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INDEPENDENT Vol. 68 No. 14

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, April 3, 2014 â—† 46 Pages

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VUHS  board  OKs  School consolidation: cost vs. benefit reduction  in  staff Superintendents weigh in on pivotal issue District  unsure  where  cuts  will  come  from By  ZACH  DESPART VERGENNES  â€”  The  Vergennes  8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ERDUG RQ 0RQ-­ day  moved  to  adopt  a  new  spending  plan,  which  would  bring  spending  below  the  current  level  and  cut  the  HTXLYDOHQW RI ÂżYH IXOO WLPH VWDII SR-­ VLWLRQV ,W ZDV D PRYH ERDUG PHP-­ bers  said  was  necessary  to  rein  in  FRVWV DIWHU YRWHUV UHMHFWHG WKHLU ÂżUVW proposal  by  more  than  200  votes  on  0DUFK Board  member  Neil  Kamman  said  WKLV EXGJHW LV WKH PRVW GLIÂżFXOW KH has  ever  worked  on,  but  he  supported  FXWWLQJ VWDII Âł,W PDNH PH KHDUWVLFN WR GR WKLV EXW ,ÂśP JRLQJ WR KDYH WR YRWH IRU WKLV ´ .DPPDQ VDLG Âł, WUXO\ EHOLHYH LWÂśV WKH RQO\ ZD\ ZH FDQ JHW SDVW QH[W \HDU DQG JHW RQ HYHQ IRRWLQJ ´ Faculty  at  Monday’s  meeting  of-­ fered  a  different  perspective  on  re-­ GXFLQJ WKH VFKRROÂśV VWDII Âł<RXÂśUH DVNLQJ XV WR WKURZ ÂżYH RI our  colleagues  under  the  bus  to  cut  what  we’re  doing  here  to  make  our Â

jobs  harder,â€?  teacher  Steve  Orzech  VDLG Âł7KH\ÂśUH QRW JRLQJ WR VXSSRUW WKLV DQG , FDQÂśW LQ JRRG FRQVFLHQFH VD\ WKDW WHDFKHUV ZLOO VD\ ÂľWKURZ ÂżYH RI XV RXW ϫ By  a  vote  of  4-­1,  the  board  moved  to  accept  a  proposed  budget  of  7KDW ÂżJXUH LV OHVV WKDQ WKH SURSRVHG budget  voters  shot  down  on  Town  0HHWLQJ 'D\ 7KDW ÂżJXUH LV DOVR DERXW less  than  the  current  budget  of  URXJKO\ PLOOLRQ The  school  board  plans  to  for-­ mally  warn  the  new  budget  proposal  DW WKHLU QH[W PHHWLQJ RQ $SULO LQ order  for  the  public  to  have  time  to  review  the  new  plan  before  a  vote  that  could  be  scheduled  later  in  April  RU HDUO\ 0D\ The  budget  reduction  will  require  WKH OD\RIIV RI ÂżYH IXOO WLPH HTXLYD-­ lent  positions,  Addison  Northwest  6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ 6XSHULQWHQGHQW 7RP 2Âś%ULHQ FRQÂżUPHG $W 0RQ-­ (See  VUHS,  Page  14A)

College  student  seeks  Addison-­1  House  seat By  JOHN  FLOWERS current  sophomore  at  0 , ' ' / ( % 8 5 < “I believe by Middlebury  College,  â€”  Calvin  McEathron  eliminating the ,ÂśP GHHSO\ DIIHFWHG should  be  pretty  well  cloud computing by  the  issues  facing  set  up  to  pursue  a  career  our  state,â€?  McEathron  as  a  politician  if  he  suc-­ tax as well as VDLG Âł)URP WKH H[RGXV cessfully  earns  a  bache-­ making tax of  our  young  profes-­ lor’s  degree  in  political  credits available sionals  to  our  declin-­ science  and  economics  ing  school  enrollment  for private from  Middlebury  Col-­ and  waning  dairy  in-­ investment in OHJH LQ dustry,  Vermonters  But  McEathron,  a  Vermont, we QHHG VRPHRQH LQ RIÂżFH 20-­year-­old  sopho-­ can see some who  has  grown  up  fac-­ more,  doesn’t  plan  on  LQJ WKHVH FKDOOHQJHV ´ waiting  another  two  changes.â€? And  McEathron  said  years  before  making  â€” Calvin McEathron he  has  been  affected  his  mark  in  the  legisla-­ by  many  of  the  issues  WLYH DUHQD 7KH (DVW 0RQWSHOLHU QD-­ he  hopes  to  tackle  as  an  Addison-­1  WLYH FRQÂżUPHG RQ 7XHVGD\ KH SODQV +RXVH UHSUHVHQWDWLYH +H MRLQV D UDFH to  run  for  one  of  Middlebury’s  two  WKDW RIÂżFLDOO\ LQFOXGHV LQFXPEHQW seats  in  the  Vermont  House,  a  cam-­ 5HS %HWW\ 1XRYR ' 0LGGOHEXU\ paign  he  will  pursue  as  an  indepen-­ and  fellow  Democrat  Donna  Dona-­ GHQW KXH 'HPRFUDW $P\ 6KHOGRQ KDV (See  McEathron,  Page  19A) “As  a  lifelong  Vermonter  and  a Â

By the way Eight  local  youngsters  will  be  among  the  76  bright  students  from  across  Vermont  who  will  compete  on  Friday  in  the  state-­level  compe-­ tition  of  the  26th  annual  National  Geographic  Bee  at  Middlebury  College.  The  winner  here  will  represent  the  state  in  the  national  competition  in  May  in  Washing-­ ton,  D.C.  The  preliminary  rounds  VWDUW DW S P DQG WKH ¿QDOV EHJLQ at  3.  Good  luck  to  Thomas  Carr  of  Bristol  (Mount  Abe  seventh-­grad-­ er),  Danny  Wiles  of  Brandon  (Ne-­ shobe  sixth-­grader),  Fyn  Fernan-­ dez  (MUMS  eighth-­grader),  Colby  (See  By  the  way,  Page  6A)

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Editor’s  note:  Vermont  is  going  but  the  educational  needs  of  today  through  a  remarkable  change  in  don’t  meet  the  idyllic  models  from  the  way  it  delivers  education  to  its  WKH SDVW %DURQH VDLG “Most  New  Englanders  would  children,  a  change  that  could  be  on  say  if  it  ain’t  par  with  the  end  of  EURNH GRQÂśW Âż[ one-­room  school  LW ´ KH VDLG Âł2XU houses.  As  law-­ system  is  broken,  makers  in  Mont-­ and  it  needs  to  be  pelier  wrestle  with  ¿[HG DQG ZH QHHG what  this  change  to  keep  in  mind  al-­ will  encompass,  ways  what’s  best  newspapers  in  the  IRU NLGV ´ Champlain  Valley  For  years,  Ver-­ Newspaper  Group  02173(/,(5 ² $ ELOO mont  has  discussed  are  seeking  per-­ working  its  way  through  the  pros  and  cons  spective  on  school  the  Vermont  House  of  Rep-­ of  school  consoli-­ consolidation  from   resentatives  would  dramat-­ dation,  and  now  key  players  in  Ver-­ ically  alter  the  way  primary  the  Legislature  is  mont  education.  and  secondary  schools  in  considering  an-­ This  week,  we’ve  the  Green  Mountain  State  RWKHU ELOO + talked  with  super-­ DUH JRYHUQHG to  eliminate  super-­ intendents,  who  %LOO + Âł$Q $FW 5H-­ visory  unions  in  play  a  pivotal  role  ODWLQJ 7R ([SDQGHG 3UH-­ favor  of  a  number  as  intermediary  kindergarten–Grade  12  of  large  school  dis-­ between  students  School  Districts,â€?  would,  if  WULFWV 7KH JRDO LV and  teachers  on  the  (See  Bill,  Page  12A) to  improve  educa-­ one  hand  and  regu-­ tion  while  address-­ lators  and  policy-­ ing  its  ever-­rising  cost  in  the  face  makers  on  the  other.  of  declining  student  enrollment  (see  By  CHAMPLAIN  VALLEY  VLGHEDU $IWHU EXGJHWV IDLOHG RQ NEWSPAPER  GROUP  STAFF VERMONT  â€”  A  Norman  Rock-­ Town  Meeting  Day,  there  seems  to  well  painting  depicting  children  EH VRPH PRPHQWXP EHKLQG + ,I SDVVHG WKH ELOO ZRXOG UHGXFH playing  in  front  of  a  one-­room  schoolhouse  adorns  Milton  Super-­ by  the  year  2020  the  number  of  mu-­ LQWHQGHQW -RKQ %DURQHÂśV RIÂżFH ,WÂśV QLFLSDO VFKRRO GLVWULFWV IURP WR a  traditional  scene  that  could  have  HOLPLQDWH WKH VWDWHÂśV VXSHU-­ been  modeled  after  many  Vermont  visory  unions  and  require  the  for-­ PDWLRQ RI UHJLRQDO VFKRRO GLVWULFWV WRZQV QRW VR PDQ\ \HDUV DJR School  buildings  are  still  the  7KRVH H[SDQGHG GLVWULFWV ZRXOG RS-­ RUTLAND  NORTHEAST  SUPERINTENDENT  John  Castle  said  the  hubs  of  our  communities  â€”  the  erate  under  one  board,  a  minimum  VFKRROV KH RYHUVHHV WDNH DGYDQWDJH RI DQ\ HIÂżFLHQFLHV WKH\ FDQ EXW sites  of  town  meetings,  concerts,  of  1,200  students  in  pre-­kindergar-­ he  believes  the  current  school  consolidation  plan  on  the  table  would  QRW EHQHÂżW VPDOO VFKRROV DQG FRPPXQLWLHV potlucks  and  other  gatherings  â€”  (See  Consolidation,  Page  12A) Photo  by  Lee  J.  Kahrs/Brandon  Reporter

Bill would cut dramatically the number of districts, boards

Porter  CEO  Jim  Daily  announces  retirement Will  leave  in  2016  following  32  years By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH SDVW WKUHH decades  have  brought  myriad  changes  to  Vermont’s  health  care  landscape,  but  one  thing  has  remained  constant:  James  Daily  and  his  stewardship  of  3RUWHU 0HGLFDO &HQWHU 30& But  the  sun  must  inevitably  set  on Â

Daily’s  tenure  as  CEO  and  president  RI WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ LQVWLWXWLRQ 'DLO\ last  week  announced  he  will  retire  by  HDUO\ HQGLQJ ZKDW KDV EHHQ D legendary  run  at  the  helm  of  Addison  &RXQW\ÂśV FRPPXQLW\ KRVSLWDO Âł,ÂśYH EHHQ LPPHQVHO\ OXFN\ ´ 'DLO\ VDLG Âł7R EH DEOH WR FRPH WR D SODFH OLNH WKLV DQG VHUYH \HDUV ² E\ WKH WLPH , OHDYH ² \RX FDQÂśW FRPSODLQ 3RUWHU KDV EHHQ JRRG WR PH 0LGGOH-­ EXU\ KDV EHHQ JRRG WR PH 7KLV KDV

EHHQ DQ H[FHOOHQW H[SHULHQFH IRU PH ´ 'DLO\ KDV VSHQW PRUH WKDQ KDOI KLV OLIH DW WKH KHOP RI 30& +H VLJQHG RQ LQ DV SUHVLGHQW DQG FKLHI H[HF-­ XWLYH RIÂżFHU RI ZKDW ZDV WKHQ D VROLG but  very  basic,  community  hospital  with  limited  technology,  few  capital  assets  and  a  limited  capacity  to  take  on  WKH WRXJKHVW FDVHV Âł:KHQ , FDPH WKLV SODFH ZDV UH-­ ally  just  some  clay,â€?  Daily  said  with  a  FKXFNOH Âł:H KDG WR GR D ORW RI ZRUN

on  basic  infrastructure,  for  starters,  be-­ fore  we  could  do  anything  that  people  ZRXOG LGHQWLI\ XV ZLWK , KDG D JUHDW front-­row  seat  to  see  a  place  come  from  a  very  basic  community  hospital  to  a  critical  access  hospital  with  as  so-­ phisticated  an  imaging/X-­ray  depart-­ PHQW DV \RXÂśOO ÂżQG :H KDYH D PRGHUQ birthing  center,  a  surgical  suite  that’s  DV JRRG DV DQ\WKLQJ \RXÂśOO ÂżQG LQ WKLV state,  region  and  probably  in  this  coun-­ (See  Daily,  Page  20A)

Lawmakers  debate  shorelands  protection,  GMO  bills By  ZACH  DESPART %5,'3257 ² 7ZR LVVXHV GRPL-­ nated  the  conversation  at  the  an-­ nual  legislative  luncheon  Monday  in  Bridport:  bills  in  the  Legislature  to  mandate  the  labeling  of  genetically  PRGLÂżHG IRRGV DQG SROOXWLRQ UHJXOD-­ WLRQV DIIHFWLQJ /DNH &KDPSODLQ Farmers,  community  members  and  legislators  packed  the  Bridport  Community  Hall  Monday  for  the  luncheon  devoted  to  agriculture  is-­ VXHV 6WDWH 5HSV +DUYH\ 6PLWK 5 New  Haven,  Diane  Lanpher,  D-­Ver-­ gennes,  Willem  Jewett,  D-­Ripton,  DQG :LOO 6WHYHQV , 6KRUHKDP ZHUH on  hand  to  discuss  agricultural  issues  IDFLQJ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ IDUPHUV Ed  Payne  of  Bridport  said  he  did  not  think  a  law  that  mandates  label-­ LQJ RI JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGLÂżHG IRRGV RIWHQ FDOOHG JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGLÂżHG organisms,  or  GMOs)  was  necessary,  since  food  producers  can  label  their  SURGXFWV DV RUJDQLF Âł, IHHO ZH KDYH UHDOO\ DGGUHVVHG LW because  people  who  were  interested  LQ IRRGVWXIIV H[FOXGHG RI WKHVH DG-­ ditives  already  have  the  solution,  ZLWK RUJDQLF ODEHOLQJ ´ 3D\QH VDLG “The  Legislature  should  stop  fooling  around  with  all  this  stuff,  and  get  on  ZLWK LW ´ Addison  resident  John  Ball  dis-­ agreed  with  Payne,  and  argued  that  GMOs  were  a  danger  to  both  humans  DQG OLYHVWRFN Âł,ÂśP RQ WKH RSSRVLWH VLGH RI WKH LV-­ REP.  HARVEY  SMITH  responds  to  a  question  during  the  annual  Ag  Lunch  in  the  Bridport  Community  Hall  Monday  afternoon.  Legislators  focused  VXH RQ WKLV RQH ´ %DOO VDLG Âł, ZDQW WR on  the  GMO  and  shoreline  protection  bills  during  the  lunch. (See  Ag  Lunch,  Page  18A) Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, April 3, 2014

Ooh argh! THE FERRISBURGH CHILDREN’S Theater cast took to the high seas last week for their production of “Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen” at the Vergennes Opera House. Pictured here, from a show for local school-­ children last Friday morning, are, clockwise from top, Rory Patch, Brianna Billings, Leah Croke, Trudy Cosgrove, Martika Blair-­Parizo and Maria Malaney;; Cosgrove;; Harriet An-­ derson, Emma Jackman, Sophia Davis and Hannah Kelly;; Gage Lalumiere;; and Adrian Chamberlain, Croke, Billings and Patch.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

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Sen.  McCain:  Supreme  Court  ruling  will  lead  to  more  scandal Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  may  have  had  the  quote  of  the  week  when  he  said:  â€œFreedom  of  speech,  in  my  view,  does  not  mean  the  freedom  to  buy  the  United  States  government.â€?  Then  added:  â€œWhat  world  are  WKH ÂżYH FRQVHUYDWLYH 6XSUHPH &RXUW MXVWLFHV OLYLQJ LQ" 7R HTXDWH the  ability  of  billionaires  to  buy  elections  with  â€˜freedom  of  speech’  is  totally  absurd.  The  Supreme  Court  is  paving  the  way  toward  an  oligarchic  form  of  society  in  which  a  handful  of  billionaires,  like  the  Koch  brothers  and  Sheldon  Adelson,  will  control  our  political  process.â€? Sen.  Sanders  was  referring  to  the  ruling  Wednesday  in  which  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  struck  down  limits  on  the  total  amount  of  money  an  individual  could  spend  on  political  candidates.  The  court  ruled  it  was  a  violation  of  free  speech  rights.  7KH GHFLVLRQ ZDV DORQJ SDUW\ OLQHV ZLWK WKH ÂżYH FRQVHUYDWLYHV DGGLQJ DQRWKHU GDJJHU LQWR WKH KHDUW RI FDPSDLJQ ÂżQDQFH ODZV WKDW have  been  used  to  tap  down  the  amount  of  big  money  in  campaigns  from  single  sources  since  Buckley  v.  Valeo,  in  1976.  That  decision  (defending  a  law  passed  by  congress  in  the  wake  of  the  Watergate  scandal)  limited  campaign  contributions  to  $2,600  per  election  per  federal  candidate,  but  allowed  unlimited  contributions  to  political  action  committees  (PACs),  which  had  to  spend  its  money  independent  of  parties  or  candidates.  The  decision  recognized  the  corrupting  LQĂ€XHQFH RI PRQH\ LQ FDPSDLJQV DQG GUHZ D GLVWLQFWLRQ EHWZHHQ contributions  to  a  candidate  â€”  which  the  court  said  should  be  restricted  to  prevent  corruption  or  the  appearance  of  corruption  â€”  and  expenditures,  which  the  court  equated  to  a  person’s  right  to  political  expression. Wednesday’s  ruling  comes  on  the  heels  of  Citizens  United  v.  FEC,  in  which  the  court  ruled  that  corporations  should  be  treated  as  individuals  and  be  allowed  to  spend  freely  in  elections. Wednesday’s  decision  did  not  change  the  limit  on  how  much  an  individual  can  give  to  any  one  candidate,  which  remains  at  $2,600  per  two-­year  election  cycle,  but  struck  down  a  provision  in  the  case,  McCutcheon  v.  FEC,  that  capped  contributions  to  all  candidates  at  $48,600,  and  to  political  parties  and  committees  at  $74,600. 2SSRQHQWV RI WKH UXOLQJ FRQWHQG LW FUHDWHV D JLDQW ORRSKROH WKDW ZLOO DOORZ VXSHU VL]HG MRLQW IXQGLQJ FRPPLWWHHV WKDW FRXOG VROLFLW checks  for  millions  of  dollars  and  pour  the  funding  into  competitive  campaigns. The  decision  sparked  sharp  dissent  from  the  court’s  more  liberal  MXVWLFHV Âł,I &LWL]HQÂśV 8QLWHG RSHQHG D GRRU WRGD\ÂśV GHFLVLRQ ZH IHDU ZLOO RSHQ D Ă€RRGJDWH ´ ZURWH -XVWLFH 6WHSKHQ * %UH\HU LQ KLV GLVVHQW noting  that  â€œwhen  money  calls  the  tune,  those  ideas  representing  the  voices  of  the  people  will  not  be  heard.â€? **********  What’s  interesting  about  Chief  Justice  John  Roberts’  Jr.  ruling  LQ WKH FDVH LV KRZ KH UHFRJQL]HV WKH FRUUXSWLQJ LQĂ€XHQFH RI PRQH\ in  campaigns,  yet  opens  the  door  for  such  corruption.  Rather,  he  argues  that  efforts  to  regulate  contributions  to  candidates  had  to  EH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WLHG WR ÂłTXLG SUR TXR´ FRUUXSWLRQ PHDQLQJ D GLUHFW correlation  to  money  given  for  an  action  delivered. “Spending  large  sums  of  money  in  connection  with  elections,  but  not  in  connection  with  an  effort  to  control  the  exercise  of  an  RIÂżFHKROGHUÂśV RIÂżFLDO GXWLHV GRHV QRW JLYH ULVH WR VXFK TXLG SUR TXR corruption,â€?  Roberts  wrote  in  his  decision. That  ignores,  of  course,  the  very  power  of  money  in  politics  â€”  LQĂ€XHQFLQJ D FRQJUHVVPDQÂśV YRWH DW D ODWHU GDWH RQ LVVXHV KH RU VKH knows  the  donor  expects  allegiance  for  the  money  given.  Vote  against  those  wishes  and  the  money  will  be  used  against  them  in  subsequent  elections. In  his  ruling,  Roberts  sets  the  bar  of  corruption  to  an  outright  bribe  as  in  the  criminal  sense  of  that  transaction.  Politics  is  more  subtle  than  that,  as  he  surely  knows,  which  is  why  the  ruling  is  so  appalling. “I  was  deeply  disappointed  (by  the  ruling),  but  it  is  what  it  is,â€?  said  Sen.  John  McCain,  R-­Ariz.,  on  Wednesday.  â€œI  predict  again  there  will  EH PDMRU VFDQGDOV LQ FDPSDLJQ ÂżQDQFH FRQWULEXWLRQV WKDW ZLOO FDXVH UHIRUPÂŤ 7KHUH ZLOO EH VFDQGDO 7KHUHÂśV WRR PXFK PRQH\ ZDVKLQJ around.â€? When  a  leading  statesman  and  former  presidential  candidate  of  the  Republican  Party  admits  the  shortcomings  of  the  decision,  you  know  it  ZDVQÂśW WKH FRXUWÂśV ÂżQHVW KRXU Angelo  S.  Lynn

H.833:  A  step  toward  reform? This  year  the  Legislature  has  successfully  crafted  a  viable  bill,  H.883,  that  focuses  the  public’s  attention  on  education  reform  without  a  knee-­ MHUN UHDFWRQ WKDW GRRPV WKH LQLWLDWLYH 7KDWÂśV QR HDV\ WDVN DQG LWÂśV WR WKH credit  of  the  House  Education  Committee  chaired  by  Rep.  Johannah  Donovan,  D-­Burlington,  and  its  counterpart  in  the  Senate. H.833  focuses  on  consolidating  school  governance,  not  schools.  The  initiative  would  consolidate  the  state’s  current  273  school  districts  into  roughly  50  by  2020.  The  change  would  also  prompt  discussion  about  larger  issues:  Consider  that  between  2004  and  2013,  student  enrollment  dropped  9  percent,  teachers  and  para-­educators  increased  slightly,  and  per  pupil  spending  from  2002  to  2012  went  from  $9,806  to  $18,571   â€”  an  89  percent  increase.  With  numbers  like  that,  the  status  quo  can’t  work  much  longer. The  Addison  Independent,  along  with  its  sister  newspapers  â€”  the  St.  Albans  Messenger,  the  Milton  Independent,  Essex  Reporter,  Colchester  Sun,  Brandon  Reporter,  and  Mountain  Times RI .LOOLQJWRQ ² ÂżOH WZR VWRULHV LQ WRGD\ÂśV LVVXH ZULWWHQ MRLQWO\ E\ VHYHUDO UHSRUWHUV RQ KRZ superintendents  in  our  coverage  areas  perceive  H.883  and  the  need  for  educational  reform.  We  encourage  readers  to  spend  the  time  to  pore  over  the  concerns  and  support  of  these  superintendents,  and  to  weigh  in  with  your  own  comments.  It’s  a  timely  and  critical  issue  with  huge  implications  that  can  only  be  successful  with  the  public’s  understanding  and  approval  of  ZKDWHYHU ÂżQDO PHDVXUHV PHHW OHJLVODWLYH DSSURYDO Angelo  S.  Lynn

