March26a

Worship

New musical

Read about many of our important, community-focused houses of worship in our annual directory.

A local playwright, his singing daughter and The Grift have pooled their creative talents. Page 16A.

On the go A growing online community is spurring trail running in the county. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 13

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, March 26, 2015 â—† 48 Pages

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Small  schools:  Should  the  state  cut  the  subsidies?

Shumlin  cites  costs,  quality  as  reasons  to  act

Educators  say  they  have  a  place  in  Vermont

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Hundreds  seek ouster  of  ANeSU superintendent

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An unexpected turn of events

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Governor  makes  pitch  to  reduce  health  care  costs

By the way Parents  of  Middlebury-­area  youngsters:  Registration  for  Little  League  baseball  and  softball  is  open  at  middleburyparksandrec. org.  All  players  in  grades  K-­6  are  invited  to  play,  and  registration  runs  through  April  1.  Players  or  families  with  questions  can  reach  Middlebury  Area  Little  League  President  JP  Rees  at  377-­5405  or  jp.rees.vt@gmail.com.

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MIDDLEBURY  POLICE  CHIEF  Tom  Hanley  talks  with  reporters  Tuesday  about  the  possible  link  between  real  estate  heir  and  murder  suspect  Robert  Durst  and  the  disappearance  in  1971  of  Middlebury  College  student  Lynne  Schulze.  A  photo  of  Schulze  can  be  seen  to  the  left.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Police shed light on Durst-Schulze link 43-year-old case gets national media blitz

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  26,  2015

Brandon  town  manager  resigns Bennett,  board  reach  settlement By  LEE  J.  KAHRS Brandon  Reporter BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Brandon  Town  Manager  Robin  Bennett  has  resigned  after  reaching  a  $12,578  settlement  in  principle  with  the  town  that  of-­ ÂżFLDOO\ FORVHV WKH ERRN RQ KHU 18-­month  tenure.

The  deal  was  announced  follow-­ ing  a  brief  executive  session  of  the  Brandon  selectboard  on  Monday  morning  at  the  Brandon  Town  Hall.  The  move  comes  two  weeks  after  the  board  placed  Bennett  on  administra-­ tive  leave  following  a  performance  evaluation  over  several  weeks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robin  Bennett  and  the  select-­ board  have  reached  an  amicable  settlement  resulting  in  her  resigna-­ tion  as  town  manager,â&#x20AC;?  said  Board  Chair  Doug  Bailey  in  a  statement.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  warrant  we  are  about  to  sign  UHSUHVHQWV WKH ÂżQDO VHWWOHPHQW ZKLFK UHSUHVHQWV VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ OHVV WKDQ WKH term  entitled  to  her  in  her  contract.â&#x20AC;?

The  two  parties  agreed  to  the  $12,578  settlement,  and  Bailey  said  Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  resignation  was  effective  March  9,  the  day  she  was  placed  on  leave.

On  the  advice  of  selectboard  at-­ torney  Dina  Atwood,  who  was  pres-­ ent  at  the  executive  session  Mon-­ day,  Bailey  said  the  board  could  not  comment  any  further  on  the  matter.  Neither  Bennett  nor  her  attorney,  Thomas  Somers,  were  present  at  the  meeting.

While  attorney  Jim  Carroll  serves Â

ROBIN  BENNETT as  the  town  counsel,  Atwood  spe-­ cializes  in  labor  negotiation  and  per-­ sonnel  matters.

The  agreement  is  in  principle  until  it  is  signed  by  Bennett,  something  Bailey  said  was  to  happen  later  in  the  day  Monday.  Reached  via  text,  Bennett  would  not  comment  on  the  VHWWOHPHQW RU FRQ¿UP ZKHWKHU VKH had  signed  it.

Bailey  said  that  because  Bennett  resigned,  the  town  did  not  have  to  have  just  cause  in  paying  the  settle-­ ment,  which  is  far  less  than  what  Bennett  would  have  received  had  VKH EHHQ ÂżUHG ZLWKRXW MXVW FDXVH Bennett  was  hired  by  the  town  of  Brandon  in  August  2013.  According  to  her  three-­year  contract,  signed  Aug.  28,  2013,  if  the  selectboard Â

chose  to  terminate  her  employ-­ ment  before  the  contract  expiration  of  Aug.  31,  2016,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;for  any  reason  other  than  one  which  constitutes  just  cause,â&#x20AC;?  the  town  agreed  to  give  Ben-­ nett  six  monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  notice  and  pay  her  13  weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  salary,  plus  health  insur-­ ance  for  13  weeks,  and  compensa-­ tion  for  any  unused  vacation  time.  She  was  also  entitled  to  four  weeks  of  paid  vacation  annually.

The  town  has  already  adver-­ tised  the  town  manager  position  and  hopes  to  hire  a  replacement  by  May.  In  the  meantime,  Bailey,  who  is  retired,  and  selectboard  vice  chair  Seth  Hopkins,  who  owns  his  own  business,  have  been  running  the  af-­ fairs  of  the  town  full-­time  from  the  WRZQ RIÂżFHV %DLOH\ VDLG WKH\ ZRXOG continue  doing  so  until  a  new  town  manager  is  hired. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  this  time  we  would  prefer  for  Seth  Hopkins  and  myself  to  continue  ZRUNLQJ DW WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH DV YROXQ-­ teers  to  keep  the  ship  moving  for-­ ward,â&#x20AC;?  Bailey  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  feel  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  for  the  town  staff  not  to  go  through  another  interim  town  manager.â&#x20AC;?

Hopkins  noted  that  they  are  be-­ ing  careful  not  to  have  a  quorum  of  selectboard  members  at  the  town  of-­ ÂżFH GXULQJ WKLV WLPH ZKLFK ZRXOG constitute  an  unwarned  selectboard  meeting  and  violate  the  Open  Meet-­ ing  Law. As  for  the  business  of  the  town,  Bailey  and  Hopkins  have  been  busy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  believe  there  is  any-­ thing  the  town  manager  was  doing  or  expected  to  do  that  the  select-­ ERDUG RU DQRWKHU SXEOLF RIÂżFLDO FDQÂśW handle,â&#x20AC;?  Bailey  said.

Dig  in A  CROWD  GATHERS,  above,  for  the  groundbreaking  ceremony  for  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  QHZ WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ 7XHVGD\ DIWHUQRRQ At  right,  Middlebury  College  President  Ron  Liebowitz  speaks.  Below,  members  of  the  0LGGOHEXU\ WRZQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ FRPPLWWHH turn  over  shovelfulls  of  dirt.  The  new  build-­ ing,  located  at  77  Main  St.,  is  scheduled  to  open  next  spring.

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Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  market  future  uncertain By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Meat  Market  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  much-­beloved,  independently  owned  neighbor-­ hood  supermarket  operating  at  3  Elm  St.  in  Middlebury  since  1981  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  could  be  on  the  verge  of  clos-­ ing  its  doors,  perhaps  as  soon  as  this  weekend,  according  to  some  sources.

The  Addison  Independent  has  received  reports  in  recent  days  from  loyal  shoppers  and  former  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  employees  alleging  the  imminent  demise  of  the  local  su-­ permarket,  which  had  carved  out  a  loyal  following  among  shoppers  who  have  frequented  the  business  for  its  meat  department,  regular  specials  and  personal  service. Â

That  personal  service  has  in-­ cluded  carting  groceries  to  shop-­ persâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  vehicles  and  making  deliver-­ ies  to  shut-­ins.  Regular  shoppers  have  ranged  from  blue-­collar  workers  to  college  professors.

Wednesday  morning  saw  a  small  crew  of  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  employees  tending  to  a  store  with  various  (See  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  Page  3A)

May  eyed  for  Ferrisburgh  garage   By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Ferrisburgh  road  foreman  John  Bull  now  projects,  after  this  winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  harsh  weather,  that  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  highway  garage  will  be  ready  in  mid-­May.  Residents  approved  in  December  of  2013  an  $850,000  bond  to  pay  for  most  of  the  $1.05  million,  5,940-­square-­ foot,  six-­bay  Ferrisburgh  garage.   Initially,  plans  called  for  a  fall  com-­ pletion  date,  but  after  typical  delays  in  design  and  construction,  Bull  said  earlier  this  week  it  was  best  to  slow  things  down  during  this  past  untypical  winter. Â

Regardless,  Bull  said  he  and  the  rest  of  the  crew  are  looking  forward  to  moving  into  their  new  digs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  tickled,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  $V RI QRZ IRXQGDWLRQ URRÂżQJ DQG siding  have  been  installed  on  a  build-­ ing  that  is  modeled  after  Bridportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  town  garage.  It  is  being  erected  across  the  parking  lot  from  the  departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  existing  Little  Chicago  Road  garage  and  sheds.  The  current  Ferrisburgh  garage,  built  in  about  1950  and  expanded  in  the  1970s  and  1990s,  remains  in  ser-­ vice  while  the  department  awaits  its  new  headquarters. Â

The  new  building  will  include  5,100  square  feet  of  space  offering  six  doors  for  trucks,  equipment  and  parts  stor-­ age,  plus  840  square  feet  of  attached  RIÂżFH VSDFH The  building,  unlike  the  old  one,  will  be  insulated  to  modern  levels.  An  existing,  recently  upgraded  salt  shed  and  pole  barn  will  remain  on  the  site.  Bull  has  said  the  existing  garage  lacks  room  to  properly  maintain  and  store  trucks  and  equipment,  and  is  so  cramped  workers  have  to  climb  over  pieces  of  equipment  to  reach  other  equipment.  He  has  described  that  situ-­ ation  as  a  safety  hazard. Â

COMPLETION  OF  FERRISBURGHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  new  $1.05  million  highway  garage  project  has  been  delayed  until  mid-­ May  due  to  typical  design  and  construction  issues  and  then  the  harsh  winter.

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Mount Abe board adopts budget strategy By  ZACH  DESPART BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Mount  Abra-­ ham  Union  High  School  board  has  laid  out  a  timeline  and  strategy  to  draft  a  new  budget  proposal  that  could  gain  voter  approval.  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  voters  on  Town  Meeting  Day  rejected,  by  a  tally  of  1,241  to  1,088,  a  proposed  $14.06  million  spending  plan  to  operate  the  school  next  year.  That  sum  was  slightly  lower  than  the  ¿JXUH YRWHUV DSSURYHG IRU WKH FXU-­ rent  year.

The  school  board  at  its  March  17  meeting  decided  to  hold  a  budget  question-­and-­answer  session  with  voters  April  1  at  7  p.m.  in  the  high  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  small  cafeteria.  In  order  to  solicit  information  from  voters  un-­ able  to  attend,  the  board  has  mailed  postcards  asking  for  feedback  to  ANeSU  residents.

Board  chair  Dawn  Griswold  said  the  board  does  not  yet  know  whether  the  new  spending  proposal  will  be  higher  or  lower  than  the  original  one.  That  will  be  determined  after  the  board  evaluates  the  feedback  it  receives  from  voters.

Griswold  said  the  board  hopes  to  hold  a  new  budget  vote  in  April.  If  all  goes  smoothly,  Griswold  said,  the  new  vote  will  be  April  14,  the  same  day  the  Bristol  Elementary  School Â

board  plans  to  schedule  another  vote  for  that  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget.

But  if  the  Mount  Abraham  board  needs  more  time,  it  will  push  the  vote  to  a  later  date,  Griswold  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(We)  realize  as  we  continue  to  gather  information,  it  may  become  necessary  to  change  our  goal,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Griswold  said  voters  have  shared  with  the  board  numerous  concerns  about  the  budget  and  the  process  by  which  it  is  created,  including  the  proposed  staff  cuts,  transparency  within  the  supervisory  union  budget  and  concerns  about  communication  between  the  board  and  voters.  Resi-­ dents  also  said  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  worried  about  the  impact  of  a  new  budget  on  their  tax  bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  personally  have  heard  from  community  members  concerned  about  their  taxes  and  being  able  to  afford  to  continue  to  pay  them  as  education  taxes  rise,â&#x20AC;?  Griswold  said.

Griswold  said  the  board  is  trying  to  keep  costs  down  without  dimin-­ ishing  the  quality  of  education  stu-­ dents  receive,  all  while  grappling  with  falling  enrollment. Âł7KH PRVW VLJQLÂżFDQW FKDOOHQJHV for  the  board  are  a  balance  between  improving  education  outcomes  at  an  acceptable  cost  and  the  cost  of  edu-­ cation  against  the  declining  student Â

population,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

RENOVATION  PLAN  DELAYED Griswold  said  that  an  ad-­hoc  com-­ mittee  working  on  a  new  propos-­ al  to  renovate  the  Bristol  school  recommended  to  the  board  that  it  delay  working  on  that  project  un-­ til  voters  pass  a  budget  to  run  the  school  next  year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once  we  have  an  approved  bud-­ get,  we  will  get  back  to  working  on  the  future  plan  for  Mount  Abra-­ ham,â&#x20AC;?  Griswold  said.

This  past  fall,  the  Mount  Abra-­ ham  board  proposed  a  $32.6  mil-­ lion  bond  to  make  substantial  ren-­ ovations  to  the  school,  which  was  built  in  the  late  1960s.  The  bond  would  have  been  the  largest  ever  in  the  history  of  Addison  County.

On  Election  Day,  ANeSU  voters  rejected  the  proposal  by  a  margin  of  nearly  3  to  1.

After  the  shellacking,  the  school  board  formed  a  new  committee  to  draft  a  new  proposal  to  renovate  the  school.  Griswold  said  the  board  does  not  presently  have  a  timeline  for  a  new  bond  vote.  She  said  she  has  not  heard  any  residents  say  WKH ODUJH ERQG SURSRVDO LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFHG how  they  voted  on  the  high  school  budget  proposal  on  Town  Meeting  Day.

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Shumlin  challenged  on  pipeline  position By  JOHN  FLOWERS VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  a  wide-­ ranging  discussion  with  locals  at  the  Legislative  Luncheon  in  Vergennes  on  Monday,  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  defended  his  stance  on  the  Addison-­ Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project.  Opponents  of  Phase  I  of  the  proj-­ ect  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  would  extend  the  pipe-­ line  from  Colchester  to  Middlebury  and  Vergennes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  reiterated  their  op-­ position  to  the  plan.  Affected  land-­ owners  have  criticized  the  project  based  on  property  rights  and  safety  concerns,  among  other  things.  The  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  is  tak-­ ing  another  look  at  the  Vermont  Gas  project  in  light  of  new  information  showing  massive  increases  in  cost  projections.  The  PSB  had  approved  the  project  in  December  of  2013.

Shumlin  continues  to  support  the  pipeline  project,  but  said  he  supports  the  PSB  decision  to  revisit  it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  asked  Vermont  Gas  to  slow  down  so  that  we  could  arrive  at  a  process  where  everyone,  including  those  whose  land  it  was  going  to  go  through,  would  be  heard,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said  on  Monday.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  I  ask  is,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  have  this  conversation  the  Vermont Â

way.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Salisbury  resident  Barrie  Bai-­ ley  challenged  Shumlin  to  disclose  whether  his  personal  investment  portfolio  continues  to  include  stocks  in  companies  that  engage  in  hydrau-­ lic  fracturing  to  procure  natural  gas,  DQG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ FRPSDQLHV WKDW VWDQG to  gain  if  the  Vermont  Gas  pipeline  through  Addison  County  is  pursued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are  your  investments  what  make  you  insist  on  agreeing  to  disagree  about  this  pipeline  disaster?â&#x20AC;?  Bailey  asked  the  governor,  citing  a  potential  FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW RI LQWHUHVW Shumlin  replied  that  if  he  were  ORRNLQJ WR UHDS SHUVRQDO ÂżQDQFLDO gain,  he  would  not  be  serving  as  governor  at  a  salary  of  $136,000  per  year,  compared  to  $1  million  annu-­ ally  through  his  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  company,  Putney  Student  Travel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  are  accusing  me  of  be-­ LQJ PRWLYDWHG E\ P\ RZQ ÂżQDQFLDO goals,  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  in  this  job  in  the  ¿UVW SODFH ´ KH VDLG +H GLG QRW VKDUH VSHFLÂżFV RI KLV investments  with  Bailey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  that  your  tactics  are  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;un-­ Vermont,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

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(Continued  from  Page  2A) acquiring  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  Litvin  worked  as  shelves  appearing  less  stocked  than  executive  vice  president  for  Smart  usual.  And  the  shelves  were  adorned  Bargains,  a  Boston,  Mass.,  internet  with  sale  signs,  offering,  among  retailer. other  things,  33  percent  off  all  gro-­ The  Independent  spoke  with  Wry  cery  items.  One  shelf  on  Tuesday  after-­ bearing  non-­perish-­ Wednesday QRRQ :U\ FRQÂżUPHG ables  advertised  a  75  that  he  had  spoken  morning saw a percent  discount. with  recent  employ-­ Repeated  efforts  small crew of ees  of  the  store  who  to  reach  storeowner  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employees he  said  pointed  to  the  Bart  Litvin  were  tending to a store closing  of  the  store  unsuccessful  as  the  with various â&#x20AC;&#x153;as  soon  as  this  Sat-­ Independent  went  shelves appearing urday  or  Sunday.â&#x20AC;? to  press  Wednesday  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breaking  my  afternoon.  The  Inde-­ less stocked heart,â&#x20AC;?  said  Wry,  pendent  called  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  than usual. who  added  he  was  and  left  an  email  in-­ And the shelves XQDEOH WR FRQÂżUP quiry  for  Litvin  on  were adorned at  this  time  whether  Tuesday  in  an  effort  with sale signs, he  has  any  ongoing  to  get  formal  news  business  relationship  offering, among of  the  storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fate.  An  in  the  store. auto-­reply  from  Lit-­ other things, 33 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sad,â&#x20AC;?  he  said,  vinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  email  address  percent off all pointing  to  the  jobs  indicated  he  would  grocery items. that  would  be  lost  be  out  until  Thursday,  One shelf bearing with  the  supermarket.

March  26.  Wry  is  currently  non-perishables The  reply  also  re-­ working  part-­time  as  ferred  inquiries  to  advertised a 75 a  salesman  for  Mon-­ Bethany  Bingham,  percent discount. ument  Farms  Dairy. who  during  a  brief  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  it,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. phone  conversation  stated  â&#x20AC;&#x153;no  com-­ Joe  Cotroneo  owns  Middlebury  mentâ&#x20AC;?  and  that  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  was  open  that  Discount  Beverage  at  21  MacIntyre  day  for  normal  business  hours.

Lane,  just  across  what  has  been  a  A  customer  at  a  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  checkout  busy  parking  lot  from  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  He  counter  Wednesday  morning  asked  a  said  that  he,  too,  has  heard  the  ru-­ clerk  if  the  rumors  about  the  closing  mors  about  the  demise  of  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  the  store  were  true.  The  clerk  sim-­ Meat  Market.  Cotroneo  hopes  the  ply  replied  â&#x20AC;&#x153;No.â&#x20AC;? store  will  be  able  to  stay  open,  as  The  Independent  approached  a  many  of  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  customers  have  Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worker  outside  the  store  been  Middlebury  Discount  Bever-­ Wednesday  morning  to  ask  about  age  customers. the  status  of  the  supermarket.  After  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  busier  they  are,  the  better  it  expressing  reluctance  to  respond,  is  for  the  whole  parking  lot,â&#x20AC;?  Cotro-­ the  worker  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  might  be  a  neo  said. buyer.â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  Greg  Wry  established  the  super-­ johnf@addisonindependent.com. market  in  place  of  Stanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Shop  &  Save  back  in  1981.  He  had  previ-­ ously  worked  at  the  former  Mid-­ dlebury  A&P  for  22  years  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  19  of  them  as  manager.  Prior  to  that,  he  had  done  chores  at  a  small  grocery  store  in  St.  Albans.  Saltzman Dental Group is excited to welcome our patients Wry  expanded  and  remodeled  the  to the Digital Age of Dentistry! Our practice has incorporated supermarket  twice  while  he  owned  LW ÂżUVW LQ DQG WKHQ DJDLQ LQ every piece of digital technology available to provide you, 2002.  The  store  had  59  people  on  its  the patient, the most comfortable and convenient dental employment  roster  when  Wry  de-­ appointment you will ever experience. cided  to  retire  and  sold  the  business  to  Bart  Litvin  and  Lisa  Hartman  in  December  of  2009.

With our diagnostic tools to help us diagnose the condition Litvin  has  been  in  the  retail  busi-­ of your teeth better than ever before, we will make your ness  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  primarily  in  the  Philadel-­ H[SHULHQFH ZLWK XV Ă&#x20AC;UVW UDWH 2XU FRQYHQLHQW &HUHF WHFKQRORJ\ phia,  Pa.,  area  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  much  of  his  life.  His  dad  had  a  store,  and  Litvin  allows us to fabricate and place your porcelain crown in one had  also  been  the  co-­owner  of  some  visit and with our Galileos technology we are able to place independent  stores.  He  has  also  \RXU LPSODQW DQG \RXU LPSODQW FURZQ ULJKW KHUH LQ RXU RIĂ&#x20AC;FH been  involved  in  corporate  retail-­ ing  and  internet  retailing.  Prior  to Â

Bristol  police  cite  a  driver  for  license  violation BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Bristol  police  on  Sunday,  March  22,  cited  a  Williston  woman  for  driving  with  a  criminally  suspended  license  and  violation  of  conditions  of  release.

At  9:15  that  evening,  police  stopped  a  Chrysler  sedan  driven  by  Sabrina  Ann  Germaine,  31,  on  Prince  Lane.  Police  determined  Germaine  was  on  conditions  of  release  for  three  separate  criminal  cases  which  ordered  her  not  to  drive  a  vehicle.

Police  took  Germaine  to  the  Chit-­ tenden  County  Correctional  Facility  in  lieu  of  $500  bail.

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HANNAFORD  CAREER  CENTER  Addison  Repertory  Theater  students  Tsering  Chophel,  above  left,  Addison  Wales,  Isabella  Jackson  and  Andrew  Brown  rehearse  the  10-­minute,  one  act  plays  that  will  be  staged  in  the  ART  Black  Box  Theater  on  March  26,  27  and  28.  The  shows  were  written  by  current  and  former  ART  stu-­ dents.  ART  is  celebrating  its  20th  anniversary  this  year  and  will  host  a  gala  to  mark  the  occa-­ sion  at  the  Vergennes  Opera  House  on  June  6.

