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INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 9

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

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56 Pages

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Leadership positions up for grabs in ANwSU area

Voters  OK $400,000 for  UD-­3 XSJUDGHV

Races  in  Ferrisburgh, Vergennes  on  ballots Â

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$GG\ ,QG\ ZLQV 1(13$ DZDUGV BOSTON  â€”  The  Addison  In-­ dependent  ZRQ HGLWRULDO DQG DGYHUWLVLQJ DQG GHVLJQ DZDUGV DW the  annual  conference  of  the  New  (QJODQG 1HZVSDSHU DQG 3UHVV Association  (NENPA)  this  past  ZHHNHQG LQ %RVWRQ The  Independent  competes  in  WKH ODUJHVW QRQ GDLO\ FDWHJRU\ with  circulations  of  greater  than  &RPSHWLWLRQ LV DPRQJ DOO VL[ 1HZ (QJODQG VWDWHV DQG LQ-­ FOXGHV SDSHUV ZLWK FLUFXODWLRQV several  times  larger  than  the  Inde-­ (See  Awards,  Page  20A)

PAGE  2A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  February  26,  2015

Former  VUHS  principal  accused  in  Danville  theft

Aqua  Vitea  to  move  to  Middlebury  location

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY DANVILLE  â€”  Former  Vergennes  Union  High  School  Co-­Principal  Ed-­ win  Webbley  has  been  cited  by  Ver-­ mont  State  Police  for  allegedly  taking  cash  and  checks  out  of  a  safe  at  The  Danville  School.  Webbley  has  served  as  the  Danville  School  co-­principal  since  this  past  summer.  VSP  cited  Webbley,  60,  to  appear  in  Caledonia  Court  on  March  23  to  an-­ VZHU WR WKH FKDUJH RI HPEH]]OHPHQW According  to  a  VSP  press  release,  Danville  School  personnel  discov-­ ered  $360  in  cash  and  another  $1,230  worth  of  checks  missing  from  the  school  safe  on  the  morning  of  Mon-­ day,  Feb.  16,  after  they  had  been  put  in  the  safe  the  previous  Friday. According  to  VSP,  Danville  School  District  Superintendent  Matt  Forrest  told  them  he  had  video  of  Webbley  removing  the  money  and  checks  from Â

Kombucha  maker  will  leave  Bristol By  ZACH  DESPART BRISTOL  â€”  A  local  beverage  company  is  moving  out  of  Bristol,  but  will  keep  its  operations  in  Addison  County. Aqua  Vitea,  the  maker  of  the  popu-­ lar  kombucha  fermented  tea,  will  be  packing  up  and  leaving  the  Bristol  Works  after  less  than  two  years  in  that  space. Founder  Jeff  Weaber  said  the  company  is  moving  to  Middlebury  in  June,  but  said  he  likely  won’t  an-­ nounce  the  exact  location  of  the  new  facility  until  this  spring,  after  all  the  GHWDLOV DUH ÂżQDOL]HG Weaber  founded  Aqua  Vitea  in  2007  and  initially  ran  the  company  out  of  a  farmhouse  in  Salisbury.  The  company  moved  into  the  Bristol  Works  in  2013  with  four  employees,  but  has  expand-­ HG VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ VLQFH WKHQ “We’ll  be  moving  to  Middlebury  with  20  employees,â€?  Weaber  said. Weaber  said  the  main  reason  for  the  move  is  that  the  Bristol  Works  does  not  have  the  water  treatment  capacity  that  the  Aqua  Vitea  production  line  needs. “We’re  going  to  hit  the  capacity  of  (the  water)  long  before  we’ll  hit  the  FDSDFLW\ IRU WKH Ă€RRU VSDFH ´ :HD-­ ber  explained.  He  added  that  the  new  home  will  be  much  larger  than  the  8,000-­square-­foot  space  in  Bristol. Aqua  Vitea  produces  about  13,000  gallons  per  month,  but  Weaber  said  production  increases  every  month.  While  the  company  sells  its  kombu-­ cha  in  bottles,  Weaber  said  kegs  ac-­ count  for  60  percent  of  sales. Though  the  loss  of  Aqua  Vitea  will  be  a  loss  to  the  Bristol  Works,  which  opened  in  2011,  the  space  won’t  be  left  vacant.  Bristol  Works  co-­founder  Kevin  Harper  said  the  Bristol  Bakery  will  move  into  the  space  to  increase  its  production  capacity.  Weaber  said  the  bakery  has  already  started  to  move  equipment  in  as  Aqua  Vitea  prepares  for  its  move. :HDEHU VDLG VLQFH KH UHDOL]HG ODVW year  that  Aqua  Vitea  would  need  a  larger  facility,  he  wanted  to  remain  in  Addison  County  where  the  company  has  been  anchored  for  the  past  eight Â

the  safe  on  Sunday,  Feb.  15.  VSP  then  cited  Webbley,  according  to  the  press  release. Webbley  served  as  the  VUHS  co-­ principal  for  seven  years,  until  June  2014.  In  2010,  he  was  named  the  Ver-­ mont  Principals’  Association  Robert  F.  Pierce  Vermont  Secondary  Princi-­ pal  of  the  Year. But  later  in  his  tenure  at  VUHS,  Webbley  ran  into  legal  trouble:  In  February  2012  he  was  cited  for  driv-­ LQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH LQ KLV WKHQ hometown  of  Bristol.  In  July  2012  in  Addison  Superior  Court,  criminal  division,  Webbley  pleaded  no  contest  to  a  charge  of  care-­ less  or  negligent  operation  of  a  motor  YHKLFOH LQ D SOHD GHDO DQG ZDV ÂżQHG $400,  plus  $201  in  surcharges.  At  the  time  of  the  citation,  Webbley  was  on  medical  leave  from  VUHS  due  to  back  and  leg  pain.

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TRAVIS  BACHAND,  A  team  leader  at  Aqua  Vitae  in  Bristol,  works  in  the  company’s  Bristol  Works  facility  Tuesday  afternoon.  The  kombucha  maker  is  moving  to  a  larger  Middlebury  location  to  increase  production  and  expand  distribution. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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sector  meets  Aqua  Vitea’s  needs. of  Otter  Creek  Brewing  and  Vermont  ³,WÂśV DPD]LQJ KRZ PXFK EHYHUDJH Hard  Cider,  who  both  operate  plants  infrastructure  is  in  Middlebury,â€?  he  on  Exchange  Street,  as  models  for  said.  â€œWhen  you  talk  to  people  out  growth. West,  when  they  hear  how  much  in-­ Just  as  Vermont  Hard  Cider,  the  frastructure  we  have  in  our  small  little  producer  of  the  popular  Woodchuck  WRZQ LWÂśV SUHWW\ DPD]LQJ ´ EUDQG KDV EHQHÂżWHG IURP WKH VXUJH Weaber  said  the  new  facility  in  in  popularity  for  cider  in  the  United  Middlebury  will  enable  States,  Weaber  said  he  the  company  to  distrib-­ “It’s amazing hopes  to  keep  up  with  ute  in  new  markets.  booming  demand  for  In  recent  years,  Aqua  how much kombucha,  a  ferment-­ Vitea  has  expanded  its  beverage ed,  non-­alcoholic  tea. reach  from  Washing-­ infrastructure is “We  have  found  ton,  D.C.  all  the  way  ourselves  in  a  really  in Middlebury. to  Maine.  In  just  the  good  position  of  being  past  two  months,  it  ex-­ When you talk the  regional  producer  panded  into  Boston  and  to people out in  the  Northeast,â€?  he  greater  New  York  City. West, when they explained.  â€œThe  op-­ “Our  biggest  con-­ portunity  is  increasing  centration  right  now  hear how much all  the  time,  not  just  LV GHÂżQLWHO\ 9HUPRQW infrastructure because  of  the  aware-­ New  Hampshire,  Mas-­ we have in ness  of  kombucha,  but  sachusetts  and  upstate  our small little into  mainstream  chan-­ New  York,â€?  he  said. nels,  outside  of  just  Weaber  said  a  sig-­ town, it’s pretty health  food  stores.â€? QLÂżFDQW IDFWRU LQ WKH amazing.â€? Weaber  said  that  as  company’s  growth  was  â€” Jeff Weaber, Aqua Americans  turn  more  its  partnership  late  last  Vitea founder towards  natural  and  year  with  Farrell  Dis-­ healthy  foods,  super-­ tributing  of  South  Bur-­ market  chains  look  to  lington. stock  products  that  were  previously  â€œThey’ve  made  a  huge  commit-­ the  domain  of  co-­ops  and  high-­end  ment  to  start  bringing  on  a  lot  of  lo-­ food  stores.  Kombucha  is  one  of  cal  Vermont  brands  and  changing  the  those  crossover  products,  and  Weaber  diversity  of  their  portfolio,â€?  Weaber  VDLG KLV WHDP LV GHGLFDWHG WR ÂżOOLQJ said.  â€œThey’ve  been  a  great  support  to  that  need  in  the  marketplace. us  and  have  helped  us  move  into  dif-­ “We  saw  ourselves  as  a  small  re-­ ferent  corners  of  the  state  and  push-­ gional  player  and  now  we  have  an  ing  us  into  the  mainstream.â€? opportunity  to  create  a  much  larger  Weaber  said  he  looks  to  the  success  footprint,â€?  Weaber  said.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) 2012  after  losing  in  2011. Two  newcomers,  William  1RUWKURS DQG -HIIUH\ )ULW] MRLQHG the  race,  both  saying  they  probably  would  not  have  if  Senior  Alderman  Randy  Ouellette  had  not  decided  to  step  down  after  a  decade  on  the  panel.  Northrop  is  a  2008  VUHS  gradu-­ DWH DQG FRPPXQLW\ RUJDQL]HU ZKR LV the  president  of  Young  Democrats  of  Vermont  and  serves  on  the  city’s  Ba-­ sin  Task  Force.  )ULW] D IRUPHU VPDOO EXVLQHVV owner  and  banking  administra-­ tor,  is  president  of  the  board  of  the  Boys  and  Girls  Club  of  Greater  Ver-­ gennes,  chairman  of  the  Northlands  Job  Corps  Community  Relations  Council,  a  member  of  the  Bixby  Library  fundraising  committee,  and  a  Vergennes-­Panton  Water  District  commissioner.  Mayor  Bill  Benton  is  running  un-­ opposed  for  a  second  term.   The  other  contested  Vergennes  race  is  a  second  go-­around  between  Susan  Ferland  and  Cheryl  Brink-­ man  for  the  seat  on  the  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  board  now  held  by  Ferland.  Both  are  seek-­ ing  a  three-­year  term. In  2012,  Ferland,  an  insurance  agent  and  former  Addison  North-­ east  Supervisory  Union  teacher,  edged  Brinkman,  a  public  health  chemist  who  was  then  an  incumbent  VUES  and  Addison  Northwest  Su-­ pervisory  board  member,  329-­328.  Both  have  extensive  public  service  rĂŠsumĂŠs. In  Ferrisburgh,  Dennis  Armell  and  Michael  â€œRedâ€?  Muir  are  both  seeking  three-­year  terms  on  the  se-­ lectboard;Íž  neither  has  prior  experi-­ ence  on  the  board.  0XLU D FHUWLÂżHG SLSH ZHOGHU DQG former  union  president  and  volun-­ WHHU ÂżUHPDQ KDV VHUYHG RQ WKH :LQ-­ RRVNL ]RQLQJ ERDUG DQG QRZ KHDGV the  Ferrisburgh  Building  Mainte-­ nance  Committee. Armell  is  a  longtime  Vermont  Army  National  Guard  member  who  has  taught  hunter  education,  served  DV DQ RIÂżFHU RI 9HUJHQQHV $PHUL-­ can  Legion  Post  14,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  Ferrisburgh  Con-­ servation  Commission  for  10-­plus  years. They  both  joined  the  race  after  incumbent  board  member  Sally  Tor-­ rey  decided  not  to  run  again  after  a  decade  on  the  board.  Another  incum-­ bent  selectman,  Jim  Benoit,  is  run-­ ning  unopposed  for  a  two-­year  term.  Torrey  might  not  be  through  serv-­ ing  Ferrisburgh,  however.  In  the  town’s  other  contested  race,  she  is  challenging  incumbent  delinquent Â

tax  collector  and  former  longtime  WRZQ FOHUN WUHDVXUHU DQG ]RQLQJ DG-­ ministrator  Chet  Hawkins  for  the  tax  collection  post.  Also  on  the  Ferrisburgh  ballot,  incumbent  Vergennes  Union  High  School  board  members  Kurt  Haigis  and  George  Gardner  are  running  unopposed,  as  are  incumbent  Ferris-­ burgh  Central  School  directors  Bill  Clark  and  Laurie  Gutowski. In  Addison,  the  biggest  news  might  be  that  former  Republican  Vermont  House  of  Representatives  candidate  Peter  Briggs  will  join  the  selectboard.  Briggs,  a  dairy  farmer,  is  generally  credited  with  having  run  a  strong  campaign  this  past  fall  in  ¿QLVKLQJ WKLUG LQ WKH $GGLVRQ UDFH behind  the  two  incumbent  winners,  Rep.  Diane  Lanpher,  D-­Vergennes,  and  Rep.  Warren  Van  Wyck,  R-­Fer-­ risburgh. Briggs  is  running  unopposed  for  a  seat  being  vacated  by  Joy  Pouliot,  who  will  step  down  after  eight  years.  Also  on  Addison’s  selectboard  bal-­ lot  are  unopposed  incumbents  Jeff  Kauffman,  the  board’s  longtime  chairman,  and  Roger  Waterman,  who  was  appointed  in  2014  to  a  va-­ cancy. Longtime  Addison  Central  School  board  member  Rob  Hunt  is  running  unopposed  to  add  three  years  to  his  two  decades  of  service  on  that  panel.  %XW QR RQH ÂżOHG IRU WKH $&6 ERDUG seat  now  held  by  the  departing  Tim  /LQGHQPH\U DQG WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG with  no  write-­in  campaign  on  the  KRUL]RQ DQ DSSRLQWPHQW ZDV OLNHO\ WR ÂżOO WKDW YDFDQF\ In  Panton  and  Waltham,  town  of-­ ÂżFHUV GR QRW DSSHDU RQ EDOORWV EXW DUH QRPLQDWHG IURP WKH Ă€RRU RI WRZQ meetings.  Races  remain  possible,  while  most  incumbents  have  told  WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV WKH\ ZRXOG OLNH WR EH re-­elected.  In  Panton,  Beth  Tarallo’s  term  on  the  selectboard  ends  in  March,  and  she  would  like  another  three  years;Íž  Howard  Hall  was  appointed  this  past  May  to  the  selectboard  and  would  OLNH YRWHUV WR DZDUG KLP WKH ÂżQDO year  of  a  term;Íž  and  Richard  Rath-­ bun  was  appointed  to  the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  board,  and  he  would  also  like  to  stay  on  the  job. In  Waltham,  Town  Clerk  Mary  Ann  Castimore  and  Treasurer  Lu-­ cille  Evarts  have  said  they  would  like  to  be  nominated  to  serve  another  year,  and  Selectman  Andrew  Mar-­ tin,  who  was  appointed  to  replace  Harold  Francis  last  fall,  would  like  to  serve  another  three  years  on  the  selectboard.  There  will  be  no  school  board  elections  in  the  town. Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  February  26,  2015  â€”  PAGE  3A

Two  compete  for  ID-­4  vacancy Hammond,  Bodette  cite  desire  to  help  their  community By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  lone  con-­ tested  race  on  Middlebury’s  Town  Meeting  Day  ballot  features  two  women  hoping  to  contribute  to  the  school  board  that  governs  Middle-­ bury’s  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School. Residents  Leslie  Bodette  and  Elaine  Orozco  Hammond  are  com-­ peting  for  a  three-­year  term  on  the  ID-­4  school  board.  Both  have  chil-­ dren  in  the  school. Bodette,  43,  is  a  longtime  Mid-­ dlebury  resident  who  was  raised  in  Shoreham.  She  and  her  husband,  Tom,  run  Tom  Bodette  Landscap-­ ing,  Excavating  and  Septic  Service,  which  is  based  in  Middlebury.  Their  daughter  is  a  second-­grader  at  Mary  Hogan  School. “I  have  no  agenda;Íž  I  am  commit-­ ted  to  ensuring  the  children  have  DFFHVV WR TXDOLW\ HGXFDWLRQ ´ VDLG Bodette,  who  noted  she  was  encour-­ aged  to  run  by  board  member  Lor-­ raine  Morse.  â€œThe  school  board  is  a  good  way  to  give  back  to  a  commu-­ nity  that  has  given  us  so  much.â€? Leslie  Bodette  attended  Shoreham  Elementary  School  and  then  went  on  to  attend  middle  and  high  school  in  Middlebury. She  acknowledged  the  ID-­4  board  will  be  dealing  with  some  weighty  issues  during  the  coming  months,  not  the  least  of  which  will  be  two  petitioned  articles  seeking  to  change  the  date  of  the  annual  ID-­4  meeting  as  well  as  having  the  Mary  Hogan Â

School  budget  voted  by  Australian  EDOORW LQVWHDG RI IURP WKH Ă€RRU VHH related  article  in  this  issue).  Bodette  said  that  while  she  does  not  neces-­ sarily  see  the  need  to  make  the  pe-­ titioned  changes,  she  is  pleased  that  townspeople  will  be  able  to  vote  on  the  issues  on  April  8. “I  think  it’s  important  we  have  more  participation  in  the  budget  dis-­ cussion,â€?  Bodette  said. If  elected,  Bodette  said  she  would  keep  an  open  mind  and  will  be  â€œwill-­ ing  to  listen  to  any  issues  that  come  up  and  make  informed  decisionsâ€?  with  her  colleagues. Hammond  and  her  husband,  Chris,  have  three  children  enrolled  at  Mary  Hogan.  They  moved  to  the  Middle-­ EXU\ DUHD IURP :DVKLQJWRQ ' & three  years  ago.  He  is  a  federal  gov-­ ernment  worker,  while  Elaine  Oroz-­ co  Hammond  is  part-­time  executive  director  of  the  Abramson  Scholar-­ ship  Foundation,  a  D.C-­based  non-­ SURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ GHGLFDWHG WR KHOS-­ ing  low-­income  youth  attend  college.  She  has  volunteered  at  Mary  Hogan  with  classroom  literacy,  chaperoning  ¿HOG WULSV FRXQWLQJ PLQXWHV IRU WKH annual  Read-­a-­Thon,  and  assistant  coaching  with  Girls  on  the  Run,  an  athletic  youth  development  program  for  girls  in  3rd-­5th  grades. “I’m  very  passionate  about  youth  and  our  children,â€?  Hammond,  39,  said. Hammond  said  her  family  moved  to  Middlebury  to  get  away  from  the  KXVWOH DQG EXVWOH RI XUEDQ :DVKLQJ-­

ton,  D.C.  They  found  in  Middlebury  the  more  rural  experience  they  were  seeking,  including  the  more  person-­ alized  education  their  children  are  now  receiving  through  Mary  Hogan  School.  She  added  she’s  been  im-­ pressed  to  see  Addison  Central  Su-­ perintendent  Peter  Burrows  actively  attend  and  participate  in  ID-­4  meet-­ ings,  something  that  she  said  does  not  take  place  in  many  of  the  larger,  urban  school  districts. “Entering  the  school  board  race  is  a  meaningful  way  to  get  even  more  involved  in  Middlebury,â€?  she  stated  in  a  recent  letter  to  the  editor  an-­ nouncing  her  candidacy. Hammond  said  she  is  particularly  interested  in  supporting  programs  WKDW OHYHO WKH HGXFDWLRQ SOD\LQJ ÂżHOG for  students  of  all  socio-­economic  levels. Asked  about  her  opinion  on  the  two  petitioned  items  seeking  to  change  the  ID-­4  annual  meeting  date  and  the  Mary  Hogan  budget  vote,  she  replied,  â€œI  see  the  pros  and  cons  on  both  sides.â€? Hammond  said  running  for  local  RIÂżFH KDV JLYHQ KHU VRPH SHUVSHF-­ tive  on  what  local  residents  are  look-­ ing  for  in  public  education. Âł 7KH HOHFWLRQ KDV JRWWHQ PH RXW to  talk  to  Middlebury  residents  on  is-­ sues  that  are  important  to  them,â€?  she  said.  â€œI’m  looking  to  get  involved  in  a  very  real  way  in  my  children’s  education.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Zoning  issue  on  New  Haven  warning By  ZACH  DESPART 1(: +$9(1 ² $ SURSRVDO RQ the  New  Haven  town  meeting  warn-­ ing  asks  residents  to  back  a  special  meeting  or  vote  to  decide  whether  to  rezone  a  parcel  of  privately-­owned  land  in  town.  The  landowner  says  he  has  no  immediate  plans  to  de-­ velop  the  land,  but  some  residents  are  opposed  to  rezoning  the  parcel. Residents  will  weigh  in  on  the  ar-­ ticle  by  Australian  ballot  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  March  3. 7KH ODQG LQ TXHVWLRQ D DFUH parcel  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Belden  Falls  Road  and  Route  7,  is  owned  by  Steve  Dupoise  Sr. He  wants  to  see  the  zoning  for  the  parcel  changed  from  agricultural/ rural  residential  to  highway  com-­ mercial.  Dupoise  told  the  Indepen-­ dent :HGQHVGD\ WKDW KH VDLG KDV QR plans  to  commercially  develop  the  land  and  doesn’t  foresee  any  in  the  near  future,  but  wants  to  have  the  option  to  do  so  should  the  opportu-­ nity  arise. “I  can  honestly  tell  you  that  we  have  nothing  in  the  pipeline;Íž  there’s  nothing  going  on  there,â€?  Dupoise  said. The  land  is  currently  farmed,  but  Dupoise  said  in  contrast  with  much  of  the  land  in  Addison  County,  the  VRLO WKHUH LV QRW FHUWLÂżHG DV SULPH by  the  USDA.  That,  coupled  with  WKH IDFW WKDW WKH SORW Ă€RRGV HDVLO\ makes  it  poor  farmland,  Dupoise  said. Dupoise  said  when  he  and  his  wife  purchased  the  land  15  years  ago  he  had  a  verbal  commitment Â

from  the  town  planning  commis-­ sion  to  change  the  zoning  of  the  land  to  commercial,  but  that  still  has  not  happened. The  planning  commission  last  July  did  unanimously  support  the  zoning  change  and  forwarded  the  UHTXHVW WR WKH VHOHFWERDUG 7KH board  voted  3-­1,  with  one  absten-­ tion,  in  favor  of  the  change. A  town  resident  petitioned  for  the  UHTXHVW WR EH WDNHQ XS E\ WKH WRZQ as  a  whole,  a  move  that  placed  ar-­ ticle  on  the  town  meeting  warning.  Similar  town  meeting  proposals  to  change  the  parcel’s  zoning  were  re-­ MHFWHG LQ DQG DQG VRPH residents  in  town  have  expressed  opposition  this  time  around. The  Independent  last  week  pub-­ lished  a  letter  authored  by  Jono  Chapin,  Susan  Smiley,  Tammy  Newark  and  Douglas  Tolles  in  which  they  urged  their  neighbors  to  vote  against  the  article. The  group  wrote  that  when  land-­ owners  buy  a  parcel  zoned  for  farm  or  housing  use,  they  should  not  ex-­ pect  municipalities  to  be  open  to  al-­ lowing  the  land  to  be  used  for  com-­ mercial  development.  They  said  rezoning  land  on  a  case-­by-­case  ba-­ sis,  inconsistent  with  surrounding  land,  would  be  bad  town  planning. “As  the  southern  gateway  to  New  +DYHQ D SDUFHO WKH VL]H RI DFUHV could  be  developed  many  ways,  in-­ FOXGLQJ D ODUJH VKRSSLQJ RIÂżFH SOD-­ za  or  gas  station/convenience  store  complex,â€?  wrote  Chapin  et  al. The  group  added  that  that  type  of  GHYHORSPHQW ZRXOG FDXVH D WUDIÂżF

headache  and  damage  the  town’s  scenic  vistas. Dupoise  noted  that  New  Haven  did  not  include  his  parcel  on  Belden  Falls  Road  as  part  of  the  town’s  sce-­ nic  viewshed,  and  also  noted  that  the  current  town  plan,  adopted  in  LQFOXGHV D Âł%XVLQHVV 3ODQ-­ ning  Areaâ€?  that  encompasses  the  parcel.  He  said  that  since  his  and  adjacent  parcels  are  not  hooked  up  to  any  municipal  services,  commer-­ cial  development  would  undergo  a  long  regulatory  process. “New  Haven  has  no  town  water  or  sewer,  so  any  kind  of  develop-­ ment  would  have  to  have  all  kinds  of  regulations,  even  to  just  build  a  house  there,â€?  he  said. Dupoise  said  that  residents’  sug-­ gestions  that  he  plans  to  use  the  land  for  a  gas  station  or  conve-­ nience  store  are  not  based  in  fact,  and  give  townspeople  an  incorrect  representation  of  his  stance. “These  people  are  inciting  other  people,â€?  Dupoise  said. Dupoise  said  he  has  owned  land  in  both  New  Haven  and  Middlebury  for  many  years,  and  has  made  re-­ sponsible  use  of  the  parcels. “I  don’t  think  anyone  would  say  I  haven’t  been  a  good  steward  of  the  land,â€?  he  said. Dupoise  is  also  running  for  the  selectboard  this  year,  but  stressed  that  his  run  is  not  motivated  by  this  issue.  He  said  that  he  would  recuse  himself  it  came  up  in  his  duties  as  a  selectman. Zach  Despart  may  be  reached  at  zachd@addisonindependent.com.

Bristol  woman  cited  for  domestic  assault

*RRG ZHDWKHU IRU ¿VK FISH  CULTURE  SPECIALIST  Al  Moorhouse  walks  in  the  frozen  world  outside  the  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Department  hatchery  in  Salisbury  Monday  morning,  while  inside  the  building  at  right  up  to  ¿VK VZLP LQ FOLPDWH FRQWUROOHG FRPIRUW Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Two  vie  for  Robinson  board  seat By  ZACH  DESPART STARKSBORO  â€”  In  the  only  contested  race  on  Starksboro’s  Town  Meeting  Day  ballot,  a  new-­ comer  is  challenging  the  chair  of  the  Robinson  Elementary  School  board. Longtime  educator  Nancy  Cor-­ nell  faces  incumbent  Bonita  Be-­ dard  for  the  three-­year  seat  on  the  board. Cornell,  62,  said  she  has  been  involved  in  the  Starksboro  commu-­ nity  for  many  years  and  her  experi-­ ence  working  in  schools  would  be  an  asset  to  the  board. “I  feel  like  I  might  be  able  to  make  a  contribution,â€?  Cornell  said  Tuesday.  â€œI  care  deeply  about  the  school  and  the  students  there.â€? Cornell  was  an  associate  superin-­ tendent  of  schools  and  curriculum  coordinator  for  23  years  â€”  16  years  in  the  ANeSU  and  seven  years  in  the  Rutland  Northeast  Supervisory  Union. Previously,  she  taught  high  school  English  and  worked  as  a  freelance  writer.  She  is  currently  employed  as  an  educational  consultant  and  is  the  editor  of  Vermont  Learning,  an  on-­ line  newspaper  for  teachers.  Her  two  children  and  stepdaugh-­ ter  are  proud  alumni  of  Robinson  Elementary,  and  Cornell  served  on Â

the  school  board  for  several  terms,  from  1987  to  1994. In  a  letter  to  the  editor  published  in  the  Independent  this  week,  Cor-­ nell  said  her  goals  as  a  board  mem-­ ber  would  be  to: ‡ (QVXUH VWXGHQW VXFFHVV XVLQJ the  supervisory  union’s  â€œends  pol-­ icy.â€? ‡ :RUN ZLWK IHOORZ ERDUG PHP-­ bers  to  have  a  continuous,  meaning-­ ful  dialogue  with  the  community. ‡ 3URYLGH D KLJK TXDOLW\ HGXFD-­ tion  to  students  while  keeping  costs  down. Cornell  said  she  has  no  concerns  about  the  competency  of  the  current  school  board. “The  current  group  of  board  PHPEHUV DUH D JURXS RI ÂżQH SHRSOH and  they’re  doing  their  best  to  serve  the  school,â€?  she  said. Bedard,  63,  has  served  on  the  Robinson  Elementary  board  for  the  last  13  years  and  the  Mount  Abra-­ ham  Union  High  School  board  for  the  last  nine.  She  co-­owns  Honey  Lights  in  Bristol  and  has  lived  in  Starksboro  her  whole  life. She  said  as  legislators  in  Montpe-­ lier  work  to  change  how  the  state’s  public  schools  are  structured  and  ¿QDQFHG ORFDO VFKRRO ERDUGV KDYH the  opportunity  to  shape  the  future  of  education  in  Vermont.

