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A Ferrisburgh dairy farm gets stingy about energy use. Read this and more on Pages 4B-7B.

The No. 6 Eagle softball team went to extra innings vs. No. 11 Lake Region. See Sports, Page 1B.

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Vol. 69 No. 23

Middlebury, Vermont

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Student  favorite  Nienow  retires ID-­4  teacher  led  history  tours

By the way Pretty  much  anyone  in  Ver-­ mont  who  is  interested  in  getting  their  hands  into  the  soil  and  raise  D SDWFK RI YHJHWDEOHV RU Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV in  their  yard  has  heard  of  master  gardener  Charlie  Nardozzi.  The  plant  specialist,  who  is  a  regu-­ lar  on  Vermont  Public  Radio  and  WCAX-­TV  and  in  dispatches  from  the  UVM  Extension  service  will  be  in  Middlebury  next  week.  On  (See  By  the  way,  Page  7A)

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DIANA  RAPHAEL  IS  retiring  from  Vergennes  Union  Elemen-­ tary  School  after  28  years  as  a  kindergarten  teacher  and  reading  VSHFLDOLVW Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  June  4,  2015

State Newsbriefs Inroads  made  on  VHC  website By  Morgan  True,  VTDigger.org :,1226., ² *RY 3HWHU 6KXPOLQ VWRRG Ă&#x20AC;DQNHG E\ 9HUPRQW +HDOWK &RQQHFW RIÂżFLDOV 0RQGD\ LQ WKH VDPH FRQIHUHQFH URRP ZKHUH HLJKW PRQWKV HDUOLHU KH DQQRXQFHG WKH H[FKDQJH ZDV JRLQJ RIĂ&#x20AC;LQH EXW this  time  he  had  good  news.

VHC  successfully  deployed  new  technology  over  the  weekend  that  is  expected  to  improve  customer  service  and  general  operations,  Shumlin  said,  thereby  meeting  a  deadline  he  set  for  himself  in  March.

Shumlin  applauded  state  workers  and  its  contractor,  Optum,  and  said  he  remains  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cautiously  optimisticâ&#x20AC;?  that  his  administration  will  deliver  a  functioning  and  sustainable  exchange  before  the  year  is  out.

VHC  now  has  a  functioning  tool  for  making  automated  changes  to  customer  information,  Shumlin  said,  adding  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  we  get  it  up  and  runningâ&#x20AC;?  the  outcome  will  be  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;much  smoother  system  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  evading  us  since  we  launched.â&#x20AC;?

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Curtiss,  reached  on  Monday  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  his  In  the  short-­term,  Family  Nurse Â

Practitioner  Margaret  Dusha  will  join  Shorewell  in  around  a  month,  accord-­ ing  to  Whitmer.  She  will  specialize  in  care  to  infants,  children  and  women,  Whitmer  said.

The  Shorewell  center  also  includes  DQ XQÂżQLVKHG EDVHPHQW OHYHO WKDW could  be  used  for  future  expansion  of  medical  services  and  to  host  commu-­ nity  meetings,  Whitmer  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  building  is  bigger  than  we  need  it  to  be  (right  now),  but  it  will  be  a  resource  for  the  community  going  forward,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

A  grand  opening  for  the  Shorewell  Community  Health  Center  is  planned  for  Saturday,  June  27,  from  10  a.m.  to  2  p.m.  Health  care  providers  will  be  present  to  lead  tours  of  the  building,  and  free  food  will  be  served.  Whitmer  hopes  that  Sen.  Bernie  Sanders,  I-­Vt.,  will  be  able  to  attend.  He  credited  Sanders  with  helping  to  secure  $1.3  PLOOLRQ LQ IHGHUDO IXQGV WR KHOS ÂżQDQFH the  structure.  Sandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  participation  is  likely  to  depend  greatly  on  his  presi-­ dential  campaign  schedule.

Curtiss  has  big  hopes  for  the  future  success  of  the  center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  we  now  can  offer  more  services  and  accommodate  more  patients,  I  can  see  a  lot  of  growth  potential,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

)HUULVEXUJK UHDGLHV IRU 98+6 YRWH VFKRRO JUDGXDWLRQ F E R R I S B U R G H  on  Monday,  June  8,  at  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Voting  on  the  Ver-­ 6  p.m.  at  the  VUHS  gennes  Union  Middle/ library.  Information  NEWS High  School  budget  on  the  budget  can  be  for  the  2015-­2016  school  year  viewed  at  www.anwsu.org. will  take  place  at  the  Ferrisburgh  Be  sure  to  visit  the  Addison  North-­ Town  Hall  and  Community  Center  west  Supervisory  Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Facebook  on  Tuesday,  June  9,  from  7  a.m.-­ page  and  Twitter  account.  These  7  p.m.  There  will  be  a  budget  in-­ new  sites  are  great  ways  to  stay  con-­ formational  meeting  for  the  public  nected  to  the  news  and  goings-­on  in Â

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our  school  community:  https://www. facebook.com/anwsu  and  https:// twitter.com/ANWSU_VT.  Our  Vergennes  Union  High  Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Commodore  Jazz  Ensemble  has  performed  at  the  internationally  famous  Burlington  Jazz  Festival  for  years.  We  all  can  enjoy  our  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  skills  and  talents  again  this  year  at  the  Jazz  Festival  on  Monday,  June  8, Â

at  4:15  p.m  on  Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  Street  stage.  For  details  follow  the  link  below:  https://sites.google. com/a/anwsu.org/vuhs-­music/  or  http://discoverjazz.com.  We  offer  heartfelt  congratulations  to  all  our  Ferrisburgh  students  as  they  complete  another  year  of  their  educa-­ tion  and  we  send  special  good  wishes  (See  Ferrisburgh,  Page  3A)

By  Elizabeth  Hewitt,  VTDigger.org VERMONT  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Come  2017,  Vermonters  will  be  able  to  register  to  vote  just  minutes  before  they  cast  a  ballot  on  Election  Day. Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  signed  into  law  Monday  a  bill  that  legalizes  same-­day  voter  registration,  making  Vermont  the  14th  state  to  adopt  such  a  policy.

At  the  signing  in  Montpelierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  City  Hall,  Shumlin  said  the  bill  sets  Vermont  apart  from  states  that  are  imposing  restrictions  on  voter  reg-­ istration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  thing  that  we  all  know  is  that  if  you  give  folks  access  to  vot-­ ing  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  barriers  to  voting  that  have  become  so  fashionable  in  state  after  state  in  America,  but  access  to  voting  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  numbers  go  up  and  democracy  is  healthier  as  a  result,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said Same-­day  voter  registration  will  take  effect  in  2017  in  order  to  give  clerks  a  chance  to  become  familiar  with  the  new  system,  and  so  that  the  new  policy  will  not  begin  in  a  presidential  election  year,  when  voter  turnout  tends  to  be  higher.

Current  law  requires  a  person  to  register  to  vote  by  the  Wednesday  before  the  election.

Secretary  of  State  Jim  Condos,  who  was  on  hand  for  the  bill  signing,  does  not  have  concerns  about  voter  fraud  in  Vermont. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nonexistent,  it  really  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  happen,â&#x20AC;?  Condos  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  real,  true  voter  fraud  is  when  someone  is  denied  their  right  to  vote,  to  cast  that  ballot.â&#x20AC;?

Vermont  rental  wage:  $20.68  per  hour %\ (ULQ 0DQVÂżHOG 97'LJJHU RUJ BURLINGTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  new  report  says  Vermonters  need  to  earn  $20.68  per  hour  to  rent  a  two-­bedroom  home.

The  National  Low-­Income  Housing  Coalition,  which  released  the  report,  ranks  the  state  as  the  13th-­most  expensive  in  the  country  for  renters  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  same  as  last  year.  A  Vermonter  working  at  the  $9.15  minimum  wage  would  need  to  put  in  70  hours  per  week  to  live  in  a  one-­bedroom  home,  according  to  the  report,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out  of  Reach.â&#x20AC;?

Vermont  has  been  described  as  unaffordable  for  renters  in  several  studies  in  recent  years.  In  areas  of  the  Northeast  Kingdom,  the  rental  wage  for  a  two-­bed-­ room  apartment  is  about  $15  per  hour.  Several  counties  hit  near  the  reportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  median  housing  wage  for  Vermont,  $20.68.  Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rental  wage  is  $25.54  per  hour,  and  drives  up  the  statewide  median.

Housing  market  experts  in  Vermont  agree  that  the  rental  affordabil-­ ity  problem  is  a  combination  of  lower-­than-­average  wages  in  the  state,  and  a  low  supply  of  rental  units.  About  70  percent  of  homes  in  Vermont  are  owner-­occupied,  according  to  Erhard  Mahnke,  coordinator  for  the  Vermont  Affordable  Housing  Coalition.  The  low  supply  of  rental  units  drives  up  the  price  of  those  that  are  available,  Mahnke  said.

The  fair-­market  rent  for  a  one-­bedroom  apartment  in  Vermont  is  $836,  and  $1,075  for  a  two-­bedroom  unit.  The  mean  hourly  wage  for  a  renter  in  Vermont  is  $11.78,  according  to  the  report.  That  wage  can  pay  for  a  $613-­per-­month  rental  if  the  household  spends  30  percent  of  its  income  on  housing.

Addison  County  trio  wins  prize  in  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vermontivate!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  competition MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Three  local  women  competing  in  the  online  game  Vermontivate!  have  won  a  $1,000  prize  in  their  division  in  the  recently  completed  competition.

Vermontivate!  is  a  nationally  award-­ winning  climate  and  sustainability  game  designed  to  bring  fun  and  cre-­ ativity  to  the  serious  work  of  tackling  climate  change.

Laura  Asermily,  Alice  Eckles  and  Fran  Putnam  formed  Team  Bobcat  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Otherâ&#x20AC;?  division  and  amassed  more  points  than  any  of  the  other  55  competing  teams.  The  six-­week  game  consisted  of  a  series  of  both  personal Â

and  team  chal-­ ing  for  to-­go  food  lenges  that  had  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I appreciate the way the and  giving  an  be  completed  and  game of Vermontivate!

LED  light  bulb  documented  in  connected my sustainto  a  co-­worker  to  order  to  qualify  able lifestyle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; living in use  in  her  room  for  points. at  College  Street  a yurt without running  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  appreciate  Center  water and electricity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  way  the  game  were  part  of  my  of  Vermontivate!  the community.â&#x20AC;?

Vermontivate!  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alice Eckles challenges.â&#x20AC;? connected  my  sustainable  life-­ For  her  part,  style  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  living  in  a  yurt  without  run-­ Asermily  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  appreciated  the  op-­ ning  water  and  electricity  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  the  portunity  to  share  Middlebury  Energy  community,â&#x20AC;?  Eckles  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  also  en-­ Committee  initiatives  in  alternative  joyed  explaining  to  other  people  that  transportation.  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bike  my  actions  such  as  avoiding  packag-­ Swap  on  Green  Up  Day  featured  Dave Â

Cohen,  a  psychologist  from  Brattle-­ boro,  who  spoke  about  how  to  avoid  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;road  transâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  condition  in  which  we  become  zombies  driving  in  cars,  and  the  brain  loses  its  capacity  to  map  and  connect  with  where  we  live.  His  new  vbikesolutions  project  combats  this  by  promoting  cargo  bikes  and  electric-­ assist  bikes  and  vehicles  like  the  ELF.â&#x20AC;?

Fran  Putnam  reported  that  the  Ver-­ montivate  challenge  that  made  the  most  impact  on  her  was  being  asked  WR VSHQG ÂżYH GD\V FDUU\LQJ D EDFNSDFN that  contained  everything  she  threw  away  during  that  time.  It  made  her  more  aware  of  just  how  much  trash  she Â

generates  even  though  she  is  aware  of  the  importance  of  living  sustainably.

One  of  the  team  challenges  was  to  plant  a  tree  somewhere  in  the  com-­ munity  that  would  produce  free  fruit  to  anyone  who  wants  to  eat  it.  The  team  came  up  with  the  idea  of  planting  blueberry  bushes,  donated  by  Blueber-­ ry  Hill  Inn,  in  the  Ilsley  Library  gar-­ den.  The  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Program  hosted  a  gardening  program  in  2014  and  often  holds  events  in  the  garden.  Once  the  bushes  produce  berries,  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  young  patrons  will  be  able  to  harvest  and  enjoy  them.

Team  Bobcat  members  are  still Â

deciding  what  to  do  with  their  prize  money.  So  far,  they  have  considered  contributing  it  towards  a  community  root  cellar  or  a  composting  program  at  the  Community  Garden.  When  asked  if  they  would  be  participating  in  Vermontivate!  next  year,  team  members  responded  very  positively.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  great  learning  opportunity  for  people  of  all  ages,â&#x20AC;?  Putnam  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  already  recom-­ mended  it  to  my  local  elementary  school  and  hope  other  groups  in  Ad-­ dison  County  will  consider  playing  Vermontivate!  when  it  begins  again  next  spring.â&#x20AC;?

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Porter plants seeds for long-term good health New garden to offer veggies for homeless By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  lot  of  heal-­ ing  takes  place  within  the  walls  of  Porter  Medical  Center.  But  tucked  away  on  a  small  sliver  of  the  Por-­ ter  campus  lies  a  resource  designed  to  keep  people  from  needing  to  tap  into  hospital  services.

The  resources  in  question  are  two  gardens  in  which  fresh  vegetables  are  being  planted,  tended  and  even-­ tually  harvested  for  people  looking  for  a  healthy  diet,  and  as  essential  nutrition  for  people  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  to  eat.

The  larger  of  the  two  gardens  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  approximately  a  half  acre  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  being  maintained  on  the  Porter  campus  by  the  Charter  House  Co-­ DOLWLRQ D 0LGGOHEXU\ QRQSURÂżW WKDW provides  shelter  and  meals  to  those  in  need.  The  immaculately  tilled  SORWÂśV ERXQW\ ZLOO ÂżQG LWV ZD\ LQWR soups,  casseroles  and  other  healthy  dishes  served  up  for  those  stay-­ ing  at  the  Charter  House  homeless  shelter  as  well  as  for  those  attend-­ ing  the  coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regular  commu-­ nity  breakfasts,  luncheons  and  suppers.

The  smaller  garden  is  divided  into  16  mini-­plots  (each  four  feet  by  20  feet)  that  are  rented  to  commu-­ nity  members  for  $30  for  the  sum-­ mer,  according  to  Ron  Hallman,  PMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vice  presi-­ dent  of  development  and  public  re-­ lations.  This  allows  people  without  land  to  grow  their  own  fresh  veg-­ etables. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Porter  is  doing  more  for  the  communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  health  than  just  deliv-­ ering  medical  care,â&#x20AC;?  Hallman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  these  two  activities,  to-­

gether,  illustrate  our  efforts  to  con-­ tribute  to  the  health  and  wellness  of  our  community  beyond  acute  health  care  services.â&#x20AC;?

It  was  as  a  member  of  the  United  Way  of  Addison  County  board  that  Hallman  heard  of  the  Charter  House  Coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  need  for  garden  space.  He  learned  the  coalition  has  been  operating  a  community  garden  on  a  third  of  an  acre  at  the  Nash  Farm  in  New  Haven,  but  has  wanted  ac-­ cess  to  additional  gardening  prop-­ erty  in  the  event  the  Nash  Farm  land  becomes  unavailable.  Organizers  have  also  wanted  to  increase  the  current  vegetable  yield.  That  yield  last  year  amounted  to  almost  5,000  pounds.  The  group  and  its  Farm-­to-­ Table  Leadership  Team  also  tend  to  a  small  plot  adjacent  to  the  Charter  House  off  North  Pleasant  Street.

Knowing  that  the  Porter  Medical  Center  campus  includes  plenty  of  unused  land,  Hall-­ man  invited  the  coalition  to  estab-­ lish  a  garden  there.  A  few  weeks  ago,  the  Farm-­to-­Plate  team,  assisted  by  numerous  Middle-­ bury  College  stu-­ dents  and  other  community  help-­ ers,  turned  up  soil  on  the  new  plot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  a  quintes-­ sential  small-­town  thing,  where  you  hear  about  a  prob-­ lem,  are  able  to  address  it  on  the  spot,  and  the  next  thing  you  know  you  have  a  new  homeless  shelter  garden  at  a  hos-­ pital,â&#x20AC;?  Hallman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  goes  along  with  the  whole,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  more  than  about  just  giving  you  medicine.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Indeed,  Porter  has  a  Healthy  Food  in  Health  Care  Initiative  that  consid-­ ers  sustainable  food  options  in  pur-­ chasing  decisions  that  support  the Â

A  GROUP  OF  Middlebury  College  students  and  Charter  House  Coalition  members  work  on  a  new  half-­acre  garden  that  will  produce  fresh  veg-­ etables  for  homeless  people  and  for  free  community  meals.  The  garden  is  located  on  the  Porter  Medical  Center  campus.

