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A talented Vergennes couple is attracting Broadway performers to the Little City. See Page 3A.

The VUHS softball team pounded two home runs, but Colchester scored 16 times. See Page 1B.

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ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 18

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, April 30, 2015 â—† 64 Pages

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City losing its playground grant

By ANDY KIRKALDY DJDLQVW WKH SOD\JURXQG EDVHG RQ D VERGENNES — Vergennes of-­ FLWL]HQ SHWLWLRQ ¿FLDOV RQ :HGQHVGD\ OHDUQHG WKH $OGHUPHQ FRQVLGHUHG WKDW SHWLWLRQ FLW\ ZLOO QRW UHFHLYH DQ H[WHQVLRQ RQ PLVOHDGLQJ EHFDXVH LW GLG QRW PHQ-­ LWV VWDWH JUDQW WR VXSSRUW DQ WLRQ WKH JUDQW IXQGLQJ EXW UDWKHU (DVW 6WUHHW SUHVFKRRO SOD\JURXQG RQO\ UHIHUUHG WR WKH DOGHU-­ QHZV WKDW HIIHFWLYHO\ SXOOV WKH SOXJ PHQ SODQQHG WR SD\ WRZDUG WKH SURM-­ RQ D SURMHFW WKDW JHQHUDWHG HFW IURP WKH FLW\¶V :DWHU RSSRVLWLRQ DPRQJ QHLJK-­ 7RZHU )XQG ERUV DQG PL[HG UHYLHZV “We will take &LW\ FRXQFLO PHPEHUV IURP RWKHU FLW\ UHVLGHQWV stock of the DOVR OHDUQHG WKLV ZHHN 7KH FLW\ KDG DOUHDG\ UH-­ situation, WKDW WKH FLW\ KDV D -XQH FHLYHG RQH H[WHQVLRQ IURP decide what FRQIHUHQFH UHODWHG WR WKH WKH 'HSDUWPHQW RI %XLOG-­ our options ODZVXLW D WLPHWDEOH WKDW LQJV *HQHUDO 6HUYLFHV FRPSOLFDWHV HIIRUWV WR WKDW UHTXLUHG WKDW ZRUN RQ are, and if ¿QG DOWHUQDWLYH YROXQWHHU WKH TXDUWHU DFUH we want ZRUN SURMHFW SURSRVHG IRU FLW\ to proceed *LYHQ DOO WKH IDFWRUV ODQG QH[W WR WKH PXQLFL-­ with another 0D\RU %LOO %HQWRQ VDLG SDO SRRO EH XQGHU ZD\ E\ application in RQ :HGQHVGD\ WKDW DW -XQH OHDVW IRU WKH WLPH EHLQJ the fall, we %XW HDUOLHU WKLV PRQWK FLW\ RI¿FLDOV KDYH QR WKH 9HUJHQQHV &LW\ &RXQ-­ can.”

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Study abroad MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School French and Latin language students travelled abroad last week to put their language skills to the test and to get a close-­up look at the culture and history of France and Italy. The Addison Independent’s photography in-­ WHUQ VHQLRU 9LFWRULD 3URYRVW ZDV RQ WKH WULS DQG VKH ¿OHG WKHVH photos. Pictured are stops at, clockwise from top, the Louvre in Paris;; the Vatican in Vatican City;; the Lock Bridge in Paris;; the Colosseum in Rome;; and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Independent photos/Victoria Provost

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  April  30,  2015  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  3A

City  residents  to  vote  on  opera  house  lease  change

Vergennes duo gears up for 10th benefit show

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  When  Ver-­ gennes  residents  go  to  the  polls  on  Tuesday,  they  will  not  only  weigh  in  on  a  new  Vergennes  Union  High  School  budget  proposal  (see  story),  but  also  decide  whether  to  approve  an  amendment  to  the  Vergennes  Op-­ era  Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  overall  lease  for  the  use  of  Vergennes  City  Hall.  A  ballot  item  proposed  by  the  Ver-­ gennes  City  Council  and  the  Friends  of  the  Vergennes  Opera  House  would  give  the  theater  the  use  of  the  so-­called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ticket  Boothâ&#x20AC;?  off  the  ¿UVW Ă&#x20AC;RRU OREE\ WKDW WKH FLW\ DQG WKH opera  house  already  share.  7KHDWHU RIÂżFLDOV SODQ WR XVH WKH roughly  100-­square-­foot  room  as  a  ticket  booth  once  again  and  for  what  WKH\ VDLG LV PXFK QHHGHG RIÂżFH VSDFH The  room  served  as  ticket  booth  for  the  theater  in  the  past,  but  more  recently  was  part  of  the  Vergennes Â

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Broadway Directâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to boost Opera House By  JOHN  FLOWERS VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Visitors  enter-­ ing  the  Emerson  Guest  House  bed  and  breakfast  on  Main  Street  in  Ver-­ gennes  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  surprised  if  they  are  greeted  with  a  rousing  rendition  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Major-­Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Songâ&#x20AC;?  from  Pi-­ rates  of  Penzance,  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prima  Donnaâ&#x20AC;?  from  The  Phantom  of  the  Opera.  And  many  walk  in  impressed  with  the  vo-­ cal  prowess  of  the  singer,  Bill  Walsh,  a  professional  actor  who  along  with  his  wife  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  dancer  and  choreographer  Sue  Burk  Walsh  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  livening  up  the  theater  scene  in  the  Little  City.

The  couple  and  daughter  Caitlin  migrated  north  to  Vermont  from  the  Great  White  Way  of  Broadway  soon  after  the  terrorist  attacks  of  Sept.  11,  2001.  They  brought  with  them  a  wealth  of  artistic  talent  and  Broadway  contacts  whom  they  regularly  invite  to  share  the  stage  at  the  Vergennes  Opera  House.

Bill  Walsh  uses  the  stage  name  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bill  Carmichael.â&#x20AC;?  His  latest  offering,  un-­ der  the  banner  Broadway  Direct  Ver-­ mont,  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs  Made  Famous.â&#x20AC;?  Set  for  this  Saturday,  May  2,  at  7  p.m.,  the  event  will  feature  an  evening  of  signature  songs  made  famous  by  such  artists  as  The  Beatles,  Joni  Mitchell,  Tom  Waits,  Frank  Sinatra,  Barbara  Streisand,  Fleetwood  Mac  and  Elvis  Presley.  Carmichael  will  be  joined  by  his  older  daughter  Chesley  Walsh,  a  contestant  on  the  Canadian  version  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Voiceâ&#x20AC;?  TV  show  and  a  song-­ writer  and  performer  making  a  name  for  herself  in  Montreal  with  the  band  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bent  by  Elephants.â&#x20AC;?  Renowned  pia-­ nist  Jay  Kerr,  who  is  artistic  director  at  the  Fort  Salem  Theater  in  Salem,  N.Y.,  will  accompany  the  duo.

This  is  the  Walshesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  10th  year  of  bringing  Broadway  Direct  Vermont  shows  to  Vergennes.  All  have  featured  accomplished  Broadway  performers  and  some  whom  Carmichael  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Broadway  ready.â&#x20AC;?  The  performers,  of  course,  stay  at  the  Walshesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bed  and  breakfast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  something  that  has  nour-­ ished  my  passion  for  what  I  love,â&#x20AC;?  Carmichael  said.

While  living  in  New  York,  it  was  not  unusual  for  Carmichael  to  per-­ form  in  eight  shows  per  week,  week  in  and  week  out.  His  credits  include  choice  roles  in  Broadway  productions  of  Mama  Mia!,  Cats,  Les  Miserables  and  Peter  Pan.  He  has  performed  on  the  West  Coast  in  productions  of  Rag-­ time,  Forbidden  Broadway  and  Okla-­ homa.  And  he  has  lent  his  talents  to  regional  productions  of  Arsenic  and  Old  Lace,  Young  Frankenstein,  Blithe  Spirit  and  Pirates  of  Penzance  at  the  St.  Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Playhouse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  still  love  what  I  am  doing,â&#x20AC;?  Car-­ michael  said.

And  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  all  glamour.

Carmichael  sometimes  rehearses  while  cleaning  the  bathrooms  and  vacuuming  at  the  Emerson  Guest Â

Police  Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  City  Hall  head-­ quarters.  It  became  available  when  the  police  force  moved  to  its  new  headquarters  further  north  on  Main  Street,  near  Kayhart  Crossing.  According  to  the  Vergennes  City  Charter,  city  residents  must  approve  real  estate  sales,  thus  aldermen  placed  the  lease  amendment  on  the  ballot,  taking  advantage  of  the  May  5  VUHS  revote  rather  than  calling  for  a  special  election.

City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  said  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesâ&#x20AC;?  vote  will  approve  the  amend-­ ment  and  add  the  room  to  a  lease  that  already  allows  the  theater  to  use  City  Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  entire  second  story  and  stairs  and  allows  it  to  share  the  lobby  and  ¿UVW Ă&#x20AC;RRU UHVW URRPV Hawley  said  the  theater  would  have  full  use  of  the  room,  except  that  FLW\ RIÂżFLDOV ZRXOG UHWDLQ DFFHVV WR a  small  vault  in  which  some  vital  re-­ cords  are  stored.

Many  Vermont  cliff  hikes,  some  local,  closed  due  to  falcon  nesting

BILL  AND  SUE  Walsh,  owners  of  the  Emerson  Guest  House  bed  and  breakfast  in  Vergennes,  have  brought  a  wealth  of  Broadway  talent  to  the  Vergennes  Opera  House  since  leaving  New  York  City  a  dozen  years  ago  and  plan  to  offer  a  Broadway  summer  camp  this  year.

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House.  The  occasional  dramatic  roles  help  pay  the  bills  during  the  slower  months  of  operating  a  bed  and  break-­ fast.

Meanwhile,  Sue  Burk  Walsh  is  get-­ ting  back  into  the  dance/choreogra-­ SK\ ¿HOG DIWHU KDYLQJ GHYRWHG PXFK time  to  daughter  Caitlin,  who  is  now  13.  She  has  also  taught  pilates  and  worked  for  DR  Power  Equipment.  She  will  choreograph  a  performance  of  White  Christmas  with  Spotlight  Vermont  Director  Jen  Barden  at  The  Lyric  at  the  Flynn  Theater  this  com-­ ing  November.

She  and  her  husband  have  to  pick  their  dramatic  assignments  very  care-­ fully. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  very  amoebic  environment  here,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  have  to  go  with  WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZ ´ Their  stated  priorities  include  the  Emerson  Guest,  Carmichaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  perfor-­ mances  and  Caitlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  hard  to  know  what  we  can Â

or  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  until  Bill  has  his  shows  lined  up,â&#x20AC;?  Sue  Burk  Walsh  said.  Car-­ michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  upcoming  agenda  includes  roles  in  Spamalot  and  Wait  Until  Dark  at  the  St.  Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Playhouse.

If  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  enough,  the  Walshes  WKLV VXPPHU IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ZLOO offer  the  Broadway  Direct  Musical  Theatre  Camp  for  youths  ages  13-­18.  The  day  camp,  based  at  the  Vergennes  Opera  House,  will  run  Aug.  3-­7  and  is  limited  to  20  students.

When  they  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  performing  or  running  their  bed  and  breakfast,  the  couple  is  shuttling  Caitlin  to  dance  and  theater  rehearsals  throughout  the  state.  Caitlin  most  recently  per-­ formed  in  a  1930s-­style  cabaret  show  at  Bill  Reed  Studios  in  South  Bur-­ lington.  She  is  a  performer  with  the  Vermont  Ballet  Theater  School  in  Essex,  which  involves  after-­school  commitments  on   Mondays,  Wednes-­ days,  Thursdays,  Fridays  and  Satur-­ days.  Caitlin  also  dances  jazz,  tap  and Â

modern  at  Spotlight  Vermont  and  she  performed  in  Fiddler  on  the  Roof  at  St.  Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Playhouse.  She  is  also  a  performer  with  St.  Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Playhouse  Junior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  got  her  dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  set  of  pipes  for  singing,â&#x20AC;?  Burk  Walsh  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś  and  her  momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legs,â&#x20AC;?  Carmi-­ chael  said  of  his  daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dancing  ability.

All  three  have  been  involved  with  plays  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School,  with  Sue  doing  choreography  and  Bill  helping  providing  direction.  They  most  recently  helped  the  school  stage  the  Little  Mermaid,  last  Novem-­ ber.

The  couple  has  high  hopes  for  the  Vergennes  Opera  House,  and  gave  a  lot  of  the  credit  to  VOH  board  Presi-­ dent  Gerianne  Smart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  is  giving  it  all  of  her  heart  and  soul,â&#x20AC;?  Sue  Burk  Walsh  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  thrilled  with  how  much  energy  she  has.â&#x20AC;?

Handful  in  Middlebury  vote  to  end  election  of  auditors By  JOHN  FLOWERS the  power  to  set  the  selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  forwarded  to  the  secretary  of  state,  changes  (which  is  usually  a  formal-­ MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  small  group  compensation. then  on  to  the  Vermont  Legislature  ity),  Middlebury  voters  can  vote  to  of  voters  turned  out  at  the  polls  on  The  charter  amendments  OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  for  approval  during  the  current  ses-­ HOLPLQDWH WKH RIÂżFH RI DXGLWRU DW QH[W Tuesday  to  vote  67-­1  in  favor  of  by  voters  on  Tuesday  will  now  be  sion.  Once  lawmakers  OK  the  charter  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  town  meeting. amendments  to  the  Middlebury  town  charter  that  could  soon  lead  to  elimi-­ nation  of  the  position  of  elected  town  auditor.

It  has  been  several  years  since  any-­ one  has  run  for  Saltzman Dental Group is excited to welcome our patients As a result the  elected  posi-­ to the Digital Age of Dentistry! Our practice has incorporated tion  of  auditor  of the in  Middlebury.  every piece of digital technology available to provide you, professional Those  audi-­ the patient, the most comfortable and convenient dental audit, tors  have  been  the three appointment you will ever experience. charged  with  positions conducting  a  of elected formal  review  With our diagnostic tools to help us diagnose the condition of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  auditor in of your teeth better than ever before, we will make your Middlebury DQQXDO ÂżQDQFLDO H[SHULHQFH ZLWK XV Ă&#x20AC;UVW UDWH 2XU FRQYHQLHQW &HUHF WHFKQRORJ\ statements.  But  have the  elected  posi-­ allows us to fabricate and place your porcelain crown in one failed to tion  has  become  visit and with our Galileos technology we are able to place attract any VXSHUĂ&#x20AC;XRXV LQ \RXU LPSODQW DQG \RXU LPSODQW FURZQ ULJKW KHUH LQ RXU RIĂ&#x20AC;FH candidates light  of  the  pro-­ fessional  audit  for the past that  Vermont  re-­ several Let your next dental experience be a digital one at Saltzman Dental. quires  as  a  con-­ years. dition  for  munic-­ ipalities  seeking  Always Accepting New Patients & Emergencies state  grants  or  access  to  the  Vermont  Municipal  Bond  Bank  for  the  purpose  RI ÂżQDQFLQJ FDSLWDO SURMHFWV As  a  result  of  the  professional  audit,  the  three  positions  of  elected  auditor  in  Middlebury  have  failed  to  attract  t %FOUBM DMFBOJOHT t #SJEHFT *NQMBOUT t ;PPN 8IJUFOJOH any  candidates  for  the  past  several  FYBNT t 1BSUJBM GVMM EFOUVSFT t 3PPU DBOBMT t 'JMMJOHT $FSFD $SPXOT t &YUSBDUJPOT years. t /JHIU HVBSET NPSF The  issue  came  to  a  head  early  this  Dr. Brian Saltzman Dr. John Viskup year  when  resident  Ross  Conrad  sug-­ gested  that  the  selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pay  be  increased  to  $2,700  annually.  Turns  t $PVSU 4USFFU .JEEMFCVSZ 75 out  that  only  the  elected  auditors  have Â

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MONTPELIER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Hiking  Ver-­ montâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hillsides  is  a  great  way  to  enjoy  a  spring  day,  but  the  Vermont  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department  and  Audubon  Vermont  recommend  you  check  to  see  if  the  area  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  plan-­ ning  to  hike  or  climb  is  open.   Sever-­ al  cliff  areas  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  four  in  Ad-­ dison  County  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  currently  closed  to  protect  nesting  peregrine  falcons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peregrine  nesting  is  well  under  way  this  spring,â&#x20AC;?  said  John  Buck,  Vermont  Fish  &  Wildlife  Department  biologist.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  falcons  are  very  sen-­ sitive  to  human  presence  so  we  ask  climbers  and  hikers  to  please  avoid  the  nests  with  a  respectful  distance.  The  closures  help  people  to  choose  an  alternative  route  in  advance.â&#x20AC;?

The  local  spots  that  are  closed  to  hikers  are: Â&#x2021; 'HHU /HDS LQ %ULVWRO FORVHG

Â&#x2021; 0W +RUULG LQ *RVKHQ *UHDW Cliff  overlook  closed). Â&#x2021; 5DWWOHVQDNH 3RLQW LQ 6DOLVEXU\ (cliff  top  closed). Â&#x2021; 6QDNH 0RXQWDLQ LQ $GGLVRQ (only  the  overlook  south  of  pond  closed).

