & tarp, 2005 Carry On 6x16 tandem trailer w/boxes, torch racks & cable racks, 2005 Int 10000# trailer (new brakes, deck & brakes), Ingersoll Rand 185 tow behind air compressor w/JD diesel; 3-20’ storage containers, 2006 Arctic Cat 650 4 wheeler w/winch, 975 miles; Knowles 2T 4 wheeler trailer, Jet dust collector, small acc/oxygen tanks, pallet racking, Troy Bilt roto tiller, walk behind 48” mower, pallet jack and more.

SHOP TOOLS & ACCESSORIES Forward 10000# 2 post auto lift, Wallace Gantry 5T rolling gantry, 1/2T Dayton elec. hoist, Jancy

Slugger magnetic drill, Mack & Snap-On tool boxes & tools; large quantity of new steel, bolt cabinets, several cabinets of hardware, jack stands, several F & C-clamps, quantity of plate steel w/rack, 12V fuel pump, 4 Reel Craft retractable air hoses, 2 Reel Craft retractable cords, ½” & ¾” air impacts, plate steel lifter, screw jacks, Marco sand blaster w/water separator, several hyd jacks, vises, Power Matic 191/2” band saw, rigid pipe vise, several Milwaukee power tools, Delta 6” jointer, Delta 12” planer, 10T porta power, 30T Carolina press, Target 14” wet saw w/sliding table, Delta chop saw, several socket and impact sockets, Troy Bilt pressure washer, chain falls and more.

STONE Very large quantity of landscape and step stones up to 10’ long, stone mail box post w/mail box, bird baths, stone post, Tennessee Brown Stone sawed to size is 2” X 14” X 48” and more.

MISC. 10’x 20’ party canopy w/sides, pallet of 3 liter glass jugs, smoker, 2 horse sleds, 5’ tall steel pumpkin ornament, 20+ concrete 3’x3’x18” blocks, ox yokes and more.

Sale will start at 8:30 on Misc. Small Tools and Support Equipment Terms: Cash, Good Check, Credit Card w/a 3% fee, 7% Sales Tax

AUCTIONEERS: C W GRAY & SON’S, INC.

Lunch by Wright’s Catering

EAST THETFORD, VT 802-296-5806 • VT LIC # 128 • 802-785-2161 Email address: cwgray@valley.net Web address: www.cwgray.com

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Man jailed on conditions vioilation charge

Middlebury Police Log MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to a car accident at the intersection of Case Street and Quarry Road on Oct. 21. Police said one adult and two children were taken to Porter Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Served a temporary restraining order on a person in the South Village Green apartments on Oct. 16.

• Calmed at out-of-control student at Middlebury Union Middle School (MUMS) on Oct. 16.

• Assisted with a MUMS student who was having a mental health crisis on campus on Oct. 17.

• Received two separate reports of vehicles illegally passing school buses while they were stopped at student pickup/drop-off zones on Oct. 17.

• Notified the Department for Children & Families about some truant students from Mary Hogan Elementary School on Oct. 17.

• Warned a man to stop making unwanted contact with a local

woman on Oct. 18.

• Investigated a report of a potentially malnourished dog in the Case Street area on Oct. 18.

• Received a report from Middlebury College Public Safety on Oct. 18 about a man sporting a holstered pistol in the college library on Oct. 18. Middlebury College officials quickly canceled the call after learning the man was an armored car worker tending to an ATM machine in the building.

• Cited James D. Hanf, 65, of Middlebury for violating courtordered conditions of release in the Washington Street area on Oct. 18.

• Responded to a report of a swerving vehicle on Court Street Extension on Oct. 19. Police located the driver, whom they said was not intoxicated.

• Responded to a car-versuscoyote accident on Route 7 North on Oct. 19.

• Helped resolve a family dispute on Court Street on Oct. 19 that involved a loaned car.

• Assisted Vermont State Police investigate a case involving a suicidal

Salisbury resident on Oct. 19.

• Seized marijuana and related paraphernalia from a vehicle following a traffic stop on Court Street Extension on Oct. 19.

• Investigated a report of gunshots in the Lower Foote Street area at around 7 a.m. on Oct. 20. Police said the shots were being fired by goose hunters.

• Investigated an allegation on Oct. 20 that a Middlebury College staff person had injured a student while attempting to wake her to see if she was alright.

• Checked on the welfare of a man who was living at a Jackson Lane apartment on Oct. 20.

• Investigated a report of a Valley View Road resident declining to return another person’s property on Oct. 21. Police said the person ultimately returned the property.

• Helped resolve a child custody related dispute at the Briarwood Apartments on Oct. 22.

• Checked on a report of a “suspicious vehicle” at Mary Hogan Elementary School on Oct. 22. Police said they found nothing suspicious.

Police ask for information on hit and run accident BRISTOL — Bristol police responded to a two-car crash on Taylor Avenue reported on the evening of Friday, Oct. 13.

According to the complainant, the at-fault vehicle left the scene and was last seen traveling north on Taylor Avenue at approximately 7:40 p.m. This vehicle was described as a black or darkcolored hatchback with Vermont plates. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bristol police at 453-2533.

In other action Oct. 10 through 15, Bristol police: • Conducted eight foot patrols on Main Street and in the surrounding area and secured unsecured buildings on Oct. 10 and 11.

• Conducted security checks of Mount Abraham Union High School on Oct. 10, 11, 12 and 14.

• Completed foot patrol on Mountain Street in the area of Bristol Elementary School on Oct. 10, 11, 12 (twice) and 13.

• Completed fingerprint requests for individuals on Oct. 11, 13 and 15.

• Provided parking enforcement for the MAUHS fire lane after the school received a complaint on Oct. 10.

• Began investigating a report of two stolen bicycles that had been taken during the night from a Mountain Street residence on Oct. 11. One is a Raleigh and one a Motobecane; both are gray.

Anyone with information on this theft please is asked to contact Bristol police.

• Notified the town of Bristol of a defective street light on South Street on the north side of the bridge on Oct. 11.

• Attended training on human trafficking at the Addison Unit for Special Investigations on Oct. 12.

• Observed no violations during 30 minutes of town-contracted traffic patrol at Daniel’s Four Corner on Oct. 12.

• Helped resolve a parent-child issue on Oct. 13 at 8:57 a.m.

• Helped resolve a parent-child issue outside the district at the request of Vermont State Police on Oct. 13 • Assisted the state police with a search warrant on an electronic device related to an on-going investigation on Oct. 13.

• Conducted 30 minutes of towncontracted traffic patrol on Route 116 North on Oct. 13. No violations were observed.

• Completed annual firearms qualification training on Oct. 14.

• Responded to a reported missing person complaint on Oct. 14 and learned the person reported

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as missing had been located.

• Contacted local social services agencies and found temporary housing for a citizen in need of

housing for the weekend on Oct. 14.

• At 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 responded to a West Street business after an employee found a PVC pipe with what appeared to be dried blood on it in an outside trash can.

Police have security camera footage of the responsible persons and are attempting to identify them so that they can be interviewed.

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VERGENNES — In the past two weeks Vergennes police were involved in one arrest of a city man, and they cracked an embezzlement case.

On Oct. 19 Vermont State Police on behalf of Vergennes police arrested a Vergennes man following two complaints that he violated his conditions of release.

Police lodged Russell Hulst, 57, at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility after troopers arrested him in New Haven Junction when he showed up at an unrelated incident.

Vergennes police said they had received calls on Oct. 10 and 16 from a woman they described as Hulst’s former girlfriend, who complained that Hulst violated conditions related to her.

In a separate case, on Oct. 12 Vergennes police cited First Street resident Karen Lee Norton for embezzlement after investigating a $1,164 cash shortage at her place of employment, the Maverick gas station on Main Street. Norton was cited and released.

Between Oct. 9 and 22 Vergennes police also conducted a number of patrols in response to complaints about speeding along various city streets, and: • On Oct. 10 checked the welfare of a Booth Woods resident, who was OK. • On Oct. 10 heard from a Green Street apartment resident that someone was knocking on their windows and doors; although a witness saw a man in the area, police could not find him.

• On Oct. 10 issued a no-trespass

order to a student who had been terminated from the Northlands Job Corps program and was refusing to leave; later in the day police discovered him camping out near the Otter Creek falls and told him to move along.

• On Oct. 10 took a report that a tractor-trailer truck had rear-ended another vehicle on West Main Street and then driven off.

• On Oct. 10 calmed a verbal dispute on South Maple Street.

• On Oct. 11 helped a motorist enter a locked car on Armory Lane.

• On Oct. 11 were told a wallet had been stolen from a purse left outside a local eatery.

• On Oct. 11 took a report of a suspicious sales call at a South Maple Street home.

• On Oct. 13 directed traffic around a disabled tractor-trailer truck on Main Street.

• On Oct. 13 helped the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad on First Street.

• On Oct. 13 helped a motorist enter a locked car at Shaw’s Supermarket.

• On Oct. 14 returned a driver’s license that had been found to its Ferrisburgh owner.

• On Oct. 14 went to Valley Vista at 1 Alden Place to make sure all was OK while staff dealt with a distraught resident.

• On Oct. 14 went to the Bixby

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Library and picked up and disposed of a hypodermic needle that had been found in a bathroom there.

• On Oct. 14 advised a parent involved in a custody dispute to go to Family Court.

• On Oct. 14 accepted a wallet found by two cyclists and attempted to contact its owner.

• On Oct. 15 ordered towed a car parked in the Green Street bus stop.

• On Oct. 15 helped a Short Street resident get out of her locked basement.

• On Oct. 15 advised tenants on North Green Street involved in a dispute to contact their landlord.

• On Oct. 17 helped a motorist enter a locked car at Vergennes Union Elementary School.

• On Oct. 17 dealt with a minor two-car crash at the intersection of Short and Green streets.

• On Oct. 18 dealt with a minor two-car crash at the intersection of Main Street and Panton Road.

• On Oct. 18 were told a key in a real estate broker’s lockbox at a South Maple Street home had been stolen.

• On Oct. 18 cited Rikki C. Brunell, 28, of Panton for driving under the influence of alcohol at a Route 7 traffic stop in Waltham.

• On Oct. 20 looked into the theft of gym and mountain bike bags from a car parked on East Street.

• On Oct. 21 accepted a key found on Main Street.

• On Oct. 21 helped Bristol police with a driving under the influence case in Bristol.

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VOLUNTEERS PUTTING TOGETHER a system of trails in and around Bristol celebrated their first season of work on the Bristol Trail Network at a party on Oct. 14.

Bristol trail club celebrates a successful first year BRISTOL — The group building a trail around Bristol hosted a party at the Bristol Recreation Club pavilion on Oct. 14 to celebrate the progress made this year toward completing the project.

The 24 people who attended walked the section of trail behind Mount Abraham Union High School with amazing views to the west, and then had a great potluck lunch.

The mission of the Bristol Trail Network, or BTN, is to create and maintain trails around Bristol in order to promote access to and appreciation for natural, historical, and cultural resources in the vicinity and to support the recreation and education of residents and visitors alike. Further, through trails, the group seeks to foster human connections within the community, tie community members more closely to the landscape, and enhance Bristol’s potential as an allseasons destination for recreation and tourism.

Organizers of the Bristol Trail Network effort highlighted some milestones toward creating the tail: • June: First meeting attended by over 40 people; over 160 people now on email list.

• Connected with numerous organizations, including the Middlebury Areal Land Trust (which created the Trail Around Middlebury), Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Addison County Bike Club, U.S. Forest Service, Addison County Regional Planning Commission, Watershed Center, Bristol Fitness, teachers at Bristol Elementary School and Mount Abe, and more.

• July: BTN volunteers assisted Bristol Family Campground in mapping two miles of mountain biking trails on the campground’s property.

• Trail Design Team reviewed plans for the “Inner Loop” in August and established intentions for basic trail specifications • Secured permissions for trail building on town land, future business park land, and future Stoney Hill development land.

