May 23, 2013 - A section

Open Studios

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Dozens of local artists are inviting the public into their studios this weekend. See Page 17A.

A dramatic last-second goal capped a rally by the MUHS boys’ lacrosse team. See Page 1B.

Memorial Day Find out all about the six local parades and more in our special Memorial Day pullout.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 20

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

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44 Pages

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Bears  bolder  as  their  numbers  rise Contact  with  homeowners  increases By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  It’s  often  the  comic  relief  segment  in  a  TV  wild-­ life  documentary:  Curious,  affable  bear  pokes  snout  into  honeycomb;͞  long,  pink  tongue  darts  out  to  scarf  up  some  honey;͞  angry  bees  send  the  irrepressible  fur  ball  lumbering  back  into  the  woods.

But  in  most  cases,  it’s  not  a  laugh-­ ing  matter  when  a  wild,  hungry  bear  strays  into  civilization.

Just  ask  Middlebury’s  Charles  Mraz,  who  recently  experienced  the  latest  in  a  growing  number  of  local  brushes  with  what  Vermont  wildlife  exerts  said  is  a  rapidly  growing  bear  population. “It  was  a  rare  thing  in  the  Cham-­ plain  Valley  to  have  bears  in  your  bees,â€?  said  Mraz,  whose  family  has  owned  and  operated  Champlain  Val-­ ley  Apiaries  since  1931. Âł%XW LQ WKH SDVW IRXU WR ÂżYH \HDUV

ARTIST  YINGLEI  ZHANG,  above,  paints  a  delicate  design  on  top  of  an  upright  piano  in  her  Middlebury  studio  Monday  morning,  while  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  sixth-­grader  Brenna  Cook,  below,  paints  her  design  onto  another  instrument.  The  pianos  are  two  of  six  being  painted  by  local  DUWLVWV WKDW ZLOO EH SODFHG WKURXJKRXW GRZQWRZQ 0LGGOHEXU\ DV SDUW RI WKH 7RZQ +DOO 7KHDWHUœV ¿IWK ELUWKGD\ FHOHEUDWLRQ Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell

Discarded pianos ready for an encore Artists help stage THT birthday promotion By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  —  Yinglei  Zhang  has  earned  her  well-­earned  artis-­ tic  reputation  by  using  a  thin  brush  to  deftly  place  ink  and  watercolor  strokes  on  delicate  rice  paper.

But  her  latest  canvas  weighs  in  at  several  hundred  pounds  and  will  require  some  burly  football  players Â

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National  Honor  Society  mem-­ bers  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  reminded  us  that  donating  blood  really  does  make  a  differ-­ ence.  Almost  everyone  during  their  life  will  know  someone  who  needs  (See  By  the  way,  Page  12A)

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to  move  it  from  her  studio  when  it  is  ready. “This  is  crazy!â€?  she  said  with  a  playful  chuckle,  as  she  painted  an-­ other  vibrant  plum  blossom  on  a  panel  of  an  upright  piano  that  along  ZLWK ÂżYH RWKHU VWXQQLQJO\ GHFRUDWHG pianos  will  be  placed  in  random  out-­ (See  Pianos,  Page  20A)

Forlenza  and  Finger  joining  the  Lincoln  selectboard By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN LINCOLN  —  Lincoln’s  select-­ ERDUG KDV RI¿FLDOO\ H[SDQGHG IURP WKUHH PHPEHUV WR ¿YH %LOO )LQJHU and  Paul  Forlenza  were  elected  to  the  board  in  a  special  election  last  Tuesday,  May  14,  joining  incum-­ bents  Barb  Rainville,  Elwin  Isham  and  Oakley  Smith.

Forlenza  garnered  169  votes  and  Finger  received  189.  The  two  bested  opponents  Joe  Martell  and  Jim  Ad-­ ams,  who  received  30  and  22  votes,  respectively.  The  May  14  vote  followed  a  spe-­ cial  town  meeting  in  Burnham  Hall  on  May  7,  when  around  200  voters  DI¿UPHG D SHWLWLRQ WR PRYH DKHDG with  the  selectboard  expansion  this  year  instead  of  waiting  until  town  meeting  next  March.  They  also  re-­ (See  Lincoln,  Page  18A)

Commencement  bringing  5,000  visitors  to  town MIDDLEBURY  —  More  than  5,000  family  and  friends  of  the  Mid-­ dlebury  College  class  of  2013  are  ex-­ pected  this  weekend  for  commence-­ ment.  Almost  600  students  will  get  their  diplomas  in  a  ceremony  on  the  central  lawn  of  the  college  that  will  run  from  10  a.m.  to  1  p.m.

Jonathan  Safran  Foer,  a  writer  and  author  of  critical  and  commer-­ cial  acclaim,  will  deliver  the  2013  Middlebury  College  commencement  DGGUHVV )RHUœV ¿UVW QRYHO ³(YHU\-­ thing  Is  Illuminated,�  was  published  (See  Commencement,  Page  18A)

things  have  changed  dramatically.�

Mraz  this  past  Mother’s  Day  re-­ luctantly  destroyed  a  bear  that  had  plowed  through  the  apiary  behind  his  family’s  home  off  Springside  Road,  a  well-­populated  neighbor-­ hood  on  Middlebury’s  Chipman  Hill  that  is  only  a  half  mile  from  the  town  green.  Mraz’s  12-­year-­old  daughter  had  spotted  the  young  male  bear  that  evening  as  it  waited  to  see  if  some-­ one  was  going  to  replenish  the  honey  he  had  devoured  earlier  that  day. “My  daughter  said,  ‘Daddy,  are  those  eyes?’â€?  Mraz  recalled  of  his  daughter  spotting  two  gleaming  orbs  piercing  through  the  darkness  in  the  back  yard. $W ÂżUVW 0UD] GLVPLVVHG WKH WZR dots  as  faraway  house  lights.  But  ZLWK WKH DLG RI D Ă€DVKOLJKW KH ZDV DEOH WR FRQÂżUP LW ZDV D EHDU With  permission  from  state  of-­ (See  Bears,  Page  18A)

Salisbury  to  unveil  new  veterans’  park By  JOHN  FLOWERS SALISBURY  —  Salisbury  resi-­ dents  will  have  an  extra  reason  to  honor  their  local  veterans  this  Memo-­ rial  Day  thanks  to  a  successful  effort  by  the  local  historical  society  to  install  a  monument  on  town-­ owned  land  off  of  Maple  Street.

The  society,  led  by  Barry  Whitney  Jr.,  spent  the  last  sev-­ en  years  raising  mon-­ H\ WR FUHDWH WKH ÂżUVW GHVLJQDWHG veterans’  park  for  honoring  all  lo-­ cal  servicemen  and  women  who’ve  VHUYHG GXULQJ HYHU\ PDMRU FRQĂ€LFW dating  back  to  the  Revolutionary  War. Whitney,  whose  family  roots  in Â

Salisbury  go  back  more  than  200  years,  explained  that  the  town’s  trib-­ utes  have  consisted  of  an  obelisk  across  from  Maple  Meadow  Farm  honoring  local  Civil  War  veterans,  and  a  stone  tablet  located  near  Lake  Dunmore  off  Maple  Street  that  pays  tribute  to  Salisbury’s  World  War  I  soldiers.

It  just  made  sense,  Whitney  said,  to  centralize  those  two  monuments  while  expanding  recognition  to  locals  ZKR VHUYHG GXULQJ RWKHU FRQÀLFWV LQFOXGLQJ WK FHQWXU\ FRQÀLFWV DV well  as  World  War  II,  Korea,  Vietnam  (See  Memorial,  Page  19A)

Ferrisburgh  teacher  ready  for  next  step Change  calls  Lilly  30  years  after  she  follows  mom’s  lead By  ANDY  KIRKALDY over  the  time  that  you’re  FERRISBURGH  —  with  them  all  of  a  sud-­ Like  many  teachers,  Fer-­ den  it’s  not  a  struggle  any  risburgh  Central  School’s  more.  And  I  think  that  is  Alana  Lilly  grew  up  with  something  that  I  feel  very  a  strong  educational  role  proud  (about),  that  I  see  model  in  her  family:  Her  the  ‘ahas’  in  students  ‌  mother,  the  late  Ferris-­ (My  mother)  was  very  burgh  resident  Dorothy  proud  of  her  students,  and  Tracy,  taught  for  34  years. totally  was  vested  in  what  Lilly,  52,  who  she  was  doing  in  June  will  step  “She has with  them,  and  down  from  her  started I  feel  like  I  am  FCS  teaching  job  following  in  her  after  30  years,  traditions footsteps.â€? said  she  started  that will While  at  following  her  live on Castleton,  Lilly  mother’s  path  after student-­taught  early  on. in  Ferrisburgh,  she has “I  hear  stories  not  far  from  retired.â€? about  when  I  her  Greenbush  — FCS was  little  play-­ Road  home.  By  Principal ing  school  up  then  she  had  met  Joanne Taftin  my  bedroom,  Craig  Lilly,  now  Blakely and  my  mother  her  husband  of  saying,  ‘Oh  33  years  and  the  boy,  you’re  going  to  be  father  of  their  two  sons,  a  good  teacher  some-­ John  and  Morgan. day.  You’ve  kept  your  Alana  and  Craig  Lilly  students  in  line  when  settled  in  Bridport,  as  now  you  play  school.  And  have  John  and  wife  Mi-­ you  give  a  lot  of  home-­ chelle  (with  Alana  Lilly’s  work,’â€?  Lilly  said.

10-­month-­old  grandson  As  Lilly  matured,  her  Cooper),  and  Morgan  and  mother  helped  her  to  un-­ girlfriend  Ann.  derstand  the  rewards  of  Seeing  more  of  them  all  the  profession,  and  she  is  part  of  the  plan.  pursued  and  earned  her  “Not  having  to  spend  teaching  degree  at  Castle-­ a  lot  of  my  weekends  ‌  ton  State  College.  doing  (teaching)  plans  for  Lilly  described  the  the  next  week  and  such,  FHQWUDO EHQHÂżW DV ÂłVHHLQJ I’ll  be  able  to  spend  a  little  FERRISBURGH  CENTRAL  SCHOOL  teacher  Alana  Lilly  is  retiring  after  30  years  on  the  these  students  who  pos-­ bit  more  time  with  fam-­ job.  She  plans  on  spending  more  time  with  her  family,  including  two  grown  sons  who  live  sibly  may  struggle,  and  in  Bridport.

(See  Lilly,  Page  12A) Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, May 23, 2013

Middlebury trustees OK $292M budget for college

THIS GRAPHIC BY LandWorks shows the design of the improved riverfront terrace and walkway at the Marble Works. Work on the downtown Middlebury project began Wednesday and should be done in eight to 10 weeks.

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Vermont  lawmakers  press  for  Farm  Bill /HDK\ :HOFK VD\ GDLU\ UHIRUP LV NH\ By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN In  the  current  supply-­demand  sys-­ WASHINGTON,  D.C.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Vermont  WHP WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU LV VHW E\ DQ DUFDQH IRU-­ lawmakers  are  taking  a  lead  in  draft-­ mula  where  a  small  overproduction  of  ing  a  new  Farm  Bill  in  Washington.  milk  triggers  a  tenfold  drop  in  milkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Sen.  Patrick  Leahy  and  Rep.  Peter  value  per  hundredweight,  mean-­ Welch,  both  Democrats,  have  pledged  ing  that  farmers  may  get  paid  only  a  to  make  the  passage  of  the  critical  ag-­ fraction  of  their  operating  costs.  In  ricultural  bill  a  priority,  particularly  that  situation,  many  farmers  have  no  after  dairy  farms  in  the  state  were  choice  but  to  continue  to  overproduce  dealt  heavy  blows  last  year  due  to  in  order  to  keep  up  with  falling  prices,  ZHDWKHU DQG PDUNHW Ă&#x20AC;XFWXDWLRQV which  aggravates  the  supply-­demand  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  agriculture  sector  is  system  even  more. critical  to  our  economy  and  to  the  Foster  supports  the  reforms,  known  livelihoods  of  hard  working  farmers  as  the  Dairy  Securities  Act,  which  he  all  over  the  state,â&#x20AC;?  Welch  said  last  says  will  take  an  enormous  amount  of  week.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  essential  that  Congress  pressure  off  of  producers. do  its  job  and  pass  a  Farm  Bill  to  en-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  just  allows  us  to  respond  (to  sure  the  viability  of  our  farms  and  the  oversupply)  like  other  businesses  do,â&#x20AC;?  availability  of  nutritious  food  in  our  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  have  too  many  cars  schools  and  to  families  in  to  sell,  you  stop  making  need.â&#x20AC;? them  for  awhile.â&#x20AC;?  Congress  adjourned  Many  dairy  farmers  last  year  without  re-­ in  Vermont  were  strong  newing  the  2008  Farm  advocates  for  the  Dairy  Bill  or  writing  up  new  Securities  Act  last  year  as  legislation.  When  that  well,  and  their  represen-­ law  expired,  farmers  in  tatives  are  in  agreement.

Vermont  and  around  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  new  safety  net  country  were  left  without  approach  will  help  us  critical  safety  nets,  and  break  the  harmful  cycle  dairy  farmers  in  particu-­ of  rollercoastering  milk  lar  felt  the  loss.  prices,  when  supply  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  hoping  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not the demand  get  too  far  out  of  Farm  Bill  will  get  agreement that sync,â&#x20AC;?  Leahy  said  of  this  passed,  and  we  know  I or any one yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bill. our  delegation  is  doing  of us would The  Senate  Farm  Bill  everything  it  can,â&#x20AC;?  said  at  this  stage  includes  have written Bob  Foster,  of  the  Foster  several  other  features  Bros.  Farm  in  Middle-­ on our own, that  are  likely  to  be  of  bury.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  may  be  four  but it does interest  to  Vermont  farm-­ RU ÂżYH DPHQGPHQWV RU include several ers,  including  a  federal  there  may  be  700,  so  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important cost-­sharing  program  for  still  an  uncertain  situa-­ provisions farms  applying  for  organ-­ tion.â&#x20AC;?

LF FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ DQG WKH The  Farm  Bill  dic-­ that will continued  authorization  tates  federal  agricultural  EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W HYHU\ of  programs  intended  to  policy,  including  federal  Vermonter, support  rural  agricultural  subsidies  programs  like  our stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s areas  like  the  state  rural  the  Milk  Income  Loss  economy and development  councils,  Contract,  or  MILC,  pro-­ the nation.â&#x20AC;? rural  broadband  deploy-­ gram  (which  reimburses  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sen. ment  and  the  Rural  Eco-­ dairy  farmers  when  milk  Patrick Leahy nomic  Area  Partnership  prices  drop  below  certain  program  in  the  Northeast  levels)  and  the  Supple-­ Kingdom  of  Vermont. mental  Nutrition  Assistance  Program,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  good  bill  for  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  or  SNAP  (formerly  known  as  food  Leahy  said. stamps).  When  House  Republicans  Farmers  like  Foster  sure  hope  so  last  summer  and  fall  refused  to  bring  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  American  family  farms,  once  the  the  renewal  of  the  Farm  Bill  to  the  backbone  of  rural  states,  are  strug-­ Ă&#x20AC;RRU IRU GHEDWH HPHUJHQF\ PHDVXUHV gling  more  than  ever. including  the  extension  of  MILC,  had  ³:HÂśUH D ÂżIWK JHQHUDWLRQ IDUP DQG to  be  implemented  in  December  to  every  year  it  gets  more  challenging,â&#x20AC;?  avert  a  drastic  spike  in  milk  prices. )RVWHU VDLG Âł:HÂśUH WU\LQJ WR ÂżJXUH â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  not  the  agreement  that  I  or  out  how  the  next  generation  will  con-­ any  one  of  us  would  have  written  on  tinue.â&#x20AC;? our  own,  but  it  does  include  several  The  Farm  Bill  does  include  some  LPSRUWDQW SURYLVLRQV WKDW ZLOO EHQHÂżW substantial  cuts  to  food  and  agricul-­ every  Vermonter,  our  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economy  tural  programs.  As  of  press  time  on  and  the  nation,â&#x20AC;?  Leahy  said  in  a  state-­ Wednesday,  the  Senate  seemed  likely  ment  at  the  time. to  cut  funding  to  SNAP  by  more  than  Both  houses  of  Congress  have  $4  billion  (Leahy  offered  an  amend-­ managed  to  get  drafts  of  the  legisla-­ ment  to  lessen  the  cuts,  but  it  was  tion  out  of  committee  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  new  Farm  not  adopted).  The  House  version  of  Bill  left  the  Senate  Agriculture  Com-­ the  bill  would  cut  food  stamps  even  mittee  last  Tuesday,  May  14,  and  the  more,  by  over  $20  billion.

House  Agriculture  Committee  fol-­ Welch  outlined  the  priorities  that  lowed  suit  with  its  own  version  last  he  would  push  for  on  behalf  of  Ver-­ Thursday,  May  16.  Both  earned  broad  mont  farmers,  including  dairy  reform,  support  from  both  Republicans  and  disaster  insurance  for  vegetable  farm-­ Democrats  in  committee  and  would  ers,  promoting  organic  farms  and  lo-­ cost  about  $100  billion  annually. cal  foods  programs  for  schools,  and  /HDK\ÂśV RIÂżFH VDLG WKH 6HQDWHÂśV ELOO protecting  nutrition  programs  from  would  save  $23  billion  over  the  next  unreasonable  cuts. decade  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;accomplish  the  most  While  the  Senate  bill  enjoys  broad  far-­reaching  reform  of  U.S.  agricul-­ bi-­partisan  support  and  was  brought  ture  policy  in  decades,â&#x20AC;?  including  WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU IRU GHEDWH RQ 0RQGD\ LP-­ replacing  the  MILC  program  with  a  mediately  following  its  passage  from  federally  supported  margin  insurance  the  Senate  Agricultural  Committee  program  and  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;market  stabilizationâ&#x20AC;?  last  week,  the  House  bill  is  unlikely  provision  that  would  discourage  pro-­ WR EH EURXJKW WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;RRU IRU VHYHUDO ducers  from  over-­supplying  milk.  weeks.

By  design DARK  STAIRS  RISE  up  from  under  Atwater  Dining  Hall  after  an  early  evening  event  last  week.

1HZ +DYHQ YRWHUV FRUUHFW EXGJHW DIÂżUP EDOORWV By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN NEW  HAVEN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Voters  in  New  Haven  on  Tuesday  remedied  an  error  in  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  General  Fund  budget  by  approving,  in  Australian  ballot  voting,  a  supplemental  spending  increase  of  $218,997,  which  will  be  used  to  pay  off  owed  school  taxes  to  the  Addison  Northeast  Supervisory  Union.

There  were  202  ballots  cast;Íž  the  supplemental  budget  increase  passed  136-­66.  Voters  also  rejected  an  article  that Â

would  have  changed  town  meeting  procedure  in  upcoming  years  to  vote  on  town  budgets  by  voice  vote,  instead  of  by  Australian  ballot.  That  article  failed,  164-­38.

In  a  voice  vote  at  a  special  town  meeting  on  Monday,  around  75  voters  in  attendance  voted  to  move  the  start  time  of  the  annual  March  town  meet-­ ing  to  6:30  p.m.  in  coming  years  from  4:30  p.m.  The  annual  fundraising  din-­ ner  will  be  held  prior  to  the  meeting.

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ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  United  Way  of  Addison  Coun-­ ty  Community  Celebration  event  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  May  30,  from  5:30-­7:30  p.m.  at  the  Vergennes  Op-­ era  House.  The  main  focus  of  this  free,  family-­friendly  event  is  to  honor  and  thank  those  people  who  help  their  friends  and  neighbors  achieve  better  lives  by  working  with  the  United  Way  to  make  its  campaign  a  success.

Sponsored  by  Green  Peppers  Res-­ taurant,  the  event  will  be  an  evening  of  food  and  fun  to  celebrate  the  end  of  the  campaign  and  thank  those  ZKR HQDEOH WKH 8QLWHG :D\ WR IXO¿OO its  mission.  From  payroll  processing  to  working  with  community  impact  funding  teams,  these  people  have  given  their  time,  energy,  life  experi-­ ence,  expertise  and  interest  to  make  life  better  for  the  community.