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Shumlin  skirts  pipeline  answers

Doorstop  seats FOLDING  CHAIRS  REST  against  a  door  at  the  back  of  the  stage  in  the  Bridport  Community  Hall  Mon-­ day  afternoon. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

College-­town  collaboration  is  a  winner Every  year  after  Town  Meeting  Day,  Vermonters  get  head  spinning,  consider  now  that  the  college  and  town  an  interesting  glimpse  at  what  we  â€œreallyâ€?  think  about  have  agreed  to  that  new  deal,  in  which  the  college  do-­ some  controversial  statewide  issues.  That  glimpse  comes  nated  riverfront  land  behind  the  library  to  the  town.  courtesy  of  State  Sen.  William  Doyle’s  survey  distrib-­ 7DNH D PRPHQW WR UHĂ€HFW RQ WKH VFRSH RI WKLV JLIW 7KH uted  at  many  town  meetings. 1.4  acres  in  the  parcel  (of  which  the  college  7KLV \HDUÂśV ÂżQGLQJV DUH ZRUWK QRWLQJ RQ owned  78  percent  and  the  town  owned  22  several  counts,  from  legal  weed  to  wind  percent)  are  valued  at  $1  million.  The  land  power.  But  before  we  consider  those  state-­ overlooks  and  reaches  down  to  a  lovely  ZLGH LVVXHV OHWÂśV ÂżUVW WXUQ WR VRPH ORFDO VWUHWFK RI ULYHU ,W KDV VLJQLÂżFDQW GHYHORS-­ ones. ment  potential.  Indeed,  the  agreement  be-­ During  the  run-­up  to  the  town  of  Middle-­ tween  town  and  college  contemplated  the  bury  vote  on  a  sweeping  proposal  â€”  to  relo-­ college  working  with  a  developer  to  take  ad-­ FDWH WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV EXLOG D QHZ J\P DQG vantage  of  that  potential.  tear  down  the  old  municipal  building  to  cre-­ With  this  new  deal,  control  of  the  land  be-­ ate  a  park  â€”  there  was  a  lot  of  grousing  from  hind  the  library  now  resides  where  it  should,  opponents  about  Middlebury  College’s  pur-­ with  the  town  itself.  Rather  than  the  town’s  ported  interest  in  controlling  the  downtown.  having  to  consider  a  college-­developer  pro-­ It  will  be  interesting  to  see  what  those  posal  for  the  land,  the  town  will  be  in  a  posi-­ folks  have  to  say,  now  that  the  college  has  tion  to  completely  control  the  process  itself. made  a  substantial  gift  of  land  to  the  town. I’ve  been  critical  of  the  college  for  its  ir-­ The  critics  claimed  that  the  proposal  to  responsible  failure  to  divest  out  of  the  fos-­ have  the  site  of  the  old  municipal  building  sil  fuels  that  are  choking  the  planet.  But  on  WXUQHG LQWR D SDUN ZDV MXVW PRUH HYLGHQFH RI by Gregory Dennis these  local  issues,  I  believe  the  college  has  creeping  college  domination.  Another  exam-­ acted  responsibly  and  with  both  its  own  and  ple,  in  their  view,  was  a  recently  completed  the  town’s  interests  at  heart. agreement  that  gave  the  college  complete  control  over  Widening  the  lens  now  to  statewide  issues  and  one  of  VRPH ULYHUIURQW ODQG EHWZHHQ WKH ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ DQG 2W-­ Vermont’s  prized  political  traditions:  the  annual  survey  ter  Creek.  distributed  at  town  meetings  by  Sen.  Doyle.  The  diehard  opposition  lives  on,  in  the  form  of  an  ill-­ He  started  this  tradition  in  1970,  the  year  after  he  was  conceived  petition  drive  that  would  force  a  revote  on  ¿UVW HOHFWHG WR WKH /HJLVODWXUH 7KLV \HDUÂśV VXUYH\ ZDV DV WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH SDUN J\P SODQ :HÂśOO NQRZ WKLV ZHHN ZLGH UDQJLQJ DQG TXLUN\ DV DQ\ WRXFKLQJ RQ PDULMXDQD whether  there  are  enough  petition  signatures  to  force  the  ODEHOLQJ JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGLÂżHG IRRG ZLQG SRZHU FHOO town  to  go  through  another  vote. phones  and  spying  by  the  federal  government. And  if  those  political  permutations  don’t  yet  have  your  (See  Dennis,  Page  5A)

Between The Lines

Scheuermann  steps  up  for  GOP Rep.  Heidi  Scheuermann  of  Stowe  told  reporters  last  week  that  she  is  seriously  considering  entering  the  race  for  governor  as  a  Republican. Scheuermann  was  born  in  Burlington,  grew  up  in  Stowe,  and  attended  the  Stowe  public  schools.  After  re-­ ceiving  a  degree  in  education  from  Saint  Louis  Univer-­ sity,  she  spent  three  years  in  the  Peace  Corps,  teaching  English  as  a  second  language  in  Poland.  She  served  two  stints  on  the  staff  of  Sen.  James  Jef-­ IRUGV ¿UVW IURP WR ZKHQ KH was  a  Republican,  and  then  from  2003  to  2006  after  he  had  become  an  inde-­ pendent.  Scheuermann  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  in  2006,  and  is  com-­ pleting  her  fourth  term  in  the  Vermont  House. If  Scheuermann  were  to  be  the  Re-­ By  Eric  L.  Davis publican  candidate  for  governor  this  fall,  she  would  appeal  to  independent  and  moderate  voters  more  than  the  *23œV FDQGLGDWH 5DQG\ %URFN 6FKHXHUPDQQœV H[-­ perience  with  Jeffords  taught  her  that  Republicans  have  WR EH PRGHUDWHV LQ RUGHU WR ZLQ LQ 9HUPRQW 2YHU WKH ODVW two  years,  Scheuermann  has  been  associated  with  the  ef-­ forts  of  Lt.  Gov.  Phil  Scott  and  others  to  move  the  Ver-­ mont  Republican  party  toward  a  more  centrist  approach  less  tied  to  the  national  party.  In  2009,  Scheuermann  was  one  of  only  eight  Republican  legislators  to  vote  in  favor  of  the  marriage  equality  bill. Scheuermann  recognizes  that  even  a  moderate  Republi-­ FDQ ZRXOG IDFH JUHDW GLI¿FXOWLHV EHLQJ HOHFWHG JRYHUQRU RI

Politically Thinking

Vermont,  especially  when  running  against  an  incumbent.  She  told  the  press  last  week  that,  if  she  were  to  become  a  candidate,  she  would  face  daunting  challenges.  A  Vermont  governor  has  not  been  defeated  in  a  re-­elec-­ tion  bid  since  1962.  Vermont  is  one  of  the  two  or  three  most  strongly  Democratic  states  in  the  entire  nation.  Any  5HSXEOLFDQ FDQGLGDWH IRU VWDWHZLGH RI¿FH LQ 9HUPRQW starts  the  campaign  with  a  10-­  to  20-­percentage  point  KDQGLFDS 2YHUFRPLQJ WKLV GLVDGYDQ-­ WDJH ZRXOG EH HVSHFLDOO\ GLI¿FXOW IRU D ¿UVW WLPH VWDWHZLGH FDQGLGDWH ZKR has  much  lower  name  recognition  than  Peter  Shumlin,  and  who  would  OLNHO\ ¿QG LW GLI¿FXOW WR UDLVH PRUH than  half  of  the  more  than  $1  million  that  Shumlin  already  has  in  his  cam-­ paign  war  chest. If  Scheuermann  becomes  a  declared  gubernatorial  candidate,  would  she  be  able  to  win  the  Republican  nomina-­ tion  unopposed,  or  would  she  face  a  more  conservative  candidate  in  the  August  Republican  primary?  Some  of  the  old  guard  in  the  Vermont  Republican  Party  do  not  agree  with  the  direction  that  Scott,  Scheuermann,  and  others  ZDQW WR WDNH WKH *23 ,W LV SRVVLEOH WKDW D FRQVHUYDWLYH candidate  would  seek  the  gubernatorial  nomination  as  a  representative  of  Republican  orthodoxy  and  maintain-­ ing  close  ties  with  the  national  party.  Any  resources  that  Scheuermann  would  have  to  devote  to  winning  a  contest-­ ed  primary  would  not  be  available  for  the  general  election  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

I  left  the  Legislative  Luncheon  in  Middlebury  on  March  24  with  an  upset  stomach.  It  had  little  to  do  with  the  great  goulash  and  brownie  meal  that  the  American  Legion  provided.  The  trouble  seemed  to  originate  from  the  keynote  speaker.  What  the  press  didn’t  say  is  what  the  governor  avoided  answering.  And  how  could  they?  He  didn’t  say  anything.  Sound  confusing?  Well  that’s  how  I  felt. I  simply  wanted  to  know  about  the  $45  million  that  Steve  Wark  of  Vermont  Gas  says  Vermonters  will  be  saving  by  approving  Phase  2  of  the  pipeline.  The  $45  million  that  IP  is  â€œbankrollingâ€?  is,  according  to  the  Facilities  Development  Agreement  between  IP  and  Vermont  Gas,  to  be  paid  back  over  a  55-­year  payment  period.  This  would  be  no  windfall  for  Vermonters.  And,  what  would  happen  if  IP  were  to  go  out  of  busi-­ ness?  Who  would  end  up  paying  for  the  pipe?  Vermont  ratepayers? And  why  isn’t  Vermont  Gas  being  clearer  on  how  they  are  going  to  use  the  Systems  Expansion  Fund  â€”  the  fund  they  set  up  that  charges  WKRVH UDWHSD\HUV WR ÂżQDQFH IXWXUH pipeline  expansion?  And  how  about  DOWHUQDWLYH ÂżQDQFLQJ E\ 2P\D DQG other  Rutland  companies  that  have  WKH PHDQV WR KHOS ÂżQDQFH D SURMHFW LQ ZKLFK WKH\ ZLOO JUHDWO\ EHQHÂżW from? And  why  is  a  stream  alteration  permit  so  simple  a  procedure  that  it  cruises  through  the  DEC?  Why  are  our  Legislature  and  governor  taking  such  a  passive  role?  Do  they  care  about  the  lake?  Shouldn’t  we  be  taking  a  more  in-­depth  look  at  the  risks,  such  as  the  possible  eruption  of  a  directional  drill  in  the  toxic  sludge  bed  in  front  of  the  plant,  or  the  negative  effects  of  methane  OHDNV RQ RXU ÂżVK DQG RXU WRXULVP industry?  And  what  about  small  earthquakes  that  could  happen  from  the  still  occurring  effects  of  glacial  rebound?  Remember  â€”  this  has  pipe  to  be  safe  for  the  next  75  years. Also,  what  about  Senate  Bill  246,  the  law  signed  by  Jim  Doug-­ las  to  forbid  the  taking  by  eminent  domain  for  corporate  gain?  Why  is  the  intent  of  this  law  to  be  ignored?  Could  the  endless  insertions  of  loopholes  have  made  this  possible?  Is  the  governor  to  be  as  hypocriti-­ cal  on  this  issue  as  he  is  on  frack-­ ing?  Boy,  I  sure  ran  up  against  a  pro  at  Monday’s  luncheon.  I  got  bulldozed.  He  seemed  to  talk  about  whatever  he  wanted.  Well,  it  was  his  birthday. I  posed  all  of  these  issues  to  the  governor;Íž  not  one  was  addressed.  Phase  2  is  not  the  same  as  Phase  1.  We  can’t  use  the  same  old  argu-­ ments.  Phase  2  is  not  in  anybody’s  good  but  Vermont  Gas  and  IP’s.  When  the  pipeline  crosses  the  center  line  of  the  Lake,  the  state  of  Ver-­ mont  and  its  people  will  not  have  a  say  in  the  development  that  gas  might  bring  to  New  York.  By  let-­ ting  them  dig  up  our  farmland  and  drill  under  Lake  Champlain,  are  we  simply  assisting  them  in  developing  something  that  might  not  be  in  our  best  interests  here  in  Vermont? If  only  our  Lake  could  speak  for  herself. Norton  Latourelle Orwell

Shoreland  bill  fails  to  deliver These  comments  on  some  of  the  issues  regarding  the  H.526  Lake  Shoreland  Protection  Standards  Bill  as  passed  by  the  Vermont  Senate  are  based  on  my  understanding  of  what  appears  would  or  could  be  the  case  given  what  it  says.  The  bill  is  pro-­ posed  to  go  into  effect  July  1,  2014. The  bill  lacks  an  exemption  stat-­ ing  existing  habitable  structures  and  other  impervious  surfaces  can  be  maintained. The  bill  lacks  an  exemption  stating  all  existing  cleared  or  open  areas  can  be  maintained.  The  â€œMaintenance  of  Lawnsâ€?  exemption  is  only  for  the  â€œmainte-­ nance,  but  not  the  enlargement,  of  lawns,  gardens,  landscaped  areas,  and  beaches  in  existence  as  of  July  1,  2014.â€?  This  is  much  more  restrictive  than  the  Maine  and  New  Hampshire  shoreland  laws  that  respectively  allowed  â€œLegally  existing  noncon-­ forming  cleared  openings  may  be  PDLQWDLQHG´ DQG Âł2ZQHUV RI ORWV ÂŤ WKDW ZHUH OHJDOO\ GHYHORSHG ÂŤ PD\ maintain  but  not  enlarge  cleared  areas.â€?  Assume  the  following  example:  A  landowner  on  July  1,  2014,  has  on  a  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  April  3,  2014  â€”  PAGE  5A

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I  invite  you  to  the  ID-­4  School  ture  will  be  accessible  and  safe  for  District  Annual  Meeting  at  7:30  all  students,  and  paid  for  entirely  p.m.  on  Wednesday,  April  9,  in  the  with  educational  reserve  funds,  and  Mary  Hogan  School  gymnasium.  potential  gifts  and  grants.  There  will  The  meeting  will  be  an  opportunity  be  no  property  tax  increase  associ-­ and  over  $1  million  in  wages  and  discussions  about  the  merits  of  the  for  Middlebury  residents  to  vote  ated  with  this  project. EHQHÂżWV SDLG WR 9HUPRQWHUV ZRUNLQJ Addison-­Rutland  Natural  Gas  Proj-­ on  the  proposed  2014-­2015  budget  We  are  committed  to  improving  at  the  mill. ect,  as  cited  in  the  Addison  County  and  playground  project,  and  to  learn  our  food  service  program,  and  have  The  additional  economic  impact  Regional  Planning  Commission’s  about  school  initiatives. been  working  with  outside  orga-­ of  the  Ticonderoga  mill  in  Vermont  obligation  to  neighboring  communi-­ Over  the  past  year,  the  board  has  nizations,  including  ACORN  and  LV PRUH GLIÂżFXOW WR FDOFXODWH EXW RQH WLHV XQGHU 9HUPRQW ODZ KWWS ÂżOHV focused  on  sustaining  and  improv-­ Shelburne  Farms.  The  Safe  Routes  QHHGV RQO\ WR VHH WKH WUDIÂżF FURVVLQJ DFUSF RUJ E\ODZV Ă€LSERRN 7KH ing  the  Mary  Hogan  to  School  Commit-­ the  Crown  Point  Bridge  from  New  role  of  the  commission  to  include  the  School  through  a  period  tee,  with  support  from  York  to  Vermont,  to  appreciate  the  greater  region  is  further  articulated  in  of  much  change.  A  sig-­ the  board,  updated  commerce  from  the  many  Interna-­ 24  V.S.A.  Section  4335a(4). QLÂżFDQW VKLIW LQ VFKRRO its  school  travel  plan,  tional  Paper  mill  employees  that  I  will  be  speaking  on  behalf  of  the  leadership  occurred  in  and  promotes  walking  Ă€RZV LQWR 9HUPRQW )URP VKRSSLQJ Addison-­Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project  This  week’s  writer  and  biking  to  school  July,  as  Tom  Buzzell  to  professional  service,  the  impact  with  my  colleagues  on  the  Essex  became  full  principal  is  East  Middlebury  through  regular  events.  of  the  money  these  employees  spend  County  (N.Y.)  Board  of  Supervisors  and  Steve  Lindemann  resident  Ruth  Hardy,  Mary  Hogan  School  LQ 9HUPRQW LV VLJQLÂżFDQW ,Q VKRUW at  our  next  meeting  and  engaging  assistant  principal.  In  chair  of  the  ID-­4  has  almost  reached  WKH 7LFRQGHURJD PLOO LV D VLJQLÂżFDQW them  in  advocating  for  the  project  addition,  the  Addison  school  board. the  state’s  â€œplatinumâ€?  economic  driver  for  our  entire  region. EDVHG RQ LWV VLJQLÂżFDQW UHJLRQDO HFR-­ Central  Supervisory  SRTS  standard,  and  It  is  my  understanding  that  Ver-­ QRPLF DQG HQYLURQPHQWDO EHQHÂżWV Union  welcomed  new  Superinten-­ has  received  statewide  recognition  mont,  New  York  and  International  We  will  also  be  engaging  in  discus-­ dent  Peter  Burrows. for  its  efforts. Paper  share  common  greenhouse  gas  sions  with  the  Essex  County  Indus-­ Thus,  our  primary  goal  has  been  :H DUH FRQVFLRXV RI WKH ÂżQDQFLDO reduction  goals.  Achieve  results  will  trial  Development  Agency  and  the  to  support  our  new  leaders  and  en-­ constraints  on  many  people  in  our  be  good  for  all  of  us  in  the  Cham-­ North  Country  Regional  Economic  sure  their  success  as  they  work  on  community.  A  growing  percentage  plain  Valley  and  for  future  genera-­ Development  Council  since  both  of  behalf  of  our  students.  We’ve  also  of  children  at  the  school  are  eli-­ tions.  The  estimated  greenhouse  gas  these  entities  have  a  vested  interest  been  working  on  a  number  of  issues  gible  for  free-­  and  reduced-­priced  reduction  that  will  be  realized  by  in  the  economy  and  future  of  our  re-­ we  hope  will  have  a  positive  impact  lunches  â€”  rising  from  26  percent  converting  the  power  boiler  and  lime  gion.  Please  afford  us  the  courtesy  to  on  our  students  and  community. in  FY01  to  43  percent  this  year.  kiln  at  the  mill  from  No.  6  fuel  oil  to  be  involved  in  your  ongoing  discus-­ The  board  is  pleased  with  the  The  dual  challenge  of  this  trend  cleaner-­burning  natural  gas  is  esti-­ sions  and  to  have  a  voice  before  you  FXOPLQDWLRQ RI ÂżYH \HDUV RI ZRUN is  the  need  to  provide  a  quality  mated  to  be  between  25-­30  percent.  decide  on  your  recommendations.  In  on  a  new  structure  for  our  school  education  for  children  who  may  Certainly,  this  is  something  we  need  the  interest  of  being  inclusive  in  your  playground.  While  we  recognize  be  struggling  due  to  poverty,  while  to  give  important  consideration  as  we  proceedings,  I  respectfully  request  the  sadness  some  feel  about  the  also  maintaining  a  school  budget  ORRN DW WKH EHQHÂżWV RI WKLV SURMHFW that  the  timeline  for  your  commission  replacement  of  the  Kidspace  struc-­ and  tax  rate  that  is  affordable  for  Lastly,  I  would  urge  you  to  extend  to  vote  be  extended. ture,  after  27  years  and  much  use  our  community. the  opportunity  for  me,  the  Ticond-­ I  look  forward  to  working  with  you  and  repairs,  the  structure  is  no  lon-­ Our  proposed  budget  for  the  eroga  town  board  and  other  interested  on  this  important  regional  project. ger  viable.  The  proposed  new  struc-­ 2014-­2015  school  year  contains  parties  in  the  Champlain  Valley  re-­ William  Grinnell,  Supervisor gion  to  have  a  voice  in  your  ongoing  Town  of  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.

7LFRQGHURJD RIÂżFLDO EDFNV QDWXUDO JDV SLSHOLQH SODQ Editor’s  note:  The  Ticonderoga,  1 < RIÂżFLDO ZURWH WKLV OHWWHU WR $GDP Lougee  of  the  Addison  County  Re-­ gional  Planning  Commission  and  copied  the  Independent.  Also,  the  Ti-­ conderoga  Town  Council  on  Monday  approved  a  resolution  with  similar  wording  as  this  letter  that  supports  the  natural  gas  pipeline  to  Interna-­ tional  Paper  and  encourages  the  re-­ gional  planning  commission  to  do  the  same. My  name  is  Bill  Grinnell  and  I  serve  as  the  elected  supervisor  for  the  town  of  Ticonderoga.  Like  Vermont-­ ers,  we  in  New  York  have  a  high  level  of  interest  in  the  Addison-­Rut-­ land  Natural  Gas  Project.  As  part  of  the  Champlain  Valley  region  that  we  share,  we  are  keenly  interested  in  the  regional  economy  and  the  environ-­ ment.  As  you  review  the  Addison-­ Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project,  I  would  ask  that  you  please  give  due  consid-­ eration  to  our  mutual  interests. The  economic  impact  of  Interna-­ tional  Paper’s  Ticonderoga  mill  in  RXU UHJLRQ LV VLJQLÂżFDQW DQG GLUHFWO\ supports  600  jobs  at  the  mill  and  some  600  individual  landowners  and  loggers  who  earn  their  living  by  SURYLGLQJ ÂżEHU WR WKH PLOO LQFOXG-­ ing  more  than  100  Vermonters.  The  mill  spends  more  than  $3  million  on  goods  and  services  provided  by  Vermont  businesses,  in  addition  to  PLOOLRQ VSHQW IRU ZRRG DQG ÂżEHU

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Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) part  of  their  land  within  the  protected  shoreland  area  of  250  feet  from  mean  water  level,  a  house  and  open  area  from  it  to  the  lake  that  is  their  only  view  of  the  lake  from  the  house.  In  the  open  area,  there  is  lawn,  land-­ scaping  and  a  garden  near  the  house  and  then  an  unmowed  area  down  to  the  beach.  The  unmowed  area  consists  of  grasses  and  maybe  some  woody  vegetation  like  shrubs  or  trees  but  so  few  that  the  area  is  still  considered  to  be  an  open  area.  From  time  to  time,  the  landowner  may  have  entirely  removed  or  trimmed  woody  vegetation,  whether  to  main-­ tain  their  view  of  the  lake  or  for  other  reasons.  The  unmowed  area  does  not  come  within  the  â€œMaintenance  of  Lawnsâ€?  exemption.  At  least  any  part  of  the  unmowed  area  within  the  100  feet  of  mean  water  level  zone  would  presum-­ ably  be  subject  to  the  requirement  that  basically  says  there  can  be  â€œno  vegetative  cover  removed.â€?  Without  any  other  relief,  this  means  the  land-­ owner  would  need  to  let  any  shrub,  tree  or  other  vegetative  cover  grow  up  over  the  years  and/or  decades  at  least  until  there  were  certain  numbers  and  sizes  of  trees  (mini-­ mum  tree  points)  for  any  particular  25-­by-­25-­foot  area.  At  that  time,  the  landowner  presumably  could  re-­ move  vegetative  cover  three  or  more  feet  in  height  while  maintaining  the  minimum  tree  points,  including  a Â

a  modest  3.56  percent  increase  in  spending,  or  a  0.75  percent  increase  per  pupil.  This  translates  to  a  $0.03  increase  per  $100  of  equalized  val-­ ue  in  our  homestead  property  tax  rate.  We  propose  to  add  a  grade  1-­2  teacher  to  serve  our  largest  class  of  students  to  maintain  appropriate  class  sizes.  Our  enrollment  contin-­ ues  to  grow  modestly,  but  this  is  the  ¿UVW FODVVURRP WHDFKHU DGGHG DIWHU D cumulative  enrollment  increase  of  over  35  students. Finally,  we  would  like  to  honor  retiring  Principal  Bonnie  Bourne.  Bonnie  started  at  Mary  Hogan  School  in  1987,  became  principal  in  1995,  and  in  2007,  was  honored  as  the  Vermont  National  Distinguished  3ULQFLSDO %RQQLH EHOLHYHV ÂżUPO\ LQ opportunities  for  all  â€œyoungstersâ€?  and  has  always  been  willing  to  go  the  extra  mile  to  support  parents  and  children.  We  wish  Bonnie  well  in  her  retirement. I  hope  to  see  you  at  our  annual  meeting,  where  there  will  be  ample  time  to  ask  questions  and  discuss  is-­ sues  of  importance  to  our  students,  school  and  community.  Come  early  to  meet  board  members,  administra-­ tors  and  teachers,  and  view  our  chil-­ dren’s  art  work,  learn  about  our  new  science  programs,  and  see  details  of  the  playground  project  and  other  initiatives  at  the  school.  Childcare  will  be  provided.  The  Mary  Hogan  School  is  the  town’s  school,  and  we  thank  you  for  your  interest  and  sup-­ port.