The  other  closed  hiking  paths  in  Vermont  are: Â&#x2021; %DUQHW 5RDGFXW LQ %DUQHW 5RXWH 5  pullout  closed). Â&#x2021; %ROWRQ 1RWFK LQ %ROWRQ XSSHU west  cliff  closed). Â&#x2021; )DLUOHH 3DOLVDGHV LQ )DLUOHH FOLII top  closed). Â&#x2021; 0DUVKÂżHOG 0RXQWDLQ LQ 0DUVK-­

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Â&#x2021; 1LFKROV /HGJH LQ :RRGEXU\ (cliff  top  closed). Â&#x2021; 7DEOH 0RXQWDLQ LQ 0DQFKHVWHU (closed). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  areas  closed  include  the  por-­ tions  of  the  cliffs  where  the  birds  are  nesting  and  the  trails  leading  to  the  cliff  tops  or  overlooks,â&#x20AC;?  said  Buck.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  many  cases  the  lower  portions  of  the  trails  are  still  open.   We  will  up-­ date  the  closure  list  as  more  nesting  data  are  reported.â&#x20AC;?

These  sites  will  remain  closed  un-­ til  Aug.  1,  but  if  a  falcon  pair  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  nest  or  if  the  nest  is  not  successful,  the  sites  will  be  reopened  sooner.

According  to  Margaret  Fowle  with  Audubon  Vermont,  36  of  the  40  ter-­ ritorial  pairs  monitored  in  2014  at-­ tempted  to  nest.  Twenty-­seven  nest-­ ing  pairs  were  successful,  producing  at  least  50  young  falcons.  What  you  can  do  to  help  Vermont  peregrines: Â&#x2021; 5HVSHFW FOLII FORVXUHV DQG UH-­ treat  from  any  cliff  where  you  see  peregrines. Â&#x2021; 5HSRUW DQ\ GLVWXUEDQFH RI QHVW-­ ing  peregrines  to  your  local  game  warden. Â&#x2021; 5HSRUW DQ\ VLJKWLQJV E\ FDOOLQJ Vermont  Fish  &  Wildlife  at  802-­828-­ 1000  or  emailing  fwinformation@ state.vt.us.

Updated  information  on  cliff  clo-­ VXUHV LV OLVWHG RQOLQH DW ZZZ YW¿V-­ handwildlife.com.

Playground  (Continued  from  Page  2A) cussed  tapping  the  Watershed  Fund,  ZKLFK LV LQWHQGHG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ IRU recreation  projects,  for  the  play-­ ground,  rather  than  the  Water  Tower  Fund,  which  supports  general  im-­ provements  to  the  downtown  area.  Benton  said  that  and  other  options  could  be  on  the  table  in  the  future,  EXW PRUH LPSRUWDQWO\ RIÂżFLDOV ZRXOG take  a  step  back  â&#x20AC;&#x153;for  a  few  months,  anywayâ&#x20AC;?  and  hope  for  a  consensus  to  develop,  something  he  initially Â

thought  had  already  occurred  when  aldermen  agreed  to  reduce  the  play-­ groundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  footprint  by  about  40  per-­ cent.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  obviously  going  down  the  tubes,  the  project  as  it  exists,  unfortunately,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  keep  the  plan.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  keep  the  idea.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  search  other  funding  sources  and  maybe  try  and  do  it  in  the  future.  But  when,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know.â&#x20AC;?

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

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Letters to the Editor ANwSU  voters  urged  to  support  VUHS  spending  plan As  directors  of  Vergennes  Union  +LJK 6FKRRO ZH ZULWH WR XUJH WKH voters  of  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Panton,  Vergennes  and  Waltham  to  vote  in  support  of  the  proposed  Fis-­ FDO <HDU EXGJHW :H EHOLHYH the  proposed  budget  delivers  value  to  our  community  in  the  following  ways: Â&#x2021; ,Q RUGHU WR SUHSDUH RXU VWXGHQWV for  careers  and  college  education,  WKH SURSRVHG EXGJHW UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV D commitment  to  maintain  a  robust  curriculum  and  programs  typical  of  a  comprehensive  high  school  and  progressive  middle  school.  $ KLJK TXDOLW\ VFKRRO V\VWHP LV D critical  factor  in  making  the  Ad-­ GLVRQ 1RUWKZHVW 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ communities  a  desirable  place  to  live  and  work. Â&#x2021; 7KH SURSRVHG EXGJHW UHDFKHV the  right  balance  between  cost  and  value.  Using  actual  enrollment  data  and  a  prudent  class  size  policy,  the Â

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Kim Montgomery, 66, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Kim  R.  Montgomery,  aged  66,   died  in  Middlebury  on  Thursday,  April  23,  2015,  after  having  suffered  from  Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  disease  over  several  years.  That  morning  his  room  was  ¿ OOHG ZLWK IDPLO\ DQG IULHQGV LQFOXG ing  his  granddaughter  and  a  dog.  Kim  was  a  graduate  of  Williams  College  (1970),  and  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  Dental  School  (1974).  It  was  while  in  dental  school  that  he  met  Susan  Church,  whom  he  lovingly  dubbed  Q,  his  wife  of  forty  years.  Together  they  moved  to  the  hills  of  West  Virginia  working  for  the  National  Health  Service  Corps,  where  he  began  his  practice,  providing  care  for  those  in  need.  In  1977  they  moved  to  the  Northeast  Kingdom,  then  Bristol,  Vermont,  where  he  opened  his  private  practice;Íž  and  Cornwall  where  they  lived,  and  raised  a  family.

He  balanced  his  work  as  a  dentist  with  all  of  his  many  passions:  golf,  bird  hunting,  dogs,  his  family  and  friends.  His  essence  was  charm  and  a  quick  wit  that  would  range  from  a  quip  to  a  story  that  would  result  in  hilarity.  That  sense  of  humor  was  always  present  at  the  dinner  parties  hosted  by  him  and  Q,  be  it  a  holiday Â

or  a  Saturday  night.  Those  evenings  inevitably  ending  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;duckhouseâ&#x20AC;?  for  a  nightcap  and  music  by  James  Brown.  Golf  season  took  him  to  many  places,  while  fall  would  begin  the  season  to  bird  hunt  with  his  beloved  Brittanys  and  Labradors.  All  of  that  ZDV Âż W LQ EHWZHHQ WUDYHOOLQJ WR ZDWFK his  sons  play  whatever  sport  was  in  season.  His  creative  humor  and  sense  of  fun  are  what  will  be  remembered  by  all.

He  is  survived  by  his  wife;͞  sons  Peter,  Ross  and  Carr;͞  his  daughter-­in-­ law,  Annie;͞  and  his  three  grandchil-­ dren,  Brewster,  Mason  and  Beatrix.

We  are  most  grateful  to  all  the  people  at  Elderly  Services/Project  Independence,  Gardensong  at  EastView  at  Middlebury  and  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  all  of  whom  provided  wonderful  care,  support  and  solace  for  Kim  towards  and  at  the  end  of  his  life. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV SOHDVH FRQVLGHU a  memorial  donation  to  Elderly  Services/Project  Independence  or  Gardensong  at  EastView  at  Middlebury.

A  memorial  service  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  May  2  at  2  p.m.,  at  Mead  &KDSHO DQG UHFHSWLRQ WR IROORZ ¸

Jacqueline Berard, 78, native of Middlebury ST.  GEORGE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jacqueline  Alice  Berard,  78,  died  unexpectedly  on  early  Sunday  morning,  April  26,  2015,  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  in  Burlington.

She  was  born  on  Dec.  30,  1936,  in  Middlebury,  the  daughter  of  Leonard  and  Alice  (Bolduc)  Boise.

She  attended  nursing  school  at  an  early  age.

She  married  Raymond  Berard  on  September  28,  1957,  in  Bristol.

Her  relatives  say  she  was  a  very  strong  Christian  with  a  great  faith  in  God,  and  the  focus  of  her  life  was  her  family  and  faith.  She  was  an  avid  reader,  preferring  biographies,  and  ORYHG Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV DQG ELUGV She  worked  as  the  front  end  RIÂż FH PDQDJHU IRU RYHU \HDUV DW Lantmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  IGA.   In  addition  to  her  husband,  Raymond,  she  is  survived  by  her  children  Kimberly  Soodak  and  her  husband  Lawrence  of  Wayne, Â

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John McShane Jr., 67, Sudbury SUDBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Mr.  John  B.  McShane  Jr.  was  born  February  1,  1948  in  Poultney,  Vermont,  the  son  of  John  B.  McShane  Sr.  and  Margaret  (Bertolino)  McShane.  He  was  educated  in  the  town  of  Poultney  school  system  through  grade  nine  and  attended  and  graduated  from  Cranwell  Preparatory  School,  class  of  1966.  He  excelled  in  English  and  the  study  of  the  German  Language.  He  was  remembered  by  his  class-­ mates  as  an  English  Scholar  â&#x20AC;&#x153;par  excellence.â&#x20AC;?  He  continued  his  stud-­ ies  at  the  University  of  Vermont  and  earned  a  bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  arts  in  DQG D WHDFKLQJ FHUWLÂż FDWH +H later  continued  his  education  at  the  University  of  Vermont  and  earned  a  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  education.

Mr.  McShane  began  his  teach-­ ing  career  at  Proctor  High  School  in  1970.  He  quickly  gained  the  repu-­ tation  as  a  gifted  and  innovative  teacher.  During  that  time  period  he  introduced  Film  Studies  as  a  part  of  the  high  school  curriculum  and  also  led  study  abroad  trips  to  Germany  for  students  studying  the  language  and  culture  of  Germany.

In  1975,  Mr.  McShane  took  a  hiatus  from  teaching  and  was  Vermont  State  President  for  the  American  Federation  of  Teachers,  a  part  of  the  AFL-­CIO,  helping  teach-­ ers,  educators,  nurses  and  others  to  unionize  and  form  collective  bargain-­ ing  groups.  He  became  known  for  his  expertise  in  contract  negotiations.

Mr.  McShane  also  taught  courses  at  Castleton  College,  Green  Mountain  College,  and  Rutland  Town  School.

He  returned  full  time  to  his  teach-­ ing  career  at  Mill  River  High  School  in  Wallingford,  Vermont,  and  taught  there  until  his  retirement.  He  was  delighted  and  honored  when  the  senior  class  dedicated  their  yearbook Â

to  him  during  his  last  year  of  teaching.

John  loved  to  be  out  in  nature.  He  was  an  enthusiastic  and  skilled  KXQWHU DQG ¿ VKHUPDQ +H GHYHORSHG this  interest  as  a  teenager  and  was  mentored  by  his  Uncle  Gerald  Foley.  +XQWLQJ DQG ¿ VKLQJ DQG OHDUQLQJ about  the  wilderness  became  a  life-­ long  passion  for  John.  He  enjoyed  countless  hours  with  his  friends  and  IDPLO\ PHPEHUV KXQWLQJ DQG ¿ VKLQJ and  spending  time  in  the  woods.  He  also  mentored  many  young  people  WHDFKLQJ WKHP WR UHVSHFW ¿ UHDUPV WR SUDFWLFH KXQWHU VDIHW\ DQG WR ¿ VK LQ freshwater  streams  and  lakes.

On  August  16,  1970,  Mr.  John  B.  McShane  married  Nance  (Mack)  McShane.  They  lived  for  many  years  in  Poultney,  Vermont,  where  they  raised  their  family.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McShane  moved  to  Burr  Pond  in  Sudbury,  Vermont,  in  2000.  John  deeply  loved  his  family  and  was  especially  proud  of  his  children  and  how  they  conducted  their  lives  and  for  their  many  accomplishments.  He  actively  supported  his  children  in  their  many  interests  and  always  attended  their  performances  and  sport  events.  Survivors  include:  his  wife  of  44  years,  Nance  McShane  of  Sudbury,  Vt.;Íž  a  daughter,  Kathryn  Vanderminden  and  her  husband  Adam  of  Pawlet,  Vt.;Íž  a  son,  John  McShane  III  and  his  wife  Dr.  Samantha  McShane  of  Bethesda,  Md.;Íž  four  grandchildren,  Finley  Vanderminden  and  Orynn  Vanderminden,  John  B.  McShane  IV  (Jack)  and  Gracen  McShane.  He  is  also  survived  by  a  sister,  Marianna  (Yonna)  McShane  and  her  husband  Kenneth  Sachs  of  New  Haven,  Vt.;Íž  a  brother,  Michael  McShane  and  his  wife  Sybil  of  Montpelier;Íž  and  a  nephew,  Matthew  McShane  of   Brighton,  Mass.;Íž  and Â

JOHN  MCSHANE  JR. several  cousins  and  aunts  and  uncles.

John  will  be  remembered  by  all  for  his  intelligence,  his  problem-­solving  ability,  his  wit  and  humor,  his  abil-­ ity  to  tell  an  entertaining  story,  his  warmth  and  laughter,  his  welcoming  and  generous  spirit.  He  will  also  be  remembered  for  his  courage,  determi-­ nation,  strong  will  and  work  ethic  in  facing  the  illness  which  took  his  life.  He  will  be  dearly  missed.

A  funeral  Mass  for  John  B.  McShane  Jr.,  who  died  Saturday,  April  18,  will  be  held  at  St.  Raphaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Poultney  at  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  May  2.  There  will  be  a  reception  open  to  the  public  immediately  following  in  the  Catholic  Hall  located  behind  the  church. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV PHPRULDO FRQWUL butions  can  be  made  in  memory  of  Mr.  McShane  to  the  Poultney  Fish  and  Game  Club,  care  of  Rocky  Saltis,  67  6DOWLV 5RDG 3RXOWQH\ 97 ¸

FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  On  March  30th,  2015,  life  changed  forever  with  the  passing  of  our  blessed  Pauline  (Muzzy)  Steady.  Being  held  by  her  daughter  Irene,  granddaughters  Angie  and  Rebekah,  she  so  gently  joined  her  heavenly  home.

Pauline  was  born  on  March  28,  1925,  in  Ferrisburgh.  She  helped  her  single  mom  raise  her  siblings  while  attending  school  and  working  at  Basin  Harbor.  After  graduating  from  Vergennes  High  School,  Pauline  attended  two  years  of  business  school.  She  enjoyed  her  employment  at  GMP  in  Burlington,  and  later  at  Kennedy  Brothers  in  Vergennes.   On  October  18th,  1946,  she  married  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;love  of  her  life,â&#x20AC;?  Randall  E.  Steady.  After  Randall  returned  from  the  Second  World  War,  they  bought  a  farm  on  Monkton  Road.  On  this  family  farm  is  where  their  children  and  grandchildren  were  raised.  Nieces  and  nephews,  and  neigh-­ borhood  children  were  always  so  welcome.

After  retiring  Randall  and  Pauline  traveled  cross  country.  In  1982  Pauline  and  Randall  joined  The  Second  Armored  Division.  They  looked  forward  to  the  yearly  reunions,  within  the  U.S.   and  later  abroad.  Randall  and  Pauline  shared  65  years  together  and  loved  the  quote,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happiness  is  being  married  to  your  best  friend.â&#x20AC;?  She  was  above  all  a  devoted  wife,  outstanding  mother  to  their  children  and  their  spouses,  gentle  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;proudâ&#x20AC;?  grand-­,  great-­ grand-­,  and  great-­great-­grandmother.  Â

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Paulineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  deep  love  of  God,  Mother  Mary  and  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  was  evident  though  her  words  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;accept,  ORYH DQG EH WKH Âż UVW WR H[WHQG *UDFH to  all.â&#x20AC;?  Pauline  especially  enjoyed  her  years  of  being  a  Catechism  instructor  and  her  St.  Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sisters.  Pauline  and  Randallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eldest  son,  Randy,  preceded  them  on  November  15,  2006.  Randall  Sr.  followed  June  12,  2011.  She  was  also  predeceased  by  her  mother,  Ruth;Íž  brothers  Charles  and  Basil;Íž  and  sisters  Charlotte  and  Eunice.

Pauline  is  survived  by  her  children  Irene,  Sharon  and  Roger,  Rodney,  Cory  and  Michele,  Robin  and  Tom;Íž  sisters  Norma  Duclos  and  Caroline  Hill;Íž  sister-­in-­law  Joyce  Muzzy;Íž  12  grandchildren,  21  great-­grandchil-­ dren,  and  three  great-­great-­grand-­ children;Íž  several  brother-­  and  sisters-­  in-­law;Íž  and  nieces,  nephews,  cousins  and  friends.   To  all  of  you  who  made  it  possible  for  Mom  to  remain  in  her  own  home,  we  are  so  grateful.  Including  but  not  limited  to:   Grammie,  Barb  Lavoie,  Jenniffer  Gebo,  Karen  Larrow,  Kathy  Palmer,  Tara  Healy,  Steph  Schmidt,  Carol  Craig,  Suki  Bixby,  Paulineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  grand-­  and  great-­grandchildren  and  Home  Health  and  Hospice  nurses  and  aides  who  brought  loving  support  to  Pauline  and  her  family.   Pauline  was  a  beloved  woman  by  all  that  knew  her.  She  loved  each  and  every  one  of  her  grandchildren,  nieces  and  nephews  with  her  whole  heart!  Her  face  would  just  light  up  when  any  one  of  them  walked  into Â

PAULINE  STEADY the  room.  Therefore  when  any  of  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;childrenâ&#x20AC;?  saw  her  face  it  would  bring  a  smile  to  theirs.  Our  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me-­Meâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  truly  missed  by  all!

A  Mass  for  Randall  and  Pauline  will  be  celebrated  together  at  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  in  Vergennes,  at  12:30,  on  June  20th,  followed  by  a  military  committal  at  the  Prospect  Cemetery  and  dinner  to  follow  at  the  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  Details  are  being  handled  by  Stephen  C.  Gregory  and  Son  Crematory  in  South  Burlington. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV GRQDWLRQV PD\ EH made  to  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church,  the  ALS  Foundation,  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  Wounded  :DUULRU RU D FKDULW\ RI FKRLFH ¸

Clarence Sturtevant, 76, New Haven

NEW  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Clarence  Bud  Sturtevant,  76,  of  New  Haven  died  Friday,  April  24,  2015,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middlebury.

