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New leader Interim Chamber of Commerce president Sue Hoxie was recently named president. See Page 2A.

Mt. Abe wins

THT comedy

The Hurricanes tried to ground the Eagles, but the home team rallied to prevail. See Page 1B.

Avner the Eccentric, who took Broadway by storm, debuts at the THT, Feb. 26. See Page 6B.

ADDISON COUNTY

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PAGE  2A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  February  19,  2015

County  chamber  gets  new  head Marketing/communications  director  picked  for  top  post By  JOHN  FLOWERS cluded  organizing  chamber  events  MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Sue  Hoxie  â€”  such  as  the  annual  Maple  Run  (a  smiled  when  asked  how  long  it  took  half  marathon)  and  Gran  Fondo  (a  her  to  apply  for  the  top  administra-­ four-­gap,  100-­plus-­mile  road  bike  tive  spot  at  the  Addison  County  ride)  â€”  as  well  as  helping  members  Chamber  of  Commerce  after  former  promote  their  businesses.  As  the  new  President  Andy  Mayer  tendered  his  president  of  what  will  be  a  leaner  resignation  last  September. chamber,  Hoxie  will  take  on  some  â€œI  called  the  board  chairman  added  responsibilities,  including  PD\EH ÂżYH PLQXWHV DIWHU $QG\ UH-­ budgeting,  doing  payroll  and  recruit-­ signed,â€?  Hoxie  said  during  an  inter-­ ing  new  members. view  on  Tuesday. Hoxie  took  on  those  responsibili-­ It  seemed  a  logical  ties  upon  being  named  career  progression  for  â€œI am really interim  president  last  Hoxie,  who  joined  the  happy with the fall  after  Mayer  left  county  chamber  on  to  lead  a  chamber  in  July  2008  as  its  mar-­ team of people Washington  State,  keting  and  communi-­ we have right noted  Shawn  Oxford,  cations  director.  Hoxie  now.â€? chairman  of  the  Addi-­ had  been  living  in  Har-­ — Sue Hoxie son  County  Chamber  vard,  Mass.,  marketing  board. for  the  high-­tech  indus-­ “Sue  stepped  up,â€?  try.  She  and  her  now-­husband,  David  Oxford  said  of  Hoxie.  â€œShe  has  cer-­ Surprenant,  were  ready  for  a  change  tainly  proven  herself  worthy  of  the  po-­ of  pace  and  some  new  challenges.  It  sition  and  has  really  done  a  great  job.â€? was  a  move  that  Hoxie  has  never  re-­ He  said  Hoxie’s  recent  perfor-­ gretted. PDQFH JDYH WKH ERDUG FRQÂżGHQFH “I  love  it,â€?  Hoxie  said  of  her  work  that  she  was  the  right  person  to  lead  at  the  chamber.  â€œI  like  the  variety  of  the  organization  into  the  future.  So  it.  There’s  always  something  differ-­ the  board  took  a  pass  on  a  full-­blown  ent  going  on.  I  like  the  fact  that  with  candidate  search  and  offered  Hoxie  a  lot  of  the  things  I  do,  I  feel  like  I  the  job  last  week.  She  accepted,  and  can  impact  the  community.  Having  is  taking  on  the  day-­to-­day  chal-­ been  in  a  larger  community  and  the  lenges  of  leading  the  chamber  in  a  KLJK WHFK LQGXVWU\ \RX GHÂżQLWHO\ GLG PRUH DXVWHUH ÂżQDQFLDO FOLPDWH WKDW not  get  that  sense.  You  are  marketing  has  been  created,  in  large  part,  by  a  some  very  obscure  piece  of  software  transition  in  the  state’s  health  insur-­ that  somebody  is  putting  on  a  shelf.â€? ance  system. Hoxie’s  duties  until  now  have  in-­ Vermont  recently  established Â

“Vermont  Health  Connect,â€?  a  health  insurance  exchange  mandated  by  the  federal  Affordable  Care  Act.  The  creation  of  this  exchange  put  an  end  to  the  chamber’s  ability  to  of-­ fer  health  insurance  products  to  its  members.  The  fallout?  A  20-­percent  reduction  in  members  for  most  of  the  state’s  Chambers  of  Commerce,  including  Addison  County’s,  accord-­ ing  to  Hoxie. “Some  of  our  members  were  members  only  to  have  access  to  the  health  insurance,â€?  she  said. Fewer  members  (there  are  current-­ ly  around  450)  has  meant  less  dues  that  help  support  and  sustain  the  chamber’s  activities.  Around  half  of  the  county  chamber’s  annual  budget  is  derived  from  dues;Íž  the  other  half  comes  from  revenues  generated  by  around  a  half-­dozen  special  events  the  chamber  organizes  each  year,  such  as  the  Better  Late  Than  Never  Car  Show,  Vergennes  Day  and  the  Bristol  Harvest  Festival. A  couple  of  decades  ago,  the  coun-­ ty  chamber  had  a  staff  of  approxi-­ mately  10  full-­time  workers.  Current  VWDIÂżQJ FRQVLVWV RI +R[LH IXOO WLPH RIÂżFH PDQDJHU 0DULD %HQRLW DQG Pam  Freilich,  a  part-­time  customer  service  representative. “I  am  really  happy  with  the  team  of  people  we  have  right  now,â€?  Hoxie  said. It’s  a  team  that  Hoxie  stressed  will  have  to  clearly  articulate  what  WKH FKDPEHU EHQHÂżWV DUH WR FXUUHQW

SUE  HOXIE  IS  the  new  executive  director  of  the  Addison  County  Chamber  of  Commerce.

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and  prospective  members.  She  de-­ scribed  the  chamber’s  core  services  as  enhancing  â€œcredibility,  visibility,  networking  and  supportsâ€?  for  the  business  community.  That  includes  helping  new  businesses  set  up  shop;Íž  directing  tourists  to  those  business-­ es;Íž  and  giving  members  access  to  the  latest  travel  and  tourism-­related  information.  To  that  end,  the  coun-­ ty  chamber  is  partnering  with  the  Lake  Champlain  Regional  Chamber  (LCRC).  The  LCRC  is  offering  an Â

e-­learning  product  for  its  members,  as  well  as  its  regular  legislative  re-­ port  that  notes  bills  of  interest  to  the  business  community.  Those  ameni-­ ties  can  now  be  offered  to  Addison  County  Chamber  members,  Hoxie  noted. Looking  into  the  near  future,  Hox-­ ie’s  primary  goal  for  the  local  cham-­ ber  is  to  retain  current  members  and  attract  new  ones.  She  said  the  orga-­ nization  will  also  take  a  look  at  its  signature  annual  events  to  phase  out Â

some  that  have  perhaps  run  their  course  while  replacing  them  with  new  offerings  that  might  generate  added  excitement  and  revenues.  For  example,  the  chamber  is  organizing  a  citywide  yard  sale  in  Vergennes  this  summer. “We  will  focus  on  keeping  the  members  happy  and  introducing  new  programs  where  they  make  sense,â€?  she  said. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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9HUJHQQHV SROLFH ODXG SURPRWH RIÂżFHUV By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â€”  Vergennes  Po-­ lice  Chief  George  Merkel  honored  two  members  of  his  department  for  saving  the  life  of  a  resident  during  a  UHFHQW :KLWH 6WUHHW ÂżUH 7KH DZDUG was  given  at  the  department’s  annual  awards  ceremony,  which  was  held  at  the  start  of  the  city  council’s  Feb.  10  meeting.  Acknowledged  for  their  efforts  in  saving  an  elderly  and  handicapped  woman  during  the  night  of  Jan.  15  ZHUH RIÂżFHUV 3DWULFN *UHHQVOHW DQG Jacob  Ouellette.  Merkel  recounted  that  the  wom-­ an  was  asleep  in  her  apartment  and  FRPSOHWHO\ XQDZDUH RI D ÂżUH WKDW GH-­ stroyed  much  of  the  structure.  When  the  resident  did  not  respond  to  their  knocks,  Merkel  said  Greenslet  and  Ouellette  kicked  in  her  door,  awoke  her  and  assisted  her  from  the  burning  building. Â

Greenslet  also  received  the  depart-­ ment’s  Motor  Vehicle  Enforcement  Award  for  what  Merkel  called  his  â€œsuperior  efforts  during  the  year  of  LQ WKH DUHD RI WUDIÂżF HQIRUFH-­ ment.â€? Two  members  of  the  department  were  promoted:  Ouellette  to  the  rank  RI GHWHFWLYH VHUJHDQW DQG 2IÂżFHU Brent  Newton  to  the  rank  of  patrol  sergeant.  Merkel  said  the  promotions  were  earned  â€œdue  to  their  leadership  and  dedication  to  duty.â€? ,Q DGGLWLRQ 2IÂżFHU $GDP 2Âś1HLOO was  recognized  for  reaching  his  third-­year  anniversary  in  the  depart-­ ment  with  a  patrolman’s  chevron,  DQG 2IÂżFHU :LOOLDP :DJHU ZDV awarded  his  second  service  stripe  for  his  10  years  of  service.  Merkel  noted  Wager’s  dedication  to  the  de-­ partment  and  â€œextremely  loyal  ser-­ vice.â€?   Merkel  and  O’Neill  also  intro-­

duced  Kane,  the  department’s  new  FDQLQH RIÂżFHU DQG 2Âś1HLOOÂśV ZRUN partner. 0HUNHO DOVR VSRNH RI ÂłWKH VDFULÂżF-­ es  and  challenges  of  law  enforcement  RIÂżFHUV LQ WRGD\ÂśV ZRUOG DQG KRZ much  more  dangerous  the  profession  has  become  over  the  past  years.â€?  He  reminded  the  couple  dozen  witnesses  of  the  ceremony  that  â€œthe  greatest  assets  to  the  Vergennes  Police  De-­ partment  and  the  City  of  Vergennes  ZHUH WKH RIÂżFHUV WKHPVHOYHV ´ DQG cited  â€œtheir  hard  work,  dedication  and  their  respect  for  the  people  they  deal  with,  even  when  respect  is  not  always  given  in  return.â€? Merkel  also  thanked  the  city  coun-­ cil  and  Vergennes  citizens  â€œfor  their  WUHPHQGRXV VXSSRUW RYHU WKH SDVW ÂżYH yearsâ€?  since  he  became  the  chief  of  police,  as  well  as  voting  for  and  pro-­ viding  the  department’s  new  police  station.

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Middlebury  selectboard  members  at  their  Feb.  10  meeting  put  in  motion  a  plan  to  elimi-­ QDWH HOHFWHG DQG XQÂżOOHG WRZQ MREV they  say  are  no  longer  needed  â€”  that  of  three  auditors. Doing  so  will  require  a  change  to  the  town  charter  that  will  in  turn  re-­ quire  approval  by  the  Vermont  Legis-­ lature,  which  can  only  come  after  two  public  hearings  and  a  town-­wide  vote  in  Middlebury  to  be  held  on  April  28. Even  then,  Selectboard  Chairman  Dean  George  said  in  a  later  interview,  WKH GHFLVLRQ FRXOG QRW EHFRPH RIÂż-­ cial  until  a  Town  Meeting  Day  2016  town-­wide  vote.  â€œIt’s  a  pretty  cumbersome  process.  It’s  probably  why  it  wasn’t  initiated  before,â€?  George  said,  adding  that,  â€œMany  towns  have  already  gone  through  this  process.â€? Middlebury’s  elected  auditor  posi-­ tions  have  been  vacant  for  at  least  a  decade,  George  said,  and  probably  longer.  â€œI  can’t  remember  when  there’s  been  anyone  on  the  ballot  for  it,â€?  he  said. Nor  are  the  auditors’  duties  rel-­ evant.  According  to  town  statutes,  the  auditors  have  two  jobs:  Performing  audits  of  annual  town  spending  and  setting  selectboard  pay.  But  George  noted  professional  audits  are  now  required,  and  if  any  change  in  selectboard  pay  is  contem-­ plated  â€”  members  have  no  interest  at  this  point,  he  said  â€”  it  can  be  pro-­ posed  at  town  meeting  and  subject  to  voter  approval. Public  hearings  on  the  question  ZLOO EH KHOG DW S P DW WRZQ RIÂżFHV on  Tuesday,  March  24,  and  Tuesday,  April  7,  and  an  informational  meeting  is  scheduled  for  Monday,  April  27,  the  day  before  balloting. If  residents  support  the  charter  change  on  April  28,  the  selectboard  hopes  for  quick  action  by  lawmakers Â

to  allow  the  question  to  be  placed  on  phorus  was  showing  up  in  the  town’s  the  Middlebury  town  meeting  warn-­ stormwater. ing  in  2016. The  phosphorus  was  traced  to  â€œWe  would  hope  they  could  act  North  Pleasant  Street,  and  tests  on  that  before  adjournment,â€?  George  pinned  down  the  source  as  the  three  said. homes.  One  homeowner  said  tests  SEWER  ISSUE  were  conducted  on  toilets  in  his  At  that  same  meeting  this  past  building.  Tuesday,  the  board  also  agreed  to  Werner’s  memo  said  a  North  Pleas-­ hire  Phelps  Engineering  to  design  ant  Street  manhole  will  be  replaced  as  and  oversee  a  construction  project  part  of  the  project,  and  George  said  to  solve  a  sewer  problem  on  North  pinning  down  the  exact  location  of  Pleasant  Street.  A  recent  investiga-­ the  sanitary  main  will  also  be  on  the  tion  by  town  personnel  to-­do  list.  discovered,  to  their  sur-­ “Part  of  the  process  prise,  that  three  homes’  is  going  to  be  locating  private  sewer  lines  are  the  sanitary  system  and  not  properly  hooked  up  ¿JXULQJ RXW KRZ EHVW to  sanitary  sewer  mains,  to  tie  them  into  it,â€?  he  but  instead  to  storm  wa-­ said.  ter  sewer  mains. In  other  business,  the  The  homes  are  on  selectboard: North  Pleasant  Street  Â‡ 'LVFXVVHG DW VRPH between  the  intersec-­ length  how  the  town  tions  of  Seminary  Street/ should  handle  the  is-­ Methodist  Lane  and  Elm  sue  of  solar  arrays  now  Street/Stewart  Lane;Íž  installed  with  only  two  are  on  the  west  side  â€œWe’ve been limited  local  say  or  ap-­ of  the  road  and  one  is  on  collecting their proval  rights.  George  the  east  side. said  board  members  sewer fees for Town  Manager  Kath-­ are  talking  with  plan-­ leen  Ramsay  said  on  these years. It’s ning  commission  and  Thursday  the  town  our responsibility energy  committee  would  pay  to  attach  the  to get them members  about  town  homes’  private  lines  to  hooked up.â€? right  of  local  review. the  correct  mains,  al-­ “We’re  trying  to  â€” Town Manager though  she  could  not  come  up  with  some  Kathleen Ramsay rule  out  homeowners  sort  of  plan  that  would  being  responsible  for  come  up  with  the  best  problems  discovered  with  lines  on  location  for  these  things  and  hope-­ their  own  properties.  fully  give  us  some  opportunity  to  ap-­ “We’ve  been  collecting  their  sewer  prove  them  or  not,â€?  George  said. fees  for  these  years.  It’s  our  responsi-­ ‡ 5HDSSRLQWHG ORQJ WLPH *UHHQ bility  to  get  them  hooked  up,â€?  Ram-­ Up  Day  coordinator  Peg  Martin  to  say  said. her  post,  and  appointed  selectboard  Why  the  homes  were  not  hooked  member  Laura  Asermily  as  the  up  properly  remains  a  mystery.  In  board’s  representative  to  the  Middle-­ a  memo  to  Ramsay  that  she  shared  bury  Area  Land  Trust.  That  post  had  with  the  selectboard,  Director  of  Op-­ been  vacant  since  former  board  mem-­ erations  Dan  Werner  wrote,  â€œIt  is  un-­ ber  Victor  Nuovo  resigned  last  year. known  why  they  were  not  connected  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  years  ago.â€? andyk@addisonindependent.com.  George  said  the  problem  was  un-­ The  author  is  the  former  owner  of  one  covered  when  town  workers  were  of  the  North  Pleasant  Street  homes  trying  to  resolve  another  issue:  Phos-­ described  in  this  story. Â