ÂżYH VDSOLQJ UHTXLUHPHQW IRU VXFK an  area. The  meaning  of  â€œcleared  areaâ€?  needs  to  be  better  explained.  The  ¿UVW VHQWHQFH RI LWV GHÂżQLWLRQ VD\V it  â€œmeans  an  area  where  existing  vegetative  cover,  soil,  tree  canopy,  or  duff  is  permanently  removed  or  altered.â€?  I’m  afraid  it  could  be  inter-­ preted  fairly  broadly  and  inclusively,  such  as  possibly  even  including  the  removal  of  a  tree  limb,  a  tree  or  a  shrub  as  at  least  a  permanent  altera-­ tion  of  the  tree  or  shrub  (both  being  at  least  a  part  of  the  existing  vegeta-­ tive  cover)  in  an  area. I  understand  there  are  intended  to  be  vegetative  cover  management  requirements  for  the  remaining  150-­ foot  zone,  but  the  bill  fails  to  dis-­ close  them.  For  example,  the  state’s  guidelines  on  â€œBest  Management  Practices  for  Lakeshore  Vegeta-­ tionâ€?  says  â€œwithin  100  to  250  feet  of  shore  there  should  not  be  more  than  40  percent  of  cleared  native  vegeta-­ tion.â€?  If  this  is  imposed,  it  appears  to  be  in  direct  contradiction  to  the  bill’s  provision  that  basically  says  â€œno  more  than  40  percent  of  the  pro-­ tected  shoreland  area  of  the  parcel  shall  consist  of  cleared  area.â€?  Under  the  bill,  the  more  the  100-­foot  zone  contains  less  than  40  percent  of  cleared  area  â€”  the  more  the  150-­ foot  zone  could  contain  more  than  40  percent  of  cleared  area. The  bill’s  â€œRemoval  of  vegetation  for  recreational  purposesâ€?  exemp-­

tion  that  only  allows  for  the  removal  of  vegetation  less  than  three  feet  in  height,  needs  to  be  changed  to  also  allow  removal  of  vegetation  three  or  more  feet  in  height. The  ability  to  install  a  rock  toe  or  rip  rap  to  prevent  erosion  from  waves  is  unfairly  limited  by  the  bill,  particularly  within  25  feet  of  mean  water  level. The  bill  lacks  and  should  at  least  have  provisions  allowing  the  state  to  LVVXH D SHUPLW IRU UHTXHVWHG PRGLÂż-­ cations  of  vegetative  cover  manage-­ ment  requirements  and  of  restrictions  otherwise  against  creation  of  cleared  area  or  impervious  surface  if,  and  upon  such  conditions  as,  the  state  determines  the  result  would  be  func-­ tionally  equivalent  to  that  otherwise  provided  for.  This  would  at  least  add  the  potential  for  providing  more  Ă€H[LELOLW\ WR WKH SUHVHQWO\ SURSRVHG PRVWO\ RQH VL]H ÂżWV DOO DSSURDFK The  bill  fails  to  state  that  its  exemptions  also  apply  to  vegetative  cover  management  requirements  and  its  registration  provisions  concerning  creation  of  cleared  areas  or  impervi-­ ous  surfaces.  In  my  opinion,  the  bill  fails  to  IXOÂżOO LWV VWDWHG SXUSRVH WKDW UHVWULF-­ tions  are  to  be  imposed  â€œin  a  manner  that  allows  for  reasonable  develop-­ ment  of  existing  parcelsâ€?  and  needs  to  be  appropriately  changed  if  it  is  to  pass  at  all. David  Bronson  Bridport

Davis

(Continued  from  Page  4A) ,QGHHG ZH FDQ QRZ FRQÂżUP WKDW a  large  majority  of  Vermonters  (at  least  among  those  answering  the  paper  survey)  feel  that  â€œthe  federal  government  collect(s)  too  much  information  on  usâ€?  (69  percent  agreeing). As  for  labeling  GMOs  in  our  food,  76  percent  favored  it.  The  survey  also  saw  huge  majorities  for  increasing  the  statewide  minimum  wage  (71  percent),  the  importance  of  cell  and  broadband  service  (87  percent),  the  unsustainable  nature  of  rising  education  costs  (69  per-­ cent),  and  concern  about  the  use  of  opiates  (89  percent,  no  doubt  showing  the  impact  of  Gov.  Shum-­ OLQÂśV KLJK QDWLRQDO SURÂżOH RQ WKLV issue). Another  huge  majority  (74  per-­ cent)  emerged  for  prohibiting  driv-­ ers  from  using  cell  phones.  I  wonder  if  all  those  people  driv-­ ing  while  talking  on  their  cells  were  just  too  busy  to  chime  in  on  this  one.  While  it  would  improve  road  safety  to  prohibit  talking  on  the  phone  while  driving,  an  out-­ right  ban  would  surely  bring  howls  of  protest  from  drivers  who  are  accustomed  to  multitasking  at  the  wheel. One  survey  surprise  was  the  level  of  support  for  reducing  the  state’s  prison  population  through Â

alternatives  for  non-­violent  of-­ fenders.  That’s  a  good  idea  in  the  eyes  of  72  percent  of  respondents.  Doyle  said  he  included  this  ques-­ tion  at  the  request  of  Sen.  Dick  Sears,  who  chairs  the  Senate  Ju-­ GLFLDU\ &RPPLWWHH 6R WKLV ÂżQGLQJ might  well  have  a  political  impact  on  how  we  treat  some  of  those  peo-­ ple  we  are  now  sending  to  prison. Critics  carp  that  the  Doyle  poll  is  XQVFLHQWLÂżF DQG LQGHHG LW LV ZLWK respondents  self-­selecting  rather  than  being  somewhat  randomized  by  phone  polling. But  its  results  continue  to  in-­ trigue  anybody  interested  in  how  Vermonters  feel  about  some  of  the  big  issues.  For  example,  Addison  County  residents  who  have  fought  so  hard  against  the  natural  gas  pipeline  ZRQÂśW ÂżQG PXFK WR FKHHU LQ WKH survey.  Asked,  â€œIs  natural  gas  an  important  part  of  Vermont’s  econ-­ omy,â€?  54  percent  said  yes  and  only  21  percent  said  no.  Many  (25  per-­ cent)  said  they  were  unsure.  Asked  if  Vermont  is  â€œmoving  in  the  right  direction  on  health  care,â€?  41  percent  said  yes  and  37  percent  said  no.  An  additional  22  percent  said  they  weren’t  sure  â€”  another  indication  that  Gov.  Shumlin  has  got  his  work  cut  out  for  him. As  for  marijuana,  when  it  comes  to  legal  weed  it  seems  we  just  can’t Â

make  up  our  minds:  While  44  per-­ cent  in  the  survey  supported  legal-­ ization  of  marijuana,  another  44  percent  opposed  it,  with  12  percent  unsure.  I  suppose  we  didn’t  need  a  state-­ wide  survey  to  tell  us  that  marijua-­ na  confuses  things. Gregory  Dennis’s  column  ap-­ pears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www. gregdennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @greengregdennis.

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PAGE  6A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  April  3,  2014

ADDISON COUNTY

Eileen Wilson, 99, formerly of Salisbury

Obituaries Delia Masterson, 98, Lincoln

LINCOLN  â€”  Delia  G.  Masterson,  98,  died  peacefully  Thursday,  March  27,  2014,  surrounded  by  loving  family  in  her  Lincoln  home. She  was  born  July  27,  1915,  in  Lincoln,  the  daughter  of  Clayton  Lathrop  and  Anna  May  Hutchins  of  Lincoln. She  was  born,  raised,  married  and  made  a  family  in  Lincoln.  Her  family  VD\V VKH HQMR\HG ZRUNLQJ LQ KHU Ă€RZHU garden  and  spoiling  her  grandchil-­ dren.  She  worked  at  Van  Raalte  over  30  years  to  its  close,  as  well  as  at  the  Dog  Team,  and  was  the  custodian  of  the  Lincoln  Church  and  Burnham  Hall.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Starlight  Rider’s  Snowmobile  Club,  and  a  long-­ time  member  of  the  Lincoln  Ladies’  Aid  and  Lincoln  Church.  She  was  married  to  Clifford  Masterson  for  32  years  and  was Â

widowed  Aug.  4,  1965. She  is  survived  by  her  children,  Patricia  and  her  husband  Howard  Grimes,  Thelma  and  her  husband  Donald  Grimes  Sr.,  and  Vilas  Masterson  and  his  wife  Walterine,  all  of  Lincoln;Íž  10  grandchildren;Íž  18  great-­grandchildren;Íž  four  great-­great  grandchildren;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Clifford;Íž  her  parents;Íž  and  her  siblings. A  celebration  of  her  life  was  held  at  United  Church  of  Lincoln,  Wednesday,  April  2,  at  10  a.m.  A  burial  will  take  place  in  the  spring,  at  Maple  Cemetery,  in  Lincoln.  In  lieu  of  Ă€RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ EH PDGH to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

DELIA Â MASTERSON

MANCHESTER,  Conn.  â€”  Eileen  (Whitney)  Wilson,  99,  of  Manchester,  Conn.,  beloved  wife  of  the  late  Russell  W.  Wilson,  died  March  26,  2014,  at  St.  Francis  Hospital  in  Hartford,  Conn. She  was  born  April  6,  1914,  in  Salisbury,  Vt.,  daughter  of  the  late  George  M.  and  Mabel  C.  (Strong)  Whitney.  She  was  a  resident  of  Manchester,  Conn.,  since  1951.  She  attended  school  in  Middlebury,  Vt.,  and  graduated  from  Middlebury  College,  class  of  1937.  Following  graduation,  she  was  employed  by  Aetna  Life  Insurance  Co.  in  Hartford  for  10-­and-­a-­ half  years.  While  working  at  the  Aetna,  she  met  her  husband,  and  they  married  in  1943.  After  rais-­ ing  her  family,  she  taught  math  at  Manchester  High  School  for  16  years,  retiring  in  1979.  She  received  both  her  master’s  degree  and  sixth  year  of  study  from  the  University  of  Connecticut.  She  was  a  longtime  active  member  and  former  deacon  of  Center  Congregation  Church  in  Manchester.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Retired  Teachers’  Association  of  Manchester,  a  member  of  the Â

Association  of  Retired  Teachers  of  Connecticut,  a  member  of  both  the  Manchester,  Conn.,  and  Salisbury,  Vt.,  Historical  Societies,  and  served  several  years  in  the  income  tax  prep-­ aration  program  at  the  Manchester  Senior  Citizen  Center,  as  well  as  served  on  the  Manchester  Visiting  Nurse  and  Home  Health  Care  Board. Those  who  knew  her  say  she  was  very  devoted  to  her  family  and  enjoyed  traveling  with  them,  espe-­ cially  to  her  former  Vermont  home.  She  enjoyed  reading,  sewing,  rug  hooking,  and  playing  bridge  in  the  Manchester  Senior  Center  Duplicate  Bridge  Club.  She  is  survived  by  her  son,  Roger  Wilson  and  his  wife  Judith  of  Bolton,  Conn.;Íž  her  daughter,  Janet  Prior  and  her  husband  Jack  of  Manchester,  Conn.;Íž  two  grandchildren;Íž  and  many  nieces  and  nephews. In  addition  to  her  husband,  she  was  predeceased  by  her  brother,  Harold  Whitney;Íž  foster  brother  Lt.  Col.  Kendall  Baker  USAF;Íž  and  her  niece  Nancy  (Wilson)  Maltez.  Funeral  services  were  held  March  31,  2014,  in  Manchester,  Conn.,  with  a  burial  in  East  Cemetery.  Memorial  donations  may  be  made  to  the  Center Â

Catherine Bailey, 92, Bristol BRISTOL  â€”  Catherine  Hayes  Bailey  died  peacefully  at  her  home  on  Saturday,  March  29.  She  is  now  with  her  Lord  and  Savior.  Catherine  was  born  on  May  9,  1921,  in  New  Brunswick,  N.J.,  the  daughter  of  H.  Gordon  and  Hettie  Bailey.  She  earned  a  B.A.  from  Douglass  College  and  a  Ph.D.  from  Rutgers  University.  She  also  received  a  diploma  from  Prairie  Bible  Institute  in  Canada. Catherine  was  a  plant  geneti-­ cist,  fruit  breeder  and  professor  at  Rutgers  University;Íž  she  spent  her  career  developing  new  varieties  of  fruits  and  received  numerous  awards  and  honors,  including  being  named  RQH RI ÂżYH (DVWHUQ SHDFK EUHHGHUV and  being  listed  in  American  Men  and  Women  of  Science.  Catherine Â

was  the  sole  recipient  of  the  Wilder  Medal  for  peach,  nectarine  and  apple  breeding  in  1989.  She  also  authored  PRUH WKDQ VFLHQWLÂżF DUWLFOHV RQ fruit  breeding,  and  lectured  exten-­ sively  in  Europe  and  the  former  Soviet  Union. Upon  retirement,  Catherine  moved  from  New  Jersey  to  Bristol  and  resided  there  for  nearly  28  years,  until  her  death.  Her  passion  was  birdwatching;Íž  she  spent  many  hours  observing  and  recording  her  sightings.  Catherine  enjoyed  many  aspects  of  creation  â€”  appreciating  and  photographing  birds,  ferns,  wild-­ Ă€RZHUV DQG RWKHU QDWXUDO EHDXW\ 6KH often  walked  the  Bristol  Ledges  trails  near  her  home. Catherine’s  faith  meant  a  great  deal Â

to  her.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Valley  Bible  Church  in  East  Middlebury.  She  also  supported  many  Bible-­based  organizations  and  had  taught  Sunday  School  and  Vacation  Bible  School. Catherine  leaves  behind  two  sisters,  Elizabeth  Wood  of  Jericho  and  Sallie  Ferguson  of  Belle  Mead,  N.J.  She  also  leaves  behind  a  brother,  Edwin  Bailey,  and  his  wife  Elsie,  of  Lincoln,  Delaware.  She  was  predeceased  by  her  brother  Robert  Bailey,  and  his  wife,  Doris.  Catherine  also  leaves  behind  several  nieces  and  nephews,  and  other  extended  family  members. A  time  of  remembrance  will  be  held  at  Catherine’s  home,  71  Mountain  Terrace  in  Bristol,  from  1-­3:30  p.m.  on  Saturday,  April  5.  A  time  of  shar-­ LQJ ZLOO EH DW S P ¸

Jean Bedard, 54, Bristol BRISTOL  â€”  Jean  Adams  Bedard,  54,  of  Bristol  died  Thursday,  March  27,  2014,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middlebury. She  was  born  May  7,  1959,  in  Barre,  the  daughter  of  Wayne  and  Rita  Benoit  Adams. She  was  a  member  of  Bristol  American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  No.  19.  She  ran  a  daycare  business  for  several  years  and  she  loved  all  the  children  she  took  care  of.  In  1996,  she  and  her  husband,  Bradley,  adopted  Tiffany  and  Shawn,  whom  she  loved  dearly. She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Bradley;Íž  two  children,  Tiffany  and  Shawn;Íž  a  granddaughter,  Kaliegh;Íž  three  brothers,  Dennis  (Judy)  Adams  of  Tennessee,  Tom  (Peg)  Adams  of  Starksboro,  and  Mark  (Sarah)  Adams  of  Starksboro;Íž  four Â

sisters,  Diane  Orvis  of  Starksboro,  Janet  Orvis  of  Lincoln,  Laura  Bouvier  of  Bristol,  and  Lee  Anne  Butler  (Larry)  of  New  Haven;͞  several  nieces  and  nephews;͞  several  great  nieces  and  nephews;͞  four  brothers-­in-­law,  Don  and  Bev  Bedard  of  Reno,  Nev.,  Robert  and  Pauline  Bedard  of  Oklahoma,  Michael  Bedard  of  Starksboro,  and  David  and  Bonita  Bedard  of  Starksboro. A  memorial  service  was  held  on  Monday,  March  31,  at  Bristol  American  Legion  Post  No.  19,  and  a  reception  followed.  Contributions  may  be  made  to  Bristol  American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  No.  19,  PO  Box  292,  Bristol,  VT  05443,  or  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

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Grace Burt, 82, Bristol BRISTOL  â€”  Grace  G.  Burt,  82,  died  peacefully  at  the  home  of  Kirk  and  Linda  Roscoe  in  Bristol  on  March  29,  2014. She  was  born  on  March  23,  1932,  in  Bristol.  She  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Glenn  and  Alta  (Rockwell)  Aldrich.  She  was  a  graduate  of  Bristol  High  School.  She  also  achieved  an  associate’s  degree  in  business  from  Champlain  College. She  worked  as  the  head  reception-­ ist  at  the  Vocational  Center  (now  the  Hannaford  Career  Center)  in  Middlebury  for  a  number  of  years.  She  then  worked  at  Simmonds  Precision  in  Vergennes  doing  receiving  and  inspec-­ tion,  retiring  about  20  years  ago. Her  family  says  she  loved  to  read;Íž Â

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her  favorite  novels  were  mysteries  and  up  until  her  death  she  was  read-­ ing  about  10  books  a  month.  She  also  enjoyed  eating  lunch  at  the  A&W  in  Middlebury.  They  say  she  was  very  fond  of  chocolate  and  she  had  poked  at  hundreds  of  chocolates  in  her  life-­ time  leaving  behind  the  ones  she  didn’t  like.  She  was  a  private  and  intellectual  person  and  she  also  enjoyed  a  good  joke. She  is  survived  by  her  children,  Rodney  Burt  and  wife  Marie  of  Port  Henry,  N.Y.,  Sharon  Burt  of  Fullerton,  Calif.,  Kathi  Long  of  Whittier,  Calif.,  John  Burt  and  wife  Phyllis  of  Goffstown,  N.H.,  and  Jim  Burt  and  wife  Tabatha  of  Bristol;Íž  and  a  sister,  Sheila  Charron  of  Burlington.  She Â

is  also  survived  by  eight  grandchil-­ dren,  several  great-­grandchildren  and  numerous  nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  her  siblings  Max,  Leonard,  Ronnie,  Donald,  Lila,  Violet,  Betty,  Anna  and  Theresa. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Libanus  Lodge  Police  Body  Camera  Fund  and  mailed  to  P.O  Box  124  Bristol,  VT  05443.  This  is  a  fund  to  purchase  body  cameras,  and  other  items  if  the  goal  is  exceeded,  for  the  Bristol  Police  Department.  At  her  request  there  will  be  no  call-­ MIDDLEBURY  â€”  John  B.  ing  hours  or  service.  The  family  will  Higgins,  77,  died  Tuesday,  April  1,  meet  at  the  Libanus  Lodge  on  the  2014,  at  his  home  in  the  care  of  his  corner  of  North  and  Elm  streets  in  wife,  Mary,  and  his  family. Bristol  on  Saturday,  April  12,  at  1  p.m.  A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  for  a  private  celebration  of  her  life. celebrated  at  10:30  a.m.  Saturday, Â

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She  also  leaves  three  sisters,  Lorraine  Audet,  Thelma  Buxton  and  husband  Richard,  and  Mary  Esther  MacFarlane,  all  of  Orwell;Íž  two  brothers,  Robert  Brisson  of  Shoreham  and  Armond  Brisson  and  wife  Ramona  â€œPediâ€?  of  Salisbury;Íž  her  sister-­in-­law  Eleanor  Brisson  of  Shoreham;Íž  seven  grandchildren;Íž  12  great-­grandchildren;Íž  and  three  great-­ great-­grandchildren;Íž  as  well  as  many  nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  sister  Gertrude  Farman  and  brother  Eugene  Brisson. A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  April  5,  2014,  at  St.  Paul’s  Catholic  Church,  Orwell,  with  a  reception  following  at  Brandon  American  Legion. Burial  will  be  held  at  1  p.m.  on  Wednesday,  April  9,  at  Agawam  Cemetery  Annex,  Wareham,  Mass.  There  will  be  no  public  calling  hours. Those  who  wish  may  make  a  memorial  contribution  to  a  charity  of  one’s  choice  or  extend  an  act  of  kind-­ ness  her  memory.

Justin Crocker, 63, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Justin  Crocker,  63,  died  of  natural  causes  in  his  Middlebury  home  on  Tuesday,  April  1,  2014.  He  was  born  in  August  1950,  the  son  of  George  and  Betty  Crocker.  He  graduated  from  Williams  College  in  1972. His  friends  say  they  will  remem-­ ber  him  as  a  man  with  a  lifelong  passion  for  cycling,  whether  riding  alone  or  with  his  beloved  friends.  They  say  he  was  a  caring  and  gentle  man  who  was  well-­read  and  knowledgeable  and,  most  impor-­ tantly,  had  a  story  to  share.  He  leaves  behind  a  brother  and  two  nieces.  A  memorial  gathering  will  be  announced  at  a  later  date.

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April  5,  2014,  at  St.  Mary’s  Church,  Middlebury,  with  the  Rev.  William  R.  Beaudin,  pastor,  as  celebrant.  The  full  obituary  will  be  published  in  a  future  edition  of  Addison  Independent.

