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ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 4

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

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48 Pages

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The college considers its investments Experts  discuss  fossil  fuel,  weapons By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN 0,''/(%85< ² 7KRXJK PDQ\ SDVW FDPSXV HYHQWV VXUURXQGLQJ WKH LVVXH RI GLYHVWPHQW KDYH EHHQ KHDWHG 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH VWXGHQWV IDFXOW\ DQG VWDII ZHUH RQ WKHLU EHVW EHKDYLRU DV WKH\ FURZGHG LQ WKH 0F&XOORXJK 6RFLDO 6SDFH RQ 7XHVGD\ HYHQLQJ IRU WKH FROOHJHœV ¿UVW SDQHO GLVFXVVLRQ RQ WKH SRVVLELOLW\ RI GLYHVWLQJ WKH FRO-­ OHJHœV HQGRZPHQW IURP IRVVLO IXHO DQG weapons.  &ROOHJH RI¿FLDOV VDLG WKH SXUSRVH RI WKH SDQHO ZDV QRW WR GLVFXVV JOREDO warming  or  the  morality  of  investing  in  unethical  companies  per  se,  but  rath-­ HU WR FRQVLGHU WZR TXHVWLRQV :KDW IDFWRUV VKRXOG WKH FROOHJHœV WUXVWHHV FRQVLGHU LQ GHWHUPLQLQJ ZKHWKHU DQG to  what  extent  to  place  new  restric-­ WLRQV RQ WKH GHSOR\PHQW RI WKH LQVWLWX-­ WLRQœV LQYHVWDEOH ZHDOWK" :KDW DUH WKH SURV DQG FRQV RI XVLQJ GLYHVWPHQW DQG RU RWKHU PHDQV WR DGGUHVV FOLPDWH UHODWHG FRQFHUQV" ³0LQGIXO DV , DP WKDW WKH LVVXHV ZH ZLOO EH GLVFXVVLQJ WRQLJKW DUH DV VHUL-­ RXV DV WKH\ DUH HPRWLRQDOO\ FKDUJHG (See  Divestment,  Page  16A)

The  hunt  is  on MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  freshman  Sophie  Hodges  keeps  in  front  of  the  pack  at  the  start  of  the  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  5-­kilometer  Middlebury  Classic  ski  race  at  Riptonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rikert  Nordic  Center  Monday  morning.  See  Page  1B  for  full  coverage.

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Addison County

By the way

The  Better  Middlebury  Partner-­ ship  is  hosting  a  telecommuter/mo-­ bile  professional  event  next  Thurs-­ day,  Jan.  31,  from  7  to  9  p.m.  at  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  event  is  open  to  all  telecommuters/mobile  professionals  in  the  greater  Mid-­ dlebury  area.  Anyone  who  is  inter-­ ested  in  attending  is  encouraged  to  email  Ben  Wilson  at  the  Better  Middlebury  Partnership  at  info@ bettermiddleburypartnership.org  or  call  the  BMP  at  802-­377-­3557.

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Beeman cooking up healthy food service programs New director brings ideas and expertise By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN NEW  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Once  upon  a  time,  breakfast  was  the  most  impor-­ WDQW PHDO RI WKH GD\ )RU PDQ\ WKDW is  not  so  true  anymore.

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY LQJ D VN\OLJKW DGMXVWLQJ SODQV IRU SHU-­ VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  North-­ formance-­enhancing  improvements  in  west  Supervisory  Union  residents  on  the  auditorium,  such  as  lighting  and  Thursday,  Jan.  31,  will  have  a  chance  VRXQG ULJJLQJ HTXLSPHQW PDNLQJ to  ask  Vergennes  Union  High  School  VRPH FXWV LQ NLWFKHQ HTXLSPHQW DQG board  members  about  the  upcoming  WDNLQJ RXW SODQV WR OHYHO WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU RI WKH two-­tiered  vote  on  whether  to  fund  library  and  install  new  carpeting  there.  upgrades  the  VUHS  building  and  The  project  to  be  funded  includes  grounds.  major  work  in  the  auditorium,  which  The  board  will  hold  a  7  p.m.  forum  RIÂżFLDOV VDLG ZDV OHIW EHKLQG LQ WKH at  VUHS  on  that  Thursday  to  present  most  recent  school-­wide  expansion  information  and  allow  for  questions  and  upgrade.  The  effort  there  will  in-­ on  the  two  bonds  that  residents  will  clude  improvements  to  its  wiring,  ven-­ decide  the  fate  of  on  Feb.  5.  There  will  tilation  systems,  lighting  and  sound  be  a  walk  through  of  the  building  areas  systems,  storage,  stage  surface  (which  to  be  renovated  and/or  upgraded  at  6  teachers  said  is  dangerously  slippery),  p.m. orchestra  pit,  as  well  as  replacement  of  In  December,  the  VUHS  board  ap-­ all  its  seats,  and  addition  of  the  control  proved  for  voter  consideration  on  Feb.  room,  catwalks,  and  handicap-­accessi-­ 5  a  $4.2  million  plan  that  would  fund  ble  seating  and  entries.  building  repairs  and  upgrades,  most  Board  members  did  in  December  QRWDEO\ QHZ URRÂżQJ LQ VRPH DUHDV consider  changes  proposed  by  proj-­ major  improvements  to  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ect  architects  in  the  auditorium  work  DXGLWRULXP NLWFKHQ DQG FDIHWHULD DQG that  could  have  lowered  the  cost  to  bleachers  in  the  middle  school  gym.    $3.7  million,  but  chairwoman  Kristin  That  $4.2  million  bond  would  also  Bristow  said  they  were  not  sure  of  the  pay  for  a  new  sidewalk  at  viability  of  the  proposed  the  eastern  entrance,  re-­ changes. pair  to  the  existing  western  A separate The  school  now  rents  VLGHZDON UHFRQÂżJXUDWLRQ ballot item lights  and  other  equipment  of  the  pick-­up  and  drop-­off  will ask vot- for  plays,  but  not  for  con-­ area  at  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  main  certs  and  theater  classes,  entrance,  and  repaving  of  ers if they Bristow  said,  and  the  new  the  western  parking  lot.  equipment  would  serve  also back A  separate  Feb.  5  ballot  both.  an addiitem  will  ask  that  if  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  2IÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH only  if  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  voters  back  the  tional $2 schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  kitchen  and  cafe-­ $4.2  million  bond,  would  million for teria  have  gone  essentially  residents  also  support  an  untouched  since  VUHS  additional  $2  million  for  D WXUI Ă&#x20AC;HOG ZDV EXLOW ÂżYH GHFDGHV DJR DUWLÂżFLDO WXUI RQ WKH YDUVLW\ and a track.

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The  changes  made  to  the  original  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  plan  to  save  $300,000  include  remov-­ andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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HANCOCK  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  annual  meet-­ ing  for  the  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  will  be  held  on  Jan.  27,  2013,  after  church  fol-­ lowed  by  a  potluck  supper.  All  mem-­ bers  of  the  church  are  encouraged  to  attend.

The  Community  Church  has  start-­ ed  selling  tickets  for  the  Sweetheart  Prime  Rib  Dinner.  Prime  rib,  mashed Â

potato,  green  beans,  salad,  roll,  des-­ sert  and  a  beverage.  It  will  be  held  Saturday,  Feb.  23,  from  6-­7  p.m.  at  the  Hancock  Town  Hall.  Tickets  are  limited  and  will  be  cut  off  on  Feb.  9.  We  also  have  some  to-­go  tickets.  We  ZLOO EH VHOOLQJ UDIĂ&#x20AC;H WLFNHWV at  the  event.  Contact  Marge  Ross  at  767-­9157  or  Carrie  Turnbull  at  767-­ 3742  for  tickets  and  details.

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COSTLY  INVESTMENTS By  LEE  J.  KAHRS The  issue  came  to  light  after  an  BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  drug  prob lem  in  Vermont  has  long  economic  RXW RI VWDWH ODQGORUG FRQWDFWHG ÂżQJHUV WKDW KDYH JULSSHG WKH VWDWH 6WDWH 6HQ &ODLUH $\HU ' $GGLVRQ Drug  abuse  increases  police  budgets  seeking  help  with  a  Brandon  rental  and  raises  taxes.  It  is  a  public  health  property  she  owns.  The  landlord  had  issue  and  increases  insurance  premi already  evicted  two  people  from  her  ums.  It  adds  to  the  prison  population,  Church  Street  building  last  Septem and  therefore,  the  state  corrections  ber  after  seeing  evidence  of  drug  ac budget.  It  contributes  to  the  high  tivity  at  that  location.  She  contacted  school  dropout  rate.  It  feeds  pov Brandon  Police  Chief  Chris  Brickell  asking  him  to  is erty.  It  destroys  sue  no  trespass  families.  It  breaks  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have an obligation to notices  against  a  hearts. list  of  people  who  A  spate  of  recent  treat people fairly and had  visited  the  drug  raids  in  this  if I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the eviapartment  while  area  and  around  dence to arrest them, the  former  tenants  the  state  has  again  were  living  there.  brought  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  they are afforded the Brickell  informed  heroin  problem  in  same rights as anyone her  that  he  does  particular  to  the  else.â&#x20AC;? fore.  The  Vermont  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brandon Police Chief not  have  the  le State  Police  Drug  Chris Brickell gal  right  to  issue  such  notices  just  Task  Force,  sher because  she  owns  iffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  departments  and  local  police,  along  with  federal  the  building.  By  law,  the  person  oc ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ cupying  an  apartment  is  in  control  of  working  together  to  stem  the  tide  the  dwelling,  he  said,  and  that  person  of  heroin  from  Vermont  streets  and  may  request  the  notice  against  tres neighborhoods.  The  raids,  in  Bran pass,  not  the  building  owner.

As  far  as  suspicion  of  further  drug  don,  Leicester,  Ferrisburgh,  Burling ton  and  Bennington,  resulted  in  64  activity,  the  chief  told  the  landlord  arrests  and  seizure  of  roughly  2,000  that  he  was  in  touch  with  the  Ver mont  State  Police  Task  Force  about  grams  of  heroin.

And  while  some  of  those  arrested  the  property,  but  without  proof  there  in  these  raids  are  from  out  of  state,  was  not  much  he  could  do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  an  obligation  to  treat  peo most  are  local.  Many,  along  with  the  addicts  they  serve,  were  born  and  ple  fairly  and  if  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  evi raised  in  Vermont.  And  they  all  have  dence  to  arrest  them,  they  are  afford ed  the  same  rights  as  anyone  else,â&#x20AC;?  to  live  somewhere.

That  is  the  root  of  a  problem  that  Brickell  said.

The  landlord  wondered  why,  with  has  received  little  attention  but  is  on going  in  many  small  towns  around  the  passage  and  renewal  of  the  Pa

triot  Act,  police  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  use  wiretaps  and  other  tools  to  gather  evidence  on  drug  suspects  at  certain  locations.

The  Patriot  Act  was  enacted  in  2001  to  allow  agencies  like  the  Federal  Bureau  of  Investigation  to  loosen  restrictions  on  the  use  of  things  like  wiretaps,  business  record  VHDUFKHV DQG ÂłVQHDN DQG SHDN´ VXU prise  search  warrants  to  gather  evi dence  against  those  suspected  of  be ing  terrorists.  After  renewal  of  some  provisions  of  the  act  in  2010,  the  FBI  is  still  able  to  use  many  of  these  tools.  And  in  fact,  between  2006  and  2009,  according  to  the  Washing-­ ton  Post,  1,618  search  warrants  for  drugs  were  issued  under  the  auspices  of  the  Patriot  Act,  as  opposed  to  just  IRU WHUURULVW UHODWHG FDVHV That  said,  the  Patriot  Act  was  not  FUHDWHG WR HQDEOH VPDOO WRZQ SROLFH departments  in  gathering  evidence  against  suspected  drug  dealers.  The  funding  and  staff  just  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  there,  and  Brickell  said  he  is  interested  in  the  individual  when  it  comes  to  drug  activity,  not  the  location. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  location  is  circumstantial,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  deal  with  the  person.  We  have  people  who  move  four  or  ¿YH WLPHV LQ RQH \HDU DOO ZLWKLQ Brandon.  Others  move  out  of  town,  then  move  back  to  town.â&#x20AC;?

Brickell  said  his  department  keeps  up  with  who  the  suspected  players  are  in  the  Brandon  drug  trade,  where  they  are  staying,  and  who  they  are  interacting  with.

6RPH ODQGORUGV DUH GLVVDWLVÂżHG with  the  response  of  local  law  en forcement,  saying  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  job  of  the  police  to  protect  their  property  and  WKDW GUXJ WUDIÂżF LV EDG IRU WKH QHLJK borhood,  the  town  and  the  landlordsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  investments.  But  while  Brickell  said  (See  Drugs,  Page  12A)

Bristol  zeros  in  on  small  hike  in  town  tax  rate By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Bristol  select ERDUG ZLOO OLNHO\ ÂżQDOL]H D 2014  municipal  budget  proposal  next  Monday  with  a  modest  tax  rate  increase  of  around  1.1  percent,  a  number  that  Town  Administrator Â

Bill  Bryant  said  the  board  felt  good  about  presenting  to  voters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  big  story  for  this  year  is  that  there  is  no  big  story,â&#x20AC;?  Bryant  told  the  Independent  on  Wednesday.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  major  infrastructure  projects  hit  our  budget  in  the  last  couple Â

years  and  there  is  no  new  debt  ser vice  this  year,  nor  major  changes  in  any  programs  or  expenditures.  The  selectboard  and  departments  have  worked  hard  to  hold  the  line.â&#x20AC;?

The  selectboard  went  into  their  (See  Bristol  budget,  Page  12A)

Leicester  to  see  more  students,  higher  tax  rate By  LEE  J.  KAHRS LEICESTER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Unlike  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School,  which  lost  13  students  compared  to  the  prior  year,  falling  enrollment  is  not  an  issue  at  the  Leicester  Central   School,  which  grew  by  13  students  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  yet,  oddly,  costs  are  still  up  at  the  elementary  school.

According  to  Leicester  School  Board  member  Connie  Carroll,  current  enrollment  at  the  school  stands  at  71  students,  up  from  58  students  last  year.  Carroll  said  they  expect  74  students  next  year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  projecting  a  20  percent  increase  over  the  next  three  years,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

While  that  bucks  the  trend  in  many  area  schools,  it  is  not  without  LWV ÂżQDQFLDO SLWIDOOV &DUUROO VDLG WKH number  of  students  drives  cost  up  in  three  areas:  Rutland  Northeast  FHQWUDO RIÂżFH EXGJHW FRQWULEXWLRQV special  education  and  transportation. Âł,W KDV VLJQLÂżFDQW LPSDFW RQ the  budget,â&#x20AC;?  Carroll  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  costs  get  parceled  out  according  to  enrollment,  and  if  our  enrollment  is  up,  our  contribution  to  the  pie  is  bigger,  especially  if  other  enrollments  are  down.â&#x20AC;?

The  $1,127,521  Leicester  school  EXGJHW IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU WKDW voters  will  decide  on  Town  Meeting  day  amounts  to  a  6.3  percent,  or Â

$66,863,  increase  over  the  current  budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  before  we  even  open  the  door,â&#x20AC;?  Carroll  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  as  bare  bones  as  you  can  get.â&#x20AC;?

The  projected  education  tax  rate  for  Leicester  will  rise  from  $1.37  WR D FHQW LQFUHDVH 7KH rate  is  based  on  an  increased  state  education  tax  rate  increase  of  3  cents,  from  $0.89  to  $0.92 Rising  insurance  costs  via  Blue  Cross/Blue  Shield  are  responsible  for  an  almost  $20,000  increase  in  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposed  budget.

Special  education  costs  rose  from  $219,000  to  $240,000,  a  9  percent  (See  Leicester,  Page  12A)

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Speech  hails  a  sea  change President  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inaugural  speech  put  aside  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  highly  vaunted  individualism  and  instead  appealed  to  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  kinder  and  more  socially  conscious  instincts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  generation  of  Americans  has  been  tested  by  crises  that  steeled  our  resolve  and  proved  our  resilience,â&#x20AC;?  the  president  said  of  the  past  dozen  years.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  decade  of  war  is  now  ending.  An  economic  recovery  has  begun.  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  possibilities  are  limitless,  for  we  possess  all  the  qualities  that  this  world  without  boundaries  demands:   youth  and  drive;Íž  diversity  and  openness;Íž  an  endless  capacity  for  risk  and  a  gift  for  reinvention.  My  fellow  Americans,  we  are  made  for  this  moment,  and  we  will  seize  it  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  so  long  as  we  seize  it  together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  we,  the  people,  understand  that  our  country  cannot  succeed  when  a  shrinking  few  do  very  well  and  a  growing  many  barely  make  itâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  believe  that  Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  prosperity  must  rest  upon  the  broad  shoulders  of  a  rising  middle  class.  We  know  that  America  thrives  when  HYHU\ SHUVRQ FDQ ÂżQG LQGHSHQGHQFH DQG SULGH LQ WKHLU ZRUN ZKHQ WKH wages  of  honest  labor  liberate  families  from  the  brink  of  hardshipâ&#x20AC;Ś. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  understand  that  outworn  programs  are  inadequate  to  the  needs  of  our  time.  We  must  harness  new  ideas  and  technology  to  remake  our  government,  revamp  our  tax  code,  reform  our  schools  and  empower  our  citizens  with  the  skills  they  need  to  work  harder,  learn  more,  reach  higherâ&#x20AC;Ś  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  do  not  believe  that  in  this  country,  freedom  is  reserved  for  the  lucky,  or  happiness  for  the  fewâ&#x20AC;Ś  The  commitments  we  make  to  each  other  through  Medicare  and  Medicaid  and  Social  Security,  these  things  do  not  sap  our  initiative,  they  strengthen  us.  They  do  not  make  us  a  nation  of  takers;Íž  they  free  us  to  take  the  risks  that  make  this  country  great. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We,  the  people,  still  believe  that  our  obligations  as  Americans  are  not  just  to  ourselves,  but  to  all  posterity.  We  will  respond  to  the  threat  of  climate  change,  knowing  that  the  failure  to  do  so  would  betray  our  children  and  future  generations.  Some  may  still  deny  the  overwhelming  judgment  of  science,  but  none  can  avoid  the  devastating  impact  of  UDJLQJ ÂżUHV DQG FULSSOLQJ GURXJKW DQG PRUH SRZHUIXO VWRUPV 7KH SDWK WRZDUGV VXVWDLQDEOH HQHUJ\ VRXUFHV ZLOO EH ORQJ DQG VRPHWLPHV GLIÂżFXOW but  America  cannot  resist  this  transition;Íž  we  must  lead  it.  We  cannot  cede  to  other  nations  the  technology  that  will  power  new  jobs  and  new  industries  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  we  must  claim  its  promise.  That  is  how  we  will  maintain  our  economic  vitality  and  our  national  treasure  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  our  forests  and  waterways;Íž  our  croplands  and  snowcapped  peaks... â&#x20AC;&#x153;We,  the  people,  still  believe  that  enduring  security  and  lasting  peace  do  not  require  perpetual  war...  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We,  the  people,  declare  today  that  the  most  evident  of  truths  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  all  of  us  are  created  equal  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  the  star  that  guides  us  stillâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? ********** ,W ZDV D VSHHFK WKDW UHMHFWHG WKRVH ORRVHO\ GHÂżQHG LGHDV ÂżUVW VHW LQ motion  by  President  Ronald  Reagan  that  tore  at  the  heart  of  a  collective  nation:  forthright  attacks  on  government  and  the  safety  net  (particularly  welfare),  and  he  championed  the  notion  that  tax  cuts  to  the  wealthy  would  EHQHÂżW HYHU\RQH WKURXJK ZKDW *HRUJH + %XVK ZRXOG ODWHU FDOO ÂłYRRGRR economicsâ&#x20AC;?  and  what  became  known  as  trickle-­down  economics.  The  VHQLRU %XVK ZDV ULJKW ,W ZDV KRFXV SRFXV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH DQG EHFDPH HYHQ worse  when  applied  during  the  eight  years  while  George  W.  Bush  was  president.  To  that  end,  President  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  represents  a  sea  change  in  the  national  psyche.  As  Washington  Post  columnist  Harold  Meyerson  wrote  Wednesday,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Obama  Majority  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  its  existence  and  mobilization  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  what  enabled  the  president  to  deliver  so  ideological  an  address.  No  such  LQDXJXUDO VSHHFK KDV EHHQ GHOLYHUHG VLQFH 5RQDOG 5HDJDQ WRRN RIÂżFH LQ 1981,  demanding  the  curtailment  of  government  programs  and  secure  in  the  knowledge  that  much  of  the  white  working  class  had  shifted  its  allegiance  away  from  the  Democrats  and  supported  his  attack  on  the  public  sector  and  minority  rights.  On  Monday,  Obama,  secure  in  the  knowledge  that  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  minorities  had  joined  with  other  liberal  constituencies  to  form  a  new  governing  coalition,  voiced  their  demands  to  ensure  equality  and  to  preserve  and  expand  the  governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  efforts  to  meet  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  challenges...â&#x20AC;? $V LI WR HPSKDVL]H WKDW SRLQW WKH SUHVLGHQW DOVR VDLG DV KH UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG RQ Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  past:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together,  we  determined  that  a  modern  economy  requires  railroads  and  highways  to  speed  travel  and  commerce;Íž  schools  and  colleges  to  train  our  workers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together,  we  discovered  that  a  free  market  only  thrives  when  there  are  rules  to  ensure  competition  and  fair  play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together,  we  resolved  that  a  great  nation  must  care  for  the  vulnerable,  and  protect  its  people  from  lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worst  hazards  and  misfortune. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through  it  all,  we  have  never  relinquished  our  skepticism  of  central  DXWKRULW\ QRU KDYH ZH VXFFXPEHG WR WKH ÂżFWLRQ WKDW DOO VRFLHW\ÂśV LOOV FDQ be  cured  through  government  alone.  Our  celebration  of  initiative  and  enterprise;Íž  our  insistence  on  hard  work  and  personal  responsibility,  are  constants  in  our  characterâ&#x20AC;Ś  But  we  have  always  understood  that  when  WLPHV FKDQJH VR PXVW ZH WKDW ÂżGHOLW\ WR RXU IRXQGLQJ SULQFLSOHV UHTXLUHV new  responses  to  new  challenges;Íž  that  preserving  our  individual  freedoms  ultimately  requires  collective  actionâ&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;? **********  To  put  a  cap  on  his  speech,  he  seemed  prepared  to  take  on  Congress  DV OHDGHU RI WKH QDWLRQ QRW DV FRPSURPLVHU LQ FKLHI DV KH GLG LQ KLV ÂżUVW term.  It  was  that  challenge  to  conservatives  that  gives  hope  over  the  next  four  years:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Progress  does  not  compel  us  to  settle  centuries-­old  debates  about  the  role  of  government  for  all  time  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  it  does  require  us  to  act  in  our  time,â&#x20AC;?  the  president  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  now,  decisions  are  upon  us,  and  we  cannot  afford  delay.  We  cannot  mistake  absolutism  for  principle,  or  substitute  spectacle  for  politics,  or  treat  name-­calling  as  reasoned  debate.  We  must  act...â&#x20AC;?