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Two  seeking  Ferrisburgh  seat Newcomers  eye  selectboard  spot By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  â€”  Two  chal-­ OHQJHUV ZKR ZRXOG EH ÂżUVW WLPH VH-­ lectmen,  but  have  civic  experience,  are  contending  for  one  open  seat  on  the  Ferrisburgh  selectboard.  Dennis  Armell  and  Michael  â€œRedâ€?  Muir  are  seeking  to  replace  Sally  Torrey,  who  will  step  down  after  a  decade  on  the  selectboard.  Torrey,  however,  will  be  on  the  Town  Meet-­ ing  Day  ballot  in  a  race  for  delin-­ quent  tax  collector  with  former  long-­ time  town  clerk  Chet  Hawkins. Incumbent  Selectman  Jim  Benoit  is  also  on  the  ballot,  but  is  running  unopposed  for  a  two-­year  term  on  the  board.  The  Independent SRVHG ÂżYH TXHV-­ tions  to  the  two  contestants  for  the  three-­year  seat  on  the  selectboard.  The  questions  and  their  answers  are  below:  Q:  Please  provide  basic  biographi-­ cal  data,  including  age,  career  infor-­ mation,  public  service  background  and  anything  else  you  believe  might  be  relevant. ARMELL:  â€œI  am  60  years  old  and  have  been  a  resident  of  Ferrisburgh  all  of  my  life.  I  graduated  VUHS  in  1972  and  went  on  to  a  two-­year  trade  school.  I  joined  the  Vermont  Army  National  Guard  (VTARNG)  at  17  years  old  and  will  be  retiring  on  Aug.  5,  2015.  I  worked  at  a  local  Ferris-­ burgh  farm  for  17  years,  then  went  to  an  automobile  dealership  in  South  Burlington  as  a  department  manager  for  10  years.  From  there  I  went  into  the  VTARNG  full  time  and  presently  work  for  VTARNG  U.S.  Property  DQG )LVFDO 2IÂżFH In  town  I  have  coached  baseball,  softball  and  basketball  for  Ferris-­ burgh  elementary  school  and  VAYL.  I  am  one  of  the  chief  instructors  for  Addison  County  for  the  Vermont  Fish  &  Game  Hunter  Education  program  and  have  been  teaching  for  them  since  the  early  1970s.  I  am  a  member  of  the  Vergennes  American  /HJLRQ 3RVW DQG KDYH KHOG RIÂż-­ cer  positions  in  the  post.  I  have  been  a  member  of  the  Ferrisburgh  Con-­ servation  Commission  for  10-­plus Â

years,  have  worked  with  the  River  Watch  program  and  the  Lewis  Creek  Association,  and  have  assisted  with  many  requests  for  assistance  on  conservation  matters  from  the  Se-­ lectboard  and  planning  and  zoning  boards.â€? MUIR:  â€œI  am  53  years  old,  was  born  in  Burlington  and  grew  up  in  Winooski  attending  Winooski  School  District  graduating  in  1979.  Joanne,  my  wife  of  24  years,  and  I  enjoy  spending  time  at  our  Ferris-­ burgh  farmhouse  with  our  dog,  hors-­ es,  friends  and  family.â€? Â

and  participating  in  Ferrisburgh  se-­ lectboard  meetings  for  the  last  three  years.  I  enjoy  the  type  of  work  the  selectboard  does  and  felt  that  if  there  was  a  vacant  seat  available  I  would  want  to  run.  I  believe  my  profes-­ sion  and  experience  have  given  me  knowledge  that  would  be  a  good  contribution  to  the  town.  I  did  not  want  to  run  against  an  incumbent  because  I  have  respect  for  each  of  them  and  feel  they  do  an  outstanding  job  and  have  the  town’s  best  inter-­ est  in  mind.  If  elected,  I  will  strive  to  maintain  this  objective.â€?

Q:  What  motivated  you  to  run  for  a  seat  on  the  selectboard? MUIR:  â€œI’ve  been  a  member  of  WKH 3OXPEHUV DQG 3LSHÂżWWHUV /RFDO 693  since  1980  and  president  for  10  years.  Prior  to  that  I  served  as  vice  president  and  chairman  of  the  executive  board  for  six  years.  I  am  D FHUWLÂżHG SLSH ZHOGHU D FHUWLÂżHG ZHOGLQJ HGXFDWRU DQG SDVW FHUWLÂżHG welding  inspector  and  am  currently  employed  with  A.  Cooper  Mechani-­ cal  in  Williston.  When  living  in  Win-­ RRVNL , VHUYHG DV D YROXQWHHU ÂżUHPDQ and  served  one  term  on  the  Winooski  Zoning  Board.  Currently  I  am  the  Ferrisburgh  Fence  Viewer  and  chair-­ man  of  the  Ferrisburgh  Building  Maintenance  Committee.â€?  ARMELL:  â€œI  have  run  for  a  se-­ lectboard  position  in  the  past  but  was  not  successful  in  unseating  an  in-­ cumbent.  I  have  always  wanted  to  be  more  involved  in  what  is  happening  in  our  town.  I  do  not  plan  on  rocking  the  boat.  I  think  our  selectboard  has  done  a  great  job.  But  there  is  always  room  for  improvement,  and  if  elect-­ ed  I  look  forward  to  working  with  all  the  town’s  citizens  and  boards/com-­ missions  to  keep  things  on  track.â€? Â

Q:  Why  should  the  residents  of  Ferrisburgh  vote  for  you? MUIR:  â€œOur  town  of  Ferris-­ burgh  is  a  very  special  piece  of  Ver-­ mont  that  is  changing  and  growing,  which  presents  many  challenges.  I  want  to  be  involved  to  ensure  that  our  beautiful  town  grows  respon-­ sibly.  This  means  working  within  the  town  plan,  adopted  zoning  map  and  zoning  bylaws.  I  will  work  to-­ gether  with  the  board  to  keep  our  town  budget  at  a  reasonable  level;Íž  have  a  good  working  relationship  with  our  planning,  zoning  and  school  boards;Íž  work  with  our  agri-­ cultural  and  business  communities  to  keep  Ferrisburgh  on  the  leading  edge  in  Addison  County;Íž  and  be  available  to  hear  feedback  from  our  residents. ARMELL:  â€œAs  a  lifelong  resident  and  a  member  of  the  Ferrisburgh  Conservation  Commission  I  have  worked  with  the  town  boards  and  commissions  on  many  issues  and  have  a  good  knowledge  of  where  the  town  wishes  to  go  in  the  future.  I  be-­ OLHYH WKDW , ZRXOG EH D JRRG ÂżW RQ the  board.â€? Â

Q $UH WKHUH VSHFLÂżF LVVXHV RU concerns  you  would  like  to  address  if  elected  to  the  board? ARMELL:  â€œThere  are  concerns  that  I  have.  One  is  keeping  spending  in  check.  The  selectboard  has  done  a  great  job,  but  I  think  there  is  room  for  more  trimming  of  the  budget.  And  we  have  a  couple  of  pieces  of  SURSHUW\ WKDW ZH QHHG WR ÂżQG D XVH for  or  sell.â€?  MUIR:  â€œMy  motivation  for  run-­ ning  is  that  I  have  been  attending Â

Q:  Is  there  anything  you  would  like  to  add? ARMELL:  Since  I  am  retiring  (this  August)  and  my  plan  is  to  only  work  part-­time  locally,  I  will  have  plenty  of  opportunity  to  work  with  the  town  citizens  on  whatever  issues  come  up  and  work  with  all  the  town  boards  and  commissions.â€?  MUIR:  â€œA  vote  for  (me)  on  March  3  for  a  three-­year  term  as  selectper-­ son  will  give  the  citizens  a  person  that  will  work  hard  to  make  them  a  priority.â€?

Squall MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE’S  OLD  Chapel  nearly  disappears  in  a  brief  snow  squall  on  campus  last  week. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Porter  Hospital  sets  annual  gathering MIDDLEBURY — The 2015 annual meeting of Porter Medical Center will be held on Monday evening, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. in McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Room 216, on the campus of Middlebury College. The meeting is free and open to the public. The keynote speaker will be Vermont House of Representatives Speaker Shap Smith, who will offer his views and updates on health

care reform initiatives and pending legislation in the Vermont Legislature. The 2015 PMC annual meeting ZLOO DOVR EH WKH ÀQDO 3RUWHU DQQXDO meeting for retiring CEO/President James L. Daily. There will be a small reception for him starting at 5:30 p.m. outside of the meeting room. All are invited. In addition to the remarks by Speaker Smith, brief reports will

be provided by PMC board Chair Bill Townsend, PMC President James L. Daily and Medical Staff President Dr. Kris Anderson regarding the work of Porter Medical Center during the past year, and related topics of importance to the organization and community. For more information, call the Porter Medical Center public relaWLRQV RIĂ€FH DW

Corrections:

Snow  cubed

STEVE  SANTOR  HELPS  haul  away  one  of  the  forms  he  and  co-­workers  John  Quelch,  Tim  Parsons,  'DYH *URVKDQ DQG -DPLH &DVH XVHG WR FUHDWH ÂżYH ODUJH EORFNV RI SDFNHG VQRZ IRU 0LGGOHEXU\ &RO-­ lege’s  Winter  Carnival  snow  sculpture  contest  last  week.  The  cubes  were  set  to  be  sculpted  by  students  last  Thursday  and  Friday. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

The  Feb.  16  article  on  the  New  Haven  selectboard  races  incorrectly  stated  the  terms  held  by  current  se-­ lectboard  members  Charlie  Roy  and  Roger  Boise.  Roy  currently  holds  the  two-­year  seat  but  it  running  for  the  three-­year  seat.  Boise  currently  holds  the  three-­year  seat  and  is  not  seeking  another  term. ********** The  Feb.  12  story  on  the  ID-­4  board  meeting  incorrectly  stated  that  Ann  LaFiandra  said  she  was  opposed  to  changing  the  method  by  which  the  budget  is  voted  on  to  Australian  bal-­ lot.  She  is,  in  fact,  supportive  of  us-­ ing  an  Australian  ballot.

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Education  bill  sets  the  stage  for  Town  Meeting  discussion Consider  how  it  might  work  if  a  legislative  proposal  to  create  a  single  school  board  per  school  district  were  approved  this  session.  The  measure,  for  H[DPSOH ZRXOG SKDVH RXW WKH VHYHQ HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRRO ERDUGV LQ WKH $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ WKH 8' ERDUG UHSUHVHQWLQJ WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ 0LGGOH 6FKRRO DQG WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO DQG WKH VX-­ pervisory  union  board.  In  their  place,  one  district  board  would  represent  that  seven-­town  constituency  with  one  combined  budget. :LWK RQO\ RQH EXGJHW WKH GLVWULFW ZRXOG DOVR DGRSW RQH XQLIRUP WD[ UDWH DFURVV WKRVH VHYHQ WRZQV ² WKDWÂśV 0LGGOHEXU\ 5LSWRQ 6DOLVEXU\ 6KRUHKDP %ULGSRUW &RUQZDOO DQG :H\EULGJH 7KDW SURVSHFW VDLG 5HS 'DYLG 6KDUSH ' %ULVWRO FRXOG EULQJ ÂżQDQFLDO HIÂżFLHQFLHV ÂłLQ WHUPV RI KRZ WKH EXVLQHVV RIÂżFH UXQV WKH ERRNV DQG SD\V WKHLU ELOOV 7KHUH ZRXOG DOVR EH HGXFDWLRQDO HIÂżFLHQFLHV WKDW ZRXOG DOORZ WKH VXSHULQWHQGHQW DQG WKH SULQFLSDOV WR PRUH effectively  allocate  staff  across  the  schools  where  kids  need  to  have  staff.â€?  Districts  would  also  likely  be  able  to  reduce  administrative  and  paraprofes-­ sional  positions,  added  Sharpe,  who  is  chair  of  the  House  Education  Com-­ mittee  that  is  considering  such  reforms. 7KH SURSRVDO RIIHUV HFRQRPLF HIÂżFLHQFLHV E\ YLUWXH RI FRQVROLGDWLRQ ² a  very  business-­like  approach  to  addressing  one  aspect  of  the  high  cost  of  education  in  Vermont.  But  there  is  more  to  the  proposed  legislation.  The  pro-­ posed  bill  would  also  eliminate  small  school  grants  for  small  schools  within  districts  that  choose  to  adopt  the  consolidated  one-­board,  one-­budget  district. 7KDW FDUURW DQG VWLFN SURVSHFW ZDV WKH OHDG WRSLF DW WKLV 0RQGD\ÂśV OHJLVOD-­ WLYH EUHDNIDVW KHOG LQ %ULVWRO :LWK MXVW WZR ZHHNV EHIRUH 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ 'D\ it  surely  will  set  tongues  wagging  and  local  minds  churning  in  an  effort  to  grasp  the  changing  educational  landscape  before  us. While  the  legislation  is  still  being  formulated,  and  changes  are  inevitable  EHIRUH LW FRPHV WR D YRWH LI LW GRHV LW LV VWLOO ZRUWK VHULRXV FRQVLGHUDWLRQ DQG FRPPXQLW\ GLVFXVVLRQ DW 7RZQ 0HHWLQJV DFURVV WKH FRXQW\ DQG WKURXJKRXW the  state.  At  issue  are  obvious  questions:  Â‡ ,I VXFK OHJLVODWLRQ ZHUH SDVVHG ZRXOG DQ\ RI WKH DUHD VFKRRO GLVWULFWV elect  to  pursue  the  one-­district  formula?  If  so,  are  all  the  towns  in  that  district  comfortable  requiring  small  schools  to  forgo  their  small  school  grant  money  and  putting  it  into  the  larger  budget  to  be  dispersed  as  the  consolidated  board  VHHV ÂżW" ‡ ,V ODUJHU WUXO\ EHWWHU" &DQ RQH FRQVROLGDWHG VFKRRO ERDUG ZLWK IDU PRUH combined  resources  available,  better  serve  the  nine  schools  of  the  current  $&68 ZLWK WKH LQFUHDVHG Ă€H[LELOLW\ DQG RIIHULQJV DW LWV GLVSRVDO" &DQ LW VKLIW teaching  staff  and  aides  in  strategic  ways  to  increase  student-­teacher  ratios  to  not  only  drive  down  costs  but  also  improve  educational  outcomes? ‡ :LOO ORFDO FRQWURO EH ORVW RU ZLOO WKH ORFDO UHSUHVHQWDWLRQ ZLWKLQ WKH FRQ-­ solidated  board  (plus  the  continuation  of  local  school  committees,  or  any  VLPLODU LQVWLWXWLRQ WKDW WRZQV PD\ ZDQW WR FUHDWH EH VXIÂżFLHQW" ‡ :LOO WKH SURSRVHG FKDQJHV DFWXDOO\ UHGXFH VFKRRO VSHQGLQJ LQ DQ\ VLJQLÂż-­ cant  way,  or  is  it  legislative  posturing  that  does  too  little  too  late? ‡ $UH WKHUH EHWWHU ZD\V WR DFFRPSOLVK ÂżQDQFLDO HIÂżFLHQFLHV GULYH GRZQ costs  and  improve  outcomes? 7KHVH DUH QRW TXHVWLRQV WKDW ZLOO KDYH GHÂżQLWLYH DQVZHUV E\ 0DUFK ZKHQ UHVLGHQWV IURP WKURXJKRXW 9HUPRQW ZLOO JDWKHU RQ 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ 'D\ But  the  questions  should  spark  community  conversation  and  possible  action;Íž  that  is,  towns  could  â€”  and  maybe  should  â€”  use  the  occasion  to  create  ad  hoc  committees  to  study  these  issues  and  be  responsible  for  providing  com-­ munity  feedback  to  each  supervisory  union  board  as  this  bill,  and  others,  advance  through  the  legislative  process.  If  communities  want  to  have  an  ac-­ tive  voice  in  this  process,  they’ll  need  to  be  involved  at  the  earliest  possible  stage  â€”  and  that  means  now. Angelo  S.  Lynn

,V LW D ÂżJKW ZRUWK WDNLQJ RQ" State  Sen.  Anthony  Pollina  has  an  interesting  twist  on  the  long-­held  notion  to  twin  Vermont’s  presidential  primary  with  New  Hampshire’s,  which  has  VWDNHG RXW DQ XQFRPSURPLVLQJ ÂżUVW LQ WKH QDWLRQ VWDWXV DQG KDV FODLPHG DQ RXWVL]HG LQĂ€XHQFH LQ SUHVLGHQWLDO FDPSDLJQV VLQFH New  Hampshire  has  maintained  its  leading  status  via  a  state  law  that  main-­ tains  the  state  conducts  its  presidential  primary  at  least  seven  days  before  any  similar  election  in  any  other  state  (caucuses  like  the  ones  in  Iowa  don’t  count  EHFDXVH WKH\ DUHQÂśW SULPDULHV 6HQ 3ROOLQD KRZHYHU KDV LQWURGXFHG 6HQDWH %LOO WKDW VD\V Âł,Q SUHVL-­ dential  election  years,  a  presidential  primary  for  each  major  political  party  shall  be  held  in  all  municipalities  on  the  same  day  as  the  New  Hampshire  presidential  primary.â€? &OHYHU HK" /HW WKH GDWH Ă€RDW DQG MXVW WDJ DORQJ ZLWK ZKDWHYHU RXU QHLJK-­ bor  does. &RXOG LW ZRUN" 0D\EH EXW QRW ZLWKRXW VRPH WULEXODWLRQV )LUVW 6HF RI State  Jim  Condos  suggests  that  winging  it  wouldn’t  be  all  that  easy  consider-­ ing  the  many  administrative  deadlines  that  must  be  met.  Doing  so  without  a  ¿UP GDWH PDNHV WKH WDVN WKDW PXFK PRUH GLIÂżFXOW 7KHQ WKHUHÂśV WKH IDFW WKDW LWÂśV WKH QDWLRQDO SROLWLFDO SDUWLHV WKDW KDYH WKH ÂżQDO say  in  the  primary  schedule.  A  state  that  violates  that  agreed  upon  schedule  is  subject  to  punishment  by  the  respective  parties,  including  losing  the  voice  of  some  of  its  delegates  to  the  national  conventions  or,  more  importantly,  said  6WHYH 'XSUH\ D PHPEHU RI WKH 5HSXEOLFDQ 1DWLRQDO &RPPLWWHH IURP 1HZ +DPSVKLUH FDQGLGDWHV ZKR ÂżOHG WR JHW RQ WKH EDOORW RI D YLRODWLQJ VWDWH FRXOG be  denied  participation  in  future  debates. Fair?  Absolutely  not.  It’s  the  national  political  parties  stacking  the  deck  for  the  status  quo.  But  it’s  a  system  that  has  been  in  play  for  decades,  and  it’s  not  OLNHO\ WR FKDQJH ZLWKRXW D ÂżJKW 7KH TXHVWLRQ WKH /HJLVODWXUH PXVW DVN LV LW D ÂżJKW ZRUWK WDNLQJ RQ" Angelo  S.  Lynn