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Marion Provost, 93, native of Shoreham RUTLAND  â€”  Marion  E.  Provost,  93,  of  Rutland  died  Monday  evening,  March  31,  2014,  at  Mountain  View  Nursing  Home  following  an  extended  period  of  failing  health. She  was  born  Sept.  29,  1920,  in  Shoreham,  to  Wilfred  and  Laura  (Yandow)  Brisson.  She  was  the  eldest  of  eight  children. She  graduated  from  Newton  Academy  in  Shoreham,  class  of  1938.  She  attended  Bishop  de  Goesbriand  Hospital  School  of  Nursing. She  married  Lawrence  â€œBuddyâ€?  Provost  on  July  4,  1942;Íž  they  had  been  married  58  years  at  the  time  of  his  death. She  retired  from  the  Wareham  (Mass.)  Public  School  system  as  a  cafeteria  employee. She  was  a  lifetime  member  of  the  American  Legion  Post  Auxiliary  Unit  220. She  is  survived  by  two  sons,  Wilfred  L.  Provost  and  wife  Janet  of  Wareham,  Mass.,  and  Lawrence  D.  â€œLarryâ€?  Provost  Jr.  and  compan-­ ion  Connie  Connors  of  Shoreham. Â

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Pare down your burden of choices I  am  fairly  confident  that  my  are  new  opportuni-­ Perhaps  commit-­ to-­do  list  is  normative  for  my  peer  ties  â€”  bright,  shiny  ting  to  do  less  group.  Although  my  eyes  aren’t  new  topics  â€”  that,  would  increase  my  great,  I  can  still  see  my  friends  magpie-­like,  I  regu-­ creativity  and  effec-­ and  colleagues  traversing  their  larly  add  to  the  list.  tiveness?  There  is  days,  weeks,  and  academic  years,  This  accretion  leaves  a  growing  body  juggling  ideas,  manuscripts,  me  with  more  inter-­ of  psychological  teaching,  committees,  household  esting,  rewarding,  research  indicating  chores,  dentist  appointments,  important  opportuni-­ that  stress  signifi-­ dogs,  kids,  and  sheep.  I  am  awed  ties  than  I  can  possi-­ cantly  reduces  both  by  how  they  seem  to  manage  their  bly  complete.  They  cognitive  function-­ to-­do  lists  effortlessly,  and  I’m  are  all  great  options.  ing  and  creativity.  concerned  that  I  haven’t  figured  I  feel  I  ought  to  do  Perhaps  my  habit  out  how  to  manage  my  own  list  as  them  all  but  I  am  of  thoughtlessly  I  feel  I  ought. stressed  trying  to  do  adding  more  to  Perhaps  I  feel  this  way  because  so.  my  to-­do  list  may  some  of  the  things  on  my  list  This  bounty  fills  be  reducing  my  have  hung  on  â€”  not  for  weeks  or  my  leisure  time,  too.  own  contentment  months  â€”  but  for  years  (honestly  Here  in  Addison  and  my  ability  to  I  haven’t  had  an  empty  to-­do  list  County,  on  any  given  By Michelle McCauley respond  in  a  flex-­ since  1993).  I  am  beginning  to  night,  I  can  find  at  ible,  mindful  way  suspect  that  my  biggest  challenge  least  two  events,  to  the  world  around  is  not  the  list  itself,  but  what  I  talks,  performances  or  shows  I  me.  Perhaps  less  really  is  more. choose  to  put  on  it.  would  be  interested  in  attend-­ The  irony  of  course  is  that  this  Some  items  on  my  to-­do  list  ing.  My  kids  are  each  involved  in  is  a  First  World,  modern  problem.  are  easily  categorized  and  easily  multiple  extra-­curricular  activities  My  grandmother  gracefully  dealt  assessed.  These  items  are  urgent,  and,  we  (like  many  other  parents)  with  the  survival  stress  of  feeding  repeated  tasks  that  must  be  spend  a  lot  of  time  moving  them  two  children  as  a  single  mother  finished  by  a  deadline.  I  must  from  activity  to  activity.  They,  without  formal  employment  write  the  lecture  for  Tuesday,  and  I,  enjoy  everything  we  do.  during  the  Depression.  I’m  not  grade  the  exam  by  Friday,  and  Having  all  this  bounty  right  there  sure  she  would  sympathize  with  get  food  for  dinner  tonight.  These  for  the  taking  makes  us  feel  we  my  inability  to  cross  a  few  fun  obviously  belong  on  the  list  and  ought  to  enjoy  it  all.  But  would  things  off  my  list.  But  it  is  still  a  they  must  be  we  better  off  challenge;Íž  the  oughts  haunt  me.  done.  doing  less?  What  So,  this  spring,  I  am  adding  ere in But  the  long-­ do  the  long  to-­do  one  more  goal  to  my  to  do  list:  to  Addison term  projects  list  and  the  ever-­ review  the  list  carefully,  weigh-­ vex  me.  Many  running  weekends  ing  both  the  potential  upside  of  County, of  these  items  cost  us?  keeping  items  on  the  list  against  must  be  impor-­ on any given I  don’t  have  the  opportunity  cost  associated  tant  to  me,  but  QLJKW , FDQ Ă€QG the  answers,  but  with  doing  so.  I  am  going  to  pay  they’ve  been  like  others,  I  special  attention  to  those  bright,  on  my  list  for  a  at least two am  beginning  to  shiny,  new  possibilities  and  very  long  time  events, talks, suspect  that  this  consider  them  a  little  more  care-­ because  I  have  inclination  to  grab  fully  before  adding  them  to  my  found  it  difficult  performances or it  all  and  avoid  list.  And,  on  the  home  front,  I  am  to  do  the  last  20  shows I would choosing  may  taking  â€œdust  weeklyâ€?  completely  percent  of  the  job  underlie  many  of  off  my  to  do  list.  I  honestly  feel  be interested in and  scratch  them  my  personal  and  better  already. off  the  list  (e.g.,  attending. our  societal  chal-­ Michelle  McCauley  is  a  faculty  cleaning  out  my  lenges.  Could  member  at  Middlebury  College  email,  finishing  one  manuscript  doing,  and  consuming,  fewer  who  lives  in  New  Haven  with  her  in  particular,  putting  a  gate  on  things  allow  more  opportunity  for  husband,  two  amazing  kids,  a  few  the  garden  fence).  And  then  there  enjoyment  and  contemplation?  chickens,  and  a  very  full  Bobcat. Â

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SEN.  BERNIE  SANDERS  addresses  a  crowd  of  more  than  100  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School  and  more  in  other  towns  via  teleconference  on  Sunday  morning  after  a  screening  of  a  documentary  on  increasing  eco-­ nomic  inequality  in  the  United  States. Independent  photo/Evan  Johnson

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the  decades  following  the  Great  Depression  until  the  recession  of  2008.  Spanning  a  period  of  more  than  60  years,  Reich  investigates  why  the  once-­prosperous  middle  FODVV KDV VHHQ LWV ÂżQDQFLDO VWDWXV By  EVAN  JOHNSON MIDDLEBURY  â€”  â€œOf  all  the  seriously  decline  as  the  cost  of  issues  facing  our  country,  the  issue  living  continuously  rises.  In  addi-­ of  wealth  inequality  is  the  most  tion  to  telling  the  stories  of  indi-­ profound,â€?  U.S.  Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  vidual  blue-­  and  white-­collar  work-­ told  an  audience  of  more  than  a  ers,  the  documentary  also  features  hundred  people  at  the  Middlebury  scenes  of  millionaire  venture  Union  High  School  auditorium,  capitalists  alongside  working-­class  and  many  more  around  the  state  via  families  and  university  students.  The  anecdotes  and  illustrated  data  teleconference  on  March  30. The  crowds  of  Vermonters  had  provided  in  Reich’s  narration  drew  come  out  on  a  Sunday  morning  to  gasps  of  disbelief  as  well  as  deri-­ hear  the  second-­term  Independent  sive  laughter  from  the  MUHS  audi-­ senator  deliver  some  memorable  ence.  In  one  scene,  Reich  presented  data  showing  the  messages  regard-­ median  income  ing  economic  for  the  average  disparity  in  this  â€œ$50 million is American  male  country  that,  for them what a worker  in  2010  though  familiar,  was  $33,000,  still  found  a  recep-­ cup of coffee is which  is  $15,000  tive  audience.  for you. It is a less  than  in  1978  â€œAre  we  content  when  adjusted  to  live  in  a  nation  total attack on the IRU LQĂ€DWLRQ that  in  the  recent  American democMeanwhile,  the  years  has  had  a  uppermost  tier  huge  increase  in  racy and we’re of  society  grows  the  number  of  seeing it unfold ever  wealthier  millionaires  and  right now.â€? while  garner-­ billionaires  as  â€” Sen. Bernie Sanders ing  more  than  the  middle  class  20  percent  of  all  disappears  and  income  â€”  close  more  people  live  in  poverty  than  any  other  time?â€?  to  triple  what  they  earned  in  1970.  )ROORZLQJ WKH ÂżOP 6DQGHUV Sanders  asked. In  addition  Sanders,  the  osten-­ elaborated  on  the  implications  of  sible  draw  to  MUHS  and  sites  in  immense  economic  disparity  and  Bennington,  Brattleboro  and  St.  responded  to  remarks  in  rotating  Johnsbury  that  were  connected  via  order  from  each  of  the  connected  live  Internet  stream  was  the  screen-­ towns  and  the  audience  gathered  ing  of  a  new  documentary  titled  before  him.  Sanders  voiced  support  for  â€œInequality  for  All.â€? The  screening  was  the  second  extending  long-­term  unemploy-­ hosted  by  Sanders,  who  hosted  a  PHQW EHQHÂżWV ZKLFK H[SLUHG HDUOLHU screening  at  the  Palace  9  Cineplex  in  this  year,  and  suggested  a  state-­ Burlington  in  January.  Five  hundred  owned  bank  that  would  use  taxes  and  returns  for  public  improvement  people  attended  that  screening.  The  documentary,  which  won  projects  in  Vermont,  an  idea  that  has  plaudits  at  the  Sundance  Film  gained  popularity  in  some  states.  Festival,  was  directed  by  Jacob  He  also  responded  to  questions  and  Kornbluth  and  presented  by  econo-­ comments  about  transitioning  to  mist  Robert  Reich,  a  professor  of  renewable  energy  and  adapting  the  public  policy  at  U.C.  Berkeley  and  nation’s  workforce  to  an  increas-­ Secretary  of  Labor  in  the  Clinton  ingly  globalized  economy. “If  we’re  serious  about  leaving  Administration.  It  highlighted  the  growing  gap  between  the  very  rich  this  planet  in  reasonable  shape  for  and  the  very  poor  in  the  United  our  kids  and  grandchildren,  we  have  to  be  incredibly  aggressive  at  States. 7KH IHDWXUH OHQJWK ÂżOP LV DQ changing  our  energy  system,â€?  he  analysis  of  economic  trends  in  said. Â

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Sanders  offered  the  most  elabo-­ ration  on  the  political  implications  of  immense  economic  disparity  and  pointed  to  the  approaching  presidential  election  as  an  exam-­ ple,  with  both  Republican  and  Democratic  candidates  competing  not  only  for  votes,  but  also  for  millions  of  dollars  in  campaign  contributions  from  a  handful  of  wealthy  donors. “For  these  guys,  50  million  (dollars)  is  for  them  what  a  cup  of  coffee  is  for  you,â€?  Sanders  said.  â€œIt  is  a  total  attack  on  the  American  democracy  and  we’re  seeing  it  unfold  right  now.â€?  When  asked  what  he  would  propose  to  prevent  the  influx  of  massive  amounts  of  private  funds  into  U.S.  elections,  Sanders  urged  the  overturning  of  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court’s  â€œCitizens  Unitedâ€?  decision  and  passage  of  legislation  that  would  require  public  funding  of  elections.  Sanders  acknowledged  that  these  ideas  would  not  be  popular.  â€œWe’re  not  going  to  have  any  Republican  support  for  these  ideas,â€?  he  said.  â€œAnd  we’re  not  going  to  have  every  Democrat  on  board.  But  it  is  important  to  raise  these  issues  DQG WR ÂżJKW IRU WKHP VR WKDW VRRQHU than  later,  we  can  pass  them.â€? Middlebury  resident  Jill  Charbonneau  was  in  the  audience.  She  is  president  of  the  Vermont  State  Association  of  Letter  Carriers,  which  represents  some  300  members  in  the  state.  She  connected  with  the  PHVVDJH RI WKH ÂżOP DQG VDLG ZRUN-­ ing  harder  for  less  is  an  experience  that  new  employees  in  the  state  are  coming  to  terms  with. In  an  interview  after  the  film,  Charbonneau  said  that  when  she  started  working  for  the  post  office  years  ago,  a  post  office  employee  who  became  a  career  appointee  would  received  a  slate  of  bene-­ fits  â€”  paid  leave,  retirement  and  health  insurance  â€”  whether  they  worked  two  hours  per  week  or  60  hours  per  week.  But  now  the  way  new  employees  are  treated  has  changed. “For  the  new  people,  not  only  are  their  wages  scaled  down,  their  KHDOWK EHQHÂżWV DUH VFDOHG GRZQ and  there’s  virtually  no  retirement  plan  for  them  as  new  hires,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  see  that  as  a  product  of  this  economy.â€? Â

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and  the  Middlebury  Rec  Department  host  an  evening  of  mud  season  fun  for  all  ages.  Free.  Grass-­track  bicycle  race,  tug-­of-­war  against  Middlebury  police  Matisse  lecture  at  Middlebury  RIÂżFHUV GRGJHEDOO DQG PXVLF ZLWK '- 'L]]OH +RW College.  Thursday,  April  3,  4:30-­6:30  dogs,  hamburgers  and  mac  and  cheese  for  sale  at  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  the  Warming  Hut.  221.  John  Klein,  associate  professor  of  art  history  Readings  from  â€œHear  Me,  See  Meâ€?  at  Middlebury  at  Washington  University,  presents  â€œMatisse’s  College.  Saturday,  April  5,  4-­5:30  p.m.,  Axinn  229.  Decoration  as  Postwar  Remedy.â€?  Free.  Info:  www. Readings  by  seven  of  the  women  authors  featured  middlebury.edu  or  802-­443-­5258.  in  a  new  book,  titled  â€œHear  Me,  See  Me;  Incarcerated  Auditions  for  â€œSunset  Boulevardâ€?  in  Brandon.  Women  Write.â€?  Event  opens  with  a  short  perfor-­ Thursday,  April  3,  6-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  The  mance  by  the  a  cappella  group  Womensing.  Merchants  Hall  Stage  Series  in  Rutland  and  Town  Ham  dinner  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  April  5,  5-­7  p.m.,  Hall  Theater  in  Middlebury  are  seeking  actors,  sing-­ Brandon  United  Methodist  Church.  Menu:  ham,  scal-­ ers  and  dancers  17  years  and  older  to  audition  for  a  loped  potatoes,  baked  beans,  green  beans,  rolls  and  July  production  of  â€œSunset  Boulevard,â€?  to  be  staged  dessert.  Adults  $10,  children  under  12  $5,  children  at  the  THT.  For  details,  email  info@merchantshall. under  6  free.  com.  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  dinner  meeting  in  Creative  writing  workshop  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Vergennes.  Saturday,  April  5,  6-­8  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  April  3,  6-­8  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  First  class  Parish  Hall.  Full  course  of  roast  pork  or  vegetarian  in  a  six-­week  series.  Writer  and  editor  Annie  Downey  (please  specify),  $10  adults,  $5  student.  Make  reser-­ will  lead  â€œSpring  Forward,â€?  a  workshop  for  begin-­ vations  by  March  28.  Send  checks  payable  to  ACRTL  ning  and  advanced  writers.  Classes  will  meet  each  to  Lee  or  Sandi  Comly,  2012  Carlstrom  Road,  Bristol,  Thursday  through  May  8.  Info:  877-­2211.  VT  05443.  Info:  453-­6302.  â€œRaising  Kids  in  the  Digital  Ageâ€?  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  April  5,  presentation  in  Ripton.  Thursday,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  April  3,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  Elementary  School  library.  Middlebury  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Union  Middle  School  technology  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  teacher  Jan  Fraga  leads  a  commu-­ card  game.  Requested  donation:  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOLAdult: Weds. AM Int/Adv. nity-­wide  discussion  on  â€œ10  Things  You  $2.50.  Painting with Richard Weinstein, Apr. 16- May 14, Mary Lower’s Need  to  Know  About  Your  Kids  and  Rotary  fundraiser  in  Technology.â€?  First  50  attendees  will  Mon. PM Beg. Oils April 28-June 2, Thurs. AM Beg. Oils May Vergennes.  Saturday,  April  5,  get  a  free  copy  of  James  P.  Steyer’s  7-­11  p.m.,  Vergennes  American  1-29, Thurs. Night Drawing May 1-22, Children: Draw, Paint book  â€œTalking  Back  to  Facebook.â€?  A  Legion.  The  Vergennes  Rotary  & Build in Leonardo’s Workshop on Weds., Mon. & Weds.Wheel, four-­week  book  discussion  series  will  Club  holds  a  fundraiser  for  Thurs. Hand Building, Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@ follow  on  Thursdays,  May  1,  8,  15,  and  Rotary  charities,  with  blackjack,  poker,  craps,  bingo  and  other  fun  22.  Contact  the  Ripton  school  for  more  aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org activities.  Tickets  are  $10  each,  information.  CRUSH THE TEST – SAT Prep Open House: Saturday, April available  at  Classic  Stitching  in  Family  contra  dance  in  Salisbury.  Vergennes.  Thursday,  April  3,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Salisbury  5th, 9-noon at 11 S. Maple ST, Vergennes. Meet Dr. Matt, “Much  Ado  About  Nothingâ€?  Community  School.  Chad  Chamberlain  talk turkey about the SAT, get a free CrushTheTest prep book. on  stage  in  Vergennes.  and  Mary  Barron  will  be  the  callers.  Website: www.crushthetest.com. Phone: 282-2763. Email: Saturday,  April  5,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  There  will  be  a  live  band.  Salisbury,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  The  matt@crushthetest.com. Leicester,  Whiting  and  Sudbury  schools  Little  City  Players  present  their  are  sponsoring  this  free  event.  No  expe-­ ÂżUVW 6KDNHVSHDUH SURGXFWLRQ rience  needed.  Refreshments  will  be  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothing.â€?  Director  Jeffrey  Fox  of  served.  Arts.  British  pianist  Lewis  returns  to  Middlebury  Charlotte  sets  the  comedy  in  the  Hamptons  of  today.  Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  to  perform  a  program  including  Bach  chorales,  Tickets  $12,  $10  students  and  seniors,  available  at  Thursday,  April  3,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  General  Beethoven’s  â€œMoonlightâ€?  Sonata,  and  Mussorgsky’s  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes.  Runs  through  April  6.  meeting  followed  by  a  spin-­in.  All  are  welcome.  Info:  â€œPictures  at  an  Exhibition.â€?  Admission  $25,  $20  for  453-­5960.  Middlebury  College  faculty,  staff,  alumni,  emeriti  and  'RXJ 3HUNLQV DQG -DPLH 0DVHÂżHOG 'XR LQ %UDQGRQ  Saturday,  April  5,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  â€œPerformance  Nowâ€?  screenings  at  Middlebury  parents;  and  $6  for  students.  Tickets:  443-­6433  or  3HUNLQV DQG 0DVHÂżHOG ZKR KDYH EHHQ SHUIRUPLQJ College.  Thursday,  April  3,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Axinn  go.middlebury.edu/arts.  together  off  and  on  for  25  years,  play  jazz  and  blue-­ 232.  Showing  â€œThe  Music  of  Regretâ€?  (2006)  by  Laurie  â€œLand  Without  Wordsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  grass  on  mandolin  and  acoustic  guitar.  Tickets  $15,  Simmons  and  â€œUntitledâ€?  (working  title  â€œKids  and  Friday,  April  4,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  M  Gallery,  Old  available  at  802-­465-­4071  or  info@brandon-­music. Dogsâ€?)  (2007)  by  Nathalie  Djurberg  and  Hans  Berg.  Stone  Mill.  Dea  Loher’s  play  is  an  exploration  of  the  net.  7KH ÂżUVW LV D PLQL PXVLFDO LQ WKUHH DFWV PLQXWHV potential  of  art  in  our  everyday  lives.  An  artist,  after  7KH VHFRQG LV D ÂłFOD\PDWLRQ´ ÂżOP LQ ZKLFK DQ DUP\ witnessing  great  human  suffering  in  a  war-­ridden  city,  Red  Tail  Ring  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  April  5,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  House.  The  of  children  on  the  streets  of  a  large  city  is  at  war  with  questions  the  purpose  of  art  in  society.  Senior  work  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  welcomes  Red  a  pack  of  dogs.  33  minutes.  Free.  Info:  www.middle-­ by  Middlebury  College  student  Mari  Vial-­Golden,  Tail  Ring,  the  duo  of  Michael  Beauchamp  and  Laurel  bury.edu  or  802-­443-­5258.  Tickets  $4,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu  or  Premo.  Open  mike  at  7:30,  followed  by  the  featured  â€œLand  Without  Wordsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  802-­443-­5258.  performers.  Call  ahead  to  reserve  an  open-­mike  spot.  Thursday,  April  3,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  M  Gallery,  Old  5HIUHVKPHQWV WR EHQHÂżW 2WWHU &UHHN &KLOG &HQWHU Stone  Mill.  Dea  Loher’s  play  is  an  exploration  of  the  Community  house  is  wheelchair  accessible,  but  the  potential  of  art  in  our  everyday  lives.  An  artist,  after  bathrooms  are  not.  Admission  $10,  $8  seniors  and  witnessing  great  human  suffering  in  a  war-­ridden  city,  Trinkets  and  Treasures  Rummage  teens,  $3  children.  Info:  388-­9782.  questions  the  purpose  of  art  in  society.  Senior  work  Sale  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  April  5,  â€œFruitvale  Stationâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  by  Middlebury  College  student  Mari  Vial-­Golden,  8  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  VUHS  middle-­school  gym.  College.  Saturday,  April  5,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Tickets  $4,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu  or  Annual  fundraiser  hosted  by  the  Commodore  Auditorium.  This  contemporary  tragedy  recount-­ 802-­443-­5258.  Parents  Teacher  Group.  Household  goods,  furniture,  ing  the  BART  police  shootings  in  Oakland  on  New  ERRNV FROOHFWLEOHV ÂżVKLQJ DQG VSRUWLQJ JHDU DGXOW Year’s  Day  2009.  Winner  of  two  awards  at  the  2013  and  children’s  clothing,  toys,  games,  jewelry  and  Sundance  Film  Festival.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. more.  Proceeds  fund  the  VUHS  Grant  Enrichment  edu  or  802-­443-­5258.  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Program.  â€œLand  Without  Wordsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  April  4,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  Book  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  5,  11  a.m.-­3  Saturday,  April  5,  10  p.m.  -­  Sunday,  April  6,  midnight,  CVAA’s  monthly  First  Friday  Easter  luncheon  S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ $OO SURFHHGV EHQHÂżW OLEUDU\ M  Gallery,  Old  Stone  Mill.  Dea  Loher’s  play  is  an  includes  hand-­card  honey-­Dijon  glazed  ham,  programs.  Info:  388-­4095.  exploration  of  the  potential  of  art  in  our  everyday  oven-­roasted  yams  and  red  potatoes,  Caesar  salad,  The  Met  Opera’s  â€œLa  Bohèmeâ€?  live  in  HD  in  lives.  An  artist,  after  witnessing  great  human  suffering  green  beans,  dinner  roll  and  apple  pie.  Reservations  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  5,  1-­4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  in  a  war-­ridden  city,  questions  the  purpose  of  art  in  required  by  April  2:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Free  transporta-­ Theater.  The  Metropolitan  Opera  presents  Franco  society.  Senior  work  by  Middlebury  College  student  tion  by  ACTR:  388-­1946.  =HIÂżUHOOLÂśV PDVVLYH DQG FRORUIXO YHUVLRQ RI 3XFFLQLÂśV Mari  Vial-­Golden,  Tickets  $4,  available  at  www. Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  follow-­up  class  in  Middlebury.  famous  opera,  broadcast  live.  Tickets  $24/$10  middlebury.edu  or  802-­443-­5258.  Friday,  April  4,  11  a.m.-­noon,  EastView  Community  VWXGHQWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH Room.  A  series  of  eight  classes  for  those  who  have  www.townhalltheater.org,  or  at  the  door.  completed  the  beginner  series.  Meets  Fridays  â€œFinding  Your  Feetâ€?  anatomy  workshop  at  through  May  23.  Sponsored  by  CVAA  for  anyone  50  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  5,  2-­4  p.m.,  or  older.  Register  at  1-­800-­642-­5119  or  visit  www. Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  â€œThe  Place  of  Danceâ€?  cvaa.org.  authors  Caryn  McHose  and  Andrea  Olsen  lead  an  â€œRevitalizing  the  Robert  Frost  Cabinâ€?  talk  at  experiential  anatomy  workshop  focusing  on  ease  of  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  April  4,  12:15-­2:15  movement  through  alignment  and  orientation  skills.  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  At  this  Size  limited  to  30;  preregister  at  dance@middlebury. Off  the  Wall  Lunch,  Rebecca  Hartje  â€™14  talks  about  edu.  plans  to  turn  Frost’s  nearly  forgotten  cabin  at  the  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothingâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  edge  of  the  Homer  Noble  farm  into  a  unique  and  Saturday,  April  5,  2-­4  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  useful  resource  for  the  college  and  the  community.  7KH /LWWOH &LW\ 3OD\HUV SUHVHQW WKHLU ÂżUVW Enjoy  further  conversation  over  the  provided  lunch.  Shakespeare  production,  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Suggested  donation  $5;  free  to  college  ID  cardhold-­ Nothing.â€?  Director  Jeffrey  Fox  of  Charlotte  ers.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  802-­443-­5258.  sets  the  comedy  in  the  Hamptons  of  â€œI  Spyâ€?  after-­school  event  in  Brandon.  Friday,  April  today.  Tickets  $12,  $10  students  and  4,  3:15-­4:15  p.m.,  Neshobe  School.  The  SOAR  seniors,  available  at  Classic  Stitching  in  Rocking  with  the  Rec  program  will  host  an  â€œI  Spyâ€?  Vergennes.  Runs  through  April  6.  event,  featuring  an  hour  of  carnival  activities  and  a  â€œFruitvale  Stationâ€?  screening  at  spaghetti  dinner  with  delicious  loaves  of  bread  baked  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  by  Neshobe  School  students.  Free,  but  donations  April  5,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  accepted  for  relief  efforts  from  Typhoon  Haiyan  in  Auditorium.  This  contempo-­ the  Philippines.  Planned  and  run  by  a  group  of  5/6  rary  tragedy  recounting  students  from  Neshobe.  Info:  247-­3721,  ext.  105,  or  the  BART  police  nbird@rnesu.org.  shootings  in  â€œLand  Without  Wordsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  O a k l a n d  Friday,  April  4,  4-­6  p.m.,  M  Gallery,  Old  Stone  Mill.  Dea  on  New  Loher’s  play  is  an  exploration  of  the  potential  of  art  in  Y e a r ’ s  our  everyday  lives.  An  artist,  after  witnessing  great  D a y  human  suffering  in  a  war-­ridden  city,  questions  the  2 0 0 9 .  purpose  of  art  in  society.  Senior  work  by  Middlebury  W i n n e r  College  student  Mari  Vial-­Golden,  Tickets  $4,  avail-­ of  two  able  at  www.middlebury.edu  or  802-­443-­5258.  awards  at  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Bristol.  Friday,  April  the  2013  4,  4-­5:30  p.m.,  Walkover  Gallery,  15  Main  St.  Six  S u n d a n c e  students  in  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  Film  Festival.  Advance  Placement  Studio  Art  class  will  exhibit  work  Free.  Info:  from  their  portfolios.  On  exhibit  through  April  25.  Info:  www.middle-­ 453-­3188  or  453-­2333,  ext.  2010.  bury.edu  or  .QLJKWV RI &ROXPEXV ÂżVK IU\ LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Friday,  802-­443-­5258.  April  4,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  Battered  â€œLand  Without  baked  haddock,  fries,  macaroni  and  cheese,  green  Wordsâ€?  on  stage  beans,  coleslaw,  rolls,  punch,  milk,  coffee.  Adults  in  Middlebury.  $10,  ages  6-­12  $6,  $30  family  maximum.  Please  Saturday,  April  5,  4-­6  bring  a  dessert  to  share.  Info:  877-­2367.  p.m.,  M  Gallery,  Old  :RRG ÂżUHG SL]]D VDOH LQ 5LSWRQ  Friday,  April  4,  5-­6:45  Stone  Mill.  Dea  Loher’s  S P 5LSWRQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO :RRG ÂżUHG LQFK play  is  an  exploration  of  the  pizzas  made  on  site.  Dine  in  or  take  out.  Cost:  $12  potential  of  art  in  our  every-­ cheese,  $15  pepperoni,  $17  harvest  special  (roasted  day  lives.  An  artist,  after  beets  and  winter  squash,  onion,  Vermont  chevre  witnessing  great  human  DQG KHUEV 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW )ULHQGV RI 5LSWRQ suffering  in  a  war-­ridden  city,  School.  Please  pre-­order  by  3  p.m.  on  Friday,  April  4:  questions  the  purpose  of  art  in  388-­2208  or  wleeds@addisoncentralsu.org.  society.  Senior  work  by  Middlebury  Baked  potato  bar  in  Cornwall.  Friday,  April  4,  5:30-­7  College  student  Mari  Vial-­Golden,  p.m.,  Cornwall  Congregational  Church,  Route  30.  Tickets  $4,  available  at  www.middle-­ $GPLVVLRQ SHU SHUVRQ $OO SURFHHGV EHQHÂżW +DELWDW bury.edu  or  802-­443-­5258.  for  Humanity  of  Addison  County.  Info:  452-­2012.  â€œMuddy  Grasâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Open  mic  night  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  4,  Saturday,  April  5,  4-­7  p.m.,  Middlebury  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Carol’s  Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ.  Addison  Recreation  Park.  Addison  Central  Teens  Central  Teens  hosts  this  evening  for  teens  and  the  young  at  heart  to  play  music,  read  poems,  tell  stories,  perform  skits  and  share  other  talents.  Those  who  don’t  perform  are  encouraged  to  come  listen  and  RED  TAIL  RING,  the  acoustic  duo  of  Michael  Beauchamp  and  Laurel  Premo,  takes  the  stage  support.  Light  refreshments  will  be  available.  at  the  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  on  Saturday,  April  6,  at  7:30  p.m. Poetry  slam/open-­mike  night  in  Brandon.  Friday, Â

