Feb. 21, 2013 - A section

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Got milk

Round Two

A number of local dairy farmers were recognized for the quality of their milk. See Page 6B.

Speed racer The Panther ski team earned third place in the Middlebury Winter Carnival. See Page 1B.

The VUHS boys remained unbeaten by pulling away from rival MUHS. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 8

Middlebury, Vermont

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House  hockey

HANA  DORIA,  EIGHT,  plays  some  hockey  with  her  dad,  Sutton,  on  their  front  yard  ice  rink  in  Middlebury  on  Monday  while  four-­year-­old  sister  Quinn  watches  from  the  front  steps.

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Weybridge duo scales new heights in hiking quest Bayliss, Ouellette join ‘Forty-Sixers’

DEAN  OUELLETTE  AND  Michele  Bayliss,  neighbors  in  Weybridge,  recently  completed  the  feat  of  climbing  the  46  high  peaks  in  the  Adirondack  0RXQWDLQV 7KH ³)RUW\ 6L[HUV´ WUDYHUVHG VRPH GLI¿FXOW WHUUDLQ WKURXJK IULJLG WHPSHUDWXUHV GXULQJ WKHLU KLNLQJ RG\VVH\ Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Addison County

By the way

Ever  want  to  see  the  inside  of  a  rural  schoolhouse  from  the  1880s?  The  old  Clinton  Smith  schoolhouse  on  Route  116  at  the  intersection  with  Quarry  Road  in  Middlebury  will  be  the  site  of  a  sugar-­on-­snow  party  this  Saturday,  Feb.  23,  from  1  to  4  p.m.  The  event  will  include  a  bake  sale,  and  is  a  fundraiser  for  the  recently  revived  Case  Street  Community  Club.  The  club  owns  the  historic  building  and  says  this  LV WKH ¿UVW RI PRQWKO\ IXQGUDLV-­ ers  to  build  a  reserve  to  pay  for  upkeep  and  renovations  to  the  (See  By  the  way,  Page  20A)

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Mental Health First Aid class offered for first time

Tuck  and  turn  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  JUNIOR  Hig  Roberts  cruises  through  the  giant  slalom  race  at  the  Snow  Bowl  on  Saturday  during  the  college’s  winter  carnival.  He  placed  fourth.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Middlebury students pitch divestment plan to trustees By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Following  months  of  charged  discussion  among  students  and  administrators  about  the  possibility  of  divesting  the  college’s  endowment  from  fossil  fuels  and  weapons  companies,  seven  students  presented  the  case  for  divestment  at  the  February  board  of  trustees  meeting  this  past  Saturday.  No  decisions  were  PDGH EXW RIÂżFLDOV ODXGHG WKH VWXGHQWV for  their  presentation. “They  were  prepared  and  thought-­ ful,  and  they  approached  it  in  a  very  professional  manner,â€?  said  Patrick  1RUWRQ YLFH SUHVLGHQW IRU ÂżQDQFH DQG treasurer  at  Middlebury  College.  â€œI  was  impressed  and  I  think  most  of  the  board  was  too.â€? Though  the  Feb.  16  meeting  was  optional  for  board  members,  students  said  a  majority  was  present,  as  was  college  President  Ronald  Liebowitz. The  students  delivered  a  45-­minute  presentation  that  was  prepared  with  input  from  more  than  25  students,  as  well  as  faculty  members  and  admin-­ istrators.  The  presenters  were  seniors  Nathan  Arnosti  and  Craig  Thompson;Íž  junior  Kristina  Johansson;Íž  sopho-­ mores  Jeannie  Bartlett,  Teddy  Smyth  and  Fernando  Sandoval  Jimenez;Íž  and  ¿UVW \HDU /DXUD %HUU\

The  presentation  outlined  the  rea-­ sons  that  students  felt  divestment  was  a  socially  responsible  decision  and  presented  the  results  of  a  Student  Gov-­ ernment  Association  survey  that  indi-­ cated  15  percent  of  the  student  body  was  opposed  to  divestment,  over  60  percent  were  in  support,  and  around  23  percent  had  no  opinion.  The  students  also  presented  studies  that  they  said  demonstrated  the  mini-­ PDO ÂżQDQFLDO ULVN RI GLYHVWLQJ WKH percent  of  the  college’s  $900  million  endowment  currently  invested  in  fos-­ sil  fuels  companies  and  the  0.6  percent  currently  invested  in  weapons  manu-­ facturers.  At  a  Jan.  22  panel  discussion,  the  head  of  the  company  that  manages  a  substantial  portion  of  the  college’s  en-­ dowment  explained  that  Middlebury’s  portfolio  was  invested  in  a  commin-­ gled  fund.  Alice  Handy,  the  founder  and  president  of  Investure,  said  that  100  percent  of  her  clients  would  have  to  want  their  portfolio  divested  for  In-­ vesture  to  take  that  step. At  Saturday’s  board  of  trustees  meeting,  the  students  asked  the  board  to  divest  with  or  without  Investure’s  support,  suggesting  that  there  were  three  courses  of  action  that  could  be  taken:  1)  to  divest  with  all  of  Inves-­

ture’s  clients,  2)  to  divest  with  a  por-­ sion.  The  students  also  posited  that  it  tion  of  Investure’s  clients,  and  3)  to  would  be  in  the  college’s  interest  to  divest  independently  of  Investure,  act  quickly  to  ensure  that  Middlebury  with  the  possibility  of  forming  a  new  maintain  its  leadership  role  among  its  consortium  of  schools  committed  to  peer  institutions. building  investment  portfolios  free  of  They  requested  that  Middlebury  fossil  fuels  and  weapons. freeze  any  new  investments  in  fossil  The  students  also  stressed  the  time-­ fuels  or  weapons,  and  work  to  divest  liness  of  their  request. its  portfolio  from  those  industries  â€œMiddlebury  would  completely  by  2016,  be  at  the  forefront  of  a  â€œMiddlebury which  is  also  the  date  national  movement  that  would be at the by  which  the  col-­ has  256  active  divest-­ forefront of a lege  has  pledged  to  ment  campaigns  on  col-­ national movement achieve  carbon  neu-­ lege  campuses,â€?  said  that has 256 trality  (pumping  no  Berry.  â€œWe  would  be  more  climate-­chang-­ active divestment WKH ÂżUVW RI RXU SHHU LQ-­ ing  carbon  from  fos-­ stitutions  to  divest  and  campaigns on sil  fuels  into  the  air  would  undoubtedly  in-­ college campuses.â€? than  it  sequesters  in  ³ Ă€UVW \HDU the  ground). spire  other  institutions  in  Laura Berry the  United  States  to  once  Though  the  Mid-­ again  follow  in  our  foot-­ dlebury  trustees  did  steps  and  consider  divestment.â€? QRW FRPPLW WR D VSHFLÂżF GDWH VWXGHQWV They  asked  that  the  Middlebury  were  optimistic  that  the  process  would  trustees  choose  a  divestment  strategy  keep  rolling  forward. in  the  coming  weeks,  and  make  a  pub-­ “The  presentation  was  very  well  lic  commitment  to  divest  from  fossil  received  by  the  trustees,â€?  Smyth  told  fuels  and  weapons  by  March  15.  the  Independent.  â€œWe  are  thrilled  that  Though  the  next  trustees’  meeting  is  the  board  of  trustees  is  engaging  in  not  scheduled  until  May,  the  students  WKLV SURFHVV DQG ZH DUH FRQÂżGHQW WKDW submitted  the  March  deadline  so  that  Middlebury  will  continue  its  long  his-­ on-­campus  groups  could  be  given  tory  of  environmental  and  social  lead-­ time  to  respond  to  the  trustees’  deci-­ ership  by  moving  to  divest.â€?

By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  When  most  SHRSOH WKLQN RI ³¿UVW DLG ´ WKH\ WKLQN of  cardiopulmonary  resuscitation,  the  Heimlich  maneuver  and  other  emer-­ gency  measures  to  keep  someone  alive  during  a  physical  crisis. Now  the  Counseling  Service  of  Ad-­ dison  County  (CSAC)  wants  people  to  EH DEOH WR GLVSHQVH ÂżUVW DLG WR SHRSOH suffering  from  what  might  be  less  overt,  but  very  serious  mental  health  ailments. With  that  in  mind,  CSAC  on  Feb.  25  ZLOO ODXQFK WKH FRXQW\ÂśV ÂżUVW VHULHV RI FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ FODVVHV LQ Âł0HQWDO +HDOWK First  Aid,â€?  skills  to  help  citizens  iden-­ tify,  understand  and  respond  to  signs  of  mental  illness  in  people  in  the  com-­ munity  and  provide  them  with  some  temporary  aid  and  guidance  on  how  to  get  professional  help. “There  are  a  lot  of  people  out  there  suffering,â€?  said  James  Ashenfelter,  D &6$& RIÂżFLDO RQH RI WZR WKXV IDU FHUWLÂżHG 0HQWDO +HDOWK )LUVW $LG (MHFA)  trainers.  He  pointed  to  statis-­ tics  suggesting  that  26  percent  of  the  U.S.  population,  in  any  given  year,  is  dealing  with  a  mental  health  crisis  of  some  sort.  Only  46  percent  of  those  struggling  with  depression  actually  seek  out  help,  he  added. Mental  Health  First  Aid  was  origi-­ nally  created  in  Australia  in  2001  un-­ der  the  auspices  of  the  University  of  Melbourne.  The  program  has  since  gone  international,  in  such  countries  as  China,  Canada,  the  United  Kingdom,  Finland,  Singapore  and,  beginning  in  2008,  the  United  States.  President  Barack  Obama  recently  touted  MHFA  instruction  as  an  important  tool  in  the  QDWLRQÂśV ÂżJKW DJDLQVW JXQ YLROHQFH though  Ashenfelter  noted  that  people  suffering  with  mental  illness  are  sta-­ tistically  less  likely  to  commit  acts  of  violence  than  the  general  public. Here’s  how  the  program  works. The  MHFA  trainees  pay  $25  to  go  through  a  12-­hour  MHFA  program  WKDW WHDFKHV WKHP D ÂżYH VWHS DFWLRQ to  assess  a  situation,  select  and  a  fol-­ low  through  with  appropriate  inter-­ YHQWLRQV DQG KHOS WKH LQGLYLGXDO ÂżQG appropriate  care  to  treat  their  mental  KHDOWK SUREOHP $PRQJ WKH DIĂ€LFWLRQV

trainees  are  taught  about:  Depres-­ sion,  anxiety/trauma,  psychosis  and  psychotic  disorders,  eating  disorders,  substance  use  disorders  and  self-­inju-­ ry.  Symptoms  to  look  out  for  include  SDOSLWDWLRQV FKHVW SDLQ Ă€XVKLQJ GL]-­ ziness,  shaking,  sweating  and  hyper-­ ventilation. Trainees  also  learn  risk  factors  and  warning  signs  of  mental  illness  and  about  available  mental  health  treat-­ ments.  This  in  turn  helps  patients  get  the  help  they  need  more  quickly  and  can  remove  the  stigma  often  associ-­ ated  with  mental  illness,  Ashenfelter  noted. Several  trainees  have  already  signed  XS IRU WKH ÂżUVW $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ FRXUVH of  four,  three-­hour  sessions,  slated  for  Feb.  25-­28  at  CSAC’s  headquarters  in  Middlebury’s  Catamount  Park  off  Exchange  Street.  While  Ashenfelter  is  not  at  liberty  to  disclose  names,  the  prospective  trainees  include  people  who  work  in  area  banking,  clergy  and  hospice  roles.  Employers  in  the  health  care,  academia,  business  and  commer-­ cial/retail  industries  â€”  which  tend  to  see  large  numbers  of  people  â€”  have  VHHQ EHQHÂżW LQ HQUROOLQJ ZRUNHUV LQWR the  MHFA  training  program. “It  is  a  substantial  commitment,â€?  Ashenfelter  said  of  the  program. The  National  Council  of  Behavioral  Health  Care  wants  the  public  to  see  the  MHFA  program  become  as  popular  and  mainstream  as  CPR  and  regular  ¿UVW DLG ZLWKLQ WKH QH[W \HDUV 7KHUH are  currently  2,500  MHFA  instructors  in  the  U.S.  The  Counseling  Service  currently  has  two  instructors  (Ashen-­ felter  and  Brian  Ashley)  and  has  two  other  employees  who  will  receive  training  in  March. Ashenfelter  and  CSAC  Executive  Director  Bob  Thorn  want  to  make  sure  that  MHFA  makes  an  impact  in  Addi-­ son  County. “The  greatest  obstacle  to  helping  our  friends,  family  and  neighbors  ex-­ periencing  a  mental  health  problem  is  often  simply  not  knowing  what  to  do  or  say,â€?  Thorn  said.  â€œWe  want  to  help,  but  how?  Mental  Health  First  Aid  JLYHV XV WKH FRQÂżGHQFH WR WU\ WR KHOS and  to  do  so  in  an  informed,  helpful  and  safe  manner.â€?

Lawmakers,  citizens  criticize  break-­open  ticket  tax  proposal  By  JOHN  FLOWERS feelings  to  lawmakers  in  the  breakfast  MIDDLEBURY  â€”  There  was  con-­ at  the  Middlebury  American  Legion. tinued  controversy  at  Monday’s  Leg-­ “I  am  all  in  favor  of  weatherization;Íž  islative  Breakfast  surrounding  Gov.  it  is  high  on  my  list  of  priorities,â€?  said  Peter  Shumlin’s  proposed  surcharge  Addison  resident  John  Ball,  a  mem-­ on  break-­open  tickets.  The  10-­percent  ber  of  American  Legion  Post  14  in  surcharge  on  the  $1  tickets  â€”  sold  by  Vergennes.  â€œBut  I  don’t  think  fund-­ PDQ\ ORFDO QRQSURÂżWV WR ing  weatherization  with  raise  money  for  charita-­ “I highly urge money  that  is  going  ble  causes  â€”  is  designed  directly  to  the  commu-­ to  raise  what  Shumlin  the Legislature nity,  in  supporting  these  projects  as  $6  million  for  to take a deep, community  efforts  that  weatherizing  Vermont  hard look at would  not  otherwise  be  homes. this situation.â€? supported,  is  the  way  the  Shumlin  has  stated  â€” John Ball way  to  fund  the  weather-­ that  the  surcharge  would  ization  program.  We  can  apply  to  the  producers  ¿QG RWKHU ZD\V ´ of  the  tickets  and  not  on  the  proceeds  Ball  noted  that  Shumlin  has  dis-­ UDLVHG IURP WKH QRQSURÂżW DJHQFLHV puted  some  civic  clubs’  projections  who  sell  them,  such  as  local  Ameri-­ that  the  surcharge  could  cut  their  can  Legion  posts. break-­open  ticket  revenues  by  more  But  Legion  members  continue  to  than  half.  But  Ball  voiced  concern  voice  concerns  about  the  tax,  fearing  that  Vermont  Department  of  Liquor  the  break-­open  ticket  producers  will  Control  Commissioner  Mike  Hogan  pass  the  surcharge  on  to  groups  that  had  yet  to  explain  the  intricacies  of  sell  the  tickets.  Some  voiced  their  the  surcharge  to  local  Legions,  as  the Â

governor  had  intimated  he  would  at  the  Legislative  Luncheon  in  Bristol  last  week. “I  highly  urge  the  Legislature  to  take  a  deep,  hard  look  at  this  situa-­ tion,â€?  Ball  said. Rep.  Dave  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol,  said  the  House  Ways  and  Means  Commit-­ tee  has  taken  testimony  on  the  pro-­ posed  break-­open  tickets  surcharge.  That  testimony  has  not  made  a  good  case  for  the  surcharge  raising  $6  mil-­ lion,  but  Sharpe  did  say  the  break-­ open  ticket  industry  could  use  some  oversight. The  Ways  and  Means  Committee  was  initially  told  that  $259  million  in  break-­open  tickets  are  sold  in  Ver-­ mont  each  year.  Most  recently,  the  committee  heard  that  $60  million  to  $171  million  in  tickets  are  being  sold  in  Vermont  annually. Âł7KH UHDVRQ WKHVH HVWLPDWHV Ă€XF-­ tuate  so  wildly  is  that  no  one  re-­ ally  knows,  and  that’s  the  problem,â€?  Sharpe  said.  â€œIt’s  unregulated  gam-­

bling.â€? 6KDUSH VDLG KH LV FRQÂżGHQW WKDW QRQSURÂżWV DUH DFWLQJ UHVSRQVLEO\ LQ selling  and  distributing  revenue  from  the  tickets.  But  he  said  there  are  other  entities  that  deal  in  the  tickets  (such  as  some  bars)  that  might  not  be  prop-­ erly  accounting  for  sales. “We  need  some  regulation  with  regard  to  this,â€?  he  said.  â€œWe  need  to  know  how  many  of  these  tickets  are  being  sold  in  our  state,  who  is  selling  them.â€? The  state,  Sharpe  added,  does  not  need  to  tax  the  tickets  in  the  manner  that  the  administration  is  propos-­ ing.  He  said  early  estimates  indicate  the  state  would  really  reap  around  $740,000  annually  from  the  sur-­ charge.  Sharpe  predicted  that  any  tax  that  is  passed  on  break-­open  tickets  will  be  small  and  used  exclusively  to  JAMES  ASHENFELTER  IS  one  of  two  Mental  Health  First  Aid  trainers  administer  the  program. ZKR ZLOO OHDG WUDLQHHV WKURXJK D ÂżUVW HYHU 0+)$ FRXUVH DW WKH &RXQ “I  do  think  the  committee  feels  seling  Service  of  Addison  County  headquarters  in  Catamount  Park  in  pretty  strongly  that  we  need  to  actu-­ 0LGGOHEXU\ )HE ally  regulate  this,â€?  Sharpe  said. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Rockin’  it YOUNG  STUDENTS  OF  rock  and  roll  hit  the  Town  Hall  Theater  in  Middlebury  this  week  for  Rock-­it  Science  Camp  with  Clint  Bier-­ man  and  other  local  rockers  guiding  the  way.  The  students  were  SXW LQWR IRXU GLIIHUHQW JURXSV DQG WKH\ ZLOO SXW RQ D ÂżQDO SHU-­ formance  at  THT  on  Friday  at  7  p.m.  The  show  is  free.  Pictured,  clockwise  from  far  left,  Josh  Burnett-­Breen,  13,  teaches  Sadie  Newman,  14,  how  to  play  bass  during  a  break;Íž  Ethan  Nerney,  14,  and  drummer  Patrick  Messenger,  13,  rehearse  on  the  main  stage;Íž  Peter  Day  of  the  Grift  works  with  bassist  Burnett-­Breen  and  vo-­ calist  Newman;Íž  Tobias  Broucke,  13,  Nerney,  Messenger,  Anders  Bright,  16,  and  Will  Ross,  13,  jam;Íž  and  Messenger  shares  a  laugh  with  his  band  mates  during  a  break. Â

