Thursday, November 1, 2018

Lifetime of Art

Eagles tip OV

Green lessons

Vilma Smith’s nearly nine decades of art is on display in Middlebury. See Arts + Leisure.

Mount Abe will play for the D-II title after edging OV in a tense, well played semfinal. See Page 1C.

Otter Creek Audubon is offering schools grants to improve environmental education. Page 11B.

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Jewish community reacts to shooting

CHP planning to leave Vergennes

Jobs uncertain in move set for spring

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Property maintenance equipment manufacturer Country Home Products will leave its Vergennes headquarters next year, likely taking some of its jobs north to Chittenden County and others to Wisconsin.

The firm’s parent company, Generac Power Systems Inc., was not clear exactly what would happen

to the roughly 120 employees at CHP’s Meigs Road headquarters.

Generac, based in Waukesha, Wis., confirmed this week that CHP will move out of its 75 Meigs Road facility sometime next year to an undisclosed facility in South Burlington. CHP, which first leased most of the 88,000-square-foot building in the late 1990s, now (See CHP, Page 8A)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Members of Addison County’s Jewish community are showing solidarity — and considering new security measures at their North Pleasant Street meeting place — in the wake of an Oct. 27 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 worshippers dead and six injured.

The suspect in the case — 46-yearold Robert Bowers — was arraigned on Monday and charged with 29 felony counts, including 11 counts of use of a firearm to commit murder and 11 counts of obstruction of the exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death.

Armed with an AR-15 and three handguns, Bowers is alleged to have entered the Tree of Life Congregation this past Saturday and unleashed gunfire while reciting a hate-filled diatribe against Jewish people.

Politicians, clergy members and citizens have condemned the act, (See Reaction, Page 7A)

2018 Election Preview

Statewide, federal races to be decided

By JOHN FLOWERS VERMONT — In addition to deciding local races for the Vermont Legislature and county positions, Addison County residents will have a voice on a variety of federal and statewide posts on Nov. 6. Here’s a brief guide to the major contests: U.S. Senator United States Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent, is seeking his third consecutive six-year term.

The 77-year-old former Burlington mayor served as Vermont’s lone congressman from 1991 to 2007, then won election to the U.S. Senate post held for many years by the late Sen. James Jeffords.

Sanders was re-elected in 2012 and is now seeking another term after having run for the Democrat Party nomination for president in 2016.

Sanders faces competition this year from Manchester Republican Lawrence Zupan, who is a real estate broker, and independent candidates Folasade Adeluola

of Shelburne, Russell Beste of Burlington, Bruce Busa of Readsboro, Edward Gilbert Jr. of Barre Town, Brad Peacock of Shaftsbury and Jon Svitavsky of Bridport. He is also opposed by Liberty Union candidate Reid Kane of Shaftsbury.

U.S. House Incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat, is seeking his seventh consecutive two-year term.

Welch, 71, succeeded Sanders in 2007 as the state’s lone U.S. House Rep. He’s been re-elected by substantial margins ever since.

A native of Springfield, Mass., Welch is a lawyer who settled in Vermont’s Upper Valley around four decades ago and worked as a public defender before founding a small law practice. He was a partner for 30 years in the personal injury firm of Welch, Graham & Manby in White River Junction.

He was first elected to the (See Statewide races, Page 12A)

Three House districts feature competition

By JOHN FLOWERS ADDISON COUNTY — There will be races in three of the county’s six House districts to be decided this coming Tuesday, with the Addison-4 contest drawing the most competition.

ADDISON-4 Four candidates are running for two spots in the Vermont House district that includes Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton and

Starksboro. They are incumbent Rep. Fred Baser, R-Bristol; Lincoln Democrat Mari Cordes; Starksboro Democrat Caleb Elder; and Monkton Republican Valerie Mullin.

Baser, a former Bristol selectman and a certified financial planner, was elected to the House in 2014.

He served his first term on the House Committee on Commerce (See House races, Page 8A)

Sheriff, judges and prosecutor on county ballot

Seasonal haunts

A CHARMING BLUE fairy flits around a scary skeleton Sunday on the Middlebury town green during the annual Spooktacular celebration. See more photos on Pages 2A, 4A and 1B.

Independent photo/ John S. McCright

Six in running for two Senate seats

By JOHN FLOWERS ADDISON COUNTY — Recent elections for the two state Senate seats representing Addison County, Huntington and Buel’s Gore have been more like coronations than contests, with incumbent Democrats easily finishing on top.

But an open seat and the participation of two well-known independent candidates in an overall field of six have made this year’s Addison County state Senate race an intriguing competition that has been drawing statewide attention.

The field includes Bridport independent Marie

Audet; incumbent Sen. Chris Bray, D-New Haven; Addison Republican Peter Briggs; New Haven Libertarian Archie Flower; Middlebury Democrat Ruth Hardy; and New Haven independent Paul Ralston.

(See Senate race, Page 9A)

Firm fights lake pollution with shale and biochar

By the way The days are getting shorter so it must be time to change our clocks for the end of Daylight Savings Time. Before you go to bed this Saturday night, turn your clocks 1 hour earlier so when you wake up Sunday morning you will (See By the way, Page 10A)

Company wins grant to test new Champlain clean-up method

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRIDPORT — Rock Dust Local LLC, a Bridport company founded by Tom Vanacore, last week shipped out 80 tons of freshly broken Addison County shale mixed with biochar — enough to cover 40 acres of Champlain Valley farm fields.

Vanacore is betting the dark gray mixture will convert excess phosphorus into mineral form and prevent it from making its way into Vermont streams and ultimately Lake Champlain.

“Bench top experiments have shown that the local shales when properly handled have the potential to capture approximately 50 pounds of (phosphorus) per ton of natural rock,” Vanacore wrote in a description of his company’s product. “This material represents a ready and existing technology for land applied mitigation of phosphorus at the most cost effective price.”

The state of Vermont is betting that Vanacore is right.

In September Rock Dust Local earned a $25,000 grant as part of the Vermont Phosphorus Innovation Challenge (See Pollution, Page 3A)

By JOHN FLOWERS ADDISON COUNTY — There are rarely races here for the few elected posts in county government.

But this year is an exception.

Addison County voters on Tuesday, Nov. 6, will be asked to decide elections for sheriff, state’s attorney and assistant judge.

Sheriff The impending retirement of Addison County Sheriff Don Keeler has generated a lot of interest in the position. Middlebury Democrat Peter Newton will face independent Kevin Gibbs of Bristol for the post.

Newton is currently a lieutenant with the department who has (See County ballot, Page 11A)

Index Obituaries........................... 6A-7A Classifieds.......................... 6C-8C Service Directory............... 4C-5C Entertainment.........Arts + Leisure Community Calendar......... 2B-3B Arts Calendar.........Arts + Leisure Sports................................. 1C-3C ROCK DUST LOCAL LLC founder Tom Vanacore surveys the remaining supply of shale dust at Wilcox Quarry in Shoreham.

The recipient of a $25,000 state grant, Rock Dust Local uses the byproducts of road-material mining to change agricultural soils in a way that prevents phosphorus from polluting the state’s waterways.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, November 1, 2018

Condos assures secure election Secretary of State outlines safety precautions for Nov. 6

MONTPELIER — Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos on Tuesday reached out to assure Vermonters that the state voting system for the Nov. 6 General Election will be secure: “Vermont voters deserve the peace of mind that when they vote early or at the polls on Election Day, they can do so knowing that we have done everything in our power to ensure that their vote is secure and protected.

When 21 state election systems were attacked by Russian cyber agents in 2016 it changed our world as we know it. Now, we’re living under a new normal. For my office, and JIM CONDOS for Secretaries of State and election officials across the country, cyberse- reprogram the memory card, and get curity is constantly front and center it back in to the vault without raising and something we focus on every sin- any suspicion. Even in that case, gle day. Vermont is considered one of since the tabulators are not connectthe leaders in election cybersecurity ed to each other or to the internet, nationally, in part because we began either by Wi-Fi, hardwire, or remote focusing on cybersecurity starting access software, I feel confident saying that it would be nearly imposback in 2013.

We have also been ahead of the sible to hack Vermont ’s tabulators in curve because our election laws and any sort of widespread manner. Our system of election administration decentralized, town-level elections give us the baseline protections are yet another simple protection necessary to ensure that every vote against election tampering. Even if is counted fairly and accurately, and we were to suspect some corruption in the machines, we can that we have the realways go back to the dundancies in place to Any voter is paper ballots as a failensure the same even in experiencing safe measure. All ballots a worst case scenario. are sealed and saved Ballot Security issues on for 22 months after the Basics – the Vermont Election election.

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Our election management system, tical confidence.

Vermont voters may be familiar voter registration database, and with the optical scan tabulator election night reporting website are machines many Vermont Cities and all protected by web application Towns use to count ballots on Elec- firewalls in front of all ‘doors’ to our tion Day. It’s important to know that system. We block known or suspectthese machines are tested rigorously ed problem IP addresses and whitelist during their certification process with known, trusted users. We have the Election Assistance Commission installed an Albert Monitor through and by our local municipal clerks our federal partners, which monitors traffic coming to our websites in real before each election.

There is a strict chain of custody time, and can quickly notify us of for the memory cards used to pro- any suspicious activity. We receive gram the machines. For a hacker to weekly cyber hygiene scans from the reprogram the memory cards they Department of Homeland Security would need to break into the Town (DHS), and so far these scans have Office, break into the clerk’s office, not detected any vulnerabilities.

We have implemented two-factor break into the vault, remove and

authentication for anyone who has access to our election management system, including our own staff and the municipal clerks. We’ve combined this with ‘secure the human’ trainings.

Effective cyber security isn’t just about keeping the bad actors out, it’s al so about planning for the worst and mitigating the damage that can be done if a hacker is eventually successful. All computers are vulnerable and no system is 100 percent secure.

For instance, we back up our voter registration database daily. In a worst case scenario we can always do a 24-hour restore, and even if a voter had registered in that one day window, same day voter registration ensures that they can register at the polls before voting.

No eligible voter will be denied their right to register and cast a ballot.

Federal and State Partnerships – Our Communications Have Dramatically Improved Since 2016, we’ve worked hard to increase our communications and information sharing capabilities with our federal partners. While I was skeptical when DHS first announced that elections were to be designated as critical infrastructure, this designation has brought additional resources to states like Vermont.

Through DHS we have access to an Election Day threat dashboard to monitor potential threats. We have established an Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC) comprised of all 50 states and more than 1,300 county or local governments to facilitate information sharing and collaboration on best practices to mitigate and counter threats to election infrastructure.

Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation The true aim of our Russian adversaries in the 2016 attacks was to sow chaos and discord, and to weaken voter confidence in the integrity of our elections. Alongside these direct attacks, the spreading of misinformation and disinformation on social media presents as great of a threat.

To that end, both Facebook and Twitter have created direct channels for election officials to report misleading information on and around Election Day so that it can be investigated and removed.

The message I want to impart to voters is that Vermont was in good shape in 2016, and we’re in even better shape today. When you go to the polls on Election Day, you can cast your ballot knowing that we have done the work necessary to secure our elections, and ensure that your vote is protected.

Laid back Halloween

A KID TOO tired to get out of bed gets encouragement from a tiger while playing a toss-across game on the Middlebury town green during the 11th annual Spooktacular party Sunday afternoon.

Independent photo/ John S. McCright

Newton cleared in election complaint

By MIKE DONOGHUE MIDDLEBURY — An election complaint filed with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel about Peter Newton, the Democratic and Republican nominee for Addison County Sheriff, has been closed with no action being taken.

“Because he is not currently covered by the Hatch Act and we have no evidence that his violation was knowing and willful, we have decided to close our file without further action,” Erica S. Hamrick, deputy chief in the Office of Special Counsel wrote about Newton.

Hamrick wrote that the only violation she found in all the records she reviewed was Newton, who is a lieutenant in the Addison County Sheriff’s Department, had photographs of himself in his sheriff’s department uniform on his campaign Facebook page.

Hamrick’s email announcing no action was dated Sept. 26, but the email was only shared with the Addison

Independent on Sunday anonymously by “A Concerned Citizen.” The anonymous tipster, who filed the Newton complaint, declined to identify himself or herself. The complainant also failed to respond to a return email from the reporter requesting a phone call. The tipster’s name and address on Hamrick’s email to the tipster was blacked out.

In early August the Addison Independent first reported the federal investigation when Newton and current Addison County Sheriff Don Keeler revealed the anonymous complaint.

Keeler’s office was asked by federal officials to turn over payroll records.

Both said they expected somebody would eventually try a smear tactic just before Election Day. Part of the complaint centered on Newton’s assignment to the Addison County State’s Attorney’s Office to help with domestic abuse and sex crime investigations. Half of Newton’s salary was paid by a federal grant won by the sheriff’s office,

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Keeler has said. He said the other half was funded through the sheriff’s department budget.

Keeler and Newton agreed that to avoid any complaints or questions the lieutenant should step away from the federal grant on May 25 as he formally began his campaign. Keeler said he assigned Newton to other administrative duties in the county sheriff’s office. Newton had been assigned to the prosecutor’s office through the grant since April 2015.

Keeler said Monday night that he recently assigned another deputy from his department, Sgt. Brent Newton, a former Vergennes police officer, to fill the slot working with the three prosecutors in the state’s attorney’s office.

The two Newtons are unrelated, Keeler said.

Under the so-called Hatch Act, certain workers paid by federal funds are prohibited from holding political office and doing some kinds of political activity.

Newton agreed to provide the Addison Independent a copy of a personal email he received from Hamrick indicating no charges would be filed and the case was closed. It is essentially the same two-page email the complainant received with a few words changed — mostly pronouns.

Newton, who has worked for the sheriff’s department for six years and Middlebury police for 10 years is in a three-way race for county sheriff on Tuesday in the General Election.

Newton defeated Ron Holmes of Middlebury 2,948 to 1,423 in the Democratic Primary in August.

(See Hatch Act, Page 3A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, November 1, 2018 — PAGE 3A

Addison County ‘Makery’ to open doors on Nov. 1

Pollution (Continued from Page 1A) (VPIC) to manufacture, apply and study mineral and mineralized soil amendments with an eye toward managing solution-reactive phosphorus.

Launched in April by Gov. Scott with the hope of addressing the phosphorus imbalance that has for decades polluted Vermont’s waterways, the VPIC asked a simple question: “What if, rather than waiting to manage phosphorus after it hits the ground, we capture it from manure before application?”

Vanacore’s answers a different question: How can we manage the phosphorus that’s already in the ground?

“It wasn’t exactly what the governor was looking for,” he said. “But we need many approaches to the phosphorus problem.”

After extensive testing, Rock Dust Local has determined that several kinds of Vermont shale have the potential to capture a sizable amount of phosphorus in fields and forests.

Adding biochar, a charcoal-like soil amendment, triples the capacity of the shale to suck up the phosphorus.

Fortuitously, Vanacore said, that shale is already being mined in Shoreham and Swanton, and some of the waste from the mining process is just the right size to be used in agricultural “remineralization” and phosphorus management.

“The dust has precipitates that, when exposed to solution-reactive phosphorus, mineralize it onto the exposed surfaces of the dust,” Vanacore explained.

He calls the Shoreham product “St. George Black,” which he mixes with biochar to get “Phos-Cap 2/1,” which is literally just spread on the ground, where it can sequester phosphorus.

Last Thursday, on a frigid gray day in Shoreham, he and George Wilcox of Wilcox Quarry oversaw the delivery of 80 tons of Phos-Cap to Deer Valley Farm in Ferrisburgh.

The delivery required three trips by truck.

Deer Valley is one of several farms in Addison and Franklin counties where, on areas totaling roughly 200 acres, Vanacore will conduct “weathering” tests and gather other scientific data to determine the longevity of Phos-Cap in the field

MIDDLEBURY — Addison County has a new space for makers, creatives, artists, entrepreneurs and innovators. The Makery at the Hannaford Career Center will debut with a “Meet the Makery” preview Thursday, Nov. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m.

The Makery will then be open from 5 to 9 p.m. every Thursday except Thanksgiving Day through the end of the year.

At the preview the community is invited to come and explore this new opportunity to experiment, network, collaborate and create for personal and professional growth.

The Makery will utilize the Hannaford Career Center’s infrastructure to provide the community with a maker space for Addison County. It A LOADER OPERATED by George Wilcox of Wilcox Quarry in Shoreham fills a Bronson Transport truck last Thursday with a mix of rock dust and charcoal, which will be used on a Ferrisburgh farm to isolate phosphorus and prevent runoff. The 80-ton order, enough to cover more than 40 acres, required three truck trips to deliver.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

TOM VANACORE, WHOSE company Rock Dust Local LLC in Bridport manufactures organic soil amendments, explains the technical aspects of his product “PhosCap 2/1,” a mixture of shale dust and charcoal designed to stop phosphorus runoff from agriculture.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

and its effectiveness at controlling solution-reactive phosphorus.

Rock Dust Local is providing the material for free to the farms, after offsetting its costs with the grant money.

“I’m basically taking the money

from the grant and passing it along to farmers,” Vanacore said.

A mason and stone carver for three decades, Tom Vanacore knows stone. He’s worked for decades with rocks and minerals, as well as the mines and quarrying operations that produce them. Over the years he’s also repaired and restored a number of local buildings and monuments.

These days, however, he has taken up the challenge of repairing and restoring agricultural soils.

Phos-Cap has been tested by the University of Vermont and by Ted Wysocki, a researcher with the New England Small Farm Institute and the operator of South Meadows Farm and Research Center in Wales, Mass., which focuses on mineral and biocarbon interactions for nutrient management.

“It outperformed everything,” Vanacore said of Phos-Cap. In the context of the VPIC grant, Rock Dust Local’s engineered applications are in the “proof of concept” phase.

“I suspect the next phase is scaling up for all of this,” Vanacore said.

The VPIC awarded a total of $240,000 to six Vermont companies working on practical technologies to get phosphorus out of Lake Champlain and other Vermont waters.

“While we continue with tradi-

tional approaches to restoring and protecting our waterways, this challenge seeks a proactive solution to our phosphorus imbalance and water quality challenges,” Gov. Scott said in a press release. “It brings together the public and private sector, combines science, technology and innovation, and creates a new model around phosphorus by promoting economic growth, environmental sustainability, and societal benefits.”

The next stage of the challenge will involve full-scale implementation of one or more of the six projects.

“The ‘reverse-pitch’ VPIC was really geared to engineered applications, i.e., point source manure management as add-ons to existing anaerobic digesters in a ‘plug-andplay’ application,” Vanacore said.

Rock Dust Local, on the other hand, with its decades of experience working with mineral fertilizers in a nutrient-management setting, is thinking outside the box.

Ultimately, an all-of-the-above approach to phosphorus management will be needed to solve Vermont’s water-quality problem, Vanacore believes.

“One size doesn’t fit all,” he said.

Reach Christopher Ross at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.

is a membership-based collaborative that currently offers an engineering lab/3D printing, a building trades lab, and a costume/sewing lab.

As membership and interest grow and new lab space mentors are recruited, additional lab spaces will become available. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to utilize certain Makery labs.

For more information on The Makery or volunteering to help, contact Len Schmidt at 802-382-1005 or lschmidt@pahcc.org.

To sign up for Thursday’s preview or a 2018 membership, contact Denise Senesac at 802-382-1004 or dsenesac@pahcc.org.

Hannaford Career Center is located at 51 Charles Ave. in Middlebury.

Vergennes man killed in Waltham car crash; police suspect speeding WALTHAM — A 25-year-old Vergennes man was killed this past Friday night in a car crash off Green Street in Waltham.

Casey “CJ” Poquette, the only occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at Porter Hospital shortly after the crash, which took place a little after 9 p.m.

Vermont State Police were called to the crash off Green Street near Schoolhouse Road in Waltham at about 9:18 p.m. on Oct. 26. Troopers report that Poquette was driving a 2003 Audi A4 northbound on Green Street when the car traveled off the

east side of the roadway and struck two utility poles and a barn. The car was a total loss.

Police said their initial investigation showed that speed was likely a factor in this collision. They report that Poquette was not wearing a seatbelt.

This crash is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call state police at (802)-388-4919; or submit a tip anonymously at vsp.vermont. gov/tipsubmit.

Poquette leaves a daughter and other family (see obituary on Page 6A).

Hatch Act (Continued from Page 2A) Newton also won the Republican endorsement that day by collecting 276 write-in votes from party members. Holmes is continuing to run as a write-in candidate, while retired Bristol Police Chief Kevin Gibbs has filed as an independent.

Meanwhile the Addison County Sheriff’s Department filed a federal lawsuit in Burlington saying the Office of Special Counsel had failed to properly respond to a Federal Freedom of Information Act request.

Middlebury lawyer James Foley, on behalf of the sheriff’s department,

filed a request for public records from the Special Counsel in the investigation on July 12. As of Aug. 31, the office of Special Counsel had failed to respond and Foley filed the lawsuit seeking compliance with the records law.

Foley’s initial request centered on finding out what allegations had been made and who filed them, court records show. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Torti, who works in Burlington, wrote in response that the office of Special Counsel is contesting the release of the records and wants the case dismissed.

PAGE 4A — Addison Independent, Thursday, November 1, 2018

A DDIS ON INDE P E NDEN T

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Vote for a ‘can-do’ governor If Vermonters want a governor who will work collaboratively with the Legislature to develop effective legislation, rather than rule by veto, they won’t get it from Gov. Phil Scott.

If Vermonters want a governor to champion a livable wage or clean up the state’s waters, they won’t get that from Phil, either.

And if Vermonters want a governor who will lead the state against climate change and implement universal broadband, Phil’s not their man.

But if Vermonters want a governor who will press those policies, those are also some of the reasons Democrat Christine Hallquist is running against Scott to be Vermont’s next governor.

Hallquist has spent much of her campaign championing a novel plan to implement universal broadband for a fraction of the cost of previous plans.

It’s all based on connecting homes through the existing electrical power grid.

The thinking is simple: if you have electrical power, just run the fiber optic cable along the same poles. The infrastructure is already there (just add the cable), and maintenance is already in place — with the telcom companies helping the utilities share the cost.

While CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative, Hallquist did just that.

Of 2,800 miles of distribution line the cooperative owns, they installed 600 miles of fiber optic cable along the same lines and it’s worked like a charm.

A mechanical engineer by training, Hallquist knows her stuff. That’s important, because it’s going to take a state leader with technical savvy to understand some of the critical issues involved, but the goal is simple.

Like rural electrification back in the 1930s, connecting fiber optic cable throughout Vermont and the rest of the country’s rural areas is a do or die scenario; areas that have it will be able to attract growth, areas that don’t are going to keep losing population.

She has been explaining her plan at rallies across the state, the premise of which was captured well in a recent article in The Nation by Evan Malmgren. “I live in rural Vermont and I have a copper connection,” she told The Nation. “Every time it rains, you’ve got to reset your modem four or five times. That’s the story in rural Vermont, where two thirds of the population lives. It directly relates to people’s lives — fiber is the tool, it’s the method to make a better life…. Today, it’s very clear that there’s a digital divide. You can’t build a 21st-century economy on copper infrastructure … that’s where you roll into the fiber plan.”

It’s impressive that while previous governors have identified the problem, the solution was costly and the state was simply never going to reach “the last mile” despite what each of them said. Hallquist’s plan could, and for far less money.

And that’s what we like about Hallquist’s candidacy. She doesn’t take no for an answer. As the leader of the state, she said, “it’s not good enough to shrug your shoulders and say nothing can be done. Yes, something can be done, and Vermont can help lead the way.”

Climate change is a case in point. She understands that the actions Vermonters take as individuals won’t tip the tide, not even close, but that’s no reason not to act. “Gov. Scott says Vermont can’t make a difference on its own, so why bother,” Hallquist said in a recent interview, “but I say, Vermont’s leadership can make a difference.” Hallquist says she would form alliances with other states to have a larger impact in reducing the state’s carbon footprint, all while projecting a positive and forward-thinking image of Vermont to the country — an image critical to attracting younger families and workers.

On policy issues, Hallquist supports Vermont moving to a $15 minimum wage by 2024, funding paid family leave and providing more support for higher education so Vermont students can afford post-secondary education or training — something that just under 50 percent currently don’t do. And, like many Democrats, she praises Scott for his support of sensible gun legislation passed last spring.

On taxes and spending, Hallquist understands what Gov. Scott doesn’t: you can’t cut your way to prosperity. The governor’s role is to create priorities for spending that yield a good return on investment. That’s how you create economic growth and attract people to move here, she said, adding the governor “has to be able to say more than no.” As the state’s leader, Hallquist said, you have to articulate a positive direction and then work hard to get there, something Gov. Scott also hasn’t done.

Hallquist knows her candidacy started with a huge deficit and she’s a long shot to win, but a vote for her sends the message that Vermonters don’t want continued gridlock with the Legislature and divisive politics. They want action, not words, to make Vermont more affordable, and deferring $70 million in property taxes to be paid later with accrued interest — Scott’s claim to improving affordability — doesn’t cut it.

A livable wage, affordable health care, family leave, fiber optics to every home — those are the action plans Christine Hallquist will implement, and those are the steps that will make a difference to the average Vermonter.

Scott’s plan — cutting state programs for two more years — won’t move the needle forward.

Angelo S. Lynn

Zuckerman for Lt. Gov. There are some things on which we feel Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman is too progressive, but those are by matter of degrees, not of policy.

He’s a strong advocate for measures that will make the lives of lower- and middle-class Vermonters stronger and healthier — a livable wage, health care for all, reducing the wage gap and affordable housing. He’s an organic farmer who understands the pressures facing farmers across the state. And he is passionate about cleaning Vermont’s waters, promoting renewable energy and reducing the state’s carbon footprint.

As a supporter of marijuana legalization, Zuckerman has long advocated for its retail sale in Vermont as a practical reality and to capitalize on its revenue to help finance increased economic development and higher education subsidies for Vermont graduates — but only after setting aside revenue to treat opioid addiction and meet additional law enforcement needs.

Combine those policy positions with his 18 years of legislative experience — having served four years in the Vermont Senate and as the Vice Chair on the Senate Committee of Agriculture, and 14 years in the Vermont House, from 1997-2010, and his first term as lieutenant governor behind him — and he has the clout and the knowledge to help advance those policy goals into action. His opponent, Republican Don Turner, is on the opposite side of many of those same issues.

The biggest challenge Zuckerman could face is a political base who think he has the race in the bag, and doesn’t bother to vote. Don’t be that person.

Vote next Tuesday, Nov. 6. It does make a difference.

Angelo S. Lynn

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Shooting appalls Muslim residents Our family and the Islamic community of Vermont is outraged and horrified, and deeply saddened by the hateful shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Penn.

We offer our condolences for the innocent lives taken and stand in full support and in solidarity with the Jewish community of Pittsburg, here in Middlebury and elsewhere.

Hate against one is hate against all. It is imperative that people of all faiths stand up and condemn all such acts of terror. We stand to protect the sanctity of all houses of worship. The loss of innocent lives anywhere in this country and globally is despicable and intolerable.

Selectman Farhad Khan & family Middlebury

Audet, Ralston will make impact Audet and Ralston.

No tin ears, no lies, no party song.

Both committed and award-winning environmentalists. Both have a history of being able to work collaboratively and effectively with all parties, ages and genders. Join me in voting to send these two very able people to the Vermont Senate to represent Addison County. They will make a difference.

Gary Baker Middlebury

Ghost thingy

SEEN AMONG THE hundreds of costumed kids ricocheting around the town green in Middlebury during Sunday’s Spooktacular was this delightful, red-cheeked little miss.

Independent photo/ John S. McCright

Unknowingly we create blind spots Five years ago, I launched a cycle of paintings — 17 portraits with 17 accompanying sound portraits — of young people between the ages of 17 and 25.

The project started out simply as a set of paintings. But as my subjects came through the studio to be painted and we talked, I realized that, more than how they presented themselves visually — through the clothes and accessories they had chosen to wear, via their choices of hair style and color, and how they held themselves physically in the space — their voices, and the stories they told actually held the keys to unlocking in an authentic way the mystery of who they were.

So we ended up creating two layers in each portrait: a visual layer, the paintings, and an audio layer, the sound portraits. In order to really see

By Kate the visual portraits, a viewer has to Gridley listen.

How do we know what we know about another person?

As human animals we are attuned to so much more than we are consciously aware of when decoding the animal next to us, trying to discern what they are about, where they come from, what they are interested in, what is in their heart.

At a Summit on Diversity and Inclusion I attended last week in St. Louis, Mo., with François Clemmons, who was there to talk about his role as Officer Clemmons on “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood,” not only did we hear from Martin Luther King III about the power and necessity of non-violent communication, we heard from CEOs of companies and educational institutions who are searching for moral leadership as they develop cultures of inclusion (as they parsed it, diversity is one thing,

Ways of Seeing

inclusion is another).

We heard five stories from folks who have overcome adversity to become leaders: • Derrick Kayongo, a Ugandan refugee, founder of The Global Soap Project, and CEO of The National Museum for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia; • Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a Sudanese-Australian Muslim engineer who founded Youth Without Borders at a young age; • Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian with cerebral palsy who is a stand up comic and actress; • Shirley Davis, a black female business executive who won education scholarships by competing in and winning beauty pageants; and • Brad Cohen, a man with severe Tourette’s Syndrome who is an elementary school teacher and assistant principal.

The power of their soul-searching, bias-busting, gut-wrenching words moved us to tears and to deep laughter, through horror to awe; it changed us and through the shared listening experience, connected us.

We are so much more than the clothes we wear.

Our clothes are the plumage we first see, the tip of the iceberg. Not just the clothes either: teeth, hair, cleanliness, physical bearing. First impressions and off we go, whether we are conscious of it or not, into the wild ride of categorizing, sorting, forming impressions based on, as it turns out, assumptions. Class. Gender. Education.

Disability.

We ALL have unconscious assumptions.

Evolution is at work here: as human animals bombard(See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

Questions to be answered Tuesday Here are some questions to consider as election results come in next Tuesday night.

Polls indicate considerably more interest in this year’s midterms than in typical off-year cycles. National turnout in the last midterms, in 2014, was only 36.6 percent.

This year’s turnout will be higher than that. But how much higher?

National turnout in the 40-45 percent range looks plausible. Democrats will be working hard on increasing turnout among two groups — young voters and Latino voters — that polls show favor Democrats, but have historically not voted at high levels in midterms.

Vermont turnout should also be up from the last midterm. In 2014, only 41.5 percent of Vermonters went to the polls, an all-time low for the modern era. Will Vermont turnout this year be higher than 50 percent, a number last exceeded in a midterm By Eric L. Davis election in 2006?

Democrats are almost certain to gain seats in the U.S. House, but can they pick up at least the 23 seats needed to have a majority? Working in Democrats’ favor is President Trump’s low approval rating among well-educated suburban voters, particularly women. Working against the Democrats are the Republican structural advantage due to gerrymandered districts in many states, and the active efforts of GOP officials in some states to suppress turnout through measures such as limiting early voting and the number of polling places.

How many of the Democratic incumbent senators running for re-election in red states such as Missouri, North

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Dakota, Indiana, Montana and West Virginia will win another term? Can Democrats pick up open Republican Senate seats in states such as Arizona and Tennessee?

Republicans holding the Senate majority seems the likeliest outcome.

Democrats should pick up some governors’ offices — 36 states will be electing governors this year — but how many? Some of the most important gubernatorial elections will be in states with Republican legislatures that have a history of drawing gerrymandered U.S. House district lines.

If Democrats can win the governorships in open-seat elections in Georgia, Florida, Michigan and Ohio, and defeat Republican Scott Walker in Wisconsin, those Democrats would be in office in 2021, when redistricting will occur following the 2020 census. They could veto blatantly partisan GOP-drawn district maps.

Also, can Democratic African-American candidates Andrew Gillum in Florida and Stacey Abrams in Georgia win open-seat gubernatorial elections in southern states?

Here in Vermont, Phil Scott is likely to continue the streak of incumbent governors being re-elected that goes back to 1964. Scott’s two predecessors as governor both won their second terms by margins of about 20 percent over their challengers — Jim Douglas defeating Peter Clavelle in 2004 and Peter Shumlin defeating Randy Brock in 2010. Can Christine Hallquist do better than Clavelle and Brock, or will Scott also win his first (See Davis, Page 5A)

Vote for Hardy to make difference Like many of us, I have felt both impatient to see Election Day 2018, and anxious about the potential outcomes. Two ideals that I thought were widely valued in our country — democracy and equality — feel threatened by powers far beyond that of my single ballot, which I will cast in a fairly small town, in a very small state. It’s been easy to feel powerless.