Amen.

Angelo  S.  Lynn

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Porter  Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  heart  questioned Last  week  a  very  dedicated,  SOHDVDQW SURÂżFLHQW \HDU ROG volunteer  was  let  go  after  14  years  of  twice-­weekly  service  in  her  as-­ signment  at  Porter  Hospital.  She  had  just  made  a  remarkable  recov-­ ery  from  major  surgery  and  had  full  clearance  from  her  doctor.  No  reason  was  given  for  this  â&#x20AC;&#x153;termina-­ tion,â&#x20AC;?  and  there  were  no  offerings  of  appreciation  for  her  generous  contribution  to  the  hospital.

When  I  heard  the  news,  I  ex-­ perienced  the  same  goose  bumps  and  chills  all  over  my  body  that  I  felt  when  I  heard  about  the  Rev.  Diana  Schollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  termination.  The  abruptness,  the  blindside,  the  lack  of  appreciation,  the  harshness,  the  insensitivity  and  coldness,  the  bizarre  nature  of  these  decisions  and  the  obvious  lack  of  insight  into  their  impact  on  patients  and  staff/ volunteers  takes  my  breath  away,  bewilders  me  and  makes  me  hurt  for  all  involved.

In  light  of  these  kinds  of  deci-­ sions  and  the  manner  in  which  they  have  been  executed,  I  wonder  what  is  happening  with  Porter  Hospital  administration  and  if  Porter  Hospi-­ tal  has  even  lost  its  heart.

Lynn  M.  Coeby,  MD Ripton

Wind  projects  need  more  study .HHSLQJ D ORZ SURÂżOH MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  junior  Kate  DaPolito  gets  into  a  tuck  during  a  downhill  portion  of  the  5K  Nordic  race  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Middlebury  Classic  in  Ripton.  See  Page  1B  for  more  photos  and  full  results.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  prompts  musings After  listening  to  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second  inaugural  address  Monday,  I  found  myself  thinking  about  activism.  In  the  speech,  which  was  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;progressiveâ&#x20AC;?  by  various  me-­ dia  outlets,  the  President  touched  on  past  social  move-­ ments  (Seneca  Falls,  Selma,  Stonewall)  and  mentioned  the  one  that  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  after  a  summer  of  Colorado  burning  non-­ stop,  and  Sandy  wiping  out  seaside  towns  along  the  East  &RDVW WKH ZHHN EHIRUH WKH *HQHUDO (OHFWLRQ ² LV ÂżQDOO\ holding  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attention  these  days:  the  climate  movement.  Activism  means  different  things  to  different  people.  The  word  seems  to  carry  a  certain  amount  of  stigma  in  some  circles,  though  in  itself,  activ-­ ism  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  taking  to  the  streets  By  Xian and  embodying  a  counterculture.  I  Chiang-­â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2018; Waren grew  up  hearing  about  the  protests  of  the  sixties  and  seventies,  which  both  of  my  parents  participated  in,  though  by  the  time  I  was  a  young  kid  hearing  about  the  rallies  and  sit-­ins  and  demonstrations,  they  seemed  to  have  lost  some  of  their  sheen.  In  school,  the  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;activismâ&#x20AC;?  was  something  that  teachers  said  a  little  snidely.  The  message  they  sent  was  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;activistsâ&#x20AC;?  were  hopelessly  divorced  from  reality,  past  their  prime,  and  so  cast  away  from  the  mainstream  that  they  could  never  hope  to  accomplish  much.  Real  change  happened  in  politics,  they  wanted  us  to  know,  and  through  those  elected  people  that  older  people  put  in  charge  of  making  decisions  for  us. , ZDV DQG LQ HLJKWK JUDGH WKH ÂżUVW WLPH , H[SHUL-­ enced  something  that  might  have  been  called  activism.  In  my  public  school  in  New  York,  not  too  long  after  Sep-­ tember  11,  my  friends  and  I  followed  a  group  of  high  schoolers  out  of  the  building  and  half  a  mile  west  to  Union  Square  Park,  a  historic  protest  location  in  lower  Manhattan.  There  was  a  rally  there  to  protest  the  invasion  of  Afghanistan,  a  mixture  of  suits  on  their  lunch  breaks  and  old  hippies  who  looked  like  they  hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  left  the  park Â

since  the  late  seventies.  After  some  speeches,  my  friends  and  I  trailed  after  a  section  of  the  crowd  that  led  an  im-­ promptu  march  off  the  sidewalks  and  onto  the  streets,  ZKHUH LW VWRSSHG WUDIÂżF (YHQWXDOO\ ZH ZHUH FRUUDOOHG by  city  police  into  a  single  square  block  near  Washington  Square  Park.  Some  people  were  pepper-­sprayed,  others  ZHUH DUUHVWHG , ZDV ÂżQH :DWFKLQJ WKH QHZV WKDW QLJKW my  parents  and  I  learned  that  the  citywide  student  walk-­ out  that  day  had  drawn  thousands.  Whether  or  not  the  protest  was  effective  was  not  the  point  for  me.  Clearly,  none  of  the  anti-­war  pro-­ tests  during  the  Bush  years  changed  anything  practical.  But  I  remember  walking  with  the  crowd  and  being  moved  by  the  feeling  of  being  in  it  together  with  other  people.  Right  af-­ ter  the  towers  collapsed,  our  notori-­ RXVO\ VWDQGRIÂżVK FLW\ KDG FKDQJHG People  interacted  with  each  other  differently.  In  a  place  where  passersby  normally  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  make  eye  contact,  suddenly  everyone  looked  out  for  you,  stranger  asking  stranger  how  they  were  doing,  where  they  were  when  â&#x20AC;&#x153;it  happened.â&#x20AC;?  People  hugged  each  other,  bought  each  other  subway  tokens,  told  stories  at  the  vigils  that  were  erected  in  every  public  square.  Near  Ground  Zero  people  sat  through  the  night.  To  my  kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mind,  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seem  that  the  protest  I  attended  was  political,  particularly,  or  going  against  the  grain  in  some  way.  It  seemed  like  an  extension  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;coming  togetherâ&#x20AC;?  phenomenon  that  had  happened  in  the  wake  of  tragedy  and,  though  the  mes-­ sages  spoken  were  political  in  nature,  the  reality  of  the  experience  just  seemed  very  human.

Student  activism  is  a  tricky  thing.  At  what  point  is  your  judgment  considered  sound?  Hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  everyone  been  told  at  some  point,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  kid.  You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  about.â&#x20AC;?  At  the  age  of  13,  your  claim  to  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

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Will  eloquence  lead  to  more  equality?

The  most  enduring  inaugural  addresses  in  American  history  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Thomas  Jefferson,  Franklin  Roosevelt,  John  .HQQHG\ ² KDYH DOO EHHQ ÂżUVW LQDXJXUDOV WKDW PDUNHG a  change  in  the  political  direction  of  the  nation.  Only  Abraham  Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second  inaugural,  delivered  in  March  1865,  just  a  few  weeks  before  the  end  of  the  Civil  War  and  the  re-­elected  presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  assassina-­ tion,  is  counted  among  the  great  speeches  in  American  history.

In  his  second  inaugural  address  this  past  Monday,  President  Obama  demonstrated  that  he  is  a  master  at  using  the  power  of  words  to  connect  enduring  themes  in  the  American  po-­ litical  tradition  to  the  challenges  the  nation  faces  today.  Much  of  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second  inaugural  address  was  a  set  By  Eric  L.  Davis of  variations  on  a  theme.  He  used  the  second  paragraph  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  the  preamble  of  the  Constitution,  and  references  to  Martin  Luther  Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  +DYH D 'UHDP´ VSHHFK WR VSDUN UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQV RQ WKH PHDQ-­ ing  of  liberty  and  equality  in  21st-­century  America.  As  Obama  spoke,  I  could  not  help  thinking  of  the  words  and  spirit  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  Abraham  Lincoln  and  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  men  honored  just  a  few  blocks  away  from  where  the  president  was  addressing  the  nation  and  the  world.

To  me,  the  best  part  of  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  was  toward  the  end,  where  the  president  said  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We,  the  people,  declare  today  that  the  most  evident  of  truths  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  all  of  us  are  created  equal  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  the  star  that  guides  us  still;Íž Â

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just  as  it  guided  our  forebears  through  Seneca  Falls,  and  Selma,  and  Stonewall;Íž  just  as  it  guided  all  those  men  and  women,  sung  and  unsung,  who  left  footprints  along  this  great  Mall,  to  hear  a  preacher  say  that  we  cannot  walk  alone;Íž  to  hear  a  King  proclaim  that  our  individual  free-­ dom  is  inextricably  bound  to  the  freedom  of  every  soul  on  Earth.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  now  our  generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  task  to  carry  on  what  those  pioneers  began.  For  our  journey  is  not  complete  until  our  wives,  our  moth-­ ers,  and  daughters  can  earn  a  living  equal  to  their  efforts.  Our  journey  is  not  complete  until  our  gay  brothers  and  sisters  are  treated  like  anyone  else  under  the  law  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  if  we  are  truly  created  equal,  then  surely  the  love  we  commit  to  one  another  must  be  equal  as  well.  Our  journey  is  not  complete  until  no  citizen  is  forced  to  wait  for  hours  to  exercise  the  right  to  YRWH 2XU MRXUQH\ LV QRW FRPSOHWH XQWLO ZH ÂżQG D EHWWHU way  to  welcome  the  striving,  hopeful  immigrants  who  still  see  America  as  a  land  of  opportunity;Íž  until  bright  young  students  and  engineers  are  enlisted  in  our  work-­ force  rather  than  expelled  from  our  country.  Our  journey  is  not  complete  until  all  our  children,  from  the  streets  of  Detroit  to  the  hills  of  Appalachia  to  the  quiet  lanes  of  Newtown,  know  that  they  are  cared  for,  and  cherished,  and  always  safe  from  harm.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  is  our  generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  task  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  make  these  words,  these  rights,  these  values  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  of  Life,  and  Liberty,  and  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

I  am  in  support  of  a  three-­year  moratorium  that  gives  the  people  and  legislative  body  of  Vermont  time  to  step  back  and  view  the  im-­ pacts  of  wind  power  projects.  They  need  to  understand  the  stress  our  friends  and  families  have  absorbed  while  living  near  them.  Hopefully  this  past  election  brought  us  senators  and  representa-­ tives  that  are  aware  and  awake  to  the  fact  that  we  as  a  people  need  our  mountains  to  remain  whole  and  intact  as  Vermonters.

Somehow  the  governor  has  been  blind  to  the  destructive  process  that  has  occurred  and  is  still  occurring  on  our  cherished  ground.

Act  250  has  been  shoveled  aside,  people  have  been  denied  a  say  and  the  divisiveness  amongst  our  com-­ munities  has  reared  up  like  a  cancer.

The  governor  has  said  some  SHRSOH ZLOO KDYH WR VDFUL¿FH IRU WKH greater  good.

5HDOO\" , GRQœW VHH KLP VDFUL¿FLQJ his  land,  home  or  family  to  live  near  the  towers.    Dhyan  Nirmegh Starksboro

Solution  exists  for  black  mold I  am  an  attorney  for  property  owners  who  suffer  the  nuisance  of  diminished  property  values  brought  about  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whiskey  Fungusâ&#x20AC;?  (Baudoinia),  in  Kentucky,  Scotland  and  the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rum  Fungusâ&#x20AC;?).  In  response  to  an  article  SRVWHG -DQ RQ DGGLVRQLQGH-­ pendent.com  about  the  WhistlePig  distillery  in  Shoreham  and  the  potential  problem  with  Baudoinia  Compniacensis  mold: While  I  will  leave  causation  between  the  ethanol  releases  from  whiskey  warehouses  and  Baudoinia  to  the  scientists  from  Canada  (they  are  serving  as  our  experts  in  the  legal  cases  we  are  handling  in  Ken-­ tucky,  Scotland  and  the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands),  I  can  tell  you  that  there  is  a  simple  solution  to  the  emission  of  ethanol  from  these  warehouses.  This  is  especially  less  expensive  if  the  technology  (Regenerative  Thermal  Oxidizers  -­  â&#x20AC;&#x153;RTOâ&#x20AC;?)  is  employed  on  new  warehouses.  There  is  no  need  WR GR DQ\ UHWURÂżWWLQJ DQG WLJKWHQLQJ up  of  the  building.  The  old  guard  whiskey  makers  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  spend  the  money  to  UHWURÂżW WKHLU EXLOGLQJV WR VWRS WKH nuisance,  arguing  that  to  do  so  ZRXOG DGYHUVHO\ DIIHFW WKH Ă&#x20AC;DYRU of  whiskey  because  the  ambient  atmospheric  conditions  around  the  EDUUHOV LV FUXFLDO WR Ă&#x20AC;DYRU DQG WKH\ say,  buttoning  up  the  warehouses  and  drawing  off  the  emissions  and  burning  them  in  an  RTO  will  change  these  important  conditions.  The  truth  is,  these  concerns  are  unfounded.  The  solution  to  this  very  emission  problem  in  the  San  Joaquin  Valley  of  California  was  the  RTO  and  it  has  not  interfered  with  WKH Ă&#x20AC;DYRU RI EUDQG\ ZKLFK LV DJHG in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;usedâ&#x20AC;?  oak  barrels,  formerly  used  to  age  whiskey  in  Kentucky.  Brandy  is  wine  aged  in  used  whiskey  bar-­ (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  24,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

On climate, divestment as investment Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  esoteric-­sounding  legeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Mead  Chapel,  which  kicked  word  echoing  across  campuses  and  off  the  pro-­divestment  campaign,  board  rooms  this  winter.  made  the  stakes  quite  obvious.

Like  many  colleges  and  univer-­ Destabilizing  climates  hurt  ev-­ sities  across  the  country,  Middle-­ eryone  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  from  Vermont  ski  areas  bury  College  is  suddenly  facing  and  maple  sugar  makers  to  the  mil-­ demands  from  students,  faculty  lions  of  Pakistanis  displaced  last  and  alumni  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;divestmentâ&#x20AC;?:  \HDU E\ UHFRUG Ă&#x20AC;RRGLQJ withdrawing  investments  from  Unless  we  rapidly  turn  away  companies  whose  primary  busi-­ from  most  fossil  fuels,  warns  ness  is  the  production  McKibben,  it  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  and  sale  of  fossil  fuels.  just  be  Addison  County  UVM  is  facing  similar  riverbanks  and  the  New  demands.

York  City  subways  that  The  campaign  to  DUH Ă&#x20AC;RRGHG pressure  colleges  to  Sea  level  rises  as  the  divest  out  of  fossil  icecaps  melt.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  major  fuels  was  launched  portion  of  humanity  in  part  by  350.org,  an  lives  in  coastal  areas  organization  founded  and  small  island  states  by  Middlebury  Col-­ will  go  under  water,â&#x20AC;?  lege  students  and  local  says  climate  expert  author  and  activist  Bill  Thomas  Lovejoy.

McKibben.

So  far,  Lovejoy  That  makes  the  adds,  we  lack  the  or-­ challenge  to  divest  an  ganized  will  to  stem  especially  big  one  for  climate  change:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  the  college.  is  needed  is  a  world  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  admirable  by Gregory Dennis in  which  governments  step  to  commit  to  be-­ face  the  environmental  ing  carbon-­neutral  by  challenge  squarely,  and  2016,  as  the  college  has.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an-­ truly  lead.  The  current  mode  of  RWKHU ELJJHU WKLQJ WR UHWURÂżW EXLOG-­ nibbling  around  the  edges  is  pretty  ings  for  energy  conservation,  as  much  pointless.â&#x20AC;?  the  college  has.  Bigger  yet  was  the  So  would  one  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  divest-­ conversion  to  burning  wood  chips  ment  decision  really  matter?  for  heat  and  electricity.

Absolutely  it  would.  Middle-­ But  to  take  a  lucrative  and  prof-­ buryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  action  would  set  a  powerful  itable  portion  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  en-­ example.  And  as  Vermont  showed  dowment  and  switch  it  out  of  all  with  marriage  equality,  examples  fossil  fuel  companies?  Now  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  matter.  a  big  challenge.

Last  Sunday  nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event  fea-­ 7KH PHPRU\ RI WKH ÂżQDQFLDO tured  special  videotaped  comments  impact  of  the  Great  Recession  is  from  noted  environmental  leaders  fresh  at  Middlebury.  And  even  the  Van  Jones,  Naomi  Klein  and  Clay-­ small,  approximately  1  percent  of  ton  Thomas-­Muller. the  endowment  the  college  says  Every  one  of  those  videos  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  directly  invested  in  fossil  fuels  along  with  live  remarks  from  helps  fund  many  college  programs. Thomas  Steyer,  a  wealthy  investor  Yet  the  opportunity  offered  by  and  Stanford  University  trustee  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  divestment  is  far  bigger  than  the  had  the  same  message:  If  Middle-­ challenges. bury  leads  the  way  on  divestment,  For  one  thing,  a  big  piece  of  the  people  will  take  note  not  only  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reputation  is  at  stake.  around  the  U.S.,  but  everywhere.

Will  the  college  with  the  oldest  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  Middlebury,  as  environmental  studies  program  de-­ much  as  anywhere  else,  is  the  place  FLGH WR FRQWLQXH LWV ÂżQDQFLDO VXS-­ where  the  contemporary  move-­ port  of  the  worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  biggest  pollut-­ ment  to  stem  global  warming  and  ers?  (After  all,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ultimately  climate  change  took  birth.  Green  no  more  destructive  pollution  than  groups  around  the  world  look  to  the  climate-­destroying  carbon  re-­ the  Green  Mountains,  the  college  leased  by  burning  fossil  fuels.)  and  350.org  for  what  to  do  next.

