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RESCUE CREWS
A Salute to Addison
Rescue Crews
July 2015
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then  it  was  a  essentials  course  now,  three  of  those,â€?  LDY se,  I  took  By  ANDY  KIRKA native  and  45-Âhour  cour of  county  and  ORWELL  —  Orwell  an’t  exactly  he  said.  “I  took  a  lot  H RI FHUWLÂż dairy  farmer  Louis  Hall  c VWDWH FRXUVHV , KDYH D SLOing.â€? up  on  the  Orwell  ust  into  train recall  how  he  ended  48  years  cates.  I  was  j department  was  As  Hall  joined,  the  Volunteer  Fire  Department  from  a  two-Âbay  build- ago.   how  I  got  busy  moving  lage  to  its  current  home  “I  really  don’t  remember  1.  “I  joined  ing  in  the  vil on  Route  73  just  started,â€?  said  Hall,  now  7 east  of  the  village.  in  ’67,  and  I  don’t  department  The  remember  if  some- ´, Ă€ JXUHG It  DV then  owned  15  two  body  asked  me.  and  VWHSSLQJ GRZQ trucks,  one  wasn’t  one  of  those  I ZDV WKH one  19  years  old.  things  where  I  had  a  À UH FKLH y  Now,  the  depart- burning  desire  all  m EHVW WKLQJ WR GR operates  ment  life.  I  just  joined.â€? QRW VXUH , seven  trucks  out  of  But  Hall,  who  EXW ,¡P R Âľ a  twice-Âexpanded  stepped  down  as  the  UHDOO\ ZDQWHG W facility  on  a  site  DOO Âż UH GHSDUWPHQW FKLHI Âł /RXLV + it  shares  with  the  this  past  January  highway  town’s  after  37  years  serv- oes  ing  in  that  post,  d department. s  quickly.  at  our  building,  “Over  time,  look  recall  moving  up  the  rankÂż UH GHSDUW trucks,  new  WKH expansions,  new  %\ KH ZDV 1971  and  1972  two  vehicles,  new  equipment,â€?  ment’s  secretary,  in  RIÂż FHU LQ rescue  own  select- KH VHUYHG DV LWV WUDLQLQJ Hall  said,  adding,  “The  ts  have  been  a  trustee,  and  in  e  town  voter 1972  he  became   volunteer  board  and  th s  to  us.â€? 1978  the  department’s very  generou Chairman  him  chief  for  the  Orwell  Selectboard  said  the  members  elected  Roland  “Tedâ€?  Simmons  the  founders  of  Hall,  also  one  of  ,  said  once  the  Orwell  Rescue  Squad ht  in. department  he  plunged  rig jumped  right  “I  guess  I  kind  of  I  took,  it’s  the  into  things,  because Â
Peace songs
Tourney run
Learn more about those who respond and help during emergencies in our special section inside.
A dozen musicians will perform a work by a Middlebury composer this Friday. See Page 3A.
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which  is  very  for  work- Indeed,  the  requirementsrising. By  JOSEPH  BROWN it.  I’ll  be  VERGENNES  —  “I  miss  ing  with  VARS  can  be  surp how  to  do  a  said  Ann  Rivers,  “We  have  to  learn  honest:  I  miss  it,â€?  the  than  two  decades  said  Rivers,  describing  who  devoted  more  on  the  12-Âlead,â€?  to  moni- of  using  electrodes  to  serving  her  community  would  do  a  Squad.  “When  process  Vergennes  Area  Rescue  tor  a  patient’s  heart.  “You  send  it  right  the  sirens  go,  I  miss  it.â€?  12-Âlead  on  somebody  and  could  read  it  from  VARS  this  they  Rivers,  66,  retired  to  the  hospital  and  spending  add  more  ould  years  w past  April  after  21  out  of  ambu- ‌  And  each  year  they  and  â€? countless  hours  in  in  all  kinds  and  more  on. medicine  and  in  lping  people  interest  Rivers’  lances  and  he from  a  very  of  emergency  situations.  and  spend  rescue  work  developed  “But  it’s  time  to  travel  Rivers,  66,  early  age. k  a  nurs- stuff,â€?  “Back  in  high  school,  I  too more  time  doing  fun  ing  school,â€?  said  in  a  recent  interview.VARS,  Rivers,  ing  program  to  go  to  nurs “And  then  said.  In  those  21  years  with   for  VARS,  the  Williston  native  icle,  which  I  got  married.  I’ve  d’s  First  Response  veh spond  to  be- who  was  an  advanced  EMT when  I  graduated  like  he  Orwell  Rescue  Squa squad  change  quite  ers  of  Orwell’s  squad  re wanted  to  do  something  road,  n  the  running  board  of  t has  seen  the  rescue   EMS.  The  dozen  memb ounders  back  in  1973.  oto/Andy  Kirkaldy  and  in  skill  always  or  across  the  LOUIS  HALL  STANDS  o Independent  ph m  Middlebury  Regional  among  a  dozen  squad  f a  bit,  both  in  terms  of  rigor that.  And  my  neighb was  purchased  used  froyear,  said  Hall,  who  was e  involved  in  rescue.â€? level.  nse,â€?  she  actually,  got  m pends  more  tween  70  and  80  calls  a  s ho  w ting  more  inte erson  p f  o “Now  it’s  get The  sort  ys  adding  on  medi- (See  Rivers,  Page  12) said.  “They’re  alwa  school  for,  cine  that  you  have  to  go  to
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Starksboro:  Town  meeting  or  vote  by  ballot? School  board  calls  meeting  to  decide By  GAEN  MURPHREE STARKSBORO  —  Starksboro  ZLOO KROG D VSHFLDO WRZQ PHHWLQJ RQ 7XHVGD\ $XJ WR GHFLGH ZKHWKHU WR FKDQJH WKH PHWKRG E\ ZKLFK YRW- ers  approve  the  Robinson  Elemen- WDU\ 6FKRRO DQQXDO EXGJHW $W LVVXH LV ZKLFK PHWKRG ² YRW- ing  in  person  at  town  meeting  or Â
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Larger ANwSU towns set tax rates; schools behind hikes By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  —  The  Depart- PHQW RI (GXFDWLRQœV UHOHDVH ODWH ODVW ZHHN RI ¿QDO KRPHVWHDG HGXFDWLRQ WD[ UDWHV DOORZHG $GGLVRQ 1RUWKZHVW Supervisory  Union  towns  to  begin  setting  their  overall  tax  rates,  which  LQ $GGLVRQ )HUULVEXUJK DQG 9HU- JHQQHV KDYH LQFUHDVHG E\ D UDQJH RI SHUFHQW LQ $GGLVRQ WR SHUFHQW LQ )HUULVEXUJK 8QGHUO\LQJ WKRVH LQFUHDVHV DUH UHVLGHQWLDO VFKRRO WD[ KLNHV WKDW ZHUH in  a  range  between  6.4  percent  in  )HUULVEXUJK DQG SHUFHQW LQ 9HU- gennes. 0RVW RI WKH PRQH\ FROOHFWHG E\ HDFK RI WKH WRZQVœ WD[ ELOOV JRHV WR- ZDUG VXSSRUWLQJ WKH WKUHH $1Z68 HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRROV DQG 9HUJHQQHV Union  High  School. 6HOHFWERDUGV LQ 3DQWRQ DQG :DOWKDP ZLOO VHW WKHLU ¿QDO UDWHV DW PHHWLQJV LQ HDUO\ $XJXVW DFFRUGLQJ WR RI¿FLDOV LQ WKRVH WRZQV 1RQ UHVLGHQWLDO UDWHV LQ $GGLVRQ )HUULVEXUJK DQG 9HUJHQQHV GLG QRW see  the  same  level  of  increases.  In  IDFW $GGLVRQœV QRQ UHVLGHQWLDO UDWH GHFUHDVHG E\ WZR WKLUGV RI D SHQQ\ 7KRVH UDWHV LQ )HUULVEXUJK DQG 9HU- JHQQHV URVH E\ DQG SHUFHQW respectively. 5HVLGHQWLDO VFKRRO WD[ UDWHV LQ those  three  towns,  which  all  set  tax  UDWHV LQ WKH SDVW IHZ GD\V URVH E\ EH- WZHHQ FHQWV LQ )HUULVEXUJK DQG FHQWV LQ $GGLVRQ Taken  alone,  those  increases  trans- ODWH WR EHWZHHQ DERXW DQG RI DGGLWLRQDO WD[HV RQ D home.  However,  those  calculations  as- VXPH WKH KRPHRZQHUV GR QRW TXDOLI\ for  income  sensitivity  provisions  of  9HUPRQWœV HGXFDWLRQ ¿QDQFLQJ ODZ $FFRUGLQJ WR VWDWH GDWD LQ WKHUH ZHUH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ UHVLGHQWV ZKR UHFHLYHG DGMXVWPHQWV WR WKHLU SURSHUW\ WD[ ELOOV WKH DGMXVW- PHQWV DYHUDJHG 7\SLFDOO\ DERXW WZR WKLUGV RI KRPHRZQHUV LQ PRVW WRZQV SD\ EDVHG RQ WKHLU LQ- (See  ANwSU,  Page  13A)
HOLLY  GONYEAU  OF  Ferrisburgh,  standing  next  to  Addison  County  Public  Defender  Jim  Gratton,  is  arraigned  in  Addison  County  Superior  Court  Monday  afternoon.  Gonyeau  pleaded  innocent  to  driving  under  WKH LQÀXHQFH GXULQJ D -XQH DFFLGHQW LQ )HUULVEXUJK WKDW OHIW D ELF\- clist  dead. Pool  photo  by  Glenn  Russell/Burlington  Free  Press
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‘Greater  Tuna’ HARRY  MCENERNY,  FRONT,  and  Steve  Small  rehearse  a  scene  from  the  Middlebury  Actors  Workshop  production  of  “Greater  Tuna�  in  the  Hannaford  Career  Center  A.R.T.  black  box  theater.  The  show  features  Small  and  McEnerny  playing  10  characters  each,  all  residents  of  the  tiny  Texas  town  of  Tuna.  For  a  pre- view  and  more  photos  see  Page  17A. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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Kids in summer program raise chickens, donate the meat to HOPE food shelf By the way By  DIANA  WILKINSON  MIDDLEBURY  —  Despite  living  in  one  of  the  most  agriculturally  pro- GXFWLYH FRXQWLHV LQ WKH VWDWH RQH LQ ÂżYH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ FKLOGUHQ LV IRRG LQVHFXUH DFFRUGLQJ WR +XQJHU )UHH 9HUPRQW 7KH 3DWULFLD $ +DQQDIRUG &DUHHU &HQWHU LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ KDV RU- JDQL]HG GR]HQV RI \RXQJVWHUV WR KHOS GR VRPHWKLQJ DERXW WKDW The  Career  Center  this  month  will  SURYLGH DOPRVW FKLFNHQV UDLVHG LQ SDUW E\ WKH VWXGHQWV WR D ORFDO IRRG VKHOI ² OD\LQJ WKH JURXQGZRUN IRU D FRPPXQLW\ LQLWLDWLYH WR SURYLGH KHDOWK\ ORFDO SURWHLQ DQG SURGXFH WR WKH IRRG LQVHFXUH RI $GGLVRQ &RXQ- ty.  ³,WÂśV UHDOO\ D WKUHH IROG SURMHFW ´ AFTER  FEEDING  THE  chickens  being  raised  at  the  Hannaford  Career  Center  ealier  this  summer,  10-Âyear-Âold  VDLG 'DYH 0DM]OHU &DUHHU &HQWHU MiddSummer  camper  Kylee  Gero  observes  the  pasture-Âraised  birds.  The  chickens  later  were  slaughtered  and  farm  manager.  “It  involves  the  el- the  meat  will  be  given  to  a  local  food  shelf. ementary  school  campers,  the  high  Photo  by  Diana  Wilkinson
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PAGE  2A  —  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  July  23,  2015
Battle  for  Middle  Earth LAST  WEEK  A  group  of  area  youngsters  (ages  9-Â13)  took  to  WKH ZRRGV DQG ÂżHOGV RI 0RQNWRQ WR OHDUQ WKH ZD\V RI GZDUYHV HOYHV DQG KXPDQ UDQJHUV GXULQJ WKH :LOORZHOO )RXQGDWLRQÂśV Âł/RUG RI WKH 5LQJV´ FDPS $IWHU OHDUQLQJ D YDULHW\ RI VNLOOV GXU- LQJ WKH ZHHN WKH FDPSHUV IDFHG RII LQ D JLDQW EDWWOH DJDLQVW YRO- unteers  who  portrayed  orcs,  trolls,  wizards  and  twisted  men.  There  was  also  a  20-Âfoot  dragon.  The  forces  of  good,  led  by  -XOLD 0DUWLQ DV 5HLQD WKH (OI DQG 3HWHU )HUJXVRQ DV WKH 5HG 'ZDUI .LQJ WRS ULJKW IRXJKW YDOLDQWO\ DJDLQVW WKH IRUFHV RI HYLO OHG E\ '\ODQ 0HUULDP DV WKH 0RXWK RI 6DXURQ WRS OHIW DQG (P- LO\ %LVVRQQHWWH DV D ZLWFK IURP WKH HYLO ZL]DUG FRXQVHO ULJKW $OVR SLFWXUHG DUH GZDUYHV 'DULXV .DLGHQ .RGLV ERWWRP OHIW and  Wisdom  Edwards,  bottom  right.  When  the  dust  settled  and  WKH ÂżHOG ZDV OLWWHUHG ZLWK IRDP VZRUGV DQG DUURZV JRRG RI FRXUVH KDG WULXPSKHG RYHU HYLO Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
Local  students  among  Law  Cadet  Program  graduates  in  Pittsford PITTSFORD  —  Eighteen  young  men  and  women  graduated  from  The  American  Legion  Robert  H.  Vince- lette  Law  Cadet  Program  on  Friday,  June  26.  The  graduation  ceremony  was  the  conclusion  of  the  weeklong  session  at  the  Vermont  Police  Acad- emy  in  Pittsford.  Among  them  were  local  graduates  Haley  Boise,  spon- sored  by  Vergennes  Post  14,  and Â
Jerod  Felkl,  sponsored  by  Brandon  Post  55. The  program,  now  in  its  45th  year,  is  sponsored  by  the  American  Legion  Department  of  Vermont  in  cooperation  with  the  Vermont  Po- lice  Academy,  Vermont  Criminal  Justice  Training  Council,  Vermont  Army  National  Guard,  and  various  law  enforcement  agencies.  The  Ca-Â
dets  were  sponsored  by  12  Ameri- can  Legion  Posts  across  the  state.  The  program  was  started  by  Rob- ert  Vincelette  when  he  was  Ver- mont  Department  Commander  in  1971.  The  current  chairman  of  the  Law  Cadet  Program  is  Tom  Scan- lon,  Post  27  in  Middlebury.  He  and  many  other  dedicated  Legionnaires  have  supported  this  effort  over  the Â
past  years.  Fred  Latour,  Vermont  American  Legion  Department  commander  elect;Íž  Richard  Gauthier,  director  of  the  Vermont  Police  Academy;Íž  and  Chief  George  Merkel,  Vergennes  Police  Department,  addressed  the  cadets  and  their  families  and  friends.   They  congratulated  the  ca- dets  and  praised  their  performance Â
and  accomplishments  over  the  past  week.  The  graduates  were  encour- aged  to  apply  the  problem-Âsolving  and  teamwork  skills  they  had  devel- oped  during  the  week  in  activities  in  service  to  others,  including  careers  in  law  enforcement.  Commander  )UHG /DWRXU SUHVHQWHG WKHLU FHUWLÂż- cates  to  the  graduating  cadets. Cadets  John  Consiglio  and  Chris-Â
tina  Roberts  were  presented  the  Robert  H.  Vincelette  Spirit  Award  for  their  outstanding  participation  in  the  2015  session. Vermont’s  Law  Cadet  training  program  is  one  of  The  American  Legion’s  community  and  youth- oriented  programs  intended  to  de- velop  patriotism  and  loyalty  in  our  citizens  of  tomorrow.
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  July  23,  2015  —  PAGE  3A
Michel  MahÊ,  chef/owner  of  area  restaurants,  dies F E R R I S B U R G H  Starry  Night  CafÊ  be- —  Michel  MahÊ,  fore  leaving  to  found  arguably  Addison  KLV ¿UVW $GGLVRQ County’s  most  promi- County  restaurant,  nent  chef  and  success- the  Black  Sheep  Bis- ful  restaurateur,  died  tro  on  Main  Street  in  early  on  Wednesday  Vergennes.  morning.  The  native  He  also  owned  of  France  was  50.  the  Bearded  Frog  in  Details  of  his  pass- Shelburne  and  the  ing  were  not  avail- Bobcat  CafÊ  in  Bris- able  as  of  Wednesday  tol  before  adding  his  morning.  According  MICHEL   MAHÉ two  most  recent  ven- to  Vergennes  Police  Chief  George  tures,  the  Park  Squeeze  in  Ver- Merkel,  Vergennes  Area  Res- gennes  in  2013  and  The  Lobby  in  cue  Squad  personnel  responded  Middlebury  in  2014.  to  MahÊ’s  Ferrisburgh  home  at  The  Independent  plans  to  pub- about  5:30  a.m.  on  Wednesday.  lish  a  full  obituary  in  a  future  edi- MahÊ  cooked  at  Ferrisburgh’s  tion.