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So  much  happened  in  local  news  this  week  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  limit  editorial  com-­ ments  to  several  shorts  on  a  few  of  the  more  interesting  issues:  SCHOOL  FINANCE Â&#x2021; 2Q VFKRRO ÂżQDQFH UHIRUP ZH IHDWXUH WZR VWRULHV RQ WKH IURQW SDJH 2QH covering  Gov.  Peter  Shumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  remarks  at  Addison  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  weekly  legisla-­ tive  review  in  Vergennes  in  which  he  defends  consolidation  of  some  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  smallest  schools.  For  a  counter  perspective,  we  publish  a  story  on  two  Rutland  County  supervisory  unions  in  which  those  superintendents  defend  WKHLU VPDOO VFKRROV DQG WKH HIÂżFLHQFLHV WKH\ KDYH LPSOHPHQWHG 2QH VLJQLÂżFDQW IDFW LV PLVVLQJ LQ WKRVH UHSRUWV ² WKH GHÂżQLWLRQ RI VPDOO schools.  According  to  the  Baker  Report,  which  the  Shumlin  administration  has  been  using  to  make  its  case  for  limited  consolidation,  a  small  high  school  would  be  anything  under  400  students  in  the  four  grades  (9th  through  12th.)  The  same  could  be  applied  to  elementary  schools,  though  the  administra-­ tionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  standard  is  far  lower  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  perhaps  200  or  fewer,  according  to  a  recent  conversation  with  Secretary  of  Education  Rebecca  Holcombe.  If  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  case,  none  of  the  union  high  schools  in  either  Addison  or  Rut-­ land  County  would  be  targeted  as  small  schools,  though  several  of  the  small-­ est  elementary  schools  (with  enrollments  under  100  in  the  seven  grades,  K-­6)  ZRXOG EH GHÂżQHG DV VPDOO VFKRROV That  said,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  apparent  that  consolidation  at  these  smallest  schools  ZRXOG FXW FRVWV $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH %DNHU UHSRUW WKH HTXDOL]HG VSHQGLQJ SHU SXSLO LQ DPRQJ HOHPHQWDU\ VFKRROV RI YDU\LQJ VL]HV WKDW DUH FRQQHFWHG to  a  union  high  school  were:  $14,570  per  pupil  for  schools  under  100  stu-­ dents;Íž  $13,703  for  schools  of  100  to  500  students;Íž  $12,929  for  schools  500  to  1,000.  Moreover,  H.361,  the  education  reform  bill  passed  out  of  the  House  Education  Committee,  does  not  mandate  changes  immediately  but  rather  leaves  it  up  to  local  districts  with  the  understanding  that  state  aid  through  small  school  grants  and  accounting  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;phantom  studentsâ&#x20AC;?  would  be  phased  out  a  few  years  down  the  road.  The  math  is  easy  to  grasp  with  just  two  numbers:  labor  accounts  for  about  80  percent  of  the  cost  of  running  a  school;Íž  Vermont  has  a  current  student-­ teacher  ratio  of  4.7  to  1,  the  lowest  in  the  nation.  With  student  populations  decreasing  in  the  near  term  and  for  the  next  decade,  the  trend  continues  and  the  cost  to  taxpayers  gets  worse.  Navigating  a  way  toward  cost-­effective  schooling  is  something,  as  the  governor  says,  we  must  do.  Doing  nothing  is  not  an  option.  LATHROP  RULING  BY  SUPREME  COURT That  the  State  Supreme  Court  unanimously  rejected  the  2013  decision  of  the  Environmental  Court  as  ruled  by  Judge  Thomas  Durkin  is  a  slap  to  Dur-­ kinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  judgment  in  this  particular  case.  It  was  an  egregious  ruling  by  Dur-­ kin  when  he  found  in  2013  that  the  Lathropâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2003  iteration  of  its  proposed  gravel  pit  should  not  be  subject  to  further  public  scrutiny  and  Act  250  review  HYHQ WKRXJK VLJQLÂżFDQW FKDQJHV ZHUH PDGH WR WKH SODQ LQ IROORZLQJ \HDUV To  that  end,  the  importance  of  this  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Supreme  Court  ruling  is  that  it  SUHVHUYHV WKH VLJQLÂżFDQW UROH RI WKH $FW SURFHVV WR YHW FRQVWUXFWLRQ SURM-­ ects  and  ensure  they  are  open  to  public  comment  and  input.  7KH UXOLQJ PD\ QRW EH WKH HQG RI WKH GHFDGH ORQJ ÂżJKW IRU D SURSRVHG Lathrop  gravel  pit  at  the  26-­acre  site  that  lies  just  across  the  New  Haven  River  from  the  heart  of  Bristolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  downtown.  Rather,  the  case  was  remanded  EDFN WR WKH GLVWULFW HQYLURQPHQWDO FRPPLVVLRQ DQG WRZQ ]RQLQJ ERDUG %XW even  if  the  project  starts  over,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sure  to  be  a  very  different  conversation  and  the  result  of  meeting  Act  250â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  criteria,  if  successful,  will  make  it  a  much-­ improved  project  the  community  can  embrace.

HEALTH  CARE  REFORM  While  at  the  legislative  luncheon  in  Vergennes  on  Monday,  Gov.  Shumlin  picked  up  the  health  care  reform  torch  again  to  suggest  the  state  had  to  move  forward  with  plans  to  change  the  foundation  of  medical  care  away  from  fee-­ for-­service  and  toward  an  outcomes-­based  model. Âł7KLV LV WKH FUD]\ WKLQJ DERXW RXU KHDOWK FDUH V\VWHP ´ KH WROG WKH FURZG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  driven  by  quantity  and  not  by  quality  and  outcomes.  I  think  Vermont  FRXOG EH WKH ÂżUVW VWDWH WKDW FKDQJHV WKDW ´ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  big  idea  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  change  something  that  seems  so  obviously  wrong  and  detrimental  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  intoxicates  the  governor  and  drives  him  to  pursue  initiatives  just  a  little  further  than  prudence  may  dictate.

We  appreciate  the  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  willingness  to  tackle  big  ideas,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  equal-­ ly  important  to  identify  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  affordable  and  possible,  and  to  move  in  that  direction  in  a  steady  and  unwavering  manner.  MEDIA  CIRCUS Our  man,  John  Flowers,  found  himself  at  the  center  of  a  national  media  FLUFXV WKLV ZHHN ZKHQ KH EHFDPH WKH PHGLD H[SHUW RQ WKH /\QQH 6FKXO]H 5REHUW 'XUVW VWRU\ -RKQ KDV EHHQ FRYHULQJ WKH 6FKXO]H PLVVLQJ SHUVRQ story  since  2005,  and  followed  up  a  year  later  and  again  in  2011  and  2012.  :LWK WKDW NQRZOHGJH EDVH KH EURNH WKH VWRU\ RI WKH SRVVLEOH 'XUVW 6FKXO]H connection  on  Monday  with  an  online  post  that  went  national.  Two  hours  later  the  Addison  Independent  began  receiving  calls  and  emails  from  news  DJHQFLHV DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ DQG E\ 7XHVGD\ ZH KDG ÂżOP FUHZV IURP ,QVLGH (GLWLRQ DW WKH RIÂżFH GRLQJ D WZR KRXU ORQJ LQWHUYLHZ DQG VWDJHG VKRWV ZLWK John  for  a  report  Tuesday  evening.  Vermont  news  stations  also  called  and  an  NBC  reporter  from  Houston  dropped  by  late  Tuesday  as  well. :KDW LW VD\V DERXW RXU FXOWXUH LV DQ\WKLQJ EXW Ă&#x20AC;DWWHULQJ :H ORYH LQ-­ trigue  and  if  it  involves  a  potential  murder  and  solving  a  mystery,  that  engages  our  attention  even  more.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  news  as  entertainment;Íž  escapism  from  the  more  mundane  problems  of  governing  our  towns,  states  and  na-­ tion  in  ways  that  are  just  and  prudent.  I  get  it,  but  as  a  bit  player  in  what  was  once  the  proud  business  of  informing  the  public  of  the  important  is-­ VXHV WKDW QHHG WR EH DGGUHVVHG DQG VWLOO LV DW WKH FRPPXQLW\ OHYHO , ÂżQG it  a  bit  discouraging  that  such  events  become  the  unseemly  circus  they  are.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  me  wrong  about  Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  coverage  of  this  story.  From  day  one,  KHÂśV DSSURDFKHG LW ZLWK FRPSDVVLRQ IRU WKH 6FKXO]H IDPLO\ DQG JHQXLQH LQWHUHVW LQ ÂżQGLQJ FORVXUH WR WKHLU ORVV 7KDWÂśV ZK\ WKH IDPLO\ UHOHDVHG their  one  statement  on  this  recent  development  through  the  Addison  In-­ dependent,  showing  that  good  journalism  without  the  hoopla  still  has  its  rewards.

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Farm  perch A  PIGEON  FINDS  a  bright  barn  perch  on  which  to  sun  itself  in  the  sub-­freezing  temperatures  last  Wednesday  morning  in  Weybridge.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

This  Copper  Aleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  now  not  for  you  Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  recipe  for  a  fun  evening.  Grab  a  six-­pack  of  a  nicely  reported  story  in  last  Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  paper.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those  New  Coke,  hop  in  your  Ford  Edsel,  and  come  on  over  so  beers  are  going  to  fade  into  the  sunset  â&#x20AC;Ś  As  consumer  we  can  discuss  Starbucksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  wildly  successful  campaign  to  preferences  have  changed,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  to  change  along  get  its  customers  to  talk  to  each  other  about  race. with  them.â&#x20AC;?

When  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  done  dissecting  how  well  it  worked  for  Count  me  as  one  consumer  whose  preferences  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Starbucks  to  have  their  baristas  write  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Race  Togetherâ&#x20AC;?  changed.  To  my  buds,  Copper  Ale  tastes  of  Addison  on  their  incredibly  wasteful  paper  cups,  we  can  turn  to  County  essence. the  subject  of  beer.

Spare  me  the  beer  that  some  brewers  are  Local  beer,  I  mean.  In  particular,  Otter  concocting  these  days,  with  lemony  notes  or  Creek  Brewing  Co.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shocking  decision  to  a  dash  of  maple  syrup.  Lemons  belong  in  UHWLUH LWV Ă&#x20AC;DJVKLS &RSSHU $OH merengue  pie,  thank  you,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  take  my  Will  this  iconic  ale  be  brought  back  to  life  syrup  over  pancakes  at  3  Squares  CafĂŠ.  as  quickly  as  old  Coke?  Or  will  it  prove  to  be  Nonetheless,  I  understand  Otter  Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  as  forgotten  as  the  Nash  Rambler? dilemma.  For  the  record,  I  will  state  that  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  join  There  are  only  so  many  of  us  Copper-­ Jed  Nelson,  Otter  Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  marketing  director,  heads  still  out  there,  and  craft  brewing  has  in  saying  that  I  â&#x20AC;&#x153;grew  up  on  Copper  Ale.â&#x20AC;? become  an  intensely  competitive  business.  But  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  say  that  over  the  years,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  Hundreds  of  new  breweries  bubble  up  every  had  a  few. year  in  the  U.S.,  and  keeping  up  with  beer  Copper  Ale  is  everything  local  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  invented  drinkersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  trendy  tastes  is  a  challenge.  here  nearly  25  years  ago,  made  here,  and  im-­ Accordingly,  Otter  Creek  is  retiring  three  bibed  here  in  once  copious  amounts. old  favorites  and  launching  a  new  India  pale  It  is,  in  the  words  of  the  brewing  compa-­ ale  called  Backseat  Berner,  along  with  Over  ny  itself,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  complex  amber  ale  handcrafted  Easy,  a  lighter-­bodied  ale.  (The  easy  ale  is  with  six  malts,  three  hops  and  the  spirit  of  the  apparently  designed  for  all  those  wussie  Green  Mountains.â&#x20AC;?

by Gregory Dennis drinkers  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  trust  a  beer  if  they  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  $SSDUHQWO\ KRZHYHU WKH VSLULW LV Ă&#x20AC;DJJLQJ see  through  the  glass  to  the  other  side.) and  Copper  Ale  consumption  is  no  longer  as  As  for  Otter  Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Black  IPA,  as  it  sails  copious  as  it  once  was. off  into  a  sudsy  retirement,  I  never  quite  understood  how  So  despite  the  Green  Mountains  to  be  tasted  in  every  a  beer  could  be  both  â&#x20AC;&#x153;blackâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pale.â&#x20AC;?  But  whatever  last  drop,  Copper  Ale  is  going  the  way  of  Ipana  tooth-­ the  brewery  did  to  make  Black  IPA,  it  was  magic.  And  paste,  Prell  shampoo  and  Jubilee  kitchen  wax. we  stubborn  beer  drinkers  hate  it  when  you  mess  with  Also  slated  for  the  annals  of  brewing  history  are  the  our  magic. companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Black  IPA  and  Hop  Session  beers.

I  mean,  has  Budweiser  dethroned  the  King  of  Beers  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  just  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  picking  up  those  styles  anymore,â&#x20AC;?  favor  of  a  hoppy  prince?  Has  Coors  decided  to  stop  mak-­ Nelson  told  the  Independentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Andy  Kirkaldy,  who  wrote  (See  Dennis,  Page  5A)

Between The Lines

New  dog  not  gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  friend In  my  steadfast,  if  naĂŻve,  belief  that  winter  is  someday  mess  of  toppled  tomato  cages  and  runaway  cucumber  going  to  end,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  started  thinking  about  gardening. vines.

I  just  need  to  keep  in  mind  that  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  garden  was  But  then  the  dog  came  along,  and  my  old  habits  re-­ a  spectacular  failure. turned.

I  blame  the  dog.

Not  that  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  an  effort.  I  tried  gardening  af-­ Indirectly,  I  mean.  We  got  him  last  spring  and  it  ter  work.  As  it  turns  out,  hot,  humid  afternoons  are  not  changed  my  routine.  Knowing  he  needed  exercise,  I  much  fun,  even  if  you  manage  to  fend  off  dehydration  started  walking  him  every  morning  before  work,  during  and  sunburn. the  time  I  had  previously  devoted  to  the  garden.

I  tried  gardening  after  dinner.  While  the  temperatures  The  dog  liked  it.  I  liked  it.  The  gar-­ were  better,  the  gnats  and  mosquitoes  den  hated  it.  clocked  in  at  around  the  same  time  At  the  end  of  the  summer,  after  I  did.  Any  weeding  I  got  done  was  PDQ\ ZHHNV RI QHJOHFW ZKHQ , ÂżQDOO\ merely  the  inadvertent  result  of  my  belly-­crawled  into  the  garden  through  Ă&#x20AC;DLOLQJ DURXQG WR ÂżJKW RII WKH EXJV the  underbrush,  I  found  hundreds  of  This  year,  if  I  want  to  keep  the  ripe  tomatoes  rotting  on  the  ground.  morning  walks,  I  have  to  make  my  The  weeds  had  sprawled  over  ev-­ JDUGHQLQJ WLPH PRUH HIÂżFLHQW , KDYH erything  else,  though  a  killing  frost  some  ideas:

By Jessie Raymond eventually  revealed  many  other  veg-­ 1.  Be  ruthless.  I  know  gardeners  etables.  (I  had  no  memory  of  plant-­ act  all  nature-­loving  and  nurturing,  ing  Brussels  sprouts,  but  we  enjoyed  but  if  you  want  to  keep  your  garden  them  nonetheless.) in  check,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  have  a  cruel  streak.

While  my  garden  had  never  been  a  tidy,  well-­managed  I  need  to  get  mean.  I  need  to  pull  volunteer  tomato  showcase,  over  the  years  prior  to  2014  it  had  improved  seedlings,  for  instance,  so  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  end  up  with  quadruple  to  where  I  could  reach  a  majority  of  the  ripe  vegetables  the  number  I  need.  Four  times  the  plants  means  four  times  without  having  to  wield  a  machete.  the  weeding,  picking  and  processing  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  to  mention  I  discovered  something  a  few  years  back:  Putting  four  times  the  likelihood  that  I  will  encounter  a  tomato  in  a  half  hour  of  gardening  before  work  each  morning  hornworm,  a  gruesome  creature  closely  resembling,  in  \LHOGHG JUHDWHU UHVXOWV WKDQ ZRUNLQJ ÂżYH VWUDLJKW KRXUV ERWK VL]H DQG DSSHDUDQFH WKH FDWHUSLOODU IURP Âł$OLFH LQ every  other  Saturday.  Mathematically  it  was  a  wash,  but  Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;?  (without  the  hookah).  I  still  gag  just  think-­ switching  to  consistent,  short  stints  made  a  difference:  ing  about  the  hornworm  I  accidentally  touched  in  2012.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  proud  to  say  I  went  three  straight  years  without  once  2.  Exercise  self-­control.  Each  spring,  my  excitement  having  to  yell  for  my  husband  to  extricate  me  from  a  (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

The  Supreme  Court  of  Vermont  just  dealt  a  major  blow  to  the  Lath-­ rop  Limited  Partnershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposed  gravel  pit  in  Bristol.  In  a  unanimous  decision  issued  March  20,  the  Court  reversed  rulings  by  the  lower  Environmental  Court  that  allowed  the  project  to  move  forward.  The  high  courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  marks  the  end  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  hope  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  of  a  long  and  costly  struggle.  The  proposed  pit  would  have  been  the  largest  in  Addison  County,  located  just  across  the  river  from  Main  Street,  within  sight  and  ear-­ shot  of  many  places  in  and  near  the  village.  The  Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  pro-­ tects  the  people  of  Bristol  and  the  qualities  that  make  this  community  so  livable.  In  a  nutshell,  the  Supreme  Court  ruled  that  the  Environmental  Court  erred  in  overturning  23  conditions  imposed  by  the  Bristol  Zoning  Board  in  2004  to  safeguard  residents  and  the  community;Íž  erred  in  ignor-­ ing  evidence  that  extreme  trucking  noise  would  harm  nearby  homes;Íž  and  erred  in  overturning  the  Zoning  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2008  ruling  that  the  gravel  pit  would  be  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  yes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  pit.  In  2004,  the  Zoning  Board  ap-­ proved  Lathropâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  original  permit  application,  but  imposed  23  condi-­ tions  to  protect  public  safety  and  our  neighborhoods,  including  limits  on  the  number  of  truckloads  per  day  and  limits  on  the  noise  impact  at  nearby  homes.  The  Environ-­ mental  Court,  at  Lathropâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  request,  overturned  most  of  these  condi-­ tions.  Now  the  Supreme  Court  has  UHLQVWDWHG WKHP ÂżQGLQJ WKH (QYL-­ ronmental  Court  had  no  basis  for  its  action.  If  the  development  ever  gets  ¿QDO DSSURYDO WKHVH FRQGLWLRQV ZLOO apply.  The  Environmental  Court  also  ignored  undisputed  evidence  of  extraordinary  levels  of  trucking  noise  at  Hewitt  Road  homes.  The  Supreme  Court  has  now  ordered  the  lower  court  to  take  these  severe  noise  impacts  into  account  if  Lath-­ rop  presses  on.  In  2008,  Lathrop  sought  a  permit  for  a  different  version  of  its  plan.  The  Bristol  Zoning  Board  ruled  that  the  excavation  would  create  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pitâ&#x20AC;?  and  that  Lathrop  had  submitted  no  SODQ WR UHÂżOO WKDW SLW DV RXU ]RQ-­ ing  rules  explicitly  require.  So  the  ]RQLQJ ERDUG GHQLHG WKH SHUPLW 7KH Environmental  Court  overruled  that  denial  and  asserted  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  incredibly  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  this  massive  pit  really  would  not  be  a  pit.  Now  the  Supreme  Court  has  corrected  that  mistake.  The  high  courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ruling  offers  Lathrop  a  FKDQFH WR VKRZ KRZ LW PLJKW UHÂżOO its  pit,  but  we  wonder  if  Lathrop  really  intends  to  do  that.  The  ideas  mentioned  thus  far  would  require  a  variance  from  explicit  prohibi-­ WLRQV LQ %ULVWROÂśV ]RQLQJ ² D KXJH obstacle  for  the  developer.  People  should  know  that  we  couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  a  resolution  long  ago,  saving  much  of  the  time  and  money  spent  on  hearings  and  appeals.  Way  back  in  2005,  we  asked  the  Supreme  Court  to  rule  on  one  fundamental  question:  whether  the  project  would  result  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;pitâ&#x20AC;?  that  therefore  must  EH UHÂżOOHG $Q DQVZHU WKHQ ZRXOG have  ended  most  of  this  dispute.  But  Lathrop  opposed  our  request  for  the  Supreme  Court  to  address  that  simple  question,  and  so  here  we  are,  10  years  and  countless  hearings  and  dollars  later.  The  intervening  years  at  least  gave  Bristol  residents  an  opportunity  to  express  their  opinions.  In  a  2006  survey,  they  indicated  strong  support  for  protecting  Bristolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rural  village  character  and  strong  opposition  to  new  heavy-­industrial  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;large-­ scale  commercialâ&#x20AC;?  development.  In  2010,  voters  soundly  defeated  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  by  a  two-­to-­one  margin  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  revised  town  plan  that  would  have  green-­ lighted  the  Lathrop  project.  And  in  an  equally  strong  vote  in  2012,  they  adopted  a  new  town  plan  that  preserves  areas  adjacent  to  the  vil-­ lage  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  the  Lathrop  site  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  future  village  expansion.  The  people  of  Bristol  know  that  gravel  is  an  important  resource,  but  they  also  know  there  are  better  sites  for  a  huge  gravel  pit  than  a  residential  neigh-­ borhood  near  our  beautiful  down-­ town.  The  Supreme  Court  decision  reinforces  this  common  sense.  After  more  than  a  decade  of  litigation,  this  ruling  should  end  the  case.  Bruce  Acciavatti,  Naomi  Drummond,  Carl  Engvall,  Caroline  Engvall,  Randall  Freeman,  George  Landis,  Jill  Mackler,  John  Moyers  and  Sue  Small  on  behalf  of  Smart  Growth  for  Bristol Â

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  26,  2015  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Take  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  away  from  drug  addiction  Visiting  another  state  can  be  time  searches  for  food.  An  addict  an  awareness  event  that  one  can  simply  wants  to  not  feel  so  very  bring  home  to  her/his  own  state.  bad.  Did  it  start  off  for  the  thrill  While  reading  the  Bangor  News  of  a  high?  Yes,  of  course.  How-­ in  Maine,  I  found  myself  very  im-­ ever,  it  quickly  becomes  a  disease  pressed  with  an  obituary  a  family  like  cigarette  smoking  becomes  wrote  for  a  27-­year-­ emphysema  or  lung  old  man,  Ryan  Boss-­ cancer.  ie,  who  died  from  a  A  major  problem  drug  overdose.  with  the  conquering  The  obituary  read,  of  drug  addictions  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;after  losing  a  hard  that  it  is  so  tenacious-­ This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writer  fought  battle  with  ad-­ is  Melissa  Deas,  a  ly  connected  with  diction.â&#x20AC;?  How  many  Bristol  resident  who  shame.  Shame  is  an  times  have  we  read  in  works  in  Addison  emotion  that  steadily  other  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  obitu-­ County  for  Spectrum  undermines  the  seek-­ aries  â&#x20AC;&#x153;after  losing  Youth  and  Family  ing  of  help.  If  an  ad-­ a  hard  fought  battle  Services  teaching  dict  seeks  help,  gets  with  a  particular  classes  to  people  it  and  then  fails  to  disease  or  a  kind  of  on  furlough  who  stay  clean,  the  shame  cancerâ&#x20AC;??  The  point  have  criminal  and  deepens.  of  both  statements  is  substance  abuse  We  as  a  culture  at-­ that,  they  fought  what  backgrounds.  tach  shame  to  drug  was  killing  them.  addiction.  We  cripple  They  wanted  to  live.  the  ever  increas-­ So  many  people  assume  that  a  ing  population  of  people  who  get  drug  addict  has  a  choice.  Few  peo-­ caught  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;circling  the  drain  ple  understand  how  deeply  debili-­ GHDWK ´ ÂżJKW WR JHW KHOS IRU WKHLU tating  the  use  of  drugs  can  be.  It  addiction  by  inundating  them  with  literally  changes  your  brain  chem-­ shame.  We  assure  them  that  they  istry.  One  no  longer  thinks  in  the  are  weak  and  useless  to  our  soci-­ way  a  non-­drug  user  is  privileged  ety.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  bit  like  being  ostracized  to  think.  A  heroin  addict  searches  by  the  community  because  you  IRU KHU KLV QH[W Âż[ OLNH VRPHRQH have  a  missing  arm  or  because  you  who  has  not  eaten  in  a  very  long  have  cancer  or  a  religious  belief Â

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differing  from  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  norm.  Is  there  theft  that  goes  along  with  this  disease?  Yes,  of  course.  You  are  talking  about  desperate  people.  At  this  point,  the  theft  is  to  KHOS ÂżJKW WKH VZHDWLQJ DQG YRPLW-­ ing  and  sickness  that  comes  with  being  a  drug  addict.  Crime  hap-­ pens.

Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  older  brother,  Andrew  Bossie,  stated,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  we  should  be  ashamed  of  this.â&#x20AC;?  An-­ drew  could  not  speak  truer  words.  I  believe  that  once  we  remove  the  shame  factor,  our  brothers,  sisters,  sons,  daughters,  mothers,  fathers,  uncles  and  aunts  have  a  better  chance  of  succeeding  when  they  know  their  society  loves  them  even  though  they  are  unmercifully  addicted  to  such  a  life-­threatening/ destructive  substance.  What  would  it  be  like  for  someone  who  has  a  drug  addiction  to  be  able  to  talk  about  their  addiction  to  anyone  anytime  and  have  it  be  OK?  How  would  that  affect  and  support  their  ability  to  recover?  How  would  that  affect  the  readiness  of  an  ad-­ dict  to  recover?  Here  are  questions  for  our  culture  to  ponder.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  at  the  very  least  think  about  this  and  decide  who  we  want  to  be  as  a  re-­ sponsive  community.

VUHSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Walden  Project  provides  unique  education I  was  prompted  to  write  this  after  some  conversations  at  the  school  board  budget  meeting  Tuesday  night  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School.  After  really  rolling  things  around  I  realized  there  is  actually  a  fair  amount  I  wanted  to  say,  so  please  forgive  me  if  I  seem  to  jump  around  a  bit.  This  started  because  my  friend  and  former  teacher  Matt  Schlein  of  the  Walden  Project  asked  me  if  I  would  be  willing  to  come  speak  on  behalf  of  the  project  in  case  it  was  on  the  chopping  block.  Thankfully  it  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,  but  it  left  me  with  some  pent  up  thoughts.

I  was  in  the  Walden  Project  my  junior  and  senior  years  at  VUHS  and  remain  incredibly  grateful  for  having  had  that  remarkable  oppor-­ tunity.  There  are  still  people  in  the  community  who  remain  against  it  for  some  reason  but  time  and  again  the  students  and  teachers  rise  to  the  challenges  presented  and  prevail.

