Dec 11, 2014 — a section

Live Nativity

Eagles-Otters

War on drugs

Six local churches in Bristol next week will recreate the birth of Jesus Christ. See Page 8B.

The Mount Abe girls outlasted OV as both teams’ seasons opened on Monday. See Sports, Page 1B.

Brandon’s police chief needs time, money and informants to stop drug dealers. See Page 5B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 68 No. 50

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A visit from Santa

SANTA  CLAUS  CAME  to  Middlebury  Saturday  morning  to  kick  off  the  an-­ nual  Very  Merry  Middlebury  celebra-­ tion,  and  he  arrived  in  style  atop  a  0LGGOHEXU\ ¿UHWUXFN WRS OHIW )LUH¿JKW-­ ers  protected  Old  St.  Nick  from  freez-­ ing  rain  as  children  lined  Main  Street,  top  right,  to  welcome  him  to  the  Middlebury  Community  House.  Once  Santa  shook  himself  off  he  settled  in  for  his  morning  visits.  Pictured  with  Santa  are,  clockwise  from  above,  Peter  Meyer,  Toby  Baker  Rouse,  Elsa  Burrows  and  Isabel  Quinn.

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PAGE  6A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  December  11,  2014

ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries Roderic Layn, 92, native of Monkton

ESSEX  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Roderic  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rodâ&#x20AC;?  Layn,  GLHG RQ 'HF DW 0DQVÂż HOG Place  in  Essex,  Vt.  He  was  born  on  Sept.  19,  1922,  in  Monkton  to  Wright  and  Anna  (Duchane)  Layn,  attended  Monkton  schools  and  graduated  from  Bristol  High  School  in  1941.  Married  to  Mildred  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millieâ&#x20AC;?  Anderson  in  1946,  they  made  their  home  in  Bristol,  Monkton  and  then  Rutland  where  they  lived  for  most  of  the  last  six  decades,  residing  for  a  brief  time  in  Barre.  A  farmer  at  heart  from  his  youth,  he  was  connected  with  the  farming  community  as  a  farm  equipment  salesman  for  Jamesway,  DeLaval  and  Harder  Silos.  The  milking  parlors  at  the  Addison  County,  Champlain  Valley,  and  Rutland  fairs  were  his  haunts  for  many  years.

A  member  of  Good  Shepherd  Lutheran  Church  in  Rutland,  he  served  on  the  church  council  and  sang  in  the  senior  choir.  He  belonged  to  the  Yankee  Chorus,  RSVP,  70-­plus  ski  club  and  the  Libanus  Lodge  No.  47.  Woodworking,  gardening,  music,  skiing  and  traveling  were  his Â

pastimes,  but  his  family  was  always  the  center  of  his  attention.  Rod  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Millie,  currently  of  Essex;Íž  daughter  Sharon  and  husband  Hubert  Norton  of  Essex;Íž  daughter-­in-­law  Marian  Layn  of  Rutland;Íž  and  brothers  Roger  of  Monkton  and  Royden  of  Rutland.  He  is  also  survived  by  grandchildren  Richard  Norton  and  his  wife  Jamie,  Catherine  Krueger  and  her  husband  Thad,  Lindsey  Layn,  Susan  Norton,  Joseph  Layn  and  his  wife  Jennnifer,  Sarah  Norton,  James  Layn  and  Lauren  Layn,  as  well  as  10  great-­ grand  children  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents,  son  Brian  and  brother  Robert.   The  funeral  service  will  be  held  at  Good  Shepherd  Lutheran  Church  in  Rutland  on  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  2014,  at  10  a.m.,  with  the  Rev.  John  /RQJZRUWK SDVWRU RIÂż FLDWLQJ Burial  will  follow  in  Evergreen  Cemetery,  weather  permitting,  followed  by  a  reception  at  Good  Shepherd.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ suggests  that  gifts  be  made  in  his Â

Harvey Huetter, 77, Cornwall

RODERIC  LAYN memory  to  Good  Shepherd  Lutheran  Church  in  Rutland  at  www.gslcandll. org.  Condolences  may  be  sent  through  the  Rutland  Herald  at  www. rutlandherald.com/obituaries.

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CORNWALL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Harvey  Philip  Huetter,  77,  of  Cornwall  passed  away  suddenly  Dec.  4,  2014,  follow-­ ing  an  accident  in  his  home.

He  was  born  on  May  12,  1937,  the  son  of  Katherine  (Sohl)  and  Philip  Huetter.  Raised  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  with  his  brother  Terry,  he  went  on  to  graduate  from  the  United  States  Naval  Academy  in  Annapolis,  Md.,  in  1959  as  a  proud  member  of  the  8th  Company.  While  stationed  in  Newport,  R.I.,  he  met  and  married  Judith  Masters,  a  member  of  the  Navy  Nurse  Corps.

In  1969  he  and  his  wife  moved  to  Chatham,  Mass.,  and  in  1970  were  blessed  with  the  arrival  of  their  daughter,  Kristin.  After  several  years  working  as  an  apprentice  builder,  Harvey  formed  his  own  construction  company.  His  true  passion  was  local  government  and  to  that  end,  he  sat  on  Chathamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Finance  Committee  from  1982-­1992  and  served  on  the  board  of  selectmen  from  1992-­1998  and  again  when  re-­elected  2000-­2003.

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Cornwall  to  enjoy  retirement  and  be  close  to  family.  He  spent  many  happy  hours  maintaining  their  home  and  property  and  loved  his  part-­time  job  delivering  for  Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Flowers.  Harvey  was  a  gifted  artisan  able  to  restore  furniture  and  draw  his  own  architectural  plans.  His  profes-­ sional  life  was  spent  building  homes  and  additions,  but  he  was  equally  content  building  a  birdhouse  for  his  grandson  or  a  dollhouse  for  his  granddaughter.

He  is  survived  by  his  daughter,  Kristin,  and  three  grandchildren,  Kaitlin,  Jacob  and  Reilly  Lawson,  all  of  Middlebury;͞  his  brother,  Terry  Huetter  of  Hilton  Head,  S.C.;͞  his  one  niece  and  three  nephews;͞  his  exchange  student  daughter,  Ingela  Nilsson  Juthburg  and  her  husband  HARVEY  HUETTER Peter  of  Stockholm,  Sweden;͞  and  his  companion,  Nancy  Bergersen  of  Underhill.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents  Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  in  and  his  wife  of  41  years. his  name  to  Addison  County  Home  Funeral  and  burial  services  were  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  private.

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Mary Ann Gardner, 61, Middlebury Arthur Hutchinson, 78, Panton PANTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Arthur  D.  Hutchinson,  78,  of  Panton  died  Thursday,  Dec.  4,  2014,  at  the  VA  Hospital  in  White  River  Junction.

He  was  born  March  30,  1936,  in  Milford,  Mass.,  the  son  of  Arthur  and  Marion  Robbins  Hutchinson.

He  was  a  musician  and  his  relatives  say  he  enjoyed  playing  a  pedal  steel  guitar  and  playing  in  local  bands.  He  was  a  mechanic  and  enjoyed  driving Â

trucks  for  farmers  and  he  had  a  strong  love  for  farming.  He  served  in  the  U.S.  Navy  for  four  years.  He  is  survived  by  a  son,  David  Hutchinson;Íž  four  daughters,  Brenda  Kelliher  and  husband  Dana,  Linda  Mello  and  husband  Fran,  Deborah  Hutchinson,  and  Kelly  Shellbach;Íž  six  grandchildren;Íž  four  great-­grand-­ children;Íž  best  friend  Jean  Miller;Íž  two  brothers,  Brian  Hutchinson  and  wife Â

Paula,  and  Donald  Hutchinson  and  wife  Pamela;͞  sister-­in-­law  Louise  Hutchinson;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  two  broth-­ ers,  Robert  and  Laurie  Hutchinson.

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Wynne Pratt, 61, Panton PANTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Wynne  Alvin  Pratt  passed  away  unexpectedly  of  a  heart  attack  on  Dec.  5,  2014.  He  was  born  to  his  parents,  Wilbur  and  Eleanor  Pratt,  of  West  Addison  on  Aug.  21,  1953.

Wynne  graduated  from  Vergennes  Union  High  School  in  1971.  He  then  graduated  from  Vermont  Technical  College  with  an  Associates  Degree  in  Agriculture.  After  spending  a  few  years  working  on  the  family  dairy  farm,  he  decided  to  see  a  bit  of  the  world.  Wynne  served  in  the  U.S.  Navy  during  the  Middle  East  Crisis  in  the  early  1980s  as  a  gunnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mate  aboard  the  USS  New  Jersey,  some-­ times  spending  weeks  sitting  quietly  on  the  calm  Mediterranean  Sea  wait-­ ing  for  the  action  to  start.

He  married  a  Vermont  girl,  Frances  Sprague  of  Chelsea,  whom  he  met  in  California  while  serving  in  the  Navy. Â

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Wynne  had  many  challenges  to  overcome  throughout  his  life,  but  he  was  known  for  his  sense  of  humor  and  to  many  in  the  Addison  area  as  VRPHRQH WKH\ FRXOG FRXQW RQ WR Âż [ D problem,  i.e.,  repairing  a  leaky  faucet  or  thawing  frozen  pipes  to  get  the  heat  going  again,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;openingâ&#x20AC;?  up  summer  FDPSV SODQWLQJ \RXU VXPPHU Ă&#x20AC; RZHU pots,  working  in  the  apple  orchard  with  his  cousin  Stan  and  haying  the  ¿ HOGV ZLWK KLV FRXVLQ 6WHSKHQ +LV Âż UVW ORYH ZDV KLV FKLOGUHQ DQG caring  for  them  after  they  lost  their Â

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Wynne  leaves  behind  his  son,  Matthew  (Becca);Íž  granddaugh-­ ters  Kamille  and  Logan;Íž  daughter  Kimberly  (Tom);Íž  his  mother,  Eleanor;Íž  brother  Richard  (Beth);Íž  sisters  Nancy  (Mike)  and  Ellen;Íž  and  many  nieces  and  nephews  and  cousins.  Friends  and  family  may  gather  to  remember  Wynne  at  the  Brown  McClay  Funeral  Home  on  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  between  1  and  3  p.m.,  with  refreshments  following  at  the  Baptist  Church  in  East  Addison  on  Rte.  22A.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV DQG KRQRULQJ KLV familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  love  of  animals,  contribu-­ tions  in  his  memory  can  be  made  to  Homeward  Bound  Animal  Welfare  Center,  Boardman  St.,  Middlebury,  97 ¸

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Nourish  your  community,  feed  your  desire  to  give  back    Middlebury/Bridport  Meals  on  Wheels      is  in  dire  need  of  volunteer  drivers

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While  each  route  takes  less  than  1½   hours  to  deliver,  the  impact  hours  to  deliver,  the  impact  that  you  will  make  on  seniors  in  your  community  is  without  measure.   By  becoming  a  volunteer  driver,  you  will  make  a  real   By  becoming  a  volunteer  driver,  you  will  make  a  real  difference  in  the  lives  of  local  seniors  each  day,  providing  a  hot  meal,  companionship  and  a  vital  safety  check  that  will  help  keep  Vermont  Seniors  living  independently  in  their  homes  for  as  long  as  possible.   Drive  once  a  week  or  once  every  other  week,  giving  your  time  as  your  schedule  allows.   Please  call  Tracy  at  CVAA  (800)  642-­5119  x634  or  email  tcorbett@cvaa.org  today  to  learn  more.

