Jan 2 2014

Page 1

Skiing strong

New planner

Getting gold

Members of the Frost Mountain Nordic Club competed in a major regional event. See Page 3B.

Eric Blair will succeed Fred Dunnington as Middlebury’s town planner. See Page 2A.

Three local wrestlers won titles at Middlebury’s annual Hubie Wagner Invitational. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 68 No. 1

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

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30 Pages

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Inaction in Congress Lawmakers  size  up  priorities  for  â€™14 Fiscal,  health  care  hurts local farmers issues  to  dominate

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Addison County

By the way

What  was  that  earth-­shaking  ex-­ perience  on  Christmas  morning?  Reports  came  in  of  what  was  ini-­ tially  thought  to  be  a  little  earth-­ quake  in  Addison  County  on  Dec.  25.  Later  analysis  said  it  was  a  cryoseism,  or,  more  simply,  a  frost  quake.  According  to  our  friend  the  Internet,  a  frost  quake  feels  and  sounds  like  an  earthquake,  but  it  is  caused  when  ground  is  suddenly  frozen  during  a  cold  snap.  Wiki-­ pedia  said  some  folks  in  Cornwall,  Middlebury,  Ripton  and  Wey-­ bridge  all  reported  sensing  frost  quakes  last  week.  Toronto,  Can-­ ada,  also  was  the  site  of  several  (See  By  the  way,  Page  3A)

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Chronology 2013 • A Year In Review •

Pipeline, town buildings, health exchange top news Editor’s  note:  The  change  of  the  year  is  a  good  time  to  look  back  over  the  last  12  months  and  recall  where  we’ve  been  before  diving  into  the  12  months  ahead  of  us.  We  present  this  look  back  at  2013  to  help  you  bring  to  mind  the  big  sto-­ ries  of  the  year  and  also  some  of  the  smaller  ones  that  have  touched  our  lives  in  Addison  County.  Hap-­ py  New  Year!

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PAGE  2A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  2,  2014

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Farm  bill (Continued from Page 1A) industry. “Congress  has  been  pretty  good  at  kicking  the  can  down  the  road  in-­ stead  of  facing  up  to  the  job,â€?  said  Bob  Foster  of  Foster  Brothers  Farm  in  Middlebury. Rep.  Peter  Welch  also  expressed  frustration  with  the  body,  of  which  he  is  a  member. “This  is  tough  on  farmers,  who  have  to  deal  with  wild  market  swings,â€?  the  Vermont  Democrat  said  in  an  interview  with  the  Indepen-­ dent.  â€œThey  shouldn’t  have  to  live  with  policy  uncertainty,  when  Con-­ gress  has  the  responsibility  to  give  certainty.â€? The  farm  bill  sets  the  nation’s  food  and  nutrition  policy.  First  created  by  Congress  in  1933,  the  farm  bill  is  WUDGLWLRQDOO\ SDVVHG HYHU\ ÂżYH \HDUV Its  most  recent  incarnation,  known  as  the  Food,  Conservation  and  En-­ ergy  Act  of  2008,  was  set  to  expire  at  the  end  of  2012.  In  late  December  2012,  Congress  voted  to  extend  the  legislation  for  nine  months  to  allow  more  time  to  pass  a  new  farm  bill.  The  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  formed  a  conference  committee  to  work  out  differences  between  two  versions  of  JON  ROONEY,  LEFT,  and  Peter  James  of  Monument  Farms  Dairy  in  Weybridge  are  both  concerned  about  the  new  USDA  milk  pricing  standards  a  bill,  but  ultimately  lawmakers  were  for  2014  and  how  they  might  affect  the  price  for  consumers  for  a  gallon  of  milk.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell unsuccessful.  Sen.  Patrick  Leahy,  D-­Vt.,  is  irri-­ jump  would  be  mild,  as  the  cost  of  volatile  market  swings.  In  2009,  the  made  the  dairy  industry  more  vul-­ “We’re  fortunate  in  the  delegation  tated  with  the  sluggish  pace  of  nego-­ production  represents  only  a  portion  global  demand  for  milk  fell  by  just  nerable  to  price  swings.  Currently,  we  do  have.â€? tiations  â€”  it  has  been  452  days  since  of  what  determines  the  retail  price  of  5  percent,  but  wholesale  milk  prices  exports  account  for  16.3  percent  of  Foster  said  that  the  uncertainty  the  2008  farm  bill  originally  expired. a  gallon  of  milk.  dropped  by  nearly  50  percent.  Ac-­ all  milk  production.  A  decrease  of  of  subsidies  and  support  programs  â€œFarmers  in  Vermont  and  across  Foster  said  he  does  not  believe  cording  to  a  study  by  the  University  more  than  2  percent  can  send  prices  makes  lenders  hesitant  to  make  loans  the  country  are  desperate  to  have  a  milk  prices  will  go  through  the  roof. of  Vermont’s  Center  for  Rural  Stud-­ falling  as  much  as  40  percent,  Foster  to  farmers. new  farm  bill  enacted  to  give  them  â€œI  think  $8  a  gallon  is  an  overstate-­ ies,  milk  sales  in  the  state  fell  from  said. “The  lack  of  a  farm  bill  does  not  the  much-­needed  certainty  for  their  ment  of  reality,â€?  he  said,  adding  that  $502  million  in  2008  to  $341  million  As  business  decisions  on  farms  allow  loaners  to  evaluate  risks  of  a  planting  and  other  farm  decisions,â€?  the  increase  in  what  the  government  in  2009. are  made  years  in  advance,  tempo-­ customer,â€?  Foster  said.  â€œIt’s  like  the  said  Leahy,  who  is  a  farm  bill  confer-­ will  pay  for  milk  will  not  immedi-­ Foster  said  he  was  concerned  that  rary  extensions  of  the  farm  bill  make  stock  market  â€”  it  does  not  like  risk.  ee,  in  a  statement  Dec.  20.  â€œWe  can-­ ately  effect  consumers.  â€œIf  without  a  safety  net,  the  price  of  milk  SODQQLQJ H[WUHPHO\ GLIÂżFXOW IRU Uncertainty  leads  to  higher  interest  not  delay  any  longer.â€? it  drags  on  another  month  would  be  vulnerable  to  volatile  price  farmers. rates.â€? Leahy  is  the  most  â€œI think or  two,  we’ll  have  prob-­ swings.  In  2009,  the  price  of  milk  â€œDecisions  we  make  today  effect  DAIRY  SECURITY  ACT senior  member  of  the  lems.â€? fell  to  $11  per  hundredweight,  well  us  for  two  to  three  years,â€?  Foster  5HS :HOFK VDLG KH ZDV FRQÂż-­ (members of Senate  and  has  pre-­ Peter  James  of  Monu-­ below  the  cost  of  production.  Many  said.  â€œIt  takes  two  years  to  raise  a  re-­ dent  that  a  new  bill  could  be  passed  Congress) don’t sided  over  seven  farm  ment  Farms  in  Weybridge  dairy  farms  went  out  of  business,  placement  animal  â€”  this  piecemeal  soon  into  the  new  session.  He  has  ELOOV VLQFH KH ZDV ÂżUVW understand the said  reverting  back  to  the  while  others  are  still  recovering.  approach  does  not  allow  you  to  plan  pushed  for  the  inclusion  of  a  new  elected  in  1974. issues we’re old  price  standards  would  Foster  said  a  repeat  of  that  scenario  on  anything.â€?  price  support  program,  called  the  While  Vermont’s  up against to affect  his  farm  less  than  would  be  devastating  to  James  agreed  that  'DLU\ 6HFXULW\ $FW ZKLFK ZDV ÂżUVW dairy  farmers  hedge  make a real, other  dairies,  as  the  farm  the  industry. farmers  need  long-­term  their  guesses  of  the  sells  its  milk  directly  to  Throughout  2013,  â€œI’m reasonlegislation  instead  of  fair decision.â€? consequences  the  ar-­ ably optimisconsumers,  rather  than  to  prices  remained  con-­ short-­term  policies. — Farmer chaic  pricing  standards  a  processor. stant.  In  January,  the  tic ... but we “A  farmer  has  to  plan  Peter James will  wreak,  both  cham-­ “I  am  concerned  that  price  per  hundredweight  thought we’ve a  year  in  advance  at  bers  of  Congress,  500  the  price  will  increase  for  in  Boston  was  $19.73.  been close beleast,  if  not  three  to  four  miles  to  the  south,  are  the  consumer,  and  that  the  It  steadily  rose  through-­ years  in  advance,â€?  James  vacant  and  members  won’t  recon-­ consumer  will  not  purchase  as  much  out  the  year  to  close  at  fore, too.â€? said.  â€œWithout  a  sound  vene  until  the  second  week  in  Janu-­ Ă€XLG PLON ´ -DPHV VDLG Âł:HÂśUH VHH-­ $21.93  in  December.  â€” Farmer program,  and  with  a  very  ary. Bob Foster unstable  market,  it’s  ing  that  the  last  few  years.â€?  Economists  for  Agri-­ MILK  PRICES  UNCERTAIN James’  worries  are  not  without  Mark/Cabot,  which  tough.  It’s  a  gamble.â€? In  the  absence  of  a  new  farm  bill,  merit  â€”  a  2013  study  by  the  USDA  buys  milk  from  Foster  James  said  he  believes  the  USDA  reverts  to  a  1949  statute  found  that  Americans,  on  average,  Brothers  Farm,  estimate  that  prices  there  is  a  disconnect  between  mem-­ that  mandates  the  federal  govern-­ drink  one-­third  less  milk  than  they  will  peak  above  $22  early  in  2014,  bers  of  Congress  and  farmers  across  ment  purchase  milk  at  around  $40  did  in  1970.  before  declining  slightly  the  rest  of  the  country.  per  hundredweight  â€”  nearly  double  )HGHUDO RIÂżFLDOV KDYH WDNHQ VWHSV the  year. “I  think  they  don’t  understand  the  the  current  market  price  of  around  to  ease  the  impact  of  reverting  to  the  However,  variables  â€”  such  as  en-­ issues  we’re  up  against  to  make  a  $20.50  per  hundredweight. 1949  law.  U.S.  Agriculture  Secretary  ergy  and  feed  costs,  and  domestic  real,  fair  decision,â€?  James  said.  â€œOur  The  reason  for  this  drastic  differ-­ Tom  Vilsack  has  said  he  will  delay  and  foreign  demand  â€”  make  any  problems  are  governed  by  issues  we  ence  is  because  the  cost  of  produc-­ enforcing  the  law,  allowing  Con-­ cost  estimates  a  shot  in  the  dark.  have  no  control  over;Íž  mainly  Mother  ing  milk  was  much  higher  60  years  gress  time  to  pass  a  new  bill  when  it  Market  factors,  such  as  the  govern-­ Nature  and  the  public.â€? ago.  The  government,  by  purchasing  reconvenes  this  month. ment  paying  double  what  it  used  to  Foster  offered  a  similar  sentiment. surplus  milk,  wanted  to  ensure  farm-­ No  Safety  Net for  surplus  milk,  could  shatter  this  â€œThose  in  agriculture  districts  are  ers  stayed  in  business  when  prices  No  matter  how  the  USDA  does  or  fragile  stability. a  lot  more  connected  to  the  bill  than  plummeted.  does  not  enforce  the  1949  pricing  In  addition,  globalization  has  their  urban  associates,â€?  Foster  said.  Over  time,  farming  methods  have  statutes,  farmers  are  still  left  without  improved,  and  in  recent  farm  bills  a  federal  price  support  program.  The  the  government  lowered  the  price  previous  program,  the  Milk  Income  it  would  pay  for  milk.  In  theory,  re-­ Loss  Contract  (MILC),  compensated  The Town of Middlebury verting  to  1949  prices  in  2014  would  dairy  producers  when  milk  prices  Invites Members of the Public to a increase  the  cost  of  milk  for  consum-­ fell  below  a  certain  level.  It  expired  Family-Friendly Town Offices ers.  at  the  end  of  September. How  much  prices  could  rise  is  un-­ & Gymnasium Open House Without  this  crucial  safety  net,  certain  â€”  some  have  argued  that  the  farmers  are  left  unprotected  from Â

proposed  to  him  by  Vermont  farm-­ ers. “Globalization  makes  the  Dairy  Security  Act  more  important,â€?  Fos-­ ter  said.  â€œIf  the  price  goes  down,  the  tendency  is  to  try  and  produce  more.â€? While  Welch  is  not  a  member  of  the  farm  bill  conference  committee,  he  said  he  stays  in  constant  com-­ munication  with  committee  ranking  member,  Rep.  Collin  Peterson,  D-­ Minn. Welch  characterized  current  nego-­ WLDWLRQV DV VWXFN RQ ³¿HUFH UHJLRQDO differencesâ€?  surrounding  policies  dealing  with  corn,  cotton  and  soy-­ bean  crops  â€”  none  of  which  affect  Vermont  agriculture.  The  complex-­ ity  and  scope  of  the  farm  bill,  which  sets  the  nation’s  farm  and  food  poli-­ F\ PDNHV LW D GLIÂżFXOW SLHFH RI OHJLV-­ lation  to  pass. It’s  expensive,  too  â€”  the  2008  bill  allocated  $288  billion. “Under  the  best  set  of  circum-­ VWDQFHV LWÂśV DOZD\V GLIÂżFXOW WR SDVV a  farm  bill,â€?  Welch  said.  He  noted,  KRZHYHU WKDW ODVW \HDU ZDV WKH ÂżUVW year  in  the  history  of  the  farm  bill  that  replacement  legislation  was  not  passed  â€”  what  Welch  called  a  â€œman-­ ifestation  of  a  do-­nothing  Congress.â€? Foster  was  more  guarded  about  his  expectations. “I’m  reasonably  optimistic,â€?  he  said.  â€œBut  we  thought  we’ve  been  close  before,  too.â€?  Foster,  67,  has  been  farming  for  more  than  40  years.  He  said  he  can-­ not  recall  a  time  when  Congress  has  been  so  gridlocked  over  a  farm  bill.  â€œIt  hasn’t  been  anywhere  near  as  long  as  this  between  farm  bills,â€?  Foster  said.  â€œIt  has  only  been  a  cou-­ ple  months  at  a  time  before  â€”  this  new  bill  is  going  to  be  three  years  old  before  it’s  even  born.â€? Foster  said  that  the  volatility  of  the  industry,  along  with  the  uncer-­ tain  future  of  federal  programs,  has  discouraged  people  from  getting  into  dairy.  Vermont  has  slightly  less  than  1,000  dairy  farms,  one-­sixth  of  the  number  in  1965. “There  haven’t  been  many  new  entrants  into  the  industry,â€?  Foster  said.

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\RXU KHDUW DQG FKDOOHQJH \RXU LQVXOLQ UHVSRQVH 7KH FOXWWHU RI WKH VHDVRQ ULJKW GRZQ WR WKH KXONLQJ It’s  like  none  of  the  usual  rules  apply  in  December.  WUHH LQ WKH FRUQHU RI WKH OLYLQJ URRP LV JLYLQJ PH QHU-­ 3HRSOH VPLOH PRUH 3HRSOH JLYH PRUH 7KH EDQN OHWV \RX YRXV MLWWHUV , ZDQW WKLQJV EDFN WR WKH ZD\ WKH\ ZHUH EH-­ VNLS \RXU PRUWJDJH SD\PHQW WKDW LV WUXH ULJKW" (See  Jessie  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

Most  days  I  drive  down  South  Street  and  stop  at  its  intersection  with  South  Main  Street.  Lately  I  KDYH EHHQ ORRNLQJ IRU DQ DUFKLWHF-­ tural  treasure  on  an  invaluable  piece  of  town  land,  as  all  other  letter  writ-­ ers  seem  to  see.  What  I  see  is  a  tired  ROG KLJK VFKRRO LWV XSSHU Ă€RRU PLVV-­ LQJ DIWHU D ÂżUH WKDW RFFXUUHG LQ P\ childhood,  on  an  odd  shaped  piece  RI ODQG 7KLV EXLOGLQJ KDV VHUYHG 0LGGOHEXU\ DV WRZQ RIÂżFHV IRU RYHU \HDUV ORQJHU WKDQ LW ZDV LWV KLJK school.  It  is  time  to  move  forward. Middlebury  has  a  chance,  in  SDUWQHUVKLS ZLWK WKH FROOHJH WR KDYH QHZ DQG XSJUDGHG IDFLOLWLHV DW D price  that  is  palatable  to  most  tax-­ payers.  I  shall  vote  in  favor  of  this  project  and  would  like  to  hear  from  others  who  feel  as  I  do. 3 6 ² )RU WKH FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHUHVW FURZG , DP D SDUW WLPH FROOHJH employee. Hudson  Tilford Middlebury