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local  economy.  Porter  does  business  with  such  local  enterprises  as  Maple  Meadow  Farm,  Monument  Farms,  Cabot,  Champlain  Orchards,  Ver-­ mont  Family  Farms,  Boyden  Beef,  %ULVWRO %DNHU\ 6WRQ\¿HOG )DUP \R-­ gurt,  Stonewood  Farms,  Stony  Point  Apiaries  and  Black  River  Produce.

Porter  Hospital  is  also  currently  a  member  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  Fresh  Net-­ work,â&#x20AC;?  which  encourages  farmers,  food  producers  and  chefs  to  build  partnerships  that  contribute  to  stron-­ ger  local  communities  and  econo-­ mies.  The  hospital  offers  outpatient  nutritional  counseling  that  helps  people  with  healthy  food  choices,  lifestyle  changes,  weight  manage-­ ment,  diabetes  management,  eat-­ ing  disorders  and  other  nutritional  needs.

Porter  in  June  will  host  a  farm-­ ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  market  to  promote  fresh/local/

healthy  food  for  its  employees  and  winter  months.  He  said  the  Porter  the  community  at  large.  And  Porter  campusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  close  proximity  to  Mid-­ Medical  Center  received  the  an-­ dlebury  village  will  make  mainte-­ nual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Awardâ&#x20AC;?  for  work-­ nance  and  harvest  activities  much  site  wellness  earlier  this  easier  and  less  costly. spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  helps  decrease  our  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Porter is Doug  Sinclair  is  a  lead-­ expenses  year-­round,  doing more er  of  the  Charter  House  and  improves  the  qual-­ Coalition,  founded  in  for the ity  of  (the  food)  we  can  2005  in  response  to  food  communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s provide,â&#x20AC;?  Sinclair  said  and  housing  needs  in  Ad-­ health of  the  veggies. dison  County.  The  group  Two  Middlebury  has  a  volunteer  base  of  than just College  interns  will  be  more  than  750  communi-­ delivering coordinating  garden  ty  members  contributing  medical activities  this  summer,  23,000  hours  of  service  care.â&#x20AC;? according  to  Sinclair.  every  year.

The  coalition  is  al-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ron Hallman lowing  eight  students  CLOSE  TO  TOWN Volunteers  have  al-­ to  stay  at  the  Charter  ready  planted  tomatoes,  squash,  House  for  free  throughout  the  sum-­ beans  and  lettuce,  with  more  crops  mer  as  long  as  they  volunteer  at  to  follow.  Much  of  the  produce  least  10  hours  per  week  to  coali-­ will  be  frozen  for  use  during  the  tion  causes.

A  lot  of  people  and  groups  are  pitching  in.  Last  year,  115  volun-­ teers  contributed  more  than  625  hours  in  the  gardens  off  North  Pleasant  Street  and  at  Nash  Farm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Middlebury)  Rotary  Club  has  raised  funds  to  provide  a  shed  for  housing  garden  supplies  as  well  as  a  tiller,  water  tank,  hoses  and  other  supplies,â&#x20AC;?  Sinclair  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  very  grateful  for  that  wonderful  support.â&#x20AC;?

Anyone  interested  in  learning  more  about  the  Farm-­to-­Table  pro-­ gram  or  in  volunteering  to  work  in  the  programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gardens  this  season  should  contact  Samantha  Kachmar  at  802-­989-­3108  or  mskachmar@ gmavt.net  or  Doug  Sinclair  at  802-­ 989-­9746  or  jdsinclair@ripton-­ coop.net.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@adddisonindependent.com.

Ferrisburgh (Continued  from  Page  2A) to  those  who  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stepping  upâ&#x20AC;?  or  graduating  from  high  school.  These  students,  along  with  their  teachers  and  parents  and  our  community,  have  worked  hard  and  deserve  all  our  sup-­ port  for  future  success.  For  informa-­ tion  on  the  June  ceremonies  and  cel-­ ebrations,  please  visit  http://vuhs.org  or  https://sites.google.com/a/anwsu. org/fcs/home.  The  Bixby  Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Movie  Club  monthly  meeting  will  be  on  Friday,  June  5,  at  6  p.m.  Each  meeting  be-­ gins  with  an  introduction  of  the  HYHQLQJÂśV ÂżOP WKHQ WKH VKRZLQJ and  then  an  informal  discussion  of  WKH ÂżOP 3HUKDSV WKH EHVW SDUW RI WKH evening  is  that  the  attendees  get  to  YRWH RQ WKH ÂżOP FKRLFH IRU WKH QH[W monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting.  Alex  Jay  Dub-­ berly,  a  local  screenwriter,  is  the  eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  facilitator.  Visit  the  Bixby  website  for  information  about  this  PRQWKÂśV ÂżOP KWWS EL[E\OLEUDU\ RUJ WPBixby/uncategorized/adult-­pro-­ grams/  and  to  learn  about  the  other  many  events  and  services  available  at  our  library.  The  Ferrisburgh  Grangeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;King  Pedeâ&#x20AC;?  card  parties  are  scheduled  for  the  Saturdays  of  June  13  and  27.  These  get-­togethers  are  held  at  the  Ferrisburgh  Town  Hall  and  Commu-­ nity  Center  and  begin  at  6:30  p.m.  with  a  sandwich  supper  and  then  on  to  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  This  is  a  great  way  to  socialize  with  your  neighbors  and  support  our  Grange,  so  please  consider  joining  this  event. Â

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Airport  criticism  exaggerated Seriously?  Anti-­airport  poetry?  (See  Letters,  June  1.)  I  am  a  pilot  and  a  good  running  Lycoming  air-­ craft  engine  IS  poetry.

I  very  much  question  the  claims  made  of  noise.  The  airplane  makes  some  sound  and  it  is  gone  in  a  few  moments.  I  have  never  seen  items  thrown  from  window  sills.  If  state-­ ments  like  this  are  to  be  believed  then  the  state  should  require  tan-­ gible  proof  of  any  such  claims.

Just  because  a  DC3  came  to  the  airport  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  anyone  is  going  to  start  a  charter  service  with  them.  It  only  shows  that  the  pilot  was  capable.

A  few  safety  improvements  and  some  updating  is  what  they  are  pro-­ posing  and  are  not  likely  to  include  runway  lights.

One  thing  I  would  like  to  know  how  many  people  bought  homes  or  better  yet  built  homes  knowing  full  well  the  airport  was  there.  And,  surely  not  any  of  that  construction  affected  the  animals  or  the  local  environment.  Yeah,  I  know,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  different.

Good  grief  people,  they  are  not  building  LAX. Douglas  Gurnee Middlebury

Back  on  March  3,  voters  in  Bristol  and  Vergennes  sent  clear  messages  to  their  respective  union  high  school  school  boards  to  reduce  school  spending  further  than  the  budgets  proposed  at  Town  Meeting.  Boards  trimmed  a  little,  but  in  subsequent  votes  in  April,  voters  again  rejected  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School,  as  well  as  the  VUHS  budget.  After  further  reductions  in  both  budgets,  voters  go  to  the  polls  next  week  for  a  decisive  third  vote.

This  third  vote  will  be  decisive  because  if  a  budget  fails,  school  boards  have  less  wiggle  room  to  respond.  More  cuts  in  programs  and  teachers  likely  would  be  the  next  step,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  on  top  of  programs  and  teachers  that  have  already  been  cut  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  that  could  become  a  longer  and  more  contentious  community  discussion  with  many  voting  against  further  reductions.

At  Mount  Abe,  voters  face  an  additional  conundrum:  With  the  recent  announcement  that  Mount  Abe  Principal  Gaynell  Lyman  is  resigning,  the  school  board  would  be  substantially  weakened  in  its  effort  to  attract  a  new  principal  if  its  budget  fails  a  third  time.

Meanwhile,  at  VUHS,  the  board  has  done  exceptional  work  in  trimming  that  budget  and  reducing  expenses  in  programs  and  teachers,  even  though  FRVWV DUH VWLOO VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ KLJKHU WKDQ WKH SUHYLRXV EXGJHW 7KDWÂśV EHFDXVH faulty  accounting  from  years  prior  has  dumped  higher  expenses  that  are  being  made  up  in  a  single  budget  cycle.  Voters  have  to  get  past  the  higher  spending  and  accept  that  school  spending  in  previous  budgets  had  been  held  DUWLÂżFDOO\ ORZ E\ LQDFFXUDWH EXGJHWLQJ SUDFWLFHV 7KH VKLS KDV WR EH ULJKWHG and  this  board  has  done  solid  work  to  present  a  budget  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  frugal  as  well  as  responsible.  Bristol  residents  will  also  vote  on  their  Elementary  School  budget  for  a  third  time  on  June  16.  In  each  case,  we  encourage  voters  to  study  the  budget  proposals  thorough-­ ly  and  ask  themselves  two  questions:  1)  if  your  son  or  daughter  were  going  to  school  at  this  time,  would  you  vote  for  or  against  the  budget;Íž  and  2)  will  your  vote  work  to  build  the  community  (school  and  town)  or  weaken  it?  Voters  can  make  an  argument  that  right-­sizing  budgets  works  in  the  end  to  strengthen  the  community,  but  they  have  to  be  certain  that  is  the  case  while  also  real-­ izing  that  cutting  too  deep  into  school  programs  could  undermine  a  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  academic  credentials,  which  in  the  long-­term  can  make  the  community  less  attractive  for  families  to  move  into  or  stay.

Homes  should  be  tested  for  lead

Angelo  S.  Lynn

5HFHQW VWDWH EXGJHWV KDYH been  paying  costs  forward  When  Governor  Shumlin  signed  the  $616  million  transportation  last  week,  he  punctuated  a  hallmark  of  his  administration:  continued  long-­term  invest-­ ment  in  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  infrastructure  that  will  lay  the  foundation  for  a  better  HFRQRP\ ORQJ DIWHU KH KDV OHIW RIÂżFH 7KH VDPH FRXOG EH VDLG RI JDLQV PDGH in  early  childhood  education,  cleaning  up  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  waterways  and  Lake  Champlain,  investing  in  renewable  energy  programs,  aggressively  address-­ ing  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  drug  crisis  and  on  and  on.  The  transportation  bill  is  a  case  in  point.  6LQFH KLV HOHFWLRQ DV JRYHUQRU ÂżYH \HDUV DJR 6KXPOLQ KDV SURSRVHG DJ-­ JUHVVLYH EXGJHWV WR Âż[ D VWDWHZLGH WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ V\VWHP WKDW ZDV IDOOLQJ further  and  further  behind  after  years  of  reduced  spending.  In  2009,  about  SHUFHQW RI WKH VWDWHÂśV EULGJHV ZHUH VWUXFWXUDOO\ GHÂżFLHQW $V RI WKDW number  has  been  reduced  to  7  percent.  Similarly,  the  percent  of  pavement  rated  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  poorâ&#x20AC;?  condition  has  declined  from  a  high  of  36  percent  in  2009  to  13  percent  in  2014.  And  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  a  part  of  the  transportation  bill.  As  part  of  the  state  efforts  to  address  water  quality  problems,  the  bill  designates  $1.2  million  for  mu-­ nicipal  stormwater  investments.  It  also  includes  funding  for  railroads,  public  transit  systems,  airports,  and  bicycle  and  pedestrian  facilities.  Importantly  for  Addison  County,  this  administration  has  insisted  on  including  funding  to  improve  passenger  rail  service  along  the  Western  Corridor  (Burlington  to  5XWODQG WKURXJK 9HUJHQQHV 0LGGOHEXU\ DQG %UDQGRQ WR KHOS UHOLHYH WUDIÂżF on  Route  7  and  improve  the  regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economic  potential.  7KH VSHFLÂżF DPRXQWV PDNH WKH VWRU\ PRUH UHDO 2I WKH PLOOLRQ WUDQV-­ portation  budget,  $116  million  is  for  bridges;Íž  $35.1  million  is  for  rail,  includ-­ ing  $9.1  million  for  track  upgrades  on  the  Western  Corridor;Íž  $14.8  million  is  for  aviation  and  $6.1  million  is  for  bicycle  and  pedestrian  facilities.  And  this  LV GXULQJ D \HDU LQ ZKLFK WKH VWDWH IDFHG D PLOOLRQ GHÂżFLW DQG VWUXJJOHG to  balance  the  budget.  Importantly,  what  the  administration  and  Legislature  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  is  back  off  LWV DJJUHVVLYH SURJUDP WR Âż[ D SUREOHP FDXVHG LQ SUHYLRXV \HDUV ZKHQ VXFK expenses  were  cut  to  balance  budgets  so  they  could  profess  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;make  tough  decisions  to  live  within  their  means.â&#x20AC;?  On  the  contrary,  in  many  cases  such  cuts  simply  deferred  those  expenses  to  future  administrations.

What  Shumlin  has  done  is  made  a  conscientious  effort  to  reduce  the  back-­ log  of  transportation  projects  in  order  to  lay  a  solid  foundation  for  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economic  development  over  the  long  haul.

But  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  free.  While  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  for  critics  to  rail  against  high  spending  DQG FDOO IRU PRUH GUDVWLF FXWV ZKDW WKH\ GRQÂśW GR LV FLWH VSHFLÂżF LWHPV WR cut:  that  is,  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  suggest  the  state  cut  the  increased  spending  on  roads  and  bridges;Íž  that  we  should  reverse  our  decision  to  fund  pre-­K  schooling;Íž  that  we  should  eliminate  the  additional  money  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  spending  to  manage  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  drug  crisis;Íž  or  end  the  subsidies  on  renewable  energy  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  for  obvi-­ ous  reasons.

It  is  true  that  the  state  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  realize  an  immediate  return  on  investment  by  spending  more  money  on  insuring  that  all  3-­5  year-­olds  have  access  to  a  SUH . HGXFDWLRQ IRU H[DPSOH EXW ORQJ DIWHU WKLV DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ OHDYHV RIÂżFH those  dividends  will  be  paying  off  for  future  administrations,  just  as  reducing  WKH EDFNORJ RI VWUXFWXUDOO\ GHÂżFLW EULGJHV DQG UXLQRXV URDGV DUH DQ HFRQRPLF EHQHÂżW WKDW LV SDLG IRUZDUG Such  budgeting  practices  as  demonstrated  by  this  administration  and  this  Legislature  are,  in  fact,  more  responsible  than  detractors  would  like  the  pub-­ lic  to  believe.

Angelo  S.  Lynn

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Making  music MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  senior  Michele  Peterson  peeks  over  a  music  stand  and  takes  a  solo  during  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  jazz  band  concert  Tuesday  night.

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Need  the  right  word?  Choose  wisely In  my  summers  between  college  semesters  I  worked  for  a  construction  contractor  in  Southern  Vermont,  per-­ forming  work  that  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  require  much  skill,  so  much  as  basic  knowledge  of  what  end  of  the  hammer  to  hold.  I  did  everything  from  hanging  sheetrock  to  demolition.  I  even  helped  raise  an  organ  factory  from  the  19th  century  to  build  a  new  foundation  under  it.  One  of  the  most  important  lessons  learned  from  those  sweltering  summers  was  the  importance  of  taking  care  of  the  tools  I  worked  with.  We  routinely  checked  blade  guards,  extension  cords,  staging,  air  compressors  and  ev-­ erything  else  we  used.  These  checks  kept  us  safe  (or  within  OSHA  compli-­ DQFH DQG OHW XV ZRUN HIÂżFLHQWO\ While  I  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  handled  a  rotary  hammer  in  years,  some  habits  die  hard.  Today,  while  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  working  with  By  Evan cameras,  voice  recorders  and  Twitter,  Johnson , VWLOO ÂżQG LW LPSRUWDQW WR URXWLQHO\ check  one  of  the  most  important  tools  at  my  disposal:  a  strong  vocabulary.  Just  as  doctors  use  surgical-­quality  steel,  and  crafts-­ people  check  equipment  for  signs  of  wear,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  see  our  written  and  spoken  language  held  to  a  higher  stan-­ dard.  Just  like  you  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  perform  open-­heart  surgery  with  a  steak  knife,  you  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  describe  a  sandwich  from  McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;artisanalâ&#x20AC;?  (note:  actual  example).  The  right  word,  just  like  the  right  tool,  is  highly  im-­ portant.  While  plainly  incorrect  use  is  wince-­worthy,  seeing  the  same  thin  selection  of  words  repeatedly  used  in  the  same  trite  expressions  is  just  as  frequent  and  requires  im-­ PHGLDWH UHFWLÂżFDWLRQ 7KLV OD]LQHVV LV DV HDVLO\ GHWHFWHG

as  a  pair  of  old  socks  at  the  bottom  of  a  gym  bag:  stale  and  fetid.  When  the  only  conceivable  way  to  describe  a  small  Vermont  town  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;quintessential,â&#x20AC;?  and  its  characters  are  always  â&#x20AC;&#x153;quirky,â&#x20AC;?  reading  and  writing  become  tiresome  tasks  devoid  of  any  of  the  color,  strength  or  vividness  they  rightfully  deserve.  Blatant  misuse  or  overuse  of  a  handful  of  words  has  a  dulling  effect  on  the  words  and  on  the  work  to  which  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  hastily  applied.  At  the  risk  of  being  too  forward,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  assembled  a  per-­ sonal  â&#x20AC;&#x153;rogues  galleryâ&#x20AC;?  of  overused  words  that  sits  above  my  desk  on  a  series  of  sticky  notes.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  16  words  long  and  grows  every  week  by  one  or  two  entries.  Here  are  six  particularly  egregious  examples.

