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ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 11

Middlebury, Vermont â—†

Thursday, March 12, 2015 â—† 56 Pages

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State  budget  cuts  continue  to  shape  legislative  session

Doom-­pa-­dee-­do MIDDLEBURY  UNION  HIGH  School  seniors,  dressed  as  Oompa  Loompas,  rehearse  a  scene  from  this  year’s  senior  musical  Tuesday  after-­ noon.  The  production  of  “Willy  Wonka  and  the  Chocolate  Factory�  will  be  staged  in  the  school  auditorium  Friday  and  Saturday  at  7  p.m.  and  Sunday  at  2  p.m.  See  more  photos  on  Page  2A. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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School boards tread lightly in reworking spending plans After debate, VUHS decision due on Tuesday

Mount Abe board mulls options, seeks input

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY XQVHDWHG VLWWLQJ FKDLUPDQ .XUW +DL-­ VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vergennes  JLV RQH RI WZR 98+6 GLUHFWRUV 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ERDUG RQ 0RQ-­ IURP )HUULVEXUJK DV WKH ERDUGÂśV QHZ GD\ WRRN VWHSV WRZDUG DQ OHDGHU $SULO EXGJHW UHYRWH â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very 7KH ERDUG DOVR YRWHG DQG SLFNHG D QHZ FKDLU-­ to  meet  again  this  coming  SHUVRQ %XW GHVSLWH GH-­ proud of this 7XHVGD\ DW S P LQ WKH bate  among  its  members  school we 98+6 OLEUDU\ WR VHWWOH RQ DQG WKH DWWHQGHHV attend.â&#x20AC;? what  to  propose  after  its  ERDUG PHPEHUV GLG QRW â&#x20AC;&#x201D; VUHS student PLOOLRQ VSHQGLQJ VHWWOH RQ D QHZ VSHQGLQJ Emma Gardner plan  for  2015-­2016  lost  plan. on  Town  Meeting  Day,  ,Q D SDSHU EDOORW RI WKH ERDUG 831-­718.  PHPEHUV $GGLVRQ UHSUHVHQWDWLYH 7KDW SODQ FDOOHG IRU DQ SHUFHQW WR WKH 98+6 ERDUG /DXULH &KLOGHUV VSHQGLQJ LQFUHDVH RI DERXW PLO-­

By  ZACH  DESPART HUV DQG VWDII WR KHOS PDNH XS WKHLU BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Mount  Abra-­ PLQGV KDP 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ERDUG WRRN $ERXW SDUHQWV IDFXOW\ DQG LWV ÂżUVW FUDFN DW GHYHORSLQJ D community  members  were  on  Bristol QHZ EXGJHW SURSRVDO IRU KDQG WR VKDUH WKHLU FRQFHUQV WKH %ULVWRO VFKRRO 7XHVGD\ Elementary DERXW WKH EXGJHW $1H68 evening  after  voters  in  the  6XSHULQWHQGHQW 'DYLG $G-­ is in the ÂżYH WRZQ DUHD UHMHFWHG DPV VDLG VRPH UHVLGHQWV same boat. H[SUHVVHG DQ[LHW\ DERXW WKH LQLWLDO GUDIW RQ 7RZQ See Page 17A WKH TXDOLW\ RI HGXFDWLRQ Meeting  Day. :KLOH ERDUG PHPEHUV GLG at  the  school,  while  others  QRW GHFLGH ZKHWKHU WR FUHDWH D VDLG WKH\ FDQQRW VXSSRUW LQFUHDV-­ EXGJHW WKDW LV PRUH RU OHVV H[SHQVLYH LQJ HGXFDWLRQ WD[HV WR VXSSRUW WKH WKDQ WKH RULJLQDO VSHQGLQJ SODQ WKH\ school.  GLG GHFLGH WR VROLFLW LQSXW IURP YRW-­ 7KH VSHQGLQJ SODQ WKDW YRWHUV UH-­

OLRQ RYHU WKH 98+6 EXGJHW $GGLVRQ Northwest  Supervisory  Union  voters  DSSURYHG LQ 7KDW SURSRVHG LQFUHDVH FDPH GH-­ VSLWH VSHQGLQJ FXWV IDFXOW\ UHGXF-­ tions  that  equal  three  full-­time  teach-­ ing  jobs,  a  full-­time  maintenance  MRE VLJQL¿FDQW FXWV LQ PDLQWHQDQFH DQG H[WUDFXUULFXODU DFWLYLWLHV DQG D QXPEHU RI VPDOOHU DGMXVWPHQWV LQ VXSSOLHV DQG WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ 7KRVH SURSRVHG VWDII FXWV IRO-­ ORZHG UHGXFWLRQV HTXDOLQJ IXOO time  jobs  a  year  ago,  meaning  the  (See  VUHS,  Page  18A)

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New  director  on  board at  Middlebury  rescue By the way

Lavallee  brings  money-­making  plans

By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  This  spring  The  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Vermont  Community  Development  Program  on  Wednes-­ will  certainly  be  a  season  of  renewal  day  announced  more  than  $4  mil-­ IRU 0LGGOHEXU\ 5HJLRQDO (PHUJHQF\ lion  in  grants  to  cities  and  towns  to  0HGLFDO 6HUYLFHV 7KH QRQSURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ KDV (See  By  the  way,  Page  3A) KLUHG D QHZ H[HFXWLYH GLUHFWRU ZKR will  be  launching  some  new  servic-­ HV DLPHG DW PDNLQJ 05(06 PRUH ÂżQDQFLDOO\ VWDEOH 7KH QHZ KLUH ² 5LF /DYDOOHH ² ZLOO DOVR OHDG D Obituaries  .......................... 6A-­7A IXQG UDLVLQJ HIIRUW WR UHSODFH RQH RI &ODVVLÂżHGV  ....................... 6B-­10B MREMSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  aging  ambulances.

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YLFH $05œV 'H.DOE &RXQW\ GLYL-­ VLRQ LQFOXGHV ZRUNHUV DQVZHULQJ an  average  of  120,000  calls  annually  among  a  population  of  768,000  resi-­ GHQWV /DYDOOHH QRWHG Though  AMR  is  a  much  bigger  RSHUDWLRQ WKDW 0LGGOHEXU\ 5HJLRQDO (06 ² ZKLFK KDV DSSUR[LPDWHO\ IXOO DQG SDUW WLPH SURIHVVLRQDOV DQ-­ swering  2,500  to  2,800  calls  annual-­ O\ ² /DYDOOHH QRWHG WKH WZR RUJDQL-­ ]DWLRQV IDFH VLPLODU FKDOOHQJHV %RWK PXVW ORRN IRU QHZ UHYHQXH VWUHDPV WR FRPSHQVDWH IRU IHGHUDO 0HGLFDLG DQG 0HGLFDUH UHLPEXUVHPHQW SD\-­ PHQWV WKDW /DYDOOHH VDLG RQO\ FRYHU 15  to  20  percent  of  the  cost  of  servic-­ HV SURYLGHG WR FOLHQWV UHFHLYLQJ WKRVH EHQH¿WV +H QRWHG $05 KDV EHHQ able  to  boost  its  revenue  streams  by  RIC  LAVALLEE  IS  the  new  executive  director  of  Middlebury  Regional  EMS.  Lavallee  was  one  of  around  30  DGGLQJ QRQ HPHUJHQF\ DPHQLWLHV applicants  for  the  job.

(See  Lavallee,  Page  13A) Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  12,  2015

Inside  the  chocolate factory

THIS  YEARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  MIDDLEBURY  Union  High  School  senior  musical  features  more  than  50  students  on  stage  and  behind  the  scenes  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willy  Wonka  and  the  Chocolate  Factory.â&#x20AC;?  The  classic  show  opens  Friday  at  7  p.m.,  with  additional  performances  on  Saturday  at  7  p.m.  and  Sunday  at  3  p.m.  Tickets  are  $12  for  adults  and  $8  for  stu-­ GHQWV ZLWK SURFHHGV EHQHÂżWLQJ Project  Graduation.

Seen  here  during  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rehearsal  are,  clockwise  from  top  right,  Alexis  Ouellette;Íž  Calder  Birdsey,  Evan  Ryan  and  Julia  Rosenberg;Íž  Harper  Smith  and  Sami  Duncanson;Íž  Michael  Gyukeri,  Isabel  Velez,  Evan  Ryan  and  Jesse  Wulfman;Íž  Burke  Ferrell,  Jacob  Lawson,  Izzy  Jackson  and  Aiden  Kirby;Íž  Adam  Joselson  in  the  title  role;Íž  Joselson  with  the  cast  of  families;Íž  and  Gyukeri,  Velez  and  Joselson.

Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell and  Victoria  Provost

Pipeline  construction  to  resume  even  as  PSB  begins  investigation By  ZACH  DESPART ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  new  Public  Service  Board  investigation  into  cost  hikes  related  to  the  Addison  Rutland  Natural  Gas  Project  will  begin  this  month  and  may  not  con-­ clude  until  late  May  at  the  earliest,  according  to  a  schedule  proposed  by  the  board  March  2.

The  inquiry  is  shaping  up  to  be  both  longer  and  much  broader  in  scope  than  the  investiga-­ tion  into  a  previous  cost  hike  by  the  PSB  last Â

fall.  Meanwhile,  construction  crews  are  wait-­ ing  for  the  ground  to  thaw  so  they  can  resume  work  on  the  41-­mile  pipeline.

The  new  investigation  was  spurred  by  Ver-­ mont  Gas  Systemsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  announcement  in  Decem-­ ber  that  the  estimated  cost  of  Phase  I  of  the  pipeline  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  will  run  from  Colchester  to  Vergennes  and  Middlebury  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  had  jumped  $32  million,  to  $154  million.  That  price  tag  is  SHUFHQW KLJKHU WKDQ WKH ÂżJXUH WKH 36% DS-­

proved  in  December  of  2013.

Opponents  of  the  pipeline  asked  regulators  to  investigate,  alleging  that  Vermont  Gas  is  unable  to  manage  such  a  large  project  and  that  the  pipeline  is  not  in  the  best  interests  of  Ver-­ monters.  The  Vermont  Supreme  Court,  which  has  yet  to  rule  on  an  appeal  of  the  case,  last  month  remanded  the  case  back  down  to  the  Public  Service  Board  so  it  would  have  juris-­ diction  to  launch  the  investigation.

In  what  amounts  to  a  small  victory  for  project  opponents,  the  new  proposed  sched-­ ule  includes  a  discovery  phase,  during  which  new  evidence  and  testimony  may  be  intro-­ duced,  and  the  opportunity  for  parties  to  depose  witnesses.  The  last  cost  hike  inves-­ tigation  lasted  just  30  days  and  included  no  discovery  phase  or  deposition.

Bristol  attorney  James  Dumont,  who  repre-­ sents  several  pipeline  opponents,  said  by  be-­

ing  allowed  to  depose  experts  of  their  own,  opponents  have  a  new  tool  with  which  to  chal-­ OHQJH WHVWLPRQ\ IURP 9HUPRQW *DV RIÂżFLDOV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully  this  allows  for  a  hearing  that  produces  more  useful  evidence,  much  better  cross  examination  and  a  better  end  product,â&#x20AC;?  Dumont  said  on  Tuesday.

Parties  to  the  case  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  include  Ver-­ mont  Gas,  project  opponents,  towns  along  the  (See  Pipeline  construction,  Page  3A)

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Patton  talks  town-­gown  agenda Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  president-­elect  wants  close  ties By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² 0LGGOHEXU\ College  President-­elect  Laurie  L.  Pat-­ WRQ LV QRW HYHQ RIÂżFLDOO\ RQ WKH LQVWL-­ WXWLRQÂśV SD\UROO \HW EXW VKH WRRN WLPH IURP KHU RQJRLQJ GXWLHV DW 'XNH 8QL-­ YHUVLW\ WR YLVLW 0LGGOHEXU\ PXQLFLSDO RIÂżFLDOV WR DVVXUH WKHP WKDW PDLQWDLQ-­ ing  a  cordial  and  productive  relation-­ VKLS ZLWK WKH WRZQ ZLOO EH RQH RI WKH WRS SULRULWLHV RI KHU DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ 3DWWRQ ZDV UHFHQWO\ SLFNHG WR succeed   Middlebury  College  Presi-­ GHQW 5RQ /LHERZLW] RQ -XO\ 6KH ZLOO EHFRPH WKH LQVWLWXWLRQÂśV ÂżUVW IH-­ PDOH SUHVLGHQW 3DWWRQ LV FXUUHQWO\ ZUDSSLQJ XS KHU GXWLHV DV GHDQ RI 'XNHÂśV 7ULQLW\ &ROOHJH RI $UWV DQG 6FLHQFHV DQG DV WKH 5REHUW ) 'XUGHQ Professor  of  Religion.

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Letters

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Guest  editorial

to the Editor

Resident  proud  of  Salisbury  voters

Explaining  Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  through  the  prism  of  one  man

I  have  participated  in  Salisbury  Town  Meetings  for  over  50  years.  I  have  been  proud  of  the  town  and  its  accomplishments  on  many  occa-­ sions,  and  this  year  was  no  excep-­ tion.  At  the  school  meeting,  the  town  approved  the  school  budget  unanimously,  despite  the  fact  that  it  called  for  a  substantial  tax  increase.  This  speaks  to  me  on  three  levels:  (1)  we  love  our  children;͞  (2)  we  are  proud  of  our  school;͞  and  (3)  we  trust  RXU HOHFWHG RI¿FLDOV In  this  day  of  so  much  distrust  and  dysfunction  of  the  political  system,  it  is  nice  to  know  that  a  small  town  can  support  these  precepts  and  do  so  unanimously.

Peter  F.  Langrock Salisbury

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  note:  A  week  ago  Tuesday,  March  3,  as  Vermonters  participated  in  Town  Meeting,  the  Republican  majority  in  Congress  took  the  controversial  move  of  inviting  the  prime  minister  of  Israel  to  address  &RQJUHVV 7KH FRPPHQWDU\ EHORZ UHĂ&#x20AC;UHFWV RQ WKDW HYHQW DQG LV UHSULQWHG with  permission  of  Bill  Moyers,  managing  editor  of  Moyers  &  Company  and  BillMoyers.com.  By  Bill  Moyers  and  Michael  Winship  Everything  you  need  to  know  about  Israeli  Prime  Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  address  to  Congress  on  Tuesday,  March  3,  was  the  presence  in  the  visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gallery  of  one  man  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  Sheldon  Adelson.

The  gambling  tycoon  is  the  Godfather  of  the  Republican  Right.  The  partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  presidential  hopefuls  line  up  to  kiss  his  assets,  scraping  and  bowing  for  his  blessing,  which  when  granted  is  bestowed  with  his  signed  checks.  Data  from  both  the  nonpartisan  Center  for  Responsive  Politics  and  the  Center  for  Public  Integrity  show  that  in  the  2012  election  cycle,  Adelson  and  his  wife  Miriam  contributed  $150  million  to  the  GOP  and  its  friends,  including  $93  million  to  such  plutocracy-­friendly  super  PACs  as  Karl  Roveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  American  Crossroads,  the  Congressional  Leadership  Fund,  the  Republican  Jewish  Coalition  Victory  Fund,  Winning  Our  Future  (the  pro-­ Newt  Gingrich  super  PAC)  and  Restore  Our  Future  (the  pro-­Mitt  Romney  super  PAC).

Yet  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  knowing  for  sure  about  all  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;dark  moneyâ&#x20AC;?  contributed  by  the  Adelsons  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  so  called  because  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  be  reported.  Like  those  high-­rise,  multi-­million  dollar  apartments  in  New  York  City  purchased  by  oligarchs  whose  identity  is  hidden  within  perfectly  legal  shell  organizations,  dark  money  lets  our  politicians  conveniently  HUDVH ÂżQJHUSULQWV OHIW E\ WKHLU LQN VWDLQHG IURP VLJQLQJ DOO WKRVH FKHFNV

billionaire  benefactors.

But  Sheldon  Adelson  was  not  only  sitting  in  the  House  gallery  on  Tuesday  because  of  the  strings  he  pulls  here  in  the  United  States.  He  is  also  the  Daddy  Warbucks  of  Israel,  and  Benjamin  Netanyahu  is  yet  another  RI KLV EHQHÂżFLDULHV Âą QRW WR PHQWLRQ DQ LGHRORJLFDO VRXOPDWH $OWKRXJK FDPSDLJQ ÂżQDQFH UHIRUP ODZV DUH PXFK PRUH VWULFW LQ ,VUDHO WKDQ KHUH LQ the  United  States,  Adelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wealth  has  bought  him  what  the  historian  and  MRXUQDOLVW *HUVKRP *RUHQEHUJ FDOOV ÂłXQLTXHO\ SHUQLFLRXV´ LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH Adelson  owns  the  daily  Israel  Hayom,  a  leading  newspaper,  as  well  as  Makor  Roshon,  the  daily  newspaper  of  Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Zionist  religious  right  and  NRG,  a  news  website.  He  gives  Israel  Hayom  away  for  free  in  order  to  promote  his  hardline  views  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  the  headline  in  the  paper  the  day  after  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­election  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  US  Voted  [for]  Socialism.â&#x20AC;?

More  important,  he  uses  the  paper  to  bang  the  drum  incessantly  for  Netanyahu  and  his  right-­wing  Likud  Party,  under  the  reign  of  which  Israel  has  edged  closer  and  closer  to  theocracy.  As  Hebrew  University  economist  Momi  Dahan  put  it:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;De  facto,  the  existence  of  a  newspaper  like  Israel  Hayom  egregiously  violates  the  law,  because  (Adelson)  actually  is  providing  a  candidate  with  nearly  unlimited  resources.â&#x20AC;?

Sheldon,  meet  Rupert.

In  fact,  as  Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  March  17  election  approaches,  Adelson  has  increased  the  press  run  of  Israel  Hayomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  weekend  edition  by  70  percent.  The  paper  says  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to  increase  circulation  and  advertising,  but  rival  newspaper  Haâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aretz  reports,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Political  sources  are  convinced  the  extra  copies  are  less  part  of  a  business  plan  and  more  one  to  help  Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  re-­election  bid.â&#x20AC;?  Just  like  the  timing  of  Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;State  of  the  Unionâ&#x20AC;?  address  to  Congress  last  week  was  merely  a  coincidence,  right?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  deeply  regret  that  some  perceive  my  being  here  as  political,â&#x20AC;?  Netanyahu  told  Congress.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  was  never  my  intention.â&#x20AC;?  Of  course.

In  Gershom  Gorenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  words,  the  prime  minister  â&#x20AC;&#x153;enjoys  the  advantage  of  having  a  major  newspaper  in  his  camp  that  portrays  the  world  DV VHHQ IURP KLV RIÂżFH D ZRUOG LQ ZKLFK ,VUDHO LV VXUURXQGHG E\ HQHPLHV including  the  president  of  the  United  States;Íž  in  which  peace  negotiations  are  aimed  at  destroying  Israel;Íž  in  which  Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  left  is  aligned  with  all  the  hostile  forces,  and  even  rightists  who  oppose  Netanyahu  want  to  carry  out  a  coup  through  the  instrument  of  elections.â&#x20AC;?

So  Netanyahu  gets  the  best  of  both  of  Adelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worlds  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  his  powerful  propaganda  machine  in  Israel  and  his  campaign  cash  here  in  the  United  States.  Combined,  they  allow  Netanyahu  to  usurp  American  foreign  policy  as  he  manipulates  an  obliging  U.S.  Congress  enamored  of  Adelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  millions,  pushing  it  further  to  the  right  on  Israel  and  the  Middle  East.

7KHUH \RX KDYH LW 1RW RQO\ LV WKLV FDVLQR PRJXO WKH XQRIÂżFLDO KHDG of  the  Republican  Party  in  America  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;he  with  the  gold  rulesâ&#x20AC;?),  he  is  the  uncrowned  King  of  Israel  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  David  with  a  printing  press  and  checkbook  instead  of  a  slingshot  and  a  stone.  All  of  this  came  to  the  fore  in  Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  to  Congress:  the  U.S.  cannot  determine  its  own  policy  in  the  Middle  East  and  the  Republican  majority  in  Congress  are  under  the  thumb  of  a  foreign  power.

Like  a  King  Midas  colossus,  Sheldon  Adelson  bestrides  the  cause  of  war  and  peace  in  the  most  volatile  region  of  the  world.  And  this  is  the  man  who  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  at  Yeshiva  University  in  New  York  in  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  denounced  President  Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  diplomatic  efforts  with  Iran  and  proposed  instead  that  the  United  States  drop  an  atomic  bomb  in  the  Iranian  desert  and  then  declare:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;See!  The  next  one  is  in  the  middle  of  Tehran.  So,  we  mean  business.  You  want  to  be  wiped  out?  Go  ahead  and  take  a  tough  position  and  continue  with  your  nuclear  development.â&#x20AC;?

Everything  you  need  to  know  about  Benjamin  Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  address  to  Congress  that  Tuesday  was  the  presence  in  the  visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gallery  of  that  man.  We  are  hostage  to  his  fortune.

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Stuck  in  between  winter  and  spring Even  if  you  love  winter,  March  can  feel  like  a  waiting  room:  You  sit,  in  between  where  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  and  where  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going,  trying  to  focus  your  eyes  on  a  tabloid  (if  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  lucky)  or  one  of  those  dull  preventive  health  maga-­ ]LQHV ÂżOOHG ZLWK UHFLSHV DQG XSOLIWLQJ VWRULHV DERXW % OLVW celebrities.  Either  way,  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  focus  on  the  magazine  because  every  time  the  door  opens  you  look  up  expectant-­ O\ ZRQGHULQJ LI LWÂśV ÂżQDOO\ WLPH March  can  feel  beside  the  point,  in-­between.

The  other  day,  I  stopped  our  minivan  at  the  bottom  of  our  driveway  in  order  to  put  a  letter  in  the  mailbox.  As  I  made  my  way  carefully  across  the  sheet  of  solid  ice  standing  between  the  U.S.  Postal  Service  and  me,  I  noticed  something  different.  That  noise  â&#x20AC;Ś  was  that  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  birdsong?  I  slid  back  over  to  the  minivan  and  opened  all  the  win-­ By  Faith dows,  sending  a  blast  of  single-­degree  Gong air  into  my  daughtersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  faces.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girls,  listen!â&#x20AC;?  I  shouted.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hear  that?  Those  are  birds!â&#x20AC;?

Days  later,  my  daughter  came  home  from  preschool  with  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;birdfeederâ&#x20AC;?:  a  rice  cake  slathered  in  peanut  but-­ ter  and  studded  with  birdseed.  She  wanted  to  hang  it  on  our  birdhouse,  but  declined  my  suggestion  that  she  do  the  honors  herself.  As  she  watched,  I  pulled  on  my  coat,  hat,  gloves  and  boots  and  crashed  through  the  18  inches  of  snow  in  our  backyard  to  fasten  the  feeder  to  the  birdhouse  base,  where  it  hung,  untouched,  for  almost  two  weeks.  The  next  day,  I  stopped  in  at  Otter  Creek  Bakery  to  stock  up  on  treats.  I  hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  been  by  in  a  couple  of  weeks,  and  the  woman  behind  the  counter  was  excited  to  show  me  the  latest  shape  of  the  chocolate  butter  cookies:  Volk-­ VZDJHQ %HHWOHV ,Q RUGHU WR ÂżQG IRXU 9: FRRNLHV VKH sorted  through  the  other  butter  cookies  on  the  plate,  which Â

were  shaped  like  mittens.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  over,â&#x20AC;?  she  muttered.  I  looked  out  the  window  at  the  grey  sky  and  snow-­covered  ground,  and  thought  about  the  forecast  for  more  snow  the  next  day,  but  said  nothing.