Attendees  will  have  the  oppor-­ tunity  to  hear  from  the  volunteers  about  how  the  work  being  done  as  a  result  of  the  campaign  will  impact  the  community.  Some  of  those  on  the  receiving  end  will  share  their  stories  as  well.  New  this  year  is  the  Senior  Youth  Service  Award  for  a  high  school  se-­ nior  who  has  shown  initiative  and  creativity  in  developing  a  communi-­ ty  service  project  and  has  performed  services  that  have  had  a  positive  im-­ pact  on  the  community.  The  recipi-­ ent  will  receive  $100  to  donate  to  the Â

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In  past  years  all  youth  awards  were  presented  at  the  community  celebra-­ tion  event.  This  year  the  event  will  focus  more  on  the  campaign.  Student  activism  and  volunteering  awards  will  be  moved  to  the  Days  of  Caring  event  on  Sept.  26,  a  day  that  is  all  about  volunteering.

Many  businesses  will  be  recog-­ nized  for  their  workplace  campaigns,  from  the  payroll  departments  that  work  very  hard  to  process  paperwork  and  keep  it  all  on  track  to  the  cam-­ paign  â&#x20AC;&#x153;warriorsâ&#x20AC;?  who  educate  staff  about  the  work  the  United  Way  does  and  why  it  matters.

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The  United  Way  would  like  to  rec-­ ognize  anyone  in  Addison  County  who  has  participated  as  a  volunteer  in  community  impact  funding  (or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;allocations,â&#x20AC;?  as  it  used  to  be  called).  Anyone  who  has  served  in  past  years Â

but  has  not  been  contacted  is  asked  to  call  the  United  Way  and  come  be  recognized  at  this  celebration.

This  event  is  free  and  open  to  the  public,  but  space  is  limited.  For  more  information  or  to  make  a  reservation,  call  at  802-­388-­7189,  email  nancy@ unitedwayaddisoncounty.org  or  visit  www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org.

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of  March  that  New  Haven  owed  $218,997  in  school  taxes  to  the  ANe-­ SU.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;During  the  budget  process,  the  treasurer  and  selectboard  questioned  the  amount  of  surplus  in  the  General  Fund  since  it  was  so  large  and  unex-­ pected,â&#x20AC;?  selectboard  chair  Kathleen  Barrett  wrote  in  a  letter  to  voters.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  could  not  fully  explain  the  surplus  and  WKH RQO\ ÂżJXUH WKDW ZH KDG QR FRQWURO over  was  the  amount  paid  to  schools.â&#x20AC;?

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Letters

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Editorials

to the Editor

Speakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  beef:  Give  credit  IRU ÂżVFDOO\ VRXQG EXGJHW Before  talking  about  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  legislative  priorities  in  a  45-­minute  SKRQH FRQYHUVDWLRQ RQ 7XHVGD\ 9HUPRQW +RXVH 6SHDNHU 6KDS 6PLWK ZDQWHG WR WDON DERXW D ÂłPLQRU EHHI´ KH KDG ZLWK WKH SUHVV FRYHUDJH RI WKH SDVW VHVVLRQ :K\ KH ZRQGHUHG GLG WKH SUHVV QRW JLYH WKH +RXVH credit  for  proposing  and  passing  a  more  conservative  budget  than  what  WKH JRYHUQRU SURSRVHG" :K\ GLG WKH +RXVH JHW ODPEDVWHG DV D KRWEHG RI progressive  legislation  and  liberal  leanings,  while  the  governor  was  seen  as  pro-­business  and  moderate  by  comparison? )DLU TXHVWLRQ 7KH +RXVH GLG SURSRVH D EXGJHW DOPRVW PLOOLRQ OHVV WKDQ WKH JRYHUQRUÂśV LQLWLDO SODQ DQG LW GLG VR 6PLWK VD\V EHFDXVH +RXVH OHDGHUVKLS EHOLHYHG LW ZDV WKH ÂżVFDOO\ SUXGHQW DQG FRQVHUYDWLYH WKLQJ WR do.  ³/RRN LWÂśV QRW OLNH ZH GLGQÂśW ZDQW WR SURSRVH PRUH VSHQGLQJ RQ WKLQJV state  residents  need,  and  we  could  have  easily  gotten  the  votes  the  pass  a  KLJKHU EXGJHW ´ 6PLWK VDLG Âł%XW ZH GLGQÂśW EHFDXVH ZH ZHUH FRQFHUQHG WKH IHGHUDO VHTXHVWHU ZRXOG FXW PRUH QH[W \HDU DQG ZH ZDQWHG WR VHW DVLGH DW OHDVW PLOOLRQ WR PDNH XS IRU WKDW DQG DOVR EHFDXVH RXU ÂżQDQ-­ cial  numbers  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  look  that  good  at  the  start  of  the  sessionâ&#x20AC;Ś  We  were  EHLQJ UHVSRQVLEOH ´ ,WÂśV D OHJLWLPDWH EHHI EXW WKHUHÂśV DOVR D SODXVLEOH UHVSRQVH 7KH FRQWUR-­ versy  concerning  the  budget  became  how  the  Legislature  was  proposing  to  raise  revenues,  not  how  much  they  were  spending.  The  administra-­ WLRQÂśV EHHI ZLWK WKH +RXVH EXGJHW IRFXVHG RQ WKH OLWDQ\ RI WD[HV WKH\ KDG proposed  to  raise  to  meet  their  expenses,  while  the  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget  message  was  that  Vermonters  were  already  spending  enough  money  for  state  government  but  that  those  funds  needed  to  be  reallocated  to  get  better  results.  ,W VKRXOG EH QR VHFUHW WR WKH 6SHDNHU RU +RXVH OHDGHUVKLS ZKLFK PHV-­ sage  has  the  more  conservative  ring.

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Would  spending  more  on  education  be  considered  laying  the  founda-­ tion  for  a  strong  economy?  Absolutely,  the  Speaker  said,  but  added  that  the  state  has  pretty  much  maxed  out  its  per-­pupil  spending  for  secondary  HGXFDWLRQ Âł, WKLQN WKDW DW SHU VWXGHQW ZHÂśYH SUHWW\ PXFK KLW RXU OLPLW ´ 6PLWK VDLG DGGLQJ WKDW HGXFDWLRQ LV RQH DUHD LQ ZKLFK KH DJUHHV WKH VWDWH QHHGV WR ÂżJXUH RXW D ZD\ WR DOORFDWH WKRVH UHVRXUFHV EHWWHU As  for  the  prospect  of  raising  taxes  next  year,  Smith  says  that  tax  re-­ IRUP ZLOO GHÂżQLWHO\ EH RQ WKH DJHQGD QH[W \HDU DQG WKDW WKHLU ODVW PLQXWH push  last  week  to  place  a  cap  on  tax  deductions  would  be  a  priority  next  year,  even  though  the  governor  says  it  will  not  be  one  of  his  top  10  priori-­ ties.  Smith  says  he  has  been  a  supporter  of  the  Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Blue  Ribbon  Tax  Commission  report  (as  is  the  governor),  and  that  the  principle  of  HVWDEOLVKLQJ FDSV RQ LWHPL]HG GHGXFWLRQV ZDV ÂżUVW SURSRVHG DQG FKDPSL-­ oned  by  that  commission. Âł0\ WD[ SKLORVRSK\ ´ 6PLWK VDLG ÂłLV WKDW ZKHQHYHU ZH FDQ EURDGHQ WKH EDVH DQG ORZHU WKH UDWHV WKDWÂśV VRPHWKLQJ ZH VKRXOG ZRUN WRZDUG ´ 2Q WKH SROLWLFDO IURQW 6PLWK DFNQRZOHGJHG WKDW SHUFHSWLRQ FDQ VRPH-­ times  become  the  publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reality  and  that  the  current  perception  of  the  +RXVH LV WKDW LWÂśV OHDQLQJ IDU WR WKH OHIW ZLWK RXWVSRNHQ 3URJUHVVLYHV OLNH Rep.  Chris  Pearson.  Keeping  forces  like  Pearson  in  check  will  prove  to  be  a  challenge  to  Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  political  career  if  he  decides  to  run  for  gover-­ nor  once  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  steps  down  in  three  or  more  years  and  if  he  faces  a  popular  moderate  opponent  like  Republican  Lt.  Gov.  Phil  Scott.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  concern,  Smith  conceded,  but  he  chose  not  to  speculate  on  poli-­ tics  that  far  removed  and  brought  the  conversation  back  to  his  original  SRLQW -XVW JLYH XV FUHGLW IRU EHLQJ ÂżVFDOO\ FRQVHUYDWLYH ZKHQ LWÂśV GXH KH joked,  and  let  the  politics  take  care  of  itself.

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The  one  discordant  note  is  the  excessive  interior  lighting  in  our  ³QHZ´ EULGJH /RFDO UHVLGHQWV JRW DORQJ IRU WKH ¿UVW FHQWXU\ ZLWK QR DUWL¿FLDO OLJKWLQJ LQVLGH WKH EULGJH and  for  the  next  century  a  couple  of  centrally  located  overhead  lights  VXI¿FHG :K\ LQ WKH VW FHQWXU\ when  concerns  about  energy  con-­ servation  are  so  great,  do  we  need  12  lights  blazing  day  and  night  (16  after  dark)?

The  inside  of  the  bridge  looks  more  like  a  brightly  lit  shopping  mall  than  an  example  of  iconic  19th-­century  architecture.  This  is  especially  ironic  given  the  fact  that  both  Middlebury  and  Weybridge  are  actively  engaged  in  the  Vermont  +RPH (QHUJ\ &KDOOHQJH DLPHG DW reducing  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  overall  energy  use.

I  know  the  Weybridge  selectboard  is  concerned  about  this  issue,  and  I  hope  the  Middlebury  board  is,  as  well.  Let  us  know  how  we  can  help.

Spencer  Putnam Weybridge

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Secret  of  a  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  editorial  voice When  I  look  back  on  it,  Dad  was  a  gentle  teacher.  But  it  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  innate;Íž  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  skill  to  learn.  Looking  through  old  photo  albums,  he  appeared  some-­ what  of  a  brash,  cigarette-­smoking  young  editor  fresh  from  the  Air  Force  in  WWII,  through  Northwestern  Uni-­ versity  at  Chicago  on  the  GI  Bill  and  over  to  Melbourne,  Australia  on  a  Rotary  Scholarship.  7KHQ ÂżW ZLWK GDUN KDLU DQG D KDQG-­ VRPH SURÂżOH KH ZRRHG D \HDU ROG beauty  with  gorgeous  wavy  black  hair  DQG SRUFHODLQ VNLQ Âą IRUPHUO\ RI 2NOD-­ homa  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  and  married  her  in  a  nighttime Â

By Angelo candlelight  affair  in  one  of  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Lynn big  churches  (covered  by  several  of  the  newspapers)  and  returned  to  Kan-­ sas  where  they  would  make  their  start  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  he  as  a  night  editor  of  the  Wichita  Eagle-­Beacon;Íž  she  as  a  new  wife  and  mother.  Their  world  was  ahead  of  them  and  had  all  the  promise  of  the  countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rise  following  its  leading  role  in  WWII. The  year  was  1949-­50.  They  had  their  second  son  11  months  later,  and  me  18  months  after  that.  At  22,  Mom  had  three  hellion  sons,  Dad  had  purchased  a  small  weekly  LQ +XPEROGW .DQVDV SRSXODWLRQ ZH ZHUH OLYLQJ in  an  upstairs  downtown  apartment  over  the  newspaper  of-­ ÂżFH DQG WKH\ ZRUNHG QRQVWRS IRU WKH ÂżUVW ÂżYH \HDUV RI my  life.  As  hellions,  we  climbed  on  and  slid  down  the  2x6  sup-­ ports  off  the  back  exit  stairs  (20  feet  off  the  ground);Íž  ran  LQWR WKH ÂżHOG WR JRUJH RQ PXOEHUULHV URGH RXU WULF\FOHV XQVXSHUYLVHG DURXQG WKH WRZQ VTXDUH VOLG GRZQ WKH DSDUW-­

ment  stairwell  to  the  Main  Street  sidewalk  on  sofa  cush-­ ions  for  seats;Íž  and  visited  Mr.  Smith  at  the  corner  grocery,  service  station  and  meat  locker.  We  loved  the  meat  locker.  In  the  100-­degree  heat  of  a  smoldering  summer  day,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  run  down  the  block  shirt-­ less,  barefoot  and  in  shorts,  dart  into  the  store  and  beg  him  to  let  us  dash  into  the  coldest  locker  URRP ² ÂżOOHG ZLWK IUR]HQ VLGHV RI EHHI hanging  from  hooks  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  stay  there  XQWLO ZHÂśG VTXHDO ZLWK WKH QHDU SDQLF RI frostbite  and  run  back  out  into  that  hot-­ box  of  a  little  town  that  was  our  home  XQWLO , WXUQHG ÂżYH My  fondest  memories,  though,  are  of  long  nights  driving  mail  sacks  full  of  the  weekly  newspaper  to  the  vari-­ RXV UXUDO SRVW RIÂżFHV LQ RXU SDUHQWVÂś )RUG FRXSH 7KH three  boys  were  in  the  back  seat;Íž  baby  sis  in  the  middle  up  front,  and  Mom  would  be  turned  around  leading  us  in  song  after  songâ&#x20AC;Ś  ballads,  fun  ones  she  and  Dad  knew,  and  her  IDYRULWHV IURP $XVWUDOLD â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kookaburra  sits  on  the  old  gum  tree,  Merry,  merry  king  of  the  bush  is  he,  Laugh,  kookaburra,  laugh,  kookaburra Gay  your  life  must EH ´ You  probably  have  to  know  the  tune  to  get  the  sense  of  how  fun  a  song  it  is,  but  trust  me,  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  kid  just  VLQJLQJ WKH ZRUG .RRNDEXUUD D ELUG VLPLODU WR D NLQJÂżVK-­ er)  is  fun,  and  making  the  song  a  round  was  always  a  hoot!

We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  television  back  then,  so  Mom  and  Dad  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

Keeping  it  simple,  the  hard  way Seven  years  ago,  my  husband,  Mark,  and  I  impulsive-­ gardener.  Some  things  simply  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  grow  if  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ly  bought  an  old  farmhouse,  with  land  and  a  couple  of  tend  them  carefully  (which  seems  a  bit  unfair  to  those  of  EDUQV :H VHW RXW WR IXOÂżOO RXU GUHDP RI ÂłWKH VLPSOH OLIH´ us  who  prefer  a  hands-­off,  stay-­in-­the-­house  approach).  )DFWRU LQ GLVHDVHV LQVHFWV URGHQWV GURXJKWV Ă&#x20AC;RRGV tending  animals  and  growing  our  own  food. frosts,  wind,  goats  getting  into  the  corn  and  eating  every  Yes,  we  are  idiots.

We  failed  to  consider  a  couple  of  sticking  points;Íž  name-­ last  ear  (2011)  or  cows  getting  into  the  corn  and  eating  ly,  our  jobs  and  our  total  lack  of  experience  with  farm-­ every  last  ear  (2012),  and  you  learn  to  be  grateful  if  your  ing  or  raising  livestock.  I  was  raised  on  Capâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n  Crunch,  HQWLUH VHDVRQÂśV KDUYHVW ÂżOOV D JURFHU\ EDJ 3.  Things  grow.  Sometimes,  to  your  surprise,  you  will  not  granola.  My  prior  exposure  to  farming  was  limited  to  ¿QG \RXUVHOI ZLWK SRXQGV RI ELJ watering  my  motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  window  boxes  healthy  potatoes  that  you  then  have  when  I  was  little,  a  chore  I  did  twice  to  dig  up,  one  by  one,  and  haul  out  until  a  daddy  longlegs  crawled  on  me.  of  the  garden  and  into  the  basement,  After  that,  I  felt  compelled  to  play  in-­ during  which  process  you  will  dis-­ side  for  the  next  several  years. cover  just  how  many  potatoes  are  in  Mark  handles  most  of  the  animals,  SRXQGV +LQW ,WÂśV D ORW

which  leaves  me  theoretically  in  4.  Gardening  is  hard  work.  This  FKDUJH RI WKH JDUGHQV ÂłWKHRUHWLFDOO\´ is  an  important  point  for  people  like  because  most  of  the  time  I  believe  the Â

By Jessie Raymond me,  who  get  fooled  by  magazines  gardens  are  actually  in  charge  of  me).  showing  well-­groomed,  relaxed,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  the  greatest  gardener.  Any  VPLOLQJ SHRSOH ZLWK FOHDQ ÂżQJHUQDLOV success  I  have  is  due  to  sheer  luck  or  to  wisdom  gained  through  repeated  failures.  Last  year,  standing  in  front  of  gardens  bursting  with  natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  boun-­ for  example,  we  harvested  over  250  pounds  of  potatoes.  ty.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  look  that  good  even  before  I  head  out  to  the  The  year  before,  the  whole  crop  rotted  in  the  ground.  I  garden.  Afterward,  I  look  like  a  landslide  survivor.

At  certain  times  of  year  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  now,  for  example  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  just  never  know. work  is  endless.  If  you  have  a  job,  that  means  plant-­ 6WLOO , KDYH OHDUQHG D IHZ WKLQJV 1.  Planting  stuff  is  hard  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  literally,  if  your  land  is  ing,  watering,  weeding  and  mulching  before  work  as  pure  Addison  County  clay,  like  ours.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  managed  to  well  as  after,  and  spending  every  daylight  hour  on  the  improve  our  soil  to  the  point  that  we  no  longer  need  a  weekends  in  the  garden.  Even  then  you  will  never  be  pickaxe  to  plant  seeds,  but  we  still  break  down  in  giggles  caught  up,  because  your  gardening  time  will  always  be  ZKHQ ZH UHDG SODQWLQJ LQVWUXFWLRQV WKDW WHOO \RX WR ÂłGLJ D hampered  by  the  need  to  eat  and  sleep  and  the  social  IXUURZ ´ +D QRW ZLWKRXW SRZHU HTXLSPHQW pressure  to  attend  certain  events,  such  as  your  childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2.  Things  die.  I  started  off  as  an  ignorant,  lazy  gar-­ wedding. dener  and  have  improved  to  a  semi-­knowledgeable  lazy  (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

I  want  to  thank  Susan  Shashok  for  her  vote  against  the  proposed  natu-­ ral  gas  pipeline  extension  through  Addison  County.  The  objections  she  raised  are  legitimate.  I  am  disap-­ pointed  that  the  other  selectboard  members  voted  to  issue  a  letter  of  DSSURYDO ZLWKRXW UHTXLULQJ PRUH LQ-­ formation  that  would  allow  a  fuller  picture  to  emerge,  apparently  per-­ suaded  by  an  economic  argument,  EDVHG DW OHDVW LQ SDUW RQ XQYHUL¿DEOH estimates  provided  by  the  company.  Economic  issues  are  strong  ones,  but  perhaps  it  is  time  to  re-­weight  other  considerations.

The  oil  and  gas  industry  always  claims  to  have  reliable  safety  pro-­ cedures  in  place.  And  after  every  major  spill,  we  learn  that  executives  were  warned  about  safety  issues  and  ignored  them.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  pattern,  time  and  again.  (I  worked  for  the  American  Petroleum  Institute  during  WKH ÂżUVW 23(& RLO HPEDUJR , XQGHU-­ stand  dodgy  answers.)  The  industry  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  change  because  it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to;Íž  its  cleanup  costs  and  ¿QDQFLDO SHQDOWLHV DUH D WLQ\ IUDFWLRQ RI LWV SURÂżWV 0HDQZKLOH OLYHV DUH lost  and  livelihoods,  property  and  productive  natural  systems  like  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  are  damaged,  some  beyond  repair.

In  early  May,  residents  of  May-­ Ă&#x20AC;RZHU $UN ZHUH VWLOO DZDLWLQJ D plan  to  allow  them  to  return  after  their  homes  were  contaminated  from  the  pipeline  rupture  there.  The  Exxon  Valdez  oil  spill  occurred  in  1989;Íž  according  to  biologists,  Prince  William  Sound  has  not  completely  recovered  yet  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  24  years  later.  Phase  2  of  the  Vermont  Gas  pipeline  extension  would  run  beneath  Lake  Champlain.