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April  4,  7-­9  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  Part  of  CMAC’s  â€œPoetry  Rocksâ€?  celebration  in  April.  Open  to  all  poets,  spoken-­word  artists,  musicians,  dramatists  and  listeners.  Light  refreshments  avail-­ able.  Free,  but  donations  are  welcome  to  support  the  opening  of  the  CMAC’s  Green  Mountain  Poets  House  and  kids’  reading/activity  room.  Info:  www. cmacvt.org.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org.  â€œComfort  in  the  Stumbleâ€?  one-­woman  show  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  4,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  +DOO 7KHDWHU &LQG\ 3LHUFH SHUIRUPV WR EHQHÂżW the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  Tickets  $30/$25  students,  available  at  the  THT:  388-­1436.  See  more  at  www.cindy-­pierce.com.  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothingâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  April  4,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  +RXVH 7KH /LWWOH &LW\ 3OD\HUV SUHVHQW WKHLU ÂżUVW Shakespeare  production,  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothing.â€?  Director  Jeffrey  Fox  of  Charlotte  sets  the  comedy  in  the  Hamptons  of  today.  Tickets  $12,  $10  students  and  seniors,  available  at  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes.  Runs  through  April  6.  Pianist  Paul  Lewis  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  April  4,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the Â

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All-­you-­can-­eat  breakfast  in  Monkton.  Sunday,  April  6,  8-­11  a.m.,  Monkton  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  Annual  breakfast  featuring  egg  casserole,  scrambled  eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  plain  and  blueberry  pancakes  with  pure  maple  syrup,  coffee,  tea,  doughnuts  and  cookies.  To  EHQHÂżW WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW ,QIR Family  Breakfast  in  Hancock. 6XQGD\ $SULO a.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  Offered  by  the  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville.  Scrambled  eggs,  bacon,  pancakes,  Vermont  maple  syrup,  orange  juice,  coffee  and  tea.  Donations  appreciated.  Also  on  $SULO “Much  Ado  About  Nothingâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  6XQGD\ $SULO S P 9HUJHQQHV 2SHUD +RXVH 7KH /LWWOH &LW\ 3OD\HUV SUHVHQW WKHLU ÂżUVW 6KDNHVSHDUH production,  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothing.â€?  Director  Jeffrey  Fox  of  Charlotte  sets  the  comedy  in  the  +DPSWRQV RI WRGD\ 7LFNHWV VWXGHQWV DQG seniors,  available  at  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes.  â€œThe  Place  of  Danceâ€?  celebration  and  perfor-­ mance  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  April  6,  S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV &HOHEUDWLRQ of  Andrea  Olsen’s  new  book,  â€œThe  Place  of  Dance.â€?  Ten  artists  featured  in  the  book  will  perform,  includ-­ ing  Middlebury  College  faculty,  staff,  emeriti,  alumni,  VWXGHQWV DQG VSHFLDO JXHVWV 6HDWLQJ LV OLPLWHG ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DQG Orchestral  and  choral  concert  at  Middlebury  College. 6XQGD\ $SULO S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU for  the  Arts.  The  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus  and  the  Champlain  Philharmonic  join  forces  for  a  collaborative  concert  conducted  by  Jeff  5HKEDFK )HDWXULQJ Âł5HĂ€HFWLRQV RI WKH 6N\ ´ E\ Vermont  composer  and  Middlebury  College  music  SURIHVVRU 3HWHU +DPOLQ Âś DV ZHOO DV D ZRUN E\ Brahms,  selections  from  two  Verdi  opera  choruses,  excerpts  from  two  Gilbert  &  Sullivan  operettas  DQG D SLHFH E\ WK FHQWXU\ $PHULFDQ FRPSRVHU $DURQ &RSODQG 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW RU ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV Author  appearance  and  book  reading  in  Middlebury.  6XQGD\ $SULO S P 9HUPRQW %RRN 6KRS Launch  party  for  local  author  Marcia  Wells’  new  PLGGOH JUDGH QRYHO Âł(GGLH 5HG 8QGHUFRYHU 0\VWHU\ RQ 0XVHXP ´ 6LJQLQJ UHIUHVKPHQWV ,QIR Hot  Club  of  Cowtown  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  6XQGD\ $SULO S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU The  After  Dark  Music  Series  presents  the  most  globe-­trotting,  hardest-­swinging  Western  swing  trio  RQ WKH SODQHW (ODQD -DPHV RQ ÂżGGOH DQG YRFDOV Whit  Smith  on  guitar,  and  Jake  Erwin  on  double  bass.  'RRUV RSHQ DW S P 7LFNHWV LQ DGYDQFH DW WKH GRRU ,QIR DQG WLFNHWV ZZZ DIWHUGDUNPXVLFVHULHV FRP RU 7LFNHWV DOVR DYDLODEOH DW 0DLQ Street  Stationery  in  Middlebury.  â€œLand  Without  Wordsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  6XQGD\ $SULO S P 0 *DOOHU\ 2OG 6WRQH 0LOO Dea  Loher’s  play  is  an  exploration  of  the  potential  of  art  in  our  everyday  lives.  An  artist,  after  witnessing  great  human  suffering  in  a  war-­ridden  city,  ques-­ tions  the  purpose  of  art  in  society.  Senior  work  by  Middlebury  College  student  Mari  Vial-­Golden,  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU “Land  Without  Wordsâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  6XQGD\ $SULO S P 0RQGD\ $SULO PLGQLJKW M  Gallery,  Old  Stone  Mill.  Dea  Loher’s  play  is  an  exploration  of  the  potential  of  art  in  our  everyday  lives.  An  artist,  after  witnessing  great  human  suffering  in  a  war-­ridden  city,  questions  the  purpose  of  art  in  society.  Senior  work  by  Middlebury  College  student  0DUL 9LDO *ROGHQ 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU

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Legislative  breakfast  in  Shoreham.  0RQGD\ $SULO D P 2UZHOO )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW %UHDNIDVW DW D P SURJUDP 7KH SXUFKDVH RI EUHDNIDVW LV QRW UHTXLUHG but  it  helps  the  hosts  to  defray  the  costs  of  opening  their  hall.  Garden  talk  and  tea  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  April  S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 0DVWHU JDUGHQHU Katherine  Astor,  owner  of  Kirby  House,  Berkshire,  U.K,  will  talk  about  the  history  of  the  famed  Astor  family  and  Kirby  House  and  its  garden.  Then  she  will  discuss  English  gardens  and  how  they  have  evolved.  )ROORZHG E\ GHOLFDFLHV DQG WHD 7LFNHWV IUHH to  garden  club  members,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ Auditions  for  â€œSunset  Boulevardâ€?  in  Middlebury.  0RQGD\ $SULO S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 7KH Merchants  Hall  Stage  Series  in  Rutland  and  Town  Hall  Theater  in  Middlebury  are  seeking  actors,  sing-­ HUV DQG GDQFHUV \HDUV DQG ROGHU WR DXGLWLRQ IRU D July  production  of  â€œSunset  Boulevard,â€?  to  be  staged  at  the  THT.  For  details,  email  info@merchantshall. com. Â

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Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  7XHVGD\ $SULO D P S P Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  a  luncheon  of  shepherd’s  pie,  green  beans,  oatmeal  bread  and  carrot  cake.  Please  bring  your  own  place  VHWWLQJ 6XJJHVWHG GRQDWLRQ 5HVHUYDWLRQV UHTXLUHG H[W )UHH WUDQVSRUWD-­ WLRQ YLD $&75 Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  class  in  New  Haven.  Tuesday,  $SULO S P 1HZ +DYHQ &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK 6SRQVRUHG E\ &9$$ IRU DGXOWV DQG ROGHU ,PSURYH EDODQFH VWUHQJWK DJLOLW\ DQG Ă€H[LELOLW\ 0HHWV 7XHVGD\V DQG 7KXUVGD\V WKURXJK 0D\ )UHH 5HJLVWHU DW H[W

Brain  injury  support  group  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  April  8,  6-­8  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center,  URRP 7KH PRQWKO\ 0LGGOHEXU\ %UDLQ ,QMXU\ 6XSSRUW *URXS PHHWLQJ )URP S P (PPD Kitchen  and  Sierra  Stites  of  the  Middlebury  College  &RQFXVVLRQV 6SHDN QRQSURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ ZLOO MRLQ WKH JURXS ,QIR “From  Page  to  Stageâ€?  Strega  Nona  play  adapta-­ tions  in  Middlebury. 7XHVGD\ $SULO S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 0RUH WKDQ FKLOGUHQ LQ the  THT  Kids  group  and  the  Bridport  Central  School  fourth-­grade  present  stage  adaptations  of  two  classic  Tomie  dePaola  stories,  â€œStrega  Nonaâ€?  and  â€œStrega  Nona  Meets  Her  Match.â€?  Directed  by  Nikki  Juvan.  Free.  Donations  accepted Â

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“Travels  to  Liberiaâ€?  illustrated  talk  in  Lincoln. :HGQHVGD\ $SULO a.m.-­noon,  Lincoln  Library.  Lincoln  resident  Mary  Gemignani  will  give  a  talk  and  slideshow  about  her  January  trip  to  Liberia,  West  Africa,  as  a  return  Peace  Corps  volunteer.  Refreshments  served.  â€œPoets  as  Historiansâ€?  reading  in  Middlebury.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P 6KHOGRQ Museum.  Five  area  poets  will  celebrate  Poetry  Month  and  Vermont  history  by  reading  from  new  work  inspired  by  a  broad  range  of  historical  people,  events  and  ideas.  Poets  are  Ray  Hudson,  Nancy  Means  Wright,  Deanna  Shapiro,  Janice  Miller  Potter  DQG 'DYLG :HLQVWRFN )HH IRU QRQPHPEHUV IUHH IRU PHPEHUV ,QIR RU ZZZ KHQU\VKHOGRQ-­ museum.org.  â€œInvesting  for  the  Greater  Goodâ€?  lecture  in  MIddlebury. :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P ,OVOH\ Library.  Hear  from  expert  panelists  and  consider  the  range  of  socially  responsible  community-­based  investment  activities.  Sponsored  by  the  Acorn  (QHUJ\ &R RS ,QIR Architecture  lecture  with  William  Massie  at  Middlebury  College. :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P -RKQVRQ 0HPRULDO %XLOGLQJ 5RRP 0DVVLH speaks  about  his  work  and  the  work  of  his  students  in  the  architecture  department  at  the  renowned  &UDQEURRN $FDGHP\ RU $UW LQ %ORRPÂżHOG +LOOV 0LFK )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU Historical  society  meeting  in  New  Haven.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P 1HZ +DYHQ &RPPXQLW\ Library.  The  New  Haven  Historical  Society  welcomes  librarian  Deborah  Lundbech,  who  will  speak  on  old  photos,  including  how  to  identify  what  kinds  they  are  and  other  useful  information.  Bring  a  few  of  your  own  old  photos.  All  are  welcome.  Historical  society  presentation  in  Ferrisburgh.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P )HUULVEXUJK +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ 5RXWH 6LODV 7RZOHU ZLOO UHYLHZ WKH GLVFRY-­ HULHV EXULHG ZLWKLQ DQ FUHGLW DFFRXQW ERRN IRU the  Kimball  Cushman  Store,  which  once  stood  on  the  Ferrisburgh  town  green.  Free.  All  are  welcome.  The  Heath  String  Quartet  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College. :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  quartet  gives  a  preview  of  their  Carnegie  Hall  debut  program  of  Beethoven,  Bartok  and  Mendelssohn.  Preconcert  lecture  with  Music  Department  Chair  Greg  Vitercik  at  S P LQ 5RRP 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU “An  Evening  with  Dougie  MacLeanâ€?  in  Middlebury.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU The  After  Dark  Music  Series  presents  Dougie  MacLean.  The  Scottish  singer-­songwriter  has  devel-­ oped  a  unique  blend  of  lyrical,  â€œroots-­basedâ€?  song-­ ZULWLQJ DQG LQVWUXPHQWDO FRPSRVLWLRQ 7LFNHWV LQ DGYDQFH DQG DW WKH GRRU 'RRUV RSHQ DW S P ,QIR DQG WLFNHWV ZZZ DIWHUGDUNPXVLFVHULHV FRP RU

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THURSDAY

Lenten  concert  in  Middlebury.  7KXUVGD\ $SULO S P 6W Stephen’s  Church.  Piano  recital  by  Cynthia  Huard.  Free.  Brown  bagging  encouraged.  Part  of  St.  Stephen’s  Lenten  concert  series,  every  Thursday  WKURXJK $SULO Technology  Drop-­in  Day  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  $SULO S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ *HW KHOS ZLWK DOO \RXU technology  questions,  from  word  processing  and  printing  to  handling  e-­mail  and  downloadable  books.  ,QIR “First  Time  Investingâ€?  workshop  in  Orwell.  7KXUVGD\ $SULO S P 2UZHOO )UHH Library.  Celebrate  Money  Smart  Week  at  the  library  E\ OHDUQLQJ EDVLF WLSV DQG WULFNV IRU ÂżUVW WLPH LQYHV-­ tors.  Bryan  Young  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Orwell  ZLOO KRVW 4XHVWLRQV DUH ZHOFRPH ,QIR or  www.orwellfreelibrary.org.  â€œPerformance  Nowâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College. 7KXUVGD\ $SULO S P $[LQQ 6FUHHQLQJV RI Âł9pURQLTXH 'RLVQHDX´ DQG Âł$ Family  Finds  Entertainment,â€?  in  conjunction  with  the  current  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art  exhibition,  ³3HUIRUPDQFH 1RZ ´ )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU “A  Clockwork  Orangeâ€?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College. 7KXUVGD\ $SULO S P :ULJKW Memorial  Theater.  A  new  adaptation  of  the  contro-­ YHUVLDO QRYHOOD E\ $QWKRQ\ %XUJHVV IDPRXVO\ SURGXFHG IRU ÂżOP E\ 6WDQOH\ .XEULFN LQ 7LFNHWV 0DWXUH DXGLHQFHV RQO\ ,QIR DQG WLFNHWV RU ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV $OVR RQ $SULO DQG

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FRIDAY Community  recycled  art  event  in  Middlebury. )ULGD\ $SULO S P

,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 7KH OLEUDU\ ZLWK 2WWHU &UHHN &KLOG Center,  will  celebrate  the  Week  of  the  Young  Child  with  a  community  recycled  art  event.  Basic  supplies  such  as  paper,  glue  and  markers  will  be  provided,  but  families  are  welcome  to  bring  their  own  materials  and  recyclables.  Fiber  arts  exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  )ULGD\ $SULO S P &RPSDVV 0XVLF DQG $UWV &HQWHU &HOHEUDWLQJ WKH RSHQLQJ RI Âł)DEUL FDWLRQV Fabric  &  Fiber,â€?  an  exhibit  of  textile  arts  from  tradi-­ tional  to  contemporary  quilts,  fashion,  home  decor,  one-­of-­a-­kind  accessories  and  sculpted  companions.  2Q H[KLELW $SULO -XQH ,QIR ZZZ FPDFYW RUJ /HQWHQ ÂżVK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO )ULGD\ $SULO S P St.  Ambrose  Church.  Fifteenth  annual  Lenten  DOO \RX FDQ HDW ÂżVK IU\ 0HDO LQFOXGHV IULHG RU EDNHG haddock,  French  fries,  coleslaw,  beverage  and  GHVVHUW $GXOWV FKLOGUHQ XQGHU LPPHGLDWH IDPLO\ RI ÂżYH ,QIR Home  Energy  Challenge  celebration  in  Weybridge.  Friday,  April  11,  6-­8  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Celebrate  the  town’s  successful  comple-­ tion  of  the  Vermont  Home  Energy  Challenge.  Family-­friendly  event,  childcare  provided.  Free  and  open  to  all  Weybridge  residents.  Bring  a  salad  or  PDLQ GLVK ,QIR Spring  Fling  auction  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  11,  S P 0LGGOHEXU\ $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 7ZHOIWK DQQXDO VLOHQW DQG OLYH DXFWLRQ WKDW LQFOXGHV VXSSHU GHVVHUW EDU DQG EHYHUDJHV 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW WKH Champlain  Valley  Christian  School  Capital  Campaign  )XQG ,WHPV LQFOXGH JLIW FHUWLÂżFDWHV DUW ODZQ DQG garden,  recreation  and  technology,  farm  and  automo-­ tive,  maple  syrup,  jewelry,  many  â€œpremiumâ€?  items  and  PRUH 7LFNHWV LQ DGYDQFH DW WKH GRRU ,QIR “The  Dreamâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  S P *UDFH %DSWLVW &KXUFK Merchants  Row.  A  family-­friendly  play  about  a  rich  \RXQJ JLUO IURP 1HZ <RUN ZKR ÂżQGV D UDJJHG WURRS of  young  children.  Written,  directed  and  produced  by  WK JUDGH KRPHVFKRROHU 5RVH &XUUDQ RI :KLWLQJ 7LFNHWV DGXOWV FKLOGUHQ IUHH IRU FKLOGUHQ XQGHU 6WXGHQWV FDQ JHW D UHIXQG DW WKH GRRU ZLWK the  donation  of  a  nonperishable  food  item  for  the  Middlebury  Community  Lunch  program.  Board  game  night  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  11,  S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 7KH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ Gamers  invite  everyone  to  come  play  tabletop  board  JDPHV VXFK DV 6HWWOHUV RI &DWDQ :RQGHUV RU 7LFNHW WR 5LGH $Q\RQH XQGHU PXVW EH DFFRPSDQLHG E\ DQ DGXOW ,QIR RU FKXFN#EXUNLQV QHW Fly  Fishing  Film  Tour  on  screen  in  Middlebury.  )ULGD\ $SULO S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU )LOPV E\ D PL[ RI SRSXODU UHWXUQLQJ ÂżOPPDNHUV DQG WDOHQWHG up-­and-­comers.  This  year’s  tour  features  a  greater  GLYHUVLW\ RI ORFDWLRQV DQG VSHFLHV RI ÂżVK WKDQ DQ\ SUHYLRXV WRXU 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ 0RXQWDLQHHU 3DUN 6W 'RRUV RSHQ DW IRU D SURG-­ XFWV VKRZFDVH ,QIR “1  Man,  1  Canoe,  750  Milesâ€?  presentation  in  Salisbury. )ULGD\ $SULO S P 6DOLVEXU\ Public  Library.  Peter  Macfarlane  of  Addison  shares  WKH VWRU\ RI KLV PRQWKORQJ DGYHQWXUH LQ VSULQJ paddling  solo  on  the  Northern  Forest  Canoe  Trail  from  Old  Forge,  N.Y.,  to  Fort  Kent,  Maine,  in  a  self-­made  wooden  canoe.  Slide  show  and  discussion  followed  by  Q  &  A.  â€œA  Clockwork  Orangeâ€?  and  post-­performance  discussion  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  April  S P :ULJKW 0HPRULDO 7KHDWHU $ QHZ DGDSWDWLRQ RI WKH FRQWURYHUVLDO QRYHOOD E\ $QWKRQ\ %XUJHVV IDPRXVO\ SURGXFHG IRU ÂżOP E\ 6WDQOH\ .XEULFN LQ 7LFNHWV 0DWXUH DXGLHQFHV RQO\ ,QIR DQG WLFNHWV RU ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV $ GLVFXVVLRQ ZLWK WKH company  will  take  place  after  the  show.  Also  on  April  Spring  Fling  dance  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  11,  8-­11  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gymnasium.  Addison  Central  Teens  hosts  is  annual  spring  dance  IRU NLGV LQ JUDGHV 0XVLF E\ '- 'L]]OH EODFN OLJKWV DQG JORZ VWLFNV (QWUDQFH IHH