For  those  of  you  who  are  unfamil-­ iar  with  the  program,  in  a  nutshell  it  is  based  on  Henry  David  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Walden  Pond  experiment  where  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;went  to  the  woods  to  live  delib-­ erately,â&#x20AC;?  and  allows  students  who,  like  myself,  are  seeking  a  differ-­ ent  educational  experience  to  have  that.  From  its  inception  a  decade  and  a  half  ago  the  project  has  been  enabling  students  to  learn  about  community,  the  world,  themselves  and  their  relationship  to  all  of  these  ZKLOH VLWWLQJ DURXQG ÂżUHV LQ DOO ZHDWKHU DQG ÂżJKWLQJ XSKLOO IRU LW The  lessons  I  learned  around  those  ¿UHV , FDUULHG ZLWK PH ZKLOH EDFN-­ packing  Europe,  crewing  on  a  full-­ rigged  tall  ship  (the  H.M.S  Bounty),  on  two  deployments  in  the  USMC  infantry  and  in  school  at  Yestermor-­ row  design/build  school  for  the  past  couple  years  and  forward  towards  applying  to  Columbia  University  in  New  York  City  currently  and  my  business  goals  after,  and  every  day  of  my  life.  The  more  I  learn  about  the  state  of  affairs  in  the  world  and  what  is  likely  to  be  faced  this  FHQWXU\ WKH PRUH ÂżUPO\ , EHOLHYH LQ the  importance  of  the  lessons  learned  DURXQG WKRVH ÂżUHV There  was  a  lot  of  concern  being  voiced  at  the  budget  meeting  about Â

lowering  property  values,  fewer  VWXGHQWV DWWHQGLQJ PRUH GLI¿FXOW\ in  reaching  state-­mandated  goals  and  the  seeming  decline  of  local  commerce.  To  me  these  are  the  local  manifestations  of  larger  social  ills.

When  viewed  through  that  lens,  my  mind  turns  to  practical  systems  based  approaches  to  the  problems,  because  that  is  what  I  have  been  studying  furiously.  Whether  or  not  you  believe  that  climate  change,  post  peak  oil  and  economic  contraction  are  issues,  I  think  we  can  all  agree  that  we  want  good  schools  that  prepare  our  chil-­ dren  for  an  uncertain  future,  healthy,  thriving,  resilient  local  economies  and  dignity  in  our  lives.

In  permaculture  (a  design  system/ way  of  coming  at  problems)  one  of  the  tenets  is  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;see  challenges  as  op-­ portunities,â&#x20AC;?  with  the  usual  example  being,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  a  slug  prob-­ lem  in  your  garden.  You  have  a  duck  GHÂżFLHQF\ ´ , VHH WKH FKDOOHQJHV FXU-­ rently  being  faced  and  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  but  see  the  incredible  opportunity.

As  I  understand  it  Addison  County  has  more  solar  installations  (pho-­ tovoltaic)  than  anywhere  else  in  Vermont,  as  well  as  great  co-­ops,  farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  markets,  the  Vermont  Sail  Freight  Project  and  a  rich  history  of  coming  together  to  get  things  done.  Whether  we  decide  to  become  a  series  of  Transition  Towns  (which  I  think  we  are  absolutely  primed  for)  or  implement  elements  from  the  Zero  Waste  Solution  or  permac-­ ulture  or  a  combination,  I  think  we  have  this  moment  to  choose  either  to  continue  letting  events  dictate  our  actions  or  to  be  proactive,  read  the  writing  on  the  wall  and  be  leaders  in  a  movement  that  will  happen  regard-­ less  of  whether  or  not  we  want  it  too.  At  this  point  you  may  think  I  am  just  some  crazed  hippie,  scarred  combat  vet  or  maybe  just  a  good  old  fash-­ LRQHG FUDQN ZLWK D ÂżQH FROOHFWLRQ RI tinfoil  hats.  That  being  said  I  have  a  IHZ LGHDV RQ SRVVLEOH ÂżUVW GLUHFWLRQV on  this  path.

To  cut  down  on  the  number  of  bus  trips,  start  a  ride  share  program  where  kids  that  are  driving  to  school  pick  up  other  students  near  them  instead  of  having  several  empty  seats.  Work  with  local  farmers  to Â

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supply  the  food  for  the  schools,  pos-­ sibly  with  a  work  trade  system  where  students  can  gain  some  valuable  work  experience,  potentially  even  doing  classes  on  the  farms  which  could  cover  the  sciences  and  math  with  small  business  accounting  (and  obviously  the  physical  education  component).

Also  expanding  the  garden  on  the  Willowell  Foundation  land  in  Monk-­ ton  (where  Walden  Project  students  spend  part  of  their  week)  to  provide  fresh  food  and  learning  opportunities  to  the  main  school,  and  even  adding  a  multi-­species  rotational  grazing  program.  A  composting  program  to  turn  the  food  waste  from  the  cafeteria  into  a  valuable  resource.  All  of  these  things  could  also  be  done  on  site  if  RQH RU PRUH DWKOHWLF ¿HOGV ZHUH WR EH converted  or  strips  of  underutilized  land.

Leasing  roof  space  or  land  for  photovoltaic  installations.  Adding  a  JUHHQ URRI OLYLQJ URRI WR Ă&#x20AC;DW VHFWLRQV of  school  buildings  which  aside  from  helping  with  storm  water  discharge  also  helps  to  cool  buildings  when  it  is  hot  out  and  on  average  save  30  per-­ cent  on  cooling  costs  if  the  building  is  air-­conditioned.  Renting  out  kitchen  space  in  the  evenings  and  weekends  for  business  incubation  similar  to  the  )RRG +XE LQ :DLWVÂżHOG Having  a  harvest  festival  centered  around  teaching  people  how  to  can  and  preserve  the  food  grown  in  the  garden  and  possible  ways  to  use  it  over  the  course  of  the  winter,  while  getting  help  putting  food  by  that  the  students  have  grown  to  be  used  in  their  meal  programs.  Working  with  Yestermorrow  to  possibly  design  a  class  around  redesigning  the  school  VLWHV WR SHUIRUP PRUH HIÂżFLHQWO\ ecologically.

These  are  just  some  of  the  ideas  I  have  rattling  around  but  I  hope  that  if  nothing  else  I  have  given  you  some  food  for  thought.

Cameron  McMahon Bristol

Letters to the Editor Middlebury  should  take  long-­term  approach  to  land As  the  Middlebury  selectboard  considers  plans  for  the  land  behind  the  Ilsley  Library  (termed  the  Eco-­ nomic  Development  Initiative  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  EDI)  they  should  keep  in  mind  the  fact  that  highly  valuable  commu-­ nity-­owned  pieces  of  property  in  the  downtown  area  are  becoming  less  and  less,  and  sale  of  the  parcel  under  consideration  should  only  be  undertaken  as  an  absolute  last  resort.  Rather  than  sell  the  property,  the  town  should  seek  to  lease  it  to  a  de-­ veloper  under  extremely  favorable  terms  (e.g.  $1  per  year)  in  return  for  partial  ownership,  perhaps  as  a  silent  partner,  and  thus  share  in  the  SURÂżWV JHQHUDWHG IURP WKH GHYHO-­ opment.  Should  the  EDI  prove  successful,  it  is  likely  that  the  town  ZLOO HQMR\ SURÂżW JHQHUDWHG LQFRPH

for  many  decades  and  will  eventu-­ ally  take  in  much  more  than  what  can  be  obtained  from  selling  off  the  land  directly.  Such  a  scenario,  that  develops  an  alternative  income  stream  for  the  town,  is  extremely  important  these  days  since  taxes  NHHS ULVLQJ DW D UDWH WKDW LV GLIÂżFXOW for  many  residents  to  keep  pace  with,  and  folks  are  already  getting  to  the  point  where  they  are  having  GLIÂżFXOW\ SD\LQJ WKHP This  same  approach  might  also  be  considered  for  the  in-­town  hydro-­ electric  project  planned  for  the  falls  downtown.  By  becoming  a  partner  in  the  new  energy  business  and  VKDULQJ LQ WKH SURÂżWV SHUKDSV LQ return  for  giving  up  water  rights  and  waiving  tax  payments)  the  town  is  likely  to  earn  more  money  from  the  sale  of  electricity  over  time  than  it Â

ever  could  collect  in  taxes.

Additionally,  the  board  should  consider  the  fact  that  the  selling  off  of  public  assets  to  private  individu-­ als,  corporations  or  institutions  is  precisely  part  of  the  reason  that  today  we  are  seeing  the  extreme  wealth  inequality  that  is  currently  enjoyed  by  the  richest  1  percent  of  Americans.

Businesses  typically  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  selling  off  extremely  valuable  DVVHWV XQOHVV WKH\ DUH LQ ÂżQDQFLDO trouble  and  have  no  other  choice.  The  town  of  Middlebury  should  do  the  same  and  instead  work  to  turn  the  land  behind  the  library  into  an  asset  that  will  generate  income  and  improve  the  quality  of  life  for  residents  for  decades  to  come.

Ross  Conrad Middlebury

RSHQ RU , ZLOO EH FRPSHOOHG WR ÂżOO LW with  exotic  types  of  eggplant  (see  2),  or  rutabagas,  which  I  want  to  grow  only  because  I  like  the  word  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ruta-­ baga.â&#x20AC;?

These  small  measures  will  help.  But  they  ignore  the  most  practical  and  obvious  solution,  which  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure  has  already  occurred  to  you.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  say  it  together:  Teach  the  dog  to  weed.

On  the  surface,  it  sounds  brilliant,  because  it  would  occupy  the  dog  and  help  the  garden  at  the  same  time. Â

Win-­win.  But  who  are  we  kidding?  With  the  dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  short  attention  span  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  only  get  through  half  a  row  at  best  before  taking  off  to  chase  a  SDVVLQJ EXWWHUĂ&#x20AC;\ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  too  bad.  Knowing  me,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  never  going  to  scale  back  the  garden  to  a  manageable  level.  I  need  more  help.

Maybe,  just  maybe,  with  a  little  training  and  some  treats  in  my  pock-­ et,  the  dog  would  come  around.  You  know  what  they  say:  Many  paws  make  light  work.

ÂżUVW SXEOLF GHFLVLRQV ZDV WR H[SHO the  community  gardens  that  had,  un-­ der  the  previous  Wolaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  owner-­ ship,  taken  welcome  root  behind  the  brewery.

Now  the  parent  Long  Trail  Brewing  also  owns  The  Shed  la-­ bel,  which  Kirkaldy  reports  is  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  popular  six-­pack  of  craft  beer.  Shed  used  to  be  a  local  Stowe  label.  Now  from  the  stand-­ point  of  identity,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  one  more  bottle  of  beer.

I  do  admire  Otter  Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in-­ ventiveness.  But  a  part  of  me  just  wants  to  sit  down  and  enjoy  a  Gen-­ ny  Cream  Ale. Which,  I  will  note,  the  Genesee  Brewing  Co.  still  sells  despite  â&#x20AC;&#x153;changing  consumer  preferences.â&#x20AC;?

Gregory  Dennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  column  appears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.greg-­ dennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  greg-­ dennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @ greengregdennis.

Raymond  (Continued  from  Page  4A) to  grow  things  makes  me  want  to  buy  every  seed  packet  in  the  store.  I  have  to  stop  and  ask  myself:  How  many  varieties  of  eggplant  does  one  family  need?  We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  really  like  eggplant.  This  year,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  limit  myself  to  40,  maybe  50,  of  the  most  common  vegetables.  No  excep-­ tions.

3.  Plant  more  corn.  Lots  of  it.  We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  eat  that  much  of  it,  but  corn  conveniently  hogs  up  a  lot  of  garden  space.  That  space  must  not  be  left Â

Dennis  (Continued  from  Page  4A) ing  the  worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  watery  beer,  and  go  instead  with  a  heavy  porter?  Is  Heady  Topper  transitioning  to  be  a  Boring  Bottomer?

Of  course  not.

But  at  Otter  Creek  Brewing,  change  is  the  order  of  the  day.  Even  the  labels  on  the  bottles  are  going  through  some  marked  changes.

The  label  on  Cooper  Ale,  for  ex-­ ample,  had  a  somber,  crunchy  feel.  The  newer  Kind  Ryed,  by  compari-­ son,  features  a  stylized  VW  bus  be-­ ing  driven  by  brewmaster  Mike  Ger-­ hartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bernese  mountain  dog,  Oslo.  The  Kind  Ryed  label  echoes  the  ramblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-­man  spirit  of  the  Sixties.  And  as  for  serving  suggestions,  the  label  says  you  should  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just  chill,  bro.â&#x20AC;?  After  all,  Kind  Ryed  comes  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  private  stash.â&#x20AC;?  You  half  expect  the  beer  to  smell  of  skunk  weed  and  patchouli.

A  similar  motif  adorns  the  label  of  Citra  Mantra,  an  India  pale  lager  (whatever  the  heck  that  is)  and  Fresh  Slice,  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;white  IPA.â&#x20AC;?

Has  Otter  Creek  lost  its  way?

Probably  not.  The  labeling  is  edgy  and  fun,  and  those  folks  know  their  sales  charts  a  lot  better  than  any  out-­ sider  can.  Otter  Creek  has  certainly  proved  to  be  adept  at  thriving  over  the  years.  Yet  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  help  but  wonder  about  the  price  of  bigness.  When  the  brewing  company  was  sold  a  few  years  back,  one  of  the  ¿UVW WKLQJV WR JR ZDV D GLVWLQFWO\ local  feel.  Among  the  new  ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Â

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Marguerite Quinn, 73, Middlebury

Anne Burton, 85, Gloversville, N.Y. GLOVERSVILLE,  N.Y.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Anne  Jones  Burton,  85,  of  Gloversville  passed  away  peacefully  on  Saturday,  March  21,  2015,  at  her  home  surrounded  by  her  loving  family.

On  August  4,  1929,  a  daugh-­ ter,  Anne  Adams,  was  welcomed  by  Florence  Elizabeth  Adams  and  Idris  Parry  Jones.  The  parents  were  the  owners,  from  1926  to  1972,  of  the  Jones  the  Jeweler  store  in  Port  Henry,  NY.  On  the  same  month  in  1929  the  Lake  Champlain  Bridge  was  constructed  to  connect  New  York  and  Vermont.  Years  later  when  the  old  bridge  needed  to  be  replaced,  Anne  was  present  for  the  comple-­ tion  of  the  new  structure.  (Video  link  from  Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  interview  on  the  Lake  Champlain  Bridge  at  www.time-­ sunion.com/default/media/Lake-­ Champlain-­Bridge-­Arch-­5863.php.)

Having  been  encouraged  to  read  at  an  early  age,  Anne  was  eager  to  learn  and  having  read  most  age-­appro-­ priate  books  in  the  village  library,  graduated  as  the  valedictorian  of  her  High  School  class  in  1947.  She  was  also  honored  with  the  local  Mary  Foote  Scholarship  and  a  New  York  State  Regents  Scholarship.  The  topic  about  which  she  chose  to  speak  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;PERSEVERANCE.â&#x20AC;?  Childhood  had  been  busy  with  school,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;helping-­ outâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  family  store,  learning  cooking  and  housework  but  now  colleges  needed  to  be  considered.

During  World  War  II  the  State  Teachers  College  had  created  a  program  to  educate  registered  nurses,  which  were  needed  to  replace  those  serving  in  the  military.  At  the  cessa-­ tion  of  hostilities  that  program  was  re-­designated  to  prepare  nurses  to  VSHFLÂż FDOO\ VHUYH KHDOWK QHHGV LQ public  schools.  Year  one  was  spent  on  campus  studying  didactic  courses,  plus  nursing  arts,  and  medications.  In  year  two,  in  1948,  all  students  trans-­ ferred  to  Albany  Medical  Hospital  and  joined  the  students  of  Union  University  School  of  Nursing  in  their  classes.  Students  completed  clinical  rotations  at  the  Tri-­boro  Tuberculosis  Hospital  in  Queens  and  at  the  Mental  Health  Facility  in  Ogdensburg,  N.Y.  Other  than  those  events,  learning  continued  for  two  years  in  Albany  until  eligible  to  take  the  State  Nursing  Board  exams  providing  registered  nurse  status  to  those  who Â

successfully  completed  the  testing  in  June  of  1950.  Anne  graduated  from  Plattsburgh  College  as  the  valedictorian  of  her  class  earning  her  Bachelors  of  School  Nurse  Teaching.

Anne  met  her  beloved  late  husband  Robert  on  the  suggestion  of  corre-­ spondence  from  a  mutual  friend  in  September  of  1950.  Their  relation-­ ship  continued  to  grow  stronger  over  several  months,  learning  that  they  shared  a  love  of  the  same  literary  works  and  many  of  the  same  general  interests.  Finally,  on  Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  1951,  they  decided  to  meet,  later  became  engaged  and  were  married  in  September  of  1951.

Anne  was  a  proud  cancer  survivor  and  very  active  in  her  local  commu-­ nity.  She  was  the  Vice-­President  of  the  Burton  Insurance  Agency  in  Gloversville  for  many  years,  campaigned  for  and  worked  on  the  Clean  Waters  Act,  was  a  board  member  on  the  Danforth  Fund,  was  a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Nurses  and  Fulton  County  Nurses  Associations,  member  of  the  New  York  State  Teachers  Association,  member  of  the  Fulton  County  Retired  Teachers  and  retired  Nurses  Associations  in  Gloversville,  member  of  the  Eccentric  Club  in  Gloversville,  member  of  the  League  of  Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Voters,  served  as  the  past  Membership  Director  for  the  Mountain  Lake  Association  and  was  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational  United  Church  of  Christ  in  Gloversville.

Anne  enjoyed  researching  and  educating  herself  on  the  history  of  the  local  regions,  horticulture,  loved  to  bird  watch,  to  spend  time  with  her  friends  and  family  at  her  house  on  Mountain  Lake,  and  collecting  Mountain  Lake  Railway  memora-­ bilia.  She  most  of  all  loved  spend-­ ing  time  with  her  grandchildren  and  great  grandchildren Survivors  include  her  daughter  Christa  Fiore  of  Highland  Lakes,  N.J.;Íž  sons  Jeffrey  Jones  Burton  (Jodi)  RI 0D\Âż HOG 1 < DQG %UXFH 5REHUW Burton  of  Ballston  Spa,  N.Y.;Íž  brother  Dr.  Robert  Jones  (Elizabeth)  of  Penn  Yan,  N.Y.;Íž  grandchildren  Tiffani  Ortiz  (Thomas)  of  Saint  Augustine,  FL,  Joel  C.  Burton  (Jessica)  of  Orange  Park,  FL,  Alyssa  McQuiston  (Michael)  of  Plaquemine,  LA,  and Â

ANNE  JONES  BURTON Kelsey  Burton  of  Orlando,  FL;Íž  great-­ grandchildren  Jacob  Burton,  Jordan  Burton,  Damien  Burton,  Blake  McQuiston,  Hunter  McQuiston,  Tyler  Ortiz,  Nicholas  LaRowe,  Isabella  Sylver,  Eden  Ortiz  and  Kylie  Rose  McQuiston;Íž  nephews  Phillip  and  David  Jones;Íž  cousin  Katherine  Gordon  of  Schenectady,  N.Y.,  and  her  very  dear  friend  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Papaâ&#x20AC;?  Joe  Salerno  of  Barre,  Vt.  A  brother-­ in-­law,  Helmuth  Heneman  and  his  children,  and  cousin  Charles  Pannaci  also  survive.  Anne  is  predeceased  by  her  husband  Robert  Wilde  Burton,  and  her  sister-­in-­law  Carol  Heneman.

A  service  to  celebrate  Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  March  26,  at  6  p.m.  at  Walrath  &  Stewart  Funeral  Home,  51  Fremont  St.,  Gloversville.  Calling  hours,  to  which  relatives  and  friends  are  invited,  will  take  place  on  Thursday  from  4  p.m.  until  the  time  of  the  service  at  the  funeral  home.  Inter  ment  will  take  place  at  a  later  date  in  Prospect  Hill  Cemetery,  Gloversville.

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Arrangements  have  been  entrusted  to  Walrath  &  Stewart  Funeral  Home,  Gloversville.  Online  condolences  are  DYDLODEOH DW ZZZ EUEVIXQHUDO FRP ¸

THE  VILLAGES,  Florida  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Marguerite  A.  Quinn,  73,  of  Middlebury,  Vermont,  went  to  meet  the  Lord  on  Friday,  March  20,  2015,  at  her  winter  home  in  The  Villages,  Florida.  She  was  with  her  beloved  husband  John  and  her  daughter  Audrey,  when  she  passed  very  peace-­ fully  as  she  slept.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maggieâ&#x20AC;?,  as  she  was  fondly  known  by  friends,  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Beatrice  and  Albert  Abair  of  Waltham.  She  graduated  from  Vergennes  High  School  in  1959  and  later  from  Castleton  College  with  a  Bachelor  of  Science  Degree.  She  was  6  credits  from  attaining  her  Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Degree  in  Court  Administration  when  Trinity  College  closed  in  Burlington.  She  married  the  late  Robert  Stebbins  in  1959  and  together  they  raised  two  sons  and  a  daughter.  They  divorced  after  12  years  of  marriage.

Maggie  had  a  very  successful  career  as  a  Court  Reporter  for  the  State  of  Vermont.  She  later  retired  as  the  Managing  Court  Reporter  for  the  State.  One  of  the  last  remaining  court  reporters  who  still  took  Gregg  short-­ hand  in  lieu  of  a  stenotype  machine,  she  was  admired  for  her  speed  and  uncanny  accuracy  with  the  writ-­ ten  word.  Maggie  handled  several  KLJK SURÂż OH FULPLQDO DQG FLYLO WULDOV taking  shorthand  notes  during  the  day  and  often  staying  up  nearly  all  night  typing  the  daily  transcripts.  She  was  highly  regarded  by  Judges  and  attor-­ neys  alike,  for  her  advice  about  cases  and  court  room  procedures.  Maggie  accomplished  more  in  her  73  years  on  this  Earth  than  some  groups  of  people  accomplish  in  their  combined  lifetimes.  In  addition  to  the  challenges  of  raising  three  children  as  a  single  Mom,  she  managed  to  juggle  a  very  successful  career  and  belong  to  civic,  political  and  professional  orga-­ nizations,  as  well  as  doing  a  myriad  of  community  service  activities.  She  also  taught  Court  Reporting  classes  at  Champlain  College  each  semester  when  they  had  the  program.  In  1978,  she  met  the  love  of  her  life,  John  Quinn.  In  1991,  John  asked  her  to  marry  on  her  50th  birthday.  Over  the  years,  along  with  her  cousin  Mary  Jane  Lowman,  she  helped  to  found  Indokids,  Inc.,  and  assisted  Mary  Jane  and  Charlie  Lowman  with  bringing  over  100  Indonesian  children  to  the  United  States,  to  complete  high  school  and  college.  This  program  was  one  of  her  proudest  accomplishments  and  her  Indonesian  â&#x20AC;&#x153;kidsâ&#x20AC;?  considered  her  to  be  like  a  second  mother  to  them,  well  into  their  own  adult  lives.  Michael  Arlantis  arrived  at  Maggie  and  Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  home  in  :H\EULGJH DV WKHLU Âż UVW Âł,QGR .LG´ and  he  became  a  part  of  the  family.  Michael  successfully  completed  high  school  and  graduated  after  a  full  scholarship  from  Middlebury  College.  He  now  lives  in  Indonesia  with  his  own  wife  and  children,  he  works  as  a  successful  engineer.  The  family  has  many  wonderful  stories  of  the  melding  of  the  cultures  that  came  from  having  Michael,  Glenn  Simanjuntak  and  many  other  Indonesian  boys  and  girls  share  meals  and  the  family  home.  Maggie  never Â

shirked  a  task.  Maggie  and  John  opened  their  home  to  anyone  who  was  in  need  and  hundreds  of  wonderful  meals  were  shared  around  the  kitchen,  dining  room,  living  room  and  wher-­ HYHU SHRSOH FRXOG Âż QG D SODFH WR VLW If  you  left  hungry  or  tired  from  the  Maggie  and  John  Quinn  home,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;it  was  your  own  fault.â&#x20AC;?

Maggie  retired  in  1998  after  work-­ ing  37  years  for  the  State  of  Vermont.  She  found  a  new  second  career,  as  the  Development  Coordinator  for  Elderly  Services  in  Middlebury,  helping  to  raise  money  for  their  new  building.  3HRSOH KDG D GLIÂż FXOW WLPH VD\LQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noâ&#x20AC;?  to  Maggie  Quinn.  She  was  DEOH WR Âż QG D PLOOLRQ GROODU GRQRU Maggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  raised  over  $5,000,000  for  the  new  Elderly  Services  building.  Today,  this  building  provides  a  vari-­ ety  of  services  to  people  in  Addison  County  and  beyond.  Maggie  and  John  spent  thousands  of  hours  with  this  project  and  it  was  not  uncommon  for  her  own  children  to  learn  that  she  was  busy,  on  any  given  day,  doing  some-­ thing  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elderly  Services.â&#x20AC;?

