April 17 2014 a section

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Sports Report

New face

Game on

See all of the local high school spring athletic teams — pictures, rosters and stories — in section C.

Mt. Abe has hired a new principal — a Vermont native who has lived in Virginia 20 years. See Page 3A.

A new youth rugby team in Bristol is looking for players who like to get physical. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 68 No. 16

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, April 17, 2014 â—† 58 Pages

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Time  running  out  on  education  bill School  districts  expansion  effort  still  in  House By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² /RFDO ODZPDN-­ HUV RQ 0RQGD\ ZHUH XQVXUH ZKHWKHU D sweeping  bill  calling  for  expansion  of  SXEOLF VFKRRO GLVWULFWV ZRXOG UHFHLYH ÂżQDO OHJLVODWLYH DSSURYDO EHIRUH WKH VHVVLRQ FRQFOXGHV LQ DERXW WKUHH weeks. The  bill  in  question  is  H.883,  which  allows  the  state’s  current  282  school  WR YROXQWDULO\ UHDOLJQ LQWR DURXQG H[SDQGHG . GLVWULFWV (DFK VFKRRO GLVWULFW ZRXOG EH JRYHUQHG E\ D VLQJOH ERDUG DQG RSHUDWH RQ D VLQJOH EXGJHW 7KH LQLWLDWLYH LV EHLQJ WRXWHG DV D ZD\ WR GHOLYHU HGXFDWLRQ LQ D PRUH HIÂżFLHQW DQG FRVW HIIHFWLYH PDQQHU 2SSRQHQWV DUH FRQFHUQHG WKDW VXFK D FKDQJH FRXOG UHVXOW LQ D SXVK WR FORVH RU FRQVROLGDWH VPDOO FRPPXQLW\ schools. Âł,ÂśP FRQFHUQHG DERXW WKH LPSOLFD-­

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VUHS  spending  plan  will  cut  teacher  jobs MEMBERS  OF  THE  Beeman  Elementary  School  chorus  sing  during  the  naturalization  ceremony  held  in  the  New  Haven  Town  Hall  Monday  afternoon.  The  school’s  third-­  through  sixth-­graders  helped  organize  the  ceremony. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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U.S.  MAGISTRATE  JUDGE  John  M.  Conroy,  above,  shook  hands  with  each  of  the  21  new  U.S.  citizens  after  they  gave  their  Oath  of  Allegiance  during  a  naturalization  ceremony  in  New  Haven  Monday.  Also  pictured  above  are  Suzanne  Kern,  far  right,  of  the  U.S.  Citizenship  and  Immigra-­ tion  Service  and  Insup  Shin  of  the  U.S.  Marshals  Service. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

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By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) schedule  online  at  acrpc.org/middle-­ a  family  in  Leicester  when  their  EXU\ YW EULGJH home  became  cut  off  due  to  high  water. Speaking  of  construction,  Middle-­ EXU\ SXEOLF ZRUNV RIÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH This  is  your  reminder  that  the  Route  Water  Street  construction  project,  125  Sand  Hill  Bridge  at  the  base  of  the  scheduled  to  begin  this  past  Mon-­ mountains  in  East  Middlebury  will  be  day,  was  delayed.  Weather  permit-­ closed  for  reconstruction  beginning  ting,  construction  should  begin  on  WKLV )ULGD\ $SULO DQG XQWLO WKH ÂżUVW or  about  April  28. ZHHN LQ -XQH 7KH RIÂżFLDO GHWRXU LV YLD the  Brandon  Gap,  but  a  staffer  at  the  This  Saturday  Middlebury  Farmers’  regional  planning  commission  pointed  Market  will  help  customers  get  ready  out  that  a  short  jog  around  the  project  for  Easter  with  natural  egg  dyeing,  YLD 8SSHU DQG /RZHU 3ODLQV 5RDG RU along  with  the  usual  fare  that  the  mar-­ D VRPHZKDW ORQJHU WUHN WR 5LSWRQ YLD ket  sells.  It  takes  place  indoors  through  North  Branch  Road,  will  bypass  con-­ April,  at  the  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  struction  with  less  disruption  to  your  6FKRRO J\PQDVLXP 6DWXUGD\V schedule.  See  the  full  construction  a.m.  to  1  p.m.

The  state  public  health  vet-­ erinarian  is  spreading  the  word  that  four  raccoons  have  recently  tested  positive  for  rabies;Íž  all  were  trapped  in  Burlington  and  South  Burlington.  Eleven  rabies  cases  have  been  recorded  so  far  this  year  in  Vermont  â€”  they  were  in  raccoons,  skunks,  and  one  bobcat  in  Clarendon  â€”  but  none  so  far  in  Addison  County.  Avoid  contact  with  any  wild  animal,  and  if  it  is  acting  strangely,  contact  the  Ver-­ mont  Rabies  Hotline:  1-­800-­472-­ 2437  (1-­800-­4-­RABIES),  Monday  through  Friday  8  a.m.  to  4:30  p.m.,  or  802-­223-­8697.

week  recognized  lots  of  local  young-­ sters  for  their  accomplishments  in  the  5HDGLQJ ,V DQ ,QYHVWPHQW SURJUDP DQG WKH %H 0RQH\ :LVH ÂżQDQFLDO OLW-­ eracy  poster  contest  â€”  two  efforts  to  help  kids  make  thoughtful  decisions  regarding  their  money.  The  Read-­ LQJ ,V DQ ,QYHVWPHQW SURJUDP XVHG LQ 9HUPRQW HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRROV SURPRWHV ERWK ÂżQDQFLDO OLWHUDF\ DQG reading  literacy  through  classroom  and  library  instruction  and  through  a  personal  reading  program.  More  than  UHDGLQJ ORJV ZHUH VHQW WR WKH WUHDVXUHU DQG VKH SXOOHG UDQGRP ORJV DQG DZDUGHG WKHLU DXWKRUV FROOHJH VDYLQJV DFFRXQWV $PRQJ WKH ZHUH 7KDQH *LOO *DEH .DGULF DQG 6WDWH 7UHDVXUHU %HWK 3HDUFH WKLV Tori  Scott,  all  of  Ferrisburgh  Central Â

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  â€”  The  Addison  select-­ board  and  Addison  Volunteer  Fire  'HSDUWPHQW H[HFXWLYH RIÂżFHUV DW D special  March  19  selectboard  meet-­ LQJ DW WKH ÂżUH VWDWLRQ DJUHHG WR EX\ D QHZ ÂżUH WUXFN IRU WKH WRZQ The  new  $338,640  truck  will  re-­ place  the  department’s  1994  truck.  According  to  meeting  minutes,  the  department  had  $82,000  in  its  truck  IXQG DQG WKH WRZQ ZLOO ÂżQDQFH WKH difference  with  a  15-­year,  2.9-­per-­ cent  loan  through  the  National  Bank  of  Middlebury.  According  to  minutes,  the  new  truck  will  have  â€œlots  of  bells  and  whistles,â€?  including  a  â€œ360  degree  spotlight  tower,  speedy  dry  hopper,  12  Kw  generator,  automatic  drop  chains,â€?  and  will  be  large  enough  to  FDUU\ DOO WKH ÂżUHÂżJKWHUVÂś JHDU 2IÂżFLDOV H[SHFW WKH WUXFN WR ODVW years,  and  said  the  town  will  sell  the  old  truck.  At  their  April  1  meeting,  select-­ board  members  heard  from  road  foreman  Bryan  Nolan  that  winter  costs  ran  high,  but  still  authorized  another  equipment  purchase:  $6,500  to  buy  a  â€œsteamerâ€?  to  thaw  out  frozen  culverts. At  that  meeting,  the  board  also  ap-­ pointed  Peter  Briggs,  Cheryl  Burn-­ ham  and  Frank  Galgano  to  the  de-­ velopment  review  board:  David  Cole  and  Galgano  as  representatives  to  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission,  and  Barbara  Supeno  as  an  alternate;Íž  Jeff  Nelson  to  the  ACRPC’s  transportation  committee;Íž  William  Munoff  as  a  representative  to  the  Addison  County  Solid  Waste  Management  District;Íž  and  Geoff  1HOVRQ DV KHDOWK RIÂżFHU The  board  also  voted  to  reduce  the  planning  commission  from  seven  to  ¿YH PHPEHUV DQG DSSRLQWHG 6WDUU 3KLOOLSV WR ÂżQLVK .LPEDOO 3URYHQFK-­ er’s  term  on  the  commission.  Phil-­ lips’  term  had  just  expired,  and  the  board  voted  to  not  to  replace  Tim  Davis  on  the  board,  thus  creating  WKH ÂżYH PHPEHU SDQHO $FFRUGLQJ WR minutes,  â€œStarr  stated  that  for  the  last  two  years  they  have  been  function-­ LQJ DV D ÂżYH PHPEHU ERDUG ´ The  board  also  discussed  with  John  Spencer,  chairman  of  the  Town  Hall  Committee,  Addison’s  ongo-­ ing  effort  to  create  a  septic  system  WKDW ZRXOG VHUYH WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW Addison’s  former  town  hall  and  the  church  that  now  owns  it.  The  church  will  return  the  build-­ ing  to  town  ownership  in  exchange  for  septic  service.  Addison  is  talking  with  the  Gosliga  farm  about  a  parcel  west  of  the  central  school  that  pre-­ liminary  tests  have  indicated  is  suit-­ able  for  a  septic  system  that  would  serve  all  those  properties.  The  board  gave  Spencer  the  go-­ahead  to  speak  with  an  attorney  regarding  zoning  is-­ sues  about  the  parcel. On  March  5,  the  selectboard  unan-­ imously  chose  to  return  Jeff  Kauff-­ man  to  his  post  as  board  chairman.  At  that  meeting,  two  television  stations  asked  board  members  to  comment  about  a  discrimination  ODZVXLW WKDW KDG MXVW EHHQ ÂżOHG EXW board  members  declined  because  at  that  point,  â€œwe  were  not  aware  of  any  VXFK DFFXVDWLRQV RU VXLWV ÂżOHG ´ The  town’s  planning  commission  has  met  regularly  this  year  and  is  fo-­ cusing  on  updating  Addison’s  town  plan,  with  help  from  the  regional  planning  commission.  Planning  of-­ ÂżFLDOV KDYH VDLG WKH ]RQLQJ UHZULWH will  now  wait  until  the  town  plan  is  updated,  with  a  target  date  of  this  fall.  The  following  real  estate  transfers  were  recorded  in  Addison  in  the  past  year: ‡ 0DUFK 1LFROH %XUJRV to  Robert  Phillips  Jr.,  home  at  151  Algonquin  Drive,  $97,500. ‡ 0DUFK 5LFKDUG :ULJKW and  Mary  McKinnon  to  Paul  and  Kyle  Felion,  home  at  275  Whitney  Creek  Drive,  $235,000. ‡ )HE -DQLFH %DUUH WR David  Howell  and  Stephanie  Allen,  home  at  7020  Route  22A,  $280,000.  Jan.  3,  2014:  Rheal  and  Jan-­ ice  Gevry  to  Thomas  and  Amanda  Mason,  home  at  4658  Route  22A,  $190,000. ‡ 'HF *UHJRU\ DQG Leslie  Randall  to  Matthew  and  Erik  Randall,  home  at  280  Potash  Bay  Road,  $150,000. ‡ 'HF 5D\PRQG DQG Alice  Bodette  to  Kayhart  Bros.  Land  Holdings  LLC,  327.4  acres  and  farm  buildings  on  Route  17  West,  $890,000. ‡ 'HF 5REHUW 5RELQVRQ and  Lisa  Jerry-­Robinson  to  Kyle  Goodman  and  Kelli-­Jo  Cloutier,  home  at  5592  Lake  Street,  $235,000. ‡ 'HF 'DOH DQG 'DQD Franklin  to  Scott  and  Cheri  Petrin,  home  at  228  Country  Club  Road,  $251,250. ‡ 1RY *HRUJH -RKQVWRQ III  to  Michael  and  Amy  Johnston, Â

home  at  32  Orchard  Lane,  $850,000. ‡ 1RY +HUPDQ %X]H-­ man,  Trustee  to  Gosliga  Farms  Inc.  216-­acre  farm  at  5198  Route  22A,  $744,000. ‡ 1RY -DPHV DQG -HQQL-­ fer  Anair  to  Kyle  Birchmore,  com-­ mercial  property  with  mobile  home  at  5470  Route  22A,  $120,000. ‡ 1RY 0LFKDHO DQG Amy  Johnston  to  Robert  and  Theresa  DiPalma,  home  at  106  Orchard  Lane,  $527,167. ‡ 2FW 5LFKDUG Damalouji  to  Andre  Du-­ bois,  land  at  357  Mountain  Road,  $65,000. ‡ 6HSW -DPHV Foley  Jr.  to  Paul  Kennedy,  home  at  703  Mountain  Road  Ext.  $170,000. ‡ 6HSW %LSLQ DQG Claire  Desai  to  Debra  and  Thomas  Tremblay,  home  at  6208  Route  125,  $172,300. ‡ 6HSW ,VVDP 'DPDORX-­ ji  to  Jeffrey  and  Paul  Mahan,  home  at  357  Mountain  Road,  $167,500. ‡ 6HSW $QLWD %XUQKDP to  Jane  Dwinell  and  Stephen  Yard-­ ley,  home  at  191  Algonquin  Drive,  $180,000. ‡ $XJ 5REHUW 9DQ 2U-­ num  estate  to  Kevin  Van  De  Weert,  mobile  home  at  515  Nortontown  Road,  $100,000. ‡ $XJ -DPHV DQG 0DU\ Devlin  to  Anita  Bamert  and  James  Shaw  Jr.,  home  at  6724  Route  125,  $270,000. ‡ -XO\ 0DUN *LOEHUW WR Rheal  and  Gail  Gevry,  home  at  7663  Route  22A,  $110,000. ‡ -XO\ )UDQN DQG *HUDO-­ GLQH /HIĂ€HU WR 7\OHU 3LHUFH DQG .DFL Spear,  home  at  520  Town  House  Road,  $155,000. ‡ -XQH (UQHVW DQG %HWW\ Hayes  to  George  and  Patricia  Eisen-­ hart,  home  at  91  Jersey  St.  $255,000. ‡ -XQH $QQ *LEVRQ WR Ann  Metcalf,  home  at  290  Tri-­Town  Road,  $232,000. ‡ 0D\ 3DXO 9DORLV 7UXVW to  Stephen  and  Lynn  White,  home  at  6552  Route  125,  $95,000. ‡ 0D\ 'RURWK\ 6DQFKH] and  Roger  Norton  to  Garrett  Holler,  home  at  6303  Goodrich  Corner  Road,  $149,500. ‡ $SULO -HIIUH\ DQG (OL]-­ abeth  Warden  to  Wendy  Willenbak-­ er,  home  at  2220  Town  Line  Road,  $125,000. ‡ $SULO 7LPRWK\ 3ULFH to  Stanley  and  Janice  Huber,  home  at  1223  Route  17  East,  $258,000. ‡ $SULO &DUROH 'UDSHU HV-­ tate  to  Ernest  and  Leslie  Bean,  home  at  1513  Mountain  Road,  $157,000. ‡ $SULO 3LHUUH DQG -DQLFH Barre  to  Richard  and  Joanne  Reyn-­ olds,  21  acres  on  Route  22A,  $75,000.

lectboard  agreed  to  contract  with  Michael  Merrigan  to  be  in  charge  of  maintaining  the  town’s  roads. The  position,  which  is  paid  on  a  contract  basis,  has  been  held  for  de-­ cades  by  Francis  Warner,  who  had  WROG :DOWKDP RIÂżFLDOV KH SODQQHG WR step  down  this  summer.  However,  Warner  decided  he  would  like  to  make  the  move  earlier,  and  the  board  opted  to  bring  aboard  Merrigan,  who  helped  Warner  dur-­ ing  this  past  challenging  winter.  The  contract  was  PDGH RIÂżFLDO DQG VLJQHG DW the  board’s  regular  April  7  meeting. At  that  meet-­ ing,  the  board  also  accepted  a  $4,650  bid  from  Fer-­ risburgh  treasurer  Garrit  Smits  to  handle  lawn  mowing  for  Waltham  this  year.  The  board  also  decided  to  advertise  for  several  open  positions:  an  auditor,  a  representative  and  an  alternate  to  the  Addison  County  Sol-­ id  Waste  District,  and,  according  to  draft  minutes,  â€œa  potential  vacancy  for  a  select  board  member.â€? In  March,  the  selectboard  elected  Harold  Francis  as  its  chairperson  and  agreed  to  lease  a  new  copier.  In  February,  the  board  appointed  Geoff  1HOVRQ DV WKH WRZQÂśV KHDOWK RIÂżFHU and  directed  a  hazardous  dumping  complaint  to  the  Agency  of  Natural  Resources.  Other  selectboard  meet-­ ings  in  early  2014  and  late  2013  were  largely  devoted  to  preparing  for  Town  Meeting  Day. Meanwhile,  the  planning  com-­ mission  continued  at  its  February  and  March  meetings  work  to  update  and  rewrite  the  Waltham  town  plan,  including  discussions  of  how  much  it  would  cost  to  have  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commis-­ sion  assist  the  process.  The  following  real  estate  transfers  were  recorded  in  Waltham  in  the  past  year: ‡ 0DUFK 'DYLG 0R-­ rin  estate  to  Monica  Brunet,  mo-­ bile  home  at  40  High  Manor  Park,  $48,800. ‡ )HE *HQHYD +RO-­ brook  to  Penny  Cousino,  mobile  home  at  300  High  Manor  Park,  $35,000. ‡ 2FW -RDQQHV DQG 7LQL deBoer  to  Allandra  Farm  Inc.,  258.6  acre  farm  at  1090  South  Middle-­ brook  Road,  $900,000  including  $150,000  of  personal  property. ‡ 6HSW %ULDQ &RWD DQG Brenda  Cota-­Blanchard  to  Thom-­ as  Cousino,  home  at  133  Crosby  Heights,  $185,000. ‡ $XJ 0\UOH -DFNPDQ to  Jonathan  and  Patti  Apgar,  home  at  828  Route  7,  $210,000. ‡ -XQH 7LPRWK\ DQG Amanda  Hodson  to  David  and  Lisa  Sausville,  home  at  2431  Green  Street,  $325,000. ‡ -XQH 0DU\ DQG $Q-­ thony  Kinson  to  Robert  and  Nancy  WALTHAM  â€”  At  a  March  31  Lenox,  home  at  169  Monroe  Way,  special  meeting,  the  Waltham  se-­ $430,000.

By  ZACH  DESPART BRISTOL  â€”  After  two  de-­ FDGHV *D\QHOO /\PDQ LV ÂżQDOO\ coming  home.  The  Mount  Abra-­ ham  Union  High  School  board  this  month  tapped  Lyman,  a  native  Vermonter  who  has  been  teaching  in  Virginia  since  the  1990s,  as  the  next  principal  of  the  school. For  Lyman  it’s  a  return  that  has  been  a  long  time  coming. “I  was  always  looking  to  re-­ turn,â€?  Lyman  said.  â€œWhen  I  took  the  job  in  Virginia  it  was  with  the  intention  of  getting  experience  to  come  back.â€? Lyman,  42,  was  born  in  Ben-­ nington  and  raised  in  Newport.  At  an  early  age,  she  realized  she  had  a  passion  for  teaching. “I  never  pictured  myself  do-­ ing  anything  but  teach,â€?  Lyman  said.  â€œI  was  in  high  school  sci-­ ence  when  I  realized  that’s  what  I  wanted  to  teach.â€? Lyman  enrolled  at  the  Univer-­ sity  of  Vermont  and  earned  her  bachelor’s  degree  in  1993. Because  of  stiff  job  competition  in  New  England,  Lyman  looked  HOVHZKHUH IRU KHU ÂżUVW WHDFKLQJ job.  She  was  hired  to  teach  chem-­ istry  and  physics  at  Varina  High  School  in  Henrico,  Va.,  a  suburb  of  Richmond. While  in  Virginia,  Lyman  earned  a  master’s  degree  from  Virginia  Commonwealth  Univer-­ VLW\ DQG ODWHU D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI $G-­ vanced  Study  in  Education  from  that  institution. She  ascended  the  ranks  to  be-­ come  an  â€œInstructional  Technolo-­ gy  Resource  Teacherâ€?  at  a  middle  school  in  the  same  district.  In  this  capacity,  Lyman  served  as  an  ad-­ viser  to  educators  on  teaching  stu-­ dents  21st-­century  skills.  In  2013,  Lyman  was  promoted  to  be  the  associate  principal  at  Douglas  S.  Freeman  High  School,  the  posi-­ tion  she  holds  currently. $W ÂżUVW 9LUJLQLD ZDV VXSSRVHG to  be  a  temporary  stop  in  Lyman’s  career.  After  three  years,  Lyman  said  she  hoped  to  return  north. “Three  years  turned  into  20,  because  there  were  so  many  op-­ portunities  there  I  didn’t  want  to  give  up,â€?  Lyman  said. Lyman  said  she  and  her  stay-­ at-­home  husband,  Ty,  were  also  thinking  of  their  children’s  educa-­ tion. “When  my  children  got  to  be  school  aged,  we  wanted  to  pro-­

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GAYNELL   LYMAN vide  them  with  the  experiences  we  had  growing  up,â€?  Lyman  said. When  she  learned  of  the  vacancy  at  Mount  Abraham,  Lyman  jumped  at  the  opportunity.  From  a  group  of  12  applicants,  three  were  inter-­ viewed,  ANeSU  Superintendent  Da-­ vid  Adams  said. Lyman  described  the  daylong  in-­ terview  process  as  intense,  but  wel-­ comed  the  queries  from  teachers,  administrators,  parents,  community  members  and  students. Lyman  said  a  question  from  a  student  â€”  â€œWhat  is  your  spirit  ani-­ mal?â€?  â€”  caught  her  off  guard,  but  showed  her  how  creative  students  in  the  district  are. Other  prompts  from  students  got  down  to  the  nuts  and  bolts  of  a  principal’s  job. “They  wanted  to  know  what  I  would  change,  what  my  leader-­ ship  style  was,  how  I  interact  with  people,  how  I  would  integrate  school  culture,â€?  Lyman  said.  â€œThe  students  asked  phenomenal  ques-­ tions.â€? In  addition  to  her  interview,  a  team  from  ANeSU  traveled  to  Vir-­ ginia  to  observe  Lyman  in  her  natu-­ ral  habitat,  so  to  speak. “They  came  to  visit  me  on  site,  which  was  intimidating,â€?  Lyman  said.  â€œThey  spoke  with  my  col-­ leagues,  our  students,  parents  and  administration.â€? After  an  extensive  vetting  pro-­ cess,  Adams  said  Lyman  was  the  unanimous  choice  of  both  the  board  and  the  16-­member  search  advisory  committee. “We  are  very  excited  about  this  appointment,â€?  Adams  said. Lyman  said  that  her  experiences  at  Mount  Abraham  will  likely  be Â

markedly  different  from  her  cur-­ rent  job,  due  to  the  disparity  in  size  between  the  two  districts. “We  have  as  many  high  school  students  as  you  do  in  the  whole  ¿YH WRZQ GLVWULFW ´ /\PDQ VDLG of  her  current  school. $ EHQHÂżW RI PRYLQJ WR D VPDOO community,  Lyman  said,  is  that  she  will  be  able  to  connect  better  with  students. “One  thing  that  will  be  in-­ teresting  will  be  a  community  where  everybody  knows  every-­ body,â€?  Lyman  said.  â€œI’m  excited  about  that  â€”  the  possibility  that  I  could  know  all  of  the  students’  names  in  a  school  is  not  some-­ thing  I’ve  experienced  before.â€? Lyman  said  that  she  hopes  to  continue  the  school’s  focus  on  indivualized  learning  for  stu-­ dents. “Something  that  draws  me  to  Mount  Abe  is  the  concept  of  personalized  learning,â€?  Lyman  said.  â€œWhat  is  exciting  for  me  LV ÂżQGLQJ ZD\V WR DSSURSULDWHO\ challenge  all  students,  and  this  is  a  rigorous  experience  that  prepares  them  to  be  high-­quali-­ ty  thinkers  and  members  of  the  community.â€? The  couple’s  children,  ages  7  and  8,  will  attend  school  in  ANe-­ SU.  Gaynell  and  Ty  Lyman  are  currently  searching  for  a  home  in  WKH ÂżYH WRZQ DUHD Outside  of  her  job,  Lyman  has  taught  yoga  for  15  years,  which  she  said  has  provided  her  with  balance  in  her  life. “We’re  an  outdoor  family,  we  like  to  hike  and  garden,â€?  Lyman  said. When  she’s  not  roughing  it  in  the  woods,  Lyman  said  she  en-­ joys  a  good  novel. Because  her  school  in  Virgin-­ ia  is  currently  on  spring  break,  Lyman  is  in  Bristol  this  week,  meeting  with  administrators,  faculty  and  staff,  to  get  a  feel  for  KRZ WKH VFKRRO LV UXQ +HU ÂżUVW day  on  the  job  is  July  1. Moving  to  Addison  County  will  also  bring  the  Lymans  closer  to  their  relatives,  which  Gaynell  Lyman  said  was  a  good  thing.  Her  family  lives  in  Rutland,  while  her  husband’s  kin  reside  in  Essex.  Lyman  said  her  family  treks  to  Vermont  for  holidays. “We’re  back  and  forth  three  times  a  year,  at  least,â€?  Lyman  said.  â€œIt’s  a  lot  of  miles.â€?