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Salisbury church to host Middlebury composer’s opus Classical piece has been played globally By  LIZZY  WEISS SALISBURY  —  Composer  Sam  Guarnaccia  of  Middlebury  met  Celtic  spirituality  theologian  Philip  Newell  at  a  retreat  in  Vermont  in  2005.  Guar- naccia  had  been  improvising  music  with  a  Scottish  friend  and  he  found  that  Newell  was  writing  words  that  PLJKW ZRUN ZLWK D SLHFH ZLWK D Ă€DYRU of  the  Celtic  countries. The  two  decided  to  collaborate,  and  Guarnaccia  set  out  to  create  the  music  that  would  accompany  Newell’s  writ- ing.  The  result  was  “A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peace,  Songs  for  the  Earth,â€?  a  work  for  voice  and  instruments  that  has  been  performed  by  professional  mu- sicians  internationally  and  throughout  the  United  States. Locals  will  get  a  chance  to  hear  “A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peace,  Songs  for  the  Earthâ€?  this  Friday,  July  24,  when  it  is  performed  at  7:30  p.m.  at  the  Salis- bury  Congregational  Church  as  part  of  the  36th  annual  Salisbury  Summer  Series.  The  50-Âminute  piece  will  be  per- formed  by  six  vocalists  and  six  instru- mentalists,  most  of  whom  hail  from  Addison  County.  The  musical  work  contains  10  sections,  a  full  overture,  nine  songs  and  eight  musical  inter- ludes. For  “A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peace,  Songs  for  the  Earth,â€?  Guarnaccia  said  the  particular  format  of  the  perfor- mance  informed  his  process  of  com- position.  “My  task  with  these  chants  for  the  Celtic  Mass  was  that  they  be  quite  simple  so  that  people  could  pick  them  up  easily,â€?  he  said.  “But  in  spite  of  the  instructions  to  keep  it  simple,  it  eventually  became  more  layered  and  developed.â€?  Guarnaccia  described  using  a  pur- poseful  and  intentional  process  when  composing  music  for  a  text.  “I  have  the  words  on  the  piano,  and  I  go  into  my  inner  ear  and  listen  for  the  mood,  the  feeling,  the  sounds,  the Â
CLASSICAL  GUITARIST  SAM  Guarnaccia  has  composed  “A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peace,  Songs  for  the  Earth,�  which  will  be  performed  at  the  Salisbury  Congregational  Church  this  Friday  night  at  7:30  p.m. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
tempos,  the  melodies,â€?  Guarnaccia  said.  “The  melodies  that  emerge  from  that  process  of  listening  for  the  music  vary.  Sometimes  a  particular  shape  of  a  melody  comes  and  it  just  feels  right  for  that  text.  Sometimes  you  try  a  lot  of  different  things,  but  eventually  you  follow  the  emotion  and  things  emerge  and  then  you  begin  to  play  with  that.â€? SPIRITUALITY Guarnaccia,  who  was  born  in  Mid- dlebury  and  has  spent  years  training  and  teaching  classical  guitar,  said  he  was  originally  attracted  to  Celtic  teachings  like  those  of  Newell  for  the  freedom  this  particular  spirituality  af- fords.  “There  are  a  huge  number  of  peo- ple,  probably  most  people  on  the  planet,  struggling  with  their  spiritual- ity  and  with  the  hard  edges  around  re- OLJLRXV GRFWULQH WKDW PDNH LW GLIÂżFXOW ´ he  said.  “There’s  so  much  dogma  that  people  feel  constrained  by,  and  it Â
Corrections: CORRECTIONS:  The  July  16  article  on  the  Vergennes  City  Coun- cil’s  support  for  the  Vergennes  Part- nership  stated  the  council  voted  unanimously  to  allocate  $7,500  from  the  city’s  Water  Tower  Fund  to  the  partnership.  The  vote  was  5-Â0,  but  Alderman  Michael  Daniels  abstained.  Also,  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  said  because  of  a  merger  be- tween  two  cellphone  companies  who  pay  to  hang  broadcast  equipment  on  the  city’s  former  water  tower,  the Â
Water  Tower  Fund’s  annual  income  is  now  about  $80,000,  not  the  higher  ¿JXUH UHSRUWHG LQ WKH DUWLFOH A  separate  July  16  article  on  the  July  14  city  council  approval  of  a  land  purchase  of  property  from  Mayor  Bill  Benton  and  his  sister,  Betsey  Benton,  incorrectly  stated  Vergennes  purchased  an  adjacent  parcel  in  the  1940s.  Hawley  said  the  city  acquired  that  parcel  in  two  later  transactions  from  Eileen  Clark  and  Bill  Pollender. Â
CORRECTION:  A  mosquito  story  in  last  Thursday’s  edition  ac- cidentally  left  out  the  word  “notâ€?  in  a  sentence  about  the  Lemon  Fair  In- sect  Control  District.  It  should  have Â
read,  “The  LFICD  does  not  spray  insecticide  to  kill  adults,  but  instead  spreads  larvicide  to  kill  mosquito  larva  before  they  hatch.�  We  regret  the  error.
CORRECTION:  The  July  13  article  “Wet  weather,  pesticides  sting  county’s  beekeepers,â€?  mis- quoted  Cornwall  beekeeper  Andrew  Munkres  as  believing  current  re- search  on  pesticides  did  not  prove  the  bees  were  harmed  by  pesticides.  Instead,  Munkres  meant  the  sample  size  of  two  did  not  prove  that  pesti- cides  are  not  an  issue.  To  further  ex- plain,  this  week  he  said,  “Bees  could  still  be  exposed  in  other  locations,  at  other  times  of  year  or  through  other  vectors  such  as  direct  spraying  or  nectar  contamination.  More  research  is  needed  to  determine  pesticide  ex- posure  levels.â€? The  Independent  regrets  the  error. Those  interested  in  bees  and  pes- ticides  may  wish  to  know  that  this  Saturday  at  the  Vermont  Beekeepers’ Â
Association’s  summer  meeting  in  Stowe,  Jim  Frazier,  professor  emeri- tus  of  entomology  at  Penn  State  University,  will  speak  on  pesticides  in  the  environment  and  honeybee  ex- posure.  More  information  is  at  www. vermontbeekeepers.org.
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Mass  for  Peace,  Songs  for  the  Earth’  is  both  timely  and  timeless  and  the  acoustics  of  the  beautiful,  old,  Salis- bury  Congregational  Church  will  lend  a  very  special  setting  in  the  high  summer  of  a  Vermont  evening.â€? Though  the  performance  this  Fri- day  is  not  a  full  complement  of  the  instruments  for  which  the  piece  is  written,  this  performance  will  feature  D YLROLQ YLROD Ă€XWH ,ULVK ZKLVWOH piano,  cello,  bass  and  guitar.  Guarnaccia  said  having  a  personal  composition  performed  by  a  group  of  people  is  always  a  humbling  and  un- predictable  experience.  “It’s  wonderful  and  a  little  frighten- ing.  It’s  never  quite  what  you  imag- ine,â€?  he  said.  “There’s  always  more  or  something  different  that  emerges  and  insights  that  emerge  that  were  probably  there  but  you  weren’t  con- scious  of.  It’s  very  beautiful  and  it’s  a  great  gift  to  me.â€?
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GRHVQÂśW VHHP WR ÂżW WKHLU IHHOLQJ RI WKH way  life  really  is.  The  Celtic  spiritual- ity  is  remarkably  free  of  that.â€?  Guarnaccia  described  “A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peace,  Songs  for  the  Earthâ€?  as  a  way  to  attain  that  feeling  of  con- nectedness  and  spirituality  through  song.  “The  texts  of  the  choral  sections  are  intended  to  invoke  a  connection  to  the  living  world  and  to  each  other  and  to  promote  a  feeling  of  peace,â€?  he  said. Deborah  Felmeth,  who  will  sing  the  second  soprano  part  in  Friday’s  concert,  looks  forward  to  the  concert.  “It  has  been  such  a  delight  to  work  with  these  12  musicians,  and  good  friends,  from  Vermont  who  have  come  together  to  present  this  beauti- ful,  transparent,  prayerful,  praiseful,  longing  for  peace  and  the  health  of  the  planet  on  which  we  all  live  and  to  which  we  all  owe  our  lives,â€?  the  Waltham  resident  said.  “‘The  Celtic Â
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State  pushes  for  better  ROI info  on  higher  education Historically,  the  Vermont  Legislature  has  used  the  number  of  full-Âtime  equivalent  students  to  determine  how  much  money  to  appropriate  for  the  University  of  Vermont  and  the  Vermont  State  College  system.  This  enrollment-Âbased  funding  model  has  been  standard  practice  here  and  in  most  states. 7KDW PRGHO LV EHLQJ UHWKRXJKW $V RI WKH ÂżUVW RI WKH \HDU states  have  decided  to  move  to  a  performance-Âbased  funding  sys- tem  that  pegs  at  least  a  portion  of  the  allocation  to  how  well  the  students  do,  at  what  costs,  and  over  what  period  of  time. :KDW WKHVH VWDWHV DUH GRLQJ LV PRYLQJ WR D V\VWHP WKDW VKRZV the  taxpayer  what  sort  of  “return  on  investmentâ€?  the  state  is  get- ting  for  the  money  spent. )RU DQ\RQH ZKR EHOLHYHV LQ WUDQVSDUHQF\ DQG WKH QHHG WR improve  educational  outcomes,  this  is  a  major  step  in  the  right  direction. And  it’s  coming  to  Vermont. The  Legislature  approved  language  this  past  session  that  would  require  a  “results-Âbased  funding  proposalâ€?  to  be  presented  to  the  governor  and  general  assembly  by  Dec.  15. The  performance  measures  would  include: Â â€œâ€Ś  1)  retention  and  four-Âyear  graduation  rates;Íž  2)  number  of  both  graduate  and  under- graduate  degrees  awarded;Íž  3)  actual  cost  of  instruction;Íž  4)  cost  of  DWWHQGDQFH DIWHU DOO QR ORDQ ÂżQDQFLDO DLG DYHUDJH DPRXQW RI ÂżQDQFLDO DLG DZDUGHG DQG DYHUDJH GHEW XSRQ JUDGXDWLRQ IRU Vermont  students.â€? 7KH UHSRUW ZLOO DOVR FRQVLGHU WKH QXPEHU RI ÂżUVW JHQHUDWLRQ students  and  the  number  of  students  enrolled  in  programs  deemed  important  to  the  state’s  economy. Not  only  are  these  metrics  useful  for  legislators  to  then  be  able  to  explain  the  value  of  their  appropriations,  they  should  be  invalu- able  in  the  continual  need  to  identify  strengths  and  weaknesses  in  the  systems  we  have. This  national  shift  has  been  prompted  for  three  key  reasons:  1)  A  competition  for  scarce  resources;Íž  2)  a  concern  over  rising  student  debt;Íž  and  3)  the  debate  over  the  importance  of  a  college  education  and  which  majors  produce  what  values. 7KH VDPH LVVXHV DUH DSSOLFDEOH KHUH :H DOVR FRQWLQXH WR EH bedeviled  by  budgets  stained  in  red  ink,  which  means  legislators  (and  the  governor)  need  to  understand  what  they  are  getting  in  return  for  every  dollar  appropriated. In  other  words,  key  indicators  such  as  graduation  rates  and  debt  upon  graduation  will  take  on  additional  meaning.  Legislators  in  Vermont,  and  elsewhere,  will  begin  to  examine  more  closely  those  schools  with  low  graduation  rates  and  high  student  debt.  They  will  begin  to  see  what  works  best,  and  what  doesn’t. The  report  due  in  December  will  affect  only  a  portion  of  the  appropriation  that  goes  to  UVM  and  the  VSC  system.  Not  only  is  that  step  important  in  terms  of  understanding  the  “return  on  LQYHVWPHQW´ LWÂśV DOVR FULWLFDO IRU WKUHH DGGLWLRQDO UHDVRQV ÂżUVW LW draws  attention  to  the  relationship  between  higher  education  and  the  preK-Â12  educational  system;Íž  second,  if  our  educational  system  in  Vermont  is  as  good  as  we  say  it  is,  then  it  should  elevate  our  standing  nationally;Íž  and,  third,  it  would  solidify  the  understanding  as  to  the  importance  of  the  higher  education  “industryâ€?  to  Ver- mont. The  University  of  Vermont,  for  example,  is  an  economic  en- gine  that  pumps  over  a  billion  dollars  a  year  through  the  state’s  HFRQRP\ 7KH 96& DQG LWV YDULRXV FDPSXVHV DUH DOVR VLJQLÂżFDQW economic  contributors. The  more  public  this  becomes,  the  better  it  is  for  Vermont.  The  most  powerful  attraction  we  have  as  a  state  is  a  highly  regarded  educational  system.  Having  it  better  understood  —  at  all  levels  —  is  what  gives  us  hope  for  a  prosperous  future. Understanding  this  need,  and  this  potential,  should  unite  the  higher  education  community  in  Vermont  to  embrace  the  Legisla- ture’s  quest  for  more  and  better  information  about  their  operations  and  how  they  are  using  state  appropriations  to  improve  educa- tional  outcomes. It’s  also  information  that  should  serve  as  the  bridge  from  our  preK-Â12  system  to  the  post-Âsecondary  system.  There  has  been  and  continues  to  be  a  disconnect  between  the  two.  If  plumbed  thoroughly  and  correctly,  the  return  on  investment  information  being  sought  by  the  Legislature  for  VSC  and  UVM  could  be  what  pushes  us  to  consider  education  in  Vermont  as  something  that  begins  in  preschool  and  ends  with  a  diploma  beyond  year  12. That  would  be  a  true  return  on  investment. —  Emerson  Lynn,  St.  Albans  Messenger
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Families  come  ‘in  many  forms’
Heads  down MONUMENT  FARMS  DAIRY  cows  feed  on  grass  outside  a  Bingham  Farm  barn  in  Weybridge  last  Tues- day  afternoon.  Monument  Farms  Dairy  hosted  an  85th  anniversary  celebration  on  Saturday.