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A  BROKEN  WINDOW,  coated  with  snow  from  a  recent  storm,  barely  hangs  together  in  an  old  Bridport  barn. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Carr’s  death  a  loss  to  journalism David  Carr  died  last  week.  He  was  not  well  known  out-­ side  of  the  journalism  community,  perhaps  only  by  people  who  read  his  media  column  in  The  New  York  Times,  but  ZLWKLQ WKH ÂżHOG KH ZDV UHYHUHG DV D VWDXQFK GHIHQGHU RI WKH way  journalism  used  to  be  practiced. Carr  embodied  the  tropes  of  an  old-­school  journalist,  right  down  to  the  stereotype  of  the  chain-­smoking,  profane,  no-­time-­for-­bullshit  newspaperman.  That  was  and  is  a  cari-­ cature,  but  wrapped  within  it  is  a  dedication  to  the  craft  that  &DUU UHIXVHG WR OHW JR RI LQ WKH VW FHQWXU\ But  while  a  reporter  joked  that  Carr  came  across  as  a  FXUPXGJHRQ ZKRVH ³¿UVW WZHHW ZDV GRQH ZLWK D JXQ WR KLV head,â€?  Carr  acknowledged  that  journalism  is  and  has  al-­ ways  been  an  evolving  machine,  and  he  embraced  this  change. He  taught  us  that  being  a  good  report-­ HU DQG DGDSWLQJ WR D VW FHQWXU\ DXGL-­ HQFH DUH QRW PXWXDOO\ H[FOXVLYH QRWLRQV that  sticking  to  the  tenets  of  the  craft  was  By  Zach VWLOO SRVVLEOH LQ WKH ZRUOG RI FKDU-­ Despart acter  posts.  In  his  syllabus  for  his  jour-­ nalism  class  at  Boston  University  last  semester,  he  encouraged  students  to  look  beyond  print  to  other  mediums. He  celebrated  journalism  while  being  one  of  its  most  crit-­ ical  voices.  As  a  media  columnist  he  famously  defended  his  Times  colleagues  after  Vice PDJD]LQH H[HFXWLYHV FULWLFL]HG the  paper.  He  wasn’t  afraid  to  acknowledge  where  reporters  had  failed  â€”  in  November  he  admonished  members  of  the  media,  himself  included,  for  failing  to  investigate  rumors  of  %LOO &RVE\ÂśV VH[XDO LPSURSULHWLHV IRU GHFDGHV EHFDXVH WKH comedian  was  so  beloved. But  is  there  room  for  reporters  like  David  Carr  today,  who  are  both  unafraid  to  protect  the  traditions  of  journalism  and  adapt  to  the  changing  media  landscape? Â

In  many  newsrooms  across  the  country,  reporters  are  no  longer  just  that.  They’re  editors  and  copy  staff  and  photog-­ raphers  and  social  media  mavens  and,  tragically,  liaisons  to  advertisers.  Each  one  of  those  added  responsibilities  dilutes  WKH TXDOLW\ RI UHSRUWLQJ 6RPHWLPHV , WKLQN ZH H[LVW LQ D PL-­ crocosm  here  at  the  Addison  Independent,  where  reporters  UHSRUW DQG HGLWRUV HGLW :KHQ GLG WKDW EHFRPH WKH H[FHS-­ tion? 1HZVSDSHUV PD\ FHDVH WR H[LVW DV ZH NQRZ WKHP EXW journalism  is  not  dying.  I  acknowledge  that  I  have  a  horse  in  the  race  here,  but  I  refuse  to  believe  that  the  craft  is  on  its  way  out.  The  reason  for  that  is  because  no  matter  the  man-­ ner  in  which  we  ingest  news,  what  remains  is  the  story,  the  narrative  that  compels  us  to  read  in  the  ¿UVW SODFH 1R PHDVXUH RI DXWRPDWLRQ RU RXWVRXUFLQJ FDQ UHSODFH WKDW 5HDG-­ ers  will  always  crave,  and  deserve,  a  good  story. But  I  do  worry  that  in  newsrooms  across  the  country,  we’re  losing  cham-­ pions  like  David  Carr.  It  seems  that  newspapers  are  jettisoning  their  most  H[SHULHQFHG UHDG H[SHQVLYH UHSRUWHUV DV XQQHFHVVDU\ EDO-­ last.  But  it’s  not  just  a  cherished  byline  that  newspapers  lose  when  they  do  so,  it’s  the  institutional  memory  that  has  fos-­ tered  trust  with  readers. $OPRVW DQ\RQH FDQ VWULQJ VHQWHQFHV WRJHWKHU DQG RXW-­ line  the  who/what/where/when/why  of  a  story.  But  becom-­ ing  a  good  reporter  takes  years  of  practice.  You  can’t  learn  it  from  a  book  or  even  from  an  academic  program  â€”  only  by  writing  story  after  story  and  learning  something  new  each  WLPH ([SHULHQFHG MRXUQDOLVWV DV PHQWRUV DUH LQYDOXDEOH LQ that  process,  and  leaving  fresh-­out-­of-­j-­school  reporters  to  fend  for  themselves  (as  is  the  case  at  some  of  the  nation’s  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

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Sanders  could  spice  up  election Earlier  this  month,  Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  spoke  at  the  Brookings  Institution,  a  think  tank  in  the  nation’s  capital.  The  speech  allowed  Sanders,  who  is  considering  declaring  his  candidacy  for  president,  to  become  better  known  to  the  Washington  press  and  policy  community.  A  video  of  Sand-­ ers’  remarks,  and  the  subsequent  discussion  with  Wash-­ ington  Post  columnist  E.J.  Dionne  Jr.,  is  available  on  the  Brookings  website. The  speech  was  a  trial  run  for  Sanders’  presidential  cam-­ paign.  Like  any  candidate’s  standard  stump  speech,  Sand-­ ers  began  with  a  brief  account  of  his  political  career,  and  then  went  on  to  present  his  positions  on  policy  issues.  The  history  began  with  Sanders  not-­ ing  how  he  ran  for  several  Vermont  VWDWHZLGH RIÂżFHV LQ WKH V DV D /LE-­ erty  Union  candidate,  receiving  only  a  few  percent  of  the  vote  each  time,  then  was  elected  mayor  of  Burlington  in  E\ D YRWH PDUJLQ $IWHU HLJKW By  Eric  L.  Davis years  as  mayor,  Sanders  ran  a  credible  campaign  for  an  open  seat  in  the  U.S.  +RXVH LQ ÂżQLVKLQJ VHFRQG WR 5H-­ publican  Peter  Smith.  Sanders  came  back  to  defeat  Smith  in  DQG VHUYHG \HDUV LQ WKH 8 6 +RXVH EHIRUH EHLQJ HOHFWHG WR DQ RSHQ VHDW LQ WKH 8 6 6HQDWH LQ :LWK years  of  congressional  service,  Sanders  is  by  far  the  longest-­ tenured  independent  ever  to  serve  in  the  United  States  Con-­ gress. In  the  policy  part  of  his  speech,  Sanders  emphasized  the  rise  of  income  inequality  in  the  United  States,  with  the  con-­ sequent  squeeze  on  middle-­class  living  standards.  Sanders  argued  that,  although  inequality  has  accelerated  in  the  years  VLQFH WKH *UHDW 5HFHVVLRQ WKH WUHQG WRZDUG DQ LQFUHDVLQJ

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share  of  income  and  wealth  being  concentrated  among  a  YHU\ VPDOO QXPEHU RI KRXVHKROGV EHJDQ LQ WKH V $O-­ WKRXJK 6DQGHUV GLG QRW PDNH WKLV SRLQW WKH V ZHUH RI course,  the  time  when  Bill  and  Hillary  Clinton  were  last  in  the  White  House. Sanders  claimed  that  the  combination  of  income  inequal-­ ity  and  the  dependence  of  congressional  and  presidential  candidates  on  campaign  contributions  from  corporations  and  wealthy  interests  is  a  threat  not  just  to  the  American  dream  of  rising  living  standards  for  all,  but  also  to  American  democracy  itself.  In  Sanders’  view,  the  mainstream  media  is  complicit  in  these  trends,  because  of  the  dependence  of  much  of  the  media  on  corporate  advertising,  and  the  de-­ cline  in  investigative  reporting  result-­ ing  from  a  cutback  in  news  budgets  in  recent  years. Sanders  said  that  if  he  runs  for  presi-­ dent,  it  will  be  as  a  Democrat  in  the  primaries  and  caucuses,  not  as  an  in-­ dependent  in  the  general  election.  He  does  not  want  to  be  known  as  a  spoiler  who  facilitated  the  election  of  a  right-­ ZLQJ 5HSXEOLFDQ SUHVLGHQW Sanders’  making  peace  with  the  Democratic  Party  in  this  way  represents  a  major  change  from  his  early  career.  His  ¿UVW \HDUV DV PD\RU ZHUH PDUNHG E\ FRQĂ€LFWV EHWZHHQ %XU-­ lington  Progressives  and  Democrats,  and  Vermont  Demo-­ crats  attempted  to  prevent  him  from  being  elected  to  Con-­ JUHVV LQ WKH ÂżUVW SODFH , KRSH WKDW 6DQGHUV HQWHUV WKH SUHVLGHQWLDO FDPSDLJQ He  is  most  unlikely  to  win,  but  his  presence  on  the  debate  stage  in  early  states  such  as  Iowa  and  New  Hampshire  will  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

In  response  to  some  of  the  letters  concerning  Stan  Lazarus  and  the  Lazarus  family: Stan  Lazarus  was  recognized,  and  VWLOO LV E\ WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ /LRQV Club,  of  which  he  was  a  charter  member  in  good  standing.  Stan  was  presented  the  highest  and  most  prestigious  award  from  Lions  Inter-­ QDWLRQDO FDOOHG WKH Âł0HOYLQ -RQHV Fellowâ€?  for  dedicated  humanitarian  services. For  many  years,  a  Stan  Lazarus  Scholarship  is  presented  to  a  gradu-­ DWLQJ VHQLRU DW 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO IURP WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ Lions  Club.  Having  been  a  former  employee  of  Stan  Lazarus  at  Lazarus  Depart-­ ment  Store  and  a  former  employee  RI KLV EURWKHU (XJHQH Âł0LNH´ DW the  United  Five  Cent-­One  Dollar  Store,  I  can  say  that  many  young  people  got  an  education  in  retail  business,  handling  money  and  being  a  professional  in  a  business  world. The  Lazarus  family  certainly  did  a  lot  for  the  community,  much  behind  the  scenes. David  Preble Middlebury

Smiley  seeks  voters’  support New  Haven  sits  in  the  vibrant  center  of  Addison  County.  It  possesses  a  wealth  of  resources;Íž  landscape,  energy  sources,  transpor-­ tation  infrastructure  and  citizenry.  In  running  for  the  selectboard  in  New  Haven,  I  aspire  to  nurture  these  resources  and  encourage  their  creative  use. I  support  the  town’s  efforts  to  have  detailed  and  nuanced  solar  siting  standards,  initiatives  that  attract  new  families  to  New  Haven,  and  planning  and  zoning  actions  WKDW VXSSRUW WKH FRXQW\ÂśV GLYHUVLÂżHG agricultural  sector. I  would  appreciate  your  vote  for  Susan  Smiley  for  the  New  Haven  VHOHFWERDUG RQ 0DUFK Susan  Smiley New  Haven

ID-­4  candidate  shares  story Greetings!  I  want  to  take  this  opportunity  to  introduce  myself  to  those  of  you  who  do  not  know  me.  0\ QDPH LV (ODLQH 2UR]FR +DP-­ mond  and  I  am  running  for  the  ID-­4  0DU\ +RJDQ VFKRRO ERDUG Along  with  our  three  young  children,  my  husband,  Chris,  and  I  PRYHG WR 0LGGOHEXU\ DOPRVW WKUHH years  ago  from  the  busy  Washing-­ ton,  D.C.,  area.  We  were  looking  for  a  way  to  slow  down  and  enrich  our  children’s  lives,  while  getting  truly  involved  in  our  community.  For  the  past  couple  years,  Chris  has  helped  coach  youth  basketball  for  the  town  while  I  have  volunteered  DW 0DU\ +RJDQ LQ YDULRXV ZD\V including  reading  in  the  classroom,  FKDSHURQLQJ ÂżHOG WULSV FRXQWLQJ PLQXWHV IRU WKH 5HDG D 7KRQ DQG DVVLVWDQW FRDFKLQJ *LUOV RQ WKH 5XQ an  athletic  youth  development  pro-­ JUDP IRU JLUOV LQ WKLUG ÂżIWK JUDGH Entering  the  school  board  race  is  a  meaningful  way  to  get  even  more  LQYROYHG LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 0\ WKUHH FKLOGUHQ DWWHQG 0DU\ +RJDQ ÂżUVW ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK JUDGHV and  I  have  been  thoroughly  im-­ pressed  with  the  quality  of  its  teachers,  staff,  administration  and  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

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Marijuana  legislation  a  bad  idea The  following  is  an  outline  of  a  re-­ juana  on  federal  lands  or  in  federal  re-­ port  on  the  legalizing  of  marijuana  in  serves  and  (8)  preventing  possession  Vermont.  The  RAND  Corp.,  which  is  on  federal  property.â€? well  known  for  its  research  on  drug  The  report  brought  up  health  issues,  issues,  set  out,  in  165  pages,  the  facts  which,  depending  on  the  age  of  the  and  insights,  including  issues  for  or  person,  amount  of  usage,  risks  taken  against,  such  as  gover-­ and  other  points,  are  (1)  nance,  taxes  and  health  overuse,  frequent  use;Íž  (2)  care,  and  then  allowing  the  overdoses;Íž  (3)  young  chil-­ states  to  use  the  work  to  dren  â€”  accidental  inges-­ write  a  law,  in  this  case  on  tion;Íž  (4)  short-­term  memo-­ marijuana. ry;Íž  and  (5)  accidents,  falls,  What  are  the  topics  cov-­ motor  vehicle  accidents. ered  that  the  Legislature  If  the  production  of  mar-­ would  have  to  consider  ijuana  were  legalized,  how  in  order  to  legalize  mari-­ would  it  be  supplied?  (1)  juana? Who  is  allowed  to  supply  Federal  law  does  not  al-­ marijuana:  small  co-­ops,  low  the  growth,  use  or  sale  buyers’  clubs,  state  stores,  of  marijuana;Íž  however,  the  QRQSURÂżWV IDUPV LQGLYLG-­ U.S.  Department  of  Justice  by Rep. Betty Nuovo uals,  etc.?  (2)  Who  can  do  will  tolerate  the  legaliza-­ the  production  and  supply?  D-Middlebury tion  of  marijuana  activi-­ (3)  Can  adults  grow  their  ties  as  long  as  the  state  has  own?  (4)  Options  on  pro-­ “strong  and  effective  regulatory  and  hibition  and/or  reduced  sanctions?  (5)  enforcement  systems  that  will  address  Who  distributes  marijuana?  (6)  Local  the  threat  those  state  laws  could  pose  or  state  control  of  retail  sales;Íž  does  the  to  public  safety,  public  health  and  oth-­ government  or  the  public  operate  the  er  law  enforcement  interests.â€?  These  supply  chain?  (7)  etc. federal  issues  are:  â€œ(1)  Preventing  the  There  are  other  issues  that  would  distribution  to  minors,  under  21,  (2)  need  to  be  decided,  such  as  (8)  en-­ preventing  enrichment  of  gangs  and  forcement;Íž  (9)  labeling,  including  criminal  enterprises,  (3)  preventing  potency;Íž  (10)  concentration  of  mari-­ diversion  to  other  states,  (4)  prevent-­ juana;Íž  (11)  distance  between  stores  ing  dealing  other  drugs,  (5)  prevent-­ selling  marijuana  and  schools;Íž  (12)  ing  violence  or  the  use  of  weapons,  keeping  minors  away  from  stores  (6)  preventing  drugged  driving  and  selling  marijuana;Íž  (13)  public  health;Íž  exacerbation  of  other  public  health  (14)  monopoly  or  not;Íž  (15)  different  consequences  associated  with  mari-­ brands  consumers  can  recognize;Íž  (16)  juana,  (7)  preventing  growing  mari-­ skilled  workers  to  ensure  potency  of Â

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the  product;Íž  (17)  keeping  distances  between  marijuana  and  people  sell-­ ing  hard  drugs;Íž  (18)  advertising;Íž  (19)  public  control  of  the  planting  and  sell-­ ing  of  marijuana;Íž  (20)  licensing;Íž  (21)  etc. The  state  also  has  to  decide  the  following:  taxes,  fees,  who  pays  and  how  to  administer.  Legalization  could  LQĂ€XHQFH WD[ UHYHQXH GHSHQGLQJ RQ how  much  money  is  spent  on  regu-­ lating  the  market;Íž  on  the  federal  gov-­ ernment,  which  does  not  allow  some  taxes;Íž  on  sales  to  other  states;Íž  and  one  state  taking  away  another  state’s  mar-­ ket.  Additional  issues:  (1)  government  auctions;Íž  (2)  licenses,  when  and  what  kind;Íž  (3)  consumer  fees,  charging  customers  for  the  privilege  of  buying  marijuana;Íž  (4)  sales  taxes;Íž  (5)  when  and  how  the  taxes  would  be  collected. Three  threats:  (1)  If  taxes  are  too  high  there  could  be  a  black  market;Íž  (2)  the  public  could  condone  tax  evasion;Íž  (3)  federal  law,  what  would  they  do? Would  the  use  of  marijuana  and  un-­ derage  use  create  social,  educational,  health  and  enforcement  problems?  Would  that  outweigh  all  the  revenues  collected?  The  results  of  this  report  show  that  this  is  a  very  complicated  DQG GLIÂżFXOW LVVXH DQG WKHUH VKRXOG EH no  effort  to  draft  legislation  until  these  questions  raised  in  the  RAND  Corp.  report  are  thoroughly  researched  and  answered. I  am  not  going  to  vote  for  this  bill,  but  I  thought  you  might  like  to  know  about  the  report.