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H.883:  Changing  staus  quo  needed  to  improve  outcomes At  Monday’s  legislative  breakfast,  Weybridge  resident  Fran  Putnam  asked  an  important  question  concerning  a  legislative  proposal  to  consolidate  school  governance  districts  as  drafted  in  H.883:  â€œBefore  we  totally  throw  the  baby  out  with  the  bathwater,â€?  she  said,  â€œwe  really  need  to  think  about:  What  is  the  problem  we’re  trying  to  solve,  what  is  the  goal  here,  and  is  this  the  best  way  to  do  LW"´ Rep.  David  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol,  answered  that  question  in  part:  â€œH.883  is  an  effort  to  bring  new,  better  opportunities  for  our  students  and  do  it  at  a  reasonable  cost,â€?  he  said.  6SHFLÂżFDOO\ + LV GHVLJQHG WR UHSODFH WKH VWDWHÂśV DQWLTXDWHG school  governance  system  with  a  system  more  nimble  and  eager  to  meet  the  changing  needs  of  today’s  global  economy.  The  biggest  change  would  see  the  state’s  273  school  districts  realign  into  around  H[SDQGHG . 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One  of  the  driving  issues  prompting  the  discussion  is  the  fact  that  PRUH WKDQ SHUFHQW RI 9HUPRQW KLJK VFKRRO JUDGXDWHV IDLO WR JR on  to  higher  education.  Part  of  the  problem  is  schools  are  failing  to  adequately  teach  a  relatively  large  segment  of  the  population  LQFUHDVLQJO\ GHÂżQHG ZLWKLQ ORZHU LQFRPH IDPLOLHV 7KH RWKHU SDUW is  the  increasingly  high  cost  of  post-­secondary  education,  the  lack  of  adequate  student  aid  and  the  need  for  these  students  to  hold  jobs  while  also  attending  secondary  or  post-­secondary  classes.  **********  Critics  of  H.883  shortchange  the  bill  as  a  way  to  simply  consolidate  school  boards  to  eliminate  meetings  for  administrators,  while  offering  no  concrete  solutions  to  cut  school  spending.  That  misses  the  point.  The  purpose  is  not  to  consolidate  districts  just  for  the  sake  of  having  fewer  meetings  to  attend,  but  rather  to  change  how  Vermont  schools  can  discuss  the  problems  facing  education  in  today’s  world  and  work  across  school  district  boundaries,  if  necessary,  when  seeking  solutions.  Currently,  it  is  nearly  impossible  to  engage  in  long-­range  conversations  within  existing  school  districts  (let  alone  between  districts)  because  it  requires  such  an  enormous  undertaking.  In  the  UD-­3  school  district,  you  have  the  Middlebury  8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ERDUG WKH ,' 0DU\ +RJDQ ERDUG WKH $6&8 board  and  separate  elementary  school  boards  for  Ripton,  Salisbury,  Bridport,  Weybridge,  Cornwall  and  Shoreham.  That’s  nine  boards  ZLWK DQ\ZKHUH IURP ÂżYH WR D GR]HQ RU PRUH UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV RQ HDFK Then  consider  that  each  board  member  is  representing  his  or  her  own  school  â€”  rather  than  a  larger  public  good;Íž  that  is,  parochial  interests  take  precedence  over  district-­wide  solutions  that  might  otherwise  improve  educational  outcomes  for  students.  7KH FRQVHTXHQFH" &KDQJH VWDJQDWHV DQG WKH VWDWXV TXR OLQJHUV RQ ,Q D ÂżHOG WKDW LV FKDQJLQJ DV UDSLGO\ DV HGXFDWLRQ VKRXOG EH WR NHHS pace  with  today’s  economy,  stagnation  equals  failure. + LV WKH ÂżUVW VWHS QHHGHG WR LQLWLDWH QHZ GLVFXVVLRQV EHWZHHQ schools  and  seek  common  purpose  to  improve  student  outcomes.  It  is  not  the  silver  bullet.  Rather,  it  is  a  small  step  that  hopefully  starts  D SURFHVV RI GLVFRYHU\ DQG LQQRYDWLRQ WKDW LV VXUSULVLQJO\ GLIÂżFXOW WR do  in  today’s  system. 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Skeptics  of  the  bill  should  ask  three  questions:  Why  has  the  current  system  not  been  able  to  contain  education  spending  over  the  past  few  years  despite  declining  student  enrollment,  and  why  is  the  rate  of  students  going  onto  higher  education  so  low  despite  the  increasing  need  for  a  higher  education  to  secure  jobs  in  today’s  highly  FRPSHWLWLYH HFRQRP\" $QG FDQ WKRVH WZR TXHVWLRQV EH UHVROYHG ZLWKLQ WKH H[LVWLQJ VFKRRO FXOWXUH DQG V\VWHP" **********  At  the  breakfast,  two  telling  comments  were  made  about  H.883  and  the  school  culture  we  have  today: 5HS :LOOHP -HZHWW ' 5LSWRQ DVWXWHO\ QRWHG WKDW YROXQWDU\ change  is  unlikely:  â€œA  (school)  board  will  never  vote  to  do  away  with  itself‌  I  think  we  ought  to  ask  ourselves  questions  about  whether  this  kind  of  consolidation  is  good  for  the  educational  product,  what  we  can  deliver  to  kids;Íž  and  whether  it  might  provide  VRPH HIÂżFLHQFLHV ´ Rep.  Michael  Fisher  addressed  the  issue  of  rising  costs  within  the  school  system  despite  declining  school  populations:  â€œIf  we  are  going  to  bring  down  the  costs,  we  are  going  to  have  to  bring  some  of  the  decision-­making  power  away  from  people  who  are  closest  to  the  communities.  That’s  a  disturbing  comment  to  make,  but  it’s  true.â€? If  the  broader  community  wants  to  improve  the  quality  of  education  and  reduce  costs,  it  won’t  be  by  maintaining  the  status  quo.  To  get  there,  the  public  will  have  to  embrace  the  necessary  steps  toward  change  and  work  through  that  process  to  achieve  improved  PHWULFV 2XU HOHFWHG RIÂżFLDOV LQ WKH +RXVH FDQ OHDG WKH ZD\ E\ approving  H.883  and  sending  the  bill  on  to  the  Senate  for  further  discussion  and  amendment. Angelo  S.  Lynn

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&ROG VWUROO MIDDLEBURY  RESIDENT  ALAN  Hewat  walks  his  dog  along  a  sidewalk  in  front  of  Twilight  Hall  Wednes-­ day  morning  after  a  few  inches  of  April  snow  fell  overnight.

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Winter’s  reverie:  A  Vermont  state  of  mind What  is  it  about  this  snowy  Wednesday  morning  that  PDGH PH WKLQN RI WKH V PXVLFDO Âł2NODKRPD ´ ZLWK LWV irrepressible  theme  song:  â€œOh,  what  a  beautiful  mornin’,  RK ZKDW D EHDXWLIXO GD\ ´ Must  be  something  about  a  fresh  snowfall  that  makes  the  world  a  brighter  place,  or,  if  we  just  count  our  bless-­ ings  and  look  around  us,  we  realize  how  beautiful  a  place  this  is. Certainly  this  snowy,  crisp  Vermont  morning  in  mid-­April  has  nothing  to  do  with  summertime  in  Oklahoma,  or  a  cowboy  (Curly)  wanting  to  take  his  sweetheart  (Laurie)  to  a  dance  at  By Angelo a  barn  social  that  night,  but  the  spirit  Lynn RI WKH GD\ ² LQ ÂżFWLWLRXV 2NODKRPD and  in  yesterday’s  Vermont  â€”  dawned  with  optimism.  Except  here  we  were  decked  out  in  three  to  four  inches  of  velvety  snow  blan-­ keting  the  still-­brown  grass  of  spring,  and  covering  up  (for  the  moment)  the  mud  and  grime  and  not-­yet-­picked-­up  branches.  While  Curly’s  song  tells  of  summer  wheat  growing  as  high  as  an  elephant’s  eye,  here  we  had  snow  clinging  to  branches  of  evergreen  trees  that  drooped  to  the  ground,  creating  tent-­like  canopies  protecting  hidden  hollowed  VSDFHV LQVLGH +LJKHU XS OHDĂ€HVV GHFLGXRXV EUDQFKHV stood  out  like  the  clothed  bones  of  skeletons  layered  with  snow,  bent  and  creating  arches  over  forested  mountain  roads.  Where  I  live,  the  contrast  of  Lake  Dunmore’s  dark,  newly  open  waters  with  the  whiteness  of  the  landscape Â

added  to  the  drama  and  punctuated  this  delightful  mix  of  seasons  that  is  Vermont.  Two  days  prior,  temperatures  reached  80  and  the  com-­ munity  was  alive  with  runners  and  bikers,  T-­shirts  and  shorts.  Smiles  brightened  with  the  prospect  of  warmth,  sunshine  and  the  promise  of  summer.  We  gardened,  raked  the  lawn,  started  cleaning  up  winter’s  debris.  We  saw  the  ¿UVW FURFXV DQG JUHHQ VKRRWV RI GDIIR-­ dils  breaking  through  the  mulch.  We  HQWHUWDLQHG YLVLRQV RI Ă€RZHULQJ DQ-­ nuals,  fresh  vegetables  and  the  abun-­ dance  found  at  our  favorite  farmers’  markets. Wednesday’s  onslaught  of  wintry  snow  might  be  a  rude  intrusion  of  that  spring  reverie,  but  there  are  lessons  to  be  learned  in  acceptance  and  living  in  the  moment  as  it  is,  not  as  the  calendar  suggests  it  might  be.  For  me,  Wednesday  dawned  with  the  inspiration  to  race  up  to  the  Snow  Bowl,  throw  skins  on  my  backcountry  skis  DQG WDNH D KLNH WR WKH WRS IRU D ÂżQDO UXQ RU WZR GRZQ 0LG-­ dlebury’s  jewel  of  a  ski  area.  The  prospect  of  the  morning  exercise,  the  bracing  coolness  of  the  air  and  the  undeniable  renewal  of  the  day  that  a  fresh  blanket  of  snow  creates  was  a  powerful  temptress.  Like  many  a  winter’s  morning,  the  new  snow  is  like  a  new  canvas  on  which  to  paint  the  day’s  goals,  tasks  to  accomplish  â€”  and  joys,  an  opportunity  to  begin  anew  and  another  day  to  savor  life’s  adventure. The  morning  also  refreshed  memories  of  this  long  ski  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

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Bill  seeks  income  tax  to  fund  schools The  House  Education  Committee’s  bill  to  eliminate  ap-­ proximately  80  percent  of  Vermont’s  school  districts  by  consolidating  their  number  from  273  to  about  50  has  been  the  subject  of  considerable  debate  in  recent  weeks  in  the  Statehouse,  in  the  education  community,  and  in  the  press. The  consolidation  bill,  which  is  now  before  the  House  Ways  and  Means  Committee,  faces  an  uncertain  future  in  Montpelier.  Another  bill,  which  has  already  been  passed  by  the  House,  may  end  up  having  far  greater  impact  on  the  struc-­ WXUH DQG ÂżQDQFLQJ RI . HGXFDWLRQ LQ 9HUPRQW + in  addition  to  setting  the  statewide  edu-­ FDWLRQ SURSHUW\ WD[ UDWH IRU PDNHV VHYHUDO VLJQLÂżFDQW FKDQJHV LQ WKH HGXFDWLRQ ÂżQDQFH V\VWHP First,  the  bill  requires  school  bud-­ get  articles  presented  to  the  voters  to  include  the  following  wording:  â€œIt  is  estimated  that  this  projected  budget,  if  approved,  will  result  in  education  By  Eric  L.  Davis spending  of  $____  per  equalized  pupil.  This  projected  spending  per  equalized  pupil  is  ___  percent  higher/lower  than  spending  for  the  cur-­ rent  year.â€? In  many  Vermont  school  districts,  per-­pupil  spending  is  increasing  faster  than  the  overall  budget  because  enrollment  is  declining.  By  requiring  this  information  to  be  presented  WR WKH YRWHUV + ZRXOG LQFUHDVH WKH EXUGHQ RQ VFKRRO boards  seeking  to  maintain,  or  slightly  increase,  spending  at  a  time  when  the  number  of  students  in  dropping. 6HFRQG + ZRXOG SKDVH RXW RYHU D WKUHH \HDU SHULRG EHJLQQLQJ LQ WKH DGGLWLRQDO VWDWH JUDQWV WKDW KDYH been  provided  to  small  schools.  These  grants  have  gone  to  VFKRRO GLVWULFWV ZLWK D WRWDO HQUROOPHQW EHORZ VWXGHQWV The  Vermont  Education  Department’s  web  site  indicates  that  nine  districts  in  Addison  County  â€”  Addison,  Bridport,  Cornwall,  Leicester,  Ripton,  Salisbury,  Shoreham,  Wey-­ bridge  and  Whiting  â€”  qualify  for  the  small  school  grants. Â

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While  the  effect  of  these  grants  on  the  tax  rate  varies  from  district  to  district,  eliminating  the  small  school  grants  entire-­ ly  could  mean  an  increase  in  the  tax  rate  of  approximately  FHQWV ² RU DERXW SHU \HDU IRU D KRPH DVVHVVHG DW $250,000  â€”  in  a  district  whose  school  board  kept  spending  intact  in  spite  of  the  elimination  of  this  additional  state  aid.  6PDOO GLVWULFWV ZLWK KLJK SHU SXSLO VSHQGLQJ ZRXOG DOVR ÂżQG LW PRUH GLIÂżFXOW WR DYRLG WD[ SHQDOWLHV IRU H[FHVVLYH VSHQG-­ ing  without  the  small  school  grant  funds. )LQDOO\ + LQFOXGHV D SURYLVLRQ WKDW Âł%\ -DQ the  General  Assembly  shall  transition  to  a  tax  system  for  ¿QDQFLQJ HGXFDWLRQ LQ 9HUPRQW WKDW incorporates  an  education  income  tax.â€?  While  one  Legislature  cannot  tie  the  hands  of  its  successors,  the  intent  RI + LV WR UHGXFH VXEVWDQWLDOO\ WKH share  of  education  spending  in  Ver-­ mont  that  is  funded  by  the  property  tax,  to  eliminate  the  income  sensitivity  component  of  the  property  tax  entirely,  and  to  institute  an  education  income  tax  in  place  of  most  of  the  property  tax. The  effects  of  this  change  will  depend  on  the  details  of  the  education  income  tax.  Lawmakers  will  have  to  be  careful  WKDW KRPH RZQLQJ KRXVHKROGV ZLWK LQFRPHV EHORZ ² PRVW RI ZKRP QRZ EHQHÂżW IURP WKH LQFRPH VHQVLWLYLW\ program  â€”  will  not  see  their  tax  burdens  increased  by  the  introduction  of  an  education  income  tax. ,I + PDNHV LWV ZD\ WKURXJK WKH 6HQDWH DQG LV VLJQHG E\ *RY 6KXPOLQ WKH /HJLVODWXUH ZRXOG KDYH WZR huge  items  on  its  agenda:  substantially  restructuring  the  ZD\ . HGXFDWLRQ LV ÂżQDQFHG DQG DSSURYLQJ D ÂżQDQF-­ ing  package  for  the  Shumlin  Administration’s  plan  to  begin  Green  Mountain  Care  â€”  a  single-­payer  health  care  system  ² LQ :KHWKHU WKH OHJLVODWRUV WR EH HOHFWHG WKLV 1R-­ vember  can  rise  to  these  challenges  remains  to  be  seen. Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeritus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College.

This  is  in  response  to  the  April  OHWWHU E\ 0U *ULQQHOO WR RXU $G-­ dison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission. 1HHG WR KHDU WKH WUXWK" 1HZ <RUN ZDQWV WR EH KHDUG Well,  maybe  they  should  listen  to  some  of  the  bunk  we’ve  been  fed  by  Vermont  Gas. The  Ticonderoga  town  supervi-­ sor  should  know  that  Vermont  Gas  said  it  isn’t  going  any  further  than  the  mill. Do  Essex  County  and  Ticondero-­ JD NQRZ VRPHWKLQJ ZH GRQÂśW" To  reach  the  mill,  the  com-­ pany  will  laterally  drill  under  Lake  Champlain.  This  type  of  drilling  could  have  what  they  refer  to  as  a  blowout  or  blowback.  Either  one  would  disturb  the  sludge  bed  (that  International  Paper  created  with  its  SROOXWLQJ SUDFWLFHV 1RW ZRUWK WKH risk  to  our  major  source  of  drinking  water. *ULQQHOO QRWHG RYHU PLOOLRQ LQ ZDJHV DQG EHQHÂżWV SDLG WR 9HUPRQW-­ ers  working  in  the  mill.  According  WR WKH VWDWLVWLFV 9HUPRQWHUV work  in  the  mill.  That  means  on  DYHUDJH WKH PLOO SD\V WR LWV HPSOR\HHV 5HDOO\" 6LJQ PH XS Donna  Wadsworth,  an  IP  execu-­ tive,  clearly  stated  the  mill  will  no  ORQJHU EXUQ 1R IXHO RLO QR PDWWHU what  happens  with  phase  two.  And  she  said  this  pipeline  is  not  the  only  choice  for  the  mill.  The  mill  is  ¿QDQFLDOO\ VROLG DQG ZLOO VHHN JDV HOVHZKHUH LI QRW IURP WKLV Ă€DZHG project. At  a  Cornwall  selectboard  PHHWLQJ RQ -XQH *HRII Demong  asked  about  the  $30  mil-­ lion  in  savings  to  IP.  Don  Gilbert  of  Vermont  Gas  said  he  understood  there  was  some  desire  to  try  to  extract  more  out  of  International  Paper  but  International  Paper  has  other  alternatives,  and  that  are  other  ways  for  natural  gas  to  arrive  at  that  plant.  At  which  point  the  whole  room  of  Cornwall  and  Shoreham  residents  erupted  in  applause. That  is  a  direct  contradiction  to  Mr.  Grinnell’s  statement  that  ex-­ tending  the  pipeline  from  Vermont  is  the  only  way  the  IP  mill  could  access  natural  gas. Mary  Martin Ferrisburgh

0LGGOHEXU\ SODQ OHDYHV RXW WHHQV As  folks  consider  the  Town  Hall/ Municipal  Building  bond  revote  issue,  I  would  like  to  raise  one  im-­ portant  issue  â€”  the  extent  to  which  any  plans  for  new  buildings  fail  to  adequately  address  the  future  home  of  the  Teen  Center.  I  stress  from  the  outset  that,  al-­ though  I  was  formerly  on  the  board  of  Addison  Central  Teens,  I  am  no  longer,  and  therefore  am  speaking  solely  for  myself.  My  concern  is  for  the  siting  of  the  Teen  Center,  when  and  if  the  current  town  building  complex  changes. While  the  Warming  Hut  is  a  nice  building,  and  was  an  adequate  solu-­ tion  when  the  Rec  Department  was  going  to  be  in  the  general  vicinity  of  Mary  Hogan  and  the  recreation  ¿HOGV LW LV QRW D JRRG VROXWLRQ QRZ that  the  rest  of  the  Rec  Department  may  well  be  several  miles  to  the  south  of  town.  The  Warming  Hut  is  not  only  isolated;Íž  it  is  also  too  small  for  the  needs  of  the  Teen  Center,  with  no  room  for  storage,  and  un-­ able  to  accommodate  the  range  of  activities,  and  groups  of  teens,  that  the  Center  welcomes  every  week. It  seems  outrageous  to  me  that  the  current  plans  for  the  new  Rec  Department  do  not  include  room  for  the  Teen  Center.  One  way  or  the  other,  we  owe  it  to  our  children  to  make  a  welcoming  space  for  them  in  our  community  planning. Emily  Joselson Middlebury

3KDVH ,, SURMHFW RIIHUV EHQHÂżWV Vermont  Gas  has  plans  to  expand  their  current  natural  gas  pipelines  to  provide  distribution  to  Middlebury,  9HUJHQQHV 7LFRQGHURJD 1 < DQG Rutland.  The  current  project  will  be  divided  into  two  phases:  phase  l  would  extend  the  existing  natural  gas  pipeline  from  Colchester  to  Middle-­ bury;Íž  phase  II  would  extend  the  pipeline  in  Middlebury  across  to  Ti-­ conderoga’s  International  Paper  (IP).  A  branch  of  the  transmission  pipeline  to  IP  will  also  be  used  to  bring  natural  gas  service  to  Rutland,  Brandon,  Pitts-­ (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  April  17,  2014  â€”  PAGE  5A

Lasting,  local  steps  toward  divestment  It’s  one  thing  to  launch  a  national  dominoes.â€?  political  movement.  It’s  another  and  As  student  activist  Virginia  Wilt-­ much  larger  challenge  to  see  it  gain  shire-­Gordon  said  about  the  college’s  momentum. admirable  new  ESG  investments:  â€œI  Remember  Beyond  War?  Remem-­ do  not  believe  this  would  have  hap-­ ber  the  Million  Man  March?  Me  nei-­ pened  without  the  Middlebury  fossil  ther.  fuel  divestment  campaign.â€?  So  the  growing  success  of  the  na-­ Another  sign  of  the  strength  of  the  tional  movement  for  fossil  fuel  di-­ divestment  movement  is  the  recent  vestment  is  all  the  more  decision  by  the  presti-­ impressive.  Launched  gious  Pitzer  College  to  just  a  couple  years  ago  divest  out  of  fossil  fuels.  by  350.org  (which  it-­ Pitzer  became  11th  col-­ self  originated  on  the  lege  to  announce  it  will  Middlebury  College  divest,  a  step  that  more  campus),  the  divestment  than  20  cities  have  also  campaign  has  proven  it  taken. has  staying  power.  Why  divest?  The  go-­ The  divestment  move-­ fossilfree.org  website  ment  is  pressuring  uni-­ puts  it  nicely: versities,  pension  funds,  â€œDivestment  isn’t  governments  and  other  primarily  an  economic  entities  to  politically  strategy,  but  a  moral  and  delegitimize  fossil  fuel  political  one.  Just  like  industries,  by  withdraw-­ in  the  struggle  for  civil  ing  investments  from  rights  here  in  America  or  those  companies. WKH ÂżJKW WR HQG $SDUWKHLG It  has  potential  to  by Gregory Dennis in  South  Africa,  the  more  achieve  the  reach  of  the  we  can  make  climate  successful  South  Africa  change  a  deeply  moral  divestment  movement,  which  helped  issue,  the  more  we  will  push  society  undermine  that  nation’s  racist  sys-­ toward  action.  We  need  to  make  it  tem  of  apartheid. clear  that  if  it’s  wrong  to  wreck  the  Two  recent  developments  demon-­ SODQHW WKDQ LWÂśV DOVR ZURQJ WR SURÂżW strate  the  movement’s  burgeoning  from  that  wreckage.  At  the  same  power.  In  a  move  that  attracted  na-­ time,  divestment  builds  political  tional  attention,  Middlebury  College  power  by  forcing  our  nation’s  most  announced  it  has  invested  $25  mil-­ prominent  institutions  and  individu-­ lion  of  its  portfolio  in  so-­called  ESG  als  (many  of  whom  sit  on  university  (environmental,  social  and  corporate  boards)  to  choose  which  side  of  the  governance)  entities.  â€œThis  includes  issue  they  are  on.â€? investments  focused  on  sustainable  Skeptics  raise  a  couple  of  argu-­ businesses  such  as  clean  energy,  wa-­ ments  against  divestment.  ter,  climate  science,  and  green  build-­ 7KH ÂżUVW LV WKDW LW ZLOO LQHYLWDEO\ ing  projects,â€?  said  college  President  hurt  investor  returns  â€”  not  true,  as  Ron  Liebowitz. Pax,  Trillium,  Calvert  and  many  oth-­ Although  the  college  said  last  Au-­ ers  have  already  proven  through  en-­ gust  that  it  would  not  fully  divest  its  vironmentally  wise  investing. portfolio  out  of  fossil  fuels  â€œat  this  Another  is  that  shareholder  activ-­ time,â€?  it  has  also  committed  to  plac-­ ism  is  better.  ExxonMobil  memo-­ ing  another  $25  million  into  ESG  rably  gave  the  lie  to  that  claim  last  investments.  It’s  empowered  the  stu-­ week,  announcing  that  it  was  â€œhighly  dent  group  on  socially  responsible  unlikelyâ€?  to  stop  selling  climate-­ investing  to  manage  $150,000  in  busting  oil  and  gas  for  decades  to  college  money. come.  To  put  those  numbers  in  context,  This  was  not  only  a  blunt  â€œget  the  college  portfolio  is  about  $1  bil-­ lostâ€?  response  to  activist  sharehold-­ lion.  That  a  â€œBâ€?  as  in  BIG.  ers.  It  came  at  the  same  time  as  the  But  Rome  wasn’t  built  in  a  day.  new  warnings  from  the  UN’s  Nobel  It  took  many  years  â€”  and  a  student  Prize-­winning  Intergovernmental  sit-­in  â€”  to  embarrass  the  college  Panel  on  Climate  Change.  The  New  LQWR ÂżQDOO\ GLYHVWLQJ RXW RI DSDUWKHLG York  Times  said  the  panel  cautioned  South  Africa. that  â€œthe  window  is  rapidly  narrow-­ “This,  combined  with  other  news  ing  to  forge  new  policies  that  will  from  around  the  country  this  week,  protect  the  globe  from  a  future  of  feels  like  a  different  kind  of  mo-­ serious  food  and  water  shortages,  a  mentum  than  last  year,â€?  said  Greta  drastic  sea  level  rise,  increased  pov-­ Neubauer,  a  Middlebury  student  and  erty  and  disease  and  other  profound  divestment  organizer.  â€œIt  is  a  roll-­ risks.â€? ing  movement  forward,  like  falling  Another  objection  to  divestment  is Â

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that  it’s  complicated  and  expensive.  We  heard  the  same  argument  from  many  institutions,  including  Middle-­ bury  College,  which  opposed  South  Africa  apartheid.  Yet  the  portfolios  of  the  college  and  other  institutions  that  divested  out  of  South  Africa  JUHZ WR EH HQRUPRXVO\ PRUH SURÂżW-­ able  after  they  divested. Skepticism  about  fossil  fuels  isn’t  some  crazy  left-­wing  idea.  President  Obama  himself  has  urged  Americans  to  â€œinvest  and  divestâ€?  to  take  action  against  global  warming.  The  Divest-­Invest  Philanthropy  coalition  of  large  foundations  an-­ nounced  that  its  members  â€”  repre-­ senting  investment  portfolios  total-­ ing  $1.8  billion  â€”  will  take  their  money  out  of  fossil  fuels  and  invest  in  clean  energy. The  president  of  the  pro-­develop-­ ment  World  Bank  has  said  govern-­ ments  and  businesses  should  consid-­ er  shifting  out  of  fossil  fuels,  because  these  investments  may  be  stranded  losers  as  the  world  moves  away  from  burning  coal,  oil  and  natural  gas. So  where  is  the  state  of  Vermont  in  all  this? UVM  leadership  has  so  far  refused  to  act.  And  a  groundbreaking  bill  to  divest  the  $3.8  billion  state  pension  fund  out  of  fossil  fuels  failed  in  a  Senate  committee  this  year. Regrettably,  Addison  County  State  Sen.  Claire  Ayer  was  part  of  the  3-­2  committee  majority  that  killed  the  bill.  Divestment  supporters  will  be  back  lobbying  for  it  next  year.  State  Treasurer  Beth  Pearce,  who  so  far  opposes  divestment,  heard  an  earful  from  divestment  supporters  at  last  week’s  panel  organized  by  ACORN,  the  Addison  County  Relo-­ calization  Network. Pearce  is  better  versed  on  environ-­ mental  issues  than  most  of  her  coun-­ terparts  in  other  states.  She’s  also  created  a  fossil-­free  fund  in  which  state  employees  can  invest.  But  so  far,  she  still  buys  the  dis-­ credited  argument  that  it’s  risky  not  to  invest  in  fossil  fuel  polluters. As  the  divestment  movement  con-­ tinues  to  grow,  Pearce  and  other  pub-­ lic  leaders  around  the  country  will  be  hearing  about  divestment  from  many  more  constituents. In  the  face  of  the  increasing  plan-­ etary  peril  from  climate  change,  di-­ vestment  points  the  way  to  a  safer  fu-­ ture  for  humanity.  It’s  an  idea  whose  time  has  come.  Gregory  Dennis’s  column  appears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.greg-­ dennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  greg-­ dennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @ greengregdennis.