“I  feel  this  is  such  an  amazing  moment  in  Vermont  education,  be-­ cause  there  are  so  many  challenges  we’re  supposed  to  meet,â€?  she  said.  ³:H KDYHQÂśW KDG D FKDQFH OLNH WKLV in  a  century  to  change  public  educa-­ tion.â€? As  opposed  to  worrying  about  how  changes  in  Montpelier  will  af-­ fect  Robinson  Elementary,  Bedard  said  she’s  enthusiastic.  She  said  that  she  hopes  voters  re-­elect  her  so  she  FDQ ÂżQLVK WKH ZRUN ERDUGV DFURVV the  supervisory  union  and  state  have  started. “I  feel  there  are  some  exciting  things  that  will  come  out  of  the  un-­ comfortable  crunch  people  are  feel-­ ing  right  now,â€?  Bedard  said.  â€œThat’s  something  I  feel  I  can  be  part  of  in  a  really  positive  way.â€? She  said  her  experience  as  a  busi-­ QHVV RZQHU HTXLSV KHU ZLWK D XQLTXH way  of  looking  at  how  the  education  system  works.  She  said  she  always  looks  for  ways  to  make  the  school  PRUH HIÂżFLHQW ZKLOH JLYLQJ VWXGHQWV the  best  possible  education. “It  has  to  be  about  the  kids  in  the  building,  and  providing  the  best  TXDOLW\ RI HYHU\WKLQJ ZHÂśUH DEOH WR provide,â€?  Bedard  said. Polls  will  be  open  at  Robinson  Elementary  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  on  Tuesday,  March  3.

Monkton  school  searches  for  new  head By  ZACH  DESPART MONKTON  â€”  The  Monkton  Central  School  board  will  soon  be-­ gin  the  search  for  a  new  principal. Principal  Susan  Stewart,  who  is  on  a  year  of  unpaid  leave,  this  month  submitted  her  resignation  to  the  board.  In  a  brief  letter  to  the  board,  she  did  not  explain  why  she  was  leaving.  The  board  accepted  her  resignation  at  its  Feb.  11  meeting,  at  which  Stewart  thanked  Superinten-­ dent  David  Adams,  teachers  and  the  community. 6WHZDUW ZKR ZDV KLUHG LQ asked  for  and  was  granted  a  one-­ year  leave  last  summer  in  order  to  pursue  a  temporary  teaching  posi-­ tion  somewhere  else.  Stewart  told  the  Independent  last  June  that  she  intended  to  return  as  principal  for  WKH VFKRRO \HDU

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  A  Bristol  to  bring  charges  against  Tatro,  ac-­ &RXQW\ 6WDWHÂśV $WWRUQH\ÂśV RIÂżFH woman  pleaded  innocent  on  Mon-­ cording  to  police  records.  State  which  urged  authorities  to  cite  day  in  Addison  Superior  Court,  police  then  contacted  the  Addison  Tatro  for  domestic  assault. criminal  division,  to  a  charge  of  domestic  assault,  stemming  from  DQ DOOHJHG 'HF GLVSXWH with  her  sister. Ashley  Tatro,  22,  faces  up  to  18  PRQWKV LQ SULVRQ DQG RU D ÂżQH RI XS Saltzman Dental Group is excited to welcome our patients WR LI FRQYLFWHG RQ WKH PLV-­ to the Digital Age of Dentistry! Our practice has incorporated demeanor  charge. every piece of digital technology available to provide you, Vermont  State  Police  Trooper  the patient, the most comfortable and convenient dental Evan  S.  Doxsee  said  he  responded  to  a  report  of  an  â€œintoxicated  per-­ appointment you will ever experience. sonâ€?  at  a  Carlstrom  Road  home  LQ %ULVWRO RQ 'HF 3ROLFH LQ-­ With our diagnostic tools to help us diagnose the condition terviewed  Tatro,  who  alleged  her  of your teeth better than ever before, we will make your sister  was  drunk  and  began  to  say  â€œrude  thingsâ€?  to  her  because  she  H[SHULHQFH ZLWK XV Ă€UVW UDWH 2XU FRQYHQLHQW &HUHF WHFKQRORJ\ had  told  her  not  to  play  music  allows us to fabricate and place your porcelain crown in one while  she  was  trying  to  sleep,  ac-­ visit and with our Galileos technology we are able to place cording  to  court  records. \RXU LPSODQW DQG \RXU LPSODQW FURZQ ULJKW KHUH LQ RXU RIĂ€FH “Tatro  advised  while  standing  in  the  kitchen  of  her  residence,  she  JRW PDG DW WKH YLFWLP SXVKHG KHU Let your next dental experience be a digital one at Saltzman Dental. RQWR WKH Ă€RRU DQG SXQFKHG KHU LQ the  back  of  the  head,â€?  according  to  Always Accepting New Patients & Emergencies 'R[VHHÂśV DIÂżGDYLW Police  also  interviewed  the  al-­ leged  victim,  who  they  said  corrob-­ orated  Tatro’s  story,  according  to  court  records.  Police  said  they  saw  â€œsome  visible  marksâ€?  on  the  vic-­ t %FOUBM DMFBOJOHT t #SJEHFT *NQMBOUT t ;PPN 8IJUFOJOH tim’s  neck  and  some  dried  blood  on  FYBNT t 1BSUJBM GVMM EFOUVSFT t 3PPU DBOBMT KHU ÂżQJHUQDLOV DFFRUGLQJ WR FRXUW t 'JMMJOHT $FSFD $SPXOT t &YUSBDUJPOT t /JHIU HVBSET NPSF records. Police  said  they  contacted  the  Dr. Brian Saltzman Dr. John Viskup alleged  victim  several  days  later,  at  which  time  she  declined  to  pro-­ t $PVSU 4USFFU .JEEMFCVSZ 75 vide  a  statement  and  did  not  want Â

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Stewart  was  principal  of  the  VFKRRO LQ ZKHQ WKH VFKRROÂśV faculty,  in  an  anonymous  survey,  said  that  a  culture  of  respect  between  teachers  and  administrators  did  not  exist  at  the  school.  About  half  of  the  school’s  faculty  resigned  that  year,  for  a  variety  of  reasons,  including  retirement,  other  employment  op-­ portunities  and  dissatisfaction  with  the  school’s  leadership. Last  spring,  a  group  of  parents  and  community  members  urged  the  school  board  not  to  renew  Stewart’s Â

contract  until  a  plan  to  improve  the  climate  at  the  school  was  imple-­ mented.  The  board  ultimately  kept  Stewart  as  principal. 6WHZDUW GLG QRW UHWXUQ D UHTXHVW for  comment  about  her  resignation  before  deadline. The  school  board  hired  Betsy  Knox  as  interim  principal  for  this  year.  Knox  did  not  by  deadline  say  whether  or  not  she  will  seek  the  per-­ manent  job.  The  school  board  will  discuss  the  vacancy  and  search  pro-­ cess  at  its  meeting  Feb.  25.

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Awards  are  nice,  but  it’s  your  vote  that  matters In  a  story  in  this  issue  of  the  Addison  Independent,  readers  will  note  that  this  paper  and  our  sister  papers  were  successful  in  an  annual  news-­ paper  competition  among  the  six  New  England  states.  The  Independent  ZRQ QHZV DZDUGV DQG DGYHUWLVLQJ DZDUGV ² WKUHH ÂżUVW SODFHV LQ both  categories,  and  a  key  second  place  in  General  Excellence  in  the  large  weekly  division  with  circulations  from  6,000  and  on  up  to  more  WKDQ :LWK D FLUFXODWLRQ RI DERXW ZHÂśUH DPRQJ WKH VPDOOHU papers  in  our  division.  The  contest  drew  more  than  3,200  entries  from  a  couple  hundred  newspapers  throughout  New  England.  The  newspaper  competition  is  New  England  is  the  largest  in  the  nation. The  story  details  the  awards,  so  I  won’t  repeat  the  bulk  of  that  infor-­ mation,  but  let  me  â€œshout  outâ€?  a  few  particulars:  Â‡ 1R RQH OLNHV WR EH VHFRQG EHVW EXW WDNLQJ VHFRQG SODFH LQ *HQ-­ eral  Excellence  among  the  many  excellent  newspapers  who  enter  this  FRPSHWLWLRQ LV QR VPDOO GHDO 2XU IULHQGV DW WKH Ellsworth  American  in  Maine  consistently  produce  one  of  the  best  newspapers  in  New  Eng-­ ODQG 7KH\ WRRN ÂżUVW WKLV \HDU DV WKH\ GR ZLWK VRPH IUHTXHQF\ 7KH In-­ quirer  &  Mirror RI 1DQWXFNHW 0DVV WRRN WKLUG 2WKHU VWURQJ FRQWHQG-­ ers  and  papers  that  won  numerous  awards  this  year  were  the  Vineyard  Gazette  of  Martha’s  Vineyard,  Mass.,  and  the  Worcester  Magazine  and  Old  Colony  Memorial  also  of  Massachusetts,  and  several  others.  We  consistently  duke  it  out  with  each  other  for  top  honors  year  after  year  and  we’re  thrilled  to  be  in  such  good  company.  This  is  just  to  say,  to  our  readers,  that  we  are  working  hard  for  you  and  delivering  what  our  peers  think  to  be  a  pretty  darn  good  newspaper.  We  hope  you  think  so,  too.  Â‡ 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ 'D\ LV XSRQ XV DQG RQFH DJDLQ ZH SUHYLHZ WKH LV-­ sues  that  the  county’s  23  towns,  plus  Brandon,  will  consider,  debate  and  vote  on  next  week  (except  Ferrisburgh,  who  will  hold  its  Town  Meeting  Day  this  Saturday).  As  a  staff  we  present  a  comprehensive  preview   in  this  edition  and  then  follow-­up  next  Tuesday  with  up-­to-­minute  results  that  night.  (We’ll  be  live  with  an  online  chat  until  we  get  most  of  the  re-­ sults,  so  tune  in.)  We  do  this  to  serve  our  readers  and  our  communities.  7KDW ZH ZRQ D ÂżUVW SODFH DZDUG IRU ORFDO HOHFWLRQ FRYHUDJH LV D IRRWQRWH to  what  we  consider  our  job. ‡ ,Q KLV SOXV \HDUV RI ZULWLQJ VSRUWV IRU WKH Independent,  Andy  Kirkadly  may  have  attended  and  covered  more  sporting  events  in  this  county  than  any  other  avid  fan.  He  writes  with  an  insider’s  knowledge  of  every  sport  and  of  most  every  player.  That’s  a  rare  gift  to  any  news-­ SDSHU DQG VSRUWV IDQ +H DOVR ZULWHV D JRRG VSRUWV FROXPQ +H WRRN ÂżUVW place  on  his  submission  that  explored  the  role  of  parents  of  athletes.  We’ll  re-­post  it  online  this  week  for  those  who  might  have  missed  it,  or  want  to  re-­read  what  the  judges  said  was  â€œa  moving  piece  about  parent-­ hood,  sports  and  life.  It’s  a  column  I  hope  other  parents/coaches  read  and  show  as  a  great  example  to  set.â€?  (By  the  way,  Independent  sports  FROXPQLVW .DUO /LQGKRP WRRN WKLUG SODFH KH WRRN ÂżUVW D FRXSOH \HDUV back.  His  columns  are  consistently  excellent.) ‡ 7KUHH RWKHU Addison  Independent  columnists  won  awards  as  well:  Jessie  Raymond  and  photographer  Trent  Campbell  took  second  and  third,  respectively,  for  humor  columns  (yes,  Trent  is  good  at  both);Íž  while  Eric  Davis,  one  of  the  leading  political  analysts  in  the  state,  placed  third  for  a  serious  column. ‡ -RKQ )ORZHUV WRRN ÂżUVW LQ KHDOWK UHSRUWLQJ RQ WKH 6XER[RQH WUHDW-­ ment  controversy  in  the  county;Íž  reporter  Zach  Despart  won  three  third-­ place  awards  for  stories  he  submitted;Íž  and  the  Independent  took  second  for  its  editorial  pages  and  commentary.  As  a  paper,  we  also  placed  third  in  overall  design  and  layout,  which  is  a  well-­deserved  tip-­of-­the-­hat  to  our  production  team  led  by  Sue  Leggett  and  Brian  King  for  their  page  layouts.  And,  just  to  show  we  are  not  one-­dimensional,  we  received  an  honorable  mention  for  the  newspaper’s  web  site  and  won  several  digital  advertising  awards.  Â‡ 2XU DGYHUWLVLQJ WHDP ZRQ DZDUGV LQFOXGLQJ H[FHOOHQW ZRUN LQ print  and  multi-­media  campaigns,  as  well  as  a  new  special  section  on  Breast  Cancer  called  The  Power  of  Pink.  Appropriately,  it  was  printed  RQ SLQN SDSHU 2XU PDJD]LQHV Vermont  Sports  and  Vermont  Ski  &  Ride  Magazine,  which  we  produce  at  the  Addison  Independent,  won  in  the  best  niche  magazine  and  best  advertising  in  a  niche  publication.

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Bailey  deserves  votes  in  Brandon This  is  both  a  personal  and  profes-­ sional  endorsement  for  Doug  Bailey  to  be  elected  to  the  Brandon  select-­ board.  Having  dealt  with  Doug  since  WKH HDUO\ V DW )LUVW 9HUPRQW Bank  and  been  a  friend  of  his  for  almost  that  long,  I  know  very  well  the  person  who  will  represent  us. He  will  be  accountable  for  his  actions  and  demand  accountability  from  those  who  report  to  the  board.  +H ZLOO EH ¿QDQFLDOO\ FRQVHUYDWLYH while  open-­minded.  He  will  com-­ municate  to  the  taxpayers  what  we  need  to  spend  and  why  it  is  impor-­ tant.  He  will  seek  to  expand  the  tax  base  by  being  pro-­business. This  is  Doug  Bailey  and  he  de-­ serves  your  vote  on  March  3. Chris  Bird Brandon

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Between The Lines

********** What’s  the  point?  It’s  to  share  our  news  with  you,  our  readers.  Because  none  of  this  means  much  if  our  readers  don’t  also  agree  that  what  we  deliver  each  week  is  solid  journalism  that  not  only  covers  the  news  of  our  com-­ munities,  but  also  shares  compelling  stories  of  our  neighbors,  makes  connections,  facilitates  discussion,  challenges  presumptions,  introduces  businesses,  promotes  retail  and  professionals  through  advertising,  and  helps  strengthen  the  very  fabric  of  each  community  we  call  home.  This  hasn’t  been  the  easiest  of  winters.  Perhaps  you’ve  So  I  started  taking  pictures. We  might  not  always  live  up  to  your  expectations  in  our  rushed  world  noticed. I  couldn’t  change  the  weather.  But  I  could  document  of  constant  and  continual  deadlines,  but  we  work  hard  to  do  our  best  Most  years  we  at  least  get  a  January  thaw,  a  few  gentle  HYHU\ ZLFNHG DVSHFW RI WKH ZLQWHU RI VR ,ÂśG days  that  bolster  our  spirits  enough  to  get  us  through  the  never  forget  just  how  grueling  it  has  been.  and  set  that  simple  bar  as  our  goal  to  achieve  each  week. Â

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miserable  days  still  to  come.  This  year,  we’ve  had  ap-­ I  took  pictures  of  the  icicles  hanging  off  our  roof  proximately  one  day  above  freezing  since  Labor  Day,  and  of  the  towering  snow  banks  at  the  perimeter  of  our  and  enough  days  below  zero  that  I  keep  thinking  my  driveway.  I  took  pictures  of  frigid  chickadees  gathering  thermometer  is  broken.  (If  only.) around  the  bird  feeder  and  the  icy  slush  built  up  in  my  Bit  by  bit,  my  sanity  has  been  cracking.  When  the  wheel  wells.  I  took  a  picture  of  the  thermometer,  holding  weather  forecast  didn’t  change  for  weeks  â€”  cold  today,  at  minus  12. with  a  wind  chill  advisory  in  effect  and  a  potentially  sig-­ With  the  help  of  my  computer,  I’ve  started  turning  QLÂżFDQW VQRZIDOO LQ WKH QH[W KRXUV those  pictures  into  a  slideshow.  This  â€”  I  wrote  a  strongly  worded  letter  to  summer,  when  I’m  complaining  the  National  Weather  Service  remind-­ about  the  heat,  I’ll  play  the  slideshow  ing  them  that  if  you  can’t  say  some-­ and  remember  that  this  was  the  harsh-­ thing  nice,  you  shouldn’t  say  anything  est  winter  I’ve  ever  lived  through  (as-­ at  all. suming  I  make  it;Íž  it’s  not  even  March  The  weather  has  made  everything,  yet). from  driving  to  taking  out  the  trash,  My  plan  is  working.  Instead  of  suc-­ PRUH GLIÂżFXOW 2Q RQH SDUWLFXODUO\ cumbing  mentally  to  the  windswept,  By Jessie Raymond ice-­cold  misery  of  this  winter,  I’m  frigid  and  gusty  morning  I  threw  a  tantrum  trying  to  drag  two  loaded  going  on  the  offensive,  treating  it  like  30-­gallon  garbage  cans  from  the  barn  a  project  that  I  can  control.  to  the  roadside  through  thigh-­deep  snowdrifts.  Drivers  2QFH ,ÂśYH HGLWHG DQG DUUDQJHG WKH SKRWRV ,ÂśOO VHW WKHP stopped  to  take  pictures. to  music.  I’m  debating  whether  to  go  with  â€œThe  Song  of  Day  after  day,  the  cold  has  been  sinking  a  little  deeper  the  Volga  Boatmen,â€?  which  evokes  the  way  I  feel  when  I  into  my  bones,  reducing  me  to  a  pale,  self-­pitying  mess.  wake  up  to  yet  another  bitterly  cold  morning,  or  â€œWe’re  With  itchy,  dry  skin. I  spend  my  free  time  huddled  under  Having  a  Heat  Wave,â€?  for  the  irony. D Ă€HHFH EODQNHW VLSSLQJ KRW WHD DQG ZRQGHULQJ LI P\ OHJV I’ve  been  going  through  the  pictures  I’ve  compiled  so  â€”  or  even  my  wrists,  for  that  matter  â€”  will  ever  again  IDU 2QH ZDV WDNHQ RQ 6XQGD\ ² \RX UHPHPEHU 6XQGD\ see  the  light  of  day. ULJKW" 7KH ÂżUVW GD\ RI ZKHQ LW ZDV VXQQ\ DQG DERYH But  about  a  week  ago,  I  made  a  decision:  I  had  to  stop  freezing  at  the  same  time?  The  picture  is  of  our  stark  acting  like  a  victim.  Instead  of  letting  winter  own  me,  I  ZKLWH EDFN ÂżHOG ERUGHUHG DERYH E\ D SLHUFLQJ EOXH VN\ would  own  winter. (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

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In  the  interest  of  civil  discourse,  amenable  conversation  and  cordial  debate  may  I  present  Patrick  Henry  on  the  issue  of  liberty: “Guard  with  jealous  attention  the  public  liberty.  Suspect  everyone  who  approaches  that  jewel.  Unfor-­ tunately,  nothing  will  preserve  it  but  downright  force.  Whenever  you  give  up  that  force,  you  are  ruined.  â€Ś  The  great  object  is  that  every  man  be  armed.  Everyone  who  is  able  might  have  a  gun.â€? —  Patrick  Henry,  in  a  speech  to  the  Virginia  Ratifying  Convention,  -XQH John  Burton Cornwall

Cornell  asks  for  voters’  support Dear  Starksboro  Community  Members, I  am  writing  to  ask  you  to  consid-­ er  supporting  my  candidacy  for  the  Robinson  Elementary  School  board.  I  am  running  for  a  seat  on  the  Rob-­ inson  board  because  I  care  deeply  about  the  school  and  the  children  it  serves,  and  because  I  believe  I  have  something  to  contribute.   As  you  may  know,  I  was  an  as-­ sociate  superintendent  of  schools/ curriculum  coordinator  for  23  years  (16  years  in  the  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union,  and  seven  years  in  the  Rutland  Northeast  Supervi-­ sory  Union).  In  that  role,  my  areas  of  focus  were  pre  K-­12  curriculum,  instruction,  assessment,  professional  development,  grant  writing,  grant  management  and  data  analysis. Formerly  a  high  school  English  teacher  and  freelance  writer,  I  currently  work  as  an  educational  consultant  and  am  the  editor  of  Vermont  Learning  (http://paper. OL OHDUQLQJYW D IUHH online  newspaper  for  Vermont  edu-­ cators.  When  my  children  were  very  young  (they’re  in  their  30s  now!),  I  volunteered  as  the  editor  of  the  ¿UVW 5RELQVRQ 6FKRRO QHZVOHWWHU and  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  Robinson  School  board. As  a  member  of  the  Robinson  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

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  RQH OHWWHU RI QR PRUH WKDQ words  on  a  single  topic  during  the  six  weeks  leading  up  to  Town  Meeting  Day.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  February  26,  2015  â€”  PAGE  5A

Energy  policy  shift  could  be  costly Lake,  budget  among  top  issues As  I  knocked  on  hundreds  of  doors  program.â€?  The  primary  driver  of  this  this  past  summer  and  fall,  I  heard  bill  is  to  continue  to  allow  Vermont  from  residents  many  concerns  about  utilities  to  receive  about  $50  million  high  property  taxes,  the  high  cost  of  per  year  from  other  Northeastern  living  in  Vermont,  excessive  regu-­ states  by  selling  the  renewable  attri-­ lations  on  businesses,  the  need  for  butes  of  Vermont  energy.  Vermont’s  more  good-­paying  jobs,  current  renewable  energy  especially  for  young  peo-­ program,  called  SPEED,  ple,  and  the  water  qual-­ has  been  viewed  by  other  ity  of  Lake  Champlain.  states  as  unacceptable  due  What  I  did  not  hear  was  to  the  double-­counting  a  concern  about  reducing  of  renewable  attributes,  carbon  dioxide  emissions  therefore,  it  must  be  dis-­ nor  the  desire  to  cover  ad-­ continued.  In  its  place  ditional  dozens  of  acres  Vermont  must  establish  of  farmland  with  black  a  Renewable  Portfolio  solar  panels  (the  result  Standard  (RPS)  that  other  of  bill  H.702,  Act  99  of  states  will  accept.  With  2014,  which  I  had  voted  an  acceptable  RPS,  there  against  also).  I  do  support  would  not  be  rate  increas-­ wind  and  solar  power  in  a  by Rep. Warren Van es  of  6  percent  or  20  per-­ competitive  marketplace.  Wyck, R-Ferrisburgh cent.  While  a  simple  bill  I  do  not  support  subsidies  could  have  dismantled  that  allow  out-­of-­state  the  double-­counting,  the  GHYHORSHUV WR HDUQ JUHDW SURÂżWV VHH H.  40  bill  is  quite  complex.  Most  Independent  article  â€œBackers  see  so-­ of  the  bill  is  a  laundry  list  of  renew-­ lar  as  money  maker,â€?  Feb.  2)  while  able  energy  requirements  (total  and  GLVÂżJXULQJ WKH UXUDO ODQGVFDSH WKDW distributed)  and  fossil  fuel  reduction  so  many  cherish  in  this  county  and  goals  that  will  certainly  lead  to  more  state. expensive  electric  rates,  more  eco-­ This  year  I  serve  on  the  House  QRPLF PDODLVH VRODU MREV DUH D Ă€DVK Natural  Resources  and  Energy  in-­the-­pan  â€”  read  about  Spain’s  Committee,  which  has  been  work-­ solar  debacle  on  the  Web),  more  bu-­ ing  on  bill  H.40,  â€œAn  act  relating  reaucrats  at  the  electric  utilities  and  to  establishing  a  renewable  energy  the  Vermont  Department  of  Public  standard  and  energy  transformation  6HUYLFH VKXIĂ€LQJ SDSHUV DQG PRUH

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IDUP ÂżHOGV FRYHUHG ZLWK EODFN VRODU panels.  Therefore,  I  voted  against  it  in  committee. I’ve  attended  two  economic  forums  since  the  Legislature  has  convened.  Various  manufacturing  businesses  emphasized  that  they  compete  globally.  Even  an  eco-­ nomic  powerhouse  like  Germany  is  not  immune  to  the  effects  of  exces-­ sive  renewables:  â€œElectricity  prices  in  Germany  are  already  among  the  highest  in  the  world.  The  price  of  industrial  electricity  has  risen  about  37  percent  since  2005,  according  to  the  Federation  of  German  Indus-­ tries.  The  price  in  the  United  States  has  fallen  by  4  percent  over  about  the  same  time.  The  rise  in  energy  prices  has  already  cost  Germany  $52  billion  in  net  exports  and  could  prove  even  more  damaging  if  steps  are  not  taken  to  keep  prices  in  check,  according  to  the  IHS  studyâ€?  (The  New  York  Times,  March  19,  2014).  Note  that  Vermont’s  rates  remain  among  the  highest  in  this  country. Many  Vermont  businesses  that  bring  money  into  the  state’s  econo-­ my  must  compete  regionally,  nation-­ ally  and  globally.  However,  Vermont  must  not  cripple  its  economy  via  excessive  electric  rates  in  a  quixotic  attempt  to  solve  a  global  carbon  di-­ oxide  issue.

Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) School  Board,  I  would  be  commit-­ ted  to: ‡ (QVXULQJ WKDW DOO VWXGHQWV VXF-­ ceed,  using  the  ANeSU  Learning  Goals  (the  Ends  Policy)  as  our  framework  for  gauging  success;Íž ‡ :RUNLQJ FROODERUDWLYHO\ ZLWK the  other  Robinson  board  mem-­ bers  to  make  sure  that  community  and  staff  members  have  opportuni-­ ties  to  engage  in  dialogue  at  our Â

Dennis  (Continued  from  Page  4A) on  the  other  hand,  draws  much  of  its  snowfall  from  weather  off  the  Great  Lakes,  blown  here  by  the  prevailing  westerly  winds. Those  westerlies  often  mean  the  Champlain  Valley  misses  much  of  the  snowfall.  When  storms  come  off  the  Adirondacks,  the  air  drops  down  into  the  valley.  Sinking  air  tends  to  dry  out  and  therefore  deliver  less  precipita-­ tion. Rising  back  up  the  Green  Moun-­ tains,  the  winds  drop  more  snow  on  places  like  Lincoln  and  Hancock. But  when  the  wind  turns  to  the  north,  winter  weather  from  Canada  tends  to  bring  more  snow  to  our  valley. I  mused  to  Mark  Breen  that  trying  to  predict  the  direction  of  the  wind  LQ VSHFLÂżF SDUWV RI WKH VWDWH PXVW EH pretty  challenging.  â€œIt’s  what  makes  it  fun,â€?  he  replied. What  about  climate  change,  I  asked  him.  Hasn’t  that  made  our  winters  much  less  snowy? “There  is  no  question  that  our  tem-­ peratures  have  warmed  up,â€?  he  said.  â€œBut  most  of  that  warming  took  place  before  1950.  Since  1950,  the  tempera-­ tures  have  continued  to  rise  in  Ver-­

Raymond  (Continued  from  Page  4A) and  below  by  a  craggy  snow  pile  casting  a  periwinkle  shadow.  It’s  lovely,  actually. Many  of  the  pictures,  in  fact,  look  downright  attractive:  remnants  of  snow  clinging  to  the  cupola  on  our  barn;Íž  a  snowy  landscape  at  twi-­ light,  shades  of  lavender  and  peach  stretching  across  the  sky;Íž  the  goats,  munching  contentedly  on  hay,  un-­ perturbed  by  the  cold. I  had  intended  the  slideshow  to  stand  as  damning  evidence  of  this  hell-­ ish  winter.  Technically,  the  photos  do  show  that  we  live  in  a  frozen  waste-­

board  meetings,  while  ensuring  that  the  board  has  ample  time  to  address  its  agenda  items;Íž ‡ 3URPRWLQJ VFKRRO FRPPXQLW\ connections  and  mutual  under-­ standing;Íž  and ‡ 3URYLGLQJ KLJK TXDOLW\ OHDUQ-­ ing  and  teaching  at  a  cost  that  taxpayers  can  afford. Please  don’t  hesitate  to  contact  me  (453-­2681  or  ncornell7@ gmail.com)  if  you  have  any  ques-­

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10  or  15  years?  The  devil  is  in  the  details,  but  I  believe  you  can  expect  a  comprehensive  bill  on  lake  cleanup  this  session.  I  believe  this  is  impor-­ tant  and  I  will  make  an  effort  to  have  a  good  bill  that  Vermonters  can  sup-­ port. VOTING/COMMITTEE  WORK 7KH ¿UVW PRQH\ ELOO ZH YRWHG RQ this  year  was  the  Fee  Bill.  The  bill  raised  fees  in  almost  all  categories,  in  some  instances  by  70  percent  and  80  percent.  The  total  increase  in  fees  was  $2.7  million.  Who  pays  these  fees?  It  impacts  restaurants,  caterers,  medi-­ FDO SUDFWLWLRQHUV KXQWHUV ¿VKHUPDQ convenience  stores,  trash  haulers,  and  more.  Consumers  end  up  paying  these  fee  increases.  I  voted  no  on  this  bill. My  committee,  Commerce  and  Economic  Development,  has  several  positive  bills  in  the  pipeline.  One  cre-­ ates  a  sales  tax  holiday,  which  has  proven  to  stimulate  sales  in  our  retail  VHFWRU DQG EXVLQHVV SUR¿WDELOLW\ :H are  also  recommending  initiating  a  marketing  campaign  designed  to  pro-­ mote  working  and  living  in  Vermont.  We  know  our  state  is  beautiful.  It  can  be  an  excellent  place  to  start  and  grow  a  business.  We  want  to  reach  out  to  entrepreneurs  and  have  them  make  Vermont  their  home.  There  is  an  An-­ gel  Investor  tax  credit  program  on  the  table,  which  is  designed  to  provide  money  to  startups  and  growing  busi-­ nesses  when  conventional  means  are  not  available. Reading  between  the  lines  you  can  see  money  is  always  the  main  topic  of  conversation.  We  need  to  be  good  stewards  of  your  tax  dollars  and  at  the  same  time  grow  our  economy  so  we  have  additional  dollars  to  support  the  programs  that  make  our  state  great.

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Susan  Smiley,  a  long  time  resi-­ dent  of  New  Haven,  is  running  for  New  Haven  selectman.  This  is  a  post  to  which  Susan  will  bring  an  abundance  of  talent  and  experience.  Susan  and  her  husband  farmed  and  mont,  but  not  as  quickly.â€? While  this  has  not  been  an  unusu-­ gardened  on  the  River  Road  for  Ski  areas  these  days  rightly  worry  ally  snowy  winter,  it  has  in  fact  been  many  years.  Her  knowledge  of  the  that  the  Green  Mountains  are  less  a  chillier  one. town  and  its  history  is  extensive.  likely  to  be  white  in  winter.  But  his-­ Cornwall  has  been  15  degrees  cold-­ She  is  thoughtful  and  sensitive  to  torically,  at  least,  snowfall  in  Vermont  er  than  normal  this  month  â€”  a  statistic  the  issues  that  concern  residents;Íž  has  generally  been  on  the  rise. drawn  in  part  from  Cornwall  weather  In  1950,  Breen  notes,  the  average  records  that  date  back  to  the  1890s. annual  snowfall  in  St.  Johnsbury  was  Breen  says  this  has  been  one  of  the  78  inches.  Now  it  averages  94  inches  coldest  Vermont  February’s  on  record  Energy  Independent  Vermont  a  year. —  nowhere  near  as  cold  as  the  nadir  of  recently  proposed  adopting  a  rev-­ So  what’s  going  on? February  1934,  but  certainly  the  cold-­ enue  neutral  carbon  tax  in  Vermont.  â€œA  lot  of  things  are  cyclical  in  terms  est  since  1994. The  concept  is  simple.  Tax  what  of  climate,â€?  he  said.  â€œClimate  has  a  So  what’s  a  Vermonter  to  do  in  the  you  don’t  want  â€”  carbon  pollu-­ tendency  to  go  back  and  forth.â€?  Plus  face  of  all  this  cold? tion  â€”  to  drive  demand  for  cleaner,  warming  prompts  more  precipitation. Nature  lovers  will  tell  you  there’s  carbon-­free  forms  of  heat,  transpor-­ It’s  anybody’s  guess  what  winter  no  such  thing  as  bad  weather  â€”  only  tation  and  electricity.  As  a  mother  will  be  like  in  the  next  few  years.  But  poor  choice  of  clothing. who  wants  to  leave  my  daughters  Breen  says  the  weather  pattern  of  the  Charles  Dudley  Warner  famously  a  healthy  planet  and  a  sustainable  next  few  decades  is  as  likely  to  be  in-­ remarked  that  everybody  talks  about  economy,  I  support  a  carbon  tax  Ă€XHQFHG E\ WKH RFHDQV DQG VXQ F\FOHV the  weather,  but  nobody  does  anything  because  it  is  the  best  way  to  achieve  as  they  are  by  human  activity  linked  to  about  it. both. climate  change.  So  I  guess  we’ll  just  have  to  bundle  Critics  contend  a  carbon  tax  He  notes,  for  example,  that  â€œthe  sun  up,  and  wait  until  it  warms  up.  Or,  if  would  bring  economic  stress.  Yet  has  been  unusually  inactiveâ€?  in  recent  you’re  lucky  enough  to  be  a  skier,  get  research  indicates  that  a  revenue  \HDUV DQG WKHUHIRUH OHVV RI DQ LQĂ€XHQFH out  there  and  enjoy  it. neutral  carbon  tax  could  actually  than  it  typically  is. Gregory  Dennis’s  column  appears  strengthen  our  economy.  According  And  even  with  the  climate  getting  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  ar-­ to  a  Dec.  5,  2013,  New  York  Times  warmer,  the  skiing  has  been  absolutely  chived  on  his  blog,  at  www.Grego-­ article,  â€œMainstream  economists  stupendous  for  the  past  month.  ryDennis.WordPress.com.  Email:  have  long  agreed  that  putting  a  price  So  is  this  winter  a  throwback  to  the  gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @ on  carbon  pollution  is  the  most  ef-­ old  cold  snowy  days?  greengregdennis. IHFWLYH ZD\ WR ÂżJKW JOREDO ZDUP-­ ing.â€? Even  Exxon  Mobil’s  website  views  a  revenue-­neutral  carbon  tax  favorably:  â€œWe  believe  this  approach  ensures  a  uniform  and  land.  However,  it’s  a  beautiful  frozen  VHHLQJ P\ VXUURXQGLQJV ZLWK V\PSD- predictable  cost  of  carbon,  lets  market  prices  drive  solutions,  maxi-­ wasteland.  Kind  of  magical,  even. WKHWLF HYHQ DGRULQJ H\HV So  much  for  my  efforts.  When  7KLV PDNHV PH DV IDU DV , NQRZ mizes  transparency  to  stakeholders,  WKH VOLGHVKRZ LV ÂżQLVKHG ,ÂśOO KDYH WKH Ă€UVW person  to  ever  suffer  from  reduces  administrative  complexity,  something  that  looks  less  like  a  Stockholm  syndrome  as  a  hostage  of  promotes  global  participation,  and  is  easily  adjusted  to  future  develop-­ scathing  indictment  of  the  weather  winter. and  more  like  a  promo  for  the  Ver-­ mont  Department  of  Tourism.  The  takeaway  is  not  what  I  wanted  to  show  â€”  that  winter  here  is  the  ab-­ solute  pits  â€”  but  rather  that  we’re  lucky  to  live  in  such  a  paradise,  even  at  its  most  severe. , Ă€QG LW GLVWXUELQJ WKDW LQ VSLWH RI WKH GDPDJH WKH SDVW IHZ PRQWKV KDYH GRQH WR P\ SV\FKH , FDQ¡W KHOS

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tions.  Whether  or  not  you  decide  to  support  my  candidacy,  please  be  sure  to  attend  town  meeting  on  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  to  vote  on  the  Robinson  School  budget,  and  please  be  sure  to  vote  by  Austra-­ lian  ballot  or  by  absentee  ballot  in  WKH HOHFWLRQ IRU WRZQ RI¿FHV WKDW will  take  place  on  Tuesday,  March  3.   Nancy  Cornell Starksboro

Entering  the  Town  Meeting  break  $18  million  that,  in  February,  econo-­ there  are  three  topics  that  have  per-­ mists  suggested  we  would  not  realize.  colated  to  the  top  of  legislators’  lunch  What  the  assembly  will  do  is  unclear  break  discussions.  Those  subjects  are  at  this  point.  I,  for  one,  don’t  favor  solving  the  state  revenue  projected  UDLVLQJ WD[HV , EHOLHYH ZH FDQ ÂżQG shortfall,  changes  in  public  educa-­ savings  in  our  existing  budget  with-­ tion,  and  water  quality  issues,  espe-­ RXW VDFULÂżFLQJ VHUYLFH WR 9HUPRQWHUV cially  surrounding  Lake  EDUCATION Champlain.  What  are  my  As  of  this  writing,  the  thoughts  on  these  issues? Education  Committee  MONEY  SHORTFALL seems  poised  to  introduce  Right  now  we  are  facing  a  bill  that  will  move  us  a  revenue  shortfall  (Gen-­ toward  larger  school  dis-­ eral  Fund  expenses  versus  tricts  hoping  that  consoli-­ anticipated  revenue)  of  dation  will  lead  to  greater  approximately  $118  mil-­ HIÂżFLHQFLHV WKXV OHVV lion.  That’s  about  8  per-­ cost.  Qualifying  for  small  cent  of  the  General  Fund  school  grants  is  also  likely  budget.  This  is  not  an  easy  to  change.  There  has  been  ¿[ :KDWÂśV KDSSHQHG" 7KH much  discussion  around  main  culprit  has  been  low-­ to  reduce  property  by Rep. Fred Baser, ways  er  than  expected  personal  taxes,  which  is  a  prior-­ R-Bristol income  tax  receipts.  Our  ity  from  my  point  of  view.  economists,  whose  fore-­ It’s  uncertain  at  this  time  casts  have  been  off  the  mark,  don’t  if  we’ll  see  something  on  this  front  have  solid  reasons  for  these  disap-­ prior  to  adjournment.  pointing  income  revenues.  LAKE  CHAMPLAIN The  aging  population  of  our  state  There  is  strong  sentiment  in  Mont-­ means  more  people  in  retirement  thus  pelier  that  we  need  to  act  on  measures  less  earned  income.  Unemployed  that  we  know  will  make  progress  to-­ people  have  left  the  work  force,  dis-­ wards  cleaning  our  waterways.  There  couraged  with  job  opportunities.  are  several  bills  outlining  strategies,  We’ve  lost  higher  paying  manufac-­ which  will  involve  agriculture,  town  turing  jobs  in  recent  years  and  many  road  management,  storm  water  man-­ workers  have  moved  into  service  re-­ agement,  and  municipal  sewer  sys-­ lated  employment,  which  generally  tems.  Enforcement  of  existing  rules  doesn’t  pay  as  well.  With  less  earned  is  part  of  the  story.  Capital  will  be  income  reported,  there  is  less  income  needed  to  fund  other  aspects  of  the  ef-­ tax  paid. fort.  For  example,  town  road  drainage  The  Legislature  has  three  options  systems  will  need  to  be  brought  up  to  to  address  the  revenue  shortfall  â€”  re-­ certain  standards  to  minimize  runoff  duce  spending,  raise  taxes,  or  a  com-­ into  brooks  and  streams.  Should  the  bination  of  both.  The  governor  has  cost  of  this  fall  on  our  property  taxes?  chosen  the  third  option  with  over  $40  Should  the  state  raise  the  money  and  million  in  cuts  and  over  $50  million  offer  subsides  to  towns?  Do  we  ex-­ LQ WD[ LQFUHDVHV :H VWLOO KDYH WR ÂżQG SHFW FRPSOLDQFH LQ WKUHH \HDUV ÂżYH

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ments  in  climate  science  and  policy  impacts.â€? Exxon  Mobile  is  not  alone.  There  are  dozens  of  other  successful  U.S.  corporations,  including  Wal-­Mart,  DuPont,  General  Electric,  Google,  and  Walt  Disney,  that  are  already  including  a  price  on  carbon  into  their  long-­term  strategic  planning  process.  They  see  the  writing  on  the  wall. A  carbon  tax  makes  sense  for  Vermont.  It’s  a  relatively  simple,  market-­based  solution  to  a  seri-­ ous  economic  and  environmental Â

challenge.  Vermont  won’t  solve  this  all  on  our  own,  but  we  can  be  part  of  the  solution  and  follow  British  Columbia’s  lead.  Since  instituting  their  revenue-­neutral  carbon  tax  in  2008,  fuel  use  in  BC  has  dropped  by  16  percent  and  their  economy  has  slightly  outperformed  the  rest  of  Canada.  In  other  words,  it’s  work-­ ing.  Let’s  do  this,  Vermont.  Support  a  carbon  tax  and  so  we  can  build  a  better  energy  future  and  a  brighter  Vermont.  Today. Wendy  McArdle Bristol

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Obituaries

William Barnard, 94, Middlebury

Frederick Lowd Sr., 87, New Haven NEW  HAVEN  â€”  Frederick  â€œFredâ€?  E.  Lowd  Sr.  passed  away  at  his  resi-­ dence  in  New  Haven  on  the  morning  of  Thursday,  Feb.  19,  2015,  after  a  battle  with  cancer. Born  July  28,  1927,  in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  the  son  of  the  Rev.  Harry  and  Katherine  (Dennison)  Lowd,  Fred  was  a  1947  graduate  of  Bristol  Agricultural  School  in  Bristol,  Mass.  Following  graduation,  he  enlisted  in  the  United  State  Navy  and  proudly  served  during  WWII.  Fred  went  on  to  marry  his  wife  of  59  years,  Erma  (Burrington)  on  Feb.  25,  1956,  in  South  Easton,  Mass. Fred  worked  in  the  agricultural  business  for  many  years  selling  Surge  milking  equipment.  Later  in  life,  he  served  as  a  bus  driver  for  the  ACTR.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Middlebury  Congregational  Church  until  moving  to  Vinalhaven,  Maine,  in  2000  where  he  joined  the  Vinalhaven  Congregational  Church.  While  living  in  Vinalhaven  he  enjoyed  The  Chapel  worship  services  and  contributed  by  playing  his  trumpet  as  special  music.  Upon  his  return  back  to  Vermont  he  became  a  member  in  the  New  Haven  Congregational  Church. Fred  had  a  long  membership Â

with  the  Masonic  Organizations,  something  he  was  very  proud  of:  Union  Lodge  No.  2  F.&A.M.  of  Middlebury,  the  Cairo  Shriners  of  Rutland  (in  which  he  participated  in  the  Drum  and  Bugle  Corps),  and  the  Libanus  Chapter  No.  47  O.E.S.  He  was  also  very  active  as  an  adviser  with  the  Rainbow  Girls.  Fred  was  a  member  the  Middlebury  Grange,  then  Vinalhaven  Grange.   He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Erma  Lowd  of  New  Haven;Íž  son  Rick  Lowd  and  wife  Deb  of  Salisbury;Íž  daughters  Sally  Conway  and  husband  Charlie  of  Addison  and  Hilda  Costello  of  St.  Albans;Íž  his  grandchildren  Jamie  Conway  and  Erin  (Conway)  Knight,  and  Alicia  and  Chris  Costello;Íž  his  sister,  Nancy  Hanby  of  St.  Joseph,  Mich.;Íž  also  by  several  nieces  and  cousins. He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents;Íž  an  infant  son,  Billy;Íž  his  sister  Hilda  Sturm;Íž  brother-­in-­law  the  Rev.  Ken  Hanby;Íž  daughter-­in-­law  Kelly  Wetmore;Íž  and  son-­in-­law  Steve  Costello. A  celebration  of  Fred’s  life  will  be  held  in  the  spring  at  the  New  Haven  Congregational  Church. Memorial  contributions  may  be Â

FREDERICK  LOWD  SR. made  to  the  Shriner’s  Hospital  at  51  Blossom  St.,  Boston,  MA  02114,  or  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice  at  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753. Arrangements  are  under  the  direc-­ tion  of  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home. Online  condolences  at  www.sandersonfuneralservice. FRP ¸

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MIDDLEBURY  â€”  William  H.  Barnard,  age  94,  died  Sunday,  Feb.  22,  at  the  Residence  at  Otter  Creek  in  Middlebury,  Vermont.  He  was  born  on  Sept.  3,  1920,  in  North  Arlington,  N.J.,  the  fourth  son  of  Alfred  and  Anna  (Eckhardt)  Barnard.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Hasbrouck  Heights  High  School  in  Hasbrouck  Heights,  N.J.,  where  he  met  his  future  wife,  Jean  Ackerly,  and  Lehigh  University,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  class  of  1942. Bill  and  Jean  were  married  on  June  3,  1944,  and  lived  in  New  Jersey  and  Long  Island,  N.Y.,  until  1980  when  they  moved  to  Vermont.  An  engi-­ neer  for  Bendix  Aviation  Corp.  and  later  the  Grumman  Aircraft  Corp.,  Bill  directed  the  E2C  radar  aircraft  program.  His  hobbies  included  photography,  gardening,  and  Bible  study.  He  was  a  Boy  Scout  leader  and  also  directed  and  produced  a  radio  program  for  his  church  called  â€œSunday  Afternoon  with  You.â€?  Later  in  life,  Bill  and  Jean  traveled  widely,  their  favorite  vacations  being  at  the  Deer  Valley  Dude  Ranch  in  Colorado. Bill  was  predeceased  by  Jean,  his  beloved  wife  of  65  years,  in  2009;Íž  a  son,  Craig  Willard  Barnard,  in  1953;Íž  three  brothers,  Alfred,  Frank  and  Charles;Íž  and  grandson  Samuel  Adams  in  2013.  He  is  survived  by  two  sons  and  three  daughters:  William  Barnard  -U DQG ZLIH 6XVDQ RI 1RUWKÂż HOG 9W James  R.  Barnard  of  Bristol,  Cheryl  Weseman  and  husband  Wayne  of  Orwell,  Brenda  Adams  of  Conover, Â

NC,  and  Nancy  Craig  and  husband  Dave  of  Thompson  Station,  Tenn.  Bill  was  the  adored  â€œPop-­Popâ€?  to  nine  grandchildren,  10  great-­grand-­ children,  and  was  Uncle  Bill  to  many  nieces  and  nephews.  They  live  all  the  way  from  Maine  to  Alaska. Bill  and  Jean  loved  their  adopted  home  state  of  Vermont.  They  lived  in  Shoreham  from  1980  until  1999  when  they  moved  to  New  Haven.  They  were  active  members  of  the  Whiting  Congregational  Church,  the  Valley  Bible  Church,  and  the  New  Haven  United  Reformed  Church.  Bill  served  as  a  lister  in  Shoreham,  a  member  of  the  Addison  County  Solid  Waste  Management  Board,  a  volun-­ teer  serving  the  state  of  Vermont  as  a  â€œsign  agent,â€?  as  well  as  many  other  positions  in  his  churches  and  community. Bill  considered  â€œCamp  Hiawathaâ€?  to  be  one  of  his  most  important  contributions  to  his  family.  The  camp  on  Lake  Hortonia  was  the  family’s  summer  home  as  the  children  grew  up.  By  commuting  back  and  forth  each  week  to  work  in  New  Jersey,  he  enabled  his  family  to  spend  their  entire  summer  there,  building  memo-­ ries  and  bonds  which  would  eventu-­ ally  lead  four  of  the  children  to  move  to  Vermont. Visiting  hours  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  from  4  to  7  pm  at  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home  in  Middlebury.  Burial  will  take  place  at  a  later  date  in  the  family  lot Â

WILLIAM  BARNARD in  East  Ridgelawn,  N.J.  A  memorial  service  is  planned  for  this  spring  or  summer  at  the  New  Haven  United  Reformed  Church.  Memorial  contri-­ butions  may  be  sent  to  the  New  Haven  United  Reformed  Church,  1660  Ethan  Allen  Hwy,  New  Haven,  VT  05472,  or  Samaritan’s  Purse,  PO  Box  3000,  Boone,  NC  28607. Arrangements  are  under  the  direc-­ tion  of  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home.  Online  condolences  at  www.sandersonfuneralservice. FRP ¸

Roger McQueen, 87, Brandon BRANDON  â€”  Roger  Bruce  McQueen,  87,  died  Sunday,  Feb.  22,  2015,  in  Brandon.  He  was  born  on  Aug.  9,  1927,  in  Port  Washington,  N.Y.,  the  son  of  Robert  and  Elin  Kristin  (Gustafson)  McQueen. He  was  raised  in  Port  Washington,  graduated  from  Port  Washington  High  School  and  attended  Nassau  Community  College,  Long  Island,  N.Y.  He  enlisted  in  the  U.S.  Marine  Corps  at  age  17.  He  served  in  World  War  II  and  was  called  back  for  the  Korean  War.  He  served  seven  years  total. He  married  June  Moulton  on  April  7,  1956,  at  St.  Joseph’s  Roman  Catholic  Church  in  Ronkonkoma,  N.Y. He  was  employed  for  the  Nassau  County,  N.Y,  Police  Department  for  23  years.  He  moved  to  Arizona  in  1975  and  was  employed  at  the  Salt  River  Project  in  Tempe,  Ariz.,  for  10  years.  After  27  years  of  living  in  Arizona,  he  and  his  wife  moved  to Â

Brandon  in  2002  to  be  near  family. Relatives  say  he  enjoyed  oil  paint-­ ing,  gardening,  traveling,  reading  and  spending  time  with  his  family. Surviving  are  his  wife,  June,  of  Brandon;͞  sons  Roger  Bruce  McQueen  of  McAllen,  Texas,  and  Kevin  Gerard  McQueen  of  Tonapah,  Ariz;͞  daughters  Virginia  Marie  McQueen  of  Brandon,  Teresa  McQueen  Taylor  of  Tucson,  Ariz.,  and  Nancy  June  Bart  of  Brandon;͞  nine  grandchildren;͞  and  seven  great-­grandchildren. He  was  predeceased  by  his  broth-­ ers,  Robert  and  Phillip;͞  his  sister,  Helene  Joy  McQueen;͞  and  his  twin  grandsons,  Bradley  and  Erie  McQueen. Per  his  request,  there  will  be  no  calling  hours.  A  graveside  ROGER  MCQUEEN service  with  military  honors  will  be  conducted  at  a  later  date  in  the  Vermont  Veterans  Memorial  made  to  the  Brandon  Area  Rescue  Cemetery  in  Randolph.  Memorial  Squad,  PO  Box  232,  Brandon,  VT  contributions  in  his  memory  may  be  05733.

George Seifert, 91, Orwell ORWELL  â€”  George  Ernest  â€œDutchâ€?  Seifert,  91,  of  Orwell  died  peacefully  on  Feb.  20,  2015.  Born  in  North  Guilford,  Conn.,  on  April  2,  1923,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  George  F.  and  Nellie  (Thody)  Seifert.  He  attended  the  North  Guilford  Schools.  He  married  Marion  E.  Kelsey  on  April  14,  1956. He  was  a  dairy  farmer,  well  driller  and  truck  driver  during  his  lifetime.  He  and  his  wife  farmed  in  Middletown,  Conn.,  on  their  Arbutusland  Farm  for  over  30  years.  He  drilled  wells  for  Sima  Brothers  of  Southington,  Conn.,  and  Charles  Sima  of  Higganum,  Conn.  He  also  drove  truck  for  Charles  Wimler  Construction  Co.  of  Durham,  Conn. He  was  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Farm  Bureau  Association,  Connecticut  Holstein  Association  and  Holstein  USA.  He  took  many  trips  to  various  states  for  the  Holstein  USA  annual  conven-­ tions.  His  family  says  he  was  also  a  fan  of  watching  horse  drawing  contests.

He  leaves  his  wife,  Marion  K.  Seifert  of  Orwell;Íž  a  daughter,  Martha  E.  Seifert  of  Orwell;Íž  and  two  sons,  Clifton  E.  Seifert  and  his  wife,  Kim,  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  and  William  G.  Seifert  and  his  wife,  Cynthia,  of  Wallingford,  Conn.  He  also  leaves  two  grandsons.  He  is  survived  by  two  sisters,  Bertha  S.  Sievert  of  Meriden,  Conn.,  and  Evelyn  S.  Rossi  of  Durham,  Conn.,  plus  many  nieces  and  nephews. He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents  and  four  sisters,  Catherine  Seifert,  Mae  Seifert,  Ann  Mahoney  and  Lillian  Sima. A  private  funeral  service  will  be  held  at  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Burial  will  be  at  the  convenience  of  the  family. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV PHPRULDO FRQWUL butions  may  be  made  to  Orwell  GEORGE  â€˜DUTCH’  SEIFERT First  Response  Squad,  604  Main  St.,  Orwell,  VT  05760;Íž  Eastern  P.O.  Box  816,  Brattleboro,  VT  States  Exposition  Foundation,  1305  05302-­0816. 0HPRULDO $YH :HVW 6SULQJÂż HOG 0$ Online  condolences  at  www.sand-­ 01089;Íž  or  the  Holstein  Foundation,  ersonfuneralservice.com.

