Aug 28, 2014 — A section

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Blossoming

‘House of Cards’

Starting gun

The Middlebury Garden Club has spotlighted some beautiful gardens in the county. See Page 17A.

An exhibit of new whimsical wooden assemblages by Warren Kimble is on display. See Page 11B.

Let the games begin! The high school sports season begins this weekend. See Sports on Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 68 No. 35

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, August 28, 2014 â—†

30 Pages

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Ciderbration MORE  THAN  7,500  people  attended  the  grand  opening  celebration  Saturday  of  the  new  Vermont  Hard  Cider  headquarters  in  Middlebury.  The  event,  which  spanned  the  afternoon  and  evening,  featured  live  music,  food  vendors  and  120  kegs  of  cider.  See  more  photos  and  a  story  on  Page  2A. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

By the way American  writer  and  journalist  Peter  Theo  Curtis,  who  was  freed  from  a  prison  in  Syria  Aug.  24  af-­ ter  being  held  for  almost  two  years,  is  a  Middlebury  College  alumnus.  Curtis,  45,  was  kidnapped  in  Octo-­ ber  2012  after  he  crossed  into  Syria  from  Turkey.  The  New  York  Times  reported  that  Curtis  was  betrayed  by  his  guide,  who  handed  him  over  to  DQ H[WUHPLVW JURXS DIÂżOLDWHG ZLWK DO Qaeda.  His  release  last  weekend,  the  Times  reported,  was  the  product  of  negotiations  between  the  group  and  the  government  of  Qatar,  an  oil-­rich  nation  on  the  Arabian  Peninsula  that  maintains  close  ties  with  the  United  States.  Curtis,  a  native  of  Woodstock,  attended  Middlebury  from  1987  to  1991,  when  he  earned  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  literary  studies.  $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 3RVW LQ 0LGGOH-­ EXU\ ZLOO KROG LWV DQQXDO FODPEDNH RQ (See  BTW,  Page  18A)

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PAGE  2A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  August  28,  2014

Vermont Hard  Cider’s

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VERMONT  HARD  CIDER’S  grand  opening  â€œCiderbrationâ€?  Saturday  for  the  Middlebury  company’s  new  100,000-­square-­foot  headquarters  on  Exchange  Street  drew  more  than  7,500  people  who  enjoyed  fun  and  games,  food  and  drink,  and  plenty  of  music  from  a  large  stage  set  up  off  the  back  of  the  new  facility.  Head-­ liner  Dr.  Dog,  including  band  members,  top  left  to  right,  Scott  McMiken,  Frank  McElroy,  Toby  Leaman  and  (ULF 6OLFN URFNHG LQWR WKH QLJKW XQWLO WKH SDUW\ÂśV FXOPLQDWLQJ Âż UHZRUNV GLVSOD\ &RPSDQ\ 3UHVLGHQW DQG CEO  Dan  Rowell,  above,  toasted  the  crowd  and  thanked  them  for  making  the  company  a  success. Independent  photos  /Trent  Campbell

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  August  28,  2014  â€”  PAGE  3A

Whiting  mosquitoes  test  positive  for  EEE By  LEE  J.  KAHRS In  a  phone  interview  Tuesday,  Berl  WHITING  â€”   If  it’s  August,  then  said  that  the  increased  funding   in  the  it’s  time  for  the  Eastern  equine  en-­ 2014  state  budget  has  improved  test-­ cephalitis  virus. ing  20-­fold.  The  Legislature  approved  On  Aug.  22,  the  Vermont  Depart-­ a  $331,500  increase  in  the  2014  Gen-­ ment  of  Health  reported  that  two  eral  Fund  budget  to  fund  arbovirus  batches  of  bird-­ surveillance,  a  biting  mosquitoes  sharp  increase  collected  on  Aug.  from  the  original  19  in  Whiting  test-­ $140,000  budget-­ ed  positive  for  the  ed,  bringing  the  BURLINGTON  â€”  With  the  pos-­ total  funding  for  virus,  known  as  ((( ,W LV WKH ÂżUVW itive  test  results  for  Eastern  equine  mosquito  control  detection  of  the  encephalitis   virus  in  mosquitoes  in  and  surveillance  EEE  virus  in  the  Whiting,  the  Vermont  Department  to  $471,500,  plus  area  this  year,  and  of  Health  urges  area  residents  to  $25,000  in  an-­ WKH ÂżUVW LQ 9HU-­ protect  themselves  against  mosqui-­ ticipated  funding  mont  since  it  was  to  bites  in  the  following  ways: from  the  Vermont  Â‡ /LPLW \RXU WLPH RXWVLGH IURP Department  of  found  in  mosqui-­ toes  from  Grand  dusk  to  dawn  when  mosquitoes  Health. Isle  in  the  middle  are  most  active  and  biting.  When  That  included  you  do  go  outside  take  precautions  an  of  June. additional  The  detection  of  to  prevent  mosquito  bites. $175,000  in  Â‡ :HDU ORQJ VOHHYHG VKLUWV DQG funding  for  local  EEE  in  local  mos-­ quitoes  has  be-­ long  pants  outside  when  mosqui-­ mosquito  control  come  a  scary  sum-­ toes  are  active. districts,  $89,500  Â‡ 8VH LQVHFW UHSHOOHQWV WKDW DUH for  a  vector  coor-­ mer  rite  of  passage  in  these  parts,  and  labeled  as  being  effective  against  dinator  to  oversee  with  good  reason.  mosquitoes.  Effective  ingredients  VSHFLÂżF DUHDV RI In  August  2012,  are  DEET,  picaridin  and  oil  of  mosquito  testing,  Scott  Sgorbati  lemon  eucalyptus.  For  more  in-­ and  $144,000  for  of  Sudbury  and  formation  about  choosing  a  repel-­ aerial  spraying  of  Richard  Breen  lent,  go  to  healthvermont.gov  and  adult  mosquitoes  of  Brandon  both  search  for  â€œinsect  repellent.â€? should  a  public  Â‡ &RYHU EDE\ FDUULDJHV RU RXW-­ health  risk  be  de-­ contracted  EEE  and  died  of  the  ex-­ door  play  spaces  with  mosquito  tected. tremely  rare  virus.  netting. Berl  said  the  Â‡ ,QVWDOO RU UHSDLU VFUHHQV RQ team  tested  about  7KH\ ZHUH WKH ÂżUVW human  EEE  cases  windows  and  doors  to  keep  mos-­ 150  batches  of  ever  reported  in  quitoes  out. mosquitoes  in  Â‡ 5HGXFH PRVTXLWR EUHHGLQJ 2012,  and  more  Vermont. “These  detec-­ habitats  by  getting  rid  of  standing  than  300  batches  WLRQV FRQÂżUP WKDW water  and  draining  areas  where  in  2013.  With  both  mosquito-­ water  can  pool,  such  as  rain  gut-­ PRUH ÂżHOG WHFKQL-­ borne  viruses  are  ters,  wading  pools  and  old  tires. cians  and  better  The  Agency  of  Agriculture,  lab  circulating  in  Ver-­ accessibil-­ mont  again  this  Food  &  Markets  recommends  that  ity,  Berl  said  more  year,â€?  said  Erica  owners  of  West  Nile  virus-­  and  than  2,000  batch-­ Berl,  infectious  EEE-­susceptible  species,  including  es  have  been  test-­ disease  epidemi-­ horses  and  camelids  (llamas  and  al-­ ed  statewide  so  far  ologist  for  the  Ver-­ pacas),  talk  with  their  veterinarians  this  season.  Mos-­ mont  Department  about  vaccinating  their  animals.  quitoes  in  Whiting  of  Health.  â€œEEE  West  Nile  virus  and  EEE  can  cause  have  been  tested  can  be  a  very  se-­ severe  neurologic  disease  (incoor-­ weekly  all  season. rious  disease  and,  dination,  seizures  and  inability  to  â€œSo  far  this  although  the  risk  stand)  in  horses  and  camelids  and  year,  the  whole  of  getting  infect-­ can  result  in  high  mortality  rates  in  system  has  been  ed  is  low,  it’s  not  those  species.  Emus  are  susceptible  running  more  zero.  No  matter  to  EEE  and  can  be  vaccinated  with  smoothly,â€?  she  where  you  live  â€”  the  equine  vaccine. said. enjoy  the  outdoors  Berl  said  the  EXW WDNH SUHFDXWLRQV WR ÂżJKW WKH ELWH ´ cool  evenings  and  reduced  rainfall  The  virus  is  spread  to  humans  and  have  kept  the  mosquito  population  some  animals  through  the  bite  of  an  down  this  summer.  And  it’s  not  just  infected  mosquito.  The  state  Agency  Vermont.  Other  New  England  states  of  Agriculture  did  do  aerial  pesticide  and  New  York  have  just  started  report-­ spraying  over  Brandon  and  Whiting  in  LQJ WKHLU ÂżUVW SRVLWLYH ((( WHVWV August  2013  after  the  EEE  virus  was  That  said,  the  unpredictability  of  the  detected  in  mosquitoes  for  the  second  virus  and  the  need  for  self-­protection  is  straight  year. clear  in  news  out  of  New  Hampshire,  EEE  is  so  rare  that  there  have  only  where  a  Conway  man  has  reportedly  been  300  documented  cases  in  the  U.S.  FRQWUDFWHG ((( ,W LV WKH ÂżUVW KXPDQ over  the  last  50  years,  and  only  a  few  FDVH LQ 1HZ +DPSVKLUH LQ ÂżYH \HDUV cases  are  reported  each  year,  according  As  for  the  positive  tests  out  of  Whit-­ to  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control. ing,  Berl  said  it  serves  as  a  wake-­up  No  human  or  animal  cases  have  call  for  those  who  may  have  got-­ been  reported  in  Vermont  so  far  this  ten  complacent  about  self-­protection  year,  and  no  human  cases  have  been  against  mosquitoes  this  summer. reported  since  the  tragic  deaths  of  â€œIt’s  a  reminder  that  it’s  still  here,â€?  Sgorbati  and  Breen  in  2012.  A  number  she  said.  â€œAnd,  luckily,  it  seems  so  far  of  horses  did  test  positive  for  EEE  last  that  activity  is  lower  than  in  past  years,  summer. but  we  can’t  say  there  is  no  risk.â€?

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State  will  offer  appraisers  for  land  along  pipeline By  ZACH  DESPART MONTPELIER  â€”  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  on  Monday  directed  the  Department  of  Public  Service  to  provide  independent  appraisals  for  landowners  entering  eminent  do-­ main  proceedings  with  Vermont  Gas  Systems  for  Phase  I  of  the  Addison  Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project. The  governor  announced  the  policy  changes  in  replying  to  a  letter  written  by  three  Addison  County  legislators  earlier  this  month,  who  expressed  concerns  about  the  project. “I  have  asked  the  department  to  participate  in  the  valuation  portion  of  any  eminent  domain  proceedings  WKDW PD\ EH ÂżOHG LQ DQ\ SKDVH RI WKH project,  and  to  hire  an  expert  outside  appraiser,â€?  Shumlin  wrote. Landowners  along  the  route  of  the  Phase  I  pipeline  from  Colchester  to  Middlebury  have  for  months  been  asking  state  regulators  to  provide  independent  appraisals.  Some  said  they  don’t  believe  the  appraisals  of  their  land  done  by  Vermont  Gas  are  accurate. Last  week,  the  Independent  re-­ ported  how  other  states  have  prop-­ erty  rights  advocates  that  provide  resources  to  landowners  faced  with  eminent  domain  proceedings,  in-­ cluding  independent  appraisals.  Ver-­ mont  has  no  such  advocate. Department  of  Public  Service  Commissioner  Chris  Recchia  said  Monday  that  he  strongly  supports  the  governor’s  position.  He  said  his  staff  is  looking  into  other  ways  the Â

department  can  help  landowners. Addison  County  Sens.  Claire  Ayer  and  Christopher  Bray,  along  with  Rep.  Willem  Jewett  of  Ripton,  penned  a  letter  to  Shumlin  Aug.  2,  in  which  the  trio  of  Democrats  ex-­ pressed  concern  that  Phase  II  of  the  pipeline  â€”  the  segment  from  Mid-­ dlebury  to  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.  â€”  may  not  be  in  the  public  good. Shumlin  himself  criticized  how  Vermont  Gas  has  handled  the  proj-­ ect  so  far,  expressing  disappointment  that  the  company  did  not  promptly  notify  regulators  about  a  40  percent  cost  increase  for  Phase  I. “I  am  extremely  disappointed  that  the  cost  overruns  Vermont  Gas  recently  disclosed  are  so  high,â€?  the  governor  wrote,  adding  that  he  was  also  â€œconcerned  about  the  matter  in  ZKLFK WKH FRPSDQ\ GHOD\HG QRWLÂżFD-­ tion  to  the  board.â€? In  an  effort  to  increase  oversight  of  the  project,  Shumlin  said  the  de-­ partment  will  require  Vermont  Gas  to  provide  quarterly  cost  updates  to  both  Phase  I  and  Phase  II.  When  the  company  in  July  announced  the  40  percent,  $35  million  increase  for  Phase  I,  more  than  a  year  had  passed  since  it  last  submitted  a  budget  to  the  Public  Service  Board. 6WLOO 6KXPOLQ VDLG WKH SURMHFW ÂżWV with  the  state’s  energy  goals. “Vermont  Gas  must  work  harder  WR GHPRQVWUDWH WKH SXEOLF EHQHÂżW RI these  projects  in  order  to  avoid  risk-­ ing  the  project’s  success,â€?  the  gov-­ HUQRU ZURWH Âł, ÂżUPO\ EHOLHYH WKDW

the  introduction  of  natural  gas  is  an  important  option  for  Vermonters’  homes  and  businesses.â€? Shumlin’s  announcement  will  not  completely  mollify  landowners,  but  it  will  provide  them  with  another  resource  as  they  negotiate  with  Ver-­ mont  Gas.  Shumlin  stopped  short  of  calling  for  the  creation  of  a  legal  fund  to  help  landowners,  or  directing  the  department  to  provide  legal  ad-­ vice  to  landowners,  two  things  they  have  sought. The  policy  shift  does  indicate  that  the  governor  agrees,  at  least  to  some  degree,  with  the  opinion  of  some  land-­ owners  and  legislators  that  the  balance  of  power  in  these  negotiations  is  heav-­ ily  tipped  towards  Vermont  Gas. “I  am  concerned  with  the  transpar-­ ency  and  equity  issues  that  have  been  raised  by  Vermont  Gas’  negotiations  with  landowners,â€?  Shumlin  said. While  the  governor’s  offer  to  pro-­ vide  independent  appraisers  to  land-­ owners  may  help  level  the  playing  ¿HOG LW GRHV QRW DGGUHVV WKH GLVSDULW\ in  legal  resources  between  landown-­ ers  and  the  utility. As  the  entire  cost  of  the  Phase  I  project,  presently  estimated  at  $121.6  million,  will  be  borne  by  ratepayers,  Vermont  Gas  will  be  reimbursed  for Â

all  the  legal  fees  the  company  incurs. Landowners,  meanwhile,  are  left  to  pay  for  counsel  out  of  their  own  pocket.  Some  have  said  they’re  wary  of  hiring  a  lawyer,  because  they  fear  their  legal  bills  will  exceed  the  com-­ pensation  they  receive  for  their  land  from  Vermont  Gas. Vermont  Gas  spokesman  Steve  Wark  said  earlier  this  month  that  the  company  had  secured  easements  from  70  percent  of  the  221  landown-­ ers  along  the  Phase  I  route.  Wark  said  the  company  believes  it  can  reach  agreements  with  another  20  percent,  but  will  pursue  eminent  do-­ main  against  the  remaining  10  per-­ cent,  or  about  20  landowners. After  receiving  approval  from  the  Public  Service  Board  in  December,  Vermont  Gas  began  work  on  Phase  I  of  the  pipeline,  which  will  run  from  Colchester  to  Middlebury,  in  June.  The  company  hopes  to  complete  the  project  by  next  November. The  Public  Service  Board  is  pres-­ ently  evaluating  Phase  II,  which  would  run  from  Middlebury,  under  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  International  Paper  mill  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y. To  see  a  copy  of  Shumlin’s  letter  to  Ayer,  Bray  and  Jewett,  visit  addi-­ sonindependent.com.

