March 7, 2013 - A section

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Town Meetings

Taking wing

We recap all the news from every town in Addison County, plus Brandon, on Pages 12A-18A.

The No. 1 Eagle girls grounded the MVU Thunderbirds as the playoffs opened. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 10

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, March 7, 2013 â—† 38 Pages

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Middlebury selectmen re-­elected

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Bridport kids take ill; district cancels school

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Civic  duty FERRISBURGH  ROAD  COMMISSIONER  John  Bull,  above,  speaks  in  front  of  town  residents  in  the  Ferris-­ burgh  Central  School  on  Town  Meeting  Day  Tuesday.  George  Gardner,  right,  proposes  a  line  item  amendment  at  the  same  meeting,  and  Weybridge  selectboard  member  Steve  Smith,  below,  visits  with  assistant  town  clerk  Bev-­ erly  Landon  at  their  town  meeting  Monday  night. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

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Addison County

By the way

It’s  an  encouraging  harbinger  of  spring,  but  it  comes  at  a  small  price.  Don’t  forget  to  set  your  clocks  for-­ ward  one  hour  be-­ fore  you  go  to  bed  Saturday  night,  to  UHĂ€HFW WKH DQQXDO switch  to  Daylight  Saving  Time. Speaking  of  spring,  it’s  almost  WLPH WR Âł3OD\ EDOO ´ 0LGGOHEXU\ Area  Little  League  â€”  which  in-­ FOXGHV WKH WRZQV RI %ULGSRUW &RUQZDOO /HLFHVWHU 0LGGOHEXU\ Ripton,  Salisbury,  Shoreham,  Wey-­ EULGJH DQG :KLWLQJ ² LV QRZ UHJLV-­ WHULQJ EDVHEDOO DQG VRIWEDOO SOD\HUV ages  4  to  12,  for  the  2013  season.  Contact  your  local  school  for  more  information. (See  By  the  way,  Page  22A)

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SHOREHAM FARMER AND Independent state Rep. Will Stevens, third from left, takes a breather during a recent agricultural exchange trip to Cuba, where he saw several working organic farms.

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VERGENNES POLICE CHIEF George Merkel and his dog, Akido, shown here, along with Vermont State Police Sgt. Eugene Duplissis and his canine, Argus, and Vergennes detective Jason Ouellette went to New York City to appear on an episode of the new CBS TV show “Golden Boy.”

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Committees  tweaking search  and  rescue  bill  By  CINDY  HILL MONTPELIER  â€”  The  Vermont  Search  and  Rescue  bill,  H.182,  is  moving  forward  through  the  Legis-­ lature.  After  substantially  bolstering  the  bill  proposed  by  a  summer  study  committee,  the  House  Government  Operations  committee  last  Thursday  approved  the  bill  and  passed  it  on  to  the  House  Appropriations  Committee. Appropriations  the  next  day  voted  out  the  bill  with  only  a  minor  techni-­ cal  change.  Among  the  changes  made  by  Gov-­ ernment  Operations  was  codifying  the  creation  of  a  statewide  â€œSearch  and  Rescue  Coordinatorâ€?  position.  +RZHYHU D VSHFLÂżF DSSURSULDWLRQ IRU it  was  removed  from  the  bill.  â€œThe  bill  as  it  stands  now  states  that  the  SAR  coordinator  position  is  established  and  the  Department  of  Public  Safety  will  have  to  pay  for  it  within  their  present  budget.  They  said  they  can  do  this  but  at  the  expense  of  something  else,â€?  said  Rep.  Donna  Sweaney,  D-­Windsor,  chair  of  House  Government  Operations.  Funding  for  the  program  may  be  discussed  again  at  the  Senate. Vermont  Department  of  Public  Safety  Commissioner  John  Wood  FRQÂżUPHG WKDW KLV DJHQF\ ZRXOG EH able  to  implement  the  unfunded  man-­ date  and  move  forward  with  enacting  the  coordinator’s  position  if  the  bill  passes  the  full  Legislature  in  its  pres-­ ent  form.  â€œIt’s  just  a  different  way  of  provid-­ ing  the  position,â€?  he  stated,  indicat-­ ing  that  funds  would  be  found  from  within  the  approved  DPS  budget.  With  the  OK  from  both  commit-­ tees,  the  search  and  rescue  bill  will  now  go  to  the  full  House  for  second Â

and  third  readings  and  a  vote,  before  being  sent  to  the  Senate,  Sweaney  said.  She  said  it  will  comfortably  meet  the  crossover  deadline  â€”  the  deadline  for  sending  House  bills  to  the  Senate  and  vice  versa.  Although  it  is  uncertain  at  this  point  which  Senate  committee  will  consider  the  bill,  neither  Sweaney  nor  Wood  anticipate  major  hurdles  to  the  bill’s  passage  in  the  Senate.  Changes  to  the  way  state  police  handle  search  and  rescue  for  indi-­ viduals  lost  in  Vermont’s  mountains  and  backcountry  were  sparked  by  the  death  of  Levi  Duclos  last  year.  The  19-­year-­old  New  Haven  resident  was  found  dead  of  hypothermia  on  a  Rip-­ ton  hiking  trail  after  state  police  failed  to  initiate  a  ground  search  for  more  than  12  hours  after  he  was  reported  missing  on  a  frigid  night  in  January  2012.  Public  criticisms  of  state  police  handling  of  the  matter  spurred  the  Legislature  to  adopt  interim  search  and  rescue  protocols  and  to  direct  a  summer  study  committee  to  recom-­ mend  a  permanent  plan  for  effective  search  and  rescue  across  the  state.  While  members  of  the  Duclos  family  have  urged  the  Legislature  to  remove  the  search  and  rescue  func-­ tion  from  the  purview  of  the  state  police  and  locate  it  in  another  agency  such  as  the  Department  of  Fish  and  Wildlife,  spokesperson  Kathy  Duclos  expressed  approval  that  the  bill  was  moving  forward  through  the  legis-­ lative  process  and  that  creation  of  a  statewide  coordinator  as  well  as  an  oversight  council  had  been  included  in  the  legislation.  Editor’s  note:  Cindy  Hill  is  a  free-­ lance  writer  who  can  be  reached  at  wordwomanvt@yahoo.com.

Fully involved GRANVILLE,  HANCOCK,  ROCHESTER,  Warren  and  Stockbridge  ¿UH¿JKWHUV responded  Saturday  morning  to  a  house  ¿UH RQ 5RXWH in  the  center  of  +DQFRFN 7KH ¿UH which  started  around  8  a.m.,  forced  the  closure  of  Route  100  for  nearly  four  hours.  No  one  was  KXUW LQ WKH ¿UH EXW the  house  was  a  total  loss.

Ex-ambassador to share insights on the Mid-East MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Ambassador  ential  books  on  the  peace  process,  in-­ Dennis  Ross,  one  of  the  world’s  cluding  â€œMyths,  Illusions,  and  Peace:  leading  experts  on  Middle  East  Finding  a  New  Direction  for  America  politics,  will  give  a  talk,  â€œIsrael,  in  the  Middle  Eastâ€?  (Viking,  2009),  coauthored  with  Wash-­ the  Peace  Process,  and  ington  Institute  peace  the  Implications  of  the  process  expert  David  Ma-­ Arab  Awakening,â€?  on  kovsky,  and  â€œThe  Missing  Tuesday,  March  12,  at  Peace:  The  Inside  Story  of  8  p.m.  in  Mead  Chapel.  the  Fight  for  Middle  East  For  more  than  12  years,  Peaceâ€?  (Farrar,  Straus  and  Ross  played  a  major  role  Giroux,  2004). in  shaping  United  States  â€œAmbassador  Ross  is  involvement  in  the  Mid-­ WKDW UDUH ÂżJXUH ZKR LV dle  East  peace  process  respected  by  Democrats,  and  dealt  directly  with  Republicans,  Israelis  and  the  parties  in  negotia-­ Palestinians  alike,â€?  said  tions.  The  event  is  free  DENNIS  ROSS Sarah  Cohen,  a  Middle-­ and  open  to  the  public. Ross  was  the  U.S.  point  person  on  bury  sophomore  who  serves  as  Israel  the  peace  process  under  both  Demo-­ Action  chair  on  the  college’s  Hillel  cratic  and  Republican  administra-­ board. Cohen,  who  helped  organize  the  tions,  serving  in  this  role  for  both  Presidents  George  H.  W.  Bush  and  HYHQW VDLG Âł+H H[HPSOLÂżHV GLSOR-­ Bill  Clinton.  Ross  was  instrumental  matic  excellence  through  his  unique  in  assisting  Israelis  and  Palestinians  ability  to  cross  political  and  social  in  reaching  landmark  agreements,  in-­ lines,  facilitate  conversation  between  cluding  the  1995  Interim  Agreement  parties,  and  reach  solutions.â€? She  added,  â€œMiddlebury  values  and  the  1997  Hebron  Accord,  and  he  facilitated  the  1994  Israel-­Jordan  these  same  ideals,  and  we  are  fortu-­ nate  to  be  part  of  a  campus  commu-­ peace  treaty. Ross  also  served  for  two  years  as  nity  that  fosters  open  and  constructive  special  assistant  to  President  Obama  dialogue  on  contentious  and  often  and  as  senior  director  of  the  Nation-­ emotional  issues.â€? The  event  is  co-­sponsored  by  the  al  Security  Council  for  the  central  region,  and  for  one  year  as  special  2IÂżFH RI WKH 3UHVLGHQW DQG WKH 5R-­ adviser  to  Secretary  of  State  Hillary  hatyn  Center  for  Global  Affairs.  For  Clinton  focusing  on  Iran.  He  is  now  more  information,  contact  Tamar  counselor  at  The  Washington  Institute  Mayer,  director  of  the  Rohatyn  Cen-­ ter  for  Global  Affairs,  at  mayer@ for  Near  East  Policy. 5RVV LV WKH DXWKRU RI VHYHUDO LQĂ€X-­ middlebury.edu  or  802-­443-­5568.

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:LQG SRZHU ELOO GHÂżHV SXEOLFÂśV VWURQJ VXSSRUW When  two  out  of  every  three  Vermonters  express  support  for  something,  that’s  considered  overwhelming  support.  Po-­ litically,  it’s  bulletproof. That  was  the  message  delivered  by  a  Castleton  State  Col-­ lege  poll  in  which  66  percent  of  Vermonters  expressed  sup-­ port  for  wind  power. This  support  was  not  just  for  wind  power  in  general,  but  for  wind  power  in  the  form  of  turbines  along  Vermont’s  ridge-­ lines.  Even  more  â€”  69  percent  â€”  would  favor  a  wind  farm  in  their  community.  Not  only  do  two-­thirds  of  Vermonters  sup-­ port  wind  power,  but  according  to  the  poll,  only  19  percent  DUH ÂżUPO\ RSSRVHG ZLWK DQRWKHU SHUFHQW XQGHFLGHG Why  is  it  then,  that  proposed  legislation  to  place  a  three-­ year  moratorium  has  received  so  much  attention,  its  back-­ ers  marching  forward  acting  as  if  they  are  representing  the  people’s  will? It’s  happened  because  Vermont  is  a  particularly  easy  mark  in  the  advocacy  game.  We’re  small,  and  a  committed  minority  can  make  its  voice  known.  In  Montpelier,  a  protest  of  200  can  be  spun  as  a  something  much  larger  than  it  is.  It’s  often  hard  for  legislators  to  see  beyond  those  who  testify  before  their  committees,  or  those  who  hold  placards  outside. And  that’s  a  lousy  way  to  make  policy. Perhaps  some  of  this  support  for  wind  power  is  beginning  to  seep  into  the  minds  of  legislators.  The  Senate  committee  dealing  with  the  legislation  â€”  Natural  Resources  and  Energy  ² ÂżQDOO\ SDVVHG WKH ELOO EXW RQO\ DIWHU WKH PRUDWRULXP ZDV removed.  It  was  obvious  the  legislation  would  not  be  passed  with  the  moratorium  included  â€”  something  the  Shumlin  ad-­ ministration  had  made  clear. Thus,  the  public’s  support  of  wind  power  generation  is  af-­ ÂżUPHG" No. The  moratorium  was  the  visible  part  of  the  battle,  the  idea  that  generated  the  attention  and  the  opprobrium.  But  the  bill  passed  out  of  committee  also  contains  the  requirement  that  the  Public  Service  Board  conform  to  the  state’s  Act  250  process  for  siting  wind  turbine  projects  larger  than  500  kilowatts. This,  according  to  the  bill’s  sponsors,  is  simply  a  way  to  give  local  communities  a  stronger  voice  in  the  process. It  seems  innocuous.  Why  would  anyone  oppose  giving  local  communities  a  stronger  voice  in  any  decision? In  the  real  world,  there  is  little  difference  between  an  outright  moratorium  and  forcing  these  projects  through  the  state’s  Act  250  process.  As  any  Vermonter  knows,  a  contested  Act  250  process  can  add  years  to  a  project’s  timeline.  The  added  expense  and  uncertainty  are  often  more  than  enough  to  persuade  a  developer  to  look  elsewhere. It  should  also  be  understood  that  the  PSB  recognizes  the  Act  250  process  now,  but  is  not  required  to  jump  through  each  of  its  regulatory  hoops.  The  reason  the  PSB  has  been  given  the  authority  it  has,  is  that  we  want  decisions  to  be  made  absent  the  not-­in-­my-­back-­yard  mentality.  How  we  provide  our-­ selves  energy  is  something  that  affects  us  all  and  shouldn’t  be  FRQWUROOHG E\ PLQRULW\ JURXSV FRQFHUQHG RQO\ DERXW VSHFLÂżF projects,  not  the  state’s  overall  energy  mix.  The  Senate  bill  is  almost  as  objectionable  now  as  it  was  before. The  danger  is  this:  It’s  picture  perfect  for  legislators.  It’s  a  way  to  show  the  anti-­wind  people  that  they  were  sympathetic  to  their  cause  (with  a  wink  and  a  nod  toward  the  Act  250  requirement)  and  show  the  pro-­wind  people  their  support  by  saying  they  were  opposed  to  the  moratorium. The  truth,  however,  is  that  if  the  bill  is  signed  into  law  it  could  slow  the  development  of  wind  power  in  Vermont  as  effectively  as  any  moratorium.  (That’s  such  an  odd  stance  for  a  Senate  committee  whose  charge  is  to  focus  on  renewable  energy  and  to  protect  our  natural  resources.) This  understanding  should  not  be  lost  on  other  legislators.  As  all  polls  have  shown,  wind  power  in  Vermont  enjoys  over-­ whelming  support.  Vermonters  do  not  recoil  from  turbines  on  ridgelines  or  the  thought  of  wind  farms  in  their  communi-­ ties.  They  understand  that  the  proper  regulatory  processes  are  already  in  place. The  legislation  approved  by  the  Senate  Natural  Resources  and  Energy  committee  does  not  embrace  that  understanding.  It  opposes  it,  and  by  so  doing,  opposes  the  majority’s  will.  When  that  is  understood,  the  political  cover  should  disap-­ pear  and  the  bill  should  be  dropped. —  Emerson  Lynn,  St.  Albans  Messenger

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Decison  correct  on  WhistlePig Hopefully,  the  controversy  regarding  the  WhistlePig  whiskey  bottling  plant  in  Shoreham  will  not  have  the  dire  consequences  for  Vermont  agriculture  that  the  owner,  Mr.  Bhatka,  is  predicting.  Milk  is  a  product  made  by  cows,  and  whiskey  is  a  product  made  by  people.  For  that  reason,  they  are  viewed  differ-­ ently  under  the  law,  and  appropri-­ ately  so.  7KH UXOH WKDW GHÂżQHV YDOXH DGGHG farm  products  as  consisting  of  more  than  50  percent  farm-­produced  ingredients  can  seem  arbitrary.  Why  is  an  apple  orchard/brandy  distillery  considered  a  farm  but  a  rye  grower/whiskey  distillery  is  not?  Because  an  apple  can  make  the  transition  from  fruit  to  hard  cider  to  brandy,  without  adding  much  of  anything.  The  same  can’t  be  said  for  rye  whiskey,  since  the  necessary  added  water  isn’t  considered  a  farm  product.  Mr.  Bhatka’s  comments  not-­ withstanding,  the  question  is  not  whether  a  dairy  farm  or  an  orchard  is  a  farm,  but  whether  a  whiskey  distillery  is  a  farm.  The  Environ-­ mental  Commission  says  no,  and  that  seems  reasonable. Walter  Phelps Orwell

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All  ears WEYBRIDGE  RESIDENTS  MILLICENT  Rooney,  foreground,  and  Jan  Albers  listen  intently  during  town  meeting  at  Weybridge  Elementary  School  Monday  night. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Dealing  with  First  World  parenting  problems As  winter  becomes  spring  in  an  ooze  of  mud  and  slush,  it’s  that  time  of  year  again:  time  to  sign  up  the  kids  for  spring  (and  summer)  activities.  And  signing  up  means  gathering  information,  pre-­planning,  and  lining  up  â€”  three  things  that  exhaust  me  just  thinking  about  them.  I’ve  written  before  that  I’m  grateful  to  live  in  a  place  with  limited  options  for  children’s  activities;Íž  lack  of  choice  helps  keep  the  overwhelm  at  bay.  On  the  other  hand,  lack  of  choice  also  means  competition  for  limited  resources.  I’m  VWLOO VKDNLQJ IURP P\ ÂżUVW DWWHPSW WR register  a  child  for  the  Middlebury  Parks  &  Recreation  gymnastics  pro-­ By  Faith gram.  Gymnastics  registration  is  held  at  Gong the  town  gym  on  one  evening  only,  on  a  ¿UVW FRPH ÂżUVW VHUYHG EDVLV 7KLQNLQJ “No  problem,  we  live  in  a  small  town,â€?  I  arrived  promptly  at  the  registration  start  time. $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH FHQVXV WKHUH DUH DERXW SHR-­ ple  under  the  age  of  18  in  our  town.  When  I  arrived  at  the  town  gym,  the  parents  of  all  of  them  were  already  in  line  ahead  of  me.  I  put  my  daughter  on  the  waiting  list  and  drove  home  thinking,  I’ve  failed  as  a  parent. 7KLV ZDVQÂśW WKH ÂżUVW WLPH ,ÂśG KLW WKDW SDUWLFXODU SDUHQWLQJ low.  I  blame  one  of  my  worst  mothering  moments  to  date  on  ballet  class.  Back  when  our  family  lived  in  California,  our  oldest  daughter,  then  three  years  old,  had  the  opportunity  to  participate  in  a  ballet  class  at  a  lovely  little  dance  school.  This  daughter  had  been  asking  to  take  ballet  for  some  time, Â

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In  Vt.,  only  the  wealthy  see  growing  incomes One  of  Gov.  Shumlin’s  talking  points  in  his  speeches  around  the  state  is  that  â€œVermont’s  economy  is  on  the  mend.â€?  The  governor  claims  that  Vermont  has  been  do-­ ing  better  than  most  states  in  recovering  from  the  reces-­ sion,  and  that  Vermont  was  the  only  state  in  the  nation  to  see  actual  growth  in  personal  income  from  2010  to  2011.  While  this  claim  is  borne  out  by  the  economic  data,  what  the  governor  does  not  say  is  that  the  income  growth  in  2011  was  concentrated  in  a  small  proportion  of  Vermont  households. Tom  Kavet,  the  Legislature’s  economic  consultant,  used  data  from  the  Vermont  Depart-­ ment  of  Taxes  to  analyze  the  growth  in  adjusted  gross  income  from  2010  to  2011.  The  average  income  growth  for  all  Vermont  residents  in  2011  was  5.1  percent.  However,  the  only  income  classes  to  see  their  income  grow  more  than  the  statewide  average  were  those  households  with  adjusted  gross  in-­ By  Eric  L.  Davis comes  of  $125,000  or  more. The  great  majority  of  Vermont  households  â€”  those  with  incomes  FORVH WR WKH VWDWHZLGH PHGLDQ RI ² VDZ WKHLU incomes  remain  stagnant  in  2011.  For  example,  house-­ KROGV ZLWK LQFRPHV RI WR VDZ WKHLU LQ-­ comes  go  up  only  1.7  percent,  while  households  in  the  $50,000  to  $75,000  range  actually  saw  a  slight  decline  in  their  incomes,  by  about  one-­quarter  of  one  percent.  At  the  other  end  of  the  scale,  households  with  incomes  between  $125,000  and  $500,000  saw  increases  in  the  7  to  9  per-­ cent  range,  while  the  small  number  of  households  with  incomes  over  $500,000  saw  double-­digit  increases. U.S.  Census  data  for  the  period  ending  in  2011  show Â

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that  only  17,900  of  Vermont’s  256,700  households  had  in-­ comes  of  $150,000  or  more.  In  other  words,  the  income  growth  that  the  governor  touts  in  his  speeches  was  concen-­ trated  in  about  7  percent  of  Vermont’s  households.  For  the  great  majority  of  Vermonters,  income  growth  in  2011  did  not  keep  pace  with  increases  in  the  cost  of  gasoline,  heat-­ ing  oil,  food,  property  taxes,  and  other  expenses. The  choices  Shumlin  made,  and  did  not  make,  in  his  2013  budget  proposals  are  puzzling  in  light  of  this  data  on  income  stagnation  for  lower-­  and  middle-­income  Vermonters.  The  governor  is  proposing  increases  in  the  JDVROLQH WD[ UHGXFWLRQV LQ EHQHÂżWV for  recipients  of  the  Reach  Up  and  Earned  Income  Tax  Credit  programs,  and  increases  in  premiums  and  out-­of-­ pocket  costs  for  Vermonters  who  will  be  moved  from  Catamount  Health  LQWR WKH QHZ KHDOWK EHQHÂżW H[FKDQJHV starting  in  January.  These  proposals  would  have  their  most  substantial  impact  on  those  households  with  an-­ nual  incomes  between  $25,000  and  $50,000,  a  group  which,  according  to  the  census  data,  encompasses  25  percent  of  all  Vermont  households. Shumlin  has  not  proposed  any  increase  in  income  taxes  for  upper-­income  Vermont  households,  and  has  indicated  he  will  actively  oppose  such  an  increase  if  it  comes  to  his  desk  from  the  Legislature.  This  is  in  contrast  to  the  ap-­ proach  taken  by  his  Democratic  colleague  Gov.  Deval  Pat-­ rick  of  Massachusetts,  another  state  where,  like  Vermont,  income  growth  has  been  concentrated  at  the  upper  end  of  the  scale.  (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

Residents  who  live  alongside  Lake  Champlain  are  increasingly  concerned  that  algae  blooms  are  lowering  their  property  values  and  limiting  their  ability  to  enjoy  the  lake.  We  share  these  concerns  for  not  only  Lake  Champlain  but  also  the  state’s  other  800  lakes  and  ponds. Research  has  demonstrated  that  clearing  lake  shoreland  vegetation  has  substantial  detrimental  effects  RQ ZDWHU TXDOLW\ ÂżVK DQG ZLOGOLIH habitat,  and  erosion  prevention.  A  bill  currently  being  considered  in  the  House  (H.223)  would  wisely  restrict  shoreline  cutting  statewide  (but  still  allow  some  limited  cutting  by  landowners),  and  thus  protect  our  valuable  natural  resources  as  well  as  private  property. All  of  our  neighboring  states  â€”  Maine,  New  Hampshire,  New  York  and  Massachusetts  â€”  have  state-­ wide  shoreland  zoning  laws,  many  of  which  have  been  in  place  for  more  than  20  years.  Considering  the  existing  pollution  in  Lake  Cham-­ plain,  why  would  we  want  to  expose  our  other  lakes  and  ponds  to  the  same  fate?  It’s  time  Vermont  joins  our  neighbors  and  enact  shoreland  protections  that  help  keep  our  vital  water  resources  clean. Please  join  the  New  Haven  River  Anglers  Association  in  supporting  House  bill  223  by  contacting  your  local  representative  today.  Let’s  act  now  to  protect  our  ponds  and  lakes  for  all  of  us  now,  and  for  future  generations. Alex  MacDonald Vice  President New  Haven  River  Anglers Association Lincoln

Outlawing  guns  ZRXOG EDFNÂżUH I  am  a  convicted  felon.  Armed  robbery,  to  be  exact.  So  I  guess  I  know  a  thing  or  two  about  guns  and  laws.  Before  the  Lord  and  the  law  laid  hands  on  me,  I  was  not  someone  you  wanted  dating  your  daughter. I  would  like  to  think  we  Ameri-­ cans  have  a  little  more  intelligence  than  politicians  give  us  credit  for.  When  it  comes  to  gun  control,  people  should  ask  the  core  ques-­ tion:  Who  are  these  added  restric-­ tions  supposed  to  control?  Back  in  my  days  of  outlawry,  certainly  not  me.  I’ll  write  this  real  slow  so  the  UHDGHU FDQ WDNH D PRPHQW WR UHĂ€HFW Law-­abiding  people  obey  laws,  whereas  outlaws  do  not  obey  laws.  Hence,  outlaws.  â€œOutlaw  guns  and  only  outlaws  will  have  guns.â€?  That  is  the  hard  and  cold  fact.  There  are  no  complicated  issues  to  be  thought-­ fully  discussed.  There  are  no  two  sides  to  the  fence. For  instance,  it’s  illegal  for  a  felon  WR SRVVHVV D ÂżUHDUP *DQJV DUH D national  epidemic,  a  way  of  life  in  most  major  cities,  part  of  the  mod-­ ern  U.S.  landscape.  Every  gangster  is  a  felon,  and  every  gangster  has  a  gun.  So  how  is  this  noose  around  the  necks  of  the  American  people  working?  Well,  say  an  ordinarily  honest  and  hard-­working  citizen  is  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  7,  2013  â€”  PAGE  5A

Pipelines  and  pie  at  town  meeting Winston  Churchill  said  of  democ-­ terror  that  someone  will  ask  me  to  racy  that  it  is  â€œthe  worst  form  of  gov-­ sit  on  a  board  and  I  won’t  be  able  to  ernment  except  for  all  those  other  think  of  a  good-­enough  excuse  to  de-­ forms  that  have  been  tried  from  time  cline  the  request. to  time.â€?  That  may  also  be  a  good  de-­ I  do  aspire  to  be  named  fence  scription  of  Vermont  town  meeting. viewer  or  weigher  of  the  coal  at  Voters  at  town  meeting  are  asked  some  point  before  I  die  â€”  but  only  to  make  decisions  through  a  process  because  I’ve  been  assured  those  that  can  be  imprecise,  contentious,  ZRQGHUIXO VRXQGLQJ KRQRULÂżFV UH-­ confusing  and  ill  informed. quire  absolutely  no  work  at  all. But  town  meeting  is  also  a  heart-­ I’m  thankful  for  those  people  who  warming,  feel-­good  oc-­ sit  on  selectboards,  casion  to  do  one’s  civic  planning  commissions,  duty  in  a  friendly  set-­ school  boards  and  capi-­ ting,  while  catching  up  tal  improvement  com-­ with  the  neighbors  and,  mittees.  I’m  especially  if  you  live  in  the  right  grateful  to  the  volun-­ town,  getting  a  tasty  WHHUV ZKR VWDII WKH ÂżUH meal.  (The  shepherd’s  departments  and  ambu-­ pie  at  Monday’s  Corn-­ lances. wall  town  meeting  was  Every  year  at  town  especially  good.) meeting,  I  want  to  stand  Again  this  year,  local  up  and  say  something  voters  approved  munici-­ appropriately  corny  pal  and  school  budgets  about  how  grateful  I  that  totaled  well  into  the  am  â€”  because  I  know  millions  of  dollars.  Yet  other  people  feel  the  the  decision-­making  in-­ same  way,  and  because  volved  rapid  skimming  there’s  a  place  for  be-­ of  data  presented  at  town  ing  a  little  corny  at  the  meeting  and  of  lengthy  by Gregory Dennis venerable  institution  of  documents  that,  it  must  town  meeting. be  said,  few  of  us  read  in  any  detail. Every  year,  though,  I’m  saving  Mostly,  we  based  our  budget  ap-­ my  comments  for  something  more  provals  on  a  sense  that  the  tax  rate  timely. won’t  break  the  bank  (this  year,  at  This  year,  it  was  the  proposal  to  least)  and  on  the  feeling  that  we  can  put  the  town  on  record  as  opposing  a  trust  the  judgment  of  our  elected  plan  to  pump  toxic  tar  sands  oil  in  a  leaders. pipeline  that  runs  through  Vermont’s  I  suspect,  too,  that  many  of  us  also  Northeast  Kingdom.  Thanks  to  the  voted  to  OK  the  budgets  out  of  sheer  Cornwall  selectboard,  the  proposal  gratitude  that  someone  else  did  the  ZDV SDUW RI WKH WRZQÂśV RIÂżFLDO DJHQ-­ heavy  lifting  to  create  the  budgets  in  da  warning.  Cornwall  voters  passed  WKH ÂżUVW SODFH the  resolution  by  unanimous  voice  Speaking  as  someone  who  lost  vote  â€”  thereby  joining  many  other  his  patience  for  committee  meetings  Vermont  towns  in  opposing  this  ma-­ back  in  the  1980s,  I’m  just  glad  oth-­ jor  environmental  threat. er  people  are  willing  to  do  the  hard  As  local  House  Rep.  Willem  Jew-­ work  to  make  local  government  run. ett  said  Monday  evening,  voters’  In  the  meantime,  I  live  in  slight  support  for  environmental  review Â

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of  the  tar  sands  proposal  will  make  it  easier  to  enact  legislation  requiring  that  the  pipeline  proposal  go  through  a  rigorous  Act  250  review. But  it’s  another  kind  of  pipeline  that’s  on  the  minds  of  many  Corn-­ wall  residents.  The  proposal  to  push  a  natural  gas  pipeline  through  Cornwall  and  many  other  Addison  County  towns  could  impinge  on  the  property  of  many  residents. 7KHUHÂśV D SRWHQWLDO EHQHÂżW WR WKH plan,  because  the  natural  gas  would  be  burned  at  the  International  Paper  plant  across  the  lake  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y  â€”  and  burning  natural  gas  is  much  cleaner  than  using  coal  or  fuel  oil  (or  the  tires  that  IP  proposed  to  burn  a  few  years  back). But  it’s  clear,  from  Vermont  Gas  Systems’  dealing  with  Hinesburg  and  Monkton  residents,  that  the  com-­ pany  has  something  to  learn  when  it  comes  to  responding  to  citizens’  con-­ cerns.  As  several  people  pointed  out  Monday  evening,  speaking  out  early  and  often  is  the  public’s  best  chance  of  averting  potential  safety  risks  and  avoiding  eminent  domain  proceed-­ ings  along  the  pipeline’s  eventual  route. As  the  pipeline  issues  come  to  a  boil,  I’ll  remember  this  year’s  town  meeting  because  of  an  exchange  about  the  local  Little  League  pro-­ gram. Jon  Isham  stood  to  ask  how  things  went  with  Little  League  last  sea-­ son,  and  coordinator  Peter  Conlon  responded  with  words  that  nicely  summed  up  town  meeting  itself: “Everybody  had  a  good  time,  and  learned  a  lot.â€? -­  Gregory  Dennis’s  column  ap-­ pears  here  every  other  Thursday  and  is  archived  on  his  blog  at  www.greg-­ dennis.wordpress.com.  Twitter  @ greengregdennis.com.  Email  greg-­ dennisvt@yahoo.om.