AUTHENTIC  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Authenticâ&#x20AC;?  is  the  advertising  copywriterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  latest  paramour.  The  average  consumer  is  hungry  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;au-­ thenticâ&#x20AC;?  goods  and  services  and  a  rush  is  under  way  to  position  everything  from  bed  and  EUHDNIDVWV WR Ă&#x20AC;DQQHO VKLUWV DV WKH IRUHUXQQHUV RI DOO RWKHU Ă&#x20AC;DQQHO VKLUWV DQG EHG DQG EUHDNIDVWV WKDW IROORZHG But  authenticity  is  one  of  those  tricky  claims  where  if  the  writer  feels  the  desire  to  use  it,  then  they  probably  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  right.  Deploying  â&#x20AC;&#x153;authenticâ&#x20AC;?  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  en-­ rich  the  items,  it  makes  them  seem  pretentious  and  corny.  When  somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;authentic,â&#x20AC;?  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  know  it  when  you  see  it.

NATURAL People  like  to  slap  the  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;?  on  bags  of  po-­ tato  chips  or  soda  because  of  an  unfortunate  connotation  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

Live,  love,  laugh  at  Pinterest  ideas Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  getting  ready  to  put  in  a  mudroom  at  our  house.  But  I  soon  realized  I  was  asking  all  the  wrong  questions.  Thank  goodness  I  found  Pinterest  before  we  started.

The  mudroom  photos  I  found  on  Pinterest  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  I  found  Pinterest,  if  you  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  heard  of  it,  is  a  website  that  hundreds  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  constrained  by  such  low-­thinking  works  like  a  virtual  bulletin  board,  gathering  images  from  practical  considerations.  They  were  simply  beautiful.  across  the  web  that  you  can  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pinâ&#x20AC;?  to  your  own  board,  based  Using  the  Pinterest  photos  as  a  guide,  I  came  up  with  the  on  your  interests  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  mudrooms,  in  my  case.  following  list  to  aid  me  in  the  design  process: The  Pinterest  tagline  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discover  and  save  creative  Form  Over  Function: ideas.â&#x20AC;?  (The  implied  sub-­tagline  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Świth  lots  of  Mason  Ten  Steps  to  a  Pinterest-­inspired  Mudroom 1.  Have  people  remove  their  shoes  before  entering  the  jars.â&#x20AC;?  If  you  type  in  a  search  term,  such  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wedding  center-­ piecesâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fourth  of  July  decorations,â&#x20AC;?  and  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  turn  mudroom.

2.   For  a  crisp  look,  place  an  all-­ up  at  least  one  photo  containing  a  Ma-­ white,  dry-­clean-­only  area  rug  in  front  son  jar,  the  search  function  is  broken.  of  the  entry  door.

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3.  To  avoid  clutter,  limit  each  As  you  fall  down  the  Pinterest  rabbit  member  of  the  household  to  one  pair  KROH DV VR PDQ\ RI XV GR \RXÂśOO ÂżQG of  shoes  and  one  outer  garment.  If  pos-­ WKH ZDOOV RI WKDW KROH WDVWHIXOO\ ÂżQLVKHG sible,  store  these  in  the  garage. in  the  latest  decorator  colors  (Sherwin-­ 4.  Fill  your  mudroom  bench  with  Williams  Revere  Pewter  is  particularly  at  least  a  dozen  throw  pillows.  Even  popular  this  month).  As  you  travel Â

By Jessie Raymond better  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  I  honestly  have  seen  this  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  down,  down,  down,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  whiz  past  set  a  framed  photo  or  two  on  the  bench  cheerful  bowls  of  lemons  on  granite  cushion.  Making  the  seat  unusable  will  countertops,  Mason-­jar  vases  wrapped  in  baling  twine,  and  homey  wooden  placards  that  order  you  reduce  wear  and  tear  on  the  $82-­per-­yard  Waverly  fabric.  5.  For  a  casual  touch,  accent  your  mudroom  with  a  yel-­ to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live,  love,  laugh.â&#x20AC;?

Pinterestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rustic-­chic-­charming  images  are  tough  to  re-­ low  Lab,  provided  it  is  trained  not  to  shed  in  the  house.  sist.  None  of  the  photos,  however,  look  quite  like  real  life. When  outdoors,  carry  your  Lab  to  keep  its  feet  dry  and  clean.

They  look  much  better.

6.  Paint  your  shoe  storage  area  white.  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  worry  I  turned  to  Pinterest  to  see  pictures  of  the  spaces  where  other  people  hang  their  coats,  kick  off  their  snowy  boots  about  seeing  gravel  or  mud;Íž  if  you  do  it  right,  no  dirt  will  and  drop  their  mail  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  anything  more  clever  than  our  cur-­ ever  sully  your  darling  mudroom. +DQJ DQ DQWLTXH ÂżVKLQJ FUHHO RU SDLU RI ZRRGHQ UHQW JR WR VSRW WKH NLWFKHQ Ă&#x20AC;RRU I  had  questions:  Should  we  have  cubbies,  or  an  open  snowshoes  on  one  of  your  vintage  coat  hooks  if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like,  bench  we  can  chuck  shoes  under?  How  big  a  closet  do  we  but  never  a  plastic  shopping  bag  containing  overdue  library  need?  What  color  area  rug  will  best  hide  stains  from  mud-­ books.

(See  Raymond,  Page  5A) dy  pawprints  and  cat  vomit?

Around the bend

My  second-­grade  Brownies  wanted  me  to  send  this  letter  to  the  editor: If  you  live  in  an  older  house  and  have  any  paint  that  is  chipped  or  peeling  in  any  way,  please  test  it  for  lead.  Lead  paint  can  be  very  dangerous  and  poison  children  and  animals.

Our  Brownie  troop  discussed  sev-­ eral  things  that  need  to  be  addressed  and  lead  paint  was  found  to  be  the  most  important.  One  of  the  girls  was  sick  when  she  was  younger  from  lead  paint  poisoning.  The  test  kits  can  be  purchased  at  most  hardware  stores.  Show  your  family  you  can  and  test  your  paint.  Nancy  Skidmore,  Troop  Leader On  behalf  of  Brownie  Troop  30344 Bristol

VUHS  budget  should  be  OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d I  write  this  letter  to  urge  every  voter  in  the  Addison  Northwest  Su-­ pervisory  Union  district  to  strongly  consider  voting  YES  for  the  VUHS  budget.  Why  do  you  ask?  It  is  time  for  each  of  us  to  send  a  message  to  the  students  who  attend  the  middle  and  high  schools  that  we  not  only  support  them,  we  want  them  to  con-­ tinue  to  receive  a  quality  education  that  is  not  compromised  academi-­ cally.  We  will  not  sit  by  and  witness  the  elimination  of  sports  teams  and  extracurricular  activities  if  this  next  vote  is  unsuccessful.  What  we  do  want  is  each  student  to  be  success-­ ful  beyond  high  school  as  well  as  provide  them  the  tools  needed  to  compete  in  a  much  bigger  world,  whether  it  be  college,  work,  or  join-­ ing  the  military.

We  need  to  send  a  message  to  the  teachers  and  staff  in  the  middle  and  high  schools  that  we  are  grateful  for  their  hard  work  each  and  every  day  as  they  teach,  mentor  and  encourage  our  students  that  attend  VUHS.  Our  VUHS  teachers  earn  considerably  less  income  than  their  counterparts  in  Chittenden  County  and  in  other  parts  of  Vermont.  We  are  getting  more  than  our  moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worth.  We  have  lost  the  equivalent  of  just  over  11  teachers/staff  (FTEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s)  over  the  past  two  years.  VUHS  cannot  bear  much  more  without  seriously  com-­ prising  the  education  the  teachers  deliver  to  each  and  every  student  each  and  every  day.  We  need  to  send  a  message  to  the  administration,  school  board  and  supervisory  union  that  we  recognize  they  have  worked  hard  to  deliver  a  budget  that  reduces  some  of  our  tax  burden  but  in  the  same  breath  also  seeks  to  preserve  academic  programming  and  extracurricu-­ lar  activities  that  current  and  past  VUHS  graduates  have  been  of-­ fered.  I  would  be  remiss  if  I  did  not  DFNQRZOHGJH LW KDV EHHQ D GLIÂżFXOW \HDU ZLWK WKH ÂżQDQFLDO EXUGHQV RXU district  has  faced  due  to  the  negli-­ gence  of  past  administrators/staff  that  no  longer  work  for  our  district.  What  I  can  say  is  that  the  current  administration,  school  board  and  su-­ pervisory  union  staff  have  spent  this  past  school  year  diligently  working  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  June  4,  2015  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Mt.  Abe  budget Â

Letters to the Editor

The  school  board  this  week  also  (Continued  from  Page  1A) delivering  it  to  voters  on  April  14.  ¿HOGHG DQRWKHU FXUYH EDOO ZKHQ But  residents  rejected  that  revised  Mount  Abe  Principal  Gaynell  Ly-­ $14.02  million  spending  plan  by  a  man  tendered  her  resignation  in  issued  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  regulations  for  by  the  westerly  winds  into  the  Lake  755  to  485  margin. order  to  pursue  another  career  op-­ control  of  pesticidesâ&#x20AC;?  in  accordance  Dunmore  area.

Board  members  again  pored  over  portunity  (See  story  on  Page  16A). with  6  VSA  chapter  87.

With  the  proliferation  of  organic  the  budget  and  on  May  22  warned  Board  members  hope  that  resi-­ :H KDYH EHHQ XQDEOH WR ÂżQG DQ\ farming  in  the  valley,  20  percent  of  the  $13,947,738  spending  plan,  dents  understand  that  the  budget  prohibition  in  that  regulation  that  the  wetlands  (approximately  1,000  which  is  $75,000  less  than  the  ver-­ before  them  on  Tuesday  has  noth-­ would  prevent  BLSG  from  treating  acres)  are  now  off-­limits  to  adulti-­ sion  that  failed  in  April.  They  said  ing  to  do  with  the  $30  million  the  private  roads  of  the  Lake  Dun-­ cide  treatment  and  require  organic  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  found  these  additional  school  renovations  proposal  that  more  region  under  our  noncommer-­ larvicides  for  control. savings  through  improving  en-­ was  soundly  rejected  last  Novem-­ cial  government  applicators  license  Clarke,  a  mosquito  control  com-­ HUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ FORV-­ ber.  School  board  % ZKLFK ZH KROG +RZHYHU LQ pany,  has  such  a  product,  Natular  ing  outbuildings  and  member  Kris  Pearsall  order  to  expedite  mosquito  abate-­ R30,  which  provides  a  30-­day  effec-­ bringing  those  class-­ Mount Abe board wrote  on  Front  Porch  ment  and  preserve  commerce,  we  WLYH ZLQGRZ RI WUHDWPHQW 7KH 8 6 rooms  into  the  main  members have Forum,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  vote  is  caved  and  received  a  commercial  (3$ KDV DSSURYHG DQG FHUWLÂżHG WKLV building,  and  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Re-­ been trying to for  the  budget  to  oper-­ license. product. structuring  alternative  educate the ate  the  school  for  the  Perhaps  it  was  when  roads  where  The  BLSG  has  for  the  past  2-­1/2  education  opportuni-­ ANeSU public upcoming  2015/2016  re-­signed  for  911  that  many  of  the  years  requested  that  this  product  be  ties.â&#x20AC;? school  year.  It  is  NOT  about their roads  received  private  signage  and  added  to  our  permitted  list,  but  to  $V $1H68 YRW-­ about  renovating  the  hence  more  visibility. no  avail. ers  go  to  the  polls,  budget proposal, school  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  is  a  to-­ Comparing  the  Lemon  Fair  This  is  where  citizens  can  help  by  UHVLGHQWV LQ WKH ÂżYH including making tally  separate  matter  Insect  Control  District  with  the  contacting  the  governors  hotline  and  communities  in  the  available on which  has  been  tabled  BLSG  is  like  comparing  apples  requesting  approval  of  Natular  R30.

Addison  Northwest  the school for  the  near  future.â&#x20AC;? and  oranges.  The  Lemon  Fair  The  BLSG  has  always  carried  6XSHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ ZHEVLWH D Ă LHU $1H68 &KLHI )L-­ organizational  board  had  several  insurance;Íž  in  fact,  it  represents  20  will  also  be  voting  QDQFLDO 2IÂżFHU +RZ-­ SLORWV ZKR HQMR\HG Ă&#x20AC;\LQJ DQG WKH\ percent  of  our  budget.  We  have  no  for  the  third  time  this  explaining the DUG 0DQVÂżHOG KDV FDO-­ were  able  to  treat  mosquito  larvae  intentions  of  competing  with  private  year  on  the  spending  spending plan. culated  the  tax  rates  too  by  aerial  application  of  larvi-­ commercial  applicators;Íž  we  serve  plan  for  their  high  An informational for  the  Mount  Abra-­ cides.  In  order  to  pay  for  the  plane  the  general  public  . school  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vergennes  meeting is ham  portion  of  the  ed-­ they  had  to  treat  outside  of  their  If  Angelo  would  like  to  start  a  8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO scheduled for ucation  tax  rates  in  the  own  union  municipal  districts,  new  business  and  run  it,  I  would  (See  story  on  Page  Monday at 7 p.m. ÂżYH WRZQV 7KHVH UDWHV hence  they  needed  a  commercial  welcome  him  to  the  board  (of  1A).  do  not  include  that  license.  Since  the  BLSG  was  only  course  with  selectboard  approval).

Yet  another  school  in the Mount Abe portion  of  the  tax  rates  treating  within  the  four  union  I  appreciate  the  excellent  cover-­ also  faces  its  third  small cafeteria. that  will  support  the  towns,  we  operated  for  37  years  age  that  your  paper  has  provided  budget  vote  of  the  elementary  schools  in  with  a  noncommercial  government  on  this  important  issue  and  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  year:  Bristol  residents  each  town.  If  Tues-­ license  with  very  few  problems  keep  the  pressure  on  our  state  on  June  16  will  vote  on  a  $4.9  mil-­ GD\ÂśV YRWH LV LQ WKH DIÂżUPDWLYH WKH and  great  cooperation  from  the  representatives  and  legislators  and  lion  Bristol  Elementary  School  rate  in  each  town  would  be: department  of  Ag. VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV WR JHW 1DWXODU 5 spending  plan.  Bristol  school  direc-­ Â&#x2021; %ULVWRO ZKLFK LV D 7KH %/6* KDV LGHQWLÂżHG DQG approved. tors  will  host  information  meetings  decrease  of  4.2  cents  from  the  cur-­ mapped  over  5,000  acres  of  treat-­ We  do  not  need  any  more  deaths. on  that  budget  proposal  on  June  6,  rent  year. able  mosquito  breeding  habitat  Benjamin  F.  Lawton,  DMD D P +ROOH\ +DOO -XQH For  a  home  assessed  at  $200,000  in  the  four-­town  district,  mostly  Chairman p.m.,  Bristol  Elementary  library;Íž  that  is  a  decrease  of  $84  in  taxes. along  the  Otter  Creek  drainage.  It  is  Brandon/Leicester/Salisbury/ and  June  12,  8:15  a.m.,  Bristol  El-­ Â&#x2021; /LQFROQ ZKLFK LV D primarily  the  mosquitoes  that  hatch  Goshen  Insect  Control  District ementary  art  room. decrease  of  2.23  cents  from  the  cur-­ in  this  drainage  area  that  are  blown  Goshen Mount  Abe  board  members  have  rent  year.

EHHQ WU\LQJ WR HGXFDWH WKH $1H68 For  a  home  assessed  at  $200,000  public  about  their  budget  proposal,  that  is  a  decrease  of  $44.60  in  taxes. including  making  available  on  the  Â&#x2021; 0RQNWRQ ZKLFK LV D nels  will  bring  improved  rail  service,  the  approach  paths  unsafe,  particu-­ VFKRRO ZHEVLWH D Ă&#x20AC;LHU H[SODLQLQJ decrease  of  2.84  cents  from  the  cur-­ resulting  in  greater  access  to  travelers  larly  on  hot  days.  These  upgrades  the  spending  plan.  An  information-­ rent  year. (business  and  pleasure).  In  the  same  need  to  be  made  sooner  rather  than  al  meeting  is  scheduled  for  Mon-­ For  a  home  assessed  at  $200,000  vein,  airport  improvements  will  ODWHU WR HQVXUH Ă&#x20AC;LJKW VDIHW\ day  at  7  p.m.  in  the  Mount  Abe  that  is  a  decrease  of  $56.80  in  taxes. contribute  to  our  local  economy  from  Airport  expansion  has  been  small  cafeteria. Â&#x2021; 1HZ +DYHQ ZKLFK additional  businesses  establishing  GLVFXVVHG LQ ÂżWV DQG VWDUWV IRU WKH themselves  at  the  airport  and  beyond,  last  20  years.  The  chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  board  more  businesspeople  using  the  airport  believes  now  is  the  right  time  to  to  meet  with  local  industry,  and  in-­ move  ahead  with  the  plan  VTrans  creased  tourism  whether  they  are  day  has  proposed. trippers  or  second  home  owners.

