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Tourney time

Help is on the way to a new spirits PDNHU WZR UHDO HVWDWH ÀUPV PHUJH and a builder is honored. Page 15A.

VUHS hosted a 23-team wrestling tournament, and a number of locals fared well. See Page 1B.

Looong trek A new group staged an overnight hike along the spine of the Green Mountains. See Page 2A.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 5

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

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32 Pages

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Vergennes  duels set  for  city  council, VUES  board  seats By  ANDY  KIRKALDY RQH WKDW DOGHUPHQ HYHQWXDOO\ VFDOHG VERGENNES  —  The  Vergennes  back  before  submitting  to  the  Ver-­ 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ 'D\ EDOORW ZLOO RIIHU JHQQHV 'HYHORSPHQW 5HYLHZ %RDUG WZR FRQWHVWHG UDFHV LQFOXGLQJ D UH-­ 6KH KDQGHG LQ WKH UHODWHG SHWLWLRQ PDWFK RI D FRQWHVW GHFLGHG E\ RQ WKH EDOORW DVNLQJ IRU D FLW\ ZLGH RQH YRWH DQG D SH-­ vote  on  the  play-­ WLWLRQHG DUWLFOH JURXQG ,W UHDGV ,W ZLOO QRW LQ-­ ³6KRXOG WKH &LW\ FOXGH 6HQLRU $O-­ of  Vergennes  GHUPDQ 5DQG\ EXLOG D 7RGGOHU 2XHOOHWWH ZKR 3UHVFKRRO SDUN DG-­ GLG QRW ¿OH D SHWL-­ jacent  to  the  Sam  WLRQ E\ 0RQGD\œV Fishman  Pool  at  GHDGOLQH DQG ZLOO Vergennes  Memo-­ VWHS GRZQ DIWHU D By  ANDY  KIRKALDY rial  Park  at  a  cost  ADDISON  COUNTY  —  GHFDGH of  $42,000,  half  One  of  the  races  7KH IRXU WRZQV VXUURXQGLQJ RI ZKLFK ZRXOG 9HUJHQQHV ZLOO VHH WZR FRQ-­ LV WKH VHFRQG JR come  from  the  DURXQG EHWZHHQ WHVWHG UDFHV ERWK LQ )HUULV-­ FLW\ :DWHU 7RZHU 6XVDQ )HUODQG DQG EXUJK WZR SXEOLF VHUYDQWV )XQG"´ Cheryl  Brinkman  ZLWK \HDUV LQ RI¿FH EH-­ 2I¿FLDOV VDLG for  the  seat  on  the  WZHHQ WKHP VWHSSLQJ GRZQ WKDW YRWH ZRXOG Vergennes  Union  DQG WKH DOPRVW FHUWDLQ HOHF-­ EH QRQ ELQGLQJ Elementary  School  WLRQ WR RI¿FH RI DQ $GGLVRQ City  Manager  Mel  ERDUG QRZ KHOG E\ PDQ ZKR PDGH D VWURQJ EXW +DZOH\ DQG RWK-­ )HUODQG %RWK DUH unsuccessful,  run  for  the  Ver-­ ers  in  December  mont  House  this  past  fall. seeking  a  three-­ FULWLFL]HG WKH SHWL-­ 0RQGD\ ZDV WKH GHDGOLQH year  term. tion  for  not  men-­ In  2012,  Fer-­ tioning  that  the  (See  ANwSU,  Page  14A) ODQG D IRUPHU other  half  of  the  $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO PRQH\ ZRXOG QRW 6FKRRO WHDFKHU HGJHG %ULQNPDQ FRPH IURP WKH JHQHUDO IXQG EXGJHW WKHQ DQ LQFXPEHQW 98(6 DQG $G-­ EXW IURP D VWDWH JUDQW DQG QR GLUHFW GLVRQ 1RUWKZHVW 6XSHUYLVRU\ %RDUG WD[SD\HU PRQH\ ZRXOG EH XVHG RWKHU PHPEHU $GGLVRQ 6XSHULRU than  for  ongoing  maintenance. &RXUW HYHQWXDOO\ XSKHOG WKH UHVXOW %ULQNPDQ VHUYHG VHYHUDO WHUPV RQ )HUODQG PRUH UHFHQWO\ YRFDOO\ DQG WKH 98(6 ERDUG EHIRUH ORVLQJ KHU SHUVLVWHQWO\ RSSRVHG WKH SURSRVHG seat  in  2012.  She  currently  serves  as  (DVW 6WUHHW SUHVFKRRO SOD\JURXQG (See  City,  Page  14A)

Ferrisburgh sees contests; Briggs alone in Addison selectboard race

VERGENNES  UNION  HIGH  School  junior  Emma  Gardner  and  senior  Wesley  Miedema,  above,  listen  to  a  fellow  student  give  a  presentation  GXULQJ WKH ¿QDO IRU D KXPDQLWLHV FODVV RQ LGHQWLW\ DQG FXOWXUH ODVW ZHHN ZKLOH VWXGHQW (PLO\ 0DUWLQ EHORZ GLVFXVVHV KHU UHVHDUFK RQ IHPLQLVP Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

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PAGE  2A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  29,  2015

Athletes endure cold, dark in multi-day mountain challenge Long Trail hike kicks off new race series By  EVAN  JOHNSON venture  enthusiasts.â€?  VERMONT  —  On  Saturday,  Jan.  Apparently  Weinberg  and  Cary  18,  well  before  dawn,  with  the  tem-­ know  their  audience.  The  inaugural  perature  hovering  around  zero,  a  event  was  for  members  only  and  the  group  of  50  hikers  boarded  a  bus  at  DYDLODEOH VORWV ZHUH ÂżOOHG ZLWKLQ the  Blueberry  Hill  Inn  and  Ski  Center  24  hours  after  registration  opened;Íž  a  in  Goshen  and  drove  north.  At  around  waiting  list  of  another  50  hopeful  par-­ 5  a.m.,  their  ride  dropped  them  at  the  ticipants  formed  after  that.  Smugglers’  Notch  Road  in  Stowe,  a  The  group  of  50  was  split  into  short  distance  from  the  southbound  teams  of  10,  headed  by  group  leaders  trailhead  of  the  Long  Trail.  that  included  retired  combat  medics,  They  then  started  walking  south  in  experienced  hikers  and  ultra-­dis-­ groups  of  10. tance  runners.  While  they  advanced  Their  goal  was  to  reach  the  Appa-­ through  the  trek  on  foot,  a  group  of  30  lachian  Gap  in  Buel’s  Gore  by  Sun-­ volunteers  traveled  south  by  vehicle,  day  evening.  It  would  be  a  50-­mile  meeting  with  the  teams  every  eight  to  hike  through  day  and  night  along  KRXUV WR UHVXSSO\ IRRG DQG Ă€XLGV Vermont’s  historic  Long  Trail,  gain-­ and  to  monitor  participants’  health.  ing  and  losing  over  20,000  feet  of  el-­ The  journey  started  with  an  ascent  evation  change  in  temperatures  well  of  Vermont’s  tallest  peak,  the  4,393-­ below  freezing.  Along  the  way,  they  IRRW 0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG DQG WUDYHOHG planned  to  summit  nine  mountains  along  the  Long  Trail.  Temperatures  including  iconic  and  dipped  to  eight  below  recognizable  peaks  like  zero.  0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG 9HU-­ “It was 11 o’clock After  reaching  that  mont’s  highest  at  4,393  or midnight summit,  participants  feet),  Camel’s  Hump  and we noticed began  to  drop  out  due  IHHW 0RXQW hypothermia to  fatigue  and  mild  hy-­ (WKDQ $OOHQ starting to set in pothermia.  The  large  feet)  and  Molly  Stark  group  size,  in  addition  0RXQWDLQ IHHW on some people.â€? to  the  freezing  temper-­ — Andy Weinberg atures  and  deep,  unbro-­ “This  will  be  a  great  team  building  adven-­ ken  snowpack,  caused  ture,â€?  promised  the  organizers  of  the  the  hikers  to  move  slowly,  Weinberg  event,  the  Endurance  Society,  on  their  said. website.  “We  will  all  need  to  work  to-­ “Some  of  these  people  are  pretty  gether  to  go  the  distance  safely.â€? hardy,â€?  he  said.  “But  they’re  from  They  also  didn’t  downplay  the  ex-­ Boston  and  New  York  and  not  used  to  treme  nature  of  the  hike: these  kinds  of  conditions.  Some  peo-­ “Expect  frozen  water  bottles,  fro-­ ple  had  poor  clothing  so  they  wound  ]HQ ÂżQJHUV DQG IUR]HQ WRHV ´ up  sweating  too  much.â€?

Unsurprisingly,  the  trek  was  called  As  they  moved,  each  group  took  “Extremus.â€?  It  was  the  inaugural  into  account  the  remaining  daylight  event  of  the  Endurance  Society,  a  and  the  times  at  which  they  could  rely  new  series  of  ultra-­distance  events  or-­ on  their  support  crew.  ganized  by  two  Vermonters  and  hik-­ On  that  Saturday  night,  after  more  ing  partners  Andy  Weinberg  and  Jack  than  18  hours  of  hiking  through  deep  Cary.  Weinberg,  a  former  Middlebury  snow,  one  group  took  an  evacuation  UHVLGHQW ZKR QRZ OLYHV LQ 3LWWVÂżHOG route  on  the  Bolton-­Trapps  trail  con-­ is  known  for  organizing  extreme  necting  the  Von  Trapp  Family  Lodge  and  challenging  events  including  the  and  Bolton  Valley  Ski  Resort  to  where  Spartan  Race  obstacle  races  and  the  their  support  crew  waited.  Weinberg  Death  Race,  a  yearly  race  in  which  said  the  situation  was  growing  urgent. competitors  endure  challenges  that  “We  had  to  get  some  people  out  of  push  their  physical  and  mental  limits  the  woods,â€?  he  said.  “We  were  having  over  several  days.  Cary  is  an  accom-­ VRPH WURXEOH ÂżQGLQJ WKH URXWH DQG D plished  through  hiker  and  endurance  lot  of  people  were  standing  around.  At  racer.  The  two  met  through  The  Death  that  time  it  was  11  o’clock  or  midnight  Race.  and  we  noticed  hypothermia  starting  to  The  Endurance  Society  is  a  series  set  in  on  some  people.  We  chose  to  get  of  endurance  events  that  Weinberg  those  people  down  to  Bolton  Valley.  said  will  “create  unique,  mind-­blow-­ Once  they  got  down  to  the  vans,  they  ing  adventures  for  endurance  and  ad-­ realized  they  could  pull  the  plug.â€? Â

ENDURANCE  SOCIETY  CO-­FOUNDER  Andy  Weinberg  takes  a  breather  on  the  Long  Trail  on  Jan.  18  during  a  multi-­day  trek  along  the  spine  of  the  Green  Mountains  that  inaugurated  the  society’s  schedule  of  extreme  sporting  events.

The  remaining  group  hiked  through  work  with  that  person  to  make  sure  Saturday  night  and  into  the  dawn  of  they  were  safe.â€?  Sunday  morning.  On  Sunday  after-­ NEXT  UP:  WINTER  RACES noon  the  remaining  hikers  decided  The  inaugural  weekend  event  was  to  quit  after  reaching  the  summit  of  not  a  race,  but  a  group  trek.  The  En-­ Camel’s  Hump,  opting  to  take  the  GXUDQFH 6RFLHW\ÂśV ÂżUVW RIÂżFLDO race  Burrows  Trail  off  the  open  to  the  public  is  mountain  toward  the  called  “Frigus,â€?  and  it  is  town  of  Huntington  “We like the scheduled  for  Feb.  28,  7  rather  than  continue  on  small, intimate a.m.-­10  p.m.,  in  Gos-­ the  Long  Trail.  They  races. They’re hen.  Frigus  will  feature  had  traveled  roughly  usually pretty divisions  for  Nordic  30  miles. skiing  and  snowshoe-­ After  starting  with  insane and pretty ing  in  distances  of  10,  50  athletes,  the  num-­ challenging and DQG NLORPH-­ ber  had  dwindled  to  they’re not for ters,  as  well  as  a  sled-­ 11  —  including  leaders  everybody.â€? ding  contest  in  which  Weinberg  and  Cary.  — Endurance competitors  will  run  Not  completing  the  Society co-founder 5  kilometers,  carrying  distance,  Weinberg  Andy Weinberg their  sled  to  the  top  of  said,  was  a  different  ex-­ a  course,  and  then  sled  perience  for  him. down.  Registration  for  “I’ve  been  putting  on  these  events  the  combined  snowshoe,  ski  and  sled-­ for  years  and  one  of  the  goals  of  these  ding  race  has  sold  out.

ORQJ GLVWDQFH HYHQWV LV \RX ÂżQLVK Weinberg  and  Cary  are  also  plan-­ what  you  set  out  to  do,â€?  he  said.  “But  ning  a  series  of  open-­to-­the-­public  in  this  event,  we  were  focusing  more  UDFHV LQ 0D\ FDOOHG Âł,QÂżQLWXV´ LQ WKH on  the  performance  of  the  group.  You  Moosalamoo  Recreation  Area  with  could  only  move  as  fast  as  the  slow-­ distances  of  8,  88  and  888  kilometers.  est  person  in  your  group.  You  had  to  Runners  will  have  10  days  to  com-­

Ayer  helps  chart  a  new  course  for  health  care By  JOHN  FLOWERS MONTPELIER  —  While  Gov.  Pe-­ ter  Shumlin  has  at  least  temporarily  put  the  brakes  on  Vermont’s  transi-­ tion  to  a  single-­payer  health  insur-­ ance  system,  that  will  not  prevent  key  legislative  committees  from  studying  and  advancing  measures  aimed  at  re-­ ducing  the  cost  of,  and  improving  ac-­ cess  to,  health  care  services.

That  was  the  message  this  week  from  Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­Addison,  ZKR DJDLQ ¿QGV KHUVHOI FKDLUZRPDQ of  the  Senate  Health  and  Welfare  Committee.  The  committee  has  re-­ grouped  following  Shumlin’s  an-­ nouncement  last  month  that  Vermont  should  not  pursue  a  single-­payer  health  care  system  at  this  time  be-­ cause  the  state  and  its  taxpayers  are  not  in  a  position  to  pay  for  it.

But  lawmakers  will  continue  to  study  other  ways  of  improving  the  state’s  health  care  system,  Ayer  not-­ ed, “We’ll  probably  do  a  sorting  and  prioritizing  of  the  things  that  we  WKLQN FDQ ZRUN JLYHQ RXU ÂżQDQFLDO outlook,â€?  Ayer  said.  “The  title  here  would  be,  ‘We’re  looking  at  other  options,  and  we  believe  we  have  a Â

handful  we  believe  we  can  investi-­ Ayer  added  the  Legislature  will  gate  more  thoroughly.’â€? continue  to  pursue  some  of  the  Ayer  said  her  committee  dur-­ groundwork  it  had  hoped  to  lay  for  ing  the  coming  days  will  hear  from  a  single-­payer  system.  The  Green  groups  proposing  Mountain  Care  Board  different  health  care  will  continue  to  do  reform  ideas,  rang-­ research  that  the  Sen-­ ing  from  relatively  ate  Health  and  Wel-­ minor  changes  to  the  fare  Committee  will  current  private  insur-­ review. ance  system,  to  major  “We’re  going  to  overhauls.  Among  the  go  forward  with  ideas:  Simply  reduc-­ the  preparations  for  LQJ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO WROO single-­payer  that  in-­ of  health  care  premi-­ volved  improving  ac-­ ums  on  middle-­  and  cess,  improving  care  low-­income  residents,  and  improving  the  or  creating  a  separate  price  of  health  care,â€?  coverage  scheme  for  Ayer  said.  Some  of  hospital  care.  The  pan-­ those  preparations  SEN.  CLAIRE  AYER el  will  also  hear  a  pitch  included  a  close  look  from  the  Vermont  at  how  to  reduce  the  Workers’  Center  about  proceeding  administrative  costs  of  health  care,  with  a  single-­payer  health  care  sys-­ including  price  transparency  and  tem  that  would  likely  include  a  tax  global  budgeting.

RQ PRUH DIĂ€XHQW 9HUPRQWHUV 7KH “Some  of  these  things  are  still  in  the  Workers’  Center  was  the  organiza-­ planning  stage;Íž  some  are  in  early  pilot  tion  that  organized  major  health  care  stage,  so  we  don’t  know  if  we  can  real-­ reform  protests  at  the  Statehouse  ize  those  savings,â€?  Ayer  said.  “But  we  during  Shumlin’s  inaugural  address  do  know  that  any  progress  we  make  on  Jan.  8. in  any  of  those  areas  is  good.  It  would Â

never  be  a  wasted  effort.�

There  will  be  many  opportunities  during  the  weeks  ahead  for  people  to  testify  on  health  care  reform,  accord-­ ing  to  Ayer.  She  hopes  those  who  testify  will  offer  new  ideas,  rather  than  reiterating  what  she  said  has  been  the  crystal  clear  message  that  the  current  health  insurance  system  has  been  failing  many  Vermonters.

Ayer  acknowledged  that  the  road  to  health  care  reform  has  been  longer  and  bumpier  than  she  had  imagined. “You  could  never  have  convinced  me  how  complicated  this  whole  pro-­ cess  is,�  Ayer  said.