Vermont  Gas  is  owned  by  North-­ ern  New  England  Energy  Corp.,  which  is  owned  by  Gaz  MĂŠtro  of  Montreal,  which  is  owned  by  Noverco  Inc.,  which  is  owned  by  Trencap  LP  and  Enbridge.  Enbridge  was  responsible  for  the  costliest  oil  pipeline  spill  in  U.S.  history,  when  its  pipeline  over  a  tributary  of  the  Kalamazoo  River  in  Michigan  broke  in  July  2010,  dumping  more  than  a  million  gallons  of  dilbit  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  heavy  Canadian  tar  sands  product  made  from  mixing  bitumen  with  chemi-­ cals  like  benzene,  a  known  carcino-­ gen.  As  of  January  2013,  Enbridge  was  resisting  an  EPA-­proposed  order  for  further  cleanup  of  areas  affected  by  that  spill.  Last  month,  another  Enbridge  pipeline  spilled,  this  time  in  Minnesota.

When  spills  like  these  make  headlines,  they  seem  comfortably  distant.  Yet  pipelines  are  inherently  unstable,  and  Enbridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  record  with  pipeline  spills  is  not  comforting.  Even  in  small  rural  communities  like  Middlebury,  decision-­makers  have  the  opportunity  to  take  a  principled  stand  for  the  future  over  short-­term  gain.  I  applaud  Ms.  Shashok  for  her  thoughtful  vote,  a  courageous  lone  voice  of  caution  on  this  important  and  timely  issue.

Barbara  Shapiro Middlebury

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Letters to the Editor

Clippings having  current  events  quizzes  at  din-­ (Continued  from  Page  4A) read  to  us,  told  us  stories,  probably  ner  that  night.  We  always  ate  dinner  had  us  try  to  write  the  alphabet  or  as  a  family;Íž  always.  Then  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  all  something  similar-­aged  kids  do  in  do  dishes  together  after,  then  home-­ thus  they  are  not  viewed  by  the  gas  pre-­school  today.  I  moved  to  Bowie,  work.  Occasionally  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  gather  company  as  potential  customers.  7H[DV ZKHQ , ZDV ÂżYH VR PLVVHG around  his  chair  and  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  read  some-­ Instead,  concerned  landowners  are  NLQGHUJDUWHQ DQG ZHQW VWUDLJKW WR ÂżUVW thing  special  to  us.  He  had  a  great  perceived  as  troublemakers  and  reading  voice.  NIMBYs;Íž  impediments  blocking  the  grade  in  a  new  town  60  miles  north  It  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  perfect.  He  made  mis-­ of  Dallas  in  1958. path  to  International  Paper.  These  takes  with  my  middle  brother,  who  Dad  had  bought  a  bigger  weekly  property  owners  and  taxpayers  have  paper;Íž  then  made  it  twice  weekly.  had  a  knack  for  getting  into  trouble.  little  or  no  leverage  and  thus  their  I  have  no  doubt  Dad  had  a  few  re-­ relationship  with  the  gas  company  is  He  won  lots  of  statewide  journal-­ grets  in  those  years,  but  it  most  likely  ism  awards.  Did  well.  We  played  very  different. taught  him  humility.  He  learned  from  football  and  baseball  a  lot.  Rode  By  supporting  Phase  Two  before  life  and  taught  us  to  do  the  same. the  facts  are  on  the  table,  the  Middle-­ bikes.  Fished  in  farm  ponds,  shot  at  He  taught  us  tennis;Íž  debated  the  quail,  killed  snakes  and  big,  red  ants.  bury  selectboard  is  telling  its  neigh-­ news  and  the  Vietnam  'RGJHG WRUQDGRHV ÂżQDO-­ bors  that  they  are  willing  to  let  the  War.  I  went  off  to  KU  ly  got  a  black  and  white  gas  company  do  whatever  it  likes,  In the end, in  1971,  joined  several  just  as  long  as  their  town  gets  its  gas  TV  in  the  early  â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s.  I  protests,  had  long  hair  traded  baseball  cards;Íž  it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as  soon  as  possible.  This  is  not  how  went  barefoot  to  loved  Roger  Maris  and  responsible  decisions  are  made. about lessons and  class.  The  war  ended  in  Mickey  Mantle;Íž  mowed  Middlebury  has  no  basis  to  weigh  1973,  and  I  dropped  out  lawns  to  save  enough  learned in  on  Phase  Two  until  the  route  has  of  college  that  January  or taught, money  to  buy  a  wooden  been  chosen  and  the  project  has  and  hitchhiked  to  Cali-­ Mickey  Mantle  bat.  We  politics or EHHQ ÂżOHG 7KHQ DQG RQO\ WKHQ FDQ fornia  via  Colorado  in  SOD\HG Ă&#x20AC;LHV DQG VNLQQHUV a  considered  decision  be  made  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  to  business, or winter.  Mom  refused  a  ton,  and  football.  It  make  a  statement  now  is  simply  ir-­ places seen. to  give  me  a  ride  to  the  was  Texas,  after  all.   responsible. edge  of  town;Íž  I  walked  It was about And  we  went  to  Jeff  Noordsy WR 'DGÂśV RIÂżFH ZLWK church  and  Sunday  love, family, Cornwall pounds  in  a  backpack  school;Íž  a  photo  showed  friends and DQG $UP\ GXIĂ&#x20AC;H 'DG me  at  10  holding  a  card-­ got  up  from  his  type-­ board  shield  in  a  parade  community, writer  and  walked  with  that  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Onward  Chris-­ and knowing onto  a  horse-­drawn  wagon,  plow  with  a  horse,  etc.  If  lucky  enough  to  tian  Soldierâ&#x20AC;?  and  I  held  a  you had done me  outside,  gave  a  hug,  told  me  to  be  careful  get  wood  to  survive  the  winter,  then  sword  at  the  ready.  Odd,  now  that  I  think  about  it,  right by them. and  went  back  to  work.  no  need  for  modern  progress.  But  I  walked  to  the  edge  of  but  telling.  100  million  of  us  have  to  perish  if  town  and  stuck  out  my  In  those  years  Dad  we  set  progress  back  100  years. thumb.  taught  us  how  to  run  fast;Íž  how  to  So,  if  we  continue  to  harvest  oil,  No  ill  will,  but  he  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going  box  (he  did  in  the  Air  Force  and  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  gas,  coal  and  harness  our  nukes,  slap-­box  us  silly),  play  ping  pong  to  encourage  me.  He  knew  when  to  we  can  continue  on  for  maybe  200  and  catch  a  ball.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  challenge  us  push  and  when  to  let  go. years  yet  with  our  luxurious  lives.  Next  January  I  enrolled  at  KU  to  push-­up  contests,  regular  and  ver-­ If  not  after  a  day  from  no-­see  to  no-­see  tending  animals,  cutting  hay,  tical  ones  up  against  the  wall.  It  was  again,  and  went  through  journal-­ a  long  time  before  we  could  ever  ism  school  in  three  semesters  and  working  gardens,  etc.  You  can  take  match  the  number  he  could  do,  but  a  summer  to  get  my  degree.  After  care  of  those  that  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t:  Grandma,  Gramps,  kids,  sick,  injured,  crippled,  we  eventually  did.  I  learned  to  do  a  graduation  I  went  west  to  ski  bum  in  VWDQGLQJ EDFN Ă&#x20AC;LS DW ZH SOD\HG 6X-­ Colorado  in  winter  and  rock  climb  and  protect  yourself  from  thievery.

Arnold  C.  Gale SHUPDQ E\ MXPSLQJ RII WKH ÂżUVW VWRU\ in  summer,  and  spent  a  summer  as  Salisbury roof  of  the  house.  Later  on  I  set  a  a  wilderness  guide  in  Alaska.  Four  school  record  for  push-­ups  and  pull-­ years  later,  Dad  called  to  say  there  ups;Íž  brother  Emerson  was  a  weight  was  a  paper  for  sale  nearby  in  Kan-­ lifter  and  star  defensive  safety  who  sas  and  that  it  was  a  good  opportu-­ hit  the  other  guys  really  hard,  so  we  nity.  I  took  it  and  he  mentored  me  to  the  unemployment  rates  of  coun-­ heard.  Dad  never  pushed;Íž  just  set  a  as  a  newspaper  editor  and  publisher  ties  that  currently  have  natural  gas  challenge  early  on,  made  it  fun,  and  from  the  time  I  was  26  and  until  he  died  on  April  24  this  year  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  for-­ service,  Chittenden  and  Franklin,  one  let  us  be. ÂżQGV XQHPSOR\PHQW UDWHV LQ DOO IRXU We  moved  back  to  Kansas  in  1965  tuitous  and  loving  33-­year  rite  of  counties  increased  proportionately  when  Dad  bought  the  family  daily  passage.

In  those  last  three  months,  at  88  from  2008  to  2009  when  the  Great  newspaper  in  Iola.  He  would  have  Recession  hit,  and  all  four  counties  been  41.  I  was  12.  A  couple  years  and  after  cancer  surgery  to  remove  are  recovering  proportionately. later  it  was  a  time  of  rebellion  and  a  large  tumor  on  his  spinal  column,  Compare  unemployment  rates  for  unrest.  Dad  made  a  game  of  reading  ZH KDG WLPH WR UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW DQG WDON ,Q the  four  counties,  not  seasonally  ad-­ the  morning  papers  (he  got  three)  and  all  those  years,  he  had  rarely  gotten  justed:  Addison  County  4.3  percent  in  2008,  current  rate  4.6  percent;Íž  Rutland  County  5.3  percent  in  2008,  current  rate  5.1  percent;Íž  Chittenden  County  3.9  percent  in  2008,  current  lard,  for  Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sake   â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  while  (Continued  from  Page  4A) rate  3.5  percent;Íž  Franklin  County  being  employed.  And  at  the  end  of  So  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  payoff  for  a  person  4.8  percent  in  2008,  current  rate  4.4  the  day,  when  we  crawl  exhausted  like  m e,  w ho  s till  c anâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  t ouch  a  w orm  percent.  All  four  counties,  regardless  into  bed,  we  lie  awake  talking  not  without  screaming?  Well,  I  guess  I  of  natural  gas  service,  have  a  healthy  unemployment  rate  between  4  and  6  like  the  challenge.  And  the  results.  about  how  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  take  a  tropi-­ percent.  Compare  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  Together,  Mark  and  I  raise  our  own  cal  vacation,  but  how  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  maybe  pork,  beef,  chicken  and  eggs;Íž  make  like  to  get  a  milk  cow  someday. unemployment  rate  to  states  that  Sure,  99  out  of  100  people  who  have  the  most  dense  interstate  natural  our  own  hard  cider;Íž  preserve  what-­ ever  fruits  and  vegetables  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  read  that  will  roll  their  eyes  and  gas  transmission  lines  in  the  nation:  Ohio,  7.1  percent;Íž  Pennsylvania,  7.9  fall  victim  to  nature  or  wayward  make  a  mental  note  to  avoid  us  at  percent;Íž  New  York,  8.2  percent;Íž  West  livestock;Íž  and  even  render  our  own  parties.  But  at  least  one  reader  will  Virginia,  7.0  percent;Íž  Texas,  6.4  per-­ cent;Íž  Louisiana,  6.2  percent;Íž  Okla-­ homa,  5.4  percent.  Clearly,  variables  other  than  natural  gas  infrastructure  LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH WKH HFRQRPLF FRQGLWLRQ RI a  state.

We  can  quantify  the  past.  We  can  only  predict  the  future.  Any  claims  that  a  natural  gas  transmission  line  through  Vermont  will  increase  business  and  employment  opportu-­ nities  are  speculative,  and  must  be  considered  opinion,  not  evidence,  in  the  Public  Service  Board  technical  hearings.

Renee  McGuinness Monkton

Middlebury  should  not  weigh  in  on  Phase  II  of  pipeline Irresponsible.  No  single  word  better  describes  the  Middlebury  selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  recent  public  statement  offering  their  unconditional  support  for  Phase  Two  of  the  Addison  Natu-­ ral  Gas  Project  pipeline.

Responsible  decision-­making  begins  and  ends  with  balancing  risks  against  rewards.  Phase  Two  RI WKH SURMHFW KDV QRW \HW EHHQ ÂżOHG nor  has  a  route  been  chosen.  The  selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  blind  support  of  Phase  Two,  then,  shows  that  Middlebury  is  willing  to  accept  the  rewards  of  the  project  without  even  considering  the  risks  or  possible  consequences.  There  is  not  enough  information  on  the  table  to  make  a  judgment,  yet  in  their  zeal  to  bring  gas  to  Middlebury,  the  board  is  perfectly  happy  to  let  property  own-­ ers  along  the  proposed  route  or  routes  of  Phase  Two  know  that  that  they  are  PHUHO\ Ă&#x20AC;LHV LQ WKH RLQWPHQW Very  real  questions  have  yet  to  be  answered.  Will  the  pipeline  place  the  organic  status  of  farms  in  jeopardy?  Will  the  pipe  run  through Â

the  Cornwall  town  green,  resulting  in  the  removal  of  dozens  (if  not  all)  of  the  trees?  Will  this  pipe  run  in  close  proximity  to  the  Salisbury  school?  Will  dozens  of  property  owners  be  threatened  with  eminent  domain  and  forced  to  host  a  pipe  that  will  only  provide  risk  and  no  reward?  The  Middlebury  selectboard  does  not  know  the  answer  to  these  and  count-­ less  other  questions  and  as  a  result,  they  have  not  made  an  informed  GHFLVLRQ 7KDW LV WKH YHU\ GH¿QLWLRQ of  irresponsible.

In  their  statement,  the  Middle-­ bury  selectboard  also  makes  it  clear  that  they  have  a  positive  working  relationship  with  the  gas  company.  Of  course  they  do.  Both  Middlebury  and  the  gas  company  stand  to  reap  HFRQRPLF EHQH¿W IURP WKH SURMHFW That  makes  it  very  easy  to  play  nice.  Property  owners  along  the  proposed  route  or  routes  of  Phase  Two  are  not  so  fortunate.

These  citizens  (your  neighbors)  will  not  have  access  to  the  gas  and Â

Pampered  adults  driving  us  into  ruin  with  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;progressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stop  the  new  progress.  After  100  years  we  have  plenty  of  food,  housing,  clothes,  transportation,  recreation,  gas  for  automobiles,  oil  to  heat  homes,  businesses,  manufac-­ turing,  stores,  etc.,  with  gas  replac-­ ing  fuel  oil.  Cleaner  for  the  environ-­ ment.  Also  electricity  from  nuclear  power,  which  all  foreign  countries  are  now  going  to.  Plus  foreign  coun-­ tries  are  now  using  pipelines  for  oil,  gas  and,  as  we  do,  water.

But  this  countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  higher  edu-­ cated  not-­quite-­adults  have  been  fed,  housed  clothed,  pampered  and  schooled  in  high  fashion  and  are  now  against  all  of  the  above.  Also,  our  neverending  supply  of  coal  to  manufacture  everything  made  of  tin, Â

steel  and  iron.

Now  what  these  crazies  want  is  no  electricity.  Love  to  see  it  happen.  Give  candlemakers  a  huge  boost  and  more  employed  in  that  profession.  Plus,  wick  makers  and  wax  makers,  if  we  can  supply  en         ough  wax.  Next,  is  no  oil  or  gasoline  so  the  end  of  automobiles,  heating  homes,  businesses,  schools,  etc.,  of  course,  with  no  oil  or  gas  to  operate  the  road  cleaning,  maintenance,  building  crews.  No  more  transportation.  Buy  a  horse,  ha  ha,  feed,  water,  muck,  bed  it  by  candlelight,  as  the  old  kerosene  lanterns  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work  with-­ out  oil  reduced  to  kerosene.

Then  there  is  the  matter  of  horse  food.  Cut  hay  with  a  sickle,  fork Â

Claim  that  pipeline  will  better  economy  is  speculative At  the  March  21  Public  Service  Board  public  hearing  for  Vermont  Gas  Systemsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project,  many  statements  were  made  by  representatives  of  business  de-­ velopment  entities  that  can  be  sum-­ marized  as  follows:  Addison  and  Rutland  counties  need  natural  gas  service  in  order  to  remain  competi-­ tive,  retain  current  businesses,  lure  new  businesses  and  create  new  jobs.  Is  natural  gas  service  the  single  factor  that  can  provide  economic  stability  and  growth?

Al  Gobeille,  owner  of  three  restaurants  in  Burlington  and  chair-­ man  of  the  Burlington  Business  Association,  stated  he  could  not  run  his  businesses  on  fuel  oil  and  propane  because  doing  so  would  WDNH DZD\ DOPRVW DOO RI KLV SURÂżWV Contrary  to  that  claim,  Addison  County  and  Middlebury  have  several  iconic  restaurants  that  have  remained  in  operation  for  decades  and  have  managed  to  survive  the  Great  Recession  without  natural  gas  service.  Noonieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Deli  opened  a  new  location  in  Essex  in  March.  Bristol  Bakery  is  opening  a  new  location  in  Hinesburg.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  saying  it  has  been  easy  for  Addison  County  EXVLQHVVHV WR UHPDLQ SURÂżWDEOH ZLWK rising  fuel  costs.  However,  lack  of  natural  gas  service  is  not  the  single  factor  that  causes  businesses  to  fail.

Jamie  Stewart,  executive  director  of  the  Rutland  Economic  Develop-­ ment  Corp.  stated  the  lack  of  natural  gas  service  negatively  impacts  the  REDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ability  to  recruit  new  businesses  to  the  region.  He  told  the  board  that  in  the  fall  of  2009, Â

REDC  hosted  a  visit  by  several  national  site  consultants  in  an  effort  to  market  the  regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  strengths.  One  of  the  consultants  representing  the  specialty  food  industry  informed  the  REDC  that  Rutland  would  be  eliminated  for  consideration  due  to  the  lack  of  natural  gas  service.  Mr.  Stewart  did  not  tell  the  board  how  many  consultants  visited,  nor  did  he  tell  the  board  how  many  businesses  the  consultants  represented.  There  are  165  members  statewide  in  the  Vermont  Specialty  Food  Associa-­ tion,  the  majority  of  which  will  not  be  provided  natural  service  yet  will  continue  to  thrive.

Tim  Smith,  executive  director  of  Franklin  County  Development  Corp.  in  St.  Albans  stated,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Franklin  County  economy  continues  to  be  strong,  and  actually  remained  strong  during  the  most  recent  recession,  one  of  the  worst  in  anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  memory.â&#x20AC;?  He  continued,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Franklin  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unemployment  rates  have  been  VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ ORZHU WKDQ WKH QDWLRQDO average  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  4.7  percent  to  5  percent  compared  to  7.9  percent.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  my  belief  that  having  access  to  Vermont  Gas  has  played  a  key  role  in  Franklin  Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  economic  strength.â&#x20AC;?

Franklin  County  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  exclusive  in  having  an  unemployment  rate  lower  than  the  national  average.  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unemployment  rate,  seasonally  adjusted,  was  4.1  percent  in  March,  third  lowest  in  the  nation.  Compar-­ ing  average  annual  unemployment  rates  from  2008  through  March  2013  for  the  two  counties  that  do  not  have  natural  gas  service  yet  are  targets  for  future  service,  Addison  and  Rutland, Â

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Richard Eaton, 70, Granville GRANVILLE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Richard  Emery  Eaton,  70,  of  Granville  died  Friday,  May  10,  2013,  at  Gifford  Medical  Center.

He  was  born  April  17,  1943,  in  Randolph,  the  son  of  Maurice  and  Minnie  (Boutwell)  Eaton  of  Hancock.

He  graduated  from  Rochester  High  School  in  1962.

On  Aug.  29,  1970,  he  married  Gilda  Foley  in  Hancock.  They  were  married  for  42  years.

He  started  his  own  business,  Richardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Autobody,  in  Granville  in  1971.  He  also  worked  at  Advanced  Illuminations  before  retiring.