Alton Brown Sr., 62, Starksboro STARKSBORO  â€”  Alton  P.  Brown  Sr.,  62,  died  after  a  coura-­ geous  battle  with  terminal  cancer  on  Wednesday,  Feb.  18,  2015,  at  Green  Mountain  Nursing  and  Rehabilitation  in  Colchester  with  his  loved  ones  by  his  side. +H ZDV WKH IRXUWK RI Âż YH FKLOGUHQ born  on  July  16,  1952,  in  Burlington,  the  son  of  late  Wayland  A.  Brown,  Sr.  and  Leatha  A.  (Weston)  Brown  of  Starksboro.  He  grew  up  on  and  later  helped  operate  the  family  farm  alongside  his  former  wife  for  many  years  while  starting  their  family  until  a  long-­term  illness  inhibited  his  abil-­ ity  to  provide  consistent  care  for  his  wife  and  children.  After  the  sale  of  the  farm,  he  resided  at  the  Robinson  House  in  East  Middlebury  and  then  at  Green  Mountain  Nursing  and  Rehabilitation. Â

His  relatives  say  he  enjoyed  the  simple  things  in  life  such  as  family  and  friends,  home-­cooked  meals  and  a  pot  of  coffee,  nature  walks,  his  cats  and  especially  weekend  cookouts  at  the  farm  with  his  brother-­in-­law,  Dorian  â€œGaryâ€?  Merrill  of  Barre. He  is  survived  by  his  brother,  Wayland  Brown  Jr.  of  Burlington;Íž  his  sister/caretaker  Lorraine  Fleming  of  South  Burlington;Íž  his  former  wife,  Kathleen  Kenyon;Íž  his  three  chil-­ dren,  John,  Alton  Paul  II  and  Allison  %URZQ Âż YH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG PDQ\ nieces  and  nephews.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  sisters  Loretta  Scott  of  Yerington,  Nev.  and  Laurel  Merrill  of  Barre. Per  his  wishes,  no  services  will  ALTON  BROWN  SR. be  held.  Memorial  donations  can  be  made  to  the  American  Cancer  Society  County’s  Humane  Society. or  Homeward  Bound,  Addison Â

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Grace Taylor, 84, Ticonderoga TICONDEROGA,  N.Y.  â€”  Grace  Agnes  Taylor,  84,  of  Ticonderoga  passed  away  on  Sunday,  Feb.  22,  2015,  at  Heritage  Commons  Residential  Health  Care  of  Ticonderoga  after  a  long  and  coura-­ geous  battle  with  Alzheimer’s. Born  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  April  18,  1930,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Mitchell  and  Cora  (Crowningshield)  Martin. She  was  a  resident  of  Ticonderoga  for  most  of  her  life,  where  she  married  the  love  of  her  life,  Leslie  A.  Taylor  Sr.  on  Jan.  11,  1949.  Grace  dedicated  her  life  to  her  children  and  grandchildren. She  was  a  communicant  of  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church  of  Ticonderoga,  a  member  of  the  American  Legion  Ladies  Auxiliary  of  Ticonderoga  for  over  50  years,  and  was  also  a  volunteer  at  Moses-­ Ludington  Hospital  of  Ticonderoga  for  many  years. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Leslie  A.  Taylor  Sr.,  on  Aug.  9,  1981.  She  was  also  prede-­ ceased  by  her  brother,  Ernest  Martin;Íž  ¿YH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ $VKOH\ (OL]DEHWK Taylor,  Justin  Michael  Sousis,  Michael  Francis  Connors  Jr.,  Reid  Bessey  and  Andrew  Torrey;Íž  and Â

one  great-­granddaughter,  Kaydense  Thatcher. Survivors  include  three  sons,  Robert  Taylor  and  his  wife,  Bethany,  of  Lakeside,  Calif.;Íž  Leslie  Taylor  Jr.  and  his  wife,  Anne,  of  Ticonderoga  and  Thomas  Taylor  and  his  wife,  Sue,  of  Ticonderoga;Íž  and  three  daughters,  Barbara  Norton  and  her  husband,  Bill,  of  Ticonderoga,  Kim  Bessey  and  her  husband,  Remy,  of  North  Hudson,  and  Shelly  Mason  and  her  husband,  Russell,  of  Leicester.  She  is  also  survived  by  many  grandchil-­ dren,  great-­grandchildren,  nieces  and  nephews. Relatives  and  friends  may  call  Friday,  Feb.  27,  2015,  from  11  a.m.  to  1  p.m.  and  4  p.m.  to  6  p.m.  at  the  Wilcox  &  Regan  Funeral  Home,  11  Algonkin  St.,  Ticonderoga. A  funeral  service  will  follow  at  6  p.m.  on  Friday,  Feb.  27,  at  the  funeral  home.  The  Rev.  Kevin  D.  McEwan,  pastor  of  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church  RI 7LFRQGHURJD ZLOO RIÂżFLDWH The  Rite  of  Committal  will  take  place  in  the  spring  at  the  family  plot  of  St.  Mary’s  Parish  Cemetery  of  Ticonderoga. Grace’s  family  would  like  to  thank  all  of  the  staff  of  Heritage  Commons  of  Ticonderoga,  and  Project Â

FERRISBURGH  â€”  Philip  J.  O’Brien  II,  52,  of  Ferrisburgh  died  Feb.  21,  2015,  surrounded  by  family  and  friends.  He  was  born  Sept.  11,  1962,  in  Middlebury.  He  graduated  from  Vergennes  Union  High  School  and  trained  at  Wyoming  Technical  as  a  diesel  mechanic.  Returning  home,  he  worked  at  the  family  business,  Lebeau  &  O’Brien  Oil  Co.,  and  started  his  own  company,  Second  Change  Movers,  which  he  operated  for  12  years. Those  who  knew  him  said  the  love  of  his  life  was  his  partner,  Brenda  Ducharme,  who  predeceased  him,  and  his  four  dogs,  which  he  called Â

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Independence  of  Middlebury,  Vt.,  for  the  excellent  care  that  she  received. Donations  in  Grace’s  memory  may  be  made  to  the  Alzheimer’s  Association  Northeastern  New  York  Chapter,  4  Pine  West  Plaza,  Suite  405,  Albany,  NY  12205,  or  Project  Independence,  Exchange  Street,  0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸

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young  age  of  81.  6KH LV VXUYLYHG E\ ¿YH FKLOGUHQ Thomas  Butler  of  Ringwood,  N.J.,  Susan  Oney  and  her  husband  John  of  Cherry  Hill,  N.J.,  Barbara  Magyar  of  Attleboro,  Mass.,  Richard  Butler  and  his  wife  Amy  of  Duxbury,  Vt.,  and  Karen  Giatto  and  her  husband  Glenn  of  Doylestown,  Pa.,  in  addi-­ tion  to  13  grandchildren  and  two  great-­grandchildren. Relatives  and  friends  are  invited  to  attend  her  funeral  Mass  at  12:30  p.m.  on  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  at  St.  Maria  Goretti  Catholic  Church,  'HUVWLQH 5RDG +DW¿HOG 3D where,  prior  to  the  Mass,  the  family  will  greet  friends  from  11:30-­12:15.  Burial  will  be  private  in  Salisbury,  Vt.  Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Crossroads  Hospice,  523  Plymouth  Road,  Suite  225,  Plymouth  RUTH  BUTLER Meeting,  PA  19462  or  www.cross-­ roadshospice.com.   Online  condo-­ lences  may  be  expressed  to  the  family  at  www.williamsbergeykoffel.com.

his  â€œboys.â€?  Relatives  said  they  are  thankful  for  the  help  of  his  longtime  friend  and  caregiver,  Alfred  Rotax. He  leaves  behind  his  mother,  Doris  Lebeau  O’Brien;Íž  brother  James  and  family;Íž  daughter  Sara  McGrath;Íž  aunts,  uncles,  cousins,  nieces  and  nephews;Íž  and  many  friends. He  was  predeceased  by  his  father,  Philip  Covel  O’Brien. A  celebration  of  his  life  will  be  held  on  March  7,  2015,  at  1  p.m.  at  American  Legion  Post  14  in  Vergennes.  Attendees  are  asked  to  bring  a  dish  to  share.  A  graveside  service  will  be  held  in  the  spring. Memorial  donations  may  be  made  to  local  animal  shelters. Â

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By  the  way (Continued  from  Page  1A) a  movie,  and  fun  with  friends  and  neighbors.  Fireworks  are  scheduled  for  6:30  p.m.

and  Friday  runs  on  its  Spring/ Summer/Fall  schedule,  and  more  frequent  Saturday  and  Sunday  service  will  run  through  March.

This  Friday  and  Saturday  the  Vermont  high  school  wrestling  championship  meet  comes  to  Middlebury  Union  High  School  for  the  first  time  in  decades.  A  number  of  local  wrestlers,  notably  from  the  host  school  and  Vergennes,  are  expected  to  fare  well  and  reach  the  podium.  Wrestling  fans  or  just  those  who  are  interested  in  some-­ thing  a  little  different  can  pay  $7  per  day  to  enter  ($4  for  students  and  seniors).  Wrestling  begins  at  4:45  p.m.  on  Friday  and  will  culminate  with  quarterfinals  in  each  weight  class.  Action  begins  at  9:30  a.m.  on  Saturday,  with  semi-­ finals  starting  at  11  a.m.  Third-­  and  fifth-­place  matches  are  set  to  start  at  3:15  p.m.  that  day,  and  the  finals  are  scheduled  to  get  under  way  at  6:15  p.m.  Saturday  evening.  Good  luck  to  the  local  grapplers! Â

Who  are  all  those  people  hooting  and  hollering  at  the  Middlebury  traffic  circle  on  Main  Street  outside  Two  Brothers  on  Thursday  after-­ noon?  Some  Middlebury  College  students  and  others  told  us  they  have  planned  a  rally  there  begin-­ ning  at  4:30  p.m.  to  express  their  rejection  of  the  Addison  Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project  â€”  the  pipeline  that  is  being  built  from  Colchester  to  Middlebury  and  Vergennes.  Some  organizers  said  they  will  criticize  the  college  administration  for  supporting  the  pipeline.

Spring  can’t  be  far  off.  Addison  County  Transit  Resources  this  weekend  will  make  the  usual  seasonal  change  to  its  Snow  Bowl  Shuttle  Bus  schedule,  discontin-­ uing  service  on  Monday  through  Wednesday.  The  ski  shuttle  will  continue  its  Thursday Â

hundreds  of  books  to  HOPE,  which  are  distributed  as  part  of  the  Holiday  Shop,  where  low  income  parents  may  select  items  for  their  children.  Montross  said  that  everyone  at  HOPE  is  very  appreciative  of  their  work,  and  they  apologized  for  listing  the  Wells  Mountain  Foundation’s  name  incorrectly.

The  Mountain  River  Sangha  will  hold  its  weekly  group  medi-­ tation,  dhamma  talk  and  fellow-­ ship  on  Sunday,  March  1,  from  10:30  a.m.  to  12:30  p.m.  at  the  Open  Sky  Studio,  8D  Main  St.  in  Bristol,  above  Cubbers.  Peter  Grant  will  talk,  with  a  recording  of  Tibetan  Buddhism  with  Mahakala  Sadhana,  including  a  Tangka  of  CORRECTION:  In  a  recently  Mahakala  and  prayer  beads  and  published  Note  of  Appreciation  wheel,  etc. from  Jeanne  Montross,  executive  director  of  Helping  Overcome  If  cabin  fever  is  getting  to  you,  Poverty’s  Effects,  regarding  it’s  not  too  early  to  start  plan-­ HOPE’s  Holiday  Shop,  the  name  ning  your  entry  in  the  Addison  of  a  very  important  contributor  County  Fair  &  Field  Days’  Home  was  listed  incorrectly  by  HOPE.  and  Garden  Department.  Now  The  Wells  Mountain  Foundation  is  the  perfect  time  to  be  think-­ (not  Wells  River)  promotes  ing  about  this  year’s  Photo  education,  literacy  and  the  arts  Challenge  â€”  a  black  and  white  in  developing  counties,  and  image  of  snow  or  ice.  Field  Days  also  to  families  and  individuals  runs  from  Aug.  4-­8  this  year.  struggling  with  economic  hard-­ Information  about  the  2015  fair  ship  here  in  Addison  County.  will  be  online  soon  at  www.addi-­ Each  year  the  foundation  sends  soncountyfielddays.com.

Peter Morris, 71, Ferrisburgh WEST  FERRISBURGH  â€”  Peter  DuBois  Morris  went  into  the  light  on  )ULGD\ )HE D ÂżWWLQJ GDWH for  someone  whose  birthday  was  on  Halloween. He  was  born  in  New  York  City  in  1943,  the  son  of  Mary  Brewster  (Derby)  Morris  and  DuBois  Schanck  Morris  Jr.  He  was  educated  at  Darrow,  Blair  Academy,  and  at  Syracuse  University.  His  love  of  skiing  brought  him  to  Vermont,  where  he  practiced  architecture  for  many  years.  In  1977,  he  married  Pennie  Beach  and  they  lived  together  at  Basin  Harbor.

Peter  was  an  intensely  curious  man  whose  many  interests  included  food  and  wine,  gardening,  boating,  and  keeping  bees,  and  he  reveled  in  sharing  his  enthusiasm  with  all.  Throughout  his  brief  ordeal  with  pancreatic  cancer,  he  showed  great  equanimity  and  grace.  He  believed  that  heaven  is  here  on  earth  and  cele-­ brated  every  day. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Pennie;͞  his  children,  Hasket  and  Sarah  Morris;͞  siblings  Eloise  Clark,  George  Morris,  Diana  Raphael  and  Daniel  Morris;͞  and  his  dear  friend,  Nancy  Campbell.

Peter  was  grateful  for  his  care  from  the  Oncology  Department  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center,  and  the  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  There  will  be  a  memorial  service  on  Saturday,  March  14,  2015,  at  11  a.m.,  at  the  Vergennes  Congregational  Church. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV SOHDVH FRQVLGHU D donation  to  the  Peter  Morris  Fund  at  the  Bixby  Free  Memorial  Library  in  Vergennes,  the  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  or  the  charity  of  \RXU FKRLFH ¸

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Esther Miller, 84, native of Vergennes CAPE  CORAL,  Fla./ VERGENNES,  Vt.  â€”  Esther  Bristol  Miller  died  on  Monday,  Feb.  23,  2015,  in  Cape  Coral  Hospice  House,  Cape  Coral,  Fla. She  was  born  in  Vergennes,  Vt.,  on  April  18,  1930,  the  daughter  of  the  late  Walter  and  Johanna  (Duggan)  Bristol. She  is  survived  by  her  three  chil-­ dren,  Deborah  Vezina  of  Las  Cruces,  N.M.,  Jeffrey  Yandow  of  North  Ferrisburgh,  Vt.,  and  Cynthia  Strojny  of  Savannah,  Ga.;Íž  seven  grandchil-­ dren;Íž  and  seven  great-­grandchildren. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Howard. A  graveside  service  will  be  held  in  WKH VSULQJ ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV FRQWULEX-­ tions  may  be  made  to  Hope  Hospice  House  of  Cape  Coral,  2430  Diplomat  Parkway,  Cape  Coral,  FL  33909.

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Soup  and  salad  dinner  in  Lincoln.  Monday,  March  2,  5-­5:45  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  The  Lincoln  Library  hosts  this  pre-­town  meeting  supper.  Cost  $5.  %UDLQ ,QMXU\ 6XSSRUW *URXS PHHWLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Monday,  March.  2,  6-­7:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  This  month’s  discussion  topic:  â€œBoosting  the  Spirit  During  These  Winter  Months.â€?  Come  prepared  to  discuss  three  positives.  Info:  388-­2720.  (Rescheduled  from  Feb.  2.) 'UDPDWLF ZULWLQJ ZRUNVKRS LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Monday,  March  2,  6-­8  p.m.,  Bixby  Library,  Otter  Creek  Room.  Screenwriter  Jay  Dubberly  and  his  merry  band  of  PLVÂż WV KHOS HDFK RWKHU WR ZRUN RQ ORQJ IRUP ZULW ing  projects.  Meets  every  Monday  night.  Free.  Info:  802-­877-­2211  or  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org. Â

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Creative  writing  workshop  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  6-­8  p.m.,  Bixby  Library,  Otter  Creek  Room.  Librarian  Muir  Haman  guides  participants  through  short-­form  7RZQ IDLU LQ 0RQNWRQ Sunday,  March  ZULWLQJ L H SRHWU\ Ă€ DVK DQG RWKHU VKRUW Âż FWLRQ 1,  11  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Monkton  Central  School  essays,  memoir,  etc.)  and  creative  exercises.  gym.  Members  of  several  town  committees  Writers  of  all  skills  and  experience  levels  welcome.  and  boards  will  be  available  to  talk  about  current  Meets  every  Thursday.  Free.  Info:  802-­877-­2211  or  projects  and  visions  for  the  future  as  well  as  share  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org.  information  on  town  meeting.  Info:  lspilcher@ Green  Mountain  Club  lecture  in  Middlebury.  hotmail.com.  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Rich  and  Sheri  Larsen  present  â€œExploring  the  Slot  Canyons  &KLOGUHQÂśV FRPHG\ RQ VWDJH LQ %ULVWRO  Sunday,  March  1,  2  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  The  library  presents  of  Southern  Utah.â€?  Part  of  the  Taylor  Lecture  Series,  â€œThe  Problem  in  Bumbalabumba,â€?  a  fairy-­tale  sponsored  by  the  GMC  Bread  Loaf  Section. comedy  for  children  of  all  ages,  by  Jim  Stapleton.  Faculty  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Admission  by  suggested  donation:  $5  children,  $10  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  DGXOWV IDPLO\ 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH /DZUHQFH Arts.  The  Dance  Program  introduces  new  faculty  Soup  and  bake  sale  in  Lincoln.  Memorial  Library.  Refreshments  available.  Info:  members  Tzveta  Kassabova,  Trebien  Pollard  and  Tuesday,  March  3,  7  a.m.,  Burnham  Hall,  453-­5060. Scotty  Hardwig,  joined  by  Christal  Brown.  Tickets  downstairs.  The  Lincoln  Library  will  sell  left-­ $12/10/6,  available  over  soup  from  Monday  night’s  dinner  as  well  as  at  www.middle-­ lots  of  bake  goods  during  the  election.  Coffee  for  bury.edu/arts  or  sale  as  well.   802-­443-­3168. %ORRG SUHVVXUH IRRW FOLQLF Avner  the  Eccentric  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL CLASSES — Classes will be at 2377 in  Brandon.  Tuesday,  Thursday,  Feb.  26,  8  p.m.,  Rte 7 South-Adult: Head Studies in Oils for Beg. with Joe Bolger, Tues. & March  3,  10  a.m.,  Forest  Dale  Senior  Center.  Foot  Town  Hall  Theater.  Broadway  Weds. Night Wheel, Weds AM Int/Adv Painting, Thurs. Drawing, Pottery clinic  $10.,  offered  by  the  performer  Avner  Eisenberg  Workshops: Surface Design, Teapots. Kids: Mon. Yellow Submarine, Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  presents  â€œExceptions  to  Gravity,â€?  a  one-­man  show  incor-­ Weds. Leonardo’s Workshop, Mon & Wed Wheel. Contact Barb at Association  and  Hospice.  Info:  775-­0568.  Please  porating  mime,  juggling,  magic,  247-3702, ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org. note:  Foot  clinics  follow  the  clowning  and  anything  else  VFKRRO VQRZ GD\ VFKHGXOH that  can  get  a  laugh.  Tickets  if  school  is  cancelled  in  $15/$10  children  12  and  under,  Brandon,  the  clinic  is  also  cancelled. available  at  802-­382-­9222,  www.townhalltheater. One-­act  plays  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  1,  2  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  Five  short  0XVLFDO OHFWXUH GHPRQVWUDWLRQ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ RUJ RU DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH plays  presents  by  OV’s  Walking  Stick  Theatre.  College.  Tuesday,  March  3,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Tickets  $5. Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  221.  Artist-­in-­residence  &DQGLGDWHV )RUXP LQ 6DOLVEXU\ Sunday,  March  1,  4  Dr.  Sylvia  Nannyonga-­Tamusuza,  an  ethnomusi-­ p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  The  Salisbury  cologist,  presents  â€œSimilarities  and  Differences:  Book  sale  in  Weybridge.  Friday,  Conservation  Commission  and  the  Salisbury  Comparing  Dances  in  the  Nile  Region.â€?  A  lead-­up  Feb.  27,  8:30  a.m.-­6  p.m.,  Weybridge  Public  Library  sponsor  this  event.  Each  candidate  event  to  the  college’s  Nile  Project  in  April.  Free.  Elementary  School.  Annual  two-­day  book  will  answer  questions  from  the  moderator  and  the  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. fair  in  the  school  common  room.  Featuring  a  wide  public.  Potluck  supper  follows.  Dessert  and  bever-­ :RRO\ %XOO\V Âż EHU HQWKXVLDVWV JURXS PHHWLQJ LQ range  of  used  books,  including  adult  and  children’s  DJHV SURYLGHG EULQJ D PDLQ GLVK RU VDODG WR VKDUH Orwell.  Tuesday,  March  3,  6-­8  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  ¿ FWLRQ DQG QRQÂż FWLRQ *HQWO\ XVHG ERRNV PD\ EH and  a  place  setting. /LEUDU\ 0HHWV WKH Âż UVW 7XHVGD\ RI HDFK PRQWK donated  at  the  school.  Info:  545-­2113  or  mfdoug-­ Rakugo VWRU\WHOOLQJ SHUIRUPDQFH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ Info:  802-­948-­2041. las@gmavt.net. College.  Sunday,  March  1,  7-­9  p.m.,  Dana  ³&DPLOOH $  %URZQ DQG 'DQFHUV´ SHUIRUPDQFH DW “Career  Focusâ€?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Auditorium.  A  traditional  Japanese  form  of  storytell-­ Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  3,  7:30  p.m.,  Feb.  27,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  CCV,  10  Merchants  Row.  ing  where  the  performer  kneels  on  a  cushion,  often  0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 3UROLÂż F FKRUHRJUDSKHU CCV  and  VSAC  are  holding  this  workshop  for  indi-­ portraying  several  characters,  with  only  a  fan  and  Camille  Brown  performs  â€œBlack  Girl.â€?  Three  emerg-­ viduals  who  are  considering  career  options  and  a  tenugui  (Japanese  towel)  as  props.  Presented  ing  choreographers  also  share  their  work.  Tickets  want  support  and  tools  for  the  process.  Open  to  by  veteran  rakugo  performer  Yanagiya  Sankyo.  In  $20/15/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  any  interested  or  potential  students.  Register  at  Japanese,  with  subtitles.  802-­443-­3168.  Also  on  March  4. 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,  /HJLVODWLYH EUHDNIDVW LQ :KLWLQJ Musical  lecture  at  Middlebury  coleslaw  and  rice  pudding.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Monday,  March  2,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Whiting  College.  Wednesday,  March  4,  4:30  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Town  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  â€œRaise  Your  Cups!â€?  pottery  education  celebra-­ 7:30-­8:45.  The  purchase  of  breakfast  is  not  required  Concert  Hall.  Artist-­in-­residence  Dr.  Sylvia  tion  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  27,  5-­7  p.m.,  but  it  helps  the  hosts  to  defray  the  costs  of  opening  Nannyonga-­Tamusuza,  an  ethnomusicologist,  Edgewater  Gallery,  1  Mill  St.  Edgewater  and  the  the  hall. presents  â€œThe  Role  of  Audio-­Visual  Archiving  in  Middlebury  Studio  School  celebrate  40  years  Recapturing  Cultural  Collaboration  in  the  Nile  of  potters  and  arts  education  in  Middlebury  with  0XVLFDO OHFWXUH GHPRQVWUDWLRQ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ College.  Monday,  March  2,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Region.â€?  A  lead-­up  event  to  the  college’s  Nile  an  exhibition  and  sale  of  cups  made  by  ceramic  Center  for  the  Arts,  Concert  Hall.  Artist-­in-­residence  Project  in  April.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ artists,  past  and  present,  involved  in  arts  educa-­ Dr.  Sylvia  Nannyonga-­Tamusuza,  an  ethnomu-­ arts  or  802-­443-­3168. WLRQ DW WKH IDOOV 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH 066Âś PRYH WR sicologist,  presents  â€œMusical  instruments:  In  %RRN FOXE PHHWLQJ LQ %ULGSRUW  Wednesday,  5RXWH 6RXWK LQ 0DUFK ,QFOXGHV D UDIĂ€ H RI Search  of  Links  Among  Selected  Cultures  in  the  March  4,  7  p.m.,  Bridport  Highway  Department  two  ceramic  rabbit  sculptures  by  Kathy  Clarke  and  Nile  Region.â€?  A  lead-­up  event  to  the  college’s  Nile  Conference  Room,  Crown  Point  Road  at  Short  â€œFalls,â€?  an  oil  painting  by  Mary  McKay  Lower. Project  in  April.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ Street.  Discussing  â€œBenedictionâ€?  by  Kent  Haruf.  All  $OO \RX FDQ HDW Âż VK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO Friday,  Feb.  27,  arts  or  802-­443-­3168. interested  readers  welcome.  Info:  802-­758-­2858. 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 7DEOH RI *UDFH IUHH FRPPXQLW\ PHDO LQ 9HUJHQQHV  Friday,  Feb.  27,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Served  monthly,  open  to  DOO )HEUXDU\ PHQX FKLFNHQ DQG ELVFXLWV VWXIÂż QJ vegetable,  cranberry  sauce  and  dessert.  Bring  friends. One-­act  plays  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Feb.  27,  7  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  Five  short  plays  presents  by  OV’s  Walking  Stick  Theatre.  Tickets  $5.  Also  on  Feb.  28  and  March  1.

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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.  Local  illustrator  Cotey  Gallagher  will  read  from  her  new  children’s  picture  book,  â€œHave  You  Ever?â€?  Activity  page  for  kids.  Book  signing.  ³6RPHWKLQJ LQ WKH $LU´ VFUHHQLQJ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ 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. 6KRUHKDP )HVWLYDO  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  3:30-­8  p.m.,  Shoreham  Center.  Celebrate  Shoreham  with  fun  IDPLO\ HYHQWV %RQÂż UH VNDWLQJ &RFRD 6KDFN ZLWK KRW FRFRD FRIIHH DQG PXOOHG KRW FLGHU %%4 URDVW EHHI VDQGZLFK GLQQHU DW WKH Âż UH GHSDUWPHQW DW S P IDPLO\ PRYLH DW WKH OLEUDU\ DW S P DQG Âż UHZRUNV DW S P 5HVFKHGXOHG IURP )HE

3ULPH 5LE 'LQQHU LQ +DQFRFN  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  5-­7  p.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  The  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  hosts  this  annual  dinner  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.  &KLOGUHQÂśV FRPHG\ RQ VWDJH LQ %ULVWRO  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. One-­act  plays  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  7  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  Five  short  plays  presents  by  OV’s  Walking  Stick  Theatre.  Tickets  $5. &KULV 6PLWKHU LQ FRQFHUW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  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: Â

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community “‘You  Are  Not  Special’  â€Ś  and  Other  Encouragementsâ€?  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  4,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  David  McCullough  Jr.  gives  a  talk  about  his  viral  2012  commencement  address  at  Wellesley  (Mass.)  High  School,  and  his  belief  that  passionate  engage-­ PHQW LV FULWLFDO WR D IXOÂż OOLQJ life.  Part  of  the  Vermont  Humanities  Council’s  First  Wednesdays  lecture  series.  Free.  â€œCamille  A. A.  Brown  and  Dancersâ€?  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  4,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  3UROLÂż F FKRUHRJUD pher  Camille  Brown  performs  â€œBlack  Girl.â€?  Three  emerging  choreographers  also  share  their  work.  Tickets  $20/15/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Scottish,  Irish  and  Canadian  music  gathering  in  Middlebury.   Wednesday,  March  4,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Come  swap  tunes  in  a  welcoming  atmosphere  with  musicians  from  town  and  Middlebury  College.

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Adult  education  orientation  and  enrollment  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  5,  9:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Adults  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Vermont  Adult  Learning  invites  adults  interested  in  completing  their  educational  goals  to  come  learn  more  about  requirements  to  earn  a  high  school  diploma,  SUHSDUH IRU FROOHJH RU JDLQ D *(' FHUWLÂż FDWH 2SHQ to  all  adults  16  or  older.  Advance  signup  is  recom-­ mended:  388-­4392,  addisoninfo@vtadultlearning. org  or  in  person. Senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Tuesday,  March  3,  noon,  First  Baptist  Church.  Baked  ham,  sweet  potato,  cooked  cabbage,  carrot  casserole  and  pound  cake  with  berry  topping.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations:  453-­5276. “Style  Warsâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  March  5,  4:30  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  VFUHHQLQJ RI WKH Âż OP DQG 4 $ ZLWK SURGXFHU Henry  Chalfant,  the  photographer  who  documents  WKH FXOW DQG FXOWXUH RI JUDIÂż WL LQ 1HZ <RUN LQ WKH 1970s  and  â€™80s.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Author  appearance  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  5,  5  p.m.,  Edgewater  Gallery,  1  Mill  St.  Author,  artist  and  Middlebury  College  visiting  faculty  member  Roger  White  presents  his  new  book,  â€œThe  Contemporaries:  Travels  in  the  21st  Century  Art  :RUOG ´ 5HDGLQJ 4 $ /LJKW UHIUHVKPHQWV VHUYHG Info:  388-­2061  or  jenny@vermontbookshop.com. 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  felt-­ ing,  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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Senior  luncheon  with  live  music  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  6,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  CVAA’s  monthly  First  Friday  luncheon,  at  noon,  includes  corned  beef,  cabbage  and  carrots,  boiled  potatoes,  macaroni  and  cheese,  dinner  roll  and  St.  Patty’s  'D\ FDNH 2ÂśK$QOHLJK ZLOO SOD\ ,ULVK $PHULFDQ music.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Free  transportation  by  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Japanese  calligraphy  demonstration  and  work-­ shop  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  6,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  A  talk  and  special  demonstration  will  be  given  to  celebrate  the  college  museum’s  recent  acquisition  of  â€œThe  Tale  of  Genjiâ€?  folding  screens.  Hands-­on  workshop  follows  from  5:30-­6:30  p.m.  in  Room  126.  Additional  work-­ shop  on  March  7.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  March  6,  5-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  Artists  Guild,  7  Center  St.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â€œBits  and  Pieces:  The  Whimsical  Art  of  Gene  Childers.â€?  Exhibit  runs  through  April  28.  Info:  802-­247-­4956  or  www.bran-­ donartistsguild.org. Bixby  Movie  Club  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  0DUFK S P %L[E\ /LEUDU\ 2WWHU &UHHN 5RRP :DWFK D Âż OP RI QRWH DQG HQMR\ IUHH SRSFRUQ with  screenwriter  Jay  Dubberly  and  librarian  Muir  Haman.  March’s  selection  is  â€œL’illusionisteâ€?  (2010).  7KH Âż OP ZLOO EH LQWURGXFHG VKRZQ DQG WKHQ discussed  (discussion  optional).  Group  meets  the  ¿ UVW )ULGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK )UHH ,QIR or  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org.  â€œSola,â€?  an  evening  of  solo  dances  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  6,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Dance  Linkages  and  Middlebury  Colleges  present  this  event,  choreographed  for  and  by  women.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Also  on  March  7.