Ultimately,  Ayer  believes  her  com-­ mittee  will  ask  the  Green  Mountain  Care  Board  for  funding  estimates  and  to  do  more  research  on  the  most  promising  health  care  reform  op-­ tions  that  surface  this  session. “I  doubt  that  we’ll  come  up  with  another  plan  that  gives  us  exactly  what  we  want  to  do,�  Ayer  said,  but  added,  “My  interest  is  having  a  plan  that  works.  I  don’t  want  to  do  some-­ thing  for  the  sake  of  movement  for-­ ward  that  will  fail.�

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

SOHWH WKH ORQJHVW GLVWDQFH DERXW miles).  Obstacle  races,  bicycle  races  and  an  open-­water  swim  are  also  planned.  Weinberg  said  he  hopes  the  race  will  attract  a  variety  of  athletic  abili-­ ties. “We  like  the  small,  intimate  rac-­ es,�  he  said.  “They’re  usually  pretty  insane  and  pretty  challenging  and  they’re  not  for  everybody,  but  we  try  to  offer  some  distances  that  could  be  for  everybody.�  RACE  WITHOUT  A  NAME The  Endurance  Society  also  has  an-­ nounced  a  members-­only  race  sched-­ uled  for  June  called  “Sine  nomine,�  which  translates  to  “without  name.�  Other  than  noting  the  starting  date,  WLPH D P DQG UHJLVWUDWLRQ IHH

WKH VRFLHW\œV ZHEVLWH GRHVQœW give  any  hints  about  what  the  race  will  entail.  Media  coverage,  blogs,  spectators  and  public  discussion  of  the  race  are  expressly  prohibited.  The  event  will  take  place  on  private  land  in  rural  Vermont.  Those  who  register  will  get  an  application,  which  must  be  accepted.  They  will  be  sent  a  list  of  manda-­

tory  gear  and  approved  food  and  drink  containers.  The  website  says,  “Attendees  found  on  the  course  with  unapproved  gear  items  will  be  imme-­ GLDWHO\ GLVTXDOLÂżHG HVFRUWHG RII WKH private  property,  and  unwelcome  at  future  events.â€?

The  Endurance  Society  has  2,000  members  so  far,  Weinberg  said,  with  members  as  far  away  as  Germany,  Latvia,  Sweden  and  Israel.  Weinberg  and  Cary  are  happy  with  their  inaugural  event.  The  society  plans  to  reattempt  the  Extremus  group  trek  again  next  winter,  but  will  alter  the  trip  to  include  cut-­off  times  to  keep  groups  from  moving  too  slowly.  They  also  plan  to  let  the  groups  meet  sooner  to  plan  ahead.

Despite  not  completing  the  full  length  of  the  50-­mile  hike,  partici-­ SDQWV ZHUH VDWLVÂżHG ZLWK WKH H[SHUL-­ ence,  Weinberg  said. Âł,W ZDV GHÂżQLWHO\ GLIIHUHQW WKDQ what  most  people  thought,â€?  he  said.  “When  you  sign  up  for  a  race,  you  ex-­ pect  you’re  going  to  race  individually.  But  this  was  a  group  trek  so  you  had  to  work  together  with  your  team,  be  smart  and  work  together.â€?

Bristol  again  at  odds  ZLWK VWDWH RYHU ODQG¿OO By  ZACH  DESPART %5,672/ ² %ULVWRO RI¿FLDOV believe  they  have  found  a  way  to  FORVH WKH WRZQ ODQG¿OO PRUH TXLFN-­ ly  and  cheaply  than  previously  an-­ ticipated,  but  the  state  Department  of  Environmental  Conservation  has  said  it  will  not  support  the  plan.

With  the  state’s  support,  Bristol  agreed  last  fall  to  close  the  land-­ ¿OO RQH RI RQO\ WZR XQOLQHG GXPSV left  in  the  state,  when  its  current  FHUWL¿FDWLRQ H[SLUHV DW WKH HQG RI 7RZQ RI¿FLDOV VDLG WKH '(& pledged  to  help  Bristol  close  and  seal  the  site,  which  could  cost  more  WKDQ PLOOLRQ EXW VD\ WKH VWDWH LV not  living  up  to  its  end  of  the  bar-­ gain.

Town  Administrator  Therese  Kirby  reported  at  Monday’s  select-­ board  meeting  that  the  town  had  been  in  talks  with  Casella  Waste  Systems  to  allow  the  Rutland  trash  hauler  to  dump  waste  into  the  land-­ ¿OO .LUE\ VDLG WKDW &DVHOOD VDLG LW also  could  take  over  the  day-­to-­day  PDQDJHPHQW RI WKH ODQG¿OO DQG

take  responsibility  for  closing  it.

On  Tuesday  Kirby  said  that  Ca-­ sella  has  experience  in  this  area;Íž  in  recent  years  the  company  managed  WKH FORVXUH RI D PXQLFLSDO ODQGÂżOO in  Colebrook,  N.H. Selectman  John  “Peekerâ€?  Hef-­ fernan  said  working  with  Casella  could  bring  huge  savings  to  taxpay-­ ers.  Currently,  the  town  estimates  ODQGÂżOO FORVXUH ZLOO FRVW DERXW PLOOLRQ DQG KDV VDYHG DERXW WRZDUGV WKDW JRDO The  town  asked  the  state  to  kick  in  funds  to  help  it  raise  the  addition-­ DO QHHGHG EXW WKH $JHQF\ RI 1DWXUDO 5HVRXUFHV ZKLFK RYHU-­ sees  the  DEC)  said  it  had  no  mon-­ ey.  Heffernan  said  if  Casella  takes  over  operation  and  closure  of  the  ODQGÂżOO LW ZRXOG SURGXFH D SRVLWLYH outcome  for  everyone. “If  there’s  enough  volume  there,  it  could  end  up  being  zero  cost  to  the  taxpayer,  and  to  the  state,â€?  Hef-­ fernan  said.  “We’ve  asked  the  state  for  money  and  any  other  kind  of  6HH /DQGÂżOO 3DJH 3A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  29,  2015  —  PAGE  3A

Few  races  loom  in  ACSU  communities

Storm  of  the  century?

THE  MIDDLEBURY  TOWN  sidewalk  plow  clears  the  way  through  downtown  Tuesday  afternoon  during  what  had  the  potential  to  be  a  crippling  storm.  Some  areas  of  coastal  New  England  were  hit  hard  but  valley  towns  in  Addison  County  ended  up  with  only  a  few  inches.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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WKH ZDUQLQJ IRU WKH 0DUFK WRZQ PHHWLQJ 5HVLGHQW 5RVV &RQUDG KDG DVNHG WKH ERDUG WR ZDUQ DQ DUWLFOH DVNLQJ residents  to  consider  increasing  se-­ OHFWERDUG PHPEHUVœ DQQXDO VWLSHQG that  currently  stands  at  $1,500  per  year,  with  the  chairperson  getting  SDLG DQ DGGLWLRQDO &RQUDG KDV suggested  increasing  the  stipend  to  SHU PHPEHU DQG IRU the  chairperson.

But  Middlebury’s  town  charter  VWLSXODWHV WKDW RQO\ WKH FRPPXQLW\ÂśV HOHFWHG DXGLWRUV FDQ VHW FRPSHQVDWLRQ IRU VHOHFWERDUG PHPEHUV 0LGGOHEXU\ KDV QR HOHFWHG DXGLWRUV DW WKLV WLPH QR RQH ZDQWV WR UXQ IRU WKH MRE 7KH WRZQ FRPPLVVLRQV D SURIHVVLRQDO FRPSDQ\ WR DXGLW LWV ERRNV 6R ZKLOH WKH ERDUG ZLOO RIIHU UHVLGHQWV DQ RSSRUWXQLW\ WR discuss  selectboard  pay  under  “other  EXVLQHVV´ DW WRZQ PHHWLQJ LW ZLOO IRFXV RQ DPHQGLQJ WKH WRZQ FKDUWHU WR UHPRYH WKH SRVLWLRQ RI HOHFWHG DX-­ GLWRU 7KLV ZRXOG UHĂ€HFW WKH ODFN RI electoral  interest  in  the  position  and  allow  the  town  to  change  the  select-­ ERDUG PHPEHUVÂś VWLSHQG

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would  press  the  issue  at  the  State-­ house. “Both  Dave  and  I  are  involved  ZLWK D ODQGÂżOO FORVXUH SODQ RQH WKDW ZLOO KRSHIXOO\ OLPLW DQ\ DGGLWLRQDO WD[SD\HU GROODUV ´ %DVHU VDLG Âł7KLV ZLOO HQWDLO ZRUNLQJ ZLWK WKH DSSUR-­ priate  parties  at  the  state  level  as  well  DV SHRSOH OLNH &DVHOOD LQ RUGHU WR ÂżQG solutions.â€? ,Q WKH PHDQWLPH %ULVWRO RIÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH\ÂśUH VWLOO ORRNLQJ IRU DGGLWLRQ-­ DO IXQGV IRU FORVLQJ WKH ODQGÂżOO Âł:HÂśUH EDFN WR EHLQJ VWXFN ´ .LUE\ VDLG Âł2XU SODQ LV WR PRYH IRUZDUG ZLWK ZKDW LW WDNHV WR FORVH WKH ODQGÂżOO while  we  try  to  sort  these  things  out.  We’re  still  going  to  pursue  an  option  ZLWK &DVHOOD ´ ,I WKH WRZQ FDQQRW UDLVH HQRXJK PRQH\ LW PD\ KDYH WR DVN UHVLGHQWV to  approve  a  bond  —  an  option  the  se-­ lectboard  has  said  is  a  last  resort.

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But  there’s  an  obstacle  standing  in  Bristol’s  way:  State  statute  prohibits  XQOLQHG ODQG¿OOV IURP DFFHSWLQJ PRUH WKDQ WRQV RI ZDVWH DQQXDOO\ %ULVWRO FXUUHQWO\ DFFHSWV PXFK OHVV WKDQ WKDW OLPLW EXW LI &DVHOOD EHJDQ XVLQJ WKH ODQG¿OO IRU FRPPHUFLDO operation,  the  cap  would  need  to  be  OLIWHG DEC  OBJECTS .LUE\ VDLG VKH DQG +HIIHUQDQ SLWFKHG WKH LGHD RI ZRUNLQJ ZLWK &D-­ VHOOD WR WKH '(& GXULQJ D FRQIHUHQFH FDOO ODVW ZHHN EXW LW GLG QRW UHFHLYH D ZDUP UHFHSWLRQ 'HQQLV )HNHUW RI WKH '(& VDLG RQO\ WKH /HJLVODWXUH FDQ DPHQG WKH WRQ OLPLW VLQFH LW LV VWDWH ODZ EXW WKH GHSDUWPHQW ZRXOG QRW VXSSRUW WKH &D-­ VHOOD SODQ HYHQ LI WKH FDS ZHUH OLIWHG

By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  Local  elections  ZLOO UDQN ORZ RQ WKH OLVW RI UHDVRQV WR draw  Middlebury-­area  residents  to  WKHLU UHVSHFWLYH WRZQ PHHWLQJV WKLV March. &DQGLGDWHV IRU ORFDO VFKRRO DQG PXQLFLSDO RI¿FHV KDG XQWLO 0RQGD\ WR ¿OH WKHLU SHWLWLRQV ZLWK WKHLU WRZQ FOHUNV $ VXUYH\ RI WKH VHYHQ WRZQV WKDW PDNH XS WKH $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 6X-­ pervisory  Union  show  there  will  only  EH D KDQGIXO RI FRQWHVWHG HOHFWLRQV when  Middlebury-­area  residents  head  to  the  polls  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  March  3.

In  Middlebury,  the  lone  race  on  WKH EDOORW ZLOO EH IRU D YDFDQF\ RQ WKH 0DU\ +RJDQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO board.  Residents  Leslie  Bodette  and  (ODLQH +DPPRQG DUH ERWK Y\LQJ IRU WKH WKUHH \HDU WHUP WR EH YDFDWHG E\ LQFXPEHQW 0DWWKHZ /DQGLV The  Addison  Independent  reported  HDUOLHU WKLV PRQWK WKDW LQFXPEHQW 0LGGOHEXU\ VHOHFWERDUG PHPEHUV 'HDQ *HRUJH 6XVDQ 6KDVKRN DQG Donna  Donahue  would  all  be  run-­ QLQJ IRU UH HOHFWLRQ 0RQGD\œV ¿OLQJ GHDGOLQH FDPH DQG ZHQW ZLWK QR FKDO-­ OHQJHUV VWHSSLQJ IRUZDUG 7KDW VWDQGV LQ VKDUS FRQWUDVW WR MXVW RQH \HDU DJR when  eight  candidates  were  in  the  run-­ QLQJ IRU WKUHH VHDWV RQ 0LGGOHEXU\œV top  governing  board.  That  election  ZDV IXHOHG E\ ZKDW WXUQHG RXW WR EH D polarizing  proposal  to  build  new  town  RI¿FHV DQG D UHFUHDWLRQ IDFLOLW\ D PDW-­ WHU WKDW KDV VLQFH EHHQ VHWWOHG WZLFH

by  local  voters. *HRUJH WKLV \HDU LV VHHNLQJ DQRWKHU RQH \HDU WHUP FUHDWHG E\ WKH UHVLJQD-­ WLRQ ODVW \HDU RI LQFXPEHQW 6HOHFWPDQ 7UDYLV )RUEHV 6KDVKRN DQG 'RQDKXH —  who  was  appointed  to  the  board  when  Forbes  stepped  down  —  are  VHHNLQJ WKUHH \HDU WHUPV Meanwhile,  three  candidates  will  run  unopposed  to  represent  Middle-­ bury  on  the  UD-­3  school  board,  which  governs  Middlebury  Union  PLGGOH DQG KLJK VFKRROV 6WHYH 2U]HN ZLOO UXQ IRU D WKUHH \HDU WHUP EHLQJ YDFDWHG E\ ORQJWLPH 8' ERDUG PHPEHU /XF\ 6FKXPHU 0LGGOHEXU\ LQFXPEHQWV 0DUN 3HUULQ DQG %RE 5LWWHU DUH ERWK VHHNLQJ UH HOHFWLRQ WR WKUHH \HDU WHUPV RQ WKDW ERDUG ,QFXPEHQW &KULV :DWWHUV LV XQ-­ RSSRVHG IRU D WKUHH \HDU VSRW RQ 0LGGOHEXU\œV ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ ERDUG RI trustees.

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‡ 5LSWRQ 3HUU\ +DQVRQ ZLOO FKDO-­ OHQJH LQFXPEHQW 5LSWRQ 6HOHFWPDQ 5RQDOG :LPHWW IRU D WKUHH \HDU WHUP on  the  board. +DQVRQ LV DOVR VHHNLQJ D WZR \HDU WHUP RQ WKH ORFDO VFKRRO ERDUG +H LV XQRSSRVHG LQ WKDW HIIRUW DV LV LQFXP-­ EHQW 5LSWRQ 6FKRRO 'LUHFWRU &DURO )RUG LQ KHU ELG IRU DQRWKHU WKUHH \HDU WHUP The  Ripton  selectboard  has  ap-­ SRLQWHG $VVLVWDQW 7RZQ &OHUN $OLVRQ -RVHSK 'LFNLQVRQ WR WKH SRVLWLRQV RI WRZQ FOHUN DQG WUHDVXUHU VXFFHHGLQJ the  late  Sally  Hoyler.  Hoyler  passed  DZD\ RQ -DQ DIWHU D EULHI EDWWOH ZLWK DQ DJJUHVVLYH IRUP RI FDQFHU -RVHSK 'LFNLQVRQ VDLG WKH ERDUG KDV DSSRLQWHG KHU WR ¿OO WKH WZR MREV XQ-­ WLO 0DUFK RI WKH WLPH DW ZKLFK +R\OHUœV WKUHH \HDU WHUP H[SLUHV ‡ 6DOLVEXU\ ,QFXPEHQW VHOHFW-­ ERDUG PHPEHUV 7RP 6FDQORQ DQG -DFNLH 'HYRLG DUH XQFKDOOHQJHG LQ WKHLU UH HOHFWLRQ SODQV IRU WHUPV RI two  years  and  three  years,  respec-­ WLYHO\ %XW LW ORRNV OLNH ZULWH LQ FDP-­ SDLJQV ZLOO EH QHFHVVDU\ WR ¿OO WZR vacancies  on  the  local  school  board.  6DOLVEXU\ 7RZQ &OHUN $QQ 'LWWDPL LV UXPRUHG WR KDYH FKRVHQ QRW WR UXQ IRU UH HOHFWLRQ EXW 'LWWDPL FRXOG QRW EH UHDFKHG IRU FRQ¿UPDWLRQ E\ SUHVV WLPH ‡ 6KRUHKDP )RUPHU ,QGHSHQ-­ dent  State  Rep.  Will  Stevens  is  MXPSLQJ EDFN LQWR WKH SROLWLFDO IUD\ this  March,  albeit  at  the  local  level.  +H KDV GHFLGHG WR UXQ IRU D RQH \HDU WHUP RQ WKH VHOHFWERDUG FUHDWHG E\ WKH UHFHQW SDVVLQJ RI LQFXPEHQW 6H-­ OHFWPDQ 3DXO 6DHQJHU /RUHQ :RRG ZLOO UXQ ZLWKRXW FKDOOHQJHUV IRU D WKUHH \HDU WHUP RQ WKH ERDUG ZKLOH .DUHQ 6KDFNHWW LV XQRSSRVHG IRU D RQH \HDU WHUP 5XWK 6KDWWXFN %HUQVWHLQ DQG &KULV-­ WLQH *LEVRQ DUH XQRSSRVHG IRU WHUPV RI WZR \HDUV DQG WKUHH \HDUV UHVSHF-­ WLYHO\ RQ WKH 6KRUHKDP (OHPHQWDU\ School  Board.

