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ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 9

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

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34 Pages

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‘Bye Bye Birdie’ MEMBERS OF THE Middlebury Union High School senior class have been rehears-­ ing their annual senior musical in prepara-­ tion for opening night, Friday, March 1. This year’s show, “Bye Bye Birdie,” originally opened on Broadway in 1960 and won the Tony Award for best musical. The 1963 mov-­ ie version starred Dick VanDyke and Ann-­ Margaret. The Middlebury production runs Friday and Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Pictured, clockwise, from right, Molly Wright sings with Duncan Mathewson, William Koller and Elliott Wright;; Kayla Evans and Elliott Franklin are surrounded by a chorus of teeny-­boppers;; Ryan Gyukeri;; Alexandra Munteanu;; Evans and Nate Wulfman;; D.J. Piper and Eleanor Eagan;; Franklin leads a line dance;; and Addison Bolton and Mack 0DVRQ UDLVH WKHLU DUPV IRU D ELJ ¿QLVK Independent photos/Trent Campbell

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John  Moyers  has  earned  a  posi-­ tion  on  the  Bristol  selectboard.  For  more  than  20  years  of  residing  in  Bristol  he  has  used  his  organiza-­ WLRQDO H[SHULHQFH DFXWH DQDO\VLV and  wisdom  to  single-­handedly  galvanize  into  action  a  growing  seg-­ ment  of  Bristol’s  electorate,  one  that  honors  the  long-­established  village  pattern  and  the  traditional  values  of  pragmatic  decision-­making  and  citizen  participation  in  the  demo-­ cratic  process.  His  businesses  and  contributions  have  brought  jobs  and  effective  de-­ velopment  to  the  town.  His  tireless  attention  to  detail  and  procedure  helped  culminate  last  fall,  after  a  fruitful  if  demanding  many-­year  process  by  the  planning  commis-­ VLRQ LQ D WRZQ SODQ WKDW ZDV ÂżQDOO\ able  to  satisfy  a  majority  of  voters.  After  all  this  it  is  time  for  his  voice  and  positions,  so  clearly  representa-­ tive  of  a  large  percentage  of  Bristol  YRWHUV WR EH KHDUG RQ WKH ÂżYH SHU-­ son  select  board. If  you  supported  the  town  plan  please  vote  for  John  Moyers  for  selectboard  on  Tuesday,  March  5,  the  day  after  town  meeting. Christopher  Shaw Bristol

Vermont  values  come  into  focus

In  a  fog A  HEAVY  FOG  slowly  lifts  away  from  the  Middlebury  College  campus  Tuesday  morning.

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Brother  shines  bright  on  Oscar  night One  of  my  most  vivid  childhood  memories  is  sitting  at  the  kitchen  counter  with  my  little  brother,  John,  drawing.  I  was  perhaps  nine,  he  a  year  younger,  and  we  would  each  have  sheets  of  white  drawing  paper  and  colored  pencils  or  markers  or  crayons.  I  would  often  draw  a  bu-­ colic  barnyard  scene,  where  the  buildings  were  to  scale  but  the  horses  and  cows  had  elongated  backs  and  too-­ short  legs. Minutes  would  go  by,  and  when  I  felt  I  had  put  every-­ thing  I  had  artistically  into  my  barnyard,  I  would  glance  RYHU DW -RKQÂśV SDSHU 7KHUH KH ZRXOG EH SXWWLQJ WKH ÂżQ-­ LVKLQJ WRXFKHV RQ DQ H[DFW UHQGHULQJ of  a  P51-­D  Mustang  World  War  II  ¿JKWHU SODQH 2U LI LW ZDV DIWHU and  the  birth  of  the  â€œStars  Warsâ€?  phe-­ nomenon,  a  perfectly  drawn  Storm-­ trooper. By  Lee  Kahrs John  has  always  been  an  artist,  and  he  has  always  been  fascinated  ZLWK PHFKDQLFV DQG Ă€LJKW +H ZDV D quiet,  left-­handed,  redheaded  kid  who  played  the  accordion  and  liked  making  paper  airplanes.  Around  the  age  of  eight,  he  started  snatching  my  moth-­ HUÂśV WKLFN SDSHUEDFN URPDQFHV DQG FUHDWLQJ VWLFN ÂżJXUH Ă€LS ERRN PRYLHV LQ WKH PDUJLQV 7KH VWLFN ÂżJXUHV ZRXOG ÂżJKW HDFK RWKHU DQG WKHQ WKH ZLQQHU ZRXOG SXW GRZQ KLV sword  and  walk  off  the  page.  It  was  like  a  little  paper  stage. On  Sunday  night,  1  billion  people  watched  my  little  brother  walk  onto  the  world’s  biggest  stage  to  accept  the  Academy  Award  for  Best  Animated  Short  Film,  his  di-­ rectorial  debut,  â€œPaperman.â€? Everyone  is  from  somewhere.  It’s  the  somewhere  that  shapes  who  we  are.  Feel  free  to  embrace  John,  Vermont,  because  his  connection  to  this  place  helped  build  him  into  the  man  and  the  artist  he  has  become.  We  are  a  fam-­

ily  of  valleys,  and  while  that  kitchen  counter  was  in  the  Hudson  Valley  in  our  native  state  of  New  York,  starting  LQ ÂżUVW JUDGH ZH VSHQW DOO RI RXU VXPPHUV KHUH LQ WKH Lake  Champlain  Valley  at  a  camp  in  West  Addison. One  of  the  many  gifts  our  parents  gave  us  was  their  teaching  schedules  and  summers  off.  We  spent  June  to  Labor  Day  here,  leaving  the  camp  after  breakfast  and  often  not  stepping  indoors  again  until  dinner.  We  had  true  freedom,  as  long  as  we  were  within  earshot  of  my  mother’s  dinner  bell.  There  was  Ghost  in  the  Graveyard,  Ă€DVKOLJKW WDJ VDLOLQJ WUHH IRUWV ELNHV DQG VZLPPLQJ ² lots  of  swimming.  John  and  I  would  VSHQG VR PXFK WLPH ÂłH[SORULQJ´ XQ-­ derwater  that  Mom  would  urge  us  to  give  our  red-­rimmed  eyes  a  break.  And  on  rainy  days,  John  could  be  found  drawing,  or  doing  an  airplane  PRGHO RU PDNLQJ DQRWKHU Ă€LS ERRN It  was  a  tough  place  to  leave  in  late  August,  new  jeans  and  sneakers  from  Fishman’s  in  Vergennes  packed  among  our  things.  Back  to  school. High  school  was  not  easy  for  John,  but  he  got  through  it.  It  was  art  school  that  really  propelled  him  toward  the  future.  After  a  year  at  Pratt,  skip  to  the  Nova  Scotia  6FKRRO RI $UW DQG 'HVLJQ ZKHQ WKH VFKRRO VWDUWHG D Ă€HGJOLQJ DQLPDWLRQ SURJUDP GXULQJ -RKQÂśV VHQLRU \HDU DQG WKH UHVW UHDOO\ LV KLVWRU\ -XPS WR KLV ÂżUVW MRE ZLWK Blue  Sky  Studios  in  Westchester,  N.Y.  (the  folks  who  brought  you  the  â€œIce  Ageâ€?  movies)  and  John’s  lonely  life  as  a  reverse  commuter,  his  inspiration  for  â€œPaperman.â€?  ,Q LW ZDV RQ WR &DOLIRUQLD DQG 3L[DU 6WXGLRV ZKHUH John  spent  a  magical  decade  working  on  the  now  classic  DQLPDWHG ÂżOPV OLNH Âł7KH ,QFUHGLEOHV ´ Âł0RQVWHUV ,QF ´ and  â€œCars.â€?  Then  he  headed  to  Disney,  and  when  Disney  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

Internet  overload  calls  for  timeout I  love  the  Internet.  A  lot.  If  it  dispensed  food  I’d  never  serene,  I’m  not  one  of  those  people.  I  crave  an  endless  leave  the  computer. VWUHDP RI GDWD LQSXW DQG WKH ,QWHUQHW KDV PDJLFDOO\ ÂżOOHG But  it’s  time  the  Internet  and  I  took  a  little  break. that  need  for  me.  But  now  I’m  starting  to  feel  that  it  has  7KLQJV ZHUH EHWWHU \HDUV DJR (YHU\ PRUQLQJ ,ÂśG Âż[ H[FHHGHG P\ EUDLQÂśV EDQGZLWK FDSDFLW\ a  cup  of  coffee  and  sit  down  to  read  my  email,  pausing  These  days  checking  email  takes  just  a  few  seconds,  only  to  let  the  dog  and  cat  in  or  out  10  to  20  times.  (For  since  the  only  messages  I  get  anymore  are  special  offers  you  young  people,  â€œemailâ€?  was  a  popular  thing  before  from  Crate  and  Barrel.  But  there  is  so  much  more  to  Facebook.  It  was  a  handy  method  of  communicating  â€”  the  Internet!  Each  morning,  I  start  by  visiting  several  privately!  â€”  with  people  you  knew  in  real  life.) news  sites.  In  spite  of  my  better  judgment,  I  read  the  Over  time,  however,  the  Internet  has  grown.  Now  FRPPHQWV GHWHUPLQH WKDW LI WKH\ UHĂ€HFW WKH LQWHOOLJHQFH you  can  check  the  news  and  weather,  of  the  average  American  we  are  in  read  articles,  watch  tutorials  on  how  worse  trouble  than  anyone  knows,  WR GH ERQH D FKLFNHQ DQG Ă€HWFK \RXU and  quickly  switch  to  less  stressful  own  arrows,  do  your  shopping  and  sites,  such  as  knitting  forums  and  live  banking,  communicate  with  friends  webcams  of  pandas  napping. DQG VWUDQJHUV ÂżQG UHFLSHV VKDUH Occasionally  I  visit  Pinterest,  a  sort  photos  and  videos,  download  music,  of  online  bulletin  board,  currently  hot  play  games  and  read  movie  reviews.  among  the  DIY  craft-­minded  and  the  In  other  words,  the  Internet  has  soon-­to-­be  married.  (Anything  clever  become  a  dangerously  seductive  place  By Jessie Raymond your  friends  have  created  in  the  past  for  information  hounds. year  â€”  particularly  any  home  accent  Woof. made  of  wine  corks  or  embellished  Yes,  I’m  one  of  those  desperate  souls  who  hunger  to  with  a  metallic  Sharpie  â€”  was  inspired  by  Pinterest.  I  ¿QG RXW DERXW HYHU\WKLQJ LQWHUHVWLQJ RU QRW , KDYH WR guarantee  it.) read  constantly,  and  I’ll  settle  for  whatever’s  available,  Then  I’ll  check  Facebook  to  see  who  thought  the  IURP P\ KDQG PL[HUÂśV XVHU PDQXDO WR P\ JURFHU\ weekend  was  too  short  and  who  is  proud  of  their  child  receipts. this  week.  It’s  riveting. Have  you  ever  found  yourself  in  a  waiting  room  where,  I  like  to  round  out  the  morning  with  a  smorgasbord:  for  some  reason,  the  only  magazine  is  the  fall  2005  issue  weather,  celebrity  gossip  and  a  smattering  of  YouTube  of  The  Quarterly  Journal  of  the  American  Association  videos:  babies  and  cats  (when  I’m  feeling  cheerful),  of  Machine  Stampers  and  Diemakers?  I  would  read  that  and  montages  of  service  members  being  reunited  with  sucker  from  cover  to  cover.  I  can’t  help  it. their  dogs  after  a  long  deployment  (when  I  feel  like  a  While  I  admire  folks  who  can  sit  peacefully  in  an  empty  good  cry). (See  Raymond,  Page  5A) room  bereft  of  even  a  single  grocery  receipt  and  feel Â

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Addison  Independent  pages  devoted  to  editorials,  opinions  and  letters  to  the  editor  have  recently  had  a  busy  focus  (pro/con)  regard-­ ing  issues  such  as  abortion,  doctor  DVVLVWHG VXLFLGH VDPH VH[ PDUULDJH and  population  control.  The  moral  issues  surrounding  these  hotly  de-­ bated  topics  are  very  real. Eric  Davis’  column  of  Feb.  21  goes  to  the  root  cause  of  competing  values.  â€œPoll  shows  Vermont  isn’t  religiousâ€?  A  Gallup  Poll  survey  claims  that  Vermont  was  the  least  religious  state  in  the  nation. Possibly,  therein,  lies  the  values  problem? Martin  Frankie Middlebury

River  cleanup  needs  support The  piece  in  the  Feb.  11  Addison  Independent  on  the  Riverwatch  Col-­ laborative  is  less  than  half  the  story. The  real  story  is  that  the  collab-­ orative  has  been  diligently  gather-­ ing  data  for  over  10  years,  which  consistently  shows  Vermont  waters  WR EH FRQWDPLQDWHG VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ LQ H[FHVV RI VWDWH ZDWHU TXDOLW\ standards.  The  state  standard  for  E.  coli  for  Class  B  waters  (most  of  our  VWUHDPV ULYHUV VSHFLÂżHV D OLPLW ÂłQRW WR H[FHHG RUJDQLVPV PO ´ Observations  by  the  Riverwatch  Collaborative,  for  the  years  2003-­ IRU DOO ( FROL VDPSOHV VKRZ DQ DYHUDJH RI FRORQLHV SHU ml  â€”  over  1,165  samples  taken. , SHUVRQDOO\ PHW ZLWK DQ RIÂżFLDO from  the  Agency  of  Agriculture  in  2011  to  try  to  stop  manure  spread-­ LQJ LQ WKH Ă€RRGSODLQ RI WKH 0LGGOH-­ EXU\ 5LYHU QH[W WR 5RXWH 0DQXUH ZDV EHLQJ VSUHDG QH[W WR WKH ULYHU LQ D ÂżHOG WKDW ZDV XQGHUZDWHU WKUHH WLPHV ZLWK Ă€RRGLQJ WKDW VHDVRQ 7KH position  of  the  Agriculture  Depart-­ ment  in  Montpelier  is  farmers  are  operating  within  their  permitted  waste  management  plans,  and  there-­ fore  nothing  can  be  done.  Two  years  later,  we  have  the  Middlebury  River  still  contaminated,  plus  channelized  post-­Irene.   We  are  stuck  in  a  do-­nothing  situation  at  the  highest  level,  which  makes  the  efforts  of  groups  like  the  Riverwatch  frustrating.  If/when  governmental  leaders  are  ready  to  take  meaningful  action  to  really  protect  our  waters,  the  data  the  col-­ laborative  gathers  will  be  essential. Steve  Reynolds Cornwall

Bixby  Library  faces  challenges 7ZR VHSDUDWH DUWLFOHV DERXW %L[E\ /LEUDU\ LQ WKH -DQ HGLWLRQ RI WKH Addison  Independent  focused  on  two  very  separate  challenges  that  WKH OLEUDU\ LV IDFLQJ 7KH ¿UVW FKDO-­ lenge  is  to  introduce  and  provide  new  technologies  to  our  patrons  and  at  the  same  time  continue  providing  traditional  library  services.  In  the  SDVW \HDU %L[E\ PHW WKDW FKDOOHQJH head  on.  We  automated  our  circula-­ tion  system  and,  as  recipients  of  an  e-­Vermont  grant,  were  able  to  provide  new  digital  devices  for  our  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  February  28,  2013  â€”  PAGE  5A

Education  tax  rate  is  on  the  rise Clippings “Tax  cut  for  some  education  tax-­ made,  it  is  then  the  responsibility  of  payers  passed  the  Legislature.â€? the  Legislature  to  determine  how  the  Bet  you  haven’t  heard  that  head-­ taxes  needed  to  pay  for  the  spending  line  this  past  week.  The  will  be  divided  up  among  reason  is  because  the  edu-­ taxpayers. cation  tax  is  NOT  like  the  Two  thirds  of  residential  gas  tax.  If  the  gas  tax  is  taxpayers  pay  according  raised  a  nickel  then  EV-­ to  household  income  and  ERYONE  pays  a  nickel  local  school  spending.  In  more  for  every  gallon  at  communities  that  spend  the  pump.  The  education  no  more  per  pupil  this  year  tax  is  structured  so  that  than  they  did  last  year,  the  the  amount  that  residen-­ tax  paid  according  to  their  tial  taxpayers  pay  is  de-­ household  income  will  go  pendent  on  local  school  down.  spending. One  third  of  residential  There  are  two  parts  to  taxpayers  will  pay  accord-­ HGXFDWLRQ ÂżQDQFLQJ 2QH by Rep. David Sharpe ing  to  fair  market  value  is  the  spending  decisions  of  their  homesite  and  lo-­ D-Bristol made  by  communities  cal  school  spending.  In  a  across  the  state;Íž  local  vot-­ community  that  spends  ers  decide  how  much  to  spend  based  no  more  per  pupil  this  year  than  they  on  the  needs  of  their  schoolchildren  did  last  year  the  tax  paid  according  and  the  pressures  on  the  budget  such  to  fair  market  value  will  only  slightly  as  salaries,  health  care  and  fuel  costs.  increase.  Of  course,  the  opposite  ap-­ Once  these  spending  decisions  are  plies  to  communities  that  raise  their Â

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per-­pupil  spending.  In  this  case  both  groups  will  see  a  proportional  in-­ crease  in  taxes  paid.  Resident  and  non-­resident  owners  of  non-­homestead  property  will  pay  D ¿[HG PRUH SHU RI IDLU market  value  on  their  property.  For  math  whizzes  the  non-­home-­ VWHDG WD[ LV ¿[HG DW WKH LQ-­ come  base  rate  remains  at  1.8  per-­ cent,  and  the  homestead  base  rate  is  VHW DW 7KH QRQ KRPHVWHDG UDWH ,6 OLNH D JDV WD[ ,W LV ¿[HG E\ WKH /HJLVODWXUH DW SHU RI IDLU market  value  for  all  non-­homestead  property  in  the  state  regardless  of  budgets  voted  by  local  residents.  For  homestead  property  the  basic  calcu-­ lation  is  fairly  simple.  Take  your  per-­ pupil  spending  voted  in  your  school  district(s),  divide  it  by  the  base  calcu-­ ODWLRQ DPRXQW RI DQG PXOWLSO\ the  result  times  either  the  base  penny  UDWH RI RU WKH EDVH LQFRPH UDWH of  1.8  percent,  whichever  applies  to  your  housesite.

