Feb 4, 2016 — A section

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Edgy fun

Miss Vermont

Eagles shine

A local acting troupe will stage two comedies at Town Hall Theater next week. See Page 7B.

Alayna Westcom visits Ferrisburgh, shares experience at Miss America pageant. Page 10A.

All 10 members of the Mount Abe girls’ basketball team contributed to a win on Tuesday. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 70 No. 5

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

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30 Pages

75¢

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Index Obituaries  ................................ 6A &ODVVL¿HGV  ....................... 8B-­11B Service  Directory  ............ 9B-­10B Entertainment  .......................... 5B &RPPXQLW\ &DOHQGDU  ...... 8A-­10A Sports  ................................ 1B-­4B

RICK  CEBALLOS,  LEFT,  and  his  sister,  Lydia,  pick  oranges  at  a  rela-­ tive’s  house  in  MorĂłn  in  eastern  Cuba  during  a  family  trip  to  the  island  in  the  early  1950s.  Courtesy  photo

RICK  CEBALLOS  OF  Bristol  recently  returned  from  a  trip  to  Cuba,  the  homeland  of  his  father,  who  who  im-­ PLJUDWHG WR WKH 8 6 LQ &HEDOORV UHFRQQHFWHG ZLWK KLV URRWV LQ KLV ¿UVW WULS WR &XED LQ VL[ GHFDGHV Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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