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MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Mary  Ann  Gardner,  61,  died  Sunday,  Dec.  7,  2014,  at  Dartmouth-­Hitchcock  Medical  Center  in  Lebanon,  N.H.,  after  a  long  illness.

Born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  12,  1952,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Howard  C.  Levarn  and  Mary  Ruth  (Williams)  Levarn.   Mary  Ann  was  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  High  School.  She  was  a  barista  at  Middlebury  College,  enjoy-­ ing  the  many  people  she  met  there.    She  enjoyed  sewing,  gardening,  reading,  cooking  and  various  outdoor  activities.   Mary  Ann  had  a  heart  of  gold  and  was  always  thinking  of  others.  We  will  all  miss  and  remember  her  laughter,  humor,  spunk  and  the  spar-­ kle  in  her  eyes.   Surviving  family  members  include  her  mother,  Mary  Ruth  (Williams)  Levarn  of  Lincoln;͞  two  daughters,  Gena  Ann  Gardner  of  Burlington  and  Heidi  Mae  Daniel  and  her  husband  $OOHQ RI 3KRHQL[ $UL] KHU ¿ DQFp

James  P.  Trievel  of  Middlebury;͞  one  brother,  Charles  Levarn  and  KLV ZLIH .DUHQ RI /LQFROQ ¿ YH VLVWHUV 5RELQ /HYDUQ DQG KHU ¿ DQFp Harland  Howard  of  Burlington,  Corrine  Gaduah  and  her  husband  Leo  of  Topsham,  Patricia  Levarn  of  Brattleboro,  Sheila  Austin  of  Middlebury  and  Charmain  Levarn  of  Rutland;͞  grandsons  Jack  Gardner  and  Zachary  Daniel;͞  an  aunt,  Bertha  Dolan  of  Brandon;͞  two  uncles,  David  Williams  of  Bristol  and  Allen  Williams  of  Vergennes;͞  and  nieces  and  nephews  and  cousins.

Mary  Ann  was  predeceased  by  her  father  and  a  sister,  Gena  Levarn.  A  memorial  service  will  be  conducted  at  11  a.m.  Wednesday,  Dec.  17,  2014  at  Sanderson-­ Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  MARY  ANN  GARDNER Main  St.,  Middlebury,  with  Rev.  Brett  Cody,  pastor  of  Whiting  Community  &KXUFK RI¿ FLDWLQJ %XULDO ZLOO EH LQ The  family  suggests  that  memorial  Greenwood  Cemetery,  Bristol.  The  donations  be  made  to  Addison  County  family  will  receive  friends  from  10  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  until  11  a.m.  at  the  funeral  home.  0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸

Howard Barrett, 63, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Howard  William  Barrett,  63,  of  Middlebury  died  Tuesday,  Dec.  9,  2014,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center,  Middlebury.

Born  in  Rutland  June  30,  1951,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  Russell  and  Hazel  (Doane)  Barrett.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Vergennes  Union  High  School,  class  of  1971.  He  held  various  jobs  throughout  his  life Â

including  dairy  farming  and  driving  tractor-­trailer.   Surviving  family  members  include  two  daughters,  Laurie  Barrett  of  Bridport  and  Connie  Barrett  of  Burlington;Íž  three  sisters,  Joyce  Paquette  of  New  Haven,  Rita  Geno  and  her  husband  Kevin  of  Rutland  and  Harriet  Murray  of  Burlington;Íž  and  one  brother,  Leonard  Barrett  and  his  wife  Linda  of  Bridport. Â

In  addition  to  his  parents,  he  was  predeceased  by  brothers  Robert  and  Harold  Barrett  and  sister  Pauline  Bryant.   There  will  be  no  calling  hours.

Funeral  services  will  be  conducted  at  10  a.m.  on  Friday,  Dec.  12,  2014,  at  the  Bridport  Congregational  Church  with  WKH 5HY 7LP )UDQNOLQ SDVWRU RIÂż FLDW ing.  Spring  burial  will  take  place  at  the  family  lot  in  Benson  Cemetery. Â

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has  announced  the  kick-­off  of  the  Snow  Bowl  Shuttle  Bus  winter  schedule.  The  Saturday/Sunday  winter  schedule  begins  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  and  the  Monday  through  Friday  winter  schedule  begins  Monday,  Dec.  22.

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Christmas  tree  pick-­up  in  Middlebury  will  be  Jan.  3 MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middlebury  Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Merry  0XOFK &KULVWPDV WUHH SLFN XS happens  this  year  on  Saturday,  Jan.  3.

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on  the  curb  by  8  a.m.  All  decorations,  especially  metal,  must  be  removed,  because  the  trees  go  to  the  Addison  &RXQW\ WUDQVIHU VWDWLRQ IRU PXOFKLQJ Merry  Mulch  is  sponsored  by  the  5RWDU\ &OXE RI 0LGGOHEXU\ LQ FRRS HUDWLRQ ZLWK &DVHOOD :DVWH 6\VWHPV and  Monument  Farms  Dairy.

Snow  day MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  hike  across  a  snowy  campus  Wednesday  afternoon.  Heavy,  wet  snow  and  icy  roads  led  to  the  closure  of  all  local  schools  Wednesday.

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The Middlebury Lions Club informs those who wish to memorialize the names of deceased relatives or friends on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas Memory Treeâ&#x20AC;? that they may do so by the donation of a dollar for each name & forwarding names to the: Middlebury Lions Club P.O. Box 5 Middlebury, Vermont 05753 The Lions suggest each name be typed or printed so as to be legible.

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1RUWK %UDQFK 6FKRRO JDOD LQ Middlebury.  )ULGD\ 'HF p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Annual  gala  auction  and  dinner  dance  fundraiser.  Silent  auction,  hors  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres  and  cash  bar  at  5:30  p.m.  Homemade  dinner  of  pulled  pork  and  rice,  roasted  vegetables,  vegetarian  option  and  salad  at  6:30,  followed  by  a  dessert  of  holiday  cookies  and  coffee.  Contra  danc-­ ing  with  Atlantic  Crossing  at  8:30.  Tickets  available  at  the  Vermont  Book  Shop,  or  from  NBS  families:  DGXOWV VHQLRUV VWXGHQWV ,QIR RU www.northbranchschool.org. %RDUG JDPH QLJKW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ )ULGD\ 'HF S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 7KH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ Gamers  invite  everyone  to  come  play  tabletop  board  games,  like  Settlers  of  Catan,  7  Wonders  or  Ticket  WR 5LGH ,QIR RU FKXFN#EXUNLQV QHW +ROLGD\ FRQFHUW DQG +23( EHQHÂż W LQ 1HZ +DYHQ  )ULGD\ 'HF S P /LQFROQ 3HDN 9LQH\DUG The  American  music  duo  of  Matthew  Dickerson  and  Susan  Nop  performs  songs  from  their  new  Christmas  CD.  Admission  is  a  non-­perishable  food  item  for  the  HOPE  food  shelf.  Info:  lincolnpeakvine-­ yard.com.  ³7KH %HVW &KULVWPDV 3DJHDQW (YHU´ RQ VWDJH LQ 9HUJHQQHV )ULGD\ 'HF S P 9HUJHQQHV Opera  House.  Performed  by  the  Little  City  Players.  Performances  also  on  Dec.  13  and  14.  Adults  VHQLRUV VWXGHQWV DW WKH GRRU RU DW LQIR# littlecityplayers.org.   Info:  877-­6737.

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3UHVHQWDWLRQ RQ /DNH &KDPSODLQ LQ )HUULVEXUJK  6DWXUGD\ 'HF S P )HUULVEXUJK 7RZQ +DOO and  Community  Center.  The  Ferrisburgh  Grange  welcomes  Lake  Champlain  historian  Art  Cohn  to  talk  about  the  history  of  the  lake  and  how  it  has  affected  our  region  and  our  country  over  many  centuries. Âł7KH %HVW &KULVWPDV 3DJHDQW (YHU´ RQ VWDJH LQ 9HUJHQQHV 6DWXUGD\ 'HF S P 9HUJHQQHV Opera  House.  Performed  by  the  Little  City  Players.  3HUIRUPDQFH DOVR RQ 'HF $GXOWV VHQLRUV VWXGHQWV DW WKH GRRU RU DW LQIR#OLWWOHFLW\SOD\HUV org.   Info:  877-­6737. &KLFNHQ DQG ELVFXLW VXSSHU LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Methodist  &KXUFK &KLFNHQ ZLWK JUDY\ RYHU ELVFXLWV VWXIÂż QJ vegetable,  rolls,  cake  and  beverage.  Served  buffet-­ style.  Adults  $8,  children  $4.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-­3150. :LQWHUIHVW LQ 1HZ +DYHQ  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  5-­7  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church  and  town  green.  Treats  and  hot  drinks  at  the  church  and  tree  lighting  at  5  p.m.  Santa  arrives  at  the  bandstand  DURXQG ZLWK ZDUP Âż UH PDUVKPDOORZ DQG chestnut  roasting  and  horse-­drawn  wagon  rides  throughout  the  evening.   At  6,  handbell  ringing  and  caroling  at  the  church,  with  free  refreshments  to  IROORZ $OO E\ GRQDWLRQ ,QIR King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  5HTXHVWHG GRQDWLRQ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ *RVSHO &KRLU FRQFHUW LQ 3DQWRQ  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  7-­8  p.m.,  Panton  Community  Baptist  Church.  A  cappella  Christmas  favorites  and  traditional  spirituals.  Free. &RQWUDGDQFH LQ &RUQZDOO 6DWXUGD\ 'HF p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Featuring  Luke  Donforth  calling  to  live  music  by  Red  Dog  Riley.  Cost  $5  per  SHUVRQ $OO DUH ZHOFRPH ,QIR Âł7KH %HVW &KULVWPDV 3DJHDQW (YHU´ RQ VWDJH LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  7-­8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Performed  by  the  Little  City  Players.  Performance  also  RQ 'HF $GXOWV VHQLRUV VWXGHQWV $10,  at Â