0HDQZKLOH 1LFN &DXVWRQ ZLOO UXQ IRU D WKUHH \HDU WHUP RQ WKH 8' school  board  that  is  being  vacated  by  LQFXPEHQW (ULN 5HPVHQ ‡ :H\EULGJH  There  will  be  no  contested  races  in  Weybridge  this  March,  either. %UXFH 3DTXLQ DQG LQFXPEHQW *ZHQ Nagy-­Benson  are  the  lone  candidates  IRU WHUPV RI WKUHH \HDUV DQG WZR \HDUV respectively,  on  the  town  selectboard.  -DPLH 1RUWKXS DQG &KULV (DWRQ DUH WKH ORQH WDNHUV IRU WHUPV RI WZR DQG three  years,  respectively,  on  the  Wey-­ bridge  School  Board.  And  Michelle  %D\OLVV KDV QR FRPSHWLWLRQ IRU D WKUHH \HDU WHUP UHSUHVHQWLQJ KHU WRZQ on  the  UD-­3  school  board.

PAGE  4A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  29,  2015

A DDIS ON Â Â INDE P E NDEN T

Letters

Guest  Editorial

to the Editor

Healthy  middle  class  key  for  U.S.,  international  prosperity The  most  challenging  economic  issue  ahead  of  us  involves  a  group  that  will  barely  be  represented  at  this  week’s  annual  Davos  summit:  the  middle  classes  of  the  world’s  industrial  countries.  As  the  Center  for  American  Progress’s  Inclusive  Prosperity  Commission,  which  I  FR FKDLUHG ZLWK (G %DOOV WKH WRS HFRQRPLF RI¿FLDO LQ %ULWDLQœV /DERU Party,  concludes  in  a  new  report,  nothing  is  more  important  to  the  success  of  industrial  democracies  than  sustained  increases  in  wages  and  living  standards  for  working  families. $PLG WKH IRFXV RQ JOREDO ¿QDQFH JHRSROLWLFV DQG WKH PRUDO imperative  to  help  the  world’s  poor,  no  one  should  lose  sight  of  the  fact  that  without  substantial  changes  in  policy,  the  prospects  for  the  middle  class  globally  are  at  best  highly  problematic.

First,  the  economic  growth  that  is  a  necessary  condition  for  ris-­ ing  incomes  is  threatened  by  the  specter  of  secular  stagnation  and  GHÀDWLRQ ,Q WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV ZDV H[SHFWHG WR EH RQH RI ULVLQJ interest  rates  along  with  acceleration  of  growth,  the  end  of  quantita-­ tive  easing  and  the  approach  of  tightened  monetary  policy.  In  Japan,  prices  were  to  start  rising  again.  In  Europe,  the  year  was  to  bring  continued  economic  reform  and  normalization.

In  fact,  10-­year  Treasury  rates  have  fallen  by  more  than  1  percent-­ DJH SRLQW LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV DQG DUH RQO\ KDOI DV KLJK LQ *HUPDQ\ and  Japan  as  they  were  a  year  ago.  In  a  number  of  major  countries,  including  Germany,  France  and  Japan,  short-­term  interest  rates  are  now  negative,  with  lenders  to  governments  forced  to  pay  for  the  privilege.  Such  low  interest  rates  suggest  a  chronic  excess  of  saving  over  investment  and  the  likely  persistence  of  conditions  that  make  monetary  policy  ineffective  in  Europe  and  Japan,  along  with  their  SRVVLEOH UHHPHUJHQFH LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV 0DUNHW LQGLFDWRUV DOPRVW HYHU\ZKHUH VXJJHVW WKDW LQÀDWLRQ LV H[SHFWHG WR EH ZHOO EHORZ WKH target  rate  for  a  decade.

The  world  has  largely  exhausted  the  scope  for  central  bank  im-­ SURYLVDWLRQ DV D JURZWK VWUDWHJ\ ([FHVV GHPDQG LQÀDWLRQ H[FHV-­ sive  credit  and  the  need  for  monetary  tightening  are  the  least  of  our  concerns.  Central  banks  still  have  to  do  their  part,  but  it  is  time  for  concerted  and  substantial  measures  to  raise  both  public  and  private  investment.

Second,  the  capacity  of  our  economies  to  sustain  increasing  growth  and  provide  for  rising  living  standards  is  not  assured  on  the  cur-­ UHQW SROLF\ SDWK 7KH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV LV RIWHQ KHOG RXW DV D PRGHO DQG indeed  its  performance  has  been  strong  by  global  standards.  The  8QLWHG 6WDWHV KDV HQMR\HG JURZWK RI DERXW SHUFHQW RYHU WKH SDVW ¿YH \HDUV 2I WKLV VWDQGDUG HFRQRPLF FDOFXODWLRQV VXJJHVW WKDW DERXW 8  percent  can  be  regarded  as  cyclical,  resulting  from  the  decline  in  WKH XQHPSOR\PHQW UDWH 7KDW OHDYHV MXVW SHUFHQW RYHU ¿YH \HDUV DV attributable  to  growth  in  the  economy’s  capacity.  Even  after  our  re-­ FRYHU\ WKH VKDUH RI $PHULFDQ PHQ DJH WR ZKR DUH RXW RI ZRUN exceeds  that  in  Japan,  France,  Germany  and  Britain.

Demand  issues  aside,  growth  prospects  are  worse  in  Europe  and  Japan,  where  adult  populations  are  shrinking  and  aging  and  eco-­ QRPLF G\QDPLVP LV VXEVLGLQJ $ VLJQL¿FDQW SDUW RI WKH VKDUS GRZQ-­ ward  revisions  in  the  estimated  potential  of  industrial  economies  is  a  consequence  of  the  recession  conditions  of  recent  years.  In  many  ways,  strong  growth  is  itself  the  best  structural  policy  for  promoting  growth  as  investment  rises,  workers  gain  experience  and  so  forth.  But  more  must  be  done.

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Me,  you  and  Berkshire  Hathaway It  really  bothered  me  a  few  years  ago  when  the  Supreme  Court  declared  that  corporations  are  people.  It  just  seemed  like  Chief  Justice  John  Roberts  and  the  Republican  major-­ LW\ RQ WKH FRXUW DQG PDNH QR PLVWDNH WKHVH ¿YH PHQ FDU-­ ry  the  water  for  the  GOP  that  put  them  in  power)  simply  were  twisting  the  rules  again  to  favor  their  team.  How  did  I  know  that  corporate  personhood  would  favor  the  Repub-­ licans?  Because  the  Republican  majority  on  the  Supreme  Court  backed  it,  therefore  it  must  be  pro-­GOP.  How’s  that  for  circular  liberal  logic?

Also,  it  just  didn’t  seem  right  to  equate  a  corporation  —  a  creation  of  the  human  mind  that  exists  only  on  paper  and  in  the  bureaucratic  imagination  —  with  a  human  being.  We  humans  live  and  breathe,  we  think  and  argue,  we  feel  pain  and  love  and  anger  and  compas-­ sion.  We  embody  illogical  contradic-­ tions  in  such  beautifully  idiosyncratic  ways  that  we  can  evoke  ardent  passion Â

By John among  our  fellow  human  beings.  McCright Corporations?  Pretty  dry,  really.  I’ve  never  met  a  boring  old  fart  as  boring  as  the  most  dynamic  corporation.  Here’s  a  test:  Which  words  raise  a  stronger  reaction  when  you  read  them  —  Taylor  Swift  or  Berkshire  Hathaway?  Barack  Obama  or  Express  Scripts  Holdings?  Your  mother  or  AmerisourceBergen?  I’m  quite  certain  that  in  each  case  the  real  human  being  elicited  a  stronger  reaction  than  the  Fortune  50  corporation  DW OHDVW IRU SHUFHQW RI \RX ² EXW that’s  what  makes  people  so  great,  there  are  5  percent  of  us  who  are  so  differ-­ HQW WKDW ZH DFWXDOO\ WKLQN D GLYHUVL¿HG KROGLQJ FRPSDQ\ is  more  exciting  than  the  hottest  pop  star  of  the  day;͞  I  love  people!).

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of  Sen.  Elizabeth  Warren,  college  professor!  making  an  argument  for  MORE  corporate  personhood,  not  less.  His  QDPH LV .HQW *UHHQ¿HOG KHœV D SURIHVVRU RI FRQVWLWXWLRQDO law  at  Boston  College,  and  he  wrote  a  piece  in  Washington  Monthly  magazine  that  is  unabashedly  in  favor  of  making  corporations  more  like  people  in  a  legal  sense.  Here’s  a  very  brief  synopsis  of  his  argument.  First,  the  concept  of  corporate  personhood  is  just  the  idea  that  a  corporation  has  a  legal  identity  separate  from  the  human  beings  who  are  its  shareholders.  Among  other  things,  this  allows  individuals  to  invest  their  capital  in  a  corporation  without  being  personally  liable  for  the  debts  of  the  cor-­ poration;͞  without  this  separateness  fewer  people  would  invest  in  corpo-­ rations,  there  would  be  fewer  jobs,  fewer  innovations  and  the  wealth  of  the  nation  would  be  diminished.  Personhood  gives  corporations  Constitutional  rights  that  sometimes  are  claimed  for  the  good  of  society.  ,Q IRU H[DPSOH WKH 6XSUHPH Court  recognized  that  The  New  York  Times  corporation  had  the  Constitutional  First  Amend-­ ment  right  to  free  speech  and  allowed  it  to  publish  the  Pentagon  Papers,  which  the  Nixon  administration  didn’t  want  them  to.  Corporate  personhood  gave  Planned  Parent-­ hood  standing  in  the  Supreme  Court  to  argue  a  case  that  DI¿UPHG WKH Roe  v.  Wade  decision.  Corporate  personhood  allows  Google  and  other  media  companies  to  assert  their  Fourth  Amendment  right  to  be  free  of  unreasonable  search  and  seizure  when  the  federal  spooks  demand  access  to  the  terabytes  of  user  data  on  their  servers.

In  a  more  subtle  argument  I  don’t  have  space  to  go  into  KHUH *UHHQ¿HOG DUJXHV WKDW PDNLQJ FRUSRUDWLRQV PRUH (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

Photo  sharing  was  a  ‘moose-­stake’ In  this  age  of  technology,  it’s  less  important  to  enjoy  Apparently  they  were;͞  the  “likes�  started  popping  up  beautiful  moments  for  what  they  are  than  it  is  to  capture  ZLWKLQ VHFRQGV )URP ZKDW , FDQ WHOO SHRSOH VWDUH DW )DFH-­ them  digitally  and  share  them  online  within  seconds. book  all  day  long  so  they  don’t  miss  anything.  That  seems  While  that  sounds  sensible  and  doesn’t  at  all  signal  the  kind  of  pathetic,  but  I  can’t  lie:  The  immediate  attention  imminent  downfall  of  civilization  as  we  know  it,  sometimes  never  gets  old.)

I  get  so  distracted  by  existing  that  I  forget  to  treat  my  life  ,W ZDV D ORYHO\ VFHQH RXW LQ WKH VZHHSLQJ ¿HOG ZLWK WKH like  an  ongoing  photo  op.  Mostly  I  just  post  cute  pictures  of  pink  light  of  the  setting  sun  barely  reaching  me  through  the  our  dog  to  Facebook. thickly  falling  snow.  Or  something  like  that.  To  be  honest,  But  I’m  getting  better.

I  was  more  focused  on  checking  Facebook  every  few  sec-­ 7DNH ODVW ZHHN , WRRN WKH GRJ RXW LQ RXU KD\¿HOG RQH onds  to  see  who  was  noticing  what  a  cool  experience  I  was  snowy  afternoon  to  burn  off  some  of  his  having.  cabin  fever  craziness.  Trudging  along,  I  Then  I  looked  more  closely  at  the  came  upon  a  set  of  animal  tracks  —  big  hoof  prints.  Though  it  was  hard  to  RQHV ² PHDQGHULQJ DURXQG WKH ¿HOG DQG make  out  through  the  swirling  snow-­ leading  into  the  woods  at  the  back  of  the  ÀDNHV LW DSSHDUHG WKDW D VHFRQG VHW RI property. tracks,  slightly  smaller,  accompanied  Moose.

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By Jessie Raymond tracks,  not  50  yards  away.  The  moose  similar,  but  much  larger.  And  they  were  fresh.  This  moose  —  a  trophy  specimen,  were  close. judging  by  the  size  of  the  prints  —  must  I  peered  toward  the  trees  but  have  passed  through  just  minutes  earlier. couldn’t  make  out  either  of  the  hulking  animals.  More  For  once,  instead  of  getting  all  giddy  about  coming  so  branches  cracked.  Like  Winnie-­the-­Pooh,  I  started  wonder-­ close  to  such  an  impressive  animal,  I  kept  my  wits  about  ing  whether  moose  are  Generally  Regarded  as  One  of  the  me  and  did  the  right  thing:  I  whipped  out  my  iPhone,  took  )LHUFHU $QLPDOV , GHFLGHG QRW WR VWLFN DURXQG DQG ÂżQG RXW a  photo  of  the  track,  and  posted  it  to  Facebook  from  right  I  called  the  dog  and  we  headed  back  to  the  house  at  a  pace  WKHUH LQ WKH ÂżHOG 7KH IDFW WKDW , FKRVH )DFHERRN UDWKHU WKDQ faster  than  “leisurelyâ€?  but  short  of  “panicked.â€?  The  element  the  latest  Insta-­Vine-­Snap-­Tweet  sharing  app  tells  you  I’m  of  danger  only  added  excitement  to  the  photo  I  had  shared  well  over  30.  Whatever.  At  least  I  didn’t  use  a  real  camera;Íž  on  Facebook.  What  a  rush.

I’m  not  that  old.)

When  we  came  within  a  safe  distance  of  the  barn,  I  turned  For  scale,  I  took  the  picture  with  my  left  hand  held  along-­ back  to  see  if  the  moose  had  given  chase.  side  the  split-­hooved  print,  which  dwarfed  it.  Wouldn’t  my  Well,  no.  They  hadn’t.  But  our  two  massive  beef  cows,  “friends�  be  impressed!

(See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

The  “Lazarusâ€?  building  is  no  more.  It  was  never  a  handsome  bit  of  architecture  worth  preserving,  but  Stan  Lazarus,  the  remarkable  man  ZKR EXLOW LW DIWHU D GLVDVWURXV ÂżUH LQ the  ’60s,  IS  worth  remembering.  The  Lazarus  Department  Store  was  the  source  of  an  amazing  as-­ sortment  of  clothing  for  kids  and  adults  —  shoes,  boots,  parkas,  coats,  sweaters,  socks,  underwear,  p.j.s,  blouses  —  stashed  in  a  truly  bizarre  organizational  arrangement  known  only  to  Stan  and  sometimes  his  assistants.  When  the  store  EXUQHG WKH ÂżUVW TXHVWLRQ IURP P\ stunned  children  was  “But  what  happened  to  the  shoes?!â€?  Lazarus’s  was  where  the  ritual  choosing,  ¿WWLQJ DQG VKRH EX\LQJ WRRN SODFH Stan  himself,  his  cheerful  patter  and  sometimes  bribery,  was  the  reason  small  children  and  their  mothers  survived  the  process  of  trying  on  many  sizes  of  shoes,  sneakers  and  clothing.

Stan  was  generous  and  he  knew  the  community  and  the  families  he  served.  Without  fanfare  or  obliga-­ tion,  many  pairs  of  boots,  shoes,  sneakers  and  winter  coats  went  home  at  a  discount  or  free  to  fami-­ lies  when  circumstances  warranted.

6WDQ ZDV ¿UP EXW JUDFLRXV WR all  —  including  at  least  one  large  golden  retriever  who  accompanied  a  tribe  of  shoe  purchasers.

Yes,  the  proprietor  of  Lazarus  Department  store  and  his  building  are  no  more  but  somehow  the  town  RI 0LGGOHEXU\ VKRXOG ¿QG D ZD\ WR commemorate  this  unique,  generous  and  very  special  man.

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Peg  Martin Middlebury

Special  teacher  earns  accolades The  staff  of  Addison  County  Vermont  Adult  Learning  would  like  to  recognize  a  very  special  teacher.  This  month  marks  Mary  Worthing-­ ton’s  35th  anniversary  teaching  for  Vermont  Adult  Learning.  During  this  time  she  has  touched  the  lives  of  hundreds  of  adults  in  Addison  County  helping  them  learn  to  read  and  write,  do  math,  and  speak  and  write  English  as  a  second  language.

From  visiting  people  in  their  homes  in  the  early  days  of  adult  education  to  helping  them  through  distance  learning  today,  Mary  has  been  at  the  forefront  of  adult  educa-­ tion.  For  35  years  she  has  found  innovative  ways  to  help  students  learn  and  she  continues  to  be  a  pioneer  today  as  she  introduces  her  emerging  readers  to  iPads  and  her  English  language  learners  to  the  SmartBoard.  Whether  one-­on-­one  or  in  larger  classes,  Mary  meets  her  students  where  they  are  and  helps  them  grow  into  what  they  hope  to  be.  We  are  honored  to  have  such  a  dedicated  teacher  and  invite  the  Addison  County  community  to  join  us  in  thanking  Mary  for  her  many  years  of  hard  work.

Regional  Manager  Joe  Przyper-­ hart  and  the  staff  and  students  of  Vermont  Adult  Learning Middlebury

6FKRRO ¿QDQFH reform  needed Max  Kraus’  excellent  letter  in  the  Jan.  15  Addison  Independent  goes  to  the  heart  of  the  matter.  It’s  not  just  that  school  taxes  are  high  and  rising  —  even  as  student  popula-­ tions  decline  —  but  that  the  system  LV KXJHO\ LQHI¿FLHQW DQG SURGXFHV DW best  average  results.