Letters to the Editor Landowners  should  be  wary  of  Vermont  Gas  pipeline  Attention  Cornwall  and  Shoreham  residents: We  have  a  farm  in  Monkton.  Recently,  we  were  made  aware  that  our  farm  is  in  the  path  of  the  proposed  pipeline  Vermont  Gas  is  trying  to  push  through  your  towns  as  well. Just  thought  you  might  like  to  know  how  things  are  going  for  us. We  don’t  have  the  VELCO  right  of  way  on  our  land.  A  few  weeks  ago,  a  neighbor  dropped  by  to  warn  us  that  we  might  want  to  pay  attention  to  what  Vermont  Gas  is  up  to  because  they  were  eyeballing  our  farm  as  a  possible  route. To  make  a  long  story  short,  Vermont  Gas  has  made  it  clear  that  they  are  intending  to  lay  this  pipeline  through  our  pasture,  our  water  line,  our  garden,  our  orchard,  our  lawn,  our  septic  system  and  then  through  a  stream  and  a  small  grove  of  willows Â

we  planted  about  10  years  ago  that  are  now  just  starting  to  look  like  trees.  This  brings  it  to  within  150  feet  of  our  house.When  we  pushed  to  know  what  the  compensation  would  be,  they  estimated  it  would  be  â€œno  less  than  DQG QR PRUH WKDQ ´ This  easement  Vermont  Gas  is  proposing  to  buy  from  us  (on  their  terms)  is  for  forever.  The  pipeline  will  be  2-­3  feet  below  the  surface  (pos-­ sibly  up  to  4  in  farmland;Íž  i.e.,  pasture  and  cultivated  land).  It  will  be  50  feet  wide  and  no  trees  can  be  planted  nor  structures  built  on  that  right  of  way.  They  require  gates  on  any  fenced  areas  and  retain  right  to  access  by  foot  or  vehicle  as  they  deem  necessary. We  have  checked  with  other  landowners  in  the  area  and  the  offers  they  have  received  for  compensation  DUH VLPLODU QR PDWWHU how  much  land  they  impact.  Of  all Â

the  affected  landowners  we  have  FRQWDFWHG QRQH DUH FXUUHQWO\ VDWLV¿HG with  the  offers  VGS  has  put  forward  and  most  are  opposed  to  the  pipeline  coming  through  their  land  at  all. We  should  mention  that  although  we  have  been  contacted  by  surveyors  who  requested  permission  originally  to  check  feasibility  of  our  property,  other  than  that  we  have  not  been  RI¿FLDOO\ QRWL¿HG RI RXU LPSHQG-­ ing  situation.  No  letter,  no  phone  call.  The  only  information  we  have  gleaned  is  what  we  have  sought  out  on  our  own. So,  our  advice  to  you  is  to  not  assume  you  will  not  be  affected,  and  to  not  assume  you  will  be  justly  compensated.  Do  some  research,  get  the  maps.  Feel  free  to  contact  me  for  more  information. Nate  Palmer Monkton

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) community  and  to  increase  the  avail-­ ability  of  WiFi. A  Bixby  Library  card  now  provides  access  to  a  sizable  variety  of  e-­books,  audiobooks  and  online  courses  of  study  as  well  as  to  the  wonderful  books  on  our  shelves.  We  have  plans  to  increase  programming  for  children  and  adults  this  year  and  we  encourage  use  of  the  building  by  other  organizations  that  can  pro-­ vide  needed  services  to  residents  of  RXU ÂżYH WRZQ DUHD 7KH $$53 WD[ preparation  service  for  seniors  makes  use  of  Bixby  space,  for  example,  and  recently  the  UVM  Extension  Service  held  a  workshop  and  streamed  a  webinar  on  nutrient  management  for  farmers  in  a  meeting  room  upstairs.  We  believe  in  the  importance  of  providing  these  services  for  our  community.  As  we  strive  to  meet  this  commitment  with  the  goal  of  a  job  well  done,  we  face  our  other  large  challenge,  which  is  the  challenge  of Â

funding.  As  the  Jan.  28  article  in  the  Addison  Independent  reported,  the  library  budget  is  taking  money  from  an  endowment  created  over  100  years  ago  by  founding  father  William  Bixby  to  pay  for  regular  operating  expenses. Over  the  past  several  years  the  Bixby  board  of  trustees  has  been  looking  for  appropriate  solutions  to  this  problem.  Increased  private  fundraising  is  needed  as  well  as  ¿VFDO SUXGHQFH DQG VRXQG PDQDJH-­ ment,  all  of  which  are  under  way.  It’s  LPSRUWDQW WR QRWH WKDW PRUH WKDQ volunteers  help  with  everything  from  book  cataloguing  to  running  a  used  book  sale  to  organizing  program-­ ming  and  much  more. The  board  wants  to  continue  pro-­ viding  what  they  strongly  believe  are  valuable  library  services  for  the  towns  of  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Panton  and  Waltham  and  the  city  of  Vergennes.  In  order  to  make  that  KDSSHQ WKH\ KDYH DVNHG RXU ÂżYH

towns  to  increase  the  amount  of  funding  budgeted  for  Bixby.  The  amounts  requested  are  well  below  the  per  capita  state  average  but  would  go  a  long  way  in  helping  sustain  the  services  that  we  provide.  It  is  our  goal  to  serve  each  and  HYHU\ UHVLGHQW RI WKH ÂżYH WRZQV WKDW support  us  with  cultural  enrichment,  educational  opportunities  and  new  ways  of  accessing  information.  We  are,  in  turn,  asking  for  your  support  through  increased  town  funding. If  anyone  has  questions  or  con-­ cerns  about  Bixby’s  requests  to  our  towns  I  encourage  you  to  call  the  library.  I  can  put  you  in  touch  with  a  board  member  from  your  town  who  can  answer  your  questions.  I  also  encourage  you  to  attend  town  meet-­ ing  and  to  vote.  We  look  forward  to  many  years  of  continued  service  and  I  hope  to  see  you  in  the  library  soon! Jane  Spencer,  Director Bixby  Memorial  Library Vergennes

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Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) But  there’s  more.  There  are  links,  links  everywhere  to  all  the  things  I  didn’t  know  I  wanted  to  know.  What  is  the  â€œHarlem  Shakeâ€??  What  is  the  deal  with  Oscar  Pistorius’  brother?  What,  please  tell  me,  is  the  No.  1  VLPSOH WULFN WR D Ă€DW EHOO\" , PXVW ÂżQG RXW And  that’s  the  problem. There’s  only  so  much  time  in  the  morning  and  now  I’ve  got  hundreds  of  sites  to  visit  and  links  to  follow.  What  used  to  be  a  leisurely  stroll  around  cyberspace  is  now  a  coffee-­ fueled  race  to  click  on  the  whole  Internet  before  breakfast.  It’s  all  I  can  do  to  skim  headlines  and  click  through  pictures  and,  then,  seeing  the  clock,  sprint  out  the  door  to  work.  I  leave  the  house  with  my  mind  a  jumble  of  vacuous  tidbits,  from  speculation  on  the  future  of  Kristen  Stewart  and  Robert  Pattinson’s  relationship  to  10  surprising  uses  for Â

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WHAT IS A DEED OF TRUST? A  GHHG RI WUXVW  differs  from  a  mortgage  in  that  it  gives  the  title  to  a  neutral  third  party  (trustee)  who  is  partial  to  neither  the  interests  of  the  borrower  nor  the  lender.  Here,  the  lender  LV WKH EHQHÂżFLDU\ VKRXOG WKH borrower  (trustor)  default  on  the  loan,  the  lender  then  asks  the  trustee  (neutral  third  party)  to  foreclose  on  the  property.  Lenders  prefer  deeds  of  trusts  over  true  mortgages  for  the  provision  of  security  in  the  event  of  a  defaulted  loan  due  to  their  quicker  and  less  costly  method  of  foreclosure.  The  ease  and  security  of  deeds  of  trust  has  not  weakened  the  state  of  mortgage  contracts,  which  are  still  the  prevalent  security  instrument  in  lien  theory  states,  whose  laws  and  regulations  favor  WKH VSHFLÂżFDWLRQV RI PRUWJDJH contracts.  States  whose  legal  regulations  favor  deeds  of  trust  are  referred  to  as  title  theory  states,  while  still  other  states  have  adopted  an  intermediary  approach,  which  grants  security  to  both  the  borrower  and  the  lender  in  cases  of  default.  The  intermediary  approach  makes  provisions  for  deeds  of  trust,  but  also  requires  the  lender  to  provide  a  notice  of  foreclosure  to  the  borrower  prior  to  the  physical  repossession,  allowing  the  borrower  the  opportunity  to  rectify  the  default.  Before  WDNLQJ RQ D KRPH ORDQ ÂżQG RXW what  your  state’s  provisions  are  regarding  mortgages  or  deeds  of  trust—though  you  may  not  enter  a  contract  with  the  intention  of  defaulting,  it’s  advisable  to  be  informed  of  your  legal  standing  before  you’re  in  the  position  of  needing  to  know. Ingrid  Punderson  Jackson Real  Estate ‡ FHOO WROO IUHH www.middvermontrealestate.com

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Larry Aubin, 55, Forest Dale

Anita Quesnel, 91, formerly of Panton BAREFOOT  BAY,  Fla.  â€”  Anita  Mary  (Berger)  Quesnel,  91,  died  Thursday,  Feb.  21,  2013,  at  Life  Care  Center  in  Palm  Bay,  Fla.,  of  conges-­ tive  heart  failure. She  was  born  Dec.  12,  1921,  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  the  daughter  of  Ernest  and  Emma  Berger.  She  was  a  1940  graduate  of  Middlebury  High  School.  Married  in  1943,  she  was  employed  at  the  Pentagon  during  World  War  II.  For  18  years,  she  oper-­ ated  a  farm  along  with  her  husband Â

in  Panton.  She  was  employed  by  Simmonds  Precision  in  Vergennes,  Vt.,  retiring  after  25  years  of  service. In  1988,  she  and  her  husband  moved  to  Barefoot  Bay,  where  they  created  many  lasting  friendships.  She  was  a  member  of  St.  Luke’s  Catholic  Church  in  Barefoot  Bay.  Her  family  says  at  her  end,  in  deserved  peace,  she  taught  all  how  to  die:  with  dignity,  courage  and  grace.  She  is  survived  by  a  daugh-­ ter,  Linda  Ann  Mathews  and  her Â

husband,  Harold,  of  Riverview;͞  a  son,  David  C.  Quesnel  and  his  wife,  Kathy,  of  Columbia,  Md.;͞  a  brother,  Ernest  Berger  and  wife,  Eileen,  of  Pullman,  Wash.;͞  six  grandchil-­ dren;͞  three  great-­grandchildren;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband  of  66  years,  John  L.  Quesnel,  and  three  sisters,  Mavis,  Gertrude  and  Dorothy. There  will  be  no  calling  hours,  and  services  are  private.

Louise Arnebold, 103, Orwell ORWELL  â€”  Louise  M.  Arnebold,  103,  of  Orwell  died  Thursday,  Feb.  21,  2013,  at  the  Meadows  in  Rutland. She  was  born  in  Ottersberg,  Germany,  on  Sept.  30,  1909.  She  moved  to  New  Jersey  in  1929.  She  married  Robert  M.  Arnebold  and  they  made  their  home  in  Maywood,  N.J.  She  was  a  member  of  Zion  Lutheran  Church  in  Maywood  since  1946. She  moved  to  Orwell  in  2004  and  made  her  home  with  her  son. Her  relatives  say  she  always  had  a  JDUGHQ IXOO RI Ă€RZHUV DQG D FDQQLQJ closet  full  of  goodies  that  she  read-­ ily  gave  away  to  all  her  family  and  friends  who  came  to  visit. Surviving  are  her  son,  Robert  G. Â

Arnebold  Jr.  and  his  wife,  Susan,  of  Orwell,  with  whom  she  had  made  her  home;͞  her  daughter-­in-­law,  Jerri  Ostergren  and  her  husband,  John,  of  North  Carolina;͞  four  grandchildren;͞  and  two  great-­granddaughters. She  was  predeceased  by  her  son,  Rudolph  Carl,  in  1977  and  her  husband  in  January  1991. In  honoring  her  wishes  there  will  be  a  private  graveside  commit-­ tal  service  and  burial  at  George  Washington  Memorial  Park  Cemetery  in  Paramus,  N.J.,  at  a  later  date.  Memorial  gifts  in  lieu  may  be  made  to  Zion  Lutheran  Church,  120  East  Pleasant  Ave.,  Maywood,  NJ  07607. LOUISE  ARNEBOLD

Edward Collette, 74, Vergennes VERGENNES  â€”  Edward  his  side.  Graveside  services  will  be  held  Collette,  74,  of  Vergennes  died  He  was  predeceased  by  his  in  the  spring. Feb.  2,  2013,  with  his  family  by  wife,  Julia  Collette.

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FOREST  DALE  â€”  Larry  Phillip  Aubin,  55,  died  suddenly  early  Friday  morning,  Feb.  22,  2013,  in  the  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center. Born  in  St.  Albans  on  July  8,  1957,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  Emelien  and  Viola  (Schoolcraft)  Aubin.  A  native  of  Alburgh,  he  attended  the  Brandon  Training  School  and  lived  for  several  years  with  Doreen  Raymond  of  Forest  Dale.  She  says  he  will  be  remembered  for  loving  to  give  people  hugs  and  playing  ball. He  leaves  three  sisters  and  their  spouses,  Brenda  and  Lawrence  Rainville  and  Holly  and  James Â

BRISTOL  â€”  Marielana  â€œLanaâ€?  (Tierney)  Thompson,  age  70,  passed  away  Tuesday  morning,  Feb.  26,  2013,  at  her  home  in  Bristol. Born  July  31,  1942,  in  Randolph,  Lana  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Milan  and  Lucile  (Duclos)  Tierney.  She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Martin;Íž  her  brother,  Michael  Tierney  and  his  wife,  Kathy;Íž  and  her  sister,  Pamela  Ladeau  and  her  husband,  Brian.  Lana  attended  schools  in  Bethel  and  was  a  1960  graduate  of  Bristol  High  School. She  married  her  high  school  sweet-­ heart  and  the  love  of  her  life,  Martin  V.  Thompson,  on  Nov.  19,  1960,  in  Bristol. She  is  survived  by  her  children,  Stephanie  Larsen  and  her  husband  Derek,  Brett  Thompson  (and  her  adopted  73-­year-­old  son,  Ricardo),  Martin  Kyle  Thompson  and  his  wife  Emilie  Szakach,  and  Christopher  Thompson  and  his  girlfriend  Julie  Gibson;Íž  and  many  grandchildren  and  great-­grandchildren,  whom  she  thought  the  world  of,  Hilary  Hulst Â

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at  a  local  business. ‡ 2Q 'HF KHOSHG DQ HOGHUO\ resident  locked  out  of  the  house  by  climbing  in  through  a  kitchen  window. ‡ 2Q 'HF LGHQWLÂżHG D VXVSHFW in  a  case  where  two  bricks  were  thrown  through  windows  of  a  West  Pleasant  Street  home. ‡ 2Q 'HF FLWHG D \HDU ROG male  for  possession  of  marijuana,  which  had  been  seized  from  him  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  Â‡ 2Q 'HF PDGH D UHSRUW WR WKH Department  of  Children  and  Families  regarding  an  incident  at  Bristol  Elementary  School.  A  parent  said  her  9-­year-­old  daughter  had  been  assaulted  on  the  playground  by  three  boys  during  school  hours  on  Dec.  11. ‡ 2Q 'HF FLWHG -HVVLFD Morrill-­Gabbiett,  31,  of  Lincoln  for  petit  larceny.  Police  alleged  that  she  had  stolen  money  from  the  purse  of  an  elderly  female  customer  in  line  at  the  Rite  Aid  pharmacy. ‡ 2Q 'HF KHOSHG D 6FKRRO Street  resident  with  a  problem  involving  his  vehicle.  Â‡ 2Q 'HF ZHUH WROG WKDW D 6RQ\ Ericsson  Xperia  cell  phone  with  an  AT&T  plan  was  found  in  the  park-­ ing  lot  near  the  Hub  teen  center.  The  phone  was  held  at  the  Hub  for  the  owner  to  claim. ‡ 2Q 'HF DW S P UHFHLYHG a  report  that  a  vehicle  had  damaged  a  gas  pump  at  Champlain  Farms.  The  vehicle  had  left  the  scene  but  a  description  and  plate  had  been  obtained.  Police  contacted  the  local  owner  of  the  vehicle,  who  returned  and  provided  her  information  for  insurance  documentation. ‡ 2Q 'HF ORFDWHG '\ODQ Racine,  24,  who  was  wanted  on  a  warrant,  and  lodged  him  at  the  Chittenden  County  Correctional Â

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Duhamel,  all  of  Highgate  Center,  and  Kelly  and  James  Robtoy  of  St.  Albans;Íž  two  brothers  and  their  spouses,  Richard  and  Susan  Aubin  of  Colchester  and  John  and  Danielle  Aubin  of  Georgia;Íž  as  well  as  several  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins. The  Liturgy  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  Monday,  March  4,  2013,  at  10:30  a.m.  at  St.  Louis  Roman  Catholic  Church,  186  Lamkin  St.,  Highgate  Center.  Fr.  Emmanuel  I.  Ajanma  will  be  the  celebrant  and  homilist.  The  Rite  of  Committal  and  Interment  will  follow  at  the  Aubin  family  lot  in  St.  Amadeus  Cemetery. Â

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Center. ‡ 2Q 'HF UHFHLYHG D UHSRUW RI a  bad  check.  Police  cited  Kathleen  Gorton,  34,  of  Bristol  for  passing  a  bad  check  when  she  failed  to  make  restitution. ‡ 2Q 'HF DW S P UHFHLYHG a  report  that  a  man  was  seen  remov-­ ing  plates  from  a  vehicle  and  putting  the  plates  under  his  coat.  Police  located  the  man  near  Rite  Aid,  hold-­ LQJ D FRUGOHVV GULOO 7KH RIÂżFHU GHWHU-­ mined  he  had  just  sold  his  truck  and  removed  his  plates.  Â‡ 2Q 'HF DW S P UHFHLYHG a  report  of  an  attempted  theft  at  Shaw’s  supermarket.  Shaw’s  staff  stopped  a  male  and  a  female  suspect  attempting  to  leave  the  store  with  a  grocery  cart  full  of  store  merchan-­ GLVH 7KH VXVSHFWV Ă€HG SULRU WR arrival  of  police  but  were  later  LGHQWLÂżHG ‡ 2Q 'HF DW D P ORRNHG into  a  report  of  heating  fuel  stolen  from  a  Mountain  Street  home.  Tracks  in  the  snow  were  covered  by  the  previous  night’s  snow  and  no  VXVSHFWV ZHUH LGHQWLÂżHG ‡ 2Q -DQ DW D P FLWHG D local  17-­year-­old  for  unlawful  tres-­ pass  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  when  he  came  to  the  school  with  his  brother.  Â‡ 2Q -DQ DW D P UHFHLYHG a  report  that  a  woman  who  sounded  very  intoxicated  was  locked  out  of  a  Mountain  Street  home  and  the  temperature  was  13  degrees  below  zero.  Police  located  the  woman  returning  to  her  home  on  Main  Street,  and  found  her  not  injured,  so  no  further  action  was  taken. ‡ 2Q -DQ FLWHG D ORFDO \HDU old  for  petit  larceny  in  connection  with  the  theft  from  Mount  Abe  of  a  bag  containing  a  laptop  computer,  an  iPod  and  $80  cash. ‡ 2Q -DQ DW S P UHFHLYHG a  report  of  a  14-­year-­old  male  VPDVKLQJ D Ă€DW VFUHHQ 79 $IWHU review  of  the  case  by  the  Addison  County  State’s  Attorney  the  juvenile  was  cited  for  unlawful  mischief.

