Aug 21 a

Bristol salon

Polio paddle

Bike heaven

A trio of local artists will sponsor a series of musical and theatrical presentations in Bristol. Page 13A.

On Vergennes Day, a city Rotary Club member will shove off on a fundraising trip to end polio. Page 15A.

The Moosalamoo National Recreation Area is an overlooked resource for many bikers, hikers. Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 68 No. 34

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, August 21, 2014 â—†

Some states advocate for landowners

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Middlebury  Dems  ready  for  primary  Nuovo,  Donahue  and  Sheldon  stump  for  votes;͞  others  seek  write-­in  support

Those  in  pipeline  path  ask  for  Vt.  ombudsman

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Does algae threaten Lake Champlain drinking water?

Toledo scare raises question

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By the way

Skate  park  proposed  off  Mary  Hogan  Drive

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  August  21,  2014

Let the good times roll!

THE  COUNSELING  SERVICE  of  Addison  County  held  its  fourth  an-­ nual  bocce  ball  tournament  at  the  Middlebury  Recreation  Fields  last  Friday.  The  event  raises  money  for  CSACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  emergency  and  crisis  VHUYLFHV ZKLFK DUH DYDLODEOH DQG ÂżHOG WKRXVDQGV RI FDOOV HYHU\ year.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bocce  tournament  attracted  23  teams  of  four  play-­ ers  each  and  the  support  of  many  local  sponsors,  including  major  sponsor  Hickok  and  Boardman.  To  become  involved  in  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event,  call  Ann  Kensek  at  CSAC  at  388-­6751.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

Aug.  27  forum  to  focus  on  ANwSU  accounting  problems By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  board  has  scheduled  a  forum  next  week  to  allow  ANwSU  residents  to  learn  more  and  ask  questions  about  the  districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  accounting  problems  and  its  efforts  to  correct  them.

The  meeting  will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  Aug.  27,  at  6:30  p.m.  in  the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  library.

ANwSU  board  chairman  Jeffry  Glassberg  said  earlier  this  month  that  RIÂżFLDOV ÂłXQGHUVWDQG WKH SXEOLF ZLOO have  questions  and  concernsâ&#x20AC;?  about  WKH DFFRXQWLQJ DQG ÂżQDQFLDO UHSRUW-­ ing  shortfalls  that  led  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Education  to  suspend  for  roughly  four  months  state  and  fed-­ eral  grant  payments  to  the  district.  Education  Secretary  Rebecca  Hol-­ FRPEH DQG RWKHU WRS DJHQF\ RIÂżFLDOV agreed  in  a  July  30  meeting  with Â

Glassberg  and  new  ANwSU  Super-­ intendent  JoAn  Canning  to  resume  making  payments,  assuming  ANw-­ SU  meets  a  list  of  conditions.  An  Aug.  4  letter  to  Glassberg  and  Canning  from  Holcombe  also  stated  WKDW $2( RIÂżFLDOV DUH ÂłUHDVVXUHG´ E\ $1Z68ÂśV ÂłVZLIW DQG WKRURXJK UH-­ sponseâ&#x20AC;?  to  addressing  the  shortcom-­ ings,  which  Glassberg  said  he,  the  rest  of  the  ANwSU  board  and  Can-­ ning  learned  about  only  in  early  July. Â

That  response  will  include  com-­ pleting  overdue  audits  in  a  timely  manner,  working  with  Agency  of  Ed-­ XFDWLRQ PRQLWRUV WR IXO¿OO RXWVWDQG-­ ing  grant  reporting  requirements,  FUHDWLQJ VDWLVIDFWRU\ ¿QDQFLDO DQG reporting  policies  and  procedures  for  the  future,  placing  business  manager  Kathy  Cannon  on  paid  administra-­ tive  leave,  and  agreeing  to  work  with  $1Z68 RQ ¿QGLQJ D QHZ EXVLQHVV manager,

The  grants  for  which  ANwSU  had  QRW EHHQ ÂżOLQJ WLPHO\ DQG FRPSOHWH reports  typically  total  more  than  $1  million  a  year,  according  to  district  RIÂżFLDOV They  include  funding  for  federal  Medicaid,  Title  I  Migrant,  and  Teach-­ er  Quality  programs,  plus  money  to  support  math  and  literacy  programs  and  special  education.  They  also  in-­ clude  state  funds  for  afterschool  and  Reading  Readiness  programs. Â

Glassberg  said  the  Wednesday  meeting  will  be  the  primary  oppor-­ tunity  for  residents  to  speak  to  AN-­ Z68 RIÂżFLDOV DERXW WKH DFFRXQWLQJ issues:  Time  will  not  be  set  aside  at  other  school  board  meetings  to  deal  ZLWK WKH ODUJHU $1Z68 ÂżQDQFLDO picture.  ³7KDWÂśV QRW WKH SODFH WR WU\ WR WDON about  this,  so  we  want  to  have  a  spe-­ cial  forum  where  we  can  have  some  dialogue,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. Â

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  August  21,  2014  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  3A

signed  by  56  residents  and  listening  to  several  of  about  30  residents  at  the  meeting  speak.  Abutting  neighbors  said  they  had  questions  about  the  parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;location  and  scope,â&#x20AC;?  and  a  member  of  the  city  pool  staff  said  she  was  concerned  that  older  unsupervised  children  could  be  injured  at  the  park  and  seek  help  from  pool  workers.

Other  issues  in  addition  to  the  question  of  funding,  according  to  FLW\ RI¿FLDOV DUH ZKHWKHU DQRWKHU location,  notably  the  park  in  the  Ot-­ ter  Creek  basin,  might  be  preferable;͞  how  the  park  would  be  maintained;͞  whether  parking  would  be  adequate;͞  and  whether  the  park  was  necessary  at  the  East  Street  location  given  that  in  summer  months  and  afternoons  during  the  school  year  families  could  use  nearby  Vergennes  Union  Elemen-­ tary  School  playground  equipment.

Some  also  note  that  the  VUES  board  has  discussed  the  playground,  EXW QHYHU WDNHQ DQ RIÂżFLDO SRVLWLRQ on  it.  Last  week,  Mayor  Bill  Benton  said  aldermen  wanted  to  make  sure  all  were  informed  about  the  project  and  make  sure  the  council  is  hearing  from  those  who  might  favor  the  play-­ ground  as  well  as  oppose  it.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  city  council  needs  to  be  able  to  hear  all  sides  of  the  story  ...  so  we  can  judge  what  the  majority  of  the  people  wants  and  what  we  can  do  to  move  it  forward,  or  not  if  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  the  case  may  be,â&#x20AC;?  Benton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  an  opportunity  for  everybody.â&#x20AC;? Â

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  On  Monday  Ver-­ gennes  residents  will  have  a  chance  to  learn  more  about  and  weigh  in  on  a  topic  that  has  generated  debate  in  the  community  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  $42,000  toddler  playground  proposed  for  a  patch  of  lawn  between  the  city  pool  and  East  Street.

The  Vergennes  City  Council  scheduled  an  informational  meeting  for  6:30  p.m.  on  Monday  in  the  Ver-­ gennes  Fire  Department  basement,  an  event  that  will  follow  a  6  p.m.  hear-­ ing  on  a  proposed  update  to  the  Ver-­ gennes  City  Plan.

June  27  recreation  committee  min-­ utes  at  vergennes.org  pin  down  the  playgroundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  total  $42,379  price.  Funding  for  the  park  will  come  in  part  from  a  $21,000  grant.

Vergennes  must  pay  the  balance,  but  can  do  so  with  donations  of  la-­ bor  and  materials  as  well  as  funding.  Although  some  residents  have  ques-­ tioned,  among  other  things,  whether  the  playground  would  contribute  to  the  need  for  higher  taxes,  Vergennes  RIÂżFLDOV DQG PHPEHUV RI WKH FLW\ÂśV recreation  committee  have  said  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Watershed  Recreation  and  Tower  funds  could  be  used  to  pay  for  the  balance.

According  to  their  July  23  meeting  minutes,  aldermen  voted  unanimous-­ ly  to  hold  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hearing  rather  than  approve  the  recreation  commit-­ teeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recommendation  for  the  park.  They  made  that  decision  after  receiv-­ ing  two  petitions  opposing  the  park Â

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City officials, residents to discuss toddler playground

TODDLER   PLAYGROUND As  proposed,  the  playgroundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  largest  section,  nearest  East  Street  and  screened  by  three  trees,  would  include  a  boat-­like  play  structure  that  would  feature  two  slides,  a  climbing  web  and  a  tire  swing.  Next  to  that  and  toward  the  pool  there  would  be  a  play  area  with  benches  and  a  picnic  table  that  would  abut  four  parking  spaces  along  an  ex-­ isting  gravel  access  road  from  East  Street  to  the  pool.  Next  to  the  pool  building  would  be  a  swing  set  and  climbing  equipment.

Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting  will  begin  with  the  recreation  committee  describing  the  proposal  and  the  history  of  its  development.  Benton  said  he  hopes  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  civil  discussion  of  the  pros  and  consâ&#x20AC;?  to  follow  that  presentation.

Aldermen  will  next  look  at  their  options  of  what,  if  anything,  to  for-­ ward  to  the  Vergennes  Development  Review  Board  for  consideration.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then  the  council  will  take  it  under  advisement,â&#x20AC;?  Benton  said.

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

Emily  Peyton  hopes  to  shake  up  GOP  primary By  JOHN  FLOWERS can  do  that  much  better  than  the  other  sensitive  population  to  create  a  boun-­ MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Emily  Peyton  candidates  available,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. tiful  bureaucracy,â&#x20AC;?  Peyton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  of  Putney  makes  no  apologies  for  Peyton  believes  the  state  can  re-­ think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  immoral  and  wrong.â&#x20AC;? having  never  run  for  an  elected  posi-­ duce  its  bureaucracy  in  part  by  dra-­ The  resulting  crops,  Peyton  be-­ tion  less  lofty  than  that  of  governor. matically  shifting  the  way  it  deals  lieves,  would  bolster  the  local  foods  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  ship  is  headed  with  low-­income  citi-­ movement  and  in  turn  help  the  envi-­ up  for  an  iceberg,  why  zens  and  those  accused  ronment  through  less  importation  of  sign  up  for  the  crew?â&#x20AC;?  of  crimes. foods. the  erstwhile  indepen-­ For  example,  she  One  of  Peytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  top  priorities  dent  candidate  asked,  believes  drug  addicts  would  be  to  create  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;State  Re-­ rhetorically,  with  a  should  be  given  treat-­ serve  Bank,â&#x20AC;?  which  she  said  would  smile  on  Tuesday  ment  instead  of  jail  time  strengthen  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economy  and  while  discussing  her  for  certain  drug-­related  SURWHFW LW IURP UHFHVVLRQV WKDW LQĂ&#x20AC;X-­ third  try  at  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  offenses.  This,  she  said,  ence  the  private  banking  system. top  executive  post. would  reduce  correc-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  a  better  monetary  sys-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  we  need  a  tions  bureaucracy  and  tem,â&#x20AC;?  said  Peyton,  who  believes  Ver-­ new  direction.â&#x20AC;? give  addicts  the  help  mont  should  no  longer  contract  for  She  also  makes  no  they  need  to  stem  po-­ out-­of-­state  services  and  compared  apologies  for  mak-­ tential  repeat  offenses.

WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZ RI FXUUHQF\ LQ WKH VWDWH WR WKH ing  this,  her  third  bid  Peyton  supports  what  Ă&#x20AC;RZ RI EORRG WKURXJK D KXPDQ ERG\ PEYTON for  the  top  job,  as  a  she  called  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;perma-­ Peyton  said  she  opposes  current  Republican  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  spite  of  the  fact  farm  policy,â&#x20AC;?  through  which  home-­ state  and  federal  health  care  reform  that  several  of  her  positions  diverge  steads  of  2.5  to  3  acres  would  be  efforts.  The  Vermont  Legislature  is  sharply  from  the  GOP  platform.  For  forgiven  property  taxes  as  long  as  the  currently  pursuing  a  single-­payer  example,  Peyton  believes  citizens  property  owners  agree  to  cultivate  on-­ health  system.  Peyton  would  instead  should  be  able  to  freely  grow  mari-­ site  crops  in  a  sustainable  way.  She  like  to  see  Vermont  devise  a  different  juana,  insists  the  state  is  spending  too  also  believes  people  should  be  able  to  kind  of  system  that  she  did  not  spec-­ much  on  corrections,  and  is  dead-­set  use  bartering  in  payment  of  their  tax  ify,  one  that  is  rooted  in  compassion  against  the  Addison  Rutland  Natural  obligations. and  stresses  maintaining  a  healthy  Gas  Project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  government  is  now  using  its  lifestyle  to  avoid  more  costly  medical  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  done  my  best  to  challenge  the  political  system,â&#x20AC;?  Peyton  said,  tout-­ ing  herself  as  the  only  woman  in  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gubernatorial  race,  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;col-­ laborative  spirit,â&#x20AC;?  and  her  disdain  for  party  politics.

Peyton,  56,  is  a  videographer  and  JT QSPVE UP JOUSPEVDF self-­described  musician,  artist  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;advocate  for  environmental  stew-­ ardship.â&#x20AC;?  She  often  adds  the  letters  A.o.F.  beside  her  name,  an  acronym  she  said  stands  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ambassador  of  "SUJTBO 2VBMJUZ 5JMF Freedomâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ambassador  of  Fun.â&#x20AC;?  She  is  involved  in  a  GOP  Primary  this  Aug.  26  that  includes  Steve  Berry  of  %JTUJODUJWF XPSLT PG BSU Wolcott  and  Scott  Milne  of  Pomfret.

IBOEDSBÄ&#x2122;FE JO She  insisted  that  her  inclusion  on  UIF 6OJUFE 4UBUFT this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Republican  primary  ballot  is  not  a  stretch.

XXX EJTUJODUJWFQBJOUWU DPN â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  Republicansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  aim  is  to  de-­ 3UF 4 t .JEEMFCVSZ .PO 'SJ t 4BU crease  bureaucracy  in  government,  I Â

intervention  later  in  life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  reward  and  encourage  good  health  practices,  while  recog-­ nizing  the  importance  of  a  clean  envi-­ ronment  and  a  (local)  food  diversity  future,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

On  the  subject  of  education,  Pey-­ ton  is  opposed  to  federal  mandates  on  public  school  curricula  and  said  Ver-­ mont  should  be  encouraged  to  estab-­ lish  independent  schools  to  promote  independent  thought.

She  is  a  big  proponent  of  re-­estab-­ lishing  hemp  as  an  agricultural  crop  in  Vermont  and  throughout  the  country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  there  had  never  been  (hemp)  prohibition,  we  would  have  an  indus-­ try  as  extensive  and  expansive  as  our  wood  industries,â&#x20AC;?  Peyton  said.