• Fifteen volunteers spent 120 hours to expand and improve trail around the high school.

• Collaborated with Bristol Conservation Commission and Bristol Historical Society on development of historic interpretive trail around the foundations of the old Coffin Factory at the bottom of South Street (to be continued in the spring after funds have been raised for the interpretive sign).

• Fourteen volunteers spend 21

hours pulling two truckloads of trash out of the Coffin Factory site.

• Volunteers created a trail around the dump (13 people, 64 hours).

Unfortunately, due to a boundary dispute with a neighbor, this trail is not currently open. Lesson learned: Even if you have permission to build on land, touch base with the neighbors before you build. BTN representatives will meet with the selectboard later this fall to discuss how to proceed in that location.

• Patty and Kevin Hanson at Hogback Brewery in September dedicated their current bottling of “The Coffin Factory,” a West Coast IPA, to the interpretive trail project.

A portion of all proceeds from sales of that beer will be donated to support the sign that will go up at the entrance to that trail.

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Two local St. Lawrence students will be studying abroad this year.

Clayton D. Duclos of Middlebury, a member of the Class of 2018 majoring in English, is studying abroad with a non-St. Lawrence University affiliated program.

Duclos attended Mount Abraham Union High School. Phoebe E. Plank of North Ferrisburgh, also a a member of the Class of 2018 and majoring in Conservation Biology, is studying abroad with St. Lawrence University’s Kenya Semester Program. Plank attended Vergennes Union High School.

Davis Piper, a Weybridge resident, was recently recognized for excellent academic performance this past spring 2017 semester at Wheelock College in Boston and placed on the Dean’s List. Davis majored in both Special Education and Performing Arts.

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Primary winter projects include securing permissions along the southern edge of town and applying for a Vermont Recreation/Trail/ Parks grant to fund Vermont Youth Conservation Corps team next summer.

BTN officials expressed their appreciation to everyone who offered enthusiasm and support in this first season.

MONKTON — All are welcome to join in on the fun for “Halloween Story Hour” at the Russell Memorial Library on Saturday, Oct. 28, from Have a news tip?

10-11 a.m. There will be stories, Call Liz Pecor at 453-2180 songs and the chance to do a simple NEWS holiday craft for those who want to participate. Costumes are welcome, the ghosts, goblins and characters that will be arriving. You can have simple but not required.

Also, “Trick or Treat at the Library” decorations on your vehicle, but they will be on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The aren’t required. Call Teri at 802-453Russell Memorial Library will be open 4918 with any questions.

The fall Sunday from 3-7:00 p.m. for this School program traditional celebration of Tuesday, Oct. the holiday. Every child 31 the Monkton welcomes families with children from grades who stops by will receive pre-K through 6 to join a candy treat and a free Friends anytime. Breakfast is book. Make sure to wear Methodist will your costumes to show be hosting their offered at 8:30 a.m. followed by the worship off your creations and annual “Trunk service at 8:45 a.m., creatures. The library or Treat” event they can attend for staff will be dressed for from 5:30-6:30 which a few minutes. Sunday the festivities and eagerly School begins shortly waiting to see costumed p.m. in the after, and includes bible kids at the door. For church parking more information call the lot. Kids will be stories, music, games and crafts around the library at 802-453-4471. able to trick or Another Halloween treat around the theme of the week. A new Youth Group for celebration will be held at the Monkton Friends parking lot, then students in grades 7 Methodist Church on go inside to join through 12 is planning activities and outings Tuesday, Oct. 31. The in on crafts, every few weeks. Fun, church will be hosting games and hot fellowship and service their annual “Trunk or chocolate. are the themes. All Treat” event from 5:30are welcome. Both 6:30 p.m. in the church parking lot. Kids will be able to the Sunday School and the Youth trick or treat around the parking lot, Group will be planning a multi-age then go inside to join in on crafts, Christmas Pageant in the next few games and hot chocolate. If anyone is weeks. Come join in to worship and interested in handing out treats, please have fun. Contact Teri at 802-453come to the parking lot before 5:30 4918 if you have questions about any and open your trunk or tailgate for of the programs.

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A nice witch reveals her Spooktacular magic

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BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

itches. The mean ones we know from their clammy green skin, long pointy noses covered with warts, sharp crooked teeth and chilling cackle. The nice ones comfort us with their rosy cheeks, warm smile and sparkling eyes. What do they have in common?

Magic.

Did you know Middlebury has its own witch?

Her name is Nancie Dunn — don’t worry, she’s a nice one.

Most days she looks nothing like a witch. Most of us know her as the lady who’s been running Sweet Cecily in downtown Middlebury for the past 30 years. Others know her as the artist who draws those bright and whimsical handmade cards. But at this time of year, she wraps up in her black dress, lets down her long silver hair and peers out from beneath her pointy purple velvety witch hat (complete with stuffed rats and a spider). Ready to lead the annual Spooktacular parade.

Now in its 10th season, Middlebury’s Spooktacular will take place this Sunday, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m., on the town green. Families and children of all ages are welcome to this free community event put on by the Better Middlebury Partnership. There will be music, games, a solar bubble maker, face painting, a fortune teller, cider and doughnuts from Happy Valley Orchard, and cupcakes and cookies by Erin Bettencourt of Sweet-E’s. Oh, and don’t forget all the great costume photo-ops.

At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, guests will be invited to

Nancie Dunn will once again lead Middlebury’s Spooktacular parade down Main Street this Sunday. All are welcome to this free, family friendly event from 1-3 p.m.

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line up for the main event — the Spooktacular parade.

Dunn grabs her witch’s’ broom, holds it up in the air and leads the parade from the crosswalk at the Post Office down one side of Main Street, turns around before the rotary and heads back up the other side of Main Street.

“Every business that’s normally open on Sunday (plus a few more) will be there handing out treats to the kids,” Dunn said. For the businesses that participate that don’t have Main Street locations, representatives from the company stand outside with goodie-baskets. “I’m always worried if we have enough candy… Every five minutes I’m SEE WITCH ON PAGE 3

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call to artists Montpelier needs public art The city of Montpelier is seeking proposals from a Vermont artist or team of artists for a major public art installation for the One Taylor Street Redevelopment Project. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Nov. 1.

Visual, craft or design artists in all media — including landscape architects and interior designers — are welcome to apply to create what the city of Montpelier hopes will be a “work that inspires people to come together.” The Request for Qualifications posted on the city’s website also says the key inspirations for the artwork should be “elements of Montpelier’s history and ethos.”

This past March, the city — in collaboration with Montpelier Alive and the Community Engagement Lab­ — received a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help fund a master plan for public art for the city, and to commission the city’s first major public work of art. Known as “Montpelier ArtSynergy,” the project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2019.

A seven-member selection committee will select three finalists from the proposals. The finalists will receive a small stipend to create a scale model of each proposal to present to the public. The final choice will be made by the City Council.

ART ‘Rose and Pomegranate’ NORTHERN DAUGHTERS FEATURES QUILTS BY GWEN MARSTON

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orthern Daughters gallery in Vergennes welcomes “Rose and Pomegranate,” a solo exhibit of quilts from Gwen Marston. The exhibition is on view at the gallery’s 221 Main Street location through Nov. 27, with an opening reception on Oct. 27, from 5-8 p.m.

Marston is a renowned quilter, author and teacher from Michigan.

She has been exhibiting her liberated quiltmaking nationally and internationally for over three decades.

“I began as most quilters do, by learning how to make quilts from traditional designs passed down

The one-acre Taylor Street site is a former scrap yard and train depot currently in use as a parking lot for state employees. The City of Montpelier plans to transform it into a state-of-the-art transportation and commercial center and public park. The project is funded through the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration and the city.

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through the generations,” she writes in the introduction to her book, A Common Thread. “Looking at antique quilts, I saw mounting evidence that many early quilt-makers were not following arbitrary rules nor were they using patterns. They obviously were figuring things out for themselves, which resulted in great diversity and innovation in their work. I also became aware that folk-art textiles the world around bore a common artistic feature: a certain amount of irregularity. What I found appealing in both the quilts and the folk-art textiles was that these pieces all clearly showed the hand of the maker. They were lively, had movement, and were imbued with elements of surprise, innovation, and originality.”

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ordering more, just to be sure everyone has enough.”

Nice witches never run out of treats. Plus, this isn’t Dunn’s first Spooktacular.

“The first year we did this, it was a freezing cold October day, it was even raining (or snowing?!)

We thought we were going to have to cancel the event,” said Dunn, who had the idea to bring back a local Halloween celebration. “But then 800 people showed up, and it made us realize that when you’re four years old, you could care less what the weather is doing. So when we say rain or shine, we’re not kidding.”

Dunn’s inspiration for Spooktacular came from the bonfire celebration the Rec-Park used to host when her two sons were young. Having been a member of the BMP (and many previous incarnations of it) for decades, she was well supported in starting this annual tradition.

“It’s a great, sweet, nostalgic local event,” said the Middlebury resident of 45 years. “I like these traditions and I like to keep them alive.”

Dunn remembers coming to Calvi’s for coffee after camping trips in Lake George. She moved here in 1972, where she and her husband Bruce Baker (a local jeweler) have stayed ever since. Coincidently (or maybe it was magic), Sweet Cecily (Dunn’s shop) is now in the old Calvi’s space.

“Sweet Cecily is like the neighborhood store,” Dunn said. “I have tons of local people who do all of their gift shopping here… It’s an affordable, eclectic mix of gifts from stocking stuffers to exquisite pottery… I want my shop to be for the community.”

The store keeps Dunn very busy. So she and Baker take one month off (typically February) and head to Mexico

A handmade birthday card by Nancie Dunn.

Kids and their families line up along Middlebury’s Main Street in last year’s Spooktacular parade.

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to do their artwork.

“It’s a luxury to sit down and do art,” she said.

“Bruce works on his jewelry and I work on my cards… and we say hello to each other.”

But even witches can’t force art.

“Sometimes I’m sitting in paradise with nothing to do but make art, and I come up with nothing,” Dunn explained. But that doesn’t last long. Soon she’s hand-drawing and hand-lettering her line of cards.

At the end of the month, the couple returns to Middlebury and their places in our community.

“I like small town life,” Dunn said. “I like to keep up and encourage community events.”

And that’s just what we can expect from this friendly witch.

“I’m going to keep on keeping on,” she said. “I may be an old witch, but I’ll still be a witch.”

May her magic be with us for many years to come!

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OUT OF TOWN Explore Fort Ticonderoga’s maze

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iscover Fort Ticonderoga’s Maze by Moonlight this Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Oct. 28. Navigate through the six-acres of towering corn stalks at night. Visitors will find clues connected to Fort Ticonderoga’s story as they make their way through the maze. Will

Fort Ticonderoga’s unexplained and ghostly past find you in the maze?

Bring your flashlight and find out.

With a NEW 2017 design, the maze is divided into two phases, giving guests the chance to gain confidence in the smaller maze before tackling the main maze. The average journey will take from 20 minutes for the first phase and up to an hour for the

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Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the door. Members of Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Ambassador Pass Holders, and children age four and under are free.

The maze opens at 7 p.m., and the last tickets will be sold at 9 p.m. For more information, call (518) 585-2821 or visit fortticonderoga.org.

Shelburne Museum hosts Halloween festivities WTF: An Evening of the Weird, Thrilling, and Fascinating at Shelburne Museum Saturday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m.

Join us for this after-hours tour of the Shelburne Museum.

Get exclusive access to the museum with a dedicated tour guide who will share the oddities, peculiarities and hidden stories behind our fascinating collection. $25 fee/$20 for college students with ID. Ages 21+.

Haunted Happenings Sunday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Join us for our annual Halloween event. Be creative and dress up in your most playful costumes as you trickor-treat on the grounds of Shelburne Museum. $7 per person for ages 3 and up. Members and children 2 and under are free. General admission applies for visitors arriving after 1 p.m.