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) season,  with  its  early  start  in  late  Oc-­ tober  and  full-­bore  winter  by  mid-­ November.  We  had  great  early  snows  by  Thanksgiving  that  lasted  through  mid-­December,  until  we  hit  the  rain  and  blizzards  of  Christmas  week  and  a  dry  stretch  through  January  into  February.  It  got  cold  this  winter  with  IRXU RU ÂżYH VSHOOV RI VXE ]HUR ZHDWK-­ er,  dropping  to  20  below  zero  for  days  at  a  time,  lasting  into  late  March.  Belatedly,  we  got  feet  of  snow  in  several  back-­to-­back  storms  creating  some  of  the  best  March  skiing  the  state  has  seen  in  several  years.  On  the  EDFNVLGH RI 0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG WKHUH was  knee-­  to  thigh-­deep  powder  in  the  woods,  creating  some  epic  East-­ ern  skiing  through  the  steeper,  narrow  chutes  on  either  side  of  Smugglers Â

Notch.  Ski  areas  will  have  been  open  for  close  to  180  days  this  winter  by  season’s  end. For  mogul  skiers,  the  past  week-­ end  with  temps  in  the  50s  and  low  60s  was  beyond  compare.  Big  bumps  half  the  size  of  a  grown  man,  but  soft  and  pliable,  just  right  to  bust  through,  or  bounce  off  the  top  from  mogul  to  mogul  down  the  fall  line.  It’s  tough  on  older  knees,  but  the  spirit  of  those  beautiful  days  is  a  powerful  narcotic  and  painkiller  â€”  at  least  in  the  mo-­ ment. Perhaps  the  gift  of  skiing  (or  any  other  outdoor  sport)  in  a  long  Ver-­ mont  winter  is  that  it  creates  the  right  frame  of  mind  for  cold,  snowy  days.  You  learn  to  look  forward  to  them  with  the  eagerness  of  a  kid  greeting  WKH ÂżUVW VQRZIDOO RI HDFK ZLQWHU ²

the  chance  to  throw  snowballs,  build  a  snowman  or  an  igloo,  sled  and  romp  in  this  playground  that  is  continually  refreshed  throughout  the  season. That’s  looking  at  the  glass  half  full,  or  a  bit  fuller. Yet,  for  all  my  enthusiasm,  I  didn’t  make  it  up  to  the  Snow  Bowl  bright  and  early  this  morning;Íž  nor  did  I  see  kids  in  yards  romping  in  the  snow;Íž  and  not  a  single  snowman  in  a  yard.  1R GRXEW LWÂśV WLPH IRU VSULQJ Ă€RZ-­ ers. But  it’s  also  undeniable  that  Wednesday  was  a  beautiful  morn-­ ing  in  Vermont  and,  with  the  right  frame  of  mind  â€”  if  we  focus  on  our  assets  instead  of  our  liabilities  â€”  we  can  sense,  as  Curly  did,  â€œa  wonderful  feeling  that  everything’s  going  (our)  way.â€?

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‡ 0DNLQJ ZLVH PXWXDOO\ EHQHÂż-­ cial  decisions  for  both  the  town  and  college  with  respect  to  our  remarkable  downtown  properties:  municipal  site  and  Economic  Development  Initiative  site  especially. ‡ 7HHQV DQG VHQLRUV WR KDYH D VD\ in  developing  plans  that  meet  their  current  needs  and  support  healthy,  long-­term  programming. ‡ 7KH ,OVOH\ 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ WR consider  its  expansion  needs  before  adjacent  properties  are  developed. ‡ 7KH 5HFUHDWLRQ 3URJUDP WR GH-­ velop  the  promised,  long-­term  master  plan  to  serve  its  programs  long-­term. ‡ 3ODQQLQJ D PXQLFLSDO RIÂżFH VSDFH that  is  easily  accessible,  expanded  and  adaptable  to  changing  needs  of  our  community. ‡ 7DNLQJ WKH WLPH WR HYDOXDWH WKH value  of  existing  municipal  buildings  and  their  potential  for  future  use. ‡ 3ODQQLQJ IRU DQ XQFHUWDLQ HQHUJ\ future,  commit  to  using  non-­fossil Â

fuels. ‡ 6HWWLQJ RYHUDOO JRDOV IRU PXQLFL-­ pal  energy  consumption. ‡ &RPPLWWLQJ WR DQG SODQQLQJ IRU development  that  uses  local  people  â€”  taxpayers  â€”  for  planning,  design  and  construction.  Keeping  much-­needed  dollars  in  our  community  and  to  boost  community  pride. ‡ &DUHIXOO\ VSHQGLQJ RXU WD[ GRO-­ lars  both  upfront  and  in  the  future. I  understand  that  many  people  in  our  community  may  be  simply  tired  of  this  conversation.  I  am  tired  too,  but  I  am  not  willing  to  give  up  on  this  great  community.  Let’s  create  the  space  and  time  needed  to  work  with  our  friends  and  neighbors  and  Middlebury  College  to  understand  their  ideas  and  needs  for  the  future  of  our  downtown.  Voting  â€œno,â€?  will  ac-­ complish  this  and  allow  for  a  positive  process  moving  forward. Andrea  Murray Middlebury

with  natural  gas,  tests  demonstrated  VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ ORZHU HPLVVLRQV ZKHQ using  natural  gas.   For  example,  the  report  on  the  amount  of  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  from  the  proposed  Addi-­ son-­Rutland  phase  II  as  determined  by  the  U.S.  Environmental  Protection  Agency  concludes  that  on  a  delivered  fuel  basis,  natural  gas  is  23  percent  lower  in  GHG  emissions  than  No.  6  fuel  presently  used  by  International  Paper.  Further,  conversion  from  oil  WR JDV ZLOO UHVXOW LQ VLJQLÂżFDQW RQ VLWH reductions  of  emissions  of  sulfur  dioxide  (SO2),  as  well  as  probable  reductions  in  nitrogen  oxide. In  response  to  interference  by  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission  one  wonders  if  Article  l,  sec  8,  clause  3  of  the  Constitution  is  germane.  The  court  has  held,  â€œThere  has  been  left  to  the  states  wide  scope  for  â€Ś  regulation  â€Ś  provided  it  does  QRW PDWHULDOO\ UHVWULFW WKH IUHH Ă€RZ of  commerce  across  state  lines,  or  interfere  with  it  â€Śâ€?  See:  Southern  3DFLÂżF &R Y 6WDWH RI $UL]RQD 8 6  Arguably,  were  Vermont  or  any  of  its  agencies  or  subsidiaries  to  materially  inter-­ fere  with  the  access  of  natural  gas  by  International  Paper  it  could  raise  Dormant  Commerce  Clause  issues;Íž  but  this  being  said,  this  is  not  the  way;Íž  â€œlet’s  not  go  there.â€? The  economic,  social  and  envi-­ ronmental  advantages  of  the  use  of  natural  gas  by  the  Vermont  communi-­

ties,  as  well  as  the  commercial  use  by  International  Paper,  can  hardly  be  overstated.  It  is  a  great  opportunity  for  the  Vermont  communities  to  take  advantage  of  the  reduced  cost  for  the  infrastructure,  as  well  as  lowering  costs  of  their  future  energy  needs,  ZKLOH UHGXFLQJ SROOXWDQWV VLJQLÂż-­ cantly.  International  Paper  needs  to  stay  competitive  and  environmentally  updated  by  reducing  energy  costs,  and  reducing  greenhouse  gases;Íž  that  affects  all  of  us  in  the  Champlain  Bi-­ ome.  And  last  but  not  least,  this  area  needs  to  preserve  the  good  paying  jobs  that  are  here. The  future  of  the  greater  Champlain  area  should  not  be  dependent  on  a  zero-­sum  philosophy;Íž  instead  the  area  can  only  survive  as  we  develop  a  comprehensive  attitude  of  defer-­ ence  to  community  and  its  commerce,  operating  farms,  and  wildlife  systems  functioning  together.  Of  course  this  will  not  be  easy,  but  no  one  can  deny  that  this  is  self-­evident  if  we  are  to  foster  thriving,  unspoiled  communi-­ ties  for  ourselves  and  posterity. As  one  looks  at  the  history  of  the  Champlain  watershed,  one  soon  sees  that  there  is  no  shortage  of  sins  when  it  comes  to  its  past  manage-­ ment,  which  brings  us  to  the  crucial  juncture:  to  solve  our  present  and  future  problems  â€œwe  shall  either  hang  together  or  surely  we  shall  hang  alone.â€? Gary  Cooke Port  Henry,  N.Y.

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) ford  and  Proctor.  International  Paper  will  pay  $62  million  of  the  $64.4  mil-­ lion  cost  of  the  pipeline  branch  to  the  mill  as  well  as  pay  $45  million  toward  the  Middlebury-­to-­Rutland  extension  cost  of  $70  million.  This  is,  in  many  ways,  a  positive  step  for  the  region.  (FRQRPLF EHQHÂżWV H[LVW IRU ERWK prospective  customers  and  those  towns  hosting  the  pipeline.  As  home  heating  agents  the  fuel  price  per  mil-­ lion  BTU  of  fuel  oil  and  propane  is  $28.95  and  $26.68  respectively,  as  compared  to  a  per  million  BTU  price  for  natural  gas  of  $6.75.  The  average  residential  customer  is  looking  to  save  up  to  $2,000  per  year  on  their  heating  bill. Further,  pipeline  projects  have  UHVXOWHG LQ VLJQLÂżFDQW SURSHUW\ WD[ revenues.  In  Jericho,  for  example,  the  eight-­mile  distribution  pipeline  constructed  through  the  town  in  2008  generated  $36,000  in  annual  property  tax  revenue.  International  Paper  is  offering  to  shoulder  the  preponderance  of  the  cost  of  the  entire  project  to  ensure  its  sustain-­ ability.  Natural  gas  access  will  sig-­ QLÂżFDQWO\ UHGXFH ,3ÂśV HQHUJ\ FRVWV and  in  turn  support  the  paper  mill’s  1,200  regional  jobs,  and  business  production,  20  percent  of  which  comes  from  Vermont. Natural  gas  is  a  cleaner  fuel  type  during  combustion,  when  comparing  propane  and  heating  oil  combustion  emissions  of  CO2,  CH4  and  NOX Â

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Real  Estate  and  You by  Ingrid Punderson  Jackson

HOME  IMPROVEMENTS  &  LOCAL  ORDINANCES   For  home  buyers  who  are  considering  a  purchase  with  the  intent  to  renovate  or  otherwise  improve  the  property,  it’s  important  to  investigate  the  area’s  local  land  laws  before  signing  the  purchase  contract.  Before  buying,  make  sure  that  your  planned  constructions  and  renovations  are  in  compliance  with  the  local  building  codes  and  laws  regarding  land  use  and  environmental  permits.  Many  government  agencies  KROG VWULFW LQĂ€H[LEOH UXOHV RQ structural  improvements  and  additions,  so  be  sure  to  consult  with  a  professional  contractor  prior  to  purchase  to  ensure  that  your  planned  renovations  are  legally  possible.  No  homeowner  ZDQWV WR ÂżQG WKHPVHOYHV LQ WKH predicament  of  committing  to  a  home  purchase  with  plans  to  UHQRYDWH RQO\ WR ÂżQG WKDW WKHLU plans  are  not  in  compliance  with  local  building  codes  or  ordinances.  Consult  with  your  RealtorÂŽ  before  you  sign  on  the  dotted  line,  to  make  sure  that  you’re  able  to  bring  your  vision  for  your  new  home  into  reality.  Ingrid  Punderson  Jackson Real  Estate ‡ FHOO WROO IUHH www.middvermontrealestate.com

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Obituaries

Jon Needham 66, Leicester

Sylvia Barrows, 88, West Ferrisburgh WEST  FERRISBURGH  â€”  Sylvia  Sholan  Barrows,  88,  passed  away  Sunday,  April  13,  2014,  at  Shelburne  Bay. She  was  born  April  27,  1925,  in  St.  Albans,  the  daughter  of  Dewey  and  Laura  Allard  Sholan. She  was  a  member  at  St.  Peter’s  Church  and  she  volunteered  at  the  closet.  She  was  a  member  of  American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  19  in  Vergennes.  She  was  married  to  Marvin  Barrows  for  62  years  and  he  predeceased  her  on  Jan.  28,  2007.  7KH\ ÂżUVW PHW ZKHQ 6\OYLD ZRUNHG DV D VWRUH FOHUN DW $ 3 DQG 0DUYLQ would  come  in  to  sell  eggs. 6\OYLD LV VXUYLYHG E\ ÂżYH FKLO-­ dren,  Tom  Barrows  and  wife  Doreen,  Dewey  Barrows  and  wife  Chris,  Daniel  Barrows  and  Aylison,  a  daughter  Debra  and  husband  Greg Â

Webb,  a  son  Timothy  and  Libby  Cram;Íž  eight  grandchildren,  Michele,  %URRNH 6KDQQRQ 7ULFD &DUVRQ Amber,  Jamie  and  Chauncy;Íž  six  great-­grandchildren,  Dara,  Taylor,  $OH[ 6SLNH %HQ DQG -DPLH 0DULH two  great-­great-­grandchildren,  Steele  and  Adeline;Íž  four  sisters,  Marriane  Beaudry,  Bonnie  Rogers,  Laura  Prior  and  Jan  Sparrow;Íž  two  brothers,  Ronald  Sholan  and  Jim  O’Connor;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  at  10:30  a.m.  on  Wednesday,  April  16,  at  St.  Peter’s  Church  in  Vergennes.  Interment  was  in  Gage  Cemetery  in  Ferrisburgh.  In  OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ EH made  to  St.  Peter’s  Restoration  Fund,  85  South  Maple  St.,  Vergennes,  VT  ¸

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Charles Foote, 89, formerly of Orwell NEW  SMYRNA  BEACH,  Fla.  â€”  Charles  Robert  Foote,  89,  died  at  his  home  on  April  13,  2014,  after  a  brief  illness.  He  was  the  son  of  the  late  Ralph  A.  Foote  and  Sylvia  (Pastene)  Foote.  Charles  was  born  in  Proctor,  Vermont,  and  spent  his  early  years  in  Orwell.  He  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School  in  1942. In  high  school  Charles  lettered  in  all  four  sports  all  four  years,  but  his  true  joy  in  sports  was  football.  He  was  proud  of  his  prowess  as  a  corner-­ EDFN EXW KH ORYHG DOO SRVLWLRQV ,Q IDFW KH OLNHG WR VD\ WKDW KH GHULYHG WKH PRVW IXQ LQ WDFNOLQJ KLV RSSRQHQWV In  1991  the  Alumni  Association  of  Middlebury  High  School  named  him  to  the  Hall  of  Fame.  He  also  loved  his  Miami  Dolphins. He  attended  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute  until  he  enlisted  in  the  U.S.  Army  in  1943.  He  served  with  the  1264th  Engineer  Combat  Battalion  in  Europe.  When  he  was  discharged  he  returned  to  RPI,  graduating  in  1950  with  a  Bachelor  in  Electrical  Engineering.  He  also  earned  a  Master  of  Education  from  the  University  of  Vermont  in  1951. While  in  Brownwood,  Texas,  train-­ ing  for  the  Army,  Charles  received  his  orders  for  the  European  Theater.  His  childhood  sweetheart,  Sheila  Stone,  made  the  bold  move  of  trav-­ eling  alone  from  Vermont  to  Texas  by  train.  They  were  married  Sept.  8,  1944,  and  Charles  was  shipped  out  soon  after. Charles  became  a  widower  when  his  wife  Sheila  died  after  48  years  of  marriage.  Their  marriage  was Â

one  of  love  and  travel,  they  moved  frequently  because  of  Charles’  recall  to  the  Army  during  the  Korean  &RQĂ€LFW DQG KLV ORQJ FDUHHU LQ WKH aerospace  industry,  starting  with  /LQN $YLDWLRQ LQ WKH HDUO\ GD\V RI Ă€LJKW VLPXODWRUV He  retired  from  Martin  Marietta  in  DIWHU ZRUNLQJ ZLWK WKH 3HUVKLQJ Missile  among  many  other  proj-­ ects.  He  enjoyed  retirement  in  New  Smyrna  Beach.  He  played  golf  and  was  extremely  proud  of  his  three  holes-­in-­one,  two  of  which  were  played  at  the  New  Smyrna  Municipal  Golf  Club  where  he  made  many  friends.  He  was  a  member  of  the  New  Smyrna  Yacht  Club  and  had  many  pleasant  afternoons  playing  bridge  there. Charles  and  Phyllis  Harbula  Cain  married  on  April  30,  2005,  following  a  leisurely  courtship.  Phyllis  survives  him  as  do  her  children,  Andrea  Cain  and  her  partner  Lou  Tozer  and  the  Doctors  John  and  Carolyn  Cain  and  their  daughters,  Hope  and  Mary  Scott. Charles  is  also  survived  by  his  daughter  Marcia  and  her  husband  D.  Michael  Mathes  of  Orlando,  Fla.,  his  grandchildren,  Bristol  Mathes  and  her  husband  Tom  Hay,  and  Nathaniel  and  Alyson  Mathes  and  Charles’  great-­grandson,  Arlo  Mathes.  Also  surviving  is  his  daughter  Valerie  P.  Livaudais  and  husband  Octave  of  Garland,  N.C. He  was  preceded  in  death  by  his  parents  and  all  of  his  siblings:  Thalia  Beran,  Ralph  A.  Foote,  and  Janice  Guglin. Â

LEICESTER  â€”  Jon  Leigh  Needham  66,  passed  away  peacefully  at  home  in  the  arms  of  his  wife  April  12,  2014,  after  a  seven-­year  battle  with  cancer.  Born  Dec.  29,  1947,  in  Bristol,  Conn.,  the  son  of  the  late  Warren  and  Gertrude  (Newton)  Needham,  he  was  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  High  School,  class  of  1965.  $IWHU JUDGXDWLRQ -RQ ZRUNHG DW WKH &KLWWHQGHQ %DQN LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ as  a  teller  and  head  teller. Jon  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Army  from  1968-­1970  where  he  served  in  Korea  and  Germany.  He  transferred  to  the  United  States  Coast  Guard  in  1972  retiring  in  1989  as  a  Senior  Chief.  He  married  Connie  Whitney  and  her  three  children  Dec.  2,  1972,  in  Salisbury.  As  a  family  they  had  many  adventures  and  of  course  traveled  to  many  places.  Jon  was  an  amazing  stepfather. Together  with  his  wife  they  owned  and  operated  Blue  Willow  Antiques  and  Collectables  in  Salisbury.  The  store  was  an  adventure  for  the  eight  grandchildren,  especially  Jamie  Devoid.  She  loved  to  accompany  â€œPapa  Jon  and  Grannyâ€?  to  yard  sales,  auctions  and  â€œhelpâ€?  run  the  store. Â

+RXVH RI &RUUHFWLRQ <RUN 6WUHHW jail). He  retired  in  1988  and  spent  his  days  relaxing  at  his  home  in  Ferrisburgh  in  the  summer  and  in  Tampa  in  the  winter  months.  His  relatives  say  he  enjoyed  watching  Boston  Red  Sox  baseball  and  Notre  Dame  football. He  leaves  his  two  sons,  William  H.  Dempsey  Jr.  of  Tampa,  Fla.,  and  Brian  K.  Dempsey  of  Bennington, Â

CHARLES Â FOOTE

RUTLAND  CITY  â€”  James  M.  â€œJiggerâ€?  Howard,  73,  of  Rutland  City  died  peacefully  surrounded  by  his  family  and  his  pets  after  a  long  battle  with  illness. He  was  born  on  Aug.  3,  1940,  to  Dr.  James  Harold  and  Loretta  (Martin)  Howard.  He  grew  up  in  Orwell,  graduated  from  Middlebury  Union  High  School  and  the  College  of  the  Holy  Cross  in  Worcester,  Mass.  He  served  his  country  honor-­ ably  as  a  captain  in  the  Marine  Corps  serving  in  the  Vietnam  War.  In  1968,  he  married  the  love  of  his  life,  Mary,  to  whom  he  was  married  for  46  years. He  successfully  launched  his  own  insurance  agency  in  Rutland,  JM  Howard  Insurance,  in  1975,  provid-­ ing  his  clients  with  excellent  service  for  nearly  30  years.  He  was  active  in  WKH (ONV D PHPEHU RI WKH 5XWODQG Country  Club,  The  MSJ  Athletic  Association  and  the  American  Legion. Jim  was  a  star  athlete  in  high  VFKRRO SOD\LQJ EDVNHWEDOO DQG

He  is  survived  by  many  nieces  and  nephews.  He  felt  especially  close  to  his  late  brother’s  sons  and  enjoyed  their  company  and  shared  enjoyment  of  golf. His  son-­in-­law  Michael  and  he  had  JUHDW IXQ ZLWK QHSKHZ 'LFN )RRWH and  other  visiting  Vermonters,  at  the  Cabin  Fever  Classic  held  annually  in  March  in  the  Central  Florida  area. Charles  lived  a  life  full  of  love,  laughter  and  good  times  with  friends  and  family,  he  will  be  missed  by  all  ZKR NQHZ KLP ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ DVNV WKDW \RX PDNH D GRQDWLRQ LQ KLV honor  to  NAMI  Florida,  PO  Box  961,  FAIRFIELD,  Conn.  â€”  Anna  Tallahassee,  FL  32302,  or  the  charity  Beatrice  â€œNancyâ€?  Clancy  passed  away  peacefully  at  home  with  her  RI \RXU FKRLFH ¸ family  by  her  side  on  April  13,  2014.  Nancy  was  born  at  Saint  Vincent’s  Hospital  in  Bridgeport,  WKH VHFRQG GDXJKWHU RI 3DWULFN DQG Anna  Coleman  and  grew  up  in  The  Hollow  neighborhood,  attending  9W ÂżYH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ IRXU JUHDW Saint  Augustine  grammar  school,  JUDQGFKLOGUHQ ÂżYH VLVWHUV 0DUWKD Central  High  School,  Junior  College  Murphy,  Patricia  Warner,  Joanne  of  Connecticut  and  training  at  Saint  Dempsey,  Betty-­Jane  Roberts,  and  Vincent’s  Nursing  School.  She  &DUROH 'HPSVH\ ÂżYH EURWKHUV married  John  Clancy  in  1950  and  James  Dempsey,  Robert  Dempsey,  together  they  raised  nine  children. Edward  Dempsey,  John  Dempsey  Having  lost  her  father  shortly  after  and  Richard  Dempsey;Íž  and  many  she  was  born,  Nancy  grew  up  in  a  VPDOO WLJKW NQLW ,ULVK IDPLO\ ZLWK nieces  and  nephews. A  memorial  service  will  be  held  her  mother  and  sister  Peggy,  with  on  May  31  at  the  American  Legion  whom  she  enjoyed  growing  up  in  %ULGJHSRUW WUDYHOLQJ WR 1HZ <RUN Post  13  in  Bennington. going  on  long  car  rides  and  sharing  Mass  with  her  cousin  Fr.  Eddie  Kelly. A  proud  graduate  of  Saint  9LQFHQWÂśV VKH ZRUNHG LQ WKH HPHU-­ gency  room  for  many  years,  acquir-­ LQJ VNLOOV DQG VXSSOLHV WKDW VKH XVHG for  years  with  her  own  children  and  many  others  in  the  neighborhood. Nancy  and  John  eventually  settled  LQ )DLUÂżHOG ZKHUH WKH\ UDLVHG WKHLU family,  presiding  over  18  gradu-­ ations  from  St.  Pius,  Notre  Dame Â

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baseball.  He  remained  active  throughout  his  life.  His  family  says  he  was  an  avid  lover  of  golf  and  a  constant  follower  of  professional  sports.  He  was  lifelong  fan  of  the  1HZ <RUN <DQNHHV +H ZDV D UHJX-­ ODU KXQWHU DQG ÂżVKHUPDQ 5HODWLYHV VD\ KH ZDV DQ H[FHOOHQW FRRN DQG enjoyed  entertaining  his  friends  and  family.  He  was  an  animal  enthusiast  who  loved  his  pets. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Mary  3DFKROVNL KLV GDXJKWHU /LVD Howard  of  Rutland;Íž  his  son,  Steve  Howard  of  Burlington;Íž  his  brother  and  sister-­in-­law,  Robert  and  Diane  Klezun  of  Plantsville,  Conn.;Íž  his  sister-­in-­law  Yvonne  Beaudet  of  Hobe  Sound,  Fla.;Íž  his  aunt,  Sylvia  Martin  of  Orwell;Íž  and  several  cous-­ ins,  nieces  and  nephews. A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  at  Christ  the  King  Church  in  Rutland  on  Tuesday,  April  15,  2014,  at  11  a.m.  Memorial  contri-­ butions  can  be  made  to  the  Rutland  County  Humane  Society,  765  Stevens  Road,  Pittsford,  VT  05763, Â

