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loss  of  one  full-­time  teacher  and  the  school’s  part-­time  math  in-­ structor. Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  business  manager  Kathy  Cannon  said  the  impact  of  that  (See  Addison  Central,  Page  7)

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Bristol  library  seeks  new  board  member By  ZACH  DESPART Board  member  Jill  Mackler  said  BRISTOL  â€”  Lawrence  Memo-­ she  hopes  the  new  board  member  rial  Library  is  seeking  a  new  board  ZLOO KDYH D EUHDGWK RI ÂżQDQFLDO H[-­ member,  librarian  Nancy  Wilson  perience,  but  that  it  is  also  impor-­ said. tant  that  they  be  passionate  about  The  vacancy  was  created  by  the  the  library. recent  resignation  of  Linda  Havey,  â€œAs  always,  we  want  someone  who  moved  to  Monkton.  excited  and  committed  to  Board  members  must  be  â€œMoney what  this  wonderful  li-­ residents  of  Bristol.  The  managebrary  does  for  the  commu-­ ERDUG KDV ÂżYH PHPEHUV nity,â€?  Mackler  said. each  of  whom  serve  three-­ ment is Mackler  added  that  she  the biggest hopes  the  new  member  year  terms. Normally,  library  board  thing — will  also  have  a  sense  of  YDFDQFLHV DUH ÂżOOHG E\ humor,  expressing  a  de-­ creating the  selectboard,  but  since  sire  for  someone  â€œwho  can  Town  Meeting  Day  is  just  a budget have  a  good  time  at  meet-­ three  months  away,  Wil-­ and askings,  because  we  all  like  to  son  said  interested  candi-­ ing for laugh.â€? dates  will  just  run  for  the  Board  chair  Caroline  seat.  The  new  member  money Engvall  praised  the  work  ZLOO ÂżOO WKH UHPDLQLQJ WZR on Town of  outgoing  board  member  years  of  Havey’s  term,  Meeting and  treasurer  Havey. to  which  she  was  elected  Day.â€? “Linda  was  absolute-­ this  year. ly  wonderful,  and  very  â€” librarian knowledgeable,â€?  Engvall  The  new  member  will  Nancy Wilson said.  â€œShe  was  the  one  also  act  as  board  treasur-­ er,  and  oversee  the  around  who  looked  most  careful-­ $140,000  annual  budget.  ly  at  our  numbers  and  answered  our  â€œMoney  management  is  the  big-­ questions.â€? gest  thing  â€”  creating  a  budget  and  Despite  the  loss  of  such  a  skilled  asking  for  money  on  Town  Meeting  member,  Engvall  said  she  was  con-­ Day,â€?  Wilson  said. ÂżGHQW WKH ERDUG ZRXOG ÂżQG D VXLW-­ The  new  board  member  will  also  able  replacement. assist  in  fundraising,  setting  poli-­ “We  have  a  great  community  cies  and  procedures,  and  supervis-­ ² ZHÂśOO ÂżQG VRPHERG\ ´ (QJYDOO ing  staff,  she  added.  Wilson  is  the  said. Lawrence’s  only  full-­time  staffer,  Wilson  encouraged  anyone  in-­ and  there  are  three  part-­timers.  terested  in  running  for  the  position  Other  duties  include  review-­ to  attend  the  board’s  next  meeting,  LQJ PRQWKO\ ÂżQDQFLDO UHSRUWV DQG which  will  be  held  Wednesday,  Jan.  working  closely  with  the  library’s  15,  at  7  p.m.  in  the  library  on  North  investment  manager,  who  oversees  Street.  Interested  candidates  may  the  Bristol  institution’s  endow-­ also  email  Wilson  at  readmore-­ ment.  now@gmail.com.

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Rotary Christmas tree pickup this Saturday MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Merry  Mulch  2014  has  been  postponed  for  one  week  due  to  the  extreme  cold.  The  annual  pick-­up  of  Christmas  trees,  conducted  each  year  by  the  Rotary  Club  of  Middlebury  and  Casella  Waste  Systems,  will  now  be  done Â

Saturday,  Jan.  11,  starting  at  8  a.m. Middlebury  residents  are  re-­ minded  to  put  their  cut  trees  at  the  roadside,  making  sure  there  is  nothing  metal  attached  to  the  trees  since  they  will  be  mulched  for  compost.  No  wreaths,  please.

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known  as  the  Peaceable  Hill  Preserve,  ZKHUH D ÂżUH EURNH RXW LQ WZR EXLOG-­ ings  at  around  11  a.m.  on  Wednesday. A  barn  that  houses  equipment  with  about  125-­150  pheasants  inside  and  a  small  equipment  shed  were  ERWK OHYHOHG )LUHÂżJKWHUV IURP 2U-­ well,  Whiting,  Bridport  and  Shore-­ ham  responded  to  the  Burgess  Road  farm,  where  they  worked  to  stop  the  Ă€DPHV IURP VSUHDGLQJ WR VXUURXQG-­ ing  buildings.  The  Symons  on  Thursday  did  not  have  an  estimated  cost  of  the  dam-­ DJH IURP WKH ÂżUH -XG\ 6\PRQ VDLG losing  the  birds  and  the  barn,  which  was  more  than  200  years  old,  were  the  greatest  losses. 7KH ELUGV NLOOHG LQ WKH ÂżUH ZHUH awaiting  a  hunt  in  the  barn  due  to  the  PROFESSIONAL DOG GROOMING OVER 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE

“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 VSHFLÂżFDOO\ 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  â€“  Bridport,  VT          Â

Merry  Mulch  is  a  community  service  project  made  possible  through  the  cooperation  of  the  members  of  the  Rotary  Club  of  Middlebury  and  Casella  Waste  Systems.

ice  from  the  recent  storm.  Although  the  preserve  faced  a  loss  in  pheas-­ ants,  it  is  still  open  for  hunting.  Glenn  Symon  called  the  loss  of  birds  and  property  â€œhuge.â€?  On  Fri-­ day  he  said  the  family  was  trying  to  ¿JXUH RXW ZKDW LQVXUDQFH FRYHUDJH they  have  and  while  the  future  of  their  farm  is  uncertain  they  are  hop-­ ing  for  the  best.  â€œWe’re  trying  to  take  it  light,  be-­ cause  what  else  can  you  do?â€?  Glenn  Symon  said. The  preserve  raises  about  90,000  ringneck  pheasants  per  year  and  the  land  is  used  for  hunters  who  want  to  train  their  dogs  and  groups  of  hunt-­ ers  who  are  looking  for  a  daylong  guided  hunt.  Peaceable  Hill  provides  year-­round  hunting. Located in the Marble Works Middlebury, VT

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Lincoln  school  board  WR ÂżOO D QHZ YDFDQF\ LINCOLN  â€”  The  Lincoln  School  Board  Thursday  accepted  the  resignation  of  its  chair  at  a  spe-­ cial  meeting  convened  for  that  pur-­ pose.  Henry  Wilmer,  who  has  served  RQ WKH ERDUG IRU ÂżYH \HDUV VDLG KH is  stepping  down  for  health  reasons. Board  vice  chair  Jen  Oldham  praised  Wilmer’s  tenure  on  the  board. “He  has  always  been  a  voice  of  at-­ tention  to  detail  and  wanting  to  un-­ derstand  everything,â€?  Oldham  said.  â€œHe  had  a  good  relationship  with  the  town  and  superintendent,  and  in  my  mind  embodied  a  really  engaged  and  well-­rounded  board  member.â€? By  law,  the  school  board  has  30  GD\V WR ÂżOO D YDFDQF\ 2OGKDP VDLG the  board  has  begun  the  search  for  a  replacement.  Interested  candi-­

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ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  Peter  Burrows,  superintendent  of  the  Ad-­ dison  Central  Supervisory  Union,  has  been  getting  around  to  the  seven  towns  in  his  district  trying  to  meet  area  residents.  His  schedule  of  â€œCof-­ fee  with  the  Superintendentâ€?  ses-­ sions,  where  folks  will  get  a  chance  to  talk  education  with  Dr.  Burrows,  continues  this  week  and  wraps  up  next. Burrows,  who  came  to  Vermont  from  Oregon  this  past  summer,  will  be  at  the  Middlebury  Inn  on  Wednes-­

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6WRU\PDWWHUV WR IHDWXUH WDOHV RI ZLQWHU MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Storymatters,  an  ongoing  local  storytelling  gath-­ ering,  will  meet  at  the  Ilsey  Public  Library  in  Middlebury  at  7  p.m.  on  Monday,  Jan.  13.  It’s  little  surprise  that  the  theme  for  storytelling  to  start  the  New  Year  is  winter;Íž  listen-­ ers  and  tellers  are  invited  to  share  â€œTales  of  Winter.â€? This  month,  Storymatters  wel-­ comes  John  Wesley  as  the  â€œstory  starter,â€?  the  person  asked  to  tell  WKH ÂżUVW VWRU\ :HVOH\ DQG KLV ZLIH

Margaret,  moved  to  Middlebury  in  1953  when  he  joined  the  faculty  of  Middlebury  Union  High  School  as  a  chemistry,  math  and  physics  teacher.  He  served  as  coach  for  the  ski  team  until  1969,  and  taught  full-­time  un-­ til  1980.  During  the  next  decade,  he  divided  his  time  between  teaching  math  and  computer  science  and  act-­ ing  as  the  school’s  computer  opera-­ tor.  He  brings  a  wealth  of  life  experi-­ ences  to  share. In  addition  to  the  richness  of  these Â

winter  stories,  Barbara  Ganley  and  Bryan  Alexander  have  facilitated  two  small-­group  discussions  in  preparation  for  helping  those  gath-­ ered  on  this  evening  to  plan  for  the  coming  year. For  further  information  or  com-­ ments  email  Barbara  Ganley  ay  bar-­ baraganley@gmail.com,  Bryan  Al-­ exander  at  bryan.alexander@gmail. com  or  Len  Rowell  at  lar17g@com-­ cast.net.

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Turning  Point  to  offer  new  support  groups MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Turn-­ ing  Point  Center  in  Middlebury  is  starting  two  new  support  groups  for  people  who  are  working  to  over-­ come  addictions. A  Young  Adult  All-­Recovery  Group  will  meet  starting  weekly  on  Tuesday,  Jan.  14,  at  4  p.m.  at  the  Turning  Point  Center.  The  group  is  just  for  young  adults  (15-­25  years  old).  This  facilitated  open  meeting  is  dedicated  to  young  people  strug-­ gling  with  addiction  disorders.  This Â

dates  should  submit  a  letter  to  Ad-­ dison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  Superintendent  David  Adams  via  email  at  dadams@anesu.org  or  by  U.S.  Mail  at  72  Munsill  Ave.,  Bris-­ tol,  VT  05443. Letters  are  due  Jan.  13,  and  the  board  will  interview  candidates  and  select  a  replacement  at  their  meeting  Jan.  15.  The  appointment  will  ef-­ fectively  be  for  one  meeting,  as  an  election  will  be  held  for  that  seat  on  Town  Meeting  Day  in  March.  Old-­ ham  says  she  hopes  the  board  will  appoint  a  candidate  who  is  inter-­ ested  in  being  elected  to  serve  out  Wilmer’s  term,  which  runs  through  2015. Oldham  automatically  succeeded  Wilmer  as  the  new  chair,  until  the  next  elections  in  March.

is  a  great  place  for  young  adults  to  meet  with  peers  that  are  also  in  re-­ covery. 7KH ÂżUVW ZHHNO\ PHHWLQJ RI WKH Making  Recovery  Easier  (MRE)  Group  is  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  from  5:30-­7  p.m.  This  is  a  recurring  series  of  six  facilitated  group  meet-­ ing  for  those  struggling  with  the  decision  of  attending  12-­step  pro-­ JUDPV RU QRW &HUWLÂżFDWHV ZLOO EH LV-­ sued  to  participants  who  attend  all  six  sessions.  The  six  sessions  will Â

repeat,  and  participants  may  start  at  any  time. The  goal  is  that  the  people  at-­ tending  will  go  away  with  a  bet-­ ter  understanding  of  12-­step  group  meetings  and  how  these  programs  can  help  them  on  their  journey  through  life,  as  a  person  in  recov-­ ery.  Attendees  are  encouraged  to  bring  a  friend  who  is  in  recovery  and  is  also  contemplating  12-­step  programs.

day,  Jan.  8,  from  8  to  9:30  a.m.  for  coffee  with  anyone  who  wants  to  meet.  The  following  day,  Thursday,  Jan.  9,  he  will  hold  a  coffee  klatch  in  Weybridge  at  the  elementary  school,  8-­9  a.m. The  series  continues  next  week  in  Ripton  and  Bridport.  Burrows’  cof-­ fee  hour  will  take  place  at  the  Chip-­ man  Inn  in  Ripton  on  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  8-­9  a.m.,  and  wraps  up  at  the  Bridport  Congregational  Church  on  Wednesday.  Jan.  22,  8-­9  a.m.

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A  consequence  of  incivility %HLQJ XQFLYLO KDV FRQVHTXHQFHV :KHQ D VPDOO FDGUH RI 0LGGOHEXU\ residents  set  out  to  discredit  selectman  Victor  Nuovo  for  allegedly  violating  WKH WRZQÂśV FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHUHVW SROLFLHV WKH\ GLG VR LQ D UHOHQWOHVV IDVKLRQ tied  it  to  selectboard  proposal  and  organized  a  mean-­spirited  letter-­writing  campaign  that  attacked  personal  character  as  well  as  process.  It  has  been  beyond  the  pale.   One  consequence  was  Mr.  Nuovo’s  decision  last  week  to  step  down  from  the  selectboard  after  eight  years  of  exemplary  service.  That  decision,  he  said  in  a  story  in  today’s  paper,  was  because  he  had  become  â€œan  object  of  distractionâ€?  for  the  board.  ³7KH FRPHG\ RI HUURUV VXUURXQGLQJ P\ DOOHJHG FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHUHVW KDV prevented  me  from  preforming  my  duties  as  a  selectman,  and  it  has  become  a  cause  of  distraction  for  the  selectboard  and  the  town,â€?  he  wrote  in  a  letter  to  the  selectboard.  â€œâ€ŚContending  against  futility  is  not  a  virtue,â€?  he  continued.  â€œI  have  the  power  to  remove  an  impediment  and  I  am  doing  it.â€? 0LGGOHEXU\ UHVLGHQWV VKRXOG QRWH WKLV RFFDVLRQ DV WKH ÂżUVW LQ WKH SDVW 30  years  this  editor  has  covered  Middlebury  politics  that  the  personal  attacks  on  a  member  have  prompted  them  to  step  down  before  their  term  expired.  The  purveyors  of  those  attacks  have  also  launched  one  of  the  most  relentless  and  uncivil  campaigns  against  supporters  of  a  proposal  facing  town  residents  we  have  witnessed.  That  proposal,  as  we  have  written  about  extensively,  will  build  a  new  municipal  building  and  a  new  recreational  facility,  with  Middlebury  College  contributing  $5.5  million  toward  the  $7.5  million  project.  One  million  of  the  cost  is  toward  razing  the  existing  building  and  using  that  land  as  a  community  green.  The  cost  to  town  taxpayers  will  be  held  to  two-­cents  on  the  tax  rate. Agree  with  that  project  or  not,  it  is  one  matter  to  oppose  policies  that  selectboard  members  may  bring  to  a  public  vote  (that’s  what  elections  help  determine),  but  it  is  quite  another  to  chastise,  allege  wrongdoing,  attempt  to  prevent  a  public  vote,  and  recast  the  question  all  in  attempts  to  subvert  an  issue  town  residents  have  a  right  to  decide.  The  facts  are  plain:  The  current  proposal  that  will  hopefully  face  Middlebury  voters  at  Town  Meeting  will  be  a  bargain  for  town  residents  that  projects  the  cost  at  a  two-­cent  cap  on  the  tax  rate.   The  opponents’  cheapest  option—to  renovate  the  existing  building—will  cost  about  $4.5  million  or  more,  at  two  to  three  times  the  impact  on  the  tax  rate,  and  will  saddle  the  town  with  an  outdated  and  unsightly  facility  that  will  continue  to  be  costly  to  heat  and  maintain. :KDW LV VKRFNLQJ LV WKH YHQRP ZLWK ZKLFK WKHVH IHZ RSSRQHQWV KDYH pursued  their  favored  option—at  a  higher  cost  to  taxpayers—while  hiding  EHKLQG UXVHV OLNH 0U 1XRYRÂśV DOOHJHG FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHUHVW (YHQ ZRUVH when  consequences  like  Mr.  Nuovo’s  resignation  play  out,  these  same  opponents  feign  remorse  and  try  to  suggest  their  motives  and  tactics  were  anything  but  personal  and  their  intentions  entirely  civil. Give  us  a  break.  These  relatively  few  opponents  have  been  anything  but  civil.  Just  suggesting  that  they  were  and  maintaining  their  attacks  were  not  personal  shows  how  out  of  touch  they  are. As  Planning  Commission  Chairman  Nancy  Malcolm  noted,  â€œI  would  certainly  hope  that  anybody  would  be  welcome  to  participate  (in  discussions)  and  to  exclude  them  from  speaking  and  providing  some  YDOXDEOH LQIRUPDWLRQ LV JRLQJ ZD\ EH\RQG ZKDW DQ\ FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHUHVW (policy)  is  meant  to  be.â€? Yet,  there  is  hope.  As  selectboard  Chairman  Dean  George  said:  â€œRecent  personal  attacks  on  the  character  of  selectboard  members  is  unwarranted  and  no  board  member  deserves  to  be  treated  in  that  manner.  I  hope  as  we  start  a  new  year,  those  choosing  to  express  their  thoughts  and  opinions  can  do  so  in  a  civil  and  respectful  manner.â€? As  do  we.  But  before  the  community  forges  on,  let  us  honor  Mr.  Nuovo  for  his  leadership,  public  service,  wisdom  and  his  devout  commitment  to  SROLFLHV DQG SUDFWLFHV WKDW ZHUH WR WKH EHQHÂżW RI DOO 0LGGOHEXU\ UHVLGHQWV :HÂśOO PLVV KLV OHDGHUVKLS EXW UHVSHFW KLV GHFLVLRQ DQG ZLVK KLP ZHOO Angelo  S.  Lynn