We  put  on  rubber  boots  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  not  our  snow  boots,  for  the  ¿UVW WLPH LQ PDQ\ PRQWKV ² DQG ZHQW WR WKH 'XFORV DQG Thompson  Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  open  barn  to  coo  over  that  harbinger  of  spring:  newborn  lambs!  We  emerged  from  the  barn  into  falling  snow,  which  continued  to  fall  for  the  remainder  of  the  afternoon.

It  is  now  possible  to  see  a  house  with  a  Christmas  wreath  still  hanging  on  the  front  door,  right  next  to  a  house  with  a  wreath  of  VSULQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV GHFRUDWLQJ LWV HQWUDQFH I  consigned  our  own  Christmas  wreath  to  the  garbage  on  March  1;Íž  after  three  months,  it  looked  tired.

The  snow  seems  tired,  too:  It  sags  over  the  edge  of  the  roof  and  off  of  the  deck,  it  sits  along  the  roadside  turning  black  from  sand  and  exhaust  fumes.  Its  layers  are  a  record  of  the  various  storms,  a  cross-­section  of  Winter  2015.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  imagine  our  landscape  without  snow.  Where  can  it  all  possibly  go?  This  year,  the  answer  seems  to  be:  through  our  roof.  The  other  day,  while  home  with  a  sick  child,  I  noticed  a  small  but  growing  pool  of  water  on  the  NLWFKHQ Ă&#x20AC;RRU 7KH GULSV ZHUH FRPLQJ IURP WKH FHLOLQJ ZKLFK GRXEOHV DV WKH PDVWHU EDWKURRP Ă&#x20AC;RRU , ZDV XQVXUH whether  this  was  caused  by  faulty  plumbing  or  because  the  WHPSHUDWXUH KDG ULVHQ DERYH IUHH]LQJ IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ almost  two  months.  Apparently  it  was  the  latter,  because  the  leak  stopped  shortly  after  my  father  spent  the  greater  part  of  an  hour  shoveling  snow  and  chipping  ice  off  our  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pop-­upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  play  puts  on  the  pressure Last  Friday  night,  instead  of  wasting  my  time  sleep-­ ing.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  another  thing  to  sit  down  at  your  kitchen  table,  ing,  I  chose  to  stay  up  writing  a  play  for  the  Town  Hall  when  your  bedtime  is  fast  approaching,  and  realize  you  Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  second  annual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pop-­Up  Playsâ&#x20AC;?  event,  in  which  have  no  idea  what  to  write  about  and  a  limited  number  six  new  10-­minute  plays  were  conceived,  written  and  of  hours  to  come  up  with  something.  (Also:  People  have  performed  within  a  24-­hour  period.  died  bungee  jumping.)

I  know  what  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  thinking:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But,  Jessie,  you  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  So  I  started  off  the  easy  way:  I  stared  at  a  blank  screen  a  playwright.â&#x20AC;? for  an  hour  while  holding  back  sobs  and  accepting  that  I  You  make  an  excellent  point. was  going  to  fail.  %\ WKH VWULFW GHÂżQLWLRQ ZKHUH Fortunately,  as  anyone  who  has  â&#x20AC;&#x153;playwrightâ&#x20AC;?  means  â&#x20AC;&#x153;someone  who  ever  worked  against  a  deadline  has  been  trained  to  write  plays,  who  knows,  time  pressure  can  have  an  has  written  multiple  plays  and  who  uncanny  way  of  unleashing  your  cre-­ wears  black  turtlenecks,â&#x20AC;?  no,  I  am  not  ativity.  Suddenly  and  inexplicably,  I  exactly  a  playwright.  But  I  did  write  knew  what  the  play  would  be  about.  a  pop-­up  play  last  year,  and  lived  to  I  wrote  furiously  for  several  hours,  tell  about  it.  That  has  to  count  for  stopping  only  to  scarf  down  a  bowl  something. of  buttered  popcorn  around  midnight.

By Jessie Raymond Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  how  it  worked:  Friday  night  Unfortunately,  while  deadline-­ DW ÂżYH DFWXDO SOD\ZULJKWV DQG , driven  writing  can  rapidly  generate  gathered  at  the  theater  with  organizer  quantity,  quality  is  not  guaranteed.  Haley  Rice.  By  random  draw,  we  each  picked  three  ac-­ By  3  in  the  morning,  I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  tell  if  what  I  had  written  tors  and  a  few  complicating  elements  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  a  for-­ was  a  stroke  of  genius  or  the  ramblings  of  a  madwom-­ eign  accent  or  a  bad  joke  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  we  agreed  to  work  into  an.  Around  this  time  I  also  started  seeing  shadows  that  our  scripts,  because  Haley  seemed  to  think  just  cranking  looked  like  gnomes  sprinting  around  the  kitchen  island.  out  a  play  overnight  would  be  far  too  easy.

(I  may  have  been  a  little  overtired.)

We  were  to  go  home,  write  the  plays  and  email  the  For  a  woman  who  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stay  up  past  10  even  on  ¿QLVKHG VFULSWV WR KHU E\ WKH QH[W PRUQLQJ $FWRUV DQG New  Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Eve  (I  sign  off  at  10:01,  muttering,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mid-­ directors  would  rehearse  all  day  and  then,  that  evening,  night  somewhereâ&#x20AC;?),  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  surprising  that  at  this  hour  I  our  plays  would  go  on  in  front  of  what  I  hoped  would  be  had  forgotten  basic  rules,  such  as  that  in  English,  words  a  polite  and  easily  entertained  audience. generally  require  vowels.  I  had  work  left  to  do,  but  my  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  thing  to  sit  among  a  group  of  likeminded  brain  would  not  comply. strangers  and  agree  to  stay  up  all  night  writing  a  play.  In  So  at  3:30  I  went  to  bed,  where  I  lay  awake,  noting  the  moment,  it  seems  kooky  and  fun,  like  bungee  jump-­ (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

Vermont  bill  S.31  deserves  sup-­ port  and  a  chance  for  a  vote  by  our  Legislature.

The  will  of  the  people  is  not  LQVLJQLÂżFDQW RQ WKLV LVVXH 3ROO DIWHU poll  indicates  that  a  vast  majority  of  Vermonters  favors  an  update  to  existing  gun  laws.  At  last  count  81  percent  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  likely  voters  and  77  percent  of  Vermont  gun  owners  favor  universal  background  checks.  No  legitimate  gun  owner  should  feel  pinched  by  this  requirement;Íž  they  already  have  all  the  protection  they  need.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  missing  from  this  equa-­ tion  is  protection  for  those  most  vulnerable,  e.g.  women  threatened  by  violent  partners.  Consider  their  num-­ bers:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  the  states  that  have  closed  the  background  check  loophole,  46  percent  fewer  women  are  shot  to  death  by  their  intimate  partners  (per  Department  of  Justice,  Federal  Bureau  of  Investigation,  Supplementary  Ho-­ micide  Reports,  2008-­2012,  available  at  www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ NACJD/studies/33527/version/1.).â&#x20AC;?

The  Second  Amendment  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  only  part  of  the  Constitution  that  de-­ serves  support.  It  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  outweigh  the  other  human  rights  put  forth  in  our  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  important  document.

Please  contact  your  legislator  today  with  your  support  of  S.31,  and/or  con-­ tact  the  Judiciary  Committee  (http:// legislature.vermont.gov/committee/ detail/2016/210)  where  the  bill  is  now  waiting.

Tricia  Chatary Middlebury

Budget  mess  now  hitting  home The  buzz  around  the  Statehouse  and  press  accounts  is  that  our  state  LV LQ D QHDU LPSRVVLEOH ¿QDQFLDO VWDWH and  legislators  are  hard  at  work  mak-­ LQJ WKH GLI¿FXOW FKRLFHV QHFHVVDU\ WR remedy  the  problem.  Yet  the  budget  is  proposed  to  be  increased  by  nearly  5  percent,  more  than  twice  the  rate  of  income  growth.

The  truth  of  the  matter  is  that  since  the  2008  recession,  the  Legislature  (which  includes  the  then  senate  pro  tem  and  now  governor)  has  chosen  a  path  of  annual  spending  increases  that  have  outstripped  income  that  culminated  in  a  former  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  veto  which  was  overridden  because  federal  â&#x20AC;&#x153;stimulusâ&#x20AC;?  (slush  fund)  money  ZDV XVHG WR ÂżOO JDSV ÂłNLFNLQJ WKH FDQ down  the  road.â&#x20AC;?

The  proverbial  â&#x20AC;&#x153;chickensâ&#x20AC;?  have  now  come  home  to  roost  and  most  of  those  same  legislators  that  had  everything  to  do  with  those  spending  decisions  because  they  voted  for  them  DUH VWLOO LQ RIÂżFH WRGD\ DQG \HW WKH\ behave  as  though  they  had  nothing  to  do  with  the  mess.

The  next  time  one  of  your  represen-­ tatives  start  to  use  terms  like  painful  FXWV GLI¿FXOW FKRLFHV DQG VRPH IRUP or  revenue  (tax)  increase,  ask  them  if  they  voted  against  any  of  those  budgets.

Crickets, Â please.

Ivan  St.  George Vergennes

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  12,  2015  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

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Gregory  Dennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  column  ap-­ pears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.gregdennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.  Twitter:  @greengregdennis.

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Faith  Gong  has  worked  as  an  el-­ ementary  school  teacher,  a  freelance  SKRWRJUDSKHU DQG D QRQSUR¿W PDQ-­ ager.  Since  moving  to  Addison  County  in  2011,  her  work  has  involved  caring  for  a  house  in  the  woods,  four  young  daughters,  one  anxiety-­prone  labra-­ doodle  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  writing  for  her  blog,  The  Pickle  Patch. Â

debate,  we  will  print  signed  letters  only.  Be  sure  to  include  an  address  and  telephone  number,  too,  so  we  can  call  to  clear  up  any  questions.

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New or seasoned rider, or have interest in learning to ride â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this night is devoted to you.

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries Laura Chaput, 58, Ferrisburgh

)(55,6%85*+ ² /DXUD L.  (Chapman)  Chaput,  58,  of  Ferrisburgh  passed  away  on  Saturday,  March  7,  at  home  surrounded  by  her  family.  She  was  born  in  Albany,  N.Y.,  RQ 6HSW DQG OLYHG WKH Âż UVW half  of  her  life  in  Milford,  N.H.  She  eventually  moved  to  Merrimac,  Mass.,  where  she  met  her  husband  of  42  years,  Victor  R.  Chaput.  They  were  married  Nov.  13,  1972.  They  had  three  children,  Victor  Jr.,  Christopher  and  April  (Fredette).  She  was  a  full-­time  homemaker  who  also  had  work  being  a  nanny,  daycare  provider  and  foster  parent.  Her  family  says  she  was  a  doting Â

grandmother  whose  greatest  love  was  spending  time  with  her  grandchildren.

She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  her  children  and  their  spouses,  six  grandchildren  and  one  great-­granddaughter.     She  was  predeceased  by  her  mother,  Betty  (Sturtevant)  Chapman  and  her  father,  Donald  Chapman.  Memorial  services  were  held  Wednesday,  March  11,  from  6  to  8  p.m.  at  the  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home,  48  South  Maple  St.,  9HUJHQQHV ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV GRQD tions  can  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

LAURA Â CHAPUT

Freda Mitchell, 92, Brandon BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Freda  Marie  Mitchell,  92,  died  Sunday,  March  8,  2015,  at  the  home  of  her  care  providers,  niece  and  nephew  Laura  and  Bob  Malinowski  in  Brandon.

She  was  born  in  Brandon  on  Nov.  12,  1922.  She  was  the  daughter  RI )UHGHULFN DQG (WKHO %DUNXP

Devino.  She  grew  up  in  Brandon  and  Forest  Dale  where  she  received  her  education  in  local  schools.  On  Nov.  17,  1939,  she  married  Homer  Josiah  Mitchell.  He  predeceased  her  Jan.  10,  1980.

In  her  earlier  years  she  worked  at  Van  Raalte  in  Middlebury.  She  later  ZRUNHG DW 'RZW\ (OHFWURQLFV LQ Brandon  for  over  22  years.  She  was  a  member  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Brandon.

She  is  survived  by  four  daughters,  Charlene  Grimes,  Linda  Russell  and  Jane  Aines,  all  of  Forest  Dale,  and  Lorraine  Williams  of  Sudbury;Íž  and  a  sister,  Avis  LaRock  of  Middlebury. Â

(LJKW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ VHYHQ JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ ¿ YH JUHDW JUHDW JUDQG children  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her.  She  was  predeceased  by  a  daugh-­ ter,  Donna  Palmer;͞  two  brothers,  Kenneth  and  Stewart  Devino;͞  and  WZR VLVWHUV (OVLH .XSIHU DQG 0DU\ Rose  Gilligan.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  on  Thursday,  March  12,  2015,  at  11  a.m.  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church  in  Brandon.  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place,  at  a  later  date,  in  Forest  Dale  Cemetery.

Following  the  ceremony  the  family  received  friends  at  Brandon  American  Legion  Post  55  for  a  time  of  remembrance.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  FREDA  MITCHELL to  Rutland  Area  Visiting  Nurse  &  Hospice,  c/o  Rutland  Health  Foundation,  160  Allen  St.,  Rutland,  Rescue  Squad,  P.O.  Box  232,  VT  05701,  or  to  Brandon  Area  Brandon,  VT  05733.

Thomas Shepard, 61, Bristol BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Thomas  C.  Shepard,  61,  of  Bristol  passed  away  Friday,  March  6,  2015,  at  his  home  after  a  courageous  battle  with  brain  cancer.

He  was  born  October  30,  1953,  in  Middlebury,  Vt.,  the  son  of  Charles  and  Rosamond  Smith  Shepard.  In  1980,  Tom  married  the  former  Jane  Coffey.  Tom  worked  most  of  his  life  as  a  carpenter,  building  many  homes  in  the  area.  In  recent  years,  he  also  VROG ¿ UHZRRG 7RP HQMR\HG UDLVLQJ animals  on  their  small  family  farm  and  gardening.  His  happiest  times  were  spent  with  his  family.

Tom  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Jane,  and  their  three  children  and  their  families:  daughter  Kristi,  her  husband  Todd  Jennings  and  their  FKLOGUHQ &ROLQ DQG (OD\QD VRQ -DVRQ and  partner  Michelle  Boucher  and  his  children  Maizy  and  Remi;Íž  and  son  Ben,  his  wife  Trish  and  their  children Â

Cole  and  Haley.  Also,  his  mother,  5RVDPRQG WZR EURWKHUV (GZDUG his  wife  Suzanne  and  their  children,  Dan,  Tricia  and  Matt,  all  of  Bristol,  and  Carl  and  Joan  of  Burlington.  Tom  is  also  survived  by  Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  side  of  the  family:  Jean  and  Alan  Clark,  Peter  and  Vicky  Coffey,  Jackie  Coffey,  Jay  and  Jean  Coffey;Íž  several  nieces  and  nephews;Íž  and  numerous  friends.  He  was  predeceased  by  his  father  in  2004;Íž  and  two  brothers,  George  in  1989  and  John  in  February  2014.

Calling  hours  were  held  at  the  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Bristol  on  Sunday,  March  8,  from  3-­6  p.m.  Funeral  services  were  held  Monday,  March  9,  2015  at  11  a.m.  at  the  Bristol  Federated  Church.

Donations  in  Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory  may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  0LGGOHEXU\ 97 ¸

THOMAS Â C. Â SHEPARD

Gov. Frank Keyser Jr., 87, Chelsea 352&725 &+(/6($ ² )UDQN Ray  Keyser  Jr.  passed  away  on  Saturday,  March  7,  2015,  surrounded  by  the  family  he  loved  and  inspired.  Ray  was  born  in  Chelsea,  Vermont,  on  August  17,  1927.  A  passionate  IDWKHU FLYLF OHDGHU ¿ VKHUPDQ DQG hunter,  he  was  devoted  to  his  home  state  of  Vermont.

Ray  was  the  72nd  governor  of  Vermont  from  1961  to  1963,  and  earlier  served  as  Speaker  of  the  Vermont  House  of  Representatives.  He  served  in  the  U.S.  Navy,  and  after  his  discharge  in  1946,  he  attended  Tufts  University  and  graduated  from  the  Boston  University  School  of  Law  in  1952.  At  Tufts,  he  met  and  married  Joan  (Friedgen)  Keyser,  and  follow-­ ing  graduation  they  moved  back  to  Chelsea,  where  they  had  three  chil-­ dren,  Chris,  Carol  and  Fran.  Ray  joined  his  father,  the  Honorable  F.  Ray  Keyser  Sr.,  and  Gov.  Stanley  :LOVRQ DW WKH ODZ Âż UP RI :LOVRQ Keyser.  In  1965,  Ray  and  Joan  moved  their  family  to  Proctor,  and  Ray  joined  the  Vermont  Marble  Co.,  where  in  KH EHFDPH WKH &KLHI ([HFXWLYH 2IÂż FHU 7KH\ UHPDLQHG FRQQHFWHG WR Chelsea,  where  they  built  a  home  and  a  5.5-­acre  pond  on  acreage  outside  of  town.  For  Thanksgiving,  the  Fourth  of  July,  and  throughout  the  year,  Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  children  and  their  children  have  gathered  at  this  home,  simply  called  Camp.  He  was  proud  to  tell  friends  that  as  a  result,  the  cousins  were  as  close  as  siblings. Â

During  his  long  career,  Ray  served  the  business  community  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  the  Hitchcock  Clinic  and  as  a  director  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank  of  Boston,  Union  Mutual  Insurance  Co.,  the  Vermont  Golf  Association,  the  Green  Mountain  Council  of  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America,  Associated  Industries  of  Vermont,  Central  Vermont  Public  Service  Corp.,  S-­K-­I,  Ltd.,  and  numerous  other  organizations,  both  in  Vermont  and  nationally.  He  was  a  Mason  and  helped  design  the  expan-­ sion  of  the  Proctor-­Pittsford  Country  Club,  of  which  he  was  a  stockholder.

After  Joanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  death  in  2002,  Ray  began  spending  winters  in  Hernando,  Florida.  He  met  and  married  Mary  Lou  (Underhill)  Keyser  in  2005,  in  a  Christmastime  ceremony.  He  and  Mary  Lou  enjoyed  playing  golf  and  bridge  with  their  many  friends  in  Florida.  Ray  devoted  himself  to  writ-­ ing  his  memoirs,  which  his  family  intends  to  publish  soon.

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Mary  Lou  Keyser;Íž  his  sister,  Natalie  Niles;Íž  his  children,  Christopher  Scott  .H\VHU &DURO (OOHQ )MHOG DQG )UDQN Ray  Keyser  III  and  their  spouses  Jane  Kosmider,  George  Fjeld  and  Pam  Keyser;Íž  his  grandchildren,  Ariana  Malutich,  Mary  Rachel  Voity,  Jessica  Fjeld,  Chelsea  Keyser,  Troy  Keyser,  Hannah  Fjeld,  Amy  Sheppard,  Christian  Fjeld,  and  Kalle  Joan  Fjeld  and  their  spouses  Matt  Malutich,  Matthew  Voity,  Benjamin  Bearnot,  Martin  Fjeld,  Mark  Sheppard,  and Â

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Catherine Kean, 82, formerly of Shoreham RUTLAND  TOWN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Catherine  Leona  Kean,  82,  died  Saturday,  March  7,  2015,  at  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center.

She  was  born  in  Beacon  Falls,  Conn.,  on  March  20,  1932.  She  was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Schwartz)  Yablonski.  She  grew  up  in  Beacon  Falls  where  she  received  her  early  education  in  local  schools.

On  July  30,  1949,  she  married  Robert  Kean  in  Beacon  Falls.  They  moved  to  Naugatuck  and  later  made  their  home  in  Beacon  Falls  where  she  worked  at  Uniroyal  Corp.  She  moved  with  her  family  to  Shoreham  in  1975  where  she  worked  at  the  Shoreham  Apple  Co-­Op.  She  later  was  employed  at  CPC  in  Middlebury  for  several  years.  She  retired  in  1993.

Following  the  death  of  her  husband,  Robert,  in  May  of  2003  she  moved  to  Park  Village  in  Brandon.  She  made  her  home  with  her  daughter  Karen  Young  in  Rutland  Town  in  2009.  Her  family  says  she  enjoyed  gardening,  cooking  and  visiting  the  casino.  She  and  her  late  husband  were  avid  tent Â

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Surviving  are  four  daughters,  Linda  A.  Auger  of  Wolcott,  Conn.,  Patricia  A.  Sirica  of  Orwell,  Cynthia  L.  Daley  of  Wolcott,  Conn.,  and  Karen  L.  Young  of  Rutland  Town;͞  two  sons,  Robert  W.  Kean  Jr.,  of  Beacon  Falls,  Conn.,  and  James  W.  Kean  of  Bomoseen;͞  two  sisters,  Anna  Lopes  of  Watertown,  Conn.,  and  Wiletta  Bradshaw  of  Oakville,  Conn.;͞  and  a  brother,  John  Yablonski  of  Naugatuck,  Conn.  Fourteen  grand-­ children,  25  great-­grandchildren  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her.

In  addition  to  her  husband,  she  was  predeceased  by  a  son,  Gregory  D.  Kean;͞   three  brothers,  Harry  Zopko,  Peter  Yablonski  and  Joseph  <DEORQVNL DQG ¿ YH VLVWHUV (OVLH Duart,  Julia  Cross,  Pauline  Owenbe,  Mary  Kaminski  and  Frances  Rivers;͞  and  three  grandchildren,  Patricia  and  Lisa  Sirica  and  Jay  Williams.

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Mary Euber, 89, East Middlebury EAST  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Mary  Elizabeth  (Chaffee)  Euber,  89,  of  East  Middlebury  passed  away  peacefully  Friday,  March  6,  2015,  at  Birchwood  Terrace  in  Burlington  after  a  long  illness.

Mary  was  born  May  31,  1925,  in  Rutland.  She  married  Rolland  Euber  of  Orwell  in  the  early  1950s.  They  later  divorced.

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reading,  watching  the  news  and  feeding  the  birds.

She  is  survived  by  one  daugh-­ ter,  Gloria  Euber-­Gover  and  her  husband  Chris  Gover  of  Grand  Isle;Íž  one  grandson,  William  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billâ&#x20AC;?  Euber  of  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.;Íž  and  one  great-­grandson,  Daemon  Euber  of  Colorado.

She  was  predeceased  by  two  brothers,  Edward  and  Charles.   Calling  hours  will  be  held Â

Sunday,  March  15,  2015,  from  1-­3  p.m.  at  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  S.  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Burial  will  take  place  in  the  spring  at  Mountain  View  Cemetery  in  Orwell.   To  honor  her  memory  dona-­ tions  may  be  made  to  the  National  Audubon  Society.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  little  embarrassing  to  write  pharmaceutical  companies,  and  of  the  comments  read,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;that  many  this  column.  It  would  be  easier  to  worried  that  inject-­ babies  and  chil-­ keep  my  head  down,  and  keep  my  ing  our  baby  with  dren  cannot  be  medical  decisions  private.  But  vaccines  would  be  vaccinated,  no  with  all  the  recent  news  about  the  more  harmful  to  matter  how  much  measles  outbreak,  and  concerns  her  health  than,  say,  their  parents  wish  about  the  high  numbers  of  unvac-­ contracting  chicken  they  could  be,  cinated  children  in  Vermont,  I  feel  pox. due  to  different  I  must  tell  my  story.