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Terry Roy, 55, Florida WINTER  HAVEN,  Fla.  â€”  Terry  G.  Roy,  55,  died  unexpectedly  at  his  home  in  Winter  Haven,  Fla.,  on  March  15,  2014.  He  was  born  Dec.  5,  1958,  the  son  of  Wilfred  J.  Roy  and  Geraldine  (Roy)  Lyman.  He  graduated  from  Champlain  Valley  Union  High  School  in  1976. In  1984  he  moved  to  the  Mad  River  Valley  where  he  spent  the  majority  of  his  life  living  and  working.  For  many  years  he  owned  and  operated  his  own  landscaping/logging  busi-­ ness.  More  recently  he  was  employed  by  Sugarbush  Resort  and  FG  White,  and  as  a  long  haul  truck  driver.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  working  for  T.  Wayne  Hill  Trucking  in  Florida. Relatives  say  his  hobbies  included  many  years  as  a  stock  car  driver  at  â€œThe  Nation’s  Site  of  Excitement,â€?  Thunder  Road  in  Barre,  Vt.,  and  Airborne  Speedway  in  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,  and  that  he  enjoyed  spending Â

time  at  camp  on  Lake  Carmi  with  IDPLO\ DQG ÂżVKLQJ ZLWK KLV VWHSIDWKHU He  moved  to  Florida  in  recent  years  to  care  for  his  mother  and  stepfather.  He  is  survived  by  his  third  wife,  Barbara  (Bryant)  Roy  of  Vergennes,  Vt.;Íž  his  mother,  Geraldine  â€œGeriâ€?  Lyman  of  Winter  Haven;Íž  a  daughter,  Jessica  (Heath)  Swan  and  her  husband  Richard  of  Fairfax,  Vt.,  and  her  mother,  Tina  Heath  of  Barre,  Vt.;Íž  a  daughter,  .DLOH\ 5R\ DQG KHU ÂżDQFp :HUWKHU %HQWLQp 7RUUHV RI )D\HWWHYLOOH 1 & a  son,  Jordan  Roy  of  Fayston,  Vt.,  and  their  mother,  Susan  (McKenney)  Klein;Íž  and  two  stepbrothers,  Greg  Lyman  of  Hinesburg,  Vt.,  and  his  family  and  Brian  Lyman  of  Fairfax,  Vt.,  and  his  family. He  was  predeceased  by  his  father,  Wilfred  Roy,  in  1974  and  his  stepfa-­ ther,  Rodney  â€œBudâ€?  Lyman,  in  2012.  Graveside  interment  services  will  be  held  in  the  spring  and  further  details  will  follow  in  a  future  edition. Â

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Mary ‘Helen’ Giard, 93, formerly of Bridport SHELBURNE  â€”  Mary  Helen  (“Helenâ€?)  Nisun  Giard,  93,  of  Shelburne,  formerly  of  Bridport,  died  peacefully  on  April  11,  2014,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  in  Burlington  surrounded  by  family.  Born  Feb.  21,  1921,  to  Katherine  (O’Rourke)  and  Lucius  Nisun,  Helen  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School  and  the  University  of  Vermont.  In  1949,  she  married  Walter  L.  Giard  and  in  1955,  they  purchased  Blue  Slate  Farm  from  Walter’s  parents  and  together  lived,  worked,  and  raised  their  children  on  the  farm  overlooking  a  beautiful,  blue  stretch  of  the  Adirondack  Mountains.  Helen  will  best  be  remembered  by  her  love  of  literature  and  her  wonder-­ ful  gift  of  encouragement.  She  was  an  inspiration  to  her  children,  grand-­ children,  and  all  those  who  knew  her.  At  age  64,  she  went  back  to  UVM  and  completed  her  degree  in  history,  graduating  alongside  her  youngest  daughter.  After  her  children  were  grown  she  began  to  travel,  a  lifelong  passion,  visiting  many  countries  in  Europe  as  well  as  Egypt,  Israel,  and  Turkey.  She  had  a  love  of  history,  culture  and  geography  and  enjoyed  conversations  on  a  wide  array  of  topics.  She  was  an  avid  reader,  enjoying  The  New  York  Times  daily,  and  especially  looked  forward  to  Sunday’s  Book  Review  and  Travel  sections. The  phrase  â€œa  life  well-­livedâ€?  aptly  describes  her  93  years,  as  it  was  ¿OOHG ZLWK OHDUQLQJ WUDYHO ODXJKWHU and  the  love  of  her  nine  children,  JUDQGFKLOGUHQ ÂżYH JUHDW JUDQG-­ children,  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.  Her  husband  of  53  years, Â

Walter,  predeceased  her  in  2002  and  her  grandson  Bryant  Giard-­Chase  predeceased  her  in  2012.  She  will  be  missed  and  always  remembered  by  her  seven  daugh-­ ters  and  two  sons:  Debby  Stuart  and  her  husband  Darrell  of  Charlotte,  N.C.;Íž  Jean  Giard  of  Essex  Junction,  Vt.;Íž  Ann  Giard-­Chase  and  Greg  MacConnell  of  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.;Íž  Harold  Giard  and  his  wife  Shirley  of  Bridport,  Vt.;Íž  Joan  Giard  and  her  husband  Jon  Porter,  M.D.,  of  Shelburne,  Vt.;Íž  Scott  Giard  of  Burlington,  Vt.;Íž  Katherine  Giard  of  Anchorage,  Alaska;Íž  Jeannette  Shields  of  Brandon,  Vt.;Íž  and  Nancy  Giard  and  her  husband  Peter  Wuerdeman  of  Queensbury,  N.Y. She  also  leaves  behind  her  beloved  grandchildren,  Jenn  Boulet-­ Robertson  and  Michael  Boulet;Íž  Erik,  Gillian,  and  Kyle  Giard-­Chase;Íž  Sara  Giard;Íž  Chelsea,  Brittany,  Jaimie,  and  Brian  Crucitti;Íž  Julie  and  Nicholas  Adelman;Íž  Esthermarie  Eisenhauer;Íž  Tim  and  Stacy  Shields;Íž  Molly  and  Emma  Wuerdeman;Íž  four  great  grand-­ sons,  Charlie  and  Henry  Robertson,  Oliver  and  Weston  Boulet;Íž  and  her  great-­granddaughter,  Vanessa  Angier;Íž  as  well  as  her  sisters-­in-­law  Kathryn  Myrick  and  Doris  Giard  of  Bridport,  Viola  Giard  of  Farmington,  Maine,  and  her  brother-­in-­law,  Russell  Giard  of  Bridport.  Not  to  be  forgotten  is  her  special  friend  of  many  years,  Pat  Long,  who  loved  and  cared  for  Helen  and  made  her  laugh.  The  family  expresses  their  gratitude  to  her  family  physician,  Dr.  Michael  Johnson  of  Evergreen  Family  Health,  and  to  the  ortho-­ pedic  surgeons,  anesthesiologists, Â

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I  feel  I  have  come  â€œfull  circle,â€?  restore  that  old  wall.   So,  some  60  years  returning  to  a  rural  life  and  a  sense  Part  of  the  project  ago,  most  of  the  of  my  very  small  place  in  the  vast  involved  resetting  a  land  was  purchased  continuum  of  time.  KXJH Ă€DW FDSVWRQH by  the  National  I  grew  up  in  a  600-­year-­old  house  that  had  fallen  down-­ Forest  Service  and,  in  southeast  England,  visiting  great  wards.  Using  her  before  long  those  gardens  with  my  mother,  and  practic-­ backhoe  Tammy  ¿HOGV VR SDLQVWDN-­ ing  the  ancient  art  of  change-­ringing  gradually  pried  the  ingly  cleared  and  in  the  belfry  of  the  medieval  village  enormous  stone  farmed  for  over  a  church.  Then,  for  the  middle  half  of  back  into  a  horizon-­ century,  reverted  to  my  life  I  exchanged  this  seeming  tal  position,  and  to  forestland,  which  is  backwater  for  a  fast-­moving  career  everyone’s  surprise,  of  course  the  true  LQ VFLHQFH DQG WHFKQRORJ\ ÂżUVW LQ revealed  a  large  â€œnatural  landscapeâ€?  London  and  then  New  Jersey.  But  intact  stone-­lined  of  New  England.  But  for  the  past  20  years  I  have  come  enclosure,  three  foot  even  today,  as  I  walk  back  to  my  roots,  living  in  an  old  square  and  running  the  forests  behind  farmhouse  on  a  dirt  road  in  Goshen,  ten  feet  back  into  the  house,  I  marvel  nurturing  a  large  garden  and  sharing  the  hill.  Cooled  by  a  at  the  remnants  of  my  passion  with  like-­minded  people.  year-­round  spring,  it  the  long  straight  By Judith Irven Dick  and  I  are  by  no  means  the  apparently  was  built  stone  walls  which  ¿UVW SHRSOH WR HQMR\ WKLV SLHFH RI as  the  milk  cooler.  I  once  separated  the  land  we  call  â€œour  garden,â€?  and  I  am  am  completely  awed  +D\HV IDPLO\ ÂżHOGV sure  we  will  not  be  the  last.  as  I  contemplate  the  ingenuity  and  It  has  been  20  years  since  Dick  We  know  nothing  about  the  tena-­ craftsmanship  of  those  boys,  inching  and  I  moved  to  Goshen  and  I  set  cious  souls  massive  stones  up  out  to  create  my  â€œgarden  of  a  life-­ who,  over  150  an  inclined  plane  time.â€?  Now  it  is  my  turn  to  ponder  years  ago  now,  and  setting  them  our  legacy  to  the  generations  that  ventured  up  in  place  with  only  will  follow  us.  Surely  I  aim  to  be  a  into  the  hills  the  aid  of  a  pair  of  responsible  gardener,  building  the  of  Goshen  horses. soil  without  resorting  to  chemicals.  to  build  this  I  also  love  And,  while  my  garden  perennials  are  house  and  the  sight  of  the  unlikely  to  survive  without  a  regular  clear  the  land  beautiful  barn  gardener,  there  is  a  good  chance  that  to  create  char-­ on  the  hill,  built  the  bones  of  our  garden,  the  trees,  coal  to  fuel  in  the  1930s  by  shrubs  and  stone  walls,  will  still  be  the  Brandon  later  generation  here  for  many  more  years.  iron  industry.  of  Hayes,  next  to  It  is  as  though  I  am  standing  on  But  we  do  WKH SRWDWR ÂżHOG a  bridge  connecting  me  with  the  know  quite  a  which  is  now  my  generations  who  came  before  and  bit  about  the  vegetable  garden.  those  who  follow.  And  that  bridge  is  Hayes  family  $QG ÂżQDOO\ the  land  itself.  It  is  the  land  that  pulls  who  lived  and  although  hidden  me  into  the  stories  of  people  who,  farmed  here  from  sight,  I  am  once  upon  a  time,  lived  and  worked  IRU WKH ÂżUVW THOUGH  THE  SETTLERS  especially  thank-­ here,  and  it  is  the  land  that  leaves  me  half  of  the  of  Judith  Irven’s  150-­year-­old  ful  for  the  beauti-­ contemplating  the  people  to  come  20th  century.  farmstead  in  Goshen  are  long  ful  dark  rich  soil  after. Some  of  their  gone,  they  leave  behind  a  legacy  that  I  have  inher-­ Judith  Irven  and  her  photogra-­ in  the  stone  walls  and  foundations  d e s c e n d a n t s  that  still  stand  on  the  property. ited  with  the  land,  pher  husband,  Dick  Conrad,  live  still  live  in  the  gift  of  many  and  garden  in  Goshen.  She  writes  Photos  by  Dick  Conrad cows  over  many  about  her  gardening  life  at  www. Goshen  and  many  others  years.  Good  soil  is  QRUWKFRXQWU\UHĂ€HFWLRQV FRP.  You  have  visited;Íž  all  have  wonderful  surely  a  blessing  for  every  gardener. can  also  enjoy  Dick’s  garden  and  stories  to  share. It’s  a  common  story:  Eventually  landscape  pictures  at  northcountry-­ In  1896  Edward  Hayes  and  his  hill  farming  proved  uneconomical.  LPSUHVVLRQV FRP wife  Jenny  (Leahy)  decided  to  leave  city  life  (in  Vergennes),  moving  to  Goshen  to  farm  the  land  and  raise  their  nine  sons.  Amazingly,  in  addi-­ tion  to  their  farm  work,  in  1909  the  boys  also  found  time  to  form  the  Hayes  Brothers  Baseball  Team,  which  for  20  years  was  quite  famous  around  here,  often  prevailing  over  teams  that  represented  entire  towns. Memories  of  the  Hayes  family  permeate  the  property.  I  love  the  three  majestic  sugar  maples,  planted  AN  OPENING  IN  an  old  retaining  wall  on  Judith  Irven’s  Goshen  over  a  hundred  years  ago  to  shade  property  runs  10  feet  into  the  hill  behind.  The  stone-­lined  cavity  the  house  from  the  late-­day  sun.  There  is  a  picture  of  Edward  apparently  functioned  as  a  milk  cooler  a  century  or  so  ago. Hayes  proudly  standing  in  front  of  his  milking  barn  set  into  the  hill  behind  the  house.  According  to  family  members,  it  was  his  nine  sons  who  constructed  a  massive  stone  retaining  wall,  some  six-­foot  high  and  40  feet  long,  that  supported  the  rear  wall  of  the  barn. 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Gensler  Symposium  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  17,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Robert  A.  Jones  â€™59  Conference  Room.  Suzanna  Walters,  director  of  Women’s,  Gender  and  Sexuality  Studies  and  professor  of  sociology  at  Northeastern  University,  presents  â€œThe  Tolerance  Trap:  How  God,  Genes  and  Good  Intentions  Are  Sabotaging  Gay  Equality.â€?  For  more  info  on  the  symposium,  go  to  sites.middle-­ bury.edu/gensler2014.  NER  Vermont  Reading  Series  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  17,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Carol’s  Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ.  The  New  England  Review  welcomes  Vermont  writers  Emily  Casey,  Don  Mitchell,  April  Ossmann  and  Ross  Thurber,  who  will  read  from  their  work.  Free.  Talk  by  â€œGuerrilla  Girlâ€?  Frida  Kahlo  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  17,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Frida  Kahlo  brings  to  life  the  Middlebury  Museum  of  Art’s  current  exhibition,  â€œGuerrilla  Girls:  Art  in  Action.â€?  Reception  before  and  after  the  talk.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  â€œPerformance  Nowâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  17,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Axinn  232.  Screenings  of  â€œÂżQuiĂŠn  Puede  Borrar  las  Huellas?â€?  (“Who  Can  Erase  the  Traces?â€?),  â€œUkungenisa,â€?  and  â€œSituations.â€?  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu  or  802-­443-­3168.  â€œRentâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  17,  8-­10:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Middlebury  College  Musical  Players  present  the  Tony  Award-­ winning  rock  musical,  â€œRent.â€?  Tickets  $12/$10/$6,  available  at  go.middlebury.edu/measureinlove  or  at  WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH ER[ RIÂżFH ,Q the  event  of  a  sold-­out  show,  there  will  be  a  paid  waiting  list  starting  one  hour  before  curtain.  Also  on  April  18  and  19. Â

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Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  April  19,  Bristol  Ledges.  A  Bread  Loaf  Section  outing.  Two  miles  round  trip  plus  10-­minute  walk  from  trailhead.  Short  but  steep  hike:  960-­foot  elevation.  Rewarding  views  of  Bristol  and  the  Champlain  Valley.  Bring  water  and  snack.  Hiking  poles  recommended;  microspikes  advised  for  steep  inclines  with  wet  leaves.  Meet  at  the  Bristol  town  green.  Contact  leader  H.G.  Salome  at  802-­453-­5441  or  salome@gmavt.net  for  details.  Easter  bake  sale  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  April  19,  8:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Buxton’s  Store.  Offered  by  the  GFWC  Orwell  Fortnightly  Club.  Kids’  Bike  Swap  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  19,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Municipal  Gym.  Donate  or  sell  your  old  bike.  Drop-­off  Thursday  and  Friday,  April  17  and  18,  4  p.m.-­7  p.m.  All  bikes  receive  a  safety  check.  Bikes  sold  on  consignment.  Fee  $5  for  consign-­ PHQW WR EHQHÂżW WKH 6DIH 5RXWHV WR 6FKRRO SURJUDP Prices  as  marked.  Info:  388-­6562  or  crbikerepair@ gmail.com.  Museum  volunteer  orientation  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  April  19,  10  a.m.-­12  p.m.,  Rokeby  Museum.  Anyone  interested  in  becoming  a  volunteer  at  Rokeby,  the  Robinson  family  homestead,  should  attend.  Info:  rokeby@comcast.net. Â

Retirement  celebration  for  Grace  Simonds  in  Whiting.  Saturday,  April  19,  1-­4  p.m.,  Whiting  Town  Hall.  Honor  Grace  Simonds’  33  years  of  service  to  the  town  with  a  celebration  and  luncheon  buffet.  Attendees  are  encouraged  to  bring  a  non-­perish-­ able  food  donation  for  the  Whiting  Food  Shelf,  old  photos  of  town  events  and  stories  to  share.  Easter  egg  hunt  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  April  19,  2-­3:30  p.m.,  Salisbury  Public  Library.  Find  eggs,  run  the  spoon  and  egg  race,  wear  a  costume  if  you  like.  For  Salisbury  little  kids  (with  helper)  and  older  kids  through  sixth  grade.  Bring  a  basket  to  collect  eggs.  RSVP  to  352-­6671.  No  dogs.  â€œNoâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  19,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Award-­winning  ¿OP WKDW GUDPDWL]HV WKH KLVWRULFDO HYHQWV RI SROLWLFDO turmoil  in  late-­1980s  Chile.  In  Spanish  with  English  subtitles.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  April  19,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  donation:  $2.50.  Rupert  Wates  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  April  19,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Wates  LV D SUROLÂżF SHUIRUPHU DQG VRQJZULWHU ZKR SOD\V melodic  art/folk  music.  Tickets  $15,  available  at  802-­465-­4071  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  â€œNoâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  19,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Award-­ ZLQQLQJ ÂżOP WKDW GUDPDWL]HV WKH KLVWRULFDO HYHQWV of  political  turmoil  in  late-­1980s  Chile.  In  Spanish  with  English  subtitles.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  â€œRentâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  19,  8-­10:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Middlebury  College  Musical  Players  present  the  Tony  Award-­ winning  rock  musical,  â€œRent.â€?  Tickets  $12/$10/$6,  available  at  go.middlebury.edu/measureinlove  or  DW WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH ER[ RIÂżFH 6433.  In  the  event  of  a  sold-­out  show,  there  will  be  a  paid  waiting  list  starting  one  hour  before  curtain. Â

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Easter  pancake  breakfast  in  Weybridge.  Sunday,  April  20,  7-­8  a.m.,  Weybridge  Congregational  Church.  Fresh-­ FRRNHG SDQFDNHV EDFRQ MXLFH DQG SXUH PDSOH syrup.  Free. Â

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Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Monday,  April  21,  10:45  a.m.-­12:45  p.m.,  Cubbers  Restaurant.  CVAA  sponsors  this  monthly  event  for  down-­home  cooking  and  friendly  service.  Menu  TBA.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Presentation  on  heat  pumps/solar  power  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  April  21,  6-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  R.J.  Adler  of  Suncommon  discusses  how  cold  climate  heat  pumps,  paired  with  photovolta-­ LFV FDQ SURYLGH HIÂżFLHQW DQG DIIRUGDEOH VRODU KRPH heating  and  cooling.  Info:  388-­4095  or  www.ilsley-­ publiclibrary.org.  Doug  Anderson  performs  Frost  poems  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  April  21,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater.  THT  executive  director  Doug  Anderson  takes  to  the  stage  for  â€œInner  Weather:  A  Robert  Frost  Calendar,â€?  an  evening  of  Robert  Frost  poems.  Anderson  has  arranged  the  poems  seasonally  to  create  a  seam-­ less  year  in  New  England.  Tickets  are  $15,  avail-­ DEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQ-­ halltheater.org.  Seating  is  limited. Â

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Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  April  22,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  spon-­ sors  a  luncheon  of  smoked  pork  shoulder,  rice  pilaf,  EURFFROL Ă€RUHWV ELVFXLW DQG DSULFRWV 6XJJHVWHG donation  $4.  Please  bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Milk  &  Honey  Quilters’  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  April  22,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Nationally  recognized  quilter  Joanne  Schapp  will  give  a  discussion  and  trunk  show  of  her  intricate  crop  circle-­inspired  quilts.  Show-­and-­ tell.  Info:  247-­3771. Â

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Special  senior  dinner  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  April  23,  4-­6  p.m.,  Bridport  Grange.  CVAA  sponsors  this  â€œdinner  under  the  stars,â€?  catered  by  Rosie’s  Restaurant,  with  Cliff  Douglas  playing  the  accordion.  Menu:  chicken  and  biscuits,  coleslaw  and  fruit  crisp.  Suggested  dona-­ tion  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946. Â

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Mozart  at  the  Met “COSĂŒ  FAN  TUTTE,â€?  Mozart’s  sparkling  comic  opera,  will  be  broadcast  live  at  Middlebury’s  Town  Hall  Theater  on  Saturday,  April  26,  at  1  p.m.

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Otter  Creek  Poets  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  24,  1-­3  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Poets  Karin  Gottshall  and  Nellie  Pierce  will  read  from  their  work.  Info:  802-­989-­4314  or  david.weinstock@gmail.com.  Technology  Drop-­in  Day  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  24,  2-­4  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Get  help  with  all  your  technology  questions,  from  word  processing  and  printing  to  handling  e-­mail  and  downloadable  books.  Info:  388-­4095.  â€œRemembering  the  Holocaustâ€?  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  24,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Retired  professor  Simon  Barenbaum  will  talk  about  the  German  occupation  of  France  and  the  role  of  the  French  police  in  rounding  up  Jews.  Charter  House  Coalition  fundraiser  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  24,  7-­9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  A  night  of  good  food,  music  and  community  to  support  Charter  House  Coalition  programs,  including  the  Community  Lunch,  Community  Supper,  Farm-­to-­Table  programs  and  the  Winter  Emergency  Shelter.  Suggested  $10  donation.  5DIĂ€H SUHVHQWDWLRQ E\ FRDOLWLRQ SUHVLGHQW 'RXJ 6LQFODLU DQG WKH VKDULQJ RI UHĂ€HFWLRQV E\ &KDUWHU House  residents.  Swing  dance  and  a  cappella  show  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  24,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Middlebury  College  Swing  Dance  Club  opens  for  the  Middlebury  College  all-­male  a  cappella  group  the  Dissipated  8.  Tickets  are  VWXGHQWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org. Â

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Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  25,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Rosie’s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosie’s  partner  to  offer  a  home-­cooked  meal  of  meat-­ loaf,  mashed  potatoes,  peas  and  fruit  cobbler.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  April  25,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paul’s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Peter’s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  This  month’s  menu:  Roast  pork,  scalloped  pota-­ toes,  green  beans,  dessert.  Invasive  species  program  in  Starksboro.  Friday,  April  25,  7-­9  p.m.,  Starksboro  Village  Meeting  House.  Conservation  biologist  Joe  Roman  pres-­ ents  â€œEat  the  Invaders:  Fighting  Invasive  Species  One  Bite  at  a  Time.â€?  Refreshments  served  after-­ ward.  Free,  but  donations  will  be  accepted  to  support  meeting  house  restoration.  Parking  avail-­ able  in  the  town  center  parking  lot.  Josh  Panda  and  the  Hot  Damned  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  25,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Rock-­and-­roll  performed  as  it  was  intended:  raw,  emotional  and  unrestrained.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH www.townhalltheater.org  or  at  the  door.  Sophia  Shao  and  Soovin  Kim  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  April  25,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Cellist  Sophia  Shao  and  violinist  Soovin  Kim  open  the  fourth  annual  Middlebury  Bach  Festival.  The  concert  features  a  program  of  unaccompanied  Bach  works.  It  is  preceded  by  a  lecture  by  Associate  Professor  of  Music  Larry  Hamberlin  at  7  p.m.  in  Room  221,  and  followed  by  a  post-­concert  reception.  Tickets  are  $25/$20/$6,  available  at  802-­443-­6433  or  http:// go.middlebury.edu/bachfest. Â

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“Flying  Squirrels  in  Otter  Creek  Gorgeâ€?  nature  hike  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  26,  10  a.m.-­12  p.m.,  Otter  Creek  Gorge  Preserve.  Middlebury  College  biol-­ ogy  student  Carson  Hauck  leads  this  hike  and  teaches  participants  about  the  history  and  distri-­ EXWLRQ RI Ă€\LQJ VTXLUUHOV LQ 9HUPRQW VSHFLÂżFDOO\ LQ Addison  County.  Meet  at  Belden  Dam  Road  park-­ ing  lot.  Info:  388-­1007.  Book  sale  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  April  26,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library  and  7RZQ 2IÂżFH )ULHQGV RI WKH 1HZ +DYHQ &RPPXQLW\ /LEUDU\ÂśV $SULO ERRN VDOH /DUJH VHOHFWLRQ RI ÂżFWLRQ DQG QRQÂżFWLRQ Âł7DNH ZKDW \RX ZDQW JLYH ZKDW \RX can.â€?  Info:  453-­4015.  Earth  Day  festival  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  26,  noon-­3  p.m.,  outside  of  Middlebury  Natural  Foods  Co-­op.  Celebrate  Earth  Day  and  spring  with  D PXVLF DQG IRRG ÂżOOHG IHVWLYDO /RFDO PXVLF IUHH food  from  MNFC,  fun  for  kids,  great  exhibits.  The  Met  Opera’s  â€œCosĂŹ  Fan  Tutteâ€?  live  in  HD  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  26,  1-­4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Metropolitan  Opera  presents  Mozart’s  sparkling  comedy,  â€œCosĂŹ  Fan  Tutte,â€?  broadcast  live,  featuring  conductor  James  Levine.  Tickets  $24/$10  students,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂżFH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ RU DW the  door.  â€œElenaâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  26,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  &DQQHV DZDUG ZLQQLQJ ÂżOP DERXW DQ ROGHU Russian  couple  from  different  social  backgrounds.  When  he  suffers  a  heart  attack,  she  enacts  a  daring  plan  to  save  her  family’s  future.  In  Russian  with  English  subtitles.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu  or  802-­443-­3168.  Free  community  supper  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  April  26,  5-­7  p.m.,  Shoreham  Congregational  Church.  A  free  supper  of  several  different  pasta  dishes,  salad,  beverages  and  great  desserts.  Donation  of  non-­perishable  items  for  the  food  shelf  are  appreciated.  Residents  of  all  communities  welcome.  Spring  Fling  dance  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  April  26,  7-­11  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Community  Hall.  The  Hitmen  will  SURYLGH WKH PXVLF MRLQHG E\ SDULVK-­ ioner  Tony  P a n e l l a . Â