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I  am  retiring  from  carrying  mail  today.  I  would  like  to  thank  you  for  all  the  kindness,  generosity,  good  faith,  and  premier  baked  goods  you  have  bestowed  upon  me  through  out  my  career  as  a  letter  carrier. Many  an  evening,  after  a  long  winter’s  day,  while  stopping  at  the  neighborhood  corner  store  for  gro-­ ceries  my  heart  has  been  warmed  by  the  kind  words  of  appreciation  from  fellow  shoppers.  It  has  been  an  honor  and  privilege  to  work  here. The  postal  service  as  we  know  it  is  continually  under  attack  in  this  &RQJUHVV 7KH ÂżUVW WKUHH TXDUWHUV RI WKLV ÂżVFDO \HDU WKH 8 6 3RVWDO 6HUYLFH KDV WXUQHG PRUH WKDQ D ELOOLRQ GROODU SURÂżW 6HQ %HUQLH 6DQGHUV KDV GUDIWHG OLIH VDYLQJ OHJLVODWLRQ WR SXW WKH 8636 RQ ÂżUP IRRWLQJ 6HQ 3DW /HDK\ DQG &RQ-­ gressman  Peter  Welch  have  been  VWURQJ DGYRFDWHV IRU WKH 8636 DV the  battle  wages  on. I  encourage  Middlebury  residents  to  stand  tall  with  our  congressional  delegation  and  Americans  from  ev-­ ery  walk  of  life  to  preserve  six-­day  and  door-­to-­door  delivery  of  mail  and  expanded  useful  services  from  WKH 8636 IURP SDFNLQJ DV ZHOO DV shipping,  banking  for  underserved  Americans,  computer-­age  copying  and  shipping,  and  hunting  licenses.  6HQG D PHVVDJH WR 3RVWPDVWHU General  Donahoe  his  job  is  to  pre-­ VHUYH WKH 8636 IRU WKH $PHULFDQ public,  not  help  Congress  dismantle  it. Jill  Charbonneau Vermont  State  Association  of  Letter  Carriers

Weatherization  programs  back  again  this  year As  the  weather  begins  to  turn  colder,  homeowners  may  be  think-­ ing  about  their  heating  bills  for  the  upcoming  winter.  )RU D OLPLWHG WLPH RQO\ WKH ERQXV IURP (I¿FLHQF\ 9HUPRQW IRU a  completed  weatherization  project  LV EDFN )URP QRZ XQWLO 'HF LI you  complete  a  home  energy  audit  ZLWK D FHUWL¿HG SURIHVVLRQDO GR WKH ZRUN DQG DFKLHYH DW OHDVW D percent  reduction  in  air  leakage,  \RX ZLOO UHFHLYH DQ H[WUD LQ DGGLWLRQ WR WKH XS WR \RX FDQ DOUHDG\ UHFHLYH IURP (I¿FLHQ-­ F\ 9HUPRQW To  learn  more  about  buttoning  XS \RXU KRPH JR WR (I¿FLHQF\ 9HUPRQW DW HI¿FLHQF\YHUPRQW RUJ. If  you  have  already  had  an  audit,  this  is  a  great  time  to  schedule  the  work. If  you  are  thinking  of  getting  an  audit,  a  good  way  to  go  is  to  FDOO WKH +($7 6TXDG DW 1HLJKERU-­ ZRUNV H[W $W WKLV QRQSUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKH VWDII will  help  you  schedule  an  audit  with  a  licensed  professional,  offer  ¿QDQFLQJ KHOS RYHUVHH WKH SURMHFW and  more.  They  are  at:  http://heat-­ VTXDG RUJ You  can  make  an  investment  in  your  home,  save  money  on  energy  bills,  make  your  home  more  com-­ fortable,  and  lower  your  carbon  footprint,  all  at  the  same  time.   Fran  Putnam Weybridge

Congratulations  to  young  actors  of  THT  troupe %UDYRV +HDUWIHOW FRQJUDWXODWLRQV cheerfully  extended  to  the  talented  young  locals  of  high  school  age  who  sang  and  danced  their  way  across  Town  Hall  Theater’s  stage  RQ $XJ LQ JUHDW VW\OH 7KH\ kept  their  audience  laughing  and  in  awe  as  these  creative  young  people  made  â€œOndineâ€?  and  â€œYoung  Frankensteinâ€?  their  own.  And  they  EURXJKW LW RII LQ MXVW GD\V XQGHU the  superb  direction  of  Kendra  *UDWWRQ DQG /LQGVD\ 3RQWLXV DQG Middlebury  College  student  Zach  /RXQVEXU\ If  you  weren’t  there,  you  missed  an  incredible  opportunity  not  only  for  an  entertaining  evening,  but  also  to  appreciate  young  enthusias-­ tic  performers  at  their  best. Mary  K.  Kerr Ferrisburgh

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Catholic  Church  in  need  of  reform A  couple  of  years  ago,  the  Pew  Supreme  Court  or  the  President’s  Research  Center  told  us  that  Ver-­ cabinet.  The  difference,  of  course,  mont  was  the  second  most  secular  is  that  in  most  of  these  cases,  there  state  in  the  Union.  But,  at  least  ac-­ is,  or  should  be,  broad  consulta-­ cording  to  The  Economist,  Vermont  tion  in  the  choice  of  the  leaders;Íž  also  boasts  the  second  highest  rate  and  second,  that  the  leaders  are,  LQ WKH 8QLRQ RI VLJKWLQJV RI Ă€\LQJ or  at  least  should  be,  accountable  saucers. downwards  as  well  as  upwards.  Make  of  those  factoids  A  CEO  or  a  uni-­ what  you  will.  Perhaps  versity  or  hospital  they  might  at  least  help  president  may  be  to  explain  why  the  Ver-­ primarily  account-­ mont  press  has  paid  al-­ able  only  to  her  This  week’s  most  no  attention  to  the  board,  but  if  she  search  that  has  been  go-­ writer  is  Middlebury  and  the  board  do  ing  on  since  last  fall  for  resident  Nicholas  not  consider  them-­ a  new  bishop  of  the  Ro-­ Clifford,  a  former  selves  accountable  man  Catholic  Diocese  of  professor  of  his-­ in  some  sense  to  Burlington,  since  Bishop  tory  and  provost  at  those  below  them  Salvatore  Matano  moved  Middlebury  College. —  customers,  stu-­ to  the  Diocese  of  Roch-­ dents,  patients,  and  ester,  N.Y. so  forth  â€”  they  are  The  new  bishop  will  be  chosen  likely  to  be  in  for  a  bumpy  ride. by  Pope  Francis.  But  how  does  he  And  of  course  a  bumpy  ride  is  choose  and  where  does  he  get  his  exactly  what  the  Catholic  Church  advice?  The  website  of  the  U.S.  has  had,  particularly  since  the  sex  Conference  of  Catholic  Bishops,  abuse  scandal  broke  many  years  describing  the  process,  talks  about  ago.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  broad  consultations,  but  evident-­ a  weak,  even  nonexistent,  sense  ly  only  among  the  ordained  â€”  of  downward  accountability  is  at  priests,  other  bishops  and  so  forth.  least  partly  responsible.  That  par-­ Not  a  word  about  the  laity.  Point  ticular  problem  has  brought  severe  this  out  to  the  more  old-­fashioned  ¿QDQFLDO ORVVHV DQG ² IDU PRUH sort  of  Catholic,  and  you’re  likely  important  â€”  severe  moral  losses,  WR EH WROG ÂżUPO\ WKDW ÂłWKH &DWKROLF for  reasons  with  which  we’re  all  fa-­ Church  is  not  a  democracy.â€? miliar.  And  to  most  of  us,  it  is  clear  Of  course  it  isn’t.  No  more  than  that  the  church’s  leadership,  from  the  average  business,  or  university,  Rome  down  to  the  local  level,  by  or  hospital,  or  television  network  and  large  has  only  itself  to  blame. or  NFL  team  and  so  on.  At  least  The  reforms  that  are  necessary  LI ZKDW LV PHDQW E\ ÂłGHPRFUDF\´ will  take  a  long,  long  time.  For  two  implies  that  all  the  members  of  a  UHDVRQV ÂżUVW EHFDXVH VRPH RI WKH particular  institution  should  vote  insiders  will  resist  them  strenuous-­ for  their  leaders,  or  that  Americans  ly  (as  Pope  Francis  is  already  dis-­ should  vote,  say,  for  members  of  the  covering  in  his  attempts  at  change);Íž Â

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and  second,  because  regaining  the  trust  of  individual  Catholics,  to  say  nothing  of  broader  public  opinion,  cannot  come  overnight.  Nor  should  the  needed  reforms  be  only  those  imposed  from  the  top  down,  the  NLQG WKDW VD\ Âł7UXVW XV ZH NQRZ ZKDWÂśV EHVW DQG ZHÂśOO Âż[ LW ´ 7KDW approach  has  been  pretty  thor-­ oughly  discredited  (and  not  only  in  churches). Of  course  reform  will  have  to  come  from  the  top,  but  it  will  also  have  to  come  from  the  bottom.  To  this  end,  a  small  group  called  Concerned  Catholics  of  Vermont  was  formed  some  two  years  ago  to  see  what  it  might  contribute  to  thinking  about  the  church’s  future  here.  At  present  it  has  two  primary  aims,  modest  but  necessary.  The  ¿UVW LV WR ZRUN IRU WKH DSSRLQWPHQW of  a  new  bishop  willing  to  seek  help  from  those  concerned  by  the  church’s  loss  of  moral  authority,  a  bishop  who  is  capable  of  listen-­ ing  sincerely  to  those  in  his  charge.  The  second  is  to  encourage  the  new  bishop  to  call  for  a  diocesan  synod  (a  general  gathering  of  Vermont  Catholics,  both  lay  and  ordained)  to  consider  ways  in  which  the  church  may  carry  out  its  work  most  effectively  and  most  in  concert  with  Christian  principles.  The  last  synod  held  here  took  place  over  40  years  ago.  Much  has  changed  since  then,  and  it  is  time  for  a  fresh  look  and  fresh  ideas. Concerned  Catholics  of  Vermont  ZLOO KROG D GD\ RI UHĂ€HFWLRQ DQG prayer  on  Oct.  18,  and  we  invite  you  to  join  us.  More  information  is  found  at  our  website:  www.gm-­ catholics.org.

Dennis (Continued  from  Page  4A) that  probably  doesn’t  exist.  Another  liberal  lie:  There’s  not  much  of  a  moral  dimension  to  the  anti-­abortion  movement.  It’s  about  denying  women  their  full  rights. I  am  strongly  pro-­choice.  The  anti-­abortion  side  fails  to  see  how  valuable  and  moral  it  is  to  allow  women  to  make  safe  choices  about  if  and  when  they  will  have  children.  Like  many  people  I  have  watched  with  increasing  worry  as  conserva-­ tives  have  restricted  women’s  access  to  birth  control  and  abortion. Nonetheless,  those  of  us  who  are  pro-­choice  weaken  our  case  when  we  overlook  the  moral  concerns  of  those  who  think  abortion  should  be  illegal.  Millions  of  Americans  oppose  choice  because  they  see  abortion  as  murder.  We  ought  to  at  least  give  them  their  due,  that  this  debate  is  partly  about  moral  questions  of  what  is  wrong  and  what  is  right.  Single-­payer  healthcare  is  good.  :HOO LW GHSHQGV RQ WKH VSHFLÂżFV Having  the  government  provide  affordable  health  insurance  to  ev-­ eryone  is  a  laudable  and  achievable  goal.  But  the  devil  is  in  the  details.

Singlepayer  would  eliminate  much  of  the  expense  associated  with  health  insurance  companies,  which  are  costly  middlemen.  But  as  the  disastrous  rollout  of  Vermont  Health  Connect  has  shown,  we  can’t  always  count  on  government  to  get  it  right. Moreover,  many  questions  remain  about  singlepayer,  even  in  our  small  state.  What  will  it  cost?  How  will  we  transition  to  it?  And  if  employ-­ ers  are  no  longer  going  to  provide  health  insurance,  what’s  a  politically  SDODWDEOH DQG ÂżQDQFLDOO\ YLDEOH ZD\ to  pay  for  it? Single-­payer  advocates  have  done  a  lot  to  provide  preliminary  answers  to  these  questions.  Many  of  us  hope  we  can  soon  transition  to  a  more  ra-­ tional,  more  affordable  single-­payer  system.  But  if  liberals  underestimate  the  enormity  of  these  questions  â€”  and  the  need  to  provide  convincing,  workable  answers  â€”  we  will  miss  a  once-­in-­a-­lifetime  opportunity  to  make  healthcare  better. Another  liberal  misconception:  It  won’t  be  that  hard  to  solve  climate  change,  which  is  the  fault  of  the  fossil  fuel  industry  and  its  politi-­ FDO LQĂ€XHQFH

The  tendency  to  underestimate  the  gravity  of  climate  change  isn’t  just  the  province  of  progressives.  But  let’s  not  kid  ourselves:  We’ll  need  a  long  time  and  a  massive,  global  ef-­ fort  to  mitigate  the  effects  of  what  we  are  doing  to  the  ecosystems  we  rely  on  for  life  itself. It’s  going  to  take  lifestyle  chang-­ es  (such  as  less  consumption  by  DIĂ€XHQW OLEHUDOV LQGLYLGXDO DQG VRFLHWDO VDFULÂżFHV QHZ WD[HV DQG regulations,  technological  innova-­ tions,  and  a  sense  that  we’re  all  in  this  together.  It’s  going  to  be  a  rough  ride.  Nonetheless,  there’s  reason  for  hope  about  climate  change,  health  insurance,  reproductive  choice  and  GMO  food  issues:  Liberals  care  about  these  issues  and  we  have  good  ideas  to  address  them.  If  we  can  get  smarter  about  how  we  see  these  questions,  we  can  contribute  much  more  to  achieving  effective,  life-­ enhancing  changes  in  our  world. Gregory  Dennis’s  column  appears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.greg-­ dennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  greg-­ dennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @ greengregdennis.

Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) ally  I’d  have  to  learn  to  deal  with  more  stressful  driving  than  on  our  25-­mile-­an-­hour  street.  And  if  they  did  have  apprehensions  about  letting  me  go  to  Boston  alone,  they  never  mentioned  them.  It  means  a  lot  that  my  parents  had  VXFK FRQÂżGHQFH LQ PH ²DVVXPLQJ of  course,  that  their  nonchalance  ZDV FRQÂżGHQFH DQG QRW VLPSO\ LQDW-­ tention.  (Thirty  years  ago,  this  dis-­ tinction  in  parenting  was  often  quite  hazy.)  I  want  to  show  my  daughter  I’m  VLPLODUO\ FRQÂżGHQW LQ KHU 7R GR WKDW I  need  to  replace  the  clownish  gri-­ mace  of  fear  that  strikes  me  every  WLPH VKH VD\V Âł&DQ , GULYH"´ ZLWK D QRG DQG D FKHHUIXO Âł6XUH ´ :KLOH riding,  I  need  to  rest  my  hands  calm-­ ly  in  my  lap  and  not  shriek  every Â

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time  she  starts,  stops  or  accelerates.  I  must  offer  instruction  in  a  non-­stri-­ GHQW PDQQHU VWLĂ€LQJ WKH LQYROXQWDU\ car-­alarm  noises  that  come  out  of  my  mouth  when  she  exceeds  30  mph. From  what  I’ve  seen  so  far,  she’s  going  to  be  perfectly  competent  be-­ hind  the  wheel.  The  best  thing  I  can Â

do  for  her  is  to  get  over  my  anxieties  as  a  passenger  and  show  her  that  I  have  faith  in  her  ability  to  be  safe  on  the  road. On  second  thought,  there  is  one  thing  I  can  do  that  would  be  better  for  both  of  us:  have  her  father  take  her  out  instead.