Otter  Creek  Child  Care  to  request  funds MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Otter  Creek  Child  Center  (OCCC)  has  success-­ fully  petitioned  to  place  funding  requests  on  seven  ballots  this  Town  Meeting  Day,  March  5. During  the  month  of  January,  OCCC  parents  and  current  and  past  board  members  petitioned  the  towns  of  Addison,  Middlebury,  New  Haven,  Ripton,  Weybridge  and  Shoreham  asking  their  resi-­ dents  to  support  the  center’s  need-­ based  tuition  assistance  program  and  its  mission  to  provide  quality,  affordable  early  care  and  education  to  the  Addison  County  community. Got news?

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WhistlePig  can’t  be  called  a  farm There  has  been  a  lot  of  press  cover-­ activities  that  most  people  think  of  as  age  of  a  recent  letter  issued  by  Act  250  farming  â€”  dairy  farms,  raising  farm  on  whether  the  WhistlePig  LLC  distill-­ animals  or  bees,  maple  sugar  houses,  ery  is  â€œfarmingâ€?  for  Act  250  purposes.  orchards,  greenhouses  and  the  like,  The  complete  story  should  be  heard. nor  is  a  permit  required  when  a  farmer  ,W LV LPSRUWDQW WR QRWH ÂżUVW WKDW sells  agricultural  produce  from  his  WhistlePig  is  not  operating  a  farm  on  farm.  We  do  not  regulate  roadside  farm  its  Shoreham  land.  Nothing  grown  by  stands  that  sell  corn,  strawberries  or  WhistlePig  is  now  being  used  to  make  cider.  Further,  a  farmer  is  free  to  grow  whiskey.  Rather,  WhistlePig  is  pres-­ produce,  add  value  to  it,  and  then  sell  it  ently  running  a  multi-­million  dollar  at  the  farm,  as  long  as  more  than  half  business  for  importation,  storage,  RI WKH ÂżQDO DJULFXOWXUDO SURGXFW FRPHV bottling  and  distribution  of  Canadian  from  the  farm.  Thus,  a  farmer  is  free  to  rye  whiskey. bake  and  sell  blueberry  pies,  as  long  as  In  February  2010,  WhistlePig  asked  more  than  half  of  the  pie  (by  weight  Act  250  whether  the  or  volume)  consists  of  conversion  of  an  existing  blueberries  grown  on  the  barn  on  its  property  into  farm. RIÂżFH DQG ZDUHKRXVH The  Legislature  estab-­ space  and  a  packaging  lished  this  â€œprincipally  and  trucking  facility  for  7KLV ZHHNÂśV ZULWHU producedâ€?  or  â€œone-­halfâ€?  its  business  required  LV 5RQ 6KHPV FKDLU test  with  input  from  an  Act  250  permit.  In  RI WKH 1DWXUDO farmers  and  after  care-­ April  of  2010,  Act  250  5HVRXUFHV %RDUG WKH ful  deliberation.  This  formally  told  WhistlePig  DJHQF\ WKDW DGPLQLV-­ test  draws  a  line  between  that  an  Act  250  permit  WHUV $FW farms  that  are  truly  farms  was  needed  because  it  and  blueberry  pie  baker-­ proposed  to  construct  ies  that  are  disguised  as  improvements  for  its  business  on  its  farms.  Farms  do  not  require  Act  250  500-­acre  parcel. permits;Íž  bakeries  (and  other  commer-­ Rather  than  apply  for  a  permit  cial  enterprises)  do. as  other  businesses  routinely  do,  Because  knowing  what  ingredi-­ WhistlePig  chose  to  ignore  the  law  and  ents  go  into  WhistlePig’s  rye  whiskey  proceeded  with  construction  and  oper-­ and  how  much  would  be  grown  on  ation  of  its  facility.  Only  recently  has  its  land  is  essential  to  determining  :KLVWOH3LJ ÂżOHG DQ DSSOLFDWLRQ IRU DQ whether  WhistlePig  can  meet  the  Act  250  permit  for  its  illegal  construc-­ “principally  producedâ€?  test,  Act  250  tion.  The  discussion  could  end  here,  asked  WhistlePig  for  this  information.  but  it  is  important  to  explain  why  this  WhistlePig  refused  to  answer.  The  distillery  is  not  a  farm. law  is  clear:  A  person  who  wants  to  WhistlePig  intends  to  grow  rye  on  its  be  exempt  from  Act  250  must  provide  land  and  to  use  this  rye  in  the  making  information  supporting  the  exemption.  of  some  or  all  of  its  whiskey.  It  has  Once  again,  the  discussion  could  have  asked  Act  250  if  the  distilling,  bottling  stopped  here. and  distributing  of  this  whiskey  quali-­ Nonetheless,  we  decided  that  ¿HV DV ÂłIDUPLQJ ´ WhistlePig’s  question  deserved  an  Of  course,  WhistlePig’s  intent  to  answer  and  we  went  out  to  learn  what  make  whiskey  from  its  rye  does  not  goes  into  the  making  of  rye  whiskey.  absolve  its  present  commercial  or  What  we  learned  is  that  added  water  industrial  operation  from  complying  makes  up  60  percent  of  the  volume  with  the  law. of  rye  whiskey  and  73  percent  of  its  An  Act  250  permit  is  not  required  for  weight.  Because  of  this,  the  WhistlePig Â

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project  does  not  meet  the  â€œprincipally  producedâ€?  test  and  it  does  not  qualify  as  â€œfarmingâ€?  under  the  law,  even  assuming  what  WhistlePig  would  not  FRQÂżUP ² WKDW DOO RI WKH U\H ZKLVNH\ÂśV other  ingredients  are  grown  on  the  farm. WhistlePig  states  that  all  of  the  added  water  that  will  go  into  its  whiskey  will  come  from  wells  on  its  farm.  If  water  is  an  â€œagriculturalâ€?  ingredient  then  all  of  the  ingredients  in  WhistlePig’s  whiskey  will  come  from  its  land  and  it  is  therefore  engaged  in  â€œfarming.â€?  But  the  Vermont  Supreme  Court  disagrees.  In  the  case  of  Virginia  Houston  v.  Town  RI :DLWVÂżHOG,  HW DO.,  162  Vt.  476  (1994),  a  landowner  wanted  to  pump  well  water  from  her  land  to  sell  as  bottled  water.  She  argued  that  â€œraisingâ€?  the  water  from  its  underground  source,  TXDOLÂżHG KHU SURMHFW DV ÂłDJULFXOWXUH ´ The  Supreme  Court  disagreed,  making  the  commonsense  conclusion  that  water  is  not  an  agricultural  product. 6KRXOG ZDWHU EH LQFOXGHG ZKHQ ÂżJXU-­ LQJ WKH SHUFHQWDJHV RI WKH ÂżQDO SURGXFW" There  are  good  reasons  why  the  amount  of  added  water  must  be  counted.  If  it  were  not  to  be  considered,  then  every  bottled  water  or  soda  factory  could  qualify  as  â€œfarmingâ€?  if  the  factory  grew  a  raspberry  bush  on  its  land  and  squeezed  a  little  raspberry  juice  into  its  beverage.  Clearly,  such  a  result  would  turn  the  commonsense  notion  of  what  is  â€œfarmingâ€?  on  its  head. Act  250  supports  value-­added  farm-­ ing,  and  we  are  always  trying  to  strike  WKH ULJKW EDODQFH EHWZHHQ WKH EHQHÂżWV from  such  activities  and  the  need  to  address  the  impacts  to  Vermont’s  natu-­ ral  resources  and  the  quality  of  life  of  those  who  live  in  the  neighborhood  of  any  project.  In  this  case,  the  WhistlePig  distillery  is  not  a  farm;Íž  it  is  a  whiskey  factory,  and  it  should  be  subject  to  the  same  requirements  as  any  other  busi-­ ness  so  that  the  environment  is  protected  and  its  neighbors  are  given  the  opportu-­ nity  to  address  its  impacts.  This  is  all  that  the  Act  250  letter  requires.

Letters to the editor WhistlePig  Act  250  decision  needs  to  be  â€˜greened  up’ Lo,  it  has  been  decreed  that  agricultural  products  must  not  contain  more  that  50  percent  water.  Vermont’s  own  Green  Mountain  State  Mr.  Green  has  declared  in  an  ungreen  decision  that  green  food  must  be  dry.  This  glimpse  of  green  thought  discovered  in  an  $GGLVRQ ,QGHSHQGHQW  article  of  Feb.  18.  Mr.  Green  being  District  9  Environmental  Commission  Coordinator.  Now  farmers  are  green  with  envy  of  the  green  reasoning  powers  of  Mr.  Green  who  with  this  decision  jumped  off  the  cliff  without  a  green  parachute.  A  decree  with  the  distinction  of  exempting  most  green  agricultural  products  in  the  Green  Mountain  State  from  being  agricultural  products,  green  or  otherwise.  This,  since  most  agri-­ cultural  products  contain  more  than  50  percent  water.  You  know,  milk  about  88  percent,  apples  and  broc-­ coli  75  percent,  turkey  70  percent,  and  haylage  65  percent. And  here  many  of  us  thought  we  were  green  farmers.  But,  no  more.  We  aren’t  green  growers  but  green Â

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  University  of  Vermont  Extension,  with  funding  from  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Natural  Resources  Ecosystems  Restoration  Grant,  has  purchased  two  Haybuster  no-­till  grain  drills  to  work  with  farm-­ ers  to  demonstrate  new  techniques  that  can  potentially  lower  produc-­ tion  costs  and  limit  soil  erosion.  Last  year,  outreach  agronomists Â

in  south  Lake  Champlain  watershed  assisted  50  local  farmers  who  used  the  no-­till  drills  on  over  1,600  acres  without  plowing  the  soil.  Farmers  no-­till  planted  clover,  grass  seed,  grazing  mix  on  600  acres  of  pasture,  800  acres  of  hayland,  and  300  acres  of  winter  cover  crops. Additional  possibilities  for  this  year  include  oats,  barley,  spring  wheat,  soybeans,  canola  and  warm  season  forages.  The  Champlain  Valley  Crops  Team,  with  the  Poultney  Mettawee  Conservation  District,  including Â

Jeff  Carter,  Rico  Balzano,  Kirsten  Workman,  Cheryl  Cesario  and  Jennifer  Alexander,  will  be  working  with  farmers  to  implement  no-­till  methods.  They  are  currently  look-­ ing  for  more  farmers  who  want  to  try  no-­till  methods  on  their  farms  in  Chittenden,  Addison,  and  Rutland  counties. Different  seeding  rates  and  seed  mixes  can  be  tried  in  pastures  and  hay  stands  on  highly  erodible  lands  RU Ă€RRG SODLQV :LQWHU FRYHU FURSV can  be  planted  after  corn  silage,  all  ZLWKRXW SORZLQJ %HQHÂżWV IRU ZDWHU

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of  fodder  for  green  thought.  First  of  all,  the  commission  members  must  be  selected  from  the  most  capable  cadre  of  thinkers  in  the  Green  Mountain  State,  our  preschoolers.  They  would  be  charged  with  being  and  thinking  dry,  which  shouldn’t  be  hard,  since  they  have  long  shed  dippers.  Many  green  ideas  can  be  brought  to  the  green  table.  Dairy  farmers  selling  powdered  milk,  potato  farmers  selling  chips,  dried  fruit,  whatever  it  takes  to  get  that  nasty  ungreen  water  out.  Turkeys  hung  out  to  dry  on  the  clothesline  also  come  to  mind.  Now  Mr.  Green  is  prob-­ ably  a  very  nice  person,  but  his  ungreen  decision  needs  greening  up.  Hopefully  the  legislative  ag  committees  can  stop  their  waste-­ ful  pursuit  to  force  GMO  labeling  of  food  products,  to  instead  spend  productive  time  greening  up  Act  250. Paul  A.  Stone,  Farmer Vermont  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  1985  and  1986 Orwell

Bottling  operation,  not  water,  is  reason  for  review While  I  agree  with  his  decision  on  Shoreham’s  WhistlePig  and  Act  250  ($GGLVRQ ,QGHSHQGHQW  Feb.  18),  I  believe  District  9  Environmental  Commission  Coordinator  Jeffrey  Green  erred  in  his  reasoning.  Unless  I’m  very  mistaken,  milk  contains  far  more  than  50  percent  water  by  weight  and  volume,  yet  I  don’t  hear  anyone  arguing  it  is  not  an  agricul-­ tural  product.  The  same  can  be  said  of  most  vegetables  and  certainly  cider;Íž  whether  it  be  sweet  or  hard. Several  state  agencies  are  actively  SURPRWLQJ DQG ÂżQDQFLDOO\ VXSSRUWLQJ value-­added  agricultural  produc-­ tion.  So,  if  WhistlePig  were  in  fact Â

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with  unwisdom  for  not  knowing  that  we  are  not  green  growers.  Mr.  Green’s  green  pronouncement  turns  WhistlePig  whiskey,  along  with  all  the  other  stuff  we  grow,  like  milk  which  isn’t  supposed  to  be  green,  but  is  a  green  product,  in  to  some  class  of  industrial  products  that  apparently  are  not  green  and  need  Act  250  permits.  But,  with  all  disasters  comes  RSSRUWXQLW\ ,I ZH FRXOG MXVW ÂżQG some  greenbacks,  if  they  still  exist,  to  set  up  a  Green  Mountain  commission  to  study  the  issue,  many  green  solutions  can  be  found.  We  can  ask  Mr.  P.  Tax  Shumlin,  to  think  up  some  way  to  tax  some  untaxed  something.  What  could  that  EH" :K\ WKH JUHHQ UDLQ WKDW IDOOV untaxed  on  the  Green  Mountain  State  is  perfect.  So  we  tax  anybody  who  doesn’t  stand  out  in  the  rain  for  a  free  green  bath  and  of  course  tax  farmers  because  they  put  too  much  of  that  green  rain  in  their  products. The  new  commission,  to  get  around  Mr.  Green’s  specious  decree  about  drying  up  whiskey,  has  plenty Â

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producing  whiskey  from  grain  grown  on  their  own  land  this  ruling  would  be  a  travesty;Íž  and  one  which  I  hope  would  be  overturned  upon  appeal.  However,  that  is  not  the  case.  Dreams,  visions  and  promises  are  just  what  they  imply;Íž  statements  of  intent,  not  facts.  The  elephant  in  the  room  Mr.  Green  failed  to  address  is  that  at  pres-­ ent  this  is  a  merely  a  bottling  opera-­ tion.  WhistlePig  is  no  different  from  any  manufacturing,  retail  or  whole-­ sale  operation  that  assembles,  or  sells,  a  product  produced  elsewhere.  For  that  reason  alone,  they  should  require  an  Act  250  permit;Íž  a  ruling  based  on  water  content  alone  is  disingenuous. Â

I  would  also  suggest  we  as  a  community  have  a  discussion  about  exactly  what  constitutes  â€œvalue-­added  agricultural  productionâ€?  before  we  end  up  with  other  industrial  scale  factories  seeking  exemption  from  Act  250.  I  mention  this  realizing  that  biomass  is  coming.  Whether  it  be  pellet  mills,  oil  production  facili-­ ties,  or  converting  vegetable  oil  to  biodiesel,  we  will  face  some  hard  decisions  affecting  the  livelihood  of  our  neighbors.  Let’s  try  as  a  commu-­ nity  to  get  ahead  of  the  power  curve  on  this  topic. Ralph  Shepard Ferrisburgh

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calendar 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

welcomes  folk  trio  We’re  About  9.  One-­hour  open  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.  â€œTuesday,  After  Christmasâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  2,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  middle-­aged  man  who  has  begun  an  affair  with  his  daughter’s  dentist  must  choose  between  breaking  his  family  apart  and  abandoning  his  new  love.  In  Romanian,  with  English  subtitles.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ arts  or  443-­3168.  An  evening  of  art  songs  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  2,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Recitalist  Deborah  Lifton,  accompanied  by  Charis  Dimaras  on  piano,  plays  an  evening  of  art  songs  by  Strauss  and  Rachmaninoff,  as  well  as  a  piece  of  Middlebury  faculty  member  Su  Lian  Tan.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