One  major  part  of  the  problem,  as  Max  points  out,  is  that  too  few  have  skin  in  the  game  and  therefore  don’t  mind  too  much  if  costs  go  up.  Another,  that  our  small  and  shrink-­ ing  school  districts  incur  heavy  overhead  costs  that  could  be  sig-­ QL¿FDQWO\ UHGXFHG E\ FRQVROLGDWLRQ $ WKLUG WKH SRZHUIXO LQÀXHQFH WKH (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Letters to  the  editor The  Addison  Independent  encour-­ ages  you  to  write  letters  to  the  editor.  We  print  signed  letters  only.  Include  an  address  and  telephone  number,  too,  so  we  can  clear  up  any  questions.

Send  it  to:  Letters  to  the  Editor,  Addison  Independent,  58  Maple  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  Or  email  to  news@addisonindependent.com.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  29,  2015  —  PAGE  5A

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shareholders.

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(Continued  from  Page  4A) union  exerts  in  defending  something  close  to  the  status  quo.

Supporters  of  that  status  quo  argue  that  the  steep  costs  of  the  FXUUHQW V\VWHP DUH MXVWL¿HG E\ 9HU-­ mont’s  superior  educational  results.  I  urge  the  editor  of  this  paper  to  UHSULQW LQ IXOO 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 9HUPRQW economist  Art  Woolf’s  trenchant  DQDO\VLV SXEOLVKHG E\ WKH 97'LJ-­ ger.org  on  April  15,  2014,  which  compellingly  argues  that  our  per  pupil  costs  (as  of  three  years  ago)  ZHUH SHUFHQW DERYH WKH QD-­ WLRQDO DYHUDJH EXW WKDW RXU HGXFDWLRQ V\VWHPœV SHUIRUPDQFH ZDV DW EHVW DYHUDJH PD\EH HYHQ D ELW EHORZ ² LI 9HUPRQW D SUHGRPLQDQWO\ ZKLWH state,  is  compared  to  national  results  excluding  minorities.  However  one  PD\ TXLEEOH ZLWK WKH GHWDLOV WKDWœV D pretty  expensive  deal  for  less-­than-­ outstanding  average  results.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

James Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon III, 36, Weybridge WEYBRIDGE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  James  A.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jayâ&#x20AC;?  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon  III,  36,  of  Weybridge  died  Saturday  evening  as  a  result  of  an  ATV  accident.

He  was  born  in  Middlebury  on  June  11,  1978,  the  son  of  James  A.  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon  Jr.  and  Joanne  M.  Holden.  He  graduated  from  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  in  1996  where  he  was  a  dominant  pitcher  for  the  Eagles  baseball  team.  He  later  served  in  the  Army,  stationed  in  South  Korea.  Upon  returning  to  Vermont,  Jay  joined  the  family  business,  work-­ ing  with  his  father  and  grandfather  at  Weybridge  Garage.

On  Oct.  22,  2011,  Jay  married  his  soul  mate,  Rebecca  S.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beckyâ&#x20AC;?  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon,  and  lived  on  a  beautiful  property  in  Weybridge  where  he  had  DFFHVV WR WKH ZRRGV Âż HOGV DQG WUDLOV that  he  loved.

Jay  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Rebecca  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon;Íž  his  parents, Â

Jacqueline English, 89, native of Salisbury WILDER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jacqueline  P.  English,  89,  died  Jan.  23,  2015,  at  Valley  Terrace  in  Wilder,  Vt.  Jackie,  daughter  of  James  and  Emma  (Mayhew)  Petersen,  was  born  in  Salisbury,  Vermont,  on  Halloween  in  1925.  She  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School  in  1942.  Free  spirited  even  in  her  younger  years,  she  was  only  17  when  she  moved  to  Hartford,  Conn.,  to  work  in  a  factory  for  the  war  effort.

After  World  War  II,  when  Lawrence  English  returned  home  from  the  war,  they  courted  and  were  married  on  February  27,  1949.  Shortly  after  their  marriage,  they  moved  to  Middlebury,  Vt.,  where  Jackie  worked  at  Middlebury  College.  After  Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  discharge  from  the  Army  Air  Corps,  he  was  called  to  active  duty  in  the  Vermont  National  Guard  and  sent  to  Fort  Bliss.  In  the  spirit  of  adventure,  Jackie  packed  up  the  two  children  (3  &  8),  her  elderly  Aunt  and  the  family  dog  and  drove  to  El  Paso,  Texas,  to  be  with  Larry.

The  family  moved  to  Burlington,  Vt.,  in  1967,  where  Jackie  quickly  found  work  at  the  University  of  9HUPRQW LQ WKH 7UHDVXUHUÂśV RIÂż FH After  she  settled  in,  Jackie  started  her  lifelong  interest  in  painting  in  oil.  In  1974,  they  made  their  last  move  to  Wilder,  Vt.  Jackie  worked  for  the  Holzinger  Insurance  Agency  followed  by  the  District  Court  in  White  River  Junction.  She  enjoyed  the  work  and  relished  helping  moth-­ ers  and  fathers  collect  past  due  child  support.  She  served  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Bugbee  Senior  Center  in  White  River  and  the  Upper Â

Valley  Hostel  in  Hanover.

In  2005,  Larry  passed  away  after  56  years  of  marriage  and,  after  mourn-­ ing  for  some  time,  Jackie  made  a  new  friend  at  the  Bugbee  Senior  Center.  Glendon  Bickford  came  into  Jackieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  and  they  spent  several  happy  years  together  before  Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  took  her  to  Valley  Terrace,  where  Glen  remained  a  faithful  visitor.  Due  to  the  wonderful  care  that  she  received  from  everyone  at  Valley  Terrace,  as  well  as  the  staff  from  Bayada,  Jackie  always  had  a  smile  or  giggle  for  anyone  who  came  to  visit.

Throughout  her  life,  Jackie  demon-­ strated  a  special  love  for  family,  friends  and  anyone  in  need.  She  made  a  point  of  helping  those  less  fortunate  and  tried  to  instill  in  her  children  and  grandchildren  this  act  of  giving.  Jackie  was  an  active  member  of  St.  Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  for  over  30  years.

She  is  survived  by  her  daughter,  &KHU\O %UXVK DQG KHU ¿ DQFp 'DYLG Pelletier,  both  of  White  River  Jct.,  Vt.;͞  her  son,  Lawrence  J.  English,  of  Wilder,  Vt.;͞  her  very  special  friend,  Glendon  Bickford;͞  her  brother  James  Petersen  of  Salisbury,  Vt.;͞  her  sister,  Helen  Aulis  of  Wilder,  Vt.;͞  her  brother-­in-­law,  Stanton  English  of  Brandon,  Vt.;͞  grandchildren,  Dagan  W.  Brush  and  his  wife,  Thais  F.  Brush  of  Somerset,  N.J.;͞  Nicholas  J.  English  of  Corpus  Christi,  Texas,  and  1DWDVKD * (QJOLVK DQG KHU ¿ DQFp John  Hamel  of  Newport,  N.H.,  as  well  as  many  nieces  and  nephews.

She  was  predeceased  by  her  parents,  her  husband,  her  brother,  Max  Petersen  and  her  sisters-­in-­law,  Carolyn  English  and  Greta  Rivers.

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parents  of  their  son,  Brian,  whom  she  adored.

She  worked  extremely  hard  at  Drake,  Smith  &  Co.  in  Bristol.  Then,  when  she  and  Clayte  started  their  own  pine  furniture  store,  Deerleap  Furniture  Co.,  she  worked  at  their  store  on  Main  Street  in  Bristol.

She  took  great  pride  and  enjoy-­ ment  in  her  family,  enjoying  the  simple  pleasures  of  life.  She  had  a  great  sense  of  humor  and  enjoyed  her  favorite  TV  show,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeopardy!â&#x20AC;?  trying  not  to  miss  a  single  night  of  it.

Zelva  is  survived  by  her  loving  husband,  Clayton;Íž  her  son,  Brian,  and  his  wife,  Pam;Íž  her  grandchil-­ dren,  Carmen  and  her  husband  Don  Jochum,  and  Brian  II  and  his  wife,  Dawn  Ladeau;Íž  her  great-­grandchil-­ dren,  Marissa  and  Kristina  Jochum  and  Logan  and  Noah  Ladeau;Íž  her  sisters  Iloene  Brennan  and  Ildolyn  and  Ildolynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  husband,  Bob  Ahearn;Íž  brother-­in-­law  Arthur  Lord;Íž  plus Â

Visiting  hours  will  be  held  the  Knight  Funeral  Home  in  White  River  Junction,  Vt.  on  Friday  February  6th  from  4-­6PM.  A  Mass  of  Christian  Burial  will  be  celebrated  Saturday  February  7th  at  10AM  at  St  Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  in  White  River  Junction  with  the  burial  to  be  in  the  spring  in  the  Holman  Cemetery  in  Salisbury,  Vt. Condolences  to  Jackieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  family  may  be  made  in  an  online  guestbook  at  www.knightfuneralhomes.com. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV SOHDVH FRQVLGHU D gift  in  Jackieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory  to  the  Bugbee  Senior  Center,  262  North  Main  Street,  White  River  Junction,  Vt.  05001  or  the  Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Association  of  Vermont,  300  Cornerstone  Drive,  6XLWH :LOOLVWRQ 9W ¸

many  nieces  and  nephews.

She  was  predeceased  by  three  brothers,  Thalen,  Launise  and  Norlan  Flower;͞  and  three  sisters,  Mavis  Ebbett,  Lyrace  Fontaine,  and  Gracile  Lord.

The  family  would  like  to  extend  their  sincere  appreciation  to  the  Bristol  Rescue  Squad,  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  Porter  Medical  Center  and  Helen  Porter  Health  &  Rehab.

A  gathering  to  remember  and  celebrate  Zelvaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  will  be  held  Sunday,  Feb.  8,  2015,  at  the  Bristol  American  Legion  from  noon-­3  p.m.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV GRQDWLRQV FDQ EH sent  either  to  Bristol  Rescue  Squad,  P.O.  Box  227,  Bristol,  VT  05443,  or  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

To  send  online  condolences,  please  visit  www.gregorycremation.

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NEW  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Dorey  Gordon,  64,  of  New  Haven  died  peacefully  Sunday  morning,  Jan.  25,  2015,  at  Porter  Medical  Center.

He  was  born  April  8,  1950,  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  Howard  F.  Gordon  Sr.  and  Lucille  (Dorey)  Gordon.

He  was  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  High  School,  class  of  1969,  and  continued  his  education  at  Huron  College  in  South  Dakota  and  received  his  associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  Mechanical  Engineering  from  Vermont  Technical  College.

Dorey  was  employed  at  UVM  for  20  years  as  construction  manager  for  the  College  of  Medicine.

He  married  Marie  Gingras,  his  high  school  sweetheart,  on  July  11,  1970.

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Marie  Gordon  of  New  Haven;͞  daughters  Brodie  Gordon  of  Middlebury  and  Tara  Gordon  of  New  Haven;͞  his  sister,  Barbara  Berthiaume  of  Middlebury;͞  his  grandchildren,  Oakley  Gordon  and  Bianca  Spafford;͞  and  numerous  nieces,  nephews,  cousins  and  good  friends.

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a  future  edition  of  the  Addison  Independent.

There  will  be  no  calling  hours.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  at  10  a.m.  on  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  2015,  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church,  326  College  St.,  Middlebury,  with  the  Rev.  William  R.  Beaudin, Â

BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  David  William  Stone,  64,  died  Thursday,  Jan.  22,  2015,  at  his  home  in  Brandon.

He  was  born  in  Middlebury  on  Aug.  5,  1950.  He  was  the  son  of  Alson  and  Frances  (Rivers)  Stone.  He  grew  up  in  Salisbury  where  he  received  his  early  education  and  attended  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  He  was  the  youngest  in  the  family  and  had  19  half  and  step  brothers  and  sisters.

He  worked  for  several  years  as  a  mechanic.  He  later  worked  for  the  state  of  Vermont  at  the  Salisbury  Fish  Hatchery.  He  worked  for  more  than  24  years  at  New  England  Woodcraft  and  for  the  last  10  years  for  Areis  in  personal  care  for  an  autistic  child.  His  family  says  he  was  an  avid  NASCAR  fan  and  had  driven  his  own  car  at  pastor,  as  celebrant.  Spring  burial  Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bowl.  He  loved  to  putter  in  will  be  in  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cemetery,  his  garage  and  watch  wrestling.

Middlebury.   The  family  suggests  that  memo-­ rial  donations  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  WALTHAM  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Lester  E.  05753.

Delphia  passed  away  on  Monday,  Jan.  26,  2015,  at  the  age  of  89.  He  was  born  on  Nov.  4,  1925,  the  fourth  of  six  children  of  Jesse  and  Mattie  (Mullis)  Delphia.

His  family  was  very  special  to  hopefully,  regrets.  Memories  will  be  him.  Lester  worked  at  Simmonds  shared  from  1:30-­2:30  with  refresh-­ Precision  for  10  years  as  a  turret  ments  to  follow.  Please  park  at  the  lathe  operator.  He  worked  for  his  HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRRO RQ 1RUWK 6WUHHW ¸ father-­in-­law,  Rene  D.  Charlebois,  as  an  electrician  and  plumber  for  many  years.  Lester  worked  at  the  Vergennes  Elementary  School  as  Funeral, Cremation & a  maintenance  supervisor  and  he  Memorial Services, was  also  a  builder  of  beautiful  furniture.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  moment  that  you  died Our  hearts  split  into  two.

KĹśÄ&#x17E; Ć?Ĺ?Ä&#x161;Ä&#x17E; ÄŽ ĹŻĹŻÄ&#x17E;Ä&#x161; Ç Ĺ?Ć&#x161;Ĺ&#x161; ĹľÄ&#x17E;žŽĆ&#x152;Ĺ?Ä&#x17E;Ć?Í&#x2022; The  other  died  with  you. tÄ&#x17E; Ĺ˝Ĺ&#x152; Ä&#x17E;Ĺś ĹŻĹ?Ä&#x17E; Ä&#x201A;Ç Ä&#x201A;ĹŹÄ&#x17E; Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x161; ĹśĹ?Ĺ?Ĺ&#x161;Ć&#x161; tĹ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ĺś Ć&#x161;Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x17E; Ç Ĺ˝Ć&#x152;ĹŻÄ&#x161; Ĺ?Ć? ĨÄ&#x201A;Ć?Ć&#x161; Ä&#x201A;Ć?ĹŻÄ&#x17E;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x2030;Í&#x2022; tÄ&#x201A;ĹŻĹŹĹ?ĹśĹ? Ä&#x161;Ĺ˝Ç Ĺś ĹľÄ&#x17E;žŽĆ&#x152;Ç&#x2021; ĹŻÄ&#x201A;ĹśÄ&#x17E;Í&#x2022; tĹ?Ć&#x161;Ĺ&#x161; Ć&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ć? ĆľĆ&#x2030;ŽŜ ŽƾĆ&#x152; Ä?Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x17E;ĹŹĆ?Í&#x2DC; ZÄ&#x17E;ĹľÄ&#x17E;ĹľÄ?Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152;Ĺ?ĹśĹ? Ç&#x2021;Žƾ Ĺ?Ć? Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x201A;Ć?Ç&#x2021;Í&#x2022; We  do  it  every  day.  ƾĆ&#x161; ĹľĹ?Ć?Ć?Ĺ?ĹśĹ? Ç&#x2021;Žƾ Ĺ?Ć? Ä&#x201A; Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ć&#x161; Ä&#x201A;Ä?Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Í&#x2022; That  never  goes  away.

KĆľĆ&#x152; Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ć&#x161;Ć? Ĺ&#x161;ŽůÄ&#x161; Ç&#x2021;Žƾ Ć&#x; Ĺ?Ĺ&#x161;Ć&#x161;ĹŻÇ&#x2021; And  there  you  will  remain. >Ĺ?ĨÄ&#x17E; Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x201A;Ć? Ĺ?ŽŜÄ&#x17E; ŽŜ Ç Ĺ?Ć&#x161;Ĺ&#x161;ŽƾĆ&#x161; Ç&#x2021;ŽƾÍ&#x2022; But  it  will  never  be  the  same.â&#x20AC;?

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Burial  will  be  in  the  spring  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cemetery.

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He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Linda  Bailey  Stone  of  Brandon,  whom  he  married  June  27,  1970;͞  three  chil-­ dren,  David  Stone,  Yvonne  Perry,  Sarah  Wideawake;͞  daughter-­in-­law  Rebecca  Piper;͞  three  sisters,  Sally  Jestice,  Maleita  Cram  and  Myrtle  Pitts;͞  and  his  brother,  Eugene  Stone.  Fifteen  grandchildren,  six  great-­ grandchildren  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  him.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents;͞  a  son,  Stephen  Piper;͞  and  15  half  and  step  brothers  and  sisters.

Family  and  friends  are  invited  to  a  gathering  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Celebration  of  His  Lifeâ&#x20AC;?  which  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  2015,  from  1-­3  p.m.  at  his  home  DAVID  STONE on  307  Newton  Road  in  Brandon.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  Foundation,  160  Allen  St.,  Rutland,  &  Hospice,  c/o  Rutland  Health  VT  05701.