Maggie  was  very  proud  of  her  favorite  daughter,  Audrey.  She  never  concealed  that  pride.  When  her  grand-­ sons  Taylor  and  Tanner  arrived,  the  grandchildren  became  a  very  special  source  of  love  and  pride  as  well.  Any  conversation  included  her  wonderful  grandsons.  Her  two  sons,  Robert  and  Thomas,  served  in  the  U.S.  Marines  and  although  Maggie  always  worried  about  them,  she  was  very  proud  of  their  service.  She  wrote  to  them  weekly  and  saved  every  single  piece  of  mail  they  ever  sent  back  from  their  various  posts  around  the  world.  Maggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  friends  knew  that  she  was  a  SUROLÂż F OHWWHU ZULWHU DQG XQOHVV VKH ZDV on  one  of  her  many  trips  around  the  world,  she  rarely  missed  a  birthday,  anniversary,  illness  or  sympathy  card  for  anyone  she  knew.  People  would  hear  from  her  in  good  times  and  bad.  Many  cards  contained  very  generous  checks.  If  Maggie  thought  you  needed  a  little  extra  boost,  you  got  a  check.  She  never  asked;Íž  she  just  did  it.  She  visited  countries  and  places  far  too  numerous  to  mention  all  of  them,  but  they  included  Paris,  where  she  visited  the  home  of  Monet;Íž  Saudi  Arabia;Íž  Thailand;Íž  Indonesia;Íž  Costa  Rica;Íž  Ireland;Íž  China  and  Mexico.  She  cruised  through  Alaskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Inland  Passage  and  the  Panama  Canal.  For  a  modest  farm  girl  from  Waltham,  Vermont,  she  touched  thousands  of  lives  and  was  truly  an  inspiration.  Maggie  was  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;get  it  done  NOWâ&#x20AC;?  kind  of  a  woman  and  when  she  set  her  mind  to  something,  she  either  wanted  it  done  now,  or  she  did  it.  We  often  shared  many  laughs  with  her,  about  that  personality  trait.  If  you  procrastinated,  you  incurred  the  wrath  and  you  quickly  learned  from  her  not  to  do  that.  She  was  a  past  State  President  of  the  Vermont  Business  and  Professional  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Foundation.  She  also  served  as  a  Grand  Regent  of  the  Catholic  Daughters;Íž  Secretary-­Treasurer  of  the  National  Court  Reporters  Association;Íž  25  years  with  the  Middlebury  Rotary  Club,  serving  as  its  President  and Â

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Deborah Bradley, 64, formerly of Weybridge

Howard Fleming, 73, formerly of Hancock BETHEL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Howard  D.  Fleming,  73,  of  Bethel,  formerly  of  Hancock,  died  Sunday  morning,  March  8,  2015,  at  the  Manor,  an  assisted-­living  facility  in  Morrisville.

He  was  born  July  15,  1941,  in  Hancock,  the  son  of  Donald  and  Elloe  :DNH¿ HOG )OHPLQJ +H DWWHQGHG the  Hancock  Branch  Elementary  School  and  Rochester  High  School  in  Rochester.  He  delivered  milk  for  many  years  and  then  went  to  work  at  G.W.  Plastics  for  35  years  until  his  retirement  in  September  2006.

He  married  Bethel  Hardway  on  April  28,  1963.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Bethel  Jaycees.  His  family  VD\V KH HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ Âż VKLQJ DQG working  summers  with  Harlan  Perly  on  the  farm  in  South  Royalton.  Survivors  include  his  sons,  Thomas  Fleming  of  Fort  Polk,  La., Â

Eric  Fleming  and  his  wife  Melissa  of  Jeffersonville,  and  Perry  Fleming  and  his  wife  Wendy  of  Rochester;͞  a  brother,  Danny  Fleming  of  Bristol;͞  sisters  Bonnie  Benoit  of  Chittenden  and  Fay  Leavitt  of  Lincoln;͞  and  several  grandchildren  and  great-­grandchildren.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Bethel,  in  2014;͞  his  parents;͞  and  a  brother,  Douglas  Fleming,  in  2014.

A  graveside  memorial  service  will  be  held  at  the  Hancock  Cemetery  on  Route  100  in  Hancock  on  Saturday,  June  6,  at  2  p.m.,  followed  by  a  gathering  and  refreshments  at  the  Hancock  Town  Hall  on  Route  100  in  the  village  of  Hancock.

There  will  be  no  calling  hours.  Contributions  in  his  memory  may  be  made  to  the  American  Cancer  Society,  Williston,  VT  05495. Â

He  leaves  behind  a  treasure  trove  of  photo  albums.

1RUPDQ LV VXUYLYHG E\ KLV Âż YH children:  Eugene  Audet  and  wife  Marie  of  Bridport;Íž  Ernest  Audet  and  wife  Melissa  of  Bridport;Íž  Earl  Audet  and  wife  Nora  of  Bridport;Íž  Emerilda  Rachad  and  husband  Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hamed  of  Morocco;Íž  and  Elaine  Desforges  and  husband  Brian  of  Bridport.  He  is  survived  by  14  grandchildren  and  two  great-­grandchildren.

Norman  is  survived  by  his  sister,  Lauretta  Brisson,  of  Shoreham;͞  his  brother,  Magliore  Audet  of  Orwell;͞  and  many  nieces  and  nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Mary-­Rose.  He  was  also  predeceased  by  his  brothers,  Alonzo  and  Leandre  &XUO\ KLV IRVWHU GDXJKWHU 'RQQD Tanner;͞  and  his  daughter-­in-­law,  Diane  Bilodeau  Audet.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  on  Tuesday,  March  24,  at  1  oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock  in  the  afternoon  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  with  the  Rev.  William  Beaudin  as  the  celebrant.

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NORMAN  AUDET Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

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VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Ann  S.  Whitney,  65,  passed  away  Monday,  March  23,  2015,  at  her  home  in  Vergennes.

She  was  born  April  20,  1949,  the  daughter  of  Harry  and  Josephine  -HURPH 1HZYLOOH She  enjoyed  camping  and  lawn  sales.  She  drove  school  bus  for  many  years.

Ann  is  survived  by  four  children,  Brian  Whitney  and  his  daughter  Skye,  Angela  Whitney  and  partner  -LP 3HWHUVRQ ,ULV :KLWQH\ DQG Melody  Miller  and  husband  Dale;Íž  several  grandchildren;Íž  a  sister, Â

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Chris,  Teri  LaRock  and  husband  Greg,  and  Penny  Bishop  and  husband  Marc  Ducharme;͞  by  her  nine  great-­ grandchildren;͞  and  by  several  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins.

Jane  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Robert  Lucia,  on  May  25,  2001,  and  by  her  sister,  June  E.  Sabourin.

Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  family  is  grateful  for  the  wonderful  and  compassionate  care  of  all  the  staff  at  Mertens  House,  where  -DQH UHVLGHG IRU Âż YH \HDUV A  memorial  service  will  be  held  on  Saturday  March  28,  2015,  at  11  a.m.  at  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  with  the  Rev.  Jill  5RELQVRQ RIÂż FLDWLQJ %XULDO ZLOO be  at  a  later  date  in  Mountain  View  Cemetery  in  Orwell.

Memorial  contributions  may  be  JANE  LUCIA made  to  the  Middlebury  Methodist  Church  at  47  North  Pleasant  St.,  Funeral  Home.

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Cheryl  Pouliot;͞  a  brother,  Barry  Newville;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

She  was  predeceased  by  a  son,  Thomas,  and  grandson,  Anthony.

Visiting  hours  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  March  28,  at  Vergennes  Congregational  Church  from  10  a.m.  up  to  hour  of  the  service,  with  a  memorial  service  at  11  a.m.  at  the  church.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸

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Sheldon sets Antiques Appraisal Day

Jane Lucia, 91, native of Orwell WOODSTOCK  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jane  A.  Lucia,  91,  passed  away  with  family  and  friends  by  her  side  on  March  21,  2015,  at  the  Mertens  House  in  Woodstock,  Vt. Born  Nov.  7,  1923,  in  Orwell,  Jane  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Edwin  DQG 0DEHO 8QGHUZRRG 0F,QW\UH She  was  a  graduate  of  Brandon  High  School  where  she  enjoyed  playing  basketball.

Jane  married  Robert  Lucia  on  July  2,  1941.  She  was  of  Methodist  faith  DQG HQMR\HG FUHDWLQJ EHDXWLIXO Ă&#x20AC; RZHU gardens,  spending  time  with  her  family,  and  making  memories  at  their  camp  on  Lake  Champlain.

Jane  is  survived  by  her  children,  Linda  Waryas  and  husband  Stanley  of  Henrico,  Va.,  Nancy  Bishop  and  husband  Reginald  of  Fairlee,  Vt.,  and  Tom  Lucia  and  wife  Julie  of  Spoffard,  N.H.;Íž  by  her  brother  George  ( 0F,QW\UH DQG ZLIH /D9HUQH RI -DFNVRQYLOOH 9W E\ KHU Âż YH JUDQG children,  David  Waryas,  Robbie  Waryas,  Lisa  Markow  and  husband Â

She  is  survived  by  one  daughter,  Tei  Rose  Foxe  of  Burlington.  She  is  also  survived  by  her  mother,  Laura  Marie  Bradley,  of  Middlebury,  and  E\ ¿ YH RI KHU VL[ VLEOLQJV 5LFKDUG Bradley  of  Shrewsbury,  Pa.,  Lauri  Randall  of  Starksboro,  David  Bradley  of  Wauseon,  Ohio,  Tim  Bradley  of  East  Middlebury,  and  Neil  Bradley  of  Southport,  N.C.  She  is  also  survived  by  three  daughters-­in-­law  and  numerous  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins.

She  was  predeceased  by  her  father,  Arthur  E.  Bradley  Jr.,  and  her  brother  Joe. She  will  be  laid  to  rest  in  the  Weybridge  Cemetery  with  her  father.  A  remembrance  will  be  held  at  the  Weybridge  Elementary  School  on  Saturday,  May  2,  at  10  a.m. Â

Ann Whitney, 65, Vergennes

Norman Audet, 86, Bridport %5,'3257 ² 1RUPDQ %HUWUDQG Audet,  86,  passed  away  peacefully  surrounded  by  his  loving  family  on  Friday,  March  20,  2015.

Norman  was  born  on  Jan.  28,  1929  in  Frampton,  Quebec,  son  of  Fortunate  and  Emerilda  Audet. +H JUHZ XS D IDUPHU DQG D ¿ VKHU man.  He  married  his  late  wife,  Mary-­ Rose  Highter,  in  1958.  They  bought  Blue  Spruce  Farm  that  same  year,  where  they  raised  their  family  and  their  family  continues  to  reside.

Norman  was  a  hard  worker  and  a  loving  husband,  father,  father-­in-­law,  grandfather  and  great-­grandfather.  He  spent  most  of  his  precious  free  time  at  home  with  his  loved  ones,  but  he  did  manage  to  go  on  trips  to  Rome  and  Hawaii.  He  spoke  fondly  of  his  travels.   He  and  Mary-­Rose  spent  several  winters  in  Florida.  He  enjoyed  walk-­ ing  on  the  beach,  collecting  sand  GROODUV DQG PHHWLQJ SHRSOH ,Q KLV later  years  he  enjoyed  playing  cards,  putting  together  puzzles,  tinker-­ ing  with  trains,  and  decorating  for  Christmas.  But  mostly  he  lived  for  visits  with  his  family  over  a  glass  of  rum  and  Coke.  He  diligently  docu-­ mented  the  good  times  in  pictures. Â

)$,5)$; ² 'HERUDK 0DULH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Debbiâ&#x20AC;?  Bradley,  64,  of  Fairfax  died  on  Friday,  Dec.  5,  2014,  after  a  long  battle  with  numerous  medical  issues.

She  was  born  on  Dec.  18,  1949.  She  attended  Weybridge  Elementary  School  and  Middlebury  Union  High  School.

Her  family  says  she  enjoyed  playing  games  on  her  computer  and  participat-­ ing  in  the  activities  with  her  friends  in  the  senior  living  apartment  in  Fairfax  where  she  had  resided  for  several  years.  Relatives  say  she  had  her  beloved  dog,  Lucky,  to  keep  her  company,  and  about  60  houseplants  of  every  variety.  She  DOVR ORYHG EXWWHUĂ&#x20AC; LHV DQG KHU DSDUW ment  was  decorated  with  a  variety  of  EXWWHUĂ&#x20AC; \ PHPRUDELOLD VXFK DV SLFWXUHV calendars  and  jewelry.  Â

Interested  in  signing  up?  Questions?  Give  us  a  call!

Pat  Palmer  802-­â&#x20AC;?377-­â&#x20AC;?0921  0r  802-­â&#x20AC;?388-­â&#x20AC;?6232.

Nick  Hammond  802-­â&#x20AC;?349-­â&#x20AC;?4067 or  hammondhorselogging@gmail.com

Joan  Korda,  Ron  Marcus,  Ralph  Shepard  and  Jean  Tudhope  will  offer  verbal  appraisals  of  antiques  including  furniture,  art,  jewelry,  military  items,  glass,  toys,  books  and  ephemera.  Photographs  of  large  objects  will  be  accepted.

The  cost  is  $7  per  item  or  $25  for Â

four  items.  The  Courtyard  Marriott  is  located  at  309  Court  St.  in  Middlebury,  just  south  of  the  center  of  Middlebury  on  Route  7.  For  direc-­ tions  or  more  information  about  the  Antiques  Appraisal  Day,  visit  www. henrysheldonmuseum.org  or  call  the  museum  at  802-­388-­2117.

Gov.  Shumlin  praises  Vt.  Lions 02173(/,(5 ² 9HUPRQW /LRQV were  honored  on  Tuesday,  March  10,  by  the  Vermont  Legislature  and  Gov.  Shumlin  for  their  60  years  of  service  as  District  45  of  Lions  Clubs  ,QWHUQDWLRQDO Over  50  Lions  were  present  in  the  Legislative  Chamber  to  hear  the  proclamation  read.  Later  in  the  morning,  they  met  with  Gov.  Shumlin,  who  proclaimed  March  8-­15  as  Lions  Club  District  45  Week.  Lt.  Gov.  Phil  Scott  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your  motto,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We  Serve,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  is  wonderful;Íž  its  simplicity  speaks  volumes  and  your  ZRUN VSHDNV IRU LWVHOI ÂŤ ,ÂśP VXUH LW would  be  nearly  impossible  to  count  the  number  of  lives  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  touched  with  your  work.â&#x20AC;?

There  are  36  Lions  clubs  in  Vermont  with  over  1,250  members.  /LRQV &OXEV ,QWHUQDWLRQDO LV WKH worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  largest  service  organization  with  over  1.37  million  members  in  210  countries  and  geographic  DUHDV DURXQG WKH JOREH ,Q Helen  Keller  charged  the  Lions  with  becoming  Knights  of  the  Blind.  Since  then,  the  Lions  have  focused  on  sight  and  hearing  by  provid-­ ing  eyeglasses  and  hearing  aids  for  those  in  need.

GOV.  SHUMLIN  READS  a  proclamation  at  the  Statehouse  on  March  10  honoring  Vermont  Lions  for  their  60  years  of  community  service.

,Q DGGLWLRQ WR VLJKW DQG KHDU ing  assistance,  Vermont  Lions  Clubs  have  provided  scholarships  to  graduating  seniors,  created  and  maintained  community  parks,  spon-­ sored  poster  contests  and  public  speaking  contests  for  youth,  stocked  food  pantries  throughout  the  year  as  well  as  running  their  February  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food  from  the  Heartâ&#x20AC;?  campaign, Â

sponsored  the  Twin  State  Soccer  games  and  the  Green  Mountain  Lions  Camp  for  the  deaf  and  hard  of  hearing,  and  more.  Lions  Clubs  throughout  the  state  welcome  and  encourage  people  who  are  interested  in  making  a  difference  in  their  communities  to  join  them.   *R WR ZZZ OLRQVFOXEV RUJ WR ¿ QG D local  Lions  Club.

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Vermont  Businesses  for  Social  Responsibility  get-­together  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  26,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Danforth  Pewter,  52  Seymour  St.  VBSR  hosts  this  free  networking  event  where  people  who  value  employee  and  environmental  well-­being  can  meet  like-­minded  professionals,  learn  from  thought  professionals  and  enjoy  drinks  and  hors  dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres.  Info:  russe@vbsr.org.  Thursday  Night  Inspiration  series  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  March  26,  6-­8  p.m.,  Yarn  &  Yoga,  25A  Main  St.  A  DVD  presentation  by  Pema  Chodron:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unconditional  Friendship  with  Oneself:  Seeing  Clearly.â&#x20AC;?  Presentation  on  bats  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  March  26,  6:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  The  Salisbury  Conservation  Commission  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bats,  White-­nose  Syndrome  and  Citizen  Science  in  Salisbury  and  the  Surrounding  Communities.â&#x20AC;?  Children  are  encouraged  to  attend.  3UHVHQWDWLRQ RQ KHDW SXPSV DQG HQHUJ\ HIÂż ciency  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  26,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Hear  from  experts  on  how  to  VDYH ZLWK WKH ODWHVW LQ HQHUJ\ HIÂż FLHQW WHFKQRO ogy,  weatherization  and  more.  Free.  Presented  by  the  Weybridge  Energy  Committee  and  the  NeighborWorks  H.E.A.T.  Squad.

Poetry  readings  and  reception  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  26,  7  p.m.,  Sheldon  Museum.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Museum  as  Muse  for  Six  Vermont  Poets:  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No  Ideas  but  in  Things.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Six  local  poets  will  read  poems  inspired  by  artifacts  at  the  Sheldon.  Exhibit  runs  through  April  11.  Info:  802-­388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

Ten-­minute  one-­act  plays  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  26,  7:30  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center,  Black  Box  Theater.  Addison  Repertory  Theater  presents  its  20th  anniversary  production  of  this  event.  Cost:  $10  general  admission,  $7  seniors  and  students.  PG-­13.  Also  on  March  27  and  28.  Reservations:  382-­1036.

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Green  Mountain  Club  Bread  Loaf  6HFWLRQ KLNH RU VQRZVKRH LQ 1HZ Haven/Bristol.  Saturday,  March  28,  time  TBA,  meet  at  Waterworks  parking  area.  Moderate  4-­mile  hike  to  cabin  on  ridge,  with  possible  exten-­ sions.  Call  leader  Jill  Vickers  for  meeting  time:  802-­759-­3227  or  vickers@gmavt.net. Âł%RRN DQG D 0RYLH´ ERRN GLVFXVVLRQ LQ 2UZHOO  Saturday,  March  28,  9:30  a.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Discussing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Hitchhikerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Guide  to  the  Gallery.â&#x20AC;?  Optional  movie  screening  March  27.  Free.  Refreshments.  Info:  948-­2041.

Author  appearance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  28,  3-­5  p.m.,  The  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Local  writer  Jeremy  Holt  debuts  his  new  comic  collec-­ tion,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Southern  Dog.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  388-­2061  or  jenny@ vermontbookshop.com.  0DSOH V\UXS EDNH RII LQ 2UZHOO  Saturday,  March  28,  7-­8  p.m.,  Orwell  Town  Hall.  Drop  off  your  maple  syrup  treat  between  3  and  4  p.m.  All  are  invited  to  sample  the  entries  from  7-­8  p.m.  and  vote  with  WKHLU GROODUV 3UL]HV IRU Âż UVW WKUHH SODFHV 3URFHHGV EHQHÂż W WKH .QRFNRXWV WHDP IRU WKH 0DNLQJ 6WULGHV Against  Breast  Cancer  walk  in  September.  To  register  a  treat,  call  802-­989-­0704. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forgiven  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  Fairy  Taleâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  28,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School.  A  Ferrisburgh  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Theater  SURGXFWLRQ SUHVHQWHG E\ )HUULVEXUJK Âż IWK DQG sixth-­graders.  Tickets  $6  adults,  $3  children,  avail-­ able  at  the  door. Âł/XQJV IRU .DWH´ YDULHW\ VKRZ LQ %ULVWRO  Saturday,  March  28,  7  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Variety  show  and  silent  auction  to  raise  money  for  a  double  lung  WUDQVSODQW IRU .DWH +HIIHUQDQ ZKR KDV F\VWLF Âż EUR sis.  Info:  453-­3978  or  453-­3631.

Ten-­minute  one-­act  plays  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  26,  7:30  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center,  Black  Box  Theater.  Addison  Repertory  Theater  presents  its  20th  anniversary  production  of  this  event.  Cost:  $10  general  admission,  $7  seniors  and  students.  PG-­13.  Reservations:  382-­1036.

Michele  Fay  Band  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  28,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  The  band  is  a  compelling  and  captivating  ensemble  featur-­ ing  original  Americana  music  that  brings  forth  a  comfortable  groove  of  folk,  swing  and  bluegrass-­ LQĂ&#x20AC; XHQFHG VRQJV 7LFNHWV 5HVHUYDWLRQV recommended:  802-­247-­4295  or  info@brandon-­ music.net.

River  Watch  volunteer  training  in  Middlebury.  6DWXUGD\ 0DUFK D P $&53& RI¿ FHV 14  Seminary  Street  Ext.  For  anyone  interested  in  the  health  of  our  local  watersheds  who  would  like  to  assist  in  collecting  water  samples.  The  Addison  County  River  Watch  Collaborative  will  train  volun-­ teers  to  help  sample  water  in  local  rivers  once  a  month  from  April  to  September.  Bagels  and  coffee  served.  Info:  mwitten@gmavt.net.

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29

SUNDAY Family  breakfast  in  Hancock.  Sunday,  March  29,  8-­9:30  a.m.,  Hancock  Town Â

Hall.  The  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  presents  a  breakfast  of  scrambled  eggs,  bacon,  pancakes  with  Vermont  maple  syrup,  orange  juice  and  coffee,  tea  or  milk.  A  by-­donation  event.

Reception  to  honor  artist  Cynthia  Guild  Kling  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  March  29,  4-­6  p.m.,  Art  on  Main,  25  Main  St.  The  5-­Town  Friends  of  the  Arts  are  KRQRULQJ .OLQJ IRU KHU FRQWULEXWLRQ WR WKH DUWV DQG cultural  heritage  of  the  area.  Live  music  with  David  and  Nate  Gusakov.  An  exhibit  of  her  oil  paintings  in  on  display  at  the  WalkOver  Gallery,  15  Main  St.,  Bristol,  in  March,  including  during  the  reception.  Info:  802-­453-­3188,  ext.  2.

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30

MONDAY

Ag  lunch  in  Bridport.  Monday,  March  30,  noon-­1:45  p.m.,  Bridport  Community  Hall.  Part  of  the  Legislative  Breakfast Â

series.

Spaghetti  dinner  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  March  30,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  American  Legion.  Spaghetti,  meatballs,  garlic  bread,  salad  and  EHYHUDJH 7LFNHWV DGXOWV FKLOGUHQ WR EHQHÂż W the  Middlebury  Union  High  School  softball  team.  Tickets  at  Vermont  Natural  Ag  Products  on  Lower  Foote  Street  in  Middlebury,  at  Broughtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Farm  Supply  in  Bridport,  from  any  MUHS  softball  player  or  at  the  door.

Middlebury  College  Choir  in  concert.  Monday,  March  30,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Middlebury  College  Choir  performs  its  program  from  its  concert  tour  of  Washington,  D.C.,  and  Philadelphia,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs  of  Liberation,â&#x20AC;?  and  select  repertoire  celebrating  the  60th  anniversary  of  Middlebury  Hillel.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/ arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Mar

31

TUESDAY

Guidance  counselor  breakfast  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  31,  8-­10  a.m.,  CCV,  10  Merchants  Row.  The  Community  College  of  Vermont  is  holding  a  break-­ fast  for  area  high  school  guidance  counselors  and  parents  of  local  high  school  students.  A  student  panel  will  address  the  group.  Register  at  802-­885-­ 8360  by  March  27. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charles  Sheeler  and  Albert  Einstein:  Pioneers  in  the  Exploration  of  Space  Timeâ&#x20AC;?  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  31,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  125.  Guest  speaker  James  H.  Maroney  talks  about  the  two  contemporaries  each  explored  the  concept  of  space  time.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. Âł7KH 1LOH 3URMHFW´ PXVLF PDVWHU FODVV ZLWK GDQFH at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  31,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  110.  Musicians  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Nile  Projectâ&#x20AC;?  will  present  this  lively  master  class  surveying  music  and  dance  traditions  from  some  of  the  11  countries  bordering  the  Nile  River  basin.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Author  and  artisanal  farmer  presentation  in  2UZHOO Tuesday,  March  31,  6:30  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Diane  St.  Clair,  author  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Animal  Farm  Buttermilk  Cookbook,â&#x20AC;?  will  discuss  the  art  of  butter  making,  buttermilk  and  the  revival  of  farm-­ fresh  dairy  foods.  Info:  948-­2041.