Art  history  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  125.  History  professor  Paul  Monod  presents  â€œFinding  a  Missing  Saint  in  a  15th-­Century  Bruges:  The  Bearded  Monk  in  the  Middlebury  Triptych  by  the  GMC  Young  Adventurers’  Club  lepre-­ Master  of  St.  Ursula  Legend.â€?  Monod  discusses  chaun  city  construction  in  Bristol.  WKH P\VWHULRXV LGHQWLW\ RI RQH RI WKH ÂżJXUHV LQ WKH Saturday,  March  2,  9-­11  a.m.,  Waterworks  museum’s  early  Renaissance  panel  painting.  Free.  property.  Andrea  Kane  leads  this  Green  Mountain  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168.  Club  event  for  kids.  Info:  877-­6597  or  dreakane@ “Farm-­to-­school  for  the  Preschool  Childâ€?  discus-­ comcast.net.  sion  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Mary  Johnson  Children’s  Center.  A  conversa-­ Chinese  New  Year  celebration  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  10:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  tion  about  how  farm-­to-­school  initiatives  apply  to  Library.  Family-­friendly  event  celebrating  the  the  early  education  setting.  Research  has  shown  Chinese  New  Year.  Come  learn  about  Chinese  that  children  develop  healthy  eating  habits  very  culture  and  share  in  the  festivities  as  well  welcome  early.  How  do  we  foster  this  connection  at  home  the  Year  of  the  Snake.  Info:  388-­4095.  and  school?  Free,  but  bring  a  potluck  dish  to  share.  Space  is  limited;  RSVP  early  to  lea@acornvt.org  or  Spring  home  improvements  book  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  382-­0401.  Ilsley  Library.  As  part  of  the  library’s  regular  book  GMO  labeling  forum  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  â€œBye  Bye  Birdieâ€?  on  stage  in  sale,  there  will  be  a  special  table  for  spring  home  28,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  American  Legion.  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  3,  2-­4  p.m.,  improvement  books.  Info:  388-­4095.  The  Vermont  Right  to  Know  GMOs  Coalition  Middlebury  Union  High  School  auditorium.  and  the  grassroots  are  mobilizing  in  Vermont  to  Met  Opera  broadcast  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Tickets  $12  general  admission,  $8  students  and  March  2,  noon-­5:40  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  get  labels  on  GMOs.  Sponsored  locally  by  the  senior  citizens.  Metropolitan  Opera  â€œLive  in  HDâ€?  presents  an  all-­ Middlebury  Natural  Foods  Co-­op.  Info:  mennis8@ new  production  of  Wagner’s  â€œParsifal.â€?  Tickets  One-­act  student  plays  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  March  gmail.com.  3,  2-­4  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  Otter  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH “Education  Under  Fireâ€?  documentary  screening  9DOOH\ÂśV :DONLQJ 6WLFN 7KHDWUH SUHVHQWV ÂżYH RQH or  www.townhalltheater.org.  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  act  plays.  Tickets  $5.  Library.  Baha’is  of  Middlebury  Cynthia  Huard  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  SUHVHQWV WKLV ÂżOP DERXW WKH Sunday,  March  3,  3-­5  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  repression  of  higher  educa-­ WKH $UWV $IÂżOLDWH DUWLVW &\QWKLD +XDUG SHUIRUPV D tion  in  Iran  for  religious  minori-­ program  of  works  by  Schumann  ties.  Co-­produced  by  Amnesty  International.  LEARN TO DANCE SERIES – Ballroom, Nightclub, and and  Bach.  Free.  Info:  www.middle-­ “The  Banjo  Pathâ€?  presentation  in  Latin. Sunday afternoons, March 3, 10, 17, 24. American bury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  New  Haven.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  Tango -1:30pm to 2:30pm, no experience required.. Classes 7-­9  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  held at The Cornwall Town Hall on Rt 30. $40 for 4 week Library.  Local  folk  musician  Rick  Ceballos  presents  this  musical  series, of a one hour lesson each week. For information: www. Legislative  break-­ history  of  the  banjo,  going  all  the  ChamplainValleyDance.com, or call John at 802-897-7500. fast  in  Vergennes.  way  back  to  its  West  African  roots.  3OHDVH EULQJ FOHDQ QRQ PDUNLQJ VKRHV WR ZHDU RQ WKH GDQFH Ă RRU Monday,  March  4,  7-­8:45  Free.  Info:  388-­4015.  a.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion.  Vermont  stand-­up  comedy  in  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL – Children’s: Mon. & Weds. Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  28,  Wheel, Thurs. Hand Building, Home School Pottery & Art. 7:30-­8:45.  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  THT  Cabaret  presents  Vermont  Adult: Mon. Night Oils, Tues. Night Watercolor, Weds. Tai  Chi  for  Seniors  class  in  Monday,  March  4,  9:30-­ comedians  Nathan  Hartswick,  Night Wheel or Hand Building, Thurs. Jewelry, Mon. AM Brandon.  10:30  a.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  Natalie  Miller  and  Jim  Inglis.  Smart  Acrylics, Weds. AM Int/Adv Oils, Color Workshop, Digital 7KH ÂżUVW LQ D VHULHV RI WDL FKL FODVVHV and  funny  for  ages  18  to  88.  Cash  Photography. Contact Barb 247-3702, email ewaldewald@ meeting  Mondays  and  Fridays  bar,  light  snacks.  Tickets  $10,  through  April  26.  Sponsored  by  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH aol.com, check out: middleburystudioschool.org CVAA,  these  free  classes  for  people  382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater. age  50  or  older  can  help  improve  org.  EDODQFH Ă€H[LELOLW\ DQG PXVFOH strength.  Register  at  1-­888-­999-­2822,  ext.  1028.  Relay  for  Life  kickoff  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  &ODVVHV ÂżOO TXLFNO\ March  2,  1-­4  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  American  Cancer  Society  welcomes  team  captains  and  team  Senior  luncheon  with  live  music  in  participants  to  the  2013  Relay  season,  highlight-­ Middlebury.  Friday,  March  1,  11  a.m.-­1  ing  event  details  and  offering  fundraising  tips.  Info:  p.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  CVAA’s  monthly  (802)  872-­6307  or  Donna.decatur@cancer.org.  Food  drive  in  Ferrisburgh.  Tuesday,  First  Friday  luncheon,  a  St.  Patrick’s  Day  meal  of  â€œTuesday,  After  Christmasâ€?  screening  at  March  5,  7  a.m.-­7  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  corned  beef  and  cabbage,  carrots,  O’Brien  pota-­ Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  2,  3-­5  Central  School.  The  Ferrisburgh  Volunteer  toes,  macaroni  and  cheese,  tossed  salad,  rye  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  middle-­aged  man  who  )LUH 'HSDUWPHQW LV VSRQVRULQJ WKLV GULYH WR EHQHÂżW bread  and  St.  Patrick’s  Day  cake.  With  Irish  music  has  begun  an  affair  with  his  daughter’s  dentist  the  Addison  County  Emergency  Food  Shelf  in  provided  by  O’hAnleigh.  Bring  your  own  place  must  choose  between  breaking  his  family  apart  Vergennes.  Perishable  items  are  accepted.  Items  in  setting.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  and  abandoning  his  new  love.  In  Romanian,  with  demand  include  juices,  jelly,  milk,  cheese,  meats,  required  by  Feb.  27:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Free  trans-­ English  subtitles.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ cleaning  products  and,  as  always,  canned  food  and  portation  by  ACTR:  388-­1946.  arts  or  443-­3168.  other  nonperishables.  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Chili  Challenge  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  March  2,  March  1,  5-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  Artists’  Guild.  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  March  5,  11  a.m.-­noon,  Armory  Lane  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â€œVermont  Scapes,â€?  the  The  10th  annual  chili  challenge,  followed  by  silent  Senior  Housing.  One  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  ¿UVW %$* PHPEHU VKRZ RI WKH \HDU 5HIUHVKPHQWV auction  and  bingo.  Tickets  $8  per  person,  $15  per  seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  served.  The  exhibit  includes  art  in  a  variety  of  family.  Discount  of  $3  if  you  bring  a  chili.  Bingo  and  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  media,  all  uniquely  interpreting  the  diverse  beauty  silent  auction  follow  the  dinner.  and  places  of  Vermont.  Info:  247-­4956  or  www. “Bye  Bye  Birdieâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Lecture  on  photographer  Edward  Burtynksy  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  5,  4:30-­6  brandonartistsguild.org.  March  2,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  125.  Art  .QLJKWV RI &ROXPEXV ÂżVK IU\ LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Friday,  auditorium.  Tickets  $12  general  admission,  $8  and  architecture  professor  Kirsten  Hoving  pres-­ March  1,  5-­7  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  Battered  students  and  senior  citizens.  ents  â€œDigging  Deep:  Edward  Burtynsky’s  Vermont  baked  haddock,  fries,  macaroni  and  cheese,  green  One-­act  student  plays  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Quarry  Photographs,â€?  in  conjunction  with  the  current  beans.  Adults  $9,  ages  6-­12  $6,  $28  family  maxi-­ March  2,  7-­9  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  exhibit.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  mum.  Please  bring  a  dessert  to  share.  2WWHU 9DOOH\ÂśV :DONLQJ 6WLFN 7KHDWUH SUHVHQWV ÂżYH Pajama  story  time  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  Drop-­in  drum  circle  in  Brandon.  Friday,  March  1,  one-­act  plays.  Tickets  $5.  Also  on  March  3.  5,  6-­7:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Kids  are  invited  to  6:45-­9:30  p.m.,  27  Center  St.  Two  sessions:  6:45-­8  Sarah  Blacker  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  drop  in  to  celebrate  Dr.  Seuss’  birthday  with  stories,  p.m.  and  8:15-­9:30  p.m.  Info:  345-­1714.  March  2,  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Blacker,  a  face  painting,  craft  activities  and  snacks.  Pajamas  â€œBye  Bye  Birdieâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  renowned  singer/songwriter,  blends  acoustic  and  Seuss-­inspired  costumes  encouraged.  Info:  March  1,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  rock,  folk  and  jazz.  She  will  be  accompanied  by  388-­4097.  auditorium.  Tickets  $12  general  admission,  $8  Shaysh  on  drums,  Erik  White  on  guitar  and  Sean  students  and  senior  citizens.  McLaughlin  on  bass.  General  admission  $15;  One-­act  student  plays  in  Brandon.  Friday,  March  reservations  are  encouraged.  Info  and  reserva-­ 1,  7-­9  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  Otter  tions:  (802)  465-­4071  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  9DOOH\ÂśV :DONLQJ 6WLFN 7KHDWUH SUHVHQWV ÂżYH RQH We’re  About  9  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  May’s  World  Music  &  Movement  class  act  plays.  Tickets  $5.  Also  on  March  2  and  3.  March  2,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Josh  Gracin  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  House.  The  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House Â

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Outstanding Teaching in Science (K-12) Call for Nominations: The Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE), recognizes and honors Vermont’s outstanding teachers by granting two annual awards to teachers in Vermont who have served as role models for their colleagues and are leaders in the improvement of science education. One award will recognize outstanding teaching in the kindergarten through 8th grade, and the second will recognize outstanding teaching in the 9th through 12th grade. The criteria for the 2013 VASE Outstanding Teacher in Science Awards requires that the candidate: inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn stimulate critical thinking have sustained excellence in teaching have the respect and admiration of students, parents and colleagues have developed innovative approaches to teaching methodology and curricula play an active and useful role in the community as well as in the school

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Lunchtime  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  7,  12:15-­12:45  p.m.,  St.  Stephen’s  Church.  Piano  recital  by  Cynthia  +XDUG SOD\LQJ WKH .QDEH JUDQG SLDQR 3DUW RI 6W Stephen’s  second  annual  Lenten  Concert  Series.  Free.  Brown  bagging  encouraged.  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  supplies  available  at  HOPE  for  families  who  can’t  afford  the  cost  of  a  child’s  birthday  party.  Info:  399-­4097.  Art  history  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  March  7,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall,  Room  104.  Paul  B.  Jaskot  pres-­ ents  â€œRichter,  TĂźbke  and  the  Auschwitz  Trials:  The  Nazi  Perpetrator  Seen  From  Both  Sides  of  the  Iron  Curtain.â€?  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168.  Student  auditions  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  March  7,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Neshobe  School.  Students  in  grades  4-­8  in  Rutland  and  Addison  counties  are  invited  to  audition  for  the  newly  formed  Brandon  Youth  Theater’s  production  of  â€œLive  a  Little  at  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  Posner  and  Chaim  Potok’s  book  about  the  lives  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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A.  Bro oks S t .  A m b r o s e  Church.  Fourteenth  annual  /HQWHQ DOO \RX FDQ HDW ÂżVK IU\ 0HDO LQFOXGHV IULHG or  baked  haddock,  French  fries,  coleslaw,  bever-­ age  and  dessert.  Adults  $12,  children  under  11  $5,  LPPHGLDWH IDPLO\ RI ÂżYH ,QIR Baked  potato  bar  in  Cornwall.  Friday,  March  8,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Cornwall  Congregational  Church,  Route  30.  The  church  Mission  Committee  invites  all  to  come  to  a  baked  potato  bar  and  enjoy  a  large  baked  potato  with  a  wide  assortment  of  toppings.  Fruit  kebabs,  cookies  and  local  cider  for  dessert.  Admission  $5  per  person,  $20  per  family.  All  SURFHHGV EHQHÂżW +DELWDW IRU +XPDQLW\ RI $GGLVRQ County.  Info:  452-­2012.  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  created  in  the  Ilsley  and  MCTV’s  Youth  Media  Lab.  All  ages.  Popcorn  provided.  RSVP  by  March  2  to  RU 5.&6WXGLRV#\DKRR FRP Swing  Noire  and  the  Bessette  Quartet  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  March  8,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  The  VOH  turns  into  a  jazz  club  with  Swing  Noire’s  gypsy  jazz  and  the  Bessette  Quartet’s  instrumental  jazz  and  blues.  Cabaret-­style  seating  with  cash  bar  by  the  Antidote.  Tickets  $15  each,  $25  per  couple,  avail-­ able  at  Classic  Stitching  or  the  VOH,  at  877-­2412  or  at  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  Escher  String  Quartet  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  8,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Program  includes  Beethoven’s  second  â€œRazumovskyâ€?  quartet,  Britten’s  Quartet  No.  3  in  D  and  Mendelssohn’s  op.  44/1.  Free.  Info:  443-­6433  or  http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.  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

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SATURDAY

Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  9,  8-­10  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-­MALT  event,  inviting  community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Shorter  and  ORQJHU URXWHV SRVVLEOH /HDGHU :DUUHQ .LQJ Come  for  all  or  part  of  the  walk.  Beginning  birders  welcome.  Info:  388-­1007  or  388-­6829.  Little  League  baseball  and  softball  signups  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  9,  9  a.m.-­noon,  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.  Student  auditions  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  9,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Neshobe  School.  Students  in  grades  4-­8  in  Rutland  and  Addison  counties  are  invited  to  audition  for  the  newly  formed  Brandon  Youth  Theater’s  production  of  â€œLive  a  Little  at  the  Hollywood  Hoedown.â€?  Auditions  continue  on  March  10.  For  information,  contact  Director  Dennis  Marden  at  247-­5420  or  dennismarden@gmail. com.  Wool  felting  class  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  March  9,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Jen  DeMoy  will  demonstrate  the  art  of  dry  wool  felting.  Supplies  available  for  everyone  to  start  and  take  home  a  project.  Books  for  Babies  reception  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  9,  10:30  a.m.-­noon,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  Children’s  Room.  Celebrating  all  the  babies  born  in  Bristol  during  2012.  New  picture  books  are  dedicated  to  each  baby  and  become  part  of  the  library’s  collection.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  lmlkids009@gmail.com  or  453-­2366.  Fractured  fairy  tales  for  kids  and  families  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  9,  10:30  a.m.-­noon,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Dramatic  reading  and  enactment  of  â€œGoldilocks  and  the  Three  Bears,â€?  including  audience  participation  and  games. Â

Craft  project  follows.  For  kids  in  grades  . 5HVHUYH D VSRW DW RU UDFKHO bixby@comcast.net.  Ukrainian  egg  painting  demonstration  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  9,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Art  on  Main.  Theresa  Somerset  of  Essex  Junction  demonstrates  her  wax-­resist  tech-­ nique  to  create  elaborately  decorated  eggs.  Free  and  family-­friendly.  Info:  453-­4032  or  info@artonmain.net.  Sugar  on  snow  party  in  Starksboro.  Saturday,  March  9,  1-­3  p.m.,  Starksboro  First  Baptist  Church.  Annual  party  featuring  traditional  sugar  on  snow,  homemade  doughnuts,  sour  pickles  and  beverages.  Tickets  $5  single  serving,  $6  double  serving  for  one,  $3  for  children  12  and  under.  Starksboro  merchandise  for  sale  as  well.  Proceeds  EHQHÂżW WKH 6WDUNVERUR 9LOODJH 0HHWLQJ +RXVH Society  for  restoration  of  the  meetinghouse.  Info:  453-­5227  or  www.starksboromeetinghouse.org.  :LQWHU 7UHH ,GHQWLÂżFDWLRQ DQG 7UDFNLQJ :DON LQ Cornwall.  Saturday,  March  9,  1-­3  p.m.,  meet  at  &RUQZDOO WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH )DPLOLHV DUH HQFRXU-­ aged  to  follow  Addison  County  Forester  Chris  Olson  as  he  talks  about  forest  and  land  manage-­ PHQW WR EHQHÂżW ZLOGOLIH 7KH RXWLQJ ZLOO WDNH SODFH near  a  bobcat  denning  area.  Snowshoes  may  be  helpful.  Group  will  carpool  to  Sperry  Road  for  the  walk.  Info:  462-­3373  or  462-­3909.  â€œNostalgia  for  the  Lightâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  9,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Documentary  on  the  Atacama  Desert  of  northern  Chile.  In  Spanish  with  English  subtitles.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168.  Corned  beef  and  cabbage  supper  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  9,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church.  Corned  beef,  boiled  potatoes,  carrots,  onions,  rolls,  dessert  and  beverages.  Adults  $8,  children  $4.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-­3150.  Contra  dance  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  March  9,  7-­9:30  p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Fern  Bradley  call-­ ing,  with  live  music  by  Red  Dog  Riley.  Cost  $5  per  person,  $20  maximum  per  family.  Info:  462-­3722.  Bill  Carmichael  sings  Broadway  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  9,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Broadway  vet  Bill  Carmichael  performs  the  songs  of  Richard  Rodgers  in  a  cabaret  perfor-­ mance.  Tickets,  $17,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ The  Dave  Keller  Band  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  March  9,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Part  of  the  Burnham  Music  Series.  Tickets  $8  adults,  $6  seniors  and  teens,  $3  children.  â€œNostalgia  for  the  Lightâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  9,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Documentary  on  the  Atacama  Desert  of  northern  Chile.  In  Spanish  with  English  subtitles.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168. Â