Or  will  Middlebury  continue,  3XEOLFO\ ZLWKGUDZLQJ ÂżQDQFLDO admirably,  to  put  its  money  where  support  from  fossil  fuel  companies  its  mouth  is? is  a  way  to  say  those  companies  An  event  Sunday  night  in  the  col-­ must  be  part  of  a  rapid  change  to Â

Between The Lines

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) being  an  informed  and  effective  pro-­ tester  is  non-­existent.  In  high  school,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  pretty  weak.  And  what  about  college?  How  much  do  twenty-­ somethings  know? $W WKH RIÂżFH KROLGD\ SDUW\ ODVW month,  my  boss  asked  my  boyfriend  and  I  why  we  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  out  there  orga-­ nizing  and  protesting  with  Bill  McK-­ ibben,  which  struck  me  as  a  totally  reasonable  question.  Many  of  my  college  peers  were  directly  involved  with  climate  change  activism;Íž  aside  from  a  handful  of  older  scientists,  writers  and  activists,  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  en-­ vironmental  movement  (like  most  movements  throughout  history)  is  built  by  youth.  If  saving  the  environ-­ ment  really  is  my  generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Sen-­ eca  Falls,  Selma  or  Stonewall,  why  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  we  all  out  there?  My  answer,  in  the  simplest  sense,  is  that  activism  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  look  the  way  I  used  to  think  about  it  anymore.  Activism  happens  through  voting,  through  writing,  and  by  studying.  The  people  on  the  street  are  im-­

portant,  but  so  is  everything  else.  Though  I  can  still  remember  a  long  period  of  hearing  that  my  peers  and  I  were  apathetic  and  apolitical,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  anyone  could  accuse  us  of  that  these  days.  There  is  an  incredible,  thriving  political  youth  culture  in  this  country  regardless  of  what  po-­ litical  party  you  ally  yourself  with  (or  whether  you  support  either  of  the  parties.)  Without  the  youth  vote,  Obama  would  have  lost  the  election  handily  to  Mitt  Romney;Íž  without  a  substantial  youth  voice,  the  Tea  Par-­ ty  would  not  have  rallied  itself  into  becoming  a  major  player  in  the  2010  midterm  elections  or  the  2012  gen-­ eral  election.

The  climate  movement  is  interest-­ ing  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  necessarily  parti-­ san,  and  though  its  organizers  borrow  heavily  from  the  past,  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  quite  look  like  the  old  activism  either.  It  seems  to  have  both  an  objectivity  (if  you  accept  the  premise  of  science)  and  urgency  (Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  burning;Íž  my  home  was  destroyed  in  a  hurri-­ cane;Íž  the  Greenland  ice  cap  melted Â

conservation  and  alternative  ener-­ gy.  As  with  Phillip  Morris  and  to-­ bacco,  divestment  stigmatizes  the  mindless  production  of  fossil  fuels.  It  sends  a  message  that  oil  and  coal  companies  are  outlaws  whose  very  business  imperils  the  planet.

And  as  with  divestment  out  of  apartheid  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  an  action  that  Middle-­ bury  trustees  took  in  1986  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  di-­ vestment  sends  a  message  that  the  endless  production  of  fossil  fuel  is  in  some  ways  immoral.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  if  these  com-­ paniesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  fossil  fuel  reserves  are  burned,  global  chaos  will  be  the  result.  And  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  use  the  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;chaosâ&#x20AC;?  lightly.  7KH GLIÂżFXOW H[SHULHQFHV WKDW Americans  have  been  through  late-­ ly  from  extreme  weather  that  cor-­ relates  with  climate  change?  They  would  be  just  a  warm-­up.  Irene  and  Sandy,  the  long  drought  in  the  West,  last  sum-­ merâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  drought  in  the  Midwest  that  left  many  farmers  unable  to  grow  crops  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  scientists  are  now  saying  these  would  be  minor  blips.  To  be  followed  by  the  gigantic  upheaval  of  life  all  over  the  globe.  Within  the  lifetimes  of  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  college  students,  unless  we  change  course  right  now  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  unless  we  fully  invest  our  creativity,  our  dol-­ lars  and  our  will  to  stop  pumping  so  much  carbon  from  fossil  fuels  into  the  atmosphere  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  chaos  will  be  the  result.  Divestment  is  a  powerful  way  to  say  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  to  turn  away  from  the  climate  cliff.  Before  we  go  over  it. *** Finally,  a  word  about  the  recent  passing  of  Ana  Martinez-­Lage.  Ana  was  a  friend  to  many  of  us  here.  A  member  of  the  Middlebury  College  Spanish  language  faculty,  she  died  much  too  young  last  week  after  living  for  some  years  with  breast  cancer.  As  college  President  Ron  Liebowitz  noted  in  his  mov-­ ing  remarks  at  Anaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memorial  service,  she  brought  a  friendly  de-­ termination  to  her  work  and  helped  pioneer  new  ways  to  teach  foreign  languages.  An  inspiringly  loving  mother  to  her  two  daughters,  Ana  was,  for  all  who  knew  her,  a  bright  shining  light.

Gregory  Dennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  column  ap-­ pear  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.gregdennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @greengregdennis. Â

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That  is  why  they  instituted  the  Constitution,  so  the  people  could  govern  themselves  in  peace  with  a  federal  government.

There  were  two  incidents  where  the  government  used  troops  to  enforce  the  laws  against  locals  and  their  guns.  Shaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Rebellion  of  1786  was  an  attempt  to  avoid  taxes  but  was  put  down  by  militias  before  the  Constitution  was  written.The  Whis-­

key  Rebellion  of  1791  to  1794  was  again  a  revolt  over  the  oppression  of  an  evil  government  that  taxed  citizens.  George  Washington  called  for  peace  commissioners  and  13,000  federal  troops  to  go  to  stop  that  war.

As  the  poorly  written  Second  Amendment  has  been  translated  to  say,  it  was  for  keeping  local  militias  ready.

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Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) rels.  Same  percentage  of  ethanol  in  the  barrel,  and  brandy  is  aged  for  the  same  number  of  years  that  bourbon  whiskey  and  other  whiskey  are  aged.

I  am  surprised  that  a  newcomer  to  this  business  would  not  embrace  this  technology  and  move  on  with  his  career.  The  U.S.  whiskey  trade  association  has  lobbied  hard  since  the  Clean  Air  Act  (1970)  to  keep  the  EPA  hoodwinked  on  the  emission Â

control  possibilities.  Mr.  Bhatka  is  probably  unaware  that  there  really  is  a  solution  to  his  problem,  but  if  he  is  guided  solely  by  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiskey  indus-­ tryâ&#x20AC;?  moguls  he  will  surely  continue  to  struggle.  I  hope  this  advances  the  dialog  so  that  WhistlePig  and  Solar  Haven  Farm  may  coexist  in  perfect  har-­ mony.

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Barack  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  challenge  over  straights,  immigrants  and  natives,  the  next  four  years  will  be  to  use  young  and  old,  of  whatever  race  the  rhetorical  skills  he  has  dem-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  in  so  doing  to  come  closer  onstrated  on  so  many  occasions,  to  perfecting  the  truths  declared  by  in  72  hours)  that  makes  it  easy  for  along  with  the  leadership  and  po-­ Jefferson  in  1776.

Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ folks  to  get  on  board.  My  social  me-­ litical  skills  he  has  yet  fully  to  de-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  velop,  to  move  the  nation  toward  dia  feeds  exploded  with  triumphant  College. realization  of  the  goal  he  articu-­ posts  the  second  that  Obama  uttered  the  words  â&#x20AC;&#x153;climate  changeâ&#x20AC;?  during  his  second  inaugural.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Charles Elnicki, 93, Florence FLORENCE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Charles  G.  Elnicki,  93,  died  peacefully  on  Friday,  Jan.  18,  2013,  at  Mountain  View  Center  in  Rutland  after  a  long  illness.

He  was  born  in  Brackenridge,  Pa.,  the  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Paszuhance)  Elnicki.

Charlie  was  a  WWII  U.S.  Army  veteran  serving  in  Africa,  Casablanca,  Tunisia,  Salano,  Naples  and  Anzio.

He  earned  European,  African,  and  Middle  Eastern  Theatre  ribbons  with  ¿YH EDWWOH VWDUV DQG UHFHLYHG D 3XUSOH Heart  for  injuries  he  received.

After  an  honorable  discharge  he  ZDV HPSOR\HG IRU \HDUV DV D ¿HOG inspector  for  H.P.  Hood. &KDUOLH ORYHG JDUGHQLQJ LFH ¿VK-­ ing,  woodworking  and  camping  and  one  of  his  most  memorable  camping  trips  was  from  coast  to  coast  with  his  wife,  Aline,  in  their  slide-­on  camper,  but  above  all  he  loved  spending  time  with  family  and  friends.

He  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  63  years,  Aline  of  Florence;͞  a  son,  Michael  C.  Elnicki,  and  his  wife,  Colleen,  of  Pittsford;͞  a  daughter,  Donna  Whitman,  and  her  husband,  Gary,  of  Ripton;͞  a  granddaughter,  Jill  Merrill,  and  her  husband,  Michael,  of  Pittsford;͞  a  grandson,  Richard  Elnicki,  and  his  wife,  Nicole,  of  Rutland;͞  two  sisters,  Pauline  McMahon  of  Rutland  and  Mildred  Higgins  of  NH;͞  and  many  nieces  and  nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  a  sister,  Anna,  and  three  brothers,  Mike,  Jim Â

CHARLES  ELNICKI and  Frank.

Funeral  services  were  held  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  23,  2013,  at  2  p.m.  at  the  Pittsford  Congregational  Church,  immediately  followed  by  a  reception  downstairs  in  the  church  fellowship  hall.  Burial  will  be  held  at  a  later  date  in  Evergreen  Cemetery  in  Pittsford.

The  family  suggests  for  those  who  wish  memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Rutland  County  Humane  Society,  765  Stevens  Road,  Pittsford,  VT  05763,  or  Pittsford  First  Response  Squad,  PO  Box  433,  3LWWVIRUG 97 ¸

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Ana MartĂ­nez-Lage, 49, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Ana  MartĂ­nez-­ Lage,  49,  of  Middlebury  died  Jan.  15,  2013,  after  a  long  and  heroic  battle  with  cancer.

Born  in  Pamplona,  Spain,  on  Sept.  8,  1963,  she  was  the  second  of  eight  children.

A  gifted  teacher  and  scholar  of  language  pedagogy,  Ana  received  her  PhD.  from  Penn  State  University  in  1992.  She  then  taught  at  George  Mason  University.  She  arrived  as  a  member  of  the  Spanish  and  Portuguese  depart-­ ment  at  Middlebury  College  in  1996.  She  received  tenure  in  2002,  was  promoted  to  full  professor  in  2011  and  served  in  many  administrative  roles  as  well,  including  assistant  dean  of  the  Language  Schools.  She  was  honored  as  professor  emerita  when  her  illness  required  her  to  retire  from  her  active  professional  life.

Her  research  and  curricular  devel-­ opment  were  nationally  recognized;Íž  in  particular,  she  was  a  pioneer  in  the  development  of  digital  language  learning  materials.  She  was  known  on  campus  as  an  invaluable  resource  for  all  language  faculty.  She  was  a  gener-­ ous  colleague  and  mentor  who  left  an  indelible  mark  on  the  Middlebury  College  community.  Her  dedication  to  nurturing  colleagues  and  junior  faculty  even  in  the  midst  of  her  illness  was  remarkable.  She  had  a  deep  love  of  languages  and,  most  of  all,  loved  teaching  language  to  others.  Teaching  was  an  essential  part  of  Anaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life,  and  her  classroom  was  a  space  that  brought  her  and  her  students  much  happiness.  She  made  language  learn-­ ing  an  adventure  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  her  children,  her  friends,  and  herself.

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Roger Euber, 61, Rutland RUTLAND  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Roger  Lee  Euber,  61,  died  on  his  birthday,  Thursday,  Jan.  17,  2013,  at  his  home  in  Rutland.

He  was  born  in  Rutland  on  Jan.  17,  1952.  He  was  the  son  of  Alburton  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hapâ&#x20AC;?  and  Belle  (Green)  Euber.  He  was  a  resident  of  Rutland  all  his  life.  He  received  his  education  in  Rutland  schools.  He  served  in  the  United  States  Army  from  1961  until  1971.  He  worked  for  over  30  years  at  Gawet  Marble  &  Granite.  He  later  drove  truck  for  Bob  Barrowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overland  Mailâ&#x20AC;?  for  10  years.  He  was  forced  to  retire  due  to  illness  in  2010.  His  family  says  he  enjoyed  hunting  and  ¿VKLQJ DQG EHLQJ RXW LQ KLV EDVV ERDW He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Mary  (XEHU RI 5XWODQG ÂżYH GDXJKWHUV Angel  Lynn  Lonergan  of  Addison,  Nancy  Lynn  Bailey  of  Leicester,  Tara  Ann  Robinson  of  Rutland,  Melinda  Lee  Euber  of  Poultney  and  Amanda  Marie  Michaud  of  Rutland;Íž  four  brothers,  Alburton  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luckyâ&#x20AC;?  Euber  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  Rolland  J.  Euber Â

Sr.,  of  Forest  Dale,  David  W.  Euber  of  Proctor  and  Timothy  B.  Euber  of  Rutland;͞  and  two  sisters,  Monica  McQueen  of  Brandon  and  Frances  Lambert  of  Georgia.  Eight  grandchil-­ dren,  four  great-­grandchildren  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  him.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents;͞  a  brother,  Warren  John  Euber;͞  and  three  sisters,  Lisa  Genovesi,  Elizabeth  Euber  and  Linda  Cushman.

The  memorial  service  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Celebration  of  His  Lifeâ&#x20AC;?  was  held  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  23,  2013,  at  10  a.m.  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon.  Family  and  friends  shared  in  the  service.

A  private  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place,  at  a  later  date,  in  Forest  Dale  Cemetery.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  The  Roger  Lee  Euber  Memorial  Fund,  c/o  Miller  &  Ketcham,  26  Franklin  St.,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

In Loving Memory of

Scott Alan Cousino

October 6, 1970 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; January 28, 2005 It is hard to believe that it has been eight years since you were so tragically taken from us. So many things have happened in our family since that fateful day!!! We all have different stories to tell, that remind all of us, of what a special person you were!

All we have to do is see a picture, relive a moment, or think of your beautiful blue eyes, constant smile, wonderful sense of humor, and compassion for all!!

We will always love you! We miss you more and more each day!

All of our Love (To All of You), Your Family and Friends

Craig Scribner, Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scribbyâ&#x20AC;?

9/23/70-1/22/99

Our  precious  son  & awesome  brother...

We  love  and  miss  you,  Craigie,  more  than  words  can  ever  say  -­  we  miss  your  smile  and  your  hugs,  your  contagious  laugh,  your  zest  for  life,  your  gentle,  loving  ways.

Until  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  together  again  -­  Our  love  always, Mom,  Dad,  Erica  &  Colin,  Patrick,  Julie  &  Payson

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MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  J.  Robert  L.  Ferm  of  Middlebury  and  Horseneck  Island,  Vt.,  died  of  Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  disease  Tuesday,  Jan.  22,  2013.  Bob  was  born  on  the  Wooster  College  campus  Jan.  2,  1931  to  Vergilius  and  Nellie  (Nelson)  Ferm  and  was  proud  that  he  had  lived  his  entire  life  within  two  or  three  miles  of  a  college  campus.

Bob  received  his  A.B.  from  the  College  of  Wooster  (1953)  and  B.D.  (1954),  M.A.  (1955)  and  Ph.D.  (1958)  IURP <DOH 8QLYHUVLW\ +H ÂżUVW WDXJKW at  Middlebury  College  in  1964-­65  while  on  sabbatical  from  Pomona  College  and  joined  the  Middlebury  faculty  in  1969.  He  served  as  chair  of  the  Department  of  Religion  and  retired  in  2000  as  the  Pardon  Tillinghast  Professor  Emeritus  of  History,  Philosophy  and  Religion.  A  scholar  of  American  religious  history,  his  publications  included  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jonathan  Edwards,  the  Younger:  1795-­1801â&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Piety,  Purity,  Plenty:  Images  of  Protestantism  in  America.â&#x20AC;?  He  loved  teaching  and  golf  and  being  by  the  water.  He  was  a  good  story-­teller  and  known  for  his  kind  and  self-­deprecating  wit,  love  of  music  (especially  Bach)  and  play-­ ing  games.  He  claimed  never  to  have  lost  at  several,  including  croquet  and  Caroms.

He  is  survived  by  his  dear  wife,  Sonja  Olson;Íž  his  son,  Eric,  and  wife,  Cheryl;Íž  three  grandchildren,  Megan,  Tyler  and  Brandon;Íž  his  daughter,  Alison;Íž  stepdaughter  Sara  Eichner  and  her  husband,  Tom  Krueger,  and  their  son,  Calvin;Íž  and  stepdaughter  Berit  Gordon,  her  husband,  Andrew,  and  their  children,  Naomi,  Violet  and  Sam.  Bob  was  predeceased  by  his  brother,  Vergil  Ferm,  and  is  survived  by  Vergilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wife,  Ruth,  and  his  bother,  Deane,  and  nieces  and  nephews.

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cared  about  deeply.  For  several  years,  she  was  among  the  top  fundrais-­ ers  and  most  active  advocates  for  cancer  research  through  Relay  for  Life,  giving  a  powerful  and  inspiring  speech  at  the  Middlebury  Relay  in  6KH ORYHG ÂżQH IRRG PXVLF DQG the  performing  arts,  especially  when  shared  with  good  friends.  Her  circle  of  close  and  loving  friends  was  large.  Nothing  made  her  happier  than  lively  conversation  with  interesting  people  around  a  table  spread  with  a  wonder-­ ful  meal.  As  committed  and  passionate  as  Ana  was  about  her  professional  life,  her  deepest  love  and  highest  commitment  were  to  her  family,  most  especially  her  beloved  daughters,  who  were  her  joy.  She  was  actively  engaged  in  their  activities,  and  made  swim  meets,  music  lessons  and  school  trips  her  priorities.  She  was  wholeheartedly  invested  in  their  school  communities  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Aurora  School  and  North  Branch  School  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  became  extended  families  for  them  all.  She  is  survived  by  her  daughters,  Amalia  and  Marina  Herren-­Lage;Íž  her  father,  JosĂŠ  Manuel  MartĂ­nez  Lage;Íž  her  siblings,  Pablo,  Pedro,  Juan,  Jaime,  MarĂ­a  and  BelĂŠn  MartĂ­nez-­ Lage;Íž  four  nephews;Íž  10  nieces;Íž  and  a  large  loving  family  of  relatives  and  friends.

A  celebration  of  her  life  was  held  at  Mead  Chapel,  Middlebury  College,  on  Saturday,  Jan.  19.  Interment  will  be  in  the  Cathedral  of  Pamplona,  Spain,  at  a  later  date.

Donations  in  her  memory  may  be  made  to  the  American  Cancer  Society  through  Middlebury  College  Relay  for  Life,  on  her  personal  page  online,  RU DW ¸

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Elizabeth Rahmel, 92, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Elizabeth  D.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bettyâ&#x20AC;?  Rahmel,  92,  of  Middlebury  died  Jan.  16,  2013,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  in  Middlebury.

She  was  born  on  June  6,  1920,  in  Chicago,  Ill.,  the  daughter  of  the  late  Richard  and  Kathryn  Kuenster.  She  graduated  college  with  a  bach-­ elorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  and  worked  as  a  ballet  teacher  and  eventually  as  a  elemen-­ tary  teacher  for  the  deaf  for  the  state  of  Illinois.  In  1942  she  married  James  Daly  Sr.  He  died  in  1965  She  married  Arnold  Rahmel  in  1971.  He  died  in Â

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2005.  Her  family  says  she  enjoyed  putting  on  musical  programs  for  the  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  She  was  a  communicant  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  in  Middlebury.  She  is  survived  by  her  sons,  Dr.  James  Daly  of  Middlebury  and  Robert  Daly  and  his  wife  Deborah  of  Bennington.  She  is  also  survived  by  one  brother,  Richard  Kuenster,  and  his  wife  Lorraine  of  Oak  Lawn,  Ill.,  as  well  as  11  grandchildren  and  seven  great-­grandchildren.

