Dec 26, 2013 — A section

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Local scholar

Deer down

Vermont’s Education Department tapped a VUHS senior for a special honor. See Page 2A.

Hunters took fewer deer locally during the recent hunting seasons than in past years. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 52

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, December 26, 2013 â—† 24 Pages

75¢

PSB  gives  its  OK  for  natural  gas  pipeline  in  county By  JOHN  FLOWERS and  ZACH  DESPART 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 9HUPRQW 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH %RDUG RQ 0RQGD\ JDYH LWV FRQGLWLRQDO DSSURYDO WR DQG LVVXHG D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG IRU 9HUPRQW *DV 6\VWHPVÂś SURSRVHG PLOH QDWXUDO JDV SLSHOLQH IURP &ROFKHVWHU WR 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG 9HU-­ gennes. 7KH PLOOLRQ SURMHFW FRXOG EH GHOLYHULQJ QDWXUDO JDV WR EXVLQHVVHV DORQJ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV ([FKDQJH 6WUHHW E\ ODWH QH[W \HDU IROORZHG E\ VHU-­ YLFH WR RWKHU DUHDV RI 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG 9HUJHQQHV DV ZHOO DV SRFNHWV RI FRQVXPHUV LQ 0RQNWRQ )HUULVEXUJK 1HZ +DYHQ %ULVWRO DQG (DVW 0LG-­ GOHEXU\ 7KH SURMHFW KDV GUDZQ SUDLVH from  some  who  favor  the  currently  ORZHU SULFH RI QDWXUDO JDV DQG VD\ it  will  spur  business  activity  in  the  UHJLRQ 2WKHUV DUH RSSRVHG EDVHG RQ FRQFHUQV DERXW LQGLYLGXDO SURS-­ HUW\ ULJKWV VDIHW\ DQG GDPDJH WR WKH environment,  particularly  through  GULOOLQJ SUDFWLFHV FDOOHG ÂłIUDFNLQJ ´ The  PSB’s  approval  relates  only  to  its  â€œPhase  Oneâ€?  plans.  Vermont  *DV KDV DQRWKHU DSSOLFDWLRQ SHQGLQJ

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Joy  ride NELLA  BOWEN,  5,  of  New  Haven  takes  a  break  and  gets  a  spin  from  her  mom,  Jessica,  at  the  Memorial  Sports  Center  in  Middlebury  Monday  afternoon. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Heating  fuel  help  down  this  year Â

Addison weighs  town  plan,  zoning

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY $'',621 ² 0HPEHUV RI WKH $GGLVRQ SODQQLQJ FRPPLVVLRQ DQG VHOHFWERDUG UHDFKHG DW OHDVW D WHQWD-­ tive  consensus  last  week  that  plan-­ QHUV VKRXOG WXUQ WKHLU DWWHQWLRQ DZD\ IURP XSGDWLQJ ]RQLQJ UHJXODWLRQV DQG WRZDUG XSGDWLQJ WKH WRZQ SODQ before  it  expires  late  next  summer. Planning  commission  chairman  )UDQN *DOJDQR VDLG DQG VHOHFWERDUG FKDLUPDQ -HII .DXIIPDQ FRQ¿UPHG WKDW WKH PHPEHUV RI WKH WZR ERDUGV at  a  Dec.  16  planning  meeting  also  DJUHHG WKDW WKH $GGLVRQ 'HYHORS-­ PHQW 5HYLHZ %RDUG VKRXOG LQ WKH PHDQWLPH UHO\ RQ WKH WRZQœV ]RQLQJ ODZV $QG WKH\ VDLG WKDW SODQQHUV ZRXOG FRQVLGHU GXULQJ WKH WRZQ SODQ DGRS-­ tion  process  last-­minute  changes  SURSRVHG E\ WKH VHOHFWERDUG WR SODQ-­ (See  Addison,  Page  14A)

Addison County

By the way

Many  people  in  Vermont  would  say  that  the  Green  Mountain  State  is  a  great  place  to  retire.  The  web-­ site  MoneyRates.com  put  some  numbers  behind  that  assumption  to  judge  it.  Using  a  mix  of  factors,  including  senior  population,  cost  of  living,  taxes,  crime  and  climate,  the  site  recently  ranked  each  of  the  50  states  as  retirement  destination  and  Vermont  came  out  â€Ś  No.  9.  It  is  the  only  state  in  the  Northeast  in  (See  By  the  way,  Page  10A)

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‘Recess’ is entrepreneur’s business (GLWRUÂśV QRWH 7KLV LV WKH ODWHVW LQ D VHULHV RI SURÂżOHV RI the  new  businesses  being  developed  at  the  Vermont  Cen-­ ter  for  Emerging  Technologies  incubator  in  Middlebury. By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² ,WÂśV DQ RIW UHSHDWHG MRNH WKDW VWLOO JHWV D FKXFNOH RU WZR Âł'LG \RX KHDU DERXW place  name  of  butt  of  joke  here " +LV IDYRULWH VXEMHFW DW VFKRRO ZDV recess!â€?

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THE  BRANCHES  OF  a  small  bush  in  Middlebury  stand  up  to  a  coating  of  ice  after  Sunday’s  ice  storm. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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to  move  freely  in  tight  spaces. ³7KH FRYHUDOOV SURYLGH YHUVDWLOLW\ DQG PRELOLW\ ´ /D5RVH VDLG ³7KH WUDGLWLRQDO JHDU ² SXII\ FRDWV DQG SDQWV ² LV EXON\ DQG GLI¿FXOW WR PRYH DURXQG LQ ZKHQ \RXœUH ZRUN-­ LQJ ZLWK FUXVKHG FDUV ´ /D5RVH DGGHG WKDW WKH FRYHUDOOV LPPHGLDWHO\ LGHQWLI\ ZKR LV D FHUWL-­ ¿HG H[WUDFWLRQ WHFKQLFLDQ DW D KHF-­ WLF FUDVK VFHQH 7KH\ DUH GHVLJQHG WR ODVW \HDUV EXW WKHLU ORQJHYLW\ GHSHQGV RQ KRZ RIWHQ WKH\ DUH XVHG /D5RVH VDLG 9HKLFOH H[WULFDWLRQ LV D GHOLFDWH SURFHVV WKDW UHTXLUHV DGGLWLRQDO training. ³7R EH LQ WKH ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW \RX GRQœW QHHG WKH H[WULFDWLRQ WUDLQLQJ ´ (See  Bristol,  Page  7A)

$/(; &216$/92 ,6 FR IRXQGHU RI ³5HFHVV ´ D QHZ EXVLQHVV WKDW ZLOO FRQQHFW QLQH WR ¿YH ZRUNHUV ZLWK area  recreation  and  other  activities  during  their  lunch  breaks. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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0LGGOHEXU\ ERDUG WR ÂżHOG FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHUHVW FRPSODLQW MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  selectboard  is  tentatively  sched-­ uled  to  meet  at  6  p.m.  on  Thursday,  -DQ WR GLVFXVV D FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHU-­ est  complaint  brought  against  Se-­ lectman  Victor  Nuovo  in  connection  with  his  recent  votes  on  a  proposal  to  build  a  new  municipal  building  and  recreation  center. The  complaint,  signed  by  six  Mid-­ dlebury  residents,  argues  that  three  votes  taken  by  the  selectboard  at  its  Dec.  17  meeting  should  be  invali-­ GDWHG EHFDXVH RI WKH SDUWLFLSDWLRQ RI Selectman  Nuovo,  a  Middlebury  Col-­ OHJH SURIHVVRU HPHULWXV RI SKLORVR-­

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the  proposed  citizen’s  petition. Residents  Ron  Kohn,  Barbara  Sha-­ piro,  Virginia  R.  Heidke,  Ben  Burd,  James  D.  Spannbauer  and  Alice  Eck-­ OHV ² FLWLQJ WKH ERDUGÂśV FRQĂ€LFW RI interest  policy  â€”  allege  that  Nuovo  VKRXOG QRW KDYH EHHQ SDUW RI WKH GLV-­ FXVVLRQ RU YRWLQJ RQ WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH and  recreation  center  projects  because  RI KLV DVVRFLDWLRQ ZLWK 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH &XUUHQW SODQV FDOO IRU WKH college  to  pay  the  town  $5.5  million  LQ H[FKDQJH IRU WKH 0DLQ 6W VLWH and  a  Cross  Street  parcel  on  which  the  institution’s  Osborne  House  would  be  UHORFDWHG IURP 0DLQ 6W 7KH WRZQ

would  use  the  college  money  to  clear  WKH 0DLQ 6W VLWH DQG UHORFDWH WKH Osborne  House. 1XRYR ZDV D WHQXUHG SURIHVVRU DW WKH FROOHJH IURP WR +H QRZ KROGV WKH WLWOH ÂłSURIHVVRU HPHUL-­ tus,â€?  an  honorary  title.  He  is  retired  IURP WKH FROOHJH WKRXJK KH KDV EHHQ sporadically  called  into  service  on  an  emergency  basis  to  teach  a  class  or  WZR GXULQJ WKH SDVW IHZ GHFDGHV 7KH college  has  served  as  a  pass-­through  IRU D 0HOORQ )RXQGDWLRQ UHVHDUFK grant  that  Nuovo  received. Nuovo  has  argued  he  is  currently  QRW D FROOHJH HPSOR\HH DQG WKHUHIRUH

should  be  allowed  to  vote  on  matters  related  to  the  college  and  the  town  RIÂżFH UHFUHDWLRQ FHQWHU 7KLV LV WKH VHFRQG FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHU-­ HVW YRWH WKDW WKH JURXS RI FLWL]HQV KDV ÂżOHG DJDLQVW 1XRYR 7KH ÂżUVW EDFN in  October,  also  targeted  Selectwom-­ an  Susan  Shashok,  whose  husband  WKHQ ZRUNHG IRU 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QWHUDF-­ tive  Languages  (MIL),  an  enterprise  partly  owned  by  the  college.  Alan  6KDVKRN QR ORQJHU ZRUNV IRU 0,/ 7KDW ÂżUVW FRPSODLQW FXOPLQDWHG LQ UHFXVDOV IURP 1XRYR DQG 6KDVKRN on  the  proposed  town-­gown  term  sheet.