Then I remember that Vermont has safeguarded the values I hold dear since its inception. One ballot at a time, our communities choose to elect public servants with integrity, commitment, and drive, demonstrating that democracy and equality remain our cherished ideals. Right now, we have the opportunity to do so again, by electing Ruth Hardy to Vermont Senate.

Through her experience with Emerge Vermont, Ruth has shown an unflinching commitment to equality, inclusion, and fair play. She is indefatigable in her willingness do the work we need, knowing when to be flexible and when to stand firm.

She is a relentless listener, a quality that will serve us both in Montpelier as well as here at home.

This election, I am choosing to believe that one more voice can make a difference. I hope you will join me in casting a single ballot, in a small town, in a small state, for Ruth Hardy.

Lindsey Fuentes-George Selectboard member Middlebury

Vanishing acts after election?

Just wondering.

Regarding the upcoming election.

I am sure all candidates are well qualified and want the best for our state. I wish all of them well.

But, I wonder...why do we only hear from them during an election year? Why do we not hear from them during the rest of time until the next election?

Again, just wondering. I will vote the candidates of my choice.

Tom Frankovic Vergennes

Wilson strong on important issues I’m writing to urge my friends and neighbors in Pittsford, Brandon, and Sudbury to vote for Stephanie Jerome for the Vermont House of Representatives.

Stephanie is a fifth generation Vermonter, and she and her husband, Brian, have raised three children in Brandon while owning and operating their own small business. As small business owners ourselves, my husband and I struggle to provide health (See Wilson letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, November 1, 2018 — PAGE 5A

Wilson has work ethic, knowledge to thrive in House

Letters to the Editor Bray’s service to business, nonprofit sector praised Often lost in this hyper-partisan political climate is the core duty of our elected officials: representing the needs of the constituents they serve. For this reason, I strongly support Chris Bray’s reelection to the Vermont Senate. I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Chris in support of Addison County employers, including Middlebury’s Aqua ViTea Kombucha. Chris listens, takes the time to understand the unique issues of local small

businesses, and leverages all available resources to help employers thrive and create jobs here. For Aqua ViTea, that means providing access to clean water and healthy food systems, while also working to ensure that all kombucha brewers can compete on a level playing field.

Chris is also an active booster of community nonprofits, including the UVM/Porter Hospital Auxiliary Board and WomenSafe, that deliver

critical services to the county, including to the most vulnerable among us.

Chris Bray’s record of constituent service has proven that he is a reliable, compassionate, and effective advocate for Addison County, its employers, and its residents. More than ever, we need him representing us in Montpelier.

Cort Boulanger Weybridge

Voters should repudiate Republicans on Tuesday We implore every registered voter to cast a vote for a Democrat or Progressive on the ballot on Nov. 6, and even if you haven’t registered to vote yet, do it now. The country’s and our state’s future depends on it. All Republicans who have not spoken out against Trump strenuously, and these are the majority of them, are his enablers. Send a strong message.

As for the state offices, Christine Hallquist would make a far better governor than the inept Phil Scott, who has absolutely no vision, doesn’t know how to work with the legislature, doesn’t care about cleaning up our polluted waterways, and ignores the health of our children by vetoing the toxic substances bill. That goes for just about all the Republican legislators who

sustained Scott’s vetoes the past two terms. At least let’s get a veto-proof majority of Dem and Prog senators and reps to render Scott’s repeated stonewalling ineffective. Also, don’t be fooled by some running as independents who are actually allied with Republicans.

Thank you, Bruce Acciavatti Middlebury

A vote for Van Wyck is a vote against the carbon tax More taxes?

The carbon tax has been supported by the Democrats for the past two legislative sessions.

The fuel dealers association has stated this legislation could add up to 89 cents a gallon for gasoline, 58 cents on propane, $1.02 to a gallon of heating oil and diesel fuel. These

taxes affect every Vermonter who travels to work, use heating oil or propane to heat their homes, uses farm equipment, and adds additional cost to local deliveries of food and other supplies.

Rep. Warren Van Wyck has been consistent in not supporting the carbon tax.

He understands how this tax will hurt every segment of the Vermont economy and affect people’s lives.

A vote for Warren VanWyck is a vote against this harmful legislation.

Betsy Grant Addison

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) ed every second by thousands of pieces of information about all that is in and around us, we have evolved filters — otherwise it would all be too much — as we decode what we think is in front of us.

These filters or short cuts are, as I learned, our unconscious biases.

Based on our life experiences, consciously and unconsciously, the short cuts can be based on information that hasn’t necessarily been corroborated. And these assumptions impact our judgments.

How do we know what we know about each other?

I am embarrassed to say that when I first met Brad Cohen, an educator, an author, a motivational speaker, a loving father and husband, smart, educated and who has Tourette’s Syndrome, I found him extremely irritating. I didn’t know him. Sitting across from me at dinner, he was making loud noises, “Pop,” “Bzz,” at random moments, and twitching unceasingly, relentlessly.

The noises invaded the conversation I was having with my dinner partner. I tried to tune the noises out.

I tried not to look at Brad because I thought he would sense my discomfort. And I did not reach out to him to introduce myself because I found the noises upsetting. During the opening remarks, as everyone sat still, his sounds randomly interrupted the attentive silence of the other guests.

I found myself thinking, “Why can’t he control himself? Why doesn’t he remove himself?”

I am ashamed of my initial reaction to Brad Cohen.

Tourette’s syndrome has been part of his life since he was a little boy — and he suffered greatly as a child because of it. Bullied by his peers, punished by his teachers, misunderstood by his father, he realized he wanted to become a teacher only after his Middle School Principal came to him one day and asked him if he would be willing to stand up in front of the school to educate the community as to what Tourette’s

Syndrome is: why he twitched and made the random funny noises all day long. As he tells it, “What did I have to lose by standing up in front of the school? I had no friends. No teachers believed in me.” When he finished, he got a standing ovation.

After I heard Brad’s story, his sounds no longer bothered me. How many times, in how many settings, have my own discomforts and biases kept me from truly connecting?

It’s no accident that my painting cycle started out as a two dimensional visual project and ended up a multi-dimensional project once I tuned into the hearts of my subjects and discovered that to create the kind of portrait I really intended, I needed to include their voices.

To see, we have to listen.

To connect, we have to listen.

All of us. Each of us. All the time.

To listen we have to identify our unconscious biases, dissect them, acknowledge them, and try to mitigate them.

We have to check our blind spots.

two districts in Addison County — Addison-3 in the Vergennes area and Addison-4 in the Bristol area — will help answer this question. In both of these districts, Republicans are trying to hold on to one seat in a two-member district.

Will Democrats Chris Bray and Ruth Hardy retain both seats in the Addison Senate district, which Democrats have held since 2002?

The division of the non-Democratic

vote among Independents Marie Audet and Paul Ralston, Republican Peter Briggs, and Libertarian Archie Flower will help Bray and Hardy. Even if the two Democrats win, will the aggregate vote for the two Democratic candidates exceed the aggregate vote for the four non-Democratic candidates?

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

Davis (Continued from Page 4A) re-election by about 20 percent?

While Scott is likely to be re-elected, Democrats are favored to win the remaining statewide offices in Vermont, in some instances by a 2-to-1 majority over their closest challenger.

Can Democrats and Progressives pick up enough additional seats in the Vermont House to be able to override Gov. Scott’s vetoes in the 2019-2020 biennium? Results in

Letters can be found on Pages 4A, 5A, 7B, 8B &10B.

Note Letters Election Day is nearly upon us

and we have run out of room to print more letters to the editor.

Over the course of this fall’s political campaigns we have published more than 125 letters endorsing various candidates (this number doesn’t include endorsements before the primaries). In the past week we have seen the flood of letters to the editor turn into a deluge of nearly biblical proportions and we simply could not publish them all; some letters were dribbling in on Wednesday as we were putting the finishing touches for this edition and we’re sure a few more will arrive in the next day or two.

For letters received before Nov. 1 that we couldn’t print, we’ll publish them on addisonindependent.com.

As is our practice we won’t publish campaign letters in Monday’s edition because it doesn’t seem fair to opponents not to give them a chance to respond before Election Day. Thank you to everyone who wrote a letter to the editor. Taking part in our civic life is an important part of democracy and critical to making Addison County a good place to live. Now go vote.

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This election is perhaps the most important one in which we will have a chance to vote in many years and for many years to come.

The voters of the Addison-Rutland district, Benson, Orwell, Shoreham and Whiting, have an opportunity to vote for a real representative of all the people of the district.

Barbara Wilson will bring a fresh voice to Montpelier.

Barbara comes from a dairy family where hard work shaped her personality and spirit providing her with a strong work ethic to take out into the world of business.

After a 35-year career in the telecommunications industry Barb and her husband have returned to farm life in Shoreham. Now she hopes to serve her neighbors as their legislator.

For too long this office has been filled with “independents” who choose not to level with the voters as to what their true agenda for Montpelier and the agenda of which party they intend to serve.

While a newcomer to political life Barb is running as a Democrat and is willing to tell us that. I look forward to her work in fighting

for affordable health care for all Vermonters, for job training and affordable childcare, for property tax reform to truly serve the people of this district. We should all look forward to Barb’s bringing her voice and experience to address the needs and interests of the local farm community, her community, a vital force in the lives of our towns.

This Election Day make a real choice, an honest choice, for our future. That choice is Barb Wilson.

Joseph Trenn Benson

Newton has shown caring for children, community I first met Peter Newton as a parent when I had his daughter in 4th grade. I learned that year how important his children were to him and how much he cared about the community he worked for.

Years later, I found myself retired as an elementary teacher and wondering what to do next.

I got a call from Peter. He was explaining to me a program the sheriff’s department was trying to get off the ground — helping the

children of Addison County learn about and deal with bullying.

He convinced me I was the right person for the job. He was right.

This fall is my fourth year going to Addison County schools talking to children about respectful friendships and strategies to deal with bullying behavior.

When I saw his campaign as telling of his care for his community I thought “For sure!”

This man and his concern for our

county’s children is amazing. His care is real.

His passion for helping our kids is why I am able to talk to over 1,000 children each year. Peter is a man with integrity. He has worked hard for our children and I know he will continue to do so in the future, hopefully as Sheriff.

Jackie Nienow East Middlebury

Wilson will listen carefully, make good decisions

Last spring, I met Barb Wilson while sitting at Carol’s Hungry Mind Café. I overheard her discussing her run for state representative and introduced myself in a casual, inquisitive way. At the time, I was a part of a team of CCV instructors bargaining our first faculty contract, heavily engaged and somewhat dismayed by the process. Do you support this, do you support that? I asked.

She was friendly and direct and told me she would love to meet with me to discuss her campaign goals.

Last spring, I also engaged in a conversation over email with Terry Norris, also currently running for state representative.

His response to my email was brief and he said that he would not be running in November, so I would have a chance to vote for someone else. I thought this was an odd way to engage with a constituent, and, when I saw

that Norris was running again, I was surprised. While Norris has no doubt served his community in many important ways as state representative, I wondered what motivated him to run again when he clearly had his mind made up last spring to step down.

I don’t know much about Norris, but I do know a lot about Barb Wilson, and the most important thing to know about her is that she is dedicated to her run for the Statehouse and engaged in listening to what Vermonters of Addison-Rutland want from their representative. So much so that Barb has been knocking on doors and showing up at community gatherings to listen to her future constituents discuss their lives. She understands that building a better state begins with a conversation often in a kitchen over a good cup of coffee, and that it’s about doing the hard work of listening and then advocating for

those she serves.

Barb grew up on a small dairy farm and currently runs her own small farm, she has advocated for environmental regulations that support clean water and air but understands the challenges farmers face right now. Barb is committed to the future of Vermont and through access to health care, higher education, job training, and affordable child care for all families, she believes that we can continue to grow as a state.

Barb’s vision is one that engages the communities of Vermont in creative, innovative ways that work to solve problems and expand the capacity for Vermont’s growth. As a parent, a teacher, a union member, and someone who cares deeply about the future of our state, I’m excited to vote for Barb and I hope you will too.

Emily Casey Orwell

Columnist’s failed attempt at satire insulted women I am fed up with misogynistic humor. I was disappointed to see this newspaper run a sexist joke about candidate Marie Audet’s

looks in Greg Dennis’ column. We should demonstrate respect for women running for public office instead of amplifying harassment

towards women.

Ashley Laux Middlebury

Wilson letter (Continued from Page 4A) insurance for ourselves and our two children while also teaching part time at Castleton University to supplement our income. We are committed to staying in Vermont and raising our family here, and we believe Stephanie Jerome has the knowledge and experience to address the issues we care about, such as quality, affordable healthcare, livable wages, and a strong and supportive school system.

These days, many of us are quick to point out the problems in our communities, but few of us give our time and experience to find solutions. Despite the commitments of work and family that we all share, Stephanie is stepping up to be an intelligent, fair, and sensible voice for

her neighbors in Brandon, Sudbury, and Pittsford. Her experiences as a parent, business owner, volunteer, and breast cancer survivor, as well as her ability to listen to all sides of an issue, make Stephanie Jerome especially qualified to represent our region.

As neighbors in this beautiful and close-knit corner of Vermont, let’s remember how fortunate we are to have such qualified people to represent our concerns. All of

the candidates for the Pittsford, Brandon, and Sudbury House seats, Democrats and Republicans, are worthy of consideration, and we have two seats available to represent us. I will proudly vote to re-elect Butch Shaw (R) and to elect Stephanie Jerome (D). We would be so fortunate to have her in our corner!

Stephanie Wilson Pittsford

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Zilda Deering, 67, Bridport

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BRIDPORT — Zilda N. Deering, 67, died early Sunday morning, Oct. 28, 2018, at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.

She was born Sept. 19, 1951, in Kingston, R.I., the daughter of Harold and Leola (Mitchell) Deering.

Zilda worked for 27 years at Feed Commodities. She had a love for the outdoors, and a fondness for gardening. She also had a passion for animals, especially horses and dogs.

Zilda is survived by her sons Scott Riley (Amy) and Bryan Riley (Stacey); by her grandchildren Grace, Asa, Charlotte, and Parker; by her mother Leola (Mitchell) Deering; by her siblings Anna Taylor (Sidney), Merry Duclos (Michael), Betty Lou Gorton (Leo),

Leon Adkins, 92, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — The Reverend Dr. Leon M. Adkins Jr. passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, at his home surrounded by his wife Bonnie, family and friends. He was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island in 1926.

He is survived by his wife Bonnie Totten Adkins, and his sister Rachel Platt-Donovan (Andrew) of Pittsford, N.Y.; his children Mark Adkins (Susan) of Charlton, N.Y., Grant Adkins (Norma) of Galway, N.Y., Rachel Adkins (Doug) of Little River, S.C., and David Adkins (Margaret) of Voorheesville, N.Y. and Bonnie’s three daughters Carrie Au (Ben) of Austin, Texas, Deborah Novelli (Chad) of Brooktondale , N.Y., and Daveyne Totten of Middlebury, Vt., as well as eleven grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren along with many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his first wife of 39 years, Molly Hemeon Adkins, and his brother Donald Adkins.

Reverend Dr. Adkins was a scholar and graduate of Middlebury College, Boston University and Drew University

and had served as a minister and teacher at churches in New York State for over forty years with congregations in Fort Johnson, Newtonville, Scotia, Delmar and Schenectady, N.Y. He also served as a District Superintendent for the Troy Conference of the United Methodist Church.

After his time as a pastor, Lee and Bonnie served as directors of UMCOR (United Methodist Committee On Relief) managing relief operations across the globe. He led volunteer missions with the General Board of Global Ministries to sites in the United States, Hungary, Philippines, Mozambique, Guatemala, Bosnia and Ireland.

Two memorial services are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Middlebury, Vermont and Sunday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Schenectady, N.Y. Memorial contributions to a charity of one’s choice would be appreciated.

The family wishes to thank the staff at EastView at Middlebury for their care

CHARLOTTE — Susan Callis Raabe died from pancreatic cancer on Monday, Oct. 29, peacefully at and dedication.

Arrangements under the direc- home in Charlotte and surrounded by tion of Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral family, exactly as she envisioned it.

Susan was born in Brooklyn, Home. Online condolences at N.Y. in 1941. She graduated from Sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊ Marymount College and Columbia School of Nursing. In 1965, while working in the coronary care unit at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Susan met a medical student named Washington State, and Tina Daniel Raabe. She married him, the (Keith) Stewart of Monkton; his love of her life, in 1966. siblings Donald (Ginette) Baker of In 1975 Susan and Daniel moved to Bowdoin, Maine, and Mary (Joe) Charlotte, where they raised their five Alexander of Bristol; his sisterchildren, creating a household full of in-law Shari Baker of Bristol, and love, warmth, happy chaos, beloved many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephdogs, and good meals. Susan worked ews and numerous cousins, and his as a nurse, ran the Lilliput Children’s beloved dog Sophie.

Theatre and worked with her sideHe was predeceased by his parents kick, Judy Pascal, as an antique and brothers Thomas and James dealer. At the same time, she earned Baker. a BFA in painting at UVM. After her A mass of Christian burial will youngest left the nest, Susan devoted be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 1, herself to painting, both in New York at 4 p.m., at St. Ambrose Catholic City and Vermont.

Church, Bristol, with the Rev. Yvon Royer as the celebrant. Burial will be at Prospect Cemetery in Vergennes on Friday, Nov. 2, at 11 a.m.

Memorial donations may be made to Bristol Rescue, 45 Monkton Rd, WILLIAM C. BAKER, SR. Bristol, VT 05443.

NEW HAVEN — Arthur G. Arrangements are under the direcSherman, 91, of New Haven, passed Online condolences at sanderson- away on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in tion of the Sanderson-Ducharme funeralservice.com.◊ Funeral Home.

Bristol.

He was born on March 9, 1927, in Vergennes to Edward and Martha (Kandzior) Sherman. In 1928 the family moved to their farm in New Casey was a fifth generation logger Haven. He attended school at Beeman working at Lathrop’s Forest Products.

Academy while helping to run the Logging was a passion he shared with farm. In 1953 he married Anne his dads. He loved to be with his daughBurpee, and in 1954 he began his ter, family and friends. He enjoyed service in the Army. Upon discharge playing all sports, riding four wheelhe and Anne began their own family ers, as well as tinkering on his uncle’s farm on East Street, which he contintruck and working for the “Irishman.” ued until selling the animals in 1992.

Casey lit up the world with his beautiOver the years he drove a school ful blue eyes and big smile. He truly bus and was a member of the Vermont loved life and his family and friends.

Farm Bureau, the New Haven Fire Whenever anyone was in the presence Department, the American Legion of Casey they felt extraordinary love of Bristol, and the New Haven planand tenderness. ning commission. He also served A service will begin at 4 p.m. on as a Beeman Academy Trustee and Sunday, Nov. 4, at Assembly of God was on the Mt. Abraham Union Church in Ferrisburgh. In lieu of High School board. After retiring he flowers contributions can be made enjoyed traveling and spending time in the honor of his daughter. To send with his children, grandchildren and online condolences to his family visit great-grandchildren. brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com.◊ He was predeceased by his wife CASEY JAMES POQUETTE

Susan was funny, and fierce, and opinionated. She was deeply committed to her art, her family, and her dear friends. She was a strong believer in equal rights, and enthusiastically joined the Woman’s March in 2017 in New York City. Although she kept her New York accent to the end, Susan came to love Vermont, especially gathering in the summer with family, and cozying in in the winter with her beloved murder mysteries.

She taught us how to be a parent and a partner, and she showed us how to follow our hearts, both in marriage and in vocation. Susan is survived by her brother George Callis, her husband Daniel, her five children and their spouses; Daniel (Heather), Rachel (Chris), Emily (Paul), Sara (Becker), David (Victoria), and her eight much-loved grandchildren. We all adored her.

A celebration of Susan’s life will be held at All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne on Friday, Nov. 9, at 3.30 p.m. The family wishes to thank

SUSAN CALLIS RAABE Dr. Paul Unger and his staff at the Vermont Cancer Center for their dedicated and compassionate care during Susan’s illness.◊

Arthur Sherman, 91, New Haven

Casey Poquette, 25, Vergennes VERGENNES — Casey “CJ” “Case” Poquette, 25, died unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. He was born on Sept. 12, 1993, to Angela (Gebo) Patnode and Randy Poquette.

Casey is survived by the love of his life, his daughter Chandler Marie Poquette and his life partner with Chandler, Morgan Tomsuden; his mother Angela; brother Lance Corporal Brady O’Shea Poquette; step-dad David; Nathan; Shelby and her husband Kevin; his father Randy Poquette and the entire Poquette family; his grandmother “Momma Gee”; auntie Beka, uncle Charlie, aunt Jenn, aunt Jackie, Brianna Page Gebo and Travis Bachand, Hunter, and Riley Gebo Sangiovanni, Grampie and Grammie Gebo. He was like a brother to his cousins and friends who loved him tremendously.

ZILDA N. DEERING

Susan Raabe, Charlotte

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William Baker Sr., 70, Bristol BRISTOL — William C. Baker Sr., 70, died Sunday morning Oct. 28, 2018, at his residence.

He was born Aug. 4, 1948, in Colchester, Vt., the son of James R. and Bernadette (L’Ecuyer) Baker.

Bill was a graduate of Vergennes High School class of 1967. He married Janice Kennett Nov. 14, 1980. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Vergennes.

He was a man with a huge heart. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and brother. Bill tried to be a friend to all, especially those in need. It gave him great pleasure to welcome others into his home to shelter and feed them. He enjoyed camping, boating, and cooking. Bill believed in angels and now he is one watching over all of us.

Bill leaves behind his wife of 37 years; children Nicole (Luiz) Schmitz of Brazil, William C. (Curtis Gresser) Baker, Jr. of

Betty Lee Hutchins (Robert), Clarence Deering (Karen), David Deering (Debbie) Chesley Deering (Tina), Paul Deering (Brenda), and Polly Rheaume (Michael), and by 21 nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her father Harold E. Deering.

There will be a celebration of life at her residence on Hemenway Road in Bridport on Saturday, Nov. 3, at noon.

The Family suggests memorial donations be made to Porter Medical Center for The Estuary Room at 115 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.

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Anne in 1991, his sister Gertrude Parkhill, his brother Arnold, and a companion, Vivian Hutchins, who shared his many travels with him.

He is survived by his sons Jim (Jan) of Leicester and Jerry (Linda) of Concord; Linda Sargent; his brother Richard of Bristol; his sister Nancy Daer of Wethersfield, Conn.; his grandchildren Andrea Sherman, Evan (Karen) Sherman, Carrie (Joe) Sylvia, and Aimee Sherman (fiancé Billy Kramer). Art has three greatgrandchildren, Peter and Henry Sherman and Lorelei Sylvia.

The family would like to thank his caregiver, Heather Shepard, and her family, where he has resided the last four years.

Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Bristol from 10 to 11 a.m. with a funeral following at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven with a reception following at Bristol American Legion.

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Mary ‘Molly’ Cherouny , 79, Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY — Mary E. Cherouny (Molly), age 79. died peacefully with family by her side on Oct. 16, 2018, at EastView in Middlebury, Vt. She had Alzheimer’s disease.

Molly was a teacher’s aide in Canton, Conn., and more recently a volunteer at Porter Hospital, The Round Robin, and The Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vt. Survivors include her son, Preston Cherouny of Washington, D.C., her daughter Jean Cherouny of Burlington, Vt., her two sisters, Reese Currie of Nashville Tenn., and Frances Sargent of Charlottesville, Va. She had four grandchildren, Grace and Hayden Cherouny and Anneke and Abi Jewett. Molly was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Richard M. Cherouny of MARY E. CHEROUNY Leicester Vt. A celebration of life will be held RENE GILLE QUENNEVILLE on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Ripton the Round Robin in Middlebury at Community Church in Ripton, Vt., 211 Maple Street, Middlebury, VT Guy Quenneville and Vincent at 10 a.m. Donations can be sent to 05753.◊ Quenneville; and his sister Hughette Bordeleau-Brookman.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brandon. The Rev. Maurice Moreau, pastor, will be the celebrant. A private graveside committal service and burial will follow in the family plot FERRISBURGH — Calvin C. traveling and riding their motorcycle. at St. Mary’s Cemetery, in Brandon.

He is survived by his wife Dolores Following the ceremony, the Hawkins 85, died early Tuesday family will receive friends at Brandon morning, Oct. 23, 2018, at his Hawkins of Ferrisburgh; his son Scott Hawkins; his brothers, Tim American Legion Post 55, for a time residence. of remembrance.

He was born Aug. 24, 1933, in House, Ronald House and Dale There are no public calling hours. Burlington, the son of Chester and Tripp; his stepson Henry Bach Jr.; Memorial gifts in lieu of flow- Dorothy Hawkins his step daughters, Theresa Berkeley ers may be made, in his memory Calvin attended local schools in and husband John, Michelle Bach to; American Heart Association Ferrisburgh. He was a self-employed and Tina Bach; his grandson Alan Vermont Chapter, P.O. Box 417005, farmer for many years and later Laberge, and his step-grandchildren Boston, MA 02241-7005, or to The owned and operated Hawkins Well Shannon Berry and Emily Berkeley.

American Cancer Society Vermont Drillings.

Graveside services will be held on Chapter, 55 Day Lane, Williston, He married Dolores Warner on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. at Gauge VT 05749.

Nov. 27, 1988, in Middlebury.

Cemetery in Ferrisburgh.

Arrangements are under the direcCalvin was a member of Dorchester Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Lodge 1 F & A.M. of Vergennes. tion of the Sanderson-Ducharme Home in Brandon.◊ Together with his wife they enjoyed Funeral Home.◊

Rene Quenneville, 83, Leicester LEICESTER — Rene Gille Quenneville, age 83, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

Mr. Quenneville was born in St. Isadora Ontario, Canada on Sept. 21, 1935. He was the son of Romeo and Lucille (Laviolette) Quenneville. He moved with his family to Vermont in 1950. Rene married the love of his life, Lorraine (Goodspeed) in 1957. She predeceased Rene on Dec. 19, 2017.

He and Lorraine farmed in Whiting. He also owned and operated Quenneville Trucking, and hauled U.S. Mail. He and Lorraine also owned and operated the local Gulf Station in Brandon for several years.

He was a communicant of both St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Middlebury and in Brandon. He enjoyed watching wrestling and attending his grandchildren’s sporting events. He took great pride in caring for his property and driving his Kubota tractor. Rene’s love for his family and family gatherings was a real highlight of his life.

He loved a good joke, telling stories of his many adventures, playing cards and enjoying his 5 o’clock drink with family and friends. His sense of humor and laughter will be greatly missed.

Surviving is his son Mark Rene Quenneville and his wife Jennifer; two daughters, Cheryl and her husband Wesley Wheeler and Pamela Quenneville and her companion Todd Ross, all of Brandon. He also leaves his grandchildren: Jodi Wheeler of Barre, Kristle Wheeler of Brandon, Craig Lonergan of Leicester, Tyler Quenneville of Pittsford and Shane Quenneville of Brandon; a great-granddaughter Adyson and a great-grandson Easton. Several nieces, nephews, an uncle, cousins and two sisters-in-law, Lillian and Barbara, also survive him.

In addition to his wife he was predeceased by his parents, three brothers; Roger Quenneville, Jean

Calvin Hawkins 85, Ferrisburgh

Reaction (Continued from Page 1A) while Jewish people in Pittsburgh and beyond have begun the healing process.

Gov. Phil Scott on Sunday ordered flags at all state facilities flown at half-staff through Oct. 31.

“Yet again, America is faced with heartbreak and grief following the horrific violence that took place at a synagogue in Pittsburgh,” Scott said in a statement. “This tragedy was fueled by anger, hate and ignorance — sentiments that do not and cannot define us.”

Locally, members of Havurah, the Addison County Jewish Congregation, held a meditative gathering Sunday afternoon. About 50 people attended — many of them non-Havurah members, according to Sarit Katzew, director of education and program and outreach coordinator for the group.

“The community at large was wonderful in showing their support,” Katzew said, Katzew addressed the issue of security in an email to the Independent.

“The leadership has met and will be meeting to discuss plans going forward,” Katzew wrote. “I’ve met with local law enforcement and am working to address safety concerns raised by our members. That is the number one priority right now.”

She added Havurah officials are considering events, workshops and other responses to the Pittsburgh tragedy during the coming days.

Sadly, the Havurah congregation has had past experience dealing with

SALISBURY — A memorial service in celebration of the life of Michael Allen Whitney, age 62, who died Sept. 9, 2018, was held on Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.

The Rev. Nicholas Thornblade officiated. Guitarist and soloist

was Andrew Hoadley. Sue Record, a sister, delivered the eulogy. The graveside committal service and burial followed in West Cemetery in Salisbury.

Following the ceremony the family received friends at Middlebury American legion Post 27 for a time of remembrance.

Clement Gagné memorial service MIDDLEBURY — A memorial service will be held for Dr. Clement R. Gagné (1929-2018) at St. Mary’s Church in Middlebury on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. A graveside committal service at St. Mary’s Cemetery will follow the Mass.

The family will receive friends at the St. Mary’s Parish Hall in the lower level of the Church immediately following the ceremonies. ◊

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Karov Memorial Service VERGENNES — A memorial service in celebration of the life of Robin MacKissock Karov who died Oct. 7, 2018, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m., at the

Congregational Church in Vergennes at 30 S. Water Street. Following the service there will be a reception with a time of remembrance. A private burial service will take place at a later date.

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Nearly two years ago someone scrawled two swastika symbols on the front door of the Havurah House.

Havurah as of Tuesday had sent out a few short statements regarding the Pittsburgh tragedy to its membership and local Hebrew School families.

One of those statements read, in part, “We are all deeply affected by this tragedy that has befallen the American Jewish Community. We hold the victims and their families in our hearts … The Havurah community’s needs and concerns will inform the steps we take to increase building safety and to respond in various ways to this tragedy.”

Mark Orten, Middlebury College’s dean of spiritual and religious life, wrote a letter to the college community on Sunday expressing his thoughts about the incident and its aftermath.

“It is difficult to put into words the anguish and heartbreak so many of us feel at the horrific killings at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh on Saturday,” he wrote. “It was an attack on the Jewish people, on the spirit of our nation, and on humanity itself.”

Orten added, “We are not and can never be a perfect community, but we are a community united by firm belief in human dignity, and we stand against all acts of hatred and violence including, in particular at this time, acts motivated by religious bigotry and anti-Semitism. We stand with all of our Jewish companions, families, friends, and neighbors in

their right to be safe without defense, and to conduct their religious observances in peace.”

Others added their voices to the chorus, among them Middlebury Selectman Farhad Khan, acting president of the Islamic Society of Vermont.

“Our family and the Islamic community of Vermont is outraged and horrified, and deeply saddened by the hateful shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue,” Khan wrote in a statement. “Hate against one is hate against all. It is imperative that people of all faiths stand up and condemn all such acts of terror. We stand to protect the sanctity of all houses of worship. The loss of innocent lives anywhere in this country and globally is despicable and intolerable.”

Katzew said well-wishers throughout the county have asked how they can help Havurah. And they can do so by supporting renovations to the Havurah House. The house — a donation from the Lazarus family — needs as estimated $30,000 in upgrades. Deteriorating shingles on the rear portion of the building need to be replaced by a long-lasting standing seam roof. Worn floor tiles and carpeting on the ground floor must also be switched out. Roof fascia boards on the front porch need to be repaired.

Folks able to donate to Havurah’s capital campaign should log on to tinyurl.com/y7of7b8j.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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CHP (Continued from Page 1A) manufactures some of its DR Power landscaping and Neuton lawn mowing products in Winooski, but it’s not clear at this point if that facility will be affected.

Generac Marketing Communications/PR Manager Art Aiello said in an email to the Independent the move to South Burlington, targeted for the second quarter of 2019, “is intended to better position DR Power Equipment for future growth. DR Power is also adding a number of jobs throughout 2018 and into 2019.”

Aiello did not respond to a followup email asking for clarification on what the move meant for CHP’s Vergennes workers.