He  was  born  Aug.  19,  1938,  in  New  Haven,  the  son  of  Lawrence  and  Erma  (Thompson)  Sturtevant.

He  was  a  lifetime  member  of  the  Addison  County  Eagles  Club  in  Vergennes  and  was  a  well  respected  carpenter.  He  drove  bus  for  many  years,  and  was  a  former  member  of  the  New  Haven  Volunteer  Fire  Department.

He  is  survived  by  two  stepchildren,  Mark  Hubbell,  and  Terry  Flynn;Íž  four  FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  cele-­ Ferrisburgh,  who  died  Dec.  28,  Harbor  Club,  in  the  meeting  room  children,  Wayne  (Dolly)  Sturtevant,  bration  of  life  service  for  2014,  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  to  the  left  of  the  main  lobby.  A  Mark  Sturtevant,  Vanessa  Campbell  Mary  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bootsieâ&#x20AC;?  Morris,  98,  of  May  9,  at  10  a.m.  at  the  Basin  EULHI UHFHSWLRQ ZLOO IROORZ ¸ and  Clarence-­Chuck  (Anne) Â

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N.J.,  Shawn  Berard  of  Burlington,  Kathleen  Berard-­Brown  and  her  husband  the  Rev.  Jeffrey  Cornwell  of  Fairfax,  Dennis  Berard  and  his  wife  Julie  of  North  Hero,  Michael  Berard  of  Hinesburg  and  Laura  Berard  and  her  husband  Timothy  Williams  of  Boston,  Mass.;͞  four  grandchildren;͞  her  brothers  and  sister,  Raymond  Boise  and  wife  Theresa,  Elizabeth  Choiniere  and  husband  Mark,  Roger  Boise  and  wife  Wilma  and  Rodney  Boise  and  wife  Deanna;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

She  was  predeceased  by  her  son  Matthew  and  her  brother  Robert.

A  funeral  service  was  held  on  Thursday,  April  30,  2015,  at  11  a.m.  in  the  Community  Alliance  Church  in  Hinesburg.  Burial  followed  in  JACQUELINE  BERARD the  family  lot  in  Resurrection  Park  Cemetery  in  South  Burlington.

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Sturtevant;͞  14  grandchildren  and  six  great-­grandchildren;͞  three  sisters  and  a  brother;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Yvette  Sturtevant,  brother  Francis  Sturtevant,  son-­in-­law-­Kevin  Flynn,  granddaughter  Carrie  Flynn,  and  great-­granddaughter  Bryanna  Popp.

Visiting  hour  will  be  held  on  Friday,  May  1,  2015,  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Bristol  from  10-­11  a.m.  A  funeral  service  will  be  held  at  11  a.m.  at  the  funeral  home.  Burial  will  be  at  Evergreen  Cemetery  in  New  Haven.  Memorial  contribu-­ tions  may  be  made  to  the  New  Haven  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  New  Haven,  VT  05472.

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Bernard Jerry, 95, Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Bernard  M.  Jerry,  95,  of  Ferrisburgh  died  peace-­ fully  on  Thursday,  April  23,  2015.

He  leaves  his  wife  of  67  years,  .DWKU\Q 'URZQ -HUU\ ¿YH FKLO-­ dren,  Marie  Nosan  and  her  husband  Richard  of  Pengilly,  Minn.,  Christopher  Jerry  and  his  wife  Madel  of  Essex  Junction,  Michael  Jerry  Sr.  of  Vergennes,  Matthew  Jerry  and  his  wife  Lorri  of  Vergennes,  and  Nicolee  Torrey  and  her  husband  Patrick  of  Shoreham;͞  10  grandchildren;͞  and  nine  great-­grandchildren.

Born  on  Nov.  21,  1919,  in  Roxbury,  the  son  of  George  and  Josephine  (Duffany)  Jerry,  he  was  raised  among  his  11  closely  knit  siblings. +H DWWHQGHG VFKRRO LQ 1RUWKÂżHOG and  worked  on  his  future  father-­ in-­lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  farm  using  horse-­drawn  machinery  and  logged  timber  using  teams  of  horses.  After  his  marriage  to  Kathryn  in  1947,  he  worked  in  the  ORFDO PLOOV LQ 1RUWKÂżHOG DQG KDG D small-­scale  farm  until  moving  to  Ferrisburgh  in  the  mid-­1960s  to  farm  fulltime.  After  retiring  from  farming  in  the  mid-­â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s,  he  ran  the  grader  for  the  town  of  Ferrisburgh  until  the  mid-­â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s.  He  returned  to  farming  DV D KLUHG ÂżHOG KDQG SDUW WLPH RQ his  old  farm  in  Ferrisburgh.  Even  at  almost  85  years  of  age  he  was  still  DEOH WR PRZ DFUHV RI KD\ ÂżHOGV in  one  year.

His  family  says  he  truly  loved  boil-­ ing  sap  for  maple  syrup  and  watch-­ ing  the  Yankees.  Over  the  years,  he  avidly  grew  roses,  irises  and  daffodils,  alongside  his  raspberry Â

Roger Larocque, 70, Ripton

BERNARD  JERRY patch,  and  spent  many  hours  chas-­ ing  weeds.  Besides  enjoying  work-­ LQJ LQ KLV Ă&#x20AC;RZHU JDUGHQV KH PDGH many  pieces  of  wood  furniture  and  turned  many  a  decorative  bowl  on  his  lathe  that  are  treasured  by  family  and  friends.  Recently,  he  began  writ-­ ing  monthly  poems  on  his  iPad  and  would  share  them  with  family  and  friends.

Calling  hours  were  held  on  Wednesday,  April  29,  2015,  from  6-­8  p.m.  in  the  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes.  A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  on  Thursday,  April  30,  2015,  at  10  a.m.  at  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church,  85  South  Maple  St.,  Vergennes.  Burial  followed  in  Gage  Cemetery  in  Ferrisburgh.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV GRQDWLRQV PD\ be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

Edward Alexander, 73, Maine BIDDEFORD,  Maine  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Edward  M.  Alexander  died  April  26,  2015,  at  Southern  Maine  Medical  Center.  He  was  born  to  Ethel  (Niles)  and  Cecil  Alexander  on  June  5,  1941,  in  Underhill,  Vt.  He  lived  for  the  past  10  years  in  Old  Orchard  Beach,  Maine.  He  is  survived  by  his  children,  Todd  Alexander  of  Milton,  Judy  Hardin  of  Addison,  and  Jeff  Alexander  of  Shelburne;Íž  his  brother,  Kenneth  and Â

his  wife  Mary  Alexander  of  Bristol;Íž  a  granddaughter,  Becca  Hardin;Íž  a  special  niece,  Mary  Alexander  Flood  of  Brandon;Íž  his  best  friend,  Dave  Bernier  of  Maine;Íž  many  nieces  and  nephews;Íž  friends  and  his  very  special  neighbors.  A  celebration  of  Edâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  will  be  published  at  a  later  date.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  mother  in  2001,  his  father  in  1959,  and  his  sister  %DUEDUD 'XVKDQH\ LQ ¸

Jean Briggs memorial service VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  memorial  Saturday,  May  2,  2015,  at  11  a.m.  at  service  for  Jean  Briggs  of  Vergennes,  Prospect  Cemetery  on  Route  22A  in  who  died  Feb.  3,  2015,  will  be  held  9HUJHQQHV ¸

RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Roger  Henry  Larocque,  70,  of  Ripton  died  April  28,  2015,  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  surrounded  by  loved  ones.

He  was  born  March  3,  1945,  in  Salisbury  to  Omer  and  Yvonne  (Quenneville)  Larocque.  He  grew  up  in  Salisbury,  where  he  attended  school  and  worked  on  the  family  farm.  In  1968  he  was  drafted  into  the  U.S.  Army  and  honorably  served  in  the  Vietnam  War.  After  returning  to  the  U.S.  he  worked  as  a  roofer  for  21  years,  then  was  employed  by  the  Ripton  Elementary  and  North  Branch  schools  until  his  retirement.

He  was  very  proud  to  have  served  LQ WKH PLOLWDU\ DQG Ă&#x20AC;HZ WKH $PHULFDQ Ă&#x20AC;DJ DW KLV KRXVH +H HQMR\HG YROXQ-­ teering  with  the  V.F.W.  and  American  Legion  in  Middlebury.  Family  said  he  was  hardworking  and  preferred  to  stay  busy,  enjoy-­ ing  anything  that  kept  him  outside,  particularly  gardening  and  landscap-­ ing.  On  his  down  time,  family  said,  he  loved  to  visit  with  family  and  friends  and  play  with  his  grandchil-­ dren.  From  the  time  his  oldest  grand-­ daughter,  Mckenna,  was  four  years  old,  he  would  spend  mornings  with  her  playing  cards,  feeding  her  and  bringing  her  to  school.  On  weekends  he  enjoyed  having  grandchildren Â

Mckenna,  Logan  and  Emerson  with  him  as  much  as  possible,  taking  them  to  Cornwall  to  show  the  children  the  gardens,  pond  and  occasionally  take  them  for  rides  on  the  tractor  and  Gator  on  the  property  owned  by  his  close  family  friends  Rick  and  Martie  Fritz.  With  all  of  these  special  outings,  family  said  he  passed  on  his  love  for  the  outdoors.  He  was  extremely  proud  of  oldest  grand-­ child,  Seth,  and  looked  forward  to  his  graduation  from  the  University  of  Massachusetts,  Dartmouth  in  May. He  was  also  proud  of  his  four  chil-­ dren  and  the  hardworking,  thought-­ ful,  independent  and  loving  people  they  have  become.

He  is  survived  by  his  loving  wife  of  29  years,  Debra  (Desjadon)  Larocque;͞  his  children,  Jonas  Larocque  and  his  wife  Cheryl,  Leah  Larocque,  Tinaya  (Larocque)  Raymond  and  husband  Brent,  and  Isaac  Larocque  and  wife  Marsha;͞  and  his  siblings,  Jeanette  (Larocque)  Jackson,  Marcel  Larocque,  Paul  Larocque,  Morris  Larocque  and  wife  Vivian,  Susan  (Larocque)  Homick  and  husband  Steve,  Leo  Larocque  and  wife  Penny,  Anita  Larocque  and  Pauline  (Larocque)  LaPlant.

He  is  predeceased  by  his  parents,  brother  Harris  Larocque,  sister-­in-­ law  Diane  Larocque,  brother-­in-­ law  Russel  Jackson,  brother-­in-­law Â

VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  local  Red  Knights  Motorcycle  Club,  Vermont  &KDSWHU ,9 ZLOO KROG LWV ÂżIWK DQQXDO Blessing  of  the  Bikes  on  Saturday,  May  9,  at  11  a.m.  at  the  Eagles  Club  in  Vergennes,  at  the  corner  of  Route  7  and  New  Haven  Road.  Chaplain  Bill  Elwell  will  give  the  blessing.

The  Red  Knights  promote  motor-­ cycle  safety,  the  community  of  ¿UH¿JKWHUV DQG FKDULWDEOH FDXVHV They  donate  time  and  money  to  different  events,  such  as  the  Three  Day  Stampede.  Proceeds  from  the  %OHVVLQJ RI WKH %LNHV ZLOO EHQH¿W various  Red  Knights  causes.

ROGER  HENRY  LAROCQUE Charles  LaPlant,  nephew  Bucky  Jackson  and  nephew  David  Volker.

Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  Middlebury  V.F.W.  Post  7823.

A  private  burial  for  family  will  be  held  at  Farmingdale  Veterans  Cemetery  on  Three  Mile  Bridge  Road  in  Middlebury  on  Saturday,  May  2,  at  11:30  a.m.  Following  the  burial,  everyone  is  invited  to  cele-­ brate  his  life  at  the  V.F.W.  Post  7823  on  Exchange  Street  at  1  p.m. Â

Lillian Ekroos, 79, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Lillian  Ekroos,  79,  died  on  Monday  April  27,  2015,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middlebury  surrounded  by  her  loving  family.  She  was  born  June  22,  1935,  in  Hartland,  the  daughter  of  the  late  William  and  Leola  Gladys  (Brown)  Carter.

She  was  a  homemaker  all  her  life,  and  raised  seven  children.  She  enjoyed  word  search  puzzles,  going  to  lawn  sales,  watching  clas-­ sic  TV  shows  and  game  shows,  and  was  an  avid  Elvis  Presley  fan.  Most  of  all  she  enjoyed  being  with  her  grandchildren.

She  is  survived  by  her  loving  husband  of  48  years,  William  A.  Ekroos;Íž  her  children,  Debra  and  husband  Patrick  Crowley  of  Stephens  City,  Va.,  Shirley  Carter  of  Middlebury,  Tina  and  husband  Chris  Scherer  of  New  Haven,  Bruce  and Â

wife  Tina  Carter  of  Starksboro,  Lisa  Ekroos  and  her  future  husband  Austin  Johnson  of  Brandon,  Pamela  and  husband  Loyal  Thorpe  of  Shoreham,  and  William  and  wife  Caroline  Ekroos  of  Salisbury;͞  her  sister  Gladys  Rivers  of  Brandon;͞  14  grandchildren;͞  15  great-­grandchildren;͞  and  numer-­ ous  nieces  and  nephews.  She  was  predeceased  by  her  sisters  Dorothy  Estes,  Ruth  Chaffee  and  Elsie  Cooley,  and  her  granddaughter  Nikki  Plastridge.

A  memorial  service  will  be  held  Saturday,  May  2,  at  1  p.m.  at  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  with  the  Rev.  Tim  Taylor  of  Victory  %DSWLVW &KXUFK LQ 9HUJHQQHV RI¿FL-­ ating.  Visitation  will  be  from  noon  LILLIAN  MAE  EKROOS to  1  p.m.  Burial  will  follow  at  West  Salisbury  Cemetery.   Online  condolences  may  be  left  at  www.sandersonfuneralservice.com.

Joseph Demers, 79, Zephyrhills, Fla.

Charles Chapman graveside service

ZEPHYRHILLS,  Fla.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Joseph  Leo  Paul  Demers,  79,  died  Oct.  12,  VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  graveside  be  held  at  10  a.m.  on  Tuesday,  May  service  for  Charles  E.  Chapman,  who  19,  2015,  at  Prospect  Cemetery  in  2014,  at  his  home  in  Zephyrhills.  died  at  his  home  in  Crossville,  Tenn.,  Vergennes,  with  the  Rev.  Yvon  Royer  He  was  born  in  Island  Pond,  Vt.,  on  March  10,  1935,  the  son  of  Rolland  on  Wednesday,  Nov.  26,  2014,  will  RIÂżFLDWLQJ and  Marie  (Messier)  Demers.  He  served  in  the  U.S.  Army  and  received  his  honorable  discharge  in  March  1960.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Zephyrhills  for  many  years.  SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Committal  will  be  held  Saturday,  May  2,  at  services  for  Jacqueline  English,  89,  11  a.m.  in  Holman  Cemetery  in  who  died  Jan.  23,  2015,  in  Wilder,  Salisbury.

Jacqueline English committal service

Martha Evarts graveside service

He  enjoyed  traveling,  square  danc-­ ing  and  working  with  his  hands.  He  was  a  member  of  Pasadena  Baptist  Church  in  Dade  City.

He  is  survived  by  his  daugh-­ ter  Michelle  Demers,  his  son  Rafe  Demers,  his  sister  Rollande  Bryant  of  Brandon,  four  grandchildren,  and  several  nieces,  nephews  and  cous-­ ins.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife, Â

M. Dorey Gordon graveside service

VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  graveside  Wednesday,  May  6,  2015,  at  2  p.m.  NEW  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  graveside  2015,  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  May  service  for  Martha  Evarts,  who  in  Prospect  Cemetery  in  Vergennes. service  for  M.  Dorey  Gordon,  64,  2,  2015,  at  11  a.m.  in  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  New  Haven,  who  died  Jan.  24,  Cemetery  in  Middlebury. died  Feb.  27,  2015,  will  be  held  on Â

88TH ANNUAL

VERMONT ALL STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL

MAY 6-9, 2015

ALL STATE PARADE All State Parade- Downtown Downtown Middlebury, Wednesday 6th 6:00 pm Middlebury, Wednesday May May 6th 6pm Overtwo twodozen dozenMS MS and Over andHS HSBands!

Bands!

ALL STATE SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT

All State Scholarship Concert- Middlebury Congregational Church, th Middlebury Congregational Thursday, May 7th 8pm Thursday, May 7Church, 8:00 pm Concert is FREE Free concert

ALL STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT

All State Jazz Ensemble ConcertMUHS, May 8th 7:30 pm MUHS, Friday, MayFriday, 8th 7:30pm Tickets at theatdoor Tickets the door

STATE ORCHESTRA/CHORUS/BAND CONCERT All State ALL Orchestra/Chorus/Band Concert- Memorial Sports Center, th, Memorial Sports Center, Saturday, May 9th 2pm Saturday, May 9 2:00 pm Tickets the door Tickets at theatdoor

Annual Blessing of the Bikes to be held May 9

Emily  Demers.

A  private  memorial  service  will  be  held  at  a  later  date  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon;Íž  the  Rev.  Robert  Bove,  pastor  of  the  %UDQGRQ %DSWLVW &KXUFK ZLOO RIÂżFL-­ ate.  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  with  military  honors  will  follow  in  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cemetery  in  Brandon.