Town  ignoring  citizens’  input The  majority  of  Middlebury’s  VHOHFWERDUG NHHSV WU\LQJ WR UDP WKURXJK LWV 7RZQ 2IÂżFHV 5HFUHDWLRQ Facilities  proposal  without  permit-­ WLQJ YRWHUV WR FRQVLGHU DQ\ RWKHU options. Numerous  letters  to  the  editor,  individual  comments  at  board  and  VWHHULQJ FRPPLWWHH PHHWLQJV DQG questions  posed  at  public  sessions  on  the  proposal  all  demonstrate  that  FLWL]HQV ZDQW WR ZHLJK LQ IRUPDOO\ on  an  alternative  that  would  keep  D UHEXLOW RU UHQRYDWHG WRZQ RIÂżFH VWUXFWXUH DQG PXQLFLSDO J\PQDVLXP on  their  current  site  as  publicly  RZQHG ODQG 7KHUH DUH VWURQJ LQGLFD-­ tions  that  such  an  alternative  can  be  accomplished  at  a  reasonable  cost  to  our  taxpayers. $W LWV PRVW UHFHQW PHHWLQJ WKH narrowest  majority  (4-­3)  of  the  selectboard  rejected  a  request  to  place  such  an  option  on  the  Town  0HHWLQJ EDOORW 0HPEHUV &UDLJ %LQJKDP 7UDYLV )RUEHV DQG 6XVDQ Shashok  voted  to  allow  the  public  to  consider  this  item.  Members  Nick  $UWLP *DU\ %DNHU 'HDQ *HRUJH and  Victor  Nuovo  apparently  don’t  want  to  know  the  voters’  opinion  as  they  opposed  the  request. Fortunately,  Vermont  law  provides  a  way  to  insure  this  option  appears  on  the  ballot:  a  citizen  petition.  If  RU PRUH UHJLVWHUHG 0LGGOHEXU\ YRWHUV VLJQ WKH SHWLWLRQ WKHQ WKH selectboard  must  place  the  option  RQ WKH 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ ZDUQLQJ DQG EDOORW $ SHWLWLRQ GULYH KDV EHJXQ and  the  initial  response  has  been  DQ H[WUHPHO\ SRVLWLYH RQH $PRQJ WKRVH FLUFXODWLQJ WKH SHWLWLRQ DUH UHVLGHQWV &UDLJ %LQJKDP %HQ %XUG 5RVV &RQUDG 9LFWRULD 'H:LQG 5RQ .RKQ -XG\ 2OLQLFN (OOHQ 2[IHOG Barbara  Shapiro,  *DLO 5RWKPDQ  and  Barbara  Tomb.  There  is  also  a  copy  on  the  counter  at  Main  Street  Stationery.  You  may  also  call  (377-­ (See  Letter,  Page  5

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  2,  2014  â€”  PAGE  5A

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Letters to the Editor Learn  the  lessons  that  Nelson  Mandela  taught  us  all Nelson  Mandela  lived  95  years  on  our  Earth.  I  consider  myself  fortunate  to  have  been  alive  during  some  of  those  years.  Here  are  some  lessons  given  to  me  through  the  example  of  his  life. Offer  tea  to  potential  enemies.  When  you  offer  the  unexpected,  the  enemy,  hopefully,  is  disarmed.  â€œTo  make  peace  with  an  enemy  one  must  work  with  that  enemy  and  that  enemy  becomes  one’s  partnerâ€?  (Nelson  Mandela,  Long  Walk  to  Freedom,  page  612). Sing,  dance  and  chant,  even  if  you  are  in  jail.  â€œSuddenly,  there  were  no  Xhosas,  no  Zulus,  no  Indians  or  Africans,  no  rightists  or  leftists,  no  religious  or  political  leaders;Íž  we  were  all  nationalists  and  patriots  bound  together  by  a  love  of  our  common  history,  our  culture,  our  country  and  our  peopleâ€?  (ibid.,  page  202). When  confronted  with  life  imprisonment,  be  grateful  for  life.  Develop  self-­discipline.  Ritualize  an  exercise  routine.  Find  where  you  can  have  some  power  of  self-­deter-­ mination.  Read  and  write.  Keep  ask-­ ing  for  what  you  want.  Know  your  rights.  Be  determined.  Grow  things.  â€œA  garden  was  one  of  the  few  things  in  prison  one  could  control.  To  plant  a  seed,  watch  it  grow,  to  tend  to  it Â

and  then  harvest  it,  offered  a  simple  but  enduring  satisfaction.  The  sense  of  being  the  custodian  of  this  small  patch  of  earth  offered  a  small  taste  of  freedomâ€?  (ibid.,  page  489). Realize  that  when  we  are  born,  we  do  not  hate.  Mandela  said,  â€œPeople  must  learn  to  hate,  and  if  they  can  learn  to  hate,  they  can  be  taught  to  love,  for  love  comes  more  naturally  to  the  human  heart  than  its  opposite.â€?  Ask  your  constituents  what  they  want.  The  Congress  of  the  People  was  held  in  Kliptown,  South  Africa,  on  June  26,  1955.  The  Freedom  Charter  was  written.  The  Charter  starts  with  the  statement,  â€œWe,  the  People  of  South  Africa,  declare  for  all  our  country  and  the  world  to  know  that  South  Africa  belongs  to  all  who  live  in  it,  black  and  white,  and  that  no  government  can  justly  claim  authority  unless  it  is  based  on  the  will  of  all  the  people.â€?  (Learn  more  about  this  Freedom  Charter.  Read  it.) Offer  reconciliation  to  those  who  have  treated  you  in  an  inhumane  way.  Offer  a  way  for  a  human  being  to  be  released  from  his/her  personal  prison  of  negative  behavior.  When  I  listened  to  Mandela’s  daughter,  Makaziwe,  speak  of  her  father,  she  spoke  of  his  greatest  gift,  having  the Â

courage  to  forgive.  Nelson  Mandela  realized  that  he  did  not  want  to  be  imprisoned  spiritually.  He  wanted  to  be  free  in  his  heart  and  free  in  his  mind. Ask  help  from  elders.  Here  is  the  mission  statement  of  The  Elders:  â€œThe  Elders  are  an  independent  group  of  eminent  global  leaders  brought  together  to  offer  their  col-­ OHFWLYH LQĂ€XHQFH DQG H[SHULHQFH WR support  peace  building,  help  address  major  causes  of  human  suffering,  and  promote  the  shared  interests  of  humanity.â€?  Their  website  is  theelders.org. Maya  Angelou  leaves  us  with  a  tribute  to  Nelson  Mandela. “Yes,  Mandela’s  day  is  done,  yet  we,  his  inheritors,  will  open  the  gates  wider  for  reconciliation,  and  we  will  respond  generously  to  the  cries  of  Blacks  and  Whites,  Asian,  Hispanics,  the  poor  who  live  pite-­ RXVO\ RQ WKH Ă€RRU RI RXU SODQHW He  has  offered  us  understanding. We  will  not  withhold  forgiveness  even  from  those  who  do  not  ask. Nelson  Mandela’s  day  is  done,  we  confess  it  in  tearful  voices,  yet  we  lift  our  own  to  say  thank  you.â€? Patricia  Heather-­Lea Bristol

0RUH VWXG\ QHHGHG EHIRUH D YRWH RQ WRZQ RIÂżFH J\P , ÂżQG WKHUH LV DJDLQ D IDLOXUH RI process  in  planning  for  the  proposed  QHZ WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG J\P RQ QHZ sites.  The  Steering  Committee  has  voted  to  recommend  to  the  select-­ board  the  UD-­3  land  on  Creek  Road  for  a  gym  instead  of  the  recreation  park  without  I  believe  all  the  in-­ formation  they  should  have  had  to  make  that  decision. The  UD-­3  board  has  not  voted  to  agree  to  this  though  they  are  interested.  Indeed  a  representative  from  that  board  indicated  a  joint  use  agreement  would  have  to  be  signed  and  the  UD-­3  voters  would  have  to  approve  town  use  of  the  land.  (Just  what  does  the  school  board  envision  for  their  use  of  this  town  facility?)   Additionally,  an  agreed  upon  cost  sharing  would  have  to  be  voted  on  by  UD-­3  voters. The  preliminary  estimate  for  the  locker  rooms  that  UD-­3  wants  added  to  the  town  gym  for  their  use  is  $450,000-­$500,000.  This  added  to  the  current  over-­budget  estimate  of  $3,723,000  brings  the  gym  cost  potentially  to  $4.2  million.  This  is  without  parking  lot  paving  or  any Â

landscaping.  What  will  that  cost  someday?  It  is  claimed  there  is  room  for  expansion  but  that  would  VDFUL¿FH WKH /LWWOH /HDJXH ¿HOG DV LW VDFUL¿FHG WKH EDVNHWEDOO DQG WHQQLV courts  at  the  recreation  park.  What  does  it  cost  to  replace  that  if  it  is  displaced? 7KH QHHG IRU D WUDI¿F VWXG\ IRU the  increased  activity  on  the  Creek  Road/Route  7  intersection  was  dis-­ missed  but  some  day  we  could  well  KDYH WR IXQG D WUDI¿F OLJKW RU URXQG-­ about  for  this  already  challenging  intersection.  Pedestrian  access  was  not  even  discussed.  Appropriate-­ ness  of  this  location  for  the  senior  program  was  not  discussed.  This  decision  also  leaves  the  teen  center  without  gym  access  in  the  warm-­ ing  hut  at  the  recreation  park.  This  building  has  been  described  as  too  small  for  their  program  to  say  noth-­ ing  of  the  issue  that  other  programs  use  it.  What  will  it  cost  the  town  to  meet  teen  center  needs  now  and  in  the  future? Foreseen  and  unforeseen  costs  due  to  abandoning  our  current  gym  PXVW EH FODUL¿HG DQG XQGHUVWRRG

Jessie  Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) fore  the  hap-­hap-­happiest  time  of  the  year  threw  everything  out  of  whack. Saturday  I  composted  every  last  Christmas  goodie  â€”  even  the  ones  that  weren’t  rolled  in  coconut  or  VWDOH ² DQG Âż[HG P\VHOI D ELJ UH-­ storative  bowl  of  beans  and  kale.  Monday  morning  I  got  up  my  stan-­ dard  two  hours  before  the  crack  of  dawn  â€”  and  it  felt  fantastic.  The  tree  is  still  standing,  but  not  for  long.  I  can’t  look  at  it  without  gritting  my  teeth. The  holidays  were  delightful,  but  enough  is  enough.  I  can’t  wait  for  New  Year’s  to  be  over  so  I  can  get  back  to  my  daily  life  and  its  abun-­ dance  of  boring,  repetitive  and Â

ceaseless  tasks  and  obligations.  Ah,  monotony  and  predictability,  how  I’ve  missed  you. In  some  ways  I  wish  the  joy  of  Christmas  would  last  all  year,  but  it’s  not  possible.  I  just  can’t  keep  cookies  on  hand  year  round,  and  I  get  tired  at  the  mere  thought  of  being  kind  and  generous  on  a  daily  basis. About  a  month  from  now,  how-­ ever,  I  will  look  up  and  notice  some-­ WKLQJ ² D IRUJRWWHQ 6DQWD ÂżJXULQH on  the  hutch  or  a  roll  of  wrapping  pa-­ per  in  the  corner  of  the  dining  room  â€”  and  realize  that  my  wish  has  kind  of  come  true.  Try  as  I  might,  I  don’t  think  I’ll  ever  get  Christmas  com-­ pletely  out  of  the  house.

before  we  vote  in  March  so  we  understand  the  full  impacts  of  this  important  decision.  Library  and  SDUNLQJ LVVXHV IRU WKH WRZQ RI¿FH site  remain  unresolved  and  what  are  the  costs  for  those.  The  cost  esti-­ mates  for  the  full  project  are  already  possibly  up  to  $1.2  million  over  budget.  Increasingly,  this  proposal  suggests  there  will  be  far  more  cost  than  the  $2  million  bond  the  select-­ board  has  planned.  Whether  in  town  or  school  tax  increases,  I  can  not  see  spending  $4.2  million  or  more  for  a  smaller  gym  when  we  have  a  solid  brick  gym  on  the  historic  register  that  could  be  brought  into  top  condi-­ tion  for  possibly  $1  million  or  less  on  land  where  there  is  truly  room  for  us  to  grow. The  majority  of  this  town  did  not  blink  when  asked  to  approve  a  bond  IRU PLOOLRQ IRU WKH QHZ ¿UH VWDWLRQ $ QHZ WRZQ RI¿FH ZLWK D renovated  gym  could  well  cost  close  WR WKH VDPH ZLWKRXW VDFUL¿FLQJ RXU most  valuable  asset,  land  for  our  needs  in  the  downtown. Victoria  Dewind Middlebury

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’Twas  the  night  before  Christmas  when  decisions  were  made. Gas  companies  a  marching,  easements  soon  paid. Folks  from  Middlebury,  Shoreham,  Cornwall  and  more Rise  up  and  resist  for  all  that  it’s  for. Yes,  Virginia,  there  is  a  Santa  Claus. Or  is  there? And  do  we  forfeit  our  historic  values  of  indepen-­ dence,  self-­reliance and  resilience  by  believing  in  such  things?

Shoreham  could  simply  say  no  thanks;Íž  or  thank  you,  but  no. We  could  be  self-­reliant  on  solar,  biomass  and  more. Resilient  in  job  creations  and  housing  innovations. We  could  be  independent!  We  could  be  Shoreham  Strong! So  when  visions  of  sugarplums  dance  in  your  head, remember  these  values  from  whom  you’ve  been  bred. Will  your  land  and  your  rights  be  taken  away? Not  so,  Sir.  No,  Sir,  no,  Sir!  Good  Day!! Norton  Latourelle Orwell

8' EXGJHW GHFLVLRQ KLQJHG RQ WHDFKHU UHWLUHPHQWV The  recent  story  about  the  UD-­3  school  board  approving  a  new  budget  did  not  have  some  relevant  informa-­ tion  that  led  the  board  to  maintain  the  current  number  of  teachers  at  Middle-­ bury  Union  Middle  School  rather  than  reduce  the  staff  this  year  due  to  de-­ clining  enrollment  as  was  proposed  at  the  beginning  of  the  budget  process. One  major  issue  that  came  to  light  is  that  MUMS,  like  many  other  schools  across  Vermont,  will  prob-­ ably  have  more  than  the  average  number  of  retirements  after  the  next  school  year  due  to  a  change  in  the  state  retirement  plan  affecting  spou-­ sal  health  care  coverage.  This  will  also  be  true  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School,  which  the  UD-­3  board  also  oversees. To  many  of  us  on  the  board,  it  seemed  a  mistake  to  eliminate  two Â

full-­time  subject  area  teachers  â€”  one  of  whom  has  more  than  a  decade  of  experience  at  the  school  â€”  a  year  before  several  retirements  are  expected.  MUMS  would  not  only  lose  the  experience  of  those  two  teach-­ HUV ZKR SUHVXPDEO\ ZRXOG ÂżQG MREV elsewhere,  but  also  that  of  the  retiring  teachers.  Additionally,  the  school  ad-­ ministration  proposed  other  cuts  that  GR UHGXFH VWDIÂżQJ DW WKH VFKRRO IRU WKH next  year. Much  of  the  discussion  about  what  teachers  were  going  to  be  reduced  and  who  may  be  retiring  took  place  in  ex-­ HFXWLYH VHVVLRQ GXH WR FRQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ of  personnel  issues  and  was  not  part  of  the  public  meeting  and  therefore  was  not  in  the  subsequent  reporting  by  the  Addison  Independent. It  should  also  be  noted  that  many  board  members  were  sympathetic Â

to  the  very  sincere  concerns  of  the  teaching  staff  at  MUMS  over  chang-­ ing  the  team  structure  at  the  school,  which  would  have  been  one  result  of  the  original  cuts.  The  teachers  made  their  case  in  two  separate  presenta-­ tions  during  the  process,  and  the  respectful  and  knowledgeable  way  they  presented  themselves  helped  the  board  see  the  potential  impacts  from  both  the  student  and  teacher  perspec-­ tive.  Giving  the  school  an  additional  year  to  plan  for  a  potentially  reduced  teaching  staff  also  seemed  advanta-­ geous  to  many  board  members. The  budget  will  face  voters  in  the  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  on  Town  Meeting  Day. Peter  Conlon Cornwall Editor’s  note:  Peter  Conlon  is  vice  chairman  of  the  UD-­3  school  board.

us  most. I  concede  that  I  am  more  interested  in  the  subject  than  others  (I  asked  for  two  different  books  about  John  Ad-­ ams  for  Christmas).  But  it  does  not  change  the  fact  that  the  most  basic  grasp  of  the  story  of  this  country  is  the  bedrock  of  a  well-­informed  citizen. Every  voter  should  be  well  versed  in  the  structure  of  our  government  â€”  from  the  federal  level  down  to  local  selectboards.  It  is  our  civic  duty.  If Â

our  students  cannot  pass  the  test  re-­ quired  of  immigrants  to  our  shores,  how  can  they  be  able  participants  in  our  political  system?  Our  students  will  one  day  populate  our  legislatures  DQG H[HFXWLYH RI¿FHV ² WR IDLO WR DG-­ equately  educate  them  on  our  history  does  a  grave  disservice  to  ourselves  and  our  posterity. We  must  instead  put  history  back  in  its  proper  place,  alongside  the  scienc-­ es  as  a  subject  of  equal  importance.