Peyton  is  a  vocal  opponent  of  all  proposed  phases  of  the  Addison  Rut-­ land  Natural  Gas  Project,  which  calls  for  a  pipeline  to  be  extended  from  Col-­ chester  to  Middlebury  and  also  from  Middlebury  to  the  International  Paper  Co.  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.  Peyton  be-­ lieves  society  should  not  advocate  for  more  fossil  fuels  infrastructure.  She  said  fossil  fuels  are  destined  to  run  out  and  are  bad  for  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  health.

Forest  playground NATURAL,  DEBARKED  TREES  that  will  be  part  of  the  new  play-­ ground  on  the  Bristol  town  green  stand  ready  to  become  part  of  the  design  Tuesday  afternoon.

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Eminent  domain  laws  scrutinized There  has  been  a  great  deal  written  River  Co.  v.  Wilmington  Power  and  and  said  recently  about  eminent  do-­ Paper  Co.  (1910)  83  Vt  548.â&#x20AC;? main,  public  good,  including  a  great  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  right  of  eminent  domain  can  deal  of  confusion.  To  make  sure  that  never  be  exercised  for  any  merely  everyone  is  talking  about  the  same  private  purpose,  however  much  the  things  when  they  use  these  terms,  it  is  public  utility  or  convenience  may  important  to  begin  with  be  thereby  subserved.  the  Vermont  Constitu-­ New  England  Trout  &  tion,  Vermont  statutes  Salmon  Club  v.  Mather  and  the  annotations  (1895)  68  Vt  338.â&#x20AC;? (lawsuits  brought  up  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  end  to  be  ac-­ This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writer  complished  is  the  ulti-­ in  the  Supreme  Court  under  this  issue)  and  is  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo,  mate  test  of  whether  a  IRU IXUWKHU FODULÂżFD-­ D-­Middlebury. contemplated  exercise  tion  with  such  aids  as  of  the  power  of  eminent  a  good  law  dictionary.  This  is  what  I  domain  is  for  a  public  use  within  the  have  done  and  hope  that  the  follow-­ meaning  of  the  article,  and  it  is  whol-­ ing  quotations  will  help  the  ongoing  ly  immaterial  whether  the  actuating  discussion. motive  of  the  enterprise  is  private  Vermont  Constitution,  Chaper  1,  gain,  or  whether  the  title  or  control  Article  2,  Eminent  Domain: of  the  property  taken  is  vested  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  private  property  ought  to  QDWXUDO RU DUWLÂżFLDO SHUVRQ 'HHUÂżHOG be  subservient  to  public  use  when  River  Co.  v.  Wilmington  Power  and  necessity  requires  it,  nevertheless,  Paper  Co.  (1910)  83  Vt  548.â&#x20AC;? whenever  any  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  property  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  have  a  ripe  takings  claim,  taken  for  the  use  of  the  public,  the  plaintiff  must  have  exhausted  all  ad-­ owner  ought  to  receive  an  equivalent  ministrative  remedies  including  vari-­ in  money.â&#x20AC;? ance  procedures  and  failure  to  do  so  Annotations  (case  law)  under  the  results  in  a  taking  claim  that  is  not  Constitution  section  above  (I  could  ripe.  Killington,  Ltd.  v.  State  (1995)  QRW ÂżQG WKDW WKHVH FDVHV ZHUH RYHU-­ 164  Vt  253.â&#x20AC;? turned  by  a  later  case  so  it  must  still  Public  Good,  Title  30  sec.  231: be  law): â&#x20AC;&#x153;(a)  A  person,  partnership,  unin-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  valid  grant  of  power  of  eminent  corporated  association,  or  previously  domain  can  be  made  only  when  the  incorporated  association,  which  de-­ taking  is  for  a  public  use  within  the  sires  to  own  or  operate  a  business  PHDQLQJ RI WKLV DUWLFOH 'HHUÂżHOG over  which  the  public  service  board Â

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has  jurisdiction  under  the  provisions  RI WKLV FKDSWHU VKDOO ÂżUVW SHWLWLRQ WKH board  to  determine  whether  the  op-­ eration  of  such  business  will  promote  the  good  of  the  state.  â&#x20AC;Ś  If  the  board  ¿QGV WKDW WKH RSHUDWLRQ RI VXFK EXVL-­ ness  will  promote  the  general  good  of  WKH VWDWH ÂŤ LW VKDOO JLYH D FHUWLÂżFDWH of  public  good.â&#x20AC;? %ODFNÂśV /DZ 'LFWLRQDU\ GHÂżQL-­ tions: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public  means.  Pertaining  to  a  state,  nation,  or  whole  community;Íž  proceeding  from,  relating  to  or  af-­ fecting  the  whole  body  of  people  or  an  entire  community.  Common  to  all  or  many;Íž  belonging  to  the  people  at  large.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public  use  means,  in  constitution-­ al  provisions  restricting  the  exercise  of  the  right  to  take  private  property  in  virtue  of  eminent  domain,  means  a  use  concerning  the  whole  community  as  distinguished  from  particular  indi-­ viduals.  But  each  and  every  member  of  society  need  not  be  equally  inter-­ ested  in  such  use,  or  be  personally  and  directly  affected  by  it;Íž  if  the  ob-­ ject  is  to  satisfy  a  great  public  want  or  H[LJHQF\ WKDW LV VXIÂżFLHQW ,W PD\ EH limited  to  the  inhabitants  of  a  small  or  restricted  locality,  but  must  be  in  common,  and  not  for  a  particular  in-­ dividual.  The  use  must  be  a  needful  one  for  the  public,  which  cannot  be  surrendered  without  obvious  general  loss  or  inconvenience.â&#x20AC;?

Politicians  face  single-­payer  test â&#x20AC;&#x153;Single  payerâ&#x20AC;?  is  the  buzzword  of  WKH VWDWH KDV SHUIRUPHG LQ LWV ÂżUVW DW-­ Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2014  election.  A  candi-­ tempt  at  health  care  reform,  and  they  dateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pledge  to  support  single  payer  are  rightfully  more  cautious  about  is  the  litmus  test  for  some.  Big  money  supporting  something  that  has  yet  to  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  mostly  from  out-­of-­state  unions  be  described.  Blind  support  of  a  pro-­ ² LV Ă&#x20AC;RZLQJ LQWR 9HUPRQW WR VXSSRUW JUDP WKDW KDV QR FOHDU GHÂżQLWLRQ LV candidates  who  pass  the  single-­payer  like  agreeing  to  buy  a  new  car  before  test. you  know  how  many  So,  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  big  miles  it  gets  to  the  gal-­ deal?  If  the  state  deliv-­ lon,  what  it  costs,  or  ers  on  its  promise  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  what  the  monthly  pay-­ same  or  better  health  ments  will  be.  The  de-­ This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writer  care  at  a  lower  cost  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  sign  and  implementa-­ weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  ALL  going  to  sup-­ a  Democrat  repre-­ tion  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  health  port  single  payer!  This  senting  Middlebury  care  exchange  has  been  is  really  a  non-­issue. a  disaster,  and  no  one  in  the  Vermont  But,  perhaps  Ver-­ House;Íž  he  is  not  run-­ disputes  that.  As  a  leg-­ monters  are  starting  to  ning  for  re-­election.  islator  who  voted  for  the  have  doubts.  The  sin-­ bills  that  created  our  ex-­ gle-­payer  political  action  committee,  change,  I  am  culpable  on  some  level  Vermont  Leads,  has  found  only  10  for  this  failure,  because  the  Legisla-­ candidates  out  of  the  34  contestants  ture  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  insist  on  more  safeguards  to  endorse  in  the  2014  legislative  pri-­ and  checkpoints  on  the  rollout.  Sin-­ mary  races.  (Full  disclosure:  If  I  were  gle-­payer  legislation  must  be  much  running  for  re-­election,  I  assume  I  more  carefully  crafted  and  robust,  and  would  have  passed  the  test  and  gotten  no  one  should  agree  to  buy  this  thing  an  endorsement,  too,  because  I  voted  until  they  know  what  it  is.  We  know  for  Act  48.) we  want  a  new  car,  but  we  need  to  see  Voters  now  have  seen  how  poorly  the  sticker.

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Board  wrong  to  use  LOT  funds An  Open  Letter  to  the  Middlebury  Board  of  Selectmen: The  board  of  selectmen  unani-­ mously  approved  and  signed  a  Cer-­ WLÂżFDWH RI &RPSOHWLRQ IRU WKH &URVV Street  Bridge  Project  over  three  years  ago.  Now  they  would  have  the  voters  believe  that  it  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  complete?

This  use  of  Local  Option  Tax  /27 IXQGV RQ WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH project  is  a  blatant  abuse  of  the  pub-­ licâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  trust.  The  board  of  selectmen  promised  the  voters  that  they  would Â

be  allowed  to  vote  on  any  future  use  of  LOT  funds.  Now  the  board  is  trying  to  deceive  the  voters  by  saying  that  utility  work  needed  for  the  town  RI¿FH SURMHFW LV UHDOO\ MXVW OHIWRYHU work  from  the  long  completed  Cross  Street  Bridge  Project,  shame  on  you.

I  urge  you  to  rescind  the  action  you  took  at  the  meeting  of  Aug.  12  and  place  this  use  of  LOT  funds  be-­ fore  the  voters  at  the  general  election  on  Nov.  4.

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Davis  (Continued  from  Page  4A) type  opening  up  in  Washington  and  Colorado.  Such  an  approach,  empha-­ sizing  locally  grown  product,  could  be  seen  as  consistent  with  Vermont  YDOXHV $IWHU ÂżYH \HDUV RU VR RI WKLV small-­scale  legalization,  the  Legis-­ lature  could  revisit  the  subject  and  decide  whether  to  move  to  complete  commercialization.  Another  issue  for  the  Legislature  would  be  the  appropriate  level  of  taxation.  Kilmer  and  his  colleagues  make  clear  that  marijuana  legaliza-­ tion  should  not  be  seen  as  a  source  of  revenue  for  the  state  governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  general  fund.  Rather,  the  taxes  should  be  set  at  a  level  high  enough  to  raise  money  to  cover  the  costs  of  the  mari-­

Clippings  (Continued  from  Page  4A) For  sure,  actions  can  tell  us  a  lot,  as  did  Robin  Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  apparently  many  acts  of  goodwill  and  charity.  And  we  really  can  understand  plenty  about  people  by  seeing  how  they  deal  with  others,  especially  if  they  treat  every-­ body  equally  regardless  of  perceived  status  or  potential  self-­interest.  But  there  will  always  be  a  core  of  mystery  to  each  of  us.  And  really  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  such  a  bad  thing.  As  my  wife  would  also  tell  you,  I  do  love  mysteries.  I  just  wish  some  of  them  were  not  so  sad. Â

juana  regulation  program,  but  not  so  high  that  users  will  continue  to  obtain  marijuana  from  unregulated  black  market  sources.

Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College.

The  question  for  voters  should  be:  Do  we  want  candidates  who  will  in-­ sist  on  what  was  promised,  or  should  they  act  like  lemmings  marching  to  the  sea?  What  if  the  single-­payer  system  does  not  provide  universal  ac-­ cess  to  health  care?  What  if  it  rations  the  quality  or  quantity  of  health  care?  What  if  it  is  more  expensive  than  our  current  cost?  Do  we  want  candidates  to  vote  for  single  payer  regardless  of  access,  quality  or  cost?  This  seems  to  be  the  real  issue.

Unfortunately,  we  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  the  answers  to  these  questions  by  the  primary  on  Aug.  26.  We  likely  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  by  the  November  election  ei-­ ther.  So  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  voter  to  do?  Some-­ times,  the  past  is  the  best  predictor  of  the  future.  We  need  to  elect  legisla-­ tors  who  will  pursue  the  promise  of  single  payer  but  not  allow  another  health  care  debacle  to  occur  in  Ver-­ mont.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  I  intend  to  do.

Letters to the Editor Nuovo,  Sheldon  deserve  election  in  Aug.  26  primary We  applaud  the  good  legislators  who  represent  Addison  County  in  the  Vermont  Senate  and  House:  two  great  senators,  Claire  Ayer  and  Chris  Bray,  and  Reps.  Willem  Jewett,  Dave  Sharpe,  Mike  Fisher,  Diane  Lanpher  and  Betty  Nuovo.  Every  one  of  them  deserves  our  vote  in  the  Democratic  Party  primary  next  Tuesday.

And  now,  Middlebury  has  the  opportunity  to  add  another  excellent  representative  to  this  group.  Along  with  Betty  Nuovo,  whose  experi-­ ence  and  wisdom  serve  us  well  in  the  Vermont  House,  we  can  elect  Amy  Sheldon  who  will  bring  a  fresh  outlook  and  an  emphasis  on  issues Â

careful,  studied  consideration  and  leadership.  We  know  that  Amy  is  committed  to  give  her  best  efforts  to  this  issue,  too. :H ÂżQG $P\ WR EH D OHDGHU ZKR listens  and  cares,  possessing  the  same  qualities  that  make  our  team  of  Addison  County  legislators  so  good.  Please  note  that  this  primary  on  Aug.  26  is  especially  critical  this  year.  Amy  and  Betty  are  running  in  a  three-­way  Democratic  Party  race  for  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  nominations.  Please  get  to  the  polls  and  vote  on  Tuesday.

George  and  Margaret  Klohck Middlebury

A  vote  for  Sheldon  is  a  vote  for  quality  leadership I  am  writing  to  express  my  sup-­ port  for  Amy  Sheldon  for  Vermont  State  House  of  Representatives.  Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  diverse  experience  as  a  public  servant,  volunteer,  busi-­ nesswoman,  student  and  active  citizen  in  Middlebury  for  many  years  makes  her  an  ideal  candidate  to  represent  our  town  in  Montpe-­ lier.

Amy  is  deeply  knowledgeable Â

about  both  the  economic  and  en-­ vironmental  challenges  facing  our  community  and  state.  Her  work  on  the  Act  250  and  Middlebury  Planning  commissions  as  well  as  a  natural  resource  professional,  have  prepared  her  well  to  work  collaboratively  toward  solutions  to  energy,  transportation  and  environmental  problems  that  are  IDLU ¿VFDOO\ SUXGHQW DQG IRUZDUG

thinking.