My  pediatrician  immune  issues  It  begins  long  before  my  child  sister-­in-­law  was  such  as  cancer.  was  even  a  twinkle  in  my  eye.  horrified,  and  sent  These  children  Before  I  met  my  husband,  even.  us  terrifying  photos  depend  on  herd  I  was  working  on  an  organic  farm  of  kids  with  the  immunity.  In  on  the  north  shore  of  the  island  diseases  we  were  other  words,  they  Kauai.  The  woman  who  owned  the  choosing  not  to  depend  on  the  farm  had  two  radiant  children  and  vaccinate  against.  healthy  individu-­ a  bookshelf  full  of  everything  you  It  did  nothing  to  als  in  the  commu-­ would  ever  want  to  know  about  change  my  mind.  nity  receiving  natural  childbirth  and  midwifery.  I  was  just  sure  that  the  vaccines,  to  When  I  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  setting  up  drip  I  was  making  the  prevent  outbreaks  irrigation  or  planting  papaya  trees  right  choice.  My  of  the  diseases Â

by Joanna Colwell I  could  usually  be  found  reading  mind  was  made  up. that  can  be  so  life  one  of  these  books.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  Fast-­forward  10  threatening.â&#x20AC;?  why  I  found  them  so  fascinating,  years.  The  state  of  Vermont  tried  Reading  these  comments,  I  but  I  loved  the  photos  and  stories  to  get  rid  of  the  philosophical  realized  that  I  was  putting  the  of  women  bearing  their  children  exemption,  the  rule  that  allows  extremely  slim  chance  that  a  without  medical  interventions. parents  to  send  their  kids  to  vaccine  could  harm  our  child  Maybe  it  was  because  my  own  school  unvaccinated,  if  they  have  ahead  of  the  reality  that  someone  birth,  in  1967,  was  quite  the  oppo-­ a  nonreligious  objection  to  immu-­ elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life  could  be  endan-­ site  of  this.  My  mom  was  only  21,  nizations.  Parents  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  gered.  Suddenly  I  felt  I  had  been  and  had  no  wise  older  person  to  believe  in  vaccinating  stormed  the  unspeakably  selfish.  I  spoke  to  my  reassure  her  that  she  could  have  the  Statehouse,  and  the  philosophical  husband  about  it,  and  we  made  an  natural  childbirth  she  wanted.  The  exemption  was  allowed  to  stand.  appointment  with  the  pediatrician  doctors  administered  anesthesia,  I  I  got  a  lot  of  emails  urging  me  to  the  very  next  day. was  delivered  with  forceps,  and  my  join  the  lobbying  effort,  but  some-­ Just  as  there  is  scientific  mom  woke  up  three  days  later! how  I  just  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  muster  up  the  consensus  that  climate  change  is  When  I  became  enthusiasm. real,  there  is  overwhelming  scien-­ pregnant  at  age  A  short  time  tific  consensus  that  vaccines  keep  34  I  wished  for  after  this,  my  the  whole  community  healthy.  tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little a  very  different  good  friend  You  are  unlikely  to  find  scientists  embarrassing Regan,  a  docu-­ who  do  not  believe  in  climate  kind  of  childbirth  than  the  one  my  mentary  film-­ change,  and  you  are  unlikely  to  to write this mom  experienced.  maker,  posted  find  scientists  who  do  not  vacci-­ I  subscribed  column. It would a  question  on  nate  their  own  children.  As  Neil  to  Mothering be easier to F a c e b o o k ,  deGrasse  Tyson  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  good  magazine,  which  asking  her  thing  about  science  is  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  true  advocated  home  keep my head online  commu-­ whether  or  not  you  believe  in  it.â&#x20AC;? birth,  breastfeed-­ down, and keep nity  to  weigh  in  I  am  an  outspoken  advocate  for  ing,  attachment  on  vaccines.  I  natural  childbirth.  I  have  had  the  parenting,  and  my medical was  really  inter-­ incredible  honor  of  attending  six  you  guessed  it,  decisions ested  to  read  births,  besides  my  own  childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  no  vaccines.  We  their  responses,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  helped  my  friends  navigate  private. had  an  amazing,  because  a  lot  of  the  challenges  of  breastfeeding,  empowering  home  her  friends  are  co-­sleeping,  attachment  parenting  birth,  and  our  scientists.  The  and  other  holistic  ways  of  moth-­ daughter  was  healthy  and  happy.  ensuing  discussion  was  fascinat-­ ering.  And  after  one  last  appoint-­ When  it  came  to  deciding  ing,  and  weighed  heavily  in  favor  ment,  my  child  will  be  all  caught  about  vaccination,  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  say  I  of  vaccines. up  on  her  immunizations. gave  it  a  ton  of  thought.  We  had  But  some  of  the  comments,  Joanna  Colwell  is  the  director  of  made  a  very  different  choice  from  Reganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  friends  who  are  Otter  Creek  Yoga  in  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  around  birth,  and  it  worked  out  disability  rights  activists,  pierced  Marble  Works  District.  She  lives  in  well  for  us.  We  distrusted  the  my  heart.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do  you  realize,â&#x20AC;?  one  East  Middlebury  with  her  family.

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Richard Chapman, 79, Clarendon CLARENDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Richard  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dickâ&#x20AC;?  Bradley  Chapman  died  peacefully  at  his  home  on  Monday,  March  9,  2015.  He  showed  tremendous  cour-­ age  and  integrity  living  through  the  last  years  of  his  life  with  cancer.

Dick  was  born  on  July  17,  1935,  to  Robert  and  Florence  (Kirby)  Chapman  in  the  family  homestead  that  dates  back  to  pre-­Revolutionary  War  time,  and  also  sheltered  Ethan  Allen  and  his  boys  during  the  war.  Dick  was  raised  on  and  worked  the  family  farm  that  dates  back  nine  generations.

He  received  his  early  education  from  the  local  one-­room  school-­ houses,  then  graduated  from  West  Rutland  High  School  in  1953,  where  he  served  as  class  president.  Four  years  later,  he  received  his  bach-­ elorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  from  UVM  with  a  degree  in  animal  husbandry.  Following  college,  Dick  worked  at  Fairdale  Farms  in  Bennington  and  as  an  arti-­ Âż FLDO EUHHGHU IRU $ % 6 From  a  young  age  Dick  was  passionate  about  Ayrshire  cows,  perfecting  the  breed,  and  the  overall  dairy  industry.  He  was  a  natural  at  building  relationships  with  the  work-­ ing  farmers  of  the  tri-­state  area.  At  an  early  age,  Dick  wrote  a  national  winning  essay  sponsored  by  the  Ayrshire  Breedersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Association,  and  was  awarded  a  prized  heifer.  Dick  followed  it  up  by  joining  4-­H  where  he  sharpened  his  natural  public  speaking  and  leadership  skills.  This  IRUXP DOORZHG KLP WR DOVR Âż QH WXQH his  abilities  to  judge  dairy  cattle.

As  the  depths  of  Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  knowledge  in  the  science  of  breeding  Ayrshires  grew,  so  did  his  dreams  to  build  his  own  dairy  farm.  He  took  great  pride  in  this  pursuit,  resulting  in  one  of  the  ¿ UVW ORZ OLQH JUDYLW\ Ă&#x20AC; RZ PLONLQJ V\VWHPV 7KLV GHVLJQ VLJQLÂż HG PDQ\ of  Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  character  traits:  compas-­ sion  for  relieving  stress  on  cows,  HIÂż FLHQF\ IRU WKH EXV\ IDUPHU DQG

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Beginning  in  the  early  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s,  Dick  developed  his  agribusiness  under  the  umbrella  of  I.B.A.  Over  a  span  of  nearly  20  years,  Dick  experi-­ enced  many  business  successes.  As  a  distributor  of  dairy  farm  products,  he  felt  strongly  about  curbing  the  cost  to  farmers.  In  the  early  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s,  Dick  had  the  courage  and  innova-­ tion  to  go  out  on  his  own  and  manu-­ facture  dairy  farm  cleaners  and  teat  dips  himself  under  the  name  of  North  Country  Dairy  Supply.  By  eliminating  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;middle  manâ&#x20AC;?  and  implementing  container  recycling,  substantial  cuts  in  cost  to  the  farmer  were  accomplished.  Recently,  Dick  began  the  process  of  merging  with  and  selling  his  business  to  Surpass  Chemical  Co.  Inc.  of  Albany,  N.Y.  Dick  felt  a  very  deep  respect  for  farmers  and  took  pride  in  assisting  them  in  meaningful  ways.

Through  his  hard  work  and  success,  Dick  was  able  to  travel  to  some  of  the  biggest  and  best  cow  shows  in  the  country.  Highlights  from  his  lifetime  include  many  visits  to  Madison,  Wis.,  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  Toronto,  Canada.  He  loved  meeting  and  conversing  with  both  like-­minded  and  new  up-­and-­ coming  farmers.

Dick  valued  his  family  deeply  and  especially  loved  family  gather-­ ings  for  any  occasion.  It  was  a  great  comfort  for  him  in  having  much  of  his  family  with  him  during  his  last  days.  He  is  survived  by  his  former  wife,  Mary  (Lovett)  Chapman,  and  four  children  and their  spouses, Â

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Friends  may  call  on  Friday  from  4  until  7  p.m.  at  the  Aldous  Funeral  Home,  44  North  Main  St.,  Rutland.

Memorial  services  will  be  held  11  a.m.  Saturday  at  the  Ira  Baptist  Church  followed  by  a  reception. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV GRQDWLRQV LQ Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory  may  be  sent  to  the  Rutland  County  4-­H  Foundation,  3 2 %R[ 5XWODQG 97 ¸

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Builders  to  share  industry  issues  in  roundtable  discussion,  March  25 MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Why  does  it  cost  so  much  to  build  a  new  energy  HIÂż FLHQW KRXVH DQG ZKDWÂśV XS ZLWK all  of  these  crazy  insulation  details?  People  who  are  involved  in  the  building  trades  are  often  asked  these  questions,  and  some  of  them  ask  these  questions  themselves.

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architects  to  its  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roundtable  for  Residential  Building  Professionalsâ&#x20AC;?  on  March  25  to  discuss  such  ques-­ tions  in  an  open,  roundtable  format.  A  principle  question  event  organiz-­ ers  hope  to  tackle  is  how  can  design-­ ers  and  builders  improve  the  way  they  work  together  to  bring  better  value  to  their  clients?  It  promises  to  be  an  evening  of  conversation,  networking  and  light  refreshments.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roundtable  for  Residential  Building  Professionalsâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  held  at  the  Byers  Studio  downstairs  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater  in  Middlebury  on  Wednesday,  March  25,  beginning  at  7  p.m.

Building  professionals  who  are  planning  to  attend  are  asked  to  RSVP  by  sending  an  email  to   gwen@ vermontintegratedarchitecture.com  or  to  call  802-­989-­7249.

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Porter  Medical  Center  annual  meeting  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  March  16,  6:30  p.m.,  McCardell  Bicentennial  Hall,  Room  216.  Free.  Keynote  speaker:  Vermont  House  Speaker  Shap  Smith,  who  will  talk  about  health  care  reform  and  pending  legislation.  Reception  for  retiring  PMC  CEO/President  James  Daily  at  5:30  p.m.  Info:  388-­4738. Âł7KH 6WRU\ RI 9HUPRQW´ ERRN talk  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  March  16,  7  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society,  2  Duane  Court.  Author  and  environmentalist  Bill  McKibben  interviews  Middlebury  College  professors  Christopher  Klyza  and  Stephen  Trombulak  about  their  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Story  of  Vermont:  A  Natural  and  Cultural  History.â&#x20AC;?  Free.  ,QIR RU MHQQ\#YHUPRQWERRN shop.com.

Middle-­school  concert  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  March  16,  7  p.m.,  VUHS  auditorium.  The  Vergennes  Union  Middle  School  Band,  Chorus  and  Jazz  Jammers  will  perform. Â

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All  policyholders  of  the  Co-­operative  Insurance  Companies  are  invited  to  the  policyholdersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  annual  meeting  and  luncheon.   The  annual  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. DW WKH KRPH RIÂż FH 292  Colonial  Drive,  Middlebury,  VT.   The  luncheon  will  follow  the  meeting  at  12:00  p.m.  at  the  Middlebury  Inn  in  Middlebury.   This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speaker  is  Jim  Douglas,  Former  Vermont  State  Governor  Please  RSVP  to  Mary  Micklas  at  (802)  385-­1622  or  mmicklas@ciui.net  by  Monday,  March  30.

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Rabies  clinic  in  Leicester.  Thursday,  0DUFK S P /HLFHVWHU 7RZQ 2I¿ FH Cost:  $12.  Info:  247-­5961.

Author  Jason  Chin  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  March  12,  6-­7  p.m.,  Bixby  Library.  Chin,  the  creator  and  illus-­ trator  of  books  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redwoods,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gravityâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Island:  A  Story  of  the  Galapagos,â&#x20AC;?  will  give  an  interactive  presentation.  Q&A.  Free.  Info:  877-­2211.

Rabies  clinic  in  Salisbury.  Thursday,  March  12,  S P 6DOLVEXU\ 7RZQ 2IÂż FH 6KRWV DUH per  animal;Íž  dogs  must  be  licensed  by  April  1  and  must  KDYH D FXUUHQW UDELHV FHUWLÂż FDWH â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bee-­buzz-­buzzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  About  Golden-­winged  Warblersâ&#x20AC;?  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  12,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Audubon  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Mark  LaBarr  will  update  us  on  local  efforts  to  protect  this  declining  species  and  its  habitat.  Part  of  Otter  Creek  Audubonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2015  Cabin  Fever  Lecture  Series.

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Art  history  lecture  and  luncheon  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  13,  12:15  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Professor  and  associate  curator  of  ancient  art  Pieter  Broucke  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Classical/Neo-­Classical:  The  Western  Reception  of  Greek  and  Roman  Art.â&#x20AC;?  Light  lunch  follows  in  the  lobby.  Part  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off  the  Wall:  Informal  Discussions  About  Artâ&#x20AC;?  series.  Suggested  donation  $5;Íž  free  to  Middlebury  College  ID  holders.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

Caregiver  group  meeting  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  March  13,  1-­2  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  A  support  group  for  anyone  who  is  caring  for  another  person,  whether  close  by  or  long  distance.  Info:  453-­2665.

Tween  movie  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  March  13,  4  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Kids  ages  10  and  up  are  invited.  Showing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stardustâ&#x20AC;?  (PG-­13),  a  magical  adventure  and  journey  involving  wicked  witches,  and  princess  and  a  prince.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  453-­2665. $OO \RX FDQ HDW Âż VK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO Friday,  March  13,  5-­7  p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Parish,  11  School  St.  The  WK DQQXDO /HQWHQ Âż VK IULHV LQFOXGH IULHG RU EDNHG haddock,  French  fries,  coleslaw,  beverage  and  dessert.  Adults  $12,  children  under  11  $5,  immediate  IDPLO\ RI Âż YH ,QIR Documentary  on  Mongolian  shamanic  ceremony  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  13,  7  p.m.,  Town  +DOO 7KHDWHU 0LGGOHEXU\ UHVLGHQW 6DV &DUH\ Âż OPHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ceremonyâ&#x20AC;?  during  years  of  working  with  the  shamans  and  nomads  in  the  steppes  of  Mongolia.  Tickets  $20,  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU ZZZ townhalltheater.org.

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*UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ &OXE %UHDG /RDI Section  trek  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  March  14,  time  TBA,  Water  Tower  Trails.  A  2.3-­mile  walk,  starting  from  the  Robert  Frost  Interpretive  Trail.  Snowshoes  or  microspikes  may  be  required,  depend-­ ing  on  the  weather.  Bring  snack  and  water;͞  poles  and  JDLWHUV UHFRPPHQGHG &RQWDFW OHDGHU 5XWK 3HQ¿ HOG IRU PHHWLQJ WLPH RU UXWKSHQ¿ HOG# gmail.com.  0RQWKO\ ZLOGOLIH ZDON LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Thursday,  March  14,  8-­10  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-­MALT  event  inviting  community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Birders  of  all  ages  and  abilities  welcome.  Info:  388-­1007  or  388-­6019.

Rabies  clinic  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  March  14,  9-­10  D P /LQFROQ 7RZQ 2I¿ FH &RVW LV FDVK RQO\ Dogs  must  be  leashed  and  cats  must  be  in  carriers.  ³%RRNV IRU %DELHV´ HYHQW LQ %ULVWRO  Saturday,  March  14,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Tenth  annual  book  dedication  and  reception  for  all  Bristol  babies  born  in  2014.  Choose  a  book,  enjoy  refresh-­ ments  and  meet  new  people.  Info:  453-­2366.

Lantern-­making  workshop  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  March  14,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School.  Community  members  are  invited  to  come  learn  to  make  willow  and  tissue-­paper  lanterns,  which  can  be  carried  in  the  March  20  Community  Lantern  3DUDGH /LPLWHG VSDFH VLJQ XS E\ HPDLOLQJ MHOVRQ# anwsu.org.  Vermont  Chili  Festival  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  14,  1-­4  p.m.,  downtown  Middlebury.  Seventh  annual  event  with  a  festive  atmosphere,  live  music,  a  beverage  tent,  balloon  animals,  street  performers  and  all  the  chili  you  can  handle.  Met  Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;La  Donna  del  Lagoâ&#x20AC;?  live  in  HD  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  14,  1-­4:30  p.m.  Joyce  DiDonato  and  Juan  Diego  FlĂłrez  join  forces  for  this  Rossini  showcase  of  bel  canto  virtuosity,  set  in  the  medieval  Scottish  Highlands.  Introductory  talk  by  Greg  Vitercik  at  12:15  p.m.  Refreshments  served.  Tickets  $24/$10  students,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Omarâ&#x20AC;?  on  screen  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  14,  3  and  8  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Action-­packed  drama  about  a  Palestinian  baker  who  becomes  an  Israeli  informant.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

SOUPer  Supper  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  14,  5-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  Congregational  Church  Fellowship  Hall.  Seatings  at  5  and  6  p.m.  Homemade  soups, Â

salads,  breads,  desserts  and  beverages.  Free-­will  offering.  &RUQHG EHHI DQG FDEEDJH VXSSHU LQ 9HUJHQQHV Saturday,  March  14,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Methodist  Church.  Menu  includes  corned  beef,  cabbage,  boiled  potatoes,  carrots,  onions,  rolls,  dessert  and  beverage  served  buffet  style.  Adults  $9,  children  $5.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-­3150.

Pre-­spring  Fling  spaghetti  dinner  and  dance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  14,  5:30  p.m.,  VFW  Post  7823,  Exchange  Street.  Cocktail  hour  with  dinner  and  dancing  to  follow.  Spaghetti,  meatballs,  tossed  salad,  garlic  bread  and  dessert.  Music  by  Triple  B  DJ.  RSVP  to  802-­388-­9468.

Ian  Ethan  Case  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  14,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Ian  Ethan  Case  is  best  known  for  his  innovative  approach  to  the  acoustic  double-­neck  guitar.  Tickets  $15,  available  at Â

RU LQIR#EUDQGRQ PXVLF QHW â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ground  Hog  Opryâ&#x20AC;?  stage  show  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  14,  7:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Woodchuck  Theatre  Company  brings  this  zany,  fun,  hilarious  and  somewhat  confusing  edition  of  the  much  beloved,  and  often  misunderstood  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ground  Hog  Opry.â&#x20AC;?  Music,  skits,  outrageous  stories,  jokes,  and  fun  for  the  whole  family,  with  decidedly  Vermont  overtones.  Tickets  $12,  available  online  at  http://bit.lyGHO2015,  by  phone  at  802-­244-­6150,  or  at  the  door.

Will  Patton  Ensemble  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  March  14,  7:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  6RPH RI 9HUPRQWœV ¿ QHVW PXVLFLDQV FRPH WRJHWKHU to  play  gypsy  jazz,  sultry  swing  and  Brazilian  music.  Admission  $8  adults,  free  for  teens  and  kids.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  388-­6863.

Big  band  concert  and  swing  dancing  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  14,  8-­10  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  LC  Jazz,  a  traditional  17-­piece  big  band  will  play  classic  swing  dance  music  for  dancing  and  listening  with  Liz  &OHYHODQG DQG 7RQ\ 3DQHOOD $GPLVVLRQ WR EHQH¿ W the  LC  Jazz  scholarship  fund  and  the  Bristol  Rec  Department.  Elias  String  Quartet  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  14,  8  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  quartet  continues  its  acclaimed  Beethoven  Project,  playing  an  all-­Beethoven  program,  including  opp.  95,  131  and  135.  Associate  professor  of  music  Larry  Hamberlin  gives  a  preconcert  lecture  at  7  p.m.  in  Room  221.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443-­3168.

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15

SUNDAY

$OO \RX FDQ HDW SDQFDNH EUHDNIDVW LQ Addison.  Sunday,  March  15,  7-­11  a.m.,  Addison  Fire  Station.  Plain  and  blueberry  pancakes,  sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  coffee,  hot  chocolate  and  orange  juice.  Adults  $6,  kids  under  12  $4.  Funds  raised  will  be  used  to  purchase  equip-­ ment  for  the  Addison  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  Info:  759-­2237. *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ &OXE %UHDG /RDI 6HFWLRQ VQRZVKRH or  walk  on  the  TAM  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  15,  9  a.m.,  meet  at  Wright  Park.  Approximately  5  miles,  going  from  Wright  Park  to  Weybridge  Road.  Carspotting  for  one-­way  hike.  Easy  to  moderate,  depending  on  conditions.  Bring  water  and  snacks;͞  snowshoes  or  microspikes  recommended.  RSVP  WR OHDGHU .DWK\ 'XFORV DW NGXFORV#JPDYW QHW RU 802-­453-­2149.

3DQFDNH EUHDNIDVW LQ &RUQZDOO Sunday,  March  15,  7-­11  a.m.,  Cornwall  Elementary  School.  Fundraiser  to  support  ongoing  farm-­to-­school  activities,  such  as  WKH VFKRRO JDUGHQ FRPSRVW Âż HOG WULSV DQG FRRNLQJ projects.  Adults  $10,  kids  $5.  Info:  462-­2463. &RPPXQLW\ EUHDNIDVW LQ 2UZHOO Sunday,  March  15,  8-­10:30  a.m.,  Orwell  Town  Hall.  The  Benson/Orwell  Cub  Scout  Pack  108  and  Boy  Scout  Troop  109  present  this  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scouting  for  Foodâ&#x20AC;?  event.  Bring  two  or  more  nonperishable  food  items  and  receive  a  free  all-­you-­can-­eat  breakfast  of  scrambled  eggs,  home  fries,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  French  toast,  fresh  fruit,  orange  juice  and  coffee.  Info:  802-­989-­3760  or  MWHVWHU #DRO FRP Scrapbooking  group  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  15,  8  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Paper  crafts,  includ-­ ing  scrapbooking  and  card  making.  Share  ideas  and  techniques,  work  on  projects.  Auditions  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  March  15,  3  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center,  Route  73.  Actors  16  and  older  are  invited  to  try  out  for  a  role  in  the  Brandon  Town  Playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  upcoming  live  radio  show,  to  be  performed  in  May.  Show  includes  a  comedy  and  a  mystery,  with  old-­fashioned  sound  effects.  Audition  material  will  be  provided.  Info:  247-­6720.  Also  on  March  22.

St.  Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  celebration  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  March  15,  4  p.m.,  Wilson  Hall,  McCullough  Social  Space.  Timothy  Cummings  and  Guests  offer  a  hybrid  concert/participatory  dance  highlighting  the  rich  and  related  traditions  of  Ireland  and  Appalachia.  With  3HWH 6XWKHUODQG Âż GGOH EDQMR YRLFH 'RPLQLTXH 'RGJH KDUS YRLFH &DOHE (OGHU Âż GGOH PDQGROLQ

Mary  Wesley  (caller)  and  student  guests.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  802-­443  3168.