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MONDAY

Legislative  breakfast  in  Whiting.  Monday,  March  11,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Whiting  Town  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7;  program  at  7:30.  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  March  11,  7-­8  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church.  Visitors  welcome.  Meeting  includes  planning  for  the  annual  dinner  in  Middlebury  on  April  5.  Info:  388-­2898  or  L2Paquette@aol.com.  Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Monday,  March  11,  7-­8  p.m.,  Carl  Norton  Highway  Department  confer-­ ence  room.  Discussing  â€œLove  Medicineâ€?  by  Louise  Erdrich.  April’s  title:  â€œWildâ€?  by  Cheryl  Strayed.  Info:  758-­2858. Â

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12

TUESDAY

Blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  12,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Middlebury  American  Legion.  All  types  of  blood  currently  needed.  Appointments  can  be  made  at  1-­800-­843-­3500.  â€œA  Garden  for  All  Seasonsâ€?  gardening  talk  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  12,  1-­2:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Middlebury  Garden  Club  welcomes  landscape  designer  and  teacher  for  the  Master  Gardener  program  Judith  Irven,  who  will  talk  about  ways  to  make  your  garden  look  good  throughout  the  year.  Free.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  388-­4095.  â€œReviving  Opheliaâ€?  screening  in  Bristol.  Tuesday,  March  12,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Mount  Abe  cafeteria.  The  Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  DQG 6H[XDO 9LROHQFH LV KRVWLQJ WKLV IUHH ÂżOP WKDW explores  issues  of  teen  dating  violence.  Followed  by  a  meal  and  a  discussion  for  parents  of  teens.  7HHQV ZHOFRPH WR YLHZ WKH ÂżOP ZLWK WKHLU SDUHQWV Childcare  available  by  calling  349-­3059. Â

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SUNDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  cross-­country  ski  outing  in  Ripton.  Sunday,  March  10  -­  Monday,  March  11,  time  TBA,  Rikert  Nordic  Center.  Approximately  2  hours.  Route  depends  on  skills  and  interests  of  the  group.  Trail  pass  $17  adults.  Contact  B.  Ellis  for  meeting  time:  388-­0936.  Scouting  for  Food  breakfast  fundraiser  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  March  10,  8-­10:30  a.m.,  Orwell  Town  Hall.  A  community  breakfast  hosted  by  the  Boy  Scouts,  Cub  Scouts  and  Girl  Scouts  of  Benson/ Orwell.  Eggs,  home  fries,  bacon,  sausage,  hash,  pancakes,  French  toast,  fresh  fruit,  orange  juice,  milk  and  coffee.  Cost:  two  nonperishable  food  LWHPV SHU SHUVRQ $OO GRQDWHG IRRG EHQHÂżWV WKH Whiting  Food  Shelf.  Info:  989-­3760  or  jtester22@ aol.com.  Open  barn  in  Weybridge.  Sunday,  March  10,  noon-­5  p.m.,  Duclos  and  Thompson  Farm,  Sheep  Farm  Road  off  Route  23.  The  30th  annual  open  barn,  with  over  200  lambs.  A  family  favorite.  Student  auditions  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  March  10,  1-­3  p.m.,  Neshobe  School.  Students  in  grades  4-­8  in  Rutland  and  Addison  counties  are  invited  to  audition  for  the  newly  formed  Brandon  Youth  Theater’s  production  of  â€œLive  a  Little  at  the  Hollywood  Hoedown.â€?  For  information,  contact  Director  Dennis  Marden  at  247-­5420  or  dennis-­ marden@gmail.com.  Free  yoga/meditation  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  10,  4-­6  p.m.,  Otter  Creek  Yoga  in  the  Marble  Works.  Monthly  community  gathering  with  gentle  yoga,  meditation  and  reading  the  Five  Mindfulness  Trainings  of  Thich  Nhat  Hanh.  Beginners  welcome.  Info:  388-­1961.  No  charge  but  donations  are  accepted. Â

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WEDNESDAY

GED  testing  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  13,  8:45  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Pre-­registration  required.  Call  388-­4392  for  info Â

The Lions Clubs of 0LGGOHEXU\ ‡ Vergennes

Wish to thank the following for allowing us to collect food and cash donations for our Food from the Heart Drive. Greg’s Meat Market Middlebury Natural Food Co-Op Middlebury Kinney Drugs Shaws of Middlebury Shaws of Bristol Shaws of Vergennes Champlain Discount Foods of Vergennes Pratt’s of Bridport Thank you to Vergennes Boy Scout Troop #539

The two clubs collected 4,000 lbs. of food & $1500 in cash! Your local Lion’s Club wishes to thank each and everyone who donated food & cash for this 2013 Food from the Heart Drive.

Sponsored  by  your  local  Lions  Club

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Library.  Find  out  how  the  â€œRocky  and  Bullwinkle  Showâ€?  and  WKH UHEHOOLRXV FXOWXUH RI WKH Âś V LQĂ€XHQFHG WKH WHOOLQJ DQG retelling  of  fairy  tales.  Video  sneak  preview  of  the  Little  City  Players’  upcoming  production  of  â€œFractured  Fairy  Tales.â€?  Presented  by  librarian  Dianne  Lawson.  Info:  877-­2211.  Otter  Creek  Audubon  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  14,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Susan  Roney  Drennan  presents  â€œAlbatrosses  and  Their  Interactions  with  Longline  Fisheries,â€?  part  of  Otter  Creek  Audubon’s  2013  Cabin  Fever  Lecture  Series. Â

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FRIDAY

Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  One  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  â€œImagination  Vacation:  Tinkering  With  Technologyâ€?  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  10:30  a.m.-­noon,  Ilsley  Library.  School-­age  kids  are  invited  to  spend  the  school  in-­service  day  with  library  staff  and  reuse  expert  John  Fontanilles  taking  things  apart  and  using  hand  tools  to  explore  the  mechanics  of  everything  from  telephones  to  computers.  Learn  about  how  stuff  works.  Drop  in.  Adults  welcome,  too.  Info:  388-­4095.  Corned  beef  and  cabbage  dinner  in  Bristol.  Friday,  March  15,  5-­7  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  Hosted  by  the  Ladies  Auxiliary.  Cost  $10  per  person,  while  the  food  lasts.  To  bene-­ ÂżW WKH /HJLRQ VFKRODUVKLS IXQG

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Making  the  cut PETE  SUTHERLAND’S  â€œSOCCER  Playersâ€?  is  part  of  an  exhibit  of  his  cut-­paper  collages  on  display  dur-­ ing  March  at  the  WalkOver  Gallery  in  Bristol.  Meet  the  artist  â€”  also  a  popular  folk  musician  and  songwriter  â€”  at  an  opening  reception  at  the  gallery  on  Friday,  March  8,  from  5-­7  p.m. and  to  register.  â€œClimbing  in  Peruâ€?  presentation  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  March  13,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Lincoln  Library.  Sally  Baldwin  will  show  slides  and  talk  about  her  mountain-­climbing  adven-­ tures  in  Peru.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  453-­2665.  May’s  World  Music  &  Movement  class  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  13,  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.  Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  13,  11  a.m.-­noon,  Bristol  American  Legion.  One  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Crock  pot  dinner  in  New  Haven.  Wednesday,  March  13,  6-­8  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  The  Ladies  Union  of  the  New  Haven  Congregational  Church  serves  hearty  main  dishes,  dessert  and  beverage  for  $5.  Info:  453-­2342.  Historical  society  meeting  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday,  March  13,  6:30-­9  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Town  Hall/Community  Center.  Business  meeting  at  6:30,  program  at  7.  VUHS  senior  Mary  Langworthy  will  recount  her  adventures  on  an  extended  sailing  trip  from  Vermont  to  the  Bahamas  in  a  PowerPoint  presentation.  Free.  All  are  welcome.  â€œPainting  Ordinary  Peopleâ€?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  13,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  James  Maroney,  former  head  of  American  Paintings  at  Sotheby’s Â

and  Christie’s,  illustrates  genre  painting,  the  portrayal  of  ordi-­ nary  people  engaged  in  everyday  activities,  from  its  begin-­ nings  in  the  1790s  through  its  heyday  in  the  1840s  to  its  demise  in  the  20th  century.  Info:  388-­4095.  Book  discussion  group  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  March  13,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  This  month’s  book:  â€œRiver  Thievesâ€?  by  Michael  Crummey.  Info:  453-­2665.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  13,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  per  indi-­ vidual.  Info:  363-­5877. Â

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Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  14,  10  a.m.-­noon,  The  Commons.  One  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Lunchtime  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  14,  12:15-­12:45  p.m.,  St.  Stephen’s  Church.  The  St.  Stephen’s  String  Trio,  directed  by  Emily  Sunderman,  plays  an  all-­ Mozart  program  for  strings  and  organ.  Part  of  St.  Stephen’s  second  annual  Lenten  Concert  Series.  Free.  Brown  bagging  encouraged.  â€œFractured  Fairy  Talesâ€?  lecture  and  discussion  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  March  14,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial Â

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,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Bumping  Jones  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  1,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Mint  Julep  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  2,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  BandAnna  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  2,  8:30-­11:30  p.m.,  ND’s.  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.  The  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  6-­8  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Patrick  Lehman  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Bessette  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  9,  6-­9  p.m.,  American  Flatbread  in  the  Marble  Works.  7KH 5HWURÂżW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  March  9,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Bob  Mackenzie  Band  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  14,  7-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Swing  Noire  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  51  Main. Â

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Elementary  School  every  Saturday  in  November,  December,  March  and  April,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  No  market  in  Jan.  or  Feb.  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  Brown,  388-­2502;  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103. CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;  Wednesday  and  )ULGD\ S P 0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂżFH EXLOGLQJ below  rec.  gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addi-­ sonteens.com. Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visitors  welcome. Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  invited. Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744. American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury. Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180. Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center. Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  247-­3121. The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  Bristol.  2SHQ PLNH QLJKW ÂżUVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P free  for  all  ages;  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristolskatepark.com. LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-­6  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  388-­4249. Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  Barbara:  388-­8268. NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@ madriver.com. Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  potluck;  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brandon. Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feedback,  encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free. Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  Orwell  Free  Library. PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  Thursday,  11:30  D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ RQ ([FKDQJH 6W LQ Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141. Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church. Samaritan’s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Come  share  ideas  and  craft  simple  items  for  Operation  Christmas  Child  shoeboxes.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  6  p.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion.  Social  hour  at  6,  dinner  at  6:45  with  meeting  following.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  (802)  870-­7070  or  membership@vergenneslions.com.

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PETE  SUTHERLAND  USES  cut  paper  to  create  a  Vermont  winter  scene  in  â€œWoodpile.â€?  The  WalkOver  Gallery  in  Bristol  is  exhibiting  Sutherland’s  cut-­paper  collages  throughout  March.  An  opening  reception  with  the  artist  will  be  held  Friday,  March  8.

Sutherland  to  show  rural  art  at  WalkOver

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Sugar  on  snow TRAVIS  FORBES,  VICE  presi-­ dent  of  the  Case  Street  Com-­ munity  Club,  hands  out  a  dish  of  maple  syrup  drizzled  over  snow  during  a  sugar  on  snow  party  at  the  old  Clinton  Smith  schoolhouse  on  Route  116  in  Middlebury  this  past  Saturday.  The  event,  which  included  a  bake  sale  and  activities  for  kids,  raised  funds  for  upkeep  of  the  historic  building  (above).  The  group  says  it  will  host  month-­ ly  fundraisers  to  maintain  the  beautiful  structure.

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don  Recreations  Committee  June  The  selectboard  race  features  resi-­ Kelly,  and  local  architect  and  chair  dents  Edward  Payne  and  Sue  Walk-­ of  the  Downtown  Brandon  Alliance  er,  who  will  compete  for  a  two-­year  Design  Committee  Blaine  Cliver. term  on  the  board.  Incumbent  Select-­ On  the  Neshobe  School  board,  in-­ woman  Susan  Stocker  is  unopposed  cumbents  Doug  Whitney  (two  years)  in  her  bid  for  a  three-­year  term. and  Erin  Gallivan  (three  years)  are  Meanwhile,  Chuck  Welch,  Su-­ both  running  for  re-­election. zanne  Buck  and  Paul  Plouffe  are  On  the  Otter  Valley  Union  High  running  unopposed  for  terms  of  one,  School  board,  incumbent  Brandon  two  and  three  years,  respectively,  on  School  Director  Maria  Ammatuna  the  local  school  board. is  running  for  re-­election  to  a  three-­ Selectman  Leonard  Barrett  is  run-­ year  term,  but  school  board  mem-­ ning  unopposed  for  another  three-­ ber  Christy  Gahagan  is  not.  Kevin  year  term  as  Bridport’s  representa-­ Thornton  is  running  for  Gahagan’s  tive  on  the  UD-­3  school  board. three-­year  seat. Residents  will  decide  a  2013-­2014  1R RQH KDV ÂżOHG D SHWLWLRQ WR UXQ general  fund/highway  budget  of  for  town  and  school  moderator,  as  $1,270,164,  down  26  percent  from  current  moderator  Bernie  Carr  an-­ last  year’s  approved  spending  plan  of  nounced  that  he  will  not  seek  re-­ $1,718,954.  Selectman  Leonard  Bar-­ election. rett  said  the  reduction  is  due  to  the  Lister  Lillian  Thompson  is  run-­ recent  retirement  of  several  major  ning  for  another  three-­year  term,  as  capital  projects  involving  the  town  is  Trustee  of  Public  Funds  Sharron  RIÂżFHV WKH &RPPXQLW\ 0DVRQLF Kenney. Hall  and  the  Lake  Street  culvert. 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($121,555)  in  spending  compared  to  Beth  Carr  is  running  for  re-­election  WKLV \HDU 6FKRRO RIÂżFLDOV QRWH D ODUJH of  whether  the  town  should  reverse  School  board  proposed  a  5.98  percent  to  the  Brandon  Free  Library  Board  of  chunk  of  the  increase  is  associated  a  2011  vote  that  moved  the  Bixby  spending  hike  to  about  $9.5  million.  Trustees. with  a  recently  implemented  pre-­K  Memorial  Library  from  a  charitable  A  major  increase  in  expected  special  program  and  special  education  costs.  organization  supported  by  voters  on  education  costs  is  driving  spending  2IÂżFLDOV VWUHVVHG WKDW WKH VFKRRO ZLOO ADDISON  â€”  Addison  resi-­ Town  Meeting  Day  to  one  that  re-­ KLJKHU VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG receive  some  state  reimbursement  According  to  Addison  Northwest  dents  will  gather  at  Addison  Central  ceives  budget  support  as  determined  for  its  anticipated  special  education  Supervisory  Union  estimates,  modi-­ School  on  Monday,  March  4,  at  7:30  by  the  selectboard.  expenses  and  some  fund  balance  to  BRIDPORT  â€”  Bridport  residents  carry  forward  that  would  have  the  The  selectboard  placed  that  mea-­ ÂżHG E\ $GGLVRQÂśV &RPPRQ /HYHO p.m.  to  discuss  town  and  school  busi-­ ness,  but  will  make  almost  all  their  VXUH RQ WKH EDOORW DIWHU %L[E\ RIÂż-­ of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  school  at  their  town  meeting  will  decide,  effect  of  reducing  Bridport  Central’s  decisions  when  they  cast  ballots  on  FLDOV UHTXHVWHG D VLJQLÂżFDQW LQFUHDVH budgets  could  lead  to  a  7.1-­cent  in-­ among  other  things,  a  contested  race  net  spending  increase  down  to  4.2  March  5  between  7  a.m.  and  7  p.m.  this  year.  Selectboard  members  said  crease  in  Addison’s  school  tax  rate.  for  the  selectboard  and  a  substan-­ percent. A  7.1-­cent  increase  translates  to  tially  reduced  general  fund/highway  they  did  not  want  to  honor  that  re-­ DW WKH QHDUE\ WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH Bridport  Central’s  proposed  bud-­ 3OHQW\ RI WRZQ RIÂżFHUVÂś WHUPV ZLOO quest  without  public  feedback.  Bix-­ $71  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  budget. get  would  result  in  a  local  home-­ expire  on  March  5,  but  there  are  no  by  representatives  said  they  planned  assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ contests  to  replace  them:  Selectboard  to  discuss  the  issue  at  the  town’s  an-­ dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  value  of  a  home.  More  than  half  of  incumbents  Steven  Torrey  and  Joy  nual  meeting.  The  proposed  central  school  bud-­ ANwSU  residents  received  school  Pouliot  are  running  unopposed  for  three-­  and  two-­year  terms,  respec-­ get  is  also  lower  for  the  second  tax  prebates  in  the  year  for  which  straight  year:  The  ACS  board  pro-­ data  is  most  recently  available.  tively.  Addison’s  school  tax  rate  dropped  Also  unopposed  are  two  central  posed  a  $1,161,042  plan  that  would  school  board  candidates:  George  drop  spending  from  the  current  level  by  about  seven  cents  in  2012.  Lawrence  for  a  three-­year  term  and  by  about  $66,600. The  board  also  added  a  $20,000  Tim  Lindenmeyr  for  a  two-­year  term. Town  Clerk  Marilla  Webb,  who  capital  improvement  fund  article.  was  appointed  in  January  to  replace  Such  an  article  has  been  typical  in  longtime  town  clerk  Jane  Grace  upon  past  years.  The  proposed  spending  plan  will  Grace’s  retirement,  is  on  the  ballot  BRANDON  â€”  Brandon  voters  IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ² :HEE LV UXQQLQJ avoid  the  state  penalties  for  high  will  head  to  the  Neshobe  School  per-­pupil  spending  that  had  added  to  gymnasium  on  Monday,  March  4,  at  unopposed  for  her  position. Residents  will  also  weigh  in  on  some  ACS  budgets  before  the  cur-­ 7  p.m.  to  hear  the  selectboard’s  pre-­ a  town  budget  that  features  a  lower  UHQW DFDGHPLF \HDU RIÂżFLDOV VDLG sentation  of  its  recommended  mu-­ Two  personnel  changes  account  nicipal  spending  plan  of  $3,292,280  VSHQGLQJ ÂżJXUH The  selectboard’s  overall  pro-­ for  most  of  the  savings:  Principal  IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU 7KH EXG-­ posed  municipal  spending  dropped  Wayne  Howe’s  expected  move  to  be-­ get,  which  contains  a  10.8  percent  from  about  $1.024  million,  includ-­ come  ANwSU’s  part-­time  assistant  spending  increase,  will  be  voted  by  ing  charitable  donations,  for  the  cur-­ superintendent,  and  a  cutback  in  the  Australian  ballot  on  March  5  at  the  rent  year  to  just  under  $1  million  at  hours  of  the  ACS  math  intervention-­ Neshobe  School.  Appropriations  will  IRU WKH FRPLQJ ÂżVFDO \HDU ist.  also  be  decided  by  Australian  ballot. Howe’s  appointment  as  the  AN-­ 7KDW ÂżJXUH LQFOXGHV D KLNH LQ WKH Voters  will  also  hear  an  explana-­ highway  budget  of  about  $10,000  to  wSU  assistant  superintendent,  effec-­ tion  by  the  Brandon  school  board  of  $651,699,  but  the  proposed  general  tive  this  summer,  will  reduce  Howe’s  the  proposed  2013-­14  school  budget,  administration  budget  is  down  by  role  at  ACS  to  a  three-­day-­a-­week  a  $5,250,118  spending  plan  with  a  responsibility  â€”  with  resulting  sav-­ 3.7  percent  spending  increase. about  $33,000  to  $324,841. 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stead  education  property  tax  rate  of  $1.6557  per  $100  in  property  value,  representing  a  6.65-­percent  increase  compared  to  this  year. Other  articles  on  the  Bridport  town  meeting  warning  seek: ‡ WR VXSSRUW WKH %ULGSRUW Fire  Department. ‡ WR VXSSRUW 7RZQ /LQH First  Response. ‡ WRZDUG UHVWRUDWLRQ RI the  â€œHearse  Houseâ€?  at  the  Congre-­ gational  Church  of  Bridport.  The  church  had  been  considered  for  de-­ molition,  but  a  group  of  citizens  has  done  some  fundraising  for  needed  renovations  and  is  looking  for  a  lo-­ cal  contribution  to  help  complete  the  job. ‡ WR EX\ D JHQHUDWRU IRU the  town’s  emergency  shelter  at  the  Bridport  Central  School. ‡ 9DULRXV FRQWULEXWLRQV WR DQ DV-­ sortment  of  Addison  County  non-­ SURÂżWV The  annual  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  March  5,  at  10  a.m.  at  the  Bridport  Community/Masonic  Hall.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  same  day  and  at  the  same  location,  from  10  a.m.  to  7  p.m.