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Summer  can  test  parents’  patience “I  am  so  bored.  I’m  bored  to  death!â€?  moans  my  7-Âyear- old  daughter. :H DUH WKUHH ZHHNV LQWR VXPPHU YDFDWLRQ )RU RQH RI those  weeks,  she  attended  a  day  camp  at  Lake  Dunmore.  )RU WZR DQG D KDOI RI WKRVH ZHHNV KHU JUDQGSDUHQWV YLV- ited  from  California;Íž  this  visit  included  a  trip  to  the  Six  )ODJV *UHDW (VFDSH ZDWHU DQG DPXVHPHQW SDUNV D GD\ DW 6KHOEXUQH )DUPV WKH ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ VXPPHU UHDGLQJ WUXFN WRXFK DQG D VWUDZEHUU\ SLFNLQJ RXWLQJ )RU WZR ZHHNV she  took  daily  swimming  lessons  at  the  Middlebury  Town  Pool. She  has  three  younger  sisters,  a  house  full  of  books  and  toys,  and  one  and  a  quarter  acres  at  her  disposal.  She  is  bored  to  death.  By  Faith *  *  *  *  * Gong As  a  parent,  the  most  challenging  thing  about  summer  vacation  is  getting  on  top  of  some  sort  of  schedule.  During  the  school  year,  I  can  construct  a  semblance  of  predictabil- ity:  I  wake  at  5:45  am,  get  centered,  dressed,  and  prepare  breakfast,  rouse  the  girls  at  6:30,  and  have  the  school-Âgoers  out  the  door  by  7:45.  I  enforce  a  “restâ€?  time  for  the  non- school-Âgoers  from  1-Â3  pm,  before  the  bus  arrives  at  the  foot  of  our  driveway  at  3:25.  It’s  a  delicate  system,  and  it’s  easily  thrown  off  balance  by  illness  or  disrupted  sleep  or  special  events.  But  that  pre- dictable  schedule  keeps  me  sane  and  makes  the  writing  of  this  column  possible. 'XULQJ WKH VXPPHU DOO EHWV DUH RII 7KH ÂżUVW ZHHN RI YD- cation,  our  girls  awoke  at  5:30  am.  Now  they’ve  settled  into  a  routine  of  waking  around  7  —  unless  I  get  lazy  and  try  sleeping  past  6:15,  at  which  point  they’re  jumping  on  my  head  and  demanding  breakfast.  Visitors  come  and  go.  Camps  last  for  a  week  and  are  over.  Travel,  special  events,  and  extended  daylight  push  bedtime Â
WRZDUGV 3SP I  give  up.  “My  new  approach  is  just  to  roll  with  each  day  as  it  unfolds,â€?  I  tell  a  friend  as  we  huff  and  puff  on  a  hike  up  Chipman  Hill.  An  hour  later  I’m  yelling  at  my  daughters,  half  of  whom  are  in  tears  for  various  reasons,  and  all  of  whom  are  late  for  their  swimming  lessons. *  *  *  *  * Getting  children  out  the  door  is  easier  in  summer  than  the  rest  of  the  year.  Gone  are  the  coats,  snow  boots,  snow  pants,  gloves,  hats,  and  scarves,  replaced  by  a  sparse  ward- UREH RI VKRUWV W VKLUWV DQG Ă€LS Ă€RSV That’s  what  I  tell  myself.  Then  I  re- member  the  sunscreen  and  bug  spray. In  all  honesty,  I  do  not  always  re- member  the  sunscreen  and  bug  spray  (my  husband  is  the  sunscreen/bug  spray/bike  helmet/car  seat  safety  parent  in  our  family.)  But  they  are  important  components  of  sum- mer,  particularly  if  camps  or  water  are  in  the  plans. 2XU FKLOGUHQ KDYH WZR GHYHORSPHQWDO VWDJHV ZKHQ LW FRPHV WR VXQVFUHHQ DQG EXJ VSUD\ $EVROXWH 5HIXVDO DQG “I’ll  do  it  myself.â€?  $EVROXWH 5HIXVDO ZKLFK ODVWV IURP ELUWK WR DERXW DJH involves  screaming,  tears,  and  physical  restraint  (for  both  parent  and  child.) “I’ll  do  it  myselfâ€?  (age  4  and  up)  involves  massive  globs  of  sunscreen  unevenly  applied  to  both  the  child’s  body  as  well  as  the  carpeted  stairs  that  our  house’s  previous  owners  helpfully  installed  in  the  mudroom. Both  are  equally  challenging  in  terms  of  getting  out  the  door  on  time. *  *  *  *  * The  girls  have  taken  over  the  shed  in  the  backyard.  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)
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Dems  have  opportunity,  challenges Gov.  Shumlin’s  decision  not  to  seek  re-Âelection  next  year  has  accelerated  the  timetable  for  Vermont’s  2016  election  cycle.  Prospective  Democratic  candidates  for  governor  are  expected  to  announce  their  intentions  with- in  the  next  few  months,  rather  than  wait  until  2016.  At  this  time,  the  strongest  potential  Democratic  candi- dates  would  be,  in  alphabetical  order,  Matt  Dunne,  Sue  Minter  and  Shap  Smith.  Each  of  them  would  bring  assets  to  the  campaign,  and  each  would  also  need  to  address  weaknesses  and  vulnerabilities. Dunne  was  a  member  of  the  Legis- lature  for  11  years,  seven  in  the  House  and  four  in  the  Senate.  During  the  Clinton  Administration,  he  served  as  director  of  AmeriCorps  VISTA.  Since  2006,  Dunne  has  been  the  community  affairs  director  for  Google,  working  RXW RI RIÂżFHV LQ :KLWH 5LYHU -XQFWLRQ Dunne  has  run  statewide  in  two  By  Eric  L.  Davis previous  cycles,  losing  to  Brian  Du- bie  in  the  2006  General  Election  for  OLHXWHQDQW JRYHUQRU DQG ÂżQLVKLQJ IRXUWK DPRQJ ÂżYH FDQGLGDWHV LQ WKH 'HPRFUDWLF primary  for  governor. Dunne  has  a  political  base  in  the  Connecticut  Valley,  one  of  the  larger  concentrations  of  Democratic  voters  in  Vermont  outside  Chittenden  County.  His  previous  cam- paigns  have  given  him  experience  and  exposure  around  WKH VWDWH 7KH FDPSDLJQ ÂżQDQFH UHSRUW KH ÂżOHG ODVW ZHHN shows  that  he  has  already  raised  about  $134,000,  giving  him  a  head  start  on  preparing  for  a  primary  campaign.  Dunne  has  the  advantage  of  having  been  outside  Mont- pelier  for  some  time.  However,  2016  is  probably  his  last Â
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FKDQFH DW VWDWHZLGH RIÂżFH :KLOH PDQ\ 9HUPRQW SROLWL- cians  have  lost  one  statewide  race,  only  Bernie  Sanders  DQG 3HWHU :HOFK KDYH JRQH RQ WR VXFFHVVIXO SROLWLFDO FD- reers  after  two  statewide  losses.  Can  Dunne  add  his  name  to  this  list? 6XH 0LQWHU KDV ÂżYH \HDUV RI SXEOLF PDQDJHULDO H[SH- rience,  having  served  since  early  2011  as  Deputy  Sec- UHWDU\ RI 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ ,UHQH &KLHI 5HFRYHU\ 2IÂżFHU and  Secretary  of  Transportation.  She  has  overseen  large  bureaucracies,  and  has  worked  closely  with  both  local  JRYHUQPHQW RIÂżFLDOV DQG IHGHUDO agencies.  Minter’s  professional  background  is  in  community  planning.  Before  she  went  into  the  Agency  of  Trans- portation,  she  served  six  years  as  a  OHJLVODWRU UHSUHVHQWLQJ D :DWHUEXU\ area  constituency.  Minter’s  administrative  experi- ence,  at  a  time  when  state  govern- ment  needs  skilled  high-Âlevel  man- agement,  would  be  an  asset  to  her  campaign.  Minter  could  also  be  the  only  woman  in  a  PXOWL FDQGLGDWH ÂżHOG 0LQWHUÂśV PDLQ FKDOOHQJHV ZRXOG EH LQFUHDVLQJ KHU QDPH UHFRJQLWLRQ RXWVLGH :DVKLQJWRQ County,  and  developing  policies  in  areas  such  as  educa- tion  and  health  care. 6KDS 6PLWK RI 0RUULVYLOOH ZDV ÂżUVW HOHFWHG WR WKH 9HU- mont  House  in  2002.  He  has  been  Speaker  of  the  House  VLQFH -DQXDU\ 6PLWK LV DQ DWWRUQH\ ZLWK D ÂżUP LQ Burlington.  As  House  Speaker,  Smith  has  developed  a  deep  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)
I  am  writing  in  response  to  a  letter  LQ WKH -XO\ HGLWLRQ RI WKH Addi- son  Independent  that  criticizes  the  Supreme  Court’s  decision  in  favor  of  allowing  all  to  marry.  I  would  ask  the  author  of  the  letter  how  it  harms  or  diminishes  anyone  for  two  men  or  two  women  to  be  afforded  the  same  rights  as  all  of  us  to  publicly  show  and  celebrate  their  love,  be  automatically  allowed  hospital  visits  to  their  partner,  to  feel  secure  that  nothing  can  tear  them  asunder,  aside  from  their  own  folly.  As  a  group,  we  heterosexuals  certainly  have  not  done  a  very  good  job  of  keeping  marriage  a  sacred  institution.  It  doesn’t  seem  like  we  should  have  the  right  to  “ownâ€?  it. 2Q WKH VXEMHFW RI VDPH VH[ FRXSOHV raising  children  together,  there  are  so  many  different  families  these  days,  with  many  who  are  not  biologi- cal  parents  raising  children  in  very  KDSS\ DQG ORYLQJ IDPLOLHV :LWK WKH SRSXODULW\ RI DGRSWLRQ DQG DUWLÂżFLDO insemination,  one  certainly  cannot  say  that  all  families  are  made  up  of  two  parents  and  their  biological  chil- dren.  There  are  all  kinds  of  love  out  there.  And  it  comes  in  many  forms. This  Supreme  Court  decision  is  not  changing  or  diminishing  the  institution  of  marriage.  It  is  simply  welcoming  more  people  into  it.  How  can  that  be  a  bad  thing? Lately,  one  of  the  things  I  am  at- tempting  to  do  is  keep  my  heart  as  open  as  possible.  If  we  all  truly  do  that  toward  our  fellow  humans  (and  ourselves),  the  world  can  only  be  a  better  place.  During  these  times  of  antipathy  between  so  many  groups  of  us,  it  is  refreshing  and  hopeful  to  VHH D PDMRULW\ RI 6&2786 PHPEHUV walk  in  someone  else’s  shoes. Deborah  Young New  Haven
Towns  unfairly  have  bug  liability ,Q UHVSRQVH WR \RXU -XO\ coverage  of  mosquito  control:  State  administrative  policy  governing  mos- quito  control  is  based  on  what  seems  WR EH D IXQGDPHQWDO Ă€DZ 2Q WKH RQH hand  the  state  has  claimed  jurisdic- tion  and  authority  over  “waters  of  the  state,â€?  while  on  the  other  hand  liabilities  issuing  from  those  same  waters  such  as  mosquito  control  have  been  laid  squarely  on  the  shoulders  of  the  locals. )XQGLQJ IRU PRVTXLWR FRQWURO includes  a  grant  program  to  offset  a  portion  of  surveillance  and  larvi- ciding  expenses  at  the  local  level.  However,  compliance  with  state  and  federal  permitting,  adherence  to  agency-Âestablished  treatment  thresh- olds,  survey  reporting,  mapping,  licensing,  larvicide  and  adulticide  application  expenses  and  protocols,  manpower,  local  governance  and  full  funding  mechanisms,  all  of  this  is  left  to  the  locals  for  treating  on  land  and  in  those  same  “waters  of  the  stateâ€?  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)
Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  July  23,  2015  —  PAGE  5A
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Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) mentioned  earlier. Whiting,  a  town  that  chose  not  do  all  of  those  things,  is  now  an  epicen- ter  of  vector  management.  In  this  case  the  state  may  bring  in  outside  contractors  to  deal  with  the  appear- ance  of  Eastern  equine  encephalitis,  at  great  expense  to  the  state  cof- fers,  while  the  established  districts  continue  to  do  battle  with  both  the  mosquitoes  and  the  state  agencies.  In  practice,  state  administrative  rules  and  protocols,  adversarial  authorita- tive  manner  and  funding  mechanism  have  hampered  and  undermined  the  ability  of  the  locals  to  do  their  jobs  effectively. The  recent  problems  in  the  Brandon  Leicester  Salisbury  Goshen  Insect  Control  District  is  only  one  case  in  point.  Another  case  in  point  is  the  recent  decision  by  the  Lemon  Fair Â
Insect  Control  District  to  sell  their  greatest  asset  in  the  mosquito  wars:  the  district  aircraft.  After  effectively  treating  by  air  over  50,000  acres  over  8  years  of  service,  generating  needed  income  through  commercial  applica- tions  of  safe  and  effective  biologic  controls  of  larvae,  expenses  began  to  outweigh  income.  This  was  in  no  small  part  due  to  the  state  Agency  of  Agriculture  administrators  raising  treatable  thresholds  to  well  above  nationally  accepted  best  practices,  in  what  can  only  be  seen  as  a  cost-Âsav- ing  measure,  effectively  grounding  the  LFICD  aviation  sector. This  brought  about  a  rational  decision  by  rational  volunteers  sit- ting  on  the  LFICD  board,  which,  for  all  intents  and  purposes,  ended  the  ability  of  the  district  to  effectively  carry  out  its  stated  mission,  which  is  “to  treat  where  needed  as  needed.â€? Â
The  sale  of  the  LFICD  aircraft  also  deprived  neighboring  districts  of  a  needed  local  service. It  might  be  noted  that  with  the  removal  of  the  local  aviation  capability  there  currently  exists  no  agricultural  aerial  application  service  located  within  the  state  of  Vermont.  Local  farms  are  contracting  with  out-Âof-Âstate  aerial  applicators  to  ap- SO\ IHUWLOL]HU RYHU VDWXUDWHG ÂżHOGV DW great  expense.  State  legislators  will  need  to  enact  reforms  to  Vermont  statute  governing  mosquito  control,  VKLIWLQJ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO EXUGHQ WR WKH state  while  giving  more  authority  to  the  locals  to  carry  out  mosquito  control  in  a  manner  that  best  serves  the  public. Thomas  Vanacore Bridport Founding  Chairman  of  the  Lem- on  Fair  Insect  Control  District
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Letters to the Editor Corporate  ‘hush  money’  undermining  state  politics I  ponder  about  core  values  and  wisdom  which  surrounds  how  our  legislation  brings  bills  into  law. The  “steroidâ€?  RESET  program,  which  is  replacing  the  Renewables  Energies  SPEED  program  now,  is  law  only  because  of  the  support  of  having  gun  silencers  manufactured  in  Vermont,  which  has  not  been  done  since  the  Al  Capone  Days. Silencing! “Do  what  they  (corporations)  tell  you  to  do!â€?  The  voice  of  a  fearful  friend. Designing,  manufacturing,  trans- porting  and  building  of  green  energy  SURMHFWV EULQJV ÂżQDQFLDO HQMR\PHQW Hush  Money.
Targeting  young  people,  environ- mental  and  religious  groups  to  be  on  the  bandwagon  to  stop  climate  change  through  centrally  controlled  corporate  solutions.  Perhaps  these  workers  signed  a  gag  order,  no  one  legally  can  chat  negatively  about  renewable  energy  project-Ârelated  issues  and  experi- ences. Don  and  Shirley  Nelson  of  Lowell  settled  a  law  suit  with  Green  Mountain  Power,  signed  a  gag  order,  no  longer  able  to  speak  about  their  experiences  negatively  about  Green  Mountain  Power  and  the  takeover  of  their  home  property  of  500-Âacre  farm.
Deaf  ears  of  governmental  agen- cies. Political  campaign  coffers  seem  to  silence  politicians  on  negative  renew- able  energies  issues. Governmental  agencies  now  seem  unable  to  work  with  groups  and  individuals  to  help  meet  their  needs  DURXQG KHDOWK RU ¿QDQFLDO LVVXHV 6KXPOLQ WRRN RI¿FH GRRUV FORVHG cries  for  assistance  felt,  but  not  heard. Tyranny  has  come  to  the  govern- mental  structure  of  Vermont. Corporate  tax  dollars  at  work. The  parasitic  system  of  green  energy. Fred  Person Starksboro
in  captivity. But  at  least  they’re  getting  out  of  the  house. *  *  *  *  * It  was  a  good  summer  for  strawber- ries.  Like  almost  everyone  in  Addison  County,  we  took  a  trip  to  Douglas  Or- chards.  Thirty  minutes  of  picking  with  two  adults  and  four  children  (who  were  more  consumers  than  helpers)  yielded  us  enough  strawberries  to  put  up  9  jars  of  preserves  and  half  a  dozen  freezer  bags  of  whole  berries.  “Why  is  everything  strawberry?â€?  my  daughter  asks  on  the  morning  that  the  breakfast  choices  include  straw- EHUU\ EUHDG VWUDZEHUU\ PXIÂżQV DQG strawberry-Âchocolate  chip  pancakes. *  *  *  *  * Summer  in  Vermont  is  a  season  of  plenty:  plenty  of  green,  plenty  of  fun,  plenty  of  rain,  plenty  of  berries,  plenty  of  mosquitoes.  But  children  can  DOZD\V ÂżQG VRPHWKLQJ WR FRPSODLQ about. -XO\ WK DFFRUGLQJ WR P\ ÂżYH \HDU old,  was  “the  worst  day  of  my  life.â€?  It  began  when  she  was  “forcedâ€?  to  eat  strawberry  chocolate-Âchip  pancakes  LQVWHDG RI WKH ZDIĂ€HV VKH ZDQWHG ,W
got  worse  when  the  bag  of  candy  she  FROOHFWHG IURP WKH Ă€RDWV DW WKH %ULVWRO July  4th  parade  did  not  contain  a  single  lollipop. 7KH QDLO LQ WKH FRIÂżQ ZDV WKH SDUW\ we  attended  that  evening  —  a  party  that  included  a  bouncy  house,  a  pig  roast,  a  photo  booth,  and  some  of  my  daughters’  best  friends  in  attendance.  “Was  that  the  best  party  ever?â€?  I  asked,  as  we  drove  away. No:  Her  older  sister  was  bossy,  and  the  rain  started  before  we  could  see  the  ¿UHZRUNV The  following  morning,  my  hus- EDQG PDGH ZDIĂ€HV DQG VHW D QRWH E\ my  daughter’s  plate  that  read:  “This  is  the  best  day  of  your  life!â€? 6KH ÂżQLVKHG KHU ZDIĂ€HV DQG VWDUHG at  her  empty  plate. “I’m  bored,â€?  she  said. Faith  Gong  has  worked  as  an  el- ementary  school  teacher,  a  freelance  SKRWRJUDSKHU DQG D QRQSURÂżW PDQ- ager.  Since  moving  to  Addison  County  in  2011,  her  work  has  involved  caring  for  a  house  in  the  woods,  four  young  daughters,  one  anxiety-Âprone  labra- doodle  —  and  writing  for  her  blog,  The  Pickle  Patch. Â
Clippings  (Continued  from  Page  4A) It’s  another  example  of  how  chil- dren  are  like  kudzu,  or  poison  parsnip,  or  any  number  of  invasive  weeds  that  slowly  take  over  and  choke  out  the  competition.  As  new  parents,  we  had  the  idea  that  our  children’s  things  would  be  con- ¿QHG QHDWO\ WR WKHLU EHGURRP DQG SHU- haps  one  small  corner  of  the  common  space.  “This  house  belongs  to  adults,â€?  we  said.  “They  are  merely  nonpaying  tenants.â€? Then  we  looked  around  and  realized  that  they  outnumbered  us,  two  to  one. To  be  fair,  the  shed  was  ripe  for  con- quest.  During  the  winter,  it  houses  the  lawn  mower  and  deck  furniture;Íž  dur- ing  the  summer,  it’s  an  empty  shell.  So  this  year  they  turned  it  into  a  “Nature  Center.â€? The  “Nature  Centerâ€?  includes  a  desk  where  one  can  sign  up  for  “Na- ture  Camp,â€?  a  play  kitchen  for  cooking  “edible  plants,â€?  a  small  tent,  various  plant  samples  taped  to  the  walls,  and  a  large  number  of  Daddy  Long  Legs  spiders  imprisoned  in  the  bug  house.  Thus  far,  they’ve  learned  that  Daddy  Long  Legs  spiders  live  less  than  a  day Â
Davis  (Continued  from  Page  4A) knowledge  of  a  wide  range  of  poli- cy  issues.  He  has  also  demonstrated  the  ability  to  put  together  political  coalitions,  to  keep  the  House  on  schedule,  and  to  avoid  distractions  from  peripheral  issues. As  the  public  face  of  the  Legis- lature,  Smith  will  face  the  chal- lenge  of  separating  himself  from  an  institution  that  is  not  held  in  the  highest  esteem  among  Vermonters.  Although  several  House  speak- ers  have  run  for  governor  over  the  past  50  years,  the  last  person  to  be  elected  governor  while  serving  as  speaker  was  F.  Ray  Keyser  in  1960.  He  served  only  one  term  as  gover- nor  before  being  defeated  by  Philip  Hoff  in  1962.  An  extended  Democratic  primary  campaign  among  Dunne,  Minter,  Smith,  and  perhaps  others,  would  give  voters  plenty  of  time  to  learn  more  about  all  these  candidates,  and  to  assess  their  background,  experi- ence,  electability  and  policy  posi- WLRQV DV TXDOLÂżFDWLRQV IRU JRYHU- nor.  As  I  noted  in  my  last  column,  whoever  wins  the  Democratic  pri- mary  could  then  face  a  challenging Â
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Lester Anderson, 94, Lincoln
Obituaries Edith Pyle, 93, Shoreham
SHOREHAM  —  Edith  Pyle,  93,  of  Shoreham   died  Tuesday,  July  14,  at  her  residence  following  a  brief  illness. Survivors  include  her  husband,  Walter  M.  Pyle  of  Shoreham;Íž  a  daughter,  Judith  Pinkerton  of Â
Warrensburg,  N.Y.;Íž  two  sons,  Walter  F.  Pyle  of  Lee,  Mass.,  and  Tom  Pyle  of  Shoreham;Íž  and  four  grandchildren. Memorial  services  were  held  on  Friday,  July  17,  2015,  at  the  Fair  Haven  United  Methodist  Church. Â
Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  Vermont  Horse  Council,  8263  VT  Route  22A,  Vergennes  VT  05491,  or  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.