Chamber  President  Sue  Hoxie  VTrans  has  made  it  clear  that  the  on  behalf  of  the  Addison  County  is  left  to  just  take  the  authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  word  (Continued  from  Page  4A) airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  runway  and  taxiways  are  Chamber  of  Commerce with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;healthy.â&#x20AC;?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  clever  ruse  that  that  the  circus  or  the  rock  concert  GHÂżFLHQW LQ UHJDUG WR WKH SDYHPHQW Board  of  Directors places  it  alarmingly  close  to  its  dis-­ was  just  blandly  â&#x20AC;&#x153;unique.â&#x20AC;?  We  ought  quality  and  that  tree  growth  makes  Middlebury tant  cousin  â&#x20AC;&#x153;organic.â&#x20AC;?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  to  try  harder.  Instead,  say  the  clowns  to  distinguish  between  the  two;Íž  or-­ juggled  chainsaws  and  or  the  lead  JDQLF IRRGV DUH FHUWLÂżHG LQ WKH 8 6 guitarist  smashed  his  guitar  through  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  DQ DPSOLÂżHU 7KRVH GHWDLOV PDWWHU and  have  stringent  standards  for  any  and  the  reader  will  thank  you  for  in-­ food  bearing  the  label.  Cobra  venom  cluding  them. and  asbestos  dust  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;?  as  CHARMING going  to  thrive  and  if  we  want  to  future  of  our  school.  This  is  a  top  pick  on  tourism  web-­ attract  people  to  move  into  our  If  you  have  questions  or  concerns  well,  but  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  sites  and  is  applied  to  just  about  ev-­ mean  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  good  for  you.  VFKRRO GLVWULFW ZKLFK EHQHÂżWV XV attend  the  Budget  Information  ery  church  steeple,  downtown  and  LITERALLY all)  we  must  have  a  vibrant  school  Meeting  on  Monday,  June  8,  at  6  I  was  in  line  at  the  grocery  store  diner  from  Brattleboro  to  Newport  that  offers  an  array  of  educational  S P LQ WKH 98+6 OLEUDU\ *HW WKH last  week  when  I  overheard  a  young  (see  also,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;iconicâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;quintessen-­ programs/opportunities.  A  yes  vote  facts  about  what  has  been  accom-­ is  an  investment  in  our  community  plished,  what  has  been  cut  from  the  woman  squawk  into  her  iPhone,  tialâ&#x20AC;?).  My  grudge  against  â&#x20AC;&#x153;charm-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  party  was  literally  three  hours  ingâ&#x20AC;?  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  used  too  much,  and  will  ensure  our  tax  base  will  not  budget,  and  what  is  at  stake  if  this  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  it  reduces  our  whole  state  to  of  hell.â&#x20AC;?  drop  as  we  strive  to  attract  families  next  budget  does  not  pass.

For  having  endured  three  hours  a  stereotype  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  kind  of  enchanted  and  businesses  to  move  into  our  The  senior  class  will  be  graduat-­ in  the  underworld,  I  had  to  say  she  VQRZ YLOODJH WKDW , ÂżQG SDWURQL]LQJ towns.  We  are  in  competition  with  ing  on  June  12.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  send  them  looked  all  right.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Literallyâ&#x20AC;?  is  an  in-­ Call  me  a  curmudgeon,  but  I  prefer  our  neighboring  Chittenden  County  off  with  a  YES  vote  and  positive  WHUHVWLQJ FDVH EHFDXVH RI D Ă&#x20AC;LS IURP the  whole  picture  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  warts  and  all. schools  and  already  I  have  heard  message  that  we  have  supported  of  several  families  in  our  school  WKHLU HGXFDWLRQ DW 98+6 WKHVH SDVW its  from  meaning  free  of  exaggera-­ GREEN When  British  Petroleum,  Shell,  tion  or  distortion  to  being  a  means  of  district  who  are  choosing  not  to  6  years,  that  we  are  also  willing  to  exaggeration.  VHQG WKHLU VWXGHQWV WR 98+6 QH[W support  the  education  of  the  current  UNIQUE year.  It  saddens  and  concerns  me  to  VWXGHQWV DW 98+6 DV ZHOO DV WKH When  â&#x20AC;&#x153;uniqueâ&#x20AC;?  hits  paper,  the  think  this  is  the  path  we  are  head-­ incoming  seventh-­graders,  due  to  writer  meant  something  was  differ-­ ing  down,  not  passing  our  school  graduate  in  2022. budget  and  sending  a  message  to  Kristina  MacKulin ent  but  was  too  lazy  or  in  too  much  the  outside  world  that  we  live  in  a  Community  Member  and  Par-­ of  a  hurry  to  go  into  more  detail.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  community  that  does  not  support  its  ent  of  a  graduating  VUHS  Senior  a  shame,  because  any  hope  of  elabo-­ students,  teachers  and  staff  and  the  Ferrisburgh ration  stops  right  there  and  the  reader Â

Mosquito  district  seeks  approval  for  Natular  R30 7KH DJUHHPHQW WR IRUP WKH ÂżUVW Brandon/Leicester/Salisbury  Insect  Control  District  was  approved  by  the  voters  in  April  1978  and  a  union  municipal  district  corporation  (in  ac-­ cordance  with  all  the  requirements  of  title  24  Chapter  121  §4861â&#x20AC;&#x201C;§4866  Vermont  statutes)  was  formed.

The  members  of  the  BLS  board  are  appointed  by  the  selectboards  of  the  respective  towns.  In  the  spring  of  1987  following  an  early  warm-­ ing,  we  had  an  early  hatch  of  mos-­ quitoes.  My  wife  fell  into  a  coma  and  lay  unconscious  in  the  Rutland  hospital  for  a  week.  Fortunately  she  recovered  but  had  to  learn  to  walk  again.  The  virus  that  infected  her  ZDV QHYHU LGHQWL¿HG , SHWLWLRQHG the  Goshen  selectboard  to  join  the  BLS  and  with  voter  approval  BLS  became  BLSG. I  have  served  on  the  BLSG  board  since  1988  and  we  hope  that  others  will  not  have  to  suffer  the  near-­ death  experience  of  my  wife.

I  took  the  examination  and  be-­ came  a  licensed  pesticide  applicator  that  summer.

The  BLSG  has  always  held  a  noncommercial  government  license  and  this  license  is  renewed  yearly  by  the  state  of  Vermont  Agency  of  Agriculture.  Prior  to  1978,  the  Lake  Dunmore  Association  had  sprayed  for  mosquitoes  and  when  BLSG  was  formed  they  gifted  the  equip-­ ment  to  us.  For  the  last  37  years  the  BLS/BLSG  has  been  providing  re-­ lief  from  biting  mosquitoes  with  our  noncommercial  government  license  under  the  auspices  and  with  the  assistance  of  the  agency  of  agricul-­ ture.  The  Ag  agency  in  August  1991 Â

County  Chamber  supports  Middlebury  Airport  project The  Addison  County  Chamber  of  Commerce  Board  of  Direc-­ tors  wholeheartedly  supports  the  expansion  of  the  Middlebury  State  Airport.  As  an  organization  whose  goal  is  to  support  the  economic  prosperity  and  opportunities  for  the  businesses  and  people  of  Addison  County,  we  believe  the  expansion  is  much  needed.

The  airport  serves  not  just  Middle-­ bury  but  the  entire  county  as  part  of  our  regional  transportation  infra-­ structure.  The  impending  upgrades  to  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  downtown  railway  tun-­

Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) toward  righting  the  ship  so  to  speak.  They  have  completed  all  audits,  implemented  a  spending  freeze  in  2015,  and  hired  a  new  business  manager  and  treasurer.  We  have  a  new  principal  and  superintendent  that  are  committed  to  the  future  of  98+6 DQG KDYH VSHQW WKLV SDVW \HDU working  tirelessly  toward  the  future  success  of  our  school.

It  is  true,  our  taxes  keep  going  up  and  up  and  it  is  getting  harder  and  harder  to  swallow.  We  cannot,  how-­ HYHU NHHS SRLQWLQJ WKH ÂżQJHU DW RXU VFKRROV ,W LV WLPH WR WDNH WKDW ÂżJKW to  the  Statehouse.  We  cannot  let  this  ¿JKW GHPRUDOL]H RXU WHDFKHUV SRODU-­ ize  our  communities  and  make  it  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;themâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;usâ&#x20AC;?  issue.  We  need  to  be  a  supportive  and  active  community  with  an  awesome  school.

If  our  school  community  is Â

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Raymond  (Continued  from  Page  4A) 8.  Put  some  Mason  jars  in  there.

9.  Post  a  distressed  wooden  sign  sporting  the  whimsical  phrase  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sorry  about  the  mess,  but  we  live  here.â&#x20AC;?  *XHVWV ZLOO ÂżQG WKLV KXPRURXV EH-­ cause  your  mudroom  will  in  fact  be  clinically  sterile.

10.  If  someone  dares  to  sit  down  and  take  off  their  boots  in  your  mudroom,  politely  ask  them  to  leave  or,  if  they  are  a  household  member,  evict  them.

Now  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  determined  to  have  a  Pinterest-­perfect  mudroom,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  em-­ barrassed  about  my  old,  misguided  assumption  that  interior  spaces  should  be  well-­used  and  make  people  feel  comfortable.  A  good  mudroom,  it  turns  out,  is  one  that  on  the  surface  looks  warm  and  welcoming  but  at  its  heart  gives  no  indication  that  anyone  lives  in  the  house.  My  goal,  then,  is  to  get  people  to  come  admire  our  mudroom  without  actually  using  it.  And  I  have  found  an  appropriately  Pinterest-­style  solution:  a  hysterical  painted  tin  sign  on  the  door  that  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  now  go  home.â&#x20AC;?  Then  again,  that  probably  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  necessary.  Anyone  who  walks  into  a  mudroom  that  looks  like  it  should  be  blocked  off  by  a  velvet  rope  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  stay  anyway. Â

is  a  decrease  of  0.88  cents  from  the  current  year.

For  a  home  assessed  at  $200,000  that  is  a  decrease  of  $17.60  in  taxes. Â&#x2021; 6WDUNVERUR ZKLFK LV a  decrease  of  3.29  cents  from  the  current  year.

For  a  home  assessed  at  $200,000  that  is  a  decrease  of  $65.80  in  tax-­ es.

7KH Ă&#x20AC;\HU DOVR VKRZV WKDW WKH new  budget  proposal  represents  a  4.3  percent  decrease  in  salaries  and  EHQHÂżWV IRU QH[W \HDU FRPSDUHG WR the  current  year.  The  total  spending  proposed  for  professional  and  sup-­ port  staff  is  $7,509,820.

Spending  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;purchased  ser-­ vicesâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;other  servicesâ&#x20AC;?  would  go  up.  The  budget  for  purchased  services  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  such  things  as  the  $1H68 DVVHVVPHQW D VFKRRO EDVHG clinician  and  conferences  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  would  rise  1.1  percent  to  $3,564,589.  Other  service   â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  encom-­ passes  insurance,  tuition  to  other  schools,  printing,  postage,  Internet  and  telephone  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  would  rise  13.8  percent  to  $1,226,762.

If  the  school  budget  fails  on  Tuesday,  board  members  may  be  in  a  quandary  over  what  to  do  next,  as  some  in  the  community  have  said  there  have  been  mixed  messages  from  voters  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  some  say  they  just  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  afford  the  school  taxes  and  some  say  they  want  to  spend  more  to  improve  the  education  district  children  receive.

The  other  issue  that  adminis-­ WUDWRUV FRXOG IDFH LV FDVK Ă&#x20AC;RZ $ school  district  that  does  not  have  an  approved  budget  by  the  begin-­ QLQJ RI WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU -XO\ LV allowed  by  state  law  to  borrow  up  to  87  percent  of  the  previous  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  EXGJHW 0DQVÂżHOG VDLG WKH GLVWULFW ZRXOG EH ÂżQH IRU WKH ÂżUVW PRQWK EXW WKLQJV FRXOG JHW PRUH GLIÂżFXOW to  manage  after  that.

Bristol  Town  Clerk  Jen  Myers  said  absentee  ballots  are  available  for  both  the  Mount  Abe  budget  revote  and  the  Bristol  Elementary  School  budget  revote.

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Monsanto  or  Boeing  begins  making  promises  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  greener  tomorrow,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean-­burningâ&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  greener  alterna-­ tive,â&#x20AC;?  my  patented  B.S.  Radar  begins  to  go  off  the  charts.  It  could  be  a  habit  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  picked  up  during  my  few  years  in  this  business,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  become  more  aware  of  when  a  corporate  entity  is  whitewashing  with  a  green-­colored  brush.

So  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to  be  done?  To  return  to  my  earlier  anecdote,  when  a  tool  got  to  be  worn  or  dam-­ aged,  we  either  sent  it  to  the  repair  shop  or  tossed  it  into  the  trash.  In  this  case,  I  suggest  we  dust  off  the  WKHVDXUXV DQG ÂżQG VRPH DOWHUQDWLYHV to  words  like  unique,  authentic  or  iconic  and  start  calling  out  the  seman-­ tic  wordplay  with  green,  natural  and  countless  others.  The  work  is  neces-­ sary  and  the  stakes  are  high,  because  in  the  end,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  taking  a  little  pride  in  your  craft.

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Obituaries

ADDISON COUNTY

Curtis Rawson, 43, Leicester

Rose Parry, 83, Orwell ORWELL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Rose  Christian  Parry,  83,  died  Thursday,  May  28,  2015,  at  WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 9HUPRQW 0HGLFDO Center  in  Burlington.

She  was  born  in  Orwell  on  May  16,  1932.  She  was  the  daughter  of  James  DQG -HQQ\ )RUWLHU %XUNH 6KH JUHZ up  on  the  family  farm  in  Orwell  and  received  her  education  in  Orwell  schools.

On  April  18,  1951,  she  married  George  Christian  in  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Orwell.  Together  they  ran  their  farm  until  1980.  He  predeceased  her  in  1984.

In  1972  she  became  a  char-­ ter  member  of  the  Orwell  Ladies  $X[LOLDU\ DQG VHUYHG LQ PDQ\ GLIIHU ent  capacities,  becoming  an  honor-­ ary  member.  She  also  was  a  charter  PHPEHU RI WKH 2UZHOO )LUVW 5HVSRQVH Squad,  which  began  in  1973.

In  1991  she  married  Earl  Parry  and  HQMR\HG UHWLUHPHQW ZRUNLQJ LQ KHU garden.  He  predeceased  her  in  1995.

She  was  selected  to  be  the  grand Â

marshal  at  the  Orwell  Memorial  Day  parade  in  2009.  Her  family  says  she  HQMR\HG VHZLQJ DQG NQLWWLQJ DQG ZDV DQ DYLG 5HG 6R[ IDQ 6KH ZDV D communicant  at  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church.

Surviving  are  two  daughters,  Arlene  Disorda  of  Orwell  and  Denise  7KRUQWRQ RI (DVW 3RXOWQH\ )LYH grandchildren,  three  great-­grandchil-­ dren  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her.

6KH ZDV SUHGHFHDVHG E\ VL[ EURWK ers,  Bernard,  Paul,  Thomas,  Harold,  5LFKDUG DQG 'DYLG %XUNH DQG KHU sister,  Cecelia  Barnes.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  cele-­ brated  on  Tuesday,  June  2,  2015,  at  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Orwell.  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  followed  in  the  family  lot  at  0RXQWDLQ 9LHZ &HPHWHU\ )ROORZLQJ the  ceremony  the  family  received  IULHQGV DW WKH 2UZHOO )LUH +RXVH IRU a  time  of  remembrance.

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ROSE Â PARRY F R /RXLV +DOO 5RXWH 2UZHOO RU WR WKH 2UZHOO )LUVW 5HVSRQVH 6TXDG F R -LP 'RXJKHUW\ 3 2 %R[ 124, Â Orwell, Â VT Â 05760.

He  was  involved  through  the  years  in  many  leadership  and  volunteer  positions.  He  served  as  town  manager  in  Cavendish  and  as  selectman  in  Sudbury  and  Brandon.  His  relatives  VD\ KH WRRN JUHDW SULGH LQ SURYLGLQJ opportunities  to  those  who  were  less  fortunate.

Over  the  years,  he  and  his  family  traveled  through  Europe,  drove  the  entire  Pan-­American  Highway  to  Panama,  lived  in  Medellin,  Colombia,  and  owned  property  on  Roatan  Island  in  Honduras.  Together  with  his  family  and  friends,  he  built  D FDPS RQ 5HG /DNH LQ 8SSHU 1HZ <RUN 6WDWH ZKHUH WKH\ VSHQW PDQ\ summers  without  running  water  or  HOHFWULFLW\ 0RVW UHFHQWO\ -DFN WUDY eled  to  Ireland  and  New  Zealand  and  VSHQW ZHHNV LQ WKH IDOO RQ 'HHU ,VOH Maine.