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IN TOWN Gang of Thieves steals show in Vergennes

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his Saturday, Gang of Thieves will take over the Vergennes Opera House for a Masquerade-Ball concert. This Vermontbased funk rock quartet — with heart, vision and SATURDAY OCT. a road-dog Vergennes Opera House reputation — will stop in Vergennes on their fall tour for a special Halloween themed show.

Folks of all ages are encouraged to wear costumes to help add a little Halloween flair.

year. “It was very DIY, and a wild adventure!”

The four-member Gang has been together since — with a few additions and subtractions along the way. Besides a love of music, the quartet shares a love of community too. Their most recent tour was centered around their single “Work Together.” On tour they played and helped out at food shelves, animal shelters and even helped build houses.

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“This is quite simply one of the best bands around,” said Gerianne Smart, President of the Friends of the Vergennes Opera House.

“When we were looking at groups for our season of shows, The Gang of Thieves stood out, not only for their incredible musical talent and terrific energy, but because of their positive messaging. We really hope folks from far and wide will come out and experience this group playing in our historic theatre.”

Gang of Thieves band members Nick Wood (guitar), Tobin Salas (bass guitar), Taylor Whipple (drums) and Michael Reit (lead vocals / electric violin). They will play at the Vergennes Opera House for a Masquerade-Ball on Saturday evening.

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in Vergennes when he joined his first band — Busted Brix, it was a ska band. They played for prom and stuck together through the end of high school in 2010.

The Gang features Michael Reit, (lead vocal/electric violin), Nick Wood (guitar/vocals), Tobin Salas (bass) and Taylor Whipple (drums).

“Part of my vision with this concert at the Vergennes Opera House is to inspire some younger musicians to start playing again,” said the 26-year-old musician. “When I was in high school there were tons of bands, and I’m hoping the all ages show will help inspire kids to be involved with music again.”

Starksboro native Salas, got his start

Saturday’s concert will open with

Plotting Mischief, a newly formed band of local high students.

Plotting Mischief features Angus Schwaneflugel (from Mount Abe Union High School), Malcolm Donovan-Cook and Sam Kuhns (both from Vergennes Union High School).

Gang of Thieves got together in the spring of 2009, and did their first tour just out of high school in the summer of 2010.

“We went all across the country,” remembered Salas, who began growing his dreadlocks that first

“We really believe in it, and it’s such a good way to spend our time,” Salas explained. “We hope to inspire fans to volunteer and spread positive energy through their community… The world needs to come together right now, not be torn apart.”

Doors and cash bar, hosted by Bar Antidote, will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance online at the Vergennes Opera House website, or at Classic Stitching on Main Street in Vergennes, or at the door (if available) for $15.

For more info contact the Vergennes Opera House at (802) 877-6737 or vergennesoperahouse.org.

— Elsie Lynn Parini contributed to this report.

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‘THE CRUCIBLE’ COMES TO TOWN

The Middlebury College Department of Theatre launches its 2017-18 theatre season with David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross,” the first of four productions throughout the year.

Director Richard Romagnoli calls the play “an acid-dipped comedy focusing on four desperate, funny, conniving real estate salesmen who must make a sales quota or risk losing their jobs.” For mature audiences. Thursday, Oct. 26, and Friday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the Seeler Studio Theatre at the Mahaney Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15 for the general public; $12 for Middlebury College ID card holders; and $6 for Middlebury College students. For more info call (802) 443-MIDD (6433) or visit go.middlebury.edu/arts.

Alexandra Beller, Artistic Director of Alexandra Beller/Dances for the past 15 years, WEDNESDAY NOV. was

Starting next Thursday, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller will take the stage at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

THURSDAY NOV. Twenty-seven Vermont actors (including 10 local students) perform in this Middlebury Community Players production.

Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and run nightly through Nov. 5. A Sunday matinee will be held at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 on Thursday, $17 Friday-Sunday, and are available at the Town Hall Theater Box office. More info at (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

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previously a member of the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company from 19952001, performing in over 50 countries and throughout the U.S. All experience levels welcome. Free. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 4:30 p.m. More info at middlebury.edu or (802) 443-3168.

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CALENDAR

ARTS

ARTISTS RECEPTION AND OPEN HOUSE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m., Marble Trail Financial, 5 Court St., 2nd Floor. Local artist Judy Albright’s paintings, “Tea & Co.” will be on display as part of the firm’s opening celebration. The exhibit features pastel still-life paintings celebrating the meditative practice of sharing a cup of tea.

A STORY OF ART: GIFTS AND BEQUESTS FROM CHARLES MOFFETT ’67 AND LUCINDA HERRICK IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Oct. 27, 12:30 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Join Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture and exhibition curator Carrie Anderson and some of the students who participated with her in the January term project leading to the exhibition. Free. museum.middlebury. edu or 802-443-2291 ARTISTS RECEPTION IN VERGENNES. Friday, Oct. 27, 5-8 p.m., Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main St. A reception and wine tasting for prints created at “Small City Prints Big” on Oct. 14.

“ANCIENT EGYPT AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE: ART, RELIGION, RECEPTION” IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Professors Shalom Goldman and Pieter Broucke and Director and Curator Rebekah Irwin (Special Collections & Archives) present the college’s richness of resources pertaining to Ancient Egyptian culture.

Free. museum.middlebury.edu or 802-443-2291.

BOOKS

NANCY KILGORE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Oct. 26, 6:30-8 p.m., the Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Award-winning Vermont novelist Kilgore will read from and discuss her latest novel “Wild Mountain” which is set in Vermont. Sponsored by the Vermont Book Shop.

BOOK SALE IN VERGENNES. Friday, Oct. 27, 3-6 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library, 258 Main St. The Friends of Bixby Library’s final sale of the year. The sale includes all current inventory — DVDs/CD audiobooks, cookbooks, craft books, fiction, gardening, nonfiction, hardcover, and paperback. Enormous selection of good quality children’s books for all ages including young adult hardcover. Follow the signs to this Blow-out Book Sale on the lower level.

BOOK DISCUSSION IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Unity Hall. Congregational Church

of Middlebury, 2 Main St. Discuss Theologian-inResidence James Calvin Davis’s “Forbearance: A Theological Ethic for a Disagreeable Church,” which offers the church a way out of divisive disagreements through the embrace of a “theological ethic for faithful disagreement.” Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and the author has agreed to sign them. Light snacks and beverages will be served.

BOOK DISCUSSION IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Nov. 3, 6-7 p.m., Shafer’s Market & Deli, 54 College St. Meet and discuss “In A Dark, Dark Wood” by Ruth Ware. Friday Night Book Club, for literary-minded folks, meets the second (or first occasionally) Friday of every month. New members are always welcome.

TRACEY MEDEIROS IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov. 4, noon-2 p.m., Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Open house and tasting presented by Vermont food writer Medeiros featuring her new “Vermont Non-GMO Cookbook.”

CRAFTS

GREAT CHERRY WOODWORK AUCTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 28, doors open at noon, 1 p.m. public reception, 2 p.m. live auction, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. THT is turning its theater into a showroom for handcrafted cherry wood furniture, sculpture and more.

The completed pieces will be displayed at Town Hall Theater October 24-28 and then sold in a live auction on Oct. 28. Fifty percent of the purchase price will go to the woodworker and fifty percent to Town Hall Theater. Free. More info contact Town Hall Theater at 802-382-9222 or 802-388-1436.

PAINT-N-SIP FUNDRAISER IN VERGENNES. Sunday, Oct. 29, 3-5 p.m., Eagles Club, 67 New Haven Rd. Two hours of fun painting with local artist Jackie Rivers. Paint on slate or 11” x 14” canvas.

Proceeds go to support the Miss Vermont pageant.

Tickets $35 in advance/$40 at the door. More info at 802-349-9315 or facebook.com/paintwithjackie.

TWIST O’ WOOL SPINNING GUILD MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Road, “Show and Tell” followed by a general meeting and spin/knit-in, along with a talk about handling/skirting fleeces. All are welcome. More info at 802-453-5960.

DANCE

GANG OF THIEVES MASQUERADE BALL IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Come dance to this Burlington-based, high-energy band and get

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creative with your costume. Doors open at 7:30.

Cash bar. General seating.

FILM

“PATERSON” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 28, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunderland Language Center, Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College. An intimate look at a week in the life of a bus driver and aspiring poet in urban New Jersey.

Free. middlebury.edu/art or 802-443-3168.

“RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 4 and 7 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. The story of the often overlooked influence of Native Americans on rock and roll and pop music. Abenaki musician Bryan Blanchette will perform traditional and contemporary songs between showings. Part of Showing Up for Racial Justice’s Seeing Color/Seeking Justice series, a racial identities/racial justice film series, on the first Wednesday of each month. Funds raised support Abenaki Tribe’s efforts to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. Suggested donation of $10, but no one turned away for lack of funds.

“TONI ERDMANN” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov. 4, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunderland Language Center, Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College. Young workaholic Inès confronts a workfamily conflict as her jokester father, Winfried, poses as her CEO’s life coach. Free. middlebury. edu/art or 802-443-3168.

JUST FOR FUN

OTTER CREEK HARVEST FESTIVAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Oct. 27, 2-4 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. A lively afternoon of seasonal foods and beverages, live music by Bob Recupero and Steve Thurston, horsedrawn wagon rides, face painting, games and more, all in celebration of Autumn. Bring your family to this community wide festival. Free and open to the public. Handicap accessible. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com.

FALL HOEDOWN IN WEYBRIDGE. Friday, Oct. 27, 6-8 p.m., Weybridge Elementary School, Quaker Village Rd. Join friends for an evening of fun and dancing with live music by Rick Klein & Peter Macfarlane, with caller Don Stratton. All ages and abilities are welcome. Seasonal treats and heartier fare, a silent auction and door prizes. Admission by donation. Proceeds to benefit Weybridge Elementary Fund. More info at 802-545-2113.

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SHACKSBURY CIDER TASTING ROOM GRAND OPENING IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Oct. 28, noon6 p.m., 11 Main St. Food truck, cider, cellar tours and music from local artists. Free and family friendly.

MUSIC

HEATH QUARTET PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. The Heath Quartet performs a rich, mixed repertoire program including works by Haydn, Tippett, Bach, and Mendelssohn. Pre-concert lecture by Professor of Music Larry Hamberlin, 7:00 p.m., Room 221. Reserved seating. Tickets: $28 General public/$22 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students.

On sale to PASS Members 9/6, ID holders 9/11, general public 9/14. middlebury.edu/arts/ boxoffice or 802-443-3168.

JOHN FUNKHOUSER QUARTET ON STAGE IN BRANDON. Saturday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come hear this quartet of forward thinking jazz musicians.

Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-247-4295, info@brandonmusic.net or brandon-music.net.

TIMOTHY DUCH JAZZ PIANO ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Jazz piano music with Tim Duch, a member of the Moose Crossing Jazz Trio. Some of Tim’s musical influences are: Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, Art Tatum, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Bud Powell, and Keith Jarrett. Part of The Residence’s Sunday Music Series. Free and open to the public. Handicap accessible.

RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@ residenceottercreek.com.

season, presenting a program surveying five decades of King’s Singers repertoire, plus new works commissioned for this anniversary year. Tickets: $30 General public/$25 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students. On sale to PASS Members 9/6, ID holders 9/11, general public 9/14. middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice or 802443-3168.

MICHAEL CHORNEY AND HOLLAR GENERAL ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Saturday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125. Comprised of some of the finest players from Vermont’s small but vital music community, Michael Chorney and Hollar General feature the sounds of acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, steel guitars and drums. Open mic followed by featured performers $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. More info at rcch. org or 802-388-9782.

STELLARIA TRIO PERFORMS IN BRANDON. Saturday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. The trio performs works by Finnish, Norwegian and Danish composers in their Nordic piano trio program called “Mirth and Mystery.” Concert tickets are $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295 or e-mail info@ brandon-music.net.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FIDDLERS IN BRANDON. Sunday, Nov 5, 12-5 p.m., Brandon American Legion, Route 7. All fiddlers welcome for fun and dancing. Refreshments available. Donations accepted.