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Artist  sale  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  7,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center,  333  Jones  Drive.  Artists  will  VHOO ³VHFRQGV´ DQG RWKHU ¿ QLVKHG DUWZRUN LQ DGGLWLRQ to  their  unused  art  supplies,  all  at  discounted  rates.  Sellers  can  reserve  space  through  March  5  at  www. cmacvt.org  or  802-­247-­4295. Japanese  calligraphy  demonstration  and  work-­ shop  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  7,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Ross  Seminar  Room  B11.  A  hands-­on  workshop  led  by  Japanese  calligraphy  artist  Masako  Inkyo,  in  which  participants  will  learn  basic  calligraphy  strokes  and  Japanese  characters.  All  supplies  provided.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Log  rolling  and  pool  party  for  middle-­school  girls  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  7,  2-­4  p.m.,  college  natatorium.  Area  middle-­school  girls  are  invited  to  learn  log  rolling  with  female  college  students.  Wear  a  swimsuit  and  bring  a  towel,  goggles  and  a  change  of  clothes.  RSVP  to  802-­443-­5937  or  sistertosister@middlebury.edu.

Church.  Light  refreshments.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  388-­2898  or  L2Paquette@aol.com.

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Complexity  of  culture CAMILLE  A.  BROWN  is  joined  by  three  fe-­ male  emerging  choreographers  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  March  3  and  4,  to  present  â€œBlack  Girl:  Linguistic  Play,â€?  a  multimedia  depiction  of  the  complexities  of  carving  out  a  positive  iden-­ tity  as  a  black  female  in  urban  American  culture.  The  7:30  performances  will  take  place  in  Mid-­ dlebury  College’s  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts  Dance  Theater. Photo  by  Matt  Karas

“The  Missing  Pictureâ€?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  7,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  In  this  documentary  about  his  child-­ hood  spent  clinging  to  life  in  Cambodia’s  kill-­ LQJ Âż HOGV 5LWK\ 3DQK XVHV FOD\ Âż JXUHV DUFKLYDO footage  and  his  narration  to  reconstruct  the  atrocities  committed  by  the  Khmer  Rouge  from  1975-­1979.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Carnevale  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  7,  7  p.m.,  9HUJHQQHV 2SHUD +RXVH $ JDOD HYHQW PRGHOHG after  the  annual  Carnevale  in  Venice,  Italy,  Carnevale  Vergennes  features  music,  acrobatic  DUWLVWV XQXVXDO UDIĂ€ H LWHPV DQG JXHVWV ZHDULQJ masks  and  costumes.  Cash  bar,  hors  d’oeuvres.  To  EHQHÂż W WKH 92+ DQG WKH 9HUJHQQHV 3DUWQHUVKLS Tickets  $50,  available  in  Vergennes  at  Linda’s  Apparel,  Classic  Stitching  and  Everywear.  Info:  www.vergennesoperahouse.org  or  802-­877-­6737.  Willowell  Foundation  annual  fundraiser  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  March  7,  7  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  BandAnna,  an  Addison  County  favorite,  will  play.  Silent  auction.  Tickets  $10  at  the  door.  Proceeds  support  Willowell’s  arts  and  environmental  educa-­ tion  programs. “Pop-­up  Playsâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  7,  7:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Performance  of  six  brand-­new  10-­minute  plays,  which  were  writ-­ ten  and  rehearsed  during  the  previous  24  hours.  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org. Pete’s  Posse  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  March  7,  7:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  House.  The  Ripton  Community  Coffee  House  presents  the  folk  trio  Pete’s  Posse,  featuring  Pete  Sutherland,  2OLYHU 6FDQORQ DQG 7ULVWDQ +HQGHUVRQ 2SHQ mike  at  7:30  followed  by  the  featured  performers;Íž  call  ahead  for  an  open-­mike  spot.  Refreshments  EHQHÂż W 2WWHU &UHHN &KLOG &HQWHU 6LWH LV ZKHHOFKDLU accessible  but  the  bathrooms  are  not.  Admission  $10,  $8  seniors  and  teens,  $3  children.  Info:  388-­9782. “An  Evening  of  Songs  and  Ariasâ€?  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  7,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 6HOHFW VWXGHQWV RI DIÂż OLDWH artists  Carol  Christensen,  Susanne  Peck  and  Beth  Thompson  present  a  variety  of  songs,  duets  and  arias  that  range  from  the  Baroque  era  to  the  present.  Accompanied  by  Cynthia  Huard  and  Annemieke  Spoelstra  McLane,  piano.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. “Sola,â€?  an  evening  of  solo  dances  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  7,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Dance  Linkages  and  Middlebury  Colleges  present  this  event,  choreographed  for  and  by  women.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

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Historical  society  meeting  in  Ferrisburgh.  Sunday,  March  8,  2-­3  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Town  Hall/Community  Center.  7KH )HUULVEXUJK +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ SUHVHQWV WKH Âż OP “Life  in  Addison  County,â€?  sharing  the  memories  of  people  who  lived  in  the  county  in  the  early  1900s.  Free.  Info:  425-­3380.

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Legislative  breakfast  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  March  9,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  American  Legion.  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. Art  history  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  March  9,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Bart  Devolder,  member  of  the  restoration  team  of  the  Royal  Institute  for  Cultural  Heritage,  pres-­ ents  â€œThe  Conservation  and  Study  of  the  Ghent  Altarpiece  by  the  Brothers  Van  Eyck.â€?  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. “Technicool  Parentâ€?  workshop  in  Salisbury. Monday,  March  9,  6  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  Prevent  Child  Abuse  Vermont  presents  this  program  for  kids  in  grades  4-­6  and  their  parents/ guardians  and  educators.  Learn  about  safe  online  behavior  and  address  issues  surrounding  cyberbul-­ lying,  cell  phones,  video  games,  etc.  Childcare  and  pizza  available.  RSVP  to  352-­4291. Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  East  Middlebury.  Monday,  March  9,  7  p.m.,  Valley  Bible Â

Blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  10,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  American  Legion,  49  Wilson  Road.  Info  and  appoint-­ ments:  redcrossblood.org  or  1-­800-­733-­2767. Container  garden-­ ing  presentation  in  Middlebury. Tuesday,  Middlebury.  March  10,  1-­2  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Middlebury  Garden  Club  welcomes  noted  local  gardener  Jane  Burton,  who  will  talk  about  the  variety  of  stunning  plants  that  can  be  grown  in  a  container.  Free. Anthology  reading  at  Middlebury  College. Tuesday,  March  10,  4:30-­5:30  p.m.,  Davis  Family  Library  Special  Collections  DQG $UFKLYHV 5RRP 7KH 1HZ England  Review  and  the  college  present  a  reading  from  â€œPlease  'R 1RW 5HPRYH $ &ROOHFWLRQ Celebrating  Vermont  Literature  and  Libraries.â€?  The  book’s  editors  and  three  contributors  will  read  from  and  discuss  selections  from  the  anthology.  Reception  to  follow.  Free.  Gallery  talk  at  Middlebury  College. ollege.  Tuesday,  March  S P 2YHUEURRN *DOOHU\ 'DQQ\ =KDQJ co-­curator  of  the  Andy  Warhol  exhibition,  speaks. Rabies  clinic  in  Monkton.  Tuesday,  March  10,  6-­7  p.m.,  Monkton  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  %ULQJ PRVW UHFHQW UDELHV YDFFLQDWLRQ FHUWLÂż FDWH Vaccinations  $15.  Licenses,  if  needed,  are  $8  before  April  1,  $10  after  (or  $11  before  and  $13  after  for  your  pet  is  not  spayed  or  neutered). School  choice  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  10,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Rob  Roper,  president  of  the  Ethan  Allen  Institute,  gives  a  detailed  presentation  on  how  expanding  Vermont’s  tradition  of  VFKRRO FKRLFH FDQ ORZHU HGXFDWLRQ FRVWV DQG Âż [ WKH property  tax  mess  while  improving  student  opportuni-­ WLHV DQG RXWFRPHV 4 $ WR IROORZ )UHH

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Lenten  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  12,  noon-­1  p.m.,  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church.  Gioia  3DSSDODUGR 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH Âś RQ Ă€ XWH DQG George  Matthew  Jr.  on  organ  play  music  of  Bach  DQG +DQGHO IRU Ă€ XWH DQG RUJDQ )UHH 3DUW RI 6W 6WHSKHQÂśV DQQXDO /HQWHQ 1RRQ &RQFHUW 6HULHV Rabies  clinic  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  March  12,  S P 6DOLVEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂż FH 6KRWV DUH $12  per  animal;Íž  dogs  must  be  licensed  by  April  1  DQG PXVW KDYH D FXUUHQW UDELHV FHUWLÂż FDWH “The  â€˜Bee-­buzz-­buzz’  About  Golden-­winged  Warblersâ€?  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  12,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Audubon  Vermont’s  Mark  LaBarr  will  update  us  on  local  efforts  to  protect  this  declining  species  and  its  KDELWDW 3DUW RI 2WWHU &UHHN $XGXERQÂśV &DELQ Fever  Lecture  Series.

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Art  history  lecture  and  luncheon  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  13,  12:15  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Professor  and  associate  curator  of  ancient  art  Pieter  %URXFNH SUHVHQWV Âł&ODVVLFDO 1HR &ODVVLFDO 7KH Western  Reception  of  Greek  and  Roman  Art.â€?  Light  OXQFK IROORZV LQ WKH OREE\ 3DUW RI WKH Âł2II WKH :DOO Informal  Discussions  About  Artâ€?  series.  Suggested  donation  $5;Íž  free  to  Middlebury  College  ID  holders.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Tween  movie  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  March  13,  4  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Kids  ages  10  and  up  are  invited.  Call  the  library  at  453-­2665  for  the  title. $OO \RX FDQ HDW Âż VK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO Friday,  March  13,  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 Documentary  on  Mongolian  shamanic  ceremony  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  13,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  resident  Sas  Carey  ¿ OPHG Âł&HUHPRQ\´ GXULQJ \HDUV RI ZRUNLQJ ZLWK WKH shamans  and  nomads  in  the  steppes  of  Mongolia.  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.

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By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fundraising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. FARMERS’  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Winter  hours:  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  gymnasium.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www.MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook. SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;Íž  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103. CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  DQG )ULGD\ S P 0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂż FH building),  below  rec.  gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addisonteens.com. Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visitors  welcome. Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  invited. Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744. American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury. Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180. Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center. Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  247-­3121. Bristol  Historical  Society.  Third  Thursday,  7  p.m.,  Howden  Hall,  19  West  St.,  Bristol. Champlain  Valley  Fiddlers’  Club.  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  Street.  Third  Sunday  (except  Easter),  noon  to  5  p.m.  Donation  $2.  Refreshments  available.  Looking  for  ¿ GGOHUV \RXQJ DQG ROG 2SHQ WR SXEOLF ,QIR The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  Bristol.  2SHQ PLNH QLJKW Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristolskatepark.com. LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-­6  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  388-­4249. Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  Pat  Morrow,  802-­462-­3741. NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com. Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  potluck;Íž  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brandon. Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feedback,  encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free. Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  Orwell  Free  Library. PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  Thursday, Â

(deuxième  Samedi)  of  the  month,  1  p.m.,  location  varies.  Enjoy  casual  conversation;Íž  all  levels  welcome.  Info:  slater@ middlebury.edu. Jam  session  for  teens  in  Middlebury.  Second  and  fourth  Thursdays  of  each  month,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  Addison  Central  Teen  Center,  94  Main  St.  Bring  your  own  instrument  or  borrow  one  of  ours.  To  register,  call  Robin  or  Jutta  at  388-­3910. Journaling  for  Self-­Discovery  group  in  Lincoln.  Third  Thursday  of  every  month,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Info:  453-­2665. Knitting  and  Rug  Hooking  in  Brandon.  First  and  third  Wednesdays  of  each  month,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.  Brandon  Library.  Project  sharing,  idea  gathering  and  textile  camaraderie. Knitting  group  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  1-­3  GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  Center.  247-­3121. 10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Knitting  group  in  Middlebury. Vergennes.  Third  Citizens  for  Constitutional  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­1  Government  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  witz  on  p.m.  Bixby  Memorial  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  ura  Marko .  a  L t, e n ri Library.  Informal  la School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  .m  c n  p 0  o :3 n 7 e stens 28,  at  assistance  provided.  Vermont  constitutions  and  how  to  esley  Chri  on  Saturday,  Feb.  W f   o o ri rea   t usic Arabella  Holzapfel,  defend  our  rights. urlington-­a Brandon  M al  â€”  the  B no  â€”  performs  at  d 443-­5284  (weekdays),  877-­2172  Five-­Town  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  e P ,  in s Reed,  Ro lody  Puller  on  pia (evenings)  or  araho@verizon.net. 5-­5:30  p.m.  Bristol  green.  All  welcome  e  M d n violin  a Language  tables  in  Middlebury.  Fridays  through  mid-­May  to  speak  out  for  world  peace. 2015,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Sparkling,  56  College  St.  Free.  Practice  Vermont  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  DANCE,  MUSIC,  ARTS  &  EDUCATION your  French,  Spanish  or  Italian  with  native  speakers.  Info:  Mobile  Service  Van.  Second  and  Bridge  at  Ilsley  in  Middlebury.  Thursdays,  5:30-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  989-­7020  or  nancy@sparklingvt.com. fourth  Wednesdays,  8:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.;Íž  Every  Thursday,  8:30  Library.  Single  players  welcome.  Info:  462-­3373. Maiden  Vermont  women’s  barbershop  chorus,  under  the  direc-­ a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  Chess  and  bridge  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Monday’s,  3:30-­5:30,  tion  of  Lindi  Bortney,  is  open  to  women  of  all  ages.  The  group  The  van  offers  written  exams,  customer  service  and  road  Ilsley  Library.  Casual  play  and  gentle  coaching  in  bridge  and  sings  four-­part  a  cappella  music  from  traditional  barbershop  tests.  828-­2000. chess.  to  doo-­wop  and  Broadway.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-­9:30  Chess  club  in  Brandon.  Saturdays,  12:30  p.m.,  Brandon  p.m.,  Cornwall  School.  Info:  989-­5435  or  go  to  www.maid-­ BINGO Library.  All  ages  and  abilities  welcome. envermont.com. American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  Classical  string  ensemble  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  EastView  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus.  Mead  Chapel.  Open  5:30  p.m.  with  early  birds.  Jackpot  $3,000.  Food  available.  at  Middlebury.  Amateur  ensemble  looking  for  violinists.  Info:  to  all  singers  without  auditions.  Conductor  Jeff  Rehbach,  %HQHÂż WV YHWHUDQV VFKRODUVKLSV DQG FRPPXQLW\ SURJUDPV 388-­7351. 443-­5811;Íž  manager  Mary  Longey,  236-­7933. 388-­9311. College  Session  for  Seniors  in  Middlebury.  Elderly  Services,  Movie  club  in  Vergennes.  First  Friday  of  the  month,  6-­8:30  Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  Mondays.  6  112  Exchange  St.  Classes  for  people  over  60  in  basic  S P %L[E\ /LEUDU\ $ Âż OP RI QRWH LV LQWURGXFHG ZDWFKHG p.m.  Refreshments  sold.  247-­3121. computer,  opera,  politics,  history,  international  law  and  more.  and  discussed.  Free  popcorn.  For  info  and  upcoming  title:  Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  6:15  p.m.,  regu-­ Call  388-­3983  or  e-­mail  college@elderlyservices.org. 802-­877-­2211  or  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org. lar  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  complimentary  hot  tea  and  Computer  lab  open  hours  in  Bristol.  Monday-­Thursday,  3:30-­7  Parler  Français  Comme  Des  Vaches  Espagnoles.  Every  coffee.  Info:  247-­5709. p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  library.  Free  access  Thursday,  7  p.m.  35B  West.  St.  in  Bristol  (above  Paige  &  VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  5  p.m.,  to  the  library’s  electronic  resources,  courtesy  of  e-­Vermont  Campbell).  Conversational  French  for  speakers  of  all  abili-­ quickies  6:15  p.m.,  regular  bingo  7  p.m.  388-­9468. funding.  ties.  Info:  453-­2285. Craft  workshop  in  Forest  Dale.  Tuesday,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Living  Sacred  Harp  (Shape  Note)  Sing.  Second  Sunday,  1-­3  p.m.  FUNDRAISING  SALES Waters  Assembly  of  God  Church,  Route  53.  Free  workshop  Middlebury.  All  ages  and  levels  of  experience  welcome.  Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Otter  Creek  Room,  258  for  knitting,  crocheting,  or  other  crafts.  Coffee  served.  Info:  Debby,  388-­5410  or  www.fasola.org. Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Wide  variety  247-­3637. Spanish  conversation  group  in  Brandon.  Every  Saturday,  of  books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  Creative  writing  workshop  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  6-­8  p.m.,  11  a.m.-­noon,  Gourmet  Provence,  37  Center  St.  All  levels  and  materials. Bixby  Library.  Free.  Librarian  Muir  Haman  guides  partici-­ welcome. Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.  pants  through  short-­form  writing  and  creative  exercises.  Teen  movie  night  in  Middlebury.  First  Friday  of  every  month,  Info:  388-­4095. All  experience  levels  welcome.  Info:  802-­877-­2211  or  muir. 6-­10  p.m.,  Addison  Central  Teen  Center,  94  Main  St. St.  Peter’s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peter’s.  Open  on  haman@bixbylibrary.org. Twist  O’  Wool  Guild.  First  Thursdays,  7  p.m.  American  Legion  Thursdays  and  Fridays  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m. Dramatic  writing  workshop  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  6-­8  p.m.,  on  Wilson  Road. Two  Brothers  Tavern’s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  Monday.  10  Bixby  Library.  Free  workshop  led  by  screenwriter  Jay  Vermont  Ukulele  Society.  Second  and  fourth  Mondays,  begin-­ percent  of  entire  day’s  proceeds  go  to  designated  charity. Dubberly  in  which  participants  help  each  other  work  on  ners  6:30-­7  p.m.  regular  session  7-­9  p.m.  at  Howden  Hall  in  long-­form  writing  projects.  Info:  802-­877-­2211  or  muir. Bristol.  Call  453-­6411  or  see  http://vtukes.webs.com  for  info.  haman@bixbylibrary.org. Extra  ukuleles  for  beginners. Drum  Collective.  Group  drumming.  Every  Monday,  10-­11  a.m.,  :RRO\ %XOO\V Âż EHU HQWKXVLDVWV JURXS )LUVW 7XHVGD\V 2UZHOO 111  Maple  St.  in  the  Marble  Works  at  Huard  Studio.  Led  by  Free  Library.  Info:  802-­948-­2041. local  percussionist  Will  Smith.  Open  to  all.  Info:  www.drum-­ collective.org. Drum  gathering  in  Bristol.  Last  Friday  of  the  Month,  6-­8  p.m.,  Go  online  to  see  a  full  listing  of  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont.  Info:  453-­5982  or  www.recy-­ cledreadingofvt.com. Duplicate  bridge  at  EastView  in  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  6:20-­9  p.m.  Info:  462-­3373. French  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Saturday  11:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  9HUPRQW VWDWH RIÂż FH building  on  Exchange  St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141. Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church. Samaritan’s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  6:45  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Club  address:  PO  Box  94,  Vergennes,  VT  05491.  Info:  President  Tim  Cowan,  877-­2382. Vergennes  Rotary  Club.  Tuesday  mornings,  7:15-­8:30  a.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Christian  School,  2  Church  St.  Breakfast  served  at  7:15  a.m.

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Mumford, Kennedy NEW  HAVEN/BRISTOL  â€”  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Mumford  of  New  Haven  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jeremiah  Kennedy  of  Bristol  announce  the  engagement  of  their  children,  Anna  Mumford  and  Jonathan  Kennedy. The  future  bride  and  groom  are  both  graduates  of  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  and  Lyndon  State  College.  They  live  in  Winooski. The  bride-­to-­be  is  currently  work-­ ing  on  her  master’s  in  social  work  at  UVM  and  is  a  residential  counselor  at  Lund.  7KH JURRP WR EH LV D EHQHÂż WV specialist  with  the  state  of  Vermont.  $Q $XJXVW ZHGGLQJ LV planned.

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STARKSBORO  â€”  Unbound  Grace,  a  therapeutic,  agrarian  afterschool  and  summer  program  in  Starksboro  for  kids  ages  7-­18,  brought  students  to  meet  the  gover-­ nor  and  legislative  leadership  at  the  Statehouse  in  Montpelier  on  Feb.  19,  in  part  to  mark  progress  in  the  gover-­ nor’s  opiate  prevention  initiative  and  to  draw  attention  to  the  need  for  structural  investments  in  successful  prevention  programming. The  farm  program,  which  is  offered  to  area  children  free  of  charge  to  ensure  equal  access  for  children  who  rely  on  the  program-­ ming,  relies  on  private  investments  from  the  Unbound  Grace  Angels  â€”  including  Pomerleau  Real  Estate,  Hickok  and  Boardman  Insurance,  Vermont  Rocker,  Automaster,  and  Guy’s  Farm  and  Yard  and  other  concerned  social  philanthropists  â€”  but  struggles  to  meet  the  demand  for  services  in  neighboring  communi-­ ties  where  opiate  addiction  is  on  the  rise.  This  leaves  plenty  of  room  for  individuals,  businesses  and  orga-­ QL]DWLRQV WR OHQG WKHLU VLJQLÂż FDQW and  needed  support  to  build  health  focused  decision-­making  skills  in  all  of  our  youth. 'HVSLWH D ODUJH VWDWH EXGJHW GHÂż cit  looming  in  the  background,  the  group  was  undeterred  in  its  message.  â€œIt’s  a  tough  budget  year,  as  we  all  know,  but  Vermont’s  greatest  natu-­ ral  resource  â€”  our  children  â€”  have  no  shelf  life,â€?  said  Unbound  Grace  Program  Director  Kerry  Kurt.  â€œWe  cannot  put  their  formational  devel-­ opment  on  hold  for  even  one  day.  If  you’re  looking  for  current  and  future  savings,  here  they  are  â€”  staring  you Â

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right  in  the  face  â€”  with  compounding  interest.  We  can  invest  our  way  out  of  this  hole  by  investing  in  our  youth.â€? Speaking  from  his  own  experi-­ ence,  high  school  sophomore  Victor Â

Hinojosa  said,  â€œPracticing  using  good  judgment  on  a  daily  basis  is  what  you  do  at  Unbound  Grace  and  I  know  that  these  are  the  life  skills  that  I’ve  needed  to  stay  happy,  healthy Â

and  out  of  trouble.  I’ve  watched  family,  friends,  and  neighbors  make  devastating  decisions,  that  if  they  had  the  right  guidance  early,  I  believe  it  would  have  saved  a  lot  of Â

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(Addison  continued  from  Page  1A) $31,600  to  $682,712. Overall,  if  residents  approve  that  spending  on  March  3,  it  would  repre-­ sent  an  increase  of  about  2.8  percent.  Also  on  the  ballot  is  a  level-­funded  ACS  budget  of  $1,543,138.  Meanwhile,  the  Vergennes  Union  High  School  board  is  proposing  a  roughly  $10.47  million  budget  that  administrators  said  will  begin  to  dig  98+6 RXW RI LWV GHHS ÂżQDQFLDO KROH DQG ZRXOG EHWWHU UHĂ€HFW WKH FRVW RI operating  the  school  after  years  of  underfunding  key  items  by  previous  administrators. To  reach  those  goals,  the  bud-­ get  calls  for  an  11  percent  increase  of  about  $1  million  over  the  VUHS  budget  Addison  Northwest  Supervi-­ sory  Union  voters  approved  this  past  spring. According  to  ANwSU  estimates,  assuming  the  VUHS  budget,  the  ACS  budget,  and  $10,000  capital  fund  article  are  all  approved,  and  the  Legislature  adds  2  cents  to  the  state-­ wide  education  tax  rate,  Addison’s  school  tax  rate  is  estimated  to  rise  by  about  6  percent,  or  8.6  cents,  to  $1.5172. An  8.6-­cent  increase  in  the  Addi-­ son  tax  rate  would  mean  an  addition-­ al  $86  in  taxes  for  every  $100,000  of  assessed  value  on  a  home.  Those  in  Addison  who  pay  based  under  in-­ come  sensitivity  provisions  of  the  VWDWHÂśV ÂżQDQFLQJ ODZ ZRXOG QRW QHF-­ essarily  feel  the  full  weight  of  the  increase.  About  two-­thirds  of  Addi-­ son’s  homeowners  received  prebates  averaging  well  over  $1,000  in  the  most  recent  year  for  which  data  is  available.

★ Brandon ★ BRANDON  â€”  After  townspeople  voted  on  municipal  budget  propos-­ DOV ÂżYH WLPHV LQ %UDQGRQ WRZQ leaders  are  hoping  that  they  will  gain  residents’  support  for  the  proposed  ¿VFDO \HDU WRZQ EXGJHW LQ MXVW one  go  around  â€”  on  Town  Meeting  Day. The  Brandon  selectboard  warned  a  â€œno-­frillsâ€?  budget  that  represents  a  2  percent,  or  $47,000,  increase  in  the  amount  to  be  raised  by  taxes.  It  will  require  a  1.48-­cent  increase  in  the  town  tax  rate  (about  1.7  percent)  if  approved  by  voters.  The  proposed  $2,906,075  spending  plan  calls  for  $2,425,370  to  be  raised  by  taxes.  2IÂżFLDOV DUH FRPSDULQJ WKH ÂłWR EH raised-­by-­taxesâ€?  number  because  the  town  library  and  senior  center  expenses  this  year  will  now  be  voted  on  separately  as  appropriations. The  most  notable  highlight  is  what  is  not  in  the  General  Fund  budget.  Many  voters  will  be  happy  to  hear  that  the  board  will  ask  them  to  vote  separately  for  individual,  much-­ QHHGHG URDG LPSURYHPHQW SURMHFWV including  overlay  work  on  Cham-­ plain  Street  ($18,300)  and  Marble  Street  ($24,500);Íž  a  25  percent  match  (roughly  $68,500)  for  the  FEMA-­ IXQGHG RYHUĂ€RZ SURMHFW LQ WKH GRZQ-­ town;Íž  and  $20,000  for  sidewalk  re-­ pair. Â

Also,  the  budget  restores  the  pub-­ lic  works  director  to  a  full-­time  po-­ sition  and  includes  a  1.7  percent  cost-­of-­living  increase  for  all  town  employees. Voters  will  get  a  chance  to  say  yea  or  nay  on  an  $85,500  appropriation  to  the  Brandon  Free  Public  Library;Íž  $20,735  to  the  Brandon  Area  Rescue  Squad;Íž  and  $13,500  to  the  senior  center. 6RPH RI WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHUV ZKR SUH-­ pared  that  budget  may  not  be  around  to  see  it  implemented;Íž  Brandon  has  several  races  for  selectboard  seats.  Incumbent  Seth  Hopkins  looks  to  keep  the  seat  he  was  appointed  to  in  January  to  replace  Maria  Amma-­ tuna,  who  resigned.  He  faces  former  Selectman  Richard  Baker  for  a  two-­ year  term.  Selectman  Doug  Bailey,  who  was  appointed  last  October  to  replace  Blaine  Cliver,  will  stand  with  fellow  Selectman  Ethan  Swift  and  newcomer  Dennis  Reisenweaver  in  a  three-­way  race  for  two  one-­year  seats  on  the  selectboard. Selectman  Dave  Atherton  is  unop-­ posed  for  a  three-­year  term  on  the  selectboard. Brandon  residents  will  also  cast  ballots  on  the  proposed  elementary  school  and  high  school  spending  plans.  The  2015-­2016  Neshobe  El-­ ementary  School  spending  plan  is  $5,467,111,  which  represents  an  in-­ crease  of  $145,441,  or  2.7  percent,  over  the  current  year’s  budget.  Un-­ der  the  budget  proposal  the  per  pupil  spending  for  next  year  would  fall  by  around  $50.  If  approved,  the  Ne-­ shobe  part  of  the  Brandon  property  tax  would  rise  2  cents  from  71.05  cents  to  73.42  cents. The  proposed  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  spending  plan  for  2015-­ 2016  is  $10,718,131,  a  $192,414  increase  over  the  current  spending  plan.  But  despite  what  amounts  to  one  of  the  lowest  budget  increases  at  OV  over  the  last  decade,  the  effect  on  the  local  homestead  tax  rate  will  result  in  a  tax  rate  increase  of  rough-­ ly  7  or  8  cents.