Letters to the Editor ID-­4  board  right  in  wanting  to  keep  annual  meeting I  saw  the  editorial  about  poten-­ tially  changing  the  ID-­4  budget  process.  I  am  glad  that  petitioners  are  looking  to  raise  awareness  of  our  local  school  budget,  such  a  great  topic!  I  wish  to  share  other  thoughts  that  come  to  mind  since  they  were  not  covered  by  the  paper. I  attended  the  last  ID-­4  meeting  and  witnessed  a  very  thoughtful  board  wrestling  with  a  complicated  question.  They  have  done  their  homework  on  their  current  charter  and  certainly  welcome  more  par-­ ticipation  in  their  budget  voting  and  process. I  agree  with  board  members  that  it  would  be  a  shame  to  lose  the  town  meeting-­like  atmosphere  of  their  annual  meeting  in  April.  I  love  our  Fire  District  No.  1  annual  meetings  here  in  East  Middlebury  (in  Janu-­ DU\ HYHQ WKRXJK DWWHQGDQFH Ă€XFWX-­ ates  depending  on  issues. As  a  selectboard  member,  I  would  not  want  to  see  the  town  of  Middlebury  drop  our  town  meeting Â

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It  is  way  past  the  time  when  Gov.  Shumlin  should  have  caught  up  with  a  fast  growing  segment  of  the  public,  which  realizes  now  that  the  so-­called  Addison  Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project  has  been  a  â€œpipe  dreamâ€?  all  along.  This  pipeline  never  made  sense. Imagine  a  pipeline  costing  $154 Â

million  to  serve  3,000  additional  customers  â€”  more  than  $50,000  per  customer.  I  live  in  Middlebury  and  am  in  one  of  the  households  that  Vermont  Gas  wants  to  connect  to  their  pipeline.  No  way  do  I  want  that  money  spent  so  that  I  can  have  natu-­ ral  gas,  even  if  it  is  the  ratepayers Â

in  Chittenden  and  Franklin  counties  who  are  required  to  pay  for  it. Please  wake  up,  Gov.  Shumlin.  Whom  are  you  listening  to?  It  is  time  to  get  with  the  program. George  Klohck Middlebury

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) larger  newspapers)  is  no  way  to  run  a  newspaper.  Thankfully,  that  isn’t  the  case  at  the  Independent,  and  in  the  18  months  I’ve  been  here,  I’ve  gleaned  countless  bits  of  knowledge  from  John,  John,  Angelo  and  Andy. I  can’t  say  that  David  Carr  inspired  me  to  be  a  journalist,  but  he  certainly  FRQÂżUPHG P\ EHOLHI WKDW P\ HQWU\ into  this  endlessly  frustrating,  poorly  paid,  exhausting-­if-­done-­correctly  endeavor  was  the  right  move.  There’s  nothing  I’d  rather  be  doing. I  am  afforded  the  luxury  of  this  rosy  outlook  by  the  virtue  of  being  a  24-­year-­old  who  has  never  been  laid  off  or  faced  or  otherwise  endured Â

Davis (Continued  from  Page  4A) make  Hillary  Clinton  a  stronger  can-­ didate.  Clinton  needs  to  develop  a  response  to  Sanders’  claims  about  income  in-­ HTXDOLW\ DQG FRUSRUDWH LQĂ€XHQFH LQ the  American  political  system,  espe-­ cially  considering  the  great  wealth  the  Clintons  have  accumulated  since  leaving  the  White  House  and  their  GHSHQGHQFH RQ VL[ DQG VHYHQ ÂżJXUH speech  fees  from  corporations  and  af-­ Ă€XHQW LQGLYLGXDOV &OLQWRQ DOVR QHHGV to  respond  to  the  arguments  for  a  re-­ alistic  and  restrained  foreign  policy  that  will  be  made  not  just  by  Sanders,  but  also  by  former  Virginia  Sen.  Jim  Webb,  another  potential  Democratic  presidential  candidate.  Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  College.

failure.  I  hope  that  this  dedication  to  the  craft  and  optimism  in  the  future  shared  by  many  young  journalists  not  yet  drowning  in  cynicism  would  have  impressed  Carr.  I  don’t  think  he  would  have  accepted  the  offer  to  lecture  on  journalism  at  Boston  University  if  he Â

didn’t  have  some  faith  in  us. I  hope  there  are  other  David  Carrs  among  us,  and  I  hope  his  work  con-­ tinues  to  encourage  college  graduates  to  become  reporters.  It  is,  as  H.L.  Mencken  confessed  and  I’m  sure  Carr  would  agree,  â€œthe  life  of  kings.â€?

Town  Meeting  Letter  Policy Town  Meeting  Day  is  coming  up  and  the  Addison  Independent  wants  to  give  everyone  a  chance  to  have  their  voices  heard  in  our  letters  forum.  We  encourage  citizens  to  discuss  and  debate  issues  and  candidates  on  which  they  will  cast  ballots  come  March  3.  To  ensure  that  we  have  room  to  publish  a  letter  to  the  editor  from  any  local  resident  who  wants  to  share  their  opinion  we  will  limit  each  individual  to  one  letter  of  no  more  than  800  words  on  a  single  topic  during  the  six  weeks  leading  up  to  Town  Meeting  Day.

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again  this  year.  Other  community  leaders  could  show  the  same  interest  and  support  among  their  boards  and  committees. ID-­4  Chairwoman  Ruth  Hardy  has  been  invited  by  the  selectboard  to  give  a  brief  presentation  at  Middlebury’s  town  meeting.  This  is  an  excellent  way  to  inform  the  public  before  an  April  meeting  and  get  us  all  motivated. One  ID-­4  board  member  jokingly  suggested  that  the  best  way  to  get  more  people  in  the  seats  is  to  have  D FRQĂ€LFW , ODXJKHG ² EXW LWÂśV WUXH Nothing  seems  to  motivate  us  more  than  trying  to  get  our  own  ideas  out  there. I’m  sure  there  will  be  a  lively  GLVFXVVLRQ RQ WKH Ă€RRU DW WKH ,' annual  meeting  this  year.  The  ID-­4  board  is  carefully  weighing  what  options  work  best  for  both  their  board  and  Mary  Hogan  School.  It  is  my  pleasure  to  offer  my  support  to  them,  regardless  of  what  is  decided. Susan  Shashok Middlebury

New  legislation  offers  optimism  on  health  care  reform

Two  new  bills  (H.207  and  S.88)  have  been  introduced  with  tri-­ partisan  co-­sponsorship  (Democrat,  Republican  and  Progressive  in  the  House  version).  They  hold  the  promise  of  getting  Vermont  back  on  track  in  creating  a  system  where  health  care  is  a  public  good  for  all  Vermonters. They  do  so  by  starting  at  the  (Continued  from  Page  4A) people,  who  might  not  otherwise  re-­ FDOO\ RSSRVHG WR HDFK RWKHU ÂżQG JURXQG Ă€RRU LQ D SODFH WKDW KDV DQ programming.  I  am  a  big  fan  of  ceive  that  support,  really  can  make  a  common  ground. impact  on  all  of  us  â€”  primary  care.  public  education,  and  am  also  a  difference  and  positively  impact  the  Because  of  my  broad  personal  Primary  care  is  where  most  of  us  get  proud  product  (I  attended  public  el-­ community  as  a  whole.  If  elected,  and  professional  experience,  I  feel  most  of  our  care,  most  of  the  time.  ementary,  middle  and  high  schools,  I  would  effectively  support  Mary  FRQÂżGHQW LQ P\ DELOLW\ WR ZRUN These  bills  would  set  up  publicly  as  well  as  state  institutions  for  my  Hogan’s  socioeconomically  diverse  with  a  group  of  people  with  assort-­ ÂżQDQFHG IUHH DW SRLQW RI VHUYLFH undergraduate  and  law  degrees). student  body,  while  paying  close  ed  and  varying  opinions  and  ideas.  primary  care  for  all  Vermonters  My  background,  along  with  my  attention  to  residents’  and  taxpayers’  If  elected,  I  would  do  my  best  to  starting  in  2017.   children’s  experience  and  what  I  concerns. work  with  school  administrators  Why  should  we  Vermonters  sup-­ KDYH VHHQ ÂżUVW KDQG LQ WKH VFKRRO I  have  over  10  years  of  practi-­ and  the  board,  building  upon  their  port  these  proposals?  Numerous  has  shaped  my  views  about  what  is  cal  experience  serving  on  and  many  years  of  strong  leadership.  studies  show  that  primary  care  is  the  important  for  Mary  Hogan  students.  facilitating  boards  and  committees.  Mary  Hogan  teachers,  assistants,  key  medical  service  in  improving  In  addition,  I  have  served  for  seven  My  board  experience  includes  my  staff,  administrators  and  ID-­4  board  population  health  as  a  whole  and  in  years  as  the  part-­time  executive  di-­ Abramson  work  with  over  30  board  members  tirelessly  work  together  lowering  costs.  It  makes  sense  that  rector  of  the  Abramson  Scholarship  members,  serving  as  president  and  for  our  children  and,  for  this,  I  broad-­based  access  to  primary  care  )RXQGDWLRQ D QRQSURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ development  chair  of  a  cooperative  thank  you. can  save  money  and  improve  health,  dedicated  to  helping  low-­income  nursery  school,  and  as  a  member  of  I  hope  you  will  consider  voting  for  undeterred  access  to  primary  youth  attend  college  (most  of  whom  a  community  board.  My  committee  for  me  on  Tuesday,  March  3.  If  you  care  will  get  people  into  treatment  DUH WKH ÂżUVW LQ WKHLU IDPLOLHV WR GR experience  ranges  from  heading  a  have  any  questions  or  concerns,  feel  before  their  problems  are  serious,  so).  It  is  imperative  to  me  that  we  PTA  committee  focused  on  school  free  to  email  me  at  elaineorozco-­ thus  reducing  their  chances  of  expe-­ DWWHPSW WR HTXDOL]H WKH SOD\LQJ ÂżHOG enrichment  opportunities,  to  sit-­ hammond@gmail.com.  I  am  excited  riencing  lengthy  hospitalizations  or  for  Mary  Hogan  children  while  bal-­ ting  on  both  a  diversity  committee  and  humbled  for  the  opportunity  emergency  room  visits.   ancing  the  value  of  introducing  new  and  a  police  and  civilian  relations  to  run  for  the  important  position  of  But  what  would  this  cost?  Prima-­ and  exciting  opportunities  to  ALL  of  committee.  In  addition,  I  have  ID-­4  board  member.  Thank  you  for  ry  care,  though  incredibly  important  our  children. worked  for  two  labor  unions,  which  your  time. to  public  health,  is  relatively  inex-­ , KDYH VHHQ ÂżUVW KDQG KRZ allowed  me  to  see  how  groups  of  Elaine  Orozco  Hammond encouraging  and  nurturing  young  people  that  are  inherently  diametri-­ Middlebury

Time  for  Shumlin  to  take  correct  position  on  pipeline

and  go  to  an  all-­Australian  ballot  vote  for  the  reasons  Angelo  states.  I  value  being  able  to  see  and  hear  people  ask  questions  and  get  them  answered  fully  at  our  town  meet-­ ing. Sure,  it  can  be  hard  to  speak  up  in  meetings;Íž  I  am  quite  shy  my-­ self.  But  I  carefully  guard  the  right  for  someone  to  speak  up,  whether  they  decide  to  say  anything  or  not.  More  importantly,  the  possibility  of  PRGLI\LQJ DQ DUWLFOH RQ WKH Ă€RRU LV a  very  powerful  right  and  it  would  be  a  shame  for  us  to  lose  that  ability  with  a  new  ID-­4  process. If  the  main  reason  to  ask  ID-­4  to  change  their  charter  is  to  solicit  more  participation,  then  Middlebury  could  accomplish  that  goal  while  letting  the  April  annual  meeting  remain. The  Addison  Independent  could  easily  rally  interest  with  a  timely  article  or  editorial  every  year.  I  attended  the  ID-­4  annual  meeting  last  year  and  I  will  encourage  my  selectboard  colleagues  to  join  me Â

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pensive.  So,  considering  and  pass-­ ing  this  bill  would  not  be  a  daunt-­ LQJ ÂżUVW VWHS IRU RXU /HJLVODWXUH to  take  in  keeping  Vermont  on  the  road  to  universal  health  care.  Since  primary  care  is  not  a  large  percent-­ age  of  total  health  care  costs,  yearly  costs  for  such  a  program  would  be  roughly  $160  million,  or  the  equivalent  of  1.22  percent  payroll  tax  (though  it  certainly  need  not  be  ¿QDQFHG E\ D SD\UROO WD[ )XUWKHU-­ more,  since  state  regulations  do  not  DOORZ LQVXUHUV WR UHĂ€HFW FKDUJHV for  services  that  they  do  not  pay  out  for,  our  private  insurance  rates  ZRXOG QHHG WR UHĂ€HFW WKLV FKDQJH as  well.  This  way  we  would  not  be  paying  double.   Since  Gov.  Shumlin’s  announce-­ ment  that  he  would  not  put  forward  WR WKH /HJLVODWXUH D ÂżQDQFLQJ SODQ for  a  comprehensive  single-­payer  plan  this  year,  there  has  been  much  commentary  and  questioning  about  Vermont’s  road  to  the  vision  articulated  in  Act  48  â€”  that  health  care  should  be  a  universal  public  good.  However,  H.207/S.88  would  help  to  keep  us  on  the  road  laid  out Â

in  that  groundbreaking  legislation.  Instead  of  creating  the  entire  system  at  once,  though,  these  bills  start  out  with  one  sector  of  care  â€”  a  sector  that  all  of  us  need  and  use.  If  considered  by  the  Legislature  and  ultimately  passed  into  law,  pub-­ licly  funded  primary  care  would  not  only  make  access  to  primary  care  universal  in  our  state,  but  it  will  also  help  build  the  mechanisms  upon  which  a  broader  based  publicly  ¿QDQFHG V\VWHP PLJKW HYHQWXDOO\ be  organized.  Many  other  publicly  ¿QDQFHG V\VWHPV KDYH IROORZHG D similar  chronology,  starting  with  one  sector  of  care  and  then  add-­ ing  others  (our  own  Medicare,  for  instance,  began  with  hospital  care). In  short,  we  should  support  the  initiative  to  make  primary  care  a  public  good  in  Vermont.  It  is  a  very  positive  step  in  improving  health  care  access  and  quality,  and  containing  costs,  the  key  ingredients  needed  for  any  successful  health  care  system  if  it  is  to  truly  serve  all  of  us.  Ellen  Oxfeld Middlebury

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Obituaries Joseph Boisse, 77, Monkton