Addison County Economic Development Executive Director Fred Kenney described Generac’s move as “consolidating some operations to the parent company’s site in Wisconsin, Generac’s operation out there, and what’s remaining in Vermont will move to South Burlington.”

That means, Kenney said, that some, but not all, local jobs will be preserved, assuming current employees are willing to commute to South Burlington. But he said Generac personnel have not shared any figures with him, although they have mentioned severance packages for those who are laid off.

“They’re eliminating some, consolidating others to Wisconsin, and what remains is going to South Burlington,” Kenney said. “I’m not

aware of what the actual numbers will be, and I think they don’t know yet either, probably. It probably depends on who decides to move with them and who won’t. I’m not sure they’ve decided yet. It’s not going to happen until mid-year next year.”

Kenney said he worked with Generac to try to find an Addison County site or to see if it could be feasible to renovate CHP’s current headquarters, which it leases from Middlebury’s Carrara family, doing business as Vermont Industrial Parks.

Kenney said Generac determined it preferred Chittenden County, in part to be closer to a larger workforce as the company will look to add employees.

Kenney said he wished CHP was staying in Addison County, but said Generac’s second choice could have been worse than Chittenden County.

“Obviously it’s unfortunate to lose any business from our region for any reason. The upside is most of their operations will stay in Vermont, and the current employees will have the opportunity to stay with the company at the new location. So they’ll be offered severance or they’ll have the ability to stay with the company if they don’t mind traveling up to South Burlington,” he said.

Meanwhile J.P. Carrara and Vermont Industrial Parks executive Bill Townsend said efforts have already begun to find a new tenant or tenants for a building originally erected to house Simmonds Precision

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employees before that company downsized and changed hands for the first of several times — it is now United Technologies Corp.

Townsend said CHP leases 66,000 square feet on the building’s main level, with two other tenants, WowToyz and Long Trail Physical Therapy, splitting the remaining 22,000 square feet.

Although currently mostly office space, Townsend said in the past CHP’s space has been used for manufacturing and warehousing, and potential tenants could find it attractive for a variety of uses.

“It wouldn’t be difficult to repurpose it,” he said. “There is a lot of flexibility.”

Vermont Industrial Parks will also consider dividing the space in its marketing approach.

“In recent years there seems to have been some demand for smaller manufacturing spaces,” Townsend said. “We want to be as flexible as we can. We would absolutely consider that option.”

Townsend sounded a hopeful note.

He said in 2008, right at the beginning of the recession, Vermont Industrial Park had an empty 58,000-squarefoot building at 1197 Exchange St. in Middlebury. That structure is now all but full, he said, in part because one tenant, Vermont Coffee Company, rented a small portion of it and then grew dramatically within the building.

“That was one of the great things about having a space like that,” Townsend said.

Vergennes Mayor Renny Perry also spoke on the topic, wearing his hat as the president of the Vergennes Partnership, which is charged in part with enhancing the city’s economy.

Perry said the Partnership’s Economic Development Committee will meet with Townsend as soon as possible to learn more about CHP’s space to allow the Partnership to help market the property.

“We want to have details about what is happening and details about the building itself,” Perry said.

“Obviously it’s going to be a large vacant building in Vergennes, and one of the Partnership’s missions is to try to fill it.”

Smith & McClain in charge of sales (Continued from Page 1A) and Economic Development, and and marketing for its solar division. spent the past biennium on the House The Mount Abraham Union High Ways & Means Committee.

School graduate attended Middlebury During his time in the House, Baser College, where he earned a degree in has established himself as a moderate, environmental studies in 2004. bipartisan lawmaker who has He has always been passionate promoted development of workforce about environmental and renewable housing, changing the way Vermont energy issues. He served until pays for public schools, weatherizing recently as Starksboro’s energy homes, and encouraging economic coordinator. It was a position that development. saw him gather information and grant Baser’s House peer from money while advising his community Addison-4, Rep. Dave Sharpe, about potential renewable energy D-Bristol, did not projects on school seek re-election this and municipal year after 16 years of property. service.

Elder currently This is Cordes’ serves on the Mount second run for an • Incumbent Democratic Abraham Unified Addison-4 seat.

School District Reps. Robin Scheu and Cordes is a Amy Sheldon for the school board. He Registered Nurse two-seat was a member of Addison-1 at the University of House district covering Addison Northeast’s Vermont Medical Middlebury.

Act 46 Study Center. She and her • Rep. Peter Conlon, Committee that laid family have lived in D-Cornwall, the groundwork in the Vermont for more Addison-2 district that for a successful than 30 years. governance and includes Cornwall, Goshen, She has delivered Hancock, Leicester, Ripton budgeting merger testimony at the and Salisbury. for the five-town Statehouse on behalf • Incumbent Rep. Harvey school district. of the UVM Medical Smith, R-New Haven, for If elected, Elder Center’s nurses’ the Addison-5 House seat has said he’d support union on such issues representing Bridport, New the state’s transition as health care reform, Haven and Weybridge. to universal access paid sick days, and to primary health safe hospital staffing care, and for better levels for patient workforce training care. Cordes helped create the Equal in public school systems.

Care Coalition, which advocates for Mullin is making her third bid for the elimination of health insurance an Addison-4 House seat. policy exclusions for transgender She’s a native Vermonter and a patients. She is a former treasurer Mount Abraham Union High School for 350VT, a grassroots group that graduate. She’s an independent advocates for remedies to climate business person, having taught change. skincare techniques and mentored As was the case two years women nationally on the subject ago Cordes is emphasizing such of entrepreneurship and financial campaign priorities as a publicly independence. funded universal health care system, She previously co-owned and an economy that “works for all operated “Needleworks and Crafts,” Vermonters,” development of more a craft supply store in Charlotte renewable energy, and institution of that was eventually expanded to a more progressive tax system “that locations in downtown Burlington ensures corporations and the wealthy and Ticonderoga, N.Y. are paying their fair share.”

Mullin is now spending time Elder has been in the renewable volunteering with Champlain Valley energy field for a decade and Rescue, a nonprofit group that saves currently works for Bristol-based dogs from high-kill shelters in other

Running unopposed

states.

As in past years, Mullin will be emphasizing “affordability” and “quality schools” during her campaign. She doesn’t believe the state has made any progress on those issues since she first became a candidate four years ago.

Like many other GOP candidates, she’s suggesting prices would come down if more competition were allowed into the insurance market.

She also believes Vermonters could strike better deals by purchasing their health insurance across state lines.

ADDISON-3 After the May 31 filing deadline for major party candidates it appeared that incumbent Rep. Diane Lanpher, D-Vergennes, and Democrat Matt Birong of Vergennes would get a clear path to the two Addison-3 House seats representing Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham.

That was until incumbent Rep. Warren Van Wyck, R-Ferrisburgh, cancelled his legislative retirement plans and mounted a successful write-in campaign during the August primary election that ensured his name will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Birong, a lifelong Vermonter, is owner/operator of the 3 Squares Café in Vergennes.

Five years ago he became involved with the Main Street Alliance of Vermont (MSA), a business association that advocates for small enterprises and the communities in which they’re based. Birong initially helped the organization by passing out surveys to other small business owners along Vergennes’ Main Street.

He joined the MSA’s lobbying effort for “paid sick days” legislation at the Statehouse. Birong provided input to Democrat leadership to tailor the bill to small businesses, many of which survive on a thin margin.

Birong joined the MSA board, which recently began exploring family leave policy. He also was a strong advocate for the Green Mountain Secure Retirement plan.

Signed into law in 2017, the new plan provides a retirement savings option for businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

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Addison-3 (Continued from Page 8A) In 2016 he served as the Vergennes delegate at the Vermont Democratic Convention, where he was named as a state delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Issues important to Birong include workforce development, devising a “livable wage” standard, making progress on the federally mandated cleanup of Vermont’s waterways, and exploring universal primary care.

Lanpher won election in the district in 2008. She serves on the House Appropriations Committee and previously served many years on House Transportation.

She and her husband Jim recently sold their Horace Mann Insurance agency in South Burlington, but continue to work part time for the new owners. She previously worked as training coordinator for the Vermont Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. She is a former Vergennes city council member and now serves on the Addison County Transit Resources board.

Lanpher has vowed to support, among other things, “high quality, affordable child care” and “common sense solutions” to the state’s budget challenges.

Van Wyck had announced this past spring he would not seek re-election to a fourth term, citing a desire to spend more time with family and a return to his full-time job as a University of Vermont computer analyst programmer.

But when GOP recruiting efforts failed to find other Addison-3 candidates Van Wyck agreed to run again. It became official in August when he won enough write-in votes to move his candidacy forward.

He spent his first term serving on the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.

House leaders then transferred him to the Committee on Energy and Technology, which has allowed him to share his tech skills and his strong views on renewable and conventional energy.

Van Wyck has picked up additional assignments during his time in the Statehouse, serving on the Joint Energy Committee, the Vermont Web Portal Board, the Canvassing Committee and the Legislative Information Technology Committee, for which he served as vice chair in

Senate race 2016.

ADDISON-RUTLAND-1 Incumbent Rep. Terry Norris, I-Shoreham, is being challenged by Shoreham Democrat Barbara Wilson in the House district that represents Benson, Shoreham, Orwell and Whiting.

In February 2017 Gov. Phil Scott picked Norris to fill a seat vacated by then-incumbent Rep. Alyson Eastman, I-Orwell. Eastman resigned from her legislative post to serve as Scott’s deputy secretary of agriculture.

Norris co-owned and operated a 1,250-acre dairy farm in Shoreham for nearly 40 years. That farm is now headquarters to WhistlePig Rye Whiskey. Norris operated his own photography business for 23 years, and he now works on the Fort Ticonderoga Ferry. A native Vermonter, he has lived in Shoreham since 1960. Norris holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tri-State University in Angola, Ind. Norris serves on the House Committee on Agriculture & Forestry.

“You will find me on the ballot in November and I would appreciate your support,” Norris wrote in a newsletter to his constituents. “I feel we need someone in the House that understands what our rural towns and Vermont agriculture face in the future.”

Wilson co-owns and operates the Solar Berry Farm off Bates Road.

She had previously spent 35 years with New Jersey-based Bell System (part of Western Electric). She retired as leader of a team that created software to manage the network.

Wilson supports universal, publicly funded primary care, believing Vermonters should have ready access to doctors’ visits, mental health services and substance abuse treatment.

She believes her background in farming, crunching numbers and running a small business would be an asset in the Statehouse.

If elected, Wilson promised to involve her constituents in her representation of the district. She said she’d form “focus groups” within Addison-Rutland-1 to help her research issues on which she would be voting.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

(Continued from Page 1A) Longtime Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, is not seeking reelection. She leaves as chairperson of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee and served for several years as Senate majority whip.

Democrats will probably maintain a formidable majority in the state’s highest chamber regardless of how the Addison County election turns out, but the party is working hard to retain the two seats it has held here since 2002.

As previously reported by the Independent, the county’s six state Senate candidates have already raised a combined total of more than $100,000 to fuel their campaigns. It is the most expensive Senate race in the county’s history.

Eric Davis, the Independent’s political columnist and a Middlebury College professor emeritus of political science, recently noted the amounts raised by five of the six Addison County state Senate candidates are more akin to what one would see in Chittenden County, which has many more voters and three times as many seats (six) in the Senate.

“It’s an indication of the competitiveness of the race,” Davis said. “I would say this (Senate) race is going to be close.”

Flower is the only candidate of the six who has yet to report raising or spending more than the requisite $500 to trigger a campaign finance filing. The other candidates on Oct. 15 reported fundraising totals ranging from $7,467 (Briggs) to $30,655 (Hardy).

The candidates have been actively campaigning through social media, public appearances, debates and advertising — particularly directmail flyers that will likely continue to fill up the mailboxes through Nov. 6.

What follows is a brief bio of each of the six candidates, in alphabetical order: • Marie Audet. Audet, an owner of Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport, is making her first foray into Vermont politics. She’s been an active voice for the farming community at the local, state and national levels. She is a founding member and vice president of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition,

an organization that helps farmers to adopt agricultural practices that improve economic resiliency and environmental stewardship.

Blue Spruce was one of the first farms in Vermont to adopt manure-to-energy technology. Audet currently serves on Governor Phil Scott’s Climate Action Commission.

She described herself as being “a strong advocate for sustainable agricultural practices, as a social, economic, and environmental ideal.”

Audet promised to give farmers a louder voice in the Statehouse if she’s elected.

She’s also emphasizing the need for Vermont to improve its education system in order to better prepare students for the next generation of jobs.

“What we need to do is get our education system to meet the needs of the businesses,” Audet told the Independent during a recent interview. “If we can grow the skills of Vermonters, we can grow the economy, have healthy businesses and we’re going to have better wages and benefits. It all fits together like a nice puzzle.”

Audet and Ralston are running as a team, with joint campaign literature and a common website: audetralstonvermont.com.

• Chris Bray. Bray is seeking his fourth two-year term in the Senate.

He previously served in the House representing the Addison-5 district from 2006 to 2010, when he made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor.

Bray operates Common Ground Communications, which provides writing, editing and production services to technical clients and the book publishing industry. He and his family operate an 82-acre farm in New Haven.

He currently chairs the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee, which is helping lead Vermont though in a federally mandated cleanup of its waterways, including Lake Champlain. The cleanup cost has been estimated at $2.6 billion; Bray and his colleagues have been considering ideas for the state to cover its estimated annual share of $55 million over 20 years.

During his legislative career Bray has taken a lead role in shaping Farm to Plate, renewable energy,

Act 250, and clean water bills. He also supported bills targeting aquatic nuisances (such as milfoil) and calling for more stringent testing of well water. His committee also passed an initiative that allows farmers to diversify their operations through accessory uses like “farm stays.”

The Natural Resources & Energy Committee, under Bray’s leadership, set into motion a complete re-write of Act 250, Vermont’s 50-yearold land use law. A commission will be appointed to recommend changes in Act 250 so it can better serve Vermonters during the next 50 years. Lawmakers during the coming biennium will draft new Act 250 legislation based on the commission’s suggestions.

Bray is also member of the Senate Education Committee.

• Peter Briggs. This is Briggs’ second attempt to secure a state Senate seat. He finished in third place with 7,330 votes in 2016, behind Bray and his 9,545 tallies.

He’s the fourth generation of the family to operate its farm in Addison. He currently serves as vice chairman of the Addison selectboard and previously served on the town’s development review board.

If elected, Briggs vowed to repeal Act 46, the state’s school governance consolidation law, and replace it with “universal school choice.” He’s said he also wants to scrap Vermont Health Connect and turn to a “nongovernment health care plan that puts the individual in charge.”

Briggs is a self-described fiscal conservative who said he’ll push for balanced budgets, “business friendly taxes and regulations,” and “world-class infrastructure” to spur economic development.

Briggs has been candid in his criticism of new gun safety measures Gov. Phil Scott signed into law this past spring. The new law requires universal background checks prior to buying a firearm, raises the minimum age for buying a firearm to 21, bans “bump stocks” that allow a semi-automatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic weapon’s nearly continuous fire, and limits the capacity of gun magazines to 10 rounds (with some exceptions).

“I can maybe forgive (Scott) for signing the bill, but I can never trust

him again,” Briggs said of Scott during a recent interview. “I don’t support him anymore and I don’t trust him. If he’ll sell out his largest constituency (on gun control), he’ll sell us out on anything.”

• Archie Flower. Flower has since 2010 worked as a computer technician at UTC Aerospace in Vergennes. He worked a variety of jobs prior to that, including as a bouncer, a deli clerk and cashier, and as a laborer at the former Specialty Filaments plastics company in Middlebury.

Like Audet, he’s making his first bid for public office after having become politically active in 2016.

He was watching the Libertarian National Convention and party chairman Nicholas Sarwark urged like-minded individuals to run for office. Flower set his sights on 2018 and filed his paperwork with the Vermont Secretary of State’s office in early August.

His credo: “Live and let live.”

He believes government should serve the people with minimal interference.

If elected, Flower’s priorities will include repealing the aforementioned new state gun laws and abolishing Act 46.

“I think education is the only tool we have to ensure that civilized society will continue,” Flower said during a recent interview. “I think centralizing education on Montpelier is the exact wrong thing.

I think we need more local control, more private schools and we need to give more parents the tools to homeschool.”

Another one of Flower’s priorities: Advocating for an amendment to the Vermont Constitution to allow the property tax to be abolished.

He subscribes to the principle that if a citizen has paid off his or her mortgage, that person should own his or her property free and clear and not be subject to future taxes on that real estate. Flower believes sales or income taxes would be more appropriate sources of revenue to fund public education and other essential services.

• Ruth Hardy. After having spent several years serving her community on local school boards, Hardy is making her first run for the (See Candidates, Page 10A)

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“I’ve been to all 23 towns in the county visiting more than 1,300 homes to date, meeting so many truly wonderful people.

I’ve also met with and discussed the needs of officers from all the Addison County Law Enforcement Agencies. From these discussions I’ve developed a keen understanding of the needs of all citizens which will help me to best serve the needs of our County Community. I look forward to continuing these conversations via active outreach through to Election Day as well as going forward, when elected as the next Addison County Sheriff.”

I’ve been in law enforcement for 39 years.

• 25 years of service as the Chief of Police for Bristol Police.

• 15 years as a non-commissioned officer Vermont Air National Guard Security Police.

Professionalism, respect, integrity and fairness will be the cornerstones of a new Addison County Sheriff’s Office.

The selection of our next Sheriff is an issue of public safety, not politics nor party. When experience matters there is a clear choice.

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She’s currently on sabbatical from her post as executive director of Emerge Vermont, an organization working to “increase the number of Democratic women leaders from diverse backgrounds in public office through recruitment, training, and providing a powerful network.”

As leader of Emerge Vermont Hardy has recruited many women to run for public office. She felt this was the year that she should make her own leap into the election mix.

Hardy is best known in her hometown of Middlebury for her work on the Mary Hogan Elementary School (ID-4) and Addison Central School District (ACSD) boards. She chaired the ID-4 board for several years and was active in the Act 46 transition of the Addison Central Supervisory Union to a single, consolidated ACSD board to oversee the district.

During her campaign Hardy has emphasized policies she believes would improve Vermonters’ quality of life, including paid family leave, expanded childcare, affordable

college education, and universal primary care.

She vowed to advocate for more programming to help people wean themselves off of opioids.

Hardy has acknowledged many of her ideas will need resources, and state and federal funds are in short supply. So she wants to be part of the decision-making when it comes to allocating funds in Montpelier. Previously Hardy served as both assistant budget director for Middlebury College and the head of the ACSD finance committee.

• Paul Ralston. Ralston is the founder and CEO of Middleburybased Vermont Coffee Company.

He’s already familiar with the legislative process, having represented Middlebury — as a Democrat — in the Vermont House from 2010 to 2015. He served primarily on the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee.

His civic résumé includes stints on the boards of Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, Vermont Family

Forests, Addison County Democrats (Treasurer), and Addison County Chamber of Commerce.

Ralston wants to bring an additional entrepreneurial voice to the Legislature.

He’s said he’s running as an independent in order to “advance a non-partisan vision and pursue responsible actions that are affordable to Vermonters.”

Ralston vowed to bring more attention to such issues as climate change, farming, water quality, early childhood education, renewable energy, and business development.

He believes he and Audet can work as a team to help make Vermont a better place to do business.

“We both run small businesses in Vermont, we’re both competing in a challenging market place,” Ralston said during a recent interview.

“We have foreign and domestic competition, we’re both employers and understand what working Vermonters are up against.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

of family, friends, loved ones and partners of those who gave everything. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10.

All donations will go to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, which provides fun experiences with children living with cancer and their families. The Marquis Theater doors will open at 6 p.m.; the film begins at 7 p.m.

United Methodist Church. Join your friends, neighbors and lots of new faces to raise money to support Addison County food shelves, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, and HOPE. Diners will enjoy three hot, homemade soups, fresh bread, salads made with organic veggies, homemade desserts, and beverages. Each attendee will receive their choice of a handmade in Vermont potter’s bowl. Tickets, at $30 each, are now on sale at the Co-op.

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It’s getting real cold, and the United Church of Lincoln has a fuel fund to help people get needed heating fuel. If you’d like to donate to that effort, send a check to the church and put “Deacon’s Fuel Fund” in the memo line. Donations to this fund will help Lincoln residents get fuel and furnace repairs. Church members also run a “wood bank” providing dry cordwood to people who run out and need some in an emergency. If you need or know someone in need of firewood, call the church office at 453-4280. And on a related note, Lincoln has free kindling for anyone who needs it.

The pile is located behind 57 Gove Hill Road on the river side, the house opposite the firehouse. Any questions, call Glynn at 349-2126.

Attention new parents living in Starksboro: You’re invited to the annual Starksboro Baby Brunch, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the town library. This free event is a celebration of Starksboro babies born and adopted between Sept. 1, 2017, and Sept. 1, 2018.

Delicious finger food and drinks will be served, and parents will pick a book and a board book of their own to take home. As an added bonus, siblings are also welcome to pick a book of their own to keep. This event for new parents and babies is a great way to meet other families with new children. This event is sponsored

by Starksboro Project READ and the Starksboro Public Library.

The Marquis Theater and the Middlebury Police Department are teaming up for a special Nov. 7 screening of “Fallen,” a feature documentary film about the lineof-duty death rate plaguing U.S. law enforcement. The production team visited locations from coast to coast, telling stories of bravery and sacrifice from the perspective

Porter Knight is inviting Bristol residents and friends to join her at the Bristol Firehouse on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. to share their ideas to be included in a Vermont Outdoor Recreation Communities grant application.

Grants from $10,000 to $100,000 are available to help one or more Vermont communities fully leverage their local outdoor recreation assets. VOReC’s goals are to grow outdoor recreation related business opportunities, increase participation in outdoor recreation, strengthen the quality and extent of outdoor recreation resources, and increase stewardship of outdoor recreation resources.

The non-profit Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) is looking for donations for its “mitten tree,” featuring clothing to benefit children and adults without the resources to stay warm this winter. Particularly needed at this time are donations of new or handmade mittens, gloves, scarves and hats in both adult and children’s sizes, (boys especially).

Your donations will decorate a tree that will stand in the lobby of the Residence at Otter Creek retirement community through the month of November. HOPE will then distribute the clothing to clients. Please drop items off at the Lodge’s front desk before Nov. 29.

Free pickup is also available.

The Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op’s 27th Empty Bowl Dinner is scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Middlebury

5-Town Friends of the Arts (5-TFA) is again accepting grant applications for its fall round of community grants. The Community Grants Program helps to fund events in the fine arts, performing arts, and other cultural experiences to enrich the lives of people living in Monkton, New Haven, Bristol, Lincoln and Starksboro. Previous recipients have included the libraries of the five towns, schools seeking funding for special events or artists-in-residence, elder projects, teen projects, as well as other community groups and individuals. Preference is given to projects and events that reach as many folks as possible, with an emphasis on children. Fall grant applications are due on or before Nov. 16. They may be sent to 5-Town Friends of the Arts at 25 Main St., Bristol, 05443, or dropped off at Art on Main.

Applications can be downloaded from 5townfriendsofthearts.org.

The Nature Conservancy recently completed a universally accessible boardwalk at their Raven Ridge Natural Area in Monkton. The ADA boardwalk spans 935-feet over a sensitive wetland and leads to a 748-foot accessible trail, creating a third of a mile of access for visitors of all physical abilities. You can find it near 1612 Rotax Road in Monkton.

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Newton defeated fellow Middlebury Democrat Ron Holmes in a primary runoff in August.

Certified as an advanced life support EMT, Newton worked for various emergency response organizations from 1990 to 2003, including Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association (now known as Middlebury Regional EMS) and Fletcher Allen Coordinated Transport. He’s former crew chief of MVAA’s heavy rescue unit and a past member of the organization’s board of directors.

In 2003, Newton began his law enforcement career, starting off as a Middlebury Police Department officer.

He joined the sheriff’s department in 2012, climbing the ladder from deputy to lieutenant.

Gibbs retired last year from the Bristol Police Department after a 31-year run, 25 of those years spent as chief. His overall career in public safety has spanned 39 years and included service as a part-time officer with Waterbury police (19841988), a Vermont Air National Guard police security specialist (1979-2001), and as an EMT with Northfield Ambulance (1980-1986).

If elected, Gibbs hopes expand the ACSD’s mission and services to include partnering with area schools to address truancy and school safety, expanding ACSD traffic patrols, partnering with towns on animal welfare issues, encouraging deputies to gain EMT certification, and exploring the possibility of providing a county jail for local use.

Newton wants, among other things, to add a police dog to the force to help deputies track missing persons and suspects and detect contraband, establish a county-wide school resource officer, create a “cadet” program for local youths interested in helping law enforcement and community members, and add a second drug recognition expert to the department staff.

Holmes, who lost the Democratic Primary, in recent weeks has said he is asking voters to write in his name on their ballots.

State’s attorney Incumbent Democrat Dennis Wygmans faces competition from independent Peter Bevere in the

contest for Addison County State’s Attorney.

Wygmans joined the local state’s attorney’s office in 2013. He would work three years there as a deputy state’s attorney, prosecuting sex crimes and domestic violence cases.

In December of 2016, Wygmans left Addison County to become a deputy prosecutor in Chittenden County, taking on a variety of criminal cases. But Wygmans upon his departure had left the door open for a return to the Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury.

He applied for the county’s lead prosecutor job when then-State’s Attorney David Fenster was named to a Vermont Superior Court judgeship. Then-Gov. Peter Shumlin named Wygmans to the job in January of 2017.

He’s now asking voters for a fouryear term.

Wygmans has been unapologetically tough when it comes to the harsh sentences he seeks for people he believes are a danger to others. But he’d like to see other punishment and restitution options for people he believes deserve more than occasional checkins with a parole officer, but less than a jail term.

Wygmans recently teamed up with local attorneys and nonprofits to offer two gatherings at which Addison County residents could apply to have their criminal records cleared of past misdemeanor convictions.

Looking ahead, Wygmans will urge the state to invest in an on-call mental health provider for Addison County.

Bevere is the current chief deputy prosecutor in Rutland County.

He and his wife, Kelly, have lived in Middlebury since 2003. Both are Middlebury College graduates.

Kelly Bevere is an assistant athletic director at her alma mater and is in her 13th season as head coach of its softball team.

Peter Bevere graduated from the New England School of Law in Boston in 2001. His first job out of law school was as an assistant district attorney with the Cape & Islands DA’s office. After two years in the role, he followed Kelly to Middlebury after she landed her job at the college.

His first job in Vermont was as

an attorney with Rutland-based Meub Associates, where he did his clerkship requirement for admission to the Vermont Bar. He quickly moved on to the role of domestic violence prosecutor for the Chittenden County State’s Attorneys office. After three years in that job, he transitioned back to private practice, as an associate with Middlebury-based English, Carroll & Boe. In 2011, Bevere decided to return to prosecuting. He joined the Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office, where he’s been ever since.

Now he wants to be a prosecutor closer to home.

His stated priorities for the job include fostering a broader working relationship between the state’s attorney’s office and its community partners in dealing with offenders and victims of domestic violence.

If elected, Bevere plans to have a member of his staff “work very closely” with the Addison County Unit for Special Investigations and with local police departments.

While he believes the court system should help place drug-addicted offenders on a path to recovery, he

vowed to push for tough sentences for those convicted of selling drugs in the county.

Assistant judge Four candidates are vying for two positions. They include Republicans Alice George and Doug Tolles, and Democrats Jacqueline McLean and Patricia Ross.

George is running for re-election; her colleague, Assistant Judge Irene Poole, is not on the ballot this year.

Side judges sit with the presiding judge to hear civil and family court cases in the state’s 14 counties. They also have administrative duties,

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such as appointing the county clerk, treasurer and notaries public. They manage the courthouse and prepare the county budget. They earn a salary for their administrative duties, paid by the county, and a per diem income for their judicial duties, paid by the state.

The other two county posts on the ballot this year involve probate judge and high bailiff.

Judge Eleanor “Misse” Smith and High Bailiff Charles Clark Jr. are unchallenged.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Statewide races (Continued from Page 1A) Vermont Senate in 1980 and later became the first Democrat in the state’s history to hold the position of Senate President Pro Tempore.

Welch ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1990, losing to Republic Richard Snelling.

He returned to the state Senate in 2002 and served two terms before seeking his election to the U.S. House. Welch is a Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and a member of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. He serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Welch faces competition this year from Charleston Republican Anya Tynio, independent Cris Ericson and Liberty Union candidate Laura Potter.

Governor Incumbent Gov. Phil Scott, a Berlin Republican, is seeking a second consecutive two-year term as the state’s top administrator. He was coowner of Dubois Construction until selling his share after being elected governor in 2016.

Scott, 60, began his political career in 2000, when he won election to a state Senate seat representing Washington County.

He moved up the political ladder in 2010, when he was elected lieutenant governor. He served six years in that role prior to succeeding former Gov. Peter Shumlin in 2016.

Scott faces major party competition this year from Christine Hallquist, a Hyde Park Democrat and former CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative.

Hallquist is the first transgender gubernatorial candidate in the nation’s history.

Also vying for governor this year are independents Trevor Barlow of Cavendish, Cris Ericson of Chester and Charles Laramie of Fair Haven.

Earth Rights candidate Stephen Marx and Liberty Union hopeful Emily Peyton are also in the race.

Lieutenant Governor Hinesburg Progressive/Democrat David Zuckerman, 47, succeeded Scott as lieutenant governor in 2016.

Zuckerman and his spouse, Rachel Nevitt, founded Full Moon Farm in Hinesburg in 2008.

He was elected to the Vermont House in 1996, representing the city of Burlington for 14 years.

In 2012, Zuckerman won election

to the state Senate, and served two terms.

Zuckerman faces major party competition from Republican Don Turner of Milton, who has represented the Chittenden-10 House district since 2006. Turner, 54, has also served his hometown of Milton as a Realtor, landlord, firefighter, fire instructor, justice of the peace, fire warden, rescue squad volunteer and town manager and lawmaker.

Also vying for lieutenant governor this year is Liberty Union candidate Murray Ngoima of Pomfret.

State Treasurer Shumlin appointed then-Deputy Treasurer Beth Pearce to her current job as treasurer in 2011, when Jeb Spaulding vacated the post to become Shumlin’s secretary of administration.

Pearce, 67, had served as deputy treasurer for seven years prior to her appointment. Prior to joining the Vermont State Treasurer’s Office, she served as Deputy Treasurer for Cash Management at the Massachusetts State Treasurer’s Office, and as Deputy Comptroller for the town of Greenburgh, N.Y. She has also served as a fiscal officer with the Massachusetts Department of Social Services and as a project director for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Human Services.

Pearce is being challenged this year by Brattleboro Republican Richard Morton. In 2010, Morton ran unsuccessfully for the House seat representing Windham 3-1 district.

Secretary of State Incumbent Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, 67, is seeking his fifth, two-year term in office.

The South Burlington Democrat previously served eight years in the Vermont Senate (2000-2008). He previously served 18 years on the Burlington City Council.

He is opposed this year by Republican H. Brooke Paige and Liberty Union candidate Mary Alice Hebert.

Auditor of Accounts Burlington Democrat Doug Hoffer, 67, is seeking his fourth two-year term as state auditor. He came to Vermont in 1988 to work in Burlington’s Community & Economic Development Office. He left that post in 1993 to become a self-employed policy analyst for the ensuing 19 years. He was first elected state auditor in 2012.

Hoffer is being challenged this year

by Brattleboro Republican Richard Kenyon and Liberty Union candidate Marina Brown of Charleston.

The auditor’s duties include presiding over the annual audit of the state’s financial statements — commonly known as the

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The Legislature also calls upon the auditor’s office to review the financial performance of other state programs, including all tax increment financing districts.

Attorney General Vermont Attorney General T.J.

Donovan, a South Burlington Democrat, is seeking a second, twoyear term in office.

Donovan, 44, previously served 10 years as Chittenden County State’s Attorney.

The Attorney General is often called upon to represent the state in

civil and criminal matters.

Donavan is being challenged this year by Republican Janssen Willhooit of St. Johnsbury and Liberty Union candidate Rosemarie Jackowski of Bennington.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Spooktacular

HUNDREDS OF KIDS dressed in a fantastic array of costumes partied on the Middlebury town green Sunday afternoon before lining up and marching town Main Street to collect candy from local merchants during the annual Spooktacular celebration. Top left, the Spooktacular witch led the parade of trick-or-treaters who came as animals, monsters, pirates, superheroes, princesses a mailbox and a few things we couldn’t figure out. Despite the seasonably cold start and a few drops of rain, the faces showed that fun was had by all.

