MONDAY Â Â EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 27 No. 21
Middlebury, Vermont
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Monday, August 10, 2015
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32 Pages
75¢
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PONIES  ARE  EASED  into  position  in  front  of  the  weight  sled  during  the  pony  pulling  competition  at  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  Days  last  Thursday  afternoon.  The  fair  wrapped  up  on  Saturday.
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By  GAEN  MURPHREE and  maintain  the  traditions  that  make  Field  Days  one  NEW  HAVEN  —  Addison  County  Forester  Chris  of  the  most  beloved  and  well  attended  events  in  the  Olson  is  right  outside  the  Kelly  James  Natural  Re- county’s  calendar.  Here  are  some  behind-Âthe-Âscenes  sources  Pavilion  at  the  Addison  County  Field  Days  portraits  of  the  men,  women,  teenagers  and  children  site  answering  questions  about  the  dif- who  make  going  to  the  fair  one  of  the  ferent  grades  of  timber  lying  felled  out- best  ways  to  spend  a  hot  summer  day. side  the  forestry  area.  Inside  the  pavil- “Seems like a KEEPING  IT  RUNNING  ion,  Green  Mountain  National  Forest  lot of things Outside,  at  the  back  of  the  Antique  rangers  Chris  Mattrick  and  Holly  Knox  around here Farm  Equipment  demonstration  area,  tell  a  young  fellow  in  a  green  hat  about  have been brothers  Josh  Parks,  35,  and  Zak  Parks,  how  recreation  in  the  Moosalamoo  Na- WKURZLQJ Ă€WV 30,  are  working  on  the  engine  of  a  1938  tional  Recreation  Area  has  been  on  the  McCormick-ÂDeering  tractor,  trying  to  this year. rise  the  past  several  years. get  it  running.  They’ve  been  working  on  “I  guess  a  lot  of  folks  have  gotten  But you have it  since  Sunday.  more  interested  in  exploring  closer  to  that with They’ve  overnighted  a  head  gas- home,â€?  Mattrick  says. ket  from  a  specialty  supply  company.  100-year-old The  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  equipment.â€? They’ve  replaced  a  valve,  but  it’s  still  Days,  held  last  week,  August  4–8  at  the  not  running.  Josh  cranks  hard  at  the  hand  — Zak Parks crank  at  the  front  of  the  tractor.  No  go.  fairgrounds  in  New  Haven,  annually  ISABELLE  GILLEY,  11,  of  the  New  Haven  brings  together  thousands  of  people  who  The  two  men’s  expressions  and  Dairy  4-ÂH  club  is  in  her  second  year  of  show- enjoy  the  fair  in  all  kinds  of  ways. focus  on  the  task  at  hand  are  as  intense  as  any  ing  calves  at  Addison  County  Fair  and  Field  But  especially  important  are  the  people  who  come  brain  surgeon’s. Days. Independent  photos/Trent  Campbell (See  Field  Days,  Page  30) every  year  to  volunteer,  show,  demonstrate,  exhibit Â
Trio  seeking  seat  on  Cornwall  selectboard By  JOHN  FLOWERS CORNWALL  —  Three  Cornwall  residents  KDYH H[SUHVVHG DQ LQWHUHVW LQ ¿OOLQJ D YDFDQF\ on  their  town  selectboard  that  was  created  by  the  sudden  death  last  month  of  incumbent  (See  Cornwall,  Page  13)
Clinic  ends  rides  for  migrant  workers By  JOHN  FLOWERS ADDISON  COUNTY  —  Faced  with  mount- ing  administrative  demands  on  its  small  staff,  the  Open  Door  Clinic  (ODC)  in  Middlebury  on  July  31  stopped  coordinating  rides  for  migrant  work- ers  to  get  to  their  medical  appointments.  It’s  a  move  that  some  fear  might  limit  health  care  access  for  a  population  that  currently  labors Â
in  the  shadows. Not  wanting  to  leave  the  county’s  estimated  500  migrant  workers  completely  in  the  lurch,  the  clinic  has  provided  lists  of  volunteer  drivers  to  farmers,  laborers,  Spanish-ÂEnglish  interpret- ers  and  others  who  remain  committed  to  getting  transportation  to  what  is  a  vulnerable  population.  (See  Workers,  Page  7)