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★ Bridport ★ BRIDPORT  â€”  Bridport  resi-­ dents  at  their  town  meeting  next  Tuesday  will  be  asked  to  take  the  town  clerk,  treasurer  and  tax  col-­ lector  positions  off  future  election  ballots  and  instead  allow  the  local  selectboard  to  appoint  people  to  those  positions. Bridport  is  one  of  several  Addi-­ son  County  communities  propos-­ ing  that  change.  Clerks,  treasurers  and  tax  collectors  have  historically  been  elected  in  most  towns,  posi-­ tions  open  only  to  local  candidates.  %XW WKH DGGHG ULJRUV RI WKRVH MREV and  a  dearth  of  local  candidates,  has  prompted  some  communities  to  seek  permission  to  have  those  posts  ¿OOHG E\ DSSRLQWPHQW 7KLV DOORZV the  town’s  governing  board  to  ap-­ SRLQW TXDOLÂżHG FDQGLGDWHV UHJDUG-­ less  of  where  they  might  live. Also  on  Bridport’s  ballot  is  a  re-­ quest  to  allow  the  selectboard  to Â

EUGENIE  DOYLE  SPEAKS  at  last  year’s  town  meeting  in  Monkton.

use  $297,000  from  the  general  fund  surplus  to  pay  for  replacement  of  the  Crown  Point  Road  culvert. A  separate  article  asks  residents  to  let  the  town  take  out  a  loan  of  XS WR ÂżYH \HDUV WR ÂżQDQFH D QHZ ÂżUHWUXFN H[SHFWHG WR FRVW XS WR $200,000. 7KH SURSRVHG ÂżVFDO \HDU general  fund-­highway  budget  comes  in  at  $1,096,315.  That’s  down  from  the  current  spending  plan  of  $1,131,830  that  was  OK’d  at  last  year’s  town  meeting.  The  amount  to  be  raised  by  taxes  is  being  placed  at  $930,390,  down  from  the  $987,105  approved  last  year,  according  to  last  year’s  town  report. The  Bridport  Central  School  bud-­ get  is  being  pitched  at  $1,536,626,  representing  a  4.96-­percent  increase Â

compared  to  this  year’s  spending  plan  of  $1,464,069.  Debt  service  obligations  and  an  out-­of-­district  placement  are  among  the  reasons  for  the  budget  increase,  according  WR VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV %XW WKH WRZQÂśV K-­12  homestead  education  prop-­ erty  tax  rate  is  expected  to  rise  by  MXVW D SHQQ\ WR GXH WR D UH-­ cent  spike  in  student  numbers.  The  school  currently  serves  85  students. Other  articles  on  Bridport’s  2015  town  meeting  agenda  seek: ‡ LQ VXSSRUW IRU WKH OR-­ FDO ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI LQ funding  requests  from  various  Ad-­ dison  County  social  service  organi-­ zations. There  are  no  contested  elections  on  this  year’s  ballot.  Valerie  Bour-­

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geois  is  seeking  another  year  as  town  clerk;Íž  Irene  Zaccor  is  seek-­ ing  a  one-­year  term  as  town  trea-­ surer;Íž  and  Sue  Walker  and  Leonard  Barrett  are  in  line  for  terms  of  two  years  and  three  years,  respectively,  on  the  selectboard.  Meanwhile,  Rick  Scott  is  seeking  a  one-­year  term  on  the  UD-­3  school  board;Íž  and  Suzanne  Buck,  Keith  Grier  and  Tim  Franklin  are  in  line  for  terms  of  two,  three  and  one  year,  respec-­ tively,  on  the  Bridport  Central  School  board. Bridport’s  annual  meeting  will  begin  at  10  a.m.  on  Tuesday,  March  3,  at  the  Bridport  Community/Ma-­ sonic  Hall.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  same  day,  from  10  a.m.  to  7  p.m.,  at  the  same  loca-­ tion.

Bristol

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BRISTOL  â€”  Voters  in  Bristol  will  convene  on  March  2  at  7  p.m.  in  Hol-­ ley  Hall  to  weigh  in  on  the  20  articles  on  the  town  meeting  warning. The  selectboard  is  asking  towns-­ people  to  approve  a  budget  that  features  spending  $714,041  for  the  highway  fund,  $607,735  of  which  is  to  be  raised  by  taxes.  The  highway  fund  sum  is  almost  exactly  the  same  as  last  year. Voters  will  also  decide  the  fate  of  a  general  fund  spending  proposal  of  $771,424,  of  which  $553,817  would  be  raised  through  taxation.  The  gen-­ eral  fund  proposal  is  8.0  percent  higher  than  the  sum  approved  by  voters  last  year.  This  year’s  proposal  would  also  take  $10,000  from  an  un-­ designated  fund  balance  to  limit  the  property  tax  increase. Town  Administrator  Therese  Kirby  said  some  general  fund  cost  drivers  include  contributions  to  the  ODQGÂżOO FORVXUH IXQG DQG UHQW WR VWRUH Bristol  Fire  Department  vehicles  off-­ site.  Also  to  be  considered  is  a  pro-­ posed  $255,489  budget  for  spending  on  the  arts,  parks  and  recreation  de-­ partment,  of  which  $173,239  would  be  raised  by  taxes. The  selectboard  is  also  asking  vot-­ ers  to  approve  reserve  fund  depos-­ its  for  the  following  purposes  and  amount: ‡ WR WKH &DSLWDO )LUH Equipment  Reserve. ‡ IRU WKH &DSLWDO +LJK-­ way  Equipment  Reserve. ‡ IRU WKH &DSLWDO %XLOGLQJ Reserve. ‡ IRU WKH &DSLWDO 5RDG Fund  for  construction. ‡ IRU WKH &DSLWDO 5RDG Fund  for  paving. Other  spending  items  up  for  con-­ sideration  include: ‡ $ EXGJHW RI IRU /DZ-­ rence  Memorial  Library,  the  sum  to  be  raised  by  taxes. ‡ WR LPSURYH WKH %ULVWRO Recreation  Club  facilities. ‡ WR $&75 IRU EXV VHU-­ vice  to  the  town. ‡ WR WKH %ULVWRO 'RZQ-­ town  Community  Partnership. ‡ WR WKH %ULVWRO 5HVFXH Squad. ‡ WR WKH %ULVWRO &HPHWHU\ Association. Voters  who  live  in  the  police  dis-­ WULFW ZLOO DSSURYH RU UHMHFW D EXGJHW to  fund  the  Bristol  Police  Depart-­ ment  that  totals  $396,220,  of  which  $345,695  would  be  raised  through  taxes.  The  proposal  would  also  take  $20,000  in  unappropriated  money  from  the  2014  fund  balance  and  put  it  towards  next  year’s  budget,  to  keep  taxes  down. Voters  by  Australian  ballot  will  also  decide  whether  to  approve  the  proposed  $4.93  million  spending  plan  for  Bristol  Elementary  School,  which  is  2.76  more  than  the  current  budget. 5HVLGHQWV ZLOO DOVR HOHFW WRZQ RIÂż-­ cials  on  a  ballot  that  features  no  con-­ tested  races.  Two  selectboard  seats  are  up  for  grabs,  and  incumbents  Joel  Bouvier  and  John  â€œPeekerâ€?  Heffer-­ nan  hope  to  be  re-­elected.  Bristol  El-­ ementary  School  board  incumbents  Chris  Scrodin  and  Sheryl  Thurber  are  each  vying  for  new  one-­year  terms,  while  newcomer  Krista  Sir-­ ingo  is  seeking  the  three-­year  term.  Kris  Pearsall  is  asking  voters  to  re-­ (See  Bristol,  Page  13A)

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(Bristol  continued  from  Page  12A) turn  her  as  one  of  Bristol’s  represen-­ tatives  to  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  board. Jen  Stetson  Myers,  who  was  ap-­ pointed  to  the  town  clerk  and  trea-­ surer  positions  last  year,  hopes  to  receive  a  mandate  from  voters  to  return  her  to  those  posts.  Bristol  Po-­ lice  Chief  Kevin  Gibbs  is  running  for  ¿UVW FRQVWDEOH ZKLOH .HQ 0DUFHOOH LV running  for  second  constable. Other  candidates  include  Fred  Baser  for  town  and  school  modera-­ tor,  Frank  Bounincontro  for  grand  juror,  Theresa  Gile  for  lister,  Therese  Kirby  for  delinquent  tax  collector  and  Caroline  Engvall  and  Jill  Mack-­ ler  for  two  library  trustee  positions. Polls  will  be  open  from  9  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  on  Tuesday,  March  3,  at  Hol-­ ley  Hall.

as  town  moderator;͞  Sue  Johnson,  three  years  as  town  clerk  and  trea-­ surer;͞  John  Roberts,  three  years  as  selectman;͞  Ben  Wood,  two  years  as  selectman;͞  and  Maureen  Deppman  and  Kristianne  Tolgyesi,  three  years  and  two  years,  respectively,  on  the  Cornwall  school  board.  Also,  Sarah  .HPS LV VHHNLQJ WR ¿OO WKH RQH \HDU balance  of  an  unexpired  term  on  the  Cornwall  school  board. The  Cornwall  annual  town  and  school  meetings  will  take  place  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  6:30  p.m.  in  the  Bingham  Memorial  School.  Austra-­ lian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.,  at  the  town  hall.

★ Cornwall ★

FERRISBURGH  â€”  Ferrisburgh  residents  at  town  meeting  â€”  which  will  be  held  this  year  on  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  at  10  a.m.  at  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  (FCS)  â€”  will  be  asked  to  approve  higher  town  spend-­ LQJ DQG VHYHUDO RWKHU ÂżQDQFLDO DU-­ ticles. In  Australian  balloting  at  the  5RXWH WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ IURP a.m.  until  7  p.m.  on  Tuesday,  March  3,  residents  will  decide  two  con-­ tested  races,  including  one  for  the  selectboard,  and  weigh  in  on  school  spending  that  will  have  a  tax  impact.  On  Saturday  at  FCS,  residents  will  consider  the  selectboard’s  proposal  for  a  2015-­2016  town  budget  that  FDOOV IRU WKH ÂżUVW UHFHQW VLJQLÂżFDQW spending  increase,  a  5.6  percent  hike  to  about  $1.77  million.  Line  items  pushing  spending  up  include  increased  hours  for  town  of-­ ÂżFH ZRUNHUV DQ DGGLWLRQDO URDG FUHZ HPSOR\HH D GHÂżFLW IURP the  current  year  that  must  be  retired  (one  largely  due  to  a  new  hire  in  the  road  department  and  long  hours  for  QHZ RIÂżFH SHUVRQQHO DQG SURMHFWHG higher  insurance  and  road  resurfac-­ ing  costs. $FFRUGLQJ WR )HUULVEXUJK RIÂż-­ cials,  the  town’s  municipal  tax  rate Â

CORNWALL  â€”  Cornwall  resi-­ dents  at  their  town  meeting  next  week  will  decide  a  contested  race  for  the  selectboard  and  determine  how  WR DGGUHVV D EXGJHW GHÂżFLW FDUULHG RYHU IURP WKH ÂżV-­ cal  year. 7KH GHÂżFLW 7RZQ &OHUN 6XH -RKQ-­ son  noted,  is  primarily  associated  with  a  lag  in  the  collection  of  delin-­ quent  taxes.  This  will  most  likely  re-­ quire  a  vote  at  town  meeting  to  make  XS WKH GHÂżFLW E\ UDLVLQJ WD[HV The  lone  race  on  the  ballot  fea-­ tures  Magna  L.  Dodge  versus  Brian  Kemp  for  a  one-­year  spot  on  the  se-­ lectboard. &RUQZDOO RIÂżFLDOV DUH SURSRVLQJ D ÂżVFDO \HDU JHQHUDO IXQG EXGJHW of  $486,610.  That’s  down  slightly  from  the  $487,511  that  residents  ap-­ proved  for  the  current  year. The  highway  spending  request  comes  in  at  $400,250,  up  slightly  from  the  $394,450  that  residents  ap-­ proved  last  year. Johnson  credited  the  town’s  plan-­ ning  and  savings  practices  for  local  capital  projects  as  a  big  reason  why  this  year’s  general  fund  and  highway  requests  have  been  held  in  check. Cornwall  school  directors  are  pro-­ posing  a  Bingham  Memorial  School  budget  of  $1,497,298,  which  is  3.17  percent  more  than  this  year’s  spend-­ ing  plan.  But  the  resulting  K-­12  edu-­ cation  property  tax  rate  is  expected  to  increase  by  5.7  cents,  or  3.6  per-­ cent,  to  $1.649.  Cornwall’s  enroll-­ ment  â€”  currently  77  â€”  is  expected  to  remain  fairly  stable  next  year. Other  articles  on  the  2015  town  meeting  warning  seek: ‡ LQ IXQGLQJ IRU WKH &RUQ-­ wall  Volunteer  Fire  Department. ‡ IRU WKH &RUQZDOO )UHH Public  Library. ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI IRU various  Addison  County-­based  so-­ cial  service  organizations  and  chari-­ table  causes. Those  running  unopposed  for  local  RIÂżFHV LQFOXGH &\ 7DOO IRU RQH \HDU

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could  increase  by  about  3.5  cents  (almost  15  percent)  if  that  budget  is  approved,  and  residents  also  back  $30,800  of  charitable  requests  and  WKUHH RWKHU ÂżQDQFLDO DUWLFOHV WRWDOLQJ $80,000. Those  three  articles  request: ‡ WR EX\ D ORW WKDW DEXWV ERWK WKH )HUULVEXUJK WRZQ RIÂżFH building  and  the  Ferrisburgh  Central  School. ‡ IRU D UHVHUYH IXQG WR be  dedicated  toward  maintenance  of  town-­owned  buildings. ‡ PRUH WR WKH EXGJHWÂśV highway  contingency  fund. The  contested  selectboard  race  is  for  a  three-­year  term  on  the  select-­ board  between  Dennis  Armell  and  Michael  â€œRedâ€?  Muir,  neither  of  whom  has  prior  experience  on  the  board.  0XLU D FHUWLÂżHG SLSH ZHOGHU DQG former  union  president  and  volunteer  ¿UHPDQ KDV VHUYHG RQ WKH :LQRRV-­ ki  zoning  board  and  now  serves  as  chairman  of  the  Ferrisburgh  Build-­ ing  Maintenance  Committee. Armell  is  a  longtime  Vermont  Army  National  Guard  member  who  has  coached  youth  sports,  taught  KXQWHU HGXFDWLRQ VHUYHG DV DQ RIÂżFHU of  Vergennes  American  Legion  Post  14  and  been  a  member  of  the  Ferris-­ burgh  Conservation  Commission  for  10-­plus  years. Incumbent  Selectman  Jim  Benoit  is  running  unopposed  for  a  two-­year  term,  but  another  incumbent  board  member,  Sally  Torrey,  is  stepping  down  after  a  decade  on  the  board.  However,  in  Ferrisburgh’s  other  contested  race,  Torrey  is  challenging  incumbent  delinquent  tax  collector  and  former  town  clerk  Chet  Hawkins  for  the  tax  collection  post.  Also  on  the  ballot,  incumbent  Ver-­ gennes  Union  High  School  board  members  Kurt  Haigis  and  George  Gardner  are  running  unopposed  for  re-­election,  as  are  incumbent  Ferris-­ burgh  Central  School  directors  Bill  Clark  and  Laurie  Gutowski. Also  on  Tuesday,  residents  will  be  asked  to  back  a  2.97  percent  increase  in  FCS  spending  to  about  $3.6  mil-­ lion  and  a  $10.47  million  Vergennes  Union  High  School  budget  that  seeks  an  increase  of  about  $1  million.  Board  members  said  that  increase  is  QHFHVVDU\ WR UHWLUH D GHÂżFLW DQG FRU-­ rect  what  current  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  administrators  call  inadequate  past  budgeting  prac-­ tices.  2IÂżFLDOV HVWLPDWH DSSURYDO RI ERWK those  budgets  and  related  spending  articles  would  add  about  9.5  cents  to  the  town’s  tax  rate.  Therefore,  back-­ ing  all  spending  could  mean  about  a  13-­cent  hike  in  the  town’s  overall  tax  rate. That  increase  would  translate  to  $130  for  every  $100,000  in  assessed  value.  About  two-­thirds  of  Ferrisburgh  households  are  eligible  for  property  tax  relief  under  the  state’s  education  ¿QDQFLQJ ODZV DQG VKRXOG UHFHLYH prebates  that  would  lessen  the  im-­ pact.  Most  prebates  for  households  earning  under  $90,000  are  more  than  $1,000,  often  much  higher.

★ Goshen ★ GOSHEN  â€”  Residents  in  little  Goshen  will  have  some  big  decisions  to  make  next  week  on  the  future  of  garbage  and  recycling  in  town.  When  folks  gather  for  town  meet-­ ing  on  Monday  at  7  p.m.  at  town  hall  Selectman  Kevin  O’Classen  said  townspeople  will  continue  a  discus-­ sion  started  in  October  on  Act  148.  O’Classen  explained  that  currently  the  town  picks  up  residents’  trash  curbside  and  has  a  central  point  for  collecting  recycling,  but  under  the  new  state  law  it  will  need  to  either  collect  both  trash  and  recycling  curb-­ side,  or  collect  both  at  a  central  point. Â

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Residents  will  also  decide  whether  WR PDNH WKH ÂżUVW XQLW RI WUDVK H[HPSW from  a  charge,  or  to  charge  for  every  bag. “We  pulled  together  a  cost  analy-­ sis  and  we’re  giving  it  to  the  voters  to  decide,â€?  O’Classen  said.  â€œIt  will  add  a  couple  thousand  dollars  to  the  (town)  budget.â€? Residents  will  also  vote  on  the  proposed  general  fund  spending  plan  of  $211,898,  and  the  proposed  high-­ way  budget  of  $136,200.  That  com-­ pares  to  the  general  fund  budget  for  the  current  year  of  $215,285  and  the  highway  spending  plan  of  $134,200, Âł:HÂśUH LQ JRRG VKDSH ÂżQDQFLDOO\ and  equipment  wise,â€?  O’Classen  said. When  discussion  turns  to  the  school  budget,  some  Goshen  resi-­ dents  may  initially  experience  a  little  sticker  shock,  as  proposed  school  spending  would  rise  28.9  percent  from  $145,456  this  year  to  $187,500.  But  Brenda  Fleming,  the  Rutland  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  di-­ UHFWRU RI EXVLQHVV DQG ÂżQDQFH H[-­ plained  that  the  spending  number  is  Ă€XFWXDWLQJ VR PXFK EHFDXVH WKHUH are  more  students  in  the  coming  year,  but  that  per-­pupil  spending  will  actu-­ ally  decline  by  $475.  And  since  state  aid  is  based  on  number  of  students,  the  Goshen  education  tax  rate  would  go  down  6  cents,  Fleming  said. Last  year  Goshen  had  9.81  equal-­ ized  pupils  (number  of  students  is  based  on  a  complicated  formula)  and  this  year  it  is  14.18. “Goshen  is  small  so  it  is  very  vul-­ nerable  to  the  swings  in  enrollment  costs,â€?  Fleming  said. On  Tuesday  polls  will  be  open  at  the  Goshen  Town  Hall  from  10  a.m.  WR S P IRU YRWLQJ RQ WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV There  is  only  one  contested  race:  for  ¿UVW FRQVWDEOH 7KH FXUUHQW ÂżUVW FRQ-­ stable,  Shawn  Martin,  is  being  chal-­ lenged  for  that  job  by  the  current  sec-­ ond  constable,  Ed  Hayes.  Two  selectmen  will  also  be  on  the  ballot  looking  for  election  to  three-­ year  terms.  Selectboard  Chairman  O’Classen  is  one.  The  other  is  Jeff  &DWKFDUW ZKR ZDV DSSRLQWHG WR ÂżOO the  vacancy  created  when  longtime  Selectman  David  Gale  resigned  last  summer,  a  few  months  before  Gale  regrettably  died  at  age  76  on  Nov.  19.

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LORRAINE  GONZALEZ  MORSE  laughs  along  with  a  speaker  at  last  year’s  town  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Gonzalez  Morse  won  re-­ election  to  the  ID-­4  school  board  in  last  year’s  Town  Meeting  Day  election. ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

Townspeople  will  weigh  in  on  a  proposed  $290,859  municipal  bud-­ get,  roughly  $2,000  less  than  the  budget  approved  last  year.  Other  items  to  be  considered  in-­ clude: ‡ $ LQFUHDVH LQ WKH LQ WKH town’s  Capital  Account  for  Town  Highway  Structures  to  match  a  State  Town  Highway  Structures  Grant. ‡ IRU SDLQWLQJ WKH PXQLFL-­ pal  complex. ‡ WR WKH 5RFKHVWHU 3XEOLF Library  to  provide  library  services  to  town  residents. ‡ WR UHSD\ WKH ORFDO PDWFK of  FEMA  expenses. ‡ IRU WKH FUHDWLRQ RI D FDSL-­ GRANVILLE  â€”  Residents  in  WDO DFFRXQW IRU FRYHULQJ ÂżUH SURWHF-­ Granville  will  consider  28  articles  tion  expenses  in  East  Granville. on  Town  Meeting  Day  including  the  town’s  municipal  and  school  bud-­ JHWV 9RWHUV ZLOO DOVR HOHFW RIÂżFLDOV WR HLJKW WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG WZR VFKRRO positions  including  a  treasurer  and  school  board  director  with  no  con-­ HANCOCK  â€”  On  Town  Meeting  tested  elections.  Day  voters  in  Hancock  will  vote  on  The  annual  meeting  for  the  school  will  begin  at  5  p.m.  in  the  town  hall  town  and  school  spending  budgets  as  and  will  be  followed  by  the  town  well  as  a  number  of  individual  ap-­ meeting  at  6:30  p.m.  with  voting  propriations.  The  meeting  is  sched-­ uled  to  kick  off  at  10  a.m.  at  the  GRQH IURP WKH Ă€RRU Residents  will  vote  on  proposed  Town  Hall  on  March  3.  For  the  town’s  general  and  high-­ school  budget  of  $580,935,  which  represents  a  decrease  of  $46,426  way  funds,  residents  will  vote  on  a  from  the  spending  plan  approved  last  $356,277  spending  plan,  a  decrease  of  8  percent  from  the  $326,842  ap-­ year. Â

★ Granville ★

★ Hancock ★

proved  by  voters  at  last  year’s  town  meeting.  Hancock,  of  course,  does  not  have  its  own  school  and  pays  the  tuitions  for  local  children  to  attend  school  in  other  towns.  Last  year,  residents  approved  spending  to  the  tune  of  $993,089.  This  year,  voters  will  weigh  a  proposed  school  budget  of  $968,140,  a  2.5  percent  decrease  from  the  previous  year.  Included  in  the  larger  individual  appropriations,  voters  will  decide  on  $1,475  for  the  Visiting  Nurse  Associa-­ tion  of  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire,  $2,460  for  the  Quin-­Town  Senior  Cen-­ ter  and  $19,380  for  services  from  the  White  River  Valley  Ambulance.    7RZQ RIÂżFHV DUH ÂżOOHG DW WRZQ meeting,  some  by  paper  ballot.  Vot-­ HUV ZLOO HOHFW RIÂżFHUV WR RIÂżFHV including  a  select  board  member  to  a  three-­year  term,  town  lister,  consta-­ ble,  auditor,  delinquent  tax  collector  and  representative  to  Valley  Rescue.