As  a  founder  of  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury,  Amy  understands  the  relationship  between  community  and  land  use,  and  the  importance  of  ensuring  a  transparent  and  inclusive  process  while  initiat-­ ing  change.  Amy  is  also  willing  to  reach  out  to  others  who  have  different  perspectives  and  areas  (See  Letter,  Page  12A)

has  for  the  monies  collected  from  the  delinquent  taxes  are.  Maybe  they  might  restore  some  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;rainy  dayâ&#x20AC;?  fund.  Maybe  they  will  put  money  onto  much  needed  infrastructure  repair.  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  say  as  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seen  anything  about  any  plans.  If  I  were  the  citizens  I  would  make  darn  sure  to  ask  at  a  public  meeting  and  make  sure  to  get  the  plan  on  the  public  record.  I  was  almost  beginning  to  think Â

the  world  was  coming  to  an  end  recently.  Devon  Fuller  and  Maria  Ammatuna  stated  they  did  not  like  the  budget  that  is  being  presented  YRWHG RQ $XJ , ¿QG P\VHOI agreeing  with  them  in  principle  that  the  budget  presented  is  not  in  the  best  interests  of  Brandon.  That  being  said,  it  may  be  the  only  thing  that  will  pass  at  this  point.

Brian  Fillioe Proctor

Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) or  was  delinquent  in  property  taxes  does  not  take  away  his  right  to  hold  RIÂżFH LQ %UDQGRQ 0D\EH LI WKHVH people  had  paid  as  much  attention  (and  put  this  much  effort)  into  what  was  and  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  happening  for  the  last  few  years,  Brandon  might  have  better  infrastructure  and  a  decent  budget  that  might  actually  pass  EHIRUH WKH ÂżIWK WU\ People,  get  over  the  fact  that  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  Mr.  Baker  and  move  on.  This  type  of  press  is  worse,  in  my  opinion,  than  that  of  the  drugs  and  the  pathetic  number  of  votes  it  takes  to  get  budgets  passed  lately  in  Brandon.  I  also  wonder  who  Ms.  Ammatuna,  the  chair  of  the  selectboard,  is  referring  to  when  she  says  in  the  Friday,  Aug.  15,  Rutland  Herald,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  agree  with  it,â&#x20AC;?  Ammatuna  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  taxpayers  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  agree  with  it.  But  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legally  nothing  this  board  can  do.â&#x20AC;?

I  wonder  what  plans  the  board Â

House  hopeful  has  a  stellar  resumĂŠ Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why,  on  Tuesday,  Aug.  26,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  voting  for  Amy  Sheldon  as  the  Democratic  nominee  for  state  representative  in  Middlebury.

Amy  has  the  skills,  integrity,  optimism,  and  thoughtfulness  Mid-­ dlebury  deserves.  Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  bring  fresh  energy  to  the  legislature  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  NOLS  (National  Outdoor  Leader-­ ship  School)  instructor  and  avid  outdoors  person.  She  is  smart  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  1988  graduate  in  economics  from  Middlebury  College  and  recipi-­ ent  of  a  Master  of  Science  degree  in  natural  resource  planning  from  UVM  in  1996.  In  2005  she  founded  and  continues  to  run  her  own  suc-­ cessful  business,  a  natural  resource  SODQQLQJ ÂżUP ² FOLHQWV LQFOXGH WKH

that  are  important  to  every  Ver-­ monter  today.

Conservation  is  near  the  top  of  any  list  of  concerns  before  us  now,  DQG $P\ LV XQLTXHO\ TXDOL¿HG WR speak  for  us.  We  remember  her  ZRUN DV WKH ¿UVW H[HFXWLYH GLUHFWRU of  the  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trust,  her  time  on  the  Middlebury  Plan-­ ning  Commission,  her  role  in  the  creating  of  the  Trail  Around  Middle-­ bury,  and  her  professional  expertise  concerning  the  management  of  land  and  river  watersheds.

Health  care  for  all  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  this  noble  goal  following  a  sometimes  rocky  road  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  need  level-­headed, Â

Vermont  Agency  of  Commerce  and  the  Addison  County  Regional  Plan-­ ning  Commission.  Amy  was  the  original  executive  director  of  the  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trust,  where  she  demon-­ strated  her  outstanding  ability  to  listen  and  talk  productively  with  a  broad  assortment  of  local  residents  DQG HOHFWHG RI¿FLDOV 6KH IRXQGHG the  Trail  Around  Middlebury  (TAM)  by  persuading  skeptical  Middlebury  selectboard  members  and  affected  property  owners  of  its  worthiness.  She  works  hard  and  diligently,  and  has  a  great  sense  of  humor.

John  Freidin Middlebury

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Bill Oosterman, 89, Ferrisburgh

Aurele Rochon, 81, formerly of Bridport BELLEVIEW,  Fla.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Aurele  E.  Rochon,  81,  died  Aug.  1,  2014,  at  Sylviaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  House  (Hospice  of  Marion  County).  He  was  born  on  Aug.  7,  1932,  in  St.  Albert,  Ontario,  Canada,  son  of  Louis  and  Cecile  (Quesnel)  Rochon.

He  was  a  dairy  farmer  for  many  years  in  Bridport,  Vt. He  and  his  wife,  Margaret,  moved  to  Belleview  in  1987.  Relatives  say  KH HQMR\HG ¿ VKLQJ SOD\LQJ FDUGV DQG spending  time  with  his  family.

He  is  survived  by  his  loving  wife  of  60  years,  Margaret;Íž  six  children,  Ann Â

Marie  Hakey  (Raymond),  Carolyn  Barber  (Ralph),  Joseph  Rochon  (Tracy  Ellis),  Gary  Rochon,  David  Rochon  (Mary)  and  Julie  Munger;͞  and  four  siblings,  Simone  Ouellette,  Marcel  Rochon  (Raymonde),  Hector  Rochon  (Anita)  and  Denise  Lee. He  was  predeceased  by  a  son,  Raymond,  and  three  siblings,  Paul,  Rene  and  Germaine.

Services  will  be  private.  Memorial  donations  can  be  made  to  Hospice  of  Marion  County,  Attn:  Fund  Development,  PO  Box  4860,  Ocala,  FL  34478.

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FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Bill  Oosterman,  89,  of  Ferrisburgh  died  on  Aug.  16,  2014.

He  was  born  Oct.  27,  1924,  in  Whitinsville,  Mass.

During  World  War  II  he  served  in  WKH 0DULQHV DW ,ZR -LPD LQ WKH 3DFLÂż F arena,  and  in  Japan.  He  worked  as  a  mechanic  and  welder  on  building  the  Mass  Pike  and  on  other  road  projects.  His  family  says  his  love  for  horses  led  him  to  become  a  farrier  at  an  early  age.  His  team  of  large  Belgians  was  his  pride  and  joy.  He  took  part  LQ PDQ\ SDUDGHV GULYLQJ FRPSHWL tions,  sleigh  rides  and  hay  rides  at  Shelburne  Farms  in  Vermont.  For  30  years  he  traveled  all  over  New  England  trimming  cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  feet  on  large  dairy  farms.  +H ZDV DFWLYH LQ WKH RUJDQL]D tion  of  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church  and  Champlain  Valley  Christian  School  in  Vergennes.  He  also  served  as  an  elder,  chaired  the  school  board  and  sang  in  the  choir  at  North  Avenue  Alliance  Church  in  Burlington.  Although  he  was  without Â

Yvonne Audet, 72, Shoreham

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SHOREHAM  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Yvonne  Audet,  72,  died  peacefully  early  Friday  morning,  Aug.  15,  2014,  at  the  home  of  her  daughter  in  Bridport.

Born  Jan.  24,  1942,  in  Casselman,  Ontario,  Canada,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Auguste  and  Helene  (Quesnel)  Lamoureux.  The  family  moved  to  Vermont  and  Yvonne  was  a  graduate  of  Brandon  High  School.  She  married  Marcel  Audet  on  Sept.  21,  1963.  <YRQQH ZDV D FOHUN DQG VHDP stress  for  Ben  Franklin  and  Geiger  Corp.  She  also  operated  her  own  gift  shop.  She  was  a  member  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church,  Middlebury,  and  enjoyed  playing  solitaire  and  RWKHU FDUGV JDPHV ZLWK KHU JUDQG children;Íž  she  was  an  avid  reader  and  also  enjoyed  gardening  and  doing  puzzles.  Near  the  end  of  her  life  she  also  loved  playing  Candy  Crush  on  her  Kindle.

Yvonne  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Marcel  Audet;͞  sister  Marie  Kuhn  of   Florida;͞  brother  Real  Lamoureux  of  Whiting.  6KH LV VXUYLYHG E\ KHU GDXJK ter,  Yvette  Whittemore  and  her  KXVEDQG *HRUJH WZR JUDQGFKLO dren,  Travus  Whittemore  and  7RVKD 3RSH D JUHDW JUDQGFKLOG Ella  Pope;͞  and  her  siblings  Aime  Lamoureux  of  Brooksville,  Fla.,  Wilfred  Lamoureux  of  Shoreham,   Edgar  Lamoureux  of  Cornwall,  Roger  Lamoureux  of  Buffalo,  N.Y,  Denise  Gibeault,  her  twin  sister,  of  Shoreham,  Raymond  Lamoureux  of  Brandon,  Ramonde  Short  of  Boston,  Mass.,  Robert  Lamoureux  of  Shoreham,  and  Leo  Lamoureux  of  Whiting;͞  and  numerous  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins.

Yvonne  always  traveled  south  to  Florida  in  the  winters  and  stayed  in  Vermont  for  the  summer.  She Â

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wanted  to  say  a  special  thank  you  to  her  brother  Aime  and  twin  sister,  Denise,  for  looking  over  her  since  her  husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  passing.  She  had  many  loved  ones  always  willing  to  lend  her  an  extra  hand.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  on  Tuesday,  Aug.  19,  2014,  at  11  a.m.  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church,  with  the  Rev.  William  Beaudin  as  the  celebrant.  Burial  followed  in  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cemetery.

There  were  no  visiting  hours.

In  lieu  of  flowers  memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  at  P.O.  Box  785,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

Arrangements  are  under  the  GLUHFWLRQ RI WKH 6DQGHUVRQ Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  www.

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a  formal  education,  relatives  say  he  was  known  for  leading  hymn  sings  and  teaching  Bible  classes,  and  was  a  lay  preacher  in  many  churches  in  the  area. +LV ¿ UVW ZLIH *ODG\V %DNHU

Oosterman,  died  in  1983  from  cancer.

He  is  survived  by  his  second  wife,  Marge  (Marble)  Oosterman,  and  four  VWHSGDXJKWHUV DQG WKHLU IDPLOLHV Âż YH VRQV IURP KLV Âż UVW PDUULDJH 7HUU\ (wife  Donna),  Howard  (wife  Jan),  Bill  Jr.  (wife  Penny),  Douglas  (wife  Elizabeth)  and  Wesley  (wife  Bonnie);Íž  a  brother,  Herman  of  Northbridge,  Mass.;Íž  and  10  grandchildren,  nine  JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG QXPHURXV nephews  and  nieces.  He  was  predeceased  by  a  sister  and  three  brothers.  Funeral  services  will  be  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  Aug.  23,  at  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church  in  Vergennes.  In  OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ EH made  to  Champlain  Valley  Christian  School,  2  Church  St.,  Vergennes,  VT  05491.

Ava Beenen, 70, Ferrisburgh

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FERRISBURGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ava  W.  Beenen,  70,  passed  away  Friday,  Aug.  15,  2014  at  her  home  in  Ferrisburgh.

She  was  born  Oct.  25,  1943,  in  Whitinsville,  Mass.,  the  daughter  of  Francis  and  Bertha  (VanDyke)  Jackson.

She  was  a  member  of  United  Reformed  Church  of  New  Haven.  Her  hobbies  were  painting,  crafts,  UHDGLQJ NQLWWLQJ DQG SODQWLQJ Ă&#x20AC; RZ ers.  She  enjoyed  spending  time  with  her  grandchildren  who  were  a  great  joy  in  her  life.

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Obituaries

Charles Baumgartner Sr., 69, East Middlebury EAST  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Charles  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Andyâ&#x20AC;?  Baumgartner  Sr.,  69,  of  East  Middlebury  died  Monday,  Aug.  18,  2014,  at  Mountain  View  Center,  Rutland.

Born  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  March  20,  1945,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  Charles  A.  and  Dorothy  (Haley)  Baumgartner.   He  was  a  truck  driver  employed  by  S.D.  Ireland  Inc.  prior  to  his  retire-­ ment.  He  had  worked  for  Champlain  Construction  previously.  He  moved  from  Plymouth  to  East  Middlebury  in  1981.   His  relatives  say  he  enjoyed  hunt-­ LQJ DQG ¿ VKLQJ Surviving  family  members  include  his  wife,  Nancy  (Grant)  Baumgartner  of  East  Middlebury;͞  three  sons,  Peter  Baumgartner  of  Yarmouth,  Mass.,  Charles  Baumgartner  Jr.  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Dana  Baumgartner  of  South  Carolina;͞  his  adopted  daugh-­ ter/granddaughter,  Kylie  Scheck  of  East  Middlebury;͞  one  daughter,  Lori  Baumgartner  of  Boston,  Mass.;͞  two  JUDQGFKLOGUHQ ¿ YH VWHS JUDQGFKLO dren;͞  and  one  great-­grandchild.  He  was  predeceased  by  a  sister,  Marsha  Burni.

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Alexander Trudeau, 60, Salisbury SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Alexander  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alexâ&#x20AC;?  Rodney  Trudeau,  60,  died  Monday,  Aug.  18,  2014,  at  the  Vermont  Respite  House  in  Williston.

He  was  born  in  Middlebury  on  June  17,  1954.  He  was  the  son  of  Merrill  and  Pauline  (Wells)  Trudeau.  He  grew  up  in  Salisbury  where  he  received  his  early  education  and  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School,  class  of  1970.

In  earlier  years  he  worked  at  Zacharyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Pizza  in  Middlebury  for  several  years.  He  later  worked  as  a  groundskeeper  and  maintenance  worker.  He  was  a  licensed  Piper  Cub  pilot.  Relatives  say  he  enjoyed  hunting  DQG Âż VKLQJ /DWHU LQ OLIH KH ZRUNHG DV a  homecare  provider.  He  was  an  avid  treasure  hunter  and  reader.

CHARLES  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ANDYâ&#x20AC;?  BAUMGARTNER  SR. Saturday,  Aug.  23,  2014,  from  2-­4  p.m.  for  a  time  of  remembrance.  Memorial  donations  may  be  made  to  the  American  Heart  Association,  12  Hurricane  Lane,  Williston,  VT  05495,  or  to  Mountain  View  Center,  9  Haywood  Ave.,  Rutland,  VT  05701.

By  the  way (Continued  from  Page  1A) marina  at  9:30  a.m.  The  awards  celebration  takes  place  during  the  RSYC  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lobster  Festâ&#x20AC;?  that  evening.  For  more  information  go  online  to  http://rsyc.org/fast-­sail/ diamond-­island-­regatta.