9HUJHQQHV 6XQGD\ 'HF S P 9HUJHQQHV Opera  House.  Performed  by  the  Little  City  Players.  $GXOWV VHQLRUV VWXGHQWV DW WKH GRRU RU DW LQIR#OLWWOHFLW\SOD\HUV RUJ ,QIR Historical  society  meeting  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  'HF S P )HUULVEXUJK +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ Route  7.  Members  of  the  society  will  carpool  to  the  6KHOEXUQH 0XVHXP WR VHH WKH H[KLELW Âł+RPHIURQW DQG %DWWOHÂż HOG 4XLOWV DQG &RQWH[W LQ WKH &LYLO :DU ´ $OO DUH ZHOFRPH 5693 WR 6W 0DU\ÂśV 6FKRRO &KULVWPDV FRQFHUW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  6XQGD\ 'HF S P 6W 0DU\ÂśV &KXUFK 8QGHU WKH GLUHFWLRQ RI .HYLQ 3DUL]R VWXGHQWV LQ grades  pre-­K  through  6  will  perform  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Celebration  of  Lessons  and  Carols.â&#x20AC;?  Reception  follows  in  the  church  hall. +ROLGD\ FKRUDO FRQFHUW LQ %UDQGRQ  Sunday,  Dec.  14,  3-­5  p.m.,  Brandon  Congregational  Church.  Annual  concert  of  the  Brandon  Festival  Singers,  conducted  by  Gene  Childers.  Free-­will  offering. &RPPXQLW\ZLGH FHOHEUDWLRQ RI &KULVWPDV LQ Monkton.  Sunday,  Dec.  14,  4  p.m.,  East  Monkton  Church.  Music  provided  by  students  from  the  MUHS  Music  Department.  Admission  by  dona-­ WLRQ ZLWK SURFHHGV EHQHÂż WLQJ EXLOGLQJ UHVWRUDWLRQ Homemade  cookies  and  beverages  served  after  the  program.  Info:  453-­7575. $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ *RVSHO &KRLU FRQFHUW LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Sunday,  Dec.  14,  7-­8  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church.  A  cappella  Christmas  favorites  and  traditional  spirituals.  Free.

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Homeschool  Q&A  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Dec.  15,  noon-­3  S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ (OL]DEHWK &XUUDQ ZLOO answer  questions  about  homeschooling.  Info:  RU HOL]FXUUDQ#\DKRR FRP <RXWK SOD\ DXGLWLRQV LQ %ULVWRO  Monday,  Dec.  15,  4-­6  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Children  ages  6  to  6  are  invited  to  audition  for  a  role  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Problem  LQ %XPEDODEXPED ´ D IDLU\WDOH FRPHG\ E\ -LP Stapleton.  The  show  will  be  produced  in  late  February.  Auditions  also  on  Dec.  17.

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<RXWK SOD\ DXGLWLRQV LQ %ULVWRO  Wednesday,  Dec.  17,  4-­6  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Children  ages  6  to  6  are  invited  to  audition  for  a  role  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Problem  in  Bumbalabumba,â&#x20AC;?  a  fairytale  FRPHG\ E\ -LP Stapleton.  The  show  will  be  produced  in  late  February.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice  in  :RQGHUODQG´ RQ VWDJH LQ /LQFROQ  Wednesday,  Dec.  17,  6:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Red  Cedar  School,  with  Very  Merry  Theater,  performs  in  this  musical  production.  Free. &KDUWHU +RXVH %HQHÂż W &RQFHUW DQG &DURO 6LQJ in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  'HF S P 0LGGOHEXU\ United  Methodist  Church.  Fourth  annual  event  to  support  I Dec V the  Charter  House  Coalition.  .  13  SHU FX W ORFDW RU WKH V H L and S Area  singers  will  perform  their   20  f RQ 7K G LQ &D JQDWXUH Q X rom

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LQIR#OLWWOHFLW\SOD\HUV UHQW &DP SEH lead  guitar,  bass  and  drums  if  you  need  &KULVWPDV ED]DDU LQ +DQFRFN 6DWXUGD\ 'HF org.   Info:  877-­6737.

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Hancock  and  Granville.  Looking  for  donations  of  and  beautiful  Celtic,  English,  American  and  original  crafts  or  baked  goods  for  the  church  table.  Lunch  music.  Part  of  the  Burnham  Music  Series.  Admission  served  from  11  a.m.  to  1  p.m.  To  rent  a  table  or  $8  adults,  free  for  teens  and  kids.  Info:  388-­6863.

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dards.  Tickets  $15.  Reservations  recommended  at  $GYHQW FRQFHUW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Thursday,  Dec.  18,  $ YLVLW ZLWK 6DQWD LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  Dec.  RU LQIR#EUDQGRQ PXVLF QHW S P 6W 6WHSKHQÂśV (SLVFRSDO &KXUFK 13,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Maple  Landmark  Woodcraft,  The  third  in  an  annual  series  of  three  concerts.  ([FKDQJH 6WUHHW )UHH Emily  Sunderman  and  Susanne  Peck  will  perform  $UWLVDQ &UDIW )DLU LQ 6WDUNVERUR  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Concerto  for  Two  Violins,  accompanied  by  D P S P 6WDUNVERUR 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ /RFDO Scrapbooking  group  in  Middlebury.  George  Matthew,  organist.  Free. artisans  will  offer  hand-­painted  silk  scarves,  cutting  6XQGD\ 'HF D P S P ,OVOH\ *LQJHUEUHDG KRXVH ZRUNVKRS IRU NLGV LQ boards,  pottery,  art  prints,  ornaments,  note  cards,  Library.  Paper  crafts,  including  scrapbook-­ Salisbury. 7KXUVGD\ 'HF S P jewelry,  hand  knits  and  more.  Soup,  warm  bever-­ ing  and  card  making.  Share  ideas,  work  on  projects.  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library. ages,  cookies  and  other  treats  for  sale.  A  portion  of  %HJLQQHUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR Âł/LJKWV RI /RYH´ WUHH OLJKWLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  WKH FUDIW VDOHV DQG DOO RI WKH IRRG VDOHV EHQHÂż W WKH 6W 3HWHUÂśV 3DULVK EUHDNIDVW LQ 9HUJHQQHV Sunday,  Thursday,  Dec.  18,  5:30  p.m.,  Homeward  Bound,  OLEUDU\ ,QIR VWDUNVERURSO#FRPFDVW QHW Dec.  14,  8-­10  a.m.,  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  The  Addison  County  Humane  Society.  To  honor  pets  $XWKRU WDON DQG SLH WDVWLQJ &RUQZDOO  Saturday,  Knights  of  Columbus  host  this  breakfast  of  eggs,  both  living  and  lost.  Lights  $3  each;Íž  donations  can  Dec.  13,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Cornwall  Congregational  hotcakes,  French  toast,  bacon,  sausage  and  more.  EH PDGH DW WKH VKHOWHU %RDUGPDQ 6W RQOLQH Church.  Anne  Haynie  Collins,  author  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vintage  $GXOWV VHQLRUV NLGV NLGV XQGHU at  www.homewardboundanimals.org  or  by  phone  Pies:  Classic  American  Pies  for  Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Home  IUHH IDPLOLHV RI Âż YH RU PRUH 6WDWH FKDULW\ UDIĂ&#x20AC; H DW H[W Baker,â&#x20AC;?  will  talk  about  the  history  of  pies  and  serve  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  forget  to  bring  your  returnables  to  support  the  %ULGJH 6FKRRO KROLGD\ VKRZ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  up  pies  made  from  the  bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recipes,  using  local  Youth  Ministry  bottle  drive.

Thursday,  Dec.  18,  6:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Bridge  School,  ingredients.  Info:  388-­7410. ([FKDQJH 6W 7KH ZKROH VFKRRO SXWV RQ WKLV &KULVWPDV FRRNLH DQG FUDIW VDOH LQ 9HUJHQQHV  &DUROLQJ SDUW\ LQ 6RXWK 6WDUNVERUR  Sunday,  Dec.  S P -HUXVDOHP 6FKRROKRXVH &DUROLQJ WK DQQXDO SURGXFWLRQ ZULWWHQ E\ WKH VL[WK JUDGH 6DWXUGD\ 'HF D P S P &KDPSODLQ cookies,  hot  mulled  cider  and  hot  cocoa.  Santa  class.  Music,  dance,  comedy,  drama.  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church,  Church  Street.  YLVLWV DW S P ,QIR School  choral  and  band  concert  in  Ferrisburgh.  Choose  and  package  your  favorite  Dutch  pastries,  7KXUVGD\ 'HF S P )HUULVEXUJK &HQWUDO fancy  cookies,  candies  and  treats  by  the  pound.  ³7KH 9DWLFDQ 0XVHXPV´ Âż OP LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  6XQGD\ 'HF S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU $ School.  FCS  elementary  students  give  their  annual  Enjoy  hot  cider  and  festive  music  while  you  shop.  mega-­production  by  a  team  of  40  professionals  to  concert.  Free. ,QIR Âż OP VRPH RI WKH PRVW UDUH DQG SUHFLRXV ZRUNV RI DUW Hot  chocolate  hut  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  LQ WKH ZRUOG VSDQQLQJ DOO FLYLOL]DWLRQV DQG HSRFKV D P S P &DQQRQ 3DUN +RW FRFRD ZLWK DOO WKH Works  include  the  cast  of  Michelangeloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;PietĂ â&#x20AC;?  to  ¿ [LQJV FHQWV SHU FXS the  Sistine  Chapel  and  more.  Tickets  $15,  available  0DNH D JUDKDP FUDFNHU HOI KRXVH LQ 9HUJHQQHV  &RPPXQLW\ &KULVWPDV FDUROLQJ LQ DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOO 6DWXUGD\ 'HF D P QRRQ %L[E\ 0HPRULDO %ULVWRO )ULGD\ 'HF S P PHHW theater.org.

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Children  under  10  must  be  accompanied  by  an  adult.  Free.  Info:  453-­5885. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night  Firesâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Dec.  19,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Annual  winter  solstice  celebration  for  our  times,  rooted  in  ancient  tradi-­ tions;Íž  an  opera  with  poetry  and  dance,  a  pageant  rich  in  color,  image  and  spirit.  Tickets  $24  general  admission,  $20  seniors/students,  available  at  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FHV RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH ater.org.  Also  on  Dec.  20  and  21.

Dec

20

SATURDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  hike  or  snow-­ shoe  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  Texas  Falls  Nature  Trail.  Trail  loop  1.2  miles  with  a  70-­foot  elevation  change.  Average  hike  time  one  hour.  Moderate.  Contact  leader  Beth  Eliason  at  802-­989-­3909  or  betheliason@gmail.com  for  details.

A  visit  with  Santa  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  10  a.m.-­noon  Danforth  Pewter,  Seymour  Street.  Free.

Hot  chocolate  hut  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Cannon  Park.  Hot  cocoa  with  DOO WKH ¿ [LQJV FHQWV SHU FXS Live  Nativity  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  4-­6  p.m.,  Bristol  town  green.  Take  a  guided  tour  through  vari-­ ous  scenes  depicting  the  events  of  the  Christmas  story,  portrayed  by  members  of  area  church.  Tours  begin  every  10-­15  minutes  and  conclude  with  music  and  holiday  treats  at  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  Free,  all  ages.  Info:  453-­6302.

