March 21, 2013 - A section

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Worship

‘Elite’ hoops

Learn more about Addison County’s local houses of worship in our annual special section.

Monumental A Middlebury landmark is a classic example of Vermont’s commemoration of the Civil War. Page 16A.

The Panther men head to Salem, Va., this weekend for the NCAA D-III Elite Eight. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 12

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, March 21, 2013 â—† 50 Pages

Lawmakers  ready  for  tax  hike  votes

ACSU looks to hire new leader soon

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Finalists  in  latest  round have  been  interviewed

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Addison County

By the way

Congratulations  to  the  members  of  the  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School  MathCounts  team  â€”  Greta  Hardy-­Mittell,  Ronan  Howlett,  Julian  Schmitt  and  Laura  Whitley,  and  coach  Diane  Guertin  â€”  who  placed  fourth  in  the  30th  Vermont  State  MathCounts  Competition  this  past  Saturday  at  Vermont  Technical  College  in  Randolph.  A  special  pat  on  the  back  goes  to  Howlett,  an  eighth-­grader  from  Cornwall  who  won  the  overall  competition  and  will  represent  Vermont,  along  with  the  other  top  IRXU LQGLYLGXDO ÂżQLVKHUV LQ WKH national  MathCounts  competi-­ tion  in  Washington,  D.C.,  in  May.  Howlett  was  quite  busy  last  week;Íž  only  three  days  earlier  he  won  the  (See  By  the  way,  Page  6A)

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Vergennes  to  review  smaller  police  station

Rail  bridge  disruptions  on  horizon By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Downtown  0LGGOHEXU\ EXVLQHVVHV DQG SURSHUW\ RZQHUV RQ 7KXUVGD\ 0DUFK ZLOO KDYH D FKDQFH WR DLU WKHLU FRQFHUQV DERXW WKH ORVV RI SDUNLQJ FRQVWUXF-­ WLRQ QRLVH DQG WUDIÂżF GHWRXUV WKDW ZLOO DULVH GXULQJ WKH XSFRPLQJ UHSODFH-­ PHQW RI WKH UDLOURDG RYHUSDVVHV RQ 0DLQ 6WUHHW DQG 0HUFKDQWV 5RZ 3URMHFW HQJLQHHUV ZLOO RXWOLQH WKH SURMHFW FKDOOHQJHV DQG DFFHSW IHHG-­ EDFN DW WKH PHHWLQJ WR EHJLQ DW S P LQ 0LGGOHEXU\ÂśV 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHU ² RQH RI VHYHUDO GRZQWRZQ EXVLQHVVHV WKDW ZLOO H[SHULHQFH VRPH LQFRQYHQLHQFHV GXULQJ FRQVWUXFWLRQ (See  Middlebury,  Page  20A)

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TWO  MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  students  walk  past  a  snow-­covered  tree  on  campus  Tuesday  afternoon.  Several  inches  of  heavy,  wet  snow  blanketed  the  region  beginning  early  Tuesday  morning. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Middlebury firefighters move into refurbished quarters Project completed on time, within budget By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² 0LGGOHEXU\ ÂżUHÂżJKWHU 'RQDOG 3DWWHUVRQ VWDUWHG WDNLQJ SLFWXUHV RI WKH ÂżUH GHSDUW-­ PHQWÂśV 6H\PRXU 6WUHHW KHDGTXDUWHUV ODVW $SULO ZKHQ FRQVWUXFWLRQ FUHZV EHJDQ WKH PXOWL PLOOLRQ GROODU SUR-­ FHVV RI UHQRYDWLQJ DQG H[SDQGLQJ LW (OHYHQ PRQWKV D ORW RI KDUG ZRUN DQG PRUH WKDQ “We have 3DWWHUVRQ ODWHU a premier SKRWRJUDSKV WKH 6H\PRXU 6WUHHW facility ‌ ÂżUH VWDWLRQ LV VXE-­ We owe a stantially  complete  lot to the DQG QRZ RFFXSLHG taxpayers E\ D JUDWHIXO 0LG-­ for giving GOHEXU\ )LUH 'H-­ partment. us this Âł:H KDYH D facility.â€? SUHPLHU IDFLOLW\ ´ — Lt. Pat 0LGGOHEXU\ )LUH Shaw 'HSDUWPHQW /W 3DW 6KDZ VDLG KDSSLO\ 7XHVGD\ PRUQLQJ DV KH OHG D WRXU RI WKH EXLOGLQJ WKDW QRZ LQFOXGHV D IRXU ED\ DGGLWLRQ DQG PDMRU XSJUDGHV WR WKH H[LVWLQJ VWDWLRQ ZKLFK ZDV EXLOW LQ VWDJHV LQ DQG Âł:H RZH D ORW WR WKH WD[SD\HUV IRU JLYLQJ XV WKLV IDFLOLW\ ´ 2Q 7RZQ 0HHWLQJ 'D\ 0LG-­ GOHEXU\ UHVLGHQWV YRWHG LQ IDYRU RI D \HDU PLOOLRQ ERQG WR UHSODFH WKH (DVW 0LGGOHEXU\ ÂżUH VWDWLRQ DQG VXEVWDQWLDOO\ XSJUDGH WKH GHSDUWPHQWÂśV 6H\PRXU 6WUHHW KHDGTXDUWHUV 6KDZ ZKR OHG DQ DG KRF FRPPLWWHH WKDW VKDSHG WKH FRQ-­ VWUXFWLRQ SODQV ZDV SOHDVHG WR UHSRUW

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‘Falsettos’

THE  LANDMARK  MUSICAL  â€œFalsettosâ€?  opened  on  Broadway  in  1992  and  its  composer,  William  Finn,  took  home  a  Tony  Award  for  best  score.  Town  Hall  Theater  Executive  Director  Doug  An-­ derson  staged  the  show  at  Middlebury  College  in  2006,  and  he  is  reviving  the  show  at  THT  this  weekend  with  a  hand-­picked  cast  from  around  the  state.  Despite  Tuesday’s  snowstorm  the  cast  as-­ sembled  for  a  dress  rehearsal  with  Anderson  and  musical  director  Tim  Guiles.  Pictured  from  the  rehearsal  in  the  main  photo  above  are  John  Jen-­ sen  in  the  chair  surrounded  by,  clockwise  from  his  right,  Justin  Quackenbush,  Seth  Jules,  Mindy   Bickford  and  Bill  Bickford.  The  show  runs  Thursday  through  Sunday. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

Brandon  town  manager  quits BY  LEE  J.  KAHRS BRANDON  REPORTER BRANDON  â€”  Brandon  Town  Manager  Keith  Arlund’s  resignation,  effective  this  weekend,  is  a  surprising  and  sudden  move  that  has  left  the  select-­ board  in  shock. Arlund  submitted  a  letter  of  resignation  during  the  board’s  executive  session  during  a  March  11  meeting.  ³$V \RX NQRZ WKLV LV D GLIÂżFXOW OHWWHU WR ZULWH ´ Arlund  wrote.  â€œI  have  worked  extremely  hard  for  over  nine  years  to  manage  the  town,  its  personnel  and  our  many  missions  with  the  resources  avail-­ DEOH :KLOH DOZD\V GLIÂżFXOW LW KDV EHHQ D FKDOOHQJ-­ LQJ DQG UHZDUGLQJ SRVLWLRQ IRU PH ´ Arlund  is  leaving  the  town’s  employ  for  a  job  in  the  private  sector  and  wrote  that  he  feels  â€œit  is  time  IRU PH WR PDNH WKLV FKDQJH ´ Arlund  declined  to  discuss  the  new  job  in  detail  with  the  press. Âł,ÂśP QRW UHDG\ WR WDON DERXW LW \HW ´ KH VDLG RQ March  12.  â€œIt’s  a  private  matter  right  now.  When  ,ÂśP UHDG\ WR VSHDN DERXW LW ,ÂśOO VSHDN DERXW LW ´ The  move  comes  at  a  critical  moment  for  Brandon,  which  is  poised  to  undergo  a  long-­ delayed,  major  reconstruction  of  Route  7  and  Bridge  114  through  the  downtown  starting  next  year,  which  will  affect  every  downtown  business  DQG WKH Ă€RZ RI WUDIÂżF WKURXJK WZR FRQVWUXFWLRQ seasons.  As  a  precursor  to  the  Route  7  project,  a  necessary  water  line  upgrade  will  take  place  in  the  downtown  this  spring,  with  the  work  scheduled  to  last  through  the  summer. Then  there  is  the  continued  work  on  renovation  SODQV IRU WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG WKH GRZQWRZQ SDUNV VWLOO LQ GLVUHSDLU PRQWKV DIWHU D GHYDVWDWLQJ Ă€RRG brought  by  Tropical  Storm  Irene  in  August  2011. And  that’s  all  on  top  of  regular  town  business  that  the  town  manager  oversees,  including  super-­ vising  all  town  employees,  public  works,  roads  and  bridges,  economic  development,  grant  writing,  budgeting  and  more. After  an  executive  session  on  March  11,  Brandon  selectboard  Vice-­Chair  Ethan  Swift  said  the  board  was  reeling  a  bit. “I  think  surprise  is  the  big  thing  that  comes  to  PLQG ULJKW QRZ ´ KH VDLG Âł$QG KRZ PXFK KHÂśV had  to  deal  with  over  the  last  few  years.  He’s  been  ZHDULQJ PDQ\ KDWV ´ 6ZLIW FLWHG ÂłSHUVRQQHO FKDOOHQJHV´ DV D IDFWRU including  a  months-­long  stretch  following  the  abrupt  resignation  of  Public  Works  Superintendent  Tom  Schmelzenbach  following  his  arrest  for  drunken  driving  in  2010. Âł7KLV ZDV QRW DW DOO DQWLFLSDWHG ´ 6HOHFWPDQ Richard  Baker  said  of  Arlund’s  resignation. Arlund,  a  graduate  of  the  U.S.  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  and  retired  U.S.  Army  colonel  who  has  a  law  degree  from  Vermont  Law  School,  holds  the  post  of  judge  advocate  for  the  Vermont  American  Legion,  meaning  he  is  the  legal  adviser  for  the  Legion  statewide. Arlund  has  had  his  critics  over  the  years,  many  of  whom  were  quite  vocal  after  Irene,  when  Arlund  was  in  Minneapolis  at  the  American  Legion  National  Convention.  The  town  manger  was  blasted  by  a  number  of  residents  for  not  ending  his  trip  early  to  return  to  Brandon  to  help  with  the  Ă€RRG UHFRYHU\ 2SSRQHQWV KDYH DOVR EHHQ FULWL-­ FDO RI WKH GHOD\ LQ UHSDLULQJ WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV DQG WKH GRZQWRZQ SDUNV DQG SRLQW D ÂżQJHU DW $UOXQG although  the  red  tape  involved  with  the  Federal  Emergency  Management  Agency  as  well  as  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Transportation  accounts  for  a  large  part  of  the  delay. Arlund  started  work  as  Brandon’s  town  manager  in  February  2004,  succeeded  Mike  Baltz.  In  his  letter  of  resignation,  Arlund  gave  his  two  weeks’  notice,  which  would  make  his  last  day  this  Sunday,  0DUFK XQOHVV ÂłRWKHU DUUDQJHPHQWV´ DUH PDGH Swift  said  the  board  expressed  a  desire  to  have  Arlund  stay  on  through  the  transition  period  in  hiring  a  new  town  manager  and  bringing  that  person  up  to  speed. “We  would  like  to  work  with  him  to  have  him  help  us  through  this  transition  period  and  work  ZLWK XV EH\RQG WKH WK ´ 6ZLIW VDLG The  vice  chair,  who  ran  last  Monday’s  meeting  in  the  absence  of  board  chair  Devon  Fuller,  also  said  the  selectboard  knows  all  too  well  the  contri-­ bution  Arlund  has  made  to  the  town. “We  just  all  have  to  acknowledge  how  much  ZRUN .HLWK GRHV EHKLQG WKH VFHQHV ´ KH VDLG Âł,W JRHV ZLWKRXW VD\LQJ WKDW KH ZLOO EH VRUHO\ PLVVHG ´ And  Arlund  wrote  that  he’s  not  going  too  far. “I  appreciate  the  opportunity  to  have  served  the  7RZQ RI %UDQGRQ ´ KH ZURWH Âł,W LV D WRZQ WKDW , ORYH DQG LW ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR EH P\ KRPH ´

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ties  that  were  previously  deemed  un-­ IHDVLEOH IRU H[DPSOH SURSHUW\ RZQ-­ ers  that  had  previously  not  wished  to  VHOO PD\ KDYH UHFRQVLGHUHG The  upcoming  meeting  is  an  op-­ portunity  to  get  every  option  on  the  WDEOH %U\DQW VDLG WKDW KH KDG FRQ-­ cerns  about  â€œputting  a  cloudâ€?  over  individual  properties  and  having  SURSHUW\ RZQHUV EH SXW RQ WKH VSRW %XW WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV XQGHUVWRRG WKDW the  public  wanted  to  be  involved  WKURXJKRXW WKH SURFHVV “We’re  very  committed  to  doing  WKLV ´ %U\DQW VDLG Âł7KLV LV KRZ WKH SXEOLF ZDQWV LW GRQH 'HVSLWH VRPH of  the  negative  caveats  of  doing  it  this  way,  it’s  how  we’re  going  to  do  LW ´ After  the  initial  public  meeting,  the  Fire  Facility  Committee  â€”  which  the  selectboard  may  appoint  additional  members  to,  in  order  to Â

better  represent  the  spectrum  of  in-­ terests  surrounding  the  project  â€”  will  go  over  the  proposed  sites  and  issue  a  report  of  the  best  several  op-­ tions  to  present  to  the  public  and  the  VHOHFWERDUG “That  report  becomes  the  basis  of  SXEOLF KHDULQJV ´ %U\DQW H[SODLQHG +H DGGHG WKDW WKH WRZQ ZHOFRPHV LQSXW RQ VSHFLÂżF SURSRVHG VLWHV from  the  planning  commission,  which  during  public  hearings  on  the  proposed  North  Street  upgrade  VRXJKW DQ RIÂżFLDO DGYLVRU\ UROH

“If  they  want  to  send  a  memo  or  weigh  in  on  sites  the  public  select-­ ed,  that’s  an  appropriate  role,â€?  Bry-­ DQW VDLG Based  on  public  input  and  other  factors  like  cost,  the  committee’s  re-­ port  could  either  be  revised  further  or  go  to  the  selectboard  to  negotiate  WKH ÂżQDQFHV DQG EURNHU D GHDO IRU D VSHFLÂżF VLWH %U\DQW GLG QRW YHQWXUH a  guess  on  the  timeframe  for  those  VWHSV “It’s  democracy,â€?  he  said  with  a  JRRG QDWXUHG FKXFNOH

MIKE JAMES

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The  F  train

Students  learn  the  play’s  the  thing

Bush’s  â€˜mission  accomplished’ still  rings  hollow  10  years  later

Clippings

Gay  marriage  detractors  dwindling

Politically Thinking

INDEPENDENT

Support  made  vital  trip  possible :H DUH D JURXS RI 9HUJHQQHV Union  High  School  students  who  went  on  a  nonschool-­related  service  trip  to  teach  at  Lincoln  resident  Rory  Jackson’s  Trinity  Yard  School  LQ &DSH 7KUHH 3RLQWV *KDQD Thanks  to  all  of  you  who  made  a  FRQWULEXWLRQ WR VXSSRUW RXU UHFHQW VHUYLFH OHDUQLQJ WULS WR *KDQD ZKHWKHU WKURXJK GRQDWLRQV UDIĂ€H WLFNHWV RU LQ RWKHU ZD\V :H KDG DQ LQFUHGLEOH H[SHULHQFH DQG FDQÂśW ZDLW to  share  our  stories. Glen  Childers,  Michael  Danyow,  Eddie  Devino,  Jake  Dombek,  Ruby  Dombek,  Liam  Godfrey,  Rowan  Kamman,  Sammy  Kepes,  Jordan  Stearns  and  Joanna  Tatlock Vergennes

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Ridgeline  controversy,  blowin’  in  the  wind City  sets  renewable  energy  pace Is  Vermont’s  answer  to  climate  land  for  these  projects.  If  passed,  change  blowin’  in  the  wind? the  bill  would  require  projects  to  Virtually  all  the  climate  change  go  through  an  additional  round  of  experts  have  concluded  that  yes,  needless  and  expensive  review  â€”  wind  has  to  be  part  of  the  solution. and  would  also  make  them  subject  Unless  renewable  energy  be-­ to  NIMBY-­driven  local  vetoes. comes  a  substantial  portion  of  Wind  proponents  point  out  that  America’s  energy  mix,  they  say,  the  state  has  rightly  committed  we  will  continue  our  dangerous  re-­ to  install  more  wind  and  solar  liance  on  coal  and  natural  gas  for  â€”  and  as  a  safeguard,  the  state  electricity. Public  Service  Board  is  already  Because  these  fossil  empowered  to  require  fuels  release  carbon  adequate  safeguards  to  that  is  driving  us  over  ensure  these  projects  the  climate  change  have  minimal  impacts  FOLII ZH KDYH WR ÂżQG in  terms  of  aesthetics,  safer  alternatives,  and  noise  and  the  land. do  it  now. Moreover,  several  But  a  vocal  coterie  polls  show  Vermonters  of  wind  opponents  has  overwhelmingly  sup-­ emerged  in  Vermont.  port  more  wind  energy.  And  to  the  dismay  of  Even  after  a  year  in  many,  they  have  found  which  wind  opponents  a  surprising  ally  in  a  have  gained  substantial  local  member  of  the  attention,  public  sup-­ state  House  of  Repre-­ port  for  wind  projects  sentatives,  someone  on  Vermont  ridgelines  who’s  usually  thought  remains  high.  A  state-­ of  as  an  environmen-­ wide  poll  by  the  Cas-­ talist. tleton  Polling  Institute  The  stakes  in  this  is-­ by Gregory Dennis last  month  found  66  sue  are  high.  A  vocal  percent  of  Vermonters  minority  is  threatening  favor  ridgeline  wind  to  derail  local  production  of  green  â€”  nearly  the  same  as  the  69  per-­ energy. cent  favoring  wind  a  year  earlier,  Given  Vermont’s  topography,  before  all  the  hubbub. we  can  be  part  of  the  solution  to  Despite  that  public  support,  the  climate  change  through  graceful  Senate  Committee  on  Natural  Re-­ wind  turbines,  strategically  placed  sources  and  Energy  has  plowed  on  carefully  selected  ridgelines  ahead  with  anti-­wind  legislation.  where  they  capture  the  strongest  Wind  opponents  initially  went  breezes  and  convert  them  to  clean  so  far  as  to  advocate  a  three-­year  energy. moratorium  on  wind  development  Admirable  small  installations  â€”  a  measure  that  would  put  us  such  as  the  new  turbine  at  the  Au-­ three  years  closer  to  the  climate  dets’  Bridport  farm  make  a  dif-­ brink.  This,  in  a  state  that’s  al-­ ference,  too.  But  the  real  impact  ready  suffered  millions  of  dollars  comes  from  larger  wind  projects  in  damage  from  Irene  and  has  seen  like  the  one  on  Lowell  Mountain  in  its  legendary  winters  (a  major  eco-­ the  Northeast  Kingdom,  and  others  nomic  driver)  shorten  due  to  cli-­ such  as  the  turbines  in  northwest-­ mate  change. ern  Massachusetts  that  help  power  To  the  amazement  of  local  ob-­ the  Jiminy  Peak  ski  area. servers,  the  draconian  three-­year  Much  of  the  anti-­wind  backlash  moratorium  on  wind  projects  has  been  driven  by  NIMBY  (“not  found  a  supporter  in  Paul  Ralston,  in  my  backyardâ€?)  opponents,  who  one  of  Middlebury’s  two  represen-­ don’t  want  to  see  turbines  on  their  tatives  to  the  state  House  of  Rep-­ local  hillsides.  But  the  opposition  resentatives. has  found  a  sympathetic  ear  in  the  While  Ralston  talks  a  good  state  Senate.  This  week  the  Senate  game  on  some  climate  issues,  he  is  considering  a  bill  to  require  re-­ calls  ridgeline  projects  â€œWalmart  gional  and  Act  250  review  of  any  Wind.â€?  (What’s  next  in  the  name-­ renewable  energy  project  (includ-­ calling:  â€œExxon  Solarâ€??)  ing  wind  and  solar)  that  would  Ralston  also  buys  the  argu-­ produce  more  than  500  kilowatts. ment  that  every  Vermont  ridgeline  Vermont  already  has  the  strictest  should  remain  free  of  white  blades  regulatory  process  in  New  Eng-­ waving  in  the  wind.  â€œOur  moun-­