Independent photos/Angelo Lynn and John S. McCright

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Course Rd. All growers, food producers, buyers and distributors are invited to attend and discuss “How Big, How Fast, How Far,” with speakers discussing Financial Aid Workshop in Brandon. scaling up production, reaching intended markets, Thursday, Nov. 1, 6-7:30 p.m., Lisa King’s Vermont-centered localized distribution and collabComputer Lab, Otter Valley Union High orative partnerships among producers. April Moulaert School, Route 7 South. Vermont Student Assistance of Vermont Tortilla Company will be the keynote Corp. offers this free workshop to help families fill speaker. Space is limited. All food categories, buyers out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and and distributors are welcome. Register at acornvt.org. the Vermont State Grant application. Students and Age Well senior luncheon in Middlebury. Wednesday, parents should sign up for a FSA ID at fsaid.ed.gov Nov. 7, Middlebury Rec Center, 154 Creek Rd. Doors prior to the workshop. Space is limited. Call Guidance open at 11 a.m. Meal served at noon of beef stew, to reserve your spot. whole beets, buttermilk biscuit and fruit cocktail. Bring Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meeting in Middlebury. your own place setting. $5 suggested donation. 72 Thursday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to Rd. Join in the guild’s monthly meeting followed by reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and a workshop on Plying. All are welcome. Questions? up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be Call 802-453-6919. provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

“Meet the Makery” preview in Middlebury. Thursday, Bill Lipke on Canadian Veterans’ memorials in Nov 1, 7-9 p.m., Hannaford Career Center, 51 Charles Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 7, noon, Henry Ave. The Makery is a place for people to imagine, Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Lipke, Professor experiment, network, collaborate, and create for Emeritus, Department of Art at University of Vermont personal and professional growth Come and explore and co-author with Bill Mares of “Grafting Memories: this new opportunity. to experiment, Essays on War and Commemoration” has a network, collaborate and create Canadian relative who fought in WWI. He will discuss for personal and professional how Canadians have chosen to commemorate their growth. The Makery will be open veterans through paintings, phototo members from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. graphs, sculptures, and cemeteries.

MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult Classes: Mon PM Oils, Weds Part of the Sheldon’s series of noonevery Thursday except Thanksgiving Day through the end of the year AM Painting, Thurs AM Oils, Thurs PM Drawing, Friday Expressive time talks offered in conjunction MiddMUG meeting in Middlebury. its current exhibit “Doughboys Painting, Mon Daytime Clay Hand Building, Mon & Weds PM with Thursday, Nov. 1, 7-8:30 p.m., and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Wheel Kids: Clay Wheel & Hand Building middleburystudioschool. Vermonters From the Home and Community Room, Ilsley Public org Contact Barb 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol.com Library, 75 Main St. A demonstraBattlefront.” More info at 802-388tion of the Apple Wallet app, used for 2117 or HenrySheldonMuseum.org. storing electronic airline tickets, show Teen Café in Middlebury. tickets, coupons, and anything you want to be able to Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1-2:30 p.m., Community Room, find quickly on your iPhone, and some iPhone basics Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. After early release — capabilities, tricks and shortcuts — for beginners. day, come to Ilsley and drink hot cocoa with friends, Turkey dinner in New Haven. Sunday, More info at MiddMUG2018@mail.com. snack, use our free wifi, or just hang out.

Nov. 4, sittings at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. Porkapalooza in Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 5-8 and 1:30 p.m., New Haven Congregational p.m., Rough Cut BBQ, 51 Main St. Help raise funds for Church, Town Hill Rd. New Haven’s annual dinner with FFA and other ag programs at the Hannaford Career all the fixings, dessert and beverage. Adults $12/6Center. Rough Cut will serve a special menu, featurAge Well senior luncheon in 12 $6/under 6 free. Takeout available. Reservations ing local pork farm-raised by students in Sustainable Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m., VFW, recommended but walk-ins welcome. Reservations Agriculture program at the Career Center. For each 530 Exchange St. Roast turkey, mashed potacall Betsy at 802-453-2724. item ordered from the special menu, 15 percent of toes, gravy, carrots, cranberry sauce, dinner roll and “Marriage, Metaphor, and Mortality: The Poetry of the bill will be donated to ag programs at the Career pumpkin pie. $5 suggested donation. Advanced tickJane Kenyon” in Rochester. Sunday, Nov. 4, 3-5 Center. ets required. Deadline Monday, Oct. 26. Call Michelle p.m., BigTown Gallery, 99 North Main St. This talk “Political Activism and the Case for Hope” in at 802-377-1419. Bring your own place setting. Open examines poet Jane Kenyon’s lifelong struggle with Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Wilson Hall, to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. depression and what it was like for her to be married McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College.

Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388to U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall, who had achieved Join Black Lives Matter advocate DeRay McKesson 2287 to inquire. so much more in their chosen field. for an interactive program about political activism, Italy spaghetti dinner in Bristol. Friday, Nov. 2, 5-7 as McKesson shares how his liberal arts education p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, School St. Hosted gives perspective and informs his approach to advoby the Knights of Coulmbus, menu includes all-youcacy. Part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First can-eat spaghetti with sauce, garlic bread, salad, Wednesdays series.

Cree LeFavour speaks in Middlebury. beverages, and dessert. All proceeds go the Knights’ Monday, Nov. 5, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Abernethy mission, from Coats for Kids to the Special Olympics.

Room, Axinn Center, Middlebury College. The Tickets $10 adults/$5 12 and under/$25 for a family.

New England Review invites the community to come MALT Annual Impact Report presentation in Age Well senior luncheon in and hear Middlebury alumna and celebrated cookMiddlebury. Friday, Nov. 2, 6:30-8 p.m., Aurora Vergennes. Thursday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m., book author LeFavour read from and discuss her new Learning Center, 238 Peterson Ter. Come hear Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior memoir “Lights On, Rats Out,” which chronicles her keynote speaker Jerry Monkman, renowned conserHousing, 50 Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for struggles with self-harm and her years of psychiatric vation photographer, share his story of capturing the bingo and coffee hour. Meal served at noon. Join us treatment. work on conservation and the personal connections for scalloped potatoes with turkey and cheese, mixed he has formed with land. His presentation will include beans, wheat bread and a Macintosh apple. Bring featured work from Vermont. Light refreshments your own place setting. 72 hours advanced notice served. required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-377-1419.

Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes.

Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of Tuesday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Diversified Occupations annual yard Armory Ln. Doors open at 10 a.m. for bingo and coffee The Collaborative Emotion Processing Method sale in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 hour. Current Scams and Frauds program at 11:15 a.m. workshop in Middlebury. Thursday, Nov. 8, 6-8 a.m.-3 p.m., D.O Suite, Hannaford Career with Shannon Atkins of People’s United Bank. Meal p.m., The Bridge School, 1469 Exchange St. A free Center, Charles Ave. Now accepting items for donaserved at 12 of sweet-n-sour pork with vegetables, rice workshop and how-to guide for responding to tiny tion. Call 802-382-1025 for pick-up or drop off at the pilaf, Brussels sprouts, wheat bread and applesauce. humans’ big emotions to build emotional intelligence.

Career Center.

Bring your own place setting. $5 suggested donation.

Alyssa Blask Campbell, CEO of Seed & Sew LLC Fall trail work in Hancock/Ripton. Saturday, Nov. 3, 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to and co-creator and researcher of the CEP Method meet at Ripton Community House, 3105 Route 125. reserve 802-377-1419. Open to anyone age 60 and will lead the event.

Green Mountain Club Breadloaf section will do trail up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be Addison County Right to Life meeting in Vergennes. maintenance from Middlebury Gap to Sucker Brook provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s parish hall, 85 shelter. Contact Trail Manager David Morrissey Voting party in Middlebury. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 4-6 p.m., S. Maple St. Agenda includes membership drive for at dfmorrissey117@gmail.com or 802.352.1060 College Park, across from Shafer’s Market. Middlebury 2019, nomination of officers, plans for publication of to confirm participation and allow planning for an College Center for Community Engagement and a newsletter, and preliminary planning for next year’s adequate number of tools and hard hats. Bring water the student organization MiddVote host this event to annual dinner. All members are encouraged to attend and snacks/lunch. Rain date Sunday, Nov. 4th. More celebrate civic pride and encourage greater participaand visitors are welcome. More info contact Chris activities at gmcbreadloaf.org. tion in the midterm election. Stop by the white tent for Holden at 802-388-3563 or bobbillchris@rwch.net.

Community Education Dialogue Meeting in free pizza and hot chocolate. Face-painting for children “Ok. You’ve Got This” in Vergennes. Thursday, Nov. Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m., Middlebury offered by Middlebury College student volunteers.

11, 6:30-8 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main Union High School, 73 Charles Ave. The unification St. Join an evening of humor and celebration as part of our school district in 2017 has brought unique chalof the launch of “Ok. You’ve Got This” campaign for lenges and opportunities for our students and famiyouth resiliency. Comedian Sue Schmidt and local lies, faculty and staff, and other community members. teens will get personal their sometimes humorous ACORN producers and buyers forum Come add your voice to the discussion. and sometimes serious stories of resiliency and what in Middlebury. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 8:30 Home energy-saving workshop in Weybridge. it takes to handle life’s inevitable curve balls. Free a.m.-2 p.m., Kirk Alumni Center, 217 Golf Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Weybridge and open to the public. Light refreshments provided.

Elementary School, 210 Quaker Village Rd. Learn how home energy-saving strategies save money and make homes more comfortable and how Efficiency Vermont’s statewide Weatherize campaign can help.

Anyone is welcome to come to the workshop, but free home assessments are available only to Weybridge residents. More info and to sign contact Fran at 802-388-1644 or franputnam24@gmail.com.

Ashley Wolff in Whiting. Saturday, Nov. 3, 10-11 a.m., Whiting Community School, Route 30. Families with young children are invited to a fun hour of stories and drawing. Refreshments will be served. For information contact Becca Kerr at 802-318-6033 at Whiting Preschool or Marita Schine 802-388-4170.

Police Department fundraiser in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 3, 5 p.m., Notte Neapolitan Pizza Bar, Main St. O’hAnleigh will provide music. The evening will also feature a raffle giveaway of a $2,000 Fuji Police Mountain bike, generously refurbished by Otter Creek Bikes and a beautiful pewter oil lamp, generously donated by Danforth Pewter. All funds raised will go toward the Middlebury Police Department’s Mobile Command Unit. Raffle tickets $5, available at Two Brothers Tavern and the Middlebury Police Department.

“Dancing With the Cannibal Giant: Five New Stories for the Great Transition” on screen in Rochester. Saturday, Nov. 3, 4-6 p.m., BigTown Gallery, 99 North Main St. Come see this documentary portraying five remarkable stories of people and places transforming the world.

Narrated by Penobscot elder Sherri Mitchell (Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset), we are introduced to the Penobscot mythology of the cannibal giant: a creature awakened by the destruction of mother earth. The film is told through the lens of this powerful prophecy: only if people can awaken to their own destruction, and the need for change, will the cannibal giant be put back to sleep.

Turkey Supper in Orwell. Saturday, Nov. 3, 5:30 p.m., Orwell Town Hall, 473 Main St. Turkey, gravy, and all THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH of Middlebury’s annual Holiday Bazaar takes place this the fixings including homemade rolls and apple crisp.

Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Start your holiday shopping early. It will feature a wide Adults $12/$5 children under 10. Take-out orders variety of gift and personal items, a quilt raffle, lunch, artwork, crafts and other handmade available by calling 802-989-2506. Sponsored by the items, toys, books, a room full of “attic treasures” as well as finer things, including jewelry, First Congregational Church of Orwell. baked goodies and Santa from 10 a.m.-noon. Use the 30 North Pleasant Street entrance.

Annual harvest supper in Starksboro. Saturday, Nov. Photo Nancy Merolle

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Locally sourced menu includes roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, butternut squash soup, roasted root vegetables, apple crisp, pumpkin and berry pies and cold cider or hot tea and coffee.

Take outs available. Tickets adults $10/family of four $25/12 & under $5, available at the door.

Empty Bowl dinner in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m., Middlebury United Methodist Church, 47 N. Pleasant St. Enjoy a delicious locally made meal, featuring soups served up in the hand-made pottery bowl of your choice. All proceeds will be split evenly between CVOEO and HOPE food shelves. Tickets $30 per person, including meal, beverage and bowl, available at Middlebury Natural Foods Coop.

Library open house in Orwell. Saturday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m., Orwell Free Library, Main St. Help the Library celebrate its renovations. Event features art by photographer Doug Biklen and potter Andy Snyder.

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Age Well senior luncheon in Bristol.

Friday, Nov. 9, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s at Baldwin Creek, Route 116. Doors open at 11:30, meal served at noon. Lunch features kale Caesar salad, cheddar and scallion biscuit, meatloaf with mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. 72 hours advanced notice required. Call Michelle to reserve 802-3771419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Free ride may be provided. Call ACTR at 802-388-2287 to inquire.

“The Praiseworthy One: Devotional Images of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Traditions” in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 9, 12:15 p.m., Sabra Field Lecture Hall (Room 125), Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Christiane Gruber of the University of Michigan explores a number of paintings of the Prophet Muhammad produced in Persian and Turkish lands from the 14th century to the modern day. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Meet Gesine Bullock-Prado in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., Kiss the Cook, Merchants Row. “Sugar Glider Kitchen” and “Baked in Vermont” chef and author Gesine Bullock-Prado will be signing her new book “Fantastical Cakes.” and Complimentary refreshments served.

Bebe Miller Company: In a Rhythm in Middlebury.

Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A suite of dances based on the dynamics of adaptation and translation inspired by the writings of Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, and David Foster Wallace, whose voices capture diverse cultural relevancies through their structure of language. Tickets: $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd students; on sale Oct. 22. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Gareth Cordery, Piano in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Middlebury student Gareth Cordery performs his junior piano recital, featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and Copland. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

“Imperator” on stage in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. 9, 8 and 10:30 p.m., Hepburn Zoo Theater, Middlebury College. In the aftermath of tragedy and disaster, Cleopatra finds herself in a predicament, which is only intensified by the arrival of an old flame. Play written and directed by junior Coralie Tyler. Tickets $6, available at tinyurl.com/Imperator-midd. Limited accessibility at this venue; contact the box office for more information.

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Hunter’s breakfast in Granville.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 6-9 a.m., Moss Glen Grange, 82 Post Office Hill Rd. Start the hunt with a full stomach. Menu includes eggs, pancakes, biscuits with gravy and more.

Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 10, 8-10 a.m., Otter View parking area, Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife at 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.

Chandler Ridge hike in Salisbury. Saturday, Nov. 10.

Hike with the Green Mountain Club on this moderate, 5-6 mile round trip, with an 800 ft. ascent/ descent. Good views of Green Mountains, Lake Dunmore and Adirondacks from Chandler Ridge.

Bring lunch, water; poles recommended. More info contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@gmail.com or 802-388-5407. More activities at gmcbreadloaf.org.

Bake sale and bazaar in East Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., United Methodist Church, Jct. Routes 125 and 116. Homemade pies, breads, doughnuts, cookies, baked beans, soups and chowders and chili. Gifts, Rada cutlery and much more.

Craft Fair in Bristol. Saturday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Mt. Abraham Union High School, Airport Rd. Kick-start your holiday shopping and help support Mt. Abe’s Project Graduation. Event will also include a silent auction, raffle, bake sale and lunch. Free and open to the public.

Teen Advisory Group (TAG) in Middlebury.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 2-3 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Do you want to plan awesome library programs? Volunteer in your community? Beef up your college application? Join TAG. Ilsley’s Teen Advisory Group has openings for new members. As always, there will be snacks.

“Just Imagine!” Maiden Vermont’s Fall Concert in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Maiden Vermont’s annual fall concert. Appearing on the show with Maiden Vermont will be the 10th place International Champion Barbershop quartet Round Midnight and returning guest chorus from Syossett High School, The Adelettes. Tickets $22 seniors & students/$25 for reserved seating/$30 “generous” admission available at the Town Hall Theater box office in Middlebury, townhalltheater.org/calendarand-tickets/ or by calling (802) 382-9222.

“The Dark” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 10, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. On the outskirts of a small town lies Devil’s Den, a mysterious tract of woods where many have entered but no one has ever left. The spirit of a young girl haunts and hunts in this dense forest, slaying anyone who dares to step into her terrain. When a man with a dark past crosses her path, a series of events are set in motion that may lead to a peculiar kind of redemption. Free.

Lazyman’s lobster or baked ham dinner in Shoreham. Saturday, Nov. 10, seatings at 5 and 6:30 p.m., Shoreham Congregational Church, 28 School Rd. In addition to the main course, you will feast on baked potato, winter squash, salad, homemade rolls, cider, beverages, and homemade pies. $22 for the lobster dinner ($20 for seniors) or $12 for the ham dinner ($10 for seniors). Reservations are required. Call Judy at 802-349-9957. Last chance to purchase tickets ($3 each or 2 for $5) for raffle quilt.

Drawing will be during the 6:30 seating.

Harvest dinner in Granville. Saturday, Nov. 10, 5-8 p.m., Moss Glen Grange, 82 Post Office Hill Rd. Menu includes Maple ham, venison stew, sweet and sour meatballs, dessert and beverages.

Harvest dinner and auction in Brandon. Saturday, Nov. 10, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Congregational Church, 1 Carver St. A variety of seasonal foods, side dishes and desserts will be served along with a silent auction to raise funds for the church’s building fund.

Auction will feature a variety of decorative items for the home, food, crafts, gift certificates and other treats.

“King Pede” card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and

Community Center, Route 7. The evening begins at 6:30 PM with a sandwich supper and then on to the games!

King Pede is a unique game that involves “tricktaking” techniques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. This is a game of fun and skill so come prepared to use your strategic thinking.

Lasagna supper in Vergennes.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main St. (across from the Opera House). Menu includes lasagna, vegetable, salad, Italian bread, dessert and beverage served buffet style.

Cost $9 adults/$5 children. Takeout orders are where available. More info call Jim is 802-877-3150.

Contra dance in Cornwall.

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by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding LOCAL AUTHOR AND illustrator Ashley Wolff will be in in Whitscale). All are welcome. ing on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10-11 a.m., at the Whiting Community No experience or partner School, on Route 30, for a fun hour of stories and drawing for faminecessary. Questions? lies with young children.

Call 802-462-3722.

Photo courtesy Ashley Wolff Mile Twelve Bluegrass Band in Brandon.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 lured out to sea in search of adventure and excitep.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. Mile Twelve ment. Little does he realize the unusual experience has performed extensively throughout the U.S., about to unfold. A celebration of veterans will begin at Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Japan, 1 p.m. Tickets adults $8/seniors (60 & up), students including major festivals such as Grey Fox Bluegrass (17 & under) and military $6/children 5 and under Festival, Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival accompanied by an adult free. and more. Tickets adults $12/seniors and students The Howard Gospel Choir in Middlebury. Sunday, $10.

Nov. 11, 2 and 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Patti Casey and the Wicked Fine Players in Pleasant St. More info TBA. More info available soon Vergennes. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at Opera House, 120 Main St. Vergennes native Casey 802-382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. and her new group, the Wicked Fine Players, Robert Bernheim and Brennan Gauthier in features members of the much-loved Bluegrass Middlebury. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2 p.m., The Henry Gospel Project. Doors and cash bar provided by Bar Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. Bernheim and Gauthier Antidote open at 6:30 p.m. will present two WWI gallery talks. Bernheim, The Rough and Tumble stop in Brandon. Saturday, Professor from the University of Maine, Augusta, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club and the great-grandson of a veteran highlighted in Rd. The Rough and Tumble are prolific songwriters the exhibit, will address Post WWI German repercusand born-travelers, having been on the road, touring sions following conditions imposed by the Treaty of with their two dogs since 2015. This folk-Americana Versailles, eventually leading to WWII. Gauthier, the duo retraces their mileage back to their footsteps senior archaeologist with the Vermont Department and explores the struggle between going home and of Transportation by day, and a military photography being home already when there’s no other home and scholar by night will show and discuss images from everywhere is home. Show $20. Dinner and show his collection, dedicated specifically to photographs $45. Reservations required for dinner and recomtaken during or directly after the WWI. mended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or “Diaries: Personal windows into local history” in email info@brandon-music.net to reserve.

Ferrisburgh. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2-4 p.m., Ferrisburgh Bebe Miller Company: In a Rhythm in Middlebury.

Historical Society, Center Schoolhouse. A look Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, at personal historical diaries of former citizens of Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A Ferrisburgh and beyond. If you have any old local suite of dances based on the dynamics of adaptation diaries, bring them along to share. The annual meetand translation inspired by the writings of Gertrude ing of the Ferrisburgh Historical Society will follow. All Stein, Toni Morrison, and David Foster Wallace, are welcome. Refreshments. More info contact Silas whose voices capture diverse cultural relevanat 802-425-3380. cies through their structure of language. Tickets: Jahaziel Sherman event in Vergennes. Sunday, Nov. $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd 11, 3-5 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main students; on sale Oct. 22. More info at middlebury.

St. Speaker Kevin Crisman, Ph.D., Director of the edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation “Havel: The Passion of Thought” on stage in at Texas A & M University will speak about steamMiddlebury. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Wright boat pioneer and Vergennes resident Jahaziel Memorial Theatre, Middlebury College. Richard Sherman, whose portrait was just loaned to the Lake Romagnoli directs five short and shorter funny, chillChamplain Maritime Museum. View the painting, ing plays by Václav Havel, Samuel Beckett, and hear about Sherman’s adventures and help bring the Harold Pinter. The evening explores the challenges portrait home to stay. Light refreshments. Free and of exercising individual conscience and the conseopen to the public. quences of making unpopular though principled “Coming Home” on screen in Middlebury. Sunday, choices Tickets: $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Nov. 11, 7 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury, Youth/$6 Midd students; on sale Oct. 22. More info at 2 Main St. Come see this documentary film about middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168. five people returning back to their Vermont communiMiddlebury College Orchestra performs in ties from prison. The film focuses on the innovative Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Robison COSA program (Circle of Support and Accountability) Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field that helps reintegrate folks back into their daily lives.

Rd. Join the College Orchestra, under its new direcFree. Donations are greatly appreciated. tor Evan Bennett, as it explores major works from the classical to the present. Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

The Hot Pickin’ Party on stage in Lincoln. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Road in Dissipated 8 in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2-3 Lincoln. Tickets $10 for adults, kids and teens are p.m., EastView at Middlebury. free. Refreshments will be served during intermisJean-Guihen Queyras, Cello in Middlebury. Friday, sion. Part of the Burnham Music Series. More info Nov. 2, 7 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. call 802-388-6863.

Chelsea Berry in Brandon. Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 “Imperator” on stage in Middlebury. Saturday, p.m., Brandon Music.

Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Hepburn Zoo Theater, Middlebury Dana & Susan Robinson perform in Ripton.

College. In the aftermath of tragedy and disaster, Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Cleopatra finds herself in a predicament, which is Coffee House only intensified by the arrival of an old flame. Play Jamie Lee Thurston in Middlebury. Saturday, Nov 3, written and directed by junior Coralie Tyler. Tickets 8-10 p.m., VFW. $6, available at tinyurl.com/Imperator-midd. Limited Dick Forman and his Middlebury College Big accessibility at this venue; contact the box office for Band in Middlebury. Sunday, Nov. 4, 3:30-5 p.m., more information.

EastView at Middlebury.

David Roth in Middlebury. Sunday, Nov. 4, 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society.

Anne Janson, Flute; Annemieke McLane, Piano in Middlebury. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Winter vendor sale in Middlebury.

Gareth Cordery, Piano in Middlebury. Friday, Nov. Sunday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., American 9, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Legion, $9 Wilson Rd. Come shop and help raise Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m., money to benefit Veterans’ programs.

Sister Wicked.

Champlain Valley Fiddlers jam in Brandon. Sunday, The Rough and Tumble in Brandon. Saturday, Nov. Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., American Legion, Route 7 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

South. Open Jam begins at 11 a.m., fiddling begins Middlebury College Orchestra performs in at noon. Listen to people sing, play instruments and Middlebury. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., square dance. Refreshments available, 50/50 raffle, Mahaney Center for the Arts. and an open stage. $3 cover.

Mile Twelve Bluegrass Band in Brandon. Saturday, World War I commemoration in Bridport. Sunday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall.

Nov. 11, 11 a.m., Bridport Congregational Church, 55 Patti Casey and the Wicked Fine Players in Middle Rd. Members from two neighboring congreVergennes. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., gations in Bridport will join forces to ring a church bell Vergennes Opera House. together at in commemoration of the 100th anniverMaiden Vermont holiday concert in Middlebury. sary of the armistice ending the First World War. Part Saturday, Nov. 10, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., Town Hall of a nationwide bell-tolling.

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WWI memorial carillon concert in Middlebury.

The Hot Pickin’ Party in Lincoln. Saturday, Nov. 10, Sunday, Nov. 11, 11:11 a.m., Mead Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall Middlebury College. George Matthew Jr. will perform The Howard Gospel Choir in Middlebury. Sunday, a special concert to mark the centennial of the 1918 Nov. 11, 2 and 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

WWI armistice, given “on the eleventh hour of the Diana Fanning students in Middlebury. Monday, eleventh day of the eleventh month,” to coincide with Nov. 12, 7:15-8 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, 100 scores of similar carillon concerts across Europe.

EastView Ter. Middlebury’s one-hour program includes national anthems, soldier songs, and tunes commemorating the 17 million dead. Free.

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Strings Marionettes in Brandon. Sunday, Nov. 11, 1:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. All aboard for on the Web at www.addisonindependent.com “TheTreasure Hunt,” a swashbuckling hunt for treasure,

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Wells, Smith FERRISBURGH — Carlyn Wells, daughter of Carol and Tom Wells of Bristol and Michael Smith, son of Robert and Maureen Smith of Norwood, Mass. exchanged wedding vows in a double ring ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Basin Harbor Club in Ferrisburgh.

The wedding party included maid of honor Kelsey Anilionis; best man Robbie Smith, brother of the groom; the bride’s nephew Max Wells-Jones as ring bearer; bridesmaids Ciera Wells-Jones, Jordyn Wells, Bethany Hackenyos, Jennifer McSheffrey, Michelle Burrell, Amy Beliveau, Molly Bishop and Jessica Little; and ushers Phillip Kadish, Ryan McSheffrey, Michael Maloof, Eric Maciver, Timothy Rivotto and Julian Edlow. The service was conducted by the Rev. David Wood.

Wells has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University. Smith has Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospitals’ Institute of Health Boston, Mass.

Professions. Both the bride and the The couple traveled to St. Lucia groom work as physical therapists at following the wedding. They live in Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, Mass.

Hear ‘(Un)hinged’ speakers at college TEDx on Sunday MIDDLEBURY — In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED, or “Technology, Education, and Design” is a media conference dedicated to sharing ideas worth spreading.

Middlebury College students have organized a local version, called TEDxMiddlebury, that will be held this Sunday, Nov. 4.

In the name TEDxMiddlebury, “x” denotes an independently organized TED event.

TEDxMiddlebury, which will be held at the college’s Mahaney Center for the Arts beginning at 10:30 a.m., will feature TEDTalks video and live speakers combining to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including this one, are self-organized.

The theme of the event this year is “(Un)hinged.”

“To us, ‘(Un)hinged’ is about exploring times of crises and stability and the thin line that separates the two,” said Middlebury students Claire Cousineau and James Finn. “Topics can include anything, big or small, that signals a turning point in one’s life.”

At this year’s event, speakers will include Lida Winfield, Rebecca Duras, Karen Fondacaro, Sixto Cancel Ahmed, El-Geneidy and Kelly Brush.

Karen Fondacaro, Ph.D. is a clinical psychology professor at UVM and director of the Vermont Psychological Services Center, a mental health training clinic for pre-doctoral clinicians at UVM. In 2007, Fondacaro established Connecting Cultures, a clinical

Justice seekers

RIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students are raising funds for a Honduran mother and her child currently seeking asylum in the U.S. and living in Portland, Maine. It came out of unit of inquiry this fall called “Where We Are in Place and Time” in which 5th- and 6th-graders read the book “Refugee” by Alan Gratz. Simultaneously, the students connected their learning from this difficult yet facts-based depiction of the circumstances and struggles of three refugee children to those of a present-day migrant family from Honduras. Shown are, front left to right, Phoebe Edmonds-Beattie, Virginia Mongeur, William Maheu, Mckenna Raymond and Matthew McIntosh; and back, Anika Heppell, Beth McIntosh, Naomi McConville, Mary Harrington, Rhys Thomas, Dylan Kolesnik, Lucas Flinner and teacher Sara Lesperance.

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science program specifically designed to focus on the mental health needs of refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers. At TEDxMiddlebury, she will share her unique perspective on these kinds of social issues.

On Feb. 18, 2006, Brush had a ski racing accident that left her paralyzed from the chest down. She spent three months in the hospital recovering and learning to use a wheelchair. After graduating from Middlebury College in 2008, she received a master’s degree as a nurse practitioner in 2013.

At TEDxMiddlebury, Brush will share insights on how she and her family

started the Kelly Brush Foundation after her injury to provide people with spinal cord injuries the opportunity to participate in adaptive sports.

More information on the speakers is online at tinyurl.com/TEDxMidd.

“Middlebury’s TEDx conferences in years past have drawn audiences of up to 350 people, consisting mostly of Middlebury College students,” Cousineau and Finn said. “We would love to see more local attendance at the event this year.”

Event tickets are $20 and can be purchased at go.middlebury.edu/ tedx2018.

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• Dana Gero and William Vanguilder of Cornwall, Oct. 23, a girl, Maggie Lynn Vanguilder.

• Amy Chesley-Davison and Floyd Davison of Bristol, Oct. 23, a girl, Marlowe Ruth Chesley Davison.

• Trisha (Hanson) and Morgan Pellerin of Peru, N.Y., Oct 8, a girl, Addison Lynn Pellerin, granddaughter to Eric and Lynda Hanson of Bristol and great-grandaughter to Priscilla Stone of New Haven.

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Don’t mess with Anaxyrus

By MEGHAN MCCARTHY MCPHAUL When my kids were toddlers, they discovered, quite happily, a toad in a damp corner of their sandbox, tucked into the shade beneath the small, triangular piece of wood that served as a seat. The toad seemed to spend most days there, probably waiting until dark to emerge and hunt bugs and slugs.

Thankfully, back then, we had a more mature dog who was wise in the ways of the world — not the goofy pup we have now, who I’m sure will learn the hard way not to eat toads. Many a clueless canine has clamped its mouth around an American toad — the species found most commonly in our region — only to be introduced to bufotoxins, a toad’s best defense against being eaten.

Bufotoxins are named for the Bufo genus of toad. Although recent classification has placed the American toad in the Anaxyrus genus (Anaxyrus americanus), the animal certainly contains the toxins, both on its skin and concentrated in the bean-shaped parotoid glands located strategically behind its eyes, just where a would-be predator is likely to bite down.

Ingested bufotoxins can cause excessive salivation, cardiac arrhythmia, difficulty breathing, and even seizures.

“What I see dogs do [after biting a toad] is froth at the mouth and try to lick the toxins out of their mouths,” said Jim Andrews, coordinator of the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas and a herpetology lecturer at the University of Vermont. “They seem to survive just fine, but it looks very unpleasant.”

Unpleasant enough that most wild animals won’t even try to eat a toad.

Of course, there are exceptions to every rule: skunks and raccoons will sometimes dine on toads, as will garter snakes, who seem unaffected by the toxins in the toads’ skins.

Other species have found a way to avoid the toxins and still eat the toad: “Smart birds like crows and ravens kill the toad and eat them from the inside out, leaving the skin,” Andrews said.

While bufotoxins seem an effective defense against most things, American toads protect themselves in other ways, too. Their mottled brown coloring serves as camouflage, and they’re able to change color slightly — darkening or lightening a shade or two — to better match the background wherever they’re hiding.

Toads are also able to puff themselves up, therefore appearing more intimidating to predators. This also makes them harder for some predators to swallow, although the toad-eating hognosed

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Midd. alum to discuss memoir of her self-harm MIDDLEBURY — Cree LeFavour, a Middlebury alumna and author of “Lights On, Rats Out,” will read from and discuss her work on Monday, Nov. 5, at 4:30 p.m., in the Abernethy Room at Middlebury College’s Axinn Center. The event is free and open to the public.