MONKTON  â€”  Joseph  Adonias  Boisse,  77,  of  Monkton  died  on  Feb.  14,  2015,  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  in  Burlington.  He  was  surrounded  by  his  spouse,  brother  and  sister-­in-­law. Joe  was  born  in  Marlborough,  Mass.,  on  June  20,  1937,  the  son  of  Antonio  J.  Boisse  and  Blanche  V.  Demers.  He  leaves  behind  his  spouse,  David  L.  Williams  of  Monkton;Íž  brother,  Henry  A.  Boisse,  and  wife,  Marlene  Buzzi-­Boisse,  of  Monkton;Íž  sister  Yvonne  Slattery  of  Attleboro,  Mass.;Íž  nephews  Stephen  and  Deborah  Boisse  of  River  Grove,  Ill.,  Michael  and  Jennifer  Schromm  of  Duxbury,  Mass.,  Lawrence  and  Nania  Boisse  of  South  Burlington,  Vt.,  William  Slattery  of  Attleboro,  Mass.,  and  7RGG +RXVWRQ RI 3ODLQÂż HOG &RQQ and  nieces  Katherine  and  Alexander  Crosett  III  of  North  Andover,  Mass.;Íž  Valerie  Boisse  of  Essex  Junction,  Vt.,  Marcia  and  Bradley  St.  Amour  of  Milton,  Vt.,  and  Tanya  Buzzi-­Ames  of  Weymouth,  Mass.  Numerous  great-­nephews  and  -­nieces  also  survive  Joe. He  was  predeceased  by  a  sister,  0DULH %RLVVH RI 3ODLQÂż HOG &RQQ Joe  received  a  bachelor’s  degree  from  Stonehill  College  in  Easton,  Mass.;Íž  a  master’s  degree  in  library  science  and  French  from  Simmons  College  in  Boston,  Mass.;Íž  and  a Â

doctoral  degree  in  education  from  Temple  University  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. Joe  retired  from  the  University  of  California  Santa  Barbara  (UCSB)  as  Director  of  Libraries  after  15  years  of  service  in  that  position.  During  his  tenure,  Joe  was  elected  president  of  the  Association  of  College  and  Research  Libraries. Joe  was  deeply  committed  to  increasing  diversity  in  academic  research  libraries.  In  1985  he  estab-­ OLVKHG RQH RI WKH Âż UVW UHVLGHQF\ programs  for  minority  librarians.  He  actively  supported  the  acquisitions  of  FROOHFWLRQ WKDW QRZ SURYLGH VLJQLÂż FDQW research  opportunities  in  ethnic  and  multicultural  studies,  the  performing  arts,  and  American  religions.  He  was  active  in  the  International  Federation  of  Library  Association  (IFLA)  travel-­ ing  to  Paris,  Barcelona  and  Istanbul.  His  personal  travels  included  trips  to  South  Africa,  Russia  and  Australia. Joe  was  an  avid  reader  with  a  keen  interest  in  Quebecois  literature.  He  also  enjoyed  French  cuisine  and  gardening. Once  retired  from  UCSB,  Joe  and  David  relocated  to  Monkton.  After  living  in  Monkton  for  a  few  years,  Joe  ran  for  and  was  elected  to  the  Monkton  Town  Lister’s  position.  After  holding  this  position  for  15  years,  he  resigned  as  Town  Lister  for Â

Russell Jackson Jr., 51, New Haven

NEW  HAVEN  â€”  Russell  William  â€œBuckâ€?  Jackson  Jr.,  51,  died  Friday  afternoon,  Feb.  13,  2015,  at  his  home  after  a  long  illness. He  was  born  Sept.  14,  1963,  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  Russell  William  Jackson  Sr.  and  Jeannette  (Larocque)  Jackson.  He  was  a  gradu-­ ate  of  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School,  class  of  1982.  He  worked  on  the  farm  of  Rodney  Boise  in  New  Haven.  He  was  a  truck  driver  at  Middlebury  College.  He  was  owner  and  operator  of  J&B  Automotive  in  New  Haven  for  several  years.  He  was  a  driver  for  John  Whitney  Farm  Services  of  Cornwall.  He  worked  for  #1  Auto  in  Middlebury  and  worked  the  farm  ¿ HOGV RI KLV OLIHORQJ IULHQG -LP Choiniere  of  Panton. Russell  enjoyed  mechanics,  snow-­ JOSEPH  BOISSE mobiling  with  his  friends,  hunting  DQG Âż VKLQJ DQG ZDWFKLQJ IRRWEDOO and  was  an  avid  Steelers  fan.  health  reasons.  He  is  survived  by  his  mother  Joe  and  his  spouse,  David,  enjoyed  Jeannette  Jackson  of  New  Haven;Íž  a  41-­year  committed  relationship  sisters  Sherry  Jackson  and  her  together. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV GRQDWLRQV FDQ be  made  to  Planned  Parenthood  of  Northern  New  England,  128  Lakeside  Ave.,  Suite  301,  Burlington,  VT  05401. BRISTOL  â€”  Marion  Kate  A  remembrance  event  will  be  MacGowan,  81,  of  Bristol  died  DQQRXQFHG DW D ODWHU GDWH ¸ Feb.  16,  2015. She  was  born  in  Addison  to  Mae  Field  and  Fred  Moorby.  She  attended  Vergennes  High  School  and  worked  as  a  legal  secretary.  Her  family  says  she  enjoyed  horses,  dogs,  music,  movies  and  cooking. She  was  the  beloved  mother  of  two  children,  the  late  Frederick Â

great-­grandchildren  were  her  life:  grandchildren  Kayla,  Ryan,  Isabella,  Eliza  and  Gabriella;Íž  and  great-­ grandchildren  Zachary  Jr.,  Hayden  and  Brianna. She  also  leaves  behind  her  siblings  Andrea  Marcotte  of  Port  Henry,  Stan  Gilbo  and  his  wife  Bea  of  Mineville,  N.Y.,  and  Michael  Gilbo  of  Boston,  Mass. There  will  be  no  calling  hours.  A  memorial  service  will  be  held  some-­ time  in  the  summer. The  family  requests  in  lieu  of  Ă€ RZHUV WKDW D GRQDWLRQ EH PDGH WR Addison  County  Home  Health  and  +RVSLFH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ ¸

WANTAGE,  N.J.   â€”  Howard  E.  DeVoid  Jr.,  81,  died  Tuesday,  Feb.  17,  2015,  at  his  residence  in  Wantage. Born  in  Salisbury,  Vt.,  to  the  late  Howard  E.  DeVoid  Sr.  and  Jennie  (Baker)  DeVoid,  he  grew  up  in  Vermont,  where  he  maintained  a  summer  residence.  He  had  lived  in  Wayne  before  recently  moving  to  Wantage  two  years  ago. He  served  in  the  United  States  Marines  Corps  during  the  Korean  War.  He  was  employed  by  American  Cyanamid  in  Wayne  as  a  transporta-­ tion  manager  before  his  retirement. He  was  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  High  School  in  Vermont,  where  he  was  a  four-­year  varsity  football  player,  participated  in  the  school  choir  and  band,  and  was  nominated Â

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his  harmonica. Surviving  are  his  wife,  Edna  Cram  Weller  of  Rutland;͞  a  daugh-­ ter,  Karlene  Johnson,  also  of  Rutland;͞  a  sister,  Catherine  Weller  of  Brattleboro;͞  and  a  brother,  Buster  Weller  of  Middlebury.  Two  grand-­ daughters,  eight  great-­grandchildren  and  several  cousins  also  survive  him. The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place  at  a  later  date  in  Pine  Hill  Cemetery  in  Brandon. Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  Brandon  Area  Rescue  Squad,  P.O.  Box  232,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

retiring  as  director  of  operations  in  2001.  He  was  also  a  lifetime  member  of  the  Orangeburg  Volunteer  Fire  Department. He  is  survived  by  a  large,  loving  family  including  his  children,  Andrea  Sparhawk  and  husband  Peter  of  Downingtown,  Pa.,  Amy  Sheehy  and  husband  Jeffrey  of  Blauvelt,  N.Y.,  and  David  Cole  Jr.  and  wife  Rebecca  of  Wellesley,  Mass.  He  leaves  one  sister,  Susan  McMaster  and  husband  Tom  of  Boca  Raton, Â

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The family of Jay D’Avignon wish to thank all of the people who have been supportive of us since Jay’s death. The Weybridge Fire Department for being on scene as well as for setting up for Jay’s service, including food and anything else the family needed. Thanks also to Middlebury Rescue Squad for their valiant efforts to help Jay. Porter Medical Center Emergency Room for their caring and kindness. It will never be forgotten. We also wish to thank Subaru Rally Team, USA – especially Nick who trucked Travis Pastrana’s car here from Virginia and Lance who made it happen. Thanks to 802Performance for getting the word to Subaru as well as all the other help they provided us. Thanks to Mike’s Fuels for their generous gift to Becky. Also thank you to Dr. Julia McDaniel, Select Board of Weybridge, especially Dan James, and the American Legion. Thanks to all who sent messages via Facebook, messenger, text and phone calls. Each message was very special to all of us. Thanks to all who showed up at the calling hours and/or Jay’s Celebration of Life Service. The number of people who came was overwhelming and proved how important family and community are at times like this. Thank you all who sent beautiful flowers to help heal our hearts. Thanks to every single person who stopped by our homes and the Garage to express their sympathy and offer assistance. Our warmest thanks for all your kindness, generosity and support. You will never know how much your sentiments have meant to all of us. Fondly, The D’Avignon, Holden, Boss, Root and Smith families

MacGowan  and  Donna  MacGowan,  who  resides  in  Boston,  Mass.,  with  her  husband,  Richard  Rickles. Of  her  nine  siblings  she  is  survived  by  George  Moorby  and  his  wife  Susan,  Ronald  Moorby  and  his  wife  Kathie,  Ralph  Moorby,  Nancy  Moorby,  Linda  Lafaver,  and  Glenn  Moorby  and  his  wife  Barbara. Visiting  hours  are  at Â

Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home,  4  South  St.,  Bristol,  between  6-­8  p.m.  on  Friday,  Feb.  20.  The  church  service  will  be  held  at  St.  Ambrose  Church,  11  School  St.,  Bristol,  at  11:30  a.m.  on  Saturday,  Feb.  21. ,QVWHDG RI Ă€ RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ requests  that  donations  be  made  to  Have  a  Heart  Community  Food  Shelf,  St.  Ambrose  Church,  11  School  St.,  Bristol,  VT  05443. Â

“Most  Popularâ€?  his  senior  year.  Most  recently,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Wantage  United  Methodist  Church  and  its  choir  and  had  recently  joined  the  American  Legion  Post  213  in  Wantage.  His  family  says  he  also  continued  a  love  of  music  and  bass  singing.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  60  years,  Jean  C.  (Brubaker);Íž  two  sons,  Howard  E.  DeVoid  III  and  his  wife  Diane  of  Wantage  and  Frank  DeVoid  and  his  wife  Karen  of  Clayton,  N.C.;Íž  his  daughter,  Margaret  DeVoid  of  Paterson;Íž  his  brother,  Eugene  DeVoid  and  his  wife  Suzanne  of  3UHVFRWW 9DOOH\ $UL] DQG Âż YH grandchildren.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  sister,  Clara  Carroll,  on  June  1,  2014. Funeral  services  along  with Â

American  Legion  services  and  mili-­ tary  honors  will  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on  Friday,  Feb.  20,  2015,  at  the  Pinkel  Funeral  Home,  31  Bank  St.  (Route  23),  Sussex.  Friends  may  pay  their  respects  to  the  family  three  hours  prior  to  the  funeral  service  on  Friday  from  4  to  7  p.m.  at  the  funeral  home.  Memorial  services  will  be  held  at  a  later  date  in  Vermont. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ requests  that  memorial  donations  be  offered  to  the  Wantage  United  Methodist  Church,  Building  Fund,  199  Libertyville  Road,  Wantage,  NJ  07461,  or  to  the  ALS  Association,  27001  Agoura  Road,  Suite  250,  Calabasas  Hills,  CA  91301-­5104.  Online  condolences  may  be  offered  to  the  family  at  www.pinkelfuneral-­ home.com.

Julie Teta, 78, Rutland ERWIN Â WELLER

David Cole, 79, Addison ADDISON  â€”  David  P.  Cole,  79,  a  former  longtime  resident  of  Orangeburg,  N.Y.,  died  at  his  home  in  Addison  on  Feb.  14.  He  was  born  on  April  29,  1935,  in  Tappan,  N.Y.,  the  son  of  Ezra  Cole  and  Jean  (Powell)  Cole. $Q DYLG Âż VKHUPDQ DQG RUFKDUG ist,  he  was  a  graduate  of  Nyack  High  School  and  Georgia  Tech  in  Atlanta,  Ga.  He  earned  a  bachelor’s  degree  in  Industrial  Engineering.  He  worked  at  the  Bronx  Zoo, Â

Russell. Online  condolences  at  www. s a n d e r s o n f u n e r a l s e r v i c e . c o m .  Arrangements  are  under  the  direction  of  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  +RPH ¸

Howard DeVoid Jr., 81, native of Salisbury

Erwin Weller, 83, formerly of Brandon RUTLAND  â€”  Erwin  Weller,  83,  a  former  resident  of  Brandon,  died  Saturday,  Feb.  14,  2015,  at  Rutland  Health  7  Rehabilitation  Center. He  was  born  in  Ripton  on  May  10,  1931.  He  was  the  son  of  Robert  and  Anna  Weller.  He  grew  up  in  Ripton  where  he  received  his  early  education. In  1959  he  married  Edna  Cram  in  Leicester.  They  made  their  home  in  the  local  area.  He  farmed  all  his  life  in  the  New  Haven  and  Ferrisburgh  area.  He  retired  in  1997  and  made  his  home  in  Brandon,  then  moved  to  Rutland  in  2008.  His  family  says  KH HQMR\HG Âż VKLQJ DQG ORYHG SOD\LQJ

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Marion MacGowan, 81, Bristol

Mary Rose, 66, Vergennes VERGENNES  â€”  Mary  Alice  Rose,  66,  of  Vergennes  died  on  Feb.  8,  2015,  at  Porter  Hospital  surrounded  by  her  husband,  Arthur,  and  daughters  Lisa  and  Sarah. Mary  was  born  in  Port  Henry,  N.Y.,  the  daughter  of  Stanley  and  Elizabeth  Gilbo.  She  grew  up  in  Port  Henry  and  attended  school  there.  After  high  school,  she  attended  Albany  Business  College. Mary  was  a  devoted  wife  to  Arthur  â€œTonyâ€?  Rose.  In  addition,  she  leaves  two  daughters,  Lisa  Currier  and  her  husband  Michael  of  Bristol,  and  Sarah  Preston  of  Monkton.  Her  grandchildren  and Â

companion  Leo  Lessor  of  Middlebury  and  Donna  Reynolds  of  New  Haven;Íž  brother  Tony  Jackson,  also  of  New  Haven;Íž  niece  Ashley  Jackson  of  New  Haven;Íž  and  several  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins. He  was  predeceased  by  his  father,  Russell  W.  Jackson  Sr.,  in  1984  and  by  his  ex-­brother-­in-­law  Jerry  Reynolds.  At  Russell’s  request  there  will  be  no  calling  hours.  A  celebration  of  his  life  will  be  held  at  the  American  Legion  in  Middlebury  (behind  G.  Stone  Motors)  on  Friday,  Feb.  20,  from  2-­5  p.m. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  American  Diabetes  Association,  10  Speen  St.,  Second  Floor,  Framingham,  MA  01701,  or  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753. The  family  would  like  to  thank  Patty  Lewis,  APRN,  and  Addison  County  Home  Health  for  all  the  exceptional  care  they  provided  to Â

Fla.,  and  eight  grandchildren,  as  well  as  many  nieces  and  nephews. He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife  of  53  years,  Josephine  (Rippey)  Cole,  of  Palisades,  N.Y.,  and  by  his  sister  Nancy  Berg.   A  memorial  service  will  be  held  at  the  Middlebury  Congregational  Church  on  Friday,  Feb.  20,  at  1  p.m.  Contributions  in  his  memory  may  be  made  to  the  Charter  House  Coalition  of  Middlebury  or  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.

RUTLAND  â€”  Julie  Teta,  78,  of  Rutland,  died  peacefully  Friday,  Feb.  13,  2015,  in  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center.  She  was  born  on  Nov.  30,  1936,  in  Rutland,  the  daughter  of  Harold  â€œMikeâ€?  Beane  and  Marie  Dorothee  (Bellerose)  Beane.  She  graduated  from  Rutland  High  School  in  1954,  and  received  her  Bachelor  of  Art’s  in  French  from  Columbia  University.  She  married  Joseph  Vincent  Teta  on  June  17,  1961,  in  Rutland.  She  was  a  lifelong  member  of  the  Immaculate  Heart  of  Mary  Church.  She  dedi-­ cated  her  life  to  serving  the  commu-­ nity  through  arts  programming  and  charitable  commitments.  Her  roles  included:  artist  in  the  schools  coordi-­ nator  for  the  Crossroads  Arts  Council, Â

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The 2015 Union District #3 Annual Report is now available online at http://www.addisoncentralsu.org/reports-budgets or by calling 802-382-1274 to obtain a copy. The UD#3 Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing will take place on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 6:30 PM at Middlebury Union High School. Australian ballot voting will take place on March 3, 2015 in each town’s polling location.