Some  physicians  in  cahoots  with  insurance  companies Who  is  pulling  YOUR  doctor’s  strings? Is  it  your  insurance  company  or  is  your  doctor  a  team  player  with  the  clinic  owners? Most  likely  it  is  some  of  both.  Your  doctor  is  more  likely  to  be  your  enemy  than  your  friend. I  have  had  helpful  information  withheld  from  me  by  my  doctor  because  my  insurance  company  does  not  like  to  pay  for  a  medica-­ tion  called  Nexium.  I  suffered  with  VHYHUH DFLG UHĂ€X[ ZKLFK FDQ UHVXOW over  time  in  esophageal  cancer Â

)  because  my  doctor  at  the  time  was  following  insurance  company  protocols.  My  next  doctor  shared  this  information  with  me  (after  six  months  of  suffering).  I  quote  her  words  to  me:  â€œDoctors  don’t  like  to  prescribe  this  med  because  insur-­ ance  companies  don’t  like  to  pay  for  it.â€? She  gave  me  the  prescription  and  , H[SHULHQFHG D VLJQLÂżFDQW LP-­ provement  after  two  doses.  It  was  VXFK D UHOLHI WR ÂżQDOO\ KDYH KRSH Two  days  later  I  received  a  call  at  work  from  the  clinic  where  this Â

doctor  worked.  A  receptionist  from  this  clinic  informed  me  that  my  Nexium  prescription  was  being  cancelled  because  Cigna  health  insurance  refused  to  pay  for  it. I  explained  to  her  that  I  would  be  more  than  happy  to  just  pay  for  it  myself  if  they  wouldn’t  cancel  it.  I  now  tell  my  doctor  I  don’t  have  insurance  because  I  receive  better,  more  honest  treatment. , ÂżUHG &LJQD WKDW GD\ Teresa  Glidden Addison

Clippings (Continued  from  Page  4A) kids  in  the  right  activities;Íž  we’re  guilty  about  whether  we  spend  enough  time  with  them,  provide  enough  enrich-­ ment,  send  them  to  the  right  schools,  and  let  them  watch  too  many  â€œDora  the  Explorerâ€?  DVDs.  We’re  so  quick  to  judge  ourselves  parental  failures.  A  recent  conversation  with  my  oldest  daughter  (she  of  the  Ballet  Meltdown)  helped  to  change  my  per-­ spective.  We  were  discussing  friends  of  ours  back  in  California  â€”  dear  friends,  doing-­life-­together  friends  ZKR ÂżJXUHG SURPLQHQWO\ LQ KHU ÂżUVW three  years  of  life.  And  she  doesn’t  remember  them.  Needless  to  say,  she  DOVR KDV QR PHPRU\ RI WKDW ÂżUVW EDOOHW class. Hmmmm,  I  thought,  maybe  I  didn’t  need  to  invest  quite  so  much  in  those  early  years. Now,  don’t  get  me  wrong:  I  know  how  crucial  and  formative  a  child’s  ¿UVW \HDUV DUH %XW , WKLQN WKDW SDU-­ ents  (myself  included)  tend  to  get  so Â

wrapped  up  in  the  details  that  we  miss  the  point.  We  dwell  on  what  I  call  â€œFirst  World  Parenting  Problems,â€?  like  gymnastics  and  ballet  and  â€œDora,â€?  and  forget  that  most  of  us  are  in  a  fortunate  position:  for  most  of  us,  the  important  things  are  the  easy  things.  Here’s  a  little  quiz  to  illustrate  my  point.  Answer  TRUE  or  FALSE: 0\ FKLOG OLYHV LQ RU LV Ă€HHLQJ D war-­torn  area. 2.  Some  days  I  can’t  (or  don’t)  ad-­ equately  feed  and  water  my  child. 3.  I  have  (voluntarily  or  not)  sold  P\ FKLOG WR KXPDQ WUDIÂżFNHUV 4.  I  frequently  ingest  and/or  sell  il-­ licit  substances  in  my  home. 5.  I  have  never  told  my  child  that  I  love  them. If  you  answered  â€œFALSEâ€?  to  four  RXW RI WKH ÂżYH VFHQDULRV ,ÂśG VD\ Con-­ gratulations!  You’re  doing  GREAT!  (And  let’s  not  forget  that  some  pretty  amazing  people  have  emerged  from  parents  who  could  probably  answer  ³758(´ WR DOO ÂżYH

Kind  of  puts  swim  team  and  gym-­ nastics  class  and  summer  camp  in  per-­ spective,  doesn’t  it? Because  activities  are  not  manda-­ tory.  They’re  not  like  basic  safety,  or  meals,  or  love.  Activities  are  gravy;Íž  their  purpose  is  to  provide  fun  expe-­ riences  for  our  kids  (and  to  provide  parents  with  30-­60  minutes  of  kid-­free  time).  So,  this  spring,  I’m  going  to  stop  making  activities  my  First  World  Parenting  Problem.  If  my  kids  don’t  get  into  gymnastics  class,  so  what?  At  least  I  can  feed  them  three  meals  a  day  (whether  or  not  they  choose  to  eat  those  meals).  I’m  still  lining  up  early  for  gym-­ nastics  registration,  though.  See  you  there! Faith  Gong  has  worked  as  a  teach-­ HU D SKRWRJUDSKHU DQG D QRQSURÂżW manager.  She  cares  for  a  house  in  the  woods,  three  young  daughters  and  four  laying  hens.  Look  for  her  blog,  â€œFaith  in  Vermont,â€?  on  addisoninde-­ pendent.com  every  other  Tuesday.

Letters to the Editor Proposed  shoreline  protection  rules  make  sense Vermont  takes  good  care  of  its  wetlands  with  regulated  protective  buffers.  And  of  course  Vermont  should  insist  on  protective  buffers  for  its  lake  and  ponds.  So  why  has  Vermont  waited  to  be  the  last  state  in  New  England  to  protect  its  lakes  with  such  basic  protective  mea-­ sures?  It  remains  a  mystery  since  state,  national  and  international  science  has  long  indicated  this  com-­ mon  practice  should  be  instituted  for  all  surface  water  resource  areas.  Many  thanks  to  Rep.  David  Deen  for  inviting  us  to  make  this  happen  in  2013.  I  can  only  hope  that  our  state  leadership  team  will  step  up  in  this  legislative  season  and  make  us  all  Vermont  proud  in  2013. As  a  resident  of  a  shoreline  town  and  a  resident  of  a  historic  camp  perched  on  a  cedar  limestone  bluff  overlooking  Lake  Champlain,  I  and  my  community  have  long  known Â

that  a  naturally  vegetated  shoreline  adds  to  community  pride,  grand  list  values  and  the  rich  natural  world  that  we  coexist  with.  Going  to  lake-­ side  camps  in  rural  Vermont  is  spe-­ cial  because  it  is  about  living  with  nature,  not  without  it.  We  know  that  taking  care  of  our  lake  shorelines  is  made  simpler  and  more  cost  effec-­ tive  when  basic  natural  systems  are  in  place.  We  know  that  expensive  built  infrastructure  are  needed  when  all  else  fails.  Should  we  choose  this  â€œsmart  growthâ€?  and  less  expensive  approach  now  in  2013? We  know  so  many  people  in  Vermont’s  shoreline  towns  treasure  Vermont’s  renowned  natural  settings  rather  than  changing  these  natural  settings  into  sprawling  lawns  and  manicured  gardens.  We  know  our  property  values  remain  high  with  smart  regulation  oversight,  robust  conservation  easement  programs Â

and  increased  landowner  steward-­ ship.  Is  it  not  high  time  for  our  governor  and  the  legislature  to  move  on  this  measure  now? My  shoreline  town  offers  ex-­ FHSWLRQDO ODNH ¿VKLQJ DQG ERDWLQJ RSSRUWXQLWLHV PDJQL¿FHQW VFHQLF views  of  the  lake  with  strictly  enforced  tree  cutting  standards,  and  water  quality  and  wildlife  habitat  protection  standards  that  con-­ tinuously  attract  new  campers  and  property  owners  seeking  the  solace  and  simplicity  of  country  living.  With  statewide  shoreline  buffer  protection,  Vermont  will  at  last  be  one  step  closer  to  rescuing  the  lake  for  generations  to  come.  Please  call  your  representatives  right  now  and  offer  your  full  support  of  this  long  overdue  measure. Marty  Illick Lewis  Creek  Association Charlotte

The  evidence  speaks  for  itself.  People  continue  to  use  drugs  even  in  coun-­ tries  that  have  the  death  penalty.  What  kind  of  laws  can  you  make  against  dedication  like  that? It  appears  to  me  that  we’ve  learned  nothing  from  Prohibition,  when  the  sale  of  illegal  booze  made  entre-­ preneurs  like  Capone  and  Kennedy  overnight  millionaires.  It’s  pointless  to  argue  this  or  argue  that.  Outlaw  anything,  especially  guns,  and  a  vast  black  market  will  spring  up  before  the  ink  is  even  dry  on  the  law,  with  unsavory  characters  making  obscene  fortunes.  As  with  drugs  and  alcohol,  people  like  guns  and  they  will  get  them  with  or  without  your  consent.  It’s  a  fact  of  life.  With  the  new  laws  coming  into  effects,  people  are  already  falling  all  over  themselves  LQ D UXVK WR REWDLQ DVVDXOW ULĂ€HV 6R where’s  that  law  at?  The  illegal  drug  trade  is  exceed-­ ingly  violent.  Criminals  are  getting  meaner.  And  the  cops  are  getting  even  meaner.  There  must  be  a  cosmic  principle  involved  here.  Well,  I  can  tell  you  from  the  experience  of  an  ex-­con  that  criminals  are  going  to  get  just  as  mean  as  your  cops,  inch  for  inch,  measure  for  measure.  Maybe  violence  really  does  breed  violence. Â

Ever  notice  how  criminals  in  mean,  repressive  countries  are  particularly  spectacularly  violent? “Safetyâ€?  and  â€œpreventionâ€?  are  the  two  most  loaded  words  in  a  politi-­ cian’s  repertoire.  Politicians  pounce  on  people’s  fears  like  predators  on  easy  meat.  But  sweep  away  all  the  ¿HU\ UKHWRULF DQG HPRWLRQDO WKHDWULFV and  it  remains  that  there  never  was,  nor  will  there  ever  be,  a  law  that  will  prevent  an  unbalanced  person  from  going  berserk.  If  he  can’t  get  an  as-­ VDXOW ULĂ€H KHÂśOO JHW D JUHQDGH So  what’s  a  simple  body  to  do  about  all  these  mean  criminals  and  mean  cops  and  berserk  people?  I  don’t  know.  I’m  not  a  social  scientist.  I’m  just  an  ex-­con  and  an  old  fart.  But  one  thing  I  do  know  â€”  and  I’m  not  taking  anybody’s  side  on  anything.  It  would  behoove  Americans  to  care-­ fully  weigh  how  many  laws  we’re  willing  to  accept  in  the  name  of  safety  and  prevention.  Because  once  you  lose  a  freedom  â€Ś  any  freedom  â€Ś  you’re  never  going  to  get  it  back. Ron  Potts Middlebury

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) unfortunate  enough  to  get  busted  on  a  felony  DUI.  Now  he  can’t  have  a  gun,  even  though  the  felony  had  nothing  to  do  with  guns.  The  criminal?  He’s  only  going  to  get  an  extra  year  or  two  in  jail  for  getting  busted  on  his  felony  ZLWK D ÂżUHDUP %LJ GHDO %XW QRZ the  citizen  is  forever  stripped  of  an  inalienable  right  guaranteed  him  by  the  Constitution. It  seems  that  the  more  people  try  to  control  things  the  more  out  of  control  things  get.  We  like  to  pride  ourselves  on  tough  drug  laws,  yet  drugs  are  so  prevalent  you  can’t  escape  them  even  on  a  family  farm.  Thanks  to  tough  laws,  the  jails  are  bursting  at  the  seams  with  nickel-­and-­dime  pushers  and  helpless  addicts,  while  the  major  players  live  in  the  lap  of  lucrative  lux-­ ury,  getting  their  pictures  taken  arm  in  elbow  with  grinning  politicians. The  expensive  and  aggressive  war  on  drugs  has  not  only  had  zero  impact,  but  the  problem  is  worse  than  it  ever  was.  Why?  Because  people  like  to  get  high,  and  they  don’t  like  to  be  told  they  can’t.  Half  the  country  is  using  drugs,  for  cryin’  out  loud,  and  the  other  half  doesn’t  like  it.  So  the  half  that  doesn’t  like  it  throws  the  other  half  in  jail.  Is  jail  working? Â

Davis (Continued  from  Page  4A) Patrick  has  proposed  a  package  of  increases  in  the  income  tax  and  reduc-­ tions  in  the  sales  tax.  Patrick  wants  those  residents  of  Massachusetts  whose  incomes  have  grown  the  most  since  the  end  of  the  recession  to  pay  somewhat  more  in  order  to  provide  the  state  resources  to  invest  in  educa-­

by  Ingrid Punderson  Jackson

tion  and  transportation  programs.  At  the  same  time,  he  wants  to  reduce  the  sales  tax  to  increase  the  purchasing  power  of  lower-­  and  middle-­income  households  who  spend  nearly  all  of  what  they  earn. Eric  L.  Davis  is  professor  emeritus  of  political  science  at  Middlebury  Col-­ lege.

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WHAT IS A MORTGAGE?   Mortgage  is  the  term  collectively  used  in  describing  loans  made  for  real  estate,  which  can  be  misleading  because  these  securities  are  not  always  mortgages,  but  GHHGV RI WUXVW.  A  true  mortgage  is  a  written  contract  specifying  how  the  property  will  be  used  as  a  term  of  security.  Here,  the  primary  PRUWJDJH OHQGHU ZLOO KDYH D ÂżUVW lien  on  the  property,  giving  the  lender  priority  over  all  other  lien  holders  except  a  tax  lien.  In  a  true  mortgage  contract,  all  due  taxes  must  be  paid  prior  to  closing  and  the  mortgager  (borrower  and  buyer  of  real  estate)  is  required  to  pay  LQWR DQ HVFURZ DFFRXQW VSHFLÂżFDOO\ earmarked  for  taxes  and  insurance,  thereby  protecting  the  interests  of  the  primary  lender.  The  title  of  the  property  is  in  the  name  of  the  mortgager,  not  the  lender;Íž  should  the  mortgager  default  on  the  loan,  the  lender  (mortgagee)  is  required  to  foreclose  on  the  property  in  court.  In  a  GHHG RI WUXVW,  the  title  is  given  to  a  neutral  third  party  (trustee).  Vermont,  as  a  title  theory  state,  favors  deeds  of  trusts  over  true  mortgages  as  their  prevalent  security  instrument,  meaning  the  title  of  a  property  is  kept  as  a  security  for  the  loan.  What  this  means  for  the  Vermont  homeowner  is  that  in  the  event  of  foreclosure,  WKH ÂżQDO UXOLQJ LV LVVXHG WKURXJK the  courts.  The  Vermont  borrower  in  default  has  more  options  that  they  might  in  a  state  who  upholds  true  mortgages.  Vermont’s  statutory  right  of  redemption  allows  a  borrower  to  regain  a  property  even  after  foreclosure  proceedings  are  complete  by  paying  off  the  loan  in  its  entirety,  up  to  six  months  after  the  foreclosure.  However,  Vermont’s  foreclosure  law  upholds  a  provision  IRU GHÂżFLHQF\ MXGJPHQWV ZKLFK may  be  levied  against  a  borrower  in  default.  If  a  foreclosed  property  LV VROG DW D VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ OHVVHU FRVW than  the  original  loan,  the  borrower  may  be  legally  obligated  to  pay  the  lender  the  difference  between  the  two  prices  (the  GHÂżFLHQF\).  Ingrid  Punderson  Jackson Real  Estate ‡ FHOO WROO IUHH www.middvermontrealestate.com

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Obituaries

ADDISON COUNTY

Henrietta Coolman, 87, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY,  Vt./BREWSTER,  Mass.  â€”  Henrietta  Blanche  Coolman,  87,  of  Middlebury  passed  away  peacefully  Feb.  26,  2013,  surrounded  by  her  family.  Born  Aug.  3,  1925,  in  Chicago,  Ill.,  she  was  the  daughter  of  Blanche  Skala  Buchal  and  Charles  Krcilek.  Henrietta  earned  a  teach-­ ing  degree  from  DePauw  University  where  she  met  her  husband,  Richard  â€œDickâ€?  Coolman.  They  were  married  on  Aug.  23,  1947,  and  made  their  home  in  several  states,  but  lived  the  longest  and  enjoyed  their  retirement  years  on  Cape  Cod.  Their  lives  were  enriched  by  the  company  of  caring  friends  and  neighbors. Henrietta  made  her  career  as  an  elementary  school  teacher.  In  her  retirement  she  and  her  husband  enjoyed  traveling  extensively,  espe-­ cially  in  the  company  of  dear  friends.  Henrietta  truly  found  her  passion  in  gardening  and  will  be  remembered  for  KHU EHDXWLIXO Ă€RZHUV DQG YHJHWDEOHV —  even  growing  sweet  potatoes  on  her  deck.  She  was  an  active  member  of  the  Brewster  Garden  Club.  She  leaves  a  legacy  of  daffodil  blooms  in  Brewster,  Mass. Seven  months  ago,  Henrietta  moved  to  Eastview  at  Middlebury  to Â

be  near  family.  She  fell  in  love  with  Vermont  and  the  community  she  found  at  Eastview.  As  she  often  said,  she  traded  the  ocean  for  the  moun-­ tains.  The  family  would  like  to  thank  Heather  Viens  of  Eastview,  whose  schedule  of  activities  and  friendship  gave  our  Mom  such  pleasure  and  opened  up  a  world  of  possibility  to  her  again. Henrietta  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Dick,  and  her  brother,  Charles,  as  well  as  her  parents.  She  is  survived  by  her  three  children,  Richard  Coolan  and  his  wife,  Betty,  of  Naples,  Fla.,  Barbara  Coolman  and  her  husband,  Bill  Surber,  of  Eugene,  Ore.,  and  Patti  Padua  and  her  husband,  John,  of  Monkton.  She  also  leaves  EHKLQG ÂżYH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ (PLO\ DQG Caylen  Padua,  Rebecca  Ayaz,  Rachel  Huber  and  Shawn  Surber,  as  well  as  six  great-­grandchildren,  Kaitlin,  Natalie,  Cameron,  Oliver,  Iris  and  Ruby.  She  is  also  survived  by  her  sister,  Beatrice  Bell  of  Woodbridge,  Ill.,  and  many  nieces  and  nephews. There  will  be  a  funeral  Mass  and  celebration  of  Henrietta’s  life  on  Cape  Cod  this  spring.  Contributions  in  her  memory  can  be  made  to  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center, Â

HENRIETTA  COOLMAN Activities  Room,  30  Porter  Drive,  Middlebury,  VT  05753;Íž  Alzheimer’s  Foundation  of  America,  Research,  322  Eighth  Ave,  7th  Floor,  New  York,  NY  10001;Íž  or  Garden  Club  of  Brewster,  Education  Fund,  PO  Box  %UHZVWHU 0$ ¸

Marielana Thompson, 70, Bristol BRISTOL  â€”  Marielana  â€œLanaâ€?  (Tierney)  Thompson,  age  70,  passed  away  Tuesday  morning,  February  26,  2013,  at  her  home  in  Bristol. Born  July  31,  1942,  in  Randolph,  Vt.,  Lana  was  the  daughter  of  the  late  Milan  and  Lucile  (Duclos)  Tierney.  She  is  survived  by  her  husband  Martin,  her  brother  Michael  Tierney  and  his  wife  Kathy,  and  her  sister  Pamela  Ladeau  and  her  husband  Brian.  Lana  attended  schools  in  Bethel  and  was  a  1960  graduate  of  Bristol  High  School.  She  married  her  high  school  sweet-­ heart  and  love  of  her  life,  Martin  V.  Thompson,  on  November  19,  1960,  in  Bristol. She  is  survived  by  her  children,  Stephanie  Larsen  and  her  husband  Derek,  Brett  Thompson  (and  her  adopted  73-­year-­old  son,  Ricardo),  Martin  Kyle  Thompson  and  his  wife  Emilie  Szakach,  and  Christopher  Thompson  and  his  girlfriend  Julie  Gibson.  She  is  also  survived  by  many  grandchildren  and  great  grandchil-­ dren,  whom  she  thought  the  world Â

of,  Hilary  Hulst  and  her  partner  Dwayne  Vukoder  and  their  children  Christopher  and  Isabella;Íž  Kaylin  and  Nathan  Thorpe,  Cherish  Hulst  and  her  ¿DQFp 1LFKRODV &RRN 'DQLHO /DUVHQ as  well  as  Chelsea,  Ryan  and  Nicholas  Thompson. Lana  is  survived  by  her  â€œsecond  0RP´ /XFLOOH 6NHIÂżQJWRQ DQG KHU loving  childhood  friends  Sheila  Lathrop,  Brenda  Lathrop  and  Mary  Orvis-­Baker,  whom  she  joined  monthly  for  fun  and  activities. A  special  uncle,  Lawrence  Duke  Duclos  of  Connecticut,  also  survives  her.  Lana  was  predeceased  by  her  father  and  mother  and  several  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins. Lana  was  recently  honored  by  the  Addison  County  Sheriff’s  Department  for  18  years  of  outstanding  service. Lana  will  be  remembered  by  all  as  LANA  THOMPSON a  giving  and  loving  soul  who  always  put  the  needs  of  others  ahead  of  her  own. American  Legion. A  celebration  of  Marielana’s  life  Contributions  may  be  made  to  the  will  be  held  from  1  until  4  p.m.  on  Bristol  Rescue  Squad  at  P.O.  Box  227,  Sunday,  March  24,  at  the  Bristol  %ULVWRO 97 LQ 0DULHODQDÂśV QDPH ¸

Muriel Fielder, 82, Goshen Paul Heudorfer, 74, Salisbury SALISBURY  â€”  Paul  Heudorfer,  74,  died  at  his  home  Sunday,  March  3,  2013,  after  a  period  of  failing  health. Born  Jan.  1,  1939,  in  Tripoli,  Libya,  North  Africa,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  Paul  and  Emma  (Heiniger)  Heudorfer.  He  was  raised  by  his  stepfather,  Anton  Karl  Heudorfer,  following  the  death  of  his  father  in  early  childhood.   Paul  was  a  graduate  of  Grover  Cleveland  High  School,  class  of  1956,  and  Brooklyn  Community  College,  where  he  studied  electrical  engineer-­ ing.  He  was  an  electrical  engineer  employed  by  IBM  of  Essex  Junction.  He  served  in  the  United  States  Army  from  1959  through  1962.  Much  of  his  time  was  served  at  Tulle  Air  Force  Base  in  Greenland.   He  married  Christine  A.  Colford  on  June  21,  1964.  They  moved  to  Salisbury  from  Jericho  in  1985  where  they  initially  operated  a  dairy  farm,  now  Salisbury  Angus  Farm.  Paul  served  on  the  Salisbury  Planning  Board  for  a  brief  time,  served  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  was  presently  serving  on  the  board  of  Vermont  Beef  Association.  Â

He  was  an  avid  outdoorsman,  enjoyed  skiing  and  gardening,  and  took  pride  in  his  fruit  trees.    Surviving  family  members  include  his  wife,  Chris,  of  Salisbury;Íž  two  daughters,  Karen  Heudorfer  and  her  husband,  Michael  Riley,  of  Saco,  Maine,  and  Ingrid  Kaufmann  and  her  husband,  Brandt  Kaufmann,  of  Salisbury;Íž  one  brother,  John  Heudorfer,  and  his  wife,  Bonnie,  of  Harvard,  Mass.;Íž  and  three  grand-­ children,  Karl  Kaufmann,  Nikolaus  Kaufmann,  and  Evan  Riley.   He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents  and  his  stepfather.   The  family  will  receive  friends  from  5-­7  p.m.  on  Friday,  March  8,  2013,  at  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home,  117  South  Main  St.,  Middlebury.   The  funeral  service  will  be  conducted  at  the  funeral  home  on  Saturday,  March  9,  2013,  at  10:30  a.m.  with  the  Rev.  William  R.  Beaudin,  pastor  of  St.  0DU\ÂśV &KXUFK RIÂżFLDWLQJ %XULDO will  be  at  a  later  date  at  West  Salisbury  Cemetery.  The  family  suggests  that  memorial  donations  be  made  to  the  American Â

PAUL  HEUDORFER Cancer  Society,  55  Day  Lane,  Williston,  VT  05495,  or  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  P.O.  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  ¸

GOSHEN  â€”  Muriel  Alice  Fielder,  82,  of  Goshen  died  Dec.  6,  2012,  in  Sarasota,  Fla. She  was  born  in  Brandon  on  Sept.  12,  1930.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Raymond  and  Dorothy  (Noble)  Brown.  She  lived  all  her  life  in  Goshen.  She  attended  Goshen  School  and  graduated  from  Brandon  High  School,  class  of  1948.  In  her  earlier  years  she  worked  summers  at  Camp  Thorpe  in  Goshen.  She  also  cut  pulpwood  with  her  father  and  her  brother  Bud.  According  to  her  relatives,  she  was  an  accomplished  seamstress  and  also  made  braided  rugs.  She  enjoyed  gardening  and  canning.  She  and  her  husband  enjoyed  bowling.  She  was  a  member  of  Brandon  American  Legion  Unit  55  Ladies  Auxiliary  and  St.  Thomas  and  Grace  Episcopal  Churches  in  Brandon  and  Forest  Dale. Surviving  are  her  husband,  Francis  George  Fielder  of  Goshen,  whom  she  married  in  Goshen  on  Sept.  18,  ¿YH FKLOGUHQ 5LFKDUG )LHOGHU of  Rutland,  Jeanette  Sweeney  of Â

North  Clarendon,  Lauri  Gonthier  of  Sarasota,  Fla.,  Delwin  Fielder  of  Whiting  and  Rodney  Fielder  of  Poultney;Íž  and  her  siblings,  Kathryn  Charron  of  Walpole,  Mass.,  Kenneth  Brown  of  Goshen,  David  Brown  of  London,  Ky.,  Madine  Reed  of  Goshen,  Marcia  Peer  of  South  Paris,  Maine,  Kevin  Brown  of  Alamogordo,  N.M.  and  Rachel  Thow  of  Sudbury.  Nine  grandchildren,  six  great-­grand-­ children  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins  also  survive  her. She  was  predeceased  by  her  parents  and  a  brother,  Bud  Brown. The  memorial  service  â€œIn  Celebration  of  Her  Lifeâ€?  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  March  9,  2013,  at  10  a.m.  at  Grace  Episcopal  Church  in  Forest  Dale.  The  Rev.  Margaret  )OHWFKHU UHFWRU ZLOO RIÂżFLDWH 7KH graveside  committal  service  and  burial  will  take  place,  at  a  later  MURIEL  FIELDER date,  in  the  Old  Goshen  Community  Cemetery. Following  the  service  the  family  Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  will  receive  friends  in  the  church  Goshen  Town  Hall  Restoration  Fund,  â€œundercroftâ€?  for  a  time  of  fellowship  c/o  Goshen  Town  Clerk,  50  Carlisle  and  remembrance. Hill  Road,  Goshen,  VT  05733.