LeFavour’s memoir, “Lights On, Rats Out” focuses on the time when, as a young college graduate, she began to organize her days around the cruel, compulsive logic of selfharm. Her body became a canvas of cruelty; each scar a mark of pride and shame.

In sharp and shocking language, “Lights On, Rats Out” draws the reader closely into these years, seeing the world as the author did — turned upside down, the richness of life muted and dulled, its pleasures perverted. The heady thrill of meeting with her psychiatrist, Dr. Adam N. Kohl — whose relationship with Cree is at once sustaining and paralyzing — comes to be the only bright spot in her days.

Moving deftly between the dialogue and observations from psychiatric records and elegant, incisive reflection on youth and early adulthood, “Lights On, Rats Out” illuminates a fiercely bright and independent woman’s charged attachment to a mental health professional and the dangerous compulsion to keep him in her life at all costs.

A writer and academic with a B.A. from Middlebury College and a Ph.D. in American Studies from New York University, LeFavour is also the author of several cookbooks, including “Pork,” James Beard Award Nominated “Fish,” “Poulet,” and “The New Steak.” Her recent book, “Chelsea Market Makers,” is a collaborative effort with Michael Philips.

She has also ghost-written books and proposals for chefs and artists and has published essays on topics such as Bronte’s “Jane Eyre” and Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair”. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Times of London, “Bon Appetit” and “O, The Oprah Magazine”.

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down on their mass for an escape, and also to startle the predator.”

Even before toads reach adulthood, they employ other defenses. Toads lay eggs in two long, gelatinous strings (one from each ovary). The eggs are dark on top and lighter below so they blend into their surroundings when viewed from either direction.

When the tadpoles hatch into shallow water in springtime, their skins already contain defensive chemicals. The tadpoles swim in a dense swarm with a cloudy appearance to confuse predators. And although they may have hundreds or thousands of siblings — and live in a breeding pond containing many, many thousands of other soon-to-be toads — the tadpoles can recognize their kin and often swarm together, assisting each other

in foraging.

The toads that are leaving our garden this time of year for secure winter quarters are far from the tiny tadpole stage. We’re happy to see them, but we know better than to pick them up. And we hope the dog sticks to chasing squirrels (which are much too fast for her to catch) and leaves the toads and their toxins alone.

Meghan McCarthy McPhaul is an author and freelance writer. She lives in Franconia, New Hampshire. The illustration for this column was drawn

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snake is not deterred; it uses sharp teeth to puncture the puffed-up amphibians.

While the American toad’s toxins are not particularly dangerous to people (though do avoid touching your eyes or mouth after handling a toad), another of the animal’s defenses may serve as a better deterrent to humans. As anyone who’s ever picked up a toad likely knows, this defense tactic can be rather — well, wet.

“Toads, like all other amphibians, don’t drink.

They take in water through their skin,” said Andrews.

“Toads have a pink area near their butt that is actually a capillary bed. They can take in water by sitting in a wet spot. When frightened, they will dump their stored water.

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On October 14th our Father/Family Member was unfortunately reported missing. After an intense 9 1/2 hour search he was found in relatively good condition.

Many people helped in the search and rescue. The Bodette and Newton Family can’t thank all of you enough.

Please forgive us if we have left anyone off of our “Thank You List”: Vermont State Police and K-9 Unit Middlebury Police Middlebury Rescue/Ambulance/EMTs Middlebury Fire Department New England K-9 Search and Rescue Porter Hospital Employees Doctor/Nurses/Technicians/ Support Staff Neighbors Family Members Community Volunteers A VERY Special Thank you to Olivia, the Golden Retriever Mix who Found Dad/Chet!!

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2018 Garden Game

2018 GARDEN GAME WINNERS • Beet (circumference)-Peter Fournier 19 ½” • Broccoli (diameter)-Laura Asermily 7” diameter • Cabbage (circumference)- George Tucker 38” circumference • Cantaloupe (circumference)-David Quenneville 26” • Carrot (length x circumference)-Gary Miller 20.5” length x 5.5” circumference

• Cauliflower (diameter)- Pam Thomas 12” • Cucumber (length x circumference)-Lisa Valley 10.5” circ by 28.75” length

• Eggplant (circumference x circumference ) Gary and Maggie Miller 7” circ. x 31” circ.

The 2018 Garden Game was a massive success!

• Pumpkin (circumference x circumference)-Doris Rotax 43.5” x 45” • Radish (circumference)-Pam Thomas- 19” circumference • Rutabaga (circumference)-Kanyarat Menard 20” circumference • Summer Squash (length x circumference) Lisa Valley 14” x 33.5” • Sunflower (diameter)-Pam Thomas 19” diameter • Tomato (circumference)-(A TIE) Ed Blechner 18” circumference

We at the Addy Indy would like to thank all of those who entered their veggies into the Garden Game! Over 65 veggies were entered, despite the dry summer. So many of your friends and neighbors absolutely hit it out of the park!

Congratulations to all of the Garden Game winners, as you will be receiving an Agway Gift Card for all of your hard work.

and Matthew Biette 18” circumference

• Turnip (circumference)-Kanyarat Menard 20.5” circumference • Zuchini- (length x circumference) Sue Galipo 23” length by 18” circumference

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We even had a tie for biggest tomato! Both of them will be receiving an Agway gift card!

• Green Bean (length)- Gary, Maggie and Daisy Miller 31 3/4” length • Melon (circumference)- Gary Miller 39” Watermelon • Onion (circumference)-Peter Demong 13.5” circumference • Winter Squash (length x circumference) Cheri Waterman 31” long • Potato (length x circumference)-Joan Weaver 12” length x 17.5” by 31” circumference circumference • Leafy Greens (length x width)-Wendy Goodwin 29” length by • Pepper (circumference x circumference) David Quenneville 11” 10.5” wide Horseradish leaves

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Former gov.: George has served well as asst. judge

Letters to the Editor Birong has ‘energy, commitment, vision... experience’

I am writing to encourage neighbors and friends in the Addison -3 District (Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham) to vote for Matt Birong so that he may represent us in the Vermont Legislature in January 2019.

Matt Birong has the energy, commitment, vision, and experience to represent us well. He believes in a strong local economy and as a successful business owner in Vergennes, he knows the importance of a vibrant downtown. He also understands that economic vibrancy does not happen in a vacuum. It

takes collaboration, patience and creative thinking for a community to thrive. He also understands that in order for businesses to thrive, there needs to be an educated and fairly compensated workforce. He gets the connection between accessible and effective education and the ability to foster a strong workforce.

In this regard he is a champion for education models that complement the variations in a learner, which includes expanded vocational education options. He also believes in a socially conscious approach to the environment and the effects

sustainable practices may have on communities and businesses.

I think we can all agree that healthy communities, healthy businesses, healthy education systems, and a healthy environment are important to all of us. Matt Birong is uniquely qualified to be our champion in Montpelier on all of these issues. I urge you to vote for Matt Birong and allow him to bring his fresh, exciting, and passionate perspective to our state capital in 2019.

Gerianne Smart Waltham

Failure to act on global warming is ‘at our own peril’ There are many dangers that threaten the worldʼs population.

Nuclear war, the rise of fascism, a new plague, economic and political collapse all could drastically alter our way of life. However extreme climate change will change civilization as we know it unless all nations take rapid and far-reaching actions to reduce fossil fuel use and switch to clean energy starting now.

This is the conclusion of the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations body established in 1988 for the purpose of assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC has issued five reports, each one offering more dire predictions of the consequences of climate change than the previous one. The most recent report was issued in 2014 and suggests that climate change is not something that will happen in the future but is happening NOW. The IPCC met October 8 of this year in Incheon, Republic of Korea, and concluded that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels is essential and will require rapid, far reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.

The Paris Climate Accord, which every nation (except the United States) now supports, has set a goal of keeping global temperatures from

rising to more than 3.6 degrees F above pre-industrial levels but that level of warming is too much.

Most everyone knows the potential effects of extreme climate change; drought and famine, extreme flooding, melting ice caps, rising sea levels, water shortages, resource wars, mass migrations and massive extinctions. But when asked what issues are most important to them, most Americans list health care, income inequality, immigration, gender inequality, the opioid epidemic and gun rights as their greatest concerns. All of these issues are certainly important but climate change seems to be at the bottom of the list of priorities.

Given that the long-term effects of climate change are known and WILL happen unless immediate and drastic action is taken, why is this so?

Maybe it’s due to denial or greed.

Perhaps it is because there is a serious lack of leadership at the top.

Or it could be that even though 97 percent of scientists believe climate change is real, the 3 percent who refute this are some of the same “scientists” that were hired by the tobacco industry to convince the public that nicotine was not addictive. And the media, in its attempt to remain neutral, offered equal time to both groups.

Could it be that the fossil fuel

industry is so powerful in its lobbying efforts that members of Congress simply can’t say “No” to them? Or maybe since the issue has few apparent consequences for most Americans (except for those in California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Puerto Rico), apathy has crept into the equation.

The point is that whether or not we want to believe it, this IS an inconvenient truth and its consequences WILL HAPPEN if we don’t start talking about it at the dinner table, and start taking action, writing to our representatives, and voting for leaders willing to stick their neck out to try to adapt to climate change and to encourage the elimination of carbon based sources of energy. If we continue to ignore this issue, we do so at our own peril and that of succeeding generations.

Bill Fifield, Bridport Spencer Putnam, Weybridge Fran Putnam, Weybridge Carol & Reg Spooner, Middlebury Jennifer Stefani, Middlebury George & Margaret Klohck, Middlebury Steve Smith, Middlebury Richard & Gail Butz, Bristol Margaret Olson, Middlebury Rev. Daniel Cooperrider, Weybridge Kristen Swartzentruber, Bristol

Bevere experienced, and a strong victims’ advocate

I write this in support of Peter Bevere for the Addison County State’s Attorney. Peter Bevere is a career prosecutor and a strong advocate for all victims of crime, especially women and children. I have known Peter for over six years and in that time, he has demonstrated a dedicated commitment to his role as a prosecutor who specializes in

crimes against women and children.

In addition, he has much experience in a wide range of offenses including serious felony cases involving assaults and homicide.

Domestic and sexual violence is a pervasive issue that plagues the entire state of Vermont, including Addison County. Violence is a crime that doesn’t discriminate and

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it requires a concerted and impactful response. Peter Bevere is committed (See Ross letter, Page 8B)

We’re very fortunate to have Alice George serving as assistant judge for Addison County and I hope everyone will join Dorothy and me in supporting her for re-election.

She’s a lifelong Vermonter and a Middlebury resident for the past 34 years.

As our assistant judge, Alice participates in Family and Civil Court matters. Her experience and leadership have been recognized by Chief Justice Reiber, who appointed her to serve on the Supreme Court Commission charged with examining how Family Court cases are handled,

to ensure that the challenges faced by our neighbors at difficult times in their lives are addressed fairly, compassionately and promptly.

In particular, Alice is working to determine the best approaches to help families and children affected by the opioid crisis stay together as they receive treatment and resolve their offenses.

Alice is deeply involved in our community. She continues to work as an emergency room nurse part-time at Porter Hospital and has served as an Assistant Medical Examiner for Addison County for the past 18 years.

The assistant judges are responsible for the county budget and Alice has worked hard to maintain a level-funded budget, while ensuring that the sheriff’s department and county staff have the support they need to provide quality service. She’s looking out for us taxpayers.

Alice George has served us well.

She’s an energetic, experienced and capable public official who deserves to be re-elected. For more information, check out her website: votealicegeorge.com.

Jim Douglas Middlebury

Fellow Rutland prosecutor offers praise for Bevere

Peter Bevere is more than just the better candidate for the Addison State’s Attorney Office; he will be the best chief prosecutor for the county in years.

I worked alongside Peter in the Rutland State’s Attorney’s office and watched him handle difficult cases, difficult defense attorneys, and difficult judges, as well as traumatized victims and family members, all with grace, skill, and intelligence. Peter allows victims to feel valued and an essential part of the criminal process; he understands, with compassion, how antagonistic and trying the justice system is for them.

Peter is also smart and experienced enough to realize that a wholesale punitive approach hasn’t and won’t work in either protecting the public or rehabilitating the offender. Peter has the grounded common sense and flexibility to work well with the numerous agencies, interest

groups, and programs essential for a safe community and efficient administration and coordination of law enforcement, prosecution, and correction supervision.

Chief Deputy Bevere has the breadth of experience and knowledge to competently handle the entire range of responsibilities attached to the office of the State’s Attorney. Peter has the dedication and energy to work tirelessly; I have seen that commitment in his handling of cases big and small, from homicides to simple assaults.

He understands to be the right kind of prosecutor, rehabilitation works hand in hand with protection and restoration — they are the three primary colors of prosecution.

Most importantly, Peter Bevere has the integrity and honesty imperative to the high position he seeks. Prosecutors cannot take office without taking an oath to be true and faithful to the laws of Vermont

Letters can be found on Pages 4A, 5A, 7B, 8B and 10B.

and the Constitution and to do equal right and justice to all persons. Peter Bevere will keep and honor this oath; he always has.

In my 29 years of being a deputy and then Chief Deputy in the Rutland Office, I have not met a more talented and competent prosecutor (despite his being a Pittsburgh Steeler fan); Peter really should be your next State’s Attorney. Every good prosecutor knows that for a community to be healthy, peoples’ homes and families have to be safe — we all need a safe haven. Peter’s home and family are in Middlebury; Peter’s home and family are in Addison County. He understands how important it is for your homes and families to be safe.

Kevin Klamm, Esq. Rutland

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Letters to the Editor Members of nonprofit boards make big contributions We live in a community that celebrates volunteerism and for this I am grateful because the unpaid labor of volunteers is the underpinning of so much of what our community has to offer.

In all of this celebration, however, I think there is a type of volunteer whose time and efforts often go unlauded and I would like to shine a spotlight on these folks and say thanks.

Who are these volunteers? They

are the members of the boards of directors that govern so many of our area organizations. I’ve been thinking about this recently because I’ve seen many board members in action in the past week and I’ve been impressed by the selfless nature of the work.

I know of a board that gave up an entire Saturday for a long-range planning session; I know board members that have been tirelessly fundraising to grow a local school,

I’ve seen board members of a local church jump into governance action right at the tail end of a service.

I hope that by shining a light on these folks I might inspire more (and younger) people to consider this kind of volunteer service.

Without it, much of what we take for granted in our community may not continue to thrive.

Jessica Danyow Brandon

Ruth Hardy: Thoughtful, experienced and effective

When my husband and I moved to New Haven more than four decades ago, it was common practice to visit regularly with people in the community we didn’t know well. Some of us would be collecting for United Way, some for the Heart Fund, some just keeping the doors of neighborliness open. It seemed as if that way of connecting had gradually disappeared.

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of driving Ruth Hardy around the eastern side of my town while she visited with voters, many of them people I had never even met. I was so impressed by the way she listened deeply to each and every person. She talked over the issues that were most

important to them, shared her own views when that was appropriate, and promised to continue listening and responding if they elected her to the Vermont Legislature.

I had known of Ruth’s deep experience with the issues people seemed most concerned about: Health Care (she was a director of the Open Door Clinic) and Education (she served on the school board). During these discussions I also learned of her thoughtful approaches to economic vitality and supporting the working families in our state.

Finally, I have first-hand knowledge about how effective Ruth is in bringing good ideas to fruition and

supporting the hopes and dreams of others. As Executive Director of Emerge VT, she has already made a tremendous difference in our state. She has promoted civility, engagement, and opening the doors of democracy to everyone.

I loved and admired the work of Claire Ayer for many of these same reasons: thoughtfulness, experience, and effectiveness. As our new Senator, I am certain that Ruth Hardy will bring that same energy and wisdom to the State House. She has my vote. I encourage you to support her as well.

Cheryl Mitchell New Haven

Wygmans backed due to support for women’s issues I am writing in enthusiastic support of Dennis Wygmans for Addison County State’s Attorney. As an advocate for women in our community, I deeply appreciate Dennis’s unflagging support for women who have been victimized by domestic or sexual assault. We need our justice system to

care about survivors like this.

As an advocate for criminal justice reform, I was thrilled to see Dennis offer two expungement clinics in Addison County for people with cannabis convictions on their records.

These clinics offer people a fresh start, and more opportunities for their

future. We need a justice system to be forward thinking and compassionate like this.

Please join me in voting for Dennis Wygmans for Addison County State’s Attorney!

Joanna Colwell East Middlebury

of observing Peter’s work and communication skills across many disciplines; with other prosecutors, defense attorneys, victim advocates, community partners/agencies, stakeholders within the criminal justice system, and members of the public. Peter has the ability to effectively communicate and work toward outcomes that protect the community and ensure that the most

vulnerable members of Addison County feel safe and heard.

Addison County deserves to have someone as State’s Attorney who is invested in seeing their own community thrive. Vote for Peter Bevere for State’s Attorney for Addison County on November 6th, 2018.

Naomi Ross Rutland

Ross letter (Continued from Page 7B) to prosecuting these offenses and has the experience to do so. He is an embedded facet of his community as a resident of Middlebury and he seeks to work for the people he lives amongst to protect and serve them.

His intent is to fight for the rights of all victims of crime, including some of the most vulnerable.

I have had the distinct pleasure

The following Addison County Republican candidates stand for fiscal restraint in spending and taxation, economic prosperity, environmental responsibility, affordable health care, public safety, an independent judiciary and balance in the Legislature.

They need your vote.

Vermont is beautiful; a truism to which all Vermonters would agree.

But since everything today has become political, that’s about as far as we can hope to agree on. It used to be not more than two decades ago that differences in beliefs were welcomed, particularly in academia.

Today, the first Amendment is ignored at best, or barely alive: our freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, and the rights to peacefully assemble and to petition our government for a redress of grievances. We aren’t just passionate.

We have become angry, screaming, violent mobs with Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Gun-Sense Vermont, Everytown for Gun Safety, to name a few. As Americans, we have lost our civility towards one another.

Look at how our U.S. Senate has battled over Supreme Court nominations with Judges Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh.

People argue that these are fights for either protecting abortion rights or our Second Amendment. These Supreme Court battles really are over whether we are to interpret the U.S. Constitution as a document either to be modified over time or to be interpreted as written. Is it a living, breathing, dynamic document designed to reflect our changing society (a liberal view)? Or does the Constitution mean what the original writers put to pen when they ratified it; that it is stable from the time of its enactment (a conservative view).

Is the Constitution to be interpreted based upon the ordinary meaning of the legal text? Is it what it says, originalism, textualism, or is it what we want it to say, pragmatism? Is the Supreme Court supposed to be involved in judicial activism, legislating from the bench because there aren’t enough votes to pass our wishes as a bill through U.S. Congress?

Over recent history there were 14 Supreme Court Justices confirmed after nominations from President Reagan to President Trump, plus Judge Robert Bork, who was nominated but wasn’t confirmed.

Here is a list of each one’s confirmation vote in the Senate (in favor-opposed) plus an indication of whether they were considered liberal or conservative: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, 1981, 99-0 (L); Justice William Rehnquist, 1986, 65-33 (C); Justice Antonin Scalia, 1986, 98-0 (C); Judge Robert Bork, 1987, 42-58 (C); Justice Anthony Kennedy,

1988, 97-0 (L); Justice David Souter, 1990, 90-9 (L); Justice Clarence Thomas, 1991, 52-48 (C); Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1993, 96-3 (L); Justice Stephen Breyer, 1994, 87-9 (L); Justice John Roberts, 2005, 78-22 (L); Justice Samuel Alito, 2006, 58-42 (C); Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 2009, 68-31 (L); Justice Elena Kagan, 2010, 63-37 (L); Justice Neil Gorsuch, 2017, 54-45 (C); Justice Brett Kavanaugh, 2018, 50-48 (C).

All eight liberal (L) judges received 63-100 percent of the Senator votes, demonstrating overwhelming bipartisan support.

Five conservative (C) judges received 51-58 percent, with two exceptions both back in 1986, Justices Rehnquist (66 percent) and Scalia (100 percent). Liberal Justices have received Republican support because they will confirm nominees based on ability. Conservative justices, however, have rarely been supported by Democrats for over 30 years, suggesting that they vote not on ability, but solely on political gain.

If we do not support diversity of thought in our U.S. Supreme Court, where will we support it?

An Addison Independent editorial on Sept. 13 stated, “Hence, in this election, we should vote out all Republicans.” That is a growing sentiment in Vermont, one that does not accept diversity of thought.

Whatever happened to “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”? The pendulum swings politically, and nationally, it always will. However, Vermont is a political microcosm.

And it is the Leftist mindset which is killing this state particularly in our view that big business is evil. So long as we support this ideology, we will continue in our financial death spiral. Young adults move out after being educated here. Young workers and their families are not attracted in droves to our state. Therefore, children are not here to enroll in our schools, so we cannot bolster our student/teacher ratios. Over 80 percent of our property taxes go towards education. Upon retirement, why stay and pay property taxes that are three times what people pay elsewhere, while also paying taxes on our social security, when there are plenty of other beautiful places to live in this great country.

Big business is not evil, and we need to change that mindset or we will ultimately go bankrupt. Stop the spending! Many a Vermonter

Addison-4 GOP candidates better for state’s economy When it comes to helping the needy, all legislators know that more handouts and benefits help.

Especially they know that increasing those benefits also helps their

own careers. Unfortunately most legislators leave it at that. They are not concerned about the careers of the people they are trying to help.

But some folks know that beyond

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has said that Republican governors are elected to keep our spending in check. We can resume spending our tax money once again on social programs in moderation after we have the necessary incoming capital.

This is going on in Vermont while nationally our economy is booming! Irrefutably! Yet there is sheer hatred for President Trump here in Vermont. There are so many people nationally that support him.

His popularity poll numbers (47 percent) are approximately equal to that for President Obama (45 percent) at his first midterms. Say what you will about our current president, but he is not just a talker; he is a doer. And each and every day he keeps checking things off his list which he has promised his supporters he would do. He wants safety and prosperity for all Americans. He is an executive; that’s who you put into the most powerful executive position in the world. We could have elected someone with relevant executive experience in 2012 with Herman Cain, but instead we opted for someone else who looked presidential. Romney even had presidential hair. And we forced Mr. Cain out of the presidential race with multiple allegations of sexual misconduct all of which immediately disappeared the minute he withdrew his hat from the race.

President Obama created President Trump both directly and indirectly. Many political pundits believe that it was President Obama’s belittling of Donald Trump’s leadership and relevant presidential experience during a five-minute roast at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner that spurred The Donald to run for the White House. More importantly, President Obama created President Trump indirectly by pushing policies he passed without any Republican support (Affordable Care Act) or no congressional input at all via executive action (“I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone”). Ignore the Deplorables in the Fly Over States at your own peril. They found a Republican presidential candidate in 2016 who had a lifetime of executive experience to get things done. President Obama had zero executive experience in 2008 when elected to the Office of the President. It was affirmative action’s finest hour, Executive Order 11246.

President Johnson would be proud.

Dan Monger New Haven

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A strong and growing economy in Vermont will help them more than anything else. District Addison-4 candidates Valerie Mullin and Fred Baser, both successful business owners, realize this and will work hard in the legislature to make sure that Vermont’s economy continues to grow. I am voting for Valerie and Fred in November and I hope you will join me.

Jim Peabody Sr. Bristol

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Ashley Wolff to visit Whiting Elementary School WHITING — Ashley at the Whiting The story time hosted Wolff, local artist and Elementary School on author/illustrator of much event will Saturday, Nov. 3, from loved picture books, is be hosted at 10 to 11 a.m., and all an “ambassador” for the Whiting area families with young Addison County Readers Elementary children (and older (ACR), the local group School on siblings) are invited. that sponsors the Dolly Wolff readily talks Parton Imagination Saturday, about her enthusiasm for Library. Over the years, Nov. 3, from reading, confirming that Wolff has generously 10 to 11 a.m. children who “are read given presentations to from birth and into at area libraries, engaging young childhood not only gain enormously children and their families with rich vocabulary, but sitting down her unique and colorful drawings with a child in your lap reading a and explorations of early literacy book strengthens physical bonding, skills. Eliciting ideas from the love and connections. It is an easy young audience, the author creates a way to engage with a child. Even drawing unique to each group. the youngest child can enjoy it. A The next story time event will be story unfolds in pictures and colors.

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SENIOR KYLIE COMEAU of Addison has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s DAR Good Citizen’s Award. Each year a Vergennes Union High School senior is chosen by faculty members, who nominate three seniors, and the senior class, which elects one of those three. The award sponsored by the local DAR, Seth WarnerRhoda Farrand Chapter and is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship: dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Kylie is the daughter Andy and Tricia Comeau.

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SALISBURY — Thursday, Nov. 1, is All Saints Day at St Mary’s church in Middlebury and during the 6 p.m. Mass prayers will be offered for Martha Sullivan. Martha served Salisbury for many years as a selectboard member and chair and on many committees: her passing has left a large void in the community.

There will be a Hazardous Waste collection at the Salisbury landfill on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This collection is for Salisbury residents only. For more information call Pedie O’Brien at 352-4244.

The Salisbury Congregational church has some items left from the recent rummage sale and are offering them for free on Friday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon. If you can not be there

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On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Early voting and absentee ballots are available until 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. If you would like to help at the polls, call Sue at 352-4228.

Workers are always needed.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College Center for Community Engagement and the student organization MiddVote are organizing a community event at College Park (across from Schafer’s Market and Deli) in Middlebury from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, to celebrate civic pride and encourage greater participation in the midterm election.

The event is being hosted as part of #VoteTogether, a national initiative to bring together families, friends, and neighbors in celebration of civic engagement and the act of voting.

The initiative aims to create 2,000 voting celebrations across the county.

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The event is also supported

by MTV’s +1theVote campaign.

Middlebury College MiddVote student leaders Nora Bayley and Abby Dennis received an MTV grant to represent Vermont as one of 50 state-specific voting celebrations.

Sophomore Dennis shared, “I see voting as important and a way we can make sure our government is

working for all of us. I want to help people share the enthusiasm and help make voting something young people are excited about and see value in.”

A tent will be set up in College park and free pizza and hot chocolate will be given out. For those with young children, Middlebury College student volunteers will be doing face painting.

You explore a world together that is beyond your immediate experiences. Once children are in school they can build on all the preskills and become readers on their own.”

Come and enjoy real stories with a live author. Learn more about the DP Imagination Library, receive a free monthly book for your child, sent by mail. There is no cost to the family, no strings attached and the books are your child’s to keep. If

already enrolled, come and spread the word about the DPIL among friends.

As Ashley Wolff herself says, “I am in favor of all books, reading in all places, all the time. Dolly Parton Imagination Library makes this possible.”

For more information contact Becca Kerr (Whiting preschool) at 802-318-6033 or Marita Schine, ACR 802-388-4170, or go to addisoncountyreaders.org to enroll.

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Audet would represent farmers In the 20 years since we moved here I have discovered first-hand a few things about Vermont. First and foremost, it is a nice place to live.

Not just for the scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities, but the people here seem to have a genuine concern for others.

Second, agriculture is still an important part of the state’s economy and identity. For the past eight years I have taken an economics class to farms in Addison County.

It has been a wonderful opportunity for people from all over the world to understand the economics and culture of those involved in local production agriculture. It seems every one of the farms we visit can be affected by and shares concerns about not only low milk prices and high production costs, but environmental and social issues as well.

One of the farms we have visited each year is Audet’s Blue Spruce

Farm in Bridport. What I have seen in those eight years at Blue Spruce is a well-run, efficient, innovative operation with a strong interest in being a good neighbor to those in the community.

Although I think for the most part the state government has done a good job, it also seems farmers have been under-represented in the House and Senate (with special recognition to Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman). As a very involved member of the Blue Spruce farm, Marie Audet would be an excellent choice to not only represent agriculture, but to serve as a liaison between agriculture and the legislature for the achievement of Vermont’s environmental, social, and economic goals. I hope she is given the chance to serve the Senate from the Addison District.

Steve Pecsok Cornwall

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Letters to the Editor Deputy backing Newton in race for county sheriff Ever since I was a kid, I had always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Today, serving my community as a deputy for the Addison County Sheriff’s office, it really is a dream come true. Peter Newton was instrumental in helping me achieve my dream and I can think of no better candidate for sheriff than him.

As I began my career in law enforcement, Peter helped me physically and mentally prepare for the path I was setting out on. I could tell

that he had a love for the job he had and that he truly wanted to see me succeed in what I had set out to do.

During my time at the academy, he even took the time out of his busy schedule and volunteered to come instruct for our patrol procedures class. Peter is an example to me of the hard work and dedication that it takes to excel in this profession and I am excited to see what the future holds for me with him as my next sheriff.

Peter has already taken steps to

help grow and expand the sheriff’s office in his role as my lieutenant, and as our next sheriff I know he will continue to find ways to make our community and roads safer.

Honesty, respect and leadership are just a few of the important characteristics of a law enforcement officer, which is why I will be voting for Peter Newton on Nov. 6 and why I encourage the rest of Addison County to do the same.

Michael Elmore Addison

Democratic candidates on right side on critical issues I’ve heard some of our friends and neighbors maintain that it’s not wise to view everything through the lens of party, and that, in particular, local elections are different. I might counter that there are times and places where a national party is so far out of bounds that it needs to be opposed at all levels, national, state, and local. That being said, I do take the point our friends are making. And I completely agree that actions matter more than party label.

This actually makes the choice we have on November 6th very simple.

If (like me), you are in favor of legislation to: • Raise the minimum wage in Vermont to a living wage • Regulate toxic chemicals our

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children are exposed to • Start to establish Universal Primary Care in Vermont Then in the Addison-4 House district, Democrats Mari Cordes and Caleb Elder are the candidates you want. They will vote for these things. Their opponents will not.

In the State Senate race Democrats Chris Bray and Ruth Hardy are the candidates you want. They will vote for these things. Their opponents will not. This is not speculation, this is based on public commitments the candidates have made.

And if you do support the above things, as well as paid family leave, funding cleaning the lake, and signing budgets the tri-partisan legislature has overwhelmingly

passed, then you want Democrat Christine Hallquist for governor instead of Phil Scott. Hallquist will pass these things. Scott will veto them. This is not based on partisan spin, but on her public commitments and his record.

I’d also like to ask that you vote for Peter Newton for Addison County Sheriff and Dennis Wygmans for State’s Attorney. They both combine compassion with respect for the law, and truly personify the idea “to protect and to serve.”

Thank you, and however folks are planning to vote, I hope to see you out at the polls on Tuesday.

Chris LaMay-West Lincoln

I endorse Valerie Mullin for state representative for Addison-4 House district (Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, Starksboro). Valerie knows Vermonters cannot thrive under the current tax burden, and we certainly don’t need any new taxes. She knows a carbon tax will not save the climate.

It’s time for a change in our thinking and our actions. It’s time for Valerie Mullin.

Renee McGuinness Monkton

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I enthusiastically support both Chris Bray and Ruth Hardy to be our state senators from Addison County. Both of them are honest, and both of them are smart. Chris realizes that we won’t clean up Lake Champlain without expending some effort and some money. His proposal for a per parcel annual fee to support lake cleanup would spread the cost among all Vermont landowners, not pointing fingers at any one group, even though we know that manure runoff from dairy farms is a major source of the phosphates feeding vegetation growth in the water.

For her part, Ruth Hardy is one of the few people I know who understands, and more importantly, can explain Vermont’s complicated system of school funding. She has guided the Addison Central Supervisory Union through its consolidation

OV welcomes Chinese student BRANDON — In 2017, Otter Valley Union High School and Vermont International Academy (VIA) signed a memorandum of understanding to promote an educational exchange between Vermont and China with the goal of creating opportunities for Chinese students to study at OVUHS and for Vermont students to study at VIA schools in China. On Thursday, Nov. 8, at noon, OVUHS will welcome VIA student Qian Kexin (Cathy) of Guangzhou, China, Hanban Chinese teacher Qian Wei, and special guest John Holden of U.S.-China Strong Foundation in a ceremony to celebrate the educational partnership.

Dennis volunteered to take on some of our most challenging cases and ably represented the State until my office returned to full staffing and achieved stability.