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Letters to the Editor GOP  should  focus  on  regaining  Congress,  White  House It’s  an  interesting  dilemma  that  the  Republicans  have.  Now  even  the  most  diehard  liberals,  at  least  the  honest  ones,  must  concede  the  fact  that  to  date,  the  Affordable  Care  Act  has  been  a  complete  fail-­ ure  of  epic  proportions.  Thousands  of  folks  across  the  country  are  now  dealing  with  the  prospects  of  sky-­ rocketing  premiums,  cancellations,  and  a  fear  of  the  unknown.  They  are  VXGGHQO\ ÂżQGLQJ WKHPVHOYHV FDXJKW up  in  one  of  the  greatest  wealth  transfer  schemes  the  left  has  ever  devised  â€Ś  actually  very  similar  to Â

the  way  Vermont  collects  school  tax,  but  on  a  much  grander  scale. Thousands  of  people  that  were  once  content  fending  for  themselves  with  policies  that  worked  for  them,  DUH QRZ ÂżQGLQJ WKHPVHOYHV IRUFHG into  the  Medicaid  system.  Imagine  their  surprise  when  they  learn  that  Medicaid,  being  welfare,  comes  with  strings  attached.  For  example,  assets  like  their  homes  will  have  to  be  forfeited  to  the  government  in  exchange  for  being  forced  into  the  program. Oh  yes,  it’s  a  wonderful  thing, Â

this  Affordable  Care  Act.  But  the  best  part  is  that  â€œYou  Ain’t  Seen  Nothing  Yetâ€?!  To  say  the  situation  LV Ă€XLG LV DQ XQGHUVWDWHPHQW :LWK almost  daily  updates,  changes,  extensions,  dictates,  etc.,  coming  IURP :DVKLQJWRQ KRZ FDQ DQ\RQH really  know  what  to  do  or  what’s  coming  next? :KLFK OHDGV PH WR WKH LQWHUHVW-­ ing  dilemma:  Should  Republicans  sit  back  and  gloat  while  this  epic  failure  plays  out  before  us,  or  should  they  make  yet  another  hope-­ (See  Letter,  Page  5)

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Education  funding  system  arbitrary

The  14th  Amendment  to  the  Constitution  provides  for  equal  protection  under  the  law.  It  is  not  too  much  of  a  stretch  of  the  spirit  of  the  law  to  suggest  that  equal  application  of  the  law  as  well  is  a  Vermont’s  appointed  Public  Ser-­ in  Vermont. SURÂżW ´ valid  matter.  In  this  regard  the  cur-­ vice  Board  should  be  sacked,  its  Maybe  we  wouldn’t  eat  our  own  We  know  who  has  ultimately  rent  structure  of  education  funding  power  reined  in  and  synchronized  dogs,  but  taking  on  our  neighbors’  lost  out  in  this  short-­view  decision:  LV VHULRXVO\ Ă€DZHG WKH EXON RI with  core  values. is  good  enough  for  us,  and  better  ,W LV WKH KDYH QRWV ÂżUVW DV ZHOO DV SURSHUW\ RZQHUV XQGHU $FWV DQG How  is  it  that  the  PSB  rationale  than  investing  in  a  safe,  humane,  the  planet  and  a  future  sustainable  SD\ WD[HV EDVHG XSRQ LQFRPH to  approve  Vermont  Gas’  Phase  planet-­nurturing  future.  This  deci-­ economy,  and  then  all  of  us  battle  while  a  distinct  minority  pay  based  One  is  the  equivalent  of  â€œeating  sion  at  hand,  after  all,  gives  us  a  it  out  for  the  last  gasp.  Corpora-­ on  property  assessments. our  neighbors’  dogs  can  stave  off  real  watershed  to  choose  our  core  tions  will  survive  on  paper  with  the  Our  Legislature  has  arbitrarily  hunger  for  some  Vermonters  and  values:  We  could  be  putting  good  right  to  speak. selected  $90,000  as  the  cutoff  will  temporarily  support  economic  will,  neighborly  peace  measures  This  is  the  time  for  our  elected  between  the  two  classes  of  taxpay-­ growth  hereâ€??  This  basis  to  justify  and  our  own  futures  in  a  sustain-­ leaders  to  intercede  in  the  dumb-­ ers.  Those  earning  less  income  cost  savings  is  a  direct  contra-­ able  ecology  right  up  there  as  doings  of  â€œappointed  power.â€? pay  a  minimal  tax  compared  to,  in  diction  to  the  reasoning  for  our  â€œwhat’s  good  for  all,  is  the  best  Bill  Schneider most  cases,  what  would  be  a  much  legislation  that  outlaws  fracking  practice  to  support  corporate  Middlebury higher  tax  based  on  the  assessments  of  their  real  property.  This  results  in  the  minority  of  taxpayers  earning  $90,000  or  more  picking  up  the  The  United  States  Postal  Ser-­ HYHU\ DGGUHVV ² PLOOLRQ USPS  without  acknowledging  the  slack. This  situation  tends  to  erode  Ver-­ vice’s  woes  began  when  Congress  â€”  in  the  United  States  six  days  facts.  This  year  the  USPS  earned  mont’s  egalitarian  social  structure  mandated  prefunding  retiree  a  week.  As  large  as  the  USPS  is,  D PLOOLRQ SURÂżW 7KH V\VWHP creating  class  tensions.  This  is  not  KHDOWK FDUH EHQHÂżWV IRU \HDUV it  embodies  community  spirit.  LV SURÂżWDEOH EHFDXVH ZH JR HY-­ what  Vermont  is  supposed  to  be  in  the  future  â€”  for  workers  not  The  letter  carrier,  postal  clerk,  erywhere  in  the  United  States  six  about. HYHQ ERUQ \HW ² DW D UDWH RI mail  handler,  and  postmaster  are  days  a  week.  Weakening  service  Fairness  dictates  that  all  taxpay-­ ELOOLRQ DQQXDOO\ IRU \HDUV repositories  of  local  knowledge,  standards  will  cripple  the  abil-­ ers  be  judged  by  the  same  standard.  This  prefunding  coupled  with  a  primary  ingredient  they  add  ity  to  deliver  in  a  timely  manner  If  family  income  should  become  the  overpayment  of  retirement  to  processing  mail.  On  Sept.  11,  to  the  American  public’s  door.  the  basis  for  taxing,  then  all  of  us  DFFRXQWV XS WR ELOOLRQ RI 2001,  we  were  considered  to  be  &ORVLQJ SRVW RIÂżFHV DQG UHGXF-­ should  pay  on  that  standard,  albeit  which  $11  billion  is  not  disputed,  the  face  of  the  ever  functioning  ing  hours  â€”  limiting  hours  in  the  based  on  a  reasonable  graduated  and  a  cavernous  recession  rivaled  government,  representing  nor-­ morning  and  at  noontime,  and  scale.  Another  approach  discussed  only  by  the  Great  Depression  in  malcy  during  the  confusion  of  a  closing  early  â€”  reduce  the  pub-­ on  a  recent  VT  Digger  panel  talked  U.S.  history  makes  a  recipe  for  national  tragedy. 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An  unheralded  fact,  the  USPS  ity.  Eliminating  the  prefunding  of  Ralph  Nader  states,  in  a  letter  is  our  nation’s  largest  civilian  IXWXUH UHWLUHHV KHDOWK FDUH EHQHÂżWV to  Congressman  Issa,  the  USPS  employer  of  veterans,  the  dis-­ and  returning  overpayments  to  is  the  only  organization  to  be  abled  and  minorities.  At  last  count  the  USPS  for  retirement  accounts  both  a  net  creditor,  and  receive  over  130,000  veterans  work  for  would  keep  the  doors  open  at  the  no  tax  dollars.  I  would  add  unlike  the  Postal  Service,  with  the  wars  USPS  well  into  the  future.  It  is  (Continued  from  Page  4) PDQ\ ODUJH SURÂżWDEOH $PHULFDQ in  the  Middle  East  coming  to  an  not  rocket  science,  it  is  common  less  attempt  to  thwart  disaster?  I  corporations.  Apple  for  instance;Íž  end,  many  more  will  be  sure  to  sense.  It  is  time  for  Congress  to  say  sit  back  and  gloat.  As  long  as  designed  in  California,  made  follow.  Ironically  for  newly  hired  act  with  reason  and  integrity  and  WKH 6HQDWH DQG SUHVLGHQWÂśV RIÂżFH DUH in  China,  and  tax  sheltered  the  postal  employees  the  USPS  can’t  support  America  and  her  institu-­ controlled  by  Democrats,  there  is  world  over.  ExxonMobil,  Bank  of  afford  to  offer  much  in  the  way  of  tions. nothing  they  can  do.  They  tried  with  America,  Chevron  â€”  to  name  a  EHQHÂżWV 7KHUH LV D PXFK UHGXFHG Jill  Charbonneau,  president  the  government  shutdown,  and  look  few  â€”  all  make  billions  of  dollars  SURPLVH RI KHDOWK FDUH EHQHÂżWV of  the  Vermont  State  Association  where  that  got  them.  Republicans  and  receive  millions  of  dollars  in  and  no  retirement  package  from  of  Letter  Carriers  and  a  resident  should  concentrate  their  efforts  on  tax  refunds.  Individual  Americans  the  USPS  until  there  is  a  full-­time  of  Middlebury;Íž  Bill  Creamer,  keeping  control  of  Congress,  and  paid  $1.1  trillion  in  taxes  in  2011,  opening.  Many  of  these  non-­full  branch  president  of  the  National  picking  up  the  senate  and/or  presi-­ compared  to  $181  billion  for  time  employees  work  in  excess  of  Postal  Mail  Handlers  Union  Lo-­ dency.  At  that  time  they  can  start  corporations.  It  would  appear  the  KRXUV D ZHHN ZLWK PDUJLQDO cal  301;Íž  Andrew  Tanger,  presi-­ picking  up  the  pieces. publicly  owned  USPS  is  an  over-­ health  insurance  coverage.  New  dent  of  the  Vermont  Rural  Letter  And  on  a  local  note,  Gov.  Shum-­ burdened  cash  cow  of  Congress,  hires  are  critical  to  the  USPS,  both  Carriers’  Association;Íž  Mary  E.  much  like  the  individual  taxpayer. now  and  in  the  future.  I  can  only  Nadeau,  president  of  the  Vermont  The  USPS  has  chugged  along  KRSH WKH KHDOWK FDUH EHQHÂżW WKH\ Federation  of  NARFE  (National  for  decades  under  the  onerous  receive  in  retirement  compensates  Active  and  Retired  Federal  Em-­ Tell  us  what’s  on  your  mind. burden  of  overpayment  to  the  for  the  unaffordable  package  the  ployees  Association);Íž  and  David  retirement  accounts,  like  the  little  USPS  offers  in  the  interim. Losito,  president  of  the  American  Email  to: engine  that  could.  It  is  a  wonder-­ Today  there  are  members  of  Postal  Workers  Union news@addisonindependent.com ful  delivery  system  that  reaches  Congress  ready  to  dismantle  the  of  Vermont

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about  a  hybrid  standard  based  both  on  income  and  assessments.  This  seems  like  a  reasonable  approach  provided  ALL  taxpayers  are  subject  to  the  same  structure. 0RUH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WKH cutoff  for  income  sensitivity  is  par-­ ticularly  egregious  when  consider-­ ing  that  the  mean  family  income  of  9HUPRQWHUV LQ ZDV Beyond  helping  lower-­income  fam-­ ilies  this  cutoff  casts  a  very  wide  safety  net  for  the  bulk  of  taxpayers,  which  turns  Vermont  into  a  welfare  state,  which  in  turn  is  supported  by  â€œhigherâ€?  income  taxpayers.  This  situation  certainly  discourages  in-­ migration  and  in  turn  encourages  higher  income  taxpayer  to  look  for  lower  tax  venues  elsewhere. My  wife  and  I  retired  to  Vermont  11  years  ago.  Our  children  were  educated  in  another  state  yet  we  recognize  the  importance  of  quality  education  to  all  Vermonters  and  are  inclined  to  support  our  schools  but  feel  aggrieved  by  an  unfair  tax  system  (we  support  the  passage  of  the  recent  bond  vote  for  Vergennes  Union  High  School).  We  would  feel  a  lot  better,  however,  when  we  write  our  check  for  education  funding,  if  we  felt  that  the  tax  was  not  discriminatory  as  it  is  now  structured. Joel  Miller Addison

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lin’s  control  of  our  Legislature  and  his  handpicked  committee  members  will  make  Vermont’s  march  to  a  single-­payer  health  care  system  nothing  more  than  a  walk  in  the  park.  I  thank  my  lucky  stars  that  I  won’t  be  around  to  pay  for  that. Gary  Murdock Shoreham

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ADDISON COUNTY

Harold W. ‘Pete’ Gosselin, 48, formerly of Shoreham

Obituaries

JONESVILLE  â€”  Harold  W.  â€œPeteâ€?  Gosselin,  48,  died  due  to  an  accident  Sunday,  Dec.  29,  2013.  He  was  born  on  April  20,  1965,  to  &DVVLXV DQG 0DULRQ )XOOHU *RVVH-­ lin  of  Shoreham.  He  attended  Mid-­ dlebury  Union  High  School  and  was  a  veteran  of  the  armed  forces,  serv-­ ing  in  Operation  Desert  Storm. He  was  employed  at  Richmond  Home  Supply  and  was  a  lifelong  WUXFN GULYHU +LV IDPLO\ VD\V KH ZDV a  passionate  outdoorsman  who  en-­ MR\HG ÂżVKLQJ LQ KLV EHORYHG %D\OLQHU

Wilma Brown, 96, Bristol BRISTOL  â€”  Wilma  S.  Brown,  96,  passed  away  peacefully  Dec.  31,  2013,  at  her  home  in  Bristol  with  her  family  at  her  side.  She  was  born  in  Huntington  on  May  21,  1917,  the  daughter  of  Gladwin  A.  and  Hazel  Bates  Spaulding.  She  graduated  from  Richmond  High  School  and  Rutland  Business  College.  She  was  married  to  Gordon  H.  Brown  in  the  Baptist  Church  in  Huntington  on  Aug.  3,  1940. She  was  involved  with  her  hus-­ band  in  the  funeral  business  and  ambulance  service  answering  SKRQH GRLQJ WKH RIÂżFH ZRUN DQG assisting  wherever  she  was  needed. Wilma  was  a  very  active  member  of  the  Bristol  Federated  Church  and  /DGLHV $LG 6RFLHW\ WKH 2XWORRN Club  and  Libanus  Chapter  47  OES,  all  of  Bristol. She  enjoyed  family  and  friends,  KHU Ă€RZHU JDUGHQV WKHLU FDELQ LQ Lincoln,  jointly  owned  camp  on  /DNH &KDPSODLQ JROÂżQJ DQG WUDY-­ eling  for  many  years. She  is  survived  by  a  daughter,  Brenda  Lathrop  and  husband  Don-­ ald  of  Bristol;Íž  three  sons,  Brian  of  0RQNWRQ DQG %ULVWRO KHOSLQJ FDUH for  his  mother),  Duane  and  part-­ ner  Lyndon  of  San  Diego,  Calif.,  DQG &UDLJ DQG ÂżDQFpH &ODLUH &\U of  Bristol;Íž  two  grandsons,  Chris-­ topher  Lathrop  and  wife  Jennifer  and  their  son  Ryan,  and  Jeff  Lath-­ rop  and  his  wife  Alexis  and  their  daughters  Paden  and  Willa,  all  of  Bristol;Íž  granddaughters  Aron  Griggs  and  husband  Brian  of  New  Haven  and  Shannon  Rochon  and  husband  Maurice  and  their  daugh-­ ter  Morgan  of  Bristol;Íž  one  sister,  Christine  Carter  and  husband  Rob-­ ert  of  Corinth;Íž  sisters-­in-­law  Marie  Conant  of  Richmond,  Lois  Riggs  of  Burlington,  and  Anne  Brown  of  Westford;Íž  brother-­in-­law  Scott  Brown  of  South  Hero;Íž  special  neighbors  Barbara  Brown  and  Judy  and  George  Wendel;Íž  and  several Â

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Vaughan  and  husband  Timothy,  Cassius  Gosselin  and  wife  Rachel,  Theodore  Gosselin,  John  Gosselin  and  wife  Helen,  Sherry  Durant  and  husband  Dale,  Jacqueline  Gosselin,  $XGUH\ +RUQEHFN DQG KXVEDQG 5DQ-­ dy,  Joseph  Gosselin  and  companion  Suzanne,  and  Charles  Gosselin. He  was  predeceased  by  his  par-­ ents. A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  Friday,  Jan.  3,  2014,  at  Our  Lady  of  the  Holy  Rosary  Church  in  Richmond. Â

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WILMA  S.  BROWN nieces  and  nephews. She  was  predeceased  by  her  hus-­ band  of  66  years  Gordon  Brown  on  June  9,  2007;Íž  sister  Barbara  Braley;Íž  and  brother  Cleo  Spaulding. 7KH IDPLO\ ZRXOG OLNH WR WKDQN Patricia  Lewis,  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  and  their  volunteers  along  with  Brian,  Shan-­ non  and  Brenda  for  their  help,  sup-­ port  and  special  care  in  the  last  few  months  and  hours.  Wilma  was  able  to  stay  in  her  home  for  her  last  years  due  to  Brenda  and  Brian’s  help  and  support. Visiting  hours  were  held  from  2  to  5  p.m.  Sunday,  Jan.  5,  2014,  at  the  Brown  Mc-­Clay  Funeral  Home  in  Bristol.  A  celebration  of  her  life  was  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Monday,  Jan.  6,  2014,  at  the  Bristol  Federated  Church. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  P.  O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753,  or  VT  Assoc.  for  the  Blind  and  Visu-­ ally  Impaired,  60  Kimball  Ave.,  So.  %XUOLQJWRQ 97 ¸