Helen Cawood, 86, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Helen  S.  Cawood,  86,  of  Middlebury  died  late  Wednesday  evening,  Feb.  27,  2013,  at  Eastview  Terrace  in  Middlebury. Born  on  March  1,  1926,  in  Providence,  R.I.,  she  was  the  daugh-­ ter  of  the  late  Robert  P.  and  Helen  (Lennox)  Swan. On  Jan.  16,  1954,  she  married  W.  Gordon  Cawood  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  A  1947  graduate  of  Middlebury  College  with  a  master’s  degree  in  foreign  languages,  she  held  teaching  positions  in  German  studies  at  UCLA,  CA  and  Wells  College.  In  addition  she  did  secretarial  work  involving  the  German  correspondence  at  Swiss  Bank  in  New  York  and  at  Wellesley  College  in  Massachusetts. Her  relatives  say  she  loved  the  outdoors  and  enjoyed  hiking,  moun-­ tain  climbing,  cross-­country  skiing,  bicycling  and  snowshoeing.  She  was  an  avid  reader  and  a  crossword  puzzle  expert.  She  also  enjoyed  trav-­ eling  with  her  husband  and  making Â

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trips  to  Baltimore  to  the  Peabody  Institute.  She  was  a  member  of  the  League  of  Women  Voters  and  the  Women’s  Club  of  Middlebury.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Green  Mountain  Club,  the  Adirondack  Mountain  Club,  the  Appalachian  Mountain  Club  and  Toastmasters.  She  is  survived  by  her  husband  of  59  years,  W.  Gordon  Cawood;Íž  her  daughter,  Pamela  C.  Rizzo,  and  her  husband,  Christopher,  of  Wilmington,  Del.;Íž  her  son,  Jeffrey  R.   Cawood  of  Foxborough,  Mass.;Íž  and  two  grandsons. She  was  predeceased  by  her  parents,  Robert  and  Helen  Swan  . A  memorial  service  will  be  held  on  March  9,  2013,  at  2  p.m.  at  the  Eastview  at  Middlebury  Community  Room,  with  Chaplin  Arthur  Cohn  RIÂżFLDWLQJ HELEN  CAWOOD Memorial  donations  may  be  made  to  Susan  G.  Komen  for  the  Cure,  atten-­ tion  Donor  Services,  P.O.  Box  650309,  Online  condolences  may  be  made  at  Dallas,  TX  75265-­0309. www.sandersonfuneralservice.com.

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Gray days are a good time for making plans It’s  early  March,  when  the  gray  leave  my  children.  So  I  am  going  skies  and  â€œmixed  precipitationâ€?  to  get  my  act  together  now,  in  always  put  me  into  a  restless  and  the  gloomy  gray  days  of  March,  dreary  state  of  mind.  Seems  like  a  before  the  whole  world  is  chirping  good  time  to  augment  the  mood  by  with  new  life  and  death  will  be  the  writing  about  death.  farthest  thing  from  my  mind. Until  now,  I  have  succumbed  to  First  I’m  going  to  buy  an  accor-­ the  cultural  taboo  against  talking  GLRQ ÂżOH 7KHQ ,ÂśP JRLQJ WR ODEHO about  death  or  preparing  for  death.  the  sections.  Then  I  will  put  papers  It’s  morbid.  It’s  sad.  Nobody  wants  (originals  or  copies,  I’m  not  sure)  to  hear  it.  If  you  talk  about  dying,  in  them.  Here’s  how  it  will  go: it  might  happen!  I  don’t  want  to  1)  THE  BASICS.  The  wills,  the  think  about  it.  So  I  haven’t. living  wills,  the  power  of  attorney  But  if  my  husband  and  I  both  forms.  One  article  I  read  recently  died  suddenly,  our  three  children  said  57  percent  of  adults  do  not  would  be  in  have  a  will.  And  of  a  real  mess.  those  from  45  to  64  They  proba-­ years  of  age,  a  shock-­ hope the bly  couldn’t  ing  44  percent  do  not  kids won’t be have  a  will.  Including  get  access  to  our  bank  me  and  my  husband! thanking us a c c o u n t s ,  2)  PROOFS  OF  for a good many r e t i r e m e n t  O W N E R S H I P .  a c c o u n t s  Deeds  to  property,  years, but when or  insur-­ titles  to  vehicles.  For  the time comes, I whatever  the  kids  ance  poli-­ cies.  They  would  want  to  do  know they will. w o u l d n ’ t  with  the  house  and  k n o w  cars,  they’ll  need  the  whether  to  documents. bury  or  cremate  us  or  what  to  do  3)  BANK  ACCOUNTS,  with  our  property  and  our  stuff.  RETIREMENT  ACCOUNTS.  They  would  spend  hundreds  of  Documentation  for  all  bank  KRXUV WU\LQJ WR ÂżJXUH WKLQJV RXW accounts,  retirement  accounts,  and  probably  thousands  of  dollars  and  other  sources  of  income  with  on  lawyers’  fees. account  numbers  and  contact  This  is  not  a  â€œgiftâ€?  I  want  to  people.  Our  executor  will  have Â

Bernard Hurlburt, 88, Starksboro STARKSBORO  â€”  Bernard  Lawrence  Hurlburt,  88,  of  Starksboro  died  Monday,  March  4,  2013,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  &  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury. He  was  born  July  27,  1925,  in  Bristol,  the  son  of  Newton  and  Lorraine  Wheelock  Hurlburt. His  family  says  he  enjoyed  hunt-­ ing,  farming  and  sugaring. He  is  survived  by  a  sister,  Marion  Provoncha,  and  her  husband,  Francis;Íž  eight  nieces  and  neph-­ ews,  Mark  Provoncha,  Shirley  Provoncha,  Judy  Goodrich,  Earl  A.  Hurlburt  Jr.,  Laura  Bougor,  Norma  Hurlburt  Leduc,  Jim  Hurlburt,  and  Debra  Hurlburt;Íž  and  13  great-­ nieces  and  -­nephews. He  was  predeceased  by  twin  sisters  Beatrice  and  Bernice  Hurlburt,  and  a  brother,  Earl  Hurlburt  Sr. Funeral  services  will  be  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Friday,  March  8,  at  Brown-­ McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Bristol.  Interment  will  be  at  Greenwood  Cemetery  in  Bristol  in  the  spring.  ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV may  be  made  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  &  Hospice,  PO  Box  754,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

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to  contact  these  people  and  send  7)  WISHES  AND  DESIRES.  GHDWK FHUWLÂżFDWHV WR VRPH What  to  do  with  our  physical  4)  HEALTH  CARE.  List  of  remains?  What  about  a  memo-­ all  doctors  with  phone  numbers.  rial  service  or  celebration  of  life?  List  of  any  medications,  in  case  Friends  to  notify?  Where  should  we’re  not  dead,  but  any  stuff  be  severely  in  need  donated  that  the  of  care.  Maybe  family  doesn’t  the  living  will  or  want?  What  chari-­ advance  directive  ties  or  organiza-­ would  go  in  here,  tions  would  we  too.  like  to  support? 5)  INSURANCE.  There,  I’ve  got  Health,  home,  auto,  a  plan.  Seven  and  life  insurance  categories.  About  policies  â€”  the  name  a  dozen  documents  of  the  carrier,  the  to  take  the  mystery  policy  number  and  out  of  dealing  with  the  agent  associ-­ the  remains  of  ated  with  the  policy.  our  life.  I  might  Some  policies  have  not  even  need  an  cash  value,  and  DFFRUGLRQ ÂżOH ,W others  will  need  to  be  PLJKW DOO ÂżW LQ D canceled.  I  recently  manila  envelope. read  that  states  hold  Finally,  perhaps  By Abi Sessions billions  of  dollars  WKH PRVW GLIÂżFXOW in  unclaimed  life  task,  my  husband  insurance  payments,  and  I  will  sit  down  because  it’s  not  the  insurance  with  all  the  kids  and  talk  about  our  FRPSDQ\ÂśV MRE WR ÂżQG WKH KHLUV RI preparations  for  death. the  deceased;Íž  it’s  the  job  of  the  I  hope  the  kids  won’t  be  thanking  heirs.  Without  information  about  us  for  a  good  many  years,  but  when  the  policies,  it  can’t  be  done. the  time  comes,  I  know  they  will. 6)  TAX  RECORDS.  I  remember  Abi  Sessions  is  a  retired  educa-­ that  it  was  useful  to  have  a  couple  tor  with  three  grown  children  and  of  years’  income  tax  records  when  three  grandchildren.  She  lives  in  my  mom  died. Cornwall  with  her  husband,  Bill.

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Police  investigate  assaults,  domestic  incidents Hancock  men  plead  not  guilty  in  meth  indictment Vergennes VERGENNES  â€”  Vergennes  police  investigated  two  assaults  this  past  ZHHNHQG DQG ÂżOHG FKDUJHV DJDLQVW D Northlands  Job  Corps  student  in  one  case.  City  police  cited  Sherrelle  N.  Smith,  19,  of  Rochester,  N.Y.,  for  aggravated  assault  on  March  1  and  lodged  her  at  the  Chittenden  County  Correctional  Center  after  Smith  allegedly  attacked  a  fellow  female  Northlands  student.  Police  allege  Smith  hit  the  victim  with  a  stick  and  punched,  kicked  and  kneed  the  victim  in  the  head.  Police  said  Smith  was  upset  because  she  believed  the  victim  had  gossiped  about  her  to  other  students  and  had  informed  on  her  to  Northlands  security. The  other  incident  occurred  at  the  City  Limits  tavern  in  the  early-­ morning  hours  of  March  3.  Vergennes  police  were  told  there  were  two  injured  women,  and  police  learned  they  had  EHHQ ÂżJKWLQJ DQG KDG VXIIHUHG RQO\ minor  injuries,  most  notably  bleeding  scratches.  Police  are  still  investigating  the  circumstances.  Police  also  said  they  will  be  running  extra  drunk-­driving  patrols  this  coming  weekend  as  part  of  a  cooperative  effort  with  the  Boys  &  Girls  Club  of  Greater  Vergennes.  While  police  are  on  the  roads,  they  and  club  members  and  staff  will  be  emphasizing  that  adults  should  not  hold  underage  drinking  parties  at  their  homes  as  part  of  the  larger  â€œParents  Who  Host  Lose  the  Mostâ€? Â

campaign.  In  other  inci-­ dents  between  Feb.  25  and  March  3,  Vergennes  police:  Â‡ 2Q )HE 25  attended  an  Addison  County  Prevention  Partnership  meeting  at  the  Vermont  State  Police  barracks  in  New  Haven  and  helped  brainstorm  ideas  on  how  to  help  local  teens  with  substance-­ abuse  problems.  Â‡ 2Q )HE ZHQW RQ :97. )0 and  discussed  ways  homeowners  could  protect  their  properties  against  burglars.  Â‡ 2Q )HE VHDUFKHG XQVXF-­ cessfully  for  a  suspicious  vehicle  on  Bowman  Road.  Â‡ 2Q )HE ZHQW DORQJ ZLWK ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV WR FKHFN RXW D UHSRUW RI a  propane  gas  odor  at  a  Main  Street  apartment  building;Íž  no  problem  was  found.  Â‡ 2Q )HE ORRNHG LQWR D complaint  by  an  East  Street  apartment  resident  that  other  tenants  were  making  unwanted  remarks  through  the  walls;Íž  this  complaint  was  unfounded.  Â‡ 2Q )HE ZHUH WROG WKDW VRPH-­ one  had  tried  to  break  into  a  Green  Mountain  Power  storage  shed  on  Mechanic  Street.  Â‡ 2Q )HE FLWHG (ULN +DXVHU 34,  of  Hinesburg  for  driving  with  a  suspended  license  and  defective Â

equipment  and  without  insurance  and  registration.  Â‡ 2Q )HE 26  joined  with  Vergennes  Union  High  School  administrators  in  counseling  a  13-­year-­ old  student  who  allegedly  smoked  marijuana  on  a  school  bus.  Â‡ 2Q )HE KHOSHG D PRWRULVW JHW into  a  locked  car  on  Monkton  Road.  Â‡ 2Q )HE EHJDQ LQYHVWLJDWLRQ RI the  theft  of  $700  from  a  Main  Street  apartment.  Â‡ 2Q )HE VHQW WKH GHSDUWPHQW Drug  Recognition  Expert  to  help  VSP  with  a  case  in  Bristol.  Â‡ 2Q )HE ORRNHG LQWR WKH ZHOIDUH of  a  Walker  Avenue  resident  and  discovered  he  had  been  hospitalized;Íž  police  reported  the  news  to  the  call-­ ers  who  had  requested  they  check  the  man’s  welfare.  Â‡ 2Q )HE DQG 0DUFK WZLFH dealt  with  a  male  VUHS  student  who  allegedly  threatened  school  staff  after  they  asked  to  search  him  for  tobacco  products  and  drugs.  On  Feb.  28,  he  said  he  would  not  do  it  again,  but  police  said  the  behavior  occurred  again  the  next  day.  Police  said  the  student  was  suspended  and  put  on  a  counseling  program.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK UHFHLYHG D WLS DERXW illegal  drug  activity.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK UHVSRQGHG WR VHSDUDWH

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complaints  about  the  smell  of  mari-­ juana  and  loud  music  coming  from  Hillside  Acres  apartments,  but  found  no  problems  upon  arrival.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK KHOSHG WKH 9HUJHQQHV Area  Rescue  Squad  deal  with  an  irate  elderly  woman  who  was  struggling  with  a  medication  issue. ‡ 2Q 0DUFK FDOOHG 9$56 WR KHOS a  City  Limits  patron  who  had  fallen  while  dancing  and  broken  an  arm.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK FLWHG /LQGVD\ 6PLWK 21,  of  New  Haven  for  driving  under  WKH LQĂ€XHQFH RI DOFRKRO DIWHU D YHKLFOH she  was  driving  near  the  intersection  of  School  and  Green  streets  alleg-­ edly  nearly  collided  with  a  city  police  cruiser.  Police  allege  Smith’s  blood-­ alcohol  content  tested  at  0.166  percent,  about  double  the  legal  limit  of  0.08.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK IRXQG IRXU K\SRGHU-­ mic  needles  near  the  People’s  Bank  parking  lot  on  Monkton  Road.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK GLUHFWHG WUDIÂżF DW WKH site  of  the  state  cheerleading  champi-­ onship  at  VUHS.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK WULHG EXW IDLOHG WR ÂżQG D GRJ UHSRUWHG UXQQLQJ ORRVH RQ Green  Street.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK ORRNHG XQVXFFHVV-­ fully  for  a  Walker  Avenue  resident  on  behalf  of  Burlington  police.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK KHOSHG %ULVWRO SROLFH with  a  drug  investigation.  Â‡ 2Q 0DUFK WULHG XQVXFFHVVIXOO\ to  deliver  a  message  to  a  White  Street  resident  on  behalf  of  VSP. Â

BURLINGTON  â€”  In  a  follow  up  to  a  Vermont  State  Police  arrest  in  Hancock  in  November,  the  U.S.  Attorney  last  week  reported  that  Michael  Wood,  45,  and  Steven  Arnold,  20,  both  of  Hancock,  pleaded  not  guilty  in  U.S.  District  Court  on  Feb.  26  to  an  indictment  charging  conspiracy  to  manufacture  DQG GLVWULEXWH ÂżYH JUDPV RU PRUH RI methamphetamine.  According  to  court  documents,  Wood  and  Arnold  manufactured  and  distributed  methamphetamine  at  their  shared  residence  in  Hancock  during  the  fall  of  2012.  Court  docu-­ ments  further  allege  that  the  Vermont  Drug  Task  Force  made  controlled  purchases  of  methamphetamine  from  each  of  the  men  at  the  residence  during  November  2012. The  Drug  Task  Force  executed  a  search  warrant  at  the  residence  on  Nov.  20,  seizing  evidence  of  meth-­ amphetamine  production.  Wood  and  Arnold  were  arrested  on  that  date  and  charged  initially  in  Addison  County  Superior  Court  by  the  Vermont  $WWRUQH\ *HQHUDOÂśV 2IÂżFH 7KH VWDWH charges  were  dismissed  after  a  federal  grand  jury  returned  the  indictment.  Wood  and  Arnold  have  been  detained  since  their  arrests.  U.S.  Magistrate  Judge  John  M.  Conroy Â

ordered  Wood  detained  pending  trial.  He  scheduled  a  detention  hearing  for  Arnold. If  convicted,  Wood  and  Arnold  IDFH EHWZHHQ ¿YH DQG \HDUV imprisonment. In  a  separate  matter,  Leslie  Eramo,  21,  formerly  of  Hancock,  pleaded  not  guilty  on  Feb.  27  in  U.S.  District  Court  to  an  indictment  charging  conspiracy  to  manufacture  and  distribute  methamphetamine  during  the  fall  2012.  Eramo  was  released  on  conditions.  If  convicted,  Eramo  faces  up  to  20  years  imprisonment. 7KH 2I¿FH RI WKH 8 6 $WWRUQH\ emphasized  that  the  charges  contained  in  the  indictments  are  merely  accusations  and  that  the  defendants  are  presumed  innocent  unless  and  until  proven  guilty.

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Theater’s  production  of  â€œLive  a  Little  at  the  Hollywood  Hoedown.â€?  Auditions  continue  on  March  10.  For  infor-­ mation,  contact  Director  Dennis  Marden  at  247-­5420  Student  auditions  in  Brandon.  or  dennismarden@gmail.com.  Thursday,  March  7,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  TedXMiddlebury:  â€œThe  Road  Not  Takenâ€?  confer-­ Neshobe  School.  Students  in  grades  4-­8  in  ence  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  9,  10  Rutland  and  Addison  counties  are  invited  to  audi-­ a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  TEDx  is  tion  for  the  newly  formed  Brandon  Youth  Theater’s  a  series  of  local,  self-­organized  events  in  the  spirit  production  of  â€œLive  a  Little  at  the  Hollywood  of  the  popular  TEDTalks  videos.  This  TEDx  event,  Hoedown.â€?  Auditions  continue  on  March  9  and  10.  featuring  numerous  inspiring  and  entertaining  speak-­ For  information,  contact  Director  Dennis  Marden  at  ers  on  the  topic  of  â€œThe  Road  Not  Taken,â€?  is  orga-­ 247-­5420  or  dennismarden@gmail.com.  nized  by  Middlebury  College  students.  Info:  www. Presentation  on  the  Himalayan  glaciers  at  middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168.  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  March  7,  7-­9  Wool  felting  class  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  March  9,  10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Filmmaker,  explorer,  author  a.m.-­noon,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Jen  DeMoy  will  and  professional  speaker  David  Breashears  and  demonstrate  the  art  of  dry  wool  felting.  Supplies  avail-­ Orville  Schell  of  the  Asia  Society  present  â€œRivers  of  able  for  everyone  to  start  and  take  home  a  project.  Ice:  Vanishing  Glaciers  of  the  Greater  Himalaya.â€?  Books  for  Babies  reception  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  Comparison  of  old  and  recent  photographs  shows  an  March  9,  10:30  a.m.-­noon,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library  alarming  loss  of  ice  over  the  years.  Children’s  Room.  Celebrating  all  the  babies  born  in  Staged  reading  of  â€œThe  Chosenâ€?  Bristol  during  2012.  New  picture  books  are  dedicated  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  to  each  baby  and  become  part  of  the  library’s  collec-­ 7,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  tion.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  lmlkids009@gmail. Havurah  sponsors  this  adaptation  com  or  453-­2366.  of  Aaron  Posner  and  Chaim  Potok’s  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Children’s: Mon. & Weds. Fractured  fairy  tales  for  kids  and  book  about  the  lives  of  two  boys,  Wheel, Thurs. Hand Building, Young Artists’ Studio, Home families  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  two  fathers  and  two  distinct  Jewish  March  9,  10:30  a.m.-­noon,  Bixby  School Drawing & Painting Adult: Mon. Night Oils, Mon. Memorial  Library.  Dramatic  reading  communities,  set  during  World  War  II.  AM Acrylics, Weds. AM Int/Adv Oils, Color Workshop, Digital and  enactment  of  â€œGoldilocks  and  Adapted  by  Dana  Yeaton,  assistant  professor  of  Theater  at  Middlebury  Photography. Contact Barb 247-3702, email ewaldewald@ the  Three  Bears,â€?  including  audi-­ College,  and  starting  MUHS  sopho-­ ence  participation  and  games.  Craft  aol.com, check out: middleburystudioschool.org more  Adam  Joselson  of  Middlebury.  project  follows.  For  kids  in  grades  Tickets  $15/$10,  available  at  the  K-­4.  Reserve  a  spot  at  877-­2211  or  7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU ZZZ rachel.bixby@comcast.net.  townhalltheater.org.  Homemade  chicken  soup  and  Ukrainian  egg  painting  demonstration  in  Bristol.  Area  Youth  League.  refreshments  for  sale.  Saturday,  March  9,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Art  on  Main.  /RFDO ÂżOP SUHPLHUH LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  March  Twist  O’  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Theresa  Somerset  of  Essex  Junction  demonstrates  S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ /RFDO ÂżOPPDNHU 5RVH Thursday,  March  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  her  wax-­resist  technique  to  create  elaborately  deco-­ &XUUDQ LQWURGXFHV KHU VKRUW ÂżOP Âł0\VWHU\ DW +DWKRUQH General  meeting  and  spinning.  We  will  be  making  rated  eggs.  Free  and  family-­friendly.  Info:  453-­4032  School,â€?  featuring  local  actors  and  created  in  the  Ilsley  chair  pads  and  afghan  squares.  People  are  also  or  info@artonmain.net.  and  MCTV’s  Youth  Media  Lab.  All  ages.  Popcorn  asked  to  bring  in  their  own  chair  pads  for  show  and  provided.  RSVP  by  March  2  to  (802)  623-­6324  or  Sugar  on  snow  party  in  Starksboro.  Saturday,  March  tell.  All  are  welcome.  Info:  453-­5960.  9,  1-­3  p.m.,  Starksboro  First  Baptist  Church.  Annual  RKCStudios@yahoo.com.  party  featuring  traditional  sugar  on  snow,  homemade  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  doughnuts,  sour  pickles  and  beverages.  Tickets  $5  March  8,  7-­9  p.m.,  M  Gallery,  3  Mill  St.  Celebrating  single  serving,  $6  double  serving  for  one,  $3  for  the  opening  of  â€œTrash  &  Design:  Industrial  Art  of  Trash  children  12  and  under.  Starksboro  merchandise  for  Bins,â€?  on  exhibit  through  March  22.  A  project  of  Ryan  Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Friday,  VDOH DV ZHOO 3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW WKH 6WDUNVERUR 9LOODJH Kim,  who  has  photographed  over  1,300  unique  trash  March  8,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Mary’s  at  Meeting  House  Society  for  restoration  of  the  meet-­ bins  across  America  and  Europe.  Info:  rkim@middle-­ Baldwin  Creek.  CVAA  sponsors  a  monthly  inghouse.  Info:  453-­5227  or  www.starksboromeeting-­ bury.edu. luncheon  featuring  Chef  Doug  Mack’s  talents.  Swing  Noire  and  the  Bessette  Quartet  in  Vergennes.  house.org.  French  onion  soup,  braised  beef  and  mushrooms  Friday,  March  8,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  :LQWHU 7UHH ,GHQWLÂżFDWLRQ DQG 7UDFNLQJ :DON LQ over  noodles,  carrots,  cheddar  scallion  biscuit  Cornwall.  Saturday,  March  9,  1-­3  p.m.,  meet  at  House.  The  VOH  turns  into  a  jazz  club  with  Swing  and  seasonal  cheesecake  with  whipped  cream.  &RUQZDOO WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH )DPLOLHV DUH HQFRXUDJHG Noire’s  gypsy  jazz  and  the  Bessette  Quartet’s  instru-­ Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  to  follow  Addison  County  Forester  Chris  Olson  as  he  mental  jazz  and  blues.  Cabaret-­style  seating  with  1-­800-­642-­5119.  WDONV DERXW IRUHVW DQG ODQG PDQDJHPHQW WR EHQHÂżW cash  bar  by  the  Antidote.  Tickets  $15  each,  $25  per  â€œLouis  Kahn  on  the  Acropolisâ€?  art  history  discus-­ wildlife.  The  outing  will  take  place  near  a  bobcat  couple,  available  at  Classic  Stitching  or  the  VOH,  at  sion  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  8,  12:15-­ denning  area.  Snowshoes  may  be  helpful.  Group  will  877-­2412  or  at  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  1:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art.  Pieter  Escher  String  Quartet  in  concert  at  Middlebury  carpool  to  Sperry  Road  for  the  walk.  Info:  462-­3373  Broucke  leads  this  informal  lunch  discussion  about  or  462-­3909.  College.  Friday,  March  8,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  the  museum’s  recently  acquired  pastel  drawing  of  the  for  the  Arts.  Program  includes  Beethoven’s  second  Vermont  Chili  Festival  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Propylaea  by  Kahn  as  evidence  of  the  transformative  March  9,  1:30-­8  p.m.,  downtown  Middlebury.  Fifth  â€œRazumovskyâ€?  quartet,  Britten’s  Quartet  No.  3  in  D  effect  of  the  architect’s  1951  visit  to  Athens.  Lunch  annual  festival,  named  at  Top  Ten  Winter  Event  and  Mendelssohn’s  op.  44/1.  Free.  Info:  443-­6433  or  is  provided.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168.  for  the  past  four  years  by  the  Vermont  Chamber  of  http://go.middlebury.edu/arts.  â€œPussy  Riot,  Putin  and  the  Sexual  Politics  Patty  Larkin  in  concert  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  Commerce.  Chili  from  over  50  restaurants  and  cater-­ of  Contemporary  Russiaâ€?  presentation  at  ers  from  around  the  state,  plus  street  entertainers,  8,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Larkin  returns  to  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  8,  12:15-­1:15  face  painting,  live  music,  beverage  tent  and  more.  WKH $IWHU 'DUN 0XVLF 6HULHV UHGHÂżQLQJ WKH ERXQGDU-­ p.m.,  Chellis  House.  A  conversation  with  Russian  Unlimited  chili  samples  $5  adults,  free  for  kids  8  and  ies  of  folk-­urban  pop  music  with  her  inventive  guitar  journalist  Masha  Gessen,  director  of  Radio  Liberty,  under.  Info:  www.vtchilifest.com.  wizardry  and  uncompromising  vocals  and  lyrics.  Info:  Moscow.  Lunch  will  be  served.  Info:  khanta@middle-­ “Nostalgia  for  the  Lightâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  www.afterdarkmusicseries.com.  bury.edu.  College.  Saturday,  March  9,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  Liberal  education  presentation  at  Middlebury  Auditorium.  Documentary  on  the  Atacama  Desert  of  College.  Friday,  March  8,  12:15-­1:15  p.m.,  Dana  northern  Chile.  In  Spanish  with  English  subtitles.  Info:  Auditorium.  Political  science  professor  and  director  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168.  Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Corned  beef  and  cabbage  supper  in  Vergennes.  of  the  Center  for  Liberal  Education  Jeff  Freyman  Saturday,  March  9,  8-­10  a.m.,  Otter  View  presents  â€œHumanizing  the  Subject:  Thoughts  on  a  Saturday,  March  9,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  United  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-­ Curriculum  for  Liberal  Education  in  the  21st  Century.â€?  Methodist  Church.  Corned  beef,  boiled  potatoes,  MALT  event,  inviting  community  members  to  help  Art  opening  reception  in  Bristol.  Friday,  March  8,  carrots,  onions,  rolls,  dessert  and  beverages.  Adults  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  3:30-­4:30  p.m.,  Art  on  Main.  Celebrating  the  opening  $8,  children  $4.  Takeout  available.  Info:  877-­3150.  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street  and  King  Pede  party  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  March  9,  of  the  ninth  annual  Emerging  Artists  Exhibit,  featuring  Pulp  Mill  Bridge  Road.  Shorter  and  longer  routes  ¿QH DUW FUHDWHG E\ 0$8+6 VWXGHQWV -RLQ WKH WHDFK-­ 6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Community  Center  and  possible.  Leader:  Warren  King.  Come  for  all  or  part  of  ers,  students  and  families.  On  exhibit  through  March  Town  Hall.  Sandwich  supper  followed  by  an  evening  the  walk.  Beginning  birders  welcome.  Info:  388-­1007  26.  Info:  453-­4032.  of  fun  and  card  games.  Come  planning  to  play  King  or  388-­6829.  Spaghetti  supper  fundraiser  in  Brandon.  Friday,  Pede  or  bring  your  own  favorite  card  game.  March  8,  4-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  Congregational  Church  Girl  Scout  Cookie  drive-­through  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  â€œFaery  Free-­for-­allâ€?  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  9,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School.  A  March  9,  9  a.m.-­noon,  northeast  corner  of  Bristol  IHOORZVKLS KDOO 7R EHQHÂżW WKH %UDQGRQ ,QGHSHQGHQFH Ferrisburgh  Children’s  Theater  production.  Tickets  at  JUHHQ RQ 3DUN 6WUHHW 3LFN XS \RXU IDYRULWH Ă€DYRUV Day  Celebration  Committee.  Spaghetti,  salad,  bread,  the  door  are  $6  adults,  $3  children.  Info:  877-­3463.  without  leaving  your  vehicle.  Cookies  are  $4  per  coffee  or  juice,  and  dessert.  Adults  $8,  kids  12  and  Contra  dance  in  Cornwall.  Saturday,  March  9,  7-­9:30  package.  younger  $6,  kids  under  5  free.  Families  of  four  or  p.m.,  Cornwall  Town  Hall.  Fern  Bradley  calling,  with  Little  League  baseball  and  softball  signups  in  more  $25.  live  music  by  Red  Dog  Riley.  Cost  $5  per  person,  $20  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  9,  9  a.m.-­noon,  â€œThe  Man  Without  a  Face:  The  Unlikely  Rise  of  maximum  per  family.  Info:  462-­3722.  Vergennes  Elementary  School.  Tee  ball,  softball  or  Vladimir  Putinâ€?  talk  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  baseball  players  in  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Panton,  Bill  Carmichael  sings  Broadway  in  Middlebury.  March  8,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Axinn  220.  A  talk  by  Russian  Saturday,  March  9,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Vergennes  and  Waltham  are  invited  to  sign  up  for  the  journalist  Masha  Gessen.  Info:  khanta@middlebury. Broadway  vet  Bill  Carmichael  performs  the  songs  of  Vergennes  Area  Youth  League.  edu.  Richard  Rodgers  in  a  cabaret  performance.  Tickets,  Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Bristol.  Friday,  March  Student  auditions  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  March  9,  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH RU 10  a.m.-­noon,  Neshobe  School.  Students  in  grades  8,  5-­7  p.m.,  WalkOver  Gallery.  Celebrating  the  open-­ www.townhalltheater.org.  4-­8  in  Rutland  and  Addison  counties  are  invited  ing  of  an  exhibit  of  cut-­paper  collage  works  by  Pete  to  audition  for  the  newly  formed  Brandon  Youth  The  Dave  Keller  Band  in  concert  in  Lincoln.  Sutherland.  On  exhibit  March  1-­29.  Saturday,  March  9,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  Part  of  the  Burnham  Music  Series.  Tickets  $8  adults,  $6  seniors  and  teens,  $3  children.  â€œNostalgia  for  the  Lightâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  9,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Documentary  on  the  Atacama  Desert  of  northern  Chile.  In  Spanish  with  English  subtitles.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu  or  443-­3168. 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Green  Mountain  Club  cross-­country  ski  outing  in  Ripton.  Sunday,  March  10,  time  TBA,  Rikert  Nordic  Center.  Approximately  2  hours.  Route  depends  on  skills  and  interests  of  the  group.  Trail  pass  $17  adults.  Contact  B.  Ellis  for  meeting  time:  388-­0936.  Scouting  for  Food  breakfast  fundraiser  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  March  10,  8-­10:30  a.m.,  Orwell  Town  Hall.  A  community  breakfast  hosted  by  the  Boy  Scouts,  Cub  Scouts  and  Girl  Scouts  of  Benson/Orwell.  Eggs,  home  fries,  bacon,  sausage,  hash,  pancakes,  French  toast,  fresh  fruit,  orange  juice,  milk  and  coffee.  Cost:  two  nonperishable  food  items  per  person.  All  donated  IRRG EHQHÂżWV WKH :KLWLQJ )RRG 6KHOI ,QIR or  jtester22@aol.com.  Open  barn  in  Weybridge.  Sunday,  March  10,  noon-­5  p.m.,  Duclos  and  Thompson  Farm,  Sheep  Farm  Road  off  Route  23.  The  30th  annual  open  barn,  with  over  200  lambs.  A  family  favorite.  Student  auditions  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  March  10,  1-­3  p.m.,  Neshobe  School.  Students  in  grades  4-­8  in  Rutland  and  Addison  counties  are  invited  to  audition  for  the  newly  formed  Brandon  Youth  Theater’s  production  of  â€œLive  a  Little  at  the  Hollywood  Hoedown.â€?  For  information,  contact  Director  Dennis  Marden  at  247-­5420  or  dennismarden@gmail.com.  Free  yoga/meditation  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  10,  4-­6  p.m.,  Otter  Creek  Yoga  in  the  Marble  Works.  Monthly  community  gathering  with  gentle  yoga,  medi-­ tation  and  reading  the  Five  Mindfulness  Trainings  of  Thich  Nhat  Hanh.  Beginners  welcome.  Info:  388-­1961.  No  charge  but  donations  are  accepted. Â