★ Leicester★ LEICESTER  â€”  Leicester  resi-­ dents  will  start  their  town  meeting  at  7  p.m.  at  the  Leicester  Meeting  House  to  weigh  school  and  town  budgets.  At  issue  is  a  municipal  (See  Leicester,  Page  14A)

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(Leicester  continued from  Page  13A) spending  plan  of  $574,282.88,  which  represents  an  increase  of  $46,785.88  â€”  or  8  percent  â€”  over  the  $527,497  spending  plan  approved  last  year.  The  municipal  budget  is  warned  in  two  parts:  general  expense  and  highway  expenses.  The  selectboard  has  asked  for  $271,947.88  for  gen-­ eral  expenses with $201,612.18 to be raised by taxes,  and  $302,335  for  highway  expenses  with  $237,876.09 to be raised by taxes. &RPSDUHG WR WKH Ă€JXUHV ZDUQHG DQG DSSURYHG DW ODVW \HDU¡V WRZQ PHHWLQJ WKDW UHSUHVHQW DQ LQFUHDVH RI LQ JHQHUDO H[SHQVHV VSHQGLQJ DQG RI LQ KLJKZD\ VSHQGLQJ 2I WKH DPRXQW WR EH UDLVHG E\ WD[HV WKH Ă€JXUHV ZDUQHG IRU QH[W ZHHN DUH RU SHUFHQW OHVV IRU JHQHUDO H[SHQVHV DQG RU SHUFHQW PRUH IRU KLJKZD\ H[SHQVHV Residents  will  also  decide  on  an  additional  $20,000  for  road  paving. Voters  in  the  Leicester  Town  School  District  will  decide  on  a  $1,153,558  school  budget,  an  in-­ crease  of  $7,199  or  0.63  percent  over  the  previous  year.  Voters  will  also  decide  if  school  directors  should  no-­ tify  the  electorate  of  the  availability  of  future  annual  reports  online  or  by  request  in  lieu  of  distributing  paper  reports. Voting  on  other  articles  will  be  KHOG DW WKH /HLFHVWHU 7RZQ 2IÂżFH RQ March  3  between  10  a.m.  and  7  p.m.  Among  those  on  the  Australian  bal-­ ORW ZLOO EH WRZQ RIÂżFHUV ² DOO LQ-­ cumbent  and  all  running  uncontest-­ ed,  including  Selectmen  Tom  Barker  and  Brad  Lawes.  Leicester  School  Board  Directors  Connie  Carroll  and  Mark  Raishart  are  unopposed  for  re-­ election  to  two  and  three  year  terms,  respectively. Â

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LINCOLN   â€”  Residents  in  Lin-­ coln  will  get  together  at  Burnham  Hall  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  6  p.m.  to  discuss  and  vote  on  municipal  and  elementary  school  budgets  at  their  annual  town  and  school  meet-­ ings.  Polls  will  be  open  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  at  Burnham  Hall  on  Tues-­ day,  March  3,  so  residents  can  cast  EDOORWV IRU WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV DQG RQ WKH Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  budget. On  Tuesday  voters  will  also  de-­ termine  the  fate  of  a  bond  to  pay  for  spending  up  to  $590,000  to  renovate  DQG H[SDQG WKH H[LVWLQJ WRZQ RIÂżFH —  a  step  townspeople  have  mulled  for  years. Citizens  at  the  Monday  evening  meeting  will  consider  a  highway Â

budget  proposal  that  calls  for  spend-­ ing  of  $994,429,  of  which  $837,579  would  be  raised  through  taxation.  The  spending  sum  is  less  than  1  per-­ cent  smaller  than  the  budget  for  the  SUHVHQW ÂżVFDO \HDU EXW WKH DPRXQW to  be  raised  in  taxes  is  $60,859  (or  7.8  percent)  more. Voters  will  also  weigh  in  on  pro-­ posed  general  fund  spending  of  $325,546,  of  which  $240,861  would  be  raised  through  taxes.  The  general  fund  proposal  is  $6,694  (or  2  per-­ cent)  less  than  the  spending  plan  voters  approved  last  year;Íž  and  it  represents  about  3  percent  less  to  be  raised  by  taxes. An  article  on  the  ballot  would,  if  approved,  change  the  two  one-­year  selectboard  terms  to  two  years  in  duration,  beginning  in  2016.  During  the  school  portion  of  the  meeting,  voters  will  decide  the  fate  of  a  spending  proposal  that  totals  $2,170,486.  That  sum  is  6.6  percent  higher  than  the  budget  voters  ap-­ proved  last  year.  Residents  by  Aus-­ tralian  ballot  will  also  weigh  in  on  the  proposed  $14.06  million  spend-­ ing  plan  for  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  That  sum  is  less  than  1  percent  less  than  the  $14.09  mil-­ OLRQ EXGJHW YRWHUV LQ WKH ÂżYH WRZQ Addison  Northeast  school  district  approved  last  year. There  are  no  contested  races  on  the  ballot.  Incumbent  town  clerk  Sally  Ober  and  treasurer  Lisa  Truchon  hope  voters  return  them  to  their  posts.  Incumbent  Selectmen  Paul  Forlenza  and  Will  Sipsey  are  also  vying  for  re-­election.  Incumbent  Christie  Sumner  and  newcomer  David  â€œScottâ€?  Ber-­ noudy  are  running  for  open  seats  on  the  Lincoln  Community  School  board.  There  is  another  vacancy  for  the  LCS  board  for  which  no  one  is  running.  Barry  Olson  hopes  voters  return  him  to  the  Mount  Abraham  board. Other  candidates  include:  Wendy  McIntosh  for  library  trustee,  Joshua  2WH\ IRU ÂżUVW FRQVWDEOH 0DUN 7UXD[ for  second  constable,  George  Vince  for  town  agent  and  grand  juror,  Will  Sipsey  for  town  and  school  mod-­ erator  and  Nancy  Stevens  for  delin-­ quent  tax  collector. Â

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MONKTON  SELECTBOARD  CHAIR  Stephen  Pilcher  stands  between  the  rest  of  the  board  and  assembled  town  residents  and  speaks  about  a  budget  issue  during  town  meeting  2014. ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

lectboard. No  such  excitement  this  year. Middlebury  voters  will  gather  in  the  town  gym  for  their  annual  meet-­ ing  on  March  2  at  7  p.m.   to  dis-­ pense  with  seven  largely  perfunc-­ tory  articles.  The  most  noteworthy  article  is  a  municipal  budget  request  of  $9,949,155,  which  is  up  6.7  per-­ cent  compared  to  the  current  spend-­ ing  plan  of  $9,325,048.  It  should  be  noted  that  around  50  percent  of  that  increase  is  related  to  debt  ser-­ vice  on  the  soon-­to-­be  built  new  WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG UHFUHDWLRQ FHQWHU Ilsley  Library  repairs,  and  the  recent  makeover  of  the  Middlebury  and  (DVW 0LGGOHEXU\ ÂżUH VWDWLRQV Contracted  salary  increases  and  EHQHÂżWV DUH WKH RWKHU PDMRU GULYHUV for  the  proposed  budget,  which  if  approved  would  add  3.8  cents  to  the  current  municipal  tax  rate  of  94.03  cents  per  $100  in  property  value. The  other  money-­related  article  on  this  year’s  warning  seeks  per-­ mission  for  the  town  to  take  out  a  ORDQ RI XS WR WR ÂżQDQFH two  new  police  cruisers  and  related  equipment,  a  one-­ton  dump  truck  for  the  highway  department,  and  a  pick-­up  truck  for  the  Vehicle  &  Equipment  Department.

Incumbent  Selectwomen  Susan  Shashok  and  Donna  Donahue  are  unopposed  in  their  respective  bids  for  new  three-­year  terms.  Selectman  Chairman  Dean  George  also  has  no  challengers  in  his  quest  for  another  year  on  the  panel. In  other  uncontested  elections: ‡ &KULV :DWWHUV LV VHHNLQJ D three-­year  term  on  the  Ilsley  Library  Board  of  Trustees. ‡ ,QFXPEHQW 0DUN 3HUULQ LQFXP-­ bent  Robert  Ritter  and  Steve  Orzech  are  all  seeking  three-­year  terms  on  the  UD-­3  school  board,  which  gov-­ erns  Middlebury  Union  middle  and  high  schools. ‡ +XGVRQ 7LOIRUG LV VHHNLQJ D three-­year  term  as  lister. The  annual  town  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  7  p.m.  in  Middlebury’s  municipal  gym.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  in  the  same  location.

their  voices  heard  at  the  annual  town  meeting  on  Tuesday  begin-­ ning  at  10  a.m.  at  Monkton  Central  School.  Polls  will  be  open  at  the  school  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  so  vot-­ ers  can  weigh  in  on  some  articles  by  Australian  ballot. The  selectboard  is  asking  vot-­ ers  to  approve  a  $1.19  million  mu-­ nicipal  spending  plan  to  pay  for,  among  other  things,  salaries,  road  expenses  as  well  as  operating  costs  IRU WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW OLEUDU\ DQG historical  society.  That  sum  is  about  3.5  percent  higher  than  the  municipal  spending  plan  voters  approved  for  the  cur-­ UHQW ÂżVFDO \HDU Articles  to  be  discussed  at  the  meeting  include  proposals  to  spend  up  to  $80,000  for  a  new  pickup  truck  for  the  highway  department,  to  spend  up  to  $78,000  on  an  addi-­ WLRQ WR WKH ÂżUHKRXVH DQG WR FKDQJH when  the  annual  meeting  is  held  to  the  Monday  evening  preceding  Town  Meeting  Day. An  article  asks  voters  wheth-­ er  town-­owned  land  next  to  the  Friends  Methodist  Church  should  MONKTON  â€”  Voters  in  the  be  used  as  the  site  of  a  new  town  northeast  Addison  County  town  of  hall  instead  of  a  park  and  ride  lot.  Monkton  will  get  a  chance  to  make  Another  asks  voters  to  approve  a  total  of  $22,124  in  spending  to  25  different  social  service  agencies. Also  up  for  consideration  is  the  proposed  spending  plan  of  $2,816,980  for  Monkton  Central  6FKRRO 7KDW ÂżJXUH LV DERXW percent  more  than  the  current  bud-­ get.  Residents  will  also  weigh  in  on  the  proposed  $14.06  million  spend-­ ing  plan  for  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  That  sum  is  less  than  1  percent  lower  than  the  $14.09  million  budget  voters  approved  last  year. Monkton  voters  will  also  elect  WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV WKRXJK QRQH RI WKH races  are  contested. Selectmen  Stephen  Pilcher  and  John  McNerney  are  running  again  for  seats  on  the  selectboard. Incumbent  Marikate  Kelly  and  newcomer  Sarah  Rougier  are  run-­ ning  for  two  one-­year  seats  on  the  elementary  school  board.  Incum-­ bent  Jennifer  Stanley  is  running  for  the  three-­year  Monkton  Central  board  seat. Incumbent  Shawna  Sherwin  is  vying  for  a  return  to  her  seat  on  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  &5$,* %,1*+$0 )/$1.(' E\ RWKHU RSSRQHQWV WR 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV WRZQ RIÂżFH UHFUHDWLRQ IDFLOLW\ SURM-­ School  board. ect,  speaks  during  town  meeting  last  year.  The  proposal  was  approved  during  Town  Meeting  Day  voting. Sharon  Gomez  hopes  voters  re-­ ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO (See  Monkton,  Page  15A) There  could  be  some  interesting  discussion  under  â€œother  businessâ€?  at  the  Monday  evening  gathering.  7KDWÂśV ZKHQ WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO EH able  to  give  updates  on,  among  other  WKLQJV WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH UHFUHDWLRQ ID-­ cility  projects;Íž  a  proposal  to  replace  the  Main  Street  and  Merchants  Row  rail  overpasses;Íž  and  plans  to  devel-­ op  a  piece  of  town-­owned  land  off  Bakery  Lane,  behind  the  Ilsley  Li-­ brary.  Residents  will  also  be  invited  to  discuss  a  citizen’s  suggestion  that  selectboard  members  receive  an  in-­ crease  in  their  annual  stipend.  The  board  is  also  seeking  public  support  in  eliminating  the  position  of  elect-­ ed  auditor,  noting  no  one  runs  for  that  job  in  an  era  when  the  town’s  books  receive  a  professional  audit. 7KLV WKH ÂżUVW \HDU WKDW YDULRXV KX-­ PDQ VHUYLFHV DJHQF\ RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO be  asked  to  describe  the  services  they  provide  thanks  to  the  annual  ¿QDQFLDO FRQWULEXWLRQ WKH\ UHFHLYH through  the  town  of  Middlebury. On  Tuesday,  March  3,  Middle-­ EXU\ YRWHUV ZLOO ÂżHOG D EDOORW WKDW features  one  contested  race,  for  a  three-­year  term  on  the  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  board.  That  race  involves  residents  Leslie  Bodette  and  Elaine  Orozco  Hammond.

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MIDDLEBURY  RESIDENTS  FILL  the  seats  in  the  Municipal  Gym  for  last  year’s  town  meeting.

(Monkton  continued  from  Page  14A) elect  her  as  town  and  school  clerk. Other  candidates  include  Ken-­ neth  Wheeling  for  town  and  school  moderator,  Jane  Low  for  library  trustee,  William  Joos  for  town  and  school  treasurer,  Samuel  H.  Burr  for  lister,  Charles  Huizenga  Sr.  for  constable  and  Mary  Jane  Huizenga  for  auditor.

★New Haven★ NEW  HAVEN  â€”  Voters  in  New  Haven  will  consider  32  articles  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  March  3.  Polls  will  be  open  at  the  New  Haven  Town  Hall  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m. The  annual  meeting  for  both  the Â

town  and  the  school  will  be  held  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  the  town  hall  beginning  at  6:30  p.m. Townspeople  will  weigh  in  on  a  proposed  2015-­2016  road  fund  budget  that  calls  for  $1.01  million  in  spending,  which  is  9.6  percent  less  than  the  sum  voters  approved  last  year.  It  would  require  raising  $635,467  from  property  taxes.

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They  will  also  consider  a  munici-­ pal  spending  proposal  of  $625,311,  which  is  5.4  percent  less  than  the  present  budget;Íž  $293,649  would  be  raised  by  taxes. If  both  funds  are  approved  as  warned,  the  town  will  need  to  raise  $929,116  in  taxes. Other  spending  items  to  be  ap-­ proved  by  Australian  ballot  include  proposals  to: ‡ 6SHQG IURP WKH 5RDG Equipment  Fund  to  purchase  a  new  front  end  loader. ‡ 6SHQG XS WR IURP WKH 5HVHUYH )DFLOLWLHV )XQG WR UHSODFH WKH Ă€RRULQJ RQ WKH ÂżUVW OHYHO RI WKH town  hall. ‡ 3D\ $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 7UDQVLW 5H-­ sources  $4,694  for  bus  service. Also  up  for  consideration  is  the  proposed  spending  plan  of  $1,821,607  for  Beeman  Elementary  6FKRRO 7KDW ÂżJXUH LV DERXW SHU-­ cent  more  than  the  current  budget.  5HVLGHQWV ZLOO DOVR ZHLJK LQ RQ WKH proposed  $14.06  million  spending  plan  for  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  That  sum  is  less  than  1  per-­ cent  lower  than  the  $14.09  million  budget  voters  approved  last  year. 7KH EDOORW IRU WRZQ RIÂżFHUV IHD-­ tures  two  competitive  selectboard  races:  Steve  Dupoise  Sr.  is  running  against  Susan  Smiley  for  the  two-­ year  term,  while  Jim  Walsh  faces  &KDUOHV 5R\ IRU WKH WKUHH \HDU WHUP 5R\ LV FXUUHQWO\ RQ WKH VHOHFWERDUG Incumbents  Brad  Bull  and  Phyl-­ lis  Smith  hope  voters  choose  them  for  the  Beeman  Elementary  School  board,  while  incumbent  Aman-­ da  Bolduc  is  running  again  for  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High Â

School  board. Other  candidates  include  Sylvia-­ sue  Ford  for  delinquent  tax  collector,  Earl  Bessette  for  grand  juror  and  Mi-­ chaela  Granstrom  and  Katherine  Sel-­ by  for  two  library  trustee  positions.  No  one  appears  on  the  ballot  for  the  posts  of  town  agent,  lister  and  New  Haven’s  other  delegate  to  the  Mount  Abraham  board. Finally,  under  Article  13,  towns-­ people  will  discuss  a  contentious  proposal  to  change   zoning  for  a  par-­ FHO RI ODQG QHDU %HOGHQ )DOOV 5RDG DQG 5RXWH

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The  proposed  school  spending  SODQ IRU WKH QH[W ÂżVFDO \HDU FRPHV WR $1,809,406,  a  5.5  percent  increase  from  the  $1,709,645  approved  last  year.   5HVLGHQWV ZLOO DOVR GHFLGH ZKHWK-­ er  to  spend  $20,000  to  make  reno-­ vations  to  the  existing  art  room,  bringing  it  up  to  state  and  federal  codes  so  a  preschool  program  can  be  implemented  in  fall  of  2016. The  proposed  town  budget  is  warned  at  $974,678.57,  which  rep-­ resents  a  3-­percent  increase  over  ODVW \HDU 6HOHFWERDUG &KDLU 5RODQG “Tedâ€?  Simmons  said  the  increase  is  largely  due  to  the  large  use  of  sand  and  salt  during  two  hard  winters.    Voters  will  decide  whether  to  ap-­ propriate  funds  for  the  following  town  projects: ‡ IRU WKH (WKDQ 0 Eliza  T.  Wright  Memorial  Library  building. ‡ IRU ERRNV DQG PDWHULDOV for  the  Orwell  Free  Library. ‡ IRU 6W 3DXOÂśV &HPHWHU\ in  order  to  defray  a  portion  of  2015  maintenance  costs. ‡ IRU WKH RSHUDW-­ ing  expenses  of  the  Orwell  Parade  Committee. ‡ IRU RSHUDWLQJ FRVWV RI WKH Sixty-­Plus  Club  of  Orwell. ‡ WR UHVHDUFK D PRQXPHQW recognizing  veterans  of  Orwell  since  World  War  II. ‡ WR IXQG WKH LQVWDOODWLRQ of  a  well  required  for  the  town  li-­ brary. 5HVLGHQWV ZLOO DOVR YRWH RQ for  social  services  agencies,  includ-­ ing  Addison  County  Home  Health  (See  Orwell,  Page  16A)

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(Orwell  continued  from  Page  15A) and  Hospice  Inc.,  Addison  County  WomenSafe,  Elderly  Services,  Champlain  Valley  Agency  on  Aging  and  others. Voting  on  items  will  be  held  on  March  3  from  10  a.m.  until  7  p.m.  at  the  Orwell  Town  Hall. Â

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PANTON  â€”  Panton  residents  will  gather  at  Town  Hall  on  Tues-­ day,  March  3,  to  decide  a  number  RI ÂżQDQFLDO TXHVWLRQV DQG WR FKRRVH VHYHUDO QHZ RIÂżFHUV DQG RQ WKH VDPH day  weigh  in  on  Vergennes  Union  High  School  and  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  spending. Town  meeting  itself  begins  at  10  a.m.,  while  voting  will  run  that  day  from  9  a.m.  to  7  p.m. Ten  elective  positions  are  becom-­ ing  vacant,  most  notably  two  on  the  selectboard  and  one  on  the  VUHS  ERDUG 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG LQFXP-­ bents  have  said  they  would  like  to  be  QRPLQDWHG IURP WKH Ă€RRU WR FRQWLQXH service.  Beth  Tarallo’s  term  on  the  select-­ board  ends  in  March,  and  she  would  like  another  three  years;Íž  Howard  Hall  was  appointed  this  past  May  to  the  selectboard  and  must  now  be  elected,  and  would  like  to  conclude  WKH ÂżQDO \HDU RI D WHUP DQG 5LFKDUG 5DWKEXQ ZDV DSSRLQWHG WR WKH 98+6 board,  and  would  also  like  to  stay  on  the  job. Selectboard  members  have  includ-­ ed  several  articles  that  they  say  look  WR WKH WRZQÂśV IXWXUH ÂżQDQFLDO KHDOWK Panton  is  estimated  to  have,  accord-­ ing  to  its  town  warning,  $97,216  of  an  â€œundesignated  fund  balance,â€?  es-­ sentially  a  surplus. Two  articles  are  related  to  that  fund  balance.  One  asks  voters  to  create  a  reserve  fund  â€œnot  to  exceed  7  percent  of  the  general  budgetâ€?  (which  pays  for  administrative  ex-­ penses),  with  that  fund  intended  to  â€œcover  unanticipated  revenue  short-­ fallsâ€?  and  handle  other  unanticipat-­ ed  expenses  in  the  general  fund  and  highway  budgets.  The  related  article  asks  residents  to Â

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approve  a  transfer  of  $47,216  from  that  surplus  to  the  new  reserve  fund.  7KH VHOHFWERDUG LV UHTXHVWLQJ LQ a  separate  article  that  voters  back  a  move  to  put  the  remaining  $50,000  LQWR WKH +LJKZD\ &DSLWDO (TXLSPHQW )XQG ZKLFK LV XVHG IRU PDMRU HTXLS-­ ment  purchases. $QRWKHU DUWLFOH UHTXHVWV UHJXODU FRQWULEXWLRQV WRWDOLQJ WR ¿YH 7RZQ 5HVHUYH )XQGV PRVW QRWDEO\ $20,000  apiece  to  the  Highway  Capi-­ WDO (TXLSPHQW )XQG DQG WKH +LJKZD\ Capital  Project  Fund,  and  $15,000  to  WKH 7RZQ +DOO 5HVWRUDWLRQ )XQG Australian  balloting  will  be  devot-­

ed  to  school  budgets.  The  VUHS  board  put  forth  a  roughly  $10.47  million  spending  plan  that  administrators  said  will  be-­ JLQ WR GLJ 98+6 RXW RI LWV GHHS Âż-­ QDQFLDO KROH DQG ZRXOG EHWWHU UHĂ€HFW the  cost  of  operating  the  school  after  years  of  underfunded  spending.  The  board  is  also  seeking  $100,000  to  put  in  the  VUHS  capital  improvement  fund.  To  reach  the  administrators’  long-­ term  goals,  the  budget  calls  for  an  11  percent  spending  increase  of  about  $1  million  over  the  current  VUHS  EXGJHW GHVSLWH FXWV HTXDO WR DERXW

four  teaching  jobs. Vergennes,  Panton  and  Waltham  voters  will  also  be  asked  to  approve  a  $4.7  million  Vergennes  Union  El-­ ementary  School  budget  that  would  increase  spending  by  about  7.7  per-­ cent  over  the  current  level  of  about  PLOOLRQ 'H¿FLW VSHQGLQJ DQG accounting  for  poor  past  accounting  practices  are  also  driving  the  VUES  budget  higher,  according  to  Addison  1RUWKZHVW 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ RI¿-­ cials. According  to  ANwSU  estimates,  if  both  budgets  and  related  capital  IXQG UHTXHVWV DUH DSSURYHG 3DQWRQ

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residential  property  taxes  could  rise  by  about  10  cents,  or  6.8  percent,  to  $1.5591. The  estimated  increase  of  about  10  cents  would  translate  to  roughly  $100  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value. Most  homeowners  will  receive  prebates  following  their  tax  pay-­ ments  to  soften  the  initial  increase. About  two-­thirds  of  Addison  County  households  are  eligible  for  property  tax  relief  under  the  state’s  HGXFDWLRQ ÂżQDQFLQJ ODZV 3UHEDWHV typically  average  around  $1,300  in  Addison  County,  according  to  2014  state  data. Â

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5,3721 ² 5LSWRQ UHVLGHQWV RQ Tuesday,  March  3,  will  decide  a  two-­ person  race  for  a  three-­year  term  on  the  selectboard  in  what  otherwise  promises  to  be  a  low-­key  Town  Meeting  Day  for  the  community. The  race  involves  incumbent  Se-­ OHFWPDQ 5RQDOG :LPHWW ZKR IDFHV D challenge  from  resident  Perry  Han-­ son.  This  is  the  second  year  in  a  row  that  Hanson  will  be  trying  to  unseat  an  incumbent  on  the  board.  Last  year,  Selectwoman  Laureen  Cox  bested  Hanson  by  a  91-­40  tally. 5LSWRQ RIÂżFLDOV DUH SURSRVLQJ ÂżV-­ cal  year  2016  budgets  of  $294,100  and  $282,900,  respectively,  for  high-­ way  and  general  services.  The  town  last  year  converted  from  an  annual  EXGJHWLQJ F\FOH WR D ÂżVFDO \HDU VR last  year’s  highway  and  general  fund  proposals  were  for  an  18-­month  pe-­ riod. This  year’s  town  meeting  warning  also  features  articles  asking  that  the  town  clerk  and  treasurer’s  positions  be  elected  on  an  annual  basis,  begin-­ ning  on  March  1,  2016.  It  should  also  be  noted  that  incumbent  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer  Sally  Hoyler  died  last  month  after  a  short  illness.  The  se-­ lectboard  recently  appointed  Alison  -RVHSK 'LFNLQVRQ WR ÂżOO WKRVH SRVL-­ tions  through  March  1,  2016. 5HVLGHQWV ZLOO EH DVNHG WR DSSURYH a  combined  total  of  $16,832  for  vari-­ ous  Addison  County-­based  social  service  organizations. 5LSWRQ ZLOO ÂżHOG D elementary  school  spending  plan  of  $905,614,  which  represents  a  1.25-­percent  boost  compared  to  this  year.  But  the  district  is  projecting  a  K-­12  homestead  education  property  WD[ UDWH RI IRU 5LSWRQ ZKLFK would  be  a  10-­cent  (5.35  percent)  hike.  A  recent  trend  of  declining  en-­ rollment  has  been  cited  by  school  of-­ ÂżFLDOV DV D PDMRU UHDVRQ IRU WKH WD[ jump. 5LSWRQ FXUUHQWO\ VHUYHV HO-­ ementary  students.  The  school  has  had  some  success  attracting  tuitioned  VWXGHQWV IURP 5RXWH FRPPXQL-­ (See  Ripton,  Page  17A)

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(Ripton  continued  from  Page  16A) ties  like  Hancock  and  Granville  that  do  not  run  their  own  elementary  pro-­ grams. Running  unopposed  in  local  elec-­ tions  this  Town  Meeting  Day  will  be  Tim  Hanson,  for  one  year  as  town  moderator;Íž  Kathleen  Sullivan,  one  year  as  delinquent  tax  collector;Íž  Beth  Eliason,  one  year  as  cemetery  com-­ missioner;Íž  and  Carol  Ford  and  Perry  Hanson  for  terms  of  three  years  and  two  years,  respectively,  on  the  Rip-­ ton  Elementary  School  board. Ripton’s  annual  town  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  7:30  p.m.  at  the  Ripton  Community  House.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  7  a.m.  WR S P DW WKH 5LSWRQ WRZQ RIÂżFHV

ham  school  board.  Howard  Campbell,  Deborah  Diemand,  Judson  Hescock  and  Christine  Gibson  are  all  on  the  ballot  for  vacancies  on  the  planning  commission. Shoreham  town  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  6  p.m.  at  the  Shoreham  school  auditorium.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  10  a.m.  to  7  S P DW WKH WRZQ RI¿FH

★Starksboro★

★ Salisbury ★ SALISBURY  â€”  Business  at  Salis-­ bury’s  annual  meeting  will  include  some  proposed  changes  to  the  way  in  which  the  town  clerk  and  treasurer  are  selected,  as  well  as  the  manner  in  which  they  will  be  expected  to  per-­ form  their  respective  jobs. The  March  3  Australian  ballot  in  Salisbury  will  include  six  separate  ar-­ ticles  calling  for  town  charter  changes  relating  to  the  clerk  and  treasurer  po-­ sitions.  If  approved  (and  endorsed  by  the  Legislature),  they  would  allow  the  town  to: ‡ $SSRLQW DV RSSRVHG WR HOHFW WKH treasurer  for  a  term  of  one  year. ‡ (OHFW D WRZQ FOHUN IRU D WHUP of  up  to  one  year,  and  clearly  delin-­ eate  the  responsibilities  of  that  job.  According  to  the  proposed  charter  change,  the  town  clerk  would  take  on  duties  stipulated  by  state  statutes,  as  well  as  10  additional  assignments  that  would  include:  Assisting  the  public  GXULQJ WRZQ RIÂżFH KRXUV PDLQWDLQLQJ WKH HOHFWURQLF HPDLO ÂżOHV RI WRZQ RI-­ ÂżFLDOV HQVXULQJ WKDW SULYLOHJHG LQIRU-­ mation  is  not  divulged,  assisting  in  the  production  of  the  annual  report,  DQG DWWHQGLQJ WKH ÂżUVW PRQWKO\ PHHW-­ ing  of  the  selectboard. Residents  will  be  asked  to  approve  a  general  fund  budget  of  $200,097,  down  slightly  from  the  $202,067  that  voters  OK’d  for  the  current  year. The  proposed  highway  budget  comes  in  at  $442,587,  up  from  the  current  $393,359. Other  articles  on  the  Salisbury  town  meeting  agenda  seek: ‡ (OLPLQDWLRQ RI WKH RIÂżFH RI DXGL-­ tor  and  re-­establishment  of  the  local  board  of  auditors. ‡ (VWDEOLVKPHQW RI D ÂłSDYLQJ DF-­ countâ€?  to  which  the  community  can  add  funds  to  maintain  its  highways. ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI IRU the  Salisbury  Volunteer  Fire  Depart-­ ment  and  a  variety  of  Addison  Coun-­ ty-­based  social  service  organizations. The  Salisbury  Community  School  spending  plan  is  being  proposed  at  $1,691,196,  which  would  be  a  3.9-­percent  increase  compared  to  this  year’s  budget  of  $1,627,202.  But  Salisbury’s  K-­12  homestead  educa-­ tion  property  tax  rate  is  being  forecast  at  $1.80,  which  would  be  a  10-­cent  bump  from  the  current  rate  of  $1.70. 6FKRRO RIÂżFLDOV H[SODLQHG WKH MXPS in  the  tax  rate  is  in  part  due  to  the  fact  that  the  school  has  less  reserve  rev-­ enue  to  apply  to  this  year’s  spending  plan. There  are  no  contested  local  elec-­ tions  this  year.  Running  unopposed  are  Wayne  Smith,  one  year,  modera-­ tor;Íž  Susan  Scott,  one  year,  town  clerk;Íž  Jackie  Devoid  and  Tom  Scanlon,  three  years  and  two  years,  respectively,  se-­ lectboard;Íž  and  Daniel  Kuczynski,  one  year,  town  lister. There  are  currently  no  takers  for  a  three-­year  term  and  two  two-­years Â

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MIDDLEBURY’S  ALPINE  BINGHAM  urges  other  residents  to  keep  things  moving  along  during  Middle-­ bury’s  evening  town  meeting  last  year.