THE KING’S SINGERS PERFORM IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m., Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College. The renowned a cappella ensemble returns to Middlebury to celebrate its 50th anniversary

top pick SHACKSBURY CIDER IN VERGENNES IS CELEBRATING THE GRAND OPENING OF ITS TASTING ROOM THIS SATURDAY FROM NOON-6 P.M. STOP

BY FOR SOME HARD CIDER, FOOD, MUSIC AND TOURS OF THE CELLARS! FREE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY.

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POETRY

POETRY FROM THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA IN MIDDLEBURY. Monday, Oct. 30, 7-8:30 p.m., Unity Hall, Congregational Church of Middlebury, 2 Main St. Bristol resident and Otter Creek Poet Larry Jones will share a portion of his poetry, written while on the pilgrimage this past summer. Each poem will be accompanied by slides and/or videos, and there will be a time for questions and answers. Free. All are welcome.

THEATER

“GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Oct. 26, and Friday, Oct. 27, Saturday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Seeler Studio Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

Come see David Mamet’s dark comedy focusing on five desperate, funny, conniving real estate salespeople who must make a sales quota or risk losing their jobs. Directed by Richard Romagnoli. For mature audiences. Tickets: $15 General public/$12 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students. middlebury. edu/arts/boxoffice or 802-443-3168.

“THE CRUCIBLE” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 2, Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Arthur Miller’s play set during the Salem witch trials. Directed by Chris Ross.

“THE NETHER” STAGED READING IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Nov. 5, 4 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. The Middlebury Actors Workshop presents this work by young playwright Jennifer Haley about a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. (Content warning, not appropriate for children under 16).

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Meet the baker

Erin Bettencourt from Sweet-E’s in Middlebury

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emember these words: “No dessert until after you’ve finished your .”

Brussels sprouts, lima beans, okra… whatever overcooked, slimy, totally gross vegetable you left piled in the corner of your dinner plate.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

Most of us remember these words coming from our parents, but it’s not something Erin Bettencourt says to her three kids. In fact she believes just the opposite.

“Life is short. Eat dessert first.”

Yes, she’s an awesome mom. But that motto is also the inspiration behind her bakery, Sweet-E’s, that she runs from her home kitchen in Middlebury.

her 70s… Life is short. Why not have the good things first?”

Back in 2010, when Bettencourt was just getting started, she lived in Massachusetts. But by 2014, she had been through a divorce and moved her three kids back home to Addison County to be near family.

“I have the ‘it takes a village mentality,’” said the single mom, who also works a full-time job as an HR representative at Porter Medical Center. “It’s been so nice to be home.”

Since coming back, Bettencourt bakes on nights and weekends for her customers — often into the wee hours of the mornings. But a picture of her grandmother hanging in her kitchen keeps Bettencourt company.

“LIFE IS SHORT. EAT DESSERT FIRST.”

“Gram used to bake a few weeks before Thanksgiving and all the way through the New Year,” remembered Bettencourt, who grew up in Salisbury. “She used to collect those huge metal popcorn containers — they would line her whole back porch — and fill them will peanut butter balls, Chex mix, fudge, gingerbread men… you name it, she made it.”

And when Bettencourt would go to visit, her grandmother would put her to work.

“She got me started,” Bettencourt said.

“I used to just use a box cake and make it pretty, but baking with her taught me how to make everything from scratch.”

Bettencourt’s grandmother Katherine Hurlburt passed away about seven years ago and that’s when Bettencourt officially started her business.

“We lost Gram before her time,” Bettencourt remembered. “She was in

After baking, comes decorating — an intricate and defining flair of Bettencourt’s treats.

“My style is animation decorating, I guess,” said the Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduate. “It’s the same as my painting and drawing…

It generally appeals to a younger crowd… it’s not realism, that’s for sure.”

Bettencourt “eyeballs and freehands” everything she makes. Including goodies like the 3-D Sorting Hat cake she constructed out of rice crispy treats, or the helicopter cake (with a spinning blade), or the driver’s license cake with a photo ID. “It takes a lot of patience,” Bettencourt explained.

Curious to try some of Sweet-E’s treats?

She’ll be selling cupcakes and cookies at Middlebury’s Spooktacular on Sunday afternoon, 1-2:30 p.m.

Look for Sugar Skulls (sugar cookies

On nights and weekends Erin Bettencourt, owner of Sweet-E’s, bakes sweet treats from her home kitchen in Middlebury. She will be selling cupcakes and cookies at Middlebury’s Spooktacular this Sunday.

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decorated with colorful royal icing) and five CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 flavors of cupcakes at this Sunday’s event. Cupcake flavors will include Death

By Chocolate, Autumn Spice, Candy Corn, Zombie Brains (chocolate with cherry filling) and Boston Scream Pie. Treats will cost around $2 each.

BAKER

Bettencourt will also be raffling off a $25 gift certificate for an order of her custom confections.

“The community has really rallied around me and helped me get going up here,” Bettencourt said, adding that she hopes one day she will be able to open up her own shop.

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MY STYLE IS ANIMATION DECORATING, I GUESS... IT GENERALLY APPEALS TO A YOUNGER CROWD… IT’S NOT REALISM, THAT’S FOR SURE.” — Erin Bettencourt Erin Bettencourt is the mother of Lucas Bettencourt, 11, and 6-year-old twins Isabel Bettencourt and Sofia Bettencourt. They are her official critics and taste-testers.

DINE THE UNITED WAY United Way of Addison County P.O. Box 555 Middlebury, VT 05753

SPRITZ COOKIES Recipe from Erin Bettencourt’s grandmother Katherine Hurlburt. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

802.388.7189 www.UnitedWayAddisonCounty.org

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups butter or oleo softened 1 1/2 cup sugar 4 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla

PREPARATION: Heat oven to 375 F. Cream butter and sugar. Blend in remaining ingredients. Fill cookie press with 1/4 of dough at a time. Form desired shape on greased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Katherine Hurlburt’s recipes were so loved that when she passed the family compiled her best recipes into a family recipe book. Every year the family gets together a few days before Christmas and makes all of Katherine’s favorites.

For 50 years United Way of Addison County has been providing food resources for this community.

This year, don’t just go out to eat, go out to eat AND feed another. When you dine at these restaurants during Dine the United Way, a portion of your meal sales will come back to UWAC. We will then turn that money around to support the programs and services in our community working to fight hunger. Don’t see your favorite local restaurant? Encourage them to give UWAC a call!

OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2017 Green Peppers Restaurant 10 Washington St Middlebury VT 05753 10% of proceeds on 10/15-11/13 Mondays

The Storm Café 3 Mill St. Middlebury VT 05753 10% of proceeds on 11/7-10 Breakfast/Lunch

Fire & Ice Restaurant 26 Seymour St. Middlebury VT 05753 10% of proceeds on 11/16, 11/21

KB Café/Kennedy Brothers 11 Main St. Vergennes VT 05491 5% of proceeds on 10/15-11/25 Tuesdays

Morgan’s Tavern (at Middlebury Inn) 14 Court Square, Middlebury VT 05753 15% of proceeds on 11/8-10 • 388-4961

Tourterelle Restaurant & Inn 3629 Ethan Allen Highway New Haven VT 05472 5% of proceeds on 11/22,24,25

Stone Leaf Teahouse 111 Maple St. Middlebury VT 05753 $1 donated from every Chai tea sold on Fridays 10/20-12/1

Hatch 31 31 Main St. Bristol VT 05443 10% of proceeds on 11/14-18

Mary’s Inn at Baldwin Creek 1868 North 116 Road, Bristol VT 05443 100% of proceeds from “United in Dessert” sold 11/1-17

Mister Up’s Restaurant & Bar 25 Bakery Lane Middlebury VT 05753 15% of proceeds on 11/15

Daily Chocolate 7 Green St. Vergennes VT 05491 10% of proceeds on 11/7-11

American Flatbread 137 Maple St. Middlebury VT 05753 $2 small/$3 large breads sold 11/15

Join us for some fun, great food, and support your local United Way. For more information, please visit www.UnitedWayAddisonCounty.org

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org

Through Fri. 10/27 12-5pm Free; Sat. 10/28 1pm Reception

THE GREAT CHERRY WOOD CRAFT EXHIBIT

Hand-crafted items from Vermont artists are on display and for sale in the theater. Items not sold at exhibit will be auctioned 10/28 at 2pm.

Thu–Sat 11/2–4 @ 7:30pm; Sun 11/5 @ 2pm $12/Thu; $17 Fri–Sun MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY PLAYERS

THE CRUCIBLE

Featuring 27 Vermont actors (including 10 local students), the Players’ production strips this classic of period trappings, giving it a new life. The result is a riveting, contemporary perspective on the timeless, universal themes this drama tackles.

Wed 11/8 11am $13/ $8 students GREAT ART WEDNESDAYS

RUBENS: AN EXTRA LARGE STORY Rubens has been maligned by modern tastes, and hugely misunderstood. By looking in detail at his fascinating life, and understanding his art in more enlightened ways, this film intends to correct the extralarge and common misconceptions.

Thu 11/9 7pm $17/$10 students NT LIVE BROADCAST:

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, Vera Drake) stars in a new production of Edward Albee’s landmark play, broadcast from the Harold Pinter Theatre, London.

Fri 11/10 7:30pm $15

CHUCK MILLER AND FRIENDS AN EVENING OF JAZZ

Sat 11/11 8pm $15 (+$2 preservation fee)

SCAR-A-MOUCHE: A TRIBUTE TO QUEEN

Rockers Clint Bierman, Peter Day, Tyler Mast and Steve Hadeka create that infamous Queen sound with the incredible Josh Panda as Freddy Mercury. This is a can’t-miss concert!

Sun 11/12 2pm $25 (+$2 preservation fee)

THE HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR

Formed on the campus of Howard University in 1968, the Howard Gospel Choir is a body of students, alumni and community members dedicated to using Christ centered music as a means of healing, restoration and empowerment.

EXHIBITS A STORY OF ART. On exhibit Sept. 5-Dec. 10, featuring the gifts and bequests from collector Charles Moffett — a Middlebury alumnus from the Class of 1967 — and his widow Lucinda Herrick. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

AT THE RIVER. On exhibit for the month of October, featuring new paintings by TJ Cunninham. Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury. (802) 989-7419 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN. On exhibit Oct. 13-Nov. 12, featuring work

by Susan Goldstein, Krista Cheney and Aurora Davidson, and their way of interacting with the natural world. Art on Main, 25 Main Street, Bristol. (802) 453-4032 or artonmain.net.

DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE. On exhibit June 13-Jan. 13, 2018, featuring original artwork, sketches and more from 17 Vermont children’s book illustrators/authors. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park Street, Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

DRIVING THE BACK ROADS: IN SEARCH OF OLD-TIME VERMONTERS. On exhibit, Sept. 23-Jan. 6, featuring photographs and stories by Ethan Hubbard. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

LAND AND LENS: PHOTOGRAPHERS ENVISION THE ENVIRONMENT. On exhibit Sept. 15-Dec. 10, featuring 71 photographs spanning the mid-19th century to the present day. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu.

LYN DUMOULIN: PLACES OF THE HEART. On exhibit Oct. 6-Nov. 12, featuring watercolor paintings by Middlebury artist Lyn DuMoulin. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

NATURAL AFFECTION. On exhibit Aug. 25-Oct. 28, featuring paintings of the natural beauties in by Susan Bull Riley’s surroundings. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. (802) 247-4295 or cmacvt.org.