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One  man’s  trash RYAN  KIM  HAS  photographed  over  1,300  unique  trash  bins  across  the  U.S.  and  Europe.  An  exhibit  of  his  photos,  â€œTrash  &  Design:  Industrial  Art  of  Trash  Bins,â€?  opens  with  a  recep-­ tion  Friday,  March  8,  at  7  p.m.  at  the  M  Gallery,  next  to  the  Storm  CafĂŠ  in  Middlebury.  The  exhibit  runs  through  March  22.

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forum  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  March  11,  7-­9  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society,  2  Duane  Court.  VPR’s  Jane  Lindholm  moderates  this  panel  discussion  on  guns,  their  uses  and  their  regula-­ tion  in  Vermont.  Panelists:  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Commissioner  Patrick  Berry,  Vermont  Field  Sports  Manager  Greg  Boglioli,  Vermont  State  Police  Senior  Trooper  Justin  Busby  and  Sally  Kerschner,  board  member,  Vermont  Public  Health  Association.  Addison  County  Right  to  Life  meeting  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  March  11,  7-­8  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Christian  Reformed  Church.  Visitors  welcome.  Meeting  includes  planning  for  the  annual  dinner  in  Middlebury  on  April  5.  Info:  388-­2898  or  L2Paquette@ aol.com.  Book  club  meeting  in  Bridport.  Monday,  March  11,  7-­8  p.m.,  Carl  Norton  Highway  Department  confer-­ ence  room.  Discussing  â€œLove  Medicineâ€?  by  Louise  Erdrich.  April’s  title:  â€œWildâ€?  by  Cheryl  Strayed.  Info:  758-­2858. Â

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Blood  drive  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  12,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Middlebury  American  Legion.  All  types  of  blood  currently  needed.  Appointments  can  be  made  at  1-­800-­843-­3500.  â€œA  Garden  for  All  Seasonsâ€?  gardening  talk  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  12,  1-­2:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Middlebury  Garden  Club  welcomes  landscape  designer  and  teacher  for  the  Master  Gardener  program  Judith  Irven,  who  will  talk  about  ways  to  make  your  garden  look  good  throughout  the  year.  Free.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  388-­4095.  â€œReviving  Opheliaâ€?  screening  in  Bristol.  Tuesday,  March  12,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Mount  Abe  cafeteria.  The  Addison  County  Council  Against  Domestic  and  6H[XDO 9LROHQFH LV KRVWLQJ WKLV IUHH ÂżOP WKDW H[SORUHV issues  of  teen  dating  violence.  Followed  by  a  meal  and  a  discussion  for  parents  of  teens.  Teens  welcome  WR YLHZ WKH ÂżOP ZLWK WKHLU SDUHQWV &KLOGFDUH DYDLODEOH by  calling  349-­3059.  â€œOur  Brains  and  How  They  Changeâ€?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  12,  6-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Lisa  Bernardin,  coordinator  of  the  Vermont  Brain  Bee,  and  MUHS  junior  Jonah  Lefkoe  give  a  presentation  at  a  meeting  of  the  Middlebury  Brain  Injury  Support  Group.  Special  segment:  â€œMemory  and  the  Aging  Brain.â€?  Info:  vermontbrainbee@gmail. com.  â€œWomen  Report  From  Abroad:  Personal  Stories  of  Foreign  Aid  Successâ€?  presentation  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  12,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  Axinn  229.  A  presentation  on  Dining  for  Women,  an  organization  whose  core  mission  is  investing  in  women  and  girls  in  developing  countries,  how  that  mission  pays  off  and  why  that  is  good  policy  for  the  U.S.  as  well.  Info:  khanta@middlebury.edu.  â€œIsrael,  the  Peace  Process  and  the  Implications  of  the  Arab  Awakeningâ€?  presentation  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  12,  8-­9:30  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel.  U.S.  Ambassador  Dennis  Ross,  a  leading  expert  on  Middle  East  politics  who  served  as  ambas-­ sador  during  the  George  H.  W.  Bush  and  Bill  Clinton  presidencies,  speaks. Â

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GED  testing  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  13,  8:45  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Vermont  Adult  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Pre-­registration  required.  Call  388-­4392  for  info  and  to  register.  â€œClimbing  in  Peruâ€?  presentation  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  March  13,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Lincoln  Library.  Sally  Baldwin  will  show  slides  and  talk  about  her  mountain-­climbing  adventures  in  Peru.  Refreshments  served.  Info:  453-­2665.  May’s  World  Music  &  Movement  class  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  13,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  May  Poduschnik  leads  a  fun  and  educational  social  learning  experience  for  young  children  and  their  caregivers.  Drop  in.  Wednesdays  through  March  20.  Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  13,  11  a.m.-­noon,  Bristol  American  Legion.  One  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  13,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  CVAA  sponsors  this  St.  Patrick’s  Day  meal  of  Yankee  pot  roast,  cabbage  and  carrots,  O’Brien  potatoes,  rye  bread  and  Irish  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4  Bring  your  own  place  setting..  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  610.  Transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Crock  pot  dinner  in  New  Haven.  Wednesday,  March  13,  6-­8  p.m.,  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  The  Ladies  Union  of  the  New  Haven  Congregational  Church  serves  hearty  main  dishes,  dessert  and  beverage  for  $5.  Info:  453-­2342.  Historical  society  meeting  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday,  March  13,  6:30-­9  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Town  Hall/Community  Center.  Business  meeting  at  6:30,  program  at  7.  VUHS  senior  Mary  Langworthy  will  recount  her  adventures  on  an  extended  sailing  trip  from  Vermont  to  the  Bahamas  in  a  PowerPoint  presentation.  Free.  All  are  welcome.  â€œPainting  Ordinary  Peopleâ€?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  13,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  James  Maroney,  former  head  of  American  Paintings  at  Sotheby’s  and  Christie’s,  illus-­ trates  genre  painting,  the  portrayal  of  ordinary  people  engaged  in  everyday  activities,  from  its  beginnings  in  the  1790s  through  its  heyday  in  the  1840s  to  its  demise  in  the  20th  century.  Info:  388-­4095.  Book  discussion  group  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  March  13,  7-­9  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  This  month’s  book:  â€œRiver  Thievesâ€?  by  Michael  Crummey.  Info:  453-­2665.  Community  Crime  Forum  in  Addison.  Wednesday,  March  13,  7-­9  p.m.,  Addison  Firehouse.  A  continuing  open  discussion  about  crime  in  the  town  of  Addison.  Attendees  will  brainstorm  ideas  on  how  to  help  law  enforcement  and  themselves  to  be  more  aware,  and  determine  if  there  is  potential  to  start  a  neighborhood  watch  program.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  13,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  per  individual.  Info:  363-­5877. Â

Mar

14

THURSDAY

Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  14,  10  a.m.-­noon,  The  Commons.  One  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  March  14,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Bristol  Masonic  Hall.  CVAA  sponsors  this  favorite  meal,  this  month  turkey  and  biscuits,  soup  and  salad,  and  dessert.  Suggested  donation  $3.  Reservations  required:  453-­3451.  Transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Lunchtime  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March Â

Albatrosses  at  risk OTTER  CREEK  AUDUBON  welcomes  Susan  Roney  Drennan,  former  vice  president  for  ornithology  at  the  National  Audubon  Society,  to  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury  on  Thursday,  March  14,  at  7  p.m.  Drennan  will  present  â€œAlbatrosses  and  Their  Interactions  with  Long-­Line  Fisheries.â€? Photo  by  Graham  Robertson

14,  12:15-­12:45  p.m.,  St.  Stephen’s  Church.  The  St.  Stephen’s  String  Trio,  directed  by  Emily  Sunderman,  plays  an  all-­Mozart  program  for  strings  and  organ.  Part  of  St.  Stephen’s  second  annual  Lenten  Concert  Series.  Free.  Brown  bagging  encouraged.  Artist  talk  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  March  14,  4:30-­5:30  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  A  free  talk  on  photographer  Edward  Burtynsky  and  his  self-­ described  focus  on  â€œnature  transformed  through  industry.â€?  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Community  potluck  for  energy  challenge  in  Weybridge.  Thursday,  March  14,  6-­8  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Weybridge  residents  are  invited  to  bring  a  dish  to  a  community  potluck  followed  at  7  p.m.  by  a  program  titled  â€œHelp  Weybridge  Compete  in  the  Home  Energy  Challenge.â€?  Door  prizes,  social  time.  Info:  388-­1644.  â€œFractured  Fairy  Talesâ€?  lecture  and  discussion  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  March  14,  7-­9  p.m.,  Bixby  Memorial  Library.  Find  out  how  the  â€œRocky  and  Bullwinkle  Showâ€?  and  the  rebellious  culture  of  the  œ V LQĂ€XHQFHG WKH WHOOLQJ DQG UHWHOOLQJ RI IDLU\ WDOHV Video  sneak  preview  of  the  Little  City  Players’  upcom-­ ing  production  of  â€œFractured  Fairy  Tales.â€?  Presented  by  librarian  Dianne  Lawson.  Info:  877-­2211.  High  school  band/choir  concert  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  March  14,  7-­9  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School  auditorium.  The  VUHS  Symphonic  Band,  Concert  Choir,  Commodore  Singers  and  Commodore  Jazz  Ensemble  perform.  Otter  Creek  Audubon  lecture  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  14,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Susan  Roney  Drennan  presents  â€œAlbatrosses  and  Their  Interactions  with  Longline  Fisheries,â€?  part  of  Otter  Creek  Audubon’s  2013  Cabin  Fever  Lecture  Series.  â€œ17-­1/2â€?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  March  14,  8-­10  p.m.,  Hepburn  Zoo.  An  evening  of  scenes,  drawn  from  contemporary  plays,  will  explore  perceptions  of  power,  gender,  love  and  regenera-­ tion.  Senior  acting  thesis  of  Sumire  Doi  and  Rachel  Goodgal.  Tickets  $4,  available  at  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Also  on  March  15  and  16. Â

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15

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Foot  care  and  blood  pressure  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  10  a.m.-­ noon,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  One  of  a  series  of  free  clinics  for  seniors  offered  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  your  own  basin  and  towel.  â€œImagination  Vacation:  Tinkering  With  Technologyâ€?  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  10:30  a.m.-­noon,  Ilsley  Library.  School-­age  kids  are  invited  to  spend  the  school  in-­service  day  with  library  staff  and  reuse  expert  John  Fontanilles  taking  things  apart  and  using  hand  tools  to  explore  the  mechanics  of  everything  from  telephones  to  computers.  Learn  about  how  stuff  works.  Drop  in.  Adults  welcome,  too.  Info:  388-­4095.  Senior  luncheon  and  game  day  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  invites  area  seniors  for  lunch  and  â€œGame  On,â€?  with  games  including  King  Pede,  rummy,  backgammon  and  more.  Lunch,  served  at  noon,  features  broccoli  quiche,  four-­bean  sweet  salad  with  honey,  wheat  bread  and  pineapple  tidbits.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Free  transportation  with  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Corned  beef  and  cabbage  dinner  in  Bristol.  Friday,  March  15,  5-­7  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  Hosted  by  the  Ladies  Auxiliary.  Cost  $10  per  person,  while  WKH IRRG ODVWV 7R EHQHÂżW WKH /HJLRQ VFKRODUVKLS IXQG Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  5-­7  p.m.,  Jackson  Gallery,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â€œThe  Blue  Swans  â€”  Seven  Women  Artists,â€?  an  exhibit  featur-­ ing  the  work  of  local  artists  in  a  variety  of  style  and  media.  Exhibit  runs  March  1-­31.  Retirement  reception  for  David  Clark  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  5-­7  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Ilsley  Public  Library’s  board  of  trustees  invites  the  public  to  honor  retiring  library  director  David  Clark.  Public  comments  at  6  p.m.  â€œNever  Before  Seenâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  7:30-­10  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Studio,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Ten  student-­written  one-­act  plays.  Also  on  March  16.  â€œ17-­1/2â€?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  15,  8  and  10:30  p.m.,  Hepburn  Zoo.  An  evening  of  scenes,  drawn  from  contemporary  plays,  will  explore  perceptions  of  power,  gender,  love  and  regeneration.  Senior  acting  thesis  of  Sumire  Doi  and  Rachel  Goodgal.  Tickets  $4,  available  at  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Also  on  March  16.  â€œThe  Opulence  of  Integrityâ€?  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  March  15,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Christal  Brown  and  her  dance  company,  INSPIRIT,  perform  a  suite  of  dances  inspired  by  the  life  and  legend  of  Muhammad  Ali.  The  dances  incorporate  elements  of  boxing,  hip-­hop,  martial  arts  and  modern  dance.  Post-­performance  talk  with  the  artists  follows  the  show.  Tickets  $20/15/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Also  on  March  16.  The  Otter  Nonsense  Players  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  8-­11  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Middlebury  College’s  own  improv  troupe  returns  for  the  fourth  year.  Tickets  $12/$6  Middlebury  College  students, Â

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Addison  County  Riverwatch  train-­ ing  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  16,  D P $&53& RIÂżFHV 6HPLQDU\ 6W A  training  for  anyone  interested  in  helping  monitor  the  quality  of  Addison  County’s  rivers,  streams  and  creeks.  Volunteers  will  collect  water  samples  usually  one  Wednesday  morning  per  month  in  the  spring  and  summer.  Bagels  and  coffee  will  be  served.  Met  Opera  in  high-­def  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  16,  noon-­2  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Met  Opera  broadcasts  Riccardo  Zandonai’s  â€œFrancesca  de  Rimini,â€?  starring  soprano  Eva-­Maria  Westbrock  and  tenor  Marcello  Giordani.  Tickets  $24/$10  students,  available  at  the  Town  Hall  Theater,  382-­9222  or  www. townhalltheater.org.  /RFDO ÂżOP VFUHHQLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  March  16,  2:30-­3  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  A  matinee  screening  RI ORFDO ÂżOPPDNHU 5RVH &XUUDQÂśV VKRUW ÂżOP Âł0\VWHU\ at  Hathorne  School,â€?  featuring  local  actors  and  created  in  the  Ilsley  and  MCTV’s  Youth  Media  Lab.  All  ages.  Popcorn  provided.  Info:  (802)  623-­6324  or  RKCStudios@yahoo.com.  â€œLittle  Birdsâ€?  screening  and  discussion  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  16,  3-­5  p.m.,  'DQD $XGLWRULXP $Q RIÂżFLDO 6XQGDQFH 6HOHFWLRQ WKDW centers  on  the  relationship  between  two  15-­year-­old  girls  who  leave  their  sheltered  town  and  run  away  to  L.A.  in  pursuit  of  a  gang  of  skateboarders.  Discussion  with  co-­producer  Stefan  Nowicki  â€™02.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  +DZDLLDQ 9DFDWLRQ 5DIĂ€H UHFHSWLRQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  March  16,  4-­6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Inn.  A  +DZDLLDQ WKHPHG UHFHSWLRQ DQG UDIĂ€H GUDZLQJ IRU the  winner  of  a  six-­night,  seven-­day  vacation  for  two  WR +DZDLL 7R EHQHÂżW KRVSLFH VHUYLFHV LQ $GGLVRQ County.  Locally  produced  food  and  spirits,  door  prizes  and  silent  auction.  Tickets  $25,  available  at  many  local  businesses,  online  at  www.achhh.org  or  by  phone  at  388-­4111.  Spaghetti  supper  in  North  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  March  16,  5-­6:30  p.m.,  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist  Church,  Old  Hollow  Road.  A  fundraiser  to  support  a  mission  trip  for  post-­Hurricane  Irene  cleanup  and  rebuilding.  Cost  $7  in  advance,  $8  at  the  GRRU IRU IDPLOLHV RI ÂżYH RU PRUH St.  Patrick’s  Day  dinner  dance  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  16,  5-­11  p.m.,  Vergennes  American  Legion.  The  SAL  and  Auxiliary  of  Legion  Post  14  will  host  a  traditional  dinner  of  corned  beef  and  cabbage  or  ham,  followed  by  the  live  band  the  Hit  Men.  Happy  hour  5  p.m.;  dinner  6  p.m.;  dancing  7-­11  p.m.  Tickets  $17  for  the  dinner/dance  or  $10  for  the  dance  RQO\ Âł3RW RI JROG´ UDIĂ€H DOO SURFHHGV EHQHÂżW &DPS Ta-­Kum-­Ta.  Tickets:  877-­3216.  â€œNever  Before  Seenâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  16,  7:30-­10  p.m.,  A.R.T.  Studio,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Ten  student-­written  one-­ act  plays.  â€œ17-­1/2â€?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  16,  8-­10  p.m.,  Hepburn  Zoo.  An  evening  of  scenes,  drawn  from  contemporary  plays,  will  explore  perceptions  of  power,  gender,  love  and  regenera-­ tion.  Senior  acting  thesis  of  Sumire  Doi  and  Rachel  Goodgal.  Tickets  $4,  available  at  www.middlebury. edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  â€œAn  Evening  of  Songs  and  Ariasâ€?  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  16,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  A  select  group  of  students  from  the  Department  of  Music  present  a  variety  of  songs,  duets  and  arias,  ranging  from  the  Baroque  era  to  the  present.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  â€œLittle  Birdsâ€?  screening  and  discussion  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  16,  8-­10  p.m.,  'DQD $XGLWRULXP $Q RIÂżFLDO 6XQGDQFH 6HOHFWLRQ WKDW centers  on  the  relationship  between  two  15-­year-­old  girls  who  leave  their  sheltered  town  and  run  away  to  L.A.  in  pursuit  of  a  gang  of  skateboarders.  Discussion  with  co-­producer  Stefan  Nowicki  â€™02.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  â€œThe  Opulence  of  Integrityâ€?  dance  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  March  16,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Christal  Brown  and  her  dance  company,  INSPIRIT,  perform  a  suite  of  dances  inspired  by  the  life  and  legend  of  Muhammad  Ali.  The  dances  incorporate  elements  of  boxing,  hip-­hop,  martial  arts  and  modern  dance.  Post-­performance  talk  with  the  artists  follows  the  show.  Tickets  $20/15/6,  available  at  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

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All-­you-­can-­eat  pancake  breakfast  in  Addison.  Sunday,  March  17,  7-­11  a.m.,  Addison  Fire  Station.  Plain  and  blueberry  pancakes,  sausage,  bacon,  home  fries,  coffee,  hot  chocolate  and  orange  juice.  Adults  $6,  kids  under  12  $4.  Funds  raised  will  be  used  to  purchase  equipment  for  the  Addison  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  Info:  759-­2237.  Breakfast  buffet  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  March  17,  7:30-­ 10:30  a.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  All-­you-­can-­eat  breakfast  buffet  offered  by  the  Bristol  American  Legion  Ladies  Auxiliary.  Cost  $8  per  person.  Third  Sunday  of Â

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the  month.  Family  breakfast  in  Hancock.  Sunday,  March  17,  8-­9  a.m.,  Hancock  Town  Hall.  Offered  by  the  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville.  Donations  appreciated.  St.  Patrick’s  Day  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Sunday,  March  17,  4-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  François  Clemmons  and  Friends  lead  this  annual  celebration,  joined  by  a  parade  of  guest  artists.  Wear  something  green  and  be  prepared  to  sing  along  to  lively  Irish  tunes.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

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Family  story  time  with  Jason  Chin  in  Bristol.  Monday,  March  18,  10-­11  a.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  Children’s  author  and  illustrator  Jason  Chin  will  be  on  hand  to  share  some  of  his  books,  like  â€œRedwoods,â€?  â€œCoral  Reefs,â€?  and  â€œIsland:  A  Story  of  the  Galapagos.â€?  Info:  453-­2366  or  lmlkids009@gmail.com.  Senior  luncheon  in  Bristol.  Monday,  March  18,  10:30  a.m.-­ 12:30  p.m.,  Cubbers  Restaurant.  CVAA  sponsors  this  monthly  event  for  down-­home  cooking  and  friendly  service.  Menu  TBA.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Legislative  breakfast  in  Bristol.  Monday,  March  18,  noon-­1:45  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  at  7:30. Â

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Special  senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  19,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  this  meal  of  Yankee  pot  roast,  cabbage  and  carrots,  O’Brien  potatoes,  rye  bread  and  Irish  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required  by  March  15:  1-­800-­642-­ 5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Two-­day  teen  clothing  swap  and  shop  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  19,  3-­7  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  front  hallway.  Addison  Central  Teens  hosts  two  days  of  swap-­ ping  and  bargain  shopping;  students  only  until  3  p.m.  Bring  in  teen-­friendly  gently  used  clothing  (including  prom  attire),  shoes,  accessories,  jewelry,  books,  CDs  and  more,  and  swap  for  other  items.  Cash  also  accepted;  everything  inexpensively  priced.  Drop  off  items  before  March  19  at  the  teen  center  at  94  Main  St.  in  Middlebury.  Info:  989-­8934  or  jutta@addisonteens. com.  Continues  March  20.  â€œItalian  Stoneworkers  in  Vermont,  1880-­1915â€?  presentation  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  March  19,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  125.  Visiting  Professor  of  Italian  Ilaria  Brancoli  Busdraghi  discusses  the  development  of  the  state’s  granite  and  marble  quarries  and  the  community  of  workers  who  performed  the  heavy  lifting.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts  or  443.3168.  â€œThe  Weight  of  the  Nationâ€?  screening  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  March  19,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  MVAA  Conference  Room,  55  Collins  Drive.  This  HBO  documentary  examines  the  major  driving  forces  causing  the  obesity  epidemic.  Discussion  follows.  Light  refreshments  provided.  For  info  or  to  RSVP,  call  388-­5742  or  email  megan.lausted@state.vt.us.  Vergennes  Union  Middle  School  Music  concert.  Tuesday,  March  19,  7-­9  p.m.,  VUHS  auditorium,  Vergennes.  The  concert  features  the  Concert  Band,  Chorus  and  Jazz  Jammers.  Free. Â

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May’s  World  Music  &  Movement  class  for  kids  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  20,  10:30-­11:15  a.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  May  Poduschnik  leads  a  fun  and  educational  social  learning  experience  for  young  children  and  their  caregivers.  Drop  in.  Wednesdays  through  March  20.  Senior  luncheon  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  March  20,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Bridport  Grange.  CVAA  invites  seniors  to  this  luncheon  of  glazed  ham  with  pineapple  sauce,  mashed  potatoes,  California  blend  vegetables,  dinner  roll,  and  Easter  cake  with  ice  cream.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Free  transportation  with  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Two-­day  teen  clothing  swap  and  shop  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  20,  3-­7  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  front  hallway.  Addison  Central  Teens  hosts  two  days  of  swapping  and  bargain  shopping;  students  only  until  3  p.m.  Bring  in  teen-­friendly  gently  used  clothing  (including  prom  attire),  shoes,  accessories,  jewelry,  books,  CDs  and  more,  and  swap  for  other  items.  Cash  also  accepted;  everything  inex-­ pensively  priced.  Drop  off  items  before  March  19  at  the  teen  center  at  94  Main  St.  in  Middlebury.  Info:  989-­8934  or  jutta@ addisonteens.com.  â€œBag  Itâ€?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  March  20,  7-­9  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  Try  going  a  day  without  plastic.  7KLV WRXFKLQJ DQG IXQQ\ ÂżOP IROORZV -HE %HUUHU DV KH H[SORUHV the  role  of  plastic  in  our  world.  See  more  at  http://bagitmovie.