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MONDAY

/HJLVODWLYH EUHDNIDVW LQ %ULVWRO Monday,  March  16,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  American  Legion.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  7:30-­8:45.  The  purchase  of  breakfast  is  not  required  but  it  helps  the Â

TUESDAY

Celtic  music  gathering  in  East  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  17,  8-­10  p.m.,  Waybury  Inn.  Celebrate  St.  Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  with  traditional  Scottish  and  Irish  tunes  on  acous-­ tic  instruments.  Indoor  small  pipes  welcome.  Come  swap  tunes  in  a  welcoming  atmosphere  with  musi-­ cians  from  Middlebury  and  surrounding  areas.  All  welcome  to  play  or  listen.  Seed  starting  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  17,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Master  Gardener  Margaret  Lowe  leads  a  hands-­on  workshop  on  start-­ LQJ YHJHWDEOH DQG Ă&#x20AC; RZHU VHHGV IURP VFUDWFK DQG WKH fundamentals  of  raising  seedlings.  Free,  but  space  limited.  Sign  up  at  the  adult  circulation  desk  or  call  388-­4095.

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WEDNESDAY

Business  ownership  succession  planning  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  18,  9  a.m.-­noon,  National  Bank  of  Middlebury,  30  Main  St.  Free  workshop  teach-­ ing  the  four  ways  of  selling  a  business.  Attendance  limited  to  business  owners  and  key  managers.  Register  at  http://bit.ly/1wjtxmm.

Exhibit  reception  and  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  18,  7  p.m.,  Sheldon  Museum.  Celebrating  the  new  exhibit  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Champlainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Wake:  Trapping  Boats  of  the  Lake  Champlain  Basinâ&#x20AC;?  and  the  achievements  of  the  Hannaford  Career  Center  students  who  build  a  replica  trapping  boat  with  the  help  of  boatbuilder  Douglas  Brooks  and  Hannaford  instructor  Jake  Burnham.  Brooks  and  Burnham  will  give  a  presentation  on  the  project.  Info:  802-­388-­2117.

High-­school  concert  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  March  18,  7  p.m.,  VUHS  auditorium.  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  Band,  Choir,  Commodore  Jazz  and  Commodore  Singers  will  perform. Â

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19

THURSDAY

Adult  education  orientation  and  enroll-­ ment  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  19,  9:30  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Adults  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Vermont  Adult  Learning  invites  adults  interested  in  completing  their  educa-­ tional  goals  to  come  learn  more  about  requirements  to  earn  a  high  school  diploma,  prepare  for  college  or  JDLQ D *(' FHUWLÂż FDWH 2SHQ WR DOO DGXOWV RU ROGHU Advance  signup  is  recommended:  388-­4392,  addi-­ VRQLQIR#YWDGXOWOHDUQLQJ RUJ RU LQ SHUVRQ Lenten  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  19,  noon-­1  p.m.,  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal  Church.  Dan  Frostman,  oboe;Íž  Emily  Sunderman  and  Susanne  Peck,  violin;Íž  Joy  Pile,  viola;Íž  and  George  Matthew  Jr.,  organ,  play  concertos  by  Telemann  and  Schieferdecker.  Free.  Part  of  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Lenten  Noon  Concert  Series.

Crockpot  dinner  in  New  Haven.  Thursday,  March  19,  6  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  The  New  Haven  Ladies  Union  serves  up  hearty  casseroles,  dessert  and  a  beverage  for  $8.  Info:  453-­5059.

Mar

20

FRIDAY

)LVK IU\ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Friday,  March  20,  5-­7  p.m.,  Middlebury  VFW,  Exchange  Street.  Cost  $10  per  person.  Info:  388-­9468.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  March  20,  5-­8  p.m.,  Creative  Space  Gallery  and  Sean  Dye  Studio.  Reception  for  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emerging:  Celebrations  of  Spring,â&#x20AC;?  a  juried  exhibit  of  work  in  all  media.  Board  game  night  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  20,  6:30-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Addison  County  Gamers  invite  everyone  to  come  play  tabletop  board  JDPHV ,QIR FKXFN#EXUNLQV QHW Community  lantern  parade  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  March  20,  7  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  School.  Students  and  community  members  will  celebrate  the  spring  equinox  with  this  parade  of  homemade  willow  DQG WLVVXH SDSHU ODQWHUQV 0XVLF ERQÂż UH FRRNLHV and  cocoa.

Mar

21

SATURDAY

Sacred  Harp  singing  in  Weybridge.  Saturday,  March  21,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Drop  in  for  shape-­note  singing,  a  tradition  with  deep  roots  in  Vermont,  including  songs  written  by  Justin  Morgan.  Free.  All  singing  abilities  welcome.  Loaner  books  available.  Potluck  lunch.  Info:  802-­989-­4571  or  vtshapenotesingers.com.  Ukrainian  egg  decorating  demonstration  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  21,  1-­3  p.m.,  Art  on  Main.  Theresa  Somerset  of  Essex  Junction  turns  eggs  into  elaborate  works  of  art  using  a  Ukrainian  wax-­resist  technique.  )UHH DQG IDPLO\ IULHQGO\ ,QIR RU LQIR# artonmain.net.  Sugar  on  snow  party  in  Starksboro.  Saturday,  March  21,  1-­3  p.m.,  Starksboro  First  Baptist  Church.  Sugar  on  snow,  maple  donuts,  sour  pickles  and  beverages.  Tickets  $5  single  serving,  $6  double  serving  for  one,  $3  for  kids  12  and  younger.  Starksboro  merchan-­ dise  for  sale.  Proceeds  go  toward  rebuilding  the  Starksboro  Meeting  House  belfry.  Info:  453-­5227.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  March  21,  3-­6  p.m.,  Tourterelle.  Celebrating  the  open-­ LQJ RI Âł3DW /DIÂż Q 0L[HG 0HGLD $VVHPEODJH 2QH 0DQ Show.â&#x20AC;?  On  exhibit  March  15-­April  15.

Beer  and  wine  tasting  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  21,  4-­7  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Joe  Cotroneo  of  Middlebury  Beverage  has  invited  six  craft  beer  makers  and  six  wineries  to  participate.  An  assort-­ ment  of  food  is  included.  Tickets  $20  per  person,  $30  SHU FRXSOH 3URFHHGV EHQH¿ W 6W 0DU\œV 6FKRRO LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ 7LFNHWV DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RI¿ FH or  www.townhalltheater.org.

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Spaghetti  dinner  and  silent  auction  in  Monkton.  Saturday,  March  21,  5-­7  p.m.,  Monkton  Central  School.  The  Monkton  Boy  Scouts  hold  their  annual  dinner,  featuring  spaghetti,  meat  sauce,  vegetar-­ ian  sauce,  rolls,  tossed  green  salad  and  assorted  desserts.  Adults  $8,  children  10  and  younger  $5.

King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  March  21,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  Requested  donation:  $2.50.

Yabuno  Ettun  Project  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  21,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Ehud  Ettun,  bassist,  and  Haruka  Yabuno,  pianist,  perform  music  that  walks  the  line  between  classi-­ cal  and  jazz,  with  a  mixture  of  Baroque  esthetics  and  contemporary  jazz.  Tickets  $15.  Reservations  recommended:  802-­247-­4295  or  www.bran-­ don-­music.net.  Music  at  www.yabunoettun.com.

Mar

22

SUNDAY

Green  Mountain  Club  Bread  Loaf  Section  hike  or  snowshoe  in  Addison.  Sunday,  March  22,  time  TBA,  Dead  Creek  Wildlife  Area.  Snowshoe,  cross-­country  ski  or  road  walk,  depending  on  conditions.  Call  leader  Claire  Rivers  at  877-­2263  for  meeting  time  and  place.

Family  breakfast  in  Hancock.  Sunday,  March  22,  8-­9:30  a.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  The  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  presents  a  break-­ fast  of  scrambled  eggs,  bacon,  pancakes  with  Vermont  maple  syrup,  orange  juice  and  coffee,  tea  or  milk.  A  by-­donation  event.  Also  on  March  29. Âł,JXDQD &XS &KDOOHQJH´ EHQHÂż W VNL UDFH in  Hancock.  Sunday,  March  22,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Snow  Bowl.  Annual  family-­friendly  event  for  skiers,  snowboarders  and  telemark  and  norpine  skiers.  Teams  and  indi-­ vidual  racers  compete  for  the  whimsical  Iguana  &XS 7R EHQHÂż W 4XDUU\ +LOO 6FKRRO LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ Registration  opens  at  9  a.m.  Info:  www.quarryhi-­ llschool.org  or  quarryhillschool.org.  )DE )HVW KXPDQH VRFLHW\ EHQHÂż W FRQFHUW LQ Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  22,  1-­4  p.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.  Four  folk  and  blues  acts  perform  to  raise  funds  for  Homeward  Bound,  Addison  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Humane  Society.

Auditions  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  March  22,  3  p.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center,  Route  73.  Actors  16  and  older  are  invited  to  try  out  for  a  role  in  the  Brandon  Town  Playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  upcoming  live  radio  show,  to  be  performed  in  May.  Show  includes  a  comedy  and  a  mystery,  with  old-­fashioned  sound  effects.  Audition  material  will  be  provided.  Info:  247-­6720.

Champlain  Philharmonic  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  22,  4  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Music  Director  3DXO *DPELOOœV ¿ QDO SHUIRUPDQFH ZLWK WKH &32 Program  includes  works  by  Dvorak,  Beethoven  and  Young.  Tickets  $15  general  admission,  $10  seniors,  $5  students,  available  at  the  door  or  at  the  THT  box  RI¿ FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ

Mar

23

MONDAY

Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  luncheon  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  March  23,  noon-­1:45  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Part  of  the  Legislative  Breakfast  series.

Addison  County  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Economy  Pitchâ&#x20AC;?  at  Middlebury  College.  Monday,  March  23,  4-­6  p.m.,  Kirk  Alumni  Center.  The  Addison  County  Economic  Development  Corp.  and  Lt.  Gov.  Phil  Scott  invite  county  businesses,  educators,  students,  govern-­ ments,  social  service  agencies  and  others  share  their  ideas  about  prospects  for  improving  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economy.  Speakers  who  would  like  to  make  a  5-­minute  pitch  should  submit  their  materials  to  rpscheu@addisoncountyedc.org  by  March  18.  Pitches  should  be  positive,  actionable  and  within  the  purview  of  state  government.  Info:  802-­388-­7953.

Mar

24

TUESDAY

Open-­source  hardware  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  24,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Learn  about  microcontrollers,  sensors  and  circuits  by  experi-­ menting  with  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Sparkfun  Inventors  Kit.  Info:  388-­4095. Â

WEDNESDAY

ONGOINGEVENTS

Kimberly  Krans  Women  Who  Change  the  World  Award  reception  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  25,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  109  Catamount  Park.  Celebrating  Susan  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chuchiâ&#x20AC;?  Veguez,  for  her  dedication  to  the  commu-­ nity.  WomenSafe  presents  this  award  annually.  Refreshments  provided.  Info:  388-­9180.

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Mar

25

Mar

26

THURSDAY

Lenten  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  26,  noon-­1  p.m.,  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal  Church.  Emily  Sunderman,  viola,  and  Cynthia  Huard,  piano,  play  Schubertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Arpeggione  Sonata  and  other  works.  Free.  Part  of  St.  Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  Lenten  Noon  Concert  Series.

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.

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. Â

Mar

27

FRIDAY

$OO \RX FDQ HDW Âż VK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO Friday,  March  27,  5-­7  p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Parish,  11  School  St.  The  16th  annual  /HQWHQ Âż VK IULHV LQFOXGH IULHG RU EDNHG KDGGRFN French  fries,  coleslaw,  beverage  and  dessert.  Adults  $12,  children  under  11  $5,  immediate  family  RI Âż YH ,QIR Family  movie  screening  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  March  27,  6  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Showing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  Mad,  Mad,  Mad,  Mad  Worldâ&#x20AC;?  (G).  Running  time:  3.5  hours.  Info:  453-­2665.

Table  of  Grace  free  community  meal  in  Vergennes.

Friday,  March  27,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Served  monthly,  open  to  all.  March  menu:  Lasagna,  salad,  bread  and  dessert.  Bring  friends. Âł%RRN DQG D 0RYLH´ Âż OP VFUHHQLQJ LQ 2UZHOO )ULGD\ 0DUFK S P 2UZHOO IUHH /LEUDU\ :DWFK â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Hitchhikerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Guide  to  the  Galleryâ&#x20AC;?  (PG).  Free.  5HIUHVKPHQWV 2SWLRQDO ERRN GLVFXVVLRQ WR IROORZ on  Saturday.  Info:  948-­2041.

L I V EM U SIC The  Paul  Asbell  Jazz  Group  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  12,  8  p.m.,  51  Main.

6R¿ D 'RQRYDQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Thursday,  March  12,  9-­9:30  p.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.

Innocent  Tswamuno  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  12,  9:45-­10:15  p.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.

Iron  Eyes  Cody  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  12,  10:30  p.m.-­1  a.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.

Longford  Row  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  13,  6  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

They  Might  Be  Gypsies  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  March  13,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.

'DGG\/RQJ/HJV LQ %ULVWRO  Friday,  March  13,  7:30  p.m.,  Luluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,  11  Main  St. The  Joe  Moore  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  13,  8  p.m.,  51  Main.

Purple  Experience  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  14,  3-­4  p.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.

The  Horse  Traders  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  14,  4:30-­8  p.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.

Keith  Williams  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  14,  6  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

The  Bob  Mackenzie  Band  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  14,  8  p.m.,  51  Main.

Purple  Experience  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  19,  9-­10  p.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.

'HDG 6HW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Thursday,  March  19,  10  p.m.-­1  a.m.,  Marquis  Theatre.

Caleb  Elder  &  Brett  Hughes  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  March  20,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.

Kat  Wright  with  Brett  Hughes  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  March  27,  7  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.

FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Winter  hours:  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  gymna-­ sium,  through  April  2015.  Local  produce,  meats,  fresh  breads,  granola,  prepared  foods,  maple  syrup  and  more.  Market  is  held  outdoors  at  the  Marble  Works  IURP 0D\ 2FWREHU ,QIR ZZZ PLGGOHEXU\IDUPHUVPDU ket.org  or  on  Facebook.

SPORTS Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;͞  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103.

EXHIBITSMUSEUMSGALLERIES 51  Main.  Main  Street,  Middlebury.  388-­8209  or  www.

JR PDLQ FRP 2Q H[KLELW IURP $SULO â&#x20AC;&#x153;Progress  Will  Kill  Us.â&#x20AC;?  Art  on  Main.  25  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  open  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  Monday-­Saturday,  and  noon-­4  p.m.  on  Sundays.  453-­4032,  info@artonmain.net  or  www.artonmain.

QHW 2Q H[KLELW 0DUFK WKH WK DQQXDO Âł(PHUJLQJ Artistsâ&#x20AC;? Â exhibit.

Basin  Harbor  Club.  Ferrisburgh.  475-­2311  or  www. basinharbor.com.

BigTown  Gallery,  99  North  Main  St.,  Rochester.  767-­9670 Bixby  Memorial  Library,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  Bobcat  CafÊ.  5  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-­3311.

Brandon  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Guild.  7  Center  St.,  Brandon.  Gallery  open  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  daily.  247-­4956  or  www.bran-­ GRQDUWLVWVJXLOG FRP 2Q H[KLELW 0DUFK $SULO Âł%LWV and  Pieces:  The  Whimsical  Art  of  Gene  Childers.â&#x20AC;?

Brandon  Free  Public  Library,  Brandon.  247-­8230  or  www.brandonpubliclibrary.org.  Brandon  Museum  and  Visitor  Center  at  the  Stephen  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  4  Grove  St.,  at  the  corner  of  routes  7  and  73  West.  www.brandon.org  or  247-­6401.  2SHQ GDLO\ D P S P WKURXJK PLG 2FWREHU Brandon  Music  CafÊ,  62  Country  Club  Road,  Brandon.  ZZZ EUDQGRQ PXVLF QHW RU 2Q exhibit:  The  abstract  expressionist  landscapes  of  Tom  Merwin.

Bristol  Bakery.  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-­3280.

Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ.  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury,  388-­0101.  Chimney  Point  Vermont  State  Historic  Site,  7305  Vermont  Route  125,  Addison.  759-­2412.  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center,  333  Jones  Drive,  %UDQGRQ ZZZ FPDFYW RUJ 2Q H[KLELW $SULO 0D\ 31:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Muffy  Kashkin  Grollier:  Felted  Flora,  Fauna  and  Fantasy.â&#x20AC;?

Creative  Space  Gallery  and  Sean  Dye  Studio.  214  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-­3850  or  www.creativespacegal-­ OHU\ RUJ 2Q H[KLELW 0DUFK 0D\ Âł(PHUJLQJ Celebrations  of  Spring.â&#x20AC;?

Edgewater  Gallery.  1  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  www.edgewa-­ tergallery-­vt.com.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raise  Your  Cups!â&#x20AC;?  is  a  month-­long  exhibit  of  cups  made  by  ceramic  artists  involved  in  DUWV HGXFDWLRQ DW WKH IDOOV 2SHQV )HE Galerie  Provenance.  1  Frog  Hollow  Alley,  Middlebury.  388-­3101  or  Michael@galleryprovenance.com.

Gallery  @  85  North  Street.  85  North  St.,  Bristol.  453-­  5813  or  349-­7551.

Gallery  in-­the-­Field.  685  Arnold  District  Road,  Brandon.  RU ZZZ JDOOHU\LQWKHÂż HOG FRP Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  History.  1  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Museum  hours  Tuesday-­Friday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;Íž  Research  Center  Thursday  and  Friday,  1-­5  p.m.  Museum  admission:  Adults  $5;Íž  seniors  $4.50;Íž  children  6-­18  $3;Íž  families  $12.  Research  Center  admission:  $5.  Information:  388-­2117  or  www. henrysheldonmuseum.org.  Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  The  Inn  at  EastView  at  Middlebury.  989-­7500,  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.  daily.  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  4472  Basin  Harbor  Road,  Vergennes,  475-­2022  or  www.lcmm.org.  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol.  453-­2366. /LQFROQ +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ 0XVHXP 4XDNHU 6W Second  and  fourth  Sunday  of  every  month,  noon-­4 Â

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$20.00 includes Dinner & Seminar Friday, March 27th at 6:15 pm American Legion, Middlebury, Vt.

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The 12th Annual North Branch School Hockey Tournament Memorial Sports Center on March 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15, 2015

The North Branch School of Ripton would like to thank all of the sponsors of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament.

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p.m.,  June  through  October.  Free.  Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Road,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.  On  exhibit  in  the  Community  Room  in  March:  water-­ color  and  pastel  paintings  by  Lincoln  resident  Susan  Tucker.  On  display  for  March/April:  Sally  Baldwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  political  button  collection  and  memorabilia,  dating  back  to  McKinley.

Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  142  River  Road,  New  Haven,  388-­7368,  www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com.

Liza  Myers  Gallery.  22  Center  St.,  Brandon,  247-­5229  or  lizamy-­ ers.com.  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  daily.  Featuring  the  work  of  Warren  Kimble,  Liza  Myers  and  other  selected  artists.

The  M  Gallery.  3  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  Middlebury  College  Davis  Family  Library.  443-­3168  or  www. middlebury.edu/arts.  On  exhibit  through  April  17,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rachaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  NYC  Postcards  @  100.â&#x20AC;?  Middlebury  College  Johnson  Memorial  Building.  443-­63168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Student  exhibit  March  9-­17:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scratching  the  Surface:  Intaglio  Printsâ&#x20AC;?;Íž  March  19-­April  3:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Line  in  Space:  Just  a  Corner  of  Your  Memory  Palace.â&#x20AC;?

Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  72  Porter  Field/Route  30  South.  443-­3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Museum  is  closed  Mondays.  On  exhibit  in  the  Overbrook  Gallery,  Jan  6-­April  19:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mao,  Sitting  Bull  and  Others:  Recent  Gifts  from  the  Andy  Warhol  Foundation.â&#x20AC;?  On  exhibit  in  the  Christian  A.  Johnson  Memorial  Gallery  Feb.  13-­April  19:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outside  In:  Art  of  the  Street.â&#x20AC;?

The  National  Museum  of  the  Morgan  Horse.  34  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  388-­1639.  On  exhibit:  Photos,  prints  and  tack  of  the  Government  Morgan,  a  family  of  Morgan  horses,  origi-­ nally  bred  for  cavalry  purposes,  at  the  UVM  Morgan  Horse  Farm  starting  in  1907.

Nortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Gallery.  Route  73,  Shoreham.  948-­2552  or  www.norton-­ sgallery.com.  Studio/gallery  of  Norton  Latourelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  whimsical  woodcarvings.  Open  most  days  and  by  appointment.

Orwell  Free  Library.  802-­948-­2041.  On  exhibit  Feb.  24-­April  17,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Florida  Left  Behind,â&#x20AC;?  works  by  George  Macedo.

Otter  Creek  Custom  Framing.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  388-­2370.  Outerlands  Gallery.  37  Green  St.,  Vergennes.  www.outerland-­ sgallery.com.  Peter  Fried  Art.  245  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Friday-­Sunday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  starting  Feb.  20,  2015.

PhotoPlace  Gallery.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Tuesday-­Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Saturday  by  appointment.  Info:  388-­4500  or  www.vtphotoworkplace.com.  Rokeby  Museum.  Route  7,  Ferrisburgh.  877-­3406.  Starksboro  Public  Library.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  453-­3732.

Starry  Night  CafÊ.  5371  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday-­Sunday.

Stone  Leaf  Tea  House.  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Exhibit:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foreign  Language  Featurel:  Collaborative  Conceptual  Works  by  Yinglei  Zhang  and  Rachel  Baird.â&#x20AC;?

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Stratford  House  Pottery  gallery  and  studio,  294  Route  22A,  Orwell.  Weekdays  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  call  proprietor  Stacey  Stanhope  at  948-­2105  to  ensure  it  is  open  the  day  you  wish  to  visit.

Tourterelle.  3629  Ethan  Allen  Highway  (Route  7),  New  Haven.  Wednesday-­Saturday,  5:30-­9  p.m.;Íž  Sunday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  2Q H[KLELW 0DUFK $SULO Âł3DW /DIÂż Q 0L[HG 0HGLD Assemblage  One  Man  Show.â&#x20AC;?

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Monday-­Saturday,  noon  to  5  p.m.  382-­9222.  Vermont  Folklife  Center.  88  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Gallery  and  shop  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  Admission  by  donation.  388-­4964.  On  exhibit  Jan.  16-­May  9:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unexpected  Journeys:  Life,  Illness  and  Loss.â&#x20AC;?

Vermont  Studio  Furniture  Gallery.  718  Old  Hollow  Road,  North  Ferrisburgh.  Gallery  hours,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.

Walkover  Gallery.  15  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  hours  are  Monday-­Friday,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.  453-­3188.  =RQH7KUHH *DOOHU\ 0DSOH 6W WKLUG Ă&#x20AC; RRU 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QIR 1-­800-­249-­3562  or  www.zonethreegallery.com.  On  exhibit  through  March  30,  2015:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mandala,â&#x20AC;?  abstract  expressionist  works  by  Rachel  Baird. Â

L IBRAR YPR O G R AMS Bixby  Memorial  Library.  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  Monday,  12:30-­7  p.m.;͞  Tuesday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;͞  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­7  p.m.;͞  Friday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Preschool  multi-­age  story  time  Thursday,  10:30  a.m.