Book  discussion  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  31,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Inn  lobby.  This  monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  title:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stoner,â&#x20AC;?  by  John  Williams.  Book  discussions  are  held  the  last  Tuesday  of  every  month.  Info:  388-­2061  or  jenny@vermontbookshop.com.

Vermont  Gregorian  Chant  Schola  concert  in  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  March  31,  7  p.m.,  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church.  The  schola,  which  is  in  residence  at  St.  Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  College,  will  sing  the  mystical  litur-­ gical  service  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tenebrae.â&#x20AC;?  Free  and  open  to  the  public.  Optional  free-­will  offering  to  defray  expenses  for  the  concert. Â

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1

WEDNESDAY

Gallery  talk  and  poetry  readings  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  April  1,  noon,  Henry  Sheldon  Museum.  Six  members  of  the  Spring  Street  Poets  Workshop  of  Addison  County  will  read  poems  inspired  by  artifacts  housed  at  the  Sheldon.  Part  of  the  current  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Museum  as  Muse  for  Six  Vermont  Poets:  No  Ideas  But  in  Things.â&#x20AC;?   Info:  388-­2117.

Choral  and  instrumental  student  concert  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  April  1,  6:30  p.m.,  VUHS  J\PQDVLXP $V SDUW RI WKH $1Z68 ELDQQXDO . arts  festival,  students  in  grades  5-­8  will  perform.  Festival  runs  April  1-­2.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Room  to  Breatheâ&#x20AC;?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  April  1,  7  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  surprising  story  of  transformation  as  struggling  kids  in  a  San  Francisco  public  middle  school  are  introduced  to  the  practice  of  mindful-­ ness  meditation.  Part  of  the  Middlebury  College  Education  Studies  Programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Spring  Film  Series. Â

Info:  pdougher@middlebury.edu  or  443-­5013.

Poetry  reading  by  Julia  Alvarez  in  Middlebury.

Wednesday,  April  1,  7  p.m.,  Middlebury  United  Methodist  Church.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;An  Evening  with  Julia  Alvarezâ&#x20AC;?  is  part  of  the  Vermont  Humanities  Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  First  Wednesday  lecture  series  and  celebrates  National  Poetry  Month.  Free.  Nile  Project  keynote  at  Middlebury  College.

Wednesday,  April  1,  7  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Ethnomusicologist  Mina  Girgis  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Musical  Collaboration  and  Water  Cooperation.â&#x20AC;?

Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  April  1,  7-­8  p.m.,  Carl  Norton  Highway  Department  conference  room.  Discussing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Tenderness  of  Wolvesâ&#x20AC;?  by  Step  Penney.  All  interested  readers  are  welcome.  Info:  758-­2858. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Under  the  Dress?â&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Shoreham.  Wednesday,  April  1,  7  p.m.,  Platt  Memorial  Library.  The  Shoreham  Historical  Society  welcomes  Civil  War  re-­enactor  Lynn  Austin,  who  will  talk  about  and  demonstrate  the  intricacies  of  ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  fashion  in  the  1860s.  Short  meeting  precedes  the  presentation.  Free.  Light  refresh-­ ments  provided.

Apr

2

THURSDAY

Adult  education  orientation  and  enrollment  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  2,  9:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Adults  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Vermont  Adult  Learning  invites  adults  interested  in  complet-­ ing  their  educational  goals  to  come  learn  more  about  requirements  to  earn  a  high  school  diploma,  SUHSDUH IRU FROOHJH RU JDLQ D *(' FHUWL¿ FDWH 2SHQ to  all  adults  16  or  older.  Advance  signup  is  recom-­ mended:  388-­4392,  addisoninfo@vtadultlearning. org  or  in  person.

Senior  meal  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  April  2,  noon,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  Meatloaf,  mashed  pota-­ toes,  roasted  Brussels  sprouts,  cookies  and  hot  cross  buns.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations:  453-­5276.

Lenten  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  2,  noon-­1  p.m.,  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal  Church.  George  Matthew  Jr.  organ,  plays  Orgelgebet  ³2UJDQ 3UD\HUV´ PXVLF RI %DFK .DUJ (OHUW Jeanne  Demessieux,  Sterns,  Falcinelli  and  Brahms.  Free.  Part  of  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Lenten  Noon  Concert  Series.

Nile  Project  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  2,  12:30  p.m.,  Franklin  Environmental  Center.  Ethnomusicologist  Mina  Girgis,  Middlebury  College  Professor  of  Geology  and  Environmental  Science  Pete  Ryan,  and  Mike  Winslow  of  the  Lake  Champlain  Committee  pres-­ ent  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civic  Engagement  and  the  Management  of  Water  Resources.â&#x20AC;?

Author  Phoebe  Stone  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  April  2,  2:30  p.m.,  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  Stone  will  discuss  her  books  with  students  in  grades  4-­6. Âł7KH 2EDPD /HJDF\´ OHFWXUH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ College.  Thursday,  April  2,  4:30  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Presented  by  award-­winning  author,  reporter,  columnist  and  television  analyst  Jonathan  Alter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing  the  Unspeakableâ&#x20AC;?  dance  performance  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  2,  7  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Trebien  Pollard  gives  a  solo  performance  that  chronicles  issues  of  race,  gender  and  sexual  identity.  Tickets  $12/$8/$6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Fairytale  Lives  of  Russian  Girlsâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  2,  7:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Once  upon  a  time  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  2005  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  20-­year-­old  girl  returns  to  her  native  Russia  to  lose  her  American  accent  and  discovers  a  glamorous  post-­Soviet  Russia  teeming  with  evil  stepmothers,  wicked  witches  and  ravenous  bears.  Tickets  $12/$10/$6,  available  at  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Also  on  April  3  and  4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaretâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  2,  8  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  world  premier  of  a  new  musical  by  Dana  Yeaton  and  Vanessa  Dunleavy,  with  music  by  Clint  Bierman  and  the  Grift.  Tickets  $22  adults,  $10  students,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ $OVR on  April  3  and  4.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Nile  Projectâ&#x20AC;?  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  2,  8  p.m.,  Wilson  Hall,  McCullough  Social  Space.  Egyptian  ethnomusicologist  Mina  Girgis  and  Ethiopian  American  singer  Meklit  Hadero  are  joined  by  musicians  who  live  along  the  Nile  for  a  boundary-­crossing  event  of  new  music.  Tickets  $25/$20/$6,  available  at  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

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3

FRIDAY

Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  3,  11:30  a.m.,  Middlebury  VFW.  CVAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  monthly  First  Friday  noon  luncheon  includes  three-­cheese  lasagna  with  mari-­ nara  sauce,  vegetable  lasagna  with  white  sauce  and  vegetables,  coleslaw  with  carrots,  pineapple Â

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THE  NILE  PROJECT,  a  collaborative  of  musicians  living  in  11  countries  along  the  worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  longest  river,  hopes  to  use  music  to  raise  aware-­ ness  of  the  regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  environmental  and  cultural  challenges.  The  group  will  give  a  boundary-­crossing  concert  of  new  music  on  Thursday,  April  2,  at  8  p.m.,  in  McCullough  Social  Space  on  the  Middlebury  College  campus.

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and  green  peppers,  green  leaf  salad,  garlic  roll  and  Easter  carrot  cake.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­ 642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Free  transportation  by  ACTR:  388-­1946. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  the  Ladies  Sayâ&#x20AC;?  documentary  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  April  3,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Axinn,  Room  232.  Veteran  b-­girl  Ana  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rokafellaâ&#x20AC;?  *DUFLDÂśV Âż UVW GRFXPHQWDU\ IHDWXUHV WKH ZRUN RI QXPHURXV IHPDOH EUHDN GDQFHUV LQ WKH 8 6 )UHH Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  April  3,  5-­7  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  &HOHEUDWLQJ WKH RSHQLQJ RI Âł0XII\ .DVKNLQ *UROOLHU )HOWHG )ORUD )DXQD DQG )DQWDV\ ´ ([KLELW UXQV WKURXJK 0D\ ,QIR FPDFYW RUJ School-­wide  dance  and  drum  theater  perfor-­ mance  in  Ripton.  Friday,  April  3,  6:30  p.m.,  Ripton  (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO 7KH FXOPLQDWLQJ HYHQW RI D ZHHNORQJ UHVLGHQF\ E\ WKH -HK .XOX 'DQFH DQG 'UXP 7KHDWHU GXULQJ ZKLFK VWXGHQWV DQG VWDII ZLOO learn  about  African  culture,  music  and  dance.  Free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Fairytale  Lives  of  Russian  Girlsâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  April  3,  7:30  p.m.,  0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 2QFH XSRQ D WLPH ² LQ ² D \HDU ROG JLUO UHWXUQV WR KHU QDWLYH 5XVVLD WR ORVH KHU $PHULFDQ DFFHQW DQG GLVFRYHUV D JODPRURXV SRVW 6RYLHW 5XVVLD WHHPLQJ ZLWK HYLO VWHSPRWKHUV ZLFNHG ZLWFKHV DQG UDYHQRXV EHDUV 3RVW VKRZ WDON DIWHU WKLV SHUIRUPDQFH RQO\ 7LFNHWV $12/$10/$6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.  Also  on  April  4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaretâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  3,  8  p.m.,  Town  +DOO 7KHDWHU 7KH ZRUOG SUHPLHU RI D QHZ PXVL FDO E\ 'DQD <HDWRQ DQG 9DQHVVD 'XQOHDY\ ZLWK PXVLF E\ &OLQW %LHUPDQ DQG WKH *ULIW 7LFNHWV DGXOWV VWXGHQWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ $OVR on  April  4.

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SATURDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  Bread  Loaf  Section  hike  in  Starksboro.  Saturday,  April  4,  time  and  place  TBA.  Hike  along  remote  woods  on  a  working  tree  farm.  Moderate,  PLOH KLNH ZLWK QHDUO\ IRRW HOHYDWLRQ FKDQJH &RQWDFW OHDGHU &HFLOLD (OZHUW E\ $SULO RU FHFLOLDHOZHUW#\DKRR FRP Easter  bake  sale  in  Hancock.  Saturday,  April  4,  10  D P -'œV 4XLFN 6WRS 7KH &RPPXQLW\ &KXUFK RI Hancock  and  Granville  will  sell  special  items  for  (DVWHU GLQQHU 6DOH LV RSHQ XQWLO WKH IRRG UXQV RXW Music  swap  meet  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  April  4,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  Sellers  get  a  6-­foot-­by-­6-­foot  space  to  sell,  swap  or  EDUWHU YLQ\O UHFRUGV &'V V SLDQR UROOV WDSHV DXGLR HTXLSPHQW SKRQRJUDSKV UDGLRV PXVLFDO LQVWUXPHQWV DQG HSKHPHUD )ODW IHH SHU VSDFH ZLWK WDEOH 5HJLVWUDWLRQ RSHQ XQWLO $SULO RU XQWLO DOO VSRWV DUH ¿ OOHG ,QIR DQG IRUPV 4295  or  info@cmacvt.org.

Easter  egg  hunt  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  April  4,  10:30  a.m.,  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  Free  HYHQW IRU FKLOGUHQ :LWK JDPHV D FRORULQJ FRQWHVW DQG D VWRU\ %ULQJ D EDVNHW IRU WKH HJJV Master  class  with  Rokafella  Garcia  at  Middlebury  College. 6DWXUGD\ $SULO QRRQ S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 5RRP +LS KRS GDQFH LFRQ DQG E JLUO *DUFLD OHDGV WKH FODVV )UHH ,QIR ZZZ middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Fairytale  Lives  of  Russian  Girlsâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  4,  2  and  7:30  S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV 2QFH XSRQ D WLPH ² LQ ² D \HDU ROG JLUO UHWXUQV WR KHU QDWLYH 5XVVLD WR ORVH KHU $PHULFDQ DFFHQW DQG discovers  a  glamorous  post-­Soviet  Russia  teeming  ZLWK HYLO VWHSPRWKHUV ZLFNHG ZLWFKHV DQG UDYHQ ous  bears.  Tickets  $12/$10/$6,  available  at  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gloriaâ&#x20AC;?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  6DWXUGD\ $SULO DQG S P 'DQD $XGLWRULXP 6HW LQ &KLOH WKLV Âż OP IROORZV *ORULD DQ ROGHU ZRPDQ ZKR VHHNV ORYH DW D GDQFH FOXE IRU VLQJOHV :KHQ VKH PHHWV 5RGROIR WKHLU LQWHQVH SDVVLRQ OHDYHV KHU YDFLOODWLQJ EHWZHHQ KRSH DQG despair.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Addison  County  Farm  Bureau  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ag  Appreciation  Nightâ&#x20AC;?  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  4,  4:30-­11  S P 9): ([FKDQJH 6WUHHW $OO $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ farmers  and  agribusiness  industry  personnel  are  LQYLWHG WR FHOHEUDWH WKH WK DQQLYHUVDU\ RI WKH IDUP EXUHDX 1DWLRQZLGH SUHVHQWV Âł/DQG DQG <RXU /HJDF\ 'LVFXVVLRQ´ DW S P &DVK EDU DQG DSSHWL]HUV VWDUW DW S P VSDJKHWWL GLQQHU DW S P DQG GDQFLQJ ZLWK WKH +RUVH 7UDGHUV IURP S P %ULQJ D GHVVHUW WR VKDUH )UHH 5693 WR RU PDSOH #\DKRR FRP Author  appearance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  S P 9HUPRQW %RRN 6KRS /RFDO HGXFD WRU 0DUFLD :HOOV ZLOO FHOHEUDWH WKH UHOHDVH RI KHU VHFRQG Âł(GGLH 5HG´ ERRN Âł(GGLH 5HG 8QGHUFRYHU Mystery  in  Mayan  Mexico,â&#x20AC;?  for  readers  ages  9-­11.  ,QIR RU MHQQ\#YHUPRQWERRNVKRS FRP â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring  Thawâ&#x20AC;?  fundraiser  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  4,  7-­10  p.m.,  Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ.  Ticket  bearers  get  free  limited  samples  of  great  beers  and  ZLQHV DQG IUHH KRUV GÂśRHXYUHV IURP WKH )DUPKRXVH 7DS DQG *ULOO 5DIĂ&#x20AC; H /LPLWHG QXPEHU RI WLFNHWV DYDLODEOH 7R EHQHÂż W $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 7HHQV ,QIR cmason@addisoncentralsu.org.

Matt  Harlan  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  April  4,  S P 5LSWRQ &RPPXQLW\ +RXVH 7KH 5LSWRQ Coffee  House  presents  award-­winning  singer-­ VRQJZULWHU 0DWW +DUODQ 2SHQ PLNH VHW IROORZHG E\ featured  performer.  Reserve  an  open-­mike  slot  at  388-­9782.  The  Miles  Donahue  Quintet  at  Middlebury  College.  6DWXUGD\ $SULO S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV $IÂż OLDWH $UWLVW 0LOHV 'RQDKXH SOD\LQJ VD[R SKRQH DQG WUXPSHW OHDGV DQ DOO VWDU OLQHXS LQ celebration  of  jazz.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaretâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  4,  8  p.m.,  7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU 7KH ZRUOG SUHPLHU RI D QHZ PXVLFDO E\ 'DQD <HDWRQ DQG 9DQHVVD 'XQOHDY\ ZLWK PXVLF E\ &OLQW %LHUPDQ DQG WKH *ULIW 7LFNHWV DGXOWV VWXGHQWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ

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Panel  discussion  on  conserva-­ tion  and  environmental  policy  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  April  6,  11:15  a.m.-­12:05  p.m.,  Franklin  Environmental  Center  -RLQ 0H] %DNHU 0HGDUGœV &RQVHUYDWLRQ DQG Environmental  Policy  class  for  a  panel  discussion,  IHDWXULQJ 6HQ *LQQ\ /\RQV -RKDQQD 0LOOHU RI WKH Vermont  Natural  Resources  Council,  Lauren  Hierl  RI WKH 9HUPRQW /HDJXH RI &RQVHUYDWLRQ 9RWHUV DQG 3DW 3DUHQWDX RI 9HUPRQW /DZ 6FKRRO Legislative  breakfast  in  Shoreham.  Monday,  April  D P 6KRUHKDP &RQJUHJDWLRQDO &KXUFK %UHDNIDVW DW D P SURJUDP 7KH SXUFKDVH RI EUHDNIDVW LV QRW UHTXLUHG EXW LW KHOSV WKH KRVWV WR GHIUD\ WKH FRVWV RI RSHQLQJ WKH KDOO Middlebury  Wind  Ensemble  at  Middlebury  College. 0RQGD\ $SULO S P 0DKDQH\ &HQWHU IRU WKH $UWV $ SHUIRUPDQFH E\ WKH ³0LGG :LQGV ´ a  band  made  up  of  area  students  and  community  members,  including  Middlebury  College  alumni  and  staff.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Apr

7

TUESDAY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Stroll  in  the  Park:  Glorious  Public  Gardensâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  7XHVGD\ $SULO S P 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ *DUGHQ &OXE ZHOFRPHV JDUGHQ ZULWHU -XGLWK ,UYHQ ZKR ZLOO JLYH D YLUWXDO WRXU RI JDUGHQV LQ 4XHEHF and  Maine.  Free.  Approved  for  Master  Gardener  &( KRXUV Wooly  Bully  Fiber  Crafters  meeting  in  Orwell.  7XHVGD\ $SULO S P 2UZHOO )UHH /LEUDU\ ,QIRUPDO PRQWKO\ JURXS IRU Âż EHU FUDIWHUV )LUVW 7XHVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK ,QIR

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  City,  Three  Faiths,  Four  Chaplains  and  a  Choirâ&#x20AC;?  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P 0HDG &KDSHO $VVRFLDWH 3URIHVVRU RI 0XVLF -HIIUH\ %XHWWQHU MRLQV FROOHJH FKDSODLQV /DXULH -RUGDQ ,UD 6FKLIIHU 1DLOD %DORFK DQG %HDX 6FXULFK LQ WKLV SXEOLF WDON )UHH ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOH bury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emblemancyâ&#x20AC;?  student  play  on  stage  in  Cornwall. :HGQHVGD\ $SULO S P &RUQZDOO 7RZQ +DOO 6WXGHQWV DW 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV $XURUD 0LGGOH 6FKRRO ZLOO SXW RQ WKLV RULJLQDO SHUIRUPDQFH D FRPLQJ RI DJH VWRU\ WKDW UHĂ&#x20AC; HFWV WKH VWXGHQWVÂś WKHPH RI VWXG\ WKLV \HDU Âł)RUHVWV ´ 6XJJHVWHG GRQDWLRQ ,QIR 802-­989-­3737.

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Apr

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Spring  Fling  auction  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  April  10,  6  p.m.,  Middlebury  $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 7KLV \HDUœV WKHPH ³$ :DON RQ WKH :LOG 6LGH ´ D VDIDUL WKHPHG OLYH DQG VLOHQW DXFWLRQ ZLWK JUHDW JLIW FHUWL¿ FDWHV DQG PHUFKDQGLVH 7LFNHWV LQ DGYDQFH

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SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  -DFN %URZQ %UXFH DW 0LGGOHEXU\ 5HFUHDWLRQ 'HSDUWPHQW CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS $&7 $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 7HHQV 'URS LQ KRXUV GXULQJ WKH VFKRRO \HDUV 0RQGD\ 7XHVGD\ 7KXUVGD\ S P :HGQHVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ S P 0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2I¿ FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ rec.  gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  ZLWK IULHQGV SOD\ SRRO ZDWFK PRYLHV DQG HDW JUHDW IRRG %DNLQJ HYHU\ 7KXUVGD\ IURP p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addisonteens.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Champlain  Valley  Fiddlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club.  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  Street.  Third  Sunday  (except  Easter),  noon  to  5  p.m.  Donation  5HIUHVKPHQWV DYDLODEOH /RRNLQJ IRU Âż GGOHUV \RXQJ DQG old.  Open  to  public.  Info:  342-­0079.  The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  Drive,  Bristol.  2SHQ PLNH QLJKW Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI WKH PRQWK S P free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristolskatepark.com.

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

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

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

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

Otter  Creek  Poets.  Open  poetry  workshop  held  Thursdays,  1-­3  p.m.  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Poets  of  all  ages  are  invited  to  share  their  poetry  for  feedback,  encouragement  and  optional  weekly  assignments.  Bring  a  poem  or  two  to  share  (plus  20  copies).  Led  by  David  Weinstock.  Free.

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

PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  Thursday,  D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RI¿ FH EXLOGLQJ RQ ([FKDQJH St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Songs  of  Liberationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  THE  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  Choir  will  perform  the  program  from  its  concert  tour  of  Washington,  D.C.,  and  Philadelphia  on  Monday,  March  30,  at  7:30  p.m.  in  the  Concert  Hall  of  the  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  free.

BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  S P ZLWK HDUO\ ELUGV -DFNSRW )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQH¿ WV veterans,  scholarships  and  community  programs.  388-­9311.

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

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

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

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

Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.  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.

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

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

Chinese  conversation  group  in  Middlebury.  Saturdays,  10-­11  a.m.,  starting  April  14,  2015.  Informal  discussion  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: Â

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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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Nancy Tellier, CMT ......................... 388-4882 ext. 1 Therapeutic Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Ortho-BionomyÂŽ, Soul Lightning Acupressure

JoAnne Kenyon, NCTMB, LMT(NM)..... 388-0254 Be your best! Energy Balancing: Brennan Healing ScienceÂŽ, Quantum TouchÂŽ, Matrix EnergeticsÂŽ. Relaxing Integrative Massage. www.joanne.abmp.com

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Caryn Etherington ................... 388-4882 ext. 3 Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork

Charlotte Bishop ....................... 388-4882 ext. 4 Therapeutic Soft & Deep Tissue ...or 247-8106 Neuro Muscular Reprogramming

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Jim Condon ................... 388-4880 or 475-2349 SomaWork

Donna Belcher, M.A. ............................ 388-3362 Licensed Psychologist - Master, Psychotherapy & Hypnosis

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

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

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  experi-­ ence  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.drumcol-­ lective.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 DQG 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 2UZHOO )UHH Library.  Info:  802-­948-­2041.

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The  maid  of  honor  was  Katya  Moore.  Bridesmaids  were  Sydney  Anechiarico,  Dacey  Anechiarico,  Rowan  Hendy  and  Kelly  Ryan.  The  best  man  was  Tripp  Allen.