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Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Brandon. 6XQGD\ $SULO +LJK 3RQG 1DWXUDO $UHD $ %UHDG /RDI 6HFWLRQ outing  at  the  High  Pond  Natural  Area  on  Nature  &RQVHUYDQF\ ODQG EHWZHHQ %UDQGRQ DQG +XEEDUGWRQ (DV\ PLOH URXQG WULS WR WKH SRQG &RQWDFW % (OOLV IRU PHHWLQJ WLPH DQG ORFDWLRQ Last-­Sunday-­of-­the-­month  breakfast  in  Vergennes. 6XQGD\ $SULO D P 'RUFKHVWHU /RGJH 6FKRRO 6WUHHW 7KH 'RUFKHVWHU /RGJH ) $0 ZLOO VHUYH LWV UHJXODU DOO \RX FDQ HDW EUHDNIDVW ZLWK SDQFDNHV )UHQFK WRDVW EDFRQ sausage,  home  fries,  scrambled  eggs,  juice  and  coffee.  Champlain  Valley  Fiddlers’  Club  gathering  in  Middlebury. 6XQGD\ $SULO QRRQ S P 9): 0XVLF DQG GDQFLQJ 5HIUHVKPHQWV DYDLO-­ DEOH $GPLVVLRQ 0HHWV RQ WKH WKLUG 6XQGD\ RQ WKH PRQWK H[FHSW LQ $SULO GXH WR (DVWHU ,QIR 6SULQJ ZLOGĂ€RZHU ZDON LQ 2UZHOO  Sunday,  April  S P 0RXQW ,QGHSHQGHQFH 6WDWH +LVWRULF Site.  Join  nursery  professional  Amy  Olmsted  to  learn  about  the  tender  beauties  of  spring,  plant  names  and  their  habitats.  Wear  sturdy  shoes,  bring  water,  and  dress  for  the  weather.  Admission  DGXOWV IUHH IRU FKLOGUHQ XQGHU ,QIR A  celebration  of  Monique  Pia  Anderson  in  Lincoln. 6XQGD\ $SULO S P /LQFROQ /LEUDU\ $ FHOHEUDWLRQ RI 0RQLTXH 3LD $QGHUVRQ organic  gardener,  landscape  architect,  building  DQG ODQG FRQVHUYDWLRQLVW DQG ORYHU RI ZRUN DQG OHDUQLQJ 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH SURIHVVRU 6WHYH 7URPEXODN ZLOO JLYH D FRQVHUYDWLRQ ELRORJ\ SUHVHQWDWLRQ $ ÂżUVW SXEOLF VKRZLQJ RI /HVWHU & $QGHUVRQÂśV SKRWRJUDSKLF WULEXWH WR 0RQLTXH Âł)DUP :RUN ´ ZLOO IROORZ ,Q FORVLQJ D ZKLWH RDN WUHH ZLOO EH SODQWHG LQ KHU PHPRU\ /LJKW UHIUHVK-­ PHQWV VHUYHG ,QIR Poetry  Unplugged  event  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  $SULO S P &RPSDVV 0XVLF DQG $UWV &HQWHU $OO DUH LQYLWHG WR VKDUH WKHLU IDYRULWH SRHP or  just  come  and  listen.  Free,  but  donations  are  ZHOFRPH WR VXSSRUW WKH RSHQLQJ RI WKH &0$&ÂśV *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ 3RHWV +RXVH DQG NLGVÂś UHDGLQJ DFWLYLW\ URRP ,QIR ZZZ FPDFYW RUJ Choir  tour  preview  concert  at  Middlebury  College. 6XQGD\ $SULO S P 0HDG &KDSHO +HDU WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH &KRLU DV WKH VLQJHUV SUHSDUH WR HPEDUN RQ D WRXU RI (XURSH LQ -XQH 3DUW RI WKH FROOHJHÂśV %DFK )HVWLYDO )UHH ,QIR JR PLGGOHEXU\ HGX EDFKIHVW RU

Apr

28

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Apr

29

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Apr

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Special  spring  meal  for  seniors  in  Bridport. :HGQHVGD\ $SULO D P S P %ULGSRUW *UDQJH &9$$ RIIHUV D PHDO RI FKLFNHQ PDUVDOD ZLWK PXVKURRP VDXFH vegetable  rice  pilaf,  baby  carrots,  dinner  roll  and  -HOO 2 ZLWK IUXLW FRFNWDLO 5HVHUYDWLRQV UHTXLUHG DW H[W 6XJJHVWHG GRQDWLRQ 3OHDVH EULQJ \RXU RZQ SODFH VHWWLQJ )UHH WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ YLD $&75 Special  spring  meal  for  seniors  in  Bristol.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO D P S P %ULVWRO $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ &9$$ RIIHUV D PHDO RI FKLFNHQ marsala  with  mushroom  sauce,  vegetable  rice  pilaf,  baby  carrots,  dinner  roll  and  Jell-­O  with  fruit  FRFNWDLO 5HVHUYDWLRQV UHTXLUHG DW H[W 6XJJHVWHG GRQDWLRQ 3OHDVH bring  your  own  place  setting.  Free  transportation  YLD $&75 Ethiopian  travel  presentation  in  New  Haven.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P 1HZ +DYHQ &RPPXQLW\ /LEUDU\ 7KH $UPFKDLU 7UDYHOHU welcomes  Walden  Project  founder  and  educator  0DWW 6FKOHLQ ZKR ZLOO VKDUH VOLGHV DQG WDON DERXW his  February  trip  to  Ethiopia,  where  he  and  fellow  travelers  connected  with  children,  schools  and  RWKHU HGXFDWRUV )UHH ,QIR “In  the  Next  Room  (or  The  Vibrator  Play)â€?  at  Middlebury  College. :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 7KH 'HSDUWPHQW RI 7KHDWUH DQG 'DQFH SUHVHQWV 6DUDK 5XKOÂśV 7RQ\ $ZDUG ZLQQLQJ SOD\ DQ HOHJDQW FRPHG\ OLW E\ XQH[SHFWHG VSDUNV IURP the  Victorian  era  of  electricity,  psychoanalysis  DQG VXIIUDJHWWHV 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW RU KWWS JR PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV 5XQV WKURXJK 0D\ African  Music  and  Dance  Ensemble  at  Middlebury  College.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 8QGHU WKH direction  of  V.  Josselyne  Price,  the  ensemble  performs  an  end-­of-­semester  concert  of  East  $IULFDQ DQG &DULEEHDQ LQVWUXPHQWDO YRFDO DQG dance  repertoire  on  many  familiar  and  unfamiliar  LQVWUXPHQWV )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV RU

May

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At  Wits  End.  Middlebury.  Mondays,  7-­8:30  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Autism  Support  Daily.  First  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Support  for  families  affected  by  autism.  Online  support  at  www.autismsupportdaily.com.  Lynn  George,  660-­7240;  Milly  Jackson,  545-­2335. Autism  Parent  Support  Group  in  New  Haven.  Second  Thursday.  Sapphire  Center,  87  Rivers  Bend  Road.  Childcare  not  available.  Anjanette  Sidaway,  388-­3887. Blood  pressure  and  foot  clinics.  Sponsored  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  basin  and  towel  for  foot  care.  Clinics  that  fall  on  holidays  will  be  held  the  week  after  on  the  same  day.  388-­7259. Bridport:  Grange  Hall.  First  Wednesday,  10:30  a.m.-­noon. Bristol:  American  Legion.  Second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­noon.  Middlebury:  Commons.  Second  Thursday,  9  a.m.-­noon  (9-­10  a.m.  for  Commons  residents  only).  Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes.  Third  Friday,  10  a.m.-­noon.  Vergennes:  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  First  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-­noon  (10-­11  a.m.  for  Armory  Lane  residents  only).  Bone  Builders  class.  Every  Monday  and  Wednesday,  10:30-­ 11:30  a.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  Free. Bone  Builders  class  in  Lincoln.  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  4-­5  p.m. Brain  Injury  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Tuesday,  6-­8  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center,  Room  208.  For  survi-­ vors,  family  members  and  caregivers.  Info:  388-­2720  or  lisabernardin@gmail.com. Brain  Injury  Support  Group  Project  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  Every  other  Thursday,  6:30  p.m.,  1869  Crown  Point  Rd.,  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  Call  (518)  597-­3104  for  dates. Bristol  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday  starting  Sept.  10,  2013,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  First  Baptist  Church.  For  children  from  birth  to  6  years.  Led  by  David  Sandler.  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171. Car  seat  safety  check  in  Middlebury.  Middlebury  Volunteer  Ambulance  Association,  55  Collins  Drive.  First  Saturday  of  every  month,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m. Childbirth  Classes.  Porter  Hospital  offers  several  options  in  childbirth  classes.  Schedules  and  applications:  382-­3413  or  www.portermedical.org/outreach.html. Childcare  Class.  Thursdays  at  4:15  p.m.  Lincoln  Library.  453-­5362. Disabled  American  Veterans  in  Middlebury.  388-­6401.  Otter  Valley  Disabled  American  Veterans  Chapter  21  meet  the  ¿UVW 0RQGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P DW WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ American  Legion.  New  members  welcome. Family  Caregiver  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  388-­3983.  Elderly  Services,  112  Exchange  St.  Third  Fridays. Foot  care  clinic,  also  blood  pressure  and  pulse  monitors.  658-­2421.  Bridport  Grange.  First  Mondays  of  even  months. Hellenbach  Cancer  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Call  for  information  and  meeting  times:  388-­6107. HIV  Testing  in  Middlebury.  Open  Door  Clinic.  388-­0137.  Free  and  anonymous.  Call  for  appointment. La  Leche  League  of  Addison  County  in  Middlebury.  First  Thursday,  10-­11  a.m.,  at  Junebug  in  the  Star  Mill.  Info:  382-­1589. Making  Recover  Easier  (MRE)  group  in  Middlebury.  Wednesdays,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Turning  Point  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  A  group  meeting  for  people  in  recovery  struggling  to  decide  whether  or  not  to  attend  noon-­step  programs. Memory  screenings  in  Middlebury.  First  Tuesdays,  by  appoint-­ ment.  Free.  Appointments:  385-­3711  or  nschaedel@hphrc. org. Middlebury  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Memorial  Baptist  Church,  South  Pleasant  Street.  For  children  from  birth  to  6  years.  Led  by  Melanie  Root.  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171. Monday  Playgroup  in  Brandon.  Mondays  when  schools  are  open,  10-­11:30  a.m.  St.  Thomas  Episcopal  Church, Â

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downstairs.  Run  by  Brandon  Recreation  Department,  247-­0228. NAMI-­VT  Family  Support  Group  in  Brandon.  First  Monday.  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Museum  at  the  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  For  family  members  and  close  friends  of  a  loved  one  with  a  serious  mental  illness.  Mary,  247-­0180;  or  NAMI  RIÂżFH Narcotics  Anonymous  Road  to  Recovery  Group.  Middlebury.  6  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Natural  Beginnings  Breastfeeding  Support  Group.  Third  7XHVGD\ D P QRRQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI +HDOWK :,& RIÂżFH in  Middlebury.  Taught  by  Vicki  Kirby,  RN,  IBCLC.  236-­4136  or  948-­2172. Open  Door  Clinic.  Tuesday  and  Thursday  evenings  in  Middlebury.  Free  health  care  for  low-­income,  uninsured  people.  388-­0137. Overeaters  Anonymous  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  1  p.m.  Downstairs  in  the  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Babysitting  available  fourth  Saturday.  349-­4545  or  453-­7088.  No  meeting  Feb.  25. Overeaters  Anonymous  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  noon.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Play  group  for  preschool  children.  United  Church  of  Lincoln.  Wednesdays,  9:30-­11:30  a.m.  Jen  Goodyear,  453-­8589. POSKVT  (Parents  of  Special  Kids  Vermont).  Second  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Parent  support  group.  Topics  include  IEPs,  services  offered  in  Addison  County,  divorce,  parents’  rights,  sleep  problems,  general  teen-­age  issues  and  more.  Join  online  group  at  health.groups.yahoo.com/group/POSKVT_MEMBERS.  Milly  Jackson,  545-­2335;  An  Duclos-­Collier,  453-­7324.

Postpartum  group  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Tapestry  Midwifery,  20  Armory  Lane.  Second  and  fourth  Fridays,  12:30-­2  p.m.  Meet  other  moms  and  explore  a  wide  range  of  topics  includ-­ ing  self-­care,  postpartum  nutrition  adjustments  at  home  and  newborn  care.  Info:  802-­877-­0022. Preschooler  Open  Gym  in  Ferrisburgh.  Fridays,  9:30-­11  a.m.  Oct.  3  through  end  of  April.  Closed  school  holidays.  Free  play  in  the  gum.  Bring  trikes,  bikes,  scooters  and  helmets.  Toddler  push  carts,  wagons,  ball  and  Legos  available.  Baby  blanket  area.  Birth  to  5.  Snacks  for  sale.  877-­1534  or  877-­1312. PTSD  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  starting  Aug.  16,  5:30  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. RSVP  Bone  Builders.  Osteoporosis  prevention  exercise  program  is  offered,  several  locations.  50-­minute  classes  are  free  and  open  to  the  public.  www.volunteersinvt.org/ bonebuildclasses.html  or  388-­7044. Bristol:  American  Legion,  Monday  and  Wednesday,  10  a.m.;  Bristol  Health  and  Fitness,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  2  p.m. East  Middlebury:  Valley  Bible  Church,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  9  a.m. Middlebury:  Community  Services  Building,  Monday  and  Wednesday,  4  p.m.;  Middlebury  Fitness,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  1  p.m.;  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  Monday  and  Wednesday,  4  p.m. Monkton:  Friends  Methodist  Church,  Monday,  Wednesday,  and  Friday,  5:30  p.m. Lincoln:  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  4-­5  p.m.  Information:  453-­2665. Shoreham:  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  8  a.m.

South  Starksboro:  Jerusalem  School  House,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  8:30  a.m. Starksboro:  Starksboro  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  6-­7  p.m.  Information:  Lisa  Daudon,  453-­3732. Whiting:  Town  Hall,  Monday  and  Thursday,  9  a.m. Senior  exercise  class  in  Lincoln.  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  8:30-­9:30  a.m. SOS  (Survivors  of  Suicide).  First  Wednesdays,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Hospice  Volunteer  Services  in  the  Marble  Works.  Grief  support  for  those  who  have  lost  someone  to  suicide.  Info:  388-­4111. Speak  Up!  Addison  County.  First,  second  and  fourth  Thursdays,  St.  Stephen’s  Church  in  Middlebury.  Self-­ advocacy  group  for  individuals  with  developmental  disabili-­ ties.  Info:  388-­3702. Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis,  grad  class,  in  Middlebury  at  Middlebury  Fitness.  An  ongoing  class  open  to  seniors  who  have  completed  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  Part  1.  Open  to  anyone  50  or  older.  Sponsored  by  CVAA.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Info  and  registration:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  1028. Bristol:  Holley  Hall,  Mondays  11  a.m.-­noon. Lincoln:  Lincoln  Library,  Mondays,  1-­2  p.m. Middlebury:  Middlebury  Fitness,  Wednesdays  11  a.m.-­noon. Toddler  Playgroup.  Brandon.  St.  Thomas  Episcopal  Church.  Registration:  247-­0228  or  www.town.brandon.vt.us/recre-­ ation.htm. Tot  open  gym  in  Ferrisburgh.  Fridays,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  gymnasium.  Info:  877-­1312  or  877-­3247. Turning  Point  Center.  Monday,  9  a.m.-­7:45  p.m.;  Tuesday-­ Thursday,  9  a.m.-­9  p.m.;  Friday,  9  a.m.-­8:30  p.m.;  Saturday,  11  a.m-­10  p.m.  Closed  Sunday.  Marble  Works,  opposite  American  Flatbread.  Community  center  dedicated  to  providing  a  safe  social  and  educational,  substance-­free  environment  for  all.  Free  movie  every  Saturday,  7:30  p.m.  3RWOXFN VXSSHU ÂżUVW DQG WKLUG :HGQHVGD\V 6  p.m.;  bring  a  dish  if  you  are  able.  Food  shelf  donations  accepted  as  well. Vergennes  Playgroup.  Every  Wednesday,  9:30-­11  a.m.  Congregational  Church,  South  Water  Street.  For  children  from  birth  to  6  years.  Cherie  Vachon.  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171. Vet  to  Vet.  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  6:15  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works. :LWV (QG 7KXUVGD\V S P $ FRQÂżGHQWLDO VXSSRUW group  for  parents  whose  adolescent  or  young  adult  is  using  alcohol,  marijuana  and  other  drugs.  Turningpoint  Center  in  Middlebury.  388-­4249. Women  for  Sobriety.  Mondays,  6:15  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  Self-­help  group  for  women  with  drinking  problems.  Info:  897-­5254. Yoga  class  in  Middlebury.  Third  Sundays,  noon-­1  p.m.  Otter  Creek  Yoga  in  the  Marble  Works.  Free.  388-­1961. Yoga  class  in  Middlebury.  Every  Friday  April  15-­June  3,  10:30-­ 11:30  a.m.,  The  Lodge  at  Otter  Creek.  Free  seated  yoga  class.  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  1058. Yoga  class  in  Monkton.  Sundays,  5:30-­6:30  p.m. Yoga  class  in  Vergennes.  Tuesdays,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Starts  Nov.  22,  2011.  Free.  Info:  877-­2211. Yoga  for  Community  in  Bristol.  Fridays,  6:30  a.m.  or  5:30  p.m.  Phoenix  Rising  Center  on  Mountain  Street.  $5  contribution.  Janet,  453-­2419. Young  Adult  All-­Recovery  Group  in  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  4-­5  p.m.,  Turning  Point  Center.  Starts  Jan.  14,  2014.  For  anyone  age  15-­25  in  recovery. Â

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Pothiawala, Cook MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  families  of  Dr.  Rubina  Pothiawala  and  Colby  Cook  announce  their  engagement. The  future  bride  was  raised  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  the  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  Yunus  and  Razia  Pothiawala.  She  is  a  pediatric  resident  and  will  complete  her  residency  at  Baystate  0HGLFDO &HQWHU LQ -XQH The  future  groom  was  raised  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  Kim  Potter  and  Peter  Cook.  He  will  complete  his  MBA  in  Health  Sector  Management  at  Boston  University  in  2015. The  couple  will  be  married  in  August  2014  and  will  reside  in  the  Boston  area.

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City council readies for loss of cell tower revenue By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â€”  Vergennes  DOGHUPHQ DW WKHLU $SULO PHHW-­ ing  heard  from  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  that  the  city  will  lose  one  cell  phone  contract,  from  Nextel  Partners,  to  hang  broadcast  equipment  on  the  city’s  former  water  tower  behind  city  hall.  The  city  now  has  four  contracts  that  contribute  about  $100,100  a  year  WR WKH :DWHU 7RZHU )XQG WKDW KHOSV pay  for  downtown  improvements. Hawley  said  he  had  been  expecting  to  lose  the  $30,000-­a-­ year  lease  because  Nextel  merged  with  Sprint,  which  also  leases  space  on  the  tower.  It  is  not  clear  whether  payments  will  stop  this  October  or  a  year  from  then,  he  said.  0HDQZKLOH +DZOH\ VDLG $7 7 is  negotiating  with  Vergennes  to  hang  more  equipment  on  the  tower,  and  he  expects  an  addi-­ WLRQDO DPRXQW DSSURDFKLQJ to  come  from  those  talks. Also  at  the  meeting,  aldermen  reached  a  consensus  to  extend  city  sewer  lines  into  neighboring  )HUULVEXUJK WR VHUYH 'HQHFNHU Chevrolet  (see  story  in  April  10  edition),  and  they: ‡ $SSURYHG VSHQGLQJ XS WR $19,000  from  the  Vergennes  Burying  Ground  fund  to  install Â

what  Hawley  called  â€œhigh-­qual-­ ity,  ornamental,  period-­style  fenc-­ ingâ€?  around  some  of  the  perimeter  of  the  city-­owned  Mountain  View  Lane  cemetery.   Â‡ 2.ÂśG DQRWKHU VHDVRQ RI WKH 9HUJHQQHV )DUPHUV 0DUNHW RQ the  city  green.  The  market  will  do  business  along  the  front  of  the  park  on  Thursdays  from  3  to  6:30  S P EHJLQQLQJ RQ -XQH DQG ending  on  Sept.  25. ‡ $SSRLQWHG +DZOH\ DQG Mayor  Bill  Benton  as  the  city’s  delegates  to  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission.   Â‡ $IWHU GLVFXVVLRQ GHFLGHG WR leave  unchanged  rates  for  using  WKH FLW\ÂśV 6DP )LVKPDQ 3RRO WKLV summer.  Hawley  said  aldermen  would  take  a  close  look  at  the  SRROÂśV ÂżQDQFHV DIWHU WKLV VHDVRQ because  poor  weather  in  2013  suppressed  pool  use  and  left  only  a  small  fund  balance. ‡ $JUHHG WR FRQWULEXWH toward  the  $21,355  cost  of  restor-­ ing  and  reinstalling  the  Vergennes  Opera  House  marquee  in  front  of  city  hall.  Hawley  said  that  amount,  requested  by  theater  backers,  represents  the  portion  of  the  project  that  will  improve  lighting  in  the  courtyard.  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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Local  UVM  student  wins  national  scholarship BURLINGTON/VERGENNES  â€”  A  Vergennes  resident  who  is  a  junior  at  the  University  of  Vermont  has  been  awarded  a  prestigious  national  academic  award. English  major  and  aspiring  poet  Alexandria  Hall  has  been  awarded  a  2014  Beinecke  Scholarship.  The  Beinecke  is  a  nationally  competi-­ tive  award  that  seeks  to  identify  and  support  students  who  show  great  SURPLVH LQ WKH KXPDQLWLHV ÂżQH DUWV and  social  sciences.  As  a  Beinecke  Scholar,  Hall  will  receive  a  $34,000  scholarship  toward  her  graduate  studies.  The  Beinecke  is  one  of  the  most  prestigious  graduate  fellowship  opportunities  in  the  U.S.  One  hundred  DQG WZHQW\ ÂżYH LQVWLWXWLRQV DFURVV WKH country  are  invited  to  nominate  one  student  for  the  award  each  year;Íž  this  LV WKH ÂżUVW \HDU WKDW 890 KDV SDUWLFL-­ pated  in  this  competition.  â€œIt  felt  like  an  honor  in  and  of  itself  for  UVM  to  be  invited  into  the  Beinecke  competition,â€?  said  Honors  College  Associate  Dean  Lisa  6FKQHOO FKDLU RI 890ÂśV )HOORZVKLSV Committee.  â€œAnd  indeed,  we  had  some  truly  impressive  juniors  submit  applications  for  the  nomination.  But  when  the  UVM  committee  saw  Alexandria’s  application,  we  all  knew  we  were  seeing  something  very  special.  It  is  incredibly  gratifying  to  know  that  the  Beinecke  Committee  saw  the  same  thing.â€?  $ ÂżUVW JHQHUDWLRQ FROOHJH VWXGHQW from  Vergennes  and  a  2009  Vergennes  Union  High  School  graduate,  Hall  has  distinguished  herself  as  a  gifted  writer  and  poet  at  UVM.  Through  her  coursework  as  well  as  through  inde-­ pendent  study  she  has  produced  poetry  and  has  been  invited  to  read  her  work  in  Vermont  and  in  New  York  City.  At  UVM  she  has  been  a  research  assistant Â

DQG D PHQWHH WR 0DMRU -DFNVRQ D SRHW DQG *XJJHQKHLP )HOORZ DW 890 She  has  also  attended  the  Bread  Loaf  Writers’  Conference  and  has  received  the  Breazzano  Scholarship  from  the  university.  Her  application  was  enthusiastically  supported  by  her  faculty  mentors  in  UVM’s  English  'HSDUWPHQW LQFOXGLQJ -DFNVRQ 'DQLHO )RJHO DQG +XFN *XWPDQ $Q DYLG linguist,  Hall  has  also  excelled  in  her  studies  of  Spanish  and  German,  and  has  received  awards  for  her  course-­ work  in  the  German  department. Outside  of  her  studies,  Hall  is  active  in  the  writing  community;Íž  at  UVM  she  is  a  writing  tutor,  as  well  as  a  member  of  the  editorial  staff  of  Vantage  Point,  UVM’s  literary  and  arts  magazine.  Hall  is  also  a  writing  mentor  for  the  Young  Writers’  Project  in  Burlington  as  well  as  for  Vergennes  High  School’s  Walden  Project. Poetry  is  not  Hall’s  only  artistic  talent;Íž  she  is  also  an  accomplished  musician  as  a  solo  electronic  music  performer  with  Tooth  Ache.  Hall  has  traveled  across  the  country  and  performed  at  many  music  festivals  LQFOXGLQJ WKH &0- 0XVLF 0DUDWKRQ LQ New  York  City  and  SXSW  in  Austin.  She  also  released  a  full-­length  vinyl  album  this  past  fall.  The  Beinecke  Scholarship  will  support  Hall  as  she  continues  to  develop  as  a  poet  and  a  scholar.  After  VKH ÂżQLVKHV KHU VWXGLHV DW 890 VKH DVSLUHV WR DWWHQG D MRLQW 0)$ DQG 3K' program  so  she  can  continue  to  grow  as  an  artist  and  establish  a  scholarly  expertise  that  will  satisfy  her  long-­ term  professional  goals  of  becoming  a  poet  and  a  professor. Hall  is  one  of  20  students  to  receive  a  2014  Beinecke  Scholarship.  The  Beinecke  Scholarship  Program  was  established  in  1971  by  the  board Â

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of  directors  of  The  Sperry  and  Hutchinson  Company  to  honor  the  philanthropic  mission  and  achieve-­ PHQWV RI (GZLQ )UHGHULFN DQG :DOWHU Beinecke.  The  program  seeks  to  encourage  and  enable  highly  moti-­ vated  students  to  pursue  opportunities  available  to  them  and  to  be  courageous Â

in  the  selection  of  a  graduate  course  of  study.  Since  1975  the  program  has  selected  more  than  500  college  juniors  from  more  than  100  different  undergraduate  institutions  for  support  during  graduate  study  at  any  accred-­ ited  university  in  the  arts,  humanities  and  social  sciences.