Birchmore earns scholastic honor MONTPELIER  â€”  Vergennes  Union  High  School’s  Jared  Birch-­ more  has  been  nominated  along  with  three  other  Vermont  high  school  seniors  by  Vermont  Depart-­ PHQW RI (GXFDWLRQ RIÂżFLDOV WR WKH U.S.  Presidential  Scholars  Pro-­ gram. 9HUPRQW 6HFUHWDU\ RI (GXFDWLRQ Armando  Vilaseca  announced  the  IRXU VHOHFWLRQV DW D 'HF SUHVV FRQIHUHQFH DQG UHFHSWLRQ DW WKH Vermont  Statehouse.  Each  state  is  LQYLWHG WR QRPLQDWH VWXGHQWV IRU the  program,  and  Vilaseca  said  Ver-­ mont  was  happy  to  announce  its  se-­ lections.  â€œOur  schools  took  this  opportu-­ nity  to  shine  the  light  on  some  tal-­ ented  young  Vermonters,  and  I  am  SURXG WR VXEPLW IRXU QDPHV WR WKH program,â€?  Vilaseca  said. Vermont  also  nominated  Rachel  .LHIDEHU RI 5XWODQG +LJK 6FKRRO

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Winter’s  start A  HEARTY  GROUP  celebrate  the  winter  solstice  this  past  Saturday  evening  at  the  Watershed  Center  off  Plank  Road  in  Bristol.  The  annual  gathering  marked  the  year’s  longest  night  and  the  start  of  the  sun’s  slow  turn  toward  summer.  It  featured  a  joyful  evening  of  food,  music  and  pageantry  that  brought  together  families  of  all  ages  to  share  some  midwinter  cheer.  The  ice  and  cold  weather  where  tempered  E\ D ZDUPLQJ ÂżUH DQG D FHOHEUDWLRQ RI WKH OLJKW Photos  by  Jonathan  Blake

Middlebury  music  center  pitched JOHN  FLOWERS other  ideas  to  keep  the  property  out  MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  historic  of  the  red. Middlebury  Community  House  Trustees  this  fall  invited  prospec-­ could  soon  be  home  to  a  â€œMiddle-­ tive  tenants  and/or  buyers  to  submit  bury  Community  Music  Center,â€?  their  ideas.  The  board  received  two  where  aspiring  musicians  serious  offers,  one  from  would  be  taught  to  be-­ Danforth-­Brightman,  the  FRPH PRUH SURÂżFLHQW RQ other  from  a  party  propos-­ the  instrument(s)  of  their  ing  to  use  it  as  shared  of-­ choice  â€”  including  voice. ÂżFH VSDFH Community  House  Ken  Perine,  president  of  trustees  last  week  agreed  the  National  Bank  of  Mid-­ to  further  explore  and  po-­ dlebury  and  a  Community  tentially  sign  a  lease  agree-­ House  trustee,  said  Dan-­ ment  for  the  music  center  forth-­Brightman’s  plan  proposal,  pitched  by  Sadie  gained  a  lot  of  support. Danforth-­Brightman,  an  â€œFrom the “From  the  trustees’  accomplished  local  musi-­ VWDQGSRLQW WKLV XVH ÂżW trustees’ cian  and  piano  instructor.  very  well  with  the  Com-­ Trustees  have  for  the  past  standpoint, munity  House  mission,â€?  few  months  been  seeking  WKLV XVH Ă€W Perine  said,  noting  the  proposals  to  rent,  or  even  very well benefactors’  desire  that  purchase,  the  Community  the  building  be  used  by  House  at  6  Main  St.,  a  with the area  residents  â€œin  a  mean-­ 197-­year-­old  stately  home  Community ingful  way.â€? that  was  given  to  the  town  House Perine  noted  the  mu-­ in  1938  by  Jessica  Swift  mission.â€? sic  center  plan  will  not  and  her  brother,  Philip  Bat-­ drive  the  need  for  major  â€” Trustee upgrades  to  the  Commu-­ tell  Stewart. Ken Perine nity  House.  Trustees  had  The  facility  is  one  of  the  best  examples  of  post-­ been  planning  to  make  colonial,  Federal-­style  architecture  some  accessibility  improvements  left  in  town  and  is  currently  rented  to  the  building  next  year  regardless  out  for  meetings  and  private  func-­ of  its  new  tenant  or  owner.  Antique  tions.  But  the  event  fee  revenues  furnishings  will  remain  inside  the  are  not  covering  the  Community  home,  which  will  continue  to  be  House’s  operating  expenses,  which  used  for  occasional,  special  events  has  compelled  trustees  to  consider  â€”  such  as  the  seasonal  visits  from  Middlebury Lions Club Cash Calendar Winners

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Santa  Claus. Perine  said  he  could  not  disclose  the  proposed  rental  arrangement  with  Danforth-­Brightman,  but  said  the  sum  would  help  achieve  the  trustees’  goal  of  covering  Commu-­ nity  House  expenses  without  dipping  into  the  endowment  fund.  He  added  Danforth-­Brightman  hopes  to  even-­ tually  have  the  music  center  occupy  the  entire  building. And  Danforth-­Brightman,  35,  already  knows  quite  a  bit  about  the  Community  House,  as  she  has  taught  private  piano  lessons  there  for  a  good  while. “It’s  very  exciting,â€?  she  said  of  trustees’  selection  of  her  plan.  â€œSo  far,  the  response  has  been  very  positive.â€? Danforth-­Brightman  said  she  is  VWLOO UHÂżQLQJ KHU SODQ DQG ZLOO KDYH more  to  say  at  a  later  date.  But  her  broad  vision  is  of  a  thriving  hub  for  music  instruction,  an  enterprise  with  multiple  instructors  that  will  be  run  like  a  centralized  school. “The  house  itself  is  conducive  to  this  sort  of  learning,â€?  she  said. Danforth-­Brightman  is  a  life-­ long  Addison  County  resident  and  graduate  of  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  If  all  goes  according  to  plan,  she  will  open  the  Middle-­ bury  Community  Music  Center  next  fall. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Bristol  playground  fundraiser  exceeds  its  goal By  ZACH  DESPART BRISTOL  â€”  A  group  raising  funds  for  a  new  playground  on  the  Bristol  town  green  has  reached  its  goal  of  $11,000. The  Bristol  Green  Playground  Committee  used  the  fundraising  web-­ site  Indiegogo  to  solicit  funds.  As  of  press  time,  the  group  had  reached  raised  $12,390.  The  fundraising  pe-­ riod  ends  Friday. “This  is  fantastic,â€?  committee  member  Darla  Senecal  said.  â€œTo  be  able  to  come  up  with  this  in  such  a  short  time,  it’s  bolstering.â€? As  of  Tuesday,  134  different  people  donated  to  the  project. “Most  of  the  donations  were  in  the  $25-­100  range,â€?  Senecal  said.  â€œOne  was  for  $1,000.â€? In  addition  to  reaching  their  goal,  the  group  received  news  this  week  that  they  had  been  awarded  a  $15,000  grant  from  KaBOOM!,  a  national  QRQSURÂżW WKDW SURYLGHV FRPPXQLWLHV and  schools  funding  for  playground  equipment. “We’re  pretty  excited  about  reach-­ ing  our  goal  and  receiving  the  grant,â€?  committee  member  Krista  Siringo  said.  Siringo  has  three  young  children  WKDW ZLOO EHQHÂżW IURP WKH QHZ SOD\-­ ground. Siringo  said  the  group  plans  to  keep  fundraising  through  the  spring,  and  also  send  information  directly  to  residents,  for  those  who  aren’t  in  tune  with  social  media.  The  group  hopes  the  town  will  appropriate  whatever Â

funds  are  still  needed  after  the  fund-­ raising  is  complete. “We’re  learning  that  playgrounds  aren’t  cheap  to  build,  but  this  is  also  really  important,â€?  Siringo  said.  She  added  that  the  existing  playground  GRHV QRW ÂżW WKH QHHGV IRU FKLOGUHQ XQ-­ der  six  years  old. As  for  why  the  group  decided  on  a  goal  of  $11,000,  Siringo  said  the  group  wanted  to  raise  $10,000,  after  the  fee  from  Indiegogo  was  taken  from  the  total.  Still,  the  goal  was  to  raise  as  much  as  possible. “The  more  we  raise  now,  the  less  we’ll  have  to  raise  later,â€?  Siringo  said. The  largest  expense  will  be  uni-­ form  surfacing  that  protects  children  from  falls.  The  committee  wants  to  use  this  safe  surfacing  instead  of  cheaper  materials  like  shredded  tires,  gravel,  or  mulch. Earlier  this  year,  the  committee  selected  a  design  by  Mary  Beth  Still-­ well  of  MB  architecture  +  design  of Â