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) Thus,  aptitude  in  history  cannot  be  easily  measured.  A  test  that  queries  students  on  historical  dates  is  a  mea-­ sure  of  their  memorization  rather  than  critical  thinking  skills. It  is  not  all  that  important  to  know  the  Declaration  of  Independence  was  adopted  July  4,  1776.  It  is  important  to  know  what  the  document  says  and  why  it  was  written.  The  same  holds  true  for  current  events,  which  affect Â

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) 9114)  or  email  me  (molinick@ middlebury.edu)  and  I  will  make  sure  you  have  an  opportunity  to  sign. The  petition  asks  that  the  follow-­ ing  question  appear  on  the  bal-­ lot:  â€œShall  the  voters  of  the  Town  of  Middlebury  advise  the  Select  %RDUG WR UHWDLQ WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV and  municipal  gymnasium  on  the  current  site  as  publicly  owned  land Â

and  to  develop,  for  voter  approval,  a  attend  an  open  meeting  at  7  p.m.  on  plan  to  replace  and/or  upgrade  these  Tuesday,  Jan.  7,  at  the  Ilsley  Library  facilities  on  this  site?â€? conference  room. If  you  would  like  to  discuss  this  Michael  Olinick option  and  other  issues  related  to  the  Middlebury WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG J\PQDVLXP SOHDVH

Real  Estate  and  You by  Ingrid Punderson  Jackson

IS  THAT  YOUR  ARM? When  taking  out  a  home  loan,  one  of  the  decisions  facing  the  borrower  will  be  in  FKRRVLQJ EHWZHHQ D Âż[HG UDWH or  an  adjustable  rate  mortgage  $50 $ Âż[HG UDWH PRUWJDJH guarantees  the  borrower  the  stability  of  knowing  what  they’ll  be  paying  for  the  term  of  the  loan.  An  ARM’s  rate  changes  periodically,  usually  in  UHODWLRQ WR DQ LQGH[ ZKLFK FDQ cause  the  borrower’s  payments  WR Ă€XFWXDWH KLJKHU RU ORZHU depending  on  the  market.  Though  the  rates  on  an  ARM  are  lower  initially,  there  is  the  risk  that  the  rate  may  increase  in  the  future.  When  deciding  whether  or  not  an  ARM  might  be  the  right  option  for  your  borrowing  needs,  consider  whether  your  income  would  allow  you  to  meet  your  commitment  if  the  rate  increases  substantially,  and  how  that  might  in  turn  affect  your  payment  of  other  outstanding  debts.  If  you’re  purchasing  a  home  with  the  intention  of  using  it  as  a  second  residence  or  vacation  home,  take  into  account  how  long  you  think  you’ll  own  the  property  before  the  rate  changes.  For  a  primary  or  a  secondary  residence,  decide  before  you  sign  the  contract  if  you’ll  be  making  any  additional  payments,  or  if  it’s  your  intention  to  pay  the  loan  off  early.  Different  homeowners  each  have  different  ¿QDQFLDO FRQVLGHUDWLRQV DQG different  goals,  making  an  ARM  an  appealing  option  for  many  buyers  when  taking  on  a  home  loan.  A  professional  accountant  and  your  RealtorÂŽ  can  assist  you  in  weighing  your  options  before  you  commit.  Â

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PAGE  6A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  January  2,  2014

ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

William Goldstein, 70, Lincoln LINCOLN  â€”  William  â€œBillâ€?  Goldstein,  70,  passed  away  peace-­ fully  on  the  morning  of  Sunday,  Dec.  29,  2013,  surrounded  by  loving  family. Bill  was  a  man  of  many  talents  and  passions  â€”  an  avid  athlete  and  outdoorsman,  a  lover  of  political  discussions  and  good  books,  a  well-­ respected  oral  surgeon,  an  eques-­ trian,  a  cyclist,  patriarch  to  his  chil-­ dren  and  grandchildren,  and  loving  companion  to  his  wife,  Linda.  Bill  treasured  his  friends  and  the  experi-­ ences  they  shared. Born  and  raised  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  Bill  was  the  son  of  Gertrude  and  Benjamin  Goldstein.  He  was  captain  of  The  Tilden  High  School  basketball  team  and  attended  the  University  of  Bridgeport.  He  married  his  high  school  sweetheart  Barbara  (nee  Katz)  Goldstein  right  after  college,  and  then  attended  Howard  Dental  School  and  completed  his  residency  at  Mount  Sinai  Hospital  in  New  York  City. Bill  moved  his  then  young  family  to  England  for  a  fellowship  at  The  Royal  College  of  Surgeons  in  London.  Dr.  Goldstein  practiced  oral  and  maxillofacial  surgery  in  central  New  Jersey  from  1973  to  1999,  where  he  pioneered  advanced  ortho-­gnathic  techniques. After  losing  his  wife  Barbara  to  cancer  in  1992,  he  was  introduced  to  Linda  by  mutual  friends,  and  they  fell  in  love  and  married  in  1994.  Together,  Linda  and  Bill  embarked  on  a  second  life  together  with  their  move  to  Lincoln,  Vt.,  in  1999.  They  shared  a  love  for  hiking,  skiing,  horses  and  the  beauty  of  Vermont  in  all  seasons.  Bill  was  an  active  board  member  of  The  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center  and  The  Catamount  Trail  Association.  Bill  and  Linda  also  enjoyed  arts  and  cultural  events  in  Burlington  and  Middlebury.  Bill  remained,  up  until  KLV LOOQHVV D UHPDUNDEO\ ÂżW PDQ

WILLIAM  â€œBILLâ€?  GOLDSTEIN playing  pick-­up  basketball  games  at  Middlebury  College  well  into  his  late  60s.  One  of  the  highlights  of  his  life  was  the  yearly  hiking/biking  trips  Bill  took  every  August  with  some  of  his  oldest  friends. Bill  is  survived  by  his  loving  and  beloved  wife,  Linda  Goldstein.  He  was  a  devoted  father  to  Amy  (Tim  Zern)  of  Seattle,  Jason  (Mara  Applebaum)  of  Seattle,  Jillian  Worth  (Larry  Weiner)  of  Bainbridge  Island,  Wash.,  and  his  stepdaughter,  Julie  (Andrew  Brooks)  of  New  York  City.  He  was  Grandpa  Bill  to  his  grand-­ children,  Victoria  and  Harrison  Brooks,  Lucy  and  Natalie  Zern,  and  Kasper  Luna  and  Eli  Worth.  Bill  is  also  survived  by  his  brother-­in-­law  Marty  Luloff,  his  nieces  and  neph-­ ews,  as  well  as  his  dear  friends  who  had  truly  become  family. You  may  honor  his  memory  by  contributing  to  The  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center  in  Middlebury.  A  service  was  held  at  Burnham  Hall,  Lincoln,  Vt.,  at  12:30  on  Wednesday,  -DQ ¸

Beverly Devine, 89, Richmond, Ind. RICHMOND,  Ind.  â€”  Beverly  L.  Devine,  age  89,  of  Richmond,  Ind.,  died  Wednesday,  Dec.  25,  2013,  at  Friends  Fellowship  Community. Born  Sept.  5,  1924,  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  to  Henry  Clinton  and  Edna  Miller  Fisher,  Beverly  had  lived  in  Richmond  since  2007.  She  was  a  graduate  of  Kalamazoo  Business  College.  Beverly  was  an  admin-­ istrative  assistant  at  University  of  Vermont  for  14  years.  She  was  a  member  of  Community  Lutheran  Church  in  South  Burlington,  Vt.,  and  attended  Bethany  Lutheran  Church  in  Connersville,  Ind. Survivors  include  her  daughter,  Judith  F.  (George)  Burritt  of  Stuarts  Draft,  Va.;Íž  son,  Michael  J.  (Kathy  Lucid)  Devine  of  Richmond;Íž  six  grandchildren,  Robert  (Thuy)  Burritt  of  United  Arabic  Emirates,  Jamie  (Damon)  Wade  of  Elizabethtown,  Pa.,  Carrie  (Scott)  Crittenden  of  Mount  Joy,  Pa.,  Sara  (Lee)  Groome  of  Annandale,  Va.,  Jennifer  (Eric)  Gagnon  of  Shelburne,  Vt.,  and  Michael  (Petra)  Devine  of  Prague,  Czech  Republic;Íž  10  great-­grandchil-­ dren,  Alexis  Burritt,  Eric  Burritt,  Lara  Burritt,  Avery  Wade,  Ethan  Groome,  Lillian  Groome,  Caelyn  Crittenden,  Adelin  Crittenden,  Abigail  Gagnon,  and  Madeline  Gagnon;Íž  one  great-­ great-­granddaughter,  Izzabell  Quintana;Íž  sister,  Frances  J.  Mursch  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich.;Íž  nephew,  Scott  (Melanie)  Mursch  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich.;Íž  cousins;Íž  and  friends. She  was  preceded  in  death  by  her  husband,  Hubert  J.  Devine,  who  died Â

BEVERLY  L.  DEVINE Feb.  17,  2008,  and  her  parents. The  funeral  service  was  held  on  Saturday,  Dec.  28,  2013,  at  Doan  &  Mills  Funeral  Home  in  Richmond  ZLWK 3DVWRU *HQH 2WW RIÂżFLDW-­ ing.  Burial  will  be  in  Grandview  Cemetery  in  Charlotte,  Vt. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV PHPRULDO FRQWUL-­ butions  may  be  made  to  Community  Lutheran  Church,  1560  Williston  Road,  South  Burlington,  VT  05403,  or  Bethany  Lutheran  Church,  2907  Virginia  Ave.,  Connersville,  IN  47331. Condolences  may  be  sent  to  the  family  via  the  guest  book  at  www. doanmillsfuneralhome.com ¸

Richard Smith, 78, Forest Dale FOREST  DALE  â€”  Richard  Millard  Smith,  78,  died  Friday,  Dec.  27,  2013,  at  his  home  in  Forest  Dale. He  was  born  in  Pittsford  on  June  6,  1935.  He  was  the  son  of  Millard  and  Mildred  (Quimby)  Smith.  He  was  a  Forest  Dale  resident  since  he  was  9  years  old.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Brandon  High  School,  class  of  1956. In  his  earlier  years  he  was  employed  by  Newton-­Thompson  Wooden  Toy  Manufacturing  Co.  in  Forest  Dale  for  over  10  years.  He  later  worked  at  Rollers  by  Baker  until  their  clos-­ ing  in  1980.  He  then  began  work  as  a  custodian  at  the  Neshobe  Elementary  School  and  drove  school  bus  as  well.  He  was  a  member  of  Grace  Episcopal  Church  in  Forest  Dale. Surviving  are  his  wife,  Betty  Lou  Smith  of  Forest  Dale,  whom  he  married  at  Grace  Episcopal  Church  on  Dec.  3,  1960;Íž  his  daughter,  Dolores  A.  Davis  of  Peru,  N.Y.;Íž  his  sister  Claudia  Horton  of  Wallingford;Íž  and  two  grandchildren. He  was  predeceased  by  a  sister,  Betty  Mitchell. The  funeral  service  was  held  on  Monday,  Dec.  30,  2013,  at  Grace  Episcopal  Church  in  Forest  Dale.  The  Rev.  Margaret  Fletcher,  rector,  RIÂżFLDWHG (QWRPEPHQW IROORZHG the  ceremony  at  Pine  Hill  Cemetery Â

RICHARD  SMITH Receiving  Vault.  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place,  at  a  later  date,  in  Forest  Dale  Cemetery. Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  St.  Thomas  &  Grace  Episcopal  Church  Memorial  Fund  c/o  Rev.  Margo  Fletcher,  19  Conant  Square,  Brandon,  VT  05733,  or  to  Rutland  County  Humane  Society,  765  Stevens  Road,  Pittsford,  VT  05763.

Margaret Hansen, 92, Shoreham SHOREHAM  â€”  Margaret  E.  Hansen,  92,  died  early  Thursday  morning,  Dec.  26,  2013,  at  Porter  Medical  Center. She  was  born  Nov.  6,  1921,  in  Shoreham,  the  daughter  of  the  late  Joseph  and  Ada  (Hickory)  Burgess.  She  attended  local  schools  and  earned  her  B.A.  in  education  from  Castleton  State  College,  formerly  Castleton  Normal  School.  She  taught  in  a  one-­room  school-­ house  in  Sudbury  and  later  worked  for  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  in  Middlebury  for  many  years,  retir-­ ing  in  1986. She  married  David  Vondle  in  1949.  He  predeceased  her  in  1950. Her  family  says  she  was  an  avid  reader  and  enjoyed  traveling  and  spending  time  with  family  and  friends.  Her  granddaughter  was  the  love  of  her  life. She  is  survived  by  her  daughter,  Linda  Vondle  of  Shoreham;Íž  her  granddaughter;Íž  her  sisters,  Ellen  Young  of  Shoreham  and  Florence  Gill  of  Cornwall;Íž  and  by  several  nieces,  nephews,  great-­nieces  and  great-­nephews. In  addition  to  her  husband,  she  was  predeceased  by  her  brothers, Â

MARGARET  E.  HANSEN Clarence  and  Walter  Burgess. Per  her  wishes  there  will  be  no  services  at  this  time. Burial  will  take  place  at  the  conve-­ nience  of  her  family  in  St.  Genevieve  Cemetery. Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  a  charity  of  one’s  choice.

Harold Gosselin, 48, Jonesville Guy Chicoine, 68, Whiting WHITING  â€”  Guy  Chicoine,  68,  of  Whiting,  passed  away  peacefully  at  home  on  Saturday,  Dec.  28,  after  a  long  and  courageous  battle  with  cancer. Born  July  5,  1945,  in  St.  Hyacinthe,  Canada,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  Rolland  and  Marie  (Lavallee)  Chicoine. Guy  married  Marilyn  Donovan  on  July  3,  1965,  and  together  they  raised  a  family.  He  was  a  wonderful  husband,  father,  grandfather,  brother,  uncle  and  friend.  He  had  a  great  sense  of  humor,  a  winning  smile  and  a  contagious  laugh.  He  could  often  be  found  tending  to  his  tomatoes  and  cucumbers.  He  enjoyed  hunting  and  ¿VKLQJ DQG VKDUHG WKHVH LQWHUHVWV ZLWK his  son  and  grandchildren.  He  loved  spending  time  with  his  grandchildren  and  often  made  them  his  homemade  French  fries  and  apple  pie.  He  was  also  a  skilled  carpenter  and  shared  his  talent  and  expertise  with  others. He  was  a  member  of  St.  Mary’s  &DWKROLF &KXUFK DQG D YROXQWHHU ÂżUH-­ ÂżJKWHU IRU WKH &RUQZDOO DQG :KLWLQJ ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQWV +H UHPDLQHG DFWLYH in  the  Whiting  Fire  Department  until  his  health  prevented  his  participation.  He  also  served  as  the  constable  for  the  town  of  Whiting  since  1984. He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Marilyn  of  Whiting;Íž  his  son,  John  Chicoine  of  Sudbury;Íž  his  daughters,  Janette  Chicoine-­Roberts  and  husband  Kurt  of  Jericho  and  Monica  Chicoine-­ Radford  and  husband  Thomas  of  Georgia  Center;Íž  his  grandchildren,  Kaleb  Radford,  Lauren  Radford  and  Madison  Chicoine;Íž  his  brother  Yves  Chicoine  and  wife  Donna  of  Weybridge;Íž  his  sisters,  Monique  Preseau  of  South  Carolina  and  Nicole  Leonard  and  husband  Eric  of  Shoreham;Íž  and  several  nieces,  neph-­ ews,  sisters-­in-­law,  and  cousins.

JONESVILLE/SHOREHAM  â€”  Harold  â€œPeteâ€?  Gosselin,  48,  died  unexpectedly  on  Sunday,  Dec.  29,  2013. A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  will  be  celebrated  on  Friday,  Jan.  3,  2014,  at  1  p.m.  at  Our  Lady  of  the  Holy  Rosary  Catholic  Church  in Â

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LINCOLN  â€”  Happy  New  Year!  It  is  a  time  of  new  begin-­ nings  for  all  of  us  â€”  a  new  slate  to  write  on  for  2014.  I  hope  health  is  top-­most  on  your  list,  as  it  is  on  mine.  (Wealth  would  be  nice,  too,  but  unlikely  to  happen.) On  Sunday,  Jan.  5,  at  5:30  p.m.  there  will  be  a  gathering  at  St.  Ambrose  Catholic  Church  in  Bristol.  Each  family  is  invited  to  bring  a  crockpot  meal  (soup,  chili,  etc.),  bread  or  a  dessert  to  share,  if  you  are  able.  The  history  of  the  Twelfth  Night  service  will  be  shared  and  songs  will  be  sung.  Some  of  our  local  brass  musi-­ cians  will  accompany  the  singing.  Come  on  out  and  begin  the  New  Year  with  neighbors  and  friends  from  across  the  five-­town  area. On  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  at  7:30  p.m.  PossumHaw  will  be  performing  at  Burnham  Hall  here  in  Lincoln.  Sounds  like  a  foot-­ tapping  good  time. At  the  Lincoln  Library  there  will  be  a  new  display  for  January:  Beth  Trombley  will  be  showing  her  mother’s  collection  of  antique  objects  from  Norway.  My  moth-­ er’s  background  was  Swedish  and  my  father-­in-­law’s  Norwegian,  so  you  may  see  me  there. The  Library  Senior  Program  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  8,  at  10  a.m.  will Â

be  â€œRoaming  Around  in  Central  Arizona.â€?  Alan  Pistorius  and  Harriet  Szanto  will  show  slides  of  their  trip.  All  ages  are  welcome  and  refreshments  will  be  served. Also  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  8,  at  7  p.m.  will  be  the  Adult  Book  Discussion.  They  will  be  discuss-­ ing  the  book  â€œThe  Garden  of  Evening  Mistsâ€?  by  Tan  Twan  Eng.  This  book  sounds  very  interesting. Here  is  a  reminder  that  Library  Story  Hour  for  ages  birth-­5  years  happens  every  Friday  morning  at  10:30  a.m.  There  are  stories,  puppets,  songs,  rhymes,  a  snack  and  a  craft.  I  know  many  mothers  (and  grandmothers)  who  appreci-­ ate  the  help  this  brings  for  them  and  the  fun  it  is  for  the  children. With  all  the  storms  we  most  likely  will  keep  receiving  this  winter,  please  be  careful  with  your  generators.  Make  sure  they  are  well  ventilated  and  not  running  inside  your  home.  I  heard  one  man  in  northern  Vermont  has  already  died  because  of  the  fumes.  There  are  many  things  which  cannot  be  anticipated  nor  prevented  by  us,  but  please  try  to  be  aware  of  the  ones  for  which  we  can  lessen  the  possibilities. Again,  have  a  happy  and  healthy  New  Year.