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tains  make  Vermont  special,  and  I  believe  they  have  and  will  contrib-­ ute  far  more  in  their  natural  state,â€?  he  says. A  nice  idea.  But  it  ignores  the  reality  that  our  mountains  are  no  longer  in  their  natural  state.  They  are,  in  fact,  under  assault  from  cli-­ mate  change.  With  warming  temperatures  and  bigger  storms,  our  forested  moun-­ tains  are  certain  to  suffer  more  storm  damage.  They’ll  also  see  the  northward  retreat  into  Canada  of  the  maples  and  other  deciduous  trees  that  make  the  Green  Moun-­ tains  so  lovely. We  can  choose  thoughtfully  placed,  well-­regulated  wind  proj-­ ects  as  part  of  our  responsible  con-­ tribution  to  greener  electricity.  Or  we  can  let  the  rest  of  the  country  continue  to  rely  heavily  on  nuclear  and  coal  as,  over  the  next  few  de-­ cades,  we  watch  Vermont’s  moun-­ tain  beauty  disappear  in  climate  decline. The  scary  moratorium  on  Ver-­ mont  wind  is  off  the  table  for  now.  But  the  Senate  bill  up  for  a  vote  this  week  could  well  have  the  ef-­ IHFW RI VKXWWLQJ GRZQ DQ\ VLJQLÂż-­ cant  new  renewable-­energy  proj-­ ects  in  Vermont.  At  minimum,  it  would  allow  a  local  veto  over  en-­ vironmentally  valuable  wind  proj-­ ects  that  the  state  has  decided  are  in  Vermont’s  best  interests. Ralston,  to  his  credit,  says  he  doesn’t  support  Act  250  review  of  renewable  energy  projects.  His  colleague,  Middlebury  House  Rep.  Betty  Nuovo,  told  me  she  doesn’t  support  a  moratorium,  and  wind  supporters  count  local  Sens.  Claire  Ayer  and  Chris  Bray  among  their  allies. But  it’s  clear  that  the  misguided  minority  against  responsible  wind  energy  won’t  give  up  easily.  Even  if  the  Senate  bill  fails,  wind  oppo-­ QHQWV ZLOO FRQWLQXH WKHLU ÂżJKW “It  almost  doesn’t  pass  the  straight-­face  test,â€?  says  Paul  Burns,  head  of  the  Vermont  Pub-­ lic  Interest  Research  Group.  â€œHow  can  Vermont  even  think  about  re-­ treating  on  renewable  energy,  giv-­ en  all  that  we  stand  for?â€? Gregory  Dennis’s  column  ap-­ pears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www. gregdennis.wordpress.com.  Email:  GregDennisVt@yahoo.com.  Twit-­ ter:  @greengregdennis.

Vermont  is  at  an  impasse  with  re-­ restored  hydroelectric  facility,  one  gard  to  its  energy  future  and  looking  of  Vermont’s  largest  solar  farms  and  for  direction.  Meanwhile  our  hope-­ a  Vermont-­made  100kW  wind  tur-­ lessly  outdated  nuclear  power  plant  is  bine.  The  additive  output  supplies  the  seemingly  running  as  much  on  legal  vast  majority  of  power  need  by  local  hot  air  as  it  is  uranium.  Legal  games  homes  and  businesses  from  a  responsi-­ aside,  there  can  be  no  question  that  the  bly  blended  spectrum  of  sources. facility  is  a  far  cry  from  what  Vermont  Each  source  has  strengths  and  limi-­ deserves  in  terms  of  re-­ tations  and  the  intelligent  OLDELOLW\ DQG HIÂżFLHQW combination  allows  for  a  XVH RI D ÂżQLWH VRXUFH RI relatively  steady  stream  fuel.  A  debate  also  rages  of  renewable,  emission-­ regarding  the  future  of  This  week’s  writer  free  power  year  round.  industrial  wind  and  so-­ is  Anders  Holm,  a  In  addition,  producing  lar  given  the  relatively  longstanding  Addi-­ power  locally  minimiz-­ unique  siting  challenges  son  County  resident,  es  transmission  losses,  Vermont’s  landscape  a  senior  member  of  which  can  be  substantial  presents.  Given  the  the  surgical  staff  at  with  long  transmission  inherent  limitations  Porter  Hospital  and  lines.  The  power  that  is  of  Vermont’s  current  a  lifelong  renewable  made  is  almost  complete-­ sources  of  power  and  the  energy  advocate. ly  available  for  use  and  rugged  terrain  we  appear  not  squandered  as  it  is  to  be  more  than  a  little  moved  from  one  location  lost  and  we  know  we  can  do  more. to  another.  Expensive  transmission  As  we  search  our  souls  perhaps  lines  are  essentially  negated  from  the  wisdom  lies  right  in  front  of  us  in  our  upfront  cost  of  the  project,  increasing  own  â€œLittle  City.â€?  Over  the  past  two  WKH ÂżVFDO YLDELOLW\ ERWK VKRUW WHUP DQG Vergennes  has  quietly  but  thoughtfully  long-­term. harnessed  its  own  local  resources  to  Vermont  has  a  long  history  of  lo-­ help  protect  itself  from  an  increasingly  cally  produced  power.  Many  Ver-­ tempestuous  energy  future.  During  mont  towns  are  strategically  located.  that  time  it  became  home  to  a  freshly  Many  Vermont  towns  were  unwill-­

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Letters to the Editor City  chief  seeks  new  feedback  in  police  station  debate I  want  to  thank  the  citizens  of  Vergennes  who  turned  out  to  vote  on  the  proposed  police  facility  bond  on  Town  Meeting  Day.  A  fairly  large  number  of  people  turned  out  to  cast  their  vote  on  a  very  important  issue  for  this  community,  one  that  was  both  supported  and  voted  against  in  an  almost  50-­50  vote.  I  also  want  the  taxpayers  of  Ver-­ gennes  to  know  that  when  people  were  going  into  the  voting  booths,  I  fully  understood  they  would  have  to  PDNH D YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW GHFLVLRQ , DP not  a  taxpayer  in  the  city  but  I  am  aware,  as  a  homeowner  myself,  that  WRXJK ÂżQDQFLDO WLPHV DUH XSRQ XV UH-­ gardless  of  what  town  we  live  in.  I  felt  that  voters  who  were  inclined  to  vote  against  the  bond  would  not  necessar-­ ily  be  voting  against  the  police  depart-­ ment,  but  rather  against  an  increase  in  their  taxes.  I  understood  that  concern.  I  also  appreciate  the  support  of  those Â

that  voted  in  favor  of  the  bond. Myself,  as  well  as  the  city  manager  and  the  city  council,  presented  a  facil-­ ity  proposal  to  taxpayers  that  we  felt  would  have  met  the  current  and  future  needs  of  the  city’s  police  department,  a  proposal  that  was  reasonable  and  responsible.  A  great  deal  of  time  was  VSHQW GHOLEHUDWLQJ RQ ZKDW WKH ÂżQDO proposal  should  be,  with  a  number  of  PRGLÂżFDWLRQV KDYLQJ EHHQ PDGH WR make  the  proposal  more  reasonable  in  terms  of  size  and  cost.  A  police  facility  is  a  unique  structure,  with  certain  requirements  not  seen  in  other  EXLOGLQJV 8VHU VDIHW\ ZDV ÂżUVW DQG foremost  in  our  minds,  as  well  as  providing  a  facility  that  would  allow  people  to  be  comfortable  in  report-­ ing  crime,  asking  for  assistance  or  enabling  us  to  provide  a  higher  level  of  services.  Nevertheless,  taxpayers  voted  the  proposal  down  by  a  narrow  margin. Â

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tary  more  frequently.  But  why  do  we  still  value  theater  (or  stories  in  gen-­ eral),  if  not  to  open  ourselves  to  a  more  visceral  and  emotional  way  of  interacting  with  ourselves  and  oth-­ ers? In  thinking  of  some  way  to  close,  I  couldn’t  help  remembering  a  quote  that  Town  Hall  Theater  di-­ rector  Doug  Anderson  gave  me,  in  WKH ÂżUVW DUWLFOH , HYHU ZURWH IRU WKLV

publication:  â€œA  kid  who  enjoys  Shakespeare  at  a  young  age  will  grow  into  a  person  who’s  open  to  all  kinds  of  new  ex-­ periences,â€?  Anderson  said.  â€œSo,  as  always,  a  study  of  good  literature  isn’t  just  about  literature.  It’s  about  opening  up  new  ways  of  embracing  the  world.â€? Now,  if  only  I’d  gotten  there  soon-­ er.

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marry  the  person  of  their  choice.â€?  A  group  of  scholars  of  federalism,  many  of  them  outspoken  conserva-­ tives  who  attacked  the  Affordable  Care  Act  before  the  Supreme  Court  last  year,  argued  that  DOMA  is  a  massive  overreach  of  power  by  the  federal  government  which  should  be  struck  down  by  the  Supreme Â

Court  as  an  infringement  of  state  sovereignty  and  the  individual  lib-­ erty  of  same-­sex  couples  who  are  lawfully  married  in  the  eyes  of  their  states. Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeri-­ tus  of  political  science  at  Middle-­ bury  College.

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In  order  to  present  a  more  widely  accepted  proposal,  we  would  like  to  solicit  comments  from  the  taxpay-­ ers  that  voted  against  the  proposal.  A  number  of  people  who  voted  against  the  proposed  bond  have  contacted  us  and  shared  their  concerns  and  the  rea-­ sons  why  they  voted  no.  It  is  impor-­ tant  to  hear  from  more  voters  about  the  reasons  why  they  voted  against  the  bond  so  we  can  better  plan  a  new  and  more  acceptable  facility  proposal.  With  very  few  exceptions,  voters  agreed  that  the  current  Vergennes  Police  Department  facility  is  unac-­ ceptable.  I  would  like  to  see  us  move  on  this  issue  as  soon  as  possible,  but  QRW ZLWKRXW ¿UVW VROLFLWLQJ DV PXFK RI your  input  as  possible.  The  last  thing  that  I,  the  city  manager,  or  any  of  the  city  council  members  wished  to  see  was  a  community  divided  over  this  issue.  I  hoped  that  our  community  (See  Letter,  Page  7A)

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries Mable Cyr, 91, Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Mable  M.  Cyr,  91,  died  Friday,  March  15,  2013,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury.  Born  Sept.  19,  1921,  in  Willsboro,  N.Y.,  she  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Howard  and  Flora  (Lambert)  Thorpe.  At  age  3,  she  moved  with  her  family  to  Vermont  where  she  lived  the  rest  of  her  life. She  was  a  graduate  of  Vergennes  High  School,  class  of  1940.  She  was  a  member  of  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church  and  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center  and  a  former  member  of  the  Catholic  Confraternity.  She  would  have  received  her  20-­year  pin  for  volunteer  work  with  the  RSVP  program  this  coming  June. Her  family  says  she  enjoyed  trav-­ eling,  was  an  avid  reader  and  enjoyed  crocheting.   Survivors  are  her  two  sons,  W. Â

Howard  Cyr  of  Rehoboth  Beach,  Del.,  and  Allen  Rodney  Cyr  and  his  wife  Cheryl  of  Lakewood,  Colo.;Íž  one  sister,  Clema  Stacey  of  North  Clarendon;Íž  several  nieces,  nephews  and  numerous  cousins;Íž  and  many  friends  at  the  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center,  the  Middlebury  East  condo  community,  and  in  Rehoboth  Beach. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Wilbur  Cyr,  who  died  Aug.  4,  1998;Íž  her  sister,  Katherine  Bates,  in  2012;Íž  and  two  brothers,  Harrison  Thorpe  in  2011  and  Harry  Thorpe  in  2005.  A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  on  Tuesday,  March  19,  2013,  at  11  a.m.  at  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  Church,  Middlebury,  with  the  Rev.  William  Beaudin,  pastor,  as  celebrant.  Burial  will  be  at  a  later  date  in  St.  Mary’s  Cemetery,  Middlebury.

Robert Sorrell, 79, native of Vergennes ALLENTOWN,  Pa.  â€”  Robert  H.  Sorrell,  79,  of  Allentown  died  Tuesday,  Feb.  12,  2013,  in  Lehigh  Valley  Hospital  surrounded  by  his  loving  family.  He  was  the  husband  of  Margaret  Sorrell.  They  celebrated  their  31st  wedding  anniversary  on  July  25,  2012.  Born  in  Vergennes,  Vt.,  he  was  a  son  of  the  late  Harold  and  Catherine  (Casey)  Sorrell.  He  was  a  construc-­ tion  worker  for  R.L.  Reppert  in  Allentown  for  25  years.  He  served  his  country  during  the  Korean  War Â

businesses  for  49  years. She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Warren  Case,  on  July  6,  1994. Olive  is  survived  by  three  chil-­ dren,  Robert  Case  and  Marilyn  of  Chittenden,  Rodney  Case  and  Joan  of  New  Haven,  and  Elaine  Russell  and  Gary  of  Vergennes;Íž  six  grandchil-­ dren,  Randall,  Jeffrey,  Carrie,  Jamie,  Jen  and  Jason;Íž  12  great  grandchil-­ GUHQ ÂżYH VWHS JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ one  great-­great-­granddaughter;Íž  one Â

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of  Walnutport;͞  stepdaughters  Tammy  Kalamaris  of  Slatington  and  Katrina,  wife  of  Scott  Biro  of  Ringtown;͞  11  grandchildren;͞  20  great-­grandchil-­ dren;͞  and  a  sister-­in-­law,  Evelyn,  wife  of  his  late  brother,  Malcolm.  A  sister,  Janet  Sorrell,  also  predeceased  him. Memorial  services  were  held  in  February  at  Trexler  Funeral  Home  in  Allentown.  Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  the  American  Cancer  Society,  3893  Adler  Place,  Suite  170,  Bethlehem,  PA  18017,  or  a  charity  of  your  choice.

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Olive Case, 88, Bristol BRISTOL  â€”  Olive  H.  Case,  88,  of  Bristol  passed  away  Sunday,  March  17,  2013,  at  her  daughter’s  home  in  Vergennes. She  was  born  Oct.  7,  1924,  in  Bristol,  the  daughter  of  Alic  and  Frances  (Grant)  Hammond. She  attended  the  one-­room  Bristol  Flats  schoolhouse  and  Bristol  High  School  where  she  graduated  in  1942.  On  June  15,  1945,  she  married  Warren  Case  of  Middlebury,  and  they  worked  together  at  various Â

on  the  aircraft  carrier  USS  Boxer.  His  relatives  say  he  loved  spending  time  with  his  family  and  enjoyed  all  types  of  music. Surviving  him  are  his  wife;Íž  his  sons,  Mark  and  his  wife  Elizabeth  of  6SULQJÂżHOG 9W -DPHV RI 6SULQJÂżHOG Vt.,  and  Christopher  and  his  compan-­ ion  June  of  Vergennes,  Vt.;Íž  his  daugh-­ ters,  Jill  Blair  and  her  companion  Bruce  Chamberlain  of  Addison,  Vt.,  and  Marcia,  wife  of  Steve  Dupoise  of  New  Haven,  Vt.;Íž  a  stepson,  Clifford  Kitchell  and  his  wife  Janet Â

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TICONDEROGA,  N.Y.  â€”  The  2013  annual  outage  at  International  Paper’s  Ticonderoga  mill  is  scheduled  to  begin  April  7  and  continue  over  the  following  three  weeks.  During  this  time  new  equipment  will  be  installed,  repairs  made  and  inspections  completed.  More  than  700  contractors  are  expected  to  be  on  site  during  the  outage.   Preparation  for  the  outage  is  in  full Â

swing.  During  a  recent  Annual  Outage  Preparedness  Review,  the  mill  hosted  groups  from  IP  Corporate  Technology  and  Center  of  Excellence.  The  mill  team  presented  detailed  outage  plans,  including  schedule,  budget,  contrac-­ tors,  manpower,  quality  assurance,  environmental  plans,  safety  plans  and  capital  projects.  Following  the  daylong  session,  Annual  Outage  Coordinator  Dan  Diehl  commented, Â

“we  are  committed  to  delivering  a  safe,  on-­time  and  successful  outage  and  I  greatly  appreciate  the  excel-­ lent  planning  and  preparation  that  is  taking  place  to  assure  our  success.â€? During  the  outage  area  residents  may  be  aware  of  increased  noise  from  steam  venting  and  vehicle  and  equip-­ PHQW DODUPV 0LOO RIÂżFLDOV VD\ WKH\ will  do  everything  in  their  power  to  minimize  noise.

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History  last  week  as  one  of  six  organizations  that  received  2013  1RQ 3UR¿W &HQWHQQLDO $ZDUGV 7KH Middlebury  institution  was  estab-­ lished  in  1882.

By  the  way (Continued  from  Page  1A) Vermont  state  spelling  bee!  He’ll  be  headed  to  D.C.  in  June  for  the  national  spelling  bee. Speaking  of  MUMS,  this  Saturday,  March  22,  from  9  a.m.  until  noon,  the  school  will  have  its  annual  tag  sale.  Items  for  sale  can  range  from  books,  furniture  and  bikes  to  cloth-­ ing,  video  games  and  sports  equip-­ PHQW 7KLV VDOH LV WR EHQHÂżW WKH 1HZ York  City  trip.