He  was  a  member  of  the  Grange,  Granville  Fire  Department  and  Valley  Rescue  Squad.

His  family  says  he  enjoyed  mowing  lawns,  racing,  and  John  Deere  tractors.

Survivors  include  a  daughter,  Julie  (Eaton)  Leonard  of  Braintree;͞  two  sons,  Willis  Eaton  of  Williamstown  and  Richard  Eaton  Jr.  of  Waterford;͞  ¿YH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ WZR VLVWHUV Rachel  (Eaton)  Longaway  of  Brandon  and  Marge  (Eaton)  Ross  of  Hancock;͞  a  brother,  Maurice  Eaton  of  Hancock;͞  and  several  nieces  and  nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  father,  Maurice  Eaton;Íž  mother,  Minnie Â

PORT  HENRY,  N.Y.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Edward  J.  Ricard,  age  76,  died  Sunday,  May  19,  2013,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Center  in  Burlington  with  his  daughters  at  his  side.  He  was  born  in  Middletown  Springs,  Vt.,  on  Aug.  31,  1936,  the  son  of  Manuel  and  Eleanor  (McLaughlin)  Ricard.

He  attended  Brandon  High  School  in  Brandon,  Vt.,  and  married  Phyllis  Mosher  in  1955.  Mr.  Ricard  was  a  logger  and  operated  heavy  equipment.

He  was  an  avid  hunter  and  a  SDVVLRQDWH ¿GGOHU DQG SOD\HG DOO over  the  state  of  Vermont  and  eastern  New  York  with  his  very  close  friend,  Geraldine  Martel.  They  played  at  state  fairs,  nursing  homes  and  other  gatherings  providing  much  pleasure  to  others  less  fortunate.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Champlain  Valley  Fiddlers,  Northeast  Fiddlers  and  RICHARD  EMERY  EATON the  Adirondack  Fiddlers.  He  was  a  good  friend  to  many  and  a  wonder-­ Eaton;͞  and  wife,  Gilda  (Foley)  Eaton. ful  brother,  father,  grandfather  and  A  graveside  service  will  be  held  great-­grandfather.

Friday,  May  24,  2013,  at  2  p.m.  at  the  He  is  survived  by  two  daugh-­ Hancock  Cemetery. ters,  Judy  (&  George)  Disorda  Memorial  contributions  may  be  and  Sherry  (&  Bernard  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chipâ&#x20AC;?)  made  to  the  American  Cancer  Society,  55  Day  Lane,  Williston,  VT  05495.

Private  online  condolences  can  be  left  at  www.dayfunerals.com.

EDWARD Â RICARD

Humiston,  all  of  Brandon;Íž  four  grandchildren,  Jesse  (&  Johanna)  Disorda  of  Leicester,  Gary  (&  Lily  Bixby)  Benoit  of  Brandon,  Thomas  (&  LeAnne)  Disorda  of  Salisbury  and  Chrysty  (&  Chad)  Palmer  of  Arlington,  Wash.;Íž  nine  great-­ grandchildren,  Bradley,  Dylan,  Jared,  Cole  and  Riley  Disorda,  Stephanie  and  Lauren  Palmer  and  Colby  and  Reece  Benoit;Íž  a  sister, Â

Eleanor Cline, 84, Middlebury

Patience Sisters, 89, Vergennes native MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Patience  Norton  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patâ&#x20AC;?  Sisters,  89,  a  lifelong  resident  of  the  Vergennes  area,  died  May  2,  2013,  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury.

Born  Nov.  18,  1923,  in  Vergennes,  she  was  the  daughter  of  Donald  H.  Norton  and  Gertrude  Piper  Flanders.

She  was  valedictorian  of  her  1941  Vergennes  High  School  class.  She  attended  the  University  of  Chicago  and  Castleton  State  College  prior  to  serving  in  the  Army  (WAC)  during  World  War  II  at  the  Pentagon.  She  graduated  from  the  University  of  Vermont  and  taught  in  local  schools.  She  was  a  social  worker  for  the  state  of  Vermont  for  20  years,  from  which  she  retired  at  age  55.

She  owned  and  ran  the  Cambridge  Inn;Íž  she  also  worked  as  a  guide  at  Shelburne  Museum  for  many  years.  She  was  a  proud  member  of  The  American  Legion,  D.A.R. Â

Edward Ricard, 76, Port Henry, N.Y.

(Daughters  of  the  American  5HYROXWLRQ DQG 7KH 0D\Ă&#x20AC;RZHU Society.  Her  relatives  say  she  was  an  avid  bird  watcher  all  her  life  and  she  enjoyed  spending  as  much  time  with  her  family  as  she  could.

Surviving  are  her  children,  Lucinda  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cindyâ&#x20AC;?  (Bill)  Linney,  Collierville,  Tenn.,  Donald  H.  Sisters  of  Ferrisburgh,  Catherine  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Missyâ&#x20AC;?  Sisters  of  Charlotte  and  Bridget  (Bruce)  Bushey  of  Middlebury;Íž  her  foster  daughter,  Wendy  (Ken)  Baillargeon  of  Virginia;Íž  her  brother,  Richard  Norton  of  Lake  St.  Louis,  Mo.;Íž  seven  grandchildren;Íž  and  eight  great-­grandchildren.

She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Robert  H.  Sisters,  and  her  sister,  Catherine  Norton  Buehner.

A  funeral  service  will  be  held  in  July  at  Gage  Cemetery  in  Ferrisburgh.

Donations  can  be  made  to  the  Audubon  Society  or  the  D.A.R.

MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Thursday,  May  9,  Eleanor  Furney  Cline  passed  away  peacefully  at  Porter  Hospital  in  Middlebury  after  a  brief  illness,  surrounded  by  her  husband,  Ron;Íž  her  son,  David;Íž  and  her  great  friend  and  caregiver,  Dee  Smith,  one  day  before  her  85th  birthday.

Eleanor  is  survived  by  her  husband  and  life  partner  of  41  years,  Ron  Cline,  who  resides  at  The  Lodge  at  Otter  Creek  in  Middlebury.  El  and  Ron  have  been  residents  of  Middlebury  for  12  years,  and  together  have  been  active  participants  in  the  Congregational  Church  and  various  charities  since  their  arrival.  Prior  to  that,  Eleanor  lived  most  of  her  adult  life  in  Old  Greenwich,  Conn.,  where  for  45  years  family,  friends,  business  and  YROXQWHHU DFWLYLWLHV ÂżOOHG KHU OLIH She  was  born  in  Monroe,  Mich.,  to  Earl  L.  Sharp  and  Genevieve  Eaton  Sharp,  on  May  10,  1928.  She  gradu-­ ated  from  Monroe  High  School  and  received  a  BA  from  Miami  of  Ohio, Â

Lorna  Ricard,  Hartford,  Vt.,  and  a  brother,  Byron  Ricard  of  Brandon;͞  and  aunts,  cousins,  nephews  and  nieces.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  parents;͞  two  brothers,  Donald  Ricard  and  Leslie  Ricard;͞  and  a  special  friend,  Frances  Cowin.

Calling  hours  were  scheduled  from  5-­7  p.m.,  Wednesday,  May  22,  2013,  at  the  Harland  Funeral  Home,  4279  South  Main  St.,  Port  Henry,  N.Y.,  and  on  Thursday,  May  23,  2013,  from  5-­7  p.m.  at  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home,  26  Franklin  St.,  Brandon.  The  funeral  will  be  conducted  Friday,  May  24,  2013,  at  11  a.m.  in  the  Miller  &  Ketcham  Funeral  Home.  Reverend  John  McDonald,  pastor  of  the  Forest  Dale  Wesleyan  Church  in  Forest  Dale,  will  officiate.  A  graveside  burial  and  committal  service  will  follow  in  Forest  Dale  Cemetery  in  Forest  Dale.

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Mildred Terry graveside service

RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  An  interment  service  for  Virginia  Lazarus,  60,  of  Ripton,  who  died  Dec.  22,  2012,  will  be  held  on  May  25,  2013,  at  noon  at  Galvin  Cemetery,  Ripton  (2  miles  east  of  the  town,  just  before  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bread  Loaf  campus).  Friends  and  neighbors  are  invited  to  MRLQ WR SD\ WKHLU UHVSHFWV ¸

Education  Center  on  the  museum  grounds  at  Basin  Harbor.  It  will  feature  10  to  15  works  on  loan  from  patrons  throughout  the  Northeast  and  Canada,  as  well  as  a  selection  of  Haasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  newest  paintings.

The  exhibit  is  open  daily  from  10  a.m.  to  5  p.m.  Museum  members  are  admitted  free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vanished  Vessels  Made  Visibleâ&#x20AC;?  will  be  on  exhibit  through  Aug.  18.

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with  honors.  Eleanorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  son,   David  Furney  of  Bristol,  and  her  grand-­ children,  Matthew  Furney  of  Victor,  Idaho,  and  Anna  Furney  of  New  Elizabeth  Sabourin  of  <RUN &LW\ FHOHEUDWH KHU OLIH ¸ Shoreham  finished  up  a  semester-­ long  internship  on  the  Chicago  Semester  program,  an  off-­campus  program  in  which  students  live,  learn,  and  work  in  Chicago.  Sabourin  is  a  2013  Dordt  College  graduate  with  a  major  in  social  three  lives. work.  She  also  has  a  minor  in  Â&#x2021; (YHU\ WZR VHFRQGV VRPHRQH psychology. needs  a  blood  transfusion.

Thomas  Daniel  Dickerson  and  Â&#x2021; )LYH PLOOLRQ SDWLHQWV LQ WKH 8 6 Molly  Berger  Saunders  recently  need  blood  every  year. graduated  from  St.  Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Â&#x2021; /HVV WKDQ SHUFHQW RI WKH SRSX-­ College. lation  is  eligible  to  give  blood Dickerson,  son  of  Deborah  and  Â&#x2021; %ORRG FDQQRW EH PDQXIDFWXUHG LW Matthew  Dickerson  of  Bristol,  can  only  come  from  volunteer  donors. graduated  magna  cum  laude  with  Volunteers  can  walk  in  or  make  a  bachelor  of  science  degree  in  an  appointment  by  visiting  redcross-­ computer  science,  physics  and  blood.org  or  calling  1-­800-­RED  mathematics.

CROSS.  Participants  must  be  at  least  Saunders,  daughter  of  Katie  17  years  of  age  (or  16,  with  a  parental  Saunders  of  Middlebury  and  Tom  consent  form)  to  donate.

Saunders  of  Middlebury,  gradu-­ This  blood  drive  is  sponsored  by  ated  with  a  bachelor  of  arts  degree  Sargent  Concrete  Construction  and  in  sociology  and  anthropology.

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BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  National  Honor  Society  students  at  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  will  host  a  blood  drive  for  the  American  Red  Cross  on  Tuesday,  May  28,  from  noon  to  5:30  p.m.  in  the  school  gymnasium.  Pizza  will  be  served  afterward  for  all  donors.

Almost  everyone  during  their  life  BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  graveside  2013,  will  be  held  at  10:30  a.m.  on  will  know  someone  who  needs  a  blood  service  for  Mildred  Rachel  Terry  Saturday,  May  25,  in  Greenwood  transfusion.  They  may  be  car  accident  or  trauma  victims,  cancer  or  trans-­ of  Burlington,  who  died  Feb.  19,  Cemetery,  Bristol. plant  patients,  or  people  with  sickle  cell  disease  or  other  blood  disorders.  There  is  no  substitute  and  still  only  one  source  of  blood  for  transfusion  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  volunteer  blood  donors.  Some  facts  about  blood: Â&#x2021; 2QH SLQW RI EORRG FDQ VDYH XS WR

Virginia Lazarus interment service

Artist  Haasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  paintings  depict  lost  ships  reborn FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum  in  Ferrisburgh  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vanished  Vessels  Made  Visible:  Marine  Artist  Ernest  Haas,â&#x20AC;?  a  unique  one-­time  exhibition  of  nautical-­ historical  paintings  by  the  well-­ known  marine  artist  from  South  Burlington.

The  exhibit  opens  with  an  artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reception  on  Saturday,  June  1,  from  2-­4  p.m.  at  the  Owen Â

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received  the  Digital  Arts  and  Sciences  Sophomore  Award  at  a  recent  Clarkson  University  Recognition  Day  ceremony.  This  award  is  given  annually  to  an  outstanding  sophomore  majoring  in  Digital  Arts  and  Sciences.

Emily  Taryn  Davidson-­Toman  of  Goshen,  Racheal  S.  Liberty  of  Leicester  and  Lauren  Lindsey  Peck  of  Weybridge  were  named  to  the  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  for  the  spring  2013  semester  at  Keene  State  College  in  Keene,  N.H. April  Mentzer  of  Ferrisburgh  was  inducted  into  Phi  Alpha  Honor  Society  for  social  work  students  during  ceremonies  conducted  by  the  College  of  Education  and  Social  Services  at  the  University  of  Vermont  earlier  this  spring.

Anna  Claire  Pierattini  of  Bristol,  a  senior  at  Hendrix  College  in  Conway,  Ark.,  was  named  to  the  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  for  the  spring  2013  semester.

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A reflection on Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day On  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day,  I  awoke  to  absurd.  Equanimity  real;Íž  rather,  she  hear  one  of  my  favorite  interview-­ is  not  about  sailing  advises,  we  should  ers  (Krista  Tippett)  in  conversation  through  life  refusing  see  our  emotional  with  one  of  my  favorite  American  to  be  affected  by  the  tendencies  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  Jewish-­Buddhist  thinkers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  yes,  deep  loves,  losses  glitch  of  neurolo-­ there  are  actually  quite  a  few  of  and  challenges  that  gy.â&#x20AC;?  In  saying  this,  those  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Sylvia  Boorstein.  Af-­ life  inevitably  deliv-­ Boorstein  is  being  WHU OLVWHQLQJ IRU ÂżYH PLQXWHV , ers.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  about  recog-­ metaphorical,  not  immediately  texted  my  mother,  nizing  what  is  hap-­ VFLHQWLÂżF %XW WKH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day!  And,  btw,  pening  and  learning  metaphor  is  help-­ you  should  listen  to  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;On  Beingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  how  not  to  increase  ful  for  understand-­ right  now,  Krista  is  interviewing  your  suffering  by  ing  our  particular  one  of  my  favorite  Jew-­Buâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.â&#x20AC;?  I  actively  hating,  wor-­ default  responses  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  often  text  my  mother,  but  in  rying  about  or  try-­ to  the  things  that  that  unique-­strange-­challenging  ing  to  change  what  life  throws  our  and  thankfully  humorous  world  is  going  on  (which  I  way.  As  Boorstein  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;adult  middle-­aged  women  and  am  prone  to  do  on  a  puts  it,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  am  their  mothers,â&#x20AC;?  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  want  regular  basis!).  challenged,  worry  to  talk WR KHU ÂżUVW WKLQJ LQ WKH PRUQ-­ In  her  own  life,  arises  in  my  mind.  ing,  I  just  wanted  to  pass  on  Syl-­ Boorstein  has  said,  By Rebecca Kneale Gould â&#x20AC;Ś  It  came  with  viaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  tell  people  that  I  the  equipment.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  Boorstein,  the  author  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  can  have  the  most  also  short  and  I  Funny,  You  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Look  Bud-­ profound  equanimity  and  be  two  have  brown  eyes.â&#x20AC;?  For  others,  she  dhist,â&#x20AC;?  often  describes  herself  as  words  away  from  falling  apart  added,  the  default  response  might  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;wife,  mother,  grandmother,  au-­ completely.â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  are  the  two  be  seeking  sensual  distraction  â&#x20AC;&#x153;like  thor,  teacher  and  psychotherapist,â&#x20AC;?  words?â&#x20AC;?  her  students  ask.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  donut  shop?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Again,  placing  an  emphasis  on  mothering  replies  Boorstein,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  have  to  un-­ the  audience  laughed.  The  point,  and  grandmoth-­ GHUVWDQG WKDW ÂżUVW Boorstein  added,  is  not  trying  to  ering  as  the  ac-­ the  phone  rings  â&#x20AC;Ś  banish  your  â&#x20AC;&#x153;peculiar  neurological  n her own complishments  of  and  then  the  voice  glitch,â&#x20AC;?  but  to  learn  â&#x20AC;&#x153;to  work  with  which  she  is  most  life, Boorstein on  the  other  end  it  wisely.â&#x20AC;?  proud.  She  speaks  says  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hello,  Ma?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  about  you,  but  I  has said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wisely  and  tender-­ and  you  know  ¿QG WKLV DSSURDFK TXLWH OLEHUDW-­ ly  about  how  par-­ tell people that it  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sound  ing.  It  tells  things  like  they  are,  enting  involves  I can have the right?â&#x20AC;?  When  but  in  ways  that  release  us  from  â&#x20AC;&#x153;mortgaging  your  Boorstein  recount-­ the  sticky  web  of  self-­judgment.  heartâ&#x20AC;?  the  minute  most profound ed  this  story  before  For  example:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes  when  I  you  bring  a  child  equanimity and a  large  audience,  ought  to  call  my  mother,  avoidance  into  your  life.  the  roar  of  laughter  arises  in  me.â&#x20AC;?  I  know  such  a  feeling  She  says  this  not  be two words that  interrupted  her  is  very  rare  among  adult  daughters,  to  arouse  fear  or  away from FRQÂżUPHG WKDW VKH but  is  it  really  so  bad?  On  Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regret  in  her  lis-­ neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  say  more.  Day  morning,  by  not  self-­judging,  I  teners,  but  simply  falling apart Everyone  got  it.  could  notice  my  mixed  feelings  as  to  acknowledge  completely.â&#x20AC;?

What  I  loved  well  as  my  need  for  the  sensual  dis-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;what  isâ&#x20AC;?  in  terms  the  most  about  traction  of  coffee.  I  could  send  my  of  the  profound  Sylvia  Boorsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  mom  a  text  and  direct  her  to  some  beauty  and  loss  of  control  that  conversation  with  Krista  Tippett,  Buddhist  advice  I  really  thought  comes  with  parenting.  When  you  however,  was  how  she  made  ac-­ she  could  use  (which,  I  confess,  are  pregnant,  she  mused,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;every-­ cessible  the  traditional  Buddhist  was  kind  of  fun).  And  then  I  called  one  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Congratulations!  Good,  teachings  on  how  we  increase  our  her  in  the  afternoon  and  we  had  a  good,  goodâ&#x20AC;?;Íž  no  one  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brace  own  suffering.  Boorstein  spoke  of  truly  lovely  conversation. yourself.â&#x20AC;?  being  a  chronic  worrier,  in  part  be-­ Rebecca  Kneale  Gould  is  associ-­ A  chief  aim  of  mindfulness-­ cause  she  grew  up  with  a  mother  ate  professor  of  religion  and  envi-­ practice  is  learning  how  to  nurture  who  had  a  heart  condition.  But  to  ronmental  studies  at  Middlebury  equanimity,  even  when  the  vicis-­ see  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  self  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  worrier,â&#x20AC;?  Boor-­ College  and  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;boutique  shep-­ situdes  of  life  make  you  feel  like  stein  explains,  leads  one  to  become  herdâ&#x20AC;?  in  Monkton.  equanimity  is  impossible,  even  trapped  in  an  identity  that  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â

Ways of Seeing

THE  SCHOONER  LOIS  McClure  nestles  between  the  dock  and  the  tugboat  C.L.  Churchill.  The  Lake  Cham-­ plain  Maritime  Museum  has  announced  the  replica  boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2013  tour  of  waterways  across  the  Northeast.

The  Lois  McClure  to  begin  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tour )(55,6%85*+ ² ,WÂśV RIÂżFLDO Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Mu-­ seumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  schooner  Lois  McClure  is  preparing  to  embark  on  her  2013  tour.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  thematic  and  inter-­ pretive  message  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;1813:  The  Ship-­ wrightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  War,  and  Other  Stories.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  shipbuilding  races  and  na-­ val  battles  of  1813  helped  to  de-­ termine  the  outcome  of  the  War  of  1812,  and  left  a  legacy  of  ship-­ wrecks  beneath  the  waters  of  the  Great  Lakes,  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Lake  Champlain,â&#x20AC;?  explains  Art  Cohn,  special  project  director.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  dynamic  outreach  program  explores  history  where  it  hap-­ pened,  on  the  anniversary  of  the  cross-­border  war  that  ushered  in  200  years  of  peace.â&#x20AC;?