By  the  way (Continued  from  Page  1A) Palestrinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Missa  Veni  Sponsa  Christi  in  its  entirety  during  the  worship  service  at  the  United  Church  of  Lincoln  on  Quaker  Street  in  Lincoln  this  Sunday.  The  service  begins  at  9:45  a.m.  All  are  welcome.

Emily  Hoyler,  who  teaches  third  grade  at  the  Bingham  Memorial  School  in  Cornwall,  was  among  the  14  educational  leaders  taking  part  in  WKH ¿UVW (GXFDWLRQ IRU 6XVWDLQDELOLW\ Leadership  Academy  at  Shelburne  Farms  in  Shelburne.  This  year-­long,  11-­day  program  brings  together  Shelburne  Farms  staff  with  experts  LQ WKH ¿HOG RI HGXFDWLRQ V\VWHPV thinking  and  leadership,  to  support  the  participants  in  developing  a  peer  network  committed  to  ecological  integrity,  economic  vitality,  and  social  MXVWLFH 2YHU WKH ¿UVW WZR GD\V RI the  academy  this  month,  the  group  shared  their  experiences  in  education  for  sustainability  and  began  shaping  their  vision  for  how  to  make  a  differ-­ ence  in  the  lives  of  children,  families  and  communities,  centered  around  the  schools  and  organizations  in  which  they  work.

Do  you  know  a  Vermont  teacher  who  has  inspired  you  and  who  deserves  statewide  recognition?  The  Vermont  Humanities  Council  is  seeking  nominations  for  educa-­ tors  in  grades  6  through  12  to  honor  them  with  the  Victor  R.  Swenson  Humanities  Educator  Award.  The  recipient  receives  a  $1,000  check  and  public  recognition  at  VHCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fall  conference  at  UVM.  If  you  know  an  educator  who  inspires  his  or  her  students  and  encourages  in  them  intellectual  curiosity  and  a  lifelong  love  of  learning;Íž  who  possesses  extraordinary  knowledge,  ability  and  accomplishment  in  the  teach-­ ing  of  language,  literature,  history,  social  studies,  or  other  humanities  ¿HOGV DQG ZKR H[KLELWV LQIHFWLRXV enthusiasm  for  his  or  her  subject  and  learning  in  general  while  main-­ taining  a  commitment  to  the  highest  standards  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  then  nominate  them.  Nominations  may  be  made  online  at  www.vermonthumanities.org.

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24  Varieties  of  Tomatoes  Available!

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Pottery Sale Sat. May 2nd 10 - 4 New Location

2377 Rte 7 South Middlebury To benefit Middlebury Studio School

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring  Awakeningâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  30,  7:30  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theatre.  Set  in  the  sexually  oppressive  culture  of  late  19th-­century  Germany,  this  play  by  Frank  Wedekind  captures  the  seductions  that  adolescents  harbor  in  their  anxious  souls.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  www.middle-­ bury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Runs  through  May  2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spamalotâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  30,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Lovingly  ripped  RII IURP WKH FODVVLF Âż OP FRPHG\ Âł0RQW\ 3\WKRQ and  the  Holy  Grail,â&#x20AC;?  this  is  the  award-­winning  Broadway  musical  comedy.  Runs  April  23-­May  3.  Thursday  tickets  $15.  All  other  nights  $23/$18  VWXGHQWV 7LFNHWV DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU www.townhalltheater.org.

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Blood  pressure/foot  care  clinic  in  Brandon.  Tuesday,  May  5,  10  a.m.,  )RUHVW 'DOH 6HQLRU &HQWHU )RRW FDUH FOLQLF $10.  Info:  802-­775-­0568.

Student  piano  recital  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  May  5,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  $UWV 3LDQR VWXGHQWV RI 'LDQD )DQQLQJ JLYH D VSULQJ concert.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking  Flightâ&#x20AC;?  dance  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  May  6,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  A  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  lightly  produced  showing  of  dance  experiments  by  May  1,  11:30  a.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  student  choreographers  in  the  Advanced  Beginning  CVAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  monthly  First  Friday  noon  luncheon  'DQFH FRXUVH IDFLOLWDWHG E\ 9LVLWLQJ $VVLVWDQW includes  stuffed  chicken  with  apple  and  cranberry  3URIHVVRU 7UHELHQ 3ROODUG )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOH dressing  and  garlic  cream  sauce,  mashed  pota-­ bury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. toes,  baby  carrots,  mesclun  salad,  dinner  roll  and  All  State  Music  Festival  parade  in  Middlebury.  blueberry  and  strawberry  shortcake  with  sweet  Wednesday,  May  6,  6  p.m.,  downtown  Middlebury.  cream.  Reservations  required:  3DUDGH RI 9HUPRQW PLGGOH DQG KLJK VFKRRO PDUFK 1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  LQJ EDQGV VWDUWV DW WKH 08+6 IRRWEDOO Âż HOG DQG Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  goes  across  the  Cross  Street  Bridge,  ending  on  your  own  place  setting.  Free  6RXWK 3OHDVDQW 6WUHHW transportation  by  ACTR:  Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  388-­1946.

Wednesday,  May  6,  7  p.m.,  Highway  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL CLASSES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pottery Spring  rummage  sale  in  North  'HSDUWPHQW FRQIHUHQFH URRP 6KRUW Sale Fund Raiser this Saturday, 10-4-Adult Classes: Thurs.

Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  May  1,  1-­6  6WUHHW DW &URZQ 3RLQW 5RDG 7KH Mixed Media with Sean Dye, Weds PM Wheel with Judith p.m.,  North  Ferrisburgh  United  %ULGSRUW %RRN &OXE GLVFXVVHV ³)XOO Bryant, Fri AM Drawing, Travel Journal with Janet Fredericks, 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK 3URFHHGV EHQH 'DUN +RXVH´ E\ &KULVWRSKHU )RZOHU ¿ W PLVVLRQ WULSV &RYHQDQW +LOOV All  interested  readers  welcome.  Info:  Thurs AM Oils Kids: Mon & Wed Wheel, Mon. Chinese Camp  scholarships  and  Sunday  758-­2858.

Dragons, Weds. Leonardoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workshop, Thurs Clay Hand school.  Sale  continues  Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inventing  Ethan  Allenâ&#x20AC;?  talk  in  Building. Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  com, middleburystudioschool.org.

Brandon.  Friday,  May  1,  5-­7  p.m.,  6,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Historian  Brandon  Artists  Guild.  Celebrating  H.  Nicholas  Muller  III  gives  this  WKH RSHQLQJ RI Âł-DFNHH )ROH\ 3DVW Vermont  Humanities  Council  First  DQG 3UHVHQW ´ 7KH VKRZ PDUNV D QHZ EHJLQQLQJ DV Bluegrass  Gospel  Project  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  May  Wednesdays  lecture,  in  which  he  compares  the  )ROH\ÂśV KRPH ZDV GHVWUR\HG E\ Âż UH LQ 'HFHPEHU memory  of  Allen  with  the  reality  of  his  life,  and  2,  7:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  House.  The  Ripton  ([KLELW UXQV WKURXJK -XQH discusses  by  his  story  was  shaped  and  reshaped  &RPPXQLW\ &RIIHH +RXVH ZHOFRPHV WKH %*3 ZLWK â&#x20AC;&#x153;Self  Comes  to  Mindâ&#x20AC;?  music  performance  at  after  his  death.  Free.  a  special  open-­mike  set  by  the  founders  of  the  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  May  1,  7  p.m.,  FRIIHH KRXVH 5HIUHVKPHQWV EHQHÂż W )ULHQGV RI WKH Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  A  piece  for  cello  and  Ripton  School.  Site  is  wheelchair  accessible  but  percussion,  inspired  by  the  work  of  neuroscientist  restrooms  are  not.  Admission  $10;Íž  $8  seniors  and  $QWRQLR 'DPDVLR WKDW EULQJV WRJHWKHU DUW DQG QHXUR teens;Íž  $3  children.  Info:  388-­9782.

Senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  May  science.  Followed  by  a  panel  discussion  on  creativity  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spamalotâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  7,  noon,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  and  neuroscience.  Refreshments.

2,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Lovingly  ripped  off  Area  seniors  are  invited  to  a  meal  of  chicken  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring  Awakeningâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  IURP WKH FODVVLF Âż OP FRPHG\ Âł0RQW\ 3\WKRQ DQG spaghetti,  salad  bar,  bread  and  brownie  a  la  mode.  College.  Friday,  May  1,  7:30  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  the  Holy  Grail,â&#x20AC;?  this  is  the  award-­winning  Broadway  Reservations:  453-­5276.

Theatre.  Set  in  the  sexually  oppressive  culture  of  late  musical  comedy.  Runs  April  23-­May  3.  Thursday  19th-­century  Germany,  this  play  by  Frank  Wedekind  tickets  $15.  All  other  nights  $23/$18  students.  Twist  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  and  auction  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  7,  7-­9  captures  the  seductions  that  adolescents  harbor  in  7LFNHWV DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ p.m.,  American  Legion.  General  meeting  followed  WKHLU DQ[LRXV VRXOV 3UH VKRZ GLVFXVVLRQ )ULGD\ RQO\ townhalltheater.org. by  annual  auction  of  plants,  homemade  foods,  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/ Senior  thesis  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  Ă&#x20AC; HHFHV HWF $OO DUH ZHOFRPH ,QIR arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Runs  through  May  2.

College.  Saturday,  May  2,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spamalotâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  1,  for  the  Arts.  Four  seniors  examine  the  intersection  â&#x20AC;&#x153;United  in  Harmonyâ&#x20AC;?  a  cappella  contest  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Lovingly  ripped  off  from  of  contemporary  choreography  with  their  varied  Theater.  Ten  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  a  cappella  groups  WKH FODVVLF Âż OP FRPHG\ Âł0RQW\ 3\WKRQ DQG WKH +RO\ additional  disciplines:  creative  writing,  literature,  compete,  to  raise  money  for  the  United  Way  of  Grail,â&#x20AC;?  this  is  the  award-­winning  Broadway  musical  sociology  and  Chinese.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  Addison  County.  Hosted  by  Sarah  Stone.  Students  comedy.  Runs  April  23-­May  3.  Thursday  tickets  $15.  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. $15,  general  admission  $25,  generous  admission  All  other  nights  $23/$18  students.  Tickets  at  the  THT  The  Sound  Investment  Jazz  Ensemble  at  7LFNHWV DW 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  May  2,  8  p.m.  ater.org  or  802-­382-­9222.

Senior  thesis  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  big  Friday,  May  1,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  EDQG JLYHV D WRH WDSSLQJ Âż QJHU VQDSSLQJ VSULQJ All  State  Music  Festival  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  7,  8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Congregational  Four  seniors  examine  the  intersection  of  contem-­ concert.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  Church.  Featuring  middle  and  high  school  student  porary  choreography  with  their  varied  additional  802-­443-­3168. musicians  and  a  composition  performance  featur-­ disciplines:  creative  writing,  literature,  sociology  and  ing  winners  of  the  scholarship  competition  audition  Chinese.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  www.middle-­ LQ -DQXDU\ )UHH bury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Also  on  May  2.

Jazz  showcase  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Observatory  open  house  at  Middlebury  College.  Middlebury  Maple  Run  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  May  7,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Some  Friday,  May  1,  9  p.m.,  McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall,  Sweetest  Half  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  top  jazz  instrumentalists  and  singers  WRS Ă&#x20AC; RRU 7KH SXEOLF LV ZHOFRPH WR YLHZ -XSLWHU May  3,  9  a.m.,  start/end  at  Middlebury  will  present  selections  from  their  teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  work.  Free.  Venus  and  the  moon,  as  well  as  various  stars,  star  5HJLRQDO (06 RQ WKH 3RUWHU +RVSLWDO FDPSXV Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. clusters  and  nebulae,  through  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  24-­inch  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  seventh  annual  half-­marathon.  For  telescope  or  one  of  the  smaller  telescopes  on  the  registration  information,  go  to  www.middleburyma-­ roof  deck.  Call  443-­2266  after  7  p.m.  for  a  weather  plerun.com.  report.  Info:  http://sites.middlebury.edu/observatory.

Chicken  and  biscuit  dinner  in  New  Haven.  Sunday,  Church  rummage  and  bake  sale  in  May  3,  noon-­2  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  8,  9  a.m.-­5  Church.  Seatings  at  noon  and  1  p.m.  Menu  includes  p.m.,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church.  chicken  and  biscuits,  potatoes,  vegetables,  bever-­ Green  Mountain  Club  Bread  Loaf  Rummage  sale  runs  all  day  in  basement,  offer-­ age  and  dessert.  Reservations  appreciated,  but  6HFWLRQ KLNH ZLOGĂ&#x20AC; RZHU ZDON LQ ing  clothing,  household  items,  books  and  small  walk-­ins  welcome.  Reservations:  545-­2422.

Waltham.  Saturday,  May  2,  time  and  meet-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spamalotâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  May  furniture.  Bake  sale  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  in  the  kitchen.  ing  place  TBA.  A  2.5-­mile  round  trip  trek  on  Buck  Rummage  sale  continues  Saturday.  3,  2-­4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Lovingly  ripped  off  Mountain  with  a  few  moderately  steep  ascents  and  IURP WKH FODVVLF Âż OP FRPHG\ Âł0RQW\ 3\WKRQ DQG Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  some  great  views.  Contact  leader  Brenda  Ellis  at  0D\ S P 6WHYHQ -XSLWHU *DOOHU\ )URJ +ROORZ the  Holy  Grail,â&#x20AC;?  this  is  the  award-­winning  Broadway  802-­388-­0936  for  meeting  place  and  time. $OOH\ &HOHEUDWLQJ WKH RSHQLQJ RI Âł+XEEDUGWRQ musical  comedy.  Runs  April  23-­May  3.  Thursday  Spring  rummage  sale  in  North  Ferrisburgh.  Creek,â&#x20AC;?  a  series  of  large-­scale,  close-­up  photo-­ tickets  $15.  All  other  nights  $23/$18  students.  Saturday,  May  2,  8-­11  a.m.,  North  Ferrisburgh  United  JUDSKV E\ 6WHYHQ -XSLWHU WKDW GHSLFW WKH ZDWHUZD\V 7LFNHWV DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK %DJ GD\ SHU EDJ 3URFHHGV surrounding  his  home  in  Hubbardton. townhalltheater.org.

EHQHÂż W PLVVLRQ WULSV &RYHQDQW +LOOV &DPS VFKRODU â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vestaâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  May  3,  Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  8,  5-­7  ships  and  Sunday  school.

S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU -DFNVRQ *DOOHU\ $ UHFHS 7-­8:30  p.m.,  Bristol  Federated  Church.  Bristolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Horse,  tack  and  equipment  sale  in  New  Haven.  WLRQ FHOHEUDWLQJ WKH Âż QDO QLJKW RI WKH H[KLELW Âł1LFN First-­Sunday  Salon  Series,  together  with  Hospice  6DWXUGD\ 0D\ D P $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ )LHOG 'D\V Mayer:  Nature  Illustration.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  382-­9222.

Volunteer  Services,  will  present  a  staged  reading  of  fairgrounds.  Equipment  and  tack  at  9  a.m.,  horses  All  State  Music  Festival  jazz  concert  in  Middlebury.  ³9HVWD ´ D SOD\ DERXW WKH HQG RI OLIH ,QIR to  follow.  Negative  Coggins  dated  after  March  3,  Friday,  May  8,  7:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  rabies  recommended  within  one  year.  No  dogs.  Rain  6FKRRO J\PQDVLXP 7KH 9HUPRQW $OO 6WDWH -D]] RU VKLQH 6SRQVRUHG E\ *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ 'UDIW +RUVH 6FKRODUVKLS UHFLSLHQW DQG WKH $OO 6WDWH -D]] $VVRFLDWLRQ $GPLVVLRQ WR EHQH¿ W \RXWK SURJUDP Ensemble  will  perform.  Tickets  $7  at  the  door.

Bristol  Downtown  Community  Pianist  Paul  Lewis  in  concert  at  Middlebury  Info  and  consignments:  www.greenmountaindraft.

Partnership  public  forum  in  Bristol.  org.

College.  Friday,  May  8,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  Monday,  May  4,  6:30  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  The  Bike  Swap  and  Clinic  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  for  the  Arts.  Lewis  returns  to  the  college  to  perform  %'&3 LQYLWHV WKH SXEOLF WR ZHLJK LQ RQ LPSURYH 2,  9  a.m.-­noon,  Mary  Hogan  School  side  lot  (rain  Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  last  three  sonatas  (opp.  109-­111)  ments  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  see  in  the  town  in  the  areas  location:  gym).  Kick  off  National  Bike  Month  with  a  IRU 3DXO 1HOVRQÂśV Âż QDO FRQFHUW DV VHULHV GLUHFWRU of  downtown  design  and  historic  preservation,  bikapalooza  of  a  morning.  All  ages  welcome.