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+$1&2&. ² 7KH &RPPXQLW\ Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  is  looking  for  a  music  director  for  1-­1/2  to  2  hours  on  Sundays.  This  person  should  be  able  to  play  the  piano  and/or  organ.  This  person  will  also  be  picking  out  the  hymns  and  working  with  the  choir  in  preparing  an  anthem  for  Sundays.  If  you’re  interested  in  this  position  please  contact  Roger  Comes  at  767-­9034  for  more  details. The  Community  Church  is  getting  ready  for  the  â€œSoup  Festâ€?  scheduled  for  Jan.  18  from  5-­6:30  p.m.  More  informa-­ tion  will  be  coming  next  week. The  Community  Church  is  also  selling  high-­quality  2014  calendars,  Christmas  cards  and  Rada  paring  knives.  These  will  be  sold  at  our  dinners.  You  can  also  contact  Roger  Comes  at  767-­9034  if  you  would  like  to  purchase  any  of  these  items  for  yourself  or  as  gifts.  Check  us  7+( &,7< 2) 9HUJHQQHV LV SXWWLQJ WKH ÂżQLVKLQJ WRXFKHV RQ WZR VRODU DUUD\V QHDU WKH VHZHU WUHDWPHQW SODQW out  on  Facebook  as  well.

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Middlebury  taxpayers’  share  of  the  project  would  be  $2  million,  which  would  require  2  cents  on  the  tax  rate  to  pay  debt  service  on  a  20-­year  bond. These  expenses,  coupled  with  the  current  municipal  budget  draft,  ZRXOG SURGXFH D ÂżVFDO \HDU municipal  rate  of  97  cents  per  $100  in  property  value.  That’s  a  6-­cent  bump  compared  to  this  year’s  tax  rate. 0LGGOHEXU\ RIÂżFLDOV DUH QRW comfortable  advancing  a  town  budget  requiring  a  6-­cent  increase,  which  will  come  on  top  of  a  bump  in  school-­related  taxes.  The  UD-­3  school  board  last  week  approved  a  2014-­2015  spending  plan  of  $17,064,779  for  Middlebury  Union  PLGGOH DQG KLJK VFKRROV UHĂ€HFWLQJ D 2.89-­percent  increase  in  the  bottom  line.  It’s  a  spending  plan  that,  based  on  current  state  aid  to  educa-­ WLRQ ÂżJXUHV UHĂ€HFWV D SHUFHQW increase  in  Middlebury’s  homestead  education  property  tax  rate  based  on  its  share  of  the  UD-­3  budget.

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son  was  inexplicably  listed  as  the  primary  contact  for  the  account.  VHC  officials  weren’t  able  to  fix  that  problem,  but  said  the  applica-­ tion  could  still  be  completed. “The  answer  I  got  on  the  24th  was  that  even  though  my  son  was  the  primary  contact,  it  would  have  no  bearing  on  the  rest  of  the  contract,â€?  Keeney  said.  â€œEverything  appears  to  be  work-­ ing  fine  now.â€? Keeney  said  on  Monday  that  he  was  just  waiting  for  a  policy  number  from  his  insurance  provider,  which  he  hoped  was  already  in  the  mail. Department  of  Vermont  Health  Access  officials  said  that  tens  of  thousands  of  Vermonters  were  set  to  begin  Vermont  Health  Connect  plans  on  Jan.  1.

State’s  schools  doing  things  right In  the  height  of  the  Reagan  era,  need  to  do  to  address  countries.  a  report  emerged  from  the  National  this  discrepancy  and  Most  high-­perform-­ Commission  on  Excellence  in  what  can  we  learn  ing  countries  main-­ Education  titled  â€œA  Nation  at  Risk.â€?  from  consistent,  high-­ tain  a  singular  focus  This  report  drew  on  various  data  performing  countries?  on  students  from  all  sources  to  profess  how  broken  the  In  addition,  which  demographic  back-­ U.S.  education  system  was,  and  how  metrics  should  we  be  grounds.  We  must  far  behind  other  countries  we  had  leveraging  to  move  our  continue  to  work  to  become.  It  outlined  a  number  of  steps  schools  forward? serve  all  students,  and  that  the  U.S.  needed  to  take  in  order  Our  work  with  the  approach  educational  to  respond  to  the  increasing  changes  Common  Core  may  support  holistically.  taking  place  in  the  global  educational  be  a  move  in  the  right  There  are  countless  environment.  This  landmark  report  direction.  The  PISA  is  examples  of  strong  spawned  countless  reform  move-­ designed  differently  partnerships  across  PHQWV DQG FRQWLQXHV WR LQĂ€XHQFH than  other  assess-­ Vermont  between  RXU SHUVSHFWLYH RQ WKH HIÂżFDF\ RI RXU ments  our  students  schools  and  both  work  in  educating  America’s  chil-­ take,  with  its  focus  on  public  and  private  dren.  It  established  the  perspective  of  inquiry-­based  prob-­ organizations,  and  the  educational  glass  as  half-­empty. lems  that  require  novel  these  systems  are  vital  Fast  forward  to  2013.  Early  approaches  to  familiar  to  support  all  students  December  saw  the  release  of  scores  formulas.  It  moves  LQ PDNLQJ VLJQLÂż-­ on  the  Program  on  International  astride  the  Common  in Education cant  learning  gains.  A  Student  Assessment  (PISA),  an  Core  with  a  bent  belief  in  every  student  by Peter Burrows annual  test  conducted  across  the  towards  the  analyti-­ is  paramount  to  the  world  to  15-­year-­old  students.  The  cal  and  creative,  and  success  of  our  educa-­ results  continued  a  familiar  pattern:  many  believe  that  PISA  scores  will  tion  systems. the  U.S.  is  stuck  in  the  middle,  improve  with  our  national  move  to  We  also  need  to  continue  to  focus  well  behind  many  developed  and  the  Common  Core. “early  and  often.â€?  Overall,  high-­ developing  nations.  Indeed,  student  Of  course,  when  one  looks  more  performing  countries  have  complex  DFKLHYHPHQW KDV EHHQ UHODWLYHO\ Ă€DW deeply  at  the  scores  on  the  PISA,  there  DQG VLJQLÂżFDQW VRFLDO HPRWLRQDO in  the  U.S.  since  are  some  points  and  academic  resources  for  students  we  began  national  of  light.  While  that  support  continued  growth  and  ur work with and  international  only  three  states  wellbeing  from  birth  onwards.  There  the Common assessments  over  take  the  assess-­ is  substantial  research  over  the  last  Core may be four  decades  ago.  ment  every  three  two  decades  that  supports  the  impor-­ This  is  helpful  a move in the years  in  a  rotation  tance  of  early  childhood  education  to  remember,  as  it  right direction. (Massachusetts,  and  its  effect  on  the  academic  trajec-­ allows  us  to  move  The PISA is Florida,  and  tory.  Vermont  is  a  leading  innovator  away  from  the  Connecticut  took  on  pre-­K  education,  and  our  students  designed differperspective  that  part  in  the  PISA  in  ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR Ă€RXULVK LI ZH UHPDLQ we  were  once  the  ently than other 2012),  a  familiar  committed  to  establishing  a  strong  highest  performing  assessments our outlier  continued  start  towards  academic  success. country.  We  have  students. high  performance.  The  PISA  scores  are  important,  never  been  a  world  M a s s a c h u s e t t s ,  but  we  must  remember  to  contextu-­ leader  in  student  whose  scores  DOL]H WKHLU VLJQLÂżFDQFH DQG UHĂ€HFW achievement  on  comparative  interna-­ closely  mirror  Vermont’s  as  top  on  our  strengths.  We  have  much  to  tional  assessments. performers  on  the  national  assessment  learn,  and  much  to  hold  dear. The  purported  stagnation  that  called  NAEP,  scored  from  4th  to  10th  Editor’s  note:  Peter  Burrows,  pundits  point  to  in  our  schools  furthers  in  the  world.  While  Vermont  contin-­ D.Ed.,  is  superintendent  of  the  the  political  message  we’ve  grown  ues  to  be  a  high  performer  in  reading,  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  accustomed  to  regarding  education:  math,  and  science,  there  are  lessons  and  has  more  than  two  decades  of  We  don’t  measure  up.  What  do  we  we  can  take  from  high-­performing  experience  in  education.

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Green  Mountain  Club  walk  in  Financial  aid  workshop  in  Brandon.  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Jan.  4,  Button  Thursday,  Jan.  16,  8  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Otter  Bay  State  Park.  Take  an  Valley  Union  High  School.  Otter  Valley  easy  â€œWalk  in  the  Park.â€?  Contact  Union  High  School.  VSAC  offers  this  workshop  Claire  Rivers  for  starting  time:  WR KHOS IDPLOLHV ÂżOO RXW FROOHJH 877-­2263.  ¿QDQFLDO DLG IRUPV *XLGDQFH RQ Caitlin  Canty  in  Brandon.  the  FAFSA  and  information  on  the  Saturday,  Jan.  4,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  LEARN TO DANCE – East Coast Swing Sunday afternoons, ÂżQDQFLDO DLG SURFHVV DQG VFKRODU-­ Brandon  Music.  Singer/songwriter  January 5, 12, 19, 26. No experience required. Classes held ships.  Internet  access  available.  Caitlin  Canty  will  be  backed  by  at the Cornwall Town Hall on Rte 30. $40 for 4 week series, 6SDFH OLPLWHG %ULQJ ÂżQDO the  ambidextrous  Matt  Lorenz,  of a one hour lesson each week. For information: www. check  stubs,  W-­2s,  bank  state-­ a  one-­man  band  who  simultane-­ ments  and  other  pertinent  infor-­ ously  plays  guitar,  percussion,  champlainvalleydance.com Call John at (802) 897-7500. PDWLRQ IRU KHOS ÂżOOLQJ RXW IRUPV violin  and  harmonies.  Admission  Appointments:  247-­6833. $15.  Reserve  tickets  early;  Canty  Soup  supper  in  New  Haven.  Thursday,  Jan.  16,  has  sold  out  in  the  past.  Reservations  at  802-­465-­ 6-­8  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  4071or  info@brandon-­music.net.  Pianist  Jung-­Ja  Kim  in  concert  at  Soup,  bread,  crackers,  beverage  and  dessert,  $8.  The  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  Jan.  Info:  453-­5059.  Saturday,  Jan.  4,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Ripton  12,  3-­5  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Financial  aid  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Community  House.  Vermont’s  own  Starline  Arts.  Korean-­born  pianist  Jung-­Ja  Kim  plays  six  Jan.  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  Rhythm  Boys  play  classic  country  and  honky-­tonk  preludes  by  Rachmaninoff,  plus  Ravel’s  Miroirs,  96$& RIIHUV WKLV ZRUNVKRS WR KHOS IDPLOLHV ÂżOO music  mixed  with  elements  of  rockabilly,  boogie-­ Sonatine  and  Vales  nobles  et  sentimentales.  RXW FROOHJH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG IRUPV *XLGDQFH RQ woogie,  bluegrass,  Western  swing  and  hillbilly  Tickets  $20/15/6,  available  at  www.middlebury. WKH )$)6$ DQG LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG blues.  One-­hour  open  mike  at  7:30  p.m.  followed  edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  process  and  scholarships.  Internet  access  avail-­ E\ WKH IHDWXUHG SHUIRUPHUV 5HIUHVKPHQWV EHQHÂżW DEOH 6SDFH OLPLWHG %ULQJ ÂżQDO FKHFN VWXEV Friends  of  the  New  Haven  Library.  Adults  $10,  W-­2s,  bank  statements  and  other  pertinent  infor-­ seniors  and  teens  $8,  children  $3.  Community  PDWLRQ IRU KHOS ÂżOOLQJ RXW IRUPV $SSRLQWPHQWV house  is  wheelchair  accessible  but  restrooms  are  382-­1500. not.  Info:  388-­9782.  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meet-­  ing  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Jan.  13,  7-­8  p.m.,  St.  Mary’s  Parish  Hall.  Visitors  welcome.  Info:  388-­2898  or  L2Paquette@aol. Open  discussion  on  the  town  Green  Mountain  Club  Nordic  ski  com.  RIÂżFHV J\P LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Tuesday,  Architecture  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  outing  in  Goshen.  Saturday,  Jan.  Jan.  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Save  18,  meet  on  the  Goshen-­Ripton  Road.  Monday,  Jan.  13,  7-­9  p.m.,  Johnson  Memorial  the  Heart  of  Middlebury  organization  sponsors  Easy.  Ski  on  a  rolling  trail  to  a  beautiful  view  of  Building,  Room  304.  Visiting  lecturer  Kyu  Sung  an  open  discussion  on  the  future  of  Middlebury’s  Lake  Dunmore.  Meet  near  the  entrance  gate  Woo,  founding  principal  of  Kyu  Sung  Woo  archi-­ WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG PXQLFLSDO J\PQDVLXP to  Voter  Brook  Overlook  and  the  Moosalamoo  tects  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  speaks.  Free.  Info:  Campground.  Contact  leaders  Lois  and  Max  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Kraus  for  meeting  time:  388-­6287  or  loisk-­ StoryMatters  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  raus10@gmail.com.  Jan.  13,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  local  story-­ telling  group  gathers  to  share  favorite  tales  Business  workshop  on  cloud  of  winter.  Tellers  and  listeners  welcome.  Info:  computing  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  lar17g@comcast.net.  Jan.  8,  8:30-­10  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  A  free  Andric  Severance  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  ZRUNVKRS RQ KRZ FORXG FRPSXWLQJ FDQ EHQHÂżW Thursday,  Jan.  9,  7-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  any  size  business,  and  how  this  technology  can  The  Bob  MacKenzie  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  be  used  to  bolster  your  online  presence,  protect  Young  adult  all-­recovery  group  Jan.  10,  6-­9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  VHQVLWLYH GRFXPHQWV DQG LQFUHDVH RIÂżFH SURGXF-­ meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  Gumbo  YaYa  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  10,  8-­11  WLYLW\ %ULQJ \RXU ODSWRS WDEOHW RU RWKHU ZL Âż GHYLFH 14,  4-­5  p.m.,  Turning  Point  Center  in  the  p.m.,  51  Main.  Pre-­register  at  http://goo.gl/5vosLz.  Marble  Works.  A  new  support  group  for  young  Ben  Carr  Music  Project  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  â€œRoaming  Around  in  Central  Arizonaâ€?  presen-­ people  (ages  15-­25)  struggling  with  addiction  Jan.  11,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  tation  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  Jan.  8,  10  a.m.-­ disorders.  Meets  weekly.  Info:  www.turningpoin-­ $ÂżQTXH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  Jan.  17,  8-­11  p.m.,  noon,  Lincoln  Library.  In  the  Lincoln  Library  taddisonvt.org.  51  Main.  Senior  Program,  Alan  Pistorius  and  Harriet  Szanto  will  show  slides  of  their  Arizona  trip.  All  Glenn  Andres  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  The  Joe  Moore  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  Tuesday,  Jan.  14,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  17,  9-­11  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  ages  welcome.  Refreshments  will  be  served.  Info:  for  the  Arts,  Room  221.  Professor  of  History  of  453-­2665.  Art  and  Architecture  Glenn  Andres  discusses  the  Book  discussion  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  Jan.  current  exhibit,  â€œObserving  Vermont  Architecture.â€?  8,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Discussing  â€œThe  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Garden  of  Evening  Mistsâ€?  by  Tan  Twan  Eng.  Info:  By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  453-­2665.  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fund-­Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  Financial  aid  workshop  in  Brandon.  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. Planning  meeting  on  Vt.  Early  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.,  FARMERS’  MARKETS Childhood  Framework  in  Brandon.  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  VSAC  Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Winter  hours  Thursday,  Jan.  9,  2-­4  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  RIIHUV WKLV ZRUNVKRS WR KHOS IDPLOLHV ÂżOO RXW FROOHJH Saturdays,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  at  Mary  Hogan  Hall  Addison  County  Early  Childhood  Council  and  ¿QDQFLDO DLG IRUPV *XLGDQFH RQ WKH )$)6$ DQG Elementary  School  November-­December  and  Rutland  Building  Bright  Futures  Council  will  host  LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG SURFHVV DQG March-­April.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  a  meeting  whose  results  will  provide  guidance  to  scholarships.  Internet  access  available.  Space  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  state  policymakers.  Participants  will  be  asked  to  OLPLWHG %ULQJ ÂżQDO FKHFN VWXEV : V EDQN more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www. weigh  in  on  and  prioritize  ideas  generated  through  statements  and  other  pertinent  information  for  MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook. other  meetings  in  the  previous  nine  months.  More  KHOS ÂżOOLQJ RXW IRUPV $SSRLQWPHQWV Orwell  Farmers’  Market.  Fridays,  June-­October,  3-­6  information:  Donna  Bailey,  349-­9721.  Dance  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  p.m.,  town  green. Jan.  15,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Franklin  Environmental  SPORTS Center  at  Hillcrest,  Room  103.  Catherine  Cabeen  Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  presents  â€œEmbracing  the  Immaterial:  Dancing  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  with  Nouveau  Realism.â€?  Free.  Info:  www.middle-­ Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  or  snow-­ bury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103. shoe  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  Making  Recovery  Easier  group  meeting  in  CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS Silver  Lake.  Easy-­to-­moderate  hike  or  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  snowshoe,  approximately  2  miles  round  trip,  with  Turning  Point  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  A  new  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  the  option  of  an  additional  2-­mile  walk  around  the  facilitated  group  meeting  for  people  struggling  p.m.;  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  Main  lake.  Contact  leader  David  Andrews  at  388-­4894  with  the  decision  to  attend  12-­step  programs.  6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂżFH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF or  vtrevda@yahoo.com  for  meeting  time  and  3DUWLFLSDQWV ZLOO UHFHLYH D FHUWLÂżFDWH DIWHU DWWHQG-­ gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  place  and  additional  information. ing  the  entire  six-­session  series.  This  weekly  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  â€œThe  Gatekeepersâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  session  in  ongoing;  attendees  may  start  at  any  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  College.  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  time.  Info:  www.turningpointaddisonvt.org.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addisonteens.com. Auditorium.  Six  former  heads  of  Shin  Bet,  Israel’s  Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  internal  security  service,  candidly  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  reveal  some  of  the  agency’s  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  more  controversial  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visitors  operations.  In  welcome. H e b r e w  Addison  County  w i t h  E m e r g e n c y  P l a n n i n g Â

