May 21, 2015 — A section

Memorial Day

Right on track

Read about a hundred-year-old Memorial Day tradition in our special Memorial Day pull-out.

$UHD KLJK VFKRRO WUDFN DQG ÀHOG athletes show progress as the state meet draws nearer. See Page 1B.

Barn raising A new barn is going up on the fairgrounds to house the Field Days security force. See Page 3A.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 69 No. 21

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

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38 Pages

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By the way Congratulations  to  some  Addi-­ son  County  organizations  that  won  a  portion  of  the  Vermont  Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Fund  $98,000  in  recently  awarded  grants.  The  Boys  &  Girls  Club  of  Greater  Vergennes  received  $10,000  for  WINGS:  Women  IN-­ spiring  Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Success.  WINGS  will  recruit  women  to  serve  as  men-­ tors  to  young  women  at  the  club.  Through  weekly  meetings  and  monthly  special  activities,  girls  will  be  encouraged  to  see  beyond  their  current  circumstances  and  develop  a  vision  for  their  future.  Other  organizations  based  outside  the  county  but  that  serve  local  con-­ stituents  included  Champlain  Val-­ (See  By  the  way,  Page  15A)

Index Obituaries  .......................... 6A-­7A &ODVVL¿HGV  ....................... 6B-­10B Service  Directory  .............. 7B-­8B Entertainment  ........................ 12A &RPPXQLW\ &DOHQGDU  ...... 8A-­10A Sports  ................................ 1B-­3B

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Group encourages girls to take up lifelong sports Pro skiers emphasize competition, life skills By  EVAN  JOHNSON where  she  helped  manage  youth  pro-­ MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Abby  Weiss-­ gramming  and  events.  man  admits  she  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  an  extraordi-­ In  July  2014,  Fast  and  Female  nary  athlete  while  growing  up.  She  86$ UHFHLYHG RIÂżFLDO VWDWXV DV D didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  win  any  athletic  scholarships  F QRQSURÂżW RUJDQL]DWLRQ DQG and  spent  most  of  her  running  races  became  separate  from  its  Canadian  in  the  middle  of  the  pack.  But  she  counterpart.  Weissman  left  NENSA  did  have  something  else  going  for  this  past  October  and  has  worked  for  her,  a  series  of  coaches  throughout  Fast  and  Female  since  as  the  part-­ high  school  and  college  that  taught  time  executive  director  in  the  United  her  to  love  athletic  pursuits.  Thanks  States.  She  also  works  for  the  Ripton  to  the  coaches  she  had,  Weissman  is  SXEOLF UHODWLRQV DQG PDUNHWLQJ ÂżUP still  participating  in  sports  like  run-­ Press  Forward  and  at  Middlebury  ning  and  cross-­ Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rikert  country  skiing.  Nordic  Center  in  ³, KDYH EHQHÂżW-­ Ripton. ted  so  much  from  As  U.S.  ex-­ having  endurance  ecutive  director,  sports  in  my  life,â&#x20AC;?  Weissman  man-­ she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  ages  the  organi-­ are  one  of  the  ]DWLRQ IURP KHU best  things  that  I  RIÂżFH DW WKH 9HU-­ do  for  myself  on  mont  Center  for  a  daily  basis.â&#x20AC;?

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executive  direc-­ on  Court  Square  tor  of  Fast  and  in  Middlebury.  Female  USA,  There,  she  man-­ Weissman  hopes  ages  many  of  the  to  get  more  girls  tasks  associated  out  on  cross-­ ZLWK RUJDQL]-­ country  skis  and  ing  a  series  of  ABBY   WEISSMAN keep  them  skiing  events  months  and  competing  in  advance.  One  for  the  rest  of  their  lives.  day  in  early  May  found  her  renting  a  Fast  and  Female  was  established  storage  unit,  working  out  insurance  in  2006  by  Canadian  Olympic  gold  options  and  delivering  T-­shirts  all  medal  Nordic  skier  Chandra  Craw-­ before  lunch.  IRUG :HLVVPDQ ZDV ÂżUVW H[SRVHG WR â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  do  a  hundred  things  and  try  and  )DVW DQG )HPDOH ÂżYH \HDUV DJR ZKLOH keep  my  head  on  straight,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. working  for  the  New  England  Nor-­ Working  with  a  diverse  group  of  dic  Skiing  Association  (NENSA),  entrepreneurs,  she  said,  has  helped Â

See  local  artisans  at  work Guests  welcome  for  Open  Studio  Weekend  2015 ADDISON  COUNTY/BRAN-­ DON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Spring  Open  Studio  Tour  over  Memorial  Day  Week-­ end  offers  a  great  way  for  locals  and  visitors  alike  to  see  the  Green  Mountain  State  as  well  as  the  work  RI 9HUPRQW DUWLVW ULJKW ZKHUH LW is  made.  Bright  yellow  signs  are  SODFHG DORQJ 9HUPRQWÂśV URDGV WR mark  the  way  to  studios  of  crafts-­ SHRSOH DQG ÂżQH DUWLVWV GXULQJ WKH self-­guided  tour  on  May  23  and  25  at  a  time  when  the  landscape  is  PARTICIPANTS  WITH  FAST  and  Female  practice  balance  while  skiing  on  one  foot  during  a  past  winter  activ-­ fresh  and  inviting  and  without  the  ity.  The  group  brings  professional  athlete  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ambassadorsâ&#x20AC;?  to  encourage  girls  to  pick  up  and  continue  athletic  crowds  of  summer  and  fall.

Open  Studio  Weekend  is  a  state-­ pursuits.  wide  celebration  of  the  visual  arts  Girls  drop  out  of  sports  at  a  rate  and  creative  process,  offering  a  her  solve  problems  and  think  cre-­ heroes,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  get  to  hang  out  with  these  Olympians  and  have  six  times  that  of  boys  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  rate  that  unique  opportunity  for  visitors  to  atively.

Weissman  says  needs  to  be  curbed.  ³0\ EDFNJURXQG LV LQ QRQSURÂżWV some  real,  direct  contact.â&#x20AC;? meet  a  wide  variety  of  artists  and  The  group  also  offers  expert  semi-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  them  to  be  leaders,â&#x20AC;?  craftspeople  in  their  studios,  some  and  event  planning,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  nars  for  parents  and  coaches  to  dis-­ she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  give  girls  the  of  which  are  only  open  to  the  pub-­ GETTING  FASTER 7KH RUJDQL]DWLRQ KROGV D VHULHV RI cuss  important  topics  related  to  girls  skills  to  lead  and  for  them  to  bring  lic  during  this  event.  Those  who  experiential  programs  for  girls  ages  and  sports  including  diet,  sports-­ that  back  to  their  community.â&#x20AC;?  e x p e r i e n c e  This  summer  and  fall,  Fast  and  Open  Studio  nine  to  19  including  clinics  and  sum-­ manship,  managing  stress,  body  im-­ mits  that  combine  a  physical  activity  age  and  balancing  school  and  work.  )HPDOH 86$ KRSHV WR ÂżQDOL]H SODQV gain  an  ap-­ like  cross-­country  skiing  and  moti-­ 7KH RUJDQL]DWLRQÂśV ZHEVLWH IHDWXUHV to  hold  events  in  Anchorage,  Alaska;Íž  p r e c i a t i o n  vational  speakers.  For  the  speakers,  a  list  of  resources  on  coaching,  nutri-­ 3DUN &LW\ 8WDK DQG 9HUPRQW for  the  cre-­ Since  July,  Fast  and  Female  USA  ative  process  it  draws  from  a  pool  of  more  than  40  tion,  parenting,  physiology,  psychol-­ professional  female  athletes  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;am-­ ogy  and  sociology  for  parents  and  has  held  eight  events  around  the  and  the  role  United  States  at  locations  including  that  artists  bassadors.â&#x20AC;?  The  group  includes  na-­ coaches  to  consult.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  of  these  things  are  questions  Alaska,  Colorado,  Idaho,  the  Olym-­ and  crafts-­ WLYH 9HUPRQWHUV OLNH FURVV FRXQWU\ skiers  Sophie  Caldwell,  Ida  Sargent  that  parents  want  answered  and  there  pic  Training  Center  in  Lake  Placid,  people  play  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  necessarily  a  forum  to  ask  those  N.Y.,  and  at  Stratton  Mountain  Re-­ in  the  vitality  and  Hannah  Dreissigacker.  ³:KDW PDNHV RXU RUJDQL]DWLRQ questions  or  to  have  presentations  on  VRUW LQ 6WUDWWRQ 9W 7KH HYHQWV KDYH RI 9HUPRQWÂśV attracted  683  athlete  participants,  communities.  special  is  we  connect  girls  with  their  those  topics,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  Weissman  said  the  real  heart  of  189  ambassadors  and  volunteers  and  Every  year  WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ LV WKH H[SHULHQFHV 67  participants  in  the  parent  semi-­ the  self-­ on  skis  that  it  provides  to  girls. nars.  guided  tour  JOHN  CHILES  ³7KH DPD]LQJ WKLQJ DERXW FURVV The  event  has  its  success  stories.  features  a  VESSEL country  skiing  is  that  anybody  can  Some  girls  have  gone  what  she  de-­ number  of  do  it,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cross-­country  ski-­ scribes  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;full  circle,â&#x20AC;?  starting  as  a  new  artists,  ing  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  be  done  at  a  ski  participant  at  the  clinics  or  summits  giving  long-­time  Open  Studio  center,  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  have  any  and  eventually  becoming  ambassa-­ visitors  some  fresh  destinations  to  fancy  equipment  and  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  dors. explore.  In  studios  of  long-­time  to  wear  spandex.  You  can  get  a  pair  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  that  really  participants,  repeat  visitors  can  ex-­ of  skis  from  a  ski  swap  and  go  out  makes  me  feel  warm  inside  my  SHFW WR ÂżQG QHZ DUW ZRUNV DQG ROG exploring  in  your  backyard.â&#x20AC;?    heart,â&#x20AC;?  Weissman  said.  friends.  The  studio  tour  brings  visi-­ WRUV WR KLVWRULF 9HUPRQW YLOODJHV and  along  back  roads  with  spec-­ tacular  vistas.  Travelers  through  CORRECTION:  A  letter  in  Mon-­ the  Addison  Independent  stated  WKH EHDXWLIXO &KDPSODLQ 9DOOH\ LQ dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  edition  of  the  Independent  that  the  Middlebury  Police  Depart-­ the  picturesque  villages  of  Bristol  from  four  teachers  on  Team  Apex  ment  in  1988  accidentally  shredded  and  Brandon,  from  Ferrisburgh  to  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  Middle  records  pertaining  to  the  1935  tri-­ 2UZHOO ² WKHUH WKH\ ZLOO ÂżQG QHZ 6FKRRO XQIRUWXQDWHO\ PLVLGHQWLÂżHG ple-­homicide  investigation  in  East  and  interesting  artworks  to  view  Middlebury.  The  case  material  was  and  talk  about. their  school.  We  regret  the  error.

The  Open  Studio  tour  features  in  fact  accidentally  shredded  while  CORRECTION:  An  article  in  LQ FXVWRG\ RI WKH 9HUPRQW $WWRUQH\ the  work  of  glassblowers,  jewel-­ the  Thursday,  May  14,  edition  of  *HQHUDOœV 2I¿FH ers,  printmakers,  potters,  furniture  makers,  weavers,  ironworkers,  painters,  sculptors,  quilt  makers  and  wood  carvers.  The  Open  Studio  guide  is  avail-­ DEOH WKURXJKRXW WKH VWDWH DW 9HU-­ mont  Welcome  Centers,  galleries  and  studios,  on  the  website  ver-­ montcrafts.com,  or  by  calling  802-­ 223-­3380.  Most  studios  will  be  open  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.  this  Saturday  and  Sun-­ day.  See  a  full  listing  of  local  arti-­ sans  taking  part  at  addisonindepen-­ dent.com.

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Middlebury  College  graduation  is  Sunday MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Here  come  the  graduates!

If  Middlebury  seems  a  little  more  crowded  than  usual  this  weekend  it  may  have  something  to  do  with  the  214th  Middlebury  College  Com-­ mencement,  which  will  take  place  Sunday  on  the  campus.

Every  year  at  this  time  thousands  of  proud  parents  and  other  fam-­ ily  and  friends  come  to  Addison  County  to  applaud  some  speeches,  watch  the  pride  of  the  college  col-­ lect  their  diplomas  and  shower  the  ¿YH KXQGUHG DQG VRPHWKLQJ QHZ graduates  with  their  best  wishes.

After  a  senior  barbeque  on  Thursday  evening,  and  a  bacca-­ laureate  service  on  Saturday  af-­

ternoon,  the  main  event  get  under  way  on  Sunday  morning.  Expect  to  see  graduates  lining  up  on  the  east  side  of  Old  Chapel  sometime  after  9  a.m.,  with  the  actual  commence-­ ment  exercises  starting  at  10  a.m.  behind  Munroe  and  Voter  halls.

Highly  regarded  novelist  and  humanitarian  Julia  Alvarez  will  deliver  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  commencement  address.  Last  summer,  President  Barack  Obama  awarded  Alvarez  the  National  Medal  of  Arts  in  a  ceremony  at  the  White  House.  The  National  Endowment  for  the  Arts  commended  her  work,  noting  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;she  illustrates  the  complexity  of  navigating  two  worlds  and  reveals  the  human  capacity  for  strength  in Â

the  face  of  oppression.â&#x20AC;?

The  college  will  also  award  several  honorary  degrees  at  com-­ mencement,  including  Doctor  of  Education  honors  to  Weybridge  Elementary  School  Principal  Christina  Johnston,  who  has  been  an  educator  for  35  years  and  prin-­ cipal  in  Weybridge  since  1993.  The  other  honorary  degree  recipi-­ HQWV DUH ELRORJLVW 0DUWLQ &KDO¿H Grammy-­award  winning  violinist  Hilary  Hahn  and  political  theorist  Eric  Nelson.

As  of  Wednesday  afternoons,  the  weather  forecasters  were  predict-­ ing  76  degrees  and  a  50  percent  chance  of  afternoon  showers  for  Sunday.

High  gear EAGLE  SOPHOMORE  ADELINE  Crosthwait  kicks  it  into  up  a  notch  for  the  100-­meter  race  during  0RQGD\œV WUDFN DQG ¿HOG PHHW LQ %ULVWRO Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Neighbors  pan  Middlebury  Airport  project  By  JOHN  FLOWERS the  Independent.  The  Independent  lines  this  week  as  a  result  of  the  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  More  than  is  working  under  expedited  dead-­ upcoming  Memorial  Day  holiday.

80  area  residents  turned  out  at  the  Middlebury  State  Airport  on  Tuesday  evening  to  learn  more  about  a  proposed  runway  renova-­ tion/expansion  project  and  voice  their  concerns  about  the  possibility  that  those  upgrades  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  others  laid  out  in  a  state  airports  master  plan  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  could  bring  larger  planes,  KHDYLHU DLU WUDIÂżF PRUH QRLVH DQG possibly  lighting  to  what  is  now  D PRGHVW DLUÂżHOG VXUURXQGHG E\ D residential  area.

Guy  Rouelle,  aviation  program  director  for  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Transportation,  outlined  $3.5  million  in  what  he  called  safety-­re-­ lated  upgrades  that  would  include  removing  trees  at  the  southern  end  of  the  runway  and  reconstruction  and  extension  of  the  runway  and  taxi  apron.  The  runway  would  be  widened  from  the  current  50  to  60  feet  and  extended  (to  the  north)  by  700  feet,  to  a  total  of  3,200  feet.

Residents  asked  many  questions  about  the  project  and  the  potential  for  future  work  that  they  feared  FRXOG DPS XS QRLVH DQG DLU WUDI¿F and  potentially  pollute  water  re-­ sources  in  the  vicinity  of  the  air-­ port.

Those  concerns,  along  with  the  PDQQHU LQ ZKLFK 97UDQV RIÂżFLDOV UHVSRQGHG WR WKHP ZLOO EH UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW-­ ed  as  part  of  a  complete  report  that  will  appear  in  the  May  25  issue  of Â

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BLSG  misses  mark,  but  is  there  a  silver  lining  for  insect  control  district?

Without  a  doubt,  life  forces  have  conspired  against  the  Brandon-­ Leicester-­Salisbury-­Goshen  Insect  Control  Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  efforts  to  control  WKH ÂżUVW KDWFK RI PRVTXLWRV WKLV VSULQJ 7KH ZHDWKHU FUHDWHG D SHUIRUP VWRUP IRU EUHHGLQJ WKH /HPRQ )DLU GLVWULFWÂśV SODQH ZDV QR ORQJHU LQ XVH WR GURS ODUYDFLGH LQ WKH UHJLRQÂśV H[SDQVLYH VZDPSV DQG D FKDQJH in  spraying  practices  was  mandated  by  the  state.  &RQVHTXHQWO\ LWÂśV EDG RXW WKHUH DV EDG DV LWÂśV EHHQ IRU D GHFDGH ² maybe  longer.  %XW LQ SRLQWLQJ D ÂżQJHU RI EODPH DW WKH VWDWH WKH %6/* PLVVHG LWV mark.  In  a  story  in  todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Addison  Independent VHH 3DJH $ %/6* representatives  were  reported  putting  the  blame  squarely  in  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ODS VSHFLÂżFDOO\ RQ WKH $JHQF\ RI $JULFXOWXUH DW D 0RQGD\ /HFLHVWHU selectboard  meeting.  They  alleged  the  state  changed  the  rules  late  last  week,  suddenly  reversing  practices  the  district  has  done  for  the  past  several  decades.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  partly  accurate.

The  state  did  tell  the  district  it  could  no  longer  spray  private  roads  with  its  non-­commercial  license,  even  though  it  has  been  allowed  for  decades.  And  they  did  it  suddenly,  giving  the  BLSG  district  little  time  to  react  right  in  the  midst  of  a  mosquito  infestation.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  true,  and  it  was  lousy  timing  for  district  residents.  But  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  true  that  the  agriculture  agency  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  realize  the  district  was  operating  without  a  commercial  license,  and  just  found  out  last  ZHHN )RU DOO WKRVH \HDUV QR SUREOHPV DURVH QR FRPSODLQWV ZHUH ÂżOHG and  everyone  carried  on  none  the  wiser.