Mother’s Day card helps to keep local moms safe MIDDLEBURY  â€”  WomenSafe  announces  that  Addison  County  artist  Patricia  LeBon  Herb’s  artwork  will  grace  the  2014  Mother’s  Day  card  â€”  the  13th  annual  Mother’s  Day  card  in  WomenSafe’s  Local  Women  Artist  Series. LeBon  Herb  started  her  early  profes-­ sional  career  as  a  graphic  artist  and  LOOXVWUDWRU 6KH ODWHU EHFDPH D ÂżQH DUWV painter  by  profession.  She  and  her  husband,  Guntram,  live  in  Middlebury.  They  have  two  grown  children,  who  have  left  home  for  college,  which  they  attend  on  opposite  coasts. When  not  painting,  LeBon  Herb  runs  a  bed-­and-­breakfast  called  A  Room  in  the  Village.  As  part  of  her  continual Â

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support  to  WomenSafe  over  the  years  LeBon  Herb  was  the  featured  artist  of  the  2002  WomenSafe  annual  Local  Women  Artist  Series  and  in  2009,  she  organized  a  fundraiser  for  WomenSafe  by  creating  and  producing  a  commu-­ nal  cookbook  and  calendar  involving  our  local  community  and  Middlebury  College  students. /H%RQ +HUEÂśV ÂżUVW FDUG LQ ZDV in  black  and  white;Íž  this  year’s  image  has  an  interesting  palette  of  bright  reds,  oranges,  and  purple.  This  year’s  card  features  Patricia’s  mother.  It  is  titled  â€œBarbara:  My  Mom  in  the  â€™50s  in  Arlington  Heights,  Illinois.â€? “It  is  a  story  of  new  beginnings,â€?  says  LeBon  Herb.  â€œMy  Belgian  father  came  to  the  U.S.  as  a  foreign  exchange  art  student  and  met  my  mother  who  is  part  native  American  (Ojibwa),  sometime  in  the  early1950s.  They  married  and  later  moved  out  of  their  apartment  in  &KLFDJR WR WKHLU ÂżUVW KRXVH LQ $UOLQJWRQ +HLJKWV ZKHUH WKH\ KDG WKHLU ÂżUVW FKLOG Christine. “My  mother  loved  to  sew  and  embroi-­ der.  They  had  a  small  dachshund.  This  LPDJH LV EDVHG RQ DQ XQÂżQLVKHG SDLQW-­ ing  that  my  father  did  of  her  a  long  time  ago.  While  painting  it,  I  wondered  what  life  was  like  for  my  mother  back  then.  My  father  worked  long  hours,  she  went  from  living  in  the  bustling  city  to  living  in  a  low-­income  suburb,  she  was  home  alone  a  lot  with  her  three  babies. “My  mother  was  dark,  tall  and  lanky.  Unlike  the  traditional  Indian  way  of  wearing  long  hair  with  braids,  my  father Â

WOMENSAFE  MOTHER’S  DAY  CARD  FOR  2014 liked  that  she  wore  her  hair  short;Íž  that  was  the  style  back  then.  I  have  a  vague  recollection  of  the  wallpaper  and  the  view  from  my  mother’s  window.â€? Making  a  donation  to  WomenSafe  in  the  name  of  one’s  mother  or  friend  will  help  those  women  who  may  not Â

be  safe  this  Mother’s  Day.  Donations  may  be  sent  to  WomenSafe,  PO  Box  67,  Middlebury  VT  05753,  along  with  the  name  and  address  of  the  chosen  honoree.  WomenSafe  will  acknowl-­ edge  the  gift  by  sending  that  person  this  year’s  card.

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Miller (Continued  from  Page  1A) “This  is  the  classic  entrepreneurial  his  appraisal  of  his  time  spent  as  the  thing,â€?  Miller  said.  â€œThe  Vermont  commerce  secretary. Health  Connect  division  didn’t  ex-­ Miller  admitted  he  wasn’t  shocked  ist;Íž  it  was  stood  up  as  a  project,  and  when  Shumlin  asked  him  to  take  on  all  of  a  sudden  it’s  an  operating  com-­ the  new  health  care  job.  Miller  had  pany  with  normal  business  start-­up  been  immersed  in  health  care  issues  challenges.â€? during  his  three-­plus  years  heading  Those  challenges  are  varied,  and  up  the  ACCD,  as  rising  insurance  Miller  understands  he  will  be  the  ad-­ premiums  continue  to  be  a  major  PLQLVWUDWLRQÂśV OHDG RIÂżFLDO LQ NHHS-­ cost  of  doing  business  in  the  Green  ing  track  of  what  he  called  â€œall  of  the  Mountain  State.  In  January,  Shumlin  moving  partsâ€?  of  the  reform  effort.  asked  Miller  to  assist  with  the  roll-­ It’s  a  responsibility  he  takes  very  se-­ out  of  Vermont  Health  Connect  â€”  riously. the  state’s  new  health  care  exchange.  â€œWhen  you  talk  about  health  care  One  of  the  main  tasks  was  trouble-­ reform,  you’re  talking  about  more  shooting  the  Health  Connect  web-­ than  $5  billion  â€”  20  percent  of  the  site,  which  got  off  to  a  rocky  start  in  state’s  economy,â€?  Miller  said.  â€œThere  October  and  which  some  Vermont-­ is  a  lot  of  risk  to  be  managed.â€? HUV IRXQG YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW WR QHJRWLDWH If  everything  proceeds  smoothly,  to  sign  up  for  medical  insurance. the  plan  is  for  a  single-­payer  health  As  a  cabinet-­level  appointee,  care  system  to  be  its  own  function-­ Miller  had  already  been  advising  the  ing  part  of  state  government  by  governor  on  a  variety  of  issues  â€”  in-­ 2017-­2018,  according  to  Miller. cluding  health  care. “My  job  is  to  work  myself  out  of  â€œFor  the  past  couple  of  years,  I’ve  a  job  as  quickly  as  possible,  with  been  working  with  the  rest  of  the  the  least  disruption  to  Vermonters  as  health  care  reform  team  on  the  big-­ possible,â€?  Miller  said. ger  policy  questions  of  health  care  SAY  WHAT  HE  THINKS reform  â€”  mainly  bringing  the  per-­ He  believes  his  experience  as  an  spective  of  small  businesses  and  our  entrepreneur  will  help  him  in  his  constituents  to  the  conversation,â€?  new  role.  And  he  promised  not  to  Miller  said.  â€œThe  conversation  was  mince  words  when  advising  the  ad-­ DERXW ZKDW WKH ÂżQDQFLQJ LPSDFWV ministration  about  potential  pitfalls  might  be,  what  the  in  the  transition  to  a  policy  outcomes  for  single-­payer  system. small  businesses  â€œOne  of  the  things  might  look  like  â€”  I  bring  to  it  is  the  particularly  policy  commitment  to  get  outcomes  for  entre-­ to  where  we  need  preneurs  and  people  to  get,  but  with  an  joining  small  busi-­ understanding  of  the  nesses.â€? context  of  manag-­ Miller  has  shared  ing  the  risks  of  that  Shumlin’s  belief  that  transition,â€?  Miller  the  business  com-­ said.  â€œI’m  also  com-­ PXQLW\ FRXOG EHQHÂżW fortable  enough  with  by  shedding  health  my  colleagues  and  care  responsibilities  with  the  governor  for  employees.  Cur-­ to  say  what  I  think,  rently,  he  said,  many  and  to  do  so  in  plain  small  businesses  are  English.  I’m  not  shy  unable  to  help  subsi-­ about  recognizing  dize  health  insurance  what  the  risks  are  for  their  workers,  â€œI think Lawrence and  communicating  while  larger  enter-­ brings a new them.â€? prises  are  providing  set of skills — He  promised  to  family  plans  that  re-­ recommend  against  development and lieve  a  spouse’s  com-­ pursuing  a  single-­ pany  from  extending  implementation payer  system,  if  skills from VXFK D EHQHÂżW that’s  what  the  evi-­ “If  we  can  some-­ the business dence  leads  him  to  how  de-­couple  health  community, and conclude. insurance  from  em-­ I think that’s a “(The  governor)  ployment,  I  think  has  been  completely  that’s  pretty  power-­ welcome addition.â€? clear  that  we’ve  got  â€” Rep. Mike Fisher to  see  cost  contain-­ ful,  because  I  know  a  lot  of  people  who  ment  able  to  work,  have  not  started  a  new  business  or  because  we  cannot  put  the  state  on  not  joined  a  business  because  they  the  hook  for  the  runaway  costs  that  ZHUH ZRUULHG DERXW EHQHÂżWV ´ 0LOO-­ we’ve  traditionally  seen  with  health  er  said.  It’s  this  prospect  of  doing  care,â€?  Miller  said.  â€œWe’ve  got  to  health  care  differently,  with  a  poten-­ KDYH D ÂżQDQFLQJ PHFKDQLVP WKDWÂśV tially  better  outcome,  that  has  given  a  positive  for  the  economy  of  this  Miller  a  good  comfort  level  with  his  state,  and  not  negative.  And  these  are  new  job  description. clear  triggers  that  the  Green  Moun-­ $QG 0LOOHU OLNHQHG 9HUPRQWÂśV ÂżUVW tain  Care  Board  has  to  evaluate  be-­ steps  toward  health  care  reform  to  fore  we  go  forward.  I’m  going  to  be  the  growth  of  a  nascent  business. completely  straightforward  with  the Â

JRLQJ WR SD\ IRU LW"Âś WKHVH DUH WKLQJV that  have  a  lot  of  inter-­dependencies  and  need  some  real  micro-­simula-­ tion  to  understand.â€? The  system,  Miller  said,  should  be  designed  in  a  manner  that  sets  rea-­ sonable  co-­pay  rates  for  preventative  care,  while  not  rewarding  behavior  that  leads  to  chronic  diseases  that  cost  more  to  manage. “The  objective  needs  to  remain  the  best  possible  health  outcomes  for  people  at  a  reasonable  cost,â€?  said  Miller,  who  added  he  is  not  surprised  WKDW D ÂżQDQFLQJ SODQ IRU D VLQJOH payer  system  is  still  pending. “There’s  another  layer  of  ques-­ tions  that  need  to  be  answered  be-­ IRUH ZH NQRZ ZKDW WKDW WRWDO ÂżQDQF-­ ing  cost  is  going  to  look  like,â€?  he  said,  â€œand  we  want  the  ability  to  test  LAWRENCE   MILLER the  different  ways  it  could  be  raised  against  the  assumed  structure,  so  governor  about  our  prospects  for  be-­ that  it  works  seamlessly.â€? PAYING  FOR  SINGLE-­PAYER ing  successful  with  those  triggers.â€? It’s  clear  at  this  point  that  a  single-­ He  believes  that  Shumlin  â€œwill  not  tolerateâ€?  a  system  that  does  harm  to  payer  system  would  have  to  be  bank-­ rolled  through  a  number  of  revenue  Vermonters’  well-­being. Âł, KDYH FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKH JURXS RI sources,  according  to  Miller.  The  people  working  on  this,  that  we’ve  intent  is  for  any  health  care  taxes  to  got  the  right  people  on  he  team  to  supplant  what  Vermonters  are  cur-­ establish  a  path  that  will  get  us  there  rently  paying  in  health  care  premi-­ with  the  risks  appropriately  man-­ ums  in  the  private  marketplace. “For  a  stable  tax  policy,  you  can-­ aged,â€?  Miller  said.  â€œBut  in  the  end,  if  we  don’t  feel  that  we  can,  we’ve  not  rely  on  just  one  sliver  of  the  economy  to  deliver  also  got  the  leadership  a  stable  revenue  that  will  acknowledge  â€œIf we can for  anything,â€?  that.â€? somehow de-couple base  said  Miller.  â€œThis  There  is  no  â€œPlan  is  why  the  state  has  Bâ€?  on  the  table  if  the  health insurance revenue  quest  toward  a  single-­ from employment, I diverse  sources.  You  can’t  payer  system  is  aban-­ think that’s pretty just  rely  on  an  in-­ doned,  Miller  noted. powerful, because come  tax  for  every-­ “If  we  don’t  see  I know a lot of thing;Íž  you  can’t  just  the  conditions  that  people who have rely  on  a  payroll  we  believe  will  result  tax  for  everything.  I  in  a  high  likelihood  not started a new think  we’re  going  to  of  success,  we  will  business or not ÂżQG RXUVHOYHV ZLWK simply  continue  to  joined a business a  blend  of  revenue  UHÂżQH WKH V\VWHP ZH because they were sources,  some  sig-­ have  now,â€?  he  said.  worried about QLÂżFDQW DQG VRPH “But  certainly,  going  small.â€? back  to  the  status  quo  EHQHĂ€WV Âľ — Lawrence Miller He  stressed  the  would  not  be  accept-­ revenue  menu  will  able.  We  have  to  do  the  cost-­containment  work.  We  have  KDYH WR UHFRJQL]H 9HUPRQWÂśV ÂżV-­ to  improve  health  care  outcomes,  cal  realities  of  being  a  small  state  particularly  for  our  most  vulnerable  bordered  by  other  states  that  have  population.  We  have  to  address  the  not  chosen  to  embark  on  extensive  health  care  reform. cost-­shift.â€? “Knowing  what  I  know,  I  am  con-­ But  early  signs  for  single-­payer  have  been  encouraging,  according  to  ¿GHQW ZH FDQ GHVLJQ D V\VWHP WKDW Miller,  who  pointed  to  a  program  de-­ is  positive  for  businesses  and  some-­ signed  to  promote  sustainable  health  thing  that  they  can  compare  to  their  care  delivery  called  Vermont  Blue-­ other  operations  and  have  Vermont  look  attractive,â€?  Miller  said.  â€œI  rec-­ print  for  Health. “We’re  getting  cost-­containment  ognize  that  the  transition  period  is  results  from  Blueprint  for  Health  and  the  hardest  part  of  that.  I  am  grati-­ from  the  establishment  of  the  Green  ¿HG WKDW ZKLOH ZH KDYH EHHQ JRLQJ Mountain  Care  Board,â€?  Miller  said.  through  a  period  of  uncertainty  on  â€œNow  we  need  to  go  into  the  next  this  particular  issue,  we  have  still  de-­ level  of  detailed  business  planning.  livered  the  fourth  lowest  unemploy-­ We’ve  got  good  macro-­economic  ment  rate  in  the  country  and  talked  analysis  of  what  the  impact  of  a  shift  to  a  lot  of  new  businesses  in  the  past  to  single-­payer  would  look  like.  But  couple  of  years.â€? Vermont  will  hire  consultants  when  you  get  down  to,  â€˜What  is  the  EHQHÂżWV SDFNDJH JRLQJ WR ORRN OLNH" to  put  a  single-­payer  plan  through  What  is  the  out-­of-­pocket  structure  economic  modeling,  according  to  JRLQJ WR ORRN OLNH" $QG KRZ DUH ZH Miller.  And  along  with  economic Â

modeling,  Miller  and  his  colleagues  There  were  businesses  that  closed.  will  listen  to  people  â€”  a  lot  of  them. Unemployment  was  about  7  percent  â€œI  think  one  of  the  things  that  I  do  â€Ś   But  now,  when  I’m  out  talking  to  well  is  listen  to  people  who  are  a  lot  people,  it’s  mostly  about  how  they’re  smarter  than  I  am,â€?  he  said.  â€œIt’s  not  working  with  growth  and  new  op-­ like  I  come  into  this  job  with  the  idea  portunities.  We’re  back  to  the  regular  that  I  am  going  to  take  over  health  business  cycle.â€? policy.  I  am  here  to  Businesses  are  facilitate  other  really  now  hiring  and  try-­ good  people  doing  â€œI’m also ing  to  entice  more  their  work  and  to  help  comfortable enough prospective  employ-­ arrive  at  the  trade-­offs  with my colleagues ees  into  the  job  mar-­ that  necessarily  need  and with the ket,  Miller  added. to  be  made  when  you  governor to say “It’s  a  tremendous-­ go  through  this  much  ly  different  conver-­ change,  and  to  do  so  what I think, and sation,â€?  he  said. with  an  eye  toward  a  to do so in plain Miller  is  also  â€˜balance  of  interests.’â€? English.â€? proud  of  the  way  Stakeholders,  he  â€” Lawrence Miller his  agency  assisted  noted,  include  the  stores,  companies  business  community,  medical  pro-­ and  industries  that  were  devastated  viders,  schools,  municipalities  and,  by  Tropical  Storm  Irene  in  August  of  of  course,  individual  consumers. 2011. “Ultimately,  I  believe  that  busi-­ “We  had  to  refocus  the  entire  nesses’  interests  are  best  served  by  agency’s  purpose  and  work,  for  an  having  great,  motivated  employ-­ extended  period  of  time,  on  immedi-­ ees  who  don’t  have  to  worry  about  ate  crisis  management,â€?  Miller  said.  where  their  health  care  is  coming  â€œThat  was  a  big  deal.  It  was  a  big  from  and  don’t  have  to  worry  about  piece  of  work  that  we  didn’t  expect  whether  or  not  their  loved  ones  can  and  I’m  really  proud  of  how  the  folks  get  taken  care  of  properly,  so  they  I  work  with  responded  to  that.â€? can  focus  on  the  work  that  they  do,â€?  The  ACCD  also  modernized  its  Miller  said. workspace  and  streamlined  its  opera-­ Miller  said  Vermonters  should  tions  during  Miller’s  watch. not  construe  his  appointment  as  a  â€œWe  saw  Commerce  work  much  â€œswing  to  the  business  sideâ€?  in  the  more  closely  with  Agriculture,  the  health  care  debate,  but  interpret  it  as  Department  of  Public  Service  and  the  debate  having  gotten  to  a  point  the  Agency  of  Natural  Resources,â€?  where  it  is  ready  to  have  a  person  he  said. at  the  helm  who  can  balance  the  in-­ Two  Addison  County  lawmakers  terests  of  the  various  constituencies  leading  the  health  care  reform  ef-­ and  then  make  clear  and  objective  fort  in  the  Statehouse  said  they  are  recommendations  to  pleased  with  Miller’s  the  governor. “Going back to the recent  appointment. It’s  a  process  that  status quo would “I  think  Lawrence  he  hopes  is  not  over-­ will  bring  good  lead-­ not be acceptable. shadowed  by  politics. ership  to  the  team;Íž  I  â€œIf  I  didn’t  think  We have to do the think  it  is  important  this  was  steeped  in  cost-containment for  the  governor  to  a  genuine  effort  (to  work. We have have  someone  close  improve  health  care),  to improve health to  him  who  is  over-­ I  would  not  be  doing  care outcomes, seeing  the  various  this  work,â€?  Miller  of  health  particularly for our aspects  said. care  reform,â€?  said  Nor  does  Miller  see  most vulnerable Rep.  Mike  Fisher,  his  latest  assignment  population.â€? D-­Lincoln,  who  as  a  stepping  stone  for  â€” Lawrence Miller is  chairman  of  the  his  own  advancement  House  Health  Care  in  state  government. Committee.  â€œI  also  think  Lawrence  â€œI  don’t  think  I  will  ever  run  for  brings  a  new  set  of  skills  â€”  develop-­ DQ\ RIÂżFH ´ 0LOOHU VDLG Âł, IHHO OLNH ment  and  implementation  skills  from  in  doing  this  role  for  a  few  years,  I  the  business  community,  and  I  think  am  continuing  my  life’s  work.  I  feel  that’s  a  welcome  addition.â€? very  positive  about  what  I’m  doing.  Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­Addison,  is  But  I’m  not  a  lifer.â€? chairwoman  of  the  Senate  Health  and  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT Welfare  Committee.  Like  Fisher,  she  Miller  is  proud  of  the  leadership  believes  Miller  will  bring  a  business  he  was  able  to  give  ACCD  during  voice  to  the  health  care  debate  and  his  tenure.  The  agency’s  outreach  to  provide  another  capable  person  to  businesses  during  a  down  economy  share  what  has  been  a  larger  workload  have  paid  tangible  dividends,  he  be-­ than  she  said  anyone  anticipated. lieves. Miller  is  anxious  to  roll  up  his  ³7KH ÂżUVW SHULRG RI WLPH ZKHQ sleeves  and  get  started. I  was  out,  it  was  always  talking  to  â€œThis  (assignment)  was  not  on  the  people  who  were  in  distress,  ques-­ path  I  thought  I  was  traveling,â€?  he  tioning  whether  they  were  going  to  said.  â€œYou  can  always  say  â€˜no’  (to  a  have  to  lay  more  people  off,â€?  Miller  job  offer),  but  sometimes  when  you  recalled.  â€œThey  had  been  through  say  â€˜yes,’  it  makes  life  more  interest-­ VLJQLÂżFDQW OD\RIIV DQG FXWEDFNV ing.â€?

Invasive species  talk set  April  25 STARKSBORO  â€”  Conservation  biologist  Joe  Roman  comes  to  Starks-­ boro  on  Friday,  April  25,  at  7  p.m.  to  present  his  lively  illustrated  program,  â€œEat  the  Invaders:  Fighting  Invasive  Species  One  Bite  at  a  Time.â€?  The  event,  to  be  held  at  the  Starksboro  Village  Meeting  House  on  Friday,  is  hosted  by  the  Meeting  House  and  co-­ sponsored  by  the  Starksboro  Histori-­ cal  Society,  Starksboro  Conservation  Commission,  Starksboro  Public  Li-­ brary,  and  the  Lewis  Creek  Associa-­ tion.  Roman,  a  Monkton  resident,  is  research  assistant  professor  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Rubenstein  School  of  Environment  and  Natu-­ ral  Resources.  His  research  interests  range  from  endangered  species  pol-­ icy,  marine  mammals,  and  biodiver-­ sity  and  human  health.  He  has  made  presentations  all  over  the  country  and  is  author  of  â€œListed:  Dispatches  from  America’s  Endangered  Species  Act,â€?  which  won  a  2012  Rachel  Car-­ son  Environment  Book  Award,  and  â€œWhale.â€?  He  also  heads  a  public  on-­ line  forum,  â€œEat  the  Invaders.â€? Roman  will  talk  about  some  of  the  invasive  species  in  our  area  and  what  people  can  do  to  thwart  them  â€”  in-­ cluding,  in  some  cases,  eating  them.  Everyone  is  welcome.  The  event  is  free;Íž  donations  to  support  the  Meet-­ ing  House  restoration  project  are  wel-­ come.  Refreshments  will  be  served  afterwards.  The  Meeting  House  is  on  VT  Route  116  in  Starksboro  village;Íž  parking  is  available  in  the  town  center  parking  lot. Attendees  may  bring  a  cushion  or  blanket  for  their  seat.  The  Starksboro  Village  Meeting  House,  is  listed  in  the  National  Register  of  Historic  Places. Â

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RAYON  ADANE  WATSON,  formerly  of  Jamaica,  shakes  hands  with  U.S.  District  Court  Judge  John  Conroy  after  becoming  a  naturalized  United  States  citizen.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

BULAND  CHOWDHURY,  A  native  of  Bangladesh,  takes  the  Oath  of  Allegiance  to  become  a  naturalized  citi-­ zen  of  the  United  States  at  a  ceremony  held  Monday  at  the  New  Haven  Town  Hall. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

New  citizens  (Continued  from  Page  1A) composed  just  one  â€”  all  had  re-­ nounced  allegiance  to  the  countries  of  their  birth  to  become  naturalized  citizens  of  the  United  States. More  than  100  Beeman  Elemen-­ tary  students,  their  parents  and  teachers  bore  witness  to  the  event,  held  on  an  unseasonably  warm  spring  afternoon  as  part  of  a  school  program  to  educate  students  about  immigration  and  global  issues. Conroy,  a  magistrate  judge  for  the  U.S.  District  Court  for  the  Dis-­

trict  Court  of  Vermont,  presided  over  the  naturalization  ceremony. The  event  had  all  the  dressings  of  a  patriotic  celebration  â€”  Ameri-­ FDQ Ă€DJV OLQHG WKH ZDONZD\ WR WKH historic  town  hall,  ribbons  adorned  the  railings,  and  a  giant  version  of  Old  Glory  hung  above  the  stage. Veterans  from  the  American  Le-­ gion  Post  19  in  Bristol  comprised  the  color  guard,  local  Scouts  led  the  Pledge  of  Allegiance,  and  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  stu-­ dents  sang  â€œThe  Star  Spangled Â

Banner.â€? The  Beeman  Elementary  Chorus  sang  â€œThese  Green  Mountains,â€?  the  state  song,  as  well  as  Woody  Guthrie’s  â€œThis  Land  Is  Your  Land,â€?  accompanied  by  the  Snow-­ Ă€DNH %UDVV It  would  be  remiss  not  to  men-­ WLRQ WKH FDNH ZKLFK ZDV IHVWRRQHG in  red,  white  and  blue  with  the  aid  of  vanilla  frosting,  blueberries  and  raspberries. NEW  AMERICANS Four  of  the  new  Americans  came Â

PEOPLE   WAITING  TO  become  naturalized  citizens  at  a  ceremony  in  New  Haven  Monday  applaud  a  perfor-­ mance  by  the  Beeman  Elementary  School  chorus. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Why  I  Relay... When it comes to Relay For Life, Mother and Daughter, Elaine Holbrook & Amy Holbrook not only “talk the talkâ€? but they “walk the walkâ€?. You can too! Please join us for our 11th Relay For Life at Middlebury College on Friday May 2nd! The Ova Chicks will be Relaying this year in honor of the late Elaine Holbrook.