Storymatters,  a  local  storytell-­ ing  group,  will  gather  on  Tuesday,  March  26,  at  7  p.m.  at  the  Ilsley  3XEOLF /LEUDU\ 7KH Ă€RRU LV RSHQ IRU individual  stories.  Len  Rowell  tells  us  that  the  group  has  a  current  inter-­ est  in  two  people  enabling  a  story  to  emerge  from  shared  experiences.  The  challenge  for  the  month  is  to  Want  to  help  out  the  Vergennes  hone  a  tale  enough  so  it  can  be  told  Union  High  School  enrichment  in  three  minutes.  All  are  welcome. program?  The  Commodore  Parent/Teacher  Group  is  collect-­ Nordic  ski  enthusiasts  should  ing  donations  for  its  second  annual  keep  an  eye  on  the  Eastern  High  Trinkets  and  Treasures  Rummage  School  Championship  this  week-­ Sale,  scheduled  for  April  6.  The  end.  Three  Addison  County  group  is  accepting  donations  every  students  â€”  Lydia  Allen,  Sophie  Saturday  in  March  at  Kennedy  Hodges  and  Mac  Groves  â€”  are  Brothers  from  9-­10  a.m.  CPTG  is  racing  in  that  one. in  need  of  good  quality  items  such  as  furniture,  household  goods,  Vermont  Secretary  of  State  Jim  FROOHFWLEOHV ERRNV ÂżVKLQJ DQG Condos  congratulated  the  Henry  sporting  goods,  newer  adult  and  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont Â

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City (Continued  from  Page  1A) draft  proposal  is  1,329  square  feet  smaller.  Hawley  also  said  aldermen  might  have  to  move  quickly  on  Tuesday.  Vergennes  Auto  Sales  property  owner  Bruce  Barry  does  not  want  to  ZDLW LQGHÂżQLWHO\ IRU WKH FLW\ÂśV QH[W step.  â€œBruce  Barry  has  given  me  a  fair  amount  of  freedom  to  talk  about  this  deal,â€?  he  said.  â€œHe  will  not  hold  this Â

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property  until  a  March  (2014)  vote,  â€œbut  we  heard  a  number  of  people  but  he  wanted  to  hear  back  from  me  say  that  the  building  was  larger  than  next  Wednesday.â€? it  needed  to  be  and  they  wanted  to  If  the  $1.85  million  bond  had  see  a  Plan  B.â€?  passed  on  March  5,  a  Hawley  said  he  new  building  could  have  would  be  at  least  â€œWe heard EHHQ ÂżQLVKHG E\ WKH HQG “hopefulâ€?  that  of  the  year,  according  a number of a  more  modest  WR %UHDG /RDI RIÂżFLDOV people say that station  would  win  Hawley  said  a  new  vote  support.  could  probably  not  be  the building “I’m  hearing  held  until  May,  mean-­ was larger some  people  say  it  ing  while  construction  won’t  change  the  could  start  this  year  if  than it needed result,â€?  he  said.  residents  backed  a  new  to be and they “I  really  think  plan,  occupancy  would  there  are  some  be  unlikely  until  2014.  wanted to see a people  that  when  â€œThe  schedule  was  Plan B.â€? they  went  to  the  tight  given  March  polls  they  just  felt  â€” City Manager WKDW LW WKH ÂżUVW approval,â€?  he  said. Mel Hawley station  proposal)  9HUJHQQHV RIÂżFLDOV sought  feedback  about  was  more  than  we  the  defeat  after  the  tight  March  needed,  and  they  based  their  vote  on  5  vote.  Hawley  said  they  have  that  reason.â€? received  responses.  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  â€œThe  reasons  varied,â€?  he  said,  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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at  7:30  p.m.  and  Ten  Rod  Road  playing  from  8-­10.  Silent  auction,  used  book  sale,  refreshments.  Continues  March  23.  Teen  movie  night  in  Lincoln.  Friday,  March  22,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  This  month’s  title:  â€œHowl’s  Moving  Castle.â€?  Free  to  all  teens  grades  7  and  up.  Refreshments  provided.  Info:  453-­2665.  â€œThe  Philadelphia  Storyâ€?  on  screen  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  March  22,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  The  classic  1940  romantic  comedy  starring  Katherine  Hepburn  as  a  spoiled  and  snobby  socialite,  Cary  Grant  as  her  ex-­husband  and  Jimmy  Stewart  as  a  tabloid  reporter  who  falls  for  her.  Free.  A  Friday  Night  Flicks  presentation.  Info:  877-­6737.  â€œFalsettosâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  22,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  A  groundbreak-­ ing  Broadway  musical  from  1992,  both  exhila-­ rating  and  heartbreaking,  touching  on  family,  homosexuality  and  the  growing  AIDS  epidemic.  â€œFalsettosâ€?  won  a  Tony  for  Best  Score.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Runs  March  21-­24.   Â

Response  will  serve  â€œhaystacks.â€?  Free  but  dona-­ tions  accepted.  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  March  Organist  Nathan  Laube  in  concert  at  23,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  March  Center  and  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  21,  6:45-­9:30  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  Up  and  by  an  evening  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  plan-­ coming  classical  organist  performs  works  by  Bach,  ning  to  play  King  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  Mendelssohn,  Widor  and  more.  Pre-­performance  card  game.  talk  at  6:45  p.m.,  followed  by  the  show  at  7:30.  Old  Bones  fundraiser  concert  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Tickets  $20/15/6.  Bring  a  friend:  Buy  one  ticket,  March  23,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  First  Baptist  Church  of  get  one  free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Bristol.  Local  gospel  musicians  will  perform  to  â€œQuilting,  Mathematics,  Genealogy  â€”  Oh,  My!â€?  raise  money  for  Village2Village  Project,  a  small  presentation  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  March  Bristol-­based  charity  that  supports  more  than  80  21,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Math  educa-­ children  and  15  HIV-­positive  widows  in  northeast-­ tor  and  quilter  Nola  Forbes  gives  this  presentation  ern  Uganda.  All  donations  go  to  V2V.  Concert  on  her  genealogical  research  into  the  names  on  a  preceded  by  church  chicken  pie  supper  at  5  p.m.  quilt  dating  from  the  early  1900s  and  ties  together  â€œPollyannaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  the  various  aspects  of  quilting  that  relate  to  her  March  23,  7-­9  p.m.,  Grace  Baptist  Church,  career  and  hobbies.  Info:  877-­2211.  Merchants  Row.  The  Whiting  Cloverleaves  4-­H  History  talk  on  Martin  Henry  Freeman  in  Club  puts  on  this  production  in  celebration  of  the  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  21,  7-­9  p.m.,  Henry  story’s  100th  birthday.  Tickets  $5  adults,  $2  chil-­ Sheldon  Museum.  Middlebury  College  Associate  dren,  in  advance  or  at  the  door.  Also  on  March  23.  Professor  of  Art  History  William  Hart  presents  â€œâ€™I  (QYLURQPHQWDO ÂżOP VFUHHQLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Am  a  Man’:  Martin  Henry  Freeman,  Middlebury  Saturday,  March  23,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  A  College,  and  the  Problem  of  documentary  touching  on  the  key  environmental  African  Colonization.â€?  Info:  issues  of  our  day  as  well  as  potential  solutions.  388-­2711.  First  in  a  series  sponsored  by  the  Congregational  The  Jason  Palmer  Quintet  Church  of  Middlebury.  Free.  in  concert  in  Brandon.  â€œFalsettosâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  SECOND DEGREE REIKI – Increase your power and understanding, Saturday,  March  23,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Thursday,  March  21,  7:30-­ learn techniques for emotional healing and remote healing, and Hall  Theater.  A  groundbreaking  9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Trumpeter  Jason  Palmer  is  develop your ability to perceive energy. Prior First Degree Usui Reiki Broadway  musical  from  1992,  both  joined  by  Greg  Duncan  on  FHUWLĂ€FDWLRQ UHTXLUHG /RYH RIIHULQJ ,QVWUXFWRU LV Barbara Clearbridge. exhilarating  and  heartbreaking,  touch-­ guitar,  Luke  Marantz  on  piano,  ing  on  family,  homosexuality  and  the  Registration and information: 802-324-9149, www. growing  AIDS  epidemic.  â€œFalsettosâ€?  Jared  Henderson  on  bass  and  FeelingMuchBetter.org. Lee  Fish  on  drums.  Admission  won  a  Tony  for  Best  Score.  Tickets  $15.  Reservations:  465-­4071.  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH “Falsettosâ€?  on  stage  in  382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  21,  8-­10  p.m.,  Runs  March  21-­24.  Town  Hall  Theater.  A  groundbreaking  Broadway  Gusakov,  Gusakov,  Ceballos  &  Witten  in  concert  Green  Mountain  Club  snowshoe  or  musical  from  1992,  both  exhilarating  and  heart-­ in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  23,  8-­10  p.m.,  hike  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  March  23,  breaking,  touching  on  family,  homosexuality  and  WalkOver  Gallery.  Rick  Ceballos,  Matthew  Witten,  time  TBA,  Spirit  in  Nature  trails.  Easy,  the  growing  AIDS  epidemic.  â€œFalsettosâ€?  won  a  David  Gusakov  and  Nate  Gusakov  perform  approximately  2-­3  miles.  Gently  rolling  terrain  Tony  for  Best  Score.  Tickets  $20,  available  at  the  original  music  in  this  concert,  part  of  the  2013  DW D PRGHUDWH SDFH &DOO OHDGHU 5XWK 3HQÂżHOG 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKH-­ WalkOver  Cabin  Fever  Series  â€œOriginals.â€? 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 presen-­ tation  in  Lincoln.  Monday,  March  25,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Sally  Baldwin  will  show  slides  and  talk  about  her  moun-­ tain-­climbing  adventures  in  Peru.  Info:  453-­2665.  Addison  County  Democrats  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  March  25,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library. 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on  one  item  in  the  museum’s  collection,  a  19th-­century  adult  cradle  owned  by  two  spinsters  in  Weybridge.  In  conjunc-­ tion  with  the  museum’s  current  exhibit,  â€œTreasures  from  the  Sheldon.â€?  Info:  388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldonmuseum. org.  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  annual  dinner  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  27,  6-­8  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Reservations  and  info:  388-­2898  or  L2Paquette@aol.com.  Porter  Medical  Center  annual  meeting  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  27,  7-­9  p.m.,  Twilight  Hall.  Porter  RIÂżFLDOV ZLOO JLYH EULHI UHSRUWV .H\QRWH speaker  is  Al  Gobeille,  member  of  the  Green  Mountain  Care  board.  Free  and  open  to  the  public.  Info:  388-­4738.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  27,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  per  individual.  Info:  363-­5877. Â