Fact  is,  the  district  should  have  been  spraying  with  a  commercial  license  all  along,  and  once  that  was  brought  to  the  agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  attention,  they  had  no  choice  but  to  request  the  district  to  comply  with  state  regu-­ lations.  The  expense?  An  $85  commercial  license  the  state  says  it  could  H[SHGLWH ZLWKLQ KRXUV WKDWÂśV hours,  not  days.  All  the  agriculture  agency  needs  is  for  the  board  to  request  the  elec-­ WURQLF IRUP ÂżOO LW RXW DQG WKH\ÂśOO GULYH GRZQ WR SLFN XS WKH FKHFN WR get  the  district  spraying  private  roads  again  that  same  day  or  the  next.  As  Secretary  of  Agriculture  Chuck  Ross  said  in  a  Wednesday  afternoon  interview,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;we  want  to  help  solve  the  problem,  not  be  part  of  the  prob-­ lem.â&#x20AC;? **********  If  that  had  been  conveyed  to  the  BLSG  leadership  in  a  forthright  manner  last  week,  steps  to  get  that  license  may  have  gotten  underway  immediately  and  the  matter  could  have  been  resolved  earlier  this  week.  That  it  did  not  is  something  the  BLSG  board  should  ponder  at  a  later  time,  but  not  until  they  apply  for  a  commercial  license  and  get  back  to  spraying  private  roads.  7ZR TXHVWLRQV UHPDLQ WR EH FODULÂżHG ,V WKHUH D FKDQJH LQ ZKR LV carrying  the  liability,  as  initially  alleged  by  BLSG  representatives,  and  ZKDW DUH WKH UDPLÂżFDWLRQV WR WKH GLVWULFW LI LW RSHUDWHV XQGHU D FRPPHU-­ cial  license?  7KH ÂżUVW TXHVWLRQ LV HDVLHU WR DQVZHU $FFRUGLQJ WR DJHQF\ RIÂżFLDOV the  state  has  never  covered  liability  for  the  mosquito  district,  so  the  implication  that  the  state  is  trying  to  avoid  that  responsibility  and  any  expense  is  mistaken.  Furthermore,  it  makes  sense  that  the  districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  insurance  will  not  be  an  insurmountable  issue,  considering  that  the  neighboring  Lemon  Fair  insect  control  district  has  been  operating  with  a  commercial  license  for  several  years  without  issue.  And,  as  a  matter  of  practicality,  now  that  the  cat  is  out  of  the  bag,  no  insurance  company  is  going  to  insure  the  BSLG  without  a  commercial  license  since  it  has  to  have  one  to  comply  with  state  regulations. $V WR WKH VHFRQG TXHVWLRQ WKH UDPLÂżFDWLRQV RI RSHUDWLQJ XQGHU D commercial  license  could  present  more  opportunities  than  drawbacks,  though  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  something  the  board  will  have  to  carefully  consider.  A  com-­ mercial  license  would  allow  the  district  to  spray  outside  of  the  four  district  towns.  It  could,  in  other  words,  create  a  business  model  and  be  contracted  for  hire.  If  run  well,  it  could  generate  revenue  to  counter-­ balance  local  expenses.  It  could  also  look  into  hiring  a  plane  for  aerial  spraying.  It  could  export  that  service  as  well.  The  district  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  go  wild  with  such  thoughts,  and  spraying  locally  would  always  be  its  primary  mission  as  long  as  local  taxpayers  are  funding  the  bulk  of  its  operations,  but  contracting  for  hire  to  supple-­ ment  its  budget  could  make  sense  if  it  drives  down  the  cost  of  operation  to  local  taxpayers.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worth  exploring  and  may  be  the  silver  lining  to  a  mosquito  season  that  otherwise  got  off  to  a  rocky  start.

Angelo  S.  Lynn

Quote  in  the  news:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  once  led  the  world  in  the  percentage  of  our  people  with  a  college  degree,  now  we  are  in  12th  place.  Countries  like  Germany,  Denmark,  Sweden  and  many  more  are  providing  free  or  inexpensive  higher  education  for  their  young  people.  They  understand  how  important  it  is  to  be  investing  in  their  youth.  We  should  be  doing  the  same.â&#x20AC;? Â

Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  on  his  proposal  to  provide  free  college  tuition  to  American  students

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Middlebury  has  parking  shortage We  have  a  jewel  in  the  heart  of  downtown  Middlebury,  a  parcel  of  land  behind  the  library,  which  we  can  do  whatever  we  wish  with.  It  could  be  a  river  walk,  condos,  restaurants,  playground,  park,  a  beautiful  entrance  to  Middlebury  seen  from  the  bridge.  It  could  be  a  magnet,  a  focus,  to  bring  people  to  the  shops,  museum,  restaurants,  library  of  our  Main  Street.  New  enterprises  in  this  parcel  would  add  to  our  grand  list.

I  write  as  a  member  of  my  age  group  (65-­100),  which  is  rap-­ idly  growing  in  numbers.  We  need  nearby  parking  in  order  to  sup-­ port  local  businesses,  to  get  to  the  library,  the  stores,  restaurants.  Older  tourists,  young  families,  disabled  people,  others  need  easy  access  to  Main  Street.

We  need  a  parking  garage,  tucked  into  the  hillside,  two  or  even  three  stories,  rising  to  the  level  of  the  present  parking  lot,  with  an  elevator,  thereby  enlarging  that  lot  and  add-­ ing  a  number  of  parking  spaces.  The  exterior  could  have  greenery  and  murals.  It  need  not  be  ugly.  Without  parking,  Main  Street  is  in  jeopardy  and  enterprise  in  the  new  SDUFHO FDQQRW Ă&#x20AC;RXULVK Betty  Thurber Middlebury

College  must  rise  to  new  challenge

Summer  spot THE  WIDE,  SHADY  porch  on  the  front  of  the  Elderly  Services  building  in  Middlebury  is  an  inviting  spot  on  a  hot,  spring  day.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  horse  race,  and  ours  to  win Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Middlebury,  Vt.,  vs.  Bar  Harbor,  Maine,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  neck  and  neck.  The  race  is  all  about  the  sense  of  place  and  the  stakes,  as  is  usually  the  case  in  competition,  is  about  â&#x20AC;Ś  well,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  put  it  out  there  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  pride  and  ego,  and  a  bit  of  self-­serving  capitalism.  OK,  so  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  out  to  save  the  world  today.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  even  appealing  to  our  better  selves.  Rather,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  just  like  to  win.

Still,  the  satisfaction  would  be  sweet  and  the  stakes,  while  small,  are  suddenly  worthwhile.

The  contest  is  Outside  Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best  Town  Everâ&#x20AC;?  online  extrava-­

By Angelo ganza  that  in  2014  drew  1.5  million  Lynn votes.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  set  up  in  a  March  Madness  bracket  system  with  64  towns  mak-­ ing  the  original  list.  Middlebury  is  competing  in  the  East  &RDVW GLYLVLRQ DQG PDNLQJ LW WR WKH ³¿QDO IRXU´ ZRXOG be  sweet.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  possible.  Middlebury  knocked  off  New  York  City  LQ WKH ÂżUVW URXQG RI WKHQ EHVWHG 3URYLGHQFH 5 , 7KDW SLWWHG XV DJDLQVW /DNH 3ODFLG 1 < LQ WKH URXQG RI which  we  beat  out  by  a  few  hundred  votes,  and  now  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  up  against  Bar  Harbor  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  home  to  Acadia  National  3DUN WKH RFHDQ DQG VRPH SUHWW\ DPD]LQJ FRDVWDO VFHQ-­ ery  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  with  a  day  or  two  left  in  the  voting  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  very  tight  race.

Normally,  we  scoff  at  these  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best  Ofâ&#x20AC;?  online  popu-­ larity  contests.  We  know  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  more  about  building  WUDIÂżF IRU WKH KRVW VLWH WKDQ WKH\ DUH DERXW SLQSRLQWLQJ which  town  may  actually  be  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bestâ&#x20AC;?  by  any  objective Â

standard.  But  we  have  to  hand  it  to  Outside  Magazine  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  WKH\ÂśYH GRQH D JRRG MRE ZLWK WKLV SURPRWLRQ 7KH ÂżQDO WRZQV JHW SURÂżOHG DQG VWD\ XS RQ Outsideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  website  for  the  year.  If  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  looking  to  live  in  a  town  that  has  great  recreational  and  cultural  opportunities,  these  top  16  towns  just  may  provide  the  perfect  match.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  even  worth  going  online  and  taking  a  look.  One  thing  you  learn  is  what  other  great  towns  are  doing  that  make  young  people,  and  old,  love  to  be  there.  Du-­ luth  took  top  honors  last  year,  and  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  well-­written  overview  of  the  progressive  actions  that  community  is  taking  to  become  the  best  town  it  can  be.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  impressive  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  instructive.

But  that  was  last  year.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2015,  and  for  the  sake  of  all  Vermont  towns,  letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rally  around  this  beautiful  state  of  ours  and  cast  a  vote  for  Middlebury,  the  Green  Mountains,  Lake  Cham-­ plain,  our  fertile  farm  lands  and  all  the  amazing  natural  DQG FXOWXUDO UHVRXUFHV WKDW PDNH WKLV DUHD VXFK D WHUULÂżF place  to  live,  work  and  play.  A  vote  for  Middlebury  is  a  YRWH IRU 9HUPRQW DQG LW WDNHV DERXW WZR PLQXWHV MXVW log  onto  https://www.outsideonline.com/1972941/best-­ towns-­2015.  (Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  anonymous  and  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  capture  your  email.)

More  than  just  a  contest,  however,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  an  opportu-­ nity  for  Middlebury-­area  residents  to  look  anew  at  their  backyard  and  take  stock  of  the  amenities,  such  as:  Â&#x2021; 7KH 7$0 RU 7UDLO $URXQG 0LGGOHEXU\ LV D PLOH circumferential  trail  that  offers  diverse  running,  hiking  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

Gardener  outwits  gluttonous  goats Ever  since  our  two  goats,  Lucy  and  Jasper,  decided  When  I  unloaded  the  car,  the  goats  came  trotting  over,  that  life  inside  a  fence  was  just  not  for  them,  our  yard  has  eyes  bright.  I  set  the  pots  out  next  to  the  garden,  and  served  as  their  all-­you-­can-­eat  buffet. watched.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  tried  to  pretend  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  no  big  deal.  Every  spring  I  tell  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hmm,â&#x20AC;?  the  goats  seemed  to  be  thinking  as  they  in-­ P\VHOI PD\EH WKLV \HDU WKH JRDWV ZLOO OHDYH P\ Ă&#x20AC;RZHU-­ VSHFWHG WKH QHZ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV Âł&RQYHQWLRQDO ZLVGRP VD\V LI beds  alone.  And  every  spring  they  eat  everything  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  ex-­ we  were  deer,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  repelled  by  plants  such  as  these,  FHSW WKH ZHHGV RI FRXUVH JRDWV KDYH VWDQGDUGV which  have  fuzzy  or  aromatic  leaves  or  are  poisonous.â&#x20AC;?

Last  year,  I  gave  up.  I  skipped  the  annual  Ritual  of  But  goats  dismiss  conventional  wisdom  the  way  they  6SULQJWLPH +RSH ZKHUH , SXUFKDVH Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DQG VSHQG dismiss  4-­foot  fences.  With  a  twitch  of  their  tails  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  hours  cleaning  and  digging  and  rear-­ meaning  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ooh,  takeout!â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  they  ranging  the  garden  beds,  only  to  have  tucked  in. the  goats  march  through,  munching  They  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  we  had  a  backup  on  anything  attractive,  costly  or  rare. plan.

Instead,  I  ignored  the  gardens  all  year.  My  daughter  distracted  the  goats  They  looked  terrible,  but  the  goats,  by  standing  in  the  middle  of  an  aban-­ with  nothing  new  or  exotic  to  target,  GRQHG ZHHG ÂżOOHG Ă&#x20AC;RZHUEHG DQG left  them  alone. saying  in  a  loud  voice  to  no  one  in  The  yard,  however,  was  starting  to  particular,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  sure  hope  the  goats  look  like  a  vacant  lot.  So  this  year  I Â

By Jessie Raymond GRQÂśW HDW P\ EHDXWLIXO Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV 7KHVH decided  I  would  be  forced  to  remove  were  very  expensive.â&#x20AC;?  Delighted  to  DOO WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZHUEHGV DQG UHWXUQ WKHP WR think  they  might  be  able  to  ruin  my  ODZQ ² XQOHVV , FRXOG ÂżQG VRPH ZD\ WR GHWHU WKH JRDWV daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  day,  Jasper  and  Lucy  immediately  abandoned  And  then  it  came  to  me:  Goats  are  kind  of  like  deer.  the  new  plants  and  joined  her  in  the  weeds.

No,  deer  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  follow  you  around  or  wander  onto  your  That  gave  me  the  opportunity  to  pull  out  the  secret  back  porch  and  sniff  your  coffee.  And  no,  at  least  ac-­ weapon  I  had  discovered  that  morning  at  the  garden  cen-­ cording  to  the  National  Geographic  website,  deer  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ter:  an  all-­natural  deer  repellent  spray.  This  potent  but  snicker  at  you  behind  your  back.  Biologically,  goats  and  harmless  concoction,  containing  eggs,  garlic,  hot  pepper  GHHU DUHQÂśW HYHQ IURP WKH VDPH VFLHQWLÂżF IDPLO\ and  cinnamon,  is  supposedly  distasteful  to  deer.  I  hoped  But  deer  are  a  nuisance  in  many  homeownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  yards.  the  goats  agreed.  I  spritzed  my  new  plants  as  well  as  ev-­ And  goats  are  a  nuisance  in  our  yard.  Close  enough.

HU\ VKUXE DQG Ă&#x20AC;RZHU DOUHDG\ JURZLQJ LQ WKH \DUG 6R , *RRJOHG ZKDW NLQGV RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DQG VKUXEV GHHU Eventually,  the  goats  looked  up  and  noticed  I  was  do-­ wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  eat,  with  the  idea  that  maybe  goats  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  eat  ing  something  that  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  involve  them  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  they  hate  that.  them  either.  The  next  day,  I  picked  up  a  variety  of  annu-­ They  skipped  over  to  investigate  just  as  I  was  spraying  (See  Raymond,  Page  5A) als  and  perennials  on  the  no-­deer/possibly-­no-­goats  list.

Around the bend

Twenty-­nine  years  ago,  the  Middlebury  College  Board  of  Trust-­ ees  stood  on  the  right  side  of  history  when  they  voted  to  divest  from  the  South  African  Apartheid.  The  college  was  one  of  more  than  150  campuses  across  the  country  to  divest  from  companies  doing  business  in  South  Africa,  the  leading  ethical  issue  of  the  time.  Now,  climate  change  is  the  GH¿QLQJ HWKLFDO LVVXH RI RXU JHQHUD-­ tion.  Today,  Middlebury  College  is  at  a  crossroads.  It  has  the  chance  to  once  again  stand  on  the  right  side  of  history  and  divest  from  fossil  fuel  companies,  or  maintain  the  status  quo.  Middlebury  College  prides  itself  on  its  practices  of  environmental  stewardship  and  its  innovations  in  institutional  sustainability.  In  1965,  WKH FROOHJH VWDUWHG WKH ¿UVW HQYLURQ-­ mental  studies  program,  helping  to  kickstart  an  era  of  environmental  pol-­ icy  and  legislation  the  likes  of  which  our  nation  had  never  seen  before.

The  college  has  been  an  incuba-­ tor  for  programs  of  recycling  and  composting  far  before  these  issues  reached  national  prominence  and  fostered  the  growth  of  350.org,  one  of  the  fastest  growing  environmental  justice  organizations  in  the  world.  The  plan  to  go  carbon  neutral  by  the  end  of  2016  is  also  evidence  to  show  how  the  college  is  ahead  of  the  curve  when  it  comes  to  environmental  issues.  Despite  all  of  this,  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  investment  in  fossil  fuel  companies  jeopardizes  its  reputation  as  a  cham-­ SLRQ RI FOLPDWH MXVWLFH E\ SURÂżWLQJ from  the  exploitation  of  the  environ-­ ment  and  marginalized  communi-­ WLHV (PHULWXV 3URIHVVRU RI 5HOLJLRQ at  Middlebury  College  Steven  Rockefeller  (yes,  a  member  of  the  Rockefeller  family  that  made  their  fortune  on  oil),  wrote  during  his  time  here  that  the  college  should  â&#x20AC;&#x153;avoid  investments  in  businesses  and  prod-­ ucts  that  are  inherently  unhealthy  for  human  beings  or  that  threaten  serious  environmental  harm.â&#x20AC;?

Rockefeller  wrote  these  words  20  years  ago,  yet  they  still  remain  true  today.  As  long  as  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  endowment  is  invested  in  fossil  fuel  FRPSDQLHV OLNH ([[RQ DQG %3 LW LV actively  contributing  to  a  system  that  threatens  the  future  of  our  planet.

From  UC  Berkeley  to  Harvard,  students  on  campuses  around  the  country  are  asking  their  administra-­ tors  whose  side  they  are  on:  the  side  of  the  fossil  fuel  companies  who  block  all  our  attempts  at  meaningful  climate  policy  and  insist  on  extract-­ ing  and  burning  all  the  fossil  fuels  on  Earth,  or  that  of  the  new  genera-­ tion  calling  for  a  just  transition  to  a  greener  future.  Arrests  of  students  at  Yale  University  and  University  of  Mary  Washington  show  administra-­ WRUV WKDW WKLV ¿JKW LV DERXW VRPHWKLQJ much  bigger  than  the  institutions  we  attend.  And  people  are  noticing.  Just  in  the  past  month,  Syracuse  Univer-­ sity,  the  Guardian  Media  Group,  and  3ULQFH &KDUOHV KDYH FRPPLWWHG WR move  to  fossil-­free  investments.