Rosalie Marshall, 88, Brandon BRANDON  —  Rosalie  Marshall,  age  88,  a  loving  wife,  mother,  grand- mother  and  “Partner  in  Life,â€?  died  Sunday,  July  19,  2015,  at  her  home  in  Brandon. Rosalie  was  born  in  Paterson,  N.J.,  on  May  9,  1927.  She  was  the  daugh- ter  of  Andrew  and  Marie  (Strub)  VanBuskirk.  She  came  from  a  very  loving  family  of  13  children.  She  was  a  resident  of  Salisbury  and  Brandon  for  over  40  years,  moving  there  from  New  Providence,  N.J.  She  was  a  voracious  reader.  She  loved  antiquing  and  quilting  and  making  braided  rugs. Surviving  are  her  daughter,  Christina  Husted  and  her  husband  Donald  of  Lakewood,  N.J.;Íž  two  sons,  Andrew  Marshall  and   his  wife  Michelle  of  Farmington,  N.M.,  and  Peter  Marshall  of  Brandon;Íž  her  part- ner  in  life,  Bud  Austin  of  Brandon,  with  whom  she  shared  a  home;Íž  two  sisters,  Ruth  Jones  of  NJ  and  (OL]DEHWK 3URIÂż W RI $ODEDPD DQG
Âż YH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ -HUHP\ &ROLQ Tyler,  Benjamin  and  Jessica.  She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  John  Marshall,  and  10  siblings,  Howard,  Andrew,  Clara,  Helen,  Dorothy,  Marie,  Shirley,  Alice,  her  twin  sister  Anna  Mae  and  Jeanne. The  memorial  service  “In  Celebration  of  Her  Lifeâ€?  will  be  held  on  Friday,  July  24,  2015,  at  10  a.m.,  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon.  The  Rev.  Margaret  Fletcher,  rector  of  St.  Thomas  &  Grace  Episcopal  Churches,  will  RIÂż FLDWH 7KH JUDYHVLGH FRPPLWWDO service  and  burial  will  follow  in  the  family  lot,  at  Holman  Cemetery  in  Salisbury. 0HPRULDO JLIWV LQ OLHX RI Ă€ RZ ers  may  be  made  in  her  memory  to  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  ROSALIE  MARSHALL &  Hospice,  c/o  Rutland  Health  Foundation,  160  Allen  St.,  Rutland,  VT  05701. direction  of  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Arrangements  are  under  the  )XQHUDO +RPH LQ %UDQGRQ ¸
Roger Leonard, 63, Addison ADDISON  —  Roger  Allen  Leonard,  born  April  16,  1952,  died  July  18,  2015,  at  63  years  old. Roger  passed  away  at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Caroline  Audy,  and  son- in-Âlaw,  Josh  Audy,  in  Addison,  Vt.,  DIWHU D ORQJ LOOQHVV +H OLNHG WR Âż VK sing,  draw,  whistle  and  bowl. He  is  survived  by  his  daughter,  Caroline  Audy,  and  husband,  Josh;Íž  two  sons,  Roger  Leonard  Jr.  of  Connecticut  and  Andrew  Leonard  and  wife  Allison  of  Vergennes;Íž  ex-Âwife  Teja  Tanner  of  Bridport;Íž  sisters  Iora  Fielders  and  husband  Dave  of  Graniteville,  Vt.,  and  Irene  Coburn  of  Rockledge,  Fla.;Íž  brothers  William  and  wife  Judi Â
of  Ninilchik,  Alaska,  John  and  wife  Alice  of  Sweetwater,  Tenn.,  Charles  and  wife  Karen  of  South  Carolina,  Robert  of  Canon  City,  Colo.,  Richard  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  and  James  and  wife  Noreen  of  New  Hampshire;͞  and  grandchildren  Cameron,  Faith,  Tracy,  Heaven,  Zoey,  Shane,  Aries,  Martin,  Kailey,  Nataliegha,  and  Andrea. He  worked  for  Joe  Roberts  for  many  years  as  a  truck  driver.  He  will  be  missed  by  many.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents,  Albert  and  Irene  Leonard. There  will  be  a  remembrance  for  him  on  July  25,  2015,  at  noon  at  his  GDXJKWHUœV KRPH ¸
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Marion Case, 76, Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH  —  Marion  Ellen  (Anderson)  Case,  76,  of  Ferrisburgh  passed  away  peacefully  at  home  on  Saturday,  July  18,  2015,  after  a  long,  courageous  battle  with  cancer. She  was  born  April  19,  1939,  in  Bristol,  Conn.,  the  daughter  of  Fred  and  Mae  (Zeilinski)  Anderson.  In  October  1958,  she  married  the  love  of  her  life,  Lester  Case  Sr.,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  together  they  built  a  wonderful  home  and  family.  After  living  in  New  Haven  County,  Connecticut,  for  most  of  their  lives,  they  moved  to  Vermont  in  2006  to  be  closer  to  their  daugh- ter  and  fell  in  love  with  the  area.  Marion  often  said  that  there  was  always  something  beautiful  to  look Â
at  when  you  were  in  Vermont.  She  loved  to  take  long  car  rides  and  say,  “Let’s  see  where  this  road  goesâ€?  —  a  pastime  not  shared  by  her  family  but  lovingly  indulged  because  it  delighted  her  so.  She  took  pride  in  her  home  where  her  talent  for  decorating  made  the  most  of  every  house  the  couple  ever  owned. She  was  predeceased  by  her  loving  husband  of  55  years  in  February  2014. She  will  be  forever  missed  by  her  son,  Lester  (Debra)  Case  Jr.  of  North  Haven,  Conn.;Íž  her  daughter,  Kris  (Geoff)  Pearsall  of  Bristol;Íž  her  ¿ YH JUDQGVRQV /HVWHU &DVH ,,, RI Colorado  Springs,  Colo.,  William  Case  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  Thomas  Case  of  North  Haven,  Conn.,  and Â
Kyle  and  Kevin  Pearsall  of  Bristol;Íž  and  great-Âgrandson  Ayden  Case  of  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. Thank  you  seems  so  inadequate,  but  without  the  help  of  Ann  Gibbons  and  Tim  Hanson  of  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice  and  Brenda  Owen,  Diane  Wisell  and  Mike  Redmond,  honoring  Marion’s  greatest  wish  of  remaining  in  her  home  until  the  end  would  not  have  been  possible.  Their  kindness  and  VXSSRUW WKURXJKRXW D PRVW GLIÂż cult  time  will  never  be  forgotten.  Thanks  also  to  Dr.  Paul  Unger  and  his  wonderful  team  for  the  care  and  support  Marion  received  there. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€ RZHUV WKH IDPLO\ DVNV that  donations  be  made  to  Addison  &RXQW\ +RPH +HDOWK +RVSLFH ¸
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LINCOLN  —  Lester  C.  Anderson  departed  from  his  Wells  Farm  on  Quaker  Street  in  Lincoln,  Vermont,  in  the  late  evening  of  July  16,  2015.  Monique,  his  beloved  wife  and  very  best  friend,  departed  from  there  on  September  10,  2013. Lester  was  born  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  on  Nov.  14,  1920.  Lester’s  father,  Lester  Cyrus  Anderson,  operated  the  family’s  clothing  business  with  Lester’s  uncle.  Lester’s  mother  was  Ethel  Wolf.  Lester  and  his  father  were  fans  of  the  Chicago  Cubs.  Lester’s  father  was  an  avid  golfer  while  Lester  preferred  drumming,  danc- ing,  and  exploring  art,  culture,  and  nature.  During  World  War  II,  Lester  VHUYHG LQ WKH 8 6 1DY\ LQ WKH 3DFLÂż F theatre.  Lester  was  Commander  of  the  APC-Â19,  a  104-Âfoot  wooden  coastal  transport  ship  he  helped  build  in  East  Boothbay  Harbor,  Maine.  Lester  said  that  his  years  in  the  Navy  provided  experiences  and  cultivated  perspec- tives  that  greatly  expanded  and  deep- ened  his  world  view. After  the  war,  Lester  completed  his  studies  at  Northwestern  University  with  the  help  of  the  GI  Bill.  At  Northwestern  Lester  met  Carl  Schmidt  who  also  had  attended  Evanston  High  School  near  Chicago.  Carl  had  been  stationed  in  India  during  the  war.  Lester  and  Carl  became  dear  friends  and  the  extended  Anderson  and  Schmidt  families  have  remained  life- long  friends. Unbeknownst  to  Lester,  during  World  War  II,  Monique  Pia  Lazarevitch  was  studying  medicine  and  nutrition  and  serving  in  a  large  hospital  ward  in  Paris  tending  the  wounded  along  with  her  sister.  The  work  was  excep- tionally  demanding  but  Monique  embraced  the  work  then  as  always.  After  graduating  Northwestern,  Lester  was  soon  employed  by  the  U.S.  State  Department  and  served  the  U.S.  Ambassador  to  France  at  the  embassy  in  Paris.  While  living  in  Paris,  Lester  would  periodically  swim  in  the  large  pool  at  the  Bois  du  Boulogne.  One  cold  November  day  Lester  noticed  only  one  other  person  in  the  pool.  That  person  was  Monique.  Lester  and  0RQLTXH FKDWWHG EULHĂ€ \ DQG KHDGHG WR their  vehicles.  Walking  past  Lester’s  car,  Monique  spied  the  Bhagavad  Gita  on  the  front  seat.  Monique  later  said  she  realized  then  that  Lester  could  be  the  one.  Always  a  diplomat,  Lester  invited  Monique  out  for  hot  tea.  Lester  and  Monique  married  in  the  Ville  de  Paris,  16th  Arrondissement,  on  September  11,  1952. While  living  in  Paris,  Lester  and  Monique  became  active  members  of  the  Ramakrishna  Vedanta  Society  which  had  been  established  there  under  the  Ramakrishna  Mission  founded  by  Swami  Vivekananda.  They  frequented  the  ashram  that  had  been  established  in  Paris  in  1948  by  Swami  Siddheswarananda.  Swami  Siddheswarananda  was  their  shared  guru  until  he  passed  away  in  1957.  This  experience  was  pivotal  for  Lester  and  Monique’s  spiritual  and  intellectual  development  and  it  served  as  a  foun- dation  for  many  deep  and  productive  relationships  over  the  course  of  each  of  their  lives.  Lester  gravitated  toward  the  yoga  of  knowledge  (Samkhya)  while  Monique  aligned  more  with  yoga  of  action  (Karma  yoga). Together  they  built  a  life  dedicated  to  simplicity,  variety,  and  unity.  Later  on  they  developed  a  deep  affection  for Â
LESTER  ANDERSON the  Dalai  Lama.  Middlebury  College  graciously  arranged  front  row  seats  during  His  Holiness’s  most  recent  visit  there. Lester  and  Monique  were  ardent  travelers.  Lester’s  work  with  the  Foreign  Service  helped.  In  July  of  1958  Lester  was  assigned  to  The  International  Cooperation  Mission  at  New  Delhi.  Lester  then  served  at  the  American  Embassy  in  Katmandu,  Nepal,  until  1962.  Lester  and  Monique  embraced  the  people,  the  landscapes,  and  the  cultures.  Monique  supported  Lester’s  cooperative  development  work  and  assisted  on  several  cultural  documentaries.  Lester’s  photography  prowess  began  to  manifest  itself. In  the  early  1960s,  Lester  and  Monique  visited  Carl  and  Katie  Schmidt  in  East  Middlebury.  Carl  had  moved  to  the  area  after  the  war  to  be  closer  to  nature  and  relatives.  Lester  and  Monique  returned  to  Vermont  on  several  home  leaves  in  hopes  of  acquiring  a  small  farm.  Monique  loved  Mount  Abraham  as  it  reminded  her  of  Dyan  Cho,  her  favorite  moun- tain  in  the  Himalayas.  Lester  and  Monique  visited  the  Fred  Pierce  farm  at  Colby  Hill  on  a  socked-Âin-Âthe- clouds  day.  The  farm  did  not  win  their  hearts  until,  as  they  were  leaving,  the  clouds  departed  to  reveal  a  spectacular  view  of  Mt.  Abe.  Monique  fell  in  love  with  the  Fred  Pierce  place  that  day! In  1963  Lester  served  as  a  6WDWH 'HSDUWPHQW RIÂż FHU EDVHG LQ Washington,  D.C.,  where  his  work  eventually  took  him  to  Senegal,  Nigeria,  the  Republic  of  Guinea,  Egypt,  Liberia,  Sudan,  Ghana,  Kenya,  Ivory  Coast,  Togo,  and  Ethiopia  over  several  years.  In  1972  Lester  served  at  the  U.S.  Embassy  in  Djakarta,  Indonesia,  and  Lester  and  Monique  travelled  from  there  back  to  India  and  Nepal  frequently. After  retiring  from  the  Foreign  Service,  Lester  and  Monique  contin- ued  to  travel  frequently  with  India  and  Nepal  being  their  most  common  desti- nations.  Other  destinations  included  Bali,  Cambodia,  and  Japan. Lester  and  Monique  eventually  acquired  and  conserved  three  parcels  of  forest  and  farm  land  in  Lincoln  and  Bristol  as  they  became  available:  The  Fred  Pierce  Place,  The  Wells  Farm,  and  Guthrie-ÂBancroft.  Lester  and Â
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Monique  both  loved  their  lands  and  they  grew  into  ardent  conservationists  in  the  truest  sense  of  the  word.  They  ZHUH WKH Âż UVW WR FRQVHUYH ZLOG ODQG with  the  Northeast  Wilderness  Trust. Lester  and  Monique  established  the  Colby  Hill  Ecological  Project,  which  has  gathered  and  published  ecological  data  for  over  17  years  and  will  continue  to  do  so.  They  were  also  co-Âfounders  and  members  of  the  Vermont  Family  )RUHVW )RXQGDWLRQ D QRQSURÂż W RUJDQL zation  based  in  Bristol  and  dedicated  to  the  conservation  of  forest  health. Lester  loved  photography  and  land  conservation  and  Monique  loved  farming  and  putting  the  old  buildings  back  together  with  her  dear  friend  Bet  Rudolph. Over  the  years  Lester  took  hundreds  RI .RGDFKURPH VOLGHV WKDW Âż OOHG ER[HV and  boxes  of  carousels.  One  day  in  early  2013,  Monique  proclaimed  to  Lester  that  “it  would  be  criminal  not  to  make  your  photography  available.â€?  This  work  culminated  in  Lester’s  ¿ UVW SKRWRJUDSK\ H[KLELW DW 0DU\ÂśV DW Baldwin  Creek  in  May  of  2014  which  was  followed  up  with  an  extended  exhibit  at  The  Walkover  Gallery  in  Bristol.  Lester’s  complete  photo- graphic  legacy  remains  to  be  fully  developed. Lester  and  Monique  loved  the  natu- ral  world.  Lester  embraced  science  at  the  very  highest  levels.  He  strongly  believed  in  the  need  for  an  ecological  baseline  of  re-Âwilding  forests  to  be  monitored  over  time  and  to  be  used  to  inform  adaptive  conservation  in  a  rapidly  changing  climate. To  that  end  Lester  and  Monique  conserved  their  lands  as  ecological  reserves  and  research  areas  “with  the  purposes  of  providing  an  environ- ment  where  the  natural  processes  are  allowed  to  operate  with  rare  human  LQWUXVLRQ IRU VFLHQWLÂż F UHVHDUFK PRQL toring,  and  education  and  serving  as  a  control  site  against  which  other  conserved  properties  can  be  measured  for  forest  ecosystem  health.â€? Lester  and  Monique  received  exceptional  care  in  their  later  years  and  this  allowed  both  of  them  to  leave  this  life  while  staying  at  their  Wells  Farm  home.  Lester  was  deeply  appre- ciative  of  the  care  he  received  under  Gerrie  Heuts’  leadership  and  her  team  of  Pam  Michaud,  Rebecca  Moricette,  Barbara  Prime,  Dechen  Rheault,  and  Bob  Stetzenmeyer.  Doctors  Wendy  Puls,  Diana  Barnard,  and  Will  Porter  and  all  of  the  staff  at  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  provided  remarkable  support  and  encourage- ment.  Words  cannot  adequately  express  our  gratitude. Lester  leaves  too  many  extended  family  members  and  dear  friends  to  mention  them  all.  Katie  Schmidt,  her  daughters  Barbara  and  Martha,  and  their  extended  families  were  deeply  loved  and  appreciated.  Serge  Lazarevitch,  Lester  and  Monique’s  nephew,  and  Choti  Rappl,  Lester  and  Monique’s  God-Âdaughter,  held  very  special  places  in  Lester’s  heart. A  small  and  simple  gathering  will  be  held  at  the  Wells  Farm  for  family,  close  friends,  and  Lester’s  caregivers. “That  man  attains  peace,  who,  abandoning  all  desires,  moves  about  ZLWKRXW DWWDFKPHQW ZLWKRXW VHOÂż VK ness,  without  vanityâ€?  ~  The  Bhagavad  Gita  2:71. Lester,  may  you  rest  in  that  well- deserved  peace. Ăˆ ELHQW{W ¸