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Addison  Central (Continued  from  Page  1) roughly  $1.517  million  spending  plan  on  the  town’s  school  tax  rate  would  be  a  drop  of  about  a  half-­cent.  But  that  impact  does  not  include  Vergennes  Union  High  School  VSHQGLQJ $1Z68 RIÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH VUHS  board  faces  tough  challenges  this  year,  including  bond  payments,  what  Superintendent  Tom  O’Brien  called  â€œmajor  and  unanticipated  special  education  costs,â€?  and,  like  Addison,  a  lower  enrollment  that  will  drive  up  per-­pupil  spending  and  thus,  in  turn,  ANwSU  towns’  tax  rates.  The  VUHS  board  is  set  to  meet  this  Monday  at  6  p.m.  at  the  school  to  continue  to  work  on  its  2014-­2015  budget.  2IÂżFLDOV VDLG WKH $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO VWDIÂżQJ FXWV ² DOVR LQFOXGLQJ UH-­ duced  hours  for  the  school  custodian  DQG RQH IRRG VHUYLFH ZRUNHU ² DUH being  made  in  response  to  a  project-­ ed  drop  in  enrollment  from  70  this  school  year  to  60  next  year.  $&6 3ULQFLSDO DQG $VVLVWDQW $1-­ wSU  Superintendent  Wayne  Howe  VDLG $&6 ZRXOG PHUJH WZR FODVV-­ rooms  to  make  possible  the  faculty  reduction.  Howe  said  how  those  classrooms  would  be  merged  would  be  deter-­ PLQHG E\ VFKRRO RIÂżFLDOV DQG DQ $&6 OHDGHUVKLS WHDP LI WKH EXGJHW LV approved  in  March:  They  will  look  at  the  school’s  3rd,  4th  and  5th  grades,  those  with  the  fewest  students. Âł&HUWDLQO\ LW ZLOO UHTXLUH FRPELQ-­ ing  classes,  and  as  the  sizes  indi-­ cate  we  will  be  able  to  do  that  and  VWLOO VWD\ ZLWKLQ TXDOLW\ VWDQGDUGV ´ he  said.  â€œWe’ll  be  looking  at  those  grades  and  seeking  how  we  can  con-­ ÂżJXUH WKRVH :HÂśYH DOUHDG\ FRP-­ ELQHG ÂżUVW DQG VHFRQG ´ +RZH VDLG WKH $&6 ERDUG ZLOO DO-­ PRVW FHUWDLQO\ VRRQ PDNH ÂżQDO WKH cuts  it  discussed  last  week,  which  total  around  $141,000  in  apple-­to-­ apple  spending.  But  due  to  a  state-­mandated  ac-­ counting  change  in  special  educa-­ tion  that  will  add  a  net  of  $54,000  to  WKH $&6 EXGJHW QH[W \HDU DQG GXH WR other  cost  increases,  the  budget  draft  the  board  looked  at  last  week  calls  for  a  spending  decrease  of  $48,000, Â

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Out  of  the  ordinary  A  LOWLAND  STREAKED  tenrec  â€”  a  small  mammal  resembling  a  cross  between  a  hedgehog  and  a  shrew  â€”  is  among  the  many  fascinating  creatures  Middlebury’s  Gary  Starr  photographed  during  a  2013  trip  to  Madagascar.  Starr  will  present  images  from  his  journey  at  an  Otter  Creek  Audubon  Society  Cabin  Fever  Lecture  at  Ilsley  Library  on  Jan.  9. Photo  by  Gary  Starr

DURXQG WKH ODNH &RQWDFW OHDGHU 'DYLG $QGUHZV at  388-­4894  or  vtrevda@yahoo.com  for  meet-­ ing  time  and  place  and  additional  information.  Intermediate  Tai  Chi  for  Seniors  class  in  Mid-­ dlebury.  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  1-­4  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  One  in  a  series  of  intermediate  tai  chi  FODVVHV DOVR RQ 7KXUVGD\V -DQ DQG WDXJKW E\ 5XWK %DUHQEDXP 6SRQVRUHG E\ &9$$ ,QIR “The  Gatekeepersâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College. 6DWXUGD\ -DQ S P 'DQD $X-­ GLWRULXP 6L[ IRUPHU KHDGV RI 6KLQ %HW ,VUDHOÂśV internal  security  service,  candidly  reveal  some  of  the  agency’s  more  controversial  operations.  ,Q +HEUHZ ZLWK (QJOLVK VXEWLWOHV )UHH ,QIR

ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV RU Roast  pork  supper  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  -DQ S P 9HUJHQQHV 8QLWHG 0HWK-­ odist  Church.  Roast  pork,  mashed  potatoes,  VWXIÂżQJ YHJHWDEOH DSSOHVDXFH UROO GHVVHUW and  beverage.  Served  buffet-­style.  Adults  $8,  FKLOGUHQ 7DNHRXW DYDLODEOH ,QIR “Skate  with  the  Panthersâ€?  event  at  Middle-­ bury  College. 6DWXUGD\ -DQ S P Kenyon  Arena.  Skating  with  the  Middlebury  College  men’s  hockey  team  begins  following  the  4  p.m.  game  against  Wesleyan.  Team  pho-­ WRV SURYLGHG 6SRQVRUHG E\ )ULHQGV RI 3DQWKHU Hockey.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  Jan. Â

SUNDAY

St.  Peter’s  Parish  breakfast  in  Vergennes. 6XQGD\ -DQ D P 6W 3HWHUÂśV 3DULVK +DOO (JJV RP-­ HOHWV KRWFDNHV )UHQFK WRDVW EDFRQ VDXVDJH DQG PRUH $GXOWV VHQLRUV NLGV NLGV XQGHU IUHH IDPLOLHV RI ÂżYH RU PRUH 'RQÂśW IRUJHW WR EULQJ \RXU UHWXUQDEOHV WR VXS-­ port  the  Youth  Ministry  bottle  drive.  Pianist  Jung-­Ja  Kim  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College. 6XQGD\ -DQ S P 0DKDQH\ Center  for  the  Arts.  Korean-­born  pianist  Jung-­ Ja  Kim  plays  six  preludes  by  Rachmaninoff,  plus  Ravel’s  Miroirs,  Sonatine  and  Vales  no-­ EOHV HW VHQWLPHQWDOHV 7LFNHWV DYDLO-­ DEOH DW ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ HGX DUWV RU

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Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  -DQ S P 6W 0DU\œV 3DU-­ LVK +DOO 9LVLWRUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR RU / 3DTXHWWH#DRO FRP Architecture  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  Jan.  13,  7-­9  p.m.,  Johnson  Memorial  %XLOGLQJ 5RRP 9LVLWLQJ OHFWXUHU .\X 6XQJ Woo,  founding  principal  of  Kyu  Sung  Woo  ar-­

FRIDAY

Board  game  night  in  Middlebury.  )ULGD\ -DQ S P ,OVOH\ Library.  The  Addison  County  Gamers  invite  everyone  to  come  play  tabletop  board  games  such  as  Settlers  of  Catan,  7  Wonders  or  Ticket  to  Ride.  Anyone  under  13  must  be  DFFRPSDQLHG E\ DQ DGXOW ,QIR RU chuck@burkins.net. Â

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Green  Mountain  Club  hike  or  snowshoe  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  Silver  Lake.  Easy-­to-­moderate  KLNH RU VQRZVKRH DSSUR[LPDWHO\ PLOHV URXQG WULS ZLWK WKH RSWLRQ RI DQ DGGLWLRQDO PLOH ZDON

Mid-­winter  music THE  BEN  CARR  Music  Project  comes  to  51  Main  on  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  at  8  p.m.,  playing  ukulele-­  and  drum-­inspired  folk,  jazz-­rock,  and  reggae  with  hints  of  bluegrass  and  funk. Photo  by  DBR  Photography

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community chitects  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  speaks.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  StoryMatters  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  Jan.  13,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  local  sto-­ rytelling  group  gathers  to  share  favorite  tales  of  winter.  Tellers  and  listeners  welcome.  Info:  lar17g@comcast.net. Â

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Young  adult  all-­recovery  group  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Jan.  14,  4-­5  p.m.,  Turning  Point  Cen-­ ter  in  the  Marble  Works.  A  new  support  group  for  young  people  (ages  15-­25)  struggling  with  addiction  disorders.  Meets  weekly.  Info:  www. turningpointaddisonvt.org.  Glenn  Andres  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  Jan.  14,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Cen-­ ter  for  the  Arts,  Room  221.  Professor  of  History  of  Art  and  Architecture  Glenn  Andres  discusses  the  current  exhibit,  â€œObserving  Vermont  Archi-­ tecture.â€?  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

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WEDNESDAY

Financial  aid  workshop  in  Bran-­ don.  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  96$& RIIHUV WKLV ZRUNVKRS WR KHOS IDPLOLHV ÂżOO RXW FROOHJH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG IRUPV *XLGDQFH RQ WKH )$)6$ DQG LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO aid  process  and  scholarships.  Internet  access  DYDLODEOH 6SDFH OLPLWHG %ULQJ ÂżQDO FKHFN stubs,  W-­2s,  bank  statements  and  other  perti-­ QHQW LQIRUPDWLRQ IRU KHOS ÂżOOLQJ RXW IRUPV $S-­ pointments:  247-­6833.  Dance  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednes-­ day,  Jan.  15,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Franklin  Environmen-­ tal  Center  at  Hillcrest,  Room  103.  Catherine  Cabeen  presents  â€œEmbracing  the  Immaterial:  Dancing  with  Nouveau  Realism.â€?  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

calendar Making  Recovery  Easier  group  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Turning  Point  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  A  new  facilitated  group  meeting  for  people  strug-­ gling  with  the  decision  to  attend  12-­step  pro-­ JUDPV 3DUWLFLSDQWV ZLOO UHFHLYH D FHUWLÂżFDWH DI-­ ter  attending  the  entire  six-­session  series.  This  weekly  session  in  ongoing;Íž  attendees  may  start  at  any  time.  Info:  www.turningpointaddisonvt. org.  7RZQ RIÂżFHV DQG J\P RSHQ KRXVH LQ 0LGGOH-­ bury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  94  Main  St.  A  family-­friendly  open  house  to  tour  WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG J\P DQG KHDU VPDOO JURXS presentations  and  informal  discussions  about  WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG UHFUHDWLRQ IDFLOLWLHV SUR-­ posal.  See  preliminary  concept  plans  and  more  DW ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\ JRYRIÂżFH FRP 3L]]D VOLFHV cookies  and  beverages  available.  Festival  on-­the-­Green  annual  meeting  in  Mid-­ dlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School.  Enthusiastic  volunteers  sought  to  help  plan  the  36th  annual  Festival  on-­the-­Green,  one  of  the  premier  sum-­ mer  arts  events  in  Addison  County.  Festival  dates  July  6-­12  this  year.  Info:  462-­3555.  Blues  jam  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Dennis  Willmott  from  Left  Eye  Jump  will  provide  lead  guitar,  bass  and  drums  if  you  need  backup  or  take  a  break  and  let  you  play.  Bring  your  instrument  and  get  ready  to  jam.  Info:  www.go51main.com. Â

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THURSDAY

Financial  aid  workshop  in  Bran-­ don.  Thursday,  Jan.  16,  8  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School.  96$& RIIHUV WKLV ZRUNVKRS WR KHOS IDPLOLHV ¿OO RXW FROOHJH ¿QDQFLDO DLG IRUPV *XLGDQFH RQ WKH )$)6$ DQG LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ WKH ¿QDQFLDO aid  process  and  scholarships.  Internet  access  DYDLODEOH 6SDFH OLPLWHG %ULQJ ¿QDO FKHFN stubs,  W-­2s,  bank  statements  and  other  perti-­ QHQW LQIRUPDWLRQ IRU KHOS ¿OOLQJ RXW IRUPV $S-­

MCTV  SCHEDULE  Channels  15  &  16 MCTV  Channel  15 Tuesday, Jan. 7  4  a.m.   Public  Affairs  5  a.m.  Congregational  Church  Christmas  Eve  Services  7:40  a.m.  Yoga  8  a.m.  Congregational  Church  Service  9:30  a.m.  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo  10  a.m.  Selectboard/Development  Review   Board  (DRB)  3  p.m.  Salaam/Shalom  4  p.m.  Chronique  Francophone  4:30  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Christmas   Eve  Services  7  p.m.  Selectboard  (LIVE)/Public  Affairs  Wednesday, Jan. 8  4  a.m.  Public  Affairs  7:30  a.m.  Yoga  7:30  a.m.  Memorial  Baptist  Church  Service  10  a.m.  Selectboard/Public  Affairs  3:30  p.m.  Mid  East  Digest  4:30  p.m.  Words  of  Peace  5  p.m.  Community  Bulletin  Board  5:30  p.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios   6  p.m.  Chronique  Francophone  6:30  p.m.  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo  7:30  p.m.  DRB  8:09  p.m.  ACEDC  Annual  Meeting  10  p.m.  Public  Meetings/Public  Affairs Thursday, Jan. 9  4  a.m.  Selectboard/Public  Affairs  8  a.m.  Yoga  8:30  a.m.  ACEDC  Annual  Meeting  11:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  Noon  Selectboard/Special  Selectboard/DRB  5:30  p.m.  Community  Bulletin  Board  6  p.m.  Special  Selectboard  (Jan.  2)  8:30  p.m.  Selectboard  Midnight  Salaam/Shalom

 Friday, Jan. 10  4  a.m.  Public  Affairs  8  a.m.  Yoga  8:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  9  a.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  10  a.m.  Selectboard/Public  Meetings/Public  Affairs  4  p.m.  Memorial  Baptist  Church  Service  5:30  p.m.  Community  Bulletin  Board  6  p.m.  VMX:  Public  Affairs  7:30  p.m.  Selectboard/Public  Affairs  Midnight  Mid  East  Digest Saturday, Jan. 11  4  a.m.  Public  Affairs   6  a.m.  DRB  8:10  a.m.  Yoga  8:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  9  a.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  9:30  a.m.  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo D P 6HOHFWERDUG 7RZQ 2I¿FHV  4  p.m.  Memorial  Baptist  Church  Service  5:30  p.m.  Community  Bulletin  Board/Public  Affairs  7:30  p.m.  DRB  8:09  p.m.  ACEDC  Annual  Meeting  10  pm.  Downsizing  with  Deb  Fleischman   (CVOEO) Sunday, Jan. 12  6:40  a.m.  Yoga  7  a.m.  Words  of  Peace  7:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  8  a.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  8:30  a.m.  Community  Bulletin  Board  9  a.m.  Catholic  Mass  9:30  a.m.  Public  Affairs  11  a.m.  Memorial  Baptist  Church  Service  4  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Service  5:30  p.m.  Community  Bulletin  Board/Public  Affairs  6:30  p.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  7  p.m.  Catholic  Mass  7:30  p.m.  Words  of  Peace

pointments:  247-­6833.  Soup  supper  in  New  Haven.  Thursday,  Jan.  16,  6-­8  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Soup,  bread,  crackers,  beverage  and  dessert,  $8.  Info:  453-­5059.  Financial  aid  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Thurs-­ day,  Jan.  16,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School.  VSAC  offers  this  workshop  to  help  IDPLOLHV ÂżOO RXW FROOHJH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG IRUPV Guidance  on  the  FAFSA  and  information  on  WKH ÂżQDQFLDO DLG SURFHVV DQG VFKRODUVKLSV ,Q-­ ternet  access  available.  Space  limited.  Bring  ¿QDO FKHFN VWXEV : V EDQN VWDWHPHQWV DQG RWKHU SHUWLQHQW LQIRUPDWLRQ IRU KHOS ÂżOOLQJ out  forms.  Appointments:  382-­1500. Â

LIVEMUSIC Andric  Severance  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Jan.  9,  7-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Bob  MacKenzie  Band  in  Middlebury.  Fri-­ day,  Jan.  10,  6-­9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Gumbo  YaYa  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  10,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Ben  Carr  Music  Project  in  Middlebury.  Satur-­ day,  Jan.  11,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  $ÂżQTXH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  Jan.  17,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Joe  Moore  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Jan.  17,  9-­11  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

ONGOINGEVENTS By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  2UJDQL]DWLRQV *RYHUQPHQW 3ROLWLFV %LQJR Fund-­Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Ed-­ ucation,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhib-­ its  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. FARMERS’  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Winter  hours  Satur-­ days,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  at  Mary  Hogan  Elemen-­ tary  School  November-­December  and  March-­ April.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more. Â

EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www.Mid-­ dleburyFarmersMarket.org  or  on  Facebook. Orwell  Farmers’  Market.  Fridays,  June-­October,  3-­6  p.m.,  town  green. SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;Íž  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103. CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  dur-­ ing  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thurs-­ day,  3-­6  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂżFH EXLOGLQJ below  rec.  gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  mov-­ ies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addi-­ sonteens.com. Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  0+] +] DFFHVV WRQH 1RQ-­ members  and  visitors  welcome. Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Commit-­ tee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Bar-­ racks.  Public  invited. Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744. American  Legion  Auxiliary  Post  27.  Fourth  Mon-­ day,  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  Middle-­ bury.  388-­9180. Brandon  Lions  Club.  First  and  third  Tuesday,  7  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center. %UDQGRQ 6HQLRU &LWL]HQ &HQWHU )RUHVW 'DOH 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\ of  the  month,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­ 3678  or  www.bristolskatepark.com.