Funeral  services  will  be  private.

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Richard Fowler, 92, Bristol BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Richard  L.  Fowler,  92,  died  in  his  sleep  early  Saturday  morning,  Jan.  19,  2013,  at  Porter  Hospital,  Middlebury,  after  a  heroic  battle  with  pneumonia.

He  was  born  April  3,  1920,  in  Canton,  Mass.,  and  later  moved  to  Stoughton,  Mass.

He  served  with  the  Civilian  Conservation  Corps  (CCC)  at  Fort  'HYHQV 0DVV RQ WKH ÂżUH DQG logging  crews  from  the  late  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30s  until  joining  the  Army  Air  Corps.  From  1942-­1945  he  served  as  an  airplane  and  engine  mechanic  and  crew  chief  at  Chanute  Field,  Ill. In  the  late  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40s  he  met  and  married  Jessie  Low  and  they  moved  to  Randolph  to  begin  their  family.  On  Randolph  Avenue  they  raised  sons  Ken  and  Duane,  and  daughter  Janet.

He  worked  as  an  electrician  for  Lee  Flint,  did  small  engine  repair,  and  was  the  projectionist  at  the  Randolph  Playhouse  movie  theater  with  his  wife.  In  1965  the  family  moved  to  East  Middlebury,  when  he  joined  the  Electrical  Department  of  Middlebury  College.  He  retired  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s  and  continued  to  live  in  East  Middlebury  and  later  Orwell.  He  spent  his  last  years  within  the  loving  care  of  Robin  Gorton  and  extended  family  of  Bristol.

He  is  survived  by  his  son,  Duane,  and  wife  Cathy  Fowler  and  of  East  Middlebury;͞  daughter  Janet  and  husband  Joseph  Dumas  of  Gadsden,  Ala.;͞  four  grandchildren;͞  and  one  brother,  Clifford,  and  wife  Amy  of  Stoughton,  Mass.

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RICHARD  FOWLER He  was  predeceased  by  wife,  Jessie;͞  son  Kenneth;͞  and  brothers  Harold  and  Donald.

Funeral  services  were  held  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  23,  2013,  at  1  p.m.  at  the  Middlebury  Congregational  Church.  The  Rev.  Andrew  Nagy-­ %HQVRQ RI¿FLDWHG Family  and  friends  were  invited  to  call  on  Tuesday  evening,  Jan.  22,  2013,  from  5-­7  p.m.  at  the  Sanderson-­ Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Memorial  gifts  may  be  sent  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice  at  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

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Cathryn Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara, 88, Middlebury

ROBERT  FERM Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  was  when,  several  years  ago,  his  dementia  forced  him  to  stop  driving.  He  continued  his  daily  walks  and  would  return  home  to  express  his  gratitude  to  the  residents  in  the  town  of  Middlebury.  He  was  aware  of  his  confusion  and  clearly  appreciated  the  many  people  who  treated  him  with  the  dignity  he  thought  all  people  deserved.  For  the  last  several  months  of  his  life,  Bob  lived  in  the  Haven  at  the  Lodge  at  Otter  Creek.  The  family  is  grateful  to  the  Haven  staff  for  the  loving  care  they  gave  to  Bob  and  to  the  people  in  Middlebury  for  their  many  kindnesses  to  Bob. A  memorial  service  will  be  held  in  Mead  Chapel,  Middlebury  College,  at  2  p.m.  on  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  2013.  Donations  in  Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory  may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  Inc.;Íž  Hospice  Volunteer  Services  Inc.;Íž  or  Elderly  6HUYLFHV ,QF ¸

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Cathryn  (Clark)  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara,  88,  went  into  the  arms  of  the  Lord  on  Jan.  18,  2013.  Born  Dec.  23,  1924,  at  home  in  Waits  River,  Vt.;Íž  daughter  of  Glenn  C.  Clark  and  Lola  M.  Clark.  She  attended  grade  school  in  Waits  River,  graduated  from  Bradford  Academy,  Bradford,  Vt.,  now  Oxbow  H.S.  and  Lyndon  Normal  School,  now  Lyndon  State.  She  had  a  career  in  banking,  working  in  Bradford,  Barre,  Montpelier  and  retired  from  the  Chittenden  Bank  in  Middlebury,  now  Peoples  United  Bank.

She  married  Kenneth  W.  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara  in  Barre  on  June  6,  1950.  To  them  were  born  six  children,  Timothy  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara  (Lestyn  Mattison),  Kathleen  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara,  Jerome  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara  (Gina),  Patricia  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara  (Daniel  Tatro),  Matthew  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara  (Lynn),  Anne  Barton  (Roy  Barton).  Grandchildren:  Casey  (Alix),  Tierney  (Justin),  Colin,  Jennifer  (Jake),  Jeff  (Amanda),  Brian  (Claire),  Jeremy  (Michelle),  Deva,  Stephanie,  Shannon,  Tyler,  Nick;Íž  step-­grandchildren:  Tara  (Dan),  Kristy,  Tracy  (Jim),  Wendy  (Matt),  Dan  (Heidi),  Alex  and  Kirk.  Great-­ grandchildren:  Colette,  Eva,  Ila,  Jason,  Adrian,  Dean,  David,  Bryce;Íž  step-­great-­grandchildren,  Rebekah,  Kylie,  Allie,  Bella,  Dane,  Gabbi, Â

Megan, Â Jake, Â Aly, Â Serenity.

She  was  a  member  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church,  Middlebury,  Vt.  Was  a  char-­ ter  member  of  Catholic  Daughters  Court  2009,  Russell  Sholes  Senior  Center,  and  Addison  Co.  Senior  Group.  In  earlier  years  she  spent  much  of  her  time  sewing  and  knit-­ ting  for  her  family.  She  enjoyed  walking,  reading,  puzzles,  baking  and  entertaining  family  and  friends  at  holiday  times.  She  was  an  avid  sports  fan  and  followed  the  Boston  Red  Sox,  Notre  Dame  football  and  the  New  England  Patriots.

She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband  in  2010,  stepfather  Lewis  C.  Hall,  brother  Gordon  M.  Clark,  son-­in-­law  David  Stevens  and  step-­ grandchild,  Christa.

Besides  her  immediate  family,  she  is  survived  by  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins.

Funeral  Mass  was  held  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church,  Middlebury,  Vt.,  on  Tuesday,  Jan.  22,  at  10  a.m.  Burial  will  be  at  a  later  date.  Arrangements  are  being  made  by  Sandersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Funeral  Services,  Middlebury,  VT  05753,  www.sandersonfuneralser-­ vice.com Contributions  in  Cathrynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory  may  be  made  to  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  School,  86  Shannon  St.,  Middlebury,  97 ¸

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Joyce Gale, 73, Salisbury SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Joyce  Ann  Gale,  73,  of  Salisbury  died  Friday,  Jan.  18,  2013,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  in  Burlington.

She  was  born  in  Essex  Center  on  Sept.  22,  1939.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Frank  and  Bertha  (Miller)  Foster.

She  grew  in  Essex  where  she  received  her  early  education.  She  graduated  from  Rice  Memorial  High  School  in  South  Burlington.  On  Sept.  25,  1958,  she  married  Richard  Gordon  Gale  in  Brandon.  They  made  their  home  in  Salisbury.  He  prede-­ ceased  her  June  4,  2003.

In  her  earlier  years  she  worked  at  Camp  Dunmore  for  boys  and  girls  as  well  as  Camp  Keewaydin.  Her  family  VD\V VKH HQMR\HG ¿VKLQJ DQG KXQWLQJ was  an  accomplished  embroiderer  and  loved  to  do  needlepoint.  She  enjoyed  bingo,  cooking  and  baking.

Surviving  are  two  sons,  Anthony  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonyâ&#x20AC;?  Gale  and  his  wife  Pearl,  and  David  W.  Gale  and  his  wife  Lori  and  her  daughter,  all  of  Salisbury;Íž  a  sister,  /LOOLDQ )RVWHU RI %XUOLQJWRQ ÂżYH grandchildren;Íž  three  great-­grandchil-­ dren;Íž  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins.

She  was  predeceased  by  four  brothers,  Kenneth,  Norman,  Fred  and  James  Foster;͞  and  two  sisters.  Georgiana  and  Catherine  Foster.

Friends  were  invited  to  call  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon  on  Tuesday,  Jan.  22,  2013  from  4-­7  p.m.

I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  travel  much,  but  if  I  did  While  I  try  to  maintain  my  go  on  a  trip,  it  probably  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  California  hippie  status  by  reject-­ be  during  the  month  of  January.  ing  most  glossy  magazines  and  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  just  because  I  would  hate  the  airbrushed  models  therein,  I  to  miss  any  good  skiing,  but  mostly  am  sorry  to  confess  that  I  am  not  because  January  tends  to  bring  lots  entirely  immune  to  looking  at  my  of  new  students  to  the  yoga  room  body  through  a  critical  lens.  In  fact,  and  I  want  to  be  there  to  welcome  in  the  recent  photo  of  me  that  ran  in  them.  What  is  it  about  the  new  year  this  paper,  I  noticed  a  slight  bulge  that  encourages  us  to  begin  a  yoga  in  my  waistline  that  Trent  Campbell  practice?  Is  it  that  bloated  feel-­ could  have  easily  photoshopped  out,  ing  after  one  too  many  eggnogs  or  if  he  only  knew  how  much  it  would  Chanukah  latkes  or  Christmas  pies?  bother  me!  As  soon  as  I  noticed  It  certainly  seems  true  that  on  Jan.  1  it,  I  was  hit  by  a  swirl  of  nega-­ we  are  likely  to  resolve  to  exercise  tive  emotions.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  job  to  help  more,  eat  more  kale,  and  generally  others  learn  to  love  their  bodies.  If  shape  ourselves  up.

I  am  dismayed  to  discover  an  ounce  While  new  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  resolutions  of  fat  in  my  belly  area,  how  can  I  GHÂżQLWHO\ EHQHÂżW teach  others  what  our  small  yoga  I  so  obviously  n the recent business,  a  part  of  still  need  to  learn  me  rebels  against  myself?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  photo of me all  this  rampant  trying  to  teach  that ran in this self  improvement.  a  yoga  posture  Why?  Because  paper, I noticed that  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  more  often  than  a slight bulge in yet  mastered!  not,  the  desire  to  be  my waistline that However  much  better  comes  from  a  I  celebrate  the  Trent Campbell place  of  feeling  bad  diversity  of  the  about  ourselves.  could have easily human  form,  Depending  to  some  photoshopped out, and  honor  all  the  degree  on  how  if he only knew different  shapes  plugged  in  we  are  we  come  in,  I  to  21st-­century  how much it would guess  as  a  woman  c o m m e r c i a l  bother me! in  the  United  culture,  we  are  States  in  2013,  I  bombarded  with  still  get  to  have  a  images  that  tell  us  we  just  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  body  issue  or  two! good  enough.  We  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  thin  enough,  The  truth  is  that  we  are  all  learn-­ young  enough,  sexy  enough.  We  ing  yoga  along  a  continuum.  I  am  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  hair,  or  our  hair  still  deepening  my  knowledge  of  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  right  texture  or  color.  We  many  postures  that  I  routinely  teach  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  right  clothes,  furni-­ my  students.  The  way  I  do  my  poses  ture,  cell  phone.

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JOYCE  GALE A  private  funeral  service  will  take  place  at  a  later  date  with  the  Rev.  John  Grivetti,  pastor  of  the  Salisbury  &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK RI¿FLDW-­ ing.  A  private  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place  in  the  spring  at  Holman  Cemetery  in  Salisbury.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  the  Addison  County  Humane  Society,  236  Boardman  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753,  or  to  the  American  Cancer  Society  Vermont  Division,  45  Swift  St.,  South  Burlington,  VT  05403.

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Mildred Disorda, 87, Brandon BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Mildred  Irene  Disorda,  87,  died  Tuesday,  Jan.  22,  2013,  at  her  home  in  Brandon.

She  was  born  in  Sudbury  on  April  29,  1925.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Carl  and  Martha  (Welch)  Munger.  She  received  her  education  in  Brandon  schools.  In  her  earlier  years  she  worked  as  a  presser  at  Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Dress  Shop  in  Rutland.  She  later  worked  as  a  seamstress  at  Van  Raalte  Manufacturing  Co.  in  Middlebury.  She  enjoyed  gardening,  canning  and  sewing.  She  was  a  life  member  of  Brandon  American  Legion  Unit  55  Ladies  Auxiliary.

She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  Perley  Henry  Disorda  of  Brandon,  whom  she  married  in  Brandon  on  March  21,  1957;Íž  a  son,  Stanley  Disorda  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn.;Íž  three  brothers,  Scott  Munger  of  Brandon,  Edward  Munger  of  Rutland Â

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and  Rodney  Munger  of  North  Grosvenor,  Conn.;͞  three  sisters,  Rachael  Grimes  of  Proctor,  Marjorie  Rexford  of  Canton,  Conn.,  and  Muriel  Garigliano  of  Killingworth,  Conn.  Many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her.

She  was  predeceased  by  a  brother,  George  Carl  Munger;͞  and  four  sisters,  Dorothy  Munger,  Martha  Munger,  Grace  Fallon  and  Alice  Woolsey.

The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place  in  the  spring,  at  Forest  Dale  Cemetery.  The  Rev.  Richard  White,  pastor  of  the  Brandon  Congregational  Church,  ZLOO RI¿FLDWH There  are  no  public  calling  hours.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  &  Hospice,  7  Albert  Cree  Drive,  Rutland,  VT  05701.

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  New  England  Review  presents  a  winter  evening  with  four  Vermont  writers.  Eileen  Brunetto,  Jon  Mathewson,  Julia  Shipley  and  Jacob  White  will  read  from  their  work  on  Thursday,  Jan.  31,  at  7  p.m.,  at  Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hungry  Mind  Cafe  in  Middlebury.

Eileen  Brunetto  (Cornwall)  received  her  MFA  in  writing  at  Goddard  College  and  leads  memoir  workshops  in  the  Middlebury  area.  Her  work  has  been  published  in  Pitkin  Review,  7KH 0DF*XIÂżQ  and  vari-­ ous  online  venues.   Jon  Mathewson  (Middletown  Springs),  has  been  published  in  dozens  of  small-­press Â

VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Drug  problems  continued  to  keep  Vergennes  police  busy  between  Jan.  14  and  20.  On  -DQ SROLFH ZHUH QRWLÂżHG RI DQ untimely  death  of  a  41-­year-­old  resi-­ dent  of  Walker  Avenue  that  they  said  could  be  drug-­related.  Police  said  they  received  a  call  from  the  assistant  medical  examiner  at  Porter  Hospital,  where  Vergennes  $UHD 5HVFXH 6TXDG SHUVRQQHO KDG taken  the  woman,  asking  police  to  investigate  her  untimely  death.  Police  said  an  autopsy  performed  by  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chief  medical  examiner  would  ultimately  determine  the  cause  of  death.  Police  also  last  week  cited  two  women  on  drug  charges.  Kimber  Mills,  24,  of  Vergennes  was  cited  for  sale  of  a  regulated  drug,  which  police  said  was  a  prescription  pain  medication.  Police  cited  Jolene  A.  Ladd,  39,  of  Leicester  for  possession  of  heroin.  SHIRLEY  NEAL Police  said  that  citation  is  related  to  their  major  December  heroin  bust  on  3  p.m.  Memorial  donations  may  be  to  Fern  Lake  Road  in  Leicester.  the  American  Cancer  Society.

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Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ,  the  Vermont  Book  Shop  and  Middlebury  Community  Television,  the  NER  Vermont  Reading  Series  provides  an  opportunity  for  Vermont  writers  to  read  their  work  in  front  of  an  audi-­ HQFH DQG WR DFTXDLQW ORFDO DXGLHQFHV with  the  talented  writers  who  live  and  work  among  us.  The  series  presents  not  only  authors  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  published  in  the  New  England  Review  and  else-­ where,  but  also  those  just  starting  out,  who  may  be  unpublished  and  reading  WKHLU ZRUN IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH That  Vermont  is  home  to  more  writers  per  capita  than  any  other  state  in  the  nation  is  a  testament Â

not  only  to  the  natural  beauty  of  our  surroundings  and  the  possibili-­ ties  for  solitude  and  contemplation,  but  also  to  the  great  traditions  and  institutions  that  support  our  liter-­ ary  artists  when  the  time  comes  to  share  their  work.  Published  by  Middlebury  College  since  1987,  the  New  England  Review  is  proud  of  its  own  tradition  of  advancing  the  literary  arts,  bringing  both  new  and  known  writers  to  a  national  reading  public,  and  endeavors  through  the  NER  Vermont  Reading  Series  to  help  bring  about  a  similar  conver-­ gence  of  voices  here  in  our  home  state.

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LAKE  BLUFF,  Ill.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Shirley  Neal,  81,  of  Lake  Bluff,  Ill.,  died  on  Jan.  21,  2013.  She  was  born  in  Colorado  in  1931,  the  daughter  of  Velma  and  Ewald.  She  moved  to  Vermont  in  1987  and  lived  in  Middlebury  and  Salisbury  for  15  years.  She  owned  Frog  Hollow  Art  in  Middlebury.

She  was  described  by  family  as  an  accomplished  artist,  craftswoman  and  bridge  player.  She  had  a  great  love  of  her  Chicago  sports  teams,  which  she  unfortunately  passed  along  to  her  daughters.  The  family  also  noted  that  her  best  friend  of  60  years,  Virginia  Truslow,  known  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aunt  Ginny,â&#x20AC;?  lived  in  Saxtons  River,  Vt.,  where  the  family  spent  much  of  their  time.

She  is  survived  by  her  daughters,  Mallory  (Marty),  Carrie  (Rick)  and  Amy  (Andy);Íž  and  one  grandson.   A  memorial  to  celebrate  her  life  will  be  held  at  The  Church  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  400  East  Westminster  Road,  Lake  Forest,  on  Monday,  Jan.  28,  at Â

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Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  24,  a  singer/songwriter  with  folk-­pop  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  roots  and  a  Western  tone.  General  SPINNING AT VERMONT SUN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1HZ &ODVV Mondays at Sondheim  and  Lapineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  musical  $15;  reservations  SP &KHFN RXW ZZZ YHUPRQWVXQ FRP IRU $// WKH Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV admission  retelling  of  the  Grimm  classics,  in  encouraged  at  802-­465-­4071  or  \RJD SLODWHV %RG\3XPS SRRO DQG GDQFH FODVVHV IRU DGXOWV DQG NLGV info@brandon-­music.net.  which  a  parade  of  familiar  folktale  ¿JXUHV ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQWR WKH ZRRGV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Into  the  Woodsâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: Mon. & Weds. and  try  to  get  home  before  dark.  A  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Jan.  27,  8-­10  :KHHO 7KXUV +DQG %XLOGLQJ +RPH 6FKRRO 3DLQWLQJ :KDW¡V p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Sondheim  co-­production  of  the  Middlebury  College  Music  Department  <RXU )DYRULWH &RORU" 7HHQ 7LH '\H Adult: Mon. 1LJKW 2LOV and  Lapineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  musical  retelling  of  the  and  Town  Hall  Theater.  Tickets  Grimm  classics,  in  which  a  parade  7XH :DWHUFRORU 3RUWUDLWXUH 'LJLWDO 3KRWRJUDSK\ Contact $12/10/6,  available  at  443-­MIDD  RI IDPLOLDU IRONWDOH ÂżJXUHV ÂżQG WKHLU %DUE HPDLO HZDOGHZDOG#DRO FRP See 2013 classes or  go.middlebury.edu/tickets.  Also  way  into  the  woods  and  try  to  get  Jan.  25-­27.  home  before  dark.  A  co-­production  DW PLGGOHEXU\VWXGLRVFKRRO RUJ Orchestral  concert  at  Middlebury  of  the  Middlebury  College  Music  WINTER DRAMA CLASSES AT TOWN HALL THEATER WITH College.  Thursday,  Jan.  24,  Department  and  Town  Hall  Theater.  8-­9:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  MELISSA LOURIE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,QWURGXFWLRQ WR $FWLQJ $JHV DQG Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  the  Arts.  The  Middlebury  College  443-­MIDD  or  go.middlebury.edu/ up. Discover the joy of acting through games and exercises.