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from  Somalia,  three  from  Canada  and  two  each  from  China  and  Ke-­ nya.  The  others  hailed  from  Uz-­ EHNLVWDQ %DQJODGHVK 5XVVLD ,UDT South  Sudan,  the  Philippines,  Ita-­ ly,  Jamaica,  Syria  and  the  United  Kingdom. There  are  few  categories  into  which  all  these  new  Americans  ZRXOG ÂżW 7KH\ FRPH IURP GL-­ verse  socioeconomic,  educational  DQG UHOLJLRXV EDFNJURXQGV 6RPH IDFHG QR RSWLRQ EXW WR Ă€HH WKHLU QD-­ tive  countries,  while  others  simply  sought  greater  economic  opportu-­ nity  here.  They  currently  reside  in  various  towns  around  Vermont. :KHQ 0RGL Ă€HG 6XGDQ WKH 6HF-­ ond  Sudanese  Civil  War  had  raged  for  21  years.  Civilian  casualty  esti-­ mates  from  that  war  range  from  1  million  to  2  million,  while  around  4  million  people  are  estimated  to  KDYH EHHQ GLVSODFHG E\ WKH FRQĂ€LFW Now,  Modi  lives  in  Burlington  DQG ZRUNV DV D FDE GULYHU +H VDLG he  hopes  his  new  citizenship  will  enable  him  to  provide  a  better  life  for  his  young  children,  who  live  with  him. “My  biggest  objective  is  to  get  out  in  the  country  and  get  an  edu-­ cation,  so  I  can  help  my  family  bet-­ ter,â€?  Modi  said. In  2011,  his  native  South  Sudan  seceded  from  the  rest  of  the  coun-­ try  to  become  the  world’s  newest  nation. Modi  said  he  welcomed  seces-­ sion,  and  hopes  it  will  prevent  fu-­ ture  strife  in  the  region. “I  supported  it,  so  we  can  be  independent  to  ourselves,â€?  Modi  VDLG Âł5LJKW QRZ ZH KDYH VRPH FRQĂ€LFWV VWLOO JRLQJ RQ EXW , ORRN at  them  as  minor  ones.â€? 5D\RQ $GDQH :DWVRQ HPLJUDW-­ ed  from  Jamaica  nine  years  ago,  though  he  still  retains  a  hint  of  his  native  land’s  colorful  accent.  Tall  and  broad-­shouldered,  the  27-­year-­ ROG ZRUNV LQ KLJKZD\ FRQVWUXFWLRQ in  Bennington. Watson  said  what  many  of  his  fellow  new  Americans  did  â€”  that  he  came  to  the  United  States  in  search  of  a  fresh  start. “It’s  the  land  of  the  free,  the  land  of  opportunity,â€?  Watson  said.  â€œI  just  wanted  to  have  a  better  life.â€? Buland  Chowdhury  left  Bangla-­ desh  for  the  United  States  27  years  ago.  Now  45,  Chowdhury  came  to  DWWHQG 5DPDSR &ROOHJH DQG WKHQ pursued  his  master’s  degree  at  Cleveland  State  University. Chowdhury  now  lives  in  Wil-­ OLVWRQ DQG ZRUNV IRU 2UDFOH &RUS a  giant  computer  hardware  and  software  company.  He  said  he  was  SURXG WR ÂżQDOO\ EHFRPH DQ $PHUL-­ can  citizen. “It’s  a  wonderful  country,  and  WKH ELJJHVW WKLQJV , OLNH DUH WKH freedom  and  the  democracy,â€?  Chowdhury  said.  â€œThe  way  people  are  being  treated  here  is  different  than  any  other  place.â€? &RQUR\ RQH RI ÂżYH MXGJHV LQ Vermont  who  preside  over  about  a  dozen  naturalization  proceedings  each  year,  described  welcoming  these  new  citizens  as  one  of  the  best  parts  of  his  job. “It’s  an  absolute  joy  to  see  peo-­

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Pig  disease  raises  farm  animal  ID  question

Agricultural News

The  past  few  weeks  have  brought  litters  and  a  few  larger  breeding  sobering  animal  health  news  to  the  operations  that  sell  pork  to  lo-­ Vermont  livestock  community.  A  cal  consumers  and  restaurants.  relatively  new  disease,  Porcine  The  presence  of  this  new  disease,  Endemic  Diarrhea  however,  can  teach  (PED),  has  been  some  lessons  to  all  IRXQG IRU WKH ÂżUVW livestock  farmers  time  in  the  Green  about  how  diseases  Mountain  State.  This  can  spread  quickly.  is  one  of  the  few  re-­ All  livestock  produc-­ ported  cases  outside  ers  should  insist  that  traditional  pork  pro-­ vehicles  that  come  ducing  states,  and  onto  their  premises  the  disease  seem-­ from  other  farms  be  ingly  skipped  over  clean.  People  that  larger  states  such  as  travel  from  farm  to  New  York.  farm  like  milk  truck  3(' ZDV ÂżUVW drivers,  livestock  LGHQWLÂżHG LQ WKH 8 6 auction  personnel,  only  last  year  and  has  feed  and  seed  repre-­ since  spread  rapidly  sentatives,  insemina-­ to  nearly  30  states.  tion  technicians  and,  The  disease,  caused  yes,  veterinarians,  by  a  virus,  presents  by Joe Klopfenstein, DVM should  be  clean  and  with  diarrhea  in  pigs  wash  their  footwear  of  all  ages,  but  nursing  piglets  are  after  each  visit.  Sick  animals  from  especially  hard  hit  with  virtually  other  farms  should  never  be  taken  100  percent  death  loss.  Scientists  off  trucks  and  reloaded. are  searching  for  the  origin  of  the  There  are  few  diseases  in  the  disease  with  evidence  that  it  may  U.S.  that  can  affect  our  cattle,  have  come  from  China  with  its  sheep  and  goats  in  such  a  dramatic  huge  swine  industry.  The  virus  is  manner  as  PED.  Only  a  few  years  spread  in  manure  and  can  travel  ago,  however,  all  of  us  reacted  with  from  farm  to  farm  in  pigs  that  have  horror  as  foot  and  mouth  disease  survived  infection,  contaminated  devastated  the  livestock  industry  of  trucks,  boots  and  other  materi-­ Great  Britain.  Thankfully  foot  and  als  that  have  been  contaminated.  It  is  surmised  that  PED  entered  Vermont  in  manure  on  a  contami-­ nated  livestock  trailer  from  another  state.  There  are  no  vaccines  for  this  emerging  disease  and  treatment  is  YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW VLQFH WKH YLUXV FDXVHV rapid  dehydration. Fortunately  Vermont  does  not  KDYH D VLJQLÂżFDQW SRUN LQGXVWU\ although  there  are  many  smaller  farms  with  a  few  adult  pigs  with Â

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A  GROUP  OF  Vermont  4-­H  club  members  gather  at  the  Lake  View  Leicesters  Farm  in  Orwell  for  a  lamb-­ ing  clinic  on  March  29.  Pictured  are,  from  left,  front  row,  Adrianne  Carr,  Corinna  Hobbs,  Jarrod  Bushey,  Ri-­ ley  Ochs,  Robert  Bushey,  Gabrielle  Ochs,  Colleen  Bernier,  Willa  Shakeshaft  and  Alysha  Chesser;͞  back  row,  Will  Cousineau,  Hannah  Cleveland,  Caroline  Hobbs,  Matthew  Rivait,  Bekah  Parent,  Siri  Swanson,  Claudia  Cousineau,  and  instructor  Megan  Watrous.  Photo  by  Wendy  Sorrell,  UVM  Extension

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Sherman  returns  to  campus  to  talk  career,  new  book Biography  of  Fox’s  Ailes  already  a  bestseller By  ZACH  DESPART , KDG D UHDO DSWLWXGH IRU WKDW NLQG RI ZRUN ´ MIDDLEBURY  â€”  For  a  guy  who  wasn’t  Sherman  said.  â€œAfter  graduation  they  wanted  initially  sure  he  wanted  to  be  a  journalist,  Ga-­ PH EDFN IXOO WLPH VR , ZDV KLUHG DV D VWDII briel  Sherman  has  had  an  illustrious  career  in  writer.â€? the  13  years  since  he  graduated  from  Middle-­ His  interest  in  journalism  piqued,  Sherman  bury  College. returned  East  after  the  Games  and  searched  for  Sherman,  now  a  contributing  editor  for  New  PHGLD MREV LQ 1HZ <RUN &LW\ ODQGLQJ D MRE York  Magazine,  has  penned  stories  for  national  DV D IDFW FKHFNHU IRU D PDJD]LQH /DWHU KH UH-­ publications  â€”  New  York  Magazine,  The  New  ported  for  the  New  York  Observer D ZHHNO\ Republic,  GQ  and  Slate  to  name  a  few  â€”  and  newspaper  famous  for  its  ribald  caricatures  WKLV \HDU SXEOLVKHG KLV ÂżUVW ERRN DQ XQDXWKRU-­ and  salmon-­colored  pages.  There,  Sherman  ized  biography  of  Fox  News  president  Roger  ZRUNHG XQGHU WKH WXWHODJH RI OHJHQGDU\ QHZV $LOHV WKDW KDV FUDFNHG The  New  York  Times’  editor  Peter  Kaplan,  who  trained  countless  re-­ Bestseller  List. porters  and  editors  during  his  15  years  at  the  On  a  sunny  spring  afternoon,  Sherman,  34,  Observer. was  on  the  campus  of  his  alma  mater  to  share  ,W ZDV WKHUH WKDW 6KHUPDQ KRQHG KLV VNLOOV DV his  journalism  experiences  with  students.  He  DQ LQ WKH WUHQFKHV EHDW UHSRUWHU ÂżUVW FRYHULQJ wore  a  tweed  blazer,  a  staple  of  many  jour-­ real  estate  before  moving  to  the  media  beat. nalists’  wardrobe,  and  a  neatly  pressed  white  ³, KDG WR ÂżOO D FROXPQ HYHU\ ZHHN WKDW LI shirt. I  remember  correctly,  was  between  1,500  and  Sherman  has  a  broad  smile,  but  his  most  2,000  words,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œIt  was  that  dis-­ dominant  feature  is  his  piercing  blue  eyes,  set  cipline  and  rigor  that  really  trained  me  to  be  a  upon  a  face  covered  with  a  scruffy  sort  of  hard  news  reporter.â€? beard  that’s  a  shade  redder  than  his  6KHUPDQ VSRNH IRQGO\ RI KLV ´, KDG WR Ă€OO D four  hair.  In  an  interview  with  the  In-­ years  under  Kaplan  at  the  dependent 6KHUPDQ WDONHG DERXW FROXPQ HYHU\ Observer,  but  found  himself  KLV FDUHHU KLV QHZ ERRN DQG WKH ZHHN WKDW LI wanting  more  time  to  delve  into  complex,  ever-­changing  world  of  , UHPHPEHU stories  that  deserved  more  in-­ journalism  that  he  covers. FRUUHFWO\ ZDV depth  coverage. LANDING  IN  VERMONT EHWZHHQ “I  wanted  to  try  doing  that  same  Sherman  grew  up  in  Westport,  NLQG RI UHSRUWLQJ WR D ORQJHU QDU-­ &RQQ DQG OLNH PDQ\ 1HZ (QJ-­ DQG rative,  to  apply  that  same  style  of  landers,  came  to  Vermont  every  ZRUGV ,W ZDV rigorous  reporting,  but  tell  longer  WKDW GLVFLSOLQH stories,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œThat’s  ZLQWHU WR VNL Sherman  said  this  exposure  to  DQG ULJRU WKDW how  I  ended  up  pursuing  jobs  in  the  state  was  one  of  the  reasons  he  UHDOO\ WUDLQHG magazine  writing.â€? chose  to  attend  Middlebury  Col-­ Long-­form  journalism,  Sher-­ PH WR EH D VRUW man  explained,  affords  journalists  lege,  where  he  majored  in  political  science  and  geography.  Sherman  RI KDUG QHZV the  opportunity  to  give  complex  said  he  wasn’t  set  on  his  chosen  UHSRUWHU Âľ stories  and  intriguing  subjects  the  ³ *DEULHO space  they  need  to  be  told.  profession  as  an  undergraduate. 6KHUPDQ “I  thought  about  maybe  a  career  â€œSometimes  in  daily  journal-­ in  government  or  going  to  get  a  ism  you  lose,  by  the  nature  of  the  master’s  degree  in  public  policy  in  some  way,â€?  form,  some  of  the  nuance  that  you  can  really  6KHUPDQ VDLG Âł, DOZD\V NQHZ JHQHUDOO\ WKDWÂśV get  into  a  longer  story,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œI  love  what  sort  of  career  I  wanted  to  have.â€? having  the  space  to  develop  a  story  and  nar-­ On  a  whim,  Sherman  during  his  senior  year  rative  and  get  at  the  complexity  and  nuance.â€? applied  for  an  internship  with  the  organizing  NEW  FOCUS committee  for  the  Winter  Olympic  Games  in  As  a  magazine  reporter,  Sherman  has  large-­ 6DOW /DNH &LW\ :HHNV ODWHU KH ZDV VXUSULVHG ly  focused  on  the  media.  His  credits  include  a  to  hear  he’d  gotten  the  gig. 2010  exposĂŠ  in  The  New  Republic  on  the  inter-­ Âł<RX QHYHU WKLQN WKHVH WKLQJV DUH JRLQJ WR nal  strife  of  the  Washington  Post  and  a  series  ZRUN RXW EXW , ZDV VLWWLQJ LQ P\ GRUP URRP of  articles  focusing  on  The  New  York  Times’  and  they  called  and  said,  â€˜Yeah,  we’d  love  to  Ă€DZHG FRYHUDJH OHDGLQJ XS WR WKH ,UDT :DU have  you  come  out,’â€?  Sherman  recalled. which  Sherman  said  was  among  the  most  im-­ 6KHUPDQ ZRUNHG LQ WKH SXEOLFDWLRQV GHSDUW-­ SRUWDQW ZRUN KH KDV GRQH WR GDWH ment  for  the  Olympic  Committee  and  discov-­ 7KH SLHFHV IRFXVHG RQ WKH ZRUN RI Times  re-­ HUHG KH KDG D NQDFN IRU ZULWLQJ porter  Judith  Miller,  much  of  which  was  later  â€œI  spent  the  month  out  there  and  noticed  discredited  by  her  editors  and  led  to  her  resig-­

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nation  from  the  paper  in  2005. “I  wrote  a  whole  series  of  articles  explain-­ ing  how  she  got  away  with  writing  those  sto-­ ries  and  how  The  New  York  Times  tried  to  deal  with  misleading  its  readers  on  such  a  serious  matter,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œThat  war  happened,  in  large  part,  because  the  American  people  be-­ lieved  what  they  read  in  the  media,  that  (Sad-­ dam  Hussein)  was  a  threat,  and  it  turned  out  not  to  be  true.â€? Sherman  said  he  chose  the  media  beat  be-­ cause  the  future  of  journalism,  as  news  organi-­ ]DWLRQV ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQ DQ LQFUHDVLQJO\ GLJLWDO age  (or  die  trying),  is  a  hugely  important  story. “Whenever  you’re  a  reporter,  you  want  to  go  to  where  the  most  heat  is,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œThe  other  aspect  that  I  love  about  the  beat  is  WKDW LWÂśV ÂżOOHG ZLWK DPD]LQJ SHUVRQDOLWLHV DQG egos  and  it’s  a  business  where  the  human  sto-­ ries  that  come  out  are  really  compelling.â€? Reporting  on  your  own  profession  is  an  in-­ KHUHQWO\ WULFN\ EXVLQHVV 6KHUPDQ FRQFHGHG “The  strange  thing  about  being  a  media  re-­ porter  is  essentially  reporting  on  people  who  could  potentially  be  your  future  bosses,â€?  Sher-­ man  said. Reporting  on  other  reporters,  Sherman  said,  is  simultaneously  easy  and  challenging. “You  don’t  have  to  spend  enough  time  ex-­ SODLQLQJ KRZ MRXUQDOLVP ZRUNV WKH\ JHW LW ´ Sherman  said.  â€œBut  at  the  same  time  they Â

NQRZ KRZ WR WU\ DQG PDQLSXODWH \RX ´ words  long  and  are  strung  together  by  a  strong  LATEST  WORK narrative  voice,  Sherman  doesn’t  let  nuance  Sherman  interviewed  hundreds  of  media  in-­ and  imagery  overshadow  the  facts. VLGHUV IRU KLV QHZ ERRN WLWOHG Âł7KH /RXGHVW “The  way  I  approach  journalism  is  reporting  Voice  in  the  Room:  How  the  Brilliant,  Bom-­ ÂżUVW ² WKH UHSRUWLQJ GULYHV WKH VWRU\ ´ 6KHU-­ bastic  Roger  Ailes  Built  Fox  News  â€”  and  Di-­ man  said.  â€œWhen  you  end  up  with  really  clear  vided  a  Country.â€?  writing,  it’s  often  a  result  of  having  a  lot  of  Sherman,  who  spent  three  years  writing  the  reporting  behind  it.â€? ERRN VDLG LW ZDV WKH FXOPLQDWLRQ RI WKH PH-­ No  matter  the  publication,  the  subjects  or  dia  reporting  he  has  done  in  recent  years  for  the  story,  Sherman  said  his  approach  to  jour-­ New  York  Magazine,  including  a  cover  story  nalism  remains  the  same. RQ 5XSHUW 0XUGRFK DQG SURÂżOH RI 6DUDK 3DOLQ “The  number  one  thing  I  always  strive  for,  While  Sherman  said  he  was  proud  of  these  in  any  of  my  reporting,  is  fairness  and  humil-­ stories,  he  wanted  to  dive  deeper. ity,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œI  don’t  have  all  the  an-­ “I  just  felt  there  was  so  much  more  to  say,  swers,  that’s  why  I  rely  on  sources  to  really  DQG , WKRXJKW WKDW D ERRN ZDV WKH ZD\ WR GR help  me  get  it  right.â€? that,â€?  Sherman  said.  Sherman’s  modesty  extends  as  far  as  refus-­ +H LQLWLDOO\ SLWFKHG WKH ERRN WR SXEOLVKHUV ing  to  consider  himself  a  sage  of  the  media  in-­ DV D WDOH DERXW )R[ 1HZV EXW TXLFNO\ GLVFRY-­ dustry,  despite  his  decade  on  the  beat. HUHG WKH VWRU\ RI WKH QHWZRUN ZDV UHDOO\ WKH Others  may  label  him  a  media  expert  â€”  af-­ story  of  Ailes. ter  all,  he  has  appeared  on  NPR  and  ABC’s  â€œI  felt  Roger  Ailes  was  a  character  that  tran-­ Nightline  to  discuss  the  industry.  But  Sherman  scended  the  world  of  cable  news  and  media,â€?  is  hesitant  to  acquiesce  to  the  title,  and  refuses  6KHUPDQ SRVLWHG Âł+LV OLIH ÂżWV LQWR to  speculate  on  the  future  of  jour-­ the  sweep  of  American  history  ´7KH ZD\ nalism. over  the  last  60  years,  where  con-­ Âł,ÂśP YHU\ VNHSWLFDO ZKHQHYHU , , DSSURDFK servatives  wanted  to  have  a  coun-­ interview  someone  who  tells  me  ter  media  establishment  of  their  MRXUQDOLVP WKDW WKH\ NQRZ ZKDW WKH QHZV LV UHSRUWLQJ own.â€? EXVLQHVV ZLOO ORRN OLNH LQ WKH QH[W :ULWLQJ DQ\ ERRN LV GLIÂżFXOW Ă€UVW Âł WKH ÂżYH WR \HDUV EHFDXVH , WKLQN :ULWLQJ D ERRN DERXW VRPHRQH UHSRUWLQJ the  one  thing  that’s  certain  is  un-­ ZKR GRHVQÂśW ZDQW D ERRN ZULWWHQ GULYHV WKH FHUWDLQW\ WKDW ZH GRQÂśW NQRZ ´ about  them,  as  was  the  case  with  Sherman  said. Ailes,  brings  an  additional  set  of  VWRU\ :KHQ Although  what’s  next  for  jour-­ challenges.  However,  Sherman  \RX HQG XS nalism  may  be  impossible  to  pre-­ said  this  distance  was  a  blessing  in  ZLWK UHDOO\ dict,  the  one  thing  Sherman  does  disguise. FOHDU ZULWLQJ put  his  chips  on  is  the  value  of  ³7KH EHQHÂżW RI KDYLQJ D VXEMHFW LW¡V RIWHQ good  storytelling. that  doesn’t  want  to  cooperate  is  â€œAs  long  as  there  has  been  D UHVXOW RI that  it  is  incredibly  liberating,â€?  communication  and  human  be-­ Sherman  said.  â€œI  did  not  owe  Rog-­ KDYLQJ D ORW ings,  we  have  always  wanted  er  Ailes  anything,  other  than  to  try  RI UHSRUWLQJ stories,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œIf  you  to  be  objective  and  fair.  I  had  ulti-­ EHKLQG LW Âľ ORRN DW VRPH RI WKH PRVW HPDLOHG mate  liberty  to  go  out  and  tell  the  ³ *DEULHO stories  at  The  New  York  Times  or  best  and  most  vivid  story  I  could.â€? 6KHUPDQ New  York  Magazine  or  the  New  7KH ERRN ZKLFK FDPH RXW WKLV Yorker,  the  most  popular  stories  year,  has  generated  both  robust  sales  and  pub-­ with  readers  are  the  longest,  most  ambitious  licity.  At  some  point  â€œThe  Loudest  Voice  in  the  long-­form  stories.â€? 5RRP´ HQGHG XS RQ WKH GHVN RI 6WHSKHQ &RO-­ Presently,  Sherman  is,  at  least  for  now,  con-­ bert,  who  invited  Sherman  onto  â€œThe  Colbert  tent  where  he  is,  chasing  the  next  big  story. Reportâ€?  in  January. “I  love  my  job  now,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œNew  In  the  interview,  Colbert  (in  his  faux-­con-­ York  Magazine  is  an  incredible  home  for  any-­ VHUYDWLYH SXQGLW FKDUDFWHU FDOOHG WKH ERRN D one  who  wants  to  do  serious  reporting.â€? “hatchet  jobâ€?  and  demanded  that  Sherman  say  However  the  journalism  universe  shifts  in  something  nice  about  Roger  Ailes. WKH QH[W GHFDGH 6KHUPDQ VDLG KH LV FRQÂżGHQW THE  RELUCTANT  SAGE in  one  thing  â€”  that  long-­form  journalism  will  6KHUPDQ FUHGLWV KLV VXFFHVV E\ VWLFNLQJ WR survive. the  basics  of  reporting  â€”  getting  out  on  the  ³6RPHRQH ZLOO ÂżJXUH RXW D ZD\ VR WKDW NLQG VWUHHW WDONLQJ WR VFRUHV RI VXEMHFWV DQG DS-­ of  storytelling  endures,â€?  Sherman  said.  â€œThere  proaching  stories  with  an  open  mind. are  people  who  are  out  there  who  want  to  try  to  While  his  pieces  often  run  thousands  of  NHHS WKLV VW\OH RI MRXUQDOLVP JRLQJ ´

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Pop go the plays

THE  TOWN  HALL  Theater  in  Middlebury  presented  six  very  new  10-­minute  plays  on  Saturday  night  as  part  of  its  Pop-­up  Plays  event.  The  theater  presented  a  group  of  playwrights  with  two  or  three  props  and  actors  on  Friday  night  and  then  gave  them  just  12  hours  to  write  a  short  play  incorporating  those  props  and  actors  and  a  narrative  â€œcurveball.â€?  On  Saturday  morning  the  six  scripts  were  handed  off  to  the  actors  and  six  GLUHFWRUV ZKR WKHQ UHKHDUVHG DOO GD\ EHIRUH WKH ÂżUVW DQG SHUKDSV ÂżQDO SHUIRUPDQFH on  stage  Saturday  night.  Seen  here  are  rehearsals  for  two  of  the  plays.  Pictured  are,  clockwise  from  top  left,  director  Doug  Anderson  with  actors  Cody  McGlashan  and  Kar-­ en  Lefkoe;Íž  Lefkoe,  McGlashan  and  Anderson;Íž  actors  Kendra  Gratton,  Paul  Schnabel  and  Sarah  Stone;Íž  and  director  Wendy  Stein.

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Audubon delegate resigns from ACRPC board By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  A  member  of  the  Otter  Creek  Audubon  Society  board  has  resigned  as  the  society’s  del-­ egate  to  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission  after  casting  a  vote  on  the  proposed  Addison-­Rutland  Natural  Gas  pipeline  that  he  later  ac-­ knowledged  was  contrary  to  the  posi-­ tion  of  his  organization. At  issue  is  a  vote  that  ACRPC  di-­ rectors  took  on  April  9  about  whether  the  proposed  â€œPhase  IIâ€?  pipeline  from  Middlebury  to  the  International  Paper  Mill  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.,  could  pass  muster  with  the  county’s  regional  plan.  Commissioners  voted,  15-­11,  with  several  absent,  that  they  believed  the  project  could  meet  the  conditions  of  the  regional  plan. $PRQJ WKRVH YRWLQJ LQ WKH DIÂżUPD-­ tive  was  Audubon  Society  delegate  and  Weybridge  resident  John  Meakin.  He  cast  his  vote  after  acknowledging  the  inconveniences  that  some  residents  must  bear  in  having  utility  infrastruc-­ ture  nearby.  He  noted  that  he  resides  close  to  a  utility  substation.