3UH FRQFHUW OHFWXUH DW S P LQ 5RRP Pottery  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  2,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Middlebury  Studio  School,  2377  Route  7  South.  Come  to  the  new  location  of  the  MSS  to  browse  pottery,  including  seconds,  by  local  artists,  LQVWUXFWRUV DQG VWXGLR DVVLVWDQWV 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W the  school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stray  Dogsâ&#x20AC;?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  6DWXUGD\ 0D\ DQG S P 'DQD $XGLWRULXP $Q alcoholic  single  father  ekes  out  a  living  as  a  human  billboard  in  Taipei  while  his  children  wait  out  their  days  in  supermarkets  before  joining  him  in  an  aban-­ doned  building  to  sleep.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Take  2  in  concert  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  2,  7  p.m.,  Vergennes  Eagles  Club.  Identical  twin  boys  DQG VLQJHU VRQJZULWHUV $GULDQ DQG -XOLDQ :RRGURZ perform.  These  high  school  students  will  perform  original  music  and  covers,  play  guitar  and  ukulele,  talk  DERXW JRLQJ WKURXJK ÂłERRW FDPS´ RQ Âł7KH ; )DFWRU´ DQG Âł7KH 9RLFH ´ DQG H[SODLQ KRZ WKH\ JHQHUDWHG over  2.4  million  hits  on  YouTube.  Cash  bar.  Tickets  DW WKH GRRU 3URFHHGV ZLOO KHOS 7DNH VKDUH WKHLU music  at  under-­served  schools.  Info:  802-­379-­3000  RU ZZZ WDNH RIÂż FLDO FRP Silent  movie  screening  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  May  2,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall  and  Community  Center,  Route  7.  A  collection  of  Chaplinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  short  comedies,  ZLWK OLYH PXVLFDO DFFRPSDQLPHQW E\ -HII 5DSVLV 3DUW RI WKH %UDQGRQ 7RZQ +DOOÂśV VXPPHU VLOHQW Âż OP VHULHV MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  Jackson  Prince  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;17,  left,  and  Adam  Milano  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15  re-­ Free,  but  donations  to  the  town  hall  restoration  fund  hearse  for  the  theater  programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring  Awakening,â&#x20AC;?  running  April  30-­May  appreciated.  Info:  www.brandontownhall.org.  LQ :ULJKW 0HPRULDO 7KHDWHU 7KLV SURYRFDWLYH SOD\ ZKLFK H[SORUHV WKH FRQĂ&#x20AC; LFW EHWZHHQ (WKLRSLDQ %RRJLH %HQHÂż W DQG )HDVW LQ /LQFROQ  repressive  adulthood  and  adolescent  sexual  longings,  is  for  mature  audiences  only.  Saturday,  May  2,  7-­10:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  The  Photo  by  Teddy  Anderson  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 New  Nile  Orchestra  provides  the  Ethiopian  beats Â

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Birthday  bash THE  BLUEGRASS  GOSPEL  Project  helps  celebrate  the  20th  anniversary  of  the  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  on  Saturday,  May  2,  at  7:30  p.m.  The  evening  includes  a  special  open-­mike  set,  featuring  the  founders  of  the  coffee  house,  as  well  as  other  surprises.  The  coffee  house  is  held  at  the  Ripton  Community  House  on  Route  125.

Tickets  $25/$20/$6,  available  at  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Observatory  open  house  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  May  8,  9  p.m.,  McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall,  WRS Ă&#x20AC; RRU 7KH SXEOLF LV ZHOFRPH WR YLHZ -XSLWHU Venus,  as  well  as  various  stars,  star  clusters  and  QHEXODH WKURXJK WKH FROOHJHÂśV LQFK WHOHVFRSH RU RQH RI WKH VPDOOHU WHOHVFRSHV RQ WKH URRI GHFN &DOO DIWHU S P IRU D ZHDWKHU UHSRUW ,QIR KWWS sites.middlebury.edu/observatory.

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Annual  yard  sale  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  0D\ D P S P 0DUWLQÂśV +DUGZDUH /RWV RI JUHDW VWXII 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH <RXQJ /LIH &DPSHUVKLS )XQG ,QIR Town-­wide  yard  sale  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  May  D P S P DW WKH 0RQNWRQ 9ROXQWHHU )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW DQG DURXQG 0RQNWRQ %UHDNIDVW OXQFK DQG VQDFN DYDLODEOH DW WKH VWDWLRQ ,QIR RU WR UHVHUYH D WDEOH RU JHW D \DUG VDOH VLJQ RU MOVB #KRWPDLO FRP Annual  tag  sale  in  Weybridge.  Saturday  May  9,  8  D P S P :H\EULGJH 6FKRRO 7KH DQQXDO VFKRRO WDJ VDOH RIIHUV D ZLGH DVVRUWPHQW RI FORWKHV WR\V ERRNV VSRUWV HTXLSPHQW KRXVHZDUHV DQG PRUH 7R EHQHÂż W WKH :H\EULGJH 6FKRRO 3DUHQWVÂś &OXE 'URS RII GRQDWLRQV DIWHU 0D\ ,QIR Church  rummage  and  food  sale  in  Shoreham.  6DWXUGD\ 0D\ D P S P 6KRUHKDP &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK *UHDW EDUJDLQV RQ FORWKLQJ DQG KRXVHKROG LWHPV SOXV DQ H[FHOOHQW VHOHFWLRQ RI EDNHG JRRGV DQG IRRG %DJ VDOH VWDUWV DW QRRQ Donations  accepted  May  7  and  8  from  1-­3  p.m.,  or  FDOO &ORWKLQJ PXVW EH FOHDQ DQG LQ JRRG repair  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  no  stains  or  rips.

Church  tag  sale  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  May  9,  9  a.m.-­2  S P )LUVW %DSWLVW &KXUFK RI %ULVWRO %DUJDLQV JDORUH Church  rummage  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  D P S P %DJ GD\ *HW EDUJDLQV RQ FORWKLQJ KRXVHKROG LWHPV ERRNV DQG VPDOO IXUQLWXUH Green  Mountain  Club  Bread  Loaf  Section  bike  ride  in  Addison  County.  Saturday,  May  9,  10  a.m.,  meet  DW WKH JRRVH YLHZLQJ DUHD LQ $GGLVRQ RQ 5RXWH $ PLOH ULGH ZLWK RSWLRQV IRU D ORQJHU RU VKRUWHU ULGH %ULQJ KHOPHW ZDWHU DQG VQDFNV DQG RU OXQFK 5693 WR +DUULV $EERW DW RU KDUULV DEERWW # myfairpoint.net. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blessing  of  the  Bikesâ&#x20AC;?  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  D P 9HUJHQQHV (DJOHV &OXE 7KH ORFDO 5HG .QLJKWV 0RWRUF\FOH &OXE 9HUPRQW &KDSWHU ,9 KROGV WKLV Âż IWK DQQXDO HYHQW &KDSODLQ %LOO (OZHOO JLYHV WKH EOHVVLQJV 3URFHHGV ZLOO EHQHÂż W WKH .QLJKWVÂś FKDUL table  causes.  Drum-­a-­thon  fundraiser  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  May  9,  noon-­5  p.m.,  Hands-­On  Music,  27  Center  St.  'UXPVWURQJ 9HUPRQW LV D KRXU GUXP D WKRQ WR raised  funds  and  awareness  to  beat  cancer.  Learn  PRUH DW GUXPPHUURE#:KROH0XVLF/HDUQLQJ FRP RU ZZZ GUXPVWURQJ RUJ Prize  Bingo  in  Leicester.  Saturday,  May  9,  1  p.m.,  /HLFHVWHU 6HQLRU &HQWHU 5HIUHVKPHQWV ZLOO EH VHUYHG $OO DUH ZHOFRPH May  Festival  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  May  9,  1-­4  S P 1HZ +DYHQ 7RZQ *UHHQ $QQXDO FHOHEUDWLRQ RI DOO WKLQJV VSULQJ ZLWK OLYH PXVLF 0D\SROH GDQF LQJ VWRU\WHOOLQJ DQG VRQJV SODQW VZDS DQG VDOH 6KULQHU FORZQV DQG PXFK PRUH SOXV D QHZ IHDWXUH WKH 6SULQJ 'HVVHUW &RQWHVW 7R OHDUQ PRUH YROXQ WHHU RU UHJLVWHU IRU WKH GHVVHUW FRQWHVW RU QHZKDYHQUHF#JPDYW QHW Tie-­dye  celebration  for  middle-­school  girls  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  May  9,  2-­4  p.m.,  &KHOOLV +RXVH $UHD PLGGOH VFKRRO JLUOV DUH LQYLWHG WR MRLQ IHPDOH FROOHJH VWXGHQWV ZLWK VRPH FUHDWLYH WLH G\HLQJ DQG JDPHV RXWGRRUV &HOHEUDWRU\ GHVVHUW DQG ORWV RI JRRG FKHHU $OO 6WDWH 0XVLF )HVWLYDO JUDQG Âż QDOH FRQFHUW LQ Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  9,  2  p.m.,  Memorial  6SRUWV &HQWHU )HDWXULQJ WKH 9HUPRQW $OO 6WDWH 2UFKHVWUD %DQG DQG &KRUXV 7LFNHWV DW WKH GRRU students/seniors,  $10  adults.

Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  cooking  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  0D\ S P 7ULDQJOH 3DUN UDLQ ORFDWLRQ 9HUPRQW %RRN 6KRS .LGVÂś FRRNLQJ H[SHUW DQG DXWKRU 'HDQQD ) &RRN OHDGV D KDQGV RQ FRRNLQJ GHPR IRU NLGV DV ZHOO DV D SULQWHG VDPSOH RI WKH UHFLSH WR WDNH KRPH 5693 UHTXHVWHG DW )UHH Ham  dinner  and  dance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  0D\ S P 9): 3RVW ([FKDQJH 6WUHHW &RFNWDLOV VWDUW DW S P ZLWK GLQQHU DQG GDQFLQJ WR IROORZ %DNHG KDP PDFDURQL DQG FKHHVH FROH VODZ UROO DQG GHVVHUW 0XVLF E\ 7ULSOH % '- &RVW 5693 Red  Cedar  School  Rock-­and-­Roll  Ball  in  Middlebury.  6DWXUGD\ 0D\ S P 0DLQ $QQXDO FHOHEUD WLRQ DQG IXQGUDLVHU IHDWXULQJ OLYH PXVLF E\ WKH *ULIW SOXV DSSHWL]HUV DQG GHVVHUWV FDVK EDU DQG D IDEX ORXV VLOHQW DXFWLRQ $GXOWV RQO\ 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH VFKRROÂśV VFKRODUVKLS IXQG 3UHYLHZ VLOHQW DXFWLRQ LWHPV DW ZZZ FKDULW\DXFWLRQRUJDQL]HU FRP DXFWLRQ UFV ,QIR ZZZ UHGFHGDUVFKRRO RUJ Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  choral  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  0D\ S P %UDQGRQ 7RZQ +DOO 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH &RPPXQLW\ &KRUXV VLQJV WZR ZRUNV E\ 1RUZHJLDQ FRPSRVHU 2OD *MHLOR Âł'DUN 1LJKW RI WKH 6RXO´ DQG Âł/XPLQRXV 1LJKW RI WKH 6RXO ´ DV ZHOO DV ZRUNV E\ +D\GQ DQG *Z\QHWK :DONHU $FFRPSDQLVW 7LPRWK\ *XLOHV OHDGV WKH FKRUXV LQ DQ D FDSSHOOD DUUDQJHPHQW RI WKH WUDGLWLRQDO 6KDNHU WXQH Âł6LPSOH *LIWV ´ ZLWK DQ $IUR MD]] Ă&#x20AC; DLU $GPLVVLRQ E\ GRQDWLRQ ,QIR â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scenes  and  Songsâ&#x20AC;?  vocal  performances  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  May  9,  8  p.m.,  0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 9RFDO VWXGHQWV RI DIÂż OLDWH DUWLVWV &DURO &KULVWHQVHQ 6XVDQQH 3HFN DQG %HWK 7KRPSVRQ SUHVHQW D OLYHO\ VDPSOLQJ RI PXVLFDO WKHDWHU IURP RSHUD WR %URDGZD\ )UHH ,QIR ZZZ middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

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Hancock  Free  Public  Library.  Wednesday,  1-­5  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  noon-­6  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Books,  videos  and  DVDs.  Other  items  available  through  interlibrary  loan.

Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  October-­April,  Sunday,  1-­4  p.m.  Baby  and  Toddler  Story  Time,  Tuesdays,  10:15-­10:45  a.m.,  Jan.  6-­May  12.  Preschool  Story  Time,  Thursdays,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  Jan.  8-­May  14.  Saturday  Story  Time:  10:30-­11  a.m.,  Jan.  3-­May  16.  Youth  Media  Lab,  Tuesdays,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  for  kids  in  grades  4  and  up.  The  Zone,  for  grades  4  and  up,  Wednesdays  following  the  school  calendar,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  Foodie  Friday,  Fridays,  3:30-­4:30,  for  kids  in  grades  4  and  up.  For  a  complete  listing  of  ongoing  and  special  chil-­ drenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities,  visit  www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org  or  call  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Room  at  388-­4097.

Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol,  453-­2366  or  www.lawrencelibrary.net.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  and  Friday,  1-­5  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  free  walk-­in  computer  help.  Summer  preschool  story  times, Â

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Tourterelle.  3629  Ethan  Allen  Highway  (Route  7),  New  Haven.  Wednesday-­Saturday,  5:30-­9  p.m.;Íž  Sunday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  2Q H[KLELW 0DUFK $SULO Âł3DW /DIÂż Q 0L[HG Media/Assemblage  One  Man  Show.â&#x20AC;?

Town  Hall  Theater  Jackson  Gallery,  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury.  Monday-­Saturday,  noon  to  5  p.m.  382-­9222.  On  exhibit  April  10-­May  8:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nick  Mayer:  Nature  Illustration.â&#x20AC;?

Vermont  Folklife  Center.  88  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Gallery  and  shop  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  Admission  by  donation.  388-­4964.  On  exhibit  Jan.  16-­May  9:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unexpected  Journeys:  Life,  Illness  and  Loss.â&#x20AC;?

Vermont  Studio  Furniture  Gallery.  718  Old  Hollow  Road,  North  Ferrisburgh.  Gallery  hours,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.

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Lincoln  Historical  Society  Museum.  88  Quaker  St.  Second  and  fourth  Sunday  of  every  month,  noon-­4  p.m.,  June  through  October.  Free.  Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Road,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.  On  exhibit  in  the  Community  Room  in  March:  watercolor  and  pastel  paintings  by  Lincoln  resident  Susan  Tucker.  On  display  for  March/April:  Sally  Baldwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  political  button  collection  and  memorabilia,  dating  back  to  McKinley.

Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  142  River  Road,  New  Haven,  388-­7368,  www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

Liza  Myers  Gallery.  22  Center  St.,  Brandon,  247-­5229  or  lizamyers.com.  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  daily.  Featuring  the  work  of  Warren  Kimble,  Liza  Myers  and  other  selected  artists.

The  M  Gallery.  3  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  Middlebury  College  Davis  Family  Library.  443-­3168  or  www. middlebury.edu/arts.  Middlebury  College  Johnson  Memorial  Building.  443-­63168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  On  exhibit;͞  May  13-­22:  Senior  independent  studio  art  exhibition.

Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  72  Porter  Field/Route  30  South.  443-­3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Museum  is  closed  Mondays.  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  497  Mount  Independence  Road,  Orwell.  802-­948-­2000  or  www. historicsites.vermont.gov/MountIndependence.  On  exhibit  May  23-­Oct.  12,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mount  Independence  Depicted,â&#x20AC;?  an  exhibit  show  how  the  Mount  has  been  depicted,  dating  back  to  the  start  of  its  construction  in  1776.

The  National  Museum  of  the  Morgan  Horse.  34  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  388-­1639.  On  exhibit:  Photos,  prints  and  tack  of  the  Government  Morgan,  a  family  of  Morgan  horses,  originally  bred  for  cavalry  purposes,  at  the  UVM  Morgan  Horse  Farm  starting  in  1907.

Nortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gallery.  Route  73,  Shoreham.  948-­2552  or  www. nortonsgallery.com.  Studio/gallery  of  Norton  Latourelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  whimsical  woodcarvings.  Open  most  days  and  by  appointment.

Orwell  Free  Library.  802-­948-­2041.  Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  388-­2370.  Outerlands  Gallery.  37  Green  St.,  Vergennes.  www.outerland-­ sgallery.com.  Peter  Fried  Art.  245  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Friday-­Sunday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  starting  Feb.  20,  2015.

PhotoPlace  Gallery.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Tuesday-­Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Saturday  by  appointment.  Info:  388-­4500  or  www.vtphotoworkplace.com.  Rokeby  Museum.  Route  7,  Ferrisburgh.  877-­3406.  Starksboro  Public  Library.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  453-­3732.

Starry  Night  CafÊ.  5371  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday-­Sunday.

Stone  Leaf  Tea  House.  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Exhibit:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foreign  Language  Featurel:  Collaborative  Conceptual  Works  by  Yinglei  Zhang  and  Rachel  Baird.â&#x20AC;?

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Thursdays,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  with  a  focus  on  science.  Experiment  and  Explore  Workshop  (ages  8  and  up),  Wednesdays,  2-­4:30  p.m.  Family  Fun  and  Games,  second  and  fourth  Fridays,  3:15  p.m.  Lego  Club,  Wednesdays,  3:15-­4:15  p.m.,  for  school-­age  children.  Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Rd.,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.;͞  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.;͞  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  (additional  evening  hours  on  a  volunteer  basis);͞  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Chess  FOXE :HGQHVGD\ S P 6WRU\ WLPH DJH ¿ YH DQG XQGHU

Friday,  10:30  a.m.  Senior  program,  second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.  Book  discussion  group,  fourth  Wednesday,  7  p.m.  New  Haven  Community  Library.  Located  in  the  new  library/ WRZQ RI¿ FHV EXLOGLQJ 7XHVGD\ D P S P :HGQHVGD\ 1-­8  p.m.  Thursday,  1-­8  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Story  Hour,  Tuesday,  10:30  a.m.  Information  on  Facebook  at  New  Haven  Community  Library  (Vermont),  at  the  website  nhcl. org,  or  by  phone  at  453-­4015.