Letters to the Editor Single-­payer  is  the  right  move  for  Vermont  residents Rep.  Paul  Ralston’s  commentary  RI $XJ Âł6LQJOH SD\HU LV WKH RQO\ campaign  issue,â€?  raises  some  under-­ standable  concerns  about  Vermont’s  move  to  create  a  publicly  funded,  universal  health  care  system.  Fortu-­ nately,  in  2011  the  Legislature  fore-­ saw  the  need  to  have  these  questions  answered  as  it  had  its  debate  over  the  passing  legislation  to  create  Green  Mountain  Care. 7KH /HJLVODWXUH LQVWDOOHG ÂłWULJ-­ gersâ€?  which  would  prevent  Green  Mountain  Care  from  being  imple-­ mented  if  the  concerns  Rep.  Ralston  cited  were  to  occur:  What  if  single  payer  doesn’t  provide  universal  ac-­ cess?  What  if  single  payer  rations  care?  What  if  it’s  more  expensive  than  our  current  system?  Here  are  WKH UHOHYDQW ÂłWULJJHUV´ YHUEDWLP A  determination  by  the  Green  Mountain  Care  Board,  as  the  result  of  a  detailed  and  transparent  analy-­ sis,  that  each  of  the  following  condi-­ tions  will  be  met: ‡ (DFK 9HUPRQW UHVLGHQW FRYHUHG by  Green  Mountain  Care  will  re-­ FHLYH EHQHÂżWV ZLWK DQ DFWXDULDO YDOXH of  80  percent  or  greater. ‡ :KHQ LPSOHPHQWHG *UHHQ Mountain  Care  will  not  have  a  nega-­ tive  aggregate  impact  on  Vermont’s  economy.  This  determination  shall  include  an  analysis  of  the  impact  of  implementation  on  economic  growth. ‡ 7KH ÂżQDQFLQJ IRU *UHHQ 0RXQ-­ tain  Care  is  sustainable.  In  this  analy-­ sis,  the  Board  shall  consider  at  least  a  ¿YH \HDU UHYHQXH IRUHFDVW XVLQJ WKH consensus  process  established  in  32  V.S.A.  §  305a,  projections  of  federal  and  other  funds  available  to  support Â

I’ve  always  enjoyed  the  arts  in  the  Rutland,  Brandon,  Middlebury  corridor.  Between  the  Chaffee,  the  Brandon  Artists  Guild  and  the  Edge-­ water  Gallery,  we  are  richly  served  with  vital  and  creative  arts.  Now  there  is  another  artistic  gem  in  Bran-­ don  called  The  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center,  a  wonderful  comple-­ ment  to  the  existing  art  presence. A  few  years  ago,  Stephen  and  Edna  Sutton  purchased  a  building  and  extensively  renovated  it  into  an  amazing  space.  It  is  located  just Â

The  Saratoga  Winter  Club,  lo-­ cated  in  Saratoga  Springs,  N.Y.,  and  Lacey  Greenamyre  of  Middlebury  would  like  to  thank  the  following  businesses  that  donated  to  the  fund-­ UDLVLQJ UDIĂ€H IRU WKH DQQXDO VXPPHU speedskating  camp  and  picnic  held  July  11-­13:  Champlain  Valley  Api-­ aries,  Vermont  Soap  Co.,  Speeder  and  Earl’s  Coffee,  Vermont  Honey  Lights,  Vermont  Flannel  Co.,  Dakin  Farms,  Healthy  Living  Market,  and  her  family. Lacey  Greenamyre  was  selected  by  the  Saratoga  Winter  Club  as  the  most  improved  speedskater  for  the  2013-­2014  season  based  on  improved  times  and  results.  The  Saratoga  Winter  Club  celebrated  125  years  of  being  a  winter  sports  club  at  the  summer  picnic  by  invit-­ ing  many  famous  alumni,  of  which  many  attended. Lacey  Greenamyre Middlebury

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able  and  comprehensive  health  care  to  pregnant  women  and  children.  And,  I  would  encourage  any  doubt-­ ers  to  go  and  talk  to  any  one  of  the  tens  of  thousands  of  Vermonters  who  have  been  on  Dr.  Dynasaur  and  ask  if  they  ever  experienced  administra-­ tive  nightmares  or  found  it  too  com-­ SOH[ , DP FRQÂżGHQW WKDW XSZDUGV RI 98  percent  would  answer  with  a  re-­ VRXQGLQJ ÂłQR ´ By  comparison,  the  Exchange  is  a  federally  mandated  administrative  nightmare  with  multiple  private  in-­ surance  carriers  forced  to  communi-­ cate  complex  and  ever  changing  data  with  multiple  public  institutions  like  the  U.S.  Treasury  Department  and  the  Department  of  Vermont  Health  Access.  And  then  consumers  have  to  negotiate  18  different  plans  with  varying  premiums,  co-­insurance,  co-­ pays,  deductibles  and  out-­of-­pocket  limits  along  with  federally  mandated  regulations  like  open  enrollment  pe-­ riods.  Green  Mountain  Care  is  the  antithesis  of  this:  a  single  plan  that  every  Vermonter  has  access  to  by  right  of  living  in  Vermont,  paid  for  by  taxes.  It’s  as  simple  as  that.  Rep.  Ralston  is  absolutely  correct  in  stating  that  Vermonters  should  ask  candidates  who  are  running  for  RIÂżFH KDUG TXHVWLRQV DERXW ZKHWK-­ er  moving  to  a  universal,  publicly  funded  health  care  system  is  the  right  decision.  Fortunately,  the  answer  is  readily  available:  yes. Peter  Sterling  Note:  Sterling  is  director  of  Ver-­ PRQW /HDGV D QRQSURÂżW SURPRWLQJ universal  health  care  in  Vermont.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

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Lauri-Lynn Andrews, 58, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Lauri-­Lynn  Andrews,  58,  died  quietly  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury,  on  Aug.  22,  2014. She  was  born  June  9,  1956,  the  only  child  of  Doris  and  Bernard  Andrews.  Her  early  years  were  spent  on  the  family  farm  in  Addison.  She  attended  school  in  Addison  for  several  years.  Due  to  health  issues  she  was  unable  WR Âż QLVK KHU HGXFDWLRQ 6KH UHPDLQHG with  her  parents,  who  loved  and  cher-­ ished  her,  until  her  father’s  death  in  2011.  She  and  her  mother  then  moved  to  the  nursing  home  where  they  were  together  until  her  mother’s  death Â

earlier  this  year. According  to  those  who  knew  her,  although  she  was  limited  by  her  KHDOWK VKH OLYHG OLIH Âż OOHG ZLWK KXPRU music  and  the  company  of  many  good  friends.  She  loved  trips  to  the  mall  ZKHUH WKH VLJKWV DQG VRXQGV Âż OOHG her  with  wonder  and  happiness.  And  nothing  was  better  than  the  highly  DQWLFLSDWHG Âż UVW WULS WR *RRGLHÂśV HDFK spring.  Friends  say  she  loved  the  farm  life  as  did  her  father  and  they  enjoyed  reminiscing  about  it.  She  had  her  mother’s  sense  of  humor  and  always  loved  a  good  joke.  She  had  the  support  of  so  many  who  became  part  of  her  family  and  accompanied  her  on  this Â

journey. She  leaves  behind  these  friends  who  were  enriched  by  sharing  in  her  life  and  who  are  saddened  by  her  death,  in  particular  Brenda  Owens,  who  was  KHU ³VLVWHU´ LQ DOO GH¿ QLWLRQV RI WKH word.  Also  surviving  her  is  Annie,  her  big  sister  from  many  years  ago  who  remained  a  lifelong  friend  and  support.  She  is  also  survived  by  an  aunt  and  uncle  and  several  cousins. A  graveside  gathering  will  be  held  at  Lakeview  Cemetery  in  West  Addison  RQ $XJ *LIWV LQ KHU PHPRU\ PD\ be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

Ira Farnsworth, 89, Panton PANTON  â€”  Ira  Charles  Farnsworth,  89,  passed  away  Friday,  Aug.  22,  2014,  at  his  home  in  Panton. He  was  born  Aug.  9,  1925,  in  Oxford,  Mass.,  the  son  of  Charles  and  Emily  (Turksham)  Farnsworth. Ira  was  a  life  member  of  NRA  and  National  Bench  Rest  Shooters  Association.  He  served  in  the  U.S.  Army  for  four  years  during  WWII  and  he  retired  from  the  Vermont  $UP\ 1DWLRQDO *XDUG LQ 'HFHPEHU of  1983  after  40  years  of  service.  He  was  the  owner  of  Farnsworth  Ammunition  until  2009. He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Emogene  Farnsworth,  in  2009. Ira  is  survived  by  three  sons,  Ira  )DUQVZRUWK DQG SDUWQHU *UDFLH RI Pennsylvania,  James  Farnsworth  and  wife  Pamela  of  Panton,  and  Roger  Farnsworth  and  Cheryl  of  Bristol;Íž  eight  grandchildren,  James  Farnsworth  and  wife  Jill,  Kate  and  husband  Brett  Emilo,  Jillian  and Â

Kevin  Adams,  Heather  and  husband  Chris  Hill,  Jaime  Farnsworth  and  partner  Brad,  Jessi  Farnsworth  and  husband  Paul  DeBoer,  Emily  and  husband  Torrey  Mack,  and  Kelsey  Farnsworth;Íž  numerous  great-­grand-­ children;Íž  three  great-­great-­grand-­ children;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. He  was  predeceased  by  twin  brother  Myron  (Ron)  Farnsworth. Visiting  hours  were  held  on  Wednesday,  Aug.  27,  at  Brown-­ McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes  from  5  to  8  p.m.  Funeral  services  were  held  11  a.m.  on  Thursday,  Aug.  28,  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes.  Interment  was  in  Prospect  Cemetery  in  Vergennes.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV may  be  made  to  Disabled  American  Veterans  Charity,  3725  Alexandria  Pike,  Cold  Spring,  KY  41076,  or  Wounded  Warrior  Project,  370  7th  Avenue,  Suite  1802,  New  York,  NY  ¸

family.  She  lived  in  Middlebury  for  many  years  then  moved  to  Alburg  DQG Âż QDOO\ WR 1RUIRON 9D 6KH HVWDE lished  the  60+  Club  in  Orwell,  ran  the  Orwell  lunch  program  and  volun-­ teered  at  Porter  Hospital.  Her  rela-­ tives  say  she  enjoyed  making  cards  and  telling  stories. Surviving  are  three  sons,  Charles  â€œSkipâ€?  Patnode  and  Donald  Patnode  and  his  wife  Connie  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  DQG *HRUJH 3DWQRGH DQG KLV ZLIH Joan  of  Alburg;Íž  four  grandchildren;Íž Â

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Robert Popick, 69, Waltham WALTHAM  â€”  Robert  â€œRobâ€?  Francis  Popick  passed  away  peace-­ fully  at  his  home  in  Waltham,  Vt.,  on  Aug.  21,  2014,  surrounded  by  his  wife  and  children. Rob  was  born  on  Jan.  24,  1945,  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  to  Stephen  Popick  and  Frances  Popick  (nĂŠe  Sliwa),  and  grew  up  and  attended  school  in  Hunterdon  County,  N.J.  Rob  began  his  lifelong  career  in  art  as  a  young  PDQ KH Âż UVW ZRUNHG DV DQ DSSUHQ tice  in  an  art  gallery  and  printmaking  shop  in  Flemington,  N.J.,  and  later  studied  painting  at  the  New  School  of  Social  Research  in  New  York  City. In  1971,  he  moved  to  Monkton,  Vt.,  where  he  opened  a  frame  shop  and  art  restoration  studio.  He  relocated  his  home  and  studio  to  Waltham  in  1981.  5RE ZDV D SUROLÂż F DUWLVW SURGXFLQJ works  in  diverse  media,  and  best Â

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Last  weekend,  my  friend  Julie  mourners  so  that  for  or  her  own  way.  was  asked  to  preside  at  a  memorial  seven  days  after  the  (Now  that  was  a  service  for  her  brother-­in-­law.  The  funeral  of  a  family  bit  of  a  distraction,  minister  of  his  home  church  was  member  they  have  because  I  found  on  vacation  and  the  family  soon  nothing  to  do  but  WKH Ă€ RFN G\QDP discovered  that  most  of  the  other  grieve  (shiva  means  ics  to  be  absolutely  U.C.C.  ministers  in  the  region  were  seven).  Shiva  falls  fascinating.) on  vacation  too.  Julie  and  I  agreed  within  a  larger  As  several  weeks  that  if  anyone  is  consistently  over-­ circle  of  protected  passed,  I  turned  due  for  a  vacation  it  is  a  member  time  (30  days)  my  heart  and  of  the  clergy!  Nevertheless,  the  where  mourners  mind  to  design-­ timing  for  Julie  was  less  than  ideal,  return  to  the  worka-­ ing  the  inter-­faith  so  she  sent  out  an  e-­mail  asking  for  day  world  partially,  marriage  ceremony  ideas  and  prayers.  but  not  completely.  I  was  about  to  lead.  I  was  late  in  reading  Julie’s  The  message  of  I  was  relieved  to  e-­mail  because  on  the  very  same  these  customs  is  be  easing  my  sense  weekend,  I  had  been  presiding  at  that  we  are  in  no  of  loss  by  shaping  a  wedding;Íž  not  just  any  wedding,  way  expected  to  be  a  ritual  of  pure,  but  the  marriage  of  two  former  fully  ourselves,  or  unadulterated  joy.  students  who  had  met  in  one  of  my  fully  in  the  world,  By Rebecca Kneale Gould When  I  arrived  classes.  (It  never  occurred  to  me  when  a  loved  one  for  the  week-­ that  my  classes  had  match-­making  has  recently  died. end  of  artfully  potential,  but  apparently  at  least  Technically,  we  didn’t  sit  shiva designed,  local-­foody  events,  I  RQH RI WKHP GLG :KHQ , Âż QDOO\ for  Leah,  but  spiritually  we  did.  was  reminded  of  how  much  we  read  Julie’s  note,  I  sighed.  Full  of  We  were  grateful  that  our  friends  need  to  make  room  for  joy  too.  wedding  joy,  I  was  now  aware  of  understood  and  acknowledged  that  â€œStop  and  savor,â€?  was  the  message  her  grief.  â€œThat’s  the  way  it  is,  isn’t  we  had  lost  a  member  of  our  core  that  I  found  myself  delivering  it?â€?  I  thought  to  myself,  â€œthis  turn-­ family.  In  the  wake  of  her  death,  over  and  over  again  â€”  in  slightly  ing  of  life’s  we  did  a  lot  of  different  tone  and  form  â€”  to  the  wheel.â€? nothing.  We  let  wedding  party,  to  the  couple  about  Earlier  this  ourselves  grieve.  to  be  married  and  to  both  sets  of  top and summer,  we  Some  people  parents.  lost  our  dear  feel  that  it’s  a  Wanting  to  better  prepare  for  savor,â€? sheep,  Leah,  point  of  pride  to  the  ceremony,  I  found  myself  was the return  to  work  two  once  again  doing  some  intentional  to  a  sudden  illness.  She  days  after  having  â€œdeep  hanging  out,â€?  this  time  with  message that ZDV Âż QH RQH lost  someone  they  DQ H[FLWHG Ă€ RFN RI UHODWLYHV %\ I found myself day  and  gone  love  â€”  or  they  making  space  and  time  simply  the  next.  There  are  told  that  it’s  to  get  to  know  the  families,  it  delivering over was  noth-­ the  â€œstrongâ€?  thing  didn’t  take  me  long  to  remember  and over again ing  we  could  to  do.  Certainly,  that  the  â€œpure  joyâ€?  of  a  wedding  â€” in slightly have  done.  It  American  busi-­ would  feel  a  bit  more  complicated  was  devastat-­ ness  culture  does  for  the  couple’s  parents.  To  be  different tone ing.  And  each  more  to  encour-­ sure,  there  would  be  joy  abound-­ and form — to week  after  age  this  approach  ing  at  the  wedding,  but  for  the  Leah’s  death,  than  not.  Maybe  parents,  there  would  be  loss  as  the wedding it  seemed  like  a  rapid  return  to  well.  Remembering  this  made  me  party, to the yet  another  work  is  a  help-­ a  better  celebrant. person  was  ful  distraction  Our  lives  may  be  hectic,  but  couple about to here  one  day  for  some.  But  for  this  summer,  I  learned  (again)  be married and and  gone  the  me,  graced  with  that  we  need  to  make  space  for  next  â€”  in  WKH Ă€ H[LEOH GD\V every  moment  in  the  turning  of  to both sets of B u r l i n g t o n ,  of  summer,  I  did  life’s  wheel:  for  the  funerals,  the  parents. in  Addison  what  an  anthro-­ weddings  and  for  everything  in  County  and  pologist  friend  between.  beyond. of  mine  calls  Rebecca  Kneale  Gould  is  a  There  is  nothing  to  do  in  the  face  â€œdeep  hanging  out.â€? 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Soldiers  Atop  the  Mount  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  Sept.  7,  9:30  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Two-­day  living  history  weekend  as  re-­enactors  demonstrate  Revolutionary  War  camp  life  in  1776  and  1777,  with  PLOLWDU\ WDFWLFV FRORQLDO FUDIWV Âż ULQJ DUWLOOHU\ FRRN ing  and  making  clothing.  Activities  for  all  ages.  Info:  948-­2000.  Chicken  and  biscuit  dinner  in  New  Haven.  Sunday,  Sept.  7,  noon-­2  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Two  sittings:  noon  and  1  p.m.  $9  adults,  $4.50  children  age  6-­12,  under  6  free.  Walk-­ins  welcome  but  reservations  appreciated.  Reservations:  453-­3498.  Takeout  available.  Claude  Bourbon  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Sept.  7,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Classically  trained  acoustic  guitar  player  Claude  Bourbon  plays  a  fusion  of  classi-­ FDO DQG MD]] ZLWK HWKHUHDO (DVWHUQ LQĂ€ XHQFHV 7LFNHWV $15.  Reservations  recommended:  802-­465-­4071  or  info@brandon-­music.net. Â