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Waltham  man  one  of  two  slain  last  April ANCHORAGE,  Alaska  (AP)  â€”  Authorities  last  Friday  arrested  an  Alaska  man  accused  of  shooting  and  killing  an  Addison  County  native  and  another  Coast  Guard  employee  at  a  communications  station  on  Ko-­ diak  Island,  Alaska,  last  spring,  the  U.S.  attorney  said. James  Michael  Wells,  61,  of  Ko-­ diak  is  accused  in  a  federal  murder  FRPSODLQW RI NLOOLQJ 3HWW\ 2IÂżFHU VW Class  James  Hopkins,  of  Waltham,  and  retired  Chief  Boatswain’s  Mate  Richard  Belisle  on  April  12,  2012. The  arrested  man  worked  with  the  victims,  a  Coast  Guard  spokes-­ ZRPDQ FRQÂżUPHG “At  the  time  of  the  incident,  Jim  Wells  was  actively  employed  as  a  civilian  Coast  Guard  employee  at  the  communications  station,â€?  Coast  Guard  spokeswoman  Sara  Francis  said  late  Friday  from  Kodiak.   Francis  referred  all  other  ques-­ tions  about  the  case  to  the  U.S.  at-­ WRUQH\ÂśV RIÂżFH ZKLFK GLGQÂśW LPPH-­ diately  return  calls. Hopkins,  41,  was  an  electron-­ ics  technician.  Belisle,  51,  was  a  IRUPHU FKLHI SHWW\ RIÂżFHU ZKR KDG been  serving  as  a  civilian  employee. Another  Coast  Guard  member  found  the  victims  after  the  two  would  have  arrived  for  work  at  the  VWDWLRQ ZKLFK PRQLWRUV UDGLR WUDIÂżF from  ships  and  planes.  Their  bodies  were  found  in  the  rigger  building,  where  antennas  are  repaired. The  Kodiak  Island  Coast  Guard  base  aids  mariners  in  the  Bering  Sea  DQG 3DFLÂżF 2FHDQ Few  details  were  released  after  the  deaths,  although  FBI  spokesman  Eric  Gonzalez  in  Anchorage  said  shortly  after  the  murders  that  there  was  â€œno  credible  evidenceâ€?  that  the  community  was  in  danger. Wells’  arrest  came  after  â€œan  ex-­ tensive  investigationâ€?  led  by  the  FBI  and  the  Coast  Guard  Investiga-­ tive  Service,  with  support  from  the  Alaska  State  Troopers,  according  to  8 6 $WWRUQH\ .DUHQ /RHIĂ€HU The  FBI  spokesman  declined  to  comment  on  a  possible  motive. In  their  jobs  with  the  Coast  Guard,  Belisle  and  Hopkins  installed,  maintained,  repaired  and  managed  electronic  equipment.

Hopkins  was  born  April  17,  1970,  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  William  and  Simone  (Litch)  Hopkins.  A  1988  Vergennes  Union  High  School  graduate,  he  attended  Johnson  State  College  for  two  years.  He  joined  the  Navy  in  1990  and  transferred  to  the  Coast  Guard  in  2002. Relatives  say  he  was  dedicated  to  his  family  and  country  and  was  an  avid  outdoorsman. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Debo-­ rah  (Pecoraro)  Hopkins;͞  son  Patrick  Hopkins;͞  daughter  Angela  Birch-­ ¿HOG JUDQGVRQ 1RDK %LUFK¿HOG father  William  Hopkins;͞  brother  Scott  Hopkins;͞  nephew  Ryan  Hop-­ kins;͞  and  several  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins.

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In D.C., climate voices for the future Most  Americans  have  never  Speakers  make  history  at  these  joined  a  political  demonstration. events  â€”  calling  out  words  that  That’s  too  bad.  Because  as  I  was  echo  through  time  for  an  end  to  reminded  again  last  Sunday  while  war,  racism  and  environmental  joining  yet  another  demonstration,  destruction.  Laying  out  visions  of  it  can  be  tons  of  fun. a  world  in  which  we  are  at  peace  The  rally  this  time  was  â€œForward  with  each  other  and  with  the  natu-­ on  Climate,â€?  a  boisterous  gather-­ ral  world. ing  in  Washington,  D.C.,  of  35,000  Packed  in  there  among  the  rally  people,  who  called  on  President  mass,  one  comes  to  understand  Obama  to  block  the  that  if  we  all  work  hard  Keystone  XL  oil  pipe-­ enough  and  stay  dedi-­ line. cated  long  enough,  we  The  future  of  the  really  can  reach  that  pipeline  is  up  to  Promised  Land. Obama  because  it  We  can  make  huge  would  cross  the  Can-­ strides  toward  racial  ada-­U.S.  border  to  equality,  justice  and  bring  the  dirtiest  oil  love.  We’ll  honor  the  on  the  planet  from  Al-­ planet  every  Earth  Day  EHUWD WR UHÂżQHULHV LQ and  pass  landmark  laws  the  southern  U.S. to  clean  the  air  and  wa-­ Why  would  so  many  ter.  We’ll  end  the  war  people  brave  the  chilly  in  Southeast  Asia  and  winds  of  February  to  make  it  too  politically  gather  at  the  Wash-­ costly  to  continue  the  ington  Monument  and  occupation  of  Iraq. then  march  around  the  â€œAll  I  ever  wanted  to  White  House? see  was  a  movement  of  Because,  as  top  by Gregory Dennis people  to  stop  climate  NASA  climate  scien-­ change,  and  now  I’ve  tist  James  Hansen  put  seen  it,â€?  said  Ripton  it,  if  Obama  approves  the  tar  sands  resident  and  350.org  co-­founder  pipeline  and  Alberta’s  carbon-­lad-­ Bill  McKibben  in  his  Sunday  HQ RLO LV UHÂżQHG DQG EXUQHG LWÂśV speech.  â€œWe  shouldn’t  have  to  be  â€œgame  over  for  the  climate.â€? here  â€”  science  should  have  decid-­ No  second  chances.  No  continu-­ ed  our  course  long  ago.  But  it  takes  ing  to  treat  this  planet  as  if  we  had  a  movement  to  stand  up  to  all  that  another  one  to  go  to,  once  we  were  money. through  trashing  this  one.  Just  de-­ “Our  theme  has  to  be:  When  FDGHV RI GURXJKW Ă€RRGLQJ VXSHU-­ you’re  in  a  hole,  stop  digging,â€?  storms,  famine  and  all  the  instabil-­ McKibben  added.  â€œAbove  all  stop  ity  that  will  come  with  them. the  Keystone  Pipeline.  The  presi-­ 8QOHVV WKDW LV ZH ÂżQDOO\ GHFLGH dent  can  do  it  with  a  single  stroke  it’s  a  bad  idea  to  burn  all  that  car-­ of  his  pen,  and  if  he  does  he  will  bon.  Unless  we  instead  make  mas-­ EHFRPH WKH ÂżUVW ZRUOG OHDGHU WR sive  investments  in  conservation  veto  a  big  project  because  it’s  bad  and  alternative  energy. for  the  climate.  That  would  be  a  But  back  to  the  fun  part. legacy  â€”  and  a  signal  to  the  rest  of  Over  the  years,  I’ve  attended  too  the  world  as  well  that  we’re  serious  many  political  rallies  to  count.  And  DERXW WKLV ÂżJKW ´ even  the  supposedly  grim  ones  Van  Jones,  who  once  headed  were  mostly  exciting  and  uplifting  Obama’s  green  jobs  programs,  events. noted  that  the  president  promised  You’re  there  with  friends,  sur-­ in  his  inaugural  and  State  of  the  rounded  by  thousands  of  others  Union  addresses  that  he  would  act  who  feel  as  passionately  as  you  do.  against  climate  change.  â€œI  think  There’s  music  and  drumming  and  we  should  take  the  president  at  the  kind  of  chanting  in  which  white  his  word,  but  make  him  honor  his  people  too  seldom  engage. word,â€?  Jones  said.  â€œThis  pipeline, Â

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LI LW JRHV WKURXJK ² WKH ÂżUVW WKLQJ that  the  pipeline  runs  over  is  the  credibility  of  the  president  of  the  United  States.â€? In  the  crowd  Sunday  was  a  bus-­ load  of  Middlebury  College  stu-­ dents  who  had  traveled  to  D.C.  Before  that  long  bus  trip,  they  began  the  weekend  by  gathering  Saturday  morning  outside  a  meet-­ ing  of  the  college’s  Board  of  Trust-­ ees. Inside  Old  Chapel,  seven  im-­ pressively  articulate  students  told  WUXVWHHV WKH\ KDYH D PRUDO DQG ÂżGX-­ ciary  obligation  to  divest  out  of  all  college  investments  in  the  top  200  fossil  fuel  companies.  As  the  stu-­ dents  convincingly  demonstrated,  divestment  isn’t  just  the  right  thing  to  do.  It’s  in  the  college’s  self-­inter-­ est  and  in  accord  with  its  admirable  environmental  traditions. Said  Middlebury  alum  and  350. com  co-­founder  Jamie  Henn,  â€œThis  is  the  next  generation  of  the  climate  movement,  just  as  comfortable  ne-­ gotiating  in  a  board  room  as  they  are  marching  in  the  streets.â€? The  Rev.  Lennox  Yearwood,  head  of  the  Hip  Hop  Caucus,  made  a  statement  Sunday  that  was  as  remarkable  as  it  was  true,  because  Yearwood  is  a  black  min-­ ister.  The  climate  movement  is  even  more  important  than  the  civil  rights  movement,  Yearwood  said:  ³:KLOH WKH\ ZHUH ÂżJKWLQJ IRU HTXDOLW\ ZH DUH ÂżJKWLQJ IRU H[LV-­ tence.â€? McKibben  said  the  event  was  fu-­ eled  by  â€œpassion,  spirit,  creativity  and  the  powerful  love  for  the  future  that  brought  you  here  today.â€?  One  could  see  and  feel  that  in  the  pre-­ dominantly  young  crowd. For  older  people  such  as  myself,  the  climate  movement  is  part  of  a  long  tradition.  For  today’s  college  VWXGHQWV LWÂśV DERXW ÂżJKWLQJ IRU WKH only  future  they  have. It  would  be  nice  if  we  could  make  it  a  livable  one. Gregory  Dennis’s  column  ap-­ pears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www. gregdennis.wordpress.com.  Email  him  atgregdennisvt@yahoo.com  and  follow  him  on  Twitter  @green-­ gregdennis.

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) the  national  character  â€”  this  meta-­ and  yet  we  had  so  far  to  go.  phor  of  family,  hard  work,  opportu-­ ********* nity  and  personal  success. We  came  to  D.C.  via  another  capi-­ 'DGÂśV EURWKHU Ă€HZ RXW IURP &DOL-­ tal  â€”  Topeka,  the   capital  of  Kansas,  fornia  with  his  two  daughters  (and  my  where  we  had  gone  to  visit  my  dad.  close  cousins)  this  same  weekend  to  At  88,  Dad  is  in  an  assisted  care  fa-­ talk  and  reminisce.  Even  though  our  cility  battling  an  aggressive  Stage  4  families  were  separated  by  thousands  prostate  cancer  that  has  eaten  into  his  of  miles,  we  have  almost  always  va-­ rib  cage  and  permeated  part  of  his  cationed  together  in  Colorado  each  spine.  He  had  spent  a  week  visiting  summer.  us  in  Vermont  just  this  past  Christ-­ We  talked  of  the  times  back  when,  mas,  then  one  night  while  attending  a  with  the  two  brothers  trying  to  clarify  concert  in  Kansas  City  in  late  January  dates  and  sequences  of  life  events  â€”  he  had  trouble  moving  his  legs  to  get  a  privilege  to  hear,  once  again,  to  be  out  of  his  seat.  sure.  The  surgery  a  couple  days  later  to  ********* remove  the  worst  of  the  cancer  (on  On  my  way  back  to  Vermont,  the  KLV XSSHU VSLQH ZDV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ taxi  driver  and  I  had  a  good  30-­minute  his  long  life  he  had  stayed  overnight  talk  at  6  a.m.  on  our  way  to  the  Dulles  in  a  hospital.  airport.  He  had  moved  to  Houston  Dad’s  sudden  change  has  been  oc-­ from  El  Salvador  30  years  ago;Íž  then  casion  to  talk  about  life  â€”  his  jour-­ moved  to  Washington  where  he  got  ney,  the  highs  and  relatively  few  a  job  in  a  hotel,  while  he  established  lows  (none  he  could  think  of,  even  his  taxi  business.  Working  six  or  though  he  lived  seven  days  a  week,  through  the  Great  he  raised  two  girls,  Depression  and,  â€œDad’s sudden change 18  and  24,  and  just  at  age  12,  in  1936,  the  day  before  had  the  family  had  to  has been occasion to visited  his  second  move  from  Kansas  talk about life... about grandson,  newly  to  California  where  born  at  the  hospi-­ jobs  were  scarce  how well it’s all worked tal,  and  was  still  and  the  search  kept  out, how few regrets beaming.  The  high  the  family  moving  school  senior  is  from  town  to  town  there have been...â€? headed  off  to  col-­ until  they  returned  lege  soon,  he  says,  to  Kansas  in  1939).  ¿OOLQJ KLV FKHVW He  skims  over  his  years  at  Northeast-­ with  well-­deserved  pride. ern  University  in  Chicago  â€”  on  the  It  is  the  story  of  America’s  continu-­ GI  Bill  â€”  after  World  War  II,  but  al-­ ing  promise  to  so  many  who  come  ways  dwells  on  the  part  where  he  got  seeking  opportunity. a  Rotary  scholarship  to  Melbourne,  %XW LWÂśV QRW DOO URVHV 2Q P\ Ă€LJKW Australia,  where  he  met  Mom,  then  to  Montreal,  I  sat  next  to  a  French  19,  and  they  married  within  the  year.  woman,  46,  who  is  living  and  work-­ He  noted  his  job  history  paralleled  ing  in  the  ultra-­modern  metropolis  PLQH RU YLFH YHUVD +LV ÂżUVW MRE ZDV of  Dubai.  She  is  a  partner  in  a  play-­ as  a  reporter  and  night  editor  at  the  ground  equipment  company  and  was  Wichita  Eagle  Beacon,  and  a  year  meeting  her  cohorts  in  Montreal  for  later,  at  26  or  so,  he  bought  the  Hum-­ business  and  pleasure,  only  they  boldt  (Kan.)  Union,  a  small  weekly  couldn’t  come  through  D.C.  as  she  newspaper  where  my  brothers  and  had  because  one  was  Syrian  and  an-­ sister  and  I  were  raised  playing  on  other  Lebanese,  and  the  hassles  of  Main  Street  while  mom  and  dad  getting  a  visa  were  just  not  worth  it.  worked  full-­time  â€”  a  pattern  I  would  America  has  changed  since  we  in-­ repeat  almost  30  years  later. vaded  Iraq  12  years  ago. We  talked  about  my  daughters  all  On  the  last  leg  of  the  trip,  after  driv-­ moving  back  to  Vermont  and  into  the  ing  an  hour  to  the  Vermont  border,  I  news  business  and  he  said  again  how  sat  in  a  line  of  maybe  12  cars  for  45  pleased  he  was.  We  talked  about  how  minutes  as  guards  searched  through  well  it’s  all  worked  out,  how  few  re-­ seats  and  trunks  of  even  the  newest  grets  there  had  been,  how  lucky  he  vehicles  to  make  sure  we  weren’t  car-­ has  been  and  we  all  are. rying  any  contraband,  or  worse,  into  It  struck  me  that  that,  too,  is  part  of  WKH FRXQWU\ :KHQ LW ZDV ÂżQDOO\ P\

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Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) is  grounds  to  defeat  it:  referring  to  a  massive  overdose  of  barbitu-­ rates  as  â€œa  medicationâ€?;Íž  asserting  that  the  â€œprescriptionâ€?  will  merely  â€œhastenâ€?  death,  when  it  will  be  the  actual  cause  of  death;Íž  requiring  the  physician  not  to  record  the  suicide  RQ WKH GHDWK FHUWLÂżFDWH EXW WR OLVW the  manner  of  death  as  â€œnaturalâ€?;Íž  and  insisting  that  â€œaction  taken  in  accordance  with  this  chapterâ€?  (Read:  ingesting  a  lethal  overdose  for  the  sole  and  express  purpose  of  ending  life)  â€œshall  not  be  construed  for  any  purpose  to  constitute  sui-­ cide.â€? The  editor  dismisses  the  â€œslip-­ pery  slopeâ€?  theory,  but  experience  shows  otherwise.  The  Netherlands  began  as  Vermont  proposes  to,  but Â

soon  approved  assisted  suicide  for  depressed  patients.  Very  recently  eligibility  was  expanded  to  include  two  more  conditions,  â€œlonelinessâ€?  and  â€œfatigue.â€?  Closer  to  home,  in  Washington  state,  whose  assisted-­ suicide  law  is  only  four  years  old,  there  is  discussion  of  expanding  eligibility  to  non-­terminal  patients  and,  incredibly,  to  incompetent  patients  who,  back  in  their  lucid  days,  wrote  out  an  advance  direc-­ tive  requesting  death.  Must  they  be  held  to  a  document  drafted  years  earlier?  Is  that  â€œpatient  choiceâ€?? Statistical  reports  available  from  Washington  and  Oregon  reveal  that  of  the  patients  who  commit-­

Davis (Continued  from  Page  4A) Judaism,  primarily  Eastern  traditions  and  other  world  religions. Tobin  and  Lin  also  found  that  about  70  percent  of  their  Bay  Area  respondents  agreed  with  the  state-­ ment  â€œA  person  can  be  religious  without  believing  in  God.â€?  While  85  percent  of  Bay  Area  residents  be-­ lieved  in  a  â€œdivinityâ€?  of  some  sort,  RQO\ SHUFHQW LGHQWLÂżHG WKDW GLYLQ-­ ity  as  â€œGod,â€?  while  28  percent  pre-­ ferred  the  concept  â€œA  Higher  Pow-­ er.â€?  Nationally,  Gallup  has  found  that  86  percent  of  Americans  use  the  term  â€œGod,â€?  while  only  8  percent  re-­ fer  to  â€œA  Higher  Power.â€?  If  this  ques-­ tion  were  asked  of  Vermonters,  their  answers  might  very  well  be  more  like  those  in  the  Bay  Area  than  in  the  nation  as  a  whole.  Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College.