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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. The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  'ULYH %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW ÂżUVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P IUHH IRU DOO DJHV UHVHUYH D VSRW DW WKHKXE#JPDYW QHW ,QIR RU www.bristolskatepark.com. LGBTQ  (Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender,  Queer).  Youth  support  group  meets  Monday  QLJKWV S P 7XUQLQJSRLQW &HQWHU 0DUEOH :RUNV 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR Middlebury  Garden  Club.  Second  Tuesday.  Location  YDULHV %DUEDUD 1($7 1RUWKHDVW $GGLVRQ 7HOHYLVLRQ &KDQQHO Fourth  Monday,  5-­7  p.m.  NEAT  studio  in  Bristol.  Bruce  Duncan,  bduncan@madriver.com. 1HVKREH 6SRUWVPDQ &OXE 6HFRQG 0RQGD\ S P SRWOXFN S P PHHWLQJ )URJ +ROORZ 5RDG LQ Brandon. Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  3RHWV RI DOO DJHV DUH LQYLWHG WR VKDUH WKHLU SRHWU\ IRU IHHGEDFN HQFRXUDJHPHQW DQG RSWLRQDO ZHHNO\ assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free. Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m.  Orwell  Free  Library. 3$&7 3HRSOH RI $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 7RJHWKHU 7KLUG 7KXUVGD\ D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RIÂżFH building  on  Exchange  St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  'HSDUWPHQW FRQIHUHQFH URRP Salisbury  Historical  Society.  First  Saturday,  9:30-­ 10:45  a.m.  Salisbury  Congregational  Church. 6DPDULWDQÂśV &XSERDUG $VVHPEO\ RI *RG &KULVWLDQ Center,  1759  Route  7,  Vergennes.  Third  Thursday  through  October.  Vergennes  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Wednesday,  S P 6W 3HWHUÂśV 3DULVK +DOO 0HDOV FDWHUHG E\ /LVD &ORXWLHU RI WKH %ULGJH 5HVWDXUDQW 32 %R[ 9HUJHQQHV 97 ,QIR &RQWDFW 3UHVLGHQW Shanon  Atkins  at  877-­3889. GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury. &LWL]HQV IRU &RQVWLWXWLRQDO *RYHUQPHQW LQ %ULGSRUW Thursday,  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitutions  DQG KRZ WR GHIHQG RXU ULJKWV )LYH 7RZQ $UHD 9LJLO IRU 3HDFH )ULGD\ S P %ULVWRO JUHHQ $OO ZHOFRPH WR VSHDN RXW IRU ZRUOG peace. 9HUPRQW 'HSDUWPHQW RI 0RWRU 9HKLFOHV 0RELOH 6HUYLFH 9DQ 6HFRQG DQG IRXUWK :HGQHVGD\V D P S P (YHU\ 7KXUVGD\ D P p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  7KH YDQ RIIHUV ZULWWHQ H[DPV FXVWRPHU VHUYLFH and  road  tests.  828-­2000. BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  p.m.  with  early  birds.  Jackpot  )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQHÂżWV YHWHUDQV VFKRO-­ arships  and  community  programs.  388-­9311. Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  0RQGD\V S P 5HIUHVKPHQWV VROG Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  S P UHJXODU JDPHV S P )RRG DYDLODEOH FRPSOLPHQWDU\ KRW WHD DQG FRIIHH ,QIR VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  S P TXLFNLHV S P UHJXODU ELQJR S P FUNDRAISING  SALES Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Vergennes.  0RQGD\ S P 7XHVGD\ )ULGD\ S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P :LGH YDULHW\ RI books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials. Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  7KXUVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ D P S P Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Sales  support  the  SXUFKDVH RI PDWHULDOV IRU WKH FLUFXODWLQJ OLEUDU\ collections. Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  D P S P ,QIR Ripton  United  Methodist  Church  Flea  Market/ Farmers’  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­noon  until  ODWH IDOO )RRG DQWLTXHV TXLOWV ERRNV DQG PRUH 9HQGRUVÂś IHHV EHQHÂżW FKXUFK UHVWRUDWLRQ ,QIR St.  Peter’s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peter’s.  $V RI $XJ &ORVHG XQWLO IXUWKHU QRWLFH Two  Brothers  Tavern’s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  0RQGD\ SHUFHQW RI HQWLUH GD\ÂśV SURFHHGV JR WR designated  charity. DANCE,  MUSIC,  ARTS  &  EDUCATION Bat  habitat  walk  in  New  Haven.  Saturdays,  Aug.  3-­Nov.  2,  10-­11:30  a.m.  Treleven  Farm.  Walk  the  woods  with  Don  and  Cheryl  Mitchell  and  learn  how  WKH\ KDYH HQKDQFHG WKH VXPPHU KDELWDW WKHUH IRU URRVWLQJ EDWV ,QIR WUHOHYHQ ZRUGSUHVV FRP %ULGJH FOXE LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 7KXUVGD\V S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 6LQJOH SOD\HUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR Chess  and  bridge  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Monday’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  look-­ LQJ IRU YLROLQLVWV ,QIR &ROOHJH 6HVVLRQ IRU 6HQLRUV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ (OGHUO\ 6HUYLFHV ([FKDQJH 6W &ODVVHV IRU SHRSOH RYHU LQ EDVLF FRPSXWHU RSHUD SROLWLFV KLVWRU\ 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  library’s  HOHFWURQLF UHVRXUFHV FRXUWHV\ RI H 9HUPRQW IXQGLQJ Conversational  Spanish  group  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  11  a.m.-­12:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  )OXHQF\ LV GHVLUDEOH EXW IXQFWLRQDOLW\ LV VXIÂżFLHQW &DOO OHDGHU 'DYLG )RUPDQ IRU LQIR &UDIW ZRUNVKRS LQ )RUHVW 'DOH 7XHVGD\ S P /LYLQJ :DWHUV $VVHPEO\ RI *RG &KXUFK 5RXWH )UHH ZRUNVKRS IRU NQLWWLQJ FURFKHWLQJ RU RWKHU FUDIWV &RIIHH VHUYHG ,QIR 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  6PLWK 2SHQ WR DOO ,QIR ZZZ GUXPFROOHFWLYH RUJ 'UXP JDWKHULQJ LQ %ULVWRO /DVW )ULGD\ RI WKH 0RQWK S P 5HF\FOHG 5HDGLQJ RI 9HUPRQW ,QIR RU ZZZ UHF\FOHGUHDGLQJRIYW FRP French  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Second Â

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Romantic  gestures ACCLAIMED  PIANIST  JUNG-­JA  KIM  makes  her  Middlebury  debut  on  the  college’s  new  Steinway  piano  on  Sunday,  Jan.  12,  at  3  p.m.  Kim  will  play  a  program  of  Romantic-­era  works  by  Ravel  and  Rachmaninoff. Saturday  (deuxième  Samedi) RI WKH PRQWK S P ORFDWLRQ YDULHV (QMR\ FDVXDO FRQYHUVDWLRQ DOO OHYHOV ZHOFRPH ,QIR VODWHU#PLGGOHEXU\ HGX -DP VHVVLRQ IRU WHHQV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 6HFRQG DQG IRXUWK 7KXUVGD\V RI HDFK PRQWK S P Addison  Central  Teen  Center,  94  Main  St.  Bring  \RXU RZQ LQVWUXPHQW RU ERUURZ RQH RI RXUV 7R register,  call  Robin  or  Jutta  at  388-­3910. -RXUQDOLQJ IRU 6HOI 'LVFRYHU\ JURXS LQ /LQFROQ 7KLUG 7KXUVGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK S P /LQFROQ /LEUDU\ ,QIR Knitting  and  Rug  Hooking  in  Brandon.  First  and  WKLUG :HGQHVGD\V RI HDFK PRQWK S P Brandon  Library.  Project  sharing,  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  D P S P %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ ,QIRUPDO DVVLVWDQFH SURYLGHG $UDEHOOD +RO]DSIHO (weekdays),  877-­2172  (evenings)  or  araho@veri-­ zon.net. Maiden  Vermont  women’s  barbershop  chorus,  under  WKH GLUHFWLRQ RI /LQGL %RUWQH\ LV RSHQ WR ZRPHQ RI DOO DJHV 7KH JURXS VLQJV IRXU SDUW D FDSSHOOD PXVLF IURP WUDGLWLRQDO EDUEHUVKRS WR GRR ZRS DQG Broadway.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-­9:30  p.m.,  &RUQZDOO 6FKRRO ,QIR RU JR WR ZZZ maidenvermont.com. Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus.  Mead  Chapel.  Open  to  all  singers  without  auditions.  &RQGXFWRU -HII 5HKEDFK PDQDJHU 0DU\ /RQJH\ Otter  Creek  Choral  Society  in  Vergennes.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church,  starting  Sept.  1,  2011.  Directed  by  Wayne  +REEV ,QIR &RQQLH DW Parler  Français  Comme  Des  Vaches  Espagnoles.  Every  Thursday,  7  p.m.  35B  West.  St.  in  Bristol  (above  Paige  &  Campbell).  Conversational  French  IRU VSHDNHUV RI DOO DELOLWLHV ,QIR Russian  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  First  and  WKLUG 6XQGD\ S P 6SDUNOLQJ &ROOHJH 6W RU LQIR#VSDUNOLQJYW FRP Sacred  Harp  (Shape  Note)  Sing.  Second  Sunday,  S P 0LGGOHEXU\ $OO DJHV DQG OHYHOV RI H[SHUL-­ HQFH ZHOFRPH 'HEE\ RU ZZZ IDVROD org. Spanish  conversation  group  in  Brandon.  Every  Saturday,  11  a.m.  The  Inside  Scoop,  next  to  the  %UDQGRQ ,QQ $OO DELOLWLHV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU Spanish  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Tuesdays,  D P QRRQ ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ ,QIR 7HHQ PRYLH QLJKW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ )LUVW )ULGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK S P $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 7HHQ &HQWHU 94  Main  St. Twist  O’  Wool  Guild.  First  Thursdays,  7  p.m.  American  Legion  on  Wilson  Road. 9HUPRQW 8NXOHOH 6RFLHW\ 6HFRQG DQG IRXUWK 0RQGD\V EHJLQQHUV S P UHJXODU VHVVLRQ S P DW +RZGHQ +DOO LQ %ULVWRO &DOO RU VHH KWWS YWXNHV ZHEV FRP IRU LQIR ([WUD XNXOHOHV IRU EHJLQQHUV

EXHIBITSMUSEUMSGALLERIES 51  Main.  Main  Street,  Middlebury.  388-­8209  or  www. JR PDLQ FRP 2Q H[KLELW IURP $SULO “Progress  Will  Kill  Us.â€? Art  on  Main.  25  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  open  10  D P S P 0RQGD\ 6DWXUGD\ DQG QRRQ S P RQ 6XQGD\V LQIR#DUWRQPDLQ QHW RU www.artonmain.net.  On  exhibit  Nov.  18-­Dec.  31:  â€œElegance,â€?  jewelry  by  Bruce  Baker  and  hand-­ dyed  silk  wearables  by  Ellen  Spring. Basin  Harbor  Club.  Ferrisburgh.  475-­2311  or  www. basinharbor.com. BigTown  Gallery,  99  North  Main  St.,  Rochester.  Bixby  Memorial  Library,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  %REFDW &DIp 0DLQ 6W %ULVWRO Brandon  Artists’  Guild.  7  Center  St.,  Brandon.  Gallery  RSHQ D P S P GDLO\ RU ZZZ EUDQ-­ donartistsguild.com.  On  exhibit  Nov.  8-­Jan.  28:  â€œSmall  Treasures,  Big  Impressions.â€? Brandon  Free  Public  Library,  Brandon.  247-­8230  or  www.brandonpubliclibrary.org.  Brandon  Museum  and  Visitor  Center  at  the  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  4  Grove  St.,  at  the  corner  RI URXWHV DQG :HVW ZZZ EUDQGRQ RUJ RU 2SHQ GDLO\ D P S P WKURXJK mid-­October. %UDQGRQ 0XVLF &DIp &RXQWU\ &OXE 5RDG Brandon.  www.brandon-­music.net  or  (802)  2Q H[KLELW 7KH DEVWUDFW H[SUHVVLRQLVW ODQGVFDSHV RI 7RP 0HUZLQ Bristol  Bakery.  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-­3280. &DUROÂśV +XQJU\ 0LQG &DIp 0HUFKDQWV 5RZ Middlebury,  388-­0101.  Chimney  Point  Vermont  State  Historic  Site,  7305  Vermont  Route  125,  Addison.  759-­2412. 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.edge-­ ZDWHUJDOOHU\ YW FRP 'HFHPEHU IHDWXUHG DUWLVWV Hannah  Sessions:  â€œLiving  Summer.â€? 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. *DOOHU\ LQ WKH )LHOG $UQROG 'LVWULFW 5RDG %UDQGRQ RU ZZZ JDOOHU\LQWKHÂżHOG FRP +HQU\ 6KHOGRQ 0XVHXP RI 9HUPRQW +LVWRU\ 3DUN St.,  Middlebury.  Museum  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  D P S P 6XQGD\V LQ 'HFHPEHU QRRQ S P PXVHXP DGPLVVLRQ $GXOWV VHQLRUV FKLOGUHQ IDPLOLHV 5HVHDUFK &HQWHU DGPLVVLRQ ,QIRUPDWLRQ RU ZZZ henrysheldonmuseum.org.  Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  D P S P 7XHVGD\ DQG 7KXUVGD\ D P S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  4472  Basin  Harbor  Road,  Vergennes,  475-­2022  or  www.lcmm. org.  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol.  Lincoln  Historical  Society  Museum.  88  Quaker  St.  6HFRQG DQG IRXUWK 6XQGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK QRRQ p.m.,  June  through  October.  Free.  /LQFROQ /LEUDU\ : 5LYHU 5RDG /LQFROQ 0RQGD\ S P :HGQHVGD\ D P S P DGGLWLRQDO HYHQLQJ KRXUV RQ D YROXQWHHU EDVLV )ULGD\ D P S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P On  exhibit  Jan.  3-­Feb.  12:  Beth  Trombley’s  collec-­ WLRQ RI DQWLTXH DUWLIDFWV IURP 1RUZD\ Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  142  River  Road,  New  Haven,  ZZZ OLQFROQSHDNYLQH\DUG FRP Liza  Myers  Gallery.  22  Center  St.,  Brandon,  247-­5229  or  lizamyers.com.  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  daily.  Featuring  WKH ZRUN RI :DUUHQ .LPEOH /L]D 0\HUV DQG RWKHU selected  artists. The  M  Gallery.  3  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  Middlebury  College  Johnson  Memorial  Building.  RU ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH 0XVHXP RI $UW 3RUWHU )LHOG Route  30  South.  443-­5007  or  http://go/museum.  Museum  is  closed  Mondays.  On  exhibit  Jan.  7-­March  23:  â€œObserving  Vermont  Architecture.â€?  0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV LV FORVHG 'HF -DQ 7KH 1DWLRQDO 0XVHXP RI WKH 0RUJDQ +RUVH 0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 2Q H[KLELW 3KRWRV SULQWV DQG WDFN RI WKH *RYHUQPHQW 0RUJDQ D IDPLO\ RI 0RUJDQ KRUVHV RULJLQDOO\ EUHG IRU FDYDOU\ purposes,  at  the  UVM  Morgan  Horse  Farm  starting  in  1907. Norton’s  Gallery.  Route  73,  Shoreham.  948-­2552  or  ZZZ QRUWRQVJDOOHU\ FRP 6WXGLR JDOOHU\ RI 1RUWRQ Latourelle’s  whimsical  woodcarvings.  Open  most  days  and  by  appointment. Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  388-­2370.  On  exhibit:  â€œSummer  Reading,â€?  paint-­ ings  by  Patricia  LeBon  Herb. PhotoPlace  Gallery.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Tuesday-­ Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.  ,QIR RU ZZZ YWSKRWRZRUNSODFH FRP 5RNHE\ 0XVHXP 5RXWH )HUULVEXUJK 6WDUNVERUR 3XEOLF /LEUDU\ 0RQGD\ D P S P 7KXUVGD\ D P S P 6DWXUGD\ D P S P 453-­3732. 6WDUU\ 1LJKW &DIp 5RXWH LQ )HUULVEXUJK Wednesday-­Sunday. 6WRQH /HDI 7HD +RXVH 0DUEOH :RUNV 0LGGOHEXU\ Exhibit:  â€œForeign  Language  Featurel:  Collaborative  Conceptual  Works  by  Yinglei  Zhang  and  Rachel  Baird.â€? Studio  V.  179  Main  St.,  Vergennes,  above  Addison  2XWÂżWWHUV ,QIR RU ZZZ EHWKDQ\IDUUHOO com. 6WUDWIRUG +RXVH 3RWWHU\ JDOOHU\ DQG VWXGLR 5RXWH 22A,  Orwell.  Weekdays  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  call  propri-­ etor  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.  Nov.  15-­Dec.  31:  Holiday  exhibition  IHDWXULQJ UHJLRQDO DUWLVWV LQ D YDULHW\ RI PHGLD and  styles.  9HUPRQW )RONOLIH &HQWHU 0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ Gallery  and  shop  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  10  D P S P $GPLVVLRQ E\ GRQDWLRQ 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€RRU 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR RU ZZZ ]RQH-­ threegallery.com.  On  exhibit  Dec.  1-­30:  â€œMary,  Mary!â€?  mixed-­media  works  by  Rachel  Baird  and  Graziella  Weber-­Grassi. See  a  full  listing  of Â