Brandon  Free  Public  Library.  Hours  through  Oct.  18,  2014:  Wednesday,  4-­7  p.m.,  Friday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.

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Movies  shown  every  Friday  at  1:30  p.m.  (17  and  under  must  be  accompanied  by  a  parent  or  guardian).  247-­8230.  Summer  programs:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Music  Circleâ&#x20AC;?  with  Rob  Zollman,  Tuesdays  and  Fridays,  July  8-­29,  10  a.m.,  for  ages  birth  and  up;Íž  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stories  and  Craftsâ&#x20AC;?  with  Kathy  Hirschberger,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays,  July  9-­31,  10  a.m.,  ages  preschool  and  up.

Hancock  Free  Public  Library.  Wednesday,  1-­5  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  noon-­6  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Books,  videos  and  DVDs.  Other  items  available  through  interlibrary  loan.

Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;Íž  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  October-­April,  Sunday,  1-­4  p.m.  Baby  and  Toddler  Story  Time,  Tuesdays,  10:15-­10:45  a.m.,  Jan.  6-­May  12.  Preschool  Story  Time,  Thursdays,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  Jan.  8-­May  14.  Saturday  Story  Time:  10:30-­11  a.m.,  Jan.  3-­May  16.  Youth  Media  Lab,  Tuesdays,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  for  kids  in  grades  4  and  up.  The  Zone,  for  grades  4  and  up,  Wednesdays  following  the  school  calendar,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  Foodie  Friday,  Fridays,  3:30-­4:30,  for  kids  in  grades  4  and  up.  For  a  complete  listing  of  ongoing  and  special  chil-­ drenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities,  visit  www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org  or  call  the  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Room  at  388-­4097.

Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol,  453-­2366  or Â

www.lawrencelibrary.net.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;͞  Wednesday  and  Friday,  1-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Monday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  free  walk-­in  computer  help.  Summer  preschool  story  times,  Thursdays,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  with  a  focus  on  science.  Experiment  and  Explore  Workshop  (ages  8  and  up),  Wednesdays,  2-­4:30  p.m.  Family  Fun  and  Games,  second  and  fourth  Fridays,  3:15  p.m.  Lego  Club,  Wednesdays,  3:15-­4:15  p.m.,  for  school-­age  children.  Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Rd.,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.;͞  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.;͞  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  (additional  evening  hours  on  a  volunteer  basis);͞  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Chess  FOXE :HGQHVGD\ S P 6WRU\ WLPH DJH ¿ YH DQG XQGHU

Friday,  10:30  a.m.  Senior  program,  second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.  Book  discussion  group,  fourth  Wednesday,  7  p.m.  New  Haven  Community  Library.  Located  in  the  new  library/ WRZQ RI¿ FHV EXLOGLQJ 7XHVGD\ D P S P :HGQHVGD\ 1-­8  p.m.  Thursday,  1-­8  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Story  Hour,  Tuesday,  10:30  a.m.  Information  on  Facebook  at  New  Haven  Community  Library  (Vermont),  at  the  website  nhcl. org,  or  by  phone  at  453-­4015.

Orwell  Free  Library.  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  and  6-­8  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;͞  Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.

Platt  Memorial  Library.  Shoreham.  897-­2647.  Monday,  11  a.m.-­7  p.m.;͞  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  2  p.m.-­7  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Programs  on  website:  www.plattlib. org.  Summer  programs  (June  23-­July  30):  Preschool  story  time,  ages  3-­5,  Mondays,  11  a.m.-­noon;͞  youth  story  time,  ages  6  and  up,  Mondays  and  Wednesdays,  1-­2  p.m.;͞  drop-­in  crafts  and  activities  for  all  ages,  Mondays  and  Wednesdays,  11  a.m.-­  noon.

Russell  Memorial  Library.  Monkton.  453-­4471.  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  3-­7  p.m.;Íž  Friday  and  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Friday  Story  Hour,  second  and  fourth  Friday,  10-­11  a.m.  WiFi  available.  Weekly  summer  reading  program  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fizz,  Boom,  Readâ&#x20AC;?  starts  Friday,  July  11,  10-­11  a.m.  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  352-­4198.  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  2-­5  p.m.;Íž  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­noon.  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Time,  Tuesday  2:30-­4  p.m.  Info:  http://salisburyfreelibrary.blogspot.com.  Story  hour,  pre-­K  through  grade  4:  Saturdays,  9:30-­10:30  a.m.,  read-­aloud  book  followed  by  arts  and  crafts  project.  Children  must  be  accompanied  by  an  adult.  Sarah  Partridge  Community  Library.  East  Middlebury.  388-­7588.  Ilsley  Library  cards  accepted.  Tuesday,  9  a.m.-­noon;Íž  Thursday,  2-­6  p.m.;Íž  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­noon.  Book  sale  on  Saturdays.

Starksboro  Public  Library.  2827  Route  116,  Starksboro  (in  town  KDOO 3DUNLQJ EHKLQG WRZQ RI¿ FHV 0RQGD\ a.m.-­6  p.m.;͞  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;͞  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Story  time  (ages  3-­5)  Monday,  10:30  a.m.  453-­3732.

Whiting  Free  Library.  Main  Street  opposite  the  church.  623-­7862.  Call  for  hours.  Story  time  with  Deb  Lendway,  10  a.m.  Wednesdays.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Marigold Hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; part II still lots of fun Dig in! Chilifest in Middlebury on Saturday The  Second  Best  Exotic  Marigold  has  just  returned  from  a  business  trip  Hotel:  Running  time:  2:02;Íž  Rating:  to  America  with  Sonny.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  was  America?â&#x20AC;?  she  is  asked.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  made  PG â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Second  Best  Exotic  Mari-­ GHDWK PRUH WHPSWLQJ ´ VKH UHSOLHV JROG +RWHO´ GHÂżHV FULWLFLVP ,W LV LQ-­ It  is  Maggie  Smith  who  wins  spon-­ stead  an  invitation  to  enjoy  the  com-­ taneous  laughter  from  the  audience  by  delivering  scriptwriter  Ol  pany  of  a  grand  group  Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  lines  without  RI DFWRUV DQG WKH WUXWK the  slightest  change  of  ex-­ is  that  we  could  be  per-­ pression. fectly  happy  watching  Evelyn  Greenslade  (Judi  this  same  cast  chatter-­ 'HQFK KDV WKH FRQÂżGHQFH ing  about  nothing  over  to  accept  a  job  from  a  silk  pizza.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  given  us  manufacturer  but  is  not  quite  Part  II  of  a  gang  of  Brit-­ up  to  entering  a  serious  match  ish  citizens  looking  for  up  with  Douglas  Ainslie  (Bill  companionship  in  a  cul-­ 1LJK\ WKH IRUPHU FLYLO VHU-­ ture  of  mutual  accep-­ vant  who  has  enormous  dig-­ tance  in  a  faraway  hotel  QLW\ EXW ODFNV WKH FRQÂżGHQFH at  a  price  they  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  to  frame  a  proposal.  Judi  afford  at  home.  And Â

By Joan Ellis 'HQFK DOZD\V SHUIRUPLQJ what  is  important  at  this  beautifully  in  low  gear  natu-­ age  if  not  acceptance?

Hotel  manager  Sonny  (Dev  Patel)  UDO SXOOV XV TXLHWO\ LQWR WKH URRP has  a  full  plate.  He  is  juggling  plans  with  her  as  she  tries  to  understand  for  his  upcoming  wedding  to  Suna-­ who  she  is  at  this  age.

There  you  have  the  core  of  it:  Dev  ina  (Tina  Desai)  with  plans  for  ex-­ panding  his  now  fully  booked  Mari-­ 3DWHO 0DJJLH 6PLWK -XGL 'HQFK DQG gold  Hotel.  He  starts  each  morning  %LOO 1LJK\ ,Q D FDVW RI GR]HQV WKHVH with  roll  call  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  case  somebody  are  the  four  who  grab  our  attention  and  hold  it  throughout  the  confusion  dies  in  the  night.â&#x20AC;?

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loud  soundtrack  and  a  multitude  of  characters  make  tracking  even  the  hotel  guests  a  tough  task.  Given  that  UHVHUYDWLRQ WKH VWUHHW VFHQHV RI WD[LV DQLPDOV SHRSOH PRWRUF\FOHV DQG WKH noise  they  all  make  creates  a  colorful  landscape  of  Jaipur.  &UHGLW &HOLH ,PUH 3HQHORSH :LO-­ ton  and  a  host  of  peripheral  play-­ ers  who  do  their  jobs  well  but  also  lose  their  identities  in  the  prevailing  chaos.  And  then  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  matter  of  Richard  Gere  as  the  American  *X\ &KDPEHUV ZKRVH XQH[SHFWHG arrival  at  the  front  desk  strains  cred-­ ibility  as  he  falls  all  too  quickly  for  Sonnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mother.  With  his  one  QRWH YRLFH DQG ODFN RI H[SUHVVLRQ he  seems  out  of  place  among  these  graceful  Brits  and  I  just  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be-­ lieve  him  in  the  role.

Although  the  whole  movie  has  D IHHOLQJ RI WU\LQJ WRR KDUG , IDOO back  on  my  conviction  that  I  would  watch  any  of  these  people  in  what-­ ever  they  choose  to  do.  Watching  them  grow  older  from  Part  I  to  Part  ,, LV MXVW ÂżQH WKDQN \RX 3HUKDSV LQ Part  III  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  teach  all  of  us  how  to  approach  death  with  humor  and  grace.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  there.

VUHS  will  host  two  concerts  next  week VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vergennes  Union  High  School  Music  Depart-­ ment  is  celebrating  Music  in  Our  Schools  Month  with  middle-­school  and  high-­school  concerts  in  March.

The  middle-­school  concert  is  on  0RQGD\ 0DUFK DW S P LQ the  VUHS  auditorium.  The  concert  IHDWXUHV WKH -D]] -DPPHUV &RQFHUW Band  and  Chorus.

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The  high-­school  concert  is  on  :HGQHVGD\ 0DUFK DW S P LQ the  auditorium.  The  concert  features  WKH &RPPRGRUH 6LQJHUV &RQFHUW &KRLU &RPPRGRUH -D]] (QVHPEOH and  Symphonic  Band.

Both  concerts  are  open  to  the  pub-­ lic.

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  7KLV 6DWXUGD\ 0DUFK downtown  Middlebury  will  welcome  thousands  of  visitors  to  its  closed-­off  downtown  streets  for  the  7th  Annual  Vermont  Chili  Festival.  This  very  popu-­ ODU HYHQW VWDJHG E\ WKH Better  Middlebury  Part-­ QHUVKLS ZLOO IHDWXUH OLYH PXVLF DQ DOO ORFDO EHYHU-­ DJH WHQW VWUHHW SHUIRUPHUV and  more  than  50  kinds  of  chili  from  some  of  Ver-­ montâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  restaurants  to  sample  and  enjoy.

The  fun  starts  at  1  p.m.  and  sampling  will  contin-­ XH WKURXJK S P Downtown  Middlebury  will  be  brimming  with  FKLOL IURP PRUH WKDQ GLIIHUHQW UHVWDXUDQWV FD-­ terers  and  amateurs  from  around  the  region.  A  panel  of  guest  judges  will  vote  RQ Ă&#x20AC;DYRU WH[WXUH DQG DUR-­ ma  to  name  the  best  chili  in  each  cat-­ HJRU\ %HHI &KLFNHQ 3RUN *DPH Veggie  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kitchen  Sink.â&#x20AC;?  The  panel  of  judges  will  also  de-­ termine  the  best-­of-­the-­best  overall  ZLQQHU DQG UXQQHUV XS DQG IHVWLYDO goers  will  have  an  opportunity  to  YRWH IRU WKHLU WRS FKRLFH UHVXOWLQJ LQ a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crowd  Favoriteâ&#x20AC;?  award  at  the  end  of  the  event.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chili  contest  winners  will  be  recognized  at  the  conclusion  of  the  event  in  the  bever-­ DJH WHQW DQG DZDUGHG FDVK SUL]HV LQ-­ FOXGLQJ WR WKH RYHUDOO ZLQQHU

Fairy  tale  operas  to  be  featured  at  THT MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Two  operas  believed  never  to  have  been  per-­ formed  in  Vermont  and  both  based  on  fairy  tales  will  be  featured  in  the  Opera  Company  of  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  12th  season  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;grand  opera  in  an  in-­ timate  setting.â&#x20AC;?

The  season  opens  with  Giacomo  3XFFLQLÂśV ÂżQDO RSHUD Âł7XUDQGRW ´ which  will  play  from  May  29  to  June  6  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  second  production  will  be  Jules  Massenetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cendrillonâ&#x20AC;?  ³&LQGHUHOOD´ LQ D VWDJHG FRQFHUW SHUIRUPDQFH LQ PLG 2FWREHU GDWHV to  be  announced.  Emmanuel  Plasson  ZLOO FRQGXFW ERWK RSHUDV DQG ERWK will  be  directed  by  OCM  artistic  di-­ rector  Douglas  Anderson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;?  features  the  famous Â

WHQRU DULD Âł1HVVXQ 'RUPD ´ DQG WKH lavish  sets  of  the  Metropolitan  Op-­ eraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  designed  by  Franco  =HIÂżUHOOL PLJKW OHDG VRPH WR VD\ WKDW this  work  cannot  be  staged  on  a  small  stage  without  international  stars.  But  OCM  artistic  director  Douglas  An-­ derson  sees  the  Town  Hall  Theater  as  the  perfect  venue  for  what  he  feels  is  a  classic  folk  tale:  a  wandering  SULQFH D PDLGHQ DQG WKUHH ULGGOHV Âł2XU IRFXV ´ $QGHUVRQ VDLG ÂłZLOO be  to  present  the  two  main  characters  LQ WKHLU YHU\ UHDO YHU\ KXPDQ FRP-­ SOH[LW\ 2XU JRDO ZLOO EH DQ LQWLPDWH V\PSDWKHWLF GHWDLOHG XQGHUVWDQGLQJ RI 7XUDQGRW DQG &DODI DQG LI WKDWÂśV ZKDW \RXÂśUH DIWHU D VPDOO KRXVH ZLQV every  time.â&#x20AC;?

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Guest  judges  for  the  2015  Vermont  Chili  Festival  will  be:  Â&#x2021; &KHI %LOO 6QHOO RI 7RXUWHUHOOH restaurant  in  New  Haven. Â&#x2021; (ULQ 0F&RUPLFN RI WKH EORJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Travel  Like  a  Local:  VT.â&#x20AC;? Â&#x2021; $QGUHD 7RGG D IRRG WR WDEOH cook  from  the  area. Â&#x2021; &KHI 5REHUW %DUUDO RI &DIp Provence  restaurant  in  Brandon. Â&#x2021; 6DOO\ 3ROODN Burlington  Free  Press  food  writer. Â&#x2021; /LVD *RVVHOLQ IRUPHU HGLWRULDO director/editor  in  chief  at  Eating  Well  magazine  and  current  commissioner Â

cast  from  a  lengthy  audition  process  roles  of  Turandot.  Members  of  the  in  New  York  City  and  Middlebury.

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TRIVIA Every Thursday @ 7pm Horsetraders LIVE on March 14 During/after VT Chili Festival 3pm-close. $5 COVER

Thu 4/9 & Sat 4/11 8pm; Sun 4/12 2pm $17/ $6 students

A musical starring Mike McCann and Kim Anderson.

Directed by Douglas Anderson.

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Starring Vanessa Dunleavy.

Written by Dana Yeaton, with music by Clint Bierman.

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Buttons  for  unlimited  sam-­ ples  of  chili  will  be  available  at  the  event  and  on  the  website  at  vtchilifest.com.  Buttons  are  $5  in  advance  and  $7  on  the  day  of  the  festival.  Hot  chocolate  and  cider  will  be  sold  in  the  Cocoa  Cabana  and  free  bottles  of  wa-­ ter  will  be  available  from  Blue  Cross  Blue  Shield  of  Vermont.  Radio  stations  99.9  the  Buzz  and  98.9  WOKO  will  be  on  site  and  playing  music  throughout  the  event  and  The  Grift  will  be  playing  live  in  the  beverage  tent  beginning  at  5  p.m.

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Council  picks  Perry  Lavallee  as  senior  alderman By  ANDY  KIRKALDY  VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  addition  to  de-­ ciding  to  move  ahead  with  a  city  park   for  preschoolers,  Vergennes  aldermen  at  their  meeting  Tuesday  evening  also:  Â&#x2021; (OHFWHG 5HQQ\ 3HUU\ DV VHQLRU DO-­ derman.  Perry  will  stand  in  as  mayor  if  needed  at  meetings  when  Mayor  Bill  Benton  is  absent.  Randy  Ouellette  held  the  post  in  recent  years,  but  chose  not  to  run  for  another  term.  Â&#x2021; 5H DSSRLQWHG &LW\ 0DQDJHU 0HO Hawley  as  delinquent  tax  collector  and  tree  warden,  Christine  Bradford  as  the  councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  representative  on  the  Bixby  Library  board,  Cheryl  Brink-­

man  as  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  representative  on  the  Addison  County  Solid  Waste  Man-­ agement  District  board,  and  Hawley  and  Benton  as  the  Vergennes  mem-­ bers  of  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission  board. Â&#x2021; $SSURYHG D SURSRVDO E\ ORFDO tennis  professional  Franz  Collas  to  run  a  fee-­based,  seven-­week  youth  tennis  program  on  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  ten-­ nis  courts,  beginning  in  late  June  and  running  through  early  August.  Courts  will  be  reserved  for  the  program  from  9  a.m.  until  noon  on  weekdays,  as-­ suming  registration  goes  as  Collas  hopes.

Playground  (Continued  from  Page  1A) ing  to  sit  here  and  argue  this  with  footprint  was  scaled  back  by  about  you,â&#x20AC;?  Johnson  said.  40  percent  in  a  compromise  with  op-­ Perry  added  he  was  concerned  re-­ ponents.  turning  the  grant  funding  would  jeop-­ Alderman  Renny  Perry  said  his  ardize  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chances  of  earning  continued  support  of  the  playground  future  state  grants. might  be  different  â&#x20AC;&#x153;had  the  referen-­ New  council  member  Jeff  Fritz  said  dum  been  clear,  and  not  as  misleading  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;absolutely  agreed  with  Renny  that  as  it  was.  Under  normal  circumstanc-­ it  was  not  the  will  of  the  people,â&#x20AC;?  while  es  we  should  be  going  Aldermen  Joe  Klopfen-­ by  what  the  will  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One-to-fourstein  and  Lowell  Bertrand  people  was.â&#x20AC;?  said  the  council  had  made  Instead,  he  said,  the  \HDU ROGV DUH up  its  mind  in  December. result  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  big  misun-­ not going to sit â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  our  decision  is  here and argue already  made,â&#x20AC;?  Bertrand  derstanding.â&#x20AC;?

The  petitioned  article  WKLV ZLWK \RX Âľ said.  stated  the  playground,  Benton  opened  the  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jennifer to  be  installed  between  council  discussion  by  Johnson the  city  pool  and  East  saying  that  if  two  coun-­ Street,  would  be  done  cil  members  present  had  so  â&#x20AC;&#x153;at  a  cost  of  $42,000,  half  of  which  agreed  with  Donnelly  and  Daniels,  he  would  come  from  the  city  Water  Tow-­ would  in  good  faith  postpone  a  vote  er  Fund.â&#x20AC;? on  the  issue  until  the  next  meeting  to  &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV QRWH ZKDW LW GLG QRW VD\ allow  the  will  of  the  full  council  to  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  remaining  funding  will  come  prevail.  from  a  $21,000  Vermont  Department  He  closed  discussion  by  joining  the  of  Buildings  and  General  Services  majority  and  stating  the  December  grant,  and  the  Water  Tower  Fund  is  fed  vote  would  simply  stand.  by  cell  phone  companies  who  lease  Benton  said  he  saw  support  for  the  space  on  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  former  water  tower  â&#x20AC;&#x153;scaled-­down  parkâ&#x20AC;?  during  discus-­ to  hang  broadcast  equipment. sions  with  neighbors,  and  that  refus-­ Some  project  labor  will  also  be  ing  to  build  the  park  would  send  the  donated.  Playground  designer  Da-­ wrong  message  to  potential  residents  vid  Raphael,  who  also  teaches  at  the  DV ZHOO DV VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV HYHQ WR WKH University  of  Vermont,  said  one  of  point  of  the  city  becoming  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  laugh-­ his  classes  will  work  on  the  effort  and  ingstock.â&#x20AC;? begin  soon.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  trying  to  bring  young  fami-­ In  a  March  5  email  to  a  department  lies  into  Vergennes,â&#x20AC;?  Benton  said.  RIÂżFLDO &KULVV\ *LOKXO\ LQIRUPLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  took  a  new  vote  and  sent  the  RIÂżFLDOV RI WKH YRWH &LW\ 0DQDJHU money  back,  I  could  see  members  of  Mel  Hawley  wrote  he  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  criti-­ the  media  taking  us  to  task.â&#x20AC;? cal  of  the  wording  of  the  petition  as  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  I  felt  it  was  misleading  by  purposely  andyk@addisonindependent.com. not  mentioning  that  the  other  half  of  the  project  would  be  paid  by  a  state  grant.â&#x20AC;?

2Q 0RQGD\ *LOKXO\ UHDIÂżUPHG the  awarding  committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  support  of  the  project  despite  the  March  3  vote  in  Vergennes:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  consulted  with  the  committee  and  they  are  standing  by  their  commitment  to  the  toddler  park.â&#x20AC;?  Also  on  Monday,  the  Vergennes  Development  Review  board  made  formal  its  zoning  approval  of  the  playground.

On  Tuesday,  a  majority  of  the  coun-­ cil  and  the  three  residents  who  spoke  Seeds Are Here endorsed  the  project.  Now! Two  council  members  disagreed.  Choose from Agway, Benton  read  letters  from  absent  mem-­ bers  Lynn  Donnelly  and  Michael  Botanical Interests, Daniels,  both  of  whom  wrote  the  city  Olds, High Mowing should  abandon  the  project.  ( a VT Organic Seed Company!)

Donnelly  said  the  playground  Seedway, Livingston, would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;duplicate  many  of  the  facili-­ & Reneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden. tiesâ&#x20AC;?  the  city  already  owns,  and  urged  the  council  to  return  the  grant  even  SEED STARTER though  â&#x20AC;&#x153;confusion  haunts  this  out-­ PRODUCTS comeâ&#x20AC;?  of  the  vote  because  of  the  peti-­ tion  wording.  Daniels  said  the  council  would  risk  AND ORDER YOUR LWV UHODWLRQVKLS ZLWK VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV E\ SPRING CHICKS returning  the  money,  but  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;lose  TODAY! WKH FRQÂżGHQFH´ RI YRWHUV E\ QRW KRQ-­ By March 31st oring  the  Town  Meeting  Day  referen-­ dum.

Coupon â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  feel  the  voters  have  spoken,â&#x20AC;?  he  wrote.   Resident  Abigail  Diehl-­Noble,  who  pointed  out  her  three  children  between  the  ages  of  5  and  9  will  be  too  old  for  the  new  playground,  said  TH there  is  now  no  good  choice  for  pre-­ schoolers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  existing  playgrounds  are  for  older  children  or  are  off-­limits  during  the  school  hours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  just  not  true  that  it  duplicates  what  we  have  here,â&#x20AC;?  Diehl-­Noble  said.  She  said  not  building  the  play-­ ground  would  be  a  failure  to  take  ad-­ vantage  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;incredible  resources  we  have  available,â&#x20AC;?  citing  Raphaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  UVM  class  as  well  as  the  grant.