The  journey  begins  in  June  on  the  Champlain  Canal,  and  continues  west  across  the  Erie  Canal  to  Buffa-­ lo,  N.Y.,  to  commemorate  the  200th  anniversary  of  Commodore  Oliver  Hazard  Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  victory  at  the  Battle Â

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HANCOCK  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville  cel-­ ebrated  Pentacost  Sunday  by  welcom-­ ing  two  new  members  into  our  congre-­ gation.  We  continued  the  celebration  with  a  coffee  hour  after  the  church  service.  At  that  time  we  also  held  the  GUDZLQJ IRU WKH 6SULQJ 5DIĂ&#x20AC;H RI 9DOOH\ prizes.  We  had  31  prizes  and  winners.  You  will  be  contacted  by  those  who  sold  the  tickets  if  you  won  a  prize.  The  church  would  like  to  thank  all  the  so-­ licitors,  businesses  and  buyers  of  tick-­ ets  that  participated  in  our  fundraiser;Íž  we  greatly  appreciate  it.

Check  us  out  on  Facebook,  listed  as  Community  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville.

Mark  Paul  and  Debra  Paul  of  Starksboro  have  been  selected  to  participate  in  summer  2013  global  graduate  studies  as  part  of  Miami  8QLYHUVLW\ DQG 3URMHFW 'UDJRQĂ&#x20AC;\ÂśV Earth  Expeditions  Program.  They  will  travel  to  Kenya  to  study  wildlife  and  people  in  integrated  landscapes.

Mark  is  a  staff  member  at  Essex  High  School.  Debra  is  a  staff  member  at  F.H.  Tuttle  Middle  School  in  Essex.

of  Lake  Erie  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  an  event  of  special  interest  to  Senior  Capt.  Roger  Tay-­ lor,  a  descendant  of  the  commodore.  The  schooner  will  enter  Lake  Ontar-­ io  via  the  Oswego  Canal,  and  then  travel  down  the  St.  Lawrence  and  Richelieu,  returning  to  Lake  Cham-­ plain  in  October. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enthusiasm  and  demand  for  the  tour  is  very  high,â&#x20AC;?  reports  Erick  Tichonuk,  LCMM  co-­director.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  been  invited  to  visit  more  than  40  communities  in  New  York,  On-­ tario  and  Quebec,  including  many  new  ports  of  call,  and  fundraising  efforts  are  in  full  gear  to  make  them  all  possible.â&#x20AC;?

New  York  State  Canal  Corp.  has  already  signed  on  as  a  principal  2013  partner.  Free  admission  is  of-­ fered  throughout  the  tour  thanks  to  the  generous  support  of  sponsors  including  the  state  of  Vermont,  Parcs  Canada,  the  farm  families  of  Cabot  Creamery,  Lake  Champlain  Chocolates,  and  Shelburne  Ship-­

yard.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sponsorship  opportunities  are  still  available,â&#x20AC;?  says  Ticho-­ nuk.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  wonderful  partners  and  sponsors  have  made  possible  every  journey  this  boat  has  taken.  You  can  follow  our  progress  at  www.

OFPP RUJ DV GHWDLOV DUH FRQÂżUPHG in  the  weeks  ahead.â&#x20AC;?

LCMMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  authentic  replica  1862  canal  schooner  Lois  McClure  has  no  means  of  propulsion  other  than  sail,  so  1964  tugboat  C.L.  Churchill  serves  as  power.  As  with  all  wood-­ en  vessels,  constant  care  and  main-­ tenance  is  needed  to  ensure  safe  and  effective  operation.  LCMM  RIÂżFLDOV H[SUHVV VSHFLDO WKDQNV WR the  Friends  of  C.L.  Churchill,  New  England  Interstate  Water  Pollution  Control  Commission  (NEIWPCC),  Lake  Champlain  Basin  Program,  and  LTC  for  their  help  and  support  of  tour  planning  and  vessel  mainte-­ nance  and  operations.

For  more  information  visit  www. lcmm.org  or  call  802-­475-­2022.

ADDISON COUNTY

School News Briefs

Castleton  names  area  graduates CASTLETON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  following  area  residents  graduated  from  Castle-­ ton  State  College  on  May  18: Amber  Blodgett  of  Orwell,  BS;Íž  Amy  Chesley  of  Bristol,  BA;Íž  Dani-­ elle  Cummings  of  Orwell,  BA;Íž  Kath-­ erine  Curler  of  North  Ferrisburgh,  BSW;Íž  Sarah  Ethier  of  Brandon,  BS;Íž  Heather  Flavell  of  Salisbury,  AS;Íž  James  Gabriel  of  Bridport,  AS;Íž  Meghan  Greeno  of  Brandon,  BA;Íž  Kerri  Hoag  of  Bristol,  BA;Íž  Shannon  Jipner  of  Bristol,  BA;Íž  Robin  Kenyon  of  Ferrisburgh,  AS;Íž  Corey  Kimball  of  North  Ferrisburgh,  BS;Íž  Judd  Mackey Â

Champlain  College spring  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list BURLINGTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  following  area  residents  have  been  named  to  the  spring  2013  deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  list  at  Champlain  College: Ashlie  Allen  of  North  Ferrisburgh,  accounting;Íž  Monica  Birchmore  of  Ad-­ dison,  accounting;Íž  Ashlie  Delphia  of  Brandon,  accounting;Íž  Christina  Del-­ phia  of  New  Haven,  marketing;Íž  Joseph  Hynson  of  Cornwall,  professional  writing;Íž  and  Sarah  Lucia  of  Vergennes,  professional  writing.

of  Salisbury,  MA;͞  and  Emma  Marte-­ nis-­Robiner  of  Middlebury,  AS. Also,  Louise  Masterson  of  Middle-­ bury,  BA;͞  Molly  Miles  of  Brandon,  BS;͞  Jessa  Mondlak  of  Brandon,  BA;͞  Andrea  Quesnel  of  Whiting,  BA;͞  Brittni  Racine  of  Forest  Dale,  AS;͞  Samantha  Raymond  of  East  Middle-­ bury,  BS;͞  Celeste  Romano  of  Bran-­ don,  BA;͞  Kara  Rublee  of  Starksboro,  BA;͞  Sharon  Stearns  of  Brandon,  MS;͞  David  Stone  of  Brandon,  BS;͞  Patrick  West  of  Bristol,  BS;͞  Moses  Whit-­ comb  of  Starksboro,  BS;͞  and  Marie  Winner  of  Middlebury,  AS.

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Workshop offers college advice to high schoolers MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  College  will  offer  its  free  annual  Col-­ lege  Counseling  Workshop,  spon-­ sored  by  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  admissions  RIÂżFH RQ )ULGD\ -XQH DW 0F&D-­ rdell  Bicentennial  Hall  on  Bicenten-­ nial  Way  off  of  College  Street  (Route  125).  The  event  is  open  to  the  public  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  high  school  age  children  of  Mid-­ dlebury  alumni,  faculty  and  staff  are  invited,  as  are  students  from  Vermont  high  schools.  Preference  is  given  to  high  school  juniors.

The  program  gives  an  overview  of  the  general  selective  college  applica-­ tion  process  and  does  not  focus  on Â

Middlebury  College.  The  workshop  is  from  8:15  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.  and  covers  ¿YH DUHDV KRZ WR FKRRVH D FROOHJH how  to  visit  a  college,  how  a  college  DGPLWV LWV FODVV ÂżQDQFLDO DLG DQG XQ-­ derstanding  the  common  application. )ROORZLQJ WKH ÂżQDO SUHVHQWDWLRQ workshop  participants  may  schedule  individual  afternoon  appointments  with  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Student  Financial  6HUYLFHV RIÂżFH $Q\ VWXGHQWV ZKR DUH LQWHUHVWHG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\

College  may  join  a  group  information  session  at  1:30  p.m.  Campus  tours  will  take  place  at  2:30  p.m.  Parents  are  invited  to  all  activities.

Registration  for  the  free  workshop  is  required,  and  the  deadline  to  reg-­ ister  is  Tuesday,  May  28.  For  a  com-­ plete  schedule  and  to  register,  visit  www.middlebury.edu/admissions/ start/ccworkshop.  Contact  the  admis-­ VLRQV RI¿FH DW aap@middlebury.edu  with  questions.

Erin  M.  Connor,  a  student  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School,  will  receive  a  $500  scholarship  from  the  American  Legion  Department  of  Vermont.  Connor  is  one  of  12  stu-­ dents  selected  from  more  than  400  Natalie  Dayton  of  Middlebury  applicants  to  receive  American  Le-­ received  a  B.S.  degree  from  Keene  gion  scholarships  from  the  Depart-­ State  College  on  May  11. ment  this  year.

Gwen  Fitz-­Gerald  of  Monkton  received  her  M.D.  degree  from  the  University  of  Vermont  on  May  19.  She  says  she  hopes  to  return  to  Ver-­ mont  after  a  residency  in  Denver,  Colo.

Vincent  Montello  of  Orwell  grad-­ uated  from  the  College  of  St.  Joseph  in  Rutland  with  a  bachelor  of  arts  de-­ gree  in  liberal  studies.

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Middlebury  Fire  Department

Monday,  May  27th,  2013

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(GXFDWLRQDO VHPLQDU RQ Âż[HG LQFRPH in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  6-­7:15  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Learn  the  basics  of  ERQGV WKH FRQFHSW RI ODGGHULQJ DQG KRZ Âż[HG income  may  make  sense  as  part  of  an  investment  strategy.  Reservations:  877-­6559.  Refreshments  and  snacks  will  be  served.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much  Ado  About  Nothingâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Students  in  Addison  Repertory  Theater  present  the  Shakespeare  classic.  Sellout  is  likely;  reserve  tickets  soon  at  382-­1036.  Also  on  May  24.  Comedy  for  a  Cause!  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  8-­9:30  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Standup  comedy  UHYXH WR EHQHÂżW WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ $PDWHXU +RFNH\ $VVRFLDWLRQ IHDWXULQJ 9HUPRQWÂśV ÂżQHVW DQG IXQQLHVW standup  comedians.  Doors  open  at  7:30.  Tickets  $15,  available  at  the  door  or  at  388-­7153. Â

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Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  penne  pasta,  cheese  and  Canadian  bacon,  FUDQEHUU\ PXIÂżQ JUHHQ EHDQV DQG UHG SHSSHUV DQG melon.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  VHWWLQJ 5HVHUYDWLRQV UHTXLUHG H[W 634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  AARP  Safe  Driver  Course  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  24,  11  a.m.-­4:30  p.m.,  Armory  Lane  Senior  Housing.  A  refresher  course  open  to  all  drivers  50  and  older.  The  curriculum  addresses  the  normal  physical  changes  brought  on  by  the  aging  process  and  how  to  compensate  for  these  changes.  Some  insurance  companies  offer  discounts  to  drivers  who  have  completed  this  class.  Fee  $12  for  AARP  members,  $14  for  non-­members.  Bring  a  lunch.  Info  and  regis-­ tration:  870-­7182.  ([KLELW RSHQLQJ UHFHSWLRQ LQ %ULVWRO  Friday,  May  24,  5-­7:30  p.m.,  Walkover  Gallery.  Celebrating  the  open-­ ing  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connections,â&#x20AC;?  a  group  showing  by  Bristol  DUHD DUWLVWV ([KLELW UXQV WKURXJK -XQH ([KLELW RSHQLQJ UHFHSWLRQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  0D\ S P -DFNVRQ *DOOHU\ 7RZQ +DOO Theater.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  Fran  Bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sound  and  Color,â&#x20AC;?  opera  portraits  on  paper  inspired  E\ -DSDQHVH ZRRGEORFN SULQWV RI NDEXNL DFWRUV illustrating  the  duality  of  performers  in  their  roles.  On  H[KLELW WKURXJK -XO\ Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  24,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Monthly  dinner  sponsored  by  the  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist,  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Congregational  and  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  churches.  Free,  but  donations  accepted.  Menu:  meat  loaf  with  potatoes,  gravy,  corn  and  dessert.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much  Ado  About  Nothingâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Hannaford  Career  Center.  Students  in  Addison  Repertory  Theater  present  the  Shakespeare  classic.  Sellout  is  likely;  reserve  tickets  soon  at  382-­1036.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy  Good  Time  Stand  Up  Comedy  Hour!â&#x20AC;?  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  24,  8-­10  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Addison  County  comedian  Tony  Bates  hosts  a  hilarious  night  of  standup  comedy,  SDUW RI WKH ÂżIWK DQQXDO *UHHQ 0RXQWDLQ &RPHG\ Festival.  Tickets  $10.  Cash  bar.  Tickets  available  online  at  http://vtcomedy.ticketleap.com.  Senior  Week  choral  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  May  24,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  The  Middlebury  College  Choir  celebrates  its  graduates  with  a  concert  of  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  favorite  reper-­ toire  from  the  past  four  years.  Free.  Info:  443-­3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts. Â

May

25

I want to thank all my customers that have graced my life and store for the past 9 years.

Thank you for your support and friendship.

My last day will be May 31st. Everything must go so stop by and make an offer!

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FRIDAY

Occupations  students  from  the  Hannaford  Career  Center  will  lead  an  on-­water  parade  of  the  pilot  gigs  they  built  in  LCMMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Champlain  Longboats  program  DQG ZLOO VSHDN DERXW WKHLU H[SHULHQFHV 3LJ URDVW LQ %ULVWRO  Saturday,  May  25,  5-­7  p.m.,  Bristol  5HF )LHOG 7R EHQHÂżW WKH 6RGEXVWHUV +RUVHVKRH Club.  Cost:  $10  per  plate,  $5  for  childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hotdog  plate. Â

May

26

SUNDAY

Last-­Sunday-­of-­the-­month  breakfast  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  May  26,  7:30-­10  a.m.,  Dorchester  Lodge,  School  Street.  The  Dorchester  Lodge  F&AM  will  serve  its  regular  all-­ you-­can-­eat  breakfast  with  pancakes,  French  toast,  bacon,  sausage,  home  fries,  scrambled  eggs,  juice  and  coffee.  Two-­day  town-­wide  sale  in  New  Haven.  Sunday,  May  26,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  lawns  and  garages  through-­ out  town.  Maps  available  starting  May  20  at  the  town  RIÂżFH OLEUDU\ 9LOODJH *UHHQ 0DUNHW DQG -LII\ 0DUW Maps  and  info:  453-­5978.  Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Sunday,  May  26,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  throughout  Vermont.  A  statewide  cele-­ bration  of  the  visual  arts  when  Vermont  artists  and  craftspeople  invite  the  public  to  visit  their  studios.  Maps  of  Brandon-­area  open  studies  are  available  at  the  Brandon  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Guild.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Orwell.  Sunday,  May  26,  1:30-­2:30  p.m.,  downtown  Orwell.  Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  memorial  celebration  and  monument  dedication  in  Salisbury.  Sunday,  May  26,  2-­3  p.m.,  Veterans  Park,  intersection  of  Maple  Street  and  West  Shore  Road.  Speakers  at  the  ceremony  will  LQFOXGH IRUPHU *RY -LP 'RXJODV 5HY -RKQ *ULYHWWL and  students  from  the  Salisbury  Community  School.   Everyone  is  invited  to  attend  this  wonderful  tribute  to  those  people  who  have  served  our  country.  Veterans  who  lived  in  Salisbury  when  they  joined  the  service  are  especially  invited  to  attend.  Bring  chairs.

May

27

MONDAY

Memorial  Day  parade  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  May  27,  9-­10  a.m.,  downtown  Middlebury.  Fire  station  open  house  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  May  27,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Middlebury  Fire  Station  No.  1,  Seymour  Street.  The  Middlebury  Fire  Department  invites  the  public  to  tour  the  new  station  after  the  Memorial  Day  parade.  0HPRULDO 'D\ SDUDGH LQ %UDQGRQ  Monday,  May  27,  10-­11  a.m.,  downtown  Brandon.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Hancock.  Monday,  May  27,  10-­11  a.m.,  downtown  Hancock.  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Vergennes.  Monday,  May  27,  11  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  downtown  Vergennes.  0HPRULDO 'D\ SDUDGH LQ %ULVWRO  Monday,  May  27,  1-­2  p.m.,  downtown  Bristol. Â

May

28

TUESDAY

Reception  for  Afghan  teaching  volun-­ teers  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  May  28,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  A  reception  to  honor  returning  volunteer  teachers  Loren  Mejia  and  David  Hamberlin  of  School  of  Leadership,  Afghanistan.  The  program  aims  to  increase  educa-­ tional  opportunities  for  Afghan  women. Â

Milk  &  Honey  Quiltersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  May  28,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Mary  Ellen  Francis  trunk  show,  featuring  her  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angle  Playâ&#x20AC;?  method  of  using  rectangles  to  create  triangles  with  ZHOO GHÂżQHG SRLQWV 6KRZ DQG WHOO ZHOFRPH ,QIR 453-­6995.  StoryMatters  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  May  28,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  local  storytelling  group  gathers  to  share  stories  on  the  topic  â&#x20AC;&#x153;1,  2,  3.â&#x20AC;?  Bring  up  to  three  pictures  to  share  as  part  of  your  VWRU\ 7HOOHUV DQG OLVWHQHUV ZHOFRPH ,QIR ODU J# myfairpoint.net  or  388-­8410. Â

May

29

WEDNESDAY

Spring  Into  the  Arts  Festival  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  May  29,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Annual  event  in  which  students  at  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  public  schools  and  local  private  schools  present  visual  art,  performances  and  workshops.  Concert  Wednesday  evening.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  theme:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art  in  Motion,â&#x20AC;?  featuring  artwork  and  performances  that  involve  movement  and  will  move  people  by  evoking  strong  emotions.  Student  perfor-­ mances  of  dance,  drums,  opera  and  song.  Festival  continues  May  30.  6HQLRU OXQFKHRQ LQ %ULVWRO  Wednesday,  May  29,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  CVAA  sponsors  this  senior  meal  of  roast  turkey,  gravy,  mashed  potatoes,  Brussels  sprouts,  white  bread,  and  birthday  celebration  cake.  Suggested  dona-­ tion  $4  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  UHTXLUHG H[W 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Gallery  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  29,  noon-­1  p.m.,  Henry  Sheldon  Museum.  Bill  Brooks,  H[HFXWLYH GLUHFWRU RI WKH 6KHOGRQ ZLOO OHDG D WDON on  a  century  of  dairy  advertising,  right  up  through  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Got  Milk?â&#x20AC;?  campaign.  Presented  in  conjunction  ZLWK WKH PXVHXPÂśV FXUUHQW H[KLELW Âł)URP 'DLU\ WR Doorstep:  Milk  Delivery  in  New  England.â&#x20AC;?  Museum  admission  for  nonmembers,  free  to  members.  Info:  388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.  %%4 DXFWLRQ DQG UDIĂ&#x20AC;H LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Wednesday,  May  29,  5:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  town  green.  .QLJKWV RI &ROXPEXV DQG 6W 0DU\ÂśV 6FKRRO DQQXDO %%4 DXFWLRQ DQG UDIĂ&#x20AC;H /LYH PXVLF EDNH VDOH Historical  society  annual  meeting,  potluck  and  presentation  in  Addison.  Wednesday,  May  29,  6-­8  p.m.,  Addison  Community  Baptist  Church.  Bring  a  dish  to  share  and  your  own  place  settings.  Presentation:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Addison  After  the  War:  How  Our  Veterans  Helped  Build  Our  Town.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  759-­2380.  &OLPDWH FKDQJH ÂżOP VFUHHQLQJ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Wednesday,  May  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cool.â&#x20AC;?  Shown  in  cooperation  with  the  Congregational  Church  of  Middlebury.  Spring  Into  the  Arts  Festival  concert  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  May  29,  7-­8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  auditorium.  Part  of  the  two-­day  Spring  Into  the  Arts  Festival. Â