In those transitional months, Dennis became a regular presence in our office, meeting with victims, preparing cases, and strategizing as if they were his own in Addison County. His selflessness in assisting us in our time of need speaks volumes to his character and his dedication to all Vermonters.

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common sense outcomes, value rehabilitation, and respect victims’ rights. Dennis approaches criminal justice in a fair, intelligent, and reasonable way. He avoids generalizations and looks to the nuances and circumstances of each case or policy.

I sincerely hope the voters of Addison County elect Dennis as State’s Attorney.

Rory Thibault Washington County State’s Attorney Cabot

Our first student, Cathy, comments, “My experience at OV is the most exciting experience I have ever had and I appreciate all the students and teachers for taking care of me. I am also having a brilliant experience with my host family; they are treating me really well.”

Holden of the U.S.-China Strong Foundation will also be present to promote education exchange between the U.S. and China. Attending this ceremony will be Dr. James Cross, President of VIA, James Avery, OVUHS Principal, Jeanné Collins, RNESU Superintendent and members of the OVUUSD School Board.

Vote for Ruth Hardy Democrat for State Senate

A fierce advocate for access to child care, strong schools, and universal health care, Ruth knows you are the heart of our community.

Washington County prosecutor supporti Wygmans In January of this year, when I was appointed as Washington County’s State’s Attorney, I stepped into an office with an exhausted staff, a growing backlog of cases, and intense public scrutiny. The office was also short two prosecutors between a vacancy and medical leave. It was a challenging time.

Fortunately, State’s Attorneys from near and far pitched in to help — taking on major felony cases, reviewing new cases, and helping with the day to day operations of the office. No one contributed more than Dennis Wygmans. Despite his own full docket in Addison County,

process and presented school budgets to local town meetings with remarkable clarity.

I have followed the two ”independent” candidates with interest.

To the extent that they have taken actual positions on the issues (not much), they seem to be essentially “Republican lite.” But most of the time, they express themselves in generalities, which sound warm and appealing but don’t actually reveal how they would address the specific and often complex decisions that our legislators must face. I don’t see that elected them would do anything to alleviate gridlock in Montpelier.

Far better, in my view, to increase the Democratic majority in both houses so that some of Governor Scott’s vetoes can be overridden.

The Rev. David Andrews Washington Street Ext. Middlebury

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SEEDS, SOILS AND composting equipment were purchased to enhance vegetable gardens at the grade K-8 Red Cedar School.

BRISTOL ELEMENTARY’S FIRST-GRADERS learned to ID local birds at the Audubon Center in Huntington.

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Audubon enviro education grants available ADDISON COUNTY — Applications for the Otter Creek Audubon Society (OCAS) annual grants are now available. This Environmental Education Grant program awards Addison County teachers with grants of up to $800 to support the OCAS mission of encouraging a culture of conservation.

The deadline for application submission is Monday, Nov. 5.

Funds will become available Jan. 1 for use during 2019.

Last year, Environmental Education Grants supported outdoor learning for students in ten schools. Addison County primary students topped off their study of winter adaptations with a January trip to Huntington, where outdoor experiences at Audubon Vermont and the Birds of Vermont Museum focused on how animals deal with the cold. In May, Bristol Elementary first graders also traveled to these Huntington nature centers. Their hands-on activities reinforced their spring bird studies. Grant funds for busing allowed primary students at the Whiting Sudbury Learning Academy to travel to their sister school’s outdoor classroom for biweekly learning experiences.

In Starksboro, the grade 3/4 class learned firsthand about different

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habitats through weekly walks around their school. Grant funds purchased individual waterproof journals and folding pocket guides.

Nature journaling was also part of naturalist Mary Holland’s presentation for the grade 3/4 class at Cornwall Elementary. All students in The Bridge School in Middlebury participated in the Trout in the Classroom program.

To enrich their understanding of water quality and erosion issues their OCAS grant paid for field trips to sites where their fish would be released. Shoreham Elementary sixth-graders also dealt with water issues as part of their On-Water Paddling Ecology day at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.

Two schools used their grant funds to enhance their school’s grounds for outdoor learning. The Red Cedar School students built a pollinator garden, a bird feeding station and a vegetable garden.

They saw the results of their labors when migrating birds returned in the spring. At Weybridge Elementary, the improvement project will involve the reclaiming of a wooded trail behind the school.

Finally, a teacher at Mary Hogan Elementary in Middlebury put grant funds toward the preservation of a great horned owl, which will be used in the yearly third-grade bird unit.

Several of these teacher-designed programs were supported with classroom and field participation of OCAS volunteers.

All interested elementary, middle and high school teachers are encouraged to develop proposals and apply for the OCAS Environmental Education Grants.

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LEICESTER — Town Clerk Julie Delphia reminds residents that property taxes are due, paid in full, by Thursday, Nov. 15. The Town Office will be open to accept payments from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Nov. 15. Postmarks of Nov. 15 are not accepted. To avoid problems or your taxes being delinquent, pay early.

The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center. All are welcome, refreshments available.

The Leicester Selectboard is seeking an individual to fill the position of Zoning Administrator.

For more information, contact Town Clerk Julie Delphia at 2475961.

Funds may be used to help defer the cost of transportation, equipment, admission fees or outside presentations. Proposals that get students out into the natural world will be favored.

For further information and an application please visit the OCAS website at wp.me/pt0Pq-1S3. Or, leave a message for Carol at 713818-7033. Applications are due on Monday, Nov. 5.

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The Burnham Music Series presents Hot Pickin’ Party on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Hot Pickin’ Party is a bluegrass band comprised of guitarist Doug Perkins, bassist Mike Santosusso, and dobro player Adam Frehm. The trio first appeared on the Vermont music scene over 20 years ago as the core members of the popular newgrass jamband Smokin’ Grass. After they disbanded, they each performed with various artists in New England before reuniting to form Hot Pickin’ Party.

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At a Hot Pickin’ Party performance you’ll hear a mix of original songs, traditional bluegrass songs, familiar yet eclectic classic covers and the occasional completely improvised jam.

Local author, Andrea Chesman will be at the Lincoln Library on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:00 p.m. discussing her new book, “The Fat Kitchen: How to Render, Cure & Cook with Lard, Tallow & Poultry Fat.” Come taste some treats made with lard, tallow, and duck fat and talk with the author.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018

MATT DICKERSON

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Late fall fishing for steelhead and salmon Every fall in Vermont, about the time that the open trout season sputters to its conclusion on Halloween, and area streams and rivers really start running cold, another fishing season is just beginning.

One of the famous game fish in the world is the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), a close cousin of the brown trout (Salmo trutta).

In their most famous form, the Atlantic salmon is an anadromous fish. It begins life in a freshwater stream, heads out to the Atlantic Ocean for two years, and then returns to its natal stream to spawn and begin a new generation. Unlike the five native species of Pacific salmon found in North America, which all die when they spawn, Atlantic salmon can survive spawning and return to the ocean to grow bigger and spawn a second time — and on rare occasions a third time. Since they aren’t in the process of dying when they swim up into freshwater, they continue to eat during their spawning runs and can put up a tremendous fight if hooked. Unfortunately, though Atlantic salmon used to run up the Connecticut River and all the way into the White River two centuries ago — along with countless other rivers from New York up through Maine and eastern Canada — they have been extirpated from most of New England, largely as a result of dam building and loss of habitat on spawning streams.

In addition to this endangered anadromous strain, however, thanks to their ability to adapt to freshwater, some Atlantic salmon became landlocked millennia ago, getting trapped in lakes as a result of natural barriers created by glaciers. These “landlocked salmon” are native in several New England lakes and have also been stocked in many more, where they take on what is known as an adfluvial life cycle: beginning life in a river of stream, and then swimming down to a big lake (rather than the ocean) for their adult life.

Across the continent, something similar has happened to the steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), which is an anadromous strain of rainbow trout, and genetically in the same species. Though they are native to the Pacific and are related to Pacific (See Dickerson, Page 2C)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey D-II Playoffs 10/29 #1 Mt. Abe vs. #4 Otter Valley........2-1 Boys’ Soccer D-III Playoffs 10/30 #2 Stowe vs. #6 VUHS...................2-0 Girls’ Soccer D-II Playoffs 10/31 #6 Mt. Abe at #2 Rice...................Late D-III Playoffs 10/31 #6 VUHS at #2 Oxbow.................Late

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football D-I Playoffs 11/3 #5 MUHS at #1 MMU.................... 1 PM 11/10 Final at Rutland.............................TBA Field Hockey D-II Final at UVM 11/3 #1 Mt. Abe vs. #2 Burr & Burton or #3 Woodstock............................................ Noon Girls’ Soccer D-II Playoffs 11/3 Final at S. Burlington...................10 AM D-III Playoffs 11/3 Final at Randolph HS...................10 AM COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Midd.

11/3 #5 Trinity vs. #1 Midd...................11 AM 11/3 #3 Williams vs. #2 Tufts........... 1:30 PM 11/4 Final.............................................. Noon 11/5............. NCAA D-III Pairings Announced Women’s Soccer NESCAC Final Four at Williams 11/3 #4 Tufts vs. #1 Williams...............11 AM 11/3 #3 Amherts vs. #2 Midd........... 1:30 PM 11/4 Final.............................................. Noon 11/5............. NCAA D-III Pairings Announced Football 11/3 Midd. at Hamilton................... 12:30 PM 11/10 Tufts at Midd. ...................... 12:30 PM

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MOUNT ABRAHAM FRESHMAN Molly Laurent raps home the second-half game-winner during the No. 1 Eagles’ 2-1 Division II field hockey semifinal victory over Otter Valley at South Burlington High School on Monday. To the left are Eagle Jalen Cook; who earned an assist on the play; OV defender Livia Bernhardt, who had a strong game; and sprawling OV goalie Ellie Ross, who made five saves.

Photos by Mark Bouvier

Mt. Abe overcomes Otters’ challenge Saturday final up next for #1 Eagles

By ANDY KIRKALDY SOUTH BURLINGTON — Monday’s Division II high school field hockey semifinal at South Burlington High School between No. 1 Mount Abraham and an upset-minded No. 4 Otter Valley squad saw both teams play their hearts out, and play well.

Ultimately, the 10-3-3 Eagles, who controlled most of the second half after the Otters rocked them in the first 30 minutes, held off an OV surge in the final five minutes to nail down a 2-1 victory and book a date in Saturday’s final at the University of Vermont.

They will play at noon against either No. 2 Burr & Burton (9-5-1) or No. 3 Woodstock (9-4-2), teams that were set to meet in a Wednesday semifinal.

Mount Abe forward Jalen Cook, who led her team’s offense with a goal and an assist, said the Eagles will be ready on Saturday — and will do well if they play like they did over Monday’s final 30 minutes.

“We have to be really calm now. I think we’ve got it,” Cook said. “We’re just going to play Eagle hockey, and our game is just going to succeed like it did today.”

Even though Cook’s early goal helped the Eagles to a 1-1 halftime tie, Mount Abe Coach Mary Stetson said her team might have been fortunate (See Field hockey, Page 3C)

Panther women claim X-C crown

MOUNT ABRAHAM FORWARD Ava Konczal and Otter Valley defender Jadynn Pope go after a loose ball during Monday’s Division II field hockey semifinal battle at South Burlington High School. The No. 1 Eagles edged the No. 4 Otters, 2-1, and will play for the title at noon on Saturday at UVM.

VUHS boys’ soccer ousted; girls’ teams played semis

ADDISON COUNTY — No. 2 Stowe ended No. 6 Vergennes’ Division III title hopes in boys’ soccer in a Tuesday semifinal, while two local girls’ soccer teams — Mount

CASTLETON — Seven area high school senior football players have been selected to play in the 18th annual North-South Senior All-Star Football Game, which will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Castleton University.

From Middlebury Union High School, Spencer Cadoret, Wyatt Cameron, Simon Fischer and Josh Kerr were selected to suit up for the South Team.

Otter Valley’s Tyler Rowe and Dylan Mackie are set to join the Tigers on the South squad, and Mount Abraham-Vergennes player Kevin Pearsall was chosen for the North team.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students, and will be available at the gate starting an hour prior to game time. All proceeds benefit the scholarship and grant programs of the Vermont Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

All 31 Vermont high school football programs are represented on the rosters, which are subject to change prior to the game. Head coaches are St. Johnsbury’s Rich Alercio for the North, and Windsor’s Greg Balch for the South.

Abraham and VUHS — played in Wednesday semifinals after the deadline for this print edition.

Stowe, the six-time defending D-III champion, improved to 14-1-1

by defeating the Commodores, 2-0.

Stowe had blown out its first two tournament opponents by identical 9-0 scores.

On Tuesday, Jace Boerger and

Jono Nissenbaum scored first-half goals for the Raiders, and goalie Sam Schoepke stopped two VUHS shots. VUHS goalie Gabriel Kadric (See Soccer, Page 3C)

BOSTON — The Middlebury College women’s cross-country team won its 14th NESCAC championship on Saturday in a race contested on Saturday at Boston’s Franklin Park.

The Middlebury men finished third. Both Panther teams will return to action on this Saturday at an NCAA Division III Regional hosted

by Bowdoin.

The Panther women, ranked No. 5 nationally, scored 47 points in the 11-team race to win their first conference title since 2014. All five scorers finished in the top 15. Williams (73) took second, and Wesleyan (84) was third.

Senior Rory Kelly led the Panther women in the 6-kilometer race by finishing third in 22:30.1. First year Cassie Kearney was fourth in 22:35.9. Tasha Greene was 11th (23:06.0), Claire Gomba took 14th (23:09.7), and rounding out the five scorers was Katherine Glew in 15th (23:11.5).

The 14th-ranked men turned in a third-place effort with 88 points, two behind Williams (86). Amherst won with 60.

Senior Jonathan Perlman took ninth in the 8K event in 25:57.6 to pace the Panther men. Theo Henderson was 13th (26:07.3), Henry Fleming finished 15th (26:11.2), Harrison Knowlton placed 21st (26:16.8), and Matt D’Aquila completed the Panther scorers in 30th (26:29).

MUHS cross-country teams third, VUHS boys fifth in D-II

By ANDY KIRKALDY 10th out of 12 teams, with McKenna THETFORD — The Middlebury White’s 42nd-place effort leading the boys’ and girls’ cross-country way. The OV boys were 11th out of teams each ran to third-place 16 teams, with Parker Todd pacing finishes in Saturday’s Division II the team in 41st. Bellows Falls (14 state championship races hosted points) easily won the D-III girls’

by Thetford Academy, while the crown. Thetford (28) edged Stowe Vergennes boys earned their best (43) for the boys’ title. result in years, taking fifth in D-II U-32 (23 points) won the D-II just five points out of boys’ title, followed third place.

by Harwood (69), Tiger senior Jack The girls’ D-II and MUHS (119).

Christner finished race was tighter Spaulding and VUHS ninth in the boys’ at the top. tied with 124 points, 5-kilometer race, Harwood won but Spaulding earned and teammate Tom fourth place on a with 46 points, Nevins, a sophomore, tiebreaker. Woodstock was close behind in followed by U-32 was well behind in 12th.

Sophomore (66), MUHS (84) sixth at 150. The Ben Huston led the and Woodstock Eagles finished with VUHS boys by taking (106) in an 11342 points.

14th. Freshman Noah team field.

The girls’ D-II race Engvall led the 14thwas tighter at the top. place Mount Abraham Harwood won with boys by finishing 36th.

46 points, followed by U-32 (66), Junior Mary Ann Eastman paced MUHS (84) and Woodstock (106) in the Tiger girls by finishing seventh. an 11-team field.

Emma Beauchemin, an 11th-grader, The individual winner and local led the non-scoring Commodore results from the D-II boys’ race were: contingent with a 31st-place effort, 1. Andrew Crompton, U-32, and 9th-grader Ruby Markowski 16:53.5; 9. Christner, MUHS, led the non-scoring Eagle girls by 18:25.5; 12. Nevins, MUHS, 18:37.3; placing 48th.

14. Huston, VUHS, 18:56.5; 21.

(See Meet, Page 2C) In D-III the Otter Valley girls took

TIGER TOM NEVINS had a strong race at the Division II State Championships in Thetford on Saturday, placing 12th to help MUHS claim third place in the team competition.

St. Albans Messenger photo/Josh Kaufmann

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Dickerson lakes, most notably the Great Lakes, (Continued from Page 1B) salmon in evolutionary history, and where they have established very more closely related to salmon than successful wild populations in to rainbow trout in habits and life addition to hatchery-supported ones.

And Vermont has both of history, steelhead can also survive these fish. Abundant their spawning journey hatchery-supported from saltwater to Steelhead tend populations of freshwater. In some both steelhead and rivers they remain to come a little landlocked Atlantic for weeks or months later, and can feeding before and after stay up in rivers salmon can be found in Lake Champlain. spawning, especially and streams A few other large and where there is an right up into mid-sized lakes in abundant supply of easy March. It often Vermont also boast food like salmon eggs. populations of one or Steelhead, which takes a good the other. And here is typically run anywhere winter rain to the thing: about the from six to 20 pounds raise water depending on the levels enough to time that the leaves have come down off river, are notoriously lure them in. the trees, and white hard-fighting. Though dust becomes to steelhead trout don’t have a native landlocked variety appear on the tops of the peaks, — except for their rainbow trout the driving, irresistible desire of cousins — because of their ability these fish to reproduce their genes to adapt to freshwater they have also is going to send them up some been stocked in many freshwater tributary to spawn. Landlocked

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salmon typically run from late October into December. Though the rivers on the New York side of the Lake Champlain are slightly better suited to them, they can be found in places like the Salmon Hole on the Winooski River below the hydro station between Winooski and downtown Burlington.

Steelhead tend to come a little later, and can stay up in rivers and streams right up into March. It often takes a good winter rain to raise water levels enough to lure them in. While many avid Vermont steelheader anglers make regular drives across the Adirondacks to the Lake Ontario tributaries to chase their quarry — and yes, hooking up with even a single steelhead can make the 10-hours of round trip driving worthwhile — there are smaller runs of these fish on both sides of Lake Champlain (including in Lewis Creek) as well as up in the Northeast Kingdom in Lake Memphramagog.

Of course, river fishing for steelhead and landlocked salmon is winter fishing in Vermont. Wet wading in sandals and shorts isn’t really an option. Even fishing caps are usually out. Steelhead gear is wool hat, fleece gloves, and heavy liners. The good news is that you don’t have to share the river with casual anglers. And if you do hookup, it’s a memorable experience.

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COMMODORE BEN HUSTON leads teammate Wade Mullins during Saturday’s 5K D-II State Championship race at Thetford Academy. They combined with Spencer Hurlburt, Gabe Praamsma and Erich Reitz to claim fifth place as a team.

St. Albans Messenger photo/Josh Kaufmann

Meet (Continued from Page 1B) Wade Mullin, VUHS, 19:09.8; 24.

Spencer Hurlburt, VUHS, 19:29.0; 25. William Carpenter, MUHS, 19:32.5; 26. Gabe Praamsma, VUHS, 19:43.0; 35. Nathaniel McVeigh, MUHS, 20:11.8; 36. Engvall, Mt. Abe, 20:11.8; 38. Elvis McIntosh, MUHS, 20:20.5.

Also, 39. Erich Reitz, VUHS, 20:21.1; 50. Chris Therrien, VUHS, 21:01.3; 56. Luke Bergmans, VUHS, 21:35.9; 61. Gabe Cason, MUHS, 22:05.9; 67. Liam Davison, Mt. Abe, 22:24.1; 74. Dawson Philips, Mt. Abe, 23:28.5; 85. Ryan Adams, Mt. Abe, 24:19.6; 86. Hunter Caleb,

Mt. Abe, 24:19.7; 87. Brewer Atocha, Mt. Abe, 24:20.9; 97. Gavin Kouwenhoven, Mt. Abe, 27:25.9.

The individual winner and local results from the D-II girls’ race were: 1. Ava Thurston, Harwood, 20:23.8; 7. Eastman, MUHS, 21:37.9; 15. Malia Hodges, MUHS, 22:41.7; 18. Fairley Olson, MUHS, 23:15.3; 31. Beauchemin, VUHS, 24:21.8; 32. Maisie Newbury, MUHS, 24:26.1; 35. Grace LeBeau, VUHS, 24:34.2; 36. Kate Wallace, MUHS, 24:38.3; 37. Ashley Cray, VUHS, 24:43.6.

Also, 42. Marin Howell, VUHS, 25:10.3; 48. Ruby Markowski,

Mt. Abe, 26:00.5; 55. Sofia Stefani, MUHS, 26:34.6; 80. Izzy Emmons, Mt. Abe, 32:26.2; 83.

Jordyn Shepard, Mt. Abe, 34:37.8; 85. Emmaline Heilman, Mt. Abe, 43:53.7.

OV’s finishers in the girls’ D-III race were: 42. White, 25:59; 49. Sarah Calvin, 26:49; 59. Gracie Coolidge, 27:58; 62. Madilyn Morgan, 28:52; 85. Brittany Corey, 34:06.

OV’s finishers in the boys’ D-III race were: 41. Parker Todd, 20:50; 43. Liam Murphy, 20:56; 52. Joseph Cijka, 21:32; 82. Hayden Gallo, 23:56; 95. Tamar Foster, 27:28; 103.

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Panther women’s soccer outlasts Bowdoin, weather

Field hockey (Continued from Page 1C) not to trail at the break. In the first half the Otters outshot the Eagles, 5-4; earned an 8-4 advantage in penalty corners; and Eagle defender Maizy Shepard made a remarkable save on Alia Edmunds’ waist-high bullet.

“They’re a good team. They were very assertive, and I think they have a good scoring presence, and it’s tough to try to minimize that,” Stetson said.

“They did an excellent job getting through and getting great shots at the net.”

OV Coach Stacey Edmunds said her 10-6 team could easily have won.

“We played well. I think we dominated most of the first half,” Edmunds said. “We fought hard and gave them a game I don’t think they expected.

I don’t think anybody expected we would challenge them the way we did.”

After the Otters forced an early corner and senior middie Sophie Markowski shot just wide, the Eagles countered quickly and worked the ball into the OV circle. OV goalie Ellie Ross stopped Cook’s first bid, but Cook corralled the rebound and flicked it high into the net to make it 1-0 with 2:29 gone.

Then OV began to press. Alia Edmunds blasted a shot wide from the right side, and on another corner Markowski just missed on an Edmunds set-up.

The Eagles countered midway through the period with two corners.

Ross (six saves) denied Elizabeth Porter, and defender Livia Bernhardt — who played a strong game — cleared the ball from a goalmouth scrum on the second. Flyer Jordan Laraway — she, Markowski and center back Gabriella LaGrange are OV’s only seniors — also disrupted Eagle corners.

Then OV began to press again. On a corner Markowski inserted to Morgan LaPorte at the top of the circle.

She drove a diagonal ball to freshman Brittney Jackson at the left post, and Jackson rapped it home at 10:24 to tie the game.

The Otters kept coming and earned four straight corners. On the fourth, with about 3:00 to go, Edmunds won the ball about 15 feet out from the left post and ripped a shot past goalie Chessley Jackman toward the center of the cage. Shepard was waiting and somehow managed to cleanly stick the shot away.

At halftime the Eagles remembered being on the ropes against some of their many D-I opponents this fall, and bouncing back by playing their possession game.

“We talked about games where we had the same kind of performance … So now we have to talk about the game that has made us a strong team,” Stetson said. “And that’s our give-and-go passing. Putting pressure on the ball, but also, once we possess the ball, being more thoughtful with the ball, looking for the passes that

MIDDLEBURY — The No. 2 Middlebury College women’s soccer team won a battle with visiting No. 7 Bowdoin and with the elements on Saturday, 1-0, in a NESCAC quarterfinal.

The Panthers improved to 14-1-1 and will head to undefeated and top-seeded defending NESCAC and NCAA Division III champion Williams this weekend for the league’s final four.

Middlebury will take on No. 3 Amherst (13-2-1) in one semifinal at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, after the Ephs (14-0-2) face No. 4 Tufts (10-4-2) at 11 a.m. The winners will meet at Sunday at noon for the league’s playoff championship and its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The Panthers defeated Amherst and Tufts this season, but lost at Williams, 1-0, on Oct. 23. They remain the only team to defeat the Ephs over the past

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MOUNT ABRAHAM SENIOR center midfielder Evan Laurent cuts in front of OV senior midfielder Sophie Markowski to make a play on the ball during the Eagles’ hard-fought, 2-1 victory in Monday’s Division II field hockey semifinal at South Burlington. Markowski is one of only three seniors on an OV team that finished with 10 wins. The Eagles will play for the title at UVM at noon on Saturday.

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EAGLES JALEN COOK, left, Ava Konczal and Elizabeth Porter celebrate Cook’s early goal in Mount Abraham’s 2-1 victory over stubborn Otter Valley in a Division II semifinal played at South Burlington High School on Monday.

are open.”

Cook said the Eagles also talked about getting to the ball first, because they knew the assertive Otters had often been the ones doing that.

“We talked just about playing Eagle hockey and just sticking to the things we do well, little passes and just possessing the ball. So we came out in the second half and we were ready to turn it around, and we did.

We turned it around,” Cook said.

In the second half the penalty

corner tally reversed, with the Eagles finally rapped the ball out of harm’s getting a 7-3 edge — five unanswered way. With two minutes to go the Otin the first 12 minutes and the shots ters worked the ball to Jackson again on another corner, but Shepard made finished even at 8-8.

Those five corners created three a point-blank defensive save on the great chances for freshman Molly low tip-in bid.

As time wound down Dykstra and, Laurent, the first two set up by Cook and Laurent’s senior sister, Evan fittingly, Shepard broke up the last Laurent, who joined with senior Ca- OV rushes.

Coach Edmunds praised her young sondra Dykstra at center midfield to help tilt the second-half field Mount team — OV’s roster includes eight ninth-graders — for its toughness, Abe’s way.

Those first two chances went wide, ability to perform so well on South Burlington’s turf after but the third did not. just one practice on The Eagles inserted Castleton University’s on the right side and “We fought turf, and its 10-win worked the ball to Cook hard and gave season. out front. Cook flicked them a game I “I certainly am proud a backhanded shot on don’t think they of them,” Edmunds Ross that Ross kicked expected. I don’t said. “These girls, they toward the left post, play hard, and they where a waiting Laurent think anybody adapt, and they do what tucked it home at 18:56. expected we Both teams had would challenge they need to do to win games. They should chances over the next 12 them the way be absolutely proud of minutes. On a penalty we did.” the season, because it’s corner Jackman (five — OV Coach been a good one.” saves) ranged off her Stacey Edmunds Cook praised OV and line to make the save the Eagle backline of on an Edmunds blast, and Dykstra cleared. At the other Shepard, Camille Lyons and Abby end Ross denied Molly Laurent, and Hoff.

“Their (the Otters’) energy got Molly Laurent just missed converting a feed from her sister with eight min- higher because they wanted to come back,” Cook said. “But our defense, utes to go.

Then the Otters came on strong. Maizy Shepard and Camille back With five minutes to go Jackman there, they make so many saves, and stopped an Edmunds flick, and after Chessley is an awesome goalie, they a long goalmouth scramble Cook held us together.”

Panther field hockey gets past Colby, to host final four

MIDDLEBURY — The top-seeded Middlebury College field hockey team took care of business in its NESCAC quarterfinal this past Saturday, defeating No. 8 Colby, 5-2.

The 15-1 Panthers will now host the league’s final four this Saturday and Sunday. At 11 p.m. on Saturday the Panthers will face No. 5 Trinity (13-4), and at 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Tufts (15-1) and No. 3 Williams (13-4) will square off. Middlebury previously defeated Tufts and Trinity, but lost to Williams, 4-2 on the road on

two seasons, and regardless of results this season should earn at at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Pairings will be announced on Monday.

Against Bowdoin (7-7-2) the only goal came on a possibly wind-aided Eliza Robinson corner kick 18:45 gone. Robinson’s strike hooked on goal, hit off Polar Bear keeper Penny Rocchio (four saves) and went in just under the crossbar.

Bowdoin pressed at the start of the second half, and Panther goalie Eva Shaw (10 saves) stopped a header by Julia Patterson and a minute later a shot sailed high.

After weather forced the teams to sit through a two-hour delay Bowdoin continued to carry play. The Polar Bears outshot the Panthers, 19-10, and recorded the game’s last four shots on goal. Shaw smothered Tess Huckaby’s shot from the right side in the final seconds.

Oct. 23.

Saturday’s winners will meet on Sunday at noon for the NESCAC playoff title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The defending NCAA champion Panthers would have a strong case for an at-large NCAA bid even with a setback. Pairings will be announced on Monday.

Against Colby (9-7) this past Sunday Grace Jennings gave the Panthers the lead with a breakaway goal 3:39 into the game. She con-

verted after picking off a Mule pass at midfield.

Colby pulled even at 24:02 on an Emily Hogan goal from close range.

Middlebury countered about eight minutes later, when Meg Fearey knocked in a centering pass from Erin Nicholas. With 4:46 before the half Panther Marissa Baker tipped in a pass from Jennings at the right post for a 3-1 lead. That score held into the intermission thanks to a nice save

by Panther goalie Megan Collins on a hard, turnaround shot Colby’s

Georgia Cassidy.

After Mule Merrill Read made it 3-2 just 3:20 into the second half the game went into a two-hour weather delay.

After the break, Middlebury netted a fourth goal when Nicholas flipped a loose ball into the cage. Jennings closed out the scoring at 18:15 by lifting a rebound high into the net.

Middlebury goalie Megan Collins made three saves, and the Mules’ Riley Whitmyer made eight saves.

Middlebury held advantages of 19-7

MONTPELIER — Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s traditionally popular 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 10 and ends Sunday, Nov. 25.

A hunter may take one buck during this season with at least one antler having two or more points one inch or longer. A point must be one inch or longer from base to tip.

The main beam counts as a point, regardless of length. Spike-antlered deer, mostly yearlings, are protected during this season.

“There are more deer in Vermont than there have been in recent years with the greatest numbers of deer found in the southwestern and northwestern regions of the state,” said Deer Project Leader Nick Fortin.

Vermont’s regular hunting licenses, including a November rifle season buck tag and a late season bear tag (for Nov. 10-18), cost $26 for residents and $100 for nonresidents.

Hunters under 18 years of age get a break at $8 for residents and $25 for nonresidents. Licenses are available on Fish & Wildlife’s web site and from license agents statewide.

Fish & Wildlife urges hunters to wear a fluorescent orange hat and vest to help maintain Vermont’s very good hunting season safety record.

A 2018 Vermont Deer Hunting Guide can be downloaded from the department’s website at vtfishand-

wildlife.com. The guide includes a map of the Wildlife Management Units (WMUs), season dates, regulations, and other helpful information.

Hunters who get a deer on opening weekend of rifle season can help Vermont’s deer management program by reporting their deer at one of the biological check stations listed below that will be staffed from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., unless the store closes earlier, on November 10 and 11: • Marty’s Sports & Gunsmithing, Bennington • Jericho General Store, Jericho • St. Marie’s, Swanton • Wright’s Enterprises, Newport • Keith’s Country Store, Pittsford • R&L Archery, Barre • Guilford Country Store, Guilford • Barnie’s Market, Concord • A&B Beverage, Grand Isle • Singleton’s Store, Cavendish Biologists are collecting middle incisor teeth from November season deer in order to evaluate regional differences in ages of bucks as well as to help estimate population size, growth rate, health, and mortality rates. Each tooth will be cross-sectioned to accurately determine the deer’s age, and the results will be posted on the Fish & Wildlife website next spring.

Soccer (Continued from Page 1C) stopped 11 shots as the Commodores concluded a successful season with a 10-6 record that included two postseason victories.

In D-II on Wednesday, the 9-5-2 Eagle girls, the No. 6 seed, were set to take on No. 2 Rice. The Eagles and 11-2-3 Green Knights twice battled to 1-1 ties during the regular season. The winner will play either No. 1 Milton (14-2) or No. 4 U-32 (12-3-1) at 10 a.m. on Saturday at

South Burlington High School.

In D-III on Wednesday the 8-5-2 Commodores girls, seeded No. 6, traveled to meet No. 2 Oxbow (14-1).

If the Commodores prevailed they would meet either No. 1 Thetford (13-1-1) or No. 4 Peoples (12-3-1) at Randolph High School at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

The Independent will publish details of those Wednesday games online at addisonindependent.com on Thursday.