Lester  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  60  years,  Rita  (Charlebois)  Delphia;͞  three  sons,  Michael  Delphia  and  wife  Meegan,  Stephen  Delphia  and  wife  Tammy,  and  Kevin  Delphia  and  wife  Kathi;͞  and  seven  grandchildren,  Conor,  Nikolas,  Christina,  Katlyn,  Kyle,  Collin  and  Cody.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  11  a.m.  on  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  at  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Vergennes.  There  will  be  no  wake.  In  lieu  of  flowers  dona-­ tions  can  be  made  to  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restoration  Fund  or  St  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  &DWKROLF &HPHWHU\ ¸

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dĹ˝Ä&#x161;Ä&#x201A;Ç&#x2021; ĹľÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x152;ĹŹĆ? Ć&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ĺś Ç&#x2021;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ć? since  you  were  so  tragically  Ć&#x161;Ä&#x201A;ĹŹÄ&#x17E;Ĺś ĨĆ&#x152;Žž ĆľĆ?Í&#x2DC; Our  lives  were  changed  forever  on  that  day.

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Lester Delphia, 89, Waltham

Andrew Johnson memorial celebration NEW  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  memorial  Main  St.,  at  the  corner  of  North  Street  celebration  for  Andrew  F.  Johnson  and  Route  17). will  be  held  on  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  In  Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  words,  friends  can  from  1-­4  p.m.  in  New  Haven  (1459  come  to  exchange  memories  and, Â

and  siblings  Howard  F,  Gordon  Jr.,  Frances  LaBerge  and  Jean  LaDeau.

Dorey  was  an  altar  boy  and  contin-­ ued  as  a  member  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church.

He  was  fun,  energetic  and  capa-­ EOH RI EXLOGLQJ DQG ¿ [LQJ DOPRVW anything  with  his  hands.  He  enjoyed  rebuilding  Jeeps,  four-­wheeling  and  riding  motorcycles  with  friends  and  family  (and  even  dogs).  Dorey  was  a  natural  athlete  and  enjoyed  playing  and  watching  football.  He  loved  his  family  dearly  and  was  an  excellent  provider.  He  enjoyed  his  tractor  and  creating  a  tree  farm  on  the  land  where  he  built  his  beautiful  dream  home  on  the  hill.

Visiting  hours  were  held  on  Tuesday  evening,  Jan.  27,  2015,  from  4-­7  p.m.  at  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  held  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  28,  2015,  at  1  p.m.  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  with  the  Rev.  William  Beaudin  as  the  celebrant.  Following  Mass  friends  and  family  gathered  together  to  share  favorite  stories  at  an  announced Â

David Stone, 64, Brandon

Ruth Frances Quesnel, 98, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Ruth  Frances  Quesnel,  98,  died  Wednesday,  Jan.  28,  2015,  at  her  home  in  Middlebury   following  a  period  of  declining  health.   She  was  the  widow  of  Aurele  H.  Quesnel,  who  died  in  1995.

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Dorey Gordon, 64, New Haven

Zelva Ladeau, 92, Bristol BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  It  is  with  great  sadness  that  we  announce  the  pass-­ ing  of  Zelva  Flower  Ladeau,  excep-­ tional  wife,  mother,  grandmother,  great-­grandmother,  sister,  aunt,  cousin  and  friend.

Zelva  passed  away  Sunday,  Jan.  11,  2015,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehab  Center  in  Middlebury,  Vt. She  was  born  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  the  daughter  of  the  late  J.  Howard  and  Diamond  (Rose)  Flower  on  Oct.  9,  1922.  She  was  homeschooled  through  grade  3,  then  she  attended  Hartland  Elementary  School.  She  graduated  valedictorian  from  Windsor  High  School  in  1940.  After  graduating  from  the  University  of  Vermont  in  1944,  she  was  a  language  teacher  at  Bristol  High  School  and  later  in  Mooers  Forks,  N.Y. Zelva  married  Clayton  M.  Ladeau  Jr.  in  Brandon,  Vt.,  on  Aug.  4,  1947.  She  and  Clayte  became  the  proud Â

Jim  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon  Jr.  and  his  wife  Anne  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon,  and  Joanne  Holden  and  her  husband  Carl  Boss;Íž  and  his  siblings,  Sara  Frail,  Chuck  Root,  Andrea  Root,  Leslie  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon  and  Kelsey  Boss;Íž  grandparents  James  and  Patricia  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Avignon  and  James  and  Janet  Holden;Íž  as  well  as  many  aunts,  uncles,  cousins,  nieces  and  nephews.

Jay  was  a  thrill  seeker  and  loved  extreme  motorsports.  He  died  doing  what  he  loved.

We  will  miss  his  unique  perspec-­ tive  on  life  and  ability  to  make  us  laugh.

Calling  hours  will  be  Thursday,  Jan.  29,  from  10  a.m.  to  1  p.m.  at  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury.   Celebration  of  Life  at  the  American  Legion  in  Middlebury,  Sunday,  Feb.  1,  from  5  to  9  p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  fun  and  games  until  some-­ ERG\ JHWV DQ H\H SRNHG RXW ´ ¸

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  to  condemn  the  Jan.  8  sit-­in  at  the  Statehouse  by  Vermont  Workers  Center  members  and  other  single-­payer  healthcare  supporters.

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Shumlin  acknowledged  that  Lake  The  change  would  be  phased  Champlain  is  polluted  and  he  in  over  a  period  of  20  or  even  25  acknowledged  that  the  major  cause  years  to  give  those  farmers  who  is  agricultural  runoff.  So  far,  so  for  whatever  reason  cannot  or  do  good.  Now  he  announces  that  the  QRW ZLVK WR FRQYHUW WLPH WR UHDOL]H federal  government  is  sending  us  their  legitimate  investment-­backed  $60  million  to  clean  up  the  lake  and  expectations,  after  which  time  all  the  problem  will  be  solved. state  subsidies  including  Current  But  actually  no,  it  will  not.  The  Use  would  be  forfeited  and  all  farms  problem  is  not  that  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  QRW LQ FRPSOLDQFH ZRXOG EH UH]RQHG (U.S.)  agricultural  business  model  as  non-­conforming  uses. is  ecologically  and  economically  Too  radical?  Have  we  considered  sound  but  that  there  are  a  very  the  cost  of  redesigning  and  rebuild-­ few  farmers  somewhere  who  are  ing  our  entire  municipal  wastewater  breaking  the  rules;Íž  that  is  why  Lake  infrastructure?

Champlain  is  polluted.  It  is  not  that  James  H.  Maroney  Jr. the  Vermont  Agency  of  Agriculture,  Leicester

Current  ag  model  is  unsustainable,  bad  for  Champlain The  story  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Feds  promise  cash  for  lakeâ&#x20AC;?  (Addison  Independent,  Jan.  19,  2015)  is  deeply  troubling.  Sen.  Patrick  Leahy  announced  that  the  federal  government  will  send  Vermont  $16  million  on  top  of  the  $45  million  already  in  the  pipeline  from  USDA,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;to  clean  up  Lake  Champlain  and  prevent  future  pollutionâ&#x20AC;?  because,  the  governor  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lake  Champlain  drives  hundreds  of  millions  in  economic  activity  and  it  is  a  big  reason  why  people  put  down  roots  in  Vermont.  Protection  of  the  lake  is  critical  to  protecting  our  economy.â&#x20AC;?  Even  though  the  story  makes  no  mention  of  clean  water  for  its  own  sake,  Congressman  Peter  Welch  agrees.

I  am  a  staunch  supporter  of  Sen.  Leahy  and  Congressman  Welch  and  I  certainly  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  presume  to  instruct  either  one  of  them  on  this  or  any  other  subject.  But  there  is  a  very  important  component  of  the  agricul-­ tural  impact  on  water-­quality  issue  missing  from  this  announcement.  Mr.  Leahy  and  Mr.  Welch  are  both  representatives  of  the  federal  government,  and  therefore,  repre-­ sentatives  of  U.S.  agriculture,  which  is  often  cited  as  the  only  bright  spot  in  our  economy  while  the  rest  of  us  ZHUH ÂżJKWLQJ WR VXUYLYH WKH UHFHQW recession.  U.S.  agricultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  busi-­ ness  model,  which  was  designed  shortly  after  World  War  II,  is  predicated  upon  pulling  then-­cheap,  then-­plentiful  petroleum  out  of  the  earth  and  converting  it  to  gasoline  DQG DUWLÂżFLDO IHUWLOL]HU DQG KHUELFLGH These  substances  replaced  the  labor  intensive  and  therefore  costly  prac-­ tices  for  achieving  soil  fertility  and  weed  control  on  the  farm.

The  model  produces  a  mountain  of  cheap  food.  But  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  rub:  U.S.  agriculture  is  unsustain-­ able,  and  Vermont  agriculture,  an  LQÂżQLWHVLPDO SDUW RI 8 6 DJULFXOWXUH on  which  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  version  is  patterned,  is  not  sustainable  either.  The  conventional  business  model,  i.e.,  chemical  and  energy  intensive,  not  only  exports  its  almost  incred-­ ible  surplus  production  over  seas,  where  it  destroys  local  agricultural  economies,  it  leaves  its  wastes  here  in  Vermont  and  in  our  atmosphere.

Industrial  U.S.  agriculture  is  the  second  largest  contributor  to  global  greenhouse  gases  behind  only  electrical  and  heat  generation  and  ahead  of  the  entire  transportation  sector.  Vermont  prides  itself  on  its  green-­ness:  the  governor  has  a  plan  to  achieve  90  percent  of  our  energy  needs  from  sustainable  sources  by  2050.  But  none  of  this  is  mentioned  in  the  article  because  Mr.  Leahy,  Mr.  Welch  and  the  Shumlin  admin-­ istration  are  making  yet  another  in  a  long  line  of  efforts  to  defend  conventional  agriculture,  without  mentioning  that  it  is  conventional  agriculture  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  agriculture  per  se  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  is  polluting  the  lake. &OHDUO\ RQH RI JRYHUQPHQWÂśV ÂżUVW duties  is  to  make  certain  that  food  is  accessible  and  its  population  is  fed.  That  is  why  the  Vermont  Legislature  allocates  $60  million-­$80  million  each  year  to  support  agriculture  and Â

not  the  right  timeâ&#x20AC;??

There  is  indeed  a  need  for  full  legisla-­ tive  hearings  on  the  subject.  Thousands  of  Vermonters  lack  adequate  care  (or  indeed  any  care)  because  they  have  lost  jobs,  cannot  afford  the  deductibles  and  copays  of  the  Affordable  Care  Act  or  for  other  varied  and  daunting  reasons.  Healthcare  is  a  public  good,  which  the  VWDWH LQ IDFW KDV UHFRJQL]HG E\ ODZ 7KH state  is  obligated  to  follow  through  with  a  workable  plan.

We  cannot  allow  the  ill-­considered  actions  of  a  few  to  become  an  excuse  for  postponing  promised  and  desper-­ ately  needed  social  progress.

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But  with  the  demonstrators  duly  reprimanded,  healthcare  advocates  must  rejoin  forces  and  acknowledge  that  their  point  is  not  only  legitimate  but  essential  and  urgent.  Act  48  is  state  law.  How  can  the  governor,  who  promised  to  see  it  enacted,  suddenly  decide  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;now  is Â

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Nevertheless,  it  is  apparently  all  right  in  your  mind  to  infringe  on  the  Constitutional  rights  of  wife  beaters  and  out-­of-­state  criminals.  But  why  stop  there,  Reverend?  What  about  the  critics  of  this  bill  whom  you  disparage  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;gun  fundamentalistsâ&#x20AC;?  (you  use  this  term  three  times  in  your  article)?  What  RI WKH PHQWDOO\ LQÂżUP SROLWLFDO dissidents,  ex-­convicts?  Who  will  compile  the  list  of  objectionables  and  who  will  sit  in  judgment?  You,  Reverend,  the  head  of  the  congre-­ gation?  Maybe  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  could  lend  a  hand?

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In  fact,  Reverend,  the  language  of  the  2nd  Amendment  is  unequiv-­ ocal.  The  right  to  bear  arms  extends  to  the  people.  Everyone,  regardless  of  their  state  of  mind.  Those  with  the  potential  to  abuse  the  right  must  be  tolerated  until  they  do.  You  can  do  that,  Reverend.  Right?  Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  Unitarian.

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Waltz  Night  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  7,  S P 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 7KH &KDPSODLQ 3KLOKDUPRQLF 2UFKHVWUD ZLOO SURYLGH WKH PXVLF IRU DQ HYHQLQJ RI ZDOW]HV /HVVRQV VWDUW DW IROORZHG E\ &32 VPDOO HQVHPEOHV DW DQG WKH IXOO RUFKHVWUD DW 1R GUHVV FRGH 'DQFLQJ RSWLRQDO 7LFNHWV â&#x20AC;&#x153;VSAC  Guide  to  Scholarshipsâ&#x20AC;?  work-­ DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ shop  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  townhalltheater.org.

Jan.  30,  10-­11  a.m.,  CCV,  10  %HQHÂż W FRQFHUW DQG PDSOH GHVVHUW FRQWHVW LQ Merchants  Row.  Learn  what  scholar-­ Shoreham. 6DWXUGD\ )HE S P 3ODWW ships  are  available  for  future  college  Memorial  Library.  Third  annual  VWXGHQWV DQG KRZ WR Âż QG WKHP $OVR HYHQW ZLWK PXVLF E\ $GGLVRQ KIDS IN MOTION at Vermont Sun in Middlebury â&#x20AC;&#x201D; learn  how  to  apply  for  scholarships  County  folk  group  Zephyr  and  a  Sundays 10:15-11:00am. Kids in Motion will give parents an WKURXJK 96$& 2SHQ WR DOO VWXGHQWV maple  dessert  contest.  Tasters  HDV\ ZD\ WR JHW WKHLU NLGV LQYROYHG LQ Ă&#x20AC; WQHVV 7KLV SURJUDP ZLOO can  vote  for  their  favorites  with  5HJLVWHU DW cash  donations.  Get  contest  alternate between childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yoga, dance, tumbling, games and entry  forms  at  the  library  or  at  music while parents enjoy their own workouts! Ages 4-6. Call ZZZ SODWWOLE RUJ ,QIR 388-6888 or visit vermontsun.com for more info. or  platt@shoreham.net.

Green  Mountain  Club  ski  Vermont  Comedy  Divas  in  at Vermont Sun in Middlebury â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mondays 5:30BOOTCAMP or  snowshoe  in  Bristol/ Vergennes.  Saturday,  Feb.  6:30pm. Move through power stations consisting of high intensity Lincoln.  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  S P 9HUJHQQHV ZRUN IROORZHG E\ EULHI PRPHQWV RI DFWLYH UHFRYHU\ 7KLV KRXU $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 7KH 6HWK WLPH DQG PHHWLQJ SODFH 7%$ 0RGHUDWH WR GLIÂż FXOW WUHN LQ WKH %ULVWRO &OLIIV Warner  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Rhoda  Farrand  of power will incorporate hand weights, steps, cardio explosions :LOGHUQHVV $UHD &RQWDFW OHDGHU %HWK &KDSWHU RI WKH '$5 ZLOO KRVW DQG LQWHQVH FRUH ZRUN WR SXVK \RX WR \RXU Ă&#x20AC; WQHVV PD[LPXP &DOO Eliason  for  details:  betheliason@gmail. this  hilarious  fundraiser  to  388-6888 or visit vermontsun.com for more info.

FRP RU EHQHÂż W 9HUPRQW YHWHUDQV DQG Casting  call  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Jan.  active  military  and  their  families.  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL CLASSES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adult: Mon. Oils, 31,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  7LFNHWV JHQHUDO DGPLVVLRQ 7XHV Silver Jewelry 7XHV Beg. Wheel, Weds. AM Painting, Shakespeare  on  Main  Street  is  looking  $12  for  veterans  and  active  mili-­ WR Âż OO UROHV LQ LWV VXPPHU SURGXF tary,  are  available  at  the  Legion,  Weds. Wheel 7KXUV $0 Oils 7KXUV Drawing, Pottery Workshops: WLRQ RI Âł+HQU\ ,9 3DUW ´ $FWRUV Vergennes  Redemption  Center,  Teapots, On & Off the Wheel, Surface Design Kids: Mon. and  older  should  prepare  a  one-­minute  and  Gaines  Insurance,  or  by  Yellow Submarine, Weds Leonardoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workshop, Mon & Wed monologue  from  the  play.  Memorization  SKRQH DW Wheel 7KXUV Hand Building, Contact Barb at 247-3702, not  necessary  for  audition.  Rehearsals  Cricket  Blue  in  concert  in  begin  June  21  in  Manchester  and  Ripton.  Saturday,  Feb.  7,  ewaldewald@aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org.

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Hill  Country  Holiday  lunch  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  0RQGD\ )HE S P 6DOLVEXU\ &RPPXQLW\ Jan.  31,  11:30  a.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  The  Lincoln  All-­you-­can-­eat  spaghetti  dinner  in  Weybridge.  6FKRRO 3UHYHQW &KLOG $EXVH 9HUPRQW SUHVHQWV WKLV )ULGD\ )HE S P :H\EULGJH (OHPHQWDU\ Library  sponsors  this  meal  of  a  hot  dog,  bowl  of  SURJUDP IRU NLGV LQ JUDGHV DQG WKHLU SDUHQWV School.  Spaghetti  and  meatballs,  green  salad,  VRXS VDODG GULQN DQG GHVVHUW &RVW 3DUW RI WKH guardians  and  educators.  Learn  about  safe  online  garlic  bread,  homemade  desserts  and  beverage.  ZHHNHQG ORQJ +LOO &RXQWU\ +ROLGD\ ,QIR behavior  and  address  issues  surrounding  cyberbul-­ Proceeds  go  toward  the  Weybridge  Volunteer  Fire  Met  Opera  live  broadcast  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  lying,  cell  phones,  video  games,  etc.  'HSDUWPHQW $GXOWV FKLOGUHQ XQGHU Jan.  31,  1  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Met  pres-­ IUHH 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂż FH RU Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Middlebury.  ents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Les  Contes  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hoffmann,â&#x20AC;?  live  on  the  THT  big  Monday,  Feb.  9,  7  p.m.,  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  Light  at  the  door. screen.  Tickets  $24/10,  available  at  the  THT  box  UHIUHVKPHQWV 9LVLWRUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU Josh  Panda  and  the  Hot  Damned  in  concert  in  RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ / 3DTXHWWH#DRO FRP Middlebury. )ULGD\ )HE S P 7RZQ +DOO Family  movie  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  1-­3  p.m.,  7KHDWHU 6XQ&RPPRQ SUHVHQWV WKLV EHQHÂż W FRQFHUW Book  club  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  Feb.  9,  /LQFROQ /LEUDU\ &DOO WKH OLEUDU\ DW IRU WKH S P %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ 7KH Âż UVW PHHW and  solar  workshop.  Tickets  $10,  available  at  the  movie  title.  Part  of  Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hill  Country  Library. ing  of  the  new  Bixby  Library  Book  Club,  which  will  7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU Orchard  wassail  celebration  in  Shoreham.  meet  on  the  second  Monday  of  every  month.  This  org.