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Green  Mountain  Club  kayak/canoe  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  outing  in  Ferrisburgh.  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  Sept.  8,  7-­8  p.m.,  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  meet  at  Christian  Reformed  Church.  Joanie  Praamsma  boat  access  next  to  Button  Bay  State  of  Bethany  Christian  Services  discusses  adoption.  Park.  Kayak/canoe  from  Button  Bay  Business  meeting  and  light  refresh-­ to  the  Palisades  across  from  Basin  ments  follow.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  Harbor.  Bring  kayak/canoe,  paddles,  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult: Weds. PM Wheel, 388-­2898  or  L2Paquette@aol.com.  life  vest,  water  and  lunch.  Weather  Mon. PM Oils, Tues. PM Watercolors, Weds. AM Int/Adv Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  permitting.  Contact  Paulette  Bogan  Monday,  Sept.  8,  7-­8  p.m.,  Carl  Norton  at  802-­475-­2848  or  paulettebogan@ Painting, Thurs. AM Oils, Drawing Children: Pottery on the Highway  Department  conference  yahoo.com  for  meeting  time.  Wheel Mon. & Weds., Thurs. Hand Building, Mon. Animal URRP 'LVFXVVLQJ Âł7KH *ROGÂż QFK ´ WKH “The  War  of  1812  and  Battle  of  Kingdom Arts & Crafts, Magic Lanterns, Leonardo’s 2014  Pulitzer  Prize-­winning  novel  by  Plattsburghâ€?  presentation  in  Workshop. Contact Barb at 247-3702, ewaldewald@aol. Donna  Tartt.  All  interested  readers  are  Orwell.  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  1-­2:30  welcome.  Info:  758-­2858.  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  com, middleburystudioschool.org Historic  Site.  Historian  and  author  Willard  Sterne  Randall  will  discuss  the  War  of  1812  on  Lake  Champlain  and  the  battle  that  really  decided  the  outcome  of  the  war.  tions,  drop  spindles,  Navajo  spindles  or  spinning  Garden  club  program  in  Middlebury.  Info:  948-­2000.  wheels  if  you  have  them.  Otherwise,  they  can  be  Tuesday,  Sept.  9,  1-­2:30  p.m.,  The  Residence  Sock  hop  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  7-­10  p.m.,  provided.  Info:  453-­5960.  at  Otter  Creek.  Three  Middlebury  Garden  Club  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  A  dance  party  mark-­ members  will  talk  about  growing  roses  in  Vermont;Íž  ing  the  end  of  CMAC’s  â€œRoots  of  Rock  â€™n  Rollâ€?  summer  publishing  a  cookbook  on  how  to  make  old-­fashioned  exhibition.  Swing  dancing,  music  from  the  1950s  and  pies  (soon  to  be  released  by  Simon  &  Schuster);Íž  and  œ V DQG URRW EHHU Ă€ RDWV +DOI KRXU VZLQJ OHVVRQ DW Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  favorite  gardening  books.  Refreshments  served.  Free.  7:15  p.m.  Open  dancing  8-­10  p.m.  Refreshments  Sept.  5,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  available.  Tickets  $8,  available  at  the  door  but  reser-­ VFW.  CVAA’s  monthly  First  Friday  luncheon  vations  appreciated:  247-­4295.  Proceeds  support  the  includes  chicken  cordon  bleu  with  cheese  sauce,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Foundation.  PDVKHG FDXOLĂ€ RZHU JUHHQ OHDI VDODG GLQQHU UROO “Middlebury’s  Got  Talent!â€?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Lincoln.  and  coconut  cream  pie.  Reservations  required:  Aug.  30,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  End-­of-­summer  Wednesday,  Sept.  10,  Mount  Abraham.  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Suggested  donation  $4.  tradition:  a  talent  show  featuring  all  local  performers,  Steep  5.8-­mile  round-­trip  hike  leading  to  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Free  transportation  by  ZLWK &KXFN 0LOOHU IURQWLQJ D WHUULÂż F EDQG 7LFNHWV JUHDW YLHZV 'LIÂż FXOW %ULQJ ZDWHU IRRG KLNLQJ SROHV ACTR:  388-­1946.  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU layered  clothing.  Contact  leader  Mike  Greenwood  at  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Sept.  org,  382-­9222  or  at  the  door.  Also  on  Aug.  31.  802-­989-­7434  or  mike802vt@comcast.net  or  Claudia  5,  5-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  Artists  Guild,  7  Center  St.  Stoscheck  at  802-­377-­1197  for  meeting  time  and  place  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â€œHouse  of  Cards,â€?  a  new  and  to  arrange  carpool.  exhibit  by  Brandon  artist  Warren  Kimble.  The  exhibit  of  wooden  assemblages  is  a  takeoff  on  kings  and  queens  â€œThe  Unethical  (?)  Journalistâ€?  lecture  in  Middlebury.  All-­you-­can-­eat  Masonic  breakfast  in  Wednesday,  Sept.  10,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Public  and  playing  cards.  On  exhibit  from  Sept.  5-­Nov.  5.  Info:  Bridport.  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  7:30-­11  a.m.,  Library.  Keene  State  College  professor  Mark  Timney  802-­247-­4956.  Bridport  Masonic  Community  Hall.  Pancakes,  GLVFXVVHV WKH FRQĂ€ LFW EHWZHHQ MRXUQDOLVWLF SURIHVVLRQDO French  toast,  eggs,  coffee  and  many  extras.  morality  and  standard  public  morality,  and  how  the  two  Last-­Sunday-­of-­the-­month  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  standards  of  morality  affect  the  public’s  view  of  jour-­ Sunday,  Aug.  31,  7:30-­10  a.m.,  Dorchester  Lodge,  nalists.  Free.  Hosted  by  the  Addison  County  Retired  Kelly  Brush  Century  Ride  in  Middlebury.  School  Street.  The  Dorchester  Lodge  F&AM  will  serve  Teachers  Association.  Info:  388-­3384.  Saturday,  Sept.  6,  7  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  start  from  Special  senior  meal  with  entertainment  in  Bridport.  its  regular  all-­you-­can-­eat  breakfast  with  pancakes,  Middlebury  College  football  stadium.  Ninth  French  toast,  sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  coffee  and  Wednesday,  Sept.  10,  4-­6  p.m.,  Grange  Hall.  annual  fundraiser  for  the  Kelly  Brush  Foundation  to  a  smile  from  the  cooks.  Entertainment  by  folk  duo  New  Moon  at  4  p.m.  Dinner  EHQHÂż W DGDSWLYH DWKOHWHV DQG VXSSRUW VSLQDO FRUG LQMXU\ Harpist  Marjorie  Bekoff  in  concert  in  New  Haven.  at  5  p.m.  Meal,  catered  by  Rosie’s,  features  turkey,  prevention.  Several  loop  options  available,  from  25  to  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  10  a.m.-­noon,  New  Haven  Mills  VWXIÂż QJ PDVKHG SRWDWRHV VTXDVK DQG SXPSNLQ SLH 100  miles  for  bicyclists  and  handcyclists.  BBQ  noon-­5  Church.  One  of  two  services  that  the  New  Haven  Suggested  donation  $5  per  person.  Open  to  everyone  p.m.  Register  at  www.kellybrushfoundation.org.  Congregational  Church  holds  at  this  historic  church  age  60  and  over  and  their  spouse  of  any  age.  Advanced  each  year.  Come  learn  about  the  progress  of  the  resto-­ Auditions  for  children’s  roles  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  reservations  required:  1-­800-­632-­5119,  ext.  615.  Sept.  6,  8:30-­11:30  a.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  Presentation  by  photographer  James  Blair  in  ration  of  the  New  Haven  Mills  Church.  School.  Middlebury  Community  Players  invites  kids  Guided  history  walk  across  the  Lake  Champlain  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Sept.  10,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  of  all  ages  to  audition  for  the  musical  â€œThe  Story  of  Bridge.  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  1-­3  p.m.,  meet  at  the  7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 3UROLÂż F 1DWLRQDO *HRJUDSKLF SKRWRJ the  Nutcracker.â€?  Registration  8:30-­9  a.m.  Auditions  Chimney  Point  museum,  Addison.  State  historic  site  rapher  James  Blair  will  show  some  favorite  photos  on  9  a.m.-­noon.  No  preparation  necessary.  Info:  info@ managers  Elsa  Gilbertson  of  Chimney  Point,  Vt.,  and  the  THT  big  screen  and  share  the  stories  behind  each  middleburycommunityplayers.org.  Thomas  Hughes  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  present  â€œThe  one.  Artist  info  at  jamespblair.com.  Suggested  dona-­ Shortest  Distance  Between  Two  Points,â€?  a  guided  Soldiers  Atop  the  Mount  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  Sept.  tion  $10  to  support  THT.  Info  at  802-­382-­9222  or  www. 6,  9:30  a.m.-­5:30  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  walk  across  the  bridge  explaining  the  history  of  what  townhalltheater.org.  Historic  Site.  Two-­day  living  history  weekend  as  can  be  seen.  Binoculars  welcome.  Rain  or  shine.  Info:  re-­enactors  demonstrate  Revolutionary  War  camp  life  759-­2412.  in  1776  and  1777,  with  military  tactics,  colonial  crafts,  â€œMiddlebury’s  Got  Talent!â€?  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  ¿ ULQJ DUWLOOHU\ FRRNLQJ DQG PDNLQJ FORWKLQJ $FWLYLWLHV Aug.  31,  2-­4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  End-­of-­summer  for  all  ages.  Info:  948-­2000.  tradition:  a  talent  show  featuring  all  local  performers,  Red  Cross  â€œShelter  Fundamentalsâ€?  ZLWK &KXFN 0LOOHU IURQWLQJ D WHUULÂż F EDQG 7LFNHWV Jeremiah  McLane  and  Timothy  Cummings  in  course  in  Shoreham.  Thursday,  Sept.  11,  Brandon.  Saturday,  Sept.  6,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU S P 6KRUHKDP 7RZQ &OHUNÂśV 2IÂż FH Music.  The  duo  brings  together  the  diverse  heritage  of  org,  382-­9222  or  at  the  door.  A  basic-­level  course  that  introduces  the  guidelines  and  New  England  dance  tunes  with  French  dance  tunes,  ³7KH 2IIHU´ VKRUW Âż OP VFUHHQLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  procedures  for  setting  up,  running  and  closing  a  shelter  jigs  and  reels  from  the  British  Isles,  and  Appalachian,  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  2-­3:30  p.m.,  Marquis  Theater.  A  during  a  disaster.  Info  and  RSVP:  802-­660-­9130,  ext.  Cajun  and  Quebecois  dance  tunes.  Tickets  $15.  magical  comedy  about  a  lost  man,  his  umbrella  and  the  119,  or  Elizabeth.Wareing@redcross.org.  Reservations  recommended:  802-­465-­4071  or  bran-­ wildly  unexpected  company  who  shows  up  to  set  him  Book  discussion  group  in  Hancock.  Thursday,  Sept.  don-­music.net.  on  his  way.  Film  was  shot  in  Middlebury  and  features  11,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  The  Valley  D ORFDO FDVW ,QIRUPDO 4 $ ZLWK WKH Âż OPPDNHUV DIWHU Patti  Casey  and  Bob  Amos  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Readers  resume  their  monthly  book  discussion.  This  Saturday,  Sept.  6,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  the  screening.  Tickets  $6,  available  at  the  Marquis  box  month’s  book  is  â€œHouse  on  the  Corner  of  Bitter  and  House.  The  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  RIÂż FH RU OHV#ODXJKLQJGRJ QHW Sweetâ€?  by  Jamie  Ford.  Rose  Juliano  facilitates  the  welcomes  singer-­songwriters  Patti  Casey  and  Bob  Community  potluck  in  Hancock.  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  5-­7  discussion.  Bring  refreshments  to  share  if  you  would  Amos.  One-­hour  open  mike  at  7:30  p.m.  followed  by  p.m.,  Hancock  town  green.  Third  annual  event.  Bring  like.  WKH IHDWXUHG SHUIRUPHU 5HIUHVKPHQWV WR EHQHÂż W 08+6 a  dish  to  share.  Tables,  chairs,  plates,  napkins,  silver-­ girls’  soccer.  Adults  $10,  seniors  and  teens  $8,  children  ware  and  drinks  provided.  Music,  fun  and  fellowship.  $3.  Community  house  is  wheelchair  accessible  but  Neighboring  towns  are  invited  as  well.  Rain  location:  restrooms  are  not.  Info:  388-­9782.  Hancock  Town  Hall.  Info:  802-­767-­4128. 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Hike  or  run  the  TAM!  With  5  distance  options  there’s  something  for  any  age  or  ¿WQHVV OHYHO Supporting  the  TAM: Our  annual  goal  is  to  raise  more  than  $10,000  towards  TAM  maintenance  costs  each  year.  Trek  Day:   SUNDAY,  SEPTEMBER  28,  2014 Event  location  starts  and  ends  at  Middlebury  College  Football  Stadium  parking  lot. Full  TAM  (roughly  16  miles)  -­  start  at  7:00  am Half  TAM  -­  8:30  am Quarter  TAM  -­  9:00  am Pint  TAM  (2  miles,  kid  friendly)  -­  9:30  am TAM  Hike  (3.5  miles)  -­  9:00  am A  25th  Anniversary  Celebration  of  the  trail  will  take  place  at  WKH ÂżQLVK OLQH ZLWK SUL]HV IRRG GULQNV DQG D JUHDW WLPH for  racers  as  well  as  spectators  and  supporters  of  the  TAM! Fees: $25  for  individuals,  $50  for  families  and  $90  for  teams.  Trek  day  prices  will  increase  to  $30,  $60,  and  $115,  respectively. Registration:   Online  registration  at  www.maltvt.org. Questions:  Contact  MALT  at  388-­1007  or  info@maltvt.org.

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Author  appearance  in  Lincoln.  Tuesday,  Sept.  2,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Author  Sally  Willard  Burbank  MD  holds  a  signing  for  her  new  book,  â€œPatients  I  Will  Never  Forget,â€?  stories  of  her  most  memorable  patients  from  her  25  years  as  a  primary  care  internist.  Info:  453-­2665. Â

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Regional  follow-­up  meeting  on  opiate  addiction  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  Sept.  3,  4-­6  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  This  is  a  follow-­up  meeting  to  the  governor’s  Summit  on  Opiate  Addiction.  Includes  overview  of  Addison  County  substance-­abuse  treatment  and  drug-­related  crime  data;Íž  overview  of  Rutland’s  Project  Vision,  group  input  and  more.  RSVP  to  moira.cook@state.vt.us  to  indicate  top  workgroup  choices. Â

Dynamic  design MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  STUDENT  Rachel  Getz’s  painting  is  hanging  in  a  student  exhibit  titled  â€œPortraits  of  Power.â€?  The  exhibit  runs  Sept.  2-­12  in  the  Johnson  Memorial  Building  on  the  Middlebury  campus. Â

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calendar Atkins  at  877-­3889. GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury. Citizens  for  Constitutional  Government  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitutions  and  how  to  defend  our  rights. Five-­Town  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  5-­5:30  p.m.  Bristol  green.  All  welcome  to  speak  out  for  world  peace. Vermont  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  Mobile  Service  Van.  Second  and  fourth  Wednesdays,  8:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.;Íž  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  The  van  offers  writ-­ ten  exams,  customer  service  and  road  tests.  828-­2000. BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  p.m.  with  early  birds.  Jackpot  $3,000.  Food  DYDLODEOH %HQHÂż WV YHWHUDQV VFKRODUVKLSV DQG FRPPX nity  programs.  388-­9311. Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  Mondays.  6  p.m.  Refreshments  sold.  247-­3121. Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  6:15  p.m.,  regular  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  complimentary  hot  tea  and  coffee.  Info:  247-­5709. VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  5  p.m.,  quickies  6:15  p.m.,  regular  bingo  7  p.m.  388-­9468. FUNDRAISING  SALES Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Otter  Creek  Room,  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Wide  variety  of  books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials. Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  13,  2012.  Thursday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Sales  support  the  purchase  of  materials Â