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Bus stop shelter with bike rack opens on Main St., Vergennes MIDDLEBURY  —  Public  transit  riders  travelling  to  and  from  the  city  of  Vergennes  have  a  new  passenger  amenity.  A  bus  shelter,  complete  with  bicycle  rack  and  landscaping,  has  been  installed  on  the  corner  of  Green  Street  and  Main  Street.  This  stop  has  become  a  well-Âused  loca- tion,  serving  both  Addison  County  Transit  Resources  Tri-ÂTown  and  LINK  riders  six  days  a  week,  year- round.  The  Green  Street  bus  shelter  is  the  third  to  be  constructed  for  the  ACTR  system. Kristin  Benton  and  Diane  Merrill  of  Hollyhocks  Flowers,  a  Green  Street  business,  joined  ACTR  Executive  Director  Jim  Moulton  at  a  ribbon-Âcutting  ceremony  to  celebrate.  “The  new  shelter  will  shield  riders  from  the  elements  and  make  waiting  for  a  bus  much  more  pleasant,â€?  said  Moulton.  “It  will  support  growing  ridership,  improve  overall  customer  experience  and  promote  economic  development  in Â
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Ralph Butler Sr., 88, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  —  Ralph  W.  Butler  Sr.,  88,  passed  away  Friday  afternoon,  July  17,  2015,  at  the  Residence  at  Otter  Creek.  Born  on  Good  Friday,  April  15,  1927,  the  year  of  the  Great  Flood,  he  was  the  son  of  William  and  Edith  (Emerson)  Butler.  Ralph  attended  local  schools  and  then  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Army.  Ralph  enjoyed  hunting  trips  to  Maine  with  the  boys,  camping,  metal  detect- ing,  farming  and  collecting  old  bottles.  He  was  often  seen  driving  around  town  in  his  MR2  Spyder  Convertible.  Ralph  enjoyed  going  to  his  grandchil- dren’s  sporting  events  and  was  an  avid  Middlebury  Tigers  and  Mount  Abe  Eagles  fan.  He  is  survived  by  his  sons,  Randy  Butler  and  wife  Wendy  of  New  Haven  and  Ralph  W.  Butler  Jr.  and  wife  Corinna  of  Ferrisburgh;Íž  daugh- ters,  Kathy  Bessette  of  Ferrisburgh  and  Terry  Butler  of  Middlebury;Íž  and  brother,  Arthur  Butler  and  his  sister, Â
MIDDLEBURY  —  Due  to  the  Fourth  of  July  holiday  weekend,  CVAA  rescheduled  its  monthly  First  Friday  Luncheon  at  the  Middlebury  VFW  to  this  Friday,  July  24.  Seniors  60  and  older  are  invited  to  a  special  “breakfast  for  lunchâ€?  meal  featuring  pancakes  with  Vermont  maple  syrup,  scrambled  eggs  with  Canadian  bacon  and  cheese,  sausage  patty,  spinach  quiche  with  onions,  fresh  fruit  salad,  banana  bread  and  Vermont  &RIIHH &R FHUWLÂż HG RUJDQLF UHJX lar  and  decaffeinated  coffee. The  suggested  donation  for  this  meal  is  $4.  Reservations  are  required,  and  may  be  made  by  call- ing  CVAA  at  1-Â800-Â642-Â5119.  Free  transportation  is  available  through  ACTR;Íž  call  802-Â388-Â1946  to  make  arrangements. Â
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Vergennes.â€? Funds  for  the  shelter  were  provided  by  VTrans  with  local  match  from  the  Vergennes  water  tower  fund.  Moulton  says  ACTR  worked  very  closely  with  city  officials,  the  Vergennes  Partnership  and  adjacent  business  owners  to  ensure  that  the  form  and  function  of  the  installa- tion  would  suit  the  location.  Local  contractors  Nop’s  Metal  Works  and  Greenhaven  Nursery  completed  the  site  work.  The  bicycle  rack  was  designed  and  built  by  students  at  Northlands  Job  Corps.  Northlands  donated  the  bike  rack  materials  and  instructor  time. ACTR  enhances  the  economic,  social  and  environmental  health  of  the  region  by  providing  commu- nity  transportation  services  that  are  safe,  reliable,  accessible  and  afford- able  for  everyone.  To  learn  more  about  ACTR’s  bus  and  Dial-ÂA-ÂRide  services,  go  to  www.actr-Âvt.org  or  call  388-Â2287.
CVAA  moves  VFW  breakfast  to  July  24
Bertha  Sherman,  both  of  Bristol.  He  is  also  survived  by  his  grandchildren,  Courtney  Allenson,  Lindsey  Pepperine,  Justin  Butler,  Stephanie  Barrett,  Meredith  Bessette,  Curtis  Bessette  and  Wesley  Butler;Íž  great-Âgrandchildren,  Wyatt,  Isabelle,  Fiona  and  Brecken;Íž  numerous  nieces,  nephews  and   cous- ins;Íž  and  a  special  canine,  Daisy. He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Shirley  Butler,  in  1995;Íž  and  siblings  Lawrence  and  Howard  Butler  and  Dorothy  Lafountain.  Funeral  services  were  held  on  Wednesday,  July  22,  2015,  at  2  p.m.  at  the  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church,  with  the  Rev.  Jill  Robinson  RIÂż FLDWLQJ Burial  followed  in  Greenwood  Cemetery  in  Bristol.  Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  Alzheimer’s  Association,  RALPH  BUTLER  SR. Vermont  Division,  300  Cornerstone  Drive,  Suite  128,  Williston,  VT  05495. Arrangements  are  under  the  direction  Home.  Online  condolences  at  www. of  the  Sanderson-ÂDucharme  Funeral  VDQGHUVRQIXQHUDOVHUYLFH FRP ¸
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Edna Weller, 74, Brandon BRANDON  —  Edna  Mae  Weller,  74,  died  Saturday,  July  18,  2015,  at  Rutland  Health  Care  Center. She  was  born  in  Ripton  on  April  26,  1941.  She  married  Erwin  Weller  in  1959  in  Ripton.  He Â
predeceased  her  in  February  2015.  Surviving  are  her  daugh- ter,  Karlene  Marie  Johnson  of  Rutland;Íž  two  granddaughters  and  eight  great-Âgrandchildren. The  funeral  service  was  held  on  Wednesday,  July  22,  at  the  Miller Â
&  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon.  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  followed  in  Pine  Hill  Cemetery. Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  The  Brandon  Area  Rescue  Squad,  P.O.  Box  232,  Brandon,  VT  05733.
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Three  Day  Stampede  in  Bristol.  Friday,  July  24,  8  a.m.-Â8  p.m.,  Bristol  Rec  Field.  7ZHQW\ VHFRQG DQQXDO F\VWLF Âż EURVLV IXQG raiser.  Twenty-Âtent  lawn  sale,  used  book  sale,  craft  DQG Ă€ HD PDUNHW IRRG EXQN EDNH VDOH VLOHQW DXFWLRQ and  more.  Info:  www.threedaystampede.org/week- end.html.  “Family  Fridaysâ€?  craft  activity  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  July  24,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Rokeby  Museum.  “Weekly  summer  make-Âand-Âtake  craft  program.  Cost  $3  per  participant  or  free  with  museum  admis- sion.  Info:  802-Â877-Â3406  or  rokeby@comcast.net.  Kids’  drop-Âin  story  time  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  24,  10:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library  garden.  Kids  from  birth  to  age  4  are  invited  to  enjoy  a  story  in  the  library’s  beautiful  garden.  Info:  388-Â4097. Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  24,  11:30  a.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  CVAA  invites  seniors  60  and  older  to  “Breakfast  for  Lunch,â€?  featuring  pancakes  with  Vermont  maple  syrup,  scrambled  eggs  with  Canadian  bacon  and  cheese,  sausage  patty,  spin- ach  quiche  with  onions,  fresh  fruit  salad  and  banana  bread.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-Â800-Â642-Â5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transporta- tion  with  ACTR:  388-Â1946. Arts  Walk  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  July  24,  5-Â7  p.m.,  downtown  Vergennes.  Summer  event  on  the  fourth  Friday  of  each  month,  with  receptions  and  artwork  displayed  at  participating  businesses  around  town.  Info:  info@creativespacegallery.org. Carillon  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  July  24,  5  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel  and  surrounding  grounds.  Sergei  Gratchev,  instructor  and  carillonneur  in  Hulst,  Netherlands,  and  at  the  Middlebury  Summer  Russian  School,  performs.  Info:  443-Â3168  or  www. middlebury.edu/arts.  Table  of  Grace  free  community  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  July  24,  5:30-Â6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Served  monthly,  open  to  all.  July  menu:  cold  ham,  salads,  bread  and  dessert.  Bring  friends. Family-Âfriendly  movie  night  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  24,  6:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Movies  selected  by  patrons;Íž  stop  by  the  children’s  room  to  vote  for  your  pick.  Info:  388-Â4097. “Joseph  and  the  Amazing  Technicolor  Dreamcoatâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  24,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  young  cast  of  THT’s  Young  Company  puts  a  new  spin  on  the  world-Âfamous  musical  about  Joseph  and  his  coat  of  many  colors.  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Also  on  July  25. Summer  Performance  Series  in  Salisbury.  Friday,  July  24,  7:30-Â9  p.m.,  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.  Presenting  “A  Celtic  Mass  for  Peace,  Songs  for  the  Earth,â€?  Vermont  composer  Sam  Guarnaccia’s  setting  of  the  poetry  of  Philip  Newell,  with  instrumen- tal  and  vocal  ensembles.  Free.  Free-Âwill  donations  appreciated. “Greater  Tunaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  24,  8  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Black  Box  Theater,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Hilarious  two-Âman  off-ÂBroadway  hit,  starring  Steve  Small  and  Harry  McEnerney,  about  Tuna,  the  third-Âsmallest  town  in  Texas.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Runs  through  Aug.  2.
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Bake  sale  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  July  25,  8  a.m.-Â1  p.m.,  Kampersville  6WRUH 5RXWH 7R EHQHÂż W WKH 6DOLVEXU\ Congregational  Church.  Three  Day  Stampede  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  July  25,  8  a.m.-Â8  p.m.,  Bristol  Rec  Field.  Twenty-Âsecond  DQQXDO F\VWLF Âż EURVLV IXQGUDLVHU 7ZHQW\ WHQW ODZQ VDOH XVHG ERRN VDOH FUDIW DQG Ă€ HD PDUNHW IRRG bunk,  bake  sale,  silent  auction  and  more.  Saturday: Â
2-Âhour  motorcycle  ride  led  by  Chapter  4  Red  Knights  at  noon.  Info:  www.threedaystampede.org/weekend. html.  Morgan  horse  children’s  activities  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  July  25,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  National  Museum  of  the  Morgan  Horse,  Main  Street.  Children  4-Â8  can  learn  about  Morgans  and  their  foals  with  a  fun  activ- ity.  Donations  appreciated.  Info:  388-Â1639  or  www. morganhorse.com/museum. Kids’  “mini  musterâ€?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  July  25,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Middlebury  Recreation  Park.  Kids  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  join  members  of  the  Middlebury  Fire  Department  for  fun  games,  refresh- PHQWV DQG D WRXU RI Âż UH HQJLQHV 3DUW RI WKH IRXUWK annual  Adam  Myers  Memorial  Fundraiser. Historical  society  presentation  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  July  25,  10  a.m.-Ânoon,  Ripton  Community  Church.  The  Ripton  Historical  Society  presents  slides  and  photos  of  “A  Brief  Introduction  to  Ripton’s  Early  History,â€?  “CCC  Camp  Riptonâ€?  and  “The  Alonzo  Barnard  Farmâ€?  by  Charles  Billings,  and  “Some  Folklife  History  of  Ripton,â€?  a  video  recording  of  Ripton  residents  by  Jerry  Shedd.  9ROXQWHHU Âż UH DQG UHVFXH WRZQ FRRNRXW DQG RSHQ house  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  July  25,  noon-Â2  p.m.,  Ripton  Fire  Station,  25  Dugway  Road.  Come  hang  RXW ZLWK &KLHI (ULN DQG WKH UHVW RI WKH Âż UH GHSDUWPHQW folks  and  enjoy  grilled  hot  dogs  and  hamburgers.  Bring  a  side  dish  to  share.  Fun  kids’  activities.  /LYLQJ KLVWRU\ SUHVHQWDWLRQ LQ 2UZHOO Saturday,  July  25,  2-Â3:30  p.m.,  Mount  Independence  State  Historic  Site.  Modern-Âday  historian  Paul  Andriscin  presents  “An  Inquiry  into  the  Revolutionary  Mind,â€?  by  “inter- viewingâ€?  American  Gen.  Benedict  Arnold  and  British  Gen.  Guy  Carleton  about  their  activities  on  Lake  Champlain  in  1776,  including  the  Battle  of  Valcour.  Info:  802-Â948-Â2000. Summer  chicken  barbecue  dinner  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  July  25,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Brandon  Congregational  Church.  Barbecued  chicken,  baked  beans,  potato,  pasta,  green  salads,  homemade  rolls,  hot  fudge  brownie  sundaes  and  beverages.  Free  will  offering  taken.  Lobsterfest  in  North  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  July  25,  5-Â8  p.m.,  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist  Church.  Two  seatings:  5  and  6:30  p.m.  Lobster  dinner,  $23,  includes  lobster,  potato  salad,  coleslaw,  rolls,  homemade  pies,  and  iced  tea  and  lemonade.  Chicken  dinner:  $12.  Children  (chicken  only):  $6.  Reservations  required:  call  802-Â425-Â3741  before  July  20.  Jon  Gailmor  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  July  25,  6:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Town  Hall.  Original  tunes  by  Gailmor,  a  popular  Vermont  singer/songwriter.  To  EHQHÂż W WKH %UDQGRQ )UHH /LEUDU\ DQG WKH WRZQ KDOO Free-Âwill  offering  welcome.  Info:  www.brandontown- hall.org  or  802-Â247-Â5420.  “Joseph  and  the  Amazing  Technicolor  Dreamcoatâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  July  25,  7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  young  cast  of  THT’s  Young  Company  puts  a  new  spin  on  the  world- famous  musical  about  Joseph  and  his  coat  of  many  FRORUV 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org. Hiroya  Tsukamoto  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  July  25,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  A  one-Âof-Âa-Âkind  Japanese  composer,  guitarist  and  singer/songwriter  playing  world  music.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended  at  802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@brandon- music.net.  “Greater  Tunaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  July  25,  8  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Black  Box  Theater,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Hilarious  two-Âman  off-ÂBroadway  hit,  starring  Steve  Small  and  Harry  McEnerney,  about  Tuna,  the  third-Âsmallest  town  in  Texas.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Runs  through  Aug.  2.