With  the  quest  for  carbon  neutral-­ ity  nearing  its  completion,  we  have  to  ask,  are  we  truly  carbon  neutral  if  we  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  21,  2015  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

First  year  in  Legislature  spawns  hope The  2015  legislative  session  has  news  in  this  bill.  The  good  news  is  ended.  At  times  it  felt  like  a  rodeo,  full  cost  containment  measures  that  guide  of  surprises.  I  serve  on  the  Commerce  school  districts  to  limit  per  pupil  and  Economic  Development  Com-­ spending.  Penalties  will  be  assessed  mittee.  We  passed  six  bills  out  of  our  if  school  budgets  exceed  per  pupil  committee  that  became  law.  All  these  spending  targets.  There  are  also  cost  ELOOV HLWKHU EHQH¿W FRQVXPHUV RU DG-­ saving  incentives  for  districts  that  vance  our  state  economy.   FRQVROLGDWH 7KH ¿UVW \HDU VDYLQJV IRU The  keynote  Commerce  Commit-­ merging  school  districts  is  10  percent  tee  legislation  was  an  eco-­ of  the  homestead  property  nomic  development  bill  tax.  Also  positive  is  the  that  strengthened  existing  fact  that  merging  schools,  efforts  and  created  several  should  they  choose,  can  new  economic  develop-­ maintain  their  local  school  ment  measures.  Notable  boards  and  retain  many  of  LQ WKH ELOO LV D ¿UVW WLPH their  current  responsibili-­ homebuyer  program  that  ties.  Plus  small  schools  can  DZDUGV ¿UVW WLPH KRPH-­ remain  open  if  they  dem-­ buyers  in  the  state  a  $5,000  onstrate  excellence  in  their  interest-­free  loan  to  put  to-­ operation. ward  their  down  payment.  On  the  questionable  side  Participants  must  qualify  are  the  answers  to  these  for  their  mortgage  and  questions:  Will  school  bud-­

by Rep. Fred Baser, gets  and  property  taxes  be  meet  certain  income  stan-­ GDUGV WR UHDS WKH EHQHÂżWV restrained?  Will  our  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  R-Bristol of  the  program.  The  bill  education  improve?  Are  we  also  assists  working  Ver-­ losing  even  more  local  con-­ monters  on  Medicaid  disability.  These  trol  over  our  schools?  Plus,  this  bill  individuals  will  be  permitted  to  have  does  nothing  to  simplify  the  complex  greater  earnings  and  savings  and  still  education  funding  formula.  TXDOLI\ IRU 0HGLFDLG EHQHÂżWV I  also  supported  the  Clean  Water  Vermont  students  graduating  from  Bill,  which  takes  steps  to  control  the  RQH RI RXU ÂżQH FROOHJHV RU XQLYHUVLWLHV ÂżYH PDMRU FRQWULEXWRUV WR SKRVSKR-­ can  obtain  college  loan  forgiveness  rous  run  off.  The  bill  deals  with  ag-­ if  they  choose  a  career  in  Vermont.  riculture,  development,  roadways,  The  Economic  Development  Bill  forestland  runoff  and  municipal  sewer  also  includes  measures  to  strengthen  system  controls.  Between  state  and  job  training  and  intern  programs,  federal  money,  we  will  dedicate  about  create  additional  small  business  loan  $60  million  to  the  effort. opportunities,  and  offer  opportuni-­ I  supported  the  Energy  Bill  that  ties  for  Vermont  businesses  to  grow  protects  the  value  of  renewable  en-­ employment.  Finally,  the  bill  repeals  ergy  credits  that  will  help  control  ev-­ the  Cloud  Tax,  which  sends  a  positive  eryoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  electric  rates.  The  bill  also  message  to  the  tech  industry. makes  an  effort  to  increase  renewable  A  broad-­based  education  bill  be-­ energy  and  reduce  our  reliance  on  fos-­ comes  law  July  1.  The  bill  tries  to  sil  fuels.  control  property  tax  increases  while  The  Legislature  also  took  some  supporting  equity  and  the  quality  modest  steps  to  involve  communities  of  education.  While  I  voted  for  this  in  the  siting  of  future  solar  projects  measure,  there  is  good  news  and  bad  by  creating  a  study  group  to  recom-­

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mend  how  towns  can  enjoy  greater  involvement.  The  bill  did  establish  setback  and  screening  standards  for  solar  arrays,  plus  towns  are  now  party  to  the  Public  Service  Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  permit  process.

Other  bills  of  note  include  a  mea-­ sure  to  improve  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  system  for  protecting  children  from  abuse  and  neglect.  The  philosophical  exemp-­ tion  for  vaccinations  was  eliminated.  'HDWK ZLWK 'LJQLW\ ZDV FRQÂżUPHG and  a  telecommunication  bill  that  set  up  a  new  authority  to  advance  our  broadband  access  was  passed.

I  did  not  support  the  budget  or  tax  bills.  Our  state  spending  has  gone  up  far  more  rapidly  than  Vermontersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  in-­ comes  or  the  GDP  of  the  state.  The  2016  General  Fund  is  projected  to  be  4.1  percent  higher  than  last  year.  It  was  necessary  to  raise  taxes,  to  the  tune  of  about  $50  million,  in  order  to  reach  a  balanced  budget.  The  educa-­ tional  property  taxes  were  also  raised  for  the  coming  year.  We  are  spending  too  much  money  and  the  lack  of  corresponding  revenue  is  putting  a  great  deal  of  pressure  on  our  resources.  We  are  already  antici-­ SDWLQJ DQRWKHU EXGJHW VKRUWIDOO IRU ÂżV-­ cal  year  2017.  More  restraint  in  our  ¿VFDO PDQDJHPHQW LV QHHGHG , EH-­ lieve  this  can  be  done  without  damag-­ ing  our  government  infrastructure  or  the  many  programs  we  have  that  have  shown  good  results.

My  experience  this  session  was  great.  I  made  new  friends,  helped  craft  meaningful  legislation,  and  did  my  best  to  represent  my  con-­ stituents  well.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legislative  process  works.  While  some  of  the  policy  decisions  can  be  challenged,  all  bills  receive  a  great  deal  of  tes-­ timony  in  various  committees  and  Ă&#x20AC;RRU GLVFXVVLRQ LV RIWHQ YHU\ YLJRU-­ ous.  Democracy  can  be  emotional  DQG GLIÂżFXOW EXW WKH SURFHVV JLYHV me  hope  for  the  future.

Letter  (Continued  from  Page  4A) are  invested  in  fossil  fuels?  It  is  time  for  Middlebury  to  rise  up  and  once  again  do  what  is  right  over  what  is  easy.  It  is  time  to  change  the  system  that  perpetuates  social  and  economic  inequalities.

The  environmental  movement  is  always  evolving,  and  we  must  con-­ stantly  look  for  new  tools  to  tackle  these  complex  problems  and  engage  more  groups.  It  has  shown  its  ability Â

to  bridge  gaps  of  race,  gender,  gen-­ eration  and  wealth  as  it  has  spread  across  the  world.  Climate  justice  is  a  global  issue,  one  that  affects  all  people.

It  is  the  responsibility  of  the  Mid-­ dlebury  community  and  the  Middle-­ bury  College  student  body  to  remind  the  college  who  they  represent.  Only  together  will  community  members  and  college  students  have  a  strong  voice  in  this  conversation.  Middle-­

bury  College  must  be  held  account-­ able  for  its  promises  of  sustainable  practices  and  social  consciousness.

We  cannot  stand  as  bystanders  as  the  college  supports  an  industry  built  on  the  backs  of  marginalized  com-­ munities  and  crumbling  ecosystems.  So  the  question  remains:  whose  side  are  YOU  on?  Vignesh  Ramachandran resident  of  Fremont,  Calif.,  ¿UVW \HDU DW 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH

runs,  Nordic  races,  and  an  alpine  rac-­ ing  league  runs  through  the  winter.  Â&#x2021; 7KH 0RRVDODPRR 1DWLRQDO 5HF-­ reational  Area  and  the  Lake  Dun-­ more  area  offer  some  of  the  best  ¿VKLQJ LQ WKH VWDWH DV ZHOO DV D KLN-­ ing,  trail  running,  mountain  biking,  kayaking,  canoeing  and  waterskiing  mecca  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  just  12  miles  from  Mid-­ dlebury  center. Â&#x2021; 1HDUE\ /DNH &KDPSODLQ ZLWK its  100-­mile  length  and  spectacular  scenery,  is  a  haven  for  sailing,  mo-­ WRUERDWLQJ NLWHVXUÂżQJ ZLQGVXUÂżQJ LFH ERDWLQJ DQG ÂżVKLQJ Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  skydiving  in  nearby  Addison,  sculling  on  Lake  Dunmore,  numerous  team  sports  and  our  vibrant  ¿WQHVV FHQWHUV \RJD VWXGLRV DQG RWK-­ HU ÂżWQHVV RXWOHWV QRW WR PHQWLRQ WKH four  other  major  Vermont  ski  resorts  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Sugarbush,  Mad  River  Glen,  Pico  DQG .LOOLQJWRQ ² WKDW DUH DOO ZLWKLQ 34  miles  of  Middlebury.  Add  in  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  two  microbrews  (Drop-­in  Brewing  and  Otter  Creek,  aka  Long  Trail),  plus  Woodchuck  Ciderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  $30  million  home  base  and  tasting  room,  several  distilleries  and  a  winery,  and  a Â

vibrant  art  and  theater  scene,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  wonder  we  have  time  to  work.

Is  Middlebury  one  of  Outside  Mag-­ azineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Best  Towns  Ever?  It  certainly  could  be.  Like  many  Vermont  towns,  we  have  an  abundance  of  resources  that  come  so  naturally  we  almost  for-­ get  they  are  here.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  that  awareness  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  the  chance  to  tell  our  story  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  is  the  real  prize  in  Outsideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  contest.

Still,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  win  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  so  cast  a  vote  for  Middlebury,  and  if  we  make  it  to  the  Final  Four,  vote  again!

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:DU RQ GUXJV QRW D VLPSOH ÂżJKW $V D VFKRRO UHVRXUFH RIÂżFHU , JHW tify  the  causes  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reasonable  to  asked  a  lot  of  questions  by  students.  assume  we  might  be  able  to  frame  Though  a  disturbing  percentage  are  more  effective  solutions.  Though  variations  on  how  fast  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  driven  the  factors  are  complex,  it  does  ap-­ my  police  cruiser  and  how  accurate  pear  there  are  powerful  correlations  , DP ZLWK P\ ÂżUHDUP P\ RSLQLRQ with  particular  circumstances,  most  on  drugs  is  frequently  sought.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  notably  poverty  and  mental  illness. sure  the  expectation  is  I  will  issue  But  I  believe  the  root  runs  far  some  suitably  concise  condemna-­ deeper  than  this  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  I  believe  it  tion,  similar  to  Nixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  declaration  connects  directly  to  the  most  fun-­ in  1971,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public  enemy  number  one  damental  aspects  of  our  humanity.  in  the  United  States  is  drug  abuse.  What  these  factors  have  in  common  ,Q RUGHU WR ÂżJKW DQG GHIHDW WKLV HQ-­ is  their  impact  upon  happiness.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  emy,  it  is  necessary  to  not  referring  to  casual  wage  a  new,  all-­out  of-­ joy,  but  a  deep  sense  fensive.â&#x20AC;?  RI IXOÂżOOPHQW DFTXLUHG The  War  on  Drugs  through  connection  he  initiated  has  been  and  a  sense  of  purpose.

This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writer  subjected  to  scath-­ Whether  we  envi-­ ing  critiques,  vari-­ is  Christopher  L.  sion  meaning  as  some-­ ously  condemned  as  Mason,  school  thing  encountered  or  misguided,  racist  and  UHVRXUFH RIÂżFHU IRU something  created,  draconian,  and  having  Middlebury. its  presence  provides  resulted  in  unprec-­ structure  and  engen-­ edented  incarceration  rates  and  the  ders  resilience,  while  its  absence  militarization  of  police.  Given  its  leaves  us  fragile  and  disoriented.  tarnished  reputation  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  surpris-­ Engagement  expands  and  enriches  ing  the  old  rhetoric  still  commands  our  sense  of  self  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  effective  such  political  respect,  but  it  remains  engagement  requires  resources,  entrenched,  framing  campaigns  and  and  those  are  frequently  the  skills  GHÂżQLQJ FDQGLGDWHV ,W VSHDNV WR WKH stripped  from  the  most  marginal-­ fundamental  fear  that  the  things  we  ized  members  of  society  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  most  value  will  be  stripped  away  by  poor  and  the  sick.  encroaching  chaos  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  fruits  of  Another  dimension  to  the  issue  our  labor,  trust  within  our  commu-­ is  that  we  live  in  a  society  that  has  nities,  and  the  well-­being  of  those  historically  emphasized  the  value  we  love.  of  independence  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  often  elevating  These  are  not  idle  concerns.  Dur-­ rugged  individualism  above  con-­ ing  the  period  I  worked  patrol,  serv-­ nection.  In  this  respect  our  culture  ing  my  time  on  the  night  shift,  al-­ reinforces  isolation,  and,  ironically,  most  every  arrest  I  made  had  some  renders  us  more  susceptible.    connection  to  substances  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  either  This  disengagement  may  fuel  directly  through  illegal  posses-­ use,  though  I  believe  use  is  fairly  sion  or  DUI,  or  obliquely  through  widespread  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  what  is  much  more  GUXJ DQG DOFRKRO IXHOHG FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW VLJQLÂżFDQW LV LWV FRQQHFWLRQ WR DG-­ and  thefts  to  fund  habits.  The  vast  diction.  Where  there  is  brokenness  majority  of  these  incidents  were  substances  can  offer  tremendous  re-­ dangerous  or  abusive  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  they  posed  OLHI Ă&#x20AC;RRGLQJ WKH PLQG ZLWK FKHPL-­ legitimate  threats.  cal  bliss  and  generating  a  sense  of  The  issue  has  become  so  politi-­ wholeness  entirely  elusive  in  life.  cized  the  space  between  Nixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Unfortunately  drug  use  renders  it  bombast  and  wholesale  permissive-­ far  harder  to  establish  and  maintain  ness  has  shrunk  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  condensed,  like  satisfying  relationships  and  enrich-­ so  many  issues  of  profound  cultural  ing  commitments.  Dependence  is  complexity,  into  polarized  moral  reinforced  both  by  the  synthetically  absolutes.  induced  contentment  itself,  and  the  Whether  we  interpret  current  pol-­ fact  that  use  robs  us  of  the  capacity  icies  as  oppressive  or  fundamental  to  access  those  feelings  in  any  other  to  public  security,  is  driven  largely  way. by  their  perceived  consequences  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  implication  is  that  the  drug  do  we  focus  upon  the  social  cost  of  problem  is  far  more  effectively  imprisonment  rates  that  have  more  combated  through  community  out-­ than  quadrupled  since  1980,  or  do  reach,  especially  directed  toward  we  focus  upon  the  radical  decrease  youth,  than  through  classic  enforce-­ in  crime  over  that  same  period?  ment  efforts.  I  am  convinced  that  A  more  promising  approach  inspiring  a  sense  of  belonging  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  might  be  to  cast  our  gaze  in  the  op-­ building  trust  where  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  bro-­ posite  direction,  and  ask  what  pro-­ ken  through  neglect  or  violence  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  vokes  addiction  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  we  can  iden-­ is  the  most  sound  strategy  we  can Â

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embrace  as  a  society.  Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  encouraging  is  that  I  see  these  efforts  being  made  daily  by  people  within  our  school  system,  by  local  organizations  such  as  Addison  Central  Teens,  and  dedicated  coun-­ selors  and  social  workers  operating  through  the  Counseling  Service  of  Addison  County  and  the  Depart-­ ment  for  Children  and  Families.  And  beyond  this,  the  things  we  do  daily  as  citizens  to  make  our  com-­ munity  stronger,  that  draw  people  in  and  provide  hope,  are  ways  we  actively  strive  against  addiction.  Supporting  these  resources  is  es-­ sential,  but  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  important  to  be  realistic.  Healing  is  challenging  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  it  requires  courage  and  persever-­ ance,  and  the  barriers  can  seem  in-­ surmountable.  Though  the  resourc-­ es  may  exist,  many  people  who  are  suffering  do  not  seek  help  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  regard  it  as  malicious  and  intrusive.  This  is  why  we  need  criminal  inter-­ ventions  propelling  people  into  re-­ covery  and  protecting  the  commu-­ nity  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  why  we  need  support  services  like  Turning  Point,  helping  those  on  the  other  end  regain  con-­ nection  and  rebuild  shattered  lives,  often  through  programs  emphasiz-­ ing  relationships.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  important  is  to  recog-­ nize  this  is  not  a  pattern  limited  to  drug  abuse.  The  prevalence  of  ad-­ diction  to  substances  pales  against  electronic  dependency.  Again,  for  an  individual  leading  a  rich  life,  socially  engaged  and  partaking  of  broad  opportunities,  video  games,  television  and  social  media  present  a  small  risk,  but  when  somebody  desperately  desires  escape  from  an  existence  perceived  as  entirely  bleak,  these  avenues  offer  a  remedy  that  is  hard  to  resist  and  can  become  utterly  consuming.

The  challenge  that  faces  us  as  a  community  is  not  drugs,  but  that  GHHSHU LVVXH RI IXOÂżOOPHQW )RU ODZ enforcement  to  be  a  fully  engaged  participant  in  the  solution,  depart-­ PHQWV DQG LQGLYLGXDO RIÂżFHUV QHHG to  be  committed  to  engaging  the  communities  they  serve  and  build-­ ing  relationships,  most  especially  ZLWK WKRVH PRVW GLIÂżFXOW WR JHW along  with  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  those  familiar  char-­ acters  who  consistently  cause  the  PRVW WURXEOH $V RIÂżFHUV ZH QHHG WR recognize  their  destructive  behav-­ ior  comes  from  a  place  of  pain  and  need  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  sometimes  taking  decisive  action  to  maintain  safety,  and  oc-­ casionally  imposing  consequences,  but  doing  so  from  a  place  of  com-­ passion  and  striving  towards  heal-­ ing.

Raymond  (Continued  from  Page  4A) the  bare  lower  branches  of  a  once-­ robust,  now-­scrawny  lilac  bush  they  had  been  systematically  de-­ foliating  over  the  past  couple  of  years.

Lucy  stepped  forward  for  a  nibble  of  bark,  but  stopped  short.  6KH Ă&#x20AC;DUHG KHU QRVWULOV DQG WKHQ sneezed.  And  so  it  went.  She  and  Jasper  checked  out  every  one  of Â

their  favorite  snack  spots  and  found  the  menu  had  changed.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  48  hours  and  they  have  yet  to  touch  any  of  my  plants.  Can  it  be  true?  Can  we  own  free-­range  goats  and  still  have  lovely,  well-­ PDQLFXUHG Ă&#x20AC;RZHU JDUGHQV" Probably  not.  The  truth  is,  while  the  goats  KDYHQÂśW KHOSHG DQ\ P\ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUEHGV looked  scraggly  long  before  they Â

came  along.  The  real  problem  lies  with  my  poor  gardening  habits.  And  now  that  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  managed  to  get  the  JRDWV WR VWRS HDWLQJ P\ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV ,ÂśOO have  no  one  but  myself  to  blame  for  the  gardensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  pathetic  appearance.

That stinks.

As regular goats, Lucy and Jasper try my patience almost daily.

But as scapegoats, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the best pets a lazy gardener could have.

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Christopher Acker, Sr., 79, Bristol %5,672/ ² &KULVWRSKHU 3HWHU Acker,  Sr.,  passed  peacefully  at  his  home  with  his  loving  family  on  Friday,  May  15,  2015,  after  a  long  illness.