He  leaves  his  former  wife  and  longtime  friend,  Judith  McKernon  RI /DNHYLOOH &RQQ VRQ -RKQ : McKernon  III  and  wife  Steffani  Aranas  of  California;Íž  daughter  Dr.  Wendy  L.  McKernon  and  husband  )LOLSSR 1DUGLQ RI %RVWRQ 0DVV Âż YH grandchildren;Íž  and  a  brother,  James  ) 0F.HUQRQ RI &ODUHPRQW &DOLI A  gathering  in  celebration  of  his  life  will  be  held  at  The  Brandon  Inn Â

JOHN  W.  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;JACKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MCKERNON  JR. on  Saturday,  June  13,  from  5:30-­8:30  S P 6WRS E\ IRU D GULQN DQG D PHDO on  him.  RSVP  to  Judy  McKernon  at  MXG\PFNHUQRQ#JPDLO FRP  or  (860)435-­4809.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  The  Brandon  Town  Hall  Restoration  )XQG F R 'HQQLV 0DUGHQ 3 2 %R[ 182,  Brandon,  VT  05733.

Michael Bingham, 54, Lincoln LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Michael  Jay  Bingham,  54,  passed  away  at  his  home  in  Lincoln  on  May  21,  2015.  He  was  born  Sept.  4,  1960,  the  son  of  Gordon  and  Gertrude  (Roscoe)  Bingham.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade.  His  relatives  say  he  was  a  nature  lover,  bird  watcher,  gardener,  avid  hunter  DQG Âż VKHUPDQ D ÂłIUHH VSLULW ´

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He  is  survived  by  a  son,  Joshua;͞  a  brother,  Robert;͞  and  sisters  Lynn,  Janie  and  Nancy.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  father;͞  a  sister,  Colleen;͞  and  a  brother,  John.

There  will  be  a  celebration  of  his  life  at  a  later  date.

Memorial  contributions  can  be  made  to  Hope  Lodge,  237  East  Ave.,  Burlington,  VT  05401

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Patriots  fan.  He  had  a  love  of  reading  Western  novels.

Surviving  are  his  father,  Michael  Rawson,  and  stepmother,  Cathy,  both  of  Brandon;͞  his  mother,  Carol  J.  Aines  and  her  partner  Cyd  Isleib  of  6XGEXU\ KLV VRQ (ULF %DUNHU 5RZH of  Brandon;͞  a  sister,  Jodie  Lee  Keith  of  Pittsford;͞  and  two  brothers,  Travis  S.  Rawson  and  Jarred  S.  Rawson,  both  of  Castleton.  Many  aunts,  uncles,  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  him.

7KH PHPRULDO VHUYLFH ³,Q &HOHEUDWLRQ RI +LV /LIH´ ZLOO EH KHOG on  Saturday,  June  6,  2015,  at  1  p.m.  at  the  new  Life  Bridge  Christian  Church  on  Sportsman  Club  Road  in  Brandon.  7KH 5HY 5RJHU )RVWHU SDVWRU ZLOO RI¿ FLDWH )ROORZLQJ WKH FHUHPRQ\ the  family  will  receive  friends  at  the  church  for  a  time  of  remembrance.

CURTIS  RAWSON Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  the  Addison  County  Humane  Society,  234  Boardman  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  Society,  765  Stevens  Road,  Pittsford,  05753,  or  to  Rutland  County  Humane  VT  05763.

Robert Brouillette, 69, Vergennes VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Robert  Richard  Brouillette,  69,  died  Thursday,  May  28,  2015,  at  his  home  in  Vergennes.

He  was  born  Oct.  17,  1945,  in  Rochester,  N.Y.,  the  son  of  the  late  Richard  L.  and  Shirley  A.  (Longley)  Brouillette.

He  was  a  1965  graduate  of  Richford  +LJK 6FKRRO 8SRQ JUDGXDWLQJ KH HQOLVWHG LQ WKH 8 6 $UP\ VHUYLQJ LQ Vietnam  with  the  Dagger  Brigade  1st  Infantry  Division  and  received  his  honorable  discharge  in  1968  with  the  UDQN RI VHUJHDQW +H ZDV D PHPEHU of  the  American  Legion  Post  14  of  Vergennes  and  a  life  member  of  the  NRA. Robert  was  employed  at  Goodrich  in  Vergennes  for  26  years  retiring  LQ +H WKHQ ZRUNHG IRU WKH Addison  Solid  Waste  Management  'LVWULFW IRU ¿ YH \HDUV UHWLULQJ LQ 2004.  He  enjoyed  researching  gene-­ alogy  and  as  a  young  man  enjoyed  KXQWLQJ DQG ¿ VKLQJ

John McKernon Jr., 78, Rochester 52&+(67(5 ² -RKQ : ³-DFN´ McKernon  Jr.  of  Rochester  died  on  May  27,  2015. +H ZDV ERUQ LQ 1HZ <RUN &LW\ in  1935.  He  attended  The  Gunnery  School,  Dean  Junior  College  and  1HZ <RUN 8QLYHUVLW\ +H VHUYHG LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV $UP\ LQ 6WXWWJDUW Germany.  He  lived  in  New  Canaan  and  Salisbury,  Conn.,  and  several  towns  in  Vermont  (including  Brandon)  before  ultimately  settling  in  Rochester. +H ZRUNHG IRU $PHULFDQ %UDVV (Anaconda  Copper),  Pan  American  World  Airways,  the  McTerry  Corp.,  8UHWKDQH )RDP 2SHUDWLRQV ,QF DQG most  recently,  The  McKernon  Group,  Inc.,  retiring  in  August  2011.  He  was  also  a  rated  commercial  pilot  and  SXEOLVKHG D ERRN RQ KLV DSSURDFK WR building  the  perfect  home. +H ZRUNHG LQ WKH FRQVWUXFWLRQ business  for  60  years,  culminating  in  his  position  as  president  and  CEO  of  The  McKernon  Group,  a  successful  GHVLJQ EXLOG ¿ UP EDVHG LQ %UDQGRQ 7KRVH ZKR NQHZ KLP VD\ DV D EXVL QHVVPDQ KH FRQQHFWHG ZLWK DOO NLQGV of  people,  from  his  customers  to  the  ³QHZ NLG´ DW KLV YDULRXV HQGHDYRUV securing  long-­term  friendships  in  the  process.

LEICESTER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Curtis  Michael  5DZVRQ RI /HLFHVWHU GLHG )ULGD\ May  29,  2015. +H ZDV ERUQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ RQ )HE 10,  1972.  He  was  the  son  of  Michael  and  Carol  (Aines)  Rawson.  He  grew  up  in  Brandon  where  he  received  his  early  education  and  was  a  member  of  the  1992  graduating  class  at  Otter  9DOOH\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO During  his  high  school  years  he  played  baseball  and  was  a  member  of  the  wrestling  team.  He  won  the  Vermont  State  Wrestling  Championship  in  his  weight  class  in  1988.

He  was  employed  for  many  years  at  Vermont  Tubbs  in  Brandon.  He  was  named  in  Home  &  Garden  magazine  IRU KLV ³'RUVHW´ EHGURRP IXUQLWXUH design,  which  was  sold  by  Pottery  %DUQ +H PRVW UHFHQWO\ ZRUNHG DW WhistlePig  Distillery  in  Shoreham.

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He  is  survived  by  his  brother,  Roger  L.  Brouillette  of  Vergennes;͞  his  daughter,  Jennifer  Brouillette;͞  a  granddaughter;͞  his  aunt,  Sylvia  Brouillette  of  West  Enosburgh;͞  and  several  cousins.

Besides  his  parents,  he  was  prede-­ ceased  by  an  infant  child  and  an  infant  sibling. ,Q NHHSLQJ ZLWK KLV ZLVKHV KH will  be  cremated  and  a  memorial  service  will  be  held  Saturday,  June  6,  DW S P DW WKH 6SHDUV )XQHUDO +RPH 'LFNLQVRQ $YH (QRVEXUJ )DOOV ,QWHUPHQW ZLWK PLOLWDU\ KRQRUV will  follow  in  St.  John  the  Baptist  &HPHWHU\ LQ (QRVEXUJ )DOOV 7KHUH will  be  no  visiting  hours.

Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Vergennes  Area  Rescue  6TXDG 3 2 %R[ 3DQWRQ Road,  Vergennes,  VT  05491.

Messages  of  condolence  may  be  sent  to  the  family  online  through  www.spearsfuneralhome.com.

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Raphael  (Continued  from  Page  1A) ÂżUVW QRW DOO WKH SDUHQWV XQGHUVWRRG KHU what  I  wanted  to  do  when  I  was  in  approach.  college,â&#x20AC;?  said  Raphael,  65,  a  native  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  hired  me  because  I  believed  of  Weston,  Conn.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  I  came  back  play  is  the  work  of  children,â&#x20AC;?  Raphael  and  started  working  in  preschools  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  a  very  play-­based  curric-­ and  daycare  centers  and  early  child-­ ulum.  And  I  had  a  lot  of  parents  who  hood  programs.â&#x20AC;? said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where  are  the  worksheets?  And  That  started  a  lifetime  of  work  with  the  kids  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  desks.  Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  this  children  between  the  ages  of  5  and  7,  blocks  thing?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  So  it  was  an  uphill  bat-­ a  career  often  focused  on  reading  and  tle  for  a  little  while.â&#x20AC;? writing.   Over  time,  her  kindergarten  phi-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  early  literacy.  I  love  teach-­ losophy  gained  acceptance. ing  kids  to  read.  I  love  the  connection  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ready  for  the  analyti-­ with  the  kids,â&#x20AC;?  said  Raphael,  who  cal.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  very  concrete  learners.  will  soon  retire  from  a  ca-­ So  they  can  learn  about  reer  that  includes  28  years  units  of  measure  through  at  VUES  and  before  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a very blocks,  these  two  blocks  four  years  at  the  Addison  play-based make  this  block.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  Northeast  Supervisory  curriculum. much  more  hands-­on,â&#x20AC;?  Union.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  love  kids  And I had a Raphael  said. this  age.â&#x20AC;?  Even  though  she  be-­ lot of parents After  that  journey  came  a  reading  special-­ abroad,  Raphael  returned  who said, ist  after  her  kindergarten  WR %RVWRQ WR EH ZLWK Âż-­ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Where are the years,  she  remains  skepti-­ ancĂŠ  David  Raphael,  who  worksheets? cal  of  what  she  calls  the  also  attended  college  near  And the kids ÂłSXVK GRZQ´ RI ÂżUVW Boston,  and  began  work-­ donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have grade  curriculum  into  ing  in  a  daycare  center.  kindergarten.  Two  weeks  after  he  desks. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  research  graduated,  they  married,  this blocks that  shows  that  a  child  and  they  were  hired  to  run  thing?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So it who  learns  to  read  early  the  Hampshire  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  was an uphill is  any  better  off  than  a  Coop,  a  daycare  center  battle for a child  who  learns  to  read  for  Hampshire  College  a  little  bit  later,â&#x20AC;?  Raphael  little while.â&#x20AC;? further  west  in  Massachu-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  very  brief  setts.  Next,  they  helped  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Diana Raphael window  in  our  life  where  found  the  Valley  Play  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  see  the  world  School  in  Shelburne  Falls.  through  print,  and  by  pushing  kids  to  Then  David  went  to  graduate  read  in  kindergarten  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  taking  that  school  at  Harvard,  and  she  became  away  from  them.â&#x20AC;? the  director  of  Lemberg  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rather,  she  said,  kindergarten  Center  at  Brandeis  University.  The  learning  should  include,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  to  get  couple  eventually  moved  back  to  along  with  others.  How  to  follow  rou-­ western  Massachusetts,  and  traveled  tines.  I  think  oral  language  is  huge,  to  the  Basin  Harbor  Club  for  a  family  how  to  ask  and  answer  questions,  wedding. how  to  wonder.  Listening  to  lots  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  never  forget  driving  down  stories.â&#x20AC;?

Route  7  into  New  Haven  and  think-­ NEXT  STEPS ing,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This  is  it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Raphael  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  After  nine  years,  VUES  agreed  moved  up  the  next  year.â&#x20AC;? to  have  Raphael  work  with  students  OFF  AND  RUNNING who  needed  extra  reading  help.  She  7KH\ ERXJKW ODQG LQ 3DQWRQ ÂżUVW held  what  she  called  a  demanding  and  living  in  a  tent  and  then  building  rewarding  position  for  10  years. and  gradually  expanding  a  home.  After  that,  she  became  a  roving  lit-­ David,  a  landscape  architect,  eventu-­ eracy  specialist,  working  with  teach-­ ally  founded  Landworks,  now  based  ers  in  different  classrooms  from  kin-­ in  Middlebury.  Diana  parlayed  her  dergarten  through  second  grade  as  childcare  background  into  her  work  needed,  sometimes  with  groups  of  for  the  Addison  Northeast  district,  ³KLJK Ă&#x20AC;\HUV ´ VRPHWLPHV ZLWK JURXSV starting  as  an  assistant  for  its  Title  of  struggling  readers.

I  home  preschool  and  kindergarten  Along  the  way  she  picked  up  two  program  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  only  two  of  the  ANeSU  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degrees,  one  in  teachers  elementary  schools  then  offered  kin-­ leadership,  and  the  other  in  educa-­ dergarten.  tion.  Raphael  serves  on  the  Addison  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  lugged  materials  around  to  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  profes-­ homes.  I  left  things  with  kids,  did  sional  development  committee,  and  is  activities,  met  with  the  parents,â&#x20AC;?  Ra-­ the  chairwoman  of  the  ANwSU  writ-­ phael  said. ing  committee.  After  four  years,  Raphael  had  That  committee  has  been  responsi-­ HDUQHG KHU FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ WR WHDFK DW WKH ble  for  writing  a  K-­6  â&#x20AC;&#x153;writing  frame-­ K-­3  level.  But  federal  funding  dried  workâ&#x20AC;?  that  she  said  outlines  what  up,  and  she  was  laid  off.  For  four  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  components  of  writing  in  the  years,  she  volunteered  at  the  Ferris-­ classroom  need  to  beâ&#x20AC;?  and  required  burgh  preschool  her  three  children  at-­ content  areas,  such  as  reports  and  the  tended  and  worked  as  a  weaver.  Common  Coreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  â&#x20AC;&#x153;opinion  pieceâ&#x20AC;?  Then,  28  years  ago,  VUES  decided  requirement.  She  plans  to  consult  it  was  time  to  add  kindergarten.  The  with  that  committee  after  retiring.  committee  formed  to  get  kindergar-­ Always,  helping  children  make  ten  off  the  ground  liked  what  Raphael  progress  kept  making  her  days  along  had  to  offer,  she  recalled,  even  if  at  the  way. Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Struggling  readers  work  harder  than  any  kids  that  I  know,â&#x20AC;?  Raphael  said,  reaching  for  a  tissue.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eventu-­ ally  it  will  come  to  them.  You  just  see  this  light  bulb  go  off.  They  just  get  this  smile  on  their  face.  And  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  you  could  do  it,  did  you?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  And  just  their  whole  face  lights  up.  And  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  rewarding  for  me.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  getting  verklempt.â&#x20AC;?

LOOKING  BACK,  AND  AHEAD Raphael  said  research  and  data  have  improved  teaching  over  her  years  in  education.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  learning  to  observe  our  kids  a  little  better,  to  really  know  what  those  next  teaching  steps  are  going  to  be  using  data,â&#x20AC;?  Raphael  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  , ÂżUVW VWDUWHG WR WHDFK , UHDOO\ VDZ LW as  an  art.  I  was  attracted  to  teaching  kindergarten  and  teaching  preschool  because  I  could  bring  my  art  into  that.  Then  I  learned  that  teaching  is  also  a  science.  Collecting  data  and  looking  at  the  data,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  reading  recov-­ ery  was  really  all  about.â&#x20AC;?

That  information,  combined  with  intuition  and  hard  work,  adds  up  to  good  teaching,  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Listening  to  a  child  read  and  they  make  a  mistake  or  several  mistakes,  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  powerful  teaching  point  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  move  them  ahead  with?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  getting  down  in  there.  And  I  think  teachers  are  doing  that  in  the  classroom  more,â&#x20AC;?  Raphael  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  I  just  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  lose  the  art.  There  needs  to  be  a  balance.  They  both  need  to  be  there.  They  need  to  hold  hands,  the  art  and  the  science  of  teaching.â&#x20AC;?

And  teachers  should  be  helping  children  to  think,  she  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  to  teach  them  how  to  ask  questions.  We  have  to  teach  them  how  to  have  a  difference  of  opinion  and  be  willing  to  change  their  opinion.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  most  amazing  thing  about  the  Common  Core.  The  Common  Core,  the  whole  thing  about  opinion  writing  is  really  graduating  kids  who  are  will-­ ing  to  listen  to  another  point  of  view  and  possibly  be  willing  to  change  their  point  of  view  based  upon  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  heard,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  really  could  teach  kids  how  to  do  that,  I  think  it  would  change  so-­ ciety.  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  exciting.  I  think  there  are  exciting  things  going  on  in  educa-­ tion  right  now.â&#x20AC;?