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Lunchtime  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  28,  12:15-­12:45  p.m.,  St.  Stephen’s  Church.  Orgelgebet  (organ  prayers)  and  organ  recital  of  music  for  Holy  Week  by  George  Matthew  Jr.,  organ-­ KATHARINE  HEPBURN,  CARY  Grant  and  James  Stewart  star  in  this  1940  classic  romantic  comedy,  ist  at  St.  Stephen’s  and  carillonneur  at  which  is  being  screened  at  the  Vergennes  Opera  House  on  Friday,  March  22,  at  7:30  p.m.  as  part  of  Middlebury  College.  Part  of  St.  Stephen’s  the  VOH’s  Friday  Night  Flicks  series. second  annual  Lenten  Concert  Series.  Free.  Brown  bagging  encouraged.  Young  Writers’  Club  meeting  in  p.m.,  51  Main.  â€œA  Story’s  a  Storyâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  28,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  Saturday,  March  30,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Sarah  Stickle,  Jen  Crowell  and  Steve  Hartmann  ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 6SHFLDO GDWH .LGV LQ JUDGHV in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  29,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Theater.  Deborah  Lubar  brings  her  beloved  one-­ are  invited  to  drop  in  on  work  on  their  writing,  Main.  ZRPDQ VKRZ WR WKH VWDJH WR EHQHÂżW WKH $GGLVRQ with  short  exercises  and  writing  prompts.  Usually  County  Parent/Child  Center.  Tickets  are  available  Waylon  Speed  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  29,  10  Third  Thursday  of  every  month.  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOO-­ Kimberly  Krans  Award  reception  in  Middlebury.  Crazyhearse  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  30,  theater.org.  Thursday,  March  28,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  109  Catamount  8-­10:30  p.m.,  51  Main.  â€œFractured  Fairy  Talesâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Park,  off  Exchange  St.  Celebrating  this  year’s  Saturday,  March  30,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Sound  Investment  Jazz  Ensemble  in  Middlebury.  Women  Who  Change  the  World  award  winner,  Friday,  April  5,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  Betsy  Ouellette  of  Waltham,  for  her  work  at  collection  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  the  Vermont  Adult  Learning  Childcare  Center.  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  Refreshments  provided.  Info:  388-­9180.  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www. “Dancing  Across  West  Africaâ€?  presentation  vergennesoperahouse.org.  Also  on  April  5-­7.  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  March  28,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  The  One  World  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Project  will  offer  this  talk  and  slideshow  by  New  Fund-­Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Haven  native  Ashley  Bessette,  who  in  2000  trav-­ Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  eled  to  Ghana  and  fell  in  love  with  West  African  Ag  Lunch  in  Bridport.  Monday,  April  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. dance,  music  and  culture.  Info:  www.lawrence-­ 1,  noon-­1:45  p.m.,  Bridport  Community  FARMERS’  MARKETS melibrary.net.  Hall.  Legislative  lunch  program  focusing  Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Winter  market  at  â€œFootloose  the  Musicalâ€?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  on  agricultural  issues.  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  every  Saturday  Thursday,  March  28,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  in  November,  December,  March  and  April,  9:30  Union  High  School.  A  Mount  Abe  student  produc-­ a.m.-­1  p.m.  No  market  in  January  or  February.  tion.  Tickets  $7  each,  on  sale  at  Martin’s  Hardware  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  in  Bristol.  Runs  March  28-­30.  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  crafts.  EBT  and  â€œBullyâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  989-­6012  or  www. College.  Wednesday,  April  3,  7-­9  p.m.,  MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org. 'DQD $XGLWRULXP $Q XQĂ€LQFKLQJ ORRN DW SPORTS KRZ EXOO\LQJ KDV WRXFKHG WKH OLYHV RI ÂżYH NLGV DQG Co-­ed  volleyball  in  Middlebury.  Pick-­up  games  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  their  families.  See  more  at  http://thebullyproject. Monday,  7-­9  p.m.,  Middlebury  Municipal  Gym.  Friday,  March  29,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  com.  Info:  443-­5013.  Jack  Brown,  388-­2502;  Bruce  at  Middlebury  Rosie’s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosie’s  â€œKnight  to  Queen:  Chess,  Courtly  Life,  and  the  Recreation  Department,  388-­8103. partner  to  bring  area  seniors  a  monthly  luncheon.  Game  of  Love  in  the  Middle  Agesâ€?  presenta-­ MEALS Chicken  and  biscuit,  coleslaw  and  strawberry  tion  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  April  3,  7-­9  Free  Community  Lunch  in  Middlebury.  Mondays  at  parfait.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Dartmouth  professor  Jane  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church,  on  the  green.  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  &DUUROO H[DPLQHV WKH PHGLHYDO DUW RI Ă€LUWLQJ WKH Tuesdays-­Thursdays  at  the  Charter  House,  27  Easter  bake  sale  in  Hancock.  Friday,  March  29,  power  plays  of  love,  and  the  skill  of  negotiation  as  North  Pleasant  St.  (just  north  of  the  Middlebury  noon-­2  p.m.,  JD’s  Quick  Stop.  Presented  by  the  expressed  through  the  game  of  kings.  A  Vermont  Inn).  11:30  a.m.-­12:15  p.m.  Eat  in  or  take  out.  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville.  Humanities  Council  First  Wednesday  event.  Info:  Supported  by  area  churches.  Info:  989-­7272. Family  Fitness  Night  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  388-­4095.  Free  Community  Supper  in  Middlebury.  Fridays,  March  29,  6-­8  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Fellowship  Families  are  invited  to  come  out  and  try  six  differ-­ April  3,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  Hall.  Meals  provided  by  over  35  different  groups.  ent  healthy  activities.  Free  admission.  family,  $2  per  individual.  Info:  363-­5877.  Info:  388-­7634  or  388-­7613. “Footloose  the  Musicalâ€?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  CVAA  Senior  Meals: Friday,  March  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  Bridport:  Grange  Hall  Community  Room.  Noon  High  School.  A  Mount  Abe  student  production.  meal  on  Monday  and  Wednesday.  Evening  meals  Tickets  $7  each,  on  sale  at  Martin’s  Hardware  in  on  second  and  fourth  Wednesdays  at  5  p.m.  Bristol.  Runs  March  28-­30.  Stone  Soup  Summit  in  Bristol.  Reservations:  Michelle  Eastman  at  1-­800-­642-­ Patrick  Fitzsimmons  in  Bristol.  Friday,  March  29,  Thursday,  April  4,  3:15-­7  p.m.,  Mount  5119  x615.  Transportation  by  ACTR:  388-­1946. 7-­9  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont,  25A  Main  Abraham  Union  High  School.  Addison  Bristol:  American  Legion.  Noon  meal  on  Wednesday.  St.  Come  and  experience  an  intimate,  acoustic  County  Relocalization  Network  hosts  this  annual  Barb  Prime,  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  603.  Free  trans-­ evening  with  this  local  favorite  singer/songwriter.  Farm  to  School  gathering,  to  discuss  and  increase  portation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. Info:  453-­5982.  local  success  in  the  movement  to  get  local  food  Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  â€œFractured  Fairy  Talesâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  and  agriculture  into  our  schools.  Free,  with  a  RQ 7XHVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ H[FHSW IRU WKH ÂżUVW )ULGD\ Friday,  March  29,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  suggested  $5-­10  donation  for  local-­foods  dinner.  when  a  special  noon  meal  is  served  at  the  VFW  on  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  Info:  info@acornvt.org.  Exchange  Street.  Tracy  Corbett,  1-­800-­642-­5119  collection  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  Art  history  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Ext.  634.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  Thursday,  April  4,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  Vergennes:  Vergennes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www. for  the  Arts,  Room  125.  Jessica  Boehman  of  on  Tuesday  and  Thursday.  Michelle  Eastman  at  vergennesoperahouse.org.  Also  on  March  30  and  NYU,  a  specialist  in  Roman  baroque  sculpture,  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Free  transportation:  April  5-­7.  presents  â€œErcole  Ferrata  and  the  Art  of  Learning  ACTR,  388-­1946. to  Carve  in  Bernini’s  Rome.â€?  Free.  Info:  www. Bristol  Libanus  Lodge,  F&AM  Breakfast.  Second  middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Sunday,  7:30-­10:30  a.m.  Eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  juice,  coffee  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  4,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  DQG WHD %XIIHW %HQHÂżWV ORFDO FKDULWLHV Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Legion.  Guest  speaker  Judy  Comfort  will  give  a  Middlebury  Congregational  Church  Community  Leicester.  Saturday,  March  30,  time  and  presentation  on  the  website  Ravelry.  Participants  Supper.  Friday,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Free.  388-­7634. meeting  place  TBA.  Hike  on  Minnie  Baker  should  bring  or  borrow  a  laptop,  tablet  or  smart-­ Starksboro  senior  luncheon.  Fourth  Thursday,  11:30  and  Chandler  Ridge  trails.  Moderate,  approxi-­ SKRQH 7KH /HJLRQ KDV ZL Âż $OO DUH ZHOFRPH a.m.,  Starksboro  First  Baptist  Church.  453-­6354. mately  5  miles  at  moderate  pace.  Snowshoes  Info:  453-­5960.  Vergennes  Masonic  Lodge  Breakfast.  Last  Sunday,  or  spikes  may  be  necessary.  Bring  poles,  water,  7:30-­10  a.m.  Pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  lunch  and  snacks.  Car  spotting  involved.  Contact  eggs,  bacon,  sausage  and  beverage.  All  you  can  leader  Nancy  Morgan  for  meeting  time  and  place:  HDW $GXOWV FKLOGUHQ %HQHÂżWV WKH ORGJHÂśV 388-­9868.  charitable  donations. Author  visit  and  bookmaking  for  children  in  ³6SULQJ ,QWR 6XPPHU´ EHQHÂżW VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  4-­6  p.m.,  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  30,  10:30-­11:30  auction  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  Men’s  Auxiliary,  VFW  Post  7823,  Exchange  a.m.,  Ilsley  Public  Library.  Local  author  Joanne  5,  6-­8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Inn.  Help  raise  6WUHHW SHU SHUVRQ 3URFHHGV WR EHQHÂżW WKH 0DUNH\ :HEHU DQG ORFDO LOOXVWUDWRU .HQGUD :HEHU money  for  the  Boys  and  Girls  Club  of  Greater  post’s  charitable  donations. Gratton  read  their  newest  book,  â€œOcti  the  Octopus  Vergennes.  Tickets,  $25,  include  a  Caribbean  VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Vergennes.  Second  Friday,  5-­7  Faces  His  Fear,â€?  and  show  young  children  and  buffet  dinner  and  admission.  Tickets  available  p.m.,  Sons  of  the  American  Legion,  VFW  Post  families  how  their  unique  mother/daughter,  writer/ at  877-­6344  or  at  Everywear  for  Everybody  in  14,  Armory  Lane.  $10  per  person.  Haddock,  fries,  illustrator  team  creates  stories.  After  the  read-­ Vergennes.  coleslaw  and  cash  bar. ing,  families  can  create  their  own  books.  Info:  â€œFractured  Fairy  Talesâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  388-­4097.  Friday,  April  5,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  Rikert  Random  Relays  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  March  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  collection  30,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Rikert  Nordic  Center.  Third  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  annual  end-­of-­season  day  of  fun  with  totally  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  random  teams,  random  course,  random  chal-­ Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www.vergenne-­ lenges,  random  tandem  ski  relays,  and  prizes,  fun  51  Main.  Main  Street,  Middlebury.  388-­8209  or  www. soperahouse.org.  Also  on  April  6  and  7.  and  food.  Event  is  weather-­dependent.  Entry  $5  go51main.com.  On  exhibit  from  June  10:  â€œNight  Violinist  Mary  Rowell  in  concert  at  Middlebury  per  person.  Info:  443-­2744  or  www.rikertnordic. Visions.â€? College.  Friday,  April  5,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  com.  Center  for  the  Arts.  Rowell,  with  special  guest  Art  on  Main.  25  Main  St.,  Bristol.  Gallery  open  10  â€œFractured  Fairy  Talesâ€?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  a.m.-­6  p.m.  Monday-­Saturday,  and  noon-­4  p.m.  Eve  Beglarian,  presents  â€œLet  Me  Tell  You  Where  Saturday,  March  30,  2-­4  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  on  Sundays.  453-­4032,  info@artonmain.net  or  I’ve  Been,â€?  a  concert  of  music  for  violin,  viola  and  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  collection  www.artonmain.net.  On  exhibit  March  5-­26:  Ninth  electronics.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  annual  Emerging  Artists  Exhibit. or  443-­3168.  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  Ferrisburgh.  475-­2311  or  www. Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www.vergenne-­ basinharbor.com. soperahouse.org.  Also  on  April  5-­7.  BigTown  Gallery,  99  North  Main  St.,  Rochester.  â€œFootloose  the  Musicalâ€?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  767-­9670 Saturday,  March  30,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Mogani  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  22,  7-­10  Bixby  Memorial  Library,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  Union  High  School.  A  Mount  Abe  student  produc-­ p.m.,  51  Main.  Bobcat  CafĂŠ.  5  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-­3311. tion.  Tickets  $7  each,  on  sale  at  Martin’s  Hardware  Matty  Burns  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  22,  9-­10  Brandon  Artists’  Guild.  7  Center  St.,  Brandon.  in  Bristol.  Runs  March  28-­30.  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Gallery  open  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  daily.  247-­4956  or  Michele  Fay  Trio  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  30,  Lynguistic  Civilians  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  www.brandonartistsguild.com.  On  exhibit  Feb.  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  This  Vermont-­based  22,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  1-­28:  Student  Art  Show. acoustic  trio  plays  original  and  roots  music.  Zack  duPont  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  23,  Brandon  Free  Public  Library,  Brandon.  247-­8230  or  Michele  Fay’s  vocals  are  accompanied  by  her  6-­8  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  www.brandonpubliclibrary.org.  husband,  Tim  Price,  on  mandolin  and  guitar  and  Anthony  Santor  Group  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Brandon  Museum  and  Visitor  Center  at  the  Stephen  'RXJ 5HLG RQ ÂżGGOH *HQHUDO DGPLVVLRQ March  23,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  A.  Douglas  Birthplace.  4  Grove  St.,  at  the  corner  Reservations  at  (802)  465-­4071  or  info@bran-­ Turbine  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  28,  8-­10  of  routes  7  and  73  West.  www.brandon.org  or  don-­music.net. 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247-­6401.  Open  daily  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.  through  mid-­October. Brandon  Music  CafĂŠ,  62  Country  Club  Road,  Brandon.  www.brandon-­music.net  or  (802)  465-­4071.  On  exhibit  from  November  2012:  the  work  of  Carolyn  Shattuck. Bristol  Bakery.  Main  St.,  Bristol.  453-­3280. Carol’s  Hungry  Mind  CafĂŠ.  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury,  388-­0101.  Chimney  Point  Vermont  State  Historic  Site,  7305  Vermont  Route  125,  Addison.  759-­2412. Creative  Space  Gallery.  235  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-­3850  or  www.creativespacegallery.org. Edgewater  Gallery.  1  Mill  St.,  Middlebury.  www.edgewater-­ gallery-­vt.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\LQWKHÂżHOG FRP Henry  Sheldon  Museum  of  Vermont  History.  1  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Museum  hours  through  March  5:  Saturdays  only,  10  a.m.  to  5  p.m.;  Research  Center  closed;  staff  can  be  reached  Tuesday  through  Friday,  9  a.m.  to  5  p.m.  at  388-­2117.  In  season:  museum  admission:  Adults  $5;  seniors  $4.50;  children  6-­18  $3;  families  $12;  members  and  children  under  6  free.  Research  Center  admission:  $5.  Information:  388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldonmuseum. org.  On  exhibit  March  9-­April  20:  â€œTreasures  from  the  Sheldon.â€? Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  4472  Basin  Harbor  Road,  Vergennes,  475-­2022  or  www.lcmm.org.  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol.  453-­2366. Lincoln  Historical  Society  Museum.  88  Quaker  St.  Second  and  fourth  Sunday  of  every  month,  1-­5  p.m.  Free. Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Road,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.;  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  (additional  evening  hours  on  a  volunteer  basis);  Friday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard.  142  River  Road,  New  Haven,  388-­7368,  www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com. Liza  Myers  Gallery.  22  Center  St.,  Brandon,  247-­5229  or  lizamyers.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.  On  exhibit  March  8-­22:  â€œTrash  &  Design:  Industrial  Art  of  Trash  Bins.â€? Middlebury  College  Johnson  Memorial  Building.  443-­6433  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts.  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  72  Porter  Field/Route  30  South.  443-­5007  or  http://go/museum.  On  exhibit  Feb.  8-­April  22:  â€œNature  Transformed:  Edward  Burtynsky’s  Vermont  Quarry  Photographs  in  Contextâ€?;  Feb.  8-­May  5:  â€œLinear  Thinking:  Sol  LeWitt:  Modern,  Postmodern  and  Contemporary  Art  from  the  Collection.â€? 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,  originally  bred  for  cavalry  purposes,  at  the  UVM  Morgan  Horse  Farm  starting  in  1907. Norton’s  Gallery.  Route  73,  Shoreham.  948-­2552  or  www. nortonsgallery.com.  Studio/gallery  of  Norton  Latourelle’s  whimsical  woodcarvings.  Open  most  days  and  by  appointment. PhotoPlace  Gallery.  3  Park  St.,  Middlebury.  Tuesday-­Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.  Info:  989-­2359  or  www.vtphotoworkplace.com.  Rokeby  Museum.  Route  7,  Ferrisburgh.  877-­3406. Â

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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  CafĂŠ.  5371  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday-­Sunday. Stone  Leaf  Tea  House.  Marble  Works,  Middlebury.  Exhibit:  â€œForeign  Language  Featurel:  Collaborative  Conceptual  Works  by  Yinglei  Zhang  and  Rachel  Baird.â€? 6WXGLR 9 0DLQ 6W 9HUJHQQHV DERYH $GGLVRQ 2XWÂżWWHUV Info:  877-­6524  or  www.bethanyfarrell.com. 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. Town  Hall  Theater  Jackson  Gallery,  Merchants  Row,  Middlebury.  Monday-­Saturday,  noon  to  5  p.m.  382-­9222.  On  exhibit  March  1-­31:  â€œThe  Blue  Swans  â€”  Seven  Women  Artists.â€? Vermont  Folklife  Center.  88  Main  St.,  Middlebury.  Gallery  and  shop  hours  Tuesday-­Saturday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  Admission  by  donation.  388-­4964.  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€RRU 0LGGOHEXU\ Info:  1-­800-­249-­3562  or  www.zonethreegallery.com.

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LI BRAR Y PROGRAMS Bixby  Memorial  Library.  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  877-­2211.  Monday,  12:30-­8  p.m.;  Tuesday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.;  Friday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Preschool  multi-­ age  story  time  Thursday,  10:30  a.m. Brandon  Free  Public  Library.  Preschool  story  hour  every  Friday  at  1  p.m.  with  Deb  Lendway.  Movies  shown  every  Friday  at  1:30  p.m.  (17  and  under  must  be  accompanied  by  a  parent  or  guardian).  247-­8230. 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  interli-­ brary  loan. Ilsley  Public  Library.  75  Main  St.,  Middlebury,  388-­4095.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  10  a.m.-­8  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  October-­April,  Sunday,  1-­4  p.m.  Early  Literacy  Story  Times,  Thursdays,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.  My  First  Yoga,  Mondays,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  for  ages  birth  through  5  years.  May’s  Music  and  Movement,  Wednesdays,  10:30-­ 11:15  a.m.,  for  ages  birth  through  5  years.  Magic:  The  Gathering  games  for  kids  in  grades  6-­12,  third  Tuesday  of  the  month,  4-­6  p.m.  Hand  in  Hand  community  service Â

SURMHFWV IRU NLGV ÂżUVW 7KXUVGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK p.m.  VolunTeens,  second  Thursday  of  every  month,  3:30-­ 4:30  p.m.  Young  Writers’  Club,  third  Thursday  of  every  month,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  Mysterious  Hogwarts  Reading  Society,  last  Thursday  of  every  month,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  Youth  Media  Lab,  Wednesdays,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.  For  a  complete  listing  of  ongoing  and  special  children’s  activi-­ ties,  visit  www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org  or  call  the  Children’s  Room  at  388-­4097. Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  40  North  St.,  Bristol,  453-­2366.  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.  Children’s  story  time,  Mondays,  10:30-­ 11  a.m.,  Thursdays,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  with  book  stories,  fairy  tale  puppet  shows  and  a  focus  on  math  with  songs,  projects  and  movement;  Lego  club  for  school-­age  chil-­ dren,  Wednesdays,  3:15-­4:30  p.m.,  starting  Feb.  27. Lincoln  Library.  222  W.  River  Rd.,  Lincoln,  453-­2665.  Monday,  2-­6  p.m.;  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.  (addi-­ tional  evening  hours  on  a  volunteer  basis);  Friday,  10  a.m.-­6  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.  Reading  with  Magic,  the  therapy  dog,  Mondays,  3:15-­4:15.  Lego  club,  :HGQHVGD\V S P 6WRU\ WLPH DJH ÂżYH DQG XQGHU Friday,  10:30  a.m.  Seniors  program,  second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.  Book  discussion  group,  second  Wednesday  at  7  p.m.  Info:  453-­3575.  Parkinson’s  support  group,  second  Wednesday,  6:30  p.m. New  Haven  Community  Library.  Located  in  the  new  OLEUDU\ WRZQ RIÂżFHV EXLOGLQJ 7XHVGD\ D P S P Wednesday,  1-­8  p.m.  Thursday,  1-­8  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­1  p.m.  Summer  reading  program  10:30  a.m.  Tuesdays,  starting  July  12.  Information:  Deborah,  453-­4015. Orwell  Free  Library.  Tuesday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.  and  6-­8  p.m.;  Friday,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.;  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­noon. 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.plat-­ tlib.org. Russell  Memorial  Library.  Monkton.  453-­4471.  Tuesday,  3-­8  p.m.;  Friday,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.;  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Friday  Story  Hour,  second  and  last  Friday,  11  a.m.-­noon.  WiFi  available. Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  458-­0747.  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­ noon;  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  2-­5  p.m.  Children’s  Time,  Tuesday  2:30-­4  p.m.  Info:  http://salisburyfreelibrary. blogspot.com. Sarah  Partridge  Community  Library.  East  Middlebury.  388-­7588.  Ilsley  Library  cards  accepted.  Tuesday,  9  a.m.-­noon;  Thursday,  2-­6  p.m.;  Saturday,  9  a.m.-­noon.  Story  time  for  preschoolers,  Tuesday,  10:30-­11  a.m.;  Books  and  Lunch  on  third  Tuesdays,  noon.  Book  sale  on  Saturdays. Starksboro  Public  Library.  2827  Route  116,  Starksboro  LQ WRZQ KDOO 3DUNLQJ EHKLQG WRZQ RIÂżFHV Monday,  10  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.  Go  online  to  see  a  full  listing  of Â

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Silver Lining

This  Week:  Silver  lining  &  General  writing Each  week,  Young  Writers  Project  receives  several  hundred  submissions  from  students  in  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire  in  response  to  writ-­ ing  prompts  and  we  select  the  best  for  publication  here  and  in  21  other  newspapers  and  on  vpr.net.  This  week,  we  publish  responses  to  the  prompts,  Silver  lining:  When  bad  things  happen,  how  do  you  recover?;Íž  and  General  writing.  Read  more  at  youngwritersproject. org,  a  safe,  civil  online  commu-­ nity  of  young  writers. ABOUT  THE  PROJECT Young  Writers  Project  is  DQ LQGHSHQGHQW QRQSURÂżW WKDW engages  students  to  write,  helps  them  improve  and  connects  them  with  authentic  audiences  through  the  Newspaper  Series  (and  youngwritersproject. org)  and  the  Schools  Project  (ywpschools.net).  Support:  YWP  is  supported  by  this  newspaper  and  foundations,  businesses  and  individuals  who Â

BY  HANNAH  ROQUE GRADE  8,  MIDDLEBURY  UNION  MIDDLE  SCHOOL  They  say  every  cloud  has  a  silver  lining,  but  why  should  that  make  us  feel  better? Why  should  silver  linings  give  us  hope? They  say  silver  linings  are  a  good  thing,  but  why  are  they  so  good? What  makes  them  so  good? They  say  every  cloud  has  a  silver  lining. I  don’t  think  that’s  true. Silver  linings  are  special. Silver  linings  are  those  little  surprises  in  life OLNH ÂżQGLQJ D WZHQW\ GROODU ELOO LQ \RXU SRFNHW or  having  that  special  someone  tell  you  they  love  you. Those  are  silver  linings  in  life. Not  stupid  metaphorical  silver  linings  on  clouds  that  don’t  help  anything. Every  moment  has  a  silver  lining. It’s  every  moment  that  counts, not  a  stupid  silver  lining  on  a  cloud.

recognize  the  power  and  value  of  writing.  If  you  would  like  to  contribute,  please  go  to  young-­ writersproject.org/support,  or  mail  your  donation  to  YWP,  12  North  St.,  Suite  8,  Burlington,  VT  05401.  Special  thanks  this  week  to  Vermont  Business  Roundtable.

Never Give Up

NEWS

BY  HANNAH  FREEDNER  OF  VERGENNES GRADE  7,  LAKE  CHAMPLAIN  WALDORF  SCHOOL  I  hope  you  know  I  will  never  watch  you  give  up. 8QFRQWUROODEOH Ă€DPHV Will  you  give  up?  Because  if  you  do,  , KRSH \RX NQRZ WKDW WKRVH VFRUFKLQJ Ă€DPHV ZLOO PRVW OLNHO\ Burn  me. And  those  burns  will  only  remind  me  of  you. I  hope  you  know  that  the  thought  of  you  giving  up  +XUWV PH HYHQ PRUH WKDQ WKRVH Ă€DPHV And  think  about  the  world  you  love.  It  will  be  black  as  well. Or  should  I  say, “You  used  to  love.â€? I  remember  you  laughing  there,  like  nothing  else  in  the  world Mattered. If  you  give  up,  I  will  never  see  you  like  that  again. , KRSH \RX NQRZ WKDW WKRVH Ă€DPHV DUH FRPLQJ FORVHU They  will  burn  everything  in  their  path. Unless,  love,  you  turn  around And  remember. I  will  never  watch  you  give  up.

YWP  announces  a  new  writing  challenge:  The  Farm  Project.  Winners  received  $50  with  a  matching  $50  for  D IRRG RU IDUP QRQSURÂżW RI their  choice.  See  the  contest  details  and  writing  prompts  at  youngwritersproject.org.  Due  Friday,  April  12.  Sponsored  by  the  Vermont  Community  Foundation’s  Food  and  Farm  Initiative. NEXT  PROMPT Promise.  Write  about  a  promise  you  made  but  couldn’t  keep.  Alternate:  Strength.  Write  about  a  time  when  you  had  to  be  strong,  physically  or  mentally.  Due  March  29.

Monkton  tree  tappers LILY  BENOIT  TAKES  a  turn  hammering  in  the  spile,  or  tap,  un-­ der  the  watchful  eye  of  Elise  Parker.  Students  in  the  Monkton  after-­ school  program  collected  sap  from  four  trees  and  later  boiled  it  down  in  the  Monkton  Central  School  kitchen. Photo  by  Katrina  Smith

CELEBRATE SPRING

Coloring & Decorating Contest 1- Color and decorate

this Springtime picture anyway you choose (you can use this one or photocopy it or draw/trace the outline the same size).

2- Have fun!

Get Creative!

3- Send your entry to: Addison Independent P.O. Box 31 Middlebury, VT 05753 or drop them off at 58 Maple Street (Marble Works) in Middlebury.