He  was  born  on  Dec.  13,  1935,  to  Hannet  (Shadroui)  Acker  and  Judson  Franklin  Acker  in  Barre,  Vermont.  He  graduated  from  Spaulding  High  School  in  Barre,  went  on  to  the  U.S.  Coast  Guard  Academy,  earned  his  bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  chemistry  and  a  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  electrical  engineering  from  the  University  of  Vermont.

He  had  a  long  career  as  an  engi-­ neer  at  IBM.  He  was  also  a  past  owner  of  several  businesses  includ-­ ing  bowling  lanes  and  a  restaurant  in  Bristol,  Vermont.

He  enjoyed  games  of  all  kinds,  with  his  children  and  grandchildren,  with  a  passion  for  bridge.  He  was  an  avid  bridge  player  and  accred-­ ited  bridge  teacher.  He  was  active  RODNEY  â&#x20AC;&#x153;RONâ&#x20AC;?  F.  WHITE in  the  American  Contract  Bridge  League  (ACBL)  and  was  president  of  the  New  England  organization.  Route  22A,  West  Haven.

Arrangements  are  by  the  Durfee  He  taught  hundreds  of  people  the  game  of  bridge  in  Vermont  and  Funeral  Home.

Memorial  contributions  may  be  around  the  world,  as  bridge  director  made  to  the  Fair  Haven  Concerned,  0DLQ 6W )DLU +DYHQ 97 ¸

Rodney White, 67, Fair Haven FAIR  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Rodney  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ronâ&#x20AC;?  Floyd  White,  67,  of  Fair  Haven  died  unexpectedly  Wednesday  morn-­ ing,  May  13,  2015,  at  the  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center  .

He  was  born  on  June  20,  1947,  in  Addison,  the  son  of  Floyd  and  Shirley  (Lattrel)  White.

Ron  grew  up  in  Addison  where  he  attended  local  schools,  then  he  lived  LQ 2UZHOO IRU D IHZ \HDUV SULRU WR relocating  to  Fair  Haven  in  1976.

He  was  a  longtime  property  manager  of  Green  Mountain  Mobile  Manor  an   of  Appletree.

Ron  was  a  former  member  of  the  JayCees  and  Eagles  Club.

Ronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  favorite  pastime  was  conversing  with  friends  in  the  Fair  Haven  community.

He  enjoyed  NASCAR  and  loved  stock  car  racing,  having  owned  a  racecar  since  1990,  currently  car  #27.

Ron  was  very  generous  and  enjoyed  helping  anyone  in  a  time  of  need,  especially  all  of  the  residents  of  Appletree.

6XUYLYRUV LQFOXGH KLV VLJQLÂż FDQW other  of  37  years,  Debbie  Eddy  of Â

Fair  Haven;͞  three  daughters,  Susan  Wilson  and  her  husband  Worth  of  Cle  Elum,  Wash.;͞  Dawn  VanGuilder  and  her  husband  Dave  of  Clarendon,  and  Pamela  White  and  her  compan-­ ion,  Bill  Tolin  of  Castleton;͞  two  sons,  Douglas  Eddy  and  his  companion  Mellissa  Grenier  and  Perry  Eddy  and  his  wife  Jodi  Lynn,  all  of  Hampton,  N.Y.;͞  two  sisters,  Terry  Townson  and  her  husband  Darrell  of  Canada  and  Cheryl  White  and  her  husband  Dale  Logan  of  Bridport;͞  two  broth-­ ers,  Steve  White  and  his  wife  Linda  of  Shoreham,  and  Robert  White  and  his  wife  Cheryl  of  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.;͞  10  grandchildren,  Erin,  Ethan,  Matthew,  Sarah,  Bekah,  Briannah,  Bryce,  Tyler,  Drew  and  Brooke;͞  two  great-­grandchildren,  Mackenzie  and  Josephine;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  father,  Floyd  White;͞  and  his  mother,  Shirley  Lattrel  White  Nager.

There  will  be  no  calling  hours.

A  celebration  of  his  life  will  be  held  Sunday,  May  31,  2015,  from  1-­4  p.m.  at  the  Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bowl  Speedway, Â

diploma,  graduating  from  Hinesburg  High  School,  class  of  1963.

She  was  a  resident  of  Brandon  since  1982.  Relatives  say  she  enjoyed  knit-­ ting,  crocheting,  playing  Nintendo  and  going  to  lawn  sales.  She  never  missed  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeopardy!â&#x20AC;?  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wheel  of  Fortuneâ&#x20AC;?  show,  and  loved  having  her  family  at  the  holidays  and  for  special  events.

Surviving  are  three  daughters,  Dawn  Perry  and  Linda  Rivers,  both  of  Brandon,  and  Elaine  Whaley  of  Waterbury;Íž  and  two  sons,  Alfred  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patâ&#x20AC;?  Rivers  III  of  Essex  Junction  and  Wayne  Rivers  of  Brandon.  Ten  grandchildren,  15  great-­grandchil-­ dren,  one  great-­great-­granddaughter  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cous-­ ins  also  survive  her.

In  addition  to  her  husband,  she  was   predeceased  by  a  son,  Kenneth  Rivers;͞  her  brother,  Clarence  Carter;͞  and  eight  sisters,  Dorothy,  Elizabeth,  Pauline,  Ruth,  Evelyn,  Jane,  Lillian  and  Elsie.

The  funeral  service  was  held  on  Thursday,  May  21,  2015,  at  10  a.m.  at  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home  in  Brandon.  The  graveside  committal Â

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Marjorie  Freeman,  94,  passed  away  peace-­ fully  with  family  by  her  side  on  Wednesday,  May  6,  at  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehab  Center  in  Middlebury.

She  was  born  on  May  21,  1920,  in  St  Albans,  Vermont,  to  Marvin  and  Mary  Carter,  the  eldest  of  six  children.  She  graduated  from  BFA  High  School  in  St  Albans  in  1938.  Marjorie  moved  with  her  family  to  0RQWSHOLHU VKRUWO\ DIWHU 2Q -XO\ 29,  1942,  she  married  Albert  H.  Freeman  in  Montpelier,  VT.  They  moved  to  Middlebury  in  late  1954.

Marg  was  a  homemaker  and  assisted  her  husband  with  their  family  business.  She  also  worked  in  the  kitchen  at  the  Middlebury  Inn  in  the  1970s  and  later  in  the  kitchen  at  Middlebury  Vending.  She  enjoyed  GLADYS  RIVERS crocheting,  knitting  and  sewing.  Well  into  her  80s  she  lovingly  service  and  burial  will  follow  in  spent  hours  repairing,  creating  and  the  family  lot  at  Hinesburg  Village  sewing  clothes  for  dolls  for  the  Cemetery.

Memorial  gifts  may  be  made  to  The  Brandon  Area  Rescue  Squad,  3 2 %R[ %UDQGRQ 97

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6KH LV VXUYLYHG E\ KHU ¿ YH VRQV Michael  and  his  partner  Darlene  LaFountain  of  East  Middlebury,  Randall  and  his  partner  Naomi  Drummond  of  Bristol,  Bruce  of  East  Middlebury,  Henry  and  his  wife  Marilyn  of  Middlebury,  and  Ken  and  his  wife  Cyndi  of  South  Burlington;͞  also,  a  sister,  Helen  Kew  of  Barre;͞  a  sister-­in-­law,  Julie  Carter  of  Jericho;͞  seven  grandchil-­ dren,  Lisa,  Lori,  Jennie,  Andrew,  Mattea,  Erica  and  Dylan;͞  four  great-­ grandchildren,  Alicia,  Madison,  Sophia  and  Gabreilla;͞  also,  seven  nieces  and  nephews.

Marjorie  was  predeceased  by  her  husband  and  her  siblings,  Stanley  Carter,  and  his  wife  Bernadine,  Eric  Carter,  Marvin  Carter  II  and  Janice  Perkins. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV to  Project  Independence  would  be  welcomed.

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lived  at  Shard  Villa  in  Salisbury  where,  family  said,  Deb  and  the  staff  PDGH KHU FRPIRUWDEOH LQ KHU ¿ QDO years.

She  is  survived  by  her  daughter, Â

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MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jean  Sweany  (Smith)  Nekola  died  on  May  1,  2015,  at  the  age  of  89.   Born  on  November  13,  1925,  at  Camp  Lewis  (now  Fort  Lewis),  Washington,  she  was  the  daughter  of  Laura  Ward  Sweany  and  General  Kenneth  Shearer  Sweany,  a  1923  graduate  of  the  U.S.  Military  Academy.

As  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Army  brat,â&#x20AC;?  Jean  grew  up  at  a  variety  of  Army  posts  from  Fort  Sill,  2NODKRPD DQG 6FKRÂż HOG %DUUDFNV Hawaii,  to  Madison  Barracks,  New  York,  and  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  as  well  as  several  civilian  assign-­ ments.  In  1942  she  went  to  Wells  College  in  Aurora,  New  York,  gradu-­ ating  in  1946.  In  1949  she  went  to  the  University  of  Missouri  for  her  Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Degree  in  History.

In  1951  Jean  married  Stephen  H.  Smith  II,  a  1944  graduate  of  the  U.S.  Military  Academy.  Jean  leaves  behind  the  four  beloved  children  she  had  with  Steve  as  well  as  their  spouses:  Laura  L.  Smith,  married  to  Peter  C.  Huber  (Monkton);Íž  Stephen  H.  Smith  III,  married  to  Linda  B.  Smith  (Hinesburg);Íž  Pamelia  E.  Smith,  married  to  John  Healy  (Norwich,  now  deceased)  and  Michael  B.  Smith,  married  to  Lynnette  B.  Smith  (Essex  Junction).  She  also  leaves  six  beloved  grandchildren,  Graham  L.  Huber,  Connor  Michael  Smith,  Emily  % 6PLWK /XFDV . 6PLWK 2ZHQ B.  Smith  and  Tiernan  L.  Smith,  and  a  wonderful  great-­grandson,  Miles Â

Glindmyer.

In  1966  Jean  married  William  J.  Nekola  who  predeceased  her  in  1986.  After  retirement,  she  moved  to  South  Burlington,  Vermont,  to  be  closer  to  her  family.  In  1993  she  became  a  guide  at  the  Shelburne  Museum  where  she  worked  until  2009.

Jean  was  a  born  teacher.  As  she  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teaching  was  always  at  the  core  of  my  existence.â&#x20AC;?  She  wanted  to  be  a  teacher  from  second  grade  on  and  was  able  to  follow  her  chosen  profes-­ sion  starting  in  the  public  school  system  of  Jonesboro,  Arkansas,  and  ultimately  retiring  as  English  Chairperson  from  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  School  for  Girls  in  Baltimore,  Maryland.  In  1991,  the  Maryland  Council  of  Teachers  of  English  Language  Arts  selected  Jean  as  Teacher  of  the  Year.

2YHU WKH FRXUVH RI KHU PDQ\ \HDUV at  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  for  Girls,  Jean  stressed  two  very  personal  core  values:  the  ability  to  think  deeply  and  clearly,  and  to  act  with  honor  and  integrity.  She  was  an  inspirational  presence  for  many  of  her  students,  many  of  whom  stayed  in  touch  over  the  years.  Jean  was  a  truly  wonderful  mother,  grand-­ mother  and  friend,  and  her  inquisitive  mind,  smile  and  grace  in  the  face  of  adversity  are  missed  already.

Jean  resided  at  the  Residence  at  2WWHU &UHHN ZKHUH VKH HQMR\HG PDQ\ friendships  and  the  wonderful  care  from  the  staff,  whom  she  came  to  know  so  well.

MARJORIE  FREEMAN the  nurses  and  staff  at  Helen  Porter  Memory  Care  Unit  and  WinterGreen  North  Brandon  for  the  wonderful  care  they  provided  for  0DUMRULH ¸

Jean Nekola, 89, Middlebury

Reta Putnam, 94, Salisbury SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Reta  R.  Putnam,  94,  died  at  Rutland  Regional  Medical  Center  on  May  11.

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Marjorie Freeman, 94, Middlebury

Gladys Rivers, 88, Brandon %5$1'21 ² *ODG\V 5RVH Rivers,  88,  died  Friday,  May  15,  2015,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  Middlebury.

She  was  born  in  Hartland  on  Dec.  27,  1926.  She  was  the  daughter  of  William  and  Leola  (Brown)  Carter.  Her  family  was  stricken  by  tubercu-­ losis  when  she  was  very  young  and  she  was  separated  from  them.  She  grew  up  as  a  foster  child  in  various  homes  in  Vermont,  where  she  worked  the  farms  of  the  families  that  she  resided  with.

Following  her  marriage  to  Alfred  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mikeâ&#x20AC;?  Rivers,  she  worked  the  family  farm  with  him,  in  Hinesburg.  He  predeceased  her.

She  worked  in  food  service  at  Woolworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  on  Church  Street  in  Burlington  for  many  years.  She  later  worked  at  New  England  Fire  and  Rating  Insurance  Agency  in  Burlington  for  several  years.  She  did  house  cleaning  for  several  Hinesburg  families.  Those  who  knew  her  said  she  did  what  she  had  to,  to  keep  her  children  together.  They  say  she  was  very  proud  of  the  fact  that  she  went  back  to  school  and  earned  her Â

on  many  cruises  working  for  Travel  with  Goren  and  Audrey  Grant.  He  wrote  a  weekly  bridge  column  for  the  Burlington  Free  Press  for  many  years  and  was  part  owner  of  the  Burlington  Bridge  Club.

He  is  survived  by  his  wife  Louise  (Brigham)  of  56  years;͞  children  Cathleen  Jipner  (Todd),  Marian  Acker  and  Chris  Acker  (Holly);͞  and  10  grandchildren,  Eric,  Brett  (Erin,  great-­grandchild  Noelle),  Cody  and  Mark  Jipner,  Melanie,  Katie,  Sarah  and  Wade  Acker,  and  Michael  and  Kathryn  Quinn;͞  sister  Phyllis  Andrews  of  Barre,  VT;͞  and  many  relatives  and  friends.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents  and  daughter  Jeanne.

He  enjoyed  being  a  Dad  and  was  affectionately  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paâ&#x20AC;?  by  his  grandchildren.  He  described  himself  as  a  garrulous  adventurer  and  loved  sailing  his  boat  on  Lake  Champlain,  cooking,  eating  Lebanese  foods,  political  discussions  with  family  and  friends,  and  hot  fudge  sundaes.

A  memorial  service  was  held  at  11:30  a.m.  on  Tuesday,  May  19,  at  St.  Ambrose  Church  in  Bristol.  Burial  was  in  Mount  St.  Joseph Â

Irma  Heeter  and  her  husband  Tom  of  Vergennes.

Services  will  be  held  in  Florida,  where  she  had  spent  her  retirement  years. Â

J.K. Stewart Kirkaldy, 86, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  J.K.  Stewart  Rehabilitation  Center. moving  to  Middlebury  in  his  Kirkaldy,  86,  of  Middlebury  died  He  was  born  on  July  3,  1928,  retirement. on  Tuesday,  May  19,  2015,  at  in  March,  England,  and  had  a  A  full  obituary  will  appear  in  a  Helen  Porter  Health  Care  and  long  career  as  a  physician  before  future  edition  of  the  Independent.

Beverly Norton, 77, Bridport %5,'3257 ² %HYHUO\ $ Graveside  services  will  be  held  on  There  will  be  no  visiting  hours  per  Norton,  77,  died  Tuesday,  May  19,  Saturday,  May  23,  2015,  at  11  a.m.  her  request.

2015,  at  Porter  Medical  Center  in  in  Bridport  Central  Cemetery.  The  A  complete  obituary  will  follow  Middlebury.

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Rita Ann Fallon graveside service WEYBRIDGE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  graveside  died  Dec.  26,  2014,  will  be  held  on  The  Rev.  William  Beaudin,  pastor  committal  service  and  burial  for  Rita  Saturday,  May  23,  2015,  at  1  p.m,  at  of  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  Church,  will  Ann  Fallon,  71,  of  Weybridge  who  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cemetery  in  Middlebury. RIÂż FLDWH

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WALTHAM  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  graveside  committal  service  and  burial  for  Eugene  George  Chamberland,  54,  of  Waltham  who  died  March  10,  2015,  will  be  held  on  Sunday,  May  24,  2015,  at  1  p.m.  at  the  family  lot  in  Pine  Hill  Cemetery  in  Brandon.

Inadvertently  omitted  from  his  obituary  was  the  fact  that  he  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  Chief  Tom  Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  police  cadets  of Â

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Session (Continued  from  Page  1A) accomplishments,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.

Addison  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  senior  sena-­ tor,  Addison  Democrat  Claire  Ayer,  noted  some  of  the  same  accomplish-­ ments.  These  included  passage  of  the  clean  water  bill  (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  glad  we  did  something  on  Lake  Champlain  cleanup,  but  it  was  way  less  than  what  was  called  for  in  the  (federal  environmental)  report,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  said.  ³%XW , WKLQN LQ WKLV YHU\ GLIÂż FXOW climate  where  people  are  so  worried  about  taxes,  the  fact  that  we  did  it  is  a  good  thingâ&#x20AC;?),  and  a  renewable  energy  bill  that  addressed  siting  solar  arrays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  very  contentious,  though  not  a  partisan  issue.  In  the  end,  towns  have  more  to  say  â&#x20AC;Ś  I  think  we  will  have  legislation  that  lays  out  a  route  that  gives  us  sensible  balance  between  local  needs  and  local  plans  and  people  who  want  to  invest  in  the  state  of  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Ayer  said  that  the  so-­called  child  protection  bill  that  passed  will,  among  other  things,  set  up  new  penalties  for  those  failing  to  protect  a  child  who  is  in  danger.  It  also  calls  for  more  intensive  sharing  of  child  welfare  information  among  social  workers,  authorities  and  the  state  judiciary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  court  systems  will  have  a  better  idea  about  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  on  with  the  kids,â&#x20AC;?  Ayer  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  the  end,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  be  about  what  is  in  the  best  interest  of  the  child.â&#x20AC;?