Jay  Bailey-­Warner  and  his  family  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jamie,  Katie  and  Reba  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  were  GLVSODFHG E\ D Âż UH DW WKHLU 6DOLVEXU\ KRXVH RQ $XJ )LUHÂż JKWHUV VDYHG the  structure,  but  the  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  belong-­ ings  were  destroyed  and  the  apart-­ ment  left  uninhabitable.  Jay  said  they  are  in  the  process  of  starting  over  and  could  use  help.  They  are  seeking  assistance  with  replacing  clothes  and  personal  wear,  basic  necessities  such  as  daily  condiments,  personal  hygiene  products  and,  of  course,  money  to  use  for  another  living  arrangement.  He  said  they  are  interested  in  mate-­ rial  donations  such  as  furniture  and  linens,  but  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  anywhere  to  store  them  presently.  Those  who  would  like  to  donate  money  could  visit  the  website  www.gofundme. com/support-­jamie-­and-­jay.  The  movies  from  the  former  Waterfront  Video  store  in  Middlebury  will  be  sold  beginning  next  Thursday.  The  sale  at  the  John  V.  Craven  Community  Services  Building  in  Middlebury  will  take  place  on  Aug.  28-­30  and  Sept.  4-­6,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  All  movies  $5.  Jeanne  Montross  of  Salisbury  was  part  of  a  group  that  had  acquired  the  library  when  the  video  store  closed  in  2011,  She  said  the  group  GLG QRW VHH WKLV DV D IRU SURÂż W business  opportunity,  but  because  they  were  all  mourning  the  loom-­ LQJ ORVV DQG ZDQWHG WR Âż QG D ZD\ to  make  the  collection  available  to  the  public.  Now  they  hope  to  make  back  their  investment.  There  are  around  6,000  DVDs  and  6,000  VHS  tapes  looking  for  a  permanent  home.  Nothing  will  be  sold  before  the  28th,  however  additional  times  might  be  arranged  by  emailing  jeannelfm@zoho.com.

The  Green  Mountain  Club  Bread  Loaf  Section  has  rescheduled  two  of  its  August  outings.  A  hike  to  Sunset  Ledge  in  Lincoln  on  Aug.  17  was  changed  to  this  Sunday,  Aug.  24,  at  3:30  p.m.  This  is  an  easy-­to-­moder-­ ate,  2.2-­mile  out-­and-­back  hike  with  great  views.  Also,  an  Aug.  13  Mount  Abraham  hike  was  resched-­ uled  for  Wednesday,  Sept.  10.  This  VWHHS PLOH WULS LV UDWHG GLI¿ FXOW but  affords  360-­degree  views  of  the  Adirondacks  and  the  Green  and  White  mountains  at  the  summit.  To  take  part  in  either  hike,  contact  leader  Mike  Greenwood  at  802-­989-­7434  or  mike802vt@comcast.net.

Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site  in  Addison  invites  families  to  come  learn  about  18th-­century  life  this  Saturday,  from  1:30  to  3:30  p.m.  In  the  program  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blast  from  the  Past:  How  They  Did  It  in  New  France,â&#x20AC;?  site  interpreter  Karl  Crannell  and  re-­enactors  will  talk  about  and  demonstrate  what  life  was  like  at  Chimney  Point  between  1731  and  1759,  when  it  was  a  French  fort  and  settlement.  Attendees  can  partici-­ pate  in  hands-­on  activities  on  the  Chimney  Point  porch  and  grounds,  weather  permitting,  and  view  a  special  exhibit  showing  some  of  the  French  artifacts  discovered  during Â

Michael Ringey, 60, Cornwall

the  recent  archaeology  work  for  the  Champlain  Bridge  project.  For  more  information  and  admission  prices,  call  802-­758-­2412.

Organizers  of  the  Town  Hall  Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fabulous  Flea  Market,â&#x20AC;?  slated  for  Saturday,  Sept.  20,  are  calling  for  donations  to  the  fundraiser  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  of  its  biggest  every  year.  Collectables,  household  items,  jewelry  both  real  and  costume,  antiques  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  accepting  all  the  good  stuff  that  folks  can  spare  except  clothing,  books  and  electronics.  Nearly  30  vendors  participate  annu-­ ally,  in  addition  to  THTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  booth.  Donated  items  in  good  condition  may  be  dropped  off  at  Town  Hall  Theater  on  Friday  and  Saturday,  Sept.  5-­6  and  12-­13,  between  9  a.m.  and  noon.  Call  462-­2552  with  questions.

Surviving  are  a  son,  Rodney  Trudeau  of  Colchester;Íž  a  daughter,  Pamela  Jakubowski  of  Myrtle  Beach,  S.C.;Íž  three  brothers,  Daniel  Trudeau  of  Houston,  Texas,  Randy  Trudeau  of  Leicester  and  Theodore  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tedâ&#x20AC;?  Trudeau  of  Brandon;Íž  and  a  sister,  Rebecca  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beckyâ&#x20AC;?  Fisher  of  Rutland.  Six  grandchildren  and  several  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  him.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents;Íž  an  infant  brother,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little  Merrillâ&#x20AC;?;Íž  and  a  brother,  Thomas  Trudeau.

The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place  at  a  later  date  in  Holman  Cemetery  in  Salisbury.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  The  Vermont  Respite  House,  99  Allen  Brook  Lane,  Williston,  VT  05495. Â

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at  every  hearing,  sometimes  swelling  to  40  or  more  people)  Fenster  explained  that  the  judge  will,  before  sentencing,  have  seen  a  pre-­sentence  investigation  that  includes  lots  of  victim  statements.  And  acknowledging  that  verbal  state-­ ments  may  simply  repeat  what  the  judge  already  knows,  Fenster  said  that  some  people  may  nevertheless  wish  to  make  those  victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  statements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  some  this  can  be  an  opportunity  for  catharsis,  to  stand  up  and  say  what  you  have  to  say  in  Mr.  Ritchieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pres-­ ence,â&#x20AC;?  Fenster  told  the  group  whose  homes  had  been  burglarized.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  the  end  it  is  up  to  each  of  the  victims  whether  they  want  to  speak.â&#x20AC;?

Ritchie  faces  the  potential  life  sentence  because  he  is  considered  a  habitual  offender,  having  been  found  guilty  of  10  previous  felonies,  including  some  for  burglary  and  trespass.  In  addition,  court  records  show  that  Ritchie  has  been  convicted  of  14  misdemeanor  cases. Â

Ritchieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  string  of  felony  convic-­ tions  goes  back  to  1994,  when  he  was  VHQWHQFHG WR RQH WR Âż YH \HDUV LQ MDLO IRU an  attempted  burglary  in  Burlington.  Earlier,  in  March  1993,  when  he  was  16,  Ritchie  was  convicted  of  a  misde-­ meanor  count  of  unlawful  trespass  in  Rutland  and  sentenced  to  three  days  in  jail,  according  to  court  records.

His  last  conviction  was  on  a  burglary  charge  in  Essex  in  2005;Íž  a  burglary  charge  in  2008  in  St.  Albans  was  dismissed.  Nicole  Burgos,  30,  who  was  described  as  Ritchieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  girlfriend,  is  herself  still  in  legal  jeopardy.  She  has  been  charged  with  three  felony  offenses  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  possession  of  stolen  property  (as  with  Ritchie,  this  refers  to  the  items  found  at  their  home  which  were  stolen  in  52  burglaries),  cultivation  of  more  than  three  marijuana  SODQWV DQG GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFH on  Oct.  26,  2013.  Fenster  said  those  charges  are  still  pending.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) had  seen  a  spike  in  daytime  home  burglaries  that  year  that  had  prompted  the  organization  of  a  neighborhood  watch  organization  in  Addison  and  convinced  many  local  residents  to  lock  their  homes.

Ritchie  was  ultimately  charged  with  10  felony  crimes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  six  counts  of  burglary,  three  counts  of  unlawful  trespass  of  an  occupied  residence  and  one  count  of  possession  of  stolen  goods.  The  breadth  of  the  crime  wave  is  one  thing  that  made  it  so  remarkable.  The  burglaries  and  trespasses  of  which  Ritchie  was  charged  occurred  in  Weybridge,  Shoreham,  Brandon,  Middlebury,  Cornwall  and  Addison  (the  last  at  a  home  that  is  a  nine-­ minute  drive  from  Ritchieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  home).

According  to  court  documents  Ritchie  agreed  in  April  to  a  deal  that  would  mean  13  years  in  prison  for  pleading  guilty.  But  in  May  Ritchie  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  has  prior  felony  convictions  and  has  been  held  without  bail  for  a  year  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  his  then  court-­appointed  public  defender  -DPHV *UDWWRQ Âż OHG D PRWLRQ DVNLQJ WKDW those  guilty  pleas  be  withdrawn,  effec-­ tively  seeking  to  end  the  plea  agreement.  Last  month  Judge  Mello  appointed  a  new  attorney  for  Ritchie  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Michael  McClallen.  On  Tuesday  McClallen  appeared  in  court  without  Ritchie,  who  McClallen Â

RAYMOND  RITCHIE said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;declined  to  be  transportedâ&#x20AC;?  from  the  state  prison  in  St.  Johnsbury.  McClallen  told  Judge  Mello  that  Ritchie  would  like  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;withdraw  his  motion  to  withdrawâ&#x20AC;?  his  earlier  plea,  which  the  judge  accepted  and  moved  to  set  a  date  for  sentencing.  Addison  County  Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Attorney  David  Fenster  asked  Mello  to  set  aside  a  full  day  for  sentencing  in  case  there  is  a  large  number  of  Ritchieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  victims  who  want  to  speak  at  the  hearing.  In  a  conference  with  the  seven  victims  who  attended  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hear-­ ing  (Ritchieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  victims  have  shown  up Â

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Thursday,  Aug.  21,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  their  spouse  of  any  age.  Advanced  com, middleburystudioschool.org Platt  Memorial  Library.  Ages  5  reservations  required:  1-­800-­632-­5119,  and  up.  Info:  897-­2647  or  platt@ ext.  615.  shoreham.net.  stration  of  the  crafts  and  skills  practiced  by  those  Church  salad  supper  in  New  Haven.  Thursday,  living  her  on  the  frontier  of  New  France.  Wood  Aug.  21,  6-­8  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  crafts,  tailoring  and  more.  Call  for  details:  759-­2412.  Church.  Salads,  cold  meats,  rolls,  dessert  and  beverages.  Adults  $8,  children  6-­12  $4,  kids  under  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Aug.  23,  Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  6  free.  Walk-­ins  welcome  but  reservations  appreci-­ Vergennes.  Thursday,  Aug.  28,  10  a.m.-­1  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  ated:  989-­4066.  p.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  Bingo  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  Special  story  time  for  kids  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  followed  at  noon  by  a  CVAA-­sponsored  lunch.  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  Aug.  21,  6-­7  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  game.  Requested  donation:  $2.50.  Kindergartners  and  all  who  have  graduated  from  Free  transportation  through  ACTR:  388-­1946.  the  Dolly  Parton  Imagination  Library  this  year  are  Brandon  Artists  Guild  Gala  Auction  Finale  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strength  of  the  Stormâ&#x20AC;? 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 presen-­ Aug.  24,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  BigTown  Gallery.  Joan  tation  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  1-­2:30  p.m.,  Landis  and  Tracy  Winn  read  from  their  own  work.  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Historian  Bread  Loaf  Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Conference  Free.  Refreshments  follow.  Info:  www.bigtowngal-­ and  author  Willard  Sterne  Randall  will  discuss  the  lecture  in  Ripton.  Friday,  Aug.  22,  9-­10  lery.com.  War  of  1812  on  Lake  Champlain  and  the  battle  that  a.m.,  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Little  Theatre.  really  decided  the  outcome  of  the  war.  Info:  948-­2000.  Josip  Novakovich  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artisan  Stories.â&#x20AC;?  To  Sock  hop  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  7-­10  p.m.,  FRQÂż UP HYHQWV DQG WLPHV FDOO Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  A  dance  party  mark-­ through  Aug.  11;Íž  802-­443-­2700  after  Aug.  11.  ing  the  end  of  CMACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roots  of  Rock  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n  Rollâ&#x20AC;? 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 in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  25,  7-­9  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Enjoy  a  clas-­ noon-­2  p.m.,  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant.  Arrive  at  11:30  Aug.  30,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  End-­of-­ sic  movie,  popcorn  and  the  cool  air  conditioning  of  a.m.  CVAA  and  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  partner  to  offer  a  home-­ summer  tradition:  a  talent  show  featuring  all  local  the  library.  Info:  897-­2647  or  platt@shoreham.net.  cooked  meal  of  baked  ham,  mashed  potatoes,  SHUIRUPHUV ZLWK &KXFN 0LOOHU IURQWLQJ D WHUULÂż F EDQG squash  and  yellow  cake.  Suggested  donation  $5.  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH ZZZ Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  townhalltheater.org,  382-­9222  or  at  the  door.  Also  on  Bread  Loaf  Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Conference  readings  in  Aug.  31.  Ripton.  Friday,  Aug.  22,  4:15-­5:15  p.m.,  Bread  Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Loaf  Campus,  Little  Theatre.  Readings  by  Jamaal  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  Aug.  26,  10  a.m.-­1  May,  Leigh  Newman  and  Stephen  Schottenfeld.  p.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  Bingo  7R FRQÂż UP HYHQWV DQG WLPHV FDOO followed  at  noon  by  a  CVAA-­sponsored  lunch.  through  Aug.  11;Íž  802-­443-­2700  after  Aug.  11.  All-­you-­can-­eat  Masonic  breakfast  in  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Aug.  Bridport.  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  7:30-­11  a.m.,  Free  transportation  through  ACTR:  388-­1946.  22,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Bridport  Masonic  Community  Hall.  Pancakes,  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  Magic  workshop  with  Tom  Verner  in  Lincoln.  French  toast,  eggs,  coffee  and  many  extras.  Tuesday,  Aug.  26,  10:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Lincoln  Last-­Sunday-­of-­the-­month  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Library.  All  kids  in  the  5-­town  area  are  invited.  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  7:30-­10  a.m.,  Dorchester  Lodge,  Sign-­up  required  at  453-­2665  or  lincolnlibraryvt@ Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  School  Street.  The  Dorchester  Lodge  F&AM  will  gmail.com.  Space  is  limited  but  there  will  be  a  wait-­ This  monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  menu:  hamburgers,  hot  dogs,  potato  serve  its  regular  all-­you-­can-­eat  breakfast  with  ing  list.  salad,  three-­bean  salad,  dessert.  pancakes,  French  toast,  sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  Dance  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Aug.  22,  6:30-­11  p.m.,  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Aug.  coffee  and  a  smile  from  the  cooks.  26,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Harpist  Marjorie  Bekoff  in  concert  in  New  Haven.  Middlebury  VFW,  Exchange  Street.  Dance  to  the  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  a  noon  luncheon  of  BBQ  sounds  of  DJ  Triple  B.  Admission:  $5  donation  at  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  10  a.m.-­noon,  New  Haven  Mills  chicken  thigh,  mashed  sweet  potatoes,  Oregon  WKH GRRU )RRG DQG IXQ 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH 9): Church.  One  of  two  services  that  the  New  Haven  beans,  wheat  bread,  and  apple  crisp  with  topping.  Corn  roast  in  Monkton.  Friday,  Aug.  22,  7-­9  p.m.,  Congregational  Church  holds  at  this  historic  church  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  0RQNWRQ UHFUHDWLRQ Âż HOG +ROORZ 5RDG 7KH each  year.  Come  learn  about  the  progress  of  the  Monkton  Recreation  Committee  invites  you  to  their  The  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  in  concert  restoration  of  the  New  Haven  Mills  Church.  in  Hancock.  Tuesday,  Aug.  26,  annual  corn  roast,  with  music  by  the  Bristol  Band.  Guided  history  walk  across  the  Lake  Champlain  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Hancock  town  Bring  your  own  chairs,  drinks  and  ingredients.  Bridge.  Sunday,  Aug.  31,  1-­3  p.m.,  meet  at  the  green.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vintage  coun-­ %RQÂż UH IRU URDVWLQJ PDUVKPDOORZV RU KRW GRJV Chimney  Point  museum,  Addison.  State  historic  try  and  rockabilly  trio.  Part  of  Bread  Loaf  Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Conference  readings  in  site  managers  Elsa  Gilbertson  of  Chimney  Point,  the  Hancock  2014  Summer  Ripton.  Friday,  Aug.  22,  8:15-­9:15  p.m.,  Bread  Vt.,  and  Thomas  Hughes  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  Concert  Series.  Indoor  rain  Loaf  Campus,  Little  Theatre.  Readings  by  Michael  present  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Shortest  Distance  Between  Two  site  available.  Sponsored  by  &ROOLHU DQG 8UVXOD +HLJO 7R FRQÂż UP HYHQWV DQG Points,â&#x20AC;? 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4 Generation Dairy Farm