4- Entries must be in by: Wednesday, April 10 At 5pm

Name:

Two winners from each age group will win gift certificates from local businesses. All contestants will receive a prize which will be given when and if entries are picked up. Winners will be announced in the April 18 edition of the Addison Independent. All entries and prizes must be claimed by April 30th, 2013 at 5 p.m.

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Handmade  canoe  to  be  UDIĂ€HG RII LQ July  in  Bristol BRISTOL  â€”  The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol  recently  was  given  a  handmade  canoe  by  Stephen  Ahern  of  Starksboro.  The  church  is  going  to  UDIĂ€H LW RII WR KHOS NHHS LWV KLVWRULFDO FKXUFK EXLOGLQJ ÂłDĂ€RDW ´ 7KH GUDZ-­ ing  will  be  July  10  at  the  Bristol  Band  concert. Tickets  will  be  $20  each  and  only  300  will  be  sold.  Tickets  will  be  DYDLODEOH DW .LPEDOO 2IÂżFH 6HUYLFHV in  Bristol,  at  Martin’s  Hardware  in  Bristol  and  Middlebury,  and  from  church  members.

Tree  sale  to  support  local  conservation  projects ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  The  Otter  Creek  Natural  Resources  Conservation  District  is  spon-­ soring  its  annual  Tree/Seedling  Program  for  area  residents  and  cooperators.  This  program  was  developed  for  the  convenience  of  area  residents  and  proceeds  help  support  ongoing  conservation  projects.   Possible  uses  for  the  seedlings  are  home  orchards,  windbreaks,  Christmas  trees,  ornamental  and  wildlife  habitat.   A  partial  list  of  trees  and  seedlings  the  district  is  offer-­ ing  are  white  pine,  balsam  fir,  white  cedar,  white  spruce,  black  walnut,  American  chestnut,  lilac,  disease-­resistant  apples,  plums  and  a  very  hardy  peach.  Sugar  maple,  red  maple  and  white  oak  are  also  available.  This  year  look  for  a  greater  selection  of  blueber-­ ries,  raspberries,  strawberries  and  asparagus  that  thrives  in  heavy  clay,  as  well  as  azalea,  rhododen-­ dron  and  forsythia.  Fern,  pond  and  nut  packs  will  be  back. Sale  proceeds  help  support  scholarships  for  Green  Mountain  Conservation  Camp,  Conservation  Field  Day  for  all  Addison  County  sixth-­graders,  resource  informa-­ tion  workshops,  and  planting  trees  alongside  streams. To  receive  an  order  form  detail-­ ing  selection  and  cost,  call  (802)  388-­6746,  ext.  26,  or  e-­mail  pam. stefanek@vt.nacdnet.net.  Orders  will  be  welcome  throughout  April  !( ( 2(. but  those  received  by  April  10  will  get  priority.  The  tree  sale  pickup  will  be  held  in  Middlebury  on  the  morning  of  Saturday,  April  27.

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A  TROUPE  OF  young  dancers  and  drummers  pose  for  a  photo  in  Conaky,  Guinea.

Bristol talk to focus on African dance BRISTOL  â€”  The  One  World  Li-­ brary  Project,  located  at  the  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  in  Bristol,  presents  â€œDancing  Across  West  Africa,â€?  an  evening  talk  and  slideshow  by  Ashley  Bessette,  on  Thursday  night,  March  28,  from  7-­8:30  p.m. Bessette  grew  up  in  New  Haven  and  attended  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  She  began  studying  Guinean  dance  at  the  age  of  13  with  Sidiki  Sylla  of  the  Burlington-­based  Jeh  Kulu  Drum  and  Dance  Theater.  In  2000  she  joined  Global  Village  Project  and  traveled  to  Ghana  where  she  fell  in  love  with  West  African  dance,  mu-­ sic  and  culture.  She  has  been  dancing  ever  since.  She  danced  with  Bristol-­based  group  Sankofa  performing  Ghanaian  traditional  dances  with  students  who  had  traveled  to  Ghana  with  the  Global  Village  Project.  In  2004,  she  returned  to  Ghana  where  she  continued  to  study  Ghanaian  music  and  dance  in  the  Volta  region  while  teaching  in  a  public  ele-­ mentary  school.  In  2006  and  2007  she  lived  and  studied  drum  and  dance  in  Conakry,  Guinea,  dancing  more  than  10  hours  a  week  with  professional  performers  and  artists.  She  spent  a  few  months  in  Senegal  where  she  studied  other  forms  of  African  dance. Back  in  Vermont,  Bessette  contin-­ ues  to  learn  and  study  in  Burlington  with  Sylla,  as  well  as  with  Solo  Sana Â

support  during  an  investigation  in-­ volving  a  person  who  was  wanted  by  the  NYPD.  This  person,  a  member  of  the  New  York  City  criminal  gang  known  as  the  Bloods,  was  involved  in  a  drive-­by  shooting  during  which  three  people  were  shot,  two  fatally.  Merkel  learned  the  person  had  come  to  Vermont  and  was  selling  drugs  in  and  around  the  Middlebury  area.  Merkel  contacted  New  York  detectives,  who  came  to  Vermont  to  coordinate  on  the  case.  Subsequently,  other  members  of  WKH JDQJ ZHUH LGHQWLÂżHG DQG ODWHU arrested  on  federal  charges  for  drug  WUDIÂżFNLQJ DQG GLVWULEXWLRQ 7KH JDQJ member  was  later  apprehended  and  arrested  in  New  Jersey.  According  to  0HUNHOÂśV FHUWLÂżFDWH KLV HIIRUWV DQG assistance  won  him  the  recognition.  9HUJHQQHV RIÂżFHUV DOVR SUHVHQWHG ceremonial  blue  roses  to  family  mem-­ bers  in  attendance,  as  well  as  to  the  Vergennes  City  Clerk  Joan  Devine  and  Assistant  City  Clerk  Melissa  Wright,  for  their  support  of  the  police  department. Â

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LEICESTER  â€”  Town  Clerk  Julie  Delphia  reminds  dog  owners  that  all  dogs  are  to  be  registered  by  April  1. The  Leicester  selectboard  is  seek-­ LQJ DQ LQGLYLGXDO WR ÂżOO WKH WHUP RI lister  until  March  of  2014.  The  job  calls  for  someone  with  computer  and  math  skills  and  an  ability  to  get  along  well  with  a  variety  of  people.  The Â

position  requires  someone  to  help  KROG RIÂżFH KRXUV IRU WKUHH KRXUV SHU week  and  to  be  available  to  answer  questions  at  other  times.  The  hourly  wage  is  $12  per  hour.  Training  will Â

be  provided.  For  more  information,  call  Diane  at  247-­3786  or  the  town  FOHUNœV RI¿FH DW /HWWHUV RI LQWHUHVW DUH GXH DW WKH WRZQ RI¿FH E\ April  1.

Hancock NEWS

ASHLEY  BESSETTE  OF  New  Haven,  right,  poses  with  traditional  Afri-­ can  dance  teacher  Sali  and  her  baby  in  Guinea.  Bessette,  who  has  been  studying  West  African  dance  for  15  years,  will  give  a  slideshow  and  talk  about  her  experiences  at  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  in  Bristol  on  Thursday,  March  28.

of  Mali.  The  One  World  Library  Project  is  a  â€œworld  library  within  a  libraryâ€?  with  adult  and  children’s  collections  of  ERRNV ÂżOPV DQG RWKHU PHGLD DERXW world  cultures.  OWLP  items  are  avail-­

the  author  of  several  articles  on  Do-­ minican  nuns  and  late  Medieval  art.  She  also  serves  as  an  assistant  dean  of  the  faculty. The  Vermont  Humanities  Coun-­ cil’s  First  Wednesdays  series  is  held  RQ WKH ÂżUVW :HGQHVGD\ RI HYHU\ month  from  October  through  May,  featuring  speakers  of  national  and  regional  renown.  Talks  in  Middle-­ bury  are  held  at  Ilsley  Public  Library  unless  otherwise  noted.  All  First  Wednesdays  talks  are  free  and  open  to  the  public. The  2012-­2013  First  Wednesdays  series  in  Middlebury  concludes  with  â€œHow  Does  Bach  Say  It?â€?  with  UVM  Professor  Emeritus  Philip  Ambrose  on  May  1. The  Vermont  Department  of  Li-­ braries  is  the  statewide  underwriter  of  First  Wednesdays.  The  First  Wednesdays  2012-­2013  series  in  Middlebury  is  sponsored  by  The  Lodge  at  Otter  Creek  and  The  Lodge  at  Shelburne  Bay. Ilsley  Public  Li-­ brary  is  sponsored  by  Friends  of  Il-­ sley  Public  Library. For  more  information,  contact  the  Ilsley  Public  Library  at  388-­4095 Â

Salisbury NEWS

SALISBURY  â€”  The  winners  in  the  recent  Chili  Challenge  held  at  the  community  school  were:  tradition-­ al,  Ted  Otis;Íž  non-­traditional,  Gabe  Cameron;Íž  spiciest,  Wyatt  Cameron;Íž  wild  game,  Apachie  Trudeau;Íž  kids’  ¿UVW SODFH 6RSKLH /DURFTXH NLGVÂś honorable  mention,  Ian  Ekroos,  Da-­ vid  Peters,  Cody  Martin,  Isabella  Smith  and  Maya  Huestis. The  Salisbury  Congregational  Church  will  hold  a  rummage  sale  on  Friday,  April  26,  and  Saturday,  April  27.  They  are  now  accepting  clean  items  in  good  condition:  clothing,  linens,  dishes,  jewelry,  books  and  CDs.  Please  no  appliances  or  furni-­ ture.  Call  Nancy  at  352-­4375  or  Glo-­ ria  at  388-­6260  to  arrange  drop-­off. Preschool  and  kindergarten  regis-­ tration  will  take  place  in  April  at  the  community  school.  Children  who  will  be  5  years  old  on  or  before  Aug.  31  are  eligible  for  kindergarten  and  parents  should  call  the  school  (352-­ 4291)  for  an  appointment  on  Mon-­ day,  April  8. The  school  will  also  offer  a  pre-­ school  program  for  children  who  will  be  four  years  old  on  or  before  Aug.  31.  This  program  will  run  for Â

and  surrender  to  authorities.  Wager  also  received  a  Croix  de  Negotiator  Laurel  for  his  actions  in  a  September  incident.  According  to  KLV FHUWLÂżFDWH :DJHU VSHQW PRUH WKDQ two  hours  calming  down  an  â€œirate  and  violent  personâ€?  that  police  de-­ scribed  as  â€œmentally  challengedâ€?  and  said  was  posing  an  immediate  threat  to  a  caregiver  and  another  household  member.  As  a  result,  the  incident  had  a  peaceful  resolution.  Newton,  the  department’s  Drug  Recognition  Expert,  received  an  Ex-­ ceptional  Duty  Award  for  a  fourth  VWUDLJKW \HDU IRU KLV WUDIÂżF HQIRUFH-­ PHQW HIIRUWV $FFRUGLQJ WR KLV FHUWLÂż-­ cate,  Newton  arrested  19  drivers  who  ZHUH XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH RI DOFRKRO RU drugs  and  issued  616  tickets  and  337  warnings  for  motor  vehicle  offenses. Hawley  honored  Merkel  for  his  ef-­ forts  in  helping  to  solve  a  case  that  dated  back  to  2006,  when  Merkel  worked  with  the  Middlebury  depart-­ ment.  Merkel  was  presented  an  award  from  the  NYPD’s  Detective  Endow-­ ment  Association  for  his  work  and Â

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able  for  community  members  to  check  out  at  the  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  in  Bristol.  The  library’s  online  catalog  has  a  full  listing  of  OWLP  items  that  can  be  found  at  www.lawrencelibrary. net.

Chess  played  key  role  in  game  of  love MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Dartmouth  professor  Jane  Carroll  will  look  at  how  the  game  of  chess  was  used  for  courtship  in  earlier  times  in  a  talk  at  Ilsley  Public  Library  in  Middle-­ bury  on  April  3.  The  talk,  â€œKnight  to  Queen:  Chess,  Courtly  Life,  and  the  Game  of  Love  in  the  Middle  Ages,â€?  is  part  of  the  Vermont  Humanities  Council’s  First  Wednesdays  lecture  series  and  takes  place  at  7  p.m. Imported  from  the  Arabs  and  Per-­ sians  in  the  ninth  century,  chess  be-­ came  a  status  symbol,  an  allegory  of  battle,  and  a  metaphor  for  love.  Car-­ roll  will  examine  the  medieval  art  of  Ă€LUWLQJ WKH SRZHU SOD\V RI ORYH DQG the  skill  of  negotiation  as  expressed  through  the  game  of  kings. Carroll  earned  her  BA  from  Smith  College  and  her  PhD  from  the  Uni-­ versity  of  North  Carolina,  Chapel  Hill,  before  becoming  a  senior  lec-­ turer  in  Dartmouth’s  Art  History  De-­ partment,  where  she  teaches  courses  in  Gothic,  Medieval,  and  Northern  Renaissance  Art.  Carroll  is  the  edi-­ tor  of  â€œSaints,  Sinners,  and  Sisters:  Gender  and  Northern  Art  in  Medi-­ eval  and  Early  Modern  Europeâ€?  and Â

VERGENNES  â€”  Four  members  of  the  Vergennes  Police  Department  were  honored  on  Feb.  26  in  front  of  the  entire  department,  family  mem-­ bers  and  the  Vergennes  City  Council.  Detective  Jason  Ouellette  received  two  awards  from  Chief  George  0HUNHO ZKLOH 2IÂżFHUV %UHQW 1HZ-­ ton  and  William  Wager  received  one  apiece.  Merkel  was  also  honored  by  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  on  behalf  of  the  New  York  Police  Department.  Ouellette  earned  both  a  Drug  En-­ forcement  Ribbon  and  a  Croix  de  Ne-­ gotiator  Laurel.  The  ribbon,  accord-­ LQJ WR KLV FHUWLÂżFDWH ZDV DZDUGHG because  Ouellette’s  investigations  led  to  the  arrest  of  35  for  possession,  GLVWULEXWLRQ RU WUDIÂżFNLQJ RI LOOHJDO drugs,  notably  two  major  heroin  busts  in  Leicester  and  Ferrisburgh. The  negotiator  laurel  is  awarded  for  â€œcomposure,  talk-­down  and  wit  which  prevented  a  life  threat.â€?  Ouel-­ OHWWHÂśV FHUWLÂżFDWH FLWHG DQ 2FWREHU incident  in  which  he  persuaded  over  the  phone  an  armed  and  suicidal  man  to  leave  a  garage  without  his  weapon Â

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HANCOCK  â€”  The  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  is  holding  its  second  Family  Break-­ fast  on  Sunday,  March  24.  The  menu  consists  of  scrambled  eggs,  pancakes  with  fresh  maple  syrup,  bacon,  OJ,  coffee  or  tea,  and  milk.  This  is  a  do-­ nation  event  and  will  start  at  8  a.m.  It  takes  place  at  the  Hancock  Town  Hall  located  at  1097  VT  Route  100. Our  Easter  Bake  Sale  will  be  on  Good  Friday,  March  29,  from  noon  to  2  p.m.  at  JD’s  Quick  Stop  on  Route  100  in  Hancock.  Being  in  the  Lenten  season  we  have  started  our  Lenten  Garden  in  the  Sanctuary  and  if  you  would  like  WR EULQJ LQ D Ă€RZHU RU SODQW SOHDVH feel  free  to.  There’s  a  sign-­up  sheet  for  the  Easter  lilies  in  remembrance  of  a  loved  one  at  the  church. Check  us  out  on  Facebook,  listed  as  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville.

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Local monument part of Vermont tradition By  NANCY  PRICE  GRAFF More  than  6,000  people  thronged  the  town  on  this  cool,  bright  day  in  May  1905,  some  having  arrived  by  train  from  as  far  away  as  Burlington  and  Rutland.  The  occasion  was  a  special  celebration  of  Memo-­ rial  Day,  a  holiday  that  had  arisen  spontaneously  in  the  years  immediately  after  the  Civil  War  to  honor  soldiers  from  both  the  North  and  the  South. Forty  years  had  passed  since  Lee’s  surrender  at  Appo-­ mattox,  and  Middlebury  was  ready  at  last  to  unveil  its  own  monument  to  that  awful  war.  The  tone  of  the  event  looked  backward,  a  heartfelt  tribute  to  a  fading  tragedy  in  the  country’s  his-­ tory. Concealed  behind  red,  white,  and  blue  bunting,  the  Middlebury  monu-­ ment  was  clearly  massive  and  per-­ haps  30  feet  tall.  After  the  parade,  six  Civil  War  veterans  drawn  from  the  ever-­declining  numbers  of  veterans  from  that  war,  stepped  forward  and  pulled  cords  that  released  the  drapery.