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HG VSHFLDO HGXFDWLRQ FRVWV LV GULYLQJ VSHQGLQJ KLJKHU VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG $FFRUGLQJ WR $GGLVRQ 1RUWKZHVW 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ HVWLPDWHV PRGL-­ ÂżHG E\ )HUULVEXUJKÂśV &RPPRQ /HYHO of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  of  those  school  budgets  could  lead  to  an  8.28-­ cent  increase  in  the  town’s  school  tax  rate.  A  8.28-­cent  increase  translates  to  almost  $83  in  higher  taxes  per  RI DVVHVVHG YDOXH DVVXPLQJ that  a  resident  is  paying  taxes  based  RQ WKH IXOO YDOXH RI D KRPH 0RUH WKDQ KDOI RI $1Z68 UHVLGHQWV UHFHLYHG school  tax  prebates  in  the  year  for  ZKLFK GDWD LV PRVW UHFHQWO\ DYDLODEOH )URP WKH Ă€RRU RI WRZQ PHHWLQJ ZKLFK ZLOO EHJLQ LQ WKH )&6 J\P DW 10  a.m.  on  Tuesday,  residents  will  de-­ cide  on  $1,656,618  of  proposed  town  spending.  That  includes  about  $367,600  for  WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ JHQHUDO JRYHUQ-­ ment  budget,  roughly  $762,000  for  road  maintenance,  about  $30,000  for  charitable  donations,  and  a  little  bit  less  than  $500,000  combined  for  debt  VHUYLFH HPSOR\HH EHQHÂżWV DQG ÂżUH police  contracts. The  total  is  about  $40,000  less  than  D \HDU DJR ZLWK PRVW RI WKH VDYLQJV RYHUDOO GXH WR WKH FRPSOHWLRQ RI D town-­wide  reappraisal  of  taxable  real  HVWDWH WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG

★ Goshen ★ *26+(1 ² 9RWHUV LQ WLQ\ *RV-­ KHQ ZLOO KDYH PRUH FRQWHVWHG UDFHV on  Town  Meeting  Day  than  some  much  larger  towns.  While  incumbent  6HOHFWPDQ 'DYLG 0F.LQQRQ 7RZQ &OHUN 5RVHPDU\ 0F.LQQRQ DQG Treasurer  Vicki  Whiting  do  not  face  challengers,  three  incumbents  will.  )LUVW &RQVWDEOH 6HDQ 0DUWLQ IDFHV (See  Goshen,  Page  14A)

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(Goshen,  Continued  from  Page  13A) Bruce  Webster  for  his  position.  Web-­ ster  is  also  challenging  incumbent  auditor  Janet  Bishop.  Lister  Laurie  Lovell  will  square  off  against  Jean-­ nie  Meyer. Even  with  that  activity,  Goshen  will  be  looking  for  a  good  write-­in  candidate  for  Neshobe  School  di-­ rector.  Incumbent  Ramona  Martin  chose  not  to  seek  re-­election.  Residents  will  decide  on  a  pro-­ posed  General  Fund  expenditure  of  LQ ÂżVFDO \HDU ZLWK UDLVHG IURP WD[HV 7KDW UHSUHVHQWV DQ LQFUHDVH RI RU SHUFHQW RYHU WRZQ VSHQGLQJ DS-­ proved  last  year.  7ZR RWKHU PRQH\ LWHPV XS IRU D vote  will  be  spending: ‡ IURP WKH LQWHUHVW HDUQHG RQ *RVKHQ 7RZQ )RUHVW WLPEHU VDOHV WR SD\ IRU WRZQ RIÂżFH UHQRYDWLRQV ‡ IURP WKH *RVKHQ 7RZQ Hall  Renovation  Fund  for  improve-­ ments  to  the  town  hall. Rosemary  McKinnon  said  work  planned  for  the  town  hall  this  year  includes  adding  insulation,  taking  care  of  some  leaks,  and  generally  â€œbuttoning  up.â€? Goshen  school  directors  did  not  ZDUQ D EXGJHW ÂżJXUH IRU WKH FRPLQJ year.  Instead,  the  three  directors  will  bring  estimated  school  costs  to  the  school  meeting  Monday  night  and  voters  will  decide  on  a  number  at  that  time.  McKinnon  pointed  out  that  this  year  Goshen  has  only  seven  chil-­ dren  attending  school,  but  not  long  ago  there  were  twice  that  many.  For  the  sake  of  comparison,  the  Goshen  school  budget  approved  at  last  year’s  WRZQ PHHWLQJ ZDV ZLWK students.  Residents  will  also  vote  on  a  mea-­ sure  that  would  pay  school  tuition  only  for  students  who  go  to  Neshobe  School  in  Brandon,  not  to  other  el-­ ementary  schools. Residents  will  also  be  asked  if  they  want  to  designate  Goshen  as  a  Property  Assessed  Clean  Energy  (PACE)  District  and  authorize  the  selectboard  to  enter  into  an  agree-­ PHQW ZLWK (IÂżFLHQF\ 9HUPRQW WR DG-­ minister  the  PACE  home  energy  im-­ provements  program  on  behalf  of  the  town,  and  arrange  for  the  provision  RI ÂżQDQFLQJ WR SDUWLFLSDWLQJ SURSHUW\ RZQHUV SURYLGHG WKDW VXFK ÂżQDQFLQJ does  not  require  any  indebtedness  to  be  incurred  by  the  town). 7RZQ PHHWLQJ LV VFKHGXOHG WR JHW XQGHU ZD\ DW S P DW *RVKHQ 7RZQ Hall  on  Monday,  March  4,  with  the  school  meeting  to  follow.  Australian  EDOORW YRWLQJ LV RQ 7XHVGD\ D P WR S P DW WKH WRZQ KDOO

★Granville★ *5$19,//( ² *UDQYLOOH UHVL-­ dents  have  a  big  decision  to  make  at  town  meeting  next  week  on  the  future  of  ambulance  coverage  in  the  YDOOH\ 6WUXJJOLQJ 9DOOH\ 5HVFXH Squad  Inc.,  which  serves  Granville,  Hancock  and  Rochester,  is  asking  for  SHUFHQW PRUH IURP HDFK WRZQ )RU *UDQYLOOH WKDW ZRXOG EH %XW :KLWH 5LYHU 9DOOH\ $PEX-­ lance  out  of  Bethel  is  offering  ser-­ YLFH LQ *UDQYLOOH IRU Representatives  from  the  agencies  will  make  their  case  at  town  meeting.  In  Granville  and  Hancock,  which  ERWK KROG WKHLU PHHWLQJV RQ 7XHVGD\ the  question  may  be  moot  if  Roches-­ ter  at  its  Monday  town  meeting  de-­ FLGHV WR JR ZLWK :KLWH 5LYHU 9DOOH\ $PEXODQFH EHFDXVH 9DOOH\ 5HVFXH may  not  be  a  viable  business  for  only Â

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Leicester  Central  will  mean  a  high-­ er  assessment  of  shared  costs  from  the  Rutland  Northeast  Supervisory  Union.  Enrollment  at  the  school  was  WZR \HDUV DJR LV WKLV \HDU DQG LV H[SHFWHG WR EH QH[W \HDU 7KH\ said  that  due  to  complex  state  fund-­ ing  formulas,  Leicester  won’t  see  the  additional  state  funding  to  balance  the  rising  number  later  in  a  two-­to-­ three-­year  cycle.

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VOTES  ARE  COUNTED  in  Salisbury  during  town  meeting  2012  after  residents  voted  by  paper  ballot  whether  they  should  decide  future  school  budgets  by  Australian  ballot.  The  measure  did  not  pass. ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

two  towns. Granville  also  shares  another  is-­ sue  with  other  towns  in  the  White  5LYHU 9DOOH\ ² KRZ WR SD\ WKH ELOOV that  stacked  up  during  cleanup  from  7URSLFDO 6WRUP ,UHQH DW WKH HQG RI $XJXVW $UWLFOH RQ WKH *UDQ-­ ville  town  meeting  warning  asks  if  voters  will  â€œbegin  to  repay  the  local  match  of  the  FEMA  expenses  in  the  DPRXQW RI ´ 7RZQ &OHUN Kathy  Werner  said  the  total  bill  is  QHDUHU Keeping  track  of  town  expendi-­ tures  and  revenues  has  become  a  bigger  job  than  amateur  auditors  can  KDQGOH VRPH WKLQN $UWLFOH RQ WKH Granville  warning  asks  if  voters  will  HOLPLQDWH WKH RIÂżFH RI WRZQ DXGLWRU Werner  said  all  three  of  the  current  auditors  resigned  and  recommended  that  the  town  hire  a  professional. 7KH SURSRVHG WRZQ VSHQGLQJ SODQ IRU LV SHJJHG DW ZKLFK UHSUHVHQWV D GHFUHDVH RI SHUFHQW IURP WKH DSSURYHG at  last  year’s  town  meeting. 9RWHUV ZLOO FRQVLGHU D SURSRVHG VFKRRO VSHQGLQJ SODQ RI 7KLV UHSUHVHQWV D GHFUHDVH RI SHUFHQW IURP WKH FXUUHQW \HDUÂśV VFKRRO EXGJHW RI Selectboard  member  Cheryl  Sargeant  and  school  board  director  7ULQD 6HUYLFH ZLOO EH XS IRU UH HOHF-­ tion. 7KH *UDQYLOOH DQQXDO VFKRRO PHHW-­ LQJ LV VFKHGXOHG WR EHJLQ DW S P DW *UDQYLOOH 7RZQ +DOO RQ 7XHVGD\ 0DUFK ZLWK WKH WRZQ PHHWLQJ VHW WR NLFN RII DW S P

$PEXODQFH EHFDXVH 9DOOH\ 5HVFXH may  not  be  a  viable  business  for  two  towns. When  Hancock  residents  gather  IRU WKHLU WRZQ PHHWLQJ DW D P at  town  hall  they  will  also  have  other  issues  on  the  table,  includ-­ ing  a  proposed  municipal  spending  SODQ RI ZKLFK LV GRZQ IURP 2.ÂśG ODVW \HDU ² D SHUFHQW GHFUHDVH 7RZQ &OHUN 6DUD 'HHULQJ VDLG WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH tried  to  tighten  the  purse  strings  be-­ cause  there  is  still  uncertainty  about  reimbursements  from  the  Federal  Emergency  Management  Agency  for  UHFRYHU\ IURP 7URSLFDO 6WRUP ,UHQH FEMA  has  not  said  it  will  pay  for  some  projects  the  town  performed  and  the  town  is  seeking  reconsidera-­ tion  of  a  river  riprap  project  to  which  FEMA  denied  funding. 7KH +DQFRFN VFKRRO VSHQGLQJ SODQ LV ULVLQJ DERXW WR Deering  said  higher  special  educa-­ tion  and  tuition  costs  are  driving  the  increase. 7RZQ RIÂżFH HOHFWLRQV ZLOO EH FDU-­ ULHG RXW RQ WKH Ă€RRU RI WRZQ PHHW-­ ing.  Among  those  vying  to  keep  their  jobs  are  Judy  Olsen,  who  will  be  run-­ ning  for  a  three-­year  seat  on  the  se-­ lectboard;Íž  Deering  one  year  as  town  clerk  and  treasurer;Íž  and  Jim  Leno,  one-­year  term  as  road  commissioner. Among  the  bigger  amounts  being  requested  from  a  raft  of  social  ser-­ YLFH DJHQFLHV LV IRU WKH 4XLQ 7RZQ 6HQLRU &HQWHU IRU WKH 9LVLWLQJ 1XUVH $OOLDQFH RI 97 1+ ,QF DQG IRU WKH 3DUN +RXVH

town  is  looking  for  a  write-­in  candi-­ date  for  lister. 7KH SURSRVHG PXQLFLSDO VSHQGLQJ SODQ RI LV GLYLGHG XS DV IRU JHQHUDO WRZQ H[SHQVHV ZLWK WR EH UDLVHG E\ WD[HV DQG IRU KLJKZD\ H[SHQVHV ZLWK WR EH UDLVHG E\ WD[-­ es). Residents  will  also  be  asked,  in  Article  3  on  the  meeting  warn-­ ing,  whether  to  spend  an  additional  RQ URDG SDYLQJ 7RZQ &OHUN Julie  Delphia  said  this  item  is  a  usual  feature  of  the  meeting. Proposed  municipal  spending  (not  LQFOXGLQJ WKH DGGLWLRQDO LV RQ SDU ZLWK WKH DSSURYHG at  last  year’s  town  meeting.  In  that  EXGJHW DERXW OHVV ZHQW WR WKH JHQHUDO IXQG DQG DERXW more  went  to  the  highway  fund. In  Australian  ballot  voting  at  the  WRZQ RIÂżFHV RQ 7XHVGD\ EHWZHHQ D P DQG S P UHVLGHQWV ZLOO QRW RQO\ YRWH IRU WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV EXW DOVR FDVW EDOORWV RQ D SURSRVHG VFKRRO EXGJHW RI 7KDW UHSUHVHQWV DQ LQFUHDVH RI RU SHUFHQW 6FKRRO GLUHFWRUV VDLG that  rising  student  enrollment  at Â

/,1&2/1 ² /LQFROQ YRWHUV ZLOO consider  adding  an  additional  two  members  to  its  selectboard  at  their  annual  town  meeting,  which  will  take  place  in  Burnham  Hall  on  Mon-­ GD\ 0DUFK EHJLQQLQJ DW S P 7KH ERDUG ZRXOG LQFUHDVH IURP WKUHH PHPEHUV WR ÂżYH Lincoln  voters  will  also  decide  whether  to  authorize  auditors  to  change  the  way  that  town  reports  are  distributed.  Instead  of  being  mailed  directly  to  each  residence,  voters  ZRXOG EH QRWLÂżHG E\ SRVWFDUG WKDW town  reports  were  available  for  pick-­ XS DW VSHFLÂżHG ORFDWLRQV Residents  will  also  consider  whether  to  authorize  establishment  of  a  Capital  Equipment  Reserve  Fund  for  the  highway  department. 7KH PDMRU H[SHQGLWXUH XS IRU GLV-­ cussion  and  vote  at  town  meeting  are  the  Highway  Fund  and  General  Fun.  7KH SURSRVHG +LJKZD\ )XQG H[SHQ-­ GLWXUH LV RI ZKLFK ZRXOG EH UDLVHG E\ WD[HV 7KDW UHS-­ UHVHQWV DQ LQFUHDVH RI RU DOPRVW SHUFHQW IURP WKH FXUUHQW \HDUÂśV KLJK EXGJHW RI General  Fund  spending  for  the  FRPLQJ ÂżVFDO \HDU LV SURSRVHG DW RI ZKLFK ZRXOG EH UDLVHG E\ WD[HV LV VXUSOXV IURP WKH FXUUHQW \HDU DQG would  be  raised  by  non-­tax  revenues. Other  noteworthy  items  to  be  de-­ cided  at  town  meeting  include:  Â‡ $SSURSULDWLQJ WR WKH /LQFROQ 9ROXQWHHU )LUH &RPSDQ\ ‡ $SSURSULDWLQJ WR WKH Lincoln  Library. At  the  annual  school  portion  of  Monday’s  meeting,  voters  will  also  consider  an  annual  budget  for Â