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TOWN OF NEW HAVEN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

   The  New  Haven  Development  Review  Board  (DRB)  will  hold  a  public  hearing  on  the  following  applications  beginning  at  7:00  P.M.  on  Monday  January  20,  2014  at  the  1HZ +DYHQ 7RZQ 2IÂżFH 7KH IROORZLQJ application(s)  will  be  heard  in  the  order  they  are  listed  below.    Application  #2013DRB-­11-­A  is  an  appeal  of  the  zoning  administrators  â€œnotice  of  violationâ€?  issued  against  the  property  located  at  3065  Ethan  Allen  Highway  (parcel  #  0490,  New  Haven  Power  Equipment)  owned  by  Michael  Lee,  dated  November  7KH VSHFLÂżF UHOLHI UHTXHVWHG LV D rescission  of  the  â€œnotice  of  violationâ€?.    Application  #2013DRB-­12-­SP  is  a  request  by  Newton  Holdings,  LLC  and  Craig  Newton,  dba  Pheonix  Feeds  and  Nutrition,  Inc.  for  amended  site  plan  approval  pursuant  to  section  350  NHZB.  The  applicant  proposes  to  construct  a  building  structure  to  enclose  the  automated  processes  currently  being  completed.  The  Newton  Holdings,  LLC  property  is  located  at  5482  Ethan  Allen  Highway  in  the  Industrial  district,  map  5,  parcel  #  0193.     The  above  applications  are  available  IRU UHYLHZ DW WKH 7RZQ 2IÂżFH ,QWHUHVWHG persons  are  invited  to  attend  the  hearing,  or  send  a  representative.  Pursuant  to  24  VSA  §  4464(a)(1)(C)  and  4471(a),  participation  in  this  local  proceeding  is  a  prerequisite  to  the  right  to  take  any  subsequent  appeal. Donald  Johnston,  DRB  Clerk 1/2  Dated:  January  2,  2014 Â

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON

ADDISON COUNTY WARNING

  The  Addison  Planning  Commission  will  hold  a  monthly  meeting  on  Monday,  January  20,  2014  at  7:00  p.m.  at  the  $GGLVRQ 7RZQ &OHUNÂśV RIÂżFH 7R FRQVLGHU WKH IROORZLQJ 7R DSSURYH WKH PLQXWHV RI WKH 'HFHPEHU 16,  2013  meeting. 7R WUDQVDFW DQ\ EXVLQHVV IRXQG QHFHVVDU\ EHIRUH WKH ERDUG 'LVFXVV WKH SRVVLELOLW\ RI SXWWLQJ LQ D Âł/LWWOH 3HRSOHV 3DUN´ DW WKH VFKRRO 'LVFXVV WKH SRVVLELOLW\ RI HVWDEOLVKLQJ D SUHVFKRRO DW WKH VFKRRO 7R DOORZ WLPH IRU SXEOLF FRPPHQW LQWHUDFWLRQ DW EHJLQQLQJ RI PHHWLQJ     1.  Guest  speakers  for  the  meeting  will EH $OLVRQ 'DEHFLD &KHUL )UDQNOLQ WRZQ     residents,  who  are  interested  in  these  SURMHFWV ZLOO JLYH XV WKHLU LQSXW :H ZLOO GLVFXVV WKLV IRU SRVVLEOH    additions  to  the  Town  Plan.   ,QYLWH ORFDO IDUPHUV IRU WKHLU LQSXW ÂżQG RXW ZKDW WKH\ SHUFHLYH IRU WKH IXWXUH 4.  We  need  to  review  the  Town  Plan  and  GHFLGH ZKHUH WKH UHYLVLRQV DUH QHFHVVDU\ $GDP /RXJHH $&53& GLUHFWRU WR SUHVHQW KLV XSGDWHG QRWHV IURP WKH 'HFHPEHU meeting. 5.Continue  working  on  items  that  are  FRQVLGHUHG WR EH SURMHFWV LQ SURJUHVV ZLWK WKH SRVVLEOH GRZQ VL]H RI ORWV LQ FHUWDLQ GLVWULFWV DQG RWKHU LWHPV :RUNLQJ WR XSGDWH WKH 7RZQ 3ODQ WR ÂżW WKH FKDQJHV DFFRUGLQJO\ :H QHHG WR DGG D VHFWLRQ )RU (FRQRPLF 'HYHORSPHQW 'D\ &DUH DYDLODEOH VFKRROLQJ DQG SRVVLEOH DFUH ORWV )UDQN *DOJDQR &KDLU 6WDUU 3KLOOLSV 6HFUHWDU\ Addison  Planning  Commission  Â

Pursuant  to  24  V.S.A.  Section  133(3)(a),  the  taxpayers  of  the  County  of  Addison  are  hereby  given  notice  that  a  public  hearing  regarding  the  proposed  county  budget  for  2014-­ 2015  will  be  held  at  the  Judge  Frank  Mahady  Courthouse  in  Middlebury  on  Thursday,  -DQXDU\ DW D P 7KLV EXGJHW LV IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU -XO\ Âą -XQH More  information  and  extra  copies  of  the  budget  may  be  obtained  at  the  Addison  County  Superior  Court,  Frank  Mahady  Court  House,  Middlebury,  Vermont.  Tel.  802-­388-­7741 Francis  G.  Broughton,  Assistant  Judge Margaret  Gossens,  Assistant  Judge  REVENUE:  County  Tax    0.0426%  2014-­2015  Passports  1RWDULHV ,QWHUHVW (DUQHG Wills  for  safekeeping  5HQW ,QFRPH Âą -DLO %OGJ Miscellaneous  727$/ ,1&20(   Anticipated  Surplus    EXPENSES: Court:  Court  Personnel        Salaries  %HQHÂżWV Dues  &  Memberships  2IÂżFH ([SHQVH 2IÂżFH (TXLSPHQW Insurance  7HOHSKRQH 2SHUDWLRQV Law  Library  Professional  Services  Contracted  Services  Contingency     Subtotal Â

2014-­2015  Proposed  $   194,231.00   $       2,000.00  $       3,500.00  $          200.00    $     25,000.00  $   256,356.00    $      47,300.00  $        1,500.00  $        2,800.00  $           250.00  $         7500.00  $        4,650.00     $           500.00  $      70,550.00

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2014-­2015 Proposed

Sheriffs  Department: Personnel:    Salaries  %HQHÂżWV 2IÂżFH ([SHQVH Telephone  ,QVXUDQFH %RQGV Training  9,%5(6 9/(76  Audit  Fee  Radio     Subtotal Â

$ Â Â Â 74,984.00 $ Â Â Â Â Â 1,800.00 $ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 500.00 $ Â Â Â Â Â 5,500.00 $ Â Â Â Â Â 1,500.00 Â $ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 750.00 $ Â 124,081.00

Probate  Court: 6XSSOLHV (TXLSPHQW Dues  Contingency  Subtotal      Â

$ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 375.00 $ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 250.00 $ Â Â Â Â Â 1,375.00 Â

Jail  Building: 8WLOLWLHV %OGJ *URXQGV Custodial  ,QVXUDQFH Inspections  Capitol  Improvements  Subtotal Â

$ Â Â Â Â Â Â 2,750.00 $ Â Â Â Â Â Â 1,500.00 $ Â Â Â Â 15,500.00 $ Â Â Â Â 60,350.00

Total  Expense Â

$ Â Â Â 256,356.00

Monkton NEWS

MONKTON  â€”  If  you  had  the  good  fortune  to  attend  the  holiday  perfor-­ mance  at  the  East  Monkton  Church  on  Dec.  15,  you  know  it  was  a  great  time  IRU DOO 7KH 0RXQW 0DQVÂżHOG 8QLRQ High  School  Chamber  Choir  was  fantastic,  the  weather  was  favorable  and  the  cookies  and  refreshments  very  good.  People  are  still  talking  about  all  the  fun  had. 6DQWDÂśV YLVLW WR WKH 0RQNWRQ ÂżUH station  also  went  well.  A  great  turn-­ out  of  43  children  and  adults  enjoyed  candy  canes,  cookies  and  juice  while  visiting  with  Santa  and  giving  him  their  list  of  wishes. Willowell  will  be  offering  a  Keeping  Track  of  Wildlife  monitoring  program  in  2014  for  the  sixth  year.  Renowned  tracker,  photographer  and  habitat  specialist  Sue  Morse  will  teach  the  SURJUDP 7KH WUDLQLQJ LQFOXGHV ÂżYH IXOO GD\ ÂżHOG ZRUNVKRSV ZLWK 6XH DW her  property  in  Jericho,  the  Willowell  Foundation’s  conserved  wetlands  and  other  wildlife  habitats  in  the  area.  The  minimum  age  for  this  course  is  age  12. Â

Auctions

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

As  ordered  by  the  Court  set  forth  below  and  in  connection  with  a  certain  mortgage  given  by  Frank  L.  Raymond,  III  and  Rinda  L.  Raymond  to  Mortgage  Electronic  Registration  Systems,  Inc.  as  nominee  for  CTX  Mortgage  Company,  LLC,  dated  August  1,  2005  and  recorded  in  Book  87  Page  356  of  the  Land  Records  of  the  Town  of  Addison,  of  which  mortgage  JPMorgan  Chase  Bank,  National  Association  is  now  the  present  holder,  and  in  accordance  with  the  Judgment  Order  and  Decree  of  Foreclosure  entered  May  21,  2013  in  the  action  entitled  JPMorgan  Chase  Bank,  National  Association  v  Frank  L.  Raymond,  III,  Rinda  L.  Ray-­ mond  and  Citizens  Bank,  N.A.,  by  the  Addison  Unit,  Civil  Division,  Vermont  Superior  Court,  Docket  No.  230-­9-­12  Ancv  for  breach  of  the  conditions  of  said  mortgage  and  for  the  purpose  of  foreclosing  the  same  will  be  sold  at  Public  Auction  at  4582  VT  Route  22A,  Addison,  Vermont  on  January  17,  2014  at  11:00  am  all  and  singular  the  premises  described  in  said  mortgage,    To  wit:  Being  all  the  same  lands  and  premises  conveyed  to  Frank  L.  Raymond,  III  and  Rinda  L.  Raymond  by  Warranty  Deed  of  Robert  C.  Gaboriault  and  Jean  M.  Gaboriault  dated  April  18,  2003  and  recorded  at  Book  80  Page  358  of  the  Town  of  Addison  Land  Records  and  being  more  particularly  described  therein,  in  part,  as  follows: “Being  all  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  decreed  to  Jean  M.  Gaboriault  by  Decree  of  Distribution  of  the  Probate  Court  for  the  District  of  Addison  in  the  matter  of  the  Estate  of  Howard  F.  Birchmore  (Probate  Court  Docket  #7527),  dated  November  13,  1966,  which  Decree  is  recorded  in  Book  45,  Page  491  of  the  Town  of  Addison  Land  Records,  and  being  more  particularly  described  therein  as  follows: “Being  the  so-­called  home  place  located  in  the  Town  of  Addison,  and  being  all  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  as  described  in   a  Warranty  Deed  from  Charles  E.  Jackman  and  Jeanne  S.  Jackman  to  Howard  C.  Birchmore  and  Caroline  Birchmore  (who  prede-­ ceased  her  husband,  Howard  C.  Birchmore),  husband  and  wife  as  tenants  by  the  entity,  dated  12th  day  of  October,  1966,  recorded  in  Volume  33  at  page  149  of  the  Land  Records  of  the  Town  of  Addison,  Vermont.  Further  reference  may  be  made  to  a  Warranty  Deed  from  Warren  E.  Kirby  and  Eileen  G.  Kirby  to  Charles  E.  Jackman  and  Jeanne  S.  Jackman,  dated  July  1,  1961. Reference  is  made  to  a  Quit  Claim  Deed  from  Jean  M.  Gaboriault  to  Thomas  W.  Lynch  dated  November  21,  1966  and  recorded  in   Book  45,  Page  494  of  the  Town  of  Addison  Land  Records. Reference  is  also  made  to  a  Quit  Claim  Deed  from  Thomas  W.  Lynch  to  Robert  C.  Gaboriault  and  Jean  M.  Gaboriault  dated  No-­ vember  21,  1966  and  recorded  in  Book  45,  Page  496  of  the  Town  of  Addison  Land  Records.  EXCEPTING  THEREFROM  lands  and  premises  condemned  by  the  State  of  Vermont  Agency  of  Transportation  as  referenced  in  a  Condemnation  Order  dated  June  13,  1996  and  recorded  July  5,  1996  in  Book  61,  Page  70  of  the  Addison  Land  Records.  Said  condemned  lands  containing  .23  acres,  more  or  less. Reference  is  hereby  made  to  the  above  instruments  and  to  the  records  and  references  contained  therein  in  further  aid  of  this  description.   Terms  of  sale:  Said  premises  will  be  sold  and  conveyed  subject  to  all  liens,  encumbrances,  unpaid  taxes,  tax  titles,  municipal  liens  and  assessments,  if  any,  which  take  precedence  over  the  said  mortgage  above  described. 7(1 7+286$1' 'ROODUV RI WKH SXUFKDVH SULFH PXVW EH SDLG LQ FDVK FHUWLÂżHG FKHFN EDQN WUHDVXUHUÂśV RU FDVKLHUÂśV FKHFN DW WKH WLPH DQG SODFH RI WKH VDOH E\ WKH SXUFKDVHU 7KH EDODQFH RI WKH SXUFKDVH SULFH VKDOO EH SDLG LQ FDVK FHUWLÂżHG FKHFN EDQN WUHD-­ VXUHUÂśV RU FDVKLHUÂśV FKHFN ZLWKLQ WKLUW\ GD\V DIWHU WKH GDWH RI VDOH The  mortgagor  is  entitled  to  redeem  the  premises  at  any  time  prior  to  the  sale  by  paying  the  full  amount  due  un-­ der  the  mortgage,  including  the  costs  and  expenses  of  the  sale.  Other  terms  to  be  announced  at  the  sale.     DATED  :  December  17,  2013 By:/s/:  Amber  L.  Doucette,  Esq. Bendett  and  McHugh,  PC,   270  Farmington  Ave.,  Ste.  151,   Farmington,  CT  06032,  860-­677-­2868,  x  1090,  Fax  860-­409-­0626 12/19