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turn,  I  wanted  to  ask  with  more  than  a  hint  of  sarcasm  if  he’d  found  anything  that  day,  but  I  didn’t.  We  were  all  just  going  through  the  motions  of  feigning  precaution  and  I  didn’t  want  to  pro-­ long  the  charade. $QG WKDW WRR LV FRPLQJ WR GHÂżQH the  national  character  â€”  complex  as  it  is,  to  match  these  times.

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Obituaries

Viola Sears, 89, Vergennes VERGENNES  â€”  Viola  M.  Sears,  89,  of  Vergennes  died  Thursday,  Feb.  14,  2013,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  in  Burlington  surrounded  by  family  and  loved  ones. She  was  born  Oct.  28,  1923,  in  Addison,  the  daughter  of  George  and  Plumia  Trudeau  Mullis. She  was  a  member  of  American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  14  in  Vergennes,  St.  Peter’s  Catholic  Church  in  Vergennes,  and  Vergennes  Eagles  Club. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Leonard  A.  Sears,  on  Aug.  10,  1977. She  is  survived  by  three  chil-­ dren,  Leonard  Sears  Jr.,  Helene  Sears-­Thompson  and  husband Â

Michael Boise, 60, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Michael  Peter  Boise,  60,  of  Middlebury  died  Feb.  14,  2013,  at  the  Vermont  Respite  +RXVH LQ :LOOLVWRQ DIWHU ÂżJKWLQJ D losing  battle  with  cancer.  He  was  born  on  March  11,  1952,  at  Porter  Hospital  in  Middlebury  and  was  the  son  of  Homer  Jon  Boise  and  Margaret  Anna  (Warner)  Boise. Michael  was  a  graduate  of  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  and  then  went  into  the  U.S.  Army  serv-­ ing  in  several  institutions  worldwide  for  15  years.  Michael  worked  at  Midstate  Dodge  and  Capitol  Lincoln  Mercury  where  he  had  a  great  inter-­ est  in  selling  cars.  He  ended  his  working  career  as  a  maintenance  Ă€RRU FOHDQHU ZKLFK KH WRRN JUHDW pride  in.  Michael  leaves  his  loving  wife  of  18  years,  Holli  (Many)  Boise  of  Middlebury,  whom  he  married  June  12,  1994. Michael  was  a  caring  and  compas-­ sionate  man.  He  would  always  perform  random  acts  of  kindness.  He  was  a  friend  of  Bill’s  for  over  a  decade.  He  played  a  major  role  in  the  community  of  Middlebury  where  he  was  part  of  community  luncheons  and  dinners  for  seven  years.  Michael Â

had  a  passion  for  guitars,  cars  and  his  higher  power  as  well.  Family  meant  the  world  to  him  and  was  a  big  part  of  his  life. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Holli  Boise;Íž  daughters,  Danielle  Boise  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Cassandra  Boise  of  Vergennes,  Mikki  and  Damian  Coburn  of  Chelsea,  Vt.,  Samantha  and  Eric  Guillemette  of  Rutland,  and  Tiffany  Clark  of  Middlebury;Íž  his  stepmom,  Gloria  (Joyce)  Boise  of  Nashua,  N.H.;Íž  brothers,  David  and  Lisa  Boise  of  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,  Jon  and  Jacque  Boise  of  Huntington,  Vt.,  and  Timothy  and  Cheryl  Boise  of  Nashua,  N.H.  Mike  also  had  a  best  friend  whom  he  referred  to  as  his  brother,  who  was  always  by  his  side,  all  the  way  to  the  end,  Glenn  Wry  of  Middlebury.  Michael  had  only  one  grandchild,  whom  he  adored,  Haylee  Clark.  He  also  had  three  nieces  and  a  nephew. Michael  was  predeceased  by  his  father,  Homer  Jon  Boise,  and  mother,  Margaret  Anna  (Warner)  Boise. A  memorial  service  will  be  held  at  the  Memorial  Baptist  Church  in  Middlebury  on  Saturday,  Feb.  23,  at  11  a.m.  Memorial  contributions  can Â

MICHAEL  BOISE be  made  to  either  the  Vermont  Respite  House  at  99  Allen  Brook  Lane,  Williston,  VT  05495,  or  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  at  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  ¸

Pamela Coyle, 64, Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH  â€”  Pamela  Lee  Coyle,  64,  went  to  be  with  her  Lord  Friday,  Feb.  8,  2013,  while  vacation-­ ing  in  Florida. She  was  born  May  26,  1948,  in  Burlington  the  daughter  of  Oscar  and  Jane  Tracy  Jewell. She  was  a  member  of  St.  Peter’s  Church  in  Vergennes.  She  was  a  devoted  wife,  mother,  godmother,  grandmother  and  friend.  Pamela  worked  as  a  personnel  manager  for  Kmart  in  South  Burlington  and  then  she  worked  as  a  personal  lines  agent  at  Smith,  Bell,  and  Thompson  Insurance  Co.  in  Burlington.  Also,  she  was  a  caregiver  for  her  beloved  mother,  husband,  and  grandchildren. Pamela  is  survived  by  her  chil-­ dren,  Michael  James  Coyle  and  wife Â

Ronda,  Pennilee  Coyle-­Shortsleeve,  and  Jaimeelyn  and  husband  Garth  Gaboriault,  all  of  Ferrisburgh;Íž  eight  grandchildren,  Shane,  Alex,  Andrew,  Shawna,  Tyler,  Schuyler,  Caylib,  and  Zackerry,  and  a  brother  and  sister,  several  nieces  and  nephews. Visiting  hours  were  on  Sunday,  Feb.  17,  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes  from  3  to  6  p.m.  A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  cele-­ brated  at  11  a.m.  on  Monday.  Feb.  18,  at  St.  Peter’s  Church  in  Vergennes.  Interment  will  be  in  St.  Peter’s  Cemetery  in  Vergennes  in  the  spring.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV may  be  made  to  Ferrisburgh  Fire  Department,  Attn:  David  Grippin,  PO  Box  25,  North  Ferrisburgh,  VT  ¸

ÂżUH VDIHW\ V\VWHPV PDQDJHPHQW Following  his  retirement,  he  contin-­ ued  his  commitment  to  the  Library  Company  by  serving  on  its  board  of  trustees.  In  1994,  he  became  the  volunteer  project  manager  at  the  Unitarian  Universalist  Church  in  Cherry  Hill,  shepherding  a  massive  construction  and  renovation  project  over  the  next  eight  years.  During  this  time,  he  pursued  an  active  interest  in  stone  carving,  particularly  marble  and  granite,  at  The  Carving  Studio  and  Sculpture  Center  in  West  Rutland,  Vt.,  where  he  also  served  on  the  board  of  trustees. Described  by  his  family  as  a  man  of  prodigious  talents,  diverse  inter-­ ests  and  a  puckish  sense  of  humor,  he  was  a  lifelong  collector  of  old  and  rare  books,  unusual  tools,  memo-­ rabilia  of  the  marble  and  granite  industries,  and  recordings  of  classic  jazz  and  blues.  Over  the  years,  he  was  compelled  â€”  and  occasionally Â

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Sandra Warren, 75, Bridport BRIDPORT  â€”  Sandra  G.  Warren,  75,  died  Monday,  Feb.  18,  2013,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center,  Middlebury.  Born  Aug.  10,  1937,  in  Troy,  N.Y.,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Thomas  J.  and  Edna  G.  (Watson)  Bell. Sandra  was  a  graduate  of  Mount  Kisco  High  School,  Mount  Kisco,  N.Y.,  class  of  1955,  and  Plattsburgh  University,  class  of  1959,  where  she  received  her  BSN. Sandra  practiced  nursing  for  over  20  years  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury,  retiring  in  1997.  Always  considering  the  needs  of  others  before  herself,  she  was  a  very  giving  and  generous  person. She  was  a  resident  of  Bridport  IRU RYHU \HDUV 6KH HQMR\HG ÂżVK-­ ing  on  Lake  Champlain  and  the  companionship  and  motivation  of  her  grandchildren.   Family  members  include  two  sons,  Richard  E.  Warren  Jr.  and  his  companion,  Alisa,  of  Long  Island,  N.Y.,  and  Andrew  Eric  Warren  and Â

his  wife,  Michele,  of  Bridport;Íž  one  daughter,  Deborah  G.  Laframboise  and  her  husband,  Leon,  of  Addison;Íž  one  brother,  Thomas  Bell  II  of  Port  Orange,  Fla.;Íž  one  sister,  Nancy  Bell  of  Orlando,  Fla.;Íž  eight  grand-­ children,  Andrea  Warren,  Nathan  Warren,  Samuel  Warren,  Amanda  Laframboise,  Caryn  Drake,  Christopher  â€œC.J.â€?  O’Sullivan,  Richard  O’Sullivan,  and  Kathryn  O’Sullivan;Íž  and  two  great-­grand-­ children,  Olivia  and  Ilsa  Drake.  Sandra  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Richard  E.  Warren,  who  died  Feb.  9,  1991;Íž  by  a  son,  Nicholas  Andrew  Warren;Íž  by  a  grandson,  Nicholas  A.  Warren;Íž  and  by  a  brother,  Kenneth  Bell.   A  memorial  service  will  be  conducted  at  1  p.m.  Saturday,  Feb.  23,  2013,  at  the  Bridport  Congregational  Church  with  the  Rev.  7LP )UDQNOLQ SDVWRU RIÂżFLDWLQJ There  will  be  no  calling  hours. The  family  suggests  that  memorial  contributions  be  made  to  Bridport  Congregational  Church,  P.O.  Box  55,  Bridport,  VT  05734,  or  to  Make Â

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SUDBURY  â€”  Mary  Katherine  Tamiso  Germond,  88,  of  Sudbury,  died  peacefully  on  Sunday,  Feb.  17,  2013,  surrounded  by  friends,  children  and  grandchildren. She  was  born  May  16,  1924,  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  the  daughter  of  Rose  Francolina  and  Louis  Tamiso,  and  spent  her  early  years  in  Hartford,  graduating  from  Bulkley  High  School  in  1942. As  World  War  II  overtook  her  generation,  she  went  to  work  at  Pratt  &  Whitney  Aircraft  and  was  quickly  SURPRWHG WR RIÂżFH PDQDJHU DIWHU which  she  met  Jim  Germond,  the  man  who  would  be  her  husband  of  55  years. Marriage  would  wait  while  he  was  sent  to  Italy  with  the  10th  Mountain  Division  and  the  couple  married  after  the  war  on  Sept.  8,  1945.  They  settled  in  Connecticut  for  the  next  nine  years  before  moving  to  the  Germond  family  farm  in  Sudbury  in  1954.  There,  they  built  the  home  in  which  they  would  UDLVH WKHLU ÂżYH FKLOGUHQ DQG OLYH

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Gordon Marshall Jr., 70, Moorestown, N.J. MOORESTOWN,  N.J.  â€”  Gordon  M.  Marshall  Jr.  of  Moorestown,  N.J.,  died  peacefully  at  home  on  Feb.  13,  2013,  after  a  long  battle  with  cancer. He  was  born  on  Aug.  11,  1942,  in  Patterson,  N.J.,  and  spent  his  early  years  in  Chicago  and  California.  A  1960  graduate  of  Polytechnic  High  School  in  Riverside,  Calif.,  he  graduated  from  Whittier  College  in  1964.  After  earning  a  master’s  degree  in  early  American  history  from  Clark  University  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  he  taught  history  at  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute  from  1969-­1970. From  1971-­1993,  he  was  the  assis-­ tant  librarian  at  the  Library  Company  of  Philadelphia  where  he  revived  the  exhibition  program  and  was  the  principal  designer  of  many  exhibits  including  â€œThe  Larder  Invadedâ€?  and  â€œA  Quarter  of  a  Millennium.â€?  His  expertise  extended  to  two  major  construction  efforts  and  security  and Â

Mike,  and  Nelson  Sears;Íž  eight  grandchildren;Íž  10  great-­grand-­ children;Íž  six  great-­great-­grand-­ children;Íž  a  daughter-­in-­law,  Sonnie  Sears;Íž  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  a  son,  David  Sears;Íž  three  sisters,  Marjorie  Smith,  Edna  Hamel  and  Mae  Fields;Íž  and  a  brother,  Duff  Mullis. Funeral  services  were  held  at  5:30  p.m.  on  Tuesday,  Feb.  19,  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Vergennes.  Interment  will  be  in  St.  Peter’s  Cemetery  in  Vergennes  in  the  spring.  Memorial  contribu-­ tions  may  be  made  to  Vergennes  Area  Rescue  Squad,  PO  Box  11,  Vergennes,  VT  05491.

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Arthur Markwell, 53, Cornwall CORNWALL  â€”  Arthur  J.  â€œSparkyâ€?  Markwell,  53,  died  Thursday,  Feb.  14,  2013,  at  his  home  in  Cornwall.  He  was  born  July  16,  1959,  in  6SULQJÂżHOG WKH VRQ RI 'RQDOG DQG Deanna  (Smith)  Markwell. His  family  says  he  was  a  loving  father  and  caring  husband  and  spent  his  life  being  a  hardworking  farmer.  +H HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ ÂżVKLQJ PRWRU-­ cycling  and  anything  involved  with  the  outdoors. Survivors  are  his  wife,  Mary  (Torrey)  Markwell  of  Cornwall;Íž  two  sons,  Jason  Markwell  and  his  compan-­ ion,  Kate  Cartwright,  of  Orwell  and  Jeremy  Markwell  and  his  compan-­ ARTHUR  J.  MARKWELL ion,  Karen  Holbrook,  of  Bridport;Íž  his  brothers,  Brian  Markwell  and  David  Markwell;Íž  his  sister,  Joanne  A  private  service  will  be  held  at  the  Demarais;Íž  three  grandchildren;Íž  and  convenience  of  the  family. four  step-­grandchildren.