PORTRAITS OF THE VERMONT LANDSCAPE. On exhibit Sept. 1-Oct. 31, featuring paintings and pastels by Middlebury artist Norma Jean Rollet. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

ROSE AND POMEGRANATE. On exhibit Oct. 19-Nov. 26, featuring liberated quilt-making by Gwen Marston. An opening reception will be held Friday, Oct. 27, from 5-8 p.m. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

SMALL CITY PRINTS BIG. On exhibit Oct. 18-22, featuring large woodblock prints made by students, community members and artists. A reception and wine tasting will be held Friday, Oct. 27 from 5-8 p.m. Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main Street, Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or creativespacegallery.org.

TEA & CO… PAINTINGS BY JUDY ALBRIGHT. On exhibit through December, featuring still life paintings by Judy Albright celebrating the meditative practice of sharing a cup of tea. An opening reception and celebration of a coming together of Addison Advisors and Misasi & Miss CPAs (both of Middlebury) will be open to the public on Thursday, Oct. 26, 5-7 p.m. Marble Trail Financial, 5 Court Street, Second Floor, Middlebury. (802) 989-7584.

THE ART OF WORD. On exhibit Sept. 1-Dec. 31, featuring artwork by Lily Hinrichsen, Karla Van Vliet, Rachel Baird, Basha Miles, Annie Perkins and Reagh Greenleaf, Jr. By appointment only. ARTSight Gallery, 6 South Street, Bristol. (802) 989-1333 or lilyhinrichsen@gmail.com.

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MUSIC

The John Funkhouser Quartet plays Brandon

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he John Funkhouser Quartet gives the impression from their relaxed and informal demeanor, both on and off stage, that they’ve been friends for years — because they have. Together in various combinations and incarnations for SATURDAY OCT. over 15 years, Brandon Music this quartet of forward thinking jazz musicians exudes true confidence of the kind that can only come from long-term trust and friendship.

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The Quartet has covered much musical ground together, playing everything from old-time swing music to avant-garde jazz, from rock/jam music to Greek and Bulgarian folk songs, and all the while putting their unique stamp of truthfulness and integrity on everything they play.

’70s funk and Prog rock, the Great American Songbook, South African jazz, Chopin, and American folk music. Despite these varied influences, the sound of the band is instantly recognizable: full of empathy, fire, staggering technical displays, profound intimacy, joy and playfulness.

The band’s most recent album, “Still,” reflects this diverse passion as well.

Catch the concert Saturday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for an extra $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 2474295, email info@brandon-music.net or visit brandon-music.net for more info.

Their eclectic concert at Brandon Music this Saturday will reflect Funkhouser’s recent studies of North Indian classical music, employing the deep serenity, pathos and light of ragas he has been studying in recent months, as well as the band’s enthusiasm for New Orleans street music,

Heath Quartet returns to Middlebury

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eturning to Middlebury with a new Gramophone award and second violinist in tow, the extraordinary Heath Quartet will treat audiences to a rich, mixed repertoire program including works by Haydn, Tippett, Bach, and Mendelssohn on Friday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m.

The U.K.-based ensemble was the Middlebury Performing Arts Mahaney Center for the Series’ first quartet in residence Arts, Middlebury in 2016, spending a month on campus to give performances, master classes, and school visits. They quickly became favorites of local audiences.

FRIDAY 27 OCT.

THE JOHN FUNKHOUSER QUARTET

live music THE HORSETRADERS HALLOWEEN PARTY. Saturday, Oct. 28, Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury.

GANG OF THIEVES. Saturday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

THE KINGS SINGERS. Friday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m., Mead Chapel, Middlebury.

HOLLAR GENERAL. Saturday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House CHUCK MILLER AND FRIENDS. Friday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, Middlebury.

JARV AND MISTER BURNS. Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern, Middlebury.

GRANT STINNET. Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

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“It’s always a tremendous opportunity when a series or community gets to form lasting relationships with artists and ensembles,” said Performing Arts Series Director Allison Coyne Carroll. “The quartet left quite an indelible impression on our community.”

This time around, the quartet will perform Joseph Haydn’s Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2; 20th century composer Michael Tippett’s String Quartet No. 2; selected chorale preludes of Johann Sebastian Bach; and Felix Mendelssohn’s Quartet in F minor, Op. 80.

Music Professor Larry Hamberlin will give a free preconcert talk about the musical selections, at 7 p.m., in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 221.

The concert will take place in Robison Hall at the Mahaney Center for the Arts, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28 for adults; $22 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni; and $6 for Middlebury College students, and are on sale at 802-443-MIDD (6433) or middlebury. edu/arts/tickets.

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the movie THE FLORIDA PROJECT — RUNNING TIME: 1:55 — RATING: R What if I say “Don’t go to The Florida Project because the acting is so good it will take a long time for you to recover from the sadness?” Or I can say “Just go, it’s that good.” You will go straight to The Magic Castle, a bare bones motel that lies nearly in the dark shadow of Orlando’s Disney World. At $30 per night, its appeal is limited. Many rooms are empty, and the ones that aren’t are occupied by unemployed people scraping by. The place is surrounded night and day by awful sounds — the roaring traffic from the adjacent thruway, the deafening noise of leaf blowers and helicopters passing low as they carry affluent tourists to nearby Disney World. These people are hurting.

Several women live here alone with their children as they struggle to come up with money for food and shelter every day. One of these is a young mother named Halley (Bria Vinaite). Covered with complex tattoos and long hair dyed with turquoise streaks, she smokes through the day while her 6-year-old daughter Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) plays outside with neighbors Scooty (Christopher Rivera) and Jancey (Valeria Cotto). As those three children become friends, they spend their days playing together, pretending, and exploring the neighborhood. We learn that Halley turns tricks in her room to pay the rent, and is not just poor, but lazy.

It’s at this point that my mind began to look for solutions for the mothers and their children. That’s what we do, isn’t it, when watching people who need help? What’s going to save them? We want this young mother to figure out a way to care for Moonee and herself other than by scamming passers-by.

Our sympathy stirred, we wonder how writer/director Sean Baker and co-screenwriter Chris Bergoch will put the requisite smiles on the faces of these lost people. That won’t happen. They continue to follow the children who create their world from the things around them — making a game of everything they see — like celebrating a birthday by sitting on

Bria Vinaite and Brooklynn Prince in The Florida Project (2017).

the sidewalk under the fireworks exploding over nearby Disney World.

Moonee carries on a running conversation with herself and plays with her doll in imaginary worlds. She leads her two friends through all kinds of mischief and bad deeds in the actual world that surrounds them.

Sunk in the darkness of the unfolding story, we begin to marvel at the acting. As the motel manager, Willem Dafoe creates a deeply decent man with little ability to change things, and Bria Vinaite stuns us as Moonee’s wasted mother. But it is 6-year-old Brooklynn Prince who stops us cold as Moonee while we follow her through her world of incurable despair with a smile on her face and mischief in her heart.

Writer/Director Sean Baker created a powerhouse little character and found a 6-year-old actor to create her in a way that makes her absolutely unforgettable.

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FIVE-CARAT SOUL — BY JAMES MCBRIDE

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Like a sparkling concoction of fresh new words, strung together with finesse and bravery and forthrightness, James McBride’s short stories spill onto the page and into the reader’s soul. It’s no mistake that McBride is a National Book Award-winning author, he is a truly gifted American voice. The characters that tremble and burn and live in the heart of his stories, sometimes connected, sometimes not, are so vibrant, they spring whole from the page. In a mere handful of pages, as in Blub, for instance, the story of a boy, sweet on the narrator’s sister, who dies a little inside each time she rejects him, we come to care deeply for the person created

by McBride’s descriptions and actions. Members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band, including Goat and Bennie, Beanie and Dex, are vividly portrayed and an instant kinship is born, and any harboring doubts about the commonality of humanity is forgotten.

McBride’s stories are humorous, insightful and moving.

Nocturnes, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Fresh Complaint, by Jeffrey Eugenides

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Uncommon Type, by Tom Hanks The Relive Box and Other Stories,

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HOME Preparing your fireplace or stove for the season

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ireplaces and wood-burning stoves not only can be beautiful focal points within a home, but they also provide an additional source of heat and can be used to keep rooms or entire homes comfortable without the need for additional and potentially costly heating sources.

Just like more modern home heating systems, stoves and fireplaces need to be maintained, and that maintenance includes readying them before winter when they are used more heavily.

Ensuring a fireplace or stove is in good working order helps to guarantee efficiency of use and safety during the winter months. Here are a handful of ways to stay safe as you get ready for another cozy season around the fire.

START WITH THE CHIMNEY Begin by having your chimney thoroughly cleaned and inspected.

Creosote can build up inside of the chimney. Creosote is highly flammable and becomes more difficult and expensive to clean the longer it builds up inside your flue lining. In addition, animals may have created nest inside of the chimney since the last time the fireplace was used. A professional chimney sweep should be hired in this situation. He or she will be able to effectively clean the chimney in a manner that is the least messy and disruptive to residents.

INSTALL OR CHECK SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS Operational alarms are essential to

preventing injury or death resulting from smoke or carbon monoxide inhalation.

Such detectors are inexpensive safeguards that should be installed on every floor of the house. Batteries should be replaced every six months, and the alarms themselves should be changed every five to 10 years.

INSPECT THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHIMNEY Inspect the mortar around any bricks in the chimney and surrounding areas for cracks. If left unaddressed, these can cause dangerous fires. If there are serious cracks, a professional may need to make repairs or the chimney may need to be replaced. You also can have the chimney capped with a screen to keep animals and debris from entering.

INSPECT THE DAMPER A damper is a valve or plate that stops or regulates the flow of air inside a chimney. It should be checked prior to the first use of a stove or fireplace so homeowners can be certain it opens and closes smoothly.

MOVE FLAMMABLE ITEMS Move flammable items away from the front of a fireplace or stove. Be sure curtains or other home furnishings are far enough away that they will not catch fire from any errant sparks or flames.

ORDER WOOD Be sure there is plenty of wood for the season. Ask a wood supplier to estimate just how much will be needed, and double-check that the wood will arrive in time for the start of the season.

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS “STRANGER THINGS” PARTY IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Oct. 27, 4-6 p.m., Stonecutter Spirits, 1197 Exchange St., Suite A. Get pulled into the Upside Down with Stonecutter Spirits for the launch of season two of the favorite 80’s-inspired thriller.

See the tasting room transformed with dark decorations, buckets of halloween candy, and a one-night-only “Stranger Things” inspired cocktail menu. Haymaker Bun Company will provide dark chocolate and savory deliciousness for purchase.

Costumes always welcome.

CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY IN BRISTOL. Friday, Oct. 27, 4:30-6 p.m., Holley Hall. Bring your ghosties and ghoulies for games, music, food and face painting. Dux the Balloon Guy will be there.

Goodie bags and costume parade will wrap up the event. Free.

Hannah Hurlburt will be closing her shop Wonderland on Main Street in Middlebury.

WONDERLAND CLOSING AT END OF YEAR

MEDIEVAL CASTLE AND PUMPKIN PARTY IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Oct. 27, 6-8:30 p.m., Helen Porter Nursing Home, 30 Porter Dr. This year the lobby and community room will be dressed up like a medieval castle for this largely indoor event, and pumpkins will be on hand for carving. Free and open to the public.

Wonderland — a costume, vintage and custom sewing shop — on Main Street in Middlebury, will close its doors on Dec. 31. Shop owner and seamstress Hannah Hurlburt achieved her childhood dream when she opened the shop in the spring of 2015. Now she’s ready to leave retail and focus on her true passion — sewing.

HALLOWEEN FUN IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Oct. 28, 4-8:30 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. The event begins with trunk or treat decorating at 4 p.m., followed by trunk or treating from 5:30-6:30 p.m., and other activities until 8:30 p.m. Check out the decorated vehicles and collect candy from tricked out trunks. Prizes for scariest and most interactive trunks, by people’s choice. Cars and costumed people needed. Free.

More info at 802-453-5978.