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The  inside  story IN  â&#x20AC;&#x153;LES  CONTES  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hoffmann,â&#x20AC;?  the  tortured  poet  Hoffmann  becomes  an  unwitting  adventurer  inside  his  own  stories.  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater  will  broadcast  the  Met  Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  the  Offenbach  masterpiece  on  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  at  1  p.m. monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  title:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Light  Between  the  Oceans,â&#x20AC;?  by  M.L.  Steadman.  Copies  available  at  the  library.  Info  and  RSVP:  Devin  Schrock  at  lvnfree@gmail.com. Â

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Blood  drive  in  Addison.  Tuesday,  Feb.  10,  1-­6  p.m.,  Addison  Fire  Station.  All  blood  types  needed,  especially  types  O  negative,  A  negative  and  B  negative.  Info:  www. redcrossblood.org  or  1-­800-­733-­2767.

Community  chorus  rehearsal  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  Feb.  10,  7  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  7KH ¿ UVW 7XHVGD\ UHKHDUVDO RI WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ College  Community  Chorus  2015  spring  season.  Youth  and  high  school  singers  welcome.  Info:  802-­989-­7355.

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Dinner  and  Conversation  with  Friends  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Feb.  11,  6-­7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Lower  Lobby.  Enjoy  a  meal  and  creative  conversation  about  the  arts  in  our  community.  An  evening  of  piano  music  by  Steven  Osborne  follows  in  the  Concert  Hall.  Dinner  tickets  $25.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts.

Pianist  Steven  Osborne  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Feb.  11,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Concert  Hall.  Osborneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  much-­ anticipated  return  to  Middlebury  features  a  perfor-­ mance  of  Beethovenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hammerklavier  sonata.  Tickets  $25/20/6.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts.

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Coffee  and  Conversation  group  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Feb.  12,  10-­11  a.m.,  Bristol  Federated  Church,  37  North  St.  Come  share  your  thoughts  with  neighbors  and  commu-­ QLW\ PHPEHUV &RPH MRLQ D Âż HOG WULS WR 9HUPRQW Honeylights  at  9  Main  St.  Info:  jeva@comcast.net  or  453-­2379. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birding  in  Central  Asia:  A  Listerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Trip  to  Kazakhstanâ&#x20AC;?  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  12,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  World-­hopping  birder  Hank  Kaestner,  who  has  seen  over  7,000  species,  will  give  a  presentation  on  this  rarely  birded  region.  Part  of  Otter  Creek  Audubonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2015  Cabin  Fever  Lecture  Series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boeing  Boeingâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  12,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  This  1960s  farce,  a  Broadway  smash  hit,  features  swinging  bachelor  Bernard  who  runs  into  trouble  when  his  ,WDOLDQ *HUPDQ DQG $PHULFDQ Âż DQFpHV DOO DLUOLQH hostess,  end  up  in  his  Paris  apartment  at  the  same  time.  Tickets  $12  ($17  for  shows  Feb.  13-­15),  avail-­ DEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQ halltheater.org.

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FRIDAY

Blood  drive  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Feb.  13,  8:30  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall.  All  blood  types  needed,  especially  types  O  negative,  A  negative  and  B  negative.  Info:  www.redcrossblood.org  or  1-­800-­733-­2767. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career  Focusâ&#x20AC;?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  13,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  CCV,  10  Merchants  Row.  CCV  and  VSAC  are  holding  this  workshop  for  indi-­ viduals  who  are  considering  career  options  and  want  support  and  tools  for  the  process.  Open  to  any  interested  or  potential  students.  Register  at  802-­388-­3032. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boeing  Boeingâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  13,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  This  1960s  farce,  a  Broadway  smash  hit,  features  swinging  bachelor  Bernard  who  runs  into  trouble  when  his  ,WDOLDQ *HUPDQ DQG $PHULFDQ Âż DQFpHV DOO DLUOLQH hostess,  end  up  in  his  Paris  apartment  at  the  same  WLPH 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.

ONGOINGEVENTS By  category:  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fundraising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs.

FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Winter  hours:  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  gymnasium.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www.

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CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;͞  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  Main  St.  0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2I¿ FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF J\P Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addi-­ sonteens.com.

Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visitors  welcome.

Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  invited.

Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744.

American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Monday,  7  p.m.  American  Legion,  Wilson  Road,  Middlebury.

Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  Sexual  Violence.  Fourth  Tuesday,  noon-­1:30  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse  in  Middlebury.  388-­9180.

Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.

Brandon  Senior  Citizen  Center.  1591  Forest  Dale  Road.  247-­3121.

Bristol  Historical  Society.  Third  Thursday,  7  p.m.,  Howden  Hall,  19  West  St.,  Bristol.

Champlain  Valley  Fiddlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club.  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  Street.  Third  Sunday  (except  Easter),  noon  to  5  p.m.  Donation  $2.  Refreshments  available.  /RRNLQJ IRU Âż GGOHUV \RXQJ DQG ROG 2SHQ WR SXEOLF ,QIR 342-­0079.  The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK 5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristols-­ katepark.com.

LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  nights,  4-­6  p.m.,  Turningpoint  Center,  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Info:  388-­4249.

Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  varies.  Pat  Morrow,  802-­462-­3741.

NEAT  (Northeast  Addison  Television)  Channel  16.  Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com.

Neshobe  Sportsman  Club.  Second  Monday,  6  p.m.  potluck;͞  7  p.m.  meeting.  97  Frog  Hollow  Road  in  Brandon.

Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feedback, Â

encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free.

Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  Orwell  Free  Library.

PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  7KXUVGD\ D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RI¿ FH EXLOG ing  on  Exchange  St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141.

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

Samaritanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cupboard.  Assembly  of  God  Christian  Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  6:45  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Club  address:  PO  Box  94,  Vergennes,  VT  05491.  Info:  President  Tim  Cowan,  877-­2382.

Vergennes  Rotary  Club.  Tuesday  mornings,  7:15-­8:30  a.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Christian  School,  2  Church  St.  Breakfast  served  at  7:15  a.m.

GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury.

Citizens  for  Constitutional  Government  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitutions  and  how  to  defend  our  rights.

Five-­Town  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  5-­5:30  p.m.  Bristol  green.  All  welcome  to  speak  out  for  world  peace.

Vermont  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  Mobile  Service  Van.  Second  and  fourth  Wednesdays,  8:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  The  van  offers  written  exams,  customer  service  and  road  tests.  828-­2000.

BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  p.m.  with  early  birds.  Jackpot  $3,000.  )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQH¿ WV YHWHUDQV VFKRODUVKLSV DQG community  programs.  388-­9311.

Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  Mondays.  6  p.m.  Refreshments  sold.  247-­3121.

Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  6:15  p.m.,  regular  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  compli-­ mentary  hot  tea  and  coffee.  Info:  247-­5709.

VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  5  p.m.,  quickies  6:15  p.m.,  regular  bingo  7  p.m.  388-­9468.

FUNDRAISING  SALES Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Otter  Creek  Room,  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Wide  variety  of  books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials.

Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  13,  2012.  Thursday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Sales  support  the  purchase  of  materi-­ als  for  the  circulating  library  collections.

Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.  Info:  388-­4095.

Ripton  United  Methodist  Church  Flea  Market/Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­noon  until  late  fall.  Food,  antiques,  quilts,  books  and  more.  Vendorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  fees  bene-­ Âż W FKXUFK UHVWRUDWLRQ ,QIR St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  Open  on  Thursdays  and  Fridays  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m.

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LIVE MUSI C The  Andric  Severance  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  29,  8  p.m.,  51  Main.

Canopy  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  30,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

Harsh  Armadillo  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  8  p.m.,  51  Main.

The  Zach  Rhoads  Trio  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  31,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

The  Band  SuGaR  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  6,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Dayve  Huckett  &  Friends  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Feb.  7,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.

David  Bain  and  Mimi  Bain:  Roots,  Family  Style  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Feb.  12,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Gumbo  YaYa  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Feb.  13,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.

Anthony  Santor  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.

Saturday,  Feb.  14,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.

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DANCE,  MUSIC,  ARTS  &  EDUCATION Bridge  at  Ilsley  in  Middlebury.  Thursdays,  5:30-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Single  players  welcome.  Info:  462-­3373.

Chess  and  bridge  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  3:30-­5:30,  Ilsley  Library.  Casual  play  and  gentle  coaching  in  bridge  and  chess.  Chess  club  in  Brandon.  Saturdays,  12:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Library.  All  ages  and  abilities  welcome.

Classical  string  ensemble  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  Eastview  at  Middlebury.  Amateur  ensemble  looking  for  violinists.  Info:  388-­7351.

College  Session  for  Seniors  in  Middlebury.  Elderly  Services,  112  Exchange  St.  Classes  for  people  over  60  in  basic  computer,  opera,  politics,  history,  international  law  and  more.  Call  388-­3983  or  e-­mail  college@elderlyservices.org.

Computer  lab  open  hours  in  Bristol.  Monday-­Thursday,  3:30-­7  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  library.  Free  access  to  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  electronic  resources,  courtesy  of  e-­Vermont  funding.  Craft  workshop  in  Forest  Dale.  Tuesday,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Living  Waters  Assembly  of  God  Church,  Route  53.  Free  workshop  for  knitting,  crocheting,  or  other  crafts.  Coffee  served.  Info:  247-­3637.

Drum  Collective.  Group  drumming.  Every  Monday,  10-­11  a.m.,  111  Maple  St.  in  the  Marble  Works  at  Huard  Studio.  Led  by  local  percussionist  Will  Smith.  Open  to  all.  Info:  www.drumcol-­ lective.org.

Drum  gathering  in  Bristol.  Last  Friday  of  the  Month,  6-­8  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont.  Info:  453-­5982  or  www.recycle-­ dreadingofvt.com.

Duplicate  bridge  at  EastView  in  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  6:20-­9  p.m.  Info:  462-­3373.

French  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Saturday  (deuxième  Samedi)  of  the  month,  1  p.m.,  location  varies.  Enjoy  casual  conversation;͞  all  levels  welcome.  Info:  slater@middle-­ bury.edu.

Jam  session  for  teens  in  Middlebury.  Second  and  fourth  Thursdays  of  each  month,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  Addison  Central  Teen  Center,  94  Main  St.  Bring  your  own  instrument  or  borrow  one  of  ours.  To  register,  call  Robin  or  Jutta  at  388-­3910.

Journaling  for  Self-­Discovery  group  in  Lincoln.  Third  Thursday  of  every  month,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Info:  453-­2665.

Knitting  and  Rug  Hooking  in  Brandon.  First  and  third  Wednesdays  of  each  month,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.  Brandon  Library.  Project  shar-­ ing,  idea  gathering  and  textile  camaraderie.

Knitting  group  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  1-­3  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  247-­3121.

Knitting  group  in  Vergennes.  Third  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Informal  assistance  provided.  Arabella  Holzapfel,  443-­5284  (weekdays),  877-­2172  (evenings)  or  araho@verizon.net.

Language  tables  in  Middlebury.  Fridays  through  mid-­May  2015,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Sparkling,  56  College  St.  Free.  Practice  your  French,  Spanish  or  Italian  with  native  speakers.  Info:  989-­7020  or  nancy@sparklingvt.com.

Maiden  Vermont  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  barbershop  chorus,  under  the  direc-­ tion  of  Lindi  Bortney,  is  open  to  women  of  all  ages.  The  group  sings  four-­part  a  cappella  music  from  traditional  barbershop  to  doo-­wop  and  Broadway.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-­9:30  p.m.,  Cornwall  School.  Info:  989-­5435  or  go  to  www.maidenvermont. com.

Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus.  Mead  Chapel.  Open  to  all  singers  without  auditions.  Conductor  Jeff  Rehbach,  443-­5811;Íž Â

manager  Mary  Longey,  236-­7933.

Otter  Creek  Choral  Society  in  Vergennes.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church,  starting  Sept.  1,  2011.  Directed  by  Wayne  Hobbs.  Info:  Connie  at  877-­3063.

Parler  Français  Comme  Des  Vaches  Espagnoles.  Every  Thursday,  7  p.m.  35B  West.  St.  in  Bristol  (above  Paige  &  Campbell).  Conversational  French  for  speakers  of  all  abilities.  Info:  453-­2285.

Sacred  Harp  (Shape  Note)  Sing.  Second  Sunday,  1-­3  p.m.  Middlebury.  All  ages  and  levels  of  experience  welcome.  Debby,  388-­5410  or  www.fasola.org.

Spanish  conversation  group  in  Brandon.  Every  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­ noon,  Gourmet  Provence,  37  Center  St.  All  levels  welcome.

Teen  movie  night  in  Middlebury.  First  Friday  of  every  month,  6-­10  p.m.,  Addison  Central  Teen  Center,  94  Main  St. Twist  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Wool  Guild.  First  Thursdays,  7  p.m.  American  Legion  on  Wilson  Road.

Vermont  Ukulele  Society.  Second  and  fourth  Mondays,  beginners  6:30-­7  p.m.  regular  session  7-­9  p.m.  at  Howden  Hall  in  Bristol.  Call  453-­6411  or  see  http://vtukes.webs.com  for  info.  Extra  ukuleles  for  beginners.

MEALS Bristol  American  Legion  Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Auxiliary  all-­you-­can-­eat  break-­ fast.  Third  Sunday,  7:30-­10:30  a.m.  Cost  $8  per  person.  Bristol  senior  luncheon.  First  Thursday,  noon,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  Suggested  donation  $4.  453-­5276.

Free  Community  Lunch  in  Middlebury.  Summer:  Mondays-­ Thursdays  at  the  Charter  House,  27  North  Pleasant  St.  (just  north  of  the  Middlebury  Inn).  11:30  a.m.-­12:15  p.m.  Eat  in  or  take  out.  Supported  by  area  churches.

Free  Community  Supper  in  Middlebury.  Fridays,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Fellowship  Hall.  Meals  provided  by  over  35  different  groups.  Info:  388-­7634  or  388-­7613.

CVAA  Senior  Meals: Bridport:  Grange  Hall  Community  Room.  Noon  meal  on  Monday  and  Wednesday.  Evening  meals  on  second  and  fourth  Wednesdays  at  5  p.m.  Reservations:  Michelle  Eastman  at  1-­800-­642-­5119  x615.  Transportation  by  ACTR:  388-­1946.

Bristol:  American  Legion.  Noon  meal  on  Wednesday.  Barb  Prime,  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  603.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946.

Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  on  Tuesday  DQG )ULGD\ H[FHSW IRU WKH ¿ UVW )ULGD\ ZKHQ D VSHFLDO QRRQ PHDO is  served  at  the  VFW  on  Exchange  Street.  Tracy  Corbett,  1-­800-­ 642-­5119  Ext.  634.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946.

Vergennes:  Vergennes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  on  Tuesday  and  Thursday.  Michelle  Eastman  at  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946.

Bristol  Libanus  Lodge,  F&AM  Breakfast.  Second  Sunday,  7:30-­ 10:30  a.m.  Eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  French  toast,  KRPH IULHV MXLFH FRIIHH DQG WHD %XIIHW %HQH¿ WV ORFDO charities.

Middlebury  Congregational  Church  Community  Supper.  Friday,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Free.  388-­7634.

Starksboro  senior  luncheon.  Fourth  Thursday,  11:30  a.m.,  January-­October,  Starksboro  First  Baptist  Church.  453-­6354  or  mtgazette@earthlink.net.

Vergennes  Masonic  Lodge  Breakfast.  Last  Sunday,  7:30-­10  a.m.  Pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  eggs,  bacon,  sausage  and  EHYHUDJH $OO \RX FDQ HDW $GXOWV FKLOGUHQ %HQHÂż WV WKH lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  charitable  donations.

VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  4-­6  p.m.,  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Auxiliary,  VFW  Post  7823,  Exchange  Street.  $9  per  person.  Proceeds  to  EHQHÂż W WKH SRVWÂśV FKDULWDEOH GRQDWLRQV

VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Vergennes.  Second  Friday,  5-­7  p.m.,  Sons  of  the  American  Legion,  VFW  Post  14,  Armory  Lane.  $10  per  person.  Haddock,  fries,  coleslaw  and  cash  bar.

ART  EXHIBITS  &  MUSEUMS 51  Main.  Main  Street,  Middlebury.  388-­8209  or  www.go51main. com.  On  exhibit  from  April  4,  2013:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Progress  Will  Kill  Us.â&#x20AC;?

Art  on  Main.  25  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  open  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  Monday-­Saturday,  and  noon-­4  p.m.  on  Sundays.  453-­4032,  info@artonmain.net  or  www.artonmain.net.  Basin  Harbor  Club.  Ferrisburgh.  475-­2311  or  www.basinharbor. com.