Emerging  artists POTTERY  BY  MOUNT  Abraham  Union  High  School  freshman  Logan  Tow  and  sophomore  Keith  Thomp-­ son  graces  a  table  in  the  this  year’s  Emerging  Artists  Exhibit  at  Art  on  Main  in  Bristol.  The  gallery  will  KROG DQ RSHQLQJ UHFHSWLRQ IRU WKLV DQQXDO VKRZ RI ÂżQH DUWV E\ 0RXQW $EH VWXGHQWV RQ )ULGD\ 0DUFK from  3:30-­4:30  p.m. com/index.html.  Info:  443-­5013.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  March  20,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  per  indi-­ vidual.  Info:  363-­5877.  Blues  jam  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  March  20,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Dennis  Willmott  from  Left  Eye  Jump  will  provide  lead  guitar,  bass  and  drums  if  you  need  backup  or  take  a  break  and  let  you  play.  Bring  your  instrument  and  get  ready  to  jam.  Info:  www.go51main.com. Â

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Senior  luncheon  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  March  21,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  St.  Peter’s  Parish  Hall.  CVAA  sponsors  this  senior  meal  of  glazed  baked  ham  with  pineapple  sauce,  candied  yams,  broccoli  salad  with  grape  tomatoes,  dinner  roll  and  Easter  cake  with  ice  cream.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Free  transportation  through  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Lunchtime  concert  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  21,  12:15-­12:45  p.m.,  St.  Stephen’s  Church.  Program  of  African-­ American  spirituals  by  François  Clemmons.  Part  of  St.  Stephen’s  second  annual  Lenten  Concert  Series.  Free.  Brown  bagging  encouraged.  The  Jason  Palmer  Quintet  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  March  21,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  Trumpeter  Jason  Palmer  is  joined  by  Greg  Duncan  on  guitar,  Luke  Marantz  on  piano,  Jared  Henderson  on  bass  and  Lee  Fish  on  drums.  Admission  $15.  Reservations:  465-­4071. Â

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/HQWHQ ÂżVK IU\ LQ %ULVWRO  Friday,  March  22,  5-­7  p.m.,  St.  Ambrose  Church.  Fourteenth  annual  /HQWHQ DOO \RX FDQ HDW ÂżVK IU\ 0HDO LQFOXGHV IULHG RU baked  haddock,  French  fries,  coleslaw,  beverage  and  dessert.  $GXOWV FKLOGUHQ XQGHU LPPHGLDWH IDPLO\ RI ÂżYH Info:  453-­2488.  Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  March  22,  5:30-­ 6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paul’s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Peter’s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Menu:  Lasagna  with  salad,  bread  and  dessert.  â€œPollyannaâ€?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  22,  7-­9  p.m.,  Grace  Baptist  Church,  Merchants  Row.  The  Whiting  Cloverleaves  4-­H  Club  puts  on  this  production  in  celebration  of  the  story’s  100th  birthday.  Tickets  $5  adults,  $2  children,  in Â

advance  or  at  the  door.  Also  on  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

L IV E M U S I C David  Bain  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  7,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Bobolinks  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  6-­7  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Starline  Rhythm  Boys  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  6-­8  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Patrick  Lehman  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  8,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Bessette  Quartet  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  9,  6-­9  p.m.,  American  Flatbread  in  the  Marble  Works.  7KH 5HWURÂżW LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Saturday,  March  9,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Bob  Mackenzie  Band  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  14,  7-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Swing  Noire  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  15,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  51  Main.  Kasata  Sound  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  16,  9  p.m.-­ midnight,  51  Main.  Hi8US  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  16,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Trinity  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  March  17,  4-­6  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Mogani  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  22,  7-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Matty  Burns  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  22,  9  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Linguistic  Civilians  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  22,  10  p.m.-­ midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

ONGOINGEVENTS By  category:  Farmers’  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fund-­Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs. FARMERS’  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmers’  Market.  Winter  market  at  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  every  Saturday  in  November,  December,  March  and  April,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.  No  market  in  January  or  February.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  crafts.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  989-­6012  or  www. MiddleburyFarmersMarket.org.

GOVERNMENT  &  POLITICS Addison  Peace  Coalition.  Saturday,  10:30-­11  a.m.  Triangle  Park  in  Middlebury. Citizens  for  Constitutional  Government  in  Bridport.  Thursday,  7-­9  p.m.  Bridport  Community  School.  Learn  about  the  U.S.  and  Vermont  constitutions  and  how  to  defend  our  rights. Five-­Town  Area  Vigil  for  Peace.  Friday,  5-­5:30  p.m.  Bristol  green.  All  welcome  to  speak  out  for  world  peace. Vermont  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  Mobile  Service  Van.  Second  and  fourth  Wednesdays,  8:30  a.m.-­4  p.m.;  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison  County  Courthouse,  in  Middlebury.  The  van  offers  written  exams,  customer  service  and  road  tests.  828-­2000. BINGO American  Legion  Hall,  Middlebury.  Wednesday.  Doors  open  5:30  p.m.  with  early  birds.  Jackpot  $3,000.  Food  available.  %HQHÂżWV YHWHUDQV VFKRODUVKLSV DQG FRPPXQLW\ SURJUDPV 388-­9311. Brandon  Senior  Center,  Brandon.  First  and  third  Mondays.  6  p.m.  Refreshments  sold.  247-­3121. Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  6:15  p.m.,  regular  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  complimentary  hot  tea  and  coffee.  Info:  247-­5709. VFW  Post  7823,  Middlebury.  Monday.  Doors  open  5  p.m.,  quickies  6:15  p.m.,  regular  bingo  7  p.m.  388-­9468. FUNDRAISING  SALES Bixby  Memorial  Library  Book  Sale,  Vergennes.  Monday,  12:30-­8  p.m.;  Tuesday-­Friday,  12:30-­5  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Wide  variety  of  books,  many  current.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials. Brandon  Free  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  May  3-­Oct.  13,  2012.  Thursday  and  Friday,  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.;  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Sales  support  the  purchase  of  materials  for  the  circulat-­ ing  library  collections. Ilsley  Public  Library  Book  Sale.  First  Saturday,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.  Info:  388-­4095. Ripton  United  Methodist  Church  Flea  Market/Farmers’  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­noon  until  late  fall.  Food,  antiques,  quilts,  ERRNV DQG PRUH 9HQGRUVÂś IHHV EHQHÂżW FKXUFK UHVWRUDWLRQ Info:  388-­2640. St.  Peter’s  Closet  in  Vergennes.  Behind  St.  Peter’s.  Open  Fridays  10  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Saturdays,  10  a.m.-­noon,  and  by  appointment  at  759-­2845.  Sales  support  St.  Peter’s.  Info:  877-­2367  or  www.stpetersvt.com. Two  Brothers  Tavern’s  Charitable  Mondays.  First  Monday.  10  percent  of  entire  day’s  proceeds  go  to  designated  charity. MEALS Free  Community  Lunch  in  Middlebury.  Mondays  at  St.  Stephen’s  Episcopal  Church,  on  the  green.  Tuesdays-­ Thursdays  at  the  Charter  House,  27  North  Pleasant  St.  (just  north  of  the  Middlebury  Inn).  11:30  a.m.-­12:15  p.m.  Eat  in  or  take  out.  Supported  by  area  churches.  Info:  989-­7272. Free  Community  Supper  in  Middlebury.  Fridays,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Congregational  Church  Fellowship  Hall.  Meals  provided  by  over  35  different  groups.  Info:  388-­7634  or  388-­7613. CVAA  Senior  Meals: Bridport:  Grange  Hall  Community  Room.  Noon  meal  on  Monday  and  Wednesday.  Evening  meals  on  second  and  fourth  Wednesdays  at  5  p.m.  Reservations:  Michelle  Eastman  at  1-­800-­642-­5119  x615.  Transportation  by  ACTR:  388-­1946. Bristol:  American  Legion.  Noon  meal  on  Wednesday.  Barb  Prime,  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  603.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  on  7XHVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ H[FHSW IRU WKH ÂżUVW )ULGD\ ZKHQ D special  noon  meal  is  served  at  the  VFW  on  Exchange  Street.  Tracy  Corbett,  1-­800-­642-­5119  Ext.  634.  Free  trans-­ portation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. Vergennes:  Vergennes  Senior  Center.  Noon  meal  on  Tuesday  and  Thursday.  Michelle  Eastman  at  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  615.  Free  transportation:  ACTR,  388-­1946. Bristol  Libanus  Lodge,  F&AM  Breakfast.  Second  Sunday,  7:30-­10:30  a.m.  Eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  pancakes,  French  WRDVW KRPH IULHV MXLFH FRIIHH DQG WHD %XIIHW %HQHÂżWV local  charities. Middlebury  Congregational  Church  Community  Supper.  Friday,  5-­6:15  p.m.  Free.  388-­7634. Starksboro  senior  luncheon.  Fourth  Thursday,  11:30  a.m.,  Starksboro  First  Baptist  Church.  453-­6354. Vergennes  Masonic  Lodge  Breakfast.  Last  Sunday,  7:30-­10  a.m.  Pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  eggs,  bacon,  sausage  and  beverage.  All  you  can  eat.  Adults  $6;  children  %HQHÂżWV WKH ORGJHÂśV FKDULWDEOH GRQDWLRQV VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Middlebury.  Third  Friday,  4-­6  p.m.,  Men’s  Auxiliary,  VFW  Post  7823,  Exchange  Street.  $9  per  person.  3URFHHGV WR EHQHÂżW WKH SRVWÂśV FKDULWDEOH GRQDWLRQV VFW  Fish  Fry  in  Vergennes.  Second  Friday,  5-­7  p.m.,  Sons  of  the  American  Legion,  VFW  Post  14,  Armory  Lane.  $10  per  person.  Haddock,  fries,  coleslaw  and  cash  bar. Go  online  to  see  a  full  listing  of Â

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Quinn, Cannon JACKSONVILLE,  N.C.  â€”  Amanda  Marie  Quinn,  daughter  of  Connie  Warner  of  Port  Henry,  N.Y.,  and  Michael  Quinn  Sr.  of  Leicester,  Vt.,  and  Anthony  Charles  Cannon,  son  of  Anthony  Cannon  and  the  late  Camilla  Cannon  of  Pell  City,  Ala.,  were  married  March  2,  2013.  A  small  wedding,  attended  by  close  friends  and  family,  was  held  on  the  waterfront  at  Northeast  Creek  Park  in  Jacksonville,  N.C.  7KH 5HY 0DUN *LOOHWWH RIÂżFLDWHG the  double-­ring  ceremony.  A  recep-­ tion  was  held  in  the  same  location. The  matron  of  honor  was  Cheilsea  Browning.  The  best  man  was  Robert  Warner  Jr.

The  bride  graduated  from  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  in  2006.  She  works  in  the  bakery  at  Walmart.  The  groom  graduated  from  Pell  City  High  School  in  2004.  The  couple  took  a  wedding  trip  to  Myrtle  Beach,  S.C.  They  reside  in  Midway  Park,  N.C.

ENGAGEMENTS

Rheaume, Pope ORWELL  â€”  Larry  and  Jean  Rheaume  of  Orwell  announce  the  engagement  of  their  daughter,  Michelle  Rheaume,  to  Tyler  Pope,  son  of  Kurt  and  Sandy  Pope  of  Bridport. The  bride-­to-­be  is  a  pharmacy  technician  at  Rite  Aid  Pharmacy  in  Middlebury  while  doing  part-­time  schooling  through  CCV. The  groom-­to-­be  studied  diesel  technology  at  the  University  of  Northwestern  Ohio  and  graduated  in  December  of  2010.  He  is  a  tech-­ nician  at  Denecker  Chevrolet  in  Vergennes. The  Sept.  21  ceremony  will  take  place  at  St.  Mary’s  Church  in  Middlebury.

AMY  GRAHAM  CELEBRATES  books  with  her  children,  Arianna  and  Berkeley,  at  their  home  in  Middlebury.  Graham  is  collecting  and  distributing  hundreds  of  new  and  pre-­owned  books  for  local  school  children  for  a  foundation  honoring  her  late  mother. Independent  photo/John  Flowers

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G-Stone reality TV show to premier next Tuesday By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Stone  family’s  tradition  of  taking  virtu-­ ally  anything  in  trade  for  vehicles  at  their  G-­Stone  Motors  dealership  in  Middlebury  will  be  on  full  display  to  the  nation  through  the  new  reality  television  show,  aptly  named  â€œFamily  Trade,â€?  that  will  premier  this  Tuesday,  March  12,  at  8  p.m.  on  GSN  (formerly  known  as  Game  Show  Network). The  Addison  Independent  reported  last  August  that  the  Route  7  South  automobile  dealership  had  signed  a  deal  with  GSN  to  star  in  the  show,  during  which  customers  present  the  Stones  with  interesting  items  in  trade  for  vehicles. “Founder  Gardner  Stone  will  trade  you  a  beautiful  new  car  or  truck  for  anything  you’ve  got  that  he  thinks  he  can  sell  â€”  pigs,  a  hot  air  EDOORRQ FRIÂżQV PDSOH V\UXS GROOV a  shoe  collection,â€?  reads  a  GSN  press  release  previewing  the  show.  â€œBut  Stone’s  son  Todd  and  daughter Â

Darcy,  who  work  with  him  in  the  business,  usually  have  very  different  ideas  about  what  makes  a  good  trade,  and  they  have  the  unenviable  task  of  re-­selling  whatever  their  father  has  bought.  Each  30-­minute  episode  will  feature  the  outrageous,  hilari-­ ous,  hotly  contested  barter  stories  at  G-­Stone  Motors  â€”  with  a  simmer-­ ing  stew  of  family  drama  cooking  alongside.â€? Paul  Gendreau,  publicist  for  GSN,  said  the  network  has  ordered  eight  episodes  of  â€œFamily  Trade.â€?  Those  episodes  will  air  on  consecutive  Tuesdays,  all  at  8  p.m.  Gendreau  said  GSN  will  determine  after  the  eight-­ episode  run  whether  to  order  addi-­ tional  shows. “It’s  a  great  looking  show,â€?  Gendreau  said  of  â€œFamily  Trade.â€?  â€œIt’s  world-­class  television.â€? A  clip  of  Family  Trade  can  be  seen  at  http://gsntv.com/family-­trade/. John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addi-­ sonindependent.com.

By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Until  her  death  in  2006  at  the  age  of  64,  Chicago-­area  educator  Bonnie  Graham  imparted  the  joy  of  reading  to  countless  chil-­ dren,  many  of  them  hampered  by  learning  challenges  and  other  special  needs. Now  Graham’s  daughters  are  continuing  their  mom’s  legacy  to  WKH EHQHÂżW RI FKLOGUHQ WKURXJKRXW the  country  and  particularly  in  North  Carolina  and  Vermont,  where  the  two  women  are  based.  Amy  Graham  of  Middlebury  is  overseeing  the  Vermont  branch  of  â€œBonnie’s  Book  Foundation,â€?  through  which  she  has  distributed  2,200  books  in  the  Green  Mountain  State  during  the  past  year.  Recipients  have  included  kids  at  the  Parent-­Child  Center  of  Addison  County  and  area  elementary  schools,  including  those  in  Middlebury  and  Leicester.  All  365  children  enrolled  in  Champlain  Valley  Head  Start  received  a  free  new  book  from  Bonnie’s  Book  Foundation  just  before  the  holidays. “It  helps  me  keep  her  spirit  alive,â€?  Amy  Graham  said  of  the  foundation  work.  â€œAnd  it  keeps  the  kids  happy.â€? +DSS\ PRUH VHOI FRQÂżGHQW DQG D foundation  to  become  better  learners. Graham  pointed  to  statistics  showing Â

ADDISON COUNTY Navy  Seaman  Sean  P.  Higgins,  son  of  Edward  P.  Higgins  of  Ripton,  is  assigned  to  the  Los  Angeles-­class  submarine,  USS  Cheyenne  (SSN  773),  which  recently  arrived  in Â

could  use  the  books. “We  don’t  want  to  stigmatize  or  single  anyone  out,â€?  Graham  said. The  upcoming  book  drive  will  primarily  serve  children  in  Ripton,  Leicester,  Shoreham  and  Orwell,  according  to  Graham. And  if  the  book  recipients  become  faithful  readers,  they  could  eventu-­ ally  emulate  the  success  of  Graham’s  daughter.  Arianna,  now  a  second-­ grader  at  Mary  Hogan  Elementary,  was  the  top  summer  reader  in  her  age  group  in  the  Ilsley  Library  Summer  Reading  Program  last  year.  Son  Berkeley,  a  preschooler,  is  on  the  same  path  to  success. Amy  Graham  and  her  sister  Diana  of  Raleigh,  N.C.,  are  determined  to  keep  their  mom’s  mission  alive.  Bonnie  Graham  was  sometimes  referred  to  as  the  Robin  Hood  of  books,  and  there’s  more  work  to  do  in  Sherwood  Forest. “I  think  she  would  be  happy  and  proud,â€?  Graham  said  of  her  mom’s  reaction  were  she  alive  to  see  the  foundation’s  work  today.  â€œIt  is  a  win-­ win  situation  all  the  way  around.â€? More  information  on  the  founda-­ tion  can  be  found  at  www.bonnies-­ books.org. Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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that  more  than  60  percent  of  children  in  who  don’t  have  children’s  books  at  poverty  don’t  own  any  books  at  home.  KRPH FDQ PDNH D ÂżQDQFLDO FRQWULEX-­ She  noted  that  owning  â€”  and  read-­ tion  that  will  pay  some  big  dividends,  ing  â€”  books  at  home  is  a  key  predic-­ Graham  said. tor  to  academic  success  in  elementary  â€œWe  partner  with  a  number  of  school.  With  that  in  mind,  Graham  organizations  that  sell  new  books  at  has  been  busy  gathering  up  donations  highly  discounted  prices  to  groups  of  gently  used  and  new  like  ours,â€?  Graham  books  and  distributing  said.  She  added  the  them  to  children  who  â€œIt helps me Vermont  Book  Shop  in  might  otherwise  not  have  downtown  Middlebury  access  to  them  at  home. keep (my has  generously  given  Last  week  saw  mom’s) spirit the  foundation  a  Graham  preparing  for  20-­percent  discount  on  her  latest  book  drive,  alive and it books  purchased  there. in  collaboration  with  keeps the Any  donated  books  the  Junebug  Mother  should  not  have  any  kids happy.â€? torn  pages  or  scribbles  and  Child  store  on  Park  â€” Amy Graham in  them. Street  in  Middlebury.  People  are  being  â€œThey  should  come  encouraged  to  drop  in  good  condition,  with  off  their  donated  books  (from  board  some  love  in  them,â€?  Graham  said. books  to  works  for  young  adults)  at  The  Graham  household  bears  the  store  until  March  30.  Those  books  witness  to  the  foundation’s  recent  will  then  be  sorted  and  distributed  success.  The  mudroom  and  garage  this  spring  to  children  in  need,  so  that  DUH MXVW DERXW SDFNHG Ă€RRU WR FHLO-­ they  can  maintain  their  literacy  skills  ing  with  books.  In  the  near  future,  during  the  summer. Graham  and  some  helpers  will  sort  While  the  book  foundation  has  a  through  the  books  and  set  up  days  small  endowment,  cash/book  dona-­ on  which  to  go  to  various  Addison  tions  and  grants  are  key,  Graham  County  elementary  schools  to  make  said.  Empty-­nesters  are  encouraged  donations  to  students.  Graham  has  to  share  their  now-­idle  books  with  built  a  relationship  with  the  school  the  next  generation  of  kids.  And  folks  librarians  to  get  a  sense  of  which  kids Â

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spending  plan  was  down  consid-­ erably  from  last  year’s  approved  spending  plan  of  $1,718,954.  The  reduction  was  due  to  the  recent  re-­ ADDISON  â€”  Addison  residents  tirement  of  several  major  capital  backed  all  town  and  school  spending  SURMHFWV LQYROYLQJ WKH WRZQ RIÂżFHV measures  in  Tuesday’s  Australian  bal-­ the  Community/Masonic  Hall  and  loting,  including  giving  support  to  the  /DNH 6WUHHW FXOYHUW $9.5  million  Vergennes  Union  High  The  proposed  2013-­2014  Brid-­ School  budget  that  passed  by  just  20  port  Central  School  budget  of  votes,  833-­813.  $1,452,750  also  passed,  152-­112.  In  Addison  the  margin  was  10  The  spending  plan  represented  a  votes,  153-­143,  in  favor  of  a  VUHS  9.13-­percent  bump  ($121,555)  in  plan  that  called  for  a  5.98  percent  spending  compared  to  this  year.  boost  in  spending  after  years  of  no  A  large  chunk  of  the  increase  was  RU PRGHVW LQFUHDVHV 98+6 RIÂżFLDOV associated  with  a  recently  imple-­ said  higher  expected  special  educa-­ mented  pre-­K  program  and  special  tion  costs  are  driving  spending  higher. education  costs.  The  school  will  Voters  gave  a  bigger  victory  to  a  receive  some  state  reimbursement  $1.16  million  Addison  Central  School  for  its  anticipated  special  education  budget  that  will  drop  spending  from  expenses  and  some  fund  balance  to  the  current  level  by  about  $66,600.  carry  forward  that  will  reduce  Brid-­ The  vote  there  ran  in  favor,  191-­108.  port  Central’s  net  increase  to  4.2  The  proposed  spending  plan  will  percent. continue  to  avoid  the  state  penalties  Other  articles  approved  at  the  for  high  per-­pupil  spending  that  had  Bridport  town  meeting  included: added  to  some  ACS  budgets  before  Â‡ WR VXSSRUW WKH %ULGSRUW WKH FXUUHQW DFDGHPLF \HDU RIÂżFLDOV Fire  Department. said.  Â‡ WR VXSSRUW 7RZQ /LQH Personnel  changes  account  for  most  First  Response. of  the  savings,  most  notably  Principal  Â‡ WRZDUG UHVWRUDWLRQ RI Wayne  Howe’s  expected  move  to  be-­ the  â€œHearse  Houseâ€?  at  the  Congre-­ come  ANwSU’s  part-­time  assistant  gational  Church  of  Bridport.  The  superintendent,  while  also  remaining  structure  had  been  considered  for  at  ACS  part-­time.  Those  changes  are  demolition,  but  a  group  of  citizens  offsetting  increases  that  include  con-­ has  done  some  fundraising  for  need-­ WUDFWHG UDLVHV DQG EHQHÂżWV ed  renovations  and  is  looking  for  a  According  to  Addison  Northwest  local  contribution  to  help  complete  Supervisory  Union  estimates,  modi-­ the  job. WEYBRIDGE  SELECTBOARD  MEMBER  Gale  Hurd  stands  to  address  residents  during  town  meeting  Monday  night.  Seated  at  the  table  are  ¿HG E\ $GGLVRQÂśV &RPPRQ /HYHO ‡ WR EX\ D JHQHUDWRU IRU fellow  selectmen  Chris  Bagley,  left,  A.  J.  Piper,  Steve  Smith  and  Peter  James. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  school  the  town’s  emergency  shelter  at  the  budgets  could  lead  a  7.1-­cent  increase  Bridport  School. in  the  town’s  school  tax  rate.  Â‡ 9DULRXV FRQWULEXWLRQV WR DQ DV-­ for  a  three-­year  term.  Chuck  Welch  sortment  of  Addison  County  non-­ A  7.1-­cent  increase  translates  to  WKDW PRYHG WKH %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /L-­ eight  votes  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  town  meeting  warning. In  one  of  only  two  contested  races  and  Paul  Plouffe  were  unopposed  SURÂżWV $71  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  brary  from  a  charitable  organization  428-­420. The  $3,292,280  municipal  budget  on  the  ballot,  Walker  defeated  Ed  for  terms  of  one  and  three  years,  assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ supported  by  voters  on  Town  Meeting  respectively,  on  the  local  school  dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  Day  to  one  that  receives  budget  sup-­ ($2,480,080  to  be  raised  by  taxes)  Payne  by  a  vote  of  185-­71. In  an  unanticipated  race,  Suzanne  board. value  of  a  home.  More  than  half  of  port  as  determined  by  the  selectboard.  will  result  in  a  seven-­cent  tax  hike  6HOHFWPDQ /HRQDUG %DUUHWW UDQ ANwSU  residents  received  school  tax  In  future  years,  the  Bixby  will  return  for  residents.  Up  roughly  $240,000,  it  Buck  â€”  who  had  been  unopposed  includes  an  additional  full-­time  posi-­ on  the  ballot  â€”  defeated  write-­in  unopposed  for  another  three-­year  prebates  in  the  year  for  which  data  is  to  petitioning  funds  from  voters.  %5,672/ ² 9RWHUV LQ %ULVWRO KDG The  selectboard  placed  that  mea-­ tion  in  the  Public  Works  Department,  candidate  Jessica  Norris,  137-­100,  term  as  Bridport’s  representative  on  most  recently  available.  a  busy  town  meeting  on  Monday  Addison’s  school  tax  rate  dropped  VXUH RQ WKH EDOORW DIWHU %L[E\ RIÂżFLDOV elevating  the  half-­time  recreation  di-­ for  a  two-­year  term  as  local  school  the  UD-­3  school  board. evening,  with  residents  approving  a  Residents  approved  a  2013-­2014  UHTXHVWHG D VLJQLÂżFDQW LQFUHDVH WKLV rector  position  to  full-­time  and  buys  a  director. by  about  seven  cents  in  2012.  town  b udget  at  the  meeting  in  Holley  new  loader  for  Public  W orks. Incumbent  Selectwoman  Susan  general  fund/highway  budget  of  year.  Selectboard  members  said  they  In  the  only  decision  made  at  Mon-­ The  Neshobe  School  budget  also  Stocker  was  unopposed  in  her  bid  $1,270,164  by  voice  vote.  The  Hall.  But  in  Australian  ballot  voting  day’s  annual  meeting,  town  residents  did  not  want  to  honor  that  request  on  Tuesday,  voters  rejected  a  bond  passed,  480-­369.  Voters  approved  a  backed  by  voice  vote  an  article  that  without  public  support.  WKDW ZRXOG OHDG WR D QHZ ÂżUHKRXVH Town  Clerk  Marilla  Webb,  who  VSHQGLQJ SODQ IRU ÂżVFDO added  $20,000  to  the  central  school’s  All  town  budgets  passed  from  the  year  2013-­2014,  up  $193,231,  or  3.7  had  b een  a ppointed  b y  t he  s electboard  capital  improvement  fund  article.  Ă€RRU LQFOXGLQJ WKH SURSRVHG Such  an  article  has  been  typical  in  to  replace  retiring  longtime  clerk  Jane  percent,  from  the  current  budget  of  2014  General  Fund  spending  plan  of  Grace,  appeared  on  the  ballot  as  clerk  $5,056,887. past  years.  $701,570,  with  $498,870  to  be  raised  The  Otter  Valley  Union  High  ,Q RWKHU ÂżQDQFLDO YRWLQJ RQ 7XHV-­ DQG WUHDVXUHU IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH DQG ZDV by  taxes.  The  overall  municipal  School  b udget  w as  p assed  b y  a  v ote  o f  elected  without  opposition.  day,  Addison  residents  supported  spending  increase  was  1.1  percent,  Also  elected  without  opposition  on  890-­701.  The  $10,542,068  budget  for  municipal  administrative,  road  and  D ÂżJXUH WKDW 7RZQ $GPLQLVWUDWRU charitable  spending  that  will  total  Tuesday  were  selectboard  members  WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU FRQWDLQHG D Bill  Bryant  had  said  the  town  â€œfeels  $997,531,  plus  backed  a  $195,000  Joy  Pouliot  and  Steven  Torrey,  ACS  marginal  2.3  percent  increase. goodâ€?  about  bringing  before  voters.  An  intense  three-­way  race  for  two  treasurer  Jill  Bourgeois,  and  ACS  truck  purchase.  The  voting  break-­ One  resident  looking  to  cut  the  down,  not  including  the  many  chari-­ ERDUG PHPEHUV *HRUJH /DZUHQFH one-­year  seats  on  the  selectboard  re-­ bottom  line  from  the  General  Fund  sulted  in  incumbent  Ethan  Swift’s  re-­ DQG 7LP /LQGHQPH\U table  items,  was:  budget  offered  an  amendment  to  election  (479  votes)  as  well  as  that  of  Â‡ IRU LQ URDG simply  decrease  spending  by  5  per-­ newcomer  Blaine  Cliver  (474  votes).  spending.  cent.  In  the  same  vein,  another  resi-­ Challenger  June  Kelly  garnered  a  re-­ ‡ IRU LQ JHQHUDO dent  offered  an  amendment  to  cut  spectable  394  votes. budget  spending.  spending  by  1  percent.  Both  were  â€œI  want  to  thank  the  voters  for  their  Â‡ IRU WKH WUXFN WR EH IXQG-­ defeated  by  voice  vote  and  the  town  support,â€?  she  said  Tuesday  night.  â€œIt  ed  by  a  combination  of  a  loan  and  the  BRANDON  â€”  Despite  a  10.3  per-­ budget  passed  as  warned. ZDV DQ DZHVRPH ÂżUVW UXQ , JRW P\ town  equipment  depreciation  fund. cent  spending  increase,  the  proposed  By  Australian  ballot  voting  on  Residents  also  reversed  a  2011  vote  Brandon  municipal  budget  passed  by  name  out  there.â€? Tuesday,  Bristol  voters  rejected  a  Kelly  was  asked  if  Brandon  has  ERQG WR XSJUDGH WKH ÂżUH-­ heard  the  last  of  her. 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The Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering trict  approved  a  police  department  Selectboard  Chair  Devon  Fuller  ran  (VASE), recognizes and honors Vermont’s budget  that  features  a  6.4  percent  unopposed  and  was  re-­elected  to  a  outstanding teachers by granting two annual spending  increase  â€”  enough  to  three-­year  term. awards to teachers in Vermont who have served move  the  department  from  its  tem-­ /RQJWLPH )LUVW &RQVWDEOH *LJL as role models for their colleagues and are leaders porary  South  Street  headquarters  Corsones  was  unseated  by  challenger  in the improvement of science education. One award will recognize to  a  new  space  in  the  BristolWorks  Gerry  McGraw,  424-­389. business  park.  Residents  OK’d  the  outstanding teaching in the kindergarten through 8th grade, and the total  police  district  spending  plan  second will recognize outstanding teaching in the 9th through 12th grade. of  $362,000,  up  from  $343,728  last  The criteria for the 2013 VASE Outstanding Teacher in Science Awards year,  on  a  vote  of  262-­226,  and  ap-­ requires that the candidate: proved  a  second  article,  276-­214,  to  BIXBY  LIBRARY  BOARD  member  Peter  Morris  stands  up  at  the  allow  the  town  to  use  a  surplus  in  Ferrisburgh  town  meeting  Tuesday  morning  to  ask  the  residents  to  BRIDPORT  â€”  Bridport  residents  increase  t heir  c ontribution  t o  c over  t he  l ibrary’s  a nnual  b udget.  T he  the  police  budget  to  fund  security  on  Tuesday  elected  Sue  Walker  to  a  inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn residents  voted  for  the  increase. and  surveillance  equipment  for  the  two-­year  term  on  the  selectboard  and  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell stimulate critical thinking (Bristol  continued  on  Page  13A) passed  all  of  the  money  items  on  its  have sustained excellence in teaching have the respect and admiration of students, parents and colleagues

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(Bristol,  continued  from  Page  12A) new  site. In  the  selectboard  race,  Brian  Fox  bested  John  Moyers,  509-­354,  for  the  three-­year  seat  vacated  by  Carol  Wells.  John  â€œPeekerâ€?  Heffernan,  chair  of  the  Bristol  selectboard,  ran  unopposed  for  his  two-­year  seat  on  the  board.  There  were  no  contested  races  for  seats  on  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  and  Bristol  Elemen-­ tary  School  boards.  Bob  Donnis  and  Dick  Merrill  earned  three-­year  seats  on  the  Mount  Abe  board.  Amanda  Fox,  who  had  been  appointed  to  the  Mount  Abe  board,  kept  her  two-­year  seat.  Steve  Barsalou  won  a  three-­ year  seat  on  the  Bristol  Elementary  board  and  Chris  Scrodin  and  Sheryl  Thurber  each  earned  one-­year  seats  on  the  Bristol  Elementary  board. Residents  had  to  cast  two  votes  on  the  Bristol  Elementary  School  spending  plan.  The  budget  asked  for  spending  of  $4,847,510,  which  H[FHHGHG WKH 0D[LPXP ,QĂ€DWLRQ Amount  set  in  the  state  education  funding  law  and  triggered  a  two-­step  YRWLQJ SURFHVV 5HVLGHQWV ÂżUVW YRW-­ ed  on  spending  $4,678,873,  which  is  the  total  amount  allowed  with-­ out  tripping  the  trigger;Íž  that  passed  537-­340.  And  they  also  voted  on  $168,637,  which  is  the  balance  of  the  DPRXQW RI VSHQGLQJ WKDW VFKRRO RIÂż-­ cials  say  is  required  to  run  the  school  next  year  â€”  it  was  approved  515-­ 3URSRVHG VSHQGLQJ UHĂ€HFWHG D 7.65  percent  increase  in  education  spending.  The  Mount  Abe  school  budget  passed  1,372-­827.  The  Mount  Abe  VFKRRO VSHQGLQJ SODQ IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU 2013-­14  was  set  at  $13,812,984.  That  is  just  short  of  a  2  percent  in-­ crease. Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  8QLRQ RIÂżFLDOV HVWLPDWHG WKDW WKH Bristol  school  tax  rate  for  homeown-­ ers  will  be  69.81  cents  per  $100  in  assessed  value  and  the  Mount  Abe  tax  rate  for  homeowners  will  be  76.47  cents,  for  a  total  residential  school  tax  rate  of  $1.4628.