MONUMENT FARMS DAIRY Salutes  all  the  exhibitors  at  Field  Days!

Thank  you  for  keeping  Agriculture  and  Dairy  strong  in  Vermont.

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Rokeby  Museum.  Route  7,  Ferrisburgh.  877-­3406.  Starksboro  Public  Library.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  453-­3732.

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

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

6WXGLR 9 0DLQ 6W 9HUJHQQHV DERYH $GGLVRQ 2XW¿ WWHUV Info:  877-­6524  or  www.bethanyfarrell.com.

Stratford  House  Pottery  gallery  and  studio,  294  Route  22A,  Orwell.  Weekdays  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  call  proprietor  Stacey  Stanhope  at  948-­2105  to  ensure  it  is  open  the  day  you  wish  to  visit.

Town  Hall  Theater  Jackson  Gallery,  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury.  Monday-­Saturday,  noon  to  5  p.m.  382-­9222.  On  exhibit  through  Aug.  16,  2014:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being  There,â&#x20AC;?  photo-­ graphs  by  James  Blair.  On  exhibit  Aug.  18-­Oct.  26:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Passing  Through:  Portraits  of  Emerging  Adultsâ&#x20AC;?  by  Kate  Gridley;Íž  also  on  display  in  the  lower  lobby  of  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.

Vermont  Folklife  Center.  88  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Gallery  and  shop  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  Admission  by  donation.  388-­4964.  On  exhibit  through  July  12:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discovering  Community:  Media  by  Young  People  Exploring  Their  Own  Lives  and  the  World  Around  Them.â&#x20AC;?

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

Walkover  Gallery.  15  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  hours  are  Monday-­Friday,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.  453-­3188.  On  exhibit  July  15-­Aug.  29,  2014:  Photographs  by  Lester  C.  Anderson. =RQH7KUHH *DOOHU\ 0DSOH 6W WKLUG Ă&#x20AC; RRU 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR 1-­800-­249-­3562  or  www.zonethreegallery.com.  On  exhibit  through  March  30,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mandala,â&#x20AC;?  abstract  expressionist  works  by  Rachel  Baird.  On  exhibit  June  1-­July  12,  2014:  Monoprints  by  M  P  Landis.

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Bixby  Memorial  Library.  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  Monday,  12:30-­7  p.m.;͞  Tuesday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;͞  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­7  p.m.;͞  Friday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Preschool  multi-­age  story  time  Thursday,  10:30  a.m.

Brandon  Free  Public  Library.  Hours  through  Oct.  18,  2014:  Wednesday,  4-­7  p.m.,  Friday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.

Preschool  story  hour  every  Friday  at  1  p.m.  with  Deb  Lendway.  Movies  shown  every  Friday  at  1:30  p.m.  (17  and  under  must  be  accompanied  by  a  parent  or  guard-­ ian).  247-­8230.  Summer  programs:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Music  Circleâ&#x20AC;?  with  Rob  Zollman,  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,  July  8-­29,  10  a.m.,  for  ages  birth  and  up;Íž  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stories  and  Craftsâ&#x20AC;?  with  Kathy  Hirschberger,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays,  July  9-­31,  10  a.m.,  ages  preschool  and  up.

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

Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  October-­April,  Sunday,  1-­4  p.m.  Early  Literacy  Story  Times,  Thursdays,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.  Itsy  Bitsy  Yoga,  Thursdays,  July  11-­Aug.  8,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  for  ages  birth  through  5  years.  Garden  Story  Times,  Tuesdays,  June  18-­Aug.  6,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.  Mayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Music  and  Movement,  Tuesdays,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  for  ages  birth  through  5  years.  Magic:  The  Gathering  games  for  kids  in  grades  6-­12,  third  Tuesday  of  the  month,  4-­6  p.m.  Hand  in  Hand  community  service  proj-­ HFWV IRU NLGV Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK S P VolunTeens,  second  Thursday  of  every  month,  3:30-­4:30 Â

p.m.  Young  Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club,  third  Thursday  of  every  month,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  Mysterious  Hogwarts  Reading  Society,  last  Thursday  of  every  month,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  Youth  Media  Lab,  Tuesdays,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  For  a  complete  listing  of  ongo-­ ing  and  special  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities,  visit  www.ilsleypublicli-­ brary.org  or  call  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Room  at  388-­4097.

Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol,  453-­2366  or  www.lawrencelibrary.net.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;͞  Wednesday  and  Friday,  1-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  free  walk-­in  computer  help.  Summer  preschool  story  times,  Thursdays,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  with  a  focus  on  science.  Experiment  and  Explore  Workshop  (ages  8  and  up),  Wednesdays,  2-­4:30  p.m.  Lego  Club,  Wednesdays,  3:15-­4:15  p.m.,  for  school-­age  children.  Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Rd.,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.;͞  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  (additional  evening  hours  on  a  volunteer  basis);͞  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  Reading  with  Magic,  the  therapy  dog,  Mondays,  3:15-­4:15.  Chess  club,  Mondays,  4-­5  p.m.  /HJR FOXE :HGQHVGD\V S P 6WRU\ WLPH DJH ¿ YH and  under),  Friday,  10:30  a.m.  Senior  program,  second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.  Book  discussion  group,  second  Wednesday  at  7  p.m.  Info:  453-­3575.  New  Haven  Community  Library.  Located  in  the  new  library/ WRZQ RI¿ FHV EXLOGLQJ 7XHVGD\ D P S P :HGQHVGD\ 1-­8  p.m.  Thursday,  1-­8  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Summer  reading  program  10:30  a.m.  Tuesdays,  starting  July  12.  Information:  Deborah,  453-­4015.

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

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

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

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

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

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Letters to the Editor Sen.  Jeffords  crossed  party  lines  to  get  things  done Jim  Jeffords  left  us  all  too  early  when  he  had  to  retire  for  medical  reasons  at  age  70  in  2006.  His  re-­ tirement  from  the  Senate  deprived  the  nation  of  his  independent  spirit  and  courage.  Many  learned  of  this  IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH RQ 0D\ about  Jeffords  when  he  bolted  from  the  Republican  Party  and  became  DQ ,QGHSHQGHQW ² D ÂżWWLQJ WLWOH IRU any  Vermonter.  Jeffordsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  deci-­ sion  altered  the  political  control  of  the  Senate  and  turned  it  back  to  a  Democratic  majority.  He  made  this  decision  against  the  advice  of  all  of  those  who  he  cared  the  most  about,  his  advisers,  his  family  and  his  friends.

As  stunning  as  this  was  to  the  nation,  it  did  not  surprise  those  Vermonters  who  knew  Jeffords  IURP WKH WLPH LQ ZKHQ KH ZDV ÂżUVW HOHFWHG WR WKH VWDWH 6HQDWH $V a  freshman  senator  from  Rutland  County,  Jeffords  bucked  his  party  and  joined  Democrats  to  support  a Â

major  change  in  the  state  income  tax  that  tied  the  state  tax  to  the  federal  income  tax  schedules.

When  he  was  elected  attorney  general  he  led  a  long  and  success-­ ful  effort  that  went  all  the  way  to  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  to  get  International  Paper  to  be  responsi-­ ble  for  the  sludge  beds  left  behind  due  to  decades  of  pollution  from  its  old  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.,  paper-­ making  plant  that  was  eventually  replaced  by  a  newer,  more  modern  version.

-HIIRUGV ZDV DOVR DQ HDUO\ ¿JKWHU for  renewable  energy,  and  was  an  early  advocate  of  wind  energy  development  in  Vermont,  as  well  as  an  advocate  for  Vermont  dairy  farmers.

As  a  maverick,  Jim  Jeffords  was  never  predictable,  and  could  and  would  surprise  even  those  who  were  closest  to  him.  The  Grand  Old  Party  in  Vermont  never  liked  him,  and  he  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  care.  He  showed  that Â

DIWHU D WRXJK *23 SULPDU\ ¿JKW IRU JRYHUQRU LQ -HIIRUGV ZKR lost,  never  did  much  to  support  the  GOP  nominee,  Luther  Fred  Hack-­ ett.  The  result  was  the  surprise  election  of  Democrat  Tom  Salmon  of  Rockingham  as  governor,  the  very  same  person  that  Jeffords  easily  defeated  for  attorney  general  just  two  years  before.

So  while  the  nation  was  stunned  LQ 0D\ ZKHQ -HIIRUGV OHIW WKH Republican  Party,  he  was  doing  nothing  more  than  continuing  a  ORQJ WUHQG WKDW VWDUWHG ZLWK KLV ¿UVW election  to  the  Vermont  Legislature  LQ Vermont  and  the  nation  lost  a  true  Vermonter  with  his  lonely  death  in  a  Washington  nurs-­ LQJ KRPH $XJ DW DJH +LV memory  of  service  and  his  courage  of  conscience,  though,  will  long  continue.

Steve  Terry Middlebury

Letter  (Continued  from  Page  5A) of  expertise,  as  she  seeks  greater  clarity  surrounding  the  education,  health  care  and  budgetary  chal-­ lenges  facing  our  state.

Amy  represents  a  newer  genera-­ tion  of  Middlebury  residents  and  HOHFWHG RI¿FLDOV ² RQH WKDW LV LQ-­

A  recent  opinion  piece  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vt.  Gas  Pipeline  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  is  it  worth  the  wetlands?â&#x20AC;?  by  Kim  Greenwood  of  the  Vermont  Natural  Resources  Council  (Addison  Independent,  July  3)  deserves  a  response  to  correct  several  points  made  that  could  leave  the  reader  with  a  seri-­ ously  mistaken  impression  about  wetland  impacts  in  the  context  of  the  Addison  Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project.  At  the  outset,  I  strongly  agree  with  Ms.  Greenwood  that  wetlands  provide  critically  impor-­ tant  functions  and  values  that  need  to  be  carefully  protected.  Thus,  it  is  important  to  under-­ VWDQG WKDW WKH ÂżUVW SKDVH RI WKH project,  now  under  construction,  will  result  in  no  permanent  im-­ SDFWV WR ZHWODQGV 7KLV ÂżUVW SKDVH will  bring  natural  gas  from  the  existing  transmission  pipeline  in  Colchester,  to  Vergennes  and  Mid-­ dlebury  (with  local  distribution  to  portions  of  all  other  communities  along  the  route).  We  expect  that  Phase  2  of  the  project,  which  will  supply  natural  gas  to  the  Interna-­ tional  Paper  plant  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.,  will  also  have  no  permanent  impacts  to  wetlands.   During  construction  of  the  projects,  some  temporary  distur-­

bance  of  wetlands  will  be  neces-­ sary,  but  with  very  strict  controls  over  construction  practices  and  stringent  requirements  for  post-­ construction  re-­vegetation.  In  fact,  working  with  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Natural  Resources  and  the  U.S.  Army  Corps  of  Engineers,  we  have  developed  for  Vermont  *DV VSHFLÂżF SURWRFROV WR HQVXUH that  the  wetlands  crossed  by  the  project  are  protected  from  undue  impacts.  The  construction  process  will  protect  these  valuable  resources  by  directional  drilling  under  desig-­ QDWHG VLJQLÂżFDQW QDWXUDO FRPPXQL-­ WLHV DQG LGHQWLÂżHG ODUJH ZHWODQGV The  teams  will  also  use  â&#x20AC;&#x153;swamp  matsâ&#x20AC;?  to  distribute  the  weight  of  heavy  equipment  and  prevent  ruts  from  being  created.  They  will  also  carefully  separate  topsoil  and  organic  materials  from  the  deeper  subsoils,  reinstalling  these  materi-­ als  in  the  proper  sequence  once  the  pipeline  is  installed.  Throughout  the  construction  SURFHVV WKHUH ZLOO EH ÂżHOG RYHU-­ VLJKW E\ TXDOLÂżHG HQYLURQPHQWDO inspectors.  When  construction  has  been  completed  there  will  be  prompt  reestablishment  of  existing  ground  contours  and  stabiliza-­

tion  through  special  wetland  seed  mixes  appropriate  for  Vermont  set-­ tings.  Finally,  ongoing  monitoring  for  a  period  of  several  years  will  ensure  re-­vegetation  is  success-­ ful  and  invasive  species  are  not  introduced.