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

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

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Helping  Young  Families  Get  The  Right  Start

Stark  beauty THE  STRIKING  SCENERY  of  Iceland  will  be  featured  in  the  New  Haven  Community  Library’s  Armchair  Traveler  presentation  on  Wednesday,  Feb.  25,  at  7  p.m.,  when  Bruce  and  Sue  Isham  will  share  photos  and  stories  from  their  recent  Icelandic  adventures. Museum,  Route  7  North.  Michael  Nerney,  an  interna-­ tionally  known  lecturer  and  consultant  in  substance  abuse  prevention  and  education,  will  speak.  Hosted  by  Brandon  Cares  with  help  from  the  Rutland  Area  Prevention  Coalition.  Info:  rap@rmhsccn.org  or  802-­775-­4199.  Free.  Refreshments  served. Â

Feb

26

THURSDAY

Book  sale  in  Weybridge.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  8:30  a.m.-­6  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Annual  two-­day  book  fair  in  the  school  common  room.  Featuring  a  wide  range  of  used  books,  including  adult  and  children’s  ¿ FWLRQ DQG QRQÂż FWLRQ *HQWO\ XVHG ERRNV PD\ EH donated  at  the  school.  Info:  545-­2113  or  mfdoug-­ las@gmavt.net.  Continues  Feb.  27. Addison  County  Parkinson’s  Disease  Outreach  Group  meeting  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Mountain  Health  Center,  74  Munsill  Ave.  *URXS PHHWV WKH IRXUWK 7KXUVGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK Caregivers  welcome.  Info:  888-­763-­3366  or  parkin-­ soninfo@uvmhealth.org. Coffee  and  Conversation  group  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  10-­11  a.m.,  Bristol  Federated  Church,  37  North  St.  Come  share  your  thoughts  with  neighbors  and  community  members.  Come  join  an  outing  to  the  Andy  Warhol  exhibit  at  Middlebury  College.  Lunch  possible  afterward.  Info:  jeva@ comast.net  or  453-­2379. Senior  luncheon  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  11:30  a.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  CVAA  invites  seniors  60  and  older  to  a  noon  lunch  of  %%4 SRUN YHJHWDEOH ULFH SLODI EURFFROL Ă€ RUHWV wheat  bread  and  applesauce.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Free  transpor-­ tation  with  ACTR:  388-­1946. Green  Mountain  Book  Award  discussion  for  high-­ schoolers  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  3:30-­ S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 7LWOH Âł7KH &ROGHVW *LUO LQ Coldtownâ€?  by  Holly  Black.  Cookies  served.  Info:  388-­4097. Green  Mountain  Club  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Rich  and  Sheri  Larsen  present  â€œExploring  the  Slot  Canyons  of  Southern  Utah.â€?  Part  of  the  Taylor  Lecture  Series,  VSRQVRUHG E\ WKH *0& %UHDG /RDI 6HFWLRQ Faculty  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College. Thursday,  Feb.  26,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Dance  Program  introduces  new  faculty  members  Tzveta  Kassabova,  Trebien  Pollard  and  Scotty  Hardwig,  joined  by  Christal  Brown.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Avner  the  Eccentric  on  stage  in  Middlebury. Thursday,  Feb.  26,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Broadway  performer  Avner  Eisenberg  presents  ³([FHSWLRQV WR *UDYLW\ ´ D RQH PDQ VKRZ LQFRUSR rating  mime,  juggling,  magic,  clowning  and  anything  else  that  can  get  a  laugh.  Tickets  $15/$10  children  12  and  under,  available  at  802-­382-­9222,  www. WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ RU DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH

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27

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Book  sale  in  Weybridge.  Friday,  Feb.  27,  8:30  a.m.-­6  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Annual  two-­day  book  fair  in  the  school  common  room.  Featuring  a  wide  range  of  used  books,  including  adult  and  children’s  ¿ FWLRQ DQG QRQÂż FWLRQ *HQWO\ XVHG ERRNV PD\ EH donated  at  the  school.  Info:  545-­2113  or  mfdoug-­ las@gmavt.net. “Career  Focusâ€?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  27,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  CCV,  10  Merchants  Row.  CCV  and  VSAC  are  holding  this  workshop  for  indi-­ viduals  who  are  considering  career  options  and  want  support  and  tools  for  the  process.  Open  to  any  interested  or  potential  students.  Register  at  802-­388-­3032. Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  27,  11:30  a.m.,  Rosie’s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosie’s  partner  to  offer  a  hearty  meal  of  Hungarian  goulash,  coleslaw  and  rice  pudding.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  â€œRaise  Your  Cups!â€?  pottery  education  celebration  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  27,  5-­7  p.m.,  Edgewater  *DOOHU\ 0LOO 6W (GJHZDWHU DQG WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ Studio  School  celebrate  40  years  of  potters  and  arts  education  in  Middlebury  with  an  exhibition  and  sale  of  cups  made  by  ceramic  artists,  past  and  present,  involved  in  arts  education  at  the  falls.  Proceeds  EHQHÂż W WKH 066Âś PRYH WR 5RXWH 6RXWK LQ 0DUFK ,QFOXGHV D UDIĂ€ H RI WZR FHUDPLF UDEELW VFXOS tures  by  Kathy  Clarke  and  â€œFalls,â€?  an  oil  painting  by  Mary  McKay  Lower. $OO \RX FDQ HDW Âż VK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO Friday,  Feb.  27,  5-­7  p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Parish,  11  School  St.  The  WK DQQXDO /HQWHQ Âż VK IULHV LQFOXGH IULHG RU EDNHG haddock,  French  fries,  coleslaw,  beverage  and  dessert.  Adults  $12,  children  under  11  $5,  immedi-­ DWH IDPLO\ RI Âż YH ,QIR

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28

SATURDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  ski  in  Goshen.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  time  TBA,  Sugar  Hill  Reservoir.  Moderate.  Contact  leader  Beth  Eliason  for  details:  betheliason@gmail.com  or  802-­989-­3909. Children’s  book  reading  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Brandon  Free  Public  Library.  /RFDO LOOXVWUDWRU &RWH\ *DOODJKHU ZLOO UHDG IURP her  new  children’s  picture  book,  â€œHave  You  Ever?â€?  Activity  page  for  kids.  Book  signing.  â€œSomething  in  the  Airâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  $XGLWRULXP $ )UHQFK Âż OP E\ 2OLYLHU $VVD\DV

about  a  young  man’s  artistic  awakening  in  the  politically  turbulent  and  increasingly  dangerous  French  student  movement  of  the  late  â€™60s  and  early  â€™70s.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Prime  Rib  Dinner  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  5-­7  p.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  The  Community  Church  RI +DQFRFN DQG *UDQYLOOH KRVWV WKLV DQQXDO GLQQHU of  prime  rib,  mashed  potatoes,  vegetable,  salad,  roll  and  dessert.  To-­go  orders  available  for  pickup  from  5-­5:45  p.m.,  sit-­down  dinner  from  6-­7  p.m.  Tickets  $23  adults,  $11.50  for  kids  12  and  younger.  Reservations  required  by  Feb.  20.  Tickets  and  info:  767-­9157,  767-­6338  or  767-­9034.  Children’s  comedy  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  7  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  The  library  presents  â€œThe  Problem  in  Bumbalabumba,â€?  a  fairy-­tale  comedy  for  children  of  all  ages,  by  Jim  Stapleton.  Admission  by  suggested  donation:  $5  children,  $10  DGXOWV IDPLO\ 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH /DZUHQFH Memorial  Library.  Refreshments  available.  Info:  453-­5060. Chris  Smither  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  7-­9:45  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  After  Dark  Music  Series  presents  American  bluesman  Chris  Smither.  Info:  aftdark@sover.net. Reed,  Rosin  and  Pedal  (RRP)  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Wesley  Christensen  on  clarinet,  Laura  Markowitz  on  violin  and  Melody  Puller  on  piano  promise  an  evening  of  enjoyment  for  classical  music  lovers.  Tickets  $15.  Reservations  recommended:  802-­247-­4295  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  More  about  RRP  at  http://reedrosinandpedal.weebly.com.

Mar

1

SUNDAY

Children’s  comedy  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  March  1,  2  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  The  library  presents  â€œThe  Problem  in  Bumbalabumba,â€?  a  fairy-­tale  comedy  for  children  of  all  ages,  by  Jim  Stapleton.  Admission  by  suggested  donation:  $5  children,  $10  adults,  $20  family.  3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH /DZUHQFH 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ Refreshments  available.  Info:  453-­5060. Candidates  Forum  in  Salisbury.  Sunday,  March  1,  4  p.m.,  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.  The  Salisbury  Conservation  Commission  and  the  Salisbury  Public  Library  sponsor  this  event.  Each  candidate  will  answer  questions  from  the  moderator  and  the  public.  Potluck  supper  follows.  Dessert  and  beverages  provided;Íž  bring  a  main  dish  or  salad  to  share,  and  a  place  setting. Rakugo  storytelling  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  March  1,  7-­9  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  traditional  Japanese  form  of  storytell-­ ing  where  the  performer  kneels  on  a  cushion,  often  portraying  several  characters,  with  only  a  fan  and  a  tenugui  (Japanese  towel)  as  props.  Presented  by  veteran  rakugo  performer  Yanagiya  Sankyo.  In  Japanese,  with  subtitles. Â

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2

MONDAY

Legislative  breakfast  in  Whiting.  Monday,  March  2,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Whiting  Town  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  7:30-­8:45.  The  purchase  of  breakfast  is  not  required  but  it  helps  the  hosts  to  defray  the  costs  of  opening  the  hall. Musical  lecture/demonstration  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  March  2,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Concert  Hall.  Artist-­in-­residence  Dr.  Sylvia  Nannyonga-­Tamusuza,  an  ethnomu-­ sicologist,  presents  â€œMusical  instruments:  In  Search  of  Links  Among  Selected  Cultures  in  the  Nile  Region.â€?  A  lead-­up  event  to  the  college’s  Nile  Project  in  April.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Mar

3

TUESDAY

Blood  pressure/foot  clinic  in  Brandon.  Tuesday,  March  3,  10  a.m.,  Forest  Dale  Senior  Center.  Foot  clinic  $10.,  offered  by  the  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  Association  and  Hospice.  Info:  775-­0568.  Please  note:  Foot  clinics  follow  the  school  snow  day  schedule;Íž  if  school  is  cancelled  in  Brandon,  the  clinic  is  also  cancelled. Musical  lecture/demonstration  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  3,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  221.  Artist-­in-­residence  Dr.  Sylvia  Nannyonga-­Tamusuza,  an  ethnomusi-­ cologist,  presents  â€œSimilarities  and  Differences:  Comparing  Dances  in  the  Nile  Region.â€?  A  lead-­up  event  to  the  college’s  Nile  Project  in  April.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. :RRO\ %XOO\V Âż EHU HQWKXVLDVWV JURXS PHHWLQJ LQ Orwell.  Tuesday,  March  3,  6-­8  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  /LEUDU\ 0HHWV WKH Âż UVW 7XHVGD\ RI HDFK PRQWK ,QIR 802-­948-­2041. “Camille  A.  Brown  and  Dancersâ€?  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  3,  7:30  p.m.,  0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 3UROLÂż F FKRUHRJUDSKHU &DPLOOH %URZQ SHUIRUPV Âł%ODFN *LUO ´ 7KUHH HPHUJ ing  choreographers  also  share  their  work.  Tickets  $20/15/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Also  on  March  4. Â

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WEDNESDAY

Musical  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  4,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Concert  Hall.  Artist-­in-­residence  Dr.  Sylvia  Nannyonga-­ Tamusuza,  an  ethnomusicologist,  presents  â€œThe  Role  of  Audio-­Visual  Archiving  in  Recapturing  Cultural  Collaboration  in  the  Nile  Region.â€?  A  lead-­up Â

event  to  the  college’s  Nile  Project  in  April.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  March  4,  7  p.m.,  Bridport  Highway  Department  Conference  Room,  Crown  Point  Road  at  Short  Street.  Discussing  â€œBenedictionâ€?  by  Kent  Haruf.  All  interested  readers  welcome.  Info:  802-­758-­2858. “Camille  A.  Brown  and  Dancersâ€?  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  3,  7:30  p.m.,  0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 3UROLÂż F FKRUHRJUDSKHU &DPLOOH %URZQ SHUIRUPV Âł%ODFN *LUO ´ 7KUHH HPHUJ ing  choreographers  also  share  their  work.  Tickets  $20/15/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Mar

5

THURSDAY

“Style  Warsâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  March  5,  4:30  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  screening  of  the  1983  ¿ OP DQG 4 $ ZLWK SURGXFHU +HQU\ &KDOIDQW WKH photographer  who  documents  the  cult  and  culture  RI JUDIÂż WL LQ 1HZ <RUN LQ WKH V DQG Âś V )UHH Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  5,  7  p.m.,  American  Legion,  49  Wilson  Road.  Bring  your  needles  and  wheels  for  a  spin-­in  and  a  program  on  wet  felting,  after  the  general  membership  meeting.  To  do  the  wet  felting,  bring  a  bar  of  body  soap,  some  roving,  and  a  pail  or  largish  bowl  to  hold  water.  Info:  453-­5960.

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Desabrais, Brown WHITING  â€”  Karen  and  Roger  'HVDEUDLV -U RI :KLWLQJ DQQRXQFH the  upcoming  marriage  of  their  son  3DXO 'HVDEUDLV WR /LODK %URZQ GDXJKWHU RI 0DUWKH DQG 'DYLG <RXQJ RI (DVWKDPSWRQ 0DVV DQG Benjamin  Brown  of  Worthington,  Mass. The  future  bride  graduated  from  the  Williston  Northampton  School  in  2005.  She  earned  a  bach-­ elor’s  degree  from  St.  Lawrence  8QLYHUVLW\ LQ DQG PDVWHUÂśV GHJUHHV IURP WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ of  Rochester  in  2010   and  the  8QLYHUVLW\ RI 0DVVDFKXVHWWV LQ 2011.  She  currently  works  in  Contracts  and  Customer  Support  at  UTC  Aerospace  in  Vergennes. 7KH IXWXUH JURRP LV D JUDG uate  of  Otter  Valley  Union  High  6FKRRO +H ZRUNV DW 'HVDEUDLV Glass  in  Middlebury. The  couple  will  exchange  YRZV RQ 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ DW the  Vermont  Wedding  Barn  in  Bridport.

Let  the  sun  shine A  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  student  looks  up  from  his  walk  across  campus  last  week  to  see  the  afternoon  sun  break  though  the  snowy  sky  and  peek  around  a  column  in  front  of  Mead  Chapel. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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VERGENNES  UNION  ELEMENTARY  School  sixth-­graders,  from  left,  Summer  Chabot,  Anna  Rakowski  and  Amanda  Cook  hold  up  their  win-­ ning  entries  in  the  statewide  â€œReThink  Your  Drinkâ€?  poster  contest.  Not  pictured  are  the  two  Bristol  Elementary  School  winners,  third-­grader  Isabelle  Gallivan  and  second-­grader  Allison  Wells.