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Pi  Day MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  math  teacher  Kerianne  Severy,  back  right,  watches  as  students  Tiffany  Gile,  front  left,  Matthew  Ouellette,  Patricia  Burkins  and  Skylar  Franklin  compete  in  a  pie-­eating  contest  organized  by  Severy  recently  to  honor  Pi  Day.  Pi  Day  is  celebrated  on  0DUFK ZKLFK UHSUHVHQWV WKH ¿UVW WKUHH GLJLWV RI SL Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;technology tangoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of email can leave me feeling a little empty In  the  next  few  columns,  I  will  be  begins  to  sink.  My  shoulders  start  to  addressing  topics  that  I  am  explor-­ feel  heavy.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  much  accumulated  ing  in  my  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spacious.â&#x20AC;?  Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  email?â&#x20AC;?  I  groan.  I  can  never  seem  topic?  Dance.  I  call  it  the  Technology  to  get  on  top  of  it.  I  so  admire  those  Tango.  Do  you  know  it?  SHRSOH ZKR HIÂżFLHQWO\ UHVSRQG UH ÂżOH The  Technology  Tango  is  a  dance  and  delete  their  email  such  that  their  that  we  all  dance  differently  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  some  in-­boxes  are  empty  by  the  end  of  each  TXLFNO\ VRPH ZLWK GLIÂżFXOW\ DQG VRPH day.  I  can  almost  hear  such  types  whis-­ backwards  and  in  tling  chipper  tunes  heels.  As  many  have  as  they  click  their  hatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said,  technology  is  cyber-­cares  away.  neither  intrinsically  Maybe  admire  is  not  another good  nor  bad;Íž  it  all  quite  the  right  word.  downside depends  on  how  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  I  be  you  use  it.  Texting  of email, various one  of  those  people,â&#x20AC;?  is  convenient.  I  ask  myself  as  Facebook,  in  small  quips and bons I  await  the  right  doses,  can  be  fun.  mots always time  to  compose  a  Twitter  is  great  for  thoughtful  occur to me long remotely  social  movement  response  to  a  query  organizing,  or  if  after I send a from  a  colleague  or  a  you  prefer  haikus  to  response, if friend.  But  that  right  prose.  Then  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  never  seems  to  I manage to email.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  evil.  come.  Meanwhile,  OK,  that  was  an  respond at all. the  person  on  the  exaggeration.  Let  other  end  begins  to  me  start  again.  wonder  if  I  still  like  I  would  be  a  true  him  or  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  equally  cyber-­grinch  if  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  admit  that  plausible  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  concludes  that  I  am  scat-­ ZKHQ , RSHQ XS P\ HPDLO DQG ÂżQG D WHUHG LQHIÂżFLHQW DQG RU UXGH 7KDQN note  from  an  old  friend,  I  am  always  God  my  true  friends  have  come  to  delighted.  Nevertheless,  if  there  are  accept  my  quirks  and  know  when  to  no  gems  to  be  found  in  my  in-­box  on  pick  up  the  phone. a  given  morning  (which  is  usually  the  :KHQ , ÂżUVW EHJDQ WR ZULWH DERXW case),  I  scan  my  email  and  my  heart  our  email-­saturated  culture,  I  was Â

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poised  to  offer  advice  to  my  weary  readers  and  help  them  to  hate  their  email  a  little  less.  Then  it  dawned  on  me  that  maybe  nobody  actually  needed  my  help.  Maybe  I  was,  in  fact,  an  outlier.  Recognizing  the  wisdom  of  consulting  people  with  perspec-­ tives  other  than  my  own,  I  emailed  my  editor  asking  for  a  little  more  time  (OK,  that  was  less  uncomfortable  than  calling).  I  sent  out  a  quick  note  to  an  XQVFLHQWLÂżF VDPSOH RI IULHQGV LQYLWLQJ them  to  respond  to  my  simple  ques-­ tion:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  is  your  relationship  with  email?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  coming  home  and  checking  my  email,â&#x20AC;?  one  friend  wrote,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  never  NQRZ ZKDW , ZLOO ÂżQG WKHUH D JUHHW-­ ing  from  a  long  lost  friend?  Family  news  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  miss?  Alas,  it  is  usually  just  40  petitions  to  sign,  all  for  worthy  causes.  But  I  never  give  up  hope!â&#x20AC;?  My  friend  concluded  her  note  by  adding  how  nice  it  was  to  actually  get  an  email  from  me.  That  was  both  clever  and  sweet,  but  it  was  not  the  answer  I  was  secretly  hoping  to  get. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essential  for  work.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quick  and  convenient.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Less  intrusive  than  callingâ&#x20AC;?

Reasonable  answers  that  did  not  support  my  thesis  started  rolling  in  at  an  alarming  rate.  Moreover,  the  tone  of  these  emails  was  consistently  buoy-­ ant  and  breezy. Â

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I  learned  some  interesting  lessons  from  my  not-­exactly-­scholarly  research.  Ultimately,  I  came  to  real-­ ize  that  the  topic  of  email  was  really Â

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By Rebecca Kneale Gould as  spring  slowly  whelmed,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;vexedâ&#x20AC;?  emerges,  some  new  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;co-­dependent.â&#x20AC;? songs  from  the  birds.  What  I  also  learned  was  that  while  Authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  For  reasons  that  my  â&#x20AC;&#x153;attitude  problemâ&#x20AC;?  with  email  is  by  now  should  be  obvious,  I  gener-­ sometimes  a  weakness,  it  can  also  ally  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  add  my  email  address  be  a  strength.  Some  people  get  their  to  the  end  of  my  columns.  For  this  FUHDWLYH MXLFHV Ă&#x20AC;RZLQJ E\ VWDUWLQJ series  of  columns  on  topics  related  their  days  in  an  outward  posture.  They  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spacious,â&#x20AC;?  however,  I  welcome  enjoy  taking  in  a  lot  of  information,  hearing  your  own  views;Íž  send  them  to  seeing  what  their  friends  are  up  to  rgould@middlebury.edu. and  engaging  with  the  wider  world.  I  Rebecca  Kneale  Gould  is  a  shep-­ sometimes  wish  I  could  be  this  way,  herd  in  Monkton,  a  scholar  of  religion  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  to  accept  that  most  of  and  senior  lecturer  in  Environmental  the  time  I  am  not.  To  master  the  tech-­ Studies  at  Middlebury  College.  She  is  nology  tango,  the  place  to  start  is  with  writing  a  book  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spacious.â&#x20AC;? Â

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Neeson  convincing  as  killer  in  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Run  All  Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Run  All  Night;Íž  Running  time:  When  he  springs  into  lethal  action  on  behalf  of  his  son,  he  becomes  1:54;Íž  Rating:  R You  will  have  to  work  hard  to  thoroughly  convincing  as  an  intel-­ keep  track  of  the  characters  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run  ligent  killer.  Back  in  his  mob  days,  All  Nightâ&#x20AC;?  because  just  as  Jimmy  worked  as  a  con-­ you  think  you  know  one,  tract  killer  for  Shawn  Ma-­ he  will  be  shot,  burned,  guire  (Ed  Harris),  a  fel-­ mutilated  or  beaten  to  low  retiree  trying  to  deal  GHDWK LQ JULVO\ GHWDLO 7KLV with  his  own  son  who  is  a  movie  of  unrelenting  went  into  the  family  busi-­ brutality  punctuated  by  QHVV 7KH VLPSOH HTXDWLRQ short  bursts  of  conversa-­ in  a  complicated  movie  is  tion  rather  than  the  con-­ WKLV 7ZR IDWKHUV ² IRU-­ ventional  reverse. mer  friends  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  plunge  7KH YLROHQFH LV HYHQ into  mutual  hatred  when  more  consuming  because  one  son  is  killed  and  the  the  acting  is  impressive.  other  survives  with  a  mob  Liam  Neeson  plays  Jimmy  By Joan Ellis mark  on  his  back.

Conlon,  a  retired  profes-­ Joel  Kinnaman  plays  sional  hit  man  known  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  Gravedigger.â&#x20AC;?  He  is  now  broke  Mike,  the  good  but  resentful  son  and  drunk  and  if  there  is  anything  who  never  knew  his  father.  Boyd  WKLV VKDUSO\ LQWHOOLJHQW DFWRU FDQÂśW Holbrook  is  so  frightening  as  Dan-­ SXOO RII LWÂśV EHLQJ D EURNH GUXQN ny,  the  son  gone  wrong,  that  it  is Â

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Buttermilk Pancakes, Sausage Links, Donut Puff w/maple cream, Milk & Coffee served from 9am to Noon Large Plate $ s 3MALL 0LATE $4

Come watch us boil our sap into Pure Vermont Maple Syrup and Sample our Maple Products.

Nick Hammond will provide horse-drawn wagon rides 9am to 2pm

Directions:  From  Middlebury  College  Campus  head  west  on  Route  125,  í PLOHV 7XUQ OHIW DW WKH Ă&#x20AC; DVKLQJ OLJKW RQWR &LGHU 0LOO 5RDG Proceed  for  1  mile  and  look  for  the  buckets!

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T HEATER

Merchants Row Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222

OWN HALL

www.townhalltheater.org

Thu-Sat 4/2-4/4 8pm $22/ $10 students WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL! MIDDLEBURY BEVERAGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

MY POST-TRAUMATIC WINE & CRAFT BEER SHOW CRUISE CABARET Beer, Wine SHIP and an assortment of edibles.

Starring Dunleavy.

To BenefiVanessa t St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School.

Written by Dana Yeaton, with music by Clint Bierman.

TOWN HALL THEATER

Thu 4/9 & Sat 4/11 8pm; Sun 4/12 2pm $17/ $6 students Middlebury, Vermont seeks a

THE LAST FIVE YEARS Technical director/ facilities manager

A musical starring Mike McCann and Kim Anderson.

Applicants for this full-time, year

by Douglas Anderson. round positionDirected should have the ability to maintain and operate all theatrical systems (lighting, sound, projection), and have experience with set 4/10 responsibilities 6pm showcase 7pm film $15/$20 door construction.Fri Other include: facilitate load-ins, runs, strikes and turnarounds; provide tech for meetings and receptions; create internship program in technical are available at Middlebury Mountaineer. theater; maintain Tickets building by making repairs or hiring contractors.

A janitorial service will2 Park cleanStreet, the Middlebury (802) 388-7245 building, but this individual will make sure that the theater, studio and gallery ready each for $12/$10 faculty/$6 students Thurare4/16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat 4/18day8pm public use. This historic theater will re-open in July, 2008, so COLLEGE the position MUSICAL MIDDLEBURY ZLOO EH ÓžOOHG DV VRRQ DV SRVVLEOH PLAYERS PRESENT /LPLWHG EHQHÓžWV 6HQG FRYHU OHWWHU and resume to: Douglas Anderson, Executive Director Town Hall Theater Winner of three PO2009 BoxTony 128Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize.

Middlebury VTthe 05753 Tickets available at Middlebury College Box Office or email materials to www.go.middlebury.edu/boxoffi ce danderson@townhalltheater.org 802-388-1436

FLY FISHING FILM TOUR

NEXT TO NORMAL

Thu-Sun 4/23-4/26 & 4/30-5/3 Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm Thu $15; Fri-Sun $23/$18 Students w/ID

Presented by the Middlebury Community Players

SPAMALOT

Lovingly ripped-off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail. www.middleburycommunityplayers.org

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Fractured  fairy  tales  to  be performed  in  Vergennes

CORNWALL  SCHOOL  STUDENTS  Julia  Bartlett  and  Kieran  Sheri-­ dan  are  the  runner-­up  and  winner,  respectively,  of  the  recent  Na-­ tional  Geographic  Geography  Bee  at  the  school.

GEO Bee winners to compete March 27

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01&/ %"*-: Ĺż /00/ Ĺś day,  March  29,  with  a  Palm  Sunday  Other  April  events  open  to  the  INSURGENT VHUYLFH 7KLV ZRUVKLS VHUYLFH ZLOO EH public  include: Fri-Sat 1, 3:30, 6:30, 9pm held  upstairs  in  the  church  sanctuary. Â&#x2021; 7KH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ /HJLVOD-­ Sun 1, 3:30, 6pm Mon-Thur 3:30, 6pm 2Q 0DXQG\ 7KXUVGD\ $SULO WKH tive  Breakfast  on  Monday,  April  6,  at  RATED PG-13 2 Hours 25:(// ² 7KH 2UZHOO 7RZQ Shoreham  Congregational  Church  7  a.m.  at  the  church. will  host  a  potluck  dinner  at  6  p.m.,  Â&#x2021; $ EUHDNIDVW RQ 6DWXUGD\ PRUQ-­ Hall  will  be  the  site  of  a  Maple  Syr-­ CINDERELLA followed  by  a  discussion  about  Je-­ ing,  April  11,  from  8  to  11  a.m.  at  the  up  Bake-­off  fundraiser  on  Saturday,  Fri-Sat 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30pm VXVÂśV GHDWK DQG UHVXUUHFWLRQ DQG FKXUFK 7KH SURFHHGV ZLOO EHQHÂżW D March  28.

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LIGHTS & SOUND. entry. %DNH RII SURFHHGV ZLOO EHQHÂżW .BJO 4USFFU Ĺż .JEEMFCVSZ 75 7KH .QRFNRXWV WHDP IRU WKH 0DNLQJ 388-4841 Strides  Against  Breast  Cancer  walk  BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Compass  Music  equipment,  phonographs,  radios,  XXX NJEEMFCVSZNBSRVJT DPN on  Sept.  27. and  Arts  Center  in  Brandon  is  hold-­ musical  instruments,  ephemera  and  ing  a  Music  Swap  Meet  on  Satur-­ more. day,  April  4,  from  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  Visit  www.cmacvt.org,  email  7KH HYHQW LV D JUHDW RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU info@cmacvt.org  or  call  802-­247-­ record  collectors  and  enthusiasts,  4295  for  more  information  or  to  re-­ audio  fanatics  and  musicians  of  all  serve  a  vendor  space.  Compass  Mu-­ types  to  sell,  swap  and  trade  vinyl  sic  and  Arts  Center  is  located  at  Park  records,  CDs,  78s,  tapes,  audio  Village,  333  Jones  Drive  in  Brandon.

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Health  care  (Continued  from  Page  1A) dollars  that  the  state  currently  has  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;leave  on  the  table,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  Shumlin.  Those  combined  resources  would  be  used  to  increase  Medicaid  reimbursement  to  physicians  and  hospitals.

Shumlin  explained  that  Medicaid  is  now  reimbursing  only  40  percent  to  60  percent  of  the  costs  of  proce-­ dures  delivered  to  patients  covered  through  that  federal  health  insur-­ ance  program.  As  a  result,  health  care  providers  have  to  balance  their  ledgers  by  charging  a  premi-­ um  to  patients  covered  by  private  insurance,  he  noted.  That  has,  in  turn,  forced  double-­digit  increase  in  private  insurance  premiums. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  are  paying  that  payroll  tax  now,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.

Shumlin  spoke  of  a  meeting  he  recently  attended  that  included  Casella  Waste  Management  CEO  John  Casella  and  Tom  Huebner,  president  of  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center.  Casella  at  that  meeting  spoke  glowingly  about  how  his  company  had  been  able  to  reduce  health  care  costs  by  en-­ couraging  healthy  living  among  employees.  But  Shumlin  noted  Huebner  warned  that  stemming  the  Ă&#x20AC;RZ RI KRVSLWDO YLVLWV FRXOG SXW WKH hospital  out  of  business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  the  crazy  thing  about  our  health  care  system,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  driven  by  quantity,  and  not  by  GOV.  PETER  SHUMLIN  talks  with  Stonecutter  Spirits  co-­owner  Sas  quality  and  outcomes.  I  think  Ver-­

Stewart  during  a  visit  to  the  Middlebury  production  facility  Monday  morning.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

PRQW FRXOG EH WKH ÂżUVW VWDWH WKDW also  weighing  heavily  on  Shumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  changes  that.â&#x20AC;?

PLQG +H VDLG WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU Financial  problems  for  physicians  VSHQGLQJ SODQ LV IDFLQJ D PLO-­ are  getting  so  acute  that  some  doc-­ lion  revenue  shortfall.  tors  are  no  longer  taking  on  Med-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  different  about  this  struc-­ icaid  patients,  Shumlin  noted.  And  WXUDO EXGJHW GHÂżFLW WKDQ RWKHUV LV there  is  a  well-­chronicled  shortage  of  that  we  are  not  at  the  beginning  of  primary  care  physicians  a  recovery,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  in  the  Green  Mountain  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Past  governors  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the State. coming  out  of  a  reces-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  (physicians)  take  crazy thing sion  have  always  seen  too  many  in  the  Medic-­ about our 4  percent  or  5  percent  aid  group,  they  simply  health care growth  coming  out  (of  a  go  bankrupt;Íž  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  system. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recession).â&#x20AC;? simple,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Vermont  got  into  its  Still,  there  is  some  driven by SUHVHQW ¿QDQFLDO SUHGLF-­ good  news  on  the  health  quantity, and ament  for  two  reasons,  care  front,  according  to  not by quality according  to  Shumlin.

Shumlin.  He  said  only  and outcomes.

First,  he  said  the  re-­ 3  percent  of  Vermonters  covery  growth  rate  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gov. Peter are  currently  uninsured.

Shumlin following  the  latest  re-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Affordable  Care  cession  is  3  percent,  as  Act  has  worked  for  Ver-­ opposed  to  5  percent. mont,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  slower  than  any  of  the  The  governor  however  did  not  dis-­ economists  predicted,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  cuss  the  major  problems  the  state  had  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  contin-­ been  having  with  its  Vermont  Health  ue  for  the  next  six,  seven  or  eight  Connect  (VHC)  insurance  exchange.  years.â&#x20AC;?

The  VHC  website  has  been  plagued  Second,  he  noted  the  recovery  by  glitches,  to  the  extent  that  it  has  comes  at  a  time  when  the  federal  inhibited  some  people  from  register-­ government  is  dramatically  cutting  ing  for  health  care  plans.  Shumlin  ¿QDQFLDO DLG WR WKH VWDWHV late  last  week  set  some  deadlines  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;President  Obama  is  engineering  the  VHC  glitches  to  be  ironed  out,  or  the  biggest  reduction  in  debt  for  the  he  will  have  the  federal  government  federal  government  since  President  intervene  and  switch  Vermont  to  the  Clinton  did  that,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  federal  health  care  website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  literally  cutting  the  fed-­ STATE  BUDGET HUDO GHÂżFLW LQ KDOI ULJKW QRZ ´ It  is  clear  that  the  state  budget  is  The  governor  is  pitching  a  three-­

SURQJHG VROXWLRQ WR WKH GHÂżFLW SURE-­ OHP 0DNH FXWV HQDFW PLOOLRQ in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;government  restructuringâ&#x20AC;?  to  de-­ OLYHU VWDWH VHUYLFHV PRUH HIÂżFLHQWO\ and  raise  $30  million  in  new  fees/ taxes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  balanced  approach  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  easy,  but  if  we  can  get  a  bal-­ anced  approach  and  basically  match  our  spending  rate  with  our  growth  rate,  we  should  be  able  to  get  out  of  this  mess  in  the  next  year  or  two.â&#x20AC;?

REMEMBRANCE  OF  AYER Shumlin,  during  his  roughly  hour-­long  appearance,  also  touched  on  the  recent  passing  of  Dr.  Alan  Ayer,  a  veteran  Addison  County  OB/GYN  physician  who  delivered  approximately  6,000  babies  during  a  more  than  30-­year  career.  Ayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  funeral  service  was  held  in  Middle-­ bury  this  past  Saturday,  and  Shum-­ lin  was  one  of  the  attendees.  Ayer  was  the  spouse  of  Addison  County  State  Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­Addison.

Shumlin  said  he  stopped  at  the  Bristol  Bakery  on  the  way  to  Ayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  funeral  on  Saturday.  When  he  mentioned  his  destination,  one  woman  in  the  bakery  said  she  had  been  delivered  by  Ayer  and  another  reported  that  Ayer  had  brought  her  children  into  the  world.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  are  the  things  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  understand  in  life,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said  of  Ayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  passing.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  touched  so  many  lives.â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Closing  schools  with  current  enrollment  data  and  how  (Continued  from  Page  1A) dle-­class  and  low-­income  citizens  those  numbers  are  likely  to  change  have  been  enduring  stagnant  in-­ GXULQJ WKH QH[W ÂżYH WR \HDUV $OO signs  indicate  that  enrollment  will  FRPHV DQG WRXJK ÂżQDQFLDO WLPHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  question  is  â&#x20AC;Ś  what  can  we  continue  to  dip  statewide,  according  to  Shumlin. do  to  go  after  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  many  of  our  real  cost-­drivers  that  small  rural  com-­ are  holding  back  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When schools get munities,  if  you  prosperity  for  so  too small, you are think  your  property  many  Vermonters  taking away options taxes  are  high  now,  for  whom  this  econ-­ for kids that we itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  bargain  base-­ omy  is  not  working  ment  sale  after  the  as  well  as  they  wish  should be offering holiday  compared  it  were?â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  them in a world to  what  they  will  be  said.  where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical LQ \HDUV LI QRWK-­ Shumlin  said  the  to have as much state  must  downsize  education as you can ing  changes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  the  student  count  its  public  school  in-­ continues  to  drop,â&#x20AC;?  frastructure  to  more  possibly get beyond he  said. c o s t -­ e f f e c t i v e l y  high school.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gov. Peter Shumlin The  governor  educate  a  student  said  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pleased  population  that  has  VKUXQN IURP FKLOGUHQ ÂłMXVW that  the  communities  of  Bridgewater  a  few  years  agoâ&#x20AC;?  to  78,000  today.  and  Pomfret  voted  on  Town  Meeting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  number  is  going  to  continue  Day  to  consolidate  their  two  schools  to  drop  in  the  next  decade,â&#x20AC;?  Shum-­ into  one.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  move  that  Shumlin  lin  said,  noting  the  state  is  gathering  believes  will  allow  the  combined  information  showing  where  the  drop  school  to  offer  better  programs  at  a  lower  cost.  He  challenged  other  will  be  most  dramatic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  bottom  line  is,  we  have  communities  with  small  schools  to  two  problems,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  do  the  same  thing  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  the  move  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  changed  anything  in  the  makes  sense  for  them.  Shumlin  be-­ way  we  deliver  education,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  lieves  communities  that  choose  to  consolidate  schools  got  more  staff  in  VKRXOG EH ÂżUVW LQ our  schools  today  line  for  construc-­ than  we  had  when  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to make ZH KDG changes in the (state tion  aid  to  allow  them  to  implement  students,  and  we  re-­ aid) formula, get their  plans. ally  havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  changed  rid of small school â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  realize  it  anything  in  the  way  grants, get rid of the LVQÂśW RQH VL]H ÂżWV of  infrastructure.â&#x20AC;? phantom student all,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  Vermont  currently  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  make  has  a  student-­school  funding â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where changes  in  the  (state  VWDII UDWLR RI WR literally in some aid)  formula,  get  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  lowest  in  the  schools we are rid  of  small  school  country,  according  funding now more grants,  get  rid  of  the  to  Shumlin.  He  said  students in empty phantom  student  half  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  funding  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  where  elementary  schools  chairs than we literally  in  some  have  lost  half  of  are kids sitting in schools  we  are  their  children  dur-­ chairs.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gov. Peter Shumlin funding  now  more  ing  the  past  few  de-­ students  in  empty  cades,  and  noted  an  chairs  than  we  are  annual  turnover  of  one-­third  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  principals  and  kids  sitting  in  chairs.â&#x20AC;?

Shumlin  said  the  process  of  right-­ superintendents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  ask,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What  are  we  sizing  schools  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  easy,  but  it  doing  to  property  taxpayers?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  will  be  necessary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Must  we  do  this?  Yes,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. the  question  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ask  enough  is,  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What  are  we  doing  to  school  qual-­ johnf@addisonindependent.com. ity?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.

Evidence  shows  that  education  quality  suffers  when  classes  get  too  small,  according  to  Shumlin.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  smaller  schools  tend  to  re-­ duce  programming  to  a  minimum  in  order  to  survive  with  fewer  students,  he  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  schools  get  too  small,  you  are  taking  away  options  for  kids  that  we  should  be  offering  them  in  a  world  where  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  critical  to  have  as  much  education  as  you  can  possibly  get  beyond  high  school,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.

The  governor  praised  the  House  Education  Committee  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  chaired  by  Rep.  Dave  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  SDVVLQJ RXW ELOO + ZKLFK ZRXOG create  larger  school  districts  (of  at  OHDVW VWXGHQWV WR UHGXFH DG-­ ministration  costs  and  encouraged  shared  resources  among  district  schools.

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PAGE  14A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  26,  2015

Schulze  (Continued  from  Page  1A) stopped  in  at  the  store  on  that  fateful  media  attended  the  press  conference  day  of  Dec.  10,  1971,  when  she  was  about  the  Schulze  case,  which  the  last  seen  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  though  authorities  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Independent  has  been  covering  since  sure  if  Durst  was  working  the  coun-­ 2005.  The  Independent KDV ÂżHOGHG ter  on  that  occasion. calls  from  several  new  organizations  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  that  Lynne  shopped  at  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  NBC,  CNN,  New  York  the  store  on  the  last  day  that  she  was  Daily  News  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside  Editionâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  seen,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  said. that  have  joined  in  scrutiny  of  the  Middlebury  police  provided  pho-­ Schulze  case  and  the  possible  Durst  tos  of  the  Durst  store  dating  to  1973  angle. and  1976.  The  Dursts  ultimately  sold  It  was  in  July  of  2012  that  Mid-­ the  store  in  1972.  Subsequent  own-­ dlebury  police  received  a  call  from  ers  relocated  it  to  another  downtown  an  unnamed  source  who  pointed  location.  It  is  no  longer  in  business. out  that  Durst  had  owned  and  oper-­ REMEMBERING  ALL ated  All  Good  Things,  a  natural  food  GOOD  THINGS store  at  15  Court  St.  Addison  County  in  Middlebury,  at  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that Sheriff  Don  Keelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  same  time  that  Lynne  dad  ran  a  Gulf  ser-­ Schulze  went  missing.  Lynne (Schulze) YLFH DQG ÂżOOLQJ VWDWLRQ Local  police  declined  shopped at the across  the  street  from  to  share  the  identity  or  store (owned by All  Good  Things.  In  even  gender  of  the  tip-­ Robert Durst) on those  days,  Keeler  ster,  citing  the  ongoing  was  working  for  his  criminal  investigation  the last day that dad  and  recalled  hav-­ and  a  desire  not  to  dis-­ she was seen.â&#x20AC;?

LQJ D SDUWLFXODU DIÂżQ-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Detective ity  for  the  natural  pea-­ courage  people  from  Kris Bowdish nut  butter  available  at  providing  information  in  the  future.

Durstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  store. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  tip  came  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  used  to  go  there  every  once  in  D SHUVRQ ZKR KDG QR ÂżUVW KDQG a  while  and  buy  the  peanut  butter,â&#x20AC;?  knowledge  of  a  connection  between  Keeler  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  knew  (Durst);Íž  he  Lynne  Schulze  and  Robert  Durst,â&#x20AC;?  ran  the  store  and  I  used  to  visit  with  said  Middlebury  police  Detective  him.â&#x20AC;?

Kris  Bowdish,  the  latest  in  a  long  The  sheriff  does  not  recall  much  OLQH RI ORFDO RIÂżFHUV ZKR KDYH WDNHQ about  Durstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  personality  or  com-­ on  what  has  been  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  longest  portment  four  decades  later. running  cold  case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  interesting  that  his  name  Durst  arrived  in  Vermont  in  1971  has  surfaced  again  after  all  of  these  and  his  wife,  Kathie,  joined  him  years,â&#x20AC;?  Keeler  said,  noting  with  in-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;some  time  later,â&#x20AC;?  according  to  terest  the  current  link  to  the  Schulze  Bowdish. case.

Sources  close  to  the  investigation  Longtime  Middlebury  resident  FRQÂżUPHG WKDW 'XUVW DQG KLV ZLIH Paula  Israel,  owner  of  the  Main  lived  in  the  town  of  Ripton,  a  small  Street  business  Wild  Mountain  mountain  town  up  Route  125  from  Thyme,  recalled  that  she  and  her  Middlebury.  Authorities  have  inves-­ husband,  Alan,  had  breakfast  with  tigated  his  former  property  and  spo-­ the  Dursts  back  in  1976.  Durst  at  this  ken  with  the  folks  who  have  owned  point  had  sold  his  store,  but  was  back  it  since  the  Dursts.  The  source  said  visiting  the  area. some  of  the  site  buildings  are  no  lon-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robert  was  sort  of  New  York-­y;Íž  ger  there. a  wry  sense  of  humor,â&#x20AC;?  Israel  said  of  All  Good  Things  was  located  on  her  recollection  of  the  man.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  was  the  north  side  of  the  15  Court  St.  kind  of  quirky.  He  was  a  funny,  good  building,  with  the  bus  station  occu-­ guy.â&#x20AC;? pying  the  south  side,  Bowdish  noted.  Israel  graduated  from  Middlebury  That  building  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  once  known  as  the  College  in  1976.

Sergeant  House  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  currently  hosts  Local  authorities  are  looking  for  affordable  housing  under  the  aus-­ more  people  who  might  have  known  pices  of  the  Addison  County  Com-­ Durst,  and  Schulze,  while  they  were  munity  Trust. in  Middlebury.

Robert  Durst  owned  his  store  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Middlebury  Police  Depart-­ 1971-­1972,  according  to  authori-­ ment  is  continuing  to  investigate  ties.  And  is  was  clear  that  Schulze  the  connection  between  Lynne Â

ROBERT  DURST  AND  his  wife,  Kathie,  shown  in  this  undated  photo  provided  by  the  Middlebury  Police  Department,  ran  a  Middlebury  health  foods  store  that  was  visited  by  Lynne  Schulze  on  the  day  she  went  miss-­ ing  in  1971.

ROBERT  DURST,  HEIR  to  a  real  estate  fortune,  moved  to  Middlebury  from  New  York  City  in  1971  to  open  this  health  food  store,  All  Good  Things,  at  15  Court  St.

MEMBERS  OF  THE  media  surround  Middlebury  Police  Chief  Tom  Hanley  at  the  start  of  a  press  conference  Tuesday  about  the  disappearance  in  1971  of  Middlebury  College  student  Lynne  Schulze  and  a  possible  link  to  Robert  Durst,  who  owned  a  health  food  store  in  Middlebury  at  the  time.  Schulze  was  in  Durstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  store  on  the  day  she  disappeared.

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Schulze  and  Robert  Durst,  and  will  work  with  outside  agencies  as  needed,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  will  continue  to  investigate  all  leads  in  this  case  until  Lynne  can  be  found  and  resolution  can  be  given  to  her  family.â&#x20AC;?

SCHULZE  TIMELINE Bowdish  offered  a  timeline  de-­ scribing  Schulzeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  suspected  activ-­ ity  on  Friday,  Dec.  10,  1971,  the  last  day  she  was  seen.

Schulze,  18,  was  5  feet,  3  inches  tall  and  weighed  115  pounds  at  the  time  of  her  disappearance.  She  was  sporting  long,  light-­brown  hair  and  was  wearing  blue  jeans,  a  maroon  pullover  sweater,  a  brown  ski  parka  and  boots.  Bowdish  noted  she  also  had  facial  acne  scars.

Here  is  Bowdishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  account  of  Schulzeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities,  based  on  in-­ IRUPDWLRQ LQ WKH 6FKXO]H ÂżOH Â&#x2021; D P /\QQHÂśV URRPPDWH leaves,  and  she  is  still  sleeping  in  her  bed. Â&#x2021; S P /\QQH LV VHHQ DW the  bus  stop  on  Court  Street,  eat-­ ing  dried  prunes  that  she  had  pur-­ chased  from  the  All  Good  Things  health  food  store. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  says  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  New  York,  but  the  bus  for  New  York  has  already  left,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  walks  back  to  campus.â&#x20AC;? Â&#x2021; S P /\QQH LV VHHQ LQ KHU GRUP URRP SULRU WR KHU ÂżQDO H[DP She  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  discuss  the  H[DP DQG LV GLVWUDFWHG ORRNLQJ IRU her  favorite  pen. Â&#x2021; S P /\QQH LV QR ORQJHU in  her  room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  presumed  that  she  went  to  KHU H[DP ´ %RZGLVK VDLG Â&#x2021; S P 7KH H[DP WDNHV SODFH but  Lynne  is  not  there. Â&#x2021; S P /\QQH LV VHHQ VWDQG-­ ing  on  Court  Street,  across  from  the  bus  stop  and  the  local  health  food  store. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  the  last  time  she  is  ever  seen,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  said.

Schulzeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  roommate  left  the  col-­ lege  on  Dec.  11,  1971,  with  no  idea  that  Lynne  is  missing,  according  to  Bowdish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fellow  students  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  notice  she  is  missing  until  several  days  later,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  said.

It  was  on  Dec.  16  that  a  missing  persons  report  was  made  to  Mid-­ dlebury  police,  Bowdish  noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lynneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  parents  decide  to  keep  her  missing  status  quiet  and  request  that  police  do  the  same,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  continued.

Both  of  Lynneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  parents  are  de-­ ceased,  though  they  left  DNA  sam-­ ples  to  assist  in  the  possible  future  FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKHLU GDXJKWHUÂśV remains.

WORD  GETS  OUT ,W ZDV QRW XQWLO -DQ WKDW Lynneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  disappearance  was  made  public,  according  to  Bowdish.

The  Addison  Independent  and  Burlington  Free  Press  both  printed  articles  about  Schulze  following  the  public  disclosure.

What  ensued  were  many  al-­ leged  sightings  of  Lynne  Schulze  throughout  the  state  and  region,  Bowdish  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The  reports)  were  investigated  by  Middlebury  police  and  Lynneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  father,  but  none  are  determined  to  be  true  sightings,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  said.

Middlebury  police  reopened  its  investigation  of  the  Schulze  dis-­ appearance  in  1992,  soon  after  current  chief  Tom  Hanley  joined  the  force.  It  has  been  passed  on  to  several  on-­staff  investigators,  most  recently  Bowdish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  gotten  a  lot  of  leads,  in-­ terviewed  a  lot  of  people,  and  are  progressing  in  this  case,â&#x20AC;?  Hanley  said  on  Tuesday.

Hanley  said  the  Schulze  matter  is  a  missing  person  case  but  added  it  is  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;possible  homicide  case,â&#x20AC;?  giv-­ en  the  circumstances  of  the  young  womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  disappearance.

Bowdish  has  been  in  contact  with  members  of  the  Schulze  fam-­ ily  since  the  Durst  connection  was  made  public.  She  said  the  family  is  trying  to  cope  with  an  onslaught  of  PHGLD DWWHQWLRQ QRZ PRUH WKDQ years  after  Lynneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  disappearance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their  major  concern  is  their  privacy,â&#x20AC;?  Bowdish  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  very  interested  in  the  lead  and  the  outcome,  but  most  of  all  they  are  asking  for  some  privacy.â&#x20AC;?

Anyone  with  information  on  the  Lynne  Schulze  case  is  asked  to Â

/<11( 6&+8/=( 6+2:1 LQ WKLV SKRWR IURP ZDV D ¿UVW \HDU student  at  Middlebury  College  when  she  disappeared  without  a  trace  on  Dec.  10,  1971.

contact  the  Middlebury  Police  De-­ kbowdish@middleburypolice.org. partment  at  802-­388-­3191  or  De-­ Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  tective  Kris  Bowdish  by  email  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

MIDDLEBURY  POLICE  DEPARTMENT  Detective  Kris  Bowdish  addresses  the  media  during  a  press  confer-­ ence  Tuesday  about  the  possible  link  between  real  estate  heir  and  murder  suspect  Robert  Durst  and  the  dis-­ appearance  of  Middlebury  College  student  Lynne  Schulze  in  1971.

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greatest  risk,  identify  potential  projects,  and  highlight  the  work  communities  have  ac-­ FRPSOLVKHG WR UHGXFH WKH LPSDFW RI Ă&#x20AC;RRGV The  team  is  now  wrapping  up  community-­ tailored  vulnerability  assessments  and  draft  recommendations  for  projects  designed  to  reduce  threats  to  people,  buildings,  and  in-­ frastructure.

Brandonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  community  meeting  is  sched-­ uled  for  Monday,  April  6,  from  7-­9  p.m.,  at  WKH %UDQGRQ 7RZQ +DOO 6WDWH RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO share  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  with  residents  and  to  gather  input  on  the  draft  report  and  recommended  projects.  In  Brandon,  the  WHDP LGHQWLÂżHG D QXPEHU RI RSSRUWXQLWLHV WR improve  local  policies,  as  well  as  projects Â

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send  us  your  comments  and  suggestions,â&#x20AC;?  said  Housing  and  Community  Develop-­ ment  Commissioner  Noelle  MacKay. While  natural  disasters  are  not  prevent-­ able,  the  degree  of  destruction  and  devas-­ tation  to  our  people  and  economy  is.  Gov.  Shumlin,  agencies  across  state  government,  and  the  regional  planning  commissions  are  committed  to  helping  communities  take  steps  to  implement  projects  that  will  save  lives,  and  protect  jobs  and  our  economy  IURP IXWXUH VWRUPV DQG Ă&#x20AC;RRGV Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  This  story  was  provided  by  Noelle  MacKay,  commissioner  of  the  Ver-­ mont  Department  of  Housing  and  Commu-­ nity  Development.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  26,  2015  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  15A

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Model  behavior VERGENNES  UNION  ELEMENTARY  School  third-­grader  Emerson  Rice  poses  for  Middlebury  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  book  author  and  illustrator  Jason  Chin  in  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  library  recently.  Chin,  whose  books  include  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coral  Reefs,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redwoodsâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gravity,â&#x20AC;?  met  with  students  during  the  day  and  gave  a  presentation  at  the  Bixby  Library  that  evening.

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LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Here  I  am,  sitting  on  my  porch,  enjoying  the  warm  spring  sunshine.  Yeah,  right.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sitting  on  my  couch,  looking  out  at  January  weather  and  thinking  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  hoping  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  red-­winged  blackbirds  were  smart  enough  to  delay  their  return  to  our  fro-­ zen  town.

I  have  seen  signs  of  spring,  how-­ ever:  a  number  of  deer  out  and  about,  groups  of  turkeys  here  and  there,  a  few  skunks  (one  that  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  it  across  116)  and  various  small  animals  skitter-­ ing  over  the  snow.

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element  of  the  story:  Vivi  is  injured  in  an  attack  on  one  of  the  island  destina-­ tions  of  the  cruise  ship.  She  has  her  hand  bandaged  and  is  committed  to  rising  above  it  all  to  perform  a  great  show  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;will  actually  matter,  unlike  everything  else  she  had  done  up  to  then,â&#x20AC;?  Yeaton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  knows  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  had  a  big  setback,  but  the  show  is  her  attempt  at  reconciling  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  a  way  making  believe  that  things  are  better  than  they  are.â&#x20AC;?

The  cruise  and  the  resulting  show  represents  a  turning  point  in  Viviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  feels  like  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  spent  her  early  career  singing  sweet  songs  about  noth-­ ing  â&#x20AC;Ś  and  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  going  to  do  that  anymore,â&#x20AC;?  Yeaton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  sing  sweet  songs  about  something  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  she  just  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  quite  know  what.â&#x20AC;?

7KH QDUUDWLYH RI WKH VWRU\ Ă&#x20AC;RZV through  the  dozen  original  songs  put  to  music  with  the  considerable  talents  of  Clint  Bierman  and  Peter  Day  of  The  Grift.  The  bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  many  fans  will  have  an  opportunity  to  see  the  boys  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  decked  out  in  tuxes  and  imparting  an  Eastern  European  vibe  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  behind  the  VANESSA  DUNLEAVY,  JEFF  Vallone,  Peter  Day  and  Clint  Bierman  will  perform  a  world  premiere  musical,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaret,â&#x20AC;?  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater  on  April  2,  3  and  4.  The  show,  written  by  Dunleavy  equally  elegant  Vanessa  (aka  Vivi).

7KH ÂżYH FROODERUDWRUV ² 'DQD and  her  father,  Dana  Yeaton,  is  partially  based  on  Dunleavyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  experiences  as  a  performer  on  a  cruise  ship.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell Yeaton,  Dunleavy,  Bierman,  Day  and  Bowen  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  have  been  working  dili-­ gently  polishing  the  musical,  to  be  performed  at  the  THT  April  2-­4,  at  8 Â

New  musical  is  a  family  affair,  with  major  support  from  The  Grift By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Local  play-­ wright  Dana  Yeaton  has  a  lengthy  history  of  creating  funny  and  inspiring  dramatic  productions.

He  probably  never  imagined  that  he  would  help  create  the  talent  to  act  out  his  words  on  stage.  But  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  case  with  his  latest  offering,  a  musical  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­ Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaret,â&#x20AC;?  which  stars  none  other  than  his  daugh-­ ter,  Vanessa  Dunleavy.  The  decidedly  homegrown  musical  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  featuring  the  very  popular  local  band  The  Grift  and  directed  by  Ethan  Bowen  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  debut  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater  on  Thursday,  April  2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of  course  you  want  to  spend  time  with  your  kids,  but  creative  time  with  your  kids  is  really  of  a  different  order,â&#x20AC;?  Yeaton  said  on  Monday  before  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cruise  Ship  Cabaretâ&#x20AC;?  rehearsal.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  you  collaborate,  you  have  to  be  equals.  You  trust  the  other  person,  and  you  keep  noticing  how  things  get  better  because  you  trust  the  other  person.  It  makes  your  relationship  (with  your  child)  grow  up.â&#x20AC;?  Vanessa  Dunleavy,  now  29, Â

graduated  from  Middlebury  Union  High  School  in  2003.  She  is  pursu-­ ing  a  career  in  theater  and  is  currently  an  Equity  (union)  actor  based  in  New  York.  She  is  blessed  with  a  great  sing-­ ing  voice  that  has  served  her  well  in  landing  roles  in  musical  theater  productions.  Her  budding  rĂŠsumĂŠ  includes  a  yearlong  tour  for  the  production  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catch  Me  If  You  Can.â&#x20AC;?

Yeaton,  and  his  wife,  Frankie  Dunleavy  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  former,  longtime  language  teacher  at  MUHS  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  clearly  proud  of  their  daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  achievements â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  following  her  around,  watching  her  and,  of  course,  looking  at  the  YouTube  videos  that  pop  up  ZLWK KHU SHUIRUPLQJ NHHSLQJ P\ ÂżOH updated  on  what  she  is  capable  of,â&#x20AC;?  Yeaton  said.

And  he  judged  her  to  be  well  capa-­ ble  of  taking  the  lead  in  the  musical  that  Yeaton  wrote  expressly  with  his  daughter  in  mind:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaret.â&#x20AC;?  The  musi-­ cal  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  labor  of  love  and  gift  from  father  to  daughter  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  somewhat  of  a  biographical  endeavor  for  Vanessa.  She  is  a  veteran  of  two,  six-­month Â

p.m. of  Yeatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  abilities  as  a  wordsmith.

Bowen,  the  director,  is  an  old  family  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  is  a  magician  with  words,â&#x20AC;?  said  friend  of  the  Yeaton-­Dunleavy  family  Bierman,  who  is  already  yearning  for  and  someone  that  Vanessa  refers  to  another  musical  collaboration  with  as  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;second  father.â&#x20AC;?  Both  Bowen  Yeaton.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  lucky  he  came  to  me  and  Vanessa  Dunleavy  co-­starred  in  (with  the  project).â&#x20AC;? a  show  that  Dana  Musical  theater  is  Yeaton  wrote  back  something  that  was  in  2003  called,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  to  Bierman  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are all very foreign  Big  Random.â&#x20AC;? and  his  band  mates.  Yeaton  could  not  catchy songs â&#x20AC;Ś He  has  now  gained  be  more  pleased  by  more  respect  for  the  (Dana Yeaton) is the  way  things  are  genre. coming  together  a magician with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  new  thing  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cruise  Ship  words.â&#x20AC;? for  The  Grift,â&#x20AC;?  Cabaret.â&#x20AC;?

Bierman  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Clint Bierman very  exciting.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until  we  all  agree  on  something,  really  cool.â&#x20AC;? we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  it  Vanessa  Dunleavy  yet,â&#x20AC;?  Yeaton  said  of  the  collaboratorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  to  perform  before  what  she  ability  to  resolve  any  differences  of  hopes  will  be  packed  THT  houses. opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wonderful,â&#x20AC;?  she  said  of  the  Bierman  has  had  a  great  time  artistic  collaboration  with  her  dad.  putting  the  song  lyrics  to  music.  He  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice  for  me,  coming  back  after  has  artfully  adapted  the  words  to  a  doing  this  professionally  for  a  number  variety  of  genres  of  music,  including  RI \HDUV IHHOLQJ OLNH , KDYH FRQÂżGHQFH ska,  gospel,  rock  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  roll,  pop,  power  in  myself  and  my  craft.  This  is  some-­ ballad  and  electronic  dance. thing  we  sort  of  went  through  together  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  all  very  catchy  songs,â&#x20AC;?  a  number  of  years  ago  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  said  Bierman,  who  promised  a  Grift  FDWKDUWLF WR KDVK WKURXJK WKLQJV ÂżJXUH CD  featuring  all  the  tunes.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Yeaton)  out  which  parts  of  the  story  we  want  to  writes  the  words,  and  I  am  here  to  tell  and  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  totally  made  up.â&#x20AC;? ÂżJXUH LW RXW ´ Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ Bierman  added  he  has  been  in  awe  addisonindependent.com.

tours  as  a  cruise  ship  performer,  belt-­ ing  out  tunes  with  the  accompaniment  of  a  band. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  adapting  her  story,  to  some  extent,â&#x20AC;?  Yeaton  said,  though  he  added  PRVW RI WKH SORW OLQH LV ÂżFWLRQDO Âł, JRW to  see  her  (perform  at  sea),  I  got  to  see  that  lifestyle  for  the  entertainers  and  that  vacation  style  for  us  and  everyone  else.â&#x20AC;?

He  noted  people  â&#x20AC;&#x153;play  richâ&#x20AC;?  on  a  ship,  dressing  up  for  dinners  and  other  events  and  receiving  pampered  treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  at  night,  we  got  to  gloat,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  our  girl  up  there,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  big  stage  that  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  on,  and  the  produc-­ tion  values  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  higher,â&#x20AC;?  Yeaton  said.

Those  cruise  ship  experiences  provided  fodder  for  Yeatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  musical,  featuring  copious  input  from  Vanessa,  who  gets  writing  credit  on  the  play,  and  music  by  The  Grift.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  plot  line  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­ Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaretâ&#x20AC;?: Vivi,  the  lead,  was  part  of  a  success-­ VANESSA  DUNLEAVY,  BACKED  up  by  The  Griftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Clint  Bierman,  Jeff  Vallone  and  Peter  Day,  belts  out  a  ful  pop  duo  before  being  jilted  by  song  during  rehearsal  for  the  upcoming  Town  Hall  Theater  show  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  Post-­Traumatic  Cruise  Ship  Cabaret.â&#x20AC;?  her  partner.  Now  she  is  back  on  the  Dunleavy,  who  co-­created  the  show  with  her  father,  Dana  Yeaton,  and  members  of  The  Grift,  is  a  Middlebury  cruise  ship,  feeling  defeated.  Another  Union  High  School  graduate  now  living  and  performing  in  New  York  City.

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Educators  (Continued  from  Page  1A) lins  oversees  such  small  schools  at  Whiting  Elementary,  Leicester  Cen-­ tral  and  Sudbury  Country  schools;͞  and  Rutland  Central  Superintendent  Debra  Taylor  is  in  charge  of  Proctor,  West  Rutland  and  Rutland  Town  schools.

GETTING  CALLED  OUT Earlier  this  month,  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Education  released  a  study  WLWOHG Âł:KHQ LV VPDOO WRR VPDOO" (IÂż-­ ciency,  Equity  and  the  Organization  of  Vermont  Public  Schoolsâ&#x20AC;?  by  Bruce  D.  Baker  of  Rutgers  University  and  Wen-­ dy  I.  Geller  of  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Education.

The  report  opens  by  dismissing  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Penn  State  consolidation  study  on  Vermont  schools,  which  deter-­ PLQHG WKDW WKHUH ZHUH QR VLJQLÂżFDQW cost  savings  to  consolidation  here.  In  fact,  Baker  and  Geller  say  that  their  research  indicates  that  the  opposite  is  true,  predicated  on  ending  the  Small  Schools  Grants  and  spending  cap  ex-­ emptions.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  best  empirical  literature  does  suggest  that  consolidation  of  very  small  districts  and  schools  as  exist  in  Vermont  can  lead  to  long-­run  cost  sav-­ ings  as  well  as  improve  equity  in  ac-­ cess  to  curricular  and  co-­curricular  op-­ portunities,â&#x20AC;?  the  Baker  Report  states.  Currently,  small  school  districts  in  Vermont  operating  at  least  one  school  are  eligible  for  a  small  schools  support  grant  if  the  two-­year  average  enroll-­ ment  is  less  than  100  or  if  the  average  grade  size  is  20  or  fewer.  Districts  re-­ ceiving  a  support  grant  are  also  eligible  IRU D VPDOO VFKRROV ÂżQDQFLDO VWDELOLW\ grant  if  there  is  a  10  percent  decrease  in  the  two-­year  average  enrollment  in  any  one  year.  Nine  schools  in  the  southern  part  of  the  Addison  Independent  coverage  area  received  Small  School  grants  for  ¿VFDO \HDU $GGLVRQ

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Collins  of  RNeSU  said  that  as  much  as  small  schools  rely  on  the  grants  in  their  budgets,  there  is  an  unintended  consequence. Âł7KHVH LQFHQWLYHV DOPRVW SUHYHQW boards  from  working  together,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  not  for  eliminating  them,  but  I  am  for  loosening  restrictions  in  creating  and  collaborating  between  schools.â&#x20AC;?

In  Addison  and  Rutland  counties  the  %DNHU 5HSRUWÂśV FODVVLÂżFDWLRQ RI Âł6PDOO Schoolsâ&#x20AC;?  only  applies  to  some  elemen-­ tary  schools;Íž  none  of  the  area  high  schools  fall  within  that  categorization.

LESS  TO  LOSE The  Baker  Reportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  thrust  is  based  RQ WKUHH SULPDU\ IDFWRUV GHFOLQLQJ enrollment,  per-­pupil  spending  and  geography.  It  notes  the  fact  that  Sudbury,  Whit-­ ing  and  Cornwall  elementary  schools  DUH DOO ORFDWHG RQ 5RXWH ZLWKLQ miles  of  each  other,  and  that  Orwell,  Shoreham,  Bridport  and  Addison  el-­ ementary  schools  are  all  on  the  Route  22A  corridor.