Orchestra,  under  Andrew  Massey,  tickets.  :RUN RQ D PRQRORJXH DQG D VFHQH WR DSSO\ EDVLF WHFKQLTXHV gives  its  fourth  annual  J-­term  6XQGD\V ² DP )HE ² 0DU $GYDQFHG Beethoven  performance,  featuring  the  Overture  Leonore  no.  2  and  the  6FHQH 6WXG\ $JHV DQG XS )RU VWXGHQWV ZLWK VWDJH Fourth  Symphony.  Free.  Info:  www. experience. Focus on scenes from classical and contemporary Early  Literacy  middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  WKHDWHU WDFNOLQJ PRUH DGYDQFHG DFWLQJ FKDOOHQJHV 6XQGD\V Story  Time  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  ² DP 0DU ² $SU 7KHDWHU $SSUHFLDWLRQ $JHV DQG XS 7KURXJK UHDGLQJV OHFWXUHV Jan.  28,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Join  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  librarian  DQG GLVFXVVLRQ HQKDQFH \RXU DSSUHFLDWLRQ RI WKH WKHDWULFDO Sarah  Lawton  for  stories,  rhymes  Lunchtime  public  experience. 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Land,â&#x20AC;?  delivers  the  keynote  speech  for  both  the  will  then  take  the  show  on  tour.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Symposium  on  Social  Entrepreneurship  and  Social  Info:  443-­6433  or  http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.  Adult  stick  &  puck  hockey  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  noon-­1  p.m.,  Memorial  Sports  Center.  Justice  and  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  Also  on  Jan.  26.  celebration.  Symposium  continues  on  Jan.  26.  -DPLH 0DVHÂżHOG DQG 6FRWW 5LWFKLH LQ FRQFHUW LQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Threepenny  Operaâ&#x20AC;?  auditions  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Standup  Comedy  Revue  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Jan.  Bristol.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  8-­10  p.m.,  Walkover  A  second  round  of  auditions  for  Middlebury  S P +ROOH\ +DOO %ULVWROÂśV ÂżUVW HYHU &RQFHUW 5RRP 0DQGROLQLVW -DPLH 0DVHÂżHOG Community  Playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  April  production  of  Bertolt  stand-­up  comedy  event,  featuring  Tony  Bates,  SOD\V ZLWK XSULJKW EDVVLVW 6FRWW 5LWFKLH 7KH ÂżUVW LQ Brecht  and  Kurt  Weillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Threepenny  Opera.â&#x20AC;?  Nathan  Hartswick,  Natalie  Miller,  Josh  Starr  and  a  four-­concert  series  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Originals,â&#x20AC;?  celebrating  Fourteen  roles  still  to  be  cast,  singing  and  non-­sing-­ Kevin  Byer.  Doors  open  at  7.  Cost  $7  at  the  door.  local  musicians  (from  Lincoln,  Bristol,  Starksboro,  ing.  All  ages  and  experience  levels  welcome  to  try  3URFHHGV WR EHQHÂżW WKH %ULVWRO 5HF 'HSDUWPHQW Monkton  and  Vergennes)  who  are  known  nation-­ out.  Info:  bmatthia@middlebury.edu  or  373-­2556.  Ages  16  and  up  (mature  themes).  Info:  453-­5885.  ally  and  internationally  for  their  work.  Tickets  $15  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Into  the  Woodsâ&#x20AC;?  and  post-­show  talk  in  in  advance,  $20  at  the  door,  available  at  453-­3188,  Migrant  farm  worker  documentary  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  25,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  ext.  2,  or  walkover@mac.com.  Axinn  Room  232.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hide,â&#x20AC;?  a  new  documentary  by  Theater.  Sondheim  and  Lapineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  musical  retelling  Elori  Kramer  and  Peter  Coccoma,  made  in  collabo-­ of  the  Grimm  classics,  in  which  a  parade  of  famil-­ ration  with  Migrant  Justice,  takes  us  inside  the  daily  LDU IRONWDOH ÂżJXUHV ÂżQG WKHLU ZD\ LQWR WKH ZRRGV lives  and  struggle  for  dignity  of  several  migrant  farm  and  try  to  get  home  before  dark.  A  co-­production  workers  from  Central  America  working  in  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  the  Middlebury  College  Music  Department  and  dairy  industry.  Opening  reception  and  appetizers  at  Town  Hall  Theater.  Tickets  $12/10/6,  available  at  S P ÂżOP DQG GLVFXVVLRQ DW 443-­MIDD  or  go.middlebury.edu/tickets.  Also  Jan.  Palliative  care  talk  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  29,  26  and  27.  Followed  by  a  free  post-­show  talk  by  7-­9  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  director  Douglas  Anderson:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Happily  Ever  Afterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Society.  Dr.  Ira  Byock,  director  of  palliative  medi-­ Is  Unsustainable:  Sondheim  and  the  American  cine  at  Dartmouth-­Hitchcock  Medical  Center,  will  Musical  After  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Into  the  Woods.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  give  a  community  presentation  on  hospice  and  Dance  premiere  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  palliative  care.  Info:  388-­4738  or  lborden@porter-­ Jan.  25,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  medical.org.  The  Dance  Company  of  Middlebury  premieres  its  newest  work,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simply  Light,â&#x20AC;?  celebrating  the  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  30th  anniversary  with  dance  artists  from  the  past,  present  and  future.  The  company  will  then  take  the  show  on  tour.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Toddler  TaeKwon  Do  in  Middlebury.  Info:  443-­6433  or  http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.  Wednesday,  Jan.  30,  10:15-­11:30  a.m.,  Also  on  Jan.  26.  Ilsley  Library.  Instructor  Kellie  Thomas  leads  a  playful  introduction  to  an  ancient  martial  art.  Toddlers  and  preschoolers  will  learn  basic  movements  to  help  improve  their  balance,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come  to  Your  Sensesâ&#x20AC;?  workshop  focus  and  coordination.  Drop  in.  Info:  388-­4097.  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  9:30  Wednesdays  through  Feb.  13.  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  MVAA  meeting  room.  The  Lego  Robots  Talent  Show  at  Middlebury  College.  ¿UVW LQ D WZR SDUW VHULHV WR KHOS \RX GHYHORS \RXU Wednesday,  Jan.  30,  2-­5  p.m.,  Great  Hall,  LQQDWH DELOLWLHV 3UDFWLFH SHUFHLYLQJ HQHUJ\ ÂżHOGV McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall.  Students  from  the  looking  inside  the  body  and  more.  Includes  remote  /HJR 5RERWV FODVV VKRZ RII WKHLU ÂżQDO SURMHFWV viewing  in  a  health  care  context.  Part  2:  Feb.  2.  Come  see  the  interactive  and  fun  exhibits  and  Admission  by  donation.  Pre-­register  at  www.feel-­ meet  the  students  who  built  them.  ingmuchbetter.org  or  802-­324-­9149.  Youth  media  lab  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  Social  entrepreneurship  panel  discussion  at  30,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Kids  in  grades  DR.  IRA  BYOCK,  author  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Best  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  Jan.  26,  10  3  and  up  are  invited  to  join  library  and  MCTV  staff  Care  Possible,â&#x20AC;?  will  come  to  the  Cham-­ a.m.-­noon,  McCullough  Student  Center.  Social  to  make  movies  and  learn  about  technology  using  plain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society  and  environmental  activists  Billy  Parish,  Bill  MCTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  state-­of-­the-­art  media  stations.  Every  in  Middlebury  on  Tuesday  evening,  Jan.  McKibben  and  Majora  Carter  speak  on  a  panel  Wednesday.  Space  is  limited;  pre-­register  at  the  29,  to  speak  about  palliative  and  hospice  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preparing  Students  to  Lead  a  Life  of  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  desk,  by  calling  388-­4097,  or  by  emailing  care.  Earlier  that  day,  a  discussion  of  Meaning,â&#x20AC;?  part  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Symposium  on  sarah.lawton@ilsleypubliclibrary.org.  Byockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  book  will  be  held  at  The  Lodge  at  Social  Entrepreneurship  and  Social  Justice.  &ODVVLFDO MD]] Ă&#x20AC;XWH DQG SLDQR FRQFHUW LQ Otter  Creek  in  Middlebury.  See  the  calen-­ Free  community  luncheon  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  30,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  dar  listings  for  details.

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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.  2 4 7 -­ 3 1 2 1 .

The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW ¿UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P IUHH IRU DOO DJHV UHVHUYH D VSRW DW WKHKXE# JPDYW QHW ,QIR RU ZZZ EULVWROVNDWHSDUN FRP LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  VXSSRUW JURXS PHHWV 0RQGD\ QLJKWV S P 7XUQLQJSRLQW &HQWHU 0DUEOH :RUNV 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  %DUEDUD

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Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.

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ZZZ OLQFROQSHDNYLQH\DUG FRP Liza  Myers  Gallery.  22  Center  St.,  Brandon,  247-­5229  or  OL]DP\HUV FRP D P S P GDLO\ )HDWXULQJ WKH ZRUN RI Warren  Kimble,  Liza  Myers  and  other  selected  artists.

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PhotoPlace  Gallery.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Tuesday-­Friday,  D P S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P ,QIR RU Z Z Z Y W S K R W R Z R U N S O D F H F R P 5RNHE\ 0XVHXP 5RXWH )HUULVEXUJK 6WDUNVERUR 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ 0RQGD\ D P S P 7KXUVGD\ D P S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P 6WDUU\ 1LJKW &DIp 5RXWH LQ )HUULVEXUJK W e d n e s d a y -­ S u n d a y .

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9HUPRQW )RONOLIH &HQWHU 0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ *DOOHU\ DQG shop  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  Admission  E\ GRQDWLRQ 2Q H[KLELW 6HSW 'HF ³$UWLVWV RI WKH )RUHVW´ 6HSW 'HF ³,PDJLQHV GH PL $OPD ,PDJHV IURP 0\ 6RXO ´ 9HUPRQW 6WXGLR )XUQLWXUH *DOOHU\ 2OG +ROORZ 5RDG North  Ferrisburgh.  Gallery  hours,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.

WalkOver  Gallery.  15  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  hours  are Â

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LI BRARY PROGRAMS Bixby  Memorial  Library.  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  0RQGD\ S P 7XHVGD\ S P :HGQHVGD\ DQG 7KXUVGD\ D P S P )ULGD\ S P Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Preschool  multi-­age  story  time  Thursday,  10:30  a.m.

Brandon  Free  Public  Library.  Preschool  story  hour  every  )ULGD\ DW S P ZLWK 'HE /HQGZD\ 0RYLHV VKRZQ HYHU\ Friday  at  1:30  p.m.  (17  and  under  must  be  accompanied  by  a  parent  or  guardian).  247-­8230. +DQFRFN )UHH 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ :HGQHVGD\ S P 7KXUVGD\ QRRQ S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P %RRNV YLGHRV DQG DVDs.  Other  items  available  through  interlibrary  loan.

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Friday,  10:30  a.m.  Seniors  program,  second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.  Book  discussion  group,  second  Wednesday  at  7  S P ,QIR 3DUNLQVRQ¶V VXSSRUW JURXS VHFRQG :HGQHVGD\

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Russell  Memorial  Library.  Monkton.  453-­4471.  Tuesday,  3-­8  S P )ULGD\ D P S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P )ULGD\ Story  Hour,  second  and  last  Friday,  11  a.m.-­noon.  WiFi  a v a i l a b l e .

Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  458-­0747.  Saturday,  9  D P QRRQ 7XHVGD\ DQG 7KXUVGD\ S P &KLOGUHQ¶V 7LPH 7XHVGD\ S P ,QIR KWWS VDOLVEXU\IUHHOLEUDU\ b l o g s p o t . c o m .

Sarah  Partridge  Community  Library.  East  Middlebury.  388-­7588.  Ilsley  Library  cards  accepted.  Tuesday,  9  D P QRRQ 7KXUVGD\ S P 6DWXUGD\ D P QRRQ 6WRU\ WLPH IRU SUHVFKRROHUV 7XHVGD\ D P Books  and  Lunch  on  third  Tuesdays,  noon.  Book  sale  on  Saturdays.

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Whiting  Free  Library.  Main  Street  opposite  the  church.  &DOO IRU KRXUV 6WRU\ WLPH ZLWK 'HE /HQGZD\ a.m.  Wednesdays.

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Town  of  Middlebury  to  Addison  County  Readers  thanks  all  who  helped  bring  books  to  children Notes of buy  conservation  land appreciation

Addison  County  Readers  Inc.,  which  sponsors  the  Dolly  Parton  Imagination  Library  in  Addison  County,  would  like  to  acknowledge  the  longtime  civic  supporters  in  our  By  JOHN  FLOWERS business  community.

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  At  their  meet-­ Âł, WKLQN ZH DUH DOO IHHOLQJ FRQÂż-­ generous  community  for  helping  ing  Tuesday,  members  of  the  Mid-­ dent  we  will  get  the  right  person,â&#x20AC;?  us  to  make  the  program  such  a  dlebury  selectboard  discussed  a  pro-­ said  Selectman  Nick  Artim,  a  mem-­ success.

As  we  enter  our  sixth  year  of  posed  municipal  budget  (see  story  on  ber  of  the  Middlebury  Business  De-­ Page  1A). velopment  Fund  Advisory  Board.

In  other  action  on  Tuesday,  the  Â&#x2021; 5HFHLYHG D SURJUHVV UHSRUW RQ HI-­ Middlebury  selectboard: forts  to  replace  the  railroad  overpasses  Â&#x2021; $XWKRUL]HG 7RZQ 0DQDJHU on  Merchants  Row  and  Main  Street  in  Kathleen  Ramsay  to  close  on  a  deal  downtown  Middlebury.  Former  Mid-­ (Continued  from  Page  3A) to  buy  38.3  acres  of  conservation  dlebury  Town  Manager  Bill  Finger  increase. land  off  Washington  Street  Exten-­ is  serving  as  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  project  man-­ The  RNeSU  transportation  sion  near  Chipman  Hill.  The  land,  DJHU +H KDV LGHQWLÂżHG VRPH HQJLQHHUV assessment  went  from  $27,158  to  previously  considered  for  a  housing  ZDQWLQJ WR WDNH RQ WKH MRE WKH ÂżUVW VWHS $32,933  and  the  RNeSU  Central  subdivision,  will  be  purchased  for  in  working  with  state  and  federal  rail  2IÂżFH DVVHVVPHQW URVH IURP $150,000  with  money  on  hand  in  the  authorities  to  get  funding  for  what  is  to  WR townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  conservation  fund. be  a  locally  coordinated  project.

Funding  the  after  school  program  Â&#x2021; /HDUQHG WKDW D FRPPLWWHH Â&#x2021; $ZDUGHG D FRQWUDFW WR went  from  $5,000  to  $8,000  due  to  charged  with  recruiting  and  hiring  the  Engineering  Services  of  Vermont  the  loss  of  grants  that  previously  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  business  development  director  to  complete  an  assessment  of  the  funded  the  program.

KDV LQWHUYLHZHG WZR RI WKUHH ÂżQDO-­ municipal  gymnasiumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  antiquated  While  costs  are  up,  however,  so  is  ists  in  anticipation  of  recommending  mechanical,  electrical  and  plumb-­ revenue  from  the  state  based  on  the  a  hire  to  the  selectboard  on  Feb.  12.  ing  systems.  This  assessment  is  part  increased  number  of  pupils.

The  business  development  director  of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  effort  to  establish  the  The  way  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  education  will  be  responsible  for,  among  other  scope  of  work  needed  to  make  the  funding  formula  works,  however,  is  things,  bringing  new  business  and  PXQLFLSDO J\P PRUH HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW that  schools  receive  state  education  jobs  to  Middlebury  and  helping  exist-­ and  usable  for  the  long  term.  Town  ing  enterprises  grow.  The  directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  RIÂżFLDOV ZDQW WR UHWDLQ WKH J\P EXW salary  will  be  paid  from  a  new  fund  UHSODFH WKH DGMDFHQW WRZQ RIÂżFHV DSSURYHG ODVW \HDU IRU ÂżYH \HDUV E\ with  a  new  building  that  they  believe  Middlebury  taxpayers  and  features  ZRXOG EH WKH ÂżUVW HQHUJ\ QHXWUDO PX-­ a  substantial  contribution  from  the  nicipal  building  in  the  state.

(Continued  from  Page  3A) he  will  respond  to  any  drug  com-­ plaint  that  comes  through  his  depart-­ ment,  the  onus  is  on  the  landlords  to  choose  their  tenants  more  carefully.

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Drugs  have  been  a  problem  in  budget  meeting  this  past  Monday  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Rec  Department  and  town  the  Brandon  area  and  statewide  for  expecting  a  projected  increase  of  clerk  share  an  employee  and  it  was  years,  but  there  has  been  a  notice-­ 1.3  percent,  but  the  actual  requests  agreed  to  shift  a  couple  hours  be-­ able  shift  in  the  drug  of  choice.  For  from  the  Bristol  Fire  Department  tween  the  two  departments  with  a  the  last  decade,  abuse  of  prescription  and  the  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  resulting  increase  for  rec  and  a  de-­ painkillers  like  OxyContin  and  Oxy-­ ZHUH ORZHU WKDQ WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV KDG crease  for  clerk,  with  no  net  change,â&#x20AC;?  Codone  has  been  rampant  in  Ver-­ guessed.  That  resulted  in  the  1.1  per-­ he  explained.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Likewise,  the  private  mont.  However,  the  cost,  increased  FHQW ÂżJXUH ZKLFK PD\ VWLOO EH ORZ-­ Bristol  Recreation  Club  has  lowered  vigilance  around  prescription  fraud  ered  slightly,  Bryant  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;if  there  LWV DSSURSULDWLRQ UHTXHVW E\ and  changes  in  the  pharmaceuti-­ is  a  bit  of  grand  list  growth,  which  but  the  Recreation  Department  will  cal  industry  have  made  these  drugs  there  usually  is.â&#x20AC;? now  have  some  expenses  for  services  harder  for  addicts  to  acquire  and  Bryant  said  the  largest  projected  that  were  formerly  provided  by  the  abuse.  In  their  place  comes  an  old  increase  in  spending,  in  terms  of  club.  Bristol  taxpayers  actually  ap-­ favorite:  heroin. percentage,  was  for  the  Bristol  Rec-­ SHDU WR EHQHÂżW IURP WKHVH SURSRVHG In  many  ways,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  perfect  reation  Department,  which  has  in-­ changes  regarding  recreation,  but  it  drug.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cheap  (about  $5  for  a  bag  creased  its  budget  by  6.5  percent.  just  shows  up  in  different  parts  of  the  containing  enough  for  a  high),  easier  However,  about  half  of  that  spending  budget.â&#x20AC;?

WR ¿QG DQG HDVLHU WR XVH In  2010,  OxyContin  maker  Purdue  Pharma  developed  an  abuse-­deter-­ ring  version  of  the  drug  that  turns  to  gel  when  crushed,  making  it  harder  for  people  to  snort  or  inject  for  a  quick  high.

On  the  street,  OxyContin  now  fetches  $25-­$30  per  10-­20  mg.  pill.  An  80  mg.  dose  can  cost  up  to  $80.