Charles Mulcahy Sr., 92, Sudbury SUDBURY  â€”  Charles  E.  Mulcahy  Sr.,  92,  died  Monday,  Feb.  18,  2013,  at  Porter  Hospital  in  Middlebury. He  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Sudbury,  born  there  on  Oct.  8,  1920,  the  son  of  John  Lawrence  and  Rose  (Tully)  Mulcahy.  He  received  his  education  in  Sudbury  and  Brandon  schools  and  later  attended  the  Quoddy  Program  in  Eastport,  Maine,  where  he  learned  carpentry  skills He  entered  military  service  in  the  U.S.  Army  on  Nov  12,  1943,  and  VHUYHG IRU PRQWKV LQ WKH 3DFLÂżF Theater  of  Operations.  He  was  honor-­ ably  discharged  on  Feb.  25,  1946. He  married  Barbara  Louise  Ketcham  on  Sept.  8,  1947.  in  Whitehall,  N.Y.  They  made  their  home  in  Sudbury.  She  died  Nov.  3,  2012. His  main  occupation  in  life  was  dairy  farming  but  he  worked  in  several  other  occupations  during  his  life,  including  as  a  mechanic,  tractor  dealer  and  school  bus  driver.   He  was  a  communicant  of  St.  Mary’s  Church  in  Brandon. Surviving  are  his  children,  Charles  E.  Mulcahy  Jr.  of  Sudbury,  Pamela  M.  Ketcham  of  Brandon,  Robert  John  Mulcahy  of  Sudbury,  Gail  Blas  of  Dayton,  Nev.,  Maureen  White-­ Mulcahy  of  Palo  Alto,  Calif.,  and  Michelle  M.  Goddard  of  Orwell;Íž  a  sister,  Theresa  McLaughlin  of  Dudley,  Mass.;Íž  17  grandchildren;Íž  26  great-­grandchildren;Íž  and  many Â

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CHARLES  MULCAHY nieces,  nephews  and  cousins. He  was  predeceased  by  a  brother,  Joseph  Mulcahy;Íž  a  sister,  Mary  Engelhardt;Íž  and  a  grandson,  Kristoffer  Michael  Mulcahy. Honoring  his  request,  private  funeral  services  will  take  place  at  a  later  date,  with  burial  in  the  family  lot  at  Hill  Cemetery  in  Sudbury.  Friends  are  invited  to  a  gathering  at  American  Legion  Post  55  on  Franklin  Street  in  Brandon  on  Sunday,  Feb.  24,  2013,  from  1-­4  p.m. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  St.  Mary’s  Church  Renovation  Fund,  38  Carver  St.,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

Elizabeth  Sabourin  of  Shoreham,  a  student  at  Dordt  College  in  Sioux  Center,  Iowa,  is  spending  the  spring  2013  semester  on  the  Chicago  Semester  program.  She  is  a  senior  majoring  in  social  work  with  a  minor  in  psychology.

Peter  C.  Orvis  of  Bristol  was  named  to  the  dean’s  list  for  the  Eli  Cohen  and  Sonia  Hare,  both  fall  2012  semester  at  Virginia  members  of  the  class  of  2013,  earned  Tech.  Orvis  is  a  senior  majoring  term  honors  for  the  fall  2012  semester  in  management  in  the  Pamplin  at  Skidmore  College. College  of  Business. Cohen  is  the  son  of  Robert  Cohen  and  Claudia  Cooper  of  Middlebury.  Hare  is  the  daughter  of  Steve  and  Shelly  Hare  of  Middlebury.

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MIDDLEBURY  â€”  A  video  featuring  a  story  by  a  Middlebury  six-­year-­old  and  created  by  a  Middlebury  College  student  has  â€œgone  viral.â€?  The  eight-­minute  film  â€œThe  Scared  is  Scaredâ€?  by  Bianca  Giaever,  who  graduated  from  Middlebury  this  month,  was  posted  on  the  Vimeo  multimedia  sharing  website  last  month. After  Vimeo  designated  it  a  â€œstaff  pick,â€?  the  video  was  viewed  more  than  655,000  times.  It  was  written  up  at  many  online  news  sites,  including  the  Huffington  Post,  CBS  News  and  USA  Today,  among  many  others.  The  video  was  also  widely  shared  by  average  citizens  on  social  media  sites  like  Facebook. A  Google  search  of  the  term  â€œThe  Scared  is  scared  of  things Â

After Vimeo designated it a “staff pick,â€? the video was viewed more than 655,000 times. It was written up at many online news VLWHV LQFOXGLQJ WKH +XIĂ€QJWRQ 3RVW &%6 1HZV DQG 86$ 7RGD\ DPRQJ PDQ\ RWKHUV you  likeâ€?  on  Tuesday  yielded  about  4,370  hits.  A  browse  through  the  first  few  pages  of  results  shows  post  after  post  of  people  on  their  blogs  and  websites  telling  how  much  they  like  the  video  and  urging  friends  and  readers  of  all  sorts  to  watch  it. The  film  creatively  illustrates  an  original  story  by  six-­year-­old  Asa  Baker-­Rouse  of  Middlebury.  The  precocious,  moving  tale  of  a  bear  and  a  mouse  features  a Â

swimming  pool,  pizza,  a  piano-­ shaped  cookie,  and  a  message  that  people  of  all  ages  would  do  well  to  keep  in  mind:  â€œThe  Scared  is  scared  of  things  you  like.â€? Giaever  created  the  video  as  a  final  project  for  her  independently  designed  major  in  â€œNarrative  Studies.â€?  Her  adviser,  Associate  Professor  of  American  Studies  and  Film  and  Media  Culture  Jason  Mittell,  guided  Giaever  through  earlier  courses  and  was  a Â

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Mattea  Bagley,  a  freshman  at  SUNY  Cobleskill,  was  named  to  the  dean’s  list  for  the  fall  2012  semester.  She  is  majoring  in  agricultural  business  and  has  been  invited  to  join  the  Lambda  Gamma  Chapter  of  the  Phi  Theta  Kappa  international  honor  society. She  is  the  daughter  of  Kevin  and  Joanne  Bagley  of  Salisbury.

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touchstone  for  her  in  the  making  of  this  film.  In  addition  to  intro-­ ducing  her  to  Baker-­Rouse  (a  friend  of  Mittell’s  own  son)  and  providing  the  water  wings  used  in  one  shot  in  the  film,  Mittell  modestly  takes  no  credit  for  â€œThe  Scared  is  Scared.â€? “Throughout  the  month,  my  role  was  primarily  to  assure  Bianca  that  there  was  potential  in  her  ideas  and  that  the  audio  and  video  she  was  putting  together  was  excel-­ lent,â€?  Mittell  wrote  on  his  blog.  â€œBianca’s  video  is  exceptional  â€Ś  in  its  success  in  communicating  with  a  distinctive  voice  and  style  that  feels  fully  realized.â€? Editor’s  note:  You  can  view  â€œThe  Scared  is  Scaredâ€?  video  through  a  link  on  addisonindepen-­ dent.com.

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Saint Mary’s School now enrolling students for 2013-2014    (photo  by  Doug  Rooney)

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Saint  Mary’s  Preschool  is  now  accepting  applications  for  its  year-­round  early  education  program  for  children  between  the  ages  of  3  to  5  years.   Our  Preschool,  located  at  73  Weybridge  Street  in  Middlebury  Vermont,  provides  a  warm,  caring  environment  for  children  who  are  encouraged  to  view  themselves  as  children  of  God,  members  of  loving  families,  and  to  respect  and  care  for  themselves  and  others.   Play  opportunities  are  hands-­on  and  centered  on  building  self-­esteem  and  strengthening  FRQÂżGHQFH 7KH LQVWUXFWLRQDO SURJUDP LV VWDIIHG E\ ZHOO TXDOLÂżHG DQG H[SHULHQFHG teachers  who,  through  purposeful  curricular  planning  and  student-­initiated  activi-­ WLHV IRVWHU FKLOG GHYHORSPHQW DFKLHYHPHQW DQG FUHDWLYH H[SUHVVLRQ $OWKRXJK 6W Mary’s  Preschool  offers  a  values-­based  education  in  the  Catholic  tradition,  it  is  open  to  children  of  all  faiths  who  wish  to  share  in  its  values  and  educational  philosophy. 7R RSHQ WKH GRRUV RI OHDUQLQJ IRU \RXU FKLOG ZH LQYLWH \RX WR FDOO RXU PDLQ RIÂżFH DW WR VFKHGXOH D WRXU RU YLVLW RXU ZHEVLWH DW ZZZ VDLQWPDU\VYW FRP

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Vergennes  Elementary  School.  Tee  ball,  softball  or  baseball  players  in  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Panton,  Vergennes  and  Waltham  are  invited  to  sign  up  for  the  Vergennes  Area  Youth  League.  â€œPrecious  Knowledgeâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  6,  7-­9  p.m.,  Dana  $XGLWRULXP $ ORRN LQVLGH 7XFVRQÂśV IDPRXV Mexican-­American  studies  program,  the  93  percent  graduation  rate,  and  the  controversy  surrounding  the  now-­banished  classes.  See  more  DW ZZZ GRVYDWRV FRP ÂżOPV 3UHFLRXV.QRZOHGJH Info:  443-­5013.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  6,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  per  individual.  Info:  363-­5877. Â

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Take  your  pick LOCAL  FOLK  MUSICIAN  Rick  Ceballos  presents  an  entertaining  history  of  the  banjo  at  the  New  Haven  Community  Library  on  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  at  7  p.m. Vermont  Gas  Systems  informational  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Feb.  27,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  St.  Middlebury  residents  are  invited  to  discuss  the  second  phase  of  the  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project.  The  meeting  will  review  the  project  and  discuss  opportunities  for  community  input  into  the  transmission  line  routing  through  Middlebury,  Cornwall  and  Shoreham.  Info:  (802)  951-­0399  or  addison@vermontgas.com.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  Feb.  27,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  per  individual.  Info:  363-­5877. Â

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Start  Your  Own  Business  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  9  D P S P $&('& RIÂżFH 5RXWH 7  South,  Suite  8.  The  Vermont  Small  Business  Development  Center  offers  this  workshop  on  how  to  determine  if  there  is  a  market  for  your  business,  identify  target  customers,  do  market  research,  SUHSDUH WR ZULWH D EXVLQHVV SODQ DQG ÂżQG RXW DERXW ÂżQDQFLQJ )HH 5HJLVWHU DW ZZZ YWVEGF org;  more  info  at  hgonyaw@vtsbdc.org.  Lecture  on  20th-­century  Catholicism  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  12:30-­1:30  p.m.,  0F&DUGHOO %LFHQWHQQLDO +DOO 5REHUW $ 2UVL a  distinguished  historian  of  American  Catholicism,  presents  â€œBless  Me  Father,  For  I  Have  Sinned:  Children,  the  Sacrament  of  Penance,  and  the  Making  of  20th-­century  Catholicism.â€?  Art  history  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  IRU WKH $UWV 5RRP +LVWRU\ SURIHVVRU 3DXO Monod  presents  â€œFinding  a  Missing  Saint  in  a  15th-­Century  Bruges:  The  Bearded  Monk  in  the  Middlebury  Triptych  by  the  Master  of  St.  Ursula  Legend.â€?  Monod  discusses  the  mysterious  iden-­ WLW\ RI RQH RI WKH ÂżJXUHV LQ WKH PXVHXPÂśV HDUO\ 5HQDLVVDQFH SDQHO SDLQWLQJ )UHH ,QIR ZZZ middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168.  â€œFarm-­to-­school  for  the  Preschool  Childâ€?  discus-­ sion  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  6:30-­8:30  S P 0DU\ -RKQVRQ &KLOGUHQÂśV &HQWHU $ FRQYHUVD-­ tion  about  how  farm-­to-­school  initiatives  apply  to  WKH HDUO\ HGXFDWLRQ VHWWLQJ 5HVHDUFK KDV VKRZQ that  children  develop  healthy  eating  habits  very  early.  How  do  we  foster  this  connection  at  home  and  school?  Free,  but  bring  a  potluck  dish  to  share.  6SDFH LV OLPLWHG 5693 HDUO\ WR OHD#DFRUQYW RUJ RU 382-­0401.  GMO  labeling  forum  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  American  Legion.  7KH 9HUPRQW 5LJKW WR .QRZ *02V &RDOLWLRQ and  the  grassroots  are  mobilizing  in  Vermont  to  JHW ODEHOV RQ *02V 6SRQVRUHG ORFDOO\ E\ WKH Middlebury  Natural  Foods  Co-­op.  Info:  mennis8@ gmail.com.  â€œThe  Banjo  Pathâ€?  in  New  Haven.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  7-­9  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library.  Local  IRON PXVLFLDQ 5LFN &HEDOORV SUHVHQWV WKLV PXVLFDO history  of  the  banjo,  going  all  the  way  back  to  its  West  African  roots.  Free.  Info:  388-­4015. Vermont  stand-­up  comedy  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  THT  Cabaret  presents  Vermont  comedians  Nathan  Hartswick,  Natalie  Miller  and  Jim  Inglis.  Smart  and  funny  for  ages  18  to  88.  Cash  bar,  light  snacks.  Tickets  $10,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ

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Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  March  1,  5-­7  p.m.,  %UDQGRQ $UWLVWVÂś *XLOG &HOHEUDWLQJ WKH RSHQLQJ RI Âł9HUPRQW 6FDSHV ´ WKH ÂżUVW %$* PHPEHU VKRZ RI WKH \HDU 5HIUHVKPHQWV VHUYHG The  exhibit  includes  art  in  a  variety  of  media,  all  uniquely  interpreting  the  diverse  beauty  and  places  of  Vermont.  Info:  247-­4956  or  www.brandonartist-­ sguild.org.  .QLJKWV RI &ROXPEXV ÂżVK IU\ LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Friday,  0DUFK S P 6W 3HWHUÂśV 3DULVK +DOO %DWWHUHG baked  haddock,  fries,  macaroni  and  cheese,  green  beans.  Adults  $9,  ages  6-­12  $6,  $28  family  maxi-­ mum.  Please  bring  a  dessert  to  share.  â€œBye  Bye  Birdieâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  1,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  auditorium.  Tickets  $12  general  admission,  $8  students  and  senior  citizens.  Josh  Gracin  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  1,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Josh  Gracin,  â€œAmerican  Idolâ€?  superstar,  performs  at  the  THT  as  part  of  a  national  tour.  Tickets  $27,  avail-­ DEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQ-­ halltheater.org. Â

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SATURDAY

GMC  Young  Adventurers’  Club  lepre-­ chaun  city  construction  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  2,  9-­11  a.m.,  Waterworks  SURSHUW\ $QGUHD .DQH OHDGV WKLV *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ Club  event  for  kids.  Info:  877-­6597  or  dreakane@ comcast.net.  Chinese  New  Year  celebration  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  10:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Family-­friendly  event  celebrating  the  Chinese  New  Year.  Come  learn  about  Chinese  culture  and  share  in  the  festivities  as  well  welcome  the  Year  of  the  Snake.  Info:  388-­4095.  Met  Opera  broadcast  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  noon-­5:40  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  7KH 0HWURSROLWDQ 2SHUD Âł/LYH LQ +'´ SUHVHQWV DQ

DOO QHZ SURGXFWLRQ RI :DJQHUÂśV Âł3DUVLIDO ´ 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Relay  for  Life  kickoff  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  1-­4  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  American  Cancer  Society  welcomes  team  captains  and  team  SDUWLFLSDQWV WR WKH 5HOD\ VHDVRQ KLJKOLJKW-­ ing  event  details  and  offering  fundraising  tips.  Info:  (802)  872-­6307  or  Donna.decatur@cancer.org.  â€œTuesday,  After  Christmasâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  2,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  middle-­aged  man  who  KDV EHJXQ DQ DIIDLU ZLWK KLV GDXJKWHUÂśV GHQWLVW must  choose  between  breaking  his  family  apart  DQG DEDQGRQLQJ KLV QHZ ORYH ,Q 5RPDQLDQ ZLWK English  subtitles.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ arts  or  443-­3168.  â€œBye  Bye  Birdieâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  auditorium.  Tickets  $12  general  admission,  $8  students  and  senior  citizens.  Sarah  Blacker  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  2,  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Blacker,  a  renowned  singer/songwriter,  blends  acoustic  rock,  folk  and  jazz.  She  will  be  accompanied  by  Shaysh  on  drums,  Erik  White  on  guitar  and  Sean  McLaughlin  on  bass.  General  admission  $15;  reservations  are  encouraged.  Info  and  reserva-­ tions:  (802)  465-­4071  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  We’re  About  9  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  0DUFK S P 5LSWRQ &RPPXQLW\ +RXVH 7KH 5LSWRQ &RPPXQLW\ &RIIHH +RXVH ZHOFRPHV IRON WULR :HÂśUH $ERXW 2QH KRXU RSHQ mike  at  7:30  p.m.  followed  by  the  featured  perform-­ HUV 5HIUHVKPHQWV EHQHÂżW 2WWHU &UHHN &KLOG Center.  Adults  $9,  seniors  and  teens  $6,  children  $3.  Info:  388-­9782.  An  evening  of  art  songs  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  2,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  WKH $UWV 5HFLWDOLVW 'HERUDK /LIWRQ DFFRPSDQLHG by  Charis  Dimaris  on  piano,  plays  an  evening  of  DUW VRQJV E\ 6WUDXVV DQG 5DFKPDQLQRII DV ZHOO DV a  piece  of  Middlebury  faculty  member  Su  Lian  Tan.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

Mar

3

SUNDAY

“Bye  Bye  Birdieâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  3,  2-­4  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  auditorium.  Tickets  $12  general  admission,  $8  students  and  senior  citizens.  Cynthia  Huard  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  March  3,  3-­5  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  WKH $UWV $IÂżOLDWH DUWLVW &\QWKLD +XDUG SHUIRUPV D program  of  works  by  Schumann  and  Bach.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

Mar

4

MONDAY

Legislative  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  March  4,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  7:30-­8:45.  Tai  Chi  for  Seniors  class  in  Brandon.  Monday,  March  4,  9:30-­10:30  a.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  7KH ÂżUVW LQ D VHULHV RI WDL FKL FODVVHV PHHWLQJ Mondays  and  Fridays  through  April  26.  Sponsored  by  CVAA,  these  free  classes  for  people  age  50  RU ROGHU FDQ KHOS LPSURYH EDODQFH Ă€H[LELOLW\ DQG PXVFOH VWUHQJWK 5HJLVWHU DW H[W &ODVVHV ÂżOO TXLFNO\