BigTown  Gallery,  99  North  Main  St.,  Rochester.  767-­9670 Bixby  Memorial  Library,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  Bobcat  CafÊ.  5  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-­3311.

Brandon  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Guild.  7  Center  St.,  Brandon.  Gallery  open  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  daily.  247-­4956  or  www.brandonartistsguild. com.  On  exhibit  Nov.  7,  2014-­Jan.  31,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Spirit  of  the  Season:  Winter  in  Vermont.â&#x20AC;?

Brandon  Free  Public  Library,  Brandon.  247-­8230  or  www.bran-­ donpubliclibrary.org.  Brandon  Museum  and  Visitor  Center  at  the  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  4  Grove  St.,  at  the  corner  of  routes  7  and  73  West.  www.brandon.org  or  247-­6401.  Open  daily  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.  through  mid-­October.

Brandon  Music  CafÊ,  62  Country  Club  Road,  Brandon.  www. brandon-­music.net  or  (802)  465-­4071.  On  exhibit:  The  abstract  expressionist  landscapes  of  Tom  Merwin.

Bristol  Bakery.  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-­3280.

Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ.  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury,  388-­0101.  Chimney  Point  Vermont  State  Historic  Site,  7305  Vermont  Route  125,  Addison.  759-­2412.  On  exhibit  in  2014:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chimney  Point:  A  Frontier  of  New  France.â&#x20AC;?

Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center,  333  Jones  Drive,  Brandon.  www.cmacvt.org.  Creative  Space  Gallery.  235  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-­3850  or  www.creativespacegallery.org.  Edgewater  Gallery.  1  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  www.edgewatergallery-­ vt.com.  Galerie  Provenance.  1  Frog  Hollow  Alley,  Middlebury.  388-­3101  or  Michael@galleryprovenance.com.

Gallery  @  85  North  Street.  85  North  St.,  Bristol.  453-­  5813  or  349-­7551.

Gallery  in-­the-­Field.  685  Arnold  District  Road,  Brandon.  247-­0145  RU ZZZ JDOOHU\LQWKH¿ HOG FRP Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  History.  1  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Museum  hours  Tuesday-­Friday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Research  Center  Thursday  and  Friday,  1-­5  p.m.  Museum  admission:  Adults  $5;͞  seniors  $4.50;͞  children  6-­18  $3;͞  families  $12.  Research  Center  admission:  $5.  Information:  388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.  Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  The  Inn  at  EastView  at  Middlebury.  989-­7500,  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.  daily.  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  4472  Basin  Harbor  Road,  Vergennes,  475-­2022  or  www.lcmm.org.  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol.  453-­2366.

Lincoln  Historical  Society  Museum.  88  Quaker  St.  Second  and  fourth  Sunday  of  every  month,  noon-­4  p.m.,  June  through  October.  Free.  Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Road,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  142  River  Road,  New  Haven,  388-­7368,  www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

Liza  Myers  Gallery.  22  Center  St.,  Brandon,  247-­5229  or  lizamy-­ ers.com.  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  daily.  Featuring  the  work  of  Warren  Kimble,  Liza  Myers  and  other  selected  artists.

The  M  Gallery.  3  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  Middlebury  College  Davis  Family  Library.  443-­3168  or  www. middlebury.edu/arts.  On  exhibit  through  April  17,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rachaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NYC  Postcards  @  100.â&#x20AC;?  Middlebury  College  Johnson  Memorial  Building.  443-­6433  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  On  exhibit  on  the  mezzanine  Jan.  30-­Feb.  10:  Winter  term  studio  art  exhibition.  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  72  Porter  Field/Route  30  South.  443-­3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Museum  is  closed  Mondays.  On  exhibit  in  the  Overbrook  Gallery,  Jan  6-­April  19:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mao,  Sitting  Bull  and  Others:  Recent  Gifts  from  the  Andy  Warhol  Foundation.â&#x20AC;?  On  exhibit  in  the  Christian  A.  Johnson  Memorial  Gallery  Feb.  13-­April  19:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outside  In:  Art  of  the  Street.â&#x20AC;?

The  National  Museum  of  the  Morgan  Horse.  34  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  388-­1639.  On  exhibit:  Photos,  prints  and  tack  of  the  Government  Morgan,  a  family  of  Morgan  horses,  originally  bred  for  cavalry  purposes,  at  the  UVM  Morgan  Horse  Farm  starting  in  1907.

Nortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gallery.  Route  73,  Shoreham.  948-­2552  or  www.norton-­ sgallery.com.  Studio/gallery  of  Norton  Latourelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  whimsical  woodcarvings.  Open  most  days  and  by  appointment.

Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  388-­2370.  Outerlands  Gallery.  37  Green  St.,  Vergennes.  www.outerlandsgal-­ lery.com.  PhotoPlace  Gallery.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Tuesday-­Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Saturday  by  appointment.  Info:  388-­4500  or  www. vtphotoworkplace.com.  On  exhibit  through  Jan.  9,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Traces  Left  Behind.â&#x20AC;?

Rokeby  Museum.  Route  7,  Ferrisburgh.  877-­3406.  Starksboro  Public  Library.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  453-­3732.

Starry  Night  CafÊ.  5371  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday-­Sunday.

Stone  Leaf  Tea  House.  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Exhibit:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foreign  Language  Featurel:  Collaborative  Conceptual  Works  by  Yinglei  Zhang  and  Rachel  Baird.â&#x20AC;?

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Stratford  House  Pottery  gallery  and  studio,  294  Route  22A,  Orwell.  Weekdays  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  call  proprietor  Stacey  Stanhope  at  948-­2105  to  ensure  it  is  open  the  day  you  wish  to  visit.

Town  Hall  Theater  Jackson  Gallery,  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury.  Monday-­Saturday,  noon  to  5  p.m.  382-­9222.  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  88  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Gallery  and  shop  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  Admission  by  donation.  388-­4964.  On  exhibit  Jan.  16-­May  9:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unexpected  Journeys:  Life,  Illness  and  Loss.â&#x20AC;?

Vermont  Studio  Furniture  Gallery.  718  Old  Hollow  Road,  North  Ferrisburgh.  Gallery  hours,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.

Walkover  Gallery.  15  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  hours  are  Monday-­ Friday,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.  453-­3188.  =RQH7KUHH *DOOHU\ 0DSOH 6W WKLUG Ă&#x20AC; RRU 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR 1-­800-­249-­3562  or  www.zonethreegallery.com.  On  exhibit  through  March  30,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mandala,â&#x20AC;?  abstract  expressionist  works  by  Rachel  Baird. Â

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MIKE Â DAISEY

Daisey monolog was laugh out loud Samuel  Johnson  once  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  netâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  grip  on  their  offspring.  When  a  man  is  tired  of  London,  he  is  tired  they  glance  down  at  their  phones,  of  life.â&#x20AC;?  Last  winter,  during  the  will  they  forget  to  look  up  at  time  he  remembers  in  his  one  another?  Arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  they  be-­ monologue  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Better  Faster  ing  sucked  irretrievably  Social,â&#x20AC;?  Mike  Daisey  might  into  their  glowing  screens,  have  said  the  same  thing  never  to  emerge?  Does  hav-­ about  social  media,  as  he  ing  hundreds  of  Facebook  reached  the  point  of  being  â&#x20AC;&#x153;friendsâ&#x20AC;?  mean  never  completely  exhausted  again  having  any  â&#x20AC;&#x153;realâ&#x20AC;?  by  his  formerly  rich  and  friends?  The  predictions  rewarding  online  life.  are  dire.  In  his  Jan.  16  one-­man  Mike  Daiseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tale  performance  at  Middle-­ confronts  the  same  Theater bury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Wright  IHDUV EXW KLV ÂżQDO DQ-­ review Theater,  Daisey  evoked  swer  is  different.  He  is  a  wretched  year  in  which  by David Weinstock loyally  pro-­high-­tech  in  depression  forced  him  nearly  every  way,  not  an  ¿UVW WR ZLWKGUDZ HQWLUHO\ IURP VRFLDO outside  observer  of  digital  phenom-­ life  and  social  media,  then  slowly  ena,  but  a  fully  immersed  denizen  ¿QG KLV ZD\ EDFN WR ERWK RI WKH Âś1HW VLQFH FROOHJH +LV ÂżUVW There  is  so  much  public  nervous-­ girlfriend  was  an  elf  he  met  when  ness  these  days  about  the  impact  of  he  played  a  gnome  in  a  virtual  re-­ social  media  and  smartphones  on  ality  game.  (It  was  true  love,  but  the  human  spirit,  anyone  might  be  they  never  met  in  person,  and  were  tempted  to  unplug  completely,  and  tragically  separated  by  a  hacking  even  more  tempted  to  unplug  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attack.)  A  lifelong  Apple  fanboy,  children.  Even  the  most  progressive  Daisey  has  been  a  chronicler  of  the  parents,  not  to  mention  educators,  Internet  age,  and  his  2010  stage  psychologists  and  philosophers,  can  monologue  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Agony  of  Ecstasy  turn  into  loom-­smashing  Luddites  of  Steve  Jobsâ&#x20AC;?  made  him  famous.  when  they  worry  about  the  Inter-­ But  last  year,  as  his  personal  life Â

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  here  that  the  audience  may  American  Sniper;Íž  Running  time:  once  again  feel  divided  between  2:12;Íž  Rating:  R  There  is  no  way  to  stay  neutral  Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  patriotism  and  the  execu-­ while  watching  â&#x20AC;&#x153;American  Sniper.â&#x20AC;?  tive  decision  to  send  thousands  of  Take  the  early  scene  of  a  father  (Ben  young  men  to  Iraq  on  the  basis  of  a  Reed)  teaching  his  8-­year-­old  son  lie.  There  were  no  weapons  of  mass  how  to  shoot  a  gun  and  then  how  to  destruction  in  Iraq.  Once  there,  can  kill  a  deer.  Some  will  think,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good  any  soldier  be  blamed  for  doing  his  GXW\ RQ WKH EDWWOHÂżHOG" job,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  teaching  him  But  Bradley  Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  well.â&#x20AC;?  Others  will  shud-­ Chris  Kyle  carries  us  up  der  at  putting  guns  in  the  and  over  these  questions  hands  of  children  in  our  with  his  own  stiff  code.  violent  society.  And  some  In  the  split  seconds  avail-­ will  be  repelled  at  the  kill-­ able  for  deciding  whether  ing  of  a  beautiful  fawn  by  the  victim  in  his  sight  is  a  gentle  boy. wrapped  in  a  bomb,  his  The  young  boy  grows  instincts  tell  him  to  hesi-­ up  to  be  Chris  Kyle  (Brad-­ tate,  to  make  sure.  And  ley  Cooper)  who  rides  what  if  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wrong? broncos  in  rodeos  until  It  is  on  home  leave  be-­ the  9/11  attacks  trigger  a  tween  tours  that  we  get  deep  sense  of  patriotism  By Joan Ellis to  know  Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  wife  Taya  that  probably  grew  from  (an  excellent  Sienna  his  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  careful  train-­ ing.  Chris  joins  the  Navy  SEALs.  Miller)  and  the  American  domes-­ After  his  group  grows  together  as  a  ticity  Chris  has  left  behind  in  order  team  during  an  unimaginably  tough  to  serve  in  Iraq.  He  has  agonized  training  period,  Chris  heads  off  for  over  every  kill  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  they  sui-­ four  tours  as  a  sniper  in  Iraq  where  cide  bombers  or  not?  And  when  he  he  notches  a  record  160  kills  and  comes  home  between  tours  to  be-­ come  a  suburban  husband  and  fa-­ becomes  a  legend.

fell  apart  in  several  ways,  he  found  himself  deeply  isolated  and  de-­ pressed.  The  solution  that  occurred  to  him  was  his  own  death.  Not  actual  suicide  but  virtual  disappearance,  complete  and  sudden  abstention  from  Facebook,  Twitter,  Instagram  and  all  the  rest.  It  was  a  wrenching  change,  followed  by  weeks  of  paralysis  and  emptiness.  Nor  did  so-­called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;real  OLIH´ LQVWDQWO\ UXVK LQ WR ÂżOO WKH YRLG Daisey  described  a  long  and  lonely  progression  back  to  health,  and  his  eventual  return  to  Facebook,  where,  it  turns  out,  he  had  real  friends  who  missed  him  badly.

While  all  of  this  might  have  been  a  sad  tale,  Daisey  managed  to  keep  it  funny.  As  a  creative  artist  and  per-­ former,  he  is  hard  to  categorize.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  called  a  monologist,  a  play-­ wright,  a  social  critic  and  a  muck-­ raking  journalist.  Watching  him  on  a  bare  stage  seated  behind  a  plain  wooden  table,  speaking  for  75  min-­ utes  without  interruption  or  pause,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  have  to  call  him  a  sit-­down  co-­ PHGLDQ D NHHQ REVHUYHU RI WKH GLIÂż-­ culties  of  being  human  in  the  modern  world,  and  never  forgetting  the  hu-­ man  need  for  laughter,  online  or  off.  I  say,  LOL.

Singers  sought  for  community  chorus

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  All  singers  are  welcome  to  join  the  Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus  as  re-­ hearsals  get  underway  in  early  Feb-­ ruary  to  prepare  for  its  annual  spring  concerts,  once  again  this  year  slated  to  take  place  on  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  week-­ end.  Tuesday  and  Sunday  evening  rehearsals  commence  at  7  p.m.  be-­ ginning  on  Feb.  10.

New  and  returning  members  are  welcome  to  join  that  night  or  on  the  following  Sunday,  Feb.  15,  in  Mead  Chapel.  Parking  is  available  along  Adirondack  View  off  College  Street  (Route  125).

The  chorus,  conducted  by  Jeff  Re-­ hbach,  will  open  its  spring  program  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come,  gentle  spring!â&#x20AC;?  by  re-­ nowned  classical  composer  Franz  Josef  Haydn.  The  choir  will  offer  two  songs  by  Gwyneth  Walker  (who  until  recently  made  her  home  in  Vermont)  on  the  poetry  of  e.e.  cum-­ mings:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spring!â&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  Carry  Your  traveling  ensembles  visit  all  corners  Heart.â&#x20AC;?  Like  the  pieces  by  Gjeilo  of  the  state  as  part  of  an  outreach  pro-­ in  this  program,  these  works  will  gram  known  as  the  Lois  H.  McClure  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Musicians-­in-­the-­Schoolsâ&#x20AC;?  Program.  These  lively  concerts  are  met  with  overwhelming  enthusiasm,  as  the  mu-­ sical  ambassadors  spread  the  word  that  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  classical  music  can  be  fun.   Folklife  Center  has  announced  its  For  more  information  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fanfareâ&#x20AC;?  second  annual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love  Chocolate,  or  the  VSOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SymphonyKids  pro-­ Love  Stories  Event,â&#x20AC;?  which  will  grams,  contact  Eleanor  Long  at  (800)  take  place  at  VFC  headquarters  at  88  876-­9293,  ext.  14,  or  eleanor@vso. Main  St.  in  Middlebury  on  Friday,  org.

Feb. Â 13.

VSO  brass  trio  coming  to  country  schools ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fanfareâ&#x20AC;?  Brass  Trio  will  visit  three  public  schools  in  Addison  County  on  Friday,  Feb.  13.  The  trio  will  be  at  Shoreham  Elementary  School  at  8:45  a.m.,  Leicester  Central  School  at  10:30  a.m.,  and  Salisbury  Com-­ munity  School  at  12:45  p.m.  The  day  is  generously  sponsored  by  the  Neat  Repeat  Resale  Shop  of  Middlebury.

Fanfare  members  Jason  Whitcomb,  trumpet;Íž  Joy  Worland,  French  horn;Íž Â

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and  Lori  Salimando,  trombone,  pres-­ ent  a  program  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Galactic  Brass.â&#x20AC;?  They  play  a  variety  of  musical  styles  and  demonstrate  how  the  instruments  produce  their  sounds  and  how  each  one  has  changed  since  its  beginnings.  These  performances  are  part  of  the  Vermont  Symphony  Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  state-­ wide  SymphonyKids  education  pro-­ gram,  which  reached  nearly  31,000  schoolchildren  last  year  with  272  pre-­ sentations  serving  201  schools  in  165  different  communities.  The  VSOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â

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showcase  the  piano  part,  Gifts,â&#x20AC;?  and  a  delightful  played  by  accompanist  The chorus, contemporary  song,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  conducted by Sing,  You  Sing,â&#x20AC;?  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Tim  Guiles.

The  program  features  Jeff Rehbach, sure  to  get  feet  tapping. two  extended  works  will open The  group  plans  to  scored  for  choir,  piano  its spring perform  at  the  Brandon  and  strings,  by  one  of  Hall  on  Saturday  program with Town  the  chorusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  favorite  new  evening,  May  9,  and  then  composers,  Norwegian-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come, gentle on  Sunday  afternoon,  American  Ola  Gjeilo:  spring!â&#x20AC;? by May  10,  in  Mead  Chapel  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark  Night  of  the  Soulâ&#x20AC;?  renowned on  the  college  campus.  presents  a  text  from  the  classical The  College  Community  16th-­century  by  Saint  composer Chorus,  numbering  be-­ John  of  the  Cross,  and  tween  80  and  100  singers  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luminous  Night  of  the  Franz Josef each  year,  traces  its  ori-­ Soulâ&#x20AC;?  has  a  text  written  Haydn. gins  back  to  the  mid-­19th  by  American  poet  Charles  century.  The  group  per-­ Anthony  Silvestri.  Gjeilo  composed  forms  repertoire  from  classical  mas-­ these  pieces,  each  with  lush  harmo-­ terpieces  to  modern  works  by  Ver-­ nies  and  dynamic  accompaniment,  in  mont  composers.  Local  high  school  2010  and  2011. and  college  students  and  commu-­ Tim  Guiles  will  lead  the  chorus  in  nity  members  from  throughout  the  two  a  cappella  selections:  a  wonder-­ Champlain  Valley  region  sing  with  ful  arrangement  that  includes  sounds  the  ensemble. from  Africa  as  a  Swahili  phrase  for  Contact  director  Jeff  Rehbach  at  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dance  and  singâ&#x20AC;?  accompanies  the  rehbach@middlebury.edu  or  802-­ traditional  Shaker  tune  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simple  989-­7355  for  more  information.