In  2012,  the  New  England  Journal  of  Medicine  published  a  study  that  seemed  to  prove  this  shift  from  pain-­ killers  to  heroin.  The  study  included  more  than  2,500  people  who  were  The  Mountain  Health  Center  welcomes  dependent  on  opioids,  who  were  fol-­ Â&#x201D;Ǥ Â&#x2021;ĆĄÂ&#x201D;Â&#x2021;Â&#x203A; Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2C6;Â?Â&#x192;Â? Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â&#x2018;Â&#x2014;Â&#x201D; Â&#x2019;Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2021; Â&#x192;Â&#x2022; lowed  between  July  2009  and  March  Â&#x192; Â&#x2019;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x203A; Â&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2019;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2020;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Ǥ Â&#x2021; Â&#x2122;Â&#x2039;Â&#x17D;Â&#x17D; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2021; 2012.  During  that  period  there  was  Â&#x2021;Â&#x161;Â&#x2026;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2014;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2021;Â&#x17D;Â&#x203A; Â&#x192;Â&#x2022; Â&#x192; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2039;Â&#x17D;Â&#x203A; Â&#x2019;Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2018;Â?Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;ÇĄ Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2020; a  17  percent  decrease  in  OxyContin  Â&#x2019;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2020;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2019;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x203A; Â&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â?Â&#x2021;Â&#x2122; Â&#x2019;Â&#x192;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2018;Â&#x2C6; abuse,  heroin  abuse  doubled,  almost  all  ages.  one-­fourth  of  participants  were  able  to  abuse  OxyContin  despite  the  refor-­ mulation,  and  66  percent  switched  to Â

Â&#x2C6; Â&#x203A;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2014; Â&#x2122;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2020; Â&#x17D;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2021; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2026;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2020;Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2021; Â&#x192;Â? Â&#x192;Â&#x2019;Â&#x2019;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2013;Â?Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013; Â&#x2122;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x160; Â&#x201D;Ǥ Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2C6;Â?Â&#x192;Â?ÇĄ heroin. Â&#x2019;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2021;Â&#x192;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â&#x17D;Â&#x17D; Í&#x153;Í&#x201D;Í&#x2013;ÇŚÍ&#x2DC;Í&#x2122;Í&#x2014;ÇŚÍ&#x2122;Í&#x201D;Í&#x2013;Í&#x153;.  FILLING  A  NEED Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  secret  that  many  landlords  tend  to  rent  to  tenants  who  receive  Â&#x2021;Â&#x2122; Â&#x2018;Â&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2018;Â? Â&#x2039;Â? Â&#x201D;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018;Â&#x17D; Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D;Â?Â&#x2022;Ǩ some  kind  of  public  assistance.  Of-­ ten  people  who  earn  a  lower  income  cannot  afford  to  buy  a  home  and  Í&#x203A;Í&#x2DC; Â&#x2014;Â?Â&#x2022;Â&#x2039;Â&#x17D;Â&#x17D; Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2021;Ǥǥ Â&#x2014;Â&#x2039;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030; Í&#x2022;ÇĄ Â&#x2014;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2021; Í&#x2022;Í&#x201D;Í&#x201D; must  settle  for  renting  an  apartment.  Â&#x201D;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018;Â&#x17D;ÇĄ Í&#x153;Í&#x201D;Í&#x2013;ÇŚÍ&#x2DC;Í&#x2122;Í&#x2014;ÇŚÍ&#x2122;Í&#x201D;Í&#x2013;Í&#x153; Others  may  be  on  disability,  are  un-­ Â&#x2122;Â&#x2122;Â&#x2122;ǤÂ?Â&#x2018;Â&#x2014;Â?Â&#x2013;Â&#x192;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x160;Â&#x2021;Â&#x192;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;ǤÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2018;Â? able  to  work,  and  cannot  afford  to  own  their  own  home  and  must  rent Â

providing  free  books  to  FXUUHQWO\ $GGLVRQ County  preschoolers  we  want  to  thank  these  local  civic  organizations  for  their  ongoing  support.  Many  thanks  to  American  Legion  Post  27  in  Middlebury,  Friends  of  Ilsley  Public  Library,  Lions  Club Â

of  Middlebury,  Rotary  Club  of  Middlebury  and  Wells  Mountain  Foundation  of  Bristol.  These  organizations  have  SURYLGHG DW OHDVW ÂżYH \HDUV RI FRQWLQXLQJ ÂżQDQFLDO VXSSRUW IRU RXU efforts.  We  salute  them  for  helping  the  preschoolers  of  Addison  County Â

so  that  the  children  and  their  parents  may  share  in  the  joy  of  spending  time  together  reading  and  learning  to  enjoy  books.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  goes  into  a  mind  comes  out  in  a  life.â&#x20AC;?

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funding  based  on  the  number  â&#x20AC;&#x153;equalized  pupils,â&#x20AC;?  not  the  number  of  actual  students.  The  tax  rate  is  determined  by  per  pupil  spending,  so  the  more  students  a  school  enrolls  while  still  keeping  costs  down,  the  lower  the  per  pupil  spending,  which  in  turns  lower  the  tax  rate.  Per  pupil  spending  is  usually  determined  by  the  state  over  a  two-­year  average,  but  anytime  the  student  population  increases  by  at  least  20  kids,  the  average  is  accelerated  and  the  lower  per  pupil  spending  is  applied  right  away.

So,  even  though  Leicester  counts  71  students  in  its  enrollment,  the  state  counts  63  equalized  pupils  and Â

bases  its  funding  on  that  number.  The  state  counted  60  equalized  pupils  in  Leicester  for  the  current  budget.  That  said,  Leicesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  state  funding  is  projected  to  rise  based  on  the  increase  of  three  equalized  pupils,  QRW UHDO SXSLOV IURP WR 5RXJKO\ RI WKDW is  state  money,  and  $252,709  is  local  tax  money,  but  it  all  goes  into  the  same  pot  and  is  then  doled  back  out  by  the  state.

All  of  this  means  that  Leicester  still  has  to  provide  services  and  supplies  for  more  students  than  the  state  uses  in  determining  revenue.

At  the  Leicester  School,  there  are Â

four  teachers  and  two  principals  that  split  a  part-­time  position.  That  principal  set-­up  makes  it  so  the  ERDUG GRHV QRW KDYH WR SD\ EHQHÂżWV But  Carroll  said  that  Leicester  taxpayers  are  getting  plenty  of  bang  for  their  buck,  citing  the  fact  that  Leicester  School  was  one  of  few  area  schools  to  make  Adequate  Yearly  Progress  in  state  testing  last  year,  despite  a  high  number  of  students  who  live  in  poverty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  is  a  testament  to  the  fact  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  it  right,  even  though  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  it  on  a  shoestring,â&#x20AC;?  Carroll  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  teachers  are  doing  a  great  job.â&#x20AC;?

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as  well.  And,  of  course,  three  years  into  the  economic  recovery  from  re-­ cession,  more  and  more  people  have  lost  their  jobs  and  have  had  to  take  jobs  that  pay  less.  Many  have  lost  their  homes  and  are  now  renters.  Still  others  are  merely  young  people  who  are  unable  to  earn  and  save  enough  money  to  own  a  home.

Whatever  the  reason,  there  will  al-­ ways  be  a  market  for  rental  housing.  Unfortunately,  with  the  investment  of  a  rental  property  comes  the  crap-­ VKRRW RI ÂżQGLQJ DQG NHHSLQJ UHVSRQ-­ sible,  paying  tenants.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  time-­ consuming  process  that  involves  a  certain  level  of  trust,  but  Brickell  said  he  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  Brandon  land-­ lords  are  choosy  enough  about  who  they  rent  to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  these  issue  stem  from  peo-­ ple  the  landlords  brought  in,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  your  due  diligence.  Do  back-­ ground  checks  on  people.  Call  former Â

landlords,  check  court  records,  crimi-­ nal  records.  These  are  public  records,  and  it  costs  nothing  but  maybe  the  price  of  making  copies.â&#x20AC;?

Even  if  a  more  involved  back-­ ground  check  ends  up  costing  the  landlord  some  money,  Brickell  said  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  small  price  to  pay  in  the  face  of  legal  fees  for  an  eviction  and  costly  repairs  to  a  rental  property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  money  well  spent  prior  to  renting  to  a  bad  tenant,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  property  owner,  and  you  have  to  treat  people  fairly,  but  you  DOVR KDYH WR SURWHFW \RXU ÂżQDQFLDO investment.â&#x20AC;?

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And  Jones  has  had  tenants  who  were  drug  dealers. Âł, KDG RQH WHQDQW DQG WKH WUDIÂżF LQ and  out  made  it  obvious  what  he  was  doing,â&#x20AC;?  Jones  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  told  him  I  was  going  to  call  the  cops  if  he  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  gone  by  the  weekend.  He  left.â&#x20AC;?

While  he  agrees  with  Brickell  that  the  best  offense  against  bad  tenants  is  a  good  background  check,  Jones  admits  he  could  do  a  better  job  in  that  area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  a  thorough  enough  check,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  understand  being  careful  about  who  you  rent  to,  but  as  a  landlord,  you  have  to  be  able  to  pay  the  bills.â&#x20AC;?      said  that  means  that  sometimes  renting  to  a  questionable  tenant  is  bet-­ ter  than  having  an  empty  unit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  if  at  some  point  you  have  to  say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  to  someone  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  bad  choice  but  the  best  choice  you  have,  you  do  it,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes,  it  works  out,  sometimes  you  get  stiffed.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  to  say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Screen  your  tenants  and  make  good  choices,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  but  those  people  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  these  bills  to  pay.â&#x20AC;?

That  said,  James  said  he  tries  to  get  as  much  information  from  a  potential  tenant  as  possible,  including  previous  landlord  and  employment  informa-­ tion  going  back  at  least  three  years.  But  James  also  said  that  potential  renters  can  play  fast  and  loose  with  the  facts,  using  relatives  with  differ-­ ent  names  as  references  and  lying  about  their  employment  and  income.

Patrick  Riordan  is  a  landlord  in  Rutland  and  treasurer  of  the  Vermont  Rental  Property  Owners  Association,  an  organization  with  290  member  landlords  statewide.  He  agreed  that  background  checks  are  the  best  way  IRU ODQGORUG WR ÂżQG WKH EHVW WHQDQWV To  that  end,  the  VRPOA  starting  of-­ fering  members  discounted  credit  checks  on  potential  tenants.  Riordan  said  more  so  than  drugs,  the  biggest  challenge  most  Vermont  landlords  face  is  the  eviction  law,  which  makes  getting  rid  of  a  tenant  a  long,  drawn  out  and  expensive  pro-­ cess.  Riordan  said  on  average,  it  takes  IRXU WR ÂżYH PRQWKV â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  handcuffs  the  landlord,â&#x20AC;?  Rior-­ dan  said  of  the  eviction  process.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  a  tenant  refuses  to  move,  it  can  be  four  RU ÂżYH PRQWKV GXULQJ ZKLFK WKH\ donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  pay  rent,  on  top  of  the  legal  ex-­ penses  the  landlord  has  to  pay.â&#x20AC;?

Riordan  said  the  VRPOA  is  work-­ ing  with  legislators  to  streamline  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eviction  law.

LOVE  THY  NEIGHBOR People  are  inherently  curious  (i.e.  nosey)  and  Brickell  said  that  vigilant  neighbors  to  buildings  where  there  is  suspected  drug  activity  have  a  responsibility  to  share  information  with  local  police. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  things  that  people  see  when  we  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  there,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  they  have  to  take  a  stand  and  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This  is  not  OK  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  this  in  my  neighborhood.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

But  he  added  that  fear  of  retalia-­ tion  is  a  major  deterrent  to  most  peo-­ ple  sharing  information  with  police.  Brickell  said  for  the  most  part,  that  fear  is  unfounded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  biggest  drawback  and  we  deal  with  it  all  the  time,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  the  time,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unrealistic.  If  you  allow  someone  to  intimidate  you  and  that  someone  is  allowed  to  con-­ tinue  their  criminal  behavior  because  of  that,  that  is  equally  bad,  so  what  do  you  have  to  lose  by  contacting  the  police?â&#x20AC;?

Bryan  Jones  said  he  believes  apa-­ thy,  not  fear  of  retaliation,  is  the  main  reason  why  most  neighbors  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  report  drug  activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  people  just  ignore  it,  but  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  worried  about  retaliation,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  most  people  think,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Live  and  let  live.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  I  think  people  look  at  (drug  activity)  as  a  victimless  crime,  but  it  trickles  down  to  kids  and  drugs  lead  to  other  crimes.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NOT  a  victimless  crime.â&#x20AC;? Â

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youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  about  myself  or  John,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  less  time  that  the  players  are  go-­ ing  to  be  talked  about.â&#x20AC;?

Both  men  love  history,  just  not  the  kind  with  them  making  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  like  reading  a  lot  of  history  ...  I  guess  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pretty  neat,â&#x20AC;?  John  Harbaugh  offered  Monday.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  is  it  really  go-­ ing  to  be  written  about?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  ex-­ actly  like  Churchill  and  Roosevelt  or  anything.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pretty  cool,  but  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  as  far  as  it  goes.â&#x20AC;?

Nice  try,  guys.

John  watched  the  end  of  Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  game  IURP WKH ÂżHOG LQ )R[ERURXJK 0DVV as  Baltimore  warmed  up  for  the  AFC  championship  game.  Jim  called  his  sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  family  from  the  team  plane  before  takeoff  after  a  win  at  Atlanta  and  asked  how  his  big  brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  was  doing  against  New  England.

The  improbable  Super  Bowl  fea-­ tures  a  set  of  brothers  known  around  WKH 1)/ DV ¿HUFH FRPSHWLWRUV XQ-­ afraid  to  make  a  bold  move  during  the  season.  Unafraid  to  upset  anyone  who  stands  in  their  way.

In  fact,  each  one  made  a  major  change  midseason  to  get  this  far  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  -RKQ ÂżUHG KLV RIIHQVLYH FRRUGLQDWRU while  Jim  boosted  his  offense  with  a  TXDUWHUEDFN VZLWFK IURP $OH[ 6PLWK to  Colin  Kaepernick.

Leading  up  to  Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  games,  par-­ ents  Jack  and  Jackie  said  they  would  wait  to  decide  whether  to  travel  to  New  Orleans  if  both  teams  advanced  or  stick  to  what  has  been  working  so  well  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  watching  from  the  comfort  of  WKHLU FRXFK LQ 0HTXRQ :LV â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  enjoy  it  very  much.  We  get  down  in  our  basement,  turn  on  the  television  and  just  have  a  fantastic  day  watching  outstanding  football,â&#x20AC;?  Jack  said  last  week.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  share  our  misery  with  no  one  but  ourselves.  Not  only  the  misery,  but  the  ups  and  downs,  the  ins  and  outs  of  an  outstanding  profes-­ sional  game.â&#x20AC;?

And,  no,  the  Harbaughs  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  looking  ahead  to  a  potential  big  trip  to  the  Big  Easy.

-DFN LQVLVWV KLV ZLIH LV TXLFN WR SXOO out  that  old  sports  cliche:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  game  at  a  time.  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  ap-­ propriate,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

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The  brothers,  separated  in  age  by  15  months,  have  taken  different  paths  to  footballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  biggest  stage  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  years  after  their  intense  games  of  knee  football  at  the  family  home.  They  tried  to  beat  each  other  at  cards,  or  whatever  other  game  it  was  at  the  time.  Sometimes,  they  tried  to  beat  each  other  up.  Sister,  Joani  Crean,  often  got  in  on  the  fun,  too.

The  49-­year-­old  Jim  never  reached  a  Super  Bowl,  falling  a  last-­gasp  pass  short  during  a  15-­year  NFL  career  as Â

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D TXDUWHUEDFN 7KH \HDU ROG -RKQ never  played  in  the  NFL. Still,  both  will  tell  you,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  got  it  better  than  us?  No-­body!â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  catchphrase  they  got  from  their  dad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  put  into  words  what  it  means  to  see  John  and  Jim  achieve  this  incredible  milestone,â&#x20AC;?  their  brother-­in-­law,  Indiana  basketball  coach  Tom  Crean,  said  on  Twitter.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  talked  to  Jim  (before)  his  team  plane  left.  All  he  wanted  to  know  was  how  was  John  doing?  How  were  they  playing?  One  incredible  family  who  puts  the  care,  well-­being  and  love  for  each  other  at  the  forefront  like  most  families  do.  Again,  we  are  very  proud  of  them.  Going  to  be  exciting  to  watch  it  unfold.â&#x20AC;?

John  worked  his  way  up  from  the  bottom  of  the  coaching  ranks,  while  -LP ZDV WKH VWDU FROOHJH TXDUWHUEDFN DW 0LFKLJDQ D ¿UVW URXQG GUDIW SLFN and  eventual  Pro  Bowler  who  made  coaching  his  career  once  he  retired.

John  already  has  the  one-­up,  while  Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  is  the  early  favorite.  Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ravens  beat  the  49ers  16-­6  on  Thanks-­ JLYLQJ QLJKW LQ -LPÂśV URRNLH VHD-­ son  as  an  NFL  coach  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  though  both  know  that  means  nothing  now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  want  everybody  to  know,  that  was  a  four-­day  deal  and  every  story  has  been  told,â&#x20AC;?  John  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  that  interesting.  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nothing  more  to  learn.  The  tape  across  the  middle  of  the  room  story,  OK,  you  got  it?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  OK.  It  was  just  like  any  other  family,  really.  I  really  hope  the  focus  is  not  so  much  on  that.  We  get  it,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  cool  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  exciting  and  all  that.â&#x20AC;?

Said  Jim,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Completely  new  busi-­ ness.â&#x20AC;?

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By  JANIE  McCAULEY  AP  Sports  Writer SANTA  CLARA,  Calif.  (AP)  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jim  and  John  Harbaugh  have  ex-­ changed  a  handful  of  text  messages,  and  plan  to  leave  it  at  that.  No  phone  conversations  necessary  while  the  seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  still  going.  No  time  for  pleas-­ antries,  even  for  the  friendly  siblings.

There  is  work  to  be  done  to  prepare  for  the  Super  Bowl,  prepare  for  each  other,  prepare  for  a  history-­making  day  already  being  widely  hyped  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harbowlâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superbaughâ&#x20AC;?  depend-­ ing  which  nickname  you  prefer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  matter  who  the  coach  is,  what  relationship  you  have  with  the  person  on  the  other  side,â&#x20AC;?  49ers  coach  Jim  Harbaugh  said  so  matter-­of-­factly  Monday  afternoon.

Their  parents  sure  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  picking  sides  for  the  Feb.  3  matchup  in  New  Orleans.

These  days,  the  Harbaughsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  long-­ time  coaching  father,  Jack,  stays  away  from  game-­planning  chatter  or  strat-­ egy  sessions  with  his  Super  Bowl-­ bound  coaching  sons.  Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  John  Harbaugh  and  little  brother  Jim  have  been  doing  this  long  enough  now  to  no  longer  need  dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  input.

Yet,  they  still  regularly  seek  it.  And,  their  father  does  offer  one  basic  man-­ tra:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get  ahead,  stay  ahead.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probably  the  greatest  advice  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  ever  been  given  and  the  only  ad-­ vice  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  ever  found  to  be  true  in  all  of  coaching,  I  think  we  mentioned  it  to  both  John  and  Jim...  the  coaching  advice  is,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Get  ahead,  stay  ahead,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Jack  Harbaugh  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  called  upon,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  repeat  that  same  message.â&#x20AC;?

His  boys  still  call  home  regularly  to  check  in  with  the  man  who  turned  both  on  to  the  coaching  profession  years  ago,  and  the  mother  who  has  handled  everything  behind  the  scenes  for  decades  in  a  highly  competitive,  sports-­crazed  family  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  with  all  the  routine  sports  clichĂŠs  to  show  for  it.

The  Harbaugh  brothers  will  become  WKH ¿UVW VLEOLQJV WR VTXDUH RII IURP RS-­ posite  sidelines  when  their  teams  play  for  the  NFL  championship  at  the  Su-­ perdome.

Not  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  too  keen  on  playing  up  the  storyline  that  has  no  chance  of  going  away  as  hard  as  they  try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  blessing  and  a  curse,â&#x20AC;?  Jim  Harbaugh  said  Mon-­ day.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  blessing  because  that  is  my  brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team.  And,  also,  personally  I  played  for  the  Ravens.  Great  respect  for  their  organization.  ...  The  curse  part  would  be  the  talk  of  two  brothers  playing  in  the  Super  Bowl  and  what  that  takes  away  from  the  players  that  are  in  the  game.  Every  moment  that Â

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7KDW ÂżUH HTXLSPHQW UHVHUYH fund  will  contain  around  $780,000  E\ -XQH WKH HQG RI WKLV ÂżVFDO year.  Meanwhile,  the  Middlebury  selectboard  has  been  working  to  hold  down  a  2013-­2014  municipal  EXGJHW SURSRVDO WKDW LV EHLQJ LQĂ&#x20AC;X-­ HQFHG E\ D ORW RI Âż[HG FRVWV ² LQ-­ FOXGLQJ WKH ÂżUVW GHEW VHUYLFH SD\-­ ment  on  the  $4.625  million  bond  WR XSJUDGH WKH WZR 0LGGOHEXU\ ÂżUH VWDWLRQV 7KDW ÂżUVW SD\PHQW ZLOO add  3.5  cents  to  the  municipal  tax  rate  that  currently  stands  at  86.2  cents.