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 8  p.m.  Yoga Monday, Jan. 13  8:10  a.m.  Yoga   8:30  a.m.  Chronique  Francophone  9  a.m.  VMX:  Public  Affairs D P 6HOHFWERDUG 7RZQ 2IÂżFHV 3XEOLF $IIDLUV  4  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Service  (Dec.  22)  5:30  p.m.  Las  Promesas  de  Dios  6  p.m.  Community  Bulletin  Board  7  p.m.  Selectboard/Public  Meetings/Public  Affairs METV Channel 16 Tuesday, Jan. 7  4  a.m.  Special  Programming  7  a.m.  Middlebury  College  Environmental  Consortium  (MCEC)  7:50  a.m.  Digging  for  Dinosaur  Eggs  9  a.m.  UD-­3  Meeting  11  a.m.  ID-­4  Board  1  p.m.  ACSU  Board  4  p.m.  Special  Programming  6  p.m.  St.  Mary’s  Christmas  Concert  8  p.m.  Special  Programming Wednesday, Jan. 8  4  a.m.  Classics  and  Other  Special  Programming   11  a.m.  New  England  Review  Noon  Middlebury  Five-­0  12:30  p.m.  750  Miles  on  the  Northern  Forest   Canoe  Trail  2  p.m.  Special  Programming  9:30  p.m.  MCEC  10:30  p.m.  At  the  Ilsley Thursday, Jan. 9  6  a.m.  Middlebury  Five-­0  8  a.m.  State  Board  of  Education   12:30  p.m.  MCEC  1:30  p.m.  ACSU  Board  3:30  p.m.  ID-­4  Board

 7  p.m.  UD-­3  Board  10:30  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-­0  11  p.m.  New  England  Review Friday, Jan. 10  7  a.m.  For  the  Animals  8  a.m.  UD-­3/ACSU/ID-­4  Boards  5:30  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-­0  6  p.m.  New  England  Review  7:30  p.m.  Arts  and  Performance  10:35  p.m.  At  the  Ilsley Saturday, Jan. 11  6:30  a.m.  For  the  Animals  7  a.m.  Face  Off  Against  Breast  Cancer  Hockey  2013  8  a.m.  UD-­3/ACSU/ID-­4  Boards  3:35  p.m.  At  the  Ilsley  5  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-­0  6  p.m.  New  England  Review  7:30  p.m.  Arts  and  Performance  9:30  p.m.  Face  Off  Against  Breast   Cancer  Hockey  2013 Sunday, Jan. 12  6  a.m.  New  England  Review  8  a.m.  Face  Off  Against  Breast   Cancer  Hockey  2013  9:03  a.m.  MCEC/Studio  104  Noon  Middlebury  Five-­0  12:30  p.m.  For  the  Animals  1  p.m.  VMX  3:30  p.m.  Studio  104  5  p.m.  Middlebury  Five-­0  5:30  p.m.  Local  Arts  and  Performance  9  p.m.  MCEC  Monday, Jan. 13  5  a.m.  VMX  8  a.m.  State  Board  of  Education  1  p.m.  UD-­3  Board  5:30  p.m.  Studio  104  7  p.m.  ID-­4  Board

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Jung-Ja Kim to perform romantic piano works

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compelling perfor-­ At 3 p.m. on Sunday, mance.” As a recipient Jung-­Ja Kim will make of a Martha Baird Rock-­ her debut at Middlebury efeller Grant, she toured College, performing in France, Switzerland, Romantic-­era works by England, Holland, Nor-­ Ravel and Rachmaninoff way and Germany. In in the Concert Hall of the college’s Mahaney Cen-­ BY GREG PAHL the United States, Kim has appeared at Carn-­ ter for the Arts. The per-­ egie Hall, Alice Tully formance will be on the Center for the Arts’ new Steinway Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other prominent ven-­ concert grand piano. Korean-­born, Boston-­based pia-­ ues. Orchestral engagements have nist Kim — whose playing is de-­ included the New York Philharmon-­ scribed by the Boston Globe as ic, Baltimore Symphony, St. Louis “arresting,” “a virtuosity of imagi-­ Chamber Orchestra, Boston Civic nation,” and “musical advocacy of a Symphony, the Seoul Philharmonic high order” — has won critical ac-­ and the Czech National Symphony. Kim has released four compact claim in the United States, Europe and the Far East for her musical bril-­ discs featuring the complete Rach-­ maninoff Preludes, the Chopin piano liance and insight. concerti and solo piano works by A graduate of the Ravel and Mozart. She is on the Juilliard School, Kim faculty of The Boston Conser-­ made her New York vatory. debut at Carnegie Hall Tickets are $20 for as a winner of the the general public. Young Concert Art-­ ists International Auditions and was winner of the Kos-­ ciuszko Chopin Com-­ petition. The New York Times called her debut “brilliant playing, a vibrant,

POSSUMHAW For more information, call 443-­6433 or go to http://go.middlebury.edu/ arts. POSSUMHAW IN LINCOLN PossumHaw will be performing at the Burnham Music Series at Burn-­ ham Hall in Lincoln on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. PossumHaw is a dynamic, original, authentic bluegrass and folk quintet from Burlington. Origi-­

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nally formed in 2004, the band has evolved to combine award-­winning, evocative songwriting and singing with top-­notch bluegrass instrumen-­ tation. On the stage, PossumHaw of-­ fers a genuine, energetic and highly entertaining performance. The band consists of Colby Cre-­ han on lead vocals, guitar and piano;; Stephen Waud on mandolin and vo-­ cals;; Ryan Crehan on banjo, vocals and harmonica;; Charley Eiseman on lead guitar and vocals;; and Mitch Barron on upright bass and vocals. PossumHaw has produced three full-­length albums, and their latest is called “Waiting and Watching.” The group has appeared at the Cham-­ plain Valley Folk Festival, First Night Burlington, Higher Ground, the Long Trail Festival and at ven-­ ues throughout Vermont and Mas-­ sachusetts. Here’s what critics are saying about PossumHaw: “Crehan is, in this writer’s estimation, a shooting star in the world of bluegrass music … PossumHaw, with Colby Cre-­ han starring, has now entered the top level of Green Mountain blue-­ grass bands,” says Art Edelstein, the Times-­Argus. “The vocals of Colby Crehan rival the likes of Rani Arbo and Patti Casey. And the band is

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right there behind her musically,” according to George Nostrand, the Rutland Herald. Admission to the show is $8 for adults, teens and kids get in free. For more information, call 388-­6863. SWIM TEAM IN BRANDON Playing pop-­ and indie-­inspired jazz music, the New York City-­based group called Swim Team comes to Brandon Music on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Swim Team is a collective quar-­ tet featuring four Boston-­area na-­ tives: brothers Casey (saxophone) and Elliot Berman (bass), Mike Sink (piano) and Tim Merle (drums). After playing for almost six years, Swim Team has developed an or-­ ganic and unique aesthetic and a rare chemistry for a group of such a young age. Above all else, Swim Team is current, fusing elements of the New York jazz scene and studio techniques and sensibilities to create music that has structure and punch, but keeps an in-­the-­moment spark. General admission is $15 with a pre-­concert dinner also available for $15. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 465-­ 4071 or e-­mail info@brandon-­mu-­ (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

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Arts  Beat on  guitar/vocals,  David  Bain  on  (Continued  from  Page  10) sic.net  for  reservations  or  informa-­ piano/organ,  Brad  Sourdiffe  on  bass  tion.  Brandon  Music  is  located  at  62  and  John  Wallace  on  drums.  Reser-­ Country  Club  Road  in  Brandon.  For  vations  and  walk-­ins  are  welcome  more  information,  visit  brandon-­ for  this  special  early  show.  There  is  a  $3  cover  charge.  For  more  informa-­ music.net. tion,  call  Two  Brothers  at  388-­0002. INT’L  FILM  SERIES The  exciting  2013-­2014  Middle-­ LIVE  MUSIC  AT  51  MAIN There  will  be  three  live  musical  bury  College  International  Film  Series  continues  on  Saturday  with  events  this  week  at  Middlebury’s  the  2012  Israel/France/Germany/ 51  Main.  At  7  p.m.  on  Thursday,  the  %HOJLXP ÂżOP Âł7KH *DWHNHHSHUV ´ Andric  Severance  Quartet  will  take  to  the  stage.  The  Andric  Severance  directed  by  Dror  Moreh. Six  former  heads  of  Shin  Bet,  4XDUWHW SHUIRUPV D ÂżHU\ VWHZ RI MD]] Israel’s  internal  security  service,  featuring  melodies  and  rhythms  in-­ Ă€XHQFHG E\ D YDULHW\ RI candidly  reveal  some  of  sources  from  Afro-­Cuba  the  agency’s  more  con-­ Friday at 8 troversial  operations.  p.m., Gumbo and  Brazil  to  traditional  Latin  American  music. Stretching  from  the  Six-­ YaYa will Then,  on  Friday  at  8  Day  War  to  the  present,  p.m.,  Gumbo  YaYa  will  ³7KH *DWHNHHSHUV´ XVHV perform at perform.  Gumbo  YaYa  is  both  archival  footage  51 Main. and  computer  animation  Gumbo YaYa a  Vermont  band  playing  soul,  world,  and  funk  for  to  recount  the  role  of  is a Vermont dancing  fun. these  six  men  in  the  su-­ Finally,  at  8  p.m.  on  pervision  of  Israel’s  se-­ band playing Saturday,  the  Ben  Carr  FXULW\ Âł$V D FOHDU H\HG soul, world, Music  Project  will  en-­ H[DPLQDWLRQ RI D FRQĂ€LFW and funk for tertain.  The  Ben  Carr  that  seems  to  have  no  Music  Project  performs  end,  â€˜The  Gatekeepers’  dancing fun. original  ukulele  and  is  powerful,  provocative  VWXII ´ VD\V 6WHYHQ 5HD Philadel-­ drum  inspired  folk,  jazz-­rock,  and  reggae  with  hints  of  bluegrass  and  phia  Inquirer.    7KH ÂżOP LQ +HEUHZ ZLWK (QJOLVK funk. All  ages,  no  cover.  For  additional  subtitles,  will  be  shown  at  3  and  again  at  8  p.m.  in  Dana  Auditorium  information  visit  www.go51main. on  College  Street.  It’s  free.  Some  of  com  or  phone  388-­8209. WKH ÂżOPV LQ WKLV VHULHV PD\ EH LQDS-­ NEW  EXHIBIT  AT  COLLEGE $ QHZ H[KLELW Âł2EVHUYLQJ 9HU-­ propriate  for  children. PRQW $UFKLWHFWXUH ´ RSHQV LQ WKH TWO  BROTHERS  TAVERN There  will  be  two  live  musi-­ Overbrook  Gallery  at  the  Middle-­ cal  performances  this  week  at  Two  bury  College  Museum  of  Art  on  Brothers  Tavern  in  Middlebury.  On  Tuesday.  This  exhibition  is  designed  Wednesday,  the  tavern  will  feature  WR FRLQFLGH ZLWK WKH UHOHDVH RI Âł7KH the  Open  Mike  Night,  beginning  at  %XLOGLQJV RI 9HUPRQW´ E\ *OHQQ 9  p.m.  Hosted  by  Kai  Stanley,  the  Andres  and  Curtis  Johnson.  Part  of  Open  Mike  Night  follows  Trivia  one  WKH VHULHV Âł%XLOGLQJV RI WKH 8QLWHG Wednesday  per  month.  The  stage  is  6WDWHV ´ SXEOLVKHG E\ WKH 1DWLRQDO open  to  musicians  and  performers  of  Society  of  Architectural  Historians,  DOO NLQGV RQ D ÂżUVW FRPH ÂżUVW VHUYHG the  book  pairs  Johnson’s  photo-­ basis,  and  it’s  free  to  enter.  There  is  graphs  with  Andres’  commentaries,  to  explore  the  exceptional  quality  of  no  cover  charge. Then,  on  Friday,  the  tavern  pres-­ Vermont’s  remarkably  diverse  built  ents  an  Early  Show  with  The  Bob  landscape,  from  the  Federal  to  the  MacKenzie  Blues  Band  at  6  p.m.  postmodern  periods. The  exhibit,  which  runs  through  The  band  offers  a  solid  selection  of  blues  classics,  jump,  swing,  rhythm  March  23,  is  free.  The  Middlebury  and  blues  that  will  take  you  back  College  Museum  of  Art  is  located  through  the  decades  of  great  blues  off  South  Main  Street.  For  more  in-­ music.  Featuring  Bob  Mackenzie  on  formation,  visit  middlebury.edu/arts  harmonica/vocals,  Dennis  Willmott  or  call  443-­3168.

CAPRICORN:  DECEMBER  22-­JANUARY  20  VIRGO:  AUGUST  24-­SEPTEMBEr  22  Some-­ After  time  away  for  the  holidays,  getting  back  into  times  it  seems  like  you  have  all  of  the  answers,  while  a  routine  can  be  challenging.  But  you  like  to  stick  to  at  other  times,  you  might  not  know  how  to  approach  a  schedule,  and  getting  back  a  situation.  Take  some  on  track  is  the  way  to  do  it. time  to  analyze  your  ap-­ AQUARIUS:  JANU-­ What Matters is fantastic proach. ARY  21-­FEBRUARY  18  LIBRA:  SEPTEM-­ Although  you  have  many  BER  23-­OCTOBER  23  colors that all come friends,  you  recently  have  Feeling  homesick?  If  so,  in green. only  spent  time  with  a  se-­ make  some  post-­holiday  lect  few.  This  week  is  a  plans  to  visit  with  friends  great  time  to  reach  out  to  or  family  you  didn’t  get  a  those  friends  you  haven’t  chance  to  see  during  the  seen  in  awhile. holidays.  Enjoy  this  time  PISCES:  FEBRUARY  spent  with  loved  ones.  19-­MARCH  20  Your  com-­ SCORPIO:  OCTO-­ SHWLWLYH MXLFHV ZLOO EH Ă€RZ-­ BER  24-­NOVEMBER  &UHHN 5G 0LGGOHEXU\ ‡ 0 ) ‡ 6DW ing  this  week.  Enjoy  the  22  You  like  to  stay  busy.  Â‡ www.countrysidecarpetandpaint.com competitive  atmosphere  But  you  sometimes  feel  but  don’t  take  things  too  overwhelmed  with  all  far. that  you  have  to  do.  Stop  ARIES:  MARCH  biting  off  more  than  you  21-­APRIL  20  Now  may  be  can  chew  and  take  things  the  time  to  try  something  one  task  at  a  time.  new.  You  are  not  one  to  SAGITTARIUS:  NO-­ shy  away  from  anything,  VEMBER  23-­DECEM-­ but  right  now  you’re  a  bit  BER  21  Now  is  a  good  apprehensive  about  things.  time  to  make  resolutions  Take  a  leap  of  faith. and  reconnect  with  dis-­ TAURUS:  APRIL  21-­ tant  friends.  It  is  good  MAY  21  Many  people  look  to  rekindle  relationships  to  you  as  a  leader,  and  they  and  commit  to  spending  are  wise  to  do  so.  You  are  more  time  with  friends  especially  trustworthy,  and  and  family. Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30, Sat. 9-2 you  will  be  asked  to  solve  Rt. 7 South, Middlebury a  few  problems  this  week. FAMOUS www.middleburyfloralandgifts.com GEMINI:  MAY  22-­ BIRTHDAYS JUNE  21  There  won’t  be  JANUARY  5 much  time  to  enjoy  recre-­ Bradley  Cooper, ational  activities  this  week,  Actor  (39) VR \RX PD\ KDYH WR ÂżQG D JANUARY  6 new  way  to  let  loose.  Rest  Eddie  Redmayne, assured  there  will  be  more  Actor  (32) time  for  fun  down  the  road. JANUARY  7 CANCER:  JUNE  22-­ Katie  Couric, JULY  22  A  new  opportu-­ TV  host  (57) nity  comes  your  way  but  JANUARY  8 you’re  not  quite  sure  if  David  Bowie, you’re  ready  for  such  dras-­ Singer  (67) tic  changes.  Take  your  time  JANUARY  9 383  Exchange  Street EHIRUH PDNLQJ D ÂżQDO GHFL-­ Kate  Middleton, Middlebury sion. Duchess  (32) LEO:  JULY  23-­AU-­ JANUARY  10 www.cacklinhens.com GUST  23  No  matter  how  Rod  Stewart, hard  you  try,  some  people  Singer  (69) just  can’t  see  things  from  JANUARY  11 your  point  of  view.  Don’t  take  this  personally,  as  ev-­ Newton  Faulkner,  Singer  (29) eryone  is  entitled  to  their  own  opinions.

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Middlebury  Students  of  the  Week  receive  a  free  pizza  from  Green  Peppers.

Vergennes Union High School

Vergennes  Union  High  School  is  pleased  to  recognize  7D\ORU 3DTXHWWH DV LWV 6WXGHQW RI WKH :HHN 7D\ORU OLYHV LQ $GGLVRQ ZLWK KHU PRP DQG GDG .HYLQ DQG /DXUD 3DTXHWWH +HU \RXQJHU EURWKHU 3H\WRQ LV D WKLUG JUDGHU DW $GGLVRQ Central  School. 7D\ORU KDV EHHQ DQ KRQRU VWXGHQW DQG KLJK KRQRU student  since  freshman  year.  She  has  dual  enrollment  at  the  Community  College  of  Vermont  and  has  taken  English  Composition.  She  also  goes  to  the  Hannaford  Career  Center  IRU 0HGLFDO 3URIHVVLRQV 7KHUH VKH KDV WDNHQ FROOHJH OHYHO FODVVHV LQFOXGLQJ 0HGLFDO 7HUPLQRORJ\ DQG +XPDQ %LRORJ\ In  the  spring  she  will  be  able  to  take  the  Licensed  Nursing  Assistant  exam.  7D\ORU KDV SOD\HG YDUVLW\ VRIWEDOO -9 DQG YDUVLW\ VRFFHU DQG -9 DQG YDUVLW\ EDVNHWEDOO 6KH LV DOVR DQ DFWLYH SDUWLFLSDQW in  Student  Council,  and  has  been  since  her  freshman  year.  6KH ZDV -XQLRU &ODVV 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW 6KH KDV DOVR VHUYHG RQ WKH 3URP &RPPLWWHH DQG 3URMHFW *UDGXDWLRQ &RPPLWWHH 7D\ORU UHSUHVHQWHG 98+6 DW *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ *LUOVÂś 6WDWH 2XWVLGH RI VFKRRO 7D\ORU VWDUWHG YROXQWHHULQJ DW WKH 0DSOH Taylor  Paquette %DUQ DW )LHOG 'D\V ZKHQ VKH ZDV \HDUV ROG DQG GLG VR V.U.H.S. HYHU\ VXPPHU XQWLO VKH ZDV 6KH KDV ZRUNHG DW %DVLQ Harbor  Club  as  a  recreational  counselor.  Currently  she  is  HPSOR\HG DW )LUH DQG ,FH DV D EXVVHU 6KH VD\V Âł7KURXJK ZRUNLQJ , KDYH OHDUQHG WKH YDOXH RI PRQH\ DQG KRZ WR ZRUN KDUG IRU ZKDW \RX ZDQW 7KLQJV GRQÂśW FRPH HDVLO\ \RX KDYH WR ZRUN IRU WKHP ´ :KHQ DVNHG DERXW ZKDW VKH KDV OHDUQHG IURP KLJK VFKRRO 7D\ORU UHSOLHG Âł%H \RXUVHOI EHFDXVH LI SHRSOH don’t  like  the  person  you  are,  they  aren’t  worth  your  time.  My  philosophy  is  that  hard  work  pays  off  in  the  long  run.  If  I  was  to  give  students  advice  I  would  tell  them  to  do  everything  there  is  to  offer  because  the  more  you  do  the  better  time  management  you  learn.  I  promise  it  all  pays  off  in  the  end.â€? 0DWK WHDFKHU /\QQ .D\KDUW VDLG Âł7D\ORU LV DQ DPD]LQJ DQG KDUG ZRUNLQJ VWXGHQW ZKR H[HPSOLÂżHV RXU VFKRROÂśV ÂżYH JXLGHOLQHV HVSHFLDOO\ H[FHOOLQJ DW FKDOOHQJLQJ KHUVHOI DQG SHUVRQDO LQWHJULW\ 7D\ORU GHPRQVWUDWHV KHU OHDGHUVKLS VNLOOV DQG DELOLWLHV LQ FODVV DQG RQ WKH VRIWEDOO ÂżHOG 6KH LV D SRVLWLYH UROH PRGHO IRU KHU SHHUV ´ )ROORZLQJ JUDGXDWLRQ 7D\ORU SODQV WR JR WR QXUVLQJ VFKRRO DQG SXUVXH D FDUHHU DV D UHJLVWHUHG QXUVH $OVR VKH ZRXOG ORYH WR FRDFK VRIWEDOO 7KH 98+6 FRPPXQLW\ ZLVKHV 7D\ORU WKH YHU\ EHVW LQ WKH IXWXUH

Vergennes  Students  of  the  Week  receive  a  free  sandwich  and  drink  from  3  SQUARES.

Students of the week from all area high schools will receive a gift certificate from Vermont Book Shop. Students of the Week are chosen by school teachers and administration. Congratulations on a great kick start for your future!