“They say life is about learning, and this has been an amazing classroom,” Hurlburt said in an

FAIRY GODMOTHERS AND WIZARDS MEET AND GREET IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Oct 28, 5-6 p.m., Vergennes Residential Care Home, 34 North St. These community elders only dress to greet young visitors on Halloween. The fairy godmothers and wizards have been working all year collecting and creating surprise treats to make the evening extra special. No reservations needed.

MEDIEVAL CASTLE AND PUMPKIN PARTY IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Oct. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., Helen Porter Nursing Home, 30 Porter Dr. This year the lobby and community room will be dressed up like a medieval castle for this largely indoor event, and pumpkins will be on hand for carving. Free and open to the public.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME DANCE IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Oct. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., New Haven Town Hall, 78 North St. Join in on the spirit of Halloween following the town’s annual Trunk-n-Treat. Dinner

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options available at the Village Green Market.

All are welcome. Doors open at 6 p.m., dancing from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Prizes awarded. Tickets $5 per person/$20 per family. All proceeds benefit Beeman Elementary School.

TRUCK-OR-TREAT AND A LASAGNA DINNER IN SALISBURY. Saturday, Oct. 28, 6-8:30 p.m., Salisbury Community School, 286 Kelly Cross Rd. Put on that Halloween costume and join Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department to trick-or-treat through fire trucks and meet the firefighters. Tickets $10 adults/$5 for kids/five and under free. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. and Truck-or-Treat starts at 7:30 p.m.

HALLOWEEN DANCE IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Oct. 28, 7-11 p.m., Eagles Club, 67 New Haven Rd. Doors open at 6:30 for light snacks. Music by Joe River Mobil DJ. Prizes for best costumes. Proceeds go to the Addison County Eagles scholarship fund.

Tickets $10 in advance/$15 at the door. More info at 802-877-2055.

HALLOWEEN PARTY IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Oct. 29, noon-2 p.m., Swift House Inn, 25 Stewart Ln. Middlebury College’s Page One Literacy Program invites the community to come play games, decorate cookies and pumpkins, read

interview last week, while showing off a butterfly costume (she made the dress). “The support has been amazing. This store has been like a chrysalis for me and now I’m ready to spread my wings.”

Hurlburt said she will continue to offer tailoring, custom sewing and vintage clothing from a location (TBA) that’s accessible to Main Street.

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spooky stories and celebrate Halloween.

Costumes are encouraged for all ages. Coffee and cider will be provided. All minors need to be accompanied by an adult.

SPOOKTACULAR IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m., location TBA. Bring your hobgoblins, grumpkins and snarks out for an afternoon of Halloween fun. Music, games and a costume trick or treat parade down Main Street.

COSTUME DANCE PARTY AND TRUNK OR TREAT IN VERGENNES. Sunday, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m., American Legion Post 14, 100 Armory Ln. Start with the costume karaoke dance party with DJ Amanda Rock, followed by trunk or treat in the parking lot.

For people who live out of town and don’t get trick or treaters, and anyone with ambulatory issues.

All vehicles must arrive half an hour in advance.

Prizes will be given for the top three trunks. Trunk providers are responsible for their own candy or treats. To register a vehicle for trunk or treat, contact Martha DeGraaf at 802-349-0299 or email at marsulli@aol.com.

TRICK AND TRUNK GATHERING IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m.. Middlebury United Methodist Church, 43 North Pleasant St.

f o C s r h a a e n Y ge 0 5 United Way of Addison County We look back on five decades of change & growing support As the old adage says, nothing remains constant except change itself. United Way of Addison County, with 50 years under her belt, has seen, been impacted and experienced much change at national, local and internal levels. Many of us have been around for and have adapted to these political, economic, social, and technological movements.

Our humble beginnings as a Community Chest started with the hard work of volunteers, door-to-door solicitations and a first fundraising campaign that successfully raised $43,333 ($305,000 in today’s dollars!). Back then, Counseling Service of Addison County was a 10-year-old, H.O.P.E. (then called ACCAG) a toddling 3-year-old, Home Health

and Hospice a newborn like us and Mary Johnson Children’s Center a gleam in the eye of their founders who would arrive in another two years.

Time passed and the social service network grew and community members responded in new ways. The ’80s brought attention to services to seniors with the creation of Elderly Services and Hospice Volunteer Services, more offerings for early education with Parent-Child Center and Otter Creek Child Care opening their doors, and a much -needed response to homelessness with the opening of the John Graham Emergency Shelter. As we moved forward to the early ’90s, courageous (See 50 years, Page 3)

In this part of Vermont we embrace our neighbors; help us to help them

By John Dale United Way Board President The United Way of Addison County is celebrating its 50th Birthday. More importantly, 2017 marks a half-century of United Way’s integral involvement in promoting the wellbeing of the people of Addison County.

My wife, son and I moved here six years ago, but are still struck by how vital and tightly knit the Addison County community is. Every JOHN week there seems to be several events that draw all generations, such as Memorial Day parades, local theatrical productions at the Town Hall Theater, festivals on the Bristol green, Field Days, Friday night football games, community suppers at local

churches and so on.

Every day, in passing encounters on the sidewalk or store, there are examples and reminders that the people of Addison County embrace our neighbors and cherish our differences, as well as our commonalities. Yet, even in our little corner of the world, there are residents who face difficulties, and historically the people of Addison County, and the United Way of Addison County, have reached DALE out to help. Our community recognizes that it is stronger when all of its residents are assured of as bright, healthy and stable future as possible.

The United Way of Addison County’s (See John Dale, Page 4)

Jeremy Holm, a co-founder of the United Way’s Heroin Epidemic Learning Program, or H.E.L.P., explains to a Vergennes Union High School student how to film a public service announcement about opiate abuse. Youngsters in H.E.L.P. make PSAs to discourage their peers from risky behaviors.

High schoolers make videos to discourage peers’ drug abuse H.E.L.P. stands for Heroin Epidemic Learning Program. It is a youth empowerment program that educates students on the effects of the heroin and opiate epidemic in our community and across the country. The two-part program includes expert volunteers that inform students of their experience(s) with the epidemic; while the students learn, they are tasked with creating their own

public service announcements, or PSAs, about heroin/opiate prevention.

In 2016/2017, H.E.L.P. was launched as a pilot, and it rallied nearly 40 students across Addison County. Additionally, the program recruited 15 expert volunteers including law enforcement, paramedics, and experts in addiction/recovery, storyboard writing and film.

(See H.E.L.P., Page 2)

Addison Independent • October 26, 2017 Top photo; Hannaford Career Center students participate in Days of Caring, see story on Page 3.

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H.E.L.P.

All hands on deck

These Middlebury Union High School students volunteered their time and efforts in a project at Middlebury’s Memorial Sports Center on the Days of Caring last month.

Helping people get the most out of their jobs

By Suzanne Waldren United@Work Resources Coordinator Telling people about my role as a Workplace Resource Coordinator in the workplace hasn’t been the easiest thing to articulate, but at some point I came up with what I think is the most concise description. I act as liaison between the employee and Human Resources. When challenges in an employee’s life come up, and are outside the scope of Human Resources, I come on the scene and help the employee find the necessary resources in the community to address the presenting need(s).

In essence I am an extension of a workplace EAP (Employee Assistance Program), and I’m on-site and available to sit down with the employee and actively listen, then go to work finding the necessary resources to address whatever might be happening for them at the time.

For example, I know firsthand just how distracting the challenges of being a single mother and going through the process of divorce can be. It becomes what feels like a multi-limbed monster with the demands of paperwork, applying for scholarships and a complete reorientation of three people’s lives (mine and my two children). There is no way to neatly compartmentalize these things when your life and your employer are calling you to show up and be your best productive self.

SUZANNE WALDREN In the end, it is incredibly validating when I can look the employee in the eye and say, “I understand, and you’ll get through this.” I view myself more as their peer, rather than a case manager.

A fellow Resource Coordinator recently asked me what the most rewarding part of my job was. I told her it is being able to connect with an employee on a deeper level than they expected when they walked in to see me — to connect on a level where they walk away feeling heard, and ultimately feel more focused than when they sat down. It takes a village

of supportive human resources personnel, supervisors, managers and coworkers to refer people to me. My desire is to encourage vulnerability, and help to dissolve the stigma that needing help means we are somehow broken.

My services as a Resource Coordinator go beyond finding resources in the community for employees in crisis. I can do free tax preparation through the United Way MyFreeTaxes for employees who make under $66,000 per year.

I also coordinate a series of hour-long financial seminars throughout the year that take place at the workplace and include paying down debt, saving for college, budgeting, planning for retirement and more.

Being a Resource Coordinator is by far the most rewarding and, at the same time, the most challenging work I have done in my work life thus far. The rewarding aspects of the job are obvious. When I say challenging, I am speaking to the self-doubt that creeps in when I wonder if I was really able to help an employee. This feeling mostly arises when an employee isn’t eligible for benefits. When this is the case we then brainstorm to come up with alternative strategies beyond a referral.

The benefits of having access to a Resource Coordinator are invaluable and include increased employee confidence, productivity, retention, and workplace advancement.

(Continued from Page 1) “This went from an idea to a program in less than two months,” explains J e s s e B r o o k s , regional prevention partnership coordinator for the United Way of Addison County. “Last October Jeremy Holm and I met at a coffee shop for the first time and talked about how we could have an immediate impact. We both agreed it needed to include youth and it needed to be about prevention.”

TV/film actor and Vergennes resident Jeremy Holm co-created H.E.L.P. along with Brooks.

“I had no idea what could be done about the heroin epidemic in Vermont but I knew something had to be done,” Holm said. “If not for Jesse Brooks and United Way of Addison County I’m pretty sure my little idea would have remained just that. I’m proud and very confident that we are making a difference here in Addison County.”

In true United Way fashion, the program masterfully collaborates with a number of community members, partners, and divisions in Addison County creating new ways to tackle the problem as well as enhancing already existing efforts.

“Jesse Brooks and Jeremy Holm have created a program that could be the model to getting more prevention programs into our schools and community,” said Sgt. Matthew Daley of the Vermont State Police.

“The H.E.L.P. program has given the state police the opportunity to team up with other prevention professionals to become a greater part of the solution in combating the heroin and opioid problem,” Daley added.

The H.E.L.P. program begins its second year this November at Vergennes, Middlebury and Mount Abraham union high schools.

“This is H.E.L.P. 2.0 we have the first year under our belt, and we know what we need to do differently this year,” Brooks said.

“Last year we made way for the water, this year we cut through the rocks.”

For more information about H.E.L.P. please contact Jesse Brooks at the United Way of Addison County office by phone at 802-388-7189 or via email at jesse@ unitedwayaddisoncounty.org.

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2017 Board of Directors President John Dale Vice President Jerrod Rushton Secretary Sas Stewart Treasurer Darcy Tarte Bruce Bayliss Abby Blum Matthew Curran Bruce Grove Ann Craig Hanson Karl Lindholm Laura Rumbough

50 years In a United Way volunteer effort, Hannaford Career Center students prepare to fell a tree in Middlebury’s Wright Park earlier this fall to improve bird habitat.

Photo credit: Audubon Vermont

Audubon, UWAC work for habitat MIDDLEBURY — Students from the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center helped improve bird habitat at Wright Park in Middlebury as part of United Way volunteer efforts earlier this fall.

Audubon Vermont and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program has been working to enhance shrubland breeding habitat for birds like golden-winged warblers in the park, which is owned by the town of Middlebury and managed by the Middlebury Area Land Trust.

By removing invasive honeysuckle and buckthorn as well as some larger trees,

students helped expand the shrubland habitat used by priority bird species. Audubon’s Mark LaBarr said, “So far the project has been a success and it is great to work with these students.”

The work, which began last fall, has already yielded results. Golden-winged warblers were observed in the summer of 2017. This is the kind of volunteer work that United Way of Addison County helps to coordinate.

Learn more about Audubon Vermont’s conservation work to enhance shrubland breeding habitat for birds online at vt.audubon.org/CVBI.