Orwell  Free  Library.  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  and  6-­8  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;͞  Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.

Platt  Memorial  Library.  Shoreham.  897-­2647.  Monday,  11  a.m.-­7  p.m.;͞  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  2  p.m.-­7  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Programs  on  website:  www.plat-­ tlib.org.  Summer  programs  (June  23-­July  30):  Preschool  story  time,  ages  3-­5,  Mondays,  11  a.m.-­noon;͞  youth  story  time,  ages  6  and  up,  Mondays  and  Wednesdays,  1-­2  p.m.;͞  drop-­in  crafts  and  activities  for  all  ages,  Mondays  and  Wednesdays,  11  a.m.-­  noon.

Russell  Memorial  Library.  Monkton.  453-­4471.  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  3-­7  p.m.;Íž  Friday  and  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Friday  Story  Hour,  second  and  fourth  Friday,  10-­11  a.m.  WiFi  available.  Weekly  summer  reading  program  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fizz,  Boom,  Readâ&#x20AC;?  starts  Friday,  July  11,  10-­11  a.m.  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  352-­4198.  Tuesday,  2:30-­5:30  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.;Íž  Thursday,  2-­5  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­noon.  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Time,  Tuesday  2:30-­4  p.m.  Info:  http://salisburyfreelibrary.blogspot.com.  Story  hour,  pre-­K  through  grade  4:  Saturdays,  9:30-­10:30  a.m.,  read-­aloud  book  followed  by  arts  and  crafts  project.  Children  must  be  accompanied  by  an  adult.  Sarah  Partridge  Community  Library.  East  Middlebury.  388-­7588.  Ilsley  Library  cards  accepted.  Tuesday,  9  a.m.-­noon;Íž  Thursday,  2-­6  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­noon.  Book  sale  on  Saturdays.

Starksboro  Public  Library.  2827  Route  116,  Starksboro  (in  WRZQ KDOO 3DUNLQJ EHKLQG WRZQ RI¿ FHV 0RQGD\ 10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Story  time  (ages  3-­5)  Monday,  10:30  a.m.  453-­3732.

Whiting  Free  Library.  Main  Street  opposite  the  church.  623-­7862.  Call  for  hours.  Story  time  with  Deb  Lendway,  10  a.m.  Wednesdays.

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Walking  Stick  Theatre  has  been  selected  to  present  a  theatrical  pro-­ duction  at  the  Fringe  Festival  in  (GLQEXUJK 6FRWODQG WKLV $XJXVW The  Otter  Valley  theater  group  was  nominated  to  apply  by  a  member  of  WKH $PHULFDQ +LJK 6FKRRO 7KHDWUH Festival  board  and,  after  completing  the  rigorous  application  processes,  was  chosen  along  with  select  other  high  schools  across  the  country  to  travel  to  Scotland  for  two  weeks  and  perform  at  the  festival.  The  Edin-­ burgh  Fringe  Festival  is  the  largest  performing  arts  festival  in  the  world  with  thousands  of  productions  from  around  the  world. Â

VOCAL  UNREST,  FROM  Castleton  State  College,  is  one  of  10  a  cappella  groups  that  will  compete  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;United  in  Harmonyâ&#x20AC;?  on  Thursday,  May  7,  at  Town  Hall  Theater  in  Middlebury.  The  friendly  a  cappella  competition  is  a  fundraiser  for  the  United  Way  of  Addison  County.

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VUHS (Continued  from  Page  1A) EDFN WKHQ 7D\ORU VDLG $1Z68 RIÂż-­ million.  Like  the  budget  defeated  by  cials  allowed  VUHS  to  use  an  internal  voters  in  March,  it  calls  for  four  jobs  surplus  of  about  $200,000  to  lower  the  to  be  cut  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  three  teachers  and  one  VUHS  budget.  maintenance  worker.  But  in  the  small-­ Âł,W ZDV DUWLÂżFLDOO\ GHĂ&#x20AC;DWHG ODVW \HDU er  budget  proposal  the  school  board  because  of  the  way  the  surplus  was  did  make  a  series  of  other,  smaller  cuts  applied,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  it  seems  like  a  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  see  below. huge  increase.â&#x20AC;?

The  proposed  teacher  cuts  in  the  Those  three  elements  alone  account  $10.31  million  proposal  follow  2014  for  almost  the  entire  VUHS  increase.  reductions  equaling  3.9  6FKRRO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG fulltime  teaching  jobs,  the  central  problem  is  meaning  actual  or  pro-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;This budget what  they  call  years  of  posed  cuts  of  about  sev-­ HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQWO\ inadequate  budgeting  en  VUHS  teaching  jobs  PDLQWDLQV practices  by  previous  over  two  years.

FUXFLDO HGXFDWLRQ VUHS  and  ANwSU  DRIVING  SURJUDPV ZKLOH administrators.  SPENDING  UP Taylor  said,  for  ex-­ (YHQ WKH ÂżUVW DUWLFOH HQVXULQJ WKDW ample,  one  salary  was  calling  for  a  roughly  RXU VWXGHQWV DQG not  accounted  for  in  $10.31  million  budget  IDPLOLHV KDYH the  current  budget,  nor  would  represent  an  in-­ WKH UHVRXUFHV were  contracted  raises,  crease  of  about  9.52  per-­ WHDFKHUV DQG professional  develop-­ cent,  or  about  $900,000,  ment  tuition  for  teach-­ IDFLOLWLHV WKH\ over  current  spending. ers,  or  about  $50,000  of  Increases  include  QHHG Âľ transportation  costs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  ³ 9+86 ERDUG and  all  that  came  on  top  about  $256,000  toward  FKDLUZRPDQ of  the  multi-­year  spe-­ retiring  the  $768,419  /DXULH &KLOGHUV cial  education  shortfall.   GHÂżFLW WKDW 98+6 LV carrying  from  this  past  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  things  cost  school  year,  a  shortfall  largely  due  to  a  certain  amount  of  money,â&#x20AC;?  Taylor  several  years  of  inadequate  special  ed-­ said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  the  numbers  that  appear  on  ucation  and  transportation  budgeting,  SDSHU GRQÂśW VHHP WR UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW WKH PRQH\ and  about  $439,000  in  higher  antici-­ that  was  spent  in  those  areas.â&#x20AC;? pated  spending  on  special  education.

Taylor  said  the  issue,  at  least  in  part,  Another  increase  comes  in  the  is  not  that  the  current  budget  increase  VUHS  assessment  from  the  ANwSU  is  too  large,  but  that  budgets  in  previ-­ RIÂżFH ZKLFK 7D\ORU SHJJHG DW D WR-­ ous  years  were  unrealistically  low,  WDO RI 7KDW ÂżJXUH LV DERXW OHDGLQJ WR WKH GHÂżFLWV QRZ SODJXLQJ $231,000  higher  than  a  year  ago,  but  VUHS. Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;(They  were)  not  too  small  because  a  lack  of  generosity  by  the  communi-­ ties.  The  budgets  that  were  presented  WR WKH YRWHUV GLG QRW DFFXUDWHO\ UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW necessary  spending,â&#x20AC;?  the  principal  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yet  the  spending  happened  any-­ way.â&#x20AC;?

TAX  IMPACTS  ,I WKH PLOOLRQ ¿JXUH LV DS-­ proved  without  the  second  article,  the  latest  ANwSU  residential  school  tax  estimates  call  for  increases  of  5  cents  in  Waltham,  7  cents  in  Addison  and  Ferrisburgh,  and  8.5  cents  in  Panton  and  Vergennes.

Those  increases  translate  to  be-­ tween  $50  and  $85  of  new  taxes  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value,  at  least  for  homeowners  who  are  not  eligible  for  prebates  under  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  educa-­ tion  tax  laws.  Taxpayers  who  qualify  for  prebates  will  eventually  get  some  relief.  More  than  two-­thirds  of  Addison  County  homeowners  received  tax  adjustments,  typically  ranging  from  $1,200  to  $2,100,  in  the  most  recent  year  for  which  data  is  available.  Those  ANwSU  estimates  include  the  projected  2-­cent  statewide  tax  rate  increase  that  lawmakers  are  now  eyeing  in  Montpelier,  and  include  el-­ ementary  spending.  Ferrisburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  es-­ timate  assumes  the  recently  adopted  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  budget  is  approved  in  voting  Tuesday  (see  story  on  Page  1A).

Rep.  Dave  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol,  chair-­ man  of  the  House  education  commit-­ tee,  said  lawmakers  are  considering  a Â

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plan  that  would  not  hike  the  statewide  ¿[ PLGGOH VFKRRO J\P GRRUV education  tax  rate,  meaning  ANwSU  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  trying  very  hard  to  bring  it  rates  could  be  2  cents  lower.  in  within  budget  this  year,  but  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  But  Sharpe  cautioned  that  it  is  not  GR WKLV LQGHÂżQLWHO\ ´ VKH VDLG Âł:HÂśYH a  done  deal.

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Sharpe  said  in  a  Monday  email.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  In  March  while  making  the  latest  from  the  House:  $.98  homestead  $156,000  of  cuts  to  reach  the  $10.31  rate,  1.94  percent  income  rate,  $1.52  million  level,  the  VUHS  board  looked  non-­residential  rate.  I  doubt  these  at,  among  other  items  recommended  rates  will  be  the  end  rates  since  it  rep-­ by  Taylor  and  Canning,  asking  the  resents  quite  a  hefty  rate  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  maintenance  increase  for  those  house-­ department  to  do  lawn  holds  that  pay  according  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The budgets care  and  snow  removal,  to  income  and  no  in-­ WKDW ZHUH repaying  a  food  service  crease  at  all  for  all  other  SUHVHQWHG WR GHÂżFLW RYHU D ORQJHU classes  of  taxpayers.â&#x20AC;? period,  cutting  Walden  WKH YRWHUV LQ Rep.  Diane  Lanpher,  the past) did outdoor  learning  pro-­ D-­Vergennes,  said  on  gram  materials  and  Tuesday  the  Senate  was  QRW DFFXUDWHO\ transportation,  reducing  also  looking  at  a  98-­cent  UHĂ HFW QHFHVVDU\ extra-­curricular  costs,  rate,  but  she  also  de-­ VSHQGLQJ ÂŤ <HW and  cutting  supplies,  scribed  the  situation  as  WKH VSHQGLQJ textbooks  and  fuel  for  Ă&#x20AC;XLG driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  education,  KDSSHQHG BUDGET  DETAILS which  has  seen  a  drop  DQ\ZD\ Âľ 2IÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH in  enrollment. Âł 98+6 3ULQFLSDO 98+6 GHÂżFLW ZRXOG At  that  meeting,  the  6WHSKDQLH be  worse  without  mea-­ board  and  administra-­ 7D\ORU sures  such  as  a  spending  tors  agreed  that  VUHS  freeze,  ongoing  trans-­ RIÂżFLDOV ZRXOG KDYH SRUWDWLRQ DQG ÂżHOG WULS FXWV DQG VRPH discretion  on  how  to  apply  that  money  deferred  maintenance  during  the  cur-­ if  voters  backed  the  higher,  $10.47  rent  school  year.  Taylor  and  Canning  million  spending  level  on  May  5.  estimated  at  a  March  board  meeting  Both  versions  of  the  budget  include  that  spending  in  the  budget  for  the  cuts  of  a  full-­time  math  teacher,  a  current  year  was  underestimated  by  60-­percent  science  job,  a  50-­percent  about  $300,000.  English  position,  and  33-­percent  re-­ Taylor  offered  as  examples  that  stu-­ ductions  in  art,  music,  French  and  dentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  chairs  â&#x20AC;&#x153;have  been  repaired  with  driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  education  jobs.  Taylor  said  in  duct  tape,â&#x20AC;?  and  there  is  no  money  to  March  that  French  is  being  phased  out Â

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2I¿FLDOV FRQWLQXH WR GHVFULEH WKLV budget  as  a  course  correction,  and  said  future  spending  plans  will  not  require  the  same  sort  of  dramatic  increases.  Members  of  the  VUHS  board  made  a  plea  to  voters  in  a  letter  to  the  edi-­ tor  published  in  this  edition  (See  Page  4A).

In  a  note  to  the  Independent  this  week,  board  chairwoman  Laurie  Childers  noted  the  board  has  created  D ÂżQDQFH FRPPLWWHH WR EHWWHU SODQ IRU the  future  and  work  with  the  board  DQG FHQWUDO RIÂżFH ZKLOH $1Z68 RI-­ ÂżFH KDV IRXQGHG DQ DXGLW FRPPLWWHH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  VUHS  board,  alongside  our  new  superintendent,  new  business  manager  and  a  new  principal,  have  worked  tirelessly  creating  this  budget  that  corrects  past  errors  and  invests  wisely  in  our  communitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  school  and  our  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  education.  All  VUHS  board  members,  staff  and  ad-­ ministrators  are  committed  to  reason-­ able  spending,â&#x20AC;?  Childers  said. Âł7KLV EXGJHW HIÂżFLHQWO\ PDLQ-­ tains  crucial  education  programs,  while  ensuring  that  our  students  and  families  have  the  resources,  teachers,  and  facilities  they  need.  I  assure  our  community  we  will  all  continue  our  commitment  to  reasonable  spending  with  an  eye  on  savings.  The  students  deserve  our  support  so  we  can  move  forward.â&#x20AC;?   The  VUHS  board  will  hold  an  infor-­ mational  meeting  on  the  budget  revote  on  Thursday,  April  30,  at  5  p.m.  in  the  school  library.

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Tough Goshen winter canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the flowers By  JUDITH  IRVEN RI 0D\ Ă&#x20AC;RZHULQJ WUHHV DQG VKUXEV Spring  comes  gently  to  Goshen;Íž  perennials  and  bulbs,  will  all  even  now,  in  late  April,  the  burst  forth  in  a  rainbow  of  woods  are  brown  and  the  colors  to  celebrate  winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  weather  often  chilly. end.

But  by  early  May  dainty  %XW VSULQJ LV DOVR Ă&#x20AC;HHW-­ HSKHPHUDO ZLOGĂ&#x20AC;RZHUV ing,  lasting  just  a  few  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Spring  Beauties,  Dogs  short  weeks.  By  early  Tooth  Violets,  Bellwort,  June  it  is  time  for  the  Trillium  and  Dutchmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV RI HDUO\ VXPPHU Breeches  to  mention  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  lilacs  and  peonies,  some  favorites  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  roses  and  irises,  cat-­ EODQNHW WKH IRUHVW Ă&#x20AC;RRU mint  and  salvia  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  as  the  delicate  green  veil  take  center-­stage  in  our  gradually  creeps  up  the  gardens.

On gardens and mountainside.  7KH ÂżUVW Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV RI And  in  my  garden,  gardening in Vermont spring  grow  low  to  the  as  if  to  make  up  for  lost  ground.  After  all,  in  just  time,  spring  progresses  by  leaps  and  a  few  short  weeks  they  will  complete  bounds  with  an  intensity  and  urgency  their  entire  annual  cycle  of  growth,  that  is  totally  unmatched  at  any  other  Ă&#x20AC;RZHULQJ DQG VHWWLQJ VHHG 6R WR time  of  year.  Throughout  the  month  make  a  bold  statement  in  the  garden,  I Â

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like  to  mass  lots  of  them  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  same  kinds  or  different  kinds  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  together.

Fortuitously  the  bright  clear  colors  RI RXU IDYRULWH VSULQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DOO PL[ easily  together  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  blues  that  match  the  hue  of  the  mid-­day  sky  shine  against  brilliant  pinks,  light  purples  and  lots  of  yellow,  and  of  course  the  greeny-­ yellow  of  young  tender  leaves.

To  illustrate  some  of  the  many  ways  RI FRPELQLQJ WKH ERXQWLIXO Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV RI spring,  I  would  like  to  share  with  you  four  different  corners  of  my  own  gar-­ GHQ DQG WKH VSULQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV WKDW WKULYH there.  All  are  easily  grown  and  all  would  make  lovely  additions  to  any  North  Country  garden.  You  can  see  lots  more  pictures  of  these  harbingers  RI VSULQJ DW KWWS QRUWKFRXQWU\UHĂ&#x20AC;HF-­ tions.com/welcome-­spring.

ON  THE  BARN  SLOPE The  whole  of  this  steep  western-­ facing  slope,  capped  by  a  handsome  75-­year  old  farm  barn,  is  easily  vis-­ ible  from  the  house.  The  path  up  to  my  vegetable  garden  bisects  the  space,  and  a  rustic  boulder  wall  runs  along  the  base.  In  springtime  this  is  a  sunny  space,  but  by  early  June  nearby  ash  trees  will  cast  their  shadows  during  the  middle  of  the  day.

After  last  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  warm  weather  the  VQRZ KDV ÂżQDOO\ UHFHGHG DQG DOO DFURVV the  slope  snowdrops  have  emerged,  telling  me  that  spring  has  begun  in  the  mountains.  Before  long  it  will  be  time  for  the  pink  Spring  Vetch,  Lathyrus  vernus  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rosenelfe,â&#x20AC;?  an  easily  grown  member  of  the  sweet  pea  family  that  grows  just  a  foot  or  so  high,  inter-­ spersed  by  lots  of  pale  yellow  daffo-­ dils,  to  put  on  their  show.  In  mid-­May  several  large  patches  of  PRVV SKOR[ Phlox  subulata)  will  con-­ tribute  welcome  splashes  of  color  as  they  trail  over  the  wall.  I  am  particular-­ O\ IRQG RI D EOXLVK SXUSOH SKOR[ ZKLFK

has  been  in  my  garden  for  eons)  grow-­ ing  beside  a  clump  of  bright  yellow  Aurinia  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basket  go  Goldâ&#x20AC;?;Íž  for  several  weeks  they  make  a  wonderful  picture  together.