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Top ten 2013 IT’S TIME ONCE again to shake the previ-­ RXV \HDU¶V SKRWR DUFKLYHV DQG VHH ZKDW ÀRDWV to the top. These may not be the best of the year, but they are certainly 10 of my favorites. Starting from top left and moving clockwise, I checked out a Lego robot demonstration at Middlebury College in February and spotted Juliette Hunsdorfer of Shoreham keeping a close eye on the action;; in October we reported on the upcoming demolition of Bud’s Barber Shop to accommodate the new railroad tunnel construction and when I stopped in for a photo I happened to catch a longtime patron, Bill Lar-­ rabee, getting a cut from Tracy Raymond;; just last month I caught therapy dog Shoopie giv-­ ing Middlebury College student Julia Paolillo a big, sloppy kiss while providing students some relief from the stress of exam week;; Ferris-­ burgh kindergartners collected sap from the WRZQ JUHHQ VXJDU PDSOHV GXULQJ D ¿HOG WULS LQ March and I snapped Braxton Lowell waiting to catch a drip while classmate Emma Bergmans looked on;; in May I tagged along with kids in

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College  president  to  end  his  tenure Among  several  meaty  news  stories  at  Middlebury  College  in  2013,  the  biggest  one  came  in  December  when  President  Ron  Liebowitz  announced  he  would  end  his  tenure  there  in  June  2015. Liebowitz,  who  has  held  the  top  position  since  June  2004,  said  he  simply  felt  it  was  time  for  him  and  the  institution  to  go  their  separate  ways.  â€œIt  has  been  an  honor  of  the  highest  order  to  serve  as  the  16th  president  of  this  remarkable  institution  and  a  gratifying  and  extraordinary  experience,  every  day,  for  (my  wife)  Jessica  and  for  me,â€?  Liebowitz  wrote  in  a  letter  to  the  college  community  explaining  his  decision. Liebowitz  has  left  a  lasting  mark  on  Middlebury  â€”  both  the  college  and  the  town.  During  his  presidency  so  far,  the  college  acquired  the  Monterey  Institute  of  International  Studies;Íž  opened  23  new  Schools  Abroad  sites;Íž  added  120  HQGRZHG VWXGHQW VFKRODUVKLSV IRU ÂżQDQFLDO DLG and  15  endowed  faculty  positions;Íž  established  the  School  of  Hebrew  â€”  Middlebury’s  10th  intensive  summer  language  school  â€”  and  the  summer  School  of  the  Environment;Íž  sent  two  successful  teams  to  the  international  Solar  Decathlon  competition;Íž  inaugurated  the  Franklin  Environmental  Center  for  the  study  of  the  environment  and  sustainability;Íž  created  the  Center  for  Social  Entrepreneurship;Íž  and  initiated  an  array  of  programs  to  help  students  acquire  leadership  and  communication  skills. The  college  has  also  made  headlines  off  campus  during  Liebowitz’s  time.  In  2007,  Middlebury  College  and  Town  Hall  Theater  Inc.  formed  a  partnership  that  allows  the  college  regular  use  of  THT’s  building,  and  calls  for  the  college  to  provide  the  organization  with  $1  million  over  20  years  to  support  an  addition  to  the  southwest  corner  of  the  building.  It’s  also  been  during  Liebowitz’s  tenure  that  the  college  agreed  to  contribute  $9  million  toward  Middlebury’s  Cross  Street  Bridge  project  and  agreed  to  support  â€œ51  Main  at  the  Bridge,â€?  a  student-­managed  eatery  and  entertainment  venue  that  is  in  part  designed  to  draw  members  of  the  college  community  into  the  downtown  to  shop.  Liebowitz,  together  with  town  leaders,  has  also  been  supportive  of  an  â€œeconomic  development  initiativeâ€?  envisioned  for  municipal  and  college-­owned  land  behind  the  ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 7KH FROOHJH DQG WRZQ DUH ÂżQDOL]LQJ DQ DJUHHPHQW WKURXJK which  the  college  would  acquire  and  convey  to  the  town  the  Lazarus  building  at  20  Main  St.,  a  structure  that  would  then  be  razed  to  allow  for Â

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By  JOHN  FLOWERS ison  MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Add board  Central  Supervisory  Union  major   a  on  Oct.  16  will  consider special  change  in  how  it  assigns  FH H[SHQV-­ HGXFDWLRQ DQG FHQWUDO RIÂż within  the  es  to  the  eight  districts  likely  union,  a  change  that  would  result  in  a  prop-­ erty  tax  increase  â€œAs a for  Middlebury  Middlebury residents. taxpayer, The  proposal  to  change  the  you get a assessment  for-­ double mula  for  spe-­ hit.â€? education  cial  â€” ACSU is  not  board expenses  ng  a  lot  Chairman generati versy;Íž  it  Mark Perrin of  controition  be-­ is  a  trans .  e  statute ing  driven  by  stat he  AC-­ Right  now,  taxpayers  in  t Middlebury,  SU-­member  towns  of  Salisbury,  Cornwall,  Bridport,  Weybridge  Ripton,  Shoreham  and  educa-­ special  for  are  responsible  y  the  chil-­ tion  expenses  incurred  b e  com-­ dren  within  their  respectiv next  board  munities.  The  ACSU   hether  to Wednesday  will  vote  on  w ecial  edu-­ pool  (centralize)  those  sp them  to  cation  costs  and  to  assess  nt  count. the  towns  based  on  stude as  the  â€œUsing  equalized  pupils  since  ate  student  count  is  appropri  on  equal-­ schools  are  funded  based to  the  ized  pupils,â€?  reads  a  memo  pro-­ ng  the  ACSU  board  explaini . posed  assessment  change endent  Former  ACSU  Superint this  leaving  to  prior  Gail  Conley,  supervi-­ past  June,  suggested  the   changing  sory  union  also  consider WUDO RIÂżFH WKH PDQQHU LQ ZKLFK FHQ 57  this  expenses  (totaling  $1,585,8 member  the  to   year)  are  assessed that  current  districts,  an  initiative   has  Superintendent  Peter  Burrows (See  ACSU,  Page  13A)

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lance  pho-­ mison,  a  40-­year-­old  free at  10  houses  in  By  LUKE  WHELAN W WLPH tographer,  looked  0,''/(%85< ² 7KH ÂżUV house  Bristol,  East  Middlebury,  Middle-­ for  a  Amy  Yuen,  34,  looked  Vergennes,  mostly  in  the  and  bury  At-­ in  They  ended  up  in  she  was  a  graduate  student   had  yet  to  $200,000  range.  market  for  nearly  lanta.  The  housing  bubble the  burst  and  houses  moved  six  months,  a  typical  fast,  selling  within  a  â€œIn a town time  frame  in  this  area  in  according  to  Yuen.  In  most  few  months  at  most,  its  like this, the when  day  a  was  for  There  the  end,  they  settled  for  either  the  city  known  absorption people  in  Addison  County  a  close  sprawl.  a  house  over  100  years  had  slow lived  on  a  dairy  farm  or  The  second  time  she  rate is old  in  Vergennes,  which  r  who  did.  friend  or  family  membe a  house  it  â€Ś so you end they  purchased  in  May  re  becom-­ looked  for  av-­ Nowadays  dairy  farms  a g all of  last  year. t  was  after  marrying,  h payin up nk  abou of  us  thi ing  a  place  most  and  moving  â€œWe  found  that  you  them  â€”  if  ing  a  child  URĂ€W WR \RXU S where  only  when  we  drive  past  ury  to  Middleb get  more  house  for  your  ) in (See  By  the  way,  Page  13A she  found  employment  the bank money  if  you  live  in  as  associate  professor  of  interest. It’s Bristol  and  Vergennes  political  science  at  Mid-­ very hard to compared  to  Middle-­ she  said,  adding  dlebury  College.  Here  a developer bury,â€?  she  encountered  a  very  be property  taxes  are  lower  6A-­7A different  scene:  Instead  here.â€? there,  as  well. Obituaries  .......................... Mc-­ 8B-­12B — John Tenny Cassandra  of  swaths  of  new  devel-­ &ODVVLÂżHGV  ....................... 9B-­11B opment,  she  found  in  the  Donough,  31,  was  born  Service  Directory  ............ 19A dlebury,  but  moved  quaint  area  either  quasi-­ Entertainment  ........................ range  or  and  raised  in  Mid s  Col-­ 8A-­10A mansions  out  of  her  price  ¿FXOW\ Community  Calendar  ...... away  to  attend  St.  Michael’ work.  WKHLU VRQ +HQU\ KDG GLI in   needed  1B-­4B ...  settled  uses  that .............. ating  she WR D QHZ older  ho 'RQRXJK VHHQ KHUH ZLWK Sports  ............... funds  or  lege.  After  gradu LG SXUFKDVH DQG PRYH LQ UDWLRQ &DVH\ DQG 0DUF 0F ing  as  a  senior  busi-­ “We  just  didn’t  have  the  \ 7KH\ ZHUH OXFN\ DQG G /,.( 0$1< 2) WKHLU JHQH rent  Campbell on  the  Burlington  work SULFH UDQJH LQ 0LGGOHEXU Independent  photo/T the  time  to  do  major  work  for  a  bank.  Now  married  ¿QGLQJ KRXVHV LQ WKHLU ded  some-­ ness  analyst  she  recent-­ home  last  month. house,â€?  she  said.  â€œWe  nee with  a  9-­month-­old  child,  dy.â€? ve-­in  rea e  12A) thing  that  was  mo (See  Housing,  Pag Brett  Si-­ Yuen  and  her  husband,  Addison County

Congress  has  ground  both  chambers  to  a  halt.  Efforts  to  pass  a  bill  in  2013  stalled  in  Congress  after  the  House  of  Representatives  declined  to  vote  on  a  bill  the  Senate  passed. Under  the  Senate  bill,  a  new  â€œBlue  Cardâ€?  system  would  be  created,  which  would  grant  temporary  legal  status  to  undocumented  immigrant  laborers  who  can  demonstrate  they  have  been  working  in  agriculture  in  the  United  States.  Workers  could  then  apply  for  legal  permanent  resident  status.  Farmers  say  this  program  would  provide  a  stable,  reliable  workforce  for  the  future.  There  are  around  1,200-­1,500  foreign  laborers  across  the  state.  Since  there  is  no  visa  program  for  dairy  workers,  many  of  these  laborers  have  to  live  in  the  shadows. There  was  a  brief  glimmer  of  hope  when  Congress  formed  a  conference  committee  to  reconcile  the  differences  between  House  and  Senate  versions  of  a  farm  bill.  At  WKH FRPPLWWHHÂśV ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ 2FW 30,  Sen.  Patrick  Leahy,  D-­Vermont,  expressed  hope  that  an  agreement  could  be  reached  by  the  end  of  the  year. Whatever  cooperative  spirit  that  was  present  at  that  meeting  disappeared  quickly,  and  in  December  Leahy  amended  his  expectations  to  say  he  believed  a  new  bill  could  be  passed  in  January.  In  the  meantime,  due  to  the  failure  of  the  government  to  install  a  new  dairy  support  program,  the  USDA  on  Jan.  1  reverted  back  to  1949  milk  pricing  standards.  The  effect  of  this  change,  which  mandates  the  government  to  buy  surplus  milk  at  nearly  double  what  it  used  to,  will  most  likely  cause  prices  for  consumers  to  rise.  How  much  the  price  of  a  gallon  of  milk  will  jump  is  unclear. There  is  some  good  news,  however.  Milk  prices  UHPDLQHG VWHDG\ WKURXJKRXW WKH \HDU EHQHÂżWLQJ IURP a  recovering  economy  and  the  absence  of  catastrophic  GURXJKW RU Ă€RRGLQJ +RZHYHU ZLWKRXW D SULFH VXSSRUW program,  the  industry  is  vulnerable  if  market  conditions  deteriorate.

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Towns  shift  to  new  energy  sources  Towns  across  the  county  in  2013  looked  to  make  use  of  alternative  sources  of  energy,  and  big  news  from  Vermont  Yankee  sent  a  clear  signal  on  the  future  of  energy  in  the  state. In  August,  news  from  Windham  County  sent  shockwaves  throughout  the  VWDWH 2IÂżFLDOV IURP (QWHUJ\ /RXLVLDQD DQQRXQFHG WKH\ ZRXOG FORVH WKH Vermont  Yankee  nuclear  power  plant  by  the  end  of  2014.  The  move  came  as  a  surprise  because  the  company  had  long  resisted  attempts  by  the  Vermont  /HJLVODWXUH WR IRUFH WKH SODQW WR FORVH 7KH SODQW HPSOR\V SHRSOH DQG KDV been  in  operation  for  41  years.  The  closure  is  representative  of  a  shift  in  the  United  States  away  from  nuclear  power  in  favor  of  solar,  wind  and  natural  gas  â€”  which  Addison  County  residents  know  all  about,  given  the  continued  debate  over  a  Vermont  Gas  Systems  proposal  to  run  a  pipeline  through  the  county.  Some  towns  were  already  looking  for  alternatives. On  Town  Meeting  Day  in  March,  Ripton  residents  approved  a  20-­year  bond,  for  up  to  $207,400,  to  install  solar  panels  on  the  new  roof  of  the  elementary  school.  Supporters  of  the  project  gathered  at  WKH VFKRRO 1RY WR FHOHEUDWH LWV FRPSOHWLRQ 0RQNWRQ EDVHG $GGLVRQ 5HQHZDEOH (QHUJ\ SODFHG 200  solar  panels,  covering  roughly  3,500  square  feet,  on  the  south-­facing  portion  of  the  roof.  The  project  will  generate  power  to  help  reduce  the  school’s  dependence  on  conventional  electricity  to  operate  lights,  computers  and  other  devices.  The  town  expects  to  be  able  to  reduce  its  payback  on  the  project  by  $77,000,  the  amount  of  a  grant  through  the  state’s  Small  Scale  5HQHZDEOH (QHUJ\ ,QFHQWLYH 3URJUDP 7KDW JUDQW PRQH\ EULQJV WKH SURMHFW cost  down  to  $130,400. Supporters  of  the  project  said  it  provides  both  environmental  and  economic  advantages  for  Ripton  taxpayers.  Other  Addison  County  schools  have  also  entered  into  lease  arrangements  for  solar  arrays. While  Vergennes  entered  into  a  deal  to  build  a  150-­kilowatt  solar  array  to  save  the  city  energy  costs,  neighboring  Ferrisburgh  was  told  in  May  by  D %XUOLQJWRQ ÂżUP WKDW LWV SURSRVDO IRU D NZ DUUD\ ZDV QRW IHDVLEOH Ultimately,  the  project  was  determined  to  not  be  worthy  because  there  were  not  enough  potential  customers  in  the  area  to  use  the  power  the  solar  panels  would  produce. But  hopes  for  solar  power  in  Ferrisburgh  were  revived  in  June,  when  the  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  Board  heard  a  proposal  for  a  120-­kw  solar Â

DUUD\ WKDW ZRXOG SRZHU WKH VFKRRO 7KH :DWHUEXU\ ÂżUP SunCommon  said  the  project  would  earn  FCS  a  credit  of  about  $2,500  per  year  on  its  power  bill.  The  school  Fishin’  time hasn’t  signed  on  yet. ADDISON COUNTY Over  the  summer  commuters  on  Route  7  through  New  Haven  started  to  notice  rows  of  solar  arrays  going  up  on  the  west  side  of  the  highway,  north  of  the  /LPH .LOQ 5RDG LQWHUVHFWLRQ 7KH VRODU DUUD\ ZKLFK Ritchie in jail December  vote  is was  four  years  in  the  making,  ultimately  hosted  as burglary case wide likely  on  Middlebury  178  solar  panels  on  a  40-­acre  portion  of  Addison,  Shoreham  ns WRZQ RIÂżFH SURSRVDO residents  relieved a  180-­acre  property  formerly  owned  E\ WKH )UH\HU IDPLO\ (QJLQHHUV DW &URVV 3ROOLQDWLRQ WKH :LOOLVWRQ based  renewable  energy  company  installing  the  new  Shumlin, Ayer welcome technology,  envisioned  a  closure of nuclear plant solar  farm  with  dual  uses:  Promise  to  monitor  decommissionin g  process generating  renewable  electricity  and  continuing  to  use  the  land  for  agriculture.  When  fully  operational  in  the  Downhill  racer fall,  the  New  Haven  solar  farm  was  putting  enough  electricity  Virus  found  in Animals on the prowl in fash into  the  state  power  grid  to  power  By mosquitoes  ion exhibit in  Su dbury;Íž  the Artist, Sheldon Museum team 400  homes  each  year. up for show way RIÂżFLDOV VSUD\ At  the  end  of  December,  workers  in  9HUJHQQHV SXW WKH ÂżQLVKLQJ WRXFKHV RQ D GRXEOH solar  array  near  the  Vergennes  sewer  plant  that  is  expected  to  save  the  city  $4,120  a  year  on  its  power  bill. About  half  of  the  nearly  500  solar  panels  were  Index placed  on  the  plant’s  lawn,  and  the  rest  sited  on  a  NQROO EHKLQG WKH QHDUE\ 9HUJHQQHV 3DQWRQ :DWHU 'LVWULFW RIÂżFH 7KH FRPELQHG DUUD\ LV UDWHG DW kilowatts  and  is  expected  to  produce  200,000  kwh  a  year,  all  of  which  will  be  sent  directly  into  the  ODUJHU *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ 3RZHU JULG Vergennes  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  said  the  city,  which  paid  nothing  to  erect  the  array,  will  receive  the  value  of  that  power  as  a  credit  on  the  WUHDWPHQW SODQWÂśV *03 ELOO A  FAMILY  STANDS  in  the  shadow

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Score BOARD

MONDAY

SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Hockey 1/4  Spaulding  vs.  MUHS  Girls   ...................  4-­3 1/4  MUHS  Boys  vs.  Brattleboro   .................  4-­1 Boys’ Basketball 1/2  Fairfax  vs.  VUHS  ..............................  74-­40 1/2  MUHS  at  Rutland   ..................  Ppd.  to  1/27 1/2  Mill  River  at  OV   .....................  Ppd.  to  1/23 1/2  Winooski  vs.  Mt.  Abe   .......................  62-­46 1/4  OV  vs.  Arlington  ................................  68-­40 1/4  Fairfax  vs.  Mt.  Abe   ...........................  92-­46 1/4  MUHS  vs.  Harwood  ..........................  53-­46 1/4  Montpelier  vs.  VUHS   ..............  50-­44  (OT) Girls’ Basketball 1/3  S.  Burlington  vs.  MUHS   ...................  49-­12 1/3  VUHS  vs.  Winooski  ..........................  42-­39 1/3  OV  at  Windsor   ..................................  Ppd. 1/3  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Mill  River  ........................  52-­31 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball 1/2  Salve  Regina  vs.  Midd.  .....................  76-­69 Women’s Basketball 1/1  Midd.  vs.  Smith  .................................  76-­63 1/3  Medaille  vs.  Midd.   ............................  64-­38 Women’s Hockey 1/4  Midd.  vs.  Elmira  ...........................  3-­2  (OT) Men’s Hockey Holiday Tourney 1/3  Midd.  vs.  St.  Mike’s   ..............................  6-­2 1/4  Midd.  vs.  Neumann   ..............................  3-­1