Family  Caregiver  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  388-­3983.  Elderly  Services,  112  Exchange  St.  Third  Fridays. Artists’  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Foot  care  clinic,  also  blood  pressure  and  pulse  monitors.  Sept.  12,  5-­8  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  658-­2421.  Bridport  Grange.  First  Mondays  of  even  Center.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  ArtFULL  months. Vermont,  a  multimedia  group  exhibit  by  over  a  dozen  Hellenbach  Cancer  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Call  for  Vermont  artists.  Live  music.  Exhibit  runs  Sept.  5-­Nov.  information  and  meeting  times:  388-­6107. 2.  Info:  www.cmacvt.org.  HIV  Testing  in  Middlebury.  Open  Door  Clinic.  388-­0137.  Arts  Walk  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  12,  5-­7  p.m.,  Free  and  anonymous.  Call  for  appointment. downtown  Middlebury  and  the  Marble  Works.  Monthly  La  Leche  League  of  Addison  County  in  Middlebury.  First  outdoor  stroll  through  town  featuring  art,  music,  food  Thursday,  10-­11  a.m.,  at  Junebug  in  the  Star  Mill.  Info:  DQG IXQ 0D\ WKURXJK 2FWREHU 6HH PRQWKO\ Ă€ LHU DW 382-­1589. www.middleburyartswalk.com.  Making  Recover  Easier  (MRE)  group  in  Middlebury.  Wednesdays,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Turning  Point  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  A  group  meeting  for  people  in  recovery  struggling  to  decide  whether  or  not  to  attend  noon-­step  programs. Starline  Rhythm  Boys  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Aug.  Memory  screenings  in  Middlebury.  First  Tuesdays,  29,  6-­8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  by  appointment.  Free.  Appointments:  385-­3711  or  Barika  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Aug.  29,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  nschaedel@hphrc.org. Main.  Middlebury  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Clay  Man  and  the  Eschatones  in  Middlebury. Memorial  Baptist  Church,  South  Pleasant  Street.  For  Friday,  Aug.  29,  8-­10  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  children  from  birth  to  6  years.  Led  by  Melanie  Root.  Longford  Row  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  6-­8  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Center.  388-­3171. Anthony  Santor  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury. Monday  Playgroup  in  Brandon.  Mondays  when  schools  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  are  open,  10-­11:30  a.m.  St.  Thomas  Episcopal  Church,  Swing  Noire  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Sept.  5,  6-­8  downstairs.  Run  by  Brandon  Recreation  Department,  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  247-­0228. NAMI-­VT  Family  Support  Group  in  Brandon.  First  Monday.  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Museum  at  the  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  For  family  members  and  close  friends  of  a  loved  one  with  a  serious  mental  illness.  0DU\ RU 1$0, RIÂż FH By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  Narcotics  Anonymous  Road  to  Recovery  Group.  &  Organizations,  Middlebury.  6  p.m.  The  Government  &  Politics,  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Bingo,  Fundraising  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Natural  Beginnings  Arts  &  Education,  Health  Breastfeeding  Support  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Group.  Third  Tuesday,  10  Exhibits  &  Museums,  a.m.-­noon.  Department  Library  Programs. RI +HDOWK :,& RIÂż FH LQ FARMERS’  MARKETS Middlebury.  Taught  by  Brandon  Farmers’  Market.  Vicki  Kirby,  RN,  IBCLC.  Fridays  in  the  summer,  9  236-­4136  or  948-­2172. a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Central  Park.  Open  Door  Clinic.  Tuesday  Seasonal  produce,  plants  and  Thursday  evenings  in  DQG Ă€ RZHUV KRQH\ EDNHG Middlebury.  Free  health  goods,  Vermont  maple  care  for  low-­income,  unin-­ syrup,  crafts  and  more. sured  people.  388-­0137. Bristol  Farmers’  Market.  Overeaters  Anonymous  Saturdays  in  the  summer,  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  1  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  town  p.m.  Downstairs  in  the  green. Lawrence  Memorial  Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Library.  Babysitting  avail-­ Summer  hours  start-­ able  fourth  Saturday.  ing  May  3:  Saturdays,  349-­4545  or  453-­7088.  No  9:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.  in  meeting  Feb.  25. the  north  parking  lot  in  Overeaters  Anonymous  in  the  Marble  Works.  Also  Middlebury.  Monday,  noon.  on  Wednesdays,  June  The  Turningpoint  Center  11-­Oct.  8.  Local  produce,  in  the  Marble  Works.  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  388-­4249. Âł7+( 2))(5 ´ $ Âż OP VKRW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG IHDWXULQJ D ORFDO FDVW LV D PDJLFDO FRPHG\ baked  goods,  jams,  Play  group  for  preschool  about  a  lost  man,  his  umbrella  and  the  wildly  unexpected  company  that  shows  up  to  set  him  prepared  foods  and  more.  children.  United  Church  on  his  way.  It  is  screening  at  Middlebury’s  Marquis  Theater  on  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  at  2  p.m. EBT  and  debit  cards  of  Lincoln.  Wednesdays,  welcome.  Info:  www. 9:30-­11:30  a.m.  Jen  Goodyear,  453-­8589. MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook. for  the  circulating  library  collections. POSKVT  (Parents  of  Special  Kids  Vermont).  Second  Orwell  Farmers’  Market.  Fridays,  June-­October,  3-­6  p.m.,  Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­3  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  town  green. p.m.  Info:  388-­4095. Parent  support  group.  Topics  include  IEPs,  services  SPORTS Ripton  United  Methodist  Church  Flea  Market/Farmers’  offered  in  Addison  County,  divorce,  parents’  rights,  Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­noon  until  late  fall.  Food,  sleep  problems,  general  teen-­age  issues  and  more.  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  DQWLTXHV TXLOWV ERRNV DQG PRUH 9HQGRUVÂś IHHV EHQHÂż W Join  online  group  at  health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ Brown,  388-­2502;Íž  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  church  restoration.  Info:  388-­2640. POSKVT_MEMBERS.  Milly  Jackson,  545-­2335;Íž  An  Department,  388-­8103. St.  Peter’s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peter’s.  Open  Duclos-­Collier,  453-­7324. CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS on  Thursdays  and  Fridays  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m. Postpartum  group  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Tapestry  ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  Two  Brothers  Tavern’s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  Monday.  Midwifery,  20  Armory  Lane.  Second  and  fourth  Fridays,  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  10  percent  of  entire  day’s  proceeds  go  to  designated  12:30-­2  p.m.  Meet  other  moms  and  explore  a  wide  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  Main  St.  charity. range  of  topics  including  self-­care,  postpartum  nutri-­ 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂż FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF J\P HEALTH  &  PARENTING tion  adjustments  at  home  and  newborn  care.  Info:  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  Adult  ADHD  support  group  in  Middlebury.  Second  802-­877-­0022. pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Wednesday,  7:30  p.m.,  Focus  Research  Center,  135  Preschooler  Open  Gym  in  Ferrisburgh.  Fridays,  9:30-­11  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www. South  Pleasant  St.  Info:  349-­7222  or  Debbie@focus-­ a.m.  Oct.  3  through  end  of  April.  Closed  school  holi-­ addisonteens.com. resourcecenter.com. days.  Free  play  in  the  gum.  Bring  trikes,  bikes,  scoot-­ Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  Alcoholics  Anonymous.  Brandon,  Bristol,  Middlebury,  ers  and  helmets.  Toddler  push  carts,  wagons,  ball  and  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  New  Haven,  North  Ferrisburgh,  Ripton,  Vergennes.  Legos  available.  Baby  blanket  area.  Birth  to  5.  Snacks  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visitors  Alcoholics  Anonymous  holds  meetings  seven  days  a  for  sale.  877-­1534  or  877-­1312. welcome. week  throughout  Addison  County.  For  times,  locations  PTSD  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  starting  Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  and  information  on  twelve-­step,  discussion,  As  Bill  Aug.  16,  5:30  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  Sees  It,  Big  Book,  women’s  and  men’s  meetings,  call  Works.  388-­4249. invited. 388-­9284  or  visit  www.aavt.org/aamtg9.htm#Legend. RSVP  Bone  Builders.  Osteoporosis  prevention  exer-­ Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Al-­Anon  and  Alateen  meetings  in  Middlebury.  See  cise  program  is  offered,  several  locations.  50-­minute  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744. vermontalanonalateen.org/meetings.php  for  meetings  classes  are  free  and  open  to  the  public.  www.volun-­ American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  days,  times  and  locations. teersinvt.org/bonebuildclasses.html  or  388-­7044. p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury. Armchair  Yoga  in  Vergennes.  Thursdays,  10:30  Bristol:  American  Legion,  Monday  and  Wednesday,  Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  a.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  Register  at  10  a.m.;Íž  Bristol  Health  and  Fitness,  Tuesday  and  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  802-­870-­7182. Thursday,  2  p.m. County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180. At  Wits  End.  Middlebury.  Mondays,  7-­8:30  p.m.  The  East  Middlebury:  Valley  Bible  Church,  Tuesday  and  Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. Thursday,  9  a.m. Brandon  Senior  Center. Autism  Support  Daily.  First  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Middlebury:  Community  Services  Building,  Monday  and  Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  Congregational  Church.  Support  for  families  affected  Wednesday,  4  p.m.;Íž  Middlebury  Fitness,  Tuesday  and  247-­3121. by  autism.  Online  support  at  www.autismsupport-­ Thursday,  1  p.m.;Íž  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  Monday  Bristol  Historical  Society.  Third  Thursday,  7  p.m.,  Howden  daily.com.  Lynn  George,  660-­7240;Íž  Milly  Jackson,  and  Wednesday,  4  p.m. Hall,  19  West  St.,  Bristol. 545-­2335. Monkton:  Friends  Methodist  Church,  Monday,  Champlain  Valley  Fiddlers’  Club.  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Autism  Parent  Support  Group  in  New  Haven.  Second  Wednesday,  and  Friday,  5:30  p.m. Exchange  Street.  Third  Sunday  (except  Easter),  Thursday.  Sapphire  Center,  87  Rivers  Bend  Road.  Lincoln:  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  3:30-­4:30  noon  to  5  p.m.  Donation  $2.  Refreshments  available.  Childcare  not  available.  Anjanette  Sidaway,  388-­3887. p.m.  Information:  453-­2665. /RRNLQJ IRU Âż GGOHUV \RXQJ DQG ROG 2SHQ WR SXEOLF Blood  pressure  and  foot  clinics.  Sponsored  by  Addison  Shoreham:  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  Tuesday  and  Info:  342-­0079.  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  basin  and  Thursday,  8  a.m. The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  towel  for  foot  care.  Clinics  that  fall  on  holidays  will  be  South  Starksboro:  Jerusalem  School  House,  Tuesday  %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK held  the  week  after  on  the  same  day.  388-­7259. and  Thursday,  8:30  a.m. 5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  Bridport:  Grange  Hall.  First  Wednesday,  10:30  a.m.-­noon. Starksboro:  Starksboro  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristols-­ Bristol:  American  Legion.  Second  Wednesday,  10  6-­7  p.m.  Information:  Lisa  Daudon,  453-­3732. katepark.com. a.m.-­noon.  Whiting:  Town  Hall,  Monday  and  Thursday,  9  a.m. LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Middlebury:  Commons.  Second  Thursday,  9  a.m.-­noon  Senior  exercise  class  in  Lincoln.  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-­6  p.m.,  (9-­10  a.m.  for  Commons  residents  only).  and  Thursday,  8:30-­9:30  a.m. Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes.  Third  Friday,  10  a.m.-­noon.  SOS  (Survivors  of  Suicide).  First  Wednesdays,  6:30-­8:30  388-­4249. Vergennes:  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  First  Tuesday,  p.m.,  Hospice  Volunteer  Services  in  the  Marble  Works.  Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  10  a.m.-­noon  (10-­11  a.m.  for  Armory  Lane  residents  Grief  support  for  those  who  have  lost  someone  to  varies.  Pat  Morrow,  802-­462-­3741. only).  suicide.  Info:  388-­4111. NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Bone  Builders  class.  Every  Monday  and  Wednesday,  Speak  Up!  Addison  County.  First,  second  and  fourth  Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  Free. Thursdays,  St.  Stephen’s  Church  in  Middlebury.  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com. Bone  Builders  class  in  Lincoln.  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  Self-­advocacy  group  for  individuals  with  developmen-­ Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  and  Thursday,  4-­5  p.m. tal  disabilities.  Info:  388-­3702. potluck;Íž  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brain  Injury  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis,  grad  class,  in  Middlebury  at  Middlebury  Brandon. Tuesday,  6-­8  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center,  Room  Fitness.  An  ongoing  class  open  to  seniors  who  have  Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  208.  For  survivors,  family  members  and  caregivers.  completed  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  Part  1.  Open  to  anyone  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  Info:  388-­2720  or  lisabernardin@gmail.com. 50  or  older.  Sponsored  by  CVAA.  Free,  but  donations  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feed-­ Brain  Injury  Support  Group  Project  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  accepted.  Info  and  registration:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  back,  encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assign-­ Every  other  Thursday,  6:30  p.m.,  1869  Crown  Point  1028. ments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Rd.,  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  Call  (518)  597-­3104  for  dates. Bristol:  Holley  Hall,  Mondays  11  a.m.-­noon. Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free. Bristol  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday  starting  Sept.  10,  2013,  Lincoln:  Lincoln  Library,  Mondays,  1-­2  p.m. Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  9:30-­11  a.m.,  First  Baptist  Church.  For  children  from  Middlebury:  Middlebury  Fitness,  Wednesdays  11  Orwell  Free  Library. birth  to  6  years.  Led  by  David  Sandler.  Sponsored  by  a.m.-­noon. PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171. Toddler  Playgroup.  Brandon.  St.  Thomas  Episcopal  7KXUVGD\ D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RIÂż FH EXLOG Car  seat  safety  check  in  Middlebury.  Middlebury  Church.  Registration:  247-­0228  or  www.town.brandon. ing  on  Exchange  St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  Volunteer  Ambulance  Association,  55  Collins  Drive.  vt.us/recreation.htm. conference  room.  989-­8141. First  Saturday  of  every  month,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m. Tot  open  gym  in  Ferrisburgh.  Fridays,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­10:45  Childbirth  Classes.  Porter  Hospital  offers  several  options  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  gymnasium.  Info:  877-­1312  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church. in  childbirth  classes.  Schedules  and  applications:  or  877-­3247. Samaritan’s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  382-­3413  or  www.portermedical.org/outreach.html. Turning  Point  Center.  Monday,  9  a.m.-­7:45  p.m.;Íž  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  Childcare  Class.  Thursdays  at  4:15  p.m.  Lincoln  Library.  Tuesday-­Thursday,  9  a.m.-­9  p.m.;Íž  Friday,  9  a.m.-­8:30  through  October.  453-­5362. p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  11  a.m-­10  p.m.  Closed  Sunday.  Marble  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  Disabled  American  Veterans  in  Middlebury.  388-­6401.  Works,  opposite  American  Flatbread.  Community  6:45  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  Meals  catered  by  Otter  Valley  Disabled  American  Veterans  Chapter  21  center  dedicated  to  providing  a  safe  social  and  educa-­ Lisa  Cloutier  of  the  Bridge  Restaurant.  PO  Box  94,  PHHW WKH Âż UVW 0RQGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P DW WKH tional,  substance-­free  environment  for  all.  Free  movie  Vergennes,  VT  05491.  Info:  Contact  President  Shanon  Middlebury  American  Legion.  New  members  welcome. every  Saturday,  7:30  p.m.  388-­4249.  Potluck  supper Â

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Guided  walk  explores  lake  history ADDISON  â€”  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site  in  Addison,  Vt.,  and  Crown  Point  State  Historic  Site  in  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  on  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  at  1  p.m.  will  offer  the  second  of  three  summer  guided  walks  across  the  Lake  Champlain  Bridge.  Site  managers  Tom  Hughes  of  Crown  Point  and  Elsa  Gilbertson  of  Chimney  Point  will  lead  the  tour.  The  walk  across  the  bridge  and  back  will  start  at  Chimney  Point  on  the  Vermont  end  of  the  bridge  and  will  last  two  hours.  Hughes  and  Gilbert  will  talk  about  the  9,000  years  of  human  habitation  at  this  important  and  beautiful  location  on  Lake  Champlain. Abenaki  artist  Jeanne  Morningstar  Kent  also  will  be  at  Chimney  Point  IURP WR S P WR WDON WR YLVL tors  and  do  a  book  signing  for  her Â

new  book,  â€œThe  Visual  Language  of  Wabanaki  Art.â€?  The  book  discusses  the  signs,  symbols  and  designs  used  by  the  Wabanaki  Nations  of  the  QRUWKHDVWHUQ 8QLWHG 6WDWHV DQG HDVW ern  Canada  to  communicate,  and  SURYLGHV WKH FRQWH[W IRU SHRSOH WRGD\ to  appreciate  the  objects  bearing  these  designs.   7KH IHH LV IRU DGXOWV IUHH IRU children  under  15,  and  includes  admission  to  the  Chimney  Point  and  Crown  Point  museums.  Participants  DUH DGYLVHG WR ZHDU D KDW DQG EULQJ ing,  as  well  as  a  camera  or  binoculars  to  bring  the  Green  and  Adirondack  mountains  up  close.  The  Chimney  Point  museum  is  currently  hosting  a  special  exhibit  highlighting  the  DUFKDHRORJLFDO Âż QGLQJV IURP WKH bridge  project.  The  Crown  Point  PXVHXP LV JLYLQJ D PXOWL PHGLD

presentation. 7KH Âż QDO EULGJH WRXU LV RQ 6XQGD\ 6HSW DW S P VWDUWLQJ DW WKH Crown  Point  museum. The  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  6LWH LV ORFDWHG DW 97 5RXWH at  the  Vermont  foot  of  the  new  Lake  Champlain  Bridge.  Call  2412  for  information.  The  site  is  regularly  open  Wednesdays  through  Sundays  and  Monday  holidays  through  Columbus  Day,  9:30  a.m.  to  5  p.m. The  Crown  Point  State  Historic  Site  is  located  at  the  New  York  foot  of  the  bridge.  Call   for  the  Crown  Point  museum. For  information  about  Vermont’s  6WDWH 2ZQHG +LVWRULF 6LWHV YLVLW KWWS KLVWRULFVLWHV YHUPRQW JRY.  Join  the  Vermont  State  Historic  Sites  FRQYHUVDWLRQ RQ Facebook.