Mar

5

TUESDAY

Food  drive  in  Ferrisburgh.  Tuesday,  March  5,  7  a.m.-­7  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School.  The  Ferrisburgh  Volunteer  )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW LV VSRQVRULQJ WKLV GULYH WR EHQHÂżW the  Addison  County  Emergency  Food  Shelf  in  Vergennes.  Perishable  items  are  accepted.  Items  in  demand  include  juices,  jelly,  milk,  cheese,  meats,  cleaning  products  and,  as  always,  canned  food  and  other  nonperishables.  Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  March  5,  11  a.m.-­noon,  Armory  Lane  6HQLRU +RXVLQJ 2QH RI D VHULHV RI IUHH FOLQLFV IRU seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Lecture  on  photographer  Edward  Burtynksy  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  5,  4:30-­6  S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 5RRP $UW DQG DUFKLWHFWXUH SURIHVVRU .LUVWHQ +RYLQJ SUHV-­ HQWV Âł'LJJLQJ 'HHS (GZDUG %XUW\QVN\ÂśV 9HUPRQW Quarry  Photographs,â€?  in  conjunction  with  the  current  exhibit.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Pajama  story  time  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ .LGV DUH LQYLWHG WR GURS LQ WR FHOHEUDWH 'U 6HXVVÂś ELUWKGD\ ZLWK stories,  face  painting,  craft  activities  and  snacks.  Pajamas  and  Seuss-­inspired  costumes  encour-­ aged.  Info:  388-­4097. Â

Mar

6

WEDNESDAY

May’s  World  Music  &  Movement  class  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  6,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  May  Poduschnik  leads  a  fun  and  educational  social  learning  experience  for  young  children  and  their  caregivers.  Drop  in.  Wednesdays  through  March  20.  Little  League  baseball  and  softball  signups  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  March  6,  6-­8  p.m., Â

THURSDAY

Hand  In  Hand  bake  sale  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  7,  3-­3:30  p.m.,  Mary  Hogan  School.  Hand  In  Hand  student  volunteers  will  be  selling  treats  to  support  their  Birthday  Boxes,  which  are  kits  of  birthday  VXSSOLHV DYDLODEOH DW +23( IRU IDPLOLHV ZKR FDQÂśW DIIRUG WKH FRVW RI D FKLOGÂśV ELUWKGD\ SDUW\ ,QIR 399-­4097.  Student  auditions  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  March  7,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Neshobe  School.  Students  in  JUDGHV LQ 5XWODQG DQG $GGLVRQ FRXQWLHV DUH invited  to  audition  for  the  newly  formed  Brandon  <RXWK 7KHDWHUÂśV SURGXFWLRQ RI Âł/LYH D /LWWOH DW the  Hollywood  Hoedown.â€?  Auditions  continue  on  March  9  and  10.  For  information,  contact  Director  Dennis  Marden  at  247-­5420  or  dennismarden@ gmail.com.  Staged  reading  of  â€œThe  Chosenâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Havurah  sponsors  this  adaptation  of  Aaron  3RVQHU DQG &KDLP 3RWRNÂśV ERRN DERXW WKH OLYHV of  two  boys,  two  fathers  and  two  distinct  Jewish  communities,  set  during  World  War  II.  Adapted  by  Dana  Yeaton,  assistant  professor  of  Theater  at  Middlebury  College,  and  starting  MUHS  sopho-­ more  Adam  Joselson  of  Middlebury.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Homemade  chicken  soup  and  refreshments  for  sale.  Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  General  meeting  and  spinning.  We  will  be  making  chair  pads  and  afghan  squares.  People  are  also  asked  to  bring  in  their  own  chair  pads  for  show  and  tell.  All  are  welcome.  Info:  453-­5960. Â

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8

FRIDAY

/HQWHQ ÂżVK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO  Friday,  March  8,  5-­7  p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Church.  Fourteenth  annual  Lenten  all-­you-­can-­eat  ¿VK IU\ 0HDO LQFOXGHV IULHG RU EDNHG KDGGRFN French  fries,  coleslaw,  beverage  and  dessert.  Adults  $12,  children  under  11  $5,  immediate  family  RI ÂżYH ,QIR Little  League  baseball  and  softball  signups  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  March  8,  6-­8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Elementary  School.  Tee  ball,  softball  or  base-­ ball  players  in  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Panton,  Vergennes  and  Waltham  are  invited  to  sign  up  for  the  Vergennes  Area  Youth  League.  /RFDO ÂżOP SUHPLHUH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  March  S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ /RFDO ÂżOPPDNHU 5RVH &XUUDQ LQWURGXFHV KHU VKRUW ÂżOP Âł0\VWHU\ at  Hathorne  School,â€?  featuring  local  actors  and  FUHDWHG LQ WKH ,OVOH\ DQG 0&79ÂśV <RXWK 0HGLD /DE $OO DJHV 3RSFRUQ SURYLGHG 5693 E\ 0DUFK WR RU 5.&6WXGLRV#\DKRR FRP Patty  Larkin  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Larkin  UHWXUQV WR WKH $IWHU 'DUN 0XVLF 6HULHV UHGHÂżQLQJ the  boundaries  of  folk-­urban  pop  music  with  her  inventive  guitar  wizardry  and  uncompromising  vocals  and  lyrics.  Info:  www.afterdarkmusicseries. com. Â

L I V EM U S I C The  Big  Mean  Sound  Machine  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  22,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  51  Main.  Rehab  Roadhouse  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  22,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  N’goni  Trio  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  23,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Unkommon  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  23,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Dayve  Huckett  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  5-­7  p.m.,  51  Main.  Cooper  &  LaVoie  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Eight  02  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  1,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  51  Main.  Mint  Julep  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  51  Main.  David  Bain  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  7,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Bobolinks  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  6-­7  p.m.,  51  Main.  Patrick  Lehman  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  51  Main. Â

ONGOINGEVENTS %\ FDWHJRU\ )DUPHUVÂś 0DUNHWV 6SRUWV &OXEV 2UJDQL]DWLRQV *RYHUQPHQW 3ROLWLFV %LQJR )XQG 5DLVLQJ 6DOHV 'DQFH 0XVLF $UWV (GXFDWLRQ +HDOWK 3DUHQWLQJ 0HDOV $UW ([KLELWV 0XVHXPV Library  Programs. FARMERS’  MARKETS 0LGGOHEXU\ )DUPHUVÂś 0DUNHW :LQWHU PDUNHW DW Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  every  Saturday  in  November,  December,  March  and  April,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  No  market  in  January  or  February.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  crafts.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  989-­6012  or  www. MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org. SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  %URZQ %UXFH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ 5HFUHDWLRQ 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  St.  0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂżFH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF J\P 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. $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ $PDWHXU 5DGLR $VVRFLDWLRQ 6XQGD\ S P 2Q WKH DLU RQ FOXE UHSHDWHU MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visi-­ tors  welcome. Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public Â

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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. The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  Bristol.  2SHQ PLNH QLJKW ¿UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P IUHH IRU DOO DJHV UHVHUYH D VSRW DW WKHKXE#JPDYW QHW ,QIR RU ZZZ EULVWROVNDWHSDUN FRP LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  VXSSRUW JURXS PHHWV 0RQGD\ QLJKWV S P 7XUQLQJSRLQW &HQWHU 0DUEOH :RUNV 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  %DUEDUD 1($7 1RUWKHDVW $GGLVRQ 7HOHYLVLRQ &KDQQHO )RXUWK Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  EGXQFDQ#PDGULYHU FRP 1HVKREH 6SRUWVPDQ &OXE 6HFRQG 0RQGD\ S P SRWOXFN S P PHHWLQJ )URJ +ROORZ 5RDG LQ %UDQGRQ 2WWHU &UHHN 3RHWV 2SHQ SRHWU\ ZRUNVKRS KHOG 7KXUVGD\V S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 3RHWV RI DOO DJHV DUH LQYLWHG WR VKDUH WKHLU SRHWU\ IRU IHHGEDFN HQFRXUDJHPHQW DQG RSWLRQDO ZHHNO\ DVVLJQPHQWV %ULQJ D SRHP RU WZR WR share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free. 2UZHOO +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ )RXUWK 7XHVGD\ S P 2UZHOO Free  Library. 3$&7 3HRSOH RI $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 7RJHWKHU 7KLUG 7KXUVGD\ D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RI¿FH EXLOGLQJ RQ ([FKDQJH 6W LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ +HDOWK 'HSDUWPHQW FRQIHUHQFH URRP 989-­8141. Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church. 6DPDULWDQœV &XSERDUG $VVHPEO\ RI *RG &KULVWLDQ &HQWHU 1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  &RPH VKDUH LGHDV DQG FUDIW VLPSOH LWHPV IRU 2SHUDWLRQ Christmas  Child  shoeboxes.  9HUJHQQHV /LRQV &OXE )LUVW DQG WKLUG :HGQHVGD\ S P 9HUJHQQHV $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 6RFLDO KRXU DW GLQQHU DW ZLWK PHHWLQJ IROORZLQJ 9LVLWRUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU PHPEHUVKLS#YHUJHQQHVOLRQV FRP GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury. &LWL]HQV IRU &RQVWLWXWLRQDO *RYHUQPHQW LQ %ULGSRUW 7KXUVGD\ 7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  DQG 9HUPRQW FRQVWLWXWLRQV DQG KRZ WR GHIHQG RXU ULJKWV )LYH 7RZQ $UHD 9LJLO IRU 3HDFH )ULGD\ S P %ULVWRO JUHHQ $OO ZHOFRPH WR VSHDN RXW IRU ZRUOG SHDFH 9HUPRQW 'HSDUWPHQW RI 0RWRU 9HKLFOHV 0RELOH 6HUYLFH 9DQ 6HFRQG DQG IRXUWK :HGQHVGD\V D P S P (YHU\ Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 7KH YDQ RIIHUV ZULWWHQ H[DPV FXVWRPHU service  and  road  tests.  828-­2000. BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  S P ZLWK HDUO\ ELUGV -DFNSRW )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQH¿WV YHWHUDQV VFKRODUVKLSV DQG FRPPXQLW\ SURJUDPV

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over again. So you can sleep as many hours as sleep needs to see the ice blackening under the snow. To sense the blade scraping the ice, making a sea of the sides of the road.

the curve of itself, take the sand, the salt sprayed. So later, driving there, over the plowed hours which, son, is here. the road will rise to see you turning in to our driveway’s found and buried shovel.

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Soak  Up  The  Sun! Don’t  spend  your  hard-­earned  money  making  the  hot  water  or  electricity  that  you  use  today– SOLAR  IS  MORE  AFFORDABLE  THAN  EVER! Green  Mountain  Power  &  Vermont  Electric  Cooperative  will  credit our  solar  customers  $24,613.89  â€“  $29,536.67  throughout  2013. Â

Would  you  like  to  get  rid  of  your  electric  bill  each  month? DON’T  WAIT  FOR  SPRING  â€“  START  MAKING  POWER  NOW! We  install  throughout  the  winter.

The UD#3 Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing will take place on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 6:30 PM at Middlebury Union High School.

Call  for  a  FREE  on-­site  evaluation

Australian ballot voting will take place on March 5, 2013 in each town’s polling location. Go  Green  with  us–

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Union District #3 Middlebury Union Middle and High Schools Member Districts are Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge

The 2013 Union District #3 Annual Report is now available online at http://www.addisoncentralsu.org/reports-budgets or by calling 802-382-1274 to obtain a copy.

By Gary Margolis, Cornwall

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City  police  need  new  quarters Last  summer,  while  opera  house  and  future  requirements  of  our  patrons  waited  in  line  to  purchase  EXV\ DQG GHGLFDWHG SROLFH IRUFH tickets  to  an  event  in  the  down-­ The  new  station  design  provides  stairs  atrium,  a  Vergennes  police  improved  safety  for  the  public  and  RIÂżFHU HQWHUHG ZLWK WZR SHRSOH LQ RXU SROLFH RIÂżFHUV SURWHFWV WKH handcuffs  and  passed  by  the  line  of  privacy  of  suspects  and  the  public,  DQ[LRXV SHRSOH WR HQWHU WKH RIÂżFH IXOÂżOOV UHTXLUHPHQWV IRU VHSDUDWLRQ The  fact  that  Vergennes  needs  of  juvenile  and  adult  offenders  and  a  new  police  station  should  come  allows  for  expanded  record  keep-­ as  no  surprise  to  any  city  resident  LQJ DQG HYLGHQFH SURFHVVLQJ and  the  above  inci-­ There  has  been  rea-­ dent  shows  many  rea-­ sonable  concern  about  VRQV ZK\ 7KH SROLFH the  size  and  scope  of  RIÂżFHU ZDV IRUFHG WKH SODQQHG IDFLOLW\ to  bring  suspects  in  The  station  planning  This  week’s  com-­ through  a  public  en-­ committee  (Renny  trance,  potentially  im-­ munity  forum  was  3HUU\ 5DQGDOO 2XHO-­ SDFWLQJ SXEOLF VDIHW\ submitted  by  four  lette,  Ziggy  Comeau,  The  suspects’  right  to  Vergennes  aldermen:  and  Christine  Col-­ privacy  was  impact-­ Bill  Benton,  Joe  lette)  and  the  council  HG 2QFH LQ WKH SR-­ Klopfenstein,  Randy  have  listened  to  these  OLFH RIÂżFH WKHUH ZDV Ouellette,  and  Renny  concerns  and  feel  we  no  place  to  separate  Perry,  who  chairs  KDYH D ÂżQDO GHVLJQ two  people  in  sepa-­ the  Police  Station  that  balances  the  re-­ UDWH KROGLQJ DUHDV ,I Planning  Committee. quirements  of  a  mod-­ a  potential  witness  ern  police  force  with  or  complainant  accompanied  the  WKH YDOLG DSSUHKHQVLRQV DERXW FRVW RIÂżFHU KH RU VKH ZRXOG QHHG WR As  with  any  investment,  people  pass  a  line  of  curious  people,  then  should  expect  reasonable  value  SRWHQWLDOO\ IDFH WKH DFFXVHG 7KH LQ UHWXUQ ,Q RXU RSLQLRQ WKH QHZ cramped,  cluttered  quarters  our  station  provides  that  value  for  our  police  force  occupies  are  simply  FRPPXQLW\ $ ZHOO GHVLJQHG PX-­ not  acceptable  for  effective  law  en-­ nicipal  police  building  will  provide  IRUFHPHQW an  anchor  for  our  newly  designated  The  Vergennes  City  Council,  1RUWKHUQ *DWHZD\ GLVWULFW $Q HI-­ with  the  help  of  consultants,  city  fective  police  department  will  manager  Mel  Hawley  and  police  provide  improved  public  safety,  Chief  George  Merkel,  has  offered  which  is  shown  to  help  maintain  a  no-­frills  design  for  a  new  police  SURSHUW\ YDOXHV 7KH ERQG LVVXH station  that  will  serve  the  current  for  $1,850,000  will  increase  the  tax Â

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Letters to the Editor Foes  of  abortion,  S.77  want  to  limit  options  for  others

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would  be  in  the  form  of  a  permit  which  you  would  have  to  carry  with  said  device  and  which  the  issuing  agency  would  keep  a  record  of  â€”  RI FRXUVH , EHOLHYH WKDW ODZPDNHUV will  wait  until  the  last  minute  to  amend  this  bill  to  include  some  such  provision,  so  as  not  to  alert  gun  owners  to  the  true  purpose  of  this  ELOO This  law  would  also  require  safety  training  for  anyone  carrying  a  FRQFHDOHG ÂżUHDUP <RX ZRXOG KDYH to  take  classes  and  pass  a  test  to  get  D FRQFHDOHG FDUU\ SHUPLW 1RW RQO\ is  this  unnecessary  and  burdensome  to  gun  owners,  but  it  is  another  form  RI JXQ UHJLVWUDWLRQ ,I ODZ HQIRUFH-­ ment  knows  who  has  concealed  carry  permits,  then  they  also  know  ZKR KDV KDQGJXQV , ZRQGHU LI RXU ODZPDNHUV KDYH HYHU KHDUG RI WKH VD\LQJ Âł,I LW DLQÂśW EURNH GRQÂśW Âż[ LW ´ 9HUPRQW KDV one  of  the  lowest  violent  crime  rates  LQ WKH QDWLRQ :H DOVR KDYH YLUWX-­ ally  total  freedom  to  possess  and  UHVSRQVLEO\ XVH ÂżUHDUPV 'RHV DQ\-­ body  besides  me  see  a  connection?  Could  it  be  that  criminals  think  twice  before  attacking  a  Vermonter,  knowing  that  that  he  or  she  may  KDYH D ÂżUHDUP DQG EH ZLOOLQJ DQG (See  Lettter,  Page  13A)

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Letters to the Editor

I  have  been  following  the  important  statewide  discussion  about  the  Death  with  Dignity  bill.  There  are  strong  and  valid  feelings  and  concerns  on  both  sides  being  expressed.  After  reading  a  letter  to  the  editor  in  the  Feb.  14  Department  facilities  will  be  a  lot  of  Addison  Independent,  I  felt  I  needed  money  for  our  community  to  spend.  to  personally  speak  up  in  honor  of  my  We  must  have  all  of  our  ducks  in  a  mother  for  Valentine’s  Day. row.  Based  on  what  I  know  now  I  The  letter  stated  that  â€œpainful  suf-­ am  convinced  that  we  are  not  ready  fering  is  certainly  avoidableâ€?  in  this  to  commit  to  the  project  on  the  day  and  age.  In  my  mother’s  experi-­ table. ence,  this  is  not  actually  true.  Of  On  Tuesday,  March  5,  I  will  vote  course,  no  one  wants  to  believe  this. NO  on  Article  1  at  the  special  town  The  letter  also  rightfully  praised  the  meeting.  If  and  only  if  a  credible  ZRQGHUIXO EHQHÂżWV RI KRVSLFH , DP VR way  is  found  to  properly  address  the  extremely  grateful  for  our  experience  above  concerns  would  I  consider  with  hospice.  In  the  end  however,  it  voting  for  the  article  in  order  to  did  not  alleviate  my  mother’s  extreme  keep  the  Bilson  option  available. suffering. David  Brynn My  mother  died  of  colon  cancer.  Bristol Once  she  was  diagnosed  she  lived Â