Apr

12

SATURDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  walk  in  Ferrisburgh. 6DWXUGD\ $SULO %XWWRQ Bay  State  Park.  A  Bread  Loaf  Section  RXWLQJ (DV\ &RQWDFW &ODLUH 5LYHUV IRU VWDUW WLPH Access  trail  design  workshop  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  $SULO D P QRRQ 7KH :DWHUZRUNV SURSHUW\ Plank  Road.  Conservation  forester  David  Brynn  and  hydro-­geologist  Kristen  Underwood  will  teach  partici-­ pants  how  to  design,  construct  and  maintain  forest  DFFHVV WUDLOV )UHH 1R SUH UHJLVWUDWLRQ UHTXLUHG ,QIR DQG GLUHFWLRQV RU GDYLG#IDPLO\IRU-­ ests.org.  Attic  sale  in  New  Haven. 6DWXUGD\ $SULO D P p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Games,  books,  plants,  food  table,  Rada  cutlery,  furniture,  NLWFKHQ LWHPV HWF ,QIR “The  Dreamâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  S P *UDFH %DSWLVW &KXUFK 0HUFKDQWV Row.  A  family-­friendly  play  about  a  rich  young  JLUO IURP 1HZ <RUN ZKR ÂżQGV D UDJJHG WURRS RI young  children.  Written,  directed  and  produced  by  WK JUDGH KRPHVFKRROHU 5RVH &XUUDQ RI :KLWLQJ 7LFNHWV DGXOWV FKLOGUHQ IUHH IRU FKLOGUHQ XQGHU 6WXGHQWV FDQ JHW D UHIXQG DW WKH GRRU ZLWK the  donation  of  a  nonperishable  food  item  for  the  Middlebury  Community  Lunch  program.  â€œLoreâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  $SULO S P 'DQD $XGLWRULXP 7KH VWRU\ RI ÂżYH *HUPDQ VLEOLQJV OHG E\ \HDU ROG /RUH VHHN-­ LQJ UHIXJH DV WKH $OOLHV DUULYH LQ *HUPDQ\ LQ ,Q *HUPDQ ZLWK (QJOLVK VXEWLWOHV )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU Roast  turkey  supper  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  April  S P 9HUJHQQHV 8QLWHG 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK $ EXIIHW RI URDVW WXUNH\ PDVKHG SRWDWRHV VWXIÂżQJ vegetable,  cranberry  sauce,  dessert  and  beverage.  &RVW DGXOWV FKLOGUHQ 7DNHRXW DYDLODEOH ,QIR “The  Dreamâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  S P *UDFH %DSWLVW &KXUFK 0HUFKDQWV Row.  A  family-­friendly  play  about  a  rich  young  JLUO IURP 1HZ <RUN ZKR ÂżQGV D UDJJHG WURRS RI young  children.  Written,  directed  and  produced  by  WK JUDGH KRPHVFKRROHU 5RVH &XUUDQ RI :KLWLQJ 7LFNHWV DGXOWV FKLOGUHQ IUHH IRU FKLOGUHQ XQGHU 6WXGHQWV FDQ JHW D UHIXQG DW WKH GRRU ZLWK the  donation  of  a  nonperishable  food  item  for  the  Middlebury  Community  Lunch  program.  Contradance  in  Cornwall. 6DWXUGD\ $SULO p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Featuring  Fern  Bradley  FDOOLQJ WR OLYH PXVLF E\ 5HG 'RJ 5LOH\ &RVW SHU SHUVRQ $OO DUH ZHOFRPH ,QIR “A  Clockwork  Orangeâ€?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College. 6DWXUGD\ $SULO S P :ULJKW Memorial  Theater.  A  new  adaptation  of  the  contro-­ YHUVLDO QRYHOOD E\ $QWKRQ\ %XUJHVV IDPRXVO\ SURGXFHG IRU ÂżOP E\ 6WDQOH\ .XEULFN LQ 7LFNHWV 0DWXUH DXGLHQFHV RQO\ ,QIR DQG WLFNHWV RU ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV “Pop-­up  Playsâ€?  in  Middlebury. 6DWXUGD\ $SULO S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 6L[ SOD\ZULJKWV choose  some  actors,  stay  up  all  night  writing  and Â

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deliver  a  10-­minute  script  before  breakfast  the  next  morn-­ ing.  Six  directors  then  take  over,  rehearsing  with  the  actors  over  the  course  of  the  day,  and  then  present  the  plays  to  an  audience,  for  a  fun  and  expected  evening  on  the  stage.  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH www.townhalltheater.org,  or  at  the  door.  The  Patrick  Fitzsimmons  Trio  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  6DWXUGD\ $SULO S P %XUQKDP +DOO 3RS DQG IRON SDUW RI WKH %XUQKDP 0XVLF 6HULHV 7LFNHWV DGXOWV IRU VHQLRUV DQG FKLOGUHQ DYDLODEOH DW WKH GRRU ,QIR “Loreâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  S P 'DQD $XGLWRULXP 7KH VWRU\ RI ÂżYH *HUPDQ siblings,  led  by  14-­year-­old  Lore,  seeking  refuge  as  the  $OOLHV DUULYH LQ *HUPDQ\ LQ ,Q *HUPDQ ZLWK (QJOLVK VXEWLWOHV )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU

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All-­you-­can-­eat  pancake  breakfast  in  Addison. 6XQGD\ $SULO D P $GGLVRQ )LUH 6WDWLRQ 3ODLQ DQG EOXHEHUU\ SDQFDNHV sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  coffee,  hot  chocolate  and  RUDQJH MXLFH $GXOWV NLGV XQGHU )XQGV UDLVHG ZLOO be  used  to  purchase  equipment  for  the  Addison  Volunteer  )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW ,QIR Family  Breakfast  in  Hancock. 6XQGD\ $SULO a.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  Offered  by  the  Community  &KXUFK RI +DQFRFN DQG *UDQYLOOH 6FUDPEOHG HJJV EDFRQ pancakes,  Vermont  maple  syrup,  orange  juice,  coffee  and  WHD 'RQDWLRQV DSSUHFLDWHG Pancake  breakfast  in  Salisbury. 6XQGD\ $SULO D P 6DOLVEXU\ &RPPXQLW\ 6FKRRO 7LFNHWV DGXOWV FKLOGUHQ DQG XQGHU DYDLODEOH DW WKH GRRU 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW WKH 6DOLVEXU\ 9ROXQWHHU )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW Scrapbooking  club  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  April  D P S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 3DSHU FUDIWV LQFOXGLQJ scrapbooking  and  card  making.  Share  ideas,  work  on  proj-­ HFWV %HJLQQHUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU WLQDFKHVOH\# gmavt.net.  St.  Peter’s  Parish  breakfast  in  Vergennes. 6XQGD\ $SULO D P 6W 3HWHUÂśV 3DULVK +DOO 7KH .QLJKWV RI &ROXPEXV host  this  breakfast  of  eggs,  omelets,  hotcakes,  French  WRDVW EDFRQ VDXVDJH DQG PRUH $GXOWV VHQLRUV NLGV NLGV XQGHU IUHH IDPLOLHV RI ÂżYH RU PRUH 6WDWH FKDULW\ UDIĂ€H 'RQÂśW IRUJHW WR EULQJ \RXU UHWXUQDEOHV WR VXSSRUW WKH <RXWK 0LQLVWU\ ERWWOH GULYH Poetry  Unplugged  event  in  Brandon. 6XQGD\ $SULO S P &RPSDVV 0XVLF DQG $UWV &HQWHU $OO DUH invited  to  share  their  favorite  poem  or  just  come  and  listen.  Free,  but  donations  are  welcome  to  support  the  opening  of  WKH &0$&ÂśV *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ 3RHWV +RXVH DQG NLGVÂś UHDG-­ LQJ DFWLYLW\ URRP ,QIR ZZZ FPDFYW RUJ 6WXGHQW Ă€XWH UHFLWDO DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH  Sunday,  $SULO S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV %RJKRV 7DVODNMLDQ Âś SOD\V WKH Ă€XWH DFFRPSDQLHG E\ $IÂżOLDWH $UWLVW &\QWKLD +XDUG RQ SLDQR 'RQDWLRQV DW WKH GRRU EHQHÂżW &KDUWHU +RXVH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX RU

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Legislative  breakfast  in  Weybridge. 0RQGD\ $SULO D P :H\EULGJH &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK %UHDNIDVW DW D P SURJUDP The  purchase  of  breakfast  is  not  required  but  it  helps  the  hosts  to  defray  the  costs  of  opening  their  hall.  Book  club  meeting  and  author  appearance  in  Bridport.  0RQGD\ $SULO S P &DUO 1RUWRQ +LJKZD\ 'HSDUWPHQW FRQIHUHQFH URRP /RFDO DXWKRU $OEHUW %RXGUHDX ZLOO EH RQ KDQG WR GLVFXVV KLV QHZ QRYHO ³7KH *ROGHQ 1HHGOH ´ %RRN VHOHFWLRQ IRU 0D\ LV ³7KH &RORU 3XUSOH´ E\ $OLFH :DONHU $OO LQWHUHVWHG UHDGHUV DUH ZHOFRPH ,QIR

From  page  to  stage THE  THT  KIDS  group  and  students  from  the  Bridport  Central  School’s  fourth-­grade  class  will  put  on  plays  based  on  two  Tomie  dePaola  â€œStrega  Nonaâ€?  books  on  Tuesday,  April  8,  at  6:30  p.m.  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater  in  Middlebury. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Letter of Appreciation Thanks to family and friends for nearly 50 cards and best wishes on my 80th. Two cards stood out – Amy’s was huge with a hand written “Love You.” Clara’s was small and said “I wouldn’t call you old when there are so many other things to call you.” Special thanks to Deanna for 58 years of love, understanding, and truly great food. Can we do it again in 2024? Bill Steadman

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Area  supervisory  unions  vote  to  reject  H.833 By  LEE  J.  KAHRS Brandon  Reporter BRANDON  /  FAIR  HAVEN   â€”  The  Rutland  Northeast  and  Rutland  $GGLVRQ VXSHUYLVRU\ XQLRQV RQ 0DUFK ERWK SDVVHG UHVROXWLRQV RIÂżFLDOO\ rejecting  H.833,  the  school  consolida-­ tion  bill.  The  RNeSU  resolution  reads  as  fol-­ lows: “The  RNeSU  Full  board  hereby  re-­ MHFWV %LOO + :H EHOLHYH WKDW WKH HOLPLQDWLRQ RI ORFDO VFKRRO ERDUG JRY-­ HUQDQFH LV QRW FRQGXFLYH WR SURPRWLQJ our  democratic  ideals,  fostering  social  FDSLWDO DQG WKH HIIHFWLYH OHDGHUVKLS RI our  community  schools.  We  encour-­ age  the  legislature  to  work  with  the Â

Vermont  Superintendents  Association,  the  Vermont  School  Boards  Associa-­ tion  and  the  Agency  of  Education  to  LGHQWLI\ VSHFLÂżF VWDWXWRU\ DGMXVWPHQWV WKDW ZRXOG VWUHQJWKHQ WKH HIIHFWLYH FR-­ ordination  and  management  authori-­ WLHV RI VXSHUYLVRU\ XQLRQ ERDUGV ZKLOH maintaining  local  district  boards.  â€œWe  also  call  for  adequate  funding  to  restore  the  capacity  of  the  Agency  of  (GXFDWLRQ WR SURYLGH PHDQLQJIXO VXS-­ port  and  technical  assistance  to  sup-­ SRUW WKH HIIHFWLYH SUDFWLFHV DW DOO OHYHOV “Furthermore,  we  pledge  to  partici-­ pate  with  the  VSBA,  VSA  and  AOE  in  promoting  best  practices  to  attract,  support  and  retain  superintendents  and  principals.â€?

51H68 6XSHULQWHQGHQW -RKQ &DV-­ tle  said  the  resolution  will  be  sent  to  the  House  Education  Committee,  Vermont  Education  Secretary  Rebec-­ FD +ROFRPEH DQG *RY 3HWHU 6KXP-­ lin,  as  well  as  the  Senate  Education  Committee,  which  will  take  up  the  bill  next. 2Q WKH VDPH GD\ LQ )DLU +DYHQ the  board  that  includes  members  rep-­ resenting  the  Orwell  Village  School  DSSURYHG D UHVROXWLRQ DORQJ WKH VDPH line.  Like  RNeSU,  the  Addison-­ Rutland  board  called  for  cooperation  among  statewide  associations  of  su-­ perintendents  and  school  boards,  as  ZHOO DV VWDWH JRYHUQPHQW WR LPSURYH coordination  of  resources  within  the Â

existing  education  framework.  The  Addison  Rutland  resolution  reads,  in  part: Âł7KH $GGLVRQ 5XWODQG 6XSHUYLVRU\ Union  School  Board  hereby  rejects  %LOO + ÂŤ 7KH ERDUG EHOLHYHV that  eliminating  local  school  board  JRYHUQDQFH LV QRW FRQGXFLYH WR SUR-­ moting  our  democratic  ideals  and  fostering  social  capital.  And  â€Ś  (the  ERDUG EHOLHYHV WKDW %LOO + ZLOO increase  costs  not  limited  to  legal  fees,  consolidating  personnel  and  merging  salary  structures. 7KH ERDUG DOVR ÂłEHOLHYHV WKDW FRQ-­ VROLGDWLQJ WR 3UH . WR 6FKRRO GLV-­ tricts  will  ultimately  put  pressure  on  small  schools  to  close.â€?

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Consolidation  (Continued  from  Page  1A) ten  through  grade  12,  and  at  least  four  municipal  districts. Ned  Kirsch,  superintendent  of  Franklin  West  in  Georgia,  says  our  education  system  is  not  preparing  students  for  employment  in  this  day  and  age.  â€œWe’re  well  into  the  21st  century  and  I  think  one  of  the  issues  that  con-­ fronts  us  is  schools  are  built  on  the  in-­ dustrial  age  model,â€?  Kirsch  said.  â€œAre  ZH FORVHU WR WKH SRVW RIÂżFH RU DUH ZH closer  to  Amazon  as  a  system? “I  know  we’re  closer  to  the  post  RIÂżFH ´ KH VDLG Âł,ÂśG UDWKHU KDYH RXU school  systems  be  closer  to  Google.â€? .LUVFK EHOLHYHV VFKRRO GLVWULFW FRQVROLGDWLRQ ZRXOG SURYLGH DQ RS-­ portunity  for  larger  communities  to  discuss  what  type  of  education  they  ZDQW DQG FRPH XS ZLWK D FRKHVLYH YLVLRQ UDWKHU WKDQ WKH FXUUHQW PRGHO ZKHUH VPDOOHU LQGLYLGXDO FRPPXQL-­ WLHV RIWHQ SXUVXH GLIIHUHQW LPSURYH-­ ment  agendas  than  neighboring  towns. +H GRHVQÂśW KDYH DOO WKH DQVZHUV IRU how  schools  should  change,  but  with  consolidation,  Kirsch  said,  schools  FRXOGQÂśW GHOLYHU HGXFDWLRQ LQ WKH same  old  style.  ³:HÂśOO UHDOO\ KDYH WR KDYH WKDW KXJH FRQYHUVDWLRQ ´ .LUVFK VDLG Âł, think  it  would  lead  to  a  different  kind  of  schooling.â€? FUNDAMENTAL  CHANGE Franklin  Northeast  Superintendent  Greenhouse

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MILTON  SUPERINTENDENT  JOHN  BARONE -D\ 1LFKROV LQ 5LFKIRUG VHHV D IX-­ ture  where  consolidated  school  dis-­ WULFWV FDQ RIIHU PRUH LQGLYLGXDOL]HG learning  opportunities  for  children.  In  fact,  they  could  open  up  more  op-­ portunities  in  general  for  students,  by  enabling  districts  to  set  up  magnet  schools,  and  free  up  resources  to  of-­ IHU PRUH GLYHUVH FRXUVHV “We  need  to  focus  on  the  big  con-­ cepts  â€”  critical  thinking,  problem  VROYLQJ FROODERUDWLRQ ´ 1LFKROV VDLG Âł2XU JRYHUQDQFH V\VWHP WKDW ZH KDYH ULJKW QRZ VRPHWLPHV JHWV LQ the  way  of  that. “We’re  locked  into  these  tradi-­ tional  buildings  and  traditional  struc-­ tures.â€? Nichols  is  a  fan  of  school  choice,  and  he  says  bigger  school  districts  could  allow  students  to  attend  a  school  that  better  meets  their  needs.  He  pointed  to  Enosburg  Falls  High  6FKRRO ZKLFK RIIHUV QLQH $GYDQFHG 3ODFHPHQW FODVVHV ZKLOH 5LFKIRUG LQ WKH VDPH VXSHUYLVRU\ XQLRQ RIIHUV two.  In  a  consolidated  system  stu-­ dents  might  not  be  allowed  to  attend  only  the  school  in  their  hometown.  In  some  cases,  that  school  may  not  HYHQ EH WKH FORVHVW WR WKHLU UHVLGHQFH Nichols  pointed  out. “Students  should  be  able  to  decide  where  they  go  to  school,â€?  he  said.

One  need  only  look  at  the  way  information  technology  is  shrinking  distances  and  breaking  down  barriers  around  the  world  to  understand  that  today’s  youngsters  are  growing  up  to  become  global  citizens.  As  such,  they  will  be  competing  against  work-­ ers  in  other  countries.  They  also  may  work  for  foreign  companies  while  QHYHU OHDYLQJ WKHLU RZQ KRPH LQ 9HU-­ mont,  Nichols  said.  ³7KH VWUXFWXUHV ZH KDYH ULJKW QRZ can  stand  in  the  way,â€?  he  said. 6RPH VXSHUYLVRU\ XQLRQ KHDGV note  that  efforts  to  coordinate  educa-­ WLRQ DFURVV VFKRROV LQ D VXSHUYLVRU\ union  are  already  under  way,  but  PDQGDWLQJ LW WKURXJK JRYHUQDQFH consolidation  could  speed  things  along. As  an  example,  Rutland  South  Su-­ SHULQWHQGHQW 'DQD &ROH /HYHVTXH points  to  the  Orange  South  Super-­ YLVRU\ 8QLRQ LQ 5DQGROSK ZKHUH the  superintendent  has  all  the  towns  in  the  union  working  together;Íž  they  UHFHQWO\ FDPH ZLWKLQ D IHZ YRWHV RI FRQVROLGDWLQJ WKH JRYHUQDQFH XQGHU a  Regional  Education  District.  ³7KH\ KDYH XQLIRUPLW\ RI FXUULFX-­ lum,  sharing  of  resources,  and  shared  facilities  management,â€?  said  Cole-­ /HYHVTXH And  as  a  result,  he  added,  the  su-­ perintendent  there  was  able  to  â€œput  a  lot  of  focus  on  student  learning  out-­ comes,  he’s  able  to  support  princi-­ pals  in  instituting  best  practices  and  LQVWUXFWLRQ KHÂśV DEOH WR KDYH WKHP VKDUH DPRQJVW WKHPVHOYHV ZKDW those  best  practices  are,  and  how  GR \RX KDYH WKH JUHDWHVW LPSDFW LQ classroom  instruction  and  thereby  LPSURYH VWXGHQW OHDUQLQJ RXWFRPHV ´ )RU &ROH /HYHVTXH LQ &ODUHQGRQ FRQVROLGDWLRQ ZRXOG EULQJ HIÂżFLHQF\ ZKLFK ZRXOG VHUYH QRW MXVW WKH WD[-­ payers,  but  also  the  students. “I  could  share  resources  more  eas-­ ily  and  I  could  focus  on  what  I  see  as  my  responsibilities,  which  are  HGXFDWLRQDO OHDGHUVKLS DQG LPSURY-­ ing  outcomes  for  students.  I  could  do  WKDW PRUH HIIHFWLYHO\ LI , GLG QRW KDYH to  spend  my  time  getting  ready  for  the  next  board  meeting,â€?  said  Cole-­ /HYHVTXH ZKR VDLG KH DWWHQGV

meetings  a  year. “When  you’re  getting  ready  for  the  next  board  meeting  that’s  not  time  you  could  be  spending  looking  at  how  well  kids  are  performing  in  classes  or  how  better  I  could  support  instructional  practices,â€?  he  said.  â€œI  see  from  a  systemic  standpoint  the  potential  to  be  better  educators  by  bringing  all  of  our  schools  under  a  single  district.â€? $V D VXSHUYLVRU\ XQLRQ 5XWODQG South  has  already  consolidated  its  WHFKQRORJ\ VXSSRUW VHUYLFHV DQG