Love  chocolate?  Enter  local  food  contest â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love  Chocolate,  Love  Storiesâ&#x20AC;?  will  include  a  daylong  competition/ showcase  of  chocolate  confections,  baked  goods,  and  desserts  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  mod-­ eled  on  the  VFCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  ginger-­ bread  competition  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  beginning  at  10  a.m.  followed  by  a  tasting  session  and  story  sharing  from  5  to  7  p.m.

The  competition  includes  profes-­ sional  and  amateur  categories  for  non-­baked  goods  (chocolate  drops,  WUXIĂ&#x20AC;HV PRXVVH HWF DQG EDNHG goods  (brownies,  cakes,  pies,  etc.).  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;professionalâ&#x20AC;?  category  is  open  to  restaurants,  bakeries,  candy  shops,  and  chocolatiers.  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;amateurâ&#x20AC;?  cate-­

gory  invites  submissions  from  house-­ hold  cooks  and  bakers  of  all  ages.

Registration  forms  are  available  online  (www.vermontfolklifecenter. org),  in  person,  or  by  calling  802-­ 388-­4964.  Entrants  should  read  the  forms  carefully  for  deadlines  and  contest  rules.  Cash  prizes  will  be  awarded  in  each  category.  Entries  will  be  judged  both  on  visual  and  taste  appeal.

Registration  forms  are  due  by  Monday,  Feb.  9.  The  chocolate  cre-­ ations  must  be  delivered  on  Thurs-­ day,  Feb.  12,  between  9  a.m.  and  6  p.m.

DAR  to  host  Vt.  Comedy  Divas  Feb.  7

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VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Seth  War-­ ner-­Rhoda  Farrand  Chapter  of  the  DAR  will  host  a  night  full  of  enter-­ tainment  by  the  Vermont  Comedy  Divas  on  Saturday,  Feb.  7,  at  the  Vergennes  American  Legion.

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Bristol  EXW DFNQRZOHGJHG WKDW +DUSHUœV SODQ (Continued  from  Page  1A) committee  chose  the  south  side  of  appears  to  be  a  better  one. ³, WKLQN ZH KDYH WR YHW WKH 1RUWK West  Street  as  the  third-­best.

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Board  members  expressed  reser-­ about  Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plan.   Brett  LaRose  said  the  main  ad-­ vations  about  the  North  Street  site,  FKLHĂ&#x20AC;\ EHFDXVH LW ZRXOG UHTXLUH PRY-­ YDQWDJH RI EXLOGLQJ D ÂżUHKRXVH RQ ing  or  demolishing  at  least  one  home.  Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  land  on  West  Street  is  that  it  Heffernan  said  the  town  should  do  its  would  not  involve  removing  any  ex-­ due  diligence  by  considering  the  site,  isting  structures.

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He  said  building  on  North  Street  ZRXOG OLNHO\ QHFHVVLWDWH WKH UHPRYDO RI D KLVWRULF KRPH DQG VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ DOWHU WKH H[LVWLQJ ÂżUHKRXVH VWUXFWXUH which  was  built  in  1897.  He  cited  FRQFHUQV DERXW HQRXJK SDUNLQJ VSDFH at  that  location  and  also  noted  that  in  2013,  residents  overwhelmingly  rejected  a  bond  proposal  that  would  have  expanded  the  existing  North  Street  facility.  In  the  fall,  LaRose  outlined  to  the  selectboard  the  dire  situation  his  de-­ partment  is  in,  and  urged  the  town  to  build  a  new  facility  as  soon  as  pos-­ VLEOH 7KH H[LVWLQJ ÂżUHKRXVH LV QRW structurally  strong  enough  to  support  WKH ZHLJKW RI ÂżUHWUXFNV RQ WKH ÂżUVW Ă&#x20AC;RRU QRU GHSDUWPHQW PHHWLQJV RQ WKH VHFRQG Ă&#x20AC;RRU 7R PDNH PDWWHUV ZRUVH the  buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  septic  system  is  failing  DQG ZLOO UHTXLUH XSJUDGHV RU D FRP-­ plete  replacement.

LaRose  said  Monday  that  he  was  excited  that  Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposal  could  DOORZ %ULVWRO WR EXLOG D QHZ ÂżUHKRXVH sooner  than  otherwise  anticipated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  possibly  get  into  a  new  facility  that  has  less  of  an  impact  on  taxpayers,  at  least  initially,  without  a  big  bond  payment,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  an  option  I  hope  the  selectboard  and  taxpayers  consider  after  we  vet  North  Street.â&#x20AC;?

By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) she  has  written  a  blog  on  popular  culture  on  the  Washington  Post  website.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  note  that  Alyssa,  who  moved  to  Massachusetts  as  a  youth,  started  her  publishing  ca-­ reer  writing  book  reviews  for  the  Addison  Independent  kids  pages  back  in  the  day.  Those  interested  in  learning  more  about  or  expressing  an  opinion  on  the  proposed  East  Street  playground  in  Vergennes  have  a  formal  opportunity  to  do  so  this  coming  Monday  night.  Vergennes  must  apply  for  a  zoning  permit  for  the  small  playground  on  city-­owned  land,  and  the  Vergennes  Development  Review  Board  will  hold  a  public  hearing  at  7  p.m.  in  City  Manager/Zoning  Administra-­ WRU 0HO +DZOH\ÂśV &LW\ +DOO RIÂżFH Aldermen  in  December  approved  a  scaled-­down  playground,  and  they  plan  to  fund  it  by  using  a  state  grant  already  in  hand  and  by  tapping  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Water  Tower  Fund.  The  Community  College  of  Ver-­ mont  and  the  Vermont  Student  Assistance  Corporation  will  hold  a  free  college  scholarship  workshop  this  Friday  from  10-­11  a.m.  at  the  0LGGOHEXU\ &&9 RIÂżFH ORFDWHG DW 10  Merchants  Row  on  the  second  Ă&#x20AC;RRU 7KLV ZRUNVKRS ZLOO SUHVHQW various  scholarships  available  for Â

future  college  students  and  dis-­ cuss  how  to  discover  which  ones  are  right  for  them.  Participants  will  also  learn  how  to  apply  for  scholarships  through  VSAC.  The  workshop  is  open  to  any  interested  student  or  potential  student.  Call  CCV  at  388-­3032  to  register.

REMINDER:  Vermont  will  hold  its  second  annual  Free  Ice  Fishing  Day  this  Saturday.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Free  Ice  Fishing  Day  enables  residents  DQG QRQ UHVLGHQWV DOLNH WR JR LFH ÂżVK-­ ing  anywhere  in  Vermont  for  the  day  ZLWKRXW D ÂżVKLQJ OLFHQVH )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ JR WR WKH YWÂżVKDQGZLOG-­ life.com  website.

Mountain  View  Equipment,  a  John  Deere  dealership  formerly  known  as  Hendy  Brothers,  this  week  was  selling  toys  at  the  Ver-­ mont  Farm  Show  at  the  Cham-­ plain  Valley  Fairgrounds  in  Essex  as  a  fundraiser  for  the  Vermont  Foodbank.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  very  proud  to  be  able  to  take  the  support  of  the  Vermont  Foodbank  one  step  further  this  year,â&#x20AC;?  said  Mount  View  VP  Michael  Hendy.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Foodbank  is  able  to  take  a  dollar  so  much  further  than  the  average  person  can  when  purchasing  food,  and  donations  are  essential.â&#x20AC;?

PDGH D IRUPDO UHTXHVW IRU IHGHUDO GL-­ saster  relief  to  help  10  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  14  counties  pay  for  repairs  to  the  power  grid  and  other  public  infra-­ structure  damaged  in  a  severe  winter  storm  last  month.  Addison  and  nine  other  counties  have  shown  damages  WKDW PHHW IHGHUDO VWDQGDUGV WR TXDO-­ ify  for  a  Public  Assistance  disaster  declaration.  If  the  federal  disaster  declaration  is  granted,  it  would  al-­ low  communities  and  public  utili-­ ties  in  declared  counties  to  receive  75  percent  reimbursement  for  storm  response  and  recovery.  Those  costs  include  debris  removal  and  repairs  to  the  power  grid,  public  roads,  bridg-­ es,  and  other  infrastructure  that  was  damaged  during  the  storm.

We  were  told  that  235  women  attended  the  14th  annual  New  England  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cross  Country  Ski  Day  at  Rikert  Nordic  Center  in  Ripton  this  past  Sunday.  The  event  is  sponsored  by  NENSA  (New  England  Nordic  Ski  Asso-­ ciation)  as  a  way  to  get  women  interested  and  trained  in  winter  sports  and  as  a  fundraiser  for  several  worthy,  women-­centered  organizations.  NENSA  said  the  Ski  Day,  which  rotates  among  the  various  New  England  states,  has  become  so  popular  they  may  have  to  cap  the  number  of  participants  /DWH ODVW ZHHN *RY 3HWHU 6KXPOLQ next  year.

Holiday  Hootenanny  event  raised  money  for  HOPE  7RGD\ ZH UHFHLYHG WKH ODVW FKHFN families  who  have  called  us  needing  representing  the  proceeds  from  Clint  help  with  propane,  and  another  need-­ Biermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Holiday  Hootenanny  for  ing  help  getting  her  child  to  medical  HOPE,  held  on  Dec.  22.  The  appointments  at  Dartmouth  DUULYDO RI WKLV FKHFN EULQJV +LWFKFRFN 0HGLFDO &HQWHU the  total  proceeds  from  the  And  we  will  have  purchased  event  to  $2,450.11.  Needless  additional  food  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  very  of appreciation helpful,  as  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  a  steady  to  say,  we  are  very  grateful.  The  funds  from  this  event  stream  of  people  coming  to  are  already  being  put  to  the  Food  Shelf.

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SAS  STEWART  AND  Sivan  Cotel  stand  in  the  test  kitchen  for  Stonecutter  Spirits,  a  Middlebury  company  they  co-­founded  that  will  specialize  in  single  barrel  gin  and  small  batch  whiskey.  Stonecutter  has  received  a  ORDQ SDFNDJH WKDW ZLOO DOORZ LW WR KLUH DGGLWLRQDO ZRUNHUV DQG UHOHDVH LWV ¿UVW SURGXFW WKLV VXPPHU Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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to  12  months  in  repurposed  bourbon  barrels  that  will  impart  additional  FKDUDFWHU DQG Ă&#x20AC;DYRU WR WKH HQG SURG-­ XFW WKH RZQHUV QRWHG 7KH EDUUHOV will  be  sourced  from  whiskey  dis-­ tilleries  throughout  the  country,  pri-­ PDULO\ IURP .HQWXFN\ $ 9HUPRQW IDUP ZLOO JURZ WKH MXQLSHU EHUULHV and  a  distiller  in  southern  Vermont  will  produce  the  base  gin  that  will  WKHQ EH VKDSHG E\ WKH 6WRQHFXWWHU UHFLSH WKDW 6WHZDUW DQG &RWHO UHFHQW-­ ly  perfected  after  several  months  of  H[SHULPHQWDWLRQ 6WRQHFXWWHU ZLOO host  a  special  release  of  its  product  VRPHWLPH WKLV VXPPHU &RWHO VDLG WKH Ă&#x20AC;DYRU RI 6WRQHFXW-­ WHU JLQ ZLOO LQFOXGH KLQWV RI MXQLSHU orange  peel  and  cardamom,  rounded  RXW E\ QRWHV RI YDULRXV ERWDQLFDOV The  barrels  themselves  will  also  im-­ SDUW VXEWOH YDQLOOD DQG FDUDPHO Ă&#x20AC;D-­ YRUV WR WKH JLQ At  the  same  time,  the  couple  is  doing  some  test  batches  of  whiskey  that  will  also  be  marketed  under  the  6WRQHFXWWHU EUDQG â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  what  we  are  interested  LQ DQG DUH MXVW ÂżQH WXQLQJ LW ULJKW QRZ ´ 6WHZDUW VDLG &RWHO DQG 6WHZDUW DUH SOHDVHG WKDW 6WRQHFXWWHU LV ORFDWHG FORVH WR several  other  beverage  companies,  including  Vermont  Hard  Cider,  Ot-­ WHU &UHHN %UHZLQJ /LQFROQ 3HDN Vineyard  and  the  Appalachian  Gap  'LVWLOOHU\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Addison  County  is  a  growing  hub  of  craft  food  and  beverage  pro-­ GXFWLRQ ´ VDLG 6WHZDUW Âł:H FRXOGQÂśW EH PRUH H[FLWHG WR MRLQ WKH FRPPX-­ nity  of  talented  artisans  and  makers  LQ WKLV DUHD ´ Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Pioneering  pilot  (Continued  from  Page  1A) have  taken  place  on  Jan.  24,  but  was  postponed  due  to  bad  weather.

Ben  Tier,  78,  is  understandably  proud  of  his  mom  and  shares  what  has  become  a  common  refrain  among  fans  of  the  Civil  Air  Patrol. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  this  (award  ceremo-­ ny)  happen  20  years  ago  when  a  lot  of  these  people  were  still  alive?â&#x20AC;?  said  Tier,  who  recalled  his  mother  being  away  quite  frequently  during  the  ear-­ ly  1940s  while  she  and  other  pilots  kept  aerial  vigil.

BIRTH  OF  A  PILOT Nancy  Hopkins  was  born  and  raised  in  the  Washington,  D.C.,  area,  the  daughter  of  Alfred  and  Anne  (Gibson)  Hopkins.  Her  dad  was  re-­ lated  to  the  same  Hopkins  clan  that  established  Johns  Hopkins  Univer-­ sity,  while  her  mother  was  a  niece  of  /DG\ 1DQF\ $VWRU WKH ¿UVW ZRPDQ to  serve  in  the  British  Parliament.

It  was  during  her  high  school  years  in  the  1920s,  that  Nancy  became  pas-­ VLRQDWH DERXW Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ 7KH QDWLRQ ZDV Âż[DWHG RQ WKLV UHODWLYHO\ QHZ PRGH of  travel,  an  enthusiasm  heightened  E\ &KDUOHV /LQGEHUJKÂśV ÂżUVW VROR crossing  of  the  Atlantic  in  May  of  1927.  She  knew  Lindbergh  but  was  more  familiar  with  his  wife  and  fel-­ ORZ DYLDWUL[ $QQH 0RUURZ /LQG-­ EHUJK 2[IRUG QRWHG Nancy  and  her  contemporaries  received  little  encouragement,  as  ZRPHQ WR Ă&#x20AC;\ %XW VKH SHUVHYHUHG Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ KHU RZQ VLQJOH HQJLQH DLUFUDIW gaining  a  good  reputation  and  some  notoriety.  That  led  to  a  contract  with  Bob  Gross  of  future  Lockheed  fame,  demonstrating  the  new  Viking  Kitty  +DZN DLUSODQH DFFRUGLQJ WR 2[IRUG Hopkins  moved  to  Long  Island,  N.Y.,  in  1930  and  began  working  at  the  Old  Curtiss  Field.  She  contin-­ XHG WR WDNH Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ OHVVRQV WKHUH DQG entered  a  series  of  races,  including  WKH :RPHQÂśV 'L[LH 'HUE\ D mile  air  race  from  Washington  D.  C.  to  Chicago.  She  was  also  invited  in  1930  to  enter  the  Ford  Reliabil-­ ity  Tour,  created  by  Edsel  Ford  in  1924  to  promote  the  reliability  of  )RUGÂśV DLUSODQHV +RSNLQV ÂżQLVKHG the  5,000-­mile,  multi-­stage  race  in  14th  place  out  of  19  pilots,  in  spite  of  some  technical  problems  she  had  to  solve  herself  along  the  way.  For  H[DPSOH WKH HQJLQH RI KHU KRUVH-­ power  Kinner  engine  conked  out  in  Ă&#x20AC;LJKW QHDU 0HPSKLV 7HQQ IRUF-­ ing  Hopkins  to  glide  to  a  landing  in  D WUHH VWXPS ÂżOOHG ÂżHOG 6KH ZHQW through  the  engine,  diagnosed  the Â

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1DQF\ ZRXOG VSHQG WKH QH[W The  young  Tier  family  laid  down  years  logging  thousands  of  hours  in  roots  in  Connecticut.  Raising  three  children  did  not  prevent  Nancy  Hopkins  Tier  from  pursuing  her  ORYH RI Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ ² RU VHUYLQJ KHU country.  She  joined  the  Civil  Air  Patrol  during  the  early  1940s,  and  became  the  organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  section  leader  based  at  the  Meridian  (Con-­ necticut)  Airport.  She  became  the  ¿UVW IHPDOH ZLQJ FRPPDQGHU RI WKH CAP  in  1947,  eventually  achieving  the  rank  of  colonel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  country  had  its  back  up  DJDLQVW WKH ZDOO DW WKDW WLPH WKH\ wanted  anyone  who  could  help,â&#x20AC;?  2[IRUG VDLG Âł,WÂśV KDUG IRU XV WR UH-­ alize  now  how  there  was  genuine  fear  of  a  German  invasion.â&#x20AC;?

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