May

30

THURSDAY

Spring  Into  the  Arts  Festival  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  May  30,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Annual  event  in  which  students  at  Addison  Central  Supervisory  Union  public  schools  and  local  private Â

SATURDAY

School  tag  sale  in  Weybridge.  Saturday,  May  25,  8  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Weybridge  Elementary  School.  Large  selec-­ tion  of  clothes,  toys,  housewares,  sports  equipment,  books  and  more.  Donations  can  be  dropped  off  at  the  school  after  May  21.  Info:  545-­2113.  %DNH VDOH LQ :HVW $GGLVRQ  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­noon,  West  Addison  General  Store  (WAGS).  The  women  of  the  United  Methodist  Church  of  West  Addison  will  hold  their  annual  bake  sale.  Homemade  donuts.  Fresh  homemade  pies  available:  apple,  lemon,  rhubarb,  blueberry  and  chocolate.  Reserve  pies  by  calling  759-­2392.  Plant  sale  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­ QRRQ %L[E\ /LEUDU\ )ULHQGV RI WKH %L[E\ÂśV DQQXDO sale  with  annuals,  perennials,  herbs  and  more,  plus  Memorial  Day  pinwheels.  Preorder  Audetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  composted  manure,  $7  per  30-­pound  bag,  by  May  DW %L[E\3ODQW6DOH#JPDLO FRP 8VHG ERRNV VDOH Donations  of  plants  welcome  through  Friday,  May  24.  Info:  877-­6392.  Plant,  book  and  bake  sale  in  Orwell.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Orwell  Free  Library.  Plants,  used  ERRNV DQG EDNHG JRRGV ZLOO EH VROG WR EHQHÂżW WKH library.  Info:  948-­2041.  School  yard  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­noon,  Quarry  Hill  School,  1622  Quarry  Road.  6L[WK DQQXDO VDOH .LGVÂś WR\V ERRNV DQG VWXII KRXVH-­ wares,  adult  and  kid  clothes,  games  and  more.  3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW 4XDUU\ +LOO 6FKRRO Two-­day  town-­wide  sale  in  New  Haven.  Saturday,  May  25,  9  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  lawns  and  garages  through-­ out  town.  Maps  available  starting  May  20  at  the  town  RIÂżFH OLEUDU\ 9LOODJH *UHHQ 0DUNHW DQG -LII\ 0DUW Maps  and  info:  453-­5978.  Continues  on  May  26.  Annual  book,  plant  and  bake  sale  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  Annual  Front  Porch  Book  and  Bake  Sale  and  Side  Porch  Plant  Sale,  featuring  annuals  and  perennials.  Local  musician  Lausanne  Allen  will  provide  back-­ ground  music  in  the  morning.  Rain  or  shine.  Gallery  grand  opening  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­7:30  p.m.,  Outerlands  Gallery,  37  Green  St.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  a  new  contemporary  DUW JDOOHU\ LQ GRZQWRZQ 9HUJHQQHV ([KLELWV E\ ORFDO and  national  artists  and  craftspeople.  Info:  www. outerlandsgallery.com.  Spring  Fling  Carnival  and  Silent  Auction  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Burnham  Hall.  )XQ ÂżOOHG IDPLO\ HYHQW WKDW ZLOO LQFOXGH FDUQLYDO games,  fair-­style  food,  yard  sale  of  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  items,  UDIĂ&#x20AC;H DQG VLOHQW DXFWLRQ *DPH DQG IRRG WLFNHWV $1  for  four  or  $5  for  25.  Auction  items  include  gift  EDVNHWV .HXULJ FRIIHH EUHZHUV IRXU 'LVQH\ RQH GD\ Park  Hoppers,  and  more.  Vermont  Open  Studio  Weekend.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  throughout  Vermont.  A  statewide  celebration  of  the  visual  arts  when  Vermont  artists  and  craftspeople  invite  the  public  to  visit  their  studios.  Maps  of  Brandon-­area  open  studies  are  available  at  the  Brandon  Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Guild.  Continues  May  26.  %RDW SDUDGH LQ )HUULVEXUJK  Saturday,  May  25,  11  a.m.-­noon,  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  2Q WKH PXVHXPÂśV RSHQLQJ GD\ 'LYHUVLÂżHG

On  a  roll ANTIQUE  TRACTORS  ROLL  down  Main  Street  at  a  past  Memorial  Day  parade  in  Orwell.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  parade  is  on  Sunday,  May  26,  at  1:30  p.m.  As  usual,  several  communities  are  holding  parades  on  Monday;  see  the  calendar  listings  for  details. ,QGHSHQGHQW ÂżOH SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO

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schools  present  visual  art,  performances  and  work-­ shops.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  theme:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art  in  Motion,â&#x20AC;?  featuring  artwork  and  performances  that  involve  movement  and  will  move  people  by  evoking  strong  emotions.  Student  performances  of  dance,  drums,  opera  and  song.  Two-­day  teen  clothing  swap  and  shop  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  30,  3-­6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  front  hallway.  Addison  Central  Teens  hosts  two  days  of  swapping  and  bargain  shopping.  Students  only  until  3  p.m.;  open  to  the  public  3-­6  p.m.  Bring  in  teen-­friendly  gently  used  clothing,  accessories,  jewelry,  knick-­knacks,  DVDs,  CDs  and  more,  and  swap  for  other  items  based  on  a  point  system.  Cash  also  accepted;  everything  inex-­ pensively  priced.  Drop  off  items  for  point  cards  at  MUHS,  May  22-­24,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.  or  donate  items  any  day  at  the  teen  center,  94  Main  St.,  3-­6  p.m.  Info:  989-­8934  or  jutta@addisonteens.com.  Continues  May  31.  United  Way  community  celebration  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  May  30,  5:30-­7:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  UWAC  will  recognize  individuals  and  businesses  for  their  service  to  the  community.  New  this  year:  the  Senior  Youth  Service  Award.  Free  and  open  to  the  public.  Please  RSVP  to  388-­7189  or  nancy@unitedwayaddisoncounty.org. Â

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GMC  Young  Adventurersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club  letter-­ boxing  in  Goshen.  Saturday,  June  1,  9-­11  a.m.,  Silver  Lake.  Andrea  Kane  leads  this  GMC  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  event.  Info:  877-­6597  or  dreakane@ comcast.net.  World  Atlatl  Day  celebration  in  Addison.  Saturday,  June  1,  9:30  a.m.-­5  p.m.,  Chimney  Point  State  Historic  Site.  People  all  around  the  world  will  be  using  the  atlatl  this  day.  Be  one  of  them.  Try  your  hand  at  using  this  ancient  spear  throwing  device.  Info:  759-­2412.  Rhubarb  festival  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  1,  10  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society,  2  Duane  Court.  Enjoy  all  things  rhubarb.  Lunch;  tearoom;  rhubarb  pies,  confections,  savo-­ ries  and  pastries.  Cookbooks,  used  books,  crafts,  bling,  jewelry,  white  elephants  and  plants  for  sale  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  activities  and  music,  too.  Info:  www. cvuus.org  or  388-­8080.  Summer  beach  books  on  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  1,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  As  part  of  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regular  book  sale,  there  will  be  a  special  table  featuring  summer  beach  books.  Good  selection  of  art  books  as  well.  Proceeds  fund  library  programs.  Info:  388-­4095.  Fire  department  open  house  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  June  1,  1-­3  p.m.,  Bristol  Fire  Department.

Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reception  in  Ferrisburgh.  Saturday,  June  1,  2-­4  p.m.,  Lake  Champlain  Maritime  Museum.  Celebrating  the  opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vanished  Vessels  Made  Visible:  Marine  Artist  Ernest  Haas.â&#x20AC;?  A  one-­ time  exhibit  of  nautical-­historical  paintings  by  South  Burlington  artist  Ernest  Haas.  Museum  admission  required  except  for  museum  members.  Spring  handbell  concert  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  June  1,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Middlebury  Congregational  Church.  The  Northern  Bronze,  a  northern  Vermont  professional  English  handbell  ensemble,  will  perform  their  spring  concert  of  syncopated,  jazzy  rhythms.  Tickets  at  the  door:  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  chil-­ dren.  Refreshments  during  intermission.  Caitlin  Canty  and  Dietrich  Strause  in  concert  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  June  1,  7:30-­10  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  House.  The  Ripton  Community  Coffeehouse  presents  singer-­songwriter  Caitlin  Canty  with  Dietrich  Strause  on  electric  and  acoustic  guitars,  trumpet  and  vocals.  One-­hour  open-­mike  set  followed  by  the  performers;  call  ahead  to  reserve  DQ RSHQ PLNH VSRW 5HIUHVKPHQWV EHQHÂżW +RVSLFH Volunteer  Services.  Admission  $9,  $6  for  seniors  and  teens,  $3  for  children.  Info:  388-­9782. Â

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FRIDAY

Senior  luncheon  and  bingo  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Russ  Sholes  Senior  Center.  CVAA  sponsors  bingo,  starting  at  11  a.m.,  followed  by  a  lunch  of  stuffed  chicken,  gravy,  mashed  potatoes,  winter  squash,  dinner  roll  and  chocolate  cake.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Bring  your  own  place  setting.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119,  ext.  634.  Free  transportation  via  ACTR:  388-­1946.  Senior  luncheon  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant.  CVAA  and  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  partner  to  bring  area  seniors  a  monthly  luncheon.  Ham  and  cheese  quiche,  green  salad,  fresh  fruit  and  cookie.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Two-­day  teen  clothing  swap  and  shop  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  3-­6  p.m.,  Middlebury  Union  High  School  front  hallway.  Addison  Central  Teens  hosts  two  days  of  swapping  and  bargain  shopping.  Students  only  until  3  p.m.;  open  to  the  public  3-­6  p.m.  Bring  in  teen-­friendly  gently  used  clothing,  accessories,  jewelry,  knick-­knacks,  DVDs,  CDs  and  more,  and  swap  for  other  items  based  on  a  point  system.  Cash  also  accepted;  everything  inex-­ pensively  priced.  Drop  off  items  for  point  cards  at  MUHS,  May  22-­24,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.  or  donate  items  any  day  at  the  teen  center,  94  Main  St.,  3-­6  p.m.  Info:  989-­8934  or  jutta@addisonteens.com.  Monthly  Drum  Gathering  in  Bristol.  Friday,  May  31,  6-­8  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont,  25A  Main  St.  Recycled  Readingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gathering/circle/jam.  Bring  your  own  drum  or  use  one  of  the  provided  drums  or  shakers.  All  ages  welcome.  Drop  in.  Info:  453-­5982.  Family  Bingo  Night  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  May  31,  6:30-­8  p.m.,  Vergennes  Union  High  School  cafete-­ ria.  VUHS  Friends  of  Music  host  this  bingo  night,  with  cards  only  25  cents  per  game.  Prizes  donated  by  local  businesses.  Concessions  on  sale.  Proceeds  EHQHÂżW WKH 98+6 PXVLF GHSDUWPHQW Âł&ODVVLFDO )DQWDVWLTXHV´ %HQHÂżW FRQFHUW LQ Vergennes.  Friday,  May  31,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Flutist  Anne  Janson,  harp-­ ist  Heidi  Soons  and  organist  David  Neiweem,  along  ZLWK JXHVW Ă&#x20AC;XWLVW $OLVRQ +DOH RI WKH 3RUWODQG 0DLQH

6\PSKRQ\ 2UFKHVWUD SOD\ D EHQHÂżW FRQFHUW WR UDLVH funds  for  the  opera  house.  Tickets  $18  adults,  $15  seniors,  those  younger  than  18  free.  Tickets  at  the  VOH  or  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes,  or  online  at  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  Info:  877-­6737.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Oneginâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  produces  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  famous  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  Tickets  $50/$55,  available  at  382-­9222,  www.townhallthe-­ DWHU RUJ RU WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 5XQV WKURXJK -XQH

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What  goes  around CHRISTINA  KOLLER  AND  Justin  Warren  of  Spynergy  Circus  Arts  will  show  off  their  skills  at  a  Spring  Into  the  Arts  concert  at  Middlebury  Union  High  School  on  Wednesday,  May  29,  at  7  p.m.  The  Spring  Into  the  Arts  festival  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  showcasing  art  and  performances  by  area  stu-­ dents  as  well  as  demonstrations  by  professional  guest  artists  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  takes  place  at  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts  on  May  29  and  30.  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  Tickets  $50/$55,  avail-­ able  at  382-­9222,  www.townhalltheater.org,  or  the  7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 5XQV WKURXJK -XQH

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Legislative  breakfast  in  Bridport.  Monday,  June  3,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Bridport  Grange  Hall.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  7:30-­8:45.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rights  and  Responsibilitiesâ&#x20AC;?  workshop  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  June  3,  4-­6  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library  Community  Room.  Speak  Up!  Addison  County  hosts  this  event,  part  of  a  series  of  self-­advocacy  workshops  for  people  with  disabilities.  Register  DW KROEUU#JPDLO FRP OLQGVH\-­ KHVFRFN#JPDLO FRP RU

Gun  Sense  Vermont  organizational  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Monday,  June  3,  7-­9  p.m.,  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Universalist  Society.  Gun  Sense  Vermont  is  a  coalition  of  Vermonters  who  support  reasonable  gun  safety  legislation.  This  meeting  is  for  Addison  County  residents  who  would  like  to  help  with  the  organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  petition  to  ask  the  governor  and  Legislature  to  pursue  such  legislation  next  term.  Info:  gunsensevt@gmail.com. Â

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Talk  on  Palestine  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  June  4,  7-­8  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Peace  maker,  organizer,  educator  and  father  Mohammad  Sawalha  will  give  an  illustrated  talk  about  life  under  occupation  in  Palestine,  and  camps  that  seek  to  give  respite  to  children  and  teens.  Info:  388-­4095. Â

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THURSDAY

Open  house  for  Sarah  Lawton  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  6,  3:30-­5  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Stop  in  to  say  goodbye  to  Librarian  for  Youth  Services  Sarah  Lawton  on  her  last  day  at  the  library.  Info:  388-­4095.  Band  concert  rehearsal  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  June  6,  7-­9  p.m.,  VUHS  band  room.  Instrumentalists  of  all  ages  are  welcome  to  join  the  Vergennes  City  Band,  which  performs  every  Monday  night,  June  24-­Aug.  19,  in  the  Vergennes  City  Park.  Rehearsals  also  on  June  10  and  17.  Info:  877-­2938,  ext.  218.  Twist  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  6,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Potluck  dinner  at  6  followed  by  a  general  PHHWLQJ HOHFWLRQ RI RIÂżFHUV DQG D VSLQ LQ DW $OO are  welcome.  Info:  453-­5960.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Oneginâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  June  6,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  produces  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  famous  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www. ocmvermont.org.  Tickets  $50/$55,  available  at  382-­9222,  www.townhalltheater.org,  or  the  THT  box  RIÂżFH 5XQV WKURXJK -XQH

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FRIDAY

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edward  Hopper  in  Vermontâ&#x20AC;?  illus-­ trated  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  June  7,  4-­5:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Presented  by  Bonnie  Tocher  Clause,  author  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edward  Hopper  in  Vermont,â&#x20AC;?  the  catalyst  for  one  of  the  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  summer  exhibitions.  Free.  Info:  go.middlebury.edu/ arts.  The  Luce  Trio  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Friday,  June  7,  7-­9  p.m.,  Brandon  Music,  62  Country  Club  Road.  Baroque  and  early  music  in  a  jazz  context.  Jon  De  Lucia  on  alto  sax  and  sruti  box,  Ryan  Ferreira  on  electric  guitar,  and  Chris  Tordini  on  double  bass.  $GPLVVLRQ 5HVHUYDWLRQV DW RU info@brandon-­music.net.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eugene  Oneginâ&#x20AC;?  opera  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  June  7,  8-­10  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Opera  Company  of  Middlebury  produces  Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  famous  opera.  Suzanne  Kantorski-­Merrill  stars  as  Tatiana.  Info:  www.ocmvermont.org.  Tickets  $50/$55,  available  at  382-­9222,  www.

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L IV E M U S I C Cooper  and  LaVoie  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  May  23,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Eight  02  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Joe  Moore  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  24,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Bellaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bartok  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  May  25,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Moonschein  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  7-­9  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Ryan  Hanson  Band  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  May  31,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

ONGOINGEVENTS By  category:  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Markets,  Sports,  Clubs  &  Organizations,  Government  &  Politics,  Bingo,  Fund-­ Raising  Sales,  Dance,  Music,  Arts  &  Education,  Health  &  Parenting,  Meals,  Art  Exhibits  &  Museums,  Library  Programs.

FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  MARKETS Middlebury  Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Market.  Saturdays,  9  a.m.-­12:30  p.m.,  on  the  green  at  the  Marble  Works,  starting  May  4,  as  well  as  on  Wednesdays  starting  June  12.  Local  produce,  meats,  cheese  and  eggs,  baked  goods,  jams,  prepared  foods  and  more.  EBT  and  debit  cards  welcome.  Info:  www.MiddleburyFarmersMarket.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 $&7 $GGLVRQ &HQWUDO 7HHQV 'URS LQ KRXUV GXULQJ the  school  years:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  3-­6  p.m.;  Wednesday  and  Friday,  3-­7  p.m.  94  Main  St.  0LGGOHEXU\ 7RZQ 2I¿FH EXLOGLQJ EHORZ UHF J\P 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  visi-­ tors  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.

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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.  Barbara:  388-­8268.

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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  DVVLJQPHQWV %ULQJ D SRHP RU WZR WR VKDUH SOXV FRSLHV /HG E\ 'DYLG :HLQVWRFN )UHH Orwell  Historical  Society.  Fourth  Tuesday,  7:30  p.m. Â

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ADDISON  COUNTY  HOME  Health  and  Hospice  employees  recently  honored  at  the  agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  award  ceremony  were,  clockwise  from  top:  Alisa  Breau,  second  from  left,  pictured  with  award  presenter  Jennifer  Oxford,  OT,  to  her  left  and,  to  her  right,  her  family  and  ACHHH  Clinical  Director  Jim  Budis;  top  center:  Barb  Gevry,  LNA,  far  left,  with  her  family;   top  right:  Human  Resources  Specialist  Stacey  Sherman,  right,  with  presenter  Paige  Gallo,  CFO;  bottom  left:  Mary  Bingham,  right,  with  presenter  June  Glebus,  RN;  bottom  right:  John  Buonincontro,  RN,  center,  with  his  family  and  Oxford.

Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  celebrates  employees MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  With  over  200  years  of  combined  experi-­ ence,  19  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice  (ACHHH)  employees  were  recognized  for  their  devotion  to  patients  and  years  of  dedicated  service.  The  annual  banquet  honored  employees  at  the Â

five-­,  10-­,  15-­,  20-­  and  30-­year  benchmarks,  along  with  special  award  recognition  for  employees  with  outstanding  service.

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highest  honor  for  nurses.  The  qualities  which  are  valued  are  integrity,  caring  and  compassion;Íž  creativity  in  teaching  patients  and  families;Íž  the  willingness  to  perse-­ vere  in  challenging  situations;Íž  and  the  belief  that  each  individual  has  intrinsic  value. Â

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dance  and  drumming,  poetry  and  song  expressed  through  American  Sign  Language,  dance  performances,  blue-­ grass  music,  jazz  and  opera.  Area  busi-­ nesses  and  the  Ilsley  Library  support  the  event  with  displays  of  student  artwork  during  the  last  two  weeks  of  May. SITA  also  features  adult  artists  who  teach  workshops  and  demonstrate  their  artistry  and  craft  to  Addison  Central  students,  teachers  and  community  members.  In  an  expansion  from  previ-­ ous  years,  students  will  participate  in  four  different  professional  work-­ shops  at  SITA  2013,  each  tying  into  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  theme,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art  in  Motion.â&#x20AC;?  Christal  Brown  comes  to  SITA  from  Middlebury  College,  where  she  is  an  assistant  professor  of  dance.  Brown  has  an  extensive  performance  and  teaching  career,  and  has  established  a  number  of  programs  fusing  together  dance  and Â

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Lilly â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  sort  of  get  emotional  about  this,  (Continued  from  Page  1A) my  mother  â&#x20AC;Ś  retired  in  June,  and  the  ily,â&#x20AC;?  Lilly  said.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  that  she  has  minded  the  YHU\ ÂżUVW GD\ RI VFKRRO VKH GLHG RI D many  hours  outside  of  the  class-­ massive  heart  attack,â&#x20AC;?  Lilly  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  said  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  going  to  do  room,  though.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  me  wrong,  this  has  that.  I  consider  myself  healthy  and  I  been  my  life.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  the  nature  of  want  to  do  other  things,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  the  job,â&#x20AC;?  Lilly  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  put  the  back  of  my  mind.â&#x20AC;?