★ Hancock ★ ★ Leicester★ +$1&2&. ² $V LQ *UDQYLOOH voters  in  Hancock  next  week  will  be  making  a  big  decision  on  ambulance  FRYHUDJH 6WUXJJOLQJ 9DOOH\ 5HVFXH Squad  Inc.,  which  serves  Hancock,  Granville  and  Rochester,  is  asking  IRU SHUFHQW PRUH IURP HDFK WRZQ )RU +DQFRFN WKDW ZRXOG EH %XW :KLWH 5LYHU 9DOOH\ $PEX-­ lance  out  of  Bethel  is  offering  ser-­ YLFH LQ +DQFRFN IRU Representatives  from  the  agencies  will  make  their  case  at  town  meeting.  In  Hancock  and  Granville,  which  ERWK KROG WKHLU PHHWLQJV RQ 7XHVGD\ the  question  may  be  moot  if  Roches-­ ter  at  its  Monday  town  meeting  de-­ FLGHV WR JR ZLWK :KLWH 5LYHU 9DOOH\

/(,&(67(5 ² :KHQ WKH\ JDWK-­ er  at  the  Leicester  Meeting  House  IRU WRZQ PHHWLQJ QH[W 0RQGD\ DW p.m.,  and  at  the  polls  the  next  day,  residents  of  Leicester  will  elect  two  members  of  the  selectboard,  two  school  directors  and  a  variety  of  RWKHU WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV DQG FRQVLGHU D Ă€DW PXQLFLSDO EXGJHW DQG D VFKRRO EXGJHW ZLWK D SHUFHQW LQFUHDVH LQ spending. Incumbent  selectboard  members  'LDQH %HQZDUH DQG 7RP %DUNHU are  running  for  three-­  and  two-­year  terms,  respectively.  School  board  members  Michelle  Pierpont  and  Connie  Carroll  are  also  running. In  fact,  there  are  no  contested  races  on  the  Leicester  ballot,  but  the Â

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SALISBURY  RESIDENT  PEDIE  O’Brien  raises  a  concern  at  town  meeting  last  year. ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

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(Orwell,  Continued  from  Page  15A) Arnebold  and  Town  Treasurer  Mark  Young  are  each  up  for  one-­year  terms.  Selectboard  members  Walker  James  and  Carla  Ochs  are  up  for  three-­  and  two-­year  terms,  respec-­ tively,  on  the  selectboard. Two  school  directors  are  seeking  re-­election:  Alyson  Audet  Eastman  for  a  three-­year  seat  and  Peter  Ochs  for  a  two-­year.

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PANTON  â€”  Panton  residents  will  PDNH SHUVRQQHO DQG WRZQ ÂżQDQFH GH-­ FLVLRQV IURP WKH Ă€RRU RI WKHLU WRZQ meeting  on  March  5,  and  weigh  in  on  proposed  union  school  spending  via  Australian  balloting  on  the  same  day.  )URP WKH Ă€RRU RI WRZQ PHHWLQJ which  will  begin  at  Panton  Town  Hall  at  10  a.m.  on  Tuesday,  resi-­ dents  will  reportedly  be  choosing  a  new  selectboard  member.  Select-­ man  Bill  Lanning’s  term  will  expire,  and  Panton  Town  Clerk  Jean  Miller  said  Lanning  does  not  plan  to  seek  re-­election.  Nominations  will  be  ac-­ FHSWHG IURP WKH Ă€RRU Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  board  member  Karrie  Bee-­ be’s  term  is  also  up,  and  she  will  seek  to  retain  her  seat.  Auditor  Chris  Cook  planned  to  step  down  as  an  au-­ ditor  in  March,  leaving  an  open  seat  there,  and  a  position  on  the  Panton  board  of  listers  remains  open  after  a  2012  resignation.  Nominations  will  be  sought  for  those  openings. The  selectboard  is  proposing  one  new  wrinkle  for  town  spending.  One  article  asks  residents  to  approve  a  â€œHighway  Capital  Project  Fundâ€?  that  would  set  aside  money  for  future  ma-­ jor  road  projects.  In  a  separate  article  devoted  to  reserve  funds,  residents  are  asked  to  devote  $20,000  to  that  new  fund.  Also  in  the  reserve  fund  article,  the  selectboard  is  seeking  infusions  RI FDVK LQWR ÂżYH H[LVWLQJ IXQGV $20,000  for  the  Highway  Capital  Equipment  Fund,  which  will  help  Panton  buy  trucks,  graders  and  the  like  in  the  future;Íž  $15,000  for  the  Town  Hall  Restoration  Fund;Íž  $2,000  apiece  for  the  Grader  Tire  Fund  and  the  Digitization  Fund,  which  will  help  pay  to  convert  town  record  to  digital  form;Íž  and  $1,000  to  the  Re-­ appraisal  Fund  to  help  pay  for  future  town-­wide  property  assessments. The  selectboard  is  also  proposing  a  general  fund  budget  of  $601,931.  0LOOHU VDLG WKDW ÂżJXUH LV OHVV WKDQ percent  higher  than  the  2012  pro-­ posal.  Voters  will  also  look  at  $7,931  of  charitable  requests.  If  all  town  spending  is  approved, Â

the  total  will  be  $669,931,  up  by  about  $24,000  from  2012.  The  major  difference  would  be  the  new  high-­ way  project  fund.  Voters  will  also  be  asked  at  the  Ă€RRU RI WRZQ PHHWLQJ WR DSSO\ D $40,000  budget  carryover  from  June  of  2012  to  the  Highway  Capital  Equipment  Fund.  Also  on  Tuesday,  Panton  residents  will  join  other  ANwSU  voters  in  weighing  in  on  proposed  Vergennes  Union  High  School  and  VUES  bud-­ gets.  Town  hall  will  be  open  for  Aus-­ tralian  balloting  from  8  a.m.  until  to  7  p.m. After  several  years  of  little  or  no  increases,  the  VUHS  board  proposed  a  5.98  percent  hike  to  about  $9.5  mil-­ lion.  A  major  increase  in  expected  special  education  costs  is  driving  VSHQGLQJ KLJKHU VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV said.  The  VUES  board  is  proposing  to  raise  spending  by  4.7  percent  to  $4,085,252. 7KDW ÂżJXUH GRHV QRW LQFOXGH DQ article  that  would  devote  $25,000  to  the  school’s  capital  improvement  fund.  The  board  added  that  article,  which  had  been  typical  in  past  years.  That  increase,  also  driven  in  part  by  special  education  costs,  followed  years  of  modest  spending  hikes,  in-­ cluding  the  current  budget,  which  rose  by  $20,500,  or  0.5  percent,  from  the  year  before.  According  to  ANwSU  estimates,  PRGLÂżHG E\ 3DQWRQÂśV &RPPRQ Level  of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  union  school  budgets  could  lead  a  9.21-­cent  increase  in  the  town’s  school  tax  rate.  A  9.21-­cent  increase  translates  to  about  $92  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value,  assum-­ ing  that  a  resident  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  value  of  a  home.  More  than  half  of  ANwSU  residents  received  school  tax  prebates  in  the  year  for  which  data  is  most  recently  available.  ANwSU  tax  rates  saw  little  or  no  increases  in  2012. Â

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RIPTON  â€”  School-­related  deci-­ sions  will  dominate  Ripton’s  town  meeting  agenda  this  year. Those  decisions  will  include  votes  on  two  proposed  20-­year  bond  is-­ VXHV ² RQH WR ÂżQDQFH D QHZ URRI IRU the  local  elementary  school,  and  the  other  to  fund  a  series  of  solar  pan-­ els  that  would  be  placed  on  the  new  structure. School  directors  are  seeking  per-­ mission  to  spend  up  to  $250,000  to  install  a  new  standing  seam  roof  to  replace  the  current  one,  which  has Â

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dent  Perry  Hanson  will  run  for  a  two-­ year  term  on  the  school  board  but  the  VHFRQG YDFDQF\ ZLOO KDYH WR EH ¿OOHG through  a  write-­in  campaign  or  by  appointment. The  annual  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday,  March  4,  at  7:30  p.m.  at  the  Ripton  Community  House.  Aus-­ tralian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.,  at  WKH 5LSWRQ WRZQ RI¿FH

★Salisbury★

SALISBURY  RESIDENTS  SHARE  a  laugh  courtesy  of  town  moderator  Wayne  Smith  during  a  lighter  moment  at  town  meeting  last  year. ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

exceeded  its  20-­year  life  expectancy  and  has  occasionally  sprung  some  leaks.  Plans  call  for  the  district  to  take  $100,000  from  the  school’s  cap-­ ital  reserve  fund  to  take  the  price  tag  down  to  $150,000. If  townspeople  approve  the  new  roof,  the  results  of  the  second  ref-­ erendum  â€”  on  whether  to  spend  up  to  $207,400  on  solar  panels  for  the  roof  â€”  will  hold  sway.  Monkton-­ based  Addison  Renewable  Energy  would  place  200  solar  panels,  cov-­ ering  roughly  3,500  square  feet,  on  the  south  facing  portion  of  the  roof.  The  project  would  generate  power  to Â

help  reduce  the  school’s  dependence  on  conventional  electricity  to  operate  lights,  computers  and  other  devices.  The  town  would  be  able  to  reduce  its  payback  on  the  project  by  $77,000,  the  amount  of  a  grant  through  the  state’s  Small  Scale  Renewable  En-­ ergy  Incentive  Program.  That  grant  money  would  bring  the  project  cost  down  to  $130,400. Ripton  Elementary  School  direc-­ tors  are  pitching  a  2013-­14  spend-­ ing  plan  of  $808,931,  a  4.33-­per-­ cent  increase  ($33,571)  compared  to  this  year.  Roughly  $12,000  of  that  increase  is  related  to  expected  salary  increases,  while  health  insur-­ ance  costs  are  expected  to  rise  11.3  SHUFHQW 7KH EXGJHW DOVR UHĂ€HFWV DQ increase  in  personnel  to  offset  an  an-­ ticipated  maternity  leave,  as  well  as  a  substantial  bump  in  transportation  costs  associated  with  a  new  bus  that  will  bring  in  tuitioned  students  from  Granville  and  Hancock.  The  tuition  receipts  are  expected  to  more  than  make  up  for  those  extra  transporta-­ WLRQ FRVWV RIÂżFLDOV VDLG The  tax-­affecting  portion  of  the  school  budget  is  expected  to  rise  by  1.7  percent,  producing  a  local  home-­ stead  education  property  tax  rate  of  $1.61  per  $100  in  property  value.

Voters  will  also  be  asked  to  set  aside  $25,000  into  an  education  re-­ serve  fund. The  Ripton  selectboard  is  pro-­ posing  a  2013  highway  budget  of   $294,679,  down  from  the  $353,350  approved  last  year.  The  decrease  is  associated  with  some  extraordinary  road  repair  costs  that  occurred  last  year  as  a  result  of  Tropical  Storm  Irene  and  a  May  29  storm. The  proposed  general  fund  budget  comes  in  at  $266,637,  down  from  the  $270,711  OK’d  last  year. Other  articles  on  the  Ripton  town  meeting  warning  seek: ‡ WR KHOS SD\ IRU 5LSWRQ ÂżUH DQG UHVFXH VHUYLFHV ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI IRU various  Addison  County  nonprof-­ its  that  provide  services  to  Addison  County  residents. ‡ 6XSSRUW IRU D SHWLWLRQHG DGYL-­ sory  item  opposing  the  transport  of  tar  sands  oil  through  Vermont. There  will  be  no  contested  local  elections  in  Ripton  this  year.  Incum-­ bent  Selectman  Richard  Collitt  is  un-­ opposed  for  a  three-­year  term. Meanwhile,  incumbent  Ripton  Elementary  School  board  members  Willem  Jewett  and  Michael  Hussey  are  not  running  for  re-­election.  Resi-­

SALISBURY  â€”  Salisbury  vot-­ HUV WKLV \HDU ZLOO ÂżHOG D WRZQ PHHW-­ ing  agenda  that  will  include  a  two-­ person  race  for  the  selectboard  and  a  proposed  elementary  school  budget  calling  for  a  7.82-­percent  spending  increase. Residents  Tom  Scanlon  and  Mar-­ tha  Sullivan  will  vie  for  a  two-­year  term  on  the  Salisbury  selectboard.  Meanwhile,  incumbent  Selectman  Jonathan  Blake  is  unopposed  in  his  bid  for  a  three-­year  term  on  the  board. Among  other  uncontested  races  in  Salisbury,  incumbent  Salisbury  School  Board  members  Gretchen  Huestis  and  John  Nuceder  are  run-­ ning  for  new  terms  of  two  and  three  years,  respectively.  Incumbent  Laura  Lass  is  seeking  another  three  years  representing  Salisbury  on  the  UD-­3  school  board. Voters  will  decide  a  proposed  2013-­2014  Salisbury  Community  School  spending  plan  of  $1,560,529,  a  bump  of  7.82  percent  ($113,210)  compared  to  this  year.  The  increase  is  ODUJHO\ UHODWHG WR VDODU\ DQG EHQHÂżWV increases,  along  with  a  one-­time  pur-­ chase  of  computer  equipment  for  the  school.  Salisbury  will  be  able  to  tap  into  a  fund  balance  carried  over  from  WKH SUHYLRXV \HDU WR KHOS VRIWHQ WKH Âż-­ nancial  impact  of  the  new  equipment. Due  to  the  Common  Level  of  Appraisal  ratio  and  other  factors,  the  proposed  budget  is  expected  to  produce  a  local  homestead  educa-­ tion  property  tax  rate  of  $1.669  per  $100  in  property  value,  an  increase  of  12.43  percent. The  selectboard  is  proposing  a  gen-­ eral  fund  budget  of  $189,915,  up  from  the  $177,661  approved  last  year. The  proposed  highway  budget  comes  in  at  $390,878,  down  from  the  $405,972  endorsed  by  voters  last  year. Residents  will  also  be  asked  if  they  want  to  designate  the  town  of  Salisbury  as  a  Property  Assessed  Clean  Energy  (PACE)  District  and  authorize  the  selectboard  to  enter  LQWR DQ DJUHHPHQW ZLWK (IÂżFLHQF\ Vermont  to  administer  the  PACE  home  energy  improvements  program  on  behalf  of  the  town,  and  arrange  IRU WKH SURYLVLRQ RI ÂżQDQFLQJ WR SDU-­ ticipating  property  owners  (provided  WKDW VXFK ÂżQDQFLQJ GRHV QRW UHTXLUH any  indebtedness  to  be  incurred  by  the  town). 6DOLVEXU\ YRWHUV ZLOO DOVR ÂżHOG D combined  total  of  $66,235  to  assist  YDULRXV $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ QRQSURÂżW organizations  that  provide  services  to  local  residents. The  annual  meeting  will  be  held  at  the  community  school  on  Monday,  March  4,  at  7  p.m.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  8  a.m.  to  7  p.m.,  at  the  town  of-­ ÂżFHV (Continued  on  Page  17A)

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★Shoreham★ SHOREHAM  â€”  Shoreham  resi-­ dents  Howard  Campbell  and  Colin  Davis  will  vie  for  a  two-­year  term  on  the  Shoreham  Planning  Commission  in  the  only  race  on  the  Shoreham  Town  Meeting  ballot. Four  posts  on  the  town  selectboard  will  be  in  play  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  though  none  of  them  are  contested.  Incumbent  Selectman  Stephen  Go-­ odrich  is  running  for  a  three-­year  term,  while  fellow  incumbents  Paul  Saenger  and  Sanford  Witherell  Jr.  are  seeking  terms  of  one  year  each.  And  Mark  Spitzner  is  unopposed  in  seek-­ ing  the  one  year  left  on  a  term  be-­ ing  vacated  by  Selectwoman  Karen  Shackett. Incumbent  Shoreham  Elementary  School  board  members  Ben  Cadoret  and  Bruce  Perlow  are  unopposed  for  terms  of  three  and  two  years,  respec-­ tively.  Michelle  Patterson  is  seeking  a  one-­year  term  on  the  panel. The  Shoreham  selectboard  is  pro-­ posing  a  2013-­2014  highway  budget  of  $613,114,  representing  a  7-­per-­ cent  increase  compared  to  the  cur-­ rent  spending  plan  of  $573,841.  The  LQFUHDVH LQ SDUW UHĂ€HFWV LQFUHDVHG costs  of  road  supplies,  according  to  RIÂżFLDOV The  general  fund  budget  proposal  comes  in  at  $246,803,  up  3  percent  compared  to  this  year’s  spending  plan  of  $240,257.  That  increase  in  SDUW UHĂ€HFWV VRPH DGGLWLRQDO RIÂżFH equipment  needs. School  directors  in  Shoreham  are  proposing  a  2013-­14  elementary  school  budget  of  $1,467,825,  repre-­ senting  a  2.9-­percent  boost  in  spend-­ ing  compared  to  this  year.  Much  of  the  $41,424  increase  is  associated  with  contracted  bumps  in  salaries  DQG EHQHÂżWV 6FKRRO GLUHFWRUV DUH proposing  to  use  $52,000  in  fund  balance  carried  over  from  the  prior  year  to  reduce  the  impact  of  the  spending  plan. The  school  budget  would  produce  a  local  homestead  education  property  tax  rate  of  $1.57  per  $100  in  property  value,  representing  a  3.62  percent  in-­ crease  compared  to  this  year. Other  items  on  the  Shoreham  town  meeting  agenda  seek: ‡ WR EH DGGHG WR D UHVHUYH IXQG IRU UHVFXH DQG ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW vehicles  and  equipment. ‡ IRU WKH SXUFKDVH RI D QHZ SLFNXS WUXFN DQG SORZ D ÂżJXUH to  be  reduced  by  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  a  municipal  Ford  550  truck. ‡ WR EH DGGHG WR WKH UHDS-­ praisal  reserve  fund. ‡ IRU WKH 6KRUHKDP )HVWL-­ YDO ÂżUHZRUNV GLVSOD\ ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI IRU YDULRXV $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ QRQSURÂżWV that  provide  services  to  Shoreham  residents. The  annual  meeting  will  be  held  at  the  elementary  school  auditorium  be-­ ginning  at  6  p.m.  on  Monday,  March  4.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  10  a.m.  to  7  S P DW WKH WRZQ ÂżUHKRXVH