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By  shulamith  eagle/Barbara  Clearbridge  of   Middlebury I  used  to  write  light  verse  to  commemorate  family  occasions. It  was  simple,  then,  to  be  airy  and  funny,  blasĂŠ about  what  is  now  God’s  huge  gift  of  each  day ÂżOOHG ZLWK D UDQJH RI FRQĂ€LFWLQJ VHQVDWLRQV Our  webworks  of  friends  and  family  alter. Our  lives  grow  quiet  and  smaller,  it  seems, yet  at  the  youngest  end  our  stature’s  redeemed through  the  widening  domains  brought  by  our  grand-­ daughters. Our  bodies  surprise  us  with  sudden  surrender. Instead  of  the  gradual  changes  expected, we’ve  major,  inexplicable  defections from  carefree  to  brittle,  from  heedless  to  tender. Will  this  hurt?  I  can’t  do  that.  Is  this  too  heavy? It  was  simple  and  ordinary.  Now  must  I  ask for  help  with  this  abruptly  impossible  task? Of  the  commonest,  everyday  acts  I  am  leery. And  what  of  my  mind?  Sometimes  moorings  unravel  â€” I’m  suddenly  asea,  by  strangeness  surrounded, no  buoy,  no  anchor,  no  map  and  ungrounded. This  is  not  the  road  I  chose  to  travel. And  what  of  my  soul,  so  vibrant  and  rapt, marveling  at  life’s  wonders,  its  highs  and  my  luck?

Now  looking  around  I  feel  cheated  and  stuck I  worked  too  hard  to  end  up  so  trapped.

By  DR.  JACK  MAYER,  MD,  go  wrong?  Timeouts,  suspensions  MPH and  expulsions  are  often  ineffec-­ We  have  evolved  over  millions  of  tive  and  can  contribute  more  trau-­ years  to  deal  with  brief,  sometimes  ma  and  stress,  causing  behaviors  intense,  episodes  of  stress  and  trau-­ to  escalate. PD 7KLQN RI FDYHPHQ ÂżJKWLQJ RII When  kids  act  out,  when  their  VDEHU WRRWKHG WLJHUV 8QGHU VWUHVV behavior  pushes  our  buttons,  it  is  our  bodies  release  substances,  like  YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW WR WKLQN FUHDWLYHO\ adrenaline  and  cortisol,  to  help  about  how  to  respond.  All  too  our  nervous  system  respond  to  often  we  â€œparent  from  the  hip,â€?  OLIH WKUHDWHQLQJ VWUHVVHV ² )ULJKW impulsively  reacting  to  children’s  )OLJKW )LJKW )UHH]H behaviors.  Anger,  frustration  and/ In  today’s  world,  stress  tends  to  or  resentment  is  not  a  good  plan  be  of  lower  intensity,  for  responding. but  of  longer  duration,  Here’s  a  better  yet  the  same  stress  idea,  one  that  works  substances  are  re-­ with  4-­year-­olds  and  leased.  What  happens  18-­year-­olds  (and  even  when  a  child’s  brain  is  50-­year-­olds).  it’s  called  IUHTXHQWO\ Ă€RRGHG E\ Head  Start-­Trauma  these  compounds? Smart.  It  is  based  on  a  Research  has  shown  concept  known  as  ARC  that  these  same  hor-­ (Attachment,  Self-­regu-­ mones  that  get  us  lation  and  Competency)  out  of  trouble  when  developed  at  the  Justice  we  have  brief  stress,  Resource  Institute  of  cause  brain  changes,  Brookline,  Mass. DR.  MAYER behavioral  problems,  First,  a  basic  prin-­ and  long-­term  health  ciple  of  child  develop-­ problems  when  the  exposure  is  ment:  Children’s  behavior  means  prolonged.  There  is  evidence  that  VRPHWKLQJ ,WÂśV RIWHQ GLIÂżFXOW WR persistent  exposure  to  electronic  ¿JXUH RXW ZKDW WKDW PHDQLQJ LV devices  and  multi-­tasking  activi-­ but  we  can  respond  in  ways  that  ties  that  constantly  require  us  to  teach  kids  how  to  stop  or  reduce  respond  may  be  a  form  of  chronic  these  behaviors  in  ways  that  re-­ stress. spect  the  child  and  preserve  our  Children  growing  up  in  stressed  own  dignity. homes,  in  poverty,  in  dangerous  When  children’s  emotions  over-­ neighborhoods  often  demonstrate  ZKHOP WKHP \RX PLJKW ÂżQG WKH challenging  behaviors  because  of  Identify,  Validate  and  Defuse  re-­ chronic  stress. sponse  helpful. What  can  we  do  as  parents,  care-­ 1.  Identify  the  feeling.  Instead  givers,  relatives,  friends,  teachers,  of  yelling  â€œStop!â€?  give  the  child’s  bus  drivers,  cafeteria  workers  â€”  feelings  a  name  and  describe  what  all  of  us  â€”  to  respond  when  things  you  see  them  doing,  i.e.,  â€œYou Â

Then  here  is  my  daughter—now  living  with  us, VKH Ă€HZ KRPH VWRRG VWLOO VQLIIHG WKH ZLQG WKHQ stayed. $PD]LQJ²WKH IDU Ă€XQJ DOPRVW JRQH VWUD\HG from  her  life-­plan,  known  work,  with  easy  trust that  we’d  sand  down  our  edges  by  rubbing  each  other thus  making  our  way  to  harmonious  sharing, a  new  form  of  freedom,  a  new  form  of  caring. We  three  are  exploring  the  meanings  of  â€œlover:â€? Daughter-­love,  mother-­love,  friendship  and  father. Healing  and  praying  and  loving  the  bother of  changing  and  stretching  and  making  more  room, remembering  and  forgetting  and  again  we  resume the  giving,  allowing,  and  patient  compassion. Our  souls  grow,  our  hearts  become  stronger  than  ever. These  few,  cherished  years  bring  us  closer  together than  previous,  easier  lifestyles  could  fashion. Once  again  life  is  awash  with  surprise. Our  bodies  may  wane,  but  our  spirits  grow  bolder. There  are  plenty  of  blessings  to  still  growing  older. And  as  we  endure,  we  still  hope  to  grow  wise.

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to  the  viewer.  O’Donnell  also  said  he  wasn’t  sure  turning  the  existing  empty  lawn  into  a  playground  for  toddlers  was  truly  the  best  use  for  the  site,  claiming  that  many  youths  now  use  the  site  for  â€œunsupervised,  unstructuredâ€?  play. “We’re  not  adding  a  resource,  we’re  replacing  a  resource  with  an-­ other,â€?  he  said. Other  residents  questioned  devot-­ ing  city  resources  to  the  playground.  Lynnia  Pope  said  sidewalks  should  be  a  higher  priority. “The  playground  may  be  a  great  thing,â€?  Pope  said.  â€œBut  when  are  WKH\ VLGHZDONV JRLQJ WR EH Âż[HG"´ Martha  Sullivan  noted  the  recent  city  tax  increase.  â€œI  got  my  tax  bill,â€?  Sullivan  said.  â€œIs  anyone  else  concerned  about  the  FRVW RI PDLQWHQDQFH"´ Resident  and  Evergreen  Preschool  president  Alex  McGuire  acknowl-­ edged  resources  would  be  devoted  to  the  playground,  but  compared  the  maximum  investment  of  about  $27,000  to  the  $1.55  million  new  city  police  station.  She  also  said  many  supported  the  playground.  ³, KDYH D SUHWW\ JRRG ÂżQJHU RQ WKH pulse  of  young  families  here,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  know  young  families  want  this.â€? Resident  Sarah  Stroup,  who  said  she  had  3-­  and  5-­year-­old  children,  also  spoke  in  support.  She  mentioned  what  she  called  the  negative  tone  of  some  at  the  meeting  and  noted  such  a  playground  is  supported  in  the  city  plan,  adding  that  many  playground  EDFNHUV KDG D VFKHGXOLQJ FRQĂ€LFW on  Monday  and  could  not  attend  the  meeting. “Many  of  the  stakeholders  in  this  aren’t  here  because  6:30  is  bedtime  in  the  toddler  set,â€?  Stroup  said.  â€œThere  are  many,  many  people  in  this  community  who  are  heavily  in  favor  of  this.â€? Still,  some  argued  the  location  is  not  ideal.  The  Otter  Creek  basin  area  drew  support  from  several,  in  part  because  the  city  has  been  seeking  ZD\V WR LQFUHDVH WUDIÂżF WR WKDW UH-­ source. But  recreation  committee  head  and  alderman  Joe  Klopfenstein  said  the  basin  would  be  harder  for  young  families  to  reach  because  it  meant  almost  all  would  have  to  cross  the  Otter  Creek  bridge  and  Route  22A  to  do  so. Kevin  Rooney  suggested  the  city  green,  but  Klopfenstein  on  Monday Â

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said  there  is  not  enough  room,  an  opinion  Benton  echoed  on  Wednes-­ day.  Heather  Simons  and  Kathy  Rossier  suggested  siting  the  new  playground  near  existing  Vergennes  Union  El-­ ementary  School  playgrounds  for  ROGHU FKLOGUHQ %XW FLW\ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG the  land  is  school  property,  and  also  not  available  for  use  during  school  hours,  an  existing  problem  for  use  of  the  VUES  equipment. Another  objection  came  from  those  who  wondered  about  park-­ ing  problems  during  swim  meets Â

evenings  through  Oct.  7. Participants  will  be  reading  and  discussing  Ivan  Turgenev’s  novel  â€œFathers  and  Children,â€?  also  NQRZQ DV Âł)DWKHUV DQG 6RQV ´ ÂżUVW SXEOLVKHG LQ 1862.  Unlike  most  Russian  novels  of  the  period,  â€œFathers  and  Childrenâ€?  is  short  â€”  only  162  pages Â

and  VUES  events.  The  Vergennes  Champs  host  a  maximum  of  four  meets  per  summer,  starting  at  6  p.m.,  but  athletes  gather  earlier. But  Hawley  on  Wednesday  said  he  didn’t  believe  there  would  be  a  con-­ Ă€LFW +H QRWHG WKH ODZQ LV QRW OHJDO for  parking,  and  said  he  did  not  be-­ lieve  the  playground  would  increase  parking  demand  during  evening  hours  and  during  the  school  year,  especially  during  the  colder  months.  â€œI  don’t  think  so,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe’re  really  not  talking  about  a  toddler  park  that  requires  100  cars.â€?

—  and  easy  to  read.  Katz  calls  it  â€œa  very  enjoyable  introduction  to  the  Golden  Age  of  Russian  litera-­ ture.â€?  Stop  by  the  adult  circulation  desk  at  the  library  to  register  and  get  a  copy  of  the  book.  For  more  information,  call  the  Ilsley  at  388-­4095.

Raphael  also  weighed  in  on  this  question. “The  times  this  will  be  used  will  QRW FRQĂ€LFW ZLWK QHLJKERUKRRG LQWHU-­ ests,â€?  Raphael  said.  Finally,  several  said  the  city  should  devote  its  recreation  resources  to  an-­ other  priority  that  has  been  higher  on  survey  lists  â€”  walking  paths  and  trails.  Klopfenstein  spoke  to  that  objec-­ tion  as  the  meeting  began.  He  said  the  recreation  committee  knows  of  residents’  desire  for  walking  trails,  but  that  developing  them  would  be  a Â

costly,  long-­term  proposition  due  to  the  expense  and  time  it  would  take  to  obtain  easements. The  committee  will  continue  to  pursue  trails,  but  in  the  meantime  viewed  the  playground  as  a  â€œquick  and  easyâ€?  answer  to  another  identi-­ ÂżHG SULRULW\ KH VDLG As  the  meeting  ended,  Benton  told  WKH FURZG WKDW FLW\ RIÂżFLDOV ZRXOG take  all  of  what  they  heard  into  con-­ sideration.  â€œWe’re  going  to  meet  to  talk  about  all  this  information  and  digest  it,â€?  he  said.

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CHARLOTTE/FERRISBURGH  â€”  Twenty-­four  boats  from  up  and  down  Lake  Champlain  took  part  in  the  second  annual  Diamond  Island  Regatta  on  Saturday,  Aug.  23.  The  EHQHÂżW UDFH VSRQVRUHG E\ WKH 5R\DO Savage  Yacht  Club  (RSYC)  and  Point  Bay  Marina,  raised  more  than  $1,000  for  the  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum  in  Ferrisburgh. The  race,  sailed  on  a  beautiful  if  not  particularly  windy  day  on  the  lake,  was  followed  by  the  awards  ceremony  at  the  club’s  annual  Lobster  Fest  din-­ ner,  under  the  RSYC  tent  at  the  ma-­ rina.  Will  Patten,  RSYC  commodore,  and  Wendy  Friant,  vice  commodore,  thanked  all  of  the  competitors,  Point  Bay  Marina,  the  other  sponsors,  and  the  many  RSYC  volunteers  for  help-­ ing  to  make  the  event  possible.  Friant  also  made  a  point  of  thanking  the  ex-­ perienced  crew  from  the  Lake  Cham-­ plain  Yacht  Club  that  manned  the  com-­ mittee  boat  for  the  race. “Thank  you  to  everyone  who  made  this  day  such  a  huge  success,â€?  said  Friant.  â€œRaising  $1,000  for  the  Mari-­ time  Museum  is  awesome.â€?  She  also Â

thanked  RSYC  members  and  Point  Bay  Marina  for  the  hospitality  they  had  shown  to  visiting  racers.  â€œThey  are  spreading  the  word  for  next  year,â€?  she  said,  â€œso  we  just  expect  this  race  to  get  bigger  and  bigger.â€? The  money  for  LCMM  was  raised  through  sale  of  â€œswag  bagsâ€?  contain-­ ing  items  donated  from  sponsors,  via  D UDIĂ€H RI YDULRXV ERDWLQJ UHODWHG items,  and  through  sales  to  competi-­ tors  of  photos  of  their  boats  taken  by  race  photographer  Brandon  Johnson.  In  addition  to  RSYC  and  Point  Bay  Marina,  the  sponsors  for  this  year’s  regatta  included  Basin  Harbor  Club  in  Ferrisburgh;Íž  The  Galley  Restaurant  and  Westport  Marina  in  Westport,  N.Y.;Íž  Shelburne  Shipyard  in  Shel-­ burne;Íž  Subway  of  Vergennes;Íž  Ver-­ mont  Sailing  Partners  in  Winooski;Íž  Vermont  Canvas  Products  in  Rutland;Íž  and  Transcend  Manufacturing,  which  donated  the  custom-­made  trophies. In  the  race  itself,  on  a  bright  sunny  day  with  a  light  north  breeze,  com-­ petitors  were  divided  into  two  gen-­ eral  categories,  those  who  sailed  with  spinnakers  and  those  who  sailed  with  jib  and  mainsail  (JaM).  Boats  came  from  the  local  Royal  Savage  Yacht  Club  (RSYC),  based  at  Point  Bay  in  Charlotte,  and  from  Lake  Champlain  Yacht  Club  in  Shelburne,  Malletts  Bay  Boat  Club  in  Colchester  and  elsewhere  on  the  lake. Twelve  boats  sailed  in  each  cate-­

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ArtFULL  exhibit  shows  diversity  in  Vt. Brandon  gallery  shows  works  from  15  makers  of  art BRANDON  â€”  Vermont  attracts  artists  who  take  note  and  respect  the  smallest  things  around  them  but  also  think  big  with  thought-­provoking  works  of  art. A  group  of  artists  who  work  in  a  variety  of  media  will  present  a  group  exhibit  that  celebrates  the  remarkable  diversity  of  creativity  throughout  Ver-­ mont  with  work  by  artists  in  the  con-­ WHPSRUDU\ DUWLVDQDO DQG ÂżQH DUW ÂżHOGV “ArtFULL  Vermontâ€?  opens  Friday,  Sept.  5,  and  runs  through  Nov.  2  at  the  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center  in  Brandon.  It  features  works  by  Jer-­ emy  Ayers,  Ben  Barlow,  Torrey  Car-­ roll  Smith,  Melanie  Considine,  Wendy  Copp,   MaryKay  Dempewolffe,  Diane  Gabriel,  Marilyn  Maddison,  Cristina  Pellechio,  Frieda  Post,  Susan  Raber  Bray,  John  Rivers,  Janet  Van  Fleet,  Stephanie  Whitney-­Payne  and  Mim  Zelis. An  artists’  reception  is  on  Friday,  Sept.  12,  from  5-­8  p.m.  and  will  fea-­ ture  another  art  form  for  which  Ver-­ mont  is  known:  music.  Isabel  Oliart  on  ¿GGOH DQG 0F.LQOH\ -DPHV RQ FHOOR winners  of  the  Young  Tradition  Week-­ end  Contest,  will  give  a  performance  at  6:15  p.m.  Both  classically  trained,  they  will  perform  a  mixture  of  New  England-­style  and  Celtic  music.  Oliart  and  James  are  members  of  Young  Tra-­ dition  Vermont,  which  provides  oppor-­ tunities  for  young  people  to  learn  and  present  traditional  tunes,  songs  and  dance,  and  supports  families  with  life-­ threatening  illnesses. Diane  Gabriel  is  a  photographer Â