One  of  those  things  she  110  percent  in,  and  the  stu-­ wants  to  do  is  spend  more  dents  have  been  a  part  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is time  with  the  hobby  she  me  for  forever.â&#x20AC;? something shares  with  Craig,  John  FCS  Principal  Joanne  that I feel and  Morgan  Lilly.  They  Taft-­Blakely  said  Lilly  will  all  drive  in  tractor-­pulling  â&#x20AC;&#x153;absolutely  be  missedâ&#x20AC;?  at  very proud competitions  throughout  the  school  because  Lilly  is  (about), that Vermont  and  eastern  New  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;solid-­across-­the-­boardâ&#x20AC;?  I see the York.  For  the  past  four  teacher  who  put  those  stu-­ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ahasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in years,  when  Lilly  herself  GHQWV ÂżUVW students.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  a  great  teach-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alana Lilly has  taken  the  wheel,  her  tractor  has  been  labeled  er,â&#x20AC;?  Taft-­Blakely  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Pet.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  is  really  all  about  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  love  it  because  we  do  it  as  a  kids  and  what  do  we  need  to  do  to  family,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. help  them  learn.â&#x20AC;?

Lilly  will  not  retire  from  work.  In  Taft-­Blakely  said  Lilly  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;not  afraid  to  learn  something  newâ&#x20AC;?  and  the  past  seven  years,  she  has  worked  LV ÂłD SRVLWLYH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH´ DQG ÂłKLJKO\ part-­time  during  school  vacations  and  summers  for  the  related  Bridport  respectedâ&#x20AC;?  at  the  school.  Taft-­Blakely  also  pointed  to  Lil-­ businesses  Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Fuels  and  M.  Bor-­ lyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  role  in  establishing  the  annual  deleau  and  Sons  Trucking  LLC.  6KH KDV GRQH RIÂżFH WDVNV FXV-­ FCS  Producers  Fair,  which  high-­ lights  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  research  on  local  tomer  relations  and  dispatched  fuel  farmers  and  farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  products,  and  deliveries,  and  she  said  owner  Mike  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Invention  Convention,â&#x20AC;?  which  Bordeleau  offered  her  full-­time  work  requires  third-­graders  to  build  a  me-­ DW DQ RIÂżFH WKDW LV DFURVV WKH ODZQ chanical  creation  that  perform  a  task.  from  her  home.  At  the  same  time,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  has  started  traditions  that  Addison  Northwest  Supervisory  will  live  on  after  she  has  retired,â&#x20AC;?  Union  was  offering  incentive  pack-­ ages  to  veteran  teachers  who  were  she  said.  considering  retirement,  and  Lilly  can  STEPPING  DOWN Another  reason  for  retiring  is  that  collect  her  education  pension.  ,W DOO PDGH ÂżQDQFLDO VHQVH VKH HQ-­ Lilly  does  not  want  to  follow  her  motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  path  fully.  Twenty-­four  joyed  the  second  job,  and  after  three  years  ago,  her  mother  called  it  quits  decades  at  FCS  she  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  at  the  age  of  55.  Her  retirement  was  EHFRPH VWDOH LQ KHU ÂżUVW FDUHHU â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  completely  different  than  sadly  short. Â

working  with  students  every  day,â&#x20AC;?  farms.  That  idea  grew  into  the  Pro-­ Lilly  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  said,  yeah,  I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ducers  Fairs,  of  which  about  a  half-­ time.â&#x20AC;? dozen  have  been  held  and  more  are  LOOKING  BACK planned,  according  to  Taft-­Blakeley.  /LOO\ÂśV ÂżUVW \HDUV DW )&6 ZHUH In  those,  students  host  booths  on  VSHQW WHDFKLQJ ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK JUDGH school  grounds  with  local  farmers,  A  highlight  of  those  years  whose  work  they  have  re-­ came  when  she  was  hon-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;(My mother) searched. ored  as  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Conser-­ was very The  event  was  not  held  vation  Teacher  of  the  Year. proud of her this  year  because  instead  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  was  such  an  hon-­ Lilly  helped  introduce  or.  I  went  around  the  state  students, visits  from  local  busi-­ showing  the  interdisciplin-­ and totally nesses  to  FCS  third-­grade  ary  unit  I  had  made,â&#x20AC;?  she  was vested classrooms,  where  the  said. in what she ÂżUPV KHOG KDQGV RQ GHP-­ Fourteen  years  ago,  was doing onstrations.  Students  will  Lilly  decided  she  wanted  be  making  promotional  with them, a  change,  and  asked  if  she  posters  for  the  businesses.  could  move  into  a  third-­ and I feel This  week,  purple  grade  opening.  She  has  like I am streaked  Lillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hair  over  remained  in  third  grade  following her  right  temple,  courtesy  since,  and  has  a  slight  in her of  one  of  those  visits,  preference  for  the  younger  footsteps.â&#x20AC;? from  Shear  Cuts  in  Ver-­ grade. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alana Lilly gennes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  all  have  the  dif-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh,  gosh,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  the  ferent  challenges.  I  think  I  coolest  teacher  at  the  mo-­ like  the  lower  grade  just  a  little  bit  ment  because  I  have  purple  in  my  (better)  only  because  they  are  just  so  hair,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

H[FLWHG WR OHDUQ DQ\WKLQJ QHZ ´ VKH Lilly  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  miss  some  of  the  state,  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  like  little  sponges.â&#x20AC;? federal  and  district  mandates  that  at  Also,  maybe  her  style  is  better  times  she  feels  pull  teachers  in  too  suited  to  the  younger  students.  many  directions.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  they  come  in  and  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  do  what  we  do  now  and  do  a  bad  day  or  something  and  they  it  well,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  try  to  do  need  a  hug,  (I  do),â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  so  many  new  initiatives  that  you  re-­ people  say,  boy  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  give  your  ally  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  one  well.â&#x20AC;? students  hugs.  But  you  know  what?  But  she  will  miss  her  third-­grad-­ Sometimes  these  little  guys,  they  ers.  just  need  a  little  hug  to  say  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  be  hard  the  to  be  OK.â&#x20AC;? ÂżUVW FRXSOH RI ZHHNV WR UHDOL]H ,ÂśP During  her  third-­grade  years,  not  having  to  get  my  classroom  Lilly  and  former  FCS  teacher  Jane  ready,â&#x20AC;?  Lilly  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  hit  me  in  Brace  co-­wrote  a  grant  that  funded  August.â&#x20AC;? visits  from  local  farmers  to  FCS  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  FODVVURRPV DQG ÂżHOG WULSV WR ORFDO andyk@addisonindependent.com.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) a  blood  transfusion.  They  may  be  car  accident  or  trauma  victims,  can-­ cer  or  transplant  patients,  or  people  with  sickle  cell  disease  or  other  blood  disorders.  The  only  source  for  blood  for  transfusions  is  through  donations.  The  public  is  invited  to  Mount  Abe  for  an  American  Red  Cross  blood  drive  on  Tuesday,  May  28,  from  noon  to  5:30  p.m.  in  the  gym.  Pizza  will  be  served  to  all  donors.  Volunteers  can  walk  in  or  make  an  appointment  by  visiting  redcrossblood.org  or  calling  1-­800-­ RED  CROSS.  Participants  are  re-­ TXLUHG WR EH DW OHDVW DQG WKRVH younger  than  17  need  a  completed  parental  consent  form.  Sargent  Con-­ crete  Construction  and  Cubbers  Restaurant  are  sponsoring  the  drive.

to  24  guests.  The  cost  per  person  is  $50.  An  added  bonus  provided  by  the  Basin  Harbor  Club  is  a  10  percent  discount  coupon  for  dining  at  the  Red  Mill  Restaurant  during  the  2013  season.  Call  the  Sheldon  to  make  a  reservation  at  388-­2117.

Sodbusters  Horseshoe  Club,  which  this  year  is  moving  opera-­ tions  from  its  longtime  home  in  Middlebury  to  courts  in  Bristol,  ZLOO KRVW D SLJ URDVW EHQHÂżW WKLV Saturday,  May  25.  The  fundrais-­ er  at  the  Bristol  Recreation  Field  starts  at  5  p.m.  The  charge  will  be  $10  per  plate;Íž  but  you  can  get  a  kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hot  dog  plate  for  $5.

Addison  County  Transit  Re-­ sources  and  Chittenden  County  Transportation  Authority  are  re-­ minding  folks  who  drive  between  Middlebury  and  Burlington  for  work  that  they  will  be  able  to  avoid  road  construction-­related  issues  on  5RXWH WKLV VXPPHU E\ WDNLQJ the  bus  that  the  two  organizations  UXQ MRLQWO\ 7KH &RPPXWHU serves  commuters  and  residents;Íž  each  weekday  morning  and  eve-­ ning  there  is  one  round  trip  be-­ tween  Middlebury  and  Burlington,  with  a  second  round  trip  between  Hinesburg  and  Burlington.  CCTA  and  ACTR  will  do  their  best  to  run  WKH &RPPXWHU VHUYLFH RQ WLPH and  on  schedule.  However,  delays  may  occur  on  this  route  due  to  the  SDYLQJ SURMHFW ZKLFK LV H[SHFWHG to  last  through  September. Â

The  Sheldon  Museum  has  a  few  spaces  available  for  an  evening  of  wine  tasting  at  Basin  Harbor  Club  on  Thursday,  May  30.  The  upscale,  Ferrisburgh  clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sommelier,  Josh,  will  host  a  wine  tasting  fundraiser  EHWZHHQ DQG S P $ VHOHFWLRQ of  eight  to  10  wines  will  be  fea-­ tured,  accompanied  by  cheese,  fruit  DQG FKRFRODWHV (QMR\ ÂżQH ZLQH LQ a  beautiful  lakeside  setting  with  your  friends.  The  event  is  limited Â

Those  who  remember  Monsi-­ gnor  Peter  Routhier,  who  was  a  priest  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  Middle-­ bury  30  years  ago,  would  like  to  know  that  Father  Routhierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fa-­ ther,  Armand  J.  Routhier,  died  last  week  at  age  92.  A  native  of  Quebec,  Routhier  père  was  a  decorated  U.S.  Army  veteran  of  World  War  II,  and  he  worked  for  the  Vermont  state  highway  de-­ partment  for  years.  Msgr.  Routh-­ ier  resides  in  Burlington.

For  those  traveling  around  Lake  Dunmore,  a  driver  told  us  this  week  that  the  speed  limit  on  West  Shore  Road  has  dropped  to  25  mph.  Drive  safely.

Middlebury  radio  station  WVTK-­FM  collected  three  awards  at  the  Vermont  Association  of  Broadcasters  annual  convention  in  Montpelier  last  week.  It  won  in  the  categories  Best  Radio  Commercial  Copywriting,  Most  Creative  Radio  Promo  and  Best  Spec  Spot  Copy-­ writing.  More  than  200  entries  were  received  for  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  com-­ petition  from  radio  and  television  stations  and  Vermont  advertising  agencies.  Judging  was  done  by  a  panel  assembled  by  the  Champlain  College  Communications  Depart-­ ment.  MEMORIAL DAY SPECIALS!

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: A story of hard living on an Arkansas river Mud;Íž  Running  time:  2:10;Íž  Rating:  PG-­13 Start  with  an  infectious  sense  of  place.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mudâ&#x20AC;?  unfolds  in  rural  Arkan-­ sas  around  a  river  where  people  live  in  water-­rooted  shacks  and  scratch  D OLYLQJ IURP VHOOLQJ R\VWHUV ÂżVK and  reclaimed  junk.  Subsistence  life  sets  the  tone  for  this  unlikely  coun-­ try  story.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  kind  of  tale  that  builds  in  your  imagination  under  the  nimble  touch  of  writer/director,  Jeff  Nichols,  a  meandering  southern  story  with  punch.  So  settle  in  and  let  it  absorb  you.

Ellis  (Tye  Sheridan)  lives  with  his  father  and  mother  who  are  roll-­ ing  through  increasing  resentments  toward  separation.  His  friend  Neck-­ ERQH -DFRE /RĂ&#x20AC;DQG OLYHV ZLWK KLV uncle  Galen  (Michael  Shannon)  who  collects  oysters  under  a  reconstituted  helmet  that  allows  him  to  stay  under  water  while  he  works.

Two  preoccupied  broken  families  their  new  friend.  He  will  explore  leave  the  boys  free  to  explore  their  nothing  less  than  the  motivating  river.  They  use  an  old  outboard  to  drives  in  human  relationships.  Ellis  journey  into  the  wider  wa-­ internalizes  Mudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tale  of  ter  where  they  explore  an  his  lifelong  love  of  Juniper  island  and  discover  a  boat  (Reese  Witherspoon)  and  in  a  tree,  brought  there,  they  will  do  anything  he  can  to  WKLQN E\ D RQHWLPH Ă&#x20AC;RRG reunite  them  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;because  A  loaf  of  fresh  bread  tells  you  love  each  other.â&#x20AC;?  them  they  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  alone.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  quite  that  simple,  They  meet  Mud  (Mat-­ says  Tom  (Sam  Shepard,  thew  McConaughey),  a  majestically  astride  his  fugitive  from  bounty  hunt-­ houseboat),  an  old  friend  ers,  who  plays  fair  and  of  Mudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.  Ellis  chooses,  at  square  with  the  boys  ex-­ 14,  a  girlfriend  of  his  own  cept  for  a  spun  version  of  who  he  will  protect  in  the  his  emotional  history.  The  By Joan Ellis way  Mud  says  he  protect-­ boys  become  Mudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  assis-­ ed  Juniper.  For  Ellis,  love  tants  in  renovating  the  boat  and  loyalty  have  become  with  materials  they  scavenge  from  paramount  in  all  friendships  and  he  the  local  junkyard. assumes  the  role  of  protector  of  his  But  director  Nichols  has  much  new  friends.  We,  in  the  meantime,  more  on  his  mind  than  a  simple  story  have  become  intrigued  with  every  of  friendship  between  two  boys  and  single  one  of  them.

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Will  Ellisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  family  reunite?  Will  Tom  help  Mud?  Will  Mud  get  caught?  Can  Ellis  solve  the  problems  of  this  thoroughly  unstable  group?  Because  we  care  so  much  about  them,  we  want  the  movie  to  end  be-­ fore  the  seemingly  inevitable  bad  is  visited  on  them.  Soap  opera,  you  ask?  Not  really,  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  because  Tye  Sheridan  cre-­ ates  Ellis  in  such  a  remarkable  way  that  we  would  leap  from  our  seats  to  protect  him  from  threat  ourselves.  This  young  actor  manages  to  take  his  character  from  child  to  adult  in  two  hours,  a  remarkable  feat  for  him,  a  rare  experience  for  us.  Matthew  Mc-­ Conaughey  plays  Mud  with  an  un-­ accustomed  restraint  that  allows  his  duet  with  Tye  Sheridan  to  unfold  in  unspoiled  harmony.  Director  Nich-­ ols  has  set  a  southern  story  in  a  met-­ DSKRULFDO ÂżHOG RI ELJ TXHVWLRQV DQG his  whole  cast  got  the  point.

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A  YOUNG  RHUBARB  lover  gets  ready  for  the  third  annual  Rhubarb  Festival  in  Middlebury  on  June  1.

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Annual  Rhubarb  Festival set  for  June  1  in  Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  third  an-­ nual  Rhubarb  Festival  is  coming  to  the  Champlain  Valley  Unitarian  Uni-­ versalist  Society  (CVUUS)  on  Duane  Court  in  Middlebury  on  Saturday,  June  1,  from  10  a.m.  to  2  p.m.

Patrons  will  enjoy  a  savory  feast  of  Stonewood  turkey  cutlets  or  cripsy  tofu  with  rhubarb  chutney,  rhubarb  salad  with  Blue  Ledge  Farm  goat  cheese,  and  rhubarb-­maple  bread  pudding  with  fresh  whipped  cream,  served  by  a  trio  of  winsome  cowboy  waiters.  Diners  will  have  a  choice  of  four  seatings  inside  or  outside  under  a  tent:  11:30  a.m.,  noon,  12:30  p.m.,  or  1  p.m.  Take-­out  meals  are  also  available.  A  lunch  ticket  costs  $7  in  advance  or  $8  at  the  door  for  adults,  and  $4  for  children.

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There  will  be  face  painting,  family  relays  and  games  for  kids,  and  a  silent  auction  of  gently  used  bling,  scarves,  toys,  puzzles,  crafts,  Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Day  gifts,  sports  equipment  and  furniture.  A  variety  of  home-­grown  plants  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  ge-­ raniums,  herbs,  tomatoes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  be  for  sale  at  the  potting  table.  Also  for  sale  will  be  strawberry-­rhubarb  pies,  pre-­ serves,  puddings,  sweets  and  savories.

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PAGE  14A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  May  23,  2013

Young Writers Project Ifs

By  SASHA  FENTON  Grade  8,  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  People  tell  you  not  to  dwell  on  the  ifs  in  life, To  move  on, That  change  is  good.

People  are  constantly  getting  pulled  out  of  what  they  have, And  the  people  around  them  tell  them  not  to  think  of  what  they  had  but  to  embrace  the  new.

But  what  happens  when  everything  that  you  are,  gets  taken? :KDW LI HYHU\WKLQJ WKDW GH¿QHV \RX KDV been  ripped  from  your  soul?

And  another  one  is  shoved  in  its  place.

Why  is  it  that  you  must  be  torn  from  every-­ thing  that  you  loved,  you  dreamed,  you  are,  or  you  wanted?

Inside  your  head,  you  think, What  should  I  do  when  I  do  not  feel  secure  in  this  new  soul?

Should  you  tell  people  about  going  from  be-­ ing  surrounded  by  people  who  love  you  for  who  you  are, To  standing  behind  others,  walking  through  an  empty  place,  while  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  that  they  care  about  anything  that  makes  you,  you?

Should  you  tell  them  that  you  were  torn  even  from  those  and  thrust  into  a  new  place  where  you  know  no  one  cares  about  you?

Should  you  tell  them  that  this  new  soul  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  person  you  once  were?

The  one  that  you  want  to  be?

That  you  are  just  an  empty  shell  that  keeps  going,  never  understanding  the  world  around  you?

Should  you  tell  them  that  you  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep  in  touchâ&#x20AC;?with  the  old  people?

The  ones  with  whom  you  shared  many Â

laughs,  many  tears,  many  dreams?

What  should  you  do  when  the  precious  dreams  that  you  once  had  are  being  ripped  to  shreds  because  no  one  cares  to  help  nurture  them?

What  is  it  that  you  are  to  do  with  the  life  you  have, When  there  is  nothing  left  for  you  to  do?

Even  when  you  want  to  stay,  what  can  you  do  to  make  it  better?

Why  is  it  that  you  tell  me  to  move  on?

Why  it  is  that  I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  keep  those  ifs?

What  would  we  all  be  without  ifs?

Would  the  greatest  minds  of  our  times  have  created  what  they  did,  had  they  listened  to  the  people  who  told  them  not  to  think  of  the  ifs?

Would  we,  humans,  have  gone  to  space,  had  we  listened  to  people  tell  us  not  to  because  it  is  an  if?

Would  we  be  here  now,  had  we  listened  to  those  people?

Some  say  lies  hold  up  the  world, Some,  trust.

So  why  is  that  any  different  from  those  ifs  I  have?

Why  is  that  different  from  the  thing  that  keeps  me  going?

To  go  back  to  the  place  that  I  miss  so  much?

To  return  to  my  own  soul.