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terms  on  the  Salisbury  Community  School  board. Salisbury’s  annual  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  7  p.m.  at  the  Salisbury  Community  School.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  8  a.m.  to  7  S P DW WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV

★Shoreham★ SHOREHAM  â€”  Shoreham  resi-­ dents  at  their  town  meeting  next  week  will  be  asked  if  they’d  like  to  sell  an  unused,  6-­acre  piece  of  town-­owned  land  and  use  the  proceeds  for  future  community  projects. At  issue  is  the  Levi  Morton  Park  property,  located  off  of  Lapham  Bay  Road.  The  parcel  has  never  material-­ ized  into  a  park  and  is  currently  over-­ grown  with  brush.  The  selectboard  believes  the  land  is  marketable  as  a  building  lot,  which  could  generate  proceeds  for  Shoreham’s  Building Â

Reserve  Fund.  That  fund  could  be  tapped  for  other  municipal  needs  â€”  such  as  repairs  to  the  old  Masonic  Hall  in  the  village  that  was  donated  to  Shoreham  a  few  years  ago.  Some  residents  believe  the  Masonic  Hall  could  eventually  become  a  nice  com-­ munity  center. Residents  will  be  asked  to  approve  D ÂżVFDO \HDU KLJKZD\ EXGJHW RI $653,323,  up  from  the  $633,340  that  was  OK’d  for  the  current  year. The  proposed  general  fund  spend-­ ing  plan  comes  in  at  $281,009,  up  from  the  $267,219  endorsed  for  the  current  year. Other  articles  on  Shoreham’s  town  meeting  agenda  seek: ‡ WR EH WUDQVIHUUHG IURP the  general  fund  balance  to  a  reserve  IXQG IRU ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW UHVFXH YH-­ hicles  and  equipment. ‡ WR EH WUDQVIHUUHG IURP the  general  fund  balance  to  a  Building  and  Grounds  Repair  Reserve  Fund. ‡ IRU ÂżUHZRUNV IRU WKH Shoreham  Festival.

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STARKSBORO  â€”  Residents  in  Starksboro  will  convene  on  Saturday,  Feb.  28,  at  9  a.m.  for  the  annual  town  and  school  meeting,  during  which  they  will  consider  12  articles. 9RWHUV ZLOO HOHFW WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV DQG decide  school  budgets  by  Australian  ballot  on  March  3.  Polls  will  be  open  from  7  a.m.  to  7  p.m.  at  the  elemen-­ tary  school. Residents  will  weigh  in  on  a  pro-­ posed  general  fund  budget  that  ex-­ pends  $740,210;Íž  after  non-­tax  revenue  of  $209,050  and  a  previous  surplus  of  $29,269,  a  total  of  $501,891  in  taxes  would  be  required.  That  total  spend-­ LQJ ÂżJXUH LV SHUFHQW OHVV WKDQ WKH EXGJHW IRU WKH SUHVHQW ÂżVFDO \HDU Other  spending  proposals  on  the  warning  include:  An  article  asking  voters  to  place  $40,626  into  the  Fire  Equipment  Reserve  Fund  and  anoth-­ er  that  would  place  $87,748  into  the  Road  Equipment  Reserve  Fund.  An  article  also  asks  voters  to  appropri-­ ate  $26,100  to  pay  for  the  2013-­2014  costs  of  the  Starksboro  Public  Library. Two  articles  on  the  ballot  involve  a  solar  array  on  Parsonage  Road.  One  DVNV YRWHUV WR DSSURSULDWH RQH ÂżIWK of  the  purchase  price  of  the  array,  or  $11,160.  The  second  asks  voters  to  purchase  six  solar  trackers  installed  at  that  location  for  $55,800. Voters  will  also  approve  or  reject  a  budget  proposal  for  Robinson  El-­ ementary  School  that  sets  spending  at  $2,809,709.  That  sum  is  6.0  percent  higher  than  the  budget  voters  ap-­ proved  last  year. There  is  one  contested  race  on  the  ballot.  Nancy  Cornell  is  challenging  incumbent  Bonita  Bedard  for  a  three-­

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(Vergennes  continued from  Page  17A) the  Bixby  Library  fundraising  com-­ mittee,  and  a  Vergennes-­Panton  Water  District  commissioner.  Mayor  Bill  Benton  is  running  un-­ opposed  for  a  second  term.   The  other  contested  race  is  the  sec-­ ond  go-­around  between  Susan  Fer-­ land  and  Cheryl  Brinkman  for  the  seat  on  the  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  board  now  held  by  Ferland.  Both  are  seeking  a  three-­year  term. In  2012,  Ferland,  an  insurance  agent  and  former  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  teacher,  edged  Brinkman,  a  public  health  chemist  who  was  then  an  incumbent  VUES  and  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Board  member,  329-­328.  Both  have  extensive  public  service  rĂŠsumĂŠs. Ferland  also  handed  in  the  petition  on  the  ballot  asking  for  a  citywide  vote  on  a  $42,000  playground  that  has  since  received  Vergennes  Devel-­ opment  Review  Board  approval.  It  reads:  â€œShould  the  City  of  Vergennes  build  a  Toddler/Preschool  park  ad-­ jacent  to  the  Sam  Fishman  Pool  at  Vergennes  Memorial  Park  at  a  cost  of  $42,000,  half  of  which  would  come  from  the  city  Water  Tower  Fund?â€? 2IÂżFLDOV VDLG WKDW YRWH ZRXOG EH QRQ ELQGLQJ &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV LQ 'H-­ cember  criticized  the  petition  for  not  mentioning  that  the  other  half  of  the  funding  would  come  from  a  $21,000  state  grant. A  two-­year  term  on  the  VUES  board  is  also  coming  open;Íž  Sue  Ra-­ kowski  is  running  unopposed  for  that  seat.   Residents  at  the  city  meeting  will  DOVR EH DVNHG WR ÂżOO RXW D TXHVWLRQ survey  on  city  recreation  issues.  The  survey  will  also  be  available  at  the  polling  station,  and  aldermen  plan  to  use  the  results  to  help  make  policy  and  funding  decisions.  6XUYH\ TXHVWLRQV DVN KRZ UHVLGHQWV use  existing  city  parks  and  recreation  programs,  how  they  rate  their  con-­ dition  and  importance,  how  funds  should  be  spent  on  them  and  how  those  funds  should  be  raised,  what  kind  of  programs  should  be  offered  and  how  they  should  be  scheduled,  and  whether  residents  would  support  the  position  of  a  part-­time  recreation  coordinator. 6FKRRO IXQGLQJ TXHVWLRQV URXQG RXW March  decision-­making. Â

The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  board  adopted  a  roughly  $10.47  mil-­ lion  budget  that  administrators  said  will  begin  to  dig  VUHS  out  of  its  GHHS ÂżQDQFLDO KROH DQG ZRXOG EHWWHU UHĂ€HFW WKH FRVW RI RSHUDWLQJ WKH VFKRRO after  years  of  underfunded  spending.  The  board  is  also  seeking  $100,000  to  put  in  the  VUHS  capital  improvement  fund.  To  reach  the  administrators’  long-­ term  goals,  the  budget  would  increase  spending  by  11  percent,  or  about  $1  million,  over  the  current  VUHS  bud-­ JHW GHVSLWH FXWV HTXDO WR DERXW IRXU teaching  jobs. Vergennes,  Panton  and  Waltham  voters  will  also  be  asked  to  approve  a  $4.7  million  Vergennes  Union  El-­ ementary  School  budget  that  would  increase  spending  by  about  7.7  per-­ cent  over  the  current  level  of  about  PLOOLRQ 'HÂżFLW VSHQGLQJ DQG accounting  for  poor  past  accounting  practices  are  also  driving  the  VUES  budget  higher,  according  to  Addison  1RUWKZHVW 6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ RIÂż-­ cials. According  to  ANwSU  estimates,  if  both  budgets  and  related  capital  fund  UHTXHVWV DUH DSSURYHG 9HUJHQQHV residential  property  taxes  could  rise  by  about  9.8  cents,  or  6.9  percent,  to  $1.5136. The  estimated  increase  of  about  9.8  cents  would  translate  to  roughly  $98  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value. Most  homeowners  will  receive  pre-­ bates  following  their  tax  payments  to  soften  the  initial  increase. About  two-­thirds  of  Addison  Coun-­ ty  households  are  eligible  for  property  tax  relief  under  the  state’s  education  ¿QDQFLQJ ODZV 3UHEDWHV W\SLFDOO\ average  around  $1,300  in  Addison  County,  according  to  2014  state  data. Â

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WLYH IRU WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU EHJLQQLQJ -XO\ 1,  2016.  Evarts  provided  in  the  town  report  a  list  of  pros  and  cons  for  the  switch  that  will  be  available  at  the  meeting.  Pros  including  synching  town  and  VFKRRO ÂżVFDO \HDUV HOLPLQDWLQJ WKH need  to  borrow  money  for  operating  expenses,  and  allowing  more  time  for  auditors  to  perform  their  work.  Cons  LQFOXGH WKH GLIÂżFXOW\ RI PDNLQJ WKH WUDQVLWLRQ LQFOXGLQJ PDNLQJ ÂżVFDO planning  more  challenging.  On  Tuesday,  March  3,  from  10  a.m.  until  7  p.m.,  residents  will  weigh  in  on  Vergennes  Union  High  School  and  Vergennes  Union  El-­ ementary  School  spending.  The  VUHS  board  adopted  a  rough-­ ly  $10.47  million  budget  that  admin-­ istrators  said  will  begin  to  dig  VUHS  RXW RI LWV GHHS ÂżQDQFLDO KROH DQG ZRXOG EHWWHU UHĂ€HFW WKH FRVW RI RSHU-­ ating  the  school  after  years  of  under-­ funded  spending. To  reach  those  goals,  the  budget  calls  for  an  11  percent  spending  in-­ crease  of  about  $1  million  over  the  VUHS  budget  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  voters  approved  this  past  spring. Vergennes,  Panton  and  Waltham  will  be  asked  to  approve  a  $4.7  million  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  budget  that  would  increase  spending  by  about  7.7  percent  over  the  current  level  of  about  $4.36  million. According  to  ANwSU  estimates,  approval  of  those  budgets  and  separate  articles  for  capital  funds  would  boost  Waltham’s  school  tax  rate  from  the  current  level  of  $1.6011  to  $1.6628.  That  increase  assumes  and  includes  a  2-­cent  hike  in  the  statewide  educa-­ tion  tax  rate.  The  estimated  Waltham  increase  of  6.2  cents  would  translate  to  $62  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value. Most  homeowners  will  receive  prebates  following  tax  payments  to  soften  the  initial  increase. About  two-­thirds  of  Addison  Coun-­ ty  households  are  eligible  for  property  tax  relief  under  the  state’s  education  ¿QDQFLQJ ODZV 0RVW SUHEDWHV IRU households  earning  under  $90,000  are  more  than  $1,000,  often  much  higher. In  Waltham,  some  of  that  school  tax  increase  should  also  be  offset  by  lower  town  spending. Â

★Weybridge★ WEYBRIDGE  â€”  Weybridge  residents  at  their  town  meeting  will  be  asked  to  approve  some  charter  changes  that  would  allow  the  local  selectboard  to  appoint  its  town  clerk,  treasurer,  road  commissioner  and  as-­ sistant  road  commissioner  currently  they  are  elected  by  residents.  This  means  that  the  person  or  people  tak-­ ing  these  positions  would  no  longer  have  to  reside  in  the  town  of  Wey-­ bridge;Íž  they  would  be  appointed  and  receive  an  hourly  wage. Residents  will  also  weigh  in  on  whether  wine  and  beer  licenses  should  be  granted  in  the  town,  and  whether  OLTXRU FDQ EH VROG LQ WKH FRPPXQLW\ Another  article  on  the  ballot  asks  voters  if  they’d  like  to  eliminate  the  RIÂżFH RI WRZQ DXGLWRU ZLWK WKH XQ-­ derstanding  the  selectboard  will  con-­ tract  with  a  public  accountants  to  per-­ IRUP WKH DQQXDO ÂżQDQFLDO DXGLW RI WKH town’s  books. Weybridge  voters  will  be  asked  to  approve  a  2015-­2016  highway  budget  of  $397,710,  which  is  down  slightly  from  the  $400,210  endorsed  by  residents  last  year.  The  general  fund  proposal  comes  in  at  $81,363,  also  down  from  the  $98,838  ap-­ proved  by  voters  last  year. Other  articles  on  the  Weybridge  town  meeting  warning  seek: ‡ IRU WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW ‡ WR FRQWLQXH WKH PXQLFL-­ pal  recycling  program.

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‡ WR UHSDYH DSSUR[LPDWHO\ half  a  mile  of  town  highway. ‡ WR DSSO\ WRZDUG WKH FRVW of  establishing  a  sidewalk  between  Weybridge  and  Middlebury  on  the  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  on  Seymour  Street.  The  town  of  Middlebury  is  also  con-­ tributing  toward  the  project. ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI IRU various  Addison  County-­based  social  service  agency  programs. Weybridge  residents  will  face  a  proposed  school  spending  plan  of  $1,098,470,  which  would  be  a  5.35-­percent  increase  compared  to  this  year.  The  budget  would  drive  a  K-­12  homestead  education  property  tax  rate  jump  from  the  current  $2.029  WR UHĂ€HFWLQJ D SHUFHQW increase. 7KH EXGJHW UHĂ€HFWV QR VLJQLÂżFDQW increases  in  programs.  Weybridge  currently  serves  54  students. There  are  no  contested  elections  on  the  Weybridge  ballot  this  year.  Run-­ ning  unopposed  are  Spence  Putnam,  one  year,  as  town  moderator;Íž  Gwen-­ dolyn  Nagy-­Benson,  two  years,  se-­ OHFWERDUG %UXFH 3DTXLQ WKUHH \HDUV selectboard;Íž  Jamie  Northrup  and  Christopher  Eaton,  two  years  and  three  years,  respectively,  on  the  local  school  board;Íž  and  Michelle  Bayliss,  three  years,  UD-­3  school  board. Weybridge’s  annual  meeting  will  be  held  at  7  p.m.  on  Monday,  March  2,  at  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Australian  ballot  voting  will  take  place  the  next  day,  from  8  a.m.  to  7  S P DW WKH WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH

★ Whiting ★ WHITING  â€”  Whiting  residents  will  gather  at  7:15  p.m.  on  Tuesday,  March  3,  to  decide  on  town  and  el-­ ementary  school  spending  proposals  DQG FKRRVH D GR]HQ RIÂżFHUV PRVW notably  a  selectboard  member  and  an  elementary  school  director,  each  for  three-­year  terms. The  Whiting  Elementary  School  meeting  will  precede  the  town  meet-­ ing.  During  that  session,  as  well  as  picking  a  board  member  and  a  school  treasurer,  residents  will  weigh  in  on  a  $664,735  budget  proposal  that  calls  for  a  spending  increase  of  about  $54,000.  Roughly  $20,000  of  that  KLNH LV LQ KHDOWK EHQHÂżWV ZLWK DQRWKHU roughly  $20,000  due  to  higher  sala-­ ries  and  a  tuition  to  Sudbury.  School  director  Cady  White’s  term  expires,  and  residents  will  vote  on  who  they  want  to  continue  on  the  board. In  the  town  meeting,  residents  will  examine  the  selectboard’s  town  bud-­ get  proposal  of  $300,252.  If  approved,  spending  would  increase  by  3  percent,  or  $9,661,  over  the  current  budget.  Whiting  nominates  and  elects  WRZQ RIÂżFHUV IURP WKH Ă€RRU RI WKH meeting.  Selectman  Bob  Wood’s  term  expires  next  week,  and  Town  Clerk  Gale  Quenneville  said  she  ex-­ pected  he  would  be  open  to  re-­elec-­ tion.  Residents  will  nominate  and  elect  a  lister  (Gloria  Bertrand’s  term  is  up),  an  auditor  (Elaine  Boudette),  the  road  commissioner  (Paul  Ques-­ QHO D GHOLQTXHQW WD[ FROOHFWRU 0DU-­ ilyn  Chicoine)  and  a  library  trustee,  among  other  posts.  Residents  will  also  be  asked  to  ap-­ SURYH ÂłD ZDOO RU SODTXH´ WR KRQRU Whiting’s  veterans,  with  a  discus-­ VLRQ RI HOLJLELOLW\ UHTXLUHPHQWV WR follow  approval  of  the  measure,  if  forthcoming.  In  Australian  ballot  during  the  day  before  town  meeting,  Whiting  resi-­ dents  will  weigh  in  on  an  Otter  Val-­ ley  Union  High  School  spending  pro-­ posal  of  about  $10.7  million.  It  calls  for  an  increase  of  1.83  percent,  or  $192,414,  compared  to  this  year,  but  taxes  are  estimated  to  rise  by  several  cents.  OVUHS  board  member  Ellen  Kurrelmeyer’s  term  expires,  so  that  VHDW ZLOO KDYH WR EH ÂżOOHG DV ZHOO

Container  gardening  class  offered MIDDLEBURY  â€”  It’s  time  to  stop  thinking  about  wind  chills  and  to  plan  for  the  2015  gardening  sea-­ son  with  the  upcoming  â€œContainer  Gardening  Made  Easyâ€?  program  on  Tuesday,  March  10,  at  1  p.m.  Spon-­ sored  by  the  Middlebury  Garden  Club,  the  session  will  take  place  in  the  meeting  room  of  the  Ilsley  Li-­ brary  in  Middlebury.  The  program  is  free  and  open  to  the  public. Container  gardening  is  a  creative  and  stunning  way  to  make  the  best  XVH RI D JDUGHQ VSDFH WR JURZ Ă€RZ-­ ers,  herbs  and  vegetables.  Enhancing  a  home  entrance  or  patio  is  easy  with  some  basic  know-­how.  Experienced  local  gardener  Jane  Burton  will  be  sharing  her  suggestions  for  a  wide  variety  of  plants  that  can  be  grown  in  containers. Everyone  attending  will  receive  a  list  of  her  recommended  plants.  Bur-­

ton  will  also  be  suggesting  some  of  her  favorite  plant  combinations  and  providing  tips  for  growing  plants  in  containers  to  thrive  in  the  Vermont  summer. Burton  brings  more  than  40  years  of  organic  gardening  to  this  pro-­ gram.  She  has  designed,  installed  DQG PDLQWDLQHG SHUHQQLDO Ă€RZHU and  shrub  garden  sites,  as  well  as  ODUJH FRQWDLQHUV RI DQQXDO Ă€RZHUV DW the  Kirk  Alumni  Center  and  on  the  Ralph  Myhre  Golf  Course  for  Mid-­ dlebury  College. As  a  long-­time  member  of  Middle-­ bury  Garden  Club,  Burton  led  volun-­ teers  for  eight  years  in  maintaining  Weybridge’s  perennial  garden  at  the  historic  Pulp  Mill  Covered  Bridge.  She  continues  to  volunteer  in  the  club’s  garden  project  at  the  Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  His-­ tory  in  Middlebury.

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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ carefully crafted Fifty  Shades  of  Grey;Íž  Running  Grey  (Jamie  Dornan).  The  English  major  and  the  billionaire  are  immedi-­ time:  2:05;Íž  Rating:  R Has  any  movie  elicited  as  many  ately  intrigued,  each  by  the  other.  As  contradictory  reactions  as  â€œFifty  they  walk  about,  they  pass  Christian’s  Shades  of  Grey?â€?  Determined  to  toys:  cars,  planes,  helicopters,  build-­ avoid  making  fools  of  themselves,  ings,  silent  servants. Dakota  Johnson  and  Jamie  Dornan  critics  write  in  circles  to  avoid  admit-­ set  out  to  save  the  movie  ting  to  liking  or  disliking  from  the  expected  disaster.  the  movie.  Some  protect  Johnson  is  credible  as  an  themselves  by  dismissing  English  major.  She  makes  it  as  soft  porn;Íž  others  object  it  clear  that  she  is  uninter-­ to  dominator/submissive  ested  in  Chris’s  toys  but  relationships;Íž  still  more  very  curious  about  the  man  are  upset  that  in  this  era  of  By Joan Ellis himself,  and  yes,  she  would  the  ascendency  of  women,  the  submissive  partner  is  a  cerebral  like  very  much  to  become  an  experi-­ enced  woman.  First  with  delight  in  woman. In  the  South  where  evangelicals  ordinary  exploring,  then  with  curi-­ have  roared  orders  to  stay  away  from  osity  and  pleasure  in  Chris’s  secret  WKH ÂżOP WKHDWHUV DUH SDFNHG PRVWO\ pain  palace,  Johnson  creates  a  curi-­ with  teenage  girls).  The  opening  ous,  willing  adventurer  who  also  sets  weekend  brought  in  $90  million.  limits.  In  a  movie  that  is  hardly  about  Many  who  would  dismiss  both  the  brain  power,  she  empowers  her  char-­ ERRNV DQG WKH PRYLH DV WUDVK ÂżQG acter  with  both  a  brain  and  humor.  themselves  interested.  So  let’s  take  a  She  makes  Anastasia  interesting  and  unpredictable.  look. Jamie  Dornan  has  the  impossible  Anastasia  Steel  (Dakota  Johnson)  studies  literature,  works  as  a  clerk  task  of  injecting  personality  and  char-­ in  a  hardware  store,  and  subs  for  her  acter  into  a  hollow  man  whose  power  roommate  at  Grey  Enterprises  where  is  money.  Whether  it  is  the  writing  or  she  works  for  its  president,  Christian  Dornan’s  acting,  Chris  never  comes Â

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alive.  â€œI  control  everything;Íž  I’m  used  to  getting  my  own  way.â€?  In  his  for-­ mal  courtship  to  submission,  he  as-­ sures  Ana  she  can  leave  whenever  she  wants.  Free  choice  levels  the  playing  ¿HOG DQG VDYHV WKH VWRU\ IURP WKH SRUQ pile.  With  his  partner  naked  through-­ out,  can  we  expect  Chris  to  discard  his  blue  jeans  next  time  around? In  this  culture  of  instant  com-­ munication,  will  teenagers  risk  real  trouble  by  playing  games  with  cuffs  and  ropes?  It’s  not  the  sex  that’s  the  problem  in  this  era  of  ready  availabil-­ ity.  The  real  question:  To  what  degree  will  bondage  breach  the  mainstream?  $ %ULWLVK ÂżUHPDQ KDV DOUHDG\ XUJHG young  people  not  to  play  games  with  handcuffs  lest  they  be  left  hanging  there  abandoned  in  a  lockup  by  their  own  version  of  Christian  Grey. &HUWDLQW\ <RXÂśOO ÂżW VRPHZKHUH RQ WKH ORQJ Ă€XLG OLQH EHWZHHQ HQMR\LQJ PATRICIA  A.  HANNAFORD  Career  Center  students  plane  the  side  planking  of  a  trapping  boat  replica.  The  and  disliking  this  movie  â€”  perhaps  midway  in  self-­protective  mockery  ¿QLVKHG ERDW ZLOO EH SDUW RI D QHZ H[KLELW DW WKH +HQU\ 6KHOGRQ 0XVHXP WLWOHG Âł,Q &KDPSODLQÂśV :DNH 7KH —  but  the  expected  disaster  is  averted  by  director  Sam  Taylor-­Johnson  and  a  game  Dakota  Johnson.  Their  movie  is  a  carefully  crafted  announcement  that  economic  activity  throughout  the  Lake  munities  in  the  Lake  Champlain  Valley  from  now  on,  nothing  on  screen  is  off  Champlain  region  with  boats  integral  region,  heightening  the  awareness  and  limits.   to  this  activity.  Their  research  shows  enjoyment  of  the  area’s  rich  cultural  that  many,  if  not  most,  of  these  boats  legacy,  and  stimulating  the  study  of  MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Henry  were  designed  and  built  by  local  trap-­ connections  between  Vermont’s  past  accessible  and  highly  readable  new  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  His-­ pers/craftsmen,  resulting  in  practical,  and  broader  historical  themes.  The  book,  present  examples  of  the  con-­ tory  in  Middlebury  announces  a  new  XQDGRUQHG ERDW W\SHV VSHFLÂżF WR WKH Sheldon  partnered  with  other  members  WHPSRUDU\ DUWLVWV KH SURÂżOHV WDNH exhibit,  â€œIn  Champlain’s  Wake:  Trap-­ geographical  and  nauti-­ of  the  region:  The  stu-­ questions  from  the  audience  and  ping  Boats  of  the  Lake  Champlain  cal  idiosyncrasies  of  lo-­ dents  received  training  This exhibit will sign  books.  Light  refreshments  will  Basin,â€?  an  innovative  research  part-­ cal  waters. in  oral  history-­taking  be  served. nership  with  Middlebury’s  Patricia  A.  This  exhibit  will  dis-­ display one by  Greg  Sharrow  of  the  A  Middlebury  resident  and  faculty  Hannaford  Career  Center,  a  technical,  play  one  historic  trap-­ historic trapping Vermont  Folklife  Cen-­ member  at  the  Rhode  Island  School  workplace  and  continuing  educational  ping  boat  from  Addison  boat from ter  in  Middlebury,  and  of  Design,  White  received  an  MFA  school  for  secondary  and  adult  stu-­ County  and  a  student-­ materials  came  from  Addison County in  painting  from  Columbia  Univer-­ dents. built  replica,  along  Lathrop’s  Maple  Sup-­ sity.  The  exhibit,  which  runs  from  March  with  traps,  a  push  pole,  and a studentply  in  Bristol  and  r.k.  For  more  information  contact  10  through  April  11,  will  showcase  stretching  boards  for  built replica, Miles  in  Middlebury. Jenny  Lyons  at  802-­388-­2061  or  jen-­ the  work  of  13  high  school  students  animal  pelts,  historic  along with The  exhibit  and  boat  ny@  vermontbookshop.com. who  researched  the  traditions  of  trap-­ photographs  of  trappers  traps, a push launch  are  being  spon-­ ping  and  boatbuilding  in  the  Cham-­ and  a  video  highlight-­ pole, stretching sored  in  part  by  a  grant  plain  Valley.  Under  the  direction  of  ing  the  student  activities  boards for animal from  the  Amy  Tarrant  Vergennes-­based  boatbuilder  Douglas  throughout  the  semes-­ Foundation  and  enthu-­ Brooks  and  Hannaford’s  STEM  (Sci-­ ter,  along  with  excerpts  pelts, historic siastic  antique  boat  en-­ ence,  Technology,  Engineering  and  from  the  trapper  inter-­ photographs of thusiasts  and  commit-­ Math  Education)  instructor  Jake  Burn-­ views. trappers. ted  boat  historians  of  SOUTHWESTERN RESTAURANT ham,  the  students  conducted  inter-­ On  Wednesday,  the  Lake  Champlain  re-­ 01&/ %"*-: Ĺż /00/ Ĺś views  with  trappers,  measured  historic  March  18,  at  7  p.m.  a  reception  will  gion.  A  companion  exhibit  is  on  view  trapping  boats,  built  replica  boats,  and  be  held  at  the  Sheldon  to  celebrate  at  Frog  Hollow  the  Vermont  State  KINGSMEN produced  detailed  drawings,  undertak-­ the  achievements  by  the  students,  Craft  Center  in  Burlington;Íž  for  details  Daily 3:30, Fri. & Sat. 6, 9 Sun-Thurs 7 ing  a  much-­needed  comprehensive  along  with  a  presentation  highlighting  visit  www.froghollow.org. RATED R 2 Hours, 9 Mins documentation  of  vernacular  Lake  their  accomplishments  by  Brooks  and  The  semester-­long  research  project  Champlain  small  watercraft. Burnham.  On  Saturday,  April  18,  the  was  funded  by  an  agreement  awarded  FIFTY SHADES OF GREY The  full  project  title,  which  con-­ public  is  invited  to  watch  the  students  by  the  United  States  National  Park  Daily 1, 6:30 stitutes  the  basis  of  the  exhibit,  is  launch  their  trapping  boat  replicas  in  Service  to  the  New  England  Interstate  RATED R 2 Hours, 10 Mins “Trapping  Boats  of  Lake  Champlain;Íž  the  Otter  Creek,  located  a  block  below  Water  Pollution  Control  Commission  A  Comparative  Study  and  Survey  of  the  museum  (exact  time  to  be  deter-­ in  partnership  with  the  Champlain  Val-­ FOXCATCHER Cultural  Artifacts  in  Addison  County,  mined). ley  National  Heritage  Partnership  and  Daily 1, Fri. & Sat. 9 Vermont  and  Essex  County,  New  The  Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  the  Lake  Champlain  Basin  Program. 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