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The  applause  was  overwhelming.  Col.  Silas  Ilsley,  a  veteran  of  the  war  but  a  relative  newcomer  to  town,  was  blessedly  brief  in  his  remarks  about  the  memorial  he  had  commissioned:  â€œIt  gives  me  pleasure  to  present  this  monument  to  Middlebury  in  honor  of  her  soldiers.â€?  The  crowd’s  wildly  clapping  KDQGV Ă€LWWHUHG LQ WKH air  like  birds  head-­ ing  home  at  twi-­ light.  Almost  lost  among  the  many  Civil  War  commemorative  events  being  hosted  this  year  is  the  150th  anniversary  of  the  passage  by  the  Vermont  Legislature  of  Act  No.  4.  According  to  this  act,  passed  on  Oct.  30,  1863,  â€œany  town  may  instruct  its  selectmen  to  erect  a  monument  or  monuments  to  the  memory  of  citizens  of  such  town,  dying  in  the  service  of  the  country,  during  the  present  war,  and  may  appropriate  a  sum  of  money  VXIÂżFLHQW WR GHIUD\ WKH H[SHQVH RI such  erection.â€? Like  President  Lincoln’s  address  at  Gettysburg  three  weeks  later,  the  Ver-­ mont  act  was  intended  to  give  heart  to  discouraged  Northerners  during  some  of  the  darkest  days  of  the  war.  Lincoln  SURQRXQFHG WKH *HWW\VEXUJ EDWWOHÂżHOG hallowed  ground  that  would  serve  forever  as  a  reminder  of  the  nation’s  values.  The  Vermont  Legislature  of-­ fered  every  town  in  the  state  a  chance  to  have  its  own  piece  of  hallowed  ground  developed  at  public  expense. And  the  towns  responded  both  im-­ mediately  and  years  later. “There  were  two  prime  periods  when  towns  erected  monuments,â€?  VD\V +RZDUG &RIÂżQ 9HUPRQWÂśV OHDG-­ ing  Civil  War  historian  and  author  of  the  forthcoming  book  â€œSomething  Abides:  Discovering  the  Civil  War  LQ 7RGD\ÂśV 9HUPRQW ´ $V &RIÂżQ H[-­ SODLQV Âł7KH ÂżUVW FDPH ULJKW DIWHU WKH war,  when  towns  like  Derby,  Roches-­ ter  and  Peacham  were  reeling  from  heavy  casualties.  Then  there  was  a  slowdown,  and  then  a  boom  came  20  to  30  years  after  the  Civil  War  ended.â€? The  designs  for  the  half  dozen  hand-­carved  stone  monuments  erect-­ ed  in  the  latter  1860s  fall  into  three  categories:  obelisks,  markers,  and  original  sculpture.  The  two  examples  of  original  sculpture  set  a  standard  in  the  state  that  no  later  monument  equaled  in  terms  of  originality  and  artistic  achievement.  One  is  Larkin  Mead’s  â€œAmericaâ€?  for  St.  Johnsbury,  a  work  of  art  in  Italian  marble  by  a  Vermont  artist  who  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  premier  sculptors  of  his  day.  The  other  is  in  Swanton,  a  â€œGod-­ dess  of  Libertyâ€?  carved  in  Rutland  marble  by  a  local  man  virtually  un-­ known  outside  his  community. Then  came  the  lull.  Many  Vermont  soldiers  who  survived  came  home Â

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Sugarhouses welcome visitors this weekend Holy Week Services Brandon/Forest  Dale ST. MARY’S CHURCH.  Holy  Thursday,  March  28,  7  p.m.,  Mass;  8-­11  p.m.,  adoration.  Good  Friday,  March  29,  noon,  meet  in  the  park  and  walk  to  St.  Mary’s  carrying  the  cross  (soup  will  be  served  in  the  hall  after  the  service);  7  p.m.,  venera-­ tion  of  the  cross.  Saturday,  March  30,  8  p.m.,  Easter  vigil.  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  8  a.m.,  Easter  service  at  St.  Agnes’;  10  a.m.,  Easter  service  at  St.  Mary’s. ST. THOMAS & GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Holy  Week  and  Easter  ser-­ vices  held  at  St.  Thomas  Church,  Route  7,  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  30,  6  p.m.,  Easter  vigil  and  Eucharist,  followed  by  lamb  dinner.  Sunday,  March  31,  9:30  a.m.,  Easter  service. Bridport BRIDPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Sunday,  March  24,  10:30  a.m.,  Palm  processional  and  worship.  Thursday,  March  28,  5:30  p.m.,  Maundy  Thursday  seder.  Friday,  March  29,  7:30  p.m.,  Good  Friday  worship  service.  Sun-­ day,  March  31,  9  a.m.,  Easter  breakfast;  10:30  a.m.,  Easter  celebration  worship  service. HOPE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP. Bridport  Community  Hall,  52  Middle  Road.  Wednesday,  March  27,  7  p.m.,  a  lecture  by  the  Rev.  Jeffrey  L.  Kauffman  Sr.,  â€œReconciling  the  Passover  in  Exodus  with  the  Passion  Week  of  Christ.â€?  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  10  a.m.,  Easter  ser-­ vice,  followed  by  a  brunch  buffet.  Child  care  available. Bristol BRISTOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  7  a.m.  sunrise  service  in  Jerusalem;  8  a.m.,  Easter  breakfast  at  The  River  on  Rockydale  Road;  9  a.m.,  Easter  worship  service  at  The  River. BRISTOL FEDERATED CHURCH. Palm  Sunday  worship,  March  24,  10:15  a.m.  Maundy  Thursday,  March  28,  6  p.m.,  potluck  supper;  7  p.m.,  worship  with  Com-­ munion.  Good  Friday,  March  29,  noon,  song,  prayer  and  carrying  of  the  cross  at  St.  Ambrose  Catholic  Church.  Easter  Sun-­ day,  March  31,  6:30  a.m.,  sunrise  service  DW WKH /LWWOH /HDJXH ÂżHOG D P (DVWHU breakfast  at  the  church;  10:15  a.m.,  tradi-­ tional  Easter  service. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BRIS-­ TOL. Thursday,  March  28,  7  p.m.,  Maun-­ dy  Thursday  service.  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  6:30  a.m.,  ecumenical  sunrise  service  at  the  top  of  Gove  Hill,  followed  by  breakfast;  10:15  a.m.,  Easter  worship  service. ST. AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Palm  Sunday  services,  Saturday,  March  23,  6:30  p.m.,  and  Sunday,  March  24,  8  a.m.  Holy  Thursday  service,  March  28,  7  p.m.  Good  Friday  service,  March  29,  7  p.m.  Easter  vigil,  Saturday,  March  30,  7:30  p.m.  Easter  Sunday  service,  March  31,  8  a.m. Charlotte CHARLOTTE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.  Sunday,  March  24,  10  a.m.,  Palm/Passion  service.  Thursday,  March  28,  7  p.m.,  Maundy  Thursday  service.  Friday,  March  29,  noon-­3  p.m.,  prayer  vigil.  Saturday,  March  30,  1  p.m.,  Easter  egg  hunt  for  children  (bring  eggs  to  the  vestry  by  11  a.m.).  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  6  a.m.,  sunrise  service,  walk  through  the  cemetery  for  a  hike  to  the  top  of  the  hill  (bring  mud  boots);  9  a.m.,  early  Easter  service  (no  church  school;  nursery  care  available);  11  a.m.,  late  Easter  service. Cornwall FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CORNWALL. Maundy  Thursday,  March  28,  6:30  p.m.,  Tenebrae  service.  Light  supper  included.  Sunday,  March  31,  9:30  a.m.,  Easter  service. East  Middlebury VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH. Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  8  a.m.,  early  service;  9  a.m.,  breakfast;  10  a.m.,  Easter  egg  hunt;  10:45  a.m.,  worship  service. Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH UNITED METHOD-­ IST CHURCH. Sunday,  March  24,  3  p.m.,“Because  He  Lives.â€?  Easter  Sun-­ day,  March  31,  9  a.m.,  Easter  service. Hancock THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF HANCOCK AND GRANVILLE. Sunday,  March  24,  9:30  a.m.,  Palm  Sunday  service.  Maundy  Thursday,  March  28,  6  p.m.,  potluck  supper;  6:45  p.m.,  Com-­ munion  service.  Sunday,  March  31,  9:30  a.m.,  Easter  service.

Leicester LIFEBRIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Friday,  March  29,  Good  Friday  service,  7  p.m. Lincoln UNITED CHURCH OF LINCOLN.  Maundy  Thursday,  March  28,  6:30  p.m.  downstairs,  soup  meal  and  service.  Good  Friday,  March  29,  ecumenical  Service  of  the  Cross  at  St.  Ambrose  in  Bristol,  followed  by  soup  meal.  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  6:30  a.m.,  sunrise  service  at  the  top  of  Gove  Hill,  followed  by  free  breakfast  at  Burnham  Hall;  9:45  a.m.,  Easter  worship  service. Middlebury CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MIDDLEBURY. Palm  Sunday  worship,  March  24,  10  a.m.  Maundy  Thursday,  March  28,  6  p.m.,  simple  dinner  of  soup  and  bread  served;  7  p.m.,  service,  LQFOXGLQJ WH 2IÂżFH RI 7HQHEUDH (FXPHQL-­ cal  Good  Friday  service,  March  29,  noon,  at  St.  Stephens  Episcopal  Church.  Eas-­ ter  Sunday,  March  31,  6  a.m.,  sunrise  service  at  Youngman  Field,  Middlebury  College;  10  a.m.,  Easter  service  in  the  Sanctuary.  New  Haven NEW HAVEN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Thursday,  March  28,  7  p.m.,  Maundy  Thursday  service.  Easter  Sun-­ day,  March  31,  6  a.m.,  sunrise  Easter  service  on  the  village  green,  with  break-­ fast  to  follow;  10  a.m.,  traditional  Easter  service. North  Ferrisburgh NORTH FERRISBURGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  6:30  a.m.,  sunrise  service  DW WKH &ODĂ€LQ IDUP UDLQ ORFDWLRQ DW WKH church);  7:15  a.m.,  pancake  breakfast  in  the  fellowship  hall;  10  a.m.,  Easter  wor-­ ship  service  at  the  church.  South  Starksboro THE JERUSALEM GATHERING. Friday,  March  29,  noon,  Good  Friday  service.  Easter  vigil,  Saturday,  March  30,  8  p.m. Vergennes ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Palm  Sunday,  March  24,  8  and  10  a.m.,  psalms  liturgy  and  Holy  Communion.  Maundy  Thursday,  March  28,  7  p.m.,  footwashing  and  Holy  Communion.  Good  Friday,  March  29,  7  p.m.,  Good  Friday  liturgy.  Saturday,  March  30,  8  p.m,  Great  Vigil  of  Easter.  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  8  and  10  a.m.,  Holy  Communion. VERGENNES CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.  Sunday,  March  24,  9:30  a.m.,  Palm/Passion  service.  Maundy  Thurs-­ day,  March  28,  7  p.m.,  Tenebrae  service.  Good  Friday,  March  29,  4  p.m.,  ecumeni-­ cal  service  at  the  North  Ferrisburgh  Unit-­ ed  Methodist  Church.  Saturday,  March  30,  9  a.m.,  Easter  family  festival  includ-­ ing  egg  hunt.  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  6:30  a.m.,  sunrise  service  at  Comfort  Hill  Farm,  followed  by  Easter  breakfast;  9:30  a.m.,  morning  worship  service. VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Palm  Sunday,  March  24,  9:45  a.m.,  Bible  hour  for  all  ages;  11  a.m.,  special  Palm  Sunday  service  and  message.  Saturday,  March  30,  10-­11:30  a.m.,  Easter  egg  hunt  for  ages  through  sixth  grade.  Eas-­ ter  Sunday,  March  31,  7:30  a.m.,  early  service,  followed  by  breakfast;  9:45  a.m.,  Bible  hour  for  all  ages;  11  a.m.,  Easter  worship  service. Weybridge WEYBRIDGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Palm/Passion  Sunday,  March  24,  10  a.m.  Maundy  Thursday,  March  28,  6:30  p.m.,  Cornwall  Church,  meditative  PHDO LQ UHĂ€HFWLYH VLOHQFH LQ WKH 8SSHU Room,  followed  by  a  service  of  Tenebrae  in  the  garden.  Good  Friday,  March  29,  noon,  ecumenical  service  at  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church.  Saturday,  March  30,  6-­10  p.m.,  Easter  vigil.  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  6  a.m.,  sunrise  service  at  the  Middlebury  College  football  stadium;  7-­8:30  a.m.,  Easter  breakfast  in  the  fel-­ lowship  hall;  9  a.m.,  Easter  worship. Whiting WHITING COMMUNITY CHURCH. Friday,  March  29,  7  p.m.,  Good  Friday  service.  Saturday,  March  30,  7  p.m.,  musical  drama  â€œJourney  to  Remember.â€?  Easter  Sunday,  March  31,  9  a.m.,  Easter  breakfast;  10:30  a.m.,  worship  service;  â€œEggstravaganzaâ€?  egg  hunt  following  the  service;  7  p.m.,  musical  drama  â€œJourney  to  Remember.â€? Editor’s  note:  For  a  full  listing  of  regular  religious  services  in  the  area,  see  our  Worship  pullout  in  today’s  Addison  Inde-­ pendent.

ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  Ten  Ad-­ dison  County  sugaring  operations  will  open  their  doors  to  the  public  on  Saturday,  March  23,  and  Sun-­ day,  March  24,  in  conjunction  with  the  Vermont  Maple  Sugar  Makers’  Association’s  12th  annual  Vermont  Maple  Open  House  Weekend.  This  weekend  event,  when  Vermont’s  sugarmakers  invite  the  public  to  their  sugarhouses,  gives  visitors  an  opportunity  to  see  how  maple  syrup  is  made  and  experience  a  day  in  the  life  of  the  sugarmaker. “Visitors  can  often  see  the  entire  process,  from  tapping  the  tree  to  SRXULQJ ÂżQLVKHG V\UXS LQ D ERWWOH ´ said  Matt  Gordon,  VMSMA  execu-­ tive  director,  â€œand  connecting  all  those  points  in  between  that  takes  sap  and  makes  it  become  maple  V\UXS UHDOO\ UHVRQDWHV ZLWK IRONV ´ Each  sugarhouse  brings  some-­ thing  unique  to  the  event,  with  some  offering  full  tours  of  their  opera-­ tions,  sampling  of  different  grades  of  maple  syrup  and  other  maple  products,  hikes  through  the  sugar-­ bush,  and  more.  And  of  course,  each  sugarmaker  brings  their  own  per-­ sonality  and  background,  truly  mak-­ ing  each  visit  a  unique  experience.  Maple  Open  House  Weekend  is  held  rain,  snow  or  shine  and  is  free  of  charge  for  all  visitors  and  is  a  great  opportunity  to  learn  about  the  history  and  the  science  behind  ma-­ ple  syrup.  Local  sugarhouses  taking  part  include: ‡ 3UHVWRQ )DPLO\ 6XJDUZRUNV -HUVH\ 6W 3DQWRQ Directions:  South  from  Vergennes  RQ 5RXWH $ WDNH D ULJKW RQWR 3DQ-­ WRQ 5RDG JR PLOHV WR 3DQWRQ &HQ-­ ter,  take  a  right  onto  Jersey  Street,  go  2  miles,  sugarhouse  on  right. ‡ 6RODU 6ZHHW 0DSOH )DUP South  Lincoln  Road,  Lincoln. Directions:  116  north  of  Bristol  village  to  River  Road,  turn  right  and  drive  5  miles,  take  a  right  onto Â

South  Lincoln  Road,  drive  5  miles.  Â‡ 'DNLQ )DUPV 5RXWH )HU-­ risburgh.  Directions:  5RXWH QRUWK RI )HUULVEXUJK center. ‡ %UHDG /RDI 9LHZ )DUP Cider  Mill  Road,  Cornwall.  'LUHFWLRQV )URP 0LG-­ dlebury,  west  on  Route  WR Ă€DVKLQJ light.  Left  onto  Cider  Mill  Road.  )DUP RQ OHIW look  for  the  buckets. ‡ 6KDNHU +LOO 6XJDUZRUNV Shaker  Hill  Road,  Starksboro.  Direc-­ tions:  Eight-­tenths  of  a  mile  east  of  junction  of  Big  Hol-­ low  Road  and  Shaker  Hill  Road  in  Starksboro,  Sugarhouse  has  a  red  roof  and  is  located  near  the  road. ‡ +HIIHUQDQ )DPLO\ 6XJDUZRUNV 409  Gore  Road,  Starksboro.  'LUHFWLRQV 5RXWH (DVW SDVW Jerusalem  Store,  turn  left  on  Gore  Road  at  Huntington/Hanksville  sign,  approximately  one  mile  on  the  left. ‡ 9HUPRQW 7UDGH :LQGV )DUP 5RXWH 6KRUHKDP 'LUHFWLRQV )URP MXQFWLRQ RI 5RXWHV DQG $ JR PLOHV HDVW RQ 5RXWH )URP 0LGGOHEXU\ WDNH 5RXWH VRXWK WR 5RXWH west,  travel  6  miles  from  the  junc-­ tion. ‡ :KLWQH\ 6ZHHW :DWHU 0DSOH )DUP %RUR +LOO 5RDG 0RQN-­ ton.  'LUHFWLRQV )URP 5RXWH WDNH

5RXWH HDVW OHIW RQ %XUSHH Road,  left  on  Bristol/Monkton  Road,  and  left  on  the  second  Hardscrabble  Road. ‡ +LOOVERUR 6XJDUZRUNV 0RXQ-­ tainside  Lane,  Starksboro. 'LUHFWLRQV )URP 5RXWH SDVW Jerusalem  Store,  turn  left  onto  Gore  Road,  drive  3  miles,  turn  left  onto  %HDQH 5RDG WDNH ÂżUVW OHIW RQWR Mountainside  Lane. ‡ 5HG 5RFN 9DOOH\ 0DSOH )DUP 160  Sugarhouse  Lane,  Starksboro.  Directions:  Route  115  to  Hines-­ burg  General  Store,  turn  left  onto  Hinesburg  Hollow  Road,  go  2  miles  and  on  your  left  look  for  the  Red  Rock  Valley  Maple  sign. )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ VXJDU-­ houses  near  you,  visit  www.ver-­ montmaple.org/events/.  Vermont  is  the  nation’s  largest  pro-­

Bristol  stores  celebrating  maple  season BRISTOL  â€”  On  Saturday,  March  23,  the  town  of  Bristol  will  be  host-­ ing  a  daylong  Maple  Magic  event  to  celebrate  one  of  the  area’s  trademark  products  and  to  encourage  shopping  locally.  The  event  is  sponsored  by  the  %ULVWRO 'RZQWRZQ &RPPXQLW\ 3DUW-­ QHUVKLS NQRZQ DV WKH %'&3 Maple  Magic  features  a  Maple  Walk,  shopping  specials  and  dis-­ counts  in  Bristol  stores  and  maple  items  available  at  Bristol  eateries.  On  the  Maple  Walk,  businesses  will  offer  customers  a  free  maple  treat.  Good-­

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working  maple  into  their  menus.  â€œThe  idea  of  Maple  Magic  is  to  cre-­ ate  a  little  excitement  in  the  ho-­hum  days  of  March,  to  bring  a  little  fun  to  mud  season,  celebrate  the  Sugar-­ makers’  Open  House  weekend  and  EULQJ SHRSOH GRZQWRZQ ´ H[SODLQHG Carol  Wells,  executive  director  of  WKH %'&3 Âł:H DUH KRSLQJ HYHU\RQH comes  out  of  winter  hibernation  to  get  reacquainted  with  the  wide  variety  of  products  and  services  available  right  here  in  Bristol  and  sample  delicious  PDSOH FRQFRFWLRQV LQ WKH SURFHVV ´

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What’s  your  best  maple  dessert? SHOREHAM  â€”  Vermont  7UDGH :LQGV )DUP ZLOO KRVW LWV ÂżUVW 6XJDUKRXVH 'HVVHUW &RQWHVW on  Saturday,  March  23.  This  co-­ incides  with  their  annual  Maple  Open  House  weekend. The  rules  of  the  contest  are  simple:  A  pure  Vermont  maple  product  must  be  used  in  the  rec-­ ipe,  recipe  must  accompany  des-­ sert,  and  dessert  must  be  handed  in  at  11:30  a.m.,  when  the  judg-­ ing  process  will  begin.  Results  will  be  announced  at  1:30  p.m.  that  day. Lorraine  Hescock  encourages  all  chefs,  cooks  and  denizens  of  the  kitchen  to  get  out  their  favor-­ ite  recipe,  whip  it  up  and  bring  it  to  the  dessert  table.  Everybody  gets  a  taste. The  grand  prize  is  1  gallon  of  9HUPRQW 7UDGH :LQGV )DUPÂśV 2013  maple  syrup.  The  farm  is  at  1639  Route  ZKLFK LV PLOHV IURP WKH MXQFWLRQ RI 5RXWHV DQG LQ Cornwall.  More  information  is  at Â

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Pancake Breakfast ($5 adults, $250 children) 8-­11a.m. Saturday Only Sugarhouse Dessert Contest

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Hannaford Career Center Sugarworks *  weather  permitting

Vermont Maple Open House March 23 Bread Loaf View Farm

Invites you to Taste Spring in Vermont! Pancakes & Sausage served from 9:00 to Noon Regular Plate s 3MALL 0LATE s (OME &RIES 1 $

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Support the FFA Students of Middlebury Forestry and Natural Resources Class 4YVGLEWI 4YVI :IVQSRX 1ETPI 7]VYT MR E ZEVMIX] SJ WM^IW PLUS – Maple Cream and Maple Candy!