(Continued from Page 1) volunteers were considering county infrastructure and putting together plans for housing (Addison County Community Trust) and transportation (Addison County Transit Resources).

As we continue into the late ’90s and early ’00s, the community’s attention turned to our teens and we saw a proliferation of teen centers: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, Bristol’s HUB and Addison Central Teens, or ACT. More recently we’ve been part of the remarkable response to addiction and recovery issues: TurningPoint Center and Bristol Internal Medicine’s MAT program.

Each of these moments has been an opportunity for United Way to learn, to help get the word out, find resources and support these community-based solutions.

Addison County, the system of care, and the needs have all changed since 1968 — so has United Way. We’ve moved from handwritten

donor ledgers to a software system, from doorto-door campaigns to letter writing, online and payroll campaigns, from funding a handful of organizations to funding over 40 programs and initiatives, from a volunteer fundraising organization to a mature community change organization, from seeing distinct issues and organizational solutions to looking at the whole family, whole system and the complexity of a system of care, and from making a handful of grants to having a portfolio of community solutions.

As we celebrate 50 years, we look back with gratitude to this community and all the people who have created and supported our robust system of care and to our part in that work.

We can’t help but note the constancy of change and the need to be nimble and flexible, to learn from others and the past, to look ahead to what might be coming around the bend and how to best prepare and respond.

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At home I have learned lots of carpentry skills over the years. I’ve installed hardwood throughout our house; built an 800-squarefoot office addition; and constructed an amazing deck that is just under 1,000 square feet and wraps around the east and south sides of my home overlooking Otter Creek — AND it’s 14 feet in the air! In case you’re wondering, I have all my tools marked with pink nail polish (so the boys don’t swipe them).

When it’s playtime you can find me fishing or hiking, or fishing or reading, or fishing or paddling, or fishing or gardening (I like to (See New employees, Page 5)

John Dale (Continued from Page 1) primary mission, for 50 years, has been to improve our lives and strengthen our communities. Often that means aiding those individuals and families who need a temporary boost or guidance to overcome a difficult stretch. The goal is to ensure that people are safe and able to succeed and prosper on their own. The UW supports agencies that provide childcare, encourage early childhood literacy, protect abused women, provide shelter to homeless families, mentor teens, administer substance abuse counseling and treatment, and manage education, care and health programs for the elderly.

But the United Way of Addison County is so much more than just a fundraiser, more than a campaign thermometer on the town green. Perhaps most importantly, the United Way is the essential organization that has the experience and perspective to develop effective programs and to coordinate multiple groups and resources to effectively address emerging issues such as opiate abuse and

teens at risk, or unforeseen emergencies. It is the community agent that is in a position to see the overall picture and develop the strategies and partnerships to respond to each need.

Across the country, throughout Vermont and Addison County, nonprofits, religious entities, and charities are being asked to take on more responsibility to support members of our communities that are in need. Organizational and financial support from federal and state government is declining. Who will take on those roles?

The United Way is willing and able to meet the challenges, but only with the support of our fellow residents. If you are a past financial and/ or volunteer contributor, thank you so much and please continue to contribute as much as you are able! If you have not contributed to the United Way before, please consider adding them to your charitable commitments.

To learn more about United Way programs and initiatives, please visit the United Way’s website at unitedwayaddisoncounty.org, or the UWAC’s office at 48 Court St. in Middlebury.

United Way • Addison Independent, Thursday, October 26, 2017 — PAGE 5

Thank You ~

to all who work on behalf of the United Way. We value the work you do making our lives better.

Bristol Recreation thanks the United Way for helping to make possible

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AKRAM ALIJANI BALVIL AND AFSHIN BELAR

New employees (Continued from Page 4) fish!) … And always singing! I have gained many “sisters” in the Maiden Vermont chorus and it fills my heart to sing with them. “Come fly with us” at Town Hall Theater on Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.; it will be our only big show of the year!

Akram and Afshin Hello! We are Akram Alijani Bavil and Afshin Belar. We are from Tehran, Iran. We moved to California four years ago then relocated here to Vermont 26 months ago.

Our family includes our 16-year-old son and our 12-year-old daughter. We all love Vermont because of it being the safest state in the United States and having wonderful and compassionate people, not to mention a beautiful spring, summer and fall.

We are both students at Community College of Vermont and have taken online classes as

well, majoring in Computers.

Over the last couple of years in Vergennes and Middlebury we have done a wide array of volunteering at both the Ilsley and Bixby libraries, VUES, VUHS, Middlebury CCV and the United Way. We enjoyed working with all of the great people at each of these places, and will never forget their kindness, helpfulness and friendship; it was the best time!

We have deep appreciation for all the people that have helped us in different ways, but we have special thanks to our teacher, Mary, in Adult English classes because she teaches us English and we’re learning lots about American cultures!

Looking to the future, Akram is working to become a teaching assistant, as she loves children, and Afshin is studying for a career in computers or electronics.

Currently we volunteer at the United Way of Addison County and enjoy working beside our friendly co-workers; it makes us feel great to help out in our new community.

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On Thursday Sept. 21, and Saturday, Sept. 23, nearly 500 people — including this contingent from Middlebury College — volunteered to support Addison County nonprofits by taking part in around 50 job sites around the area as part of Days of Caring 2017, which was organized by United Way of Addison County. The organization coordinates other volunteer activities during the year, but this is the largest.

UWAC provides a clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities

By Jesse Brooks When I started at United Way of Addison County as the Volunteer Center coordinator we had just launched the new Volunteer Site.

Volunteers and agencies were not familiar with the program, and office staff members were still getting acquainted with the ins and outs of what it had to offer.

Jump ahead one year and just as an infant has exponential growth in a matter of months so has our online site, so much in fact that the position that was once part-time now demands a full-time employee.

The Volunteer Center site went from about 150 registered volunteers to over 500 individuals across Addison County in about 12 months.

Agencies have a healthy presence, more than 50 in the region have an online profile and many of them actively use the site to post volunteer needs, events, and agency news and updates.

Visit United Way’s online Volunteer Center www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/volunteer The program was used to coordinate the Days of Caring event, the United Way of Addison County’s biggest volunteer event of the year where nearly 500 individuals volunteer their time and support the county by participating in approximately 50 job sites around the area.

It is an intuitive program that takes a lot of the detailed footwork out of events like Days of Caring so that we could shift our focus to more important areas within the event such as meaningful volunteer experiences that have lasting effects on our volunteers, our agencies, and our community.

Though much of the Volunteer Center is

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the online program we still have our hands in what happens behind the scenes of everything.

We routinely follow up with volunteers, with agencies, with fulfilled jobs, and with appropriately referring and matching up volunteers to organizations. The site was a necessary development of the Volunteer Center as so many people connect to the world and to their community through their phones and their computers; this was a way to have the door to our Volunteer Center open 24/7.

So what is next for the Volunteer Center? I am glad you asked! One of the more exciting updates is the new hire of Tracy Corbett

(formally of Meals on Wheels). Tracy has taken over the Volunteer Center Coordinator position full-time, as she settles in her role we anticipate more growth and development. We hope to create deeper connections and lasting volunteer work with our youth, we look to enhance the support for our local businesses, our faith community, and organizations in more impactful and sustainable ways. We want the Volunteer Site to not only serve as a way to connect individuals to volunteer needs but to be a way to connect with the Addison County community, like a community bulletin board.

I am excited to see the potential of volunteering in our region overflow as this position now has the care and focus it needs to be moved towards the next level.

Jesse Brooks is the former United Way Volunteer Center Coordinator and currently the Regional Prevention Partnership Coordinator.

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Prevention specialists get training

Three Addison County residents joined seven other Vermonters at the National Prevention Network conference in Anaheim, Calif., the week of Sept. 11.

Jesse Brooks, Regional Prevention Partnership Coordinator for UWAC; Sharon Koller, of the UP for Learning partnership; and Sgt. Matthew Daley of the Vermont State Police New Haven barracks all attended the conference, including workshops and power sessions, where they learned all about substance abuse prevention and treatment. The trio brought back information on trends, new data and statistics, social media tools and marketing, state and federal policy enhancement, and more.

“This is all in an effort to reduce to the use of substance abuse in our state and more specifically in Addison County,” Brooks said.

Sgt. Daley has worked with the United Way program called H.E.L.P. (Heroin Epidemic Learning Program), which educates students on the effects of the heroin and opiate epidemic in our community and across the country.

Koller, formerly a high school counselor at Mount Abraham Union High School, is coordinator for Getting to “Y,” a statewide effort to help young people understand their risky behavior and empower them. She also worked on H.E.L.P. and is also a member of the United Way steering committee for Vermont State Police Sgt. Matthew Daley, left, and Trooper Brett Flansburg talk with students a community-wide mentoring initiative Middlebury Union High School about the heroin and opiate epidemic during a H.E.L.P. that UWAC is in the early stages of at presentation. Daley was not one of the three locals to go to the National Prevention Week putting together. conference.

Last year SPIN UNITED surpassed our goal — can we do it again?

Last January Middlebury Fitness hosted and sponsored the 4th annual SPIN UNITED fundraiser in support of UWAC and its programs and partners.

64 spinning fundraisers and 181 donors raised $11,391, surpassing the $10K goal!

This was an event made possible with the help of many volunteer spinners and the generosity of the Addison Independent and Middlebury Fitness owner Jerrod Rushton.

Middlebury Fitness has once again offered their facility, staff, and services to hold this event and we are looking to surpass the goal again.

Work at a business that wants to do something fun and amazing for our community? Get your team together and challenge other “like businesses” to a spin-off! Have a large workplace? Get two teams together and challenge each other!

This year’s SPIN UNITED event will be held on Jan. 21, 2018. All proceeds from this event go directly into programming right here in Addison County. Let’s make this the biggest spin event ever and show our community how much we care about improving lives for all who live here.

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United leadership

The 2017 United Way of Addison County Board of Directors gathered for this group photo. Pictured are, left to right, front row, Abby Blum, Ann Craig Hanson, Bruce Bayliss and Vice President Jerrod Rushton; back row, Bruce Grove, Matthew Curran, Secretary Sas Stewart, Laura Rumbough, President John Dale and Karl Lindholm. Treasurer Darcy Tarte is missing from the photo.

Today’s leaders stand on the shoulders of giants UWAC’s 50th year, an auspicious milestone, provides a wonderful opportunity to reflect, celebrate and plan for the future. Many of you were here from the beginning and can remember our start as a Community Chest and door-todoor fundraising. Some will remember hiring the first paid director, a slightly younger than

now Jim Douglas. For others, the big, forwardthinking effort to start a leadership giving society, to establish an endowment and the move to our permanent home. Along with these infrastructure changes, UWAC has responded to changing community needs by moving beyond our initial tools of fundraising and funding a

limited number agencies to providing funding and programming in areas that are not able to be addressed by existing organizations.

We look back with gratitude to those who envisioned, established, sustained and grew this organization and those who rooted us in the ideals of the community, collective action

and mutual care. We celebrate the five decades of individuals and actions that have led us to where we are now. The following is a history of some of those who gave of themselves to make our Addison County a better place for all.