Bristol  Fire  Department  project  needs  more  study The  Bristol  Fire  Department  should  have  the  equipment  and  fa-­ cilities  it  needs  to  properly  protect  RXU ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV DQG RXU FRPPXQLW\ If  that  means  buying  more  land  and  dramatically  expanding  and  renovating  the  existing  buildings  then  I  will  support  that.  However,  the  case  for  that  approach  has  not  yet  been  made.  Many  questions  remain. At  this  point  I  would  only  vote  in  favor  of  buying  â€”  or  otherwise  securing  â€”  the  Bilson  property  if  we  commit  to: 1.  First  agreeing  as  a  community Â

on  the  need,  the  vision  and  a  realis-­ tic  budget  for  a  properly  located  and  equipped  facility;Íž 2.  Diversifying  the  Bristol  Fire  Department  Needs  Committee  so  that  it  is  better  equipped  to  address  the  community’s  expectations;Íž 3  Going  back  to  the  drawing  board  to  revisit  the  needs,  locations,  costs  and  designs  in  an  open  and  engaging  process;Íž  and 4.  Completing  a  very  thorough,  data-­based  assessment  that  provides  the  answers  to  the  many  questions  surrounding  this  upgrade. Any  upgrade  to  the  Bristol  Fire Â

for  three  years  through  surgeries,  hospitalizations  and  medical  inter-­ ventions  of  all  types.  She  bore  all  these  repeated  indignities  with  grace  and  love  and  humor.  Her  cancer  had  already  metastasized  into  her  lymph  system  by  the  time  she  was  initially  diagnosed. In  her  last  few  months  of  life,  a  large  loving  family  surrounded  her  in  her  own  home  of  birth.  In  her  last  November  she  weighed  80  pounds  and  joked  that  she  had  always  wanted  to  be  so  thin.  By  the  time  she  died  mid-­January  she  weighed  much,  much  less  than  that.  Since  her  body  eventually  could  not  retain  or  process  food  or  water  given  in  any  form,  including  IV,  she  essentially  died  of  starvation  and  dehydration  in  spite  of  the  very  best  round-­the-­clock  medical  care.  She  suffered  unfathomable  pain Â

that  went  unrelieved  by  constant  pain-­ medication  pumps. I  have  no  idea  whether  my  mother  would  have  chosen  to  end  her  life  sooner  than  occurred  naturally.  I  strongly  believe,  however,  that  it  would  have  been  a  comfort  for  her  to  know  she  had  a  choice  to  decide  her  own  threshold. No  one  should  be  made  to  endure  the  suffering  that  my  mother  endured  without  a  choice.  Having  an  end-­of-­ life  choice  for  any  person  in  these  extreme  situations  would  be  a  caring  loving  gesture.  My  mother’s  religion  put  her  at  peace  with  her  fate,  she  was  not  afraid.  She  was  brave  and  strong  and  loving.  I  support  the  Death  with  Dignity  bill. Happy  Valentine’s  Day,  Mom. Liz  Paquette Monkton

Brandon  resident  has  questions  about  Route  7  project  I  think  something  is  not  quite  right  here  in  Brandon.  Of  course  I  should  know  better  when  it  comes  to  thinking  about  Brandon  govern-­ mental  affairs.  However,  having  said  that,  I  am  curious  to  know  a  few  things  about  the  town  and  government  affairs.  Hopefully  the  public  can  get  answers  before  town  meeting  and  if  they  have  a  pre-­town  meeting.  7KH ÂżUVW WKLQJ , DP FXULRXV DERXW is  not  seeing  anything  in  the  Report-­ er  from  Montpelier.  Now  maybe  I  have  missed  seeing  anything  from  our  representatives  or  senators.  However  I  remember  Reps.  Acina-­ pura  and  Wood  both  writing  col-­ umns  for  the  paper  on  a  pretty  much  weekly  basis  to  help  keep  us  their  constituents  and  bosses  informed.  Or  maybe  the  Reporter  doesn’t  offer  the  space  any  longer.  Along  with  that  it  amazes  me  that  when  one  calls  the  sergeant  at  arms  and  leaves  messages  for  our  elected  people  in  Montpelier,  and  one  leaves  their  phone  number  request-­ ing  a  call  back  I  think  it  means  (oh,  damn,  there  I  go  thinking  again)  that  it  means  they  want  to  speak  with  them  about  issues  coming  before  the  Senate  and  House  of  Represen-­ tatives.  However,  I  believe  we  the  voters  are  only  important  to  those  being  sent  to  Montpeculiar,  are  not  important  enough  to  have  calls  returned.  As  to  the  selectmen  in  Brandon,  I  have  several  questions.  First,  given  the  extremely  high  number  of Â

meetings  the  past  boards  had  going  over  the  Route  7  segment  project  here  in  the  center  of  town,  why  are  you  still  going  over  design  issues?  I  mean,  the  public  voted  several  years  ago  now  to  fund  the  project  that  was  presented  at  a  duly  warned  town  meeting.  Minor  changes,  OK,  let  them  go  and  make  the  changes.  However,  as  one  who  was  vehe-­ mently  opposed  to  the  destruction  of  the  historicity  of  downtown  Brandon  and  Central  Park  and  the  addition  of  stop  lights,  several  people  petitioned  the  then  board  to  try  and  stop  that  design.  We  failed  to  change  the  selectmen’s  minds.  Thus  the  plan  was  presented  to  the  public  and  approved.  Then  I  see  a  letter  to  the  editor  signed  by  many  supporters  of  that  project  now  call-­ ing  for  major  overhaul  to  the  design  that  passed  public  approval  back  several  years  now.  I  am  amazed  to  see  some  of  the  same  people  who  I  am  sure  were  at  least  in  town  as  residents  and  most  certain  that  some  were  even  at  some  of  the  previous  years’  meetings  with  the  engineers  and  designers  for  the  Route  7  project.  And  now  amaz-­ ingly  we  have  this  group  made  up  of  some  of  these  very  same  people  who  now  want  to  change  the  project  at  the  last  minute.  I  say  the  public  voted  for  the  project  and  funding  for  the  project  and  except  for  minor  changes;Íž  too  bad,  so  sad.  I  hate  what  the  townspeople  passed,  yet  I  along  with  Maxine  Thurston  and  many  others  lost  our  case.  Time  to  move Â

on  except  for  minor  changes.  This  brings  me  to  another  thought  (damn,  not  again  with  the  thinking),  that  maybe  we  have  some  people  on  the  board  who  are  nothing  more  than  mouthpieces  for  others  in  town  who  want  to  see  these  new  last-­ minute  (and  too  late,  in  my  opinion)  designs.  Lastly,  I  am  wondering  about  the  recreation  department  proposed  FKDQJHV IRU WKH QH[W ¿VFDO \HDU First,  are  we  going  to  put  out  an  advertisement  seeking  applications  for  a  new  full-­time  person  or  just  give  it  to  the  current  person  hold-­ ing  the  part-­time  position?  I  be-­ lieve  we  ought  to  take  applications  DV WKLV PD\ DWWUDFW PDQ\ TXDOL¿HG candidates  given  it  will  be  full-­time  if  the  budget  passes  at  town  meet-­ ing.  I  believe  we  ought  to  have  the  board  tell  us  now  what  they  plan  on  doing  as  to  that  position?  If  the  board  is  not  considering  taking  ap-­ plications,  that  makes  me  wonder  a  lot  about  the  current  position  being  made  full  time.  And  does  this  mean  that  the  other  part-­time  person  will  lose  their  job?  Or  are  we  keeping  both,  just  making  one  a  full-­time  position?  So  hopefully  now  that  I  have  made  several  questions  and  thoughts  made  known  the  appropri-­ ate  parties  might  address  the  issues.  I  believe  we  the  public  should  know  as  much  as  possible,  and  the  earlier  the  better.  Brian  E.  Fillioe Brandon

this  state  are  just  going  to  quietly  accede  to  arbitrary  mandates  from  reactionary,  fearful,  power-­hungry  politicians,  who  seem  to  want  to  control  every  aspect  of  our  lives. This  and  other  similar  gun  laws  would  do  nothing  to  stop  crime.  Does  anybody  believe  that  an  in-­ dividual  intent  on  murder  is  going  to  stop  because  of  a  gun  law?   Isn’t  murder  already  against  the  law?  The  true  purpose  of  these  laws  is  to  increase  government  control  of  our  lives,  and  to  get  politicians  re-­elected  by  a  populace  ignorant  DERXW ÂżUHDUPV DQG ZKR DUH ZLOOLQJ to  be  brainwashed  by  the  garbage  fed  to  them  by  the  media. In  closing,  I  think  we  had  better Â

enforce  the  sensible  laws  that  we  already  have,  get  rid  of  the  harm-­ ful  and  useless  ones,  prosecute  and  punish  criminals,  and  under-­ stand  that  no  amount  of  laws  will  prevent  horrible,  senseless  things  from  happening.  It  is  an  imperfect,  sinful  world  we  live  in  and  there  are  people  out  there  who  serve  evil.  Most  of  all,  we  had  better  not  criminalize  and  punish  honest,  law  abiding  citizens  because  of  the  unfathomable  actions  of  a  few  criminals  and  deranged  individu-­ als.  Going  down  that  road  will  lead  this  state  and  country  to  disaster. David  Brown Lincoln

Letter (Continued  from  Page  12A) able  to  use  it  to  defend  themselves?  Evidently  that’s  not  occurred  to  our  lawmakers,  or  they  just  don’t  care.  They’re  busy  legalizing  gay  mar-­ riage,  marijuana  and  suicide,  and  now  some  of  them  want  to  intrude  further  into  the  lives  of  honest  Vermonters. This  is  an  attack  on  personal  liberty,  and  nothing  angers  me  (and  I  believe  many  others)  more  than  to  be  treated  like  a  criminal,  and  to  have  my  home  and  privacy  invaded  by  the  government,  all  because  of  the  evil  acts  perpetrated  by  a  tiny  number  of  sick  individuals.  I  don’t  believe  that  the  solid,  law-­abiding  citizens  who  form  the  backbone  of Â

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SAR  bill (Continued  from  Page  1A) regarding  the  VSP  response  to  the  Jan.  9,  2012,  report  that  Levi  Duclos  was  an  overdue  hiker  was  that  the  VWDWH DJHQF\ GLG QRW FDOO WKH ORFDO ÂżUH department.  First  responders  in  the  %ULVWRO /LQFROQ DQG 5LSWRQ ÂżUH GH-­ partments  include  individuals  highly  trained  in  search  and  rescue,  and  well  familiar  with  the  terrain  and  trails  on  which  Duclos  was  hiking.  â€œThat  was  a  big  issue,  and  it  was  an  important  issue,â€?  admits  John  Wood,  deputy  commissioner  of  the  Vermont  Department  of  Public  Safety  and  co-­ chair  of  the  search  and  rescue  summer  study  committee.  The  Department  of  Public  Safety  voluntarily  changed  its  LQWHUQDO SROLFLHV WR UHTXLUH QRWLÂżFDWLRQ RI ORFDO ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQWV ZLWKLQ VHYHUDO weeks  after  the  Duclos  incident,  and  followed  up  the  change  with  statewide  PHHWLQJV ZLWK ORFDO ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQWV State  Police  also  changed  their  stan-­ dard  operating  procedures  in  regard  to  shared  incident  command  with  lo-­ FDO SROLFH DQG ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQWV 7KHVH changes  were  later  mandated  by  the  Vermont  Legislature  in  an  interim  pro-­ tocol,  which  will  remain  in  effect  until  new  legislation  passes. The  failure  to  call  on  local  organi-­ zations  in  the  Levi  Duclos  search  and  rescue  case  was  neither  unique  nor  new.  â€œI  can  tell  you  from  experience  â€Ś  DV D ÂżUH FKLHI LQ WKLV VWDWH IRU VRPH odd  years  there  was  and  had  been  this  perception  that  they  didn’t  call  out  the Â

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other  way.’  So  now  with  GPS  it  seems  everyone  has  a  GPS  and  a  compass  when  they  go  out.  And  a  lot  of  people  know  the  rules,  are  experienced,  have  D SODQ LQ FDVH \RX KDYH WR VWDUW D ÂżUH and  stay  overnight  and  stay  warm.â€? Spreading  information  regarding  proper  gear,  clothing  and  footwear  for  outdoor  activities  would  be  among  WKH FRRUGLQDWRUÂśV ÂżUVW UHVSRQVLELOLWLHV OUT-­OF-­BOUNDS  SKIERS This  ski  season  has  seen  a  record  number  of  search  and  rescue  calls  for  out-­of-­bounds  skiers  leaving  the  marked  trails  of  Vermont’s  ski  re-­ sorts.  â€œThey  had  deep  snow  early  in  the  season,  good  natural  snow,  and  the  ski  areas  were  seeing  a  great  deal  of  this  stuff  going  on,â€?  Wood  says.  In  re-­ sponse,  the  ski  areas  stepped  up  their  attempts  to  educate  skiers  about  the  importance  of  staying  within  bounds.  â€œYou  saw  the  outreach,  the  public  awareness,  the  ski  areas  are  getting  better  at  notifying  their  people,  there’s  education  going  on.â€? Part  of  that  education  may  be  in-­ spired  by  another  bill,  H.294,  An  Act  Related  to  Liability  for  Skiing  Off  Trail.  The  proposed  legislation,  with  nine  sponsors  including  Rep.  Bob  Helm,  Republican/Democrat  of  Fair  Haven,  would  make  the  ski  area  liable  to  search  and  rescue  organizations  or  VWDWH DJHQFLHV WKDW DUH FDOOHG WR ÂżQG out-­of-­bounds  skiers.  The  bill  would  authorize  the  ski  resorts  to  tack  a  sur-­ charge  onto  their  lift  tickets  to  cover  these  fees.  Although  some  other  states  charge  lost  hikers  with  the  costs  of  their  search  and  rescue  recovery  opera-­ tions,  no  similar  provision  has  been  included  to  date  in  proposed  search  and  rescue  legislation  in  Vermont.  Additional  changes  are  anticipated  as  the  search  and  rescue  bill,  H.182,  moves  through  the  Legislature.  â€œWe  have  more  work  to  do  on  the  bill  but  are  thankful  to  the  summer  study  committee  for  giving  us  the  framework  for  moving  forward,â€?  says  Rep.  Donna  Sweaney,  D-­Windsor,  chair  of  the  House  Government  Op-­ erations  committee. Freelance  writer  Cindy  Hill  of  Mid-­ dlebury  can  be  reached  at  wordwom-­ anvt@yahoo.com.