Why  is  it  that  you  must  tell  me  to  let  go  of  the  ifs, When  that  is  the  one  thing  that  I  now  strive  for?  Why  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  I  wonder  about  those  little  ifs?

Why  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  you  answer  me?

Put on your happy face

By  HANNAH  ROQUE  Grade  8,  Middlebury  Union  Middle  School  Spread  sunshine,  all  over  the  place,  just  put  on  a  happy  face.  Put  on  your  happy  face  in  times  of  great  despair,  in  times  of  great  need.  Put  on  your  happy  face  when  you  need  to  cry.  Others  need  you  for  your  sunshine.  They  need  you  for  your  smile.  They  depend  on  you  to  have  those  two  qualities.  Spread  sunshine  to  others  and  worry  later.  Stop  worrying  about  the  negative.  7KLQN RI EDQDQD VSOLWV DQG OLFRULFH DQG \RXœOO IHHO ¿QH The  grey  skies  are  going  to  clear  up.  Put  on  your  happy  face.  Pick  out  a  pleasant  outlook,  and  smile.  Stick  out  your  chin,  and  smile.  Wipe  off  that  look  of  doubt,  and  put  on  a  happy  grin.  Just  spread  sunshine  all  over  the  place,  and  put  on  your  happy  face.

Prompt:  General  writing This  week,  Young  Writers  Project  publishes  responses  to  the  prompt  for  general  writing.

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YWP  News Young  Writers  Project  and  Vermont  Public  Radio  present  Millennial  Writers  on  Stage.  Send  your  best  poetry  or  prose  for  performance  at  the  Burling-­ ton  Book  Festival  on  Sept.  21.  Submit  as  a  blog  on  your  young-­ writersproject.org  account  (If  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  one,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  to  sign  up);Íž  click  Newspaper  Series  and  the  prompt,  Millennial.  Or  email  your  submission  to  sreid@ youngwritersproject.org.  There  will  be  a  YWP  Per-­ formance  Night  on  Thursday,  May  30,  at  the  North  by  North  Center,  12  North  Street,  Burl-­ ington.  Performance  poet  Lizzy  Fox  will  lead  a  writing  and  per-­ formance  workshop,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rhythm  of  Change,â&#x20AC;?  from  5-­6:30  p.m.  Stick  around  for  open  mike  and  pizza  from  7-­8:30  p.m.  More  details  at  youngwritersproject.org  or  call  (802)  324-­9538.  The  event  is  free  and  open  to  all  ages

MIDDLEBURY  GRAD  LOREN  MEJIA,  left,  with  her  Afghan  student  Anisgul  Stanikzai,  spent  two  months  in  Kabul  as  a  volunteer  teacher  at  SOLA  (School  of  Leadership,  Afghanistan).  Mejia  and  co-­volunteer  teacher  David  Hamberlin  will  be  the  featured  guests  at  a  reception  spon-­ sored  by  Vermont  Friends  of  SOLA  on  Tuesday,  May  28,  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ilsley  Library  from  5:30  to  7  p.m.

Middlebury  grad  to  speak about  her  work  in  Kabul MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  To  honor  returning  volunteer  teachers  Lo-­ ren  Mejia  and  David  Hamberlin,  Friends  of  SOLA  (School  of  Lead-­ ership,  Afghanistan)  are  sponsoring  an  Awareness  Gathering  on  Tues-­ day,  May  28,  from  5:30-­7  p.m.  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Ilsley  Library.  Aside  from  recognizing  two  tal-­ ented  Middlebury  alums,  the  spon-­ sors,  using  personal  experiences,  brief  video  clips  and  fact  sheets,  will  share  the  incredible  story  of  SOLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  success  in  educating  young  Afghan  women  in  Kabul  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  young  women  who  are  committed  to  re-­ turning  to  Afghanistan  to  rebuild  their  war-­weary  country  as  teachers,  entrepreneurs,  doctors  and  nurses.

Since  its  founding  in  2008  by  Ted  Achilles,  an  American  with  extensive  experience  in  educating  international  young  people,  SOLA  has  supported  outstanding  Afghan  women  on  full  scholarship  in  their  pursuit  of  educational  opportuni-­

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This  year  SOLA  is  providing  exceptional  educational  opportuni-­ ties  for  25  students  from  provinces  throughout  Afghanistan  at  its  small  boarding  school  in  Kabul.  SOLA  has  also  facilitated  enrollment  for  29  students  at  such  competitive  schools  as  the  Asian  University  for  Women,  Bard,  Bates,  Bennington,  Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Academy  Jordan,  Middle-­ bury,  Mt.  Holyoke,  Russell  Sage,  Smith,  Tufts,  Williams  and  Yale.  SOLA  meaning  â&#x20AC;&#x153;peaceâ&#x20AC;?  in  Pash-­ WR LV D SHRSOH WR SHRSOH QRQSURÂżW organization  working  toward  a  pos-­ itive,  peaceful  future  for  Afghani-­ stan  through  education,  especially  for  women.

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Gendreau  art  wins  praise from  Welch

WASHINGTON,  D.C.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Rep.  Peter  Welch  hosted  the  32nd  annual  Congressional  Art  Competition  for  high  school  students  at  The  Gallery  at  Vermont  College  of  Fine  Arts  in  Mont-­ pelier  on  May  13.

Alicia  Gendreau,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am so who  attends  Ver-­ impressed gennes  Union  High  School,  received  by the talent and C o n g r e s s m a n  Welchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Choice  creativity Award  for  her  piece,  of these titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  goes  young up  â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  so  im-­ Vermont pressed  by  the  tal-­ artists.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rep. ent  and  creativity  Peter Welch of  these  young  Ver-­ mont  artists,â&#x20AC;?  Welch  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their  work  continues  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  storied  tradition  of  artistic  excellence  DQG LV D UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQ RI RXU VWDWHÂśV ÂżUVW rate  art  programs.â&#x20AC;?

This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  competition  featured  art-­ work  from  172  Vermont  high  school  students  from  39  schools  throughout  the  state.  The  competition  was  initiated  by  former  Rep.  Jim  Jeffords  in  1981  as  a  way  to  celebrate  the  artistic  talent  of  the  nation.  The  winning  artwork  from  each  congressional  district  throughout  â&#x20AC;&#x153;WHAT  GOES  UP  â&#x20AC;Ś,â&#x20AC;?  by  Vergennes  Union  High  School  student  Alicia  the  country  is  displayed  in  the  U.S.  Gendreau,  won  Congressman  Welchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Choice  Award  in  the  32nd  annual  Congressional  Art  Competition.

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Burt, McLaughlin top MUHS students MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  Union  High  School  has  named  Da-­ vid  Burt  as  its  2013  valedictorian  and  Nora  McLaughlin  as  its  2013  salutatorian.  Burt  is  the  son  of  Lynda  and  Na-­ than  Burt  of  Middlebury.  He  has  achieved  high  honors  throughout  high  school,  earning  the  Presiden-­ tial  Award  for  Academic  Excellence  in  grades  9,  10  and  11.  He  is  the  vice  president  of  the  National  Honor  So-­ ciety.  He  was  presented  with  the  Dorey  Cup  last  June,  an  honor  be-­ stowed  on  one  male  and  one  female  student  in  grade  11,  since  1927,  for  overall  athletic  ability,  leadership,  scholarship  and  moral  integrity.  He  received  the  American  Legion  Department  Awards  for  science  in  grades  9  and  10;Íž  English  in  grade  10;Íž  world  languages  in  grades  10  and  11;Íž  and  physical  education  and  social  studies  in  grade  11.  Burt  is  a  National  Merit  Scholar-­ ship  Finalist.  He  was  the  recipient  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Award  for  academic  excellence  and  the  St.  Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  College  Book  Award  for  achievement,  leadership  and  com-­ munity  service  in  grade  11.  In  grade  10,  he  received  the  Fred  Powell  Math  Contest  Award  and  was  the  AMC  10  (American  Mathematics  Competitions)  school  winner  and  scored  second  in  the  region  on  the  UVM  Math  Contest.  He  received  the  AP  Scholar  with  Honor  Award  in  grade  11.  He  was  selected  to  at-­ tend  Green  Mountain  Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  State  and  the  New  England  Young  Writ-­ ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Conference  in  grade  11.  He  is  a  peer  leader  for  grade  9  students  and  an  active  member  of  Model  UN. Burt  is  a  three-­season  athlete,  competing  for  the  Tigers  at  the  var-­ sity  level  in  soccer,  basketball  and  baseball.  He  has  served  as  captain  of  the  soccer  team  for  two  years.  Last  year,  he  was  named  to  the  Lake  Division  First  Team  and  this  year  to Â

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In  grade  11,  Burt  received  the  United  Way  Youth  Service  Award.  He  has  tutored  in  the  Learning  Lab,  volunteered  as  a  math  mentor  at  Mary  Hogan  School,  coached  youth  EDVNHWEDOO DQG DLGHG ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;RRG UH-­ lief  efforts  after  Tropical  Storm  Irene.

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McLaughlin  is  the  daughter  of  Lisa  and  Devin  McLaughlin  of  Middlebury.  She  has  earned  high  honors  at  MUHS  and  is  a  mem-­ ber  of  the  National  Honor  Society.  She  received  the  American  Legion  Department  Awards  for  English  in  grade  9  and  science  in  grade  11.  She  received  Honorable  Mention  for  world  languages  in  grade  9,  world  history  in  grade  10,  and  English  in  grade  11.  She  has  scored  in  the  top  10  percent  in  the  UVM  Math  Com-­ petition  and  in  grade  10  received  the  Latin  Book  Award.  She  was  awarded  the  Society  of  Women  En-­

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McLaughlin  has  served  on  the  Student  Senate  for  two  years  and  was  a  peer  leader  for  grade  9  stu-­ dents  this  year.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Concert  Choir  in  grades  9,  10  and  11  and  selected  for  the  Honors  Choir  at  Castleton  State  College  in  grade  10.  She  performed  in  the  se-­ nior  play,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bye  Bye  Birdie.â&#x20AC;?

McLaughlin  has  played  soccer  for  the  Tigers  all  four  years,  serv-­ ing  as  captain  this  year.  She  has  also  competed  on  the  ice  hockey  team  since  grade  10.  She  volunteers  at  the  Mary  Hogan  Elementary  School  library  has  helped  to  coach  U-­12  ice  hockey.

McLaughlin  will  continue  her  education  at  Princeton  University. Â

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Public invited to see how artists work during Open Studio Weekend ADDISON  COUNTY  AND  BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  It  must  be  Open  Studio  Weekend  when  bright  yellow  signs  appear  along  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  roads  over  Memorial  Day  weekend.  The  signs  guide  visitors  to  studios  of  242  FUDIWVSHRSOH DQG ÂżQH DUWLVWV DFURVV Vermont  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  31  in  Addison  County  and  Brandon  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  during  the  2013  Open  Studio  Tour  on  May  25  and  26.

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Open  Studio  Weekend  is  a  state-­ wide  celebration  of  the  visual  arts  and  creative  process,  offering  a  unique  opportunity  for  visitors  to  meet  a  wide  variety  of  artists  and  craftspeople  in  their  studios,  some  of  which  are  only  open  to  the  public  during  this  event.

The  self-­guided  Open  Studio  tour  features  the  work  of  glassblowers,  jewelers,  printmakers,  potters,  furni-­ ture  makers,  weavers,  ironworkers,  painters,  sculptors,  quilt  makers  and  wood  carvers.  Many  galleries  will  host  gallery  talks  and  feature  special  exhibits  in  conjunction  with  this  event.

This  May,  the  Vermont  Crafts  Council,  which  organizes  the  event,  is  honoring  four  studios  that  have  reached  their  20th  year  of  participat-­ ing  in  Spring  Open  Studio  Weekend: Â&#x2021; )UHG DQG -XGL 'DQIRUWK 'DQIRUWK Pewter  in  Middlebury. Â&#x2021; 5REHUW &RPSWRQ 5REHUW Compton  Pottery  near  Bristol. Â&#x2021; :LOOLDP /DEHUJH :LOOLDP Laberge  Cabinetmaker  near  Dorset. Â&#x2021; 0DULRQ :DOGR 0F&KHVQH\ 7KH Pawlet  Potter  near  Pawlet.

0DUWKD )LWFK WKH H[HFXWLYH GLUHF-­ tor  of  the  Vermont  Crafts  Council,  says  the  allure  of  the  Open  Studio  tour  is  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;it  takes  you  through  the  real  Vermont  in  a  safe  and  controlled  way.  The  road  may  go  on  and  on,  but  the  yellow  Open  Studio  signs  along  with  the  Open  Studio  map  will  guide  visitors  to  every  studio.â&#x20AC;?

The  Vermont  Crafts  Council  publishes  a  free  map  booklet  with  directions  to  participating  sites.  It  is  available  throughout  the  state  at  Tourist  Information  Centers,  galler-­ ies  and  studios.  It  is  also  available  on  the  VCC  website,  www.vermont-­ crafts.com. )LYH DUWLVWV LQ /LQFROQ ZLOO RSHQ their  workspaces  to  visitors  this Â

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CHRISTINE  HOMER  AND  Robert  Compton  take  a  break  from  loading  pots  in  the  salt  chamber  of  Comptonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ZRRG ÂżUHG 1RERULJDPD NLOQ DW WKHLU VWXGLR LQ %ULVWRO

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Other  open  studios  in  the  northern  In  the  southern  half  of  the  county,  half  of  the  county  are: look  for  these  open  studios: Â&#x2021; &UHDWLYH 6SDFH )LQH DUW SKRWR-­ Â&#x2021; 6DQGUD /DQFH 3RWWHU\ &RORUIXO graphs,  furniture,  pottery.  235  Main  porcelain  pottery  for  home  and  St.,  Vergennes. garden.  1409  Lincoln  Road,  Ripton. Â&#x2021; 2XWHUODQGV *DOOHU\

Â&#x2021; 7RP +RPDQQ (DUWK\ VWRQH-­ Photography,  sculpture,  painting,  ware,  functional  kitchenware,  IXUQLWXUH PHWDO *UHHQ 6W DVKJOD]HG :DUQHU 'ULYH (DVW Vergennes.

Middlebury. Â&#x2021; $QQH &DG\ 3DLQWLQJV &RORUIXO Â&#x2021; 0LNH 0D\RQH )LQH $UW Vermont  landscape  oil  paintings.  653  Paintings,  prints,  note  cards,  real-­ 4XDUU\ 5RDG 1HZ +DYHQ LVP ODQGVFDSHV &DVH 6W (DVW FRED  AND  JUDI  Danforth  stand  by  the  pewter-­spinning  lathe  where  Â&#x2021; 'DOH +HOPV &XVWRP FRQWHP-­ Middlebury.

Fred  creates  pewter  bowls  and  lamps.  The  Danforths  will  host  their  20th  porary  furniture.  2886  Mountain  Â&#x2021; 7ULOOLXP $UW %H\RQG <LQJOHL Open  Studio  tour  over  Memorial  Day  weekend  at  their  Middlebury  studio  Road,  Bristol.

Zhang  -­  Traditional  Chinese  painting,  and  store.

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Pianos (Continued  from  Page  1A) door  spots  in  downtown  Middlebury  on  Memorial  Day.  There,  they  will  tickle  the  fancy  of  passersby,  who  will  in  turn  get  to  tickle  the  ivories  of  the  instruments  through  July  4  as  part  of  the  lead-­up  to  the  Town  Hall  Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  5th  birthday  bash  next  month.

The  piano  project  is  the  latest  playful  promotion  from  the  Town  Hall  Theater  (THT),  which  each  year  surprises  folks  with  a  special  event  DLPHG DW VWLUULQJ XS LQWHUHVW DQG Âż-­ nancial  support  for  the  visual  and  performing  arts  center  in  downtown  Middlebury.  One  year,  THT  boosters  unleashed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;King  Kongâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  THT  tower;Íž  the  next  year,  an  alien  space-­ craft  hovered  onto  the  scene.  But  this  year,  THT  Executive  Director  Doug  Anderson  wanted  to  do  something  even  bigger,  in  order  to  acknowledge  WKH ÂżYH \HDU DQQLYHUVDU\ -XQH

of  the  facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  grand  opening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  like  big,  bold  public  events,â&#x20AC;?  Anderson  said.

Anderson  noted  how  public  piano  displays  had  been  proven  hits  in  places  like  New  York  City  and  Ha-­ nover,  N.H.  And  there  seems  to  be  no  current  shortage  of  old  upright  pia-­ nos  that  during  the  early  1900s  were  ¿[WXUHV LQ IDPLO\ OLYLQJ URRPV EXW eventually  lost  their  places  to  radios,  televisions  and  video  systems.  An-­ derson  recently  read  an  article  stating  that  thousands  of  upright  pianos  are  being  junked  every  week  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  fact  he  VDLG ZDV FRQÂżUPHG E\ %ULVWRO EDVHG piano  restorer  and  tuner  Ed  Hilbert,  a  longtime  supporter  of  THT. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Hilbert)  said  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I  have  a  bunch  of  pianos  I  want  to  give  away,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  said  Anderson,  who  was  happy  to  take  a  half-­dozen  and  farm  them  out  to  lo-­

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cal  artists  with  instructions  to  dress  them  up  to  their  fancy.

The  local  artists  involved  are  Nan-­ cie  Dunn,  Louis  Megyesi,  Claudia  Carl,  Zhang,  Alice  Schermerhorn  and  students  at  Mary  Hogan  School,  and  Elinor  Friml  of  THT.  All  have  EHHQ EXV\ DGGLQJ WKHLU RZQ Ă&#x20AC;RXU-­ ishes  to  the  pianos.

Zhang  had  considered  painting  an  iconic  Chinese  landscape  featuring  a  high  mountain  and  running  water.  %XW VKH LQVWHDG FKRVH WR SDLQW Ă&#x20AC;RUDO images  representing  the  four  sea-­ sons.  So  Zhangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  piano  is  adorned  with  wonderful  paintings  of  bamboo,  mountain  orchids,  plum  blossoms  and  chrysanthemums,  known  as  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;four  gentlemen.â&#x20AC;?  These  plants  have Â

become  a  Chinese  cultural  symbol  for  integrity,  beauty  and  strength,  Zhang  noted.

The  Middlebury  artist  has  pretty  much  completed  her  piano  project  and  is  now  waiting  for  the  all-­weath-­ er  paint  and  acrylic  to  dry.  It  took  her  a  while  to  complete  the  work,  which  she  has  sandwiched  in  between  trips  to  China. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  say  I  will  do  something,  I  keep  my  word,â&#x20AC;?  Zhang  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  came  out  pretty  good,â&#x20AC;?  she  add-­ ed.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  happy  with  it.â&#x20AC;?

People  can  catch  an  early  glimpse  of  Zhangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  piano  at  an  open  house  at  her  studio  at  56  High  St.,  from  10  a.m.  to  5  p.m.  on  Saturday  and  Sun-­ day  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  part  of  the  Vermont  Open  Stu-­ dio  Weekend  (See  story,  Page  17A).

DOWNTOWN  SCENE Meanwhile,  there  will  be  no  mis-­ taking  Megyesiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  piano.  Its  center-­ piece,  just  above  the  keyboard,  is  a  picture-­perfect  scene  of  the  Otter  Creek  Falls  and  Battell  Bridge  as  viewed  from  the  banks  of  the  Marble  Works.  The  falls  spill  down  the  face  of  the  piano,  which  features  an  ad-­ ditional  scene  of  a  path  leading  to  an  arbor  gateway  and  picket  fence  with  trees,  clouds  and  a  restful  landscape.  The  trim  is  adorned  with  a  leafy,  spi-­ raling  vine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  it  was  a  good  way  to  celebrate  the  5th  anniversary  of  the  THT,â&#x20AC;?  Megyesi,  who  is  based  in  East  Middlebury,  said  of  the  piano  project.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  enjoyed  it.â&#x20AC;?

Anderson  is  looking  forward  to  seeing  the  pianos  suddenly  fall  into  place  for  their  â&#x20AC;&#x153;last  hurrah.â&#x20AC;?  While  they  might  not  emit  the  dulcet  tones  they  once  did  in  their  heyday,  the  pianos  will  be  serviceable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overnight,  downtown  Middle-­

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