PUBLIC NOTICE – HERBICIDE USE NOTIFICATION Â

PROPOSED STATE RULES By  law,  public  notice  of  proposed  rules  must  be  given  by  publication  in  newspapers  of  record.   The  purpose  of  these  notices  is  to  give  the  public  a  chance  to  respond  to  the  proposals.   The  public  notices  for  administrative  rules  are  now  also  available  online  at  http:// vermont-­archives.org/aparules/ovnotices.htm.   The  law  requires  an  agency  to  hold  a  public  hearing  on  a  proposed  rule,  if  requested  to  do  so  in  writing  by  25  persons  or  an  association  having  at  least  25  members. To  make  special  arrangements  for  individuals  with  disabilities  or  special  needs  please  call  or  write  the  contact  person  listed  below  as  soon  as  possible. To  obtain  further  information  concerning  any  schedule  hearing(s),  obtain  copies  of  proposed  rule(s)  or  submit  comments  regarding  proposed  rule(s),  please  call  or  write  the  contact  person  listed  below.  You  may  also  submit  comments  in  writing  to  the  Legislative  Committee  on  Administrative  Rules,  State  House,  Montpelier,  Vermont  05602  (828-­2231). Amendments to Air Pollution Control Regulations Vermont  Proposed  Rule:  13P047 AGENCY: Vt.  Agency  of  Natural  Resources CONCISE SUMMARY: The  primary  purpose  of  this  rulemaking  is  to  update  Vermont’s  ambient  air  quality  standards  for  particulate  matter,  oxides  of  nitrogen,  sulfer  dioxide,  ozone,  and  lead  to  make  them  consistent  with  the  National  Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards  (NAAQS),  which  Vermont  is  required  to  meet  under  the  federal  Clean  Air  Act  (CAA).  Minor  clarifying  amendments  are  also  proposed  for  the  permitting  regulations.  A  minor  amendment  is  also  proposed  for  used  oil  cumbustion,  truing  up  the  rule  with  Vermont  Hazardous  Waste  Management  Rules  and  setting  a  new  throughput  threshold.  A  minor  DPHQGPHQW LV DOVR SURSRVHG WR FODULI\ WKDW PRVW VRXUFHV OHVV WKDQ ÂżYH WRQV SHU \HDU RI emissions  do  not  require  a  permit.  The  public  comment  period  and  hearing  for  this  rule  will  also  serve  as  the  comment  period  and  hearing  under  40  C.F.R.§  51.102  for  corresponding  revisions  to  Vermont’s  State  Implementation  Plan  (SIP)  to  comply  with  the  CAA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Doug  Elliott,  Agency  of  Natural  Resources,  Air  Quality  &  Climate  Division,  Davis  2,  One  National  Life  Drive,  Montpelier,  VT  05620-­ 3802  Tel:  802-­377-­5939  Fax:  802-­828-­1399  Email:  doug.elliot@state.vt.us.  URL:  http:// www.anr.state.vt.us/air/htm/ProposedAmendments.htm. FOR COPIES: Elaine  O’Grady,  Agency  of  Natural  Resources,  Air  Quality  &  Climeate  Division,  Davis  2,  One  National  Life  Drive,  Montpelier,  VRT  05620-­3802  Tel:  802-­343-­7221  Fax:  802-­828-­1399  Email:  elaine.ogrady@state.vt.us. Vermont Materials Management Plan: Moving from Solid Waste Towards Sustainable Management Vermont  Proposed  Rule:  13P048 AGENCY: Vt.  Agency  of  Natural  Resources CONCISE SUMMARY: Act  148  passed  in  2012  (the  â€œUniversal  Recycling  Lawâ€?)  seeks  to  improve  the  capture  and  diversion  rates  for  valuable  materials  (such  as  recyclables,  clean  ZRRG OHDI \DUG GHEULV DQG IRRG VFUDSV WR SUHYHQW WKHP IURP EHLQJ ODQGÂżOOHG 7KLV UXOH amends  the  previous  solid  waste  management  plan  which  was  readopted  in  2006.  The  UXOH LQFOXGHV VLJQLÂżFDQW FKDQJHV WR WKH VWUXFWXUH DQG OD\RXW RI WKH SODQ 7KLV UXOH LV EDVHG RQ ÂżYH PDWHULDO VSHFLÂżF FKDSWHUV DQG D FKDSWHU DGGUHVVLQJ JHQHUDO SODQQLQJ QHHGV (DFK chapter  contains  tools  of  action,  state  goals,  and  performance  standards.  The  state  goals,  and  performance  standards  establish  deliverables  for  the  planning  period  that  include  reporting,  outreach  and  education,  and  convenience  requirements.  This  rule  includes  revisions  that  incorporate  recommendations  from  an  ANR  solid  waste  stakeholder  group  that  convened  in  2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Bryn  Oakleaf,  Agency  of  Natural  Resources,   One  National  Life  Drive,  Davis  1,  ANR-­WM,  Montpelier,  VT  05620-­3704  Tel:  802-­522-­5783 Email:  bryn.oakleaf@state.vt.us.  URL:http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/solid/home. htm. FOR COPIES: Cathy  Jamieson,  Agency  of  Natural  Resource,  1  National  LIfe  Drive,  Davis  1  ANR-­WM,  Montpelier,  Vermont  05620-­3704  Tel:  802-­522-­5938  Email:  cathy.jamieson@ state.vt.us. 1/2

Vermont  utilities  maintain  electric  line  rights-­of-­way  with  several  methods,  including  the  selective  use  of  herbicides  on  trees  and  brush.  They  also  encourage  low-­growing  shrubs  and  trees  which  will  crowd  tall  growing  species  and,  thus,  minimize  the  use  of  herbicides.  The  application  of  herbicides  may  start  as  early  as  April  1.  Requests  to  utilities  for  notice  by  mail,  however,  must  be  made  by  February  15.  The  Public  Service  Board  requires  Vermont  utilities  to  carry  out  vegetation  management  WHFKQLTXHV ZKLFK DOORZ PDLQWHQDQFH RI HOHFWULFDO V\VWHPV LQ D FRVW HIÂżFLHQW PDQQHU 7KH types  of  herbicide  treatment  used  to  maintain  vegetation  on  utility  rights-­of-­way  include  the  following  applications:  stump,  injection,  basal,  soil  and  foliar.  These  are  the  commonly  used  methods;  your  local  utility  may  use  other  methods.  Landowners  have  the  option  of  requesting  a  utility  to  apply  herbicide  treatment  on  cut  stumps  only  or  that  a  utility  refrain  from  applying  herbicide.  In  the  latter  case,  the  landowner  has  to  pay  the  utility  an  administrative  fee.  Only  electric  utility  rights-­of-­way  which  have  tall-­growing  tree  species  with  the  potential  of  threatening  the  electric  utility  system  are  treated.  Utilities  advertise  by  radio  and  newspaper  prior  to  herbicide  applications  on  all  lines.  Utilities  typically  treat  rights  of  way  once  every  four  to  six  years,  depending  on  the  utility’s  VSHFLÂżF YHJHWDWLRQ PDQDJHPHQW F\FOH 3OHDVH FKHFN ZLWK \RXU XWLOLW\ UHJDUGLQJ WKH vegetation  management  cycle  of  a  particular  line. Some  utilities  identify  their  poles  with  metal  letter  and  numbers,  e.g.,  V.E.C.  (Vermont  (OHFWULF &R RSHUDWLYH RU 9 ( / & 2 9HUPRQW (OHFWULF 3RZHU &RPSDQ\ 7KHVH PDUN-­ LQJV DUH QRW IRXQG RQ HYHU\ XWLOLW\ SROH +RZHYHU E\ FKHFNLQJ RI VHYHUDO SROHV RQ D OLQH \RX VKRXOG EH DEOH WR ÂżQG D PDUNHG SROH DQG GHWHUPLQH ZKLFK XWLOLW\ RZQV LW Persons owning or occupying land within 1,000 feet of a utility right-­of-­way may request in writing that the utility notify them individually by mail anytime, but at least 30 days prior to treatment of the line with herbicides.  The  landowner  or  resi-­ dent  is  responsible  for  contacting  the  utility,  in  writing,  to  request  placement  on  the  mail-­ LQJ OLVW 7KH XWLOLW\ VKRXOG EH SURYLGHG ZLWK VXIÂżFLHQW LQIRUPDWLRQ DV WR WKH H[DFW ORFDWLRQ RI WKH UHVLGHQFH DQG ODQG ,W LV WKH GXW\ RI HDFK ODQGRZQHU RU UHVLGHQW WR PDNH WKH XWLOLW\ aware  of  the  location  of  any  potentially  affected  water  supply,  and  any  environmentally  sensitive  areas  where  herbicide  application  ought  to  be  avoided.   &217$&7 <285 (/(&75,& 87,/,7< :,7+ 48(67,216 25 68%0,7 7+( &28321 3529,'(' If you have further questions or concerns contact: Agency  of  Agriculture Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture Consumer Affairs & Public Information James  Leland Phil Benedict, Director Dept. of Public Service 116  State  St.,  Montpelier,  VT  05602 116 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602 112 State St., Montpelier, VT 05620 1-­802-­828-­2431 2332 1-­802-­828-­2431 1-­800-­622-­4496 or 1-­802-­828-­2811

LANDOWNER REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO HERBICIDE &28321 )25 3(5621$/ 5(48(67 TREATMENT NOTIFICATION MAILING LIST Name Town/City of Affected Property Street Address Telephone # (Home) Town (Work) State Zip Code OK to use Work Number: Yes o No o Electric Account Number Best Time to Call Property of Concern: o Year Round Residence o Summer Residence o Commercial Property o Water Supply o Land o Other Line and Pole Identification: Utility Initials Numbers We need all of this information in order to determine if you qualify for personal notification. If information is unobtainable, please state why. Use an extra sheet of paper if you need more space. 5(7851 72 <285 /2&$/ 87,/,7< VELC008 VELCO14

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Visit  the  Willowell  Wildlife  Monitoring  page  or  contact  AmerCorps  member  Tony  Zambito  at  info@willowell.org  for  more  information  on  cost,  to  enroll  and  program  dates. It’s  time  to  get  your  reports  to  the  town  auditors  to  put  in  2013’s  town  report.  Please  get  your  information  to  the  auditors  by  Jan.  15.  The  auditors  thank  all  of  you  for  your  promptness  as  it  really  helps  them  to  get  the  Town  Report  out  on  time.  You  may  drop  your  information  off  at  the  town  hall  during  regular  hours  or  leave  it  in  the  drop  box  and  label  it  to  the  auditors. Also,  if  anyone  has  an  idea  for  a  dedication  for  the  town  report  front  page  this  year,  please  let  them  know  right  away.  Any  pictures  you  may  want  to  leave  a  copy  of  to  put  in  the  book-­ let  would  also  be  greatly  appreciated.  You  may  contact  one  of  the  auditors  or  leave  a  sealed  message  at  the  town  hall.  (Remember,  it’s  a  tradition  to  keep  it  secret  until  the  town  report  is  distributed.)  Thank  you  in  advance  for  your  help.

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NOTICE OF SALE

  According  to  the  terms  and  conditions  of  a  Judgment  and  Decree  of  Foreclosure  by  Judicial  Sale  (the  Order)  in  the  matter  of  Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage  Corporation  v.  Julie  A.  Anderson,  et  al.,  Vermont  Superior  Court,  Addison  Unit,  Civil  Division,  Docket  No.  208-­9-­13  Ancv,  foreclosing  a  mortgage  given  by  Julie  A.  Anderson  and  Michael  T.  Anderson  to  New  England  Federal  Credit  Union  dated  February  19,  2008  and  recorded  in  Volume  126,  Page  96,  et  seq.,  of  the  Bristol  Land  Records  (the  Mortgage)  presently  held  by  Plaintiff  Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage  Corporation  for  the  purpose  of  foreclosing  the  Mortgage  for  breach  of  the  conditions  of  the  Mortgage,  the  real  estate  with  an  E-­911  address  of  3411  North  116  Road,  Bristol,  VT  (the  Property)  will  be  sold  at  public  auction  at  10:00  a.m.  on  January  17,  2014  at  the  location  of  the  Property.     Property  Description.  The  Property  to  be  sold  is  all  and  the  same  land  and  premises  described  in  the  Mortgage,  and  further  described  as  follows:   All  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  conveyed  to  Julie  A.  Anderson  and  Michael  T.  Anderson  by  warranty  deed  of  Allan  C.  Ward  dated  August  23,  2006  and  of  record  in  Volume  120,  Page  397,  et  seq.,  of  the  Bristol  land  records.   The  Property  is  described  therein  as  being  Lot  No.  2  on  a  plat  of  survey  entitled  â€œSurvey  and  Subdivision  of  a  Portion  of  the  Lands  of  DMV  Properties,  Inc.,  Vermont  Route  116,  Bristol,  Vermontâ€?  prepared  by  McCain  Consulting,  Inc.  dated  February  25,  2005  and  of  record  in  Hanger  54  of  the  Bristol  land  records.    The  Property  may  be  subject  to  easements,  rights-­of-­way  of  record  and  other  interests  of  record   Terms  of  Sale.   The  Property  will  be  sold  to  the  highest  bidder,  who  will  pay  $10,000.00  at  VDOH LQ FDVK FHUWLÂżHG WUHDVXUHUÂśV RU FDVKLHUÂśV FKHFN PDGH SD\DEOH WR .RKQ 5DWK 'DQRQ Appel,  LLP  Client  Trustee  Account  (or  by  wire  transfer,  if  arrangements  for  wire  transfer  are  PDGH DW OHDVW ÂżYH EXVLQHVV GD\V LQ DGYDQFH FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI ZLUH WUDQVIHU LV DYDLODEOH before  commencement  of  sale  and  bidder  pays  additional  fees  required  for  wire  transfer)  and  will  pay  the  balance  of  the  highest  bid  price  within  thirty  (30)  days  of  the  issuance  of  an  Order  RI &RQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH 9HUPRQW 6XSHULRU &RXUW ,I WKH VDOH LV VHW DVLGH IRU DQ\ UHDVRQ WKH highest  bidder  at  sale  shall  be  entitled  only  to  a  return  of  the  $10,000.00  deposit  paid.  The  highest  bidder  shall  have  no  further  recourse  against  the  Mortgagor,  the  Mortgagee,  or  the  0RUJDJHHÂśV DWWRUQH\ 7KH KLJKHVW ELGGHU ZLOO EH UHTXLUHG WR VLJQ D 3XUFKDVH $JUHHPHQW DQG attached  Vermont  Lead  Law  Real  Estate  Transaction  Disclosures.  Copies  of  the  Agreement  and  Disclosures  are  available  by  calling  the  telephone  number  below.   If  the  highest  bidder  fails  to  complete  the  purchase  of  the  Property  as  required  by  the  Purchase  Agreement,  the  $10,000.00  deposit  will  be  forfeited  to  Plaintiff.   The  Property  is  sold  â€œAS  ISâ€?  and  the  highest  bidder  is  required  to  purchase  the  Property  whether  or  not  the  Property  is  in  compliance  with  local,  state  or  federal  land  use  laws,  regulations  or  permits.  Title  to  the  Property  will  be  FRQYH\HG ZLWKRXW ZDUUDQWLHV E\ 2UGHU RI &RQÂżUPDWLRQ 7KLV VDOH LV H[HPSW IURP IHGHUDO OHDG based  hazards  disclosure.  24  CFR  Section  35.82.  The  person  holding  the  public  sale  may,  for  good  cause,  postpone  the  sale  for  a  period  of  up  to  thirty  (30)  days,  from  time  to  time,  until  it  is  completed,  giving  notice  of  such  adjournment  and  specifying  the  new  date  by  public  proclamation  at  the  time  and  place  appointed  for  the  sale.   Redemption  Rights  of  Mortgagor.  The  mortgagor  is  entitled  to  redeem  the  Property  at  any  time  prior  to  the  sale  by  paying  the  full  amount  due  under  the  Order,  including  the  costs  and  H[SHQVHV RI VDOH 2WKHU WHUPV WR EH DQQRXQFHG DW WKH VDOH RU LQTXLUH DW .RKQ 5DWK 'DQRQ $SSHO //3 482-­2905.  Dated:  December  4,  2013              David  Rath,  Esq.,  Attorney  for  Plaintiff  12/19,  26,  1/2              Â

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Holiday  week  brings  fewer  incidents  in  city VERGENNES  â€”  Vergennes  police  found  their  caseload  reduced  during  a  slow  holiday  week.  %HWZHHQ 'HF DQG FLW\ police:  Â‡ 2Q 'HF KHOSHG WKH $GGLVRQ County  Sheriff’s  department  process  a  drunk-­driving  case.  Â‡ 2Q 'HF DLGHG 9HUPRQW State  Police  at  a  Ferrisburgh  home  ZLWK D VXLFLGDO PDQ 963 WRRN KLP to  Porter  Hospital  for  counseling.  Â‡ 2Q 'HF WRRN D GRJ EDFN WR D 6RXWK 0DSOH 6WUHHW KRPH D FLWL]HQ

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Laberge Insurance Since Since

March  21

ERIC  KENNISON  BLOWS  snow  off  the  sidewalk  on  the  Battell  Bridge  in  downtown  Middlebury  Tuesday  morning  after  a  winter  storm  hit  the  county,  which  led  to  slippery  driving  conditions  and  prompted  area  schools  to  close. ,QGHSHQGHQW ¿OH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

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1945 1945 “As Always, Quality,

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1945 1945

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MARCH  â€”  March  means  Town  Meeting  Day,  at  which  local  budgets,  elections  and  bond  referenda  were  decided  by  area  voters. Addison  County  voters  were  clearly  not  too  keen  to  support  major  building  projects. In  Vergennes,  residents  voted  302-­ 292  against  a  $1.85  million  plan  to  building  a  new  police  headquarters  RQ 1RUWK 0DLQ 6WUHHW &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV would  go  back  to  the  drawing  board  and  scale  the  project  back  to  $1.45  million,  calling  for  a  4,611-­square-­ foot  building. Monkton  voters  defeated  a  $1  million  proposal  for  a  new  town  of-­ ÂżFH DQG OLEUDU\ RII 0RQNWRQ 5LGJH Road,  and  also  declined  to  invest  WR H[SDQG WKH ORFDO ÂżUH headquarters  on  States  Prison  Hol-­ low  Road. Bristol  voters,  meanwhile,  re-­ jected  the  notion  of  expanding  their  ORFDO ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW KHDGTXDUWHUV on  North  Street,  but  supported  the  proposed  relocation  of  the  police  department  from  South  Street  to  the  Bristol  Works  industrial  park. Ripton  voters  were  in  a  better  mood,  endorsing  two  bonds,  total-­ ing  $457,400,  to  replace  their  el-­ ementary  school  roof  and  equip  it  with  solar  power  panels. Capital  project  requests  notwith-­ standing,  county  residents  proved  willing  to  accept  their  proposed  municipal,  highway  and  school  budgets,  adopting  virtually  all  as  presented. Residents  also  settled  several  contested  elections. In  Middlebury,  voters  settled  a  ¿YH ZD\ UDFH IRU WKUHH VHOHFWERDUG positions,  returning  incumbents Â

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Gaines Insurance Agency Since Since