PAYING  FOR  SCHOOLS As  chairman  of  the  House  Education  Committee,  Rep.  David  Sharpe  took  a  keen  interest  in  the  HGXFDWLRQ Âż QDQFH UHIRUP ELOO 7KH Bristol  Democrat  said  the  Legislature  made  great  progress  in  addressing  the  challenges  of  doing  a  better  job  of  educating  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  children  for  the  21st  century  within  a  cost  that  taxpayers  can  afford.  He  said  that  perhaps  the  most  excit-­ ing  provision  is  the  establishment  of  college  savings  accounts  at  birth  for Â

all  Vermont  children.  This  collabora-­ jobs  and  build  a  better  climate  for  tion  with  private  funders  promises  to  economic  development.  These  help  deal  with  one  of  the  most  persis-­ included,  among  other  things,  a  new  tent  educational  challenges;͞  that  of  earned  credit  for  creating  jobs  that  educating  children  from  low-­income  will  be  administered  through  the  families,  Sharpe  said.

Vermont  Economic  Growth  Incentive  The  much  more  publicized  legisla-­ changes  (VEGI)  program. tion  is  the  creation  of  larger  school  Sen.  Ayer  also  trumpeted  passage  districts  in  order  to  realize  more  RI WKH FDPSDLJQ Âż QDQFH ELOO WKDW HIÂż FLHQW GHOLYHU\ RI HGXFDWLRQ LQ WKH says  political  PACs  and  legisla-­ PreK-­12  system.  WLYH FDQGLGDWHV IRU RIÂż FH FDQÂśW â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  should  save  raise  money  from  some  money  and  lobbyists  during  help  schools  deliver  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tough the  Legislative  better  education  in  choices that were session. areas  of  the  state  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  means  are  losing  student  made this year from  early  January  population,â&#x20AC;?  Sharpe  will help take us a to  the  time  we  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  challenge  adjourn,  we  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  of  realizing  we  are  long way towards raise  money  from  all  responsible  for  the  a responsible lobbyists  or  have  education  of  all  our  our  PACs  do  that  children  as  required  spending path, either,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  in  the  Vermont  but we all knew â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  never  done  Constitution  will  that,  but  it  makes  a  result  in  expanding  we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get lot  of  sense  to  me.â&#x20AC;? our  sense  of  local  there in one leap.â&#x20AC;?

Ayer  said  she  to  larger  school  was  disappointed  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vt. Governor Peter districts.  Local  by  the  prolifera-­ Shumlin school  boards,  tion  of  form  letters  educational  lead-­ as  a  means  for  ers  and  community  some  constituents  PHPEHUV ZLOO QHHG WR Âż JXUH RXW KRZ to  voice  concerns/  support  for  vari-­ to  collaborate  with  their  neighbors  in  ous  issues  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  such  as  the  contro-­ order  to  deliver  quality  education.  versial  proposal  to  remove  the  Rep.  Diane  Lanpher,  D-­Vergennes,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;philosophical  exemptionâ&#x20AC;?  for  child  echoed  the  accomplishments  that  vaccinations.  Ayer  said  these  often  the  others  mentioned,  and  added  cookie-­cutter  form  letters  would  her  praise  for  steps  to  improve  law  Ă&#x20AC; RRG ODZPDNHUVÂś HPDLO ER[HV DQG enforcement  and  economic  develop-­ did  not  offer  the  more  measured  and  ment  in  Vermont. personal  feedback  that  constituents  This  included  â&#x20AC;&#x153;enhanced  public  have  provided  in  the  past. safety  by  prohibiting  violent  felons  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  bothered  me  how  other  legisla-­ IURP RZQLQJ Âż UHDUPV DQG UHTXLULQJ tors  considered  (those  form  letters),â&#x20AC;?  state  courts  to  submit  to  the  National  Ayer  said.  Instant  Criminal  Background  Check  HEALTH  CARE  REFORM System  the  names  of  those  whom  a  Many  of  those  queried  were  frus-­ court  has  adjudged  to  be  a  danger  to  trated  by  the  lack  of  progress  toward  themselves  or  others  due  to  mental  health  care  reform.  Rep.  Sharpe,  for  illness,â&#x20AC;?  Lanpher  noted. instance,  called  it  his  greatest  disap-­ She  also  enumerated  many  new  pointment  of  the  session. policy  recommendations  to  create  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  know  that  the  single Â

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Josaphat Bolduc, 97, Bristol BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Josaphat  Stanilaus  Bolduc,  97,  died  Monday,  May  18,  2015,  at  his  home  in  Bristol.

He  was  born  in  Montreal,  Quebec,  &DQDGD RQ 1RY +H ZDV the  son  of  Evariste  and  Clementine  (Labelle)  Bolduc.  He  moved  with  his  family  to  Bristol  and  then  New  Haven  when  he  was  a  child.  On  June  14,  1948,  he  married  Mary  (Cousino)  Bolduc  at  St.  Ambrose  Catholic  Church  in  Bristol.

He  held  various  jobs  in  his  younger  days.  He  worked  on  several  farms,  for  the  limekiln,  as  a  milk  truck  driver,  and  for  Case-­Warner  Corp.  and  S.T.  Griswold  &  Co.  With  failing  eyesight  (retinitis  pigmentosa,  a  degenerative  eye  disease)  he  left  the  work  force.  Relatives  say  his  later  years  were  spent  helping  his  wife,  going  for  car Â

rides  and  enjoying  his  grandchildren.

Surviving  are  one  son,  Philip  Bolduc  (Marie),  and  one  daughter,  Claudette  Nelson  (Steven),  both  of  Bristol;͞  six  grandchildren;͞  a  sister,  Marie  Hanly  of  Tacoma,  Wash.;͞  and  many  nieces,  nephews  and  cousins.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife,  Mary,  in  2009  and  a  son,  Luke,  in  +H ZDV SUHGHFHDVHG E\ ¿ YH brothers,  Romeo,  Florent,  Real,  Anthony  and  Fernand;͞  and  three  sisters,  Juliet  Longtin,  Margarite  Douglas  and  Camilla  Quenneville.

A  graveside  service  will  be  held  10  a.m.  on  Friday,  May  22,  at  Mount  St.  Joseph  Cemetery  in  Bristol.  There  will  be  no  public  calling  hours.  In  lieu  RI Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ EH PDGH to  St.  Ambrose  Catholic  Church,  11  6FKRRO 6W %ULVWRO 97

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Miriam Hill, 68, Vergennes VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Miriam  Virginia  Thornton  Hill,  68,  died  unexpect-­ edly  May  14,  2015,  at  her  home  in  Vergennes.  Born  on  Aug.  19,  1946,  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  she  was  the  daugh-­ ter  of  the  late  James  Claire  Thornton  and  late  Mary  Bauman  Thornton.

Miriam  grew  up  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  graduated  from  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  High  School  in  1964.  She  later  attended  the  University  of  Dayton  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  obtained  a  Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  Fine  Arts  in  1968.  She  went  on  to  pursue  a  Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  Photography  from  the  School  of  the  Art  Institute  in  Chicago.  Miriam  spent  much  of  her  adult  life  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  working  at  the  Lexington  Cooperative  Market,  before  moving  to  Ferrisburgh,  Vermont,  in  2009  to  be  closer  to  her  son,  Randy  Hill,  of  Middlebury.

Miriam  was  an  active  member  of  the  Vergennes  community  as  a  long-­time  volunteer  at  the  Bixby  Memorial  Library  and  a  leader  in Â

the  Community  Garden.  She  was  passionate  about  reading,  gardening,  crafting,  art  and  baking,  and  spent  many  of  her  days  lovingly  tending  to  her  gardens  and  plants,  harvest-­ LQJ ZLOG HGLEOHV GU\LQJ Ă&#x20AC; RZHUV DQG exploring  the  nooks  and  crannies  of  Vermont.  She  leaves  behind  her  son,  Randy  Hill  and  daughter-­in-­law  Erin  McCormick  of  Middlebury;Íž  sister  Emily  Lowery  and  brother-­in-­law  James  Lowery  of  Painted  Post,  New  York;Íž  sister  Barbara  Farris  and  brother-­in-­law  Keith  Farris  of  Columbus,  Ohio;Íž  niece  Alexis  Lowery  of  Costa  Mesa,  California;Íž  niece  Jessica  Russo  of  Puerto  Viejo,  Costa  Rica;Íž  and  nephew  Victor  Russo  and  his  wife  Lisa  Russo  of  Cranston,  Rhode  Island.

A  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebration  of  Lifeâ&#x20AC;?  and  gathering  of  family  and  friends  ZLOO EH KHOG RQ 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ In  keeping  with  her  love  of  books,  gardening  and  food,  contributions Â

fastest  growing  cost  in  the  educa-­ tional  system  in  Vermont  is  the  cost  of  employee  health  insurance,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Sen.  Ayer,  who  is  the  Senate  majority  whip  and  chairwoman  of  the  Senate  Health  &  Welfare  Committee,  was  chagrined  that  the  Legislature  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  continue  the  transition  to  a  single-­payer  health  system,  but  added  the  costs  of  pursuing  such  a  path,  at  this  point,  would  have  been  prohibi-­ tive.  A  â&#x20AC;&#x153;spectacular  failureâ&#x20AC;?  of  an  inadequately  funded  single-­payer  system  might  have  forever  doomed  such  a  system  in  the  future,  she  said.

But  Ayer  noted  the  Legislature  did  OK  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;all-­payer  waiver,â&#x20AC;?  which  is  a  system  that  ensures  all  the  private  insurance  companies,  along  with  Medicaid  and  Medicare,  will  have  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;coordinated,  sensible  wayâ&#x20AC;?  in  which  to  pay  for  medical  procedures.  It  used  to  be  that  multiple  insurance  compa-­ nies  were  billed  at  multiple  different  rates  for  the  same  procedure,  accord-­ ing  to  Ayer.

Rep.  Lanpher  also  noted  that  the  Legislature  took  some  steps  to  address  two  components  of  health  care  reform  session:  access  to  care  and  improvement  in  health  outcomes.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;By  investing  additional  resources  in  our  Blueprint  for  Health,  expand-­ ing  the  responsibilities  and  support  of  the  Green  Mountain  Care  Board,  sustaining  Medicaid  funding  for  underinsured  Vermonters,  and  increasing  support  for  educational  loan  forgiveness  for  primary  care  doctors,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  made  an  appreciable  difference  for  all  Vermonters,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;However,  these  measures  are  far  less  than  the  believed  needed  steps.â&#x20AC;?

Asked  about  his  biggest  disap-­ pointment,  the  governor  did  not  hesitate.  He  said  state  government  â&#x20AC;&#x153;kicked  the  can  down  the  roadâ&#x20AC;?  in  dealing  with  the  stranded  costs  asso-­ ciated  with  Medicaid  and  Medicare.  Shumlin  had  proposed  a  payroll  tax  to  deal  with  those  stranded  costs,  which  refer  the  difference  between  Medicaid  and  Medicare  reimburse-­ ment  rates  and  what  it  actually  costs  hospitals  and  physicians  to  perform  medical  procedures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  year  that  we  put  this  deci-­ sion  off,  the  problem  becomes  worse,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.

7KH JRYHUQRU DGGHG KHÂśV FRQÂż GHQW that  overall  lawmakers  and  adminis-­ trators  made  substantial,  systematic  cuts  that  will  help  stabilize  future  state  spending  plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  tough  choices  that  were  made  this  year  will  help  take  us  a  long  way  towards  a  responsible  spend-­ ing  path,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  all  knew  we  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  there  in  one  leap.  This  general  fund  budget  repre-­ sents  a  2-­percent  increase  over  the  budget  that  was  passed  a  year  ago.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  headed  in  the  right  direction.â&#x20AC;?

Shumlin  touted  the  fact  that  no  broad-­based  taxes  (income,  sales,  or  rooms  and  meals)  were  hiked  to  mop  XS WKH GHÂż FLW EXW DFNQRZOHGJHG million  in  various  other  taxes  and  fees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  we  made  the  right  choices  around  revenue  without  getting  carried  away,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Speak  Up  Addison  County  dance  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  21,  4-­7  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Admission  $3,  to  EHQHÂż W 6SHDN 8S D VHOI DGYRFDF\ JURXS IRU SHRSOH ZLWK GHYHORSPHQWDO GLVDELOLWLHV 6QDFNV DQG GULQNV DYDLODEOH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folk  to  Jazzâ&#x20AC;?  concert  in  Rochester.  Thursday,  May  21,  6  p.m.,  Rochester  Federated  Church.  3URIHVVLRQDO DQG ORFDO PXVLFLDQV NLFN RII WKH 5RFKHVWHU &KDPEHU 0XVLF 6RFLHW\ÂśV VXPPHU VHDVRQ ZLWK D SUH VHDVRQ SHUIRUPDQFH H[SORULQJ GLYHUVH VW\OHV RI PXVLF )UHH ZLOO GRQDWLRQV ,QIR RU UFPVYW RUJ Historical  society  meeting  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  0D\ S P +RZGHQ +DOO 7KH %ULVWRO +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ ZHOFRPHV 3URIHVVRU 'DYLG %DLQ ZKR ZLOO SUHVHQW Âł7KH 7UDQVFRQWLQHQWDO 5DLOURDG ´ ,QIR RU

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Waves  of  music SARAH  BLACKER,  BOSTONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sundress  Rocker,â&#x20AC;?  comes  to  Brandon  Music  on  Saturday,  May  23,  at  7:30  p.m.  to  celebrate  the  release  of  her  new  album,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Waves.â&#x20AC;?

Reservations  recommended  at  802-­247-­4295  or  info@brandon-­music.net.

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31

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Public  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  May  31,  7:30-­10  a.m.,  Vergennes  Masonic  Lodge,  54  School  St.  Eggs,  bacon,  sausage,  plain  or  blueberry  pancakes,  French  toast,  home  fries,  corned  beef  hash,  sausage  gravy  and  biscuits,  juice,  coffee  and  tea.  Cost:  $8.  Proceeds  support  various  local  community  needs  and  organizations.  Addison  County  4-­H  horsemanship  drill  team  presentation  in  New  Haven.  Sunday,  May  31,  11:45  a.m.,  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days  grounds.  Come  watch  4-­H  and  other  youth  show  off  what  they  learned  at  Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  horsemanship  clinic.  Food  booth  open.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  May  31,  2-­5  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  opens  its  13th  season  with  3XFFLQLÂśV Âż QDO RSHUD 'LUHFWHG E\ 'RXJODV $QGHUVRQ conducted  by  Emmanuel  Plasson,  accompanied  by  piano.  Pre-­performance  talk  at  1  p.m.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU www.townhalltheater.org.  More  info:  www.ocmver-­ mont.org.  Also  on  June  5  and  6.

Jun

1

MONDAY

Legislative  breakfast  in  Bridport.  Monday,  June  1,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Bridport  Grange.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  7:30-­ 8:45.  The  purchase  of  breakfast  is  not  required  but  it  helps  the  hosts  to  defray  the  costs  of  opening  the  hall.

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2

TUESDAY

Author  appearance  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  June  2,  5-­7  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Parent  educator  and  author  Vicki  +RHĂ&#x20AC; H WDONV DERXW KHU QHZ ERRN Âł7KH 6WUDLJKW 7DON on  Parenting:  A  No-­Nonsense  Approach  on  How  to  Grow  a  Grown-­Up.â&#x20AC;?  Free.  Light  refreshments.  Info:  802-­388-­2061  or  jenny@vermontbookshop.com.

Young  Artist  Program  opera  recital  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  June  2,  8-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  presents  a  recital  by  participants  in  OCMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Young  Artist  Program,  an  apprenticeship  program  for  young  singers.  Tickets  $15  (included  in  the  ticket  for  the  May  17  OCM  Meet  WKH 6LQJHUV HYHQW DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH 382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.

Jun

3

WEDNESDAY

Presentation  on  Robert  Frost  and  Edward  Thomas  in  Hancock.  Wednesday,  June  3,  7  p.m.,  Hancock  Town  +DOO 6XH (OOHQ 7KRPSVRQ SUHVHQWV Âł7KH 5RDG 1RW Taken:  The  Friendship  Between  Robert  Frost  and  Edward  Thomas,â&#x20AC;?  which  traces  the  course  of  their  literary  friendship  and  the  poems  that  came  out  of  it. Â

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4

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;?  opera  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  4,  8-­11  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  opens  its  12th  season  with  Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  melodic  and  SRZHUIXO Âż QDO RSHUD 'LUHFWHG E\ 'RXJODV $QGHUVRQ conducted  by  Emmanuel  Plasson,  accompanied  by  piano.  Pre-­performance  talk  at  7  p.m.  Tickets  DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂż FH RU www.townhalltheater.org.  More  info:  www.ocmver-­ mont.org.

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5

FRIDAY

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  June  5,  5-­7  p.m.,  Compass  Music  and  Arts  Center.  Celebrating  the  opening  RI ³:DWHUFRORU IRU WKH 6HQVHV ´ SDLQWLQJV E\ 6DOO\ Hughes.  On  exhibit  through  Aug.  9.  Info:  www. cmacvt.org.

Exhibit  opening  reception  in  Brandon.  Friday,  June  5,  5-­7  p.m.,  Brandon  Artists  Guild.  Celebrating  the  RSHQLQJ RI Âł$UW RI WKH )ODJ ´ $PHULFDQ Ă&#x20AC; DJ WKHPHG works  by  Warren  Kimble,  Karen  Deets,  Robin  Kent  and  Mike  Mayone.  On  exhibit  June  4-­30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turandotâ&#x20AC;?  opera  cover  performance  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  5,  8-­11  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  opens  its  12th  season  with  3XFFLQLÂśV PHORGLF DQG SRZHUIXO Âż QDO RSHUD 'LUHFWHG by  Douglas  Anderson,  conducted  by  Emmanuel  Plasson,  accompanied  by  piano.  Pre-­performance  talk  at  7  p.m.  Tickets  $25,  available  at  the  THT  box  RIÂż FH RU ZZZ WRZQKDOOWKHDWHU RUJ 0RUH info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  Also  on  June  6.

LIVE MUSI C Ivory  in  Brandon.  Friday,  May  22,  7  p.m.,  Neshobe  Golf  Club.

Soulstice  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  23,  9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Moose  Crossing  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  28,  6 Â

p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

Lynguistic  Civilians  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  28,  10  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

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FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Summer  hours:  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  outdoors  at  the  Marble  Works,  May-­October.  Local  produce,  meats,  fresh  breads,  granola,  prepared  foods,  maple  syrup  and  more.  Info:  www.middlebury-­ farmersmarket.org  or  on  Facebook.

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

CLUBS  &  ORGANIZATIONS ACT  (Addison  Central  Teens).  Drop-­in  hours  during  the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;͞  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  0DLQ 6W 0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2I¿ FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ rec.  gym.  Teen  drop-­in  space  for  kids.  Hang  out  with  friends,  play  pool,  watch  movies,  and  eat  great  food.  Baking:  every  Thursday  from  3:30-­5  p.m.  Info:  388-­3910  or  www.addisonteens.com.