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Public  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  July  26,  7:30-Â10  a.m.,  Dorchester  Masonic  Lodge,  54  School  St.  Only  $8  for  eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  blueberry  pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  corned  beef  hash,  sausage  gravy  and  biscuits,  juice,  coffee  and  tea.  Proceeds  support  various  local  community  needs  and  organizations. Three  Day  Stampede  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  July  26,  8  a.m.-Â4  p.m.,  Bristol  Rec  Field.  Twenty-Âsecond  DQQXDO F\VWLF Âż EURVLV IXQGUDLVHU 7ZHQW\ WHQW ODZQ VDOH XVHG ERRN VDOH FUDIW DQG Ă€ HD PDUNHW IRRG bunk,  bake  sale,  silent  auction  and  more.  Sunday:  5K  road  race  starts  at  8  a.m.  with  a  walk-Âa-Âthon  at  11  a.m.  Info:  www.threedaystampede.org/weekend. html.  Historic  Clocks  and  Watches  Afternoon  in  Addison.  Sunday,  July  26,  noon-Â4  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site.  Members  of  the  Green  Mountain  Timekeepers  Society  will  be  on  hand  to  talk  about  historic  clocks  and  watches,  and  repairs.  Bring  your  timepieces  or  photographs  and  learn  more  about  them.  Info:  759-Â2412.
*XLGHG KLVWRU\ ZDON DFURVV WKH /DNH &KDPSODLQ Bridge.  Sunday,  July  26,  1-Â3  p.m.,  meet  at  the  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  State  Historic  Site  Museum.  State  historic  site  managers  Elsa  Gilbertson  of  Chimney  Point,  Vt.,  and  Thomas  Hughes  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.,  present  “Points  of  Interest,â€?  a  guided  walk  across  the  bridge.  Rain  or  shine.  Info:  759-Â2412.  “Greater  Tunaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  July  26,  2  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Black  Box  Theater,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Hilarious  two-Âman  off-ÂBroadway  hit,  starring  Steve  Small  and  Harry  McEnerney,  about  Tuna,  the  third-Âsmallest  town  in  Texas.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. Heliand  Trio  in  concert  in  Rochester.  Sunday,  July  26,  4  p.m.,  Rochester  Federated  Church.  The  Rochester  Chamber  Music  Society  presents  soprano  Mary  Bonhag  with  the  Heliand  Trio,  performing  a  program  of  Schubert  and  Mendelssohn,  as  well  as  the  premier  of  “Smiling  Moonâ€?  by  Australian  compos- ter  Padma  Newsome.  Free,  but  donations  appreci- ated.  Info:  802-Â767-Â9234  or  www.rcmsvt.org. Reading  series  in  Rochester.  Sunday,  July  26,  5:30  p.m.,  BigTown  Gallery.  Ann  McGarrell  and  Patricia  Brody  read  their  poetry.
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Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  July  27,  5-Â7  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery  at  Town  Hall  Theater.  Celebrating  the  “Dinerâ€?  series  oil  paintings  of  Constance  “Tancyâ€?  Holden.  The  annual  Constance  Holden  Memorial  Concert  takes  place  upstairs  in  the  THT  at  7:30  p.m.  Exhibit  runs  through  Aug.  6.  Info:  802-Â382-Â9222. Band  concert  in  Brandon.  Monday,  July  27,  6:30  p.m.,  Central  Park  bandstand.  Rain  location:  Brandon  Town  Hall.  To  join  the  band,  call  247-Â4559. Band  concert  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  July  27,  7  p.m.,  Vergennes  City  Park.  Weekly  summer  band  concert  by  the  Vergennes  City  Band. Point  CounterPoint  faculty  concert  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  July  27,  7:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Aeolus  Quartet  plays  at  the  annual  Constance  Holden  Memorial  Concert,  performing  Haydn’s  Quartet  No.  55  in  D  Major,  Turina’s  Piano  Trio  No.  2  in  B  minor,  Opus  76,  and  Bartok’s  String  Quartet  No.  2.
Jul
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Pre-ÂK/kindergarten  story  time  in  East  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  July  28,  10:30- 11:15  a.m.,  Sarah  Partridge  Library,  431  East  Main  St.  Weekly  summer  story  and  take-Âhome  craft  time  for  young  children.  Info:  388-Â7588. Ukulele  lessons  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  July  28,  10:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Dayve  Huckett  of  the  Middlebury  Community  Music  Center  will  teach  kids  in  grades  K-Â2,  accompanied  by  an  adult,  to  play  ukulele.  Advance  registration  required:  388-Â4097. 0DUEOH UXQ ZRUNVKRS IRU NLGV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Tuesday,  July  28,  1:30-Â3  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Kids  9  and  older  are  invited  to  build  a  marble  run  out  of  cardboard  and  tubes.  Info:  388-Â4097. 0RYLH PDWLQHH EXLOG DORQJ LQ 2UZHOO Tuesday,  July  28,  2  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Children  are  invited  to  bring  Legos  and  a  friend  and  build  creations  while  watching  a  movie.  Info:  948-Â2041. South  Royalton  Band  in  concert  in  Hancock.  Tuesday,  July  28,  6:30  p.m.,  Hancock  bandstand.  All  are  invited.  Bring  a  picnic  dinner.  No  alcohol.  8NXOHOH OHVVRQV IRU WZHHQV LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Tuesday,  July  28,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Kids  9  or  older  (9-Â13  accompanied  by  an  adult)  are  invited  to  learn  to  play  ukulele  with  Lloyd  H.  Miller.  Advance  registra- tion  required  at  the  Adult  Circulation  desk.  Info:  388-Â4097.  The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Tuesday,  July  28,  8  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  presents  Harper  Lee’s  “To  Kill  a  Mockingbird,â€?  adapted  by  Christopher  Sergel.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/blse/ theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. Âł&DVW 3DUW\´ YDULHW\ VKRZ EURDGFDVW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Tuesday,  July  28,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Live  broadcast  of  the  “Lollapalooza  of  podcasts,â€?  cele- brating  the  emergence  of  podcasting  as  a  power- house  medium  with  millions  of  obsessed  fans.  Includes  stories  and  performances  from  “Radiolab,â€?  “Invisibilia,â€?  “Reply  All,â€?  and  more.  Tickets  $15,  avail- DEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQ halltheater.org.
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WEDNESDAY Live  animal  presentation  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  July  29,  10:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Southern  Vermont Â
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Natural  History  Museum  presents  “Super  Animals.â€?  Tickets  available  two  weeks  in  advance  at  the  Youth  Services  desk.  Info:  388-Â4097. Recreation  activities  for  kids  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  July  29,  12:30-Â3:30  p.m.,  Bristol  town  park,  near  the  playground.  Join  the  Bristol  Rec  Department  and  members  of  the  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  'HSDUWPHQW WR OHDUQ DERXW HFRORJ\ FDVWLQJ Âż VKLQJ knot-Âtying  and  lures.  Free  lunch  included.  Weather  permitting.  Info:  453-Â5885.   Wednesday  Workshop  for  kids  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  July  29,  2-Â4:30  p.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Kids  8  and  older  are  invited  to  take  part  in  a  storytelling  workshop.  Create  your  own  hero  story  with  a  story  pocket.  Snack  provided.  Sign  up  required  at  453-Â2366  or  lmlkids009@gmail.com. Band  concert  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  July  29,  7  p.m.,  Bristol  town  green.  Weekly  summer  band  concert  on  the  gazebo.  Bring  a  lawn  chair  or  blanket,  and  a  picnic  dinner. The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Wednesday,  July  29,  8  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  presents  Harper  Lee’s  “To  Kill  a  Mockingbird,â€?  adapted  by  Christopher  Sergel.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/blse/ theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. Family  Movie  Night  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  July  29,  8  p.m.,  behind  Bixby  Library,  258  Main  St.  Bring  a  chair  to  sit  outside  and  enjoy  “The  Painted  Hills,â€?  a  1951  Lassie  MGM  classic.  Snacks  available.  Info:  802-Â877-Â2211.
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Itsy  Bitsy  Yoga  drop-Âin  program  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  July  30,  10:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Kids  from  birth  to  4  years  are  invited  to  participate.  Info:  388-Â4097. Kids’  craft  and  “book  bitesâ€?  drop-Âin  time  in  East  Middlebury.  Thursday,  July  30,  3:30-Â5  p.m.,  Sarah  Partridge  Library,  431  East  Main  St.  Elementary-Âage  children  are  invited  for  craft  time,  while  tweens  and  teens  are  invited  for  “book  bites.â€?  Info:  388-Â7588.  The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton. Thursday,  July  30,  8  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  presents  “Blues  for  Mister  Charlieâ€?  by  James  Baldwin.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/blse/theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. “Greater  Tunaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  July  30,  8  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Black  Box  Theater,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Hilarious  two-Âman  off-ÂBroadway  hit,  starring  Steve  Small  and  Harry  McEnerney,  about  Tuna,  the  third-Âsmallest  town  in  Texas.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. “Despicable  Meâ€?  on  screen  outdoors  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  July  30,  starting  at  dark,  Bristol  town  park.  The  Bristol  Rec  Department  brings  another  summer  RI 0RYLHV LQ WKH 3DUN Âż OP FODVVLFV VKRZQ RXWVLGH on  a  theater-Âsized  screen.  Free.  Bring  a  blanket  and  bug  spray. Â
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“Family  Fridaysâ€?  craft  activity  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  July  31,  10  a.m.- noon,  Rokeby  Museum.  “Weekly  summer  make-Âand-Âtake  craft  program.  Cost  $3  per  partici- pant  or  free  with  museum  admission.  Info:  802-Â877- 3406  or  rokeby@comcast.net.  Kids’  drop-Âin  story  time  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  31,  10:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library  garden.  Kids  from  birth  to  age  4  are  invited  to  enjoy  a  story  in  the  library’s  beautiful  garden.  Info:  388-Â4097. Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  31,  11:30  a.m.,  Rosie’s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosie’s  partner  to  offer  a  hearty  noon  meal  of  tuna  salad  cold Â
plate  with  assorted  salads,  fresh  fruit  and  a  cookie.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-Â800-Â642-Â5119,  ext.  615.  Carillon  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  July  31,  5  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel  and  surrounding  grounds.  Elena  Sadina,  instructor  at  the  Middlebury  College  Language  Schools  and  the  Royal  Carillon  School  in  Mechelen,  Belgium,  performs.  Info:  443-Â3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  StoryMatters  gathering  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  31,  5:30-Â6:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Storytellers  and  listeners  are  invited  to  this  gathering,  with  the  theme  “Ah,  Yes.  Every  Hero  Has  a  Story.â€?  “An  Evening  to  Rememberâ€?  social  in  Addison.  Friday,  July  31,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site,  Addison.  Thirteenth  annual  evening  social.  Spend  a  relaxing  summer  evening  in  an  old  resort  on  Lake  Champlain.  Museum,  music,  chil- dren’s  activities,  historic  re-Âenactors  from  Chimney  Point’s  past.  Info:  759-Â2412.  Summer  concert  series  in  Brandon.  Friday,  July  31,  6  p.m.,  Central  Park  bandstand.  The  Brandon  Chamber  of  Commerce  presents  Shellhouse  play- ing  a  concert  of  current  and  classic  rock.  Free.  Rain  location:  Center  Street  Bar  dining  room.  Family-Âfriendly  movie  night  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  31,  6:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Movies  selected  by  patrons;Íž  stop  by  the  children’s  room  to  vote  for  your  pick.  Info:  388-Â4097. Summer  Performance  Series  in  Salisbury.  Friday,  July  31,  7:30  p.m.,  Salisbury  Congregational  Church.  Presenting  “A  Jazz  Conversation.â€?  Dick  Forman  on  piano  and  Mark  Harding  on  guitar  and  bass  play  jazz  standards  and  selections  from  the  Great  American  Songbook.  Free.  Free-Âwill  donations  appreciated.  The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Friday,  July  31,  8  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  presents  “Blues  for  Mister  Charlieâ€?  by  James  Baldwin.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/blse/theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. “Greater  Tunaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  31,  8  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Black  Box  Theater,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Hilarious  two-Âman  off-ÂBroadway  hit,  starring  Steve  Small  and  Harry  McEnerney,  about  Tuna,  the  third-Âsmallest  town  in  Texas.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Runs  through  Aug.  2.
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Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  time  TBA,  Mount  Abraham.  The  GMC  Bread  Loaf  Section  hosts  a  strenuous  hike  up  Mount  Abe.  Elevation  gain  2,500  feet  leading  to  360-Âdegree  views.  Contact  Mike  Greenwood  for  info:  mike802vt@comcast.net  or  802-Â989-Â7434.  More  at  www.gmcbreadloaf.org. Town-Âwide  yard  sale  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  9  a.m.,  throughout  Brandon.  Sidewalk  sales  and  town- wide  yard  sales.  Rain  or  shine.  Map  available  Aug.  1  at  the  Brandon  Museum  and  Visitor  Center,  4  Grove  St.  Info:  247-Â6401. Superhero  Training  Day  and  library  celebration  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  11  a.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Children  of  all  ages  can  show  off  their  super- hero  skills  at  this  mini-ÂSpartan  race,  and  stay  for  lunch.  Free.  Info:  948-Â2041. Summer  reading  program  celebration  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  1-Â3  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  Wrapping  up  the  program  with  Superhero  Training  School,  for  kids  ages  3-Â18  who  complete  the  SURJUDP DQG UHDG DW OHDVW Âż YH ERRNV /XQFK VHUYHG Info:  www.plattlib.org  or  802-Â897-Â2647. Blueberry  festival  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  1-Â4  p.m.,  Cornwall  town  center.  Third  annual  event  featuring  homemade  blueberry  cobbler  with  ice  cream,  as  well  as  blueberry  sundaes.  Both  $4.  %OXHEHUU\ WKHPHG EDNH VDOH WDEOH SOXV UDIĂ€ H PXVLF and  activities,  including  face  painting  and  balloon  toss.  Free.  Rain  or  shine.  Info:  betsystine@gmail.
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Views  of  Vergennes PEN-ÂAND-ÂINK  drawings  and  watercol- ors  by  Ferrisburgh  artist  Rebecca  Hoff- man  Chauvin  are  on  exhibit  in  the  Otter  Creek  Room  of  Vergennes’  Bixby  Library  through  Aug.  22.  Come  see  her  interpreta- tion  of  local  scenes  during  the  Vergennes  Art  Walk  on  Friday,  July  24,  from  5-Â7  p.m. com  or  802-Â349-Â3878. The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  2  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  presents  Harper  Lee’s  “To  Kill  a  Mockingbird,â€?  adapted  by  Christopher  Sergel.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/blse/ theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. Sweet  Briar  College  victory  party  in   Middlebury.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  5-Â9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Live  entertainment  by  the  Diamond  Blues  Band,  plus  GRRU SUL]HV DQG UDIĂ€ H )UHH DGPLVVLRQ ,QIR ZZZ savingsweetbriar.com.  Addison  County  Gospel  Choir  concert  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  7-Â8  p.m.,  Bristol  Federated  Church.  “Greatest  Hits!â€?  is  a  selection  of  popular  songs  from  past  concerts.  Choir  features  over  30  singers  and  a  traditional  gospel  band  of  piano,  guitar,  drums  and  bass,  with  talented  soloists. Snake  Mountain  Bluegrass  &  The  Connor  Sisters  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  The  best  of  modern  and  traditional  bluegrass.  Tickets  $20.  Reservations  recommended  at  802-Â247-Â4295  or  info@brandon-Âmusic.net.  “Greater  Tunaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  8  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Black  Box  Theater,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Hilarious  two-Âman  off-ÂBroadway  hit,  starring  Steve  Small  and  Harry  McEnerney,  about  Tuna,  the  third-Âsmallest  town  in  Texas.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  Aug.  1,  8  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  presents  “Blues  for  Mister  Charlieâ€?  by  James  Baldwin.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/blse/theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2.
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The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Sunday,  Aug.  2,  2  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  pres- ents  Harper  Lee’s  “To  Kill  a  Mockingbird,â€?  adapted  by  Christopher  Sergel.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/blse/theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. “Greater  Tunaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Aug.  2,  2  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Black  Box  Theater,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Hilarious  two-Âman  off-ÂBroadway  hit,  starring  Steve  Small  and  Harry  McEnerney,  about  Tuna,  the  third-Âsmallest  town  in  Texas.  Tickets  $22,  available  at  802-Â382-Â9222  or  www.townhalltheater. org.  Runs  through  Aug.  2. Addison  County  Gospel  Choir  concert  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  Aug.  2,  6-Â7:30  p.m.,  Victory  Baptist  Church.  “Greatest  Hits!â€?  is  a  selection  of  popular  songs  from  past  concerts.  Choir  features  over  30  singers  and  a  traditional  gospel  band  of  piano,  guitar,  drums  and  bass,  with  talented  soloists. The  Bread  Loaf  Acting  Ensemble  on  stage  in  Ripton.  Sunday,  Aug.  2,  8  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Bread  Loaf  Campus,  Burgess  Meredith  Little  Theater.  The  ensemble  presents  “Blues  for  Mister  Charlieâ€?  by  James  Baldwin.  Brief  discussion  follows.  Tickets  available  at  802-Â443-Â2771.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/blse/theater.  Runs  through  Aug.  2.