Memory  Tree  lighting  in  Leicester.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  4-­4:30  p.m.,  Leicester  Four  Corner.  Sponsored  by  the  Leicester  Historical  Society.  Send  names  (six  for  $5)  to  Diane  Benware,  1594  Old  Jerusalem  Road,  Salisbury,  VT  05769  by  Dec.  12.  Names  will  EH SRVWHG DW WKH WRZQ RIÂż FH DQG LQ WKH %UDQGRQ Reporter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night  Firesâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  4-­6  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Annual  winter  solstice  celebration  for  our  times,  rooted  in  ancient  tradi-­ tions;Íž  an  opera  with  poetry  and  dance,  a  pageant  rich  in  color,  image  and  spirit.  Tickets  $24  general  admission,  $20  seniors/students,  available  at  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FHV RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH ater.org.  Also  on  Dec.  21.

Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Big  Band  Christmas  Ball  in  Vergennes.

Saturday,  Dec.  20,  7-­10  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  A  family-­friendly  holiday  favorite  of  fantas-­ tic  music,  snacks  and  more.  Tickets  and  info:  802-­877-­6737  or  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.

Dickerson  &  Nop  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Susan  Nop  and  Matthew  Dickerson  perform  a  Christmas  concert  of  songs  from  their  Nashville-­recorded  CD,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Brilliant  Whiteness  of  Snow,â&#x20AC;?  as  well  as  other  original  and  cover  songs.  Tickets  $15.  Reservations  recommended  at  802-­247-­4295  or  info@brandon-­music.net. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night  Firesâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  20,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Annual  winter  solstice  celebration  for  our  times,  rooted  in  ancient  traditions;Íž  an  opera  with  poetry  and  dance,  a  pageant  rich  in  color,  image  and  spirit.  Tickets  $24  general  admission,  $20  seniors/students,  available  DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FHV RU ZZZ WRZQKDOO theater.org.  Also  on  Dec.  21.

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21

SUNDAY

Annual  Holiday  Community  Dinner  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  Dec.  21,  11:30  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Inn  at  Baldwin  Creek  and  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant.  For  the  32nd  year,  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  will  serve  a  free  dinner  to  local  residents.  Info:  802-­453-­2432.

Annual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Messiah  Singâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Dec.  21,  2-­4  p.m.,  Middlebury  Congregational  Church.  Come  sing  favorite  choruses  or  play  in  the  orchestra.  Directed  by  Jeff  Rehbach.  Open  to  the  public.  Requested  donation  $5  per  person,  $10  per  family.  Info:  989-­7355. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night  Firesâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Dec.  21,  2-­4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Annual  winter  solstice  celebration  for  our  times,  rooted  in  ancient  tradi-­ tions;Íž  an  opera  with  poetry  and  dance,  a  pageant  rich  in  color,  image  and  spirit.  Tickets  $24  general  admission,  $20  seniors/students,  available  at  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FHV RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH ater.org.

The  Bolshoi  Balletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Nutcrackerâ&#x20AC;?  in  HD  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Dec.  21,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Christmas  classic,  choreo-­ graphed  for  the  Bolshoi  by  Yuri  Grigorovich.  Tickets  $17  adults,  $10  students,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ

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22

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VSO  Brass  Quintet  and  Counterpoint  concert  in  Brandon.  Monday,  Dec.  22,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Congregational  Church.  A  blend  of  brass  and  voices  performing Â

traditional  favorites,  including  arrangements  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleigh  Rideâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ding  Dong  Merrily  on  High.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  $24  adults,  $20  seniors/students,  free  for  those  under  18.  Info  and  tickets:  www.vso.org.

Dec

26

FRIDAY

Alumni  hockey  games  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Dec.  26,  6:30-­10:30  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Friends  of  Middlebury  Hockey  holds  its  15th  annual  Middlebury  Tigers  Alumni  Hockey  Games.  Older  players  play  at  6:30  p.m.,  younger  players  at  8:30  p.m.  Info  and  signup  at  fngdan@mac.com.  Cost:  Spectators  get  in  free,  players  make  a  $25  dona-­ tion  to  Friends  of  Middlebury  Hockey.

Dec

31

WEDNESDAY

Open-­source  hardware  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Dec.  31,  3:30-­ 4:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Learn  about  micro-­ controllers,  sensors  and  circuits  by  experimenting  with  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Sparkfun  Inventors  Kit.  Space  is  limited.  Kids  younger  than  10  welcome  with  an  accompanying  adult.  Info:  388-­4095. Â

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FRIDAY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bells  in  Wintertimeâ&#x20AC;?  handbell  concert  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Jan.  9,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church.  $ FRQFHUW RI VQRZ\ IXQ DQG UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWLRQV E\ 1RUWKHUQ Bronze.  Songs  include  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let  It  Snow,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleigh  Ride,â&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let  It  Goâ&#x20AC;?  from  the  popular  movie  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frozen.â&#x20AC;?  Admission  by  donation. Â

L I V EM U SIC The  Paul  Asbell  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.

Thursday,  Dec.  11,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Cooper  &  LaVoie  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Dec.  12,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Mint  Julep  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  7:30-­ 10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Rehab  Roadhouse  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  13,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Andric  Severance  Quartet  in  Middlebury.

Thursday,  Dec.  18,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Soule  Monde  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Dec.  19,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.

The  Anthony  Santor  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.

Saturday,  Dec.  20,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.

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FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Winter  hours:  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  gymnasium.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www.

MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook.

SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;͞  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103.

CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;͞  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  Main  6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2I¿ FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addisonteens.com.

Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visi-­ tors  welcome.

Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  invited.

Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744.

American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury.

Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180.

Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.

Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  247-­3121.

Bristol  Historical  Society.  Third  Thursday,  7  p.m., Â

Howden  Hall,  19  West  St.,  Bristol.

Champlain  Valley  Fiddlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club.  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  Street.  Third  Sunday  (except  Easter),  noon  to  5  p.m.  Donation  $2.  Refreshments  DYDLODEOH /RRNLQJ IRU Âż GGOHUV \RXQJ DQG ROG 2SHQ to  public.  Info:  342-­0079.  The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  'ULYH %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH month,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www. bristolskatepark.com.

LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-­6  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  388-­4249.

Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  Pat  Morrow,  802-­462-­3741.

NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com.

Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  potluck;͞  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brandon.

Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feedback,  encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free.

Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  Orwell  Free  Library.

PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  7KXUVGD\ D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RI¿ FH building  on  Exchange  St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141.

Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­ 10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.

Samaritanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  6:45  p.m.,  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  Meals  catered  by  Lisa  Cloutier  of  the  Bridge  Restaurant.  PO  Box  94,  Vergennes,  VT  05491.  Info:  Contact  President  Shanon  Atkins  at  877-­3889.

GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury.

Citizens  for  Constitutional  Government  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitutions  and  how  to  defend  our  rights.

Five-­Town  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  5-­5:30  p.m.  Bristol  green.  All  welcome  to  speak  out  for  world  peace.

Vermont  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  Mobile  Service  Van.  Second  and  fourth  Wednesdays,  8:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  The  van  offers  written  exams,  customer  service  and  road  tests.  828-­2000.

BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  p.m.  with  early  birds.  Jackpot  )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQH¿ WV YHWHUDQV VFKRO arships  and  community  programs.  388-­9311.

Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  Mondays.  6  p.m.  Refreshments  sold.  247-­3121.

Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  6:15  p.m.,  regular  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  compli-­ mentary  hot  tea  and  coffee.  Info:  247-­5709.

VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  5  p.m.,  quickies  6:15  p.m.,  regular  bingo  7  p.m.  388-­9468.

FUNDRAISING  SALES Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Otter  Creek  Room,  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Wide  variety  of  books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials.

Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  13,  2012.  Thursday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Sales  support  the  purchase  of  materials  for  the  circulating  library  collections.

Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.  Info:  388-­4095.

Ripton  United  Methodist  Church  Flea  Market/Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­noon  until  late  fall.  Food,  antiques,  quilts,  books  and  more.  Vendorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  fees  EHQHÂż W FKXUFK UHVWRUDWLRQ ,QIR St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  Open  on  Thursdays  and  Fridays  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m.

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Letters to the Editor

VGSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  natural  gas  pipeline  formula  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  add  up While  hundreds  of  Vermont-­ ers  from  every  corner  of  the  state  clamor  for  a  stop  to  the  fracked  gas  pipeline,  Steve  Wark  of  Vermont  Gas  Systems  (VGS)  keeps  asking,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  can  we  get  gas  to  Rutland  smaller  than  Vermont. more  quickly?â&#x20AC;?  This  despite  the  fact  Naturally,  local  and  national  that,  as  Mr.  Warrick  from  Cornwall  â&#x20AC;&#x153;free-­marketâ&#x20AC;?  forces  want  to  de-­ has  pointed  out,  the  July  12,  2012,  stroy  single-­payer  before  Vermont  issue  of  the  Addison  Independent  can  make  it  work.  Reactionary  quoted  Mr.  Wark  as  saying  that  VGS  groups  including  the  Republican  expected  to  reach  Rutland  with  gas  Party,  the  Ethan  Allen  Institute  and  service  within  seven  years.  This  so-­called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermonters  for  Health-­ quote  was  printed  before  VGS  inked  care  Freedomâ&#x20AC;?  are  desperate  to  a  deal  with  International  Paper.  persuade  us  that  the  problematic  Once  the  IP  deal  was  reached,  all  of  Obamacare  rollout  means  Vermont  a  sudden  VGS  would  not  be  able  to  cannot  create  a  viable  single-­payer  get  to  Rutland  before  2035  unless  plan.  Their  motives  are  clear.  Why  they  were  allowed  to  bring  gas  to  LV *UHJ 'HQQLV DGYDQFLQJ WKHLU ,QWHUQDWLRQDO 3DSHU ÂżUVW propaganda?  We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  let  them  Unfortunately,  Steve  Warkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  talk  us  into  defeating  our  own  best  recent  purported  â&#x20AC;&#x153;simple  but  power-­ LQWHUHVWV /HWÂśV UHDIÂżUP RXU FRQ-­ ful  formula,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phase  I  +  Phase  II  viction  that  an  affordable  plan  for  =  Rutland,â&#x20AC;?  is  not  a  formula  at  all.  a  healthy  Vermont  is  both  realistic  A  formula  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  rule  or  principle,  and  an  urgent  priority. frequently  expressed  in  algebraic  Judy  and  Michael  Olinick symbols,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  dictionary.

Middlebury com.  Instead,  his  is  an  equation  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;an  algebraic  expression  that  asserts  the  equality  of  two  quantities.â&#x20AC;?