Planning  commission  chairman  Shannon  Haggett  also  cited  the  lack  Applies  to  3.5  oz/100  grams  or  smaller of  facilities  for  younger  children  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Free  seeds  must  be  equal  or  lesser  value.  Limit  5  free  packs  per  customer.  and  their  potential  to  lure  young  fami-­ lies.

0,''/(%85< $*:$< &28321 Â&#x2021; (;3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  it  is  something  that  is  need-­ ed,â&#x20AC;?  Haggett  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;From  the  planning  commission  point  of  view,  it  is  some-­ MIDDLEBURY AGWAY thing  that  would  be  good  to  have.â&#x20AC;?

388 Exchange Street Open Recreation  committee  member  7 days Jennifer  Johnson  said  the  playground  would  serve  a  group  that  is  not  heard  Mon. - Fri. 8-6, Sat. 8-5, Sun. 9-4 at  the  polls  or  at  meetings. www.MiddleburyAgway.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;One-­to-­four-­year-­olds  are  not  go-­

(Continued  from  Page  1A) that  MREMS  add  â&#x20AC;&#x153;critical  care  trans-­ Town  Meeting  Day  contributions  such  as  trips  to  physician  appoint-­ portsâ&#x20AC;?  to  its  list  of  services.  These  from  the  10  towns  it  serves. ments  and  dialysis  treatments. transports  involve  patients  requiring  Also  on  Lavallee  and  MREMSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Private  ambulance  services  are  care  that  must  be  delivered  at  hospi-­ agenda:  Raising  the  estimated  JRLQJ WR URRW WKHPVHOYHV LQ SURÂżW-­ tals  outside  of  the  Green  Mountain  $170,000  it  will  need  to  replace  one  able  markets,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  we  are  State,  such  as  in  Boston.  MREMS  of  the  organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ambulances.  dealing  with  here  is  a  rural  EMS  sys-­ has  three  critical  care  paramedics  2IÂżFLDOV DUH RSWLPLVWLF IRU D VXFFHVV-­ tem  that  has  to  support  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  Lavallee  ful  campaign. itself.  There  are  only  ² ZKR DUH TXDOLÂżHG WR RAISED  IN  THE  REGION â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea is to so  many  emergency  re-­ staff  such  transports,  Meanwhile,  Ric  and  his  wife,  sponse  calls  you  are  go-­ add these (new) which  could  add  more  Dara,  are  settling  nicely  into  Addison  services with no revenue  to  the  organiza-­ County.  Their  six  grown  children  are  ing  to  attend  to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  order  to  sustain  debt. It can be tionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  coffers. now  off  on  their  own.  Ric  is  an  avid  your  level  of  services  done, and I will â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  idea  is  to  add  skier  and  his  boat  is  primed  for  Lake  you  have  to  look  at  oth-­ Ă&#x20AC;QG D ZD\ Âľ these  (new)  services  Champlain  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  body  of  water  that  er  streams  of  revenue,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ric Lavallee with  no  debt,â&#x20AC;?  Lavallee  he  knows  well.  Lavallee  was  born  in  he  added. said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  can  be  done,  Nova  Scotia,  but  raised  in  the  eastern  RIC   LAVALLEE With  that  in  mind,  DQG , ZLOO ÂżQG D ZD\ ´ townships  of  Quebec.

Lavallee  is  doing  some  market  re-­ Those  coffers  have  been  depleted  Dara  is  an  educator,  whole  foods  advanced  life-­saving  business.â&#x20AC;? search  in  the  MREMS  service  area  to  in  recent  years,  due  in  part  to  inad-­ nutritionist  and  chef.

Mike  Roy,  chairman  of  the  determine  what  non-­emergency  ser-­ equate  Medicaid  and  Medicare  re-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  both  love  New  England,â&#x20AC;?  Ric  MREMS  board,  was  pleased  to  wel-­ vices  are  in  most  demand  and  what  imbursements  and  a  former  business  /DYDOOHH VDLG FLWLQJ D SDUWLFXODU DIÂżQ-­ come  Lavallee  aboard. the  organization  could  reasonably  plan  that  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  yield  the  expected  ity  for  the  quality  of  life  that  Vermont  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  thrilled  to  have  Ric  join  charge  for  such  amenities.  He  plans  revenues.  As  a  result,  MREMS  last  offers. us,â&#x20AC;?  Roy  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  was  the  unani-­ to  bring  those  new  services  on  line,  year  discontinued  its  new  billing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  cold  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  bother  me  at  all.â&#x20AC;? mous  choice  of  the  search  committee.  with  a  fee  schedule,  sometime  dur-­ service,  worked  out  a  new  pricing  He  believes  MREMS  has  a  bright  He  had  the  right  combination  of  busi-­ ing  the  next  business  quarter  (April  schedule  for  its  new  communica-­ future. ness  management  experience  and  an  through  June).  Ambulance  services  tions  service,  and  phased  out  a  layer  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  great  operation  with  on-­the-­ground  understanding  of  what  in  Rutland  and  Chittenden  counties  of  middle  management  and  rede-­ great  people,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  citizens  it  means  to  provide  emergency  medi-­ are  already  proving  non-­emergency  ployed  those  workers  to  providing  here  have  something  very  special  that  cal  services.â&#x20AC;? transportation,  according  to  Laval-­ direct  patient  services.  The  organiza-­ other  communities  in  the  area  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  lee. tion  this  March  resumed  asking  for  have  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  is,  a  very  progressive,  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

He  acknowledged  that  branching  out  into  the  non-­emergency  realm  will  require  MREMS  to  purchase  some  new  vehicles,  such  as  a  ser-­ vice  van  and  a  wheelchair  van.  The  organization  will  maintain  its  three  ambulances,  and  rescue  and  heavy  MREMS towns served 3 12 15 rescue  vehicles  for  emergency  calls. editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s folder â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  the  manpower,â&#x20AC;?  La-­ vallee  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  we  need  are  these  graphic to go with Lavallee story (different  kinds)  of  vehicles.â&#x20AC;?

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Cynthia Smith earned her MD degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. Prior to medical school she was the coordinator of the Perini Clinic for childhood cancer survivors at The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She studied Classics-Latin as an undergraduate at Harvard University. In her spare time she is Head Shepherd at 3 Sheep Farm where she cares for five adorable Border Leicester and Polypay sheep. She also has a passion for classical music and plays the French horn in several local musical groups.

Naomi Hodde, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

For years Naomi Hodde dreamed of returning to and living in her College Town. She graduated from Middlebury College in 1991, and then earned her MD from Temple University. Naomi completed her Residency in Internal medicine in 2005 while attending the University of Washington in Seattle. Naomi is gratified to focus on primary care medicine, and feels that the opportunity to connect with patients and families makes all the hard work worthwhile.

By  TODD  P.  LEFKOE,  M.D. Have  you  ever  settled  into  a  fa-­ vorite  chair  to  read  the  newspaper  RQO\ WR ¿QG \RXU KDQGV KDYH IDOOHQ asleep?  Has  your  pillow  become  your  nemesis,  promising  another  sleepless  night  of  pins  and  needles  in  WKH ZULVWV RU ¿QJHUV" $UH IULHQGV EH-­ ginning  to  question  your  motives  as  you  cut  short  another  phone  conver-­ sation  to  tend  to  your  aching  hands?

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pression  neuropathy  in  the  upper  ex-­ tremities.  The  median  nerve  is  centrally  lo-­ cated  in  the  forearm  and  wrist.  It  controls  sensation  to  the  underside  of  the  thumb,  index,  middle  and  half  of  WKH ULQJ ÂżQJHUV ,W DOVR KHOSV FRQWURO VPDOO PXVFOHV RI WKH WKXPE $W WKH base  of  the  palm,  the  median  nerve  runs  through  the  carpal  tunnel,  a  pas-­ sageway  surrounded  by  small  wrist  bones  on  three  sides  and  a  tough  ligament  on  the  fourth.  It  is  a  small,  relatively  unyielding  space.  Swelling  or  increased  pressure  inside  the  tun-­ nel  can  compress  or  injure  the  nerve.  Symptoms  of  carpal  tunnel  syn-­ drome  include  pain,  numbness,  tin-­ JOLQJ RU EXUQLQJ LQ WKH SDOP RU ÂżQ-­ gers.  The  thumb,  index  and  middle  ¿QJHUV DUH PRVW FRPPRQO\ DIIHFWHG The  ability  to  distinguish  between  the  feeling  of  hot  and  cold  can  be  lost.  Carpal  tunnel  sufferers  may  feel  as  if  their  hands  are  swollen  when  little  to  no  swelling  is  apparent  to  an  observer.  Symptoms  of  carpal  tunnel  syndrome  are  often  most  frequent  at  night.  There  may  be  a  positional  component,  as  shaking  out  the  hand  may  bring  relief. $V FDUSDO WXQQHO V\QGURPH SUR-­ gresses,  similar  symptoms  may  be  experienced  during  the  daytime.  Motor  symptoms  also  emerge,  in-­ cluding  decreased  grip  strength,  dif-­ ÂżFXOW\ JUDVSLQJ VPDOO LWHPV RU IUH-­ TXHQW GURSSLQJ RI REMHFWV $WURSK\ or  wasting  of  muscles  at  the  base  of  the  thumb  can  be  seen  in  chronic  or  XQWUHDWHG FDVHV $W LWV PRVW VHYHUH carpal  tunnel  syndrome  can  be  quite  disabling.  Seemingly  simple  tasks,  such  as  tying  shoes,  buttoning  a Â

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Todd  Lefkoe,  MD,  is  a  board-­cer-­ Treatment  of  carpal  tunnel  syn-­ WL¿HG VSHFLDOLVW LQ SK\VLFDO PHGLFLQH drome  generally  proceeds  in  step-­ and  rehabilitation.  He  is  the  physi-­ wise  fashion,  depending  on  disease  cian  and  owner  of  Vermont  Spine-­ severity  and  response  to  previous  Works  and  Rehabilitation,  an  inde-­ pendent  medical  practice  devoted  to  musculoskeletal  care  in  Middlebury.

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opportunity  to  hear  from  Speaker  Shap  Smith  on  health  reform  legislation  and  current  initiatives  now  under  discussion  in  Montpelier.

Welcomes

All  are  welcome. Â

Monica Benjamin MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, CLC

We  also  will  be  recognizing  our  President,  James  L.  Daily,  who  is  retiring  this  year.  Please  join  us  for  a  small  reception in  his  honor  at  5:30pm.  In  addition  to  this  presentation,  we  will  provide  brief  reports  regarding  the  work  of  Porter  Medical  Center  during  the  past  year. Â

If  you  would  like  a  complete  set  of  meeting  materials,  visit  our  website  at  portermedicalcenter.org  or  call  388-­â&#x20AC;?4738.  Copies  of  our  Annual  Report  will  be  available  at  the  meeting  or  on  our  website  by  the  end  of  March. Â

Monica moves to a new position at Rainbow Pediatrics with an extensive background in pediatric nursing, lactation counseling, and adolescent health and wellness. She holds a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Nursing from Duke University and a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University. She will be providing wellchild exams in addition to care for acute and chronic illnesses. Monica looks forward to partnering with our patients and their families to provide comprehensive, compassionate care.

A family nurse practitioner (FNP) is a registered nurse who has gone on to obtain a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in nursing with intensive, full-time, hands-on education in the diagnosis and management of common and complex health problems throughout oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifespan.

Licensure is awarded only after successful completion of an accredited program and certification exam.

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State  leaders  welcome the  public  to  solar  talks MONTPELIER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Area  resi-­ dents  interested  in  the  issue  of  sit-­ ing  solar  energy  projects  will  have  an  opportunity  to  share  their  opin-­ ions  with  legislators  on  Tuesday,  March  24,  from  6  to  8  p.m.,  during  a  special  hearing  in  Room  11  of  the  Vermont  Statehouse.

The  Shumlin  administration  has  set  a  goal  of  obtaining  90  percent  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  total  energy  from  renew-­ able  sources  by  the  year  2050.  The  past  few  years  have  seen  the  pro-­ liferation  of  dozens  of  solar  farms  throughout  the  state,  including  many  in  Addison  County.  This  has  led  to  a  growing  debate  on  whether  the  state  should  adopt  more  regula-­ tions  on  the  siting  of  solar  arrays  in  response  to  growing  complaints  from  neighbors.  The  Vermont  Pub-­ lic  Service  Board  is  the  arbiter  on Â

THIS  FELTED  HUMPTY  Dumpty  is  part  of  an  exhibit  of  felted  paintings  and  mixed-­media  work  by  Muffy  Kashkin  Grollier  opening  April  3  at  the  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center  in  Brandon. Â

Felted  art  exhibit,  demo to  open  in  Brandon  April  3 BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center  presents  a  new  exhib-­ it  of  felted  paintings  and  mixed-­me-­ dia  work  by  Muffy  Kashkin  Grollier.  The  exhibit,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Felted  Flora,  Fau-­ na  and  Fantasy,â&#x20AC;?  will  run  from  April  3  through  May  31,  with  an  opening  reception  on  Friday,  April  3,  from  5-­7  p.m.  Grollier  will  give  a  short  demon-­ stration  of  her  technique  at  6  p.m.

Grollier  recalls  the  day,  as  a  young  child,  that  she  took  after  her  mother,  a  talented  artist  in  her  own  right,  and  became  an  artist  herself.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  mother  would  lie  down  on  her  bed  with  me  at  nap  time.  One  day  as  my  mother  slept,  I  explored  her  nightstand.  To  my  de-­ light  I  found  a  tube  of  black  paint.  I  painted  the  bed,  the  pillows  and  blan-­ kets  and  of  course,  my  mother.â&#x20AC;?

Ever  since,  Grollier  has  been  an  art-­ ist,  experimenting  in  different  media  and  attending  the  University  of  Hart-­ ford  Art  School  and  the  Massachu-­ setts  College  of  Art.  She  continues  her  artistic  studies  independently,  tak-­ ing  classes  and  workshops  with  a  va-­ riety  of  artists  to  study  felting,  pastel,  watercolors,  doll-­making  and  mixed-­ media  art.

She  started  felting  about  eight  years  ago  with  three-­dimensional  charac-­ ters,  before  discovering  the  joys  of  painting  with  wool  â&#x20AC;&#x153;two-­dimension-­ ally.â&#x20AC;?  However,  her  paintings  are  far  from  two-­dimensional.  The  felting  process  allows  for  results  similar  to  a  bas-­relief,  giving  the  work  a  sense  of  depth  almost  as  if  it  were  sculpted.

Felted  paintings  are  created  by  lay-­ HULQJ ÂżEHUV RI ZRRO RQWR D ÂłFDQYDV´ â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  thin  piece  of  pre-­felted  wool  bat-­ ting  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  using  felting  needles  to  join  WKH ÂżEHUV WRJHWKHU ZLWK WKRVH LQ WKH canvas.  Grollier  incorporates  tech-­ niques  she  learned  from  watercolor  and  pastel  painting  into  her  work  and  explains  how  similar  this  technique  is  to  working  with  pastels.

Grollier  has  exhibited  her  mixed-­ media  art  and  felted  paintings  of  Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DQLPDOV WUHHV IDQWDV\ VFHQHV and  three-­dimensional  dolls  in  juried  shows  at  the  Southern  Vermont  Arts  Center  in  Manchester  and  the  Plym-­ outh  Arts  Guild  in  Plymouth,  Mass.

The  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Cen-­ ter  is  located  in  Park  Village  at  333  Jones  Drive  in  Brandon.  For  more  in-­ formation,  visit  www.cmacvt.org.

most  solar  applications,  not  the  lo-­ cal  communities.

The  March  24  hearing,  co-­hosted  by  the  Vermont  House  and  Sen-­ ate  Natural  Resources  and  Energy  Committees,  invites  individuals  and  the  representatives  of  commu-­ nities  and  regional  planning  com-­ missions  to  comment  on  current  solar  siting  policy  and  how  it  might  be  improved.

Sen.  Chris  Bray,  D-­New  Haven,  VDLG KH ZLOO FRQVLGHU ¿OLQJ OHJLV-­ lation  based  on  the  testimony  he  hears  on  March  24.  Bray  is  chair-­ man  of  the  Senate  Natural  Re-­ sources  and  Energy  Committee.

Anyone  unable  to  attend  the  March  24  hearing  may  email  writ-­ ten  testimony  to  kpickens@leg. state.vt.us.

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Biologist  to  offer  bat  presentation  in  Salisbury,  March  26 SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  biologist  Alyssa  Bennett  will  give  a  PowerPoint  presentation,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bats,  White-­nose  Syndrome,  and  Citizen  Science  in  Salisbury  and  Surrounding  Towns,â&#x20AC;?  at  the  Salisbury  Community  School  on  Thursday,  March  26,  from  6:30  to  7:30  p.m.

Salisbury,  Cornwall  and  Middle-­ bury  are  hotspots  in  Vermont  for  rare  bats  as  well  as  for  current  research  on  their  behavior,  ecology,  and  conser-­

vation.  Bennett  will  share  the  latest  research  on  bats  in  the  region  and  in  these  towns.  She  will  also  have  some  PRXQWHG EDWV DQG ¿HOG HTXLSPHQW RQ display.

Bennett  is  the  state  small  mam-­ mals  biologist  at  the  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Department  where  she  works  cooperatively  with  other  state  and  federal  agencies,  private  sector  pro-­ fessionals,  and  non-­government  orga-­ nizations.  Her  work  includes  primary Â

research  into  the  causes  and  effects  of  white-­nose  syndrome  on  cave  bats,  ¿HOG VXUYH\V SRSXODWLRQ PDQDJHPHQW regulatory  review,  and  outreach.  She  holds  a  BA  in  biology  from  Hampshire  College  and  an  MS  in  behavioral  neu-­ roendocrinology  from  Smith  College,  and  was  a  biology  professor  at  Berk-­ shire  Community  College.  This  event  is  being  offered  by  the  Salisbury  Conservation  Commission.  It  is  free  and  open  to  all  ages.

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LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Hope  you  re-­ membered  to  change  your  clocks  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spring  aheadâ&#x20AC;?  one  hour.  Sure  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  look  like  spring  outside  my  window.  All  I  see  is  more  snow  coming  down.  Yes,  I  still  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  beautiful,  but  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  ready  for  a  slightly  warmer  temperature,  say  35  or  40  degrees?  I  wonder  how  muddy  mud  season  will  be,  and  how  long.  Or  even,  when?

Two  special  birthdays  coming  up:  March  17,  Ruth  Coyle,  and  March  18,  Muriel  Orvis.  Happy  birthday!

Family  night  out  at  the  Lincoln  Library  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  Mad,  Mad,  Mad,  Mad  World.â&#x20AC;?  This  is  a  hilari-­ ous  movie  but  at  3  and  a  half  hours,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  a  long  one.  Come  on  Fri-­ day,  March  27,  at  6  p.m.  and  enjoy  a  real  classic  that  is  actually  rated  G. Interested  in  political  buttons  and  other  memorabilia?  Sally  Bald-­ winâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  extensive  collection  will  be  on  display  at  the  library  for  March  and  April.

Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rabies  clinic  will  be  KHOG DW WKH WRZQ RIÂżFH WKLV 6DWXU-­ day,  March  14,  from  9-­10  a.m.  The  cost  is  $15  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  cash  only,  please,  as  this  is  sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  veterinarians.  Dogs  must  be  leashed  and  cats  in  carriers  for  the  safety  of  all.  If  you  miss  this  one,  you  may  go  to  any  other  clinic  within  Addison  County.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  been  feeding  wild  bunnies  through  this  long,  cold  and  snowy  winter.  Think  my  garden  will  have  any  chance  at  all  this  summer?

Troopers  cite  four for  drunken  driving ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermont  State  Police  reported  four  separate  incidents  of  alleged  driving  under  the  LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH ODVW ZHHN 7KH ÂżUVW RI WKH VHULHV RI GUXQNHQ driver  citations  occurred  on  Wednes-­ day,  March  4,  at  9:10  p.m.  when  Trooper  Neary  stopped  a  2004  Chev-­ rolet  truck  after  he  saw  it  speeding  on  Route  30  in  Whiting.  Neary  reported  that  his  investigation  revealed  the  driver,  40-­year-­ old  Wayne  Newton  of  Brandon,  had  con-­ sumed  alcohol.  Newton  VXEPLWWHG WR VWDQGDUG ÂżHOG VREULHW\ tests  and  a  preliminary  breath  test,  which  showed  a  blood  alcohol  con-­ tent  of  0.096  percent;Íž  the  legal  limit  for  driving  is  0.08.  Newton  is  due  to  answer  the  charge  of  DUI  in  Addison  Superior  Court,  criminal  division,  on  March  23.

The  next  day,  at  around  11:30  p.m.  Trooper  Szarejko  stopped  a  motor  vehicle  driven  by  32-­year-­old  North  Ferrisburgh  resident  Randall  M.  Quesnel  on  Piney  Woods  Road  in  0RQNWRQ IRU VHYHUDO DOOHJHG WUDI¿F infractions.  The  trooper  said  Quesnel  provided  a  preliminary  sample  of  his  breath  and  his  blood  alcohol  content  was  measured  at  0.119.  Szarejko  took  Quesnel  to  the  New  Haven  state  po-­ lice  barracks  and  processed  him  for  suspicion  of  DUI.  Quesnel  was  cited  for  DUI,  second  offense,  and  is  due  in  court  March  23.

At  around  the  same  time,  Troop-­ HU 1HDU\ VDZ D WUDIÂżF YLRODWLRQ RQ Washington  Street  in  Middlebury  and  stopped  a  vehicle  driven  by  Tyler  J.  Hanley,  25,  of  Middlebury.  Neary Â

said  he  learned  that  Hanley  had  con-­ sumed  alcohol  before  driving.  Han-­ ley  showed  signs  of  impairment  dur-­ LQJ VWDQGDUG ¿HOG VREULHW\ WHVWV DQG a  preliminary  breath  test  yielded  a  result  of  0.108  percent  blood  alcohol  content  at  roadside.  He  was  cited  for  DUI;͞  his  court  date  is  March  23.

Finally,  at  just  past  11  p.m.  on  March  7,  Neary  stopped  another  mo-­ tor  vehicle  for  traf-­ ¿F YLRODWLRQV ² WKLV one  on  North  Pleasant  Street  in  Middlebury.  The  trooper  screened  WKH GULYHU LGHQWL¿HG DV \HDU ROG Ginni  R.  Lyles  of  Bridport,  for  DUI,  as  she  showed  signs  of  impairment.  He  cited  her  for  DUI;͞  Lyles  is  due  to  answer  the  charge  on  March  23.