But  there  are  also  exciting  things  going  on  in  her  life,  including  the  op-­ portunity  to  teach  part-­time  at  Castle-­ ton  State  College,  spend  more  time  in  her  garden,  and  see  her  three  children  DQG ÂżYH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ Still,  leaving  VUES  and  the  district  that  supported  her  while  she  obtained  her  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degrees  will  be  bitter-­ sweet,  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  miss  my  colleagues.  All  of  my  kids  went  here,  and  now  one  of  my  grandchildren  is  here.  Da-­ vid  built  one  of  the  original  kinder-­ garten  playgrounds,  and  his  students  build  boardwalks  and  bridges  in  the  outdoor  classroom.  And  he  designed  the  parking  lot,â&#x20AC;?  Raphael  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  a  family  affair.  So  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  really  grateful.â&#x20AC;?

County  students  make  the  grade  at  Clarkson  University POTSDAM,  N.Y.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  following  Clarkson  University  students  were  recognized  for  academic  achievement  during  the  spring  2015  semester.

Presidential  scholars:  Spencer  El-­

liot  Griswold  of  Bristol,  a  ju-­ nior  majoring  in  mathematics  news and  physics;͞  and  Nathan  T.  North  of  Vergennes,  a  senior  majoring  in  mechanical  engineering.

Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list:  Jessica  Hasler  Martin Â

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of  Starksboro,  a  sophomore  major-­ ing  in  chemical  engineering;͞  Isaac  R.  Prescott  of  Lincoln,  a  senior  major-­ ing  in  mechanical  engineering;͞  and  Carrie  L.  Turner  of  Brandon,  a  junior  majoring  in  civil  engineering.

NORTH  FERRISBURGH  UNITED  Methodist  Church  Sunday  school  children  pose  with  a  large  handmade  mosquito  while  collecting  an  offering  for  Imagine  No  Malaria,  an  organization  that  distributes  mosquito  nets  in  Africa  and  Asia.

Church children work to end malaria NORTH  FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  children  of  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist  Church  Sunday  school  recently  held  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noisy  offer-­ ingâ&#x20AC;?  for  Imagine  No  Malaria.  The  congregation  donated  change  by  throwing  it  into  coffee  cans  for  three  Sundays.  The  children  inspired  con-­ gregants  to  give  $531,  which  will  be  matched  by  the  churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  New  Eng-­ land  Foundation.

Malaria  is  a  mosquito-­borne  disease  in  Africa  and  Asia  (North Â

America  and  Europe  eradicated  ma-­ laria  in  the  last  century).  Imagine  No  Malaria  distributes  bed  nets  to  families  so  they  can  sleep  protected  from  malaria-­carrying  mosquitoes.  African  United  Methodist  churches,  hospitals  and  other  groups  distribute  the  nets  in  Africa  and  Asia.  United  Methodists  are  closing  in  on  reach-­ ing  a  four-­year,  $75  million  goal  to  ¿JKW PDODULD 7KLV SUHYHQWDEOH GLV-­ ease  used  to  kill  someone  every  30  seconds.  Now  someone  dies  every Â

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Bed  nets,  health  workers  and  even  work  on  a  vaccine  are  in  progress.  In  Africa  and  Asia  pregnant  women  DQG FKLOGUHQ XQGHU WKH DJH RI ¿YH years  of  age  are  the  most  vulnerable.  A  bed  net  only  costs  $10,  yet  a  single  net  can  save  the  lives  of  one  to  six  people  sleeping  under  it.

For  more  information  go  online  to  Imagine  No  Malaria  at  imagineno-­ malaria.org.

operative  Preschool  will  feature  5K  and  1K  road  races  and  a  5K-­stroller  race,  as  well.  Registration  begins  at  8:30  a.m.  and  the  races  take  off  at  9:30.

Look  for  two  Middlebury  balleri-­ nas  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Lucy  Ursitti  and  Isabel  Ol-­ son  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  the  Vermont  Center  for  Dance  Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  presentation  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cinderellaâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  Paramount  The-­ ater  in  Rutland  on  June  14.  The  show  will  be  an  evening-­length  ballet  with  original  choreography  and  beautiful  costumes  and  scenery,  performed  by  local  students.

By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) Wednesday,  June  10,  he  will  speak  at  the  Ilsley  Library  at  10:30  a.m.  to  discuss  vegetable  gardening  in  a  free  presentation  sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Retired  Teachers  Association.  If  you  miss  Charlie  next  week  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  if  you  loved  him  so  much  that  you  wanted  more  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  back  in  town  on  Thursday,  June  18,  noon-­1  p.m.  at  Porter  Hospital,  where  he  will  provide  some  gardening  tips  during  the  ¿UVW 3RUWHU 0HGLFDO &HQWHU )DUP-­ HUV 0DUNHW RI WKH VHDVRQ Those  just  aching  to  get  their  sum-­ mer  exercise  program  under  way  this  weekend  could  head  up  the  hills  east  of  Bristol  to  take  part  in  the  Lincoln  Mountain  Magic  Run  on  Saturday.  The  fundraiser  for  the  Lincoln  Co-­

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

FUNDRAISING  SALES Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Otter  Creek  Room,  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Starting  April  18,  2015:  Monday-­Friday,  2-­4:30  p.m.  (Thursday,  2-­6:45  p.m.);͞  and  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials.

Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­ 2:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Room.  Ongoing  sale  in  The  Last  Word  during  library  hours.  Info:  388-­4095.

St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  Open  on  Thursdays  and  Fridays  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m.

Two  Brothers  Tavernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  Monday.  10  percent  of  entire  dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proceeds  go  to  designated  charity.

WELLNESS CENTER

A Center for Independent Health Care Practitioners â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wellness is more than the absence of illness.â&#x20AC;? &RXUW 6W Â&#x2021; 0LGGOHEXU\ 9W Jim Condon ................... 388-4880 or 475-2349 SomaWork Caryn Etherington ................... 388-4882 ext. 3 Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Nancy Tellier, CMT ......................... 388-4882 ext. 1 Therapeutic Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Ortho-BionomyÂŽ, Soul Lightning Acupressure

Karen Miller-Lane, N.D., L.Ac. .............. 388-6250 Naturopathic Physican, Licensed Acupuncturist, CranioSacral Therapy.

Ron Slabaugh, PhD, MSSW, CBP........ 388-9857 The BodyTalkâ&#x201E;˘ System Irene Paquin, CMT 377-5954 or 388-4882 ext.1 Integrative Energy Work & Therapeutic Massage. Ortho-BionomyÂŽ & Reiki Master

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Gail Rex...................................... (802) 989-1989 Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbal Medicine

Alexis Houston, CMT

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Robert Rex................................. (802) 865-4770 CertiĂ&#x17E; ed RolferÂŞ, Movement Educator

Nourishment Vitality Restoration

Center.  Walk-­in  meditation.  Cushions  and  chair  provided.  Timer  present.  Free  but  donations  appreciated.

Middlebury  College  Community  Chorus.  Mead  Chapel.  Open  to  all  singers  without  auditions.  Conductor  Jeff  Rehbach,  443-­5811;͞  manager  Mary  Longey,  236-­7933.

Movie  club  in  Vergennes.  First  Friday  of  the  month,  6-­8:30  S P %L[E\ /LEUDU\ $ ¿ OP RI QRWH LV LQWURGXFHG ZDWFKHG and  discussed.  Free  popcorn.  For  info  and  upcoming  title:  802-­877-­2211  or  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org.

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

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

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

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

Vermont  Ukulele  Society.  Second  and  fourth  Mondays,  beginners  6:30-­7  p.m.  regular  session  7-­9  p.m.  at  Howden  Hall  in  Bristol.  Call  453-­6411  or  see  http:// vtukes.webs.com  for  info.  Extra  ukuleles  for  beginners. :RRO\ %XOO\V ¿ EHU HQWKXVLDVWV JURXS )LUVW 7XHVGD\V Orwell  Free  Library.  Info:  802-­948-­2041.

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6:20-­9  p.m.  Info:  462-­3373.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Maiden  Vermont  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  barbershop  chorus,  under  the  direction  of  Lindi  Bortney,  is  open  to  women  of  all  ages.  The  group  sings  four-­part  a  cappella  music  from  tradi-­ tional  barbershop  to  doo-­wop  and  Broadway.  Rehearsals  Thursdays,  7-­9:15  p.m.,  Salisbury  Elementary  School.  Info:  388-­1012  or  go  to  www.maidenvermont.com.

Meditation  in  Vergennes.  Fridays,  6-­7  p.m.,  2Wolves Â

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

Chinese  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Saturdays,  10-­11  a.m.,  starting  April  14,  2015.  Informal  discus-­ sion  in  Mandarin  Chinese  led  by  native  speaker  Yinglei  Zhang.  Info:  388-­4095.

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

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

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

Creative  writing  workshop  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  6-­8  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Free.  Librarian  Muir  Haman  guides  participants  through  short-­form  writing  and  creative  exercises.  All  experience  levels  welcome.  Info:  802-­877-­2211  or  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org.

Dramatic  writing  workshop  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  6-­8  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Free  workshop  led  by  screenwriter  Jay  Dubberly  in  which  participants  help  each  other  work  on  long-­form  writing  projects.  Info:  802-­877-­2211  or  muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org.

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

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

Duplicate  bridge  at  EastView  in  Middlebury.  Tuesdays, Â

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

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

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

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

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

Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  on  7XHVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ H[FHSW IRU WKH ¿ UVW )ULGD\ ZKHQ D special  noon  meal  is  served  at  the  VFW  on  Exchange  Street.  Tracy  Corbett,  1-­800-­642-­5119  Ext.  634.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946.

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

Bristol  Libanus  Lodge,  F&AM  Breakfast.  Second  Sunday,  7:30-­10:30  a.m.  Eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  juice,  coffee  and  tea.  Buffet.  %HQH¿ WV ORFDO FKDULWLHV Middlebury  Congregational  Church  Community  Supper.  Friday,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Free.  388-­7634.

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

Vergennes  Masonic  Lodge  Breakfast.  Last  Sunday,  7:30-­10  a.m.  Pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  eggs,  bacon,  sausage  and  beverage.  All  you  can  eat.  $GXOWV FKLOGUHQ %HQH¿ WV WKH ORGJHœV FKDULWDEOH donations.

VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  4-­6  p.m.,  Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Auxiliary,  VFW  Post  7823,  Exchange  Street.  $9  SHU SHUVRQ 3URFHHGV WR EHQHÂż W WKH SRVWÂśV FKDULWDEOH donations.

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

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'HERUDK 3ORRI PDVWHU RI WKH %ULG-­ port  Grange,  urged  legislators  to  think  WZLFH EHIRUH WU\LQJ WR WD[ JURXSV like  the  Grange  or  American  Legion.  Those  groups,  she  said,  contribute  a  YDULHW\ RI ORFDO VHUYLFHV VXFK DV KRVW-­ ing  legislative  breakfasts  and  commu-­ QLW\ PHDOV $QG PDQ\ RI WKHVH JURXSV are  seeing  their  membership  dwindle,  Ploof  noted. Âł7KH RQO\ UHDVRQ WKH %ULGSRUW *UDQJH GRHV QRW SD\ SURSHUW\ WD[-­ es  is  because  that  decision  is  made  at  the  local  level,  and  I  think  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  WKH ZD\ LW VKRXOG EH ´ 3ORRI VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  forces  the  people  in  Bridport  to  decide  if  we  are  serving  the  commu-­ QLW\ RU RXUVHOYHV ´

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Croweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  imagination  explodes  in  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Alohaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; FRUH RI WKH ÂżOP (YHU\RQH as  a  cover  for  his  personal  drive  to  Aloha;Íž  Running  time:  in  the  featured  quartet  is  a  control  the  world.  In  the  middle  of  1:45;Íž  Rating:  PG-­13  decent  person  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  no  dark  his  romantic  comedy,  Crowe  intro-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alohaâ&#x20AC;?  rattles  around  in  motivations  there,  just  cir-­ duces  the  discomforting  question  of  a  state  of  simpleminded  con-­ cumstance.   what  could  happen  when  corpora-­ fusion.  Why  go?  One  reason  Not  content  with  just  tions  become  players  in  space.  might  be  that  the  promise  By Joan Ellis comedy,  Cameron  Crowe  It  becomes  obvious  that  the  writ-­ of  a  strong  cast  makes  it  injects  unresolved  stories  er/director  tried  to  cram  a  laundry  more  appealing  than  the  grim  summer  competition.  Another  of  the  military  insulting  the  Hawai-­ list  of  his  unrelated  concerns  into  is  the  competence  of  writer/direc-­ ian  culture,  a  ridiculous  caricature  one  movie.  If  you  go,  enjoy  watch-­ tor  Cameron  Crowe,  which  seems  of  a  general  by  Alec  Baldwin,  and  ing  the  actors  trying  to  keep  the  sto-­ to  have  deserted  him  here.  He  plants  most  inexplicably,  the  casting  of  ry  on  track  while  Cameron  Croweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  seeds  but  leaves  them  unresolved  as  if  Bill  Murray  as  a  power  mad  busi-­ imagination  is  exploding  around  he  poured  the  contents  of  his  electric  ness  executive  using  the  military  them.  mind  straight  onto  the  screen  while  forgetting  to  hand  it  to  an  editor.  The  odd  result  is  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alohaâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  failed  movie  that  is  strangely  enjoyable  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  at  JLYHQ PRPHQWV ² LQ VSLWH RI D Ă&#x20AC;RRG RI Ă&#x20AC;DZV 3HUKDSV WKHUH LV D SHUYHUVH DV-­ tonishment  in  watching  the  promising  elements  self-­destruct.  LMTQKQW][ Â&#x152; PMIT\Pa Â&#x152; ZMITTa NZM[P Here  is  the  studioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  summary:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  celebrated  military  contractor  re-­ turns  to  the  site  of  his  greatest  career  NY $18.00 Si ci lia n $20.00 triumphs  and  reconnects  with  a  long-­ ago  love  while  unexpectedly  fall-­ BRAT Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; BREW ing  for  the  hard-­charging  Air  Force  watchdog  assigned  to  him.â&#x20AC;?

A Homemade Creamy Dijon and Whole Grain Mustard Sauce Now  imagine  Bradley  Cooper  as  topped with Mozzarella Cheese, Grilled Bratwurst, hero  Brian  Gilcrest,  Emma  Stone  as  Beer-soaked Onions, Fresh Garlic and Parsley. his  watchdog  Allison  Ng,  and  Rachel  McAdams  as  Tracy  Woodside,  the  long-­ago  love.  Toss  in  Bill  Murray  The Goat Jam is st as  billionaire  plotter  Carson  Welch,  ill available all month Alec  Baldwin  as  an  unhinged  Gen-­ at the eral  Dixon,  and  John  Krasinski  as  si-­ House Favorite pr ice! lent  Woody  Woodside.  Add  the  back-­ drop  of  beautiful  Hawaii.  These  are  the  bones  of  a  comedy  that  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  fail.

The  fun  for  the  audience  lies  in  watching  these  good  actors  wrestle  with  their  assignments.  Bradley  Â&#x2021; 'HOLYHU\ GDLO\ IURP SP Cooper  does  well  by  the  Air  Force  www.ninospizzamiddlebury.com hero  who  has  just  been  dealt  a  se-­ The Slice Guy cret  assignment  that  could  destroy  whatever  trust  exists  between  native  0$&,17<5( /$1( Â&#x2021; 0,''/(%85< Hawaiians  and  their  stateside  rulers.  Rachel  McAdams  creates  an  honor-­  able  former  lover.  In  a  tough  role,  Merchants Row Emma  Stone  switches  between  the  Middlebury, VT spit  and  polish  of  Air  Force  Captain  and  young  woman  smitten  with  her  Tickets: DVVLJQHG RIÂżFHU 802-382-9222 In  one  good  comic  scene  that  is  www.townhalltheater.org a  genuine  laugh  generator,  Bradley  Cooper  and  John  Krasinski  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  unable  Tu 6/11 5-8pm $20 person/ $30 couple to  voice  the  complicated  emotions  consuming  them  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  stand  in  a  silent,  MIDDLEBURY BEVERAGE peacemaking  hug  while  overhead  subtitles  spell  out  what  they  wish  they  WINE AND CRAFT could  be  saying  to  each  other  about  BEER SHOW the  woman  each  of  them  has  loved.  An epic tasting to benefit As  it  should  be,  the  stew  of  compli-­ St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school. cations  among  the  principals  is  the Â

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Opera co. brings Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairytale to life â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Imposibly beautifulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voices fill the theater Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  last  opera,  the  great  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tu-­ randot,â&#x20AC;?  is  a  dark,  Oriental  fairytale  with  a  riveting,  contemporary,  cin-­ ematic  score.  Perhaps  knowing  this  would  be  his  last  work  Puccini  held  QRWKLQJ EDFN DQG IURP WKH ÂżUVW PR-­ ment  the  opera  explodes  with  musi-­ cal  thrills  and  chills.  In  the  production  currently  being  staged  by  the  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  at  the  Theater Town  Hall  Theater,  superb  orches-­ review the  tra  under  the  di-­

by Nancy rection  of  Maestro  Emmanuel  Plasson  Maxwell delivers  an  evening  RI Ă&#x20AC;XLG H[FLWLQJ PXVLF $QG $UWLV-­ WLF 'LUHFWRU 'RXJ $QGHUVRQ ÂżOOV WKH stage  with  the  vocal  talent  to  maxi-­ mize  the  thrills  inherent  in  the  tale  of  a  bloodthirsty  Ice  Princess  and  the  Unknown  Prince  who  decides  to  take  her  on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;?  is  a  simple  tale,  set  in  China,  of  a  princess  who  refuses  all  suitors.