Lincoln.  The  new  play  area  will  be  built  on  the  site  of  the  existing  play-­ ground  on  the  Bristol  town  green,  which  has  elements  that  are  a  half-­ century  old  and  do  not  comply  with  the  Americans  With  Disabilities  Act. “It  is  costly  to  bring  the  playground  up  to  federal  standards,â€?  Senecal  said.  â€œSurfacing  and  equipment  need  to  be  changed.â€? Senecal  said  the  next  step  is  to  work  with  the  architect. “We  have  to  take  the  design  from  the  architect  and  make  it  a  reality,â€?  she  said. While  no  formal  plans  have  been  drawn  or  costs  calculated,  Senecal  estimated  the  total  cost  of  the  proj-­ ect  to  be  â€œin  the  neighborhood  of  $75,000.â€? With  more  than  a  third  of  that  amount  now  procured,  the  town  is  well  on  its  way  to  seeing  the  proj-­ ect  realized.  The  committee  hopes  to  build  the  playground  this  summer. Â

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Bare  roads  are  the  safest  roads A  message  to  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin: On  the  evening  news  recently  you  were  talking  about  the  roads,  not  BARE  ground  or  similar  term.  My  wife  was  driving  home  from  Burlington  and  told  me  of  a  detour  on  Route  7  because  of  an  accident.  A  few  minutes  later  she  called  about  a  second  accident.  My  concern  was  heightened  for  her  safety. 7KH QHZV ODWHU FRQÂżUPHG WKH WZR accidents.  One  was  fatal;Íž  the  rescue  people  were  having  a  tough  time  working  at  the  accident  because  of  slippery  conditions. Please  reconsider  the  road  condi-­ tions  and  revisit  the  bare  road.  The  roads  are  used  by  people  going  to  work  and  many  other  reasons,  including  public  safety  people  who  are  out  to  help.  This  policy  also  slows  down  response  time  as  well  as  putting  them  in  danger.  Please  do  not  put  a  price  on  everybody’s  safety. Stephen  Hofmann Addison

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Some  observations  on  living  with  a  cat Early  this  month,  I  moved  out  of  the  farmhouse  I  had  been  renting  in  Cornwall  and  piled  my  possessions  into  the  back  of  the  Subaru  for  a  35-­mile  drive  to  the  Old  North  End  of  Burlington.  The  price  of  gas  rose  by  20  cents  per  gallon  and  a  freezing  rain  began  to  fall  as  I  drove  north  on  Route  7.  My  departure  could  not  have  felt  more  depressing. After  dragging  my  four  Rubbermaid  containers  onto  the  porch,  I  struggled  to  unlock  the  front  door  while  holding  a  milk  crate  containing  all  manner  of  loose  odds  and  ends.  The  latch  clicked  and  I  banged  the  door  open  with  my  knee.  My  housemates  were  out  for  the  evening,  but  as  I  began  dragging  the  heavy  contain-­ By  Evan ers  stuffed  with  linens  and  clothes  in  Johnson from  the  rain,  I  had  the  eerie  feeling  that  I  was  being  watched.  My  eyes  took  a  minute  to  adjust  to  the  dark  house  and  a  pair  of  luminous  eyes  materialized  under  the  kitchen  table.  The  cat  was  in. I  now  live  with  an  American  shorthair  cat  named  Milo.  He  has  a  black  and  white  coat  that  nearly  resem-­ bles  a  tuxedo  with  white  gloves  and  spats.  His  eyes  are  an  unnerving  sour  green  with  pupils  that  can  go  from  a  huge,  pleading  stare  to  a  nearly  vicious  glint  in  a  matter  of  seconds.  To  be  clear,  I’ve  been  a  â€œdog  personâ€?  since  ELUWK DQG DV VRPHRQH ZKR IDOOV ÂżUPO\ RQ WKH ÂłGRJ´ HQG of  the  spectrum,  the  past  few  weeks  have  indeed  been  a  learning  experience.  But  I’ve  enjoyed  every  minute  of  it.  7KH ÂżUVW DQG PRVW QRWLFHDEOH REVHUYDWLRQ RQ OLYLQJ with  a  cat  is  an  array  of  behaviors  that  can  only  be  de-­

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There’s  an  old  saying  that  you  can  take  the  boy  out  of  â€”  the  solstice  remade  as  reemergence  of  the  light  in  hu-­ the  country,  but  you  can’t  take  the  country  out  of  the  boy. man  form.  To  which  I  would  add  that  while  you  can  take  the  boy  So  we’ve  turned  Christmas  into  the  granddaddy  of  out  of  Christmas  â€”  you  can  turn  him  into  a  non-­Christian,  holidays,  when  those  of  us  who  are  of  granddaddy  age  tree-­hugging  dirt  worshipper  â€”  you  can’t  take  the  Christ-­ remember  holidays  past. mas  out  of  the  boy. When  I  was  a  boy  growing  up  in  a  small  I’ve  pretty  much  had  it  with  Christmas  the  town  a  bit  west  of  here,  we  spent  Christmas  way  it’s  now  practiced  â€”  holiday  lights  that  with  the  family  of  my  parents’  best  friends.  go  up  before  Halloween,  Black  Friday  sales  They’d  all  met  when  my  dad  and  my  â€œUncleâ€?  that  have  made  a  new  national  holiday  out  of  Norman  were  medical  school  classmates.  over-­the-­top  consumerism,  store  music  sys-­ 7KH $YQHWV KDSSHQHG WR EH -HZLVK EXW tems  loaded  up  with  every  sappy  Xmas  song  none  of  us  let  that  stand  in  the  way  of  a  good  ever  written. Christmas.  As  I’ve  noted  here  before,  the  tree  But  even  the  motel-­littered  access  roads  to  got  labeled  as  a  Hanukkah  bush.  After  my  fa-­ Vermont  ski  resorts  have  a  few  weathered  old  ther  told  us  young  kids  the  story  of  Christmas,  barns  on  them.  And  inevitably  for  those  of  Uncle  Norman  told  us  the  story  of  Hanukkah.  us  who  have  lived  through  several  decades,  On  the  afternoon  of  Christmas  Eve,  we  some  of  the  sweet  old  remnants  of  Christmas  ZRXOG VNL RXW LQWR D IDUPHUÂśV ÂżHOG WR FXW WKH remain. tree  and  bring  it  home.  The  holiday  breakfast  I  initially  conceived  of  this  column  as  look-­ always  featured  venison,  given  to  my  dad  by  ing  to  the  new  year,  because  the  column  will  a  patient  who  couldn’t  pay  his  medical  bills  appear  in  the  newspaper  after  Christmas  and  any  other  way. just  a  few  days  before  2014.  And,  after  all,  Many  years  later,  I’m  lucky  enough  to  be  aren’t  we  energetic  Americans  always  sup-­ able  to  spend  Christmas  Day  at  the  home  of  by Gregory Dennis 1RUPDQ DQG 5R]ÂśV GDXJKWHU -XG\ 6KH LV P\ posed  to  be  looking  forward? But  while  you  will  read  this  once  the  yule-­ oldest  friend.  The  day  is  not  complete  unless,  tide  passes,  I  am  writing  it  from  deep  in  the  when  I  make  a  toast  over  dinner  to  reminisce  looming  shadow  of  Christmas  approaching.  So  I’m  about  those  corny  old  days  of  yore,  I  can  bring  a  tear  to  looking  backward,  because  what  is  Christmas  if  it  is  not  Norman’s  eyes.  steeped  in  backward-­looking  traditions?  Back  then  we  played  the  Kingston  Trio  and  Frank  ,WÂśV VRPHWLPHV VDLG WKH KLVWRULFDO -HVXV ZDV OLNHO\ ERUQ Sinatra  Christmas  albums  so  much  that  we  knew  every  in  the  spring,  and  that  the  practice  of  cutting  down  a  tree  word,  every  glockenspiel  solo,  every  skipped  word  from  to  decorate  interior  space  predates  the  Christian  holiday.  a  scratch  on  the  vinyl.  Now  those  are  the  only  holiday  al-­ But  before  it  was  an  excuse  for  naked  commercialism,  EXPV , UHDOO\ ZDQW WR KHDU WKHLU ÂżUVW FKRUGV EULQJLQJ EDFN Christmas  was  the  Great  Subsumer  of  Other  Holy  Days  (See  Dennis,  Page  5A)