In  other  recent  activity,  state  police  troopers: Â&#x2021; &LWHG 0LGGOHEXU\ UHVLGHQW -HUU\ Hoffman,  22,  for  simple  assault  while  Hoffman  was  an  inmate  at  the  Marble  Valley  Regional  Correctional  Center  in  Rutland.  Detective  Trooper  Mi-­ chael  Notte  reported  that  on  March  2  at  a  little  past  10  p.m.  cellmates  Matthew  Wilbert,  29,  of  Burlington  and  Hoffman  engaged  in  a  verbal  disagreement  that  ended  with  Hoff-­ man  assaulting  Wilbert.  Corrections  VWDII UHVSRQGHG TXLFNO\ DQG VWRSSHG the  incident  from  escalating.  Wilbert  received  minor  injuries  to  the  back  of  his  head,  neck  and  shoulder,  Notte  reported.  Hoffman  is  due  to  answer  the  simple  assault  charge  on  May  4  in  Rutland  Superior  Court,  criminal  division. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK DW S P UH-­ sponded  to  a  motor  vehicle  crash  on  Route  116  in  Bristol.  Police  report  that  John  Bordulis,  55,  of  Rutland  was  driving  a  Jeep  Grand  Cherokee  southbound  on  the  road  when  he  be-­ gan  to  feel  a  shudder  and  observed  his  front,  driver-­side  tire  fall  off.  The  Cherokee  struck  the  asphalt  and  came  to  an  abrupt  stop.  Bordulis  was  uninjured. Â&#x2021; 2Q 0DUFK UHFHLYHG D UHSRUW RI D IDPLO\ ÂżJKW RQ %XOORFN 5RDG in  Leicester.  Police  said  their  inves-­ tigation  showed  that  Jason  M.  Kim-­ ball,  47,  of  Leicester  had  assaulted  a  member  of  the  household,  allegedly  holding  a  tool  in  his  hand  and  putting  the  victim  in  fear.  Troopers  arrested  Kimball,  cited  him  for  aggravated  domestic  assault  and  lodged  him  at  the  Chittenden  County  Correctional  Center  for  lack  of  $1,000  bail.

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Bristol  school  board  seeking  budget  input By  ZACH  DESPART $4.93  million  proposal,  which  may  BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Three-­dozen  parents,  save  jobs  but  would  raise  the  burden  teachers  and  community  members  on  taxpayers;Íž  or  lower,  which  may  packed  the  Bristol  Elementary  School  IRUFH IXUWKHU FXWV EXW HDVH WKH ÂżQDQ-­ library  Monday  evening  to  give  their  cial  burden  on  the  community. input  to  the  school  board  on  how  it  Board  members  said  they  plan  to  should  draft  a  new  budget  proposal.  hold  public  forums  and  seek  input  But  board  members  did  not  discuss  via  an  exit-­poll  type  survey.  But  an  spending  numbers  that  could  appear  anonymous  online  survey  created  by  in  that  proposal  or  set  a  date  for  citi-­ community  member  Megan  LaRose  zens  to  vote  on  it. and  distributed  on  Front  Voters  on  Town  Meet-­ Porch  Forum  may  give  ing  Day  rejected  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the  board  some  of  the  original  spending  plan,  community answers  it  needs. which  totaled  $4.93  mil-­ engagement is LaRose  told  the  In-­ lion,  by  a  tally  of  377  to  the top priority, dependent  on  Tuesday  267. that  she  created  the  poll  WR Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW 7KH ÂżUVW WDVN ERDUG to  help  the  school  board  chair  Steve  Barsalou  exactly why understand  votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  mo-­ VDLG ZDV WR ÂżJXUH RXW WKH EXGJHW ZDV tivations,  and  that  many  why  exactly  voters  said  GHIHDWHG Âľ residents  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  the  ³QR´ WKH ÂżUVW WLPH DURXQG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Steve Barsalou board  to  make  further  to  a  budget  that  increased  cuts  in  the  new  draft. spending  by  2.76  per-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mostly,  we  are  hop-­ cent,  in  line  with  spending  plans  at  ing  to  let  the  school  board  members  schools  across  the  state. know  they  have  our  vote;Íž  to  do  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  community  engagement  best  for  our  5-­Town  community,  even  LV WKH WRS SULRULW\ WR ÂżQG RXW H[DFWO\ LI WKDW PHDQV YRWLQJ WKH ÂżUVW UXQ why  the  budget  was  defeated,â&#x20AC;?  he  down,â&#x20AC;?  LaRose  said  in  an  email. said.

A  community  member  gave  a  copy  At  board  meetings  preceding  the  of  the  survey  results  to  date  to  board  vote,  many  community  members  said  members  and  the  Independent  at  they  were  upset  that  the  original  bud-­ Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting.  The  survey  asks  a  get,  if  approved,  would  have  neces-­ number  of  questions  of  ANeSU  vot-­ sitated  the  layoffs  of  one  teacher  and  ers,  including  why  or  why  not  they  ¿YH QRQ VSHFLDO HGXFDWLRQ DLGHV 2WK-­ voted  for  their  elementary  or  high  ers  said  they  were  concerned  that  the  school  budgets  (voters  last  week  also  growth  of  the  supervisory  union  bud-­ rejected  the  spending  proposal  for  get  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  residents  in  each  of  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School). ÂżYH VSHQGLQJ WRZQV GR QRW GLUHFWO\ $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH ÂżQGLQJV WKH UH-­ vote  on  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  was  outpacing  the  budget  spondents  included  87  Bristol  voters.  increases  at  Bristol  Elementary.

Of  that  group,  62  indicated  that  they  Ultimately,  the  BES  board  will  have  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  BES  budget.  The  to  decide  whether  to  warn  a  spending  respondents  gave  a  variety  of  expla-­ ÂżJXUH WKDW LV KLJKHU WKDQ WKH RULJLQDO nations  for  why  they  voted  the  way Â

they  did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  like  to  see  position  cuts  as  an  absolute  last  resort,â&#x20AC;?  one  per-­ son  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  willing  to  vote  for  a  slightly  higher  budget  if  we  could  keep  some  of  these  positions.â&#x20AC;?

Other  voters  expressed  frustration  with  the  supervisory  union  budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  because  I  feel  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  only  way  to  express  my  disgust  with  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;untouchableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  SU  budget,â&#x20AC;?  one  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  make  cuts  from  the  top  down.â&#x20AC;?

Another  respondent  who  voted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  BES  budget  suggested  cutting  positions  at  the  supervisory  union  level  would  affect  students  less. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  too  many  paid  positions  within  ANeSU  that,  if  eliminated,  would  have  much  less  impact  on  stu-­ dents,â&#x20AC;?  the  respondent  wrote.

Board  members  said  they  would  review  the  50-­plus  pages  of  survey  results.

In  addition  to  determining  why  voters  rejected  the  budget,  the  board  also  discussed  how  to  draft  a  new  pro-­ posal.

Andrea  Murnane,  one  of  several  teachers  at  the  meeting,  asked  the  board  what  opportunities  the  faculty  would  have  to  offer  input  on  the  new  budget.  At  previous  meetings,  teach-­ ers  said  they  felt  left  out  of  the  initial  budget  process.  Barsalou  said  the  ERDUG ZDV VWLOO ÂżJXULQJ RXW KRZ WR solicit  input,  but  Superintendent  Da-­ vid  Adams  promised  there  would  be  a  method  by  which  teachers  can  offer  advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  make  sure  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  teacher  input  in  the  process,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

The  boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goal  is  to  get  a  budget  approved  by  voters  by  July  1,  when  WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU VWDUWV :KLOH LQL-­

tial  budgets  must  by  law  be  warned  between  30  and  40  days  before  Town  Meeting  Day,  state  law  dictates  that  school  budget  revotes  need  to  be  warned  only  seven  days  in  advance.  The  law  also  requires  school  boards  to  host  an  informational  session  be-­ fore  the  new  vote.

As  a  frame  of  reference,  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  school  budget  revotes  in  Ferrisburgh  and  Vergennes  took  place  in  the  mid-­ dle  of  May,  and  were  both  successful.

Adams  cautioned  the  board  that  he  did  not  advocate  waiting  until  June  for  another  vote.  He  explained  that  if  there  is  no  approved  budget  by  that  time,  the  district  must  prepare  to  bor-­ row  to  money  to  run  the  school  in  the  absence  of  a  budget.

If  the  community  does  not  approve  a  new  budget  by  July  1,  Adams  ex-­ plained  that  the  school  is  permitted  by  law  to  borrow  up  to  87  percent  of  the  initial  proposed  budget  to  keep  the  school  running.

As  a  target  date,  board  members  discussed  holding  a  new  budget  vote  in  the  third  week  of  April,  before  the  ANeSU  recesses  for  spring  break  the  following  week.  The  school  board  will  meet  again  on  Monday,  March  16,  at  5:30  p.m.,  and  will  tentatively  meet  on  a  weekly  basis  until  a  new  budget  proposal  is  completed.

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number  of  students  at  the  grade  7-­12  school  will  dip  below  700  next  year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cut  as  many  teachers  as  possi-­ ble,â&#x20AC;?  a  voter  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Combine  classes  and  eliminate  poorly  attended  elec-­ tives.â&#x20AC;?  The  Mount  Abraham  board  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  only  ANeSU  board  that  must  create  a  new  budget  proposal.  The  boards  of  Bristol  Elementary  School  and  Monkton  Central  School  are  also  drafting  new  budgets  after  vot-­ ers  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  on  Town  Meeting  Day.  The  Bristol  Elementary  board  came  to  no  conclusions  about  its  budget  at Â

a  Monday  meeting  (see  story  in  this  edition)  and  the  Monkton  Central  board  was  due  to  meet  Thursday  at  6:30  p.m.  at  the  school.

The  budgets  for  Beeman  El-­ ementary,  Robinson  Elementary  and  Lincoln  Community  schools  all  passed.

The  Mount  Abraham  school  board  will  meet  again  next  Tues-­ day  evening  at  the  school  library  at  6:30  p.m.  to  continue  its  work  on  the  spending  proposal,  and  will  warn  a  new  budget  vote  sometime  this  spring.

reason  to  believe  a  20  percent  in-­ crease  in  the  budget  would  occur,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Vermont  Gas  informed  the  Depart-­ ment  of  Public  Service  of  the  proj-­ ectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  surging  price  tag  long  before  it  told  the  PSB.  Testifying  before  the  PSB  last  month,  Department  Com-­ missioner  Chris  Recchia  said  Ver-­ PRQW *DV RIÂżFLDOV WROG KLP DV HDUO\ as  February  2014  of  the  anticipated  cost  hike  for  the  project,  but  ignored  his  advice  to  pass  that  information  along  to  the  PSB. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Department  staff  repeatedly  urged  Vermont  Gas  to  notify  the  board  and  Docket  No.  7970  parties  of  the  revised  cost  estimates,â&#x20AC;?  Rec-­ chia  said.

He  added  that  his  staff  asked  Ver-­ mont  Gas  to  do  so  in  March,  April,  May  and  June  of  2014.

In  her  testimony,  Simollardes  ac-­ knowledged  that  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;informal  con-­ versations,â&#x20AC;?  Department  of  Public  6HUYLFH RIÂżFLDOV VDLG 9HUPRQW *DV should  disclose  the  cost  increases  to  the  PSB.  She  said  the  company  wanted  to  see  if  permits  it  still  need-­ ed  to  start  construction  would  con-­

tain  conditions  that  would  further  change  the  budget  before  informing  the  PSB. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  thinking  at  the  time  was  that  until  these  permits  ZHUH ÂżQDO 9*6 FRXOG QRW NQRZ with  certainty  all  the  project-­related  changes  â&#x20AC;Ś  that  could  impact  project  FRVWV ´ VKH WHVWLÂżHG Recchia  was  also  critical  of  Ver-­ mont  Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  apparent  failure  to  antici-­ pate  the  cost  increases  before  2014.  :KHQ WKH 36% DSSURYHG WKH SURMHFW in  December  2013,  the  price  tag  was  $87  million.  Now,  after  another  cost  increased  announced  in  December,  it  (See  Cost  increases,  Page  18A)

Vt.  Gas (Continued  from  Page  1A) Service  Board  on  July  2.  Between  WKRVH GDWHV WKH 36% LVVXHG LWV ¿QDO approval  for  the  project  and  the  com-­ pany  began  construction.

Vermont  Gas  told  the  Burlington  Free  Press  in  August  that  it  knew  of  the  cost  increase  last  March,  but  Simmolardesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  testimony  indicates  RIÂżFLDOV NQHZ RI WKH FRVW KLNHV WZR months  prior  to  that  date.

Public  Service  Board  rules  require  utilities  to  inform  regulators  if  proj-­ ect  costs  increase  by  20  percent,  but  they  do  not  specify  how  prompt  that  disclosure  must  be.

6LPROODUGHV WHVWLÂżHG WKDW ZKLOH WKH company  knew  in  January  2014  of  a  likely  cost  increase  of  40  percent,  it  did  not  have  enough  information  to  detail  the  cost  drivers  to  regulators,  DQG WKXV GHFLGHG QRW WR VKDUH LWV ÂżQG-­ ings  with  the  PSB.  Simollardes  con-­ ceded  this  was  a  mistake,  and  that  the  company  should  have  instead  sent  a  preliminary  budget  and  then  a  detailed  report  when  it  was  ready. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  hindsight,  a  better  course  of  action  by  Vermont  Gas  would  have  been  to  report  that  the  company  had Â

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Mt.  Abe  (Continued  from  Page  1A) day,  more  than  150  people  respond-­ ed  to  the  anonymous  survey,  the  re-­ sults  of  which  were  provided  to  the  Independent.

Residents  listed  various  reasons  for  saying  â&#x20AC;&#x153;no.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  property  taxes  are  way  too  high,â&#x20AC;?  one  voter  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  expect  the  school  board  to  make  every  effort  to  reduce  the  cost  per  student  to  a  rea-­ sonable  level.â&#x20AC;?

Others  advocated  laying  off  staff  to  keep  pace  with  declining  enroll-­ ment;Íž  Adams  projected  that  the Â

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) school  has  already  or  proposed  to  cut  the  equivalent  of  about  seven  teach-­ ers  from  its  staff  since  March  2014.   The  major  problem  remains  the  GHÂżFLW WKDW 98+6 LV FDUU\-­ ing  from  this  past  school  year.  AN-­ Z68 RIÂżFLDOV VD\ WKDW GHÂżFLW DFFUXHG over  time  due  to  past  administratorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  faulty  estimates  for  special  education  funding  over  several  years  and  their  failure  to  properly  account  for  items  that  include  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  contractual  obligations  to  staff  and  transporta-­ tion  costs.  The  defeated  budget  called  for  WKDW GHÂżFLW WR EH SDLG RII RYHU WKH next  three  years.  That  meant  about  $256,000  in  the  plan  would  have  JRQH WRZDUG UHWLULQJ WKDW GHÂżFLW nothing  the  board  discussed  on  Mon-­ day  would  change  that  approach.

The  school  is  also  paying  off  a  $2.8  million  bond  to  improve  its  au-­ ditorium,  kitchen  and  cafeteria  and  WR ¿[ OHDN\ URR¿QJ DPRQJ RWKHU smaller  projects.  FURTHER  CUTS? 2Q 0RQGD\ $1Z68 6XSHULQ-­ tendent  JoAn  Canning  presented  the  board  with  a  memo  suggesting  four  levels  of  cuts  from  the  defeated  budget  in  $60,000  increments  up  to  $240,000.

None  proposed  further  staff  cuts  except  the  $240,000  plan,  which  suggested  eliminating  a  half-­time  position  in  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Community-­ Based  Learning  program.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  proposal  is  to  stay  away  from  further  personnel  changes,â&#x20AC;?  Canning  said.  The  original  budget  plan  would  have  created  a  6-­cent  residential  school  tax  increase  overall  before  factors  such  as  individual  townsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Common  Levels  of  Appraisals  &/$V DQG VKDUHV RI WKH 98+6 population  were  considered.  6DYLQJV IURP &DQQLQJÂśV IRXU SUR-­ posals  ranged  from  shaving  1  cent  off  that  tax  increase  at  the  $60,000  level  to  5  cents  off  that  increase  at  WKH OHYHO ZLWK WKH ÂżQDO amounts  varying  from  town  to  town.

Three  board  members  said  they  favored  at  most  the  $60,000  level  of  cuts,  most  of  which  would  be  achieved  by  slowing  the  pace  of  re-­ WLULQJ DQRWKHU GHÂżFLW ² WKLV RQH LQ the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  food  service.

Neil  Kamman  said  he  had  â&#x20AC;&#x153;heard  both  sidesâ&#x20AC;?  of  the  debate  of  whether  to  cut  spending  since  the  budget  de-­ feat,  and  would  not  favor  doing  so  â&#x20AC;&#x153;unless  we  are  told  unequivocally  by  the  majority  of  voters.â&#x20AC;?  Childers  and  Chris  Cousino  then  said  they  would  support  no  cuts  further  than  option  1  ² But  three  board  members,  Richard  5DWKEXQ *HRUJH *DUGQHU DQG +DL-­ gis,  disagreed.  They  pointed  to  the  $180,000  level,  minus  a  $30,000  cut  in  operations  and  maintenance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  would  be  a  slap  in  the  face  to  come  out  with  the  same  budget,â&#x20AC;?  Gardner  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  I  think  it  needs Â

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For  a  good  quarter  of  a  century,  the  Parent/Child  Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  programs  have  epitomized  all  that  is  best  in  our  human  condition.  The  Center  and  its  outstanding  staff  work  to  improve  the  lives  of  our  young  people  and  help  them  realize  the  full  potential  of  their  abilities.   At  the  3DUHQW &KLOG &HQWHU WKHVH \RXQJ SHRSOH ÂżQG DFFHSWDQFH GLJQLW\ professional  guidance  and  a  caring  family.   I  take  pride  in  supporting  the  work  of  the  P/CC  because  I  think  it  is  performed  at  a  critical  time  in  the  lives  of  many  of  these  young  people  and  allows  them  to  become  happy,  productive  members  of  society.  In  addition,  and  not  incidentally,  I  support  the  Parent/Child  Center  programs  because  for  over  thirty  years  they  have  saved  our  government  (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  our  taxes)  long  term  social  service  expenses.

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to  be  more  than  $60,000.â&#x20AC;?  +DLJLV VDLG LI ERDUG PHPEHUV GLG not  cut  enough,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  be  doing  this  again  in  May,â&#x20AC;?  while  Rathbun  said  the  vote  offered  enough  evidence  that  a  lower  spending  plan  needed  to  be  proposed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  come  back  with  the  same  numbers,  people  are  going  to  say  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  doing  what  we  asked,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  he  said,  later  adding,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  cut  more,  plain  and  simple.â&#x20AC;?

PUBLIC  COMMENT Although  more  of  the  20  com-­ munity  members  and  teachers  in  at-­ tendance  supported  higher  spending  than  not,  comments  were  also  split.  Teacher  Chris  Wyckoff  read  a  statement,  one  he  said  was  signed  by  PRVW 98+6 WHDFKHUV WKDW VXSSRUWHG re-­submitting  the  same  proposal.  It  noted  the  many  staff  cuts  already  made  and  proposed  and  stated  cut-­ ting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  budget  even  further  would  have  an  even  more  devastating  im-­ pactâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  school  and  its  ability  to  retain  students  with  school  choice  on  the  horizon.  Wyckoff,  among  others,  suggested  WKDW WKH ÂżUVW EXGJHW SODQ ² SDUWLFX-­ larly  the  level  of  cuts  already  made  ² ZDV QRW ZHOO SURPRWHG WR RU XQ-­ GHUVWRRG E\ $1Z68 UHVLGHQWV +H said  teachers  would  actively  sup-­ SRUW D UHYRWH LQFOXGLQJ E\ VWDIÂżQJ D phone  bank  and  sending  out  letters.  ³:H ÂżUPO\ EHOLHYH DQ HGXFDWHG public  will  pass  the  budget,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Ferrisburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Lou  McLaren  also  VDLG WKH ÂżUVW 98+6 EXGJHW OLNH WKH also-­defeated  Ferrisburgh  Central  6FKRRO EXGJHW ZDV QRW ZHOO SXE-­ licized,  noting  they  were  not  even  mentioned  in  school  newsletters.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  communication  probably  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  as  robust  as  it  should  have  been,â&#x20AC;?  McLaren  said.

On  the  other  hand,  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Eliz-­ abeth  Armstrong  continued  to  criti-­ cize  school  spending.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  need  to  cut  this  budget,â&#x20AC;?  Armstrong  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  buried  us  in  taxes  year  after  year.â&#x20AC;?

Armstrong  also  said  she  had  vis-­ ited  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  classrooms  and  was  not  impressed  with  the  quality  of  98+6 HGXFDWLRQ 6WXGHQW UHSUHVHQWDWLYH WR WKH ERDUG -RVK 6LFNOHV SROLWHO\ GLVDJUHHG +H name-­checked  every  teacher  in  the  room  and  said  each  had  contributed  VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ WR WKH VFKRRO DQG KLV education.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  in  the  classroom  every  day,â&#x20AC;?  6LFNOHV VDLG Fellow  student  representative  (PPD *DUGQHU VXSSRUWHG 6LFNOHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  very  proud  of  this  school  we  attend,â&#x20AC;?  Gardner  said.

8OWLPDWHO\ WKH ERDUG GLG QRW DJUHH on  a  way  forward  on  Monday.  On  the  suggestion  of  member  Jeffry  Glass-­ berg,  the  only  member  who  did  not  weigh  in  on  a  potential  spending  level,  they  voted  instead  to  meet  this  coming  Tuesday,  March  17,  begin-­ ning  at  6  p.m.  in  the  school  library.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) school  districts  of  at  least  1,100  stu-­ idea.  A  payroll  tax  has  been  put  for-­ dents.  The  schools  within  each  dis-­ ward  to  help  the  shortfall  and  fund  trict  would  be  funded  through  a  single  Medicaid.  There  is  the  proposed  elim-­ budget.  A  particularly  controversial  ination  of  certain  deductions  on  your  aspect  of  the  bill  calls  for  capping  an-­ tax  return.â&#x20AC;? nual  spending  increases  to  2  percent  Baser  noted  that  he  heard  a  lot  of  through  2018.  That  cap  could  be  ad-­ angst  from  his  constituents  during  last  MXVWHG RU UHPRYHG DV + PDNHV LWV yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  campaign  season  about  high  way  through  the  legislative  process. property  taxes  and  state  spending.