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Now hiring! Responsible for various types of weld preparation, welding and weld finishing operations for Precast Manufacture Products per contract drawings & specifications, approved shop drawings or other forms of instruction.

REQUIREMENTS: • Proficiency in various welding techniques • Ability to interpret structural & mechanical shop drawings, including welding nomenclature • Knowledge of wire and filler material applications for various steel alloys, aluminum, and some exotic materials • Ability to finish grinding applications using manual and power tools • Experience in various forms of welding and a minimum of a HS Diploma, GED or equivalent technical training/certification

CONCRETE LABORERS LOCATION- MIDDLEBURY, VT

We are accepting applications/resumes now for upcoming positions in our Precast division. Required knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in construction work. Experience in concrete finishing, tying rebar and/or carpentry preferred.

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

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

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

Full & Part-time cashier & deli positions available with flexible scheduling. Must be willing to work some nights, weekends and holidays.

Benefits, including health care, available for full-time employees.

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

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

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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Board (DRB) Clerk to pro‑ vide clerical support to the Town of Salisbury’s DRB. Duties include coordinating meetings and sites visits, producing and posting of warnings, preparing infor‑ mation for public review, providing written notification to abutting landowners and other parties, agenda devel‑ opment, minute taking, and drafting findings, decisions and conditions as decided by the Board. Knowledge of or willingness to learn applicable Vermont State statues is required. Position is hourly with compensation set by the Salisbury Select Board. If interested, contact the Salisbury Town Office at 352‑4228.

EARN $500 A day (Sales).

Final expense insurance.

Exclusive leads. Local.

Training/support. Everyday is Payday. Agent health/ dental benefits. Incentive trips. Call 860‑357‑6904. fhginsurance.com.

EASTVIEW AT MIDDLEBURY seeks enthusiastic and experienced caregivers to provide hands‑on care in our dynamic retirement community. Openings: full‑time evenings, part‑time weekends. Email acoyle@ eastviewmiddlebury.com or call 989‑7502.

Audy Trucking LLC Audy Trucking LLC is hiring for an

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

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

Please inquire by email to Jeff Audy at audytrucking@hotmail.com, call Jeff at 802-989-5024 or call the office at 870-7121.

Clean Driving Record A MUST!

Yard/Driver/Retail Sales Associate – We are looking for a dynamic Sales Associate who wants to do it all! This position is responsible for providing stellar service to our customers at the counter, in the store and in the yard, pulling and loading orders for delivery, receiving incoming shipments, putting away inventory, delivering orders and maintaining the appearance of our store, yard and warehouse. This position requires strong communication skills, and an ease when dealing with the public. The position can be physically demanding and requires using forklifts, as well as hand and power tools. Applicants must have a clean driving record and knowledge of basic building materials. A CDL is not required, but if you hold one you are encouraged to apply.

Addy Indy Classifieds are online: addisonindependent.com/classifieds

In person: Brandon Lumber, 9 Grove St., Brandon, VT Or; email jobs@brandonlumber.com.

Join our team! It’s a great way to start your career in financial services. We currently seek to fill the following fulltime teller position in our Middlebury/Vergennes market.

Minimum starting pay of $14.00 per hour.

Vermont Federal Credit Union is a growing financial cooperative in Northwestern Vermont, currently serving over 39,000 members. We are always looking for friendly, self-motivated individuals who enjoy helping people, have strong communication skills, are detail-oriented and enjoy working as part of a team. If you feel your attributes match our expectations we encourage you to consider a career with us.

We partner with quality companies offering top notch benefits of the traditional and nontraditional types. We have competitive health care and 401k matches, a local employee assistance program, on-site chiropractic/massage, and other wellness benefits. Please visit our website for full details of our benefits program.

Major Responsibilities and Duties: • Great and welcome members to the Credit Union in a friendly professional manner.

• Deliver exceptional service through accurately, confidentially and efficiently performing routine teller transactions ensuring a high level of service, including deposits to accounts, verification of account information, handle mail, cashing of checks, loan payments and processing of withdrawals.

• Maintain a strong knowledge of all Credit Union products and services.

• Respond appropriately to member requests, problems and concerns and/or direct them to the proper person for assistance.

• Improve the member’s financial well-being by identifying opportunities to offer Credit Union products and services.

• Adhere to established security procedures and compliance requirements.

• Being a part of a collaborative team environment.

Job Requirements: • A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact.

• Traveling to other branches outside of the Middlebury/Vergennes market may be required.

• Coverage during business hours of Monday – Saturday.

Qualified candidates should apply online via our website:

www.vermontfederal.org

Please be sure to attach your resume. Applications without an attached resume will be considered incomplete.

Vermont Federal Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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WANTED Town of Leicester NOW HIRING FULL TIME EXPERIENCED

HVAC Technician/Installer/Troubleshooter & Licensed Master Plumber Get Paid to Work While Training for Your License

We offer: • Excellent Pay • Training & Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Vacation & Holidays • Paid Sick Days • 401K & Retirement • Short Term Disability • Life Insurance • Health Insurance • Phone Reimbursement A NEW CAREER IS JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY

802-388-2296 Forward resume to: Shannon.pbms@gmail.com or stop by at

1786 Route 7 S. Middlebury VT 05753

Leicester seeks an individual to fill position of Zoning Administrator. This is a part-time position; generally 3 hours per week office time. Seeking individual to review applications and issue building permits. Previous experience helpful, but not necessary. For more information and/or to apply contact Town Clerk Julie Delphia at 247-5961.

Feed Commodities International in Middlebury, VT is in need of a truck driver.

This position requires an experienced driver to provide excellent customer service delivering feed to farm customers.

A CDL Class A and/or B driving license for all our locations is required with a minimum of 2 years of tractor-trailer experience. Perform and document pre- and post- trip vehicle and trailer inspections; drive in a safe and lawful manner; maintain clean, orderly and safe equipment; timely communication of all vehicle and customer issues; maintain a neat and clean personal appearance.

This is a full time position with benefits including 401K, medical, life and disability insurance, generous time off & holidays. For more information about the company, visit www.feedcommodities.com.

NOW HIRING IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:

Please contact: Adam Paquin 802-458-3916 ext. 239 802-777-2230 apaquin@feedcommodities.com FCI is an equal opportunity employer.

Reliable, responsible Fulltime and Part-Time cashiers needed for flexible schedule – the ability to work nights, weekends and holidays is essential.

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Paraprofessional Addison Central School District is seeking one full time Paraprofessional or two part time for an opening at Bridport Elementary.

Qualified applicants should have experience working with students with learning challenges, be energetic, positive, motivated and patient.

Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be a flexible team member will make you a strong candidate.

Apply be sending a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, through Schoolspring.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

E.O.E. Coaching Positions Middlebury Union High School is seeking an Assistant Coach for Varsity Boys’ Basketball.

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

Interested parties should send a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to: Sean Farrell/Athletic Director Middlebury Union High School 73 Charles Avenue Middlebury,VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until the positions have been filled.

E.O.E. Custodian Addison Central School District is seeking a part-time Custodian at the Bridport Elementary, Monday through Friday second shift. Experience is a plus, but not required.

Apply by sending a letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to: Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury,VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

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Apply in person at:

East Middlebury Maplefields 3201 Rte 7 South, E. Middlebury Ask for Brittany or pick-up an application EOE

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NEW HAVEN SUNNY, special apartment. Garden space, views. No pets, no smoking.

References. $925/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

TWO FLOOR, TWO bedroom apartment for rent in Shore‑ ham Village. No smoking and no pets. Security deposit and month to month lease. Appli‑ ances included. Rent is $800 plus utilities. Please call Sandy at 802‑759‑3119.

VALLEY VIEW APART‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Vergennes.

All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

Elderly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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FARM HELP NEEDED for family dairy farm. Milker need‑ ed for evening 4‑7pm and/or morning 5‑8am. Call Jon for more info. 759‑2954.

Newly Constructed, One Bedroom Apartment in Downtown Middlebury

HOPE SEEKS A materials processor to assist in sorting and pricing donated items for its resale store. This fast paced 29.5 hour a week posi‑ tion requires standing for long periods of time, attending to details and the ability to lift up to 25 pounds on a regular basis. Send resume and let‑ ter of interest to HOPE, 282 Boardman Street, Suite 1A, Middlebury.

ROOFERS WANTED No experience needed. Will‑ ing to train the right person.

Excellent pay and benefits.

Basic hand tools and valid driver’s license needed. Call 802‑388‑2903.

VERMONT’S LARGEST cleaning service is looking for a full time position immedi‑ ately. Must have reliable trans‑ portation. Background check required. $16/hr. Monday‑Fri‑ day, weekends available but not mandatory. Please call 802‑355‑6500 or email vtbestcleaners@gmail.com.

Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Short term leases available Contact: Christine Golden, Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 • battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

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BRANDON ‑ 3 BEDROOM house. $975 per month plus utilities. No pets. Small back‑ yard. First, last and security deposit. References a must.

802‑352‑4124, leave mes‑ sage.

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

BRISTOL ‑ NICE, LARGE one bedroom apartment. Gar‑ bage removal included. No pets. $800/mo. plus deposit.

388‑0730.

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For Sale 10 ACRES LAND in Shore‑ ham. 38’ Houseboat. Call for information, 802‑897‑5021.

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JAFRA SKIN CARE, fra‑ grances, cosmetics & body care for the whole family. 988 Lower Foote St., Middlebury.

989‑0339.

KENMORE WALL OVEN $600 or best offer. 453‑4821.

Still in original box.

For Rent $1,250. LOVELY 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo at Middlebury East. Quiet neighborhood.

Includes washer & dryer, gas fireplace, appliances, garage with storage area. Snow re‑ moval, lawn mowing, trash and recycling included. Easy walk to downtown. Refer‑ ences and security deposit required. A small pet consid‑ ered. 388‑7218.

2‑1/2 BEDROOM CONDO‑ MINIUM at Otterside Court, Middlebury, Vt. Rent includes water, garage, in‑ground pool, gardening, plowing and land maintenance. Washer/dryer in unit. Heat and electricity not included. Available October 15. Security deposit and first months rent required. $1,200./ month. 802‑558‑0874.

APARTMENT CLOSE TO New Haven green, $950. monthly. Sunny, hardwood floors, 15 minutes to Middle‑ bury. Security deposit and ref‑ erences. Call 802‑249‑1328.

BRISTOL‑ 2 BEDROOM house in village. Garage, water, washer/dryer, lawn maintenance, snow removal included. No pets. No smok‑ ing. Rental application, lease, security, first and last months rent. $1,050/mo. Call 802‑453‑2388.

BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent. Avail‑ able now. 802‑453‑2566.

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

802‑462‑2924.

FOR RENT: A SPACIOUS, bright & quiet 2nd floor end unit condo at 10 Twin Circles, Middlebury. 2 bed, 2 bath with a secluded 880 sq. ft. deck with views of the woods.

Close to downtown. Com‑ pletely renovated in 2016 with new paint, carpet, flooring, lighting and appliances. Large attic space for storage. $1275/ mo. with a 1 year renewable lease. Credit & security checks & references required. Please call/text Rob Pierce (owner) at 802 989‑9008, or Kelly Churchill (property manager) at 802 352‑4266 for more info.

LAKE DUNMORE, SALIS‑ BURY Enjoy the tranquil winters on the Lake. Fully furnished winterized 2 bed‑ room house. Available starting Oct. 13 to end of school year in June. You pay your own utilities, (propane heat). Ice skating & Fishing Derby in winter. Located directly on wa‑ ter. General store, laundromat in walking distance. You will need references, first month’s rent and security deposit. No smoking or pets allowed.

Call for application. Rent for $950. mo. Directly on the lake.

Please call 802‑352‑4697.

MIDDLEBURY ‑ PROFES‑ SIONAL office suite. 1,205 sq. ft. office space. Conveniently located in Middlebury ‑ Court St./Creek Rd. 2 private of‑ fices, large reception area, large central open space for additional offices/cubicles or boardroom. Private bathroom.

Ready to move in. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

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

M I D D L E B U RY T H I R D FLOOR, 1 bedroom apart‑ ment. Fully furnished, all inclu‑ sive. Center of town. $1,400/ mo. Call 802‑349‑8544.

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

Man cited for DUI twice in three days ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police cited a New Haven man for driving under the influence of intoxicants twice in three days last week — the second time after a crash that destroyed his car.

The first citation came on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at quarter to 2 p.m. when a state police trooper saw a vehicle speeding on Route 17 in New Haven — 78 mph in a 45 mph zone — while the driver used a handheld electronic device. The officer pulled the car over and identified the driver as Philip Culhane, 50, of New Haven.

Police allege that Culhane exhibited several clues of impairment so they took him to the New Haven barracks, where he was cited for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.

Three days later, at shortly before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, state police were notified of a two-car crash on Bristol Road near Church Road in Monkton. When the trooper arrived she determined the crash involved only a single vehicle — a 2016 BMW X5 driven by Culhane. The BMW was determined to be a total loss.

Culhane told the officer that he was driving northbound on Bristol Road at an unknown speed on a wet road, lost control of his vehicle and went off the roadway.

Again, the trooper said that Culhane showed several signs of impairment and was subsequently taken into custody and transported to the New Haven Barracks, and cited for DUI. He’s due to answer the charge on Monday, Nov. 5, in Addison Superior Court, criminal division.

Culhane was not injured in his crash. A Vergennes man was not so lucky.

Casey “CJ” Poquette, 25, of Vergennes was killed on the evening of Friday, Oct. 26, in a car crash off Green Street in Waltham. State police said that a little after 9 p.m. Poquette’s car left the road and struck two utility poles and a barn.

He was taken to Porter Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. He was the only occupant of the car. See a full story in the A section of today’s edition.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On Oct. 23 at 10:47 p.m. stopped a vehicle on Route 110 in Chelsea for failing to maintain its lane. Police cited the driver, identified as 32-year-old Brian Bowdish of Salisbury, for driving under the influence and for reckless endangerment of a child due to the fact that there was a juvenile in the car.

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• On Oct. 25 at approximately 3 p.m. were notified of a three-car crash on Monkton Road near Burroughs Farm Road in Ferrisburgh. State police report that Matthew Hawes, 33, of Vergennes was driving westbound on Monkton Road at approximately 30-40 mph when he crested a hill and noticed several vehicles stopped at a railroad crossing.

Hawes told police that he slammed on his brakes, but rear-ended the vehicle in front of him, which was driven by Delbert Bryant, 48, of Milan, N.H. Like Hawes, Bryant said he crested the hill and saw the stopped vehicles and slammed on his brakes, but he did stop. When Hawes’s vehicle struck Bryant’s, then Bryant’s vehicle rear-ended a vehicle driven by Paige Howell, 23, of Hinesburg.

No one was injured in these crashes, but each vehicle was damaged.

Police said neither alcohol nor drugs were found to be contributing factors in the collision.

Tickets for following too closely were due to be issued.

• On Oct. 25 at a little past 5 p.m. responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 116 near the intersection of River Road in Bristol. Upon arrival, both operators were on scene. Police report that a northbound Chevy Cruze driven

by Mildred Larrow, 77, of Middlebury was turning left into a driveway when it was struck by a southbound Chevy Sonoma driven by 19-year-old Kaitlyn Anderson of Whiting.

Both drivers were taken to Porter Hospital for treatment of minor injuries; both vehicles were totaled.

Neither alcohol nor drugs played a factor in the collision, state police report.

Troopers were assisted by Bristol fire and rescue.

• On Oct. 27 at approximately 8 p.m. received information of a possible missing person after a county man had sent family members an e-mail that made them worry about his welfare. The man turned up in fine condition after police put out a call for the public’s help in finding him.

• On Oct. 28 at 8:10 p.m. went to the scene of a pickup truck crash on Weybridge Road in Weybridge. Police said that for unknown reasons John Wurst, 39, of Weybridge drove a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 off Weybridge road, struck several mailboxes, travelled back onto the roadway, and left the roadway a second time and came to a position of rest down a slight embankment.

During the investigation Wurst, who was not injured, exhibited several signs of impairment, so troopers took him to the Middlebury Police Department for processing. Wurst was released to a sober party after being cited for refusing to take a DUI-sobriety test.

Police return found birth certificate to its owner Wood Heat FIREWOOD FOR SALE sea‑ soned 1 year. $275 per cord.

802‑558‑1069.

FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green.

802‑282‑9110.

Real Estate HUNTING LAND FOR sale in Salisbury, VT. 6.8 acres. Hill‑ side on top of mountain. West‑ ern facing, remote but easy access. Half price of town evaluation. Asking $18,000.

Cash only. 802‑352‑6678.

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

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

HAY FOR SALE Small square bales. First cut and mulch. Call 802‑349‑9281.

HAY FOR SALE. 1st, 2nd and 3rd cut. Small squares $2.‑$4.; 4’ rounds $30.‑$50.

Mike Quinn, Middlebury.

802‑388‑7828.

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agitating, liquid manure hauling, drag line aer‑ ating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Cars 2012 MINI COOPER Hardtop, 62K miles, velvet silver metal‑ lic with black bonnet stripes, manual transmission, sunroof, heated seats, original owner, garage kept, snow tires includ‑ ed. $8,000. 802‑238‑1988.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ izing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, an‑ tique collectibles, etc. Visit bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Con‑ sulting/appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.

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VERGENNES — Vergennes police handled an unusual item found on Oct. 24 by a citizen within city limits — another citizen’s birth certificate that was taken to their Main Street Station.

Police said they were able to track down the certificate’s owner and return it.

Between Oct. 22 and 28, Vergennes police also conducted four directed patrols around the city intended to control speeding vehicles and three foot patrols through downtown, and in other action: On Oct. 22 took a motorist’s report that her car struck a boulder in the Shaw’s Supermarket parking lot.

On Oct. 23 helped the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad at a Courtney Drive medical call.

On Oct. 24 went with VARS to deal with a report of a possible suicidal person and discovered an individual had suffered a bad interaction of a prescription drug with alcohol; VARS took the patient to

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT BID SPECIFICATIONS FOR HAROLD CURTIS PARK – BASKETBALL COURT REPLACEMENT BID NUMBER #20181015-1 INVITATION TO BID

Sealed competitive Bids for: The replacement of the Harold Curtis Park Basketball Court will be received at the Department of Public Works, 1020 S. Route 7, Middlebury, Vermont 05753 until 1:00 p.m.

Friday, December 14, 2018 and will be publicly opened and read aloud soon thereafter.

Information for Bidders, Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained without charge at the office of Public Works at 1020 S. Route 7, Middlebury, VT 05753, or can be accessed on the Town’s webpage at www.townofmiddlebury.org.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

802-388-1966

Porter Hospital.

On Oct 25: • Responded to the Bixby Library when told a patron had been in a bathroom for a long time; police discovered a Northlands Job Corps student was ill and called Northlands, who took the student to the center infirmary.

Vergennes Police Log

• Backed up Vermont State Police at a family fight on Nortontown Road in Addison.

• Helped state police by dealing with a one-car accident in Ferrisburgh; police discovered the driver needed medical care, and VARS took him to Porter Hospital.

• Looked unsuccessfully for a car reported to have passed a stopped school bus in the city.

On Oct. 26: • Dealt with two two-car accidents, one a minor two-car scrape on Main Street and one in which a drive with a medical issue veered off the road and struck a car parked at Champlain Farms.

• Helped VARS at a Main Street medical call.

On Oct. 26 and 27 helped motorists get into locked cars, one on Panton Road and one in the Shaw’s parking lot.

On Oct. 27 took a report at the station that a man acting strangely at the Ferrisburgh McDonald’s Restaurant had then followed a person to the station, and then driven away; police could not find him.

On Oct. 28 told two Walker Avenue neighbors to stop squabbling, an incident triggered by one ringing the other’s doorbell and then leaving.

ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT REQUEST FOR BIDS – NEW STATIONARY COMPACTOR

PRODUCT: ISSUED BY: DATE ISSUED: BID DUE DATE: CONTACT:

One (1) New Stationary Compactor Addison County Solid Waste Management District October 26, 2018 By 4:00 PM, Monday, November 5, 2018 Gary Hobbs, Transfer Station Supervisor OR Teresa Kuczynski, District Manager ACSWMD 1223 Route 7 South Middlebury, VT 05753 Tel: (802) 388-2333 Fax: (802) 388-0271 E-mail: gary@acswmd.org teri@acswmd.org The Addison County Solid Waste Management District (ACSWMD) is soliciting bids for one (1) New Stationary Compactor at its Transfer Station in Middlebury, VT, that meets the minimum specifications found on Attachment 1 of the Request for Bids (RFB). To obtain a copy of the Bid Specifications and Bid Submittal Form, contact the ACSWMD office at the above address or by visiting the District’s website at www.addisoncountyrecycles.org.

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SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT

STATE OF VERMONT

KeyBank, National Association Plaintiff vs.

Greta M. Selleck Defendant

CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 32-2-17 ANCV

NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Greta M. Selleck, to KeyBank, National Association dated August 4, 2003, and recorded in Book 42, at Page 218, of the City/Town of Weybridge Land Records.for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction on November 28, 2018 at 10:00AM at 609 Cave Road, Weybridge, VT 05753 all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To Wit: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN ADDISON COUNTY, STATE OF VERMONT, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 28, PAGE 197. ID# 4-34-1-3-58, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 4.31.1, BLOCK 3-58, METES AND BOUNDS PROPERTY. The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.

The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, without further court order, and without publication or service of a new notice of sale, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or by certified check by the purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

The Mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

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Police investigate sexual assault MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police on Oct. 23 retrieved a sexual assault evidence kit from Porter Hospital on Oct. 23. Police said the case remains under investigation.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Responded to a report of incident to the Vermont Department someone illegally dumping their for Children & Families. trash in the Halladay Road area on • Ticketed a student for being a Oct. 22. minor in possession • Investigated a Middlebury police are of tobacco at report of a possible reminding drivers that the Middlebury Union gunshot in the Court town’s winter parking ban High School on Oct. Street area on Oct. takes effect Nov. 1 and 23.

23. Officers checked extends through April 1.

• Arrested area and found no The ban prohibits parking Melissa Sird, 37, of evidence of a firearm between midnight and Middlebury on an being discharged.

6 a.m. on town streets active arrest warrant • R e s p o n d e d and in municipal parking on Oct. 23. to a three-vehicle lots. Vehicles parked in • Received collision on Route violation of these rules a report of marijuana 7 South on Oct. are subject to ticketing, odor coming from 23. Police said towing, and impounding at an MUHS restroom one of the drivers the owner’s expense. There on Oct. 24. was treated for are designated areas in the • W e r e unspecified injuries lower municipal lot off of informed on Oct. 24 at Porter Hospital.

Bakery Lane and the Frog of the theft of a sign • I n t e r v i e w e d Hollow Lot on Mill Street from Cole’s Flowers parties in a possible that are excluded from on McIntyre Lane child abuse case in the parking ban. Signs are on Oct. 24. the Elm Street area posted in the exclusion area.

• Stood on Oct. 23. Police by during a child determined no crime had been custody exchange at a Valley View committed, and have referred the Drive residence on Oct. 25.

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Monkton MONKTON — The Russell Memorial Library has many activities and programs for children and adults to enjoy. On Oct. 31, Halloween night, the library continues the annual “Trick or Treat” fun time from 5 to 6:30 p.m., where every child in costume will be favored with a treat and a free book. Saturday Stories continues on the last Saturday of each month from 10 to 11 a.m. featuring a story, song and simple craft.

For the adults, there are many new programs to enjoy at the library.

Tabletop Game Night is being held on the first Tuesday of each month, from 4 to 7 p.m. (later if the games are still actively being played). On the last Tuesday of each month, the library hosts “Yarns” for those folks who knit, crochet or do any kind of handwork. Join this circle of yarn workers to relax and visit or learn to knit or crochet. This get together is from 4 to 7 p.m.

On select Wednesday evenings,

• Responded to a report of a student in possession of a tobacco vaping device at the Champlain Valley Academy in Catamount Park on Oct. 25.

• Searched in vain for a vehicle that was said to be operating erratically on Exchange Street on Oct. 26.

• Received a report of a possible embezzlement from a Route 7 South business on Oct. 26. Police declined to share any additional details, citing the ongoing investigation.

• Assisted Vermont State Police with a death notification at a North Pleasant Street residence on Oct. 27.

• Assisted state police at the scene of a traffic accident on Weybridge Road on Oct. 28.

• Served a temporary restraining order on a man in the North Pleasant Street area on Oct. 28.

• Responded to a North Pleasant Street home on a report of a man who had allegedly made statements about harming himself on Oct. 28.

The man told police that he had been depressed by the recent loss of a family member, but had no intentions of self-harm.

• Told the hosts of a loud party in Washington Street to quiet down on Oct. 28. The hosts shut down the event.

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there are also special programs for adults to enjoy including a Poetry Club that meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. (bring a poem to share), “Articles” Club and the new RML Book Club, which is currently reading “The Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo. You can get a copy to loan at the library.

Last but not least is a newly forming group — “Friends of the Library” — facilitated by board member Ian Smiley. Meeting dates are posted on the library website and Front Porch Forum. The library website is russelllibraryvt. wordpress.com. You can call the library at 453-4471 during library hours, Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. or Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Don’t forget to also inquire about the library’s passes for area sites in Vermont!

Homemade Pie For Thanksgiving Are you too busy to make your

own pies for Thanksgiving? Worry no more! The East Monkton Church Association (EMCA) is baking pies for your Thanksgiving. You can order homemade 9-inch pies made by EMCA members using their families’ favorite recipes.

Options will be a two-crust apple pie, apple with strudel topping or pumpkin pie. The deadline to order a pie is Friday, Nov. 9, costing $20 each. The pies will be available for pickup between 4 and 6 p.m. at the East Monkton Church on Tuesday, Nov. 20 and Wednesday, Nov. 21. A special arrangement will be made for you if you are unable to come for your pies at the specified times.

Order by e-mail to candace. polzella@uvm.edu or telephone 453-7575. Indicate the type and numbers of pies you would like and the preferred date to pick them up when placing your order. This is a great opportunity to relieve yourself of some stress during the holidays. Order a pie!

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SALISBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE Department member John Hughes helps a Salisbury Community School student put out a simulated fire with a pressurized water fire extinguisher.

Photo courtesy Eric Luster

Students learn about fire safety SALISBURY — Recently the Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department had a fire prevention and safety day at the Salisbury Community School. Students took part in discussions and hands-on demonstrations with fire

department members. Each student had a turn putting out simulated fires using a pressurized water fire extinguisher. They also asked fire department members important safety questions.

Fire fighters also demonstrated

how a fire cannon works and let the students explore the fire trucks. Each child was given fire prevention literature and their own fire helmet for participation in the annual event.

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Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — The “King Pede” card parties as held by the Ferrisburgh Grange are scheduled for the Saturdays of Nov. 10 and 24. These get-togethers are held at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a sandwich supper and then on to the games. King Pede is a unique game that involves “trick-taking” techniques such as in Hearts and Spades or Pitch. This is a game of fun and skill so come prepared to use your strategic thinking.

This year’s Vergennes Union High/ Middle School musical is “Anything Goes” and it is time to get your tickets.

This is a classic Cole Porter musical about madcap antics on an ocean liner traveling from New York to London.

The performances are scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15, 16, 17 and the public can call 877-2938 for information about ticket purchases, which will be held at the school and also at Everywhere for Everybody in downtown Vergennes during store hours. As always, we thank the VUHS music department, community volunteers, and the many talented students for what will certainly be a stellar production.

The Commodore Friends of Music is holding its annual Friends of Music Patron Drive. Last year this group raised nearly $25,000 to support such projects as purchasing new instruments, sound system upgrades, and student scholarships.

By becoming a Patron of Music, your name or business can be listed in programs for all music events and will strengthen a longstanding tradition of musical excellence at our Vergennes High School and Middle

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School. For more information, call 877-2938 or visit sites.google.com/ site/commodorefriendsofmusic/.

Vergennes Union High School is offering a variety of supports to students for the college admission process. This time of year, there are many campus open houses and information about the colleges and dates of the open houses are posted outside the School Counseling Office.

In addition, there are scholarships available for application at this time.

Scholarship opportunities are posted on the School Counseling web page and updated on a regular basis: sites. google.com/a/anwsd.org/guidance/ scholarship-information.

On Saturday, Nov. 10, from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., there will be a SAT preparation workshop at the VUHS Library. This is for all interested students — those who have taken the SAT or those who will be taking the test for the first time in December.

Overall, it is a great opportunity to become better prepared for the exam.

For more information, including a more thorough explanation of the workshop, cost (including financial assistance), and how to register, visit tinyurl.com/VUHS-SAT-prep Many thanks to the Commodore Parent/ Teacher Group for making this opportunity possible.

The Vergennes Opera House offers a presentation by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum on Captain Jahaziel Sherman, a noted steamboat pioneer. Kevin Crisman, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Maritime Archeology and Conservation at Texas A & M University will share stories of Sherman’s adventurous life and the recent archaeological discoveries

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of Sherman’s early steamboats in Lake Champlain. Sherman was at the forefront of the world’s steamboat revolution and ran a steamboat on the Hudson in competition with Robert Fulton. The event will be on Sunday, Nov. 11, from 3 to 5 p.m. and is free.

However, an RSVP is requested at lcmm.org/rsvp-jahaziel-and-.

Ferrisburgh Central School families contributed to the ANWSD Community Engagement meeting on Oct. 25 for the Community Engagement Committee’s community conversation at VUHS. At the meeting, the CEC presented about the history of our area schools and gave an overview of the CEC process. The families, educators and community members participated in a discussion about their ideas for the future of Addison Northwest Supervisory District. These ideas will be collated and there will be a follow up meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m., at VUHS. For more information, call FCS at 8773463 or visit surveymonkey.com/r/ PC67FMB. All are encouraged to visit the Bixby Library — on-line bixbylibrary.org — to see the schedule of all their fall and winter events. A reminder that Bixby offers ongoing technology assistance on Thursdays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Call 877-2211 to sign up for a slot with Dave Sullivan who will answer all your technology questions. Also, this month’s First Friday Movie Series will be “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” on Friday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 p.m..

The Ferrisburgh Historical Society will hold its Annual Meeting and Potluck on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m., at the former Center Schoolhouse building at the corner of Route 7 and Little Chicago Road. The meeting will include election of officers, discussion of regular business, and a program on old diaries the FHS has in its collection. If you have any old local diaries, bring them along to share. For more information, call Silas Towler at 425-3380.

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

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November 1, 2018

The Addison Independent

Vilma Smith is exhibiting her paintings in the dining room at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury, where she lives. Smith, 90, has been painting her whole life and shows no signs of stopping. Go see her work anytime this month.

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Vilma Smith paints for healing and beyond

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BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

hen you live to 90, it’s safe to say that you’ve seen some stuff. It’s also safe to say, getting old is tough. Loved ones pass on, you move into assisted living, you lose your driver’s license and your memories… and even a rhyme can’t hide that it’s rough.

But don’t despair. People like Vilma Smith are proof that even though life changes, it is still beautiful.

Smith, mother of four, moved into the Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury a

couple years ago — after her husband, Malcolm Smith, died. And picked up her paintbrush to begin the healing process.

“It was a big trauma when my husband died,” said the New York native in an interview last week.

“It changed my art. Every time a major thing happens in my life, my art comes out differently.”

Smith walked around the dining room at The Residence, where dozens of pieces of her art are on display through November, pointing out the different styles.

At one time she did porcelain paintings on plates, as well as tiles for countertops. The floral details are soft, the colors pastel — think fancy old English China. These pieces are quietly unassuming, despite the immense amount of effort that goes into them.

“This was very popular back in the 1800s when ladies who couldn’t go out didn’t have anything to do,” Smith explained. “You grind up the paint until it’s smooth, mix it with any good oil, then paint and fire… about eight times. It’s a lot of work, expensive and time consuming. So it’s not popular any more.”

Smith took her floral patterns to the canvas using a pallet knife and oils. There are several flower paintings in the exhibit, some small and some large.

“Everyone likes the big flowers,” she said, gesturing to a grand painting at the back of the room of multicolored flowers in a vase sitting on what looks like a disappearing table. “People always ask, ‘Why didn’t you finish the table?’ I don’t know, I just got to that point and knew it SEE SMITH ON PAGE 3

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| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, November 1, 2018 — PAGE 3 care) residents. “It is my true joy and passion in life,” said Allenson, who is also working on her Master’s degree in Art Therapy.