Between The Lines

Regarding  Public  Service  Board  (PSB)  Docket  7970,  Vermont  Gas  Systems’  (VGS)  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project  (ANGP)  Phase  1:  Gov.  Shumlin,  the  Department  of  Public  Service,  legislators  and  businesses  are  supporting  a  permanent  build-­ out  that  would  deliver  natural  gas  to  only  21  percent  of  homes  in  Addison  County,  would  only  create  20  new  jobs  per  year  for  the  next  20  years,  and  would  reduce  Vermont’s  annual  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  by  less  than  1.2  percent,  all  at  a  cost  of  $90  million. Is  this  a  good  value? First,  ANGP  Phase  1  would  deliver  gas  to  only  3,000  homes  (21  percent  of  homes)  in  Addison  County,  primarily  in  Vergennes  and  Middlebury.  No  gas  service  for  Panton,  Waltham  or  Addison.  Some  people  in  Addison  and  Waltham  think  they  would  get  natural  gas  VHUYLFH LI WKH 36% LVVXHV D &HUWLÂż-­ cate  of  Public  Good  (CPG).  This  is  not  the  case.  Go  to  the  VGS  infor-­ mation  page  and  look  at  the  map  for  your  town.  Here  is  the  link:  http:// addisonnaturalgas.com/my-­town,  or  call  Vermont  Gas  Systems  (802-­ 863-­4511)  to  learn  if  you  would  receive  distribution  should  VGS  receive  a  CPG  for  Phase  1. Even  Monkton  would  not  receive  gas  service  through  approval  of  3KDVH , 9*6 ZRXOG KDYH WR ÂżOH IRU a  separate  CPG  for  a  gate  station  in  Monkton,  which  would  have  to  be  reviewed  and  approved  by  the  PSB  before  gas  distribution  would  occur.  There  is  no  deadline  for  natural  gas  service  in  Monkton’s  Memo  of  Understanding  with  Vermont  Gas. Second,  according  to  the  pre-­ ÂżOHG WHVWLPRQ\ E\ -HIIUH\ &DUU RQ behalf  of  VGS,  the  ANGP  Phase  I  would  create  400  jobs  over  20  years,  which  would  be  only  20  new  jobs  per  year,  at  a  cost  of  $225,000  per  job  ($90  million  divided  by  400  jobs).  There  are  no  natural  gas  transmission  line  construction  com-­ panies  in  Vermont.  Construction  of  the  pipeline  would  be  contracted  through  an  out-­of-­state  company,  and  most  construction  workers  would  be  imported. Third,  in  the  formal  proceedings  before  the  PSB,  VGS,  the  Depart-­ ment  of  Public  Service  (DPS)  and  the  Conservation  Law  Foundation  (CLF)  presented  testimony  regard-­ ing  life-­cycle  analyses  of  GHG  emissions.  All  neglected  to  address  the  most  important  question,  which  is,  is  the  amount  of  reduced  GHG  emissions  saved  worth  the  cost  of  the  project? On  behalf  of  the  Department  RI 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH :DOWHU 7- 3RRU presented  in  his  rebuttal  testimony  a  range  of  outcomes  for  reducing  Vermont’s  GHG  emissions  from  the  ANGP.  The  most  optimistic  outcome  for  a  reduction  in  GHG  emissions  is  2,219,601  tons  CO2  over  20  years.  This  ends  up  being  110,980  tons  of  CO2  per  year,  which  converts  to  100,681  metric  tons.  According  to  the  Vermont  Greenhouse  Gas  Emissions  Inven-­ tory  Update  1990-­2008,  Vermont’s  GHG  emissions  were  8.37  million  metric  tons  in  2008. Divide  100,681  metric  tons  by  8.37  million  metric  tons  emitted  in  2008,  and  the  result  is  only  a  1.2  percent  reduction  of  Vermont’s  annual  GHG  emissions.  The  GHG  emissions  reduction  would  certainly  be  less  than  1.2  percent,  as  Mr.  Poor  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

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Wieka Dykstra, 67, New Haven NEW  HAVEN  â€”  Wieka  Dykstra,  67,  New  Haven,  VT,  went  to  be  with  the  Lord  on  December  19,  2013  under  the  loving  care  of  her  family  at  Manatee  Memorial  Hospital.  Mrs.  Dykstra  was  born  on  January  6,  1946,  in  Friesland,  Holland,  to  her  parents  Benjamin  and  Ann  DeBoer.  Wieka  was  retired  from  B.F.  Goodrich  as  an  Accountant.  She  and  her  husband  were  winter  residents  of  Palmetto  for  over  5  years  and  called  New  Haven,  Vermont,  home.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church  in  Vermont  and  attended  Palmetto  Fellowship  Church  in  Palmetto,  Fla. Wieka  was  an  avid  reader  and  loved  to  travel  and  liked  to  do  cross-­ word  puzzles.  She  is  survived  by  her  loving  husband  of  47  years  Andy  Dykstra  of  New  Haven,  VT;Íž  a  daughter:  Stephanie  (Mark)  Davis  of  Marshalls  Creek,  PA;Íž  two  sons:  Michael Â

(Angie)  Dykstra  of  Monkton,  VT,  and  Derrick  (Claire)  Dykstra  of  New  Haven,  VT;Íž  a  brother:  Ben  DeBoer  of  Virginia;Íž  three  sisters:  Janet  Byma  of  Sussex,  NJ,  Wilma  Dykema  of  Ferrisburgh,  VT,  and  Ann  VanSolkema  of  Marshalls  Creek,  PA;Íž  a  sister-­in-­law:  Siest  DeBoer  RI &DQDGD ÂżYH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG many  loving  nieces  and  nephews.  She  was  preceded  in  death  by  her  parents;Íž  a  brother,  Arthur  DeBoer;Íž  and  a  sister,  Betty  Oskam.  A  Memorial  Service  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  January  4,  2014,  at  11  a.m.  at  the  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church  in  9HUJHQQHV 9HUPRQW ,Q OLHX Ă€RZ-­ ers  donations  may  be  made  in  her  loving  memory  to  Champlain  Valley  Christian  School  at  2  Church  St.,  WIEKA  DYKSTRA Vergennes,  VT  05491.  Online  condolences  may  be  left  at  www.pagetheusfuneralhome.com.  Funeral  Home  Chapel,  Leesburg,  Services  entrusted  to  Page-­Theus  )/ ¸

Jacqueline Burton, 90, of Grantham, N.H. WEYBRIDGE/GRANTHAM,  N.H.  â€”  Jacqueline  Bell  Burton,  90,  of  Grantham,  N.H.,  passed  away  peacefully  at  the  home  of  her  son  in  Weybridge,  Vt. She  was  born  Dec.  1,  1923,  in  Tulsa,  Okla.,  to  Florence  Mahr  Bell  and  Joseph  B.  Bell.  She  grew  up  in  Rye,  N.Y. She  married  Charles  Parkin Â

Wassell  and  resided  in  Westport,  Conn.  He  predeceased  her  in  May  of  1944  â€”  one  of  three  brothers  who  died  in  World  War  II.  She  is  survived  by  their  son  Peter,  his  wife  Jane  and  their  two  sons  in  Vermont. She  was  also  predeceased  by  her  husband  Thomas  Wells  Burton  in  January  of  1983  and  their  daughter Â

Jacqueline  Burton  in  August  of  2004.  She  is  survived  by  their  daughter  Georgene  B.  Muller  and  her  husband  Josef,  their  three  daughters  and  four  great-­grand  children  in  Austria. Donations  in  her  memory  can  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

Notes of appreciation Thanks  to  local  agencies  for  giving  the  gift  of  literacy The  Wells  Mountain  Foundation  of  Bristol  would  like  to  thank  the  following  Addison  County  social  service  agencies  for  their  participation  in  the  Book  Angel  Program:  Addison  County  Field  Office  of  Champlain  Valley  Head  Start,  Addison  Country  Parent  Child  Center,  HOPE  (Helping  Overcome  Poverty’s  Effects)  and  Middlebury  Family  Services  District  Office.  This  year  marks  the  15th  anniversary  of  our  Book  Angel  Program.  The  program  enables  parents  and  families  to  provide  their  children  with  books  during  the  holiday  season  and  aids  in  the  cultivation  of  life-­long  readers. We  love  getting  books  into  the  hands  of  young  people  and Â

parents.  For  some,  this  is  the  first  book  they  could  call  their  own.  We  hope  it  is  the  beginning  of  a  lifelong  love  of  reading. Approximately  400  children  in  Addison  County  will  be  enjoy-­ ing  their  new  books  this  holiday  season. WMF  Board  Members  Carol  Wells  and  Ruth  Bernstein  and  Programs  Coordinator  Nicole  Baker  have  enjoyed  matching  the  interests  of  toddlers,  children  and  young  adults  with  books  that  will  inspire  their  imaginations.  The  Book  Angel  program  has  provided  over  7,000  books  to  children  in  Addison  Country  since  1998. The  Wells  Mountain  Foundation  is  supported  primarily  by  individual  donations,  grants Â

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By  ELISE  TILLINGHAST One  of  my  family’s  cherished  Christmas  traditions,  back  at  our  farm  in  Virginia,  is  to  search  out  mistletoe  balls  growing  high  in  the  hedgerows.  Then  we  take  out  a  20-­gauge  shotgun  and  blast  them  to  pieces.  We  aren’t  doing  this  out  of  Yuletide  spite  â€”  there’s  simply  no  other  practical  way  to  harvest  a  plant  that  grows  on  thin  branches  high  above  the  ground.  When  peppered  with  birdshot,  oak  mistletoe  (Phoradendron  leucar-­ pum)  rains  down  in  sprigs.  These  look  pretty  tied  up  in  ribbons  and  hung  from  a  chandelier. In  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire,  mistletoe  balls  are  out  of  reach  in  an  absolute  sense;Íž  they  don’t  grow  here.  So,  as  I’ve  been  feeling  homesick  WKHVH SDVW ZHHNV , GHFLGHG WR ÂżQG out  what  mistletoe  species  live  this  far  north.  That  how  I  discovered  Eastern  dwarf  mistletoe.  It’s  a  small,  homely  plant,  although  it  does  have  an  interesting  visual  impact  on  spruce  boughs.  It’s  also  trigger-­happy.  It  turns  out  mistletoe  in  these  parts  doesn’t  get  shot  â€”  it  shoots.  And  its  frequent  target  is  Christmas  trees. Arceuthobeum  pusillium  grows  on  spruce  trees  (most  frequently  on  black  spruce),  and  less  commonly  on  other  conifers.  It  is  one  of  19  species  of  dwarf  mistletoe  native  to  the  United  States.  Like  all  mistletoes,  it’s  parasitic.  Although  capable  of  photosynthe-­ sis,  it  harvests  most  of  its  minerals,  sugar,  and  water  from  the  tissue  of  its  host  tree.  For  most  of  its  life  it  lives  hidden  from  view,  under  its  host  tree’s  bark.  An  extensive  web  of  cortical  strands  (imagine  the  runners  of  ground-­growing  ivy)  connect  to  â€œsinkersâ€?  â€”  similar  in  their  func-­ tion  to  roots  â€”  which  harvest  nutri-­ ents  from  the  tree’s  living  tissue  and  anchor  themselves  to  the  wood.  Signs  of  the  plant’s  presence  in  a  tree  include  crown  dieback,  swollen  branches,  and  messy,  dense  patches  of  growth  called  â€œwitches’  brooms.â€?  (Although  any  of  these  infestation  symptoms  may  have  other  causes.)  Although  dwarf  mistletoes  can  be  serious  forests  pests  in  other  parts  of  North  America,  none  of  the  foresters  I  checked  with  seemed  much  concerned  with  A.  pusillium.  Marshall  Patmos,  the  former  county  forester  for  Cheshire  County,  N.H.,  and  a  Christmas  tree  farmer,  takes  a  tolerant  view  of  mistletoe  infesta-­ tions.  Many  Christmas  tree  custom-­ ers,  he  says,  prefer  trees  with  a  little  character.  The  â€œelf  shelvesâ€?  created  by  mistletoe  and  other  tree  parasites  have  quirky  appeal,  as  do  old  bird Â

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Vet  visit DAISY  AND  BROWNIE  Troop  30194  recently  visited  Vergennes  Animal  Hospital  for  a  tour  and  a  glimpse  RI OLIH DV D YHWHULQDULDQ 'U *UHJ &DUOWRQ KRVWHG WKH WURRS DQG JDYH WKHP ÂżUVW KDQG H[SHULHQFH LQ WUHDW ing  a  dog.  The  girls  took  turns  wrapping  the  leg  of  Carlton’s  dog,  Sumo.  They  say  he  made  an  awesome  patient.  The  troop  is  led  by  Jessa  Karki.