Steve  Warkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  algebraic  expression  asserts  that  the  fastest  way  to  get  gas  to  Rutland  is  from  Colchester  self  and  have  enjoyed  the  view  but  through  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rural  landscape  QRZ IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKDW PHDGRZ and  across  Lake  Champlain.  The  will  be  working  for  me.  I  will  soon  problem  is  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  that,  an  assertion. be  hosting  a  community  solar  array  Everyone  knows  the  simple  that  will  allow  30  households  to  formula  Wark  was  reaching  for:  EHQHÂżW IURP VRODU IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH The  shortest  distance  between  two  my  home  included. points  is  a  straight  line.  The  quick-­ I  was  born  in  Vermont  and  have  est  pipeline  route  would  have  been  OLYHG LQ 2UZHOO VLQFH <HDUV ago  my  husband  and  I  were  look-­ ing  for  a  larger  dairy  farm  to  buy.  We  grew  crops  in  the  meadow  and  tended  to  150  head  of  cattle,  but  life  It  is  time  for  a  statewide  morato-­ changes,  constantly.  We  auctioned  rium  on  multi-­user  solar  generating  the  cattle  and  parceled  our  land.  installations  in  Vermont.

Now  on  my  own  and  looking  for  a  Outrageous,  totalitarian,  heavy-­ way  to  create  a  more  sustainable,  se-­ handed,  biased,  heartless,  corrupt.  cure  future  for  myself,  I  discovered  These  are  but  a  few  of  the  adjectives  a  community  solar  array  program.  that  might  be  used  to  describe  the  <D\ behavior  of  the  Public  Service  Board  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  proud  to  have  found  a  way  to  in  response  to  challenges  by  towns  further  my  working  landscape.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  in  Vermont  to  over  35  multi-­user  happy  to  be  helping  my  neighbors  solar  renewable  energy  projects  and  fellow  Addison  County  residents  proposed  by  developers  over  the  last  EHQHÂżW IURP VRODU 7KH ORZ VLOHQW PRQWKV solar  panels  will  nest  in  the  sunny  'HVSLWH WKH EHVW HIIRUWV RI ORFDOL-­ meadow  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  enjoyed  ties  to  craft  sensible  town  plans  that  and  offer  a  new  view  into  my  future. provide  a  modicum  of  direction  to  Vera  Blakely preserve  town  character,  scenery  Orwell and  views,  and  regardless  of  the  protestations  of  people  living  near  or  next  to  proposed  these  solar  instal-­

Recent  column  contributed  to  health  care  confusion *UHJ 'HQQLVœV 'HF FROXPQ shows  deplorable  confusion  between  Vermont  Health  Con-­ nect  (the  Affordable  Care  Act  a  k  a  Obamacare)  which  is  federally  mandated,  and  Vermont  single-­ SD\HU KHDOWKFDUH $FW ZKLFK our  Legislature  enacted  with  strong  public  support.

Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Obamacare  launch  was  indeed  dismal,  as  in  many  other  states,  largely  because  of  the  ACAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  complexity  and  in-­ equalities.  Obamacare,  like  the  American  medical  â&#x20AC;&#x153;systemâ&#x20AC;?  that  preceded  it,  is  dictated  by  pri-­ vate  insurance  companies;Íž  the  multiple  plan  levels,  differing  premiums,  deductibles,  co-­pays,  network  restrictions  and  required  re-­registrations  virtually  guarantee  breakdowns,  glitches  and  claim  denials.  Even  when  the  technol-­

ogy  works,  the  ACA  helps  some  subscribers  enormously,  while  leaving  others  worse  off  medically  DQG ÂżQDQFLDOO\ WKDQ EHIRUH 0U 'HQQLV DSSDUHQWO\ GRHVQÂśW understand  that  single-­payer  healthcare  is  not  a  progression  of  Obamacare  but  a  completely  different  system.  Once  in  place,  it  will  operate  as  smoothly  as  Medi-­ FDUH DQG EHQHÂżW DOO WKH FLWL]HQV RI Vermont,  just  as  Medicare  now  EHQHÂżWV VHQLRUV 6LQJOH SD\HU ZLOO UHPRYH LQVXUDQFH FRPSDQ\ SURÂżWV as  the  driving  force  of  medical  practice  and  guarantee  universal  access  to  good,  affordable  health-­ care.  Its  premise  is  that  healthcare  is  not  a  commercial  commodity  but  a  human  right,  which  respon-­ sible  governments  should  provide  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  do  provide  in  most  mod-­ ern  countries,  some  of  which  are Â

Orwell  resident  happy  to  share  meadowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  solar  bounty I  was  born  into  a  world  with  oil  lamps,  well  water  pumped  by  hand  and  horses  for  travel.  Then  the  auto-­ mobile  and  telephone  in  every  home  led  to  a  cell  phone  in  every  hand.  And  now  we  have  electricity  from Â

the  sun.  Watch  out  world.  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  it.

For  26  years  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  lived  above  a  meadow  where  the  sun  is  always  shining.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  beautiful  spot.  For  26  years  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  that  meadow  to  my-­

straight  down  Route  7,  where  no  easements  or  seizures  via  eminent  domain  would  have  been  neces-­ sary  because  of  an  existing  public  road  right-­of-­way.  Instead,  VGS  chose  the  longest  route  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  through  towns  the  company  thought  would  be  pushovers  because  their  median  home  values  and  incomes  are  lower  than  Shelburneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Warkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  equation  never  worked  by  any  honest  interpretation,  but  its  MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ KDV UHFHQWO\ EHFRPH LQVXUPRXQWDEO\ GLIÂżFXOW 'HYHO-­ opments  in  Canada  threaten  both  the  supply  and  transportation  cost  for  natural  gas  that  VGS  hopes  to  purchase  from  suppliers  in  Alberta,  Canada,  and  transport  through  TransCanadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pipeline.  TransCana-­ daâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plan  B  in  case  the  Keystone  XL  pipeline  stalled  has  always  been  the  Energy  East  project,  which  involves  converting  the  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  natural  gas  transmission  line  into  a  tar  sands  pipeline.  We  all  know  that  Keystone  XL  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  it  through  the  U.S.  Senate  recently.  What  Vermont-­ ers  might  not  know  is  that  without  Keystone  XL,  TransCanada  will  be  pushing  its  proposed  Energy  East  project  much  harder  during  the  year-­ long  review  process  of  its  permit  application  to  the  Canadian  version  of  our  Public  Service  Board.

Sophie  Brochu,  the  CEO  of  Gaz  MĂŠtro,  VGSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Canadian  parent  com-­ pany  and  supplier  of  natural  gas  to  Vermont,  recently  stated  in  a  speech  that  the  Energy  East  pipeline  will  threaten  Gaz  MĂŠtroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ability  to  pro-­

vide  adequate  service  to  customers  in  Canada  on  peak  days,  including  industrial  clients,  and  will  cause  an  increase  in  the  cost  of  natural  gas  to  consumers.  Guess  what?  Gaz  MĂŠtro/ VGS  is  a  public  utility  and  passes  RQ DOO FRVW VDYLQJV $1' DOO FRVW LQ-­ creases  to  its  customers.  VGSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  only  source  of  natural  gas  is  the  pipeline  threatened  by  the  Energy  East  proj-­ ect,  and  Gaz  MĂŠtro  already  said  in  its  annual  report  a  year  ago  that  any  change  in  transportation  costs  or  gas  supply  could  eviscerate  the  cost  competitiveness  of  natural  gas  over  oil.  That  was  BEFORE  the  recent  30  percent  drop  in  the  price  of  oil.

What  does  all  this  mean  for  VGSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  equation?  We  need  to  rewrite  it: (Phase  I  +  Phase  II)  x  (gas  supply  reduction  +  gas  transportation  cost  increases  in  Canada)  =  colossal  rate  hikes  for  VGS  ratepayers  +  stranded  fossil  fuel  infrastructure  in  Vermont  +  dug  up  farms  and  condemned  properties  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  (minus)  any  reasonable  MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ ZKDWVRHYHU Any  eighth-­grader  can  tell  you  that  this  new  equation  can  be  further  reduced  to: Phase  I  +  Phase  II  =  little-­to-­no  EHQHÂżW IRU 5XWODQG RU 9HUPRQW A  simple  but  powerful  formula  for  evaluating  fossil  fuel  infrastruc-­ ture  proposals  in  the  future  might  be:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  fastest  route  to  renewable  energy  is  never  via  fossil  fuels.â&#x20AC;?

An  equation  would  do  too:  fossil  IXHOV � UHQHZDEOH HQHUJ\ Ross  Conrad Middlebury

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installations  until  the  Legislature  has  brought  the  PSB  to  heel.  It  is  time  for  a  moratorium  until  the  PSB  meets  with  every  town  in  the  state  who  requests  its  assistance  in  craft-­ ing  a  town  plan  that  will  pass  allow  the  intelligent  development  of  solar  energy  and  pass  PSB  muster  while  preserving  the  unique  interests  of  the  town  and  its  citizens.

Almost  every  day  another  multi-­ user  solar  project  appears  on  some  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plate,  and  almost  every  day  another  bit  of  what  used  to  be  Ver-­ PRQW LV EHLQJ VDFULÂżFHG RQ WKH DOWDU of  ideological  purity.  It  is  time  to  a  deep  breath.  It  is  time  for  a  morato-­ rium.

Alex  D.  Tokewell Middlebury

heat?  The  creosote  build-­up  is  a  mess,  and  guess  what,  more  is  being  sent  out  of  the  chimney  into  the  at-­ mosphere  that  we  breathe.  So,  wood  LV D GHÂżQLWH DLU SROOXWHU DQG PRUH importantly  burning  wood  requires  cutting  the  trees  that  create  oxygen  for  us  to  breathe,  to  say  nothing  about  raping  our  Green  Mountains Â

of  their  beauty.  We  have  great  environmental  technology  here  in  our  state  which  will  assure  that  the  environment  will  be  protected.

Opponents  ask  why  should  the  pipeline  be  allowed  to  proceed?  I  ask,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  not?â&#x20AC;?

Martin  Thompson Bristol

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) be  less  expensive  and  much  cleaner  burning  than  fuel  oil  or  wood,  which  in  turn  will  generate  more  money  back  into  our  local  commu-­ nity  economy.

On  the  subject  of  heating  with  wood,  ever  looked  inside  a  chimney  that  has  burned  wood  for  winter Â

Letters  can  be  found  on  Pages  4A,  5A  and  10A.

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Christmas  southern  style THE  PATRICIA  A.  Hannaford  Career  Center  A.R.T.  program  is  staging  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Tuna  Christmasâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  black  box  theater  Dec.  11,  12  and  13.  The  comic  show  features  four  student  actors  playing  21  roles.  Seen  here  from  a  Tuesday  afternoon  rehearsal  are,  left  to  right,  Tsering  Chopel,  Isabella  Jackson,  Addison  Wales  and  Andrew  Brown.