Addison  County  Amateur  Radio  Association.  Sunday,  8  p.m.  On  the  air  on  club  repeater  147.36/147.96  MHz,  100  Hz  access  tone.  Nonmembers  and  visitors  welcome.

Addison  County  Emergency  Planning  Committee.  Last  Wednesday,  5  p.m.  State  Police  Barracks.  Public  invited.

Addison  County  Republican  Party.  Third  Friday,  7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library,  Middlebury.  897-­2744.

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

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

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

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

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

Champlain  Valley  Fiddlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club.  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  Street.  Third  Sunday  (except  Easter),  noon  to  5  p.m.  Donation  $3.  5HIUHVKPHQWV DYDLODEOH /RRNLQJ IRU Âż GGOHUV young  and  old.  Open  to  public.  Info:  342-­0079.  The  Hub  Teen  Center  and  Skatepark.  110  Airport  'ULYH %ULVWRO 2SHQ PLNH QLJKW Âż UVW 7KXUVGD\ of  the  month,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  free  for  all  ages;Íž  reserve  a  spot  at  thehub@gmavt.net.  Info:  453-­3678  or  www.bristolskatepark.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

PACT  (People  of  Addison  County  Together).  Third  7KXUVGD\ D P S P 9HUPRQW VWDWH RI¿ FH building  on  Exchange  St.  in  Middlebury,  Health  Department  conference  room.  989-­8141.

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

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

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

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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.;Íž  Every  Thursday,  8:30  a.m.-­3:15  p.m.  Addison Â

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.  )RRG DYDLODEOH %HQH¿ WV YHWHUDQV VFKRODUVKLSV DQG community  programs.  388-­9311.

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

Brandon  American  Legion.  Tuesday,  warm-­ups  6:15  p.m.,  regular  games  7  p.m.  Food  available,  compli-­ mentary  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,  Otter  Creek  Room,  258  Main  St.,  Vergennes.  Starting  April  18,  2015:  Monday-­Friday,  2-­4:30  p.m.  (Thursday,  2-­6:45  p.m.);͞  and  Saturday,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.  Proceeds  support  library  programs  and  materials.

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

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

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

HEALTH  &  PARENTING Addison  County  Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Disease  Outreach  Group  in  Bristol.  Last  Thursday,  10-­11:30  a.m.,  Mountain  Health  Center,  74  Munsill  Ave.  Caregivers  welcome.  Info:  888-­763-­3366  or  parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

Adult  ADHD  support  group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Wednesday,  7:30  p.m.,  Focus  Research  Center,  135  South  Pleasant  St.  Info:  349-­7222  or  Debbie@ focusresourcecenter.com.

Alcoholics  Anonymous.  Brandon,  Bristol,  Middlebury,  New  Haven,  North  Ferrisburgh,  Ripton,  Vergennes.  Alcoholics  Anonymous  holds  meetings  seven  days  a  week  throughout  Addison  County.  For  times,  loca-­ tions  and  information  on  twelve-­step,  discussion,  As  Bill  Sees  It,  Big  Book,  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meet-­ ings,  call  388-­9284  or  visit  www.aavt.org/aamtg9. htm#Legend.

Al-­Anon  and  Alateen  meetings  in  Middlebury.  See  vermontalanonalateen.org/meetings.php  for  meet-­ ings  days,  times  and  locations.

Armchair  Yoga  in  Vergennes.  Thursdays,  10:30  a.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  Register  at  802-­870-­7182.

At  Wits  End.  Middlebury.  Mondays,  7-­8:30  p.m.  The  Turningpoint  Center  in  the  Marble  Works.  388-­4249.

Autism  Support  Daily.  First  Monday,  7-­9  p.m.  New  Haven  Congregational  Church.  Support  for  fami-­ lies  affected  by  autism.  Online  support  at  www. autismsupportdaily.com.  Lynn  George,  660-­7240;͞  Milly  Jackson,  545-­2335.

Autism  Parent  Support  Group  in  New  Haven.  Second  Thursday.  Sapphire  Center,  87  Rivers  Bend  Road.  Childcare  not  available.  Anjanette  Sidaway,  388-­3887.

Blood  pressure  and  foot  clinics.  Sponsored  by  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice.  Bring  basin  and  towel  for  foot  care.  Clinics  that  fall  on  holidays  will  be  held  the  week  after  on  the  same  day.  388-­7259.

Bridport:  Grange  Hall.  First  Wednesday,  10:30  a.m.-­noon.

Bristol:  American  Legion.  Second  Wednesday,  10  a.m.-­noon.  Middlebury:  Commons.  Second  Thursday,  9  a.m.-­noon  (9-­10  a.m.  for  Commons  residents  only).  Middlebury:  Russ  Sholes.  Third  Friday,  10  a.m.-­noon.  Vergennes:  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  First  Tuesday,  10  a.m.-­noon  (10-­11  a.m.  for  Armory  Lane  residents  only).  Bone  Builders  class.  Every  Monday  and  Wednesday,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  Brandon  Senior  Center.  Free.

Bone  Builders  class  in  Lincoln.  Lincoln  Library,  Tuesday  and  Thursday,  3:30-­4:30  p.m.

Brain  Injury  Support  Group  in  Middlebury.  Second  Tuesday,  6-­8  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center,  Room  208.  For  survivors,  family  members  and  caregivers.  Info:  388-­2720  or  lisabernardin@gmail.com.

Brain  Injury  Support  Group  Project  of  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  Every  other  Thursday,  6:30  p.m.,  1869  Crown  Point  Rd.,  Crown  Point,  N.Y.  Call  (518)  597-­3104  for  dates.

Breastfeeding  CafÊ.  Third  Tuesday,  11:3-­  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  For  nursing  or  pregnant  mothers.  Dads  and  siblings  welcome.  Info:  Vicki  Kirby,  802-­236-­ 4136,  naturalkirby@gmail.com;͞  or  Elizabeth  Curran,  802-­349-­3825,  www.NaturalBeginningsVT.com.

Bristol  Playgroup.  Every  Tuesday  starting  Sept.  10,  2013,  9:30-­11  a.m.,  First  Baptist  Church.  For  chil-­ dren  from  birth  to  6  years.  Led  by  David  Sandler.  Sponsored  by  the  Addison  County  Parent/Child  Center.  388-­3171.

Car  seat  safety  check  in  Middlebury.  Middlebury  Volunteer  Ambulance  Association,  55  Collins  Drive.  First  Saturday  of  every  month,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.

Childbirth  Classes.  Porter  Hospital  offers  several  options  in  childbirth  classes.  Schedules  and  applica-­ tions:  382-­3413  or  www.portermedical.org/outreach. html.

Childcare  Class.  Thursdays  at  4:15  p.m.  Lincoln  Library.  453-­5362.

Disabled  American  Veterans  in  Middlebury.  388-­6401.  Otter  Valley  Disabled  American  Veterans  Chapter Â

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

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Vergennes  City  Band concerts  start  in  June VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vergennes  Festival  and  ending  with  a  Pie  and  City  Band  concerts  in  the  city  park  ,FH &UHDP 6RFLDO ERWK VSRQVRUHG are  a  rite  of  summer  in  the  smallest  by  the  Champlain  Valley  Christian  city  in  the  USA.  On  Monday  eve-­ School.  In  addition  to  the  Monday  QLQJV GXULQJ WKH VXPPHU SHRSOH RI QLJKW FRQFHUWV WKH EDQG RSHQV IRU WKH 9HUJHQQHV ÂżUH-­ all  ages  gather  on  the  ZRUNV GLVSOD\ SHU-­ bandstand  to  perform  a  forms  in  the  Bristol  variety  of  band  music.  Instrumental )RXUWK RI -XO\ SDUDGH &KLOGUHQ GDQFH DGXOWV musicians of all EULQJ WKHLU FKDLUV ages and abilities and  plays  for  the  Ad-­ dison  County  Fair  and  IDPLOLHV SLFQLF DQG are welcome to Field  Days  Parade  and  appreciative  listeners  join the band. at  Vergennes  Day  in  tap  their  toes  to  well-­ August.  NQRZQ PDUFKHV SRSX-­ There are no Instrumental  musi-­ lar  songs  and  Broad-­ auditions, but cians  of  all  ages  and  band members way  medleys.  abilities  are  welcome  The  Vergennes  City  are expected to to  join  the  band.  There  %DQG ZDV ÂżUVW HV-­ participate in DUH QR DXGLWLRQV EXW tablished  in  the  early  rehearsals June band  members  are  ex-­ 1900s.  In  the  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s  peo-­ pected  to  participate  ple  lost  interest  in  the  1, 8, 15 and 22.

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Parades  (Continued  from  Page  1A) route,  beginning  on  North  Orwell  Road  and  running  east  to  Main  Street  before  heading  onto  Church  Street,  cir-­ cling  Roberts  Avenue,  and  then  head-­ ing  back  west  on  Main  Street  to  the  green.

Those  who  attend  can  expect  to  see  the  Catamount  Pipe  Band,  the  Fair  Haven  Union  High  School  marching  band,  other  musicians,  tractors  and,  representatives  from  area  American  Legion  posts,  as  well  as  lots  of  people  in  uniform.

The  grand  marshal  for  this  cel-­ ebration  will  be  Louis  Hall,  who  is  retiring  from  48  years  on  the  town  ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW ² DV FKLHI 'RXJ Edwards  said  the  parade  committee  chose  the  lifelong  Orwell  resident  as  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  grand  marshal  not  only  IRU KLV JHQHURXV VHUYLFH RQ WKH ÂżUH department,  but  also  because  of  the  ZD\ KH KDV JLYHQ WR WKH WRZQ DV ÂżUVW constable,  tax  collector  and  rescue  squad  member,  and  in  other  ways.

In  a  ceremony  on  the  green  at  the  close  of  the  parade,  speakers  will  ex-­ tol  Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  virtues  and  bestow  on  him  (again)  a  plaque  that  Vermont  House  Speaker  Shap  Smith  recently  present-­ ed  to  Hall  in  a  ceremony  in  Montpelier.

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Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 0HPRULDO 'D\ IHV-­ tivities  will  revolve  around  its  annual  parade,  which  will  begin  forming  at  D P LQ WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH parking  lot  on  Porter  Field  Road  (off  South  Street).  The  parade  will  step  off  at  9  a.m.  sharp.  The  parade  will  feature  several  Middlebury-­area  school  bands,  nu-­ PHURXV ÂżUHWUXFNV DQG RI FRXUVH D color  guard.  Marchers  will  follow  their  tradi-­ tional  route  north  on  Main  Street,  around  the  green  onto  Pleasant  Street  in  front  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury  and  in  front  of  the  Middlebury  Inn.  The  parade  con-­ cludes  at  the  Soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Monument  at  the  top  of  Merchants  Row,  where  there  will  be  a  short  ceremony  honor-­ ing  fallen  servicemen  and  women  and  those  still  serving.

The  benediction/invocation  will  be  given  by  Rabbi  Ira  Schiffer  and  the  featured  speaker  will  be  Middlebury  Town  Manager  Kathleen  Ramsay.  Sixth-­grade  students  from  Weybridge  Elementary  School  will  read  aloud  commemorative  poems.

Want  to  join  the  fun?  To  participate  in  the  parade,  which  is  coordinated  by  Post  27  of  the  American  Legion,  FDOO 3RVW DW DQG OHW WKHP know  what  type  of  entry  you  have  ZDONHUV Ă&#x20AC;RDW HWF QXPEHU RI SDU-­ ticipants  and  what  your  entry  repre-­ sents.  Then  meet  in  the  Middlebury  College  parking  lot  off  of  Field  House  5RDG DW D P RQ SDUDGH GD\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Floats  and  groups  are  always  wel-­ come  in  the  parade,â&#x20AC;?  said  Post  27  member  Tom  Scanlon.

Vergennes

The  theme  for  the  annual  Ver-­ JHQQHV 0HPRULDO 'D\ REVHUYDQFH this  year  will  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honored  and  Re-­ membered.â&#x20AC;?  The  announcement  was  made  recently  by  Vergennes  Ameri-­ can  Legion  Post  Commander  Paul  Paquin,  who  will  deliver  an  address.  He  will  be  assisted  by  Legion  stal-­ wart  Henry  Broughton.

Sponsored  each  year  by  Vergennes  $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 3RVW WKH SD-­ UDGH DQG REVHUYDQFH ² ELOOHG DV 9HUPRQWÂśV ODUJHVW ² ZLOO EH KHOG RQ 0RQGD\ 0D\ 7KH SDUDGH VWDUWV forming  at  Vergennes  Union  High  School  at  9  a.m.  and  will  step  off  at  D P ,Q WKH SDUDGH ZLOO EH VHYHUDO bands  providing  marching  music,  GLJQLWDULHV LQ FRQYHUWLEOHV Ă&#x20AC;RDWV Boy  Scout  and  Girl  Scout  troops,  ¿UHWUXFNV PLQL FDUV PDUFKLQJ XQLWV and  more.

They  will  cover  the  two-­mile  route  in  front  of  the  thousands  of  spectators  who  annually  swell  the  Little  Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  population  for  the  event.  Floats  that  are  going  to  be  in  the  parade  need  to  EH LQ OLQH DW WKH KLJK VFKRRO E\ a.m.  on  the  parade  day  in  order  to  be  part  of  the  judging  process. )ROORZLQJ WKH SDUDGH 3RVW ZLOO host  ceremonies  at  the  Vergennes  City  Park.  The  Vergennes  mayor  and  Parades  in  Brandon  and  Hancock  state  and  national  leaders  will  be  in  are  up  next;Íž  both  are  set  to  begin  at  attendance.  U.S.  Rep.  Peter  Welch Â

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But  there  will  be  a  remembrance  ceremony  at  the  bandstand  with  a  few  speeches,  to  be  followed  by  a  \HDU ROG WUDGLWLRQ RI ÂżUVW JUDGH JLUOV SODFLQJ Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV DW WKH EDVH RI the  Civil  War  Monument.

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Forest  service  to  waive  day  use  and  camping  fees RUTLAND  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Green  Mountain  National  Forest  (GMNF)  and  Finger  /DNHV 1DWLRQDO )RUHVW )/1) RIÂż-­ cials  announced  recently  that  the  U.S.  Forest  Service  will  be  waiving  day  use  and  campground  fees  on  June  13  in  celebration  of  National  Get  Outdoors  Day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;National  Get  Outdoors  Day  encourages  visitors  to  enjoy  the  vast  recreation  opportunities  available  on  public  lands.  Providing  fee-­free  days  is  our  way  of  thanking  our  visi-­ tors  while  encouraging  more  people  to  enjoy  their  national  forests,â&#x20AC;?  said  Forest  Supervisor  John  Sinclair.  The  U.S.  Forest  Service  will  waive  fees  at  most  of  its  day-­use  recreation  sites  several  times  in  2015  and  encourages Â

the  public  to  take  advantage  of  National  Get  Outdoors  Day  as  one  fee-­free  opportunity  when  federal  DJHQFLHV QRQSUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQV DQG the  recreation  industry  join  to  promote  healthy  outdoor  activities.

Despite  the  Forest  Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fee  waivers,  the  agency  does  not  charge  for  access  on  98  percent  of  its  land.  More  than  two-­thirds  of  the  Forest  Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  approximately  18,000  recre-­ ation  sites  nationwide  can  be  used  for  free,  including  picnic  sites,  camp-­ sites,  beach  and  lake  areas,  trails,  boat  launches  and  cabins.

Recreation  fees  are  generally  collected  to  support  maintenance  of  forest  recreation  facilities  in  devel-­ oped  campgrounds  and  day-­use Â

sites  on  the  400,000-­acre  GMNF  in  Vermont  and  16,000-­acre  FLNF  in  New  York.  The  only  overnight  camp-­ ground  fee  that  will  not  be  waived,  due  to  high  maintenance  costs,  is  that  at  the  Hapgood  Pond  Campground  in  Peru,  Vt.  Additional  fee  waiver  days  will  be  held  in  celebration  of  National  Public  Lands  Day  (September)  and  Veterans  Day  (November).

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DR.  MIKE  KIERNAN  of  Weybridge,  left,  works  with  a  patient  in  Nepal  after  the  recent  earthquake.  Kiernan  worked  in  Nepal  for  a  week  with  other  volunteer  doctors,  nurses  and  search  dogs.

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Nepal  (Continued  from  Page  1A) to  the  Nepal  quake  was  that  it  had  occurred  on  a  Saturday,  when  most  people  were  out  in  the  streets  or  in  the  countryside.  Some  of  the  casual-­ ties  were  enveloped  in  the  rubble  of  temples  and  churches  in  which  they  had  been  worshiping  on  that  fateful  day.  The  earthquake  leveled  hun-­ dreds  of  thousands  of  single-­story  brick  abodes  made  with  tin  roofs,  Kiernan  said.  People  caught  in  these  basic  homes  fortunately  had  a  decent  chance  of  freeing  themselves  after  the  temblor  hit,  according  to  Kiernan,  noting  their  ability  to  scoop  away  the  bricks  by  hand.  Haiti  search  and  res-­ cue  required  heavy  machinery.

Nepalese  children  dodged  a  real  bullet  as  a  result  of  the  Saturday  tim-­ ing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  schools  were  empty,â&#x20AC;?  Kier-­ nan  said  with  relief.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many  of  the  schools  I  saw  had  been  destroyed;Íž  if  they  were  multi-­storied,  they  were  pancaked.â&#x20AC;?

Information  from  the  ground  was  very  limited,  but  it  was  clear  that  while  tens  of  thousands  of  Nepal  citizens  needed  medical  care,  mil-­ lions  required  food  and  water.  So  Kiernanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  medical  team  also  brought  rice  and  dal  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  staple  that  is  also  called  lentils  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  folks  stranded  in  the  hinterlands.

He  unfortunately  anticipates  that  a  dramatic  housing  crisis  is  also  in  the  RIÂżQJ IRU WKH SHRSOH RI 1HSDO â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  were  all  sleeping  outside,â&#x20AC;?  Kiernan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  things  an  earthquake  makes  people  feel  is  in-­ secure  about  being  in  a  structure.â&#x20AC;?

Kiernan  credited  the  Nepalese  %XGGKLVW RIÂżFLDOV IRU EHLQJ YHU\ SUR-­ active  in  gathering  aid  and  funnel-­ ing  it  to  where  it  would  do  the  most Â

good.  And  he  was  very  pleased  to  see  how  neighbors  looked  after  each  other  in  the  villages.  Consequently,  most  folks  trapped  in  the  rubble  had  already  been  extricated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  these  villages  outside  of  Kath-­ mandu,  people  ran  outside  from  their  single-­story  structures  (when  the  quake  struck),â&#x20AC;?  Kiernan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  they  reached  outside  and  there  were  400  people  in  the  village,  they  knew  which  30  people  were  missing.â&#x20AC;?