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The art in the dining room at The Residence changes every month or two; artists include residents, community members and associates. The public is always welcome to come view the work.

was time to stop.”

However, not all of Smith’s paintings are cheery and peaceful flowers. Nope, she has included one piece of her “political art” that she loves.

Vilma Smith talked about her artwork in her apartment at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury.

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“In 2008 I took an art class at the Richmond School of Art. The teacher had us draw an old Celluloid blond doll, then fill in the background around him. I saw a World War I soldier, so I painted the world behind him with three cracks: the first for WWI, the second for WWII and the third for… WWIII? “No one likes this one,” said Smith. “It’s not a happy painting.”

And that’s OK. Painting is something Smith does for herself, and always has.

When she was a girl, her Italian parents didn’t approve of her becoming an artist.

“They wouldn’t buy me any art supplies, so I sketched on paper bags,” Smith remembered. “But I knew that’s what I was — I was an artist.”

To expand her skills, Smith would find an artist who she admired and take a personal course with them. She also attended various classes; and, of course, “practice, practice, practice.” She and her husband also traveled all around the world — Egypt, Peru, Greece, India…

“He worked at the GE Atomic plant on the Hudson River,” Smith said. “When he retired, we decided to have some fun and travel around… I’m so happy we did that.”

But then her husband died, Smith suffered a serious back injury and she moved

into The Residence. Life was different, and her painting changed.

remembering her late husband and swallowing a few tears.

Smith began painting pieces that helped her contemplate big concepts like healing and the vastness of the universe.

Every morning, Smith sits in her apartment — on a chair bathed in sunlight — and says her prayers and meditates. This is where inspiration often finds her.

“Unfinished Wonder,” is a piece Smith started about a year ago that’s inspired by the sun, the grand sun and the grand central sun. It has concentric circles of purples, yellows and gold leaf, a flying spaceship, Earth and faces (some human, some not).

“Gold is fun to work with,” Smith said. “It demands all of your attention. If you sneeze, forget it — the gold is all over the room!”

She also painted a large red painting with Reiki symbols of healing and a bluish center that depicts a “lady chanting.”

Smith says this is her “least understood” painting.

“You just gotta swim through,” Smith said,

She’s tried to capture the feeling of meditation in a self portrait, and the “oneness” of life under the sun in another.

“I don’t dare explain it,” she said. “I paint the way I paint.

And I’ll paint until I’m not here anymore. It’s a good thing for me.”

Smith said she tries to get her neighbors to paint, too.

“You’re never too old to start,” she said, adding that the administration at The Residence is very supportive of artists.

“Art helps seniors fight depression, isolation and disease,” said Courtney Allenson, the Senior Reflections and Engagement Director for LCB Senior Living and the Engagement

Director at The Residence at Otter Creek. “Art helps seniors just like it helps people in all stages of life — by finding a way to connect to community, to express joy, pain, longing and curiosity, and to root themselves as humans.”

Allenson teaches art classes to both traditional and reflections (memory

“Our community is full of artists — painters, sculptors, woodcarvers, woodworkers, blacksmiths and fiber artists.

They are incredibly talented,” Allenson added. “I love Vilma’s work for so many reasons: it is vibrant and uplifting, it is spiritual and reflective, and it is so diverse.

When you look at this body of work, you can begin to grasp the depth of Vilma’s talent. You look at the walls of our dining room and you can see a piece of her soul.”

“Everybody has their own way of creating art,” Smith said. “Everybody is creative because God created them…

Whatever you want to call God, that source is there.”

And it’s given Smith a divine talent. Go see her work and say hello. Smith is so much more than words can describe.

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OUT OF TOWN Bet your bottom dollar, you’ll love ‘Annie’

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ince late August, 35 cast members and three cute canines have been in rehearsal for “Annie the Musical” which kicks off Lyric Theatre Company’s 45th season. This is the third time Lyric has presented the show, with past productions in 1988 and 1998. Lyric is excited to introduce the story of America’s favorite orphan, and her dog Sandy, to a new generation of theater-goers. Leading the team for Lyric’s “Annie” are co-production supervisors Julianne Nickerson and Lesley Graham; artistic director Sara McDonald; music director Craig Hilliard; choreographer Kim Nowlan Hathaway; and stage manager Sean Leach. Hinesburg fifth-grader Stephanie Miskavage plays the spunky redhead.

Cast members with ties to Addison County include Mindy Bickford, playing Grace Farrell; Bill Bickford, part of FDR/men’s ensemble; and Gwen Delgadillo, as Boylan Sister. The Bickfords have appeared in leading roles in productions at Town Hall Theater and they are the owners of Smart Move Storage in Middlebury. Delgadillo, who is making her Lyric debut, is a medical assistant at Mountain Health Center in Bristol.

Members of the production team with Addison County affiliations include Janet Bessmer, set construction co-chair; and Pat Boera, promotions chair. Bessmer is a media buyer at Country Home Products in Vergennes. Boera, a former member

of the staff at The Middlebury Inn, is secretary of the Middlebury Festival on-the-Green.

“Annie” is based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, “Little Orphan Annie.” In 1972, Martin Charnin bought the rights to the comic strip.

With Thomas Meehan and Charles Strouse, he created the Broadway musical “Annie” in 1977.

Annie is well known for a great musical score that includes such famous songs such as “Tomorrow,” the anthem of optimism, “Easy Street,” and “I Don’t Need Anything But You.” Though people may have not seen a stage production of “Annie,” the famous 1982 movie version starring Carol Burnett as Hannigan, Tim Curry as Rooster, Bernadette Peters as Lily St. Regis, Aileen Quinn as Annie, and Albert Finney as Daddy Warbucks, remains a classic to this day. “Annie” is more than a show about an orphan looking for her parents. It embodies the longing we all have to be part of a family, albeit dirt poor or filthy rich. This show is about Annie’s and Daddy Warbucks’ journey to find what family really means, and it is the story Lyric will bring to life on the Flynn stage with help from our dynamic cast and more than 200 behindthe-scenes volunteers.

During each production, Lyric shines the spotlight on a community nonprofit. The nonprofit partner for “Annie the Musical” is

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Stephanie Miskavage as Annie; Mindy Bickford of Addison County as Grace Farrell; Mark Cranmer as Oliver Daddy Warbucks; and Samwise Gamgee Hathaway as Sandy; are featured in Lyric Theatre Company’s “Annie the Musical.”

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Lund. It seemed a natural fit given the mission of the organization and the story at the heart of the musical. As Vermont’s oldest and largest adoption agency, Lund firmly believes that having a family is a right, not a privilege. Lund finds forever families for children through private infant adoption, and adoption of children in state’s custody through Project Family — an award winning collaboration with the Vermont Department for Children and Families.

“Annie the Musical” will be presented on the Flynn MainStage in Burlington, Nov. 8-11, 7:30 p.m., with matinees on Saturday and Sunday, at 1 p.m. The Sunday matinee will be audio-described for patrons who are blind or visually-impaired. Tickets are on sale through the Flynn Center Box Office. Call (802) 86-FLYNN or purchase online at flynntix.org.

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IN TOWN Dana and Susan come to Ripton Coffee House

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ana and Susan Robinson will perform on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Ripton Community Coffee House. The Americana-roots and folk duo, from Cabot, combine vivid, songwriting and storytelling,

with fiddle tunes, clawhammer banjo, elegant melodies and rich harmony singing.

“Many songwriters have been heralded as modern day Woody Guthries or keepers of the American rural spirit, but that mantle might be

better entrusted to musicians like Dana and Susan Robinson who embody both the heart and soul of folk music,” according to Dirty Linen, a now defunct magazine of folk and world music.

Come see this couple live in action on Saturday night. As usual, open mic starts at 7:30 p.m. The Robinsons will follow. Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 generous admission and $3 for kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m.

To sign up for open mic call (802) 388-9782 or email rcchfolks@gmail.com.

‘Songs for Laughing and Crying’ comes to Middlebury

Dana and Susan Robinson will perform at the Ripton Community Coffee House on Saturday evening.

one more thing

YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK

‘THE SINGING MASTER’ PLAY IN ROCHESTER The White River Valley Players will showcase the rich musical history of Rochester and Hancock with “The Singing Master.” This is an original production about the life of early American composer Jeremiah Ingalls, known for writing the vigorous sacred music now called shape note singing.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY Jeremiah Ingalls lived in Hancock from 1819 until his death in 1838, while he served as choirmaster of the First Congregational Church of Rochester.

NOVEMBER The play mixes Ingalls’ fervent choral pieces with compositions by Vermont Rochester High School composer, and musical director Dorothy Robson. Robson is also of Hancock and is the current choirmaster of Ingalls’ church in Rochester. She musically directs a cast made up of some of the best voices in the area, with Steve Augustus as older Jeremiah, Jeff Tolbert as younger Jeremiah, and Janine Reeves as Jeremiah’s wife, Polly. Set in the early days of Rochester and Hancock, “The Singing Master” presents the bookends of the valley’s musical history, both its illustrious past and vibrant present.

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Catch the last two performances on Nov. 2-3, 7:30 p.m., at the Rochester School auditorium. Advance tickets are available at the White River Credit Union in Rochester or by calling 234-7296. For more information, visit whiterivervalleyplayers.org.

Poignant to improbable, holistic to hilarious, David Roth, a Chicago native (now living on Cape Cod), returns to Middlebury for another roller-coaster ride of song and story. His songs have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the UN, several “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books, the Kennedy Center, NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis, Peter, Paul, and Mary and Kingston Trio CDs (and 14 of his own), five Positive Music Awards, the “Rise Up Singing” and “Rise Again” (sequel) songbooks, and countless venues in this and other countries (and now other worlds) for three decades.

Whew! That’s an impressive list.

“David presents a concert that is filled with wonderful music, humor and spot-on narrative,” said Middlebury resident Marnie Wood, who attended a musical tour of the west coast of Ireland hosted by Roth last year. “Ten days of being with this talented man and 20 other folks was a deeply moving and absolutely fun experience.

I recommend this upcoming concert to everyone who enjoys folk music and original lyrics. Don’t miss it!”

The show takes place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society (2 Duane Ct) in Middlebury. Tickets are $10-$15. For more info call (802) 388-8080, email office@ cvuus.org or visit davidrothmusic.com.

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CALENDAR

ARTS

“DEGAS: PASSION FOR PERFECTION” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. In the next installment in the Great Arts Wednesdays series, Director David Bickerstaff tells a fascinating story of Degas’ pursuit for perfection through both experimentation with new techniques and lessons learnt from studying the past masters. Tickets $13 adults/$8 (includes a $1 preservation fee) available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

CRAFTS

ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury, 30 N Pleasant St. A wide variety of gift and personal items: artwork, crafts and other handmade items, toys, books, a room full of “attic treasures” as well as finer things, including jewelry, quilt raffle, and Santa from 10 a.m.-noon. Lunch served in Fellowship Hall or take out. Also on sale, homemade cakes, pies, cookies, breads and more. A Gardening Table will offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor plants, bulbs and seeds.

LOCAL WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS/CRAFTERS EXPO IN VERGENNES. Sunday, Nov. 4, 12:30-5 p.m., Vergennes Eagles Club, 67 New Haven Rd. Start your holiday shopping while supporting local women business owners and TaeKwon Do KICKS scholarship fund. Raffle prizes will be available.

More than 35 vendors will be on hand selling their wares.

DANCE

COMPANY: IN A RHYTHM IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A suite of dances based on the dynamics of adaptation and translation inspired by the writings of Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, and David Foster Wallace, whose voices capture diverse cultural relevancies through their structure of language.

Tickets: $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd students; on sale Oct. 22. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

FILM

VERMONT BACKCOUNTRY FORUM & FILM FEST IN ROCHESTER. Thursday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., Pierce Hall, Main St. Now in its sixth year, the evening celebration will feature a community potluck, a few brief updates from around the state, time for

socializing, the showing of local backcountry films, and a big fundraising raffle.

“RBG” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 1, 7-9 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans — until now. Discussion to follow screening.

Free.

“YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL ROAD TRIP” (YERT) FILM AND TALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Nov. 2, 1:30-3:15 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Join Mark Dixon, filmmaker activist, and public speaker “exploring the frontiers of social change on a finite planet.”

Dixon will show the short version of his acclaimed YERT project film, which documents his journey to all 50 states during a yearlong “eco-expedition,” documenting environmental challenges and innovations coast-to-coast. Q & A to follow. Free and open to the public.

“FALLEN” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Come see this feature documentary film about the ever-looming line-of-duty death rate plaguing U.S. law enforcement. The production visited locations from coast to coast, telling stories of bravery and sacrifice from the perspective of family, friends, loved ones and partners of those who gave everything. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10. All donations will go to Camp Ta-Kum-Ta.

JUST FOR FUN

PENNY FAIR IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 S. Maple St. A fun-filled day with a chance to win a variety of great prizes for pennies a chance. Drawings begin at 6:30 p.m.

LECTURES & LEARNING “HISTORIC GARDENS OF TICONDEROGA” TALK IN SHOREHAM. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. From soldier’s vegetable plots to whole hospital gardens, from hotel fruit delicacies to Colonial Revival Splendor, Stuart Lilie will examine the many stories of gardens at Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Independence. Light refreshments served following the program.

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OWL TALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 8, 6 p.m., Kirk Alumni Center, Middlebury College.

Join Audubon’s Annual Dinner, where nationally known author and ornithologist Scott Weidensaul discusses the recent trend of Snowy Owls migrating further south in the winter and research that has shed light on the owl’s life history. Dinner at 6 p.m., $25 adults/$20 children under 12, requires reservation. Presentation at 7:45 is free.

More info contact Sue Rasmussen by Nov. 2 at OCAS, Box 938, Middlebury VT 05753, or call 802897-5411.

MUSIC

JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS, CELLO IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. The French cello virtuoso performs some of J. S. Bach’s most beloved music: the six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello. This special event includes a reception at intermission. Reserved seating.

Tickets: $28 Public/$22 Midd ID holders/$10 Youth/$6 Midd students. More info at middlebury. edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

BRETON FEST-NOZ IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., Grand Salon, Le Château, Middlebury College. The traditional music, dance, and flavors of Brittany — the “Celtic” region of northwestern France — are highlighted at Middlebury’s first Fest-Noz Join Timothy Cummings (pipes), Jeremiah McLane (accordion), and Alex Kehler (violin and nyckelharpa) in celebrating authentic music, participatory dances, and crêpes and cider.

Free. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802443-3168.

DISSIPATED 8 IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2-3 p.m., Community Room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 EastView Ter. Middlebury College’s Dissipated Eight returns to sing and entertain at EastView with their joyful stage presence and exquisite harmonies. Free and open to the public.

CHELSEA BERRY IN BRANDON. Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Berry is a singer-songwriter with the edge, power, and finesse of legends. Her music transcends its indie rock roots and touches listeners with its poetic lyric, bold melodies, and pure, clear, powerful vocals. Show $20. Dinner and show $45. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. BYOB. Call 802-2474295 or email info@brandon-music.net to reserve.

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DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON PERFORM IN RIPTON. Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, 1302 Route 125. 7:30 p.m. open mic followed by featured performers. Tickets $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. More info at rcch.org. Open mic sign up at 802-388-9782.

JAMIE LEE THURSTON IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov. 3, 8-10 p.m., VFW, 530 Exchange St. A fundraiser to benefit veterans programs at VFW. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

Burgers, hot dogs, French fires and chicken wings available. More info at 802-388-9468.

SHAPE NOTE SINGING IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Nov. 4, 1-3 p.m., Mitchell Green lounge, McCullough Student Centre, Middlebury College. Come sing your heart out at the Middlebury Shape-Note Singing. Shape-Note or Sacred Harp singing is an American traditional style of a cappella, four-part, social and spiritual, community-based, shapenote singing. Free and open to all. More info at Facebook/Middlebury Shape Note Singers, fasola. org, or rosenber@middlebury.edu.

DICK FORMAN AND HIS MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE BIG BAND IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Nov. 4, 3:305 p.m., dining room, EastView at Middlebury, 100 Eastview Ter. Come hear Dick Forman’s brand of sparkling swing at an afternoon party. Listen or to dance. Free and open to the public.

DAVID ROTH IN CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Nov. 4, 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Singer-songwriter Roth has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions and taken his music, experience and expertise to a wide variety of venues in this and other countries full-time for three decades.

ANNE JANSON, FLUTE; ANNEMIEKE MCLANE,

top pick COME LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT SNOWY OWLS ON THURSDAY, NOV. 8. AUTHOR AND ORNITHOLOGIST SCOTT WEIDENSAUL WILL TALK AT KIRK ALUMNI CENTER IN MIDDLEBURY DURING THE AUDUBON’S ANNUAL DINNER. PRESENTATION, AT 7:45 P.M., IS FREE.

PIANO IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. The evening features some of the greatest, most popular repertoire for flute and piano. Free.

More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

THEATER

“THE TURN OF THE SCREW” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 1, Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Middlebury Actors Workshop brings Henry Miller’s 1898 Gothic ghost story to life. Tickets $22 adults/$12 students available online at townhalltheater.org or the THT Box Office at 802382-9222, Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

“HAVEL: THE PASSION OF THOUGHT” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 1, Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Wright Memorial Theatre, Middlebury College. Richard Romagnoli directs five short and shorter funny, chilling plays

by Václav Havel, Samuel Beckett, and Harold Pinter.

The evening explores the challenges of exercising individual conscience and the consequences of making unpopular though principled choices Tickets: $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd students; on sale Oct. 22. More info at middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

“THE SINGING MASTER” ON STAGE IN ROCHESTER. Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30-9 p.m., Rochester High School Auditorium, 222 S. Main St. The White River Valley Players present this production of a new original play with music based on the scandalous life of early Vermont shape-note composer Jeremiah Ingalls. Tickets at the door $16/$12 for seniors and students. Advance tickets available at whiterivervalleyplayers.org

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IMPROVISO “GHOSTLY TALES” IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov. 3, 3:30-5 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. THT’s Improviso workshop participants, aged 8-13 will present the culminating of their work with ghastly tales by Edward Gorey, Edgar Allen Poe, and Henry James’ “Turn of the Screw.”

TEDX CONFERENCE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. TEDx is locally organized event in which video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. This year’s theme, “(Un)hinged,” is about exploring the fine line between stability and crisis, of routine and innovation, and of chaos and order, all of which often exist in flux if not in parallel. Breakfast, lunch, and drinks will be provided.

“IMPERATOR” ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Nov. 8, 8 and 10:30 p.m., Hepburn Zoo Theater, Middlebury College. In the aftermath of tragedy and disaster, Cleopatra finds herself in a predicament, which is only intensified by the arrival of an old flame. Play written and directed by junior Coralie Tyler. Tickets $6, available at tinyurl.com/ Imperator-midd. Limited accessibility at this venue; contact the box office for more information.

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DANCE Bebe Miller Co. comes to Middlebury ‘in a rhythm’

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he Middlebury College dance program welcome’s the Bebe Miller Company on Nov. 8-10. Her newest work “In A Rhythm” will be performed at the Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Current and past faculty members Christal Brown and Trebien Pollard will perform in the company.

“In A Rhythm” is a suite of dances based on the dynamics of adaptation and translation inspired by the writings of Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison and David Foster Wallace, whose voices capture diverse cultural relevancies through their structure of language. Choreographer and director Miller examines the syntax of movement — how we apprehend meaning through the juxtaposed dynamics of action and context in time and space.

The piece has been created within a process which includes individual and collective choreographic contributions from the collaborating artists; their creative insights and energies are an integral part of each work.

“In A Rhythm” performances will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8 and Friday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m., in the Dance Theatre of the Mahaney Center for the Arts.

There will be two free public master classes with the company on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11

The Bebe Miller Company will perform “In A Rhythm” at the Mahaney Center for the Arts in Middlebury Nov. 8-10.

Attend one of two free master classes on Thursday, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

a.m. and 3 p.m., also in the Dance Theatre. A discussion with the company will follow Friday’s performance.

Tickets are $15 for the general public; $12

for Middlebury College faculty, staff, alumni, emeriti and other ID card holders; $8 for youth 18 and under; and $6 for Middlebury College students, and are available by calling 802-443MIDD (6433) or visiting go.middlebury.edu/arts.

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Thu–Sat 11/1-3 @ 7:30pm & Sun 11/4 @ 2pm $22/$12 Students

MIDDLEBURY ACTORS WORKSHOP

THE TURN OF THE SCREW

Henry James’ famous 1898 Gothic ghost story adapted for the stage.

A young governesses’ first job at a country estate. She soon questions if phantoms are lurking. Are they after her 2 young charges or does her imagination run wild?

Wed 11/7 11am & 7pm $13/$8 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAY

DEGAS: PASSION FOR PERFECTION

An exploration of the complex workings of Degas’ artistic mind.

Sat 11/10 2:30pm & 7:30pm $25/$22 Students & Srs/$30 Generous

MAIDEN VERMONT: JUST IMAGINE!

Maiden Vermont’s annual fall concert with International Champion Barbershop quartet ’Round Midnight and returning guests The Adelettes.

Sun 11/11 2pm & 7pm $25

THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY GOSPEL CHOIR

Inspiring and uplifting gospel music by the trailblazing gospel singers of Howard University.

Thu 11/15 6:30pm $10/$20 Sustaining Sponsor AN EVENING TO HONOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

BREAK THE SILENCE

WomenSafe and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England present an evening honoring women’s rights with Willow O’Feral’s documentary Break the Silence. Ms. O’Feral and presenting sponsors will lead a panel discussion after the screening.

EXHIBITS ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early 15-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

FLYBOYS & DOUGHBOYS: WORLD WAR I STORIES BY VERMONTERS FROM THE HOME AND BATTLEFRONT. On view July 31-Nov. 11, featuring histories, memorabilia, photographs and letters from Addison County residents who were in the service during WWI. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

GROWING FOOD, GROWING FARMERS. On view through December, featuring the exploration of Vermont Folklife Center researchers Greg Sharrow and Andy Kolovos of the grass-roots food movement in Vermont.

Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

MOVING STILL. On view through November, featuring the work of Pamela Smith. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St., Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

REINVENTING THE VIEW. On view Aug. 31-Nov. 5, featuring Ashley Wolff’s vibrant gouache and watercolor paintings. The Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

SO VERY HIDEOUS AN IDEA. On view through Feb. 1, featuring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A Middlebury College Special Collections exhibit commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel. Located in the Davis Family Library Atrium. A companion exhibit, “Vital Experiments: Science in 1818” is on display in the Harman Periodicals Reading Room and in Special Collections. Davis Family Library, 110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury.

(802) 443-5494.

WATERFOWL WONDERS AND AMUSING ANIMALS. On view through Nov. 11, featuring work by three local carvers with very different styles — Chuck Herrmann, Bill Holway, and Gary Starr. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St., Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

WONDROUS WORLDS: ART AND ISLAM THROUGH TIME AND PLACE. On view Sept. 14-Dec. 2, featuring more than 100 outstanding works of art from the Newark Museum’s extraordinary collections of art in the Islamic world. The exhibit ranges from carpets to dress to jewelry, ceramics, glass, metal, paintings, prints, calligraphy and photographs, spanning more than 1,400 years of artistry. Middlebury College Museum of Art at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum. middlebury.edu.

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MUSIC Cellist to perform six Bach suites

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rench cello virtuoso JeanGuihen Queyras will perform some of J.S. Bach’s most beloved music, the six suites for unaccompanied cello, at the Mahaney Center for the Arts on Friday, Nov. 2. Queyras is noted not only for his exquisite skill, but also for his passionate dedication to the music itself — his humble and unpretentious treatment of the score reflects its clear, undistorted essence.

To accommodate the longer concert, the curtain time has been moved up to 7 p.m., and the evening will also include refreshments at intermission.

Queyras first performed in Middlebury in 2010. “It was when I heard him perform as a 2015–2016 Wigmore Hall Artist in Residence.

Jean-Guihen programmed a powerhouse collaborative

coincidentally, is also an alumus of the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series, having played here in 1922.) Queyras went on to play as soloist with Pierre Boulez’s Ensemble Intercontemporain for 10 years.

Cello virtuoso Jean-Guihen Queyras will perform on Friday, Nov. 2, at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts.

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concert, much in the style of one of our Sophie Shao and Friends events. It was absolutely breathtaking,” said Performing Arts Series Director Allison Coyne Carroll.

ABOUT JEANGUIHEN QUEYRAS Although born in Montreal,

Queyras moved with his family to Algeria when he was five years old, then settled in France three years later. He had lessons with legendary cellist Pablo Casals, who he says taught him about “speaking” the cello and the importance of righthand technique. (Casals,

live music DISSIPATED 8 IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2-3 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

CHELSEA BERRY IN BRANDON. Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON PERFORM IN RIPTON. Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House JAMIE LEE THURSTON IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Nov 3, 8-10 p.m., VFW. DICK FORMAN AND HIS MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE BIG BAND IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Nov. 4, 3:30-5 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

DAVID ROTH IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Nov. 4, 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society.

ANNE JANSON, FLUTE; ANNEMIEKE MCLANE, PIANO IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

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Queyras is a founding member of the Arcanto Quartet and forms a celebrated trio with Isabelle Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov (who will perform at Middlebury College in March.) He appears often with renowned orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, working with conductors such as Iván Fischer, Oliver Knussen, and Sir Roger Norrington.

Queyras holds a professorship at the University of Music Freiburg and is Artistic Director of the Rencontres Musicales de Haute-Provence festival in Forcalquier. He plays a 1696 instrument by Gioffredo Cappa, made available to him by the Mécénat Musical Société Générale.

This is the real deal. Come see Jean-Guihen Queyras perform this Friday at the Mahaney Center for the Arts’ Robison Hall.

Reserved seating tickets are $28 for adults; $22 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti and alumni; $10 for youth; and $6 for Middlebury College students; and are on sale at 802-443-MIDD (6433) or at middlebury.edu/arts/ tickets.

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the movie A PRIVATE WAR — RUNNING TIME: 1:46 — RATING: R Few things are more interesting than exploring the personality traits of a thoroughly unusual person. “A Private War” does just that in a compelling way as it gives us a portrait of Marie Colvin, a London Times reporter whose motivations are a fascinating puzzle. Her true story is handed to us by actor Rosamund Pike under the direction of Matthew Heineman in a riveting film.

It is easy to say that this is the story of a dedicated reporter who is emotionally caught in the multiple tragedies of the Middle Eastern wars that have been killing thousands of people during recent decades. What is harder is deciphering the degree of Marie Colvin’s determination to deliver to the world, at great personal risk, the reality of the erasure of those thousands of people.

Rosamund Pike in A Private War (2018).

As a columnist for the Times, Colvin knows that to convey tragedy she must go to the places where it is unfolding. “You have to find the truth of it. You have to find the human cost of the act.” Colvin loses an eye in a brutal battle in Sri Lanka and goes back for more as we watch her compulsive smoking and drinking begin to swallow her. Though her friend warns that she has post-traumatic stress disorder, that never reduces her emotional need to educate the public about the tragedy of the violence.

Her editor at the Times (Tom Hollander in a quiet, terrific performance), tells her “you have a God-given talent to make people feel,” as he tries to keep her safe — to no avail. Her response to those who try to keep her home, “I feel we have failed if we don’t tell the horrors.”

By the time the film shifts to Syria in 2012, we understand on a deep level that this is a woman who refuses to live in safety while others are suffering. She watches a whole generation dying of sickness, cold and bullets without medical doctors or medicines to help them as they die.

When Colvin turns from writing to broadcasting about the violence, she

becomes a visible target. She dies in the field and since then, 500,000 innocent people have died.

This determined columnist gave the world the truth, but the world, upset though we may be, stops following because we believe there is nothing we can do. The power of this movie is the truth conveyed by one columnist dedicated to forcing the world to see what the Syrian regime was doing to an entire generation of innocent people.

Colvin rivets us to the truth of what unfolds in this world of death while most of us pass it by as we read the newspapers each day. Credit Pike with a performance that she developed while studying TV recordings of Colvin’s voice and way of moving. Pike studied and understood the depth of Colvin and hands her complexity to us in a thrilling way.

the book THE KILLER IN ME — BY MARGOT HARRISON

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

SPOOKY BOOKS TO HAUNT THE NIGHT Dracul: Dacre Stoker,

by Dacre & J.D. Barker

(Hyperion)

Autumn is the perfect time to get spooked by a book and Seven Days writer Margot Harrison’s debut novel “The Killer in Me” is a great choice.

Although written for ages 14-17, this is a book that will also appeal to adult readers. The chilling tale is told in alternating viewpoints — Nina is a 17-year-old girl who is terrorized by nightly visions of a serial killer, and Warren is one of the only people she trusts, a good friend and ally, a friendship that started when they were younger classmates. The seemingly psychic visions disrupt Nina’s life in a devastating fashion: she begins abusing uppers to keep herself awake all night and stave off the intrusive “dreams,” she becomes increasingly withdrawn from her family and school activities, putting her future in jeopardy. When she enlists Warren to take a plot she has concocted to the next level, surprising facts are revealed, and the story takes an unanticipated twist. Harrison’s plot is so original, and so conniving, you’ll be happy to suspend disbelief, hop on board, and buckle up for a wild and crazy road trip. It’s no surprise this book was a finalist for a Vermont Book Award.

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

The Haunting of Hill House,

by Shirley Jackson Slade House, by David Mitchell The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill In the House in the Dark of the Woods,

by Laird Hunt In the Night Wood, by Dale Bailey Heart-Shaped Box, by Joe Hill Long Black Veil,

by Jennifer Finney Boylan

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FOOD QUESO FUNDIDO WITH CHORIZO Recipe from Champlain Valley Creamery, Middlebury Serves 6

“Queso fresco is a traditional Mexican cheese and a quintessential part of Mexican cuisine. The name queso fresco means ‘fresh cheese’ in Spanish. In October 2011, we launched Organic Queso Fresco, a soft and mild part-skim cheese with fresh milk flavor and a little bit of acidity to give it some zing. Organic Queso Fresco shreds and melts nicely, making it a perfect topping for tacos, pizza, burritos, salads or on any other dish that you may want to use with mozzarella and other fresh cheeses.”

— Carleton Yoder,

owner of Champlain Valley Creamery in Middlebury.

INGREDIENTS: 8 ounces Mexican chorizo-style sausage, casings removed 1 poblano pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, plus extra for garnish, optional 8 ounces queso fresco, cut in ½-inch chunks Lime wedges, optional

DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 375 F. Sauté the chorizo in a medium skillet over medium heat, breaking up with a fork into small chunks. Stir until browned, about five minutes.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chorizo to a 9-inch pie pan. Reserving the sausage drippings in the skillet.

In the same skillet, sauté the poblano pepper over medium heat until tender and slightly browned, about two minutes.

Transfer the pepper to the pie pan with the chorizo, scattering it evenly over the top. If using, sprinkle the cilantro evenly over the chorizo layer.

Scatter the cheese evenly over the top, then bake until melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro, if desired. Serve as a dip with your favorite tortilla chips and lime wedges on the side.

Excerpted from “The Vermont Non-GMO Cookbook: 125 Organic and Farm-to-Fork Recipes from the Green Mountain State,” by Tracey Medeiros with permission from Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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Zero Energy Modular home opens doors in Middlebury Ever wondered how healthy, comfortable and resilient a new home could be?

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Visitors are welcome to come see the ZEM home located next to the new park (where the old town offices used to be) Oct. 23-Nov.12, Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-6 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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Save $15

on any $100 or more clothing purchase

Save $25 on any $150 or more clothing purchase

OR

Save $50 on any $250 or more clothing purchase

FRE E gift with qualifying Purchase

Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Sale on in-stock items only. Clothing sale ends 11/4/18

$

Middlebury Agway Coupon

25% off Any Pet Toy Purchase

Great Selection of

FALL BULBS

Buy 2/get 3rd FREE All Fall Planting Bulbs

25% off

While supplies last.

All Houseplants

While supplies last.

Sale ends 11/4/18

Valid with coupon only. Expires 11/4/18

MIDDLEBURY AGWAY 338 Exchange St., Middlebury • 388-4937

Sale prices on in stock items only

www.middleburyagway.com

YOUR YARD, GARDEN AND PET PLACE™

OPEN

7 DAYS

Monday - Friday 8-6, Saturday 8-5 • Sunday 9-4