Nick Hammond will hook up Pauly and Petey to provide horse-drawn wagon rides 10:00 to 2:00 Watch us boil our sap into Pure Vermont Maple Syrup. Sample our Maple Cream and award-winning Granulated Maple Sugar with fresh coffee and donuts all day! Proceeds to benefit HOPE Emergency Food Shelf Program Directions:  From  Middlebury  College  Campus  head  west  on  Route  125,  í PLOHV 7XUQ OHIW DW WKH Ă€DVKLQJ OLJKW RQWR &LGHU 0LOO 5RDG Proceed  for  1  mile  and  look  for  the  buckets!

Our sugar house is student designed, built and run. With the latest technology such as reverse osmosis, high vacuum, ½PXIV TVIWW ERH E WXIEQ E[E] 'SQI ZMWMX HYVMRK 1ETPI 3TIR ,SYWI on Saturday, March 23rd,10-4. Call for hours and information. Aaron: 802-382-1010 or Patrice: 802-382-1012

State  troopers  warn  of  an  uptick  in  fraudulent  schemes W. Addison

ADDISON  COUNTY  â€”  State  po-­ lice  at  the  New  Haven  barracks  are  working  with  several  police  agencies  in  California  investigating  numerous  recent  reports  of  fraud.  The  investi-­ gation  does  not  suggest  that  the  re-­ cent  cases  are  linked  in  any  way.  Trends  have  been  phone  calls  or  Internet  orders  to  rural  businesses  around  Addison  County  where  an  order  is  made  and  money  is  ex-­ changed.  In  some  cases,  purchases  are  being  bought  with  stolen  credit  cards  and,  in  other  cases,  businesses  are  swindled  into  sending  money  to  the  offender(s)  via  MoneyGram  or  Western  Union  to  California. Troopers  are  warning  community  members  about  the  recent  increase  in  fraudulent  reports  they  have  received.  The  Vermont  State  Police  would  like  to  caution  community  members  about  the  dangers  of  sending  any  amount  of  money  to  an  unknown  source. Anyone  with  information  on  such  Internet  and  phone  frauds  is  encour-­ aged  to  contact  the  Vermont  State  Police  at  802-­388-­4919.  Information  can  also  be  submitted  anonymously  online  at  www.vtips.info  or  by  tex-­ ting  â€œCRIMESâ€?  (274637)  to  Key-­ word:  VTIPS. In  other  recent  activity,  troopers: ‡ :KLOH RQ SDWURO RQ 0DUFK DW 3:50  p.m.  on  Upper  Notch  Road  in  Bristol  checked  the  registration  of  a  vehicle  and  found  it  was  reported  stolen.  The  trooper  stopped  the  ve-­ hicle  and  determined  that  the  driver,  LGHQWLÂżHG DV 6KDQQRQ *LOPRUH 0DQ-­ ning,  35,  of  Ripton,  was  not  involved  in  the  theft  of  the  vehicle.  However,  police  cited  Gilmore-­Manning  with Â

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possession  of  marijuana. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ 1:45  p.m.  responded  to  a  one-­car  crash  on  Route  7  in  Pittsford,  in  which  the  vehicle  had  overturned.  Police  de-­ termined  that  John  C.  Lewis,  77,  of  Salisbury  was  driving  a  2010  Jeep  Patriot  northbound,  when  he  traveled  onto  the  shoulder  of  the  road,  collided  with  some  trees  and  overturned.  Lewis  suffered  abrasions  and  contusions  and  was  treated  at  the  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center;Íž  the  Jeep  was  totaled. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ 3:38  p.m.  responded  to  a  complaint  of  suspicious  activity  at  a  County  Road  home  in  Lincoln;Íž  a  911  call  had  been  placed  from  that  residence  and  screaming  voices  could  be  heard  in  the  background  by  the  call  taker.  Upon  arrival,  troopers  learned  an  altercation  had  taken  place  and  they  subsequently  took  Donna  M.  Brown,  47,  of  Lincoln  into  custody  and  cited  her  for  aggravated  domestic  assault.  They  lodged  Brown  at  the  Chitten-­ den  County  Correctional  Center. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ 6:46  p.m.  responded  to  a  911  hang  up  in  Bridport,  where  they  found  that  a  juvenile  had  allegedly  assaulted  WKH YLFWLP GXULQJ D IDPLO\ ÂżJKW 7KH juvenile  was  later  located  and  taken  into  custody  and  cited  for  domestic  assault.  The  juvenile  was  then  trans-­ ported  to  a  juvenile  detention  center  to  be  housed  until  a  scheduled  court  appearance.

‡ 2Q 0DUFK EHJDQ LQYHVWL-­ gation  of  the  theft  of  a  motocross  motorcycle  that  was  taken  with-­ out  payment  during  a  private  sale  in  Bridport.  The  2008  Honda  CRF  450R  motocross  motorcycle  is  red  with  a  seat  with  red  sides  and  the  words  â€œHondaâ€?  on  the  side  with  a  Ă€DW EODFN VDGGOH 7KH FURVV EDU KDV D black  and  silver  cover  with  the  word  â€œRENTHALâ€?  across  it.  On  Wednes-­ day,  troopers  reported  that  the  mo-­ torcycle  had  been  found  on  Route  22A  in  Orwell.  No  suspect  was  an-­ nounced.  Anyone  with  information  is  asked  to  contact  VSP. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW S P stopped  a  car  driven  by  Christopher  5RXFRXOHW RI 0LOWRQ IRU D WUDIÂżF violation  on  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh.  Police  cited  Roucoulet  for  driving  with  a  criminally  suspended  license. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW S P UH-­ sponded  to  a  one-­vehicle  crash  in  which  a  Jeep  Grand  Cherokee  driven  by  Alexander  Strothe,  21,  of  New  York  City  had  been  traveling  west-­ bound  on  Route  125  in  Ripton,  when  the  vehicle  failed  to  negotiate  a  turn  while  descending  a  hill  on  the  snow-­ covered  road.  Police  said  the  Jeep  was  traveling  too  fast.  When  Strothe  lost  control  of  the  Jeep,  it  slid  off  the  north  side  of  the  road  and  over-­ turned.  Police  gave  Strothe  a  written  warning  for  speeding. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK ZHUH FDOOHG WR LQ-­ vestigate  vandalism  to  a  mailbox  on  Satterly  Road  in  Ferrisburgh  that  had  occurred  sometime  between  9  p.m.  on  the  14th  and  8  a.m.  on  the  15th.  Anyone  with  information  is  asked  to  contact  VSP.

‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ 9:49  a.m.  cited  Debra  Gonzalez,  33,  of  Moriah,  N.Y.,  for  giving  false  information  to  police.  The  trooper  reported  that  Gonzalez  gave  false  LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ WR SROLFH RQ D WUDIÂżF stop  on  Route  17  at  Chimney  Point  in  Addison  because  she  was  attempt-­ ing  to  avoid  a  ticket  for  driving  with  a  suspended  license.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW DSSUR[LPDWHO\ 12:12  a.m.  stopped  a  car  driven  by  Paul  Robert  Szczerbak,  47,  of  Sara-­ toga  Springs,  N.Y.,  on  Route  22A  in  Panton  for  speeding.  The  trooper  noted  signs  of  intoxication  and  found  that  Szczerbak’s  privilege  to  drive  in  Vermont  was  criminally  suspended  for  an  earlier  count  of  driving  under  WKH LQĂ€XHQFH +H FLWHG 6]F]HUEDN IRU DUI,  second  offense,  and  for  driving  with  a  criminally  suspended  license. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW D P stopped  a  motor  vehicle  on  Route  7  in  New  Haven  for  erratic  operation,  and  cited  Dwayne  B.  Tillotson,  63,  of  Piermont,  N.H.,  for  driving  under  WKH LQĂ€XHQFH RI DOFRKRO ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW D P UH-­ ceived  a  report  that  a  vehicle  was  being  driven  erratically  and  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  road  on  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh.  State  police  located  and  stopped  this  vehicle  on  Route  7  in  Ferrisburgh,  and  cited  the  driver,  LGHQWLÂżHG DV :LOOLDP -RRV RI North  Ferrisburgh,  for  driving  under  WKH LQĂ€XHQFH DQG IRU FDUHOHVV DQG negligent  driving. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW S P ZHUH called  to  look  for  a  Ferrisburgh  wom-­ an  who  was  reported  missing  by  her  husband.  Troopers  at  the  New  Haven Â

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barracks  responded  on  the  evening  of  Sunday,  March  17,  to  a  call  from  John  Gould,  who  was  concerned  about  his  wife  Krista  Malaney’s  health  and  welfare  after  she  had  left  their  home.  Troopers  attempted  to  locate  Malaney  on  Sunday  evening  and  Monday  morning  without  luck.  On  Wednesday  morning  state  police  said  they  had  located  Malaney. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW S P stopped  a  car  driven  by  Christopher  P.  Howe,  35,  of  Brandon  on  Route  7  in  Pittsford,  and  cited  Howe  for  driv-­ LQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW S P RE-­ served  Alexandra  Parks,  24,  of  Bristol  nodding  off  behind  the  wheel  while  in  a  Route  7  pull-­off  in  front  of  a  mov-­ ing  train  in  New  Haven.  The  trooper  said  he  saw  her  head  dropping  and  her  vehicle  moving  forward,  because  the  vehicle  was  in  gear.  Upon  speaking  with  the  driver,  the  trooper  suspected  VKH ZDV XQGHU WKH LQĂ€XHQFH RI D FRQ-­ trolled  substance.  He  said  he  found  she  was  in  possession  of  numerous  regulated  pills,  including  Clonazepam  and  Oxycodone,  without  a  prescrip-­ tion.  He  cited  Parks  for  driving  under  WKH LQĂ€XHQFH RI GUXJV DQG IHORQ\ SRV-­ session  of  controlled  substances,  and  the  trooper  said  charges  were  pending  for  reckless  endangerment  because  her  child  was  in  the  back  seat  of  the  vehicle. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW S P FLWHG 0LFKDHO / 6WHYHQV RI 3LWWVÂżHOG for  driving  with  a  suspended  license  on  Route  100  at  the  intersection  with  Route  125  in  Hancock. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK DW S P stopped,  for  defective  equipment,  a  motor  vehicle  driven  by  Traci  G.  Payne,  42,  of  Cornwall  on  Swamp  Road  in  Cornwall.  Police  cited  3D\QH IRU GULYLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ€X-­ ence,  fourth  offense.

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WEST  ADDISON  â€”  With  the  cold  weather  remember  to  join  up  with  your  neighbors  on  Satur-­ day,  March  23,  for  the  Free  Com-­ munity  Dinner  sponsored  by  the  Town  Line  First  Response  group.  Get  your  haystacks.  They  are  so  good.  And  of  course  there  is  al-­ ways  great  dessert. ,FH ÂżVKLQJ LV FRPSOHWH IRU WKLV \HDU 3RWDVK %D\ LV Ă€RDWLQJ ZLWK ice  plates.  Soon  Memorial  Day  will  be  here,  although  I  did  see  a  boat  out  front  this  past  week.  Had  to  rub  my  eyes  to  make  sure  I  was  not  seeing  things  â€”  yup,  that  is  a  boat.  Wonder  if  there  is  a  stove  on  board  to  keep  warm? A  forum  met  at  the  Addison  ¿UHKRXVH RQ 0DUFK WR RUJD-­ nize  the  needs  for  our  community  to  make  sure  the  area  remains  crime  free.  Volunteers  are  needed  for  many  tasks.  I  will  be  reporting  on  the  agen-­ da  for  the  next  meeting  held  for  the  community  on  April  11  at  the  Addison  school.  This  will  be  a  very  important  meeting  to  attend  for  information  and  handouts  to  keep  your  family  and  area  safe  from  crime.  Please  make  sure  to  jot  it  down  on  your  calendar  as  you  will  not  want  to  miss  the  meeting. Finally,  a  local  woman  called  to  warn  other  Addison  and  West  Ad-­ dison  residents  to  keep  an  eye  on  their  dogs.  She  said  she  caught  a  driver  who  had  stopped  on  Route  17  and  was  trying  to  pick  up  her  dog.  She  alerted  the  state  police.

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For  a  good  quarter  of  a  century,  the  Parent/Child  Center’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  (that’s  our  taxes)  long  term  social  service  expenses.

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Bristol Internal Medicine

Welcomes Dr. Lynn Wilkinson to the Practice. Doctors Wilkinson, Michaels & Glick are each accepting new patients.

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All  policyholders  of  the  Co-­operative  Insurance  Companies are  invited  to  the  policyholders’  annual  meeting  and  luncheon. The  annual  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  April  2,  2013,  DW D P DW WKH KRPH RIÂżFH &RORQLDO 'U 0LGGOHEXU\ 97   The  luncheon  will  immediately  follow  the  meeting  DW WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ ,QQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  This  year’s  speaker  is  New  Hampshire  Commissioner RI $JULFXOWXUH /RUUDLQH 0HUULOO

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PAGE  20A  â€”  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  21,  2013

Legislators  hold  out  little  hope  for  Bottle  Bill  changes By  JOHN  FLOWERS BRISTOL  â€”  A  local  citizen  is  urging  lawmakers  to  make  changes  LQ WKH ODZ WKDW GLVFRXUDJHV 9HUPRQW-­ ers  from  littering. At  Monday’s  legislative  breakfast  at  the  Bristol  American  Legion  Hall,  some  of  the  legislators  discussed  the  tenuous  prospects  this  session  for  an  expanded  Bottle  Bill.  Some  residents,  like  Bristol’s  Peter  Grant,  argued  the  current  5-­cent  deposit  doesn’t  provide  enough  incentive  anymore  for  people  to  keep  and  re-­ deem  their  containers.  As  a  conse-­ quence,  an  increasing  number  of  cans  and  bottles  are  becoming  litter. Â

Grant  suggested  that  deposit  on  redeemable  bottles  be  increased  and  that  additional  containers  (aside  from  soda  and  beer)  be  added  to  the  mix. Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­Addison,  reported  strong  lobbying  efforts  against  expanding  the  Bottle  Bill  â€”  LQFOXGLQJ IURP RIÂżFLDOV UHSUHVHQWLQJ the  state’s  solid  waste  management  districts.  Ayer  said  the  districts  are  arguing  that  expanding  the  bill  to  include  more  containers  would  reduce  their  waste  stream  to  a  point  where  they  might  not  be  able  to  make  ends  meet.

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Clean-­up ERIC  KENNISON  BLOWS  snow  off  the  sidewalk  on  the  Battell  Bridge  in  downtown  Middlebury  Tuesday  morning  after  a  winter  storm  hit  the  county,  which  led  to  slippery  driving  conditions  and  prompted  area  schools  to  close. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Middlebury  (Continued  from  Page  1A) that  is  expected  to  begin  during  the  spring  of  2014  and  last  into  that  fall.  It  is  a  process  through  which  the  two,  93-­year-­old  deteriorating  spans  will  be  replaced  by  modern  versions  that  will  be  designed,  with  public  input,  during  the  months  ahead. “I  think  everyone  would  agree  these  bridges  need  to  be  done,â€?  said  former  Middlebury  Town  Manager  Bill  Finger,  recently  hired  as  local  manager  for  the  bridge  project.  â€œThe  issue  is  how  to  deal  with  parking  while  (construction)  is  going  on.â€? Indeed,  work  is  expected  to  tem-­ porarily  knock  out  several  park-­ ing  spaces  in  a  downtown  where  it  LV DOUHDG\ D FKDOOHQJH WR ÂżQG D VSRW during  certain  times  of  the  day.  Main  Street  and  Merchants  Row  are  two  of  the  most  sought-­after  parking  areas.  And  Merchants  Row  has  the  added  distinction  of  hosting  the  Addison  County  Transit  Resources  bus  stop  and  thus  draws  a  decent  number  of  pedestrians. “Overall,  I  think  people  are  aware  that  parking  is  going  to  be  an  issue  and  that  we  will  have  to  do  the  best  we  can,â€?  Finger  said. Folks  driving  or  walking  through  the  downtown  have  already  been  seeing  portents  of  the  work  to  come.  6XUYH\RUV KDYH EHHQ FRQÂżUPLQJ property  lines  and  rights  of  way,  while  work  crews  have  been  taking  soil  borings  in  the  project  area  to  de-­

termine  the  depth  of  bedrock.  And  about  how  construction  will  affect  )LQJHU QRWHG RIÂżFLDOV ZLWK WKH UH-­ shoppers’,  diners’  and  tourists’  abili-­ FHQWO\ KLUHG HQJLQHHULQJ ÂżUP RI 9D-­ ties  to  access  businesses.  And  orga-­ nasse  Hangen  Brustlin  Inc.,  known  nizers  have  already  gotten  a  small  DV 9+% KDYH EHHQ UHVHDUFKLQJ WKH taste  of  what  is  yet  to  come.  Work  history  of  the  two  bridges  and  the  recently  shut  down  several  parking  railroad  in  general  at  the  Henry  Shel-­ spaces  on  Merchants  Row  during  GRQ 0XVHXP RI 9HUPRQW the  soil  boring  process.  +LVWRU\ 7KH 9HUPRQW That  did  not  sit  well  Department  of  Historic  â€œIt’s going with  Steve  Dow,  owner  Preservation  is  also  being  to be disof  Steve’s  Park  Diner  on  consulted,  as  the  bridges  ruptive. But Merchants  Row. are  located  in  the  vicinity  â€œThe  communication  of  some  important,  vener-­ I think we’ll wasn’t  good,â€?  Dow  said. able  structures,  including  EH Ă€QH DV But  he  added  the  crews  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  did  apologize  after  the  Church  and  the  Battell  ORQJ DV WKH fact. FRPPXQLFD- Dow  and  many  other  Block. The  railroad  right  of  tion keeps business  owners  are  ac-­ way  was  established  back  cepting  the  fact  that  times  in  1849,  Finger  noted,  so  up.â€? will  be  tough  during  the  â€” Steve Dow height  of  construction,  planners  want  to  make  sure  that  no  structures  part  of  the  price  that  will  have  encroached  on  that  have  to  be  paid  for  get-­ area  during  the  past  160  years.  There  ting  some  new  bridges. is  also  a  series  of  small  retaining  â€œIt’s  going  to  be  disruptive,â€?  he  walls  along  the  section  of  railway  VDLG Âł%XW , WKLQN ZHÂśOO EH ÂżQH DV through  downtown  Middlebury  that  long  as  the  communication  keeps  were  installed  through  the  years.  up.â€? These  retaining  walls  have  to  be  doc-­ Drainage  will  also  be  of  prime  umented,  as  do  the  variety  of  abut-­ concern  for  property  owners  in  the  ments  and  other  railway  infrastruc-­ area.  The  work  will  involve  lower-­ WXUH WKDW KDV KLVWRULF VLJQLÂżFDQFH ing  the  rail  bed  to  provide  greater  â€œThere  are  several  layers  of  in-­ clearance  for  double-­stack  passenger  vestigation  that  might  be  required,â€?  rail  cars  that  are  expected  to  eventu-­ Finger  said. ally  make  runs  from  Bennington  to  At  the  March  28  meeting,  project  Burlington.  Work  on  the  rail  bed  will  organizers  expect  to  hear  concerns  be  tricky,  according  to  Finger,  as  it Â