★Cornwall★ CORNWALL  â€”  Cornwall  resi-­ dents  at  their  town  meeting  passed  all  the  articles  on  their  warning,  includ-­ ing  an  unusual  two-­vote  requirement  for  their  2013-­2014  Bingham  Me-­ morial  School  budget  of  $1,378,132. State  law  required  the  vote  on  this  budget  to  be  divided  into  two  refer-­ enda  because  the  district’s  spending  per  pupil  last  year  was  more  than  the  statewide  average;Íž  and  this  year’s  proposed  budget  is  greater  than  last  year’s  budget  when  adjusted  for  in-­ Ă€DWLRQ As  a  consequence,  Cornwall  resi-­ dents  faced  a  vote  on  a  $1,355,963  portion  of  spending  plan,  then  the  $22,169  portion  that  exceeds  the  LQĂ€DWLRQDU\ JXLGHOLQH SUHVFULEHG E\ state  law.  Both  measures  passed  by  voice  vote,  according  to  Town  Clerk  Sue  Johnson. Voters  approved  a  general  fund  budget  of  $446,897,  and  a  highway  budget  of  $373,800. Other  articles  approved  at  Corn-­ wall’s  town  meeting  included: ‡ WR EH WUDQVIHUUHG WR WKH Cornwall  Volunteer  Fire  Department  to  pay  its  expenses. ‡ WR DLG LQ WKH IXQGLQJ RI D natural  resources  inventory,  as  called  for  in  the  Cornwall  Town  Plan. ‡ IRU WKH &RUQZDOO /LWWOH League  to  help  pay  its  expenses. ‡ IRU WKH &RUQZDOO )UHH Public  Library  to  pay  its  expenses. ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI WR help  fund  various  Addison  County  QRQSURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQV WKDW SURYLGH services  to  Cornwall  residents.

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Incumbent  Selectman  David  McKinnon  got  60  votes  â€”  enough  to  beat  write-­in  candidate  Wes  Holler.  Rosemary  McKinnon  kept  her  town  treasurer  seat  with  66  votes.  And  incumbent  Treasurer  Vicki  Whiting  won,  as  well,  with  71  votes. The  three  articles  on  the  warning  passed,  with  the  most  contentious  being  the  one  asking  to  designate  Goshen  as  a  Property  Assessed  Clean  Energy  (PACE)  District  and  autho-­ UL]H WKH VHOHFWERDUG WR HQWHU LQWR DQ DJUHHPHQW ZLWK (IÂżFLHQF\ 9HUPRQW to  administer  the  PACE  home  en-­ ergy  improvements  program  on  be-­ half  of  the  town,  and  arrange  for  the  SURYLVLRQ RI ÂżQDQFLQJ WR SDUWLFLSDW-­ ing  property  owners  (provided  that  VXFK ÂżQDQFLQJ GRHV QRW UHTXLUH DQ\ indebtedness  to  be  incurred  by  the  town).  The  measure  passed  46-­30. Voters  also  agreed  by  large  mar-­ gins  to  spend  $5,581  from  the  inter-­ est  earned  on  Goshen  Town  Forest  WLPEHU VDOHV WR SD\ IRU WRZQ RIÂżFH renovations,  and  to  spend  $5,000  from  the  Goshen  Town  Hall  Renova-­ tion  Fund  for  improvements  to  the  town  hall. Votes  were  cast  by  76  of  the  173  residents  on  the  Goshen  checklist.

★Granville★ GRANVILLE  â€”  At  a  long  town  meeting  Tuesday  evening,  Granville  residents  voted  to  fund  their  current  ambulance  service,  the  Valley  Res-­ cue  Squad  Inc.,  but  the  future  of  the  squad  is  in  question  after  the  other  two  towns  that  had  been  funding  Val-­ ley  Rescue  declined  to  continue  their  support. Granville  approved  spending  $34,184  on  Valley  Rescue  by  a  mar-­ gin  of  26-­20,  and  tabled  an  article  to  fund  White  River  Valley  Ambulance  out  of  Bethel,  which  would  have  cost  $24,500.  At  town  meeting  in  Roch-­ ester,  residents  declined  to  support  Valley  Rescue;Íž  in  Hancock  they  de-­ clined  to  support  both  Valley  Rescue  and  White  River  Valley  Ambulance. Granville  Town  Clerk  Kathy  Wer-­ ner  said  the  town  will  have  to  see  how  the  rescue  service  issue  sugars  out  in  the  coming  weeks. Separately,  voters  decided  that  (Granville  continued  on  Page  14A)

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A  non-­binding,  petitioned  referen-­ dum  opposing  the  proposed  transport  of  tar  sands  oil  through  Vermont  also  received  approval. There  were  no  contested  races  on  the  ballot  in  Cornwall.  Incumbent  selectboard  members  Ben  Wood  and  Abi  Sessions  received  terms  of  two  and  three  years,  respectively.  Kris-­ tianne  Tolgyesi  and  Tammy  Den-­ ton  were  newly  elected  as  members  of  the  Bingham  Memorial  School  board.  Cy  Tall  was  re-­elected  to  a  one-­year  term  as  moderator.  Geof-­ frey  Demong  and  Holly  Noordsy  were  elected  to  three-­year  terms  on  the  planning  commission.

★Ferrisburgh★ FERRISBURGH  â€”  Ferrisburgh  in  Tuesday  balloting  returned  select-­ board  chairwoman  Loretta  Lawrence  WR RIÂżFH LQ WKH WRZQÂśV RQO\ FRQWHVWHG race.  Lawrence,  a  12-­year  board  vet-­ HUDQ RXWSROOHG $UDEHOOD +RO]DSIHO 348-­216,  or  63.5  to  36.5  percent,  for  D QHZ WKUHH \HDU WHUP +RO]DSIHO LQ 2012  was  a  losing  Democratic  can-­ didate  for  the  district  of  the  Vermont  House  that  includes  Ferrisburgh,  Addison,  Panton,  Vergennes  and  Waltham. Also  returned  to  the  Ferrisburgh  selectboard  were  longtime  member  Sally  Torrey  and  James  Benoit,  who  ZDV DSSRLQWHG LQ WR ÂżOO D YDFDQW seat. Four  Ferrisburgh  Central  School  board  races  were  uncontested.  In-­ cumbents  Bill  Clark,  Katie  Boyle  and  Julie  Gramling  and  newcomer  Christopher  Kayhart  will  all  be  serv-­ ing  after  Tuesday’s  Australian  ballot-­ LQJ FRQÂżUPHG WKHLU FDQGLGDFLHV Voters  on  March  5  also  backed  all  proposed  spending,  and  even  boost-­ ed  one  line  item.  In  Australian  balloting,  residents  supported  a  $3.26  million  central  school  budget,  343-­240.  It  will  in-­ crease  spending  over  the  current  level  by  4.88  percent  and  main-­ WDLQ H[LVWLQJ SURJUDPV RIÂżFLDOV said.  Also  backed  were  separate  line  items  to  add  $20,000  to  the  school’s  capital  improvement  fund, Â

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and  to  devote  $10,000  to  create  a  new  fund  to  buy  technology  for  FCS. Voters  also  narrowly  backed  the  $9.5  million  Vergennes  Union  High  School  budget,  294-­290.  Overall,  the  VUHS  proposal  passed,  833-­ 813.  After  several  years  of  little  or  no  increases,  VUHS  spending  will  ULVH E\ SHUFHQW QH[W \HDU 2IÂż-­ cials  said  a  major  spike  in  expected  special  education  costs  is  driving  spending  higher.  According  to  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  estimates,  modi-­ ÂżHG E\ )HUULVEXUJKÂśV &RPPRQ /HY-­ el  of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  of  those  school  budgets  could  lead  to  an  8.28-­cent  increase  in  the  town’s  school  tax  rate.  A  8.28-­cent  increase  translates  to  almost  $83  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value,  assum-­ ing  that  a  resident  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  value  of  a  home.  More  than  half  of  ANwSU  residents  received  school  tax  prebates  in  the  year  for  which  data  is  most  recently  available.  )URP WKH Ă€RRU RI WRZQ PHHWLQJ residents  were  looking  at  $1,656,618  of  proposed  town  spending,  and  de-­ cided  to  add  $13,559  in  support  for  the  Bixby  Memorial  Library,  bring-­ ing  Ferrisburgh’s  total  support  for  the  Bixby  to  $52,559. 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG WKDW LQFUHDVH brings  Ferrisburgh’s  per  capita  con-­ tribution  in  line  with  that  proposed  for  Vergennes.  Residents  also  backed  about  $367,600  for  the  administration/ general  government  budget,  rough-­ ly  $762,000  for  road  maintenance,  about  $30,000  for  charitable  do-­ nations,  and  a  little  bit  less  than  $500,000  combined  for  debt  ser-­ YLFH HPSOR\HH EHQHÂżWV DQG ÂżUH SR-­ lice  contracts. The  total,  including  the  new  Bix-­ by  spending,  is  about  $27,000  less  than  a  year  ago,  with  most  of  the  savings  overall  due  to  the  comple-­ tion  of  a  town-­wide  reappraisal  of  WD[DEOH UHDO HVWDWH RIÂżFLDOV VDLG CORRECTION:  The  Indepen-­ dent’s  preview  article  for  Ferris-­ burgh’s  town  meeting  incorrectly  LGHQWLÂżHG 6HOHFWZRPDQ 6DOO\ 7RUUH\ :H DSRORJL]H IRU WKH HUURU

★ Goshen ★ GOSHEN  â€”  Reconciliation  of  a  small  addition  error  in  the  general  fund  budget  may  have  been  the  most  exciting  thing  about  the  Goshen  town  meeting  this  year.  Town  Clerk  Rosemary  McKinnon  said  a  $10,500  line  item  was  included  in  the  General  Fund  budget  but  was  not  included  in  the  bottom  line  warned  for  town  meeting.  So  on  Monday  evening  they  added  it  to  the  warned  number  and  voters  then  OK’d  the  $334,443  general  fund,  of  which  $228,483  will  be  raised  in  taxes. Goshen,  of  course,  doesn’t  have  its  own  school,  and  in  the  past  tu-­ itioned  schoolchildren  to  a  variety Â

of  schools.  On  Monday,  residents  approved  a  measure  that  says  the  town  will  pay  school  tuition  only  for  students  who  go  to  Neshobe  School  in  Brandon,  not  to  other  elementary  schools.  They  also  approved  a  2013-­2014  school  spending  plan  of  $120,633,  which  will  pay  for  the  education  of  seven  students. Marci  Hayes  got  19  write-­in  votes;͞  that  was  enough  to  earn  her  a  spot  on  the  Neshobe  School  board. There  were  several  contested  elec-­ WLRQV ,Q WKH UDFH IRU ¿UVW FRQVWDEOH Sean  Martin  defeated  Bruce  Web-­ ster,  63-­11.  Webster  also  challenged  incumbent  auditor  Janet  Bishop;͞  she  won  59-­13.  Lister  Laurie  Lovell  re-­ tained  her  position  with  54  votes,  compared  to  15  for  Jeannie  Meyer.

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RIPTON  TOWN  CLERK  Sally  Hoyler,  standing  next  to  moderator  Tim  Hanson,  makes  a  plea  to  resi-­ GHQWV DW 0RQGD\œV WRZQ PHHWLQJ WR FKDQJH WKH WRZQ EXGJHW IURP D FDOHQGDU \HDU WR D ¿VFDO \HDU $IWHU discussion,  residents  approved  of  the  change  by  a  narrow  margin  on  a  voice  vote. Independent  photo/John  McCright

(Granville,  continued from  Page  13A) keeping  track  of  town  expenditures  and  revenues  has  become  a  bigger  job  than  amateur  auditors  can  han-­ GOH VR WKH\ HOLPLQDWHG WKH RIÂżFH RI town  auditor.  A  professional  will  be  hired. They  approved  a  proposed  town  spending  plan  for  2013-­2014  that  is  pegged  at  $261,021,  which  repre-­ sents  a  decrease  of  9.6  percent  from  the  $288,679  approved  at  last  year’s  town  meeting.  Voters  also  supported  the  2013-­2014  school  spending  plan  of  $530,217,  which  represented  a  de-­ crease  of  7.4  percent  from  the  current  year’s  school  budget  of  $572,861. Most  other  spending  questions  passed,  as  well,  including  spending  DV D ÂżUVW LQVWDOOPHQW WR SD\ off  $80,000  the  town  owes  as  a  local  match  of  FEMA  expenses.  However,  voters  defeated  a  measure  to  cre-­ ate  a  capital  account  in  the  amount  RI IRU WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW because,  Werner  explained,  they  WKRXJKW WKH VSHFLÂżF ZRUGLQJ RI WKH article  was  too  broad. Don’t  look  for  new  faces  among  *UDQYLOOH WRZQ RIÂżFHUV DV LQFXP-­ bents  were  re-­elected.  They  in-­ cluded  selectboard  member  Cheryl  Sargeant  for  a  term  of  three  years;Íž  school  directors  Erika  Linskey  and  Trina  Service  for  three  and  one  year,  respectively;Íž  and  Werner  for  town  clerk  (three  years)  and  treasurer  (one  year).

The  50  or  so  voters  at  the  meeting  discussed  the  matter  for  a  long  time,  Town  Clerk  Sara  Deering  said,  and  then  rejected  the  school  budget  by  D YRLFH YRWH 'HHULQJ VDLG RIÂżFLDOV hope  to  warn  another  meeting  as  soon  as  they  can,  but  it  would  be  no  sooner  than  30  days. At  the  meeting,  they  may  also  discuss  the  future  of  ambulance  ser-­ vice  in  town.  Hancock,  Granville  and  Rochester  all  faced  town  meet-­ ing  questions  of  whether  to  continue  to  fund  the  Valley  Rescue  Service  or  switch  to  the  White  River  Valley  Ambulance  out  of  Bethel.  In  Han-­ cock,  voters  said  no  to  both.  The  paper  ballot  vote  was  15  in  favor  of  funding  Valley  Rescue  and  16  op-­ posed;Íž  on  funding  White  River  Val-­ ley  Ambulance  it  was  14  in  favor,  15  opposed. Hancock  voters  weren’t  all  about  saying  no  â€”  they  approved  a  pro-­ posed  municipal  spending  plan  of  $356,277  along  with  additional  ap-­ propriations  amounting  to  $6,060. A  new  face  among  the  town  of-­ ÂżFLDOV HOHFWHG 7XHVGD\ ZDV QHZ lister  Linda  Namy.  Those  re-­elected  were  selectboard  member  Judy  Ol-­ sen,  constable  Chris  Warren,  auditor  Elsie  Cardin,  road  foreman  James  Leno,  library  trustee  Janet  Kittredge,  Budget  Committee  member  Marge  Frost  and  delinquent  tax  collector  Sara  Deering,  who  was  also  elected  WR ÂżOO RXW WKH UHPDLQLQJ \HDU DV WRZQ clerk  and  treasurer.

★ Hancock ★ ★ Leicester★ HANCOCK  â€”  Residents  of  Han-­ cock  will  be  returning  to  town  meet-­ ing  in  the  near  future  after  they  re-­ jected  the  school  spending  plan  and  voted  not  to  fund  any  ambulance  service. 6FKRRO RIÂżFLDOV KDG DVNHG IRU $880,000  to  educate  Hancock  chil-­ dren  in  the  coming  year,  which  was  about  $90,000  more  than  last  year.  2IÂżFLDOV IURP WKH :LQGVRU 1RUWK-­ west  Supervisory  Union  explained  at  Tuesday’s  annual  school  meeting  that  higher  special  education  cost  were  driving  the  increase.

LEICESTER  â€”  School  directors  in  Leicester  were  scratching  their  heads  Tuesday  evening  after  they  learned  that  the  proposed  school  spending  plan  was  defeated,  65-­73.  The  $1,127,521  budget  represented  an  increase  of  $66,863,  or  6.3  percent,  from  the  current  year. School  board  chairman  Matthew  Brush  was  at  a  loss  to  explain  the  re-­ sult. “Town  meeting  was  poorly  attend-­ ed  (Monday)  night,  and  no  one  asked  any  questions  challenging  anything  VSHFLÂżFDOO\ RQ WKH EXGJHW ´ KH VDLG

“No  one  came  to  school  board  meet-­ ings  during  the  year. “I  think  it  was  the  low  voter  turn-­ RXW ´ Indeed,  selectboard  Chair  Diane  Benware,  who  won  re-­election  to  a  three-­year  term,  said  only  28  people  came  to  town  meeting.  â€œThat  was  the  smallest  number  in  the  32  years  I’ve  EHHQ FRPLQJ WR WRZQ PHHWLQJ ´ %HQ-­ ware  said. Brush  said  he  had  talked  with  the  Rutland  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  superintendent,  and  the  board  would  meet  next  week  and  make  a  plan  for  how  to  proceed  on  the  school  budget.  Those  who  came  out  to  the  Leices-­ ter  Meeting  House  on  Monday  eve-­ ning  OK’d  the  municipal  spending  plan  as  warned:  $500,714  divided  up  as  $245,879  for  general  town  ex-­ penses  (with  $206,264  to  be  raised  by  taxes)  and  $254,835  for  highway  expenses  (with  $172,429  to  be  raised  by  taxes).  They  also  agreed  to  Article  3,  which  OKs  spending  an  additional  $20,000  on  road  paving. The  spending  was  on  par  with  what  was  approved  for  the  current  year. The  towns  of  the  Rutland  Northeast  Supervisory  Union  passed  the  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  spending  plan  of  $10,542,068  by  a  tally  of  890-­ 701.  It  rose  2  percent  from  last  year. There  were  no  surprises  in  the  YRWLQJ IRU WRZQ RIÂżFHUV ,Q DGGLWLRQ to  Benware,  other  incumbents  who  were  returned  in  uncontested  races  were  Selectman  Tom  Barker  to  a  two-­ year  seat,  Auditor  Donna  Pidgeon,  and  school  board  members  Michelle  Pierpont  and  Connie  Carroll  for  three-­  and  two-­year  terms,  respectively.

★ Lincoln ★ LINCOLN  â€”  Lincoln  voters  held  a  technically  invalid  town  meeting  on  Monday  evening  in  Burnham  Hall,  due  to  a  mix-­up  at  the  printer  that  resulted  in  the  town  report  not  being  delivered  to  some  residents  until  late  last  week.  Under  state  statute,  voters  must  be  warned  at  least  30  days  prior  to  town  meeting.

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However,  Lincoln  town  meeting-­ goers  voted  to  move  ahead  with  the  agenda  anyway,  with  a  special  meeting  to  be  held  in  30  days’  time  to  validate  the  decisions  that  voters  made  on  March  4.  â€œNo  one  knew  if  voters  were  ready  WR PRYH IRUZDUG ´ VDLG 7RZQ &OHUN Sally  Ober,  who  on  Tuesday  eve-­ QLQJ VDLG WKDW WRZQ RIÂżFLDOV QRWLFHG that  budget  discussions  were  less  detailed  than  in  past  years.  â€œTown  RIÂżFLDOV UHDOO\ IHOW IUXVWUDWHG ZLWK the  situation.  We  haven’t  gotten  to  WKH ERWWRP RI ZKDW KDSSHQHG ´ Ober  said  that  since  all  town  of-­ ÂżFLDOV EHOLHYHG WKH\ KDG IROORZHG the  usual  schedule  and  deadlines  for  getting  information  to  the  printer,  no  alarm  bells  were  raised  until  the  town  reports  were  not  delivered  at  the  normal  time.  When  the  town  called  to  ask  what  had  happened,  the  town  reports  were  printed  and  delivered,  but  some  did  not  arrive  until  late  last  week,  and  other  town  meeting-­goers  told  Ober  that  they  had  not  received  their  reports  at  all. Nonetheless,  once  Lincoln  town  meeting  got  off  the  ground,  voters  had  a  productive  time. All  town  budgets  were  passed  as  warned,  including  the  major  expen-­ ditures,  the  Highway  Fund  and  Gen-­ eral  Fund.  The  proposed  Highway  Fund  expenditure  was  $863,740,  of  which  $704,890  would  be  raised  by  taxes.  General  Fund  spending  for  WKH FRPLQJ ÂżVFDO \HDU SDVVHG DW $324,812,  of  which  $193,702  is  to  be  raised  by  taxes,  $93,655  is  surplus  from  the  current  year,  and  $37,455  is  to  be  raised  by  non-­tax  revenues. Voters  also  elected  to  add  two  additional  seats  to  the  Lincoln  se-­ lectboard,  bringing  the  board  from  WKUHH PHPEHUV WR ÂżYH 2EHU VDLG she  expected  the  new  board  mem-­ bers  would  be  elected  next  Town  Meeting  Day;Íž  the  alternative  option  would  have  been  to  hold  a  special  WRZQ PHHWLQJ WR HOHFW WKRVH RIÂż-­ cers,  but  no  voter  moved  to  take  that  route. Interestingly,  given  this  year’s  town  report  mix-­up,  Lincoln  vot-­ ers  also  decided  to  reject  an  article  that  would  have  changed  the  way  that  town  reports  are  distributed.  Instead  of  being  mailed  directly  to  each  residence,  the  article  would  KDYH QRWLÂżHG YRWHUV E\ SRVWFDUG that  town  reports  were  available  IRU SLFN XS DW VSHFLÂżHG ORFDWLRQV Lincoln  voters  rejected  that  from  WKH Ă€RRU DQG WRZQ UHSRUWV ZLOO EH delivered  to  each  mailbox  as  usual  QH[W \HDU ² DQG RIÂżFLDOV VD\ WKH\ will  be  on  time.  At  the  school  portion  of  Mon-­ day’s  meeting,  voters  also  ap-­ SURYHG D ÂżVFDO \HDU budget  for  the  Lincoln  Community  School  of  $1,903,271,  up  from  $1,812,638  last  year,  representing  an  increase  in  spending  of  $90,633,  or  5  percent.  The  Mount  Abe  school  budget  passed  as  warned,  with  a  union-­wide  vote  of  1,372-­827.  The  Mount  Abe  VFKRRO VSHQGLQJ SODQ IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU 2013-­14  was  set  at  $13,812,984.  That  is  just  short  of  a  2  percent  in-­ crease. The  education  tax  rate  for  Lincoln  homeowners  is  estimated  at  $1.4108  per  $100  of  assessed  value  of  their  property.  That  is  2.19  cents  higher  than  the  current  year’s  rate. ,Q WKH UDFH IRU ÂżUVW FRQVWDEOH LQ-­ cumbent  Will  Clark  kept  his  seat  against  challenger  Joshua  Otey,  155-­91.