Recess  inventory  of  available  sporting  spots,  (Continued  from  Page  1A) so,  activities  hosted  in  local  partner  Consalvo  and  Wolff  decided  to  work  with  various  Vermont  businesses  to  facilities  and  businesses. “It’s  about  doing  something  in  an  link  their  employees  with  healthy  hour  that’s  enriching  and  is  an  ac-­ and/or  enlightening  lunch  hour  di-­ tual  break  from  your  workday,â€?  said  versions. “We  really  moved  from  a  group  Consalvo,  a  28-­year-­old  Cornwall  of  people  wanting  to  make  it  easy  to  resident. Consalvo  graduated  from  Middle-­ play  pick-­up  sports,  to  a  group  inter-­ ested  in  unlocking  spaces  bury  College  in  2009.  and  connecting  anybody  He  enjoyed  his  time  â€œWe moved there  and  played  on  the  from a group to  anything  we  could  in  the  middle  of  the  day,â€?  Panther  soccer  team  for  of people Consalvo  said.  â€œIt  was  three  years.  sort  of,  â€˜What  could  you  He  bounced  around  a  wanting to little  after  earning  his  di-­ make it easy do  with  your  lunch  break  if  you  had  a  company  ploma,  dividing  his  time  to play pickGHGLFDWHG WR ÂżQGLQJ FRRO at  various  carpentry-­ up sports, things  for  you  to  do?’â€? related  jobs  in  Vermont  While  Recess’s  princi-­ and  in  Austin,  Texas,  to a group pals  and  supporters  knew  where  his  family  resides.  interested a  lot  about  Middlebury  While  back  in  Vermont,  in unlocking recreation  opportunities,  Consalvo  connected  spaces and they  realized  they  had  to  with  Andy  Rossmeissl,  ¿UVW IRFXV RQ D PDUNHW co-­founder  of  Brighter  connecting with  more  people,  more  Planet.  Formerly  based  anybody to in  Middlebury,  Brighter  anything we businesses  and  more  rec-­ reation  and  entertainment  Planet  developed  a  â€œcar-­ centers.  So  they  targeted  bon  footprint  calculatorâ€?  could in the that  allows  people  to  middle of the the  Burlington  area.  They  found  a  willing  partner  in  compute  how  they  are  day.â€? individually  contribut-­ — Alex Consalvo The  Edge  Sports  &  Fit-­ ness  in  Williston  and  have  ing  to  greenhouse  gas  reached  out  to  other  ven-­ emissions,  while  pre-­ scribing  ways  they  can  reduce  those  ues,  like  the  Burlington  YMCA  and  emissions.  The  company  also  co-­ Burlington  Parks  and  Recreation  De-­ developed  a  â€œgreenâ€?  credit  card  that  partment. “We  asked,  â€˜Do  you  have  empty  provides  resources  to  environmental  causes  when  it  is  used  for  purchases. space  and  would  you  like  us  to  help  Rossmeissl  provided  a  valuable  \RX ÂżOO LW"ϫ &RQVDOYR UHFDOOHG The  answer  was  â€œyes,â€?  so  Recess  sounding  board  for  Consalvo  as  he  considered  his  entrepreneurial  op-­ RIÂżFLDOV FRQWDFWHG DUHD EXVLQHVVHV WR see  if  they  would  like  to  extend  some  tions. “He  was  welcoming  while  I  was  lunch  break  options  to  their  employ-­ ÂżJXULQJ RXW ZKDW WR GR ´ &RQVDOYR ees.  The  answer,  again,  was  â€œyes.â€? In  the  roughly  seven  months  since  said. It  was  while  the  two  friends  were  it  got  off  the  ground,  Recess  has  playing  pick-­up  sports  together  that  EHHQ ÂżQGLQJ DQ LQFUHDVLQJ QXPEHU RI Consalvo  got  some  inspiration  for  suitors.  Among  them:  Seventh  Gen-­ what  would  become  Recess.  They  eration  and  Dealer.com.  A  total  of  enjoyed  playing  basketball  together  268  people  have  participated  in  Re-­ but  at  times  were  unable  to  secure  a  cess-­coordinated  events  â€”  includ-­ court  in  the  Middlebury  area  to  play. ing  soccer,  basketball,  rock  climbing  â€œWe  thought,  â€˜Why  is  this  so  and  â€œpickleballâ€?  (think  tennis  played  hard?’â€?  Consalvo  recalled.  â€œWe  are  ZLWK KDUG SDGGOHV DQG D ZLIĂ€H EDOO Consalvo  hopes  Recess  will  have  so  interconnected.â€? Consalvo,  soon  joined  by  fellow  harnessed  10-­12  corporate  clients  Middlebury  graduate  Ward  Wolff,  and  be  serving  thousands  of  people  determined  they  weren’t  the  only  by  next  April. It’s  not  going  to  be  just  about  ones  caught  in  a  scheduling  conun-­ drum  for  daytime  recreation  space.  sports.  Organizers  also  want  to  line  They  decided  to  work  on  a  software  up  lunch  break  opportunities  like  application,  or  â€œapp,â€?  for  people  to  cooking  classes  and  author  readings  for  those  who  might  be  physically  see  when  space  might  be  available. But  the  app  idea  morphed  into  limited  or  unable  to  do  sports. “Recess  wants  to  be  involved  in  something  bigger,  which  turned  into  Recess.  Rather  than  simply  taking  wellness,  in  general,â€?  Consalvo  said. Â

Bristol (Continued  from  Page  1A) LaRose  said.  â€œBut,  the  majority  of  our  personnel  choose  to  take  on  the  extra  responsibility  and  training  to  do  it.â€? 7R EH FHUWLÂżHG ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV WDNH an  18-­hour  course  with  the  Vermont  Fire  Service  Training  Council.  Six  hours  are  spent  in  the  classroom,  DQG WKH UHPDLQLQJ LQ WKH ÂżHOG The  Bristol  Rescue  Squad  began  providing  extrication  services  in  the  mid-­1980s.  About  10  years  ago,  the  Bristol  Fire  Department  took  on  this  role,  LaRose  said. Up  until  this  point,  the  vehicle  ex-­ WULFDWLRQ VHUYLFH WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW provides  has  not  cost  taxpayers  a  cent.  Previous  purchases  of  equip-­ ment  have  been  funding  by  the  pri-­ vate  N.H.  Munsill  Hook  and  Ladder  Company,  and  through  grants. 7KH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW XVHG WKHVH funds  to  purchase  new  hydraulic  tools  and  30  pairs  of  extrication  coveralls,  all  at  no  cost  to  the  town,  LaRose  said.  Over  time,  some  of Â

“We  want  to  catalyze  activity.â€? Each  subscribing  business  will  get  its  own  Recess  website  for  employee  access  to  nearby  lunchtime  activities.  Employees  are  asked  to  sign  up  and  are  then  informed  if  the  chosen  ac-­ tivity  has  drawn  enough  participants  to  be  staged.  Participants  are  sent  reminders,  including  notes  on  what  items  or  equipment  to  bring  with  them. Consalvo  and  Wolff  are  also  con-­ sidering  a  â€œpay-­per-­eventâ€?  fee  sys-­ tem  for  Recess. Ultimately,  the  Recess  founders  would  like  to  export  the  services  to  other  communities  throughout  Ver-­ mont  and  the  U.S. “We  are  incubating  the  business  LQ %XUOLQJWRQ DQG ÂżJXULQJ RXW KRZ this  scales  so  we  won’t  have  to  do  as  much  heavy  lifting  in  the  next  place  we  go,â€?  Consalvo  said. More  information  about  Recess  can  be  found  online  at  the  website  recess.io  and  on  Facebook.

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these  suits  became  worn  and  need  to  be  replaced. Last  year,  the  Bristol  Fire  De-­ partment  responded  to  115  calls,  30  of  which  were  motor  vehicle  acci-­ GHQWV 7KRVH ÂżJXUHV LQFOXGH PXWXDO aid  calls,  where  the  department  re-­ sponds  to  neighboring  communi-­ ties.  LaRose  said  it  is  important  that  the  department  stay  up  to  date  with  ¿UHÂżJKWLQJ SUDFWLFHV DQG KDYH WKH proper  equipment. “In  order  to  stay  viable,  you  need  to  stay  up  with  current  standards,â€?  LaRose  said.  â€œYou  don’t  see  the  high  volume  of  house  and  structure  ¿UHV WKDW \RX XVHG WR QRZ WKHUH DUH different  types  of  calls.â€? /D5RVH QRWHG WKLV LV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH the  department  has  asked  for  tax-­ payer  funds  for  their  extrication  services.  â€œWe  appreciate  the  support  of  the  selectboard  and  taxpayers,â€?  LaRose  said.  â€œWe  work  hard  to  help  allevi-­ ate  the  burden  from  the  taxpayer.â€?