★Starksboro★ STARKSBORO  â€”  Starksboro  voters  will  gather  at  the  Robinson  Elementary  School  on  Saturday,  March  2,  at  9  a.m.  to  discuss  fairly  routine  town  meeting  issues  and  vote  on  budgets. Town  Clerk  Cheryl  Estey  said  that  the  town  was  asking  for  $502,329  in  General  Fund  spending  this Â

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year,  which  represents  less  than  a  $5,000  increase  from  last  year.  The  Road  Equipment  Fund  is  asking  for  $86,590  compared  to  $82,085  last  year,  and  the  Fire  Equipment  Re-­ serve  Fund  is  asking  for  $30,328,  just  over  $400  more  than  last  year. Townspeople  will  also  decide  whether  Starksboro  will  become  a  Property  Assessed  Clean  Energy  town,  entering  an  agreement  with  Ef-­ ÂżFLHQF\ 9HUPRQW WR DGPLQLVWUDWH WKH 3$&( SURJUDPÂśV HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ funding  to  Starksboro  homeowners. In  Australian  ballot  voting  on  Tuesday,  March  5,  from  7  a.m.  to  7  S P YRWHUV ZLOO HOHFW WRZQ RIÂżFHUV This  year  there  is  only  one  contested  race:  the  Library  Board  of  Trustees  has  two  three-­year  openings,  which  will  go  to  two  of  three  candidates  on  the  ballot:  Katie  Antos-­Ketcham,  Erin  Buckwalter  and  Liz  Fairchild. 2IÂżFLDOV XS IRU UH HOHFWLRQ LQ XQ-­ contested  races  are  Selectman  Mat  Norris  and  school  Director  Dennis  Hysko. The  proposed  Robinson  Elemen-­ tary  School  education  spending  SODQ IRU WKH FRPLQJ ÂżVFDO \HDU RI MONKTON  RESIDENT  MICHAEL  Bayer  rises  and  asks  a  question  about  the  town  report  on  Town  Meet-­ $2,161,139  represents  a  hike  of  ing  Day  2012  in  the  Monkton  Central  School  gymnasium. ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO $57,365,  or  2.7  percent.  It  will  be  up  for  a  vote  on  Tuesday. If  budgets  are  approved  as  warned,  the  Starksboro  municipal  tax  rate  is  tary  School  board  is  proposing  to  town  spending.  The  selectboard  is  to  raise  spending  by  4.7  percent  to  estimated  to  be  45.47  cents,  and  the  raise  spending  by  4.7  percent  to  requesting  $157,300  for  road  main-­ $4,085,252. school  tax  rate  would  be  $1.395.  $4,085,252. tenance,  up  about  $4,500  from  a  year  7KDW ÂżJXUH GRHV QRW LQFOXGH DQ DU-­ 7KDW ÂżJXUH GRHV QRW LQFOXGH DQ ago,  and  $71,650  for  town  administra-­ ticle  that  would  devote  $25,000  to  the  article  that  would  devote  $25,000  tive  expenses,  down  about  $900. school’s  capital  improvement  fund.  to  the  school’s  capital  improvement  7KDW ODWWHU ÂżJXUH LQFOXGHV The  board  added  that  article,  which  fund.  The  board  added  that  article,  of  charitable  contributions,  the  most  had  been  typical  in  past  years.  That  which  had  been  typical  in  past  years.  notable  of  which  is  $9,205  for  the  Bix-­ increase,  also  driven  in  part  by  spe-­ 9(5*(11(6 ² 9HUJHQQHV That  increase,  also  driven  in  part  by  by  Memorial  Library  in  a  separate  ar-­ cial  education  costs,  followed  years  of  residents  will  gather  at  7:30  p.m.  special  education  costs  as  well  as  ticle.  That  amount  is  the  same  request  modest  spending  hikes,  including  the  RQ 0DUFK LQ WKH 9HUJHQQHV 2SHUD contracted  raises,  followed  years  of  PDGH LQ %L[E\ RIÂżFLDOV KDG UH-­ current  budget,  which  rose  by  $20,500,  House  to  discuss  city  business.  They  modest  spending  hikes  that  include  quested  more,  but  eventually  decided  or  0.5  percent,  from  the  year  before.  are  also  invited  to  bring  a  dessert  for  the  current  budget,  which  rose  by  not  to  ask  for  increases  because  not  all  $FFRUGLQJ WR $1Z68 HVWLPDWHV a  social  gathering  starting  at  6:30  $20,500,  or  0.5  percent,  from  the  towns  went  along.  They  will  revisit  the  PRGLÂżHG E\ :DOWKDPÂśV &RPPRQ p.m.  at  the  theater  before  the  formal  year  before.  issue  in  the  coming  months.  Level  of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  According  to  Addison  Northwest  annual  city  meeting  begins.  On  Tuesday,  Waltham  residents  union  school  budgets  could  lead  to  a  Then,  on  March  5  polls  will  be  6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ HVWLPDWHV PRGL-­ ZLOO DOVR MRLQ RWKHU $1Z68 YRWHUV LQ 9.6-­cent  increase  in  Waltham’s  school  open  from  9  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  at  the  ¿HG E\ WKH FLW\ÂśV &RPPRQ /HYHO ZHLJKLQJ LQ RQ SURSRVHG 98+6 DQG tax  rate.  FLW\ ÂżUH VWDWLRQ IRU FLW\ UHVLGHQWV WR of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  union  98(6 EXGJHWV 7KH WRZQ KDOO ZLOO EH A  9.6-­cent  increase  translates  to  decide  contested  races  for  mayor  and  school  budgets  could  lead  to  an  8.7-­ open  for  Australian  balloting  from  10  $96  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  city  council  and  a  major  bond  vote.   FHQW LQFUHDVH LQ WKH 9HUJHQQHV VFKRRO a.m.  until  to  7  p.m. assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ Incumbent  one-­term  alderman  Bill  tax  rate.  After  several  years  of  little  or  no  in-­ dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  A  8.7-­cent  increase  translates  to  FUHDVHV WKH 98+6 ERDUG KDV SURSRVHG value  of  a  home.  More  than  half  of  Benton  is  facing  former  mayor  and  alderwoman  April  Jin  in  the  race  for  $87  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  a  5.98  percent  hike  to  about  $9.5  mil-­ $1Z68 UHVLGHQWV UHFHLYHG VFKRRO WD[ mayor,  while  four  experienced  can-­ assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ lion.  A  major  increase  in  expected  spe-­ prebates  in  the  year  for  which  data  is  didates  are  seeking  three  seats  on  dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  cial  education  costs  is  driving  spend-­ most  recently  available.  the  city  council:  incumbents  Peter  value  of  a  home. LQJ KLJKHU VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG $1Z68 WD[ UDWHV VDZ OLWWOH RU QR $1Z68 WD[ UDWHV VDZ OLWWOH RU QR Garon,  Joe  Klopfenstein  and  Randy  7KH 98(6 ERDUG LV SURSRVLQJ increases  in  2012. Ouellette,  and  former  two-­term  al-­ increases  in  2012. $OGHUPHQ ZLOO VHW WKH 9HUJHQQHV derman  Lowell  Bertrand. Also  on  the  ballot  will  be  the  city  municipal  budget  in  June  before  the  council’s  $1.85  million  bond  pro-­ FLW\ÂśV QHZ ÂżVFDO \HDU EHJLQV RQ -XO\ posal  to  fund  a  new  police  station  on  North  Main  Street.  That  bond  would  fund  the  purchase  of  the  0.75-­ DFUH IRUPHU 9HUJHQQHV $XWR 6DOHV property  and  possibly  some  adja-­ cent  land,  site  development  costs,  WALTHAM  â€”  Waltham  residents  design  and  permitting  expenses,  and  will  have  a  number  of  leadership  po-­ a  5,960-­square-­foot  building  with  VLWLRQV WR ÂżOO ZKHQ WKH\ JDWKHU IRU about  20  rooms.  their  annual  meeting  at  6  p.m.  on  &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH PRVW WKH March  4,  at  the  Waltham  Town  Hall.  bond  could  add  to  the  city  tax  rate  Several  incumbents  will  seek  to  would  be  7.5  cents  a  year  at  the  EH UH QRPLQDWHG IURP WKH Ă€RRU RI height  of  annual  repayments.  Alder-­ WKH PHHWLQJ EXW ORQJWLPH 9HUJHQQHV men  are  also  considering  devoting  8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO DQG $GGLVRQ non-­tax  revenue  to  the  project  that  1RUWKZHVW 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ ERDUG they  said  could  lower  that  amount  member  Kristin  Bristow  has  said  that  to  6.0  cents,  or  $120  in  new  annual  her  15  years  of  service  is  enough. taxes  on  a  $200,000  home.  Also  in  Waltham,  the  terms  of  Se-­ On  Tuesday,  city  residents  will  OHFWPDQ .HYLQ %RXUGRQ 9HUJHQQHV also  weigh  in  on  union  school  spend-­ 8QLRQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO ERDUG ing.  member  Kate  Martin,  and  Town  After  several  years  of  little  or  no  Clerk  Mary  Kinson  also  all  expire  in  LQFUHDVHV WKH 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ +LJK March.  School  board  has  proposed  a  5.98  All  are  expected  to  seek  to  be  nom-­ percent  hike  to  about  $9.5  million.  LQDWHG IURP WKH Ă€RRU RI WKH 0RQGD\ A  major  spike  in  expected  special  evening  meeting.  The  town  also  has  education  costs  is  driving  spending  vacancies  on  the  boards  of  listers  and  KLJKHU VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG auditors.  7KH 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ (OHPHQ-­ There  is  little  change  in  proposed Â

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★Weybridge★ WEYBRIDGE  â€”  Weybridge  vot-­ ers  at  their  town  meeting  will  elect  WKHLU ÂżUVW QHZ WRZQ FOHUN WUHDVXUHU in  more  than  a  quarter-­century  amid  an  embezzlement  investigation,  and  ¿HOG DQ HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRRO EXGJHW WKDW RQFH DJDLQ UHĂ€HFWV D VSHQGLQJ decrease. Bethany  Bingham,  Scott  Wales  and  Judith  Loewer  are  running  for  a  three-­year  term  as  town  treasurer.  Bingham  and  Wales  will  also  com-­ pete  for  a  three-­year  term  as  town  clerk.  Those  candidates  are  seeking  to  replace  longtime  former  town  FOHUN WUHDVXUHU .DUHQ %ULVVRQ ZKR resigned  last  November  after  admit-­ ting  to  having  taken  money  from  the  town  coffers.  The  extent  of  the  theft  LV FXUUHQWO\ EHLQJ SUREHG E\ 9HUPRQW 6WDWH 3ROLFH DQG WKH 8 6 $WWRUQH\ÂśV 2IÂżFH %ULVVRQÂśV FDVH ZLOO EH SURV-­ ecuted  in  federal  court. The  selectboard  has  commissioned  a  forensic  audit  of  the  town,  covering  the  past  7  years,  to  learn  the  extent  of  the  missing  money.  The  investigation  and  the  audit  could  not  be  completed  until  the  town’s  computer  programs,  which  were  password-­protected,  could  be  accessed.  Those  passwords  were  recently  acquired  and  the  inves-­ tigation  continues,  according  to  town  RIÂżFLDOV :H\EULGJHÂśV LQVXUDQFH ZLOO reimburse  up  to  $500,000  in  the  case  of  embezzlement,  though  the  policy  cannot  be  applied  to  the  costs  of  the  audit  and  related  expenses,  as  well  as  attorneys’  fees,  according  to  of-­ ÂżFLDOV Assistant  Town  Clerk  Brenda  Ja-­ ring  and  Assistant  Town  Clerk  and  Assistant  Treasurer  Beverly  Landon  have  stepped  in  to  help  at  the  town  RIÂżFHV LQ WKH ZDNH RI %ULVVRQÂśV UHV-­ ignation. Brisson’s  oversight  of  town  funds  as  recently  as  last  November  has  complicated  2013-­2014  budget  plan-­ QLQJ DFFRUGLQJ WR WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV With  the  embezzlement  investiga-­ WLRQ VWLOO LQ Ă€X[ WKH VHOHFWERDUG KDV put  together  proposed  highway  and  general  fund  spending  plans  that  are  level-­funded  in  most  areas. The  proposed  2013-­14  general  fund  budget  comes  in  at  $98,790,  an  (See  Weybridge,  Page  18A)

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Police (Continued  from  Page  1A) little  extra  to  move  the  department  into  a  new  space  at  the  BristolWorks  business  park. On  Town  Meeting  Day,  voters  of  the  Bristol  Police  Department  Spe-­ cial  Service  District  will  be  asked  to  consider  a  police  district  budget  of  $362,000,  that  represents  a  6.4  per-­ cent  increase  in  spending  compared  to  the  $343,728  budgeted  for  the  cur-­ rent  year. The  proposed  budget,  which  would  raise  more  than  $19,000  in  new  reve-­ nue  through  taxes,  features  a  $17,000  increase  in  the  department’s  facilities  line  item  (from  $13,000  to  $30,000)  IRU WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU WKDW VWDUWV -XO\ The  increase  would  cover  rent  and  utilities  for  a  2,300-­square-­foot  space  at  BristolWorks  that  would  be  reno-­

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YDWHG WR ÂżW WKH QHHGV RI WKH %ULVWRO Police  Department,  according  to  Town  Administrator  Bill  Bryant  and  3ROLFH &KLHI .HYLQ *LEEV That  sum  would  cover  both  renova-­ tions  and  rent  on  the  space  â€”  no  ad-­ ditional  funds  would  be  required  for  renovation  work,  Bryant  said,  as  ren-­ ovation  would  be  built  into  the  lease. At  Monday’s  public  hearing,  Bry-­ ant  laid  out  the  plan  for  voters.  He  DOVR FODULÂżHG WKDW D VHFRQG EDOORW LWHP would  ask  to  use  $30,000  from  the  district’s  undesignated  fund  to  pur-­ chase  communications  and  security  equipment  for  the  new  facility.  That  $30,000  comes  from  a  surplus  in  the  police  operating  fund  that  the  town  was  able  to  save  because  it  was  short  DQ RIÂżFHU IRU SDUW RI WKH ODVW \HDU DQG EHFDXVH WKH RIÂżFHU WKDW ZDV HYHQWXDO-­

ly  hired  declined  to  accept  the  health  insurance  that  had  been  budgeted  for  him.  Questions  raised  at  the  hearings  included  inquiries  about  why  the  planning  commission  had  not  been  LQFOXGHG LQ SROLFH DQG ÂżUH IDFLOLW\ discussions. “Our  job  is  to  plan  the  buildings,  their  job  is  to  plan  the  direction  of  where  the  town  will  go,â€?  explained  selectboard  chair  Peeker  Heffernan. A  citizen  asked  whether  hav-­ ing  headquarters  outside  downtown  would  hinder  police.  Bristol  police  FXUUHQWO\ ZRUN RXW RI DQ RIÂżFH RQ South  Street. Gibbs  assured  the  public  that  the  BristolWorks  location  would  meet  all  of  the  department’s  needs. Other  questions  focused  on  wheth-­

er  the  police  district  would  expand  to  town-­wide  service,  and  if  the  invest-­ ment  at  BristolWorks  made  sense  while  that  issue  was  still  open. Gibbs  and  Bryant  explained  that  they  believed  the  BristolWorks  facili-­ ty  would  be  adaptable  to  a  town-­wide  police  department.  In  fact,  Gibbs  said,  he  felt  as  though  expanding  before  the  department  had  an  appropriate  fa-­ cility  would  be  premature. The  second  public  hearing  on  the  police  department  will  precede  town  meeting  on  Monday,  March  4,  and  take  place  at  6  p.m.  in  Holley  Hall.  Voting  will  take  place  by  Australian  ballot  on  Tuesday,  March  5,  from  9  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  Only  the  voters  of  the  Bristol  Police  Department  Special  Service  District  will  be  eligible  to  vote.

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BABY  SYDNIE  COUSINEAU  and  her  family  attend  the  annual  Books  for  Babies  celebration  at  Lawrence  Me-­ morial  Library  in  2012.  At  the  event,  the  library  dedicated  a  children’s  book  to  each  of  the  babies  â€”  including  Sydnie  â€”  born  in  Bristol  in  2011.  This  year’s  Books  for  Babies  dedication  is  on  Saturday,  March  9.

BRISTOL  â€”  The  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  is  celebrating  its  eighth  year  of  the  â€œBooks  for  Babiesâ€?  program,  in  which  a  new  picture  book  is  dedicated  to  each  baby/toddler  born  to  a  family  in  Bristol  in  the  previous  year.  Thanks  to  joint  funding  support  from  the  (now  retired)  Bristol  Outlook  Club  and  Wells  Mountain  Foundation,  the  library  was  able  to  purchase  books  for  all  39  babies  born  dur-­ ing  2012.  Families  may  come  in  and  select  one  of  the  39  books  to  receive  a  bookplate  bearing  their  child’s  name.  To  celebrate  the  occasion  of  the  book  dedication,  families  and Â

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Thu-Sun, March 21-24 8pm $20 FALSETTOS Director Douglas Anderson revives his production of this brilliant, touching and funny musical, with John Jensen, Justin Quackenbush, Bill Bickford, Mindy Bickford, Seth Jolles, Karen Lefkoe and Christina Weakland. Music direction by Tim Guiles.

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