will  have  to  be  done  in  way  that  will  maintain  the  two  freight  trains  per  day  that  travel  along  the  line. “You  basically  do  a  small  section  at  a  time,  restore  it  to  allow  the  train  to  go  by,  then  repeat,â€?  Finger  said. The  good  news  is  that  the  project  will  have  a  local  manager  (Finger)  and  will  be  run  in  accordance  with  a  new  federal  Every  Day  Counts  program,  designed  to  expedite  infra-­ structure  upgrades  in  communities  with  a  proven  track  record.  Middle-­ bury  won  selection  for  the  program  after  proving  itself  through  recent  construction  of  the  Cross  Street  Bridge,  a  $16  million  undertaking  completed  in  less  than  two  years  ZLWK D FUHDWLYH ÂżQDQFLQJ SODQ WKDW included  local  option  taxes  and  a  substantial  contribution  from  Mid-­ dlebury  College. The  Cross  Street  Bridge  is  ex-­ pected  to  provide  an  important  outlet  IRU WUDIÂżF ZKLOH WKH 0DLQ 6WUHHW DQG Merchants  Row  spans  are  incapaci-­ tated. Once  the  March  28  meeting  is  held,  organizers  will  turn  their  atten-­ tion  to  selecting  a  general  contractor  for  the  bridge  projects.  He  expects  the  contractor  will  be  on  board  by  early  June. “It’s  moving  fast,â€?  Finger  said  of  the  project. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

help  review  candidates.  The  $15,000  LDU\ WURRSHU ZLWK WKH 9HUPRQW 6WDWH search  budget  allowed  the  board  to  Police. hire  a  consultant  and  tap  into  servic-­ In  a  cover  letter  announcing  his  es  of  the  New  England  School  De-­ candidacy,  Goodrich  notes  his  ex-­ velopment  Council,  a  private,  non-­ perience  in  many  school  governance  SURÂżW HGXFDWLRQDO RUJDQL]DWLRQ ZLWK merger  studies  and  how  that  back-­ PRUH WKDQ DIÂżOLDWH VFKRRO GLV-­ ground  could  be  valuable  in  the  AC-­ tricts  that,  among  other  things,  helps  SU’s  current  effort  in  that  area. school  boards  recruit  administrators. “I  have  facilitated  Act  156  gov-­ Mark  Perrin,  chairman  of  the  ernance  merger  studies  in  more  ACSU  board  and  member  of  the  WKDQ KDOI RI 9HUPRQWÂśV VXSHUYL-­ recruitment  committee,  sory  unions/districts,â€?  said  around  a  dozen  can-­ Goodrich  wrote.  â€œA  didates  emerged  during  â€œI think few  studies  resulted  in  this  latest  search.  The  we’re merged  town  school  dis-­ recruitment  committee  tricts  â€”  others  involved  met  with  around  seven  of  giving merging  (supervisory  them,  with  Burrows  and  folks two union)  management  *RRGULFK PDNLQJ WKH ÂżQDO different functions.  My  consult-­ cut. ing  work  over  the  years  â€œI  think  we’re  giving  DUHDV RI has  focused  on  deep  folks  two  different  areas  strength.â€? analysis  of  all  manage-­ of  strength,â€?  Perrin  said  â€” $&68 ERDUG ment,  school  culture,  and  RI WKH ÂżQDOLVWV functions  &KDLU governance  Goodrich,  Perrin  noted,  for  schools  and  supervi-­ 0DUN 3HUULQ already  knows  his  way  sory  unions.  In  particu-­ DURXQG 9HUPRQWÂśV SXEOLF lar,  school  leaders  and  education  system.  Prior  to  becom-­ FLWL]HQV GHPDQG WR NQRZ DOO ÂżQDQ-­ ing  assistant  superintendent  in  the  cial  and  curricular  challenges  and  South  Burlington  School  District,  EHQHÂżWV EHIRUH FRPPLWWLQJ WR DQ\ he  served  as  associate  director  of  the  governance  change.  Each  study  was  9HUPRQW 6FKRRO %RDUGV $VVRFLDWLRQ fraught  with  an  amazing  level  of  during  which  time  his  accomplish-­ overt  and  covert  political  scrutiny  ments  included  developing  and  man-­ that  required  very  deliberate  facilita-­ aging  more  than  100  school  gover-­ tion  attention  on  my  part.â€? nance  studies  and  strategic  planning  Meanwhile,  Burrows’  experience  processes  and  creating  a  Superinten-­ includes  a  combination  of  interna-­ GHQW 6HDUFK *XLGH WKDW WKH 96%$ WLRQDO Ă€DLU DORQJ ZLWK OHDGLQJ D ODUJH markets  to  school  districts.  He  also  public  school. served  stints  as  executive  director  Willamette  High  School  serves  RI WKH 9HUPRQW &KDPEHU %XVLQHVV 1,550  students,  with  a  focus  he  de-­ Education  Partnership,  assistant  and  scribes  as  being  on  â€œstudent  achieve-­ interim  principal  at  Peoples  Acad-­ ment;Íž  college  and  career  readiness;Íž  emy  in  Morrisville,  a  teacher  and  and  student,  school  and  community  coach  in  Montpelier  public  schools,  engagement.â€? a  business  consultant,  and  an  auxil-­ His  resume  includes  stints  as  as-­

sistant  principal  and  teacher  at  Wil-­ lamette  High  School;Íž  as  a  teacher  at  Sisters  High  School  and  Middle  School,  primarily  in  English  and  lan-­ guage  arts;Íž  and  as  a  teacher  and  de-­ signer  of  English  and  other  courses  at  universities  in  South  Korea,  Mex-­ ico,  Japan  and  India.  He  also  served  as  an  English  teacher  at  the  Intensive  English  Institute  in  Brattleboro,  from  January  through  August  of  1999. Âł2YHU WKH ODVW ÂżYH \HDUV , KDYH had  the  opportunity  to  lead  a  large,  comprehensive  high  school  through  FRQVLGHUDEOH ÂżVFDO FKDOOHQJHV DQG KDYH OHDUQHG D VLJQLÂżFDQW DPRXQW regarding  school  leadership,â€?  Bur-­ rows,  who  grew  up  in  New  England,  wrote  in  his  cover  letter.  â€œI  have  tak-­ en  a  systems-­approach  to  my  work,  and  am  particularly  focused  on  as-­ suring  that  we  move  from  â€˜pockets  of  excellence’  to  a  school  that  serves  all  students.  To  this  end,  I  have  fo-­ cused  on  key  areas  that  I  believe  are  essential  to  student  success:  (a)  a  strong  instructional  framework  with  explicit  learning  targets  and  formative  assessment  practices,  (b)  a  learning  environment  that  supports  and  motivates  student  learning,  and  (c)  a  school  community  that  is  en-­ gaged  in  the  success  of  each  student.  I  believe  that  all  students  are  capable  RI VLJQLÂżFDQW OHDUQLQJ ´ 3HUULQ VDLG ERWK ÂżQDOLVWV KDYH WKHLU strengths,  and  both  have  something  else  in  common. “Both  bring  a  certain  amount  of  inexperience  as  far  as  never  having  been  a  superintendent,â€?  Perrin  said.  â€œBut  both  the  (ACSU)  recruitment  committee  and  advisory  committee  felt  that  this  was  not  an  obstacle.â€? Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com. Â

ACSU (Continued  from  Page  1A) :HGQHVGD\ QLJKWÂśV ÂżQDOLVW LQWHU-­ views  and  will  publish  the  name  of  WKH VXFFHVVIXO ÂżQDOLVW RQOLQH DW ZZZ addisonindependent.com  as  soon  as  that  information  becomes  available. This  is  the  ACSU’s  fourth  effort  in  almost  two  years  to  hire  a  new  su-­ perintendent,  who  will  replace  the  current  top  administrator,  Gail  Con-­ ley.  Conley  initially  agreed  to  take  the  job  for  just  the  2011-­2012  aca-­ demic  year,  succeeding  Superinten-­ dent  Lee  Sease,  whose  contract  was  not  renewed.  But  Conley  agreed  to  serve  until  July  1  of  this  year  after  at-­ WHPSWV WR ÂżQG D QHZ FKLHI H[HFXWLYH last  year  failed. Mostly  recently  (in  December),  Burlington  School  District  Superin-­ tendent  Jeanne  M.  Collins  and  John  W.  Johnson,  director  of  education  information  services  for  the  state  of  Wisconsin’s  Department  of  Public  Instruction,  interviewed  for  the  job.  Neither  ultimately  accepted  the  post,  ZLWK &ROOLQV VSHFLÂżFDOO\ FLWLQJ FRQ-­ cerns  about  the  number  of  boards  (nine)  and  meetings  with  which  the  ACSU  superintendent  must  cur-­ rently  contend  â€”  a  hardship  ACSU  RIÂżFLDOV DUH QRZ VHHNLQJ WR UHPHG\ A  governance  consolidation  study  is  under  way. Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  includes  the  elementary  schools  in  Middlebury,  Bridport,  Cornwall,  Ripton,  Salisbury,  Shore-­ ham  and  Weybridge,  as  well  as  Middlebury  Union  middle  and  high  schools. ACSU  board  members  agreed  this  past  January  to  spend  up  to  $15,000  in  their  latest  effort  to  hire  a  super-­ intendent.  The  board  also  elected  to  form  a  â€œrecruitment  committeeâ€?  to Â

(Continued  from  Page  1A) lion  to  replace  lost  federal  Medicaid  priations  committees,  due  to  the  fact  UHYHQXH 7KH IHGV GRFNHG 9HUPRQW that  the  state  would  lose  an  estimated  the  $20  million,  ironically  because  $56  million  in  federal  funds  if  it  did  the  state  is  more  advanced  than  other  not  raise  the  state  contribution. states  in  managing  its  health  care  Lanpher  said  she  sympathizes  system,  according  to  Sharpe. with  the  impact  on  taxpayers,  know-­ As  for  education  spending,  Sharpe  ing  that  she  used  to  be  a  single  mom  said  the  5-­cent  increase  in  the  state-­ and  is  a  regular  commuter  to  a  job  wide  education  property  tax  rate  is  a  in  Burlington  during  the  off-­session. product  of  school  spending  decisions  â€œWe  have  looked  at  the  big  picture  made  at  the  local  level.  Many  school  and  what  the  cost  of  failed  infra-­ budgets  passed  on  Town  Meeting  structure  would  be  for  commuters,â€?  Day  featured  increases  of  5  percent  she  said. or  more. “People  cannot  afford  to  drive  100  â€œIf  you  spend  more  in  your  dis-­ miles  around  a  piece  of  infrastructure  trict,  you  pay  more,â€?  Sharpe  said. that  has  failed.  (The  gas  tax  increase)  â€œWe  are  in  a  box  in  the  state  Leg-­ is  a  tough  thing  to  have  to  ask  â€Ś  We  islature,â€?  he  added.  â€œI  believe  we  are  are  trying  to  keep  it  as  minimal  as  doing  the  best  we  can  to  fund  state  possible.â€? government  given  the  box  we  are  Addison  resident  John  Ball  asked  in.â€? if  lawmakers  had  considered  a  tax  on  Local  lawmakers  noted  the  Gen-­ tires  as  opposed  to  a  gas  tax. eral  Assembly  continues  to  balk  at  Sharpe  responded  that  a  tire  tax  VHYHUDO WD[HV Ă€RDWHG E\ *RY 3HWHU had  been  proposed  twice  in  recent  Shumlin.  Among  them:  A  proposed  years  and  voted  down  each  time  â€”  surcharge  on  break-­open  tickets  primarily  due  to  the  potential  admin-­ most  commonly  sold  by  civic  orga-­ istrative  costs  of  such  a  levy. nizations,  such  as  the  American  Le-­ Rep.  Michael  Fisher,  D-­Lincoln,  gion,  to  fund  local  charitable  causes.  said  lawmakers  are  doing  the  best  Shumlin  had  surmised  that  such  a  tax,  they  can  to  deliver  government  ser-­ on  the  producers  of  the  tickets,  could  vices  to  people  while  generate  $17  million  to  acknowledging  pres-­ be  used  for  weatheriza-­ VXUHV RQ 9HUPRQWHUVÂś tion  programs.  Civic  pocketbooks. groups  panned  the  pro-­ “There  are  times  posal,  fearing  it  would  when  people,  in  liter-­ choke  off  revenues  for  ally  the  same  breath,  charity.  Sharpe  said  will  say,  â€˜Fix  my  road  on  Monday  that  there  but  don’t  raise  my  gas  is  little  support  for  the  tax,’â€?  Fisher  said.  â€œI  surcharge,  though  he  have  got  to  say,  â€˜We  said  there  is  a  chance  it  don’t  print  money  (in  could  be  applied  to  the  Montpelier).’â€? sale  of  the  break-­open  Lincoln  resident  tickets  by  bars  and  oth-­ Claude  Rainville  voiced  HU IRU SURÂżWV 7KH HVWL-­ concern  about  the  im-­ mated  $720,000  raised  REP.  MICHAEL pact  the  proposed  tax  through  the  surcharge  FISHER increases  could  have  on  would  be  used  to  regu-­ SHRSOH RQ Âż[HG LQFRPHV late  the  break-­open  ticket  industry  in  â€œYou  are  eroding  away  the  dispos-­ the  state,  Sharpe  said. able  income  of  low-­income  people,  FEDERAL  CUTS Âż[HG LQFRPH SHRSOH ´ 5DLQYLOOH 9HUPRQW OHJLVODWRUV FRQWLQXH said.  â€œTheir  disposable  income  is  to  keep  a  close  eye  on  the  budget  disappearing.  For  the  most  part,  they  and  federal  sequestration  process,  think  twice  about  â€˜Do  I  still  want  to  through  which  a  series  of  automatic,  live  in  Lincoln.  Do  I  still  want  to  live  across-­the-­board  cuts  totaling  more  LQ 9HUPRQW"ϫ than  $1  trillion  are  scheduled  to  be  Rainville  added  he  hopes  the  Leg-­ foisted  on  various  federal  agencies.  islature  will  revisit  the  manner  in  This  process,  unless  ameliorated,  ZKLFK 9HUPRQW SD\V IRU LWV SXEOLF ZRXOG FRVW 9HUPRQW DURXQG PLO-­ schools. lion  in  federal  money,  according  to  â€œYou  are  raising  the  state  educa-­ Rep.  Willem  Jewett,  D-­Ripton,  who  tion  tax  by  5  cents  and  it’s  rumored  serves  as  the  House  majority  leader. you’re  going  to  do  it  again  next  â€œThe  sequester  will  cost  750,000  year,â€?  Rainville  said.   One  of  the  jobs  in  this  country,  and  drags  down  consequences  of  all  the  tax  increases,  our  economic  recovery  almost  in  Rainville  surmised,  will  be  a  change  half,â€?  said  Jewett,  who  recently  re-­ in  people’s  shopping  habits.  He  said  WXUQHG IURP D EULHÂżQJ LQ :DVKLQJ-­ that  people  will  increasingly  shop  at  WRQ ' & DERXW WKH QDWLRQÂśV ÂżQDQ-­ big-­box  stores  looking  for  bargains  cial  picture.  â€œI  think  this  is  a  bad  rather  than  shopping  locally. time  to  place  our  nation’s  economic  Sharpe  noted  the  call,  from  some,  recovery  in  that  kind  of  risk.â€? to  get  more  tax  revenues  from  the  Jewett  said  the  federal  government  rich. PXVW DYHUW WKUHH PRUH ³¿VFDO FOLIIV´ “The  reality  in  the  United  States  before  this  summer. today  is  that  there  is  plenty  of  mon-­ Âł)RU GHÂżFLW UHGXFWLRQ ZH QHHG WR ey,â€?  Sharpe  said.  â€œThe  problem  is  get  to  some  kind  of  combination  of  that  only  a  few  people  and  a  few  cor-­ revenue  and  cuts  in  the  $4  trillion  to  porations  have  that  money  and  they  $4.5  trillion  range,  and  even  with  se-­ don’t  want  to  share.â€? quester,  we  only  get  halfway  there,â€?  Sharpe  said  the  top  1  percent  of  Jewett  said. taxpayers  in  the  country  control  40  Part  of  the  answer,  according  to  percent  of  the  wealth.  The  bottom  50  two  local  legislators,  rests  in  creat-­ percent,  he  said,  control  7  percent  of  ing  more  economic  growth. the  wealth. Sen.  Christopher  Bray,  D-­New  ³4XLWH OLWHUDOO\ ZH DUH ÂżJKWLQJ IRU Haven,  spoke  of  some  bills  in  the  the  crumbs  on  the  table,â€?  Sharpe  said.  legislative  hopper  that  could  help  ³:H WHQG WR ÂżJKW DPRQJVW RXUVHOYHV accomplish  that  goal  â€”  including  as  to  where  those  crumbs  are  going  to  S.155,  the  so-­called  â€œstrategic  work-­ come  from  and  what  we  are  going  to  force  development  bill.â€?  Through  do  in  state  and  local  government.â€? these  initiatives,  Bray  said  the  state  But  Sharpe  added  that  it  would  be  can  identify,  and  create,  high-­de-­ WRXJK IRU 9HUPRQW WR DFW XQLODWHUDOO\ mand  jobs  in  growing  industries. in  passing  new,  sweeping  tax  poli-­ Rep.  Paul  Ralston  serves  on  the  cies. House  Commerce  and  Economic  â€œWhile  we  may  like  the  idea  of  Development  Committee. taxing  the  rich  extraordinarily  high,  â€œIt  is  important  to  understand  that  which  maybe  (tax  laws)  should  be  we  are  on  our  way  through  â€Ś  the  brought  back  to  Eisenhower  tax  lev-­ greatest  recession  since  the  Great  els,â€?  Sharpe  said,  â€œif  we  did  that  it  Depression,â€?  said  the  Middlebury  ZRXOG OHDYH 9HUPRQW DV DQ LVODQG Democrat.  â€œWe  need  to  be  thinking  it  would  be  very  problematic.  These  about  and  looking  over  that  horizon,  are  national  tax  problems  and  they  thinking  about  what  our  economy  need  to  be  dealt  with  fairly  by  our  can  be  in  the  new  generations  that  national  government.â€? are  coming,  as  commerce  changes,  And  Sharpe  said  the  state’s  rev-­ as  the  ways  we  do  business  change.  enue  challenges  expand  far  beyond  9HUPRQW QHHGV WR ORRN RXW DQG GH-­ transportation.  He  added  the  Legisla-­ cide  how  it  wants  to  support  its  eco-­ WXUH PXVW ÂżQG DQ DGGLWLRQDO PLO-­ nomic  growth.â€?

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