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Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Dec.  26,  12:30-­2  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Stick  and  puck  hockey  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Dec.  26,  2:15-­3:30  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center. Â

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Story  hour  for  kids  in  Monkton.  Friday,  Dec.  27,  10-­11  a.m.,  Russell  Memorial  Library.  With  a  song,  story  and  craft.  Info:  453-­4471.  Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Dec.  27,  11  a.m.-­12:15  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Dec.  27,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paul’s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Peter’s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Menu:  chili,  corn  bread,  salad  and  dessert. Â

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public  skating  at  the  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Made  possible  by  American  Legion  Post  27.  Free  public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Dec.  31,  8-­9:30  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Annual  New  Year’s  Eve  free  event,  sponsored  by  the  Middlebury  Rec  Department.  New  Year’s  Eve  party  in  Middlebury  Tuesday,  Dec.  31,  8  p.m.  -­  Wednesday,  Jan.  1,  12:30  a.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Ring  in  the  New  Year  with  live  music  and  dancing.  Food  and  drink  available  with  free  champagne  at  midnight.  Tickets  $15,  available  at  WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH-­ ater.org. Â

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Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meet-­ ing  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  2,  6-­8  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Rock  Day  Potluck  followed  by  a  general  meeting,  show  and  tell,  and  spin  in.  Info:  453-­5960. Â

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*UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ &OXE KLNH RU VQRZ-­ shoe  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  Silver  Lake.  Easy-­to-­moderate  hike  or  snowshoe,  approximately  2  miles  round  trip,  with  the  option  of  an  additional  2-­mile  walk  around  the  lake.  Contact  leader  Kathy  Duclos  at  453-­2149  or  kduclos@gmavt.net  for  meeting  time  and  place  and  additional  information.  The  Sky  Blue  Boys  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Old-­time  coun-­ try  concert,  part  of  the  Burnham  Music  Series.  Tickets  $8  adults,  $3  for  seniors  and  children,  available  at  the  door.  Info:  388-­6863. Â

L IV E M U S I C &UD]\KHDUVH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Tuesday,  Dec.  31,  10  p.m.-­2  a.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Andric  Severance  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  9,  7-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  7KH %RE 0DF.HQ]LH %DQG LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  Jan.  10,  6-­9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Gumbo  YaYa  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  10,  8-­11  p.m.  51  Main.

*UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ &OXE KLNH RU VQRZ-­ shoe  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Dec.  28,  meet-­ ing  time  and  place  TBD.  Hike  By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  or  snowshoe  to  Abbey  Pond  on  Organizations,  Government  &  newly  upgraded  trails.  Moderate,  Politics,  Bingo,  Fund-­Raising  Sales,  4.6  miles  round  trip  with  1,260-­foot  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL- Adult: Mon. AM Wheel, Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  elevation  gain.  Contact  leader  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Kathy  Duclos  at  453-­2149  for  meet-­ Mon. PM Oils, Tues. Block Printing with Ray Hudson, Weds. Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  ing  place  and  time  and  information.  Watercolors, Weds AM Int/Adv Oils, Thurs. AM Beg/Int Oils, Programs. Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Sat. Digital Photography, Monet 2, Feb. 1st from 10-12. FARMERS’  MARKETS Saturday,  Dec.  28,  11  a.m.-­12:15  Children’s: Mon. Wheel, Weds. Wheel, Thurs. Hand Building, Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Winter  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  hours  Saturdays,  9:30  a.m.-­1  Weds. Leonardo’s Workshop. Contact Barb at 247-3702, p.m.  at  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org School  November-­December  and  March-­April.  Local  produce,  meats,  LEARN TO DANCE – East Coast Swing Sunday afternoons, Stick  and  puck  hockey  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  January 5, 12, 19, 26. No experience required. Classes held in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  at the Cornwall Town Hall on Rte 30. $40 for 4 week series, Dec.  29,  12:15-­1:30  p.m.,  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  Memorial  Sports  Center.  www.MiddleburyFarmersMarket. of a one hour lesson each week. For information: www. Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  org  or  on  Facebook. champlainvalleydance.com Call John at (802) 897-7500. Sunday,  Dec.  29,  1:45-­3:15  p.m.,  Orwell  Farmers’  Market.  Fridays,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  June-­October,  3-­6  p.m.,  town  green. FUNDRAISING  SALES &DLWOLQ &DQW\ LQ %UDQGRQ  Saturday,  Jan.  4,  Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Vergennes.  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Singer/songwriter  Monday,  12:30-­8  p.m.;  Tuesday-­Friday,  12:30-­5  Caitlin  Canty  will  be  backed  by  the  ambidextrous  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Wide  variety  of  Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Matt  Lorenz,  a  one-­man  band  who  simultaneously  books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  Dec.  30,  12:30-­2  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  plays  guitar,  percussion,  violin  and  harmonies.  programs  and  materials. Center.  Admission  $15.  Reserve  tickets  early;  Canty  has  Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  Stick  and  puck  hockey  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  sold  out  in  the  past.  Reservations  at  802-­465-­4071  13,  2012.  Thursday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;  Dec.  30,  2:15-­3:30  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Sales  support  the  purchase  The  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  in  concert  in  Ripton.  of  materials  for  the  circulating  library  collections. Saturday,  Jan.  4,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  House.  Vermont’s  own  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  a.m.-­3  p.m.  Info:  388-­4095. play  classic  country  and  honky-­tonk  music  mixed  Ripton  United  Methodist  Church  Flea  Market/Farmers’  Public  skating  in  Middlebury.  with  elements  of  rockabilly,  boogie-­woogie,  blue-­ Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­noon  until  late  fall.  Food,  Tuesday,  Dec.  31,  9-­10:30  a.m.,  grass,  Western  swing  and  hillbilly  blues.  One-­hour  antiques,  quilts,  books  and  more.  Vendors’  fees  Memorial  Sports  Center.  open  mike  at  7:30  p.m.  followed  by  the  featured  EHQHÂżW FKXUFK UHVWRUDWLRQ ,QIR Figure  skating  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Dec.  31,  SHUIRUPHUV 5HIUHVKPHQWV EHQHÂżW )ULHQGV RI WKH St.  Peter’s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peter’s.  As  10:45-­11:45  a.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  New  Haven  Library.  Adults  $10,  seniors  and  teens  of  Aug.  5,  2013:  Closed  until  further  notice. Special  senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  $8,  children  $3.  Community  House  is  wheelchair  Two  Brothers  Tavern’s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  Dec.  31,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  accessible  but  restrooms  are  not.  Info:  388-­9782.  Monday.  10  percent  of  entire  day’s  proceeds  go  to  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  a  luncheon  of  designated  charity. chicken  a  la  king,  mashed  potatoes,  stir-­fry  blend  '$1&( 086,& $576 ('8&$7,21 vegetables,  oatmeal  bread  and  chocolate  cake.  Bat  habitat  walk  in  New  Haven.  Saturdays,  Aug.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  3-­Nov.  2,  10-­11:30  a.m.  Treleven  Farm.  Walk  the  Business  workshop  on  cloud  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  woods  with  Don  and  Cheryl  Mitchell  and  learn  how  computing  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  ACTR:  388-­1946.  they  have  enhanced  the  summer  habitat  there  for  Jan.  8,  8:30-­10  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  A  free  Adult  stick  &  puck  hockey  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  roosting  bats.  Info:  treleven.wordpress.com. 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Boogie-­woogie VERMONT’S  OWN  STARLINE  Rhythm  Boys  will  play  classic  country  and  honky-­tonk  music  at  the  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  on  Sat-­ urday,  Jan.  4. Conversational  Spanish  group  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  11  a.m.-­12:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Fluency  is  desir-­ DEOH EXW IXQFWLRQDOLW\ LV VXIÂżFLHQW &DOO OHDGHU 'DYLG Forman  for  info:  453-­2118. &UDIW ZRUNVKRS LQ )RUHVW 'DOH 7XHVGD\ S P Living  Waters  Assembly  of  God  Church,  Route  53.  Free  workshop  for  knitting,  crocheting,  or  other  FUDIWV &RIIHH VHUYHG ,QIR 'UXP &ROOHFWLYH *URXS GUXPPLQJ (YHU\ 0RQGD\ D P 0DSOH 6W LQ WKH 0DUEOH :RUNV DW Huard  Studio.  Led  by  local  percussionist  Will  Smith.  Open  to  all.  Info:  www.drumcollective.org. 'UXP JDWKHULQJ LQ %ULVWRO /DVW )ULGD\ RI WKH 0RQWK p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont.  Info:  453-­5982  or  www.recycledreadingofvt.com. French  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Saturday  (deuxième  Samedi)  of  the  month,  1  p.m.,  ORFDWLRQ YDULHV (QMR\ FDVXDO FRQYHUVDWLRQ DOO OHYHOV welcome.  Info:  slater@middlebury.edu. Jam  session  for  teens  in  Middlebury.  Second  and  IRXUWK 7KXUVGD\V RI HDFK PRQWK S P $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 7HHQ &HQWHU 0DLQ 6W %ULQJ \RXU own  instrument  or  borrow  one  of  ours.  To  register,  FDOO 5RELQ RU -XWWD DW -RXUQDOLQJ IRU 6HOI 'LVFRYHU\ JURXS LQ /LQFROQ 7KLUG Thursday  of  every  month,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  ,QIR .QLWWLQJ DQG 5XJ +RRNLQJ LQ %UDQGRQ )LUVW DQG WKLUG :HGQHVGD\V RI HDFK PRQWK S P %UDQGRQ /LEUDU\ 3URMHFW VKDULQJ LGHD JDWKHULQJ DQG textile  camaraderie. .QLWWLQJ JURXS LQ %UDQGRQ 7KXUVGD\ S P %UDQGRQ Senior  Center.  247-­3121. Knitting  group  in  Vergennes.  Third  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­1  S P %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ ,QIRUPDO DVVLVWDQFH provided.  Arabella  Holzapfel,  443-­5284  (weekdays),  877-­2172  (evenings)  or  araho@verizon.net. Maiden  Vermont  women’s  barbershop  chorus,  under  WKH GLUHFWLRQ RI /LQGL %RUWQH\ LV RSHQ WR ZRPHQ of  all  ages.  The  group  sings  four-­part  a  cappella  music  from  traditional  barbershop  to  doo-­wop  and  %URDGZD\ 5HKHDUVDOV 7KXUVGD\V S P Cornwall  School.  Info:  989-­5435  or  go  to  www.maid-­ envermont.com. Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus.  Mead  Chapel.  Open  to  all  singers  without  auditions.  Conductor  -HII 5HKEDFK PDQDJHU 0DU\ /RQJH\ Otter  Creek  Choral  Society  in  Vergennes.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  &KXUFK VWDUWLQJ 6HSW 'LUHFWHG E\ :D\QH +REEV ,QIR &RQQLH DW 3DUOHU )UDQoDLV &RPPH 'HV 9DFKHV (VSDJQROHV (YHU\ 7KXUVGD\ S P % :HVW 6W LQ %ULVWRO DERYH 3DLJH &DPSEHOO &RQYHUVDWLRQDO )UHQFK for  speakers  of  all  abilities.  Info:  453-­2285. Russian  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  First  and  WKLUG 6XQGD\ S P 6SDUNOLQJ &ROOHJH 6W RU LQIR#VSDUNOLQJYW FRP Sacred  Harp  (Shape  Note)  Sing.  Second  Sunday,  1-­3  p.m.  Middlebury.  All  ages  and  levels  of  experience  ZHOFRPH 'HEE\ RU ZZZ IDVROD RUJ 6SDQLVK FRQYHUVDWLRQ JURXS LQ %UDQGRQ (YHU\ Saturday,  11  a.m.  The  Inside  Scoop,  next  to  the  %UDQGRQ ,QQ $OO DELOLWLHV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU Spanish  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  D P QRRQ ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ ,QIR Teen  movie  night  in  Middlebury.  First  Friday  of  every  PRQWK S P $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 7HHQ &HQWHU Main  St. Twist  O’  Wool  Guild.  First  Thursdays,  7  p.m.  American  Legion  on  Wilson  Road. Vermont  Ukulele  Society.  Second  and  fourth  Mondays,  EHJLQQHUV S P UHJXODU VHVVLRQ S P DW +RZGHQ +DOO LQ %ULVWRO &DOO RU VHH KWWS YWXNHV ZHEV FRP IRU LQIR ([WUD XNXOHOHV IRU beginners. HEALTH  &  PARENTING $GXOW $'+' VXSSRUW JURXS LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 6HFRQG :HGQHVGD\ S P )RFXV 5HVHDUFK &HQWHU 6RXWK 3OHDVDQW 6W ,QIR RU 'HEELH# focusresourcecenter.com. $OFRKROLFV $QRQ\PRXV %UDQGRQ %ULVWRO 0LGGOHEXU\ New  Haven,  North  Ferrisburgh,  Ripton,  Vergennes.  Alcoholics  Anonymous  holds  meetings  seven  days  a  week  throughout  Addison  County.  For  times,  loca-­ tions  and  information  on  twelve-­step,  discussion,  As  %LOO 6HHV ,W %LJ %RRN ZRPHQÂśV DQG PHQÂśV PHHW-­ ings,  call  388-­9284  or  visit  www.aavt.org/aamtg9. htm#Legend. Al-­Anon  and  Alateen  meetings  in  Middlebury.  See  vermontalanonalateen.org/meetings.php  for  meet-­ ings  days,  times  and  locations. $W :LWV (QG 0LGGOHEXU\ 0RQGD\V S P 7KH Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. $XWLVP 6XSSRUW 'DLO\ )LUVW 0RQGD\ S P 1HZ Haven  Congregational  Church.  Support  for  fami-­ lies  affected  by  autism.  Online  support  at  www. DXWLVPVXSSRUWGDLO\ FRP /\QQ *HRUJH Milly  Jackson,  545-­2335. $XWLVP 3DUHQW 6XSSRUW *URXS LQ 1HZ +DYHQ 6HFRQG 7KXUVGD\ 6DSSKLUH &HQWHU 5LYHUV %HQG 5RDG &KLOGFDUH QRW DYDLODEOH $QMDQHWWH 6LGDZD\ 388-­3887. %ORRG SUHVVXUH DQG IRRW FOLQLFV 6SRQVRUHG E\ $GGLVRQ