(See Past leaders, Page 9)

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Past leaders (Continued from Page 8) BOARD PRESIDENTS 1969-70 Ed Osbourne 1971-72 Col. Joseph Whitehorne III 1973-74 T Tall 1975-76 Jack Beckwith 1977 Jim Griffin 1978-79 Roger Cole 1980 Gordon Mills 1981-83 John Palmeri 1984 Linda Stearns 1985 Jeanne Snyder 1986-87 Bob Peskin 1988 David Disque 1989-90 Linda Harmon 1991 Eleanor Smith 1992 Judy Watts 1993 Spencer Putnam 1994-95 Joe Kerr 1996-97 Bill Perkins 1998-99 David Nourse 2002-02 Susan Ritter 2002-03 Kathleen Mackey 2003-04 Maura Clancy 2004-06 Barbara Huth 2006-08 Cy Tall 2008-10 Rob Alberts 2010-11 Linda Schiffer 2011-12 Sarah Peluso 2012-14 Robin Scheu 2014-16 Barbara Nelson 2016-17 Ron Hallman 2017-18 John Dale 1969-70 1971-72 1973-75 1976-77 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

CAMPAIGN CHAIRS Ann Greiner and Ann Ross Ray Meyer John Kelley Christopher Graff Frank Wall Jr. Roger Cousino Jack Patience Gordon Mills James Griffin Linda Stearns Chip and Nancy Malcolm

2017 AARP/RSVP Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Estimated tax prep fees saved *

2015 Mark and Donna Perrin 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

David Marsden David Disque Carolyn and Ken Perine Maynard McLaughlin Colleen and Bill Beck Jack and Judy Watts Virginia and Bill Perkins Diane and Karl Neuse Irene and John Thompson Bob and Betsy Gleason Kathy and Kelly Boe David and Ken Nourse Linda and Howard Kelton Alice and Gordon Perine Ann and Jim Ross Nancy and Robert Foster Spence Putnam Mickey and Carol Heinecken Cy and T Tall Bob and Barbara Huth John and Bonnie McCardell Sam and Cathy Trudel Bob and Ann LaFiandra Chris and Becky Dayton Ann Ross and Ann (Greiner) Brousseau Erin and Pam Quinn Rob Alberts Brian and Eva McDonough John and Ann Hanson Karl Lindholm and Brett Millier Donna and Mark Perrin Linda and Ira Schiffer

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Get help with your taxes Greetings! It’s nearly that time of year again — income tax season! Once again, the United Way of Addison County and RSVP will team up to bring free income tax assistance to Addison County. Here are brief overviews of the two programs that we plan to offer again in early 2018: The AARP/RSVP Tax Assistance Program: This is a traditional volunteer income tax assistance program aimed to assist low- to moderate-income households in Addison County. Special attention is given to filers with disabilities and those who are age 60 and over. The tax filer brings their information with them, completes an intake interview form, and then sits with an IRScertified volunteer who prepares the tax return, which is reviewed for accuracy by another certified volunteer before being filed. Tax appointments have historically been available at sites in Middlebury, Vergennes and Bristol.

The United Way of Addison County My Free Taxes Program: This is a newer type of tax assistance program geared toward

filers who are more computer savvy. The IRS classifies it as a facilitated self-assistance program — where the tax filer enters their information in the My Free Taxes online program while an IRS certified volunteer coaches them on navigating the website and finding answers to basic tax law questions.

This online program allows for up to three state returns and will not charge filers who make $66,000 or less in tax year 2017. A couple big advantages to this program is that it can be used in the comfort of your own home, even without a tax coach, and filers can access their returns for up to six filing seasons. See unitedway.org/myfreetaxes for more details. Appointments will be available at the United Way of Addison County for filers who prefer coaching from an IRS certified volunteer.

To take advantage of volunteer help from either program, please save this number to schedule an appointment, starting in midJanuary 2018: 802-398-0004. Please spread the word!

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2014 Karl Lindholm and Brett Millier

2016 Linda and Ira Schiffer

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Thank You United Way for Your Support!

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Here’s why we campaign for donations It can start so innocently. bring medically assisted treatment to folks You are involved in an accident. You receive like those in the story above, who until this treatment that includes medication for pain. past year have had to travel well out of the Your physical wounds heal, but … suddenly county for help. you find yourself still taking the medication — You have helped us identify gaps in a narcotic painkiller. all three of the areas of our focus: health, The next thing you know you are waking up education and financial stability. We are in the morning asking yourself, responding with programming “Where can I get some more of that answers the call. these pills to get me through the You have • With the help of 15 volunteers helped us day?” You are addicted. we have created and delivered a Stories like this happen every day identify gaps drug prevention program called in Addison County. You see stories in all three of H.E.L.P. (Heroin Epidemic on the news; you read them in the the areas of our Learning Program) to all three of local paper. It has widespreading our local high schools. implications. Addiction affects the focus: health, • We have begun to address the whole family; children, parents and education 500+ disconnected or disengaged siblings are all an intimate part of and financial (opportunity!) youth in Addison the daily strain of getting through stability. We County who are neither working the day. Children struggle in school, are responding nor in school to create a future finances are a disaster, and meals with them that allows them to with may be non-existent. feel productive and valued with For 50 years United Way programming the Addison County Mentoring has taken a leadership role in that answers Collaborative.

Addison County, bringing you the call.

• We have partnered with local and resources together to address businesses to place a Workplace needs that arise from birth to death.

Resource Coordinator (United@ We have followed the tried and true traditional Work) onsite to deal with non-work-related path of raising funds for our wonderful local challenges faced by employees that keep them non-profit partners, but are finding that it is from maintaining steady and viable employment. no longer enough. As resources dwindle and All of these pieces — funding and needs become larger, there are gaps. collaboration with key local partners, working Like you, we are deeply concerned about with the community to identify and address families and their overall well-being. We emerging needs, and building on an already have to respond, and together we can incredible army of volunteers — lead us right respond. In addition to continuing support to the core of our mission to “improve lives for our partners, United Way of Addison and strengthen our community.” We have done County is addressing one of the gaps by it for 50 years. We plan to do it for 50 more. working with our medical community to Let’s do it together.

Helping Hands Across Addison County Thank You, United Way

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Through its Stuff the Bus campaign the United Way of Addison County collected school supplies and almost $4,000 to purchase more in order to create backpacks filled with the school essentials for 150 pupils in Addison County this school year

Thanks to you, students start the school year right ADDISON COUNTY — This past August “We know that when students feel and September the United Way of Addison confident they perform better overall,” County organized its second year of “Stuff Brooks said. “We have the ability as an the Bus!” and the “Back to School Shop,” a organization to give every student in two-part program that directly Addison County the chance supports youth and schools in to walk through the doors “We have the Addison County. on their first day of school, The Back to School Shop ability as an feel certain of their skills has been serving families organization to and capabilities and not be and the area youth for over a give every student distracted by deficiency.” decade and the United Way of in Addison County According to the 2015 Addison County recognizes Youth Risk Behavior Survey, that folks in the community the chance to walk nearly 50 percent of students look forward to and rely on through the doors in Addison County (grades the benefits of the program on their first day of 9-12) do not feel valued by year after year. In combination school, feel certain their community. with the collected supplies of their skills and “It is vital that programs and nearly $4,000 in cash like the Back to School Shop capabilities and donations from donors in the continue because of what it community, the United Way not be distracted demonstrates to our youth,” was able to prepare over 150 by deficiency.”

Brooks said. “Since nearly supplies-stuffed backpacks — Jesse Brooks half of our students feel this for elementary, middle school way it is an obvious priority and high school kids. The backpacks were to continue our efforts to offer and enhance distributed by HOPE (Helping Overcome the Back to School Shop and programs that Poverty’s Effects) in Middlebury, the are similar to it.”

Vergennes Food Shelf through the Vergennes United Way of Addison County expressed Congregational Church, and St. Ambrose their gratefulness to the distribution points Church in Bristol. in the county, as well as to Betcha-Transit Meeting the educational needs of area and UTC Aerospace for their help with these youth is paramount to their success, programs. explains Jesse Brooks, regional prevention Backpacks are still available for students partnership coordinator for the United Way by calling the United Way of Addison County of Addison County. office at 388-7189.

Thanks to the United Way for helping to keep our communities strong and vibrant!

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Crowds came to the Middlebury College Snow Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, to celebrate the United Way of Addison County’s 50th birthday with a special event organized with the help of Middlebury UndergrounD (MUD). Clockwise from left, nine-year-old Carter McGuire plays with the Vergennes band Expensive Reality, one of three youth bands that performed at the event; the parking lot filled with cars carrying people who came for festivities that also included food and drink vendors and rides up the chairlift to view the foliage; the main act was the psych-pop band Madaila (which includes four Addison County natives); kids enjoyed many activities, including a bounce house.

Photos by Steve James and John S. McCright

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Thank You!

TO OUR BUSINESS, AGENCY AND SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS: Bread Loaf Corporation, Country Home Products, Hannaford Food and Pharmacy, Middlebury College Center for Careers & Internships Teams 1 and 2, Middlebury College Community Engagement, Middlebury College Lacrosse Team, Middlebury College OOPS Team, Middlebury College Volunteer Services Organization, Middlebury College Women’s So ball Team, Mt. Abe High School VTLSP Club, Richard Group, Ripton Elementary School, United Way of Addison County, Vermont Adult Learning, WomenSafe

TO OUR JOB SITE COORDINATORS: Diana Rule – Senzel, Chloe Marchand, Colby Benjamin, Katie Staley, Barbara Saunders, Terri Arnold, Amethyst Peaslee, Becky Bertrand, Jeanne Montross, Jen Kravitz, Jessica Danyow, Ruth Bernstein, Mary Dodge, Rick Marshall, John Derick, Jennifer Nuceder, Samantha Kachmar, Woody Danforth, Jutta Miska

TO OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS — LIVING UNITED: Terry Arnold, Colby Benjamin, Ruth Bernstein, Becky Bertrand, Abigail Blum, Charlene Bryant, Anne Collins, Tessa Collins, Mary-Claire Crogan, John Dale, Woody Danforth, Jessica Danyow, John Derick, Nancy Durham, Thomas Fleury, Ann Hanson, Mandy Hodson, Ron Holm, Samantha Katchmar, Peter Kellerman, JoAnn Kenyon, Robert Keren, Jen Kravitz, Wendy Leeds, Karl Lindholm, Victoria Luksch, Wendy McIntosh, Chloe Marchand, Renee Marceau, Rick Marshall, Michele McHugh, Jutta Miska, Jamie Montague, Chris Morris, John Nuceder, Susan Pare, Amethyst Peaslee, Jill Rainville, Diana Rule, Haley Rice, Jerrod Rushton, Barbara Saunders, Karlo Scarica, Darla Senecal, Gary Starr, Katie Staley, Kathleen Starr, Bonnie Swan, Charlotte Tate, Marge Tatum, Jan Walker, Vijaya Wunnava

THANK YOU

TO OUR GENEROUS PARTNERS FOR MAKING DAYS OF CARING A SUCCESS! TO OUR BUSINESS SPONSORS: Addison Independent, Champlain Valley Plumbing & Heating, Conner & Buck Builders, Co-operative Insurance, Forth & Goal, Gaines Insurance Co., Hannaford Food & Pharmacy, Happy Valley Orchard, Ingrid Punderson Jackson Real Estate, Jackman’s, JD Fuller Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Landworks, Maple Landmark, Mar n’s Hardware, Middlebury Bagel Bakery & Deli, Nathaniel Group, Otter Creek Bakery, Shaw’s Bristol, Shaw’s Middle- bury, MOO DOO, Shaw’s Vergennes, Take Your Sweet Time, Texture Salon, Vermont 2-1-1, Vermont Folklife Center, WOKO

TO OUR JOB SITES: Addison County Parent Child Center, Addison County Readers, Inc., Addison County Community Trust, Addison Central Teens, Bixby Memorial Library, Bristol Recreation Department, Buy Again Alley, Charter House Coalition, College Street Children’s Center, Cornwall School, DR Power, Eddy Farm Horse and Rider, Friends of Middlebury Hockey, Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Homeward Bound, HOPE, Ilsley Library, John Graham Housing & Services, Leicester Central School, Lincoln Library, Living Well, Mary Johnson Children’s Center, Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT), Middlebury Parks & Recreation, Patricia Hannaford Career Center, PAHCC North Campus/Auto Class, Ripton Cemetery Commission, Round Robin, Salisbury Community School, Salisbury Public Library, St. Stephen’s Church, Shoreham Elementary School, Starksboro Cooperative Preschool, Town Hall Theater, United Way of Addison County, Willowell Foundation.

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