Lucy;Íž  Running  time:  1:30;Íž  Rating;Íž  R shows  the  fast  forward  evolution  of  If  you  have  suffered  or  avoided  creatures  over  a  billion  years  as  cells  the  typical  summer  diet  of  aliens  and  improve  their  communication  with  vampires,  you  might  try  â€œLucy,â€?  an  each  other  within  brains  from  primi-­ action  thriller  that  explores  an  origi-­ tive  to  present  to  future.  It’s  a  grand  nal  notion:  What  would  happen  if  a  beginning  that  holds  us  tightly  until  things  begin  to  disintegrate  human  being  used  more  of  to  silliness,  but  even  the  sil-­ his/her  brain  than  just  the  10  liness  is  fun. percent  we  assume  is  avail-­ Along  the  way,  just  enjoy  able?  Exploring  that  idea  is  Johansson’s  game  perfor-­ much  more  fun  than  watch-­ mance.  You  won’t  be  able  to  ing  monsters  blow  up  our  By Joan Ellis stop  thinking  about  what’s  favorite  cities. going  to  happen  when  tech-­ Lucy  (Scarlett  Johans-­ nology  actually  allows  us  son)  is  tricked  into  deliver-­ ing  a  mysterious  briefcase  that  results  access  to  more  than  10  percent  of  our  â€”  don’t  ask  how  â€”  in  her  waking  up  brain.  Given  the  pace  of  technology,  empowered  and  on  the  way  from  10  we  all  know  that’s  coming  soon.  If  cir-­ to  100  percent  of  her  brain  power.  Our  cumstance  forces  you  to  see  a  summer  neurons  determine  who  we  are  â€”  so  blockbuster,  this  might  easily  be  your  says  Dr.  Morgan  Freeman,  brain  spe-­ best  choice. FLDOLVW ² DQG ZLWK KHU QHXURQV ÂżULQJ wildly,  Lucy  feels  viscerally  the  vibra-­ tions  of  space,  gravity  and  the  rotations  of  the  earth.  â€œI  can  feel  everything,â€?  she  says  and  likens  her  new  power  to  the  discomfort  a  fetus  feels  as  it  tries  to  form  its  bones.  Got  that? Everything  in  Lucy’s  new  world  LV Ă€XLG DQG WKH VSHFLDO HIIHFWV WHDP builds  a  visual  extravaganza  on  that  IDFW ,PDJHV Ă€RZ LQ D YLVXDO ULYHU RI objects  and  people.  By  the  time  Lucy  has  adjusted  to  her  new  self,  she  is  dis-­ patching  bodies,  bullets  and  cars  with  a  mere  wave  of  her  hand  in  a  vengeful  $30 per person Tickets available thru 9/1/14 roar  against  the  people  who  implanted  the  CPH  4  that  changed  her  life. For more information, call 388.9311 Two  serious  reservations:  bad  choice  to  make  all  the  monstrous  vil-­ lains  Asian.  Even  worse  choice:  With  all  those  special  powers  at  hand,  there  was  no  need  at  all  to  use  guns  to  kill  an  army  of  villains.  Stick  with  the  special  powers,  please. By  now  we  are  smiling  and  often  laughing  at  this  cartoon  of  the  imagi-­ Proceeds support community service projects nation,  but  it’s  an  appreciative  kind  of  laughter  â€”  the  â€œhow  dare  you  be  so  outrageousâ€?  kind  generated  by  abso-­ lute  disbelief. This  is  Scarlett  Johansson’s  movie  from  beginning  to  end  and  she’s  ter-­ ULÂżF LQ WKH UROH ,Q KHU QHZO\ Ă€DW emotionless  voice  â€”  the  result  of  not  being  able  to  feel  pain,  fear,  or  desire  â€”  Lucy  has  no  human  relationships,  only  her  revenge.  She  carries  forward  beautifully  the  spooky  premise  of  a  brain  increasing  its  capacity  tenfold.  Who  wouldn’t  enjoy  watching  Lucy  swipe  the  entirety  of  human  history  across  a  giant  computer  screen? Writer/director  Luc  Besson  gives  us  a  wonderful  20-­minute  lead-­in  that Â

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who,  when  she  chose  to  move  to  Ver-­ mont,  began  investigating  her  new  state  using  her  camera.  â€œVermont  is  XQLTXH DPRQJ WKH VWDWHV LQ ÂżUVW DERO-­ ishing  slavery,  illustrative  of  her  gentle  and  palpable  independence  which  holds  true  to  this  day,â€?  she  says.  â€œMy  exploration  of  Vermont  continues  ev-­ ery  time  I  plant  a  seed  or  take  a  picture  WU\LQJ WR FDSWXUH KHU Ă€HHWLQJ EHDXW\ ´ Janet  Van  Fleet’s  two-­  and  three-­ dimensional  work  represents  all  the  WKLQJV ZH ÂżQG DURXQG XV ² IURP rocks  underfoot,  wood  from  plant  life,  through  to  human  life  and  its  tools  â€”  that  help  to  animate  and  inform  life  in  our  state.  Similarly,  the  act  of  gathering  and  recycling  is  central  to  Wendy  Copp’s  process,  and  for  her,  connects  the  work  to  a  locale,  resulting  in  â€œtextilesâ€?  that  create  snapshots  of  a  region’s  vegetation  and  wildlife.  Fash-­ ioned  into  articles  of  clothing,  they Â

stand  in  for  the  human  relationship  to  natural  processes  as  well  as  symbolize  the  character  of  the  unseen  wearer. Susan  Raber  Bray’s  work  in  the  ex-­ hibit  â€œconnects  her  to  source.â€?  After  all,  clay  is  earth  with  the  barest  of  re-­ ÂżQHPHQWV ² GXVW WKDW KROGV IRUP 6KH says,  â€œClay  is  always  elemental,  in  all  VKDSHV DQG ÂżULQJV DQG , KDYH XVHG WKDW rooted  quality  to  anchor  my  lightheart-­ ed  creations  of  birds  and  goats.  Both  these  animals  have  been  fellow  travel-­ ers  in  my  life,  spirits  I’ve  shared  my  home  with.â€? Three  of  the  artists  exhibiting  repre-­ sent  their  view  of  Vermont  in  very  dif-­ ferent  ways  and  for  very  different  rea-­ sons.  John  Rivers  paints  the  Vermont  landscape  being  mindful  of  the  mys-­ tery  and  elegance  of  nature,  using  the  older  style  of  tonalist  painting,  a  tech-­ nique  that  emphasizes  light,  shadow  and  subtle  use  of  color.  Conversely, Â

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Brandon (Continued  from  Page  1A) meets  the  road.â€? That’s  because  the  board  was  com-­ pelled  to  cut  spending  with  every  defeated  budget  until  there  was  very  little  left  for  maintenance,  let  alone  improvement,  of  the  town’s  infrastruc-­ ture.  It  also  cost  two  town  jobs. The  now-­approved  spending  plan  of  $2,992,800,  with  $2,388,125  to  be  raised  by  taxes,  represents  a  $154,834,  or  4.9  percent,  decrease  in  operating  expenses  over  last  year’s  budget.  Factoring  in  a  roughly  $211,000  drop  in  revenue  and  other  factors,  the  overall  budget  increase  comes  to  2.4  percent.  Coupled  with  the  state  and  lo-­ FDO HGXFDWLRQ WD[ UDWH WKH ÂżUH GLVWULFW tax  rate,  and  appropriations  already  approved  by  voters,  the  total  town  tax Â

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There  are  no  reserve  funds,  no  capital  improvement  funds,  no  pav-­ ing  project  funds,  no  sidewalk  repair  funds,  and  no  culvert  repair  funds.  There  are  no  matching  grant  funds,  and  no  emergency  funds  in  the  event  RI D QDWXUDO GLVDVWHU OLNH WKH Ă€RRG IURP Tropical  Storm  Irene,  which  devastat-­ ed  Brandon  three  years  ago  this  week.  The  town  will  also  be  negotiat-­ ing  with  the  American  Federation  of  State,  County  and  Municipal  Em-­ ployees  union  representing  town  employees  in  order  to  get  the  town  health  care  contribution  reduced  by  at  least  5  percent.  Right  now,  the  town  pays  100  percent  of  town  employees’  health  care  premiums. 2IÂżFLDOV KDG KRSHG WKDW KROGLQJ WKH ÂżIWK UH YRWH RQ 3ULPDU\ 'D\ ZRXOG boost  voter  turnout,  but  in  the  end,  Brandon’s  numbers  were  relatively  Ă€DW ,Q IDFW IHZHU SHRSOH YRWHG RQ Tuesday  than  turned  out  for  the  fourth  budget  re-­vote  on  July  23.  All  told,  35  percent  of  Brandon’s  2,858  registered  YRWHUV WXUQHG RXW IRU WKH ÂżIWK UH YRWH as  opposed  to  36  percent  on  July  23. In  the  meantime,  the  town  has  been  paying  its  bills  with  a  $1.5  million  cur-­ rent  expense  loan.  According  to  Town  Clerk  Sue  Gage,  as  of  Aug.  25,  the  town  has  used  $350,000  of  the  note.  The  town  sought  approval  for  the  line  of  bank  credit  as  the  June  30  end  of  the  ¿VFDO \HDU DSSURDFKHG ZLWKRXW D WRZQ budget,  and  has  been  drawing  on  the  note  to  pay  employee  salaries,  buy  supplies,  maintain  equipment  and  do  the  general  business  of  the  town.  The  deadline  to  re-­pay  that  note  is  Sept.  30.  It  should  also  be  noted  that  the  cost  of  four  re-­votes  since  Town  Meeting  will  also  have  to  be  accounted  for.  Each  special  vote  costs  the  town  $800-­ $1,000,  so  the  tab  is  now  in  the  $3,300-­ $4,000  range. Then  there  is  the  roughly  $1  mil-­ lion  in  delinquent  property  taxes  and  sewer  fees  that  previous  town  admin-­ istrations  failed  to  collect  over  the  last  decade.  Since  The  Reporter  published  the  names  of  the  delinquent  taxpayers  in  the  July  16  issue  of  the  newspaper,  according  to  Gage,  $103,963  in  delin-­ quent  property  taxes  has  been  paid,  and  $48,316  in  past  due  sewer  fees  has  been  collected. At  Monday’s  selectboard  meeting,  Ammatuna  announced  that  the  town  will  start  posting  a  list  of  delinquent  taxpayers’  accounts  each  month  on  the  town  website.  Taxpayers  who  have  set  up  a  repayment  plan  will  not  be  includ-­ ed  on  the  list. Now,  with  Town  Meeting  Day  only  seven  months  away,  the  board  and  Town  Manager  Robin  Bennett  will  be  gearing  up  for  union  negotiations  and  begin  crafting  the  next  proposed  bud-­ get  for  town  meeting. 6RPH RIÂżFLDOV KRSH WKDW LQ 0DUFK YRWHUV ZLOO ÂżQDOO\ XQGHU-­ stand  that  the  school  budgets  and  the  state’s  education  funding  system  have  more  to  do  with  their  property  tax  rate  than  the  town  budget,  which  has  become  a  punching  bag  in  the  arena  of  Vermont’s  complex  and  Ă€DZHG WD[ SROLF\

(Continued  from  Page  1A) Wednesday  morning.  â€œThis  commu-­ items  will  save  us  money  and  heart-­ nity  (Addison)  does  well  in  support-­ ache  while  stimulating  our  economy.â€? ing  its  own.  I  look  forward  to  running  Nuovo  was  also  pleased  to  advance  in  the  November  election.â€? in  the  election. There,  he  will  face  incumbent  Reps.  â€œIt  feels  very  good,â€?  Nuovo  said  of  Diane  Lanpher,  D-­Vergennes,  and  KHU VHFRQG SODFH ÂżQLVK Warren  Van  Wyck,  R-­Ferrisburgh,  Nuovo  is  currently  a  member  of  and  Addison  Democrat  John  Spencer. the  House  Natural  Resources  &  En-­ SIDE  JUDGE  RESULTS ergy  Committee.  She  Also  lobbying  for  said  she  would  be  happy  write-­in  support  on  to  remain  on  that  panel.  Tuesday  were  the  three  She  said  she  has  gained  candidates  for  Addison  a  reputation  for  combing  County  side  judge:  Al-­ over  bills  to  make  sure  ice  George  of  Middle-­ they  are  properly  writ-­ bury,  Mark  Smith  of  ten.  Her  priorities  for  the  Middlebury  and  Irene  next  biennium  include  Poole  of  Ripton.  No  one  promoting  economic  KDG ÂżOHG QRPLQDWLRQ growth,  improving  the  papers  for  the  county’s  quality  of  public  educa-­ two  side  judge  vacan-­ tion  and  assisting  in  the  FLHV DW WKH ÂżOLQJ GHDG-­ development  of  a  single-­ line  in  June.  So  George,  payer  health  care  system  Smith  and  Poole  have  SHELDON for  the  state. all  decided  to  lobby  for  Donahue  was  gracious  the  minimum  50  write-­ LQ GHIHDW LQ ZKDW ZDV KHU ÂżUVW ELG IRU in  votes  they  will  need  to  get  on  the  a  House  seat.  She  had  earned  an  en-­ Nov.  4  ballot. dorsement  from  Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  George  and  Poole,  with  81  and  61  D-­Middlebury,  who  has  decided  not  tallies,  respectively,  both  exceeded  to  run  for  re-­election. the  50-­vote  threshold  on  the  Middle-­ “I’m  obviously  disappointed,  but  bury  Democrat  ballot  alone.  Mark  I  want  to  thank  all  those  people  who  Smith  received  27  write-­in  votes  in  voted  for  me  and  I  want  to  thank  those  Middlebury.  In  the  only  other  write-­ who  made  donations,  wrote  letters  in  results  available  to  the  Independent  and  offered  me  their  encouragement,â€?  on  Wednesday  morning,  in  Ferris-­ she  said  in  a  post-­primary  statement.  burgh,  George  got  14  votes  and  Poole  â€œVery  special  thanks  to  Paul  Ralston,  got  2;Íž  in  Panton,  George  got  5  votes;Íž  Betty  and  Victor  Nuovo,  Nancy  Mal-­ and  in  Salisbury,  Poole  received  one  colm,  Adrienne  Illick  MacIntyre  and  vote. Shane  Kean  for  their  unwavering  sup-­ It  remained  unclear  as  the  Addi-­ port,  help  and  encouragement.  I  con-­ son  Independent  went  to  press  as  to  gratulate  Betty  and  Amy.â€? whether  Smith  had  met  the  50-­vote  Sheldon  and  Nuovo  margin. will  join  independents  â€œI’m  excited  and  Calvin  McEathron,  a  want  to  thank  the  vot-­ Middlebury  College  stu-­ ers  for  believing  in  me,â€?  dent,  and  former  UD-­3  George  said  of  her  suc-­ board  member  Thomas  cess  on  Tuesday.  â€œI  feel  Hughes  in  what  will  be  I  will  do  a  great  job  (as  a  four-­way  race  for  the  side  judge)  and  won’t  let  two  available  seats  on  them  down.â€? Nov.  4. “I’m  honored,â€?  said  While  there  were  no  Poole.  â€œI  want  to  thank  other  contested  local  pri-­ the  voters  for  coming  out  mary  races  on  Tuesday,  and  supporting  me.â€? NUOVO several  residents  had  ap-­ In  statewide  contests  pealed  for  write-­in  votes  in  Tuesday’s  primary: in  their  belated  efforts  to  get  on  the  Â‡ 0DUN 'RQND RI +DUWIRUG DQG General  Election  ballot. Donald  Russell  of  Shelburne  were  in  And  most  were  successful,  based  a  tight  race  in  the  Republican  Primary  on  a  review  of  primary  election  re-­ for  Vermont’s  U.S.  House  seat,  cur-­ turns  from  select  towns. rently  held  by  Democrat  Peter  Welch.  Addison  Republican  Peter  Briggs  Donald  Nolte  of  Derby  was  third  in  was  seeking  at  least  25  write-­in  votes  the  GOP  Primary.  Donka  lost  in  a  in  order  to  compete  in  the  race  for  the  General  Election  contest  with  Welch  two  House  seats  representing  Addi-­ in  2012. son-­3,  the  district  that  includes  Ver-­ ‡ 6FRWW 0LOQH RI 3RPIUHW ZDV WKH gennes,  Ferrisburgh,  Addison,  Panton  clear  winner  over  Steve  Berry  of  Wol-­ and  Waltham. cott  and  Emily  Peyton  of  Putney  in  As  it  turned  out,  Briggs  more  than  the  GOP  primary  for  governor. clinched  the  ballot  spot  with  the  48  Â‡ ,QFXPEHQW *RY 3HWHU 6KXPOLQ write-­in  tallies  he  received  in  his  of  East  Montpelier  easily  defeated  H.  hometown  of  Addison.  He  also  got  26  Brooke  Paige  of  Washington  in  the  in  Ferrisburgh  and  10  in  Panton.  Ver-­ Democrat  primary  for  governor. gennes  and  Waltham  write-­in  results  Â‡ ,QFXPEHQW $WWRUQH\ *HQHUDO were  not  immediately  available. William  Sorrell  of  Burlington  easily  â€œI’d  like  to  thank  everyone  for  bested  Paige  in  the  Democrat  Primary  WKHLU YRWH RI FRQÂżGHQFH ´ %ULJJV VDLG for  attorney  general.