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Ferrisburgh (Continued  from  Page  1A) a  three-­year  term. Lawrence,  62,  has  worked  as  the  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  secretary  for  the  past  31  years  and  also  served  on  the  town’s  zoning  board  of  adjust-­ ment  for  seven  years. The  42-­year  resident  of  Ferris-­ burgh  said  she  never  really  consid-­ ered  not  running. “It’s  very  rewarding.  I  love  helping  people  in  any  way.  If  it’s  serving  on  local  government,  I  think  I  can  make  a  difference,â€?  Lawrence  said.  â€œYou  can’t  solve  all  the  problems  and  is-­ sues,  but  you  can  let  people  know  you  want  to  make  a  difference  and  listen  to  them,  just  be  a  good  listener  and  listen  to  all  sides  and  be  fair.â€? Holzapfel,  55,  moved  to  Ferris-­ burgh  in  1991  after  pursuing  a  gradu-­ ate  degree  at  the  University  of  Ver-­ mont.  Since  1992,  she  has  worked  at  Middlebury  College’s  Davis  Family  Library,  where  she  oversees  its  on-­ line  journals  and  databases.  She  is  QRZ VWXG\LQJ PHGLDWLRQ DQG FRQĂ€LFW resolution  at  Champlain  College.  She  ran  unsuccessfully  in  2000  and  2012  to  represent  the  Addison-­3  House  district  that  includes  Fer-­ risburgh,  and  said  the  seeds  of  her  decision  to  run  were  sown  while  meeting  residents  during  her  2012  campaign.  â€œI  became  aware  of  some  con-­ cerns  about  how  the  selectboard  operates,  and  toward  the  end  of  the  campaign  I  started  going  to  some  of  the  meetings,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  felt  my  experience  and  skills  might  be  ap-­ plicable  in  the  situations  that  come  before  the  selectboard.â€? Holzapfel’s  concerns  about  the  selectboard  appears  to  be  at  odds  with  what  Lawrence  calls  her  strengths  as  a  board  member.  Hol-­ zapfel’s  interview  with  the  Indepen-­ dent  echoed  her  campaign  handout,  which  states  that  the  selectboard  has  â€œlittle  direct  communication  with  those  who  bring  problems  forwardâ€?  and  that  the  board’s  â€œdemeanor  â€Ś  is  generally  not  welcoming.â€? In  an  interview,  Holzapfel  said  the  board  doesn’t  listen  well.  â€œIt  seems  like  they  feel  like  they  don’t  want  to  be  bothered  by  people  coming  to  their  meetings  and  asking  questions,â€?  she  said.  Holzapfel  also  said  the  select-­ board  tends  to  pay  too  little  atten-­ tion  to  recommendations  from  other  town  panels.  She  cited  as  an  example  what  she  called  the  board’s  slow  re-­ sponse  to  Encore  Redevelopment’s  recent  proposal  to  pay  the  town  rent  and  provide  power  at  below-­market  rates  in  exchange  for  being  allowed  to  put  a  solar  array  on  town-­owned  land.  The  town’s  energy  committee Â

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backed  that  proposal. “That  sort  of  attitude  extends  not  only  to  the  people  who  come  to  meetings,â€?  Holzapfel  said,  â€œbut  also  to  the  commissions  and  committees  who  do  some  of  the  real  work  of  the  town,  just  (not)  welcoming  their  recommendations.â€?  But  Lawrence  listed  her  listening  skills  as  a  plus  and  said  the  board  remains  open  to  advice.  â€œI  think  I  use  a  lot  of  common  sense  â€Ś  I  like  to  listen  to  all  sides,  because  I  learn  from  listening  to  ev-­ erybody,â€?  Lawrence  said.  â€œYou’ve  got  to  be  open-­minded.â€?  She  said  although  the  board  does  not  necessarily  follow  every  recom-­ mendation  citizens  or  groups  make,  input  has  always  been  welcome.  â€œWe  certainly  want  them  to  keep  coming  back  and  not  get  turned  off,â€?  Lawrence  said.  â€œWe’re  cer-­ tainly  open  to  (the  public)  keeping  bringing  the  issues  back  and  talking  about  it.â€? SPECIFICS Holzapfel  offered  an  example  of  what  she  called  the  board  not  listen-­ ing.  She  said  a  group  of  residents  ¿OHG D SHWLWLRQ DVNLQJ IRU DQ DGYL-­ sory  question  on  the  town  meeting  ballot  asking  whether  Ferrisburgh  should  aspire  to  â€œLeadership  in  En-­ ergy  and  Environmental  Designâ€?  (LEED)  standards  for  new  build-­ ings,  such  as  the  new  town  garage  now  being  considered.  Selectmen  met  in  late  January  and  declined  to  do  so,  citing  a  state  law  that  allows  them  to  decline  to  put  â€œadvisoryâ€?  questions  on  the  ballot.  Holzapfel  said  the  law  the  board  used  is  not  intended  to  include  town  issues,  and  the  decision  thus  quashed  â€œa  legitimate  petition  about  legitimate  town  concerns.â€?  â€œThe  petition  was  asking  for  a  town  discussion.  Do  we  focus  on Â

upfront  costs,  or  do  we  focus  on  long-­term  costs  when  we’re  build-­ ing  a  new  building?  That  was  all  it  was  asking,â€?  she  said.  â€œI  don’t  get  upset  about  a  lot  of  things,  but  sti-­ Ă€LQJ GHPRFUDF\ LV VRPHWKLQJ , JHW upset  about.â€? But  Lawrence  said  the  garage  de-­ sign  has  already  been  part  of  a  pub-­ lic  process  â€”  a  building  committee  has  held  regular  meetings  that  any  are  welcome  to  attend.  And  whether  or  not  LEED  standards  are  used,  she  VDLG HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ ZRXOG EH DV-­ sured  in  a  design  she  called  â€œa  work  in  progress.â€? “Title  24  says  that  advisory  ar-­ ticles  can  be  put  on  or  not.  We  feel,  particularly  to  the  design  of  this  building,  that  we  will  make  it  as  HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW DV SRVVLEOH ´ VKH VDLG Âł:H ÂżJXUHG ZH FRXOG PDNH LW DV HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW DV SRVVLEOH DQG we  didn’t  need  an  advisory  vote.â€? Holzapfel  also  cited  the  Encore  situation  as  an  example  of  the  board  not  being  open-­minded.  The  compa-­ ny  approached  Ferrisburgh  in  early  November  with  a  deal  that  could  net  the  town  close  to  $500,000  over  20  years,  and  selectmen  have  just  re-­ cently  sent  a  letter  of  intent  express-­ ing  interest.  She  contrasted  that  process  with  the  town’s  quick  adoption  of  a  Front  Porch  Forum,  at  a  cost  of  $1,500,  according  to  Holzapfel.  She  said  the  board  acted  more  quickly  only  because  one  member,  Jim  Warden,  was  directly  familiar  with  Front  Porch.  â€œContrast  that  with  the  Encore  Redevelopment  situation,  where  de-­ spite  the  positive  experiences  with  the  towns  of  Milton,  South  Burling-­ ton,  half-­a-­dozen  other  institutions  in  Addison  County  and  Chittenden  County,  that  wasn’t  good  enough,â€?  Holzapfel  said.  â€œThey  didn’t  want Â

to  go  forward  with  it  because,  as  far  as  I  could  tell,  no  one  had  any  per-­ sonal  experience  with  either  solar  arrays  or  Encore  â€Ś  despite  lots  of  goading  from  the  energy  committee  and  Carl  Cole.â€? But  Lawrence  said  the  board  was  simply  performing  due  diligence.  â€œYes,  we  were  slow,  but  steady.  We  wanted  to  check  out  the  land  WR VHH ÂżUVW LI ZH FRXOG GR WKLV SURM-­ ect  on  it,â€?  Lawrence  said.  â€œWe  do  take  our  time,  but  â€Ś  we  do  move  forward.  Maybe  at  a  snail’s  pace  at  times,  but  we  want  to  have  all  the  answers  and  know  it’s  a  good  thing.â€? POPULAR  OR  NOT? Holzapfel  insists  many  residents  are  not  happy  with  the  selectboard,  and  she  could  help  change  its  direc-­ tion.  â€œI  think  one  of  the  main  reasons  people  should  vote  for  me,  kind  of  unfortunately,  is  that  a  number  of  people  have  gotten  just  demoralized  by  how  the  selectboard  treats  them,â€?  Holzapfel  said.  â€œThe  town  of  Fer-­ ULVEXUJK ZRXOG EHQHÂżW LI WKH VHOHFW-­ board  was  more  inclusive  and  took  (residents’)  recommendations  seri-­ ously.  I  think  I  would  do  a  good  job,  but  I  don’t  want  it  for  me,  I  want  it  for  the  town  and  the  residents.â€? But  Lawrence  said  some  board  decisions  will  inevitably  please  some  more  than  others.  â€œThat  goes  back  to  implement-­ ing  public  policy.  All  the  different  groups  have  needs,  and  if  you  can’t  totally  satisfy  one  group,  they  do  tend  to  feel  neglected.  But,  again,  I  think  our  board’s  decisions  and  my  decisions  are  made  on  what’s  best  for  the  town  as  a  whole,â€?  she  said.  â€œWe  do  listen,  but  not  everyone  can  get  what  they  want.  But  we  try.â€? And  Lawrence  said  her  years  on  the  job  would  be  valuable  moving  forward.  â€œI  have  12  years  of  experience.  It’s  been  a  learning  experience,  and  I  felt  I’ve  done  a  good  job,â€?  she  said.  â€œI’ve  learned  a  lot,  and  I  love  this  town  and  I  know  the  people,  and  I  know  many  of  their  needs,  and  I  try  to  look  out  for  those  needs  as  a  selectboard  member.  I  try  to  be  mindful  of  all  the  citizens.â€? Holzapfel  said  her  mediation  skills  would  be  helpful  in  resolving  the  neighbor  disputes  that  inevita-­ bly  come  before  the  board,  and  that  her  election  would  make  the  board  better  represent  the  town.  â€œFerrisburgh  is  a  great  place  to  live,â€?  she  said.  â€œIt  would  be  a  real  EHQHÂżW LI WKH VHOHFWERDUG ZDV PRUH UHĂ€HFWLYH RI WKH WRZQ DV D ZKROH ´ Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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BristolWorks  owner  Kevin  Harper  from  other  agencies  assisting,  there  is  KDG EHHQ Ă€H[LEOH DQG DFFRPPRGDWLQJ almost  nowhere  for  anyone  to  work  over  there.â€? during  talks  and  would  â€œThere’s  no  place  for  GHVLJQ WKH VSDFH WR ÂżW WKH The $30,000 their  cars  to  even  be,â€?  needs  of  the  department,  mentioned in Bryant  added. Bryant  said.  The  initial  the second SECOND  BALLOT  lease  would  be  10  years,  ballot item ITEM DQG D PDMRU EHQHÂżW ZRXOG comes from In  addition  to  the  bud-­ be  that  the  renovation  a surplus get  item,  a  second,  related  costs  would  be  built  into  item  will  appear  on  the  the  lease  agreement.  Bry-­ in the police ant  said  the  space  would  operating fund Town  Meeting  Day  ballot  that  reads:  â€œWill  the  vot-­ be  designed  as  a  10-­to-­20-­ that the town ers  of  the  Bristol  Police  year  solution  to  the  police  was able to District  authorize  the  use  save because department’s  needs. of  up  to  $30,000  from  the  â€œWe  have  negotiated  a  it was short District’s  June  30,  2012,  base  rent  plus  the  cost  to  DQ RIĂ€FHU IRU undesignated  fund  bal-­ build  what  we  want,â€?  Bry-­ part of the ance  to  cover  expenses  DQW VDLG 7KH VSHFLÂżFV RI last year, related  to  the  relocation  the  lease  would  be  worked  and because of  the  Bristol  Police  De-­ out  once  the  space  is  de-­ WKH RIĂ€FHU partment  to  new  facilities  signed.  The  $30,000  bud-­ including  but  not  limited  geted  facilities  expenses  that was to  installation  of  com-­ would  set  the  town  up  to  eventually be  able  to  pay  rent  on  the  hired declined munications  and  security  equipment?â€? space  starting  Oct.  1  and  to accept Bryant  expressed  con-­ would  include  the  cost  of  the health cern  that  voters  who  utilities.  insurance did  not  make  it  to  Town  Though  a  2008  in-­ that had been Meeting  on  March  4  dependent  consul-­ budgeted for would  be  confused  by  the  tant  recommended  a  him. second  item  on  the  ballot. 5,500-­square-­foot  facility  The  $30,000  men-­ for  a  department  of  Bris-­ tol’s  size,  Gibbs  believes  his  depart-­ tioned  in  the  second  ballot  item  comes  ment  could  more  than  make  do  with  from  a  surplus  in  the  police  operating  fund  that  the  town  was  able  to  save  the  BristolWorks  space. “It  would  allow  us  to  transition  EHFDXVH LW ZDV VKRUW DQ RIÂżFHU IRU SDUW smoothly  to  a  space  that  is  actually  de-­ RI WKH ODVW \HDU DQG EHFDXVH WKH RIÂż-­ cer  that  was  eventually  hired  declined  signed  for  our  purposes,â€?  Gibbs  said. “For  us,  it’s  one-­and-­a-­half  times  to  accept  the  health  insurance  that  had  what  we’re  working  with  now,â€?  Bry-­ been  budgeted  for  him. “What  we’re  proposing  to  do  is  use  ant  added.  Bryant  and  Gibbs  emphasized  that  some  of  that  to  offset  the  cost  over  the  current  space  was  always  meant  there  to  keep  the  amount  that  Kevin  to  be  temporary  and  that  it  is  less-­ Harper  has  to  borrow  (for  renovations  WKDQ LGHDO IURP D VDIHW\ DQG HIÂżFLHQF\ DQG UHÂżWWLQJ WKH VSDFH WR D GXOO URDU standpoint.  The  BristolWorks  space  so  that  we  can  keep  the  rent  to  within  would  enable  the  department  to  oper-­ what  we  planned,â€?  Bryant  explained.  ate  with  critical  features  that  the  de-­ “And  the  most  basic  stuff  that  we’re  partment  has  lacked  for  some  time,  planning  to  pay  for  out  of  that  would  VXFK DV D Ă€RRU SODQ WKDW JXDUDQWHHV WKDW be  the  communications  and  security  suspects  and  victims  do  not  encounter  equipment  that  we  mentioned.â€? Public  hearings  on  the  proposed  po-­ or  overhear  one  another  during  ques-­ tioning  and  a  sally  port,  a  covered  area  lice  department  budget  will  take  place  from  where  police  can  securely  move  at  the  Monday,  Feb.  25,  selectboard  meeting  following  discussion  of  the  SULVRQHUV IURP D FUXLVHU WR WKH RIÂżFH “We  think  we  can  actually  get  a  sal-­ SURSRVHG ÂżUH IDFLOLW\ ZKLFK VWDUWV DW ly  port  (in  BristolWorks),  which  is  im-­ p.m.  at  Holley  Hall),  and  on  Monday,  SRUWDQW WR RIÂżFHU VDIHW\ DQG VHFXULW\ RI March  4,  at  6  p.m.  in  Holley  Hall.

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Earned  Income  Tax  Credit  plan  panned By  JOHN  FLOWERS paring  students  to  succeed  in  school  MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Gov.  Peter  and  move  on  to  good  paying  jobs. 6KXPOLQÂśV SURSRVHG UHGLUHFWLRQ RI “I  am  still  open  to  the  idea,â€?  said  $17  million  from  the  Earned  Income  Ayer,  a  Democrat  representing  Addi-­ Tax  Credit  (EITC)  program  to  help  VRQ &RXQW\ +XQWLQJWRQ DQG %XHOÂśV expand  early  child  education  pro-­ Gore. grams  drew  some  criticism  at  Mon-­ Rep.  David  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol,  said  GD\ÂśV /HJLVODWLYH %UHDNIDVW DW WKH 6KXPOLQÂśV (,7& SODQ ZLOO ÂłSUREDEO\ American  Legion  Post  in  QRW Ă€\ LQ WKH +RXVH :D\V Middlebury. and  Means  Committee,  6KXPOLQÂśV SURSRVDO “Cutting the although  we  feel  pre-­K  KDV FRPH XQGHU ÂżUH IURP EITC is really education  is  very  impor-­ those  who  contend  that  re-­ nothing more tant.â€? duction  in  the  EITC  ben-­ than a tax on But  Sharpe  added  he  HÂżW ZLOO KLW ORZ LQFRPH and  his  colleagues  contin-­ those people ue  to  be  concerned  about  recipients  the  hardest. “If  you  are  going  to  who can least ³¿VFDO FOLIIV´ ² ÂżQDQ-­ fund  programs  that  are  afford it — cial  thresholds  at  which  popular,  (the  EITC)  pro-­ the poor.â€? some  residents  determine  gram  is  not  the  place  to  â€” Rep. Willem LW PDNHV PRUH ÂżQDQFLDO get  the  money,â€?  said  Wey-­ Jewett sense  for  them  to  remain  bridge  resident  Jeff  Cob-­ on  state  assistance  pro-­ den. grams  than  to  work  at  Rep.  Willem  Jewett,  D-­Ripton,  low-­paying  jobs.  For  example,  the  VDLG WKH FXW ZRXOG KLW D VSHFLÂżF availability  of  early  child  educa-­ group. tion  could  provide  the  support  some  â€œCutting  the  EITC  is  really  noth-­ people  need  to  continue  in  their  jobs,  ing  more  than  a  tax  on  those  people  Sharpe  reasoned. who  can  least  afford  it  â€”  the  poor,â€?  ³7KLV FRQFHSW RI ÂżVFDO FOLIIV Jewett  said. ZKHUH ZH GRQÂśW LQFHQWLYL]H SHRSOH Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  chairwoman  to  get  back  into  the  work  stream,  is  of  the  House  Health  and  Welfare  D KXJH LVVXH ´ 6KDUSH VDLG Âł7KDWÂśV Committee,  said  some  members  of  the  single  biggest  problem  we  have.  MICHELE  BAYLISS  STANDS  atop  Wolf  Jaw  Mountain  in  the  Adirondacks.  Wolf  Jaw  is  the  30th-­highest  peak  of  the  46  climbs  made  by  Bayliss  and  her  panel  are  adamantly  opposed  to  If  you  make  $1  too  much,  you  drop  6KXPOLQÂśV (,7& SURSRVDO %XW VKH RII WKLV SURJUDP 3UHWW\ VRRQ WKHUHÂśV Dean  Ouellette. said  she  can  see  some  merit  in  ratch-­ no  advantage  to  advancing  yourself,  eting  up  assistance  for  early  child  and  we  need  to  change  that  pretty  education  as  a  means  of  better  pre-­ soon.â€?