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Red  Hot  Juba  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  July  24,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard. Snake  Mountain  Bluegrass  in  Middlebury. Saturday,  July  25,  7  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Abby  Jenne  &  Bessette  Quartet  in  New  Haven. Friday,  July  31,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  Shaded  Gray  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  July  30,  8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main. The  Eskimo  Brothers.  Friday,  July  31,  6  p.  m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. David  Bain  and  Mimi  Bain:  Roots,  Family  Style  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  July  31,  8-Â10  p.m.,  51  Main. The  Horse  Traders  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Aug.  7,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard. BandAnna  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Aug.  21,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard. Starline  Rhythm  Boys  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Aug.  28,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard. Mellow  Yellow  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Sept.  4,  6-Â8  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.
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An to announce the closing of Ed Allen’s workshop and showroom after 26 years of creating Shaker-inspired cherry furniture with his exceptional finish. Our Showroom will be open from Tuesday, July 21st to Saturday, July 25th each day from 2pm - 7pm. We have a few pieces for sale at 50% below gallery prices, including a drop leaf desk, a 2-drawer table, 4 Shaker stands for quilts, towels & clothing and 3 three-drawer chests for jewelry or men’s collections. Directions: 6 South Leno Lane, off Rte.116, ½ mile north of East Middlebury Center, last house on the right.Call if you have a question. 802-388-9274
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Police  investigate  fraud,  assault  cases,  help  farm  injury  victim MIDDLEBURY  —  Middlebury  police  dealt  with  a  variety  of  inci- dents  between  July  13  and  20,  including  an  alleged  assault  and  a  serious  farm  injury. In  those  eight  days,  Middlebury  police:  ‡ 2Q -XO\ ZHUH WROG E\ DQ (DVW View  Terrace  resident  about  unau- thorized  credit  card  use,  a  case  that  is  still  being  investigated. ‡ 2Q -XO\ EHJDQ LQYHVWLJDWLQJ an  alleged  assault  on  College  Street  on  the  Middlebury  College  campus  that  police  said  possibly  involved  unlawful  restraint.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG WR D FROOL sion  between  two  cyclists  at  the  intersection  of  Storrs  Avenue  and  College  Street,  and  cited  one  for  operating  a  bike  at  night  without  illumination. ‡ 2Q -XO\ GHDOW ZLWK D WZR vehicle  accident  on  Gorham  Lane;͞  police  said  a  pickup  hit  a  l a n d s c a p i n g  trailer.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ FKHFNHG out  a  report  of  a  motorcy- clist  drinking  alcohol  in  the  Short  Stop  parking  lot  on  Court  Street  Extension;͞  he  was  gone  when  police  arrived.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG WR D report  of  a  man  putting  rocks  on  the  railroad  tracks  near  Main  Street;͞  police  removed  a  rock,  but  found  no  one.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ LQVWDOOHG WKUHH FDU seats  for  expecting  parents  at  the  police  station. ‡ 2Q -XO\ VHUYHG D VXESRHQD on  a  Sugarwood  Apartments  resident. ‡ 2Q -XO\ WRRN D ZRPDQ ZKR was  feeling  suicidal  from  a  Court  Street  residence  to  Porter  Hospital  to  meet  with  Counseling  Service  of  Addison  County  personnel.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ ZHQW WR (DVW Middlebury  and  found  the  daughter  of  a  man  who  was  worried  because  he  had  not  heard  from  her  for  a  month. ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG WR D FDU vs.  bicycle  accident  on  Merchants  Row;͞  police  said  no  one  was  hurt. ‡ 2Q -XO\ FDOPHG D
father-Âdaughter  verbal  dispute  at  a  North  Forty  Lane  residence. ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHWXUQHG D SXSS\ found  lost  on  Seymour  Street  to  its  owner.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG WR D UHSRUW of  farm  equipment  being  run  late  at  night  on  Creek  Road  and  making  excessive  noise,  but  found  nothing. ‡ 2Q -XO\ WRRN D FDOO IURP South  Street  Extension  in  which  a  man  reported  his  mother’s  credit  card  had  been  fraudulently  used;Íž  the  case  remains  under  investigation. ‡ 2Q -XO\ RQ 1RUWK %UDQFK Road  issued  court  diversion  paper- work  to  a  teen  male  found  in  possession  of  alcohol.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG ZLWK rescue  and  fire  personnel  to  a  farm  DFFLGHQW RQ 5RXWH 6RXWK WKH victim  was  airlifted  to  Dartmouth  Hitchcock  Medical  Center.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ tried  but  failed  to  find  a  young  couple  reported  to  be  yelling  at  each  other  on  Main  Street. ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG WR D UHSRUW RI an  accident  on  Chateau  Road  on  the  Middlebury  College  campus  in  which  a  staff  member  reported  getting  whiplash;Íž  the  other  vehicle  left  the  scene  and  could  not  be  found.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ WRRN D UHSRUW WKDW DVDs  and  a  GPS  unit  had  been  stolen  from  a  car  parked  at  the  Middlebury  Inn.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHFRYHUHG D VLJQ taken  from  the  corner  of  Munger  Street  and  Painter  Road. ‡ 2Q -XO\ WRRN D UHSRUW WKDW D drill  had  been  stolen  from  a  Case  Street  worksite. ‡ 2Q -XO\ FDOPHG D YHUEDO domestic  dispute  at  a  Seymour  Street  residence. ‡ 2Q -XO\ KHOSHG D 6RXWK Munger  Street  resident  dislodge  a  live  round  that  was  stuck  in  an  older  rifle. ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG WR 3RUWHU Hospital  after  being  told  a  CSAC  patient  had  a  knife.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ KHDUG IURP D &DVH Street  resident  that  someone  had Â
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Fire  breather WILLOWELL  FOUNDATION  FOREIGN  student  volunteers  help  operate  a  20-Âfoot  dragon  puppet  created  by  Mo  Bissonnette  for  the  founda- WLRQÂś V Âł/RUG RI WKH 5LQJV´ FDPS KHOG ODVW ZHHN LQ 0RQNWRQ 7KH GUDJRQ PDGH DQ DSSHDUDQFH DW WKH FDPSÂśV HSLF Âż QDO EDWWOH )RU PRUH SKRWRV of  the  battle  see  Page  2A.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
left  an  unwanted  boat  and  trailer  on  her  property;͞  police  could  not  contact  the  owner,  and  the  prop- erty  owner  said  she  would  have  the  boat  and  trailer  towed.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ MXVW DIWHU PLGQLJKW took  a  report  that  a  man  came  into  the  Short  Stop,  opened  and  drank  a  beer  and  refused  to  leave.  Another  man  then  came  in,  and  the  first  man  tried  to  grab  money  from  him,  leading  the  second  man  to  punch  him.  Police  are  still  investigating  the  incident. ‡ 2Q -XO\ UHVSRQGHG WR 3RUWHU Hospital  to  assist  in  dealing  with  a  man  with  mental  health  issues. ‡ 2Q -XO\ GHDOW ZLWK D WZR FDU accident  on  Leland  Road  in  which  one  car  left  the  scene.  ‡ 2Q -XO\ ORRNHG LQWR D UHSRUW of  a  burglary  on  South  Pleasant  Street.
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Milk  tour CARL  DEBISSCHOP  LEADS  a  tour  of  the  Monument  Farms  Dairy  milking  parlor  in  Weybridge  Saturday  afternoon  during  the  dairyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  85th  an- niversary  celebration.  More  than  2,000  people  attended  the  party.  Check  next  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  edition  of  the  Addison  Independent  for  more  photos  of  the  big  event. Photo  by  Andrea  Warren
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PAGE  12A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  July  23,  2015
Woody Allen shines in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Irrational Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The  Irrational  Man;Íž  Running  mother  being  victimized  by  an  un- fair  judge,  his  insides  turn  to  rage.  Time:1:36;Íž  Rating:  R â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Irrational  Manâ&#x20AC;?  gives  us  The  exact  moment  of  his  decision  Woody  Allen  at  his  bizarre  best.  to  take  action  lifts  the  bitter  profes- ,Q D ÂżQH EHJLQQLQJ KH WHOOV XV sor  to  a  new  lightness,  to  a  realiza- tion  that  he  can  become  what  we  need  to  know.  someone  after  all,  some- The  Braylin  College  one  who  will  achieve  campus  is  abuzz  over  something  more  than  the  impending  arrival  MXVW ÂżQLVKLQJ \HW DQRWKHU of  Abe  Lucas  (Joaquin  book  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heidegger  and  Phoenix),  a  philosophy  the  Nazis.â&#x20AC;?  He  will  save  professor  known  for  his  that  mother. brilliance,  unorthodox  After  devising  a  dia- teaching,  and  affairs  bolical  plan,  he  spins  with  students.  The  man  into  a  non-Âalcoholic  we  meet  is  a  wasted  al- high.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suddenly  my  life  coholic  who  drinks  to  has  a  purpose!â&#x20AC;?  And  shield  himself  from  his  while  Abe  carries  out  own  disillusionment.  In  class,  Abe  unleash- By Joan Ellis his  scheme  step  by  im- moral  step,  Jill,  who  has  HV ELWWHU UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQV RQ been  mesmerized  up  to  such  things  as  the  role  of  this  moment,  suddenly  randomness  in  life  and  sure  enough,  one  especially  bright  sees  his  villainy.  Immediately,  she  student  named  Jill  (Emma  Stone)  becomes  the  teacher  and  he  the  is  fascinated.  When  he  praises  her  wayward  student.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  tough  role  paper,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  done  for.  Jill  and  Abe  for  the  talented  Emma  Stone.  First  engage  in  a  long  slow  dance  around  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  enamored  college  girl,  her  seduction  of  him.  He  tries  to  and  then  circumstance  demands  say  no  but  she  is  determined  to  ex- that  she  become  the  preventer  of  perience  this  brilliant  guy  despite  her  loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  crimes. 7KH TXLWH RUGLQDU\ ÂżUVW WKLUG RI his  negativity  about  life.  When  Abe  hears  about  a  young  the  story  gives  the  audience  plenty Â
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of  time  to  think  about  Woody  Al- len.  Where  is  he  going  with  this  meandering,  rather  uninteresting  tale  of  professor/student  romance?  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  setting  us  up.  We  know  per- fectly  well  by  now  that  his  mind  has  designed  some  sort  of  a  twisted  path  for  us  to  follow  and  it  unfolds  in  an  orderly  way,  step  by  careful  VWHS XQWLO ÂżQDOO\ LW H[SORGHV :H DUH ZDWFKLQJ D SURIHVVRU ÂżQG KLV OLIHÂśV ÂżUVW JHQXLQH MR\ DV KH ZUDSV his  immoral,  criminal  acts  in  philo- VRSKLFDO MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ Is  this  a  good  movie?  No,  but  just  watching  the  spillage  from  Woody  Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mind  is  an  experience.  Part  of  his  peculiar  genius  lies  in  casting  actors  who  come  to  love  his  wacky  process.  Under  his  direction,  they  manage  to  create  eccentric  charac- ters  who  make  us  laugh  aloud  even  as  they  do  terrible  things.  Emma  Stone,  Joaquin  Phoenix,  Parker  Posey  and  young  Jamie  Blackley  ² ZLWK ÂżQH VXSSRUW IURP RWKHUV LQ smaller  roles  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  deliver  this  one  for  our  pleasure.  As  we  watch  another  of  his  convoluted  tales  unfold,  a  question  washes  over  us:  Is  there  RUTLAND-ÂAREA  ARTISTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  group  EMMA  will  hold  a  group  exhibition,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  EMMA  Loves,â&#x20AC;?  at  the  no  end  to  Woody  Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  calculated  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center  in  Brandon,  Aug.  14-ÂNov.  1,  with  a  reception  Aug.  21.  Among  the  works  on  cleverness?  And  the  answer  is  no,  display  are,  from  top  to  bottom,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  the  Love  of  Paintingâ&#x20AC;?  by  Karen  Seward,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sun  on  Your  Wingsâ&#x20AC;?  by  Alice  Sciore,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siena  Welcomeâ&#x20AC;?  by  Heather  Shay. no  end  at  all.  And  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  only  79.
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Champlain  Bridge  tours  offered  July  26 ADDISON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  History  buffs  are  invited  to  explore  points  of  inter- est  on  southern  Lake  Champlain  on  Sunday,  July  26,  at  1  p.m.  at  the  ¿UVW RI WKUHH VXPPHU JXLGHG KLV- tory  walks  across  the  Lake  Cham- plain  Bridge  between  Chimney  Point  in  Addison,  Vt.,  and  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  The  tour  will  be  led  by  historian  and  Friends  of  Crown  Point  State  Historic  Site  member  Tom  Hughes  and  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site  Administrator  Elsa  Gilbertson. The  group  will  meet  at  the  Crown  Point  State  Historic  Site Â
museum  on  the  New  York  side  of  the  bridge  for  the  start  of  the  tour  back  and  forth  across  the  bridge.  During  the  walk,  which  will  take  at  least  two  hours,  participants  will  enjoy  the  views  and  learn  about  the  nearly  9,000  years  of  human  history  at  this  important  and  beau- tiful  location  on  Lake  Champlain. The  fee  is  $6  for  adults,  free  for  children  nder  15,  and  includes  ad- Lodging - uOngoing mission  to  the  Chimney  Point  and  Crown  Point  museums.  Consider  wearing  a  hat  and  bringing  water,  as  well  a  camera  or  binoculars  to  bring  the  Green  and  Adirondack Â
mountains  up  close. The  Lake  Champlain  channel  here  with  its  peninsulas,  or  points,  on  each  side  made  this  one  of  the  most  strategic  spots  on  Lake  Champlain  for  the  Native  Ameri- cans  for  millennia,  and  for  the  French,  British,  and  early  Ameri- cans  in  the  17th  and  18th  centuries. Other  last  Sunday  of  the  month  1  p.m.  tours  are  on  Aug.  30,  start- ing  at  Chimney  Point  in  Vermont,  and  Sept.  27,  starting  at  the  Crown  Point  museum. For  more  information  call  802- 759-Â2412.
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ÂżJXUDWLYH SDLQWHU &KULVWLQH +RO- zschuh;Íž  ordinary-Âinto-Âextraordi- nary  photographer  Lowell  Snow- don  Klock;Íž  Ann  McFarren,  an  oil  and  watercolor  landscape  painter;Íž  painter  of  stories  Betsy  Moakley;Íž  New  England  painter  Rae  Newell;Íž  wood  sculptor  and  multimedia  art- ist  Alice  Sciore;Íž  painter  of  light  and  color  Karen  Seward;Íž  traveling  painter  Heather  Shay;Íž  and  Chris- tine  Townsend,  a  painter  and  sculp-Â
tor  of  animals. EMMA  was  formed  in  May  of  2013  on  the  encouragement  of  California  artist  Leslie  Saeta,  who  is  a  great  leader  in  helping  artists  take  the  next  step  in  their  careers.  The  idea  behind  EMMA  is  for  art- ist  members  to  support  and  mentor  each  other  creatively,  educationally,  technically  and  in  marketing.  The  women  meet  monthly  to  share  ideas  about  workshops,  marketing  tech- niques,  educational  resources  and  technical  skills,  and  to  educate  one  another  on  what  is  happening  in  the  arts,  both  locally  and  online. The  exhibit  at  Compass  will  run  through  Nov.  1. This  exhibit  also  celebrates  Ver- mont  Arts  2015,  in  celebration  of  public  funding  for  the  arts. The  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center  is  located  in  Park  Village  at  333  Jones  Drive  in  Branodon.  For  more  information,  visit  www. cmacvt.org.