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All-­star (Continued  from  Page  1A) ton’s  Centennial  Field.  They  took  a  few  rounds  of  batting  practice  with  the  full-­time  Lake  Monsters,  each  WKUHZ RXW D FHUHPRQLDO ÂżUVW SLWFK and  got  to  watch  the  game  from  the  Lake  Monsters’  dugout. Fritz  said  he  has  loved  baseball  for  as  long  as  he  can  remember,  and  decided  to  play  catcher  in  the  foot-­ steps  of  his  older  brother.  He  said  he  likes  the  position  because  of  the  strong  relationship  catchers  forge  with  pitchers. Âł7KH\ÂśUH WKH ÂżUVW RQHV JR RXW WR the  mound  to  congratulate  the  pitch-­ er  after  the  game,â€?  Fritz  said. %XW KLV DIÂżQLW\ IRU WKH VSRUW H[-­ tends  beyond  the  diamond. “It’s  more  than  just  playing  it;Íž  it’s  got  all  the  history  and  everything,  and  there’s  so  much  to  learn,â€?  Fritz  said. Fritz  is  a  bit  of  a  baseball  histo-­ rian  himself.  He  chose  his  uniform  number,  17,  after  Cool  Papa  Bell,  an  DOO VWDU FHQWHU ÂżHOGHU WKDW SOD\HG KLV entire  career  in  the  Negro  leagues. Fritz  said  he  came  across  Bell’s  plaque  at  the  Baseball  Hall  of  Fame  in  Cooperstown,  N.Y.,  and  was  impressed  that  Bell  purposefully  forfeited  the  1946  batting  title  to  Monte  Irvin,  so  Irvin  would  have  a  better  chance  of  signing  with  a  ma-­ jor  league  club,  as  Jackie  Robinson  did  the  following  year. “I  read  how  he  gave  up  the  Negro Â

(Continued  from  Page  1A) Sunday,  Sept.  7,  from  11  a.m.-­7  p.m.  Enjoy  fun,  games  and  great  food,  including  a  buffet,  clam  chowder,  steamers,  raw  clam  bar,  lobster,  half  chicken  and  corn  on  the  cob.  Tickets  DUH SHU SHUVRQ DYDLODEOH WKURXJK Sept.  1.  For  tickets  or  information  call  3URFHHGV VXSSRUW WKH /H-­ gion’s  community  service  projects.

league  batting  title  to  Monte  Irvin,  and  I  got  really  interested  in  (Bell),  and  did  more  reading  about  him,â€?  Fritz  said. Fritz  said  he  got  to  meet  several  Lake  Monsters  players  and  got  some  tips  from  the  pros. “I  learned  a  couple  things  just  by  watching  them,â€?  he  said.  â€œThe  whole  day  was  great.â€? As  an  added  bonus,  Fritz  got  to  meet  former  major  league  right  ¿HOGHU 7URW 1L[RQ ZKR YLVLWHG &HQ-­ tennial  Field  for  a  team  promotion.  )ULW] VDLG KH FKDWWHG XS 1L[RQ DERXW what  it  was  like  to  win  the  2004  World  Series  with  the  Boston  Red  6R[ WKH WHDPÂśV ÂżUVW LQ \HDUV 7KH 5HG 6R[ DUH )ULW]Âś IDYRULWH ballclub,  and  he  listens  to  the  team’s  games  frequently  on  the  radio.  Fritz  said  his  favorite  catcher  is  Jarrod  Saltalamacchia,  a  switch-­hitter  who  SOD\HG IRU WKH 5HG 6R[ IRU VHYHUDO years  before  being  picked  up  by  Mi-­ ami  Marlins. Though  Fritz’s  stint  with  the  Lake  Monsters  wasn’t  quite  the  real  deal,  SHUKDSV KHÂśOO JHW D FKDQFH WR DIÂż[ KLV signature  to  a  professional  contract  in  the  future.  The  Bristol  ballplayer  said  he  hopes  to  some  day  play  in  the  major  leagues. “It’s  what  I  want  to  do  for  my  ca-­ reer,â€?  Fritz  said. 7KH 5HG 6R[ FRXOG XVH KLV KHOS ² the  team  has  begun  its  annual  late-­ summer  fade  and  is  comfortably  in Â

Those  interested  in  Vermont  his-­ tory  may  wish  to  go  hear  the  great  Vermont  historian  Frank  Bryan  speak  at  the  Starksboro  Public  Library  next  Thursday  at  7  p.m.  The  long-­time  Starksboro  resident  will  present  a  program  titled  â€œThe  Impact  of  the  Interstate  Highway  System  of  Vermont.â€?  The  event,  sponsored  by  the  Starksboro  His-­ torical  Society  and  the  library,  is  free  of  charge  (donations  always  welcome)  and  refreshments  will  be  provided. Â

ETHAN  FRITZ,  11,  of  Bristol  was  one  of  11  Little  Leaguers  selected  from  the  Champlain  Valley  for  the  2014  Little  Lake  Monsters  Community  All-­Stars.  Fritz  signed  a  one-­day  contract  with  the  minor  league  Lake  Mon-­ sters  on  Aug.  22  and  then  traveled  to  Centennial  Field  in  a  limo,  took  batting  practice  with  the  team  and  threw  RXW WKH ¿UVW SLWFK Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

last  place  in  the  American  League’s  Eastern  Division. +HDGLQJ LQWR QH[W VHDVRQ ZKHUH he  will  return  to  the  Bristol  Eagles,  a  Little  League  squad,  Fritz  said  he  hopes  to  sharpen  his  skills.  In  par-­ ticular,  he  plans  to  work  out  some Â

kinks  in  his  swing. “I’ve  got  some  bad  habits  I  have  to  break,â€?  he  said. Since  he’s  been  on  summer  vaca-­ tion,  Fritz  said  he  hasn’t  been  able  WR VKDUH KLV H[SHULHQFH ZLWK DOO KLV friends  and  Eagle  teammates.  But Â

KHÂśOO XQGRXEWHGO\ ÂżHOG VRPH TXHV-­ tions  when  school  starts  again  this  week  about  his  time  with  a  profes-­ sional  ballclub. Âł2QH RI P\ IULHQGV ZHQW ZLWK PH to  the  game,  so  I  think  he  saw  it  was  pretty  cool,â€?  Fritz  said.

Porter  budget (Continued  from  Page  1A) \HDUV under  the  criteria  established  by  the  GMCB  and  6WHYH &LDPSD 30&ÂśV YLFH SUHVLGHQW RI Âż-­ well  within  all  of  the  limits  that  they  set,â€?  said  QDQFH DQG FKLHI ÂżQDQFLDO RIÂżFHU VDLG WKH ODW-­ Ron  Hallman,  Porter’s  director  of  marketing  HVW ÂżQDQFLDO UHWXUQV SURYLGH IXUWKHU HYLGHQFH RI DQG FRPPXQLFDWLRQV Âł:H DUH HQGLQJ WKLV ÂżV-­ 3RUWHUÂśV UHWXUQ WR VWURQJ ÂżVFDO KHDOWK IROORZLQJ cal  year  in  an  overall  strong  some  tough  years.  He  said  ¿QDQFLDO SRVLWLRQ ´ ongoing  state  and  federal  The  PMC  budget  en-­ health  reform  efforts  com-­ compasses  Porter  Hospital  pounded  by  unpredictable  and  the  Porter  network  of  Medicaid  and  Medicare  physician  practices.  It  does  reimbursements  are  mak-­ not  include  Helen  Porter  LQJ ÂżQDQFLDO SODQQLQJ PRUH Healthcare  and  Rehabilita-­ GLIÂżFXOW IRU SURYLGHUV tion  Center,  which  budget  ³:HÂśUH H[FLWHG WR HQG is  approved  separately. WKLV ÂżVFDO \HDU 6HSW The  GMCB  is  in  the  with  probably  the  strongest  process  of  reviewing  all  EDODQFH VKHHW DQG ÂżQDQ-­ 14  state  hospital  budgets  cial  condition  in  perhaps  (the  board  had  scheduled  the  organization’s  history,â€?  the  PMC  budget  review  on  &LDPSD VDLG Âł:HÂśOO ÂżQLVK Wednesday,  Aug.  27)  and  with  somewhere  between  will  render  a  decision  on  DQG GD\V RI FDVK RQ the  requests  by  mid-­Sep-­ hand.â€? tember.  But  the  board’s  ear-­ The  term  â€œcash  on  handâ€?  ly  feedback  on  the  spend-­ translates  into  the  number  ing  plans  has  been  positive.  of  days  PMC  could  contin-­ Al  Gobeille,  chairman  of  ue  to  operate  if  its  revenues  the  GMCB,  declined  com-­ came  to  a  standstill.  By  ment  on  the  PMC  budget  PORTER  MEDICAL  CENTER  comparison,  Porter’s  led-­ PRESIDENT  JAMES  DAILY proposal  as  it  was  still  un-­ ger  showed  40  days  of  cash  der  review  by  his  panel. RQ KDQG EDFN RQ 6HSW Preliminary  data  submit-­ ZKHQ LW H[SHULHQFHG ted  by  the  14  hospitals  in  late  June  showed  the  an  operating  loss  of  $6.1  million. average  requested  total  increase  in  net  patient  â€œThat  is  a  dramatic  improvement  over  a  rela-­ UHYHQXH IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU LV SHUFHQW /DVW tively  short  amount  of  time,â€?  noted  Hallman.  â€œI  year,  the  board  approved  growth  of  2.7  percent  WKLQN WKDW LPSURYHPHQW LV GXH WR D JUHDW H[WHQW ² WKH ORZHVW LQFUHDVH IRU KRVSLWDOV LQ DW OHDVW to  our  discipline  in  terms  of  spending,  especial-­

LQJ D FRPELQHG WRWDO RI YLVLWV QH[W \HDU ly  in  the  area  of  capital  investments.â€? But  at  the  same  time,  Porter’s  budget  plan-­ XS IURP WKH H[SHFWHG WKLV \HDU 0XFK RI ning  was  dealt  a  setback  recently  when  the  WKDW VXUJH LV H[SHFWHG DW %ULVWRO ,QWHUQDO 0HGL-­ Medicaid  reimbursement  rate  increase  it  had  FLQH ZKLFK KRVWV WKH VXER[RQH WUHDWPHQW SUR-­ DQWLFLSDWHG IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU ZDV WDNHQ RII gram,  and  Porter  Internal  Medicine. Âł2QH RI WKH PDMRU SLOODUV RI RXU ÂżQDQFLDO the  table  by  the  state.  That  left  a  $116,000  hole  LQ WKH 30& EXGJHW 3RUWHU LV DOVR H[SHFWLQJ WR performance  is  the  number  of  patients  seeking  WDNH D KLW ² SHUKDSV DV PXFK DV WR care,â€?  Hallman  said.  â€œWe  are  still  in  a  world  where  get  paid  for  volume  â€Ś  DQQXDOO\ ² LQ UHY-­ :H KDYH SUHGLFWHG IRU QH[W \HDU enues  it  receives  through  the  volume  numbers  that  are  very  Medicare  program,  according  â€œWe’re excited to consistent  with  this  year’s  per-­ to  Ciampa.  It  is  a  budget  hit  that  HQG WKLV Ă€VFDO formance.  We  are  not  taking  this  will  affect  all  eight  of  the  state’s  \HDU ZLWK SUREcritical  access  hospitals,  Ciam-­ DEO\ WKH VWURQJHVW year’s  numbers  and  adding  10  percent.â€? pa  noted. ,WÂśV D EXGJHW WKDW UHĂ€HFWV D Âł:H DUH JRLQJ WR QHHG WR ÂżJ-­ EDODQFH VKHHW ure  out,  going  forward,  how  we  DQG Ă€QDQFLDO FRQ- FRPELQHG WRWDO RI QHZ SR-­ sitions  within  PMC. make  adjustments  to  our  bud-­ GLWLRQ LQ SHUKDSV “I  think  this  is  a  pretty  good  JHW IRU QH[W \HDU WR FRPSHQVDWH WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ¡V budget,â€?  PMC  President  Jim  for  these  unanticipated  (reduc-­ history.â€? Daily  said.  â€œThere  are  some  pol-­ tions),â€?  Hallman  said. — Porter CFO LF\ LVVXHV ² ZKHWKHU LWÂśV DERXW PMC  will  make  the  adjust-­ 6WHYH &LDPSD VXER[RQH RU DERXW FRVW VKLIWLQJ ments  in  a  way  that  minimizes  and  the  implications  of  having  the  chance  of  service  reductions  no  Medicaid  increase.â€? or  job  cuts,  according  to  Hall-­ Daily  stressed  that  the  cost  shifting  and  the  lack  man. 7KH SURSRVHG EXGJHW IRUHFDVWV SDWLHQW of  a  Medicaid  increase  do  not  bode  well  for  the  admissions,  roughly  the  same  as  are  anticipated  state’s  health  care  reform  efforts  going  forward. “You  can’t  make  it  so  that  when  revenue  goes  IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU 2IÂżFLDOV QRWHG D UHFHQW modest  decline  in  the  average  amount  of  time  down,  you  are  going  to  cut  reimbursement  to  SDWLHQWV DUH VSHQGLQJ LQ WKH KRVSLWDO ² providers,â€?  Daily  said.  â€œIt  has  to  be  predict-­ GD\V FRPSDUHG WR GD\V D \HDU DJR 6KRUWHU able.â€? Details  about  all  the  state  budget  requests  patient  stays,  of  course,  means  less  revenue  for  PMC.  At  the  same  time,  the  organization  is  an-­ can  be  seen  at  the  GMCB  website,  www.gm-­ ticipating  a  bump  in  outpatient  visits  to  some  of  cboard.vermont.gov/hospitalbudgets. LWV SK\VLFLDQVÂś RIÂżFHV WKDW PDNH XS 3RUWHU Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addi-­ 3UDFWLFH 0DQDJHPHQW 2IÂżFLDOV DUH DQWLFLSDW-­ sonindependent.com.

The  Vermont  Arts  Council  recent-­ O\ DQQRXQFHG LWV ¿UVW URXQG RI JUDQWV IRU WKH FXUUHQW ¿VFDO \HDU $ WRWDO RI ZDV DZDUGHG DFURVV IRXU grant  categories:  Cultural  Facilities,  Arts  Partnership,  Creation,  and  Proj-­ ect.  Among  the  local  organizations  that  were  awarded  funding,  Ilsley  Public  Library  in  Middlebury  was  DZDUGHG DQG WKH )ULHQGV RI Brandon  Town  Hall  was  awarded  $4,202  in  Cultural  Facilities  Grants.  Also,  the  Town  Hall  Theater  of  Middlebury  won  an  Arts  Partnership  *UDQW RI EHWZHHQ DQG and  local  Project  Grant  recipients  were  Middlebury  Actors  Workshop  and  the  Middlebury  Studio  School.  A  total  of  76  grants  will  support  the  arts  in  12  Vermont  counties. Brian  J.  Kemp  of  Cornwall  has  been  elected  as  an  alternate  del-­ egate  to  the  131st  annual  American  Angus  Association  Convention  of  Delegates,  which  will  be  held  Nov.  6  at  the  KCI  Expo  Center  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Kemp,  a  member  of  the  American  Angus  Association,  is  one  of  304  Angus  breeders  who  have  been  elected  by  fellow  members  to  serve  as  an  alternate  state  rep-­ resentative  to  the  annual  meeting.  Representing  42  states,  the  District  of  Columbia  and  Canada,  the  state  delegates  will  participate  in  the  EXVLQHVV PHHWLQJ DQG HOHFW QHZ RI¿-­ FHUV DQG ¿YH GLUHFWRUV WR WKH $PHUL-­ can  Angus  Association  board.

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of appreciation I  would  like  to  take  the  oppor-­ tunity  to  thank  Gail  Daha  and  her  staff  at  A&W  for  showing  support  and  raising  money  for  the  Wound-­ ed  Warrior  Project.  Thank  you. Steve  Nardell Veteran Middlebury

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