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Barrows (Continued  from  Page  1A) While  she  maintains  she  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  a  regular  user  of  alcohol  and/or  drugs  in  her  teens  or  20s,  she  confesses,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  the  addiction  in  me.â&#x20AC;?

Barrows  reported  seeing,  and  be-­ ing  subjected  to,  verbal  and  physical  abuse  while  growing  up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eating  is  how  I  got  to  my  pain,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  became  overweight  and  have  been  overweight  most  of  my  life.â&#x20AC;?

She  became  involved  with  the  fa-­ ther  of  her  children  at  age  16,  and  it  was  a  relationship  Barrows  said  did  not  end  well.  It  was  following  this  breakup  that  Barrows  was  convicted  on  an  assault  charge  that  netted  her  a  jail  sentence  of  two-­  to  10  years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  never  been  in  jail  and  I  had  never  been  away  from  my  kids  be-­ fore,â&#x20AC;?  Barrows  said.

She  said  her  life  took  another  wrong  turn  when  she  was  ordered,  by  the  Vermont  Department  of  Cor-­ rections,  to  reside  in  Rutland  follow-­ ing  her  release  from  prison.  She  had  hoped  to  return  to  Addison  County  to  be  near  her  children  and  other Â

family  members.  In  Rutland,  she  met  tion,  I  had  to  do  something.â&#x20AC;? the  man  who  would  get  her  started  Police  put  an  end  to  her  drug  run-­ on  a  heroin  habit  that  ning  in  2002. escalated  to  drug  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  caught  in  dealing  and  more  jail  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You talk to any Massachusetts  with  heroin addict time.

300  bags  (of  heroin),â&#x20AC;?  She  got  to  a  point  and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell Barrows  recalled.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  where  she  was  using  you that it gets stayed  in  jail  for  nine  30  bags  of  heroin  per  to a point where months.â&#x20AC;? day.

She  returned  to  Ver-­ heroin is your best mont  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  have  to  after  leaving  the  inject  10  bags  just  to  friend, your lover, Massachusetts  prison  get  out  of  bed,â&#x20AC;?  Bar-­ your everything. and  was  promptly  rows  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  that  You will walk jailed  again  for  vio-­ point  I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  getting  over your kids, lating  her  conditions  high  anymore;Íž  I  was  lose your home, of  release.  Barrows  just  maintaining.â&#x20AC;? acknowledges  her  his-­ do anything to LIFE  OF  CRIME tory  of  incarceration  Sustaining  such  a  get that bag of and  is  not  making  any  habit  drove  her  to  a  heroin.â&#x20AC;? excuses. life  of  crime.  There  Between  stints  in  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cheryl Barrows was  a  period  dur-­ rehab  and  in  jail,  Bar-­ ing  which  she  would  rows  said  she  was  travel  to  Massachusetts  every  other  involved  in  a  car  accident  in  which  day  to  pick  up  300  bags  of  heroin  she  broke  her  collarbone.  This  led  to  meet  the  growing  demand  in  Ver-­ to  her  being  prescribed  a  variety  of  mont. painkillers,  she  said,  including  opi-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  the  middle  man,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  ates  like  Oxycontin.  She  admitted  to  of  her  drug  runs.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  treat  my  addic-­ exaggerating  the  pain  she  was  expe-­

riencing  in  order  to  extend  the  pain-­ killer  prescriptions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two  years  (after  the  accident)  I  was  still  getting  all  these  pills,â&#x20AC;?  Bar-­ rows  said.

A  silver  lining  to  jail  time  was  that  it  forced  Barrows  to  stop  taking  her-­ oin  or  prescription  painkillers.  But  once  she  got  out,  she  often  lapsed  back  into  bad  habits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  so  well-­known  in  Rutland,â&#x20AC;?  Barrows  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  soon  as  I  got  out  (of  jail),  they  would  want  me  to  get  more  stuff.â&#x20AC;?

So  Barrows  said  she  sought  out  various  rehab  facilities  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  the  Brattleboro  Retreat  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  pushed  for  the  opportunity  to  resettle  in  Addison  County.  This  past  spring,  she  moved  in  with  a  relative  in  the  county  and  was  accepted  for  treat-­ ment  at  Bristol  Internal  Medicine.  Porter  Hospital  and  the  Counsel-­ ing  Service  of  Addison  County  re-­ cently  joined  forces  to  expand  the  countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  suboxone  program  at  the  Bristol  physicians  practice  to  serve  80-­90  patients,  up  from  the  previous  25.  Dr.  Emily  Glick  is  now Â

one  of  three  physicians  at  the  prac-­ tice  currently  prescribing  suboxone  to  qualifying  patients.  She  said  the  RIÂżFH LV JUDGXDOO\ UDPSLQJ XS LWV number  of  patients,  and  things  have  been  going  smoothly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  to  have  a  bigger  team  to  problem-­solve,â&#x20AC;?  Glick  said.

Barrows  said  she  has  had  good  luck  with  the  Bristol  Internal  Medi-­ cine  program,  which  includes  regu-­ lar  urinalysis  screenings  and  check-­ ins  with  medical  staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  way  I  look  at  it  is,  I  will  al-­ ways  be  an  addict,â&#x20AC;?  Barrows  said,  adding  the  key  is  not  to  relapse.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  I  could  walk  down  these  stairs  and  someone  might  offer  me  a  bag  (of  heroin).  I  might  say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  or  I  might  say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

HELPING  OTHERS Looking  into  the  future,  Barrows  said  she  hopes  to  share  her  personal  story  as  a  cautionary  tale  in  hopes  of  preventing  youths  from  becom-­ ing  addicts.  She  said  addiction  has  tragically  reached  some  in  the  next  generation  of  her  own  family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heroin  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  pick  or  choose;Íž Â

it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  care,â&#x20AC;?  Barrows  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  can  come  from  the  best  family  or  the  worst  family.â&#x20AC;?

She  agreed  with  Vermont  Agency  of  Human  Resources  studies  show-­ ing  that  an  increasing  number  of  Vermonters  are  becoming  hooked  on  opiates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gotten  90  times  worse  than  when  I  started  doing  it,â&#x20AC;?  Barrows  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  kids  out  there  doing  these  drugs  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  understand.  When  they  are  30,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  look  like  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  60  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  they  make  it  that  far.â&#x20AC;?

But  the  pull  of  addiction  is  so  VWURQJ WKDW LW GHÂżHV FRPPRQ VHQVH according  to  Barrows.  She  recalled  days  when  she  would  take  a  shot  of  heroin  and  suffer  ill  effects  that  would  send  her  to  the  toilet  to  vomit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  soon  as  I  could  get  away  from  the  toilet,  I  was  doing  another  shot,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Barrows  claims  to  have  been  brought  back  to  life  twice  following  drug  overdoses.

And  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  yet  ready  to  die. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  living  life  one  day  at  a  time,â&#x20AC;?  Barrows  said.

tuning  school  budgets  through  staff  layoffs,  Bray  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  often  dif-­ ÂżFXOW IRU UHVLGHQWV ÂłWR FXW SHRSOH you  know.â&#x20AC;?

An  ad  hoc  legislative  study  com-­ PLWWHH KDV LGHQWLÂżHG WKUHH SRVVLEOH avenues  through  which  to  reduce  school  property  taxes.  They  in-­ clude  a  variable  income  tax  pro-­ posal,  a  system  of  regional  block  grants,  or  trying  to  improve  the  cur-­ rent  education  funding  law,  Act  68.  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legislative  delegation  said  it  would  study  all  three  ideas,  among  other  things,  in  an  effort  to  SDVV HGXFDWLRQ ÂżQDQFH UHIRUP QH[W session. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LL  BE  BROKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Selectboard  members  warned  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  see  the  problem  passed  on  to  a  summer  study  com-­ mittee  by  the  end  of  the  session.  Selectman  Gary  Baker  said  he  has  KHDUG WKH VXJJHVWLRQ RI D ÂżYH \HDU study  of  the  problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  me,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unacceptable,â&#x20AC;?  Baker  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  broke  by  then.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  not  looking  for  more  studies,â&#x20AC;?  Selectwoman  Susan  Shashok  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  looking  for  change.â&#x20AC;?

Bray  acknowledged  that  concerns  over  school  taxes  have  reached  a  breaking  point  for  many  Vermont-­ ers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  talk  to  many  people  who  are  having  trouble  making  ends  meet,â&#x20AC;?  Bray  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  truer  for  a  larger  per-­ centage  of  people  I  know.â&#x20AC;?

Carpenter  warned  that  turnover Â

ÂżFH ´ &DUSHQWHU VDLG Ayer  said  she  and  her  colleagues  understand  the  problem  and  the  need  to  solve  it.  She  also  noted  the  Ver-­ mont  General  Assembly  includes Â

180  members  with  various  divergent  RSLQLRQV %XW VKH DGGHG HGXFDWLRQ Âż-­ nance  reform  is  something  that  both  major  parties  want  to  get  done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  not  been  a  partisan  issue,â&#x20AC;? Â

Ayer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  education  fund-­ ing  will  be  one  of  the  top  three  pri-­ orities  in  the  Senate  this  year.â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Middlebury (Continued  from  Page  1A) has  seen  its  share  of  fender  bend-­ ers,  though  fortunately  no  fatal  ac-­ cidents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  critical  importance,â&#x20AC;?  George  said  of  an  Exchange  Street/ Route  7  roundabout.  He  said  it  is  critical  not  only  for  public  safety  but  also  for  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economic  development.  George  noted  the  substandard  nature  of  that  inter-­ section  could  stunt  business  growth  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  industrial  park.  Spe-­ FLÂżFDOO\ KH DQG KLV FROOHDJXHV DUH concerned  that  dangers  posed  by  the  current  intersection  could  make  the  Act  250  process  more  arduous  on  en-­ trepreneurs  proposing  future  business  development  in  the  park.

George  noted  the  town  has  dis-­ cussed  the  roundabout  with  the  Ad-­ dison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission  and  the  four  most  re-­ cent  VTrans  secretaries.  But  the  project  has  yet  to  receive  funding  and  get  off  the  drawing  board.  Sue  Minter  was  recently  named  secre-­ tary  of  VTrans,  succeeding  Brian  Searles.

Nuovo  said  she  approached  97UDQV RIÂżFLDOV RQ 0RQGD\ DERXW the  intersection  and  was  told  that  Middlebury  should  make  sure  that  the  intersection  is  registered  as  a  priority  project  with  the  regional  planning  commission.  Selectboard  members  said  they  have  already  taken  that  step. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  surprised  at  how  dan-­ gerous  that  intersection  has  be-­ come,â&#x20AC;?  Selectman  Brian  Carpenter  said.