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Hockey 1/8  MUHS  Girls  at  Rice   ...................  5:25  p.m. 1/8  MUHS  Boys  at  B&B   ...................  5:45  p.m. 1/11  U-­32  at  MUHS  Boys   ................  5:45  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 1/6  Fair  Haven  at  VUHS   .......................  7  p.m. 1/7  MUHS  at  Burr  &  Burton   ..................  7  p.m. 1/7  Mt.  Abe  at  Mill  River   ........................  7  p.m. 1/8  VUHS  at  Burr  &  Burton   ...................  7  p.m. 1/8  OV  at  Poultney   ...............................  7  p.m. 1/10  MUHS  at  OV   ............................  7:30  p.m. 1/11  Mt.  Abe  at  OV   ..........................  2:30  p.m. Girls’ Basketball 1/6  VUHS  at  Mt.  Abe   ............................  7  p.m. 1/7  Mill  River  at  OV   ...............................  7  p.m. 1/8  VUHS  at  Milton   ...............................  7  p.m. 1/9  OV  at  Rutland   .................................  7  p.m. 1/10  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. Wrestling 1/8  OV  at  Fair  Haven   ............................  6  p.m. 1/8  MUHS  at  Colchester   ...................6:30  p.m. 1/8  Mt.  Abe  Hosts  Duals  ............................6:30  p.m.  ................................................................... 1/9  VUHS  Hosts  4-­Team  Duals   .......  6:30  p.m. 1/11  OV  at  Mt.  Anthony  Tourney   ...........  9  a.m. 1/11   .........................  MUHS  at  Livermore  Invit. Nordic 1/6  MUHS  at  OV  (Mt.  Top)   ...............  2:30  p.m. 1/10  OV  at  Woodstock   ..........................  6  p.m. 1/10  MUHS  at  St.  Albans   .........................  TBA Dance 1/11  Burr  &  Burton  at  MUHS    ...............  1  p.m. Indoor Track 1/11  VUHS  at  UVM   ...............................  3  p.m. Gymnastics 1/11  MUHS  at  St.  J   ..........................  1:30  p.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball 1/7  Plattsburgh  at  Midd.   ...................  7:30  p.m. 1/10  Bates  at  Midd.   ...............................  8  p.m. 1/12  Tufts  at  Midd.   ................................  4  p.m. Women’s Basketball 1/7  Plattsburgh  at  Midd.   ...................  5:30  p.m. 1/10  Bates  at  Midd.   ...............................  6  p.m. 1/12  Tufts  at  Midd.   ................................  2  p.m. Women’s Hockey 1/8  Salve  Regina  at  Midd.   ....................  7  p.m. 1/10  Midd.  at  Wesleyan   ........................  7  p.m. 1/11  Midd.  at  Wesleyan   ........................  3  p.m. Men’s Hockey Holiday Tourney 1/10  Trinity  at  Midd.   ..............................  7  p.m. 1/11  Wesleyan  at  Midd.   ........................  4  p.m.

MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  SENIOR  Robbie  Donahoe  blocks  a  shot  in  front  of  goaltender  Drew  Michals  during  Saturday’s  game  against  Neumann.  Middlebury  won  the  game,  3-­1. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Middle-­ bury  College  men’s  hockey  team  enjoyed  a  big  weekend,  winning  the  Panthers’  own  Holiday  Classic  by  knocking  off  St.  Michael’s  on  Fri-­ day,  6-­2,  and  Neumann  on  Saturday,  3-­1,  and  giving  Coach  Bill  Beaney  his  500th  victory  at  Middlebury. The  5-­3-­2  Panthers  also  snapped  a  three-­game  losing  streak,  but  they  were  just  as  happy  Beaney  earned  his  landmark  victory,  according  to  Holiday  Classic  MVP  Derek  Pimen-­ tel,  who  picked  up  a  goal  and  three  assists  in  the  two  games. “A  big  part  of  the  reason  a  lot  of  us  come  to  Middlebury  College  is  because  of  the  winning  tradition  that  the  hockey  program  has  here,  and  I  think  Coach  Beaney  is  a  big  part  of  the  reason  for  that,â€?  Pimentel  said.  â€œIt’s  special  to  be  a  part  of  the  team  Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  web-­ that  gives  him  the  milestone.â€? sites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates.  Beaney  afterward  thanked  his Â

wife,  players,  many  assistant  coach-­ es,  the  program’s  longtime  trainer  and  bus  driver,  and  his  employer  of  27  years,  during  which  his  teams  have  gone  500-­164-­47  and  claimed  eight  NCAA  Division  III  titles. Âł,W JLYHV \RX D UHDVRQ WR UHĂ€HFW back  on  how  fortunate  you’ve  been,  how  you’ve  been  surrounded  by  such  great  people  and  had  an  opportunity  to  work  at  a  school  like  Middlebury  College,â€?  said  Beaney,  whose  total  of  586  D-­III  wins  is  unsurpassed.  â€œAnd  for  that  I’m  thrilled.â€? Beaney  was  also  happy  to  see  his  team  rewarded  for  its  effort.  He  said  the  Panthers  had  not  played  poorly  during  their  losses,  and  he  saw  the  tournament  results  as  due  to  what  he  called  the  team’s  â€œbest  week  of  practice.â€? “We  were  dictating  the  pace  of  play  â€Ś  It’s  just  that  we  didn’t  get  the  saves  at  the  appropriate  time,  and  we  didn’t  get  the  goals  on  the Â

opportunities  that  we  had,â€?  he  said.  â€œHopefully  the  tournament  is  going  to  put  us  in  a  position  to  really  take  the  next  step.â€? Pimentel  said  the  Panthers’  plan  coming  into  tournament  was  to  â€œlook  at  the  small  details  and  build  from  the  bottom  up,â€?  and  that  ap-­ proach  worked. “Coming  back  after  the  holidays  and  getting  two  wins,  especially  at  our  tournament,  is  awesome,â€?  Pi-­ mentel  said.  â€œIt’s  good  that  we  were  able  to  come  back  as  a  team  and  re-­ ally  grind  out  (the  wins).â€?  On  Friday,  the  Panthers  started  slowly  but  pulled  away  for  their  6-­2  win  over  St.  Michael’s  (1-­8-­1  after  a  consolation  win  over  Southern  Maine  on  Saturday).  Middlebury  ZDV RXWVKRW LQ D VFRUHOHVV ÂżUVW period  in  which  neither  team  gained  sustained  puck  possession. But  the  Panthers  outshot  the  (See  Panthers,  Page  31)

PANTHER  FRESHMAN  CAM-­ ERON  Romoff  breaks  out  with  the  puck  during  the  championship  game  of  Middlebury  College’s  an-­ nual  Holiday  Classic  Saturday.

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MUHS,  OV  win in  boys’  b-­ball ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  In  local  boys’  basketball  action  late  last  week,  Middlebury  and  Otter  Valley  each  picked  up  victories,  while  Vergennes  and  Mount  Abraham  both  lost  twice.  TIGERS On  Saturday,  the  Tigers  held  vis-­ iting  Harwood  to  14  points  in  the  VHFRQG KDOI WR FODLP D YLFWRU\ after  being  down  by  four  at  the  break.  Balanced  scoring  as  well  as  defense  helped  MUHS  even  its  record  at  2-­2.  Connor  Quinn  and  Cullen  Hatha-­ way  tallied  12  apiece,  and  Bobby  Ritter  added  10. OTTERS On  Saturday,  the  Otters  used  defen-­ sive  pressure  to  stymie  host  Arlington  LQ D YLFWRU\ John  Winslow  sparked  OV  with  29  points  and  12  rebounds  as  the  Otters  evened  their  record  at  2-­2.  COMMODORES On  Thursday,  Division  III  Fair-­ ID[ UHPDLQHG XQEHDWHQ ZLWK D home  win  over  VUHS.  Brendon  Huestis OHG WKH &RPPRGRUHV ZLWK points.  On  Saturday,  host  Montpelier  erased  a  seven-­point  halftime  lead  DQG WRSSHG 98+6 LQ RYHUWLPH 44.  The  Solons  took  a  lead  in  the  last  minute  before  a  Huestis  hoop  tied  it  at  42-­42  at  the  buzzer,  but  Montpelier  won  the  game  from  the  free  throw  line  in  OT.  Liam  Hayes  (13)  and  Josh  Benning  (11)  led  VUHS,  which  GURSSHG WR EAGLES On  Thursday,  Winooski  improved  to  4-­1  and  halted  the  Eagles  for  the  VHFRQG WLPH WKLV ZLQWHU Saw-­ yer  Kamman  (14  points)  and  Mark  Jipner  (11)  led  Mount  Abe.  On  Saturday,  visiting  Fairfax  im-­ SURYHG WR ZLWK D YLFWRU\ over  the  Eagles.  Mount  Abe  dropped  WR

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TIGERS Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell Visiting  South  Burlington  (2-­4)  held  MUHS  to  a  season  low  in  points  as  the  Rebels  won,  49-­12.  Payton  Buxton VFRUHG VL[ IRU WKH 7LJHUV Pimentel  said  on  Saturday  the  goals  later  in  the  period  on  a  power  (Continued  from  Page  30) Panthers  started  playing  the  way  play  after  Neumann’s  Matt  Maz-­ Purple  Knights,  23-­3,  in  the  second  WKH\ KDG KRSHG DIWHU )ULGD\ÂśV ÂżUVW ]DUROR ZDV DVVHVVHG D ÂżYH PLQXWH period  and  emerged  with  a  2-­1  lead.  period. major  and  game  misconduct  for  an  7KH\ VFRUHG ÂżUVW LQWR WKH VHF-­ “Coming  out  slow  is  not  exactly  elbow  to  the  head.  ond  when  Pimentel  (three  assists)  what  we  wanted.  But  after  sitting  $W %H/LVOH VNDWHG LQ IURP sent  George  Ordway  down  the  left  down  and  taking  a  deep  breath,  com-­ the  left  point  and  wristed  the  puck  MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Visiting  side,  and  Ordway  beat  SMC  goalie  ing  out  in  the  second  period  was  re-­ into  the  right  side  of  the  net  from  the  Spaulding  edged  the  Middlebury  Dave  Donzanti  (41  saves)  from  the  ally  Middlebury  hockey,â€?  he  said.  high  slot,  with  Andrew  Neary  assist-­ Union  High  School  girls’  hockey  left-­wing  circle. “I  think  we  really  went  uphill  from  ing.  Thirty-­four  seconds  later,  Wig-­ SMC’s  Josh  Dickman  tied  the  there  and  hopefully  that  can  carry  us  gins  shot  from  the  left  point  and  it  team  on  Saturday,  4-­3.  The  Division  game  from  the  high  slot  on  a  solo  on  until  next  weekend.â€? banked  home  off  the  prone  Pimentel,  , 7LGH LPSURYHG WR ZKLOH WKH move,  but  the  Panthers  made  it  2-­1  $JDLQVW 1HXPDQQ WKLV VHD-­ who  had  been  decked  by  a  defender.   ' ,, 7LJHUV GURSSHG WR Spaulding’s  Julia  Ormsby  scored  DW RQ -DNH &KDUOHVÂś SRZHU son,  the  ECAC  West  champion  last  Neumann  picked  up  the  pace  in  all  four  of  her  team’s  goals,  includ-­ play  goal  from  the  slot. season),  the  Panthers  took  charge  the  third,  but  got  just  one  puck  past  The  Panthers  then  made  the  most  early,  outshooting  the  Knights,  11-­ Michals,  who  was  solid  with  19  LQJ RQH MXVW ÂżYH VHFRQGV DIWHU WKH of  their  third-­period  chances  to  bury  LQ D VFRUHOHVV ÂżUVW SHULRG 3LPHQ-­ stops.  Shane  Topf,  cutting  in  un-­ RSHQLQJ IDFHRII +HU ÂżQDO JRDO JDYH four  more  goals.  Louis  BeLisle  tel,  linemate  Evan  Neugold  and  de-­ marked  from  the  left  side,  netted  the  Tide  a  4-­2  lead  in  the  third  pe-­ broke  up  a  clear  just  outside  the  fender  Robbie  Donahoe  had  the  best  the  rebound  of  Anthony  Pino’s  shot  riod.  Timi  Carone  recorded  a  goal  and  SMC  zone,  carried  to  the  goalmouth  chances  for  the  Panthers.  Freshman  IURP WKH ULJKW ZLQJ FLUFOH DW an  assist  for  MUHS,  and  Sara  Boe  and  beat  Donzanti  high  to  the  block-­ goalie  Drew  Michals,  making  his  Beaney  said  he  liked  â€œall  aspectsâ€?  HU VLGH LQWR WKH SHULRG 0DWW ÂżUVW FROOHJLDWH VWDUW PDGH WZR WRXJK of  Saturday’s  game,  and  he  attribut-­ and  Tajah  Marsden  also  scored.  Silcoff  made  it  4-­1  by  cashing  in  the  saves,  denying  Nick  Perruccio  and  ed  the  success  to  the  Panthers’  work  Spaulding  goalie  Morgan  Gosselin  stopped  29  shots.  rebound  of  a  Ronald  Fishman  shot  Kajon  McKay  from  close  range.  ethic.  The  Tigers  remained  in  third  place  from  the  point. Neumann  goalie  Braely  Torris  (29  â€œThey  realized  all  the  little  details  SMC’s  Kevin  Altidor  made  it  4-­2,  saves)  did  well  to  stop  Silcoff  early  they  have  to  execute  to  be  success-­ in  D-­II  despite  the  setback. but  Mike  Najjar  and  Cameron  Ro-­ in  the  second,  but  could  do  nothing  IXO , WKLQN WKDW FRQÂżGHQFH FRPHV moff  padded  the  Panther  lead.  Naj-­ WR SUHYHQW WKH ÂżUVW JRDO RI WKH JDPH from  preparation.  And  I  think  these  CORRECTION:  The  sports  col-­ jar  roofed  a  backhand  after  taking  DW 7HUUDQFH *RJXHQÂśV VKRW guys  have  done  a  very  good  job  in  a  feed  from  Ben  Wiggins  on  a  two-­ from  the  right  point  was  blocked  terms  of  preparing,â€?  he  said.  â€œWho  umn  in  the  Jan.  2  edition  of  the  In-­ on-­one  break,  and  Romoff  netted  his  out  front,  and  Brendan  McGovern  knows  how  far  we  can  go,  but  I  do  dependent UHIHUUHG WR WKH ÂżQH \HDU RI own  rebound  from  Donzanti’s  right,  pulled  it  loose  from  a  knot  of  players  know  this  team  has  the  ability  to  re-­ driving  racecars  enjoyed  by  Middle-­ with  Pimentel  and  Max  Greenwald  and  snapped  it  into  the  upper  right  ally  do  well  over  the  course  of  the  bury’s  Todd  Stone,  but  referred  to  assisting.  Panther  senior  goalie  Nick  corner. year.  I’m  just  thrilled  with  the  way  him  by  his  father’s  name,  Gardner.  We  apologize  for  the  mistake. BonDurant  made  14  saves. The  Panthers  added  their  other  that  they  work.â€?

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Austin  Robinson  one  of  three  named  athlete  of  the  month  by  SMVA VERMONT  â€”  Middlebury  Union  High  School  junior  football  player  Austin  Robinson  is  one  of  three  Vermont  Sports  Media  Asso-­ ciation  athlete  of  the  month  winners  for  November  as  chosen  in  state-­ wide  balloting  of  VSMA  members.  Robinson  was  honored  as  the  Male  High  School  Athlete  of  the  Month,  while  the  VSMA  recog-­ nized  Peoples  Academy  senior  Katie  Stames  as  its  Female  High Â

School  Athlete  of  the  Month  and  University  of  New  Hampshire  freshman  and  Montgomery  Center  resident  Elle  Purrier  as  its  Open  Di-­ vision  Athlete  of  the  Month.  Each  was  nominated  by  a  VSMA  mem-­ ber  for  outstanding  performances  in  November. Robinson,  a  junior  quarterback,  helped  the  MUHS  football  team  to  an  undefeated  season  and  Division  , WLWOH ZLWK ZLQV LQ WKH VHPL¿QDO YV

+DUWIRUG DQG ¿QDO YV 6RXWK %XUO-­ ington  early  in  November. ,Q WKH 7LJHUVœ VHPL¿QDO ZLQ over  Hartford,  Robinson  rushed  WLPHV IRU \DUGV DQG WKUHZ D 7' SDVV ,Q WKH ¿QDO YLFWRU\ vs.  South  Burlington,  Robinson  ran  WLPHV IRU \DUGV DQG WKUHH touchdowns  and  tossed  a  TD  pass.  Overall  this  fall,  Robinson  ran  for  12  touchdowns  while  averaging  \DUGV D FDUU\ RQ DWWHPSWV

and  also  threw  for  10  TDs.  The  D-­I  FRDFKHV VHOHFWHG KLP WR WKH ' , ÂżUVW team  as  a  quarterback  and  to  second  team  as  a  safety. Among  the  Open  Division  nomi-­ nees  was  Middlebury  College  se-­ nior  women’s  soccer  player  Scar-­ lett  Kirk.  Kirk,  the  second  all-­time  leading  scorer  in  program  history,  recorded  seven  goals  and  two  as-­ sists  in  seven  November  games,  all  NESCAC  or  NCAA  Division Â

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MAKING  RECOVERY  EAS-­ IER  (MRE).  Starting  January  15,  5:30  â€”  7:00  PM  at  The  Turning  Point  Center.  This  will  be  a  facilitated  group  meeting  for  those  struggling  with  the  decision  to  attend  12-­step  programs.  It  will  be  limited  to  explaining  and  dis-­ cussing  our  feelings  about  the  12-­step  programs  to  cre-­ ate  a  better  understanding  of  how  they  can  help  a  person  in  recovery  on  his  /  her  life’s  journey.  A  certificate  will  be  issued  at  the  end  of  all  the  sessions.  Please  bring  a  friend  in  recovery  who  is  also  contemplating  12-­step  programs.