These  requirements  go  above  and  beyond  what  other  projects  in  Vermont  have  been  required  to  comply  with  and  have  been  care-­ fully  designed  by  experts  in  the  ¿HOG EDVHG RQ DFWXDO 9HUPRQW H[-­ perience.  Contrary  to  Ms.  Green-­ woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  implication,  wetlands  will  not  be  destroyed  by  the  Addison  Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project.

The  bottom  line  is  that  the  Vermont  Gas  projects  ensure  the  protection  of  all  wetlands  that  will  be  crossed,  including  the  valu-­ able  functions  that  these  wetlands  provide  to  Vermonters.   Jeffrey  A.  Nelson Director  of  Energy  and  Envi-­ ronmental  Services VHB North  Ferrisburgh Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  The  writer  has  been  working  as  a  consultant  to  Vermont  Gas  to  complete  environ-­ mental  surveys  and  permitting  for  the  Addison  Rutland  Natural  Gas  Projects. Â

0LGGOHEXU\ PDQ FODUL¿HV SRVLWLRQ RQ ELRIXHO SURMHFW terested  in  the  diverse  interests  of  all  people  in  our  community.  Amy  will  seek  creative,  collaborative  solutions  to  problem  solving,  rath-­ er  than  simply  seeking  approaches  that  involve  the  same  tactics  and  same  people  every  time.

A  vote  for  Amy  Sheldon  is  a Â

vote  for  responsive  and  intelligent  leadership  for  Middlebury  and  Vermont.  Please  remember  to  vote  for  Amy  in  the  Democratic  Pri-­ mary  on  Aug.  26  and  in  the  general  election  on  Nov.  4.  Thank  you.

Ruth  Hardy East  Middlebury

In  an  article,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middlebury  plan  changes  OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d,â&#x20AC;?  I  was  misquoted  in  regard  to  the  Goodrich  Farm-­Mid-­ dlebury  College  biofuel  pipeline  as  causing  environmental  damages  â&#x20AC;&#x153;for  public  good.â&#x20AC;?  I  actually  said  it  was  for  no  public  good.  Actually,  this  is  a  very  private Â

endeavor,  crossing  Otter  Creek  and  WZR VPDOOHU ZDWHUZD\V D Ă&#x20AC;RZ ZKLFK I  contend  could  be  joined  with  the  International  Paper  pipeline  further  south.

There  is  a  wooded  section  next  to  the  Binghamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  forest,  wildlife  and  wetland  area  in  the  path  of  the Â

pipeline  and  Creek  Road,  a  walking  and  running  route  popular  with  many  residents  and  the  high  school  sports  teams.  We  recall  Gail  Jette  often  sending  the  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  teams  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;run  down  to  Binghamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  driveway  and  back.â&#x20AC;?

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Police  apologize  for  identity  error We  would  like  to  apologize  for  an  administrative  error  involving  mis-­ taken  identity  in  the  Thursday,  Aug.  HGLWLRQ RI WKH 9HUJHQQHV Police  Report.   In  an  entry  for  the  VW RI $XJXVW -RKQ 5 &ROH of  Ferrisburgh,  VT,   was  incor-­ UHFWO\ LGHQWL¿HG DV WKH LQGLYLGXDO charged  in  a  possession  of  mari-­ juana  incident.  The  individual  who  was  involved  had  a  similar  identity.  We  deeply  regret  any  inconvenience  this  error  has  caused.

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Salon Series offers music at Walkover BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  new  effort  to  build  community  through  the  arts  is  now  under  way  in  Bristol.  Three  local  artists  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Cynthia  Huard,  Diana  Bi-­ gelow  and  Jim  Stapleton  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  or-­ ganizing  a  series  of  monthly  musical  and  theatrical  presentations  this  fall.

The  First-­Sunday  Salon  Series  will  be  held  at  the  Walkover  Gallery,  15  0DLQ 6W RQ WKH ÂżUVW 6XQGD\ RI WKH month  beginning  at  7  p.m.  This  se-­ ries  is  intended  to  be  informal,  inclu-­ sive  and  participatory  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  people  are  invited  to  come  as  they  are,  pay  what  they  can,  say  what  they  think.

The  Sept.  7  salon  will  feature  mixed  musical  genres:  folk,  jazz  and  classical  with  Nate  Wallace-­Gusa-­ kov,  Chuck  Miller,  Cynthia  Huard,  Ali  Dawson  and  friends.  Audience  discussion  will  center  on  musi-­ cal  daydreaming:  Where  do  your  thoughts  and  feelings  go  when  you  hear  music?

On  Oct.  5,  three  members  of  the  Bristol  Gateway  Players  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Carl  Engvall,  Melissa  Jennison  and  Anna  Pierattini  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  perform  three  one-­ act  plays  by  David  Ives:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Words,  Words,  Words,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Variations  on  the  Death  of  Trotsky,â&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;English Â

CYNTHIA  HUARD,  LEFT,  Diana  Bigelow  and  Jim  Stapleton  are  launch-­ ing  the  First-­Sunday  Salon  Series  at  the  Walkover  Gallery  in  Bristol  starting  Sept.  7.

Photo  by  Tom  Pollak

Made  Simple.â&#x20AC;?  These  zany,  inventive  plays  are  meant  for  an  adult  audience.

The  Nov.  2  offering  will  be  a  staged  reading  by  Jim  Stapleton  and  Diana  Bigelow  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Take  Your  Hand  in  Mine  â&#x20AC;Ś,â&#x20AC;?   a  passionate,  humorous  play  suggested  by  the  love  letters  of  Anton  Chekhov  and  his  actress-­wife,  Olga  Knipper,  by  Carol  Rocamora.

Dec.  7  will  feature  a  youth-­orient-­ ed  musical  program  followed  by  a  holiday  sing-­along.

Plans  are  already  under  way  for  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  programs,  including  a Â

night  of  comedy  improv,  a  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  play  with  music,  and  an  open-­mike  for  sharing  favorite  poetry.

Salons  grew  out  of  European  lit-­ erary  and  philosophical  movements  of  the  17th  and  18th  centuries.  They  were  theaters  of  conversation  and  exchange,  held  to  amuse  and  edu-­ cate.  Bristolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  salons  will  feature  a  presentation,  lively  discussion,  so-­ cializing  and  refreshments.

For  more  information  contact  Di-­ ana  Bigelow  at  453-­5060  or  jimdi-­ ana@madriver.com.

THT  asking  for  witty  kitty  videos MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater  is  known  for  broadcasting  such  highbrow  events  as  MET  Operas,  National  Theatre  of  London  plays,  and  exhibitions  by  the  worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  famous  artists.  Now  it  wants  to  broadcast  your  funny  cats.  THT  is  accepting  videos  of  30  seconds  or  less  as  part  of  its  Internet  Cat  Video  Festival,  which  is  a  ben-­ HÂżW IRU WKH WKHDWHU DQG IRU +RPHZDUG Bound,  Addison  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Humane  Society.

The  festival,  which  tours  the  world  and  is  created  by  the  Walker  Arts  Center  in  Minneapolis,  will  be  presented  at  Town  Hall  Theater  on  Saturday,  Sept.  13,  at  2  and  7  p.m.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  hilarious  cat  videos  come  from  around  the  globe,  but  we  want  local  folks  to  show  off  their  own  fun-­ ny  cat  videos,  too,â&#x20AC;?  said  Haley  Rice,  THT  operations  manager.

Videos  can  be  uploaded  now  at  the  THT  website.  After  Sept.  1,  people  will  be  able  to  go  to  the  THT  web-­ site,  view  the  local  videos  and  vote  for  their  favorite.  The  three  winning  videos  will  be  shown  on  THTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  big  screen  during  the  festival  and  will  win  a  mystery  prize. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  if  you  catch  your  cat  on  cam-­ era  being  weird,  or  funny  or  ador-­ able,  or  just  being  a  cat,  send  the  vid-­ eo  to  us,â&#x20AC;?  said  Rice.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your  pet  could Â

be  an  overnight  star!â&#x20AC;?  To  submit,  go  to  www.townhall-­ theater.org/your-­kitty-­could-­be-­fa-­ mous.  The  deadline  for  submitting  a  funny  cat  video  is  Aug.  30.   To  vote  for  your  favorite  local  video,  go  to  www.townhalltheater.

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LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Wow,  sure  is  a  fall  day  out  there  today.  My  granddaughter  and  I  went  to  the  pond  and  saw  nary  a  frog.  Guess  they  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fall,  too.

We  picked  three  tomatoes,  but  my  plants  have  that  blight,  so  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  prob-­ ably  all  I  will  get.

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On  the  27th,  look  for  the  big  yellow  buses  and  lots  of  our  precious  children  walking,  riding  bikes  and  skateboard-­ ing.

Congratulations  to  Bob  Patterson,  whom  I  hear  is  retiring  after  many  years  of  making  life  safer  for  all  of  us.  I  see  the  Lincoln  General  Store  is  getting  a  new  roof  as  well  as  Weath-­ ervane  East.  The  rain,  snow,  ice  and  sun  do  a  job  on  them  as  well  as  on  the  roads.  Speaking  of  which,  Zeno  Bridge  is  almost  done  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  everyone, Â

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A  big  salute  to  Ross  Emery,  cinema-­ tographer,  who  has  created  a  grand  landscape  of  a  world  scrubbed  clean  of  feeling.  Full  of  architectural  purity,  and  empty  of  difference  of  any  kind,  he  conveys  the  creepy  vision  with  the  force  of  a  cannon.  A  graduating  class  of  students  all  thinking  exactly  alike,  all  living  in  beautiful  white  boxes  without  books  or  music  or  art.  He  has  ¿OPHG WKH PRYLH LQ EODFN DQG ZKLWH except  for  the  marvelous  visions  of  the  old  reality  that  explode  in  Jonasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  head  in  blazing  color  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  gifts  from  The  Giver.  The  essence  is  clear  when  Bridgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Giver  asks  Streepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chief  Elder,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  you  know  what  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  to  love  some-­ one?â&#x20AC;?  She  replies  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  with  the  one  Streepian  emotion  she  allows  herself  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  the  conformity  he  hates  has  eliminated  â&#x20AC;&#x153;war  over  a  simple  line  in  the  sandâ&#x20AC;?  from  the  world,  and  adds  â&#x20AC;&#x153;when  people  have  the  freedom  to  choose,  they  choose  wrong  every  sin-­ gle  time.â&#x20AC;?  Welcome  to  an  Orwellian  world  where  there  is  no  freedom  of  choice  at  all.  No  war,  no  crime,  no  hate.  No  love,  no  beauty.  Which  car-­ ries  the  bigger  price  tag?

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The  Giver;Íž  Running  time:  1:36;Íž  to  each  new  graduate.  It  will  fall  to  one  outstanding  student  to  be  named  The  Rating:  PG-­13  When  you  go  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Giver,â&#x20AC;?  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Receiver  (Brenton  Thwaites  as  Jonas)  spend  a  second  looking  for  anything  who  will  sit  at  the  knee  of  The  Giver  actual  or  real.  If  you  just  take  it,  from  (Jeff  Bridges)  who  is  supposed  to  tu-­ beginning  to  end,  as  a  metaphor  for  tor  him  but  instead  imparts  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  through  what  is  wrong  with  our  world,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  touch  of  a  hand  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  memory  that  a  lot  to  think  about.  The  central  ques-­ has  been  erased  from  everyone  else.  The  Giver  lives  in  a  won-­ tion  of  what  would  happen  drous  underground  library  if  we  could  erase  pain  is  an  surrounded  by  the  books  intriguing  one. forbidden  in  the  new  soci-­ We  are  told  at  the  out-­ ety.  His  own  memory,  un-­ set  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;after  the  ruin,â&#x20AC;?  impaired,  is  full  of  the  pain  XQVSHFLÂżHG EXW SUREDEO\ of  war  and  the  joy  of  love,  a  world  war,  the  survivors  which  he  hands  in  electric  built  a  society  based  on  the  doses  to  Jonas.  When  the  erasure  of  memory  of  the  boy  learns  about  feelings,  past.  The  elimination  of  he  begins  to  understand  the  memory  results  in  an  Or-­ hollowness  of  conformity  wellian  conformity  that  al-­ and  knows  he  must  try  to  lows  no  pain,  joy,  envy  or  recapture  emotion  for  his  hate.  The  governing  prin-­ By Joan Ellis world.  ciple  is  obedience  to  a  stan-­ The  acting?  Only  Jeff  dard.  No  differences,  no  disagreements,  only  peace.  Just  chew  Bridges,  Brenton  Thwaites  and  Odeya  on  that  idea  whenever  the  movie  itself  Rush  are  allowed  to  act  human;Íž  the  rest  are  basically  obedient  robots.  Bridges  seems  somewhat  silly.

At  the  annual  high  school  gradua-­ conveys  his  misery  beautifully,  and  tion,  the  Chief  Elder  (Meryl  Streep)  Thwaites  delivers  his  hard-­won  ideal-­ will  announce  the  lifetime  job  assigned  ism  with  power.

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including  me,  will  be  overjoyed.  Sure  will  be  nice  to  just  zip  over  the  bridge  and  to  the  center  instead  of  going  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;scenic  route.â&#x20AC;?

Remember  to  vote  on  Aug.  26  at  the  hall.  Also,  the  book  signing  at  the  Library  is  on  Sept.  2  from  7-­8:30  p.m.  with  author  Sally  Willard  Burbank,  M.D.,  for  her  interesting  and  amus-­ ing  new  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patients  I  Will  Never  Forget.â&#x20AC;?

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PAGE  14A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  August  21,  2014

Property  rights (Continued  from  Page  1A) utility  seeks  to  use  their  land  for  an  infrastructure  or  development  project.   %UHQW %DWHPDQ LV WKH RIÂżFHÂśV OHDG attorney.  He  said  state  lawmakers  have  long  valued  private  property  ULJKWV DQG FUHDWHG WKH RIÂżFH LQ to  protect  against  eminent  domain  abuse. Âł,WÂśV D QRYHO FRQFHSW ´ %DWHPDQ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Private  property  rights  have  always  been  important  to  the  Utah  /HJLVODWXUH ´ $W ÂżUVW WKH RIÂżFH DQVZHUHG TXHV-­ tions  from  landowners  to  better  help  them  understand  their  property  rights.  1RZ %DWHPDQ VDLG WKH RIÂżFH RIIHUV mediation  and  arbitration  in  land  dis-­ putes. %DWHPDQÂśV RIÂżFH FDQ DOVR RUGHU DQ independent  appraisal  of  a  property, Â

to  ensure  that  land  is  valued  accurate-­ ly.  The  cost  of  the  second  appraisal  is  borne  by  the  condemning  authority,  usually  the  government  or  a  public  utility,  but  the  client  is  the  ombuds-­ PDQÂśV RIÂżFH â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  let  the  property  owner  choose  who  is  going  to  be  the  appraiser,  and  ZHÂśUH WKH DSSUDLVHUÂśV FOLHQW VR WKH\ ZRQÂśW EH PRWLYDWHG WR SDG WKH QXP-­ EHUV HLWKHU ZD\ ´ %DWHPDQ VDLG Bateman  said  he  does  not  have  any  hard  evidence  of  how  many  cases  in  Utah  have  avoided  the  courts  because  of  the  property  rights  ombudsman,  EXW VDLG KH EHOLHYHV KLV RIÂżFH KDV EHQHÂżWHG ERWK WKH JRYHUQPHQW DQG landowners. Âł,WÂśV IDLUO\ ZHOO DJUHHG WKDW ZH GR save  the  state  and  local  governments  a  ton  of  money  on  litigation,  and  cer-­

WDLQO\ VDYH UHVLGHQWV D WRQ RI PRQH\ ´ Bateman  said.