George  believes  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  roundabout  proposal  should  get  some  extra  consideration  from  the  state,  given  that  the  community  and  Middlebury  College  put  together  the  ¿QDQFLQJ SODQ IRU WKH PLOOLRQ Cross  Street  Bridge  project  without  getting  money  from  the  state.  The  town  had  been  unable  to  get  state  support  assistance  for  the  plan  since  DQ LQ WRZQ EULGJH ZDV ÂżUVW SURSRVHG during  the  mid-­1950s.

Legislators  promised  to  lobby  hard  for  the  roundabout  proposal,  though  it  comes  at  a  time  when  the  state  is  facing  budget  challenges  and  a  revenue  shortfall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  make  sure  you  are  heard  (in  Montpelier),  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  for  sure,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  said  via  speakerphone  from  her  Addison  home  during  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  snowstorm.

Selectboard  members  also  urged  the  board  to  not  only  discuss  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  also  enact  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  some  kind  of  educa-­ WLRQ ÂżQDQFH UHIRUP 7KH ERDUG KDV not  chosen  to  sign  onto  a  letter  of-­ fered  by  the  South  Burlington  City  Council  calling  for  a  two-­year  freeze  on  the  statewide  education  property  WD[ %XW 0LGGOHEXU\ RIÂżFLDOV VHUYHG notice  that  they  want  lawmakers  to  address  the  topic  before  the  end  of  WKH VHVVLRQ FLWLQJ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO stress  many  area  residents  are  feel-­ ing.

Selectwoman  Donna  Donahue  suggested  the  Legislature  exam-­ ine  the  comparatively  low  student-­ teacher  ratios  in  Vermont  and  con-­ sider  measures  to  increase  those  numbers.  This  would  mean  reduc-­ ing  personnel  expenses  at  schools.

Bray  noted  the  Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  abil-­ ity  to  act  on  this  subject  is  being  affected  by  Vermontersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  apprehen-­ sion  (thus  far)  about  consolidat-­ ing  schools  and/or  school  districts,  which  could  be  another  money-­sav-­ er.  And  local  control  over  schools  has  historically  been  a  hallmark  of  the  Green  Mountain  State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Individual  schools  are  setting  the  (student-­teacher  ratios)  for  them-­ selves,â&#x20AC;?  Bray  said. $QG ZKHQ LW FRPHV GRZQ WR ÂżQH

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AROUND  40  PEOPLE  spent  a  chilly  night  in  tents  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Marble  Works  complex  last  Saturday  to  get  a  feel  for  homelessness  and  to  raise  money  to  bring  homeless  people  in  off  the  street.

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Sleep-­out (Continued  from  Page  1A) ragtag  settlement.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  it  was  a  lot  of  fun  until  around  midnight.â&#x20AC;?

That  fun  came  through  the  ca-­ maraderie  the  sleep-­out  attendees  shared  at  a  dinner  (with  food  gen-­ erously  provided  by  American  Flat-­ bread  and  The  Lobby  restaurant)  at  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  and  at  a  candlelight  vigil  on  Triangle  Park  in  downtown  Middlebury.

Ready  was  impressed  that  more  people  showed  up  for  the  vigil  than  had  actually  signed  up  for  the  event.  And  there  were  a  lot  of  young  faces  joining  shelter  board  members  and  representatives  of  agencies  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  like  the  Counseling  Service  of  Addison  County  and  Addison  County  Par-­ ent-­Child  Center  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  routinely  work  with  the  homeless.  Groups  of  students  from  the  Waldorf  School,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  A  VIGIL  ON  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury  preceded  the  sleep-­out  to  raise  money  for  and  awareness  of  home-­ School  and  Middlebury  College  lessness,  a  growing  problem  in  Addison  County. also  eschewed  their  warm  beds  for  a  night  to  experience  what  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  to  be  without  four  walls  and  a  roof. DW WKH WRS RI HYHU\ KRXU $ FDPSÂżUH Even  with  expensive  gear,  I  was  not  looking  forward  to  sleeping  out  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  made  it  through  the  night,  but  helped  provide  some  warmth  at  the  frozen  to  the  core  and  hardly  slept  next  year,  I  know  more  than  ever  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  a  ton  of  sleep,â&#x20AC;?  said  Oak-­ outset  of  the  evening. a  wink.  It  took  me  a  full  day  to  re-­ that  this  needs  to  be  done,â&#x20AC;?  Ready  ley  Smith,  a  shelter  board  member  ³%\ PRUQLQJ WKH FDPSÂżUH ZDV cover.â&#x20AC;? said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  raise  more  money  and  an  owner  of  the  Marble  Works  coals  and  we  awoke  to  howling  Meanwhile,  several  of  the  coun-­ than  ever  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  just  to  support  our  complex,  which  provided  the  camp-­ winds  and  spitting  snow  that  drove  tyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  human  services  organizations  shelter  and  its  transitional  housing,  site.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  got  to  wake  up  and  go  the  chill  to  single  digits,â&#x20AC;?  Ready  PHW ODVW 7KXUVGD\ DQG LGHQWLÂżHG but  so  citizens  and  businesses  join  home  in  the  morning;Íž  a  lot  of  peo-­ said. local  homeless  people  that  will  be  us  in  buying  into  the  idea  that  no  ple  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  to  do  that.â&#x20AC;?

Participant  Rux  Martin  of  Ver-­ interviewed  and  brought  in  from  one  should  be  homeless  even  for  a  Indeed,  the  hard  ground,  biting  gennes  provided  the  following  reac-­ the  cold,  according  to  Ready.  Three  single  night.â&#x20AC;? wind  and  steady  precipitation  made  tion  following  the  event: clients  were  provided  housing  last  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  too  late  to  up  the  donation  it  tough  to  bag  many  Zs.  Ready  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before  the  sleep-­out,  I  thought  I  week,  she  added. total  from  last  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sleep-­ recalled  hearing  just  about  every  knew  something  of  homelessness,â&#x20AC;?  It  appears  as  though  the  sleep-­out  out.  You  can  do  so  by  logging  on  to  tone  of  the  nearby  Congregational  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;After  it,  I  realized  that  I  will  not  be  a  one-­time  fundraiser  in  www.classy.org/sleepout.

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Bristol  ³7KLV LV D WHPSRUDU\ Âż[ ´ KH VDLG (Continued  from  Page  1A) tors  because  there  are  a  number  of  ber,  again  called  for  taxpayers  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  seeing  it  and  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  possible  reasons  voters  said  no  to  support  a  future  vote  to  build  a  new  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  the  help  of  the  taxpayers  of  Bristol.  I  hope  you  can  hear  that.â&#x20AC;? not  smelling  it,  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  say  it  has  the  plan  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  cost,  location,  a  ¿UHKRXVH failed,â&#x20AC;?  said  Selectman  Brian  Fox. desire  to  preserve  the  historic  struc-­ A  major  issue  is  that  no  one  knows  ture,  and  lack  of  information  about  exactly  where  the  septic  system  lies,  how  the  renovation  would  look. or  even  what  type  of  system  it  is.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put  all  that  together,  and  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Anyone  that  was  alive  when  it  was  know  which  one  of  the  reasons  you  installed  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  at  the  end  of  the  19th  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  so  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  tell  you  right  century  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  has  long  since  died,  and  now  what  went  wrong,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

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The  selectboard  decided  to  form  a  Fire  Chief  Brett  LaRose  took  issue  group,  similar  to  the  committee  that  with  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  characterization  that  was  tasked  with  choosing  the  best  the  septic  had  not  failed.

VLWH IRU D QHZ ÂżUHKRXVH WR ZRUN LaRose  said  he  wanted  to  be  clear  with  an  architect  and  create  a  de-­ in  understanding  that  the  board  was  sign.  The  board  reasoned  that  one  â&#x20AC;&#x153;openly  stating  that  it  is  OK  that  we  of  the  reasons  voters  rejected  the  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  where  our  sewage  is  go-­ last  plan  was  a  lack  of  knowledge  ing.â&#x20AC;?

DERXW KRZ WKH UHQRYDWHG ÂżUHKRXVH )LUHÂżJKWHU (ULF )R-­ would  look.  The  log-­ rand,  who  also  serves  ic  goes  that  with  a  de-­ as  the  town  zoning  ad-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the sign  in  hand,  voters  ministrator,  wondered  Ă&#x20AC;UH GHSDUWPHQW could  feel  more  con-­ why  the  selectboard  to think that ÂżGHQW LQ VXSSRUWLQJ chose  not  to  immedi-­ the  purchase  of  land. ately  order  a  new  sep-­ ZH¡UH VKRUWLQJ The  new  commit-­ WKHP EXW ZLWK tic  system. tee  will  be  made  up  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  get  a  re-­ WKH DPRXQW RI about  nine  members,  port  from  an  engineer  PRQH\ ZH¡UH GUDZQ IURP WKH ÂżUH that  your  sewer  may  department  and  larg-­ be  deteriorating  your  JRLQJ WR VSHQG er  community.  The  foundation,  would  you  LQ WKH QHDU selectboard  plans  to  walk  away  from  that?â&#x20AC;?  IXWXUH RQ D QHZ interview  candidates  )RUDQG VDLG Âł7KH ÂżUH later  in  the  month,  Ă&#x20AC;UHKRXVH ZH department  has  put  up  so  anyone  interested  with  so  much  stuff;Íž  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to should  submit  a  let-­ now  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  shrinking  VSHQG D WRQ RI ter  of  interest  to  the  our  station,  telling  us  PRQH\ UHSODFLQJ board. our  bathroom  may  or  LaRose  supported  may  not  work,  that  our  WKH VHSWLF the  idea,  but  urged  sewage  may  or  not  be  V\VWHP Âľ the  selectboard  to  set  going  somewhere.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 6HOHFWPDQ -RKQ clear  goals  and  ob-­ Forand  said  that  de-­ ´3HHNHUÂľ +HIIHUQDQ jectives,  as  to  make  spite  these  hardships,  the  best  use  of  volun-­ the  department  has  pressed  on  with  teersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  time. :(<%5,'*( 9(50217 Â&#x2021; professionalism  and  dedication  to  its  The  board  pledged  to  educate  mission.  But  he  expressed  a  senti-­ residents  as  much  as  possible  about  ment  shared  by  many  of  his  fellow  the  project,  which  members  believe  ¿UHÂżJKWHUV will  give  a  proposal  the  best  chance  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  long  is  it  going  to  be?â&#x20AC;?  he  of  passing. said.

Bristol  resident  Fred  Baser,  who  )LUH¿JKWHU 0DWW /DWKURS XUJHG area  voters  last  month  elected  to  the  the  selectboard  to  try  harder  to  an-­ Legislature,  said  the  selectboard  ticipate  future  problems  with  the  must  show  voters  how  dedicated  station,  rather  than  regularly  fund-­ WKH DOO YROXQWHHU ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW ing  costly  repairs.

DQG RWKHU WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  done  so  far  is  reactive,  WR GHYHORSLQJ D SODQ IRU D QHZ ÂżUH-­ not  proactive,â&#x20AC;?  Lathrop  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  house  over  the  last  several  decades. some  point  we  need  to  do  something  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  need  to  educate  voters  and  before  it  happens.â&#x20AC;?