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busing,  and  this  year  it  is  bringing  special  education  into  the  central  of-­ ÂżFH “We’re  doing  a  lot  of  centraliza-­ WLRQ EXW \HW ZH VWLOO KDYH WR JR RXW and  meet  with  each  board,  which  still  KDV MXULVGLFWLRQ RYHU LWV VFKRRO ´ KH said.  â€œIt  takes  a  lot  of  time,  it  takes  a  lot  of  energy  and  it  takes  a  lot  of  resources  to  do  that.â€? Barone  in  Milton  agrees.  He  for-­ PHUO\ ZRUNHG LQ WKH %DUUH 6XSHUYL-­ VRU\ 8QLRQ FHQWUDO RIÂżFH ZKHUH KH RYHUVDZ WKUHH VFKRRO GLVWULFWV WZR faculty  contracts,  three  school  boards  and  three  sets  of  policies.  The  system  PDGH LW GLIÂżFXOW WR VKDUH VWDII YLVLRQ and  costs,  he  said. +DYLQJ RQH VFKRRO GLVWULFW IRU VHY-­ HUDO VFKRROV UDWKHU WKDQ VHYHUDO GLV-­ WULFWV ZRXOG VDYH WLPH DQG PRQH\ particularly  in  negotiating  contracts  for  teachers,  transportation  and  food  VHUYLFH %DURQH VDLG 0DVV SXUFKDV-­ LQJ FRXOG VDYH GROODUV WRR KH DGGHG CURBING  SPENDING 0DNH QR PLVWDNH DERXW LW VDY-­ ing  money  is  certainly  a  part  of  the  school  consolidation  debate. 2EVHUYHUV SRLQW RXW WKDW 9HUPRQW RYHU WKH ODVW \HDUV KDV VHHQ GH-­ clining  enrollments  but  not  a  com-­ PHQVXUDWH GHFOLQH LQ VWDIÂżQJ RU HGX-­ (See  Spending,  Page  13A)

(Continued  from  Page  1A) passed,  reduce  by  the  year  2020  the  number  of  municipal  school  dis-­ tricts  from  282  to  45,  eliminate  the  VWDWHÂśV VXSHUYLVRU\ XQLRQV DQG require  the  formation  of  regional  school  districts.  Each  of  those  ex-­ panded  districts  would  encompass  a  minimum  of  1,200  students  in  pre-­kindergarten  through  grade  12  and  at  least  four  municipal  dis-­ tricts,  and  would  operate  under  one  school  board. The  bill  has  been  proposed  in  or-­ GHU WR LPSURYH HGXFDWLRQDO HTXLW\ for  Vermont’s  schoolchildren  and  SRVVLEO\ VDYH PRQH\ E\ VWUHDPOLQ-­ LQJ RSHUDWLRQV FUHDWLQJ HIÂżFLHQ-­ cies  and  sharing  resources  within  the  larger  districts. 'LVWULFWV ZRXOG KDYH XQWLO -XO\ 2016,  to  create  plans  outlining  con-­ solidation  to  create  an  expanded  GLVWULFW 7KH YRWHUV RI HDFK GLVWULFW and  the  State  Board  of  Education  ZRXOG KDYH WR DSSURYH WKH FRQVROL-­ GDWLRQ SODQV E\ -XO\ School  districts  that  do  not  at  OHDVW KDYH D SODQ VKRZLQJ WKH LQWHQW WR FRQVROLGDWH E\ WKH GHDGOLQH ZRXOG EH VXEMHFW WR VWDWH LQWHUYHQ-­ tion  by  a  â€œdesign  teamâ€?  that  would  create  a  plan  for  that  district.  All  new,  consolidated  districts  would  EH XS DQG RSHUDWLRQDO E\ -XO\ 2020. A  single  school  board  would  RYHUVHH WKH FRQVROLGDWHG PXOWL town  district,  rather  than  the  cur-­ rent  system  in  which  each  indi-­ YLGXDO WRZQ KDV D VFKRRO ERDUG (DFK VFKRRO ZRXOG KDYH DQ DGYL-­ sory  committee  that  would  work  ZLWK WKH WRZQ UHSUHVHQWDWLYH WR WKH school  board. Vermont  has  the  lowest  student  to  school  board  member  ratio  in  the  nation:  One  school  board  member  IRU VWXGHQWV The  House  Committee  on  Educa-­ tion  OK’d  H.883  on  March  21  and  it  was  referred  to  the  House  Com-­ mittee  on  Ways  and  Means  last  week. Also,  last  week,  the  State  Board  RI (GXFDWLRQ YRWHG WR VXSSRUW H.883.

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Spending (Continued  from  Page  12A) cational  costs. Vermont  Agency  of  Education  statistics  show  that  statewide  pub-­ lic  school  enrollment  was  94,623  in  ¿VFDO \HDU DQG LQ ÂżV-­ FDO \HDU ² D SHUFHQW GURS Over  that  same  period  the  number  of  teachers  and  paraeducators  went  IURP WR $QG WKH 1D-­ tional  Center  for  Educational  Statis-­ tics  shows  that  per-­pupil  spending  in  9HUPRQW URVH IURP LQ ÂżVFDO \HDU WR DQ HVWLPDWHG LQ ÂżVFDO \HDU ² DQ SHUFHQW increase. Promoters  of  school  consolida-­ tion  say  that  if  cutting  the  number  of  districts  and  boards  doesn’t  cut  spending  on  education,  it  will  at  least  slow  or  halt  its  growth.  Rep.  Johannah  Donovan,  D-­Burlington,  IRU LQVWDQFH KDV VDLG WKDW + ZLOO “bend  the  curve  in  education  spend-­ ing.â€? Âł1R RQH LV VD\LQJ ZHÂśUH JRLQJ WR save  money  right  off  the  bat,  the  ef-­ ÂżFLHQFLHV ZLOO RQO\ EH UHDOL]HG GRZQ the  road,â€?  Cole-­Levesque  said. He  pointed  to  an  example  in  Rut-­ land  South.  When  he  came  to  the  supervisory  union  four  years  ago,  school  buses  were  owned  by  indi-­ vidual  school  districts.  They  each  had  their  own  bus  replacement  fund,  did  their  own  maintenance  and  hired  their  own  drivers.  During  his  second  year  they  consolidated  the  buses  into  the  supervisory  union  and  as  a  result  upgraded  all  of  the  buses,  cut  down  on  maintenance  costs  and  consoli-­ date  some  routes. Three  years  in,  the  supervisory  union  is  spending  the  same  even  though  fuel  costs  have  doubled. “It’s  not  dramatic  or  instanta-­ QHRXV EXW LWÂśV HIÂżFLHQF\ ´ &ROH Levesque  said.  â€œIt  also  saves  boards  a  whole  lot  of  time  from  having  to  address  those  issues. “Systemic  improvement  improves  HIÂżFLHQF\ RI RSHUDWLRQV ´ KH VDLG “Over  time,  it  has  the  most  dramatic  potential  to  bend  the  cost  curve  to  better  match  education  spending  with  student  populations,  and  that  obviously  has  to  happen.â€? LOCAL  CONTROL But  consolidating  resources  across  schools  can  only  go  so  far,  some  su-­ perintendents  say.  And  doing  away  with  many  local  boards  that  can  sell  VFKRRO EXGJHWV WR FLWL]HQV FRXOG EH D recipe  for  disaster. 5XWODQG 1RUWKHDVW 6XSHULQWHQGHQW John  Castle  in  Brandon  has  created  HIÂżFLHQFLHV DQG VDYHG PRQH\ E\ contracting  with  the  Abbey  Group  IRU IRRG VHUYLFH DW DOO VHYHQ 51H68 schools,  and  by  consolidating  bus-­

NED  KIRSCH SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FRANKLIN  WEST LQJ +H VDLG DGPLQLVWUDWRUV 51H68 look  at  ways  to  save  money  and  streamline  services  every  year. 1HYHUWKHOHVV KH ZRXOGQÂśW ORRN forward  to  putting  a  single,  consoli-­ dated  budget  before  voters  in  the  seven  towns  in  the  union.  He  said  consolidating  all  the  school’s  bud-­ gets  into  one  would  result  in  a  spend-­ LQJ SODQ RI PLOOLRQ JLYH RU WDNH “I  got  to  be  honest  with  you,  I’m  QRW VXUH , ZDQW WR SXW D PLOOLRQ budget  forward  that  people  have  a  disconnection  to,â€?  he  said.  â€œWith  FHQWUDOL]HG EXUHDXFUDFLHV WKHUH LV DW the  very  least  a  healthy  skepticism  of  us;Íž  and  the  potential  for  a  very  removed  public,  that  actually  could  create  a  level  of  distrust,  and  that  would  concern  me.â€? According  to  numbers  crunched  E\ WKH 51H68 %XVLQHVV 2IÂżFH EH-­ cause  of  the  shift  in  accounting  and  spending  under  a  consolidated  bud-­ get,  the  tax  rate  in  Brandon,  which  failed  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  would  actually  go  up.  Many  Vermonters  like  to  make  decisions  for  themselves  and  simply  trust  decisions  made  closer  to  home.  As  a  result,  school  consolidation  is  a  tough  sell  to  many. An  example  of  local  control  in  ac-­ tion  occurred  last  month  at  the  Whit-­ ing  annual  school  meeting,  where  all  WKH YRWLQJ ZDV GRQH IURP WKH Ă€RRU MXVW DV LW KDV IRU RYHU \HDUV :KLWLQJ SRSXODWLRQ URXJKO\ serves  39  students  in  grades  kinder-­ garten-­6. When  discussion  at  the  March  4  meeting  turned  to  the  local  school Â

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budget,  School  Board  Chair  Carol  Brigham  explained  that  the  federal  funds  used  to  pay  for  the  Whiting  school’s  preschool  program  dried  up.  The  school  board  debated  the  issue  and  decided  not  to  include  WKH LQ WKH :KLWLQJ 6FKRRO budget  to  pay  for  the  program.  The  Whiting  preschoolers  could  go  to  the  1HVKREH 6FKRRO SUHVFKRRO SURJUDP in  Brandon. Instead,  the  Whiting  community  on  Town  Meeting  night  voted  from  WKH Ă€RRU WR DGG URXJKO\ WR the  budget  to  fund  the  preschool  pro-­ gram  themselves. “That’s  the  perfect  example  of  local  control,â€?  Castle  said.  â€œBut  I  could  see  some  people  say  that  that’s  what’s  wrong  with  our  system.  Should  decisions  about  what’s  best  for  our  children  be  made  by  people  closest  to  our  children?â€? While  the  Vermont  School  Boards  Association  is  working  with  the  Leg-­ LVODWXUH WR FUDIW + VRPH ORFDO school  boards  are  already  set  against  it  because  members  say  they  will  lose  control  of  their  schools.  Last  week,  WKH 5XWODQG 1RUWKHDVW DQG 5XWODQG Addison  supervisory  union  boards  both  passed  resolutions  rejecting  + LQ SDUW EHFDXVH WKH\ VDLG LW pressures  small  schools  to  close. While  some  backers  of  school  consolidation  say  it  would  offer  a  greater  breadth  of  educational  op-­ tions  to  students  in  small  schools,  Castle  said  small  schools  already  of-­ fer  more  than  some  larger  schools.  For  example,  he  said,  in  the  realm  of  technology,  a  small  school  may  not  have  a  computer  lab,  but  will  have  a  one-­to-­one  technology  teaching  en-­ vironment  and  computers  for  each  student. “Some  of  our  small  schools  pro-­ vide  as  strong  if  not  better  learning  opportunities  at  times  than  large  schools,â€?  he  said. Castle  said  often  what  small  schools  lack  in  resources,  they  make  up  for  in  making  connections  with  students  and  support  systems  within  the  school. “It’s  a  value  thing  at  times,â€?  he  said.  â€œSomeone  may  value  language,  and  someone  else  may  want  more  so-­ cial  studies  time.â€? 6XSHULQWHQGHQW 1LFKROV LQ )UDQN-­ OLQ 1RUWKHDVW VDLG VFKRRO FRQVROL-­ dation  doesn’t  have  to  mean  small  schools  would  close. “We  wouldn’t  close  any  of  our  schools,â€?  he  said. Instead,  he  suggested  that  small  schools  could  become  centers  for  certain  specialties. But  when  it  comes  to  consolida-­ tion  leading  to  fewer  board  mem-­

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FRANKLIN  NORTHEAST SUPERINTENDENT JAY  NICHOLS EHUV 1LFKROV LV DOO IRU LW +H SRLQWHG out  that  too  much  local  control  can  OHDG WR FRQĂ€LFWV RI LQWHUHVW 2Q HY-­ ery  board  in  his  supervisory  union  at  least  one  board  member  is  related  to  a  school  employee.  With  larger  con-­ solidated  boards  that’s  less  likely  to  occur,  he  suggested. OTHER  DOWNSIDES Even  consolidation  advocates  acknowledge  that  changing  the  le-­ gal  ownership  of  school  buildings,  adding  infrastructure  and  merging  SROLFLHV ² QRW WR PHQWLRQ WHDFKHU FRQWUDFWV ² FRXOG EH D ORJLVWLFDO nightmare. And  given  Vermont’s  geography,  with  rivers  and  mountains  that  isolate  some  communities,  Milton’s  Barone  said  consolidating  schools  would  not  work  everywhere.  It  might  not  be  in  students’  best  interest  to  shuttle  them  on  buses  to  a  central  school,  he  said,  and  it’s  costly. And  a  central  school  would  mean  bigger  classes  for  some.  Research  VKRZV VPDOOHU FODVV VL]HV OHQG WKHP-­ selves  to  one-­on-­one  attention  and  better  results. Castle  observed  that  Vermont  is  going  through  a  socio-­cultural  change,  and  he  said  Vermonters Â

must  balance  the  need  to  modern-­ L]H VWUHDPOLQH DQG VWD\ FXUUHQW ZLWK the  rush  of  technology  and  educa-­ tion  policies  while  staying  true  to  the  state’s  rural  roots. “We’re  a  society  that’s  at  a  cross-­ roads,  and  I  think  Vermont  is  at  a  junction  between  being  a  rural  state  and  trying  to  operate  within  the  FRQWH[W RI WKH VW FHQWXU\ DQG WKH conventions  of  a  more  suburban-­ L]HG HQYLURQPHQW ´ KH VDLG Âł:HÂśUH not  willing  to  accept  our  identity  as  a  rural  state  with  rural  communities.  There’s  a  sense  that  we  need  to  mod-­ HUQL]H WKDW ELJJHU LV EHWWHU “Vermont’s  identity,  the  town-­ ships,  the  rural  character,  has  per-­ sisted  a  sense  of  community  that  is  LGHQWLÂżHG ZLWK WKH ORFDO WRZQ PRUH so  than  with  other  states  in  our  coun-­ try,â€?  Castle  said.  â€œI  don’t  think  we  should  reject  that,  I  think  we  should  embrace  that.â€? 1LFKROV WDNHV D GLIIHUHQW WDFN “Local  control  is  very  important,  but  I  don’t  think  local  control  at  the  level  we  have  it  in  Vermont  makes  any  sense,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe  need  to  re-­ GHÂżQH ZKDW ORFDO PHDQV ´ 1LFKROV SRLQWHG RXW WKDW WKHUH DUH IHZHU WKDQ VWXGHQWV SHU VFKRRO board  member  in  Vermont. “We’ve  got  to  get  away  from  this  barely  post-­Civil  War  structure  we  have  in  place,â€?  he  said. Barone  likes  the  Rockwell  paint-­ ing  on  his  wall  in  Milton.  It’s  a  comfortable  image  of  school  days  steeped  in  nostalgia.  But  he  sees  the  image  for  what  it  is  and  wonders  if  Vermont  schools’  fondness  for  small  classes  and  low  student-­teacher  ra-­ tios  is  sustainable. “We’re  going  to  have  to  have  a  real  hard  look  at:  Can  the  taxpayers  of  the  state  of  Vermont  continue  to  ¿QDQFLDOO\ VXVWDLQ WKRVH VPDOO VFKRRO districts?â€?  he  said. Editor’s  Note:  This  story  was  reported  by  Courtney  Lamdin  of  the  Milton  Independent,  Michelle  Monroe  of  the  St.  Albans  Mes-­ senger,  Polly  Lynn  of  the  Moun-­ tain  Times  and  Lee  J.  Kahrs  of  the  Brandon  Reporter,  and  edited  by  John  McCright  of  the  Addison  In-­ dependent.  Other  newspapers  with-­ in  the  group  are  the  Essex  Reporter  and  Colchester  Sun.

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A Tradition of Caring Combined with State-of-the-Art Medical Services PROVIDING COMPLETE CARE FOR WOMEN AT ALL STAGES OF LIFE. At Addison Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Doctors James Malcolm & Alan Ayer have provided sound and sensitive, patient-centered care for more than thirty years. The entire team, which now includes Doctors Anna Benvenuto, Katherine Wagner and David Turner, continues to foster that proud tradition, combining empathetic care with optimal, state-of-the-art gynecological and surgical treatments.

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Compassionate care with a commitment to excellence ‡ Wellness exams, preventive screenings & contraceptive management ‡ Menstrual problems, individualized treatment of gynecologic disorders ‡ Infertility evaluation & treatment, Pelvic Ultrasounds ‡ STD screening and treatment, Management of abnormal Pap smears ‡ Incontinence & pelvic organ prolapse, menopause & aging

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James A. Malcolm, III, MD University of Virginia College of Medicine

Anna Bevenuto, MD UVM College of Medicine

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Mt.  Abe  art show  opens at  Walkover

‘Much  Ado’ TWO  ADDISON  COUNTY  youngsters  will  perform  in  the  Vermont  Commons  School’s  production  of  William  Shakespeare’s  â€œMuch  Ado  About  Nothingâ€?  on  Friday,  April  4,  and  Saturday,  April  5,  at  7  p.m.  in  the  Contois  Auditorium  in  Burlington’s  City  Hall.  Fiona  Oldham  of  Lincoln  and  Galen  Fastie  of  Ripton  are  both  students  at  Vermont  Commons  in  South  Burlington.

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Ag  Lunch  (Continued  from  Page  1A) be  able  to  know  what’s  in  my  foods  when  I  purchase  them  at  the  store.â€? Stevens  said  the  issue  has  been  a  divisive  one  both  inside  and  outside  the  capitol,  but  that  a  large  majority  Vermonters  support  GMO  labeling. “I’m  not  going  to  try  to  convince  anyone  of  the  rightness  or  wrong-­ ness  of  labeling,  because  I  think  people’s  minds  are  made  up,â€?  Ste-­ vens  said.  â€œWe’ve  heard  that  for  the  last  20  years,  at  least  through  UVM  research,  that  more  than  90  percent  of  people  are  looking  for  labeling.â€? Stevens  said  the  state  must  pro-­ ceed  cautiously,  lest  legislators  craft  a  bill  that  leaves  Vermont  open  to  SPENCE  PUTNAM  OF  Wey-­ lawsuits  from  food  producers. bridge  listens  as  State  Rep.  Willem  Smith  also  said  GMO  labeling  was  Jewett  answers  a  question  at  Mon-­ a  hot-­button  issue  in  the  agriculture  day’s  Ag  Lunch  in  Bridport. community. “I  don’t  think  any  of  us  are  op-­ posed  to  knowing  what’s  in  your  food,â€?  Smith  said.  â€œYet,  the  Euro-­ pean  nations  have  been  studying  and  looking  for  something  wrong  with  these  products,  but  haven’t  found  one  example  of  where  it  has  harmed  the  environment.â€? Ball  said  Smith’s  point  did  not  il-­ lustrate  the  whole  story  on  GMO  la-­ beling. “Every  single  country  in  the  EU  requires  GMO  labels  on  their  food,â€?  Ball  said.  â€œI  think  that  speaks  loud  and  clear.â€? *HQHWLFDOO\ PRGLÂżHG VHHGV which  are  less  susceptible  to  dis-­ HDVH ZHUH ÂżUVW DSSURYHG IRU XVH LQ the  United  States  in  1994.  The  vast  majority  of  this  country’s  corn  and  soybean  crops  are  grown  using  such  seeds. The  GMO  labeling  bill  currently  being  debated  in  the  Legislature  is  BRIDPORT  RESIDENT  BILL  .H\HV Ă€DVKHV D VPLOH DW 0RQGD\ÂśV currently  in  the  Senate  Judiciary  Ag  Lunch  in  Bridport’s  Commu-­ Committee.  Senators  there  have  sought  the  opinion  of  Attorney  Gen-­ nity  Hall. Â

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eral  Bill  Sorrell  on  whether  the  bill  would  generate  legal  challenges. SHORELANDS  BILL Legislators  and  community  mem-­ bers  also  discussed  proposed  legisla-­ tion  â€”  referred  to  as  the  Shorelands  Bill  â€”   that  would  limit  the  amount  of  pollution  that  makes  its  way  into  Lake  Champlain  from  manufactur-­ ers,  landowners  and  farmers. Jewett  said  there  was  broad  con-­ sensus  among  citizens  and  legisla-­ tors  that  something  must  be  done  to  clean  up  the  lake  â€”  but  the  details  on  who  should  bear  that  burden  re-­ main  murky. “There’s  a  breadth  of  support  of  the  concept  that  we’ve  got  to  do  something,â€?  Jewett  said.  â€œThe  good  news  is  that  there’s  a  consensus  that  we  need  to  move  forward,  but  I  sus-­ pect  there  will  be  all  kinds  of  dis-­ agreement  about  the  money.â€? Smith  said  the  state  is  getting  mixed  signals  from  the  U.S.  Envi-­ ronmental  Protection  Agency. Âł2QH RI WKH PRVW GLIÂżFXOW WKLQJV LV the  EPA  is  telling  us  to  do  something  based  on  a  new  Total  Maximum  Dai-­ ly  Load  (TMDL),  but  they  haven’t  issued  it,â€?  Smith  said.  â€œWe’re  trying  to  develop  a  plan,  but  we  won’t  by  the  March  31  deadline.â€? Smith  said  that  one  way  the  state  can  limit  pollution  in  Lake  Cham-­ plain  is  by  enforcing  best  farming  practices  outlined  in  the  1990s. “Back  20  years  ago,  we  adopted  accepted  agricultural  practices,  which  if  every  state  followed  them  would  improve  water  quality,â€?  Smith  said.  â€œBut  a  good  share  of  the  farm-­ ing  community  didn’t  know  those Â

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rules  existed.â€? Smith  said  the  Vermont  Farm  Bu-­ reau  should  redouble  its  efforts  to  educate  farmers  on  the  accepted  agricultural  practices. “We  have  seen  an  increase  in  the  amount  of  phosphorus  going  into  the  lake,â€?  Smith  said.  â€œWe  haven’t  been  able  to  get  the  outcomes  we  have  been  looking  for.â€? The  EPA  divides  the  country  into  10  separate  regions  â€”  Vermont  and  the  rest  of  New  England  are  in  Region  1,  while  New  York  is  in  Re-­ gion  2.  People  at  Monday’s  lunch  expressed  concern  that  for  this  rea-­ son,  New  York  and  Vermont  would  be  subject  to  different  pollution  regulations  for  Lake  Champlain. “New  York  state  doesn’t  have  to  play  by  the  same  rules,â€?  Ferris-­ burgh  resident  Mary  Martin  said.  â€œThere  should  be  some  coming  together  and  acceptance  of  a  same  standard.â€? Phil  Wagner,  a  farmer  in  Brid-­ port,  said  he  was  concerned  with  the  shorelands  protection  legisla-­ tion  currently  before  the  agricul-­ ture  committee. “The  original  TMDL  meeting  had  stats  about  contributors  to  pol-­

STATE  REP.  DIANE  Lanpher  gets  a  laugh  after  being  interrupted  by  a  musical  cell  phone  ringtone  during  Monday’s  Ag  Lunch  in  Bridport.

lution  in  the  state  â€”  one  third  each  for  agriculture,  construction  and  highways,â€?  Wagner  said.  â€œThe  bill  I  read  was  90-­95  percent  weighted  towards  agriculture.â€? Smith  said  this  disproportionate Â

burden  on  agriculture  in  the  draft  was  due  to  the  fact  that  the  agricul-­ ture  committee  only  dealt  with  the  ag  part  of  the  bill,  and  other  limits  would  be  added  later. Bill  Moore,  the  new  lobbyist  for  the  Vermont  Farm  Bureau,  said  the  bill  may  not  help  the  state  meet  EPA  regulations,  since  the  bill,  in  LWV ÂżQDO IRUP PD\ QRW DGGUHVV 7R-­ tal  Maximum  Daily  Load.  The  EPA  could  also  pass  new  regulations  the  state  must  adhere  to. An  added  problem,  Moore  said,  is  the  dearth  of  funds  the  state  has  appropriated  to  help  polluters  meet  TMDL  standards. “That’s  just  the  reality,  there’s  no  money,â€?  Moore  said.  â€œWe  don’t  currently  have  a  funding  mecha-­ nism  for  what  the  EPA  is  going  to  require  of  us,  I  just  want  to  be  very  clear  about  that.â€? 6WHYHQV SDLQWHG D ÂżQDQFLDO SLF-­ ture  of  what  the  state  needs  to  meet  federal  TMDL  standards.  He  said  the  Shorelands  Bill  would  increase  taxes  on  rooms,  meals  and  alcohol  by  a  quarter  of  a  percent,  and  1  per-­ cent  on  car  rental  taxes. “The  total  sum  of  that  proposal  is  $4  million  annually,â€?  Stevens  said. Stevens  said  the  state  will  need  $15  million  annually  for  the  next  10  years  to  meet  federal  pollution  standards,  meaning  funding  gener-­ ated  by  the  Shorelands  Bill  will  be  woefully  inadequate  for  the  task.  Smith  added  that  the  rest  of  the  funds  will  likely  have  to  come  from  the  USDA. The  state  Department  of  Envi-­ ronmental  Conservation  sent  a  new  TMDL  plan  to  the  EPA  Monday,  a  day  before  the  April  1  deadline.  The  agency  previously  rejected  STATE  REP.  WILL  Stevens  listens  to  a  discussion  during  the  Ag  Lunch  Vermont’s  water  quality  plan  in  in  Bridport  Monday  afternoon. 2011.