The  setting  and  light  design  by  0U $QGHUVRQ %LOO )ULPO 1HLO &XU-­ WLV DQG (OLQRU 6WHHOH )ULPO FUHDWH DQ elemental  yet  lush  world.  Rich-­hued  lighting,  bold  design  choices  as  well  as  subtle  touches  all  evoke  the  de-­ lightful,  mysterious  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Orientalismâ&#x20AC;?  WKDW IDVFLQDWHG 3XFFLQL DQG LV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW-­ ed  so  often  in  the  score.

Costumed  as  peasants,  schoolgirls,  court  attendants  and  beggars  The  En-­ VHPEOH 7KH <RXQJ $UWLVWV (QVHPEOH and,  most  especially  charming,  The  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Chorus  (consisting  of  Lydia  Deppman,  Eryn  Diehl,  Louisa  )XQN /LOOHD ,VKDP DQG 0HUHGLWK Kimble)  bring  the  fairytale  to  life.  7KH\ SHRSOH WKH )RUELGGHQ &LW\ ZLWK DFWLRQ DQG ÂżOO WKH WKHDWHU ZLWK JRU-­ geous  sound. $PRQJ RWKHUV JDWKHUHG LQ WKH )RU-­ bidden  City  is  the  intriguing  Manda-­ ULQ ZLWK LPSUHVVLYH )X 0DQFKX VW\OH ÂżQJHUQDLOV SOD\HG E\ VLON\ YRLFHG %UDQGRQ &ROHPDQ 7KHUH LV WKH ORYH-­ ly,  lively  trio  of  Ping,  Pang  and  Pong,  played  with  humor  and  great  inter-­ play  by  Daniel  Klein,  Scott  Joiner  DQG %UD\ :LONLQV :LQQLQJ WKH

BRAY  WILKENS,  LEFT,  and  Scott  Joiner  rehearse  for  the  Opera  Com-­ pany  of  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater  last  week.  The  show  concludes  its  run  Saturday  night.

KHDUWV RI WKH DXGLHQFH IURP KHU ÂżUVW moments  is  warm-­voiced  soprano  Eleni  Calenos  as  the  slave  girl  Liu.  Her  portrayal  is  endearing  and  her  later  death  scene  was  very  reward-­ ing,  beautifully  sung  and  gracefully  SHUIRUPHG $V KHU PDVWHU 7LPXU )UHG )XUQDUL LV WRXFKLQJO\ YXOQHU-­ able  and  his  grief-­stricken  solo  after  her  death,  in  a  night  of  highlights,  ZDV D JUHDW RQH $QG 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV own  Marshall  Eddy,  as  The  Emperor,  brought  a  marvelous,  frustrated  dig-­ nity  to  his  role  as  Turandotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  father.

The  fun  in  watching  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;?  is  experiencing  the  raging  battle  of  wills  between  Prince  Calaf  and  The  Ice  Princess  Turandot.  They  must  be  equal  sparring  partners  and  equal Â

vocal  combatants  to  keep  the  game  DOLYH :LWK $ORN .XPDU DV WKH 3ULQFH and  Leah  Crowe  as  Turandot  it  is  a  lot  like  watching  a  high-­stakes  poker  game  set  to  music.  They  both  possess  those  big,  rich,  impossibly  beautiful  voices  that  can  raise  the  hair  on  the  back  of  your  neck.  So,  yes,  they  are  a  lot  of  fun  to  watch.

Mr.  Kumar  is  a  perfect  choice  for  the  Prince.  He  is  handsome  with  a  heroic  voice  that  never  disappoints  and  his  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nessum  Dormaâ&#x20AC;?  delivered  all  the  thrills  one  could  hope  for.  $QG RI FRXUVH WKH HOHJDQW 0LVV Croweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  amazing  vocal  gifts  truly  bring  Turandot  to  vibrant  life. %UDYR 2SHUD &RPSDQ\ RI 0LGGOH-­ bury!

LEAH  CROWNE,  ABOVE,  sings  the  title  role  in  the  Opera  Company  of  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turan-­ dotâ&#x20AC;?  backed  by  Marshall  Eddy,  above  left,  and  Brandon  Coleman.  Eddy  and  Alok  Kumar  can  be  seen  to  the  left  during  a  dress  rehearsal  for  the  show  last  week.

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Liebowitz  (Continued  from  Page  1A) the  college  for  20  years  before  being  named  its  16th  president  on  July  1,  2004.  An  expert  in  Russian  econom-­ ic  and  political  geography,  he  joined  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  faculty  in  1984.  He  as-­ cended  the  ranks  to  provost  and  dean  of  faculty  before  succeeding  former  President  John  McCardell  Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost  ev-­ erything  about  my  perception  of  Middlebury,  both  the  town  and  the  college,  changed  upon  becoming  president,â&#x20AC;?  Li-­ ebowitz  recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  I  was  struck  by  was  how  much  the  town  mattered,  even  to  employ-­ ees  of  the  col-­ lege,â&#x20AC;?  said  Li-­ ebowitz.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  struck  by  how  when  issues  came  up  that  re-­ quired  a  vote,  for  example,  it  was  not  a  sure  thing,  that  Middlebury  faculty  and  staff  would  vote  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  way.  The  town  was  VLJQLÂżFDQW LQ WKH OLYHV RI 0LGGOHEXU\ faculty  and  staff,  way  beyond  what  I  had  experienced  at  Bucknell,  where  the  loyalties  were  divided  along  whether  you  worked  at  the  univer-­ sity  or  not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middlebury  is  not  a  company  town,  though  some  people  accuse  it  of  being  such,â&#x20AC;?  he  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  large  footprint  and  large  economic  impact  on  the  town,  the  town  still  garners  quite  a  bit  of  loyalty  from  its  citizens.â&#x20AC;?

HELPING  HAND Still,  the  strong  relationship  be-­ tween  the  town  and  college  helped  pave  the  way  for  collaborations  be-­ tween  the  two  entities,  said  Liebow-­ itz,  who  was  credited  by  municipal  RI¿FLDOV IRU EHLQJ DQ HQWKXVLDVWLF partner  in  a  series  of  community  projects.

3URMHFWV UHFHLYLQJ FROOHJH ÂżQDQ-­ cial  assistance  during  Liebowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  11-­year  tenure  include  the  Cross  Street  Bridge,  the  municipal  build-­ ing  and  recreation  facility  now  un-­ der  construction,  the  purchase  and  demolition  of  the  former  Lazarus  building  at  20  Main  St.  that  will  lead  to  a  wider  Printerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Alley,  the  gift  of  land  off  Bakery  Lane  that  the  town  ZLOO XVH IRU DQ DV \HW XQGHÂżQHG HFR-­ nomic  development  initiative,  and  donations  of  funds  and  student  talent  to  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater.

Some  of  those  efforts  received  bet-­ ter  community  receptions  than  oth-­ ers,  and  one  of  them  produced  one  the  most  polarizing  debates  that  Middle-­ bury  has  witnessed  in  decades.  Some  residents  were  extremely  critical  of  WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV UHFUHDWLRQ SURMHFW D town-­gown  collaboration  they  noted  ZDV EURDFKHG DQG GHÂżQHG GXULQJ SUL-­ vate  meetings  between  a  minority  of  WKH VHOHFWERDUG DQG WRS FROOHJH RIÂż-­ cials.  When  the  proposed  collaboration  was  made  public,  the  project  drew  criticism  on  several  other  counts  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  a  land-­swap  provision  call-­ LQJ IRU UD]LQJ WKH FXUUHQW WRZQ RIÂżFH and  gym  at  94  Main  St.  and  replac-­ ing  them  with  a  public  park.

Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  RI¿FLDOV RSSRVHG WKH QRWLRQ RI VLW-­ ing  the  new  recreation  facility  near  the  school,  citing  concerns  about  WUDI¿F FLUFXODWLRQ DQG VWXGHQW VDIHW\ among  other  issues.  Ultimately,  the  project  was  moved  to  Creek  Road.

Middlebury  residents  approved  the  overall  plan  on  Town  Meeting  'D\ DQG DI¿UPHG WKHLU GHFLVLRQ during  a  revote  that  May. Liebowitz  voiced  his  thoughts  DERXW WKH WRZQ RI¿FH UHFUHDWLRQ FHQ-­

ter  controversy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was not surprised that there were voters against it; I was surprised with the rhetoric,â&#x20AC;? Liebowitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was really mean-spirited â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and really over-the-top, in my point of view â&#x20AC;&#x201D; negativity and assumptions about the motivations of the college.

I think that was a little bit surprising.â&#x20AC;?

But the departing president said criticism often surfaces as a byproduct of an ambitious agenda. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only  towards  the  end  of  my  provostship,  in  2002  and  2003,  did  I  begin  to  have  a  sense  that,  as  I  have  been  quoted  before,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  damned  if  you  do  and  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  damned  if  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Liebowitz  said.  ³:KHWKHU \RX DUH D VLJQLÂżFDQW SOD\-­ HU \RX JHW FULWLFL]HG RU DQ LQVLJQLÂż-­ cant  player,  you  get  criticized.â&#x20AC;?

Liebowitz  chose  to  take  the  for-­ mer,  rather  than  the  latter  tack  when  it  came  to  the  town-­gown  relation-­ ship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  do  take  an  active  role  in  town,  you  can  be  seen  as  meddling  or  throwing  your  weight  around,â&#x20AC;?  Liebowitz  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  seen  as  aloof,  sitting  up  there  on  the  hill,  looking  down  on  the  town,  not  wanting  to  be  involved  or  not  want-­ ing  to  help.  My  approach  upon  be-­ coming  president,  which  is  the  way  I  approach  most  things,  is  that  it  is  better  to  be  active  and  be  criticized,  than  be  inactive  and  get  criticized.  You  might  as  well  try  to  make  a  difference  and  help  where  it  is  appreciated,  than  not.â&#x20AC;?

TOWN-­GOWN  RELATIONS Liebowitz  said  his  administra-­ tion  â&#x20AC;&#x153;tried  to  be  as  open  and  trans-­ parent  as  pos-­ sible,  despite  all  these  accusations  about  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;backroom  deals,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  which  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  fur-­ ther  from  the  truth.â&#x20AC;?

History  will  show,  according  to  /LHERZLW] WKDW WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV DS-­ proached  their  college  counterparts  several  times  to  discuss  and  engage  issues  out  in  the  open. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  only  time  we  in  any  way  kept  WKLQJV FRQÂżGHQWLDO LV ZKHQ ZH ZHUH asked  to  do  so,  because  of  protocols  and  rules  governing  town  govern-­ ing,â&#x20AC;?  Liebowitz  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  I  would  hope  that  more  and  more  people  would  recognize  that  things  we  have  GRQH KDYH QRW EHHQ GRQH WR EHQHÂżW the  college  solely,  but  rather  to  do  things  we  thought  were  in  the  best  interest  of  both  the  town  and  the  col-­ lege. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  realize  there  are  still  some  great  questions  about  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mo-­ tives  and  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  place  in  this  town,â&#x20AC;?  Liebowitz  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  hope  that,  after  11  years,  there  is  at  least  a  wider,  broader  and  deeper  understanding  of  what  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  PRWLYHV DQG DOVR LWV EHQHÂżWV WR WKH town  are,  as  opposed  to  before.â&#x20AC;?

Looking  back,  Liebowitz  said  he  KRSHV KH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFHG D FKDQJH LQ WKH mindset  about  town-­gown  collabora-­ tions  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  they  should  be  actively  pursued  and  discussed  with  the  no-­

tion  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  for  the  town  is  good  for  the  college,  and  vice  versa.  It  does  help  to  work  together.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  what  guided  my  thinking  about  town-­gown  relations.â&#x20AC;?

In  terms  of  bricks  and  mortar,  Li-­ ebowitz  cited  the  Cross  Street  Bridge  SURMHFW ÂżQLVKHG LQ DV D VWDQG out  partnership  involving  the  town  and  college.  It  was  an  undertaking  made  possible  through  a  30-­year  bond  approved  by  local  voters  that  called  for  a  $9  million  contribution  from  Middlebury  College  and  rev-­ enues  from  1-­percent  local-­option  taxes  on  sales,  rooms,  meals  and  alcohol  to  generate  an  additional  $7  million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  for  big  projects,  I  think  the  Cross  Street  Bridge  was  very  sym-­ bolic  and  important,â&#x20AC;?  Liebowitz  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  it  showed  that  a  collab-­ oration  of  this  sort  is  possible,  that  we  need  not  wait  for  state  or  federal  government  to  accomplish  some-­ thing  that  has  been  attempted  for  a  long  time.  Fifty  years  is  a  long  time  to  wait  for  a  bridge.â&#x20AC;?

Also  ranking  high  on  Liebowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  of  favorite  town-­gown  collabo-­ rations  was  the  institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2007  decision  to  forge  a  partnership  with  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater.  That  partnership called for the college to have regular use of THTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Merchants Row building, and for the institution to provide THT with $1 million over 20 years to support an addition to the southwest corner of the structure for mechanical rooms and wing space.

It also created opportunities for Middlebury College students to work with local residents on theater productions and make more college performances accessible to the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the Town Hall Theater â&#x20AC;Ś really inspires people throughout the community, and outside of the community, to come to Middlebury to share in cultural and artistic performances,â&#x20AC;?

Liebowitz said. ´, Ă&#x20AC;QG WKDW WR EH an important element to the vibrancy of community in this own, but also the economic impact. There is a multiplier effect.â&#x20AC;?

That multiplier effect, Liebowitz noted, occurs when theater-goers show up early to shop, dine or book a room in Middlebury.

The college considered each of the aforementioned projects as they were pitched by community advocates, according to Liebowitz. But he said his administration approached them all with an overarching philosophy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was to advance the town and advance the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests as well,â&#x20AC;? Liebowitz said.

Some of the collaborations, he acknowledged, helped the town more than the college. A particular example of this, he said, was donation of the Bakery Lane parcel. Liebowitz reasoned that the land wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing the college any good, and that the inVWLWXWLRQ PLJKW GUDZ Ă&#x20AC;UH LI LW VLPSO\ chose to develop the parcel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew the town would be better decision-makers, in terms of how best to use that land,â&#x20AC;? Liebowitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think anything the college would have chosen to do with that land probably would have been criticized, and it might not have been accepted by the majority of the community.â&#x20AC;?

Looking back, Liebowitz said he KDV QR VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW PLVJLYLQJV DERXW

his dealings with the town on behalf of the college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t regret any of the initiatives we put forward,â&#x20AC;? Liebowitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say the one thing I wish I could have done better was to articulate more clearly and fully all WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV WR RQH DQRWKHU RI WKLV UHlationship.â&#x20AC;?

Liebowitz said the town does much for the college. For its part, Liebowitz said the college â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in addition to assisting with individual projects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; remains the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest property taxpayer and a great source of student and faculty volunteers. ´)LIW\ Ă&#x20AC;YH WR 60 percent of the students volunteer in the local community or the county, doing various things, working with youth in the elementary schools,â&#x20AC;? Liebowitz said. He said if he could set back the clock, he would do more to publicize those student contributions and the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic impact on the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think all of that, in a typical New England way, has been suppressed,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one wants to brag. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about bragging. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about clearing the air, providing the foundational information that might help the town-gown relationship be even stronger than it already is.â&#x20AC;?

Liebowitz will soon pass the baton to his successor, Patton. He was asked what advice he would give her about maintaining cordial and productive relations with the town of Middlebury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have made it a point to give as much advice as Laurie seeks,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talk about (town-gown relations) a lot. I think my own advice to any college president in a small town in rural America is to engage, rather than disengage. I think open communications, being willing to think about projects and collaboration, is crucial. This relationship is far more important than I think virtually all incoming presidents might think. I certainly did not understand how important this was, up until just before I became president.â&#x20AC;?

TOWN Â LEADERS Â SPEAK +H VDLG KH KRSHV 3DWWRQ EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV from the same caliber of town leadership that he said he has enjoyed during the past 11 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been blessed with having VHOHFWERDUGV WKDW KDYH EHHQ WHUULĂ&#x20AC;F to work with,â&#x20AC;? Liebowitz said, citing VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ FXUUHQW ERDUG &KDLUPDQ Dean George and past board Chairman John Tenny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think from my 11 years, the selectboard has done everything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d want out of a partner. I think the relationship has been excellent and I have enjoyed working with the selectboard.â&#x20AC;?