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to  never  revisit,â€?  she  said  of  the  (Continued  from  Page  1A) It  was  a  pursuit  that  taught  both  hik-­ discomfort  inherent  in  some  of  the  ers  volumes  about  their  endurance  hikes.  Frigid  conditions  could  cut  and  heightened  their  respect  for,  and  through  many  layers  of  clothing,  she  explained.  Packed  lunches  would  appreciation  of,  nature. Both  Bayliss  and  Ouellette  had  freeze  through,  as  would  water  con-­ always  enjoyed  hiking,  albeit  under  tainers.  But  the  payoff  at  the  top  of  each  peak  was  worth  it,  she  said. more  casual  circumstances. “Your  toes  can  get  black  and  blue,  Ouellette,  40,  had  blazed  trails  during  his  youth  â€”  with  the  Boy  \RX IDOO \RXU ÂżQJHUV DW WLPHV ZRQÂśW work,â€?  she  said.  â€œBut  you  Scouts,  weekend  back-­ feel  like  you  are  conquer-­ packing  expeditions  and  â€œYour toes ing  winter.â€? during  his  conquest  of  She  credited  Ouel-­ the  Long  Trail.  But  he  can get black lette  for  being  a  master  at  had  never  considered  and blue, himself  a  â€œpeak  bagger,â€?  you fall, your blazing  trails  through  the  snow  and  having  great  a  sometimes  pejorative  Ă€QJHUV DW LQVWLQFWV LQ ÂżQGLQJ URXWHV term  used  to  describe  that  at  times  had  been  to-­ folks  who  ascend  moun-­ times won’t tally  obliterated  by  snow  tains  for  the  main  pur-­ work. But cover.  They  did  a  lot  of  pose  of  ticking  them  off  you feel hiking  in  areas  with  little  a  list  for  bragging  rights. like you are or  no  cell  phone  coverage  Ouellette  softened  his  conquering and   where  a  compass  did  stance,  however,  as  his  winter.â€? little  good.  They  of  course  two  children  joined  in  â€” Michele took  proper  precautions  in  the  hiking.  Bayliss,  an  Bayliss wearing  warm  gear  and  avid  hiker  herself,  would  carrying  ample  supplies  to  notice  the  crew  returning  sustain  them  in  the  event  from  outings  and  asked  if  she  could  join  in.  She  did,  and  she  of  a  mishap. “Things  can  go  south  in  a  hurry,â€?  EHFDPH PRUH SURÂżFLHQW VXJJHVWHG that  they  map  out  more  rigorous  and  Ouellette  said  of  the  changing  weath-­ er  conditions.  And  if  things  did  go  challenging  hikes Thus  the  new  Forty-­Sixer  team  south,  the  duo  had  no  regrets  about  turning  around  and  trying  again  an-­ was  born. “The  peak-­bagger  was  born  in  her,  RWKHU GD\ 7KH WKULOO LVQÂśW ZRUWK ULVN-­ then  the  peak-­bagger  was  born  in  LQJ RQHÂśV OLIH “I  do  this  to  have  fun,  not  to  prove  me,â€?  Ouellette,  manager  of  energy  and  technology  for  Middlebury  Col-­ anything,â€?  Ouellette  said. WEYBRIDGE  RESIDENTS  MICHELE  Bayliss  and  Dean  Ouellette  take  a  Bayliss  kept  a  journal  about  the  photo  break  during  one  of  their  high-­peak  hikes. lege,  said  with  a  chuckle. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell It  was  Robert  and  George  Mar-­ hikes,  with  entries  that  underscore  shall,  along  with  their  friend  and  the  various  challenges  and  successes  JXLGH +HUEHUW &ODUN ZKR LGHQWLÂżHG IRU WKH EHQHÂżW RI RWKHU DVSLULQJ )RU-­ LQ WZR KRXUV Ă€DW EXW , WKRXJKW WR SOXV PLOH ÂżQLVK ´ VKH ZURWH Âł, P\VHOI WKDW ,ÂśG KDYH WR FDOO IRU KH-­ feel  privileged  to  have  such  a  lov-­ 46  mountains  in  northern  New  York  ty-­Sixers.  Entries  include: OLFRSWHU UHVFXH DV ZHÂśG QHYHU PDNH ing  family,  world-­class  hiking  part-­ December  24th,  2011:  The  Winter  state  with  an  elevation  of  4,000  feet  or  higher,  according  to  the  Forty-­ Trifecta:  Algonquin,  Iroquois  and  it  down.  Instead  of  worrying  about  ner  and  so  many  friends  (and  new  it,  my  partner  was  already  onto  Iro-­ friends  from  the  forum)  who  have  6L[HU :HEVLWH 7KH\ ZHUH WKH ÂżUVW Wright  (Mountains). “This  was  way  more  of  an  ad-­ quois.  First  we  spent  5  minutes  (it  joined  us  on  our  hikes.â€? to  ascend  all  46  peaks,  which  they  Bayliss  and  Ouellette  are  getting  did  between  1918  and  1925.  Robert  venture  than  I  was  looking  for.  My  was  still  maybe  only  5  degrees)  ad-­ Marshall  recounted  their  climbs  in  hiking  partner  Dean  and  I  got  up  miring  the  view  â€”  amazing  views  their  respective  children  involved  of  Colden,  Marcy,  Al-­ LQ KLNLQJ 7KHLU VSRXVHV DUHQÂśW NHHQ The  High  Peaks  of  the  Adirondacks,  at  5  a.m.  after  staying  at  len,  Skylight,  the  Seward  hikers  but  have  been  very  supportive  which  was  published  in  1922.  Hik-­ the  Loj  and  got  ready  to  â€œI do this to Range,  Santis  â€”  pretty  of  their  endeavors. roll.  My  goal  was  Algon-­ ers  continue  the  tradition  to  this  day.  much  360  with  some  gor-­ And  there  will  be  no  rest  for  the  While  subsequent  geological  sur-­ quin  and  maybe  Iroquois  have fun, geous  cloud  cover  lower  weary.  The  duo  has  already  made  veys  have  indicated  that  four  of  the  â€”  little  did  I  know  his  not to prove GRZQ %XW ZKHQ LWÂśV WKDW major  headway  in  their  next  ad-­ 46  High  Peaks  are  less  than  4,000  goal  was  these  two  and  anything.â€? Wright,  for  fun.  When  â€” Dean cold,  you  just  keep  go-­ venture:  The  â€œNortheast  115.â€?  That  feet,  the  original  list  is  still  used  as  means  climbing  the  115  peaks  in  the  we  left  at  6:15  a.m.  it  Ouellette ing.â€? the  basis  for  membership. Fortunately,  the  hikers  Northeast  that  are  4,000  feet  or  taller.  The  list  includes  the  Adirondack  ZDV GHJUHHV ,ÂśP made  it  through  all  46  as-­ The  only  summits  left  on  their  punch  Mountains  ranging  in  height  from  new  to  winter  hiking,  so  cents  without  suffering  any  serious  list  are  the  14  peaks  in  Maine. I  was  apprehensive.  We  hiked  in  Couchsachraga  (3,820  feet)  to  Mar-­ Ouellette  also  wants  to  climb  the  cy  (5,344  feet).  Some  are  so  proxi-­ with  headlamps  until  about  7:30  injuries  or  setbacks.  They  closed  the  mate  that  Bayliss  and  Ouellette  were  a.m.  â€Ś  As  we  started  to  seriously  loop  on  the  46  peaks  on  Feb.  4  with  100  highest  peaks  in  the  Adiron-­ able  to  do  a  cluster  of  several  in  one  climb,  I  got  a  bit  scared  by  the  huge  a  hike  up  Mt.  Santanoni  (4,607  feet). dacks. Bayliss  summarized  her  feelings  His  philosophy  on  â€œpeak  baggersâ€?  day.  Others  had  to  be  tackled  one  at  a  blocks  of  ice  up  long  pitches  (and  time  due  to  terrain,  weather  and  trav-­ ZH ZHUHQÂśW HYHQ WR WKH :ULJKW MXQF-­ about  completing  the  46  peaks  in  her  has  indeed  changed. “If  you  have  this  list,  you  will  go;Íž  el  challenges.  Bayliss  noted  it  took  tion  yet).  We  slogged  on,  shoving  journal: Âł,WÂśV EHHQ DQ HPRWLRQDO ZHHN IRU you  will  make  the  time,â€?  he  said. more  than  two  hours  of  driving  just  the  spikes  into  the  ice  and  trying  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  WR FRQWLQXH ,ÂśP QRW VXUH KRZ EXW me  â€”  turning  46  on  the  30th  (of  to  get  to  some  of  the  hiking  trails. “There  are  certain  peaks  I  hope  we  made  it  to  the  top  of  Algonquin  January)  and  then  heading  out  for  a  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

By  the  way (Continued  from  Page  1A) 120-­something-­year-­old  structure,  which  hosted  its  last  class  in  1954.  Ultimately,  club  members  hope  to  possibly  hold  programs  or  rent  out  the  space.

meeting  will  review  the  project  and  discuss  opportunities  for  commu-­ nity  input  into  the  transmission  line  route  through  Middlebury,  Cornwall  and  Shoreham.  The  meeting  will  run  from  7  to  9  p.m.  at  the  VFW  Hall  at  530  Exchange  St.  and  will  be  mod-­ erated  by  Middlebury  Town  Man-­ ager  Kathleen  Ramsay.  Anyone  with  questions  or  comments  about  the  meeting  should  contact  Steve  Wark,  Vermont  Gas  project  director,  at  802-­ 951-­0399  or  t  addison@vermontgas. com.

Vermont  Gas  will  hold  an  infor-­ mational  meeting  in  Middlebury  next  Wednesday,  Feb.  27,  to  dis-­ cuss  the  second  phase  of  the  Addi-­ son  Natural  Gas  Project,  a  pipeline  that  would  extend  from  Middlebury,  through  Cornwall  and  Shoreham,  and  then  under  Lake  Champlain  to  connect  with  the  International  Paper  A  vigil  will  be  held  in  Bristol  Co.  mill  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.  The  this  Saturday,  Feb.  23,  to  mark Â

the  1,000th  day  of  imprisonment  of  PFC  Bradley  Manning,  the  American  soldier  accused  of  re-­ OHDVLQJ FODVVLÂżHG PLOLWDU\ GRFX-­ ments  to  Wikileaks  regarding  alleged  war  crimes.  The  Addison  County  Peace  Coalition’s  vigil  will  be  held  on  the  town  green  beginning  at  11  a.m. The  Hanlon  family  of  Addison  can  now  claim  some  royal  lin-­ eage.  Tim  and  Teresa  Hanlon  an-­ nounced  that  their  granddaughter,  5-­year-­old  Amerikiss  Hanlon,  was  recently  named  the  new  â€œPrincessâ€?  of  Fort  Myers,  Fla.  Miss  Hanlon  â€” Â

daughter  of  Johnathan  and  Casa-­ ndra  Hanlon  of  Fort  Myers  and  great-­granddaughter  of  Edna  Riv-­ ers  of  Addison  â€”  earned  the  title  by  winning  the  Sunburst  Pageant  in  the  Sunshine  State. Habla  EspaĂąol?  If  so,  you’re  invited  to  attend  a  weekly  con-­ versational  Spanish  group  at  Ils-­ ley  Library  in  Middlebury  every  Tuesday  from  11  a.m.  to  noon.  6SHDNHUV ZLWK Ă€XHQF\ DUH GH-­ sired,  but  those  with  functional  skills  are  welcome  as  well.  For  information,  call  Ken  Burton  at  349-­7944.

Breakfast sources  of  revenue,  shifting  revenue  (Continued  from  Page  1A) from  one  program  to  another  pro-­ LQFUHDVH LQ WKH VWDWHÂśV JDV WD[ “And  I  have  to  ask  them,  â€˜Do  you  gram.â€? Adding  to  the  problem,  Ralston  ZDQW WKH URDGV DQG EULGJHV Âż[HG"ϫ VDLG LV WKH ODFN RI JURZWK RQ WRZQVÂś Jewett  said. Jewett  and  Rep.  Diane  Lanpher,  JUDQG OLVWV 7KLV LV OLPLWLQJ WRZQVÂś D-­Vergennes,  noted  Vermont  has  an  property  tax  revenues. “With  escalating  costs,  those  opportunity  to  access  $40  million  in  additional  federal  transportation  aid  costs  have  to  be  borne  by  the  same  WR KHOS Âż[ WKH VWDWHÂśV LQIUDVWUXFWXUH amount  of  property  value,â€?  he  said.  But  that  would  mean  raising  a  state  â€œIt  is  a  simple  math  equation,  unfor-­ match  in  times  when  most  Vermont-­ tunately.â€? Ralston  suggested  placing  more  ers  are  disinclined  to  endorse  tax  in-­ emphasis  on  creating  new  busi-­ creases. Looking  closely  at  the  economy,  nesses  and  â€œgetting  people  working  Jewett  said  people  earning  below  the  again,  getting  them  to  a  place  where  VWDWHÂśV PHGLDQ LQFRPH RI they  are  again  contributing  to  the  have  seen  no  wage  growth.  People  different  taxes  that  we  already  have  â€”  the  income  tax  being  about  that  median  income  the  primary  one.â€? level  have  seen  â€œplentyâ€?  ASSISTED of  growth,  Jewett  said. SUICIDE  BILL Cutting  the  Earned  In-­ Another  topic  of  dis-­ come  Tax  Credit  (EITC),  FXVVLRQ DW 0RQGD\ÂśV as  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  breakfast  was  the  End  of  has  proposed  as  a  means  Life  Choices  legislation  of  funding  more  early  (S.77).  The  state  Senate  child  education  subsidies  ODVW ZHHN ÂżHOGHG 6 (see  more  below),  would  which  outlined  a  process  not  be  advisable  for  low-­ for  terminally  ill  patients  wage  earners,  Jewett  â€œWe have —  in  consultation  with  said. their  physicians  and  fami-­ “Cutting  the  EITC  is  some lies  â€”  to  voluntarily  take  really  nothing  more  than  communities a  lethal  dose  of  medica-­ a  tax  on  those  people  who  that are tion  to  hasten  their  de-­ can  least  afford  it  â€”  the  raising their mise.  But  after  more  than  poor,â€?  Jewett  said. per-pupil two  days  of  emotional  de-­ He  predicted  a  com-­ bate,  the  Senate  (in  a  tie  bination  of  revenue  in-­ spending vote  that  had  to  be  broken  creases  and  some  pro-­ rates 16 by  Lt.  Gov.  Phil  Scott)  JUDPV WKDW ÂłGRQÂśW JR percent and gutted  the  measure  and  forwardâ€?  as  a  result  of  18 percent. passed  a  bill  that  would  the  tough  budget  picture. When legally  indemnify  physi-­ “In  the  end,  everyone  you start cians  in  cases  involving  is  going  to  be  mad,â€?  Jew-­ raising your terminally  ill  patients  ett  said. who  overdose  on  pre-­ Rep.  Dave  Sharpe,  per-pupil D-­Bristol,  and  member  spending rate scribed  medications. S.77  moved  to  the  of  the  House  Ways  and  like that, it House,  where  it  faces  an  Means  Committee,  said  affects every uncertain  future.  Some  his  panel  passed  a  prop-­ erty  tax  bill  last  week  that  community in House  members  want  to  restore  the  original  intent  would  be  voted  by  the  the state.â€? — Rep. Dave and  provisions  of  the  bill,  full  House  this  week.  The  Sharpe while  others  would  like  bill  proposes  to  raise  the  to  see  the  bill  remain  dor-­ base  education  property  mant.  Other  House  mem-­ tax  rate  by  5  cents,  and  it  raises  the  base  calculation  rate  from  bers  are  not  sure  they  want  to  invest  87.23  cents  per  $100  in  property  val-­ the  legislative  capital  in  a  bill  that  XH WR FHQWV +H VDLG WKH ÂżQDQ-­ does  not  have  enough  votes  to  pass  cial  impact  of  the  rate  increase  will  in  the  Senate. Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­Addison  be  minor  (around  $18  per  $100,000  in  property  value)  for  school  dis-­ County,  was  disappointed  the  origi-­ nal  version  of  S.77  did  not  pass.  She  tricts  that  keep  spending  level. But  the  trouble  is,  most  school  said  testimony  revealed  compelling  districts  on  Town  Meeting  Day  arguments  on  both  sides  of  the  issue  ZRQÂśW EH SLWFKLQJ OHYHO IXQGHG EXG-­ and  acknowledged  that  many  physi-­ FLDQV GRQÂśW ZDQW WR WDNH D SRVLWLRQ RQ gets,  Sharpe  noted. “We  have  some  communities  that  S.77. Âł,W LV D YHU\ YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW LVVXH ´ are  raising  their  per-­pupil  spending  rates  16  percent  and  18  percent,â€?  Ayer  said. The  bill,  Ayer  said,  is  aimed  at  giv-­ Sharpe  said.  â€œWhen  you  start  rais-­ ing  your  per-­pupil  spending  rate  like  ing  terminally  ill  patients  â€œanother  that,  it  affects  every  community  in  option.â€? 6RPH SDUWLFLSDQWV DW 0RQGD\ÂśV the  state. “Statewide,  the  increase  in  edu-­ breakfast  urged  lawmakers  to  com-­ cation  spending  is  $60  million,â€?  pletely  drop  the  bill,  protesting  the  Sharpe  said.  â€œHow  we  can  spend  legislation  on  moral  and  religious  $60  million  with  fewer  students  grounds  while  others  argue  that  the  state  has  no  business  being  in-­ EDIĂ€HV XV ´ Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  D-­Middlebury,  YROYHG LQ D FLWL]HQÂśV OLIH RU GHDWK is  a  member  of  the  House  Com-­ decisions. “This  is  a  very  dangerous  bill,â€?  merce  and  Economic  Development  said  North  Ferrisburgh  resident  Don-­ Committee. “The  important  thing  to  remember  na  Scott,  adding  the  legislation  could  is  that  we  are  still  in  a  recession,â€?  muddy  the  waters  for  families  seek-­ Ralston  said.  â€œThe  fact  that  we  are  LQJ WR FROOHFW GHDWK EHQHÂżWV IURP LQ-­ still  in  a  recession  is  the  root  of  the  surance  companies. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  ¿QDQFLDO SUREOHPV ZH DUH WDONLQJ about  today.  We  are  looking  for  new  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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