Area  students  place in  Vt.  poster  contest $'',621 &2817< ² )LYH OR-­ from  foods  like  pizza,  ice  cream  or  cal  Addison  County  students  were  FDQG\´ VDLG WKH $OOLDQFHÂśV JUDVVURRWV selected  by  the  Alliance  for  a  Health-­ FRRUGLQDWRU (PPD +HOYHUVRQ Âł,I ier  Vermont  as  winners  of  the  state-­ we  want  to  ensure  a  healthy  future  ZLGH Âł5H7KLQN <RXU 'ULQN´ SRVWHU IRU RXU 9HUPRQW NLGV LWÂśV LPSHUDWLYH FRQWHVW 7KH FRQWHVW that  they  are  involved  challenged  students  â€œThe research in  conversations  that  to  use  their  artistic  shows that sugary explore  why  healthy  abilities  to  illustrate  drink  choices  are  a  poster  showing  drinks are the equally  as  impor-­ healthy  drink  choices  number one source tant  as  healthy  food  and  the  importance  of  of caloric intake FKRLFHV ,WÂśV FOHDU choosing  healthy  bev-­ for U.S. children, from  all  the  submis-­ erages  â€”  water,  low-­ meaning kids sions  we  received  fat  or  fat-­free  milk,  that  parents  and  are getting more and  100-­percent  fruit  teachers  were  pri-­ calories from MXLFHV oritizing  these  con-­ The  following  stu-­ sugary drinks versations  in  schools  dents  from  both  Ver-­ than they are from and  counties  across  gennes  Union  and  foods like pizza, ice WKH VWDWH ´ Bristol  elementary  cream or candy.â€? The  contest,  which  schools  were  awarded  was  co-­sponsored  by  â€” Alliance’s the  American  Heart  prizes  for  displaying  exceptional  artistic  grassroots coordinator Association  and  the  Emma Helverson American  abilities  and  for  their  Cancer  understanding  of  Society,  elicited  over  KHDOWK\ GULQN FKRLFHV 150  entries  from  counties  all  across  At  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  9HUPRQW 7KH MXGJHV EDVHG WKHLU GH-­ School,  sixth-­grader  Anna  Rakows-­ cisions  on  overall  creativity,  effort  ki  was  the  second-­place  grand-­prize  DQG VWUHQJWK RI PHVVDJH ,Q DGGLWLRQ winner  for  all  submissions  in  grades  to  the  grand  prizewinners,  judges  WKUHH WKURXJK HLJKW 7ZR RWKHU also  selected  honorable  mention  sixth-­graders,  Summer  Chabot  and  winners  representing  the  best  entry  Amanda  Cook,  earned  honorable  IURP HDFK FRXQW\ PHQWLRQ To  see  the  grand-­prize  winning  At  Bristol  Elementary  School,  posters  and  honorable  mention  win-­ third-­grader  Isabelle  Gallivan  and  QHUV RI WKH Âł5H7KLQN <RXU 'ULQN second-­grader  Allison  Wells  earned  3RVWHU &RQWHVW´ YLVLW WKH JDOOHU\ DW KRQRUDEOH PHQWLRQ ZZZ KHDOWKLHUYW RUJ JDOOHU\ “The  research  shows  that  sugary  For  more  information  about  the  drinks  are  the  number  one  source  Alliance  itself  and  its  policy  efforts  RI FDORULF LQWDNH IRU 8 6 FKLOGUHQ to  reduce  sugary  drink  consumption  meaning  kids  are  getting  more  calo-­ in  Vermont,  visit  ZZZ KHDOWKLHUYW ries  from  sugary  drinks  than  they  are  org

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BUSINESSBRIEFS Dr.  Holmes  joins  board  of  advocacy  group ADDISON COUNTY

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Permanent  Fund  for  Vermont’s  Children  announced  the  addition  of  Middlebury  resident  Dr.  Breena  Welch  Holmes  to  its  board  at  its  January  meeting.  Holmes  is  the  direc-­ tor  of  the  Maternal  and  Child  Health  Division  at  the  Vermont  Department  of  Health,  which  is  part  of  Integrated  Family  Services  and  several  other  public  health  programs  that  focus  on  children  and  families. “We  are  thrilled  to  welcome  Breena  to  our  board,â€?  said  Rick  Davis,  presi-­ dent/co-­founder  of  the  Permanent  Fund  for  Vermont’s  Children.  â€œShe  brings  an  incredible  amount  of  pedi-­ atric  experience  and  knowledge  and  will  be  a  tremendous  help  in  our  quest  to  strengthen  Vermont’s  early  care  and  education  system  for  all  Vermont  children.â€? As  chair-­elect  of  the  Council  on  School  Health  for  the  American  Academy  of  Pediatrics,  a  faculty  member  of  the  pediatric  division  of  the  University  of  Vermont  College  of  Medicine,  and  a  school  physician  for  several  Middlebury  area  schools,  Holmes  is  a  familiar  face  within  the Â

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pediatric  community.  From  1997  to  +ROPHV ZDV SDUW RI D SULYDWH practice  in  Middlebury  that  focused  on  adolescent  health.  She  then  went  on  to  teach  Health  Literacy  and  Decision  Making  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  Holmes  is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Massachusetts  Medical  School  and  Dartmouth  College.

+ROPHV MRLQV WKH RWKHU 3HUPDQHQW Fund  board  members:  Tom  Johnson,  president  of  the  Johnson  Foundation;Íž  Tom  Macleay,  board  chair  and  former  CEO  of  the  National  Life  Group;Íž  Cornelius  â€œConâ€?  Hogan,  former  secretary  of  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Human  Services;Íž  Cheryl  Mitchell,  UVM  research  professor  and  former  deputy  secretary  of  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Human  Services;Íž  Stuart  Comstock-­Gay,  president  and  CEO  of  the  Vermont  Community  Foundation;Íž  Buzz  Schmidt,  founder  of  GuideStar  USA,  UK  and  International;Íž  Jennifer  Archibald  Williams,  executive  direc-­ tor  of  the  Children’s  Fund  of  the  Upper  Valley;Íž  David  Rahr,  founding  president  of  the  Vermont  Community  Foundation  and  emeritus  member  of  the  Permanent  Fund  board;Íž  and,  Carl  Ferenbach,  co-­founder  and  emeritus  member  of  the  Permanent  Fund  board  and  managing  director/co-­founder  of  Berkshire  Partners  LLC.

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Rainville  is  Woodworker  of  the  Year MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Vermont  Wood  Manufacturers  Association  (VWMA)  at  its  Jan.  29  annual  meeting  honored  Mike  Rainville,  owner  and  founder  of  Maple  Landmark  Woodcraft  (MLW),  with  the  2014  VWMA  Woodworker  of  the  Year  Award. Rainville’s  love  for  woodworking  VWDUWHG YHU\ HDUO\ DW DJH KH WRRN KLV Âż UVW ZKROHVDOH RUGHU RXW RI D EDVHPHQW woodshop  in  his  parents’  home.  MLW  has  been  making  eco-­friendly,  educa-­ tional  wooden  toys,  games  and  gifts  since  1979  at  its  shop  in  Middlebury.  The  company  employs  about  40  local  folks  year  round. Rainville  graduated  from  Clarkson  8QLYHUVLW\ LQ +H KDV VHUYHG RQ the  VWMA  Board  of  Directors  for  over  16  years,  several  years  as  board  president  and  currently  as  treasurer.  He  has  also  served  on  many  commit-­ tees  and  various  boards  that  help  to  serve  the  wood  products  industry  of  Vermont,  including  the  Working  Lands  Enterprise  Board  (WLEB),  a  board  tasked  with  creating  and  executing  a  fast-­paced  timeline  to  support  invest-­ ment  in  Vermont’s  working  landscape. Rainville’s  forward  thinking  and  LQQRYDWLRQ LV H[HPSOLÂż HG WKURXJK MLW’s  products,  always  paying  attention  to  consumer  trends,  espe-­ FLDOO\ WKH PDMRU SXVK WRZDUGV VDIH and  green  wood  products  for  babies  and  children.  His  products  have  won  dozens  of  awards  from  Dr.  Toy’s  to  Green  Parents’  List  to  Creative  Child magazine.  In  a  stroke  of  whimsy,  Rainville  was  also  presented  with  the  â€œ2015  Plaid  Shirt  Award,â€?  the  brainchild  of  David  Hurwitz,  woodworker  and  owner  of  David  Hurwitz  Originals  in  Randolph.  As  may  be  apparent  from  the  name  of  the  award,  Mike  has  a  signature  style  that  includes  plaid  shirt  and  khaki  pants.  The  award  is  embellished  with  photos  from  a  decade’s  worth  of  annual  meetings,  each  picturing  Rainville  in  his  signature  attire.  The  award  speaks  to  the  spirit  of  camaraderie  and  level  of Â

MAPLE  LANDMARK  WOODCRAFT  owner  Mike  Rainville  holds  up  the  â€œ2015  Plaid  Shirt  Award,â€?  which  was  created  by  a  fellow  member  of  the  Vermont  Wood  Manufacturers  Association  to  recognize  Rainville’s  sig-­ nature  attire  during  his  many  years  on  the  VWMA  board.  All  joking  aside,  Rainville  was  named  the  2014  VWMA  Woodworker  of  the  Year  at  the  or-­ ganization’s  recent  annual  meeting.

respect  that  exists  among  the  VWMA  board  and  members.  That  same  evening,  new  board  members  were  elected  to  serve.  Jon  Blatchford  of  JK  Adams  and  Joel  Currier  of  Currier  Farms  Forest  Products  were  unanimously  approved  as  members  of  the  VWMA  board.  %\ YRLFH YRWH WKH IROORZLQJ RIÂż FHUV were  approved  for  the  2015-­2016  term:  Brent  Karner  of  Clearlake  Furniture,  president;Íž  Armin  Driver  of  Copeland  Furniture,  vice  president;Íž  Mike  Rainville  of  Maple  Landmark  Woodcraft,  treasurer;Íž  and  Scott  Duffy  of  Rockledge  Farm  Woodworks, Â

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Porter  wins  a  2014  Governor’s  award MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Porter  Hospital  has  been  awarded  the  2014  Governor’s  Excellence  in  Worksite  Wellness  Award.  The  award  recognizes  work-­ sites  around  the  state  and  their  efforts Â

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Suzanne  Peterson,  Sue  Spitzner,  Laurie  Borden  and  Jean  Cotner. Gov.  Shumlin  will  present  the  award  to   members  of  the  Porter  Committee  at  a  special  ceremony  in  Burlington.

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Father/daughter  skate MELODY  BERENBAUM  SKATES  with  her  dad,  Art,  during  re-­ hearsal  of  the  parent/child  skating  routine  for  Middlebury  College’s  annual  ice  show  last  week. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Ferrisburgh  (Continued  from  Page  1A) on  March  3.  The  annual  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  meeting  will  follow  that  Saturday  at  1  p.m. Australian  balloting  will  be  held  as  usual  on  Tuesday,  March  3,  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  On  that  ballot  will  be  all  school  spending  measures  and  races  IRU WRZQ RIÂżFHUV LQFOXGLQJ FRQWHVWHG races  for  the  selectboard  and  delin-­ quent  tax  collector.  As  has  been  the  case  in  recent  town-­wide  balloting,  the  5RXWH WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ DQG FRP-­ munity  center  will  host  that  vote. Selectboard  Chairwoman  Loretta  Lawrence  acknowledged  that  despite  the  one-­sided  vote  last  year,  â€œthere’s  such  confusionâ€?  about  the  changes,  DQG WKDW WRZQ DQG VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV DUH working  hard  to  get  the  word  out.  But  Lawrence  also  said  there  were  many  good  reasons  to  make  the  change,  starting  with  offering  the  meeting  at  what  the  selectboard  be-­ lieves  will  be  a  more  convenient  time  for  many  residents. Â

“We’re  trying  to  reach  a  larger  cross-­section  of  people  that  can’t  get  the  day  off  on  Tuesday,â€?  Lawrence  said.  â€œWe’re  trying  to  make  it  more  equitable  for  everyone.â€? Other  reasons  include  allowing  that  Tuesday  to  proceed  in  its  usual  orderly  and  safe  manner  at  Ferrisburgh  Central  School,  where  Lawrence  works  as  an  administrative  assistant. “We  were  the  only  school  that  closed  down  in  our  district,â€?  she  said.  â€œIt  was  disruptive.â€? Late  in  2013,  the  FCS  board  and  the  selectboard  met  and  discussed  the  is-­ sue,  and  with  school  shootings  fresh  in  everyone’s  mind  at  that  point  school  board  members  also  pointed  out  that  the  open  building  posed  security  issues  during  the  school  day. At  the  same  time,  Lawrence  said  the  school  board  still  wanted  to  showcase  the  school  to  the  community,  and  sug-­ gested  the  Saturday  alternative.  â€œIt’s  a  win-­win  to  try  it  and  still  let  people  come  in  and  see  their  school,â€?  Law-­

(Continued  from  Page  1A) Vergennes  Opera  House  board  on  fundraising. BERTRAND:  â€œI  will  be  47  on  March  17,  and  have  lived  in  Ver-­ gennes  almost  all  of  my  life,  since  July  of  1971,  and  in  Vermont  all  my  life.  I  have  worked  at  Sim-­ monds  Precision  Products,  Inc.  (now  owned  by  United  Technolo-­ gies  Corp.),  here  in  Vergennes,  for  27  years.  My  wife,  Sherri,  works  at  Northlands  Job  Corps,  and  my  GDXJKWHU 6LHUUD LV D ÂżIWK JUDGHU at  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  6FKRRO , DP QRZ ÂżQLVKLQJ P\ WKLUG term  on  the  city  council  and  am  also  an  appointed  alternate  on  the  Devel-­ opment  Review  Board.â€? KLOPFENSTEIN:  â€œI  am  a  na-­ tive  of  Indiana  and  graduated  as  a  veterinarian  from  Purdue  Universi-­ ty  in  1983.  I  have  lived  in  Vermont  VLQFH ÂżUVW LQ 1HZSRUW WKHQ LQ Vergennes  since  1986.  Currently,  I  am  a  Main  Street  resident  and  busi-­ ness  owner  and  partner  in  the  build-­ ing  housing  my  business,  Vergennes  Large  Animal  Associates  (a  farm  animal  veterinary  practice)  and  Ver-­ gennes  Animal  Hospital.â€? He  served  as  three  terms  as  a  Ver-­ gennes  alderman,  sits  on  the  boards  of  the  Vermont  Veterinary  Medical  Association  and  of  the  Champlain  Philharmonic  Orchestra,  plays  in  the  Vergennes  city  band  and  belongs  to  the  Vergennes  Lions  Club. NORTHROP:  Northrop,  25,  is  a  lifelong  Vergennes  resident  with  a  University  of  Vermont  degree  in  political  science  who  is  currently  working  on  a  master’s  degree.  In  the  past  three  years  he  has  worked  as  a  community  organizer  for  political  campaigns  and  community  issues.  He  serves  on  the  Vergennes  Basin  Task  Force  and  is  the  president  of  Vermont  Young  Democrats.  He  attributes  his  career  path  to  the  service  that  began  when  he  attended  Vergennes  Union  High  School.  â€œThere  I  started  to  become  really  engaged  in  the  community  through  RUJDQL]LQJ WKH ÂżUVW HYHU 3HDFH 2QH Day  rally,  hosting  open  mic  nights  to  raise  food  donations  for  our  local  food  shelves,  and  working  to  make  the  Vergennes  Skate  Park  a  reality.â€? Â

homeowners  and  vacationers.  We  have  made  some  changes  and  im-­ provements  in  recent  years  to  the  city,  and  I  would  like  to  be  re-­elect-­ ed  and  see  where  the  future  leads.â€?  KLOPFENSTEIN:  â€œThe  cur-­ rent  council  has  an  excellent  work-­ ing  relationship  with  the  mayor  and  the  city  manager.  This  is  an  activ-­ ist  council  that  is  looking  for  solu-­ tions  and  shares  ideas  well.  The  council  shares  a  number  of  goals:  being  available  and  responsive  to  the  public,  keeping  our  city  safe,  maintaining  effective  public  works  and  improving  the  quality  of  life  in  Vergennes.  I  would  like  to  continue  to  work  with  this  excellent  group  of  public  servants.â€? NORTHROP:  â€œWhat  motivated  me  to  run  for  the  council  is  that  I  wanted  to  be  able  to  contribute  back  to  my  community.  This  community  has  provided  me  a  great  place  to  live,  grow  and  learn.  Most  impor-­ tantly,  this  small  city  has  made  me  who  I  am  today.  I  want  to  see  this  city  continue  to  be  a  great  place  for  people  to  call  home  and  to  raise  children,  as  well  as  for  people  to  continue  visiting  for  our  rich  history  and  our  wonderful  downtown.â€? FRITZ:  â€œIn  addition  to  active  participation  in  the  community  in  which  I  have  decided  to  live,  an  open  seat  on  the  council  was  one  of  my  motivations  for  running.  Liv-­ ing  in  Vergennes  is  very  much  like  â€˜coming  home’  for  me,  and  ongoing  involvement  in  the  community  is  RQH ZD\ RI DIÂżUPLQJ P\ GHYRWLRQ to  my  adopted  home.  Honest  and  unafraid  to  speak  my  mind,  I  am  strongly  committed  to  working  with  P\ IHOORZ FRXQFLO PHPEHUV WR ÂżQG economical  ways  to  make  needed  improvements  to  Vergennes,  in-­ cluding  infrastructure,  revenue  gen-­ eration  and  working  with  our  state  legislators.â€?