March  7

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Union  announced  some  good  news  in  March,  in  the  form  of  a  new,  one-­ year  contract  with  district  teachers  and  settlement  of  a  lawsuit  that  had  EHHQ ÂżOHG IRU IRUPHU 6XSHULQWHQGHQW Lee  Sease.  Sease  had  sued  in  federal  court  claiming  that  he  had  been  un-­ ODZIXOO\ ÂżUHG IURP KLV MRE LQ Terms  of  the  ACSU’s  settlement  with  Sease  were  not  disclosed.  The  new  teachers’  contract  (covering  the  2013-­2014  academic  year)  called  for  a  3.4-­percent  increase  in  salaries  DQG EHQHÂżWV DQG IRU WHDFKHUV WR SD\ an  additional  portion  of  their  health  care  premiums. And  after  several  failed  attempts,  the  ACSU  hired  a  new  superinten-­ dent  â€”  Peter  L.  Burrows,  principal Â

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1962 1962 154 MonktonRoad, Road,Ferrisburgh Vergennes 154 Monkton (802)877-2878 877-2878 (802)

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DESABRAIS LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING Family owned & operated

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1970 1970 1970

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(Continued  from  last  page) and  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  girls’  basketball  each  won  state  championships. It  wasn’t  just  local  high  school  athletes  who  were  exceling.  Mid-­ dlebury  College  hosted  the  NCAA  Skiing  Championships  at  the  Snow  Bowl  and  Rikert  Nordic  ski  area  in  March.  Observers  said  this  kind  of  event  is  good  not  only  for  sports  fa-­ natics  but  for  the  county  as  a  whole  as  it  showcases  Addison  County  as  a  destination  location  for  vacationers  and  anyone  who  loves  the  outdoors. Vermont  lawmakers  continued  to  discuss  ways  to  raise  state  revenues  to  cover  general  fund  expenses.  They  were  considering,  among  other  things,  placing  a  10-­percent  sur-­ charge  on  break-­open  tickets,  raising  the  gasoline  tax  by  another  8  cents  and  raising  the  statewide  education  property  tax  by  5  cents  per  $100  in  property  value. The  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society  hosted  a  forum  to  explore  gun  violence.  A  panel  made  up  of  counselors,  hunting  en-­ WKXVLDVWV DQG ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIÂż-­ cials  explained  the  state  and  federal  JXQ ODZV WKH UHVSRQVLEOH XVH RI ÂżUH-­ arms;Íž  and  trends  in  gun  violence. Brandon’s  Development  Review  Board  granted  a  permit  to  establish  a  medical  marijuana  dispensary  at  84  Lovers  Lane.  Some  residents  voiced  concerns  that  the  dispensary  might  result  in  increased  drug  use  and  a  jump  in  local  crime  rates. March  brought  some  ideal  maple  sugaring  weather  to  Addison  County.  Several  local  maple  syrup  producers  reported  some  of  the  best  sap  yields  in  years,  which  was  very  heartening  in  light  of  2012’s  shortened  season. Nine  local  towns  in  March  joined  the  state’s  Energy  Challenge,  a  com-­ petition  through  which  residents  were  encouraged  to  get  their  homes  weatherized.  The  prize  for  the  most  successful  community  â€”  a  $10,000  grant  for  a  municipal  weatherization  project. Middlebury  Union  Middle  School  8th-­grader  Ronan  Howlett  of  Corn-­ wall  repeated  as  top  performer  in  the  Vermont  State  Individual  Spelling  Bee.  He  triumphed  after  correctly  spelling  the  word  â€œdesultory.â€? 0LGGOHEXU\ ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV ZHUH SOHDVHG WR RIÂżFLDOO\ RFFXS\ WKHLU QHZ ÂżUH VWDWLRQV ,W ZDV LQ 0DUFK RI that  residents  voted  782-­367  in  favor  of  a  $4.625  million  bond  to  replace  the  East  Middlebury  stations  and  repair  and  substantially  expand  the  department’s  headquarters  on  Sey-­ mour  Street.  After  many  months  of  FRQVWUXFWLRQ ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV ZHUH DEOH to  move  their  gear,  equipment  and  ¿UH DSSDUDWXV LQWR WKHLU QHZ GLJV

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Solutions  was  making  plans  to  es-­ tablish  a  bio-­methane  gas  produc-­ tion  facility  at  the  Goodrich  Farm  off  Shard  Villa  Road  in  Salisbury.  The  centerpiece  of  the  project  would  be  a   bio-­digester  system  that  would  ex-­ tract  methane  gas  from  farm  manure  and  food  waste  and  convert  it  into  a  biogas  that  would  be  earmarked  for  a  major  client:  Middlebury  College.  At  gatherings  in  Bridport  and  Shoreham,  lawmakers  got  an  earful  from  citizens  over  a  Shorelands  Pro-­ tection  bill  that  was  working  its  way  through  the  Legislature.  Proponents  believe  the  bill  is  needed  to  preserve  vegetation  and  trees  that  they  say  are  key  in  helping  maintain  water  quality  and  stemming  runoff  of  yard  chemicals  and  other  harmful  sub-­ stances  into  waterways.  People  were  particularly  upset  about  a  clause  in  the  proposed  law  requiring  permits  for  any  construction  between  100  to  250  feet  from  the  shoreline,  and  over  its  requirement  to  give  the  Agency  RI 1DWXUDO 5HVRXUFHV ÂżQDO GHFLVLRQ PDNLQJ SRZHU RYHU FHUWDLQ VSHFLÂżF regulations.  Some  residents  voiced  concern  that  the  bill  would  adversely  affect  property  values  and  interfere  with  day-­to-­day  home  improvements  and  construction.  Vergennes  City  councilors  replaced  Alderman  Bill  Benton,  who  stepped  down  when  he  became  mayor  last  month,  choosing  longtime  Vergennes  real  estate  broker  Lynn  Donnelly Â

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of  people  who  were  caught  up  in  the  bombing  of  America’s  premier  mara-­ thon.  Fortunately,  none  were  injured,  though  several  were  near  enough  to  the  bombing  to  get  caught  up  in  the  race  for  cover  after  two  bombs  ex-­ ploded. It’s  rare  that  scores  of  Mount  Abra-­ KDP VWXGHQWV ÂżOO WKH EOHDFKHUV RI WKH Vergennes  Union  High  School  gym  for  something  other  than  a  basket-­ ball  game.  But  one  Friday  in  April,  hundreds  of  students  from  both  high  schools  sat  in  the  same  set  of  bleachers  in  the  VUHS  gym  to  hear  a  presentation  on  substance  abuse  by  motivational  speaker  Kevin  Brooks,  followed  by  student-­led  discussion  forums.  Meanwhile  back  in  Bristol,  students  from  the  Vergennes  and  Mount  Abraham  middle  schools  gathered  for  workshops  on  bullying. As  his  silent  partner  in  a  failed  movie  project  pleaded  guilty  in  fed-­ eral  court  to  fraud  charges  in  April,  Addison  resident  Mac  Parker  worked  to  do  what  he  could  to  erase  the  black  mark  against  his  name.  He  was  doing  that  by  writing  books  and  planning  other  creative  projects  through  which  he  hopes  to  raise  money  to  pay  off  in-­ vestors  in  â€œBirth  of  Innocence.â€?  That  ¿OP ZDV LQ WKH ZRUNV IRU QHDUO\ D decade  until  state  authorities  in  2009  put  a  halt  to  Parker’s  efforts  to  raise  money  to  pay  for  production,  and  federal  authorities  in  2012  accepted  Parker’s  promise  to  plead  guilty  to  swindling  his  investors.  â€œClearly  I  made  a  mistake  â€”  that  much  was  a  personal  mistake,â€?  Parker  said  in  an  interview  with  the  Independent.  Many  of  the  people  who  lost  mon-­ ey  in  the  once-­popular  storyteller’s  scheme  were  not  ready  to  forgive. Authorities  found  guns,  cash  and  heroin  in  a  raid  on  an  apartment  on  Big  Hollow  Road  in  Starksboro  conducted  by  Vergennes  police  with  the  aid  of  Vermont  State  Police  at  mid  month.  All  four  people  arrested  in  the  raid  on  drug  charges  pled  innocent  to  all  counts  and  were  released  on  bail  that  ranged  from  $5,000  to  $50,000.  The  connection  of  young  people  and  drug  addiction  became  all  too  apparent  across  the  county  this  year,  and  police  blamed  the  drug  problem  for  a  spate  of  home  burglaries. 2IÂżFLDOV DW 0LGGOHEXU\ 8QLRQ high  and  middle  schools  were  told  that  they  needed  to  brace  themselves  for  severely  declining  enrollment.  $&68 RIÂżFLDOV LQGLFDWHG WKDW ZKLOH the  combined  total  enrollment  of  the  district’s  seven  elementary  schools  is  projected  to  remain  constant  at  around  790  students  between  now  and  the  2016-­2017  academic  year,  student  numbers  are  expected  to  de-­ cline  from  the  current  316  to  234,  or  26  percent,  at  MUMS,  and  from  the  current  601  to  545,  or  9  percent,  at  MUHS,  during  that  same  period. 2012’s  maple  sugaring  season  may  have  ranked  among  the  worst  in  re-­ cent  memory.  But  in  2013,  Mother  Nature  delivered  in  spades.  Many  maple  sugarmakers  reported  that  2013  was  a  record  year  for  the  sweet  stuff.  They  said  a  perfect  freeze-­thaw  F\FOH NHSW WKH VDS Ă€RZLQJ DQG UHVXOW-­ ed  in  a  lot  of  fancy-­grade  syrup. Two  Vergennes  Police  Department  members,  one  VSP  trooper  and  two  police  canines  from  those  agencies  made  cameos  on  â€œGolden  Boy,â€?  a  CBS  show  that  debuted  in  Febru-­ ary.  Vergennes  Police  Chief  George  Merkel  and  his  dog,  Akido;Íž  VSP  Sgt.  Eugene  Duplissis  and  his  canine,  Ar-­ gus;Íž  and  Vergennes  detective  Jason  Ouellette  were  all  invited  to  New  York  City  the  previous  October  to  ¿OP EULHI DSSHDUDQFHV LQ WKH VKRZ (Continued  on  next  page)

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(Continued  from  last  page) After  weeks  of  searching  for  some-­ one  to  replace  Keith  Arlund,  who  retired  suddenly  after  town  meeting,  the  Brandon  selectboard  accepted  the  resignation  of  Richard  Baker  from  the  board  and  hired  him  as  interim  town  manager.  Baker  and  Brandon  resident  Seth  Hopkins  were  both  in-­ terviewed  for  the  job. A  veritable  legion  of  bulldozers,  excavators  and  dump  trucks  this  month  began  moving  tons  of  earth  on  a  27-­acre  parcel  off  Exchange  Street  in  Middlebury  to  make  way  for  con-­ struction  of  the  new,  100,000-­square  foot,  $30-­million  home  of  Vermont  Hard  Cider  Co. A  former  log  cabin  dealership  on  Route  7  in  New  Haven  began  serv-­ ing  as  home  base  for  what  the  owner  VD\V LV WKH ¿UVW ODUJH DQLPDO PR-­ bile  slaughter  unit  in  New  England.  Mark  Smith,  owner  of  Green  Pas-­ ture  Meats,  refurbished  the  building  in  which  grass-­fed  animals  are  now  processed,  packaged  and  then  sold  in  an  on-­site  butcher  shop.

May Middlebury  College  students  added  their  voices  to  the  rising  din  protesting  a  proposed  natural  gas  pipeline  â€”  a  position  at  odds  with  the  college  administration,  which  says  it  can  lower  the  institution’s  greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  lower  fuel  costs  by  using  natural  gas.  Some  1,400  students  signed  a  petition  ask-­ LQJ FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV WR UHYHUVH WKHLU support  for  the  pipeline. Days  later  members  of  the  Mid-­ dlebury  selectboard  signaled  their  enthusiastic  support  for  the  pipeline  when  they  voted  6-­1  in  favor  of  an  endorsement  letter  that  would  be  sent  to  the  Department  of  Public  Ser-­ vice.  Those  in  favor  cited  the  need  for  cheaper  fuel. Sunny  weather  complemented  JRUJHRXV VFHQHU\ DV WKH ÂżIWK DQQXDO Middlebury  Maple  Run,  a  half-­mara-­ thon,  drew  1,000  runners  to  the  shire  town. Beloved  Middlebury  College  ten-­ or  François  Clemmons  gave  a  fare-­ ZHOO SHUIRUPDQFH ÂżOOHG ZLWK VRQJV stories  and  surprises  on  May  10.  The  program  included  a  selection  of  American  Negro  spirituals,  popular  show  tunes  and  other  musical  treats,  interspersed  with  personal  anecdotes  and  audience  participation.  Clem-­ mons,  an  artists  in  residence  at  Mid-­ dlebury  since  1997,  retired  at  the  end  of  the  school  year. Addison  Northeast  announced  that  Bristol  Elementary  School  Principal  Catrina  DiNapoli  would  take  a  one-­ year  interim  position  as  curriculum  and  professional  development  direc-­ tor. Two  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  teachers  with  combined  teaching  experience  of  nearly  a  cen-­ tury  said  this  would  be  their  last  year  in  the  classroom.  Mary  Doyle  came  to  the  Middlebury  school  when  Mary  Hogan  was  still  the  principal  â€”  49  years  ago.  Anne  Corrigan  was  retir-­ ing  after  a  mere  40  years  teaching  (25  of  those  at  Mary  Hogan  Elemen-­ tary). Alana  Lilly  has  taught  at  Ferris-­ burgh  Central  School  for  30  years.  In  May  she  said,  although  she  loved  the  job,  this  would  be  her  last.  At  Ver-­ gennes  Union  Elementary,  21-­year  veteran  teacher  Donna  Ebel  said  she  was  retiring. Vergennes  voters  backed,  296-­ 186,  the  city  council’s  proposed Â

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(Continued  from  last  page) At  the  same  time,  Middlebury  WRZQ DQG FROOHJH RIÂżFLDOV DQQRXQFHG a  second  deal:  Middlebury  College  would  purchase  and  tear  down  the  Lazarus  building  to  make  room  for  a  wider  Printer’s  Alley,  and  in  ex-­ change  the  town  would  deed  some  property  behind  the  Ilsley  Library  to  the  college  so  it  could  create  some  sort  of  economic  development  proj-­ ect  there.  Look  for  more  on  that  deal  in  2014,  too. A  new  search  and  rescue  protocol  for  the  state  of  Vermont  cleared  the  House  and  Senate  and  was  signed  into  law  by  Gov.  Shumlin.  At  the  bill  signing  was  the  family  of  Levi  Duclos,  the  19-­year-­old  New  Haven  man  whose  death  on  a  trail  in  Ripton  in  January  2012  prompted  the  over-­ haul  of  how  Vermont  prioritizes  and  performs  search  and  rescue. The  Otter  Valley  baseball  coach  Tim  Mitchell  had  a  message  after  his  team  demolished  Burr  &  Burton,  9-­0,  in  the  Division  II  championship  game:  â€œWe  got  the  job  done.â€?  It  was  WKH SURJUDPÂśV ÂżUVW WLWOH VLQFH LAKE  STREET  DIVE  trumpeter  Mike  Olson  and  lead  singer  Rachael  Price,  above,  open  the  35th  annual  Fes-­ That  same  day,  a  young  Commo-­ tival  on-­the-­Green  Sunday  night  with  their  Brooklyn-­based  band’s  infectious  blend  of  pop,  soul,  R&B  and  jazz. ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO dore  softball  team  lost,  4-­1,  to  BFA-­ )DLUID[ LQ WKH ÂżQDO RI WKH ' ,, ÂżQDO demolish  the  municipal  building  and  and  the  MUHS  girl’s  lax  team  fell  to  gym  and  turn  over  the  property  to  6RXWK %XUOLQJWRQ LQ WKH ' , Middlebury  College  in  exchange  for  title  game. 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At  a  Shoreham  forum  on  the  pro-­ posal  for  the  town  of  Middlebury  to  home  that  they  believed  could  be  in  prison  for  embezzling  more  than  linked  to  many  of  the  more  than  103  home  burglaries  reported  in  Addison  &RXQW\ LQ WKH ÂżUVW VHYHQ PRQWKV RI the  year.  At  year’s  end  Ritchie  was  still  being  held  after  being  denied  bail  upon  appeal.  It  took  12  hours  and  50  men  to  res-­ cue  an  injured  man  from  a  Weybridge  FDYH RQ $XJ 7KH \HDU ROG FDY-­ er  had  fallen  12  feet  and  injured  his  head  about  200  feet  inside  the  twisty,  narrow  cave.  Rescuers  used  air  chis-­ els  powered  by  portable  air  bottles  to  widen  the  narrow  spots  enough  to  ¿QDOO\ FDUU\ WKH YLFWLP WR VDIHW\ RQ a  precautionary  spinal  board.  Rescu-­ ers  also  agreed  the  injured  caver  and  a  companion,  like  all  cavers  in  what  can  be  muddy,  wet  environments,  should  have  been  using  ropes. 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“I had been wanting to do a solar installation and had started to gather some equipment. Once I realized that micro inverters are the way to go, I found out that the panels I had would not work with them. I had to start looking around again. Then I realized that Bristol Electronics, the company I’ve known all these years and trust with my electronic needs, was also in the solar business. They came down and checked out the QHZ JDUDJH WKDW , KDG EXLOW VSHFL¿FDOO\ WR SODFH VRODU SDQHOV RQ DQG gave me a price that was comparable to installing it myself. In no time at all, I was producing electricity and have not paid a power bill for the last six months. Chris Goodrich – Bridport, VT

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