VKRZ WKHP KRZ KDUG WKH ÂżUH GHSDUW-­ Selectboard  members,  two  of  PHQW DQG WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ ZKRP DUH ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV WKHPVHOYHV working  on  the  project,â&#x20AC;?  Baser  said. said  they  understood  the  frustra-­ LaRose,  who  outlined  the  dire  tions  the  department  shared,  but  SURJQRVLV IRU WKH 1RUWK 6WUHHW ÂżUH-­ said  the  town  must  use  its  limited  house  to  the  selectboard  in  Novem-­ resources  wisely.

Board  member  John  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peekerâ&#x20AC;?  +HIIHUQDQ ZKR LV DOVR D ÂżUHÂżJKWHU DQG IRUPHU ÂżUH FKLHI TXHVWLRQHG WKH judgment  of  installing  a  new  sep-­ WLF V\VWHP LQ D ÂżUHKRXVH WKH WRZQ hopes  to  replace  as  soon  as  possible. Âł, GRQÂśW ZDQW WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW to  think  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  shorting  them,  but  with  the  amount  of  money  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  spend  in  the  near  future,  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  spend  a  ton  of  money  here,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

While  the  board  approved  $10,000  to  make  repairs,  members  said  they  do  not  believe  the  upgrades  will  do  anything  to  improve  the  long-­term  future  of  the  building. Âł, GRQÂśW VHH LW DV D Âż[ DW DOO ´ +HI-­ fernan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  solution  to  the  problem  we  have  right  at  the  mo-­ ment.â&#x20AC;?

NEED  FOR  NEW  FIREHOUSE FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEWLY )LUH¿JKWHUV DQG VHOHFWERDUG members  alike  said  that  every  new  RENOVATED BRIGGS CARRIAGE BUILDING SUREOHP ZLWK WKH 1RUWK 6WUHHW ¿UH-­ house  is  a  reminder  that  the  town,  ZLWKRXW TXDOL¿FDWLRQ QHHGV D QHZ ¿UHKRXVH OPENING DECEMBER 12!

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From  there,  the  town  still  faces  several  obstacles  to  approving  a  new  ¿UHKRXVH )LUVW YRWHUV ZRXOG QHHG to  approve  the  purchase  of  land  on  ZKLFK WKH ¿UHKRXVH ZRXOG VLW ,Q D separate  vote  later  on,  voters  would  need  to  approve  a  bond  to  fund  the  construction  of  the  structure.

Passage  is  by  no  means  just  a  IRUPDOLW\ ² RQ 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ 'D\ last  year,  voters  by  a  2  to  1  margin  rejected  a  proposal  to  expand  the  H[LVWLQJ 1RUWK 6WUHHW ÂżUHKRXVH $W 0RQGD\ÂśV PHHWLQJ WKH VHOHFW-­ ERDUG DQG ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV VDLG WKH\ÂśUH still  not  sure  why  voters  said  no  to  that  plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  got  defeated  pretty  soundly  in  our  last  vote,  so  where  does  that  leave  us?â&#x20AC;?  Lathrop  asked  the  board.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  keep  putting  this  off  three  years  down  the  road.â&#x20AC;? +HIIHUQDQ VDLG LW LV GLIÂżFXOW WR pinpoint  one  or  two  decisive  fac-­

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Weybridge  students (Continued  from  Page  1A) year  she  was  honored  with  the  Presi-­ dential  Award  for  Excellence  in  Math-­ ematics  and  Science  Teaching,  and  she  is  one  of  only  55  educators  nationally Â

who  serve  on  an  expert  team  that  iden-­ about  the  energy  project.

WLÂżHV DQG YHWV KLJK TXDOLW\ UHVRXUFHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  have  really  taken  this  on,  and  in  support  of  the  Next  Generation  a  lot  of  them  mentioned  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Science  Standards.  Dobson  said  the  have  enough  time,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Weybridge  students  were  enthusiastic  For  the  project,  the  children  broke Â

into  multi-­age  teams  to  construct  home  designs  exclusively  out  of  the  following  materials:  masking  tape  and  Scotch  tape,  poster  board,  cloth,  trans-­ parencies  (for  windows),  tinfoil,  felt,  construction  paper,  foam  sheets,  shred-­ ded  paper,  glue  and  popsicle  sticks.

For  each  student  team,  the  goal  was  the  same:  Design  the  model  home  in  a  manner  that  would  maintain  the  in-­ ternal  temperature  of  the  home  as  con-­ sistently  as  possible  when  exposed  to  heat  from  a  lamp.  Students  could  use  WEYBRIDGE  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL  students  Mason  Kaufmann,  left,  the  construction  materials  as  they  saw  Hunter  Harper  and  Cammy  Kutter  show  off  the  model  home  they  built  to  ¿W 7KH\ FRXOG FRYHU WKH URRI RI WKHLU VWD\ FRRO ZKLOH VLWWLQJ XQGHU D KHDW ODPS 7KH VWXGHQWV XVHG UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLYH home  with  tinfoil,  border  the  inte-­ URRÂżQJ SOHQW\ RI LQVXODWLRQ DQG URRI RYHUKDQJV WR EDWWOH WKH KHDW Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell rior  walls  with  foam  sheets  and  paper  scraps  for  insulation,  use  poster  board  were  of  a  light  color,  because  dark  col-­ prior  to  taking  on  their  engineering  to  fashion  awnings  or  overhangs  for  ors  soak  up  heat. tasks.  Rich  Wolfson,  Middlebury  Col-­ shade,  and  design  in  as  many  windows  The  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  efforts  were  rewarded  by  lege  Benjamin  F.  Wissler  Professor  and  doors  as  they  wanted. the  fact  that  their  model  home  actually  of  Physics,  had  previously  spoken  to  Each  model  was  roughly  the  size  of  lost  0.2  degrees  in  temperature  after  it  the  students  about  the  sun.  They  spe-­ a  pastry  box,  with  individual  architec-­ had  been  exposed  to  six  minutes  under  FLÂżFDOO\ OHDUQHG DERXW WKH VL]H RI WKH WXUDO Ă&#x20AC;RXULVKHV WKH ODPS DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH JURXSÂśV ÂżHOG sun  as  compared  to  that  of  the  earth,  2QFH WKH\ KDG ÂżQLVKHG WKHLU PRG-­ study. the  distance  from  the  sun  to  the  earth,  els,  each  project  was  subjected  to  six  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  did  minimal  openings  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  the  interior  and  atmosphere  of  the  sun,  minutes  of  light  from  a  heat  lamp.  window,  one  door  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  so  there  would  sunspots,  and  the  sun  as  a  source  of  Using  a  probe  thermometer,  teams  be  less  places  for  temperature  change,â&#x20AC;?  energy. measured  the  internal  team  member  Cammy  In  addition  to  being  an  accom-­ temperature  of  their  Kutter,  also  a  6th-­grad-­ plished  architect,  Murray  is  Visiting  homes  with  no  heat  er,  said.

Lecturer  in  Architecture  at  Middlebury  exposure,  and  then  at  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pretty  College  and  lead  faculty  adviser  to  its  intervals  of  two,  four  much  like  a  pillow,â&#x20AC;?  Solar  Decathlon  team,  which  every  and  six  minutes  under  Kaufmann  said. other  year  takes  part  in  an  international  the  lamp.

Murray  was  im-­ FRPSHWLWLRQ WR GHVLJQ HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW Invariably,  the  pressed. homes.  Last  week,  Murray  showed  teams  that  employed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  shows  that  some-­ students  house  designs  that  had  been  the  most  successful  thing  functional  can  modeled  to  different  climates.  She  was  insulation  and  archi-­ also  be  beautiful,â&#x20AC;?  pleased  to  see  the  students  incorporate  WHFWXUDO WHFKQLTXHV Murray  told  the  team.

VRPH RI WKH WHFKQLTXHV WKH\ KDG EHHQ had  homes  showing  Of  course  not  all  of  shown  last  week. the  least  variance  in  the  designs  were  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;More  importantly,  they  are  going  to  temperature. successful.  Teams  that  go  home  and  speak  with  their  parents  One  by  one,  the  advanced  designs  with  (about  their  projects),â&#x20AC;?  Murray  said.  teams  of  three  to  four  Ă&#x20AC;DW URRIV PLQLPDO â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  the  ones  who  are  going  to  students  paraded  up  to  insulation,  multiple  effect  change.  They  are  going  to  say,  LOCAL  ARCHITECT  the  head  of  the  class  to  openings  and  no  ex-­ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey,  mom  and  dad,  if  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  cool  ANDREA  MURRAY UHSRUW WKHLU ÂżQGLQJV terior  tinfoil  recorded  near  this  window,  what  should  we  do  explain  their  construc-­ interior  temperature  about  it?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  They  are  our  hope  for  the  tion  decisions  and  at-­times  candidly  increases  of  4  degrees,  in  some  cases,  future.â&#x20AC;? convey  any  arguments  that  might  have  after  six  minutes  under  the  lamp.

McElroy  and  Goulet  were  also  im-­ occurred  along  the  way.

The  children  clearly  had  fun  playing  pressed  with  the  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  architectural  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  all  worked  well  together  and  with  their  roof  designs.  Some  teams  ideas.  The  two  college  students  had  ZHUH Ă&#x20AC;H[LEOH LQ RXU WKLQNLQJ ´ VDLG proposed  open-­air  pitched  roofs  to  al-­ given  the  children  a  tour  of  the  Solar  Mason  Kaufmann,  a  6th-­grader. low  air  to  circulate  in  the  attic  area  Decathlon  house  in  which  they  are  re-­ That  teamwork  produced  a  home  while  providing  shade.  One  team  fash-­ siding. resembling  a  Japanese  pagoda,  with  ioned  a  rounded,  barn-­like  roof. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  very  impressed  with  some  an  arched  roof  and  exaggerated  eaves.  Students  realized  that  southern  expo-­ RI WKH TXHVWLRQV DQG WKHLU DELOLW\ WR The  students  coated  the  roof  with  tin  sure  would  maximize  sunlight  for  their  change  their  designs  during  the  (build-­ foil  to  repel  light  and  heat.  They  used  homes,  were  they  to  be  built  at  full  ing)  process,â&#x20AC;?  McElroy  said. felt  to  make  the  abode  weather-­tight  scale  outdoors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  remember  being  aware  and  stoked  the  interior  with  a  gener-­ ENGINEERING  LESSONS of  what  insulation  was  at  that  age,â&#x20AC;?  ous  amount  of  paper  to  serve  as  insula-­ It  should  be  noted  that  all  teams  Goulet  said  with  a  chuckle.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  tion.  They  made  sure  the  exterior  walls  EHQHÂżWWHG IURP VRPH ÂżQH WXWHODJH a  lot  of  promise.â&#x20AC;?

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