THE  HELENBACH  CAN-­ CER  Support  Group  is  an  independent  group  of  people  who  are  dealing  with,  have  dealt  with,  and  who  know  people  with  cancer.  We  meet  on  an  irregularly  regular  ba-­ sis  (if  there  is  a  need,  we  meet!)  at  the  Mary  Johnson  Child  Care  Center  on  Wa-­ ter  St.  in  Middlebury.  Good  home-­made  treats  are  al-­ ways  available  and  all  meet-­ ings  are  free.  Our  theme  song  has  been  Bill  Wither’s  â€œLean  on  Me,  when  you’re  not  strong,  I’ll  be  your  friend,  I’ll  help  you  carry  on..for  it  won’t  be  long,  â€˜til  I’m  gonna  need,  somebody  to  lean  on.â€?  Come  be  a  leaner,  be  a  sup-­ porter,  be  part  of  something  that  gives  strength  by  shar-­ ing  love.  Call  802-­388-­6107  with  questions.

YOUNG  ADULT  ALL-­RE-­ COVERY  Group  Meeting.  The  Turning  Point  Center  is  starting  a  new  group  meet-­ ing  for  young  adults  (15-­25  years  old)  struggling  with  addiction  disorders.  It  will  be  a  great  place  to  meet  with  your  peers  who  are  in  recovery.  Our  first  meeting  is  on  January  14  at  4:00  p.m.  at  The  Turning  Point  Center.  Bring  a  friend  in  recovery  and  start  your  New  Year  out  right.

CONSTRUCTION:  ADDI-­ TIONS,  RENOVATIONS,  new  construction,  drywall,  carpentry,  painting,  flooring,  roofing,  pressure  washing,  driveway  sealing.  All  aspects  of  construction,  also  property  maintenance.  Steven  Fifield  802-­989-­0009.

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FOR  EXPERT  TREE  SER-­ VICE,  call  Henry  at  Carr  Tree  &  Timber  LLC.  Tree  removal,  trimming,  chipping  &  more.  ISA  Certified  Arbor-­ ist  NE-­6944A.  Fully  insured.  Please  visit  our  website  at  www.carrtree.com  or  call  today  for  your  free  estimate:  802-­558-­5244.

C H A IN  S AW  C H A IN S  sharpened.  Call  802-­759-­ METICULOUS  RESIDEN-­ 2095. TIAL  CLEANING  Services.  12  years’  experience.  Fully  insured.  Call  Leigh.  802-­ 282-­1903.

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PRIVATE  CARE  GIVING  Services.  20  years’  expe-­ rience.  References.  Call  Leigh.  802-­282-­1903.

BANKRUPTCY:  CALL  to find  out  if  bankruptcy  can S M A L L  C A R P E N T RY  help  you.  Kathleen  Walls, JOBS,  property  mainte-­ Esq.  802-­388-­1156. nance  and  repairs.  Brush  BUSY  5  DOCTOR  Family trimming,  hedge  trimming,  Practice  office  looking  for light  trucking.  Gene’s  Prop-­ part-­time  experienced  and erty  Management,  Leicester,  dynamic  LPN  or  Medical VT.  Fully  insured.  Call  for  Assistant  to  join  our  team. a  free  estimate,  802-­349-­ Work  one-­on-­one  with  a 6579. doctor.  Job  includes  giving SNOW  PLOWING  AND  injections,  EKGs,  venipunc-­ sanding  services.  802-­352-­ ture,  follow-­up  and  triag-­ ing  phone  calls.  Electronic 1034,  802-­349-­5457. medical  record  experience a  plus  but  will  train  the  right person.  Competitive  sal-­ Free ary  and  benefit  package FREE  BAGPIPE  AND  included.  Position  is  3  days DRUMMING  lessons  for  per  week.  Send  resume  and anyone  14  or  older  who  is  references  to:  Middlebury looking  to  join  a  marching  Family  Health,  Attn:  Stacy bagpipe  and  drum  band.  For  Ladd,  Practice  Administrator, more  information  call  Beth  at  44  Collins  Drive  Suite  #201, Middlebury,  VT  05753. 343-­4738.

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DEVELOPMENTAL  HOME PROVIDER  for  charming  73 year  old  woman  with  devel-­ opmental  disability.  Should be  familiar  with  the  needs  of older  adults  and  be  able  to offer  caring  companionship. Temporary  ramp  and  some funding  for  renovations  are available  to  meet  her  need for  an  accessible  home.  She enjoys  music,  community events,  especially  holidays! Goal  is  to  be  part  of  a  family, not  a  resident  in  a  com-­ munity  care  home  setting. Annual  tax-­free  stipend  of $30,000,  room  &  board  pay-­ ment  of  $8,300,  plus  respite budget.  Call  Sharon  Tierra at  Community  Associates 388-­4021.

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HELP  NEEDED  TO  clear  and  treat  sidewalks  during  winter  season.  Must  be  able  to  lift  50  lbs,  use  snow  blow-­ er  and  shovel  sidewalks  for  misc.  commercial  accounts  in  Middlebury.  Must  have  valid  driver’s  license  and  be  reliable.  Excellent  pay.  Call  388-­4529.

LABORER  â€”  NO  EXPERI-­ ENCE  necessary.  Good  work  ethic,  some  lifting  in-­ volved.  Vehicle  license  re-­ quired,  own  truck  is  a  plus.  Interior  work.  Starting  imme-­ diately.  Also  seeking  person  with  mechanical  ability  for  part-­time  mechanic.  802-­ 453-­3457.

PART-­TIME  CAREGIV-­ ER.  3-­11  shift  every  other  weekend.  Must  be  patient,  caring,  compassionate,  a  team-­player  with  a  positive  attitude.  802-­352-­4369.

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RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAM  CLINICIAN,  RUTLAND.  Exciting  opportunity  to  provide  clinical  oversight,  individual  &  group  therapy,  and  implementation  of  treat-­ ment  plans  in  an  innovative  residential  setting  serving  LIVE-­IN  CONSTANT  com-­ adolescent  males.  Full-­time  panion.  Food,  stipend  and  offering  excellent  compen-­ utilities  included.  802-­352-­ sation  and  benefits.  www. 4551. howardcentercareers.org.  Job  ID  #1678.  Questions?  802-­488-­6950.

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SEASONAL  TAX  PRE-­ PARER.  Thomas  Tax  Ser-­ vices,  Inc.  is  in  need  of  a  seasonal  tax  preparer  in  our  Vergennes,  VT  office.  The  ideal  candidate  will  have  previous  business  tax  return  preparation  experience.  This  is  an  ideal  opportunity  for  someone  looking  to  work  from  mid-­January  to  mid-­ April.  H&R  Block  graduates  are  encouraged  to  apply.  Interested  candidates  should  e-­mail  their  resume  in  con-­ fidence  to  Thomasbusines-­ sagency@comcast.net.  802-­ 877-­2684.

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BRIDPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL Anticipated Long-Term Substitute Bridport Central School is seeking a long-term PreK-K Teacher substitute for a maternity leave from April 28 through June 20, 2014. This position is supported by a classroom assistant and serves 18 students ranging in age from 3-6. Experience with Responsive Classroom, Mindfulness, and or Whole Brain Teaching is preferred. Apply by sending a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, complete transcripts and evidence of licensure to: Dr. Peter L. Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central Supervisory Union 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury,VT 05753 Application Deadline: January 31, 2014 E.O.E.

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Digital Media Sales: Build your portfolio in digital media by working with local businesses to make digital sales productive and effective. We are seeking an energetic and creative sales professional in the Rutland-­Manchester area with territories stretching into Middlebury, Stratton and Bennington. Year-­round position, vehicle allowance, at least one year of sales experience, references required. Apply via email to angelo@addisonindependent.com.

SERVICE COORDINATOR for the Family Services Program at Community As-­ sociates. New position to develop, coordinate, monitor and provide direct service to children with emotional, behavioral and / o r devel-­ opmental disabilities. Also provide important support to families, work collabora-­ tively with schools and local / state agencies. Must have solid 3+ years of experi-­ ence supporting children and families with diverse needs. Seeking a team player with excellent communication skills. B.A. and good driving record required. Full-­time with comprehensive ben-­ efit package. Respond to CSAC HR, 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, 802-­ 388-­6751, ext. 425, or visit www.csac-­vt.org . SHEA MOTOR COMPA-­ NY in Middlebury, offering Chevrolet cars and trucks, is currently accepting ap-­ plications for an outgoing professional to expand our sales team. This is your op-­ portunity to join a winning team and maximize your earning potential! The ideal candidate must be a positive self-­starter with excellent communication and organi-­ zational skills, be goal ori-­ ented and possess a strong work ethic. Sales experi-­ ence is not necessary but is preferred. If you feel that a sales career with unlimited earning potential is for you, please send resume to Shea Motor Company, PO Box 747, Middlebury, VT 05753, Attn: Mark Stacey or e-­mail mark@sheamotorco.com .

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2 BEDROOM HOUSE, com-­ pletely furnished for 6 month rental on Lake Dunmore. Dec. 21, 2013 to June 21, 2014. Very energy efficient, washer and dryer, 85’ of frontage, no pets, no smok-­ ing. $900 / mo. plus utilities. 802-­352-­6678.

BRANDON;; LARGE, SPA-­ CIOUS, 1 bedroom apart-­ ment, second floor, eat-­in kitchen. Plenty of storage, off-­street parking. Heat, wa-­ ter, power, snow plowing included. First month and damage deposit. $780 / mo. Pets negotiable. Available immediately. 802-­989-­9514, 802-­247-­9898.

THE BURLINGTON FREE Press is looking for reliable early morning risers to de-­ liver our paper to home deliv-­ ery subscribers in the towns of Monkton, N. Ferrisburgh, Middlebury and Cornwall. Must have a reliable ve-­ hicle and proof of a valid driver’s license and insur-­ 2000 SQUARE FEET Pro-­ ance. Please call 316-­7194. fessional office space in Mid-­ dlebury, multi-­room. Ground level, parking, handicapped-­ For Sale accessible. Available now. 802-­558-­6092. MAXIM OUTDOOR WOOD Pellet Furnace by Central 3 BEDROOM HOUSE one Boiler. Buy now and save up mile from Bristol. Pets nego-­ to $300. Boivin Farm Supply tiable. Utilities not included. 802-­236-­2389. Credit reference and dam-­ age deposit. $1,100 / month. SAWMILLS FROM ONLY 802-­363-­5619. $4,897. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut BRANDON 2 BEDROOM lumber any dimension. In 1.5 bath with new kitchen, stock, ready to ship. Free washer / d ryer hookups. info / DVD: www.Norwood-­ Private deck. Tenant pays Sawmills.com 1-­800-­578-­ heat and electric. $850 per 1363, ext. 300N. month. Application with credit check. Call Courtney SIMPLE, WELL MADE, at Lang McLaughry RE at BIRDHOUSES;; suitable for 802-­385-­1107. bluebirds, tree swallows, etc. 758-­2228. BRANDON SPACIOUS 2 bedroom. $650 / month, no THE BARREL MAN: 55 gal-­ utilities included. Call 802-­ lon Plastic and Metal barrels. 247-­5280. Several types: 55 gallon rain barrels with faucets, BRANDON SUNNY 1 bed-­ Food grade with removable room 2nd floor pets wel-­ locking covers, plastic food come. $475 month. 203-­ grade with spin-­on covers 253-­4389 (pickle barrels). Also, 275 gallon food grade totes $125 BRANDON, NOW RENT-­ each. 55 gallon sand / salt ING 1 & 2 bedroom afford-­ barrels with PT legs. $50 able apartments at Park Vil-­ each. Delivery available. lage. Rents starting at $689 / mo. Some utilities included. 802-­453-­4235. Great location, beautiful set-­ U S E D R E S TA U R A N T ting, 30 minutes to Rutland, EQUIPMENT. Call for infor-­ 5 minutes to downtown mation. 802-­349-­8544. Brandon, easy access to Route 7. Call Chantel for more info 802-­247-­0165.

BRIDPORT VILLAGE;; ONE bedroom apartment, 4 rooms, with porch / lawn. Washer / dryer, heat / hot wa-­ ter included. No smoking, no pets. References. $775 / month plus security deposit. Only living unit in building. For more information, David 802-­758-­2546.

C L I M AT E C O N T R O L STORAGE now available in New Haven. Call 802-­ 388-­4138.

CORNWALL 3 BEDROOM 2-­year old home. $1,500 per month. 802-­349-­9566.

CORNWALL EFFICIENCY APARTMENT clean and quiet. $650 includes all. 989-­8124.

LEICESTER;; 1 BEDROOM apartment. $675. Heat in-­ cluded. References, deposit, lease. 802-­349-­9733.

LINCOLN. SHARE CHARM-­ ING post & beam riverfront home w/ single owner & G. Shepherd. Must be com-­ fortable & confident while aggressive dog adjusts (she stays downstairs). Reno-­ vated bdrm & loft perfect for self-­reliant person. New windows, carpet, paint, lg closet. Wood heat & boiler back-­up (upstairs zone), w/d & dw. DirecTV & wire-­ less. Big yard w/ 5 ft fence, For Rent BRIDPORT;; LARGE 1 bed-­ dog door. Garden possible. room, second floor apart-­ Smoking ok. Dog welcome 15,000 SQ. FT. MANUFAC-­ ment. $650 / mo. includes if good match. $550 / mo + TURING or storage by the electricity. References and shared utils. 1st, last + sec. month or by the quarter. deposit required. 802-­758-­ Lease not nec, timeline ne-­ 802-­388-­4831. 2436. gotiable. Easy-­going, private atmosphere. email elifitz@ yahoo.com w/info & phone, For Rent For Rent and I’ll respond promptly.

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MIDDLEBURY  HOUSE  SHARE.  Furnished,  W/D,  wifi.  Utilities  included.  No  smoking  or  pets.  Referenc-­ es.  First,  last  and  $300  se-­ curity  deposit.  Credit  check.  $550  /  mo.  6  month  to  1  year  lease.  802-­989-­3097.

VERGENNES;͞  285  MAIN  Street,  available  now.  2  bedroom  apartment.  Full  bath,  laundry  hookups,  large  porch,  new  kitchen,  parking,  heat  and  hot  water  included.  $890  /  month.  Also  277  Main  Street,  6-­room  apartment,  $1,100.  Call  only  8am-­8pm.  802-­349-­8405.

HAY  FOR  SALE:  First  and  second  cut.  Call  802-­352-­ 4686.

WEST  ADDISON  completely  furnished  2  bedroom  apart-­ ment.  Located  on  Lake  Champlain.  No  pets.  Avail-­ able  immediately.  Rent  in-­ MIDDLEBURY;͞  2  BED-­ cludes  utilities.  Call  802-­ ROOM,  1.5  bath  condo  759-­2382. with  garage.  Updated  and  new  appliances.  $1000  /  mo.  plus  utilities.  Call  Karen  at  Lang,  McLaughry  Real  Es-­ tate,  802-­388-­1977.

NEW  HOLLAND  T1530-­  250TL  Loader,  200  hours.  Winco  PTO  Generator.  Call  802-­247-­6735.

M I D D L E B U R Y,  F U R -­ NISHED  APARTMENT.  Large  living  room,  kitchen,  bedroom,  bath.  $795  /  mo.  All  utilities  included.  802-­ 388-­4251.

NEW  HAVEN  â€”  BEAUTIFUL  3  bedroom,  2  bath  home  in  quiet  location.  Open,  sunny  space,  French  doors  to  deck  and  perennial  gardens.  Forced  hot  air  heat  and  good  woodstove.  All  appliances  including  washer  /  d ryer.  Forced  hot  air  heat  and  good  wood  stove.  $1,650  /  month  includes  parking,  mowing,  plowing,  trash  removal.  You  pay  utilities.  No  smoking.  Some  pets  considered.  1  year  lease.  References,  de-­ posits  for  rent,  fuel  and  pets  (if  applicable).  Call  453-­7648  or  e-­mail  perkolander@ earthlink.net  .

HAY  FOR  SALE:  Small  square  bales.  First  cut  and  mulch.  Delivery  available.  Call  for  pricing.  802-­453-­ 4481,  802-­349-­9281,  or  802-­ 989-­1004.

SAWDUST;͞  STORED  AND  undercover.  Large  tandem  silage  truck  $627,  delivered.  Large  single  axle  dump  $259,  delivered.  Single  axle  dump  $192,  delivered.  Pick  up  and  loading  also  avail-­ able.  Phone  order  and  credit  cards  accepted.  802-­453-­ 2226.  Bagged  shavings  in  stock.  $5.50  per  bag. WA N T E D  N E W B O R N  ANGUS-­sired  bull  calves.  Please  call  453-­4144.

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1996  SUBARU  AWD.  166K,  standard.  $1,050.  388-­2812. 1998  MERCURY  MYSTIC,  50,000  miles,  one  owner,  automatic,  air,  power,  sum-­ mer  /  winter  tires,  $1,500,  388-­0770  after  4:00.

NEW  HAVEN:  Very  nice,  sunny,  special  apartment.  Views,  deck,  garden  space.  No  pets,  no  smoking.  Refer-­ ences,  lease.  $850  /  month  plus  utilities.  802-­236-­2040.

PUBLIC  AUTO  AUCTION.  Cars,  trucks,  SUVs,  repos  &  MORE!  Saturday,  January  Wood  Heat 11  @  10AM.  131  Dorset  FIREWOOD;Íž  CUT,  SPLIT  Lane,  Williston,  VT,  THCAu-­ ORWELL  3  BEDROOM  and  delivered.  Call  for  in-­ ction.com.  802-­878-­9200. apartment.  $850  /  month  +  formation.  247-­9782. utilities.  Credit  check  and  Real  Estate references.  F  irst  and  last  MIXED  HARDWOOD,  PAR-­ month’s  rent.  802-­948-­2559. TIALLY  seasoned.  Cut,  split,  delivered.  $190  /  cord.  Also  WANTED:  TO  PURCHASE  PANTON;Íž  GREAT  LOCA-­ trees  cut  and  removed.  from  owner,  open  land,  2  to  TION,  Lake  Champlain  Please  leave  message,  802-­ 100  acres.  802-­558-­6092. views.  Totally  renovated  282-­9110. house,  2  bedrooms,  2  baths,  Real  Estate new  kitchen,  fully  appli-­ MOUNTAIN  ROAD  FIRE-­ anced,  garage  space.  No  WOOD.  Green  and  dry  Wanted pets,  no  smoking.  $1400  /  available.  Oak,  ash,  maple,  mo.  plus  utilities.  Contact  beech.  Order  now  and  save  MIDDLEBURY;Íž  INDUS-­ Nancy  Larrow  877-­6462,  for  next  season.  Cut,  split  TRIAL  PARK,  Available  2  Lang  McLaughry  Real  Es-­ and  delivered.  Call  802-­759-­ acres,  lease  or  build  to  suit.  tate. 2095. 802-­558-­6092. RIPTON  3-­BEDROOM,  2  bath  house.  2-­zone  oil  heat.  Acreage,  private.  Applianced,  minimally  fur-­ nished.  Fireplace,  log  inte-­ rior.  $1,100.  802-­318-­2118.