George and Tenny said they will miss Liebowitz and his constructive effect on relations between the town and the college.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  obviously  been  a  very  posi-­ tive  relationship  for  us,  on  behalf  of  the  town,â&#x20AC;?  George  said,  adding,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  opportunity  to  have  open  discussions  about  issues  of  mutual  concern  has  happened  without  a  lot  of  fanfare.  The  ability  to  get  together  and  look  DW SUREOHPV DQG ÂżJXUH RXW KRZ WR solve  them  has  been  fantastic.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  the  next  relationship  will  be  the  same,  but  I  know  it  will  prob-­

ably  take  some  time  to  develop.  Hav-­ LQJ VDLG WKDW , NQRZ /LHERZLW]œV

spirit  was  really,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  good  for  the  town  is  also  good  for  the  college.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  where  a  lot  of  his  thinking  went  when  it  came  time  to  consider  some  of  the  bigger  projects  we  were  involved  with  together.â&#x20AC;?

Tenny  said  he  found  Liebowitz  to  be  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;compel-­ ling  individual,â&#x20AC;?  someone  who  challenged  the  selectboard  and  community  at  large  to  aspire  to  loftier  goals.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  that  the  key  to  Ron  Liebowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ten-­ ure,  in  terms  of  how  it  relates  to  the  community,  was  that  he  chal-­ lenged  the  com-­ munity  to  see  its  p o s s i b i l i t i e s , â&#x20AC;?  Tenny  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(He  challenged  Mid-­ GOHEXU\ WR EH D VWURQJHU FRPPXQLW\ DQG WR UHDOL]H WKH EHQHÂżWV RI KRZ ZH could  work  together  to  employ  the  assets  that  we  have  to  make  things  EHWWHU :KLOH WKH &URVV 6WUHHW

Bridge  will  be  looked  upon  as  the  legacy  item,  I  think  that  challenge  part  of  the  relationship  should  be  the  legacy,  and  I  hope  that  it  will  be.â&#x20AC;?

Victor  Nuovo  is  a  former  Middle-­ bury  selectman  and  the  Charles  A.  Dana  Professor  Emeritus  of  Philoso-­ phy  at  Middlebury  College.  Nuovo,  in  an  article  that  he  penned  for  the  most  recent  issue  of  Middlebury  magazine,  offered  his  own  tribute  to  Liebowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  role  in  fostering  a  posi-­ tive  town-­gown  relationship  during  the  past  decade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  it  happened  that  during  Ron  Liebowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  presidency,  a  splendid  PXWXDOLW\ Ă&#x20AC;RXULVKHG EHWZHHQ WKH town  and  college,  which  has  resulted  in  major  public  works  completed  or  under  way  in  town  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  with  major  support  from  the  college,â&#x20AC;?  he  wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much  of  the  credit  goes  to  Ron  Liebowitz,  although  he  did  not  act  alone,â&#x20AC;?  Nuovo  continued,  noting  meetings  with  the  selectboard  whose  ranks  at  the  time  included  Nuovo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  result  was  a  complex  plan  LQYROYLQJ ÂżQDQFLDO WUDQVDFWLRQV property  exchanges  and  construc-­ tion  schedules,  and  before  long  the  work  will  be  done,â&#x20AC;?  Nuovo  con-­ cluded.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  be  a  token  of  the  enduring  relationship  between  the  town  and  the  college.  It  will  also  be  Ronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legacy.â&#x20AC;?

Liebowitz, his wife Jessica, and their three children will soon relocate to Boston for a new challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wife and I will be working on a project that has been of interest to us for a long time, which is about graduate education,â&#x20AC;? Liebowitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a critique of graduate education, but is also prescriptive, in terms of recommending ways to improve how we are preparing our next professoriate in entering the profession. Boston is a wonderful place for that type of study to take place, with all of the universities there and PhD programs.â&#x20AC;?

Once that project is completed, Liebowitz will take his career in yet another direction. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not yet sure where it will take him, but he knows it will not be back to Middlebury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time; 31 years is a long time,â&#x20AC;?

Liebowitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel very strongly that one has to make space for oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successor.â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Dance  party SHOREHAM  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL  students  perform  their  own  choreography  during  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Words  Come  Aliveâ&#x20AC;?  workshop  with  Flynn  Center  for  the  Arts  teaching  artist  Tracy  Martin  at  Middlebury  College  last  Thursday.  The  workshop  was  part  of  the  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  Spring  into  the  Arts  Festival.

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Mt.  Abe  principal  Lyman  to  leave By  JOHN  FLOWERS BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  As  if  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  Board  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  on  its  plate  try-­ ing  to  get  voter  approval  for  a  2015-­ 2016  budget,  the  panel  recently  learned  that  it  is  now  in  the  market  for  a  new  principal.

3ULQFLSDO *D\QHOO /\PDQ FRQ-­ ÂżUPHG RQ 0RQGD\ WKDW VKH ZLOO EH leaving  the  position  she  has  held  for  just  one  year  in  order  to  pursue  an-­ other  career  opportunity.  The  MAUHS  board  at  its  June  2  meeting  accepted  Lymanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  resigna-­ WLRQ ÂłZLWK GHHS UHJUHW´ DQG PDSSHG RXW D VFKHGXOH WR ÂżQG DQ LQWHULP SULQ-­ cipal  to  lead  the  school  into  the  next  academic  year.  That  schedule  called  for  the  vacancy  to  be  announced  June  3,  followed  by  the  creation  of  a  seven-­member  search  advisory  com-­ mittee  made  up  of  Mount  Abe  board  members  (2),  faculty  (1),  staff  (1),  one  student,  a  member  of  the  com-­ PXQLW\ DW ODUJH DQG $GGLVRQ 1RUWK-­ east  Assistant  Superintendent  Catri-­ QD 'L1DSROL

The  search  process  calls  for  initial  interviews  for  interim  principal  can-­ didates  during  the  week  of  June  15,  ³RU DV VRRQ DV SUDFWLFDEOH ´ IROORZHG by  second-­round  interviews,  culmi-­ nating  in  the  hiring  of  a  preferred  candidate  by  July  21.  The  search  will  include  background  checks  and  a  visit  to  the  school,  according  to  the  SURSRVHG LWLQHUDU\ SUHSDUHG E\ $1H-­ SU  Superintendent  David  Adams.

Lyman  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  conferences  for  much  of  this  week  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  said  she  would  share  her  news  and  new  destination  with  the  Independent  during  a  June  4  in-­ terview  for  an  article  that  will  appear  in  the  newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Monday,  June  8  issue.

It  was  in  April  of  2014  that  the  MAUHS  board  hired  Lyman  to  guide  the  school.  A  native  Vermonter,  Ly-­ PDQ IRXQG KHU ¿UVW WHDFKLQJ MRE during  the  1990s  in  Virginia  public  schools.  She  was  associate  principal  at  Douglas  S.  Freeman  High  School  in  Henrico  County,  Va.,  at  the  time  she  accepted  the  Mount  Abe  job.

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the  Independent  when  she  was  hired  last  year,  said  she  was  particularly  excited  to  continue  Mount  Abeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  focus  on  indivualized  learning  for  students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something  that  draws  me  to  Mount  Abe  is  the  concept  of  per-­ VRQDOL]HG OHDUQLQJ ´ /\PDQ VDLG DW the  time.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  is  exciting  for  me  is  ¿QGLQJ ZD\V WR DSSURSULDWHO\ FKDO-­ lenge  all  students,  and  this  is  a  rig-­ orous  experience  that  prepares  them  to  be  high-­quality  thinkers  and  mem-­ EHUV RI WKH FRPPXQLW\ ´ Lymanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  announcement  comes  as  $1H68 YRWHUV SUHSDUH WR YRWH IRU D third  time,  on  a  proposed  2015-­2016  budget  for  MAUHS  (see  related  VWRU\ RQ 3DJH $ RQ 7XHVGD\ -XQH 7KH EXGJHW ZDV ÂżUVW GHIHDWHG RQ Town  Meeting  Day,  and  a  revised  version  was  turned  down  a  second  time  in  April.  The  $13,947,738  ver-­ sion  to  be  voted  on  June  9  is  $75,000  less  than  the  budget  voted  down  in  ODWH $SULO DQG UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV D SHUFHQW cut  in  spending  compared  to  the  cur-­ UHQW ÂżVFDO \HDU EXGJHW

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Âł, ORYH KLVWRULFDO ÂżFWLRQ ´ 1LHQRZ cision  during  the  late  1970s.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  mar-­ ried  my  college  sweetheart  and  went  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  remember  coming  up  here  on  an  adventure  to  try  living  in  Ver-­ and  realizing  the  rich  history  in  Ad-­ dison  County,  from  Lake  Champlain,  PRQW DQG QHYHU OHIW ´ 'DYLG 1LHQRZ IRXQG ORFDO ZRUN Otter  Creek,  all  the  museums  that  as  a  chef,  and  Jackie  looked  to  jump-­ were  here.  I  felt  I  was  right  along  VWDUW KHU Ă&#x20AC;HGJOLQJ FDUHHU DV DQ HGXFD-­ there  with  the  kids  in  learning  about  WRU 6KH QDLOHG GRZQ KHU ÂżUVW MRE LQ founding  fathers  of  Middlebury  and  DOO WKDW ´ 1978,  with  the  Vermont  1LHQRZÂśV VWXGHQWV Achievement  Center  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, learned  about  local  Rutland,  working  with  teaching is really history  and  geography  disabled  children. in  diverse  ways  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in-­ She  spent  one  year  at  about building side  and  outside  of  the  that  job  before  begin-­ VHOI FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH classroom.  They  made  ning  what  would  be-­ and learning to come  a  36-­year  teach-­ problem-solve â&#x20AC;Ś miniature  log  cabins  DQG WRRN ÂżHOG WULSV WR ing  association  with  the  Addison  Central  Children need to the  Ann  Story  Cabin  in  Salisbury.  They  Supervisory  Union.  feel good about She  signed  on  in  1979  themselves, that donned  colonial  at-­ tire  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;old-­fashioned  as  a  grades  4/5  teacher  they can â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;do it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; VFKRRO GD\ ´ 7KH\ at  Weybridge  Elemen-­ that they can spent  an  entire  day  tary  School,  where  she  solve problems each  year  on  a  100-­ would  spend  the  next  and they can mile  bus  tour  of  Ad-­ eight  years. dison  County,  taking  In  1987,  with  the  Ă&#x20AC;QG WKHLU YRLFH Âľ ELUWK RI WKH 1LHQRZVÂś â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jackie Nienow in  such  sights  as  area  farms,  orchards,  sites  third  child,  Jackie  tran-­ on  Creek  Road  once  VLWLRQHG WR ÂłORQJ WHUP VXEVWLWXWH´ status  within  the  ACSU  for  three  VHWWOHG E\ 1DWLYH $PHULFDQV WKH years.  This  allowed  her  to  serve  sub-­ Underground  Railroad  stop  at  the  stantial  teaching  stints  with  elemen-­ Rokeby  Museum,  and  other  places  tary  schools  in  Bridport,  Salisbury,  where  history  was,  and  continues  to  Cornwall  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  then  Mary  Hogan  be,  made. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  wanted  students  to  get  a  sense,  Elementary,  where  she  would  spend  when  we  were  doing  map  skills,  the  majority  of  her  time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  loved  the  small  schools  and  how  big  the  county  was  and  how  di-­ ending  up  at  Mary  Hogan  seemed  YHUVH LW FRXOG EH ´ VKH VDLG Âł, ÂżQDOO\ WRR ELJ WR PH DW WKH WLPH ´ 1LHQRZ thought,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why  not  put  them  on  a  bus  said  during  a  recent  interview  at  her  DQG GULYH WKHP DURXQG WKH FRXQW\"ϫ Each  student  kept  a  tour  logbook  home,  where  she  has  been  nursing  D EDFN DLOPHQW WKDW KDV FXW KHU ÂżQDO of  geographic  features  and  other  in-­ teresting  observations. year  a  little  short. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building  a  working  community  She  started  her  Mary  Hogan  El-­ is  really  the  key  to  successful  learn-­ ementary  career  in  a  job-­share  role  in  1990,  in  tandem  with  fellow  edu-­ LQJ ´ VKH VDLG Âł,I \RX FDQ ZRUN DV cator  Marg  Collins.  The  pair  each  a  team  and  believe  in  yourself,  there  taught  science  and  social  studies  for  LVQÂśW DQ\WKLQJ \RX FDQÂśW WDFNOH ´ half  the  day,  primarily  to  third-­  and  CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  CHILDREN *LYHQ KHU ORQJHYLW\ 1LHQRZ KDV fourth-­graders.  When  Collins  retired  LQ 1LHQRZ WRRN RYHU WKH WHDFK-­ in  some  cases  been  teaching  the  chil-­ dren  of  the  children  she  taught  years  ing  post  on  a  full-­time  basis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  was  really  nice  about  Mary  ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  one  in  my  class  right  now,  Hogan  was  that  my  kids  all  went  to  VFKRRO WKHUH ´ 1LHQRZ VDLG WKRXJK I  had  her  dad  in  third  grade  and  again  she  never  had  any  of  them  in  her  IRU ÂżIWK JUDGH ´ 1LHQRZ VDLG ZLWK D class.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  was  part-­time,  it  was  smile.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fun.  It  always  has  this  great  to  have  us  all  be  there  together.  immediate  connection  that  the  child Â

knows  that  I  was  there  for  their  mom  or  dad.  That  just  gets  them  comfort-­ DEOH ULJKW RII WKH EDW ´ 1LHQRZ KDV SULGHG KHUVHOI RQ emphasizing  to  students  that  they  should  consider  the  classroom  a  safe  place.  She  has  also  made  the  extra  effort  to  see  her  students  outside  of  the  classroom  in  sports  contests  or  other  extracurriculars.  Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  seen  a  lot  of  soccer,  basketball  and  other  district  sports  contests  to  cheer,  but  also  send  a  deeper  message. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes,  there  are  kids  who  QHHG WKDW H[WUD ERRVW LQ VFKRRO ´ 1L-­ enow  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  see  you  (in  the  stands),  they  know  you  have  their  EDFN ´ :KHQ VWXGHQWV JUDGXDWH IURP 1LH-­ nowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  class,  she  lets  them  know  they  have  not  seen  the  last  of  her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  always  tell  them  that  once  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  in  my  class,  we  go  from  teacher-­students,  to  friends  for  OLIH ´ VKH VDLG Âł,ÂśOO DOZD\V EH WKHUH for  them  if  they  need  somebody  to  give  them  guidance  on  this  or  that.  I  have  kids  that  stop  by  all  the  time,  past  students,  that  will  come  home  from  college  or  visit  and  pop  in  my  room,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  real  thrill  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  VHH WKHP DIWHU WKH\ÂśYH JURZQ XS ´ 7ZR PHPEHUV RI 1LHQRZÂśV ÂżUVW class  at  Weybridge  Elementary  are  now  teachers  within  the  ACSU.  An-­ other  became  principal  at  Shoreham  Elementary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  think,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow,  not  many  people  get  to  see  what  happens  to  their  kids  later  on,  and  I  get  to  watch  mine  in  DFWLRQ ϫ 1LHQRZ VDLG Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  miss  seeing  children  at  school,  and  of  course  will  also  miss  her  teaching  colleagues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  best  friends  are  all  my  co-­ ZRUNHUV ´ VKH VDLG Âł7KHUHÂśV D ORW RI things  you  go  through,  from  losing  teachers  and  all  sorts  of  stuff.  We  are  all  there  for  each  other.  Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  most  rewarding  is  who  I  work  with  DV ZHOO DV WKH NLGV , WHDFK ´ :KLOH VKH KDV ORYHG WHDFKLQJ 1L-­ enow  is  ready  to  retire  as  a  full-­time  educator.  Her  back  has  affected  her  mobility  and  she  wants  more  time  to  spend  with  her  family,  including  her  young  grandkids.  But  she  will  gladly  offer  her  services  as  a  substi-­ tute  teacher,  and  she  and  David  have  no  plans  to  move  away.  The  family  EXVLQHVV 1LQRÂśV 3L]]D LV EDVHG LQ Middlebury.  She  is  also  considering  writing  and  publishing  some  travel  guides  relating  to  her  native  Door  County,  Wis.,  and  Addison  County.

1LHQRZ ZRQÂśW PLVV WKH DGPLQLV-­ trative  aspects  of  teaching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  done  with  the  report  cards  and  assessments;Íž  I  just  want  to  be  ZLWK WKH NLGV ´ VKH VDLG Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Cornwall  school  to  celebrate  longtime  teacher  Linda  Brown  on  June  11 &251:$// ² &RUQZDOO NLQ-­ dergarten  alumni  and  their  families  are  invited  to  a  community  potluck  on  Thursday,  June  11,  at  5:30  p.m. Â

at  Cornwall  School.  This  gathering  Mrs.  Brown  with  stories,  memories  is  being  held  to  mark  the  retirement  and  good  wishes.  of  Linda  Brown,  longtime  Cornwall  For  more  information,  call  the  kindergarten  teacher.  Come  celebrate  school  at  462-­2463.