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★Middlebury★ MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Middlebury  voters  returned  three  incumbent  selectmen  to  three-­year  terms  and  passed  all  of  the  money  items  on  its  ballot  on  Town  Meeting  Day. Incumbents  Nick  Artim,  Gary  Baker  and  Travis  Forbes  each  won  another  three-­year  term  on  the  board.  Artim  garnered  the  most  votes  with  437,  followed  by  Baker  with  434  and  Forbes  with  364.  Fin-­ ishing  out  of  the  running  were  chal-­ lengers  Ted  Davis  with  321  tallies  and  Eric  Murray,  who  logged  224  votes. Also  earning  support  at  the  polls  on  Tuesday  were  a  request  for  $7,000  to  support  a  scholarship  pro-­ JUDP IRU WKH QRQSURÂżW 2WWHU &UHHN Child  Center  (OCCC),  and  an  ad-­ visory  referendum  seeking  opposi-­ tion  to  the  proposed  transport  of  tar  sands  oil  through  a  pipeline  that  ex-­ tends  from  Canada  across  a  portion  of  northern  Vermont  to  Portland,  Maine. The  OCCC  request  passed  by  a  468-­235  tally,  while  the  tar  sands  referendum  â€”  forced  by  a  citizens’  petition  â€”  earned  support  by  a  493-­ 212  margin. The  approximately  150  attend-­ ees  at  Monday’s  annual  meeting  DSSURYHG D SURSRVHG ÂżVFDO \HDU 2013-­2014  municipal  budget  of  $8,951,760  by  a  resounding  voice  vote  after  more  than  an  hour  of  discussion.  The  spending  plan  will  require  a  4.5-­cent  increase  in  the  town’s  municipal  tax  rate  of  86.2  cents  per  $100  in  property  value.  That  increase  was  stabilized  by  the  Middlebury  Fire  Department’s  agreement  to  forgo,  for  one  year,  one  penny  of  the  2  cents  on  the  tax  rate  that  is  annually  used  to  sweeten  WKH GHSDUWPHQWÂśV ÂżUH HTXLSPHQW UH-­ placement  fund.  So  town  meeting Â

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participants  resoundingly  approved  what  amounted  to  a  $72,000  equip-­ ment  fund  reduction,  with  gratitude,  in  a  separate  article  by  a  voice  vote. The  municipal  budget  increase  is  EHLQJ VXEVWDQWLDOO\ GULYHQ E\ Âż[HG personnel  costs  and  debt  service  on  the  already  approved  $4.625  mil-­ lion  bond  to  substantially  renovate  DQG H[SDQG WKH ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQWÂśV Seymour  Street  headquarters  and  replace  the  East  Middlebury  station. Residents  also  authorized,  by  voice  vote,  the  replacement  of  two  police  cruisers;Íž  one  utility/sign  truck  and  related  equipment;Íž  a  utility  truck  bed  truck  and  related  equipment;Íž  a  backhoe;Íž  a  roller  at-­ tachment  for  a  grader;Íž  and  a  laser  grinder.  Those  equipment  purchases  will  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  town’s  replacement  schedule,  to  be  ¿QDQFHG WKURXJK D ÂżYH \HDU ORDQ RI up  to  $330,000. In  uncontested  elections,  Ruth  Hardy,  Billy  Connelly  and  Jason  Duquette-­Hoffman  won  three-­year  terms  on  the  Mary  Hogan  Elemen-­ tary  School  board;Íž  Lorraine  Gonza-­ lez  Morse  earned  another  three-­year  term  on  the  UD-­3  school  board;Íž  -RKQ )UHLGLQ EUHH]HG WR D ÂżYH \HDU term  on  the  Ilsley  Library  Board  of  Trustees;Íž  and  former  Gov.  James  Douglas  won  another  year  as  town  moderator.  Beth  Dow  was  elected  to  a  three-­year  term  as  lister. Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  voters  passed  the  proposed  2013-­2014  UD-­3  school  budget  of  $16,585,518  by  a  1,294  to  660  tally.  7KH EXGJHW UHĂ€HFWLQJ DQ DSSUR[L-­ mately  3-­percent  increase,  covers  Middlebury  Union  Middle  and  High  School  expenses  for  the  member-­ towns  of  Middlebury,  Bridport,  Cornwall,  Ripton,  Salisbury,  Shore-­ ham  and  Weybridge. The  proposed  2013-­2014  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  budget  (Middlebury  continued on  Page  15A)

WEYBRIDGE  RESIDENT  BO  Knepp  asks  a  question  during  Mon-­ day  night’s  town  meeting  held  in  the  Weybridge  Elementary  School  multi-­purpose  room.  Seated  in  front  of  Knepp  are  Greg  Lyons,  left,  and  Meghan  and  Clark  Sutton. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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★New  Haven★ 1(: +$9(1 ² 0RQGD\ÂśV WRZQ PHHWLQJ LQ 1HZ +DYHQ ZDV VKRUW DQG sweet.  Voters  met  at  the  town  hall  to  discuss,  among  other  things,  wheth-­ er  to  eliminate  the  position  of  town  auditor.  Town  Clerk  Pam  Kingman  said  that  across  the  state,  town  audi-­ WRUV DUH H[SUHVVLQJ WKH EHOLHI WKDW WKH job  is  too  much  for  part-­timers  and  that  they  could  use  help  from  outside  SURIHVVLRQDOV )URP WKH Ă€RRU 1HZ +DYHQ YRWHUV FKRVH WR GR DZD\ ZLWK the  town  auditor  position,  choosing  to  rely  on  outside  audits. 0RVW 1HZ +DYHQ WRZQ EXVLQHVV was  completed  by  Australian  ballot   on  Tuesday. All  money  items  got  the  go-­ahead,  including  the   proposed  Road  Fund  H[SHQGLWXUH RI IRU WKH coming  year,  which  represented  a  SHUFHQW LQFUHDVH 3URSRVHG General  Fund  spending  was  also  ap-­ SURYHG DW HVVHQWLDOO\ XQ-­ FKDQJHG IURP DSSURYHG last  year. There  were  no  contested  elections, Â

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of  little  or  no  increases,  47-­44.  A  PDMRU LQFUHDVH LQ H[SHFWHG VSHFLDO education  costs  is  driving  spending  KLJKHU VFKRRO RI¿FLDOV VDLG Panton  joined  Waltham  and  Ver-­ JHQQHV YRWHUV LQ EDFNLQJ D 98(6 budget  that  will  raise  spending  by  SHUFHQW WR 7KH YRWH ZDV LQ FRPPLQJOHG EDOORW-­ ing.  $FFRUGLQJ WR $1Z68 HVWLPDWHV PRGL¿HG E\ 3DQWRQœV &RPPRQ Level  of  Appraisal,  passage  of  both  union  school  budgets  could  lead  to  D FHQW LQFUHDVH LQ WKH WRZQœV VFKRRO WD[ UDWH $ FHQW LQFUHDVH WUDQVODWHV WR DERXW LQ KLJKHU WD[HV SHU $100,000  of  assessed  value,  assum-­ LQJ WKDW D UHVLGHQW LV SD\LQJ WD[HV based  on  the  full  value  of  a  home.  0RUH WKDQ KDOI RI $1Z68 UHVLGHQWV UHFHLYHG VFKRRO WD[ SUHEDWHV LQ WKH year  for  which  data  is  most  recently  available.

★Monkton★ MONKTON  â€”  Articles  concern-­ ing  the  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project,  which  would  send  a  pipeline  through  0RQNWRQ WRRN XS D VLJQLÂżFDQW SRU-­ tion  of  discussion  at  the  Monkton  town  meeting  Tuesday  morning.  Articles  9  and  10  of  the  town  meet-­ ing  agenda  asked  voters  whether  to  authorize  the  selectboard  to  establish  a  $50,000  legal  fund  to  represent  the  town  against  Vermont  Gas  Systems  at  upcoming  Public  Service  Board  meetings,  and  whether  to  advise  the  board  not  to  issue  any  pipeline  per-­ mits  to  the  company  until  safety  con-­ cerns  had  been  addressed.  Articles  9  DQG ERWK SDVVHG IURP WKH Ă€RRU Monkton  voters  also  weighed  in  on  slight  budget  increases  across  the  board.  All  money  items  passed,  including  the  proposed  municipal  VSHQGLQJ SODQ IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU ZKLFK ZDV XS IURP ODVW \HDU DQ LQFUHDVH RI 1.04  percent.  The  Monkton  Cen-­ tral  School  budget  was  approved  DW ZKLFK LV XS IURP ODVW \HDU ² D SHU-­ cent  increase.  Voters  did  not  have  to  consider  any  increases  for  social  service  agencies  this  year  â€”  Town  Clerk  Sharon  Gomez  said  the  agen-­ cies  are  asking  for  the  same  amounts  that  they  asked  for  last  year. There  were  no  contested  races  this  year.  Stephen  Pilcher  won  a  two-­ year  seat  on  the  selectboard,  Gomez  was  re-­elected  as  town  clerk.  Town  Treasurer  Chuck  Roumas  was  also  re-­elected.  Roger  Parker  Jr.  ran  un-­ contested  on  the  selectboard  seat  va-­ cated  by  Peter  Norris. By  Australian  ballot  on  Tuesday,  voters  rejected  by  narrow  margins  WZR VLJQLÂżFDQW ERQGV WR LPSURYH municipal  buildings. 7KH ÂżUVW ERQG ZKLFK ZDV GH-­ IHDWHG ZRXOG KDYH UDLVHG $1  million  to  fund  construction  of  a  new  town  hall  and  library  on  the  5-­acre  parcel  of  town-­owned  land  on  Monkton  Ridge.  That  bond  was  the  third  the  town  had  put  before  Monkton  voters  on  WKLV VXEMHFW ² WKH ÂżUVW WZR SURSRV-­ als,  which  had  price  tags  of  $1.5  million  and  $1.7  million,  were  also  rejected.  Monkton  voters  also  rejected  a  ERQG IRU DQ H[WHQVLRQ WR WKH ÂżUH IDFLOLW\ RQ 6WDWHV 3ULVRQ +RO-­ ORZ 5RDG E\ MXVW YRWHV

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Walker  James  and  Carla  Ochs,  and  ementary  School  board  member  Kar-­ school  directors  Alyson  Audet  East-­ rie  Beebe  retained  her  seat  without  opposition.  man  and  Peter  Ochs. By  voice  vote,  residents  passed  RI SURSRVHG WRZQ VSHQG-­ LQJ XS E\ DERXW IURP The  lion’s  share  of  the  increase  came  ZKHQ D QHZ Âł+LJKZD\ &DS-­ ital  Project  Fundâ€?  was  established  PANTON  â€”  Panton  residents  that  will  be  devoted  to  future  major  elected  a  new  selectboard  member  road  projects.  IURP WKH Ă€RRU RI WKHLU WRZQ PHHWLQJ Also  in  the  reserve  fund  article,  on  March  5  in  a  close  vote  that  went  YRWHUV EDFNHG IRU WKH +LJK-­ to  paper  ballots.  way  Capital  Equipment  Fund,  which  When  the  votes  were  counted,  will  help  Panton  buy  trucks,  graders  Wendy  Knight  emerged  the  victor  and  the  like  in  the  future;Íž  $15,000  over  Ron  Childers,  18-­15,  in  the  only  IRU WKH 7RZQ +DOO 5HVWRUDWLRQ )XQG FRQWHVWHG UDFH 9HUJHQQHV 8QLRQ (O-­ DSLHFH IRU WKH *UDGHU 7LUH

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ORWELL  â€”  They  needed  a  paper  ballot  to  decide  the  village  school  budget  at  the  Orwell  town  meeting  Tuesday,  but  that  may  have  been  the  KHLJKW RI WKH H[FLWHPHQW DW WKH DQ-­ nual  proceedings.  Those  at  the  meeting  voted  57-­ LQ IDYRU RI WKH SURSRVHG ÂżVFDO \HDU VFKRRO VSHQGLQJ SODQ RI ZKLFK UHSUHVHQWV D GHFUHDVH RI RU OHVV WKDQ 1  percent,  from  the  current  year’s  spending  plan  of  $1,711,685. The  proposed  municipal  spending  SODQ RI ZDV DSSURYHG E\ YRLFH YRWH IURP WKH Ă€RRU RI WRZQ meeting.  Maybe  that  was  because  that  marked  an  11  percent  decrease  from  the  current  year’s  spending.  Town  Clerk  Susan  Ann  Arnebold  said  last  week  that  the  town  has  put  some  big-­ticket  bills  behind  it  â€”  in-­ cluding  litigation  and  road  repairs  â€”  which  accounts  for  the  proposed  drop  in  spending. 7KH )DLU +DYHQ 8QLRQ +LJK School  budget  was  approved  as  proposed  with  a  spending  increase  RI SHUFHQW WR 7KDW means  the  homestead  education  WD[ UDWH LQ 2UZHOO ZLOO JR IURP WR DFFRUGLQJ WR /DXUD Jakubowski,  Addison  Rutland  Su-­ SHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ EXVLQHVV PDQDJHU A  resident  with  a  home  valued  at  ZRXOG VHH WKHLU VFKRRO WD[HV ULVH RU SRVVLEO\ OHVV LI WKH\ TXDOLI\ IRU WD[ UHOLHI There  were  no  contested  elec-­ tions  on  the  ballot.  Among  those  returning  to  their  jobs  were  Town  Clerk  Arnebold,  Town  Treasurer  Mark  Young,  selectboard  members Â

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RIPTON  â€”  Ripton  residents  at  their  town  meeting  Monday  and  in  Australian  ballot  voting  on  Tuesday  approved  all  the  requests  on  their  warning,  including  two  substantial  capital  investments  in  their  elemen-­ tary  school  building. 7RZQVSHRSOH YRWHG LQ ID-­ YRU RI D \HDU ERQG WR pay  for  installation  of  a  new  stand-­ ing  seam  roof  to  replace  the  current  RQH ZKLFK KDV H[FHHGHG LWV \HDU OLIH H[SHFWDQF\ DQG KDV RFFDVLRQDOO\ sprung  some  leaks.  Plans  call  for  the  district  to  take  $100,000  from  the  school’s  capital  reserve  fund  to  take  the  price  tag  down  to  $150,000. In  a  second  related  referendum,  UHVLGHQWV YRWHG LQ VXSSRUW RI DQRWKHU \HDU ERQG WKLV RQH IRU XS WR WR LQVWDOO VRODU panels  on  the  new  roof.  Monkton-­ based  Addison  Renewable  Energy  ZLOO SODFH VRODU SDQHOV FRYHU-­ LQJ URXJKO\ VTXDUH IHHW RQ WKH south-­facing  portion  of  the  roof.  The  project  will  generate  power  to  help  reduce  the  school’s  dependence  on  (Ripton  continued  on  Page  16A)

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(Ripton,  continued  from  Page  15A) conventional  electricity  to  operate  lights,  computers  and  other  devices.  The  town  would  be  able  to  reduce  its  payback  on  the  project  by  $77,000,  the  amount  of  a  grant  through  the  state’s  Small  Scale  Renewable  En-­ ergy  Incentive  Program.  That  grant  money  would  bring  the  project  cost  down  to  $130,400. The  proposed  2013-­2014  Rip-­ ton  Elementary  School  budget  of  $808,931  (a  4.33-­percent  increase)  passed  by  voice  vote.  Residents  also  agreed  to  set  aside  $25,000  into  an  education  reserve  fund. The  Ripton  selectboard’s  pro-­ posed  2013  highway  budget  of   $294,679  (down  from  the  $353,350  approved  last  year)  and  2013  Gen-­ eral  Fund  budget  of  $266,637  (down  from  the  $270,711  OK’d  last  year) Â

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to  budget  on  a  calendar  year.  The  measure  passed  on  a  voice  vote,  with  quite  a  few  in  attendance  voting  no. In  other  action  at  their  town  meet-­ ing,  residents  approved: ‡ WR KHOS SD\ IRU 5LSWRQ ÂżUH DQG UHVFXH VHUYLFHV ‡ $ FRPELQHG WRWDO RI IRU various  Addison  County  nonprof-­ its  that  provide  services  to  Addison  County  residents. ‡ $ SHWLWLRQHG DGYLVRU\ UHIHUHQ-­ dum  opposing  the  transport  of  tar  sands  through  Vermont. There  were  no  contested  local  elec-­ tions  in  Ripton  this  year.  Incumbent  Selectman  Richard  Collitt  was  elect-­ ed  to  another  three-­year  term.  Resi-­ dent  Perry  Hanson  was  elected  to  a  two-­year  term  on  the  school  board  and  resident  Bryan  Alexander  waged  a  successful  write-­in  campaign  for Â

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★Salisbury★ SALISBURY  â€”  Salisbury  vot-­ ers  on  Tuesday  picked  Tom  Scanlon  over  Martha  Sullivan  in  a  two-­per-­ son  race  for  a  two-­year  term  on  the  selectboard,  and  approved  all  of  the  articles  on  the  town  meeting  warn-­ ing. Scanlon  topped  Sullivan  109-­94  in  the  only  contested  race  on  the  bal-­

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lot.  In  uncontested  elections  Select-­ man  Jonathan  Blake  was  re-­upped  for  a  three-­year  term  and  incumbent  Salisbury  School  Board  members  Gretchen  Huestis  and  John  Nuceder  were  granted  new  terms  of  two  and  three  years,  respectively.  Incumbent  Laura  Lass  won  another  three  years  representing  Salisbury  on  the  UD-­3  school  board.  Wayne  Smith  Jr.  was  elected  to  a  one-­year  term  as  mod-­ erator. The  proposed  General  Fund  budget  of  $189,915,  up  from  the  $177,661  compared  to  this  year,  passed  by  a  172-­31  tally. Voters  also  OK’d  the  proposed  highway  budget  of  $390,878,  down  from  the  current  $405,972,  by  a  168-­ 35  margin. Voters  approved  a  proposed  2013-­ 2014  Salisbury  Community  School  budget  of  $1,560,529  by  a  58-­27  paper-­ballot  vote  on  Monday.  The  budget  represents  a  bump  of  7.82  percent  ($113,210)  compared  to  this  year. Residents  also  voted  157-­45  in  fa-­ vor  of  designating  the  town  of  Salis-­ bury  as  a  Property  Assessed  Clean  Energy  (PACE)  District  and  autho-­ rized  the  selectboard  to  enter  into  an  DJUHHPHQW ZLWK (IÂżFLHQF\ 9HUPRQW to  administer  the  PACE  home  energy  improvements  program  on  behalf  of  the  town. A  combined  total  of  $66,235  for  YDULRXV $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ QRQSURÂżW organizations  also  met  with  local  voters’  approval.

★Shoreham★ SHOREHAM  â€”  Shoreham  resi-­ dents  on  Tuesday  picked  Howard  Campbell  over  Colin  Davis  for  a  two-­year  term  on  the  local  planning  commission.  Campbell  earned  89  tallies,  to  79  for  Davis,  in  what  was  the  only  contested  election  at  Shore-­ ham’s  town  meeting  this  year. Residents  passed  every  article  on  their  town  meeting  warning,  includ-­ ing  a  proposed  2013-­2014  highway  budget  of  $613,114  (representing  a  7-­percent  increase);Íž  a  General  Fund  budget  of  $246,803  (up  3  percent);Íž  and  a  2013-­14  elementary  school  budget  of  $1,467,825,  which  repre-­ sents  a  2.9-­percent  boost  in  spending  compared  to  this  year.  All  of  those  money  items  passed  by  voice  vote  at  the  annual  gathering. Four  posts  on  the  town  selectboard  were  in  play  on  Town  Meeting  Day,  though  none  of  them  were  contested.  Incumbent  Selectman  Stephen  Go-­ odrich  was  re-­elected  to  a  three-­year  term,  while  fellow  incumbents  Paul  Saenger  and  Sanford  Witherell  Jr.  won  terms  of  one  year  each.  Mark  Spitzner  was  elected  to  the  single  year  left  on  a  term  vacated  by  Select-­ woman  Karen  Shackett. Incumbent  Shoreham  Elementary  School  board  members  Ben  Cadoret  and  Bruce  Perlow  were  unopposed  for  terms  of  three  and  two  years,  re-­ spectively.  Michelle  Patterson  was  elected  to  a  one-­year  term  on  the  panel. In  other  action  at  their  town  meet-­ ing,  Shoreham  voters  OK’d: ‡ WR EH DGGHG WR D UHVHUYH IXQG IRU UHVFXH DQG ÂżUH GHSDUWPHQW

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★Starksboro★ STARKSBORO  â€”  Starksboro  voters  gathered  at  Robinson  Elemen-­ tary  School  on  Saturday,  March  2,  to  discuss  fairly  routine  town  meet-­ ing  issues  and  vote  on  budgets,  all  of  which  passed  as  warned  from  the  Ă€RRU The  town  asked  for  $502,329  in  General  Fund  spending  this  year,  which  represented  less  than  a  $5,000  increase  from  last  year.  The  Road  Equipment  Fund  was  pegged  at  $86,590,  compared  to  $82,085  last  year,  and  the  Fire  Equipment  Re-­ serve  Fund  was  warned  at  $30,328,  just  over  $400  more  than  last  year. The  Robinson  Elementary  School  education  spending  plan  for  the  com-­ LQJ ÂżVFDO \HDU RI SDVVHG IURP WKH Ă€RRU DV ZHOO 7KH VFKRRO spending  plan  represented  a  hike  of  $57,365,  or  2.7  percent. The  Starksboro  municipal  tax  rate  is  estimated  at  45.47  cents,  and  the  school  tax  rate  at  $1.395.  Townspeople  rejected  an  article  that  would  have  made  Starksboro  a  Property  Assessed  Clean  Energy  (PACE)  town.  It  would  have  seen  the  WRZQ HQWHU DQ DJUHHPHQW ZLWK (IÂż-­ ciency  Vermont  to  administrate  the  3$&( SURJUDPÂśV HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ funding  to  Starksboro  homeowners. In  Australian  ballot  voting  on  7XHVGD\ YRWHUV HOHFWHG WRZQ RIÂż-­ cers.  The  lone  contested  race  was  for  library  trustee,  which  had  two  three-­ year  openings  and  three  candidates  on  the  ballot.  Katie  Antos-­Ketcha  and  Liz  Fairchild  were  voted  in  to  the  board  over  Erin  Buckwalter. In  uncontested  races,  Selectman  Mat  Norris  and  school  director  Den-­ nis  Hysko  kept  their  seats.

★Vergennes★ VERGENNES  â€”  In  balloting  on  Tuesday,  Vergennes  residents  chose  real  estate  appraiser  and  one-­term  alderman  Bill  Benton  as  their  new  mayor.  Benton  outpolled  former  mayor  and  multi-­term  alderman  April  Jin,  459-­122,  in  the  city’s  top-­of-­the  tick-­ et  race.  In  a  four-­way  race  for  three  city  council  seats,  former  two-­term  alder-­ man  Lowell  Bertrand  unseated  one-­ term  incumbent  Peter  Garon,  while  multi-­term  incumbents  Joe  Klopfen-­ stein  and  Randy  Ouellette  retained  their  positions.  Klopfenstein  earned  the  most  votes,  433;Íž  followed  by  Bertrand,  430;Íž  Ouellette,  334;Íž  and  Garon,  260.  (Vergennes  continued  on  Page  17A)

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WEYBRIDGE  TOWN  MODERATOR  Spence  Putnam  stands  in  front  of  fellow  residents  to  lead  town  meeting  Monday  night  in  the  Weybridge  Elementary  School  multi-­purpose  room. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

(Vergennes,  continued from  Page  15A) When  the  council  meets  later  this  PRQWK IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH VLQFH WKH HOHFWLRQ %HQWRQ VDLG RQH RI WKH ÂżUVW orders  of  business  will  be  to  replace  him  on  the  council.  Benton  said  Ga-­ ron  has  expressed  an  interest  in  be-­ ing  appointed  to  the  opening  created  when  voters  moved  Benton  from  a  council  chair  to  the  mayor’s  seat. On  Tuesday,  city  residents  also  weigh  in  on  union  school  spending.  Aldermen  will  determine  the  Ver-­ gennes  municipal  budget  in  June.   Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  voters  overall  supported  a  proposed  $9.5  million  Vergennes  Union  High  School  budget,  833-­ 813.  Vergennes  residents  voted  against  the  plan,  which  will  raise  spending  by  almost  6  percent  after  several  years  of  little  or  no  increas-­ es,  302-­295.  A  major  increase  in  expected  special  education  costs  is  driving  spending  higher,  school  of-­ ÂżFLDOV VDLG Vergennes  joined  Waltham  and  Panton  in  backing  a  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  budget  that  will  raise  spending  by  4.7  per-­ cent  to  $4,085,252.  The  vote  was  447-­322  in  commingled  balloting.  According  to  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  Union  estimates,  modi-­ ÂżHG E\ WKH FLW\ÂśV &RPPRQ /HYHO RI Appraisal,  passage  of  both  union  school  budgets  could  lead  to  an  8.7-­

cent  increase  in  the  Vergennes  school  tax  rate.  A  8.7-­cent  increase  translates  to  $87  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  value  of  a  home. ANwSU  tax  rates  saw  little  or  no  increases  in  2012.

★Waltham★ :$/7+$0 ² :DOWKDP UHVLGHQWV ÂżOOHG D QXPEHU RI OHDGHUVKLS SRVL-­ WLRQV ZKHQ WKH\ JDWKHUHG RQ 0RQGD\ night  at  the  town  hall,  but  not  all  of  them.  Because  of  a  glitch  on  the  town’s  PHHWLQJ ZDUQLQJ QR RIÂżFLDO QRWLFH was  given  that  there  were  openings  on  the  Vergennes  Union  high  and  el-­ ementary  school  boards,  according  WR 7RZQ &OHUN 0DU\ .LQVRQ The  Waltham  selectboard  sched-­ uled  a  special  meeting  for  6  p.m.  RQ 0DUFK WR ÂżOO WKRVH WZR VSRWV ZLWK LQFXPEHQW 98(6 GLUHFWRU .DWH 0DUWLQ VHHNLQJ WR UHWDLQ KHU VHDW DQG Jeffry  Glassberg  indicating  he  would  like  to  replace  outgoing  longtime  VUHS  and  Addison  Northwest  Su-­ SHUYLVRU\ 8QLRQ ERDUG PHPEHU .ULV-­ tin  Bristow. 2Q 0RQGD\ :DOWKDP UHVLGHQWV GLG UHWXUQ .LQVRQ WR RIÂżFH DQG GLG the  same  for  incumbent  selectman Â

.HYLQ %RXUGRQ Residents  also  backed  the  select-­ board’s  proposed  town  spending,  which  saw  little  change  from  2012:  $157,300  for  road  maintenance,  up  about  $4,500  from  a  year  ago,  and  $71,650  for  town  administrative  ex-­ penses,  down  about  $900. 7KDW ODWWHU ÂżJXUH LQFOXGHV of  charitable  contributions,  the  most  notable  of  which  is  $9,205  for  the  %L[E\ 0HPRULDO /LEUDU\ LQ D VHSD-­ rate  article.  That  amount  is  the  same  UHTXHVW PDGH LQ %L[E\ RIÂżFLDOV had  requested  more,  but  eventually  decided  not  to  ask  for  increases  be-­ cause  not  all  towns  went  along.  They  will  revisit  the  issue  in  the  coming  months.  :DOWKDP UHVLGHQWV RQ 0RQGD\ also  decided  to  allow  the  selectboard  to  apply  about  $28,000  of  carryover  IURP WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU WR ORZHULQJ the  municipal  tax  rate  in  the  coming  year.  Selectman  Harold  Francis  said  an  accounting  mistake  prevented  the  town  from  using  the  money  pre-­ viously,  and  as  a  result  the  town’s  anticipated  municipal  rate  will  drop  by  roughly  5  cents,  from  47  cents  to  about  42  cents.  â€œBecause  of  an  accounting  glitch,  the  amount  wasn’t  applied  last  year,â€?  Francis  said.  â€œIt  should  lower  it  down  to  approximately  42.â€?  In  Tuesday’s  Australian  balloting,  Waltham  residents  were  a  major  fac-­ tor  in  the  833-­813  decision  among Â

ANwSU  voters  to  back  a  $9.5  mil-­ lion  VUHS  budget.  Waltham  gave  the  plan,  which  calls  for  a  5.98  per-­ cent  hike  driven  by  expected  higher  special  education  costs,  47-­31.  That  16-­vote  margin  was  the  largest  DPRQJ WKH ÂżYH $1Z68 WRZQV Waltham  also  joined  Panton  and  Vergennes  in  supporting  a  VUES  budget  that  will  raise  spending  by  4.7  percent  to  $4,085,252.  The  com-­ mingled  tally  in  the  three  communi-­ ties  was  447-­322. According  to  ANwSU  estimates,  PRGLÂżHG E\ :DOWKDPÂśV &RPPRQ /HYHO RI $SSUDLVDO SDVVDJH RI ERWK union  school  budgets  could  lead  to  a  9.6-­cent  increase  in  Waltham’s  school  tax  rate.  A  9.6-­cent  increase  translates  to  $96  in  higher  taxes  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value,  assuming  that  a  resi-­ dent  is  paying  taxes  based  on  the  full  YDOXH RI D KRPH 0RUH WKDQ KDOI RI ANwSU  residents  received  school  tax  prebates  in  the  year  for  which  data  is  most  recently  available.