FIREWOOD;͞  CUT,  SPLIT  and  delivered.Green  or  sea-­ soned.  Call  Tom  Shepard,  802-­453-­4285.

Att.  Farmers SELF  STORAGE,  8’X10’  units.  Your  lock  and  key,  GROUND  EAR  CORN  $6.25  $50  /  month.  Middlebury,  802-­ for  50  pound  bag.  Cracked  558-­6092. corn  $8  for  50  pound  bag.  S T O R A G E  S PA C E S ,  Whole  shell  corn  $6.50  for  11’X28’.  Large  overhead  50  bag.  683-­6394. doors,  extra  high  ceilings.  HAY  FOR  SALE:  First  cut  $3  Will  accommodate  large  /  square  bale.  First  cut  round  campers,  boats  or  lots  of  bales  $30.  Mike  Quinn,  end  stuff.  Call  802-­388-­8394. of  South  Munger  Street,  Middlebury.  802-­388-­7828.

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PAGE  38  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Monday,  January  6,  2014

SUPERIOR COURT Addison Unit

STATE OF VERMONT

CIVIL DIVISION Docket No. 21-­1-­12 Ancv

U.S.  BANK  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION  AS  TRUSTEE  FOR  THE  CERTIFICATEHOLDERS  CITIGROUP  MORTGAGE  LOAN  TRUST  INC.  ASSET-­BACKED  PASS-­THROUGH  CERTIFICATES  SERIES  2007-­AHL3  Plaintiff  v. JEFFREY  A.  BROWN;  SHARON  M.  BROWN;  VERMONT  DEPARTMENT  OF  TAXES;  Defendants NOTICE OF SALE   By  virtue  and  in  execution  of  the  Power  of  Sale  contained  in  a  certain  mortgage  given  by  Jeffrey  A.  Brown  and  Sharon  M.  Brown  to  Mortgage  Electronic  Registration  Systems,  Inc.,  as  nominee  for  Accredited  Home  Lenders,  Inc.  dated  January  23,  2007  and  recorded  in  Book  33  at  Page  46  of  the  City/Town  of  Panton  Land  Records,  of  which  mortgage  the  undersigned  is  the  present  holder  by  Assignment  of  Mortgage  recorded  on  August  22,  2011  in  Book  36  at  Page  62,  for  breach  of  the  conditions  of  said  mortgage  and  for  the  purpose  of  foreclosing  the  same  will  be  sold  at  Public  Auction  at  1:00  pm  on  February  4,  2014  at  2515  Panton  Road,  Panton,  VT  05491  all  and  singular  the  premises  described  in  said  mortgage,    To  Wit: Being  all  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  described  in  the  Administrator’s  Deed  of  George  K.  Jewell,  Administrator  of  the  Estate  of  Maglena  B.  Miner,  to  Jeffrey  A.  Brown  and  Sharon  M.  Brandt  (n/k/a  Sharon  M.  Brown),  dated  October  31,  1997,  and  recorded  in  Book  25  at  Page  330  of  the  Panton  Land  Records,  and  being  more  particularly  described  therein  as  follows:   â€œBeing  all  and  the  same  lands  and  premises  conveyed  to  Minnie  D.  Miner,  who  deceased  June  24,  1976,  and  Maglena  B.  Miner,  who  deceased  December  1,  1996,  as  joint  tenants  with  rights  of  survivorship,  by  Warranty  Deed  of  Marguerite  Burnham  dated  December  21,  1967,  and  recorded  at  Book  15  Pages  401-­402  Panton  Land  Records,  and  being  therein  described  as  follows:   â€˜It  being  the  home  place  of  the  said  Minnie  D.  Miner  situate  on  the  southerly  side  of  the  highway  leading  from  Vergennes  to  Panton  Four  Comers.  Said  home  being  situate  on  a  parcel  of  land  having  frontage  on  said  highway  of  one  hundred  (1  00)  feet  and  extending  VRXWKHUO\ RQH KXQGUHG WZHQW\ ÂżYH IHHW DQG ERXQGHG E\ LURQ PDUNHUV.   â€˜It  being  all  and  the  same  land  and  premises  conveyed  to  the  Grantor  herein  by  warranty  deed  from  Minnie  D.  Miner  dated  December  21,  1967  and  recorded  in  the  Town  of  Panton  Land Records,  Book  15  Page  399.    â€˜Reference  to  the  above  deed  and  records  may  be  had  in  aid  hereof.’   Reference  is  made  to  a  Corrective  Quitclaim  Deed  from  Edith  M.  Miner  to  the  Estate  of  Maglena  B.  Miner,  George  K.  Jewell,  Administrator,  dated  August  20,  1997,  and  recorded  at  Book  25  Page  313  Panton  Land  Records.   Subject  to  easements  and  rights  of  way  of  record.   Reference  is  hereby  made  to  said  deeds  and  their  records  and  to  all  prior  deeds  and  their  records  for  further  aid  in  the  description  of  the  lands  and  premises  herein  conveyed.   All  buildings  and  improvements  conveyed  and  transferred  herein  are  conveyed  and  transferred  â€˜AS  IS’  and  â€˜WITH  ALL  FAULTS’  and  without  any  warranty  whatsoever  as  to  their  condition.   Being  a  part  of  the  real  estate  where  the  said  Maglena  B.  Miner  died  seized  and  possessed  in  the  said  Town  of  Panton.â€?   Plaintiff  may  adjourn  this  Public  Auction  one  or  more  times  for  a  total  time  not  exceeding  30  days,  without  further  court  order,  and  without  publication  or  service  of  a  new  notice  of  sale,  by  announcement  of  the  new  sale  date  to  those  present  at  each  adjournment.  Terms  RI 6DOH WR EH SDLG LQ FDVK RU E\ FHUWLÂżHG FKHFN E\ WKH SXUFKDVHU DW WKH WLPH of  sale,  with  the  balance  due  at  closing.  The  sale  is  subject  to  taxes  due  and  owing  to  the  Town  of  Panton.   The  Mortgagor  is  entitled  to  redeem  the  premises  at  any  time  prior  to  the  sale  by  paying  the  full  amount  due  under  the  mortgage,  including  the  costs  and  expenses  of  the  sale.     Other  terms  to  be  announced  at  the  sale. 8 6 %DQN 1DWLRQDO $VVRFLDWLRQ DV 7UXVWHH IRU WKH &HUWLÂżFDWHKROGHUV &LWLJURXS 0RUWJDJH /RDQ 7UXVW ,QF $VVHW %DFNHG 3DVV 7KURXJK &HUWLÂżFDWHV 6HULHV $+/ Richard  J.  Volpe,  Esq.,  Shechtman  Halperin  Savage,  LLP    1080  Main  Street,  Pawtucket,  RI   02860 877-­575-­1400 Attorney  for  Plaintiff

TOWN OF MONKTON NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION OF RIGHT TO PETITION Notice  is  hereby  given  by  the  Town  of  Monkton  Selectboard  of  the  adoption  on  December  30,  2013  of  a  parking  ordinance  for  the  Town  of  Monkton. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:   To  preserve  and  protect  Public  Property  from  willful  or  malicious  destruction  and  noise  disturbances  to  other  users  of  Public  Properties  or  to  nearby  neighbors  and  landowners.  PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS:   The  ordinance  restricts  certain  activity  in  Public  Properties,  establishes  enforcement  procedures  and  allows  the  Selectboard  to  establish  closing  times  for  Public  Properties.  LIST OF SECTION HEADINGS OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE: 6HFWLRQ 5HVWULFWLRQV Section  1  -­  Authority 6HFWLRQ :DLYHUV Section  2  -­  Purpose  Section  6  -­  Penalties Section  3  -­  Public  Properties  subject 6HFWLRQ *HQHUDO 3URYLVLRQV                   to  the  Ordinance 7KH IXOO WH[W RI WKH SURSRVHG RUGLQDQFH PD\ EH H[DPLQHG DW WKH 7RZQ 2IÂżFHV GXULQJ QRU-­ PDO 7RZQ 2IÂżFH KRXUV 6HOHFWERDUG &KDLU -RKQ 3KLOOLSV PD\ EH FRQWDFWHG DW LI there  are  questions  concerning  the  ordinance NOTICE OF RIGHT TO PETITION 9 6 $ † SURYLGHV WKDW QRW OHVV WKDQ ÂżYH SHU-­ FHQW RI WKH TXDOLÂżHG YRWHUV RI WKH PXQLFLSDOLW\ PD\ SHWLWLRQ IRU D YRWH RQ WKH TXHVWLRQ RI GLVDSSURYLQJ DQ RUGLQDQFH LI SUHVHQWHG WR WKH %RDUG RI 6HOHFWPHQ RU WKH 7RZQ &OHUN ZLWKLQ IRUW\ IRXU GD\V EHIRUH )HEUXDU\ IROORZLQJ WKH GDWH RI DGRSWLRQ RI WKH RUGLQDQFH E\ WKH %RDUG RI 6HOHFWPHQ 5HIHUHQFH LV PDGH WR † IRU PRUH SDUWLFXODUV FRQFHUQLQJ WKLV ULJKW WR SHWLWLRQ ,I QR SHWLWLRQ LV ÂżOHG ZLWKLQ WKLV WLPH SHULRG WKH RUGLQDQFH ZLOO EHFRPH HIIHFWLYH RQ )HEUXDU\

Resignation  (Continued  from  Page  37) and  to  recuse  themselves  from  the  dis-­ cussion  and  vote  on  any  matter  involv-­ ing  that  corporation,â€?  Bingham  said. WELCOME  TO  PARTICIPATE But  some  speakers  at  Thursday’s  meeting  were  clearly  distressed  about  the  complaint  and  its  impact  on  Nuo-­ vo. “I  would  hope  that  any  citizen,  QR PDWWHU WKHLU DIÂżOLDWLRQ ZLWK DQ\-­ thing,  would  have  a  right  to  speak,â€?  resident  and  Planning  Commission  Chairwoman  Nancy  Malcolm  said.  â€œI  would  certainly  hope  that  anybody  would  be  welcome  to  participate  and  to  exclude  them  from  speaking  and  providing  some  valuable  information  LV JRLQJ ZD\ EH\RQG ZKDW DQ\ FRQĂ€LFW of  interest  (policy)  is  meant  to  be.â€? Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  D-­Middlebury,  also  weighed  in  on  the  issue.  He  said Â

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NORTHLANDS JOB CORPS CENTER REQUEST FOR QUOTES

  The  Northlands  job  corps  Center  located  at  100  MacDonough  Dr.,  Vergennes,  VT   05491  requests  the  following  services/ vendors  to  submit  bids  on  the  following  services  for  the  Northlands  Job  Corps  Center.   NJCC  Contract  Base  year  (1)  contract  period  beginning  March  1,  2014  through  November  20,   2014.  Supplies  and/or  services  to  include: 1.    Student  EAP  Services 2.    Waste  Management 3.    Pest  Services 4.    Heating  Fuel 5.    Propane 6.    Boiler  Services 7.    Plumbing  Services 8.    Electrician  Services 9.    Commercial  Floor  Mat  Services 10.  Welding  Gasses  and  Supplies 11.  Janitorial  Cleaning  Products 12.  Other  janitorial  Supplies 13.  CafĂŠ  and  Culinary  Food 14.  Dairy 15.  Bread 16.  Culinary  Specialty  Foods 2IÂżFH 6XSSOLHV 18.  Fire  Extinguisher  Services 19.  Payline  Security  Guard 20.  Academic  Uniforms 21.  Trade  Uniforms  and  boots 22.  CafĂŠ  Uniform  and  Trade  Supply  Rental  Services 23.  Wellness  Linen  Services   Bids  must  be  received  by  Date  January  QG DW S P 6SHFLÂżFDWLRQ PD\ EH obtained  by  contacting  the  Purchasing  Agent,  Annette  Paquette  at  Northlands  Job  Corps  Center  Via  email:  annette. paquette@etrky.com  or  802-­877-­0149.   The  Northlands  Job  Corps  Center  reserves  the  right  to  accept  or  reject  any  and  all  bids.  Small  businesses  and  Minorities  are  encouraged  to  reply.  â€œTHIS  IS  A  SUBCONTRACTING  OPPORTUNITYâ€?                                              1-­6

+++++++++++++++ PATRICIA A. HANNAFORD CAREER CENTER BOARD MEETING WED., JAN ‡ 3 0 AGENDA 1.   Introduction  of  Board  Members 2.   Visitor’s  Comments  3.   Correspondence  4.   Report  from  the  Chair CONSENT AGENDA 5.   Minutes  of  Dec.  11,  2013  6.   Monthly  A/P’s  for  January  a.  Adult  Program  b.  Revolving  c.  Director’s  Orders ACTION AGENDA 7.   Policy  2.3  â€“Financial  Conditions  &         Activities 8.   Announced  Tuition 9.   Warnings  for  the  2014  Annual  Report INFORMATIONAL AGENDA 10.  Ends  1.1  Academic  Skill  Attainment 11.  Superintendent’s  Report 12.  Facility  Committee  Report  13.  Budget/Policy  Report 14.  Policy  4.1  Governing  Style  â€“  Board        Evaluation 1/6

SUBSCRIBE, CALL 388-4944 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS OFFICE SPACE ADDISON NORTHWEST SUPERVISORY UNION

  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  is  seeking  proposals  to  lease  approximately  VTXDUH IHHW RI RI¿FH VSDFH LQ Vergennes,  Vermont.    Proposals  are  due  Friday,  January  31,  2014  by  2:00  pm.     The  Request  for  Proposal  may  be  obtained  DW WKH $GPLQLVWUDWLYH 2I¿FHV $GGLVRQ Northwest  Supervisory  Union,  48  Green  Street,  Suite  1,  Vergennes,  VT   05491. 7KH 2:1(5 UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW WR UHMHFW any  or  all  PROPOSALS  and  to  waive  any  IRUPDOLW\ RU WHFKQLFDOLW\ LQ DQ\ 352326$/ in  the  interest  of  the  OWNER.                           1-­6

“The  board  here  is  not  making  a  decision  here  on  a  move  forward;Íž  it  is  making  the  decision  on  what  to  pro-­ pose  for  the  voters  to  consider,  and  only  that,â€?  Tenny  said.  â€œAll  actions  that  you  take  here  are  then  subject  to  the  consideration  and  approval  or  dis-­ approval  of  the  voters. “Personally,  I  see  these  well-­dis-­ FXVVHG LVVXHV RI FRQĂ€LFW PRUH DV D distraction  and  a  diversion  rather  than  anything  of  substance,â€?  Tenny  added. Selectman  George  asked  for  a  show  of  hands  on  each  of  the  three  matters  brought  up  in  the  complaint.  After  some  deliberation,  the  board  voted  5-­1,  with  Selectman  Gary  Baker  op-­ posed,  to  reconsider  the  town-­gown  term  sheet  at  its  upcoming  Jan.  14  meeting  because  Nuovo  had  partici-­ pated  in  the  board’s  discussion  on  the  matter  back  on  Dec.  17.  The  board  voted  5-­1,  with  Bingham  opposed,  to  uphold  the  board’s  vote  on  the  Creek  Road  location;Íž  and  it  voted  4-­2,  with  Bingham  and  Shashok  opposed,  to  up-­ hold  the  board’s  vote  relating  to  a  ref-­ HUHQGXP RQ NHHSLQJ WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV and  gym  at  their  current  location. The  board  is  getting  a  legal  decision  on  whether  it  should  appoint  an  inter-­ im  replacement  for  Nuovo  until  Town  0HHWLQJ 'D\ DW ZKLFK WLPH WKH ÂżQDO year  left  on  his  three-­year  term  will  be  up  for  grabs.  George  said  he  will  run  for  that  single-­year  term  and  not  for  re-­election  to  his  three-­year  term,  which  is  expiring.  Selectman  Craig  Bingham’s  term  is  also  up  in  March.  The  Independent  will  report  on  the  ¿HOG RI FDQGLGDWHV WKDW HPHUJH IRU WKH selectboard  and  other  civic  posts  when  nominations  close  later  this  month. Shashok  said  she  understood  Nu-­ RYRÂśV GLIÂżFXOW GHFLVLRQ 6KDVKRN DQ-­ nounced  last  month  that  she  would  be  resigning  from  the  town’s  parks  and  recreation  subcommittee  in  protest  of  the  selectboard’s  decision  to  pick  the  Creek  Road  site  for  a  recreation  center  before  her  panel  had  had  a  chance  to  review  the  locations  that  were  in  con-­ tention. Âł, UHODWH VWURQJO\ WR 9LFWRUÂśV DQ-­ nouncement  last  night.  We  faced  con-­ Ă€LFW RI LQWHUHVW FKDUJHV WRJHWKHU DQG both  chose  to  resign  from  town  boards  that  have  held  our  attention  and  dedi-­ cation,â€?  Shashok  said.  â€œMy  friends  and  supporters  have  respected  my  de-­ cisions  because  they  balance  what  is  best  for  the  town  with  what  is  best  for  P\ IDPLO\ , KDYH QR GRXEW WKDW 9LFWRU has  done  the  same  and  I  will  miss  him  at  the  table.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

WARNING TOWN OF CORNWALL INFORMATIONAL MEETING

  The  Select  Board  of  the  Town  of  Cornwall  will  hold  an  informational  meeting  in  regard  to  the  proposed  Capital  Budget.  The  informational  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  January  21,  2014  at  7:00  P.M.  at  the  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Copies  of  the  Capital  Plan  and  Budget  are  available  DW WKH 7RZQ &OHUNœV 2I¿FH GXULQJ UHJXODU hours.  For  further  information  in  regard  to  the  meeting,  please  call  Sue  Johnson,  Cornwall  Town  Clerk  at  462-­2775.                1-­6

Addison  Independent,  Monday,  January  6,  2014  â€”  PAGE  39

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NOTICE FROM REALTORS

THE  ADDISON  COUNTY  BOARD  OF  REALTORS  wishes  to  inform  the  public  that    not   DOO %URNHUV RI UHDO HVWDWH DUH 5($/7256 2QO\ TXDOL¿HG 5HDOWRUV PD\ XVH WKLV WHUP ,W is  a  registered  trademark.  Realtors  must  abide  by  a  strict  code  of  ethics,  take  continuing  education  and  attend  local  monthly  meetings,  annual  state  conferences,  and  yearly  national  conferences,  hence  making  them  better  informed  on  all  aspects  of  real  estate.   Your  REAL-­ TOR  appreciates  your  business.

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