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McEathron  (Continued  from  Page  1A) Montpelier,  on  legislation  related  to  also  declared  an  interest  in  running.  the  Vermont  Yankee  nuclear  power  Incumbent  Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  D-­ plant. Middlebury,  has  announced  he  will  McEathron  noted  the  20  percent  not  be  seeking  another  two-­year  term  decline  in  Vermont’s  student  popu-­ this  fall. lation  since  2000. “After  Rep.  Ralston  announced  he  â€œThis  means  less  resources  for  would  not  be  running  for  re-­election,  the  students  as  schools  have  to  I  saw  it  as  an  oppor-­ think  about  shrink-­ tunity  to  make  (my  ing  and  cutting  staff,â€?  â€œIt will be a candidacy)  happen,â€?  McEathron  said.  â€œBut  bipartisan McEathron  said. by  doing  administra-­ He  added  he  is  run-­ campaign, tive  consolidation,  ning  as  an  Indepen-­ where I can as  well  as  (reducing  dent  so  as  to  not  have  the  number  supervi-­ an  obligation  to  the  focus on issues sory  unions),  we  can  that I want to major  parties. offer  students  more  â€œIt  will  be  a  biparti-­ focus on and through  the  sharing  of  san  campaign,  where  not what one resources.â€? I  can  focus  on  issues  For  example,  that  I  want  to  focus  on  party is pushing. McEathron  believes  and  not  what  one  par-­ Running as an multiple  schools  ty  is  pushing,â€?  McEa-­ independent, could  share  language  thron  said.  â€œRunning  teachers. you can build as  an  Independent,  McEathron  favors  you  can  build  your  your own current  legislative  ef-­ own  platform.â€? platform.â€? forts  to  consolidate  The  young  student  â€” Calvin McEathron public  school  gover-­ has  already  cleared  nance  and  reduce  the  his  campaign  with  his  number  of  school  dis-­ Middlebury  College  professors  and  WULFWV +H VSHFLÂżFDOO\ VXSSRUWV ELOO advisers.  He  realizes  that  if  he  is  H.883,  which,  among  other  things,  elected,  it  will  require  him  to  tem-­ would  abolish  supervisory  unions  porarily  withdraw  from  classes  and  and  realign  school  districts  into  ex-­ thereby  prolong  his  scholastic  ca-­ panded  pre-­K-­12  school  districts  reer.  McEathron  has  also  consulted  that  would  be  responsible  for  the  with  former  Gov.  James  Douglas,  education  of  all  resident  children.  an  executive  in  residence  at  Middle-­ This  change  would  take  effect  in  bury  College  (and  an  alum)  who  2020.  The  bill  is  currently  being  launched  his  political  career  as  a  reviewed  by  the  House  Ways  and  Middlebury  House  representative. Means  Committee. McEathron  spent  summers  work-­ “We  need  to  look  at  how  we  can  ing  on  his  grandparents’  sheep  farm  bring  the  education  system,  particu-­ in  Chelsea,  where  he  attended  pub-­ larly  the  administrative  side  of  it,  lic  schools.  He  noted  the  state  has  seen  its  student  population  decline  from  104,000  in  2000  to  the  current  80,000.  McEathron  is  a  graduate  of  U-­32  High  School  and  got  his  ¿UVW WDVWH RI VWDWH SROLWLFV DV D WHHQ working  with  Rep.  Tony  Klein,  D-­

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“The  number  of  21-­  to  44-­year-­ olds  has  fallen  by  23,000  between  the  year  2000  and  the  last  census  in  2010,â€?  McEathron  said.  â€œIt’s  a  problem.â€? Vermont  can  help  reverse  the  trend  through  a  more  aggressive  economic  development  policy,  ac-­ cording  to  McEathron. “With  the  importance  of  the  Inter-­ net  and  the  importance  of  technol-­ ogy  in  today’s  world,  Vermont  has  a  chance  to  be  a  leader  in  telecommu-­ nication,  as  well  as  tech  companies  willing  to  set  up  shop  here,â€?  he  said. He  referred  to  Dealer.com  and  SchoolSpring  as  examples  of  suc-­ cessful  Internet-­based  companies  that  have  thrived  in  the  Green  Mountain  State. “The  potential  is  there,â€?  McEath-­ ron  said.  â€œI  believe  by  eliminating  the  cloud  computing  tax  as  well  as  making  tax  credits  available  for  pri-­ vate  investment  in  Vermont,  we  can  see  some  changes.â€? Doing  nothing  would  keep  Ver-­ mont’s  status  as  one  of  the  grayest  states  in  the  union,  said  McEathron. “Vermont  has  a  great  college  edu-­ cation  system.  There’s  no  doubting  that,â€?  McEathron  said.  â€œThere’s  no  question  people  want  to  come  here  for  an  education.  But  it  seems  more  and  more  they  are  getting  their  di-­ ploma  and  immediately  heading  out.  I  love  Vermont.  But  as  a  young  person,  you  want  to  be  around  other  young  people.  Having  a  chance  to  keep  them  here  is  one  of  the  main  reasons  I’m  running  for  the  Legis-­ lature.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Daily  (Continued  from  Page  1A) try  for  a  hospital  of  our  size.â€? Indeed,  Daily  acknowledges  that  Porter  Medical  Center  would  not  be  where  it  is  today  without  the  many  health  care  professionals  and  admin-­ istrators  that  have  shared  in  the  vi-­ sion  for  the  hospital  and  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  &  Rehabilitation. “There  is  a  proverb  that  states,  â€˜Of  the  best  leaders,  when  he  or  she  is  gone,  the  people  will  say  â€”  we  did  it  ourselves,’â€?  Daily  said.  â€œCoaching  and  leadership  are  kind  of  the  same  thing.  You  try  to  help  people  do  things  they  might  not  otherwise  do.â€? Under  Daily’s  watch,  PMC  of-­ ÂżFLDOV VHW D KLJK EDU ² DQG KDYH cleared  it  almost  every  year.  Most  of  the  state’s  small  hospitals,  including  3RUWHU KDYH H[SHULHQFHG ÂżQDQFLDO challenges  in  an  era  dominated  by  dwindling  Medicaid  and  Medicare  reimbursement  and  the  uncertainties  of  health  care  reform.  But  PMC  has  been  able  to  make  strides  in  program-­ ming  throughout  the  years  while  add-­ ing  buildings  to  its  South  Street  cam-­ pus  and  primary  care  physicians  to  its  growing  roster. Back  when  Daily  took  the  reins  at  Porter,  there  were  essentially  the  main  hospital  building  and  a  connector  to  what  was  then  the  Helen  Porter  Nurs-­ ing  Home  (50  beds)  located  in  what  is  now  the  Collins  building. “Pretty  quickly,  I  learned  we  had  to  bring  our  basic  infrastructure  up  to  speed  to  be  able  to  accommodate  what  I  was  pretty  sure  was  going  to  be  a  fairly  rapid  growth  in  medical  staff,â€?  Daily  said. He  based  his  growth  expectations  for  the  hospital  on  a  variety  of  factors,  not  the  least  of  which  was  the  qual-­ ity  of  life  the  Middlebury  area  had  to  offer  to  prospective  physicians  and  nurses. “The  Champlain  Valley  is  an  attrac-­ tive  place  in  Vermont;Íž  Middlebury  is  a  college  town,â€?  Daily  noted. He  saw  the  active  medical  staff  at  Porter  grow  from  around  23  in  1984  to  pushing  70  today. “It  was  clear  that  this  was  a  place  that  was  going  to  be  really  attractive  for  practitioners,  and  that  if  we  didn’t  have  a  hospital  with  the  basic  services  to  accommodate  that,  that  was  going  to  be  problematic,â€?  Daily  said. BRICKS  AND  MORTAR Initial  capital  projects  focused  on  upgrading  the  hospital’s  boil-­ ers,  electrical  system  and  roof  over  the  hospital’s  medical-­surgical  unit,  Daily  recalled.  After  making  repairs, Â

30& RIÂżFLDOV IRFXVHG RQ DGGLQJ QHZ ticing  medicine  and  not  have  to  tend  bricks  and  mortar.  Successful  multi-­ as  much  to  the  related  administrative  million-­dollar  fundraising  campaigns  health  care  chores. led  to  construction  of  new  facilities  â€œPeople  slowly  came  to  the  conclu-­ to  host  the  medical/surgical  unit,  the  sion  that  this  was  better,â€?  Daily  said.  emergency  and  radiology  depart-­ “You  come  to  an  emergency  depart-­ ments,  the  birthing  center  and  rehabil-­ ment  and  there’s  already  a  doctor  to  itation  center,  and  Helen  Porter.  Then,  see  me,  instead  of  them  having  to  call  just  a  few  years  ago,  Porter  worked  somebody  who  is  a  professional  mak-­ cooperatively  with  developers  and  ing  their  living  across  town.â€? Middlebury  College  to  establish  East-­ Daily  has  also  led  PMC  through  view  at  Middlebury  off  South  Street  various  state  and  federal  health  care  Extension.  Eastview  is  reform  initiatives,  some  one  of  two  substantial  re-­ of  them  ongoing.  Ver-­ tirement  communities  to  â€œThere is a mont  is  setting  up  its  lay  down  roots  in  Addi-­ proverb that health  insurance  ex-­ son  County’s  shire  town. states, ‘Of the change  as  mandated  Daily  remains  particu-­ best leaders, through  the  Affordable  larly  proud  of  the  1996  Care  Act.  And  plans  â€œsouth  projectâ€?  that  re-­ when he or call  for  the  state  to  tran-­ sulted  in  construction,  she is gone, sition  to  a  single-­payer  for  around  $4  million,  the people will health  care  system  by  of  the  new  radiology  and  say — we did 2017. emergency  department  â€œIt  doesn’t  matter  it ourselves.’ headquarters. if  you  have  100  pay-­ “That  was  a  quantum  Coaching and ers  or  a  single  payer,  it  leap,â€?  he  said.  â€œIn  our  old  leadership are really  comes  down  to  building,  the  Emergency  how  they  are  going  to  Department  was  on  the  kind of the pay  (the  hospital),  and  main  thoroughfare,  so  same thing. how  much  they  are  go-­ there  was  little  privacy  You try to ing  to  pay,â€?  Daily  said.  to  speak  of.  X-­ray  was  help people “That’s  certainly  what  I  back  in  a  nook,  and  our  have  spent  a  lot  of  time  equipment  was  outdated,  do things they talking  to  Green  Moun-­ G.E.  stuff.  We  had  great  might not tain  Care  Board  mem-­ people,  so  the  thing  that  otherwise do.â€? bers  about  â€Ś  What  I  bothered  you  was  you  â€” Jim Daily think  the  state  should  ought  to  give  them  â€Ś  GR LV ÂżQG RXW KRZ WKH\ something  better  to  work  pay  hospitals  like  Porter  with.â€? that  are  really  important  to  the  com-­ Porter,  particularly  during  the  munities  they  serve,  and  that  do  it  1990s,  would  gradually  add  more  ULJKW DQG ÂżJXUH RXW KRZ WR SD\ WKHP personnel  to  keep  up  with  the  coun-­ so  they  can  continue  to  do  it  right  and  ty’s  growing  demand  and  need  for  not  squeeze  them  into  emaciation.â€? physicians  and  specialists. CHANGING  TECHNOLOGY When  Daily  joined  the  fold  three  Technological  advances  in  the  decades  ago,  Porter  Hospital  did  not  PHGLFDO ÂżHOG KDYH DERXQGHG GXULQJ employ  any  physicians.  That  soon  Daily’s  tenure.  Among  them:  A  shift  changed. to  electronic  recordkeeping.  Hospi-­ “When  I  got  here  in  1984,  the  di-­ tals  throughout  the  region  are  switch-­ rection  the  board  wanted  me  to  take  LQJ IURP SDSHU ÂżOHV WR GLJLWL]HG UH-­ was  clear,â€?  Daily  recalled.  â€œWe  had  cords  that  allow  physicians  to  access  physicians  that  were  on  call  for  the  a  patient’s  medical  background  with  a  Emergency  Department.  When  some-­ few  key  strokes. one  came  in  who  needed  emergency  The  hope,  Daily  said,  is  that  elec-­ care,  there  was  always  that  lag  time  tronic  recordkeeping  leads  to  better  or  waiting  period.  The  thought  was,  and  more  timely  care,  along  with  cost  â€˜Let’s  get  some  practitioners.’â€? savings  through  greater  administra-­ That  hiring  process  quickly  made  WLYH HIÂżFLHQF\ 'DLO\ EHOLHYHV 3RUWHU a  positive  difference  in  patient  care.  will  see  some  of  those  savings  and  There  are  currently  12  primary  care  HIÂżFLHQFLHV DURXQG WKUHH \HDUV IURP practices  under  the  PMC  umbrella.  now.  In  the  meantime,  the  transition  The  association  has  not  only  been  is  proving  somewhat  arduous  and  ex-­ a  boon  to  PMC  and  patients,  it  has  pensive,  he  said. provided  valuable  support  to  physi-­ “My  message  to  the  Legislature  cians,  who  are  able  to  focus  on  prac-­ and  the  Green  Mountain  Care  Board Â

is,  â€˜This  will  be  a  large  investment  area  going  forward,’â€?  he  said.  â€œNot  only  the  capital  â€”  hardware  and  soft-­ ware  â€”  but  people.  I  think  we  have  doubled  the  size  of  our  IT  department  over  the  last  year  and  a  half.  It’s  go-­ LQJ WR WDNH VLJQLÂżFDQW LQYHVWPHQWV in  capital  and  operations,  in  terms  of  people.â€? Looking  back  at  his  career  â€”  which  still  has  21  months  left  â€”  Dai-­ ly  considers  himself  very  fortunate  to  have  worked  with  his  associates  at  PMC.  He  said  he  has  also  very  much  enjoyed  â€œworking  and  developing  re-­ lationships  with  legislators  and  regu-­ lators  over  the  years.â€?  He’ll  be  the  only  (hospital)  CEO  this  year  who  will  have  presented  a  budget  to  every  incarnation  of  Ver-­ mont’s  regulatory  hierarchy,  begin-­ ning  in  1984  with  the  Vermont  Hos-­ pital  Data  Council;Íž  then  the  Health  Care  Authority;Íž  Vermont  Department  of  Banking,  Insurance,  Securities  &  Health  Care  Administration;Íž  the  Pub-­ lic  Oversight  Commission;Íž  and  the  Green  Mountain  Care  Board. “Probably  95  percent  or  98  percent  of  the  budget  requests  that  we’ve  made  to  our  regulators  have  been  ap-­ proved,â€?  he  said.  â€œSomebody,  in  a  regulator  sense,  believes  that  Porter  must  be  doing  some  things  the  right  way.â€? He  added  he  is  immensely  proud  of  PMC’s  current  leadership  team  and  believes  he  will  be  leaving  the  orga-­ nization  in  very  good  hands  when  he  steps  down. “It’s  a  young  person’s  business,â€?  he  said,  with  a  smile.  â€œIn  the  old  days,  I  could  do  a  12-­hour  day  starting  at  7:30  a.m.  and  have  a  board  meeting  end-­ ing  at  8:30  p.m.  or  9  pm.,  and  be  sort  of  bouncy  out  of  the  bed.  In  a  couple  months  I’ll  be  60.  I’ve  been  here  for  30  years.  I  was  a  CEO  for  three  and  a  half  years  in  Maine.  More  than  half  of  my  life,  I  have  been  a  community  hospital  CEO.  It’s  time  for  someone  else  to  share  some  of  the  fun.â€? Daily  has  been  mapping  out  his  retirement  for  the  past  two  or  three  years.  While  he  will  be  leaving  PMC,  Daily  does  not  believe  he  will  have  made  his  last  career  stop. “I’m  not  going  to  do  â€˜golf,  golf,  travel,’â€?  Daily  said.  â€œRight  now,  I’m  telling  my  colleagues  to  let  me  know  if  I  am  getting  a  little  drifty,  because  I  need  to  keep  my  head  in  the  game.  If  there’s  anything  you  want  to  do  after  SOXV \HDUV LQ WKH JDPH LWÂśV ÂżQLVK strong.  My  legacy  â€Ś  will  be  to  make  sure  I  have  a  critical  role  in  helping  at-­

PORTER  MEDICAL  CENTER  President  and  CEO  James  Daily  an-­ nounced  he  will  retire  some  time  in  2016  from  the  job  he  has  held  since  1984.  Daily  took  some  time  last  week  to  reminisce  about  the  hospital’s  accomplishments  during  his  watch. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

tract,  to  a  community  that  has  a  lot  go-­ ing  for  it,  the  best  possible  candidates  for  board  consideration.  That’s  a  role  and  a  challenge  I  take  seriously.â€? BIG  SHOES  TO  FILL Whoever  succeeds  Daily  will  have  VRPH ELJ VKRHV WR ÂżOO DFFRUGLQJ WR VWDWH DQG ORFDO RIÂżFLDOV “Jim  is  the  balance  between  the  aspects  that  make  our  current  system  great,  and  the  voices  for  reform,â€?  said  Al  Gobeille,  chairman  of  the  Green  Mountain  Care  Board,  or  GMCB.  â€œJim  embodies  the  leadership  needed  to  run  an  amazing,  high-­quality  orga-­ nization  over  a  long  period  of  time.â€? Dr.  Allan  Ramsay,  one  of  Gobeille’s  colleagues  on  the  GMCB,  agreed. “His  willingness  to  give  us  such  a  long  period  of  succession  planning  is  just  another  testament  to  the  value  he  has  brought  to  the  community  of  Middlebury  and  Porter  Hospital,â€?  Ramsay  said.  â€œIn  his  retirement,  he Â

will  be  equally  revered  for  all  the  time  he  spent  here  developing  this  program.  I  know  of  some  of  the  really  GLIÂżFXOW XSV DQG GRZQV WKDW KH ZDV able  to  navigate.â€? Bill  Townsend,  chairman  of  the  PMC  board,  praised  Daily’s  many  contributions. “I’ll  simply  express,  on  behalf  of  the  board  of  directors,  our  tre-­ mendous  appreciation  to  Jim  for  his  loyal  and  committed  service  to  Por-­ ter  Medical  Center  and  the  Addison  County  community  over  the  last  30  years,â€?  Townsend  said.  â€œJim  has  dedicated  one  half  of  his  life  to  build-­ ing  and  leading  a  robust  and  sustain-­ able  health  care  system  that  delivers  compassionate,  high-­quality  care  to  our  community;Íž  and  as  a  result  of  his  leadership  Porter  is  well  positioned  and  ready  to  meet  the  ensuing  chal-­ lenges  in  the  ever  changing  world  of  health  care.â€?

Local  man  sentenced  to  20  years  to  life  for  sexual  assault  of  a  minor MIDDLEBURY  â€”  A  former  Vergennes  man  will  serve  a  prison  term  of  20  years  to  life  in  connec-­ tion  with  the  sexual  assault  of  a  12-­year-­old  Addison  County  girl  back  in  November  of  2012. Addison  County  Superior  Court  Judge  Robert  Mello  passed  the  sen-­ tence  on  Leo  Pratt,  46,  following Â

an  extensive  hearing  at  the  Addi-­ son  County  Courthouse  on  Thurs-­ day,  March  27.  Pratt  was  convicted  of  the  charge  of  aggravated  sexual  assault,  at  a  trial  that  Judge  Mello  presided  over  in  Addison  County  Superior  Court,  criminal  division,  last  October. Addison  County  State’s  Attorney Â

David  Fenster  and  Deputy  State’s  Attorney  Dennis  Wygmans  pros-­ ecuted  the  case  against  Pratt,  who  was  alleged  to  have  assaulted  the  girl  at  his  Vergennes  home,  accord-­ ing  to  court  records. Pratt  has  a  lengthy  criminal  re-­ cord  that  includes  multiple  convic-­ tions  for  assaultive  behavior  and Â

various  property  crimes,  according  to  court  records.  His  record  also  in-­ cludes  a  conviction  for  â€œprohibited  acts,â€?  relating  to  a  text  messaging  incident  involving  a  girl,  Wygmans  noted.  Pratt  has  spent  the  majority  of  the  past  30  years  behind  bars,  according  to  Wygmans. Prosecutors  had  recommended  a Â

40-­year  sentence  for  Pratt,  but  said  WKH\ ZHUH VDWLVÂżHG ZLWK \HDUV to  life  handed  down  by  Mello.  It  means  that  Pratt  will  be  incarcer-­ ated  until  at  least  2032,  according  to  Wygmans.  Pratt  will  also  have  to  undergo  counseling  while  in  prison. Wygmans  said  the  victim  is Â

working  to  move  beyond  the  abuse  that  she  suffered. “She’s  dealing  with  the  emotion-­ al  trauma,â€?  Wygmans  said.  â€œShe’s  a  very  strong,  smart  child.  I’m  hop-­ LQJ VKH ZLOO EH DEOH WR ÂżQG SHDFH with  the  verdict  and  sentence.â€?

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