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an  ombudsman  could  be  helpful  in  MISSOURIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  EXPERIENCE better  than  one  hired  by  the  private  H[SODLQLQJ WKH UDPLÂżFDWLRQ RI HDFK 0LVVRXUL KDV D VLPLODU RIÂżFH utility. clause  of  an  easement  contract. which  Acting  Public  Counsel  Dustin  Vermont  Gas  last  week  offered  Melanie  Peyser,  whose  mother  is  $OOLVRQ VDLG ZDV HVWDEOLVKHG LQ to  provide  mediators  to  landowners  a  Monkton  landowner  who  has  not  to  address  state  and  national  con-­ and  pay  for  the  cost. yet  reached  an  agreement  with  Ver-­ cerns  about  the  appropriate  use  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  the  ombudsperson  were  hired  mont  Gas,  said  that  many  states  offer  eminent  domain. by  the  state,  I  think  more  legal  protections  and  resources  0LVVRXULÂśV 2IÂżFH RI it  would  be  a  better  to  residents  facing  land  takings  and  Property  Rights  does  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly well choice  for  landowners  eminent  domain.  She  said  that  Ver-­ not  offer  legal  advice  agreed that we than  one  hired  by  the  PRQW ODQGRZQHUV FRXOG EHQHÂżW IURP or  opinions  to  land-­ do save the JDV FRPSDQ\ ´ 3DOPHU a  property  rights  ombudsman,  but  owners,  but  does  pro-­ said.

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Beliveau  said  he  believes  the  com-­ the  cost  and  we  need  to  cies  address  these  is-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Monkton SDQ\ÂśV DSSUDLVDO RI KLV DFUHV LV IDU be  compensated  fairly  landowner VXHV DQG ZHÂśUH RSHQ too  low.  He  plans  to  subdivide  it  into  IRU RXU ORVVHV ´ Jane Palmer to  exploring  ways  to  building  lots,  but  Vermont  Gas  has  Monkton  landowner  LPSURYH WKH SURFHVV ´ RQO\ YDOXHG WKH ODQG DV RSHQ ÂżHOGV Maren  Vasatka  said  an  the  statement  read.

Beliveau  added  that  he  is  having  independent  appraisal  paid  for  by  Addison  County  legislators  said  WURXEOH ÂżQGLQJ D VHFRQG DSSUDLVHU the  condemning  authority,  as  is  the  Vermont  could  learn  from  the  prop-­ which  he  will  have  to  pay  for  out  of  FDVH LQ 8WDK ZRXOG EH EHQHÂżFLDO WR erty  rights  advocates  in  other  states,  his  own  pocket,  that  has  experience  landowners. and  use  our  own  ombudsmen  as  a  with  utility  projects.  He  may  not  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  issue  right  now  is  that  ap-­ model. have  much  time  to  come  to  terms  praisers  are  not  willing  to  do  it  be-­ Rep.  David  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol,  said  with  the  company.

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Sharpe  said  he  believes  an  imbal-­ ance  of  power  exists  between  land-­ owners  and  Vermont  Gas,  and  said  that  though  state  regulators  have  approved  the  project,  landowners  need  support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  though  the  Department  of  Public  Service  and  Public  Service  Board  believe  the  gas  line  is  in  the  SXEOLF JRRG LWÂśV VWLOO LQFXPEHQW XSRQ us  to  make  sure  we  stand  up  for  Ver-­ PRQW FLWL]HQV ´ 6KDUSH VDLG Sen.  Chris  Bray,  who  last  week  called  the  relationship  between  Ver-­ mont  Gas  and  landowners  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;David  DQG *ROLDWK VLWXDWLRQ ´ VDLG KH LV EDI-­ Ă&#x20AC;HG ZK\ UHJXODWRUV KDYHQÂśW FUHDWHG D property  rights  advocate  similar  to  WKH VWDWHÂśV RWKHU RPEXGVPHQ Âł, GRQÂśW XQGHUVWDQG \HW KRZ ZH pulled  that  off  for  healthcare,  but  KDYHQÂśW EHHQ DEOH IRU WKLV FDVH ´ Bray  said.

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Vergennes Day 2014 City  to  celebrate  from  dawn  to  dusk VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vergennes  Day  celebrates  its  33rd  year  on  Satur-­ day,  Aug.  23.  On  the  Friday  evening  before,  the  event  kicks  off  with  a  street  dance  in  City  Park  featuring  the  music  of  The  Hitmen  from  7  to  10  p.m.  Vergennes  Day,  hosted  and  sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  area  businesses,  is  a  celebration  of  city  and  community  and  can  be  enjoyed  by  all  ages.  Full  details  of  the  event  and  a  schedule  of  activities  are  avail-­ able  at  www.vergennesday.com.

Activities  on  Saturday,  Aug.  23,  take  place  between  7  a.m.  and  4  p.m.  and  culminate  at  dusk  with  a  light-­ ing  of  the  Otter  Creek  Falls.  The  day  begins  with  a  pancake  breakfast  at  the  Vergennes  Fire  Station  from  7  to  10:30  a.m.  At  9  a.m.  the  Little  City  5K  and  10K  races  and  walk  will  start  in  front  of  the  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Join  or  cheer  on  sev-­ eral  hundred  runners  and  walkers  as  they  race  through  the  streets  of  Ver-­ gennes.  Registration  begins  at  8  a.m.  at  the  Stevens  House  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  North  Green  streets.  More  information  and  online  registration Â

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Trio  readies  for  two-­week  canoe  trip  to  battle  polio By  EVAN  JOHNSON  VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  On  Aug.  23,  Vergennes  Day,  Rob  McNamara  and  two  good  friends  plan  to  go  for  a  long  paddle  on  Lake  Champlain,  a  two-­week  long  paddle,  to  be  PRUH VSHFLÂżF 6WDUWLQJ DW WKH 9HU-­ gennes  falls  at  noon  this  Saturday,  the  three  will  paddle  a  kayak  and  a  canoe  some  300  miles  southward,  down  Lake  Champlain,  through  the  Champlain  Canal,  and  on  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We the  mouth  of  the  thought Hudson  River.  that was Their  nomi-­ such a nal  destination  great is  New  York  experience, City.  The  bigger  goal  is  to  raise  so we awareness  and  started ÂżQDQFLDO VXS-­ learning port  for  Rotary  about other Internationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  trips. We effort  to  eradi-­ cate  polio. learned M c N a m a r a ,  that from 67,  a  retired  Vergennes, high  school  bi-­ we could ology  teacher  really get and  Panton  resi-­ anywhere.â&#x20AC;? dent,  has  been  a  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rob member  of  the  McNamara Vergennes  Ro-­ tary  for  the  past  13  years  and  served  as  president  of  the  club  in  2011.  Joining  him  for  this  trip  are  Michael  Demp-­ ster,  a  friend  from  high  school  who  is  driving  across  the  country  from  Washington  to  take  part,  and  Stewart  Brown,  a  University  of  Kentucky  classmate  who  is  com-­ ing  from  Kentucky  to  join  the  fun.  (See  Paddlers,  Page  17A)

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Vergennes Day 2014 Paddlers  (Continued  from  Page  15A) As  of  late  last  week,  Dempster  and  Brown  had  not  met,  but  McNamara  said  he  anticipates  the  close  quar-­ ters  of  boat  travel  will  make  them  fast  friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  each  other  yet,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  by  the  end,  they  will.â&#x20AC;?

7KLV ZRQÂśW EH WKH ÂżUVW SDGGOH for  two  members  of  the  group.  In  2010,  McNamara  and  Brown  made  a  500-­mile  trip  down  the  Ohio  Riv-­ er  from  Brownsville,  Pa.  (50  miles  south  of  Pittsburgh),  to  Louisville,  Ky.  The  journey  raised  more  than  $2,000  for  polio  research  and  the  pair  has  been  looking  for  another  opportunity  since. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  thought  that  was  such  a  great  experience,  so  we  started  learning  about  other  trips,â&#x20AC;?  McNamara  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  learned  that  from  Vergennes,  we  could  really  get  anywhere.â&#x20AC;?

New  York,  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not said,  seemed  like  a  suitable  desti-­ true renation.  A  cousin  enactors. of  McNamaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just will  pick  up  the  trio  in  the  New  dressing York  Harbor.  the part.â&#x20AC;?

To  make  them-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rob selves  more  rec-­ McNamara ognizable,  the  group  will  wear  costumes  from  the  Revolutionary  War  era.  Brown,  who  was  born  in  London,  will  dress  the  part  of  a  redcoated  British  sol-­ dier  while  the  other  two  will  play  American  colonists,  transporting  their  British  captive  to  New  York  to  meet  George  Washington.  Mc-­ Namara  says  the  lack  of  historical  accuracy  is  irrelevant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  true  re-­enactors,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  just  dressing  the  part.â&#x20AC;?

McNamara  estimates  the  trip  will  take  between  two  and  three  weeks,  with  the  group  paddling  between  20  and  50  miles  each  day.  On  the  way  south,  the  trio  plans  on  camp-­ LQJ LQ ÂżHOGV DQG RQ LVODQGV $V WKH\ get  further  south,  near  the  cities  of  Whitehall,  Troy  and  Albany,  N.Y.,  they  hope  to  meet  with  members  of  other  Rotary  chapters.  McNamara  says  he  anticipates  the  upcoming  trip  will  require  much  of  the  same  gear  as  their  previous  journey  down  the  Ohio  River,  some  of  which  has  been  SURYLGHG E\ &DEHODÂśV RXWÂżWWHUV DV well  as  a  tent  from  Eureka  Tents.  2Q WKDW ÂżUVW WULS WKH\ FDUULHG VRPH 220  pounds  of  food  and  equipment,  stopping  every  few  days  for  food.  McNamara  says  the  Old  Town  ca-­ noe  can  hold  up  to  1,100  pounds  of  people,  food  and  equipment.  The  crew  will  update  followers  on  their  progress  using  Facebook  and  Instagram  using  their  iPhones  and  a  small  laptop  in  a  waterproof  container.  They  plan  on  staying  off  the  lake  during  the  busy  Labor  Day  weekend  and  will  avoid  areas  in  the Â

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focused  on  eradicating.  Interested  SDUWLHV FDQ ÂżQG D OLQN WR PDNH GR-­ nations  on  the  Vergennes  Rotary  Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  website  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  vergennesrotary. org.   While  the  last  case  of  naturally  occurring  polio  in  the  United  States  was  in  1979,  the  disease  remains  prevalent  in  other  areas  of  the  world.  And  McNamara  says  the  effects  of  the  disease  are  still  felt  in  the  United  States.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  today,  some  people  that  had  polio  years  ago  today  have  dif-­ ÂżFXOW\ ZDONLQJ DURXQG DQG JHWWLQJ into  buildings,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  come  a  long  way,  but  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  work  to  be  done.â&#x20AC;?   More  information  on  the  trioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ROB  MCNAMARA,  RIGHT,  former  president  of  the  Vergennes  Rotary  plans  and  a  link  to  their  Facebook  Club,  will  be  joined  by  Michael  Dempster,  left,  and  Stewart  Brown,  not  page  can  be  found  online  at  www. pictured,  on  a  300-­mile  fundraising  canoe  trip  to  New  York  City  that  will  paddletoendpolio.com.

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The  study,  run  in  2013  and  pub-­ lished  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science  of  the  Total  En-­ vironment,â&#x20AC;?  was  conducted  on  resi-­ dents  using  water  from  three  bodies Â

of  water,  including  Missisquoi  Bay  in  Lake  Champlain.  Residents  whose  water  supply  came  from  the  bay  experienced  higher  instances  of  gastrointestinal  symptoms  and  other  symptoms  such  as  muscle  pain,  skin  symptoms  and  ear  symptoms.  This  study  involved  subjects  in  Quebec;͞  there  are  no  documented  cases  of  human  illness  related  to  blue-­green  algae  on  the  Vermont  side  of  the  bay,  according  to  the  Vermont  Depart-­ ment  of  Health.