QUESTION  3: 6SHFLÂżF LVVXHV RU FRQFHUQV KLOPFENSTEIN:  â€œFor  the  past  two  years  I  have  served  as  the  chair  of  the  city  recreation  committee.  This  committee  was  established  to  advise  the  council  on  the  spending  of  funds  from  the  city’s  watershed  reserve  fund,  which  are  earmarked  QUESTION  2: for  recreation  facilities.  The  com-­ Motivation  to  run mittee  has  recently  helped  in  procur-­ BERTRAND:  â€œI  love  the  city  ing  a  $21,000  grant  toward  a  much-­ and  want  to  help  preserve  its  charm,  needed  city  preschool  playground.  but  also  assist  in  making  the  neces-­ The  plans  for  this  playground  are  sary  changes  to  attract  perspective  currently  being  reviewed  by  the  Vergennes  Development  Review  Board  with  an  eye  toward  construc-­ tion  in  the  spring.  I  am  proud  of  the  committee’s  work  and  would  like  to  continue  to  be  involved  in  the  city’s  recreation  facilities  and  programs,  and  in  improving  livability  for  our  city’s  families. “The  greatest  challenge  facing Â

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the  city  in  the  next  few  years  will  be  our  aging  and  deteriorating  in-­ frastructure.  The  recent  challenges  with  our  sewage  treatment  plant  are  but  a  symptom  of  this  decline.  Main  Street  and  the  Otter  Creek  Bridge  are  part  of  a  major  artery  along  Ver-­ mont’s  western  side  and  are  starting  to  show  some  wear  and  tear.  I  have  been  a  participant  in  the  transporta-­ tion  committee  that  is  an  offshoot  of  last  year’s  community  visit  by  9HUPRQW RIÂżFLDOV 7KLV FRPPLWWHH is  currently  outlining  use  for  a  scop-­ ing  grant  we  have  received  that  is  to  be  used  for  planning  a  redesign  for  the  Otter  Creek  basin  and  the  Main  Street  corridor.  I  am  proud  of  the  excellent  quality  of  life  in  the  city  of  Vergennes  with  our  relatively  moderate  municipal  tax  rate,  but  I  do  believe  we  may  need  to  investi-­ gate  more  investment  in  our  infra-­ structure  and  would  like  to  be  part  of  this  process.â€? NORTHROP:  â€œIf  elected,  I  will  focus  on  making  Vergennes  a  great  place  to  live  and  to  visit  through: ‡ 6XSSRUWLQJ GRZQWRZQ UHYLWDO-­ ization  efforts  through  â€˜painting’  Vergennes  as  a  desirable  place  for  small  and  local  business. ‡ :RUNLQJ WR SURYLGH PRUH RS-­ portunities  to  make  Vergennes  a  more  inviting  place  for  young  fami-­ lies  and  their  children. ‡ 6XSSRUWLQJ WKH HIIRUWV RI DQG working  with  the  Basin  Task  Force  to  revive  the  Vergennes  Basin  area,  creating  a  destination  for  locals  and  tourists. ‡ /LVWHQLQJ WR IHHGEDFN IURP the  community  on  how  to  make  Vergennes  better  for  everyone  and  taking  action  on  these  issues  and  ideas.â€? FRITZ:  â€œVergennes  is  an  amaz-­ ing  place  to  live,  work  and  raise  a  family  â€”  a  place  to  set  down  roots.  I  want  to  see  Vergennes  stay  that  way  â€”  (to  be)  a  vibrant  and  active  community  that  attracts  and  retains  its  residents;Íž  a  place  where  we  care  for  one  another  and  make  possibili-­ ties  realities.  â€œLike  so  many  cities  and  towns  in  our  nation,  we  face  issues  with  our  infrastructure,  our  services,  our  schools,  our  streets,  all  of  which  can  be  addressed  with  some  out-­ of-­the-­box  thinking.  We  should  be  evaluating  ways  in  which  to  best  utilize  our  assets  without  burdening  our  citizens  with  increased  taxes  or  compromising  our  vision  of  the  fu-­ ture.  We  should  also  explore  an  eco-­ nomic  development  platform  that  is  sensitive  to  the  nature  of  our  city  â€”  strengthening  our  downtown  busi-­ ness  district  and  supporting  new  business  development.â€? BERTRAND:  â€œAs  always  the  taxes  are  my  primary  concern.  We  had  to  increase  taxes  last  year  to  take  care  of  the  new  police  station Â

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Public Information Meetings about Town Office Bond Vote on March 3, 2015

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Keynote  Speaker:  Vermont  House  of  Representatives  Speaker  Shap  Smith Please  join  us  for  our  PMC  Annual  Meeting  and  for  an  opportunity  to  hear  from  Speaker  Shap  Smith  on  health  reform  legislation  and  current  initiatives  now  under  discussion  in  Montpelier. All  are  welcome. Â

ACCESSIBILITY: The Linclon Town Clerk’s Office is accessible. Persons who need assitance or special accomodations to attend this meeting should call 453.2980 as far in advance as possible.

We  also  will  be  recognizing  our  President,  James  L.  Daily,  who  is  retiring  this  year.  Please  join  us  for  a  small  reception in  his  honor  at  5:30pm.  In  addition  to  this  presentation,  we  will  provide  brief  reports  regarding  the  work  of  Porter  Medical  Center  during  the  past  year. Â

If  you  would  like  a  complete  set  of  meeting  materials,  visit  our  website  at  portermedicalcenter.org  or  call  388-­â€?4738.  Copies  of  our  Annual  Report  will  be  available  at  the  meeting  or  on  our  website  by  the  end  of  March. Â

QUESTION  4: Reasons  to  vote  for each  candidate NORTHROP:  â€œYou  should  vote  for  me  because  I  will  listen  to  you.  I  will  listen  to  your  needs  and  your  feedback  as  an  individual  and  as  a  community.  Also  if  you  elect  me,  you  will  be  electing  a  young  mem-­ ber  of  the  community  to  represent  you  on  the  council,  to  which  I  will  bring  a  new  outlook,  fresh  ideas  and  new  energy.â€? FRITZ:  â€œAs  an  extraordinarily  positive  person,  I  subscribe  to  the  â€˜if  you  can  dream  it,  you  can  do  it’  philosophy  and  will  do  my  best  to  bring  that  vision  to  the  city  council.  I  am  energetic  and  have  time  and  abilities  to  share.  I  feel  strongly  that  Vergennes  has  much  to  offer  its  citi-­ zens,  but  there  is  always  room  for  improvement  â€”  and  sometimes  im-­ provement  just  means  keeping  your  eyes  open  to  explore  new  ideas.  I  would  hope  to  bring  a  fresh  set  of  eyes  to  local  issues.â€? BERTRAND:  â€œThroughout  my  three  terms  on  the  city  council,  I  have  voted  responsibly  for  the  good  of  Vergennes  and  its  citizens  and  would  appreciate  the  honor  of  con-­ tinuing  for  another  two  years.â€? KLOPFENSTEIN:  â€œI  am  a  hard  worker  and  interested  in  continuing  to  improve  the  quality  of  life  in  our  Little  City.  I  have  learned  a  great  deal  while  serving  on  the  city  coun-­ cil  and  pledge  to  continue  to  learn  as  I  listen  and  respond  to  our  com-­ munity.â€? QUESTION  5: Additional  comments FRITZ:  â€œI  am  not  running  for  of-­ ÂżFH WR FKDQJH RXU FLW\ EXW EHFDXVH of  the  faith  I  have  in  our  commu-­ nity  â€”  so  much  that  we  have  moved  across  the  country  to  call  Vergennes  home.  Small-­city  life  has  so  much  to  offer  and  even  the  smallest  efforts  can  make  an  incredible  difference.  I  would  hope  to  bring  a  new  vision  to  the  council,  including  a  broad  ¿QDQFLDO EDFNJURXQG SULYDWH VHF-­ tor  development  and  revitalization  of  existing  assets.  I  am  a  consensus  builder  and  have  extensive  knowl-­ edge  of  good  municipal  practices  across  the  country.â€? BERTRAND:  â€œIn  addition  to  community  service,  I  have  also  coached  our  area  youth  in  a  number  of  sports  â€”  Little  League  softball,  girls’  basketball,  and  co-­ed  soccer.â€? KLOPFENSTEIN:  â€œI  would  like  to  thank  Alderman  Randy  Ouellette  for  his  years  of  service  on  the  Ver-­ gennes  City  Council.  I  have  learned  a  great  deal  from  him  and  wish  him  well  as  he  moves  on  to  his  next  chal-­ lenge.  He’s  never  been  shy  while  on  the  board  and  I  hope  that  he  contin-­ ues  to  be  active  in  the  community  and  not  afraid  to  stop  back  in  and  share  his  experience  and  insight.â€? NORTHROP:  â€œI  hope  that  I  can  count  on  your  vote  on  March  3  and  I  look  forward  to  the  opportunity  to  work  with  you  all  and  the  other  members  of  the  council.â€?

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0RQNWRQ ÂżUH support  of  all  the  neighboring  de-­ The  Red  Cross  arrived  on  scene  (Continued  from  Page  1A) “As  a  small  town,  we  appreciate  partments  that  come,  as  we  do  in  that  afternoon  and  found  a  place  for  the  family  to  live  in  the  interim. the  cooperation  and  the  dedicated  their  towns,â€?  Layn  said.

9W *DV (Continued  from  Page  1A) Bristol  attorney  James  Dumont,  Supreme  Court,  where  the  case  was  who  represents  several  opponents  of  on  appeal,  to  send  Phase  I  back  so  it  the  pipeline,  said  this  rate  increase  is  could  investigate. too  high  for  the  PSB  to  pass  onto  cus-­ The  Supreme  Court  this  month  tomers. granted  remand  without  any  limits  on  ³7KHUHÂśV QR MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ IRU WKLV ´ time  and  scope,  in  contrast  to  the  re-­ he  said.  â€œWhat  this  means  is  that  mand  it  granted  last  September  after  a  people  who  are  struggling  to  pay  fuel  July  cost  hike,  in  which  the  court  lim-­ bills  will  pay  10  or  15  or  maybe  20  ited  the  PSB  investigation  to  30  days.  percent  more  (if  rates  exceed  current  In  that  review,  the  PSB  concluded  the  estimates)  to  the  gas  company.â€? $122  million  budget  Vermont  Gas  Dumont  also  said  it  is  possible  that  presented  was  accurate,  and  allowed  the  PSB  could  prohibit  Vermont  Gas  the  project  to  go  forward  without  im-­ from  taking  funds  from  the  SERF,  if  it  posing  any  sanctions. determines  that  the  company  incurred  But  there  is  no  guarantee  that  will  costs  imprudently.  Simollardes  testi-­ be  the  case  this  time.  The  Department  ¿HG ODVW IDOO WKDW WKH DEVHQFH RI 6(5) of  Public  Service  raised  concerns  that  funds  would  mean  an  additional  15.2  Vermont  Gas  has  been  unable  to  stick  percent  rate  hike. to  its  budgets,  and  said  it  will  with-­ NEW  INVESTIGATION draw  its  support  for  the  project  if  its  While  the  Public  Service  Board  burden  on  ratepayers  is  too  onerous,  prepares  to  launch  its  newest  inves-­ or  it  no  longer  makes  tigation  into  Phase  I,  op-­ economic  sense  for  the  â€œWe are ponents  of  the  pipeline  state. hope  the  board  takes  a  certainly The  new  PSB  inves-­ harder  look  at  the  project  tigation  will  play  out  in  hoping for a than  it  did  in  the  fall. wide-ranging the  coming  weeks. Dumont  said  he  hopes  RATE  IMPACT investigation. the  board  asks  Vermont  As  is  typically  the  We felt all *DV RIÂżFLDOV ZK\ WKH case,  Vermont  Gas  in-­ company  this  past  fall  tends  to  pay  for  Phase  along that the H[SUHVVHG FRQÂżGHQFH I  by  raising  rates  on  its  Department of in  a  budget  estimate  of  almost  50,000  custom-­ Public Service $122  million,  which  later  ers  and  using  earlier  hadn’t asked turned  out  to  be  $32  mil-­ funds  from  ratepayers  lion  off  the  mark. set  aside  in  the  System  the right “When  Vermont  Gas  Expansion  and  Reliabil-­ questions.â€? WHVWLÂżHG LQ 6HSWHPEHU ity  Fund  (SERF).  After  â€” Greg Marchildon WKDW WKH\ ZHUH FRQÂżGHQW the  project  is  complete,  of the Vermont in  the  costs,  that  most  of  Vermont  Gas  must  seek  branch of it  was  under  contract,  did  permission  to  raise  rates  the AARP they  not  know  what  they  from  the  Public  Service  were  testifying  about?â€?  Board,  which  regulates  Vermont’s  Dumont  said. utilities  and  has  the  sole  authority  to  Dumont  said  he  expects  the  new  set  rates. investigation  to  be  longer  than  the  In  September  2014,  Vermont  Gas  previous  one  last  fall,  and  hopes  the  Vice  President  for  Regulatory  Af-­ board  will  permit  the  introduction  of  fairs  Eileen  Simollardes  told  the  PSB  new  evidence  into  the  proceeding. that  if  IP  did  not  contribute  funds,  Greg  Marchildon  of  the  Vermont  that  would  necessitate  an  initial  rate  branch  of  the  AARP,  which  has  tak-­ increase  of  10.2  percent,  based  on  a  en  an  active  interest  in  the  case  and  budget  of  $122  million. is  a  party  to  it,  said  his  organization  That  percentage  is  higher  than  the  hopes  the  Department  of  Public  Ser-­ 4.5  percent  rate  increase  assuming  no  vice  takes  a  harder  line  against  the  gas  IP  contribution  that  Vermont  Gas  esti-­ company.  In  the  last  investigation,  the  mated  exactly  a  year  earlier,  based  on  department  concurred  with  Vermont  the  budget  at  that  time,  which  totaled  Gas  that  the  project  should  move  for-­ $87  million. ward  as  scheduled. In  testimony  submitted  to  the  PSB  â€œWe  are  certainly  hoping  for  a  in  January  2015,  Simollardes  said  that  wide-­ranging  investigation,â€?  Mar-­ without  any  contribution  from  IP,  the  childon  said.  â€œWe  felt  all  along  that  $154  million  budget  would  increase  the  Department  of  Public  Service  rates  3.2  percent  over  10  years  com-­ hadn’t  asked  the  right  questions.â€? pared  to  September  estimates. The  board  rejected  requests  by  Vermont  Gas  spokeswoman  Beth  project  opponents  to  halt  construction  Parent  said  Tuesday  that  Simollardes’  on  the  project,  a  move  the  company  January  estimate  represents  an  11.1  opposes  and  argues  will  add  to  the  percent  rate  hike  overall. price  tag,  but  Marchildon  said  it  is  a Â

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good  idea.  â€œI  think  it  makes  sense  for  us  to  put  the  brakes  on  until  a  full  re-­ view  is  complete,â€?  he  said.   â€œI  think  ratepayers  are  owed  that  much.â€? Levine  said  the  narrow  scope  of  the  last  remand  limited  the  PSB  investi-­ gation  to  costs  rather  than  other  fac-­ tors  like  pollution.  This  time  around  everything  is  on  the  table,  and  she  said  the  board  should  examine  what  she  said  were  the  company’s  repeated  failures  to  estimate  costs  accurately  and  manage  pollution. Levine  said  the  CLF  believes  the  project  should  be  halted  during  the  investigation,  and  said  Vermont  Gas  would  be  unwise  to  keep  spending  money. “It  seems  foolish  to  move  forward  with  construction  of  a  project  that  you  don’t  know  you  have  approval  for.â€?   DPS  PROMISES  REVIEW Department  of  Public  Service  Commissioner  Chris  Recchia  said  while  rates  will  ultimately  be  de-­ cided  by  the  PSB  after  the  project  is  complete,  the  department  will  vet  Vermont  Gas’  rate  projections  to  make  sure  customers  are  not  unfairly  burdened. He  expects  the  new  PSB  investi-­ gation  to  be  more  in-­depth  than  last  time,  and  possibly  last  until  April  or  May.  The  department’s  goal,  he  ex-­ plained,  is  to  evaluate  if  the  econom-­ LF EHQHÂżWV RI WKH SURMHFW RXWZHLJK the  costs.  â€œI  think  the  board  will  take  the  time  to  look  at  the  information  and  make  a  judgment  on  it,â€?  he  said. Recchia  said  the  department  found  LQ 6HSWHPEHU WKDW WKH EHQHÂżWV IDU exceeded  costs,  but  since  then  the  margin  between  those  positions  has  narrowed  considerably. Recchia  did  not  endorse  halting  the  project,  noting  that  it  would  drive  up  costs,  but  cautioned  that  any  ex-­ penses  the  company  incurs  during  the  review  are  done  at  its  own  peril. “It’s  a  risk  the  company  is  bear-­ ing,â€?  Recchia  said. Should  the  PSB  revoke  the  proj-­ ect’s  approval,  or  Vermont  Gas  de-­ cide  not  to  complete  it,  Recchia  said  that  the  company  would  likely  not  be  able  to  raise  rates  to  pay  for  parts  of  the  pipeline  not  put  into  use. “Unless  it  becomes  used  and  use-­ ful,  it  won’t  become  recovered  in  rates,â€?  he  said.  Recchia  said  that  aside  from  pull-­ ing  the  plug  on  the  project  or  letting  it  continue  as  planned,  the  PSB  could  exercise  a  third  option  by  amend-­ LQJ WKH &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 3XEOLF *RRG This  would  allow  the  board  to,  for  example,  change  how  the  project  is  ¿QDQFHG WR SURWHFW UDWHSD\HUV

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Burrows  believes  Ea-­ Kravitz  also  recognizes  there  â€œThe  day  I  went  to  ton  will  do  a  good  job. might  be  some  special  challenges  in  the  school,  it  was  so  â€œ(Eaton)  brings  leading  one  of  the  smaller  schools  welcoming,â€?  Eaton  said,  referring  a  considerable  wealth  of  under-­ in  the  ACSU.  Bingham  Memorial  to  the  vibe  she  got  from  the  teach-­ standing  and  experience  in  school  counted  77  students  at  the  begin-­ ers,  students,  staff,  board  members  leadership,â€?  he  said.  â€œJen  has  a  ning  of  this  academic  year.  Schools  and  community  members.  â€œI’m  so  deep  commitment  to  learning  and  throughout  the  county,  and  the  state,  excited.â€? student  success,  as  has  been  evi-­ are  seeing  a  declining  enrollment. Eaton  will  enjoy  a  relatively  denced  in  her  work  with  MUMS  During  a  recent  day-­long  visit  at  smooth  transition  from  one  ACSU  students.  Her  collaborative  and  Bingham  Memorial,  Kravitz  ob-­ school  (MUMS)  to  another. thoughtful  approach  will  be  essen-­ served  professionals  and  students  â€œI  really  like  this  supervisory  tial  as  we  work  together  to  support  content  with  the  personalized  atten-­ union,â€?  Eaton  said.  â€œI  like  the  di-­ all  students  at  Bridport  School.â€?

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