The  selectboard  wants  to  craft  a  2013-­14  budget  that  would  keep  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  municipal  tax  rate  in-­ crease  to  5.5  cents  overall.  A  pen-­ ny  on  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tax  rate  raises  roughly  $72,000.  The  board  on  Tuesday  reviewed  an  additional  $29,060  in  cuts  and  revenue  adjustments  to  its  latest  budget  draft,  which  produced  a  spending  plan  of  $8,951,760,  of  which  $6,360,945  would  need  to  be  raised  through  property  taxes.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  proposed  budget  that  achieves  the  goal  of  holding  the  municipal  tax  rate  hike  at  5.5  cents,  but  at  the  ex-­ pense  of  some  items  that  town  staff  and  board  members  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  VDFULÂżFH $PRQJ WKHP LQ funding  for  Addison  County  Tran-­ sit  Resources  (ACTR)  that  would  leverage  additional  state  and  fed-­ eral  money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  concerned  about  not  fund-­ ing  programs  (at  the  expense  of)  huge  leverage,â&#x20AC;?  said  Select-­ man  Dean  George,  who  is  also  an  ACTR  board  member.

Selectwoman  Susan  Shashok  FRXQWHUHG WKDW RWKHU QRQSUR¿W SUR-­ grams  could  also  use  more  funding  and  that  the  fair  thing  would  be  to  divide  equally  any  found  money.

Resident  Mark  Mooney  told  the  ERDUG LW VKRXOG ORRN WR WKH ÂżUH GH-­ SDUWPHQW WR ÂżQG D OLWWOH WHPSRUDU\ budgetary  relief.  He  suggested  the  board  ask  the  department  if  it  ZRXOG DJUHH WR VDFULÂżFH ² IRU QH[W year  only  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  of  the  two  cents  on  the  tax  rate  that  is  used  to  fortify  the  equipment  reserve  fund.  This, Â

he  said,  would  still  net  the  fund  $72,000  for  future  equipment  pur-­ chase  while  giving  the  selectboard  DQ LGHQWLFDO DPRXQW IRU Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ in  crafting  the  2013-­14  municipal  budget.

Mooney  said  he  supports  the  ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW LWV HTXLSPHQW IXQG DQG WKH ÂżUH VWDWLRQ XSJUDGHV but  believes  â&#x20AC;&#x153;it  makes  senseâ&#x20AC;?  in  a  tight  budget  year  to  reduce  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  contribution  for  one  year  to  what  he  said  was  a  healthy  bal-­ ance  of  $780,000  for  equipment  purchases.

Selectboard  members  on  Tues-­ day  were  intrigued  by  Mooneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  suggestion.  They  also  acknowl-­ edged  the  extent  to  which  the  ¿UH HTXLSPHQW UHVHUYH IXQG KDG allowed  the  town  to  avoid  bond-­ ing  and  were  unsure  whether  Mooneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  idea  might  require  a  special  article  on  the  March  town  meeting  warning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  prefer  to  see  this  come  DV DQ LQLWLDWLYH IURP WKH ÂżUH GHSDUW-­ ment  â&#x20AC;Ś  as  opposed  to  us  imposing  this  on  them,â&#x20AC;?  George  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worth  a  look,â&#x20AC;?  Shashok  said.

7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV DUH H[SHFWHG WR Ă&#x20AC;RDW WKH LGHD WR ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW leaders  in  advance  of  a  special  meeting  they  will  hold  on  Tuesday,  -DQ WR ÂżQDOL]H WKH EXGJHW DQG town  meeting  warning.  That  meet-­ ing  will  be  at  7  p.m.  at  the  Munici-­ pal  Building.

Meanwhile,  Middlebury  Fire  Chief  Rick  Cole  said  on  Wednes-­ day  that  he  would  have  to  discuss  Mooneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  suggestion  with  the  departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  membership  before  taking  a  position  on  the  idea.  But  he  noted  the  department  is  facing  a  major  equipment  purchase  this  year  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  replacement  of  the  forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  20-­year-­old  ladder  truck.  Such  ve-­ hicles  can  cost  around  $1  million,  according  to  Cole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  fund  (balance)  does  look  good  right  now,  but  when  all  of  a  sudden  you  have  to  buy  a  new  piece  of  equipmentâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?  he  said,  in-­ dicating  how  the  increasing  costs  RI ÂżUH DSSDUDWXV FDQ TXLFNO\ GH-­ plete  an  account.  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

(Continued from Page 1A) divested  from  fossil  fuels  for  it  to  be-­ Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  try  inject  some  humor  up  front  by  come  a  reality. suggesting  that  this  panel  contain  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  number-­one  priority  is  to  sup-­ up  front  warning:  Viewer  discretion  port  all  of  our  clients  so  that  we  can  all  advised,â&#x20AC;?  moderator  David  Salem  said  work  together  to  make  the  world  a  bet-­ in  his  opening  remarks,  to  resounding  ter  place,â&#x20AC;?  Hardy  said. silence  from  the  audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  nice  things  about  capi-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  say  this  not  because  I  expect  any-­ talism  is  that  with  $900  million  to  one  in  the  room  tonight  to  misbehave,  spend,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  pretty  sure  if  there  was  a  but  because  I  expect,  and  in  some  re-­ different  way  we  wanted  to  do  busi-­ spects  hope,  that  this  initial  forum  on  ness,  someone  out  there  could  help  divestment  will  seem  boring,  if  not  us,â&#x20AC;?  interjected  Middlebury  Scholar  hopelessly  off  point  to  some  of  you,â&#x20AC;?  in  Residence  Bill  McKibben  at  a  later  added  Salem,  a  1978  Middlebury  point  in  the  forum. graduate.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  The  panel  also  in-­ asking  everyone  on  cluded  college  senior  this  panel  to  leave  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were colleges Charlie  Arnowitz,  for  another  day  the  that invested in slav- president  of  the  Stu-­ VFLHQWLÂżF FKDOOHQJHV ery and have spent dent  Government  that  are  part  of  the  the last few decades Association  and  an  global  debate  now  eleventh-­hour  con-­ under  way  about  cli-­ apologizing for that cession  to  requests  â&#x20AC;Ś One also might mate  change.â&#x20AC;? for  a  student  voice  at  Salem,  who  guess that 100 years the  table.  Arnowitz  pledged  to  maintain  from now, people was  asked  to  present  neutrality  to  the  best  might look back on the  results  of  a  stu-­ of  his  ability  but  dent  survey  meant  to  our time with some twice  invoked  his  gauge  student  feel-­ experience  in  the  of the same disbelief ings  on  divestment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;money  makingâ&#x20AC;?  that people were not â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  an  issue  profession,  said  that  taking action against that  many  students  Middlebury  College  what was a clear care  deeply  about,  would  not  have  sur-­ and present danger.â&#x20AC;? even  if  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  all  vived  for  two  centu-­ agree,â&#x20AC;?  Arnowitz  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill McKibben said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  my  four  ries  without  the  trust-­ ees  making  smart  years  at  Middlebury  and  safe  investment  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  almost  certainly  decisions  to  ensure  that  the  institution  the  central  campus  issue  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inspired  would  prosper  for  generations  of  stu-­ the  most  dialogue  among  students  in  dents  and  faculty  to  come.  the  last  year  or  so.â&#x20AC;?

7KH DXGLHQFH ÂżUVW KHDUG IURP 0LG-­ The  survey,  which  had  netted  re-­ dlebury  College  Vice  President  for  Fi-­ sponses  from  just  under  50  percent  of  nance  Patrick  Norton,  who  broke  down  the  student  body  as  of  Tuesday  night,  the  sources  of  revenue  that  fund  the  indicated  that  63  percent  of  student  re-­ collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  $286  million  annual  operat-­ spondents  thought  the  college  should  ing  budget,  noting  that  18  percent  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  invest  in  socially  responsible  compa-­ $50  million  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  comes  from  an  annual  nies,  while  14  percent  were  opposed  distribution  from  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  $900  and  23  percent  had  no  opinion;Íž  38  per-­ million  endowment.  By  far  the  biggest  cent  supported  divestment  from  arms  source  of  revenue  for  the  operating  and  the  top  200  fossil  fuel  companies;Íž  budget  comes  from  student  tuition  and  10  percent  prioritized  fossil  fuel  divest-­ fees,  which  fund  67  percent.  ment  over  arms  divestment;Íž  15  percent  Norton  explained  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  deci-­ did  not  support  divestment;Íž  and  25  per-­ sion  in  2005  to  hand  over  management  cent  had  no  opinion.  of  a  substantial  portion  of  its  endow-­ Arnowitz  also  stressed  the  need  for  ment  to  Investure,  a  company  that  continued  student  involvement  as  dis-­ pools  assets  from  its  clients  into  a  com-­ cussions  about  divestment  continued.  mingled  fund.  He  also  noted  that  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students  deserve  unique  consider-­ ÂżQDQFLDO UHVSRQVLELOLW\ WR WKH FROOHJH ation,  and  not  just  because  67  percent  ZDV WR HQVXUH WKDW LW KDV WKH ÂżQDQFLDO of  the  operating  budget  comes  from  resources  to  give  future  generations  of  our  tuition  and  fees,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;More  Middlebury  students  a  quality  educa-­ than  at  other  institutions,  student  opin-­ tion.  Divesting  from  fossil  fuels,  which  ions  are  a  key  legitimator  of  adminis-­ make  up  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;large  portionâ&#x20AC;?  of  invest-­ trative  decisions  here.â&#x20AC;? ment  space,  could  have  implications  Mark  Kritzman,  a  faculty  member  at  for  the  future  of  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  endow-­ the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technol-­ ment,  Norton  said. ogy,  gave  a  PowerPoint  presentation  Next  up  was  Alice  Hardy,  the  found-­ that  used  simulated  investment  models  er  and  president  of  Investure,  who  said  to  demonstrate  that  there  is  a  cost  to  so-­ that  since  her  company  uses  commin-­ cially  responsible  investments.  He  said  gled  funds,  100  percent  of  her  clients  restricting  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  investments  would  have  to  want  their  portfolios  ZRXOG KDYH ÂżQDQFLDO FRQVHTXHQFHV

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  just  logic,â&#x20AC;?  Kritzman  said. the  University  of  Virginia.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  The  next  expert,  Ralph  Earle,  a  clean  really  good  thing  to  remember  that  he  energy  venture  investor  and  former  as-­ was  a  morally  compromised  individual  sistant  secretary  of  environmental  af-­ in  all  kinds  of  ways  and  that  there  were  fairs  in  Massachusetts,  said  that  while  colleges  that  invested  in  slavery  at  that  he  believed  that  climate  change  was  time  and  have  spent  the  last  few  de-­ the  key  social  issue  of  our  times,  he  cades  apologizing  for  that  work.  One  did  not  believe  that  divestment  would  understands  that  slavery  and  climate  be  an  effective  way  to  address  the  ad-­ change  are  not  the  same  thing,  but  one  verse  effects  of  global  warming.  Of  also  might  guess  that  100  years  from  the  three  major  divestment  campaigns  now,  people  might  look  back  on  our  in  the  past  few  decades  (apartheid,  time  with  some  of  the  same  disbelief  tobacco  and  Sudan)  only  divestment  that  people  were  not  taking  action  from  apartheid  had  been  politically  ef-­ against  what  was  a  clear  and  present  fective,  Earle  pointed  out,  and  in  some  danger.â&#x20AC;? cases  divestment  had  led  to  unintended  McKibben  also  presented  a  letter  consequences. from  billionaire  hedge  fund  manager  Earle  instead  encouraged  students  7RP 6WH\HU ZKRP FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV to  maximize  their  power  as  consumers  had  invited  to  attend  the  panel. by  making  highly  public  pledges  to  so-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  a  fossil  fuel-­free  portfolio  cially  responsible  products,  and  advo-­ is  a  good  investment  strategy,â&#x20AC;?  Steyer  cated  shareholders  using  proxy  voting  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking  to  the  future,  the  data  as  a  way  to  change  corporate  culture  on  climate  change  makes  it  clear  that  and  business  models.  He  also  stressed  something  has  changed,  and  as  the  the  need  for  change  in  Washington. rest  of  the  world  realizes  this,  fossil  Last  up  was  McKibben,  whose  cli-­ fuel  stocks  will  come  under  increasing  mate  action  organization  350.org  has  pressure.â&#x20AC;? divestment  campaigns  active  in  over  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;DO  THE  MATHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  EVENT 200  American  colleges  and  universi-­ Steyer  had  attended  a  Sunday  night  ties.  Salem  asked  McKibben,  who  event  in  Mead  Chapel  hosted  by  McK-­ founded  350.org  with  Middlebury  stu-­ ibbenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  the  Mathâ&#x20AC;?  campaign  but  dents  in  2007,  not  to  focus  on  the  mer-­ had  been  unable  to  attend  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  its  of  divesting  from  fossil  fuels  but  on  event.  Several  hundred  students,  fac-­ the  steps  he  would  recommend  the  col-­ ulty  and  staff  attended  that  event  to  lege  follow  when  investing. discuss  how  the  college  could  begin  McKibben  recommended  that  the  divesting  from  companies  doing  busi-­ college  pledge  not  to  make  any  new  ness  in  fossil  fuels  and  weapons. investments  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event  200  worst  fossil  was  spectacular  and  fuel  companies  over  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A fossil fuel-free laid  out  the  clear  case  the  course  of  spring  portfolio is a good in- for  acting  decisively  semester  and  then  vestment strategy â&#x20AC;Ś on  global  warming  VSHQG WKH QH[W ÂżYH Looking to the future, that  (Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s)  panel  years  winding  down  tried  to  steer  away  its  existing  invest-­ the data on climate from,â&#x20AC;?  said  sopho-­ ments  in  fossil  fuels  change makes it clear more  Teddy  Smyth,  a  and  weapons  com-­ that something has leader  of  the  student  panies.  He  added  changed, and as the divestment  campaign. that  since  Middle-­ rest of the world realSmyth  was  pleased  bury  has  a  long-­term  with  the  opportunity  commitment  to  in-­ izes this, fossil fuel to  speak  with  Inves-­ ternational  relations,  stocks will come unture  founder  Handy  at  students  had  asked  der increasing presTuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  event.  for  divestment  from  sure.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  particularly  weapons  manufac-­ excited  about  her  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hedge fund turers,  which  could  agreeing  to  work  with  manager Tom Steyer be  done  on  the  same  students  from  Bar-­ terms.  nard,  Smith,  and  Dick-­ It  is  not  realistic  to  exclude  morality  inson  colleges  along  with  a  professor  from  the  conversation  about  invest-­ at  the  Monterey  Institute  to  research  ments,  McKibben  argued. the  practical  details  of  divestment,â&#x20AC;?  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moral  considerations  are  a  part  of  said.

WKLV ÂżJKW DQG KDYH EHHQ IURP WKH YHU\ Moving  forward,  students  hope  to  beginning,â&#x20AC;?  McKibben  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  one  attend  the  February  meeting  of  the  col-­ is  reminded  from  David  (Salem)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ex-­ legeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  board  of  trustees.  cellent  introduction  that  this  is  a  thread  The  college  has  not  scheduled  the  that  runs  through  this  whole  conversa-­ next  step  in  the  divestment  discussion.  tion.  But  President  Ronald  Liebowitz  has  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  thing  to  quote  Thomas  said  that  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  panel  would  not  be  Jefferson,â&#x20AC;?  McKibben  said,  referring  to  the  last  campus  forum  on  divestment  Salemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  earlier  invocation  of  Jefferson  issues,  and  the  college  community  as  a  prudent  and  responsible  trustee  of  seems  eager  to  keep  up  the  momentum.

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LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  United  Church  of  Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  meeting  will  be  held  this  Sunday,  Jan.  27.  There  will  be  a  potluck  lunch  following  the  worship  service  (no  Sunday  school),  then  the  meeting.  You  do  not  have  to  be  a  member  to  attend.

Please  keep  in  mind  that  you  may  give  to  the  fuel  fund  through  the  Deaconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Fund.  Just  make  note  that  it  is  for  that  purpose.

In  Australian  ballot  towns,  nomi-­ QDWLQJ SHWLWLRQV IRU WRZQ RI¿FHV PXVW EH ¿OHG ZLWK WKH WRZQ FOHUN E\ Monday,  Jan.  26  (the  sixth  Monday  before  the  election),  no  later  than  5  p.m.  Petitions  must  be  signed  by  30  voters  or  1  percent  of  the  legal  vot-­ ers,  whichever  is  less.

January  is  known  to  be  a  time  to  look  back  and  forward.  In  looking  back  we  can  remember  how  much  fun  we  had  at  Hill  Country  Holidays  past.  But  now  is  the  time  to  look  ahead  to  the  upcoming  2013  Hill  Country  Holiday  celebration  in  Lin-­ FROQ WKH ¿UVW ZHHNHQG RI )HEUXDU\ As  you  think  of  all  the  different  things  you  remember  from  other  years,  now  is  the  time  to  decide  what  you  are  going  to  do  about  it.  You  can  sit  back  and  just  enjoy  what  every-­ one  else  is  doing  or  you  can  be  part  of  the  talent  show,  part  of  the  parade  or  part  of  the  snow  games,  or  you  can  sculpt  something  in  snow  and  enter  the  contest.  All  that  goes  on  during  the  annual  Hill  Country  Holiday  will  make  you  hungry,  so  just  search  out  DOO WKH SODFHV \RX FDQ ¿QG VQDFNV Watch  for  schedules  of  whatever  is  going  to  take  place  when.  Whatever  you  do,  Happy  Holiday!

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WEST  ADDISON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  West  Ad-­ dison  Methodist  church  will  start  with  Free  Community  Suppers  on  Saturday,  Jan.  26.  The  meal  starts  at  5  p.m.  and  goes  to  7  p.m.  Call  your  neighbors  and  gather  up  your  family  with  all  the  chil-­ dren.  Piping  hot  lasagna  with  salad  and  rolls  will  be  provided  free  to  all  who  wish  to  attend.

New  break-­ins  are  occurring  on  Lake  Street.  Thieves  are  breaking  in  during  the  day.  Smashing  out  windows  to  enter  and  leaving  by  the  front  door.  Maybe  they  are  sitting  and  monotor-­ ing  homes  they  think  could  be  a  good  target.  Jewelry  and  coins  have  been  reported  as  targets  along  with  iPhones.

Put  up  those  Beware  of  Dog  signs!  Remember  to  look  for  any  suspicious  cars,  taking  the  license  plate  numbers  down.  Who  is  that  strange  car?  Write  down  the  car  color  and  make.  Call  the  state  police  immediately  so  your  mem-­ ory  is  fresh.

It  is  never  foolish  to  take  action.  Bet-­ ter  reported  than  wishing  you  had  after  your  neighbor  tells  you  he  got  broken  into.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  keep  our  properties  safe!

Serve  your  community  while  pro-­ tecting  your  own  home.  Helping  out  will  deter  these  thieves  away.  Let  Neighborhood  Watch  be  known  to  your  neighbors.

Think  of  purchasing  a  monitoring  camera.  Not  only  are  they  inexpen-­ sive  but  infrared  for  night  use.  A  small  investment  will  save  your  valuables  along  with  the  insult  of  these  thieves  who  dare  enter  our  homes. Â

%UHDG DQG %RQHV WR SOD\ D Ă&#x20AC;QDO FRQFHUW LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  members  of  Bread  and  Bones  will  be  performing  their  very  last  show  when  they  play  at  the  Burnham  Music  Series,  Burnham  Hall,  Lincoln,  on  Saturday,  Feb.  9,  at  7:30  p.m.

After  performing  together  for  more  than  a  decade,  they  are  amicably  part-­ ing  ways  to  pursue  other  musical  in-­ WHUHVWV 7KLV WULR KDV EHHQ D Âż[WXUH LQ the  Vermont  acoustic  music  scene  and  beyond,  known  for  strong  original  ma-­ terial  with  two-­  and  three-­part  harmo-­ nies  over  solid  and  creative  guitar  and  bass  work.  Bread  and  Bones  is  Richard  Ruane  from  Ripton  on  vocals,  guitar,  mandolin  and  ukulele;Íž  Beth  Duquette  from  Lincoln  on  vocals;Íž  and  Mitch  Barron  from  Hinesburg  on  fretless, Â

fretted  and  upright  bass  and  vocals.  Their  two  CDs  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Know  Storiesâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Could  Have  Been  a  Dream.â&#x20AC;?  The  former  was  named  2008â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Traditional  Album  of  the  Year  by  the  Times-­Argus.