As  a  result,  the  team  could  focus  on  delivering  food  and  medical  ser-­ vices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those  rescue  dogs  we  had  were  hardly  ever  needed,â&#x20AC;?  Kiernan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  places  that  we  went,  they  knew  where  the  people  had  died  and  they  had  gotten  the  bodies.  This  was  one  of  these  sad,  town-­wide  duties,  but  they  had  done  it.â&#x20AC;?

He  described  the  terrain  in  Nepal  as  being  very  picturesque,  featur-­ ing  terraced  landscapes  and  narrow  roads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  as  if  you  had  placed  the  town  of  Middlebury  on  Lincoln  Gap,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  order  to  reach  people  who  had  not  received  care,  you  had  to  go  out,â&#x20AC;?  .LHUQDQ VDLG Âł$IWHU WKDW ÂżUVW GD\ ÂŤ we  saw  people  largely  who  had  al-­ ready  had  one  incidence  of  care  since  the  quake.â&#x20AC;?

Kiernan  and  his  colleagues  treated  mostly  fractures  and  provided  wound  care.  Kiernan  was  glad  he  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  perform  any  amputations.  But  they  saw  their  share  of  misery.  Kiernan  recalled  treating  a  little  girl  whose  mother  had  died  while  shield-­ ing  her  from  falling  debris.  He  has  a  photo  of  a  man  carrying  his  wife,  who  had  sustained  a  crush  injury  to  her  pelvis.  With  some  medication Â

she  was  able,  tentatively,  to  walk  the  next  day.

Many  families  lost  their  small  number  of  livestock  and  therefore  main  source  of  sustenance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cows  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  well  when  the  ground  shakes,  so  they  rolled  down  the  hills  and  died,â&#x20AC;?  Kiernan  ex-­ plained.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  the  rivers  had  dead  cows  washing  down.â&#x20AC;?

Like  its  people,  Nepalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  infrastruc-­ ture  and  economy  will  also  need  to  heal.  Nepalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  popular  trekking  industry  has  taken  a  particularly  tough  hit  to  its  infrastructure,  according  to  Kiernan.

Kiernan  was  back  at  work  at  Por-­ ter  Hospital  when  he  heard  of  the  second  quake  that  again  rocked  Ne-­ pal  on  May  12.  He  believes  the  death  toll  will  be  at  around  10,000  when  all  is  said  and  done.  But  he  credited  Nepalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  citizens  for  their  collective  resiliency,  good  nature  and  capac-­ ity  to  adapt  through  what  has  been  a  very  traumatic  experience.  The  local  doctor  encountered  smiles  most  ev-­ erywhere  he  went. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their  ability  to  be  generous,  sup-­ portive  and  gracious  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  still  be  full  of  gratitude  about  life  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  was  re-­ ally  enriching,â&#x20AC;?  Kiernan  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  ways  that  these  people  who  live  with  so  much  less  than  us,  are  hap-­ pier  than  we  are.â&#x20AC;?

John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addi-­ sonindependent.com.

they  are  numbers  that  this  early  in  (Continued  from  Page  1A) operâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  costs,  which  account  for  all  the  stage  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  ready  to  commit  permitting  fees,  fees  for  structural  to,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

The  Bristol  selectboard  hired  engineers  and  civil  engineers;Íž  envi-­ ronmental  assessment  and  remedia-­ its  own  estimator  to  double-­check  tion;Íž  liability  insurance;Íž  and  main-­ the  estimate  prepared  by  Naylor  &  Breen.  While  Elwell  said  he  ex-­ tenance.  Those  â&#x20AC;&#x153;softâ&#x20AC;?  costs  also  include  pected  a  letter  commenting  on  the  credits  in  the  form  of  $20,000  from  estimate,  he  said  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  estima-­ the  town  (approved  on  Town  Meet-­ tor  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;very  close.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  certainly  gives  us  a  higher  ing  Day  for  the  cost  es-­ OHYHO RI FRQÂżGHQFH WKDW timates)  and  $10,000  in  nothingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  been  missed  UHEDWHV IURP (IÂżFLHQF\ â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the in  putting  the  price  to-­ Vermont. challenges of gether  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  The  estimate  for  this committee paying  more  for  some-­ the  cost  of  construc-­ is we were thing  than  we  would  tion  is  $2,270,570  and  have  to,â&#x20AC;?  Elwell  said. includes  costs  to  con-­ charged with The  committee  also  struct  a  3.5-­bay  garage  designing a with  space  for  antique  building for the discussed  costs  associ-­ ated  with  adding  a  full,  ¿UHÂżJKWLQJ HTXLS-­ next hundred c o m m e r c i a l -­ q u a l i t y  ment.  The  roughly  years and we kitchen  and  the  pos-­ 11 , 0 0 0 -­ s q u a r e -­ f o o t  really have sibility  of  adding  a  building  would  also  fourth  bay  to  the  appa-­ include  a  kitchen,  train-­ to look at the ratus  area.  The  evening  ing  and  community  future.â&#x20AC;? room  and  a  space  for  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bristol Fire meeting  also  included  storage  and  exercise  Chief Brett LaRose discussion  around  the  necessity  of  a  so-­called  equipment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;community  room.â&#x20AC;?  Some  of  the  largest  items  included  in  the  construction  Bristol  Fire  Chief  Brett  LaRose  said  the  room  would  be  necessary  cost  include: Â&#x2021; LQ JHQHUDO VLWH SUHSD-­ since  it  would  be  heavily  used  for  training  and  as  a  dining  room  for  ration  and  maintenance. Â&#x2021; IRU ODQGVFDSLQJ H[-­ WKH GHSDUWPHQWÂśV ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having  a  training  room  is  part  cavation,  parking  and  walkways,  RI D ÂżUH VWDWLRQ DQG LWÂśV VRPHWKLQJ , water  and  sewer  service.

IHHO DV D ÂżUH FKLHI LV D PXVW KDYH ´ Â&#x2021; LQ HOHFWULFDO ZRUN Â&#x2021; IRU DQ HOHYDWRU WKDW DF-­ he  said.  &XUUHQWO\ WKH %ULVWRO ÂżUHÂżJKWHUV commodates  people  with  disabili-­ train  three  times  per  month,  meet-­ ties.  The  estimate  also  includes  a  ing  at  other  locations  such  as  the  SHUFHQW FRQWLQJHQF\ RI Bristol  American  Legion.  LaRose  also  said  the  new  facility  for  unforeseen  costs.   Speaking  before  the  committee,  would  help  the  department  adapt  to  +DUSHU H[SUHVVHG FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKH the  changing  needs  of  a  community.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  challenges  of  this  estimate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  the  numbers  are  safe  and  committee  is  we  were  charged  with Â

designing  a  building  for  the  next  hundred  years  and  we  really  have  to  look  at  the  future,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bris-­ tol  is  fortunate  to  have  35  dedicated  volunteers  but  what  will  that  look  like  20,  30  or  40  years  from  now?  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hard  to  plan  for  the  future  when  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  how  the  commu-­ nity  is  going  to  develop  and  grow.â&#x20AC;?   Not  included  in  the  estimate  was  the  cost  of  the  land  on  which  the  ¿UHKRXVH ZRXOG EH EXLOW &RP-­ mittee  Co-­chair  Elwell  said  the  selectboard  has  discussed  several  options  with  Harper  that  could  help  lower  the  overall  price  of  the  new  ¿UHKRXVH DQG EHQHÂżW ERWK SDUWLHV Details  on  the  arrangement  are  still  being  discussed.  The  presentation  to  the  commit-­ tee  also  included  a  projected  time-­ table  with  a  possible  bond  vote  go-­ ing  before  the  town  in  early  summer  and  seven  months  of  construction  RIÂżFLDOO\ EHJLQQLQJ LQ 1RYHPEHU By  the  end  of  the  meeting,  com-­ mittee  members  expressed  relief  WKDW WKH SURMHFW ÂżQDOO\ KDG D VWDUW-­ ing  point.  A  second  meeting  for  public  input  on  the  estimated  cost  will  be  held  next  Tuesday  at  the  %ULVWRO 7RZQ 2IÂżFH LQ +ROOH\ +DOO at  7  p.m.

Harper  also  expressed  satisfac-­ tion  that  the  designing  architects  with  Cushman  Design  Group  in  Stowe  had  achieved  a  similar  cost-­ SHU VTXDUH IRRW IRU WKH %ULVWRO ÂżUH-­ house  as  similar  projects  in  small  communities  around  the  state.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in  a  different  league  than  Williston  or  Colchester,â&#x20AC;?  said  Terry  White,  a  senior  project  manager  for  Naylor  &  Breen,  and  Bristol  Fire  &KLHI %UHWW /D5RVH ÂżQLVKHG WKH thought: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  different  type  of  com-­ munity,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. Â

By  the  way  (Continued  from  Page  1A) ley  Area  Health  Education  Center,  which  runs  the  MedQuest  Health  Careers  Exploration  Program  for  high  school  students;Íž  Girl  Scouts  of  the  Green  and  White  Moun-­ tains;Íž  the  Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Institutes  of  Vermont,  which  operates  academ-­ ic  and  creative  learning  programs;Íž  Vermont  Horse-­Assisted  Therapy;Íž  and  the  Vermont  Youth  Conserva-­ tion  Corps.

Elijah  Pedriani  of  New  Haven  was  one  of  eight  athletes  who  were  re-­ cently  named  by  USA  Luge  to  its  Ju-­ nior  National  Team.  In  competitions  this  past  winter,  the  Mount  Abe  junior  ¿QLVKHG WKLUG LQ WKH <RXWK $ :RUOG Cup  standings,  highlighted  by  a  sil-­ ver  medal  in  Park  City,  Utah,  among  ¿YH WRS UHVXOWV $OVR QDPHG WR WKH team  was  former  Middlebury  resident  Grace  Weinberg,  who  had  four  top-­10  efforts  in  last  winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Junior  World Â

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If  you  see  Mark  and  Paulette  Noyes  of  Monkton,  congratulate  them  on  their  granddaughter  Ash-­ ley  Antoniakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recent  graduation  from  basic  training.  Antoniak,  a  Winooski  High  School  graduate,  holds  the  rank  of  Airman  1st  class  in  the  U.S.  Air  National  Guard.

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PATIENTS  IN  NEPAL  wait  to  visit  with  volunteer  nurses  and  doctors,  including  Dr.  Mike  Kiernan  of  Weybridge,  in  the  aftermath  of  the  recent  magnitude  7.8  earthquake.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  on  the  board  of  the  P.C.C.  for  two  basic  reasons.  I  am  impressed  by  the  dedication  and  skill  of  the  staff  to  help  improve  the  lives  of  members  of  our  community.  I  have  been  blessed  with  opportunity  and  success  in  my  life,  and  I  hope  to  help  in  my  own  way,  to  give  others  some  of  these  blessings.  The  P.C.C.  serves  an  often  overlooked  part  of  our  population.  We  need  to  pay  attention  and  make  our  community  a  better  place  for  all.â&#x20AC;?

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Those  estimates  had  assumed  the  $1  statewide  rate,  meaning  that  the  ANwSU  rate  estimates  can  be  low-­ ered  by  a  cent  before  cuts  are  made  to  the  VUHS  budget.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  helps  a  little  bit,  not  as  much  as  we  were  hoping,â&#x20AC;?  Canning  said.  The  board  will  also  consider  pay-­ LQJ RII WKH VFKRROÂśV VSH-­ FLDO HGXFDWLRQ GHÂżFLW RYHU D ORQJHU WHUP RI IRXU RU ÂżYH \HDUV 7KDW GHÂż-­ cit  occurred  due  to  years  of  under-­ budgeting  for  special  ed.

2I¿FLDOV DW WKH 0D\ 98+6 ERDUG PHHWLQJ VDLG D ¿YH \HDU GH¿FLW UHWLUHPHQW SODQ ZRXOG ORZHU the  tax  impact  of  the  next  VUHS  EXGJHW E\ DERXW FHQWV ZKLOH D IRXU \HDU SODQ ZRXOG VDYH DERXW D penny  on  the  tax  rate.  City  Man-­ ager  Mel  Hawley  and  Alderwoman  /\QQ 'RQQHOO\ RQ 0D\ XUJHG WKH ERDUG WR DGRSW D ¿YH \HDU DS-­ proach.  7KH ERDUG DOVR DVNHG &DQQLQJ DQG Principal  Stephanie  Taylor  to  pres-­ ent  options  for  budget  cuts  ranging  IURP WR (DFK LQ FXWV VDYHV D FHQW RQ WKH UDWH RI¿FLDOV VDLG DQG HDFK cent  on  the  tax  rate  translates  to  $10  SHU RI DVVHVVHG YDOXH For  example,  if  the  board  were  WR UHWLUH WKH GH¿FLW RYHU ¿YH \HDUV DQG PDNH RI FXWV ² DQG the  lower-­than-­projected  state  rate  ZDV ¿JXUHG LQ ² WKH $1Z68 HVWL-­ mates  could  be  lowered  by  roughly  FHQWV RU RQ D KRPH In  this  example,  new  estimates  for  ANwSU  school  tax  increases  could  resemble  1  cent  in  Waltham,  3  cents  LQ $GGLVRQ DQG )HUULVEXUJK DQG cents  in  Panton  and  Vergennes.

Canning  said  she  and  Taylor  would  be  urging  the  board  not  to  go  beyond  $55,000  in  cuts  to  the  $10.31  PLOOLRQ SUHYLRXVO\ SURSRVHG DQG WR ORRN DW WKH ÂżYH \HDU GHÂżFLW SODQ Cuts  beyond  $55,000  would  mean  substantial  reductions  in  the  schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  extra-­curricular  offerings,  including  sports  teams,  Canning  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  hoping  they  will  accept  the  lower  number,  because  that  will  cut  VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ LQWR H[WUD FXUULFXODU programs,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  it  ZLWKRXW ELJ WLFNHW LWHPV ´ Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

ORGANIZERS  OF  THE  Middlebury  New  Filmmakers  Festival,  scheduled  for  Aug.  27-­30,  announced  during  a  press  conference  last  Friday  that  Vermont  Teddy  Bear  has  signed  on  as  a  sponsor  and  creator  of  the  VTeddy  $ZDUG VWDWXHWWH WKDW ZLOO EH KDQGHG RXW WR ZLQQLQJ ¿OPPDNHUV 3LFWXUHG DUH OHIW WR ULJKW IHVWLYDO SURGXFHU Lloyd  Komesar;͞  festival  board  members  Jay  Parini  and  Gerianne  Smart;͞  Vermont  Teddy  Bear  President  and  CEO  Bill  Shouldice;͞  and  Town  Hall  Theater  Executive  Director  Doug  Anderson.

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Film  festival  (Continued  from  Page  16A) Komesar,  producer  of  the  inaugural  MNFF.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Vermont  Teddy  Bear)  is  creating  for  us,  in  conjunction  with  Town  Hall  Theater,  a  branding  of  our  closing  ceremony  as  the  VTeddy  Awards.â&#x20AC;?

Komesar  made  the  announcement  ODVW )ULGD\ Ă&#x20AC;DQNHG E\ D VHYHUDO IHVWL-­ YDO ERRVWHUV DQG RUJDQL]HUV DVVHPEOHG in  front  of  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater,  which  will  host  the  MNFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  closing  ceremonies.  Vermont  Teddy  Bear  Co.  CEO  Bill  Shouldice;Íž  MNFF  board  member,  Middlebury  College  English  professor  and  renowned  author  Jay  Parini;Íž  and  THT  Execu-­ WLYH 'LUHFWRU 'RXJODV $QGHUVRQ DOVR KHOSHG EXLOG DQWLFLSDWLRQ IRU D IHVWLYDO that  they  hope  will  become  a  wildly  successful,  recurring  competition  that  ZLOO VKRZFDVH WKH FUHDWLYLW\ RI ÂżUVW DQG VHFRQG WLPH ÂżOPPDNHUV IURP throughout  the  country.

7KH IHVWLYDO ZLOO RSHQ RQ $XJ DW the  THT,  which  along  with  the  recent-­ ly  refurbished  Marquis  Theater  and  0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJHœV 'DQD $XGLWR-­ ULXP ZLOO VFUHHQ VXEPLWWHG ¿OPV XQWLO the  awards  ceremony  on  Aug.  30.

(OLJLEOH ¿OPPDNHUV KDYH XQWLO -XQH WR VXEPLW WKHLU ZRUN 'HWDLOV IRU VXEPLWWDOV DV ZHOO DV HYHU\WKLQJ HOVH MNFF-­related,  can  be  found  at  mid-­

GÂżOPIHVW RUJ Âł:H H[SHFW ÂżOPV WR EH LQ KDQG from  which  we  will  select  up  to  60  to  show  during  the  three  days  of  the  fes-­ WLYDO ´ .RPHVDU VDLG +H DGGHG WKHUH will  be  multiple  parties  and  pop-­up  HYHQWV WKURXJKRXW WRZQ ZKHUH ÂżOP-­ PDNHUV ZLOO JR WR VSHDN DERXW WKHLU ZRUN â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middlebury  has  a  lot  of  beautiful  little  spaces,  and  we  want  to  try  to  WDNH WKH IHVWLYDO RXW RI WKH WKHDWHU DQG SXW LW LQ DOO WKHVH ORFDWLRQV VR ÂżOP JRHUV ZKR FRPH KHUH KDYH DFFHVV WR ÂżOPPDNHUV DERYH DQG EH\RQG ZKDW you  see  on  the  screen,â&#x20AC;?  Komesar  said.

The  participation  of  Vermont  Ted-­ G\ %HDU LV H[SHFWHG WR SURYLGH WKH IHVWLYDO DGGLWLRQDO ÂżQDQFLDO VWDELOLW\ DQG D OLQN WR RQH RI WKH VWDWHÂśV PRVW successful  and  iconic  enterprises. Âł,W JLYHV XV D ZRQGHUIXO OLIW LWÂśV great  branding,â&#x20AC;?  Komesar  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  fun,  whimsical  way  to  close  the  fes-­ WLYDO RXW DIWHU IRXU GD\V RI KRSHIXOO\ JUHDW ÂżOPV JUHDW HQWHUWDLQPHQW DOO RYHU WRZQ ´ 6KRXOGLFH VDLG LW GLGQÂśW WDNH ORQJ IRU WKH FRPSDQ\ WR EH FRQYLQFHG WR hop  on  board. Âł:H DUH DOZD\V ORRNLQJ IRU ZD\V WR JHW LQYROYHG ZLWK RXU FRPPXQLW\ ´ he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  Lloyd  made  me  aware  RI ZKDW KH ZDV WU\LQJ WR GR , WKLQN LW was  a  matter  of  minutes  into  a  lunch  FRQYHUVDWLRQ WKDW , FRPPLWWHG WR KLP that  we  would  participate  in  some  way.  It  was  really  important  that  it  not  just  be  cash.  The  important  things  IRU PH ZDV WR DFWXDOO\ KDYH DQ LPSDFW DQG KDYH D SUHVHQFH ÂŤ ULJKW GRZQ WR the  design  of  the  award.â&#x20AC;?