&RXQW\ +RPH +HDOWK DQG +RVSLFH %ULQJ EDVLQ DQG towel  for  foot  care.  Clinics  that  fall  on  holidays  will  be  held  the  week  after  on  the  same  day.  388-­7259. %ULGSRUW *UDQJH +DOO )LUVW :HGQHVGD\ a.m.-­noon. %ULVWRO $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 6HFRQG :HGQHVGD\ a.m.-­noon.  Middlebury:  Commons.  Second  Thursday,  9  a.m.-­noon  D P IRU &RPPRQV UHVLGHQWV RQO\ 0LGGOHEXU\ 5XVV 6KROHV 7KLUG )ULGD\ D P QRRQ Vergennes:  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  First  7XHVGD\ D P QRRQ D P IRU $UPRU\ /DQH residents  only).  %RQH %XLOGHUV FODVV (YHU\ 0RQGD\ DQG :HGQHVGD\ D P %UDQGRQ 6HQLRU &HQWHU )UHH %RQH %XLOGHUV FODVV LQ /LQFROQ /LQFROQ /LEUDU\ 7XHVGD\ and  Thursday,  4-­5  p.m. %UDLQ ,QMXU\ 6XSSRUW *URXS LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 6HFRQG 7XHVGD\ S P +DQQDIRUG &DUHHU &HQWHU 5RRP )RU VXUYLYRUV IDPLO\ PHPEHUV DQG FDUHJLYHUV ,QIR RU OLVDEHUQDUGLQ#JPDLO FRP %UDLQ ,QMXU\ 6XSSRUW *URXS 3URMHFW RI &URZQ 3RLQW 1 < (YHU\ RWKHU 7KXUVGD\ S P &URZQ 3RLQW 5G &URZQ 3RLQW 1 < &DOO IRU GDWHV %ULVWRO 3OD\JURXS (YHU\ 7XHVGD\ VWDUWLQJ 6HSW D P )LUVW %DSWLVW &KXUFK )RU FKLO-­ GUHQ IURP ELUWK WR \HDUV /HG E\ 'DYLG 6DQGOHU 6SRQVRUHG E\ WKH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 3DUHQW &KLOG Center.  388-­3171. Car  seat  safety  check  in  Middlebury.  Middlebury  9ROXQWHHU $PEXODQFH $VVRFLDWLRQ &ROOLQV 'ULYH First  Saturday  of  every  month,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m. &KLOGELUWK &ODVVHV 3RUWHU +RVSLWDO RIIHUV VHYHUDO options  in  childbirth  classes.  Schedules  and  applica-­ tions:  382-­3413  or  www.portermedical.org/outreach. html. Childcare  Class.  Thursdays  at  4:15  p.m.  Lincoln  /LEUDU\ 'LVDEOHG $PHULFDQ 9HWHUDQV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 2WWHU 9DOOH\ 'LVDEOHG $PHULFDQ 9HWHUDQV &KDSWHU PHHW WKH ÂżUVW 0RQGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P at  the  Middlebury  American  Legion.  New  members  welcome. Family  Caregiver  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  (OGHUO\ 6HUYLFHV ([FKDQJH 6W 7KLUG Fridays. Foot  care  clinic,  also  blood  pressure  and  pulse  moni-­ WRUV %ULGSRUW *UDQJH )LUVW 0RQGD\V RI even  months. Hellenbach  Cancer  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Call  IRU LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG PHHWLQJ WLPHV +,9 7HVWLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 2SHQ 'RRU &OLQLF Free  and  anonymous.  Call  for  appointment. La  Leche  League  of  Addison  County  in  Middlebury.  )LUVW 7KXUVGD\ D P DW -XQHEXJ LQ WKH 6WDU Mill.  Info:  382-­1589. Memory  screenings  in  Middlebury.  First  Tuesdays,  by  appointment.  Free.  Appointments:  385-­3711  or  nschaedel@hphrc.org. 0LGGOHEXU\ 3OD\JURXS (YHU\ 7XHVGD\ D P 0HPRULDO %DSWLVW &KXUFK 6RXWK 3OHDVDQW 6WUHHW )RU FKLOGUHQ IURP ELUWK WR \HDUV /HG E\ 0HODQLH 5RRW 6SRQVRUHG E\ WKH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 3DUHQW Child  Center.  388-­3171. 0RQGD\ 3OD\JURXS LQ %UDQGRQ 0RQGD\V ZKHQ VFKRROV DUH RSHQ D P 6W 7KRPDV (SLVFRSDO &KXUFK GRZQVWDLUV 5XQ E\ %UDQGRQ 5HFUHDWLRQ 'HSDUWPHQW 1$0, 97 )DPLO\ 6XSSRUW *URXS LQ %UDQGRQ )LUVW 0RQGD\ S P %UDQGRQ 0XVHXP DW WKH 6WHSKHQ $ 'RXJODV %LUWKSODFH )RU IDPLO\ PHPEHUV and  close  friends  of  a  loved  one  with  a  serious  PHQWDO LOOQHVV 0DU\ RU 1$0, RIÂżFH Narcotics  Anonymous  Road  to  Recovery  Group.  0LGGOHEXU\ S P 7KH 7XUQLQJSRLQW &HQWHU LQ WKH Marble  Works.  388-­4249. 1DWXUDO %HJLQQLQJV %UHDVWIHHGLQJ 6XSSRUW *URXS 7KLUG 7XHVGD\ D P QRRQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI +HDOWK :,& RIÂżFH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 7DXJKW E\ 9LFNL .LUE\ 51 ,%&/& RU 2SHQ 'RRU &OLQLF 7XHVGD\ DQG 7KXUVGD\ HYHQLQJV LQ Middlebury.  Free  health  care  for  low-­income,  unin-­ VXUHG SHRSOH 2YHUHDWHUV $QRQ\PRXV LQ %ULVWRO 6DWXUGD\ S P 'RZQVWDLUV LQ WKH /DZUHQFH 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ %DE\VLWWLQJ DYDLODEOH IRXUWK 6DWXUGD\ RU 1R PHHWLQJ )HE Overeaters  Anonymous  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  noon.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249. 3OD\ JURXS IRU SUHVFKRRO FKLOGUHQ 8QLWHG &KXUFK RI /LQFROQ :HGQHVGD\V D P -HQ Goodyear,  453-­8589. 326.97 3DUHQWV RI 6SHFLDO .LGV 9HUPRQW 6HFRQG Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Congregational  &KXUFK 3DUHQW VXSSRUW JURXS 7RSLFV LQFOXGH ,(3V services  offered  in  Addison  County,  divorce,  parents’  rights,  sleep  problems,  general  teen-­age  issues  and  more.  Join  online  group  at  health.groups.yahoo. FRP JURXS 326.97B0(0%(56 0LOO\ -DFNVRQ $Q 'XFORV &ROOLHU 3UHVFKRROHU 2SHQ *\P LQ )HUULVEXUJK )ULGD\V a.m.  Oct.  3  through  end  of  April.  Closed  school  holi-­ GD\V )UHH SOD\ LQ WKH JXP %ULQJ WULNHV ELNHV VFRRW-­ ers  and  helmets.  Toddler  push  carts,  wagons,  ball Â