As  far  as  spending  goes,  Rutland  Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Taylor  pointed  out  that  over  the  last  two  years,  the  combined  ex-­ penditure  budgets  in  Rutland  Central  averaged  a  0.01  percent  decrease  in  ¿VFDO \HDU DQG DQ LQFUHDVH RI SHUFHQW LQ )< 7KLV WUDQVODWHV LQWR an  overall  combined  education  spend-­ LQJ GHFUHDVH RI SHUFHQW LQ )< DQG LQFUHDVH RI SHUFHQW LQ )< Taking  this  analysis  a  step  further,  combined  education  spending  per  pu-­ SLO LQ )< GHFUHDVHG E\ SHU-­ FHQW DQG LQFUHDVHG E\ SHUFHQW LQ )< FINESSE  VS.  BROAD  BRUSH And  while  the  Baker  Report  au-­ thors  note  that  spending  at  some  small  schools  is  fairly  low  given  enrollment,  the  programs  could  be  inferior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indeed,  there  are  some  very  small  schools  that  appear  to  be  operating  at  relatively  low  expense,  including  Or-­ well  and  Whiting  Village,â&#x20AC;?  the  authors  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  these  schools  are  unlikely  to  be  able  to  offer  rich  programs  at  such  small  scale  and  low  spending,â&#x20AC;?  Rutland  Northeast  Superintendent  Jeanne  Collins  disputes  the  notion  that  small  schools  by  their  nature  offer  less  than  larger  schools.  With  three  of  the  small  schools  named  in  the  Baker  Re-­

RNESU  SUPERINTENDENT  JEANNE  COLLINS port  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Sudbury,  Whiting  and  Leices-­ ter  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  under  her  purview,  Collins  said  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  and  the  Legisla-­ WXUH QHHG WR ZRUN KDUGHU WR ÂżQH WXQH a  customized  approach  to  school  con-­ solidation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just  closing  and  consolidating  small  schools  around  Vermont  is  not  the  right  thing  to  do,â&#x20AC;?  Collins  said.  ³,WÂśV D RQH VL]H ÂżWV DOO DSSURDFK DQG itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  good  for  kids.  We  need  op-­ tions,  from  small  to  large.â&#x20AC;?

Collinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  career  has  run  the  gamut  from  overseeing  small  schools  to  large  schools.  Prior  to  taking  the  helm  of  RNeSU  last  June,  Collins  was  the  su-­ perintendent  of  the  Burlington  School  District,  home  to  some  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  largest  schools.  Still,  she  said  there  is  a  place  for  small  schools  in  Vermont. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  me,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  for  kids  and  how  could  they  best  learn,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small  schools  can  offer  en-­ richment  in  areas  where  large  schools  may  not  be  able  to  accommodate  some  students.â&#x20AC;?

To  that  end,  Collins  notes  the  in-­ creased  sense  of  community  feeling  often  present  in  a  small  school,  and  the  increased  social  skills  often  learned  in  multi-­age  classrooms  in  smaller  schools  like  Sudbury  and  Whiting.  Pittsford  is  also  investigating  a  move  to  multi-­age  classrooms  in  the  next  two  years  as  enrollment  falls.

The  Baker  Report  also  claimed  that  small  schools  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  and  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  offer  the  same  variety  of  advance  placement  classes  and  co-­curricular  activities  that  larger  schools  can  due  to  limited  budgets  and  resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly  there  is  more  to  school  VL]H WKDQ HIÂżFLHQWO\ SURGXFLQJ WHVW score  gains  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  access  to  programs,  services,  and  curricular  options,â&#x20AC;?  the  authors  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  multi-­ WXGH RI VWXGLHV ÂżQG WKDW FXUULFXODU RS-­ tions  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  particular  advanced  course  offerings  and  electives  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  severely  curtailed  in  very  small  high  schools.  Local  educators  disputed  that  asser-­ tion.  Taylor  and  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  Principal  Jim  Avery  each  shared  a  long  list  of  advanced  place-­ ment  and  other  classes  available  to  students  thanks  to  several  partnerships  the  SUs  have  with  Stafford  Techni-­ cal  Center,  Vermont  Virtual  Learning  &RXUVHV 979/& (DUO\ &ROOHJH 'XDO (QUROOPHQW DW ERWK KLJK VFKRROV though  agreements  and  at  local  col-­ OHJHV DQG LQWHUQVKLSV OV,  which  technically  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  fall  XQGHU WKH %DNHU 5HSRUWÂśV GHÂżQLWLRQ RI a  small  school,  also  offers  robust  and  award-­winning  theater  arts  and  music  programming  that  has  attracted  tu-­ ition  students  from  other  schools  like  Mill  River  and  Fair  Haven  union  high  schools.  There  is  also  the  acclaimed  Moo-­ salamoo  experiential  ecology  and  wil-­ derness  education  program  for  the  last  decade.  Avery  said  that  starting  next  year,  OV  will  offer  Moosalamoo  as  a  dual  enrollment  class  with  Castleton  State  College.

And  after  working  with  the  Chinese  Ministry  of  Education,  Avery  said  OV  will  be  offering  a  Chinese  Mandarin  language  course  and  an  East  Asian  Studies  course  next  year  as  well.  Sports  Medicine  will  also  be  offered  next  year.

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Celebrate  Poetry Month  at  April  1  Sheldon  readings MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  recognition  of  National  Poetry  Month,  a  gallery  talk  and  poetry  readings  will  take  place  on  Wednesday,  April  1,  at  noon  in  the  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Museum  as  Muse  IRU 6L[ 9HUPRQW 3RHWV Âľ1R ,GHDV EXW in  Thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  at  the  Sheldon  Museum  in  Middlebury.

The  poets  participating  in  the  read-­ ings  are  Janet  Fancher,  Kari  Han-­ sen,  Janice  Miller  Potter,  Mary  F.C.  Pratt  and  David  Weinstock,  all  mem-­ bers  of  the  Spring  Street  Poets  Work-­ shop  of  Addison  County.  The  poets  searched  the  Sheldonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  galleries  and  storerooms  and  were  inspired.  The  result  is  a  curated  exhibition  of  ar-­ tifacts  selected  by  the  poets  and  the  poems  they  triggered.

The  talk  is  free  with  museum  ad-­ mission.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Museum  as  Muse  for  Six  Vermont  Poetsâ&#x20AC;?  exhibit  opened  March  10  and  runs  to  April  11.  The  Sheldon  Museum  is  located  at  One  Park  Street  in  Middlebury.  For  more  LQIRUPDWLRQ FDOO RU visit  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

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determine  what  works  cost-­wise  and  programming-­wise,  and  what  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,  without  penalty.  That  is  one  tenet  of  the  initial  House  education  bill  that  many  educators  like,  and  one  they  hope  remains  intact  as  the  bill  moves  through  the  Senate  Education  Com-­ mittee.

After  all,  Taylor  said,  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  Ver-­ mont  way.  She  added  that  none  of  the  superintendents  of  these  small  schools  were  contacted  for  the  Baker  Report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  thing  missing  from  this  re-­ port  is  the  local  perspective,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  ³7KH Ă&#x20AC;DYRU RI RXU ORFDO JRYHUQDQFH and  the  way  the  state  of  Vermont  guar-­ antees  public  education.  Towns  were  LGHQWLÂżHG DV WKH IRFDO SRLQW IRU JRY-­ ernance.  That  rich  history  has  really  driven  our  governance  structure  and  our  ideals  about  local  control.â&#x20AC;?

And  with  the  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  argument  IRFXVHG PRUH WRZDUG ÂżQGLQJ HIÂżFLHQ-­ cies  in  an  effort  to  cut  overall  educa-­ tion  costs,  Collins  said  that  is  a  sepa-­ rate  issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  see  the  education  funding  issue  in  some  ways  as  different  from  the  providing  of  education  issue,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  choose  how  to  fund  educa-­ tion.  The  state  chose  to  fund  education  through  property  taxes  and  the  educa-­ tion  fund.  That  is  a  choice  elected  of-­ ÂżFLDOV PDNH RQ DQ DQQXDO EDVLV ´ Collins  also  said  that  there  are  many  seemingly  unrelated  factors  that  affect  the  funding  of  education  in  Vermont,  especially  now  that  schools  are  taking  on  more  social  work  issues  than  ever  before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Schools  remain  the  great  democ-­ racy  because  we  take  everyone,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Behavioral  needs,  physical  handicaps,  mental  health  issues,  pov-­ erty  needs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  our  goal  is  to  help  every  child  become  a  contributing  member  of  society.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  pretty  broad  goal  beyond  reading,  writing  and  math.â&#x20AC;?

Both  Rutland  Central  and  Rutland  Northeast  have  worked  to  consolidate  ZLWKLQ WKHLU DUHDV LQ RUGHU WR ÂżQG PRUH HIÂżFLHQW ZD\V RI RSHUDWLQJ VRPHWKLQJ Collins  said  other  districts  could  ben-­ HÂżW IURP PRGHOLQJ In  both  SUs,  transportation,  food  service,  teacher  contracts,  business,  curriculum,  information  technology  and  special  education  services  are  all  FRRUGLQDWHG RXW RI WKH FHQWUDO RIÂżFH Collins  said  offering  school  choice  within  Rutland  Northeast  would  be  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;next  logical  stepâ&#x20AC;?  but  that  right  now,  VWDWH ODZV PDNH LW GLIÂżFXOW WR LPSOH-­ ment  that  option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student  numbers  and  needs  would  change,  and  the  SU  would  adjust,  staff-­ wise,â&#x20AC;?  Collins  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  hoping  with  this  pending  education  bill  that  they  discuss  how  a  supervisory  union  can  talk  about  what  makes  sense  for  them.  We  should  be  able  to  honor  creativity  and  community  and  still  allow  greater  Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ IRU VWXGHQWV DQG VWDII ´ CHANGE  IS  GOOD Overall,  both  superintendents  said  the  Baker  Report  is  a  piece  in  an  important  conversation  the  state  is  having  as  education  funding  reform  moves  through  the  legislature,  but  that  blanket  small  school  consolidation  is  too  blunt  a  proposal  for  such  a  com-­ plex  issue.

For  Collins,  the  best  recourse  now  is  to  continue  the  conversation  on  a  community  level.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  about  geography,  and  it  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  about  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;small  schools  are  bad,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Collins  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  education  bill  is  forcing  the  conversation.  I  think  the  education  funding  system  is  bro-­ ken  and  that  the  education  fund  is  a  shell  game.  Evolution  can  be  good.  Change  can  be  good,  particularly  when  it  is  locally  driven  change.â&#x20AC;?

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Teacher  survey (Continued  from  Page  1A) ing  partnerships,  fostering  a  safe  and  effective  learning  environment  and  in  dealing  professionally  with  school  SHUVRQQHO ´ $1('$ 3UHVLGHQW DQG Lincoln  Community  School  teacher  Mikaela  Frank  said  Tuesday  at  the  ANeSU  board  meeting.

Frank  also  shed  light  on  why  the  XQLRQ GHFLGHG WR KROG D QR FRQ¿GHQFH vote,  the  tally  of  which  was  163  to  1. ³)RU WKH SDVW WKUHH \HDUV $1('$ and  the  faculty  and  staff  in  the  super-­ visory  union  have  been  subjected  to  a  workplace  climate  that  discour-­ DJHV GLDORJXH GXH WR GH¿FLHQFLHV in  leadership,  poor  communication,  interpersonal  skills  related  to  man-­ agement  and  professionalism  that  GLVFRXUDJHV FROODERUDWLRQ ´ VKH UHDG from  a  prepared  statement.

She  added  that  the  union  be-­ lieves  Adams,  who  came  to  Addison  Northeast  in  July  2012,  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;no  longer Â

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dent,  and  said  he  has  considers THE  SURVEY steered  the  supervisory  The  union  said  earlier  what was XQLRQ WRZDUG ÂżVFDO UH-­ this  month,  251  district  presented sponsibility. employees  took  the  sur-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  moved  last night vey,  which  consisted  IURP D FXOWXUH RI GHÂżFLW of  19  statements.  Re-­ and takes spending  to  responsible  spondents  were  asked  appropriate budget  planning  and  WR FKRRVH IURP ÂżYH DQ-­ action.â&#x20AC;?

RYHUVLJKW ´ $GDPV VDLG swers  that  best  described  In  an  interview  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mikaela Frank how  they  felt  about  each  Wednesday,  Frank  de-­ statement;Íž  the  options  FOLQHG WR GHWDLO VSHFLÂżF ZHUH Âł$JUHH VWURQJO\ ´ Âł$JUHH incidents  where  teachers  feel  Adams  VRPHZKDW ´ Âł'LVDJUHH VRPHZKDW ´ has  acted  inappropriately,  but  said  ³'LVDJUHH VWURQJO\´ RU Âł1R NQRZO-­ there  are  17  open  teacher  grievances  HGJH ´ across  the  district.

For  each  of  the  statements,  at  least  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  of  teachers  who  have  72  percent  of  respondents  indicated  asked  for  exit  interviews  who  were  they  disagreed  somewhat  or  dis-­ not  given  them;Íž  we  know  of  teachers  agreed  strongly. and  staff  who  have  left  because  of  the  Respondents  disagreed  nearly  FOLPDWH DQG DWPRVSKHUH ´ VKH VDLG unanimously  for  some  statements.  Frank  said  that  she  thinks  it  would  1LQHW\ ÂżYH SHUFHQW VDLG WKH\ GLV-­ EH GLIÂżFXOW IRU $GDPV WR UHJDLQ WKH agreed  or  strongly  disagreed  that  faith  of  ANeSU  staff,  and  stood  be-­ Adams  â&#x20AC;&#x153;models  respect,  understand-­ hind  the  unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  support  for  his  dis-­ ing,  sensitivity  and  appreciation  for  missal. all  people  and  balances  the  rights  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  hope  that  the  board  seriously  PXOWLSOH DQG GLYHUVH JURXSV ´ considers  what  was  presented  last  Ninety-­four  percent  did  not  agree  QLJKW DQG WDNHV DSSURSULDWH DFWLRQ ´ that  Adams  â&#x20AC;&#x153;creates  a  learning  atmo-­ Frank  said. sphere  to  encourage  respect  for  self  CONTRACT  TALKS and  others,  positive  social  interac-­ 7KH QR FRQÂżGHQFH YRWH DQG VXUYH\ tion,  positive  self  and  group  esteem  come  at  a  time  when  the  teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  DQG SHUVRQDO ZHOOQHVV ´ (LJKW\ HLJKW union  and  a  committee  of  school  board  percent  disagreed  that  Adams  and  members  are  in  the  process  of  nego-­ staff  have  a  shared  vision  for  stan-­ tiating  a  new  teacher  contract.  The  dards-­based  learning  and  teaching  teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  current  collective  bargaining  within  the  district.  (See  the  full  sur-­ agreement  expires  at  the  end  of  June. vey  posted  with  this  story  online  at  Frank  on  Wednesday  told  the  Inde-­ addisonindependent.com.) pendent  that  the  timing  of  the  vote  and  ADAMS  RESPONDS survey  had  nothing  to  do  with  the  on-­ Adams  was  not  available  for  com-­ going  contract  talks. ment  after  he  received  results  of  the  ³7KHUHÂśV QR FRUUHODWLRQ WKHUH ´ VKH survey,  but  on  Tuesday  afternoon  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  negotiations  are  happening  told  the  Independent  he  was  disap-­ regardless  of  whether  the  survey  and  pointed  that  the  teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  union  went  YRWH DUH WDNHQ ´ straight  to  the  press  with  the  results  The  next  contract  negotiation  ses-­ RI WKH QR FRQÂżGHQFH YRWH LQVWHDG RI sion  is  scheduled  for  Thursday.  The  ¿UVW GLVFORVLQJ WKH YRWH WR DGPLQLV-­ parties  have  yet  to  agree  on  key  issues  trators. such  as  staff  raises,  health  insurance,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although  I  have  asked  on  two  oc-­ length  of  the  workday  and  policies  casions  for  climate  information  sur-­ surrounding  sick  days  and  leaves  of  vey  (sic)  from  our  teachers  associa-­ absence. Â

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SEVERAL  HUNDRED  ADDISON  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  voters  attended  the  ANeSU  board  meeting  at  /LQFROQ &RPPXQLW\ 6FKRRO RQ 7XHVGD\ HYHQLQJ 0DQ\ YRLFHG VXSSRUW IRU D SHWLWLRQ WKDW FDOOV IRU WKH ¿ULQJ RI 6XSHULQWHQGHQW 'DYLG $GDPV Independent  photos/Zach  Despart

Adams  hundreds  of  signatures  calling  for  his  ers  from  Monkton  Central  School  in  (Continued  from  Page  1A) schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  parking  lot,  their  cars  lined  UHPRYDO ´ VKH VDLG Âł7KDW PDNHV PH 2013,  where  about  half  of  the  faculty  resigned  at  the  close  of  the  school  the  narrow  shoulder  of  River  Road  WKLQN VRPHWKLQJ LV UHDOO\ DPLVV ´ Kate  McGowan  of  Lincoln  also  year,  citing  a  variety  of  reasons.  Mc-­ for  a  hundred  yards.

They  came  to  voice  a  litany  of  criticized  the  governance  policies  Nerney  said  while  teachers  may  have  concerns  about  the  running  of  the  of  the  supervisory  union,  arguing  not  publicly  criticized  the  ANeSU,  in  supervisory  union,  which  encom-­ that  they  are  too  vague  to  effectively  private  they  shared  with  him  stories  passes  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  evaluate  administrators  and  articu-­ of  being  threatened  and  intimidated  School  and  elementary  schools  in  late  a  vision  for  the  schools.  She  by  administrators.

Adams,  who  was  present  at  the  the  towns  of  Lincoln,  Starksboro,  charged  that  the  policies  lack  clear  Bristol,  Monkton  and  New  Haven.  language  that  details  how  adminis-­ meeting,  sat  silent  and  expression-­ Many  were  angry;Íž  most  spoke  in  trators  may  or  may  not  interact  with  less,  his  hands  folded  in  his  lap,  as  faculty  and  staff. speaker  after  speaker  expressed  favor  of  dismissing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nothing  in  disappointment  in  his  performance  Adams.  They  charged  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are there  about  treatment  and  the  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  perceived  failure  to  that  he  is  a  poor  lead-­ of  staff,  in  your  ex-­ address  it.  He  was  not  available  for  er,  has  not  laid  out  a  certainly a large HFXWLYH FRQVWUDLQWV ´ comment  Wednesday. clear  vision  for  the  portion of people McGowan  said,  draw-­ ADAMS  SUPPORTERS supervisory  union  and  who support ing  applause  from  the  But  Adams  was  not  without  some  has  fostered  a  cul-­ the board, who crowd.

VXSSRUWHUV 7XHVGD\ HYHQLQJ 3DWULFN ture  of  intimidation  support the McGowan  added  Hartnett,  who  is  retiring  as  principal  throughout  the  six  superintendent that  she  believes  that  RI 5RELQVRQ (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO DW ANeSU  schools  that  the  supervisory  union  the  end  of  this  year,  praised  Adamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  has  left  faculty  and  and who policies  give  the  board  leadership  and  said  he  was  a  mentor. staff  afraid  to  speak  support the JURXQGV WR ÂżUH $GDPV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  found  working  for  David  to  out.  However,  they  administrators. reading  a  policy  that  be  very  enjoyable.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  incredibly  RIIHUHG QR ÂżUVW KDQG Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be sure we notes  that  the  superin-­ supportive  and  very  knowledge-­ evidence  to  support  hear from them, tendent  should  not  en-­ DEOH ´ +DUWQHWW VDLG that  claim  during  the  too.â&#x20AC;? danger  the  supervisory  Bristol  resident  Sheri  Bannister  meeting.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sheri Bannister unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  public  image,  noted  that  while  the  majority  of  the  Cousino  was  the  its  credibility  or  its  residents  at  the  meeting  supported  ¿UVW UHVLGHQW WR KROG ability  to  accomplish  the  petition  to  remove  Adams,  they  WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU DQG VDLG WKH SHWLWLRQ EHDUV represent  only  a  fraction  of  the  vot-­ 550  signatures,  including  23  from  its  mission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello?  Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  whole  bunch  ers  in  the  supervisory  union.  Bannis-­ out  of  state  and  13  from  Vermonters  RXWVLGH WKH ÂżYH WRZQ DUHD 6KH VDLG of  public  image  stuff  going  on  right  ter  said  she  believes  many  residents  VKH GRHV QRW EHOLHYH $GDPV LV ÂżW WR QRZ ´ 0F*RZDQ VDLG Âł7KHUH DUH who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  attend  the  meeting  sup-­ continue  leading  the  supervisory  grounds  for  some  amount  of  review  port  Adams. and  disciplinary  action,  and  change  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  certainly  a  large  por-­ union. tion  of  people  who  support  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  leader  does  not  rule  on  high,  LQ FRXUVH ´ John  McNerney  of  Monkton,  board,  who  support  the  superinten-­ talk  down  to  colleagues  and  commu-­ nity  members  and  justify  actions  that  who  also  serves  on  that  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  se-­ dent  and  who  support  the  administra-­ lectboard,  said  current  and  former  WRUV ´ %DQQLVWHU VDLG Âł/HWÂśV EH VXUH DUH XQMXVWLÂżDEOH ´ &RXVLQR VDLG After  the  applause  subsided,  Cous-­ teachers  have  told  him  faculty  fear  ZH KHDU IURP WKHP WRR ´ One  of  the  last  comments  about  ino  delivered  a  binder  containing  the  discipline  if  they  share  concerns  with  the  petition  drew  the  largest  applause  petition  to  ANeSU  board  chair  Dawn  administrators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  primary  concern  now  is  that  of  the  evening.  Julie  Olson,  who  for  Griswold.  Griswold  said  the  board  will  review  it  and  respond  at  a  later  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  atmosphere  of  fear  and  VHYHUDO \HDUV ZRUNHG DW %HHPDQ (O-­ retribution,  a  fear  of  even  raising  a  ementary  School  in  New  Haven,  said  date.

The  petition  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  the  only  read-­ question,  let  alone  a  statement  that  there  were  more  important  issues  for  ing  material  for  the  board  to  mull  in  GLVDJUHHV ZLWK WKH VXSHULQWHQGHQW ´ the  community  to  consider  than  pos-­ coming  months.  Immediately  before  McNerney  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  seen  a  VLEOH OHJDO FRQVHTXHQFHV IRU ÂżULQJ Cousino  spoke,  the  ANeSU  teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  business  that  devalues  its  human  re-­ Adams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can  we  go  back  to  thinking  about  union  delivered  to  the  board  news  sources  so  thoroughly  as  what  is  go-­ LQJ RQ ´ RXU FKLOGUHQ"´ VKH VDLG that  by  a  163-­1  margin  its  members  He  noted  the  mass  exodus  of  teach-­ The  crowd  roared  in  approval.

VXSSRUWHG D YRWH RI QR FRQ¿GHQFH LQ Adams,  accompanied  by  the  results  of  a  climate  survey  of  staff  indicating  poor  reviews  of  administrators  (see  accompanying  story).

After  Cousino  delivered  the  citi-­ zen  petition,  other  residents  raised  their  hands  to  speak  in  favor  of  it,  or  raise  concerns  about  Adams.

Jen  Oldham  of  Lincoln  said  she  used  to  serve  on  the  town  school  board,  but  resigned  last  year  be-­ cause  she  did  not  feel  that  the  school  boards  received  enough  information  to  effectively  evaluate  the  super-­ intendent.  She  said  there  must  be  something  wrong  with  the  gover-­ nance  structure  of  the  school  boards  LI PHPEHUV ÂżQG QR IDXOW LQ $GDPVÂś job  performance,  while  residents  and  WHDFKHUV ZDQW KLP ÂżUHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  told  that  Mr.  Adams,  by  the  ADDISON  NORTHEAST  SUPERVISORY  Union  Superintendent  David  policies  by  which  he  is  evaluated,  is  Adams,  left,  at  a  Tuesday  evening  meeting  at  Lincoln  Community  School  successful  by  all  measures,  and  yet  listens  to  residents  explain  why  they  support  a  petition  calling  for  his  here  we  stand  with  a  full  house,  with  ¿ULQJ

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Why I Relay...

Ova Chick member Elliot Holbrook-­‐Dunn challenges cancer to a showdown by “branding a cure” on his grandmother Elaine Holbrook pictured here at Middlebury College’s 2009 Relay For Life: ZĞůĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ĂŶĐĞƌͲ&ƌĞĞ &ƌŽŶƟĞƌ!

Elliot will be Relaying this year in honor of the late Elaine Holbrook.

RELAY FOR LIFE .*%%-&#63: $0--&(& t "13*- TH For more information, to donate or to join a team, please visit www.relayforlife.org/middleburycollege

Perfect for the first time triathlete

Vermont Sun Triathlon

June 20, July 12 and August 9, 2015

600 yard Swim | 14 mile Bike | 3.1 mile Run

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related games. Participating in the competition were poultry project members from six 4-­H clubs, in-­ cluding the Critter Creek 4-­H Club of Salisbury and the Wey-­ bridge Willing Workers. The quiz bowl consisted of three rounds of 20 questions each, requiring con-­ testants to know about breeds, anatomy, nutrition, grading and storage of eggs and related topics.

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Lake Dunmore Triathlon June 20 and August 9, 2015

.9 mile Swim | 28 mile Bike | 6.2 mile Run

Vermont Sun Half Marathon September 27, 2015

5K, 10K & Half Marathon

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