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VKRUW ÂżOPPDNHUV DV GHWHUPLQHG E\ D panel  of  judges  led  by  Vermonter  Jay  &UDYHQ DQ DZDUG ZLQQLQJ GLUHFWRU writer  and  producer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  happy  to  be  a  part  of  it,â&#x20AC;?  Shouldice  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  will  be  here  WKURXJKRXW WKH IHVWLYLWLHV ,W LV RQH that  we,  as  a  great  Vermont  company,  FDQ JLYH EDFN DQG EH D SDUW RI RXU community.â&#x20AC;?

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Town  Hall  Theater  also  became  an  HDJHU SOD\HU LQ WKH YHQWXUH 7KH 7+7 RSHQHG LWV GRRUV VHYHQ \HDUV DJR DI-­ ter  a  major  fundraising  campaign  and  WKH DFTXLVLWLRQ DQG UHQRYDWLRQ RI WKH former  town  hall  on  Merchants  Row. Âł:H KDYH WHUULÂżF SURMHFWLRQ ID-­ FLOLWLHV ´ $QGHUVRQ VDLG Âł, KDYH EHHQ ZDLWLQJ VLQFH IRU VRPHRQH WR ZDON LQ P\ GRRU DQG VD\ Âľ, ZDQW WR GR VRPHWKLQJ ZLWK ÂżOP KHUH DW 7RZQ Hall  Theater.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

7KDW PRPHQW ÂżQDOO\ FDPH ODVW \HDU ZKHQ .RPHVDU YLVLWHG $QGHUVRQ WR pitch  the  MNFF  idea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Komesar)  sat  down  and  rolled  out  this  complete  idea,  something  that  would  be  fascinating  to  the  entire  FRPPXQLW\ ZLWK VRPHRQH KDYLQJ WKH VNLOOV DQG H[SHULHQFH WR SXOO LW RII ´ Anderson  recalled.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  green-­lighted  this  in  about  10  minutes.  It  seemed  OLNH WKH SHUIHFW LGHD IRU XV DQG WKH perfect  time  of  the  year  for  us.  We  are  YHU\ H[FLWHG DERXW LW ´ BENEFICIAL  FOR  ALL 3DULQL EHOLHYHV WKH IHVWLYDO ZLOO EH good  for  the  college,  community  and  VWDWH $ ZHOO NQRZQ ZULWHU 3DULQL LV QR VWUDQJHU WR ÂżOPPDNLQJ +H ZURWH â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Last  Station,â&#x20AC;?  a  Robert  Redford  PRYLH EDVHG RQ D 3DULQL QRYHO DQG was  producer  on  the  Stanley  Tucci  ¿OP Âł6SLQ ´ Parini  was  enthusiastic  about  join-­ ing  the  MNFF  board  when  he  was  DVNHG E\ RUJDQL]HUV +H LV SOHDVHG with  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  WR EHFRPH DIÂżOLDWHG ZLWK WKH HYHQW Âł:HÂśUH REYLRXVO\ UHDOO\ LQWHUHVWHG LQ ÂżOP DQG FXOWXUH DW WKH FROOHJH DQG WKLV VWUXFN PH DV DQ LGHDO RSSRUWXQLW\ for  the  college  to  integrate  with  local  businesses  and  major  Vermont  busi-­ QHVVHV OLNH 9HUPRQW 7HGG\ %HDU DQG also  with  the  Town  Hall  Theater,â&#x20AC;?  Pa-­ rini  said.  ³, ZDQWHG WR JHW LQYROYHG EHFDXVH I  saw  an  opportunity  here  for  real  par-­ ticipation  of  many  sectors  of  Middle-­ bury  and  Vermont  to  come  together  and  celebrate  a  major  cultural  institu-­ WLRQ ² ÂżOPPDNLQJ ´ Komesar  was  happy  to  report  at  OHDVW ÂżOP VXEPLVVLRQV IURP 9HU-­ PRQW LQFOXGLQJ VRPH WKDW KDYH GH-­ FLGHGO\ ORFDO Ă&#x20AC;DYRU $PRQJ WKHP Âł$ Small  Good  Thingâ&#x20AC;?  a  feature  docu-­ mentary  by  Pamela  Tanner  Boll,  a  Middlebury  College  graduate;Íž  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green  Mountain  Upset,â&#x20AC;?  a  feature  documen-­ tary  about  Middlebury  Union  High  6FKRROÂśV XQOLNHO\ ER\VÂś EDVNHW-­ ball  championship  team;Íž  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cowgirls,â&#x20AC;?  a  documentary  short  by  Sarah  Briggs  and  Anna  Carroll,  both  Middlebury  College  graduates;Íž  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night  Life,â&#x20AC;?  D QDUUDWLYH VKRUW E\ 6DUDK 6FDUOHWW 'RZQLQJ D 0LGGOHEXU\ %UHDG /RDI Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Conference  alumna. Âł)RU XV WR JLYH D SODWIRUP WR HPHUJ-­ LQJ YRLFHV LQ ÂżOP ² ZKHUH WKH\ FDQ EH KHDUG GLVFXVVHG GLVFRYHUHG SURSHOOHG RQ WR WKHLU QH[W ZRUN ² is  really  important,â&#x20AC;?  Komesar  said.  ³/RRNLQJ DW WKLV ORQJ WHUP ZH KRSH that  Middlebury  will  become  a  place  ZKHUH QHZ ÂżOPPDNHUV ZLOO VD\ Âľ:H must  show  there.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

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Mosquitos  ³QD\VD\HUV ´ UHVLGHQWV DORQJ WKH FRPSODLQWV 6R DUH WRZQ RIÂżFH SKRQH (Continued  from  Page  1A) previously  questioned  in  the  past  adulticide  spray  routes  who  opt  out  lines.  Leicester  Town  Clerk  Julie  several  decades.  Adding  to  the  of  being  sprayed  for  personal  reasons. Delphia  told  the  Leicester  Select  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  some  writing  on  the  Board  Monday  night  that  she  had  problem  is  the  loss  of  a  plane  in  a  neighboring  mosquito-­spraying  ZDOO ´ 3LHUSRQW VDLG Âł:H KDYH VRPH ÂżYH FDOOV MXVW WKDW GD\ 3LHUSRQW VDLG district  that  had  been  used  to  drop  naysayers  and  they  will  tell  you  point  there  were  75  calls  to  the  BLSG  on  mosquito  larvacide  in  the  Cornwall-­ blank  that  it  is  their  intention  to  stop  Monday  alone.

DOO PRVTXLWR WUHDWPHQW ´ All  complaints  and  inquiries  should  Leicester-­Whiting  swamp. /DVW 6HSWHPEHU 9HUPRQW /DZ EH GLUHFWHG WR WKH %/6* DW 6WDWH RI¿FLDOV KRZHYHU DUH 2Q )URQW 3RUFK )RUXP ODNH downplaying  the  restricted  spraying  6FKRRO ¿OHG D VZHHSLQJ SXEOLF UHFRUGV on  private  roads  saying  a  solution  request  for  all  documentation  from  the  residents  in  particular  are  frustrated.

BLSG  regarding  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  mosquitoes  in  the  South  Cove  is  a  simple  matter  of  use  of  pesticides.  The  RI /DNH 'XQPRUH DUH XQEHOLHYDEOH ´ paperwork  that  can  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were told we BLSG  believes  that  the  one  person  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just  getting  from  easily  be  remedied  by  school  was  engaged  to  WKH FDU LQWR WKH KRXVH LV D VWUXJJOH the  BLSG  mosquito  have to restrict take  up  the  case  after  say  nothing  of  trying  to  get  anything  district  getting  a  the adulticide one  Fern  Lake  Road  GRQH RXWVLGH ´ commercial  license  to the right-ofresident  complained  Another  resident  wondered  why  for  an  $85  fee.  The  way. No private that  her  property  spraying  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  being  done  on  Fern  Lemon  Fair  mosquito  property, no was  sprayed  in  2013  Lake  Road. district  operates  under  a  private roads despite  a  request  not  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  terrible  here  on  Fern  commercial  license. to  be  sprayed.  A  video  Lake  Rd  in  Leicester!  We  read  in  the  The  challenges  faced  and no school of  the  spray  truck  was  SDSHU D VSUD\ ZDV SODQQHG LQ $SULO by  the  local  mosquito  property.â&#x20AC;? districts  come  just  three  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BLSG Adulticide posted  on  YouTube  as  EXW ZH VDZ QR VLJQV RI LW EHLQJ GRQH ´ she  wrote. years  after  mosquito-­ Coordinator proof.  )RU LWV SDUW WKH â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  live  on  Shackett  Rd.  in  Leicester  borne  Eastern  Equine  Mort Pierpont BLSG  said  it  does  DQG WKH PRVTXLWRHV DUH WHUULEOH ´ Encephalitis  killed  two  its  best  to  honor  no-­ another  resident  wrote.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  called  PHQ LQ 6XGEXU\ DQG LQ %UDQGRQ WKH ÂżUVW FDVHV RI WKH GLVHDVH VSUD\ UHTXHVWV DQG WKDW WKH GULYHU mosquito  control  and  asked  for  my  in  Vermont.  West  Nile  Virus  has  in  question  had  made  a  mistake.  property  to  be  sprayed.  Have  not  been  EHHQ GHWHFWHG LQ WKH VWDWH VLQFH That  spray  truck  driver  is  no  longer  sprayed  yet.  Everyone  please  call  that  QXPEHU DQG DVN WR EH VSUD\HG ´ PRVWO\ DIIHFWLQJ KRUVHV 6LQFH employed  by  the  BLSG. Cary  Giguere  is  the  Agricultural  3LHUSRQW VDLG VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV WROG roughly  two  to  three  human  cases  are  UHSRUWHG LQ 9HUPRQW HDFK \HDU EXW QR Resource  Management  Section  Chief  him  that  private  road  residents  should  RQH KDV GLHG IURP WKH GLVHDVH ZKLFK at  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Agriculture.  hire  someone  commercially  to  spray  He  said  the  restriction  on  spraying  their  property. is  also  mosquito-­borne. private  roads  is  not  a  change.  The  BLSG  is  funded  through  RESTRICTED  SPRAYING â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  BLSG  has  a  government  taxpayer  dollars  from  each  of  the  four  Brandon-­Leicester-­Salisbury-­ Goshen  Insect  Control  District  DSSOLFDWRU OLFHQVH ZKLFK JLYHV WKHP district  towns  and  is  a  line  item  of  Chair  Ben  Lawton  and  Adulticide  the  ability  to  spray  on  municipal  each  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  budget.

URDGZD\V ´ KH VDLG MOUNTING  ISSUES Coordinator  Mort  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  same  area  that  Another  key  detriment  to  mosquito  Pierpont  appeared  \RX ZRXOG ÂżQG D VFKRRO control  this  season  is  the  loss  of  the  before  the  Leicester  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not Select  Board  on  looking to prevent bus  or  a  snowplow  on.  airplane  owned  by  the  Lemon  Fair  They  need  to  have  a  Insect  Control  District  in  Cornwall  Monday  night  to  anyone from commercial  operatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  Bridport.  The  plane  was  used  to  explain  the  situation.  doing anything FHUWLÂżFDWH WR VSUD\ GURS ODUYDFLGH LQWR WKH DFUH They  said  while  the  they want to do. private  roads.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  &RUQZDOO DQG :KLWLQJ VZDPS DUHDV BLSG  has  started  where  mosquitoes  breed.  But  Lawton  spraying  adulticide  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just looking SDSHUZRUN LVVXH ´ When  it  was  noted  said  the  Lemon  Fair  district  sold  the  IURP LWV WUXFNV RIÂżFLDOV at it so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being that  the  district  has  plane  after  last  season  because  it  was  from  the  State  Agency  done correctly.â&#x20AC;?

RI $JULFXOWXUH ZKLFK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cary Giguere, been  spraying  private  costing  too  much  to  maintain  and  RYHUVHHV WKH GLVWULFW Agricultural Resource roads  along  the  lakes  LQVXUH 1RZ YROXQWHHUV LQ ZDGHUV DUH informed  them  last  Management Section IRU GHFDGHV *LJXHUH GURSSLQJ ODUYDFLGH E\ KDQG EXW LW LV that  nearly  impossible  to  treat  the  roughly  Friday  that  spraying  Chief at the Vermont acknowledged  must  be  limited  to  Agency of Agriculture public  scrutiny  has  500  acres  of  swampland  in  the  BLSG  drawn  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  district  that  way.  public  roads. attention  to  the  issue.

There  also  is  the  issue  of  funding.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  were  told  we  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  a  lot  more  folks  looking  Although  the  state  pays  for  the  have  to  restrict  the  adulticide  to  the  ULJKW RI ZD\ ´ 3LHUSRQW VDLG Âł1R at  what  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  and  that  ODUYDFLGH /DZWRQ VDLG WKH UHOHDVH SULYDWH SURSHUW\ QR SULYDWH URDGV DQG EURXJKW WKLV WR RXU DWWHQWLRQ ´ KH VDLG of  that  funding  has  been  restricted  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  had  I  been  asked  in  the  past  in  recent  years.  The  state  budget  for  QR VFKRRO SURSHUW\ ´ But  that  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  a  time-­ about  (whether  they  can  treat  private  ODUYDFLGH LQ WKH %/6* LV FRQVXPLQJ SUREOHP DFFRUGLQJ WR SURSHUW\ , ZRXOG KDYH JLYHQ WKH and  even  though  the  number  of  FRXQWV LQ D W\SLFDO WHVW ÂłGLS´ IRU Secretary  of  Agriculture  Chuck  VDPH DQVZHU ´ Giguere  said  that  having  a  larvae  has  been  dropped  from  50  to  5RVV ZKR WDONHG ZLWK WKH $GGLVRQ Independent  late  Wednesday  commercial  license  would  also  allow  WKH VWDWH UHTXLUHV D PLQLPXP RI BLSG  to  be  hired  by  the  state  or  DFUHV LQ D ODUYDFLGH WUHDWPHQW afternoon. area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  aware  of  the  situation  down  non-­district  towns  to  Lawton  said  the  there  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  very  concerned  about  do  mosquito  spraying.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The quick WKH PRVTXLWR RXWEUHDN ´ 5RVV VDLG &XUUHQWO\ WKH GLVWULFW solution is for the BLSG  has  looked  into  retaining  a  helicopter  explaining  that  the  department  is  cannot  spray  outside  district to apply service  to  drop  the  ready  and  willing  to  help  the  district  of  the  four  towns  it  for a commercial larvacide  over  the  get  a  commercial  license  as  quickly  covers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  looking  license, and VZDPS DUHD EXW WKH as  possible. cost  is  prohibitive  at  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  quick  solution  is  for  the  to  prevent  anyone  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to SHU GURS district  to  apply  for  a  commercial  from  doing  anything  expedite that Âł:H KDYH DFUHV OLFHQVH DQG ZHÂśUH UHDG\ WR H[SHGLWH WKH\ ZDQW WR GR ´ process. We ZH FRXOG WUHDW DQG WKDW SURFHVV ´ 5RVV VDLG Âł:H FRXOG Giguere  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  LQ RUGHU WR GR WKDW LW make  this  happen  in  18  hours  if  they  just  looking  at  it  so  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  could make this EHLQJ GRQH FRUUHFWO\ ´ happen in 18 would  have  come  to  GLG LW ULJKW QRZ ´ But  Lawton  said  the  hours if they did DQ DFUH ´ /DZWRQ The  BLSG  holds  a  7B  non-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  the  state  commercial  applicator  license  under  BLSG  would  have  to  it right now.â&#x20AC;? the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  1991  pesticide  regulation  talk  to  its  insurance  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Secretary of was  only  going  to  treat  treating  nuisance  mosquitoes.  Pierpont  carrier  and  hold  a  board  Agriculture IRU WKH FRVW RI said  the  state  is  now  considering  meeting  and  a  vote  Chuck Ross DFUHV VR ZH GHÂżQLWHO\ couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  afford  to  do  the  BLSG  a  municipality  under  the  before  it  can  apply  for  a  a  treatment  until  we  SHVWLFLGH ODZ PHDQLQJ WKH GLVWULFW FRPPHUFLDO FHUWLÂżFDWH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  talked  about  it  and  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  have  more  acreage  (test  dipped)  has  to  work  under  the  limitations  of  FRQVLGHULQJ LW ´ KH VDLG and  by  then  we  will  have  another  municipal  roadways  only.

Lawton  said  until  the  issue  is  KDWFKLQJ ´  But  Pierpont  and  Lawton  said  they  With  the  mosquito  season  now  FRXOG QRW ÂżQG DQ\WKLQJ LQ WKH SDJH FOHDUHG XS WKH %/6* ZRXOG KDYH WR LQ IXOO VZLQJ WKH %/6* DQG DUHD pesticide  regulation  that  supports  the  spray  only  along  public  roads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  issue  is  down  at  (Lake  residents  alike  are  hoping  progress  VWDWHÂśV ÂżQGLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  non-­commercial  'XQPRUH DQG )HUQ /DNH ZKHUH \RX can  be  made  and  spraying  can  resume  on  both  private  and  public  roadways.

DSSOLFDWRU ´ /DZWRQ VDLG Âł6R WKHUHÂśV KDYH D ORW RI SULYDWH URDGV ´ KH VDLG Ross  said  the  Agriculture  Agency  a  discrepancy  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  trying  to  clarify.  PUBLIC  GOOD? 0HDQZKLOH XQGHU D WKLFNHQLQJ wants  to  act  as  quickly  as  possible  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  new  interpretation  of  what  we  FORXG RI PRVTXLWRHV DQG GLVPD\ as  well.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  to  help  solve  this  FDQ GR ´ Pierpont  said  the  new  interpretation  public  Internet  sites  like  Front  SUREOHP ´ KH VDLG ÂłQRW EH SDUW RI D stems  from  what  the  BLSG  calls  Porch  Forum  are  lighting  up  with  SUREOHP ´

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