But  the  Audubon  board  had  voted,  6-­0  (with  four  abstentions,  including  Meakin),  on  April  3  to  approve  a  state-­ ment  of  opposition  to  â€œthe  Vermont  Gas  Pipeline  Phase  II  because  of  the  environmental  damage  it  will  cause.â€? OCAS  Preisdent  Ron  Payne  pro-­ vided  an  email  response  to  an  inquiry  about  the  manner  in  which  Meakin  had  voted  April  9. “Mr.  Meakin’s  vote  at  the  Addison  County  Regional  Panning  Commis-­ sion  meeting  differed  from  the  OCAS   board  vote,â€?  Payne’s  statement  reads.  â€œI  have  accepted  Mr.  Meakin’s  resig-­ nation  as  OCAS  representative  to  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission.â€? In  his  own  emailed  response  to  the  Addison  Independent,  Meakin  de-­ scribed  his  actions  as  followins: “I  have  a  poor  memory  and  should  have  re-­read  the  minutes,â€?  he  said.  â€œThere  were  6  votes  in  favor,  0  op-­ posed  and  4  abstentions  for  the  vote  on  the  motion  at  the  April  3rd  meeting.â€? Although  he  argued  the  motion  at  the  ACRPC  meeting  was  not  about Â

endorsing  the  project,  but  rather  about  whether  the  pipeline  was  in  accord  with  principles  of  the  regional  plan,  his  email  concluded,  â€œI  shall  tender  my  resignation  as  delegate  to  the  ACRPC  to  the  Otter  Creek  Audubon  Society.â€?  The  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  will  consider  the  regional  planning  commission’s  vote  as  part  of  the  evi-­ dence  it  will  review  in  deciding  wheth-­ er  Phase  II  gets  approved  to  proceed. The  Phase  II  pipeline  project  has  generated  controversy.  Cornwall  and  Shoreham  residents  passed  resolutions  opposing  the  project,  which  would  de-­ liver  natural  gas  primarily  to  Interna-­ tional  Paper,  which  is  reliant  on  more  expensive  fuel  oil.  Opponents  have  argued  the  pipeline  might  pose  safety  concerns,  will  be  carrying  gas  sourced  through  hydraulic  fracturing,  and  would  infringe  on  private  property.  Vermont  Gas  has  argued  the  project  will  be  safe  and  would  generate  addi-­ tional  revenues  that  would  allow  the  company  to  expedite  service  to  Rut-­ land  County,  which  has  been  clamor-­ ing  for  natural  gas.

“I  think  we  ought  to  ask  ourselves  questions  about  whether  this  kind  of  consolidation  is  good  for  the  educa-­ tional  product;Íž  what  we  can  deliver  to  kids;Íž  and  whether  it  might  provide  VRPH HIÂżFLHQFLHV ´ Rep.  Mike  Fisher,  D-­Lincoln,  agreed  that  H.883  would  likely  require  a  â€œmulti-­year  conversation.â€?  He  also  warned  that  Vermonters  might  have  to  accept  some  changes  in  the  decision-­ making  process  related  to  school  bud-­ gets,  as  most  communities  by  nature  craft  spending  plans  that  offer  their  own  children  the  best  education  pos-­ sible.  And  that  often  means  adding  to  the  bottom  line  of  the  budget. “If  we  are  to  bring  down  the  costs,  we  are  going  to  have  to  bring  some  of  the  decision-­making  power  away  from  people  who  are  closest  to  the  commu-­ nities,â€?  Fisher  said.  â€œThat’s  a  disturb-­ ing  statement  to  make,  but  it’s  true.â€? Rep.  Warren  Van  Wyck,  R-­Fer-­ risburgh,  said  Vermont  should  focus  on  simplifying  its  education  funding  laws.  He  disputed  assertions  that  the  state  has  one  of  the  fairest  education  funding  systems  in  the  country,  adding  a  â€œfew  dozen  townsâ€?  proposed  level  school  budgets  this  year  that  nonethe-­ less  results  in  property  tax  increases  for  their  respective  citizens. Âł $FW KDV WR EH VLPSOLÂżHG LW KDV to  be  more  responsive  at  the  local  level  and  it  has  to  be  less  progressive,  I  be-­ lieve,â€?  Van  Wyck  said. PIPELINE  DISCUSSION Other  discussion  at  Monday’s  breakfast  keyed  on  the  proposed  Phase  II  natural  gas  pipeline  that  would  ex-­ tend  from  Middlebury,  through  Corn-­ wall  and  Shoreham,  then  under  Lake  Champlain  to  serve  the  International  Paper  Co.  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.  Pipe-­ line  opponents  on  Monday  voiced  frustration  with  an  April  9  vote  that  the  Addison  County  Regional  Plan-­ ning  Commission  took  on  whether  it  believed  the  project  could  pass  muster  with  the  county’s  regional  plan.  The  commission  passed  the  motion,  15-­11. Some  pipeline  opponents  argued  the  project  could  not  conform  to  a  provi-­ sion  in  the  plan  that  speaks  against  Addison  County  being  used  as  a  pass-­ through  region  for  major  energy  proj-­ HFWV SULPDULO\ EHQHÂżWWLQJ RWKHU DUHDV Others  noted  one  of  the  voting  del-­ egates  voted  â€œyesâ€?  at  the  April  9  com-­ PLVVLRQ PHHWLQJ LQ GLUHFW FRQĂ€LFW ZLWK his  organization’s  stated  position  of  the  pipeline  project  (see  related  story,  above). Cornwall  landowner  Mary  Martin  called  the  process  leading  up  to  the Â

regional  planning  commission  vote  â€œsleazy.â€?  She  also  took  issue  with  ACRPC  Executive  Director  Adam  Lougee’s  decision  to  divulge  his  per-­ sonal  opinion  (in  favor)  about  the  pro-­ posed  pipeline. “I  could  take  it  if  I  had  lost  fair  and  square,â€?  said  Martin,  one  of  six  Cornwall  property  owners  whose  land  would  be  affected  by  the  Phase  II  proj-­ ect. Orwell  resident  Norton  Latourelle  also  took  issue  with  the  commission’s  action’s  of  April  9. “I  was  disturbed  by  the  process,  more  than  by  the  outcome,â€?  Latourelle  said. “The  tainted  outcome  will  have  an  effect  on  how  the  (Vermont)  Public  Service  Board  views  the  pipeline,â€?  he  added,  suggesting  that  the  commission  instead  issue  a  statement  that  it  could  not  come  to  a  decision. Middlebury  resident  Margaret  Klohck  attended  the  April  9  meeting  and  said  she,  too,  was  disappointed  with  the  process.  She  called  Lougee’s  decision  to  disclose  his  opinion  (which  was  requested  by  a  board  member)  â€œunprofessional.â€? “All  he  talked  about  were  the  eco-­ nomic  gains,â€?  she  said. Reached  for  comment  after  the  breakfast,  Lougee  said  he  believed  everyone  who  wanted  to  participate  in  the  ACRPC  discussion  was  provided  with  a  fair  opportunity  to  do  so. “Within  the  context  of  that  process,  when  my  commission  asked  for  my  opinion,  I  felt  that  ACRPC  had  created  a  venue  where  I  could  speak  freely  and  fairly,â€?  he  said.  â€œI  had  asked  ACRPC’s  commission  members  to  take  a  public  stand  on  a  very  controversial  issue.   I  believe  that  I  owe  them  the  same  cour-­ tesy.  Moreover,  as  their  staff,  I  believe  my  job  demands  that  I  provide  them  with  my  opinion. “I  don’t  believe  that  it  was  an  easy  decision  for  any  of  our  delegates.â€? Ed  Payne,  one  of  Bridport’s  dele-­ gates  to  the  commission,  said  the  body  heard  a  lot  of  testimony  both  for  and  against  the  project  over  a  long  period  of  time  before  holding  its  vote. “My  feeling  is,  the  people  were  well-­represented,â€?  he  said. Some  residents  on  Monday,  like  Addison’s  Jan  Louise  Ball,  called  on  Addison  County  residents  to  rise  up  in  protest. “It’s  absolutely  ridiculous  that  we  aren’t  laying  our  bodies  down  where  the  pipeline  is  going  to  go,â€?  Ball  said. “Why  do  we  let  this  corporate  con-­ glomerate  walk  all  over  us?â€?

Bill  H.883  (Continued  from  Page  1A) competing  for  jobs  on  a  global,  not  regional,  stage. Sharpe,  a  senior  member  of  the  House  Ways  and  Means  Committee,  noted  H.883  was  recently  passed  out  of  the  House  Education  Committee  by  an  11-­0  vote.  It  was  next  taken  up  by  Ways  and  Means,  which  stipulated  in  the  bill  that  a  â€œdesign  committeeâ€?  that  would  work  on  implementation  of  H.883  would  have  to  hold  10  pub-­ lic  hearings  and  visit  stakeholders  in  every  supervisory  union  in  the  state  over  a  two-­year  period  while  doing  its  work. “(H.883)  is  an  effort  to  bring  new,  better  opportunities  for  our  students,  and  do  it  at  a  reasonable  cost,â€?  Sharpe  said. Meanwhile,  Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­ Addison  and  the  Senate  majority  whip,  said  she  and  her  colleagues  are  not  sold  on  the  bill. “It’s  not  that  we  feel  that  (H.883)  is  necessarily  a  bad  plan  that’s  coming  from  the  House,  but  I’ve  served  on  the  school  board  here  in  Weybridge  â€Ś  and  I  don’t  see  anything  new  in  the  bill,â€?  Ayer  said.  TIME  IS  RUNNING  OUT She  noted  on  Monday  that  H.883  had  not  yet  passed  the  House. “We  have  three  weeks,  we  hope,  left  in  the  session  and  it’s  going  to  take  a  week  or  a  week  and  a  half  to  get  (the  bill)  out  of  the  House,â€?  she  said.  â€œThat  OHDYHV ÂżYH SHUVRQ FRPPLWWHHV LQ the  Senate  â€”  that  meet  two  or  three  hours  a  day,  four  days  a  week  â€”  to  go  through  a  bill  that’s  taken  a  year  for  10  people  to  do.  I  don’t  see  how  it’s  going  to  happen.  We  are  not  going  to  have  time  to  deal  with  it.â€? And  Ayer  noted  the  Senate  Finance  Committee,  which  would  have  to  re-­ view  H.883,  already  has  many  bills  stacked  up  on  its  agenda. Rep.  Willem  Jewett,  D-­Ripton,  who  serves  as  the  House  majority  leader,  acknowledged  the  challenge  of  having  to  dispense  with  a  complex  bill  like  H.883  during  the  waning  weeks  of  the  session. “As  a  broader  populace  â€”  not  just  the  elected  folks  â€”  we  ought  to  be  willing  to  have  this  discussion,â€?  Jewett  said. Jewett  was  a  Ripton  school  board  member  when  the  Addison  Central  6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ Ă€LUWHG ZLWK VFKRRO governance  consolidation  under  Act  153.  The  appetite  was  not  there  for  consolidation,  he  noted. “A  board  will  never  vote  to  do  away  with  itself,â€?  Jewett  said.

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) VUHS. the  dollar  amount  you’re  putting  out,  and  it’s  the  high  school  library. When  a  resident  asked  Co-­principal  Ed  forcing  (administrators)  to  do  that.  You  can’t  CUTS  DETAILED Webbley  if  cuts  to  the  science  program  just  wash  your  hands  of  that.â€? The  board  had  asked  district  adminis-­ would  diminish  the  education  of  students,  Staff  member  Beth  Adreon  expressed  a  trators  to  calculate  what  staff  reductions  a  Webbley  said  that  any  cuts  would  hurt  the  similar  sentiment. $316,000  budget  cut  would  necessitate. school. “It  seems  like  a  mixed  message  from  the  Co-­principal  Stephanie  Taylor  outlined  â€œThere’s  a  reason  they  call  them  cuts,  be-­ board,â€?  Adreon  said. the  cuts,  which  accounted  for  job  positions  cause  they  hurt,â€?  Webbley  said.  â€œOf  course  Kirkaldy  said  she  believes  the  board  in  increments  of  full-­time  equivalent  staff,  or  it  will  affect  the  quality  of  the  science  pro-­ should  take  responsibility  for  the  staff  cuts. FTEs.  They  were:  a  1.0  FTE  in  social  stud-­ gram.â€? “I’d  like  you  to  own  that  you  have  made  a  ies,  1.0  in  physical  education,  0.4  in  high  Webbley  added  that  he  believed  it  is  im-­ decision  personnel-­wise,â€?  Kirkaldy  said. school  science,  0.4  in  Spanish  portant  for  both  administrators  MOTION  TO  AMEND  FAILS language,  and  0.2  in  French  and  the  board  to  be  clear  about  During  the  portion  of  the  meeting  set  aside  â€œThere’s a language. how  the  proposed  cuts  will  af-­ to  warn  a  new  budget,  Laurie  Childers  in-­ The  school  would  also  shed  reason they fect  the  education  of  students. troduced  a  motion  to  amend  the  budget  to  three  paraeducators.  Taylor  call them cuts, “You  have  to  tell  the  truth,  WRWDO D ÂżJXUH KLJKHU said  this  would  offset  spend-­ because they that  these  things  are  all  pain-­ than  the  board  had  approved  at  the  previous  ing  at  VUHS  and  other  schools,  hurt.â€? ful,â€?  Webbley  said. meeting. since  special  education  is  ad-­ Superintendent  Tom  O’Brien  This  higher  budget  amount  would  likely  â€” Co-principal ministered  at  the  district  level. said  the  top  priority  in  drafting  result  in  fewer  staff  reductions,  but  would  Ed Webbley In  addition,  Taylor  said  the  a  new  budget  should  be  calcu-­ also  increase  the  tax  burden  on  residents. cuts  would  include  a  0.5  reduc-­ ODWLQJ D ÂżJXUH WKDW WD[SD\HUV Childers  said  she  believed  the  difference  tion  in  the  library  media  specialist,  and  a  1.4  are  willing  to  support. between  her  proposal  and  the  one  before  the  reduction  in  the  middle  school  literacy  inter-­ “What’s  at  issue  here  is  what  the  commu-­ board  was  so  miniscule  that  voters  would  ap-­ ventionists.  This  1.4  reduction  would  cut  two  nity  is  willing  to  pay,â€?  O’Brien  said.  â€œIt  is  prove  either. jobs  â€”  one  person  who  holds  a  0.6  FTE  po-­ not  the  quality  of  the  of  the  programs.â€? “We’re  talking  about  a  16  percent  tax  in-­ sition  and  one  who  has  a  0.8  position. WALDEN  PROJECT crease  down  to  15  percent,â€?  Childers  said. These  staff  cuts,  Taylor  estimated,  would  At  a  March  31  meeting,  board  members  None  of  the  other  board  members  second-­ save  the  school  between  $313,000  and  said  they  did  not  want  to  cut  the  Walden  ed  Childers’  motion,  killing  it.  Debate  then  $316,000. Project,  an  alternative  educa-­ began  on  the  $9.4  million  bud-­ Debate  on  the  budget  dominated  the  meet-­ tion  program.  At  Monday’s  get  proposal. ing,  which  stretched  nearly  three  and  a  half  meeting,  student  board  repre-­ “I am concerned Several  residents  urged  their  hours  (as  a  frame  of  reference,  the  Baltimore  sentative  Tom  Hodsden  ques-­ about the board elected  representatives  to  in-­ Orioles  needed  just  2:46  to  dispatch  the  tioned  the  board  on  whether  it  washing their crease  the  budget  to  stave  off  Tampa  Bay  Rays  the  same  evening). would  pare  back  the  Walden  hands of the some  staff  reductions,  but  the  Some  members  of  the  public  at  the  meet-­ Project. board  would  not  be  moved. decisions to cut LQJ VXSSRUWHG WKH EXGJHW ÂżJXUH EXW QRW “I’m  not  thrilled  with  the  Kamman  explained  the  bud-­ where  the  cuts  were  coming  from.  Others  cuts;Íž  I  know  we’re  in  a  tight  people.â€? get  process  has  been  especially  â€” VUHS teacher GLIÂżFXOW WKLV \HDU EHFDXVH RI D said  the  cuts  were  too  deep,  while  still  others  spot  â€”  but  have  we  looked  at  Jay Stetzel dichotomy  in  creating  a  great  worried  that  voters  in  the  district  not  present  Walden?â€?  Hodsden  asked. would  see  the  cuts  as  not  enough. 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We did nal  budget  negotiations  before  I  take  responsibility  for  it,â€?  Glassberg  said.  bring  money  into  the  school?â€?  not choose any Town  Meeting  Day,  the  board  â€œWe  don’t  need  to  be  convinced  about  the  Kamman  asked. passed  a  motion  to  not  consider  quality  of  the  school  and  the  necessity  to  positions and Taylor  said  it  was  her  under-­ Walden  during  that  process. support  your  efforts.  We  need  to  put  forth  a  say those are standing  that  the  grants  are  at-­ The  budget  for  the  Walden  budget  that  can  pass.â€? tached  to  the  teacher  awarded  the ones to go.â€? program  is  about  $180,000. Like  Kamman,  Glassberg  said  another  â€” Board member BEARING  THE  BLAME the  grant,  called  the  grant  ad-­ failed  budget  would  set  a  bad  precedent  for  Jeff Glassberg ministrator.  This  means  that  the  Residents  and  faculty  raised  VUHS. grant  funds  follow  the  teacher  concerns  about  who  is  ulti-­ “We  cannot  afford  to  go  back  out  and  from  school  to  school. mately  to  blame  for  how  the  lose,â€?  Glassberg  said.  â€œWe  cannot  establish  Kirkaldy,  who  has  worked  to  bring  grants  $316,000  budget  cuts  are  translated  into  staff  a  culture  in  which  defeated  school  budgets  into  VUHS,  told  the  board  that  reducing  reductions. become  the  norm.â€? hours  for  faculty  would  have  an  adverse  im-­ Glassberg  said  the  board  does  not  and  has  After  all  of  the  audience  members  who  pact  on  future  grants  for  the  school. not  told  district  administrators  how  to  make  wished  to  comment  did  so,  Haigis  called  for  â€œIf  a  teacher  has  been  reduced  to  working  cuts  to  staff. a  vote  on  the  motion  to  warn  the  new  budget. that  schedule,  I  believe  there  would  be  less  â€œIt  is  not  the  board’s  decision  with  respect  It  passed  by  a  vote  of  4-­1,  with  Childers  time  in  the  schedule  to  be  doing  grant  work,â€?  to  any  personnel  issues,â€?  Glassberg  said.  dissenting. Kirkaldy  said.  â€œOver  the  past  eight  years,  â€œWe  did  not  choose  any  positions  and  say  The  board  then  unanimously  decided  to  I’ve  brought  $300,000  into  this  school.  It’s  those  are  the  ones  to  go.â€? schedule  the  vote  for  May  13,  the  same  day  hard  work  and  takes  a  lot  of  your  time.â€? Staff  member  Jay  Stetzel  took  issue  with  residents  in  Ferrisburgh  will  vote  on  their  el-­ EFFECTS  ON  EDUCATON Glassberg’s  statement. ementary  school  budget. Parents  and  community  members  ex-­ “I  am  concerned  about  the  board  washing  Editor’s  note:  Kristine  Kirkaldy  is  the  wife  pressed  concern  about  how  the  staff  cuts  their  hands  of  the  decisions  to  cut  people,â€?  of  Andy  Kirkaldy,  a  reporter  at  the  Addison  would  affect  the  quality  of  education  at  Stetzel  said.  â€œReally,  it’s  coming  down  from  Independent.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) port  to  military  veterans  and  their  families.  Those  services  include  low-­income  housing,  counseling,  case  management,  job  training,  SHUVRQDO GHYHORSPHQW YHWHUDQVÂś EHQHÂżWV resource  assistance,  housing,  medical  trans-­ portation  and  food  assistance. “It’s  the  region’s  leading  veterans’  out-­ reach  center,â€?  Edson  said,  noting  the  MVOC  draws  clients  from  throughout  Massachu-­ setts,  New  Hampshire  and  southern  Maine.  Edson  is  himself  a  veteran,  having  served  in  the  U.S.  Army  from  1983  to  2007.  He  retired  with  the  rank  of  sergeant  1st  class  senior  medic.  He  served  one  tour  in  Iraq,  BILL   EDSON from  2005-­2006,  with  Task  Force  Sabre  of  the  Vermont  Army  National  Guard.  It’s  a  5HJLRQDO (06 WR UHĂ€HFW D QHZ UDQJH RI unit  that  conducted  operations  in  and  near  services  that  include  an  around-­the-­clock  Ramadi,  and  Edson  is  among  returning  vet-­ communications  center  that  offers  dispatch-­ erans  who  have  experienced  symptoms  of  ing  and  pager  services  to  public  and  private  Post  Traumatic  Stress  Disorder.  He  believes  organizations  and  individuals  throughout  KLV EDFNJURXQG PDNHV KLP D JRRG ÂżW WR OHDG the  country;Íž  educational  programming;Íž  and  the  MVOC. billing  for  other  ambulance  and  emergency  â€œ(The  position)  was  very  attractive  to  me,â€?  services  organizations  nationwide. Edson  said.  â€œThere’s  nothing  like  it  here  in  Middlebury  Regional  EMS  serves  10  Ad-­ Vermont.  I  think  I  am  a  creature  of  oppor-­ dison  County  communities  covering  a  pop-­ tunity  and  I  am  always  looking  for  other  ulation  of  roughly  18,000  people  over  400  ZD\V WR EH RI SRVLWLYH LQĂ€XHQFH 7KH YHWHU-­ square  miles.  The  organization  has  a  yearly  ans’  community  is  of  obvious  interest  to  me  budget  of  nearly  $1.2  million  with  60  full-­  because  of  my  military  background  â€Ś  I’ve  and  part-­time  workers,  half  of  whom  are  been  contemplating  getting  out  of  health  volunteers.  The  organization  responds  to  ap-­ care,  but  I’d  been  in  health  care  my  whole  proximately  2,200  calls  each  year. life.  This  is  another  way  to  compassionately  â€œI  think  what  I’m  most  proud  of  is  that  we  serve  others  without  it  directly  being  linked  have  an  organization  that  has  transformed  to  health  care.â€? into  a  professional  entity  that  provides  the  Edson  moved  to  Middlebury  in  1988  from  highest  level  of  care  that  can  be  provided,â€?  Fayetteville,  N.C.  He  moved  here  to  be  clos-­ Edson  said.  â€œWe  do  it  consistently  and  with  er  to  his  parents  and  to  enjoy  the  quality  of  a  sense  of  compassion‌  The  people  who  life  that  Addison  County  has  work  for  this  organization  care  to  offer.  He  worked  as  a  regis-­ “We’re more about  caring  for  other  people.  tered  nurse  in  Porter  Hospital’s  I’m  proud  of  the  fact  the  orga-­ operating  room  for  12  years.  than just a nization  is  in  a  good  place,  and  It  was  while  at  Porter  that  he  911 phone call it’s  not  about  who’s  leading  met  his  wife,  Carol,  a  fellow  now. We’re an the  organization;Íž  it’s  about  the  RN  and  the  current  supervi-­ organization that people.â€? sor  of  Porter’s  ambulatory  and  can give back to Edson  said  he’s  also  pleased  out-­patient  surgery  unit.  They  that  Middlebury  Regional  EMS  the community combined  their  two  households  has  established  itself  as  a  player  of  two  children  each  and  had  a  in many ways.â€? within  Addison  County’s  overall  â€” Bill Edson health  care  community. ÂżIWK WRJHWKHU 7KRVH FKLOGUHQ have  all  grown  up  and  left  for  â€œWe’re  more  than  just  a  911  school  or  job  opportunities. phone  call  now,â€?  Edson  said.  â€œWe’re  an  orga-­ Âł:H KDG WR ÂżJKW WKH HPSW\ QHVW V\Q-­ nization  that  can  give  back  to  the  community  drome,â€?  Edson  said.  â€œWe  had  to  reinvent  in  many  ways.â€? ourselves  as  the  two  of  us.â€? It  is  the  sound  state  of  Middlebury  Re-­ It  was  a  reinvention  process  that  allowed  gional  EMS  that  helped  make  Edson’s  deci-­ them  to  consider  new  professional  and  sion  to  leave  a  little  easier. residential  opportunities.  Edson  landed  the  Edson  gave  his  notice  at  the  beginning  of  MVOC  job  and  Carol  Edson  will  look  for  a  this  month  and  will  be  starting  at  the  MVOC  health  care  job  in  the  area.  They  will  move  to  on  May  1.  The  Middlebury  Regional  EMS  Peterborough,  N.H.,  which  provides  a  quick  board  met  Monday  night  to  plan  short-­  and  commute  to  Gardner,  Mass.,  and  is  also  close  ORQJ WHUP VWUDWHJLHV IRU ÂżOOLQJ (GVRQÂśV SR-­ to  the  couple’s  only  current  grandchildren. sition.  Regional  EMS  board  Chairman  Mi-­ “We’re  very  excited  about  the  move,â€?  Ed-­ chael  Roy  said  current  staff  members  Chuck  son  said. Welch  and  Shyla  Clark  will  serve  as  co-­di-­ But  it  was  not  an  easy  decision. rectors  of  the  organization  in  the  short  term.  AMBULANCE  SERVICE Board  members  will  see  how  that  system  The  couple  has  become  quite  invested  in  works  and  decide  whether  to  stick  with  a  co-­ the  Middlebury  community  through  the  years.  director  format  or  embark  on  a  search  for  a  (GVRQ FRDFKHG WUDFN DQG ÂżHOG DQG EDVHEDOO new  executive  director,  according  to  Roy. at  Middlebury  Union  High  School  for  many  He  thanked  Edson  for  the  big  role  he  has  years.  In  2008,  he  took  the  top  administrative  played  in  the  organization’s  growth  during  job  at  what  was  then  known  as  the  Middle-­ recent  years. bury  Volunteer  Ambulance  Association,  then  â€œWe  thank  Bill  for  his  many  years  of  ser-­ shoehorned  in  a  building  at  19  Elm  St. vice  and  for  revitalizing  Middlebury  Region  It  was  during  Edson’s  watch  that  the  EMS  into  a  far  more  professional  organiza-­ MVAA  made  its  transition  to  a  new,  tion  that  has  been  increasing  services  pro-­ 11,860-­square-­foot  headquarters  completed  vided  to  the  community,â€?  Roy  said.  â€œWe  at  55  Collins  Drive  (in  2010).  The  MVAA  wish  him  well  in  his  new  endeavors  in  Mas-­ recently  changed  its  name  to  Middlebury  sachusetts.â€?

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