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See  a  full  listing  of Â

ON G O I N G E V E NT S in  the  Thursday  edition  of  the

Addison Independent and  on  the  Web  at

www.addisonindependent.com

  Congratulations  to  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  for  receiving  a  $500.00  grant  from  Exxon-­Mobil  Education  Alliance  Program.  The  school  will  be  using  the  money  for  their  Four  Winds  program. 3UHVHQWLQJ WKH FKHFN WR WZR ¿IWK JUDGHUV .DWH DQG +DUULHW $QGHUVRQ LV .DUULH %HHEH PDQDJHU RI WKH 0DSOH¿HOGV LQ Middlebury.

Middlebury Inn

and the Town Hall Theater

2014

Present a New Year’s Eve Special Event! December 31, 2013 6:30pm-10:30pm $85 Adults plus Tax (Gratuity & Wine Included)

Join us on December 31st for a special evening featuring: 6:30 pm ~ Hor D’oeuvres in the Inn Lobby 7:30pm ~ Dinner in our Founder’s Ballroom A 4-Course Dinner with Filet Mignon, Lobster Tail or Roasted Vegetable Lasagna Wine with Dinner & Cash Bar Dinner Theater Created and Directed by Douglas Anderson 10:30 ~ Join with revelers at the Town Hall Theater for Music and Dancing to ring in the New Year! Morgan’s Tavern will be serving dinner also 7:00pm-10:00pm Call today to join us and celebrate this New Year’s Eve! {802} 388 4961 | 14 Court Square | www.middleburyinn.com {802} 388 1436 | THT Box Office | www.townhalltheater.org

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Pipeline (Continued  from  Page  1A) Scores  of  people  turned  out  at  a  Sept.  10  PSB  hearing  to  speak  against  the  project,  based  on  safety,  environmental  and  property  rights  concerns. Middlebury  resident  Ross  Con-­ rad  was  among  the  many  who  spoke  against  the  project  during  the  past  year. “By  law  the  PSB  did  not  consider  the  impact  of  fracking  when  approv-­ LQJ D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG IRU the  pipeline  and  ignored  the  obvious,  that  we  are  all  connected  and  we  can’t  allow  others  to  pollute  the  air,  water  and  food  we  all  share  in  this  global  economy  without  it  coming  back  to  haunt  us,â€?  Conrad  said. “This  is  just  another  example  of  policy  makers  and  bureaucrats  un-­ derestimating  the  environmental  cri-­ sis  while  overestimating  the  ability  of  the  economy  to  mitigate  stagnant  wages  in  the  face  of  increasing  costs  of  living,â€?  he  added.  â€œI  fail  to  see  how  building  new  permanent  fossil  fuel  infrastructure  will  help  Vermont  reach  its  renewable  energy  goals.  The  approval  of  this  pipeline  appears  to  be  a  step  backwards  and  evidence  that  our  political  and  economic  sys-­ tem  is  not  up  to  the  task  before  us.â€? But  the  PSB  decided  the  project Â

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The  Phase  1  project  will  cut  heat-­ ing  costs  for  consumers  and  reduce  greenhouse  gas  emissions  by  up  to  25  percent,  according  to  Vermont  *DV RIÂżFLDOV Prospective  local  consumers  of  the  natural  gas  weighed  in  on  the  deci-­ sion. “The  availability  of  natural  gas  at  our  Middlebury  cheese  and  whey  IDFLOLW\ ZLOO VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ ORZHU RXU energy  costs  and  increase  the  returns  earned  by  the  dairy  farm  families  who  own  Cabot,â€?  said  Bob  Wel-­ lington,  senior  vice  president  at  Agri-­Mark/Cabot  Dairy  Coopera-­ tive.  â€œNatural  gas  service  will  also  eliminate  the  current  use  of  fuel  oil  being  trucked  in  daily  so  it  is  a  win-­ win  for  the  environment  as  well.  It  is  important  to  get  this  pipeline  in  place  as  soon  as  possible.â€? Vergennes  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  also  praised  the  PSB  deci-­ sion,  and  referred  to  a  recent  vote  in  which  city  residents  backed  the  city  council’s  support  for  the  pipeline.  â€œVergennes  made  it  clear  on  Dec.  WKDW WKH\ ZDQW WKH EHQHÂżWV WKDW Chittenden  and  Franklin  counties  have  enjoyed  from  natural  gas  ser-­ vice,â€?  said  Hawley.  â€œWe  have  1,135  dwelling  units  and  about  200  busi-­ nesses  in  Vergennes  and  almost  all Â

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of  them  will  have  access  to  natural  gas  service.  The  only  area  that  will  not  receive  service  in  2015  are  two  houses  and  one  business  at  the  re-­ mote  north  end  of  Comfort  Hill.  So  other  than  these  three  properties,  ev-­ eryone  else  will  have  access  to  Ver-­ PRQW *DV ´ *RY 3HWHU 6KXPOLQ LVVXHG WKH following  statement  about  the  PSB  decision:  â€œThe  Vermont  Public  Ser-­ vice  Board  got  it  right.  This  project  gives  our  businesses  and  indus-­ tries,  as  well  as  residential  homes,  a  fuel  choice  that  is  cleaner  and  cheaper  than  what  many  of  them  are  currently  using.  That’s  good  for  growing  jobs  and  strengthen-­ ing  economic  development  in  that  region,  just  as  it  has  been  for  Chit-­ tenden  and  Franklin  counties  for  decades.  I  am  very  pleased  with  the  board’s  decision.â€? The  PSB  decision  includes  several  FRQGLWLRQV WKDW 9HUPRQW *DV ZLOO be  required  to  meet,  in  connection  with  the  project’s  construction  and  implementation.  The  company  will  work  with  its  regulators  and  other  stakeholders  to  ensure  these  condi-­ WLRQV DUH VDWLVÂżHG DFFRUGLQJ WR 9HU-­ PRQW *DV RIÂżFLDOV Monkton  selectboard  member  John  Phillips  said  he  was  not  sur-­

prised  that  the  Public  Service  Board  granted  approval  for  the  project. “It  was  expected  all  along,â€?  Phil-­ lips  said. Phillips  said  he  felt  it  was  im-­ portant  that  his  town  negotiated  a  Memorandum  of  Understand-­ LQJ ZLWK 9HUPRQW *DV ODVW VSULQJ so  that  the  company  could  make  changes  to  lessen  the  effect  of  the  pipeline  on  residents  and  their  prop-­ erties,  through  which  the  lines  will  run. For  example,  in  the  original  pro-­ posal,  the  line  was  to  run  through  a  wooded  area  along  Old  Stage  Road,  requiring  the  felling  of  sev-­ eral  maple  trees.  In  the  new  version,  the  line  will  run  along  the  existing  9(/&2 ULJKW RI ZD\ At  the  Palmer  property,  the  pro-­ posed  pipeline  was  moved  from  120  feet  to  160  feet  of  the  residence,  and  will  be  put  deeper  into  the  ground,  Phillips  pointed  out. Some  also  wondered  if  the  PSB  released  its  order  at  a  time  â€”  just  before  Christmas  â€”  designed  to  draw  the  least  attention. “The  timing  of  their  order  on  WKH GD\ EHIRUH &KULVWPDV (YH LV DV WKRXJKWOHVV DQG FDOORXV DV 9*6ÂśV RULJLQDO ÂżOLQJ ULJKW EHIRUH &KULVW-­ mas  last  year,â€?  Baker  said.

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