I  also  use  the  space  behind  the  wall  WR H[SHULPHQW ZLWK QHZ SODQWV ² RU DW least  plants  that  are  new  to  me.  Now  several  sizable  clumps  of  creamy  dou-­ ble  Hellebores,  as  well  as  three  kinds  of  trillium,  grow  in  this  easily  accessi-­ ble  soil.  This  spring  I  will  also  be  care-­ fully  watching  to  see  if  a  small  patch  RI %XQFKEHUULHV Cornus  canadensis)  , SODQWHG D IHZ \HDUV EDFN ZLOO ¿QDOO\ bloom  for  me.

UNDER  THE  SERVICEBERRIES By  the  end  of  April  the  native  ser-­ YLFHEHUULHV Amelanchier  arborea)  in  the  woods  around  here  will  burst  into  Ă&#x20AC;RZHU )RU PH WKLV DPD]LQJ VLJKW LV like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow  In  The  Springtime.â&#x20AC;?

But,  not  to  be  outdone,  at  the  en-­ trance  to  our  back  garden  I  planted  four  smaller  Shadblow  Serviceberries  $ FDQDGHQVLV WKDW HDFK VSULQJ FUH-­ ate  a  dainty  white  canopy  over  the  bed  below.

Most  of  the  bed  is  lightly  shaded  which  has  proven  to  be  the  perfect  en-­ vironment  for  some  of  our  beloved  na-­ WLYH ZRRGODQG ZLOGĂ&#x20AC;RZHUV LQFOXGLQJ %ORRGURRW Sanguinaria  canadensis)  ZLWK FOHDU ZKLWH Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV SXUSOH ZRRG-­ ODQG SKOR[ Phlox  divaricata),  the  del-­ LFDWH 7ZLQOHDI Jeffersonia  diphylla),  VRPH IULQJHG EOHHGLQJ KHDUW Dicen-­ tra  eximia DQG SOHQW\ RI )RDPĂ&#x20AC;RZHU Tiarella  cordifolia).  Near  the  front  of  the  bed,  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  miss  a  Koreanspice  EXVK Viburnum  carlesii ZKLFK ÂżOOV the  air  with  its  heady  fragrance.  This  small  bush  is  surrounded  by  a  carpet  of  bright  pink  Japanese  Primroses  Primula  kisoana).  I  do  note  however,  that,  while  I  love  the  brilliant  color  of  these  particular  primroses  in  my  spring Â

SWEET  BETSY  IS  one  of  the  less  common  species  of  trillium  that  Ju-­ dith  grows  successfully  in  her  Goshen  garden.

TEN  YEARS  AGO,  as  Judith  cleared  her  barn  slope  to  make  a  new  garden,  she  found  a  small  piece  of  bloodroot,  Sanguinaria  canadensis  growing  among  the  vigorous  ferns.  Now,  originating  from  this  single  URRW KDOI D GR]HQ ODUJH SDWFKHV RI WKHVH ORYHO\ 1HZ (QJODQG ZLOGĂ&#x20AC;RZHUV grace  her  garden  each  spring.

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garden,  they  need  to  be  enclosed  with  since  they  are  also  easily  visible  from  D VL[ LQFK URRW EDUULHU WR SUHYHQW WKHP our  quiet  road,  sometimes  people  driv-­ IURP RYHU UXQQLQJ RWKHU OHVV H[XEHU-­ ing  along  will  pull  over  to  inquire  what  ant  neighbors. they  are.

And  towards  the  back  of  the  bed,  IN  THE  WILD which  is  more  heavily  shaded,  the  About  10  years  ago  I  planted  some  arrow-­shaped  leaves  of  Barrenwort  â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalizing  bulbsâ&#x20AC;?  including  the  Epimedium  versicolor  â&#x20AC;&#x153;sulpureumâ&#x20AC;?  ORYHO\ EOXH &DPD Camassia  qua-­ and  Epimedium  x  ru-­ mash)  amongst  the  dan-­ brum)  create  a  pleasant  gling  bells  of  Summer  groundcover  all  season  6QRZĂ&#x20AC;DNH Leucojeum  long. aestivum)  in  the  meadow  IN  THE  SHADE  OF  around  the  pond.  Each  OLD  MAPLES year  they  have  gradually  Three  ancient  maple  H[SDQGHG LQ WKH PRLVW trees  and  a  massive  grey  VRLO DQG FDVW WKHLU UHĂ&#x20AC;HF-­ rock,  no  doubt  a  relic  of  tions  in  the  water.  the  ice  age,  dominate  Also  over  the  years  I  our  small  front  garden.  planted  lots  of  carefree  This  wonderful  craggy  GDIIRGLOV LQ P\ Ă&#x20AC;RZHU-­ rock  surface  also  forms  beds.  However  all  daf-­ IRVEN a  stunning  backdrop  for  fodil  bulbs  will  multiply  WKH VPDOO Ă&#x20AC;RZHUEHG WKDW in  place  and  eventually  I  enjoy  from  my  study  window.  And,  start  to  take  over  valuable  bed  space.  despite  the  inevitable  encroaching  So  each  June  I  make  a  habit  of  dig-­ roots  of  those  old  maples,  this  space  ging  up  clumps  that  have  outgrown  LV ÂżOOHG ZLWK VSULQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DV ZHOO DV their  welcome  and  relocating  them  to  9DULHJDWHG 6RORPRQÂśV 6HDO Polygo-­ the  meadow  or  along  the  edge  of  the  natum  odoratum  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Variegatumâ&#x20AC;?),  Hos-­ woods,  and  even  beside  the  road.  This  tas  and  Ligularia  dentata  that  gradu-­ FKRUH LV EHVW GRQH DV VRRQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DOO\ ÂżOO RXW DV VXPPHU SURJUHVVHV have  died  back,  and  before  the  leaves  Throughout  May  the  low  growing  turn  brown  and  disappear.

In  these  wilder  areas  of  my  garden  spring  perennials  in  this  bed  create  a  delightful  study  in  blue  and  yellow.  WKH\ KDYH FRQWLQXHG WR Ă&#x20AC;RXULVK DQG There  are  lots  of  yellow  English  prim-­ each  spring  they  emerge  out  of  the  URVHV Primula  vulgaris)  interspersed  cold  ground  to  create  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Host  Of  Gold-­ with  our  lovely  native  Virginia  blue-­ en  Daffodils,â&#x20AC;?  as  immortalized  two  EHOOV Mertensia  virginica),  as  well  centuries  ago  by  William  Wordsworth.

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Finally  in  the  third  week  of  May,  as  gardening  life  at  www.northcountryre-­ spring  is  running  its  course,  two  large  Ă&#x20AC;HFWLRQV FRP 'LFN LV D ODQGVFDSH azalea  bushes,  Rhododendron  â&#x20AC;&#x153;White  and  garden  photographer;Íž  you  can  Lightsâ&#x20AC;?  and  R.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bright  Lights,â&#x20AC;?  come  see  more  of  his  photographs  at  www.

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plans  for  passenger  rail  service  along  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  western  rail  corridor  have  yet  to  gel.

Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rail  overpasses  proj-­ ect  is  now  estimated  to  cost  $45  mil-­ OLRQ WR PLOOLRQ 2IÂżFLDOV KDYH yet  to  decide  whether  the  Main  Street  and  Merchants  Row  overpasses  will  be  closed  and  worked  on  simultane-­ ously,  or  one  at  a  time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  hoping  the  town  gets  to  participate  before  that  decision  gets  made,â&#x20AC;?  Middlebury  selectboard  Chairman  Dean  George  said. )LQJHU VDLG GXH WR SXEOLF VDIHW\ factors  the  state  is  committed  to  do-­ ing  the  project  in  spite  of  the  bal-­ looning  price  tag.  Concrete  chunks  continue  to  fall  from  the  two  over-­ passes,  and  workers  routinely  have  to  chop  chunks  of  ice  from  the  rails  to  ensure  smooth  passage  of  trains,  DFFRUGLQJ WR )LQJHU ,W ZDV LQ WKDW GRZQWRZQ Middlebury  had  to  be  evacuated  as  a  result  of  the  derailment  of  a  train  with  fuel  cars,  an  accident  that  fortu-­ nately  did  not  result  in  any  casualties  or  an  environmental  catastrophe.  The  rail  line  runs  near  the  Otter  Creek  in  spots  through  Middlebury. Âł,W LV DEVROXWHO\ QHFHVVDU\ WKDW ZH GR WKLV SURMHFW ´ )LQJHU VDLG Âł,WÂśV D KD]DUG DQG KDV WR EH Âż[HG ´ $QG ZKHQ LWÂśV Âż[HG )LQJHU EH-­ lieves  it  will  have  been  worth  the  inconveniences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  done,  it  will  be  great,â&#x20AC;?  )LQJHU VDLG Âł7KH PRUH FRRSHUDWLRQ we  get,  the  faster  it  will  get  done.â&#x20AC;?

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) potentially  long  meeting,  and  it  could  also  make  it  hard  for  the  moderator  to  count  votes. Âł,I ZHÂśUH LQ D VLWXDWLRQ ZKHUH ZHÂśUH asking  people  to  stand,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  really  ideal  for  the  deliberative  process.â&#x20AC;?

Town  Clerk  Cheryl  Etsey  said  there  are  1,290  registered  voters  in  Starks-­ boro.  The  Mount  Abraham  audito-­ rium  can  accommodate  about  550.  There  were  only  about  150  residents  DW WKH DQQXDO VFKRRO PHHWLQJ )HE And  347  cast  ballots  in  the  school  board  race  on  Town  Meeting  Day. CITIZEN  PETITION A  group  of  Starksboro  voters  cir-­ culated  a  petition  to  reconsider  the  school  budget  after  residents  at  the  annual  meeting  approved  a  budget  ¿JXUH KLJKHU WKDQ WKH VXP ZDUQHG During  the  Robinson  annual  meet-­ LQJ )HE YRWHUV DSSURYHG D VSHQG-­ ing  plan  totaling  $3.01  million,  after  passing  two  amendments  to  increase  the  sum  from  the  original  $2.81  mil-­ OLRQ SURSRVDO 7KH ¿UVW DPHQGPHQW offered  by  the  school  board,  totaled  $58,904  and  was  necessary  because  the  board  had  miscalculated  the  total  of  the  original  proposal.

The  second  amendment,  made  by  resident  Kristen  Toy,  added  an  addi-­ tional  $136,506,  to  pay  for  the  sala-­ ries  of  staff  due  to  be  laid  off  under  the  original  budget  proposal.  Voter  Cookie  Jennings,  who  drafted  the  pe-­ tition,  told  the  Independent  last  month  that  she  believes  many  more  voters  would  have  come  to  the  meeting  if  they  knew  a  bloc  of  residents  would  try  to  increase  the  size  of  the  spend-­ ing  plan.

7KH EXGJHW DV DSSURYHG LQ )HEUX-­ ary,  represents  a  more  than  12  percent  VSHQGLQJ LQFUHDVH RYHU WKH FXUUHQW ¿V-­

cal  year.

Jennings  said  that  subsequent  edu-­ FDWLRQ WD[ LPSDFW ZRXOG EH WRXJK IRU some  residents  to  swallow.

MEETING  PROCEDURE Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting  will  begin  at  9  a.m.,  and  how  long  it  will  last  is  any-­ oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  guess.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  a  majority  RI YRWHUV ÂżUVW PXVW DJUHH WR UHFRQVLGHU WKH EXGJHW DSSURYHG LQ )HEUXDU\ Âł,I ZH YRWH ÂľQR Âś ZHÂśUH GRQH DQG WKDW DPRXQW VWDQGV ´ GX3RQW H[-­ SODLQHG Âł%XW , WKLQN ZHÂśUH PRUH OLNH-­ ly  to  reconsider.â&#x20AC;? ,I YRWHUV GHFLGH WR UHFRQVLGHU WKH budget,  duPont  said  the  board  would  then  welcome  amendments  from  the  Ă&#x20AC;RRU The  board  will  also  make  its  own  UHFRPPHQGDWLRQ IRU ZKDW WKH ÂżQDO budget  sum  should  look  like.  He  said  WKH ERDUG ZRXOG ÂżQDOL]H WKDW SURSRVDO at  its  meeting  Wednesday  evening,  past  the  deadline  for  this  edition  of  the  Independent,  but  said  Tuesday  that  it  would  be  lower  than  the  $3.01  million  ¿JXUH RQ WKH ZDUQLQJ Âł:KDW ZHÂśUH WU\LQJ WR GR LV ÂżQDOL]H a  number  that  we  feel  comfortable  de-­ fending  and  supporting,â&#x20AC;?  duPont  said.  $V IRU KLV H[SHFWDWLRQV IRU KRZ the  meeting  Saturday  will  play  out,  duPont  noted  that  the  residents  who  have  attended  school  board  meetings  since  Town  Meeting  Day  have  been  VXSSRUWLYH RI WKH PLOOLRQ ÂżJ-­ ure.  But  it  will  all  come  down  to  who  shows  up  on  Saturday.

Jennings  told  the  Independent  Wednesday  morning  that  she  believes  voters  will  ultimately  agree  on  a  lower  EXGJHW ÂżJXUH WKDQ DW WKH ODVW PHHWLQJ Âł, KDYH EHHQ UHDGLQJ DQG OLVWHQLQJ to  a  lot  of  the  votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  concerns  about  WKH ÂŤ LQFUHDVH LQ VFKRRO WD[HV WKH high  spending  per  pupil  and  changes Â

county-­  and  statewide,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  ³7KH WKLQJV , KHDU PDNH PH FRQVLGHU that  the  initial  budget  was  high.â&#x20AC;?

She  urged  her  neighbors  to  make  it  out  to  Bristol  on  Saturday  morning. Âł, IHHO WKH YRWHUV RI 6WDUNVERUR need  to  be  there  â&#x20AC;Ś  to  help  steer  our  HOHFWHG RIÂżFLDOV LQ WKH GLUHFWLRQ ZH can  all  live  with  and  make  our  voices  heard  by  a  majority,  not  a  few.â&#x20AC;?

A  group  of  Starksboro  residents  have  circulated  a  petition  to  change  the  voting  method  for  Starksboro  ele-­ mentary  school  budgets  to  Australian  ballot  sometime  in  the  future.

PRINCIPAL  SEARCH The  Robinson  board  is  also  in  the  process  of  searching  for  a  new  princi-­ pal.  Current  principal  Patrick  Hartnett  announced  this  spring  that  he  will  step  down  at  the  end  of  June,  citing  a  mon-­ strous  daily  commute  to  Starksboro  IURP KLV )UDQNOLQ &RXQW\ KRPH DQG a  desire  to  spend  more  time  with  his  family. duPont  said  the  board  has  formed  a  committee  of  community  members,  parents,  faculty  and  one  board  mem-­ ber,  Nancy  Cornell,  to  coordinate  the  search  process.

7KH FRPPLWWHH KDV EHJXQ WR H[-­ amine  rĂŠsumĂŠs,  but  has  not  yet  in-­ terviewed  candidates.  duPont  said  the  board  hopes  to  bring  two  to  three  ¿QDOLVWV WR WRXU WKH VFKRRO DQG PHHW with  the  community  later  in  May,  ZLWK WKH JRDO RI PDNLQJ D ÂżQDO GHFL-­ sion  in  June. %XW KH DFNQRZOHGJHG WKDW ÂżQDOL]-­ ing  a  budget  for  the  school  is  the  top  priority.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  way  or  another,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  go-­ ing  to  come  out  of  (Saturday)  with  a  budget,â&#x20AC;?  duPont  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  remain  in  this  state  of  limbo  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in.â&#x20AC;?

education  programs  as  those  who  are  severely  physically  handicapped  or,  WKH ROG ZRUOG ZRUG ZKLFK ZDV ÂľUH-­ tarded.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

A  lot  of  things  have  of  course  changed  since  then,  including  elimi-­ nation  of  the  offensive  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;re-­ tarded,â&#x20AC;?  now  replaced  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;devel-­ opmentally  delayed.â&#x20AC;?  The  students  that  Scribner  and  her  colleagues  now  serve  are  carefully  assessed  and  given  individual  learning  plans.  They  DUH PDLQVWUHDPHG WR WKH JUHDWHVW H[-­ tent  possible  into  regular  classes.  Special  education  services  are  also  delivered  separately  in  classes  of  up  to  eight  students  for  those  with  sig-­ QLÂżFDQW FKDOOHQJHV Âł$OO RI WKH VWXGHQWV WKDW , VHH DQG WKH NLGV , FDVH PDQDJH DUH DOO LQ mainstream  classes,  as  appropriate,â&#x20AC;?  Scribner  said.

She  also  teaches  art,  reading,  writ-­ ing  and  social  communications,  a  class  that  helps  students  learn  how  to  communicate  with  people,  including  how  to  pick  up  on  physical  cues  and  interact  socially  with  people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Navigating  the  adolescent  world  LV VR GLIÂżFXOW ´ 6FULEHU VDLG Âł7KLV (class)  helps  them  get  along  with  each  other  and  helps  them  stand  up  for  each  other,  how  to  tell  the  truth,  and  what  to  do  when  you  see  some-­ one  cheating.â&#x20AC;?