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ANwSU (Continued  from  Page  1A) comes,  not  on  their  homesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  values. Municipal  taxes  are  not  eligible  for  most  income  sensitivity  provi- sions;Íž  however,  most  residents  who  make  a  little  less  than  $50,000  can  have  their  total  property  tax  bill  capped  at  5  percent  of  their  income.  ADDISON  Despite  the  increase  in  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  homestead  education  rate,  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  overall  rate  increase  was  modest  be- cause  of  a  drop  of  about  3.6  cents  in  the  municipal  portion  of  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tax  rate.  Town  Clerk  Marilla  Webb  said  there  was  a  major  one-Âtime  expense  in  the  previous  town  budget. The  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  overall  residential  rate  includes  the  new  homestead  school  tax  rate  of  $1.5259  plus  the  municipal  rate  of  $0.3892,  which  in  turn  includes Â
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By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) cent  sampling  activities  on  several  Lake  Champlain  tributaries,  an  en- couraging  sign  for  the  prehistoric,  endangered  species.  The  depart- ment  collected  lake  sturgeon  at  var- ious  spawning  sites  in  the  Winooski  and  Lamoille  rivers  in  order  to  WDJ ÂżVK ZLWK UDGLR WUDQVPLWWHUV WR monitor  their  seasonal  movements.  Sturgeon  were  last  sampled  in  Lake  Champlain  in  2002.  Lake  sturgeon  movements  are  being  monitored  by  boat  with  a  portable  receiver  and  by  a  network  of  stationary  receiv- ers  spread  throughout  the  lake  by  researchers  from  the  University  of  9HUPRQW 2IÂżFLDOV DUH KRSLQJ WR identify  locations  in  the  lake  where  sturgeon  congregate  so  that  future  sampling  can  be  done  more  effec- tively,  allowing  them  to  learn  more  about  their  movements  in  the  lake  and  spawning  tributaries.  Future  sturgeon  sampling  is  also  planned  for  the  Missisquoi  River  and  Otter  Creek. Sturgeon  collected  this  year  ranged  in  length  from  48  to  55  inch- es  and  weighed  between  20  and  40  pounds.  The  single  sturgeon  collect- ed  in  the  Lamoille  River  was  identi- ¿HG DV D ÂżVK WKDW KDG EHHQ SUHYL- ously  captured  and  tagged  in  1999.  Lake  sturgeon,  which  in  Vermont  are  only  found  in  Lake  Champlain  and  the  lower  sections  of  the  Win- ooski,  Lamoille  and  Missisquoi  riv- ers  and  Otter  Creek,  are  a  unique,  DQFLHQW VSHFLHV RI ÂżVK WKDW DUH IXOO\ protected  by  state  law  and  must  be  immediately  released  if  caught  inci- dentally.  Lake  Champlain  has  the  only  lake  sturgeon  population  in  New  England. If  you  want  to  see  a  real  Ver- mont  farm  and  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  until  next  monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Open  Farms  Week,  which  we  wrote  about  in  last  Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  edition,  then  the  good  folks  at  one  farm  in  Shoreham  will  welcome  you  for  a  tour  and  some  eats  next  Thurs- day.  Golden  Russet  Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Judy  and  Will  Stevens  and  the  Northeast  Or- ganic  Farmers  Association  of  Ver- mont  invite  the  public  to  the  farm  at  1329  Lapham  Bay  Road  for  pizza  EDNHG LQ 12)$ 97ÂśV ZRRG ÂżUHG oven  and  a  farm  tour.  Golden  Rus- VHW )DUP LV D FHUWLÂżHG RUJDQLF IDUP UDLVLQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV YHJHWDEOHV EHUULHV and  greenhouse  plants.  The  event  is  on  July  30,  5:30-Â7:30  p.m.  Please  RSVP  to  rachel@nofavt.org  or  call  Rachel  at  (802)  434-Â4122,  ext.  28.  A  donation  to  cover  the  cost  of  dinner Â
is  requested. Calling  all  singers,  dancers,  rap- pers,  turkey-Âcallers,  monologists,  chicken  hypnotists,  magicians,  ventriloquists,  beat-Âboxers,  sword  dancers,  etc.  The  Town  Hall  The- ater  wants  you  to  show  off  your  special  talent  for  its  annual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mid- dleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Got  Talentâ&#x20AC;?  show.  All  ages  and  talents  welcome.  Audi- tions  are  July  29,  starting  at  7  pm.  Email  Doug  Anderson  at  execu- tivedirector@townhalltheater.org  for  an  audition  time.  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middle- buryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Got  Talentâ&#x20AC;?  show  will  be  staged  Aug.  22  at  8  p.m.  and  Aug.  23  at  2  p.m. Congratulations  to  13-Âyear-Âold  Averi  Salley  of  Ferrisburgh  who  made  her  mark  at  the  Multi-ÂCounty  4-ÂH  Dairy  Show  at  Shelburne  Farms  on  July  12.  Vermont  4-ÂH  dairy  club  members  from  six  counties  showed  the  dairy  cows  and  calves  they  have  raised  through  their  4-ÂH  projects.  Salley  was  judged  senior  champion  in  the  Holstein  breed  competition  with  her  two-Âyear-Âold  cow.  She  was  second  in  the  Intermediate  13-Âyear- ROGV FODVV LQ WKH ÂżWWLQJ DQG VKRZ- manship  competition. Congratulations  also  to  Alexis  Marnellos  of  Lincoln,  who  earned  her  own  4-ÂH  honors  at  the  annual  Vermont  4-ÂH  Horse  Show,  held  July  9-Â12  on  the  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days  grounds  in  New  Ha- ven.  At  the  event,  which  attracted  more  than  80  competitors  from  16  4-ÂH  clubs,   Marnellos  was  judged  champion  in  the  junior  division  (ages  13  and  under)  in  the  English  riding  classes.  She  was  also  judged  reserve  champion  in  the  junior  di- vision  based  on  points  earned  from  ¿WWLQJ DQG VKRZPDQVKLS MXGJLQJ quiz  bowl,  the  general  knowledge  test  and  4-ÂH  project.  The  New  Haven  Congregational  Church  will  hold  worship  services,  led  by  the  Rev.  Abby  Gackenheimer,  at  the  historic  New  Haven  Mills  Church  on  Sunday,  July  26,  and  Sun- day,  Aug.  30,  at  10  a.m.  The  church  is  at  the  crossroads  of  East  Street  and  River  Road  in  New  Haven.  Guest  musicians  for  the  July  service  will  be  Sounding  Brass.  The  public  is  in- vited  to  attend.
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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Greater Tunaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
Two actors, twenty characters and lots of laughs In  the  tiny  Texas  town  of  There  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  much  plot  here.  Tuna,  the  local  low-Âwattage  Stanley  Bumiller  tries  to  mur- radio  station  broadcasts  gos- der  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hanging  judge,  sip  instead  of  news.  And  but  botches  the  job.  His  sister  what  is  news  anyway  but  Charlene  fails  for  the  seventh  funny  and  tragic  stories  about  time  to  make  the  cheerlead- human  beings?  ing  squad.  Their  brother  Middlebury  Actors  Jody  collects  a  pack  of  Workshopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  summer  stray  dogs,  while  another  production  showcases  two  neighbor  poisons  them  expert  performers  as  they  WR SURWHFW KHU Ă&#x20AC;RFN RI Theater enact  the  lives  that  make  chickens.  How  do  ac- preview up  the  town.  MAW  veter- tors  keep  so  many  roles  ans  Harry  McEnerny  and  by David Weinstock distinct  and  interest- Steve  Small  play  Tunaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ing?  Small  says  he  starts  entire  population,  10  characters  with  a  voice,  then  adds  in  a  physi- each,  male  and  female,  young  and  cal  body.  His  Sheriff  Givens,  for  old,  narrow-Âminded  and  big-Âheart- example,  has  a  distinctive  bluster- ed  by  turns. ing  stammer,  and  when  he  pulls  an  imaginary  gun  on  prisoner  Stanley  Bumiller,  he  is  left-Âhanded.  One  of  McEnernyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  favorites  is  animal  res- cuer  Petey  Fisk,  so  compassionate  that  he  has  nightmares  all  through  the  annual  ordeal  of  hunting  season.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  has  a  big  heart,â&#x20AC;?  says  the  actor.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;His  heart  is  bigger  than  mine.â&#x20AC;? Each  character  has  his  or  her  own  distinctive  voice,  ranging  from  southern  drawl  to  Texas  twang  and  everything  in  between.  McEnerny,  born  in  New  Orleans  and  raised  in  Tennessee,  comes  by  his  Southern  accent  honestly,  but  also  plays  Phi- nas  Blye,  a  carpetbagger  from  Indi- ana  who  can  never  get  himself  elect- ed  to  Greater  Tunaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  town  council.  He  envisions  Blye  as  a  fast-Âtalking  energetic  man,  always  moving  at  top  speed.  He  also  plays  Chad  Hart- ford,  a  reporter  sent  from  a  Houston  paper  to  investigate  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  schoolbook  censorship  committee.  Chad  may  be  a  Texan,  but  he  makes  it  clear  that  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  superior  to  these  bigoted  small-Âtown  bumpkins. Each  character  also  needed  a  distinctive  costume  and  the  abil- ity  to  get  into  them  quickly.  Cos- tume  designer  Angela  Brande,  like  McEnerny  a  theater  professor  at  Castleton  State  College,  created  the  FRVWXPHV WKHQ ÂżQH WXQHG WKHP IRU meticulous  choreography  of  cos- tume  changes,  with  each  off-Âand- on  maneuver  optimized  and  timed  WR WKH VHFRQG ,Q WKH ÂżQDO ZHHN RI rehearsals  she  altered  several  cos- tumes  to  make  the  quick-Âchanges  go  smoothly. Brande  has  worked  with  direc-Â
THE  MIDDLEBURY  ACTORS  Workshop  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greater  Tunaâ&#x20AC;?  features  Harry  McEnerny,  left,  and  Steve  Small  playing  20  different  characters  from  a  small  Texas  town.  The  show  runs  July  23-Â26  and  July  30- Aug.  2  at  the  Addison  Repertory  Theater  at  the  Hannaford  Career  Center. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell
tor  Melissa  Lourie,  McEnerny  and  Small  before,  and  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greater  Tunaâ&#x20AC;?  has  been  an  integral  part  of  character  development.  As  rehears- als  progressed,  one  of  McEnernyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  characters,  Didi  Snavely  of  Didiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Used  Weapons  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guaranteed  to  Kill!â&#x20AC;?),  began  to  spark  some  ro- mantic  chemistry  with  Smallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  folksy  radio  host  Thurston  Wheelis,  and  her  costume  evolved  to  empha- size  her  seductiveness.  With  this  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great- er  Tuna,â&#x20AC;?  MAW  and  Lourie  once  again  show  why  live  theater  en- dures.  The  physical  presence  of  actors,  interacting  with  each  other  and  the  audience,  is  a  thing  in  it- self,  irreplaceable  by  anything  that  happens  on  any  screen,  large  or  small. â&#x20AC;&#x153;GREATER  TUNAâ&#x20AC;?  A  play  by  Ed  Howard,  Joe  Sears  and  Jaston  Wil- liams,  produced  by  Middlebury  Ac- tors  Workshop  and  directed  by  Me- lissa  Lourie.  It  will  be  performed  at  Addison  Repertory  Theater  (A.R.T.)  at  the  Hannaford  Career  Center,  July  23-Â26  and  July  30-ÂAug.  2;Íž  Thursdays  through  Saturdays  at  8  p.m.,  Sundays  2  p.m.  The  Han- naford  Career  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  A.R.T.  is  at  51  Charles  St.,  Middlebury.  Tickets  are  $22,  call  Town  Hall  Theater  382-Â9222  or  visit  townhalltheater. org.
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Greater Tunaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cast and crew Director  Cast  Stage  Manager  Scenic  Design  Costume  Design  Lighting  Design  Sound  Design  Set  Construction  Backstage  Crew  Board  Operator  Program  Design  House  Managers Â
Melissa  Lourie Harry  McEnerny,  Steve  Small Robynn  Stanley Steven  Gross Angela  Brande Meaghan  Stanley Sam  Hurlburt Danielle  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billâ&#x20AC;?  McKeighan,  Alex  Messier Sierra  Lane,  Jordan  Cota Mercedes  Shackett Jeff  Olson Karen  Lefkoe,  Monica  McEnerny
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Chickens  (Continued  from  Page  1A) The  group  has  been  working  to  camper  from  Middlebury.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  fa- determine  the  most  effective  way  to  vorite  part  is  when  I  give  the  chick- locally  allocate  food  grown  in  Ad- ens  food.  I  calm  them  down,  pet  dison  County.  Members  have  been  them,  and  let  them  walk  on  my  feet.â&#x20AC;? exploring  different  options,  and  hope  Lynn  Coale,  director  of  the  Career  to  receive  grant  funding  for  further  Center,  has  a  longstanding  commit- research.  ment  to  educate  younger  genera- After  thorough  research  of  his  tions  about  the  origins  own,  Coale  decided  to  of  food,  and  has  worked  take  a  leap  of  faith  and  throughout  his  career  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always raise  the  chickens  for  inform  students  about  wanted to help HOPE.  the  realities  of  meat  pro- people who â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  I  decided  was  duction.  if  we  were  really  going  are hungry, so to  do  this,  we  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  being  raised  as  pets,â&#x20AC;?  said  that makes me have  to  demonstrate  we  Coale.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  staff  that  feel good.â&#x20AC;? could  raise  food  and  it  works  with  those  kids  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jordyn get  it  to  the  food  shelf  has  a  large  responsibil- Bessette, 11 at  a  good  price  point,â&#x20AC;?  ity  to  communicate  that  Coale  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  chal- and  make  sure  the  kids  lenged  myself  and  chal- clearly  understand  that  everything  on  lenged  the  school  to  produce  750  the  farm  is  to  be  eaten.â&#x20AC;?  pounds  of  protein  for  the  food  shelf  Eleven-Âyear-Âold  Kylee  Gero  has  at  a  minimal  cost.  The  price  is  just  got  the  message,  but  still  is  sad  to  the  price  of  feed.â&#x20AC;? know  the  truth  of  farming  so  inti- Part  of  his  reasoning  was  if  they  mately. could  successfully  raise  and  deliver  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  like  eating  chicken,  but  I  hate  chickens  at  an  affordable  price  point  the  thought  of  killing  then  they  could  do  the  them,â&#x20AC;?  Gero  said.  same  with  other  foods. After  the  chickens  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Coale  recently  re- were  slaughtered  at  the  partnership ceived  two  donated  Career  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mobile  (with the Career EXVHV KH SODQV WR UHWURÂżW processing  unit  this  past  Center) is longto  help  further  this  local  Friday,  a  few  chickens  standing and foods  effort.  One  will  were  kept  for  a  barbe- will continue to be  turned  into  a  mobile  cue  held  late  this  moth  grow into the refrigeration  unit  for  for  the  campers  and  future. Food transporting  vegetables,  volunteers  that  have  sustainability and  the  other  into  a  mo- helped  with  the  project.  and providing bile  washing  and  pro- The  rest  of  the  chick- cessing  station.  healthy food ens,  which  Coale  esti- The  campers  may  mates  will  amount  to  to all Addison not  be  fully  aware  of  around  600  pounds,  County the  scope  of  the  project  will  then  be  further  residents is a they  are  involved  with,  cut  up  and  delivered  to  focus of our but  many  are  happy  the  the  food  shelf  at  Help- organizations. chickens  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  helped  ing  Overcome  Pover- We will provide nurture  will  assist  those  tyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Effects,  known  as  assistance in  the  community.  HOPE.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  wanted  to each other This  project  stemmed  whenever to  help  people  who  are  from  discussions  necessary and hungry,  so  that  makes  amongst  leaders  in  me  feel  good,â&#x20AC;?  said  possible.â&#x20AC;? the  Addison  County  Bessette.  food  system,  including  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; HOPE Local Food 2IÂżFLDOV DW +23( Coale,  Addison  County  Access Coordinator welcome  the  help  Gretchen Cotell theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  Relocalization  Network  received  Executive  Director  Jon- from  the  kids  in  the  athan  Corcoran,  HOPE  Local  Food  MiddSummer  Program  and  the  Access  Coordinator  Gretchen  Cotell,  Career  Center. leaders  at  the  Middlebury  Natural  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  partnership  (with  the  Career  Foods  Co-Âop,  and  other  community  Center)  is  long-Âstanding  and  will  members. continue  to  grow  into  the  future,â&#x20AC;? Â
CODY  MULCAHY,  A  nine  -Âyear-  old  MiddSummer  camper  who  has  come  to  the  Career  Center  at  every  opportunity,  feeds  a  group  of  the  nearly  150  chickens. Photos  by  Diana  Wilkinson
said  Cotell  of  HOPE.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food  sustain- ability  and  providing  healthy  food  to  all  Addison  County  residents  is  a  focus  of  our  organizations.  We  will  provide  assistance  to  each  other  whenever  necessary  and  possible.â&#x20AC;?  There  is  a  demonstrated  need  for  affordable  and  healthful  food.  Over  the  past  year  HOPE  served  a  month- ly  average  of  250  households,  equat- ing  to  a  monthly  average  of  roughly  SHRSOH RIÂżFLDOV VDLG In  the  past  HOPE  has  also  used  the  Career  Center  kitchen  for  processing  and  storing  gleaned  vegetables.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  likely  that  local  students  will  contin- ue  to  work  with  the  Career  Center  to  serve  the  community  while  learning  best  agricultural  practices.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  board  wants  students  to  be  more  involved  in  this,â&#x20AC;?  Coale  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  would  like  to  see  the  students  leading  by  example  and  giving  back  to  the  community  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  so  would  I.â&#x20AC;?  Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  Diana  Wilkinson  is  a  rising  senior  at  George  Washing- JORDYN  BESSETTE  SKILLFULLY  holds  and  carries  a  large  bird  through  the  pasture  at  the  Career  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ton  University  and  a  summer  intern  North  Campus. at  the  Career  Center.
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