Ruane  has  been  the  primary  song-­ writer  of  the  group.  The  band  formed  to  support  his  2001  solo  CD,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things  That  Strangers  Say,â&#x20AC;?  and  started  out  as  Richard  Ruane  and  Friends.  After  playing  many  shows  all  over  the  re-­ gion,  the  band  evolved  into  an  iden-­ tity  of  its  own  and  took  on  the  name  Bread  and  Bones.  During  the  life  of  the  band  Ruane  won  recognition  for  his  songwriting  from  the  Kerrville  Folk  Festival  New  Folk  Competi-­ tion  in  Texas,  the  Great  Waters  Music Â

The  Impossible;Íž  Running  Time:  play  happily  in  the  pool  with  sons  Lucas  (Tom  Holland),  Thomas  1:54;Íž  Rating:  PG-­13  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  lightly  to  this  very  good  (Samuel  Joslin)  and  Simon  (Oaklee  movie.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Impossibleâ&#x20AC;?  tackles  the  Pendergast.)  Though  we  know  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  job  of  conveying  the  terror  of  the  coming,  the  roar  that  starts  as  a  whis-­ 2004  tsunami  that  killed  a  quarter  per  is  even  more  frightening  that  we  might  have  imagined.  of  a  million  people  along  Maria,  badly  wounded,  a  coastline  of  3,000  miles.  and  son  Lucas  reunite  in  In  an  acting  and  special  the  treacherous  water  and  effects  challenge  littered  from  that  point  forward  ZLWK SLWIDOOV WKH ÂżOP-­ become  partners  in  emo-­ makers  win  at  every  turn.  tional  and  physical  suffer-­ Director  Juan  Antonio  ing  so  delicately  rendered  Bayonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  extraordinary  that  only  the  most  cynical  cast  scares  us  witless  with  could  remain  unmoved.  wise,  gentle  performances.  Young  Tom  Holland  man-­ They  all  understood  that  in  ages  to  show  us  the  love  the  shadow  of  the  tsunami,  and  respect  he  feels  for  even  a  whiff  of  melodrama  his  family  through  the  or  overstatement  could  By Joan Ellis smallest  details  and  ex-­ ruin  their  movie. pressions.  He  carries  the  The  ordeal  of  a  single  family  becomes  an  abstract  for  the  movie  with  the  intelligence  and  un-­ whole  catastrophe.  Because  the  derstanding  of  a  person  who,  at  13,  characters  are  drawn  so  quietly  in  the  LV DOUHDG\ D GHHSO\ ÂżQH KXPDQ EH-­ face  of  tragedy,  the  story  absorbs  us  ing.

Naomi  Watts  is  superb.  From  the  with  the  tug  of  universal  emotions:  maternal  compulsion,  the  instinct  to  ¿HUFH PDWHUQDO GULYH WKDW OHWV KHU help,  paternal  protection,  primal  fear.  plunge  after  her  son  as  the  water  The  special  effects  team  has  sent  a  carries  him  away,  to  the  sustained  wall  of  water  of  unfathomable  power  bravery  and  continued  nurturing  straight  to  the  audience.  When  your  she  offers  from  her  hospital  bed,  she  inner  voice  tells  you  that  no  one  never  once  overplays.  From  there  could  have  survived,  remind  your-­ she  teaches  Lucas  to  help  others  in  VHOI WKDW DQ DFWXDO IDPLO\ RI ¿YH GLG the  hospital  including  a  lone  small  toddler.  Once  again  Tom  Holland  in-­ just  that.

Director  Bayona  introduces  us  to  vests  Lucas  with  a  blend  of  bravery  the  Bennetts  as  they  land  in  Thailand  and  fear  that  left  me  wondering  at  for  a  Christmas  vacation  at  a  luxury  movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  end  how  he  could  possibly  resort.  On  the  day  after  their  Christ-­ have  understood  so  much  at  his  age.  mas  celebration,  Henry  (Ewan  Mc-­ Watts  and  Holland  make  this  movie  Gregor)  and  Maria  (Naomi  Watts)  soar.

Movie Review

Bridge  classes  set  at  Ilsley  Library MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Gisela  Palm-­ er  is  hosting  a  free  weekly  interme-­ diate  bridge  class  at  Ilsley  Public  Library  in  Middlebury  on  Thurs-­ days,  Feb.  21-­April  18.  The  class  meets  in  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vermont  5RRP RQ WKH VHFRQG Ă&#x20AC;RRU IURP 6-­7:30  p.m.

Classes  will  be  taught  using  Au-­ drey  Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridge  Basics  3:  Popular  Conventions.â&#x20AC;?  Class  participants  are  invited  to  attend  weekly  Thursday  open  games,  dur-­

ing  which  Palmer  will  offer  practice  deals  to  clarify  questions  and  help  solidify  what  was  covered  in  class.

Once  a  month,  Louise  Acker  will  teach  a  class:  Feb.  21,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stay-­ man  and  Jacoby  Transfersâ&#x20AC;?;Íž  March  21,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strong  Opening  Bids,  2Club,  2NTâ&#x20AC;?;Íž  and  April  18,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slam  Bid-­ ding,  Blackwood  &  Gerber.â&#x20AC;?

Registration  is  required  for  the  entire  series  of  classes.  Sign  up  at  the  Ilsleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  desk.  For  more  infor-­ mation,  call  Palmer  at  462-­3373.

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Douglas Kirklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation soared with historic photo shoots for Look and Life magazines.

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CLASSICAL/JAZZ FLUTE & PIANO CONCERT

Middlebury musicians Cathie Ott (flute) and Tim Guiles (piano) join forces with Peter Williams (bass) and Craig Benson (drums) for an exciting concert that explores the intersection of jazz and classical music.

Among the works to be performed, and the centerpiece of the program, is The Claude Bolling Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio. General Admission

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Festival  Songwriter  Contest  in  New  Hampshire,  the  Plowshares  Coffee-­ house  Singer-­Songwriter  Competi-­ tion  in  Pennsylvania,  the  Mid-­Atlan-­ tic  Song  Contest  in  Washington,  D.C.,  and  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  SolarFest  Song-­ writer  Showcase.

Based  in  Vermont,  the  band  has  performed  out  of  state  as  much  as  in  it.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  played  regularly  in  New  York  state  and  New  England  with  oth-­ er  shows  taking  them  as  far  away  as  Chicago.  All  three  musicians  have  ap-­ peared  on  other  musiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  recordings,  and  will  likely  performing  together  in  various  musical  combinations  in  the  near  future.

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ACSU mains  intact  and  there  is  some  money  (Continued from Page 1A) simply  abandoning  the  governance  de-­ left,â&#x20AC;?  Scott  said  of  the  RED  process  bate  and  decided  to  pursue  it  to  a  con-­ going  forward.  clusion:  A  vote,  up  or  down,  by  ACSU  If  it  is  to  pursue  forming  an  RED,  voters  once  they  have  learned  all  the  the  district  must  follow  some  addition-­ pertinent  facts  and  consequences  of  al  steps  mandated  in  Act  153:  Create  establishing  a  Regional  Education  a  plan  to  form  the  new  union,  conduct  District.  Punderson  said  the  committee  D FRVW EHQHÂżW DQDO\VLV VXEPLW WKH SODQ was  swayed  greatly  to  take  this  posi-­ to  the  Vermont  Board  of  Education  for  tion  by  a  letter  written  by  its  former  its  approval,  and  gain  voter  approval  in  chairman,  Rick  Scott  of  Bridport. all  involved  districts.

In  his  letter,  Scott  cited  several  rea-­ Scott  would  like  to  see  that  vote  sons  for  allowing  district  residents  to  take  place  before  the  end  of  the  year,  vote  on  the  issue.  They  include: ideally  this  fall. Â&#x2021; /HDGHUVKLS Âł$V D FRQVHTXHQFH ANWSU  GOVERNANCE of  our  recent  failure  to  secure  a  super-­ Over  the  past  decade,  the  Addison  intendent  of  schools  for  the  ACSU,  Northwest   Supervisory  Union  spent  the  importance  of  governance  restruc-­ many  months  holding  multiple  votes  WXULQJ KDV EHFRPH VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ PRUH on  what  was  ultimately  an  ill-­fated  important,â&#x20AC;?  Scott  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  issue  put  attempt  to  bring  all  its  schools  under  forward  by  one  of  our  most  recent  one  board.  Residents  in  some  towns  ¿QDOLVWV ZDV GLUHFWO\ UHODWHG WR WKH voiced  concerns  about  how  the  con-­ number  of  boards  the  solidation  would  affect  superintendent  is  ac-­ their  property  taxes;Íž  countable  to  â&#x20AC;Ś  And  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a consequence others  were  concerned  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  entirely  plausible  of our recent failthe  move  might  be  the  that  our  governance  ure to secure a ÂżUVW VWHS LQ FRPELQLQJ structure  has  caused  and/or  closing  some  superintendent other  potential  can-­ community  schools. didates  to  not  even  of schools for the Similar  concerns  are  consider  the  ACSU.â&#x20AC;? ACSU, the imporlikely  to  be  aired  during  Â&#x2021; ( G X F D W L R Q D O tance of goverthe  ACSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  consider-­ equity.  Scott  said  nance restructuration  of  an  RED. an  RED  would  al-­ ing has become Conley  said  he  un-­ low  the  ACSU  to  derstands  the  arguments  VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQWO\ PRUH both  for  and  against  es-­ direct  its  combined  resources  at  such  of-­ important.â&#x20AC;? tablishing  an  RED.  He  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rick Scott noted  that  while  such  ferings  as  a  second-­ language  program.  a  move  would  reduce  Second-­language  in-­ bureaucracy  and  create  struction  is  not  offered  in  all  ACSU  QHZ HIÂżFLHQFLHV FRPPXQLW\ PHP-­ schools,  mainly  because  of  a  lack  of  EHUV ZRXOG KDYH WR VDFULÂżFH VRPH RI resources.  Consequently,  some  ACSU  the  local  control  they  currently  have  students  are  not  as  prepared  as  others  RYHU WKHLU FRPPXQLW\ VFKRROV )RU to  take  on  a  second  language  when  it  example,  the  single  RED  board  (with  is  offered  to  all  students  beginning  in  representation  from  all  participating  8th  grade. communities)  would  have  to  make  Â&#x2021; (IÂżFLHQF\ Âł$ VLQJOH EXGJHW ÂżQDQFLDO DQG FXUULFXODU GHFLVLRQV IRU across  the  schools  would  equalize  the  the  perceived  good  of  the  whole  dis-­ costs  of  education  across  the  district,  trict,  as  opposed  to  the  micromanag-­ providing  cost  equity  to  the  taxpay-­ ing  that  local  boards  can  now  do  at  ers,â&#x20AC;?  Scott  said. their  respective  schools.  And  an  RED  Â&#x2021; $XWRQRP\ 6FRWW QRWHG VWDWH RIÂż-­ board,  Conley  said,  could  be  thrust  cials  have  been  discussing  legislation  into  decisions  of  whether  special  pro-­ to  reduce  the  total  number  of  super-­ grams  now  offered  at  but  a  few  mem-­ visory  unions  from  the  current  63  to  ber  schools  should  either  be  offered  15.  He  said  it  might  be  in  the  ACSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  district-­wide  or  eliminated,  because  best  interest  to  pre-­emptively  create  of  the  more  global  budget. its  own  RED  to  make  sure  that  it  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ACSU  schools,  Conley  noted,  al-­ arbitrarily  thrust  into  a  larger  supervi-­ ready  share  some  teachers  and  servic-­ sory  union  by  the  state. es  across  town  lines.  Those  relation-­ Â&#x2021; )LQDQFLDO LQFHQWLYHV 7KH VWDWH ships  include  music  and  art  teachers  XQGHU $FW LV RIIHULQJ ÂżQDQFLDO who  work  at  multiple  ACSU  schools;Íž  rewards  to  communities  participating  shared  second-­language  students  in  REDs  to  minimize  impacts  to  tax  in  Weybridge  and  Ripton  as  well  as  UDWHV GXULQJ WKH ÂżUVW IRXU \HDUV RI WKH Middlebury  Union  Middle  School  transition.  There  are  four  incentives  and  High  School;Íž  and  shared  custo-­ for  the  creation  of  REDs:  dians,  nursing  staff  and  paraprofes-­ 1.  An  8-­6-­4-­2  cent-­per-­year  reduc-­ sionals. tion  in  residential  property  tax  during  The  next  few  months  are  shaping  WKH ÂżUVW IRXU \HDUV IRU GLVWULFWV WKDW up  to  be  very  busy  ones  for  the  ACSU  create  REDs. 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Bristol (Continued from Page 1A) WR %ULDQ )R[ D OLIHORQJ %ULVWRO UHVL-­ dent  and  president  of  the  Bristol  Res-­ cue  Squad,  whose  seat  on  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  board  is  set  to  expire  this  year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  been  fairly  active  in  WKH FRPPXQLW\ ´ VDLG )R[ ZKRVH Up-­ VXPp DOVR LQFOXGHV FRDFKLQJ EDVHEDOO and  involvement  with  the  Cub  Scouts.  He  has  considered  running  for  the  se-­ lectboard  for  some  time. )R[ ZDV D SROLFH RIÂżFHU ZLWK WKH village  police  department  for  three  years,  from  2007-­2010.  He  is  current-­ O\ D +LQHVEXUJ SROLFH RIÂżFHU ,I HOHFWHG )R[ VDLG KH ZRXOG PDNH the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  growth  a  priority.  He  will  GHFODUH D VSHFLÂżF SODWIRUP DW D ODWHU stage  in  his  candidacy,  but  said  that  he  has  yet  to  sit  down  and  put  his  ideas  to  paper. Â

)R[ÂśV PRVW OLNHO\ RSSRQHQW LV .ULV Perlee,  a  member  of  the  Bristol  Plan-­ ning  Commission.  He  told  the  Inde-­ pendent  this  week  that  he  was  holding  off  submitting  his  application  because  he  is  reluctant  to  give  up  certain  du-­ ties  as  a  planning  commissioner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  poured  my  heart  and  soul  into  this  thing  for  three  years,â&#x20AC;?  Perlee  said,  adding  that  he  believed  that  vacating  his  seat  at  this  time  would  be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dis-­ service  to  the  town.â&#x20AC;?

However,  Perlee  said  that  after  looking  over  some  statutes  he  be-­ lieved  he  could  retain  some  of  his  planning  commission  responsibili-­ ties,  though  it  was  unclear  if  he  would  be  able  to  serve  on  the  commission  full-­time.  If  he  is  given  the  go-­ahead  on  keeping  those  responsibilities,  Per-­ lee  said  he  would  likely  run  for  the  se-­ lectboard  seat.

BEEMAN  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL  students  Grace  Hobbs,  left,  Karissa  Livingston  and  Matthew  DeMers  volunteer  with  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  Green  Kitchen  Project,  which  helps  eliminate  waste  generated  during  school  lunches.

Beeman made  from  whole,  unprocessed  in-­ even  offered  to  start  planting  for  the  (Continued from Page 1A) Brussels  sprouts.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  kale  gredients.  She  tends  to  serve  one  school. chips  that  they  beg  me  for.â&#x20AC;? main  dish,  two  vegetable  (a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;kid-­ The  countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  agricultural  heritage  Gowenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  efforts  to  get  students  friendlyâ&#x20AC;?  one  like  potato  wedges  is  not  lost  on  the  students.  Another  involved  in  food  choices  play  out  in  or  corn  on  the  cob,  paired  with  a  component  of  Beeman  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  more  ways  than  menu  options.  The  more  unusual  option  like  pureed  food  education  is  wrestling  with  launch  of  the  Green  Kitchen  Project  squash  or  Brussels  sprouts),  fresh  the  seemingly  contradictory  facts  at  Beeman,  wherein  students  help  fruit  and  a  dessert.  Though  standard  that  there  is  still  hunger  in  Addison  serve  food  and  sort  out  trash,  recy-­ lunchtime  fare  like  chicken  tenders  County,  though  area  farmers  pro-­ cling  and  compost,  has  been  a  great  are  still  on  the  menu,  Gowen  makes  duce  an  abundance  of  healthy  pro-­ success.  Students  choose  to  sign  up  those  options  from  scratch. duce  and  dairy  products. for  a  week  of  volunteering  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  serve  anything  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  great  because  (kids)  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Beeman  lunchroom;Íž  it  has  proven  eat,  and  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  serve  anything  that  get  it.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  like,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;well,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to  be  a  popular  option  for  the  com-­ I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  proud  that  I  made,â&#x20AC;?  the  food  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  hungry  peo-­ munity  service  requirement  that  stu-­ Gowen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  I  have  very  high  pleâ&#x20AC;Śduh,  we  have  to  feed  the  hun-­ dents  in  the  older  grades  at  Beeman  food  standards  so  I  hope  that  trans-­ gry  people,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Gowen  laughed.

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That  line  of  thought,  combined  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  seeing  people  who  The  food  scraps  from  the  Bee-­ with  the  knowledge  that  kids  gener-­ I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  would  want  to  man  lunchroom  are  given  to  local  ally  do  not  grow  up  around  a  strong  VLJQ XS ´ VDLG ÂżIWK JUDGH YROXQWHHU chickens,  whose  owners  come  by  breakfast  culture,  inspired  Gowen  to  Grace  Hobbs.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  see  how  much  the  school  to  pick  up  the  discarded  launch  another  new  food  program.  fun  people  have. leftovers.  Local  growers  also  do-­ Breakfast  at  Best  is  a  once-­a-­month  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though  it  may  look  like  a  gross  nate  excess  crops,  and  some  have  community  breakfast  that  will,  she  job,  people  are  sign-­ hopes,  begin  to  foster  a  ing  up.â&#x20AC;? culture  of  sitting  down  Beeman  Student  and  eating  a  healthy  meal  Services  Coordina-­ instead  of  eating  on  the  tor  Julie  Olson  said  go  in  the  morning. the  job  has  gotten  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  knows  (some)  lot  less  â&#x20AC;&#x153;grossâ&#x20AC;?  since  kids  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  eating  break-­ students  and  teachers  fast,â&#x20AC;?  Olson  explained. began  learning  the  Of  Beemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  student  proper  way  to  sort  population  of  just  over  garbage.

100,  Gowen  estimates  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The  student  vol-­ that  only  20  currently  unteers)  originally  come  to  free  breakfast  at  did  a  lot  of  dumpster  school.  She  hopes  that  diving  because  they  Breakfast  at  Best  will  en-­ were  trying  to  save  courage  others  to  come.  things  that  should  be  6KH EHOLHYHV WKDW ÂżUVW recycled  or  put  into  meal  of  the  day  can  make  the  compost,â&#x20AC;?  Olson  or  break  a  studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  morn-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not  so  much  ing  learning  experience. anymore.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  listening  to  Olson  credits  Shumlin  keep  saying  how  Gowen,  who  began  his  new  priority  is  educa-­ working  at  Beeman  tion,â&#x20AC;?  Gowen  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  at  the  start  of  the  priority  is  also  educa-­ 2011-­2012  academic  tion,  and  they  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  learn  year,  with  amping  up  if  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  eat.  If  you  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  focus  on  want  them  to  learn  well,  making  healthy,  de-­ they  have  to  eat  well.â&#x20AC;? liberate  food  choices.

Gowen  stressed  that  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her  charge,  and  big  part  of  the  food  cul-­ sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  tell  you  this,  is  ture  she  is  trying  to  fos-­ making  sure  that  kids  ter  at  Beeman  is  an  un-­ can  eat  â&#x20AC;Ś  We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  derstanding  that  good,  call  her  a  lunch  lady  healthy  food  is  always  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  she  is  clearly  a  available.  If  kids  are  A  BAGGED  BREAKFAST  at  Beeman  Elementary  School  chef,â&#x20AC;?  Olson  said. might  include  a  bagel  and  cream  cheese,  a  piece  of  fruit,  hungry  in  the  middle  of  Gowenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meals  are  yogurt,  cereal  and  a  cheese  stick. lessons,  Gowen  has  a Â

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