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more  than  25  years  before  resigning  last  November  after  admitting  to  tak-­ ing  money  from  the  town  coffers. Wales  topped  Bethany  Bingham,  106-­96,  for  the  three-­year  term  as  town  clerk.  He  also  won  a  tight,  three-­person  race  for  three  years  as  town  treasurer,  earning  75  tallies  to  60  for  Bingham  and  58  for  fellow  FDQGLGDWH -XGLWK /RHZHU Wales  takes  over  leadership  of  an  RIÂżFH WKDW KDV EHHQ XQGHU ÂżQDQFLDO scrutiny  since  Brisson’s  departure.  The  selectboard  has  commissioned  a  IRUHQVLF DXGLW RI WKH WRZQÂśV ÂżQDQFLDO records,  covering  the  past  7  years,  to  learn  the  extent  of  any  missing  money.  The  case  is  currently  being  probed  by  Vermont  State  Police  and  WKH 8 6 $WWRUQH\ÂśV 2IÂżFH %ULVVRQÂśV case  will  be  prosecuted  in  federal  court. Residents  approved  all  of  the  arti-­ cles  on  their  town  meeting  warning,  by  voice  vote.  Those  included  a  pro-­ posed  2013-­14  general  fund  budget  of  $98,790,  (up  $8,000)  and  a  pro-­ posed  highway  budget  of  $360,000  (up  $18,700). Also  approved  was  a  2013-­ 2014  elementary  school  budget  of  $953,945,  amounting  to  a  1.68-­per-­ cent  ($16,332)  reduction  compared  to  this  year.  Weybridge  Elementary’s  student  numbers  are  projected  to  de-­ crease  by  19  percent  to  fewer  than  50  students,  though  the  town’s  enroll-­ ment  is  expected  to  correspondingly Â

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NEW  HAVEN  RESIDENTS  completed  their  annual  school  board  meeting  and  town  meeting  in  record  time  Monday  night  and  retired  early  to  the  town  hall  basement  for  a  crockpot  potluck  dinner.  Many  residents  arrived  a  little  late  for  the  meetings,  which  started  at  4  p.m.  and  ended  before  RQO\ WR ÂżQG WKH J\P GDUN DQG HPSW\ EXW WKH EDVH-­ ment  was  warm,  crowded  and  full  of  conversation.  More  WKDQ D GR]HQ FURFNSRWV ZHUH ÂżOOHG ZLWK VRXSV VWHZV meatballs  and  stick-­to-­your-­ribs  pasta  dishes.  The  dessert  WDEOH RYHUĂ€RZHG ZLWK FRRNLHV EDUV FDNHV DQG RI FRXUVH coffee.  Everyone  seemed  to  head  home  happy  as  the  last  of  the  tables  was  swiped  clean  just  before  seven. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

Weybridge  energy  group to  host  potluck,  info  night WEYBRIDGE  â€”  The  Weybridge  Energy  Committee  is  hosting  a  pot-­ luck  dinner  at  Weybridge  Elementa-­ ry  School  on  Thursday,  March  14,  at  6  p.m.,  followed  at  7  p.m.  by  a  pro-­ gram,  â€œHelp  Weybridge  Compete  in  the  Home  Energy  Challenge.â€? Residents  of  Weybridge  are  invit-­ ed  to  bring  a  dish  to  share  and  come  ¿QG RXW DERXW WKH FKDOOHQJH DQG VHH what  neighbors  are  already  doing  to  save  heating  costs  and  make  their  homes  more  comfortable. Laurie  Borden,  a  Weybridge  resi-­ dent,  will  speak  about  how  her  fam-­ ily  is  enjoying  their  home,  which  has  just  been  â€œbuttoned  up.â€?  Jared Â

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come  in  soon. that  he  said  would  have  to  compete  â€œIt’s  going  to  take  a  number  of  against  other  municipal  needs. years  to  make  this  happen,  because  â€œIt  seems  unlikely  to  me  that’s  it  is  not  going  to  happen  overnight,â€?  going  to  happen,â€?  Freidin  said,  add-­ resident  Dick  Terk  said.  â€œWhat  is  the  ing,  â€œAt  some  point  the  pockets  at  long-­term  commitment  on  the  part  of  Middlebury  College  run  dry,  and  all  of  the  stakeholders  in  so  is  this  the  best  way  this?â€? to  ask  them  to  improve  Terk  also  asked  if  the  â€œIt is very the  quality  of  life  for  all  town  is  at  risk  of  having  hard to assign of  us  who  live  in  Mid-­ to  fund  the  entire  posi-­ a value for dlebury  and  nearby?  tion  if  the  college  and  providing jobs ‌  I  am  very  skeptical  businesses  stop  contrib-­ that  it’s  going  to  pay  which bring XWLQJ DIWHU ÂżYH \HDUV for  itself  and  I  am  very  Middlebury  Town  children back to skeptical  that  it’s  nec-­ Manager  Kathleen  the community. essarily  going  to  do  as  5DPVD\ FRQÂżUPHG WKH It is impossible much  for  the  quality  of  college  and  businesses  to estimate life  of  people  who  live  are  committed  through  the value to in  Middlebury  as  the  ex-­ ÂżYH \HDUV $UWLP D of  comparable  the community penditure  member  of  the  advisory  amounts  on  lots  of  other  board  that  designed  the  of the things.â€? position,  said  the  busi-­ volunteerism Resident  Ed  Barna  ness  development  di-­ that people argued  townspeople  rector  post  should  be  will bring to shouldn’t  dwell  on  the  VHOI VXVWDLQLQJ DIWHU ÂżYH Middlebury cost  of  the  position. years. “I  would  say  it  is  ex-­ “The  expectation  is  as a result of tremely  shortsighted  to  that  this  position  will  having new think  of  the  develop-­ increase  the  grand  list  to  enterprises.â€? ment  director  position  a  point  where  it  is  cov-­ — Ed Barna simply  in  terms  of  get-­ ering  its  costs,â€?  Artim  ting  back  more  taxes  on  said.  â€œIt  has  to  stand  on  the  grand  list,â€?  Barna  its  own.â€? said.  â€œIt  is  very  hard  to  assign  a  value  If  that  doesn’t  happen,  Artim  said  for  providing  jobs  which  bring  chil-­ the  town  will  have  to  re-­examine  the  dren  back  to  the  community.  It  is  im-­ future  of  the  job.  possible  to  estimate  the  value  to  the  Some  residents,  such  as  John  Fre-­ community  of  the  volunteerism  that  idin,  voiced  skepticism  that  the  posi-­ people  will  bring  to  Middlebury  as  tion  will  be  able  to  pay  for  itself.  Fre-­ a  result  of  having  new  enterprises.â€? idin  said  the  town’s  grand  list  would  Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  owner  and  have  to  grow  by  $7.2  million  annu-­ founder  of  Middlebury-­based  Ver-­ ally  just  to  raise  the  town’s  $72,000  mont  Coffee,  is  among  the  business  share  of  the  costs  of  the  develop-­ contributors  to  the  development  di-­ ment  director.  And  that  is  an  expense  rector  position.

“The  reason  (I  contributed)  was  not  that  I  thought  I  was  going  to  get  some  kind  of  return  on  my  invest-­ ment,â€?  Ralston,  a  member  of  the  House  Commerce  and  Economic  Development  Committee,  said.  â€œThe  reason  I  did  was  because  I  person-­ ally  have  seen  some  of  my  friends  and  neighbors  feel  the  result  of  this  â€˜great  recession’  we  have  been  in.  It’s  not  enough  just  to  hope  it  gets  better.  We  need  to  do  things  to  try  to  make  it  better.â€? 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH GUDZQ XS D OLVW RI ÂżUVW \HDU H[SHFWDWLRQV IRU WKH business  development  director  that  include  conducting  55  visits  to  busi-­ ness  leaders/employers  and  10  visits  to  business/civic  groups;Íž  sending  650  letters  or  e-­mails  to  the  target  audience  and  followed  up  personally  with  each  contact,  visiting  12  busi-­ ness  owners/prospects  at  their  busi-­ ness  or  residence;Íž  and  closing  with  one  business  owner/prospect. In  other  action  at  their  town  meet-­ ing,  Middlebury  voters: ‡ -RLQHG UHVLGHQWV LQ WKH RWKHU VL[ Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  member-­towns  of  Bridport,  Ripton,  Cornwall,  Salisbury,  Shoreham  and  Weybridge  in  voting,  1,294-­660,  for  a  2013-­2014  UD-­3  school  spending  plan  of  $16,585,518,  representing  a  3-­percent  increase.  The  UD-­3  bud-­ get  covers  expenses  for  Middlebury  Union  High  and  Middle  Schools. ‡ $JUHHG WR UHSODFH WZR SROLFH FUXLVHUV RQH XWLOLW\ VLJQ WUXFN DQG UHODWHG HTXLSPHQW D WUXFN ZLWK D XWLOLW\ WUXFN EHG DQG UHODWHG HTXLSPHQW D EDFNKRH D UROOHU DWWDFKPHQW IRU D JUDGHU DQG D ODVHU JULQGHU 7KRVH HTXLSPHQW SXUFKDVHV ZLOO EH PDGH LQ DFFRUGDQFH ZLWK WKH WRZQ¡V UHSODFH-

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Nicole  Baker  of  Bristol  was  named  to  the  president’s  list  at  Champlain  College  for  the  fall  2012  semester,  earning  a  4.0  GPA.  She  is  a  2013  graduate  majoring  in  interna-­ tional  business. Isabel  Claire  McGrory-­Klyza,  a  senior  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School,  has  been  named  as  a  candidate  for  the  2013  U.S.  Presidential  Scholars  program.  From  the  pool  of  over  3,000  national  candidates,  one  male  and  one  female  from  each  state  will  be  chosen  as  Presidential  Scholars  in  May. McGrory-­Klyza  is  the  daughter  of  Sheila  and  Christopher  McGrory-­ Klyza.

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Health  care

Full  support THE  MOUNT  ABRAHAM  Union  High  School  student  cheering  section  coordinates  in  white  and  shows  solidarity  during  the  girls’  basketball  playoff  game  Tuesday  night. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

By  the  way (Continued  from  Page  1A) The  Middlebury  Area  Clergy  Association  will  sponsor  a  fo-­ rum  titled,  â€œOur  Guns,  Our  Towns,  Our  Questionsâ€?  at  the  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society  sanctuary  at  2  Duane  Court  on  Monday,  March  11,  from  7  to  9  p.m.  The  public  forum,  to  be  moderated  by  Vermont  Public  Radio’s  Jane  Lindholm,  will  include  panelists  Patrick  Berry,  commissioner  of  the  Vermont  Fish  &  Wildlife  De-­ partment;Íž  Vermont  Field  Sports  Manager  Greg  Boglioli;Íž  Vermont  State  Police  Senior  Trooper  Jus-­ tin  Busby;Íž  and  Sally  Kerschner,  member  of  the  Vermont  Public  Health  Association  Board.

designer  Judith  Irven.  A  teacher  for  the  Master  Gardener  program,  Irven’s  talk  will  be  titled  â€œA  Gar-­ den  for  All  Seasons.â€?  She  will  discuss  ways  to  make  your  garden  look  great  year-­round.  In  addition  to  her  many  talents  Irven  is  a  Ver-­ PRQW &HUWLÂżHG +RUWLFXOWXUDOLVW DQG a  member  of  Green  Works  and  the  1HZ (QJODQG :LOGĂ€RZHU 6RFLHW\ The  talk  will  begin  at  1  p.m.  at  Ilsley  Library  in  Middlebury.  Re-­ freshments  will  be  served  and  the  public  is  welcome.

In  addition  to  musician  Wynton  Marsalis,  previously  announced  as  the  University  of  Vermont’s  2013  commencement  speaker,  the  institution  will  confer  honor-­ ary  degrees  at  its  May  ceremony  On  Tuesday,  March  12,  the  Mid-­ on  several  dignitaries,  including  dlebury  Garden  Club  will  feature  a  former  Gov.  James  Douglas.  The  talk  by  well-­known  local  landscape  Middlebury  Republican  served Â

Bristol (Continued  from  Page  1A) WRULF 'XFORV +RXVH FXUUHQWO\ VWDQGV to  add  space  and  accommodate  the  ¿UH GHSDUWPHQWÂśV QHHGV 1HLJKERUV expressed  concern  about  sidewalks,  WUDIÂżF VDIHW\ DQG DHVWKHWLFV Despite  the  rejection  of  the  pro-­ posal,  Bryant  said  a  positive  out-­ come  of  the  process  had  been  the  overwhelming  public  support  for  an  LPSURYHG IDFLOLW\ IRU WKH ÂżUH GHSDUW-­ ment  in  a  different  location. POLICE  GET  NEW  DIGS  Meanwhile  the  police  department,  which  has  been  operating  out  of  a  residential  house  on  South  Street  for  several  years,  is  moving  to  the Â

BristolWorks  business  park.  Voters  of  the  Bristol  Police  Department  Special  Service  District  approved  by  Australian  ballot  a  6.4-­percent  spending  increase  that  will,  among  other  things,  pay  for  moving  the  department’s  headquarters  from  its  current  location. “I’m  extremely  pleased  by  the  support  of  the  voters  for  the  police  station,â€?  said  Police  Chief  Kev-­ in  Gibbs.  â€œSincerely  and  deeply  pleased.â€? The  police  station  item  required  two  votes,  one  for  the  budget  and  one  to  authorize  the  use  of  a  $30,000  surplus  in  the  police  district  budget Â

the  state  in  various  elected  po-­ sitions  for  nearly  four  decades,  beginning  with  his  election  to  the  Vermont  House  in  1972  â€”  the  same  year  he  graduated  from  Middlebury  College.  His  service  included  stints  as  a  top  aide  to  the  late  Gov.  Richard  Snelling,  secre-­ tary  of  state,  Vermont  treasurer  and  governor  from  2002  to  2010.  In  2011,  he  became  an  executive-­ in-­residence  at  his  alma  mater,  Middlebury  College,  where  he  teaches  a  class  titled  â€œVermont  Government  and  Politics.â€? A  poet  well  known  in  these  parts,  Jean  Breed,  will  conduct  a  book  signing  and  sale  of  her  fourth  book,  â€œThe  New  Kid  â€”  Sentimental  0HPRULHV RI *URYHU +LOOV 0LQHY-­ ille,  Moriah,  Witherbee,  Westport  DQG 3RUW +HQU\ ´ DW WKH 3RUW +HQU\ Train  Station  on  Saturday,  March Â

16,  from  10  a.m.  to  4  p.m.  The  book  tells  the  story  of  a  young  girl  who  ZHQW WR ÂżYH GLIIHUHQW VFKRROV DQG OLYHG LQ ÂżYH GLIIHUHQW WRZQV GXU-­ ing  the  1950s  and  1960s.  She  was  always  called  â€œThe  New  Kidâ€?  as  she  traveled  from  school  to  school  and  town  to  town.  â€œThe  Loss  of  the  Lake  Champlain  Bridgeâ€?  was  %UHHGÂśV ÂżUVW ERRN Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  on  Feb.  27  made  a  series  of  appointments  to  various  boards  and  commissions,  and  several  Addison  County  resi-­ dents  made  the  cut.  They  includ-­ ed  Spencer  Harris  of  Starksboro  to  the  Technical  Advisory  Com-­ mittee;Íž  Cheryl  DeVos  of  North  Ferrisburgh  to  the  Vermont  Housing  &  Conservation  Board;Íž  and  Susan  Camp  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  in  Monkton.

ment  before  press  time  on  Wednes-­ GD\ +RZHYHU WKH OLIHORQJ %ULVWRO resident  told  the  Independent  last  month  that  he  had  considered  a  run  for  selectboard  for  a  long  time. “I’ve  always  been  fairly  active  in  the  community,â€?  Fox  said  at  the Â

Local group stands up for whistleblower BRISTOL  â€”  Members  of  the  5  Town  Peace  Alliance  stood  on  the  corner  in  Bristol  on  Feb.  23  in  sup-­ port  of  Army  Specialist  Bradley  Manning.  That  date  marked  1,000  days  since  Manning  was  arrested  as  a  whistleblower  on  suspicion  RI SDVVLQJ FODVVLÂżHG LQIRUPDWLRQ to  WikiLeaks.  Some  of  this  infor-­ mation  was  later  published  by  The  New  York  Times,  the  Guardian,  Der  Spiegel  and  other  newspapers  around  the  world. Manning  wanted  the  world  to  know  how  the  wars  in  Iraq  and  Afghanistan  were  being  conduct-­ ed.  In  the  released  documents  was  a  video  of  a  U.S.  helicopter  randomly  shooting  at  civilians  in  Iraq  along  with  documentation  of  the  mistreatment  of  detainees.  It  was  Manning’s  intention  that  the  release  of  such  documents  would  lead  to  â€œhopefully  worldwide  discussion,  debates  and  reforms;Íž  if  not,  then  we  are  doomed  as  a Â

species.â€? Manning  has  been  nominated  for  the  Nobel  Peace  Prize  in  both  2011  and  2012.  Readers  of  the  Guard-­ ian  named  him  as  the  Man  of  the  <HDU +H DQG :LNL/HDNV KDYH EHHQ credited  as  the  catalyst  for  the  Arab  Spring  â€”  the  upwelling  for  democ-­ racy  in  the  Middle  East. Members  of  the  5  Town  Peace  Al-­ liance  said  Manning’s  actions  show  the  importance  of  whistleblowers  to  force  transparency  as  to  how  our  government  operates  and  wages  war.  These  leaks  are  like  Daniel  Ellsberg’s  release  of  the  Pentagon  Papers  during  the  Vietnam  War  era. They  said  that  Americans  are  all  entitled  to  a  â€œfair  and  speedy  trialâ€?  and  1,000  days  of  sometimes  inhu-­ mane  incarceration  is  neither.  Editor’s  note:  This  article  was  provided  by  5  Town  Peace  Alliance  members  David  Rosen,  Patricia  Heather-­Lea,  Mary  Gemignani,  Ste-­ ven  Foster  and  Tom  Pollak.

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) there.â€? Voters  had  authorized  the  town  to  purchase  the  parcel  on  Monkton  Ridge  in  a  2006  vote. 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV KDG ZRUNHG KDUG on  bringing  the  price  tag  down  this  time,  and  seemed  optimistic  that  this  for  security  and  surveillance  equip-­ would  be  required  for  renovation  proposal  would  be  a  winner.  ment  to  be  installed  during  renova-­ work,  Bryant  has  said,  as  renova-­ Monkton  had  challenged  archi-­ tion  of  the  BristolWorks  space.  Both  tion  would  be  built  into  the  lease.  WHFWXUDO ÂżUPV WR ÂżQG D GHVLJQ WKDW articles  passed  by  a  narrow  margin:  The  South  Street  lease  expires  in  ZDV HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQW FRQVLVWHQW Article  1  by  a  262-­226  vote,  and  Ar-­ October  2013,  and  the  BristolWorks  ticle  2  by  a  276-­214  vote. space  is  expected  to  be  ready  to  ac-­ The  new  budget,  which  will  raise  commodate  the  department  at  that  more  than  $19,000  in  new  revenue  time. through  taxes,  ups  the  department’s  The  new  facility,  Gibbs  said,  will  facilities  budget  by  $17,000  (from  allow  the  department  to  operate  (Continued  from  Page  1A) $13,000  to  $30,000)  for  Fiscal  Year  safely  and  professionally,  and  meet  think  there’s  a  relatively  long  list  of  2013-­2014,  which  starts  July  1.  The  its  anticipated  needs  for  the  dura-­ reasons  why  they  voted  no.â€? increase  covers  rent  and  utilities  for  tion  of  the  10-­year  lease. Aldermen  had  asked  for  a  $1.85  a  2,300-­square-­foot  space  at  Bris-­ “This  will  give  us  what  we  need  million  bond  to  fund  a  5,960-­square-­ tolWorks  that  would  be  renovated  to  do  our  jobs  more  safely,  both  for  WR ÂżW WKH QHHGV RI WKH %ULVWRO 3ROLFH us  and  the  people  we  serve,â€?  Gibbs  foot,  20-­room  building,  to  be  built  on  the  0.75-­acre  former  Vergennes  Auto  Department.  No  additional  funds  said. Sales  property  and  possibly  some  ad-­ jacent  land. The  bond  would  have  funded  the  land  purchase,  site  development  costs,  and  design  and  permitting  ex-­ time. School  board. penses,  as  well  as  building  construc-­ )R[ D +LQHVEXUJ SROLFH RIÂżFHU LV Moyers  also  made  an  unsuccess-­ WLRQ DQG ÂżW XS FRVWV a  former  president  of  the  Bristol  Res-­ ful  bid  for  a  selectboard  seat  in  2011  &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG PRVW WKH ERQG FXH 6TXDG +H VHUYHG ZLWK WKH %ULV-­ against  incumbent  John  â€œPeekerâ€?  could  have  added  to  the  city  tax  tol  Police  Department  from  2007  to  +HIIHUQDQ rate  would  be  7.5  cents  a  year  at  the  2010  and  until  this  week  held  a  seat  +HIIHUQDQ UDQ XQRSSRVHG WR NHHS height  of  annual  repayments.  Alder-­ RQ WKH 0RXQW $EUDKDP 8QLRQ +LJK his  seat  this  Town  Meeting  Day. men  were  also  considering  devoting  non-­tax  revenue  to  the  project  that  they  said  could  lower  that  amount  to  6.0  cents,  or  $120  in  new  annual  taxes  on  a  $200,000  home.  +DZOH\ VDLG WKRVH LQ IDYRU SURE-­ ably  thought  the  building  met  all  of  the  department’s  current  and  fore-­ seeable  needs,  and  approved  of  the  location.  +H VDLG PDQ\ RI WKRVH ZKR RS-­ posed  it  probably  objected  to  the  overall  scale  of  the  building  or  some  elements  that  residents  questioned  GXULQJ IRUXPV VXFK DV ÂżWQHVV DQG RU locker  rooms,  a  dispatching  center,  VHYHUDO RIÂżFHV RU PXOWLSOH KROGLQJ cells.  â€œI  think  there  are  people  that  rec-­ ognize  we  need  to  get  the  police  de-­ SDUWPHQW RXW RI &LW\ +DOO EXW IHHO the  6,000-­square-­foot  building  is  too  big,â€?  he  said.  â€œI  suspect  that  could  be  the  case.â€? But  he  also  said  others  might  have  been  worried  about  higher  taxes,  the  ORFDWLRQ DQG RU ODQG FRVWV RU EH-­ lieved  the  city  had  â€œmore  pressing  needs.â€? CAROL  CLAUSS,  LEFT,  Dave  Rosen,  Steve  Foster  and  Bunny  Daub-­ “I  would  love  to  know,  and  speak  ner,  members  of  the  5  Town  Peace  Alliance,  hold  a  vigil  on  the  Bristol  to  the  302  people  who  voted  against  green  on  Feb.  23  to  mark  military  whistleblower  Bradley  Manning’s  LW ´ +DZOH\ VDLG Âł:H QHHG WR ÂżQG 1,000th  day  of  imprisonment. RXW VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WKH UHDVRQV EHKLQG

Fox  beats  Moyers  in  Bristol  selectboard  race By  XIAN  CHAING-­WARREN BRISTOL  â€”  In  the  one  contested  selectboard  race  in  Bristol  on  Tues-­ day,  Brian  Fox  bested  John  Moyers,  509-­354,  for  a  three-­year  seat  for-­ merly  held  by  Carol  Wells. Fox  could  not  be  reached  for  com-­

(Continued  from  Page  1A) WKH EHQHÂżW H[FKDQJH LV PDQGDWHG E\ covered  by  Medicaid  or  other  subsi-­ the  ACA.  The  federal  government  dized  health  care  programs;Íž  or  who  ZLOO HVWDEOLVK D EHQHÂżW H[FKDQJH LQ can’t  afford  the  plans  that  are  being  states  that  don’t  take  on  the  task. offered  by  their  employers. “It  is  not  the  law  that  I  would  have  Plans  call  for  eligible  Vermonters  voted  for,â€?  Fisher  said.  â€œMy  job  for  to  be  able  to  apply  for  tax  credits  the  past  couple  of  years  is  to  make  DQG RWKHU ÂżQDQFLDO DVVLVWDQFH WR KHOS the  best  of  it  for  Vermont.â€? pay  for  their  coverage  through  Ver-­ Fisher  warned  that  there  will  be  PRQW +HDOWK &RQQHFW 7KH ÂżUVW RSHQ “winners  and  losersâ€?  in  the  transi-­ enrollment  for  the  program  will  run  WLRQ WR 9HUPRQW +HDOWK &RQQHFW from  this  October  to  March  of  2014. The  winners  are  expected  to  include  6WDWH RIÂżFLDOV HVWLPDWH WKDW PRUH those  consumers  who  are  currently  than  200,000  Vermonters  currently  in  a  more  expensive  insurance  pool  either  don’t  have  health  who  will  be  moving  insurance  or  are  un-­ into  a  broader,  healthier  â€œ(The federal der-­insured.  Vermont  insurance  pool  in  the  +HDOWK &RQQHFW $\HU health care exchange.  On  the  oth-­ explained,  is  a  step  to-­ act) is not er  hand,  younger  and  ward  Vermont’s  effort  to  the law that healthier  individuals  establish  a  single-­payer  moving  into  the  broad-­ health  care  system  by  I would have er  pool  could  see  some  2017.  That  single-­payer  voted for. My rate  increases,  accord-­ system  would  be  called  job for the past ing  to  Fisher. Green  Mountain  Care. couple of years “One  of  the  things  I  SMALL  BUSINESS  DERXW WKH EHQHÂżW is to make the OLNH WOES exchange  is  that  it  cre-­ Starksboro  resident  best of it for ates  more  of  a  single  Dennis  Casey  was  one  Vermont.â€? risk  pool  for  Vermont,â€?  of  several  people  look-­ — Rep. Mike Fisher Fisher  said,  noting  ing  for  more  informa-­ there  are  currently  17  tion  on  Monday  about  risk  pools  in  the  small  looming  changes  in  the  state’s  health  group  and  individual  insurance  mar-­ FDUH V\VWHP +H VSRNH RI WKH FKDO-­ ket.  â€œWhen  you  have  a  number  of  lenges,  as  a  small  business  owner,  small  pools,  there  is  more  variabil-­ in  affording  his  family’s  health  care  ity.â€? premiums  as  well  as  contributing  to  As  for  the  concept  of  a  single-­pay-­ his  one  employee’s  plan. er  system  in  2017,  Fisher  said  state  â€œIt  is  tough  to  plan  for  the  future  RIÂżFLDOV DUH VWLOO FUXQFKLQJ WKH QXP-­ when  you  don’t  know  how  much  EHUV RQ FRVWV +H EHOLHYHV WKH /HJ-­ (health  care)  is  going  to  cost,â€?  Casey  islature  will  not  pursue  such  a  sys-­ said.  â€œIt  doesn’t  sound  right  that  we  tem  unless  it  proves  to  be  viable  and  should  be  starting  some  huge,  new  XQOHVV LW VDYHV WKH VWDWH D VLJQLÂżFDQW government  bureaucracy.â€? amount  of  money.  Fisher  believes  Ayer  said  consumers  will  begin  to  the  state  needs  to  take  some  action  get  health  insurance  cost  estimates  soon,  as  Vermont’s  current  health  this  summer.  That’s  when  the  insur-­ care  system  is  costing  $5.3  billion  ance  companies  will  be  expected  to  annually  and  is  seeing  double-­digit  declare  their  rate  schedules  for  the  increases  in  insurance  premiums. ensuing  year.  That’s  at  least  two  ³, ZLOO EH WKH ÂżUVW WR ZRUN DJDLQVW months  earlier  than  usual  and  is  in  (single-­payer)  if  there  are  no  sav-­ UHFRJQLWLRQ RI 9HUPRQW +HDOWK &RQ-­ ings,â€?  Fisher  said. nect,  Ayer  said. Ayer  agreed. “If  you  are  not  in  the  group  mar-­ “We  are  not  going  to  move  to  a  ket,  or  in  an  individual  market  â€Ś  system  where  we  don’t  know  if  we  chances  are  you  are  going  to  do  a  can  do  better  (than  $5.3  billion),â€?  lot  better  (with  your  rate  through  the  Ayer  said. EHQHÂżW H[FKDQJH ´ $\HU VDLG Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  Fisher  stressed  that  establishing  johnf@addisonindependent.com. Â

with  the  aesthetic  of  the  town,  and  cost  less  than  $1  million.  The  win-­ ner  was  Naylor  &  Breen  Builders  of  Brandon,  whose  single-­story  design  includes  space  for  the  municipal  of-­ ÂżFHV DQG WKH OLEUDU\ DV ZHOO DV PXOWL purpose  meeting  rooms  for  the  com-­ munity.  The  addition  of  the  new  building  would  also  have  create  a  town  green  for  famers’  markets  and  celebrations,  the  town  said  in  a  brochure.

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the  no  votes.â€? ,I VL]H LV WKH SUREOHP +DZOH\ VDLG aldermen  could  choose  to  â€œreduce  the  size  of  the  buildingâ€?  or  â€œtry  to  provide  more  education  as  to  â€Ś  why  this  layout  was  the  right  decision.â€? +DZOH\ VDLG KH ZRXOG IHHO DV FRQ-­ Ă€LFWHG DERXW WKH UHVXOW LI LW KDG ZRQ narrowly,  and  he  will  recommend  to  aldermen  that  they  choose  a  path  that  develops  consensus  about  a  new  ap-­ proach.  â€œIt  is  not  healthy  for  a  community  to  be  split  on  an  issue  this  impor-­ tant,â€?  he  said.  %HQWRQ VDLG KLV ÂżUVW LQVWLQFW ZDV to  move  quickly,  but  he  agreed  that  DOGHUPHQ VKRXOG ÂżUVW GR VRPH KRPH-­ work.  â€œIf  you’ve  missed  this  year’s  con-­ struction  season  and  do  something  at  next  year’s  town  meeting  â€Ś  that  probably  does  make  sense,â€?  he  said. %HQWRQ VDLG KH DJUHHG ZLWK +DZ-­ ley,  who  also  brought  up  the  possi-­ bility  of  a  Town  Meeting  2013  vote,  that  a  stronger  consensus  was  prefer-­ able  â€”  something  he  foresees  for  a  proposal  down  the  line.   This  is  just  kind  of  what  you  don’t  want  â€Ś  We  have  support,  and  you  have  dissension,â€?  he  said.  â€œI  think  people  will  support  it,  but  they  spoke,  and  we  need  to  listen.â€? One  concern  Benton  has  is  wheth-­ er  the  location  will  still  be  available  in  2014,  and  he  will  bring  up  wheth-­ er  residents  back  the  location  and  if  a  separate  vote  on  buying  the  land  is  a  good  idea. “Is  waiting  a  year  going  to  jeop-­ ardize  purchasing  that  parcel?â€?  he  said. One  thing  is  clear:  Tuesday’s  re-­ VXOW FRPSOLFDWHG FLW\ RIÂżFLDOVÂś GHFL-­ sion-­making  on  the  police  station.  â€œIt’s  exactly  what  I  didn’t  want  to  VHH KDSSHQ ´ +DZOH\ VDLG ÂłWR VHH the  vote  be  that  close.â€? Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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