6KDUSH VDLG WKH IRUPDWLRQ RI WKH â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  hope  that  what  (budget  plan)  we  larger  school  districts  is  expected  to  end  up  with  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  more  costly  to  you  save  $12  million  to  $32  million  in  all,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  to  attendees  of  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  EXVLQHVV RSHUDWLRQV DORQH +H DGGHG breakfast. that  something  must  be  done  to  re-­ 6RPH DWWHQGHHV VXJJHVWHG WKH VWDWH duce  school  expenses,  noting  that  FRXOG VROYH DW OHDVW VRPH RI LWV ÂżQDQ-­ 9HUPRQW KDV WKH ORZHVW VWXGHQW VWDII cial  problems  by  more  aggressively  UDWLR LQ WKH FRXQWU\ ² ÂłE\ D ORQJ pursuing  people  who  have  not  paid  VKRW ´ 7KDW UDWLR DFFRUGLQJ WR 6KDUSH their  taxes.  As  of  last  currently  stands  at  4.67  year,  the  state  was  owed  students  per  school  staff  $153  million  in  delin-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am concerned member. quent  taxes,  according  we might be 6KDUSH SRLQWHG WR D WR 5HS 'DYH 6KDUSH ' losing something $150  million  savings  Bristol. in  health-­care-­related  that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 6KDUSH QRWHG VRPH RI show up on a school  expenses  state-­ that  money  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  col-­ ZLGH KDG 9HUPRQW HQ-­ lected  because  of  bank-­ balance sheet.â&#x20AC;? acted  a  single-­payer  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sen. Chris health  care  system. ruptcies  and  because  Bray some  of  the  debtors  have  +H DSSHDUHG SHVVL-­ GLHG 6RPH RI WKHVH GH-­ mistic  on  Monday  about  linquency  cases  are  in  9HUPRQWHUVÂś FROOHFWLYH litigation.  The  state  recently  published  appetite  for  approving  any  sweeping  D OLVW RI WKH WRS WD[ VFRIĂ&#x20AC;DZV LQ HGXFDWLRQ IXQGLQJ UHIRUP ² DW OHDVW an  effort  to  encourage  payment. major  reforms  pitched  from  Mont-­ Âł,WÂśV D FRQVWDQW EDWWOH ´ 6KDUSH VDLG SHOLHU 6KDUSH VDLG KLV FRPPLWWHH SCHOOL  QUALITY,  FUNDING ² (GXFDWLRQ ² KDV DOVR GLVFXVVHG Also  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breakfast,  former  the  concept  of  the  state  allowing  per-­ educator  and  Middlebury  resident  pupil  education  block  grant  money  to  Lyn  DeMoulin  asked  why  the  state  follow  the  child  to  the  school  of  his  or  needed  to  have  62  superintendencies  her  choice. to  administer  a  public  school  system  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  a  lot  of  resistance  to  any-­ that  has  a  steadily  decreasing  student  thing  we  do  in  Montpelier  that  might  ERG\ 6KH VDLG D PRUH FHQWUDOL]HG V\V-­ GLOXWH ORFDO FRQWURO ´ 6KDUSH VDLG tem  and  bureaucracy  could  save  tax-­ 6HQ &KULV %UD\ ' 1HZ +DYHQ DF-­ payers  money. knowledged  hearing,  during  his  trav-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;No  legislator  has  the  courage  to  els  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  support  for  say,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This  is  not  OK,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  DeMoulin  local  schools  as  important  commu-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  you  have  a  central  nity  hubs. place  to  order  supplies,  to  screen  can-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  concerned  we  might  be  los-­ didates.  Come  on,  people,  local  con-­ ing  something  that  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  show  up  trol  really  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  exist.  You  can  save  on  a  balance  sheet,â&#x20AC;?  he  said  of  the  po-­ tons  of  money  instead  of  taxing  peo-­ tential  effect  of  school  consolidation. ple  â&#x20AC;Ś  People  are  leaving  this  state  in  6RPH SDUWLFLSDQWV DW 0RQGD\ÂśV droves.â&#x20AC;? breakfast  also  voiced  concerns  about  7KH +RXVH (GXFDWLRQ &RPPLWWHH WKH TXDOLW\ RI HGXFDWLRQ LQ 9HUPRQW ODVW PRQWK SDVVHG + DQ HGXFD-­ schools. tion  reform  bill  that,  among  other  Weybridge  resident  John  Meakin  things,  calls  for  the  (voluntary)  for-­ warned  that  American  collegesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  engi-­ mation  of  larger  (pre-­K  to  grade  12)  neering  and  science  departments  are Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;being  massively  stocked  by  people  QRW ERUQ LQ $PHULFD ´ +H VDLG WKRVH students  are  returning  to  their  coun-­ tries  of  origin  after  they  earn  their  degrees,  leaving  a  skills  gap  in  the  8QLWHG 6WDWHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  need  to  be  developing  native-­ born  engineering  and  science  stu-­ dents,  otherwise  we  are  not  going  to  be  as  exceptional  as  we  would  like  to  consider  ourselves,â&#x20AC;?  Meakin  said.

0HDNLQ DGGHG WKH 8 6 ZRXOG DOVR be  well-­served  in  studying  European,  Asian  and  other  non-­domestic  school  systems  to  see  how  some  of  their  suc-­ cessful  programs  could  be  replicated: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  Winston  Churchill  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You  can  rely  on  the  Americans  to  do  the  right  thing,  after  they  have  tried  ev-­ erything  else.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? %DVHU QRWHG 9HUPRQW KDV D ODZ LQ effect  that  gives  students  incentives  to  go  to  state  colleges  and  universities  to  focus  on  the  sciences  and  math,  in  re-­ turn  for  which  they  are  offered  some  school  loan  forgiveness.

Addison  resident  Mark  Boivin  SRLQWHG WR D WUHQG RI 9HUPRQW VWXGHQWV leaving  for  other  states  after  gradua-­ WLRQ EHFDXVH WKH\ FDQQRW ÂżQG JRRG wages  and  affordable  accommoda-­ tions  in  their  home  state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right  now,  we  are  at  the  cusp  of  what  Detroit  was,â&#x20AC;?  Boivin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  had  a  good  economy  and  we  are  at  the  point  of  killing  it  with  taxes  and  all  the  other  things  that  are  coming  down  on  us.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  of  a  single  small  business  person  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  met  who  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  waiting  and  itching  for  a  good  door  to  get  out  of  this  state  ...  We  spend  a  lot  of  money  on  education  and  we  close  the  doors  on  businesses  that  would  employ  (the  students)  be-­ cause  we  have  all  these  regulations  that  the  state  has  put  in  and  has  main-­ tained.â&#x20AC;?

Weybridge  resident  Fran  Putnam  argued  that  young  people  are  return-­ LQJ WR 9HUPRQW WR ÂżQG MREV DQG HQMR\ WKH VWDWHÂśV TXDOLW\ RI OLIH 6KH FLWHG KHU own  two  children  as  examples. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  have  to  be  creative,â&#x20AC;?  Putnam  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  expect  someone  to  KDQG \RX D MRE LQ 9HUPRQW VRPH-­ times  you  have  to  create  (the  job)  yourself.â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

Cost  increases (Continued  from  Page  17A) 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH +H FKDUDFWHUL]HG DV stands  at  $154  million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;reprehensibleâ&#x20AC;?  the  departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  de-­ Âł5HJDUGOHVV RI ZKHWKHU 9HUPRQW FLVLRQ WR QRW WHOO WKH 36% DERXW WKH Gas  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;knewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  of  the  revised  cost  esti-­ FRVW LQFUHDVHV ZKHQ 9HUPRQW *DV mate  in  January  or  March  2014,  I  am  failed  to  do  so.

WURXEOHG WKDW 9HUPRQW *DV GLG QRW Âł7KH 'HSDUWPHQW RI 3XEOLF 6HU-­ see  this  coming  even  sooner,â&#x20AC;?  Rec-­ vice  is  supposed  to  be  the  regulator  chia  said. and  (the  Department  is)  supposed  to  As  the  only  natural  gas  company  represent  consumers,â&#x20AC;?  Marchildon  LQ WKH VWDWH 5HFFKLD VDLG 9HUPRQW said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  had  a  real  responsibil-­ Gas  analysts  should  have  been  pay-­ ity  to  communicate  what  they  knew,  ing  better  attention  to  economic  forc-­ and  it  was  several  months  before  that  es  within  the  natural  gas  industry  in  happened.â&#x20AC;?

WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV Recchia  told  the  Independent  ³9HUPRQW *DV PRUH WKDQ DQ\RQH Wednesday  that  the  reason  the  De-­ should  be  monitoring  such  industry  SDUWPHQW RI 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH GLGQÂśW trends,  especially  when  it  is  engaged  LQIRUP WKH 36% RI WKH FRVW LQFUHDVH LQ D VLJQLÂżFDQW H[SDQ-­ ZKHQ 9HUPRQW *DV sion  project,â&#x20AC;?  he  testi-­ failed  to  was  because  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Department ÂżHG it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  Recchia  added  that  staff repeatedly details  about  the  esti-­ 9HUPRQW *DV EHDUV WKH urged Vermont mated  cost  hike. burden  of  informing  the  Gas to notify â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  the  public  about  any  chang-­ the board and details  at  that  point  as  ing  costs  or  other  eco-­ to  why  the  costs  were  â&#x20AC;Ś parties of nomic  factors,  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;that  increasing,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  information  bears  heav-­ the revised cost â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  were  the  only  ily  on  whether  a  project  estimates.â&#x20AC;? ones  that  had  that  in-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Commissioner formation. â&#x20AC;Ś  remains  in  the  public  Chris Recchia interest.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  will  say  I  learned  TRANSPARENCY  some  lessons  from  this  QUESTIONED process,  and  I  will  do  it  differently  According  to  company  testimony  next  time,â&#x20AC;?  Recchia  continued.

-DQ 9HUPRQW *DV DOVR NQHZ RI 5HFFKLD DGGHG WKDW 9HUPRQW *DV smaller  cost  hikes  between  when  it  GLG LQIRUP KLP DQG WKH 36% WKLV ÂżOHG DQ PLOOLRQ EXGJHW ZLWK past  December  as  soon  as  it  calcu-­ WKH 36% LQ )HEUXDU\ DQG ZKHQ lated  a  new,  $35  million  increase,  the  board  approved  the  project  in  which  he  said  was  evidence  that  the  December  of  that  year.  Those  cost  company  has  listened  to  regulatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  updates  are  as  follows:  $97.4  mil-­ requests. lion  in  August  2013,  $97.8  million  in  Bristol  attorney  James  Dumont,  6HSWHPEHU DQG PLOOLRQ who  represents  several  project  op-­ in  November  2013. ponents  who  are  parties  to  the  case,  :KLOH WKH PLOOLRQ ÂżJXUH said  that  even  though  the  cost  in-­ is  only  15.7  percent  higher  than  the  creases  in  2013  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  meet  the  20  PLOOLRQ EXGJHW ÂżOHG ZLWK WKH percent  threshold,  utilities  are  still  36% DQG WKXV GRHV QRW PHHW WKH required  to  keep  regulators  informed  percent  threshold  which  requires  the  about  changing  costs  while  projects  company  to  disclose  the  increase,  are  in  the  approval  process. opponents  of  the  pipeline  say  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  have  a  duty  to  provide  IDLOXUH RI WKH 9HUPRQW *DV WR NHHS SURPSW DQG IXOO GLVFORVXUH EHIRUH Âż-­ regulators  informed  represents  a  lack  nal  judgment,â&#x20AC;?  Dumont  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  of  transparency. knew  there  was  a  cost  increase  and  Greg  Marchildon  of  the  AARPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  tell  the  board  or  the  parties.â&#x20AC;?

9HUPRQW EUDQFK ZKLFK KDV WDNHQ DQ RULES  BROKEN? interest  in  the  case  as  an  advocate  for  8OWLPDWHO\ WKH 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH FRQVXPHUV VDLG 9HUPRQW *DVÂś IDLO-­ Board  in  this  docket  is  tasked  with  XUH WR GR VR VKRRN WKH SXEOLFÂśV FRQÂż-­ GHWHUPLQLQJ ZKHWKHU 9HUPRQW *DV dence  in  the  company. violated  board  rules,  and  imposing  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  talking  about  such  a  an  appropriate  punishment.

ODUJH VFDOH SURMHFW WKDW KDV D VLJQLÂż-­ ,Q WHVWLPRQ\ EHIRUH WKH 36% ODVW cant  impact  on  ratepayers,  landown-­ month,  Recchia  said  he  believed  that  ers  and  a  whole  range  of  people,  it  the  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  to  inform  the  probably  would  have  been  smart  for  board  of  the  cost  increase  in  July  was  9HUPRQW *DV WR UHSRUW WKDW WR WKH not  timely. board,â&#x20AC;?  Marchildon  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  too  long  by  any  measure,  Marchildon  saved  his  harsh-­ and  this  is  why  the  Department  has  est  criticism  for  the  Department  of  XUJHG WKH %RDUG WR LPSRVH D VLJQLÂż-­

FDQW ÂżQDQFLDO SHQDOW\ RQ 9HUPRQW Gas,â&#x20AC;? Â Recchia.

7KDW SHQDOW\ LV D ÂżQH WKH department  is  recommending  the  36% WR LPSRVH RQ 9HUPRQW *DV 7KH company  has  said  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  object  to  WKH ÂżQH WKH VXP RI ZKLFK HTXDWHV WR $1  for  every  $1,000  of  the  July  cost  KLNH 6LPROODUGHV QRWHG WKDW 9HU-­ PRQW *DV KDV ÂłVXIÂżFLHQW UHVRXUFHV´ WR SD\ WKH ÂżQH 9HUPRQW *DV GHIHQGHG RIÂżFLDOVÂś decision  not  to  provide  an  updated  EXGJHW WR WKH 36% XQWLO -XO\ 6LPROODUGHV WHVWLÂżHG WKDW HYHQ LI WKH company  did  violate  board  rules: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  not  believe  that  the  timing  of  the  reporting  of  the  cost  increase  harmed  or  might  have  harmed  the  SXEOLF KHDOWK VDIHW\ RU ZHOIDUH WKH HQYLURQPHQW WKH UHOLDELOLW\ RI utility  service  or  the  other  interests  of  utility  customers,â&#x20AC;?  she  told  the  36% 6LPROODUGHV ZHQW RQ WR VD\ WKDW WKH FRPSDQ\ LQIRUPHG WKH 36% ZKHQ LW could  provide  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;accurate  and  cer-­ WDLQ HVWLPDWH ´ 6KH VDLG WKH FRPSDQ\ FRXOG KDYH UHDFKHG RXW WR WKH 36% earlier,  but  did  not  admit  to  wrong-­ doing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  company  acknowledges  it  could  have  provided  earlier  notice  to  the  board  and  parties  of  its  expec-­ WDWLRQV IRU D FRVW LQFUHDVH ´ 6LPRO-­ lardes  said.

9HUPRQW *DV VSRNHVZRPDQ %HWK Parent  told  the  Independent  Wednes-­ day  afternoon  that  because  the  pro-­ FHHGLQJ LV FXUUHQWO\ EHIRUH WKH 36% it  would  not  comment  beyond  its  ¿OHG WHVWLPRQ\ DW WKLV WLPH FINE  AS  DETERRENT? After  the  July  2014  cost  increase  DQQRXQFHPHQW 9HUPRQW *DV DJUHHG to  provide  regulators  with  an  updated  budget  every  quarter.  Recchia  said  WKH SURSRVHG ÂżQH ZRXOG GLVFRXUDJH 9HUPRQW *DV IURP NHHSLQJ UHJXOD-­ tors  in  the  dark  in  the  future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  believe  that  imposing  a  penalty  RQ 9HUPRQW *DV ZLOO KDYH D VWURQJ GHWHUUHQW HIIHFW RQ ERWK 9HUPRQW *DV and  other  regulated  utilities,â&#x20AC;?  Rec-­ chia  said. %XW HYHQ WKRXJK 9HUPRQW *DV KDV VLQFH ODVW VXPPHU ÂżOHG TXDUWHUO\ budgets  as  it  promised,  the  company  has  not  been  able  to  steer  its  way  out  of  controversy.  Its  October  budget  ¿OLQJ UHSRUWHG WKH VDPH PLOOLRQ price  tag  as  July.  But  70  days  later,  the  company  announced  a  new,  $32  million  cost  increase.

7KH 3XEOLF 6HUYLFH %RDUG KDV opened  an  investigation  into  that  in-­ crease  as  well,  which  will  take  place  throughout  this  spring.

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The stars align for Jupiter art gallery New Middlebury business to open April 3 By  JOHN  FLOWERS abstract  juxtaposition  to  the  realism  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Steven  Jupi-­ of  the  creek  photos. ter,  46,  had  spent  much  of  his  adult  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  like  it  when  people  can  see  life  engaged  in  an  internal  struggle  whatever  they  want  to  see,  and  a  about  what  he  should  do  watercolor  really  is  like  professionally.  Should  that,â&#x20AC;?  Jupiter  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  ADDISON COUNTY he  continue  to  pursue  a  look  at  it,  and  whatever  career  in  such  conven-­ you  get  from  it  is  a  valid  WLRQDO ÂżHOGV DV ODZ\HU-­ experience.  I  just  want  ing,  publishing  and  teaching,  or  to  present  something  that  is  going  abandon  those  pursuits  and  follow  to  stimulate  you  in  some  way,  even  his  passion:  art. if  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  that  you  enjoy  looking  at  +H ÂżQDOO\ PDGH KLV GHFLVLRQ WKLV it  and  it  might  bring  back  memories  past  January.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  when  he  con-­ of  some  kind  of  emotional  period  in  cluded  15  years  teaching  math  at  your  life.  I  just  want  to  make  that  Manhattan  Prep  in  New  York  City  connection  with  people.â&#x20AC;? in  favor  of  opening  his  new  art  gal-­ Steven  Jupiter  Gallery  will  be  lery  at  4  Frog  Hollow  in  open  from  11  a.m.  to  6  downtown  Middlebury,  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more p.m.,  Thursday  through  venue  that  will  primarily  Sunday,  during  the  pe-­ showcase  his  own  origi-­ (galleries) riod  of  April  through  De-­ nal  photographs  and  wa-­ the merrier. cember.  This  will  leave  tercolors. the  winter  months  open  We want It  is  a  leap  of  faith  that  for  Jupiter  to  travel  and  Middlebury he  believes  is  well  worth  generate  more  artwork  the  risk  in  a  state  that  to become for  the  gallery. he  and  his  partner,  Da-­ an arts Jupiter  is  thrilled  to  vid  Roberts,  have  long  destination.â&#x20AC;? have  a  spot  in  Middle-­ admired  for  its  creative  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Steven Jupiter buryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Frog  Hollow,  citizenry  and  thriving  arts  which  has  long  been  a  communities. downtown  center  for  arts  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  seemed  like  a  reasonable  commerce.  His  neighbors  include  risk,  and  we  jumped  at  it,â&#x20AC;?  Jupi-­ the  Edgewater  Gallery  and  the  Gal-­ ter  said  of  his  new  career  path  and  erie  Provenance. the  600-­square-­foot  Frog  Hollow  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  more  the  merrier,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  space  that  he  and  Roberts  have  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  Middlebury  to  become  an  transformed  into  a  cozy  exhibition  arts  destination.â&#x20AC;? studio.  The  gallery  on  Monday  was  And  he  realizes  that  a  major  bas-­ still  a  blank  canvas,  its  bare  ivory  tion  of  art  appreciation  lies  only  a  walls  yearning  for  some  creative  adornments.  Those  will  come,  grad-­ ually,  during  the  coming  days  lead-­ LQJ XS WR JDOOHU\ÂśV ÂżUVW H[KLELWLRQ called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hubbardton  Creek,â&#x20AC;?  which  will  be  on  display  from  April  3  to  July  26.  The  centerpiece  of  that  ex-­ hibit  will  be  a  series  of  photos  that  Jupiter  took  last  summer  and  fall  in  and  around  the  actual  Hubbard-­ ton  Creek,  which  meanders  behind  Roberts  and  Jupiterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  home  in  the  town  of  Hubbardton,  Vt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  you  move  someplace  new,  your  senses  are  wide  open,â&#x20AC;?  Jupiter  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  that  indif-­ ference  to  your  surroundings  that  sometimes  happens  when  you  see  the  same  thing  every  day.â&#x20AC;?

Each  photo  offers  a  composite  portrait  of  a  tiny  spot  in  the  creek,  using  long-­exposure  digital  camera  shots  that  bring  extra  detail  and  a  vibrancy  of  colors  not  common  in  conventional  photography,  Jupi-­ ter  noted.  For  example,  one  of  the  Hubbardton  Creek  shots  features  an  almost  otherworldly  green  hue  in  the  water  that  trickles  between  large  black  stones,  small  branches  and  sand.  Jupiter  explained  the  vivid  green  coloring  is  a  product  of  the  re-­ Ă&#x20AC;HFWLRQ IURP WKH OXVK OHDYHV DERYH the  creek.

Jupiter  enjoyed  focusing  on  min-­ ute  settings  within  a  natural  realm,  a  departure  from  landscape  photogra-­ phy  that  tends  to  showcase  sweep-­ ing  vistas.

All  10  of  the  24-­inch-­by-­36-­inch  Hubbardton  Creek  photos  are  limited  edition,  with  prints  of  20.

The  watercolors  in  the  show  are  also  very  colorful.  They  offer  a  more Â

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McKernonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adam  Pelkey earns  license BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  McKernon  Group  announces  that  Adam  Pelkey  AIA  has  recently  received  his  ar-­ chitectural  license.  Pelkey  met  the  requirements  for  this  achievement  by  earning  a  professional  college  de-­ gree  from  an  NAAB  a c c r e d i t e d  school  of  ar-­ c h i t e c t u r e ,  with  5  years  of  special-­ ized  profes-­ sional  study;Íž  gaining  3  PELKEY yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  work  e x p e r i e n c e  under  the  supervision  of  a  licensed  architect;Íž  and  successfully  complet-­ ing  the  ARE  exam  in  December.

3HONH\ ÂżUVW FDPH WR 7KH 0F.HU-­ non  Group  as  an  intern  in  the  sum-­ mer  of  2004.  After  earning  his  mas-­ terâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  architecture  degree  in  2005  from  Florida  A&M  University  with  a  focus  on  sustainability,  Pelkey  re-­ turned  to  The  McKernon  Group  as  a  designer.  Since  heading  up  the  De-­ sign  department  in  2006,  Pelkey  has  designed  four  5-­Star  Energy  Rated  homes.  His  houses  have  also  won  the  Homebuilders  &  Remodelers  Asso-­ ciation  of  Southern  Vermont  Excel-­ lence  in  Housing  Awards.

Seminar  to  help  business  owners  plan  succession MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Coun-­ ty  Economic  Development  Corp.  (ACEDC)  members  and  friends  are  invited  to  attend  a  free  seminar  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Search  for  a  Good  Exit:  An  In-­ troduction  to  Ownership  Succession  Planningâ&#x20AC;?  on  Wednesday,  March  18  from  9  a.m.  to  noon  at  the  National  Bank  of  Middlebury,  30  Main  St.,  Middlebury.

In  this  seminar,  attendees  will  learn  the  basics  of  how  to  choose  a  path  for  ownership  succession  in  their  busi-­ ness.  The  group  will  take  a  close  look  at  four  different  ways  of  selling  a  busi-­ ness:  to  an  outsider,  to  family  mem-­ bers,  to  managers  or  to  the  larger  group  of  employees.  While  the  seminar  will  get  into  some  technical  details,  the  fo-­ cus  will  be  on  stories  about  each  path,  told  via  video  by  owners  who  have  been  involved  in  the  sale  of  Vermont  STEVEN  JUPITER  SITS  with  his  dog,  Louie,  in  his  new  art  gallery  at  4  Frog  Hollow  in  Middlebury.  The  gallery,  businesses.  which  will  feature  Jupiterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  photos  and  watercolors,  will  open  April  3.

The  lead  presenter  will  be  Lynne  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell Silva,  president  of  The  Silva  Group,  which  offers  a  full  range  of  business  stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  throw  away  from  Frog  Hol-­ brokerage  and  advisory  services. low:  Middlebury  College.

Attendance  is  limited  to  business  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  college  town,  so  there  are  owners  and  key  managers.  Attendees  a  lot  of  people  coming  through,â&#x20AC;?  will  receive  a  copy  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;An  Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  KH VDLG Âł:H KDYH VRPH QLFH WUDIÂżF Guide  to  Business  Succession  Plan-­ here.  We  noticed  that  (Middlebury  ning.â&#x20AC;?

Chocolates)  right  next  door  does  Sponsors  of  the  event  are  the  pretty  good  business  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  even  in  a  ACEDC,  the  Vermont  Small  Busi-­ blizzard.â&#x20AC;? ness  Development  Center  (VtSBDC),  The  new  gallery  will  open  its  the  Vermont  Manufacturing  Extension  doors  on  April  3.  A  grand  opening  Center  (VMEC)  and  the  Vermont  Em-­ is  being  planned  for  Friday,  May  8,  ployee  Ownership  Center  (VEOC),  WR FRLQFLGH ZLWK ÂżUVW RI WKH VHDVRQ

ZLWK IXQGLQJ SURYLGHG E\ 1RUWK¿HOG Middlebury  Arts  Walk.  More  infor-­ Savings  Bank  and  the  Vermont  Agen-­ mation  about  the  gallery  and  its  own-­ cy  of  Commerce  and  Community  De-­ er  can  be  found  at  stevenjupiter.com. velopment.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  Reigster  at  http://bit.ly/1wjtxmm. johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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