Scribner  must,  of  course,  keep  the  LGHQWLWLHV RI DOO KHU VWXGHQWV FRQÂżGHQ-­ tial.  Her  caseload  through  the  years  KDV Ă&#x20AC;XFWXDWHG IURP WR 7KLV year,  she  is  responsible  for  the  educa-­ tion  plans  of  28  students  who  require  H[WUD KHOS LQ OHDUQLQJ WR WKH EHVW RI their  abilities.  She  is  responsible  for  coordinating  her  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  education  during  their  entire  high  school  ca-­ reers.  She  can  actually  assist  students  until  they  turn  22,  provided  they  have  not  yet  graduated.

6KH LV JUDWLÂżHG E\ WKH H[WHQW WR which  special  education  services  in  Vermont  have  improved  since  she  broke  into  teaching  four  decades  ago. Âł, ZDV PDUJLQDOL]HG EHIRUH DQG VR were  the  students,  in  the  sense  that  WHDFKHUV ZRXOG VD\ Âľ, GRQÂśW NQRZ how  to  deal  with  special  education  kids,  you  do,  and  here  they  are,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Â

Scribner  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  would  be  happy  for  me  to  take  on  a  lot  of  the  educa-­ WLRQ DQG ÂľGR P\ PDJLFÂś DQG SXW WKHP back.â&#x20AC;?

Nowadays,  teachers  are  trained  to  recognize  the  individual  needs  of  students  and  to  be  more  inclusive,  ac-­ cording  to  Scribner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  a  wonderful  group  of  WHDFKHUV KHUH ZKR DVN Âľ:KDW FDQ , do  to  make  a  quality  education  for  WKLV FKLOG"ϫ VKH VDLG Âł,WÂśV H[FLWLQJ WR be  part  of  that.â&#x20AC;?

Teachers  now  work  as  a  team  to  tailor  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  assignments  to  their  respective  capabilities  in  order  to  PD[LPL]H OHDUQLQJ LQ PDLQVWUHDP classes,  Scribner  said.

At  the  same  time,  Scribner  is  able  to  provide  additional  help  to  students  KDYLQJ GLI¿FXOWLHV ZLWK UHDGLQJ ZULW-­ ing  and  other  subject  matter.  She  recommends  courses  to  her  students  and  helps  them  develop  schedules  for  the  academic  year.  Scribner  also  works  with  parents  to  troubleshoot  any  problems  the  student  might  be  encountering  in  school.

VARYING  ABILITIES Scribner  has  taught  many  children  of  varying  abilities  during  her  ca-­ reer.  The  most  severely  disabled  stu-­ dents  are  enrolled  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life  Skillsâ&#x20AC;?  program  offered  at  MUHS.  That  program  is  geared  to  students  who  might  have  cerebral  palsy,  be  wheel-­ chair-­bound  and/or  reliant  on  feed-­ ing  tubes.  Other  students  might  have  autism,  suffer  from  depression,  have  a  chronic  illness,  or  have  Attention  'HÂżFLW 'LVRUGHU Âł,I WKH\ FDQ SK\VLFDOO\ ZULWH RU XVH a  computer  or  use  one  of  the  head-­ bands  with  a  stick,  then  they  can  cer-­ tainly  be  in  the  class,â&#x20AC;?  Scribner  said.

Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  public  school  system  has  made  great  strides  in  diagnosing  DQG GHÂżQLQJ VSHFLÂżF GLVDELOLWLHV LQ students,  according  to  Scribner. Âł7KDWÂśV ZKDWÂśV PDGH WKH MRE VR H[-­ citing,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back  in  the  1970s,  ZKHQ , ZDV WUDLQLQJ ZH KDG D YHU\ small  number  of  disabilities  because  we  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  differential  diagnosis.  Now  we  have  many  more,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  because  more  people  are  developing  disabilities;Íž  now  we  have  names  for  them  and  better  treatments  and  ways  to  approach  them.â&#x20AC;?

6FULEQHU LV FRQÂżGHQW WKDW HYHQ more  progress  will  come  to  the  spe-­ FLDO HGXFDWLRQ ÂżHOG RYHU WLPH %XW LW will  not  come  during  her  tenure.  Now  64,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decided  to  call  it  a  career.  Scribner  will  take  advantage  of  the  H[WUD WLPH WR KHOS UDLVH KHU WZR \HDU old  granddaughter,  pursue  interests,  and  volunteer  with  the  Congregation-­ al  Church  of  Middlebury.

She  has  eight  stepchildren,  the  youngest  of  which  is  38.  Her  husband  is  Dana  Scribner.

Retirement  is  not  something  that  Scribner  has  been  yearning  for.  She  admits  there  will  be  a  large  void  in  her  life  when  she  steps  down. Âł, GRQÂśW IHHO IRU D VHFRQG WKDW , KDYH EHHQ FRXQWLQJ WKH GD\V WKDW , FDQÂśW ZDLW WR OHDYH ´ VKH VDLG Âł, DP fortunate  to  leave  still  loving  the  job.â&#x20AC;?

NEWS

/,1&2/1 ² Âł$SULO VKRZHUV EULQJ 0D\ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV ´ %XW , GRQÂśW WKLQN WKH FROG KHOSV WRR PXFK , VHH the  coltsfoot  are  blooming  along  the  roadsides  and  the  peepers  are  peep-­ ing  even  though  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  too  cold  to  open  the  windows  and  hear  them  better.  Still,  30  above  is  better  than  30  below.

Did  you  get  to  the  Rummage  Sale?  0\ JUDQGGDXJKWHU DQG , KDG IXQ helping  set  up  and  came  home  with  some  nice  items.  You  know  how  it  goes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  bring  some  to  the  sale,  bring  RWKHU VWXII EDFN KRPH ZLWK \RX ,WÂśV fun.

Soon  the  Town-­wide  Yard  Sale  will  be  happening.  As  you  probably  know,  there  will  be  a  sign-­up  sheet  at  the  Lincoln  General  Store  where, Â

for  a  $15  fee,  you  may  sign  up  to  be  included  on  the  town-­wide  sales  locations  map.  These  fees  go  to-­ ward  Weathervane  Elderly  Housing,  whose  board  of  trustees  came  up  with  the  idea  many  years  ago.  There  are  also  folks  selling  foods  and  drinks,  plus  the  Lincoln  Store  in  the  center,  so  come  on  Saturday,  May  23,  from  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.  and  have  a  wonderful  WLPH 5DLQ RU VKLQH EXW DIWHU H[SHUL-­ encing  both,  shine  is  much  nicer.

Eleanor  Menzer  wanted  to  let  ev-­ eryone  know  that  the  Lincoln  Histor-­ ical  Society  will  be  having  a  sale  that  day  and  would  love  it  if  you  could  donate  lots  of  good  stuff  for  them  to  sell.  Please  call  her  at  453-­2807  if  you  have  any  questions.  They  also  can  use  help  setting  up  for  the  sale Â

and  then  picking  up  afterward  when  everyone  is  tired.

Remember  to  bring  your  books  to  the  Lincoln  Library  in  early  May  so  they  will  have  time  for  sorting  them  before  putting  them  out  for  sale.  They  usually  have  both  food  and  SODQW VDOHV WRR ,I \RX DUH LQWHUHVWHG in  helping  with  these,  please  call  the  library  at  453-­2665(BOOK)  for  more  information.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  forget  Green  Up  Day  on  Saturday,  May  2,  from  8  a.m.-­1  p.m.

On  Sunday,  May  3,  at  the  United  Church  of  Lincoln,  there  will  be  a  special  service  with  music  by  mem-­ bers  of  the  Amaryllis  singing  group  of  Middlebury.  Come  for  the  9:45  a.m.  service  and  enjoy  various  selec-­ tions  throughout  the  service.

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Couple  cited  for  forging  checks ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  After  dis-­ tributing  surveillance  video  last  week  of  a  couple  passing  a  forged  check  at  a  Rutland  business,  Vermont  State  Po-­ lice  cited  a  Middlebury  woman  and  a  Rutland  man  for  forging  the  checks  from  the  First  National  Bank  of  Or-­ well.

State  police  on  April  21  circulated  surveillance  video  from  Tops  Mar-­ ket  in  Rutland  showing  a  man  and  a  woman  buying  groceries.  Police  asked  for  the  publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  help  identifying  the  individuals,  who  police  alleged  were  involved  in  several  incidents  of  forged  bank  checks  between  March  31  and  April  6,  all  in  the  Rutland  area.  Forged  checks  in  the  name  of  First  National  Bank  of  Orwell  were  used  at  Rutlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Tops  Market,  Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Secret  and  Agway.  Police  said  the  two  suspects  IRUJHG DW OHDVW ÂżYH EDQN FKHFNV WRWDO-­ ing  approximately  $1,300.

The  next  day,  after  receiving  several  tips  on  the  suspectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  identities,  troopers  arrested  42-­year-­old  Nicole  B.  Shores  of  Middlebury,  took  her  to  the  Rutland  state  police  barracks  and  cited  her  for  aiding  in  forged  bank  checks  and  utter-­ ing  forged  bank  checks.  She  is  due  to  answer  the  charges  in  Rutland  Superi-­ or  Court,  criminal  division,  on  June  22.

Two  days  after  that,  on  April  24,  troopers  arrested  41-­year-­old  Grover  W.  Pangburn  of  Rutland,  took  him  to  the  Rutland  barracks,  and  cited  him  for  passing  forged  bank  checks,  uttering  forged  bank  checks  and  false  pretenses  or  tokens.  He  is  scheduled  to  answer  the  charges  in  the  same  court  on  June  29.

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don  on  Route  7  in  Brandon.  Police  ad-­ PLQLVWHUHG VWDQGDUGL]HG ÂżHOG VREULHW\ tests  to  Lape  and  subsequently  took  him  into  custody  and  cited  him  for  DUI,  fourth  offense,  and  driving  with  a  criminally  suspended  license,  second  offense.  After  searching  Lape  police  also  cited  him  for  possession  of  a  nar-­ cotic.  Lape  was  lodged  at  the  Marble  Valley  Correctional  Center  for  lack  of  EDLO Â&#x2021; 2Q $SULO DW D P UH-­ VSRQGHG WR D UHSRUW RI D IDPLO\ ÂżJKW on  Colorado  Circle  in  Salisbury.  State  police,  assisted  by  Middlebury  police,  observed  the  victim  with  multiple  inju-­ ULHV VWDQGLQJ LQVLGH WKH UHVLGHQFH WKH\ transported  the  victim  to  Porter  Hospi-­ tal  to  be  treated  for  injuries  to  the  face,  neck,  arms  and  legs.  State  police  took  Sylvan  Boyd,  28,  of  Salisbury  into  FXVWRG\ DQG FLWHG KLP IRU ÂżUVW GHJUHH aggravated  domestic  assault.  Boyd  was  lodged  at  the  Chittenden  Regional  &RUUHFWLRQDO )DFLOLW\ RQ EDLO See  related  story  in  this  edition. Â&#x2021; 2Q $SULO DW DURXQG S P DUUHVWHG 5RODQG *ULIÂżQ RI 6KRUH-­ ham  for  driving  with  a  criminally  sus-­ pended  license  on  Route  22A  in  Shore-­ ham  and  on  an  arrest  warrant  from  an  earlier  charge  of  driving  with  a  sus-­ SHQGHG OLFHQVH *ULIÂżQ ZDV ORGJHG DW the  Marble  Valley  Correctional  Center  ZLWK EDLO VHW DW Â&#x2021; 2Q $SULO DW S P VWRSSHG D vehicle  driven  on  Route  22A  in  Shore-­ KDP E\ &ODUN (DVWHU RI $GGLVRQ for  a  defective  brake  light.  Police  said  tests  at  the  time  of  processing  showed  that  Easterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  blood  alcohol  content  was  D SHUFHQW WKH OHJDO OLPLW IRU GULY-­ ing  is  0.08.  The  trooper  cited  Easter  for  GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH WKLUG RI-­ fense,  and  driving  with  a  criminally  suspended  license. Â&#x2021; 2Q $SULO DW S P DWWHPSW-­ ed  to  stop  a  vehicle  driven  by  21-­year-­ old  Christopher  Shores  of  Middlebury  for  an  invalid  state  inspection  sticker  when  the  Shores  attempted  to  avoid  the  state  police.  Police  reported  that  Shores  pulled  into  a  private  driveway  off  River  Road  in  New  Haven  and  switched  seats  with  his  female  passen-­ ger.  Investigation  showed  that  Shoresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  license  had  been  criminally  suspended  and  the  invalid  inspection  sticker  be-­ longed  to  another  vehicle.  Police  ar-­ rested  Shores,  seized  the  plates  and  in-­ valid  state  inspection  sticker,  and  had  the  vehicle  towed.

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police  barracks  in  New  Haven,  a  rela-­ tive  arrived  to  give  him  a  ride  and  po-­ lice  said  the  relative  who  was  driving  had  a  license  that  had  expired  in  Janu-­ ary.  The  relative  was  issued  a  ticket  and  the  vehicle  was  grounded  at  the  barracks. Â&#x2021; 2Q $SULO DW S P VWRSSHG a  vehicle  driven  by  39-­year-­old  Raj  Bhakta  of  Shoreham  on  North  Orwell  Road  in  Shoreham  for  speeding.  The  trooper  reported  that  during  the  stop  he  IRXQG WKDW %KDNWD ZDV XQGHU WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;X-­ ence  of  alcohol.  Bhakta  did  not  submit  to  any  breath  tests.  He  was  processed  at  the  New  Haven  state  police  barracks  DQG FLWHG IRU GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;X-­ ence.  Â&#x2021; 2Q $SULO ZHUH FDOOHG WR LQYHV-­ tigate  the  second  burglary  this  month  at  Dakin  Farm  on  Route  7  in  Ferris-­ burgh.  Police  reported  that  someone  forced  their  way  into  the  business  through  a  window  sometime  between  2:30  and  6:30  a.m.  this  past  Monday  and  stole  money.  That  followed  a  simi-­ lar  incident  on  the  previous  Monday.  Anyone  with  information  on  these  crimes  is  asked  to  contact  the  state  po-­ lice  at  388-­4919.  Information  can  also  be  submitted  online  at  www.vtips.info  or  by  texting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;CRIMESâ&#x20AC;?  (274637)  to  Keyword:  VTIPS. Â&#x2021; 2Q $SULO DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ 12:32  p.m.  received  a  report  that  a  tractor-­trailer  had  gone  off  the  road  on  Route  30  at  Cider  Mill  Road  in  Corn-­ wall.  Troopers  found  that  a  tractor-­ WUDLOHU IURP (YHUODVW 5RRÂżQJ ZLWK D SRXQG ORDG RI PHWDO URRÂżQJ was  off  the  roadway  but  still  block-­ ing  both  lanes  of  travel.  Apparently  WKH GULYHU LGHQWLÂżHG DV &DUORV 'H-H-­ sus,  28,  of  Reading,  Pa.,  was  attempt-­ ing  to  turn  around  at  the  intersection  when  he  backed  across  both  lanes  of  the  highway  dropping  the  rear  wheels  of  his  trailer  off  the  pavement,  causing  the  trailerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  undercarriage  to  become  lodged  on  the  asphalt.  A  heavy  wreck-­ er  came  and  pulled  the  truck  back  onto  the  road,  and  DeJesus  was  able  to  drive  the  truck  from  the  scene.  VTrans  and  the  Middlebury  Department  of  Public  Works  responded  to  requests  for  as-­ sistance  and  used  signs  and  a  message  board  to  indicate  the  roadway  was  closed.

The  Vermont  State  Police  will  be  conducting  sobriety  and  safety  check-­ points  between  May  1  and  May  7.  Troopers  will  focus  on  removing  im-­ paired  drivers  from  the  roadways,  seat-­ belt  enforcement,  child  restraint,  cell  phone  usage,  and  all  other  motor  ve-­ hicle  laws  during  this  time.  All  motor-­ ists  are  encouraged  to  use  a  designated  driver  when  necessary  and  to  always  wear  a  seatbelt.

Report  of  dead  animals  draws  investigation By  JOHN  S.  McCRIGHT BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermont  State  Police  received  a  report  on  April  11  from  two  Middlebury  College  students  who  came  across  a  scene  of  what  they  GHVFULEHG DV PXWLODWHG DQG GLV-­ membered  dog  carcasses.  As  reported  in  the  Middlebury  Campus  newspa-­ per  last  week,  they  found  the  animals  on  a  property  alongside  the  New  Ha-­ ven  River  in  Bristol  while  they  were  RXW ÂżVKLQJ One  of  the  two  students  told  the  Independent  this  week  that  they  had  seen  a  variety  of  dead  animal  parts,  as Â

well  as  complete  skeletons,  with  fur  DQG Ă&#x20AC;HVK WKH\ DSSHDUHG WR EH GRJV â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  look  humane  in  the  least,â&#x20AC;?  the  student  said.

State  police  asked  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Department  Game  War-­ den  Josh  Hungerford  to  look  into  the  report.  Hungerford  told  the  Indepen-­ dent  this  week  that  he  talked  to  the  owner  of  the  property,  who  lived  in  a  home  on  the  site.  He  said  the  carcass-­ es  were  not  dogs,  but  coyotes.  Hungerford  described  the  property  owner  as  a  trapper  who  was  fully  li-­ censed  to  trap  and  kill  coyotes.  He Â

said  the  animals  are  typically  trapped  and  skinned  and  their  pelts  are  sold.  Trappers  generally  sell  pelts  to  earn  a  living.  Hungerford  said  the  carcasses  that  the  Middlebury  College  students  found  were  all  discarded  on  the  trap-­ perâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  land,  which  is  perfectly  legal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  can  discard  them  on  his  own  property,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Hungerford  said  he  could  under-­ stand  how  the  students  felt  when  they  came  across  the  scene,  especially  if  they  were  unfamiliar  with  trapping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  can  be  alarming,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

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