Ellen  Parr  Doering,  assistant  di-­ rector  of  the  Vermont  Department  of  Environmental  Conservationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Divi-­ sion  of  Drinking  Water  and  Ground-­ water  Protection,  says  there  has  never  been  cause  to  alert  residents  to  stop  using  tap  water  coming  from  the  lake.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  never  been  an  issue  with  monitoring  program.  She  has  not  ob-­ our  public  water  supply  but  â&#x20AC;Ś  with  served  an  increase  in  algae  blooms.  climate  change,  nutrient  levels  being  She  said  the  algae  growth  â&#x20AC;&#x153;is  fairly  what  they  are,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  concern,â&#x20AC;?  she  consistent,  in  that  the  areas  where  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  monitoring  it  and  we  were  expecting  to  see  larger  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  trying  to  have  a  thicker  blooms  remain  proactive  thing  in  place  UVM lake the  same.â&#x20AC;? if  the  ultimate  night-­ However,  one  of  the  mare  occurs,  which  monitors canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t PDLQ GLIÂżFXOWLHV VKH DQG hopefully  it  never  will.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;empirically her  fellow  biologists  This  nightmare  say that they have  lies  in  determin-­ would  be  a  situation  have not ing  whether  or  not  the  similar  to  that  of  To-­ frequency  of  the  blooms  ledo  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  water  so  dan-­ observed an has  changed.  Blue-­green  gerous  to  humans  due  increase (in algae  has  periodically  to  blue-­green  algae  algae) because been  reported  in  Ad-­ toxins,  caused  by  an  dison  County  at  But-­ excess  of  the  nutrient  there are ton  Bay  in  Ferrisburgh.  phosphorous,  that  resi-­ not people Moriah  Beach  and  Port  dents  would  not  be  able  out there Henry,  both  in  New  to  use  their  tap  water.  taking daily York,  have  also  been  Lake  Champlain  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  closed  recently  due  to  reached  that  level  yet.  observations.â&#x20AC;? algae  contamination.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James Ehlers There  are  much  higher  These  blooms  are  concentrations  of  phos-­ monitored  by  trained  phorous  in  Lake  Erie  than  in  Lake  volunteers,  who  visually  monitor  Champlain. the  lake  weekly,  looking  for  signs  MONITORING  THE  LAKE of  blooms.  The  state,  along  with  the  Aquatic  biologist  Angela  Sham-­ Lake  Champlain  Committee,  an  or-­ baugh  has  been  monitoring  the  wa-­ ganization  dedicated  to  protecting  ter  quality  of  Lake  Champlain  with  Lake  Champlainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  health  and  acces-­ the  University  of  Vermont  since  sibility,  have  13  stations  along  the  2002  and  now  manages  the  state-­run  shore  of  the  lake.  Weekly  samples Â

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are  collected  at  these  stations  and  algal  scans  and  has  run  tests  on  two  analyzed  for  blue-­green  algae  and  toxins  produced  by  blue-­green  al-­ the  toxins  it  produces.  Shambaugh  gae:  microcystin  and  anatoxin.  The  believes  this  current  level  of  moni-­ 55  microcystin  and  18  anatoxin  tests  WRULQJ LV VXIÂżFLHQW using  water  from  Shelburne  Bay,  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  has  been  shown  over  the  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  intake  location,  detected  last  two  years  is  ...  that  the  condi-­ neither  toxin. tions  are  generally  safe,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  VERGENNES  DISTRICT â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  really  good   coverage  Jeff  Stone,  operator  of  Vergennes  beyond  what  we  could  Panton  Water  District,  do  before,  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  pretty  has  never  experienced  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never an  algae  toxin  contami-­ VDWLVÂżHG ZLWK WKDW ´ Cyanobacteria  are  been an issue nation  problem  in  his  JHQHUDOO\ GLIÂżFXOW WR with our water  supply  from  the  monitor,  according  to  lake  either.  He  relies  on  public water Shambaugh. state  testing  of  the  sur-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  nature  of  cyano-­ supply but â&#x20AC;Ś rounding  areas  and  says  bacteria  is  such  that  they  with climate his  organization  would  can  come  and  go  very  change, run  tests  if  an  issue  ever  quickly  depending  on  arose. the  conditions  â&#x20AC;Ś  some-­ nutrient If  algae  toxins  were  times  even  increased  levels being detected  in  the  water  monitoring  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  what they supply,  the  Vergennes  to  mean  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  go-­ Panton  Water  District  are, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ing  to  detect  them  any  has  water  waiting  in  more  rapidly  than  we  do  concern.â&#x20AC;? storage  to  be  used,  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ellen Parr since  boiling,  house-­ now,  so  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  quite  happy  Doering of the hold  disinfectants  and  with  the  monitoring  lev-­ Department of SHUVRQDO ÂżOWUDWLRQ V\V-­ el  we  have.â&#x20AC;?

Environmental tems  do  not  render  it  Ehlers  views  the  al-­ Conservation safe  to  consume.  Stone  gae  monitoring  program  as  totally  useless.  In  his  VDLG WKDW KLV ÂżOWUDWLRQ opinion,  monitoring  of  system  should  get  most  the  water  is  too  infrequent  and  too  of  the  contaminate  out.  When  asked  much  of  it  is  conducted  visually  by  LI LW LV SRVVLEOH WR ÂżOWHU RXW DOO WR[LQV volunteers. in  water  contaminated  by  this  algae,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  have  a  monitoring  program  he  replied  that  many  water  treatment  that  consists  mostly  of  lay  people  IDFLOLWLHV KDYH GLIIHUHQW ÂżOWHULQJ V\V-­ who  visually  observe  ...  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  tems.  Stone  also  feels  that  his  water  WKDWÂśV VXIÂżFLHQW DQG WKH\ GRQÂśW PRQ-­ district  has  no  threat  since  it  intakes  itor  on  a  daily  basis,â&#x20AC;?  Ehlers  said.  water  from  a  relatively  safe  depth  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  They  cannot  â&#x20AC;&#x153;empirically  say  that  deep  enough  to  be  free  from  algae. they  have  not  observed  an  increase  Faye  also  attributes  the  lack  of  de-­ (in  algae)  because  there  are  not  peo-­ tected  algae  pollution  in  Champlain  ple  out  there  taking  daily  observa-­ Water  Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  water  supply  to  the  tions.â&#x20AC;? location  of  its  intake  pipe.

In  addition  to  biologists  who  mon-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  the  difference  is  here  is  the  itor  the  lake,  water  treatment  plants  quality  of  the  water  around  Lake  are  running  their  own  tests.  In  gen-­ Champlain  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  large  eral  the  number  of  people  drawing  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  going  to  change  with  location,â&#x20AC;?  directly  from  Lake  Champlain  is  Faye  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Champlain  Water  Dis-­ VPDOO 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV LQ 2UZHOO DQG trictâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  intake  location  in  Shelburne  Shoreham  said  lakeside  residents  get  Bay  is  a  half  mile  out  from  shore  in  their  water  from  wells  and  a  public  around  70  feet  of  water.â&#x20AC;? water  supply,  respectively,  rarely  The  depth  of  the  intake  makes  it  directly  from  Lake  Champlain.  Not  less  likely  for  the  algae  to  contami-­ counting  those  who  have  their  own  nate  the  drinking  water,  since  blue-­ intake  systems,  Jim  Faye,  general  JUHHQ DOJDH Ă&#x20AC;RDWV DFFRUGLQJ WR )D\H manager  of  the  Champlain  Wa-­ Ehlers  argues  otherwise,  citing  a  ter  District,  estimates  that  roughly  study  published  in  2003  in  Hydro-­ 140,000  people  rely  on  water  from  biologia  showing  the  highest  levels  Lake  Champlain.  The  water  district  of  microcystins  found  at  levels  be-­ serves  70,000  people  in  Chittenden  tween  20  and  25  meters  (66-­82  feet)  County  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  about  half  the  people  that  deep  in  three  Turkish  freshwater  draw  water  out  of  the  lake.  lakes.  Champlain  Water  Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in-­ CDW  has  protocols  for  weekly  (See  Water,  Page  19A)

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Primary (Continued  from  Page  1A) legislation,  which  requires  a  detail  of  knowledge,  an  open  mind,  re-­ spect  for  others,  learning  from  each  other  and  how  to  compromise,â&#x20AC;?  Nuovo  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  want  the  opportunity  to  use  this  experience  for  the  public  EHQHÂżW , KDYH WKH HQHUJ\ DQG ]HDO

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'RQDKXH LV D PDUNHWLQJ SURIHV-­ sional  with  the  National  Bank  of  Middlebury.  She  stepped  down  as  %03 SUHVLGHQW D \HDU DJR DIWHU D successful  stint  that  saw  the  organi-­ ]DWLRQ DPRQJ RWKHU WKLQJV RI VLJQD-­ ture  annual  community  events  like  the  Spooktacular,  Very  Merry  Mid-­ GOHEXU\ WKH &KLOL )HVW DQG WKH 0LGG Summer  Beer,  Wine  and  Cheese  )HVWLYDO â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  running  for  the  Vermont  House  because  I  believe  I  can  rep-­ resent  the  Middlebury  community  and  its  interests  in  Montpelier,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  I  can  work  with  oth-­ ers  to  get  things  done  for  our  town  and  our  state.  I  want  to  preserve  what  is  special  about  Vermont  while  help-­ ing  our  state  navigate  a  challenging  future.â&#x20AC;?

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Briggs tough to keep (education) quality (Continued from Page 1A) main in the Green Mountain State up.”

If elected, Briggs vowed to sup-­ amid increasing taxes, the high cost of housing, and an impending sea port efforts to boost the business change in the health care system. climate in the state. He is par-­ Consequently, many Vermont high ticularly in tune with the agricul-­ school and college graduates con-­ tural economy and the pressures tinue to leave the state for job op-­ that farmers are facing every day to make ends meet. portunities and a lower Briggs believes farm-­ cost of living in other ers have already done states. a lot, by introducing “My generation re-­ new manure manage-­ ally has a lot to lose if ment practices and things don’t improve implementing new in this state,” Briggs technology, to reduce said. “I’ve been very phosphorous runoff frustrated by the way into the state’s wa-­ the current leadership terways. He hopes seems to be more inter-­ farmers are not sub-­ ested in special interest jected to any major groups and not neces-­ new rules that might sarily what’s good for severely curtail their everybody. I’m hoping operations. to better represent your ³,¶P FRQ¿GHQW LW¶V average Vermonter.” only a matter of time Briggs contends cur-­ until farms are not a rent Democratic lead-­ factor in the pollution ership in the state’s leg-­ equation,” Briggs islative and executive said, speaking of the branches seems “out of HI¿FDF\ RI FXUUHQW touch” with the needs “We obviously rules. and troubles facing need to On the issue of working class citizens. lower the tax health care, Briggs As an example, he believes the Legisla-­ cited the increasing tax burden. To ture’s ongoing effort burden on Vermonters take as much to lead the state to a — particularly in the revenue out single-­payer system form of property taxes. is doomed to fail-­ The annual property of a shrinking ure. As a result, he tax levy on residences economy as believes the General is making it tougher we are is Assembly beginning for young families to completely next year should fo-­ purchase and keep a home, according to unsustainable.” cus on a fallback — Peter Briggs health care plan.

Briggs. He said Act 60, “What’s going to WKH VWDWH¶V HGXFDWLRQ ¿-­ happen when Ver-­ nance law, seemed like a good way to equalize the prop-­ mont Health Connect goes belly-­ erty tax burden among Vermonters up because it is not sustainable?” in different towns and of different Briggs asked.

Briggs vowed to spend the com-­ incomes. But Briggs said the law has now lost much of its luster as ing days meeting as many people school budgets continue to increase as possible to ensure that he get at even as the student population de-­ least the 25 write-­in votes he needs clines in many Vermont communi-­ on primary day.

“I certainly hope that since my ties.

Briggs chastised legislative lead-­ generation has a lot at stake here, ership for not revising or replacing that more people will become in-­ the education funding law last ses-­ YROYHG WR ¿[ WKH SUREOHPV DQG QRW leave it to everyone else,” he said. sion.

Reporter John Flowers is at “We obviously need to lower the johnf@addisonindependent.com. tax burden,” Briggs said. “To take as much revenue out of a shrinking economy as we are is completely unsustainable.”

Asked where he might cut govern-­ mental services to lower the tax bur-­ den, Briggs said, “The two largest line items are education and health and human services. Seeing as they are the two largest, they would be obvious places to look into.”

Briggs was homeschooled, but KDV VRPH GH¿QLWH RSLQLRQV RQ SXE-­ lic education.

He is not a fan of school con-­ solidation, believing such a move might dilute the level of input that people currently have in their schools at the local board level.

Briggs believes parents and chil-­ dren deserve more education choice and not fewer school options. For that reason, he said he would sup-­ port efforts to expand public school choice in Vermont, allowing fami-­ lies to choose where they’d like to send their kids. Right now, the state has limited school choice among schools within the same region.

“We need more choices for par-­ ents and students, so that they can choose what’s best for them,” Briggs said. “That’s one way we can actually reform education and keep it economical and of quality: increasing competition in the sys-­ tem.

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Work buddies TERRY STEPHENS AND his dog, Freedom, work on a stone wall last week that Stephens has been constructing on his Cornwall property for the last few summers.

Stephens, who has never built a stone wall before, hopes to complete the project this year.

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Skatepark (Continued from Page 1A) Jim Ross, a leader of the Middlebury Masons.

“A young man came through who had been charged with skateboard-­ ing on public property — at the (Il-­ sley) Library in particular,” Arnold recalled.

Noting that Middlebury had no skatepark, Ross asked his fellow Ma-­ sons to consider earmarking some of the organization’s investment income toward such a community project. They agreed, and last year pledged $30,000 toward an undertak-­ ing Arnold said could cost $75,000 to $100,000.

Organizers saw the Middlebury Recreation Park as a logical area on which to site a skatepark. But plan-­ ning was postponed for much of this \HDU ZKLOH 0LGGOHEXU\ RI¿FLDOV DQG residents debated a broader proposal to erect a new recreation facility at the park.

Ultimately, residents voted to build the new recreation facility on land off Creek Road, prompting skatepark or-­

ganizers to renew scru-­ “I think that would be tiny of the recreation “The ID-4 Board phenomenal.” park.

He believes current looks forward to “It really is a perfect working further ACT regulars will play piece of land,” Arnold with Terri as a role in planning and said of the targeted site, using a new skatepark.

QRWLQJ LW LV UHODWLYHO\ ÀDW she engages “I think our teens and would be in close the community, will be excited about proximity to the future applies for it and I hope the com-­ home of Addison Cen-­ funding, and munity will be excited tral Teens (ACT). ACT develops more about it, too,” Benja-­ hosts a teen center and min said. concrete plans. organizes various youth Arnold pitched the activities in the Middle-­ We will consider skatepark idea to the bury municipal build-­ the project more Mary Hogan Elemen-­ ing. That building will fully once more tary School board last be demolished next year details have week. The panel is re-­ DQG QHZ WRZQ RI¿FHV been developed.” ceptive to the idea. will be erected at 77 “The ID-­4 Board is — Ruth Hardy intrigued by the pos-­ Main St. Plans call for ACT to relocate to the sibility of building recreation park “warming hut.” a skate park at the proposed ID-­4-­ Colby Benjamin, assistant director owned site,” board Chairwoman Ruth of ACT, is upbeat about the skatepark Hardy said. “The project has great po-­ plan and its ability to attract addition-­ WHQWLDO IRU FUHDWLQJ D WHUUL¿F UHVRXUFH al youths to the teen center. for young people in our town, and the “We could get kids we might not unique collaboration with the Mason-­ otherwise see,” Benjamin reasoned. ic Lodge on a project like this is fan-­

tastic. The ID-­4 Board looks forward to working further with Terri as she engages the community, applies for funding, and develops more concrete plans. We will consider the project more fully once more details have been developed.” ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR EHWWHU GH¿QLQJ WKH project, organizers realize they will need to come up with more fund-­ ing to make it a reality. Arnold has already reached out to world-­re-­ nowned skateboarder Tony Hawk’s foundation for grant support. Dona-­ tions and fundraising events will also be needed to cover expenses, noted Arnold, who will make the pitch to various civic groups during the com-­ ing months.

Arnold, at this point, is guardedly optimistic about the project.

“I feel very good about the fact we have strong seed money to get us started,” she said. “A part of our community already believes in us.

And others will follow, I believe.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

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